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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
PICK GIBBONS
TO WIN

Carpenter can not hurt him with
hts left and X Gibbons displays ord,
nary caution he win not get hli with
a right hand punch. IS this writer
views Il Gibbons would be returned
winner over tho French man. Ger.
tainly on points. and very likely BY
a knockout.
Carpenter II not tho man he was
three years ago. Dempsey handed
him n body beating from which he
viii never fully recover.
Battling SKI caught him out Of
condition and cut him up cruelty.
a couple OF devastating heatinEs like
that generally finish 4 fighter.
Carpenter is unqucstlonably on
tho downgrade. American fans. how.
ever. will turn out to SEQ him In
action again because he Ia colortul.
daring and aggressive. and he stlll
has tho best straight right hand
punch in tho rame-cvcn II Il Is Fl
biz brittle BY now.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
AMT WE GOT PuNsy

waiter Hagen is also n great hun.
ter. And naturally shooting brides
Ia a cinch for him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
ANOTHER JOKE

wrestlers in New York lament
lack OF work, as II wrestlers ever
wanted TO work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
UNDOUBTEDLY

Dempsey and Kearns are going TO
Europe, Probably heard that a new
bank has been started over there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
LUCKY FOR HIM

English golf champion coming 10
America. Luckily he comes with a
mashle instead Of a message.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
FOOTBALL
FACTS
LIE QUESTION
ny BILLY EVANS

Ball Is on opponents fve.yard
limo, Team a IN posrcsalon Of
the bali. tries TO make tho goal
line on "a buck off.tacltIc. ono Of
the players on the a team cuts
thru after tho secondary and il
held By ono Of tho defensive
backs behind the goal line. Ash
understand Il the rule says tho
penalty should be- enforced from
tho spot wheru tho foul oc.
CURED Since Il happened back
~ tho goal line. would not
strict Interpretation Of tho rulo
entitlc team A 10 a touchdown?
THE ANSWER
This play comes up every now an,
then. and u Is always customary foi
The leading football officials 20 rule Il
first down on the vineyard line OF
Tho defensive team. Ruling such Z
play a touchdown since the foul wnr
made back Of the goal line would be
rather unsatisfactory. AZ n result
officials are in the habit Of temper
ng Justice and common sense with
he rules md on such a play as you
state. they invariably place the ball
pn the vineyard limo and rule 81
first down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22

Some prlzefights go the limit. 9th
ers are the limit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
LrNEUrs AND SUMMARY

IttIVIttf MlckcN Ion.
GOALS
First period--None
Second period-None
Third period. Seattle. Fraser. 2l4s:
:. Seattle. Briden, 1850: :, Seattle. walk
eT, o;i5; Z. Vancouver, Matte from Dun
can. 1880.
PENALTIES
First period Harris, skinner.
Second period-Boucher, Fraser, Cook.
Arhour
Third period-None.
All penalties two minutes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22

that reason his next Ameri-
can bout should find him
facing n real opponent.
How would a duel between Car
pcnticr and Gibbons end? The
dope is overwhelmingly IN favor OF
the 50. Paul Irishman. Carpenter
was battered 90 atoms IN four
rounds by Jack Dempsey. Had
Dempsey gone into tho fight deter
mined 20 win IN round he could
have done SO, The Frenchman was
entirely too small and too deficient
on defense to stand up long against
crushing hitter OF the Dempsey
typo.
Gibbons did much better agalnst
tho champion AZ the end OF the
18th round al shelby Gibbons was
still on his feet. More than that
no had not been knocked down q
single time, Few expected Gibbons
would last more than nix rounds,
GIBBONS
FEAT LEGITIMATE
Various explanations wcro offered
after IL was all over, tho most
popular Of which was that Domp.
sey. having incurred tho hostility
OF tho wuStenera by his excessive
financial demands, did no, dare 10
knock Gibbons out Gibbons, fight.
Ing for nethinug. was tho popular
horo and tho sentimental fayori.s 20
win.
II Is possible that when Dempsey
and Gibbons meet again tho cham.
pion win win BY a knockout. But
that win not prove that no didn't
try TO win by knockout al ahel.
hy. Gibbons Is a splendid defensive
flEhtcr-probably the best In tho
game today. Nobody has ever
knocked him Off his feet. AEains,
Dempsey ho wisely fought dc.
fensiyo fight II II no cinrh 10
knock out a man who Is waginE a
defensive fight, no; even II you are
a Dempsey.
Gibbons feat AZ shelby was un.
doubteily legitimate. Gibbons win
not need 20 fight n defensive firht
asains, Carpenter. Ha l. a tcf,er
boxer. faster and can hit almost as
hard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22

Cornell Aad IcansylsaniA. meeting
Turkey Day IA philadelphia. sfa idIs
Saturday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY
SURVEY IS COMPLETE

Gainesville, Ga.,-A highway is now
being built from Gainesville along the
Southern Railroad via Lula, Alto,
Baldwin, Cornelia, Mt.Airy, Tocoa and
across the Tugaloo river into South
Carolina.
The survey completed from Gaines
vile to Cornelia eliminates seventeen
grade crossings, giving instead, one
overhead bridge and one underpass.
Construction will soon begin. Sew
eral miles of the old single track of
the Southern railroad will be used in
the route.
Stephens county and the South
Carolina authorities are constructing
massive steel bridge across the
Tugaloo river, using the old fills and
abutments of the old Southern bridge
When completed this link will con-
meet Atlanta with Washington along
the Southern and will finally be the
direct route between these two cities.
1t is suggested that when this is
done that the federal govern nent will
make it a hard surface highway to
the south.
H. w Morgan is the division en-
gineer in charge, with headquarters
in Gainesville.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
AVIATOR NARROWLY
ESCAPES DEATH

Los Angeles, Cal.,-B. H. Delay,
noted aviator, says that the narrowest
escape he ever had from death was
during the filming of the Ince mele-
dramathriller, SKIN DEEP"
In the story, the convict leaps from
the prison wall to the top of an express
train while an aviator swoops down in
his plane, dropping rope ladder which
the convict grasps. The plane, unable
to rise with the additional weight,
drops and the convict crashes thru
tree and is picked up by a famous
plastic surgeon, more dead than alive.
After several attempts, Delay and
the stunt" man negotiated the first
part of the scene, but the plane had
to be so close to the speeding train
to permit the stunt" man to grab the
ladder that it almost fell on the top
of the train when he caught hold,
swaying dizzily over the heads Of an
xious spectators. The fiction of the
story threatened to become fact for
few moments, then the plane righted
itself and rose gracefully in the air.
Delay says never again.
SKIN DEEP" with special music
to accompany it is offered at the
Grand by Mars-McDonald Post of the
American Legion, Thursday Jan. 18.
Seven reels, prices Soc and Csc, no tax.
1t is well worth the money,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
How The Farmers Made Good Crop
Cotton Around Headland, Alabam a
(From Southern Cultivator)

One of the most remarkable things
that we know, is the fact that all thru
the boil weevil invasion, the section
around Headland, Ala, has never fail
ed to make good crop of cotton.
This year they made an exceptionally
fine crop considering the season. At
Headland over $500 bales had been
ginned when we were there and there
! was enough to be ginned to run the to-
tai over 5000 bales. Mr.. C. F. Will
kinson gathered so bales from 1000
acres, Mr.. S. 0. Kelly had one tenant
that made II bales with one plow.
Mr.. w. B. Oates showed us 10 acres
and said, II gathered Ia bales from
this ten acres and didn't use any poi
son." We have tried to understand
Just why these farmers around Head
land have come out so well. Accord
ing TO the best information we can
get the cause of their success may be
summed up as follows:
They have ideal cotton land
the best type of sandy loan with good
clay subsoil, comparatively level, but
we'll drained.
They plant the best cotton seed
Nearly all use the Covington Toole
which is wilt resistant and both early
| and prolific, They have tried many
varieties and none have equaled the
yields obtained from this variety that
they have been planting for over ten
years.
They use high-grade fertilizer
ard apply from 400 to 500 pounds per
acre.
4 They all watch for the appearance
of the weevil and they start at once
to keep them within bounds by catch
ing the weevil and picking up all pune
tured squares and burning them. These
farmers contend with truth that the
weevil does not appear all over the
field, but in spots. Often their dill
gence confines them to those spots and
the rest of the field is free from any
ravase during the whole season.
The farmers around Headland
have confidence in their ability 10
grow Gotten under boil weevil condi-
tons. They start out with firm con-
vlction that they will make a good
crop. They are prepared to the work
necessary to accomplish this. They
know full we'll the weevil will come
but they feel fully confident that they
can conquer him. and for more than
seven years we have SEEN them do it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
EFFECT OF PROHIBITION
ON HEALTH OF PEOPLE

ATLANTA, Ga.,-Wilmre L. Moore
former president of the Atlanta Cham
Der OF Commerce, now president OF
the Southern States Life Insurance
Company, one of the best known bus
mess men in the South, has made pub
lie here some interesting and illumi-
mating figures of an ultra authoritative
sort, with reference to the effect OF
prohibition upo the health of the peo-
pine of the nation.
Mr.. Moore views the matter from its
economic and business aspects, rath-
er than its moral and finds the effects
OF prohibition generally to be most
helpful. He says:
There seems to be widespread ma
tlonal campaign of propaganda with
the purpose in view of bringing laws
into general disfavor. When the peo-
pie OF this country can be brought to
realization o fthe benefits of the
Volstead act, the masses as a whole,
both from the standpoint OF better
living, accumulated savings, and i'm
provement of health conditions gen.
orally, even the most bitter opponent
OF the eighteenth amendment will mod
lfy the present views"
What Figures Show
Figures compiled by DR.. William
H. Guilfoy of New York City, COW
ering an average portion of its pop
ulation, show an interesting improve
ment in references to deaths due to
cyrrhosis of the liver, disease attri-
buted in o5 cases of every hundred d.
rectly to the use of alcoholic drinks,
In 1910 there were reported 1,40C
deaths from this disease; in 1915, at
which time New York was feeling the
effects of prohibition-although moi
living under the same-deaths in the
statistical territory for the same cause
were reduced to 72l. In 1920 under
| p Oi''''iOiJ my dlS lCuuICu 10 OUO
The first nine months of 1922 show
a total of ia. A steady improvement
year after year.
Again the same physician report.
from the same statistical territory If
1910, 62l deaths from plain alcohol
ism" In 1920 this total was reduced tc
90. And it is an interesting and signi
ficant collateral circumstance, that
while of deaths from alcoholism, il
1910 there were only six attributed
TO wood alcohol, in 1920 there were
twenty-nine.
| These figures are authentic and com
piled in the most cold-blooded man.
ner so to speak. 1t is upon statistics
of this sort that life insurance compan.
les base their acceptance or rejection
of risks. There is no sentiment about
the matter.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
GEORGE TO
SUPPORT MEASURE
Federal Aid to States in Matter of
Education

WASHINGTON, D. Ex-senator
WIZ. George made a statement Friday
indicating that he will support
the Towner- Sterling bill for federal
aid to the states in education unless
the measure is changed from its pres
ent form so as to threaten the prin-
ciple of state rights. The statement
was issued because of the numerous
inquiries the Senator has received on
the subject, and is as follows:
The bill proposes to create a de-
partment of education to authorize
appropriations for the conduct of said
department to authorize the oppro-
priation of money to encourage the
state in the promotion and support of
education.
"The bill does not provide any
standard or authorize the secretary
of education to prescribe any standard
on the contrary, it is provided with
reference to each of the purposes for
which appropriations are authorized
that. "the state and local education
al authorities of said states shall de-
termine the courses of study, plans
and methods of carrying out the pur-
poses of this section within said state
in accordance with the laws thereof
1T is further provided, that the ed
ucational facilities encouraged by the
provisions of the act and accepted by
a state shall be organized, supervised
and administered exclusively by the
legally constituted state and local edu-
cational authorities of said state, and
the secretary of education shall exer-
else no authority in relation thereto
and this act shall not be construed
to imply federal control of education
within the states, nor to impair the
freedom of the states in the conduct
and management of their respective
school systems.
There is, as the bill now reads, no
warrant for the statement made by
those who have not carefully consid-
cred its provisions that there is to be
set up a federal standard of educa-
ton which the states must comply
with before they car share in appro-
p;iationS made by Congress.
1t is optional with any state as to
whether or not it will accept the bene-
fits of the act and appropriate for
any or all of the particular purposes
mentioned in the bill an amount of
money equal to that appropriated by
Congress and apportioned to the State
under the terms of the act
"The bill has not yet been reported
by the committee and it is quite impos
sible to say when it will be reported
or what provisions it will contain to
be finally voted on.
eff the bill to be voted on does not
vest authority in the federal govern
ment to dictate the course of study
the methods of practice, terms and
requirements, directions and full con-
troll by state authorities as to the
management of schools, I shall favor
its passage"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
NEW PROSPECT NEWS

The B. Y. P. U. at New Prospect
is still progressing nicely. Everybody
is invited to attend.
Misses Martha and Mile Walker
turned home Wednesday afternoon
from Arp where they visited friends
and relatives.
Mr.. T. J.. Walker of Fitzgerald
spent Thursday afternoon with his
father Mr. James Walker.
Miss Bessie Walker spent Saturday
night with Misses Martha and Millie
Walker.
Miss Susie Lundy spent last week
with her sister Mrs. J. A. Tomberlin
Mr.. A. :. Wilder of Fitzgerald spent
Sunday with Mr.. R. M. Morris.
Those who attended preaching al
Abba Sunday from New Prospect
were Mr.. Markus Walker and Miss
Becka Walker.
Mr.. Albert Porter spent Saturday
night with Mr.. John Henry Smith.
Mr.. James Luke and Mr.. Charlie
Smith were seen out riding Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. Dow Nixon of Frank spent the
day Sunday with his uncle Mr.. Sam
Nixon
Mr.. Ander Wilder and Mr.. Per.
ry Wilder of Fitzgerald made a pleas
ant call at Mr.. James Walkers Sun.
day afternoon.
Mr.. S. H. Wilson was seen ou
walking about Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Walker had a:
their guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. S
w. Walker and family, Mr.. L. C
Harper, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Mixor
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Boyt
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Porter and family
Mr.. Homer Russell spent the day
Sunday at Abba with relatives.
Misses Mile and Annie Walker
sren- Sunday night with Misses Bes-
sic and Mittie Walker.
Mr.. Richard and Jacob Walker
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.. Will
liam Moore.
Misses Katie and Ruth Morris had
as their guests Sunday night Mr.
Perry Barrett and Mr.. Allie Powell
Mr.. Auder Wilder of Fitzgerald
spent Saturday night with Mr.. Roy
Morris.
Miss Cassie Belle Rivers spent Sun
day with Misses Katie and Ruth Nor.
ris.
Miss Nina Swain spent while with
Misses Martha and Mile Walker Mon.
day afternoon. BILL
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
GRAND OPERA OPENS
IN ATLANTA IN APRIL

ATLANTA, Ga.,-Atlanta opera To-
lovers and hundreds of them and their
out-of-town friends are getting ready
for another season here in April
today point to the fact that Enrico
Caruso, the great singer, so often heard
here, can have no more notable mon
ument than the candle that has been
sent to Italy for installment in the
Church of Our Lady in Pompeii.
Advices received here from New
York City, from whence comes the
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
of which Caruso was so long men,
Der, state that it is the biggest candle
in the world. 1t is five feet wide at
the base, Is inches wide at the top and
10 feet high, weighs atom, and is made
of chemically treated beeswax, with
surface deliberately fashioned bv ar
lists who spent four months working
on it.
The candle is to be burned only one
day year-All Souls day. On that
basis it should last for 1900 years.
AS pointed out, here music is not
only the language of all peoples and
all nations, but music is now, thanks
to modern inventions, the language of
all times, So that even after the eight
cen centuries have elapsed, and Enrico
Caruso's Candle has passed for all
time, his voice will still be in the ears
of men.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
STUDENT OFFICER
HELD AFTER CLASH
Capt. L. B. Keiser Being Held Under
Four Charges in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ga.,-Capt. L. B.
keiser, student officer of the infantry
school at Fort Benning, is held in con-
nection with serious injury of David
Poller in an automobile accident here
at 1880 Sunday night
Four charges have been preferred
against Captain Keiser, officers as
sert, among them being driving a car
while in an intoxicated condition.
Capt. Keiser is being held await
ing the outcome of the wounds of
Poller, physicians being unable to de-
termine Yet whether his injuries will
prove fatal.
Poller suffered injuries on the head
and was hurt internally. Others in
the car with Captain Keiser were I'm
hurt, while two companions in the
car with Poller suffered slight in
iuries.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
SEEKS INDICTMENTS
AGAINST MASKED MEN

ALBANY, Ga.,-Rcports reaching
here from Berrien county are to the e
feet that John Sirmans of that county
will go before the grand jury at Nash
vile and ask indictments against two
members of a party of masked mer
who went to his home few nights
ago, seized him in the presence Of
his wife and mother in law, carried
him considerable distance from the
house and severely whipped him before
releasing him with warning.
The two men against whom indict-
ments will be asked, reports say, were
recognized by the women members OF
Sirmans family. Their names have not
been divulged.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
as IS SENSIBLE AGE FOR
GIRLS" POLICE HEAD SAYS

CHICAGO,-The sensible age" for
girls was defined at least for the vii
lage of River Forest, when William
Laatz, the village chief of police, an
nounced new desk sergeant will go
on duty.
She is to be Miss Bessie Hardgen,
age S.. River Forest has had women
desk sergeants for the last IS years.
miss Hardgen is a girl of sensible
age, I think" the chief explained, land
l hope we don't have to change again
in three or four months. I'm tired of
breakin' EN- in.
Every Young girl we've had here
for nearly ten years got married as
soon as we got her trained.
Miss Ethel Ganschaw, age %, the
retiring sergeant, succeeded a girl
who married one of the village police
men three months ago. Miss Cans
chaw hasn't announced her engage
}, ment yet, but the chief says he knows
. the signs.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
BAKER COUNTY POWER
DAM IS WASHED AWAY

ALBANY,-Saturday night. about
o'clock, according to reports reach
ing here today, the dam of the Baker
County Power Company, on the Noch-
away river, ten miles from Newton,
was partially washed away, causing
an setimated loss of SIS, 5000. The north
end of the dam was completely
washed away, and about three-fourths
OF the structure was either completely
destroyed or damaged beyond repairf.
A hole in the north bank was washed
out, said to be large enough to contain
the entire power plant.
The Baker County Power Conn
p7S III and power house was of
rec-i,le &c9ruction, and supplied hy-
dro-elsSstlc power to Newton, Camil-
la, Sale City, Doerun and Moultrie
Power had been cut in to supply the
city of Moultrie only few days ago.
The powerhouse remains intact and
its machinery was not injured.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
FRENCH SURGEON A
MARTYR TO SCIENCE
DR.. Valiant Loses Both Arms in "a
Amputations. Victim of X-Rav
Cancer

Living in little room in the Lari-
bolserie hospital in Paris, France. SUR
rounded by his former assistants and
nurses Charles Valiant, martyr to
science and progress, is giving his life
by inches in order that humanity's suf-
fering may be minimized and the
world may be made healthier and had
pier.
Already armless, having submitted
to Is operations in what seems a vain
attempt to arrest the ravages of radio
graphic cancer, developed 10 wears
ago, M. Valiant knows that the next
few months may bring either new am
putations and suffering or even death,
but he refuses to be downcast.
Still Keen for Work
DR.. Valiant who is just past SC
years old, hopes that with an artificial
arm he may be able to at least direc,
the work of assistants and perhaps
even discover some method of avert.
ing tor others the danger of radio.
graphic cancer, which has already
claimed many victims in France, Eng.
land, Germany, and the United States
Back in 1895, when but % wears old
Dr. Valiant was attached to the Lari-
bolSlere laboratory. Radiograhpv was
IN its infancy and he entered into the
research work with great enthusiasm
After eight years of active work he
realized that he had become infected
IN some way, and the first amputatior
OF finger was the result of the ra.
diograph burn he had received.
Even when il became necessary tc
amputate finger from his other hanG
his energy was not abated, and Sic
cessIve operations, numbering a tota
OF Is, have failed to quench his desire
to master the disease.
Never paid more than $500 yea,
ne has virtually given his life toy tn,
cause of science, but the honors heap
ed upon him by leading officials O
his own and other countries topethe,
with the result he has ACCOMPLISHED
nave more than repaid him, he saws.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-11
GRANDMOTHER AT
THIRTY YEARS

Valdosta, Gait is confdentiallv
believed that the youngest mother and
grandparents in Georgia reside al
Howells Station, south of Valdosta
near the Florida line and in Echols
county.
Mrs. Flossie Collier a few DAYS ago
presented her husband with baby
girl, the mother being just fifteen
years of age, the little one being born
on the birthday of former President
Woodrow Wilson.
Mrs: Collier is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. M. Wilkes and Mrs. Wilkes
who is now grandmother. is only
thirty years old herself. Mrs. Collier
was married when she was fourteen
years of age. 1t is believed that in
this family, Georgia has its very youn-
gest mother and grandmother.