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, 1921-06-04
Entire Country
Benefits From
Land Irrigation

WASHINGTON. June s.-The east.
through self-interest. should be sym
pathetic toward federal appropriations
for reclamation OF tho arid lands OF
the west f. W. Robinson of Denver,
freight traffic manager of the Union
Pacific railroad. declared today before
the senate Irrigation committee at the
conclusion of hearings on the McNary
bill to extend irrigation development.
The east should essentially be in
terested in the reclamation of the arid
lands of the west" Mr.. Robinson said.
because 10 populate those lands
through irrigation. will mean a new
and greater market for the manufac-
tured products of the eastern states"
Chairman McNary announced the
hearing closed and hat the bill prob
ably would be reported favorably to
the senate within the week.
, 1921-06-04
UNDERWORLD is
.RA|DED, DENVER.
OPENS.
District Attorney Springs Surprise
on Tenderloin as Opening
Gun in War on Vice
Resorts

DENVER. June 3--The features Of
Col Philip Van else. Denver's district
attorney. are o familiar in the
haunts Of the city's night life. and
that Is why a cyclone struck in the
underworld this morning. Judge c.
J. Morley ioosed the havoc by granting
temporary fiveday injunctions against
five OF the biggest resorts in the clty's
tenderloin district. closed them imme-
diately.
II is all a part of another var on
vice in Denver last night Colonel
Van Csc. seeking first-hand informa-
ton, strolled through the redlight dis
trict. emulatinE the example Of Ha-
roun Al Raschid- He had sey era1 ex-
p~eriences which convinced him. that
things were a little too wide open. Re
suit. forceful action this morning.
It is reported that formal actions
against III owners OF the property in
volved n being considered by the
district attorneys office.
, 1921-06-04
NOTICE.

The ladies of the Christian church
will hold a bake sale Saturday after
at Holmes Hardware. salt
, 1921-06-04

water seeping through the leaks. who
expressed confidence that the dam
could be saved.
The lake Is 500 feet across in area
and 63 feet deep. Should the dam
break complete. it is feared the entire
town Of Marshall would be wiped out
and large damage undoubtedly would
be done to mines and railroad lines
in the district
Marshall is a small mining town
located about a mile from the dam. .
Officials OF h Colorado & Southern
railroad and the Denver & Interurban
lines declared the detourments were
ordered because they feared there was
a possibility the dan might break
suddenly and completely.
, 1921-06-04

Mr.. and Mrs. james Stewart of
Tulsa, Okla, have arrived here for
the summer. Mr.. Stewart will be
connected with one of the supply com
panies of the city and has had many
years experience in the work.
, 1921-06-04
IN DAM
IS THREATENED
Workmen Rushing Protection Of
District Below Lake North
of Denver

men today arc endeavoring to stem a
threatened breaking OF the Marshall
lake dam 20 miles north of Denver.
Leaks discovered in the dam have re-
interurban trims.
Fears by townspeopie OF Marshall
that the dam would break momentariiy
were allayed somewhat by railroad en-
, 1921-06-04
NOTICE no THE PUBLIC.

I amp now located IN my new Office
rooms. Als have my new table in
stalled. Am now able TO give the pub
lie better service. My address and
phone number can be found in the
directory card in this paper.
EVAN NJ. HOUSER.
6-1-3t Chiropractor.
, 1921-06-04

H. J.. Peterson is in Chicago with
Mrs. Peterson, who has been there
there for some time with her sister.
Miss Laura Harding who recently IN
derwent n serious operation. Miss
Harding is reported to be much I'm.
proved so her many friends here will
be glad TO learn.
, 1921-06-04
PSEUDO RELATIVE OF HARDING
DRAWS is MONTHS IN PRISON

CHICAGO. june s-Evuet Harding. who posed a . kinsnan of the
president and represented himself TO be assistant secretary to the prest
dent. was sentenced to a term Of Is months In the federal peniteniiary
a Leavenwoth today by Judge Lands for impersonaEng an Offices.
iiArdinE diranded the Pennsylvania railroad out of over $1,000 for =
special al to the inaugural ceremony al Washington.
, 1921-06-04

bonus granted aged ci~rEymen Il In
rsase rs per oent as tho rsssi. q
action taken by thu Presbyterian gen
eral assembly. The church at large
viii guarantee the minimum salary.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
Strikers to Aid Police

The following resolutions were
passed today by the striking employees
Of the A. B. & A. railroad here:
Whereas enemies of organized la
Dor are endeavoring to lead the public
to believe through mis-statements of
facts and brazen falsehoods among
other things, that the striking en-
ployes of the Atlanta, Birmingham &
Atlantic Railway are taking the law
into their own hands, committing
acts of violence ETC., and
Whereas it is the desire and the in
tention of striking employees of the
said Railway Company to strictly
adhere to and comply with the laws,
both state and federal, and
Whereas it is fact we'll known to
the public that on occasions like the
present such acts of violence and vio-
lations of the law have occurred, and
it is known to organized labor these
deeds were committed by Agents Of
the enemies of organized labor and
such acts and deeds were, and have
been, laid to organized labor;
Therefore, that such violations of
the law may not occur in this instance,
we as citizens of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County and the state of Georgia offer
Our assistance to the Honorable
Mayor of this City and Sheriff of Ben
Hill Count "
Inasmuch as the strangers coming
into our midst to take the places of
the striking employees are unknown to
US and to avoid any violation, of the
law,
Be it Therefore Resolved that this
body of striking employees of the A.,
B. & A. Railway in meeting assem-
bled communicate with the honorable
Mayor of Fitzgerald and the Sheriff
of Ben Hill County and offer our. SER
vices in maintaining law and order
in Fitzgerald and Ben Hill County.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
Race Riot RACES In
Springfield, Ohio
(From SATURDAYS Dailyl

SPRINGFIELD, March 12.-This
city was quiet today after riots con-
tinuing until early this morning.
Troops from nearby towns arrived
this morning and, cooperating with
the civil authorities will maintain or
der.
Race feeling has run high since
the assault on an eleven-year old
white girl by negro Monday night
and eliminated after midnight today,
after negro had shot Policeman
Joseph Ryan, who it is believed will
recover.
Citizens poured into the downtown
section. 1t is claimed that Ryan was
searching for firearms when he was
shot. Five negroes are reported shot
one in hospital. A white man was
caught scattering dynamite in the
negro section. Negroes behind trees
and buildings shot at the whites but
their aim was poor. Many negroes
are leaving.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
CORDELE VICTIM
OF CRUDE HOAX
Sheriff Calls Militia to "Repel
Striker Invasion"
GUARD STRIKE BREAKERS
No Violence Was Even Suggest
ed by Strikers Here

Information here Saturday night
to the effect that company of mil
ltia had been called out in Cordele to
repel an "invasion"s of Fitzgerald
strikers who were alleged to be going
to Cordele to handle" the non-union
train crew which operated train
into that place Saturday, were con-
firmed Saturday night by Governor
Hugh M. Dorsey in telephone con-
versation with Isidor Gelders, editor
of the Fitzgerald Leader.
Governor Dorsey stated that Sher-
lit G. A. Noble of Crisp county had
stated that he had information that
Fitzgerald strikers would attempt to
handle the non-unionists and had
asked to be authorized to have support
of militia. The Governor authorized
the Crisp Militia to be held in readi-
ness. The train crew was carefully
guarded through Saturday night
against possible attempts at violence.
"A crude hoax at best the careful
defensive tactics were styled by the
strikers here. "No men were sent or
were allowed to go to Cordele for
any purpose and no one even suggest
ed sending men to harm the strike
breakers"
The calling of the troops and other
plumbers by Cordele and Crisp author
tiles did not raise a ripple in Cordele,
although reports have reached here
that the town was in tremendous ex-
citement over the affair A business
man in Cordele interviewed over long
distance telephone had not even heard
the rumor and the Cordele Dispatch,
In its story of the arrival of the train
Saturday, did not mention the rumor
or refer to any protection being
sought for the strike breakers.
In regard to the peacefulness of the
attitude of the strikers the Corde1e
Dispatch says as follows:
Members of the crew stated that
there were no demonstrations on the
part of the strikers in towns through
which the train passed and that the
trip was made without mishap what
soever Out of curiosity of a sight
made novel by the cessation of train
service over the road during the past
week, several hundred people, includ-
ing a large number of business men
OF Cordele, gathered at the Union Sta
ton to await the arrival of the train.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
END FARM BUREAU
FERTILIZER WAR
Prices Quoted At Saturday Meet
ing Satisfy Members
HAVE MADE CONTRACTS
Watermelon Marketing Commit
tee Appointed At Meeting

An armistice was signed Saturday
in the war on fertilizer prices waged
for the last month by the Ben Hill
Farm Bureau Federation when the
fertilizer dealers submitted a reduced
scale of prices which was considered
low enough to make the use of ferti-
lizer profitable to the farmers.
Contracts were signed with dealers
by the farm bureau for its members
and members who wish to have ad-
vantage of the contract price may see
D. F. Null or c. T. Owens at once
for information and instructions.
Local fertilizer dealers are taking
heavy losses on their goods, which
were bought at high prices and in
most instances are being sold actually
below the cost of raw materials.
Preparations for properly growing
and marketing the Ben Hill water
melon crop were made and commit
tee composed of c. A. Newcomer, E.
H. James, and D. E. Dickson. all
large growers of melons, was appoint
ed to supervise the work.
Melon growers should immediately
report the acreage planted to one of
the committee or to Secretary c. T.
Owens in order that the proper
amount of chemicals may be ordered
for spraying and treating the melons
and definite plans made for handling
the crop when it is harvested.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
TO ASK AID FOR
WATER EXTENSION
Chief Wilkerson to Ask Aid of
Auditorium Committee
MEETING NEXT WEEK
To Secure Estimate on Cost from
Atlanta Architect

Chief w. c. Wilkerson of the Fitz-
gerald Fire Department will appear
before the joint auditorium commit
tee from city council, board of educa-
ton and woman's ~lub when it meets
next week, and will ask the committee
to reccomend to council that a bond
issue for water main extension be
included in the call for an auditorium
bond issue election
Chief Wllkerson stated that the city
needs an additional mile and a quar-
ter of water mains In order to give
proper fire protection to the Southeas-
tern section of Fitzgerald. Such an
extention will cost probably more than
$4,000. He is securing accurate es-
Inmates of cost now and will present
the detailed plan for the committees
consideration.
Chairman Lon Dickey of the sub
committee of the joint committee.
who was authorized to secure accurate
estimates on the. auditorium costs,
stated today that an Atlanta architect
had been called into consultation and
that from him would be secured plans
for a modern and perfectly built audi
forum with exact cost estimates.
The auditorium is expected to cost
from $4,000 to $25,000 The water
main extention is expected to cost
from $4,000 to $4,000. The city has
ample bonding capacity to float the
loans if the citizens wish the improve
ments made
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
Leader Circulation
Growing Rapidly
Thirty New Subscriptions Received
from Brunswick Yesterday

The circulation of the Fitzgerald
Leader, Daily, is growing beyond the
fondest hopes of its publishers when
they launched the little daily as a
service feature for Fitzgerald people.
1t had not been at first intended to
try for out of town circulation, but
the manner in which the news has
been handled had brought it into pop
ularity and demand in quarters where
its publishers least expected.
Thirty new subscriptions were re-
ceived on Sundays mail from Bruins
wick, Ga. All last week large punches
were received in other towns. The
circulation department is taking no
subscription for longer period than
one month.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
200 Hogs Listed For
Farm Bureau Sale
Secretary Owens Asks All Who Will
Sell to List Hogs Immediately

{. T. Owens, secretary of the Ben
Hill Farm Bureau today issued the
following notice to those wishing to
put hogs in the cooperative sale in
Fitzgerald Thursday, March 18th.
Hogs should reach the stock pens
by ten o'clock Thursday morning
There is something over two hundred
hogs listed for this sale, have had
notice that there will be six or seven
buyers to bid on the hogs.
The market is going up and the
indications are, that the price will be
fairly good. Arrangements have been
made for prompt shipment of the hogs
as soon as loaded on the cars, which
will be encouraging to the buyers to
pay the market price for hogs. Any
others having hogs for sale will please
confer with me at once.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
SPECIAL CARS FOR
INDUSTRIAL MEET
Kings of Georgian Industry Pre-.
pare To Attend It.
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS
Distinguished Speakers To AID.
dress Macon Gathering

Leader News Bureau,
18th National Bank Bllg.,
ATLANTA, March 14.-In antici-
patton OF the great gathering of Geor-
gia's industrial leaders at Macon on
March, IS, to attend the Industries
Meeting to be held there, extra large
pullmans are being reserved to leave
Atlanta, Rome, Columbus, GAINESVILLE,
and other points the night of March IA.
1t was announced by P. E Glenn.
secretary of the Cotton Manufacture
ers Association of Georgia, that with
the approval of President ]. A. Mande-
vile, the regular monthly meeting of
that association had been changed to
the same date, Tuesday, March Is, at
the Hotel Dempsey at Macon, SO that
the large number of mill men who de-
sire to attend the great industrial meet
ing have their own meeting conciden-
tally. c
The Industries Meeting" is called
by a committe on arrangements as
conference concerning questions.
which, in the words of w. C. Vereen,
OF Moultrie, the chairman, "have a
grave and vital bearing on the indus
trial life and progress of Geogia."
These questions, Mr.Vereen saws,
Should be considered immediately by
the industrial leaders of this state, and
considered decisively. It is improbable
that we will ever return to pre-war
conditions. We have undoubtedly left
this stage Of existance and have passed
into new era in which we must con-
front new conditions.
Among the matters to be discussed
are cooperation, development of re-
sources, scientific research for the
benefit of Georgia's industries and fol
the scientific training of Georgia's
young manhood as producers.
Among the speakers scheduled fol-
the meeting are; Gov Hugh M. Dor
sey; w. C.Vereen; the Hon. Glenn
Toole, Mayor of Macon; DIR. Raymond
f. Bacon, director Of Mellon Institute
of Research of Pittsburg; DR.. K. G.
Matheson,, president of the Georgia
School of technology; Victor Allen
secretary of Bona Allen, Inc, of Blu
ford; the Hon. Nat E. Harris. the
Hon. George H. Carswell, of Irwin
ton; DIR. S. w. Stratton, director of the
United States Bureau of Standards,
Washington, D. c.; DR.. Arthur D. Lit
tie, chemical engineer, of Boston; Col.
B. L. Bugg, Receiver of the A. B. and
A. Railway; and Floyd C. Furlow,
president of the Otis Elevator Com
pany of New York City.
Local arrangements are in charge
of committee of Macon men COM
posed of H. c. Fowler, w. E. Dun
woody, H. V. Arnett, James H. Porter
and A. D. Schofield.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
Tilton Paper Tells
Of Railroad Meet
Says Triton Endorsement OF Bugg
Passed by Representative Men

The Leader produces the following
excerpts from an editorial in the Triton
Gazette Saturday The editorial takes
exception to the news story printed
Friday headed Resolutions Against
Strikers Solicited" and obtained from
a source that had always been reliable
in the past and the Leader had every
reason to believe was reliable in that
instance 1t concerned meetings at
which the position of the Receiver of
the A. B. and A. was endorsed. The
Gazette says, in part, as follows:
No men representing the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic railway
came in cars to the Triton meeting
that we are aware of; certainly none
were present at the meeting except
Agent ]. A. Wesson, who lives here,
and ]. F. Carton, who has been here
since Sunday. These were present
largely as spectators, and took no ac-
tive part in the meeting, except to an
swer questions asked them.
"This meeting was called by the
President of the Board of Trade, ad-
vertised in this paper, and was open to
all Among those attending were
wholesale and retail merchants, real
estate dealers, farmers, manufacturers,
bankers and professional men. 1t was
about as representative as any meeting
ever held here. Besides the callings
mentioned were the two railroad men
as already told above and travelling
man who dropped in as a spectator.
"The representative character of the
meeting is best known by the names
of those who attended. They were:
E. P. Bowen, B. Y. Wallace, H. H.
Hargrett, ]. N. Brown, B. D. Harden.
w. T. Hargrett, w. E. Chandler, w.
B. Bennett, John B. Guest, w. w.
Timmons, E. L. Exum, George Norris,
Jason Scarboro, Roswell Smith, w. H.
Spooner, J. w. Grey, c. c. Hall, T. E.
Phillips, c. w. Fulwood, G. C. Spurlin,
]. B. Murrow, H. L. Cartwright, ]. F.
Carlton, ]. A. Wesson, B. Y. Wallace,
was chairman and w. E. Algee, sec
rotary. The Committee on Resolu-
tons was H. H. Hargrett and J. B.
Murrow.
"No carload of railroad men went
from the meeting at Omega. 1t was
$50 p. m. before the meeting was
closed, which shows the absurdity of
such statement The meeting at
Omega was held late in the afternoon
of the day following the meeting at
Triton. The delegation from this point
consisted of representative business
men, and the two local representa-
tives of the A. B. and A. went along
by invitation, as their guests
"At Omega and Norman Park, as
at Triton, the meetings were in charge
of the citizens of those towns, who
made talks and expressed local senti-
ment. Those going from Triton were:
w. E.. Algee, Briggs Carson, S. B. Las
sitter, ]. B. Murrow, w. B. Bennett, r.
E. Dinsmore, B. D. Harden, w. T.
Hargrett, w. E. Chandler, J. A. Wes-
son and ]. F. Carlton. At both One
ga anr Norman Park, the railroad men
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
Farmers VIII Help
Build Market Tables
Say Curb Market First Thing Where
Farmers Have Showing"

"The Curb Market is the first thing
we've ever had where the farmers had
half showing" said a we'll known
truck grower this morning who had
arrived long before the hour of the
opening and sold out cmpletely in
forty minutes The hour of opening
is as early as man can arrive and
find customers, and it has been sug-
gested that $3.50 is move toward an
early hour as the days grow longer
when 9 o'clock will probably be the
high tide of the market.
A large group of growers talked
with the committees in regard to a
shelter for rainy and hot days, with
stands where they could display their
products, and expressed themselves as
being glad to help construct any shell
ter or booths as they thought most
suitable for a permanent market.
Reminds Frazer c. France
DIR. ]. l.. Frazer said the market
reminded him of France, and talked
most Interestingly of the way markets
over there were conducted. Many
other prominent citizens were on
hand to help devise or suggest per-
manent arrangement The committee
will meet at an early date decide
,, on steps toward this.
Many new growers were on the
| market, but owing to the fact that
they sold out and went away not al
names were obtained Among them
however, were the following:
Mrs. A. E. Newsom, of Abba Mrs
w. R. Whitley, Mystic, Mrs. Syl.
vania Parker, Wray, Mrs. |. Massey
OH West Allapaha Street, Mrs. B. F
Melvin, Z. Davis, Route 2, H. A
Moorhead, Route 8, and many others
Fancy Truck in Demand
Garden peas sold rapidly at Is
cents pound, strawberries at 4C
cents quart, asparagus IS cents a
bunch, and jars of vegetables and
fruit sold well. Among other things
sold were hand-embroidered pillow
cases and other hand work made by
the ladies. Many things would have
sold better with better means of dis
play.
Mrs. S. M. Whitchard vice presi-
dent of the farm bureau, was on hand
to advise and assist in the prepare
ton of goods for the market, and all
committees were active.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
To Our Patrons:

Our supply of six column size newspaper is rapidly
being exhausted and it will be impossible get
supply this month AS result will have
column size paper of which have ample supply for the
daily and tri-weekly beginning Monday
Our plant is prepared for publishing daily paper
OF that size and will be badly handicapped and put
siderable financial loss unless reduce the time and
cost OF getting out the paper by having full page stand
ing and ready for publication.
To this difficulty and to enable us to give
fitzgerald people better daily week than
before we going to ask advertisers buy space
trade extension page be Tuesdays Thursdays
and Saturdays until April 9TH until the daily dscon-
tnued it is discontinued before that time. There will be
twentyeght spaces In his page and will cost only $3.50 per
space per week.
1t our advertisers will help in this will order
twice much telegraph service as carrying this
week and thus give subscribers customers of
advertisers news service twice good.
Sincerely,
LEADER PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
Carload Seed Cane
Reaches Ben Hill

The first car load of the seed cane
from w. R. fuckers plantation on
St. Simon's Island reached Fitzgerald
today, consigned to e. A. Newcomer
George Drex1er, and C. L. Prescott
and J. E. Turner The cane repre-
sents the first of several big shipments
ordered by Ben Hill county farmers
who intend to increase their sugar
cane acreage this year in order to
make possible the establishment of a
syrup refinery here
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
STILL RECRUITING FOR
A. B. & A. TRAIN CREWS

BIRMINGHAM Ala, March H.
Freight is being handled over the A.,
b. & A. between Birmingham and
Lineville except for live stock and
perishables.
Superintendent Whitaker stated
that men continue to apply for en-
ployment and crews for all schedules
at an early date are expected.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-14
u. S. SENATOR WATSON
LEAVES WASHINGTON
FOR THOMSON HOME
(By International News Service>

(By International News Servicel
WASHINGTON, March 14.-Sen-
ator Thomas Watson left Washington
for Georgia Saturday afternoon at
$3.50 for Thomson, going by way of
Atlanta. Senator Watson expects to
pass through Atlanta about o'clock
Sunday afternoon. He took with
Grover Edmondson and Justin M.
Reese, clerks in his office. He ex-
poets to remain at Thomson until it
is time to return to Washington for
the extra session in April.
Mr.. Kelly, secretary to Senator
Watson, and Miss Wiltshire, assistant,
will keep Senator Watson's offices
open.