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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10

of the road may prove a detriment to
the thing advertised instead of pro-
noting sales, is being more andmore
recognized by large users of billboard
space. 1t is being brought home to
advertisers that road users hotly re-
sent the blatant sign covering up a
beautiful vista or profaning a lovely
Landscape.
Cooperation in sign removal has
had unexpected impetus from the
Standard Oil Co.. onthe Pacific Coast
which has decided to eliminate GER
tain Objectionable signs from the
highways.
Convinced that highway advertis-
ing signs detract from the natural
beauty of the great routes of travel OF
the Pacific Coast" says an official OF
Standard Oil. this company has de-
cided that it will erect no more such
signs and that it will Immediately re-
move all of its signs of this nature
now standing. Hereafter the company
will confine the use OF signs to com
mercial locations. This company was
among the first of the oil concerns to
engage in this form of advertising and
is now glad to be the first to discon-
tinue ii"
Nearly 1900 large, round perma-
nent signs in California, Oregon,
Washington, Nevada and Arizona are
consigned to the AK by general
order.
Ute Pass, near Colorado Springs
has for long been defaced with a
large number of signs. Recently the
Colorado Automobile Club, which is
deeply interested in the work OF
identifying highways, removed more
than onethousand signs from the
pass. At the same time the club or
dered ten thousand trees to be planted
in nurseries and later used to embel-
fish the roads leading to Colorado
Springs.
Among the many large billboard
users in the East who have declared
their intention to aid in the beautify
ing of highways by the elimination o
signs, are such well-known persons
as Kelly Springfield Tire Co.. Pills
bury Flour Mills Co., Washburn-Cros
by Co., Champion Spark Plug Co
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co., Sun Oh
Co., Hood Rubber Co., Ajax Rubbe
Co., Ward Baking Co., Dodge Broth
ers, Gulf Refining Co., Texas Co., ant
the Fleischman Co.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
CITIES FEAR A BIG
BLAST FROM POWDER
Many Millions Pounds of Explosives
Stored in New Jersey

More than 35,O00,000 pounds of pow
der, torpedoes, deadly picric acid and
army munitions are stored within Sc
miles of New York city and Phila-
delphia, Pa. There are enough exp1o-
sives stored in Middlesex county, N.
j., to- blow up New York city and
Philadelphia in one big blast.
This fact has been learned since the
fatal blast at the plant of the Am
monte Company, in New Jersey, some
weeks ago. Since that time the public
has been demanding an investigation
and the board of freeho1ders of Mid
dlesex county is preparing a report
to Governor Silzer. A state law re-
garding the handling and storage of
explosives may result.
Facts Already Learned
The board has already learned that
100000 pounds of picric acid, dead
Hest of all explosives, is stored in the
county, besides 100000 pounds of gun
cotton, 100000 pounds of munitions
and 100000 pounds of powder.
The county solicitor said that it is
within the boards power to take legal
action against those plants which
might be "criminally negligent" in
handling their explosive stores.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
FUGITIVE BANDIT IN
MONTREAL, IS CLAIM

Montreal. - Gerald Chapman, mail
robber who escaped last year from the
federal penitentiary at Atlanta is be-
heved to be hiding in Montreal, police
declared Monday. A city-wide search
was being made for Chapman and
several other American fugitives.
George Anderson and Ludwig
Schmidt, who escaped from the At
lanta prison last September, were 9TH
ers the police were looking for here.
They were also convicted of robbing
the mails in New York.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
MEMBER NO, 1886.
E D I T o R I A L

There is no doubt of the fact that
we have, as Nation, spent a great
many dollars for road miles which we
have never seen. and never will see.
Building the wrong kind of roads,
building roads in the wrong locations,
improving roads which should be re-
located, allowing roads to be built
by those who know little or nothing
of the work, are a few of the means
we have employed to spend an enor-
nous amount of money for compar-
atlvely little improved road.
There is less and less of this waste
ful policy of road building every year,
of course. We learn rapidly by ex-
perlence, we Americans, altho we are
slow to learn, as masses, the one fact
which every bunco steerer, CRATER
dishonest politician and spell-bindel
knows as his gospel, the fact that we
are the most easily gullible and cheat
able people on earth. But even thi.
fact is beginning to permeate ou
somewhat opinionated minds, anc
wherever it finds Judgement we ar,
commencing to ask the powers tina
spend our money for roads, for wha
are they spending it, to whom are they
entrusting the purchase of materials
tor the construction of the road. anc
by whose authority is it going to rur
from A to B via C and not from A
to X via Y?
In terms of intelligence we have
obtained in roads just what we paid
TOR. Now that we are investing some
real interest and intelligence as well
as cash we will get some real roads.
AS the Government has more money
and more intelligence in its spending
on great projects than any individual
or group of individuals can possibly
have, it seems natural and logical
that road building by the Govern
ment, for the people, is the next step.
Next step, or next step but one or
two, it is obvious that when the Unit
ed States does build its national high
ways, it will as effectually eliminate
graft and inefficiency as it did in the
construction of our national water
way, the Panama Canal
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
DAY OF NARROW ROAD
HAS NOW GONE BY
Importance of Ample Right of Way
For Widening

Don't build the road narrow But
however it is built. have a right Of
way ample enough to provide for
widening in the future. On these two
hang all the law and the profits OF
modern road building!
An expensive fault of the narrow
road is the concentration OF traffic.
Wheels moving constantly over the
same places produce parallel lines of
excessive wear. To prevent rapid
disintegration of a single track road,
a heavier foundation and surface is
needed than is required for wider
road.
Substantial shoulders at the sides
on which the passing traffic may turn
out are also necessary, as otherwise
the wheels of vehicles turning out to
pass will quickly wear ruts at the
edges. In these water collects, to
penetrate beneath the foundation,
with disastrous results. A narrow
road with soft earth shoulders is
dangerous to motor traffic in slippery
weather.
To build the heavier foundation
and surface needed to bear the con-
centration of traffic on narrow road,
and the substantial shoulders at the
sides, requires az much money as to
build a wider road On a wide road,
traffic is scattered, and wear is dis
tributed. With a paved surface suf-
ficiently wide for two lines of rapidly
moving vehicles to pass i'll safety, the
necessity for artificial shoulders is
eliminated. To build narrow road
thin and without shoulders, means a
loss of the entire investment in a COM
paratively short time.
A narrow right of way requires
drainage bitches close to the travel
With no shoulder between paved sur
face and ditch the chances of serious
accident are largely increased. All
drainage bitches tend to become
deeper, so that the danger to traffic
becomes constantly greater.
Before any program for beautifica-
ton of highways is undertaken, some
assurance that the rights of way are
wide enough to accommodate future
traffic should be had.
Motor vehicle traffic will increase
as the mileage Of hard roads increases
A general extension in the width O.
wearing surfaces will call for wider
rights of way. To obtain wider
rights of way now means an ultimate
saving of large sum of money and
will prevent many future difficulties
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
TRUSTEES SALE

By order of the Referee in Bank
ruptcy, there will be sold to the high
est bidder for cash within the legal
hours of sale on Friday, April 18th,
1924, before the Court House door in
Ben Hill County, Georgia, in the City
OF Fitzgerald, subject to the confirm
alton or rejection of the Referee in
Bankruptcy, the following described
property belonging to the estate Of
J. c. Bush, bankrupt, to-wit:
City Lots Numbers II, 18, 10, 20,
and q in Square Number S in Block
Number II in the City of Fitzgerald,
Ben Hill County, Georgia.
City Lot Number Is in Square Num-
Der ID in Block Number | in the City
of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Geor-
gia.
Two Mccormick Reapers and Bind
ers, and one Tobacco Transplanter
1t Clayton Jay
AS Trustee in matter of J. C. Bush,
Bankrupt
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
FREIGHT RATES 10 PER
CENT LESS THAN IN 1921

ATLANTA, April 9-Freight rates
on farm products are now 10 per cent
less than in 1921, except on grain and
grain products, the reduction OF
wheat having been 10 per cent and on
coarse grain Fl per cent, it was point
ed out here by railroad freight agents.
On the other hand, since 1921. it is
claimed, there has been an increase
OF about three billion dollars a year
in the value of farm products, which
is four times as great as the total
freight charges paid on them.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
OFFICERS SEIZE RUM
AFTER EMILE CHASE

Atlanta-A two-mile chase Monday
which began in Simpson Road and
ended in Chestnut street Melted Coun-
ty Policemen Hornsby and Neal II
gallons OF whiskey and one arrest.
The driver of the car, when taken
into custody gave his name as L. r.
Latham, and said that he was res
ident of Douglas county. Police found
that the license on the confiscated car
had been issued to J. R. Wilson, of
Griffin, Ga, it was said.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
YOU Md NOT "a TT

This weeks story is that of a
hunter who started life without a
single chance and who rose to the
highest paid executive in the
United States in his chosen line.
Back in 1881, in the little township
81 Hornitos, in Mariposa County,
California, was born a boy whom
ms parents named Jay Bruce.
Hornitos boosted 142 inhabitants
all farmers and all poor. Two
months a year travelling teacher
visited the village and gave in
struction, but jays family were
too moor to be able to spare him
el"n for that short period, and
" ~ education he gained was at
mothers knee and by the light
O. log fire.
NJ 81 Of his boyhood was spent
the vicinity of the Yosemite
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
AMERICANS KILLED
BY ALBANIA BANDITS

Rome.-Albania troops are search
ing the mountains along the Tirano-
Ccutaria Road Monday for Albanian
bandits who shot and killed two Amer
lean merchants, said a dispatch from
Tirani. The two Americans were on
their way to Jugo- Slavia, it was under
stood, when they were attacked from
ambush.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
Statement of Ownership, Management
ETC., Required by the Act of Con-
greSS of August "a 1919

gress OF August "a, 1912.
OF LeaderEnterprise and Press.
published weekly at Fitzgerald. Ca,
for April 1st, 1924.
Hill, IS.
Before me, a Notary Public in and
for the State and county aforesaid per
sonally appeared Isidor Gelders, who
having been dulv sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is the
Editor of the Leader Enterprise and
Press, and that the following is, to the
best of his knowledge and belief a true
statement of the ownership, manage
ment, etc, of the aforesaid publication
tor the date shown in the above cap
ton, required by the Act of Congress
of August "a, 1912, embodied in sec
ton 443, Postal Laws and Regulations
towit:
l. That the names and addresses of
the publisher, editor, and business
managers are:
Publisher Leader Publishing Co.,
mot incorporated)
Editor, Isidor Gelders.
Managing Editor, same.
Business Manager, same.
2. That the owners are:
lsidor, Gelders, Maud Gelders, w.
G. Broadhurst.
8. That the known bondho1ders,
mortgages and other security hold
ers owning or holding l per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities are:
Exchange National Bank.
Isidor Gelders, Editor.
Sworn and, subscribed before me
this 9th day of April, 1924.
(SeaD. Preston B. Seanor.
(My commission expires June, 1929
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
ROUND-WORLD PLANE
WRECKED IN LANDING

Washington.-The airplane of Ma
Jor Frederick L. Martin, leader of the
round-the-world flight, was wrecked
Sunday night when he made a sensa-
tional landing in a binding snow
storm at Prince Rupert, British Col
umbia, according to a message from
the flyers received by the Army Air
Service here Monday.
1t is expected that the intact
planes will continue their jaunt, leav-
ing the crippled leader behind. Both
wings and the struts were smashed
according to the message.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10

Valley and the Mariposa Big Trees.
When he was nineteen he became
a pump hand in the Yosemite
mines, lived in a company shack,
and saved every he earned.
Nine years later }rted a saw
mill business, ops g two mills
which he designeu and built him
self. An accident resulted in blood
poisoning, his business failed, and
ne was wiped out. He was mar
ried and had three small children
but no home or job.
Thereafter he tried his hand at
eleven kinds of work and failed
each time. Mrs. Bruce, with
starvation facing the family, urged
him to turn lion hunter. The Cali
fornia Fish and Game Commission
was offering twenty dollars for
each mountain lion killed. So
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10

Bruce became hunter by neces-
sity. Borrowed books informed
him of the habits of lions and
their retreats and before that win
ter had passed he had shot 81 of
them and been paid $1,1O0. The
following spring he was appointed
official State mountain lion hunter
at salary of $4,000 a year.
Since then his salary has been
trebled and because his expenses
are few his bank account has
mounted in the past eight years to
six figures and he is a recognized
authority on lions
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
NOTHING LIKE 1T ON EARTH

The new treatment for torn flesh, cuts,
wounds, sores or decorations that is doing
such wonderful work in flesh healing is
the Borozone liquid and powder combine
ton treatment. The liquid Borozone is
powerful antiseptic that purifes the
wound of all poisons and Infectious gern1s.
while the Borozone powder is the grt at
healer. There is nothing like it on earth
for speed, safety and efficiency. Price
Nqui0 Doc, 60c and $1.20. Powder 300
and 60c. Sold by
T. ]. Halle & Co. adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
MERCHANT MARINE
ACT is SUSTAINED

Washington-Validity ofthe Mer-
chant Marine Act of 1920 was sustain
ed Monday by the Supreme Court, in
an appeal for review made by the
Panama Railroad Company of judg-
ment decree against it for $1O1O7 in
favor OF Andrew Johnson, an employee,
injured in service.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
TWO BANDITS LOOT
U. S. MAIL TRUCK

San Francisco, Cal.-Two bandits
held up United States mail truck
here Monday and escaped in an auto
mobile with eight sacks of registered
mail of undetermined value.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
$4,000 FIRE IS LAID
TO BOOTLEGGERS

Baltimore, Md.-A $4,000 fire here
early Monday swept the paint plant of
Hart & Company. Carroll Walsh, pres
1dent OF the company, said he believed
bootleggers who blamed him for a
recent raid on the fourth floor of
the plant when three huge stills
were captured started the fire.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
ROAD SMALL TALK

Do You know that it costs two and
half cents a mile more to run a
Ford on poor road than on a good
one? The Kentucky Highway De-
partment experimental with two
fleets of Fords, one on good, one on
poor roads. and found the mileage
cost was Az cents on good roads and
or on poor roads. The figures were
based on fuel and oil, tires and re-
pairs, but not on depreciation The re-
pair cost was exactly double on the
cars running on poor roads.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10
FOR WORKING PEOPLE

The best of workers get out of sorts
when the liver fails to act. They feel
languid, half-sick, "blue" and discouraged
and think they are getting lazy. Neglect
OF these symptoms might result in a sick
spell, therefore the sensible course is to
take dose or two of Herbine. 1t is lust
the medicine needed to purify the system
and restore the vim and ambition Of
health. Price 6Oc. Sold by
T. ]. Halle & Co. adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10

There is plan to plant "Wilson
Oaks" along some great North Caro-
lima highways, sponsored by the
American Legion. Dogwood is to be
planted between the trees to make the
memorial highways things of beauty
as we'll as utility.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10

Professor in St. Paul, Mimi, says
children are as good as their parents
were, which will disappoint many
parents.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10

Cars skid more on a dry surface
than wet one, if the wet one is clean.
Brake tests in the Capital City showed
that the gummy, semiwet asphalt was
the dangerous surface, that the dry
surface was only partly skid-prooi
but that the wet sphalt when entirely
clean of dust was truly nonskid.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10

The Department of Agriculture has
perfected a device to be attached to
a car, by which its driver may meas
ure the size of fields along the road
without the painful and inaccorate
method of computation from the
usual odometer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10

ADVERTISING SIGNS
TO GO FROM ROADS
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10

That the avertising sign at the side
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10

Clubs and Advertisers
Cooperate
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-10

Leader Want Ads Will Sell II.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
instruction

Music, Dancing, Dramatic 50
SAxOPHONE, violin, piano: individual
instruction; more than 90 pupils play
ing professionally and concert; train
work. Beard Studios, 3471 18th st.
N. W. Columbia 7l6-J.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
Real Estate for Sale
Houses for Sale
TODAY'S SPECIALS

TODAY'S SPECIALS
NEAR EASTERN HIGH
Beautiful new brick home Of rooms:
bath. hot-water heat, electric lights 3
porches. garage space: $6.250: $1,000
DETACHED HOMES
Sale or exchange, s to rooms: new.
modern, hardwood floors. large lots.
Prices very reasonable; located Just
south of Woodbridge. It will pay you to
investigate.
BARGAIN
Near N. Cap. and T Ats.: large s-room
home; bedrooms. porches, attic; thor
oughly modern; perfect condition; $500
on easy terms; see this at once.
2124 F ST. N. w.
For white or, colored. A home like
this 10 seldom offered for sale in this
desirable section; 6 rooms, thoroughly
modern. laundry room with tubs, double
rear porches; garage space. $3.50;
9TH AND G SITS. s. E.
Detached brick home of large rooms
bath; newly papered and painted: large
lot. Bargain at $500: easy terms.
. NEAR LINCOLN. PARK
Colonial brick Of rooms; thoroughly
modern: built-in garage; porches.
Only $3.50; ON easy terms. =
NEAR 7TH & E. CAPITOL SITS.
Large 10-room home; every convent
encei double rear porches; very deep lot
to alley. $12.500; easy terms.
CARAVAN BROS,
District National Bank Bldg.
Main 9329. Franklin 3993.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03

TIMERS helpers wanted three ex.
perienced. Apply rear 625 Eye St NV
y. The rate for advertising under
situations Wanted" in The Morn.
ing Herald and The Afternoon
Times - only l5c per line. This
ie considerably lower than rates
charged for other Want Ads. This
very low rate Of 16c per line In
pscludeg insertion In BOTH papers,
The Herald in the morning and
The Times In the afternoon. Results
are practically sertain when you
Put i In The Herald and The
1imes Sc.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
Farms and Land For Sale. 1O4

Farms and Land For Sale. 1O4
NOTICE TO HOME BUYERS: Write
today. How to own a small 10-aere
tract or more near Muscle Shoals, Ala.
bama. the next big industrial district
Of the South. Address Rosemary Pine
Lumber Co.. lie N. Front. Memphis.
Tenn.
FOR SALE-Down South, near Muscle
Shoals, Alabama. 10-acre chicken
and truck farm. with or without cot
tage: small cash payment; good easy
terms. Address Rosemary Pine Lum-
Der Co. 116 N. Front st.. Memphis.
Tenn.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
Real Estate for Rent

Apartments-Furnished q
14TH ST. n. w, 1s41-Apt.; 2 front
rooms: Ink: $50. North s315.
21sT ST. n. W., 1875 rooms, private
path; newly papered and painted;
beautifully furnished, including linen,
CHINA, cleo, gas. and phone. No chill
dren; reasonable. After or Sunday
The Washington times., 1924-06-03

< ,~ TAILORING SALESMAN
for Washington to sell our won
derful one price, $3.50, MADE
tO-Measure Clothes direct to Con-
sumer." Sells. on sight. Can
make from $75I> to $100 weekly.
See Mr.. Neuman, Raleigh Hotel,
10 A. M. to s P. M, Wednesday,
June 4.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
Wanted to Rent.

BUNGALOW or rooms IN suburbs
near cars: price must be reasonable
Write Box A-2s6, Times Herald.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
Business Property For Sale. 1

NEW sToRE-Braddock sta, by own
er; with 6-rm.' & bath apt; ami:
large porches: ideal location for gro
Gerry; no stores near. Alex. 1862
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
Real Estate For Sale
Apartments For Sale.
Cooperative Apartment

37.760. Party leaving city will sell
five-room. bath and reception hall front
apartment. In first-cIass building on
the cooperative plan that has been
tried for three years and which will
prove to be a wonderful proposition for
the home buyer. The only one in the
building for sale. A. casa payment of
1880 will put you in possession. See
DAVIS & STEELE
for full information and explanation of
proposition.
l420 N. 7. Ave. N. W. Main 6es3 -S3sS.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
Private instruction

AUTO driving lessons privately given.
Call Lincoln 80. We do the rest.
TUTORIN0-FRENCH, SPANISH, ENG
LISH, ma9h., by competent teacher.
F.. 2874. Apt. 305. The Ethelhurst.
WANTED-Colored students, children
or adults; elementary high school or
commercial branches taught: vocal
and plano; individual instruction: :
who ar. emnioyed. Il w Ander.on:s
Training School. Pot. $50.