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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11
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Dear Miss Flo:
I know that it is considered i'm
proper to use a toothpick in public.
but if particle of food becomes
lodged, by accident, in the teeth, and
is causing the diner great annoyance,
is it permissible to remove it?
Thank you, l. I
When it is absolutely unavoidable,
the toothpick may be used. However,
the mouth should be shielded with
the napkin.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11
WANTED
FOR SALE

11rNRFR AND sHINGLEsmPhone
200 4 \ { Casper Hide & Skin Co., 600 block
f Fast Magnolia St. Graham's old Lun .t
Der yard -
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11
CAREFUL TALK

What is the cause of all the excite
ment down at the zoo?"
81 can't tell you. The editor of this
paper would never publish it. 1t would
be free advertising"
"What do you mean-free advertis-
ingi" sss&a
well, one of the camels got loose
and the keeper had to walk mile to
get it."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Mr.. Clyde Hussey is now established
in Hialeah, Fla, in supervisory
electricians position similar to his
work here. Mrs Hussey and baby will
soon join him to make their home.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Dear Miss Flo:
If, while waiting for train, a lady
meets a gentleman whom she knows,
who is going to the same place, should
the gentleman buy her ticket? If
she wishes a paper, chocolates, or
some other triale should she permit
him to pay for it.
Thanks. w
The gentleman should not pay Tor
the lady's ticket, nor is he obliged to
pay for the triflles she may wish.
However, if he wishes to, he may, pro-
viding the lady has no objection
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Mrs Kinney Peavey of Unadilla
left Tuesday after having been the
guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs j
2 Patterson for the past ten days. JON
ing her sister Mrs Edward Lasseter
of Mishawaka, Ind. who is also a
home visitor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11
Dumb Dan Gardens

Last year a country wide poll of
restaurant patrons on their favorite
dish gave the lead to ham and eggs.
This year a similar vote in New York
City alone puts corned beef and cab
bage at the top of the list though ham
and lamb are both runners-up.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Mr. and Mrs Mcconnell are recent
arrivals in the city with their three
children have an apartment III the
Holtzendorf flats.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Miss Margaret Strickland Of Black
shear is the charming guest of Mrs
Jesse Grantham who entertained for
her on Saturday morning with de-
lightful bridge party.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Representative of Ben Hill Corn,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11
DORA AT WORK

Mr. Dubb: Do you serve Holsters
here?
Waitress: Yes-ir, be seated We do
not discriminate against anyone.
Dumb Dan Gardens
Jedkins: Dan, I hear you've gone in
for raising canaries.
Dumb Dan: Wall hope so. l
planted a whole pound of canary seed
last week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Mr. J f Turner is in Atlanta attend
ing meeting of the officers and ex-
ecutive committee of the Georgia as
ISOLATION.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

DR. and Mrs ] NJ ]. Luke accom-
PANEL Mr. and Mrs L c Glover on
fishing trip to Florida. expecting to re
turn TODAY
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Miss Upha Turner is spending this
week in Unadilla.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Mr. and Mrs Phil Halperin will
leave Saturday night for New York
and other eastern markets to purchase
the fall and winter stock for the Sur
prise Store.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Mrs. Floyd Stephens of Jennings,
Fla. is visiting her son NJ M Stephens
and family.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Mr. Roy Dorminy WAS stricken with
appendicitis Monday morning but is
making satisfactory recovery at this
time.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Mr. and Mrs ] A Justice and daught-
err Lorena are leaving Miami in their
car today to make business trip and
brief visit to Fitzgerald friends.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Mr. and Mrs Frank Justice will
leave next Wednesday for an exten
sive trip through the west, stopping at
St Paul, for the Kiwanis meeting and
visiting San Francisco Seattle Okla
homa Oregon and other points before
their return in about eight weeks.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Recent visitors in the city were
Mrs Isaac Eads and son Hugh OF
Gainesville. Fla.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Mrs c A Holtzendorf writes her
friends here from Chicago, where she
is visiting her parents.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11

Mr. and Mrs Earl Brown will take
the place on south Main street being
vacated by Mrs ] 7 Floyd and DIR and
Mrs d B Ware will take possession
of their own place again.
Evening star., 1925-02-12
LIFE In HOME HELD
SACRED BY LINCOLN
Never So Hard Pressed Financially
That He Placed Mortgage on
Modest Dwelling.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, February 12-
The sanctity in which Abraham Lin
coin held his home was told by A. l.
Bowen, editorial writer of the Illinois
State Journal in an address prepared
for delivery today before the Lincoln
Centennial Association here
However hard pressed Lincoln was
for money, his story and -a-half white
frame house with green shutters
never was mortgaged," asserted MI
Bowen. His home was used as a
haven from the cares of his life. He
was not social in his makeup or his
ambitions and it is not of record that
he ever took to his home socially
any of the great men who came to
see him.
His home was not the scene of any
great event cf his career. 1t was
sacred place because IL was the scene
of the birth of three sons and the
death of one Of them. Lincoln's love
and affection for his home were in
separable from his consciousness
that, in all he had done in life, it eX-
pressed his greatest achievement"
Lincoln lived in Springfield when
story anda-half white frame house
with green shutters was a sign of
tion. 1t was located on the outskirts.
where aristocracy was won't to build,
Mr.. Bowen said, and about him lived
the prosperous and leading families
of the community.
Evening star., 1925-02-12
PORTO RICANS SEEK
BETTER CONDITIONS
Senator Declares Bills Will Be In
troduced Amending Islands
Organic Law.

Santiago Iglesias, Porto Rican sem
ator, has announced that a bill would
be introduced In both houses OF Con-
gress here to remedy the political and
financial situation OF Porto Rico and
amend the organic law.
The measure would call for a new
election July 16, 1925, when all or
ganized parties nominating candidates
Tor residential commissioner in Wash
ington would have equal represen-
tation and authority at the polls;
the ballot would be secret The
new registration would identify vot>
ers through personal photograph. The
resident commissioner would be en-
titled TO recognition in the House by
the Speaker and would have the right
to vote. An appropriation OF $15O,Oo0
from the Porto Rican treasury would
be hXed to carry out the election.
Under the bill, Iglesias said, a sec
tion would be created ito enforce
the provisions OF the law and to
raise the limit OF the 500 acres of
land. imposing additional and pro-
gressive taxes on all property owned
or controlled in excess OF 500 acres
and to provide for the forfeiture of
lands owned or controlled by the
corporations in violation of the pro-
hibition of the law, giving one year
10 the owners to comply with the
law. The taxation shall be uniform
in Porto Rico, but the legislature
shall have power to tax the property
and incomes of the non-residents in
excess OF the residents"
Evening star., 1925-02-12
new FIGHT PLANNED
ON RAIL SURCHARGES
Robinson Announces He Will Con
tinue Effort to Eliminate
Pullman Extras.

A new move to abolish railroad
surcharges on the use of Pullman ia
cilities was launched yesterday in the
Senate.
Aroused both by the decision of the
Interstate Commerce Commission that
the surcharges should be continued
and by the failure of the House to
act on a Senate resolution making
such charges unlawful, Senator Rob
inson of Arkansas, the Democratic
leader, gave notice that he would at
tempt to attach a prohibitory rider to
the pending independent Offices bill.
This notice was given after there
had been a renewal of the debate
started yesterday on the commissions
decision. Chairman Smith Of the inter-
state commerce committee again led
in the discussion, asserting that the
action of the committee had been
great surprise" to him.
Senator Smith argued that the
charge does not benefit .the weaker
roads, which are in need of aid, and
Evening star., 1925-02-12
TEACHERS PROTEST
SUBSTITUTES PAY
Union Declares Recent Scale
Is Unjust to Regular
School Staff.

The Teachers Union of Washing
Frank w. Ballou and the Board of
Education today a protest against the
new salary schedule for substitute
teachers, adopted by the board Feb
ruary 4. with the request that its
operation be suspended "for time"
The principal objection Of the union
is that the new wage schedule for
substitutes represents increases rang
ing from 36 to Ill per cent. while the
increase granted the teachers in the
Keller bill represents increases rang
ing from 81 to 1873 per cent. THE
basis apparently used in the new
schedule in calculating the teachers
earnings for a day is 1900 instead
of 1850 of her annual salary, thereby
making 1t seem that she earns more
than she actually does earn" says the
union.
Cite Alleged Injustice.
THE new schedule grants no sick
leave with full pay. and allows the
teacher to retain an average of only
AZ per cent of her months salary for
the first 80 days and an average or
only 3.2 per cent for the second 80
days; and in some cases requires the
teacher to pay the substitute more
than she earns in given time.
The union also pointed out that
two days of absence for the regular
teacher in one month absorbs the
entire monthly incresae granted In
the new salary bill, and that no de-
duction for sick leave is made from
the salaries of administrative officials.
1t asks that the board and the super
intendent grant a hearing to the joint
legislative committee OF teachers Or
ganizations, and that the Teachers
Council be permitted to discuss the
subject of the pay Of substitutes at
an early date The new substitute
nav scale was adopted, 1t emphasized,
without opportunity for discussion by
the council, though the council hao
been permitted to discuss the salary
bill and the pension bill.
Evening star., 1925-02-12
PIar, Special Driue
On Liquor Intended
For Inauguration
Police Prepare Campaign
Anticipating Increased
Run, Running Effort.

Special efforts will be made by the
police to prevent bootleggers from
smuggling liquor into Washington
between now and March 4, Maj DAN
lei Sullivan, superintendent Of police.
announced today.
Maj. Sullivan said he had been in
conferences on the question with Com
missioner Oyster and that it has been
decided to exercise special vigilance
to keep out rumrunners at this time.
There have been rumors the major
said. that bootleggers, anticipating
the presence of many visitors in
Washington for the Inauguration,
might attempt to bring in extra sup
plies Of wet goods in the hope Of in
creasing their Illicit trade
While the motor cycle police are
always on the lookout for cars sus-
pected Of carrying large quantities
of liquor, under the majors orders,
they will be even more alert in
watching the roads that lead into
the city during the next few weeks,
The superintendent stated that
during the past two days the police
have seized more than 500 gallons of
various concoctions, and he cited this
as an indication Of the increased ac-
tivity.
Evening star., 1925-02-12
PLEA FOR LINCOLN
WRITTEN BY 81 MEN
Surviving Delegate to Repub-
, IiCan Convention Tells of
Peculiar Mix-Up.
RY the A ssnciafed preas

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 1c.-Fifty-one
Republicans wrote the speech that
nominated Abraham Lincoln. and they
made a poor Job of 1t, in the opinion
of Addison G. Proctor, sole surviving
delegate to the Chicago Republican
national convention at which Lincoln
was chosen as the party's presidential
candidate. Mr.. Proctor, now in his
S5th year, is here on a lecture tour.
His home is in St. Joseph, Mich.
The nominating speech for Lincoln
was intrusted by the Illinois delega-
tion to Norman E. Judd. a Chicago
lawyer, Mr.. Proctor said.
Interest in Speech.
I'VE all looked with particular in
terest to that nominating speech. as
Mr. Lincoln's position before the con-
vention differed from that of all other
candidates." Mr.. Proctor said. THE
other candidates had their public rec
ords to recommend thems but Lincoln
had none. So we were anxious to
hear what Judd would say in nomi-
mating him.
I'm some respects the nominating
speech of Mr.. Judd was disappointing
1t seemed to lack cohesion and force
Later. Mr.. Proctor said, he learned
why. The whole affair of Lincoln s
nomination was put in the hands of d
committee of so, and, when it came to
writing the speech the committee put
1t in Judd's hands.
Written by 81.
They knew he was smart law
yer" Mr.. Proctor said. still they were
not very enthusiastic over Judd hav-
Ing the whole thing, so they arranged
that he was to write it and then sub
nit it to each one of the so, to take
out or add what they thought was
necessary.
by the time they got through with
1t there was not much left Of judd s
speech. The speech that the delegates
to the Chicago convention heard had
been written by 81 men,"
Evening star., 1925-02-12
LINCOLN SOUGHT $500
FOR TOUR, LETTER SHOWS
Wrote to Friend Who Had Ten-
dered Help While on Stump
With Douglas.
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associate Press.
CHICAGO, February ia letter
of Abraham Lincoln. at the time II
was written a hard-up downstate
LAWYER in need of funds, was made
public last night on the eve of his
birthday by Miss Idaletta Campbeii
of La Sale, who sent 1t to the Chi
cago Historical Society and said 1t
had never before been published. The
letter, addressed to A. Campbell. her
father, a close friend Of Lincolns ano
later Represe follows:
In 1857 you gave me authority 10
draw on you for any sum not ex-
ceeding $500. 1 see clearly that such
a privilege would be more available
now than IT was then.
II am aware that these times are
lighter now than they were then
Please write me at all events, and
whether you can do anything or not
shall continue grateful for the
past
Mr.. Campbells correspondence
shows that the money was used by
Lincoln travelling about the State dur
ing the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
Evening star., 1925-02-12

and the ready sympathy of the ex-
perienced professional man with the
boy on the threshold Of life looking
down the vista of the future to the
flashing of swords and the thunder
Of guns, all bring him before me as
a friend.
Describes Own Appearance.
look beyond the description he
once gave of himself: Height, six feet
four inches, nearly; lean in flesh.
Weighing on an average $50 pounds
dark complexion, with coarse black
hair and gray eyes"
A free-hand sketch like that is easy.
but my memory fills the outlines with
the subtle beauty of soul, the sunny
view of life, the tender sympathy
which made up a face Of infinite
charm, puzzling artists, but revealing
itself to the intuitions Of a child,
causing the babe to raise its little
arms to be taken up and it's lips to
be kissed
The ways of Abraham Lincoln and
George Pickett were widely sepa-
rated for a time, but were never so
far apart that the old love had not
full sway. I marveled over it once.
but after my own picture of the man
was filled out I wondered no more.
No one who knew and loved Lincoln
could be estranged from him, what
ever tides Of political hostility might
roll between.
Evening star., 1925-02-12
SPEECH BY LINCOLN, PUBLISHED
FIRST TIME, MARKED WHOLE LIFE
Address at Close of Contest With Douglas Ended Ca
reer of Politician and Began Epoch of the
Statesman, Says Its O,Uner.

Through all l have neither assailed
nor wrestled with any part of the
Constitution. The legal right of the
Southern people to reclaim their fugi-
tives 1 have constantly admitted. The
legal right of Congress to interfere
with their institution in the States l
constantly denied.
Adjectives Explained.
'Tn resisting the spread of slavery
to new territory and with that, what
appears to me to be tendency to sub
vert the first people Of the, free gov
ernment itself, my whole effort has
consisted. To the best Of my judg-
ment I have labored for and not
against the Union. AS have not felt,
so l have not expressed any harsh
sentiment toward our Southern breth-
rem. / have constantly declared, as I
really believed, the only difference
between them and US is the difference
Of circumstances.
II have meant to assail the mo-
tives of no party or Individual, and
II / have in any instance (of which i
am not consciously departed from my
purpose 1 regret it.
II have said that in some respects
the contest has been painful to me.
Myself and those with whom / act
have been constantly accused of
poSc 10 ueStTOy tne CHlOH, anu
despatched with every imaginable
odious epithet; and some who were
friends, as it were but yesterday,
have made themselves most active in
this. ! have cultivated patience and
made no attempt at a retort
Denies Ambition.
Ambition has been ascribed to me.
God knows how sincerely l prayed
from the first that this field of ambi-
ton might not be opened. / claim
no insensibility to political honors;
but today could the Missouri restric-
ton be restored and the whole slav-
cry question replaced on the old
ground OF toleration by necessity
where it exists, with unyielding hos
tility to the spread of it, on princi-
pie, l would in consideration, gladly
agree that Judge Douglas should
never be out, and I never in, an Of
flee so long as we both or either
live"
Mr.. Barrett. owner of the manu-
script, writes in the book in which 1t
is being published that this long
forgotten speech marks turning
point in Lincolns career" and that
'.in its brief paragraphs the last echo
of the politician is lost in the reso-
nance of the clearer note of Lincoln
the statesman" His defeat for the
senatorship, Mr.. Barrett writes. Eek
tinguished the last spark of ambition
for political preferment, but fsft him
firm in his determination to carry on
the contest against slavery"
Evening star., 1925-02-12
By the Associs ted Press.


NEW YORK, February 12.-The
text of a speech made by Abraham
Lincoln in Springfield, Ill, October
80. 1858, was published today in the
New York Times, which newspaper
states that the address has never be-
fore been made public.
The manuscript of the speech is
said by the Times to be in possession
of Oliver r. Barrett, Chicago attor-
ney. who has given permission to the
University of Chicago Press to print
1t in a book with correlative mate
rial.
stated, regard this speech as highly
important 1t was made shortly after
the debates between Lincoln and
Stephen A. Douglas had been con-
cluded in their campaign for the SEN
atorship from Illinois. The elections
were held November 2, and 1t was
said to be apparent to Lincoln when
he delivered the address that his de-
feat was inevitable and his political
career probably at an end.
In the period Of almost so years
which has elapsed since Lincolns as
sassination the manuscript of the
before 1T was brought to light by it's
present owner.
Gave Speech to Cousin.
Lincoln himself kept it until after
his first election to the presidency.
When he was disposing of many pos
sessions which he did not wish to
take to Washington, it is said, he left
with his wife's cousin, Mrs. Elizabeth
Grimsley-"Cousin Lizzie Gr1msley,
as he called her-a carpetbag filled
with notes for SDeecheS
He had received several threaten.
ling letters predicting that he would
never be inaugurated, so he instruct
ed Mrs Grimsley to dispose of the
as she saw fit If he did not
return to Springfield.
About five years later, after he was
shot by Booth, Mrs. Grimsley distrtb-
uted some OF the speeches to his
friends. Many others, it is reported,
were burned by servant, VINO
thought them Of no value.
Among those which were preserved
was the Springfield speech, the text
of which follows:
MY friends, today closes the dis
cussions OF this canvass. The planting
and the culture are over and there
remains but the preparation and the
harvest.
"T stand here surrounded by
political, all personal,
friends, I trust May I be INDUCED
in this closing scene to say a few
words of myself. l have borne a la
borious and in some respects to my
self a painful part in the contest.
Evening star., 1925-02-12
ILLINOIS OBSERVES DAY.
State of Lincoln's Adoption Honors
Memory of Emancipator.

Memory of Emancipator.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 2.-Illinois, the
State of Abraham Lincoln's adoption,
and where his body is entombed, paid
special tribute today to the. great
emancipator, on his 116th birthday
anniversary.
The most pretentious of the OBJ
servances were in Chicago, where he
was nominated for the presidency in
1859. and in Springfield, where he
practiced law for years, and where
his mortal remains found rest.
The Springfield commemoration was
held in the State Capitol, the princi-
pal speaker being Lottie Holman
O'Neill, the only woman legislator
with more than one term of service.
Informal ceremonies also were planned
at Lincoln's massive tomb. Lieut..
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, who at % was
a major general commanding divi-
sion in the Union Army and knew
Lincoln intimately, was the central
figure of Chicago's observances. He
was the guest of honor at a luncheon
at noon and was on the program for
the principal address at a Lions Club
observance tonight.
Others participating in the days
ceremonies in Chicago were Maj. Gen.
Harry C. Hale, commanding the 9Th
Corps Area: Maj. Gen. George Bell,
jr., commander of the old 33rd Divi-
sion, and former Gov. Joseph W..
Fifer, q private in the Union Army.
Addison G. Proctor. delegate
from Kansas to the convention that
nominated Lincoln, was the guest of
honor at a reception of Chicago His
torical Society. Several Chicago men
who in 1856, formed themselves into
a society to support Lincoln for the
presidency attended.
Tomorrow Sergt. Boggs,Athe only
living person who witnessed the as
sassination Of President Lincoln, will
address members of the Executives
Club.