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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
SHERIFF SLAIN
IN GUN BATTLE
GEORGIAN JAILED
Son of Washington, Ca, Minister to
Face Staying Charge

Ozark, Ala, May IA man said
to be Perry N. Bell, son of Wash
ington, Ga, minister, was held in jail
here today in connection with the
shooting to death of Deputy Sheriff
J. E. MCGOWAN, of Dale county.
The shooting occurred late yester-
day when MCGOWAN attempted to ar
rest Bell about six miles from here.
Bell is said to have pulled a large
pistol, shooting MCGOWAN thru the
head and a bullet thru the hat of
Policeman Metcalf, of Asbury, who ar
companied MCGOWAN. Bell is then
said to have got into his car, drove
over and crushed the fallen officers
body and proceeded toward Abbeville.
Bell was captured later two miles
north of Skipperville by Sheriff
White. When lodged in jail an ex-
animation revealed five bullet wounds,
none of which are expected to prove
serious.
Bell is said to have admitted to
officers that he was en- route to AL
bany, Ga, with a carload of whisky
He missed his route when he was
chased by the sheriff of Randolph
county, Georgia, entering Alabama.
Funeral services will be held fol
MCGOWAN Thursday at Midland City
He is survived by his widow and
parents.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
Frank Mcdowell
Pleads Not Guilty
Slayer of Parents and Two Sisters Ap-
pears Confident He Will Emerge
From Troubles"

CLEARWATER, Fla, May IA
Frank Mcdowell, confessed slayer of
his two sisters and his parents was ar
raigned in court here this afternoon
and pleaded not guilty to two indict
ments charging him with the murder
of his mother and father. Circuit
Judge McMillen set the date of his
trial for June g.
Mcdowell confesses to having burn
ed his two sisters in their home in
Decatur, Ga, and year later killed
his parents by shooting them while
they slept in their home in ST. Peters
burg to which city they had removed,
Mcdowell is in the county Jail here
and appears confident he will emerge
from his predicatment in some manner
He declared that when the jury is
explained his condition they will know
he is not responsible for his acts. He
still maintains that he was led by
some unknown power to do the ter
rible murders.
The Staying of his parents and his
subsequent confession that he had
also killed his two sisters, Williama-
eten and Marion, on exactly the same
date a year ago aroused great public
Indignation and commotion not only
in Atlanta but throughout the south.
Mcdowell, III statements to- news
papers, declared that he had been act
! uated in his crimes in desire to ex-
plate "sin against the Holy Ghost
which he had committed as a child"
and for which he claimed "only the
blood of the antiChrist could atone &C
Investigations into his previous
life showed that as a boy he had been
of studious turn of mind and had
sought little companionship.
1t was thought that his two sisters
had demonstrated with him to begin
a Christian life and that he had been
incensed to such degree over their
words that he had soaked their bed in
kerosene and applied match to it
after locking the doors and bolting the
windows.
Throughout the days which follow
ed the second double murder of his
parents, Mcdowell maintained that
mysterious voices had directed him in
the planning and executions of his
crimes.
Alienists and psychological experts
throughout the country commented on
his case with greatly varied opinion,
some holding him to be incurab1y in
sane and others of the opinion that he
was actuated by sordid or selfish mo-
tives and was feigning insanity or re-
! 1igious mania.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
2nd District Editors
Form Press Society

Albany, Ca, May 13-Representa-
tives of ten newspapers in the second
congressional district met here today
and formed the Second District Press
association. H. H. Wind, editor of
The Cairo Messenger, was elected
temporary chairman.
A committee composed of~C. B. Al
len, editor of The Moultrie Observer
J. A. Davis, business manager of The
Albany Herald, and H. E. Herring,
of The Tifton Gazette, were appointed
to draft a constitution and bylaws.
Others attending the meeting ses-
sion were: WV. Wind and L. A..
Powell, Cairo Messenger; w. T. Ad-
kins, Edison News; Mrs. Zula B.
Toole and Joseph Toole, Miller County
Liberal, Colquitt; M. A. Shirah and
P. w. Reedick, Pavo Weekly News
and Boston South Georgian; o. J.
Cu1pepper, Camilla Enterprise; T. A.
Barrow, Pelham Journal; H. M. Nc
Intosh, John A. Davis and Dan L.
Gibson, Albany Herald, and H. A.
Garrett, Doerun Courier.
There is at least one newspaper in
leach county of the district and several
of the counties have more than one,
making total of rs daily and week
ly publications in the territory There
are four cities in the district with
daily papers - Albany, Thomasville
Mou1trie and Tifton.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
McAdoo Heads
Ballot OF College

Lexington, Va, May 14-Washing-
ton and Lee University students in
mock democratic national convention
today, reached a first ballot before
adjournment. William Gibbs McAdoo
went strongest on the first ballot with
2O6 votes cast on the unit plan. Cover
nor All Smith, of New York, was Sec
ond with 100 votes, and Senator Car
ter Glass, of Virginia, was third.
1t is predicted at least IS ballots
will be necessary to determine the
democratic nominee of the Washing
ton and Lee students.
A heated controversy over the ques-
ton of prohibition threatened to dis
rupt the peace of the convention, but
the drys won out over the light wine
and beer advocates by 100 to 49,
The question of inserting a plank
favoring a soldier bonus was decisive
ly defeated.
The convention will reconvene each
day until the nominee is selected.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
HOME FOR CHILDREN
OF PRISON INMATES
PROVIDED FOR IN WILL

Detroit, Mich, May 10-A perpetual
trust fund, the proceeds of which are
to be devoted to the establishment
of home for children whose parents
are prison inmates, is created under
the will of Sophie Lyons Burke,
former international confidence
woman, who died Wednesday. Her
will, discovered today in a safe de-
posit vault, drilled open in the pres
ence of court attaches, does not indi-
cate the amount to be devoted to the
creation of the home, but leaves the
residue of the estate to that purpose
after numerous bequests to rela-
tives and friends.
In providing for the children's
home the will specifies that any child
between two and four years of
age, one or both of whose parents
may be in prison, shall be eligible to
admitance to the home. Provision also
is made for 375 annual subscriptions
to a weekly periodical to be distri-
buted among prisoners.
Mrs. Burke, who gave up career
of crime to preach observance of the
law and the futility of crime left an
estate valued variously at from $780,
600 to $300,000 The safety deposit
vault contained numerous deeds and
other papers and considerable jewelry,
knotted into the bottom of an old
stocking. The jewelry was estimated
to be worth $25,000.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
Underwood Quits
Race In Kentucky

Lexington, KY, May 14-Withdraw-
al of the presidential candidacy of
Senator Oscar w. Underwood, of
Alabama, from the prospective contest
with William G. McAdoo for the Ken
lucky delegation in the state demo-
cratic convention today was an
f;.Lnced by Underwood managers. "In
th aterest of party success" was the
fyson given.
n The decision, according to McAdoo
managers, gave the former treasury
secretary unchallenged claim to Ken
tucky's 20 votes in the national con-
vention and forecast adoption of a
unit rule resolution by the state con-
vention,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
Poultry Association
To Put On Contest
Pens to Be at Local Hatchery and
Prizes Awarded to Best LAYERS

The South Georgia Poultry associa-
ton is making arrangements to hold
an egg laying contest under the rules
and regulations approved by the
American Poultry association. Five
pullets of every strain are to be hous-
ed and supplied with trap nests at the
hatchery for one year, and a daily
record kept of each hens productive
ty.
Prizes will be awarded to the hen
laying the most eggs during the year
and cup awarded to the pen making
the highest record during the time.
The contest will be in charge of Mr..
Teal of the hatchery company and is
open to any breed and from this and
nearby counties. Interested parties
can secure additional information by
applying to county agent c. T. Owens
at the Chamber of Commerce.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
Shoot Here To Be
The Largest Ever
Held In Georgia
Many Prominent People Will Be Here
May 10Th To 21st

From the list of reservations being
made at local hotels it is quite proba-
BILE the largest attendance ever record
ed in Georgia will attend the State
Shoot here beginning next Monday at
ten o'clock.
Quite a few prominent men in the
state in all walks of life, will attend
the shoot and daily enquiries are
received from near by people wanting
to know the big days.
Several prominent women, among
them, Mrs. ]. C. Wright, wife of DR..
J. {. Wright, and Mrs. H. N. Afford,
wife of DR.. H. N. Afford of Atlanta
will attend the shoot. "Uncle Andy"
Hill, prominent Georgia banker and
Walter Huff, of Macon, for thirty
years favorite of Dupont Powder Co..
Col. Joe Hightower, Americus cotton
factor; Paul Eoil, state champion for
South Carolina; T. ]. Aycock, Jack
sonville, stale champion of Florida;
M. c, Tyler of Mississippi, conceded
finest single shot in the South and
T. S. Woodward, Texas who shoots
over and under gun and one of the
finest shots in the United States.
Big times are planned to entertain
these visitors. Fish fry and Barbecue
Monday night, reception Tuesday
night. No doubt a great many of the
shooters will play golf, as it is under
stood the grounds have been rendered
President Griner for the use of all
shooters for the three days. Many
people from neighboring towns will
attend and sight never before seen
by Fitzgerald people will be pulled off.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
Cordele District Held
Meeting At Ashburn
Turner Elected District Delegate to
Annual Conference to Be Held
in Savannah in December

The Methodist churches, South, of
the Cordele district held their annual
conference at Ashburn, Tuesday where
Fitzgerald was we'll represented by
Rev. S. c. Oliff, Mrs. J T Hendrix,
James Attaway ] E Turner, C T
Owens and Mrs. S. F. Shultz. The Ash
burn Methodists delightfully."- enter
tanned their visitors with dinner aft
er the business session.
Marshallville was selected for the
1925 session of the conference. Mr..
]. E. Turner was elected to the annual
conference which will be held in Sa-
vannah in December.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
COLQUITT COUNTY
IN THE MOVIES

A representative of an Atlanta Mo-
vie Laboratory was in the city Mon
day and presented before a select
audience at the Chamber of Com
merce, Colquitt county on the screen.
the money crops of the county, the
Cow, Hog and Hen and its industries.
The picture would have been COM
plete but for the absence of its rural
educational institutions of which Col
quit has several, highly spoken of con-
soldated high schools. The children,
the best crop they have, were entire
ly ignored
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
Presidents Veto
Is Sustained
Bursom Pension Bill Fails in Senate
By One Vote

WASHINGTON, May 13- Presi-
dent Coolidges veto of the Bursum
pension bill was sustained today by
the senate.
The action crowned with success
the first attempt of Mr.. Coolidge to
block legislation by exercise of the
veto power.
Like President Harding he dis
approved the bill because of the ex-
pense involved. The measure would
have granted pension increases to
veterans of several wars.
The vote to override was So to %,
one vote less than the two-thirds ma
jority required.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
Press Association To
Meet In Ashburn

Miss Emily Woodward, president of
the Third District Press s.sociation
and editor Of the Vienna has
called meeting of the ASSOCIATION at
Ashburn on Friday, May g.
A program is being arranged by
Mrs. Nora Lawrence Smith and Editor
Tyson, of the Wiregrass Farmer. The
meeting will be held at 1890 a. m.
in the Woman's Club rooms.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
Dixie National
Highway Launched
Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Nashville, Valdosta
Route to Connect Two Ma
tional Highways

Messrs. w. R. Bowen, j. E. Turner
and A. H. Denmark represented the
Chamber of Commerce at meeting
held in Valdosta last night, when the
Dixie-National Highway, connecting
the two national highways, was launch
ed. Mr.. J. w. Powell, of Nashville,
was elected president and Mr.. Tucker,
of Nashville, secretary for the new
association.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
BAPTISTS TO
HOLD SERVICES AT LIBRARY

The Primitive Baptist church, be-
ginning Sunday, hold their services
regularly at the Carnegie Library un-
til their new church is rebuilt, which
was recently destroyed by the cyclone.
There will not be any services Sun
day morning on account of Commence
ment sermon, but regular service will
be held Sunday night at eight-thirty
o'clock
The pastor, Rev. J. Fred Hartley,
extends to the public cordial invi-
tation to attend their services
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
Laymen To Visit
Tifton Next Sunday

Members of the Fitzgerald Evange-
listic Club will attend the laymen gath
ering at Tifton next Sunday, when
1aymen from churches from South
Georgia will participate at a meeting
in the Baptist church of our neigh
boring city. William R. Bowen, ]. E.
Turner, C. T Owens, ]. B. Russell,
o. L. Bradshaw and others will be in
the party from here.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
ROAD GUIDE
JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Out of Fitzgerald

JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Route to Savannah:-Via Abbeville,
cross bridge to Rhine, Milan, McRae,
Alamo, Mt. Vernon, Vidstia, Lyons,
Reidsville, Claxton, Pembroke. Take
road via Burnsed bridge to Louisville
road; road good to Canoochee river
bridge; east of Claxton Just fair to
Pembroke and Louisville road; Chat
ham county paved.
Route to Augusta--via Abbeville
bridge, take north route two miles east
of bridge to Eastman, Dublin, Wrights
vile, Barlow, Louisville, Wrens. Road
fair entire distance.
Route to Montgomery, Ala via
Irwinville, Sycamore, Ashburn, Syl-
vester, Albany, Dawson, Cuthbert,
Georgetown, Eufaula, Union Springs.
Road fair to Sylvester, paved TO Al
bany and good road to Georgetown.
Cross bridge to Eufaula
DIXIE HIGHWAY
Central Route"
Route to Macon-via Abbeville,
Hawkinsville, Perry Good to Bibb
County line then paved into Macon.
Route to Jacksonville-V Ocilla,
Douglas, Nichols, Folkston, Jackson
vile Good road to Nichols, rough to
Waresboro, good to Wayeross, excel
lent to Folkston and Jaxsville.
ROUTE TO CORDELE
Via Rochelle, Seville and Pitts,
road good to fair all the way.
(Th;s information will be printed
each week in this column; should any
serious changes be reported, will make
notation of such. Leader Enterprise
Promoter of Good Roads
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
EUROPE is FREE FROM
STRIFE FIRST. TIME IN YEARS

Paris = All is quiet along the
Thames, the Seine, the Spree, the I'll
Der, the Tague and other European
Potomacs.
Europe has not been so tranquil at
any moment in the last ten years.
After ten years of almost unbroken
strife Europe has peace at last even
though it may be only the lull that
precedes the storm.
Even May Day, which ordinarily
produces some excitement, passed off
without incident.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
DIR COHEN TO RETIRE
FROM ACTIVE PRACTICE

By the advice of expert physicians
in Cleveland and the imperative de-
mand of his family, DR.. Cohen is plan
ming to give up active practice as soon
as practicable. This will be a matter
of exceeding regret to his large circle
of friends and patrons built up thru
fourteen years of unremitting and
highly successful medical practice in
this city and following many years o.
service in the profession in Philadel-
phia and western points.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
IN THE INTEREST OF
GEORGIA AND TECH

Mr.. Lippitt of the University of
Georgia and Mr.. Pond of the Georgia
School of Technology were in the
city Monday in conference with some
of the alumni of both institutions to
secure their local cooperation for
them. 1t is intended to increase the
usefulness of these higher institutions
of learning and to- secure for them
larger financial aid from the state,
without which these developers of
Georgia's youth can not do their full
part in the upbuilding of the States
natural resources.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
j. r. Williams Killed,
G. E. Eaton Injured,
AS Engine Derails
"A. B. & A. Freight Train Bound for
Brunswick Derails Near Kettle
Trestle; Fireman and En-
gineer Buried in Coal

Waycross, May l2-Fireman ]. H.
Williams, age %, is dead and Engineer
IL E. Eaton, age IS, is in serious
condition as the result of freight en-
gine, No. 107 of the A. B. & A. Rail
road leaving the track and rolling
down IS foot embankment Just this
side of the Kettle Creek trest1e, three
miles from this city at 7:40 o'clock
Saturday morning. The engine was
hauling string of five cars from Way
cross to Brunswick and the wreck is
believed to have been caused by the
engine hitting COW at that point.
10th men are residents of Fitzgerald
Acting Conductor A. J. Williams,
who was the first to reach the men
pinned under the coal which rolled
on top of them as the engine slid down
the embankment, stated they were
moving at a very slow rate of speed
approximately IS miles an hour, and
he telts Engineer Eaton apply his air
brakesfthen sa wthe engine leave the
track.
He rushed down the embankment
and found one arm of Engineer Eaton
reaching out of the coal, but did not
see the fireman, who was totally cov-
cred with the coal. He at once set to
work to remove the debris and coal
which covered Eaton and soon had
him released and aided him in reach
gnthe caboose.
A thoro search for Fireman Williams
revealed that he was buried under
great pile of coal and when uncover
ed it was learned that he died from
suttocation and not from injuries. A
few scratches on his face were the on
ly marks of injury. Fireman Williams
had been with the road for the past
three months and he had regular run
from Fitzgerald to Waycross on the
freight.
Engineer Eaton has been connected
with the road for the past two and a
half years.
The engine buried itself several
feet when it rolled down the side of
sthe embankment. 1t is "six wheelev
e@td the excessive power of the loc ]
motive tore up the track for many feet.
Several rails were nearly bent double
as the train was derailed The first
and second box cars te1escoped as the
engine. left the track and the first car
was nearly stood on end.
A person living near to the scene of
the wreck stated that he noticed the
COW which caused the wreck on sever
al occasions stand in the middle of
the track and cause trains to come to
a standstill to prevent an occurrence
such as that which happened Satur-
day omrning.
The water in the tank of the tender,
which poured into the cabin where the
two men were pinned, probably saved
the men from being sca1ded by the
steam and oi1ing water from the en-
gine Conductor Williams stated that
when he reached the engine the water
was pouring in terrific streams into
ate cabin and rapidly filling it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
ITO KEEP CHEESE

Hot weather will not bring mildew
or a greasy sweat on cheese if it is
wrapped in cloth wrung in cold
water. 1t is necessary, however, to
change the cloth daily.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15

Natives in the heart of Africa will
soon be able to perform their native
ceremonials to the strains of jazz
thru a radio loud speaker and
will be given Instructions in modern
agricultural methods in the same way
under plan of British officials.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-15
IRWINvI1LE HOST TO SINGERS

INV nv V444HN 44OOA 10 OIIVOENo
The Irwin county singing conven-
ton will be held in Irwinville next
Sunday, to which all singing classes
are cordially invited Dinner on the
grounds.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-07-04
wALLACkH HOME FROM
TRIP TO EASTERN FONTS

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. b. Wallace re-
turned home Tuesday from = three
weeks trip to Toronto. Canada. and
other eastern points. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace left here Jane Is and join
ed the other Colorado Rotary dele
gates TO the International conven.
tion 1t Denver. They spent q few
days In Denver before starting
north.
The first big stop was at Detroi,
where the Rotarians were entertain.
ed At dinner and the theatre. The
following morning they reached
Toronto where they remained until
the next Friday. Saturday was
spent at Niagara Falls and then the
return trip was started. On their
return Nr. and Mrs. Wallace spent
two days In Chicago and stopped u
Fort Morgan for . visit.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-07-04
Card Club Guests
Of Dcl Norte Member.

Card Club Guests
" Dcl Norte Member.
The Thursday Evening Bridge
club were the guests Of Mrs. Dave
Hess at Del Norte Tuesday after
noon. A pleasant afternoon at dup
licate bridge was concluded with a
dainty luncheon. Mrs. Gertrude
Robinson was awarded the club
prize and Mrs. H. E. Lague the
guest prize.
The Monte Vista list included
Mesdames r. R. Mitchell. H. e.
Lague. C. T. Brockway. Robert Mac
Arthur. L. B. Sylvester. Gertrude
Robinson. John Macarthur. E. j.
Short and Miss Ella Lawless. Del
Norte guests and members were.
Mesdames Dave Hess, J. H. Weiss.
W. F. johnson. Earl Cochran. Gus
Weiss and John Ewing.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-07-04
IRIS THEATRE PROGRAM
MONDAY AND TuEsDAY-JuLY 7-s

With Mary Alden, Huny Gordon VIM. Collier Jr. Winfred
Bryson, and all star cast.
version of Blanche Uprght sensational novel, THE
Valley of Content vivid drama of love, laughter and
luxurious living Great a novel and playGreater
as photodrama. story of today and the wild lust for
element
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Martin and
little son. and DR.. and Mrs. r. D,
Taylor and little daughter will
spend the Fourth in the hills. The
same party spent last week end op<
4 fishing trip on the Rio Grande.
&c . . .
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Hynds motor.
cd over from Yuma, Colo. MONDAY
and will spend month visiting herse
At the home Of Mrs. Hynd's parent,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wright and
with her brothers and sisters.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-07-04
Week Of
sATURDAY-JULY s
1.-THE MEANEST MAN IN
THE WORLD"

C'MON YOU MEAN MAN-sMILE
But he wouldn't-no he couldn't
till Cupid taught him how.
Come-have the laugh on him
come-share a thrill with him
you'll 70 wild over him.
Bert Lytell. Blanche Sweet, Bryant
Washburn.
ALSO COMEDY
Matinee $3.50. Night 7:3o :
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-07-04
Musical Tea to
BE Given on Wednesday.

A musical tea will be given al
the Presbyterian church next Wed.
resday afternoon. This event
which is benefit tea, will give
Monte Vista people an unusual op-
portunity to hear Miss Marian Ed
man play. Much interest has cen
tered about this talented young wo-
man this spring during her gradu-
alton recitals and commencement AT
Iowa University. She received un-
limited praise for her work as =
pianist and especially as an accom-
panist from her instructor, the dean
OF the school of music.
Besides Miss Edman there will be
several organ and vocal numbers.
Mrs. Chas. Edman. Mrs. Abner Far
row. Mrs. Homer Grow Of Portland.
Oregon. Mrs. Margaret Lee Slusher
who is a granddaughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Clark and Miss Helen
Newcomb who has been in school In
Denver, will take part.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-07-04

Cranes Dollar Candy for 76c on
Saturday, July 12th, at Fuller Drus
Co.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jones ard.
the parents Of . baby daughter,
born June 2S.