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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
POLITICAL CAMOUFLAGE-

POLITICAL CAMOUFLAGE-T is the seas
on when political bosses of all parties begin to
paint their parties in glowing colors for the most
Part in approved camouage. The first evidence
of such activity evidenced when the staid New
York Times, which handles "all the news that's
fit to print, gravely announced recently that
North Dakota had voted $3.50 in favor of Presi-
dent Coolidge and 27,340 for Johnson The figures
gave heart to the Coolidge men and cast damper
those who favored the man from the West So
lar SO good The people, however, are not told that
these figures came as the result OF state propos
al convention, of those delightful little inven-
tons OF the political boss framed for purposes of
propaganda.
1t is interesting to note that the members of the
state proposal convention" are sef-appointed ag-
ents of the old guard. More interesting how
ever, is the manner in which they arrive at their
total vote One gentleman arises and states he
comes from district which nomnally polls $4,000
votes. Therefore, he casts those $4,000 votes for
Coolidge, or Johnson as the case may be Another
member arises and coming from district having
10000 votes, he casts 10000 for the man he has
been directed by the bosses to support These
5000 and 10000 voters have not authorized del
egates to vote for them, They have never ex-
pressed themselves on the question. But the sec
ietary of the convention adds the figures as voted
and the result is seriously given out to the coun-
try the voice of the state In this case there was
recorded sweeping victory for Coolidge 1t
might, with equal absurdty have been declared
sweeping victory for, Johnson
1t is political frauds of this character that are
causing the rapid spread of so-called independence
in politics, and it is truly unfortunate when re-
sponsible newspapers lend themselves to such pub
lie deception After ALL regardless of their polit-
Ical leanings, the people want to know the truth.
not to be deceived
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
CATCHING AT STRAWS

Like the proverbial drowning man,
the inveterate cotton planter will turn
again to his old crop in all probability
on the ill-advised presumption that The
recent cold had done this section good
by killing the boil weevil. This is far
from true if scientific experiment is
considered, one of which was to learn
what the actual effect of cold would be
on the boil weevil. Several of the pests
taken alive and imprisoned in a solid
block of ice for several days, on their
release to sunshine and air revived and
went an their nefarious way again.
Last years lesson should be enough,
but the foolish will be slow to learn,
even by that Here's hoping.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
ADVERTISING SAVANNAH

Board of Trade has issued an illustrated booklet,
printed in colors advertising Savannah and its at
fractions. The booklet printed in Savannah
and is most credtable job of the printers art.
Fifty thousand of them being distributed thru
out the country telling of its climate its business
opportunities and its port facilities We can testify
that Its contents are not exceeding the facts.
Savannah is one Of the most attractive cities in
the country and its commercial possibilities are
most inviting. With the completion of the several
highways leading into the city from north south
and west, Savannah is destined to become one of
the tourist ceners of the SOUTH as its hotel facil-
itles are unsurpassed and its people the kind who
make strangers welcome within its borders.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
TWO WAYS OF DOING
THIS

Floyd County in which the city OF
Rome is located has decided upon a
plan of working their portion of the
Dixie Highway which they think is
going to be of great advertising value
to them. This will be the erection of
two substantial granite or concrete ar
ches where the county line is cross
ed by the highway on each side. Well
and good. Ben Hill County will have
double row of pecan trees two at
each mile post throughout the extent
of the highway through the county and
until our ne;ghbor counties take it up
too will have a distinctive marking
and after that we will still have some
thing permanent and beautiful and
useful in our stately trees and the
consciousness of having started a
plan of marking that the further it
goes the better it will be in its results.
Our women under Mrs. H. M. Warren
are sponsoring this movement, the
planting TO begin at once.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
NEW DOLLAR BILL IS ALL "DOLLED UP"

Meet strange looking and kind of stuck-up dol
lar BILL don't be alarmed buttake it, as it is worth
its face in gold. The latest Creation of the U. S.
Treasury has made its debut in our circulation. Its
lalapaloola, all dolled up in new dress Of blue
and black the figures standing out like sharp sill
houettes against clear background
The seal is in blue, as is also the large mineral
II" Also the word zone" is spelled in full and scat
tered over the certificate There's not so
much hanjo work on the new certificate but the
clear sharp engraving stands out in bold relief, and
it's simply different SO if you run into one of these
welcome little strangers, remove your hat and give
1t fitting salute and salaam-and then 90 out and
spend it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
is LEGALLY WET-Amer

is technically, constitutionaly and legally as dry
as Andrew Vostead and his friends could make
1t. New York harbor is even legally dry The
metropolitan city itself may have oceans of illicit
and deadly moonshine but the patron as well as
the rich bootlegger are both guilty before the
law. The only place where Americans can honest
ly and legally take glass of whisky in the United
States is Washington D. c.
The prohibition law exempts the foreign embass-
les ad therefore any thirsty senator can apparent
ly call at the French embassy and enjoy glass
of the most select champagne, or if he prefers
"old Scotch he visits the British embassy.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
MULES BOARD BILL
PROVES EXPENSIVE
Georgia Citizen Urging Uncle Sam
to Pay Without Further DeIav

Georgia Citizen Urging Uncle Sam
to Pay Without Further Delay
A bill marked "urgen. remittance de-
sired" for $3.50 for upkeep and board
of mule seized almost year ago by
officials of the United States marshars
office has been received in Atlanta by
Marshal Walter .Akerman from north
Georgia livery stable.
The mule was seized by the govern
ment agent on whisky raid and
placed in the keeping of the livery
proprietor while the case was pending
in the courts. Recently the mule was
sold at public auction for $38. Its
mate which was taken at the same time
died soon. after. The bill included a
number of items summed as board
and lodging for the mule. 1t will be
sent to Washington.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
Bp-,doAzzg
By HERMAN I. GELDERS

$iegfried Wagner, Son of the famous
composer, Set Sail yesterday for th$e
Shores. He's not coming for his health
all he wants is to build nest for Some
American Eagles.
A guy I like
Is Amos Bly,;
He's never caught
In a lie.
100
Course in Cosmetics For Girls Urg-
ed in Knoxville Schools Headline in
Atlanta Georgian.
Not such bad idea at that. How
about it, girls.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
MANKIND's GREATEST sERvANT-samue

insult says: tremendous changes are coming in
America with the development OF power Fifty
years from now Power will be so cheap and acces-
slbe that man will be independent of his surround
ings
"A vast system of central generating plants will
place power at the disposal of the small village
and the isolated armstead as we'll as the great CITY
Power will make the comforts and luxuries
which are today inseparable from the large civ
available to every home in the country
Electricity will perform all the mechanical
processes of industry and most of the domestic
services Electricity spells the knell of drudgery.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
STORE CLOSED FOR
FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT

The Fitzgerald Dry Goods Company
temporarily closed its doors. to arrive
at an adjustment of its affairs with
creditors. Mr. Shultz IS manager of
the company and states that negotia-
tons are under way, which may enable
the company to reopen their business
shortly.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
TWENTY YEARS OF FLYING Invent,

ago. december, last, the Wright Brothers, Orville
and Wilbur made their epoch making flight in the
first MECHANICALLY driven arplane.
They used propeller to drive their machine.
Probably got the idea from ship propeller used in
water, just as the first railroad cars looked like
stage coaches and the first autos like bugeies Hard
to shake precedent
Throughout the 20 years of heavier-than-air flv-
ing no one thought of using any propelling agent
other than propeller. Now ,Frenchman invents
something entirely new. His plane has no propell-
er' 1t IS driven ahead by exploding gases-like a
skyrocket 1t may revolutionize flying Also, it
may not.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
HARRY K. THAW-Harrv X. I

HARRY K THAW-Harry X. Thaw again at
tains tirst page publicity by pleading sanity In
sanity saved him from paying the penalty for muir
der Still, II fool may be sane, perhaps Thaw can
qualify His youth was wasted in riotous living
His mature years have been wasted in ias, asv-
lumS, etc, or in trying to evade them Such ca
reer doesn't entitle him to enrolment with the
best minds.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

Homer Waters recently thought he was about to
Uncover wholesale baby kidnapping scheme On
turning a box over, voices were heard on the in
side saying Mamma, mamma" Summoning Chief
Dixon, the box opened and found to contain
a consignment OF talking dolls
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

"A Fitzgerald man, convalescing in city hospi-
tai, wrote to the Leader, describing his experience
cs. In speaking of his cheerful surroundings. he
said There six fine windows in my ROOM"
The linotype operator left the IN" out of windows
and the mans wife made flying trip to the city
to see how her husband was getting along.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

rectly or indirectly attributed to bad
booze, still it shows an increase of
more than 80 per cent over 1922.
Deaths from bad liquor range from
an estimated 1000 in Pennsylvania to
an estimated 400 in New York, 800
in Massachusetts and 200 in Illinois.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
CALLED MEETING OF PIT A.

The First Ward PIT. A. are asked
to attend called meeting at the
school house Friday afternoon at 800
O'Clock, when important BUSINESS
matters will be presented.
Mrs. 1. Geders, Pres.
Miss Ruth Hawkes., Sec.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
A
PROUD OF OUR OWN

The interest of Fitzgerald in Geor-
gla Tech is both general and particular
from having fine representation there
both as to numbers and quality. The
student body of 5000 men at the last
enrolment showed 433 from Fulton
County, 124 from all other counties of
Georgia, three from the District of
Columbia and all the rest from 20 9TH
er states of the Union, Florida having
the lead with 81. The Golden Tornado
of Tech long ago established a nation
al reputation which succeeding teams
have never put to shame. There seems
only one thing lacking and that is a
more generous appreciation by the leg
islature.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

WHERE SOME SUCCEED-Rght where one
man fails, another man succeeds Right where the
farmer starved the Standard Oil started Right
where the inactive lazy, Indifferent neghbors said
it couldn't be DONE the wide-awake worker went
ahead and did it,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
n1W'
SPOTI,IGHTS
ON
PEOPLE =

HER IDEAL REALIZED
There was no difficulty to determ-
inc who should have the honor of I'M
yelling the sculptored portrait of Gen
Robert E. Lee on the side of Stone
Mountain next Saturday when the
ceremonies take place 1t was Mrs.
Plane IS years old Daughter of the
Confederacy" who first conceived the
idea of a permanent memorial to the
Southland's chieftain on the side Of
Stone Mountain to whom the honor
rightfully belongs and to whom it has
been most gratefully and reverently
rendered. True the project has been
greatly enlarged, first to include some
other of the great southern leaders and
later through the vision of the sculp-
tor Gutzon Borglum to depict a YER
table panorama of the troops who
followed them. Until now the plan is
said to be one OF the most stupendous
works of sculptoring ever designed.
Hundreds of veterans and daughters
OF the Confederacy and governors from
several states and many other people
OF prominence will be present at the
exercises which will mark the first
completed portion of the great pic
ture that of the head of Lee and which
commentaries the day of his birth.
HIS CHOICE IS DIFFERENT
lille some clients attempt to escape
prison by pretended lunacy, William
Allen White of Kansas declared he
would go to prison before he would,
as Box juror of awards for the peace
prize, submit to the compulsion of read
ing every one of those plans in toto,
because to do so, he asserted. would
make him a candidate for the insane
asylum. This statement was made to
his class in Journalism at the Kansas
State College for Teachers, replying
to the recent criticism and charges
made against the jury of awards as
having been unfair in not reading ali
the plans submitted.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
SOME JOB FOR WILL HAYES
may not.

SOME JOB FOR WILL HAYES = Violence
again brings screen star orgy to the spotlight.
There was a bottle handy with which CORTLAND
). Dimes could threaten Mabel Normand's chauf
feur and shooting followed. If Will Hayes was
hired to renovate the silver screen, it is obvious
that he has plenty Of unfinished business. Licen-
tious debauchery isn't essential to art. Decent
people are disguised with these recurring reports
of high rolling in Hollywood
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

TYPEWRITER RIBBONS - Ius,
received fresh stock of typewriter rib.
bons for Oliver. L. c. Smith, Under,
wood. Remington and Royals. Carbon
paper al'o-Leader Publishing Co
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
THE PITY IS, IT'S TRUE

True that our country needs new
Federal prison and that for women. A
bill was passed by the senate last week
to create such an institution some
where in the east and connect with it
an industrial farm.
The Kansas senator who sponsored
the bill asserted that crime among wo-
men had increased one hundred per
cent in the last ten years.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Rogers of Cde-
man stopped over in the city Sunday
enroute to Douglas to visit relatives
Mr.. Rogers was formerly with the Da-
Lee Johnson Hardware Co., and has
many friends among the old timers in
the colony.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
FIXING THE BIBLE.
BRAVE MEN ARE VALUABLE.
POWER IN THE HEAD.
FOUR GREATEST HORSES,
WATCH EUROPE'S EXCHANGE.

A Chicago professor translates the
Bible and cuts out completely Johns
story of the woman whom Christ for
gave, saying to the collection of old :
gentlemen with stones in their hands:
He that is without sin among you,
let him first cast stone at her.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
CROWN JEWELS OUT-DATED

CROWN JEWELS OUT-DATED
OF all countries to lose her former
regard for precious material things,
Persia the anciently magnificent is
perhaps the last one to be guessed,
yet her great need of railroads at the
present time has caused her to come
to the decision of parting with her mag
nificent crown jewels in order to raise
the necessary money for their con-
structon. Many of these jewels are
world famous including the Great Mo-
gul diamond OF $50 carats, and two
Others OF 1856 and lao carats each. The
total value of these stones runs into
the millions and have for centuries
constituted one of the principal assets
of the country and been recognized as
one of the greatest collections in the
world.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
FRENCH WAYS AND MEANS

+ ri NO1 WAYS AND MEANS
To the end that the birth rate of
France shall not continue to decline a.
present the alarming rate, French
woman writer comes forward with a
bunch of suggestions, laws to put fifty
per cent income tax on bachelors; rs
per cent tax on incomes of chidless
households; limitation of public offices
to fathers; installation of children's
nurseries in all factories employing wo
men; state pensions for unmarried
mothers. Another says "Naturalize ev-
cry foreigner. They could get 450,-
GOO at one swoop in Paris, however
SUCH ruling would only tend to clear
ont the largest part of their richest
and most liberal spending populace,
for even the bes. mixers" so-called
would not care to get mixed as to ma
tionality. AS to this point the French
man too admits drawbacks saying true
it would mix our blood a bit but if we
cannot have thrushes we mus make
out with the b1ackbirds'
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

This is the grave of Bob Tapp,
You've heard of him, I bet;
He was racing with the limited,
At the crossing they both met.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

Hon. ]. B. D. Paulk came up from
the Marshes of Glynn" to- spend a
few days with friends in the county.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17
EQUALITY PRO AND CON

EgCALll GNO AMI OON
The Executive Board of the General
Federation of Womens Clubs in ses-
sion last week in Washington, D. C..
made the forecast that their body will
he opposed to the blanket amendment
to the constitution that viii if adopt
ed make men and women on equal
footing in every respect before the law
as advocated by the woman's party.
The point is that there has been much
protective Legislation for women in the
last twelve years which with other
privileges accorded their sex will be
obviated by status of absolute equal
ity.
The question then resolves itself to
the more purely feminine preference
IF the probable majority for privileges
rather than for rights at least after a
certain point.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

If people hated wars as they do paying for them,
perfect peace would prevail
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

EDDETTES
ON
TH i
WEEK BEGINS
y %@ By M:

<A4N " lin w LEN d EOlNo
With today begins national Thrift
Week. Two features will be a great
thrift luncheon in New York City 1--WE
wonder what they will have to eat)
and general broadcasting by radio OF
information and suggested programs
for various organizations.
When it comes to information
or suggestion along the lines of thrift
dear old Benjamin Franklin has them
all beaten. Poor Richard would
sound as good as anything else over
the radio One modern phase however
that comes under this subject is .he
matter of insurance which will receive
some attention in this way.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

John never wrote that, says the
learned translator; somebody put it in.
Another learned man says the Book
OF John was written two or three hun
dred years after the death of Christ,
and, if that be true, John might have
missed something.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-17

Leader Want Ads Will Sell 1t.