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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
COTTON GINS WORKING
DAY AND NIGHT
Crop Will Exceed 1000 Bales. Near
" Double That of Last Year

The bumper crop of cotton raised
in Ben Hill keeps the local ginners
three in number, busy "a 9 hours on
the stretch, the first time in many
years that our gins have been work
ing to capacity.
About one half of the crop. has
been ginned, according to well in
formed farmers, much of it is still in
the field and hundreds of bales of
seed cotton stored on the farms
awaiting an opportunity to bring it to
the gins.
Fitzgerald Cotton Oil Co. 1 ,945
Union Cotton Oil Co. --------l, 2OO
Planters Warehouse Co. ------1, 1000
Total ----.----..------- Alas
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
SWEAR OLD BOY
KILLED BY TRUCK
Triton Boy Loses Life When Auto
mobile ColIides With Tobacco
Truck-Drivers Held

Triton, Ga, September 2.-Her-
bert Mize, S-year-old son of C. A.
Mize, of Tiff county, was killed early
this morning when the automobile III
which he was riding collided with a
truck loaded with tobacco, one mile
north of Triton.
A piece of the windshield of the
car struck the boy, severiilg his jugu-
lar vein. He bled to death within a
few minutes before he could be taken
to a hospital.
r. E. Truitt, of Moultrie, and D. C.
Niece, drivers of the two vehicles
were placed in Jail.
Vote for Rouds
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
BRITISH COUNCILS
REJECT NON-UNION
STEEL TRUST RAILS
Glasgow and Manchester Find Unfair
Conditions in Judge Gary's
American Plant

London, August 14.-The Ameri-
can Steel Trust has lost another con-
tract in Britain because fthe trusts
unfair conditions of labor and anti
union policy. The Manchester city
council threw out the Steel Trusts
rails, even though the American bid
was the lowest.
Some weeks ago similar action was
taken by the city of Glasgow, even
though the manager of Glasgow nun
icipal street car lines had been sent
to America to Investigate" and had
reported favorably on the Steel
Trusts labor conditions.
Labor members of the city coun-
ellis of Manchester and Glasgow led
the winning fight against non-union
rails.
Interchurch Report Effective
At that time Labor's correspondent
heard of the Glasgow fight and by
transmitting to the Labor men there
the report on the steel strike of 1919,
made by the Interchurch World
Movement Communitie of Inquiry,
supplied the arsenal of facts with
which, at the time of the next years
bid, the Labor men knocked out the
American rails on the ground of their
being manufactured under unfair
conditions of labor. Every year since
that the Steel Trust has plugged away
at trying to dump it's non-union rails
on British city governments.
UzA~ G.. R--l.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
McCarty to Retire
From Business

The numerous and personal friends
of Mr.. j. L. McCarty learned with
regret of his plans to retire from
the retail business here, where he
has been a fixture for practically the
life of the city. Mr.. McCarty has
not given out any of his plans for
the future, but it is hoped that he
will remain in the city. The store
has already been rented by another
firm, who take possession early in
October, according to information re-
ceived at the Leader office.
Vote for Ronda
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
LOCAL TOBACCO
MARKET TO KEEP
OPEN ANOTHER WEEK
Date of Closing of Market Extended
Until Sept. IL. Quantity Ex-
cesFIss SExpsctations. Prices
!. Good

Septep 1as been announced
as the N the local tobacco
nv z, instead of the 4th
as prey ,nounced. Fitzgerald,
5hear, Nashville, Ha-
hira, VI md Triton will be the
only M i%4 pen during next week,
when Z u EN- will close for the
The local market has exceeded the
expectations in point of quantity of
the most optomistic of observers as
already nearly a million pounds have
been sold here and it expected that
by the close of the season that much
more than million will have been
marketed. Last season the local mar
ket sold only six hundred thousand
pounds.
! Prices for good tobacco are sat-
isfactory to the grower and the poor
er grades are said to bring all they
are worth, according to experienced
tobacc ogrowers selling tobacco ON
the local market.
Prize Winners
Bennett and Clare, S. G. Sizemore,
Fletcher and Turner and Mr.. Howe
were the prize winners since last re-
port. Today's premium was won by
Dallas Sherman. 10000 pounds
of tobacco was sold on tOday's mar
ket making the total to date over
/ 100000 The average price paid to-
day was 1900 hundred.
Fletcher, Turner and Perry sold
1886 pounds of tobacco on today's
market at an average price of S24.25
, the largest average made this year
by any grower on similar quantity.
This firm had already sold over ST.
900, which is about half their entire
crop for the season.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
An Apology and
An Explanation

We feel that we owe our readers
and advertisers an apology for the
lateness of this issue of The Leader.
Accidents do happen to machinery
and one happened to our motor,
which caused this delay. 1t was I'M
ayoidable and is the first accident to
delay The Leader in over five years.
The Leader Publishing Company.
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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
LIST OF CANDIDATES
DISTRICT NO. 1.

District No. Includes all territory within the
City of Fitzgerald One car and as many cash
prizes as there are active participants will be
awarded in this district. Standing of candidates
from all votes cast for publication up to Wednes-
day night.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
Must Keep Active

There are some names listed in the
vote column today which will proba-
bly, not appear again. In order to par
. icipate in the benefit of this cam
,aign you must keep yourself active.
FOUR campaign sup to you. You
alone are to blame if you neglect it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
- Vote for Bonds
SERVICES AT PRIMITIVE
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY

Rev. J. Fred Hartley will preach
his farewell sermon Sunday morning
at the Primitive Baptist church. All
members are urged to be present.
The public invited.
JAMES PAULK, Clerk.
- Vote for Bonds
TO HOLD TEACHERS MEETINGS
Supt. Usher of the city schools and
Supt. J. H. Billiard of the county
schools are planning to hold regular
monthly joint meetings of all of the
teachers Of the city and county, pro-
badly at the Carnegie library.
The meetings will be OF great val
ue to the teachers as the meetings
will be planned along the line Of
monthly Institutes for the closer CO.
ordination of the schools throughout
the county.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
BEN HILL COUNTY SCHOOLS
OPEN OCTOBER 5TH

The Count yBoard of Education at
its meeting Tuesday settled on Oc-
tober 5, the first Monday in the
month, for the opening of the rural
schools of the county.
Supt. Billiard reports a full corps
of teachers for all of the schools in
the county.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
BENTON RESIDENCE SOLD

Mrs. ]. Kassewitz purchased the
A. o. Benton residence on West Cen
trail ave., and will shortly take pos
session. Mr.. and Mrs. Benton and
family will move to Fl. Lauderdale,
where Mr.. Benton has entered the
real estate business.
Vote for Bonds
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Atkinson, of
Madison, Ga, stopped over in Fitz-
gerald for a short visit with the lat
ter's brother. They were on their way
to Dade City, Fla, to make their fu-
ture home.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03
DISTRICT NO. 2.

District No. Includes all territory outside of
Fitzgerald One and as many cash prizes as
there are active participants will be awarded to this
district Standing of candidates from all votes
cast for publication up to Wednesday night.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-03

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Interchurch Report Effective

Vote for Bond.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21
PRISON GOODS
Best Fought With Union
Label, Workers Advise

Aberdeen, Wash.-The union label
is the most effective weapon against
prison-made goods, was the gist OF
report unanimously passed by the an
nual convention of the Washington
State Federation Of Labor.
"While we have succeeded quite ex-
tensively in arousing public opinion
against prison-made goods" the re-
port stated, 1--WE still have hard
fight before us, as many tricks and
subterfuges are practiced by prison
contractors in their efforts to conceal
the fact that their goods are prison
made.
"Our work must be carried on more
extensively than in the past if we are
to rid our state Of goods that are
manufactured in prison under un-
healthful and shameful conditions and
in unfair competition with free labor.
The United Garment Workers OF
America are carrying on an intensive
campaign against prison-made arti-
cles and we have sought to cooperate
with the min every way. Our men,
bers complain that they cannot al
ways tell what goods are prison-made,
which is altogether true. But there is
a sure and safe way to know what
goods are not prison made, and that
is to always demand the union label. "
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21
HIGH WAGES
Favored BY Railway Bank
ers and Lawyers-FOr
Themselves

Washington.-Rai bankers and
their attorneys favor high wages
for themselves.
Last week they presented bill for
81, 1854, 4,2A9.79 for reorganizing the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad.
They insisted that this was "living
wage" but the interstate commerce
commission reduced the rates to beg
gerly 81 100000. The bankers receive
5000, 900 and the attorneys 100000.
The award was so excessive that
Commissioners Eastman, McManamy
and Campbell filed minority report.
It was shown that one lawyer was
classed as $500-a-day man.
"Men receiving such compensation, !"
said Commissioner Eastman, usually
entertain a righteous conviction that
| it corresponds with intrinsic worth,
although, at the same time, they may
be incensed that painters or carpen-
CcIS SuOOlu dSSuAIC w OCulnIlO oIlu NC
able to exact $15 a day for their
services"
Mr.. Eastman called attention to
other expenses that the bankers pre-
sented, although "the actual risk and
burden in connection with the under
writing was insignificant"
The commissioner showed how
stockholders theoretically" dictate
the policy Of corporations, but this
only applies where the stockholders
are few and consist of large finan-
cial interests. He said it was "prac-
tically impossible" for many stock
holders, with few holdings, to give
careful heed to their corporation, "and
its management falls into the hands
Of what is, in fact, self-perpetuating
board of directors"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21
TRADE UNIONISM
THE ONLY WAY

TIL problem which the wage Garner
is compelled to deal with is not solved
by stock ownership, company unions,
welfare work, or any other system,
method or condition originated by the
employers.
The wage earners' principal prob
lens are grouped under two heads;
under one lies the entire question of
terms of employment and conditions
of labor; under the other the rela-
tionship which exists between en-
ployer and employed.
The trade union movement exists
for the purpose of enabling wage
earners, as such, to have a control
over their lives, definite voice in de-
termining the conditions under
which they will give their labor in
industry and commerce.
The paternalistic policy which
underlies stock ownership, welfare
plans, company unions, and other
forms Of relationship employers have
established, are all paternalistic in
their purpose. The workers are given
something which will create a belief
that the trade union organization is
unnecessary for their welfare and
protection. The purpose is not diff
ferent from that of those few wise
monarchs who prevented the people
from developing a desire, or a deter
mination to establish self-government,
by improving their condition through
various so-called reforms.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown. o.
NEW CITY GOVERNMENT

Now it is being proposed that
Hamilton should have new form of
government "a commission-manager
form. That is, put the whole works
in the hands of one man and let him
run it. He is to be the whole
Cheese" with apologies and obei-
sance to none. He is to be a king or
a monarch, as it were Or maybe
SHE is to be queen or an empress,
as it were. But how are we to know
that this proposed change will bet
ter conditions any in Hamilton? We
surely can't take the word of the pro-
ponents for this, for they were the
ones who so profoundly assured us
two years ago that if we would just
elect the present administration the
millennium for Hamilton would be
reached, and now by their own actions
they admit that they were wrong in
their contention two years ago and
would have us believe they are advis-
ing us correctly now. After couple
years Of city manager, then what?
The Press doesn't believe there is
anything wrong with Hamilton's
form of government. 1t isn't ques-
tion of form of government near so
much as to who is doing the govern
ing and how he or she is governing,
and this doesn't mean any reflection
on the present administration or past
administrations. Of course there is
always room for mprovement-that
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21
WORRIES
Come to Union Foes Be-
cause of Workers
Activity

Omaha, Neb.-The Business Mems
Association of this city is alarmed
over the organizing and union label
campaign of the A. F. Of L. and its
union labor trades department. In
a letter to members, the secretary Of
this anti-union organization warns all
friends of the American plan" that
they Should be constantly on their
guard" against efforts to extend the
union shop and collective bargaining
in this city.
"This campaign is not a bluff }" says
the secretary. He does not conceal
his worry that organized workers are
awakening to their purchasing power
and their determination Ia, spend
their money for products made under
union conditions.
Local business men are truthfully
informed that "the demand for the
union label is q form Of boycott"
against goods made under anti-union
conditions.
Every special consideration shown
the organized workers Of Omaha, the
secretary says, 1is q direct blow to.
the greater number Of the inorganic
ed"
The Unionist, local trade union
publication, Gays that the letter is -
frank acknowledgment BY our foe Of
the wonderful effectiveness Of the
union label a. an industrial weapon" "
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21

Plans to Receive Tory Ele-
ment Backing in Next
Congress Session

Denver.--The next congress will be
flooded with paternalistic legislation
backed by privilege, according to
Huston Thompson, member Of the fed
eral trade commission.
Mr.. Huston made this statement in
an interview with the Colorado Labor
Advocate, official paper Of the state
Federation Of Labor.
While monopoly is shrieking
against paternalism, it is preparing
to more thoroughly ceneralize gov
ernment that rulership by the people
may be wiped out.
Maneuvering by the money inter-
ests during the past several months
has placed them in position Of
power, the federal commissioner de-
clared, and they will lose no time to
have legislation enacted which will
permit them to legally maintain that
power.
This tendency is shown by the ma.
jority members Of the federal trade
commission, who ruled that any firm
found violating an antitrust Law
would simply be reprimanded secretl,
and allowed to continue business after
promising to "never, never do i
again"
The majority also ruled that nj
charges against a business concerl
can be investigated unless there is I
joint resolution of both houses Of con
gress providing for such investiga
ton. Mr.. Thompson pointed out tina
this would virtually tie the hands o
the commission as joint resolution
is very rare, if possible at all.
Under such condition it would b.
necessary to prove a corporation
guilty Of a violation before an in
vestigation could be started to prov
it--an absurd situation.
Citizens are urged to note that tn
men who denounce Capitalization an
paternalism in government never in
troduce legislation to check this ten
dency. On the contrary, they alway
vote for it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21

John Jones makes a killing.
He cleans up big.
Every once in a long while,
some risky stock swindle just |
happens to sstrike OIL" Al
few people make a lot of
money and then a whole flock
of promoters come along and
say, "See, we told you so. It's
no trick at all to make big
money. Why be satisfied
with ordinary investments ?"
Once in a dogs age some
''lucky guy" puts ten dollars
on a hundred to one shot,"
his horse wins and he wins a
thousand bucks" But you
wouldn't stand up and say
that race track gambling was
safe investment.
Don't be mislead by the OCCASION
al winner. Don't let anyone "pull
the wool over your eyes" and lead
you to the slaughter.
An investment in our associa-
ton won't earn you "a million" but
it is safe-proved safe, not by a
few rare examples, but by the
steady unfailing record of years.
The Peoples Deposit
Improvement and Loan Co.
Rentschler Bldg.
E. F. WARNDORF, Secretary
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21

is the rule in all things, but as
whole Hamilton isn't so worse. The
Press believes Hamilton is dog
goned good town. A good town to
live in and fine place in which to
rear family. All that is necessary
for us to continue it so is for all of
us to take enough interest in the
selection of the men to administer
our affairs as to pick out the very
best obtainable-to quit kickin' and
knockin' and to BOOST.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21

Autocratic or paternalistic govern
ment could not endure when mems
minds became open, for then they
saw the necessity Of governing them
selves, and so monarchies were over
thrown and republics established in
their place.
It is much the same with the prob
lem which the wage Garner must deal
with, whether he is willing or not.
Regardless of the improvements
which employers may establish in
their personal relationship with their
employees, and the methods by which
this relationship is applied, so that
the employees may have something to
saw about conditions Of labor. the
outstanding fact is that it is only
through militant trade union organi-
zation that the workers can have con-
troll over their lives as wage earners.
With society erected as it is today,
upon an industrial basis, it is as es-
sential that the wage earners should
have control over their lives in indus
try, as fully as in their political
relationship to all others as citizens
of common country.
1t is only through trade unionisn
that the wage earners can secure ade'
quate voice in determining the con
ditions under which they labor ane
| live.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21
BARRIERS ORGANIZE

Stamford, Conn.-Barbers in this
city have organized and are affiliated
to the Journeymen BARRIERS Interna-
tional Union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21
MINERS CAN'T PRAY
FOR STRIKEBREAKERS

Henrietta, Okla.-Miners have been
arrested for disobeying Sheriff Rus
sells order against outdoor prayer
meetings of these strikers.
Miners and their wives have gath
cred daily in the vicinity Of the mines,
and invoked Divine help in persuading
the strikebreakers to abandon their
course.
After a conference with Governor
Trapp, county officials declared that
the strikebreakers found it "unpleas-
ant" to have the unionists pray for
them, and the religious practice was
ordered discontinued. When several
miners refused to obey they were ar
rested.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21
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EMPLOYERS DECEIVE LABOR

The A. F. of L. special committee
that investigated the life insurance
business, has exposed the pretense OF
those employers who profess such q
welfare in their employees that they
furnish them life insurance.
The committee says few workers
understand group insurance. They
are under the impression that they
are assured permanent insurance at
a very low, permanent cost, when, in
fact, the rates are for one year and
may be raised at will. Each individ-
ual is insured as long as he is en-
ployed as member of the insured
group.
"The purpose of this form of insur-
ance," the committee said, lis to
benefit the employer by reducing his
labor turnover and tying the en-
ploye to his employment"
Group life insurance is one phase
of welfare work that is so ardently
espoused by anti-union employers.
The company "union" is another
phase of trade union antagonism un.
der which the deceived worker is given
the form but not the substance Of sell
help.
1t can not be repeated too often
that the company union" is conces-
sion by the anti-union employer to
the spirit organization that is so man.
ifest even among unorganized work.
ers.
The employer would check this
spirit through union" he organizes
and controls.
Equally deceptive is the sale Of
| company stock to employees, VINO are
unacquainted with the speculative
character of all common stock.
Every enchanting phrase, every
tuneful figure of speech is used te
stimulate interest in this untruthful
| and misleading scheme that entangles
the worker in his job by belief
he is assured fixed income in his de.
clining years.
The employers pension scheme
however, is the limit Of trickery and
deception. Here again the worker be-
lieves provision is made for his ole
age and that unity with his fellows
is unnecessary.
| nm Ma > > -
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21
FRIDAY, AUGUST 81, 1925

Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21

THE KINGDOM OF FORD

THE KINGDOM OF FORD
Henry Ford has bought an airplane
factory. He owns two automobile
plants and controls indirectly two
more. He owns a railroad, coal
mines, forests, iron mines, glass fac
tories and other things. Over these
things he, or some regent, is absolute
boss.
If Henry Ford exercised politically
the power he exercises industrially,
he would be king, or an emperor
some kind Of an autocrat. He might
be benevolent in his rulership, but he
would have the power to be other
wise. There would be great protest
among free men against such vast
and unlimited power.
Henry Ford is tremendous success
as producer Of things in enormous
quantities. He is factor in the
evolution Of industry, perhaps be-
yond our present ability TO under
stand. He does not want merely to
make big profits. but he makes them
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21

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