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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22
BEN HILL DAIRYINC
OPPORTUNITIES AT
NATIONAL SHOW

v. L. Collier, Agricultural Mar
keting Agent for the ABA. rail
| way, who was in charge of the Dairy
display at Indianapolis, gives a de.
tailed report of the interesting dis.
play at the National Dairy Show.
Mr.. Collier writes:
From the stand point of adver-
Using Georgia l am convinced that
the exhibit of home grown dairy
feeds shown at the National Dairy
Show at indianapolis October 10 to
8 will have a far reaching effect.
The Georgia Association sponsored
this exhibit with ABBA, A.&W.P.
and Georgia railroads cooperating.
The central idea in this work was to
demonstrate to the Northern and
Western farmers the splendid variety
of Dairy Feeds that could be grown
throughout the state at two crops
year. Mr.. c. M. Bishop of the Geor-
gia Association and V. L. Collier of
the ABBA. took an automobile trip
through Turner and Ben Hill coun-
ties collecting samples of all feed
crops direct from the field. When
this tour was completed they visited
the Turner County Fair at Ashburn
and secured for exhibit at this Fair
fair sample of all the feeds that
could be had, making their exhibit
fairly representative of what the
State of Georgia could show.
THE design on which the exhibit
was built was miniature pasture
built with green and growing sods
dug from the pastures of this sec
ton. One sectio nof hits pasture was
composed of Carpet Grass and an
other of Dallas Grass, another of
LespedeZa, another where a mixture
of Lespedeza, Dallas and Carpet
Grasses. In the center of this pasture
was displayed a beautiful bunch of
luxuriant growing Napier Grass. I'm
mediately behind this pasture was
agricultural feed crops arranged in
the manner and rotation in which
they grew in the fields. First section
was composed of corn, peanuts and
velvet beans. The second section was
oats, vetch followed by soy beans.
Third section was corn, cow peas,
velvet beans and the different sor-
ghums. oFurth was cotton exhibit
showing the cotton as it grew in the
fields with open bolls and green bolls.
Below this was bag of cotton seed.
Then oil cake ust at it comes from
the mill. Next bag of cotton meal
and of cotton hulls. After this was
a display of miniature hay bales from
lespedeza, vetch, crab grasses, COW
peas, soy beans, etc. This display of
cheap feeds grown two crops a year
was certainly regarded as something
unusual by dairy people of the
North and West.
81 feel that am speaking conser-
vatively when l say that at least 49,
900 people visited the booth during
the fair ard asked for information
regarding Georgia. Messrs. Crotzer
and Baker Of the GEORGIA and A. &
WP roads. topether with c. H. Bish-
op and V. L. Collier were kent busv
during the entire time explaining
these crops and the manner in which
they grew The greatest interest was
manifested bv farmers who actually
did dairy work and VIII oowned their
own cattle A great many of them
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22
RETIRING PRESIDENT
OF STATES EDITORS
IS GIVEN A WATCH

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 21.-A hand
some gold watch was presented Fri
day by the members of the Georgis
Press association, in session at the
Southeastern fair, OF C. D. Rountree
editor of the Wrightsville Headlight
who is retiring president of the asso.
citation.
The presentation was made by Col
onel John T. Boifeuillet, member of
the state public service commission,
who contributes to the editorial page
of The Atlanta Journal.
Ernest Camp, editor of the Walton
Tribune, newly elected president of
the association, presided at Fridays
meetin.
The association voted to accept the
invitation of the Atlantic Coast Line
railway to take a trip to Cuba in the
spring. The invitation was extended
at the recent meeting OF the associ-
alton at West Point. ..
1t was decided to hold the next
business meeting of the Georgia
Press association at Louisville, after
the Cuban trip next spring. Invita-
tions were extended by Louisville,
presented by R. G. Price, editor of
the Louisville News-Informer; John
R. Phillips and Mrs. John N. Holder.
Invitations were also extended on
behalf of Eatonton by Eddie Walls,
representing the Eatonton Messen-
ger; NJ. S. Shivers, mayor of Eaton
ton, little Jack Wall, on behalf of the
children of Eatonton, and J. o. Wall,
representative of Eatonton Kiwanis
club.
An invitation to hold the conven-
ton in Fort Valley was extended by
John H. Jones, editor of the Fort
Valley Leader Tribune.
Thanks for Invitations.
A motion introduced by John Pas
chall, editor of The Journal, express
ing appreciation to Fort Valley and
Eatonton for their cordial invita-
tions, which the association was un-
able to accept, was adopted unani-
mously.
A motion expressing sympathy and
hopes For the speedy recovery of
John F. Shannon, editor ofthe Com
merce News, wha has been seriously
ill for some time, was adopted by
the association.
An invitation, extended by James
L. Wells, representing the Sloan Pa
per comptny, to the association to be
the guests of the paper company for
luncheon, was accepted, ara the
meeting was adjourned.
During the afternoon the members
inspected the exhibits, and visited
the amusement features.
The following appointments of Of
ficers and committees were made
Friday by Ernest Camp, president of
tire association.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22
MAMMOTH CROWD
WELCOMES DIXIE
HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLE
Thorag of School Children jam
Streets to Greet Good Roads
Boosters.

Twelve hundred pupils of the Fitz-
gerald schools, each waving flag,
greeted the Dixie Highway motorcade
when they rode up Central avenu last
Friday on the 10th anniversary in
spection tour Of the organization.
Leaving Macon at 900 a. M, the
caravan made good time on the
splendid roads, and were received
with enthusiasm at Hawkinsville,
where short stop was made, to en-
joy that city's hospitality. The pu-
pills fthe Hawkinsville schools, with
hundreds of their elders had gath
cred at the court house square to
show their appreciation. Reaching
Abbeville, the little town, as usual,
showed interest in the highway move
ment by assembling at the court
lined up and picture taken by that
chief of pathfinders, w. S. Gilbreath,
of Detroit, who also took picture
of the Jefferson Davis marker, with
Mrs. Geo. Mcleod and her daughter,
Miss Irene, both of whom have been
foremost in the promotion of high
ways through their county. Judson
Johnson made brief address of well
come, giving the northern visitors
some valuable information in re to
Wilcox county and the opportunities
e., in, CnA,,nio nnnIit-
tie, of Canada, responded. The cara
van arrived here full of praise of
the Central Dixie highway. Lunch
con, prepared by ting Civic commit
tee of the Woman's D, and served
by number of pY misses, was
enjoyed by the viz Capt Gil
breath, secretary Detroit Mo
tor club and orig 5. scout for the
Dixie Highway association, made a
special talk to the assembled school
children and took a picture of the in
spring assembly. Others who spoke
briefly were w. T. Anderson. of the
Macon Telegraph, DR.. Doolittle, Of
Canada, and Mr.. j. E Turner, who
welcomed the visitors in behalf of
the city and county.
Accompanying the party from Ma
con were w. T. Anderson, Mrs. Mas.
sey, president of the Dixie Highway
auxiliary, and Mrs. Marc Etheridge,
of the Macon Telegraph.
Fitzgeraldites Motored to Macon.
Messrs. William r. Bowen, w. A.
Adams, l. Gelders, M. W. Garbutt,
]. ]. Dorminey, w. N. Smith, c.
Ragsdale, J. R. Horton, C. A. New
conner, L. L. Griner and Mr.. Smith
motored to Macon Thursday after
noon and escorted the party to this
city, participating as the guests of
the Chamber of Commerce in a
sumptuous banquet given by the Lii
ons Club of that city to the touring
party. r.
In the party from the northern
states were: Monte ]. Goble, vice
president of the Fifth Sd Nationa,
Bank of Cincinnati; Charles N. Ev-
ans, cashier of the Filth Sd National
Bank of Cincinnati; Endicott Rich,
of the New York Times; DR.. P. E.
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CONTINUED on Page A.
CAROLINA WEED PARTY
WILL VISIT MOULTRIE
Increase in Tobacco Acreage Pre-
dicted as Result of Survey
of Experts.

Mou!trie, Ga, Oct. 20.-Calling at
tention to the fact that big party
If North Carolina farmers will visit
Moultrie the laater part of the week
for the purpose of inspecting the TO-
bacco lands in this section, tobacco
men here today gave it as their opin-
lease or buy farms in South Georgia
ion that scores of Carolinians would
before the time to plant the next
leaf crop arrives.
w. T. Pulliam, head of the dele
cation, expected to reach here about
Friday, wrote the Chamber of Co-a-
merce: eve are interested primari-
lv in tobacco culture, though we have
beeena impressed by what we have
heard about the opportunities South
Georgia offers as general farming
and live stock region" Mr.. Pulliam
explained that h weas interested in
this section by the good words that
have ben spoken of it by former
Carolinians who moved herea year or
30 ago and know about the tobacco
lands.
Tobacco men here believe that the
influx of new settlers from the old
leaf belts will result in an even big
ger acreage in tobacco next year
than was planted in the crop III 1925.
1t it admitted that some growers were
disappointed with the returns from
the leaf this year, and that some
probably will not try tobacco again.
This. however, will be more than an
offset by the number of South Geor-
gians who viii give the leaf a trial
in 1926. The Importance of farm
ers who are not familiar with tobac-
co culture getting the help of trained
demonstrators is being emphasized by
business men who are iterestd in the
growth of the industry.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22
Grand Jury Indicts
Boys For Stealing

Four small negro boys were in
dicted by the Grand Jury Monday
for the theft of pecans from the
grove of S. G. ryor, Sr., a member
of the present grand jury.
An example is to be made Of the
boys, who are between the ages II
ten and twelve years, to deter others
white and black from bothering Pc
can and other attractive crops in the
future.
A good whipping of the boys by
their parents would probably have
served the purpose as well, and saved
the county some expense.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22
Bishop Ainsworth
At Central Methodist

Bishop W. N. Ainsworth will
preach at the Central Methodist
church Sunday morning Bishop
Ainsworth is oen of the outstanding
preachers of the Southern Methodist
church, and doubtless the church will
be crowed to its capacity by those
anxious to hear this eminent Georgia
Bishop.
He will preside over the South
Georgia Conference in Macon No
vember rs. Having presided over
this conference for our years, with
the coming conference, by the law of
the church, this will end his presid-
ing over the South Georgia Confer
ence for some time.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22
PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS
TO MEET AT OCILLA

Ocilla, Ca, October 20.-Plans
have been completed here for the
seventh annual Bible conference OF
the Primitive Baptists, which will be
held here on October 1928, and
which will be featured by addresses
on the Bible by eminent authorities,
sermons by profound preachers and
by song services.
The program is as follows:
Tuesday
1880 eastern time Call to
order by the chairman, DR.. Thomas
J. Macarthur, Cordele; song and
prayer.
10 :45-Address of welcome by 81
der D. o. Lewis, Pavo; response by
Elder w. W. Blackwell, Tampa; cleo
ton of officers.
ia talk of devotion, by Elder
r. H. Jennings, Dawson.
IL :30-"Man's Fall, Condemna-
ton and Accountability to Almighty
God" by Elder W. B. Goddard, Ma
con.
12-Introduction of visitors.
IL :3O-Adjourn
2-Song and prayer service.
:3O-"The Work of God the Fa-
1her in the Covenant of Grace, Pre-
destination and Election" by Elder
George D. Goddard, Miner.
.3:11-Discussion by Elder ]. Wal
ter Hendricks, Atlanta.
:3O-General discussion. Speak,
ers limited to five minutes each.
Adjourn.
8-Song and prayer service.
:3O-"The Work of God the Sor
in the Atonement and in 1nterces'
sion," by Elder ]. N. Thomas, Jen'
nings, Fla.
Wednesday
1O-Song and prayer service.
O:3O-"The Work Of God the
Holy Ghost in Regenerating. Teach
ing and Guiding the Elect" by Ell
der A. v. Simms, Atlanta.
1:15-Discussio by Elder W. B
Screws, Glenville, Ga.
:3O-General discussion. Speak
ers limited to five minutes each.
12-"The Holy Ghost as the Com
forter," by Elder P. F. Watkins.
12:3O-Adjourn.
2-Song and prayer service.
2:3O-"The Experimental ant
Practical Results of the Work OF
God the Father, Son and Holy Ghos
in the Lives of the Elect" by Elder
w. A. Pinkstaff, Fayetteville, Tenn
3:15-Discussion by Elder w. 7
Nipper. Macon.
':3O--General discussion. Speak
ers limited to five minutes.
Adjourn.
8-Song and prayer service.
8:30-"The Benefits of Believing
and Walking in the Doctrine of thu
Bible" by Elder v. F. Agan, Allan
ia.
1O-Song and prayer service.
1O:3O-"The Resurrection of tn
Body" by Elder j. ]. Johnston, Wad
! 11:15-Discussion by Elder T. f
Skies, Vidalia.
:3O-General discussion. Speal
ers limited to five minutes.
12-"The Glories of Heaven" b,
Elder S. H. Whatley, Thomaston.
12:3O-Adjourn.
2-Song and prayer service.
| 2:15-Announcement of commit
/ tees.
2:30-Experience and testimon!
service, open to all, led by Elder J
Fred Hartley, Miami.
Establishment.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22
OSCAR MARS ON TRIAL
FOR HIS LIFE FOR THE
MURDER OF HIS WIFE
Jury Is Drawn and Witness Are
Secured.

Oscar Mars, former employee OF
the Fitzgerald Cotton Mills, was put
on trial Wednesday afternoon for the
murder of wife on July 26, when So
licitor General ]. B. Wall, assisted
by Col. Chas. W. Russell, represented
the State and the defendant IS rep
resented by attorneys A. j. Melon
aid and w. H. Lasseter and j. Z. NC
Donald, of Avon Park, Fla. Fifty
three tallesmen were examined be-
fere a jury of twelve were qualified,
eighteen of the tallesmen disquall-
flying on account of their objection to
capital punishment.
The jurors are: R W. MincheW'
farmer; H. C. Blanchard, st. en-
ginser; W. U. Evans, filling station
L. W. Gaines, farmer; F. L. Peoples,
farmer; G. A. Mckay, travelling sales
man; J. H. Stewart, farmer; A. T.
Goodwin, farmer; J. c. Padgett, far
mer; w. E. Smith, farmer; Floyd
Eads. mechanic; ]. NJ. Roberts, far
mer.
Col. Wall, for the state, briefly
outlined what the state expected to
prove that Oscar Mars, on July 26,
shot and killed his wife in the mill
settlement, that the shooting was
without provocation. Eight witness
es were caller and sworn for the
state and forty-five for the defense
G. w. Hardwick was the first witness
called by the state. The deceased
according to Hardwick, had made
her home with Hardwick and his
wife for three days prior to the
shooting, the deceased having left
her husbands home under threats
about a week and one day prior to
July &c, and staying in the mill set.
Element with several friends, doing
her work in the mill. That on the
dav of the shooting, Hardwick, his
wife and Mrs. Mars, on request OF
the latter, drove to the home of the
defendant to secure some working
clothes for his wife and that Mars
came to the car, that Mars ordered
.Hardwick to drive on and jumped into
the rear of the car, where his wife
was seated by herself, Hardwick ane
his wife occupying the front seat
Mars began shooting, hitting hi
wife three times in the right temple
the right eye and back of the ear
Mars jumped out of the car and OF
dered Hardwick to keep on driving
Hardwick brought the body to thu
sheriff's office. Hardwick firmly
held to his statements when cross ex
amined by Col. A. J. Mcdonald fol
the defense.
Mrs. Hardwick, who was in thu
car with her husband at the time Of
the murder, was the second witnes!
called by the state, and confirmed
fully the evidence given by her hus
ban and did not change the least
under a severe cross examination by
Col. Mcdonald.
Court adjourned at 500 p. M, tt
reconvene Thursday at $3.50 a. m.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22
MITCHELL ORDERED
COURT MARTIALED
Secretary of War Davis Issues
Order-Major Gen. Sum-
meralI Heads Body

Washington, Oct. 20.-Colone
William Mitchell, who accused hi;
superiors of criminal negligence
in administering the ocuntry's air
forces, Monday was ordered court
martailed by Secretly of War Davis
Because of the court-martial by
the Army, it was learned that the
Navy Department will not press for
punitive action against Mitchell for
his refusal to testify before the court
investigating the Shenandoah iisas-
ter.
The court was ordered to convene
October %.
Mitchell will be tried by his sup
errors under the Goth article of war
which governs conduct unbecomine
an officer and prejudicial to military
discipline.
The court-martial grew directly
out of Mitchell's statement in San
| Antonio after the crash of the diri.
gible Shenandoah with the loss of II
! officers and men.
The order was not surprise Il
Mitchell, who has expected all along
| that he would be tried.
Summerall Heads Court
Major General Charles P. Sum
neral, comandant of the Second
Corps area, New York, will heac
the court, which will meet at the
War Department at 10 o'clock {
week from Wednesday.
The article under which Mitchell
will be tried follows:
Though not mentioned in these
articles all disorders and neglect:
to the. prejudice of good order ant
military discipline, all conduct of {
nature to bring discredit upon tn,
military service, and all crimes anc
offenses not capital at which per
sons subjec ito military law may b.
guilty, shall be taken cognizance o.
by general or special or summary
court-martial, according to the ma
ture and degree of the offense, ant
punished at the discretion of sucl
/ court"
Findings to Coolidge
Conviction by the general cour
will make Mitchell subject to dis
missal from the service, to fine, o
to demotion in numbers. The finding
of the court must be passed upon b
President Coolidge.
At Presidents Direction
"By direction of the President tn
general court-martial will conven
in City of Washington, at 10 a. m
Wednesday, October %, 1925, or 8
soon thereafter as possible for tn
trial of Colonel Mitchell"
The phrase "by direction of tn
President" it was explained at tn
department is purely formality an
that Secretary Davis was the perso
ordering the court-martial.
For months the war department
has been preparing the case agains
Mitchell. Following the military pr
ceedings, the charge against Mitchell
were laid on the desk of Secretar.
Davis Tuesday morning. Davis glanc
ed through them and then wrote thu
order for the court. Davis has beer
following the Mitchell case closely
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Continued on Page Four)
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22
Elex Kruger Buys
Jake Order Home

E. Kruger purchased this week the
Jake Order home on S. Lee street
for $4,000 and will move into it
at once. This is one of the best resi-
dence sections in the city and the
price paid is considered bargain.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22
STIFF FIGHT IS SEEN
ON new TAX PLAN
Secretary MELONS Proposals Viewed
With Suspicion by Democrats
and Insurgents.

Washington, Oct. ZO.-DemocraCS
and insurgent Republicans in Con-
gress today believed they had dis
covered a ecker" in the tax-reduc-
ton program of Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon, which would result
in the small taxpayer receiving vir-
tually no relief from his present tax
burden.
Representative Garner, Texas,
ranking Democrat on the House ways
and means committee, said that he
he understands the treasury is advo-
eating reductions in the rates on
small incomes, but to offset this il
is proposing repeal of the learned
| income" provision of the present law
which allows persons having taxable
, eaned income under $4,000 to deduct
! 25 per cent.
! ''The reduction in rates on the
little fellow proposed by the treas
ury, as l understand them, would
be offset by elimination of the 25 pei
cent deduction feature and through
readjustment of the brackets" said
Garner, adding:
MELONS Plea.
"Mr. Mellon made an earnest plea
before the committee Monday for re-
lieving the rich people, but he did
not talk much about Tightening the
burden of the millions of small tax
payers"
While regular Republicans on the
ways and means committee doubt
that the treasury would wipe out the
Is per cent deduction feature, Gar
ner and others have concluded that
the estimates of the treasury must
have been based on repeal Of the
earned income feature. Officials of
the treasury department support this
view, but they still contend that the
''little fellow" is getting reduction.
The normal income tax rates at
present are 2 per cent on the first
$4,000 of taxable income, per cent
on the next $4,000 and per cent on
all beyond that amount.
Testimony given before the COM
mittee Monday by Secretary Mellon,
with Undersecretary Winston and
Mccoy, Treasury actuary, collahor-
ating, was that the Treasury favors
making the new normal rates "
New Rate.
3 and 5 per cent, respectively.
Undersecretary Winston announc-
ed at the Treasury later that the
Treasury position is per cent on
the first $4,000, 8 per cent on the
next $4,000 and S per cent on all
income beyond that amount.
This Encouragement of brackets
would shift hundreds of thousands
of taxpayers into higher classes and
thereby take a heavier toll from
them, according to Garner.
The ways and means committee
Tuesday heard L. A. Stewart AMI
Frank Kell, of Fort Worth, Tex;
Earl, Scott, of Houston, Tex, and
George NJ. Craig, of Port Arthur,
Tex, all representing the Texas Tax
Club and advocating a maximum
surtax rate of 20 per cent in place
of the present maximum of As per
cent.
They also argued for repeal of
the Federal estate tax on the ground
that the Federal Government should
leave to the states the right to levy
such a tax.
By reducing the surtax rates, It
was contended, more revenue would
be collected from the wealthy people,
because tax-exempt securities would
lose their attractiveness to large in
vestors.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22

J. L. Dorminey, the North Caro-
lima Ice King, is business visitor in
the city, the guest of relatives. Jim
reports "Uncle" Charley in fine trim
for the winter sports.
Evening star., 1925-12-18

Rhinestone studded hat pins and brooches.
Others combined with colored stones, simu-
lating the sapphire, aquamarine, topaz, EN-.
erald, jade.