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The Washington times., 1923-08-09

Cy Williams, who EIas just start
ed to hit homers In earnest, is
thirty-five. Maybe when I get to
be his age, TIL start to hit them
better than / ever did-just as he
is doing now. You know, you can't
ten a thing about baseball. Almost
anything will happen.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09

Next Sunday the Maryland A.
@. and Mt. Rainier teams viii
play the first Of three games which
have been advertised as for the
county championship, IL being con-
eidered that the fight had mar
rOwed to these two clubs.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09

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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
GIVE NATURAL LAW A CHANCES MANY

PERSONS keep themselves so busy looking for some
thing to improve, something to criticize some
thing IN our system of government with which to
find fault that they fail to note the tendency Of
the country towards growth and Improvement
During the war our iron and steel industries were
suddenly geared to take care of the stupendous
production necessary and incident to that pipan-
tic undertaking When the war ended il was
'noueht the industries would be left high and dry
OF ar least ind themselves in position to take
care OF the country's demands for several decades
Inc tact is, however, that iron and steel produc-
ton tor this year have been practically at CAPACITY
ana this has been so in many other industries
which have been surprising war time production
1t has well been said that any one who is hear
on America will soon be behind in the procession
Our industries have become SO diversified that
they support each other and seem Jointly to hoist
themselves even by their own bootstraps
No longer does America depend on the outside
world Tor economic support and capital. The tab
les nave been turned Capital is supplied, not Dor
rowed by us, thus opening up foreign markets that
Tor years have been closed book The only seem,
ing Prooiem now to restore genuine prosperity is
the adjustment OF farm prices which have been
woefuliy low and made douby vaueless because
OF the increased prices of commodities This is a
situation to which the best of our economists NAV
with profit address serious attention.
Actually the economic law will take care of tho
situation ii it be permitted to operate Industr;a,
growth means the growth of industrial ponuIa+;or
If this is not prohibited, and increased population
spells increased consumption The demand for la
Dor IN the mills and factories will soon cease to
drain the farms once farm prices begin to pick m
Bankers are disposed to the belief that special
legislation will ont help the farmer We are in
clined to agree with this theory At best it will
prove palliative Special legislation as fact has
no place IN America. Unfortunately it is from soe
cal legislation that the farmer is SUFFERING Gre
ated condition that nsures the welfare of MANY
well-watered railroads against all industries, not
% speak OF the people The farmer can we'll afford
to let economic law work itself out If the politi
cans will permit it to operate AS it is, however.
here is clear discrimination against the man who
feeds the nation.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
TODAY'S TALK-(by George Matthew Adans)

TODAY'S TALK-(by George Matthew Adams)
The Jefferson Davis Highway-Full of sentiment
of the old South well as great benefit to the
present and future generations is the movement
to establish the Jefferson Davis Highway through
several Southern states and Southcrners generally
will be gratifed to learn that considerable progress
is being made in the establishment OF the highway
lsidor Geders of Fitzgerald, Ga, director of the
highway, in recent talk before the Daughters of
the Confederacy, told of steps taken by various
towns and counties along the route of the high
way. Among other things, the highway depart
ment OF Alabama has agreed to erect memorial
concrete bridge on the road and commissioners of
the various counties have pledged their efforts in
the building of the road.
Generally speaking. the highway will follow
the trail travelled by Jefferson Davis from the
South Carolina line on his journey south This
should connect the highway with South Carolina
at point near Abbeville County, and would pro-
vide another good highway into Georgia from this
state.
a good highway, kept in good condition, and
marked throughout with memorials. would be an
admirable way to preserve the memory of the
Contederacy and its head in the minds of the thou
sands of people who will travel this road from all
sections OF the country, in future years We can't
nave too many good highways, and memorial
oil TINS Kind Will be very practical way of per
petuating the memory of a great Southerner and
a great leader-Greenville S. c. Daily News Oc
tober ~
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
CONGRATULATIONS, GOV. WALKER

We congratulate the Governor upon his wisdom
and the state on securing such well fitted citizen
member of the State Highway Commission
through the appointment of Hon. w. T. Anderson
Editor of the Macon Telegraph and vice-presidcnt
for Georgia of the Dixie Highway Association.
Mr.. Anderson's broad conception of the needs
of Georgia's road system will make him vaua-
BILE co-laborer with the remaining members OF the
Commission and his services will be Of distinct
value to the entire State.
We know of no man in Georgia who would have
been accorded so universal endorsement on his
appointment as will be given our friend Mr. Ander-
son, the Champion of Good Roads and Whole
Wheat.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
THE IRRESPONSIBLE
VOTER

This has been considered the gray
est danger OF our nation together with
the unscrupulous leaders which would
make capital Of it. Now the women
are placed in position to be either
great help or the opposite as unin-
formed, unthinking voters, unless they
get their conscience awakcped TO their
responsibility and make Ger stu
dS OF conditions and mca. , h,;r
betterment.
Women's Clubs as we'll as the Lea
que OF Women Voters are offering
citizenship courses of study. Another
point urged is that of consulting with
the representatives about certain meas
ures and then watching the vote of
each and making them to feel their OBJ
legation to the majority in the casting
OF 1t rather than their personal prefer
ences and prejudices. Measures not
Men IS one slogan sounded at the last
convention. of Woman's Clubs.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01

teal value than such articles as above
described.
Can man master the railroad bust
ness, great subject that it is and scat
ter his time and thought or follow
another profession? Common sense
says no. The writer of this can posi-
lively say no, based upon thirty Years
Of experience in the railroad business
Make Railroads Squeeze Water
From Inflated Stocks
The same responsibility as upon
national bank directors, officers and
stockholders, should be upon railroad
directors, officers and stockholders for
the correct use of railroad funds. Es-
peclally If they are to continue to re-
ceive, as seni-public institutions, guar
anteed returns Through freight fand
passenger rates under the Esch- Gum =
Minis Act at the expense of the public
at large, 1913 per cent of our popula-
ton. the producers and consumers.
The water should be squeezed out Of
both capital railroad stock and bonds
or funded debt, just as national banks
are required to write bad assets off
their books. There can be no halfway
course.
Railroads privately owned are not
entitled to be treated, under the Esch-
Cummins or any other Act, with the
aid of Federal injunction to special
protection through grossly excessive
rates at the expense of the public at
large, the producers, and consumers.
1913 per cent of our population.
The Esch-Cummins Act should be
promptly repealed, disposing of its
questionable status, and the railroads
LETT to the jurisdiction of the States,
which incorporated and built. unham,
pered by Federal injunction. MIR.
Coolidge owes it to the public at
arge, the producers and consumers.
99,3 per cent of our population to in
sist that the forthcoming Congress re-
peal it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
SEIZE AND SEARCH
SUSPECTED SHIPS
Are Not To Be Held To ANY Pre-
scribed Limit

| Are Not To Be Held To ANY Pre-
scribed Limit
| LONDON, Oct 30-It is expected
that the imperial conference tomorrow
and Thursday, will adopt ali the rec
concentrations of the expert committee
the chairman of which is Lord Cur
zon, the foreign secretary, which has
been studying the proposals Of Chas.
, F. Hughes the American Secretary of
| State, for search for and seizure of
contrabond liquor outside American
territorial waters.
Shortly after the adoption OF the
recommendation of the committee
formal treaty will be drawn up be-
tween the British and American gov
ernments, which will empower the
| American authorities on the one hand
to detain and examine British owned
ships, suspected of rum-running, and
on the other hand, guarantee recfp
into American waters ports under seal
legitimate liquor stores on passenger
liners, intended for consumption on
the homeward bound voyage of such
vessels.
George Harvey, the American am
bassador who had a lengthy talk
with Lord Curzon at the foreign off
ice today, learned it was the intention
of the British not to limit the right Of
search and seizure strictly to IL mile
limit but to leave the question of dis
lance open. This modification of dis
lance was decided upon in order not tot
impair by supplementary legal IN
strument, such as special treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain the three mile limit which is
the traditional limit of the British and
international law.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
RICHARD LLOYD JONES !
SAYS ]@TT
To Be Happy Keep Busy

your sitting still You what
brain Repose prodder
before work Work is for the Nv
ing rest for the dead Be a live
noble by which determine the worth OF ali
things 1t blessing, not a
anything anything The
anything He be things but he
only again give He knows no building game
The travelled rail the driving piston rcd polished by TAe
idle with Better out than to rust out
History the the record OF achievements In Its
index the idlers Contribute something
the history Of something.
hallmark wisdom. 1t is by
journeing the solace OF
daily tasks.
The tenderness that denies effort is cruelty 1t makes characteSs
that which endowed with strength
yourself
try. cathedral ditch But dc
something.
worlds respect God does not hold
sible for results; only for faithfulnes
Work is the greatest educator Tackle JOB that is little above
Tackle job 0W
into
the light of
Work is the highway to human welfare
Copyright, 1s23-By Richard Lloyd JoneA
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
DEDICATED TO THE
PEOPLE" is RIGHT

Lincoln G: Dickey manager of the
peoples auditorium in Cleveland has
gone to work to prove that 1t is theirs.
he has done notable thing in bring
ing high class concert stars TO the peo-
pie at pr ces for reserved seats of
SOC up. This vast auditorium seats
lz'SOO persons and there is no need Of
vacant seats when such artists as
,rohn Mccormack, Mary Garden and
Frances Aida fill their engagements.
INV he ever succeeded in booking the
world famous musicians without fix
ed guarantee is the great marvel. He
had to fight precedent and trusts and
the positive enmity of New York syn
dlcates in this p an, but he has the NOR
al backing of his own people which is
absolutely all he requires, he says.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01

Dr. Chas FPabst, OF Brooklyn has brought for
ward the most potent argument yet heard of to
create greater respect for the enforcement of pro-
hibltion He assures that bootleg whisky is one
Of the greatest factors in destroying the complex
Joys of American girls. Let this belief take root
and good by to the demon rum.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
LONGING FOR THE OLD
pr AVIATION

There are said to be 1900 home
sick negroes around Lake Michigan
asking the old folks at home to send
them The means for their return. Cold
weather and cold treatment alike make
the world sad and dreary for them
now The city of Memphis is prepar-
ing to return 1000 families and no
doubt other cities will follow the plan
as a shortage OF labor will make them
welcome again. After all there is no
place SO we'll adapted to the Southern
negro as the South.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
SELF SERVING AND HONOR
TESTING

This is the plan of a small canteen
service on the Georgia University
campus, conducted by two students
who must spend large part of their
time in class and elsewhere away from
their business. Their stocks of goods
is placed on table With box to hold
the cash receipts and a book to regis
ter charge accounts. Purchasers help
themselves from the stock which is
composed of fruit, candy and cigar
cites and up to date there has been no
attempt to defraud the operators
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01

Dollar wheat and twenty-five dollars day
olasterers find separate places in the news They
incite little thought, however, when they
arc linked tcSct'ler
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01

May suggest that the United States Recla-
rai"n Service devote its thought to re- aiming
tor us little of the liberty left by thefathers
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01

SP0TI.IGHTS|
ON
PEOPLE q
MEAGRE MATERIAL
POSSESSIONS

His achievements, his books and his
name are the most and the best Of
legacies left by the wizard electrician
Stcinmetz whose death occurred last
Friday. Able to make lightning, the
making OF millions of money had no
attraction to him, though it would
have been easy for him to do that. too
had he cared for money. He said Of
| think OF money | will not work as
well. Build me house if YOU wish
and laboratory. That is all want"
This was his only contract with the
General Electric Company. He had no
close kin to provide for and so at his
death his entire worldly wealth con-
sisted of his books and scientific pa
pers, an electric automobile of a 1912
model and the $500 life insurance that
all employees of the General Electric
Company are provided.
ALL THE TEDDIES
INVITED
One unique idea connected with the
opening OF the Roosevelt House. the
Memorial and museum of Americanism
formally dedicated last Saturday Oc-
tober 9th the o5th anniversary of
Roosevelt's birth was to invite by spe-
clal letter as many OF the many hun
dred OF his namesakes as possible for
a rally day to occur very soon with
entertainment in the form of a pro-
gram, moving pictures, etc.
LOVE PRINCESS
REINSTATED
Some of the older readers may re-
member the love story of Princess
Louise of Belgium who gave up her
royalty and accepted Punishment for
the sake of her love for an Austrian
noblcman and army officer whom she
married q years ago. Queen Elizabeth
has intcrceded for her recently since
the death of her husband great
poverty being endured by the
Princess and has now caused the ban
to be lifted so that she may return
to her native land if she so desires and
an allowance granted that will enable
her to live in comfort. Her first express
cd wish IS no erect a monument to
her husbands memory.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
, Dont Want TO Box With Dempsey



ever better illustrated than In the
career of Sir Thomas Upton, who
recently had conferred upon him the
freedom Of the city OF Glasgow, Scot
land, the town where as a bcv ne
first worked for go cents a week.
Now on one Of his tea plantations on
the Island Of Ceylon he employs
more than 5000 people. The last
time Glasgow conferred such honor
was to an English Royal Princess.
A Upton yacht will sail over an
American course again in 1925, Sir
Thomas fifth attempt to lift the cup
since 1898. When asked recently by
Jack Dempsey to box with him for
| special movie. Sir Thomas smiling
declined. saying: II would rather
~ With sailboats."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01

funny thing is that man will hang around
court room all day and then plead important bust
ness when picked for jury duty.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
TROPHY FOR GEORGIA
l. EInAY

Since the National convention of the
American Legion in San Francisco, the
reports having been compiled it is
learned that Georgia Legionairres
have won the McNider trophy that is
awarded to the state having the larg-
est membership in proportion to the
eligibles IN the state. South Carolina
and Arkansas had also doubled their
membership.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01

Wonder what Coolidge thinks about? What
ever it is, he keeps it to himself
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
AIRY FERRY
LOCOMOTION

The British engineers have in pro-
Ject an adventure in super transpor-
tation which contemplates a passenger
car constructed for Transporting on
the huge wings OF an aeroplane. There
would be airdome transfer points at
winch sleeping passengers on trans
continental trains would be raised from
rails to wings without ever waking.
Ultimately this would mean a round
the world trip over land and sea with
out changing cars. Whatyseems so won
dcrtul today becomes commonplace to-
morrow, so why doubt this achieve
ment?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
NOBEL PRIZE AWARDED

NOBEL PRIZk AWARDED
Not only to DR.. F. G. Banting but
also to his co-worker DIR. J. J. Mac
Leod of Toronto, has the Nobel prize
of 1928 been awarded for distinguish
ed service in medicine due to their
discovery of insulin the specific for
diabetes.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
EDDETTES
ON
THINGs
PRICELESS PLATES
. III By M:
3 ] Mdu l:1':'l.l|' Hye1ders

IsND
A brother OF Gen. Ludendorff, Prof.
Hans Ludendorff of Po:sdam Observ-
atory is one OF the scientists who made
trip to Mexico TO photograph the
echpse OF the sun on September 10th.
tie has returned with his photograph
&c plates which he Believes to be sue
cessiul as the day was fair and every
arrangement carefully perfected There
VIII be great haste amorg all the diff
erent expeditions to soonest arrive at
the results, especially that one bearing
out ElnSten's theory OF RELATIVELY.
THE ACOUSTICS PROBLEM
Architects agree that in the con-
struction OF very large auditoriums
there is TO safe and sure rule govern
ing the acoustic conditions. Success is
largely matter of chance and too oft
en- there is complete failure. The San
francisco auditorium has had expend-
ed on its acoustical troubles abou.
SIS, 900 and the building still remains
so dead that high class musicians
refuse to perform in it. Acoustic spe-
cialists or sound doctors" are needed
to make suggestions, sometimes inyoly
ing considerable architectural change
before sound conditions are made Der
tect. No one seems able to tell before
hand what may be expected in this
llne, nor IS the remedy easily found
The tile floor of the local theatre
building is blamed for the defect so
noticeable there. A carpet has been sug-
gested as the correction but the price
IS prohibitive and from a sanitary stand
point is unthinkable.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
RAILROADS SHOULD
BE FORCED TO SQUEEZE
WATER FROM STOCKS

Continued from lst page)
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
SCHOOL ESSAYS

Essay contests for school children
are becoming widely used and much
valued form of educational propagan-
On. The research made by the students
in preparing their themes is of direct
informative benefit and the large num-
Der participating shows the general
scope. The Highway Education
Board has just awarded to a thirteen
year old girl of Lansing, Michigan,
a trip to Washington and gold watch
in a contest in which there were 400
GOO essay entrants. The Georgia U.
D. c. had a response from 5000 pu-
pills with essays on Jeffefson Davis
A Dawson boy won the prize award
ed at the convention.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
A THRILLING RIDE

A THRILLING RIDE
Eight personos recently took pass
age in an aeroplane from Paris to
Amsterdam, and added to the unusual
thrill of the air voyage was the frigh.
they suffered by the continual roaring
of three enraged lions hanging in a
basket just below their cabin. The
passengers were in no danger from
the lions but SO terrified were they by
the nearness and the noise that three
of them were in state of collapse on
reaching their destination and it is
thought that this mixed passenger and
freight service must be discontinued.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01

LOOKING FORWARD


AT the present rate of increase in
traffic through the Panama Canal it
is computed that additional water
storage will be needed in 1919, addi-
tional locks In 1862 and a second can
al by 1879. Now that would not need
to worry this generation if the first
one had not taken so long in building.
In fact full fifty years of steady
campaigning was necessary to bring
the American people to the point OF
constructing II and many believe that
but for the sheer strength and mag
netic personality of Theodore Roose-
welt there would even now be no great
ditch across the Isthmus.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-08-30
FAIRNESS TO THE IMMIGRANTs

uneemly situation exists at Ellis Island can deny
steamships to land their be-
natonaes filed perhaps with the
receiving the immigrants whom they
helping subjects the question OF cit
zensp The overcrowding at
entry demorang may be- is less harmful than
shatterng the ideal OF America the
consderate friendly America the humanitarian
shelter of the oppressed and the desoate.
be verymuch concerned about the criticisms that
diplomats fling be worried over the
questions which members of Pariaments raise
about situation the of keeping their citizens at
home for other in the world has
have because other land attracts many
people and this rowdng at DOORS with the
the steamship companies have
neered profit largely unavoidable aspect OF new
phenomenon in human history
We to blame the immigrants We condemn
them crowdng immigration centers and us
alarm to nation to consider the whole
1nparay calmly and formulate program to cope
with the manifest When shall have reached this
point all learn to be fair to the immigrants Some
day nartcula unable to speak our language
nnfored of and thoughts will speak OF their
side immigration question: which, unless we do more TO re-