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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26
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By: SpaIding Mob
Arrest 3 Charged with Shooting
Negro Woman To Death

GRIFFIN, Ga, June rs - Glenn
Gulledge, Raymond Shockley and Bill
Rogers, white men of Spalding coun-
ty, have been lodged in the county
Jail here on warrants charging murd-
er. following the shooting to death of
Penny Westmoreland and the wound
ing of her husband John Westmore-
land, and one Of her sons, Marcus
Moreland by a mob late last night.
The men deny any connection with
the shooting and declare that they
know nothing of the affair. Marcus
is reported to be in a serious condi-
ton.
Spalding county officers tonight con
tinued search begun last night for
others said to have been members of
the alleged mob. The wounded declare
that eight or ten men came to the
house and opened fire on the occu-
pants without warning No motive for
the shooting is known here.
Members of the Westmoreland fam
lily are said TO have identified the
three men held. About IS shots were
fired, they claim.
Westmoreland is an aged negro, who
lives in the Union district about two
miles west of Sunnyside.
Tilden J. Purdy, acting coroner sum
moned jury and returned a verdict
that Penny" Westmoreland came to
her death by pistol wounds fired by
members of mob and among men,
bers of the mob were Glenn Gulledge,
Raymond Schockley, Bill Rogers and
others not identified"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26
Three Farmers Make
Dairyiug Pay Dividends

Three farms on which the dairy
COW plays strong hand and which
report satisfactory profits from their
operations are the Hunter Bros, J.
M. J. Luke and George Drexler.
Each of these are milking from ten
to twenty cows. The Hunter farm is
especially noteworthy for its large
feed crops, while the Drexler farm
shows splendid pastures, principally
seeded to carpet grass.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26
The Knapps Make
Fortune In Movies
Former Fitzgeraldites Sell Monopoly
In California for $500, 100000

The San Bernardino (Cal.) Sun of
June 18th carries an announcement of
the sale of the movie houses of the
city owned by J. G. and Donald Knapp
to a syndicate for 100000.
The Knapp's owned the three pic
ture houses of the city with long leas-
es. The former Mayor of Fitzgerald
and his family have operated these
houses for number of years and are
said to have been very successful, of
which their friends in this commun-
ity will be glad to learn.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26
CLAYTON YOUNG DIES
AT HOME HERE

The 19-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Young, passed away at the
home of his parents on south Sher-
man street Monday evening after a
siege of typhoid, contracted while in
Jacksonville. from which city he ar
rived about four weeks ago. His re-
mains were laid to rest in the Troupe
cemetery east of the city Besides his
parents he is survived by one brother
Elvin Young.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26
Vaughan Flies Over
u. S. In Is Hours
Army Flyer None the Worse After
Daylight Flight from Atlantic
To The Pacific

SANFRANCISCO, Cal, June "a
Lieutenant Russell Vaughan, U. S. A.,
who arrived from Mitchell flying field
New York, at 9:48 O'Clock Monday
night (12:48 Eastern standard ti.nel
after making the 200 mile trans-con-
tinental flight in 81 hours and 40 min
utes, rested up Tuesday none the
worse for his long and gruelling jour
ney.
Stops enroute took up hours and
% minutes, making the actual flying
time 18 hours and 70 minutes.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26
EX-SERVICE MEN
ASK TWO PLANKS
TO BE INSERTED

New York, June 25-Former sery-
ice men among delegates to the demo-
cratic national convention agreed to
work for the incorporation in the party
platform Of two planks. One would
criticize the language used by Presi-
dent Coolidge in his bonus veto mes
sage, and the other would declare for
adequate care of the disabled an re-
organization of the veterans bureau
The meeting did not involve a dis
cussion of individual candidates, al
though many of those present ex.
pressed a desire to see former serv-
ice man placed on the ticket. ~
H.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26
BONUS APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED HERE

Mr.. Preston B. Seanor, Adj. of
Mars Mcdonald Post, is in receipt of
blanks for soldiers bonus,
and will be pleased to deliver them to
those who are entitled to them and ex-
plain just how to fill them out Mr..
Seanor will be found in his office in
the Davis Block.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26
MR.. BOWEN HONORED BY
DIXIE ASSOCIATION

Official notice of the election of Mr..
VIM. R. Bowen, by the annual conven-
ton of the Dixie Highway Association
which met recently in Savannah, as
one of the directors for Georgia, of
the Dixie Highway, was received here
this week.
Mr.. Bowen was selected to represent
the Central Dixie Highway on the
Board of Directors, others on the
board being: Clarke Howell, w. T,
Anderson, Col. Twitty of Brunswick,
and H. M. Mcintosh of Albany.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26
ROUND WORLD FLYERS
ARRIVE AT AKYAB

London, June 25.-The American
Round the-Worl flyers arrived at
Akyab from Chitta Gong Wednesday
evening, according to a news agency
dispatch received in London.
Earlier in the day the flyers flew
from Rangoon to Chitta Gong. Akyab
is the chief town of Arakan, Burma.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26
FLETCHER FARM HAS
FINE. FIELD TOBACCO

The Fletcher farm, west of the city,
containing forty acres of tobacco,
which is being cultivated under the
management of Mr.. Turner, show
just what experience is worth in rails
ing tobacco.
The field is one of uniform size and
is reported to be curing beautifully.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26
METHODIST REVIVAL
ATTRACTS LARGE CROWDS

The revival meetings conducted by
Rev. Haynes under the tent near the
library is being attended with increas-
ing interest by large congregations.
The meetings will continue during
the next week,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26

Mr.. J. T. Brannon of Lumber City,
spent Sunday with friends here.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26

Is a member in good standing en-
TITLED to Good Roads Dinner on
June 9th.
Entertainment Com.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26

Leader Want Ads Will Sell II.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-26

Entertainment Comnittee.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
MINE ACCIDENTS
 CAUSE 166 DEATHS
 THROUGH AUGUST
Even Large Though It Is, Number Is Substantial Decrease From
 Years Ago.

Accidents at coal mines III the United States during the month of August caused the death of loo men, according to information received from State mine inspectors by the Department of the Interior The fatality rate for the month, computed by the Bureau of Mines on an output of Al, ,S5l ,O0O tons of coal, was 3.o7 per million tons, being about 7 per cent. lower than the rate ot $40 per million tons for August, 1925 The average rate for August over a ten year period has been AZ, the rate for August of the current year represent ing reduction of about Der cent. The fatality rate for bitunlinOus mines alone for August, 1924, was 3.77 per million tons, as compared with 546 for August last year and 3.89 for the month. during the ten-year period. For anthracite mines alone the August, 1924, rate was 494 per million tons, as against 54l for August last year, and ten-year average rate for August of 581 per mil lion tons. The record for August, l9- 24, indicates an Improvement not only for the coal industry as a whole, but for anthracite and bitun1inous mines sepa- rately.
 Reports received hy the Bureau of Mines for the first eight months of 1924 shows that l.628 men have been killed by accidents at the mines, as compared with 1,793 during the same months last tyear The S-months fatality rate for this year was 458 per million tons as compared with 412 in 1923. The in creased rate for 1924 was entirely in the bituminous industry and was caused 1 by the explosions Of gas and coal dust during the past eight months, The bitu- nlinous rate for the first eighr months of 1924 was 44O per million tons; in 1923 Ii was 383. The anthracite rate
 for eight months in 1924 was 54S; last year r was 563 for the same period As no single accident during August caused as many as five deaths. the rec ord for 1924 10 the 3lst Of August re- mains at 7 major disasters with loss of 408 lives, as compared with sini- lar disasters causing 254 deaths during the corresponding months last year. The
 fatality rate per million tons based ex- clusively on the number of lives lost in accidents killing five or more men dur
 ing the first eight months of 1924 was 1l5 as compared with O58 in 1923.
 Comparison of the cause of ac3i-
 dents in 1924 to the end of August with those for the same period in 1923 shows
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
HOME OF CARPENTERS UNION
 PLAYED BIG PART IN BIRTH
 OF NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE

bers, whose duty it shall be to fix a price on all new fashioned carpenter work that may be introduced from time to time. It shall be the duty of said committee 10 settle any differences that may arise in the measurement and val nation of carpenters work, between car penters and their employers, or be- tween members of the company meas uring work together, and their deci- sion shall be binding on the parties as respects the price of said work"
 This Book of Prices was 10 be kept private among the members themselves, the law providing that:
 Should a member show it 10 any person who is not a member, he shall pay, for the first offense, $500; for the second offense, further sum of 5000, and for the third ofense, expulsion"
 It is interesting to note that some thing resembling the Union" or, as 1t is inaccurately called, the ''Closed" shop was maintained by the company, for members were not allowed to accept less than the established scale of prices, or to be concerned in such work with Non M embers under pain of expulsion.
 The bylaws also specified that:
 Any member, widow, or minor chil- dren of member, being in reduced cir cumstances, making application to the managing committee, they may relieve him, her or them at their discretion in any sum not exceeding $400O, It shall be the duty of the managing committee, on the application of any widow for quarterly allowance, to appoint two ot their members to examine the case and if 1t shall appear to the committee that the net annual income of such widow does not exceed $400.00 per annun, they shall place her on the list of Wi dows for quarterly allowance. But when a greater amount shall be needed than the quarterly allowance specified by the bylaws, they shall lay a statement ot the case before the company for its de- termination. The quarterly allowance to widows shall be -$3000; to superanua- ted members, double that amount"
 The beneficial features of the com pany corresponded closely with those of a modern trade union in death dona- tions, membershiph, superannuation and
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04

in social duties, such as helping unem-
 plOyed members, relieving those in dis tress, visiting the sick, and burying the dead
 Toward the middle of the century, when the organization had been firm
 ly established, the building of hall became an object of much interest. In 17O8, lot on Chestnut street was pur-
 chased, but no definite action was
 taken in erecting building until 177O, when it was agreed that each member subscribe for shares in the amount of four pounds each The plans were then prepared and approved and the building started on the 5th day of Feb
 ruary, l77O. It was so far completed in 1771 that the annual meeting of the company was held in 1t. The building was not entirely completed until 1792 It is situated on Chestnut street, be- tween Third and Fourth streets, in the
 business district of Philadelphia It IS a quaint old brick building with low tower of colonial style of architecture and is in splendid state of preserva the historic land marks of the nation. Its hall was freely used in the begin ming of the Revolution, and it was there that al 1the Colonial Congress meetings were held prior to the Dec laration of Independence. It was there on September 5, 1774, that action was taken which finally eliminated in the freedom and independence of the 13 colonies.
 When the Continental Congress could not meet in the old State House. the patriotic carpenters willingly of fered their hall as a meeting place for the purpose appealed to the delegates.
 John Adams, in his Journal of Cor respondence," says:
 Tt is a spacious hall and above there is a chamber with an excellent library, a convenient chamber opposite to this, and a long entry where gentle men may walk
 It was there the frameworko our national independence was planned; it was there the historic declaration of colonial rights was drafted; it was there in 1787 that the Constitution of the United States was agreed upon, thereby making ts connection with the first united effort to obtain a re- dress of grievance from the mother country which changed loose league of separate colonies into a powerful, united nation.-From the American Federationist.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
BUSINESS MEN URGED
 TO USE U. s. VESSELS

Washington, Oct 4-The United States shipping boards appeal to busi ness men to cease using foreign ships and patronize American vessels re- veals the insincerity of these alleged friends of an American merchant marine.
 It is stated that in the last 10 years the /seagoing trade of the United States amounted to $70,0O0,0OO, most of which has been carried by foreign CTS while American ships are rotting at their anchorage.
 While deploring the decline of Americas merchant marine, these business men patronize foreign com panies in which they are often in terested To cloak their unpatriotic acts they denounce the La Toilette seamen's act and mourn for a return of the days when the American boy will return to the sea.
 These interests do not want the American boy. This is proven by con ditions in the coastwise trade where Tmerican ships have a monopoly. This trade is protected for American busi ness men, but not for American sea
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
By FRANK DUFFY,
General Secretary, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
 America.

In 1724 the "Carpenters' Company oi Philadelphia" was founded Its mem bership consisted of both master ana journeymen carpenters. The objects o1 the company, as specified in its articles of incorporation, were much after ths style of the old guilds. They were:
 1st To obtain instruction in the science of architecture.
 End. To assist such of its members as should be by accident in need of sup port.
 3rd. To adopt such a system of measurement and prices that everyone concerned in building may have the value of his money and every workman the worth of his labor.
 At that time, the term, master car penter" was practically synonomous with that of journeyman. A feeling of common interest prevailed among mas ters and journeymen. The master was usually little removed in worldly goods and independence from the journeyman, This bond of common interest and the necessity to form some sort of orga- nization to protect trade secrets, stand ardize working conditions and wages, and place the trade on footing to meet the changing industrial conditions, was the reason why the company was formed.
 Among the first results obtained was the fixing of uniform scale of prices, similar to the working rules of the To- cal unions of the present day, through the establishment of a book of prices according to which carpentry work was thereafter appraised:
 "On the most equitable principles so that the workmen should have fair re- compense for their labor, and the owner receive the worth of his mo- ney."
 The bylaws of the company provided that:
 There shall be committee on the Book of Prices, consisting of five mem
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04

men. In many instances the latter have been driven out of the coastwise trade by the cheapest labor in the world. Here the American business man does not face competition. He has a clear field to pay wages that will attract the American boy, but this he does not do.
 During the late war, when consid- erations other than cheapness deter mined the meaning ct Americas mer- chant fleet on the seven seas, there was no difficulty in finding American boys. When the war ended the native drifted back to the farm. The ship owners tactics are responsible for this change. With them, nativity and nationality of their crew was not con- sidered. They wanted cheap crews and 1t made no difference whether the color was yellow, black or white
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
NEW HAVEN CIGAR MAKERS MOVE TO AMEND CONSTITUTION CAUSES
 STIR IN ORGANIZATION RANKS

and III the minds of the members who ratified 1t was the ol.e of organizing our industry. Greater stress and inn portancc was placed upon the neces- sity of organizing the trade. Hence part of this one dollar per capita was allowed for organization work and the balance for label advertising work.
 The work of organization must go on. On that point there can be no controversy or question. A perfect or ganization would be able to take care of itself, label or no label The label is highly important but above all IS organization. Without organization there would be no union label.
 One-half of the one dollar per capita spent for label advertising matter un- der the present plan will undoubtedly go further than the one dollar would if left to the old plan.
 Many of the local unions endorsed the amendment of Union 39, New Ha- ven, because of the false statement sent out that there would be no label advertising done for the next two years. Everyone knows by this time how false and misleading that state ment was.
 The label advertising matter already in the hands of local unions is simply scratching the surface. Your interna tional executive board could not adopt more elaborate plan for the simple reason that this amendment was staring them in the face, and If adopted the board would then have no funds with which to carry forward label adver- Using programs of any kind.
 Many of the smaller unions under the old law were unable to do any label agitation of any kind except. of personal calls and appeals. The money allowed them was not sufficient to buy any kind of label advertising matter. For the sake of the smaller unions and in order to get into territories where our trade IS poorly organized 1t IS necessary that advertising matter be l organizers now on the road have in structions to get as much as possible of the present label advertising mat ter into the hands of other trade un- ionists and especially so in towns where we are poorly organized or have no union.
 If any change is to be made better one would be to allow local unions a certain amount for. distribution of ad- vertising matter furnished by the ln- ternational union. I agree that some thing of this nature is right. If Union 39's amendment is defeated I am quite sure the international executive board would agree with me in ruling that even under the present law a fair amount should be allowed local unions for distributing purposes and I should so recommend.
 c. w. PERKINS,
 Int President
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
Carpenters In
 Big Convention
 At Indianapolis

By International Labor News Service.
 Indianapolis, Ind, Oct 4.-More than 600 delegates registered for the fourth quadrennia1 convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join CTS here.
 Philip Murray, international vice president of the United Mine Workers, who has just returned from the con- vention of the International Mining Congress in Prague, Bavaria, address ed the carpenters in place of President John L. Lewis, who was unable to at tend. MT. Murray discussed mining conditions abroad and the efforts be- ing made in the United States by the United Mine Workers to organize the non-union coal fields.
 President William L. Hutcheson presented his quadrennia1 report, in which he discussed the growth and  progress of the organization in the last four years
 Frank Duffy, national secretary. pre- sented his report and spoke on the founding and growth of the organiza- ton. When organized 43 years ago in Chicago he said, I've had mem bership of 2,141. Today we have membership of 366,0OO. In the last four years our income has netted %,0OO,OOo" ~
 Secretary Duffy took cognizance of the zO0th anniversary of the founding of the Carpenters Company of Phila- delphia by presenting a resolution on the subject. .The resolution pointed out the building craft had played a big part in establishing the nation, since the framework of national indepen- dence was planned and freedom of the l3 colonies established in Carpenters Han,' the property of the company
 John Manning, secretary of the Union Label Trades Department of the A. F. of L., spoke on the union label campaign which has been under wayy all over the country. He urged stricter observance in the matter of buying goods with the union label
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
Labor Campaign
 Committee to Add Women to Membership

Washington, D. C., Oct. 4.-Instruc- tions have been sent to all American Federation of Labor Non-Partisan Pc litical Campaign Committees to add women to their membership immedi- ately.
 These instructions were forwarded following a meeting of the executive committee members now in Washing ton, Secretary Frank Morrison, Vice President Matthew Wo1l and James O'Connell.
 Many of the committees now have women in their membership, but 1t was pointed out to the committees ln the communication forwarded to them that it is necessary to have joint mem bership everywhere in order that the campaign may be most effective.
 Hundreds of these committees are not reporting to us regularly" said MT Wo11. New committees are being formed every day and the names are being transmitted to us. AS rapidly as these committees are reported to us they are instructed in their work and instructed to how to cooperate with +her similar committees union non-partisan committees
 There already is net work ot trade union non-pa1tisan committees throughout the country doing hard work for congressional and state con- didates."
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04

PATRoNIzE OUR ADVERTISERS
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04

an increased rate for gas and dust ex- plosions in 1924 but no material change in the rates for other causes af acci- dents