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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
OUR DEVIL" NEAR
TO ANGEL LAND

Allen Mauispy, the Printers Devil
at the Leader came near seeing the
Angels when gun accidentally dis
charged Saturday morning, whilst Out
chasing rabbits with three white com
par.ors. The accident was due to
carelessness on the part of the boy
who had left his gun cooked on the
ground and which discharged on be.
ing hing on some weeds, when the
boy started to pick it up. The entire
load of shot struck his left arm above
the wrist nearly blowing it complete
ly off
The wound was quite painful one
and will incapacitate him for some
days from attending his "devilish' du-
ties at the office. His companions
brought him to DR.. Ward for treat.
ment in their car.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
Aggie College Team
Address Good Meeting
Farmers Give Close Attention To the
Splendid Addresses

A most representative crowd of Ben
Hill county farmers met the speakers
sent out by the State College of Ag-
riculture at the Chamber of Commerce
this morning and were we'll repaid for
their time and effort to come to
town
County Agent C. T. Owen presid-
ed and introduced the speakers. Rev.
Whitley Langston opened the meeting
with prayer. Secretary w. A. Adams
for the Chamber of Commerce made
a brief address of welcome and was
followed by w. R. Tucker, Agricult-
ural agent for the A B. & A., who by
comparisons gave an optimistic at
mosphere to the meeting. quoting By
statistics, from other less favored sec.
tons of Georgia and inspiring our far.
mers for greater efforts in the produc-
ton of such crops as have proven al
least in part profitable In the past
years.
Prof. Paul Tabor of the State Col
leg of Agriculture spoke on the inn
portance of improving live stock and
pastures.
Miss Rosa MCGEE on the "Womans
problem on the Farm, which was very
instructive.
District Agricultural Agent 7. A.
Johnson was very interesting in his
talk on Marketing Farm Products and
the Importance of cooperation along
that line between farmers and bust
ness men.
Mr.. Lon Dickey and Mr.. Ragsdale
of the Cooperative Cotton Marketing
Association also spoke
The meeting was a success from a
point of attendance and instruction to
those in attendance.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
Veterans Return
From Atlanta
Next Annual Encampment G. A. R. To
Be Held In Fitzgerald

The next annual encampmcnt will
be held in Fitzgerald, March 3, 1928,
a very interesting meeting.
The following office bearers were
duly elected of which Colony Post
No. IA received numerous honors.
Department Commander A. N.
Crosby, Post No. 1, Smyrna, Fla.
Dept. S. V. c., Patrick Ryan, Sa-
vannah, Ga, Post No. H.
Dept. J. V. C., John Shallenberger.
Atlanta, Ga, Post No. l.
Dept. M. D., w. c. Merrill Atlanta,
Ga, Post No. /.
Dept. Chaplain, D. Nelson, Fitzger-
aid, Ga, Post No. IA.
Delegate to National Encampment
w. J. Eyestone, Augusta, Ca, Post
No H.
Alternate J. H. Renard, Tallapoosa
Ga, Post No. 4.
Members Council Administration
F. A. Jones, Tallapoosa, Ga, Post
No. a.
W. P. Randall, Atlanta, Ga, Post
No 1.
c, J. Hitch, Fitzgerald. Ga, Fitx-
gerald, Ga, Post No. ID.
J. M. Mosher, Fitzgerald, Ga, Post
No. IA.
The commander reappointed G.E.
Whitman, A. A. & A. J. M. G., with
headquarters at Fitzgerald, Ga.
The Commander Chief, Lewis Pill
cher and wife of Brooklyn, N. Y. at
tended the encampment
A recess was taken at one o'clock and
adjourned to the banquet room where
the ladies Of the w. r. C. had prepar-
ed fine banquet for the members of
the encampment. 1t was a fine BAN
quet so the "old boys" said and il
one was there to see them you would
have decided they were right.
On reassembling of the encampment
a public installation of the officers
was held.
Comrade w. M. Scott, chairman Of
the reception committee of Post No. l.
introduced commander-fn- chief Conn
rade Pitcher
Comrade Crosby, acting department
commander in short talk and turned
over the command to the C. in C. who
IN very forcibe manner installed
the officers of the Department and
turned the command over to A. M
Crosby, Department Commander who
duly closed the 34th Annual Encamp.
ment sine die.
G. E. WHITMAN,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
Cotton Growers To
Try New Plan
400 Sign Contract to Comparatively
Market Entire Cop For S Years

Now under new leadership, 4,1OC
Geotgia farmers have joined a move
ment to market their cotton COOPER
atlvely, upon plan similar to that
OF the Southwest Georgia Watermelon
Growers Association, which attained
signal success last year. The plan now
being followed is similar to that of the
Florida and California Fruit Exchange
and is identical to the SO called Sapiro
cotton system now being followed in
SIX other southern states. More than
l25,00 farmers in other parts of the
South have signed a total of more than
100000 bales.
Approximately 5000 bales are sign
ed to the pool under five year iron
clad contract, which was authorized
In recent session of the Georgia Leg
islature, and which has stood the test
of the Federal Trade Commission and
several state supreme courts.
April 1st has been set as the time
limit, and 100000 bales must be sub
scribed by then or else the movement
fails in Georgia, for the time being
at least
Memmebrs of the new organization
committee, which is in charge, unan-
lmously expressed themselves as be-
ing confident that they will be sue
cessfui in starting the movement. The
seventeen men who have voluntarily
taken charge of the campaign are as
follows:
J. E. Conwel1, Lavonia; L. A. Dean,
Rome; T. S. Johnson, Jefferson; 7 H.
Burson, Carrolton; Ralph Collier, of
Conner; J. c. Turner, Jefferson, c.
S. Barrett, Union City. J. O. Manner
Millhaven; Martin F. Amorous, Mar
ietta; ]. T. Childs, Butler; H. U. Wal
lace, Elberton; A. M. Wilkins, Conner:
7. B. Thornton, Hartwell; W. T Han
son, Smyrna; A. C. Little, Barnes
vile; J. S. Cowart, Arlington; A. H.
Pinson, Sylvester.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
GRAND JURY CALLS
UNION OFFICIALS
: TO A. B. & A. PROBE
Federal Authorities Investigating AL
legged Illegal Interference With
Operation of Road

ATLANTA-A United States grand
jury was in session Wednesday inves-
tlgatlng violations of federal statutes
IN connection with the strike which
has been in progress on the A. B. &
A railroad for nearly year.
District Attorney C. w. Hager said
no indictments would be sought OF
the grand jury, which was meeting
tor general investigation of the al
legged interferences with the operation
of the railroad, interferences which
are said to have developed since the
strike was called.
Subpoenas duces tecum were served
Wednesday morning on several Off
Gals of the Unions to which the strik-
ing employees of the railroad belong.
United States Deputy Marshal served
J. D. Hogshead, ]. M. Larisey and o.
ID. Gorman-all said to be officials of
the Unions-with the subpoenas at
the Union Headquarters at the Pied
mont Hotel.
1t was also announced by Mr.. Hag-
ger that subpoenas duces tecum were
served on Ben Reid and w. M Mar
tin In Fitzgerald Wednesday morning
by deputy marshals sent from the
Atlanta office. These men are said
to be Union officials.
1t was learned at the marshars Of
tice that effort to serve Val Fitzpatrick
and J. J.Dermody, other Union Off
Gals with the subpoenas duces tecum
tailed because they were not found at
the offices in the Piedmont Hotel.
Detail Of Investigation
Solicitor General Wall of the Corde1e
Nircult, was in Atlanta Wednesday
IN conference with District Attorney
llager and it is also develoed that the
government has been making an ex-
tended investigation of the alleged ac-
tiv'tie> of the strikers and their SYM
athi, ers fer several weeks.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
MEANEST THIEVES
IN SAVANNAH; STEAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL PIANO

SAVANNAH, Ga.,-The record for
grand larceny here is believed to have
been broken when it was reported to
the police by officials of the Grace
Methodist Church Sunday School that
some time between last Wednesday
night and this morning piano was
taken by thieves from the building,
with no trace yet obtained as to jus.
when and certainly no clue as to who
got it. When the Sunday School in
the church, located in the heart of the
near dawn town residential section of
the city, was opened this morning, the
piano was missing. A door of the
church had been forced by thieves
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

Senator Watson Favors
Soldiers Bonus Bill
Advocates Issuing Treasury Notes If
Foreign Debts Cannot Be Applied

|
| WASHINGTON, Feb IA The
first attack in the Senate on the House
e,ght-told tax plan for financing the
soldiers bonus was made Tuesday
by Senator Watson, of Georgia in as
sertihe that the ex-service man is
being treated as tolerated outcas,
by the government for whom h.
fought
Watson declared that the eight
point tax proposals would rot only
heap additional taxation upon an
already overtaxed people, but would
compel the ex-soldier and ex-sailor to
pay back into the treasury whatever
money he received as a bonus for the
heroic self-sacrifices they had made
enough of their war debt to this coun-
try to provide for the bonus.
USE FOREIGN DEBTS.
What would be more equitable
than the use of the foreign debt to paw
the bonus to the American soldiers
who fought to save England and
france from defeat?' Watson inquir-
ed
Watson demanded that England and
France be required to pay their debts
made in the World War"
Contending that there is no neces-
sity for additional taxes to paw the
bonus. Watson proposed that the mon
ey for it could be easily raised by the
issuance of treasury notes to the
amount of approximately 5000, OOO, oe-
of Federal Reserve notes which had
been retired in the last fifteen months
There are plenty of ways for the
treasury to provide for the bonus with.
out loading our people with more tax.
es' said Watson.
He criticized the original McCumb.
er house bill as "crude. burdensome
and unsatisfactory" and said thai
the plan recently advanced by Sena.
tor Simmons of North Carolina, rank.
,, ing Democratic member Of the Sen.
ate Finance Committee, for the utili.
cation of the foreign debt was the
: most perfect, the most practical me.
thod OF paying the bonus which had
yet been suggested
ANSWERS BORAH
Watson said he disagreed utterl,
with the argument made by Senator
borah, Republican of Idaho, against
the bonus, that the government should
first make sure that it was able tc
take care of disabled ex-service mer
before attempting to provide cash fol
those who came from the Worlc
War with health unimpaired or I'm.
wounded
Healthy, unwounded men win bat.
ties, not the sick and disabled who are
left behind, Watson said "The
Hndenburg line was broken by sol
diers able to fight, not by those who
were wounded or incapacitated and
sent to the rear. Healthy men who
fought and won battles should not
be forgotten. Their personal sacrifice
should be borne in mind and the gov
eminent should not leave them in
want just because their health is TN
impaired"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
WILLIAM MCCORMICK
Headquarters Colony Post No. Il
g. "A. R., Fitzgerald, Ca, Feb. 10.

Once more has taps been sounded
and our Comrade VIM. Mccormick
sleeps and we march on with broken
ranks and we shall miss his Grand
Council and his earnest grip of his
hand, but our loss is his gain, so let
us emulate his virtues and follow his
good examples and profit thereby.
Therefore be it resolved-That we
Colony Post No. IA, extends to his
widow and family our sincere sympa-
thy in their sad parting with their
loved one and point them to Him who
said 81 will wipe away all tears from
their eyes," And
Be it Resolved that copy be Civ
zen to our city papers for publication
and one sent to the family and one on
file in our Post records.
Committee
D. Nelson.
]. N. Mosher.
H. Bruner.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
THIRD DISTRICT
FORMS ASSOCIATION

A temporary organization was for
med at the Press Convention of the
Newspapers in the Third Congression-
al District by the election of Miss En-
lily Woodward of the Vienna News,
as president. I. Gclders of the Fitz-
gerald Leader Enterprise. Secretary,
and c. f. Benns OF the Butler Herald
Treasurer. A meeting of the District
Association will be held at Americas
the date of which to be announced la
ter by the president.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
ATTENTION BEN HILL
CANTALOUPE GROWERS

Contracts for your signature to the
Ben Hill Cantaloupe Association are
ready and must be signed by Saturday
night. See C. T. Owen or E. H. Dor
miney.
H. H. JAMES, President.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
SpOtlights

A Caruso Memorial Fund OF ST.
100000 is being collected which will
be used to assist deserving young mu-
sicians thru scholarship awards and
to promote musical appreciation-one
half for each.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

The heavy rain of Wednesday after
noon reduced the Woman's Club at
tendance to such few that no bust
ness was transacted, simply an inform
al counsel taken on those matters of
most Importance.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
ATTENTION. w R c.

We will give Our annual birthday
dinner next Wednesday, February %,
and we cordially invite the old COM
rades to help dispose of the good
things to be provided by the ladies,
and it being Comrade Mosher's and
his good wife's sOth wedding anniver-
sary, we expect to make it something
worth while as to program and all.
Let no one forget
M. ]. Rayner, Press Cor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

A meeting of the Southern District
Board of the Christian Churches was
held here Tuesday, Rev. ]. H. Barfield
and w. A. Joyner of Americas, Rev.
w. F. Mott and l.. c. Westberry Of
Waycross were present. DIR. and Mrs.
L. A. Turner of this city are also mems
bers of this board.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16
NORMAN-STRICKLAND

Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Norman of Nor.
man Park, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Ellen to Mr.. Ches.
ter Bryan Strickland of Fitzgerald
the marriage to be solemnized in May
Mrs. George Swearingen of Macor
was the weekend guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Bryan at their home or
south Grant Street.
Miss Annie Cohen of Rebecca wa.
the guest of Mrs. B. Nash last weel
who in turn accompanied Miss Coher
home for the weekend
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

Any man or group of men who can
dominate world economics-the pro-
duction, distribution and control of
wealth-will actually rule and possibly
enslave all mankind
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

What effect will equal suffrage have
eventually on morals and matrimony?
1t will raise the standards all along
the line.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. McNeill were
called to Valdosta on account of the
illness of their sister Mrs. E. S. Short.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

Miss Hazel Lee of Miami, Fla, is
the guest this week of her father
Mr.. c. B. Lee on Lobingier Ave.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

The excerpts scattered thru the col.
umns this week are from an inter-
view of Henry Ford on Money and
Marriage.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

Fitzgerald Leader WHNT-ADS
Quick Results. Phone 32S.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

Leader Want Ads Bring Results.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

When Mrs Marion Stephens Chicago divorced and hess
20 milhonS announced she A. A
Polish refugee the u S, then the
young Poe slipped
pose for this picture the Baldwin place Eddvone
wnere ne works The of saws she will live
with her husband humble his work She was
tormer wife of prominent Chicago clubman 1890 Wv 0 -
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-16

Mr.. J. B. Williams of Rhine, Ga,
was the weekend guest of J. w. Viii
liams.
Evening star., 1922-11-23

For six days a search had been
made for him. It centered around his
comfortable home. in Winnetka: a
fashionable lake shore suburb OF Chi
gone after his last effort to retain
freedom had been denied by the su-
preme court.
Newspaper Men Await Him.
+ Lloyd's arrival at tho prison was
shrouded in secrecy.
During the whole procedure of
checking in Lloyd remained silent,
apparently gloomy and downcast.
Six of Lloyd's co-defendants. who
also surrendered voluntarily. started
their third day Of sentence as Lloyd
began his first. They arrived at the
prison last Monday. Seven others are
confined in the Cook county jail.
Three Of five others who have not be-
gun their prison sentences are fugi-
tives from justice.
Dr. Oscar ]. Brown Of De Kalb, Ill,
is near death in a hospital. and the
nineteenth, Louis Katerfield. is re-
ported on his way here from Russia to
surrender.
Lloyd. by far the richest of the nine
teen. inherited his large fortune from
his father. the late Henry D. Lloyd,
Boston philanthropist. This fortune
was increased by holdings in Chi
cago daily newspaper
&showed Red Flag on Auto.
For years Lloyd has been known as
a radical During the war he was in
dicted for displaying the red flag on
his automobile.
Both Lloyd and his wife. formerly
Madge Bird. were active in the move
ments of the left wing Of the socialist
party. After the socialist convention in
Chicago in 1919, which refused Lloyd
and his friends admittance. they formed
the communist-labor party. Lloyd was
made sergeant-at-arms.
Among Lloyd's radical associates were
big Bill Haywood. now in Russia,
and John Reed, first bolshevik envoy to
the United States.
Evening star., 1922-11-23
DEMANDS WAR FRAUD
CHARGE BE DISMISSED

John Stephens. lumber merchant of
Jacksonville. Fla. yesterday filed in the
Supreme Court Of the District Of Co.
,umbia a plea in abatement to the
Indictment reported against him and
ten others by the war frauds grand
jury on a charge of conspiracy to de-
fraud the United States of $l,O00,000
in connection with the sale of surplus
lumber from Army cantonments.
The presence Of John G. Winston, n
stenographer in the Department of
Justice. in the grand pury rooms. dur
ing the introduction Of evidence in
the case formed the basis of the re-
quest for the quashing Of the indict-
ment
Stephens explains his failure to
make the plea sooner by declaring
he did not learn Of the alleged IN:
authorized presence of Winston until
September 80 last, when the question
was raised in the Old Hickory case.
in which an Indictment was returned
by the same grand jury. Attorneys
Wilton ]. Lambert and r. H. Yeat-
man then made an investigation.
Evening star., 1922-11-23
BISHOPS WILL FILED.
Rt, Rev. Donahue Leaves $3.50, 900 ;
Sister Here Gets $4,000.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WHEELING, w. Va, November 23.-
The will Of Rt. Rev. ]. j. Donahue.
bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese
of wheeling, who died several weeks
ago, was filed for probate yesterday
afternoon. Approximately s150.0O0 was
beoueathed to a number of Catholic in
stitutions, mostly in the diocese. and to
relatives
The total value Of the estate was not
listed. In addition to the specific be-
quests the will provided that the re-
mainder of the estate be given in equal
shares to five relatives.
Ten thousand dollars was bequeathed
to the Association Of Professors of st.
Mary's Churvh Of Baltimore. A similar
amount was left to Kate Donahue. a
sister Of the late bishop. living in Wash
ington, D. c. There were bequests Of
SIS, 900 each for John J. McAuliffe, Mary
Pinkham and Joana NJ. Jones of WASH
ington, and Ellen NJ Vaux of Mclean,
Va
Evening star., 1922-11-23
U. S. SEEKS $780, 600
TAX ON inheritance
Executors Of Chester A. Congdon
Estate In Minnesota Named De-
fendants in Suit.

By the Associated Press.
DULUTH, Minn., November 23.-
Suit to recover nearly $500,000 from
the executors Of the Chester A. Cong
don estate In payment for Inheritance
tax was filed by the United States
government in federal court here.
The suit is expected to revive the
fight against the 'Congdon trust"
created by the late Chester A. Cong
don. millionaire mine operator. be-
fore his death. November FL, 1915.
The government paid the Congdon
heirs $472.472.15 last Saturday in re-
payment for the Inheritance tax paid
by the creditors on the "Congdon
trust" which Federal Judge Wilbur
Booth. in a decision handed down
October 81, last. held was not part
of the gross estate. This money was
ordered returned by the court, but
Judge Booth stated in his decision
that "if the government has claims
other than those disposed of, suit
can be commenced by the govern
ment."
Evening star., 1922-11-23

radical. was put
into prison garh
early today. Lloyd,
c on ic ted with
twenty others un-
der an Illin o 1 g
law for radical ut
terances. vol u n
tarily surrendered
at the Joliet peni-
tentiary, to begin
serving his SEN
tence of one to
hve years.
It Is regarded
as probable that
Lloyd would be as
signed to teach q
class Of o t h Q :
nriSOnera.
Evening star., 1922-11-23

Every druggist here guarantees
each package Of "Pape's Cold Com
pound" to break up any cold and
end grippe misery in few hours
or money returned. Stufiness, pain,
headache. feverishness, inflamed or
Evening star., 1922-11-23
MILLIONAIRE red
DONS PRISON GARB
Lloyd May Be Assigned Task
of Teaching Prisoners
in Joliet.

By the Associated Press.
JOLIET. ILL.,. November %. - VIII
liam Brosa LLOYD, wealthy Chicago
Evening star., 1922-11-23
old Compound'' Breaks Cold In Few Hours

congested nose and head relieved
with first dose. These safe, pleasant
tablets cost only few cents and
millions now take them instead Of
sickening quinine.