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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-10

Chicago, July 9-(AP)-Mrs. Min
ME Reiger, 40, was charged today
with having poisoned four year old
Elmer Sherman. He was placed in
her charge by the boys mother who
was unable to support him. The
police began an inquiry into the
fact that $3.50 life insurance poll
cy had been taken out for the boy
two weeks ago with Mrs. Reiger
named as beneficiary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-10

Swampscott, Mass, July 9-(AP)
President Coolidge does not in
tend to play an active role in Con-
gressional elections. This determi-
nation holds even in his own Con-
gressional district in Massachusetts
in which vacancy now exists as a
result of the recent death of Geo
B. Churchill.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
MATTHEW HUNTER DIES
AT HOME MONDAY

One of the saddest deaths, which
we have been called upon to record in
our county, is the demise of Mathew
Hunter, president of the Ben Hill
Dairy Association and progressive
young farmer. After a brief illness of
but a few days death claimed him on
Monday.
Mr.. Hunter was % years old, vet
eran of the World War and member
of the< merican Legion, who was rep
reseY i at the funeral by select com
mjtN & of its members. The remains
VI laid to rest in the Luke Gem
s.ery Tuesday afternoon, Rev. w. ].
Wilson assisted by Revs. W. N. Wages
and Bruce Nay officiating. The pail
bearers were Legionairres, ]. c. Reg
lister, w. B. Williams, ]. J. Pryor, c.
b. Strickland, B. E. Wilcox aud WA.
Williams.
The deceased is survived by his
mother Mrs. Mathew Hunter, Sr., his
vie and baby girl, three brothers, Lo-
uis, Frank and Russell Hunter, five
S sters Mesdames A. V. Bowers, J.H.
Wideman, Merrill Wyman of Detroit,
and Misses Alberta and Leah Hunter.
Through his active interest in the de-
velopment of the dairying industry
and diversified farming, Mathew Hunt
er had established himself firmly in the
hearts of host of surviving friends,
who will cherish his memory.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
BORCLUM CHARGE
IS INVESTIGATED
BY DE KALB JURY
Will Present Evidence On Destruction
of Models to Jury

ATLANTA, March 3 Arrange
ments being completde by authorities
here today to place before De Kalb
county grand jury tomorrow evidence
bearing on the destruction of models
and making plans for Stone Mountain
Confederate memorial.
ii will he charged that these models
were destroyed by Gutzon Borglum
depcscd sculptor few hours after
his dismissal last Wednesday.
Admits Destroying Models
NEW YORK, March 3-Ready to
rot in JAIL in defense OF his ideals,
Gutzon Borglum, sculptor, is prepar-
ing "the fight of his life" in connec-
ion with Stone Mountain Confederate
Memorial which he says should be
completed because it is the greatest
project of the sort ever conceived.
He admitted last night on his re,
turn from Atlanta that he destroyed
his models and plans after dismissal
by the Memorial Association.
For this he was arrested IN Green's
boro, NC. on warrant charging ma
licous mischief.
Hearing on Saturday
GREENSBORO, N. {. March z
The next step int he Borglum case is
slated for Saturday when the sculptor
under five thousand dollar bond will
appear in habeas corpus proceedings
here before Judge Michael Schenck.
The formal hearing was made returna-
bic a week later with Colonel Benhan
Cameron of Stoneville as surety
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
Ben Hill County Boy
Earns Scholarship
Third Prize Awarded Russell Ander-
son In Cotton Contest

ATHENS, Ga, Mar. 2-Four cot
ton club boys in Georgia have won
scholarships to the state club short
course at the State. College of Agri-
culture given by the educational bu-
reau of Chilean nitrate of soda. These
boys used nitrate OF soda as source
of nitrogen in connection with the
contest according to the rules. There
were. many boys in the contest who
produced bale or more OF cotton per
acre. The boys will attend the short
course next summer.
Powers Agnew ,Menlo, 1,510 lbs.
seed cotton per acre using 200 pounds
nitrate of soda; 100 lbs. manurial salts
200 lbs acid phosphate.
Hue1 Hamil, Temple, route 3, ga
lbs. lint cotton per acre, using 600 lbs
o-3-3; 1000 lbs. stable manure; 334
lbs. nitrate of soda.
Chalmers Hooper, Toccoa, 867 lbs
lint cotton per acre using 400 pounds
1O-4-4 nitrogen of nitrate of soda)
100 lbs. nitrate of soda; 100 lbs. acid
phosphate. ~.
Russell Anderson, Fitzgerald, 5O4
lbs. lint cotton per acre using: 800 lbs
93-5: 100 lbs. nitrate of soda.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
Schools Organize
For Club Work
Mrs. Bertha B. Luke Meets With
Splendid Cooperation; Hopes to Have
Club At Each School Soon

Every girl between the ages of ten
and twenty years in Ben Hill County
has been invited to become member
OF the Girls Demonstration Clubs. The
girls were given time to consider the
work and then the enrolment was
called for
Mrs. Luke found the girls ready
to begin work when she made the sec
ond school visit and has organized 4
school visit and has organized four
clubs. Emory Club with eleven girls,
Oakridge with 7, Lakeview with J and
Vaughn Taylor with 5. The girls are
entering into the work with enthusi-
asm and a determination to do things.
These four clubs have had the first
sewing lesson and garden instructions:
She will visit the other school and
organize clubs just as soon as possible.
The following girls have been enrol
led and began work ON Club projects:
EMORY-Misses Lizzie Teel, En-
ma Evans, Minnie Young, Myrtle
Stanford, Mildred Young, Lucille
Young, Mamie Stanford, Geraldine
Young, Sarah Teel, Edna Johnson,
Daisy Teel.
Carbohydrates Lillian Walk
er, Bulah Walker, Nellie MERCER, Ma
ry Ruth Taylor, Tommie Taylor, Mar
tina Jane Luke.
LAKEVIEW-Misses Sudie Kate
Livingston, Lucille Stone, Hazel Ree-
YES, Fannie Hagaman, Edith, Haga-
man. Annit Lee Reeves, Myrtle Deem
Murray. -,
VAUGHN-TAYLOR- Misses Cla-
ra Carroll Georgia Mayo, Pauline
Scott, Willie Carroll, Dora Mae
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
FLAG SYSTEM TO BE
INSTALLED HERE SOON

Sponsored by the D. A. R., and U.
D C. Chapters and the Woman's
Club and Endorsed by the American
Legion Commander and Chamber OF
Commerce the business section of
Fitzgerald will soon have installed the
flag system which will i'll all probab-
ility make fine impression. The plan
is for as many business houses as will
go into the plan to have metal recep-
tae1es placed on the sidewalks in
which on occasions flag stats will be
placed from which will float Old
Glory or other flags which may be
available. This will afford a uniform
flag system, which is certain to be
very attractive and impressive.
1t is expected that flags will be dis
played in this way from time to time
on special occasions. The business
men of the city have pretty Literally,
gone into the movement and there VIII
be many flags displayed in this man
ner at some early date.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
Extensive Advertising Campaign
For Central Route To Be Planned
Chamber of Commerce Sponsoring
Meeting to Be Held in Waycross
Wednesday, March 18th

WAYCROSS, March 3-The pro-
motion of an extensive advertising
campaign for the Central Route of
the Dixie Highway will be the pur-
pose of meeting held i'll Waycross
! Wednesday March II. The Waycross
and Ware County Chamber of Com
mcrce, sponsoring the meeting, has
sent letters to points along the route
from Jacksonville to Macon, inviting
all cities to send delegations to the
| Waycross meeting.
Letters have been sent to the foil
| owing:
Jacksonville Motor Club, Jackson
vile Chamber of Commerce, Mayor of
| Jacksonville, Mayor of Callahan, Fla,
Mayor of Folkston, Ga. Mayor of
Alma, Ga, Mayor of Nichols. Ga. Ma
yor of Douglas. Ga. Mayor of Fitz-
gerald, Ga, Mayor of DELLA, Ga, the
Fitzgerald Chamber OF Commerce,
Isidor Gelders, Fitzgerald: Mayor OF
Abbeville; Mayor of Hawlinsville;
Mayor of Perry; Mayor OF Echeconee
Commerce.
f; The letter is as follows:
"The Waycross Chamber of Com
| merCe is inviting representatives rom
all the towns along the Central Dixie
Highway from Jacksonville to Macon
to meet in Waycross Wednesday Mar.
| Il tn for a conference in regard to the
Highway and especially to formulate
plan for distributing accurate infor-
| nation about the condition of this
road.
The meeting will be held at 500 p.
m. at the Phoenix Hotel, at which
time the representatives will be the
guests of the Waycross Chamber of
Commerce.
"A meeting for the cooperation of
all the towns along the route for the
securing of better publicity for this
highway is of genuine Importance to
each of the towns and we hope that
your town will be represented We'd
nesday evening, March II. Kindly no
tify the Secretary of the Waycross
Chamber of Commerce Immediately,
who will attend from, your city so that
plates may be reserved for the dinner
and meeting"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
Farmers And News
papers Pay The Bill
Senator George Did Not Favor Postal
Rate Increase Which Fell on The
Farmers and Newspapers

WASHINGTON, March 2 -Ent-
ering into the discussion by the Senate
of the conference report on the bill
to increase the salaries of postal EN-
ployees and to increase postal rates,
Senator Walter F. George said in
part:
81 Originally voted for the bill in
creasing the salaries of postal employ
ees, and l also voted to override the
Presidents veto of the bill. was, in
fact, a membre of the subcommittee
which had under consideration the
postal salaries bill, but | have always
opposed the joining of Title II of this
bill to Title /; that is, the uniting OF
the provision for raising revenue with
Title /, which provides for an increase
in postal salaries which the committee
believes to be warranted and justified.
This conference report places upon
the farmers of America fully one third
and in my judgement almost one half,
of the entire increase of salaries that is
now given to the postal employees. In
other words according to the estimate
given out by the Department, here is
a bill that will raise about 500, OOO,OOO
a year and when this bill is in opera
ton and these new rates have been ap-
pied it will be found that around $780,
100000 have been added to the users
of parcel post and by any sort of fair
calculation it will be found that 80 to
IS per cent of the users of the parcel
post are the American farmers"
Senator George strongly opposed the
increase in postal rates, especially on
parcel post, and declared that he could
not permit his judgment against these
unjust rates to be controlled by his
desire to give the employees just
increase in salaries.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
Georgia Weekly
Industrial Review
Big Highway Program for Five Lines
Across State In Next Five Years

TOCCOA-$1y5OO,OOO power line
to be constructed from this city to
Augusta, Ga, to link Georgia Railway
and Power company lines with those
of Augusta-Aiken Railway and Ell
ectric Corporation. Project to be com
pleted before Sept. L.
MOULTRIE-New building of the
Moultire Banking Co., to be complet-
ed early in March.
PEMBROKE - Contract awarded
to rebuild Morgan's bridge over the
SAVANNAH-$3OO,0 contract is
awarded for paving and civic i'm
provements.
: VALDOSTA-Modern commercial
hotel to be erected on South Patter-
son street.
ATLANTA-Ground broken for
new 100000 library at Emory Unlver-
sity.
la GRANGE-Contracts awarded
for building culverts on La Grange
Franklin highway.
SAVANNAH-Police station and
surrounding buildings to be thorough
ly renovated.
MIDVILLE- $65,0O0 high school
building nearing completion. $40
ATLANTA-Work to start on S5O,
900 annex to Grady hospital.
Plans formulating for five complete
paved highways across Georgia IN the
next five years.
ELBERTON-Chamber of Com
nerce and farmers unite in campaign
to bring new industries into Ebert
County and develop all present pos
sibilities
Observation-Disclosures of huge
lettuce crop to start within a few
weeks.
ATLANTA-West End Woman's
Club to put up club house and COM
munity building.
SAVANNAH-Contractto be let
for rebuilding Lane Bridge fill
ATLANTA-$5,000 to be spent in
identifying capitol grounds.
ABBEVILLE - Ocmulgee River
bridge. damaged by flood, reconstruc-
ted and opened to traffic.
ATLANTA = Conklin Tin Plate
COMPANY awards contract for $o0,OOO
brick factory building.
CEDARTOWN-Grading of State
Route No. / from Polk County line
to Buchanan nearing completion.
ATLANTA-Building formerly oc-
cuped by Cone Drug Co., being con-
verted into moving picture theatre
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
May Create White Way
On Dixie Highway
White Way Along Paved Highway
Will Spread Ben Hill Fame

A movement is on foot to extend
the municipal light wires for five
miles along the Dixie Highway south
to Lake Beatrice, making this paved
boulevard one OF the most beautiful
roads leading through a rural section
of the south Local civic bodies will
undertake to beautify the road by set
ting out trees and flowers and adjoin-
ing property owners are enlisted in
making the landscape attractive to
tourist travel. The water, light and
bond commission has already placed
an order for an additional unit of $50
kilowatts for the local plant which
will provide sufficient surplus OF cur
rent to take care of this extension.
Ocilla, the county seat Of Irwin coun
ty also owns it's own electric plant and
it is planned to get its citizens to join
in the movement to extend its lighting
system north to meet the Fitzgerald
extension on the county line, thus pro-
viding a nine-mile brilliantly lighted
boulevard, connecting the two cities.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
Night Police Nab
Auto Thief Here


A young man, escaped convict from
Forsyth county gang, was arrested
here on arrival last night, in posses
sion OF stolen car from Sheriff Knute
Smith of Wilcox county. The local
officers ascertained that the man was
an escape and phoned the Forsyth
authorities that they had him under
arrest. Sheriff Smith came over from
Abbeville last night and paying the
local police $4,000 reward offered by
the Forsyth county warden took the
prisoner back to Abbeville where the
grand jury is in session. 1t is prob
able that the prisoner will be returned
to Forsyth county to complete his
sentence, after which he will be brought
back to Wilcox to stand trial for the
theft Officers Russell and Paul made
the arrest here.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
Merchants Credit
Association Holds
Annual Meeting
To Meet Hereafter Monthly At Local
Chamber of Commerce

The annual meeting of the Retail
Merchants Credit Association was held
Tuesday afternoon at the Chamber of
Commerce President O. L. Bradshaw
presiding. The affairs OF the organiza-
ton were found in good condition and
Miss Osborne, the able manager was
complimented on her good work, to
which she was reelected.
Mr.. Bradshaw was reelected presi-
dent; F. r. Justice, Secretary and
Treasurer. Ed Hussey, Vice President;
Messrs w. r. Bowen, ]. M. Massey,
]. c. Glover, |. Gelders, Ed Hussey,
Cliff Saunders and w. S. Halle were
elected on the Board of Directors,
Monthly meetings will hereafter be
held at the Chamber of Commerce on
tn first Tuesday OF each month at 400
p. M. An effort will be made to Sc
cure larger membership for the or
ganization, for which committee was
appointed consisting of Ed Hussey, w.
S. Halle and Cliff Saunders.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
ASST. TAX ASSESSORS
NAMED BY COUNCIL

Messrs T. l. Griffin, W. r. Dykes,
Fudge and S. c. Leverett were named
special tax assessors at the meeting OF
the CITY Council Monday night to
assist Tax Assessor c. B. Watts.
Chief OF Police Strickland reported
the failure OF one OF his night police
men to secure proper bond, as re-
CURED by the charter. On motion the
police committee was given authority
to substitute another officer, III the
bond is not forthcoming within a rea-
sonable time
A power pump was authorized pur-
chased for the Sanitary department
and the usual bills approved including
the monthly pay roll. Mayor Mayes
cautioned the various committees to
plan early to keep within the appro-
priations for their departments, as no
bills will be allowed in excess OF the
amounts already appropriated for
them
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
Five New Faces In Coolidge Cabinet
AS The Administrator Changes
Three Changes Came With Teapot
Dome Exposures. Resignation OF
Hughes and Death of Wallace The
Others. Weeks and Mellon Only
Fasteners in Presidents Official
Family.
Written Specially for the Leader
By ROBERT FULLER


WASHINGTON, March Sin the
usual slow, careful and deliberate way
that the nation has come to know Cal
vim Coolidge, during the last fifteen
months, changes have been made until
now when he takes office by his own
election, the President has cabinet,
one-half of which is new from that
which came to him from the Harding
administration. Five of the ten cabi-
net members are new as the new adj
ministration gets under way.
The new members of the Presidents
official family are Kellogg, Warren,
Wilbur, Jardine and Work. In reality,
there have been six new faces, but
Harlan Fiske Stone, passed on from
the Attorney Generalship to the SUI
preme Court bench-to be replaced by
Warren of Michigan.
Changes in the cabinet have been
unhurried and each new selection has
been forced by circumstances. New
heads for the Department OF State
Navy and Interior were forced by the
Teapot Dome exposures and public
sentiment. The change in Agriculture
was caused by the death OF Secretary
Wallace. The resignation of Charles
Evans Hughes as Secretary OF State
brought about the selection of Frank
B. Kellogg for the post.
Even the change within the White
! House, the resignation of Private Sec
retarv to the President Bascom Slemr
was forced, and the position went to
Roy Sanders of Indiana.
! The arrival of Frank B. Kellogg
| from London last week, where he had
served as American ambassador to
England for one year, completed the
actual presence of the Cabinet group
in Washington. Each and every one
has conferred at great length with
the President and all were set and
ready to assume duties Immediately
following the Inauguration this week.
The opposition to the appointment
of Warren of Michigan as Attorney
General gave way in the last hours OF
the closing congress when the Presi-
dent refused to consider another Sc
LEGION.
Summed up, the middle-west and
west seems to lead in cabinet posts.
Wilbur, Navy; and Hoover, Interior,
are from California; Kellogg, State, is
from Minnesota; Jardine. Agriculture
is from Kansas; Work, Interior, is
from Colorado; Warren, Attorney
General, is from Michigan; while In
diana, with New, Post Office; Davis
Labor; and Sanders, Secretary to the
President; leads in representation
Weeks, War, from Massachusetts,,
and Mellon, Treasurer, from Pennsyl-
vania, are the two only eastern men IN
the cabinet.
At least, it cannot be said that pres
ident Coolidge kept his eyes to the
East in the remolding of his cabinet.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
FROM THE KAISER'S
CASTLE TO FITZGERALD

The greatest store room show of all
kinds, endeavoring to show the pub
lie the worlds greatest sights and char
acters. Upon entering the exhibition
one sees the great rastle at Potsdam
near Berlin, showing the Kaiser, wife
and Crown Prince on parade. Then you
will see as follows the great Rheims
Cathedral, the great Argonne, all the
great battles, such as Verdun and
Chateau Thierry, all the great cities
and dozens of other great sights and
characters.
Operated by the no charge for adj
mission plan, very educational for a
child to see or for grown ups. Child
ren will be admitted with parents on
1y. Al are welcome. Open daily until
next Wednesday. Opposite the Wind
sor oHtel on East Pine Street.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
Col. Grantham Goes
To Fl. Lauderdale
City Attorney for Ten Years And
Prominent in Political Activities

The many friends of Col. Jesse Gran
than, for ten years the popular city
attorney and at various times chair
man and secretary of the Democratic
Executive Committee for the county
and senatorial district, will learn with
sincere regret that he will leave next
week for Fl. Lauderdale, Fla, to
make this coming Florida Metropolis
his home in the future.
Col. Grantham has been resident
of Fitzgerald for 20 years and counts
his friends by his acquaintance, hav-
ing always taken an active part in ev-
err undertaking for the development
of his city and county. For the past
several years he has filled the position
of division counsel for the the A. B.
& A. Railway. Col Grantham has one
of the largest law libraries in this sec
tion, which he is now shipping to his
new home, where his many friends
wish him abundant success.
Mrs. Grantham and the boys will re-
main here until the close of the
schools when they expect to join him
in their new home.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
MRS. EDNA FLOYD
MEETS DEATH FROM
ACCIDENTAL SHOT
Is Killed When % Rifle Discharges In
Hands of Eleven Year Old Bow

Mrs. Edna Floyd, aged thirty, was
accidentally killed when a % caliber
rifle in the hands of her eleven years
old nephew discharged in the home of
his father about nine miles west of the
city Wednesday morning. The boy
had been out shooting larks and had
returned to the home, where Mrs.
Floyd was visiting. Attempting to hang
the rifle ON hook over the fire place,
the gun accidentally discharged and a
ball entered the unfortunate woman's
back causing death within a short time.
A coroner's jury summoned by Cor
oner Griffin, found the above facts and
gave their verdict accordingly.
The jury consisted of ]. B. Evans,
James Paulk, Jr,, S. J. Crosby, S. E.
Leverett, E H. Chaple and A. B. C.
Dorminey.
Mrs floyd's home was near Jack
sonville, Ga.