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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
IT'S UPSIDE DOWN IF YOU LOSE YOUR
HEAD

| 1t depends entirely upon how you read the book
of life whether the world isupside down to you
| or right side up There is enough general cussed-
| ness going on all the time too that it makes II
comparatively easy for one to become confirmed
pessimist provided of course one just naturally
sees blue instead of white, but when you stop
to think it over what really is the use OF getting
all stirred up over the flood the way Cain treated
his brother Abel or the War of 1875? Sufficient
J unto the hands are the warts thereof.
This morning after having partaken OF our
prunes and toast went out into our yard ana
when we looked at the flowers and shruoc
all of them fresh and smiling, and then as
we faced the street were greeted by Doys ana
girls who were on their way to school, and by men
and women who were on their way to work. and
everything and everybody seemed so happy, we
said to ourselves ''This certainly is fine world
and we are glad we living in it,
We reached our office and picked up the morn
ing paper In black type clear across the front
T rage, We read Bomb Wrecks Business Place
"One Man Loses His Sight" and then little fur-
ther down the page read where two policeman
1.-TWO guardians of peace engaged IN light ana
one of them was dangerously wounded; IN TACT
the entire front page was given over the recount
ing of all kinds of crime and once more we SAID
to ourself "This is awful, what is this world COM
ing to anyway"
We put aside the paper, and then we dumped
it into the waste basket for fear we might ungard-
edly pick it up again. and we turned our thought
to all of the good in the world, to the thosanuds
of fine folks we knew, and we visazed the Hover
gardens and the Churches and the Schools and all
the agencies for world betterment, and then for
the third time we talked to ourself and said, 1T S
upside down if lose my head, but it's right side
I'D if maintain the proper perspective.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
II GAIG l. l. lid
VI ON
" THINGS
. - By M
. By M;

WHO OWNS IT?
The question of ownership is del
icate point at times such as the ice
in navigable river and the more re-
cent one in Florida about the rights
to beach sand. The state claims the
right to sell it but in the case OF the
ietties at the end of the St. Johns
river and St Augustine, no damage to
the bathing beaches of St. Augustine
will be permitted and is such is &C
cidentaly caused must be repaired by
the purchaser of the land. This brings
up the question of the sovereign right
of the state to all land under the high
water mark of navigable waters and
the right of trustees of the internal
revenue funds to lease ground or sell
sand or gravel as they may determine
In this instance the state of Florida
is to receive $4,000 year for the
sand mined and will devote this sum
to the state school fund.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
THIRTY YEARS OF AUTOMOBILES AND
TAXES

In 1895 four automobiles were manufactured IN
the United States, and just four were registered as
in use In 1924 the production was 3,ol|,oOA cars
and the registration of cars 1881 ,9Sl. The
widespread benefits resulting from the growth
Of this industry which ranks first in the ma
tion-makes one wonder why governmental taxa
ton of everything connected with the automobile,
and particularly of those who is pressed to
the point of crampng the industry quite apart from
the justice of the system.
The railroads receive an average of $4OO98OOOO
in freight revenues from automotive products
every year. Yet railroad taxation going to high
way purposes is only 3.69o of the total highway
bill Motor vehicle special taxes alone amount to
42%6 of the total In seven years the automobile
industry has paid $S00O00OOO in Federal excise
taxes with levied as measure are higher to-
day than during the
The total highway expenditures for 1924 were
$990,683,770. OF this the automobile industry paid
$225, 492 600 in registration fees, $13o,2O2,OOO in
Federal excise taxes and $79,734OO0 on gasoline
taxes, total of $444428,O0O. Since about forty
percent of the highway expenditures met by
borrowing, the time is near at hand when special
motor vehicle taxes will equal the total expendi-
ture highways, both primary and local from
current tax receipts. Surely it is time to call
halt Automobile taxation is excessive. Unless
there shall be change in the rapidity with which
imposts fixed, the pressure will soon become
destructive.
1t requires little imagination to get side view
Of what the motor means to the nation. 1t
the employment of $4,000 workers at
high wages it means 100000 car loads of freight
each year; it means the employment of 10000 buses
and the transporting of thousands of children the
public schools.
With all that and more the motor car is still
reported as six sylinder goat.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
GRADUATION EXERCISES
AT FIRST WARD

The Seventh Grade of the First
Ward school will hold their gradua-
ton exercises at the Parent-Ieacher
association meeting Friday the END
at $50 A. M.
Invocation-Rev. Bruce Nay
May Northumberland
Grade
Salutatory-Martha Stovall
Edelweiss (Lange)-Marguerite Nc
Cranie.
neutrality-suspicious. Edison.
Cupid's Serenade (Sanson)-Perla
Mae Burton
Presentation of certificates, medals
and diplomas-Supt. U. ]. Bennett
The Smith (Brahms)-Seventf
Grade.
This program takes the place OF the
regular PIT. A. meeting for the
month of May. At the close of the
program there will be a social hall
hour, with the Seventh grade mothers
as hostesses
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
AnniversaryColumn
10 YEARS AGO

Nav y, 19l4-The casualty isl o.,
the war records. the names OF l-o0
British and colonial officers siam
within the past ten days, while the
entire loss of ships from the Degnn,
ming and excluding battle ships Is -oi
vessels.
reception to the public school
teachers by the visiting mothers 00"-
cluded the school exhibit at the l'O' d. ,
an indication OF the affirmation by NV
patrons of the splendid efforts maze
bv the teachers this year
Mrs. D. P. Adams entertained WIN
ten tables OF bridge having as hel
quests Mesdames L. o. Tisdel L. II
Keim I T. Cass. Drew Paulk, j. T.
Iveour G. P. Mingbdorf, Riley Elgin
Geo. Flamory, Fred Speller ana f1""'
nal Donaldson.
The baseball event of the season VIII
be PLAYED May Ia. The lineup Is
Sims; Jackson, Persons, Raine, van
ons. Kilcrease. Graham. Wootef
Heide, Isle, Riley, Raines; Subs, Still
lev, Milligan, Pounds: Stouts; CLANCY
Bryan. Beauchamp, McGoogan' Judge
Klein. Fussel. Tucker. Stephens. Drake
Archer. Subs, Pothays, Thurston, reg
Captain Will Halle has proudly OF
fered the hospital corps OF the state
Military Company Drs. White ane
Ware will look after the Sims an'
Drs. Domminey and Russell VIII taK'
care of the Stouts,
D. P. Adams will umpire tor th'
Sims and L. L. Griner for the StoutS
both to be under the military portec'
ton.
The girls OF the graduating class
have made their own dresses this year
at a maximum cost OF SIS each. These
are on exhibition by the domestic
science department al the library
Miss Geddes the teacher has declared
the one winning the medal and made
bv Miss Iris Davenport, to have
value of $45, due to the amount OF eH
quisitte hard work done on t2.oAll TIT
frocks are very attractive and credl
to their class and their teacher.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
CONSERVATIVE LABOR LEADERSHIP

All indications point to the fact that organized
labor in our country is entering upon more con-
servatve paths. Under the leadership of William
Green, the new president Of the A. F. OF L., there
will be an even more consistently conservative
course than under Samuel Gompers. President
Green was one of the Federations executive mi
nority that opposed the league with the Third
Party in the late Presidential campaign.
President Green's slogan is not politics but con-
centrated effort to improve the economic and le-
cal status of the American working class. This is
sound Americanism from the standpoint of both
capital and labor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
lpADIoG =
@CHATSV,$ i
A WITH 4IA
SSWel crosleJr

When one stops to realize that in
in 1920 sum of $1,000, 1000 was spent
for radio and that this year it has
been estimated this figure will be ina
creased to o$500,000,0O0, one wonders
lust where this child-and child ra-
do isis going.
There are those who still insist than
radio is fad. But fads do not become
universally accepted and nations do
not spend millions over period OF
years for fads.
1t is difficult to realize that broad
casting was introduced as recently as
1921. when $5.OOO,000 wa spent on ra
dio. In 922 that figure grew to $780,
100000. The following year-l923-it
was $120,000,000.
Last year-1924 has been esti-
mated total of $325, 100000 was spent
on radio, and this year it is believed
the figure will reach the half billion
mark. U.
And let it be remembered that that
money was spent and is being spentk
for complete sets and parts, not for
broadcasting stations which have cost
hundreds of thousands to build.
In 1920 it has been estimated there.
were 10000 radio receiving sets in the
United States. In 1921 this number
had grown to 10000; 10000 in 1922;
100000 in 1923; 5000 1000 in 1924
Here is something that demands
greater public interest. In this series
of weekly talks we hope to tell of
some of the things that merit public
attention.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
WIDOW CRIES FOR JOY

81 couldn't eat anything but raw
eggs and sweet milk and was so weak
could hardly walk across the room.
would have been in my grave if I
hadn't taken Mayrs' Wonderful Rem
edy when I did. When 1 think of
how | have suffered with my stomach
and how good 1 feel now I cry for
JOY" 1t is simple, harmless prepar-
alton that removes the catarrhal mu-
Gus from the intestinal tract and allays
the inflammation which causes prac-
tically all stomach. liver and intesti-
al ailments, including appendicitis.
One dose will convince or money re-
funded at Denmark and National
Drug Cos, and by leading druggists
everywhere. adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
MAY DAY AND CHILD
HEALTH

Hereafter these two ideas are to be
linked in national observance. There
are number of nationwide organiza-
tons beside the child Health Assoc'a-
ton of which Herbert Hoover is the
President, that are cooperating on
Child Health day plans. President Cool
idge and 40 states executives approved
by proclamation the observance last
year and this is hoped to be of annual
recurrence and emphasis.
The needs for an intensive commun-
ity interest in Child Health is indicated
by the present rating of our country
which stands sixth in the death rate
among infants and 9th for fatalities
of mothers at child birth. eu""'v there
is something to be learned and some
thing to be done in Our nat on that
boasts a population of 35,0000OO chill
dren.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
PEDESTRIAN ALSO GUILTY

1t is generally agreed that the pedestrian has the
right of way but this does not mean that he has
q monopoly of it. On the contrary he must give
the motorist all that is due him. The pedestrian
has the right to cross congested thoroughfare,
but has right to jeopardize his own or the safety
of others in doing So There are safe ways in
which he may cross and there are ways that are
safe; if the pedestrian disregards the rules of
safety then he becomes the object of criticism and
blame and there are many pedestrians who are
not as careful as they should be.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
LEGIsLATED IRREsPONSIBILITY DANG

EROUS-It is estimated that if 25O.OOO grade
crossings in the United States were bridges or
tunneled at cost of $2OOOOOOOOO0 it would eli
inmate only about 10 per cent of all automobile
accidents as not more than this number occur at
railroad crossings Railroad companies are favor
able to gradual elimination of especially danger
Gus grade crossings but law to eliminate all
grade crossings is not practical. due to cost in
voved which the public would have to pay thru
taxation of railroad rates Such agitation is SIM
liar to that carried on in the interest of compulsory
automobile liability insurance on all cars to as
sure damages in the few instances where an auto
mobile driver is financially irresponsible.
"The whole theory of trying to prevent acct
dents bv expenditure of money alone is wrong 1t
simply leads the careless person to be more care
less on the theory that somebody else must pay
the bill
We have laws defining responsibility in case
of automobile accidents Many drivers carry in
surance and if they do not their property is liable
for a Judgment. The whole theory of making
everybody insure IN order that everybody may
collect damages from Insurance companies for
SLIGHTEST injury would simply tend to increase &C
cidents due to relieving careless persons from all
semblance of responsibility.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
NEVER SAY DIE

The little town OF Lavoye, Wyom-
ing, that was ordered to vacate its site
by the Ohio Oil Company, which holds
a government lease on the land, did
not give up its identity but simply
moved itself bodily three miles and a
half distant and across creek. The
largest business structure was cut in
half and successfully moved on rollers.
That is an example for towns who are
ready to "croak" at any backset, at
lease in the attitude of its knockers.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
BOOTLEGGERS PARADE

This will be an event quite involun-
tary for the participants themselves
when staged in Des Moines, Iowa
soon The chief of police has ordered
old-fashioned stocks made, in which
all bootleggers arrested shall be placed
and then paraded about the city streets
with appropriate placards. This police
chief. James Lavender, contends that
liquor cases are not taken seriously
enough by the courts and people in
general. This method will at least
put a proper estimate on the social
standing of the offenders.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
ROAD GUIDE
JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Out of Fitzgerald

po,,+s 70 savannah:-Via Abbeville.
~ No br;dge to Rhine, Milan, McRae,
G afomo - Mt. Vernon. Vidalia. Lyons,
pa;dsvi1le Claxton, Pembroke. Take
Ne sJ ,;a Burnsed bridge to Louisville
i road. road good to Canoochee river
Toa So! i0 east of Claxton just fair to
Pembroke and Louisville road; Chat
ham county paved. A.,
poute to Augusta-via AbDeville
h-;doe. take north route two miles east
Ot'b bss;dce 10 Eastman, Dublin, Wrights
U y; p' Barlow, Louisville, Wrens. Road
'a'T Route .,1 to Montgomery, Ala via
, NU Sycamore, Ashburn, Syl-
,ester Albany, Dawson, Cuthbert
C Caorgs+owu. Eufaula, Union Springs.
Road fair to Sylvester, paved TO Al
bany and good road to Georgetown.
Cross bridge to Eutauia.
DIXIE HIGHWAY =
"Central Route"
por+. TO Macon-via = Abbeville,
uawkinsyille, Perry. Good to Bib
Corntv line then paved into Macon.
Ponte to Jacksonville-Via Ocilla,
nougIas Nichols, Folkston, Jackson
vile Good road to Nichols, rough to'
Waresboro, good to Waycross. excel
lent to Folkston and Iax'ville.
ROUTE TO CoRDELE
Via Rochelle, Seville and Pitts.
-o,d oood to fair all the way.
VI ITb;s information will be printed
..ch week in this column; should any
serious changes be reported, will make
notation of such. )-Leader-F 1terpriss
promoter of Good Rnada-
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
WOMAN JURIsT HONORED

The outst1lding woman jurist OF
our country today is Mrs. Mabel Wal
ker Willebrandt, of Ohio, who holds
the position of assistant attorney gen.
eral of the United States and has done
most effective work for prohibition.
Her recent, activities have been in pri-
son reform influencing conditions in
the federal prison at Atlanta and to-
ward establishment of an institution
for women to be built at Anderson, w.
Va. The national committee on pri-
sons and prison labor have had me-
dial struck and awarded in her honor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
TIL AFTERMATH OF
THE CATASTROPHE

The tenth anniversary of the sinking
of the Lusitania finds 10 cases OF
damages still pending. Out of the near
ly $25,OOO,0OO asked by climants
something over $2,5OOOO0 have been
awarded to date. The claims were
settled on a policy of the needs
of the survivors or dependents.
Charles Frohman, who was a bache-
lor. was not allowed any surviving
claimant. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, who
had left fortunes to all of his depend
ents, was similarly listed. Ebert Hub
bard's loss to his children was allowed
to be $58,000 There were few large
outstanding claims than this awarded.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
TALKING TO TELL

Not for money consideration does
William ]. Bryan make his lecture en-
gagements any more. but for the sake
of imparting the message he wishes to
impress. His itinerary is arranged at
his own convenience and pleasure and
his audience are veried at will Last
week he filled a date with a college
fraternity in New Orleans, but as
might be guessed they are combating
modernism" in colleges and universe
ties and this is probably w. Us. fav-
orite theme.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
APPROPRIATE CELEBRATION

The birthday of Florence Nightin-
gale has been appropriately merged in
to national hospital day, which was,
as usual, observed again on May II,
as a more general visiting day by
hospitals throughout the country, with
the object of famliarizing the public
with the activities within hospital and
and of the service rendered to a COM
munity by a hospital We have a
good hospital in Fitzgerald, but there
is little attention paid in a community
way to its services, although they are
greatly appreciated by those who feel
the remedial benefits. Some charity
patients are kept here at times by the
different missionary socities, also a
hospital committee is named in the
year book of the Woman's Club,
though no activities have developed
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14

Washington announces that the government
will train youths for foreign service What most of
cur mothers would like better is some girl-train-
ing for home service
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14

Advertising will ruin you-if you let your COM
petitor do it all. Then too, while waiting for your
ship to come in, it might be receivership.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14

FOR SALE-Triyycle almost new.
Girls bicycle, oil oven lawn mower
glass fruit pars, etc. 4O4 w. Magnolia
St. 1t
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14

BLONDE BESS OPINES
Mother has ceased to worry about
the price of coal so l told her to
think of ice."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
MOTHERS ENTERTAINED
BY CONSTITUTION

One of the delightful observances OF
Mothers Day in Atlanta was the en-
tertainment afforded any mother over
40 who desired to accept the courtesy
of the Atlanta Constitution on Mon
day in free admission to the Howard
Theatre, through the coupon plan
The superintendent OF the Old Ladies
home brought delegation in taxicabs
also furnished free, and gifts Of flowers
were bestowed on every visitor by the
cooperation of the theatre manage
ment and the Constitution and the
Atlanta Florists association. Doing
as well as saying the nice things. is
particularly appropriate as tribute
for we all know this has ever beer
I'M others way"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14

Pershing says we must keep our liberty by force
if necessary. Alta stuff John-when shall we be-
gin?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
DEFENSE DAY

Disregarding a good deal of OPP
position expressed last year over the
country against the military celebra-
ton of Defense Day, the general staff
is taking steps to make this observance
an annual affair on Armistice Day
The president must approve the plans
before they are put in motion but this
is confidently expected This annual
muster" is said to serve the purpose
of taking periodic stock of our ma
tons defense" 1t IS no more mill
taristic in design than is the institu-
ton of citizens training camps so well
approved and so largely attended each
summer Some fear the searchlight
turned on our military conditions fear
ing that the weakness exposed to 9th
er nations may be more prominent
than will say of strength be of encour-
agement to ourselves. Great minds
differ on this subject. Are we pre-
pared? Should we prepare? How do
other nations measuady eur prepare
ton? Dur editN
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14

ED PURDY'S PHILOS
"I've been married ~ years now
and if You don't think that is hard
to do-try it."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
refront of Il

Perhaps wo,:ch will folloultogether
worse than til o,;ct,ar we the Vol
stead Act an Act have
made them in-~~-1s as fed
eral law breaA n hear you sssneed for
larger or sel lon leaving thethe latter
a pereferableeing to move tooject for
the year. Country Club. =,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
MODERN TRAVEL, OLD TRAIL

To arouse interest in proposed in
ternational memorial at Yorktown. a
novel feature was used last week,
when Miss Fannie Washington, great.
great. grandniece of George Washing
ton and eleven other persons. covered
by airplane the route taken by Wash
ington in his march to Yorktown,
where the British under CORVALLIS
surrendered in 1881. The plane used
was a Sikorsky, transport which is ex-
pected to lead the way for regular
air passenger service running on a
weekly schedule. This particular plane
was christened the Yorktown, and a
broadcasting apparatus permitted the
account of Washington's 30-day march
to be given from the plane, and also
talk from Miss Washington.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
SPOTL.IGHTS
ON
PEOPLE =
3 Muudeg yelders

ITS AN ILL WIND, ETC"
The two reporters of the Chicago
Daily News, James w. Mulroy and
Alvin H. Goldstein who share equal
credit for valuable service in solving
the murder of the young Franks boy
last year by Leopold and Loeb, have
been awarded the Pulitzer prize OF
81 900 each 'for the best example OF
reporters work during the year"