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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
OUTSIDE MERCANTILE
SOLICITORS MUST PAY
A LICENSE OF $1,000

Savannah-PerSons who solicit ord
ers for mems and women's apparel,
thus taking money away from Savan-
nah that ought to be spent here, will
have to pay the $1,000 license tax asses
scd such persons by the city, or so
to jail, it was announced here by Chief
OF Police Enoch L. Hendry after sew
cral conferences had been held last
week with Aldermen Stephen N.
Harris, chairman of the police COM
mittee of Council
The question of whether the tax ord
nance relative to these solicitors is
constitutional is expected to be raised
when arrests are made as the solicit
ors have fought similar ordinances on
the ground that they were unconstitu-
tional and in Macon and others cities
have won out in the Supreme Court.
Leaders of the administration were
in conference with representatives OF
the Retail Merchants Association in
connection with the fight to waged
in an, effort to keep Savannah money
at home or make the firms benefited
by the local trading with them pay the
$1,000 license tax.
It is estimated that thousands of dol
lars are spent annually in this way
altho the city treasury is not enriched
at all and the money is not spent with
the merchants who pay the city taxes.
1t has come to the attention of the
police department also that there have
been number of negroes sent away
as laborers. The agents have solicit
Lora - fha lohnrprc Mhn
go to some nearby station where they
are employed and given tickets to their
destinations. In this way they attempt
to get out of paying the 81 900 tax. A
close lookout will be kept for the agents
soliciting labor and they will be arrest
ed even tho the contract or agreement
to leave Savannah is reached at a
point outside of the city limits.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
Peach Crop Loss
In South Georgia
Not Over q Pct,

Macon, Ga, March 21.-The es-
timated damage to the peach crop
around Fort Valley, all varieties in
cluded, will not exceed % per cent,
according to an estimate made We'd
nesday by Mr.. Sapp, who. with a
number of growers, made another in
spection of orchards Wednesday
morning, This is not final esti-
Mate, he declared, as the estimate
cannot be accurately made before
the latter part of the week.
Mr.. Sapp stated that the estimat-
ed damage to the liberia crop,
which comprises between 40 and 50
per cent of the peach orchard
acreage in Houston county, is that E
per cent of this crop was killed by
the freeze and cold Monday night.
The highest estimate to this crop is
10 per cent.
The average estimated damage to
the Hiley Bellies of the White va
riety was 80 per cent. This crop
was. in full bloom. Mr.. Sapp stated
that the examination showed that
the recent rains had interfered with
the pollination of this crop at least
10 per cent.
He estimated the damage to the
Georgia Bellies at 81 per cent, which
he said was higher than expected.
The Uneedas, which were in full
bloom. show an estimated loss of p
per cent. Mr.. Sapp saio.
He said the Yellow Hileys showed
an estimated loss of 10 per cent of
the crop The above figures represent
the maximum estimated damage, and
may be changed somewhat when the
final estimate is made the latter part
of the week, it is said
81 have been informed that heav-
Ter damage has been done north Of
Macon, where the temperatures were
lower" said Mr.. Sapp.
"The heaviest damage appears to
be to those trees that are in full bloom,
the Hileys, Uneedas and Georgia
Bellies. but of the latter the blooms
are showing only abnormal conditions
at this time I do not believe that the
low temperatures of Monday night
will take anything like so per cent of
the crop.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
WHY COMPUTATION
OF DEATH SENTENCE
WAS RECOMMENDED

Atlanta, Ga. March 16.-Reasons
for recommending Communication from
death to life imprisonment of the sem
tence of Ralph Baker and recon-
mending execution for the death sem
tence of George Baker, the Walker
county brothers sentenced to hang
for the murder of J. W. Morton,
aged deputy sheriff of that county,
by the prison commission was made
in statement issued today, In the
statement it is set forth that George
Baker was over twenty-one years old
when the murder was committed, that
he approached Morton and started an
alteration and slapped him, that he
had pistol and joined in the firing,
and that Morton was wounded three
times any one of which wounds
would have produced death.
Having provoked the difficulty,
there is no mitigation in his case,
and the evidence as to his mental
deficiency is not such as to change
the character of the crime or to nit
igate the offense," says the state
ment.
Regarding Ralph Baker, the COM
missions statement sets forth the
conflicting contentious of his par
ents and the state, the former that
he was born in 1907, and the latter
thar he was born in 1902, and out
of this conflict the commission came
to the conclusion that he was birn
in 1906. which made him slightly
more than IS years old when the
crime wos committed in 1921.
"A boy of that age says the
statement, rhas not sufficient dis
erection to be held at such degree
of accountability for his acts as
would call for the death penalty"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
AsheviIle Party y
Pay Visit To City

Mr.. and Mrs. N. Buckner, the form
er secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce of Asheville, heading a party
OF Asheville Road scouts passed thru
the city Friday en- route to Jackson
vile. marking the entire road from
Ashevillle N. C. to the Florida metro
polls. The route from Perry to Jack
snville is designated as route A, hav-
ing less mileage than either of the
other roads leading from Macon into
Florida. In the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. B. H. Summer, Miss Alice Sum-
mer, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Penny, Miss
Lille Glacer, E. M. Ostendorf, Miss
Anne Garrety. Mrs. Letitia Mention,
RI. Smathers, DR.. F. Bright. J. Al
len Glenn and C. M. Weirhbear. The
Asheville Motor Club, the Asheville
Real Estate Board and the Hender-
sonville Chamber of Commerce are
sponsoring the scout party.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
To Be Probed At
Its Own Request
Georgia Highway Department May
Have Federal Investigation

Washington, March 21-An investi-
CATION OF the Georgia Highway De-
partment at its own request, by the
Bureau of Public Roads here han
ding Federal aid for the states, will
likely be made, it became known to-
day when letter from Thomas H.
Mcdonald. chief of the bureau, to
Senator William J. Harris was made
public. The Georgia department re-
quested an investigation in a COM
munication directed to the bureau
here and a request from state Engi-
neer w. R. Neel to Senator Harris
Chief MacDonald's letter to Sena-
tor Harris says, Replying to your
letter of March 8, we received a re-
quest from the Georgia Highway De-
artment containing much the same
information as that submitted to you
under date of March S. We are Civ
ing careful consideration to this re-
guest and will probably be able to
make the study which the State. de-
sires.
The figures which we have show
r that the cost of the operation of the
Georgia Highway Department is about
% tkr cent, which compares favorably
With other states.
The only real criterion for efficien-
cy of a department in my judgment
is the cost of building roads and the
quality of construction produced. In
those states where the costs for the
operation of the highway department
are above the average, the results also
are above the average, that is, the
roads are obtained at more favorable
prices and better quality of construc-
ton is secured as a general rule. The
poorest economy that state can in
dulge in is to limit the necessary ex-
penditure Of the highway department
TO so small percentage that the
state is unable to supervise properly
the exenditure of the funds for &C
tual construction. Always more than
90 per cent of the funds will go into
the actual building of roads, so that
it is on this item that the state can
gain or lose as the work is intelli-
gently and efficiently supervised or
neglected."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
AnniversaryColumn
IA YEARS AGO!

ne Dally News, March lis, 1909)
Ernest Willie Upshaw passed thru
here this morning and visited with loo
al friends at the station. He is known
throughout the state as a lecturer and
prohibition worker and editor of the
Golden Age, published in Atlanta. tho
ne Is now making his home in Texas
Promptly at eight o'clock the morn
ing OF March 4th, the doors of Fitzger-
AID newest large department store
J. II. Churchwell Co., occupying the
entire lower floor OF the hve-story Gar
butt-Donovan Bldg. were thrown op-
en- to the public. Mr. c. L. Saunders
o. Cordele is the resident manager and
the clerks are C. Holder of Hawkins
vile, I. +. Harrison, S. G.. Pryor Ora
dy Burlington, Miss Judge and Miss
Ruby Locke.
MIR. and Mrs. Clyde Smith and little
son Phillip, of Atlanta, arrived to Wis
1t relatives here. Mr.. Smith is the pop.
ular mail clerk on the A. B. & A.
Mrs. D. B. Ware was the hostess al
a large reception in honor OF her at.
tractlve visitor, Miss Clyde Willis, Of
Elawklnsville, Mrs. JB Wall and Mrs
+. J. Dorminey received with her anc
others assisting were Mesdames !
w. Rodwell, L. w. Meakin, c. f. Ba
ker, Fred ], Clark and j. ]. Bull
Mrs. He, McFadden gave a small
domino party Wednesday. Assisting
in serving the delicious salad course
were Mrs. Alice Walker and Mrs. B
F. Knapp.
The first formal organization of the
Blue and Gray Association was perfec
ted in Atlanta in 1905, March 18th
during an encampment of civil wal
veterans. The association met first in
Fitzgerald and last year at St. Peters
burg, Fla The fourth encanipment is
now in session here and pronounced
by all the officers to be the most en-
Enthusiastically successful of any i'll the
history of the organization.
X
A feature of the opening exercises
of the Blue and Gray encampment last
night was the singing of the Sword
Of Bunker Hill' by ]. R. Green of
Fitzgerald Mr. Green is 50 years old,
but sung with the voice and spirit of
one 90 years Younger. He was loudly
applauded.
The Godfrey photo studio was the
scene OF a merry social in honor of
Miss Ruby Littl field, a young bisit-
or in the city. Various games were
played and three course supper
served. Those present were Roy Butts,
Nora Butts. Harry Beauchamp, Ber-
nice Beauchamp, Ruby Littleheld, Eth
ell Lowry, Carrie Hopkins, Claire
Smith, DR.. Tom White, Vera and My
ra Hubbard, Hazel Tisdel, Jas. Saun-
ders. Roscoe Godfrey, Hubert Roush
and Emmett Andrews.
Mr. Wright Terrence of this city
the well-known young shoe merchant
and Miss Mclaughlin, of Townsville
will be married at the home of the
bride Saturday, March 9th. Several
from here will attend the ceremony
including Messrs Chas. B. Teal. and
John Beall and Miss Mamie Hayde
and Miss Mabel Rogers.
X
Miss Mae Wilcox, who was called
home by the serious illness OF her
younger brother, will not return to
Randolph-Macon college this year.
X x
At joint meeting of the Business
Mems League and the Woman's Club
this Afternoon. arrangements were made
for the appearance in this city of Miss
Ellen Beach Yaw, famous soprano
SnlOiSt
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
PICNIC AND SPEAKING
AT LYNNWOOD APRIL 30th

The faculty and patrons have arran-
sed the following program to be given
at the basket picnic to be held at
Lynnwood April 30th
At eleven o'clock an address by Hon
N. H Ballard. State School Supt,-
Elect, at the close of Mr.. Billiards.
address Hon. E. A. Pound, State
High School Supervisor, will discuss
"TIe Needs of this School and How
to Secure Them The speakers will
be introduced by Mr.. ]. f. Turner Of
the Exchange National Bank.
Dinner will be spread at 1890 after
which there will be an athletic contest
between Ashton, Dorminy, Roanoke
and Lynwood Schools.
Everybody invited to. come and bring
we'll filled baskets.
w. F, Bogpan, PRINCIPAL
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
Senate Committee To
Curb Gas Monopoly
Business Men See Possibility of ST
Gas if Trust Not Checked

ATLANTA, Ga, March 22,-Dol-
lar gasoline may come. business men
here say. if the grip of the oil com
bines is not broken. Since 1920 there
has been return to the old practice
OF uniform price regulation and a few
years more OF it, it is declared here,
will force the price to an unprecedent-
ed level
he report of the LaFollette inves-
tlgation committee at Washington, as
given in news dispatches at the time,
1t is asserted here, is clear enough
and indicates that there has been a re-
wal OF an iron-bound trust in the
oil business, if indeed it was ever dis
sipated.
Public opinion here, with its thous-
ands OF automobile owners, has never
Deen converted to the belief that the
OIL business was purged of its sins,
tor despite the Sgeran act, prices have
varld with punctual Symmetry. 1t
has been noticeable enough that the
era OF government by big business
has restored i'll full view the absolute
ar Dltrarlness OF the oil trust.
Where oil and gasoline were some
what OF a luxury they are almost as
integral part of American life now
as meat and bread. Dollar gasoline
would be more serious as an economic
blow, Atlanta business men say, than
as a robber OF the peoples pleasure.
Oil is now virtually the life OF
trade, or, to use it fifty, the lubricant
OF trade. But it is no use to recite
a bill of particulars regarding its inn
portance. If it were not important
and if the people did not demand il
regardless of cost, it could never
have been controlled in the manner
that it is, auto owners assert.
Business men and others here who
have discussed the question declare
that the time is not far off when there
must be showdown on the oil ques-
ton. 1t is asserted that the govern
ment will have to represent the people
and break the strangle-hold or the
people wiii arise and demand public
ownership of the petroleum fields. as
distasteful as that would be to the
average Atlantan's way of thinking
SO far, most Atlantans assert, the
government has demonstrated its in
ability to protect the people in this
commodity, of its indifference, either
OF which is as bad as the other.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
ADULTERATED AND
MISBRANDED FOODS
AND DRUGS SEIZED

Washington, D. c., March 22.-Fines
ranging from SIS to $3.50 were imposed
under the food and drugs act on ship
pers who had sent into interstate COM
merce adulterated or misbranded foods
and feeds, according to Service and
Regulatory Announcements No. l52
issued recently by the Bureau of Chem
istry, United States Department of
Agriculture. The list includes olive oil,
butter, salmon, candy. eggs, oysters,
catsup, -four and cottonseed meal.
Eight other shipments of foods were
destroyed under DEGREES of condemna-
ton and forfeiture and nineteen ship
ments were released on bond on con-
dition that the products would be re-
labeled to comply with the require
ments of the law.
Six seizures were made under the
Sherley amendment to the food and
drugs act which prohibits the use of
false and fraudulent claims on medi-
cinal preparations. The users of Nc
graw's Herbs of Youth, Oil of Life
and Liquid Herbs we're promised on
the labels relief for all sorts of ailments
ranging from nerve diseases to colds
but the Government charged that the
ingredients of these medicines as re-
vealed by analysis could not produce
the results claimed and the court or
dered the destruction of the shipments.
Boquette's Family Remedy which
was found to contain 8 per cent of
magnesium sulphate, 2 IL per cent of
sodium nitrate, small amount of ex-
tractives and 90 IL per cent of water
was declared by its manufacturer to
I be capable of relieving rheumatism
and tuberculosis. A shipment was
seized and a charge of misbranding
brought by the government No claim
ant appearing, the court ordered the
product destroyed.
A shipment OF Parrys Compound
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
DAY IN
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Friday, March 23rd has been desig-
mated as Temperance Day for Geor-
gia by all act of the Legislature and
will be fittingly observed throughout
the State.
A program has been arranged for in
the several schools of the city and
two prominent citizens will make brief
addresses at each of the buildings dur
ing exercises. In the High School
Messrs w. N. Smith and ], B. Norm
an will speak; in the First Ward, Rev.
Bruce Nay and C. A. Newcomer. in
the Second Ward, Messrs C. T. Ow-
ems and Rev. Whitley Langston and
in the Third Ward. Dr. J. M. Adams
and Mr. B. f Wilcox.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
PLESS MILLER co. BUY
TWO CARS OF HOGS

C. B. Miller of the Pless Miller Co.,
ct Cordele purchased two carloads of
hogs here this week, paying $3.50 per
hundred for No. Is with a SOC differ
entail for lesser grades.
The heavier hogs were shipped to
the Moultrie Packing Co., the lighter
ones to Cordele where they will be
shipped to North Carolina.
Mr.. c. T. Owens assisted Mr.. Mill
er in securing the hogs.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
Jeff Davis Highway
Signs Arrived

The metal markers for the Jefferson
Davis Highway have reached the
city. They are of blue back ground
with large white Observation-Disclosures
Davis Highway. Secretary Gelders OF
the Association will proceed to place
these markers as soon as an order OF
supplementary markers, to be used
en- telephone poles arrive.
The latter signs are of red, white
and red stripe, with the initials J.D.H
in black, very attractive and readily
distinguished at a distance. Some
changes in the route may be made, as
several localities have importuned the
officers of the Association to be in.
cluded in the project.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
NATIONALLY IMPORTANT
THOUGH UNOFFICIAL

Nine well known Georgians have
been appointed by Governor Hard
wick to attend the twenty-seventh
annual meeting of the American
Academy of Political and Social Sci
ence in Philadelphia, May II to Il,
for the discussion of Americas rela-
tons with Europe. The PREPARATIONS
problem and the rehabilitation OF
Germany and France will be leading
topics.
The delegates appointed were
Chancellor David c. Barrow. of the
University of Georgia; James B. New
in of Atlanta, James L. Key, C. w.
Robson, of Atlanta, L. Q. Stubs OF
Dublin; Roland Ellis of Macon; H
Mercer Jordan and A. A. Lawrence
of Savannah. =
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
SCHOOL CENSUS TO
BE TAKEN IN CITY

Supt Bennett, the high school fac
ulty and the members of the gradua-
ton class will take the local school
census on March 31st. The city will
be divided into districts for this work
and it is expected to complet this
census in one day. The usual cost to
the city will thus be saved and the
amount credited to the general school
fund. Mr.. Bennett and co-workers
are to be commended on this display
OF a real fine public spirit.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
Prisoner Breaks Jail
Here Tuesday Night
Stanley Curtis In Jail for Theft Of
Auto Makes GETAWAY

Stanley Curtis, the young white
man, in Jail for stealing an automobile
about two weeks ago, and who was
caught with his wife at Athens and
brought back here under a warrant
ent his way to liberty Tuesday night
and has not yet been apprehended.
His wife, who was also in Jail for
few days. was released and allowed
tc return to her home in Florida sew
eral days earlier
Our county officials should improve
conditions at the Jail. so that its oc-
cupants could not break out quite so
easy. Jail deliveries are becoming
too common and could be prevented.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
COUNTY SCHOOL CENSUS
NOW BEING TAKEN

Supt. Billiard, Mr.. w. A. Morgan
and ]. H. Stewart are engaged in TAX
ing the census OF the children of
school age in the rural sections of the
county. Mr.. Morgan is taking the
Ashton census, Mr. Stewart, Lynn
wood and Supt. Billiard expects to
take the rest of the county.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22

Mr.. F. f. Warren, for some time
assistant manager of the Myon Holel
at Triton, has accepted a position as
manager of the Aldlne Hotel The Al
dine is being entirely Vitted and Civ
ell a thoro overhauling by Mr.. Davis,
the proprietor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22
PLANES WILL SPRAY
POISON ON WEEVIL

WASHINGTON, D. C.,-The War
Department has agreed to lend the
Department of Agriculture three air
planes for period of eight months,
for the purpose of spraying the boil
weevil in the cotton fields of Louisi-
ana
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22

Agricultural agent Mr.. Conner Of
the Seaboard Air Line was in the city
today arranging for a plat to cult
vate cotton under boil weevil condi-
tons. The S. A. L. furnishes fertilizer
poison and supervision free.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22

Mr.. w H Bone is in the city for
two or three days, He has his perma-
nent headquarters in Cordele at pres
ent.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-22

Several out-of-town men and their
lady friends will be guests of the lions
Club at their luncheon at the Lee
Grant Hotel this evening.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
Suburban Property For Sale
ON THE Job

ON THE JOB
EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY
With the incest new bungalows ever
shown in the suburbs. Prices right.
Terms better.
FOR INSTANCE.
5-room new bungalow. gas, bath, elec.,
cellar under entire house, edge grain
floors, fuif-floored attic. For quick sale,
$500: 5000 cash and $40 monthly.
5room bungalow. hot-water heat, one
block OF Rhode Island Ave-. N. E.,
$3.50; $500 cash and SIS per month.
Groom house. a. m. t., lot 5ox15o it.,
best buy in Mt. Rainier for only $500.
$3.50 cash: balance like rent.
III. C. MAYNOR & CO.,
s61s SD ST.. Mt. Rainier. Md.
Phone Hyattsville Exchange S93-W.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
Lots For Sale

LARGE beautiful lots, 25x139. 500 each
$40 down. SIS mo; five days only.
Owner, Main 1898; evening. Columbia
4561-R.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
Farms For Sale

1O-ACRE farm on Lee Highway, near
Fairfax. Va: price, $1,000; 80 min.
from Washington by auto: also ex-
cellent gar service; will build house
fertile soil; wonderful front. 325 Bond
Bldg, 14th e N. Y. Ave. Main 1857
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
USED CARS
Luttrell Chevrolet
Sales Co.,
18th and T St.
Potomac 1876.

NASH, l921-Good mechanical condition
cord tires. For sale cheap to quick
buyer. GIT Eye st. n. w Franklin
1852 Mr.. Pirrone
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
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1 CALL MAIN
Employment Agencies

sTH ST. EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
tors and domesticx help. Potomac 50. :
The Washington times., 1923-10-13

FOR a bargain, $500, easy terms, buys
1918 model, 6-cylinder, new cord tires,
If sold this week. Owner buying small
er car. Call after 1880 p. M, at 1917
saith st. N. w.
PACKARD tour. car, 7-pass. light six,
in good condition. For sale cheap.
! Rear ZIG c. St N. w.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
Apartments and Flats TO
Rent Furnished
RACHETORC

Tenth Street, N. W., 1912; for one or
two; Ink; ami.