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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31
PITY THE POOR" RAILRoADs!L"Poor

TOON NAlLKOADO!-1 OOr Dut|
Proud" is the title OF romance of other days. The
Railways OF the United States employ high priced
writers TO concoct for the reader OF this generation
romances which deserve that title All daily news
paper editors and millions OF ordinary folks swal-
low those romanccS and ask for more They believe
the carriers are herocally wearing last years
clothes i'll order to make ends meet and serve the
public. Unless the railway employees accept re-
peated cuts III pay the poor carriers will soon be
stripped bare and the sheriff will take over the
roads.
j he carriers are poor and proud of it,
Spare your tears, brother!
BE realists and analyze the romances of the rail-
road propagandists. You will find that the carriers
are more prosperous today than at any time in their
history and that bigger money is in sight They
can pay living wages and still collect roya1 divi-
dends
In 1870 acting on pleas of the railroads. the In
terstate Commerce Commission increased trans
portat1on rates to give the railroads ST 100000 600
additional annual revenue. 1t was estimated that
$oOO'OOO,OOO of this increase would cover the in
crease IN wages granted employees by the railroad
labor board. That left cool billion to bolster III
the (alleged) tottering revenue of the carriers,
series of decisions of the labor board had Ion.
ped oil billion dollars from the wages of rail en-
ployeeS Operating expenses of the carriers have
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31

Miss Louise Skinner and brother
David left Wednesday for Shreve-
port, La, where they will visit in the.
home of Col. A. G. Thorpe and also in.
the home of Col. c. B. Huson at Mans
field, La, thence to Los Angeles.
Cal, where they will be the guests Of
Mrs. A. F. Green.
Mrs. w. H. Hodge and son Alva
returned last week from Conyers
where they spent month.
Miss Eula Graves who has been Wis
iting relatives in Kentucky writes that
she is greatly improving in health and
expects to return to the city in a few,
days.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31
SPOTLIGHTS
By Mrs. Gelders

Atlanta becomes the ninth city in the
U. 5. but the first in the South to es-
tablish department of visual cd =,
ton as regular school work A stuG O
fer teaching the chemistry students =
course IN projection, and for rep,i. ,ng
and rewinding films is one department
OF the work. An exhibit room 10.
inns hat mus. I've reviewed and class
'tIcd :or use in the various schools and
grades to supplement their studies each
day is also { he used as class room
III inStrE'tiCn in /, tier I'm selectron.
The operation and the care of the
moving picture machines will be a
branch of study, also.
The latest models OF stereoptican ma
chimes and their use will form another
department, Slide-making for these
machines at a cost of SC each, to illus
trate material for any school will be
accomplished by the students them
selves.
Still another department of this an
mex is an exhibit room for specimens
and objects in any line through natural
history. science, agriculture, art, or
whatever may illustrate or aid in the
different studies of the grades. Nat
urally one room will be equipped with
tables, cabinets, and wall shelves an
other room will have the walls and
many files full of pictures.
A dark room and full equipment for
straight Photographic work will not
only afford opportunity to students to
acquire this art as a practical vocation
but will serve the interests of the
schools i'll making their own photo
graphs for school work, school cata-
logues, etc. It is plainly seen what a
practical and effective work is to be
offered the Atlanta boys and girls by
their board of education and under the
supervision OF Professor J. w. Coff-
man, formerly of Birmingham.
I~iON u hNolSC Is Sdlu TO DC making
titles so cheap in England their COM
monness will tend to destroy the old
order of nobility before long. Oppo-
sition to wholesale traffic in these
crown honors at Lloyd Georges be-
hest and for his personal reasons is
growing more pronounced as the aris-
| tocracy resents the intrusion of more
plebians into their former exclusive
circles, while the liberals see in it a
corruption of political life, and the
ranks of labor would abolish the whole
system as a remnant of feudalism and
as perpetuating flunkeysm and snob-
| berry.
Arthur Brisbane says the superior
qualities OF the recent German style
OF glider as compared with those being
put out by the inventors of different
other countries verifies the adage NE
cesslty is the mother of invention"
The Allies put an interdict on the Ger
4 m IL
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31

practical and satisfactory way OF
carrying Tourists over the battlcfields
which but few travellers would fail
to visit when possible
he coal strike in England hamper
ing ;he "a broad service as it did caus-
ed sudden rapid spread of motor bus
travel in England and has revolutioniz-
ed transportation methods there for all
time. During the temporary collapse
OF the railroads and the cancellinp OF
half their trains and taking off their
parlor and dining cars it took the trav-
cling public and especially the sight
Seers but short time to discover
many advantages in motor bus travel.
The bus companies also quickly real
izcd their golden opportunity and in
stltuted an excellent baggage service
which solved the problem and keeps
them close rivals with the railroad
trains even with the return of all the
latter's regular luxurious equipment.
The holiday tourist enjoys the fresh.
rustic scenery along the open road,
and the picturesque and historic points,
more frequently passed in this way
than on the prosaic level grade taken
by the railroads, Business and work
ing people find it both pleasant and
cheap Is it not likely that our own
country may arrive at similar exped-
lent on a larger scale than we have
yet seen?
Already the national chamber of
commerce has listed go motor truck
lines which arc ready to give aid i'll
transportation crisis. From this start
ing point it appears quite probable
that both the motor truck and bus will
come to cooperate on regular schedules
and relays until they will gain and
keep an important place in our trans
portation system.
The government printing house has
been cleaning house. Out OF $4,000 per
manent records used before the Civil
War all but II have been DESTROYED,
not because they were not interesting
tor many were very much so, being
debates on slavery, the Panama Canal,
the dispositions of public lands rela-
tons with Great Britain, etc. But as
with housekeeping, the oldest must fl
nally so to make room for the new.
The twelve plates saved, containing
statements of Henry Clay, Sephen A.
Douglas and others will be placed in
the museum OF the printing office.
The plates now discarded by the
government printing office were a
quarter of an inch thick and very
hard and when analysed were found to
contain ten different substances. The
plan of printing between 1888 and
1870 was to let the work out to inwidu-
ais by contract but constant pickering
was the result until the government
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31
turn turtle.

A Sad Case
Farmer. Gosh, man you run right
square into the creek
Injured Motorist. Ooh, I'm just
learning to drive. l was going along
fine until | saw that bridge coming up
the road and | turned to the right to
let it pass. ri -.
Colored Sam continuity complained
of his wife's habit OF asking for money
My wife done ask me for money, more
money all de time he would say.
We'll, Sam, what does your wife do
with all the money, anyway asked a
friend one day
4 don't know, I amt never give her
none yet said Sam.
A Bank Note
William Sharp, teller in the bank is
laid up with bad cold.'-Wahoo Her
aid.
Probably due to the Fact that all
bank drafts go through the teller's
cage
A Picnic Menu
Hard boiled eggs.
Ants.
Picked Beets.
Spiders.
Lettuce sandwiches.
Grasshoppers.
Lemonade.
Caterpillars.
Potato salad.
Name your own bugs.
Minister: SO your husband is sick.
Is he dangerous?
Mrs. S.: No-o-o Sir, he's too i'll to
| be dangerous
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31

Arthur Brisbane says the superior
qualities OF the recent German style
of glider as compared with those being
put out by the inventors of different
other countries verifies the adage Ne
cessity is the mother of invention. =
The Allies put an interdict on the Ger
mans making any motor planes after
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31

Mrs Rufus Smith is visiting in Og
lethorpe TIL week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-18
Optin,ists to InUite
Manyto Be Members

The Birmingham Optimist club has
inaugurated campaign for new
members and teams headed by NJ. p.
Messer and j. NJ. p. Otis will take
the field at once.
Membership in tho club Is by in
lected list OF eligible material and
will invite the personnel on that list
to become members.
Team captains under Mr. Messer
will be: v. C. Foster, J. A. Onslaught
messy. l.. L. Reynolds. Louis Saks.
NJ. NJ Magnus. kirkland oNeal and
Fl. 1. Parrish. Team captains under
Mr.. Otis VIII be- DIR. Sterling, j.
Foster. r. j. Mcclure. w. b. Leedy,
Joseph q. Thompson. Fl. 70. Putnam,
B. Il. Stovall and ]. II. Holcombe.
AT yesterdays meeting Brigadler
Albright OF the Salvation Army
made an appeal for the work of tho
army in Birmingham. In the course
of her talk she mentioned the open
ing of new institution by the army
here. 1t is to be an emergency home
and will be in Eighth avenue, near
woodrow Wilson park. 1t is to be a
place for girls and women to come
to when in want and distress and
will be entirely separate from the
rescue home.
Yancey chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy was invited to send
a member to the next luncheon and
tell of the national convention of the
Daughters to be held here Novem-
Der 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-18
Two Boys Released
After Pal Is Convicted

On a motion made by John @.
Morrow, assistant solicitor. the cases
of Lurad Glover and James Payne.
charged with tho murder of Peter
Fixes, negro. and the assaulting OF
Alvin Sprad1ing. which occurred on
the night of September near Sayre,
were nolle pressed yesterday after
noon by Judge Harrington p. Helm.
Lurad Glover, Burt Glover and
James Payne were arrested short
time after the finding of the negro's
body in the woods near Sayre and
since that time have been held In the
county jail, the grand jury having
indicted each of them on two counts,
that of murder and robbery. The
men attempted to make bond several
weeks ago. but were denied writ
OF habeas corpus on the evidence
produced at this hearing.
Burt Glover was tried during capi-
tai week before Judge Helm on
charge of murder and was sentence
ed to IL months. The evidence pre-
scented at this trial did not incrimi-
nate Lurad Glover or Payne.
The men were released from the
county jail Immediately following the
decision of Judge Heflin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-18
FARLEY SDE[AYED
IN TRACTION ROW
Real Estate Board Adviser Out
of Town and Con-
ference Waits

Duo to absence of Victor Hanson
from the city yesterday, conference of
the real estate board committee on
the ty-Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company controversy was
postponed until this afternoon. The
city hall conference scheduled for
yesterday afternoon between commits
sioners. utility officials and medi-
ators was also deferred.
Mr.. Hanson was invited by the real
estate committee 10 days ago to join
them in attempting to reconcile diff
ferences between the city and the
Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company. Real estate commit
teemen said that they would not
make any official statement regard
ms the replies from letters recently
sent to the commi ssion and the utili-
tiss company until they could call Mr..
Hanson into consultation.
Both the city commission and the
Birmingham Railway, Light AMI
Power company have made 1t plain
that whether the proposed confer
ence between them and the real es-
tate board will be held at all depends
on the real estate board itself. De-
cision as to whether the conferences
will be held is expected to be reached
at the real estate conference this
afternoon. 1t is also expected that
the real estate committee will make
formal statement to the public.
giving the history of its participa-
ton in the quarrel between the CITY
and the utilities company and de-
scrlb1ng the present status OF the
controversy as seen by the board,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-18
ARMY MAKES DIME
Do WORK OF DOLLAR.
SAYS DR.. WOODALL.
Efficient Administration of
Salvation Army's Finances
Outlined in Statement of
Board President

DR.. Percy H. Woodall, president of
the advisory board Of the Salvation
Army activities in this district, and
who is taking an active interest in
the Salvation Army home service ap-
peal, to open October 81 and to
close November 4, has issued state
ment with reference to the facilities
Of this organization and its faculty of
Making a Dime Work Like Dol
lar"
1--WE sometimes hear the criticism
made of welfare organizations that
they are not economically admins
tered, that business methods are not
used, that the money Is wasted. And.
sad to say this Is sometimes true. al
though not as often as one would be
led to believe" said DR.. Woodall.
But when 1t comes to getting
every cents worth out of every dollar
spent 1t would seem that no organi-
cation can get more work out of
every dime in every dollar than can
the good old Salvation Army as the
soldier boys characterized this well
known organization during the
World war.
Do Yeoman Service
The leaders of this army of serv-
ice long ago realized that every
penny would have to do yeoman serv-
ice IL they were to accomplish the
work that they had set themselves,
for tho pennies were scarce indeed.
and they realized further that those
who did give to their work often did
so at personal sacrifice and SO 1t
would be no moro than Just TO use
this money carefully and economi-
cally.
so business methods of the best
have always been used by the Sal
walton Army. The most careful
check is kept on every expenditure.
No money is spent, but after the most
searching investigation and for alb
solute necessities. Accurate records
are kept and permanent vouchers
taken of every expenditure of funds.
Maternity Home
"As concrete instance of how far
the Salvation Army can stretch a
dollar, 1t should be noted that the
army conducts its rescue and mater
nifty home in Birmingham at a total
cost of about $4,000, caring during
the past year for a total of almost
800 girls. the average number all the
time being so. or course. some of
these girls help out in financial
way. but no fixed fees are assessed
nor is any girl refused admittance
because of lack of funds.
1.-THE Industrial Home for Men is
another example of conservation.
Here the trinity of waste-waste
men, waste material and waste time.
are brought together and from these
materials discarded by others are
evolved self-supporting citizens and
goods that can be sold to maintain
the home and the work. No support
ing fund is needed In this branch of
the work, which is made self-sup-
porting through the management OF
the experienced officers in charge.
Truly, the Salvation Army often
makes a dime do the work OF dol
lar!"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-18
RADIO INSPECTOR
HERE SATURDAY

Theodore G. Deiler. the United
States radio inspector, has changed
his plans for giving examinations in
Birmingham and has now announced
that he will be here next Saturday.
October 81. Through the courtesy of
the board of education, the examina-
ton will be held at the Central High
school. 1905 Avenue F. south, at Q
o'clock.
The radio laws require holders of
second grade amateur licenses to be
present for examination. the second
grade licenses being only tempo
rary one holding good until regular
examination can be had.
This examination will not be con-
fined to local residents and any one
from other districts may apply for
license to operate.
Mr.. Deiler. while here, will ex-
anime all local stations as to their
wave length. decrement, ETC.. to see
that they are complying with the
radio laws.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-18
ANGER LACKING IN |
WHIPPING YOUTH.
Professor DuvaIl Exonerated
of Brutal Flogging Charge
in Police Court

Prof. r. A. Duvall. principal OF the
North Birmingham school. charged
with assault and battery on COM
plant of Mrs. Benjamin H Branch,
2512 Thirty-third avenue. north, who
alleged that he had brutally thrashed
her 14-year- old son. James LAWS on
last Friday afternoon, was yester-
day afternoon exhonorated of the
charge by Judge Henry L. Martin in
police court.
Judge Martin held, in rendering his
decision, that the prosecution had
failed to show where there was any
display of anger by the principal In
whipping the youngster, which Is a
factor that must be proven in a case
OF such nature,
court with his mother. who displayed
the youngsters back. where marks,
which were only slightly observable,
told the story of the whipping adj
ministered the boy.
Professor Duvall In his statement
declared that he had the permission
and even request from the mother
of young LAWS to administer punish
ment, when needed, to the boy. He
denied emphatically that he logged
the boy, but said that he did whip
him with a hollow rubber tube, but
that the blows, which might have
been painful, were not brutal.
Professor Duvall also testified that
young LAWS had repeatedly violated
rules of the school, which caused him
to receive the punishment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-18
TRUCK DRIVER IS
REL|EVEDOF CASH

waylaid on the road leading into
Birmingham from Ensley. near the
junction Of the Tidewater and Owen
ton trolley lines. James Green, negro
truck driver for the Cotton states
Tire and Rubber company, was
robbed yesterday of 50 in cash by a
giant negro, who, Green declares.
"flourished a mean pistol"
Green claims that he was driving
his Ford truck back to Birmingham
from Ensley when he was accosted
by the negro, who asked him If he
had any money. Green replied that
he had not, he says. but the assailant
did not appear satisfied. He began a
search for himself. Green says. and
found 81 on the victims person.
Retaining the 50. Green says. the
bandit ordered him to move on"
while he sought the woods. Nc ar
rest has been made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-18
Association TO Hold
Merchants Carnival


Mrs. Frank ]. White, chairman, and
her associates are busy with prepar-
atoms for the merchants carnival
at the Jefferson theatre on the eve
ming of October "a and matinee the
next day.
Forty-two OF the leading business
houses of Birmingham will be repre-
sented in the carnival, which Will be
a lavish display of costumes inter-
spersed with music, wit and humor.
1t is to be a musical comedy in three
acts.
Among other features will be the
distribution of between 800 and 400
prizes. There will be a large cast
of characters
The carnival Is given by band No.
2 of st. Pauis School Improvement
association.
The opening feature is to be a pa
geant representing the spirit of Biz
mingham. In fact. the spirit of Biz
mingham Is to permeate the entire
evenings program.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-18
Traffic Body Granted
Tariffs Suspension

The Birmingham Traffic bureau
has been notified that its request for
suspension of certain tariffs carry
Ing revised rates from southwestern
points to the Mississippi Valley ter
ritory has been granted. A hearing
VIII be held by the interstate COM
merce commission in Memphis. No
vember z.
The bureau holds that the rates
mentioned should be considered not
separate from, but in conjunction
with the general revision of class
rates south of the Ohio and east of
the Mississippi rivers now being
made by the commission, SO that a
uniform and harmonious basis be
prescribed.
The position of the Birmingham
Traffic association will be to sug-
gest for adoption from the southeast
to the Mississippi valley the same
scale of class rates that is now being
supported for general application
throuhout the southeast by the
states Of Alabama and Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-18
DIRECTORS FAVOR
TAXESFOR WATER
Junior Chamber Endorses
Raise to 10 Mills to Provide
Adequate Supply

Indorsementw as given by the new
board of directors of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce at its first
meeting yesterday afternoon to the
proposed constitutional amendment
authorizing 10 Alabama cities to in
crease their rate Of taxation to 10
mills to provide an adequate water
supply for these cities The amend
ment does not affect Birmingham. II
has the Endorsement of both the dcm-
ocratic and republican parties
Among committee assignments
were:
chairman; William M. Rogers Joseph p.
Mudd. M. H. sterne.
City Government-M. Fl. sterne. chair
man; Brewer Dixon, ]. A. HoIcombe.
Thaddeus G. Holt. R. c. stobert. Charles
T. Allen. Irving Engel. Harris Saunders
NJ. L. Quertheimer. A. p. Redburn and
Allen G. Loehr.
Football Entertanmeut-P. T. Sessions
chairman; Crawford johnson, jr.. Donald
B, Wood, Allen G. Loehr and II. r. Red
cleanup campaign--zcrawtord Johns
IT.. chairman; Louis schillinger and Will
liam, g. Bronberg.
Educational Relief Committes-Basii A
Wood, chairman:.M. H. Sterne. Allen G.
Loehr T. A. Turner. F. NJ. Wallace.
Membership Committee--Allen @.
I.oehr. chairman; R. C. stobsrt. Rucker
Agee
Program of Work commititse-ch.rie,
T. Allen. chairman: NJ. H. Sterne, William
Rogers. Thad C. Holt. Irving EngeL Jo-
seph p. Mudd.
Public Improvement committss-w, H.
Brantley Jr., chairman; w. G. Agss. Will
liam G. Bromberg, John Chichsgtsr, Hugh
Franklin
Road Safety Committee-A. n. Redburn,
chairman; Wallace c. Chambers, Donald
3. Wood. Irving c. Kinney and H. P.
Hanna.
Alabama Junior Chamber Of Commences
Executive Committee-Irving Engel. chair
man; Alva S. Reid, Rucker Ages. J. B.
Arid, Jr., Basil A. Wood.
Public Utilities Commititee-C. e. Jones,
chairman: Frank Spain, H. P. Hanna, n.
Fl. Sterne. Winston Roberts. Gordon Pal
mer Joseph p. Mudd, Alvin w. Vogtls and
W. H. Brantley Jr.
1t was decided to resume luncheons
as trial and a committee was au-
thorized to arrange one luncheon for
November and one for December.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-18
Cinema Houses to Haze
Book Week Nou. Is

Motion picture exhibitors will OBJ
serve the week of November 10 as
Book Week." 1t was decided yester-
day at a luncheon Of exhibitors and
the city amusement inspector. The
program is part OF = national
movement to inaugurate = motion
picture Book Week.
During the week of November 10
as many films as possible will be
shown that are based on tho best
literature, it lis said. Some of the pic
ture houses have already engaged APP
propriate pictures for that week.
Persons desiring return showings
of book" pictures already shown
here or the bringing of particular
films here for that week may make
such wishes known to the city
amusement inspector.