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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-03

according to estimate made by A. E,
Schilletter, horticulturalist for Glenn
son college extension department.
GREENWOOD. - Wade Hamp-
toms birthday is celebrated by
Daughters of Confederacy here on
March %, with principal address dc
Liverod by Major Henry c. TiIlmnn.
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WILSON "WALKED AWAY"
FROM EITITON TOWER

Roy Wilson, who was recaptured
in Cincinnati, according to press
dispatches, is the man who mingled
with visitors one afternoon and cas-,
ually walked away" from the Full
ton county tower several weeks ago.
He was being held for federal au
thorities on a narcotic law violation
rharce
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ARIZONA DELEGATES
To VOTE. FOR NJ ADOO .
GOV. HUNT DECLARES

PHOENIX, Ariz., April Com
menting on the action of the con-
vention of the state Democratic CEN
trail committee Monday in declining
to send an instructed delegation to
the national convention, Governor
Hunt declared today he believed
two-thirds of the u delegates named
will support William G. McAdoo
as the nominee of the party.
The governor voiced the opinion
that Arizona, if electing delegates
under the presidential primary sys-
tenn, would have returned ga greater
proportionate majority for McAdoo
than was given him in Georgia"
In political circles opinion is that
at least four members of the Ari'
iona delegation are staunch McAdoo
supporters while four others are
known to be backing the candidacy
Of senator Oscar w. Underwood, OF
Alabama. Arizona has six votes at
the national convention, each dele
gate having one-half vote.
LA TOILETTE LEADS, 81,
IN yISCONSIN'S PRIMARY
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 2
United States Senator Robert M
La Toilette, of Wisconsin, and Gov
ernor AL Smith, Of New York. were
the leaders in yesterdays election
for delegates to the two major par
ties national conventions, when ad
ditional returns had been received
today.
Coolidge delegates had only a
slight advantage over the position
they held last night. With SAB pre-
cincts out Of 2,574 in the state re
ported, La Toilette delegates had
60,576 votes and Coolidge 32,761.
President Coolidge will probably
have several district delegates
pledged to him when the final
count is made, for the first district
showed a majority for his candi'
dates. He was also showing strength
in the Sixth district and had over
come an early lead taken by the La
Toilette candidates there.
In the Democratic contest 487
precincts out of ASIA gave: Smith
14,1O9; McAdoo, 81 5. Smith dele
gates were leading in a majority of
the districts but insufficient re-
turns had been received to venture
a guess as to the ultimate result
in any one district.
The former secretary OF the treas
ury was leading in the presidential
preference primary where Senator
James A. Reed, of Missouri was his
only opponent. Little interest was
shown in this race, and the vote was
light. In 154 precincts heard from
McAdoo had 2,0S2 10 Reeds 925.
Wet organizations have been active
The last few days working for Gov
ernor Smiths delegates.
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Several Earth Tremors
Felt in Tennessee

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, April q
Several distinct earth trenors were
felt here at $50 o'clock this morn
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Friendship of Texan and
President Unique in His
tory-Took Heavy Load
From Shoulders of Chief
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

Copyright, 1924, by the George II. Doran
company in the United States, Canada South
America. World publication rights reserved
by Current News Features, 1ncorporated.)
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
Nichols Growers Get
Highest Average

Nichols territory farmers, whose
several years of experience in grow
ing and curing tobacco has made them
proficient in the art, reached the high
est average price of tobacco in the
local market and equalled the average
price paid for tobacco in the several
markets of the state.
The forty growers from the Nichols
section who shipped their tobacco to
the Fitzgerald market, totaled 1924
pounds, for which they received ST.
368.92, or an average price of 23c a
pound
Taking into consideration that the
offering of tobacco at Wednesdays
sale in this market and as stated to
the writer by several growers from
Nichols, was largely from the first
barns of the season, made up of the
lower leaves, always more or less be-
low standard, the average received
for this class of tobacco by these peo-
pie is especially gratifying.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
To Keep The
Record Straight
Lon Dickey Original Grower of To-
bacco on Commercial Scale
in South Georgia

While numerous claims are going
the rounds as to who started the grow
ing of tobacco In Georgia, it falls to
Fitzgerald to- claim a veteran grower
of the weed and the owner of the first
tobacco warehouse ever operated in
the state.
Just prior to the beginning of the
World War, our fellow citizen, Mr.
Lon Dickey, spent several weeks OF
one winter at Pass Christian. Miss,
under the care of a specialist who was
wintering there from Chicago
Having quite bit of time to while
away, Mr.. Dickey investigated deep
ly and thoroughly the, ravages of the
boil weevil. Hearing of the financial
tragedies occurring to large planters
along the Mississippi river, and as
surfing himself that the boil weevil
was steadily moving this way, Mr.
Dickey returned to Georgia to- en-
deavor to find something to replace
cotton when the nefarious pest reach
Ell his farm
Mr. Dickey thinks il was about the
year ISIS when, i'll consultation with
the overseer of his farms at Abbeville,
they hit upon the plan of growing to-
bacco, man from the Carolinas hav-
ing grown a successful patch in that
county. So, they Immediately set
about raising crop, which proved
successful, and was shipped to the
Carolinas and sold.
This was carried on a few years,
until as we'll as Mr.. Dickey recalls,
during the year 1916, Messrs. Lea and
Fenner, of South Carolina, opened
the first tobacco warehouse in an old
sales stable belonging to Mr.. Dickey,
in the heart of Abbeville. The follow
ing year, company of buyers was
brought to Georgia and worked back
and forth between Abbeville and
Douglas until Mr.. Dickey, in 1917,
built and operated the Fitzgerald To.
bacco Warehouse to help take care OF
the steadily increasing crop.
Mr.. Dickey has never lost faith IN
tobacco as a successful money crop
for South Georgia, and has many tales
to tell of the proof of its superiority
over bright leaf tobacco in other sec
lions of the United States. This year
crop forever demonstrates that VII
cox and Ben Hill county soils are al
mirably adapted to the growing. OF II
as Mr.. Dickey has observed 1t IN Ills
travels over the territory.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
Urge Farmers To
Use Pure Bred Seed
Speakers At Athens Warn The
Breeders Association Against
Cotton Overproduction

ATHENS, Ga, Aug. 6-The value
of using pure bred seed in Georgia
was stressed here Tuesday at the
meeting of the Georgia Breeders As
ISOLATION of which ]. T. Pittard OF
Winterville, is president.
Mr.. Pittard reported on the years
work of the association and pointed
out that wherever purebred seed has
been used the farmers have made a
good profit.
A banquet was given the Hart
County stock Judging team, composed
of Julian Burns, George Leard and
Dennis Reynolds, last night. The
team won the statewide contests here
Monday and will represent Georgia at
the National Dairy Show at Milwauk-
ee next fall. L. E. Hermick of Hart
well High School, is coach of the
Dr.. A. M. Sou1e, president of the
State College of Agriculture, Monday
warned the vocational agricultural
teachers, in session here, against over
production of cotton now that the far
mers are learning to combat the boil
we.vil. Hog production in Georgia
will be pushed next year and COM
smittee was named to cooperate with
the Georgia Swine Growers Associa-
tion to this end. Paul w. Chapman
state supervisor of agricultural educa-
ton, emphasized the value Of car lot
hogs shipments comparatively.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
Important Convention
Here Tomorrow
Dairying From All Angles to Be Dis
cussed; Movement to Be Insti-
tuted to Establish Branch of
Federal intermediate Gre
dit Bank Here

The Georgia Association, of which
Zen Hill county is its newest member
has called a meeting of representative
men from eighteen South Georgia
counties to be held at the court house
here tomorrow beginning at ten
o'clock, at which several speakers OF
note will discuss the ways and means
for making South Georgia the banner
dairying section of the United States.
The matter of selection of proper
cows, growing proper feeds and IL
nancing the farmers for three years
at seven per cent for purposes OF buy
ing dairy cattle will be all discussed.
The Georgia Association feels that
dairying is sure to come on large
scale and they are taking this means
of starting its development intelligent
lv and in a manner that will make it
profitable to dairymen from the start;
There is an ABUNDANCE OF teed ana
pastures started which will give ad-
vantage over the last year or so when
feed crops were practically failure.
The richest states in America are
dairving states. 1t is the opinion OF
experts that no section in America
surpasses South Georgia for proht
making OH the dairy farm.
A good program awaits those in
vited
A telegram received today by J. E.
Turner from F. H. Abbott, secretary
of the Georgia Association, announces
the fact that ]. H. Breedlove, secre-
tarv treasurer of the Athens Agricul-
tural Credit Corporation will be in
Fitzgerald tomorrow to speak at the
convention to be held at the court
hnnca
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
Governor Walker
Issues Statement

When informed of the announce
ment of the withdrawal of the Hon.
H. H. Elders from the Governor
race, Governor Walker gave to the
press the following statement:
81 would be untrue to every worthy
sentiment if | were not gratlfied and
humbled by the practically unanimous
endorsement of my efforts by the peo-
pie of the State, carrying with it
new call to service for a term now
approximately three years. 1t is graft
flying that during my administration
there has been aroused such gener-
al recognition of the vastness OF the
undeveloped resources of the State
and such universal impulse toward its
progressive development along all
educational, agricultural and indus
trial lines that practically all old Po-
litical factional lines have been obllt-
Grated. My only ambition is to have
an humble part in crystaJizing this inn
pulse thru cordial cooperation OF the
press, thru the women of the State
and the people generally, into great
progressive program tor better
SCHOOLS, DelleI IOduo diiu OSltNi
| take this occasion to remind the
people that this program. however
worthy. can not and will not be real
ized so long as invisible property,
comprising one half of the taxable
values of the State, is bearing no part
of the burdens necessarily incident to
progressive development.
II further remind them that what
ever NAV be the impulse of the people
it will be fruitless if the legislators
they elect are not only patriotic in
their purpose but progressive in their
vision. 1 send grateful greetings to the
most royal friends who ever blessed
a public servant To these greetings |
add an earnest personal appeal that
they make their loyalty complete by
Joining vigorously in electing repre-
sentatives and senators ON this Sep
TENDER 10th, who will cooperate with
the administration in its efforts to Sc
cure fair distribution of the burdens
of government by placing just share
of taxation on the owners of intangi-
Bile property, thus laying the founda-
ton for the building of a Greater
Georgia. To this end l here and now
dedicate my every thought and effort
for the next three years and l earnest
ly beg the full cooperation of press
and people"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
ATTENTION KIWANIANS

Your meals are paid for at barbe-
cue given tomorrow, Friday, where
we eat with some hundred visitors
from eighteen South Georgia counties.
They attend convention at Court
house at ten in the morning and
promptly at one o'clock, we eat.
Come or send some representative
citizen, each one of you, to the con-
vention at the court house.
The Georgia Association, which we
have recently joined, holds this con-
vention in our city for the purpose OF
promoting dairying all around this
county, as well as in this county. They
also plan to establish branch of Fed
eral intermediate Credit Bank in this
city.
This barbecue is not for tn public;
But for Kiwanians and Their invited
visitors. Tickets will be issued to
such only.
Cor,o,,,;ftaa IN Entartoinn1ent
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
ROUND-WORLD
FLYERS MAKE HOP
ACROSS ICELAND
Next Hop From Reykjavik To
Greenland-Wade Definitely
Out of Flight

REYKJAVIK. Iceland, Aug
5-Despite heavy gale, Lieuten-
ant Lowell Smith and Lieuten-
ant Erik Nelson. American round
the world flyers, arrived here
safely Tuesday afternoon from
Hornafjord. where they hoped
off at OILS o'clock in the morn
ing.
Both aviators made good Landings
in the harbor. Smith and Nelson en-
countered high winds all along the
South Iceland coast but their sturdy
planes bucked them successfully.
The distance from Hornafjord is
approximately 800 miles.
The cruiser Raleigh, which has been
stationed at Hornafjord, patrolled off
the coast at this port
The Yankee aifmen arrived at 2:1O
O'Clock, taking four hours and S. min
utes for the journey.
The flight from Horanfjord to Rey-
hawk was made in 20 mile gale The
wind aided the flyers on the first lap
of 120 miles along the east coast of
Iceland but when they turned around
and skirted the west coast they flew
into the teeth of the gale
After Lieut. Smith and Lieut.. Mel
son hoped off from Hoefn Hornaf-
jord advices were received too late
from Reyjavik from Lieut.. Crumrine
Army Attache at Hoefn Hornafjord
who suggested the flight be aband-
oned for today because of weather
conditions.
The flyers were sighted by the U.
S. S. Billingsley at 11:47 a. m. passing
Cape Portland, the southern tip of
Iceland! At LIS p. m. they passed
the U. S. S. Reid, midway between
Cape Portland and Reykjavik. They
reached Reykjavik at 2:10.
Next Flight to Greenland
HORNAFJORD, Iceland, Aug. s.
Lieutenant Lowell Smith and Lieuten-
ant Erik Nelson, United States round
the-wor1d flyers departed at OILS a.
m Tuesday for Reyjavik.
This leg of the flight is 800 miles
long and carries the flyers along the
Southern coast of Iceland.
From Reykjavik the flyers will hop
off for Greenland.
Heavy ice fields are reported off
Angmaksalik, which may result in a
change of route, although there is no
logical substitute in sight yet for
Angmagslik.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
OPENING OF TOBACCO MARKET ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS
GOV. WALKER TO ;
BE UNOPPOSED In
NEXT ELECTION
Elders Found Candidacy Did Not
Draw Expected Response
Over State

ATLANTA, August 5-Herschel
Elders, only candidate against Gov
ernor Walker in the coming guberna-
toi al race withdrew his name Sat-
urday night.
The following letter was released
Saturday by Mrs. Bessie Anderson,
secretary Of the state Democratic ex-
ecutive committee.
II hereby withdraw my letter and
notice of entry into the race for gov
ernor, and request you to strike my
name from the official list of entries
of candidates for governor in the pri-
mary to be held on September 10th,
|1o24, as l have determined not to be
candidate in said election.
(Signed) H. H. ELDERS
His Reasons
It is understood the compelling
reason for Elders quitting the race
is that he has found there is no de-
sire for a change in administra'
tons this year. His announcement
and his platform failed to arouse the
response he had hoped for. Mr.. Elders
is not in Atlanta today. He is thought
to be attending to some, Legislative
business out in the state.
The withdrawal of Elders robs the
statewide campaign of much inter
est 1t will direct attention to the
Brown Hunnicutt fight for commits
sioner of agriculture. The Harris
Hardwick contest for senator and the
fight on Ballard for state school com
missioner. AS for Cliff Walker, he
can "sit pretty" and cease to worry
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
TWO KILLED, 4 HURT
IN MINE COLLAPSE

Manly Clio, Pa, August 6.-Two
miners were crushed to death and so
others narrowly escaped with their
lives when a fall of rock in the
Springfield Mine here Wednesday
covered the cars in which they were
riding. Four other miners were seri-
ously injured
Mine officials gave the names of
the dead men as Stephen Kourosky
and John Kosh.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07

A PRESIDENT.
In the event of deadlock until the
disintegration of the present House
the duty would pass to the Senate,
and here it must be remembered that
THE SENATE VOTES ONLY
for THE VICE-PRESIDENT
AND NOT FOR THE PRESI-
DENT. If the country stands without
la President, then that office, being va
cant, must be filled by the man chosen
as Vice-President by the Senate.
At this point we read another elm
nation. The Senate is limited to vote
for the two highest candidates So
the likelihood is the choice would lie
between General Dawes and Cover
nor Bryan
Different in Senate
Now we come to the Senate vote.
The Senate does not vote by states
like the House. The Senators vote as
individuals, and majority vote de-
cides: The Senate membership being
|96, 40 votes would elect a Vice-Presi-
dent, who would Immediately sue
ceed to the Presidency, just as Cool
idge succeeded Harding as soon as
the vacancy occurred.
In the present Senate there are 43
Democrats, 81 Republicans and z
Farmer Laborites. These figures
would appear to ensure the election
Iof Dawes, providing there is no change
in the character of the Senate as re-
suit of the November elections, and
providing. always that La Toilette
would not switch number of Repub-
! lican Senators from the Coolidge
Dawes ticket and procure votes forr
BRYAN. The margin is narrow, and
LA Toilette might easily be the decid-
| ing factor. ,o
One need only go back to 1916 to
see how delicate is the present situa-
ton. In that year the electoral col
lege stood I'll for Wilson and 254 for
Hughes. A third party candidate con,
trolling, for example, the Is electoral
votes of California, would have
thrown the election into the House
How many electoral votes La Toilette
will control as a result of the coming
election is something for. politica
writers to figure on 1t may be some
thing for the two dominant parties to
consider seriously
La Toilette supporters are claiming
he will carry between eight and six
teen states. If he carries only Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Montana, such result
would likely prevent either Coolidge
or Davis from winning the necessary
majority of zoo electoral votes neces-
sary to elect the President. Even the
electoral vote of any one state might
prevent majority.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
JURY FAILS TO AGREE
IN THORNTON CASE

Eight for acquital and four for con-
viction is said to have been the stand
ing of the jury which had in charge
the case of DR.. L. E Thornton, at
the special term of Ben Hill superior
court, which adjourned last Saturday.
The jury was out from Friday aft
ernoon at 800 o'clock to nearly Sat
urday, when they informed Judge D.
A. R. Crum that no verdict could be
reached. The case may be called
again for trial at the next term of
court in October.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
Thos. w. Hardwick
Here Last Night
Breakdown Delays Former Governor
Near Triton; Small Crowd at
Court House

Perhaps in part due to the unavoid-
able postponement of the time at
which the former Governor was ed
vertised to speak here only small
audience greeted Mr. Hardwick at the
Court house when he was introduced
last evening by Judge D. E. Griffin.
Mr.. Hardwick delivered his usual
speech, attacking his opponent and
gave his opinion of masked organiza-
lions, with special reference to the Ku
K1ux Khan.
Mr.. Hardwick was advertised to
speak here Wednesday at 10 a. m, but
on account of an accident to his car,
failed to arrive in time to fill the en-
gagement in the morning, but was
met by a few of his friends at the
court house last night.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
Labor Refuses To
Condemn Defense Day
Federation Declines to Attack
Coolidge-Assails Extremists
On Both Sides

ATLANTIC CITY, N. ]. Aug. O.
The executive council of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor Tuesday
side-tracked a resolution condemning
President Coolidge's Defense Day
plans, and instead, issued formal
statement attacking both extreme mil
itarists and .pacifists. Labor, however
was advised informally to observe the
day with proper exercises.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
WOMAN KILLED
AS SHE HUNTS
FOR DAUGHTER

TAMPA, Fla, Aug. death last
night ended the unsuccessful search
of Mrs. Emma Clyatt of Jacksonville
for her daughter, Mrs. Theodore
White, also of Jacksonville. Mrs.
Clyatt was run over by an automo-
bile last week as she trudged the
streets hoping for glimpse of her
missing child.
The daughter and little six year old
child were located soon after Mrs.
Clyatt arrived here. 1t was after they
had disappeared second time that
the mother was fatally injured
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
Pleasant Trip Thru
Tobacco Section
Twenty-Five Business Men Visit
,Neighboring Territory

Twenty-Five of Fitzgera1d's bust
ness men, and Miss Athleen Dickey,
who accompanied her father, Mr..
Lon Dickey, formed party of mo-
florists who visited Ocilla, Alapaha,
Willacoochee, Pearson, Axsom, Nj
chols, Douglas and Ambrose Monday
in the interest of the local tobacco
market. The territory traversed has
large acreage in tobacco, and the
crops generally along the route pro-
mise we'll for this Fall.
Good roads into this territory make
the trade accessible to Fitzgerald and
efforts should be made by our local
merchants to acquaint the people
along these routes with the trade ad-
vantages which Fitzgerald can and
does offer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION
APPROVES EMPLOYMENT OF
AN HOME ECONOMICS AGENT

The County Board of Education, at
its meeting Tuesday, approved the
employment of Home Economics
agent for the rural schools and the
continuation of the employment OF
a county agent for 1925. Superinten-
dent Billiard reported the result OF
the recent teachers examination to
the board, advising them that only
three applicants passed the examina-
ton out of Is applicants. Only one of
the papers graded high enough for a
first grade license, the two others on
ly making the third grade. Most OF
the papers averaged below fifty and
some as low as thirty.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
Port Terminal Bill
Passed By Senate
Bill Providing for Substitution OF
Electric Chair for Gallows
Also Approved

Atlanta, August 6.-The port ter
minal bill providing for the submis,
sion to the people of constitutional
amendment under which fifteen mil
lion dollars in bonds will be issued
passed the Senate today.
By a vote of 20 to 81 the Senate to-
dav passed the Phillips bill prov1d-
ing for the substitution of the cleo
trio chair for hanging as legal meth
od of execution of convicted criminals
in Georgia.