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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
MRS. LON DICKEY
COMPLIMENTED BY McADOO
WOMEN'S HEADQUARTERS

Mrs Lon Dickey, Chairman of
Women's McAdoo for President cam
paign for Ben Hill County. has re-
ceived an invitation from Mrs. Ed
gar Alexander, Atlanta, to hear Mr.
McAdoo speak at the Auditorium in
Atlanta Friday night.
ed by McAdoo Women's Headquarters
for her untiring work in behalf of his
campaign, not only in Ben Hill Coun-
ty, but in the entire Third Congress
sional District where her work as a
former club woman has enabled her
to assist in naming chairmen in var
ious towns and counties.
Also, Mrs. Dickey has ably assisted
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Alabama in their fight
against Underwood, in the midst of
which she declined an invitation by
wire from Underwood headquarters in
Atlanta to serve on the Underwood
Executive committee from the Third
Congressional District.
With the able assistance of Mrs.
Harvey Mathis, Mrs. Dickey has tried
to see that every woman voter in Ben
Hill county has been furnished in
formation concerning McAdbo as
"The son of a Confederate soldier,
born in Cobb County while his father
was serving under the stars and bars"
and his brilliant record of service in
the service of his country, and it is
with regret that she finds herself I'M
able to hear him on his brief Georgia
tour
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13

Underwood Gratified
At Primary Results
Alabama Senator Believes Result In
Home State Assures Him Demo-
cratic Nomination

WASHINGTON, March 12-Grat-
ification over his primary victory in
his home state was expressed TODAY
by Senator Underwood of Alabama,
candidate for the Democratic Presi-
dental nomination.
81 want to take advantage of this
opportunity, he said, ito thank my
friends and constituents in Alabama
for the wonderful victory they have
accomplished for ME in my home state.
| am sure it is due to their loyal sup
port and their kind efforts in my be-
half. | shall always be grateful to
them for this accomplishment.
Alabama acts first among the South
ern states. 1t foreshadows what is to
follow. feel confident that large
majority of the delegates from the
Southern states will go to New York
supporting my cause and that the
South will be received cordially and
sympathetically by the Democracy of
the North. l believe that my chances
of securing the nomination are excell-
emit"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
Cut On Income Tax
Alone Is Lost
G. Q. P. Representatives Decide To
Stand On Reduction in General
Measure

WASHINGTON, March 11-Fail-
ure of the plan of the administration
to reduce 1928 income taxes regard
less of the fate of the general tax re-
duction bill appeared certain Monday
afternoon.
Republican members of the House
ways and means committee, after
considering the situation at length
decided that no action would be
taken on the resolution providing for
such reduction.
They pointed out that the Is per
cent immediate tax cut was already
carried in the general revenue revision
bill and that they were willing to stand
on this measure as it passed the House
The bill is now pending in the SEN
ate but action on it before March IS,
when 1923 income taxes are due. is
not possible, according to members of
the finance committee.
Late Monday the station was
uncertain, and conferences were sched-
uledI between members of the Senate
finance and House ways and means
committee to work out a solution OF
the problem.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
ORGANIZING
PEANUT GROWERS
IN BEN HILL
Financial Aid to Buy Seed and Feri-
hzer Through Cooperatives

Mr.. J. K. Simmons of Valdosta.
tleld representative of the Georgia
Peanut Growers Association is here
this week organizing the farmers of
Ben Hill County. Mr.. Simmons is
accompanied by Mr.. A. E. Crow of
California. They have recently organ
lied Irwin and Coffee Counties with
a large acreage of peanuts.
Mr.. Simmons states there are some
fifty odd counties being organized into
the Association this year. Something
over seventy-five were signed up last
Year, which will make total of around
Us counties when the membership
drive has been completed this summer.
Peanut growers who are members of
the Association have received around
twice as much for their peanuts this
season as they did last season, and this
despite the fact that there is 10000
tors more peanuts made in the United
States in 1923 than there were in ~.
The association is organizing finan-
cial corporation to assist government
berS in buying seed, fertilizers, and 9th
erWise carry on their farming opera
tons.
Through this corporation farmers are
permitted to borrow money at much
lower rate than they have been accus-
toned to paying. Mr.. Simmons will
take this matter up with the local bank
| erS while here
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
"W H E RE IS MY
w A N D E R I N G
BOY TONIC H r 20
Filmed From Age-Old Song; Said to
Be Master Picture of It's
Kind

"Where Is My Wandering Boy
Tonight?' the melodramatic offering
that comes to the Grand Theater be-
ginning on Monday, promises an I'M
usual treat for lovers of homely dra-
ma that gets under the skin. 1t is q
splendidly photographed production
and tells story that touches every
human heart and does it in way tc
grip the interest and hold it in it,
clutch to the last flicker of the pic
ture. "Where Is My Wandering Boy
Tonight" as one can conjecture from
this sentimental title, has heart inter
est in abundance And the strain or
the feelings is lightened at times BY
situations calling for quiet chuckle'
rather than laughter
The dominating note is simplicity
Three of the four principals are small
town folks-the mother, her son and
the 1atter's sweetheart-andl the two
former live in cottage. The sweet
heart is the employee of the towns
big business man-grocer and bank
er combined. The fourth member oil
the quartet is a girl of the show in
the city. In the situations revolving
around the Boy and the Show Girl
there are flashes of Broadway life
as it was in the old days-of a caba-
ret, with dtancing girls and blinking
glasses and riotous mirth.
The acting opportunities lay with
in the quartet outlined. Virginia True
Bardman is the Mother, and it is a
fine and feeling Characterization she
gives us of role containing pitfalls.
She will reach the heart of the boy
and of the man. Cullen Lands is the
Boy, Garry Beecher, and gives "a
strong performance. His role is that
of lad in love with a girl in his
own town but also fascinated by the
visiting show girl. Later he goes to
the city to see her. 1t is then he learns
that without means he can not arouse
her interest. He returns home and robs
the bank When his funds are gone he
is discarded. He turns about and goes
straight, refunding bit by bit the
money he has stolen. The transforma-
ton is sudden; we are not permitted
to see the struggle that brings about
the change in spirit.
Ruth PATSY" Miles is a charming
Lorna Owens, the village sweetheart
of the Boy. She carries with honor the
role of the fellows sufferer with the
Mother and wins large measure oh
sympathy. Kathleen Key has the hard
er and unpopular part of the cold
blooded girl without redeeming quail
ties-and carries it thru with splendid
finesse.
All in all, this new picture will
warm the cookies of your heart for il
runs the entire gamut of human emo
tons, with thrills, tears and laughter
The engagement in the Grand Theatei
begins on Monday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
Harry F. Sinclair

Harry Ford Sinclair, petroleum mag
nate was born at Wheeling, w. Va, on
July 6, 1876. Moved to Kansas with
his parents when a baby. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools of indie
pendence, Kansas, and graduated from
the School of pharmacy, University of
Kansas in 1893. He clerked in his ia
theirs drug store in independence, and
in 1901 got into the oil business on
the ground floor when the oil boom
started in Kansas and Oklahoma. He
displayed a genius for organization
and exploitation of oil properties. He
consolidated all of his properties into
the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corpor-
alton in 1919. He served as dollar
a year man. in Washington during the
war. He moved to New York after
amassing huge fortune and bought
racing stable. He developed Zev and
built up the most profitable establish
ment on the turf. His oil interests
are now international. He is married
and is an Episoopalian. His home is
at Great Neck. L. l.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
Redpath Chautauqua
Tickets Now On Sale

The season tickets to the Redpath
Chautauqua which will be given in
the CIV from March 3lst to April 4th,
are noNf. being sold.
Bradshaw Music Company and F,
R. Justice Co., are handling the down
town sale of the tickets for the pres
ent. Pupils in the public schools, the
High school and the teachers may Sc
cure their tickets thru Supt. U: J.
Bennett. Adult tickets are $500; High
School $500 and children $l.5O.
Over $50 citizens have signed for
one or more tickets and the local COM
mittee will see these at an early date.
Money will be saved to the purchas-
er by buying season tickets.
Members of the Chautauqua Club
are pushing the sale of the tickets.
Further information may be secured
of Rr,ce Nav
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
Edward B. Mclean

Edward Beale Mclean is the owner
of the Washington Post and Cincin-
natl Enquirer which he inherited from
his father. He is 43 Years old Was
outside pale of Washington's inner
political society until President Hard
ing took office when he became the
Presidents most intimate Washing
ton friend. He is free and easy in man
ner and is fond of sports. He lives in
a, palace in Washington that resem-
bles a public library. When the Tea
pot Dome scandal broke he admitted
that he had loaned Albert B. Fall
500, 900, but remembered" later that
he did NOT loan Fall the 100000.
He married Evelyn Walsh, daug liter
of Thomas ]. Walsh, Mining mag
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
ROAD GUIDE
Out of Fitzgerald

JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Route to Savannah:-Via Abbeville.
cross bridge to Rhine, Milan, McRae,
Alamo, Mt. Vernon, Vidalia, 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-vla 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, Sy1-
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 Bib
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 Waycross, excel
lent to Folkston and Jax'ville.
ROUTE TO CORDELE
Via Rochelle, Seville and Pitts,
road good to fair all the way.
This Information will be printed
each week in this column; should any
serious changes be reported, will make
notation of such. )-Leader-E Enterprise
Promoter of Good Roada-
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
JUDGE SMITH, ORDINARY
RETURNS TO ALBANY
Cast On Island AS Storm Tosses Ship
On Gulf Sailing Trip

ALABNY, Ga, March 10 Judge
Will Smith, ordinary of Dougherty
County, who has been missing since
last October and who recently tele
graphed his wife from Tampa that he
had been shipwecked and cast away
on an island in the Gulf Of Mexico, re-
turned to Albany Monday morning.
Judge Smith left home last October
and after a letter had been received
from him by his family, he disappeared
For a long time it was thought he was
dead, but last week telegram was
received from him from Tampa. In
this telegram he said he had been on
a sail in the gulf and had been ship
wrecked in a storm and had been cast
on an island. He gave no further de-
tails of his adventures.
During his absence the time limit
for him to qualify for reelection has
passed although his wife has qualified
as a candidate and is now in the
race
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
Edward L. Doheny

Edward L Doheny, petroleum mag
nate was born at Fon du Lac, Wis.,, on
August 10, 1856 He was graduated
at the Fon du Lac high school in
1872 Went west and prospectedi for
gold and silver in the mountains and in
the plains for twenty years with in
different success. Met Albert B. Fall
prospecting in the Southwest in the
SOS and got into the oil business in
1892. He started on the road to for
tune by discovering oil wells in Cal
ifornia. He was pioneer in explora-
ton of the Tampico district of Mex
leo and noted for his ability to pick
men who could put exploration of the
oil fields in the Tampico district I'M
der the limelight, but he was diff
dent driver of business. He was put
in nomination for Vice President of
the United States at the Democratic
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13

records in canning, vegetable and pig
club work.
DIR. Soule closed his speech with the
recital of poem by the late Robert
Loveman, one of Georgia's greatest
poets
The message of hope brought by
DR.. Soule to the audience was inspir-
ing and will bear fruit for many years
in the increased faith in the future of
Fitzgerald and Ben Hill county.
Mr., Morton Speaks on Cooperation
Following DR.. Soule's address, Mr..
Jim Morton of the state marketing bu-
reau was introduced and gave short
talk on marketing farm products thru
co operative effort on the part of the
growers and producers of farm pro-
ducts, illustrating his talk with con-
crete examples of what is being done
by California growers in marketing
their products Collective advertising Of
the value of our farm commodities and
creating new markets and larger de.
mand for them, was the key note of his
ibrief speech.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
BIRDS HAVEN ON
A CANADIAN FARM

Mr.. Kratz, of Ontario sent his
brother Alfred Kratz, a poster of
Jack Miner, previously referred to
in these columns, as the man who is
devoting his life to the preservation
of bird life In Ontario The poster
carries a picture of the large lake on
Mr.. Miners place, where thousands
of game birds come every year, south
and north bound on their travels, and
find food and shelter. Mr. Miner al
lows no hunting on his premises and
the birds seemed to have learned that
his place is safe haven for them.
The poster is on exhibition in our
window.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
GOLF CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS

The following were elected officers
for the Golf Club at their meeting
Thursday night at the Chamber of
Commerce:
E. L. Dorminy, President; L. L.
Griner, Vice-Pres.; w. A. Adams,
Secretary; B. E. Wilcox, Treasurer.
The directors are w. R. Bowen, L.
L. Griner, J. H. Mayes, Clayton Jay,
E. L. Dorminy, Drew w. Paulk, J.
D. Dorminy, w. M. Garbutt, J. A..
PARROT and L. c. Glover.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
Albert B. Fall

Albert Bacon Fall was born at
Frankfort, KY, on Nov. 1861. Settled
ucated with some assistance from the
country schools. He went to the South
west as boy and taught school and
also studied law. He was admitted to
practice in 1882 He worked as a cow
boy, farm hand, prospector and miner
i'll Texas and New Mexico. He locat-
ed in the latter State while it was a
territory. Served as member of the
New Mexico Legislature, as Justice
of the New Mexico Supreme Court
and Attorney General of New Mexico.
Invested his first savings in a. New
Mexico ranch and in mining lands and
gradually enlarged his holdings. He
was elected to the United States SEN
ate in 1912 for a term expiring in
1913 and was reelected 1918 and
1919.
He resigned from the Senate in
1921 to become Secretary of the In
terror in President Harding's Cab
met
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
LODGE OF
ELKS ELECT OFFICERS

The annual election of officers for
the Fitzgerald Lodge of Elks was held
last Friday at their lodge rooms and
the following elected for the year.
Judge D. E. Griffin, Exalted Ruler;
M. Gottlieb, E. L. X; w. G. Broad
hurst, Lecturing Knight; Guy c. John
stone, E Loyal Knight; Drew W.
Paulk, Treasurer; Yancey Bowles
Secretary and Guy c. Robinson, Ty-
Ter.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
Hatchery Company
Elects Officers

At the annual meeting of the Ben
Hill COOPERATIVE Company, the fol-
lowing were elected offivers for the
coming year: ]. E. Turner, President;
]. L. McCarty, Vice-Pres.; c. T.
Owens, Sec-Treas; J. P. Patterson,
Manager; and board of directors
consisting of the officers and Messrs.
A. ]. Mcdonald and ]. M. Massey. The
report of the manager showed the
Hatchery being in fine shape, doing
capacity business at this time and
having already placed more than fif-
teen thousand chicks in Ben Hill
county and having shipped many
thousand others into other counties.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
STAR ROUTE AUTHORIZED
BETWEEN HERE AND OCILLA

Bids will be received by the post
master for a four year contract to
carry the United States mail between
here and Ocilla, beginning July y.
Bids will be received until April | at
the office of the fourth assistant
Postmaster General at Washington,
D. c. Further information may be
had by applying at the local post Of
flee. A temporary carrier will be en-
phoyed to, carry the mail beginning
next Monday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
Boley Watson Is
Seriously Injured

Serious but not fatal injuries were
received by Boley Watson, when a
gas tank exploded which he was at
tempting to repair at his auto repair
shop on Central Ave-, Wednesday. The
tank had been emptied of gasoline but
the accumulated gas in the tank
caused the explosion when Mr.. Wat
son applied his acetylene torch.
His clothing was set afire, and it
is probably due to his presence of
mind that the injuries received were
not fatal. He tore his burning cloth
ing off and workmen in the place
came to his immediate assistance and
took him to the hospital, where he
is reported this morning as doing very
we'll and out of danger.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13

; BIRTH RATE IN PARIS
LOWEST OF ANY BIG
CITY IN WORLD

: PARIS, March 10 Statistics
! just published show that Paris has I
= the lowest birth rate of any large
: city of the world. Ever since the
: war, with the exception of the
= year 1920, births in Paris have
= been steadily dimining. Nearly
= 1000 children less were born in
: in the capital in 1923 than in 1922.
: In the 10 largest French cities
+ births fell last Year by 1000 and
: by 10000 since 1921.
: Marriages in 1923 diminished by
: 1000, which indicates another di
: minution in births for this year.
:. L Il 4. 4. Z. L q. 4. d 4. 4. 4. q. Z. q
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
Post Office Inspector
Makes Arrest Here

Austin Patrick of this county was
taken incharge of by U. S. Post Of
flee inspectors, in connection with
an alleged misuse of the mails being
charged with having secured mer-
chandise from Mail Order Houses on
fraudulent checks. Patrick is said to
be one of an organized gang who have
operated in several towns in this sec
ton, five of whom were previously
arrested in Milan and Abbeville Mr..
Adams was instrumental in locating
Patrick.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
OWENS STUDIO
WELL EQUIPPED

With the arrival of the newly pur-
chased equipment of Owens Studio,
consisting of charging cameras, pro-
Jecting printers, automatic kodak
printing cabinets, a new electrical
washing machine for films and paper,
and an Eastman Portrait machine
equipped with soft focus lenses, es-
pecially equipped with Hafldorsan
spot light machine, the Owens Stu
do is better equipped than ever to
give their patrons prompt and eff
Gent service.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
POULTRY MEETING

The South Georgia Poultry Asso-
citation will hold an important meet
ing at the Chamber of Commerce at
8 o'clock on the evening of the 18th,
and every member and all interested
in poultry are urged to attend this
meeting.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
TWIN CALVES TO
JERSEY MOTHER

The Jersey COW, owned by J. M.
Mills, colored, of $40 S. Monitor Drive
presented her owner with twin heifer
calves last week, both of them thriv-
ing and the family happy, including
the old colored couple who own this
prolific bovine mother.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
LIONS ESCAPE FROM
CAGE IN BAGGAGE CAR
Messenger Left in Hurry and Slam
med the Door Just in Time

Two real live lions made nearly the
entire trip from St. Paul to- Chicago
with whole baggage car to roam
about in. Trainers, when the car ar
rived at Chicago put the animals in
cages and they continued their jour
ney to Sellers, Md, where they join
ed show.
Express Messenger Thomas Ander-
son started on the trip with the lions,
which were in a nice wooden crate.
About seventeen miles from St. Paul
the animals chewedI their way out of
the crate and Messenger Anderson
left the car in a hurry, slamming the
door just in time. After a consultation
with the train crew, it was decided to
leave the door slammed until regular
lion handlers could open them.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
CRISP McADOO CLUB
HAS BEEN ORGANIZED

CORDELE, Ga, March IL Cor
dele and Crisp County have an enthu-
siastic McAdoo Club. w. H. McKen-
zie member of the law firm of Whip
pie and Mckenzie is president and
Charles E. Brown is secretary. The
club is engaged in an effort to have
Mr.. McAdoo come to Cordele in his
coming tour of the state.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
Switch Engine Kills
Negro Employee
Lee Attaway Meets Horrible Death
In Yards This Afternoon

An A. B. & A. switch engine ran
over Lee Attaway in the yard at the
shops this afternoon, killing him in
stantly. Attaway was employed in
picking up scrap iron in the yard when
the engine ran over him, severing his
head and feet from the body.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13

EPISCOPAL SERVICES
There will be Sunday School at the
Episcopal church at 1880 A. M. toll
lowed by lay service, every Sunday
except by other special announcement.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
JOHN A. CARMICHAEL,
CONFEDERATE VETERAN

John A. Carmichael, sc years old,
Confederate veteran, passed away Sat
urday at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Powell on west Palm Street. His
former home was in Telfair county,
but for the past eight months he has
made his home with his children in
this city.
The remains were laid to rest in
Evergreen cemetery beside those Of
former comrades, Rev. S. c. Olliff
conducting the funeral rites
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13

Convention in San Francisco in 1920
but the vote was lost in confusion. He
lives in palace in Los Angeles.