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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
City Council
Holds Important
Meeting Monday
Civic Organizations Appeal for Meat
and Milk Inspection

An unusually large number of citi-
zens graced the Council chamber last
Monday night by their presence re-
presenting the several civic organi-
zatioins of the city, including the Wo-
mans Club, all of whom showed in
tense interest in the routine of the
proceedings and no doubt formed some
idea of the importance of the lob
held by the Mayor and Councilmen of
the city, it being the first meeting of
the month, when the usual large
amount of business, payroll and reports
of departments calls for the attention
of the administration. When the reegu-
lar business of the day was disposed
of, Mayor Paulk invited those pres
ent to present their grievances, if any,
to which Mrs. D, Nelson, of the P. T.
A. of the Second Ward school re-
sposded with a presentation of re-
ques tfor the improvement of the sani-
tary conditions of the Second Ward
school. The Sanitary committee of the
Council was instructed to cooperate
with the Water, Light and Bond Com
mission in having the necessary work
done, to put this building in proper
condition.
Mrs. L. A. Turner, President of the
Woman's Club, in behalf of that or
ganization, spoke of the necessity of
Meat and Milk Inspection for the
health of the public and urged the pas
sage of an ordinance to authorize such
inspection. Sec. c. T. Owens, of the
Chamber of Commerce; Col. Lassiter,
of the Lions and J.. H. Mayes of the
Kiwanis, also spoke along the same
line. Alderman Frank Ward informed
the Council and the citizens that an
ordinance had been partially drafted
in cooperation with the civic organi-
cations, which was ready to submit
to the City Attorneys for their approv-
al. Alderman D. E. Griffin spoke in
favor of the passage of such an ordi-
nance and on roll call seven of the
eight aldermen present pledged their
support to the adoption of an ordinance
when approved by the City Attorneys.
The caption of the ordinance was read,
which places it in position for adop-
ton at the next regular meeting of
the Council, should the attorneys be
ready to make their report Several
complaints in re to excessive license
charges were presented, but were un-
successful in having them reduced,
however, the Council voted to allow
them the usual ten per cent discount
tho the item for such allowance had
expired March 1st. J. H. Mayes and
Allen Garden, for the Kiwanis, and
]. c. Mcdonald for the Lions request
ed the Council to secure the buildings
in the Blue and Gray Park for the city
so that these organizations may pro
ceed with their plans in improving the
Park and making better arrangements
for the Tourist Camp Grounds, which
are becoming quite popular with the
motorists passing thru the city. A
committee consisting of Mayor Paulk
Aldermen Clayton Jay, Lacey Ennis,
and DR.. Frank Ward were authorized
to negotiate for the purchase of the
buildings from the Fair Association
and were given power to close the
tranSacti0n
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
METHODIST CHURCH,
ON SIDE OF TOILERS|
STATE CLERCYMEN |
More Than 400 Ministers Give
Rousing Approval of Labor's
Demands For Justice
FEARLESS TALK GIVEN
Rev. Francis J. Mcconnell Says
Union Is Essential to Those
Who Toll

Cleveland-More than 400 Metho-
dist clergymen from the big city pull
pits, the most prominent leaders of the
denomination in all sections of the
country, meeting here in the sixth an
nual Council of Cities, gave rousing
approval to labor's demands for eco
nomic justice and a decent standard
OF living and working conditions.
The issue fthe rights of labor
dominated the three-day session of the
convention, which is the largest an
nual gathering of the Methodist Epis7
copal Church in America. Speaker aft
er speaker declared that the supreme
test of the church's sincerity and de-
votion to the ideals of Christ is its in
sistence upon industrial and social
justice.
1.-THE sessions were presided over
byN Bishop Francis J. McCosnell of
PlttMHrg, the fearless chairman of the
lnterchurch Committee, which produc-
ed the famous report on the steel strike
of 1919 and exposed the iniquity of
'Garyism.
Church Espouses Labor's Cause.
The Methodist Church was founded
among the common working people of
England. 1t can not ignore the rights
and needs of 100000 organized work
ers and many millions more morgan
lied if it would remain true to its
mission and the Christian gospel it
breaches" declared Mcconnell, while
the big audience of clergymen applaud
ed.
Labor unions are not organized
just to get a few MORE cents for a
few less hours work. These things
are merely means to greater end.
The main purpose behind all union
ism is to so control industrial proc
esses that human lives and souls will
not be groun dout in the process of
making money, and organization is
essential to secure this protection"
"The church, too, believes that hui
man values are superior to money
values. 1t can not remain indifferent
to the struggle of human beings for
better and happier lives. 1t cannot re-
main neutral in the face of industrial
wrongs. For these so-called industrial
questions are in the last analysis moral
questios upon which the church must
speak out.
DiSlloP NSSOllLCIl pdlu dill uHcApcCl-
ed tribute to the railway brotherhoods
when he stated that, although some
American Unions had suffered from
selfish and short-sighted leadership,
the brotherhoods had consistently
STOOD for the highest ideals of organ
ized labor.
Social Vision Necessary
"Only the church with the social
vision and social message can succeed.
asserted DR. NJ P. Burns of the Meth
odist5 Board of Home Missions. "Only
this sort of church will avert the i'm
pending crisis involving the annihila-
tion of the present political, economi-
cal and industrial order.
"I cannot imagine Father God
who is not interested in housing the
poor, the sanitary conditions of the
city, reconstruction of the slum sec
ton and banishment of vice. He
must he interested in the child labor
law, the wage scale and Tie degree
of democracy or autocracy govern
ing the industrial relations"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
President Harding
Says Railroads Should
Settle With Strikers
Majority Roads Have Settled, Minor.
ity Should Follow, Says the
President

Washington, March 6-President
Harding has informed officials of the
railway shopcrafts that he can see no
adequate question of principle2 which
warrants further delay in settlement
in all districts of last summers shop
mems strike
In letter written just before he
left Washington for Florida and
made public today at the White
Hor !, the President declared that
"a minority of the interests in
volved' by their refusal to settle were
largely responsible for interrupted
coal deliveries and other unsatisfac-
tory railway conditions in certain parts
of the country.
The Presidents letter was in re-
Sponse to one from Stephen E. Con,
nor, secretary of the Federated Shop
crafts, Central Railroad of New Jersey
and was as follows:
Your letter of March 3 comes to
hand just as | am about leaving for
the South, but l am glad of the op-
portunity it affords me to express my
sentiment on this subject You tell
me that the shop crafts of the New
Jersey Central railroad are staging a
relief fund movement and ask me to
send my autographed photograph. |
am gladly complying
1t is occasion of intense regret that
the settlement of the shop. crafts strike
which has been effected on the larger
part of the railroad systems and the
mileage of the country has not been
found possible on all the rest.
| do not find myself able to dis
Germ any adequate question of prin-
siple which would justify minority
of the interests. involved in this dis
tressing situation in refusing to make
settlements similar to those which have
been made by the majority. The in
formation which reaches me brings the
conviction that continued failure to
make settlement is largely responsible
for unfortunate conditions as to rail-
road movements in some areas, and for
interrupted deliveries Of coal during
the winter, nth resultant suffering
to many communities and much de-
moralization to industry. 1t is Sit
uation which seems certain to become
more serious unless effective measures
are 1OunQ lot lne early dIlellOidtlol.
The Central of New Jersey shop
men constitute one of the groups
which have not yet effected a settle
ment of the strike. The total number
of men still out over the country has
been matter of dispute. but officials
of the International Machinists Union
estimated today that about forty per
cent of the men who went out on
strike July have not yet returned.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
HEARIN DELAYED
IN CASE OF YOUTH
WHO SHOT DRIVER

Waycross, Ga, March 7.-The
hearing on the case of Lawrence Pal
merston, of Philadelphia, charged with
the shooting of O. K. Hawkins, a
local taxi driver, will not be held un-
til Hawkins is able to leave the hos
pital to testify in the case, it was an
nounced today.
Palmerston is being held in the 10
cal county jail without bond. Haw-
kins, who was thought to be in dy
ing condition when he was brought
here following the shooting, is report
ed as steadily improving
The post-capture reward being rails
ed by the citizens of Waycross is
steadily mountisg, with number of
new subscribers each day. The full
amount raised will be turned over to
Dtputy Sheriff Elliott, OF Clinch coun-
ty, who was responsible for the cap
ture of Palmerston.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
MOTHER OF YOUTH
KILLED BY TRAIN
RECEIVES S14,500

Atlanta, Ga, March 8.-A verdict
of $14,500 damages against the Cen
trail of Georgia railway was awarded
Mrs. l. ]. Newt, of East Point, for the
death of her son, Linwood Newt, who
met his death when struck by train
in Fulton superior court Wednesday.
Judge E. D. Thomas tried the suit,
According to Mrs. Newt, her son
was killed in May, 1921, at the Gle
bourne avenue crossing in East Point
when the automobile truck he was
driving was struck by a Central of
Georgia train. She was represented
by Attorneys Lowry and Reuben
Arnold
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
MR.. LON DICKEY
REPORTED IMPROVING

Mr.. Thos Dickey, who has been at
the bedside of his brother Lon Dickey,
who is in a sanatarum in Atlanta und-
er medical care, returned to the city
this morning and reports his brother
as improving, when he left his last
night.
This information will be learned
with great deal of pleasure by the host
of friends of the family, who hope the
improvement will be continued and
that Lon will again be his old self.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
A Day Spent AT
=. Fort Wentworth
Editors Guests of Eight Infantry And
Entertained Royalty

Sunday, February 25th will be- a
red letter day in the almanac of most
of Georgia's editors, who attended the
mid-winter meeting in Savannah. Early
breakfast, the guess of the Central
of Georgia Railroad with Jack Nc
Cartney former editor of the Rome
Tribune, but now publicity man for
the Central Railroad, as toastmaster.
Speeches were made by, L A.
Downs of the Central, Mr.. Jackson,
Col. John T. Boifeuillet. Editors P.
A. StovalL w r Neal and w. G. SUIT
live and others. After breakfast, taxi
cabs, provided by the host, carried the
entire delegation of over hundred ed
itors to the Tybee depot where a spe-
cial train was waiting to take them
to Tybee, to be the guests for the bal
ance fthe day of Col Bates and his
officers of the Eight Infantry, recently
returned from Germany AMI stationed
at Fl. Wentworth. Dinner was served
in the mess hall, in regulation style,
each of the visitors receiving a mess
kit and being furnished with the reg
ulation beans, onions, coffee and pie.
The novelty of the occasion was
appreciated and the delightful socia-
bility of the officers and the comrade-
ship of the privates were a noticeable
feature.
Reminicenses of Home
This editor will always treasure the
many kind remarks made by some
forty officers and men. whom he had
the pleasure to meet, and from whom
he heard many expressions Of apprecia-
ton for the hospitality which they re-
.ceived back in Coblenz and wherever
they visited in the occupied zone of
Germany. =.
Several of the returned soldiers had
visited the old home town. Bruchsai,
and the University City, Heidelberg,
which brought ur many fond recollec-
tions in the memory OF the writer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
AnniversaryColumn
IA YEARS AGO!
DAILY News, Feb. 1907


Mrs. c. B. Gwynn entertained last
Friday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Jen-
ME b. Gwynn, whose marriage took
place few lays later, and Mrs George
S. Flournoy, bride of recent date, Pro
gresslve hearts was the diversion and
the valentine idea was carried out artis-
tically in every detail The guests in
cluded Mesdames G. P. Mingledorf, J.
L. George, J. G. Knapp, D. P. Adams
W. L. Smith, c. c. Smith, B. E. Mo
sher, H. c. McFadden, J. J. Bull, C.
H Matthews, Geo. Callahan, VIM
Smith, G. w. Harrington, w, A. Ar
mold.
Rev. F. North Tummons of Noting
ham Eng, decided, after twelve hours
spent in the city that he would make
this his home and accept the pastor
ate OF the Fitzgerald Episcopal Church
which was offered him. Rev. North
Tummon is a widower and has young
daughter in England who will join her
father within few weeks.
Plans are being drawn for DIR. Holt
zendorfs new apartment house which
will adorn the corner of Pine and Main
streets. Work will start at incs.
**
The Woman's Club met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Mercer in the
chair, Reports were made by Mrs. J..
Z. Turner of the scial committee con-
cerning the book shower of Feb. 22,
held at the Lee-Gra Hotel for mem
bers and their husbands; from Mrs.
Ansel Cook of the civic improvement
committee regarding the work on the
Main street parks; from Mrs l. Gel
ders of the health department; and
from Miss Lobingier of the committee
on education. Mrs. Rose T. Wheel
wright and Miss Eloise Tebeau were
accepted as members and the names
of Mrs. D. B. Ware, Mrs. Daisy Will
cox Brabham, Mrs, Fred J. Clarke
and Mrs. D. B. Jay presented. Papers
were read by Mrs. George Kicker and
Mrs. James L. McCarty, and vocal
solo by Mrs. Brabham much enjoyed.
Mr.. Claire Smith, formerly of this
city but for the past two Years res
ident of California, has returned to
make this his home again.
Mr. w. A. Adams, one of the propri-
etors of the Adams Candy Kitchen is
staying home day to get better ac-
quainted with fourteen pound stran-
ger which arrived there.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
Wind Damages
Many Houses
Two Mules Killed on Dixie Highway
Tuesday Night

Tuesday nights heavy wind is re-
ported to have damaged considerable
property in the city and country near
by. A number of houses are reported
unroofed and four miles south of the
city, on the Dixie Highway two mules
were killed by the heavy timbers of a
barn falling on them, as the wind swept
1t from its base. The mules belonged
to Mr.. Craven, recently moved to the
county from Telfair county.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
Crisp On D e BIT
Refunding Commission
Signal Honor Conferred on Chas. r.
Crisp; Only Democratic Con-
gresham on Commission

Chas. R Crisp, Congressman from
this district was given a signal honor
when President Hardingf appointed
him on the Foreign War Debt Refund
ing Commission last week. Others who
were appointed to represent the demo-
Gratis on this important commission
were Senator Carter Glass of Vir-
ginia, and former Representative Rich
ard Olney of Massachusetts. Senator
Glass declined to serve, leaving Rep
resentative Crisp, the only democrat,
connected with Congress now, on this
important federal commission.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
Hardwick will
Accept U. S. Job
Will Be Appointed Special U. S. At
torney; Will Accept 1t Is Said

ATLANTA, March Z Governor
Thomas w. Hardwick announced to-
day that he would accept an appoint
ment as special United States attorney
general at the expiration of his term
as Governor of Georgia.
Governor Hardwick's term as chief
executive of Georgia will expire on
the fourth Wednesday in June, when
he will be succeeded by Clifford Walk
er who was elected in the general cleo
ton last fall
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
MACON MILL FIRE
LOSS IS $75,0Oo

Macon, Ga, March 7-Officials OF
the Masee-Felton Lumber Company
whose planning mill was destroyed late
Tuesday night, Wednesday estimated
their loss to between $4,000 and $75,-
600. The plant will be rebuilt, it was
stated The fire is thought to have been
started by sparks from passing en-
oipa
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
CHANGE OF DATE
OF THE REVIVAL

The Revival meeting which was
scheduled to begin at the Central M.
z. Church on the first Sunday in April,
for good reasons, has been postponed
until April the fifteenth, which is the
third Sunday in April.
Rev. S. C. Olliff of Quitman, Ga,
will do the preaching.
Whitley Langston, Pastor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
ARMY AIRMEN DIE
IN CRASH OF PLANE

Washisgton, D. c., March 7.-Lieu-
tenant R. M. Farrar, of Washington,
D. c., and Machinist's Mate Stephen
Sullivan, of Roxbury, Mass, were
killed near Philadelphia Wednesday
afternoon when an airplane they were
plotting to Anacostia, D. c., crashed
to the ground, according to a report
to the Navy Department.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
DOUBLY HONORED

Miss Louise Smith has won for her
self and our Fitzgerald library, rep
utation of high standing even outside
the state The last evidence of this is
by Miss Smith being placed on the
program for the A. N. L. A. which
meets at Hot Springs, Ark, April
1928. This honor is not to be over
looked in the opinion of our civic Or
ganizations who have volunteered to
meet the expenses of the trip if Miss
Smith can make the other arrange
ments and consent to go. Surely the
esteem of the home people outweighs
the other lesser honor for Miss Smith,
both of which have been won by merit
alone.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
CURB MARKET MOVES
TO PINE STREET

The patrons of the Curb Market are
advised that it will be located on the
lots south the Carnegie Library. cor
ner of Lee and Pine streets. The
market will be in its new location next
Saturday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08

Mr.. mad Mrs Henry B. Varnedoe
returned Sunday night from Jackson
vile, and St. Augustine and other
points in Florida where they visited,
also attending the presidents conven-
ton of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company held at Jacksonville on
last Thursday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08

A letter received this week from the
family of Fitzhugh Lee, formerly of
this city, now of Kansas City, Mo-,
brings the information that they are
getting along fine and have purchased
a Missouri farm.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
A SMALL BLAZE

The fire department was called to
the Fourth ward this afternoon to
extinguish fire which was threaten
ing a small cabin. The fire was put
out with small damage to the building.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
NOTICE

The wi ling Workers will give an
oyster supper at Roanoke School on
FRIDAY r ght, March Is. Everyb)3v is
invited.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08
CENTRAL M. E. CHURCH

Regular services will be held next
Sunday at the Central M. E. Church,
Whitley Langston, Pastor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-03-08

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS May 3.-Better weather
and crop accounts from the western half
of the belt and less satisfactory reports
from mill centers were responsible for a
started on the opening and still under
way in the old crop in the late trading.
In the second half of the session irregu-
larity was most pronounced, July being
under severe pressure at times, with the
result that differences between new and
The late trading July down to rs. Ale,
while the close on July was at rs SOC.
with the list at net losses on the day of
% to 79 points. October traded as low
as % Ice and closed at 90 25c.
The western belt was fairly dry, and
from points here and there came reports
that planting nearing completion. The
eastern belt was wet. but this brought the
market little support. The outlook was
for continued dry weather in the west and
continued showery weather in the east.
Rumors that France had rejected the
German reparatons offer were back of
some of the early selling, when losses
but later on the trade gave its considera-
ton mainly to weather and mill news. Re
ports to brokers here that some southern
mills were considering short time had
marked adverse effect on opinion, and for
a while much was made of message
stating that a spot house there had bought
500 bales of spots from Texas cotton
mill. Another report had Mississippi
mill offering spot cotton here, but this lost
its effect when 1t was explained that this
mill was not trying to reduce stocks of
raw cotton. but was merely selling one
character Of cotton in order to replace
with cotton of another character. AT the
lowest of the day prices 81 to 81
points under the finals of yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

show of weakness. At the moment It
seems to be somewhat better supported,
the kind of buying which is content to
wait for stocks to come down.
letter, by private wire to Doremus Daniel
& Co.:
NEW ORLEANS. May s-The selling
today came from interests who were will
Ing TO center their attention on the favor
able weather in the western belt, and ig-
more the unfavorable conditions in the east,
and who paid much more attention to un-
favorable than to favorable accounts of
peared to be based on the report that
France promptly had rejected the
reparations offer by Germany, whereas the
offer itself caused no buying. The days
trading reduced the long interest and
sweled the short interest. The mill news
that caused many selling orders was that
some southern mills. working heavy
goods. were running out of orders and
would curtal production. Texas mill
Dallas and Mississippi mill was said to
be trying to sell 500 bales here, but the
market made partial recoyeries when !, II
was merely trying to sell one character of
cotton in order to be able to replace with
another.
James e. Bennett & Co.'S letter on grain
by private wire to Doremus, Daniel G. Co..
CHICAGO, May 3.-wheat: The market
has been choppy today, with prices for the
May showing a relatively strong tone and
going to a premium over the July. The
general impression was that there was
likely to be some favorable development
abroad in political way in spite of the
rejection of the German offer by the
French. Cash demand better with
hard wheat prices basis a little firmer;
a so more demand for July and Montreal
stuff. The news from Ohio and Indiana
was some bullish in regard to the crop
outlook. Omaha reported 100000 wheat
sold for export. Local sales were small,
but hard wheat was little firmer reia-
lively. Corn: This market has shown
firmer tone all day relative to the wheat.
Commission houses and local bulls have
bought the corn on the setbacks, and the
cash market also was firm with a good
demand and sales of 1I5. 900. Deliveries of
10000 corn were smaller than the ship
ping interests wanted.-Doremu, Daniel
& Co.