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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
CHICAGO WOULD TAKE
OVER TRACTION LINES

CHICAGO, Mar. 2-The Chicago
City council Fl. day night adopted a
traction ordinance providing for the
purchase and eventual taking over of
Chicagos surface and elevated lines
for a price in excess OF $6O0,O00,00O.
The project is said to be the largest
municipal ownership plan in the world.
The surface lines have about 1000
miles of track and the elevated lines
100, and the two systems operate s.
$50 cars.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

FAITH-You get better idea OF American bust
ness when you learn that more than one billion
dollars spent years advertising. Only
implicit faith in the power of advertising to make
business grow would warrant such expenditures
The American business man casts his bread upon
the waters and he knows it will return
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
N- INCREASE BILL
Raises Salaries Congress, Cabinet and
Vice-President

WASHINGTON. March 4-Presi-
dent Coolidge today signed the legis-
Iative appropriation hi carrying in
! creased salaries for members OF con-
gress. the cabinet and the vice presi-
dent
The measure was the last signed by
the prisedtn today at his room at the
capitol where he had gone to take the
oath OF office.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
WORLD FILTERS

The Atlanta Woman's Club has Sc
cured the visit of two of the world
filters, John Harding and Lowell Smith
who will deliver lectures in Atlanta ON
March Is, describing their experiences
as aerial trail breakers.
Because of his Swedish origin Eric
Nelson of the world air pilots has had
conferred upon him by the King: Gus
tave V of Sweden the rank OF Knight
of Order of the Sword.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

Planes have just dropped corned beet IN the Alps
to save the lives of three starving climbers II they
had dropped some American army bu1scuIts on
the Germans they would have saved the lives ct
some Americans
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

A Pensacola cop has stopped Charles W. Bry-
an for speeding in his automobile. Next thing
some cop will stop William Jennings from running.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

is to tour the west. That's the way they protect
the city.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

New York has been successfully defended
against theoretical air attack. Horizontally this
spells Dumpmitchell.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

lack Dempsey's latest match does not seem to
have been arranged by his manager.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

PRESTIGE-Upon the merit of product and
public familiarity with the name of the product
rests its prestige. Upon established prestige de-
ponds continual selling success.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

Mans duty is to keep women dressed up, says
contemporary, and if he don't he gets dressing
down.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

1t is now proposed to inoculate oysters against
typhoid. Good. Every oyster should be compelled
to comply with the law.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

France would now like us to lend her another
hundred million dollars That chap Lafayette was
d costly visitor. O.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

Why not move the previous question and begin
the Muscle Shoals argument all over again
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

Hubert Roush will return this week
from Chicago where he has been for
several months.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
What to Do For
Persistent Cough

r,,o-,hodv knows how foolish ana
1.ngerous It is to let cough hang on
and on. The proper thing to DO IS 70
s ston it-ouick-and for this purpose
there is nothing better than that great
old home remedy that our parents anu
Grandparents used so success1ully-
Br Belts Pine Tar Honey. 1t often re-
i;ev v asa a severe cough overnight. Doc
tors saw there is really nothing IKE pine e
Ear to quickly loosen and remove the
nhlegm and congestion which are the
direct cause of the coughing, while tne
honey not only gives pleasant taste
hut helms soothe soreness andirritatlon.
But be sure you get the genuine Pr: beI,s
Pine Tar Honey ana NOT SOME SUI; ii,,o,, for
Bells is the original, and mas Deeias o,.
many wears sthe best. 1t is scientlhcaliy com.
,1nnnded of lust the right proportions OF pine
~ honey and other quick acting ingredients,
sTh;;ch the hest doctors have found to aid IN
hr;nging quick relief. Contains no oplates OF
other harmful drugs, so can be gwen even "
Uounp children-fne for Spasmodic Group. II
Sol, want the best home remedy in. the drug
store oct DR.. Bells. 30c at all good druggists.
81 DR.. BELLS
G sSsc1 I7ze 0zlqlnza2
EPINE:TAR. HONEY
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

Catherine Clark celebrated her 10th
birthday with large party, about Oh
of her little friends en- Toying the occa-
sion with her. Gathering first at her
home where games were enjoyed, the
entire party proceeded to the Amusu
where they enjoyed the picture and
then went to the National druo store
for refreshments Mrs. Clark was as
sisted in caring for this large com
pany by Misses Isabel Paulk, Hazel
Jo11ey, Kate Bailey and Elvynne Alber
son.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
TRAGEDY COMMERCIALIZED

Homer Collins the brother OF the un
fortunate Floyd Collins is billed Tor
an appearance on the stage OF a Chr
cago theatre, supposedly to give his
personal narration of the tragic IN
cident. Unlike Sergeant York world
war hero, to him the urge of the box
office valuation does not appear repug
nant as opposed to sentiment or sor-
row that might be sacred.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

Mrs. E. J. Thurston entertained {
party of eighteen ladies on February
20 honoring the 71st birthday OF hel
mother Mrs. M. A. Green. The after
noon was happily spent with needle
work, music and readings and presen
tation of gifts Mrs. Archer and Mrs
Brown assisted in serving delightful
refreshments.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

Mr.. z. F. Chambliss was the Sunday
guest OF Mr.. E. K Farmer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

Mr.. D. w. M. Whitley visited Sa-
vannah this week, attending U. S.
Court.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

Judge C. M. Wise consulted a spee-
cialist in Atlanta this week with ref
erence to his health.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
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TEXAS RANGERS
z ANGE ON

The former legal status of the Tex
as Rangers has been upheld in Tex
as court of appeals after an injunction
standing for some time against their
further activities. The Rangers have
been a self constituted or volunteer
body of mounted police in Texas since
the early riotous days of that com
monwea1th. Not only historic is Their
prestige but very practically effective
to the latest outbreak which dealt with
railroad strike situation is their pres
ent usefulness.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
Anniversary Column
10 YEARS AGO

Mr.. and Mrs. Y. Frank Freeman will
arrive in the city next week to make
their home Mr.. Freeman who is the
son-in law of Mr.. ]. H. Harris has as
sumed the management of the Amusu.
Evening star., 1925-07-12
In All England

why SHOULD New York and Chi.
cago each have four times as many
murders and twenty-four times as
many robberies as all of England and
Wales?" l asked Sir Robert, after
he had pointed out these figures with
a stubby forefinger.
Cnworried Over Crime.
Well he replied after some hesi-
tation, its not for the likes O. me
to be talkin'. but If ye ask me, I'd
say twas your police and your pub
lie did not pull together
Its my opinion that your people
are not nightly concerned Ger their
crime problem. Little as know
about your country, 1t would seem to
me that If the real law-abidin' citizens
would get together with the police
they could put a stop to crime quick
It's wonderful what We can do when
you're resolute,
But your people don't have DER
much confidepce in your police And
why? It's for this thing called
'graftin',' isn't It? They tell me there
Is good bit Of II among your rlen.
1t would seem conceited o. me to be
sayin' 1t, but still 1 do say II, for 1
know that such a thing doesn't exist
among our British bobbies Oh, l
don't say they don't take a sixpence
here and there as a tip-but no real
bribery.
What's bribery for, anyway? It's
police are winkin' do the people re-
spect EN-? They do not
And when the people are Offering
bribes. is there a real respect for law
enforcement? There is not
No policeman can afford to treat
Evening star., 1925-07-12
u. S. MAY CUT NUMBER
OF DISBURSINC AGENTS
In Place of 5000 Men Paying Out
Federal Funds Congress May
Provide for 40.

appropriations as revolving funds
They are located in all the principal
cities In the United States, and some
times quite a number of them in one
city. representing various Government
departments or agencies. In Wash
ington alone every department has
one or more disbtrsing clerks. Still
others are located in the capitals and
principal cities of most of the foreign
nations. All of our consular officers
act as disbursing agents.
Plan 12 Districts.
The thought of those who are SUD-
porting the new legislation is to have
the United States divided UP into I2
collecting and disbursing districts,
using the Federal Reserve banks in
those districts as headquarters and
paying agents. The headquarters of
these II districts are Boston, New
York. Philadelphia, Cleveland, Rich
mond, Atlanta, Kansas City, Chicago.
ST. Louis. Minneapolis, Dallas and
San Francisco.
By establishing these district offices
and using the Federal Reserve banks
the Federal Government would avoid
the necessity of sending in all collec-
tions made in the field to the United
States Treasury and withdrawing
funds in small amounts from the
Treasury. The proposed change would
allow collections and disbursements to
be balanced in each district instead of
direct dealings with the United States
Treasury.
In each of these districts would be
one disbursing officer, with an assist
ant. There would also be one disburs-
ing officer and assistant in Washing.
ton instead of the scores now EN-.
ployed. One disbursing officer would
be stationed in each of the principal
foreign capitals.
1t is contemplated that these would
be disbursing agents of the United
States Treasury, representing the
Treasury and under it's control for ad-
ministrative purposes only-the idea
being to give a check on the General
Accounting Office. 1t is not generally
understood that the General Account
ing Office now pays out nothing 1t
merely certifies claims as : o. X" to
the various departments for payment
Want Trained Men.
The, olan is to have specially trained
accountants, men who are most ex-
perienced in handling Government ac-
counts. They would be required to
know the law and regulations, and to
act az check on administrative de-
mands for payment of accounts. If
at any time they should be in any
doubt regarding an account they
would submit it for a decision to the
General Accounting ONCE.
This procedure would avoid delays
in submitting doubtful matters in that
the personnel to make the pre-audit
woulf be stationed in the district Of
flee to Immediately meet any question
Continued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1925-07-12
Movies Not Crime Cause.

DO you agree with Commissioner
Enright that the movies are a cause
of crime" l asked.
What are the movies?"
The American name for the ci-
nema."
mo, / do not agree. I've written
quite a bit about that subject, and
while there are Isolated cases where
the cinema has melted crime, in the
most o the cases, they do good. They
keep the people off the streets, and
out o the pool halls. Also they're
educational, and l see no harm If they
show an occasional robbery, just so
they are careful not to give the wrong
impression to the kiddies."
When l asked Sir Robert If he
thought the American newspapers
played up crime too prominently, he
replied that some OF them were en-
tirely too sensational, but that on the
whole, he believed in giving the facts
TO the newspapers. Newspaper pub
licity helped to get every one working
on the case, and many crimes had
been solved through outside help
started by the newspapers.
Il don want to sound too CON
celted or too unappreciative of
Americas difficult position said Sir
Robert, in conclusion. 'T remember
all too well places In England where
40 years ago twas not safe for any
policeman to walk alone. But those
places are all cleaned up today. I
don say as how some of them aren't
had even to now, mind you But a
policeman can go into them alone
England is an old country. Yours Is
much younger. In 40 years you can
make some changes yourselves. And
mind you, It's wonderful what you can
do when you're resolute"'
Copyright. 1925)
Evening star., 1925-07-12


business basis-the best of
~ any nation in the world
will be seriously considered
by the incoming Congress.
Legislation is now being drafted
which has the support of the same
forward looking leaders in Congress
and governmental affairs who put
through the Federal budget system,
designed to replace the 5000 disburs-
world with not more than 40 care
fully trained men, strategicaiiy
placed, who will be removed from the
evils of administrative pressure.
This would mean not only a direct
saving of many millions of dollars
annually, but would mean that every
dollar of Federal funds would be
spent for exactly that specific pur-
pose Congress designated in making
the appropriation. 1t would mean in
creased efficiency and tremendous
counts, such as is now being made
for the first time in the payment of
the adjusted compensation to vet
Grams of the World War.
Budget Five Years Old.
Some five years ago Congress
adopted the Federal budget system.
under which the director of the
budget-first Gen. Dawes and then
Gen. Lord-makes careful study to
keep governmental expenditures
within the Government revenues.
with funds allocated on relative
merit for all Federal activities.
AS a corfellary of the budget sys-
tenn the General Accounting Offlce
was set up, to see: First, that the
moneys appropriated by Congress
were spent only in the way that Con-
gress intended: and, second, that the
Government gets every dollar that
Congress intended it should get
under the tariff and revenue laws
Then by executive order, as an
agency of the budget, the office of
chlef co-ordinator was set up to bring
about more economic and efficient
team-play between the several depart
ments and countless establishments,
especially as to reduction of expenses
by treating the whole Government
workshop as one plant, instead of a
number of small plants, each with it's
own separate accounts.
Next must come a businesSiike dis
tribution of disbursing agents, ac-
countable directly to the General Ac-
counting Office, instead Of being ac-
countable to the departmental admin
istrative officers.
There are now some 5000 disburs-
ing officers, who pay out annually
about five billions of dollars, for they
not only pay out all of the approx
mately $3.50, 900, 900 appropriated un-
der the Federal budget. but also make
certain collections, which constitute
Evening star., 1925-07-12

nv YH4 ShlngIe the roof In
n dry weather."
wv The attitude of Cong
ress toward the problem
of the coal industry dur
ing the last two years is epitomized
in this question. And now It is about
to rain. There is excellent prospect
of a suspension of operations in the
anthracite field September /, and in
the offing looms the possibility of a
sympathetic strike in the bituminous
field.
Two years ago the anthracite miners
and operators were engaged in a
similar controversy over wages and
working conditions. The United
States coal commission, created by
act of Congress to tackle the coal
problem after the disastrous strike of
1922. had already submitted recon-
mendations to the President and Cong
ress proposing to give the Govern
ment greater power to meet such
emergencies. The commission at
tempted to act as arbitrator, calling in
the workers and the operators, but
unsuccessfulIy. Finally Gov. Pinchot
of Pennsylvania, where the anthra-
cite fields are located, succeeded in
bringing about an agreement. The
anthracite ke-"suspension" is
what they prefer to call it-began
September l. and the mines opened
again September 10.
Miners Won Points.
Under the Pinchot agreement, the
miners obtained, generally speaking, a
10 per cent increase in wages, the
recognition of the eight-hour day and
recognition of the union and the right
of collective bargaining.
Now the mine workers are demand
ing another 10 per cent increase for
the miners, 81 day additional for
the laborers, the adoption of the
CHECK off" system whereby the dues
to the union are paid direct by the
employers acting for their employees,
and a number of other important con-
cessions.
The mine operators estimate that
II the demands are granted the re-
suit will be to add $3.50 900 900 a year
to the cost of mining coal. and that
the price of anthracite will have to
increase some SO a ton.
At Atlantic City the representatives
of the miners and the operators are
seeking to adjust their differences and
to arrange new contract for another
two-year period. Here in Washington,
Government officials who are familiar
with the situation are pessimistic re-
garding the results of the conference.
Frankly they look for a strike, be-
ginning September /, when the pres
ent contract has expired.
President Coolidge in Massachusetts,
is giving close attention to the coal
situation. He was faced with a SINH
lar problem soon after he entered
the White House in the Summer Of
Evening star., 1925-07-12
THE COST

John Smith one way and John Thomas
another Because pretty soon John
Thomas will discover that he can af-
ford to pay as much as John Smith.
One thing that puzzles me about
the New York police force, is the
number of millionaires that hang
around headquarters, seeming to get
pleasure from the company of police
men. I'm not saying there's any
thing wrong with It, but 1 can't
imagine any millionaire in England
getting any pleasure out of my COM
pany. The only reason 1 can conceive
of. that he would want to associate
with me. would be to get some special
privilege"
Can you give any other reasons
why Americans lack respect for their
police?" / asked Sir Robert
Besides the matter o. graftin'. you
poke fun at 'em and consider 1t a
Evening star., 1925-07-12
PUTS BLAME ON POLICE CRAFT

Sir Robert Peacock, chief
constable of Manchester,
says:
americans don't have
much confidence in their po-
lice. And why9 It's be-
cause of this thing called
grating!
whats graft and bribery
for? It's for winkin', isn't
it? And when your police
are winkin' do the people re-
spect 'em? They do not.
"And when the people are
offering bribes, is there a
real respect for law enforce
ment? There is not.
"ln my opinion, Ameri-
cans are not nightly con-
cerned over their crime
problems. If the law-abid-
ing citizens of the country
would cooperate with the
police, they could stop crime
quick"
Evening star., 1925-07-12
COAL STRIKE MENACE
FINDS i. s, POWERLESS
Fuel Commission Recommended Law
to Protect Public, But Congress
Let Matter Die.

1928. following the death of Presi.
dent Harding.
The President and the Federal Gov.
ernment have no more power to deal
with coal strikes than they had two
years ago-and no less. Thanks 10
the failure of Congress to undertake
any legislation dealing with the prob.
lem.
The consuming public, which must
have fuel or suffer. however, has be-
come more and more intolerant of
coal strikes, or even the suggestion
of a strike. Undoubtedly the Presi-
dent would be backed by public opin.
ion in any step he might decide to
take to prevent a shutdown Of the
coal mines, no matter how drastic.
According to the Geological Survey,
the retail dealers in anthracite on
June l had an increase of IL per
cent over the supply on March 1, and
slightly more than that on, June l,
1924. The supply of bituminous coal
in storage on the same date, how
ever, was estimated at 38 1000 900 net
tons against 100000 on March 1,
and 5L000,000 June I. 1924. Not a
very encouraging situation in view
of the threatened strike. The con-
sumers of bituminous coal apparently
have been waiting for prices of that
commodity to drop still lower, and
for that reason have not been stock
ing up in the last couple of months
If the minins of anthracite halts,
substitutes for hard coal must be
found. Bituminous coal is the first
that offers. But with small supplies
on hand, and the possibility of a sus-
pension in the union soft coal mines
that prospect does not look good. UP
In New England, 1t is reported here,
the conditions are somewhat brighter
than elsewhere, owing to an early
movement of coal to many Of the
cities.
Proposals By Commission.
On July 8, 1923, the United States
Coal Commission, in a report on an.
thracite. made a number of important
recommendations, which If enacted
into law would have an important
bearing on the situation today. The
report said:
The President of the United States
should be authorized by act of Con.
gress to declare that national emer-
gency exists whenever through fail.
ure OF operators and miners In the
anthracite industry to agree upon the
terms of employment or for any other
reason there is a suspension of min
Ing operations, seriously interrupting
the normal supply of anthracite fuel
In interstate commerce; and to take
over the operation of the mines and
the transportation and distribution OF
and marketing of the product, with
full power to determine the wages to
be paid to mine workers, the prices
at which the coal shall be sold, and
subject to court review, the com.
Continued on Tenth Page)
Evening star., 1925-07-12

good joke If you get around 'em. Take
these comic papers of yours. They
always are havin' a bit o. fun at the
expense of the police.
In Britain. / can honestly say that
the bobbie is loved and respected. He
represents the empire-the people He
Is the force that preserves freedom
and the government and all the things
that Britain has fought to build up
and which she cherishes as you do
your Constitution.
I'VE have an attitude toward the
police far different from the likes O.
yours. The bobbie is the friend of
the people. They know they can
come to him for protection. Some
times, after school. you'll see half a
dozen kiddies clingin to a hobbies
knee while he takes them across the
street.
What do you consider the greatest