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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-26
SOUTH ON WAVE
OF PROSPERITY
Derives Support From Florida Boom
Atlanta Man Declares; No Idle
Factories Seen


Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 17.-Deriving its
support and revenue chiefly from the
Florida land boom, the old South is
riding on the crest Of a property
wave that promises to become even
better next year, W. r. c, Smith,
president fthe Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce, declared today in an IL
terview.
There is not an idle factory in
Georgia, and only few isolated
cases such as the textile industry has
there been any feeling Of depression.
Smith said, and even that was due
more to the terrific drouth in the
late Summer than anything else.
81 am very optomistic as to bust
ness conditions in the South, and es-
peeially Georgia, based on several
standpoints," Smith said.
"F'irst. all transportation companies
operating in Georgia showed remark
able increases in gross and net earn
ings for the first ten months of this
year. This indicates healthy business
conditions.
Second, crop conditions have been
very good compared with other years
Eighty counties of Georgia made the
best crops in years; forty counties
were normal and the other forty
counties harvested small crops on ac-
count of the drought.
Third, financial conditions have
been greatly helped by the following
crops; first, cotton; second, tobacco;
third, peaches; fourth, watermelons
fifth cantaloupes, and vegetables. All
the latter crops brought ready money
before the cotton crop was harvested
and of course, Georgia gets good rev.
enue from the apple, pecan, peanut
and sweet potato crop.
Florida Boom Reflected
Fourth, Florida is enjoying tire.
mendous prosperity and as result
this is naturally reflected in condi.
tons in the rest of the South. Atlanta
being the natural distributing point
for this territory, is enjoying a won.
derful wholesale trade. Not only this
but people who have prospered in
Florida are making large investments
in Georgia and other parts of the
South.
Barron G. Collier, the New York
and Florida capitalist, has taken ar
option on 100000 worth of prop.
erty at Albany, Georgia; other Flor.
de parties are investing heavily at
Cornelia. Georgia. while large pur-
chases have been made in Atlanta
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-26
Rail Line Savings
Helpful to Public

Atlanta, Ga, November 18.-Sav-
ings effected by the railroads of the
country, as evidenced by figures
made public here, are just as impor-
i tant as economy in Government, ac-
cording to railway executives here,
/; They mean just as much to the tax
payers pocketbook, it was asserted,
as reduction in taxes.
The railroad figures, covering pc
; Rod of three years, show that the
roads have handled IA per cent in
crease in freight at no material in
crease in gross operating expense.
! There has been decrease in rates,
it was further shown, tof over per
cent, the hours of the workers en-
ployed have diminished rather than
increased, and the wage has slightly
increased. Service generally to COM
muhities along the lines of the vari-
Gus roads has been immeasuraF'v i'm
proved, it was stated.
Brands Taboo
The distinguishing mark on British
prisoners clothing is broad arrow
and has been the custom of more
than two hundred years. Steps are
being taken to abolish it as the shaw
ing Of the prisoners heads is already
banned with the British as in the
United States, the reason being the
same in both instances and in both
places, that Of lowering the self re-
! spect of the individual so branded.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-26
THAT PROVES 1T

How many years have we been
making out Income Tax Reports?'
"Well, it was after George Wash
ington's timer
"How do you know"
Because he never told lie"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-26
Inherits Fighting Instinct

The daughter of White Plume, a
Kaw Indian chief was the great
grandmother of Curtis of Kansas,
his great grandfather being French
man. His grandmother, Julie Pap
pan, lived on an Indian allotment
close to North Topeka, Kansas There
among the Indians, Charles Curtis
The Washington times., 1925-01-01

: entertain him,
d an &c with
him, or pet
him this eve.
ming.
He wonders
how m a n y
women would
go blah, Il he
should ever be
cruel ~or fool
ish enough to
marry.
The Washington times., 1925-01-01

He|sN ROWLAND He wonders
If the girl before the last" will
telephone him again today-and
what new and graceful alibi he
viii invent to discourage her.
He wonders why falling In
love" is SO easy-and crawling
out Of 1t always such a struggle.
He wonders how many women
!, a man can love in a lifetime, and
oh, well, how many women ARE
there, anyway?
He wonders why David Wark
Griffith has never discovered him.
: He wonders If the girl Of the
moment" will fall for his line. or
prefers the silent, self-controlled,
devoted" sort Of thing to cave
man stuff"
He wonders II there aren't
easier ways of making a living
than by working for it; IL he
ought to marry a rich widow and
retire, 30 that he could give more
time to his art"
He wonders why his father al
ways looks at him with that quiz
zical twinkle of contempt.
He wonders why men with
pretty wives or sweethearts al.
ways give him such a wide berth.
He wonders if variety is the
spice of love, after all-or IL he's
really missing something by pass
ing his heart around in little bits.
He wonders If his hair ia he.
ginning to get just a teeny.weeny
bit thin on top, and If he will
ever grow bald and fat and florid,
like his father. He wonders If
there will be "just as good fish
in the sea" when the bait grows
| stale.
He wonders why women are all
so exactly alike, and love affairs
such a monotonous repetition.
He wonders what the new
stenOgrapher meant when she
| looked at him that way.
He wonders If ANY women ever
knows WHEN to say "good-by."
He wonders why God made him
Copyright. 1925, ling Feature.
Syndicate Inc.l
The Washington times., 1925-01-01

II" HE flies are very bad
here" said I one day,
walking around the nv-
ing room OF our cottage In the
mountains. And for the life Of
me I don't see how I can put up
netting or screens with these
windows which open like DOORS"
II think I can help you out"
said Bunny.
The next morning I heard a
great twittering out under the
roof Of the veranda.
TIA! ha" said l. I'VE have
some visitors"
When went down to break
fast I peeked out the window
and there were a couple of swal
lows building a nest right under
the roof Of our porch.
How that little couple worked!
After few days the nest was
finished and such billing and COO
ing you never heard in all your
life.
IT hope she lays some eggs"
said Bobby.
"She's sure to do that" said I.
happy to think that soon we
would have a family chirping
above our heads.
Now a. strange thing happened
about that time.
do you know" said one day,
sitting on the porch after lunch.
that there are very few flies
around here any more-and as
for gnats, I hardly see any"
Perhaps the seasons over for
Them" suggested Bobby.
ION the contrary" I replied,
this is the very height of the
season for flies and gnats."
1T is" said Bunny, sitting
quietly in the corner.
II don't understand It," said I.
II promised to get you a good
fly-catcher." said Bunny, giving
me a knowing look.
you did that" said I, "but I
haven't seen any"
But you've seen fewer flies,
Foxy Grandpa" said Bunny.
That's just What puzzles me-"
I continued.
Just then one Of the swallows
darted In under the roof and
flew on the next.
THERE'S your fly-catcher," said
Bunny.
upon my soul!" exclaimed.
The Washington times., 1925-01-01
TO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice
Fairfax.

NEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ I am well acquainted with
a young man with whom have
been out several times. This
young man has three girl friends.
BY that mean he goes out with
just three and chooses no others.
I'm one Of the three.
Since he goes with me at one
time and then goes with the
others, I feel as though am
simply used as good enough"
WIN. you please advise me
whether should accept his In
vitations?
x. Y.
DY all means continue 70 accept
- the young mans invitations.
You are not engaged to him. so
it Is right and natural that he
should enjoy the companionship
Of other young girls as we'll as
yours.
Think Of him as q good friend
one OF maryland enjoy his
friendship with a care-free mind.
Do not, however, refuse invita-
tons from other young men
friends on his account, but have
happy times with all your friends.
When you become engaged It
will be time enough to demand
all the attention Of any one man.
The Washington times., 1925-01-01
YOUR MENTAL AGE
There Is a Vast Difference Between
Mental Age and Physical Age, Deter
mining NOrmality or Sub
NOrmaity. s

those tests to millions Of trol-
viduals during the recent world
war that there was disclosed the
fact that the average mental age
Of the American people is thir-
teen and one-half years.
II that is the average, then
how many must have fallen be-
low that standard and how few
must have measured above # to
have arrived at even this aver-
age!
These avcragts, called "mantal
levels. are used IN e practical
way for the intelligent direction
OF education in making up for
deficiencies They are also EN-
ployed for the very humane pur-
pose OF classifying pupils 80 that
the child OF high capacity IS not
held beck by the one OF low eca
pacity and for the still more hu.
name purpose OF saving the Lowell
capacity CHILD frota being rub
jected either to the cruelty OF
0verestimualtion or the humtlhr
ton Of failure.
It has been said that an i1itfi
yidual who at the various phy1i-
cal ages has a mental level under
that age Is correspondingly sub
normal or fesbleminded during all
Of his life.
These individuals are now hav.
ing much done for them by our
public schools. where they are
placed In problem groups. There
the mental characteristics Of each
one is studied in detail and are
treated accordingly. II, therefore,
your child should be placed IN
one Of these groups, do not re.
sent the fact, but put yourself II.
close contact with the teacher III
an effort to solve the problem o.
your child's future.
It is this development In tAG
practical application Of psycI,Ol.
ogy that characterizes probably
the greatest single development
in our popular educational sys-
tenn. It is by precisely these
methods that thousands Of chill
dren are today being rescued
from the curses of subnormality
and feeblemindedness by bai1g
given at least a fair chance I'm
the struggle for health and sue
cess.
The Washington times., 1925-01-01
BRIGHTER
COSTUMES
BY Alice LangeIier-

Interna4ional News Service Staff
Correspondent.
PARIS.
%OSTUMES are getting bright
err and brighter every day.
~ If there was a day when
a woman without a black gown
was noticed in any gathering,
the contrary is certainly true
this winter.
Sober beiges, browns and
blacks that were ornnipresent In
the years Immediately after the
warm fact, up to the very last
season-have been replaced by
vivid violets, all shades Of fuchsia
red and fawn. bright green's and
brilliant blues. Elegant new
greens, such as meadow and
vert pre-, spinach and emerald
are worn for morning, afternoon
or evening. Spanish gold, conch
shell and crabapple are smart
new tints.
From a fashionable house in
the Rue st. Honore come Lanvin
blues, Lanvin greens. both bril-
liant. but softly reduced in tone,
and a novel red Of magenta tone.
Many OF the costumes from this
designer keep to a single color;
others introduce two or even
three combinations, breaking the
figure in interesting patterns.
Light yellow beige is invading
the modistes' salons to make gay
spring bonnets, and there is much
fuchsia, dahlia and cyclamen, to-
gether with q shade OF rose, which
might be named "o1d rose" It is
especially becoming to the woman
with q clear complexion. Blue is
one of Paquin's favorite shades.
He makes blue dresses, for day
and evening, in almost any ma
terial and tint Of 1.-The sweetest
color that's ever worn," as some
poet put 1t. He mixes blue with
silver and gold lace and embroid-
cries; and navy blue georgette
comes for afternoon frocks. A
turquoise blue velvet evening
gown is softened by short dra-
peries of jgeorgette, and in rose
color there is a charming model
beaded in royal blue.
The Washington times., 1925-01-01
A new Novel of Modern Life, Centered
on the Heart and the Mind
of the ''Flapper."

eyes-waiting till he kissed her.
ibid you promise. Nora Lee?
.I had no .choice-not any"
They drove home slowly. He
kept an arra about her. She felt
herself moving. in a golden dream
of. joy. She fancied the long,
tender evenings. They would sit
together-he would play-other
nights they; would be in some
beautiful country with a moon
and, walking down lanes Of flow
ers.
There would be months Of pow
erty. They could endure that.
People can when love is new:
But the next noontime when
she was depositing her pay, check
for half the month, she glanced
ruefully at the figures $87.5O-
not too much for one person.
She looked at her exQuisitely kept
hand and visualized whimsically q
pan OF hot, soapy dish water
mounds Of greasy pots to be
secured
She thought capriciously: Hell
do the dishes. It's the fashion
for adoring young grooms to-
day"
A few hours later when he
came swinging down the block
and took her hand and said In
an exuberant, teasing way:
Sweetheart, let's get married!
Oh, you look sweet" She
answered blithely: eff youu do
all the rough work and scrub
bling, I consent"
Are we engaged, Nora Lee?"
kind Of, aren't WEI"
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1925-01-01
WHEN DID TT
HAPPEN?

when was Carolina divided
into North and South Carolina?
2-When was Prussia freed
from Polish suzerainty?
3-When was the spinning
mule invented?
4-When was Sorosis society
for women founded?
5-When was John Fletcher,
the English dramatist, born, and
when did he die?
Answers to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.
1.-The only son of President
Pierce was killed in December,
1859.
2-The American army sailed
for Cuba June IL, 1892.
3-England came to the aid of
the Egyptian troops in 1884.
1.-The Parnell scandal &C.
Cured in 1890.
5-The famous Sublician bridge
in Rome was built in the Sew.
enth Century B. G.
The Washington times., 1925-01-01

the old clock in the ticking its him
tme feels that the hours long
But the old clock viii change its and he will hear
"Huryup and finally the to tell her
what in his hearand then the minutes which drag will
winged happiness
Of all to them both forever.-STEILA THORNE.
The Washington times., 1925-01-01

I hadn't connected the appear.
ance Of our little friends with the
disappearance Of the flies and
gnats."
They're connected all right"
laughed Bunny.
II remember now" I said.
"Why once in August in the year
: 1915 when the swallows forgot
to build nests in the town OF Ok
ford, England. there arose such a
cloud Of gnats that 1t looked like
q thundercloud and shut out the
suns rays. And before that in
: Salisbury in 1885 because the
swallows hadn't come that sum-
rner, such a great cloud Of gnats
arose over the beautiful cathe-
dral there that the good citizens
of Salisbury thought the cath
edral was on fire and turned in
an alarm"
They're very valuable, swal.
lows" said Bunny. IF 1t weren't
for them and other birds with
the same tastes we couldn't live
in this world. We'd be eaten
alive with gnats and flies"
"Yes," I laughed, Il under
stand that it only takes forty-two
days after a gnat is born, Tor her
to be the grandmother Of tens OF
thousands Of little biting gnats."
Him." said Bunny. Beats our
family record"
The Washington times., 1925-01-01
WHEN IN
DOUBT
BY Cornelius Beekman-

Accepting a Dance
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
- How should girl &C.
cept dance?
(2) Is it proper for a young
lady to ask her escort in after
coming home from any enter
tainment?
(3 Is 1t proper for a young
lady to ask some of her boy
friends to call at her house, If
she has never been with them
before? What should she say
to them, If it is proper?
ANXIOUS PALS.
CHE may say, Thank you. I
~ should love to dance"
(2) Not If it is late.
(S) Yes, it is proper for her to
extend the hospitality Of her
home by asking her men friends
to come to see her. She may
say, IT should love to have you
come to see me at my home
some time. Won't you come?
I've told Mother so much Of you,
and she wants very much to
know you"
(Mrs. Beeckman will be glad to
answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readerS.)
copyright, 1924. Premier Syndicate
Incl
The Washington times., 1925-01-01
RECIPES OF
CONTESTANTS
Victorian Fruit Cup.

V1CIUT13M ETUAB OuYs
cupfuls OF sliced oranges.
" cupful of sliced pineapple cut
in small pieces.
n cupful Of sliced grapefruit.
" cupful Of hot water.
u cupful Of sugar.
u cupful OF sugar.
" tabiespOonfuIs Of lemon Juice.
1s teaspoonful Of nutmeg.
Maraschino cherries.
When slicing the oranges and
grapefruit reserve all the juice
that drains from them. Mix the
water, sugar and spices and boil
for five minutes. Then chill
thoroughly. In the meantime pre-
pare fruit and put in cold place.
When strip is cold add the fruit
juices and mix with the fruit.
Serve in glasses and top each
with cherry.
MRS. BERTHA SANDERS,
1922 B Street N. E.
The Washington times., 1925-01-01
By DR.. Chas. A. L. Reed,
Former President Of the American
Medical Association.

10y 411 ~~A1S~Se - - -
Former President Of the American
Medical Association.
"YHAT is your mental age9
" The question ID 50 Inn
w portant that its mean
ing ought to be. very well un-
derstood.
There is a vast difference be-
tween mental age and physical
age. Twenty-Five years may have
elapsed since a certain individual
was born and yet that individual
may have a mental age OF only
thirteen. fifteen, seventeen or
some. other number Of years
Such individuals are classified
as retarded .
On the other hand. certain chill
dren have mental developments
far in advance Of their calendar
ages.
It Ii the determination Of the
mental ages Of the individuals
that characterizes one of the
greatest developments Of modern
psychology. 1t has been found
from a large number OF observa-
lions that certain mental process
es are on the average charac-
teristic Of certain physical ages,
and therefore are called normal.
Mental capacities are now deter
mined by practical psychologists
through the employment of tests
that apply to the various physi-
cal ages.
It was by the application Of
The Washington times., 1925-01-01
MISTER"

EARLY American colonists were
II sometimes deprived OF the
title of Mr.. or Mrs. in punishment
for crimes. In 1850, in Massa-
chusetts, one culprit, Josias Plais-
towe, was so punished for steal
ing corn from his Indian neigh
bors.
The Washington times., 1925-01-01
Kings Church

TUE Church OF st. George, at
L Windsor, England, is known
as the Kings Church. It is en-
tirely outside the jurisdiction Of
any bishop or archbishop, and Is
ruled directly and solely by the
reigning English sovereign.
The Washington times., 1925-01-01

VXTHEN he calls his Hearts Desire with the ampOant
w question trembling his lips confident that it will
matter of minutes before has all been setledand
finds himself speeches. the minutes
him.
And She in his
help at
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-13
Only Woman
Gould Write
Will This Long

LONDON, Nov. IS. - The
longest will on record was filed
for probate in London todas. 1t
consists Of ss,s4O words, prac-
tically all in the handwriting
Of the testator, Mrs. Frederick
Stillwell Cook, widow Of q prom
inent London merchant.
The document comprises
minute inventory Of the property
and enumeration Of numerous
requests to relatives totaling
nearly 100000. The document
is bound into four large books.
making 1866 probate folios. The
largest previous will contained
400 folios.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-13

the school board was legal and that
it had been done before. They cited
the employment of John H. Cunning
ham as attorney TO aid the BOARD In
collecting such taxes. Mr.. Cunning
hams employment was admitted but II
was explained he was employed jointly
with another attorney to -ollect both
city and school taxes. Mr.. Cunning
ham being assigned TO collect school
taxes only.
City Attorney Ryan opposed the
plan as he said it would increase the
cost of collecting taxes, and in the
case of small taxes the cost would be
more than the tax. He also said
there would be great confusion il the
plan was insisted upon By the school
board.
There viii be no confusion IL the
city will cooperate with the attorneys
for the school board" Mason Will
liams declared. at has been done
before without confusion. 1t can be
done again." he said. THE school
board needs the money and is within
its rights in taking steps TO get it as
is provided in its charter for the in
dependent school district.
NEEDS FUNDS.
President Haines explained why the
school board had entered into the con-
tract with the three attorneys. He
said the board needed the money and
after consultation with its attorney
had approved the plan and contract
by which funds could be speedily turn
ed into the school treasury.
Mr.. Hoefgen, Mr.. Wynne and Ms.
Eastburn stated had they known the
contract involved. SO uch confusion
in collecting taxes they would not have
it. Mr. Gresham declared
the attorneys had no desire to emhar.
rass the city or its officials. All they
asked, he said, was cooperation and
assured city officials the same.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-13
SLAPPED BY GLORIA,
HE SUES FOR $4,000

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-CP)-The
order placing Gloria Swanson in con-
tempt of court for ignoring a sum-
mons as a witness today was upheld
by the supreme court and ut the same
time it was learned that the process
server had brought suit for $4,000
damages against her because she slap
ped him, he alleged.
The supreme court ruling makes
Miss Swanson liable to a $3.50 fine.
The contempt charge grew out of
her failure to appear as a witness in
the separation suit Of Janet Beecher
and DR.. Richard Horace Hoffman. In
stead of going to court Miss Swan
son sailed for Europe. The court
then directed that she be arrested and
be held in Ludlow street Jail until
the fine of $3.50 was paid.
On her return to the United States
recently her attorney sought to have
the contempt order vacated on the
ground that she had not been served
with subpoena. Last night she was
served with papers in the damage ac-
ton brought by S. Alexander Cohen,
a process server, who asserted that
he had not only served the subpoena
but had been slapped for his pains.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-13
ADVERTISEMENT
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-13
EPWORTH LEAGUE
TO ELECT DELEGATE

The City Epworth League Union
will send a delegate to Memphis to
attend the young peoples conference,
January 1 to 3, 1926.
This representative will be chosen
when the union meets at the Wes-
leyan Mexican Institute. of which
w. w. Jackson is president, Friday
night.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-13

ulate your liver and start your bow
els. Then you will feel fine, your
head becomes clear, stomach sweet,
tongue pink. skin rosy.
"Cascarets" gently cleanse. sweet.
en- and refresh the entire system.
They never grippe, overect or sicken.
Directions for men, women and chill
dren on each box, any drug store.