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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-09-28
new 0RPHANACE HAS SPLENDID
Home FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN
CayUersavXe O,gaHisat1ou Fouuded BY the
Christian Church Representatives..

, The Home is nterdenominational,
and homeless child without par
ents, can find refuge there no mat
ter what religion the parents had.
DIRE NEED OF HEATING
SYSTEM
Since DIR. Johnson got the prop
erty paiG for, he has been making
appeals for individuals, clubs and
churches to outfit the rooms. Mrs.
Johnson reported proudly that every
room had been subscribed for, and
they We're being overhauled and
repaired Just as fast as children
were being received to fill them.
Several big hearted farmers have
come to their assistance by do
mating chickens and cows to the
Home. They now have four cows
from which fresh milk supplies the
Riddles. They have some chickens,
but not enough to supply the eggs
needed. And the demand grows
with each additional child received
at the Home, so that more chickens
and cows will find an appreciative
welcome.
But the greatest need of the
Home at this time is modern heat
ing plant Two old hot air fur
nnpae eupnI, tha 6rgt aud ,a,a,,l
floors inadequately. As this heat
does not supply the rooms directly,
but thru the halls, it can be seen
that the bedrooms will be cold this
winter. II is necessary to have a
modern steam or hot water heat
ing plant installed in order to give
the necessary heat to the kiddies'
bedrooms. Otherwise they are doom
ed to lot of sickness this winter.
never longcd to be rich man
50 much in my life as when | was
shown over that beautiful old build
ing. And If there's someone who
reads this who wants star in his
crown, Just have a heating system
put into the Carversville Christian
Orphanage.
MEDICAL AND DENTAL SER
VICE ASSURED.
Dr. Magill is giving his services
to the Orphanage to provide med
zeal protection to the Riddles. DIR,
John A. Flood is arranging to start
n clinic there to keep their teeth
in healthful condition. This is
Il splendid work, and | am sure
that as soon as people become ia
miliar with the things that need to
be done for the kiddies, there will
be n gratifying response.
The next time you are out for
a drive. go to Carversville and see
for yourself. You will be welcomed
by the staff who in addition TO DR..
and Mrs. Johnson, are Mrs. Cora
Ruck Misses Beatrice and Ella Wer-
ner. They will be glad to show
you the grounds and buildings and
the Riddles, if they are not at
school or are asleep. You can drive
your ear up around the steeply
mounting road that brings you to
the main building from the rear,
or you can leave your ear at the
bottom of the hill and Approach the
house up the beautiful old walk
that is lind with trees. II is
beautiful place. and beautiful
work is being done there.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-09-28
HORN BEATS ENGLAND IN
FREEHOLDER CONTEST

The primary elections held -on
Tuesday were the quietest in the
experience Of Hunterdon County.
The only contest was on the Repub-
lican ticket, where John j. Horn
beat Sheriff Arthur W. England for
the freeholder nomination by ma
iority of some 300 to 400.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-09-28
Toy Department

Dick Naylor had a chicken that
laid an egg every day. Some mean
fellow came along in an automobile
and killed it.
Emma Justice is back after one
weeks absence.
Continued on last page)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-09-28

have to use buckets. for the situ-
alton seems to be complete dead
lock.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-08
Short Was Chief of Police Here
During Mayor Knapp's First
Year of Administration

EDITORS NOTE-The subject Of
the write-up which follows, appeared
IN the Sunday American by James A.
Believer, was chief of police in 1907.
under the first years administration
OF Mayor J. G, Knapp, and was suc1
ceeded by c. E. Harrison. OF the Of
tlclals of that Year, six have died, four
have moved away and but four are
still citizens of the town. The admin
instratlon was: ], G. Knapp, Mayor;
Z. M. Wise, Clerk and Treasurer: E,
w. Ryman, City Attorney; Chas. A.
DeLang, Assessor; w. G. Short, Chief
OF Police; and Aldermen C. w. HAYES
l. Gelders, F. L. Bigham, w. T. Paulk
! E. Turner, ]. M. Mcdonald, BIC.
Mosher, E. N. Davis. Mayor knapp
is in California, DeLang was in Louis
lana, when last heard from, HAYES
in Montana; Paulk, Mcdonald, Davis,
Wise and Ryman passed into the great
beyond, each having done their full
share in the upbuilding of Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-08

From the view poinnt of the little
trees a person who would fire the
woods is a murderous incendiary.
AS the good that a general rain does
in dry weather, when the crops were
growing cannot be estimated, so who
will be able to figure out the destruct-
.iveness of the almost general fires in
Ben Hill county in the next sixty
days.
What would south Georgia look
like if there were no forest fires i'll
the next ten years? Oh! the beautiful
green, it is restful even to imagine.
In few years possibly all the rail-
road trains will be drawn either by
electricity or locomotives using oil for
fuel, that will put an end to forest
fires caused by engines moving trains
Should anyone reading these lines
care for an actual demonstration of
what I have been trying to express, it
may be- had by going out on the road
by the A. B. & A. shops to the A. J..
Sword place, turn due north and keep
on until Sidney Clare's vast domain
is reached. There is a considerable
tract of his land on this road in which
there has been no fire for several
years. 1t is a dream sight.
Before the youngest ones of this
generation even are as old as Sidney,
some of these large trees could be
sawn into boards for building homes.
Would it be advisable to seed by
hand areas which from any cause are
slow to get sufficiency of young
pines? Who knows if the pine seed
must be covered with earth to cause
it to terminate? How do they get COW
cred? Do the ants bury them?
The Georgia Legislature, by all means
at its last session, should have en-
acted a wise forestry bill.
The public schools could WELD a
wonderful influence for forestry by eel
ebrating Arbor Day, 9TH of Deem
Der for Georgia.
When in the last judgement all men
are put into two classes, one of sheep
on the right of the Great King, and
the other of goats on the left, little
pine tree may not be the main factor
determining the class to which we go,
but, our treatment of it here on earth
will indicate whether, when there we
shall receive the condemnation, ode
part we accursed" or come we bless
ad ~
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-08
RAY CHAPLE

At 1:30 this morning death came to
relieve Ray Chaple from his long i'll
ness. caused by exposure during his
service on the Mexican border, six
years ago. ever since having been a
great sufferer and for the past two
years almost continuously confined to
his bed. The young man was % Years
old and spent practically all of his life
in this city where he was loved and
respected for his many fine qualities.
The sympathies OF the community are
with the bereaved family He is sur
vived by his father, Mr.. Henry Cha
pie, four sisters, Miss Ella Chaple,
Mesdames C1as. Gill, Turner Brown
and w. R. Smith and three brothers,
E. H., Earl and Arthur Chaple. The
funeral will be held at the Central
Christian Church, Friday at p. m,
Rev. Bruce Nay officiating.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-08
PRESERVE THE PINES
BY JOHN T. MATHIS

BY JOHN T. MATHIS
A recent trip from Savannah to Alb
beville and return reminded me, as
viewed on either side of the train
most of the way the little pines beau
tifully green, beginning to grow brave
ly into big timber, that l had once
asked you if should preach sermon
about them, if you would admit it tc
your columns. 1t is my recollection
that you consented.
Possibly some few friends OF mine
both white and colored in Ben Hill
county may listen to what l have to
say and heed
The life of every thing above the
price of sparrow is valued by God
A pine tree is worth more than many
sparrows To wantonly, ruthlessly
needlessly kill one little pine. tree is
sin. What of the willful slaughter Of
thousands of them by firing the dry
grass from which the baby trees are
starting to peep up? Could any man
have soul so dead, be so void of op
timism and hopefulness for the future
be so lacking in vision as not to be-
hold, without a single sigh or the least
heart pang, blackened, burnt-over
pine woods? If such there be, pitt
able creature he, with love and patri-
otism gone out of his life
In what a short time all south
Georgia would be covered with pines
if they only had half chance! In IF
teen years from the time a tree comes
up it may be turpentined. To turpen-
tine such young trees though, looks
heartless and cruel. Short sighted and
greedy.
Even with this kind OF graspine
management the turpentine business
could be successfully continued indie.
finitely by keeping fire out of the
timber Standing in few feet OF the
Is year old trees, scattered here and
there thru the forest are smaller trees
which without proper care Qet alone)
by the time their larger martyred com
panions have oozed out their life's
blood will be older than their neigh
bors were when they were first socri-
feed. So the business in this way
could be perpetuated simply by keep
ing the fire away.
doubt very seriously if burning off
helps the battle for that present year,
not to say anything of subsequent
wears. Just because when the old grass
is burnt away the new grass makes a
big show, the gullible cattleman
thinks he has helped the new grass to
grow.
Do not the sharp stubs left by the
fire hurt the noses and mouths of
the s7imals grazing? They could as
well lhuzzle among the old grasses to
get the new grass and besides little
of the old is left with some nutriment.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-08
Mr.. and Mrs. Polly
Tickk Huge Success

The large and expectant audience
greeting the appearance of Mr.. and
Mrs Polly Tickk and their superb
company OF talented home performers
at the Grand on Tuesday night were
more than satisfied with the high
quality of the entertainment both as
to its attractive features in good laugh
able comedy and its uncommonly pref
ty chorus effects. Even getting so late
start in the filling of the cast, such
persistent drilling under the capable
director brought the affair off with
quite professional smoothness. The
story OF the play brought out the con-
trast of the days OF 1880 when men
still held undisputed sway over the
weaker sex and of 1875 when great
changes are supposed to have taken
place making women to dominate the
men in the home and in politics. Mrs.
A. NJ. Stephens as the mannish woman
and Mr.. Graley Hale as the feminized
man carried the leading and name parts
in the play in splendid style while Mrs.
Carl Fellars and Marvin Morris were
the center OF many pretty love scenes
and ensemble parts that were feature
OF each act, the last and closing one
beinng especially beautiful.
Mrs. Fellars' solo singing and
that of the chorus of pretty high
school girls so prettily costumed for
their parts were two of the outstand-
ing features of the entertainment.
Perhaps the most pleasing of these
chorus parts was the Indian Snake
Dance which with costume and the
music, so splendidly rendered bv Mr..
Sam hassewltz, the pianist of the ev-
ehing, was OF extraordinary merit. Al
SO the specially dancing of little Miss
es Ida Mel Turner and Blanche Davis
deserves praise and the aesthetic dance
OF Miss Helen Williams, in beautiful
dlaphanouS costume of pink, the shoul-
der drapery of gauze creating but
terfly effect, and wearing an irredes-
cent headband, quite looked and per-
tored part far from amateur. An
other speciality was the delightful read
INV by little Miss Helen Claire Varna-
doe, whose talent is unquestioned.
For the real comedy touch of the
play DIR, L. A. Turner is thought to
nave been scream, both as to his com
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-08

some hundreds OF feet square the sole
entrance OF which is a massive portal
Within the walls are great arched
cells, or dungeons, whose windowless
depths have received many men and
women of note in this tumultuous part
OF the world-Spanish pirates, English
buccaneers, aristorcratic migrants.
and women whose beauty was fatal
to themselves.
When Director Short went over
from Culebra to take charge of this
prison, he took one look at the place
and its occupants and then he sought
Governor Joe Perredos.
Il must have free hand" he told
him. you have almost forty cases of
beriberi already"
~ his is not an American prison.
Short was told.
Il know that" retorted the Director
but with all respects to the Republic
of Panama, l believe little United
States fresh air won't injure Chirioui
1t didn't, it was one of the biggest
factors that went into the reform pro-
gram of this institution. For two
months he cleaned up. Mrs. Short help
ed him too. When house cleaning was
finished they started in to change mu-
tinous and murderous wretches into
human beings.
He accomplished this too.
In World War
He stayed there about five years and
when he bade adios a crowd of thous-
ands gathered about the pier as his
ship headed back to the states ant
hundreds of hearts in this little ma.
ton were heavy and sad.
He was one of the first to Join the
army when he saw that war was i'm.
minent He had been there before ant
in quiet unassuming way, he thought
his experience was worth something
to Uncle Sam.
1t was.
He was commissioned a first lieu
tenant and went over with the Eighty
Second Division, 326th Infantry.
At one time he served as Chief O.
Police of Fitzgerald, Ga He was borr
in Commerce.
After completing his course in fin.
ger printing he hopes to take UP this
! work for the rest of his life. Previous
to coming here he served in police
work in Tulsa, Oklahoma and in Tam.
pa, Florida and has credit for Is
months study in the State College Of
Agriculture at Athens
From every place where he ha.
worked he has letters by the score
J testifying to his honesty, sobriety
character and ability.
A prison full of murderers without
single case of sickness, without ;
man in Solitary, without case O
discipline. and with a warden constant
ly consulting with his own charge.
for their betterment would be diff
cult to find in these United States -
or Atlanta.
! Panama has Chiriqui.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-08
California Elects
Woman To Congress
Succeeds Her Late Husband By
Defeating. Six Male Opponents

WASHINGTON, D. C.,-Beating
field of six male opponents, Mrs Mae
E. Nolan, widow of the late John l.
Nolan, was triumphantly named to
succeed her distinguished husband rs
Representative in Congress from the
fifth district of California, at a spe-
cial election held last week. She
was chosen for the unexpired term
and full term
Her election was made possible by
the enthusiastic support given Mrs.
Nolan by the workers of the fifth dis
trict Her opponents made various eff
forts to divert and divide them, but
with poor success, as the returns will
show.
Mrs. Nolan's election will strength
en- the labor bloc in Congress. She has
deep understanding of labor ques-
tons, coming from FAMILY of trade
unionists Before her marriage ten
years ago she was employed as a stem
ographer and thus knows the trials and
problems of those who toll.
In addition, Mrs. Nolan was closely
associated with her husband and is
thoroughly conversant with congress-
ional methods Her friends will make
I an effort to secure for her place on
the labor committee, of which her late
husband was chairman.
In statement expressing her thanks
for the loyal support given her by the
workers, Mrs. Nolan said:
1T shall be my earnest effort to sup
port and advocate the measures that
would have had the interest of Mr..
Nolan were he alive The workers COM
manded his first interest as they will
mine at all times.
Mrs. Nolan is the mother of a beau-
tiful daughter, Cor1is, aged 8.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-08
WILLING WORKERS OF
ROANOKE

Last Monday evening the Willing
Workers met at the beautiful home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. c. Pickens for a
farewell party in honor of their beloved
vice-president Mrs B. F. Mercer. How
so many ladies and gentlemen could
keep such pleasant secret SO well
that Mrs. Mercer never suspicioned
anything, is a mystery Mrs. Mercer
says it is the only thing her husband
ever succeeded in keeping from her.
In spite of the disagreeable wealth
er about twenty gathered and when
someone wondered if the guest of
honor was at home, it took some tele-
phoning to locate her. 1t was COM
plete surprise to her, when she open
ed the door and saw the roomtul of
people. After all had explained how
they had come to go out in such wealth
er they had social time, although the
gentlemen had gathered in corner to
discuss-well we won't tell what.
Soon the hostess clapped her hands
to call to order as she said one lady
had something to say. Well, our
heart went pit-a-pat, but it regained
its normal beat as soon as we learned
tliol lHNlS was llOl ulC pSHdlly I'LL Sdl-
ened for refusing, so with few words
of love and appreciation OF our vice
president and neighbor, beautiful
handbag was presented in behalf of
the Willing Workers circle of Roa-
noke After moment of surprise, the
recipient thanked the circle in few
hears words; tears were very near
the eyes, but all bravely kept them
back After all had admired the love-
ly gift, several ladies disappeared from
the room but before we had noticed
their absence, Mrs. Pickens, assisted
by Mrs. Ruth Roberts of Daytona,
Fla. served delicious cake of various
varieties. After all had eaten and en-
joyed themselves very much, the guests
wished the entire Mercer family sue
cess and happiness in their new home
for season, hoping to see them back
sometime in the future. So ended an
other pleasant though somewhat sad
meeting of our circle.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-08

lc makeup as a bald-headed, red
trlnged, bewhiskered Irishman in St
Patrick green and the splendid way in
which he carried his part. Other hilar-
lous features were the plaintive song
of Mr.. Graley Hale, "My Hosiery,
also Knitting and When Hubby Dub
by Scrubs the Floor Though in fact
laughs came so fast they were lust
about continuous. Eevery member of
the last including the four children add
ed something of merit to the gen
eral success of the play.
Though mentioned last, the prol
logue was of course the beginning and
was splendid promise of what should
follow. The flower garden setting had
been the careful work of special COM
mittee of the third ward ladies and
was a real scene of beauty. The Ella
borate costuming and protrayal of
the types presented, together with the
tuneful choruses, made this an espe-
cially attractive part of the pleasing
whole.
The entire cast was as follows:
Father Time-Mr. ]. F. Turner.
Dame Fashion-Mrs. c. Q. Boggs.
Girl of 1850-Miss nellie Averitt.
Up-to-Date Girl-Miss Louise tones.
The Beruffled Dude-Mr. Jim Hart.
The Male Flapper OF 1975-Mr.
Harvey Jay.
The Woman Who Wants to Vote
Miss Claudia FINLEY.
In the play proper; Mr.. Graley Hale,
Mrs. A. NJ. Stephens, Mrs. Carl Eel
lars, Mr.. Marvin Morris, Miss Clara
Madden, Mrs r. G. Shannonhouse.
DIR. L. A. Turner. Miss DOROTHY Thur
mond, Mr.. ]. S, Johnson, Miss Louise
Jones, Mr.. W. C. Jones, Miss Lucille
Williams, Mr., Ralph Adams, Miss Ma
bel Alberson, Mr.. Harvey Jay, Miss
Clotelle James, and Mr.. Ware Beall
and Masters Paul Ward and Billy Vim
son and little Misses Ida Nell Turner
and Blanche Davis.
The young ladies composing the cho-
rus were Misses Lily Tucker, Lucy
Tucker, Helen Williams, Virginia Nc
Donald, Margaret Thurmond, Mario
RE Denmark, Inez Wilcox and Eve
lyn Owens.
The pianist was Mr.. Sam Kessewitz
and the director Miss Marjorie Bryan
of the Wayne P. Sewell Producing
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-08
CREDIT TO FARMER
OF OVER BILLION
Bill Provides Credit Departments
in Twelve Land Bank Districts.

Observation-Disclosures of farm
credits legislation was concluded by
the senate when it passed the Lenroot-
Anderson bill. The measure now goes
to the house where the Capper coop
erative credits bill is under study
The vote on passage was unan-
nous, 90 to 0, the measure going
through withiut material amendment.
The Lenroot-Anderson bill provides
for the existence OF maximum credit
OF $1,320,000,000 for agricultural
loans through the existing farm loan
system by establishment of twelve ag-
ricultural credit deartments in the
twelve land bank districts. Each
would have $5,000,000 capitol from
the government with authority to
double the entire capitol of $oO,000,-
000 Authority to issue $1,200,0O0,0n0
in tax-free debentudes to provide adj
ditional loaning capital, would be
given subject to approval of the farm
loan board
Several Forms of Loans.
The new credits departments would
make loans from six months to three
years on agricultural paper to CO.
operative agricultural associations on
staple products of live stock. Interest
rates chargeable would not be in ex-
cess of IL er cent above the land
banks rediscount rates. The deben-
lures authorized would not bear over
per cent interest, under an amend
ment by Senator Harrison, democrat,
Mississippi, to have direct loans made
to individual farmers was defeated
An amendment by Senator Harris,
democrat of Georgia, to require uni
form rcdiscount rates for all federal
reserve banks was defeated without
a record vote.
The senate adopted an amendment
by Senator Pomerene, democrat, Ohio,
providing that loans to cooperative
agricultural associations should be
limited to Is per cent of the market
value of staple products or livestock
given as security.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-08
This is story of man-tamer!

This is story of man-tamer!
Within the sordid walls of an
ancient fortress in the republic of
Panama, Georgia man brought re-
form after two hundred and fifty
years. of savage cruelty and muir
derous brutality
That man is William Griff Short,
%, little tinged with gray, about
the temples; with blue eyes that
mean business when they flash, a
quiet, unassuming man who served
as first lieutenant of infantry
overseas, and who is now making
study of finger printing under Cap
tain M. ]. Wright of the bureau of
Identification in Atlanta's police de-
partment. He is a vocational student.
Tragic History.
Chiriqui Prison, in the Republic of
Panama, as it is now known, has as
dark and tragic history as any in the
world, and for hundreds of leagues
throughout Central America it's name
has always stood for the ultimate in
horror. 1t was the Bastille OF the Span
ish government and those who entered
it's portals found the exit too narrow
Tor the living This Bastile has fallen.
Short, who joined the army in 1899
served in Alaska the PHILIPPINES, China
and lately in the World War, was for
a long time connected with the United
States Penitentiary at Cuebra, Canal
Zone.
He is the man who brought the
light OF day to Chiriqui's sombre dun
geons and released its prisoners from
worse than death.
When he left his work at Culebra he
was appointed Director of Penitenti-
aries for the Republic of Panama He
changed the prisons from hell holes to
models and initiated reform systems