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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-04-05

WADE FURN. co.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26
YOU WILL BE WELCOME IN
OUR MEMS BARACA CLASS
NEXT SUNDAY

NGNA . " INLAY
we meet at 1000 O'Clock every Sun
day at the First Methodist Church
Corner of Lee and Magnolia Streets
We want you to b, with us
Come, ge the Baraca habit.
Come next Sunday Sure!
No questions will be asked
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26
A Fitzgerald Man
Gives Evidence
His Testimony Will Interest Every
Fitzgerald Reader

The value OF local evidence is in
disputable, 1t is the kind o. evidence
we accept as true because we know
we can, prove it ourselves. There has
been plenty of such evidence in the
Fitzgerald papers lately, and this
straightforward testimony has estab-
ished a confidence III the minds of
Fitzgerald people that will nor be cas-
lily shaken
S. NJ Garrett, section foreman. COS
SuWanee street, says. my kidneys
were in bad condition and l had
rheumatic pains in my limbs and
Joints swelled and could hardly
keep going | used Doan's X drcv
Pills as directed and they helped l'p
wonderfully. They relieved the rheu
matte pains and other symptoms OF
kidney complaint | know Doan's
Kidney Pills are a splendid remedy
They are worthy of trial by any
one having kidney trouble"
60c, at all dealers. Foster Milburr
Co, Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Advertisement
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26
She Refused Him

Il was engaged to the prctticst lit
tie doll IL Indiana, but my stomach
I'D live trouble had made me 50
2:ouchy nat she broke i oil. I
tried all kinds of medicia, and doc
iors and got no reliet. TIL: gas ble.y
me up 'ik porcupinr and | had
'"t:l COL &'acks I'"li}v ! heard
o. Ma = ,nderful Remedy and il,
has certainly fixed me up fine. I am
now as good as ever 1t is a SIM
pie, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the inflam-
nation which causes practically all
stomach. liver, and intestinal all
ments, including appendicitis. One
does will convince or money refunded
.McLemore and National Drug Cos
ana druggists everywhere. adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26
Keep In Touch With
Your Home Town
National Subscribe To Home Town
Paper Week" Nov. 9TH to 18th

Ii everyone horn: and rearerd in
this town had remained here to make
his permanent home we would be a
city of many thousands more popula-
ton than we now number.
On the other hand cities and towns
elsewhere chat have attracted our
youth would have never been founded
perhaps, and America would remain
as it was i'll pioneer days-a great
continent with few scattered cities
all too large. all over congested
But the opportunity that calls men
away from their native homes keeps
! the great movement alive. with the re-
e''lt that practically every corner of
America has in it representative OF
Fitzgerald.
However. the home town always has
its interest for the people who needed
the call to go elsewhere, and news oil
its progress and the doings of its peo-
pie is welcome news to the native and
former resident, wherever he NAV now
be located
Correspondence however faithful.
cannot cover all the news and gossip.
and seldom deals with more than fam
ily affairs. The perfect medium of
course is the home town newspaper.
which prints all the news o all the
people. Some these items. while OF
limited interest to you, might be OF
great interest to one away from home
There is now nation wide move
ment on foot, sponsored by the Nation
al Editorial Association and other
agencies, in which this paper is tax
ing part, looking to stimulation Of
interest in the Home Town Paper.
10 do your part, we are this week
offering an extra copy of the Leader
Enterprise to every subscriber with
the request that he send it to a rela-
tive or friend out of town, with a
special subscription blank which we
will provide. This extra copy is
free for the asking by writing or call
ing at the office Or, if preferred. we
will send free copies 20 such former
residents as you may designate.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26

IS too uncertain, but put little nitrate OF soda in
with your guano to rush the cotton rapidly.
Plant early and prolific variety OF cotton.
Some varieties will double the Weld made by 9th
ers. We have seen numerous instances OF this
TACT, this year.
8 One OF the cheapest and most effective ways
OF growing cotton under boil weevi conditions is
to alternate and plant cotton only every other year
and We honestly believe any farmer can raise a
given number OF bales of cotton cheaper this way
than by any other method.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26

one criminal, was burned on the public square.
notice in many cases where your officers have to
lice from pursuing mobs like they, themselves,
were the breakers of the law. If your reig ZION is
good thing to live by why are these things go
ing on at homer What answer could Mis-
sonary make?
And if the Brazilian should ask: In our coun-
try we hold patriotism as next to religion. We
exalt our heroes and feel that in paying honor to
them we do honor to ourselves. Yet, | note that
while your state sent 100000 young men to war,
since their return from overseas, not single res
olution of thanks appreciation in their behalf
has been passed by any body representing your
people; no effort made to care for those in need
who sacrificed employment and perhaps their flu
ture in their countrys behalf effort to for
the diseased If your religion does not teach
people patriotism and devotion to country, how
much better is it than ours?" What answer could
ouEaMissionary make?
| And further, should the Brazilian say "You
preach education and humanity Yet I under
stand that in your State handicap has been put
on every young trying to reach higher
than the common schools; that your funds for
State institutions for higher education have been
| lcuuCCu, lldl your oldle 1Or way
ward boys and girls must refuse to receive new
inmates and return many they already have, and
that others have to be turned loose or sent to ail
or changing; that you keeping your insane
i'll jail because you cannot send them where they
may have proper treatment and attention; that
your State institutions for the deaf the blind and
the feeble minded are all working with insufficient
funds Yet your State announces with pride that
II is rich and prosperous. eW do better than that
here What answer could our Missionary make
Suppose that missionary was from Triton; and
the Brazilian read the daily Triton paper How
many embarrassing questions could he ask about
things going on here! And not near all of the
bad gets i'll the paper
Now, not saying a word against mis-
sqns; are for them first last and all the time
awe should support them with our money and our
work. But at the same time we owe another
duty TO the Missionaries we send abroad: To So
1--we and 50 regulate government State and
National that they will be examples to the rest of
the World of what a Christian Nation should be-
hem our Missionaries would not be subjected to
embarrassing questions from foreigners And this
SORT of home mission work in behalf of FOREIGN
missions is your duty and mine
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26

AM Plk-Boil three medium sized
vans until tender. Remove jackets
and mash into soft paste. Stir in a
cup of sweet milk, cup of sugar two
weil-beaten eggs, a lump of butter
and teaspoonful of ground spice
Let simmer on stove about five min
utes and spread on baked crust
YAM CRUST-Take ID cup OF the
yam water chilled, IL cup OF good
shortening, use self rising flour roll
thin and bake in moderate oven
-------- MRS. ]. D. BISHOP
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26

bows, as in friendliness we trudge,-each one a
feeln' bettern if the other didn't nudge
1t never hurts my feelin's nor affects my mortal
pride to have er-traveller sorter nudge me in
the side; hen my corwns has got rebellious, or
my breaths is a-gettin short-the little nudge re-
minds me that I've got to be sport~---l'll leave
it to a court house full of solemn circuit judges
if it don't improve feller's nerve to spur it up
with nudges.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26

1000 pupils.
The Maryland has eight 10 inch guns, each OF
which cost S256O00 A few shots "a dozen
|so-puts such gun in, the scrap pile; burns up
quarter OF million dollars in a sort of off-hand
manner. But in addition each shot costs $4,000
for powder, metal shell mechanism, etc You
couldn't shovel $40 bills into you furnace fast
enough to equal the Maryand's little trick of burn
ing up money.
Then the upkeep each year OF the Maryland will
cost $I5OOOO three quarters of million, not at
all counting salaries The wage bill is another
| 100000 month-which amounts to one million
two hundred thousand dollars a year. Thus it
will cost two million dollars year to keep the
Maryland in commission You could hire one thou
sand professors year for that sum.
Whittier we going? How long can this
country stand such expenditures?
Bloodshed, barbarism and the utter bankruptcy
OF mankind art not far ehead unless the nations
come to- pretty soon.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26
EFFICIENCY IN BURNING UP MONEY

We call your attention kind reader to the worlds
most efficient burner Of money" Referring, of
course, to the modern battleship. Uncle Sam is
on the eve of putting into commission the tremen,
dous dreadnought "Maryland" She will have
cost FORTY-TWO MILLION DOLLARS from,
start to finish, enough money to build and equip
zOO handsome school houses in the state of Mary
rland-each handsome and big enough to house
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26

Miss Martha Womble left the last
of the week for Macon where she
spent a short time with her sister Miss
Corrinne who is attending Wesleyan
College and from there went to Dan
vile, Ga, where she will teach school
this fall
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26
FOR CONTROL OF BOIL WEEvILs-

| ~
southern CuItlvator in recent issue gives some
good advice from actual experience with the boil
WeeNilS. AS there is nothing quite so important
tor our farmers than to learn about methods of
controlling the pest take pleasure in reprint
ing the CultivatorS eight rules:
l. ihe best-mcthod to combat the boil weevl is
to cut cotton out as nearly as possible and not to
grow any Tor year two, until the heavy infes-
tatlon has passed This year we cut from 90 acres
down to 50, and next year we are going to cut
down to i've. In this way we will accomDlisb
two very desirable thngs-we will not raise 60
many Weevil and we can come near exterminatno
them ON tbs small area
Z 1t is our experience that poison paws best mt
=" carry even before the cotton begins to square
II YOU Kill few of the first that have gone tbrn
'"e winter YOU have accomplished great deal
-Nller the cotton has squares and blooms for the
Weevl to hide in and to feed upon it is far more
difficult to get them out to drink any poisoned
dew
> we know as an absolute certainty that nick
ing up the squares is the one OUTSTANDING method
CT boil weevil control. You can make fair Weld
OF cotton if you will start when the first son,res
lali ana pick them up once week until the fret
Gay OF September Our own cotton is frutad
]uS' IN proportion as the squares were gathered
closely and punctuay
y Flant your poorest land in cotton. You do NOT
want any rank growth if you can avoid it All
Hats are worse infested
Plant early and run your planter twice or MT
enough Seed TO secure stand, even if you have a.
"sn' 'rost. II you do not get stand from this
AR oil
gary planting then put the land in another crop.
10 NOT plant any cotton over. No late planting
will make profitable crop.
f Do not fertilize heavily because the outcome
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26

STUFFED YAMS-Select potatoes
OF uniform size, scrub well, grease,
and bake. Cut in halves lengthwise
and scrape out inside Season this
with butter and a pinch of salt. mash
thoroughly and fill empty shells. Put
a slice of bacon on each half. place in
pan and return to the oven. Serve
when bacon is crisp.
MRS. ]. T. PITTMAN
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26

SWEET POTATO CUSTARD- 4
eggs, five ounces of butter seven
ounces of sugar, six ounces of boiled
potatoes. mashed in a glass of sweet
milk. Beat yolks, sugar and butter
thoroughly together; add potatoes
and last the whites well beaten
-------- MRS. w. L. WATERS
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26
So 4 1Ias1& 90
(Zy2(;h @Ohn,y1
"EI1gW
NUDGIN' ELBOWS

When a fellow nudges elbows
as you know a teller will, that's
a-doin' his very durndest to
scramble up life's hill, | never
stop to jaw him, or to envy him
lin his speed. or disturb teller
.feelin' that we both are sure to
..--l ...o Loon ta11dn1n, ell
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-26
Receipts For Cooking
Of The Sweet Potato

YAM SAUCE-Pare your medium
sized vans and cut in thin slices.
cover with water, add cup OF sugar
cup of butter and boil until tender
serve with hot biscuit
MRS. T. n. MIDDLEBROOKS
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
SUPREME COURT SETS ASIDE
CONVICTION OF NEWBERRY

WASHINGTON, D. c., May s.
The conviction of Senator Truman
H. Newberry in the federal courts
of Michigan on charge of con-
spiracy to violate the federal cor
rupt practices act, has been set
aside by the supreme court of the
United States. The conviction OF
16 others, who were found guilty
with the senator on the same charge,
was also set aside.
The court holds that Congress
is without power to regulate pri-
maries. Justices McKenna and White
dissented from the ruling that Con-
gress did not have authority, but
they. agreed to the decision.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03

England Plans Demonstration
LONDON, May 3-Great Britain
will make national demonstration
if Germany refuses to yield to the
Allied conditions on the reparations
issue. The demonstration probably
will take place in the North sea
within six days after the Allies de-
eide upon the conditions. The re-
partitions commission will notify the
German government, which will
then have six days to answer Eyes"
or "no". The answer must be a
direct one, without conditions.
Announcement is made today that
the Allies have reached a complete
agreement on the steps that are to
be taken by them in connection
with the reparation question, but the
scope of the operations has not been
made known.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03

A match game of pool for purse
of $500 and numerous side bets.
was played at the Portland on Sun
day afternoon between Joe Mills and
johnson" a Russian player Of loca!
fame. Johnson put 200 balls down
in three hours, and Mills 1879. Mills
had a good lead at the halfway
mark, but lost ground on the home
stretch. There are many who be
lieve Mills is the better player Of
the two, in spite of his defeat, and
it is possible Manager Sure Shot"
Kennedy will be able to arrange a
return match. 1t is estimated that
between $500 and 5000 changed
hands on the Sunday match.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03

ASKS RULING
ON STATUS OF OFFICIALS

SEATTLE, May "a Washing
ton special to the Post-Intelligencer
says that Delegate Dan Sutherland
has asked the department of justice
to inform him if Judge c. E. Bun
nell, of the Fourth judicial division
Of Alaska, is entitled to continue
holding court in view of the fact
that his last appointment by Presi-
dent Wilson failed of confirmation
in the senate.
The delegate also has inquired
as to the legality of the function
ing of United. States Attorney K,
F. Roth, of the same division, who
is also performing the duties Of the
office without confirmation by the
senate.
1t is expected that the question
of Alaska appointments will be dis
cussed informally at a meeting of
the cabinet to be held this week, hut
it is not expected that successor
to Governor Riggs will be named
inside CT two weeks, at least.
D. E. Stubs, mineral surveyor
of Uniak, has arrived here from.
the North with a big program for
the development of the territory.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
National Strike Averted

CHICAGO, May 3-The accep-
lance by employers in many cities
of the demand for a 44-hour week
in the printing industry appears to
have averted a nationwide strike
in book and job printing shops.
Local officials of the International
Typographical union have ordered
strikes called in all such shops in
case of refusal of employers to
grant the demand for a 44-hour
week. Strikes are expected in a
number of cities in the East and
South. 49,. p:
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
OPMENT BOARD MEASURE
WILL BE URGED DURING SESSION

SEATTLE, May 3-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Seattle
acknowledgement, is authority for
the statement that Representative
Curry, of California, chairman of
the house committee on territories,
will soon introduce his bill for the
administration of national property
and interests in Alaska, along the
lines of the civil administration
code recently enacted in the state
of Washington. The proposed adj
ministration will take the place of
the present unweildy bureaucratic
form of government which functions
at Washington for Alaska and which
is hampered by red tape and over
tapping authority.
The Curry bill proposes to GEN.
tralize the federal administration Of
the territory's national resources in
board with Offices in Alaska, the
purpose of the plan being to utilize
Alaska's resources in creating local
industries, to encourage settlement
by a homecoming citizenry.
The bill provides for the crea-
ton of an Alaska Development
Board, composed of the Governor
of the territory as chairman without
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
FRANCE WILL OCCUPY RUHR;
ENGLAND PLANS SEA ACTION

PARIS, May 3-The French gov
eminent is proceeding with plans
for the preliminary occupation OF
the Ruhr district of Germany in
consequence of the failure of the
Germans to comply with the Allied
reparations demands. Orders have
been issued for the mobilization OF
the class of 1919, but it is expected
that negroes will not be included
in the occupation forces.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03

a vote, and three members to be
appointed by the President, for six
year terms. The board, if the bill
is approved by Congress, will be-
gin to function on the first of next
year.
The bill is similar to the one in
troduced a year ago, but which not
considered owing to the illness Of
Chairman Curry. Public hearings on
the bill will be held Immediately
after the measure has been intro
duced and it is expected that sll
department and bureau heads con-
cerned with the administration of
Alaskan affairs, will be present.
Residents of the territory and others
interested will also be invited to
attend the hearings.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
WORKERS AND PRINTERS TIE
SE.NSON AND SEA BARONS
:: REFUSE TO DISCUSS TERMS

WASHINGTON, D. c., May g.
With Admiral Benson, chairman Of
the United States Shipping board,
firmly opposed to any compromise
on the question of wage reductions,
and the shipowners declining offers
of mediation, the shipping strike
seems farther than ever from set
Element today. The only vessels
operating are those which have been
able to obtain non-union crews and
those which were on the high seas
when the strike became effective.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03

Travel on the ice having become
unsafe for teams, the mail AMI
most of the freight passing between
Nenana and North Nenana is now
being handled on hand sleighs.
Frank Rogers horse and sleigh got
into the water yesterday and it re
quired the services of another team
to rescue the outfit.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
PRINTERS STAGING STRIKE;
SOME ARE WINNING FIGHT

SEATTLE, May 3-Representa-
tives of employers and printers of
this city will meet in conference
this afternoon for the purpose of
discussing wage scales and working
conditions. The printers are demand
ing the establishment of a 44-hour
week in job plants.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
THROUGH With Germans

WASHINGTON, D. c., May g.
Secretary Hughes has indicated that
the state department will have no
further correspondence with the
German government on the question
of Preparations. The secretary ex-
presses the hope that the Germans
will settle with the Allies without
necessitating the occupation Of the
Ruhr district. He points out that &C.
cupation has too much the appear
ance Of war.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
Mcpherson Is There

]. L. Mcpherson, of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce, met with
Secretary Fall this week for the
purpose Of discussing Alaska mat
tiers. He presented the secretary
with an album of Alaska photo
graphs and other data prepared by
him in connection with his Alaska
investigations.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
Fight At Baltimore

BALTIMORE, May 3-The marine
strike situation assumed a serious
aspect today when an armed party
forcibly removed 20 members OF
the crew of one steamship. A fight
is reported in progress aboard an
other vessel.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
The Joker In Wage Offer


The suggested fifteen per cent
wage reduction, proposed by Ad-
miral Benson, means, in reality, a
reduction of from 40 to SO per
cent, when the new working con-
ditions are taken into consideration.
according to union officials.
The strike is estimated to have
involved nearly a quarter Of mil
lion workers and approximately two
thousand ships. The total tonnage
involved is more than thirteen mil.
lion, of which the Shipping board
operates seven and one half million
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
Up To The Owners

WASHINGTON, D. G., May g.
Announcement was made at the
White House yesterday that the ap-
pointment of federal commission
to mediate the shipping controversy
awaited acceptance of the plan by
the shipowners, The offer of the
Government was later rejected by
the owners.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03

DETROIT, May 3-Senator New
berry plans to leave for Washington
soon to resume his duties in the
senate. The senator refused to &C.
cupy his seat pending the supreme
court decision on his conviction.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
Pittsburg Printers Strike

PITTSBURG, May 3-There are
1000 printers, in 131 job shops, on
strike in this city, the employers
having refused to grant 44-hour
week. .:. @
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
ARABS CLASH AT JAFFA

JERUSALEM, May 3-Twenty
were killed and $50 wounded in a
clash between Arab factions at
Jaffa last week, according to ad'
vices received here. Order was re-
stored by troops.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
All Right With Us

NENANA, Alaska, May 3-There
will be no strike in Nenana, the
demand for a Saturday afternoon
holiday having been readily grant
ed-providing we can get the paper
out early enough.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-05-03
Davis Reports Progress

Secretary of Labor Davis has not
abandoned hope of bringing ship
owners and marine workers together.
A conference has been arranged By
the labor department and the hope
is expressed that a way will be
found to settle the differences.