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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12

! world doesn't know why the other
half lives.
We know some men who have just
about as much right to their pay
checks as they have to rob bank.
Said the Fitzgerald hall light after
the last man had staggered up the
stairs and forgotten about it, 1T does
not look like I'm going out tonight"
Correct this sentence: "The man
stepped out on the street in a new
Palm Beach Suit and did not feel at
all conspicuous.
A law that is observed doesn't have
to be enforced.
OUT-COUEING COUE
Oh! ell
I'm well!
Some folks don't know how to name
a new baby, and others have a relative
who is rich
A magazine editor says that sew
enty-f1ve per cent of the short Stories
we read were written to keep the
wolf from the door" And many OF
them warranta hurry call to the So
clety for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals.
A lot of politicians wouldn't object
to the world court idea if they could
have the idea without having the
court
Bridegroom to minister. "How much
do ] owe you?"
! Minister.-You can better estimate
the value of the services rendered.
Bridegroom:-Suppose we postpone
settlement, say for a year. By that
Mlnister:-No, no, make it SIS now.
Correct this sentence: "She is a
wonderful cook" said the housewife
but she is rather inlpudent and I am
goink to let her 60"
Somebody said that the greatest sue
cess i'll life has been made out of lot
OF errors that we're corrected.
This finishes my tale said the Office
Cat as it backed into the lawnmower
Many man who had the sand to
stick to it has won out at the eleventh
hour, just by sticking to it.
o.
An affinity is a woman that will
cook your goose but not your dinner.
90
No matter how fast a clock runs it
always winds UP in the same place.
After you have made good on your
JOB is plenty soon enough to begin tell
ing the other fellow how he fell down.
Never put off till tomorrow what
you can wear with safety another day
Did you hear the story about THE
Plate of Milk's pits the Office
Cats.
Gold lomes from mines; Dollars
from Minds.
A woman can hold her own as
regards everything but her tongue.
Living has increased 90 per cent in
the last ten years, but it is still worth
living.
You can always draw the queen; if
you have the jack.
A bride is person who thinks his
pipe would look perfectly darling with
a pink ribbon tied to it.
The boy who once wished his dad
had a candy store now has a son who
wishes his dad had filling station.
! There was man in nearby town
who went to a revival meeting and was
pressed to repent He wavered for a
time and finally arose and said:
Friends, | want to repent and tell
how bad l have been, but | dasn't do
it when the grand jury is in session"
The Lord will forgive" the revivalist
shouted.
Probably he WILL" shouted the sin
ner, "but he amt on that grand jury"
You cannot change the sum total Of
efficiency in the world. The man who
is worth lot around kitchen or a
washing machine is worth less other
places.
When a man owns two or three aus
tomobiles, he gets wise on automobiles
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12

A married woman seldom wastes
words on her husband though she uses
all she has.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12

Mr.. Emmet Coburn of Triton is
the guest of his brother Mr.. Barney
Coburn.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12

When a man owns two or three au.
tomobiles, he gets wise on automobiles
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12

Alta BOY!
What are the wild waves saying
AS they dash against the beach
They say it's great to be playing
A round corn fed peach.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12

AS | understand the new book OF
etiquette, Valet is now pronounced to
rhyme with ct, the past tense of eat.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12

A brain is no stronger than its weak
est think.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12

Light without heat isn't impossbl,
At times the light in the bankers eye
shows no trace Of warmth.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12

All! the last lap, sighed the Office
Kitten as she finished her saucer Of
milk
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12

A bride is a person who thinks his
pipe would look perfectly darling with
a pink ribbon tied to it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12

The boy who once wished his da
had candy store now has son VIII
wishes his dad had filling station
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
TRADE BOARD CONTINUE
CAMPAIGN FOR STREETS

The campaign OF the WashingtOm
Board az Trade to secure increased
highway appropriations for the Dis
trict by means Of tours conducted
for members Of the Senate and
House viii be continued until every
possible member Of Congress has
been reached, ii was decided ct .
meeting Of the streets and highways
committee Of the board late yds-
terday.
George g. Shinn. chairman Of the
committee. announced that he had
received letters from q number p1
Senators who had been invited to
make the tour and that virtually
all of them had admitted the need
for larger appropriations for streets.
Among those heard from were Sem
ators Capper. Phipps. Glass, Stanley
Jones, Smoot, Overman. Spencer.
Bayard, Hale BAN, Harris. ana
Elkins.
The committee, IN q resolution
which win be presented to the Dis
trict Commissioners today, asks for
immediate repairs to Rhode Island
avenue from Sixteenth street nOfths
east to the District line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20

less use in starting an agitation
which may eventually involve the
attention of the District Supreme
Court, the Court Of Appeals and the
United States Supreme Court.
Should the course be sanctioned
and adopted 1t will place the Wash
ington vocational school in the lead
of other such school units in the
country by recognizing beauty cul
ture as q proper educational course
Consideration of the legal aspect
Of the case presents, 1t is said, an
interesting situation. Should Cor
poration Counsel Stephens opinion
uphold the contention of the school
board that it Ia within it's legal
rights in establishing the beauty
course in the vocational school, it
will set a precedent under which
the school board, it is declared
will find justification for the posi-
ton it takes that it's expenditure
Of school funds is not subject to
review by the Commissioners unless
a fragrant misuse of funds is evil
dent.
While the Commissioners are reti'
cent in discussing the probable
action to be taken If the report
upholds the school board, 1t is
understood that the case may be
taken to the District Supreme
Court for review. The school board
it is declared, believes it is within
the intent of Congress in intro
ducing the beauty course as fea.
ture in vocational training and
using school funds In introducing
it in the vocational school.
1.-THE amount involved in the ex.
penditure for equipment is small. .
said the District Counsel. What is
of importance is the right Of the
school board to introduce a course
not already accepted as a part OF
vocational training under the regu'
lations governing the expenditure
of District school funds"
Whether beauty culture 10 to be
Classified as q trade, an art or a
science will probably be determined.
II is said, when the District Coun-
sells report IL made public.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
DEATH LIST
Incl IN)ES
MOTHER
Of FOUR
Ninth Victim Breaks Back II
Leap Expected to
Die.
~ InteFnationaI News Service.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. 2O.--
Eight persons were burned to death
and ono probably fatally injured
when lire Quilted home in the
syrian quarter today. a mother
and her four children were among
the victims.
The dead are: Mrs. Angelo De
Gloria and her four children. Ross.
Joseph. Angelo and Mary De Gloria;
Mrs. Mary Kelid. fifty-five; Joseph
Schelie, seventy. ana his son, Ro-
nlaYo. tWenty-six.
Angelo De Gloria Is dying at the
Lawrence General Hospital with q
broken back. He leaped from d
third-story window.
The authorities are convinced the
fire was Of incendiary origin state
police have Joined local forces in .hr
search for the person responsible
for the tragedy
The fire has aroused feeling to
such q high pitch that police fear
q lynchimg IL q suspect ID fou id.
IN addition to the fatalities; sew
eral firemen were injured. Several
aged persons were carried from sick
| beds to the street and their cOndi.
ton b serious as g. result OF e.
posture and excitement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
THR|F I PARADE
SHOWS zoo
FLOATS
Town Your Own Home" Fea-
ture OF Campaign Stages
Great Turnout.

Pennsylvania avenue, historic
route Of scores Of pageants dedicated
to military preparedness and power.
saw brand-new type OF parade ct
noon today when the hosts of finan-
cial conservation and strength
marched and rolled up the thorough
fare under gray skies.
It was the most spectacular feat
ure of Washington's Thrift Week
this procession staged by the city's
realtors. More than 200 floats were
in line, symbolizing the Gown Your
Own Home feature of the campaign.
The parade started promptly at
1870 o'clock from the Peace Monu-
nent, proceeded west on Pennsylva.
mia avenue to East Executive avenue.
north to Pennsylvania avenue, west
to Washington circle, around the
circle, returning on Pennsylvania
avenue to Twenty-first street, then
south to B street, thence east to
street, east to Sixteenth street, and
disbanded. Robert L. McKeever,
chairman in charge Of the commit.
tee, was assisted by L. p. Lyles, s.
e. Golden, Rufus s. LuslS, and John
A. Petty.
Sundays to be Share With Others
Day." and arrangement for the oh.
servance has been IN charge Of the
Rev. W. l.. Darby, secretary Of the
Federation Of Churches. Arrange
ments have been made whereby the
thrift message will be delivered from
every pulpit in the City, and will be
heard in every Sunday school, as
well as at every young peoples so
ciety. Churches, without regard to
denomination, have, promised CO.
operation.
Navy Men Impressed.
Lieut.. Comdr. John r. BeardalI
yesterday addressed a letter to Ma
jor Guy Withers, in charge of the
speakers bureau, in which he con-
graduated the thrift committee for
the excellencY of it's work at the
Navy Yard. The naval officer de.
clared that a decided favorable i'm
preston had been made by the
speakers.
Yesterday was Life Insurance
Day, and the major part of the
work was carried on by J. F..
Worthington and L. A. Luce, al
though they were ably assisted by
many other speakers. A. ]. Bar
rett, Of the Munsey Trust Company,
and Thomas B. Hickman. Of the
Franklin National Bank. have been
particularly active in the campaign.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
CHICAGO s VICE
DENS Barred
by GIRLS
Probers Learn Workings Of
Syndicate Said to Be
Owned by Senator. 49,,
INTERNATIONAL MEMS an

} CHICAGO, Jan. 20.--Vice, crime,
graft and corruption will drive
from Chicago by spring 100000
persons, according to real, estate
men testifying in the inquiry.
Another development was the re-
ceipt of a letter describing a great
West Side vice syndicate conduct.
ed by an Illinois State Senator and
the calling before the grand jury
a number of girls at present In
mates Of Lawndale Hospital.
The girls, some Of them mere
children, gave sickening details of
the depraVity and degradation to
which they were forced. Some OF
them admitted they learned" from
$50 to 800 a night in the vice dens,
but so per cent of this was seized
in advance by their keepers, an ad.
ditional 25 per cent was taken for
| medical examinations" etc, until
| the girl, no matter how large her
earnings, was always in debt.
Belle Burgess-the name is as.
sumed as protection for her ten.
| year old boy and e1ght-year-old girl
was president of a missionary So
ciety and active church worker a
year ago in Birmingham, Ala, she
told the jury.
IT was divorced, but my alimony
would not support my children"
she said. II Joined a theatrical
troupe We went broke in Chicago
| I couldn't keep my room at the
Sherman Hotel, never worked and
didn't know how. 1 asked q taxi
driver to find me a cheap room
He took me to a man who gave
me $50 a week to manage his home
of twelve girls, six on each shift
day and night.
every night two collectors came
and got half the days receipts.
II hated the life-but where else
could I earn enough to raise my
children? Now that the places are
closed, what is to become Of the
girls? Two, have been told, have
committed suicide.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
GETS YEAR SENTENCE
FOR CARRYING PISTOL

Charles Kingland, colored, 90s
Twenty-seventh street northwest
was sentenced to serve a one-year
term in the workhouse on a charge
Of carrying a concealed pistol in
Police Court today by Judge Nc.
Mahon.
Kingland could give the court no
good excuse for having the gun
while he was quarreling with his
girl. Another charge of threats
brought by the girl against King.
land resulted in Judge Mcmahon
imposing suspended sentence OF
one year, to begin after he has
served the other sentence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
IS To FACE new
MINE RIOT
JURY
Trial Is Set for Feb. 12 AZ
Judge Releases Group
Just Acquitted.
BY International News Service.

MARION, Ill. Jan. 20.-Judge D.
T. Hartwell announced this after.
noon that the next trial in the
Herrin mine riot case would begin
on February IL. At that time
thirteen men will be placed on
trial for the murder of Antonio
Mulkevich, one Of the slain non,
union men.
Five Are Released.
The five men acquitted have been
released and the others granted the
privilege Of giving bonds Of $4,000
each.
Nineteen Herrin business men
went on their bonds. All mer
awaiting trial are now at liberty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
FORMER SLAVES TO HAVE
BIG CONFERENCE HERE

A nationwide conference of ex-
slaves will be held in Washington
during the week of April IS, it was
announced today by DR.. Simon p.
w. Drew, president Of the White
Cross Free Labor Bureau of
America.
DIR. Drew said today the object
of the conference is to give advice
to many negroes who are planning
to go South. He also said the
meeting is for the general welfare
of the negro race.
The congress will be held under
the joint auspices Of the Ministers
and Deacons' Union of the District.
National Ministers Evangelisticai
Alliance of America, National
Henderson Civil Right League and
the White Cross Free Labor Bureau
Of America.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
WASHINGTON ALUMNI or
NJ. /. T.. HEARS sLoSSoN

Fallacies and frauds which were
perpetrated by ancient scientists
have given much to modern science.
DIR. Edwin e. Slosson told members
OF the Washington alumni OF the
Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nology, meeting in the University
Club yesterday. He said Nero OF
Alexandria designed a turbine en-
CINE and other valuable engineering
apparatus in order that the priests
Of the Temple of Isis might per-
form miracles.
ana d. A. Tomlinson, of Chicago,
also made brief addresses support
ing DR.. Slosson's remarks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20

think it would be profitable then to
join in the proposed European syn
dicate.
"But they will be disappointed. It
is folly to assume that one nation,
through the medium of a handful
of engineers backed up with troops
on a war footing, can step into an
other country in the midst Of peace
and simply take over that country's
highly intensified and tremendously
intricate Industrial system and then
proceed to run 1t. The Ruhr district
is flesh of the flesh and the blood of
the blood Of the German nation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
COAL STRIKE
BY 10000
HALTED
Trouble at Pittston, Pa, Set
tied by Davis, Washington
Labor Representative.

PITTSToN, Pa, Jan. 20.-The ac-
ton of the grievance committee
representing 10000 employees Of the
Pennsylvania Coal Company and
Hillside Coal and Iron Company in
the Pittston district in calling a
strike for next Monday morning
was reseinded early this afternoon
after successful effort on the part
Of Thomas Davis, representative OF
the Labor Department at Wash
ington to adjust the differences.
All delinquents in the organiza-
ton have settled up their arrear.
ages, the cause Of the trouble.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
COMMISSIONERS WILL
CONSULT, GENERAL LORD

The District Commissioners at 2
o'clock this afternoon will confer
with General Lord, director Of the
budget, relative to inclusion in the
next deficiency bill of supplemental
appropriations Of several hundred
thousand dollars Cor use during the
current fiscal year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
Would Abolish Rangers.

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 20.-Gov.
William e. Sweet declared he was in
favor of the unconditional abolition
Of the State rangers Of Colorado, in
an address to Colorado sheriffs here
yesterday.
Evening star., 1923-02-01

patronsss for ''The Group Of ths ssss''
being assisted by Mrs. Luke McNa-
mee and Mrs. Claude B. Mayo. DR.. J.
3. Hubrecht. secretary OF the Neither
lands legation. was Neptune, with
maidens and matrons of society rep
reeenting the treasures of the deep,
such as the mermaid. corals. pearls
effective features of the whole pas-
can't were the maids and matrons.
clad In nlmy. undulating folds OF
many shades of green and blue green.
representing the waves. Mrs. James
w. Wadsworth was chairman Of The
Group of the AIR" assisted by Mrs.
Robert Leslie Craigie. vice chairman,
and Miss Helen Colbert. appearing a.
the spirit Of the air. Butterniss. the
rainbow, the stars, the mist and the
moon, with. in fact. all the great
scheme Of populating the air. was rep
whole.
]The Group of the Earth" was par
ticularly splendid In coloring. the ores
ana semi-precious stones. like the
and the more precious Jewels, like the
diamond. emerald and ruby. all af.
fording wonderful schemes OF color.
Mrs: Sylvanus Stokes, 3r.. who de-
! signed the costumes for this group,
appeared as Gold, wearing one Of the
mosts artistic and magnificent cos
tunes worn in the pageant. 1t was
entirely of gold fringe wound in
spiral effect down the slender lines
OF the robe. shimmering as she
walked, q fringe Of gold beads fall
Ing from her outstretched arms to the
floor, while the train was a mass Of
gold embroidery. Her headdress was
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Evening star., 1923-02-01
Ing beautiful beyond ordinary con

ing beautiful beyond ordinary con-
ception.
Mrs Scott Thropp was queen of the
pageant, sitting on her throne and
surrounded by beautiful attendants.
She wore a regal robe of white satin
and crystal, while attending her were
Miss Ailsa Mellon, Miss Elizabeth
Hanna, Miss Beatrice Beck and Miss
Louisa Hoar. wearing splendid cos
tunes of cloth Of silver and rare en-
broidery and jewels. From her throne
, the queen viewed each passing group,
the members of which stopped long
enough for the appropriate and beau
tiful dances given between each
group.
De Lois Duffy was the first Of won
derful child dancers on the scene.
who, with unusual grace. did the
Dance of the Rose" The various
groups of young dancers who con-
tributed TO the airiness and grace of
the pageant included: In The Group
of the Woods" as nymphs, Edna Bow
man, Beatrice Coles, Helen Auit and
Catherine Herford. The BUTTERFLIES in
'The Group OF the Air. included Car
men Diaz. Carol Smith. Anne Sherman.
Helen Dick, Olga Lndgren, Vellette
Schmidt and Margaret Van Horn.
while in the same group as white bird
and elf were Virginia Catlett and
Morse Allen, their costumes being de-
signed by Miss Evelyn Wadsworth.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, jr., was
Evening star., 1923-02-01

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Evening star., 1923-02-01

Italian Ambas ssadOr Guest
At British Embassy.
The ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Geddes will entertain a.
dinner this evening in compliment tc
the ambassador Of Italy. Prince Cae'
tani.
Lady Geddes will receive tomorrow
afternoon after $3.50 o'clock and will
have assisting her Mrs. Broderick
Mrs. Buxton, Mrs. Lawrence and Mrs
Mahoney. wives of members OF the
embassy staff.
Evening star., 1923-02-01

Mrs. Everett Sanders. wife of Rep
resentative Sanders of Indiana, en-
tertained at a bridge luncheon at the
Congressional Club today in honor OF
Mrs. Oscar r. Ewing of New York
The other guests were: Mrs. Harry B
Wilson, Mrs. George Cramer, Mrs
Frank Reavis Mrs. Louis w. Laudick
Mrs. Oscar Bland and Mrs. Arthur
kidder.
Evening star., 1923-12-15

grift, Mrs. Azel Ford. Mrs. George
Eastment. Mrs. Graham Clarke, Mrs
Marion Webster. Miss B. Halliday.
Miss Olive Prescott. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
s. Strong. MIR. and Mrs. j. NJ. Beavers,
capt. and Mrs. Harrison Beavers of
Lansing. Mich; DR.. and Mrs. L. B.
Swormstedt. Mrs. Ike Ia CamiIo-il, NJ,
Marie Stair Lawyer Miss Adele
Heaven. Miss Alice Heaven. Mrs.
Miss a. H. s sson, Miss Harriet
Hosmer. Mrs. Coleman of Columbus.
Ohio; Miss Comfy, Judge Kathryn
Sellers. Miss Gertrude Leonard. - SIS
Charles Cecil. Miss Edna Patton.
Mrs Peter Drury. Mrs J. Hawley.
MIR. and Mrs. George Kicker. Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Cassidy, Mrs. Raymond
Mrs Daniel w. Prentiss, Mrs Jennie
Kafka. DR.. Julia Strobei, DR.. Martha
Burritt, Miss Charlotte Priest. Mrs
Clyde B; Atchison. Miss Clara Nelson.
]. Cox, Mrs. Sidney Andrews Mrs
Martha Hysong, Miss E. E. Stark.
Miss Anna Hagan. Mrs. Walter B.
Ballard, Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Brown.
Mrs. f. Crandan. Miss Helen Brown.
A. Borah. Mss Adelaide Borah. Miss
Jane r Bassett. Mrs. Fl. McKibben,
Mrs C. Casey. Miss c. NJ. Clarke
Mrs NJ A. O'Tonnor. Miss Florence
Staples. Miss G. A. Hill. Mrs Caroline
Stephens, Mrs. NJ. H. Kelsey. Mrs
Ruby Lee Minar. Mrs Robert J.
Bates, Mrs. Bertha T. Voorhorst.
Mrs Saul Mrs. julius Lansburgh
Mrs. s. J. Blythe. Mrs J. Frank Will
son. Miss Martha Lane. Miss Eva
Dell Myers, Mrs. G. Cheney. Mss
clara I. Smith. Miss J. NJ Wrenn
Miss Mabel Hiatt. Miss ]. Lehman.
Mrs. l.. f. Ash. Mrs. Evelyn Hunt,
Miss Sallie Rickett. Miss Ruth Jones,
Miss Bertha Martin.