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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Earthly Immortality

An earthly immortality belongs to a
great and good character-history EN-
balms it, 1t lives in its moral infiu-
ence. its authority, in its example, In
the memory of its words and deeds
Edward Everett.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Nearness Of the Bic Dav

Christmas is close enough for the
small boy to begin counting the days,
but Santa Claus began making over
lures a month ago.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Keen Riddles Busy

The district about Petaluma, CALI
Ia known as the "egg basket of the
world" so great is the production or
eggs and chicks.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Times Have Changed

An advertisement appearing in
June, 1920, In the Columbian Sentinel,
a semiweellly newspaper of Boston,
quotes milk at Az cents quart, but
ter 10 cents a pound and a whole
quarter of lamb for - cents.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

tings as their background.
"By the Old Camp-Fire'' thrilled
his listeners, and Wally, sitting over
light bulbs shining upon a strip Of
painted tin with a red streak Of paint
In the curtains above him to indicate
the glow from the fires embers; Wally
In a khaki hat and suit and silk hand
kerchief about his neck singing the
come to the eyes of the audience
when he sang "As Sat Upon My Dear
Old Mothers Knee" was about the
"grandest" man Blanche Draper, the
head usher, had ever seen.
True, Wally had never seen a camp
fire, nor had he ever sat upon his
mothers knee for he had spent his
youth in an orphanage and he could
love the golden light which was sent
down from the green and gold cell
ing upon the "new-mown hay" as he
stood pitchfork in hand, even though
he had never seen the real country.
They went out a great deal to-
gether, yet as the time went on Wally
seemed to grow quieter. Perhaps he
was tired Of her. He had sent her
a Christmas gift that afternoon Of
Christmas Eve, and yet with 1t had
come this note, SCATTERING all her hap
piness:
blanche Dear: know 1t will seem
awful to you reading of the engage
ment announced in this afternoons pa
per, but If you'll only give me chance
I'll explain so you won't think me
such a cad. Give me the chance to
put myself right. At least for the
sake of our friendship and the grand
times we've had, don't judge me
hastily. Not that 1 don't want to be
engaged-I do! But want to talk
to you about everything soon! So 1
can explain Perhaps after the show
tonight?"
So there was some one else, and
the engagement had been announced.
That was why Wally had grown quiet
er and quieter. He had been trying
to break 1t to her, and she had thought
at times he was shy. He hadn't been
so shy, after all
She would not go to the theater to-
night. What did she care for ex-
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Amid Christmas Festivity

90. 1924. Western Newspaper Union
Pause now, for a space,
In the midst of your mirth.
Remember the Christ,
And His coming to earth;
His life and His work.
And the purpose in view
And question each heart
OF the work still to do.
? F. H. Sweet
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Ii Must Be

Any turkey that can survive Thanks
giving Christmas and New Years is
a tough old bird
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
LINCOLN TO BUILD
 EIGHT BOOM SCHOOL
Consolidated System To Serve
 Six Districts x

TALLADEGA, Ala, June 24.-= Especial. )-Bids will be opened July 10 for the erection of new consolidated school at Lincoln by the county board of education. The new building will have eight rooms and an auditorium and will have about, 400 pupils from six schools. It is hoped to have it ready for occupancy shortly after school opens in the fall.
 DensOn To Preside--Judge N. D. Denson of Opelika is presiding over the present term of the circuit court.
 Wanted To- RidesBut-G George Davis, 8, and Edward- " atfs, g., wanted to go to Gadsdens Sunday.E They found a horse and buggy and, taking posses sion of it, started to drive to their des- tination. They were 6xRrtaken at Ox- ford by the police. They. were brought t0 juvenile court Monday and paroied to their mothers by Judge B. A. Ham, melt,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
BERRY GROWERS FLECT

CASTLEBERRY, Ala, June 24.- Especial. )-Stock holders of the Cas- tleberry- Strawberry association chose nine directors to serve during the com ing year at their annual meeting yes terday. John A. Smith led the field of nine in the voting, others coming in the following order :..Le H. Riggs, J. W. Skinner, IT,, F. c. Shepard, E. A. White, J. W. Oliver, W. 0. Garrett, l.. J. Castleberry and O.. T. Kirkland.
 The new .directorate convened inn mediately following the election to elect officers, but one director was absent and q tie vote resulted when an at tempt to chose a president was made, Another meeting will be held Satur- dey to break the tie and to chose the other officers,
 Cucumbers Marketed cucum- Der growers completed the marketing of their crop today Thirty cars were shipped during the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
RULE
 GETS } VOTES
(Contlnued From Page One. }

(COnGmueu rEOm F1S0 UucyJ A proposal to limit nominating speeches drew little support.
 Although there was almost an en- tire lack of sentiment for changins the two fhirdS rule, tsere Was consid- erable support for making 1t apply 50 that to nominate a. candidate a full two-thIrds vote of all accredited dele gates would be necessary, but this pro posal was dropped when it was argued that no body of delegates if they left the, convention, should be permitted thus to tie hp the procedure.
 s~a Might Re Illegal.
 Too. it wasS declared that to require two-thirds vote of all accredited dele gates would be a distinct departure from customary parliamentary proce- dure and that such a thing might be held to be illegal.
 Although the question of unit rule was ignored, it appeared certain to- night that it would come up in the con- yenti0n when voting begins. Some members of the committee were particu- larly desirous, that there be a ruling on, whether majority of a delegation can commit the delegation to unit vote if there has been no instruction through primary or convention action, but it was decided that this should be left to the convention to determine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
THREE ARE JAILED
 AS MOB MEMBERS

GRIFFIN, Ga, June 24.-Glenn Gulledge, Raymond Shockley and Bill Rogers, white men of Spalding county, were arrested here today and lodged in the county jail on warrants charging murder in connection with the shooting to death last night of Penny Westmore- land, negress, and the wounding of her aged husband and son by a mob.
 A search was being made tonight for other members of the alleged party, which Westmoreland said numbered eight or ten men. According to his statement, the men came to their home last night and opened fire on the occu- pants without warning. About 15 shots were said to have been fired.
 After the wounded negroes positively had identified the three men held as members of the party, Tilden J. Purdy, acting coroner, summoned a jury and returned a verdict that Penny Vest moreland came to her death by pistol wounds fired by members of a mob and among members of the mob were Gulledge, Shockley, Rogers and others not identified"
 No motive has been determined for the affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
DAVIS LEADERS
 CLAIM HEADWAY
Heavy Work Being Re- served Till Balloting
 Gets Under Way

NEW YORK, June 24.-Adherents of John W. Davis for the democratic presidential nomination persisted to- night in their policy of silence so far as authorizing for publication claims of gains in strength for their man. Privately, however, it was easy to in- cite them to confident statements coupled with the "don't-quote-me" in junction.
 Several state governors wandered into Davis headquarters before and af- ter the convention session to exchange greetings. They were said to have man. ifested lot of .flattering interest in what they learned about the West Vir- ginia candidates status.- Among other things, the visitors were told that Da- wis leaders had sensed a reflex from the gossip circulated in the last day or two. mostly from unidentified sources, casting doubt on the availability of Mir. Davis because of his business connec- tion. The Davis leaders construed the signs they noted as indicating an ac- tual gain in the Davis-for-second-ch choice program they are fostering.
 At all events, the Davis boom is not expected by its sponsors to take very definite shape until after the conven- tion has, done a little balloting and found itself on> the standing of the lead CTS in the nomination race.
 They are reserving their heavy work for that moment which may not come for day or two.
 Mir. Davis was unable to keep away from the convention entirely, despite previous intimations that he would do so. He appeared on the platform, talk ing with old friends of the Wilson ad- ministration days, but did not visit Da- wis headuuarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
By RODNEY F. BUTCHER


 NEW YORK, June 24.-The conven- tion is no place for the shades of the Pilgrim fathers, the aborigines, the early frontiersmen and other shades who are popularly supposed to return every now and then to be astounded by the gallop of modern invention. i Let us imagine, as plenty of other correspondents have, that the shades of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jack son had come to New York to see what the boys were going to do with what Senator Pat Harrison insisted Tuesday is. a democratic year.
 Scared Silly
 It is almost impossible to go any where in New York early Tuesday aft ernoon without suddenly having the mighty voice of Senator Pat Harrison suddenly boom behind one's ear. Hun dreds of New Workers were scared silly by this strange phenomenon.
 Harrison's keynote was being dis tributed around town very much like the city. water supply. In the first place, nearly everyone had it in their homes; in the second place, there was a loud speaker set up on nearly every street corner and in most stores, and in the third place, as if that wasn't enough, there were, countless radio trucks receiving the speech.
 4" Bit Alarming
 It was somewhat disconcerting to have the keynote come speeding down Fifth avenue and pass one to be lost ten seconds later in the roar of traffic.
 The Jefferson and Jackson shades probably would have been 50 frighten- ed that they'd have sped back to the place where all good demoGEats go without any delay whatever. Perhaps they weres <.
 Delicate things like shades wouidn't t have lasted five minutes in the heat that descended on the convention. in it's first day.
 At Madison Square Garden, the del egates were sitting in what vas once a ard and later given undesirable pub licity by one Sarah Sehoenfeld. The tank was supposed to be dry during
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
U. s. HANDS OFF POLITICS ABROAD, COOLIDGE HOLDS
Willing To Aid In Push- ing Preparations Settle
 ment, However

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The United States is not only willing but anxious to assist Europe in pushing the settlement of her separations problem, but does not intend to participate in any political difficulties overseas, spokesman for President Coolidge said today in commenting on the proposed inter-allied conference in London next month to consider means of putting the Dawes plan into effect. 70
 President Coolidge was said to feel that it must be recognized that Ameri ca has certain interests in Europe, both direct and indirect, but that these would not be severed by active parti- cipation in the conference. This gov ernment will be represented informal ly, it was expected, but no possibility was seen that either Charles G. Dawes or Secretary Hughes, who plans to be in London with the American Bar as- sociation about the time the conference would take place, as American dele gates.
 No invitation has yet come to the American government to join the con ference, it was declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
SHOCK OF WRECK
 FATAL TO WOMAN
Heart Failure Believed RespOn-
 sibIe For Her Death

JACKSON, Miss, June 24.-(Spe- cial.)-Mrs. R. E. Bobbitt, wife of the vice president of Whiteworth college of Brookhaven, died from the effect of a shock as the result of an automobile collision shortly afternoon Monday.
 According to the statement, of wit nesses Mrs. Bobbitt drove her car out of the Whiteworth campus and seeing number of cars on the street at tempted dodge them. In doing so she drove into a Ford driven by a work man employed on the new home of Mrs. M. D. McGrath, nearby. It is presumed that she tainted as the car struck and the result of the accident caused a-sudden attack of heart fail ure.
 Passers by reached the automobile al- most as asoon as the cars which were uninjured stopped but Mrs. Bobbitt was dead. She was carried to the home of Mrs. S. D. Moody nearby, where med ical aid was given in vain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
Nelu. Workers Unable
 To Escape Keynote
Shades Of Jefferson And Jackson Might Have Been Alarmed At Water Supply Method
 Of Pouring Speech About City .as a

 the convention but the delegates were swimming in precipitation and if the session hadn't been suddenly adjourn. ed, some of them might have drowned
 Babe Keeps Cool
 Probably the coolest person at the garden was Babe Ruth. He walked into the big amphitheater as coolly as John D. Rockefeller might be ex- pected to enter one of his filling sta tions. The babe had no ticket and no badge and 300 coppers were on hand to bounce persons without tickets or badges, but there was never a soul to say him nay.
 If the democrats, have any regard for pure and noble self sacrifice in the interests of the party, they'll nomi- nate Pat Harrison. By the same meth cd of figuring, almost any good demo- crat who sat in that mammoth tele- phone booth and listened and cheered at the right time is entitled to the sec ond place, on the ticket.
 Harrison went through one of the worst ordeals imposed on a human be- ing since the days of Shadrach, Me sach and Abednego. He wore a heavy black coat that came down to his knees, a heavy black vest and pants that covered his shoes. At the very most he should have worn no more than bathing suit but he refused to shed an article, although his collar melted and ran down under his shirt.
 Would Be Finish
 But, just for the sake of imagining, even if our shades had survived this, the convention hot dogs probably would have finished their undoing,
 '. It is estimated that there are at least two hot dog stands for every delegate and at least another for each alternate. If Jackson and Jefferson had innocently waded into the wienies as did some of the New Mexico dele gates, they'd been carried back to Beulah land on a stretcher.
 Maybe the shades weren't there and maybe they were. Senator Pat sug- gested the latter possibility in his dra- matic wind-up. But if they did sue cumb to the lure of the convention, it's an excellent bet that they weren't looking around for any more excite ment Tuesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
SOUTH HOLDS POWER
Underwood Gratified At Retention Oi
 TwO-Thirds Rule
(Staff COrrespOndent

tA AO1kS1AAN4C~AS
 CONVENTION HALL, New York, June 24.-The Alabama delegation, in a meeting today at its headquarters in the Imperial hotel formally and unanim- ously declared in favor of the retention of democratic rule which requires a nomination to be made by q two-thrids majority vote.
 Sentator Underwood, when informed by,a committee of the delegation's ac- tion, declared that it had proceeded in wisdom, inasmueh as,' he added, the abolition of that rule would cost the south the power that it has always wielded in conventions.
 In course of his statement, the sen ator expressed the conviction that VI. G. McAdoo will fail to receive not only a two-third majority vote, but a simple majority vote; and that Al Smith would suffer an identical fate. He impressed the committee with his confidence that he would achieve the nomination follow ing the ''break.,"
 Action Termed Wise
 "The action of the delegation in favoring the retention of the two-thirds rule," said Senator Underwood, was wise from the standpoint of the south, the rule gives the south power Nprac- tically to veto the nomination of any man unsatisfactory to the south. But for the rule, states which sldom cast . democratic vote in the electoral college, , could compel the south, which fur nishes the democratic votes, to ac- .cept any candidate, however, unpopu- lar he might be in the south.
 '"So the delegation acted wisely. From my own standpoint, however, I am indifferent as to whether the rule is abrogated on not I have checked the situation over very thoroughly and feel certain that neither Mir. McAdoo nor Governor Smith will receive majority vote of the convention. ts
 If that prediction materializes, and I am convinced that it will, we will have our chance. And obviously, my nomination could be more easily achieved by. a simple rather than q two-thirds majority vote, but the ac- tion of the con ttee was wise. It is a very salutary, N 1t the south has the power in a democratic convention, Ato raise its voice effectively in deter mining who shall, and who shall not run for the presidency"
 No Friction Develops
 The committee, which was composed of Governor Brandon, Governor Kilby, Donald Conner, J, A. Lusk, c. E. Mel win, J. B. Ellis, and Mrs. Mary Echols, was appointed to inform the senator of the action of the delegation yester. day and today. When Governor Bran don declared that the delegation had acted in all respects without friction and with fine spirit and great enthu- siasm, the candidate declared has deep appreciation and delight
 When the delegation Is next inc aes-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
ITALIAN PREMIER
 TO RETAIN RE[NS, HE TELLS NATION
Declines To Consider De- mobilization Of Fascis-
 ii Militia
By FRANCISCO REA

(By Leased Wire to Age-Herald)
 ROME, June 24.-While senators staged an attack on the "impudent dealings" involved in the supposed mur- der of Deputy Matteotti, Premier Mus solini told the chamber of deputies Tuesday that it was necessary that his government remain in power.
 The policies of the government must be rendered more effective, he declared. The premier said that he was unable to consider the demobilization of the Fascist militia.
 Policy Unchanged
 Pointing out that the government policy remains unchanged, Mussolini said:
 "Fascismo is only shaken up. It will lose it's miry dregs."
 When the senate convened Tuesday denounced the kidnapping of Deputy Matteotti, which has created political excitement throughout Italy. Speak ing on behalf of--a group of senators, he declared that ''impudent dealings are responsible for the sinister frame of mind" which made the crime possible.
 Demonstration Called on.
 Premier Mussolini was scheduled to make a statement before the senate on the governments policy. A group of independent senators decided in advance that they would not make any demon stration, as is customary, after the pre- mier's address.
 It is expected that the property of the Corrier Italiano, Fascist newspaper, will be sequestered in the view of the eventual liability of the publishing company for stories in the newspaper believed to have been written to put the police on the wrong track during the Matteotti incident. The editor of the newspaper, Filip Filipelli, is under arrest in connection with the crime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
BRYAN PRESENTS HIS PEACE PLANK
 TO W. (. RADOO
California Candidate Is Very Confident Of
 Nomination =

NEW YORK, June 24.--Remaining. away from Madison Square Garden as he intends to do throughout the, democratic conventisp, William G. Mo Adoo continued conferences today in his hotel suite win various party lead CTS and his political lieutenants. Call CTS included William J. Bryan, Senator Wheeler of Montana, and Governor Morrison of North Carolina.
 Late in the day, at his first confer ence with newspaper men since Satur- day, Mir. McAdoo declared he and his associates felt "very confident of the outcome ere-certainly the progress we are making as reported by our friends could not be more encouraging
 Disclaiming any intention of attempt- ing to control the platform, MT. McAdoo said he had discussed with Mir. Bryan "some phases of the platform" includ- ing the Bryan "peace" plank. He de- clined to express any opinion as to its merit.
 Silent on Keynote
 He also Irefused to be drawn out on the keynote speech of Senator Pat Har- rison of Mississippi He explained he had not heard or, read it..
 McAdoo headquarters were again swarming today with delegates, the Georgia delegation arriving in a body to extend greetings. Many of Mir. Mc- Adoo's visitors assured him they would stick to him to the last.
 Published charges that McAdoo forces had cornered 2,900 convention tickets brought from David Ladd Rockwell, McAdoo's campaign manager, a strong denial. He not onlx disclaimed this, but said there could be no grounds for any assertion of this nature. "The McAdoo organization" said Mir. Rock well in formal statement, was prom ised thousand tickets. It was given only 200. We have informa ton, which we believe, that those behind the cam didacy of other gentlemen backed by Wall street, have tickets to burn. I am told that some strong New York smith delegates have. as many as 100 tickets each to distribute, while New York delegates who are less friendly to Governor Smith were given only three tickets"
 Berry WithhoIds Support
 During the day statement also was issued from the headquarters, of George IL. Berry, of Tennessee, a candidate for second place on the ticket, discIaiming that Mir. Berry favored any particular candidate for the presidential nomina4 ton. Commenting on s+ statement is sued last night from McAdoo lheadquar- ters indicating that Besxy had lined up for McAdoo, Edward Antrim, 'Berry's campaign manager said that Major Berry had issued no statement, nor pledged support to iang, candidate for the presidential nomination, either di- rectly or indirectly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
SIX MEET DEATH
 WHEN LIGHTNING
 CAUSES BLAST
Dynamite Set Off In Shed Where Victims Took
 Refuge

WINSTON-sALEd, N. C., June 24. Six men trapped by a thunderstorm in a shed near a quarry where they were working about five and a half miles south of here were killed late to- day, either by a bolt of lightning which struck the shed, or the effects of the explosion Of about. 15O pounds of dynamite stored there.
 Those who were killed by the force of the explosion or who burned to death after the shed had caught fire, were Charlie Miller, 50; Sam Miller, 36 ; Julius Miller, 48; Clark Spaugh, 27 Isaac Clemmens, 22; and Bob Wag- goner, negro, aged about 50.
 Two automobiles in the building were destroyed. The shed, was de- molished. Pieces of scantling were found where they had been hurled more than POO yards. Splinters and small pieces of wood were blown into the bodies of the men, mangled almost beyond recognition.
 There was no one near the shed at the moment the bolt from the sky darted down and touched the dynamite to its destructive energy, but the force of the explosion was felt as far away as two miles. The shed was used for housing quarry pumps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
ONE DEAD, ONE HURT IN GUN ACCIDENT

Eugene Harrison, negro, isydead, and Charles Mitchell, another negro, sus- tained bullet wound through his arm and is being held in the Bessemer coun- ty jail charged with murder as the re- suit of shooting Monday night at the Edgewater mines.
 The two negroes were scuffling over a loaded pistol in play, according to witnesses, when it discharged and went through AIitchers arm and struck liar rison in the breast killing him instant. ly.