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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
FOOLISH QUESTION NO. 1859

From the Boston Transcript.
A negro cut off one of his toes
while chopping wood. He went to
doctors office to have the wound
dressed and as the doctor looked at
it he said, "Sam, did you cut it off
clean that way at one blow?"
"Well, now, doctah," replied Sam,
did YOU think I'd take the second
lick at it,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08

Frank harrington, president of the Hi
nois Mine Workers, gives the nation the re-
strike on April I. The only way that mes
sage could be improved upon would be a
supplementary one saying that the miners
and operators have reached an agreement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
RECENT VERSE
SYMPHONY in D MINOR

Caesar Franck born Dec. 10, 1929
Charles Wharton Stork in The Freeman.
A prayer in music first cropping cry,
That reaches shadowy arms from out the
dark;
face that kindles at the orient spark
OF pale planet as the dawn creeps nigh.
More full the tremor! does the soul descry
A deepening flush, grown surer of its
mark?
Look! on the wings of faith jubilant lark
Swims up in rapture toward the flaming
sky.
Who breathed this prayer? A man who
lived alone
With his pure dream of beauty, in dim
Old organ loft. His night of doubt was
long,
For in the world of Time he died unknown;
But now the pain-dark passion of his hyma
Thrills to the daybreak of eternal song.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08

products to the San Antonio market. The
Pittsburg plus is beginning to come up minus
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
RECONSTRUCTED NATURE

From the Boston transcript.
They stood in an art gallery in
front of a cubist painting said to
represent a landscape.
"What do you think of it?" one
asked.
cts horrible example," said
the other, "of how nature would
look if some people had their way
about it."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08

Unemployed in England are said to be
marrying, on the theory that two can live
more cheaply than one. On nothing?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08

Ski SONl
T. Morris Longstreth, in the Christian
Science Monitor.
The skies are barred and beautiful, are
beautiful with light,
Gale-swept, pale-swept, the evenings windy
bright. ss tr
The cloud herds have stampeded, stampeded
down the sky.
And snow streams hiss a-curling, a-leap-
ing, a-whrlng-
Oh, west wind best wind, how jubilant your
cry!
Come forth and drink the glory in, the
glory of the North.
Ski-winged, free-winged. Oh, let US swiftly
forth!
Fire-yellow swings the sun-forged moon,
flame-sharp scimitar
And all the vests a-burning, a-fading,
a-turning-
Fire-red, pyre-red, about blazing star.
So bind your ski-tnongs tightly, and lightly
shall we glide,
Hart-swift, dart-swift, you ever by my side.
You'll need not say word, nor I, for
friends are they who know.
And on we'll rush a-winging, amounting,
a-swinging-
Air-free, care-free, across the wind-packed
Ws y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
might GATHERS THE LITTLE
SORROWS-w

A. Pearle Carter in The Nomad. 49,
Night gathers the little sorrows of the day
Close to her soft mother breast.
They are embodied in the dusky warmth of
her hair
And through its purple mistiness her eyes
shine like stars.
She wipes away their tears
And dipping her fingertips in cool shadows
of the pines,
Tenderly soothes each ache and bruise,
While she croons to them soft songs
Songs caught from cushioned footballs of
the wind, 81
And silky murmurings of silvery green
leaves
Threaded on topaz moonbeams.
Gently she breathes upon tired eyelds,
Until they drop in sweet forgetfulness.
In their sleep the little sorrows dream,
And dreaming, smile!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
BETTER
ROADS
MILE OF CONCRETE PAVING
According to Department of Agricul
ture 1913 Barrels of Cement
Will Be Needed.

What goes into mile of concrete
paving? The answer makes an inter
esting story and the data are available
from Bulletin 1877, issued by the Uni
ted States Department of Agriculture.
According to the bulletin, mile of
concrete pavement inches thick at
the edges and inches thick at tho
center will require 1913 barrels of
portland cement. With 1t mNst be
mixed l,102 cubic yards of sand, 1854
cubic yards of crushed rock 30 gallons
OF water are needed to mix and cure
a square yard Of concrete pavement,
or more than 100000 gallons of water
must be furnished for a mile of road.
approximately $500 tons of concrete
goes into the construction.
In making the cement required for a
mile of pavement over 800 tons Of coal
are burned at the cement mill, and ap
proHimately 10 tons Of gypsum are re.
quired to regulate the setting time of
the material. To ship the cement to
the scene Of the paving requires some
10000 cloth sacks, Is bales of cotton
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
SON OF DAUGHERTY
CONFINED IN STAMFORD
ESCAPES SANITARIIJN

STANFORD, Conn, June lo-Offi.
cials of the Stamford Hall SAM
tarlum said today they did not ex-
pect any attempt would be made tc
locate Draper NJ Daugherty, son OF
Attorney General Daugherty, who fled
from the institution yesterday.
Daugherty came to the sanitariun,
In April at the direction of Probate
Judge Bartram, who ordered him 70
spend six months at the institution aft
er his wife and other relatives had
made complaint to the court.
Superintendent Robson of tie san
1tarlum said that Daugherty was Civ
en- PERMISSION yesterday to go for a
walk with an attendant. He met sew
eral friends in an automobile and ston-
ped to talk to them Then he jumped
INTO the machine and was driven away
The attendant made no attempt r.
hold him, it was said.
Superintendent obinson said Dauph-
erty had no permission to leave the
attendant He said he did not know Of
any previous attempt by Daughertv
to leave the sanitarium.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
Employment Stops
Hand Of Criminal
With Coming of Prosperity, Atlanta
Police See Less Law-Breaking-
1dleness and Crime Closely
Allied

Atlanta, Ga, June 20-That regular
work and prosperity are a check upon
crime waves is the opinion expressed
here today by police officials, in COM
menting upon the dullness, so to speak
OF crime news in the local and state
press.
Police officers here say the best pos
slble way to prevent crime waves is to
keep industry active, furnish employ
ment for all who will work and supply
the morkers with regular pay days.
These things, they say, bring prosper
ity-such prosperity as now exists in
Atlanta and throughout the state-and
when men are prospecting, they point
out, they are more likely to be law
abiding.
Just now Atlanta, as we'll as the rest
OF the country, according to business
men here, is prosperous, factories and
mills are running full time instead of
unemployment there is scarcity of
labor This is one reason Atlanta po-
liceen say, why there is no erie wave
such as swept much of the country a
year or two ago
ldleness and crime are very loosely
allied" said a we'll informed police
officer who was seen on one of Allan
ta's buoy streets today This is a NELL
established fact Always where there
is wide spread and long continued un-
employment in the country we have
crime waves. AS soon as unemploy-
ment is relieved the crime wave sub
sides When everyine is at work there
is no incentive to be criminal"
1T seems to be true that even among
the persons who commit the nations
crimes, more of them prefer to lead
law abiding, self-respecting lives than
not. Circumstances drive many weak
wllled persons to desperation With
such circumstances removed, none but
professional criminals are left, and thew
are fewer than most of them suppose"
Burglaries in Atlanta at the rpesent
time have been cut to minimum:
murders in connection NTH the perpe-
tration ofothercrimesarecomparatively
few. Increased vigilance on the part
of the police department here is credit
ed with part of this improvement. Pros
perity is credited with more. Shovel
or other working tool has replaced the
gun or blackjack
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
HOW FLIES MULTIPLY:
YOU MUST SWAT FAST

Atlanta. Ga. June 20-Atlanta stats
ticians who have joined the CIV swat
ting campaign" have prepared some
interesting figures on how flies multi
ply; IN fact, the figures are startling
and Will force those who are working
IN haelth campaigns to work longer
hours in Kidding their communities and
the state of the diSease-carrying pest,
Listen to this!
A single female fly may lay l2O eggs
today. Adult flies issue from these eggs
in two meeks, one-half being females.
In ten days these females lay 120
eggs each. Ten more days and 25.o20.-
ooO files are Matched, 12,o60OO0 being
females. By September 10, the fly in
crease will have reached the enormous
total OF 5,5OS720,OOO Matched out at
once.
Even this enormous total is far be-
low the possible number of progeny
from one female. for these figures are
based only on one lot of 120 eggs from
each female. 1t is known that a female
may lay as many as four matches of
eggs during the season
Swat the fly!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
Bullets Fly AS He
Calls Maid Pretty
Compliment to Girl Opens Battle Al
Home of Moonshiner in w. Va.

When Madison Cline, of West Vir-
ginia, accepted a glass of water from
a pretty maid at the home of William
Lester on Bull CH,ek, recently, he
teasingly said to her:
Darn if you amt the prettiest gal
| ever did see"
When the smoke cleared away Lee
Hunt, friend Of Lester, was down
with a bullet through his chest and
Madison Cline, Harper Cline and
Greenway Cline were under arrest.
Just how far NE feud will go Off
Gals connot say at this time.
The best information at hand is
that Hunt was visiting at the Lester
home when the three Clines rode up
on horseback They wanted drink
OF water-or, at any rate, a drink. The
young maid who brought the goblet
OF nectar smiled at young Madison
Cline and he gallantly complimented
her beauty, which meant sudden trou-
bic, tor hardly had the words left his
lips than Hunt was in the DOORWAY
OF the Lester home, his guns belchine
lead at the Cline tribe.
Each side taking cover, the battle
continued until Hunt went down with
a hole through his breast.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
FUTURE TIMBER SUPPLY
IN FARMERS WOODLOTs

ATLANTA, Ga. June 21-For its
future supply of timber the South
must lcok to the farmers woodlots.
says Roland Turner, General agricul-
tural agent of the Southern Railway
System, calling attention to the prob
lem and the opportunity which 'our
"anishing forests" present to the South
crn farmer.
The farmers woodlot can be made
to yield steady cash income as
we'll as to furnish the lumber needed
for the farm, says Mr.. Turner. in urg-
iTg Careful management of woodlands
which are on soil too rough or infertile
for t'lagc ut which can be made to
Fay profitable dividend by cutting
ont the mature timber and protecting
the young growth from the injury by
fire aod o:ter causes.
What can be done to- make the
Voodlot ray is shown by the fact that
in ,92l the farm woodlots of Mary
land. where advanced forestry methods
have been adopted, showed an average
in>ome OF S2.75 per acre and each
tract was cut ever in such a manner
that n1w crop will follow the old.
As the So"th's largest consumers
az wood as we'll as the owners of a
large Fart Of its present timber sup
ply. farmers have vital interest in
forest preservation on their own farms
and can make wooded lands pay an in
come as we'll as to keep down their
lumber BILL Mr.. Turner concludes.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
ASHTON NEWS

Misses BESSIE Fountain and Minnie
Peterson two OF our girls having fin
ished Ashton School are attending a
select girls finishing school in Atlanta.
We are in sympathy with our friend
Mrs. Geo. Brown who has received
a telegram from north Georgia stat
ing her mother to be dangerously i'll.
Mrs R. L. Thompson is on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. c. E Bishop is nursing a bad
ly burned arm this week.
Mr.. Rett Lipsey and sons Hugh and
Dawson. of Sycamore, spent Sunday
at the home of the formers brother
Mr., J. J. Lipsey.
Mrs. Mitchell Moore of Osierfeld,
is visiting her father, Mr.. Geo. Dixon.
this week.
Mr.. Nose Pridgen, from town, made
his sister, Mrs. R. J. Bishop, pleas
ant call Saturday.
we are sorry to learn of the serious
iiliiesS OF Mrs. Swanson and hope for
her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Thomas Passmore and child
rem spent Saturday night in town as
the guests of her sister Mrs. Fitzpatrick.
Mr.. and Mrs Bonnie Written from
town were visitors here Tuesday
services will be held at Pine Level
Sunday. Second and fourth SUNDAYS
being regular preaching days
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21

"SNS''&'S w WHO VI NOICTSIG FdVInQ-
az Cars Of Sand, 20 Cars Of Cement,
80 Cars Of Water, Are Among Essen.
tials.
are woven into cloth to supply this
item. In year about 100000 sacks
are lost and destroyed.
Back in the cement Quarries $50 tons
of dynamite are shot Off for blasting
rock for the cement required in this
one mile Of concrete pavement. A
good idea Of what highway construc-
ton means to the railroads can be OBJ.
tanned from these figures: Forty-two
cars OF fine sand, IS cars of crushed
rock, 20 cars Of cement. When rein.
forcing is specified. further transpor.
tation is called for.
While the water supply Is gov
erned by local conditions, In addition
to these requirements, the drainage
pipe. bridge and Culvert construction
must he provided for.
AS the peak of the demand comes
during the late summer, there Is diff.
Guilty in getting materials on the Job
at the exact time desired. Earlier
shipment of construction materials and
loading Of cars to capacity would &c
long way toward helping the con
geSted condition.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
Sulphur Clears
Rough, Red Skin
Face, Neck and Arms Easily Made
Smooth Says Specialist

Any breaking out of the skin, even
fiery, itching eczema, can be quickly
overcome by applying little Mentho-
Sulphur, declares a noted skin special
ist Because of its germ destroying
properties this sulphur preparation
begins at once to soothe irritated skin
and heal eruptions such as rash, PIN
pies and ring worm.
1t seldomn fails to remove the tor
ment and Disagreement, and you do
not have to wait for relief from en-
barrasment Improvement quickly
shows. Sufferers from skin trouble
should obtain a small jar of Mentho-
Sulphur from any good druggist and
use it like cold cream. adv.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
American Legion
To Meet In Athens
State Convention to Be Held July 8,
4th and 5th in Classic City,

ATHES, Ga, June 2l-Indications
are that the largest number of dele
gates ever to attend a state I'D depart
ment convention of the American Lee
gion will be in Athens on July 3, 4 and
5th for the meeting Of the department
of Georgia in the "Classic City" on
those DAYS
All Athens is preparing for the ev-
ent and the city is getting ali "set" to
welcome the heroes of the Marine in
the dark days of 1918 when the
doughboys were thrown in to stop the
march on Paris, of St. Mihicl, of Bell
eau Wood, the Velse and last but not
least the Argonne. Probably as much,
if not more than any other place in
the state, Athens has kept a warm
spot in her heart flor the ex-soldiers
and it will be a personal welcome that
the delegates will receive here.
This is due not only to the fact that
Clarke County sent large quota of
men to the army but due also to the
fact that from the University of Geor-
gia went hundreds and hundreds of
boys who are dear to the heN-t of ev-
cry Athenian.
Since the Armistice Athens has re-
manned loyal to her "soldier boys" and
what the Allen r. Fleming post has
wanted here it has had
Last year on July Fourth the city
was turned over to the Legionnaires
for big celebration and this year
these privileges have been extended ov-
er a period of three days. covering the
ntire time of the convention
Gaudily decorated streets, stores,
theatres and dance halls will greet the
Lcgionnaires while it is planned to
have a number of band concerts and
every form of entertainment that the
eX-soldiers appreciate. If it is ncces-
sary private homes will be opened for
dulles" while already all the avail
able hotel space in the city has been
commandcred for the week.
Chow will be handed out in seconds
and thirds if necessary and even all
the bi)lies will be taken from the DC
l'ccmcn during the week, that is so
far as the Legionnaires are concern
ed. Chief Henry Bcusse is a veteran
of the Spanish-American war and is
already organizing a squad of buddies
to show up" the youngsters of 1918
A corn willie and hardstack eating
contest will feature the stunts be
tween the two sets of veterans while
lacal bands are already practicing tp
on such tunes as "Miss Mariana"
Over There, Hinky-Dinky, Katy, The
Chef de Train of the Forty Eight has
ordered direct from Paris the latest
and most daring editions of the Vic
Parisienne and the local post hopes
that if the business sessions get tire
some there will be enough refreshing
entertainment to revive even an ex-
company clerk and to please a tor
kick.
The slogan Athens has adopted is
Something Doing Every Minute" and
unless delegates and visitors can stand
the pace they are advised not to stor
off here for bivouac on any of these
three days.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
Trlte Observatlnn.

No man ever fell up the ladder Of
fame. The fall is generally In the op-
posite direction.-Utica Observer-Dis.
patch
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
Discovery Yet 70 Be Made.

Persians believe that on a certain
charmed day-a secret which but few
have ever discovered--the rose has
heart of pure gold
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21

Fitzgerald Leader WANT-ADS
Quick Results. Phone 1928.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
WANTED

LOGS WANTED-Wanted, Short
Logs for veneer work, sweet gum and
Poplar 80 to 90 inches long can be
handled on ordinary truck or farm wa
CONS For specifications land prices
apply to Union Cotton Oil Co., F.tz-
gerald, Ga. If
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-21
Popular African Bird.

The Cape canary is the only native
bird of Africa that is well known for
Its sweet and continuous song.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-19
AROUND AvAL0

Mr.. Christensen went to Greeley
to bring Mrs. Christensen and their
new baby boy home last Saturday.
e. Shirey Is working for Russell
Tappy.
A community sale was held at Pete
Johnson's Saturday afternoon. J. r.
White was the auctioneer.
Mrs. shapley and baby Donald
came home from Sterling Sunday.
Speaking about rain--we are get
ting our share this summer. About
3 inches fell last week and of course
the small grain is heading and filling
very nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. White and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. Temple and chill.
dren visited at Mr.. and Mrs. schwas.
nick's Sunday afternoon. All enjoy.
ed the ice cream and cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. r. Lindsey, Mrs
Elizabeth Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lewis and
children visited Mr.. and Mrs. L. B.
Wilson Sunday.
verdon Van Devender is home Wis
iting a few days before going To
Boulder to attend the summer sihool
Willard Eaton is home visiting q
few days from Denver.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-19
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
MEET At GREELEY

In response to a call by County
Superintendent, Of Schools. Arch l.
Fleming, meeting Of the school
boards OF the county was held at
the court house in Greeley last Sat.
urday. Eastern Weld was repre-.
sented. 80 far as we know, by only
Mr.. Wingats Of the Buckingham dis
trict and the writer from Raymer
Different questions were discussed
One was tuition for high school pu-
pills. This is quite vital question
to districts In other parts OF the
county. near high schools, but with
none OF their own. 1t was the Gus
tom Of most to pay some tuition, but
the charges were so far from uniform
that 1t was a most perplexing prob
lem. Tuition ranged from $l2 to
SIS per school year. Some districts
had pupils attending different schools
as most convenient to them, but with
q great discrepancy In the tuition
charge. In most instances the board
payed q fixed amount, usually the
minimum charged by any district
their children might attend, and the
pupil had to meet the balance Of the
charge.
Supt. Fleming has in mind seek.
ing to have the county meet this
charge out Of fund that is create i
from fines, and which by law should
go to the school fund. but which for
years has been diverted into the
county fund. -"
1t seemed to be the general opin-
ion that all school districts that did
not furnish high school privileges Of
their own should be required to con-
tri ute towards the tuition Il pupils
from their district attending high
school.
II certainly would seen that any
district should at the very least pay
an amount equal to what they draw
from the general school fund on
count Of the pupil that lives In their
district, but they fall to furnish with
school privileges suited to their needs
Several other matters were dis
cussed, such as cooperative buying,
teachers wage, etc. :
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-19
HARDWARE STORE
BURCLAR|zED

For the second time within q year
the Raymer Hardware store was
broken open some time last Saturday
night or Sunday morning.
The entrance was made at the rear
and from there doors were cut and
admittance gained to the store room.
The visitors we're evidently look
ing for money rather than goods a.
they went through the cash register
for few pennies. The knife case
was 90 attractive, that they took In
the neighborhood Of q half dozen OF
more knives.
Mr.. Schweizer says II they had
told him they wanted a knife, he
would rather have given them one
than have his doors whitfield up a.
they did. ......
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-19

A meeting was held at the audi
torium to make arrangements for the
fair to be held at Buckingham on
September 9Th and 7th. James Am.
ber was put in charge as general
manager.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Vawter and
Miss Ruth Dinsmoor attended a
meeting Of the Help-one-another
Club on Thursday at the home Of
Mrs. Carl Haworth.
The Ladies Aid met at the home
Of Mrs. !. e. Potter Thursday after.
noon. Ice cream and cake were
served, by the hostesses, Mrs. J. H.
johnson and Mrs. Potter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Vawter were
Greeley visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Failes and Miss
Whipple visited Mrs. ]. H. johnson
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Mark and little daughter
who have been visiting at the Fran.