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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
Fourth Celebrated
By Mill Employees
Give Barbecue to Friends and Hear
Patriotic Spsech by Col. Mcdonald

Independence Day was fittingly eel
ebrated by the employees OF the Fitz-
gerald Cotton Mills who with their
invited guests made up an assembly, Of
about fifteen hundred who enjoyed
the entire day, including a patriotic
speech by Col. A. ]. Mcdonald whose
oratory was exceptionally good for
this occasion.
Col Mcdonald was introduced by
Rev. Waters, pastor Of the Mill church
and the large crowd gave close atten-
ton of the speaker. A ball game be-
tween the MoHitrie Cotton Mill and
the local mill employees preceded the
speaking in the forenoon and another
game between the same teams was
played in the afternoon. A sunlptious
barbecue was served. Foot races, sack
races and other amusements were in
terspersed during the afternoon.
Supt. J. H. Mayes and Joe Creek.
foreman of the Mill looked after the
comfort of the visitors, assisted by a
committee of the Mill employees.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
TO PAVE HIGHWAY
TO ABBEVILLE
onoftic al Announcement Given
Concrete Effect at Regular
Meeting Here
AMPLE SUPPORT ASSURED
Final Development of Project
Now Rests With The State
Highway Department

Commissioners Morris. Stone and
Dung at the regular meeting Of the
board tuesday,, adopted a resolution
10 accept the cooperation of the
state Highway Department as tend
erea some tlnle ago by Chairman John
N. Holder, Tor paving the highway
between this city and Abbeville. r n.
Mayes' :; A. Newcomer, J. f. Turn
or and rWm. X. Bowen spoke for the
several CIVIC organizations and assur-
cd the commissioners the support of
the citizens and tax payers in carving
through the paving project
Secretary Gelders of the Jefferson
Davis Highway Association. renorted
a meeting had with the commissioners
OF Wilcox County and whe1 he pre-
scented the same proposition TO their
attention and which was favorablv re-
ceNed by the Board of Commission
ers OF our neighboring county The
iinal development of this paving pro-
Ject rests now with the State High
way Department, which will be re-
quested to send an engineer to the
counties for the survey OF the road and
an approximate cost of the work
Counties To Furnish Labor
Ohder the proposed arrangement.
the two counties would furnish the la
Dor Convict and the State Depart
iiie:it the supervisory force and ma
:erial for the construction of the
road. For the information of the
public 1t may be stated with absolute
authority, that the cost to Ben Hill
Gt.ounty for the road to Irwin county
Inc, to Lake Beatrice, was exactly
%,/l5.l0 according to the official
statement furnished the county com
m N from the State Highway
Department. AS this short road was
Just about one half of the proposed
route to be paved to the Wilcox conn
ty line the cost may approximate
about $l5,0O000 in labor, so small an
amount that no objections can be
raised by even the most conservative
or our tax payers, who may object to
large sums being spent on permanent
road construction.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
Rev. Roy E. Davis
Refuses To Quit
Even After The Executive Committee
Has Dropped Him

MACON, Ga, July 3-The Macon
clegraph today received a communi
cation purporting to be from the Rev.
Koy +, Davis. who was deposed from
the presidency of the Georgia Farmers
Union at meeting here last Saturday
OF the executive committee of that or
ganlzatlon, claiming that the commit
tee had no authority to GUST him and
that he intends to continue as presi-
dent OF the union until his tenn ex-
pires.
The letter was typewriter and the
signature at the bottom is also written
IN the same way. The letter is dated
Fitzgerald, Ga. In it Mr. Davis cha1-
lenges his enemies TO prove their
charges and says the ML~lc thing has
~ er tran,s-ur On tie part OF the
enemies of the Ku Klux Klan.
He alleges he was offered money to
resign quietly from the union and de-
clares his intention of bringing the
executive committee before the courts
OF justice that they may suffer for their
rash actions III trying to ruin me
as preacher of the gospel and a
citizen of Georgia" He adds that he
can prove that his charges are false
and manufactured for the purpose OF
running me in my race for Congress
from the eleventh district He closes
by saying, 81 am in the fight to stay
and for the sake of God, the Christi2n
churches and protestant Christianity,
please give this publicity"
DR.. F. Powell Frazier, member OF
the executive committee of the Farm
ers Union who voted to depose Mr.
Davis, declared tonight that notices
have gone out to the local organiza
tons of the Farmers Union telling OF
the dismissal of Mr. Davis as Rresi-
dent
HE is no longer connected with the
organization" said Dir. Frazier. ''We
gave him an opportunity to resign; he
insisted upon having trial and we
gave him an opportunity to name the
date. He chose II o'clock Saturday
morning, June 30 and the committee
was here to try him. He did not ap-
pear.
"This matter came to head three
weeks ago. We hunted through South
Georgia for him and finally found him
at Fitzgerald and there confronted
him with the accusations and obtained
an admission from him as to the truth
of the charges He has no authority
with the Farmers Union, whatever
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
FORD HAS BIC LEAD IN THREE
WEEK TOTALS Of BALL0T|NG
Returns From Twenty Nine States Wide Bal
lotng Furnish Interesting Figures For Study
Swing President Harding Follows Speeches Western States
Vote for McAdoo Indicates Strong Sentiment

A noticeable steadying of the
Harding vote was the outstand-
ing feature of the third week re-
turns in the Leader Enterprise S
nationwide Presidential Voting
Test.
Coming as it did with the Presidents
start on his Alaskan trip and his
speeches en- route to the Pacific coast
1t indicates that the majority piled I'D
by Ford in the first weeks of voting
does not mean so much when his chief
opponent swings into action. 1t also
indicates that the President himself hit
home on some of his recommendations
and policies when he himself could
explain them to the voters.
Ford maintained a steady pace in
all sections of the country, but in few
places, except in the Democratic south
his lead II any, was by bare maiorities
which would leave the choice in doubt
until the last vote is counted.
This Presidential voting test. which
the Leader Enterprise is conductive.
through its membership in the Pub
lishers Autocaster Service of New
York, closed Saturday evening, June
50. The final results from all states,
and especially the Far Western states.
will be published in these columns at
an early date.
While Ford is leading Harding al
this writing, 9l,044 to 39,453. it is
very likely the returns from the West
and Northwest, where Harding was
making speeches during the last week
OF the voting test, will cut down the
lead very materially.
Ford majorities are very positive
in Florida, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan (his
home state) and Idaho. But in 9TH
states, where he is not led by the Pres
'dent, the vote is fairly even and can
not be accurately judged until the fl
nal votes are in.
Harding has lead over Ford in
New York, Illinois, Washington, Ohio
New Hampshire, Massachusetts and
Maryland.
Early returns from Idaho gave Be-
rah (ts favorite SOM o61 votes b,s
went for Ford with LILY. The Presi-
dent is running poor third there,
with liz votes.
The remarkable vote piled up for
former president Wilson is of course
a complimentary vote inasmuch as he
will not be an active candidate for
office
The vote for McAdoo indicates a
strong sentiment which Democratic
leaders will undoubtedly give serious
consideration.
True, Al Smith of New York is in
third place and running close to
Harding in this third week tabuIatfon
but it must be considered that his own
state New York, has given him more
than two-thirds of his total vote to
date. In the country at large McAdoo
is running far ahead of Snaith-and it
would seem that he stood a fair chance
to carry the Democratic banner if Ford
is not the selection.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
L. L. Griner Gets Good
Committee Appointment

Our representative informs us OF
his appointment to the following i'm
portant committees in the legislature;
committee on appropriations, Ways
and Means, County and County Mat
crs, Game and Fish, Agriculture No.
Halls and Buildings; Labor, Stats
tics and Manufacture 1t will be
possible for Col Griner to be of
much service to the State in the COM
mittees to which he has been appoint
ed as practically most of the import
ant legislation is considered and pass
ed on by these committees.
/; Halls and Buildings; Labor, Statis-
Col. Griner is also said to be slated
for appointment to Governor Walker
Staff.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
GREATEST ACREAGE
PLANTED IN COTTON |
Government Announces 1887.
600 Acres in Cotton Belt
CROP CONDITION IS LOW
J Production Is Estimated About
11,412,000 Bales

WASHINGTON, July 3 = More
cotton was in cultivation on Ju ~ Is
In the United States than ever re
III the history of the country. -
The governnlent's first announcements
OF this years acreage made public
today, disclosed that there were 49,
$4,000 acres of cotton growing in the
fields of the cotton belts This acreage
is one eighth or 4,271, 900 acres more
than was being cultivated on June
rs last year and almost 100000 acres
more than was harvested in the previ-
Gus record acreage year of 1918.
The condition of the crop however
was lower than it has been on June
rs in the last p years with the ex
ception of 1921. The official forecast
was 1926 pounds to the acre which
government experts calculate will re-
t|sult in total production of II ,412,000
bales on the record acreage now
{ growing. This total would be 1,650,000
bales more than harvested last year.
This years final production, the crop
reporting board pointed out, may be
larger or smaller than today's forecast,
according as conditions developing
during the remainder of the season
prove more or less favorable to the
scrop than the average.
Texas, largest producing state, has
more than $4,000 600 acres in cotton
for the first time the acreage this
year being Is per cent more than
last year Virginia, North Carolina,
Arkansas and OKLAHOMA also have
larger acreages than ever before in
their history. Missouris acreage is al
most double last years.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
]. D. WEAVER HEADS
THE FARMERS UNION
Roy E. Davis Depos;d BY Executive
Committee. Dawson Man Named a

AT meeting in Macon SATURDAY %
the executive committee of the Geor-
gta Farmers Union the president of
the organization, Rev Roy Z. Davis,
was deposed and Hon. ]. ID. Weaver,
OF Dawson was chosen as his success
or. he members of the committee
who voted unanimously for removal
OF the president were T. Chastain, OF
Cairo; J. f. Webb of Hahira; S. F.
Johnson of Valdosta; w. T. Taylor,
OF Dublin and DIR. F. 2. Frazer OF
Macon Charles S. Barrett, national
president was in attendance
In connection with the removal it
was announced by the executive ccpl-
mlttce that it had been found that
DAVIS, who is Ku Klux Klan leader
in South Georgia had been leading a
dual life in Texas and Georgia.
The executive committee announced
that it had been found by its investi-
gatlon that Davis had been convicted
OF the charge of cheating and swim
ding Ill Wise County, Texas in 1917;
that he came to Georgia and took the
name OF Professor Lon Davis, sing
er, later becoming pastor of church
ed by the congregation for Conduct
unbecomlng minister, and that he
had deserted a wife and four children
III Texas. Davis was recently elected
pastor of church at Albany. and
was soon asked to resign. These
charges it was stated, along with
Others, were substantiated by affida-
wits and photographs
Mr.. Weaver who was invited to at
tend the meeting was present and ac-
ceptcd the position that was offered to
h III He said he would put a number
OF organizers in the field and strength
en- the OF ganization.
The new president of the union has
extensive farming interests in Terrell
county, and is widely known through
out the state. 1t is believed that un-
der his administration the organiza-
ton will take on new life and become
greater factor in the promoting of
the best interests of the farmers.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

Mr. Lewis George has returned to
his home in Birmingham after a short
visit to his parents here.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
KASSEWITZ BROTHERS TO
OPEN LAW OFFICE IN MACON
Will Leave Monday To Make Their
Home in Central City

Coils. Sam and Harold Kassewitz
will leave here next Monday to make
their home in Macon, where they will
open law offices in the Grant Building.
These young men have spent their en-
tire Hes in this city, arc graduates of
the Fitzgerald schools, honor gradu-
ates of the University of Georgia and
have host of friends throughout the
State whose best wishes accompany
them to their new home
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
Urges Free Swing For
Highway Department
Expect No Serious Opposition In the
Legislature to Highway Commission

ATLANTA, July Georgia editors
and advocates of good roads say it
is not probable that there will be any
serious opposition in the Legislature
now on the first lap of its annual
grind-to the State Highway Commits
sion.
There has been talk, as is generally
known, of political Influence and of
waste Of the public money, but as
leadingeditors point out, notably PA.
Stovall, president and editor of the
Savannah Press, the board has made
a showing which, SO far as the next
administration is concerned, seems to
be conclusive"
Mr.. Stovall says, there has not been
any war declared by the administra-
ton now in office and indications are
that the board as at present constitu-
ted will be allowed to work out its
plan to give good roads to every sec
ton in time The Highway Commission
as Mr.. Stovall shows, has just COM
menced business and, of course, has
made a large outlay for machinery.
material and labor He shows that the
board is learning to build and learning
economy.
The best thing will be to let all po-
litical differences CO., declares Mr..
Stovall.
The State of Georgia has big job
on its hands in reforming its tax sys-
tenn and in raising revenue necessary
for the support OF the government.
1T is to be hoped that the war be-
, tween the different departments will
cease and that practical men rather
than politicians will cut out the work
of the two houses during the summer
session" says Mr.. Stovall.
The Savannah editor points to the
fact that Governor Walker was At
tornev general of the State for several
years and he is not new in the manage
ment of State matters.
He is familiar with the various cues
tions which will come UP for settle
ment', Mr.. Stovall says in referring
to the new governor who was inaug
urated Saturday. "And he is enough
OF a statesman to know that the
schsms Of tional politics are ruin
GUS ThtsAAA.o not get us anywhere.
The who'll lerm may be spent in in
vestigatiioissShar 1Hd and and counter char
some steady and practical work"
committee to investigate TIE State
Highway Department. was authorized
soon after the Legislature opened.
-~-@~~-
Mr.. Fa M. Malcolm of Jacksonville.
@Fla., wa& g tNsfk-end visitor with his
I'll A1er Ave
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT
AGAINST NORMAN DORMINY
Miss liberia Graham Files Suit for
Damages Sustained in Auto
Accident

A suit for $4,000 was filed for Miss
Alberta Graham, age ID by her father
Mr. H.. I. Graham, farmer living
two miles east of the city, against
Norman Dorminey, for damages alleg-
ed to have been sustained by his daug-
liter when a car driveY BY Mr.. Dorm
ney ran into car in which Miss Ora
ham was riding or the night Of June
9Th
Mis- Graham sustained cash in
her forehead leaving an ugly scar, for
which the alleged amount is claimed
as damages. Coils. Sam and Harold
Kassewitz represent the claimants.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
GRANTS HIGHER WAGES
CHICAGO TuIv 3-Three ra

CHICAGO, July 3-Three rail-
roads-the Chesapeake and Ohio the
Norfolk and Western and the Louis
vile and Nashville-have granted in
crease in wages to their shop me-
chanics, helpers and apprentices, eff
fective July |, 1923, the U. S. Railroad
Labor board was advised today.
The Central of Georgia granted
their same class OF employees wage
increases effective June Is.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
granted an increase of three cents an
hour to signal maintainers and as
sistants and helpers. The increase is
retroactive to June |, 1928
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

Y Mr.. F. M. Malcolm of Jacksonville,
@Fla., wa& tNsfk-end visitor with his
family M1ler Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
Weekly Statements Of Clearing House Banks

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.--The actual con dition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows an excess in reserve of 21,99O,o2o. This is a de- crease in the reserve of $10,1oe,71o.
 The statement follows:
 crease, $9,26s, 000
 reserve bank, $4s,s61,Oo increase, ss2s,- Reserve in federal reserve bank of mem Ss2,OOO. trust companies, $S,070,000; decrease. Reserve in depositaries, state banks and trust companies. $s,s11,OOo; increase, Net demand deposits, $3,7o7,s2S. 900 ; Time deposits, s4ss,55s,oOo; decrease. Circulation, s82,S1o.ooo; increase 4.OoO. sU. S. deposits deducted, SIS, bOS. .OOo. Aggregate reserve, S519,849,00o.
 Excess in reserve. $21,9s1,O2o: decrease, Summary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York, not included in clearing house statement:
 Loans discounts, etc., $S02, ,236 100; de- Gold, sS.24i ,0O0; decrease. sss,1oo.
 Currency and bank notes. 2o,666,6oo; Deposits with federal reserve bank of New York, S71,25o,1oo; decrease. s6,s16,- Total deposits, ss214ss,7OO; decrease, Do: Eliminating amounts due from re- serve depositaries and other banks and trust companies in New York and United Deposits. .7s4.sss,OOo; decrease. .1s,- Banks: Cash In vault. s2s,s57.5oo.
 Trust companies; Cash in vault, s66,-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
.ADVANCESFOLLOW EARLY REACTIONS

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Early reac- tions were followed by rallies in the cotton market this morning resulting largely, it seemed, from reports of an improving demand for cotton goods. January contracts, after sell ing off to 29.SSc, advanced to 30.21c, and closed at 30.15c. with the general market closing very steady at net advances of 8 to 16 points on all months except next August, which was IS points net lower.
 The opening was barely steady at a decline of to IS points on pres ent crop positions and of 30 to 55 points on the later deliveries. Cables made a fairly steady showing, and whether conditions in the south were still more or less unsettled, but there appeared to be quite strong re- actionary sentiment around the local ring. This was based on the extent that good deal of progress must have been made in discounting re- duced crop figures from the govern ment next week. Some traders, in deed, seemed inclined to apprehend that the market was being prepared for a lower estimate than it was likely to receive, and selling on such ideas was promoted by talk of an easier Oasis in both eastern and west ern belt markets. After showing net losses of about IS to 19 points, how ever, the market steady, on covering for over the weekend, and showed a firmer tone late in the morning on reports that a good business was be- ing done in cotton goods with pros- poets that it would become more active should raw cotton prices hold. December rallied from 3O.4Sc to 30.74c, while March sold up from 29.S9c to 30.21c. The close just a few points off from the best under realizing. Private cables reported very quiet market in Liverpool with more disposition to liquidate long contracts, but said there was a con tinued good trade demand. Sales of print clothes in the Fall River mar ket for the week were estimated at 13O,000 pieces, the largest business Tor sometime, although its volume was Qualified to some extent by the fact that it was mostly in light coarse materials which represented comparatively small poundage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
STEWART'S LETTER

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 27-Iiyer- pool quotations came over slightly below due this morning. but good sales of 5000 bales were. registered for Saturday at an advance Of points in their spot prices Saplegrams were somewhat better in read ing, saying improvement expected in near iuture. our markets opened 5 to 10 points lower than Fridays close on the lower Liverpool and some selling by those who believed further reaction was due but after prices sagged about 10 points fur
 ther under this pressure values firmed and ruled quiet the balance of the short session. The finals showed unchanged on tne hears and 10 points higher on the dlstahts. spots were generally active and quoted unchanged to 10 higher, quotations ranging from 30,05c at Fort Worth to 5o.i5c Gt Memphis. Southern spot mar kets sold 45,000 bales yesterday of which Tevas sold 30000. A fair volume of busi- ness was reported in Worth Street, sheet ing ana some miscellaneous cloths prices slightly higher. The weather map showed cloudy western half belt raining west Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas with mostly fair eastern half; indications were general change to cloudiness unsettled west, and making for warmer and rainy merce special reports on Tennessee and Arkansas were unfavorable. Miss Giles report Indicated crop of 10 BOO O0O against her figures of 10. 300. 900 a month ago. There was no particular cotton news today. The general trade is expecting an cratic trading market, with buying on setoacks most popular, awaiting the gov ernment reports November 2.-S R. Stew art & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
PRICES DRIFT IN RESTRICTED AREA

NEW YORK, Oct. 27-Many traders were absent from today's brief and relatively dull bond market and prices drifted irregularly within nar- row limits.
 United States governments bonds receded some on limited offerings Icobably because the government was not in the market. Recessions were slight Foreign bonds were scarce with the result a few of the Europ- can and South American issues pointed upward.
 There was a renewal of the de- mand for railroad fours and numer- ous hieh grade railroad securities recorded moderate gains Buying of seconday rails also overbalanced the offerings.
 Trading in industrial liens and public utility issues was decidedly limited, both classes falling off slightly on a small turnover.