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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
RAILROADS LIKE
TRANSPORTATION
ACT SAYS CAPLES

SAVANNAH, Ga, July 10Th,
transportation Act of 1902 is accept.
able to the railways of the United
States and under its provisions the re-
spective systems have improved tc
the extent that at this time they are
in better condition than a any time
since 1914.
This statement was made by M. T.
Caples, of Norfolk vice president Of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway and
chairman of the public relations com
mittee, who presided at meeting OF
the committee in the office of Glenn.
ent S. Ucker, director of development
in the Liberty Bank building.
Mr.. Caples says the railways do moi
desire any change in the transporta.
ton act because of the bef1ficial in.
fluences already experienced under
its provisions.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
u. S. Seamen Seized
By Great Britain Law
Situation Similar To Act Causing the
War of 1872 Arises

SOUTHAMPTON July 16-Twen-
ty live of the American steamship
Leviathan were summoned in police
court today on charges of deserving
other ships, including the Berengaria.
Aquitania, Olympia, Mauritania, Me-
gantic and Homeric.
Fireman Courtney, alleged to have
deserted the Auquantania proved that
he had never been on the ship and
the case against him was withdrawn
with the allowance of one guinea for
costs. Two other cases were taken
as tests. The prosecuting solicitor
said the proceedings were not insti-
ttuted to embarrass the United State
lines, but with view of vindicatino
the rights of British shipping com.
panies to maintain disciplines aboard
their own vessels.
Lost 500 Men
The Cunard Line has lost 600 men
through desertion in four months and
the White Star Line 500 men. All the
defendants before the court returned
here as seamen on the Leviathan.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
NEWSPAPERS ON SEAS
AS LIQUOR SUBSTITUTE

ATLANTA, Ga, July 1o--Atlanta
publishers today are pointing to the
fact that the United States Shipping
Board thinks it has substitute for
the liquor which competing lines car
ry. The President Roosevelt is al
ready printing such newspaper, and
printing plants are to be set up in
fifteen other big liners operating un-
der the federal board.
This as local newspaper men point
out in discussing the innovation is
not mere bulletin sheet It is a typ
ical American newspaper of eight pag-
es, though in tabloid form. 1t repro
duces the usual cartoons, pictures,
comics and other features, which are
delivered at the dock on sailing day.
and gets its daily news by radio, hav-
ing condensed service from two Eg
New York and Chicago papers.
There is the important general news
of the world and the financial, sport
ing and other special news of inter-
est to various types of readers.
1t sounds like real attraction to the
average traveller, in the opinion of
local newspaper reporters.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
ELKS LIKE DANCING
OF GEORGIA BLACKS

ATLANTA, July 19-Of all the
attractions in Atlanta during the ma
tional convention of Elks there was
one which drew immense crowds ev-
cry hour of the day and good por-
ton of the night, as it was a continu-
GUS performance.
This was an Old Plantation Show
right in the heart of the promenade
in the Peachtree Arcade, Atlanta's
largest shopping center from which
stretched huge sign calling atten.
ton to the big towns Conformation
Booth"
Ali the pickaninnies, colored buck
dancers and the ebony-hued musicians
who could be gotten together furnish
ed entertainment for the visitors and
they flocked along to the show with
the 10000 people who pass through
the Arcade daily.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
Frank Hitch Gives
Timely Instructions

am quite sure the following in
structions OF Frank w. Hitch, Field
Agent in Dairying of the Georgia
State College of Agriculture are the
best that have ever seen and, should
be closely observed and followed by
every dairyman in the county. 1t
would be we'll to keep these instruc
tons for future reference.
Very truly yours,
! c. T. Owens, County Agent.
Mr.. Cream Shipper
The quality of your cream and con
sequently the price You receive from
1t, are dependent upon its cleanliness
And although you may use great care
in having your cows, pals, milk room
and separator as clean sa possible, yet
! IT you put the best cream into a dirty
shipping can, your product will be
| OF low grade when it reaches the
creamery. This is particularly true in
hot weather, as the bacteria develops
more rapidly at summer heat.
The next time you get an empty can
IRON the creamery, remove the cover
and take a good deep smell with your
nose right close to the opening, 1t
doesn't smell very sweet does it? AL
though that can was thoroughly wash
ed and steamed at the creamery, it is
not clean now. The two conditions
most favorable to bacteria, moisture
and warmth were present in the can;
and although there may be no visible
dirt, never the-less there is present in
the can as IT comes from the creamery,
sufficient contamination to iniure your
next SHIPMENT of cream.
The remedy is simply another thor
ough washing and scalding, being
sure that all water IS drained out, and
the can dried in the sun.
Wash with luke warm water using
stiff brush and some good washing
compound, NOT SOAP, then rinse
thoroughly with boiling water and
drain it carefully. Cream cans hand
led in this manner will be clean, and
II cream has been properly handled
up to this time it should reach the
Creamery in good condition. In hot
weather ship at least three times a
week.
The above suggestions if followed
will largely eliminate cream arriving at
at the creamery in an over sour, yeasty
condition. Just recently | have seen
cans of cream which were boiling ov-
err, and the puffy sour cream was rum
ming down the sides of the can. This
would result in the loss in two prob
able ways, the actual spilling over IN
transit and the great difficulty of get
ting fair sample at the cream
Always remember that it will paw
you to handle milk products very care
fully. Here are two most important
words for dairyman, CLEAN and
COLD
Sincerely yours,
FRANK w. HITCH,
Field Agent in Dairying.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
PERSHING ASKS GIRLS TO
BOOST PREPAREDNESS
Chief of Army Staff Urges Rejection
Of Suitors Minus Military Training

CAMP MEADE, Md, July 10
An appeal to American girls to ''ac-
cept" only suitors Boosting mill
tary training, was issued here Mon
day afternoon by General John J.
Pershing, chief of staff of the United
States Army, in an address to 5000
citizens undergoing army maneuvers
Terming the United States a nation
prone to unpreparedness" !Pershing
declared American womaNhood could
bring about preparedness by com
pelling all "eligibles" to be prepared
for service in event of unexpected war.
we never again can be caught
in the helpless terrible, shameful la
mentable condition of unpreparedness
as in 1917" said Pershing. Had not
our allies been strong enough to hold
up alone under the last great German
drive, our entry into the war would
have been too late. America is prone
to neglect preparedness.
THE time will come when Ameri-
can girls will ask beaus, while pro-
posing, whether they have had
military service. / am going to put
that thought in the minds of as many
American girls as | can reach. If they
accept it, the problem of preparedness
VIII be shortly solved"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
ENGINEER WOULD MAKE
SAHARA DESERT BLOOM
Seeks to Obtain Water by Sinking
Well Like Those Used in Australia

LONDON Continental engineer:
think large tracts of the Sahara desert
may be made fertile by artesian Dor
ings similar to those employed in the
arid parts Of Australia.
Pointing out that the sinking Of
wells has made Australia one of the
greatest pasture countries in all the
world, CASTOR Imbeaux, chief engin-
eer of the public works department
of the French government, says sim
liar methods would cause number of
fertile GASES to spring up in the Sa-
hara, providing pasture for sheep.
M. Imbeaux says large reserves of
water undoubtedly exist under the
great wastes of Africa and that if the
French. authorities would undertake to
sing shafts to these subteranean
well the future success of the pro-
jected trans-Saharan railway would
be assured, as. the line would be fur
nished with the necessary water al
regular intervals.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
CORN CROP WILL
BE SHORT THIS
YEAR In GEORGIA
Smallest in Years; Caused By Heavy
Reduction in Georgia Acreage

ATLANTA July l7-Georgias corn
crop will be the smallest in the last
fourteen years, according to estimates
given out today by the cooperative
crop reporting service of the United
States and Georgia Departments OF
Agriculture and the State College of
Agriculture.
The short crop in prospect is cans
ed by both heavy reduction in acre
age and condition far below the
average" it is stated. The official
acreage is 4,034,OOO, decrease of 8
per cent from last year. The above
acreage together with the condition
figure of IL per cent, of normal in
dleates a probable production of So
8S8,OOO bushels as compared with
SI,oI0,OOO bushels last year and the
iive-year average of about $4,000. 900
bushels"
Corn is very late in the northern
halt OF the state but in the southern
section an improvement is noted ac-
cordlng to the statement. Rain in the
northern half delayed planting land
cultivation it is added, but, in the
latter part of June conditions became
more favorable
"Georgia's sweet potato acreage this
year has been reduced in practically
all sections. the acreage for the state
being 10000, 90 per cent of last wear
and the condition figure of IS is slight
ly lower than last year" the statement
continues. ''~ :"
There has been heavy Increases in
both the amount of bright and shade
tobacco grown in the state the est
mated acreage this year beirg 10000
as compared with 1000 acres last
year, 1t is asserted. A production of an
proxlmately 13,7280O0 pounds is indi-
Gated, with the condition figure now
at IS per cent of normal, according
to the statement
The peach crop declined about S per
cent m June but the condition figure
ct .e5 per cent of normal is about S
points above last year and 6 points
below the average. A heavy decrease
IN commercial peanut acreage is noted
IN the southern districts, offset by
partially an increase in the northern
sections.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
$1,000 Donated
By w. G. McAdoo
Former Secretary of Treasury Sub.
scribes to Stone Mountain Memoir
ial Founders Roll"

ATLANTA, July 17-"In honoring
the men who wore the gray and the
women of the south who sacrificed and
served with unmatched devotion. you
are also erecting monument to the
common glory of our common count
try, said William G. McAdoo, former
secretary of the treasury of the United
States in letter to Hollins N. Ran
dolph president of the Stone Mountain
Confederate Monumental association
enclosing his check for $1,000 in full
payment of his Founders Roll" sub
scription made few weeks ago.
When Mr.. McAdoo was in Atlanta
a few hours on his way to Augusta
Mr.. Randolph rendered him a lunch
con at the Capital City Club, and in
the course of his speech on that occa-
sion Mr. McAdoo expressed his great
interest in the memorial. While here
he authorized Mr.. Randolph to an
nounce Founders Rolf subscrip-
ton of $1,000
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
PEANUT ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS FORMING
LOCALS IN COUNTIES
Each County to Have County
Wide Organization and Locals
Decatur and Seminole Are
, Organized Already

ALBANY, Ga, July 18-Setting up
countrywide organizations and locals
in every county where the Peanut AS
ISOLATION has as many as ten members
is now in progress under the direction
of the field service department, which
is headed by John H. Mock. Actual
setting-up work is in charge of ]. B.
Lawley, who has wide experience in
this work with the Cotton Association
and the Tobadco Association in North
Carolina.
The program got actively under
way Saturday with two big meetings
at cambridge and Donalsonville,
where the members in Decatur and
Seminole counties set up their org
anizations, and arranged for later
meetings at which district locals will
be formed in different parts of those
counties
This week, four additional meetings
will be held by Mr.. Lawley for Grady,
EARLY, Calhoun and rlay counties.
These meetings will be at Cairo
Wednesday afternoon, Blakely Thurs
clay afternoon at 3 o'clock; Edison on
at Fort Gaines, Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock.
At cambridge last Saturday MORN
ing the grower members in Decatur,
dounty elected H. P. Townsend, of
Climax, chairman; o. c. Dukes of
Faceville, vice-chairman and V. o.
Long of cambridge, Route A, secre-
tary. They also designated Vada,
Parker's School House; Climax, Ell
dorendo, Eaceville, Brinson, Pine
Hill School house at Strickland and
Hendricks as places for locals.
Seminole County growers at DON
alsonville Saturday afternoon elected
j. F. Brown of Donalsonville, chair
man. w. w. Gibson of Donalsonville
RID. vice-chairman and G. Darby
shire of Donalsonville SECRETARY.
Places in Seminole county designat-
ed for locals were DonalsonAlle, Iron
City, Enterprise Church, Desser, Rey-
nolds, Fairchild, Shiloh and Pineview.
attended and the members showed
much enthusiasm for the Peanut As
ISOLATION, as we'll as determination to
cooperate to make peanuts pay.
Rules of <the Association provide
that no locHl can have more than fifty
members or less than ten, and repre-
sentatives of some of the communi-
ties at Saturdays meetings went home
determined to sign enough contracts
in their respective localities to be en-
titled to a lodal. Many others ate
took contracts home, with them and
agreed to sign nefghbors.
These countrywide organizations
and locals will be formed in every
peanut, county of the state, and are
expected to be fine community centers
and of great help to the grower men,
bers, as we'll as to their association.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
HIGH COURT DECIDES
. GEORGIA WILL CASE

ATLANTA, July 19-It is unnec-
sary, under Georgia law, that witness
SEES to a will shall be informed as to
the nature of the instrument to which
thew subscribe their names as witness
SEES. according to the Georgia Supreme
Court; moreover it is unnecessary
that will be published in order to
make it valid and testamentary doc
ument. ~
The c, = has so held in an opinion
written by Chief Justice Richard B.
Russell. and handed down here in the
case of w. B. Slade, executor VS. Flor
ence Shade from Muscogee County
and involvigatthe will of the late Mrs.
!. ]. slades decision of the lower
court in su,taining the will was a.
famed
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
Death Claims Young
Frank Kratzer

A distressingly sad death shocked
the numerous friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Kratzer, when they learned oil
the demise of their promising Young
son, Frank, at the hospital in this
city, Saturday afternoon.
Frank had been complaining oil
pains for some days and was given
| the usual home treatment but when
it failed to relieve, their family ply
Sician was called in, who pronounce
it appendicitis. Friday the lad was
taken to the hospital for an operation,
which he stood very we'll though the
physicians found the appendix in de-
cayed condition, one from which the
patient rarely RECEIVERS. Saturday noon
the. boy was cheerful but about two
o'clock he began to sink rapidly and
at 4:30 he passed away.
The death OF this fine boy, dutiful,
cheerful, and full of promise for his
future, leaves many sad hearts among
his school mates and the friends OF
his family, to whom we extend the
sincerest sympathy in their sad be-
reavement.
Frank was fourteen years old and
besides his grief stricken parents
leaves three brothers, Henry, Joseph
George, Jr., and one sister, Theresa.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Catholic church Monday aft.
ernoon, Father Vogel officiating. The
pallbearers included Walter Mansfield
Albert Veillon, Royce Williams, AL
len Howard, Ralph Davis, Ward Grar
than, James Hayes, Leonard Oliver
The remains were laid to rest il
Evergreen cemetery.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
Wilkes County Plan
Now Before Nation
Crop Diversification of Georgia
County Told in National Jour
nals-Brings Prosperity To
The Farmers

ATLANTA, Ga, July 19-The story
of how a Georgia county threw Oft
the yoke of an "all cotton crop and
found in crop diversification rem
edy for the many ills too faithful
adherence to cotton had placed upon
its farmers, is interestingly told in
national publications by Will w. Bru-
ner, editor Of the Washington, Ga.
News-Reporter.
Wilkes county, Georgia for more
than one hundred years had been
growing cotton to the exclusion of al
most all other crops The result was
that the farmers of Wilkes county pros
pered only when cotton was high in
price and were under a burden of
debt when the staple became unprof-
table.
Mr.. Bruner in his article tells how
the Kiwanis Club of Washington, the
county seat of Wilkes, with the coop
Grafton of the business men and bank
ers of the town and the progressive
farmers of the county, inaugurated
a program of development for the
county which has had amazing re.
suits.
The Kiwanians adopted the slogan
Cooperation, square deal, good will
the COW, the hog, the hen; little cot
ton now and then" A better slogan
in the opinion of state agHculturists
could hardly be devised With the
hearty support of business interest:
and farming interests, the Kiwanis
club started to carry out its program
for diversification.
,---Dairying has been introduced &
creamery is under construction, pure
bred eggs have been purchased tc
take the place of ordinary kind for
settings and ten-thousand egg hatch
cry is under construction. The county
has been producing pure-bred hog.
TOR number of years and this indus
try has been enlarged. Crops suitable
to the land have been planted to take
the place of so much cotton, and
Wilkes County is seeing daylight
ahead and financial freedonl for its
farmers is we'll in sight.
AS agriculturists here pointsout, a
splendid example is being set by the
Georgia county for other counties in
the South. What is possible in one
Georgia county is. possible in almost
any county in other southern states.
All that is needed is, farmer experts
say, for some organization with the
determination of the Washington, Ga,
Kiwanis club to start the movement.
Southern farmers are willing, Geor-
gia agriculturists claim, to plant less
cotton if they can be shown that it
will pay them better to produce other
crops, to add dairying and hog rails
ing and produce cotton only as part
of their farming activity.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

However, political observers say
that Ford will have to run on an in
dependent or third party ticket if he
makes the race at all. The Republic
ans are virtually committed to the re-
nomination of President Harding. The
Democratic leaders ohiously do not
want Ford That is the situation as
the Leader Enterprises final vote
shows Henry Ford virtual 2 to
choice of voters throughout the coun-
stry.
Harding Finishes Strong
The biggest development in the clos
ing days of the Leader Enterprise
voting was the swing to Harding
which followed his trip and speeches
across the country on his way to Alas
ka. The Presidents assurance OF the
G. o. P nomination gives him a
strength not indicated in this vote.
with the party organization back of
him and Ford rejected by the Demo-
Gratis and maybe on an independent
ticket, the official race would likely
show entirely different figures for
reader perusal.
Ford showed unusual strength in
all parts of the country He carried
Florida, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Ne
braska, Minnesota, South Dakota,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Miss
SNri, Michigan, Colorado, Arkansas,
Idaho, Connecticut, Montana, Virgin
ia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama,
Indiana, Iowa, Georgia, Texas, North
eDakota and Tennessee.
President Harding carried New
York, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, Wis
consin, New Hampshire, Massachu-
sets, California. and Maine. The pres
ident led Ford by more than 5000
votes in New York, but both were
led by Governor Al. H. Smith, Dem.
who polled 1851 of his $3.50 votes
there.
Al Smith of New York is in third
place, still the national strength OF
McAdoo shows that the race between
these two men for the democratic
nomination is going to hot one. Nc
Adoo polled a consistent vote through
out the country and especially in the
Democratic South. Smith votes were
more scattered, his New York vote
being his chief source of strength.
LaFollette and Johnson
In the Republican ranks, too, SIM
liar condition exists Hiram John
sons showing throughout the country
was second to President Harding.
Still LaFollette with big votes in Min
nesota, Wisconsin and Montana polled
about a hundred more than did Joh1r-
son, putting him in sixth place.
The vote cast for Former Presi-
dent Wilson was more in the nature
of a compliment inasmuch as he will
not bN a candidate The early vote
showed a Wilson strength which grad
uallv disanpeared as voters became
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19

interested.
Underwood votes came mostly from
the South but showed a wider range
than merely favorite son sentiment.
Senator Borah's vote was fairly we'll
distributed, although his home state
vote of 1862 helped his climb into 9th
place
A comparison of the Leader Enter
prise's test vote with that conducted
Golfers, the National Weekly, shows
only Slight differences in city and rur-
al voter sentiment Golfers vote is
representative of the city and large
town vote This newspapers test is
representative of the smaller town and
country America choice.
Golfers vote showed Ford leading
Harding approximately 8 to 2, McA-
doc third, Cox fourth, Johnson fifth,
Smith sixth and Hughes seventh. In
this newspapers vote, Cox and Hugh
res ran in tenth and eleventh places.
This final vote in the Leader Enter
prise's balloting is representative OF
the sentiment throughout the country
at this time. 1t has been conducted
by Republican, Democratic and indie
pendent newspapers. Through this
newspapers membership in the Pub
fishers Autocaster Service of New
York it was in position to conduct
this contest The voting was steady
throughout the test, the lineup of the
candidates being about the same at
the end as during the second week of
voting.
The eLader- Enterprise in presenting
this exclusive story to its readers feels
that the test vote is an accurate cross
section of American political senti-
ment in 1923.
Answering the question we asked
June l-"Whom do you want for
President?"-It would seem Ford or
Harding.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-19
MCKAY KICKED In FACE
BY UNRULY MULE

Mr.. Mckay employed OH the L. L.
Griner farm south of the city was
Painfully injured Monday afternoon
when he was Kicked in the face by
mule. he was working. The blow
received, however failed to break his
jaw bone, only cutting a painful cash
on the side of his face. Mr.. Mckay
was brought to the city by a passing
bus where he received ,edical atten-
ton, the cut requiring several stitches.