davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-01-19
& Mcdonald be appointed to repre-
sent him.
Appoints Counsel

Appoints Counsel
Judge Cover, however appointed 7.
K. Bedgood to handle the case, with
the privilege of comforting with the
other two attorneys about retain
ing their services.
After holding conference with
Fairfield, Mr.. Bedgood stated the de-
fendant desired to employ Mcdonald
Il Mcdonald, and that he would retire
from the case.
In view of the fact that a iurv was
unlikely to be secured from the panels
IN court, Judge Cover drew sixty
additional jurors to appear in court
"Wednesday morning
Fairfield Trial Put Off
"hen court opened Wednesday
morning, another shock was coming
10 the large audience of men and wo-
men gathered to hear the Fairfield
trial Without notice of having
changed his intention, Solicitor Gener-
al Wall began calling other cases to
De tried and finally settled on the
case of VIM. Bell, negro CHARGED
with the murder of Judge S. Paulk
an aged colored man, who was muir
dered at his home one night in Oc-
tober, being called from his bed to
1he door of his cabin, when his .un-
known caller shot him. At a coroner,s
inquest held, over which Judge D P.
Adams, presided, Bell was charqed
with the murder and subsequently, ar
rested by Sheriff Dorminey and his
deputies, after tracking him to Ro-
ehelle, where he was captured making
MS escape from a box car of the
Seaboard Airline railroad
Jury Secured
BY noon Wednesday jury was Sc
cured to try Bell, Attorneys Quincy
4 Rice of DELLA and C. A. Russell of
thiS city are representing the defend
ant. Col. ]. B. Wall, assisted nv
Jesse Grantham are REPRESENTING tb,.
State.
Evidence in the case of VIM Bell
was concluded Wednesday afternoon
and the attorneys made their argn-
ments to the jury, concluding tb;e
morning. when Judge Cover cbarg'
ed them on the law. '
ne jury consists of M D. Young
I; K; Kimball, w. A. Dorminev w
l. Watson, Lindsey Averett NJ n
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-01-19

| The patient was getting along fine
for some days and soon recovered from
the three minor wounds, in head, chin
and arm. The wound in leg neces
STATED considerable attention and d.
agnozing it as a compound frac-
ture of the bone it was placed in plas-
ter of paris. According to DR.. Ware the
patient was progressing nicely until
about the seventh week, when swell
ing appeared and the patient COM
planned of pains. Not being prepared
in the hospital for an Xray examina-
ton, Reed was rushed to Atlanta for
such examination.
DR.. Barfield of Atlanta next wit
ness called, testified to receiving Reed
at his hospital and making the exam
nation on August 18th. and that the
patient was operated on August 30th,
the wound being found infected and
the ball located in a cavity in the
lower side of the limb.
+ The deceased died at the hospital on
August 3lst from effect of guunshot
wound.
The ball, according to DR.. Bar
field, was either SO or As soft bull
let, as it was perfectly flat when ex-
tracted.
Joe Batten, a fireman, on the i'll
fated engine when Reed was shot,
testified to having been on the en-
CINE the night of the shooting and
that soon after leaving the Shops,
about two hundred yards from the
yard office, two shots were fired from
a corner of the corn field north of the
track. Batten testified to recognizing
defendant as one of several men
standing at the corner and apparent
ly had guns in their hands also rec
ognized Fairfield Did not see them
do any shooting. Witness stated that
Reed was standing up when shot hit
him on leg and that he fell on floor
of engine cab. Batten fired six shots
from pistol. according to his state
ment, which he picked up from floor
of cabin, after Reed fell Others shot
from engine, when same was fired
upon.
Witness on cross examination, when
asked why in a previous trial he de-
MED having recognized any one on
the night of the shooting, stated that
che was afraid to te1l'' but got some
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-01-19


fred Stubs. former Engineer of the
a: 3. q A., charged with the murder
OF w. L. Reed, is sick at local ho-
kept.
Intense interest continued to be ev-
ldent among all classes of citizens in
the trial of Fred Stubs, for which a
jury was finally secured Friday morn
ing, after more than hundred tails
men had been called and for various
reasons excused or challenged in be-
half of the State or the defendant.
BY eleven o'clock the jury was CONF
h.Pleted, consisting of c. L Peterson,
M. Pugh, M. D. and J. C. Stokes,
A. Tomberlin, A. F, Mccall, D..
nv. Williamson, J. E. Harris, J. M.
Davis and w. S. Russell, farmers; J.
II. Benton, Bother, and E. B. Grigs-
by, Clerk.
The first witness called by the
State was Mrs. w. T. Reed. widow
of the deceased engineer, for whose
murder the accused is on trial.
Mrs. Reed testified to the death of
her husband to whose bedside she
was called on the morning of July E,
1921, at local hospital, and subse-
quently thereto, some seven weeks
later, removed for an operation to
hospital in Atlanta. where she was
called several days later, advised that
her husband was in critical condition
and upon arrival at the hospital she
found him dead and returned to the
city with the remains on September
1st.
DR.. D. B. Ware, attending phvs1-
clan at the local hospital testified
that he was called to the hospital on
the night of July 5th, to attend Mr..
Reed, whom he found shot in four
places, one wound being in the back
;fbf the head, one through his chin, one
( through the arm and the other thru
the leg about three inches above the
knee.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-01-19
Griffin S Market
In New Location

Mr. T. I. Griffin who has been con-
Quoting a market at 303 E. Pine street
for number of years, has moved to
100 East Pine, next door to the Lead
er-Enterprise office where he will be
pleased to have his patrons cali on
him.
Mr.. Griffin conducts a first class
sanitary establishment and carries a
full line of meats and meat products.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-01-19

Miss Nellie Johnson who has been
the guest OF Miss Hozel Jolly FOR the
past several weeks leaves this week
for her home in Carrolton
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-01-19

Hutchinson, A. F. Cardwell, A. L.
Reeves. A. w. Luke, ], A. Mccall, J.
A. Young and Jesse Taylor
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-01-19
FOREMAN OF JURY
REPORTED AS ILL
Stubs Makes Clear And Convincing
Statement On Stand

1t is reported today that ]. E. Har-
rs, FREEMAN of the jury on the case of
FRED Stubs. former Engineer of the
"A: q: & A., charged with the murder
OF w. t. Reed, is sick at a local ho-
tel here, where the entire jury is being
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-01-19

Fannie Hurst's Novelties" Are the Most Striking
Stories We Have Ever Printed Be Sure to Read Them
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24
LYNCHINC Bill
BEING HELD UP
Senate Subcommittee Dc
Not Seem Disposed to
Press Measure
Oyerman and Shields Southern Sena-
tors, Are Strongly Opposed to
the Proposed Legislation

Washington, Feb. 24.-The Dyer
anti-lynching bill, which recently
passed the House over the protests
of Southern Democrats, who declared
it both unconstitutional and unwisc,
probably will have long sleep in the
Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Il developed today that this bill had
been referred to a subcommittee con-
sisting of Senators Borah, Colt and
Dillingham;. Republicans, and Over
man and Shields, Democrats.
No plans have been made for a
meeting of the subcommittee, and
there seems no disposition on the Sen
ate side to press the anti-lynchine
legislation.
Senator Overman and Senator
Shields. coming from North Carolina
and Tennessee, respectively. are
strongly opposed to the Dyer bill.
Senator Borah, chairman of the sub
committee, is stickler for the Con-
s.itution. and there is grave doubt Of
the constitutionality of the Dyer bill.
Senator Colt, former Federal judge,
is also a. Constitutional authority.
Should the bill ever be reported to
the Senate the Southern members are
prepared to filibuster against it for
weeks or months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24
SET HEARING.
INCIRL'SDEATH.
FOR TUESDAY
Edward S. Morgan Renews
Bond In Sum of
$1,000
CORONER'S PROBE
Body of Miss Elsie Baggott Shipped
Today to Nokesville, Va, For
Burial.

A preliminary investigation of the
case OF Edward S. Morgan, whose au-
tomobile, Wednesday afternoon
struck and killed Miss Elsie Baggott
today in the police court was continued
till Tuesday morning at o'clock ow-
ing TO the absence of Attorney H. Noel
Garner, who represents Morgan. Nor
gan renewed his bond in the sum of
$4,000 for his appearance in court at
tha, time.
The body of Miss Baggett today was
shipped to Nokesvllc, Va, where the
burial will be made. Her mother ac-
companied the body.
a coroner's jury which met last
night at Wheatley's nlortuary chapel,
presided over by DR.. T. NJ. Jones, after
hearing the testimony of several wit
neses returned verdict to the effect
that Miss Baggott was struck and
run over by an automobile driven by
Edward S. Morgan near the south in
torsection of King and Pitt streets,
about ) p. m., February %, 1922, and
died at the Alexandria Hospital half
an hour later
Morgan told the jury that he was
going south on Pitt street. having
come in from Cameron street, and
after crossing the railroad track he
put on ll1tle gas TO make the slight
grade and was going at the rate of
about ten miles an horr. Miss Bag
gott, he said. lodged from the south
side n fa Gar M arl-ol noo,. tho rornnr
and ne saw her when she had her
hands on the radiator of his car. Wit
ness said he judged he stopped his car
within two lengths. After the affair:
he said. he took Miss Morgan to the
hospital, reported at police headquar-
ters and notified relatives of the young
weman: Morgan said rat tHe~iirne the
woman was struck she was about ten
feet south Of the building line.
Others to testify were Dr.. S. B.
Moore, DR.. T. VI. Jones, William II.
Woodfeld. Andrew Cheshire. r. r.
Acton, ". H. Runr, Frederick W.
Athey and John H. Jones, the 'las;
named coloreG.
There appeared to be difference OF
opinion as to the exact SPOT where VI iss
Baggott was when she was struck
some claiming she was near the sewer
trap. about the center of Pitt street.
which is Just about three feet south
of the King street building line, and
others were Of the oninion that she
was considerable distance further
south on Pitt street at the time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24
FOR GREATER
ALEXANDRIA

The city of Alexandria went
through the war period, as otaer
cities did with increased expenses,
but no increase in revenue. Every
body had prosperity except the city it
self. Salaries were higher, material
cost more, our gas plant alone lost
ninety thousand dollars, but that is
all history now and we are for a
greater Alexandria. We expect to
make our dollars buy the pest. and
most it will, and should be wisely
spent, where it will do the most good.
Street improvements add as much
to a city as any one thing can, in the
way Of improvements. The writer
we'll remembers after King street
was paved, nearly every business
house on that street put in now
front with plate glass windows.
For greater Alexandria means
for each one to do something to make
it so. Don't knock. be optimistic,
praise the other fellow some. praise
your city. and compare it with other
cities in the State of Virginia, but DO
not try to compare it with Washing
ton City, the capitol of the United
States.
Let's have something we can af
ford. Onr schools are lots better than
when ! attended school, and they
were. better when went to school
than they were when my father at
tended school, so they are getting
better all the time. and rightly s..
Our streets are better, our sewers
longer, lights are brighter, amusc,
ments greater. convenicnces are null
tiplying. but they all cost money.
The city's only revenue is taxes
and license and we will certainly
have to cut our garment according
to the cloth.
But what makes Il city actually
grow is industry, to give work ard
manufacturing plants add everythin"
you need.
Get busy. interest Capital, open up
employment. and that will be what
mill race is to mill. start the
water, the wheel turns. machinery
runs, and everybody is busy. and all
come in without knocking, and go out
the same way.
~ !" Wilbert c. Baggett.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24
-FOUR NEW YORK
BROKERS TO
Wall. IN0NEDAY
More Than Thirty Firms
Have Failed During
Past Month
BURKE'S STATEMENT
Former United States Treasurer Says
He Has Lost Everything Will Re-
seme Law Practice

New York, Feb. Financial
storms in speculative Wall stree,
which swept the brokerage firm of
Kardcs & Burke into bankruptcy, hit
four more houses yesterday.
Involuntary petitions in bankruptcy
were filed in Federal Court against S.
S. Ruskay & Co., Liabilities estimated
at 50 100000 and assets at 81 500, 600.
J. W. Ball L. Co., liabilities estimat-
ed at S1500,000 and assets at $4,000
Rodney & Co., liabilities and assets
not given.
The New York curb market an
nounced the suspension Of Rasmussen
& Co. for alleged failure to meet It's
engagements.
\ steady stream Of failures for the
last month, with resultant heavy loss
10 customers throughout the United
States and Canada, recently led Dis
trict Attorney Banton to start ar m
vestigation OF alleged irregular prac-
ticcs by brokers, the most common Of
which was alleged to be the bucket
ing of orders.
OF 30-odd firms that have gone into
bankruptcy since the first of the year,
II have been found by grand juries to
have operated in a manner 30 warrant
Indictment Of some Of their members.
Nineteen persons are under ndlct-
mcnt, and several of them arc under
indictment disappeared from the city.
Unusual interest attached TO ,he
Kardos & Burke failure because of the
fact that the junior member Of the
firm. John Burke was treasurer OF
the United States under former Pros
ident Wilson.
He resigned that post in 1921 to go
into business with Narh,s, Il 26-ycar-
old broker who started in Wall street
eight years ago as Il Sl0-a-wcck mes
sengcr boy.
kardos, son Of wealthy Chicagoan,
was reported out of the city yesterday.
Burke said he understood his partner
had gone to a suburban town for Il
few days.
"The whole thing reminds me of thc
old adage." Burke said, that a cob
bier should stick to his last ! am Il
lawyer BY profession. ! made mis-
take going into the brokerage bust
ness. concerning which | find ! kEew
too little.
81 want the situation cleaned up. all
transactions Of the firm opened wide
to the public. ! know such a process
would absolve me personally, and |
have not the slightest doubt but that
it would clear up insinuations against
The firm"
Burke said his contract with kardos
had an iron-claa proviso that neither
member Of the firm should engage in
trading CT his own account. nor en-
gage in any trading on the exchange
without the others consent. Although
he admitted he had not followed the
affairs of the firm closely. he declared
his belief that kardos had lived up TO
the letter OF the contract. Burke said
nc had lost everything in the crash.
"AS soon as this thing is cleared
up" he concluded. 81 shall start anew
20 build up my fortunes-but as q
lawyer this time" Burke is so.
Complainants against the Ru%ky
firm presented claims of ll,0O0
which they declared the firm was un-
able to pay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24
NATION WIDE
SEARCH BEGUN
J. Herbert Taylor Seeks to
Establish Identity of
Train Victim
Man. Killed South of Alexandria
Morning of February S-New
Inquiry Received

A nationwide search to establish
the identity of the man who was
struck and killed by southbound
southcrn Railway passenger train
the morning o. February s at a point
two miles south of Alexandria, will be
made by j. Herbert Taylor, chief of
the Identification bureau Of the Navy
Department.
Mr. TAYLOR today went to the under
taking chapel of Demaine & Son and
took photograph of the man and will
send copies to the chiefs of the police
throughout the country. Chief Goods
of this city yesterday received letter
from f. B. Brandon. Tilfton, Georgia.
saying the description of the man an
swers 10 a missing brother of his and
he has written for a photograph and
further particulars. Mr.. Taylor this
afternoon furnished photograph of
the man and It was Nrrwarded hv
Chief Goods to Mr.. Brandon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24
Mems Meeting Sunday

Heber r. Entaw, brnthcr-in-law Of
President Harding. will be the speaker
ut mems mass meeting which will nc
held at 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon in
the Westminster building. Vocal Sc
lections will be given by the IS. S. S"
and Christian Endeavor uuartettes.
Mr. Notaw is connected with the De-
nartmcnt of Justice. He is said to
he fine orator and one of the best
Bible students in Washington. He is
especially Interested in Christian En-
d"aror work. A welcome is extended
al 10 attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Met at noon and adjourned at 4:3I
D. m. until noon today.
Completed general debate on the
bill making appropriations for the
Department of Commerce and Labor
during the fiscal year beginning July
l next.
Chairman Butler indicated that the
appropriation bill would provide for
not to exceed 10000 men, while Al.
misMl Coontz insisted that careful!
figuring By the department had shown
the need OF at least G3,50U men
ahoat.
Chairman Madden, of the Appro-
priations Committee, after discussing
the general situation with President
Harding, announced that the last OF
the regular appropriation bills would
be passed by the House by March %.
Plans for closing hearings on Henry
Ford's offer for purchase and lease OF
the Muscle Shoals, Alabama, project
this week, and beginning on Monday
consideration of the proposal submit
ted by the Alabama Power Company
were disarranged by al agreement OF
the Military Affairs Committee, which
would extend the Ford examination
into next week.
Representative Ansorgc, (Repub-
lican), in an open letter to Chairman
Fordney. of the Ways and Means
Committee, suggested "selective
bonus" for the sick, disabled and
needy among former service men.
Representative Thomas Jefferson
Ryan (Republican). New York, intro
duced resolution suggesting the re-
call of Ambassador George Harvey as
United States representative in Great
Britain.
SENATE.
Met at noon and recessed at 6 p. m.
until II o'clock this morning.
Chairman Cummins, of the Inter
state Commerce Committee, intro
duced a bill authorizing railroads TO
onerate trains by daylight saving time
where it NAV be in rse.
Senator King (Dcmccrat). Utah.
offered a resolution directing inquiry
into an alleged loan of S1A,0G0.000 to
Haiti, but on objection by Senator
Pomerene (Dcmocra), Ohio. it went
over until the snecial committee in
vestigating the American occupation
of Haiti and the Dominican republic
has concluded IFS injury.
Passed bill by Senator McCumber
(Republican). North Dakota, appro-
priating s5.000,000 for loans to
farmers for purchase of seed grains
in crop-failure areas. The bill now
goes to the House.
The Senate bv narrow margin re-
fused TO send,to the audit rammittee
the resolution of Senator Heiin (Dem-
ocrat). Alabama. for an investigation
of tho charge that the Atlarta Fed
oral Reserve Bank circulated snoc"h
nv Senainr GlnSs Of Virginia. in de-
Tense If the Federal Reserve Board
throrchout Alabama, desioned, Fof-
in CHARGED. tn discroiit him. The
proper disposition Of the resolution
was debated much Of the afternoon
and no action taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24
PAPERS FOUND
Six in Divorce Investigation Returned
to Clerks Ofice-Guardian .id
Litcm Named

Pursuant to the request of the at
torneys comprising the special com.
mittee of seven of the Alexandria
Bar Association probing the alleged
divorce evil here, Judge Moncure now
in all cases appoints a guardian ad
litem in all divorce cases and today
in the suit brought by Irene H. Have
lick against Francis J. Havclick he
named A. B. Nicol as such. Tic suit
was Instituted by Attorney 7. Morris
Napier. of Washington.
It was announced this morning in
the office of the clerk of the court
that six Of the papers missing in Ger,
tain divorce cases had been found
and returned to that office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24
C. Keith Carlirl Heads
"Y'' General Committee
Youngest Campaign Head In Virginia
Plan to Raise S75, 900 For Alexandria
Association Building And
Equipment
INTENSIVE DRIVE. BEGINS SOON

Alexandria has the Honor of Having Organized the Sec
ond NJ C. A. in America and One of the First in the
World In 1S53-Present Organization is Young But
Vigprous-Plans Include Business Men and Girls as
Well as Boys.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY

Washington, Feb. 24.-The United
States government has 100000
cubic feet of helium gas, enough to
fill the Roma twice, stored away in
tanks in Texas and elsewhere, yet
made no attempt to provide this non.
combustible gas for the ill-fated
Roma. Furthermore, enough money
was appropriated by Congress last
year to manufacture 100000 cubic
feet Of helium, but the money was
spent mainly in experiments looking
to find a cheaper way TO produce
heliun.
This information was obtained by
the Gazette correspondent today from
Major General Mason NJ Patrick,
chief of the Army Air Service, who,
although he knows that helium would
not have prevented an accident to
the Roma, and may not even have
prevented the explosion of the gas
tanks on the ship. says that hellum
certainly would have prevented the
disastrous hydrogen fire that follow
ed the Roma's fall and might have
saved number of lives. Just who
is responsible for the decision that
kept the highly combustible hydro,
gen in the Roma while the governs
ment had 100000 cubic feet of a
non-combustible gas on hand is not
known here. 1t is likely that Con.
eressional investigating committee
will want to determine responsible
ity for the presence of the hydrogen
in the Roma.
President Harding, it is understood,
will not oppose certain reservations
to the Four-Power act, provided they
90 not interfere with the main prop
osition as embodied in the treaty as
agreed to by the United States.
Great Britain, Japan and France.
What the President does object to,
however, is the reservation suggested
by Senator Brandegee, one, of the
so-callcd Irreconciliables in that
body. This reservation makes it
clear that America is under no legal
or moral obligations to maintain the
rights of the other powers in the pact
and that the consent Of Congress is
lb lHt NsilIlSN 'JlttSNo
to any adjustment or understanding
resulting from the treaty. Tho Pres
idcnt takes the position that this
proposed reservation might indicate
to the other powers Il lack of faith of
the United States in the treaty. a
substitute for the Brandegee rcsolu>
tion has been proposed by Senator
Lodge, Of Massachusetts, Chairman
of the Foreign Relations Committee,
which is to be considered by the
Committee today.
Proposal for "selective bonus to
pay a bonus only to the sick, dis
abled and. needy s-rhas~ been made by
Representative Ansorge, of New
York Ansorge proposes that those
who do not need the bonus should
not receive it, that a wholesale raid
on the Treasury for the benefit Of the
rich, healthy and able bodied eX.
Continued on page three)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24

words followed the lines of thought
suggested by Senator Borah. Of
Idaho. another irreconcilable in the
Versailles treaty fighting: during his
conference 4 week ago with President
Harding.