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New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
TO SELL BLOCK AT AUCTION

A block at the corner Of Main and Lafayette streets will be sold at pub lie auction on April 14 by Constable Fred Wrinkle. Wrinkle was appointed a committee of one to sell the block by Judge Marvin in superior court, The sale Is in connection with an ac- ton brought against Abraham Zcvin by Meyer Zinman.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
TRUCK IoaD OF BOOZE

Worcester. March 29. -- Nearly s5.0OO Of what the federal prohibition officers claim to be whiskey was seized on board a truck owned and operated by George I. Press Of Provi- dence today. Press and Samuel Stahl of 51 Lafayette street, this city. were arrested. Press said he was deliver ing the load or liquor to Stah.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
Million and Half Granted
 For Cross Country Mail

Washington, March 29.-The house today agreed to appropriate si,500. 900 for operation of the New York San Francisco air mail service during the fiscal year beginning July l.
 II also approved an additional ap- propriation of sl,25o,000 for opera ton of the mail service by night fly inr
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
Columbia's Protest Over
 Yale Player DisallOwed

New York, March es.--columbias protest against Caldwell Essclstyn. Yale water polo player, was denied at a meeting Of the executive committee Of the intercollegiate swimming asso- citation today. Tho vote was { to 1 against the protest.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
ATTENDED BANQUET

Frank F. Goodwin. s. II. Wood and Henry Reddell of this city attended a banquet of the Hartford County optometrie association in Hartford last evening. The occasion was the educational lecture Of Dr. F. F. Barr, of well known optical company of Buffalo, N. T., who spoke on ''yisual AcnitN."
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
METHODISTS' PLANS
General Confcrncc Will be at spring. field, if Recommendation Arc Car ricj Out.

Providence, March eo.--The New England southern conference Of the Methodist Episcopal church, holding its sith annual session here today voted to recommend to the general conference 10 meet at Springfield. Mass in May a reorganization and con- solidatlon of the benevolence boards. If was also voted to merge the confer ence historical society with the New England historical society and turn over to the latter all the hitorical property of the former. Rev. F. C.. Bass financial agent of the conference claimants permanent fund. reported that the fund had increased from s75,- 900 twelve years ago to moro than s2i9.00o at present. Ten candidates for admission On trial composed the class among whom was Edwin H. Hughes Jr. son Of the presiding bishop making the fifth member of the Hughes family to become Methodist minister.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
FORMER \. '. OFFICIAL DIES

Greenwich. March 2o. - Charles Kuhn, 60. who died at his home in Misnus today was formerly connected with the Now York city street clean ing department and for a period was assistant superintendent Of garbage aisrosal on scows
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
Refuse to Accept Plea
 For Arms Limitation

Washington, March ao.---An unsuc- cessful attempt was made in the house today to include in the army appropriation bill request 10 the president to negotiate with other nn- iions for a conference to discuss lim- itation of land armaments.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
Gui,rrals
M... sa,nh IIrm,I,eon

Thr rnurraI of Mrs sarah Thomp- sen viii fie he'd tasnor3 ew afternoon. s.er.i-cs sill iYe ccuductpd nt tbr home or 2 son. I;jgar T. Thompaon Of Mn1cils ster. Ret. Joln L.. Davis or Nar Britain will officiate. Burial ~-fu f,a in Man hester.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
HEADS SECOND WARD DRIVE
Attorney s. Gerard Casalc Expects To Make Inroads on Republican Party in One of Its Strongholds.

Attorney s. Gerard Casale who is the democratic nominee for alderman in the second ward, has arrived back in the city after a business trip of several days and has begun plans for a vigorous campaign to turn the sec ond ward over to the democratic forces. The alderman is planning sev-
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
,'uisonolIs ItooS

London some of The fogs which London experienced lact winter were raal varieties of mustsrj ras, accord ing to nr, Edwin l. Ash, specialist in nervous Gis' ases. Mary children, he sail. contracted "fos poisoning"
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
Tin Goes In

london--Tin now is more than si,- 900 a ton, against only $500 a few years ago. In other words. there is quite boom in it. An enormous de- mand is reported 10 exist for tho
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
DEMOCRATS LEAVE VACANT
 FOUR PLACES ON TICKET
No Nominations For City Clerk, Tax Collector. Controller and Treasurer At Primaries.

Mayor A. M. Paoaessa was nomin- atcd to head the democratic ticket at the first democratic primary, held yes terday. There were no contests. No candidates were put forth for the of- fees of tax collector. town clerk, con- troller or city treasurer.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29

ChaEleston. Missouri, March 29.- Full extent of the storm damage may not be learned for some time. Towns hardest hit, according 10 early reports were Bertrand in Mississippi county, and Sikeston in Scott county. Details were not obtainable.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
Trestle Gives Way

Newark, O., March 29.-Four Bal timore X Ohio trainmen were report ed killed when a freight train on the Shawnee division went through a bridge south of here today. High wa ter caused the trestle 10 give way.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
STORMS
 SWEEPING COUNTRY
(Continued from First Page)

business district unrofed when a storm struck there last night, Some damage was also reported in St. Louis. Heavy rains occurred in Missouri. Oklahoma and Kansas.
 Rescue parties have been organized in Shawnee by civic bodies and it was believed by noon today the devastated district would have been covered and any additional fatalities discovered.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29

Cumberland, March 29.-Railroad, trains were marooned, wire com munication was interrupted and heavy property damage caused by a flood which held the Cumberland region in it's grip today. In the city the first floors of buildings had been flooded shortly after noon and the waters were rising at the rate of foot an hour.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-29

Milwaukee, March s9.-A severe
 storm stopped telephone and tele- graph service to most points in Wis consin today. communication being cut off to the north and west of Mil
 waukee.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
THE SWEET POTATO NExT-What the Co.

operatives have done for Cotton Peanuts and To
bacco in the South, the newly organized Co-opera-
i've Sweet Potato Marketing association will do
for the Georgia Yam. Ben Hill county farmers
who have heretofore held back to some extent on
these cooperative movments, should begin to in
form themselves on this latest organization to help
them successfully market one of their staple crops
and get in line for this season
Georgia Vans have distinct place among the
tavor1te foods OF the South but on account Of the
difficulty of keeping them in the past have not
had the advantages of being marketed in wav to
secure the highest prices. One million bushels of
Georgia Vans are to be pooled this year and al
ready arrangements said to have been made TO
place that amount of the sweets in northern mar
kets Cured sweet potatoes will become as staple
farm product cotton, when our farmers begin
to learn to market only the best and feed the rest
to their stock
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
IMMUNITY FOR GLORIOUS LARCENY,

HMM FOX "GLORIOUS LARCENY'
We need classification in the criminal
code If man steals five dollars it is petit larceny
IT he steals one hundred dollars it is grand lar
ceny Seemingly however if he steals one or
two hundred million dollars it is glorious larceny
and we have no classification for that. The gov
eminent goes to enormous expense and cutters
up the issue for years upon years before anyone
faces the bar of justice, when gigantic theft is
alleged. Steal loaf of bread and YOU are I'm the
river IN two days. Steal hundreds of millions and
you can travel the ocean of easy life for the rest
Of your days without disturbance.
The present operations in Washington in relation
'ne OH Sit'atln present spectacle calculated to
produce more bolshevism than any nsideous nron
dSahda that could possibly be conducted by the
reds either in the open or secretly Grave CHARGES
ana 8raVer disclosures are twisted into political
issues each man scrambling for position, each
man trying to capitalize the situation for himself
or Tor ms party until the performance has become
mSguStng The issue has been lost to sight Fv-
eryone Is beating the tom tom to lead the public
mind down dozen side lanes.
The cuntry has been told that the United States.
government has been robbed OF property worth
9ZOo,OOOOOO and that the robbery was made bv
the connlvance OF some public officials and the
bribery OF others If these be facts, then there is
a plain' straightforward American course that can
be pursued Under the present system of probe
and side probe charge and counter-charee the
issues will drag along for years; so long, in fact
that the public with its short memory will have
forgotten all about the matter
II the government at Washington does not know
now to approach the problem let the readers of this
newspaper write to the president and ask him 70
call special Federal Grand Jury. Ask him to
nave the evidence placed before that Grand Turv
ana indictments obtained. Then the issue can be
tried In prompt and orderly manner and the at
mosphere cleared at once. Doheny, Sinclair Fall
and anyone else charged so openly with footing the
American domain surely will welcome such =
course II as innocent as they insist and if thew are
not then the sooner they are brought to book the
better
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03

DoES 1T PAY?-Advertising has made the Vic
trola dog famous 1t has made the ash reo;s+er
Dig brother to retailers all over the world,
1t has introduced the world to substitute for
sole leather.
1t is displacing the truck horse with 40 borse.
power trucks
1t has helped you to an appreciation of Stetson
hats, Walk-Over, Douglas and Emerson Sboes
1t has made the hand-written letter an odd;+
in business
IT has put hair oil on heads where no hair -,
would do any good and on heads where no hair
oil was needed
1t has put Castoria down your throat left br;s-
ties III your gums and then came along with
KubberSet and took them out.
1t has put Sozodont, Pebec and Pensode,+ -,
your teeth 0'
1t has put a Gillette against your havfieh
1t has put Maurine in your eve, sold Won Cut
cura tor pimples, Pears for the bath and Ivory for
the tub ~
1t has put Arrow collars around vour nect and
lngersols around your wrist
Go anywhere you want to- do anvtb;ro vo,,
wish and advertising has had hand in t-ah-
solutely
And then some people ask "Does Advertisino
Paw" Using
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
FILM VERSION OF FAMOUS
MRS. FAIR" CELEBRATED
PLAY, COMING SOON

| Scheduled for presentation at the
Grand Theater on Monday and Tues
day is the Fred Niblo production, 1.-THE
Famous Mrs. Fair" a photoplay YER
sion of play which has been acknowl-
| edged as one of the most important
contributions of many years to the
book of the American drama. If the
success which it won as a stage play is
any criterion for Judgment, the picture
should prove an unqualified success,
and there is every reason to await the
pictures coming with the greatest ex-
pectation.
James Forbes, distinguished Ameri-
can playwright, is the author of the
stage play. In it the celebrated play
ers Henry Miller and Blanche Bates
were seen for an entire year on Broad
way, and for two years afterwards they
| toured the United States in it, winning
| approval on every side. Everywhere it
was greeted as really significant
drama of American home life, and it
presented problem which is still vital
and still unsolved.
The author has summed I'D his en-
tire play in these words:
"A woman actuated by duty engages
in war work. winning honors and the
loving admiration and encouragement
of her family; but when on her return
she, actuated by selfish vanity, again
leaves him, the realization is brought
home to her tragically that wife and
mother can have a career but not at
the expense of her obligations to her
home and family"
That is the theme of the play, and
the various roles that make it thing
of great humanity are ,manificently
portrayed, AS Mrs. Nancy Fair, Myr-
tie Stedman adds to her distinguished
screenaccomplishments, presenting
portrayal that is tender, sympathetic
and thoroughly intelligent. Huntley
Gordon, as her neglected husband is
likewise splendidly real; marguerite De
La Motto and Cullen Lands, as their
two children on whom the brunt of
Mrs. Fairs selfishness falls, are lust
as one would imagine them to be in
real life, which is, after all great tri-
butte; and Ward Crane, Carmel
Myers and Helen Ferguson round out
the strong cast in a fine manner.
Many elaborate scenic effects have
been obtained, some of the interiors
especially being remarkable. The fem
mime characters all members of New
York smart Set" wear costumes
which are the latest in fashionable ap-
parel, and this phase should prove of
interest to the women.
The photoplay, a Metro-Louis B.
Mayer production, was adapted bv
Frances Marion from the great Amer
lean play. 1t was photographed bv
Charles J. Van Enger. Howard Hig-
gin was art director.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03

Shall the British Win?

Since the entrance of British plane
into the attempt to circumnavigate the
globe, the time feature will be of great
er interest, as it is their obvious inten-
ton to best the American flight in
that respect. In the beginning of the
carefully planned expedition of Ameri-
can army and navy pilots the purpose
was declared to be one of establishing
definite routes and bases for supplies
for futurue lines of travel or for war
uses, getting scientific survey of the
air conditions, the endurance of the
machines and almost everything ex-
cept speed. Still the hope of the Amer
leans to be the first nation to success
fully make the flight around the world
will tend to shorter stops and hurry
! hops. The British airmen, while mem
bers of the Royal air force, are max
ing the trip unofficially on their own
initiative, expenses being borne by
commercial agencies.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
NOTICE TO B. Y. P. U. MEMBERS

On account of attending Sunday
school the B Y P U members will
not leave for the Associationa1 Meet
ing at Mt. Olive until after classes.
If you expect to go, please notify
at once the chairman of the Socia
Committee, Addie Davenport, and the
Ways Committee, Ware Beall, Alex
Mcdonald and Clifford Davenport
This is necessary.
Everyone will be expected to help
with the dinner-call the Social Com
mittee.
Church members, if you will assist
the Ways Committee by carrying
some of the B Y P u members out
to Mt. Olive Sunday, it will be great
ly appreciated. Please notify the COM
mittee.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
Anniversary Column
IA YEARS AGO

Fitz. Leader April 1-3. 1o1O
Mr., Frank MaGocks will omen an
uptodate airdome here in the course
OF a few days and operate it during
the summer and early autumn season,
Miss Maize Mclaughlin left this week
to enter Bessie Tiff College.
One OF the most beautiful events of
the season was the silver wedding an
h1versary OF Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mer-
Ger which took place at their home on
Friday evening. In the reception hall
to receive the guests were little Misses
Elizabeth McCarty and GLADYS Holtz-
endort who presented each guest with
card with the names of the bride and
groom and the date OF the marriage
and present inscribed in silver and a
small silver spoon was attached as 2
souvenir
The receiving line composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mercer, Miss Blossom
Mercer, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McCartv.
Judge and Mrs. D. B. Jay and Miss
Aimee Harris of Albany, stood in the
arched doorway of the parlor above
which was suspended in letters of
silver tinsel the words Silver Wedding
and the dates. Assisting in the receiv-
ing OF the guests were Misses Glenn
A'len, Myrtle and Jeanette Venable,
Dollie McLendon, Jennie Washburn,
carolyn Jenkins, Louise Posey and
| Mrs. J. c. Bush while Misses Dixie
ay and Edith Pecker served punch in
the library.
In the dining room beautifully ap-
pointed table had for its centerpiece
an immense wedding cake with the let
ter {. and N. embossed in silver.
Streamers of green and white from
tie chandelier were tied in bow knots
at the corners of the table around
which were garlands of smilax and
| fern
Three delicious courses were served
by Mesdames A. ]. Dixon, of Leary.
Ga, H. G. Powell, R. l. Maffett and
r. A. Wilson. Lagerstrom's orchestra
furnished music throughout the evn-
| ing. About one hundred guests called
and left man pieces of exquisite silver
as mementoes of the occasion.
| For the first time in ten years and
the second in the history of the local
Presbyterian church the distinguished
body composing the Presbytery of Sa-
vannah will meet in the church on
South Grant street and conduct the
business connected with "a churches
in this district Some of the ministers
taking part will be Rev. Chas. Mont
gomery. Rev. L. A. McLaurin. Rev.
F D. Thomas, Rev. w. A. Nisbet,
Rev. L. w. Bitter, Rev. w. S. Miner.
Rev. K. A. Brown and DR. A. L. Pat
,, terson Rev. w. S. Hardin is now in
his fifth year as the local pastor.
A number of school boys and girls
complimented their former teacher
Miss Maggie Null with surprise
picnic at her home, carrying lunches
which were heartily partaken of in
the late afternoon under the lovely
shade trees in the yard. In the party
were Misses Eleanor Allen. Bertha
Wiles, Emma Shivers. Ethel Roar.
Grace Jackson. Nina Fletcher, Hattie
Wideman, Helen Patterson, Wilma
White, Ethel Hampton, Virginia
Brightman, Clyde Cobb, Dora Mathis.
Ethel Mayo. Agnes Dickson, Bessie
Huff, and Messrs Tommie Wideman.
Ivan Thurston, Mark Mathis, Frank
Pryor, D. B. Brightman, Raymond
Butler and Miss Carolyne Jenkins,
chaperone.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
SMILE AT THE WORLD-Tt i

SMILE AT THE WORLD-It isn't difficrIt 70
discover greater sorrow than we experience our
selves But that doesn't mean that we should
go around seeking it so that we may have some
thng against which to loose our wrath. The diff
equity with the most of us is that we never know
now fortunate we are and further more don't wish
- DC told. II we were we'd haveto find some
',"ls else TO complain about, for who is there
that is entirely satisfied?
''y times our greatest regrets are of our own
making Usually we could keep most of the sad
ness out OF our lives. But unfortunately we arc
inclined to go about seeking new causes for com
plant despite the smnothness of near1,, al +ho
pathways we tread. Happy, indeed, is the man
who knows his own blessings Yet how few there
are VINO try as hard to find reasons for rejoicing
as TO discern new causes for complaint.
Let us learn to smile at the world if we wish It
to smile back at us. =
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
IL,
Practical Negroes

The colored people in Athens need
ed school, and they generally do else
where to their great credit. AS is usual
the facilities were poor and inadequate
The City of Athens could allow no
more than $1,000 of an appropriation.
The needs called for an expenditure
of $4,000. The colored principal OF
the Industrial School had a capital idea
which his students carried out in
splendid spirit and with wonderful re-
suits Students of masonry and car
pentry demonstrated their abilities in
building. the grammar school and fin
ishing it in neat, complete style so that
it has excited the interest and admir-
alton of many distinguished visitors.
A structure worth $4,000 is the monu-
ment to their energy and their skill
with the use of $1,000 worth ofnaterial
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
HOME FOR MUSICIANS

There is nation wide movement
in which Atlanta is cooperating to
give benefit concerts in many places
for the establishing of a home for
needy and destitute musicians. This is
a worthy enterprise, as musicians of all
people, give most freely of their time
and talent without financial return and
those talented ones who give their at
tention to their art, are seldom able
to accumulate a competency for their
old age or their periods of inactivity
The compensation being not so large
except in rare cases, nor so steady as
in other callings. Then too we grant
the real artist lacks the practical and
commercial instinct and we almost ad-
mire him for the lack of this, preferr-
ing to honor him as one removed from
the prosaic business world and cult
waiting the emotional and beautiful that
shall serve the pleasure of others.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
POULTRY TAKES BOOM
IN SUMTER COUNTY

AMERICUS, Ga, April / The
Poultry industry in Sumter county is
is developing rapidly, with total OF
more than 100000 day-old chicks held
her this spring. This statement has
just been made here by Walter Ry-
lander and who has large farming and
fruit growing interests and who now
has 5000 White Leghorns upon his
fruit farm. He is making daily ship
ments of flyers to Miami, Fla
Two pound fryers bring from As to
on cents per pound and in some in
stances 81 bird he says.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
HUGE STILL OUTFIT
CAPTURED IN TOOMRS

Vidalia, Ga, April IA 350-gallon
still, l0G-gallon outfit and about L.
800 gallons of beer was caught and
destroyed in a raid conducted in the
county by United States Marshal
George Mcleod, Revenue Officer
Adams and Chief of Police Frost,
Sunday afternoon. This is the first
big outfit caught in Toombs county
in some time
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
A CASE OF LIFE OR DEATH
APPRECIATION GROWS

1t is matter of congratu1ation,
more than the measure by dollars and
cents. that our people of Fitzgerald
rallied to the Chautauqua interests,
sufficient to pay out the guarantee on
the opening day. The Jealous COM
mittee deserve due credit for their per
sonal campaign, but the fact that peo-
pie care to go this year in sufficient
numbers makes the coming of Chat
tauqua every year an assured thing.
The cultural effect, raising the stan
dard of entertainment that will here
after be increasingly popular with our
people is probably the greatest sat
isfaction of all.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FELT AT KUPIANSK

Moscow, April Am earthquake
was reported Tuesday from Kupiansk
near Kharkov Slight damage was
done and no casualties were reported
Volcanic eruptions are taking place
:: -kettSk. Siberia.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-03
THE GREAT
TEMPTATION

1t is almost cheering to read that
our Americans are not the only vio-
lators of pure food laws and also that
our people are probably not receiv-
ing the adulterated tea found to be so
generally shipped from Ceylon. Trade
in rubber leaves stained and labelled
as tea has become a minor industry
there, and since investigation and an
alysis of shipments has been made
revealing so per cent of each content
to be rubber the legislative counci
of Ceylon is preparing bill prohibi
ting the sale or export of anything
except the leaves of the tea bushes
Fortunately the drink made from rub
Der leaves is not deleterious to health
medical investigation showed, bu
this prevented police interference a
the place of preparation.