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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
OPTIMISM is SHOWN
OVER COTTON PROSPECT

ATLANTA, Ga, July 19-The first
cotton bloom, reported from different
sections of the State, is now getting
to be and old story. Many blooms are
now showing, and despite the ravages
of the boil weevil the farmers thru
out the state are fairly optimistic over
the seasons prospects.
That cotton has been declining in
price and may be selling below its
value about the time the few crop
begins to move is the opinion advanc-
ed by Atlanta cotton men. Inquiries
received by officials of the Cotton
Storage Finance Company of Atlanta,
formerly the Candyer warehouse, in
dictate that many Georgia farmers will
wish to store their cotton instead of
selling rapidly as they did last year,
with prices running we'll above zoe
pound
Facilities provided by Atlanta cot
ton warehouses, particularly at the
Gambler warehouse, covering sixteer
acres, has led many cotton men to be-
lieve that there will be large storage
OF cotton during the coming season
The boil weevil is being fought with
calcium arsenate and all the approved
methods in many parts of the state, re
ports received here show.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
LEGAL. NOTICE

GEORGIA, Ben Hill County:
Under and by virtue of the power
contained in the mortgage executed
by w. c. Mccall TO ]. A. Parrot on
the first day OF May, 1919, and record
ed in the office of the Clerk of the SUI
perior Court of Ben Hill County. in
book 20, page las, the undersigned
will sell at the Courthouse in said
county, during the legal hours of sale
to the highest bidder for cash, the
following property TO wit:
City Lots Nos. Thirteen (3) and
Fourteen (l4) Block Two (2), Square
Ten Q0) in Fitzgerald, Georgia, as
shown by the recorded plat of SAID
city on file in the office of the Clerk
OF the Superior Court, Irwin County,
Georgia.
For the purpose OF paying $l,l3S47,
being the balance due upon fifty-nine
notes, fifty eight of said notes being
tor $500 and one note for $3S.85, said
notes dated May LIST, 1920, and one
note maturing on the LIST day of each
month thereafter, until they all mature,
the amount due on said notes being
Sl,l3S.47 together with the cost of this
proceeding as provi led by said mort
gage. A conveyance will be execut-
ed to the property by the undersigned
as authorized in said mortgage.
This the 18th day of July 1923.
J. A. Parrot, Mortgage.
4. J, and ]. c. Mcdonald,
Attorneys for Mortgage. AS
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
TO THE 100000 TAX
PAYERS OF GEORGIA

The argument that the ad valorem
tax system has broken down every
where, breaks down itself when analy-
zedl Every town, every city, every
county and every state, with half doz
en- exceptions, retains the ad valorem
system. Hardly one of them could op-
crate without it.
In Georgia, about 100000 pay a tax
or license of some kind. OF these,
around 500 900 pay a>property tax
Now, it proposed to abandon this
tax on 100000 because it does not
reach intangibles, and put in its place
a State Income Tax which will not
reach more than 70,000-unless the
exemptions are made much lower than
those Of the Federal government.
In 1927, Only 5000 Georgians made
Federal income tax returns and they
paid less than $3,900,000 income tax
1t is absurdly illogical to abandon a
tax system which does reach 100000
year on the ground that it has broken
down, and replace it with a system
which will reach only 10000 includ-
In 1922, 100000 property owners
paid to the State $5,256,000-an av-
erage of $1,000 apiece. The advocates
of the new system claim that it will
raise between $13,000,000 and $20,000,-
900. That would be between $500 and
$500 year for each taxpayer.
The proposed system violates three
of Adam Smiths four fundamental laws
of taxation (a) That everybody should
pay something: OBJ That the tax
should be certain and not arbitrary;
(c) The State should not collect more
than it urgently needs.
To the gentlemen who claim that
the ad valorem system has broken
down, one is tempted to quote the
words Of Oliver Cromwell to an in
sistent band of callers my brethren
in the name of Christ I beseech you
tothink it possible that you may be
They are mis- sken The facts are
against them
Everyone of the 100000 may, if he
likes, repeat night and morning these
lines from the Charge of the Tax Bri-
gade":
Yours not to make repN,
Yours not to reason Why,
Yours but to pay and die!
If desired this can be set to music
and have the bands play it.
Respectfully,
Georgia Taxpayers League,
Frank Weldon, Sec.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
LAVA PEAK TELLS
STORY OF THE PAST
Ghost of Mountain Which Once Was
Mighty Stands Stark and Arid

In Arizona, opposite the tip of Ne
vada, stands a volcanic peak called
Boundary" Gone. 1t is made of white
lava and protrudes through the sur
rounding rocks
In Tertiary times, dim ages ago, at
time when the age of reptiles was
just over and mammals were begin
ming to assume the dominance of the
earth, Arizona consisted of rolling
hills, much like Ohio at present. It
was fertile and wei. coun.
try then, with balmy climate like
that of Bordeaux in France
Then one day the interior fires of
the earth, which always Turk not far
below the. surface, surged up The
region became volcanic. Boundary
Cone was volcano about the size
and violence of Mount Vesuvius. 1t
piled up high cinder cone upon the
green hills, smothering vegetation
with gray ash far and wide. The
throat of the cone filled with lava.
At length the fires died away, the
molten rocks cooled and Boundary
Cone stood silent and extinct like
thousands of its brethren are today in
our Pacific states
No sooner had the peak ceased to
erupt than the weather began to wear
1t down. Grain by grain wind and
water carried the ashes away. A
mighty procession !of animals rose
flourished aSdi died around the volca-
nos base. There were four-toed hors-
es, prong horned titanotheres, Hama
lick camels giant swine, saber-tooth
tigers. sloths, elephants and lions, all
in bizarre array.
Eventually mountains began to rise
The Rockies first chain of low hills
came pushing up. They rose until their
crags touched the clouds. The Sierras
followed, then the Coast range. All
this time the weather had been strip
ping off the ashes, grain by grain.
Present Day Dawns
Finally the present dawned The
strange beast vanished swallowed up
by time and rB,ks. In their place
came man. The high ridges to the
west shut out the wet winds from the
Pacific The region became almost
desert.
TODAY the white lava plug projects
through the debris of past ages, silent
and weather beaten Can you see the
Ghost of the mountain of long ago
above it? IF you can read the stories
of the rocks, you can.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
TAX EXPERT COMMEND
ACTION ON MEASURE

ATLANTA, Ga, July 19-Tax ex-
perts here today have commended the
recent action of the ways and means
committee of the lower house of the
General Assembly in voting against
repeal of the tax equalization law I'M
less and until some adequate plan of
procuring revenue for the State shall
be provided.
Law makers point out that to abo1-
ish the equalization system without
something as good or better to re-
place it, would leave the state treas
ury from two to three and hall
million dollars poorer.
A striking case has been shown be-
fore the tax equalization law went in
to effect One man in Banks County
had nineteen hundred acres and paid
on about six hundred; dozens were
giving only small part of their prop
erty. Often good land was given in
at five dollars an atre.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
CARD OF THANKS

We would like to express Our pro-
found gratitude for the kindness
shown our dear wife and mother and
myself diring her last illness while in
the hospital in your city. We would
like to make special mention of the
tender care given her by the nurses
at the hospital. Also the kind express
sion of sympathy and aid offered me.
AS words fail to express our thank
fulness we can only pray God richest
blessings upon one and all of the peo-
pie of Fitzgerald.
Allen Worrill and family
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
HE!::!LPFuLHEAITHHlNT5

Prickly Heat.-A good talcIm
powder frequently applied doea
much to eliminate this annoying
skin disease. When a case of
.prickly heat Is severe the skin
should be bathed with a mixture
OF one part alcohol to three Of Wa
ter, afterwards busting with talcuna
powder.
Fruit Before Breakfast.-An or
ange eaten half an hour before
breakfast Is splendid aid to the
digestive system.
Hiccoughs.-Taking small reg1.
Lar swallows Of water from glass
without taking a breath will usually
stop hiccoughs. II this fails trs
giving the patient a teaspoonful ii
Eranulated sugar and vinegar.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

Dear Aleda-WhAt 10 the best way
% announce an engagement ca
Who does It, the BRIDES family o.
tAs groom,si 81 Who pays for tho
engraving. etc1
Miss 4. L, California.
AAsseev-The usual way of an
Aounc1ng an engagement Is throuSA
shs papers. Using this method,
First select your paper and thea
send the notice to the society editor.
An example z: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Black announce the engage
ment Of their daughter Jane, to NJ.
John Cox, Of Denver, Col. No date
has been get for the wedding. 1t
will probably take place In Novem-
Der. (2) Ths BRIDES family. (8)
The sam0.
Owing 10 sudden death in our
eAnily We must postpone our
NANGhtaTs wedding. VIII you please
eeal M what Il the quickest and best
way b % about this. The wedding
W@@ b b this September
AFs- q. H., Wisconsin.
Aasae~-Have some printed CARDS
HAAAe. A good stationee should get
them out in "a hours. Have them
word something like this and send
enc to each person that received an
invitation:
Otot''0 to tia sudden death of Mr..
raymond BroWn's f0ther, Mr.. ans;
Mrs. Raymond Broaon beg to recall
the 1nrttotton 1ssued for tkesr
Aost0hter's toeddi7t1 reception.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
USE CALCIUM ARSENATE
NOW SAYS STATE BOARD

Ga, of the most important times
to dust cotton for control of the boil
weevils is from now until the close of
the season. If you have mot your
supply of Calcium Arsenate now is
is the time to get it from the Georgia
State Board of Entomology at l6c
per pound delivered in 100 pound con-
tainers. The Board has a supply now
on hand in Atlanta and will ship out
immediately upon receipt of check for
same.
Experiments have shown that late
dustnig is absolutely essential to save
the cotton crop. The Board has only
a limited amo,Elt OF Calcium Arsen-
ate and does not expect to secure a
new contrjct for this season.
All Calcium Arsenate sold by the
State Board of Entomology is anal
yzed before shipment and is guaran-
teed to meet the requirements of the
State and Federal law. 1t is first class
and high grade in every respect.
State Board of Entomology,
By Ira w Williams,
State Entomologist.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

FOR SALE-White Bermuda Onion
plants and all varieties of cabbage
plants one dollar per thousand. Lots
of ten thousand 75c per thousand. -
Kendall Plant Co., Valdosta, Ga. If
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
(g {: 3

l like to be modest, regardless OF shine
Il never was vain Of my rep. I
don't like to brag on productions OF mine,
no matter how potent their pep. {.
And 80, I'm discrete when 1 happen to
write the news Of a social affair-an' l
keep my identity chean out Of sight, by
signin' 1t, lone Who Was There
I'm often invited to furnish the muse,
when festal occasions demand. can
alters dig up some selections to use, that
amt been messed over, or canned. i.
An 1, litter with mirth,. jes' to see EN-
in print, and it makes all the frequenters
glad, as they read in the paper the per-
tinent hint, that Dainty refreshments was
had"
like to record it, when Cupid's success
brings on the connubial attack-Nnd l
don't overlook, that the bride wore dress,
and the groom 1.-THE conventional black !"
I'll say it's a wonder-the language we
got, to mighty nigh curdle the blood
when we write of victim which some
body shot, that HE fell with sickenin'
thud J"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
NOTICE

Street Taxes are now due and paya-
bic at the City Clerks office at the
City Hall or to any policeman.
c. F. DIXON, Chief of Police.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

FOR SALE-25 acre grove, orange
and grape fruit Best section of Flor
ida. Easy terms. Colson Land Co,
Gainesville, Fla. 1t
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

TOMATO PLANTS-Tomato plants
for sale. nc per dozen; cheaper in
large quantities. ]. E. Alligood, Nc
kinley Ave. PHONE 1863. If
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

LOGS WANTED-Wanted, Short
Logs for veneer work, sweet gum and
poplar 80 to 90 inches long can be
handled on ordinary truck or farm wa
CONS, For specifications land prices
apply to Union Cotton Oil Co., Fitz-
gerald, Ga. If
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Two unfinished rooms
with connecting bath. 49, Free wat
er, lights and garden space. 500 west
Jessamine ST.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

FOR SALE-Tomato Plants l0c per
hundred. Phone 218-J. If
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

FOR RENT-House with all modern
conveniences at SOB w. Pine. For
particulars Phone 200 or see M. Colt
lieb. If
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
PETITION FOR CHARTER

GEORGIA, Ben Hill County:
To the Superior Court of Said County:
following:
The petition of w. H. Leonard, and
s. A. Leonard, both residents of State
of Florida, and H. c. Vinson of Ben
Hill County, shows to the Court the
following.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-At a bargain, one 400
ID. Cary Safe. One McCray Refriger-
ator. 800 h. ice capacity; One 40 gal
Ion Beeman Automatic Oil Tank;
One Floor Scale Address Box 254
Abbcville, Ga, ltpd
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
WANTED

PEAS WANTED-Oreb ushel of dry
black Crowder Peas at once. w. L.
Watson, Route S. JIG
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
E1i011ette
I&EWh04 Whe1.l
60 do u ~
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Amy QUESTION: on etiquette
sOiU be Gladly GnssOered In
thls oOIWmss II GddresseG to
Aledo, care Of tAIs Rescs-
p0RNr.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

BOARDERS WANTED-nice com
Portable rooms. Good Meals. Mrs. T.
S. Allen. COZ w. Central 1t
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

A full line of Merchants Sales
books at the Leader office Sc each.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
LOST

LOST-Pink Cameo breach encircled
by tiny pearls somewhere near tab
ernacle at Mystic, Ga Finder re-
turn to Leader Office. Liberal Re
ward. A3pd
LOST-Key No. 12o, with key ring
and chain attached Finder please
leave at Leader Office. If
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

Petitioners desire to be incorporated
under the name of LEONARD BRO.
THEIRS MOTOR COMPANY, for
the period of twenty years, with the
right to renew said charter at the ex-
piration of said time
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

Mr.. w. T. Coats returned home
Friday after spending sometime in
High Springs, Fla.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
"Yankee Doodle" Would Make Good
Anthem

America has missed her chance in
the way of national anthems. She,
I understand repudiates yankee
Doodle" for Hail Columbia" or 1.-THE
Star-Spangled Banner" she must be
solemn about herself like all the rest
of us; but what a lesson she would
have taught US, what an artistic sue
cess she might have been in every
categorical parade of the nations. if
she had stuck to Yankee Doodle"
I do not know what the words
mean; but they sound gay and they
fit the tune, which is one of the best
tunes of it's kind in the world. I do
not know who composed that tune, or
when, or. where, but it sounds as if it
had grown to express the right spirit
of a nation about itself and to make
fun of all the other solemn tunes
which express the wrong spirit. For
how gay and funny and brave it is;
and how it enjoys itself: how it sets
the mind dancing so that the feet are
almost forced to dance too.
A musician could do anything with
it; orchestrate it with drums ard
trumpets and triangles. slow and
quicken It, make variations on it, set
it jumping and swaying and turning
head-Over heels and fianally' step
breathless with a crash. for the
cheers that would certainly follow
A. Clutton- Brock, in the New Repub-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
New Jersey Dry Head
Saws Rum Running
Reports Exaggerated

New York, Jan. 12.-(By A. P)-
Federal and state prohibition officers,
in conference here today. denied the
truth Of the Associated Press despatch
es describing rum running at High
lands. N. ].
state Director william B. Moss Of
New Jersey said that the STORY APP
pearing in this mornings papers to the
effect that there were $4,000 cases OF
whisky brought INTO the Highlands OF
New Jersey last night was a pipe
dream"
Zone Chief John D. A-.7leby conced-
ed that there was smueglng on
small scale along the Atlantic coast,
but declared:
"There is no question but that the
amount of whisky the bootleggers arc
supposed to have attempted to SNUG
gle into New York and New Jersey
Thursday is greatly exaggerated. To
take care of the $4,000 cases Of liquor
reported to have been struggled In and
unloaded at Highlands, N. j.. would
have required 40 trucks drawing ESQ
cas- each, or 1900 touring cars car
rying more than 20 cases each. All of
which is such an absurdity that the
story falls OF it's own weight.
1.-THE story is given circulation and
sent out by news bureau-tne Asso-
ciated Press-reminds me of moving
picture that is being shown in New
York this week. The Characterization
of the big, black negro loading whisky
into trucks, in utter abandon of all
surroundings, as shown in the picture,
is evidently the inspiration for the
news dispatches sent out by the news
bureau. for the show and the story are
identical even to the smallest detail"
(The Associated Press correspon-
dents were at the scene of the rum run
ming. They were NOT attending NOV
ing picture performances.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
BOND MARKET
New York. Jan. II.

New York, Jan. IL.
Award Of the S5O.O00,000 Cuban 81
headed by j. r. Morgan & CO. with a
bid of 96.77. or more than three points
above it's nearest competitor; marked
strength Of Brooklyn Rapid Transit
securities; lower prices for U. s. gov
prices in the general list. were the chief
features Of today's bond market.
The relatively high bid of the Nor
gan firm for the Cuban loan was con-
strued as an indication of greatly inn
was reflected in sharp 33-point gain
in the old Cuban government Al per
cent. bonds. Gains of two to II points
were also registered by. Dominican Re
and Mexican IS. while the French
bonds improved fractionally. Serbian
SIS dropped to 62a,- another new low
record. United states of Brazil 7as
year and United Kingdom SIS of
1929 duplicated their previous high
record.
U. s. government bonds with the
exception of the new 4as. which ad-
vanced four cents on 500. were reac-
tionary. The first As dropped 26 cents
and the third and fourth AIS 16 cents
each. while the other active issues regl
istered losses of six to 10 cents.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit securities
were active and stronger on the sup
position that the reorganization plan
was favorable to note and security
holders. The As jumped seven points.
the 5s SIS and the certificate So -,
while the 7s certificate Is and certifi-
Gates Is stamped gained q to 81
points. Other public utilities also were
in good demand.
Chile Copper rs and IS each scared
to new high records. the former gain
ing a point and the latter %. Interna
t:onal Cement SIS. which are convertible
into stock at SO 1-3. were pushed up
81 points. the stock closing today at
SSa. Winchester Arms, RS. Republic;
up one to ] points. Bethlehem Stee!!
SIS, Remington Arms 6s and General
Electric So each yielded a point.
A break of three points in New Ha-
ven 6s was founded on publication of
statistics showing that not only had
the road failed to earn fixed charges
last year, but that the profit and loss
Rio Grande az dropped 81 points and
Delaware & Hudson convertible SIS one.
st. Paul issues yielded fractionally.
West Shore As. Seaboard Air Line con-
sOlidated Gs and st. Louis & Iron
Mountain as were among the few
strong spots.
New offerings today were in excess
of S30.00O.000. the largest of which was
the S17.500.000 issue of first mortgage
collateral and refunding 30-year 81 per
cent. gold bonds. series G. of the Lac
lede Gas Co.. all of which were report
cd sold. They were offered at 96.45 to
yield about SIS per cent. Good absorb
maturitics of the $10.00O.000 state of
North Carolina Al per cent. bonds.
Total sales, par value. were $13,-
$4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
GoId-PIaited Door Knobs

Three hundred Park avenue. New
York, the new Sherry apartments
Just opened. is probably the most
luxurious abode of wealth in the
world. says correspondent. 1t has
gold plated doorknobs. silver plated
chandeliers and a separate set of
elevators running to each of the
sixteen floors Tho apartments really
are private homes.
The largest of thirty rooms has
been taken by Percy Rockefeller. The
yearly. rentals range from $4,000 to
500. 900. There are ninety apartments.
Anon" the leading director ten
ants are Richard T. Wilson. Gen
Coleman du Pont, Col. B. B. Meal
pin, Louis ]. HorowitZ, +. c. B.
Page. +. Colt Johnson. Louis L. Dun
ham and L NJ. Boomer. In furnish
ing the apartments, Europe and
America have been searched for
ideas and materials. Louis Sherry
Thirteenth century tapestries in his
apartment. Mr.. Boomer sent to
Norway for the wood used in his
apartment, Mrs. Boomer being a
native of that country.
Some of the walls in many of the
homes are huge canvases for paint
ings by noted artists A magnificent
ballroom, restaurant, a grill, a tea
room and confectionery shop occupy
the first floor and meZzanine. If YOU
want to locate at Three Hundred
Park avenue" you must be voted
upon by the director tenants" who
are particular very particular, in