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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
FOUR USE PARACHUTES
WHEN BL|MP BURSTS

Washington. July THE naval
blimp ca exploded at the naval air
station at Hampton Roads. Va, to-
Gay burning and inturing the four
persons who we're aboard. according
to reports to the navy department.
None of the persons aboard tho C-s
were seriously injured according to
the reports to the department but
two were painfully burned. Tho big
gas bag had just been released for a
Photographic flight and was rising
slowly at about rs feet when the ex-
plosion occurred. Those aboard
Jumped with parachutes. The blimp
was destroyed.
The explosion was caused by the
carrying away OF the rip panel of the
balloon. the vibration setting fire to
the craft.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
TEMPERATURE DROPS
TO "a IN CHICAGO

Chicago. Ill. July 7.-Cooling rain,
accompanied by heavy peals of thun-
der and much lightning. nipped Chit
cago's longest heat wave late today
sending the thermometers down =
degrees. The Easiest mercury drop
was 10 degrees IN 10 miisites and to-
night Il was registered against the
days maximum of o5. Since June Is.
the thermometer had never. until to-
night registered less than IS degrees
The excess in temperature had totalled
more than two thousand degrees.
The last few days however have
been the most severe. eleven deaths
and scores OF prostrations being at
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
THEY WHOSTAY and SERVE

Heroes were made during the
Pueblo flood period. There were
those that saved lives. those that
saved property, and those that saved
themselves thru some danger with
out making whimper while the dam
ger was greatest, and when life
seemed far away.
Then there were those men who
aitho they stayed with their posts Of
duty until the last moment. received
little or no thanks. Many of these
men were public servants. maintain
crs of civic utilities.
OF this latter class Is Jim Spen-
Ger, chief engineer of the north side
water works. At this particula, time,
with the use of water on the north
si> considerably curtailed. people
little realize just how hard Spencer
aid his men work to furnish water.
You go to the water faucet. turn
1t on, unthinkinG what man-power is
required to insure that water runs
from the tap. If the water does not
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
THE PUEBLO FLOOD IN
AN0 STORY"

This is the title of a book. the nrst
edition of which will be issued from
the o'Brien Press tomorrow. The
o'Brien Printing Co. and the Schultz
Engraving Co. started to compile.
publish and sell the book and had 1t
well under way when Messrs. Dixon
& Miller heard OF IT and made a pro-
position to purchase all editions of
the book, place II on the market and
conduct the sale of the same.
The Messrs. O'Brien and Schultz
realized that they could not spare
the time to handle the sales outside
of the city-the demand for tho book
having already become great, SO they
decided to sell tho entire edition to
Messrs. Dixon & Miller. who are live.
wide-awak,e business men and will
devote their entire time and best en-
erGies TO placing tho hook In the hands
OF the people in every city and ham,
let In the United States.
The book contains - OF tho best pic
lures of tho flood taken, and tho story
which accompanies the pictures was
written by Willis II. Parker. the we'll
known newspaper man. now secretary
OF the Pueblo Manufacturers associa-
tion, which is'a guarantee OF its au-
thenticity and readableress.
Already Messrs Dixon & Miller have
received many orders. and the first
edition, which goes on sale tomorrow
VIII no doIht he exhausted before the
second edition is on the press Fred
Dixon and Edward Miller arc hust-
lers, and 1t can he depended upon that
Pueblo Will get big advertisement
from the distribution OF this book all
over the country. Persons desirous
of making contracts for territory can
reach Mr.. Dixon Mt the o'Brien Print
inS Cos. on west Fifth street from .
n. m. TO 5 .. m.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08

run you cast down all the curses
your tongue reaches on men whom
you believe Responsible.
When the flood waters started ris-
ing about IL, wate- rlant on West
Fourth street. Spencer and his crew
drew the fires from under the boil
ers.-thus preventing an explosion
that would have placec the water
plant in disabled condition for an
indefinite period
They then took all necessary pre-
cautions against water damaging en-
Gines and intricate machinery. and
perched on top of the large engines
stayed the night thru the flood of
June IA.
As the result of these precautions
Jim Spencer had the north side
water plant pumping water into
mains is hours after the flood. Since
that time the east side and part of
the south side has been furnished
water from Spencer's pumping en-
Gines.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
DANCING POPULAR
At LAKE M|NNEQuA

The dance program at Lake Mime
qua park tonight will be OF special
interest. The Jazz band OF eight
pieces will introduce some new dance
music that is sweeping the country
and there will be special program
lasting from to 10 o'clock
The merry -go-round. roller coaster
and other free concessions are i'm
mensely popular with old and young.
Free concession coupons will be in
cluded with every ticket of admission.
The Lake Minneaua bathing pier is
the popular place for Pueblo people
ON the hot days that are so trying
after the hard work of the city and
the heat and the debris. Family pic
mics are held daily and picnic fires are
Foing at the rustic hro places.
The full electric service has been
restored at the park and the colored
illuminations at night are exceedingly
attractive. Along the path under a
blaze of light the concessions afford
a varied entertainment for visitors 10
the park. Free concerts are given by
the Jazz band and there Ia special
music at the roller skating pavilion
and other concessions.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
STARVING INDIANS EAT
HUMAN FLESH.REP0RT

Canadian Mounted police left hero to
investigate reports that starving In
dians in the Caribou tribe have been
eating human flesh. The report states
that human bones were found show
ing evidences of cannibalism.
A few years ago. officials state. car
ibou were so plentiful that the Indians
ate only the tongues OF the animals
which they held as delicacy. They
slaughtered the animals in thousands
The prophecy was made at that time
by officials OF tho Canadian province
that the caribou would soon disappear
and starvation would face the abor-
igines
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
SAYS MELLON TRIED
TO KILL BONUS BILL

Washington. July 7.-Secretary Mel
Ions letter read yesterday in the SEN
ate opposing enactment of bonus leg
islatiod was described today by Sen
ntor Pittman. Democrat. Nevada, as
the injection of politics into the dis
Cussion."
The Mellon letter with the support
of the administration behind IL was
written in an effort TO kill tho bonus
hlll.' tho senator declared. adding that
the letter already is having its ef-
feet"
Defeat OF tho bonus bill. the Nevada
senator asserted. will mean that Amer
lea has forgotten those who fought on
the fields Of Rance"
Despite Secretary MELONS statement.
Chairman Fordney of tho house ways
and means committee. said he intended
to press for action on his measure to
compensate former service men as soon
as tariff and tax legislation was COM
ploted.
II have no doubt" MIR Fordney as
serted. that some Tuch legislation will
he put thru at this session of congress"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
Sam Browne Order
Pleases Officers Here

United StatessArmy officers stationed
with the Eighth Engineers and FIJI
teenth cavalry in Pueblo voiced warm
approval OF General Pershing'H recent
order giving all commissioned Officers
in thr armed land forces privilege to
wear the Sam Browne" belt as dis
tinction OF rank.
ut is the distinguishing mnrk OF
commissioned officers in all armies in
tho world excepting our own." said
ono officer. 1T Is altogether fitting
and proper that General PershinE
should give us tho right to wear the
belt"
1T sets on ones military appear
ance." stated another.
Now YOU can tell the difrercnc. be
tween n dressed IN private and
commissioned officer" declared n third.
The order permitting United S.ates
Army officers 10 wear Sam Browne
belts goes In effect July Is.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE
NO BLESSING AT 100

san Francisco. Calf. July Cali
fornia sunshine ceased to he bless
ing and became onerous in many places
today when the temperature contin-
ued its night toward record attitudes
thruout the state.
Little relief from yesterdays high
temperatures which topped 100 degrees
in many cities was promised today by
the weather bureau except In San
Francisco bay region where n slight
decline was forecast.
Inland cities reported carly toGay
temperatures ranging between eighty
aud ninety degrees with predictions
for higher figures as the sun sasunted
In the sl-S-
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
PUEBLO MANS PROPERTY
MAY BE SEIZED BY u. S.

Denver. July 7-Pcrsonal property
used In the manufacture of beer by
the Colorado New Beer Manufacturing
company OF Pueblo was libeled today
by United States District Attorney J.
Foster Mymes. Seizure OF the property
is subject to action by Federal Judge
Robert T.. Lewis.
Unsuccessful near beer" competi-
tion with moonshincrs forced the COM
pany to begin brewing the real STUFF
Walter Wilhelmy. president OF the
company. testified at his arralgnment.
"I had TO do something or go broke"
he said.
wilhelmy was arrested shortly after
tho flood in Pueblo and charges OF vio-
lation Of the prohibition law were flied
against him.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08

For the purpose of making a thoro
inspection of the entire Pueblo flooded
district United States Senator Law
renee Phipps will arrive in Pueblo this
morning for an indefinite stay. While
here Senator Phipps will meet sew
eral committees, civic and county Of
ficials. with whom he viii confer on the
post-food situation. He will also visit
places where levees and bridges are
heing built. under supervision of gov
ernment engineers.
1t is believed that all possible steps
will be taken by local men, while Sem
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
WORK ON SUGAR RATES

Washington, u g., July The In
terstate Commerce commission re-
opened today the case involving differ
ence on rates on sugar to Chicago and
Missouri river points from New or
leans and from Pacific coast points
Percentage rate increases OF last year
were said to have disrupted cpmpsr-
ative schedules prevailing since 1914.
The sugar tariff viii play a part. as
Hawaiian sugar carries no duty to
the Pacific coast, while Cuban sugar
imported largely thru New York. car
ries a tariff.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
SENATOR PH|PPS TO MAKE PERSONAL
INSPECTION OF FLOODED DISTRICT

ator Phipps Is here to impress on him
expenditure of supplies material and
workmanship on rehabilitation move
ments at the present time. is insult
ficient 1t Is hoped that after an in
vestigation of conditions Senator
Phipps will see the folly of attempting
to carry out the work under the present
appropriation. Even with the utmost
economy 1t is said that work can not
be completed.
Senator Phipps will make his home
with Platt Rogers while here. AS far
as Is known his stay will be of an
indefinite period.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
Fairbanks Latest Picture Not
To Play Until Next Month

The Palm management wishes to
state that tho Fairbanks picture. Tho
Nut. advertised to ully at the Ma
teatic theater yesterday and today.
was n mistake.
The Nut" Douglas Fairbanks lat
est picture. win appear at TIL. Palm
next month and all 1thcr FalrbankI
pictures are old relcRscs.-adv.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08

tributcd to the heat the last q hours
Yesterday and today street thermome-
ters registered well over 100 degrees.
The cooling rain was not confined
to Chicago. reports telling Of tcmpera-
turc drops in other localities From
Milwaukee came word that the four
week he..s period that had sweltcrod
Wisconsin was being broken by the
heavy downpour. some storm damage
was rpporfed
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
FIVE THOUSAND MEN
LAID OFF BY HEAT

Chicago. July !. - Chicago gasped
and looked extremely skeptical today
when tho weather bureau reported tho
thermometer at only So Mt o'clock
this morning. A sweltering night had
sent thousands to the parks and the
beaches in an effort to snatch n few
minutes comfortable sleep.
The heat yesterday was held directly
responsible for five deaths. the doubling
of the city's mortality rate and dozens
of prostrations. One large company
laid off 5000 men because tho heat was
too great to continue work In the
foundrios.
NO relief in sight was the an
nounccment given out by the weather
bureau today.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08
SHOT WOUNDS PROVE FATAL

Denver, July Fired w. Moore.
10 years old. died early today of
wounds received last night when he
was shot during an alteration with
Louis Y. Hcckel, AZ. In the lobby Of
q downtown hotel. ~ which Hcckci is
the proprietor Ueckel is being held
by the police.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-08

WOMAN MAY BE ASSAyER
Washington, July Annie II.
Martin of Carson City. was nominated
today to be assayer in charge of the
mint at Carson City. Nevada.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
ABA. RUNS TRAIN
OUT OF FITZGERALD
Townsville Train Left City at
7:45 O'clock Today
! STRIKERS LOOK ON
No Attempt by Them to Inter
fere with Operation

The first passenger train operated
out of Fitzgerald by the Atlanta Bir-
mingham and Atlantic started the
trip down the Thomasville branch at
7:45 o'clock this morning with Meeks
of Nichols at the throttle, and Pay
ton, home address unknown, as con-
ductor. Bob Mckay, superintendent,
had general charge.
Although no announcement had
been made that the train would run, a
large crowd gathered at the station
to "see it off, Among the number
were many strikers who made no
move to prevent the departure of the
train, which consisted of four passen-
ger coaches and a locomotive.
The train carried no passengers out
of Fitzgerald although it expected to
pick UP passengers along the road.
The crew as augmented by extra
firemen who acted as guards.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Rochelle Be Host
To Sunday Schools
Plan Program and Entertainment for
Works of Cordele District

The Methodists of Rochelle are to
entertain the Sunday School Work
ers of Corde1e District at the annual
Sunday School Institute to be held
Wednesday and Thursday, March 80
and 81. The program has been ar
ranged by Rev. G. E. Clary of By
romville, District Director, and COW
ers every phase of Sunday School
work. Among the teachers are some
of the leading preachers and laymen
of the South Georgia Conference.
Wednesday night Rev. J. A. Har-
mon of Macon, Director the Christ
ian Education Movement, will give
an illustrated lecture on christian
Education and the Sunday School,
Another leading feature of the Insti-
tute will be the series of devotional
addresses at the opening of the ses-
sions by the presiding elder, Rev. A.
w. Rees of Cordele.
Every Sunday School in the dis
trict is expected to send delegates
and Rochelle under the leadership oil
Pastor M. w. Carmichael is prepar-
ing to care for one of the largest
crowds that has ever gathered at q
religious meeting in Wilcox County.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
More Officials Quit
Service Of A. B. & A.
All Road Masters on the Brunswick
Division Leave the Service of Road

Rather than employ and work
strike breakers whom they had been
ordered to employ all road masters
on the A. B. & A. left the service to-
day. Ordinarily there are employed
on the Brunswick division of the A.,
B. & A. Road three road masters and
have been in service for years. How
ever, they state that they. would rather
leave the service and join the strikers
than handle the class of labor that
will have to be employed as strike
breakers.
The entire force of track men went
on strike when the other men struck
with the exception of the road mas
tiers. All of the men in this depart
ment that were made on the A. B. &
A., with very few exceptions came
to the road as beginners.
They are Smith of the Fitzgerald
Manchester division; ]. U. Martin on
the Brunswick division, T. H. Dean
of Nichols division.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Ocilla Is Pleased
With Fitz-Hi Play
Senior Class Presents Its Play Be.
fore Appreciative Audience

Assisted by Sadie" was presented
to an audience of about 200 people
in the Della High School Auditorium
last night by the Fitz-Hi senior class
About 50 people of this audience were
from Fitzgerald, their purpose being
to see this play again.
The players all acquitted themselves
well, and altho playing to a smaller
audience, they seemed to throw them
selves into the spirit of the play Sc
that it took we'll, and literally kept
the audience to their toes, to see what
would be the next move on the part
OF the characters in the play. Every
joke was received with hearty ap-
plause, and the adventurous spirit
seemed to rise up in the audience
whenever the mystery, or adventure
feature of this snappy drama was
brought out.
All of the Fitzgerald, people who
went over to Ocilla last night de-
clared the play well worth eight mile
trip to see, even for the second time
After all of the expenses in Ocilla
were played, the senior class had
thirty dollars, to add to their class
fund.
The Ocilla people showed that they
appreciated good plays, by the way
that the play took with them, and
they one and all voted it one of the
best plays of the year.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
MASS MEETING WAS
HELD LAST NIGHT
Will Do All Possible and Honor
able to Settle Strike
ABOUT FIFTY PREsENT
Declare Themselves Willing NJ
Do Both Sides Justice

At meeting of representative bus-
mess men of Fitzgerald last night.
Fitzgerald was declared to be neutral
IN the present controversy between
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Allan
tic railroad and its employees who are
now on strike.
According to ]. H. Mayes, presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce.
who was named chairman of the
meeting, about fifty business men
were present. 1t was not a Chamber
OF Commerce meeting but held SIM
ply as mass meeting of the business
men who were present.
The resolutions are as follows:
AT a large citizens meeting held
this date the following resolutions
were passed.
Whereas the impression has gone
abroad that Fitzgerald through her
Mayor is very much in sympathy with
the Employees of the A. B. & A. and
against the officials of the road and
since it has been the better judge
ment of Fitzgerald citizens that they
remain neutral throughout this con-
troversy the business men of Fitz-
gerald, assembled pass the following
resolutions.
THAT we have endeavored to give
both sides justice and are ready and
willing to do every thing honorable
to assist both sides settling their
grievances realizing what it means to
Four city for the A. B. & A. Railroad
to resume operations and for the En-
ployees to return to work
I'VE stand ready and willing to do
every thing in our power to bring this
argument to satisfactory settlement
and reports to the contrary are with
out foundation.
Resolved that the Officials and
Employees of the A. B. & A. Railroad
together with the local papers be fur
nished copy of these resolutions.
Business Mems Committee"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
MAYES LEADER FOR
GREATER GEORGIA
Is Chairman of Ben Hill County
Industrial Movement
TO DEvELoPE INDUSTRY
Make South Great Manufacture
ing Section in Future

J. H. Mayes, General Manager of
the Fitzgerald Cotton Mills will head
the movement for asgreater industrial
Geogia through a Greater Georgia
Tech in Ben Hill County. Announce
ment that Mr.. Mayes had been offer
ed, and had accepted the chairman
ship of this important movement for
this county was made yesterday by
Victor Allen, of Buford, General Chair
man of the movement
The Greater Georgia Tech cam
paign will begin April 20, under pc
culiarly favorable conditions. Its OBJ
jective is 5000 students, and of train
ing them as well as any school in the
world into producers; men who will
develop the enormous natural resour-
ces of the state, now for the most part
either untouched or sent out in crude
form to be made into valuable COM
mercial products in other states, which
thus reap practically all the benefit
and profit
Georgia begins work on this fund
with challenge from Georgians in
New York City, headed by Ivy L. Lee,
that they will raise in New York and
the East 100000, if Georgia will
raise the remainder On top of this
comes the approval of the Georgia Cot
ton Manufacturers Association of a
resolution that its members shall con-
tribute$500000 to the fund.
The appointment of a chairman in
this county is step in great gen.
eral organization, beginning With the
acceptance of Victor Allen of Buford
as chairman of the state executive
committee. The state is divided in
to five regions, with chairman for
each, having Approximately thirty
counties under his general supervi-
sion. The county unit organization,
however, is probably the most impor-
tant factor of the entire plan, and the
RCIlCIdi 10 CAClIlollIS lHC
greatest care in choosing men to whom
the appointments will be offered.
The Greater Georgia Tech made
possible by the fund will include in its
scope a research laboratory--the only
one south of the Mason and Dixon
Line; of vast Importance to all the
states industries; an extention service,
by which Georgia industries will be
supplied experts at any time, to go
to their plants and assist in working
out their problems; an industrial de-
velopment department, for the bring
ing together of capital--from outside
states as we'll as in Georgia-and Geor-
gal opportunities; and the technical
training of Georgia's greatest asset,
her young men, to take charge of her
industrial affairs and to send her to
the front rank of the industrial states
of the Union.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Lost Pins Evaporate
Says Atlanta Savant


ATLANTA, March 15-A new and
simple explanation Of the thread bare
puzzle of what becomes of the mil
lions Of pins manufactured every day
has been advanced by Professor Viii
liam ]. Cole. Atlanta's aged scientist
whose researches in many fields en-
title him to world renown.
With his customary simple direct
ness, Professor Cole explains that a
pin when exposed to the atmosphere
will rapidly change into brownish
rust for which the scientific name is
ferrous oxide, and will simply dissolve
into the air and disappear. If you
doubt it, says the professor, put away
a pin and watch it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
SEES NO RELIEF
FROM TAX BURDEN
Income Tax Experts Expect No
Exemption Limit Change
NEED MORE REVENUE
Income Tax Is Smoothest Work
ing And Will Remain
(By International News Service

Ny international News Service)
Washington, March 10 Groans
that are going up all over the coun--
try today as belated income-tax checks
are dropped into the Federal Treasury
are penetrating to Washington bue
even more penetrating is the insistent
demand Tor more revenue to meet the
burden OF government expenditure.
Taxation and tariff Legislative ex-
perts are now trying to whip into
shape revenue legislation for the Sixty
seventh Congress which meets April.
ii, offer little hope that the Income
will be materially modified under the
new regime.
The Income Tax. Law is working
smoothly, much more smoothly than
some other features of the present tax
laws and the plan is to leave well
enough alone. Consideration will be
given, however, to correction of excess
profits and surtaxes.
AS for the small salaried man, he can
look forward to paying, the govern
ment four per cent on his income for
sometime yet, according to Congress
sional tax trainers. 1t is the belief
of the trainers of the legislation as well
as of Treasury experts that neither
the percentage or the taxation will be
decreased or that individual exemp-
tons will be raised by the new Con
gress.