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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS

The Executive Board of Circle No.
8 met with their chairman Mrs. L;
Smith Saturday afternoon at $3.50 and
made plans for the Circle for the month
of March such as visiting new members
enrolled in church, hospital and sick.
Meeting called to order by the chair
man.
Prayer. by Mrs. E. ]. Dorminy that
we may work more faithfully in fu-
ture for the advancement of Gods
Kingdom.
Refreshments were served after the
meeting.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
Highway Meeting AT
Hawkinsville Friday

A number of local boosters will &C.
company President w. R. Bowen OF
the Central Dixie Highway Associa-
ton to Hawkinsville Friday, where a
meeting of the members Of the asso-
citation from Irwin, Ben Hill, Wilcox
Pulaski and Houston counties will be
held. The meeting is called in the int
crest of this popular highway and to
secure the cooperation of these count
les in a joint movement to pave the
entire route. Delegations from the sew
eral counties have accepted invitations
to attend and large attendance is ex-
pected. The meeting will be held in
the city auditorium.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
Crepe Myrtle On
The Dixie Highway

A convict detail of five men and a
white supervisor set out $50 crepe
myrtle trees along the road to Lake
Beatrice on Tuesday. This work was
initiated by the Woman's Club and
the president Mrs. R. E. Lee followed
up the accomplishment of it. The
Ocilla Womans Club have also been
planting from the town limits toward
Lake Beatrice, so that in time the en-
tire road will present a most attract
i've driveway with Towering borders
that will be pride to the local peo-
pie and a commentator to tourists.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
Kiker Hears Final Evidence
MRS. HATTIE PEAVY
PITTMAN, WINDER, GA

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
J. T. Pittman, formerly of this city,
but of late residents of Winder, Ga,
will learn with sincere regret OF the
death of Mrs. Pittman, Saturday, Mar
9TH. Mrs. Pittman had been sick for
two months with on infection of a
blister on her face. She is survived
by her devoted husband and four small
children to whom the sincere sympa--
thies of this community are extended
in their saddest bereavement.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
SPECIAL TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
4 HELD MONDAY
Gaskins Gets undetermined Sentence OF
Fifteen To Twenty Years

C. E. Gaskin, indicted in the April
term of Ben Hill Superior Court for
rape was given term of Is to 20 years
in the State prison by the jury in
special term of the Superior Court
held here Monday. Solicitor J. B. Wall
presented the case for the state and
Col. A. J. Mcdonald represented the
defendant.
Judge D. A. R. Crum concurred in
the recommendations of the jury and
the young man will serve his term on
some county gang, to which ne VIII
be assigned by the State Prison Board
Injunction Dissolved
Judge Crum heard further evidence
in the case of Sidney Clare VS.. Drexler,
Seigler, ct al, relating to the establish
ment of a road northwest of the city
and desolved the temporary Injunction
previously granted against the defend
ants, the County, Commissioners hav-
ing established satisfactory road tor
ali parties concerned and thus ended
the litigation.
Kiker Hears Final Evidence
Hon. Ed Kiker, Master in the case
of the American State Bank, which
has occupied the attention OF our
courts for nearly fifteen years, heard
the final evidence in the case Tuesday
and will now make his report to Judge
Crum for final disposition OF this
case
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12

THAT if some people spent half the
time spreading the news of the good
things about their city, that they
spend in spreading gossip, a city
would be a buster, better city.
MAT the irresponsible use of the
4 Engue often does much harm; that
repeating something that some
body told somebody else about their
city.
THAT a bit of poisonous rumor about
civ often started thoughtlessly,
crows as it is passed from citizen
fo citizen until it is magnified so
that it often does much harm to
city.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
Income Tax Period
Closes Monday Night

Mr.. Geo. w. Brown, deputy Revenue
Collector will be at the Post Office
Friday, Saturday and Monday from
$50 a. m. to IL 80 and from 1:30 pm.
to 600 P. M. each of these days to as
sist YOU in making out your income
tax reports and to receive income tax,
es due the government. Penalties will
be added to all delinquents failing to
make their returns by Monday night
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK?
By E. R. WAITE, Secretary,
Shawnee. Okla, Board of Commerce

THAT often clear minded citizens
lend themselves to the spreading OF
gossip which is detrimental to the
best interests of their city.
THAT they would not do it if they
would STOP TO THINK!
THAT people cannot be too careful
as to what they say about their city.
THAT no sighting remarks should be
passed about it.
THAT the safest and best rule to toll
low is, "If you can't say good things
about your city, don't say anything
at a1lp'
CITIES have REGULATIONS the
same Is people. GUARD the REP
UTA1 y of your CITY.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
LEONA MAE MCKAY

A telegram received by Alvin G..
Brown from his brother w. B. Brown
of Zion City, ILL.,, brought the sad
news of the death of his eldest daugh-
ter, Leona Mae Mckay of Waukegan,
Ill.,, last Monday night, funeral held
Thursday. Bert and family were resi-
dents of Fitzgerald for number OF
years and have the sympathy of their
manv friends here.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
Lost Tribe of Israel?

The people of New Guinea, or
Papua, the largest island in the world,
situated north of Australia, are said
to belong to one of the lost tribes Of
Israel Their faces have a distinct
Semitic cast.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
Couiar in Hamburg

The worlds largest storehouse OF
caviar-supplying the New York. Lon
don and Paris markets-is in Ham
burg. Outside of Russia, caviar Is one
of the most expensive luxuries or
European tables. But in Petrnr Ad or
Moscow it is a common dish "t the
wOrkingman.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
w. E. COWART

Death relieved from long period
of suffering William F. Cowart, who
a year ago was stricken with paralysis
becoming totally disabled and con-
tinuous sufferer.
The unfortunate man died this morn
ing at his late home on west Ocmulgee
street and is survived by a devoted
wife and five children, to whom the
sympathies of their friends are extend
ed. The remains will be taken to his
former home in Berrien County for
interment.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
Different Grdrefruif

Grapefruit raised in the Cape OF
Good Hope country, South Africa, Is
much smaller than that Of the United
States, is less juicy and has the flavor
Of slightly bitter lemon.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12

Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Hughes who
have spent the winter in Tampa, Fla,
are expected within few days for a
visit with their relatives here before
going back to Chicago.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12

o. J. Clark and County Agent Da-
Wis of Ocilla were visitors in the city
Wednesday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
RTRIE CLASS PARTY

BIBLE CLASS PAKIY
The Emery Wesley Bible Class OF
the Central Methodist Church will
have class party Friday afternoon at
four o'clock at the home of Mrs. R. l..
Maffett. Every member is cordially in
vited to attend.
Mrs C Holder Rept
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-25

Michael Conway of Darlington died
in a hospital at Freeport, ILL., Burial
was made at Darlington.
Ed Meyer, a former Boscobel mer-
chant, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. Rodolff, of Madison, Mar.
End.
Margaret F. Metcalf of Shullsburg
has announced her candidacy for the
office of superintendent of schools of
Lafayette county.
Miss Nellie Grow died at the home
of her sister, Mrs. James McGinty, at
Darlington. Deceased was a profess
sional cook in Chicago for years.
Eli Jones, prosperous farmer of
Pecatonica settlement. neal Belmont,
aged 72 years, ended his own life on
Saturday a week ago by shooting him
self in the left temple with a revol-
yer. Funeral services were held the
| following Tuesday.
The Railroad Commission of Wis
consin has granted the plea of the
Northwestern railroad for the remov-
al of the train known as the Can
non Ball. The train ran between
Montfort and Madison via Dodgeville.
The order went into effect March Z.
! Mrs. F. Hoppe expects her aunt to
reach Platteville from Germany in
May to make her home with the Hoppe
| family. The aunt will sail April II
and will spend some time in the esat-
ern states and plans on reaching
Platteville the middle of May.-News.
! August J. Vanderah, Sc, E. Dubuque,
died there last week of injuries re-
ceiyed a week previous when he fell
| from truck load of feed on which he
was riding. Deceased was born in
! Germany but had lived in E. Dubuque
and vicinity for years. He leaves a
widow, five sons and three daughters
| VIM. HI. Craven of Platteville cele-
| brated his Sind birthday Saturday Mr.
Craven is a G. A. r. having served
in the 103rd Ohio regiment He at
tributes his excellent health to the
| love of nature. During the summer
months he spends a greater part of
/ his time in the open wild, hunting
and fishing.-News.
Gordon Krumm, IS, living near the
| village of Postville, Iowa, fell on a
sharp stubble while going through a
corn field, the frozen stalk penetrating
his abdomen. The boy neglected to
| speak of his injury and when his par
| ents discovered it, it was too late. He
became seriously i'll and died while
an operation to save his life was TAX
ing place.
Mrs Wilson Munns, residing near
Fennimore, has ten months old
! barred rock pullet that has been lay
ing double yolked eggs for some time.
/ Last week the hen laid monster egg
| that measured S.5 inches around end
wise, and 6.3-4 inches around the cen
ter. The exterior seemed to be per-
feet hard-shelled egg. Inside was an
other double-yolk egg.
! Sheriff Raisbeck of Iowa county ar
rested a travelling man named M. j.
Schumacher, on request of Sheriff
burst of Green county. Schumacher
was wanted for passing several small
but worthless checks on Monroe bust
ness men. Schumacher, Rockford
piano tuner, was taken to Monroe to
stand trial. The arrest was made just
as Schumacher had reached Dodge
! vile from Blanchardville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-25

A "Jack, the Grabber," piled his ne
farious trade at Stockton Saturday
night and a young girl, accosted by
the moron, ran screaming down the
street. People going to choir practice
heard the girls cries and searched for
the assailant but he had disappeared.
The girl was unable to give a des-
cription of the man, being so badly
frightened by the attack.
Harold D. Mccoy, son of Maj. Gen.
Robert B. Mccoy of Sparta, who is a
law student in George Washington
university at Washington and clerk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-25

in the office of John ]. Esch of the in
terstate commerce commission, re-
Gently was offered position as as
sistant secretary to Vice President
Dawes. The young man turned down
the offer because acceptance would
have forced him to discontinue his
studies in the law school. He has
been employed by Commissioner Esch
in Washington since 1919 and has won
reputation in the little congress and
other forsenic. organizations in Wash
ington for his speaking and dramatic
ability
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-25

nament at Richland Center this week
Wednesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-25

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-25

s. A. Hatch Dead at IS.
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The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-01-03
Santa Claus Visits
Neighborhood House

Through the efforts of the st. Paul
Urban League Santa Claus came to
the little children and their parents
on the West Side last Tuesday at the
Neighborhood House. A Christmas
tree, candy, games, moving pictures,
presents for the boys and girls, the
singing of Christmas hymns by the
little fellows made up the evenings
entertainment.
A large crowd enjoyed the fesuvi-
ties, which were under the direction
OF Mrs. Birdie High, assistant to the
Urban League. Mrs. High was ably
aided by Mrs. Geo. Wills, Mrs. Mary
Burton, Mr. Sylvester Butler, who. as
Santa, evoked much mirth. and laugh
ter, Mrs. X. ID. Wiley and Mrs. Gill
breath.
Glass No. IL of the st. James A.
NJ. e. church with their instructor.
e. A. Carter. were the guests of the
Neighborhood House on part of their
study in Modern Social Methods.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-01-03
Ames Lodge Host at
Annual Xmas Party

On Christmas afternoon Ames
Lodge No. I06, /. b. p. o. f. w, gave
their annual Christmas tree enter
tainment for $50 children and their
parents. The crowd of youngsters
and grown-ups were addressed by
Mayor Leach and several other well
known speakers. Rufus Anderson
and his Shortneck Orchestra furnish
ed the music. After the entertain
ment features the lodge members as
sisted by the ladies of Minnehaha
Temple and the Juvenile organization
distributed gifts to the children.
Street car tickets were also given the
children.
The committee in charge of this
most commendable affair was Clar-
ence Mccullough, chairman; w. r.
Morris, F. Chadwick, Fred Thomas,
]. Ed. Stewart, Rufus Anderson, Ed
ward Miller and T. Clark. Exalted
Ruler Talmadge Cary, officers and
members of Ames Lodge are to be
complimented on their generosity
and forethought in seeing that the
children of our race in Minneapolis
were not forgotten by Santa. Every
child in the city is an Elk booster
now.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-01-03
16 Lynched
II Decrease
Report of Department of Re-
search of Tuskegee Institute
Shows Decrease of Seventeen
Over Last Year.

Sixteen persons were lynched last
year as compiled by Tuskegee Insti-
tute in the Department of Records
and Research. This is the smallest
number lynched in any year since
records of lynching have been kept,
and is II less than the number 33 for
the year 1928 and Al less than the
number 81 for the year 1922. Nine
of the persons lynched were taken
from the hands of the law, 6 from
jails and from officers of the law
outside of jails.
There were As instances in which
officers of the law prevented lynch
ings. Two women, / white and l col
ored, were among those thus saved.
Eight of these preventions of lynch
ings were in Northern States and 81
in Southern States. In SO of the cases
the prisoners were removed or the
guards augmented or other precau-
tons taken. In other instances,
armed force was used to repel the
would-be lynchers. In instances
during the year persons charged with
being connected with lynching mobs
were indicted. OF the 19 persons
thus before the courts only 5 were
convicted. These were given Jail
sentences.
OF the 16 persons lynched all were
Negroes. or less than one-half of
those put to death were charged with
rape or attempted rape.
The offenses charged were: Muir
der, Il; rape, s.; attempted rape, 2;
killing officer of the law, 2; insulting
woman, 3; attacking woman, 1; kill
ing man in alteration, /; wounding
man, /.
The states in which lynchings oc-
Cured, and the number in each state
are as follows: Florida, s; Georgia,
2; Illinois, /; Kentucky, 1; Louisi-
ana, 1; Mississippi, 2; Missouri, Il;
South Carolina, 1; Tennessee, Il;
Texas, /.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-01-03
NEGRO PRINTERS ADVANCE
IN FEDERAL DEPARTMENT

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 24.-The
government printing Office at Wash
ington is offering a splendid oppor-
tunity to colored tradesmen. Accord
ing to report by Walter ]. Single
ton, the department has increased
the size of its staff of Negro workers
and given a substantial raise in sal
airy.
The head of the huge federal print
ing bureau has appointed colored
youths as apprentices. 12 Negro
printers are under their charge. I'm
der the present administration, COM
positors have advanced to $3.50 a
day. and typesetters to $40 with Is
per cent additional for night work
and SO per cent for over time. A full
fledged printer receives from $4,000
to $4,000 annually.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-01-03
$500 EACH MONTH
ORDERED PENDING
NULMENT SUIT
COlOred LamdreSS Who Married
Society Man COntradicts
Father.

New York, Dec. 27. The
courts today awarded Grace
Jones Rhinelander, whose father
declared himself an Ethiopian,
$4,000 counsel fees and $500 a
month alimony, with which to
establish her right to remain the
wife of the son of one of New
York's foremost society families.
Leonard Kip Rhinelander, who
courted the little laundress and
married her in secret, must pay
the above sum pending trial for
his suit for annulment of the
marriage.
Meanwhile. investigators for both
Rhinelander and his bride will search
in England and in the West Indies
for definite proof of her fathers fam
lily tree.
Both principals in New York's ia
nous mystery of miscegenation are
in hiding. Attorneys for the wife
will seek to prove:
First-That the father misrepre-
sented himself as "colored" when he
took out naturalization papers.
Second-That Grace Jones, prior
to her marriage into the wealthy
Rhinelander family, did not falsely
represent herself as white"
In his suit for annulment young
Rhinelander charges fraud.
Justice Tompkins, at White Plains
today, fixed alimony and counsel fees
at an amount that was compromise
between 81 900 a month and $4,000
for her lawyers asked by the bride,
and the 5000 month and $22 900
fees offered by attorneys for the
plaintiff.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-01-03
L.C.DYER SENDS
\. A. A. c. P. $50
LAUDS SERVICE
Congressman Renews Annual
Subscription and Writes AS
sOciation Letter.

Congressman Leonidas c. Dyer of
Missouri, sponsor of the Anti-Lynch-
ing Bill bearing his name, has renew
eed his annual subscription of $50 to
the work of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie, and has written the following let
ter, in which he touches on the pros
poets of the Anti-Lynching Bill:
81 want to do the same as l did
last year. Hence, am enclosing
check for $50. The splendid results
that you are obtaining should secure
for you the help of all good citizens.
"The Anti-Lynching Bill should
become a law without delay. The
House of Representatives is for it and
will pass 1t any time there is any as
surance at all that the Senate will do
likewise. President Coolidge is for
it and will sign the Bill If Congress
passes it. Hence, our only difficulty
is with the Senate. 1 think, through
your organization, these facts should
be given wide publicity, so that the
people generally can see for them
selves that the failure in this respect
is due entirely and absolutely to the
United States Senate. The best way
is for the Senate to take this matter
up themselves, through one of their
members introducing an Anti-Lynch-
ing Bill. When they have passed it,
the House will do likewise again,
without. any delay at all. The Presi-
dent will then sign it.
Wishing you and all of your as
sociates a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year, / am
Yours very truly,
(Signed) L. c. DYER"
The N. A. A. C. p. is already TAX
ing steps to procure the introduction
in the Senate of the Dyer Anti
Lynching Bill, as recommended in
Mr.. Dyer's letter.
Mr.. Dyer is one of the staunch
friends of the N. A. A. C. r., publicly
calling attention to its achievements,
and giving of his own time and
money to further its work.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-01-03
RaceDoesn't
UseLibraries
Is Complaint
Lack of Books on Negro in Lii
braries Due to Lack of De-
mand, Says Writer in Letter
to N. A. A. c. p.

Complaint that colored people in
this country do not read, that they do
not use their library facilities, is con-
tanned in letter to an executive of
ficer of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People,
60 Fifth Ave, New York City. from
a librarian in Buffalo.
Lack of books on the Negro
Problem" in Libraries is attributed TO
the failure of colored people to ask
for them and read them, according
to the librarian, whose letter to the
n. A. A. c. p. is in part as follows:
Our people are not readers. Ev-
cry library has a limited amount or
money and if you could only see them
going over their books to see when
they were last drawn or how many
times they have been drawn in order
to know if more money can be spent
for books of that type.
Il believe the lack of books on the
Negro Problem in libraries is due to
lack of demand Our librarian added
the Journal of Negro History (of his
own accord) to our Periodical Depart
ment and also bought all the back
numbers in bound volumes. l have
repeatedly asked persons to go and
ask to use them but there they stand,
getting dusty.
II have gone into this lengthy eX-
planation because you and other Off
GERS of the n. a. A. c. p. go around
and speak and / wonder If you could
say something about this important
subject. We do great many things
from a sense of duty. Can we not
even il ii is painful, go to our city
Libraries and make il a point to ask
for our own authors over and over
until librarians at least know the
names?"
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-01-03
Race Architect
Completes for
$3OO,OOOPrize
(Pacific Coast News Bureau)

(Pacifc Coast News Bureau)
Los Angeles, Cal.-Over a quarter
of million dollars is the price to be
paid the successful architect who is
awarded the contract for drawing up
the plans for the new $5,0O0,OOO City
Hall.
With the assistance of an advising
architect, not residing in the state
and whose salary will be $4,000 plus
expenses, the city will select four
architects, not connected with the
contest, as jurors. They will each
receive fee of $1,000 plus expenses.
All the architects of the state will be
invited to compete and the winning
architect will receive contract on a
percentage basis estimated to be
worth 100000.
Only Colored Member.
Paul r. Williams, winner of the
Beaux Arts Institute of Architects, is
one of the contestants. Williams en-
try into the contest has created great
concern among his many white COM
petitors due to the fact that he has a
reputation of winning all competi-
tions in which he enters. He has won
three National and four Western
architectural competitions; and re-
Gently his design for a Civic Center
was accepted by a Western city Of
10000 Inhabitants.