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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
Fifty-Fifty

1t was pay day and the bookkeeper
stood in the managers office to claim
extra pay for extra work.
"Mr. Grasp" he said, toying nerv-
ously with a piece of red tape, during
the last week l have been doing the
work of the payroll clerk, who has
been ILL.,"
"Well." retorted Mr.. Grasp. "what
Of it?"
"Why, this being pay day, SIR" said
the bookkeeper,t Il thought 1t might be
right to mention It,"
"Quite right" said the manager.
Let me see, your salary is $40 and
the payroll clerks is 500"
Eyes, SIR" replied the bookkeeper.
beaming expeetantly.
"Then," computed the manager,
working half the week for yourself
entities you to $40 and half the week
for the payroll clerk entities you to
$40. Here 1t is"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
HOLDS ITS MONTHLY MEETING


The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Central Methodist church held
in monthly business meeting Monday
afternoon at the church.
Under the leadership of Mrs. G. w.
Ellis, the following program was CIV
en-:
Song, 227-"Did You Think to
Pray?" -
Prayer-Mrs. Emery.
Solo-Miss Evelyn Collins, of Val
dosta.
Bible Lesson-Mrs. C. .E.E Emery.
kilograms from Our Mission Fields
via. the Voice-Mesdame Prentiss,
Olliff, Saunders, Coffee, Perry, and
Ellis.
After which number of new SUBJ
scriptions were secured for the Mis-
sionary Voice.
The president presided over the
business, session.
Among other things, plans were
made for refreshments for Wednes-
day evening, when the church> will
meet in a social way to discuss the
new church building.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
Earliest Clocks Not
Provided With DidLs

The first clock of which there Is
any authenic record was invented by
Richard de Wallingford, abbot Of st.
Adams, in 1925. 1t was known to be
going In the time of Henry VIII.
Some early clocks had no dials. so
people had to wait until the hour was
struck to learn the time. When dials
were first introduced they only had
one hand and only marked the hours.
Later the hours were divided into
quarters and Jacks" or mechanical
figures, struck the bells.
One of the earliest pocket watches
known belonged to Oliver Cromwell,
says a writer in the Theological
Journal This was made In 1925 by
John Midnall, and was about the size
and shape of an ostrich egg.
At that period watches became very
fashionable and were often carried In
the hand. There were no watch
glasses. and a shutter arrangement
was used
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
Qualifying

Employment Chief:-(to crowd of
applicants) cts a responsible position
| have to be filled. l want a man who
drives straight to the goal; man
who looks neither to the left or the
right-but goes ahead ALL the time
neither friend nor foe can turn him
from his course; man that the world
knows when it crosses his path, it is
at it's own peril-that's the kind of
a man l am looking for"
Voice from ad:-"I'm the guy
l can drive a truck"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
RETURNED TO THEIR
RESPECTIVE HOMES

After spending a week at the bed
side of their mother, Mrs. E. G..
Reeves, the young people left for
their respective homes this week. Mr..
and Mrs. o. w. Willingham to Jack
sonville; Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Reeves
to Arlando; Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Reev-
es to Rebecca; L. G. Reeves to Nor
folk; w. H. M. Reeves to Jackson
vile and Alvin Reeves to his home
in Rockford, Ill.The condition of Mrs.
Reeves is somewhat improved, no
doubt due to some extent to cheering
atmosphere created by the presence
of her loved ones.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
First Egyptian King

According to Greek authors, as well
as according to the Egyptian list Of
kings, the first king who ruled over
the Nile valley was Menes. called
Mena in Egyptian. His family came
from Teni, a spot in middle Egypt,
which formed a certain religious cen.
ter of the kingdom down to late
period. Menes was the founder of
the so-called first dynasty of Egypt
(4400-4133 B. C.) Tradition represents
him as the builder Of the great city
of Memphis.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
Renew Yo:rr Health
by Purification

Any physician will tell you that
Perfect Publication of the Sys-
tenn is Nature s foundation Of
Perfect Health" Why not rid
yourself of chronic ailments that
are undermining your vitalityf
Purify your entire system by tax
ing thorough course of Calotabs,
once or twice week for several
weeks-and see how Nature re-
wards you with health.
Calotabs are the greatest of all
system purifiers. Get a family
package, containing full direc-
lions, price 35 cts. trial package,
10 cts. At any drug store. (Adv.)
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
DON'T KILL BULL BATS
Cook County Farmer Found 96 Wee
wills in Bats Craw

wills in Bats Craw
(The Triton Gazette)
Tell the people not to kill bullbats
but to protect them in every way they
can for they are worth their weight
in gold.
One of our members of the Farm
ers Union of Cook county, Mr.. F. T.
Mcdaniel, said to me the other day
that there were great numbers of
bullbats flying over his cotton field
every afternoon and he believed they
were eating boil weevils and decided
to get some loaded shells and kill one
to see if they were after weevils. To-
day he came in and gave me paper
package to examine, stating "that
wasn't all that came out of ones
craw.: / opened the package and
counted SO boil weevils about one
fourth of which were yet alive. Mr..
Mcdaniel said when he killed the bird
and cut his craw open and turned the
contents out on a sheet of paper the
wind blew the paper over and he lost
some of them in this way.
This should be known to every one
and especially those who are inter-
ested in raising cotton.
Yours truly,
JOHN G. PADRICK.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
Explaining the Roosters

zone thing can't understand" re-
marked Jones to his neighbor. Smith,
as they walked home one evening, sis
what has happened to all the boosters
that used to infest this town." Smith
laughed. That's easy to explain" he
replied. It's like this All the boost
ers who haven't sold their real estate
have bought some"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
JEDCE'S JOSH


Mother: or heaven sakes,
m-dear-why does that young man,
Joe Brown, wear such a wide belt?"
Daughter:-'I don't know, moth
er-but / think for the same reason
President Roosevelt wore red-white
and blue suspenders."
P. S.-To keep his pants up
Editors note.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
Them's the Miles.

Proud Motorist:-" get twenty
two miles out of every gallon of gas
oline pour into my car"
Killjoyt-"Hugh-that's nothing.
Glen Glover went from here to the
state penitentiary on half-pint of
hootch."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
The Indications,

Guest:-"Quite some boy you have
there, Bill. What do you think he
will do when he grows up?"
Bill:-"I think he is going to be
a lion-tamer. Here, Teddy, show the
gentleman how you can eat animal
cookies"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10

Mr.. d. G. Fuller and daughter,
Gretchen, of Nashville, visited rela-
tives in this city and in Sibbie on
Monday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
ED PURDY's PHILOS

"I'm not saying that Pete Dexter
is foy--but if he isn't then he's
darned good warden-the way he
keeps thoughts locked up in his brain
cells.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
The Way of a Woman.

Diggers WHAT was the excite
ment down in the hall. Did you have
words with the landlady?"
Roommate had words-Dig
'ol dear-but no chance to use them"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
PANSY POSTCARDS
Erom The EarmS;de Inn

"You said there was no night life
life up here. Amt there though?
Mosquitoes - bed-bugs - growing
cocks, ETC."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
BLONDE BEss oPINEs

"My Boss plays for big steaks
he flirts something terrible with the
waitress at his. MONDAY cafe"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
Do They Mean Mentally?

WANTED:- Bicycle for boy not
geared too high.-From Dexter
(Ala.) Chronicle.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
GEORGIAN TO PUBLISH
LIFE OF TOM WATSON
Inside Facts, From CRADLE to the
Grave to Be Printed. Author
Has Access to Private Pa
pers of Georgia's Many
Sided Figure

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 9.-The
whole story of Thomas E. Watson
: from the cradle to the grave-is COM
ing in The Daily Georgian and Sun
day American. What a wealth of
wonderful reading this announcement
promises! For Tom Watson was the
most dramatic figure Georgia ever
produced; his life was the most unu-
sual, the most checkered of any of
her sons.
Beginning next. Sunday, September
IS. The Sunday American will give
YOU the first installment, with one to
follow each day thereafter in The
Georgian and American until the
whole of the great story, written by
William w. Brewton, who knew
Tom Watson personally and whom
the late United States Senator fur
nished much of the material for his
Life, is completed. y
Complete Story
Mr.. Brewton has been long in
preparation for his biography of
Thomas E. Watson, which is to be
the complete authentic story of his
life because it is written from the
Watson private papers and volumi-
nous personal materials, to which Mr..
Brewton alone has been allowed ac-
cess.
When Mr.. Brewton revealed some
months ago to 0. S. Lee, son-in-law
of the late Senator and guardian of
Georgia Watson Lee Brown, grand
daughter of Senator Watson and own
er of the copywrights and private pa
pers that ~ years ago Mr.. Watson
had commended him for promising to
keep the record straight about Tom
Watson" Mr.. Lee turned over to Mr..
Brewton all this wealth of material |
which is Indispensable to an anthem
tic biography. Mr.. Brewton's book
will be standard because he alone is
in possession of the records Watson
left of himself. And it has been writ I
ten in Tom Watson's old home--right |
where he wrote his own books.
Never did men leave such a wealth !
of material from which the story of |
his career might be written as did
Tom Watson. Mr.. Brewton's story
will take you through the sarly stag
es of his boyhood, revealing things
about Tom Watson never before
known to the public, and some things
even his closets associates did not
know.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
The Bow /. Right.

Diggers :-"Bill Simpkins is surely
putting the people of this town to the
acid test"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10

"The filing station demands cash and the
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
-"How SOP"

The goat:-"How so?"
Diggers now a bootleg
ger"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10

Things are adjusted nicely. The motor in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-26
BANDITS POSE AS OFFICERS
AND GET $4,000 IN BONDS

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Posing as
Government officers, two bandits
lured Harold Classon, a Wall Street
messenger, into the Federal build
ing here and robbed him of bonds
valued at $23,7O0. A woman and
two men are held for arrangement
today in connection with the affair.
The woman is Winifred Stewart,
old model. The men
are Irving Adler, thirty, who claims
to be the son of a prominent actor,
and Albert Macdonald, twenty
seven, salesman.
The trio were arrested today
when detectives raided a luxurious
apartment on upper Broadway. Pr
lice say $4,000 worth of the stolen
bonds were found in Macdonald's
possession.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-26

since she got married. she told
Continuing my campaign to popularze So bills and
operate with the Treasury Department listing three
more lucky numbers today. Here they are:
N94268o6O N9566071 D311176SA
The first two numbers today The bills have
been circulation almost week and has
equal opportunity get both Of them The holders
of these bills have until Friday to bring them in and
receive bonus of $25 of them The last number
published today first listed in The Times yesterday
and the holder has until to cash it in for
than twelve times its actual value.
Should the the So bills you hold not appear
IN todav 1cv list swing on to them because more lucky
numbers will be published in Tho Times tomorrow Get
all the So bills you Ask for them in change when you
make purchases Go your favore bank and stock up
So bills Help and the Treasury Department to get
Of them in circulation.
the management of the Pala Royal will put 10000 bills of
this denomination in circulation tomorrow The details of
almost be lucky will be found in The Pala Royal
full page announcement in this edition Of The Times.
Prominent bankers and business heartily ndorsing
The Times campaign evidenced by the following letter.
INTERNATIONAL BANK
MAsHrNGToxDC!
S=:=s'"
s : ss ;ss. ::y:: s e: Publisher
Nj.
. ~ :s::' ST.:
under
prejudice
10
OF the Treasury Department
w .:;:s':. & :: ,s:;;: IT @
d<z&==./
Ia Read the history of the 50 bill links on Page s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-26
I He R IS
HELDWTH
Him FOR
JURY
Mother Forced TO Take Stand
As Witness Against Youth
In Liquor Death

Il = 81 :
| Joseph e. Mcdonald, forty-one
years, and his son, Walter. aged
seventeen, confessed slayers of
Lima Hall, twenty-five years old,
whose body was found yesterday
| in front Of the Mcdonald home,
were ordered held without bond
for action of the grand jury after
a preliminary hearing before
Justice F. G. Duval, in the Alex
andria police court, today.
The boy faces a charge of first
degree murder as the result Of
the coroner's testimony that the
shotgun, alleged to have been fired
by him from a second-story win
dow of the house, was the weapon
that caused the death of Hall.
Joseph Mcdonald, the father, who
confessed to having fired five
shots from a revolver in the direc-
ton of Hall, is charged with firing
a deadly weapon with intent to
kill. None of the shots from the
revolver, according to the coro-
ner's testimony, took effect.
Wife Held On Bond
The wife and mother. Mrs. Lizzie
Med onald, who testified at the
hearing today, was ordered released
on $500 bond, although she has not
yet been able to raise that amount.
Only three witnesses were called
to the stand this morning: Coroner
T. M. Jones, who conducted tie
inquest; City Manager Paul Morton.
who obtained the alleged confession
from the prisoners; and Mrs. Nc
Donald.
Although the father ana son
maintained their attitude Of stolid
indifference throughout the hear
ing this morning, Mrs. Mcdonald
broke down when called to testify
against her son. It was only with
difficulty that she controlled her
tears and repeated her version of
the shooting. Her story was the
same as that told to Mr.. Morton
yesterday.
COroner's Testimony
ACCORDING 10 the testimony Oh
Doctor T. M. Jones, the coroner,
the death was caused by the buck
shot, which he said entered Halls
right chest from the back. perforat1
ing the heart, lungs and liver. The
sack surrounding the heart, he
said, was filled with blood and the
heart contained none.
1t was estimated by the coroner
and the police that Hall was shot
at a distance of So feet from the
house and that he ran a distance
Of 125 feet before falling from his
wounds. 1t is believed that he died
within ten minutes after the shoot
ing.
Mrs. Mcdonald in her testimony
said that they did not discover the
presence of the dead man until the
next morning. The reason she
gave for not Investigations after
the shooting was that none OF them
believed that the shots had taken
effect.
She declared today that Hall and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-26
DORF' 5
AUTO TRAP
PROBED
Maryland Sends Officer for
inquiry After Ban BY
A. A. A.

Investigation by State officials
of the speed trap" at Waldorf,
Nd, the "bIackballing" Of the
town by the American Automobile
Association, and a suit filed in
the Maryland courts by a Wash
ington woman who was fined
$12.75 last Sunday for contempt
of court" were the new develop
ments in the situation at the little
Maryland town today.
Austin Baughman, State COM
missioner of motor vehicles, today
dispatched A. J. Daugherty, his
auditor, to Waldorf to investigate
the imposition Of excessive "costs"
of SITS for the justice Of the
peace there in every case where
a motorist has been arrested.
Legal Costs Violated
Legal costs, Baughman declared.
are $50 where a motorist is ar
rested by county officer, and SLAB
by a State officer.
The American Automobile Asso-
citation today announced that patrols
will be posted on the edge of the
town to warn motorists, regardless
Of whether they are members Of the
association, Of the speed trap at
Waldorf.
In addition, the A. A. A. repre-
sentatives are going before the State
legislature in an effort to have a
law enacted which will rule out the
testimony of arresting officers in
cases where a speed trap is laid by
those officers for 1noffensive motor
lists. Such law is now in effect
in Colorado and other States.
The Washington woman who de-
sires her name withheld at this
time, declares that at the time she
was arrested she was going only
at the rate of % miles per hour.
When hailed before the Justice
Of the peace, the arresting officer
admitted this. despite the fact that
the legal rate of speed at Waldorf.
according to posted signs, is thirty.
five miles per hour.
just Fined-NOt Tried
She alleges that when she start.
ed to explain to the justice of the
peace the fact that she was onIy
going twenty-eight miles an hour,
the arresting officer INTERRUPTED
her, and turning to the Justice OF
the peace, said:
Il know how to stop this dame,
Judge Disregard the speeding
charge and fine her for contempt of
court"
You're fined $12.75," snapped
Ibis honor" "S11 for contempt of
court and $1.75 costs"
According to officials of the Amer.
lean Automobile Association here.
they have received more than 40
complaints in the last two DAYS
from motorists in regard to the
speed trap at Waldorf.
Sheriff Howard has been oper-
ating the speed trap there under
state law, passed especially for
this county, which is supposed to
permit the sheriff to collecr S.
for each arrest and the Justice Of
the peace $1.75.
Charges Not Noted
According to the sheriff the
reason for the speed trap being laid
was the large number of complaints
made by residents of the town, who
stated that large number of
intoxicated or reckless drivers have
been passing through in recent
months without regard for the life
and limb of Waldorf residents.
However, 1T is significant that Of
the large number of motorists
arrested last Sunday, none was
charged with intoxication it was
pointed out today by A. 4. A.
officials.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-26
T n NJ
CHARGES
PLOT
Suit BY Vacuum Company An
Attempt to Hurt Business,
Penn. Concern Answers


Denying emphatically all
charges : alleging Substitution
made in the suit of the Vacuum
Oil Company, the Penn Oil Com
.pany, Of which Paul Himmeifarb
is president, today filed its an
swer in the District Supreme Court
through Attorneys Newmyer,
King and Mackey.
It is pointed out that the
Vacuum concern fails to make any
charges in its bill of complaint
or in its affidavits that the Penn
company sold crank case drain
age as oil, although the Vacuum
oil people have published adver-
tisements making such infer
ences.
1t is claimed by the Penn Oil
Company that it is an independ-
ent concern, not allied with the
Standard Oil Company, of which,
it declares, the Vacuum company
is an affiliated branch. The suit
is an effort, according to the
Penn company, to eliminate fair
competition in the oil industry
in this city after efforts by the
Standard to purchase the business
of the Penn plant had failed.
Sells Own Product
The company denies that at any
of it's more than fifty filling sta
tons it has ever sold oil as
Mobiloil it's own product when a
customer asked for Mobiloil. It's
own product, the company asserts.
is well known among automobile
patrons, owners and dealers, and
there exists for it a popular de.
mand because Of it's high grade
and the special manner of refin'
ing it.
The company's product, the court
is informed, IS of equal quality and
efficiency and is in no manner in
ferior to Mobiloil. No signs are
displayed at any of its stations,
according to the COMPANY, tndi-
eating that Mobiloil or any other
product of the Vacuum Company
is offered for sale there.
1t is further claimed by the
Penn Company that never during
it's eleven years in business has 1t
received a single complaint from
any customer that any Of its
agents or employees has substituted
or attempted to substitute any of
it's brands Of gasoline or oil for
those of another company.
Has Big Business.
The company tells the court that
II has built up a large and lucra-
tive business: that it's rolling stock,
Or trucks and equipment cost near
ly 100000. and that it's sales of
gasoline and oils approximate 8,00O,-
900 gallons yearly, of which $50, 900
gallons are oil. 1t spends 1000
yearly in advertising it's own brands
and products and has not relied
upon the products of any other
company to build up it's success.
The company asserts it has the
largest business in this vicinity
competing with the Standard Oil
Company and claims this litigation
is for the purpose of injuring it's
business land not to correct any
grievance with respect to the con-
duct of it's business.
In a decision today, Chief Justice
Mccoy. in District Supreme Court,
denied the plea of the Vacuum Oil
Company that the Penn Oil Com
pany be enjoined from selling the
Vacuum Company's products.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-26

Read the history of the 50 bill links on Page 8.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-26
WOMAN BLAMED
FOR NEW WAR
Of tones
BY international News Service

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 90
Womas has become the casus belli
and the modern automatic pistol
has supplanted the old time Ratchet
and knife in the nationwide war
Continued on Page 2, Column -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-26
THE WEATHER

Official Weather Bureau Report
Fair tonight and tomor-
row; cooler tomorrow; fresh
northerly winds. Tempera-
ture yesterday-Highest, S6;
lowest, Sc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-26
COVELESK|E To
WORK AGAINST
BROWNS
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Times Sports Editor

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26.-The
world champions have two more
games in this mans town and,
Judging from the past, they will
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column A.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-26

AIM6HIau, anu PU1HEs edsI, WHeH = Hd1IuSU
her $25 in return for lucky So bill, Num-
Der N96656821. was sorry could not
give her twice that sum to help pay the
freight on her name.
Mrs. Khosrofian, whose husband is the
proprietor Of the Mt. Vernon Hotel, said
She received the lucky two spot at the
Palais Royal when she made purchase
there Monday. She was delighted when
she saw it listed in The Times as lucky
This is the first good luck she has had