davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
Touring Party
Returns Home

Mesdames Chas Isler, !. l. McC,r-
~ willis Cole OF Macon, and Mitchell
Gwmn OF Atlanta, who motored to
New York, returned Monday night.
after travelling twenty-five hundred
miles. "0''uie gu
Inc party for most of the way travel
leo on the proposed Jefferson Davis
Highway, and after reaching the Car
olinas, found the roads most wonder
tul practically all hard surfaced and
beginning at Raleigh thru to Wash
ington, the beautiful markers of the 7
ID. RI. became the familiar route indi-
Gator for the party. The entire trim
was made without mishap in Buick
touring car The ladies visited Augusta
Ga; Aiken, Columbia, and Camden
). l.; Raleigh, Huntington, Peters,
burg, Fredericksburg, Richmond.
Washington, Philadelphia, Atlantic
City and New York.
The ladies visited Augusta, Ga All
ken, 5. G., Columbia and Camden. sc.
Raleigh, Huntington, Petersburg, Fred
eericksburg, and Richmond, Va, Wash
lngton, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and
New York
Ihis remarkable trip for length and
tor speed without a male escort was
made on approximately $50 gallons
of gasoline and II quarts of oil. No
car trouble whatver occurred though
there was some risk taken by late
hours OF travelling The ladies reliev-
ed each other at the wheel and ar
rived too great fatigue. The pleasure
OF the Grip was furthcred by stop ov-
els made at interesting points and
short visits with former Fitzgerald
friends including MIR. and Mrs. J. L.
Ecrmincy and Miss Esther King in
I.aleigL, \. &, Mr. and Mrs. Riley
Fl2in and their two children and mo-
Their MIS- Donaldson in Washington,
D. c. and Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Far
mer in Newark, N. ].
The ladies motored up to larry
town, N. Y. after seeing the sights of
the metropolis and visited as many
historic points as possible through
out the long trip. They are enthusi-
astic over their wonderful experiences.
Mrs. Gwinn stopped off in Augusta
while Mesdames Isle, Mc0lrty and
Cole continued tired and happy to
their homes.
By request these ladies' posed for a
photograph with their car and a Jeff
erson Davis Highway marker which
picture will be an appreciated MEM
DIR of the Association, as it marked the
first continuous jour'ky so far las
known over this notable new high
WaV
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
HAS JUNIOR CHOIR

The Central Christian Church Sun
day School has new addition in the
organization of junior choir. For
sometime this project has been discus
sed and it was decided recently that
It would be great thing for the school
to organize one. DR.. L. A. Turner,
Mrs. o. L. Bradshaw and Mrs. w A
Adams, were appointed a committee
to select the members and train them.
They meet every Friday night at the
church and are making fine progress.
Already they have rendered some fine
special numbers and with little more
training and practice will be able to
take charge of the muse for the school
and carry it on in fine shape 1t is al
so expected that before long the church
choir will use some of the best sing
ers also and those voices, added to the
ones already in the senior choir will be
great addition to the church music.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
u. S. Sues International
Harvester Company

Mr.. Lawrence Glover handed us this
interesting piece of news, which is so
unusual that we give it space espec-
tally since it is we'll known there new
er has been time when farm machin-
cry was quite so high as it is at this
time.
In a petition filed against the In
ternational Harvester Company in the
district court of the United States at
St. Paul, Mimi, the government char
ges that this company, has, since 1918
depressed the price of harvesting ma
chinery to a point that has been ruin
GUS to its competitors and below what
is justified by its costs.
This point was further elaborated up
on in an interview by Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty and printed in the
Chicago Herald Examiner of July Is
wherein Mr.. Daugherty is credited
with the following statement:
We felt that in view of the report
on the Harvester Company's activi-
ties rendered by the Federal Trade
Commission there was nothing left for
the government to do in the public
interest and in justice to the Harvest
er Companys competitors except bring
action against it to stop it from de-
pressing prices on harvester machin-
cry"
While it is true that the grain
binder is sold at less price per
pound than, perhaps, any other manu-
featured article comparable in work.
manship and material, that result has
been accomplished by the high state
of development and efficiency in its
manufacture and the purchaser has
been given the benefit of the econo-
mics effected
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
First National Tank
Adopts Farm Program
Plan to Assist Farmer Customers of
Institution When Plans Proposed
by Directors Are Agreed On.

A complete understanding of the as
slstance to be given their farmer Gus
toners was arrived at at a meeting OF
the directors of the First National
Bank Tuesday and a committee ap-
pointed, consisting of: President J. J.
Dorminy, Cashier Drew Paulk, drec-
tors J. H. Mayes, Clayton Jay, NJ
Hogan to confer with the farmer with
regards to their requirements for next
years crop and to mutually agree on
the kinds of crops to be planted under
and with the cooperation OF the bank
According to the proposed program
to be followed each of the farmers re-
curing finances for his operations
would agree to diversity, cut the cot
ton acreage, poison for boil weevils,
plant few acres In tobacco where
barns are in close proximity, and will
be aided in getting dairy cattle when
feed crops are on hand and pastures
provided sufficient to feed the number
of cows being financed by the bank.
The details of the plans will be
worked out by the appointed commit
tee, who will personally canvass the
farmer customers of this bank to Sc
cure their cooperation in the adoption
of this program, which is thought best
to protect the interest of agriculture
in the county and assure the continu-
ance of the development of the city's
interests.
The splendid financial condition OF
the Banks of the city assure liberal
policy towards their debtor farmers,
who will join them in making it pos
sible to introduce a real system of d.
versifed farming into the territory.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
Pearson Estate Is
WilIed To Niece
Brother Secures Temporary Admin.
istration in Effort to Break Will

The late Martha M. Pearson's last
VIII and testament, making Martha
Mae Macy, nine year old niece, the
sole legatee, she residing with her
foster parents, Mr.. and Mrs. V A Ma
cey at Morrisville, Ind, is said to be
the bone of contention between the
guardian of the girl, V. A. Macy,
who arrived in the city Monday, to
look after his wards interests and VIM.
Taylor, brother of the deceased who
has made application before Or
binary ]. r. Horton for temporary
administration both parties having en-
gagged legal counsel, Mr.. Taylor having
secured the law firm of A. ]. and J..
c. Mcdonald and Jesse Grantham,
and Mr.. Macy engaging the services
of d. f. Griffin, RMS. Pearson's form
er attorney and who wrote the will
a few days before here death.
1t is thought the estate will approx
innate about $4,000. The case will be
watched with keen interest by the
friends of the deceased.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
The Widows OF Four
Presidents Now Living
Mrs. Harding Joins Mrs. Cleveland
Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Roosevelt

Mrs. Florence Harding, widow O.
Warren G.. Harding joined the rank.
OF presidents widows is the fourth oil
these women who have been "the first
lady of the land" who are still among
the living.
President and Mrs. Harding cele
brated their Sind wedding anniver-
sary during their recent western trip.
Mrs, Harding was Miss Florence
King, of Marion. She was married
to the president when he was prac-
tically unknown on July 8, 1891.
Other former first ladies" of the
land" still living are the widows of
Grover Cleveland (now Mrs. Frances
Folsom Cleveland Preston), Benja-
min Harrison and Theodore Roose-
welt.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
Veteran Painter
Still On The Job

J. J. Frazier, the veteran painter who
lived here for a short time, but who
makes his residence now in his old
home, Savannah, spent few days in
the city this week, looking up old
friends and doing some sign painting
Frazier is 95 years old, ip splendid
health, full possession of all his facul-
ties and capable of making as fine a
sign as he ever did in his younger
days.
The old gentleman%has travelled the
entire globe and has an interesting
number of "reminiscences, with which
he regales his friends. He took ride
on the first trip of the first steam rail
way train ever pulled in the world, in
South Carolina, when the cars were
run on wooden rails, saw the many
changes in long life, but says that we
are still in our infancy, so far as de-
velopment in every way is concerned.
Frazier was born August 24th
1928, in Savannah.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
GOVERNOR TO
CALL SPECIAL
SESS|ONINN NOV.
Scores of Bills damned; Yesterday
Last Day of 1923 General Assembly

ATLANTA, Aug. 16-Witain five
minutes after the House had this
afternoon voted 90 to 80 to table all
the CONSTITUTIONAL amendment tax re-
form measures, Gov. Clifford Walker
made the statement that he will call
an extraordinary session of the AS
sembly but has not yet definitely de-
termined when he will date the call
The impression is that he will make
it some time in November, but that
feature Of the legislative situation will
rot be closed until there has beer
opportunity fer members of both
branches to confer with him.
Many members of the two houses
who are lawyers are especially de
sirous that the date be fixed, if pos
sible, so as not to conflict with their
home court terms in the late Fall.
The entire balance of the afternoon
session Was devoted by the House to
consideration of the Senate amend.
Eents to the general appropriation
bill amounting to about $420,000 and
on all OF which save one, Chairman
Culpepper made fight.
Scores and scores of bills are in
the jam on the calendar which will
have to go over as unfinished bust
ness, but at $50 tn esenate Secre-
tary announced that his desk was
clear of all the business ready in that
branch for third reading and passage,
and the Senate recessed to await the
House.
An interesting conclusion was that
to the Stewart fight for an investiga-
tion of the agricultural department
under specific and general charges
made by him, and under a form of
investigation resolution drawn by him
to which tn, Senate persisted in re-
fllsal to agtee. The second conference
committee brought in report that
the preamble to the Stewart resolu-
ton be stricken in its entirety; that
committee be named of eight from
the house and four from the Senate,
that the machinery provided by the
Stewart resolution for holding an in
vestigation be retained, and that the
final report be made to the Governor
within fifty days and that report be
furnished to the press.
On the floor Stewart moved to adopt
the report, saving full and fair in
vestigation will lie had, under it and
that S all the house should want
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
{ Chamber OF Commerce
Fathers MovementF For
Commercial Hatchery
$500 Stock Company to Be Organ
lied; Capacity of 10000 Chicks

A movement to install 10000 cap
acity hatchery is being put on foot
by the Chamber of Commerce and sub
scriptions to stocks company are be-
ing solicited by Secretary Owens. The
Hatchery is to be installed if plans
mature, by October, and to be run on
the cooperative plan, patterned large
ly after the Turner county Hatchery,
which is said to have been so success
full for the past year. The Hatchery
will be of a modern model and in
charge of an expert poultry man, to
assure the best results.
The company will begin business
With $500, divided into shares CT
$500 each. which will be taken up by
the business men of the city.
Mr.. w. R. Bowen is the prime NOV
tr in this venture, having recently Wis
tied several hatcheries to acquaint
himself with their value and import
ance to the community.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
LEADING BANKER
Of SAVANNAH Is
JAILED IN PLOT
POWERS CONNECTED With Liquor Con
spiracy, Alleged; Many Others
Are Indicted

SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 15-The ar
rest rest and placing under bond of Tohn
Powers, vice-president of the FIX
change Bank, prominent in financial
ana other circles here, with similar
action against thirty or forty others.
some OF them rather prominent in
business and various lines, TO-DAY unon
alleged charges of connection with a
wholesale liquor conspiracy, was the
vannah. I'd"
General ra;dng by cooperation of
the various groups of officers also
made the day one of terror for the
alleged bootleggers. ~
Powers was arrested late today ON
a federal indictment CHARGING viola
ton OF the prohibition law. 4 nm
Der OF true bills we're returned and
more arrests are expected
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
Atlanta Is Stirred
By Beauty Contest
Most Beautiful Girl Will Be Chosen
for International Beauty Tourna-
ment-Five Judges Named

Atlanta, Ga, August 15.-The At
laanta Constitutions tournament tc
find the most beautiful girl in Allan
ia is on, as one might readily guess
in the hutter among a goodly portion
of this feminity At the request of the
Atlantic City pageant committee the
Atlanta newspaper has undertaken tc
find miss Atlanta" to represent this
city at the international beauty cont
test tournament to be held in Allan
tic City September S, E and 7.
Selection of the winner in the Allan
ia contest will be in the hands of a
committee of five judges, which have
just been announced. The judges who
are well known in Atlanta and prom
inent in business, civic and art circles
are as follows:
Mayor Walter Sims, Forrest Adair,
ST., nationally known real estate deal
err and. art patron; Mrs. Charles Je-
rome, chairman of the woman's COM
mittee of the Atlanta Art Club; Wes-
ley Hirshburg, art photographer, and
Miss Pearl Sevelle, head of the Red
Cross life saving service here.
Generous as the Atlantic City pa
geant committee will be in the award
ing of prizes to winning participants,
the profusion of silver cups, medals
and jeweled gifts it will lavish upon
winners will not represent all that is
to fall to thief ortunate lot of the con-
testants.
The Sesui- Centennial association of
Philadelphia is anxious to show its
interest in the great seashore event
on the New Jersey coast and will pres
ent gold medallion replica of the
Liberty Bell to each winning beauty
from the different American cities
that will take part in the International
beauty contest
Moving picture experts will photo
garph the events and look at the same
time for the future great beauty stars
The rules of the Atlanta contest in
clude sending photographs of entrants
to the Beauty Tournament Editor of
the Atlanta Constitution and must be
received not alter than Wednesday,
August %, at 6 p. m. All entrants
must be unmarried and residents of
Atlanta, Fulton county, or that part
of Atlanta lying in DeKalb county.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
Anniversary Column
IA YEARS AGOl
DAILY News, Aug. o-16 1oOo)

DAILY News, Aug. o-16. l9Oo)
Mrs. b. F. Knapp was hostess at a
delightful morning party at which
~ was played and delicious punch
cake and home made candies served.
The guests were Mesdames l. l.
Bull, K. Matthews, Wash Smith, /.
Geiders, G. Knapp, J., L. McCarty,
:. n Griffin, L L Griner. c A. Holt
Zendorf, G E. Kicker, A. B. Cook, T.
T. Roach, G S. Flournoy, G A Won
Heide, L S Osborne, F B Stair, A.E.
jones, W. G. Broadhurst, R. A. Ma
JorS, ID, b. Ware, John Beall, f. T.
James, J E Mercer, L. O. Tisdel, and
Alleeu North-Tummon and Della Ma
jors.
Mr., anG Mrs. Curtis M. Wise, Mr.,
and Mrs. J. B. Seanor and Mrs, f. P
Wightman all leave for the North on
Saturday.
Mrs. Harold Beall entertained de.
llghttully in honor of her sister Miss
Ethel Evans of Thomasville. The in.
terror OF the home was beautifully dec
grated with ferns and cut flowers
Heart dice was played for amusemen,
and delicious ice course served by
the hostess and Mrs. John Beall. Those
present were Misses Blossom Mercer
nellie Frazer, Pauline, Crawey, Jen
ME Mashburn, Wylene Keller of Sa.
vannah, Ethel Holtzendorf of Doug.
las, Hazel Tisdel, Irene Jones, Linds
gcnes, Julia Prentiss, Edward Perkins
Birdie McLendon, Eula Lee Braswell
Kadhe Griner and Helen Osborne.
Mrs. Ed, Dorminey has returned
from pleasant trip to Blue Ridge.
Mrs. Drew w. Pau1k has returned
from a two months visit at her ole
home Pipestone, MINI.
Mrs. Ward Albertson and Mis-.
Hester Brewer of Douglas were Wis
iting Miss Emily Boyd last Saturday
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
Sales OF Mail Order
Houses On Increase
Farmer Buying Merchandise to Meet
Current Needs in Good Fix

CHICAGO, Ill. The American
farmer doesn't seem to regard his
Wight in as pitiful light as painted by
some of his professed political spon-
sors. He IS going right along buying
mefchandise to meet current needs,
particularly where prices are to his
liking. This is the experience of the
Big Chicago mail order houses.
Run Into Millions
July sales of Sears, Roebuck & Co.,
totalled $l4,960,939, an increase of 3d.
l8 per cent over July, 1922. Further
more last months business was some
what larger than in June, altho usually
there is a seasonal recession in mid
summer. Sales for the seven months
ended July 81 totaled $l21 ,738,196, a
gain of 28.4o per cent over the cor
responding period last year. July sales
Of Montgomery Ward & Co. were
%,49l ,9O8, an increase of 1851 per
cent over July, 1922, and sales for
the seven months aggregated ST.
929,o28, gain of 1888 per cent over
last years period.
The midweek reviews of the iron
and steel and the automobile indus
thies were fairly cheerful Both lines
appear to be following the demand
closely and in both there appears to
be some improvement IN buying.
Sugar Sliding Down
The price cutting movement in
sugar continues as rehners vie for
business. One concern quoted 700
cents a pound for fine granulated a
drop of more than two cents from
the high price of the year reached in
April. Cuban raw sugar was offered
as low as a IL cents pound.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
Expert Dairyman
Wants Partners

Secretary Owens of the Chamber
of Commerce has applications from
two expert dairymen who desire to
go into the par:n; rship with some
large land owners IN the dairy bust
ness. They are in position to take
care of hundred COW dairy and can
finance themselves for half of them.
Interested parties among our read
crs should secure further informa-
ton from the secretary.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
VIDALIA PUTTING OUT
"WATSON" FLOUR

c. S. Meadows. one of the cold
guard" of the Peoples Party, who
has flour mill in Vidalia, Toombs
county, has put out a fine grade of
Self-Rising flour, which he calls Tom
Watson Flour and has on the sack
a large life-like portrait of the late
populist leader and lamented Georgia
Senator.
We were favored with a sack of the
flour and feel certain that its quality
justifies its name.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16

Many interested friends will be glad
to know that Mrs. L. A. Turner is
now convalescent from her severe
bronchial ailment of two weeks ago
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16
Joe RUSSELL Brings In
First Bale OF Cotton

The first bale of cotton for the 1928
season was brought into the city by
Mr.. Joe Fussel from his farm west of
the city today. The bale was ginned
by the Union Cotton Oil Company
and weighed 438 pounds.
Barley Jackson also had a bale
glnned at the same gin this morning,
which weighed 456 lbs.
R. L. Stone brought in the first
bale last year on July 24th and more
than six hundred bales had been gin
ned by August 10th, which indicates
the lateness of this years crop.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16

Col. Jesse Grantham was called to
Townsville this morning on account
of the serious illness of his brother in
that city.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16

Mr.. B. A. Foil returned to Fort
Myers, Fla, Tuesday after weeks
visit with his family on west Roa-
noke Drive.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-16

Mr. %.Sold Lowry has arrived from
the government hospital at Gulfport,
Miss, to be the guest of his sister
Miss Ethel Lowry at their parental
home on West Oconee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-03
Foran Back From
Geological Trip

Still showing the effects of an II.
day battle with gales in the gas
schooner Teddy Bear in the Boring
sea, w. II. Foran. former University
OF Washington baseball star. re.
turned 20 Seattle aboard the steam.
ship Victoria from a geological sur.
vey trip into Alaskan waters Friday.
Foran and four companions were
given UP for lost for time after the
Teddy Bear struck tho headwinds In
the Point Barrow district. They II.
nally put into n bay between Vain.
wright and Nome and were trans.
ferrcd to the Sea Wolf for passage
TO Nome. The gallo was one OF the
worst experienced In those waters in
many years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-03
Hospital Will Get
Harding Pictures

AS a remembrance of the late
President and Mrs. w. G.. Harding.
the wounded World War veterans
in cushman hospital, Tacoma. will
receive photographs OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Harding taken when they Wis.
tied the hospital last summer. Tho
presentation will be made Monday
by Col. j. II. Dean, chairman OF the
state disqualification committee.