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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-10

If the house can be brought around
to the senate's way Of thinking, we
will have the greatest navy in the
world. But the difference of view
of the two chambers is represented
1ust now by some S98.O00,000, and it
may be a long time before an agree
ment is reached. By a vote of "a to
IT the senate passed the naval appro-
priation bill carrying a total Of $494,-
100000. For several weeks the small
navy men had fought hard, but they
secured a reduction Of only $780,
600 from the total recommended by
the naval committee. Their leader,
Senator Borah, voted for the bill be-
cause, as he explained, he had high
hopes Of results from his amendment
requesting the President to invite
Great Britain and Japan to join with
the United States In ~curtailing naval
construction. That Mr.. Harding takes
the Borah plan seriously is indicated
by the report that our representatives
In London and Tokyo already are
feeling out" the sentiment in the gov
ernments to which they are &C
credited.
The bill as passed By the senate car
ries $1O6,O00,0O0 for construction O
ships, including IN item Of $15,000,00'
for the beginning Of work on two air
plane carriers at a limit los of $50,
100000; $1s,0O0,000 for aviation, ant
funds for 10000 men. Several mil
lions Of dollars IN allowed 70
strengthening the Pacific Coast de
fenses. and money is provided 70
further work on the Charleston nav,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-10

An ordinance to provide for the licensing
Of persons engaged in the business of
transportation in the Borough of West
Wildwood. and imposing a penalty for
conducting said business withodt a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-10
Notice of Proposed
Ordinance

The following ~rdinanc was introduced
at a meeting OF the Borough Council of
West Wildwood, N. j., on May %, 1921,
n passed on first and second reading,
and will come up for final passage at q
meeting of Council to be neld at the
Casino in West Wildwood, ON July 2, 1873,
at & p M. d. S. T.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-10
Thirty Killed in Race War in
Tulsa, 0kIa.-Whites Burn
All Black Belt.
SENATE FIRM FOR BIG NAVY
N-ysFFtNNs"s
Passes Appropriation Bill Carrying
$4o4, O0,0O0 - President H%arding's
Memorial Day Utterance-Rail-
way Wage Reduction Announced
More Fighting In Silesia.
ss
BY EDWARD w. x A

Another of those sudden and ter
rible race conflicts which make all de-
cent Americans blush with shame &C
Cured last week, this time in Tulsa,
Okla. Before the state troops that
were called to assist the police had
restored order at least thirty per-
sons had been killed, hundreds had
been wounded and the negro quarter
of the city was In ashes. More than
5000 negroes were rendered home
less and the property damage was es-
timated to be In excess of a million
and a half dollars.
AS so often is the case, the riots
were due to an attack on a white girl
by a negro. The offender was arrest
ed and then someone started the ru-
NOR that he was to be lynched. Sew
eral hundred armed blacks gathered
about the courthouse and Jail, and one
Of them was killed by g police officer.
That started the fighting, and within
a few hours the city had become an
armed camp. Both whites and blacks
looted the stores for guns, and the
negroes ~entrenched themselves in
their quarter. An army of whites
soon began the invasion of that region
and, driving back the blacks, set fire
to the buildings as they advanced.
Men, women and children were shot
down m~ercilessly as they fed from
their burning homes. Three local
units Of the Oklahoma National Guard
were ordered out by the governor, and
they, with the help of the police and
members of the American Legion, at
last succeeded In controlling the sit
uation. They were able to protect
the business and railroad districts
from further destruction, but the
"black belt" was a smoking ruin.
The same old cries Of SHANE y
will be heard, and Tulsa will be thor
oughly scolded for this shocking af-
fair; but the same causes Will bring
about the same results ever and again,
almost anywhere In the United States,
and the wisest social economists dc
not know where the remedy lies.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
HawkinsviIIe- Florida
Railroad Is Ordered
Abandoned By Court

MACON, Ga, Nov. 9th-An order
was issued by Judge Matthews. OF the
Bib Superior court Wednesday morn
ing authorizing the abandonment OF the
Hawkinsvilec and Florida Southern
Railway which has been in the hands
of the receiver since July, 1920
The order shows that there was a
net deficit in operating costs, from
July II, 1920 to June 80, of this year,
in the sum of $l36212. 1t was stated
in the petition. asking permission to
Junk" the road that the gross reve-
nue. was far short of the operating and
fuel costs and that the road sustain
ed considerable loss each month that
it was in operation.
The H. & F. s. operates between
the points of Hawkinsville, Pitts, ant
Worth. Ashburn and Camilla, Ga.
The Florida extension has long sine,
been discontinued, but the former ii
tie retained
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Largest Of U. S.
lAirships Ready

Washington, Nov. 5-"The Roma
the largest semirigid airship in the
world, will be given her first flight
by American army officers at Langley
Field, Va, next Monday, it was learn.
ed at the War Department Saturday
night.
The giant aircraft which is 41O fee,
long, 81 feet wide and SO IL feet high.
was built in 1918. by the Italian gov
eminent for carrying bombs and other
war material over the Alps, but was
sold to the United States War Depart
ment for $l85,OO0. The airship was
dismantled last July and brought on
an American naval vessel to Norfolk
Va, where it arrived about the middle
of last August. More than two months
were required to reassemble the craft
The Roma" has six twelve-cylin-
der engines of 400 horse power each.
and an estimated speed of 80 miles an
hour. Her cruising radius at full pseed
is $500 miles, though this radius is
extended to 5000 miles at lower speed
The lifting capacity of the crafts is
SO tons.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Bluebeard Shared
Widows, He Admits

VERSAILLES, Nov. 9-The third
day OF the murder trial of Henri Lam
dru, modern Don Joan, opened with
the prosecution seeking to prove that
the defendants affairs with 285 wo-
men were more serious than the frrn-
lture deals he claimed.
Landru, known as the "Blue Beard
OF Gambais,' admitted the authorship
of countless matrimonial advertise
ments, but contended they were on1y
Snares to catch widows anxious to dis
pose of furniture for ready cash
The transaction was strictly within
proper commercial usage" he main
tanned. Everything is fair in publici-
ty so long as there is no offense to
law or morality"
When the judge dwelt on the famous
list containing the names of Landru,s
alleged victims-tcn women and =
boy-Landru maintained thew were
merely customers.
Did write q, the undersigned
Henri Desire Landru, certify have
asSassinated these?" he quered sheer
ingly.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Officer Who Shot
At Students Now
Under Indictment

ATHENS, Ga, Nov. 10-True bills
in three counts were returned Tues
day by the Walton County grand ju-
ry against Joe Johnson. a member OF
the Monroe police force, who on the
night of August "a, fired several times
into a car occupied by a party OF
young folks from Athens, wounding
Cecil Hawkes. and Charles Atkinson,
members of the party.
The first bill charges assault with
intent to murder Cecil Hawkes., the
second cites the same charge in the
case of Atkinson; and the third charg-
es shooting at another in the case Of
Ralph Parnell, who was driving the
car and who was not injured.
Hawkes., at the time of the shooting
was believed to have been fatally
wounded, the bullet penetrating his
skull and entering his brain. He lay
at the point of death for several days.
Atkinson was shot in the neck, also
being in a serious condition.
Johnson claims that he was firing
to brighten the boys. who were speed
ing through town with their cutout
open. This story is contradicted how
ever. Judge George c. Thomas and
Henry NJ West will assist Solicitor
Dean in prosecuting Johnson.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Ala. Co. Gets The
Use OF Mussell
Shoals Plant
Lease Is Temporary, With 30 Day
Revoke Clause; Is Made To Re-
lieve Shortage

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-Secre-
tary of War, Weeks Thursday an
nounced that Dam N. and the pow
er plant attached at the Mussel Shoals
nitrate plant in Alabama, has been
leased temporarily to the Alabama
Power Company.
The lease the secretary said, is re-
vocable on 30 days notice. The terms
call for the payment to the govern
ment of $4,000 month and 2 cents
per kilowatt hour for power developed.
Secretary Weeks said the temporary
lease will not interfere with the pro-
posals made by Henry Ford for the
lease of the estire Mussel Shoals
plant. He said he expected contro-
vcrsy might arise over his action, but
indicated that he will not permit it
to have any influence on his final de-
cision on the Ford proposal.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
20 Injured In N. Y.
As l. Train Jumps
From Wet Tracks

NEW YORK, Nov. 9-Twenty per
sons were injured in a collision be.
eween trains on the subway tracks il
Brooklyn during the rush hour today
Slipping over wet rails the elevat-
cd train crashed into the rear of an
all-steel subway train 1t was report
ed the first car OF the elevated train
was demolished.
The trains were janmed with work
ers. Most Of the injured were cut by
flying glass.
The subway trains operate on the
elevated tracks along this section OF
the road about thirty feet above the
level of the ground.
This was he third transit accident
in New York recently.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Cattle Loan Bank
Organized In Florida

BARLOW, Fla, Nov. 9-Organ.
ization of cattle loan bank capital
lied at $250,00O, through which the
federal war finance corporation will
extend financial aid to stock raisers
of Georgia and Florida, was amour
ced here Wednesday
The bank, to be known as the South
Florida Cattle Loan Company will be
chartered under the laws of Florida
and will have headquarters i'll this
city. T. L. Wilson of Barlow, a Flori-
da member Of the Federal Agricultur-
al Loan Agency of Atlanta, will be
president The bank is expected to
begin operations with in the next ten
days.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Ashburn Creamery
To Be Advertised By
Georgia Association

ASHBURN, Ga, Nov 9-The Ash
burn creamery, which has made the
unusual record of 5000 pounds of but
ter Tor the first. month Of operation,
will be especially advertised through
the Georgia Association as the result
of Joint meeting of the city council
ordinary of Turner County and the
Ashburn board of trade when the funds
were raised to entitle Ashburn and
Turner county to the Advertising and
other services of the Georgia Associa,
ton w. 7, Ledbetter and F H. Alb
bolt officers of the association, were
here and explained the plans of the
Georgia association.
A con1nitte consisting of G.. T. Belts
c. H. Bishop, H. B. Rails, Jr., J. N.
Raines and Mrs. Nora Lawrence Smith
prepared copy for the Georgia Maya
zine, and the first county advertising
booklet which will be printed and dis
tributed Immediately to the prospect
i've buyers of farm lands from thirty
states with which the Georgia associa-
ton is in contact. The advertising will
feature pictures of the Ashburn cream
cry. cold storage plants, pecans, hay,
hogs. and dairy cows. which are re-
sponsible for Turner County's agricul-
tural advancement.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Walter {. Jones
Who Killed Columbus
Official, Exonerated

COLUMBUS, Ga, Nov. 9-Walter
c. Jones, charged with the murder
OF George w. Jennings, chief inspec-
tor of the board of health control fol-
lowing the shooting in the formers
home here early Monday morning.
was exonerated in police court last
night, on the ground that he shot in
protection of his father.
Jones testified that he did not rec
ognize the man he was shooting and
witnesses for the defense testified that
the shooting took place after Jennings
had entered the Jones home
Jennings who was close personal
friend of the Jones family, had gone
to the Jones residence to obtain aid i'll
repairing disabled automobile. The
The bullet that ended his life went
through his body and struck Gus. D.
Jones, father of Walter Jones in the
arm.
Mr.. Jennings who was for twelve
years in the United States Army and
for several months chief Inspector for
the city health department in Column
bus was buried with Masonic honors
in Riverdale late Tuesday. following
| funeral services held at the undertake
cr's establishment, Rev. DR.. S. A.
Wragg officiating.
Gus w. Jones. injured in the arm
by the same bullet which pierced the
heart of Jennings, is very much i'm
proved and has left the hospital.
| Whether or not the Muscogee coun-
ty grand jury will take up the case
for further probe remains to be seen
There is still an element of mystery
about the case.
Mrs. Jennings who was acting a.
matron at the city detention home
here is planning to leave Wednesda,
for Missouri, her former home Mrs
| A. w. McMichael is in charge at the
home.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Dawson Trade Carnival
Opened; In Full Blast

DAWSON, Ga, Nov. 10 The
semi-annual trade carnival or merch-
ants community Sale began here to-
day to continue three days The town
is dressed up and ready for the thous-
ands of visitors. Free amusements
will be numerous.
On the first days program was the
big merchants parade, led by the
Moultrie band. This band has the
reputation of being the best musical
organization in South Georgia and
played in Atlanta at the inaugural
ceremonies of Governor Hardwick
Schoene Brothers, acrobats and trap
eye artists who were entertainers at
the Southeastern Fair, will give per-
formances twice daily on the court
house square.
Among the other .muscments are
the baby show and public wedding of
two widely-known young PROVE of
the county.
A street dance will be held on the
end of Lee street. uptown, Thursday
night Friday the local post of the
American legion will have charge.
Howe's circus will exhibit here on
Saturday. d,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Ex-Service Man At
Cleveland Ready To
Back Watson Charges

WASHINGTON, d. G., Nov. @
Senator Watson OF Georgia actually
is in possession of photos showing a
gibbet, and he has the word of an ex-
soldier that the photos were taken in
France. The former service man, John
]. Forbes of Cleveland, O., says he
is willing and anxious to go before
Congressional committee and testify
to what Senator Watson charged that
Yanks met shameful death on the gal
lows in France and that half has not
been told of the cruelties inflicted on
American fighters by their own Off
GERS.
Forbes not only makes the claim
that he himself was the victim of the
cruelty system cover there" but he
witnessed hanging. This was at Is
subtitle, France. Forbes produces
photographs of this execution. He
makes the claim that there were 9TH
ers. This is the story in the former
lldl ines own WORDS:
If the American people do not
know that American boys were execu-
ted on the gallows during the war it
IS time that somebody revealed the
truth to them. They are entitled to
know that outrageously cruel treat
ment was melted out to innocent men
who went into foreign land to pro-
tcct their country against invasion.
/ know of what | speak for | was
one OF the victims of this cruel treat
ment and | myself witnessed one of
the hangings. What | saw and what
| felt | know"
About August 1919, | was detain-
ed at the Infamous Rue St. Anne's ho-
tel. | was an enlisted man with the
Fifth regiment of marines. In the four
days | was detained | was subjected to
the toughest sort of treatment bv the
guards composed of Thirtieth COMB
any marines. I was knocked down
and was forced to undergo the "Swed-
ish exercises" for about twenty min
utes. This was favorite form of
cruelty to the men
These punishments l can prove by
witnesses were inflicted without any
cause. This particular guard company
is well remembered by the A. E F.
tor its cruelties. Who gave these men
the authority to punish soldiers, I do
not know.
i witnessed one hanging at Issur-
Tile, and with this article I produce
photographs. These photographs
show the gallows before and after the
trap sent an American boy to his
shameful death, was sprung. The pho
tographs show that this was an Amer
'can being executed, for the armed
guard surrounding the gallows all
wear Yank uniforms.
1T is high time that the truth be
told"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Widow of Victim
OF Lynching Mob
Is Given Verdict

LAURENS, S. c., Nov. 10 The
widow of Joe Stewart, negro, who was
lynched here in April 1920, has Just
wen a verdict OF $1,000 damages as a
result from the county of Laurens.
Suit for the amount under the con-
stltutional requirements was brought
by the widow, Henrietta Stewart in
the common pleas court, and Judge
McIver. who was presiding, directed
the jury to bring in a verdict for the
full sum.
The negro Stewart was taken from
the city jail in April, 1920 and was
hanged from river bridge. He had
a difficulty earlier in the night with
party of young white men. two of
whom received knife wounds.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Leasing Of Shoals
Plant To Power
Company Opposed

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov 9th
New developments in the fight to pre-
vent leasing of the Muscle Shoals
steam power plant to the Alabama
Power Company was dispatched on
Wednesday of a telegram to Score.
tary of War Weeks by former Gov
ernor Emmet O'Neal, urging the war
secretary to deny the request made
by the Alabama public service COM
mission.
Governor O'Neal declared it would
be waste of time, with possible harm
full effect on the Ford deal to permit
the power company to take charge oi
the plant now. He said it would be
impossible for the plant to begin op.
erations before the rainy season sets
in.
Mason billiard, of Birmingham. a
leader in the fight to obtain the Mus
Gle Shoals plant for Mr.. Ford has wir.
ed Congressman Lama letters of the
Alabama delegation. urging no action
which will conflict with Mr.. Ford's
plans. Mr.. billiard connected the name
OF Thomas Edison with that of Mr..
Ford in the development of the hydro
electric power at Muscle Shoals
Leasing of the steam power plant
to the Alabama Power company was
urged by the public service commits
sion, following the representations bv
the power company that plants in the
Carolinas were suffering from lack of
power. Connection of the Alabama
line with Georgia and Carolina wires
were suggested. Power developed at
Muscle Shoals would be supplied to
industrial plants needing it in this way.
Interests friendly to Mr. Ford's Of
fer, view the proposal with suspicion
saying the power company is irving
TO muddy the waters in connection
with the Ford deal
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE

| will be at the following places
named below for the purpose of coll
Letting state and county taxes for the
year 1921.
Ashton, Monday, Nov. IA, 9 to $50
A. M.
Dickson's Mill Monday Nov. IA, 10
to 1890 A. NJ.
Bowens Mill, Tuesday, Nov. 18th,
9 to $50 A. NJ.
Vaughn, Tuesday Nov. IS, 10 to
1890 A M.
Williamson Mil, Wednesday, Nov.
10th, 10 to 1920 A. NJ.
will be at my office at the Court
House all other days except when
making my rounds.
F. M. GRAHAM,
Tax Collector.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Abe Kruger Is
Highly Honored

Mr.. Abe Kruger, who officiated at
the Synagogue at Valdosta on the
Jewish New Year and Day of Atone
ment was the recipient Of beautiful
silver percolator, presented to him by
the Valdosta Hebrew Congregation at
a special meeting last Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Kruger motorcd over
to Valdosta at the insstant invitation
of friends and this special attention
came as surprise to Mr.. Kruger.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
Mcdonald Elected
Chairman Of Association

The annual conference of the Little
River Baptist Association, which met
at Pleasant Grove Church, Wilcox
county, this week, elected A. J. Nc
Donald, chairman of the association,
and G. A. Jolly, secretary.
The association will meet next year
at Cramer. During the meeting, Sec.
Arch c. Cree of the State Baptist AS
ISOLATION delivered an address on Mis-
sions and Prof. Montague of Mercer
University spoke on "Christ'an Edu-
cation" Co.'s A. J. Mcdonald and J.
M, Lee spoke on Temperance.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
REPORT ON WILSON
IS VERY ENCOURAGING

Encouraging reports are being re-
ceived of the condition of S. H. Viii
son, Jr., who is more than holding his
own at the local hospital DR.. Ward
his attending physician states that TN
less complications should arise the
young man will recover from his
wcunds.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
BAPTIST CHURCH
IS FREE OF DEBT

At the meeting of the Baptists at
their church Wednesday night, Treas
urer J. H. Order reported the church
totally out of debt, with a small bal
ance to their credit
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
EARTH PLOWS THROUGH WRECKED
COMET THIS MONTH


Scientists are
very much inter.
ested in a little
experience Mother
Earth is going tc
have the last Of
this month.
On November
u she is expected
to plow through a
whole swarm OF
neteors that a
banged ,p comet
has lost.
he comet is
Biela's co m ct,
which was well
known to the an
clients. In 1882
our earth really
collided with its
head, missing it
by only a few
thousand mile S.
When it returned
in l845 it was
found to h ave
broken into two
heads. The as
tronomers as
cribed this to the
pull of the sun,
the comet having
approached too
near to old Sol.
Ripla'S ON p I
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-11
An Unsolicited Tribute
From Fannie Hurst
Author of "Humoresque' Praises The
-Four Horsemen of Apocalypse"
My Dear Mr.. Rowland:
Metro Picture CORPORATION:

WY l'cdl MT ROWldnQ.
Metro Picture Corporation;
l came away SO thrilled and moved
by The -Four Horsemen of the Apo
calypso" that | had the same feeling
| experienced the first and only time
I saw Sarah Bernhard. | didn't want
to go home, but to walk miles and
miles under the spell of what | had
seen. may seem a bit superlative
in my appreciation of this film but to
me 1t amounts to a climax in the entire
history of the screen. Last night
marked birthday The eighth muse
had come of age. Mr.. Ingram, Miss
Mathis, Mr.. Ibanez, everyone in fact
connected with the masterpiece, is to
be congratulated to weave that enorm-
Gus story into tapestry the size of a
motion picture screen, and at the same
time to keep its integrity of form, its
purpose and beauty is artistically rails
ed to the ninth power.
I'm rather querulous picture goer
not holt satisfied with conditions but
seeing the "Four Horsemen' has re-
newed my faith in the potentialities of
the screen.
Sincerely yours,
Fannie Hurst.
The Four Horsemen will be shown
at the Grand Theatre, Fitzgerald on
November IA and IS and this will be
the same show that played Atlanta to
record business for two weeks. They
will carry the CANA h;0 orchae+ra