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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
BIG TOBACCO SHOW
FOR ATLANTA FAIR
GEORGIA'S NEW MONEY CROP
WILL BE EXHIBITED FROM
SEED BED TO CIGARETTE
FARMERS INVITED.

Atlanta, Ga.-Tobacco from seed
bed to cigarette is being exhibited at
the Southeastern Fair, which opened
Saturday, October 2, in Atlanta, IN
the first annual Georgia Tobacco EX-
position under auspices of the State
College of Agriculture.
The exposition is under the per-
sonal supervision of E. c. West
brook, tobacco specialist of the state
college, who has assembled it with
the assistance of county agents and
chambers of commerce in the twenty
three larger tobacco-growing coun-
ties of Georgia.
The mammoth exhibit, which oc-
cupies half of the central section of
the Agricultural Building, was ar
ranged for the Southeastern Fair AS
ISOLATION at an expense of several
thousand dollars, to give Georgians
their first personal knowledge of the
factors involved in producing the
states newest big money crop.
Hundreds of tobacco farmers
along the line of the A., B. & A. rail-
road who have shared in the millions
of dollars of tobacco money will see
for themselves the processes of age
ing and preparing tobacco for smok-
ers that makes it possible for manu-
facturers to pay high prices for the
weed, Mr.. Westbrook said.
Through following tobacco in It's
entire history from seed pod to pipe
we hope to help farmers to under
stand more intelligently the require
ments for high-price dtobacco and
stimulate the growing of a better
quality" he explained.
The exhibit, as all others In the
agricultural, liberal arts and Auto
mobile buildings, will be open with
out charge to visitors at the fair.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
FOUR STATES ARE
COUNTING FLOOD LOSSES
HUNDREDS HOMELESS IN ILL
NOIS, MISSOURI, KANSAS AND
OKLAHOMA.

Chicago, Ill.-Goaded to new ram
PACED by phenomenal autumn rain
fall, the rivers and streams of four
;tates have continued into October
he havoc they wrought throughout
inc last month.
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Okla
h0ma were counting flood losses to-
night, with hundreds of families
homeless and many channels threat
cning to unload new tides of raging
water.
3eardstown, ILL.,, residents who
,pent many days of September boil
tering an Illinois river levee in the
fact of rising water, saw their efforts
made vain when a thirty-foot break
in the dyke admitted to the city flood
waters which swept the main streets
and filled the southern section of the
city to the level Of the river.
Five hundred families were home
less tonight and many of them were
accepting aid from the Salvation
Army, which sent relief from Gales
I )urg. Downtown stores saw their
first floors hidden beneath the as
cending tide, which made torrent
of one downtown thoroughfare for
ten blocks.
Danville, ILL.,, experienced the worst
flood in thirteen years when the Yer
million river drove lowland residents
70 the housetops, whence they were
rescued by police in boats,
The Mississippi river reached the
highest fall stage ever recorded at
Alton, H., and floods in the Missouri
and Illinois rivers above st. Louis.
near their confluence with the larger
stream, made many homeless and
covered thousands of acres of corn
and orchard lands.
Over most of Kansas and Oklaho-
ma flood conditions were less severe
than on Sunday night, with the wa
tiers receding, but many streams had
not yet returned to their banks
Three lives were taken by the flood
in Oklahoma Sunday.
Tracks were washed away and
highways submerged in many local
tiles particularly in Illinois.
September rainfall records for the
Middlewest, compiled today by the
weather bureau, show a great excess
OF precipitation from western Ohio
to central Nevada, most notably at
Springfield, ILL.,, where 1916 inches
of rain fell during the month-almost
twelve inches more than the normal
amount. The record in Illinois for
September is twenty inches, at Mon
mouth, H., established in 1908.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
FEDERATION OF LABOR
AFTER SHORTER WEEK
TO RECOMMEND POLICY TO
ORGANIZATIONS AS BASIS
FOR CONTRACT RENEWALS.

Detroit, Mich.-The five-day week
for all workers came to the fore as
definite goal of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor program today in
the final meeting of the executive
council of the Federation preliminary
to the forty-sixth annual convention
which opened Monday.
F, President William Green and his
cabinet, composed of international
officers of affiliated unions, agreed
upon the five-day forty-hour week
as the cardinal point in the advance
ment program of organized labor and
determined to recommend the policy
to all affiliated organizations as a
basis of negotiation for contract re-
newals and employers.
The forty-hour week is inevitable
in American labor" Mr.. Green said
in public statement after the meet
ing, "for the simple reason that it is
economically sound and profitable.
1t is profitable for the worker, and
for the employer, and has been ire
mendously successful in the numer-
Gus crafts in which it is already par
, TALLY effective.
High pressure production and the
physical, demands of modern indus
try are such that only with the short
er day can we attain notable progress
in mechanical production. In the
printing crafts. garment trades and
building trades, where the five-day
week is effective in some sections of
the country, the results have in
creased production as much as 40 per
cent. on certain operations with an
actual decrease in the unit cost
Scientific study of charts in mechan-
ical operations point to the shorter
week as the most promising method
\ of maintaining the prosperity OF
American industry, for it will reduce
the labor turnover and increase pro.
duction as well as the quality OF
work, create more leisure for the en-
joyment of life and add to the gen.
eral high standard of living for the
American worker, the best paid
worker in the world"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07

total capaciyt of 100000 acre feet or
about $4,000, 100000 gallons. This
is enough to meet the city's domestic
water requirements for an entire
year without being reflled.
The network of water mains carry
ing the water to consumers totals al
most the number of miles across the
continent.
! Surveying and other preliminary
work has been done for a second
aqueduct about 260 miles long which
will be built in the future. It will in
crease the capacity until seven mil
lion inhabitants can be taken care of.
The water brought from the melt
ing SHOWS is pure at the source and
comes through the aqueduct uncon-
taminated. TIL eproblem of keeping
it pure in the reservoir is met by an
elaborate system of tests and sterili-
cations.
Instead of the old method of throw
ing in powder, chlorine, gas is mixed
with water in way similar to the
charging of carbonated water, and
this is run into the tanks.
1t is a significant fact that the
health department reports that since
1902 not single case of water-borne
disease has been reported in the city.
This one example of the extent to
which enterprising cities will go in
their struggle to insure pure water is
indicative of its Importance in urban
life.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
AUTO TOURISTS AID
in BOOSTING SOUTH
MOTORISTS FROM NORTH AND
EAST HELP TO MAKE DIXIE
BETTER KNOWN TO COUN-
TRY-AT-LARGE.

Atlanta, Ga.-One agency that has
helped to make Southern opportuni-
ties better known to the country-at-
large and therefore has contributed
largely to Southern industrial and
business development is the automo-
bile tourist from the North and East,
according to business leaders here.
And the Improvement of Southern
highways, it was pointed out, has
been one of the factors contributing
! TO the bringing of the motor tourist
into the South.
1t was the well-to-do motorist from
the North, seeking relief from the
rlgors of a Northern winter, who
first discovered the possibilities of the
South as a land of business and in
vestment opportunity, it was shown
here. He came with his family and
he told his neighbor and the neigh
Dor came with his family, and soon
whole droves of them were making
the annual journey southwark.
OF course the railroads brought
many to the South, but in a good
many instances those who came by
rail came hurriedly, saw less as they
passed through the country and were
seeking pleasure more than a place
to locate and invest
The motor tourist right now is
making his plans for another trip
South. To the number of some hun
dreds of thousands the well-to-do
Northerner with a car and a. family
is looking Southwark and is making
his plans to get down here, for a few
months at least.
The motor tourist, Atlanta bust
ness men point out, is worth looking
after. He is a potential power for
development. 1t pays town or state
to cultivate him, to make him feel at
home, to show him the best the state
and the South have to offer and to
make his coming easy by providing
roads he can travel in comfort and
safety. And the motor tourist soon
will De headed toward the South.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
UNCLE SAh7 PROVIDES
new FORM INSURANCE
POLICY FOR VETERANS

Atlanta. Ga.-Policy holders OF
Uncle Sam and Company, doing q
large life insurance business, vetef-
ans of the World War are interested
esnecially The disa blcd veteran, IN re-
Icenflv enacted legislation conferrmg
additional rights and privileges on
the policy holders,
The disabled veteran suffering
from A service connected disability
that would otherwise prevent nm
from reinstating may do SOL provided
he is not permanently and totally dis
abled) until July 2, 1927, regardless
of date of lapse, by paying all back
premiums. In case he is unable TO
nav these premiums they can be
charged as loan against the face OF
the policy. The disabled veteran
whose disability is not service con-
nected cannot reinstate.
The we'll veteran has until July 2,
1927, to reinstate and convert. II
lapsed less than three months this
can be done by his paying two month
| ly premiums and submitting certifi-
cate that he is now in as good health
as at date of lapse. If lapsed more
than three months only two monthly
premiums need be paid but report of
physical examination must be fur
nished Reinstatement and CONVEX
sion can be for any part of the
original amount of insurance carried
in multiples of $500 except the mini
mum is 81, 900.
A new form of policy has been pro-
vided: A Five Year Convertible
Term Policy. The premium on this
form is only cent or two higher per
81, 900 than the yearly renewable
term (War Risk. { At any time be-
fore the expiration of the five year
term this policy can converted, with
out medical examination, into one of
the other forms of U. S. Government
Life (Converted) Insurance; which
are Ordinary Life, 20-payment Life,
30-payment Life, 20-year Endow-
ment, 30-year Endowment, and En-
dowment at age g. If not desirable
to convert the whole of this term any
part in multiples of $500, but not
less than $1,000 policy may be con-
verified to the foregoing forms.
All forms of Government insur-
ance including the year Convertible
Term are participating. The divi-
dends on Government insurance to
date are quite satisfactory and COM
pare favorably with others.
A feature of all forms of the Gov
eminent insurance is that they carry
a total and permanent disability pro-
vision without extra premium.
This announcement is made by j.
G. C. Bloodworth, Jr, director, Vet
erans' Service Office, State of Geor-
gia, 304 State Capitol, Atlanta, from
whom additional information and
blank forms can be obtained on re-
quest.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
RAILROAD INDUSTRY
Is NOW ENORMOUS
NEXT TO AGRICULTURE, 1T is
LARGEST SINGLE ENTERPRISE
IN UNITED STATES-EXECU
TIVES GIVE FIGURES.

Atlanta, Ga.-The railroad indus
try, next to agriculture, is the largest
single enterprise in the United
States, and with it's 100000 miles of
main tracks and an additional no.
miles of sidings and industrial
i tracks, with $4,000 locomotives, g.
100000 freight cars, $1,000 passen-
ger cars, and the steamboats, and fer
ries, it serves the every day wants of
all the citizens, according to state
ment issued here today by railway
executives.
The railroads consume rs per cent
of all the lumber cut, over 81 per
cent of the coal mined, and 80 per
cent of the iron and steel produced,
! it was stated. 'Ti@N'
The railroad plant today presents
an investment of about $21, 900, 900,
which is almost double what it was
in 1900, the statement says.
But the service performed today,
measured in ton and passenger miles,
as the result of increased economy
and efficiency, and improved meth
DDS, it was pointed out, is three
times as great as that rendered in
1900.
The railroadus, the executives
show, spend approximately $5,000,-
100000 year for wages and sup
plies, and through their payrolls and
other expenditures form the source
of livelihood for more than one-sev-
enth of the total population of the
country.
1t was further stated that the
American railroads are now paying
over a million dollar sa day for each
working day in the year as taxes to
support the Federal, State and Mu-
nicipal governments, and these taxes
now exceed the total railroad divi-
dends paid to the public.
This public payroll, it was shown,
costs every man, woman and child
in the United States $34 a year, or
$91 per annum to every working
person over sixteen years of age.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
.DrErank Crene Sayss
CITIES NEED PURE WATER

81 cannot play upon any stringed
instrument; but I can tell you how
of little village to make a great
and glorious city," said the OLD
Greek Themistocles.
One of the most important ele-
ments in making small town a great
and glorious city is the assuring of
an ample supply of pure water.
AS cities have grown larger the
problem has become more difficult.
The extent to which municipal gov
ernments have gone to insure suffi-
cient uncontaminated water for their
citizens is shown in the case of Los
Angeles, California, a few facts about
whose water system should be of
value to all interested in city plan
ming.
The Municipal Water Bureau, with
its supply and distribution system,
represents an investment of more
than s75,OOO,OOO.
The main source of supply is a
giant aqueduct nearly $50 miles in
length. 1t is known as the Owens
River Aqueduct and is laid across the
Mojavc Desert and up the east side
of the Sierras to tap the melting
SHOWS near their SUBMITS.
1t took five years to complete and
is CAPABLE of meeting the water needs
of two million people. This aqueduct
is said to be the largest in the world
bringing water to a city.
Fifteen reservoirs are used for the
storage of the water. They have a
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
Insanity Is Rife After
Storm In Miami

Miami, Fla.-Nerve-racking nor
rors of the hurricane, sights OF loved
ones being snatched into etrnity from
their very arms are given as causes
for 20 cases of irrational insanity by
the lunacy commission here.
Since September IS, 20 persons IN
this city have been confined as IN
sane, ten have been confined in the
asylum while ten others are still un-
der observation of physicians. Fright
during the storm is assigned as cause
for their insanity. Two are divorced
wives, who were found during the
midst of the storms fury seeking
their former mates in apparent hys-
terra.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07

A vacuum tube and hisghspeed
camera are being utilized by the
United States bureau of standards
experts to measure the vibrations of
a gun muzzle during its discharge.
In experiments still continuing, it was
found that light coating of oily in
the gun barrel caused the gun to
shoot high and that other things be-
ing equal, muzzle vibrations increase
as the powder charge is made lighter.
It is hoped to evolve formula for
bullets and barrels which will cut in
accuracy to the minimum.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
Georgia Autoists Paid
S. 1926. 1898 for Licenses

Atlanta, Ga.-September collec-
lions from Georgia's automobile
registration fees amounted to $751;
1860, according to the monthly
statement isued by the secretary of
states office.
Since January 1, Georgia motor
lists, through tn epurchase of. state
licenses, have poured 1896, 1882
into the states Golfers. This is an
increase of $393,233.6s over the
amount of registration fees received
by the state during the correspond
ing period last year, it was an
nounced.
A total of 234,552 passenger car
tags and 1929 truck tags were is
sued by the secretary of state from
January to October, the records
show. This is an increase of 27,1S3
passenger cars and $3.50 motor
trucks over the corresponding period
of 1925, it was said.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
Berry's Jersey Herd
Wins Manv Prizes

Atlanta, Ga.-The champion Jer-
sey herd of Berry schools at Mount
Berry, Ga, which has been exhibited
at the Knoxville, (Tenn.) fair, won
twenty prizes, according to reports
received here. These consisted of 6
first prizes, second prizes, 8 third
prizes, fourth prizes and 4 fifth
prizes. Some of the best Jerseys in
the United States were in competi-
ton, it was stated.
This herd has been developed at
the Berry schools by C. F. Russell,
Berry graduate of the class of 1915
and at the present time the farm
superintendent of the school. It is
stated that the herd will be exhibited
at the Chattanooga (Tenn.) fair, at
the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta and
at several other large fairs.
From the model dairy at the
schools is produced milk, butter and
beef from rs grade Jerseys and many
that are registered, the school au-
thorities state. This herd is constant
ly improved by breeding and selec-
ton.
'The dairy boy is taught the value
of pure breds and the value of regis
tering his CATTLE" said G. Leland
Green, superintendent of the school,
"He knows how to work out a feed
ration which will help him to econo-
mize and get better results from his
dairy cattle, and perhaps save the
expense of veterinarian who is Of
ten called by dairymen as a result of
over-feeding."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
Copied After Red Cross

The Blue cross movement is Brit
ish organization registered under the
war charities act, and supported by
voluntary contributions, to perform
the same service for horses, dogs and
mules on the battlefield as the Red
cross for soldiers. 1t established hos
pitfalls in France equipped with veter'
mary surgeons, and also sent medical
supplies to Italy, MesOpotamia, Salon
Xxi and Egypt.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
Stogie '2-Fors' Cost
Stephen C. Porter
$3.50 Each In Europe

Washington, D. C.-When Repre-
sentative Stephen G. Porter, of Penn
sylvania, goes abroad again his
friends back home need not send him
any Pittsburg stogies.
Porter, just back from Geneva, re-
ceived a package from friend con-
tanning a hundred of his favorite
smokes, which retail two for nickel.
Before he got rid Of them they has
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
GOODNESS KNOWS

Mother to young daughter: I'm
surprised at you reading such a
novel! If you read this stuff now
what will you read when you are my
age?"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
cost him S1.S0 each.

First, there was 16 cents per
stogie duty at the Swiss customs
house. When he unthinkingly
chucked the can in his grip on a
weekend trip to Monte Carlo, and
forgot to declare them for duty at
the French border, he was held up
for attempting to 'ssmuggle" tobacco
into France.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07
JURY LTSTS DRAWN FOR
BEN HILL SUP. COURT
OCTOBER TERM, 1926

The Fall ter moi Ben Hill Superior
court convenes next Monday and the
following jurors are called to serve
for their respective terms:
GRAND JURY
Drawn for October Term, 1926
August 18th, 1926
G. E. Mcmillan.
james T. Mathis.
George E. Kicker.
W. j. Mayo.
j. T. Cass.
T. M. Chalker.
II. L. McLendon.
F. H. James.
b. W. Adamson.
NJ. T. McGoogan.
H. R. Wentz.
w. T. Mashburn.
B. L. Williamson.
L. L. Griner.
C. W. Wilson.
George Mccall.
Albert Gibbs.
T. W. McBryant
C. NJ Chastain.
G. c. Nixon.
Tharpe Fitzgerald.
A. S. Dorminey.
Wiley Williams.
j. H. Mayes.
j. c. Holder.
J. M. Massey.
o. d. Lee.
G. R. Womble.
]. A. Dorminey.
D. V. Williamson.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07

Efficiency expert says men do bet
ter work when surrounded by beau
tifully designed office furniture.
This explains. the demand for pretty
stenographers.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07

The government recently spent
$25, 900 in repairing temporary Of
fee building, damaged by white ants
known as terTnites.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07

r. e. Juror. Drawn for 2nd Week
Oct Term. 1925 Aup. IL. 1926.
I'M Roberts
CT Powell.
H. G. Mcdaniel
IL w Hitch
O. 8 Middlebroolcs
81 Walker
! IT Howze
I w vauobn
D T. Rolden
n p Dove Jr
! q Clover
M Witcbard
lewis Wilcox
7 r. Parker
RI G. V;nson.
r, A Padeett.
Horton TAYLOR.
NJ A. McCullouph.
IL McCarty.
W r. Luke.
ri. A. Moorehead.
B. A. Maddox.
Fred L. Bigham.
George w. Rodksxs.
]. C. Register.
]. L. Mobley.
G.;F. Sheppard.
W. G. sBroadhurst.
Z. II. Daniels.
]. B. Seanor.
W.. G. Cason.
H. D. Vaughn.
J. T. Hendricks.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-07

Tales Jurors Drawn for LIST Week
Oct. Term, 1926. Aug. IL, 1926.
Percy j. R. Kendrick.
C. C. Mangum.
Percy H. Trip.
G. W. Saunders.
T. d. Walker.
C. L. Saunders.
Wright Tomberlin.
L. E. Fitzpatrick.
Thomas Richardson.
C. B. Baton
S. E. R. Young.
G. A. Troup.
George F. Barnes.
P. d. Roddenberry.
P. G. White.
W. Fl. Robitzsch.
Warren Brown.
W. X. Bryant.
B. l. Anderson.
D. F. Null
F. H. Chasteen.
]. T. Reddock.
P. T. Craig.
Wiley Carlson.
w. A. Adams.
G.. W. Williams.
S. d. Williamson.
S. d. Dixon.
S. B. Tomberlin.
S. G. Goodner.
S. X. Wilson.
w. P. Hyatt.
C. c. Rawlins.
L. A. Yarbrough.
E. G. Hale.
N. A. McDuffie.
Ed Dorminey.
]. D. Bishop.
r. Fl. Lineman.
Con Rathbon.
D. H. Payne.
C. S. Perry.
W. r. Whitley.
w. M. Watkins.
H. H. James.
r. ]. Hanson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-20
Fine Speech by
Bishop Brewster at
Episcopal Convention

Portland, Me-, May 19-(P)-An adj
dl ess marking the tenth anniversary
of his administration of the Diocese
of Maine by Ri. Rev. Benjamin Brew
ster, D. D., was an important feature
of the annual Episcopal convention
today, in st. Luke's Cathedral.
Bishop Brewster expressed the
hope that harmony, as in former
years, would characterize the pro-
ceedings of the convention, even
while the individual convictions
might find free and unfettered ex-
preston"
He stressed the idea that the do
cese is singularly like a family in
which care for the whole group pre-
dominates, while the interests and
hopes of each member find sympa-
thetic response in the hearts and
minds of all.
Bishop Brewster urged upon the
clergy and laity the duty of definite
knowledge about the topics that are
coming before the Lausanne Confer
ence on Faith and Order, of prayer
for those who will take part in IL.
and of promoting a general under
standing of what will be undertaken
there,