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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
TWO DUNCAN SISTERS
PREPARE TO WIND w
TESTIMONY ON BATTLE

Chicago, July 30.-Rosetta ana VI
Wan Duncan ("Topsy and Eva) the
condolences, in the role OF prosecu-
tors witnesses, were to resume tiieii
sn6carances today on the stage OF an
Fvanstown theater for the finale IN
the case against the Cicero policemen
CHARGED with breaking Topsy's nose
and rib July 4, when her brother was
arrested for a traffic dule violation
A bundle of fresh green onions re-
sembling a floral tribute was present
ed to Policeman Widlock, whose case
was called first. Bouquets were ten
dered the Duncan sisters.
Miss Rosetta Duncan told how she
demonstrated with an officer at the
station where her brother was being
booked and that while she was
powdering her nose before going into
the station two officers grabbed her
twisted her arm, kicked her on the
shins and hit her on the nose. A ply
sician testified to the extent of the
damages done to her nose and Other
witnesses supplied cornoborating de
tails.
The justice invited his audience
composed largely of housewives ant
college co-eds, to return when h
adjourned court.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31

Fitzg srald Cot on Mill
Buys Hawk'sville Plant
Mill Closed for Several Months Will
Open With New Feature Soon

The Henry Cotton Mill, of Haw-
klnsville, has become the property of
the Fitzgerald Cotton Factory, and
is being remodelled and dyeing plant
added under the supervision of Supt.
J. H. Mayes.
The same firm now own, besides the
local factory, also one at Cochran,
and are planning to turn out higher
grade cotton goods than in the past.
With a dyeing plant added to their
Hawkinsville purchase, a new era in
the manufacture of cotton goods is
destined to- open here, as the finer
grades and finished products will re-
quire more skilled labor, which will
add much to the payrolls of these
three towns.
Supt Jack Mayes, who has charge
of the three mills, is kept busy with
his new duties and is contemplating
getting himself an airplane to facil-
itate visiting the three factories under
his supervision.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
ISLAND WHERE NEWLYWEDS
MAY SPEND "A BLISSFUL
HONEYMOON UNMOLESTED
Bridegroom, However, Must Have
Pockets Well Lined, for Week
On Island Will Cost $1,000

Dreams of honeymooners for an 1so-
lated island where they may spend
their blissful first weeks and man and
wife are on the way to reality.
Mrs. Frederick Welles, of Burllng,,
ton, VT, owner of an IS acre island
in Lake Champ1ain, has received bids
for it from six different men.
The island is equipped with house
of 10 rooms, luxuriously equipped. 1t
has four baths, extensive servants
quarters, a deer park and a yacht.
The house was erected at cost OF
100000 and will, it is understood, be
sold for approximately $o0,OOO to-
company which proposes to rent the
entire establishment out by the day.
week or month to honeymooners. on
" at the rate of $500 per day, with an
additional charge for servants and tor
food A weeks honeymoon there Will
cost $1,000. =. ~
"Young people will have IS acres
to themselves" says Mrs. Welles.
"The servants" quarters are in a sep
arate bungalow. AS for the house, 1t
is so large that the honeymooners
could lose themselves in it, so to speak.
"Then there is the deer park,
beautiful shaded retreat with winding
paths shadowed with big trees. The
Yacht will carry them back and torth
to the shore, the "trip taking about an
hour and ten minutes, as the islano
stands in the middle of the lake, tar
.re,noved from the curious.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
LOGAN sOUTHALL TURNER

The death OF this young man, so
long afflicted with a brain trouble,
occurred on Tuesday in a hospital at
Jacksonville, Fla, after brief illness
following an operation for gall stones.
Since tie death of his mother, Mrs.
J. w. Turner several years ago, he
has made his home with his brother,
Mr.. Chas Turner of Jacksonville, Fla.
and Mr.. Hugh Miller Turner at Wal
do, Fla, with occasional visits to the
home of his brother, Mr.. G. w.
Turner, in the city.
Such visit he made only last week
but coming unannounced, found the
family of the latter out of town, and
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Hamilton until Sunday evening, when
his brother, Mr.. Wilmer Turner. ar
rived and assisted him to return home,
accompanying him to Waycross.
The announcement of his operation
and death came as great shock. His
remains were accompanied to this
city by Mr.. Hugh Miller Turner,
this morning. Rev Chessley, of Cor
dele joined him there and conducted
the funeral services at the Episcopal
church at 9:30 a. m.
Rev. Chessley was a college mate OF
Mr.. Logan Turner's uncle and also
was the clergyman at Easton, Mary
land, when Mr.. Wilmer Turner was
born there, so the fraternal bond was
close and his services were most con-
solatory. ~,
The entire family of Mrs. G. w.
Turner were. present, also Mr.. Hugh
Miller Turner, the other SURVIVING
members of the family being Mr.. Chas.
Turner of Jacksonville and Mrs Ed
ward Taylor of Orlando.
The services were brief and con-
c1uded at Evergreen cemetery, where
interment was made in the family lot
beside the parents, Rev. and MRS; J.,
IW. Turner, whose memory IS held IN
loving reverence by the earlier resi-
dents of this city
The floral offerings were many ana
beautiful. The pail bearers were
Messrs. Clarence Lee, Geo. Herring
ton, Homer Adams, Oscar Hamiltofs
J. A. Jones and DIR. Cass.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
AUTO THEFT RING Barred
IN ALLEGED CONFESSION
OF MEMPHIS PRISONER

Memphis, July 30.-Additional ar
rests were predicted today by detec-
tives and government agents as re-
suit of a confession alleged to have
been made by William B. Barnett,
said by the police to be the head OF
a band of automobile thieves, whose
loot within the past eight months is
reported to have included IS automo-
biles valued at approximately $31 600.
Barnett was arrested in Centralia
ILL.,, and returned to Memphis. His
arrest in Illinois followed his arrival
there in car said to have been stol-
en- here. He first was taken into Gus
tody as suspicious person after he
is alleged to have pawned pistol to
obtain funds after the drive from
Memphis. He later was transferred to
East St. Louis for questioning and is
said to have made preliminary con-
fession in that city.
He is held here on charge of con-
spiracy to violate the federal motor
vehicle theft act.
Barnett is said by the police to
have admitted implication in the theft
or disposal of sixteen automobiles and
to have named thirteen persons who
acted as his agents in the annexation
or disposal of the cars.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
PERSIA PROMISES
PREPARATION FOR
IMBRIE MURDER
All Demands Made By American
Government in Major Imbrie Death
Will Be Fulfilled

TEHERAN, Persia, July 30 The
newspaper Iran today publishes let
ter from the foreign minister saying
the government and the nation are
Mortified and sorrowful over the kill
ing of Vice Consul Imbrie and that
every endhavor is being made to find
the culprits. who will be severely pun
ished
The Persian government, the foreign
minister's letter continues, most will
ingly consents to transfer the body OF
Mr.. Imbrie for embarkation on an
American waTship and agrees to de-
fray all the expense of the transfer. re-
GREETING only that Persia has no fleet
as otherwise she would place war
ship at the disposal of the American
government for the purpose.
Proper compensation will be given
the widow of the late vice consul, the
letter adds, and in order to afford Sc
curity to American citizens, Persia is
agreeable to an increase of the lega-
ton and consulate guards. Persia 1t
is declared will respect, as always, the
treaty of friendship between the two
countries
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
ALL-NIGHT RIOT
MARKS KHAN MEET

Lancaster, Mass, July 30.-After a
night of disorders and clashes, in
which scores were injured, a crowd
of men who had engaged in a night of
hostilities with members and specta-
tors at a Ku Klux Klan meeting in
a field near here were dispersed with
the arrival of additional state parol-
men today. Between 500 and 300 men
had engaged in the fighting during the
night
The list of injured to-day, following
the nights fighting, included five men
whose injuries were so serious as to
require treatment at hospitals. One
was a policeman who was struck on
the head by stone.
Roy Grover, of Clinton, one of the
injured, when taken to hospital was
believed to be suffering from broken
back, but it was found that his injury
was less serious and later he was dis
charged from the hospital
Three others were suffering from
wounds believed to have been caused
by shotgun loaded with rock salt.
Many others are known to- have
been hurt by clubs, flying stones and
other missiles. Two automobiles were
partly demolished by showers OF
stones and missiles.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
BENEFITS TO HUNT
MISSING MODISTE
IN MANY STATES
Mrs. Bennett Held In Connection
With Her Disappearance, Unable
To Understand Accusations

ROME, GA, July 30-"We are go
ing to do everything possible to find
our aunt, Miss Augusta Hoffman, who
left our home in February, 1915, and
whose skeleton is alleged to have been
found under the residence occupied by
our family in Chattanooga at the time
of her departure" said George Benn-
EFT, local manager of the Southeastern
Express Company, today. He is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bennett, who
have been charged with the murder
of Miss Hoffman.
George Bennett returned to- Rome
today after going to Chattanooga to
assist his parents in clearing up the
mystery that has involved them.
Make Nationwide Search
"We don't believe the skeleton Or
fragments of bones found under the
house in Chattanooga are those OF our
aunt and there was no evidence to
show that they were, continued Mr..
Bennett, shut we are going to make
nationwide search for her in order to
clear up the mystery and vindicate pa
pa and mamma. We have employed
detective agency of Knoxville, Tenn,
to make this search ana we ,iequesl
anybody who can throw amy light on
the mystery to communicate either
with that agency or with us.
eff anyone in California, Washing
ton, D. c., Pennsylvania or anywhere
else has seen or heard of our aunt, Miss
Augusta Hoffman, since February,
1915. when she left our home in Chat
tanooga to go to Knoxville, we want
that information. We are going to
make a thorough investigation of this
matter, now that the honor of our fam
ily has been questioned, although we
thought nothing of the departure OF
our aunt at the time, because we un--
derstood that she had married and
gone TO California"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
Georgia Weekly
Industrial Review

Waycross-Piedmont Institute to
be converted into Junior college al
cost of $250000.
Dalton - Cleveland and Selvidgt
streets to be paved.
Townsville Watermelon ship
ments heavy.
Athens-Improvements costing $l,
100000 under way in expansion Of
two cotton mills.
Macon-Poultry men to organize
for cooperative marketing.
Hawkinsville - Carload of greer
corn shipped to Lexington, KY:
Augusta = Sand Bar ferry bridge
across Savannah river opened.
Notwithstanding factory, swee'
potato curing plant and grist mill tc
be built to replace canning factory
destroyed by fire.
pany to erect fifty room inn.
Waynesboro - New armory, best
equipped in state, completed.
Rockmart - Carload of potatoes
shipped from this point.
Atlanta-New theater building &c
be constructed at cost of $65,OOO.
Fort Valley-Modern filling station
to be erected.
Georgia's tobacco crop this veal
has estimated value of $6,OOOOOO.
Brunswick Brunswick-St. Simon:
highway opened.
Atlanta-New 100000 roofing plant
to be located here.
Sparta-Bui1ding purchased by Ma
sonic lodge being remodelled:
Georgias peach crop this veal
largest in history; fruit being moved
rapidly and efficiently.
Moultrie-South Georgia watermel
on shipments heavy; 1000 cars snip
ped in one day.
Macon-Paving operations on Col
umbus and Jefferson roads to begin
soon.
Observation-Disclosures Pine Prod
ucts Company planning to enlarge
plant. ds
Rochel1e-Fifteen thousand pounds
poultry shipped from Wilcox county
to date this year.
Savannah-Public schools beng re-
novated and improved. 49,,
nesville-Section of state hign-
wav between Lula and Habershani
county line completed -.
STANDARDIZATION to ST. M1chaei 5
church to be constructed. ,
Atlanta-City streets to be -I Pa oo3
and improved at cost of Say, 5oZ,
Street work since first of year totals
5000, 900. 81 fo- rr.d;no
draining and surfacing Nehunta-Ho-
boI-o, c+retch of highway.
Fort Valley-Southern Railway mas mas
out into effect faster schedule ioi
peach trains.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
Export Business.
Grows In Savannah

Savannah, July 30.-That Savan-
nah's export business for the past six
months is more than 80 per cent larg-
er this year than in 1923, is revealed
in figures compiled by Thomas Purse
of the Savannah Board of Trade.
During the first six months of 1874,
$32,4Oo,810 in exports were shipped
thru Savannah. During the same per
iod last year $2O852,115 were shipped
thru Savannah This years shipping
is not only unusually large but it con-
siderably exceeds the exports ship
ped thru this port in 1922.
The total customs receipts collect
ed at Savannah during the past year
were $6,O10,o11.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
Fliers Off Again
Today For Iceland
Forced to Dodge 100-Mile Fog Bank
On Flight to Scottish Harbor

KIRWALL, Scotland, July 80 -
After ascending to an altitude of l.
500 feet to dodge 100-mile fog bank
in the flight from Brough,. Americas
airmen are resting here preparatory to
their dash across Iceland and thence
to America.
The three big planes dropped down
out of murky sky here at 4 pm. ON
Wednesday, completing the 377 mile
hop from England in little more than
five hours.
A crowd of 800 assembled on the
beach waiting for the arrival of Amer
ica's air heroes. Scattered among the
crowd were many bluejackets from
the U. S. Richmond, which waited in
Houton harbor for the three planes.
AS the giant sea planes roared into
view, the crowd sent up great cheer.
The pilots waved a hello from the
ships then circled over the bay
twice
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
Georgia Association And
Chamber OF Commerce To
Hold Meeting Here Friday
Plans fer Increasing Pasturage and
Feed for Live Stock to
Be Discussed

In cooperation with the Fitzgerald
Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia
Association has called meeting tc
be held at Fitzgerald, Friday, August
Is, at 1890 a. m, for the purpose OF
discussing plans for increasing pas
turage and feed for livestock and
plans of the Agricultural Credit Cor
poration for making it possible for
farmers to buy dairy cows and have
three years time to pay for them at
II per cent interest
Delegations have been invited to
this meeting from the following
counties: Coffee, Jeff Davis, Tiff, Tur-
ner, Irwin, Berrien, Cook, Lowndes,
Lanier, Atkinson. Telfair, Dodge, Will
cox, Pulaski, Dooly, Crisp, Wheeler
and Montgomery. F. w. Fitch, dairy
specialist of the State College who
has worked out a definite feed and
pasturage program, will outline the
program of the State College and
Mr.. J. D. Bell, Manager of the FEEDER
al intermediate Credit Bank, Column
bia, South Carolina, has been invited
to speak on the Agricultural Credit
Corporation and ways and means by
which farmers may secure money at
7 per cent on three years time: J. Phil
Campbell. of Athens, director of the
Credit Corporation in that city, is also
expected to discuss this question.
Livestock men invited to meet with
farmers, bankers and business men
expected from all over South Georgia
include C. L. Brooks, Manager OF the
Chipley Packing Plant, of Savannah,
H. Mcdowell, Manager of Swift and
Company of Moultrie, and c. B. Heine
mann. Manager of the Atlanta Union
Stock Yards. On account of the ere,
dit matters to be discussed, special
effort is being made to have repre-
setative of every banking institution
in this district present at the meeting
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
Golden Rule Sale
Saturday, August z

FITZGERALD merchants again show
their splendid spirit of cooperation IN
their Golden Rule Sale day announce
ment. which is issued this week. These
Golden Rule Sales have been great
money savers for the patrons OF the
local merchants and their continuous
popularity proves their meritorlouss
effort on the part of the sponsors OF
these sales days
The public should study these bar
gains and take advantage of them
them Saturday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
PRINCIPALS IN "LOVE PLOT
ARE PUT ON TRIAL
Mrs. Billiard and Edwards Are Charg'
ed With Shooting Woman's
Husband

Marietta, July 30-The trial OF
Mrs D. D. Billiard and Sim Edwards
alleged principals in a love plot to
get rid of the formers husband, is
scheduled to start here today.
The woman is charged with com"
nlicitv in connection with the shoot
ing of Billiard as he slept in his
Powder Springs, Ga, home.
Edwards was convicted of assault
in connection with the shooting and
faces several statutory charges.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
SEVERAL REPORTED KILLED
IN WRECK; SCORE HURT

New York, July 30-Several per-
sons are reported and more than a
score injured in collision between
an express train on the Long Island
railroad and locomotive at Woodside,
Long Island. Many of the injured
were brought to the Pennsylvania sta
ton here, and transferred to Belle
vue hospital.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
GIRL-TARRING LEADER
is RELEASED ON BOND

Myersville, Md. July 30.-Bond in
the sum of $1,000 was furnished Tues
day night for the release of Mrs. Mary
Shank, who was held in the Freder-
lex county jail as the leader of mob
of men and women which Thursday
evening beat and tarred and feathered
Dorothy Grandon.
The Grandon girl is also held in
jail. Since their Imprisonment the
women have become good friends.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
F FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE
INJURIES JAKE TATEL

Mr.. Jake Tatel suffered the misfor-
tune Wednesday afternoon to have a
blow on the head from falling cleo
trio light fixture
The results were not so serious as
they might have been, few stitches
in the scalp being all the surgical help
required. However, the shock has put
Mr.. Tatel out of commission tempo
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
DR.. L. E. Thornton
Being Tried Today

Ben Hill superior court convened
here today in special session, Judge
D. A. r. Crum presiding, to try Dr.
L. E. Thornton, indicted by the last
Grand Jury for an illegal operation
committed on a woman from Brox-
ton, from the effects OF which it is
alleged that she died.
The operation is said to have been
performed on March 8, in the doctors
office in this city, and the woman died
on April 70 in a hospital in Douglas,
to which she was sent by her physician
from her home in Broxton on March
rs.
A jury was secured by three O'Clock
this afternoon and the case is being
tried as we go to press. DIR. ]. S. Lot
the attending physician from Broxtor
being on the witness stand. The jury
consists of James Pridgen, w. A
Hunter, f. J. Brown, G. E. Gaffney
T. G. Futch, R. L. Brown, J. c. Viii
son, G. w. Williams, 0. J. William
sou, w. H. Ellington and M. A. Nc
Curdy.
Solicitor J. B. Wall is representing
the State and attorneys A. J. and }
C. Mcdonald are representing the de
PENDANT. The case is hard fought from
legal standpoint, the defendants at
torneys fighting the admission OF al
alleged statement which was made tt
the. attending physician, when the wo
man was advised! that she was in
diving condition, but from which sh
rallied and lived thirty days after.
Judge Crum admitted the statement
which was made to DIR. Lott.
The deceased was 81 years old, TIT
mother of eight children. five OF whom
survive her.
Defense Tries Establish Alibi
The State introduced additional evil
dence by Mrs. T. H. Collins, Sis
ter of the deceased and the driver OF
the Douglas Bus, on which the wo-
man is alleged to have been brought
to Fitzgerald on the fatal day.
J. B. Brantley, an Irwin county
farmer was the only witness intro
duced for the defense, testifying that
on March 8, the date on which the
indictment charges the operation hav-
ing been performed, DIR. Thornton
was at Brantley's residence in the
country between the hours of ten a
m, and 2 p. m, the time during
which the woman was supposed to
have been in the office of DR.. Thorn
ton and at which time the operation
would have been performed.
DR.. Thornton took the stand in his
own behalf and in his statement de-
MED, in toto, knowing anything OF
the case, or having any knowledge
whatever of a woman as described
in the allegation.
Court adjourned at 6 p. m. until =
o'clock Friday morning, when the at
torneys will argue their case.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS ARE
TO BE GIVEN AGAIN

The Civil Service Commission invlt-
es special attention to the fact that in
examinations held recently in Atlanta
and Macon, and other cities through.
out the United States for positions OF
matron and seamstress in the Indian
Service, applicants were not secured IN
the number desired, and that these ex-
aminations will be held again on Sep
TENDER 3 and 4, respectively.
Persons interested in these or other
examinations should apply to the Sec
rotary Of the United States Civil Ser
vice Board at the local Post Office nor
detailed information and application
blanks.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
PROPELLER KILLS FLIER

Kansas City, July 30.-Lieutenant
David Anderson, thirty, of Indepen-
dence, Mo, reserve officer at Ri
chards field was killed at the field
Wednesday when he got in the path OF
landing plane and was struck by
the propeller. The airplane was pilot
ed by D. B. Bills, reserve officer
from Jonesboro, Ark.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
GLASS AT WASHINGTON
AFTER SEVERE ILLNESS

Washington, D. c., July 3O-Sen-
ator Glass, Democrat, Virginia, re-
turned to Washington today from his
home in Lynchburg, where he had
been suffering from an attack of pto-
maine poisoning contracted at the
New York convention. He declared in
statement that John w. DAWN, Dem
ocratic presidential nominee, was the
"greatest figure the party has put
forward in thirty years with the ex-
ception of Woodrow Wilson"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
COTTON ASSOCIATION
HAVE RESIDENT AGENT

Messrs. M. A. Knox and J. c. Greer
Of the Georgia Cooperative Cotton
Association, were in the city Wed
nesday in the interest OF their as
sociation. Mr.. Knox will open heao,
quarters here for the association and
will have charge of its affairs in Ben
Hill. Irwin, Wilcox and Turner coun-
Mr.. H. H. James was appointed
Local supervisor for the association
nd he will look after the interests OF
the local members: