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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
DEATH SILENCES
TAIL OF RATHER
OF RADIO FAME

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Nov. rs
Radio Kelly the broadcasting rattle
snake, whose vibrant tail once was
heard half way round the world. raft
led his death rattle Tuesday. Kelly
was five-foot diamond,back, owned
by Professor George R Green, nature
study specialist of Penn State College.
Last spring he backed his talented,
ten-button tail up against the sending
instrument of State College station and
thrummed a desert lay which experts
from the music department identified
as a medley of THE Cowboys La
ment' and 1.-THE Dirty Little Coward
Who Shot Mr.. Howard" He was
the first, and thus far, the only rattle
snake to broadcast the ominous opus
of his breed and this distinction even
tually caused his extinction, for Kelly
died of the rattles.
Professor Green said Kelly ratified
himself to death. Students and bisi-
tors could not pass lis. cage without
making him rattle and he died OF ex-
haustion.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
ROYKIN DECLARES WAR
TO DEATH ON ATLANTA
COTTON EXCHANGE

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 27-Let 'em
howl
When John Boykin swooped down
on the exchanges and brokers in At
lanta in his unrelenting war on gam
bling and other law violations, he ex-
pected, as the late Sam Jones used to
say, that the hit dog would howl" A
protest has gone up that the solicitor
general disturbs legitimate business
and threw monkey wrench into the
machinery of the cotton trade"
But the Solicitor is not going to be
stopped by sucL- propaganda, it ap-
pears. Many people thruout the state
have been "stung," it is stated. Not
even women have been exempted, mum
bers Of them being stripped of their
savings by these socalled exchanges,
it is shown.
1t is currently reported that Solicitor
On these brokers and exchanges. Peo-
porting losses, it seems. The specula-
tor speculates at loss. He seldom, if
ever, gets back his margin and COM
missions, it is claimed. He has but a
slim chance to win, according to those
who have gone into the game.
The exchanges, it appears, have
agents everywhere who are literally
combing the state for suckers" as the
court authorities view it. In some in
stances they are the local telegraph
operators in small towns and villages
1t is estimated that thousands upon
thousands of dollars have been lost by
citizens of Georgia thru operation of
these exchanges.
Once Driven Out of Atlanta
1t will be recalled that at one time
Atlanta was well-hlled with the SOCIAL
led cotton exchanges, until they were
driven out by an act of the legislature
in 1906 The Credit Mems Association,
led by Wilmer L. Moore, then presi-
dent, and other business leaders,
sought to put an end to the operations
of the exchanges and finally succeeded
in having law passed that left these
exchanges no leg upon which to stand.
Quietly, one by one, like the Arabs,
they quietly folded up their tents and
moved Always"
But now, after period of inaction
the brokers' exchanges have been
coming back, some of them being the
very ones that had been driven out.
Repeated complaints have apparently
made it the imperative duty of the soil
citor to act. So-ca1led cotton experts
have made statements in an effort to
"stem the tide" against exchange OPP
orators.
Atlanta is used to sensations, but it
was little more than it bargained for
when the Solicitor staged his raid on
the exchanges. There was nothing spec
tacu1ar about it. He simply wants to
enforce the laws of Georgia. Not on
ly are Atlanta people being "feeced"
in cotton transactions, it is claimed,
but the operations of exchanges have
extended to all parts of the state thru
hired agents, and Georgians generally
are reported to have lost heavily.
The probe is still going on and will
probably last for sever al weeks, as the
has taken a wide range.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
"Follies Of 1925"
Is Well Received

A good audience greeted the presen-
tation of home talent last night in the
"Folies of 1925" 1t was, as indicat-
ed by the name, quite light in its dra..
matte phase, only the tiniest thread
of story linking the musical numbers
with bit of dancing and some humor-
Gus monologues to vary the program.
The beauty of the chorus girls surpas-
sed any seen IN professional casts,
while the ready cues and general
smoothness was especially good Tor
amateurs, rejecting credit on the
quick wits of our young folks and the
skill of the director, who was so short
time in getting up the play.
Fleming Shewmake and Red Will
liams, in monologue and dialogue, were
lust as good as they make them, and
Fleming certainly does look good in
the spotlight. The Spanish Dance OF
Miss Athleen Dickey and Marvin Nor
ris was a marvel of grace and their
little Green Grass" specially skit
with local hits was another especially
enjoyable feature.
Home talent would miss something
without Mrs. Fellars in the lead. Her
beauty and her singing received its
usual appreciation. Miss Sybil Martin
was a picture of grace and sang de-
lightfully in the duo with Mr.. Mathis
Mr.. Will Mashburn was splendid in
his rendition of "Marchita" and 30
Sole Mic" with Spanish settings. Miss
Rose posing and the chorus in the
background. Mr., Milton made de-
lightful impression both in acting and
singing and little George Hull took the
house by storm. :.
Even as important as an efficient di-
rector behind the scenes is. the man in
front, the pianist for an entertainment
like this. Hardly any one who knows
Sam Kassewitz could fail to recognize
his firm, true touch on the keys, lead
ing or following every strain with
master hand
The cast was composed of Mes
danes Fellars, Boggs and Misses
Dickev, Martin, Rose, Fluker, Meeks
and Messrs. Milton, Shewmake,. Will
liams, Morris, Mathis, Garwood and
little Miss Williams and Master Hull
The chorus girls were Misses Jones,
Manning. Martin, Meeks. Fluker, Coch
ran, Smith, Waites, Dickey, Rose and
Mcintyre. The chorus men were Mes
srs. Warren, Morris, Anderson, Math-
is. Wideman, HERS, Baker, Dorminy.
Miss Gladys Weathers was the di-
rector
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
Constitution And
Democracy Keynotes
AT Educational Meet
Local Speakers Give Interesting Talks
to Assembled Teachers

Education Week was officially re-
cognized by the Fitzgerald and Ben
Hill county teachers by Joint meet
ing at the High school last Saturday,
at which interesting talks of education
al value were made.
Rev. Bruce Nay opened the session
with an appropriate reading from the
Bible. Allen Garden gave an interest
ing and instructive talk on the history
of our Constitution. Rev. ]. H. Elder,
" nose subject: "The Success of Dem
ocracy Depends on Intelligent Citi-
zens," presented this topic in an in
teresting and forceful manner.
State Supervisor 1. S. Smith present
ed statistical facts in regard to the
schools of the county, and was fol-
lowed by Supt Bennett with a COM
parative survey of the cost of the
schools in Fitzgerald with others in
cities of like size in this section and
rneir scholastic standing. An organi-
cation was formed of the teachers in
the county with Supt. Bennett presi-
dent, Supt. Billiard. of the County
School system, vice-president and
Prof. Herndon secretary-treasurer.
A short talk on consolidation of the
city and county schools was made by
Editor Gelders. A delightful lunch
was served by he members of the
Domestic Science class, under the
supervision of their efficient teacher.
Miss Mcintyre.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
BOB JONES REVIVAL
TO BE HELD HERE
in FEBRUARY
To Be Greatest Revival In History
OF This Section

The churches of the city and the
Mems Evangelstic Club have arrang-
ed with Bob Jones to come back to
Fitzgerald in February and conduct a
great revival at the Dickey Warehouse.
This evangelist changed the hearts OF
people in tent meeting here few
years ago and since then Fitzgerald
has been a better city. Since that day
Bob has grown and developed as an
evangelist and has rendered service all
over the states and Canada and has
travelled the Holy Land
The organization which he has per-
iected for managing his campaign is
one of system that gathers large aud
fences from local and distant commnn-
tiles and it may be expected that from
the first day of the meeting we shall
have crowded houses at each service.
We may exect people from our rural
section and nearby towns.
The central committee on arrange
ments here has appointed eight or ten
committees on details of arrangements.
For instance the publicity committee
will see that everybody knows of this
great evangelist, and that he is here;
the delegations committee will arrange
for various societies and fraternities
to attend in bodies on specified dates.
Mr.. Jones was wonderful power
when here and it is known that he has
grown to be more powerful IN his
preaching since that date.
This seems to be a time when bus
ines men everywhere are turning more
and more to religious effort and now
and then we hear of whole communl-
ties becoming revolutionized. Many
things have taken place in the last
year or two to indicate the speeding
up of the coming of the Masters
Kingdom.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
TO DUST COTTON
BY AIRPLANES

Commercial busting of cotton by
airplane in Georgia was assured at a
meeting of representatives of agricul-
tural agencies of the state at Athens
and Americas last week. Seventeen
planes, each capable of controlling the
weevil on 1000 acres have been assign
ed to the state and operations will be-
gin in the spring of 1925.
Agencies which are cooperating in
the undertaking are the Bureau of
Entomology, of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, the State De-
partment of Entomology, the State
Department of Agriculture, the State
Board of Health and the State College
of Agriculture. The Huff Deland Aero
Corporation of Ogdensburg, N. Y,
will furnish the planes and pilots and
will have charge of the operations.
The avantages of busting by air
plane over the ground machine as Set
out in the meetings last week are saw
ing of fifty to sixty pounds per cent
of calcium arsenate; busting can be
carried on successfully in usual day
winds and without the necessity OF
| having the plants wet with dew; the
dust can be spread Immediately after a
heavy rain and operations are not held
up by a muddy field; airplanes can
dust from 1000 to 1000 acres per
hour, whereas the best cart machines
will average about thirty acres per
dav or night; large areas can be con-
trolled by plane in a few hours and
check an infestation of weevils- a
greater acreage can be planted. be-
cause the problem of busting is TAX
en- from the farmers hands; and much
more efficient work is done by planes.
! Headquarters for commercial dust
| ing operations will be made at Athens,
with main repair depot at Americas.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
WASHINGTON HULL SENT TO
BOTTOM IN NAVAL TESTS
Method of Dealing Death Blow to
Treaty Victim Is Not
Yet Known

Norfolk, Va, November 25.-The
u. S. S. Washington was sunk Tues
day as the climax of series Of naval
tests which have been going on for
several days incident to the destruc-
ton of partially-completed battleship
doomed by the naval limitation treaty.
Officials at the naval base had no
information as to what means were
used in finally dispatching the Wash
ington, whether it was, by bunfire or
airplane bombs. Their only mord was
that she had been sunk during the day.
A full report is being sent to the navy
department at Washington by radio
from the Texas, it was stated. The
Texas is now on her way into port
and probably will anchor sometime
during the night.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
THANKSGIVING SERVICES
IN FITZGERALD

The religious observance of Thanks
giving Day will begin with Sunrise
Prayer Meeting at 7 o'clock in the
Baptist church under the charge of
the B. Y. p. u, with Mr.. O. L. Brad
shaw leader. The public and especially
the young people of the city, are in
invited to attend.
Union services will be conducted at
the Presbyterian church on Thursday
night at 1880 O'Clock, Rev. S. C. Diff
preaching.
The Episcopal congregation will
have a special service on Thursday
night at o'clock, Rev. j. B. Lawrence
of Americas in charge. Everybody
welcome.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
Fitzgerald Rushes
To Tifton's Aid
/ One Truck Sent to Help in Fighting
Fire in Clyatt-Elks Building

A phone message TO the local fire
department by the Mayor of Triton,
requesting aid in fighting conflag-
ration started in our neighboring town
was answered by the sending of one
of the fire trucks to the scene Tues
day.
Considerable damage had been done
to the Clyatt-Elks building in the
heart of the business district, but the
fire was under control when the local
firemen arrived in Triton The damage
to the building, part of which was used
as hospital, is estimated at $4,000
with insurance to cover the loss. The
offices in the building were occupied
by number of lawyers and doctors
the lower floor by the Brooks Phar
macy, Carson's Clothing Store anc
Mrs. Barnett's Millinery establishment
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27

Boy" of the song who is discovered
thousands of miles from home and is
sent back to the sorrowing mother,
stories the Missing Persons Bureau
might tell if its work were not conf
Dental
In the Radical Bureau the Bomb
Squad has the ticklish task of pre-
venting the practical Anarchists,
whether organized or individual, from
attempting to use internal machines
or bombs. The other day the police
radio receiving station caught and re-
layed the first radio fire alarm in his
tory.
Collecting Lost Babies
The Safe and Loft Squad, part of
the Protective Bureau which is en-
gagged in preventing depredations by
criminals, spent FIVE months recently
watching the operations of the last
Mob" of known safe-cracksmen. The
result was that the "Yeggs" were
caught in a body.
known as loft workers were accustom-
ed to break into manufacturers lofts
on Saturday nights, pack up the goods
over SUNDAY. anu lncll HAUL tIelH away
on Sunday night The Safe and Loft
Squad has made this SO improbable
that it is several years since such a
leisure1y job has been reported.
Autombile theft was formerly or
ganized OH large scale, but special
squad has stopped the wholesale steal
ing. 1t occasionally uncovers small
band engaged in this work-one of its
greatest achievements having been the
discovery of an automobile graveyard
"a deep place in the East River,
where fifteen cars had been run over
board to get rid of them.
in conclusion let me cite just one
little item of statistics. On recent
Sunday the Coney Island police, be
sides shepherding crowd of 100000
visitors to that resort, collected, fed,
entertained, guarded and restored to
their parents no less than 100 lost chill
dren. And some of them had been lost
on purpose in order that the parents
might have good time unhindered
by little ones, whom they knew the
police would take good care of.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
RHINE TO BE INVADED
BY REVIVAL TEAMS

Teams from the Fitzgerald, Rochelle
and Abbeville Evangelistic Clubs will
hold all day services at Rhine next
Sunday. About twenty members bf
the local club are expected to make
the trip and will be joined at Abbeville
by members OF the clubs of our neigh
boring towns.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
Davis Highway Bridge
Re-opened To Traffic

The bridge at Abbeville, on the JEFF
ferson Davis Highway, for some time
closed on account of repairs, was re-
opened to traffic Sunday. Auto traffic
on the Jefferson Davis Highway, which
for the past month was diverted from
Augusta via Dublin and Hawkinsville,
vii again be routed direct thru East
man and Abbeville.
Traffic from and to Savannah and in
termediate points, which was diverted
by way of Lanes bridge will again take
this nearer route to the "City by the
Sea"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
SPLENDID PAPER READ
AT THIRD WARD PIT. A

Miss Carrie Garrison deserves spe-
cial mention for the splendid paper
read before the Third Ward Parent
Teache Associa: .on on The Necds
of the Home Economics Department"
Miss Garrison lives in the rural dis
trict and appreciates the great value
of this feature of public instruction
for our young ladies.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
EVANGELISTIC CLUB
ARRANGES FOR
UNION SERVICES

Sunday, December IA, Rev. Plato
Durham, of Emory University, will
hold three services in the city under
the auspices of the Business Mems
Evangelistic Club, preaching at the
Central M. E. church at II a. m. at
the First M. E. church at p m, and
at the Baptist church at 7:30 p. m.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
NAME GOMPERS FOR
ANOTHER TERM
A. F. of L. Returns President and
Executive Council at the Clos
ing Session of Meeting

Ell Paso, Texas, Nov. 25-Samuel
Gompers, who has headed the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor almost con-
tinuously for A years, on Tuesday
was reelected president at the closing
session of the federation's convention
here.
With Gompers, the entire Executive
Council of the Federation was rteurn-
"a 70 office
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
SOLD INTEREST IN
FITZGERALD HARDWARE

J. H. Order, for a number of years
manager of the Fitzgerald Hardware
Co., has sold his interest in the bust
ness to his associates and will short
ly move to Miami.
Mr.. Frank James will have charge
of the store for the present.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
More Than A Broad Chest Is
Needed To Wear Star In Making
Modern Big City Safe For You
Policing Congested Ceners Has Resulted in
ment of Groups of Specialists to Handle Various
Phases of Crime. Human Side Too

Written for The Leader
By RICHARD E. ENRIGHT
Commissioner of Police New York City

new set of stories Thousand and One Nights might
with each tale dealing with different phase of the myl
ad duties York other big city police disciplined
force of functions throughout the New
York departments with marked uniformity in its smoohness
Whether dealing with husband who has progressively
poisoned his wife, in recovering for little Miss
her puppy the organization works with precision and along
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
STORES WILL CLOSE
FOR THANKSGIVING

On account of Thanksgiving, most
of the stores of the city, the banks,
Post Office, city and comfy offices.
will be closed Thursday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27

A fine Selection of Christmas Cards,
Printed or Engraved, with Envelopes
to Match. Your name Printed on Free
in Lots of rs or More. The Leader Dis
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27

Rev. J. F. Singleton is holding meet
ings in Milan this week.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-26

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did for her, and it has surely done wonders for me. I hope all women who suffer will take my advice as the Vegetable Com pound has done SO much to bring back my yigor and strength. Mrs. ALBERT E. DEscHAuD, Momence, Illinois.
 Over 12l, 900 women have 50 far re- piled to our question, "Have you re. ceiyed benefit from taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound T" 95 per cent. of these replies answer "Yes. |"
 That is 9S out of every 100 women who take this medicine for the ailments for which it is recommended are ben effted by it. For sale by druggists everywhere.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-26
Glasgow a,wol,ed

Chicago, April .6.--Almost at the time Wanda Elaine stopa, the immi- grant girl who became Chicago's youngest woman lawyer. took poison In Detroit yesterday, a coroner's jury here returned verdict blaming her for the staying of Henry Manning. caretaker at the home of Y. Henley Smith.
 It was mad infatuation for Smith, disclosed in her letters, that prompted Miss stopa, who had decided 10 aban- don a legal career and devote her. self to writing, to come from New York 10 Chicago 10 kill him after he had stopped si50 monthly payments to dcfray her expenses in New York's artists colonies.
 Smith when informed Of her death reiterated former statments that he believed Miss Stopa highly emo tionai." He did not testify at the coroner's inquest, but Ernest T. Wood, middle aged taxicab driver. who drove Miss stopa 10 the Smith home vas called. Wood failed to explain his delay of more than day in giving his information to the authorities.
 sigmund Glsecow, father of Nladi- mir "Ted" Glasgow, who posed as Miss stopa's husband. declared that the girl was good, studious. an- bilious snd serious" He said he had not seen his son since the marriage, three years ago.
 Woods story. according to the poe lice. apparently absoived Glasgow from connection with the slaying. At first it was thought that he drove the automobile.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-26
Sunday.

II s. m.----Central church service. Musical program. 2:30 p. m.-Studio chapel service. p. m.-Chicago Sunday Evening club.
 8 D. m.-Regular meeting of the Chicago Sunday Evening club. Musical program.