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The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-20
U. 5. DEPUTY MARSHAL ARRIVES AT FAIRBANKS
 WITH ALLEGED SLAYER

Deputy Marshal finders arrived in Fairbanks on the train last night having come all the way from Idita. rod in charge of the party bringing up the two natives who are bound over to the grand jury for the mur- der of another native at Shageluk slough, says the News-Miner.
 The trip was uneventful, and very few-only six travellers were met on the trail. The temperature dropped to low point several times and all of the members of the party were frosted somewhat.
 uditarod is very quiet this winter although there is considerable activi- ty on Flat. The Mutchler Bros, were met on the trail between Ruby and Ophir, and were on their way to Nc Grath where they were to hold a con- ference concerning the moving of the Greensboro dredge. The failure of the Kuskokwim boats to land the needed supplies last fall has worked a hard ship on the miners and there would have been considerable activity in that country this winter if the big companies had received the necessary machinery and provisions with which to carry on the work.
 The roadhouses along the trails are all open as usual, but are receiving slight patronage, owing to the small travelling public. Jones Brewis, of Iditarod, assisted Deputy finders as guard on the journey, and good time was made, as they reached Fairbanks two days ahead of the mail.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-20
BE FRANK AND ADVERTISE IS
 ADVISE GIVEN

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 20 (by Asso- ciated Press) .-"Be frank and adver- tise," was the advice given public utility companies by P. H. Gads- den, of Philadelphia, president of the American Electric Railway Asso- citation, at meeting of the Indiana Public Utality Association. By this method Mr Gadsden said, public un- derstanding of utility problems can best be obtained and necessary rate adjustment and credit restoration has tened.
 "It is absolutely necessary" he said, "if public utilities are to con tinue to function, that they create a flow of new capital into their securi- ties. The answer to this whole prob lem is the granting of rates to public utility companies which will insure return to the security holders that will induce them to invest Nothing less than this sort of an arrangement will save the utilities from ruin. Adjustment of public utility rates to a basis that will attract new money into the field will be hastened by thorough public understanding of the public utility problems.
 "The best way to bring about that understanding is to be frank and ad- vertise.
 "Frankness must go hand in hand with advertising else advertising fails. Therefore, be prepared, when you begin presenting your story to the public, to tell the whole truth about your business to everyone. AS the only customer of the public utili- ties, the public is entitled to know all about their business and any public utility which cannot stand the search light of honest public inquiry cannot 1 hope to obtain help through favorable public sentiment. Put your house in such order that you will fear the question of no man.
 Advertise by every possible chan mel and hit the line hard Tell your story everywhere that there is blank space which you can fill.
 Make it plain that the public util- ity problem is the problem of every man, woman and child who uses your service. Strive by frank statement to convince consumers that you are | trying to do the best thing for their general good and that it is in their should enlist themselves in your cause. The way to accomplish this result is not to make the mere state ment that it is your intention to give good service, or to submit to the pub | lie large indigestible volume of sta | tics and then sit down and wait for the millennium. The thing to do is to explain your situation in under standable terms to just as many folks as possible. If you have a good case and will tell the whole truth about your situation in a simple and con- vincing manner and give it deserving circulation through the best available advertising medium you are certain to rally the public to your support.
 '"Every man desires good electric railway, gas, light, telephone and telegraph service, and he will help you give it to him if you can show him that his help is needed to accom- plish this very desirable end"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
ARMENIAN APPEAL
MEETS RESPONSE
Fitzgerald People Give $117.5o
to Succor Starving
TEACHER ADOPTS ONE
Mrs. Ellars Gives 500 for Years
Support for One

The Armenian Relief Fund appeal
has met quick response in Fitzgerald.
Treasurer M. NJ Stephens of the Ben
Hill county organization for Near
East Relief this morning reported
contributions totalling $1l7.59 from
individuals, church and public school
organizations. This sum was the re-
suit of the first days active work on
the fund and the final subscription is
expected to be much larger.
The largest single subscription to
the fund was from Mrs. M. E. Ellars,
teacher in the Fitzgerald Public
Schools, who adopted one orphan for
year. subscribing 500, and who has
made application to have one of the
youngsters of ravished ..>enia
brought to America for actual aoop-
ton to be reared and educated here.
Other contributions were $40 from
the First Baptist Young Peoples
Union; $14.42 from the Central CHRIS
tan church; $40, from Mrs. H. C.
WILSON'S Sunday School class at the
First Baptist church; $40 from Mrs.
Carrie Jay and $3.17 from Mrs. M. E.
Ellar's seventh grade pupils.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
Announcements
For City Offices
FOR MAYOR
To the Citizens of Fitzgerald:

Recognizing the importance of the
changes made through the addition
of the Women voters for the election
of officers Of the city, and appreci-
ating fully their laudable aim to help
to make Fitzgerald bigger and better
city in conjunction with the former
voters of the city, l have consented to
become candidate for Mayor at the
solicitation of numerous friends
among the men and women of the city
who have the welfare of the comn1un-
ity at heart.
Should the voters honor me with
this office, it shall be my purpose to
administer the affairs of the city in the
interest of all Of the people, without
prejudice or favor, to the end that
the moral and material welfare of the
city may be properly advanced with
due regard to the tax burden from
which the taxpayers are entitled to
reasonable relief. 1t shall be my aim
to enforce rigidly all ordinances lead
ing to higher morality and to the pro-
lection of life and property.
Assuring you of my fullest appre-
citation sof your careful consideration
of my candidacy, am,
Drew w. Paulk
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
Englewood News

Our farmers around Englewood
are very busy fixing their ground for
planting.
Miss Bell Walker has returned to
her home after spending a while with
her aunt Mrs. ]. E. Stewart of Fitz-
gerald. - --
Judge T. J. Luke of Fitzgerald
passed through our community last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Walker made
call on Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. J.
Wright recently.
Mr.. Homer Aldrich was out horse
back riding Sunday.
Misses Minnie Lou and Ada New
son spent Sunday with Miss Maude
Handbook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Young of Fitz-
gerald were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Coffee Sunday.
Messrs. J. H. Billiard and Cor
don Roberts made our school a visit
Tuesday
Miss Clara Bings and brothers
Messrs. Hares and f1ushel Bing at
tended church at Mystic Sunday.
Mr.. Henry Taylor and sister Miss
Glennie Taylor attended church al
Prospect Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Gaines were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T
Cobb Sunday.
The Singing at the home of Mr.
J. D. c. Bell Sunday night was vel
attended and enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Elliott and
mother were the guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. w. ]. Wright Sunday after.
noon.
Mr.. Robert Walker spent Saturday
night with Mr. Terrell Floyd
Miss Tessie Ruth iElliott were the
guests of Miss Lizzie Shedd Sunday
afternoon.
WATERFRONT
Miss Maize Floyd and Mr.. Walton
Walker, both of Englewood were
quietly married Thursday afternoon
We extend to them our best congrat-
ulations and wish them a long and
happy life.
Blue Eyes.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
POSTPONE NAMING
OF REFORM TICKET
Local Committee of Civic League
Will Meet Next Week
T U RNER IS CHAIRMAN
League and w. c. T. u. Ask
Mary Harris Aru1or to Speak

The committee of the Ben Hill
CIVIC League that was instructed to
name a reform ticket for mayor and
council this week. has deferred action
until next week, it was stated TODAY
by J. E. Turner, who was named
chairman of the committee after w
A. Adams, postmaster and secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce had re.
signed because of the leagues en-.
trance into politics.
The committee met this week but
considered it advisable to POSTPONE
naming of the ticket. Chairman Tur-
ner will call special meeting of the
committee and invite all members OF
the official boards of all Fitzqeraid
churches to attend and assist in the
caucus for reform nominees" The
committees selection will be present
ed to the civic league as a whole for
ratification Sunday Fvoruary 9th.
No further announcements for city
offices have been made since the
league announced its decision to &C
lively enter politics. A full ticket OF
one candidate for mayor and five
five for the five aldermanic seats to
become vacant, is already in the field
Some of these candidates will receive
the approval of the league, it is stated
League Invites Armor
A joint invitation to speak in Fitz-
gerald was extended to Mrs. Mary
Harris Armor, noted temperance lee
turer, by the Ben Hill Civic League
and the w. c. T. U. by Mrs. w. E.
Yeatman, secretary of the league and
president of the w. C. T. u. TODAY;
Mrs. Armor is lecturing in South
Georgia, having spoken at Abel,
Ihomasville and Valdosta this week
in the interest of strict enforcement of
the prohibition laws.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18

sessions of the United States railroad
labor board, which has under consid-
Grafton the proposed wage reduction
on the A. B. & A.
Colonel Bugg issued statement
Thursday night in which he said that
there was no controversy before the
boards as to any of the facts in case
made out by the railroad, but that the
controversy involved only the tech
nical point of whether the Railroad
Labor Board had jurisdiction in the
case.
Col. Bugg charged that the EN-
ployes argument was, in effect, that
the board had authority to increase
wages but no authority to reduce
them and that the railroads proper
recourse in case it lost money was to
have the Interstate Commerce Com
mission raise rates instead of having
the labor board reduce wages.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
LLOYD BROWER CELEBRATES
SIXTH BIRTHDAY
(From Atlanta Journal)


A beautiful children's party was the
one given Wednesday by Mrs.
Charles E. Brewer at her home in the
IKimbrough apartments, in honor of
her young son, Lloyd Brewer. whose
sixth birthday it was.
The valentine spirit prevailed! The
lovely lace covered dining table had
for the central decoration a white
embossed heart-shaped cake sur
mounted by six red tapers. At inter
walls were silver candlesticks holding
red unshaded tapers alternating with
lovely vases of red carnations. Sus-
pended from the chandelier were red
ribbons strung with red hearts ex-
tending to the four corners of the
table.
In the living room and dining room
the decorations were white hyacinths
and lovely vases of red and white
carnations. The guests places were
marked by gaily co.ored valentines
and the favors were dainty red crepe
paper baskets filled with red and
white heart-shaped minis. The ices
and cakes were in the shapes of red
and white hearts.
Mrs. Brewer was assisted in en-
tanning the young guests by Miss
Madge A. Bigham.
The guests include Mary Alice
Chapman, Dorothy Anne Braswell,
Lillian Jones, Irene Sandifer, Mary
Alice Bigham, Marion Brandon,
Katherine Jenkins, p A. Brady, Jr.,
Marshall Braswell, Jr., Omar Sand
ers, Jr.. James Allan Higgs III, Ar
thur Go.dsbury, Jr, Clarence Chap
man, William Bigham and Lloyd
Brewer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
STATE FARMERS
MEET ENDORSED
Organizations Promise Aid in
Congress in Macon
SECURE GOOD SPEAKERS
Every Agricultural Interest in
Georgia to Be Invited

MACON, February Estate or
CARNATIONS announce their plans this
week to cooperate in the meeting of
State Farmers Congress to be held
in Macon, are the Georgia Seed
Breeders Association, Georgia Fed
Grafton of Farm Bureaus, Georgia
Swine Growers Association, Georgia
Agricultural Society, Georgia Horti-
cultural Society, Georgia Short Horn
Breeders Association and the Geor-
gia Association of Fairs, it was an
nounced yesterday by w. G. Middle
brooks, commissioner of agriculture
OF the Macon Chamber of Commerce.
The plan to hold three or four dav
Farmers Congress in Macon this
Summer grew out of the movement
to organize division of agriculture
in Georgia, and to organize an annual
farm congress of the type which has
been in success in other States in
the past few years. Every agricu1-
tural interest in Georgia will be in
vited to participate in a movement
which is designated to include every
farmer in the State.
Will Secure Good Speakers
The movement had its inception in
the 1920 joint convention of the Geor-
gia Horticultural Society, when w. G.
Middlebrooks, representing the Bibb
County Farm Bureau and the Cham
Der of Commerce presented the sug-
gestion. 1t was received with en-
thusiasm as needed movement, in
which all farming interests of Geor-
gia could cooperate.
The tentative program provides
separate meetings of each of the or
carnations participating, and then one
big meeting in which all would unite.
1t is planned to secure some of the
best speakers on agricultural topics in
the United States, the national presi-
dents of national farm organizations
will be invited, and an attendance of
a thousand or more farmers from all
over the State is expected.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
Beautiful Tribute To Father OF
Fitzgerald Man In Macon News
Newspaper Carries Editorial Eu-
logy of z. T. Rodgers, Father
of K. E. Rodgers

The Macon News this week carried
the beautiful tribute reprinted below
to Captain" Z. T. Rodgers of Macon
who died Friday. The deceased was
the father of K. E. Rodgers, veteran
of the world war who was injured in
battle and has been assigned with the
Leader-Enterprise and Press by the
Federal Board of Vocational Educa-
ton to learn the operation of the
Linotype machine.
Mr.. K E. Rodgers returned yester-
day from Macon where he attended
the funeral of his father.
The EDITORIAL tribute from the
Macon News follows:
The death of Z. T. Rodgers who
for thirty years was the train caller
at the Terminal Station, removes not
only a land mark in the life of Macon
but good man and a good citizen
who enjoyed a wide circle of aquaint-
ances throughout the entire South.
He was in every sense a master of
his line of work, and his fund of in
formation was marvellous in the high
est degree. Among the millions of
passengers who have entered and de-
parted from Macon through the old as
well as the new Union Station. very
considerable per cent have found it
necessary to apply to Capt" Rodgers
for information and other kinds of
assistance. He was not only able and
willing to give it, but his patience and
equinmity under circumstances which
at times were necessarily trying was
one sof the most notable traits of his
loving character
To say that he exemplified the rare
virtue of fidelity is to put it mildly.
When we think of chances and chang
es that have happened to most of us
IN the course of the last three decades,
and remember that throughout Jail
that long period of time he was still
faithfully fulfilling the duties to
which destiny had called him. and
that in all that course of time he was
ever regarded with genuine esteem by
his employers, we can realize more
fully what fidelity means.
In his young manhood he was loyal
to the South, even as he was loyal 10
his private employment in the subse-
quent years of his life. He was still a
youngster even in the last year of the
war, but he did valiant service for the
cause of the Southern Confederacy,
and knew what it was to endure the
restraints and privations of prisoner
of war.
He had not been in the bese of
health for several years past, and he
had outlived the Psalmist's span of
three score years and ten, but his sud
den death was genuine shock to his
many friends and acquaintance and
the news of his passing will be re-
ceived with sorrow throughout the
entire state. Macon News.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
Ashton School News

Miss Selma Troupe spent the night
pleasantly with Miss Daisy Troupe.
A very serious accident occurred to
Mr.. Lee Hutchinson last week when
he severely cut his ankle.
Mr.. Ossie Young is convalescing
after a severe attack of malarial fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Mink announce
the birth of fine twelve pound
daughter to be called Marjorie Cath
crime
The Basket Ball girls have divided
themselves into two teams and we
are glad to say we are doing some
excellent work.
Bessie E. Fountain.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
Committee Named For
Washington's Birthday
Woman's Club to Serve Colonial Tea
atACarnegie Library on Day

The committees from the Woman's
Club will act as hostesses at the Col
onial Tea and Book Shower at the
Carnegie Library, Tuesday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock, includes the following
ladies': Mesdames A. H. Denmark, C..
L. Saunders, Emory Wilcox, Forest
Farmer, G. P. Mingledorf, George
Kicker, J. M. ]. Luke, Harry Sigh.
Lon Dickey and S. L. Smith.
Any persons interested in the work
of the library are invited to call dur
ing the afternoon with a gift of
books, or money with which Books
that are especially needed may be
bought.
The State Library Commission sug-
gests that the federated clubs of Geor-
gia observe Washington's Birthday
by collecting books from those who
have them to spare, to give to those
who need them" Our library, thru
the wonderful circulation it enjoys,
both in town and the rural districts,
solves the problem of getting the
books to those who need them"
A number of southern writers have
been asked for autographed copies of
their ,favorite books, and already Mrs.
Helen Topping Miller, of Macon, has
responded with her "B-Flat Barto"
which appeared in the Saturday Ev-
ening Post last year and was alter
ward published in book form, for Cir
culation by the National Housing
Commission.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
RAIL LABOR MEN
ASK FOR DELAYS
<sk to March IA to Rebuff Drive
on Closed Shop Plan
WARN TREASURY RAID
Walsh Says if Carriers Succeed
Now They Will Loot u. S.

CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-Labor today
, appeared before the Railroad Labor
Board in a supreme effort to check
the railway executives drive against
national agreements.
This drive, B. M. Jewell, chair
man of the employees committee, de-
clared was intended to obscure the
fundamental issues at stake, which,
the employees have declared, were the
open shop movement and an attempt
to crush organized labor.
Mr.. Jewell requested the board to
allow the employees until March ID to
complete their rebuttal to the objec-
tons to national agreements made by
the railroads.. He also proposed that
the whole case be thrown out of
court and the points taken up in
conference between the carriers and
employees.
Protest Immediately was entered by
E. T. Whittier of the carriers COM
mittee against delay and to any pro-
posals of further conferences. He
declared that the question the board
now faced was merely whether these
agreements should be continued.
Treasury Raid Plan Charged
Frank P. Walsh, counsel for the
Brotherhoods, in AM address likened
the principles being laid down by the
Labor Board to those of the Supreme
Court in its early history. He said
that the utterances and acts of rail-
way executives indicated that if not
restrained, the executives would rem
der the transportation act emascu-
lated and abortive, this board will be
destroyed insofar as its efficient func-
tioning is concerned and we shall
have endless turmoil and instability
in the railroad industry"
Mr.. Walsh declared that if the car
riers did not comply with the law,
the employees would inform the pub
lie as to ''the real situation" in an
attempt to prevent Congress from
enacting law for financial relief of
the railroads. "At this moment the
carriers are attempting to dip their
hands into the United States treasury
and extract the enormous sum of
$750,000000 which is only their initial
effort" Mr. Walsh asserted
Board Ajourns Until Monday
The speaker reiterated the right of
the employees to organize and act as
ug.t and declared such action was
contemplated in the transportation
act.
The railroads could not accept the
benefits of the law without also
agreeing to labor rights, he argued.
He said he saw in the railroads eff
fort to thwart the employees an at
tempt to render unsettled, chaotic
conditions which found FINALLY lead
to destruction of their own house,"
and repeated his request that railroad
managers and directors be subpoen-
aed for cross examination.
The hearing adjourned until Mon
day. Meanwhile executives of the
railroads will gather here tomorrow.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
FIRST BAPTIST
SUNDAY SCHOOL

Judge Fawcett, of the Brooklyn
Juvenile Court says "In the Five
Years | have been sitting on the
bench, l have had 200 boys before
me for sentence and not one of them
was an attendant of the Sunday
School,.
Think about it farmers and if
your children are not in some
Sunday School already see that they
go to the Sunday School of your
choice, and encourage them by go
ing with them yourselves, my word
you will feel good over it once you
have made the start.
Come next Sunday and let US show
you.
G.. A. TOLLFY. Supt
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
CORDELE BUYS ITS
OWN BONDS STOPS
INTEREST PAYMENTS

CORDELE, February 18.--Mayor
Jones and the finance committees of
the city council have just closed
deal whereby the city becomes the
purchaser of $4,000 worth of its own
bonds, ten thousand each from the
Exchange Bank and the American
Bank and Trust Company. These
bonds are part of the last issue of
the city of $4,000 for new high
school building. The city invests its
sinking fund as fast as it accumlates
in its own bonds, retiring the bonds
and stopping the interest account.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
Martiu Returns From
Chicago Conference
Leader Enterprise Will Print Inter
view on Wage Dispute Monday

Mr.. w. M. Martin, general chair
man of the Brotherhood of Railway
Engineers and chairman of the joint
committee representing the thirteen
organizations concerned in the pro-
posed wage reduction of the A., B. &
A. railway, returned to Fitzgerald
today from Chicago where he repre-
sented the employees before the Fed
eral Railway Labor Board.
The Leader-Enterprise will pub
lish Monday an interview from Mr..
Martin in regard to the wage contro-
versy.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
FOR WATER LIGHT AND BOND
COMMISSION

At the urgent request of many of
my friends | hereby announce my
candidacy for the Water, Light and
Bond Commission of the city OF
Fitzgerald, subject to the coming
primary. If elected I pledge by best
attention to the city's business in
this office.
HUBERT ROUSH.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE

My friends having requested that
| be candidate in the coming prim-
airy for reelection as Alderman at
Large, l hereby announce myself a
candidate and will appreciate the
support of the voters.
w. r. PAULK.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-18
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE

At the solicitation of many friends
l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for reelection as Alderman at
Large, subject to the choice of the
voters at the coming primary.
GEO. L. KILCREASE.