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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
Tire stolen

Tire Stolen
Miss Belle johnson reports the
'hcft of tire from her car while
it was parked in thc rear OF the
magazine store on Tenth street early
Saturday evening.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
Homo Re-decorated

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Brody o.
the Mems Shop are having theil
home, 1901 Nintn street, re-decoratet
and re-paintel.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
Harmon Here

j. G. Harmon of Nacozari is in Doug
las on business. Harmon is connected
with the d. Fl. Lillywhite Livestock
Commission company.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
visiting Here

Thomas Robinson of Tombstone is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
]. S. O'Brien, 1927 Fifteenth street.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
From Apache

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Sloane of Apache
are in Douglas.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
Back at Work
III At Home
Party Wednesday Night

Mrs. Harry Melcher is contIhed lC
her home with a slight illness.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

AjO Man Here
T. Hicklin Of Ajo is in Douglas for
few days on business.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
Returns to Home

Returns to Home
| Mrs Wyatt Anderson has returned
! to her home at Animas, N. NJ, after a
visit with her daughter Mrs. c. L.
| Wright, 632 Twelfth street
Here From NacO
! Mr.. F. A. Davis of Naco is visiting
friends and relatives in Douglas for a
few days.
Returns From BiSbee
! c. L. Wright, 6S2 Twelfth street, re-
turned Saturday from Bisbee, where
he received medical treatment at the
Copper Queen hospital.
Visiting Here
Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Armstrong and
son, A. E. Armstrong, are in Douglas
on a short visit The Armstrong; for
merly lived in this city.
Injured Foot
Miss Jesse Fulton of the Gadsden
t beauty parlor is at home with an in
jured foot.
From NacOzari
f. H Mclaughlin of the Moctezuma
Copper company is in Douglas for a
short visit.
t Western Union Office Completed
The new Western Union office on G
avenue has been completed with the
! exception of installation of equipment
and plans are being made to move
Monday morning.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
Griffith Ill

Griffith Ill
P. A. Griffith is i'll at his home
13iJ Thirteenth street.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
To Cave Creek

To Cave Creek
Mrs C. W. Bush left Wednesday
for her ranch in Cave creek after
spending day or two in the city.
Bank Examiners Here
w. S. S:bley and S. w. Greer
bank examiners, who have been at
work in the First National bank
for several days, completed their
work there Wednesday afternoon.
Back at Work
Miss Mary Rivera, employed IN
Levey Brothers store, is back at
work after a slight illness.
Ill At Home
(! Mrs Harry Melcher is confined to
her home with a slight illness.
Party Wednesday Night
Miss Conchita Bollweg entertained
number of her friends last night
4 q birthday Marty
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
From Nacozari

f. H. Mclaughlin of the MocteZum;
Copper company is in Douglas for ;
short visit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

Miss Jesse Fulton of the Gadsden
t beauty parlor is at home with an in
jured foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

The big Four of American tennis who will again
shoulder Americas defense Cup Left to right:
K Norris Williams. Vincent Richards, William Little BilD
Johnston and William T. Tilden End. ,,,, 49,: . ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

j d d u Krish-
namurti, the young
Hindu. who has
come to this coun-
try. hailed by the
osophists as the
new world leader
and the voice of
the Godhead." Be-
side him is Miss
Annie Besant. in
ternational presi-
dent of the Theo-
sophical Society.
who arrived with
him. 8 Acme Photos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

Douglas Fairbanks
and his wife. Mary
P lex ford. returned
home the other day
after an extensive trip
abroad. The screen
stars are here greeting
Miss Liberty from the
deck of the Majestic.
= Underwood aud Cnierw"ni
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
Sheriff Overpowered
And Slayer at Douglas
Riddled With Bullets

Douglas, Ga.-Dave Wright, slayer
of Mrs. Zilphine Rollins on the night
of August 21, was taken from the
Jail here between l and 2 O'Clock
Monday morning by masked band,
tied to tree three miles from Doug
las on the Baxley road, riddled with
bullets, and left hanging there.
Working Systematically, six or
seven automobiles loads of men en-
tered Douglas after midnight. Sher-
iff Tanner was overpowered and his
keys taken after a desperate struggle
in which Mrs. Tanner went to his as
sistance, but was held by other men,
bers of the raiding party.
Sheriff Evans, of jeff Davis coun-
ty, who was in Douglas, and who had
just delivered a prisoner to Sheriff
Tanner, also was kept from lending
assistance by others of the heavily
armed band, and Policemen Shaw
and Mills were guarded by still more
of the masked men to prevent inter-
ference.
Wright is said to have shot and
killed Mrs. Rollins August Fl. While
the woman was cooking supper,
Wright is said to have entered her
kitchen, and, without warning, fired
five shots into her body. He made
his escape, but was captured.
Although no definite motive for
the killing had been reached by sher-
ifs forces, it was intimated that
Wright believed the woman had given
information about him which led to
his arrest a few days before on a
moonshining charge.
Wright was married and leaves a
daughter. He and his wife were
separated. The widow and daughter
live in Douglas. Mrs. Rollins also
was separted from her husband and
is said to have been attempting to
keep Wright away from her home up
to the time the killing occurred.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
LAWYERS FEES TOO HIGH.
SAYS JUDGE D. A. R. CRUNI

Cordele, Ga.-udge D. A. r.
Crum, of the Cordele Circuit, We'd
nesday fatty refused to award COM
pensation of 81 200 from each of the
Pienview, Rochelle and Abbeville
banks, closed in the recent crash, to
O. A. Park, Carl N. Davie and Lu.
ther Roberts, Atlanta lawyers en-
gagged by T. R. Bennett, State Bank
ing Superintendent, and having of
fees with Bennett in Atlanta, in the
liquidation of the closed banks.
Judge Crum also turned down the
$40 day and expenses for the au-
ditors who audited the banks. The
ruling holds that in both cases the
charges are excessive.
Application for the fees was made
on printed forms, which indicates
that the same application is being
made in the 8O-odd banks in the
state for more than $4,000 for these
three lawyers alone. Benefits petit
ton also aske dior additional COM
pensation for these three lawyers in
the form of 10 per cent on collection
of notes and for other services in
the discretion of the Superintendent
of Banking.
In many of the closed banks the
audits are still unfinished, and Judge
Crum did not approve nor reject any
of the appointees, but under the law
refused to approve the fees for the
three banks in his jurisdiction.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
Police Capture Car,
But Thives Escape

Attracting the attention of Officer
/. Barna, early Sunday morning, two
white men drove through the city and
appeared to speed up when they
spied the officer. Becoming suspi-
cious through this action, Barna, ac-
companied by Officer Kearse, follow
ed the car north to the limits OF the
city and found the men at a well.
Asking them in regard to the owner
ship of the car they were driving,
one of them produced circular tag,
its number not corresponding with
the tag on the car.
Realizing that they were pinched,
the pair made their escape in a north
westerly direction, which carried
them beyond the jurisdiction of the
city officers.
Deputies Scarboro and Roberts
were Immediately notified by phone,
and securing the county's blood
hounds began a man hunt, accom-
panied by a number of volunteer as
sistants. The dogs followed their
trail for some hours, but finally lost
it near Abba.
The car is in possession of the po-
lice, and carries Florida tag, No.
156,979, which has been forwarded
to the Florida authorities to trace it's
owner.
An adjuster for an auto insurance
company arrived in the city Tuesday
and identified the car and paid the
officers $25 reward.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
FITZGERALD PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

All the schools of the City of Fitz.
gerald will open next Monday, Sep
tember 9Th, at nine o'clock A. M.
Pupils of the Second Ward will be
dismissed at twelve-fifteen and the
pupils of the First Ward will report
at the Second Ward building at
twelve forty-five. After the first day
the regular session of school for the
Second Ward will begin at eight
O'Clock every morning and will be
dismissed at twelve-fifteen o'clock,
and the First Ward pupils will report
at the Second Ward building every
day at twelve forty-fve, o'clock and
will be dismissed at five o'clock. If
/ possible the first grade pupils will be
dismissed little before the others.
There have been no changes made
In the time of opening and closing
the daily sessions in the Third Ward
and the High School.
All children between the ages of
six and eighteen are required by law
to attend school unless they have al
ready completed the requirements.
We want to urge all parents to en-
ter all your children that are eligible
on the first day. Put them in school
on the first day and keep them there
all the school year.
We shall greatly appreciate the
support and cooperation of parents,
pupils and friends. 1t takes all of
us to operate a successful modern
school. We thank you for your help
last year and we feel sure that you
will do all again this year to make
this session most pleasant and profit
able. If our children are to be edu-
Gated, they must study hard, and to
study hard and thoughtfully, they
must have the sympathy of parents
and teachers, and at the same time
they must be kept at their studies.
We do not like for parents to help
their children do their school work,
brt we think that parents should see
that their children are doing the cor
rect amount Of studying on their
home work. Pupils do not need help.
They need someone to remind them
of their duty and someone who will
encourage them to do their best.
Let pupils be happy in their work.
They have the greatest work of their
lives. 1t is real business, and if
they fail in this business how can we
expect them to succeed when they
get out in the world to combat with
the forces that tend to pull down?
It is our. duty to help give them
strong minds by hard study and
strong bodies by hard exercise. This
will help prepare them for life.
Let US do our duty and the chill
dren of our community will always
thank us and the world will be bene-
flied.
Very truly yours,
G. E. USHER,
City School Supt
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
BAND CONCERT

The following program will be rem
dered by the Fitzgerald Community
Band Sunday afternoon at 5 O'Clock
at the Blue and Gray Park, weather
permitting. The public is cordially
invited to attend. The people are re-
quested to keep their motors quiet
during the program:
March-Grand Opera-Arr. Jean
Missud (Carmen-Faust).
Fox Trot-Lonesome and Sorry
Davis-Conrad.
March-When You and 1 Were
Young, Maggie-Butterfield.
Valse- -Modto-Pal Of My Cradle
s-Piantadosi.
Selection-Operatic Mingle-Arr.
Berry.
Schottissche-Dance of the Imps
king.
March-The Centaur-King.
STRAIGHTFORWARD Christian Sol
diers-Arr. Hayes.
Serenade-Twilight and Echoes
Miller.
Observation-Disclosures.
Finale-Star Spangled Banner.
r. GLEN JOHNSON. Director.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
RAILWAYS TO GRANT
REDUCED RATES FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FAIR

Atlanta, Ga.--Special railroad rates
of one and one-half fare for the
round trip have been granted by the
railroads to Atlant .afor the entire
eight days of the Southeastern fair
this year, from October 2 to 9, tickets
being sold at the low rate beginning
October l and good until October IL.
Announcement of the special rates
were made Tuesday following con-
ference of the general passenger
agents of all railroads running into
Atlanta, held at the offices of the
fair association, Monday, with Oscar
Mills, secretary-manager of the fair
association.
Plans also were laid at the confer
ence for special one-day excursion
during the fair at half the regular
rate, to be run from all points in the
southeast. The date of the excursion
is to be settled definitely later.
Active cooperation of the railroads
in advertising the fair along the en-
tire length Of their lines, covering a
territory from the Ohio river to the
Gulf of Mexico, and from the Missis-
ippi to the Atlantic ocean, also was
arranged at the conference.
The Southeastern fair, according
to railroad officials, at the session,
stimulates more traffic into Atlanta
than any other annual event held
here, and draws more people annual
ly than any other event in the south
east.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE CON-
MISSIONER

FOR PUBLIC SERVICE CON-
MISSIONER
Ito succeed J. D. Price, deceased)
(For unexpired term)
(Vote for One)
G. w. LANKFORD
CALVIN w. PARKER
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF
SUPREME COURT
Ito succeed H. Warner Hill)
H. WARNER HILL
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF
SUPREME COURT
Ito succeed James X. Hines)
(Vote for One)
r. EVE
JAMES K. HINES
FOR JUDGE COURT OF APPEALS
Ito succeed o. H. b. Bloodworth)
o. H. B. BLOODWORTH
FOR JUDGE COURT OF APPEALS
Ito succeed Alex w. Stephens)
(Vote for One)
]. P. HIGHSMITH
ALEX w. STEPHENS
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN
CONGRESS
CHAS. R. CRISP
FOR JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT
(Vote for One)
D. A. r. CRUM
w. H. LASSETER
FOR SOLICITOR GENERAL
(Vote for One)
T. HOYT DAVIS
C. L. HARRIS
A. j. MCDONALD
FOR SENATOR 4sth DISTRICT
(Vote for One)
L. L: GRINER
JOHN M. WILLIAMS
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
(Vote for One)
M. w. GARBUTT
WESLEY WALKER
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(Vote for Three)
M. DICKSON
PERRY FITZGERALD
w. H. ROBERTS
j. E. TURNER.
d. L. VAUGHN
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
CHAIRMAN MAYES PUTS
ON AMUSING PROGRAM
AT LIONS LUNCHEON

President Will Adams, who has
just returned from his vacation at
! Asheville, N. c.. faced fine and en-
| thuiastic bunch of hungry Lions at
| the weekly luncheon at the Aldine
Hotel Wednesday. President Adams,
: while not giving complete and de-
tailed report of his trip, told of his
experience with personal service
elevator in one of the hotels in Ashe-
vile.
! The Club voted to join the Inter-
national Attendance Contest for
! Lions Clubs, the winning five clubs
to receive a free round trip ticket
to the International Convention at
Miami, Fla, in 1927. The contest
| will last 80 weeks.
Rev. C. B. Ware and C. M. Chas-
! tain were appointed by the president
to represent the club at the opening
! of school next Monday morning at
which time the new teachers and Of
ficers will be formally welcomed to
the city.
The Club voted to sponsor the
movement in the Fitzgerald high
school in which scholarships will be
given the boy and girl who writes
the best essay on "How the Develop
ment of Flying Can Advance the
Electrical Art" by the Atlanta Air
craft Corporation. Any high school
boy or girl who is above II years of
age can participate. The winners
expenses will be paid in full while
in Atlanta and they will be given a
three weeks course in flying by a
World War veteran. President
Adams was instructed to take this
matter up with the Superintendent of
schools.
The Club was asked to consider
the placing Of booth in the Georgia
State Exposition at Macon in Octo-
Der, representing Ben Hill county
and its products, and be prepared to
vote on the question at next meet
ing.
The entertainment features, pre-
pared by the program chairman,
Mark Mayes, were both amusing and
pleasing. Mrs. Dorothy Waits sang
a couple of beautiful solos, accom-
panied on the piano by Miss Marie
Chasteen and on the violin by James
Hale. James Hale rendered two very
fine selections on the violin and Miss
Doris Watkins gave a humorous
reading. All these numbers were
muchgenjoyed by the club which was
Fprofuse in its applause. They are
all welcome guests at the Lions Club
luncheons. The amusing feature of
the program was contest in which
President Adams, Vice President
Chastain and Secretary Bradshaw
participated. It consisted of three
bottles of milk, the bottles being
equipped with rubber nipples. The
one to get the milk out first winning
the prize. This proved easy for
President Adams, who was apparently
accustomed to hitting the bottle, for
he was an easy winner. He stated
afterwards that he had once had ex-
perience with just such a contrivance
and knew how to operate it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
Sam Jones, Former
Resident, Comments
On Growth of City

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Jones, who were
former residents of the city, spent
Friday and Saturday in the city, en-
route from Atlanta to Valdosta.
This was the first visit of Mr..
Jones since moving away. Sam was
the leading clothier here twenty
years ago, and the growth of the
city and the beauty were revela-
ton to him. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
were members of the early colony So
cial set and are we'll remembered by
many of the older citizens. During
their stay here they were the guests
of DIR. and Mrs. E. J. Dorminey.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
Governor Walker
Offers Reward for
Capture of Lynchers

Atlanta, Ga.-Governor Clifford
Walker has announced that he would
offer a reward of $500 for the appre-
hension of the first member of the
masked mob who lynched Dave
Wright, of Douglas, Ga, early Tues
day morning. An additional reward
of $1OO was offered by the governor
member of the mob, he said.
Announcement of the reward was
forwarded from the Governors Of
flee this afternoon to Sheriff Tanner
of Coffee county, where the murder
was committed, and to the member:
of the grand jury who are investigat
ing the lynching.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02

FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
(Vote for One)
WALTER F. GEORGE
RICHARD B. RUSSELL
FOR GOVERNOR
(Vote for One)
GEO. H. CARSWELL
L. G. HARDMAN.
JOHN N. HOLDER
]. o. WOOD
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
S. G. McLENDON
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
(Vote for One)
J. HERMAN MILNER
GEORGE M. NAPIER
FOR STATE TREASURER
W. ]. SPEER
FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WILLIAM ]. WRIGHT
FOR COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE
(Vote for One)
]. J. BROWN
CHAS. E. STEWART
EUGENE TALMADGE
FOR COMMISSIONER OF COM.
MERGE AND LABOR
H. NJ. STANLEY
FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS
(Vote for One)
N. H. BALLARD
FORT E. LAND
FOR COMMISSIONER OF
PENSIONS
(Vote for One)
w. SAM ASKEW
JOHN W. CLARK :,
FOR PRISON COMMISSION
E. L. RANIEY
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE CON-
MISSIONER
ITO succeed Paul B. Trammel, de-
ceased)
(For unexpired Term)
ALBERT ]. WOODRUFF
(For full term)
(Vote for One)
w. r. FRIER
- ALBERT J. WOODRUFF
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
New Electric Shop

Messrs. Aubrey Wilcox and G. M.
Mandra have opened an electrical
supply store at PIT S. Grant street
and are preparing to share in the
building boom in the city, being
practical electricians and equipped to
do all kinds of electrical installation,
including furnishing of fixtures of all
descriptions. Both have had con-
siderable experience in electrical in
stallations and are in position to as
sure prompt and careful attention
to all orders intrusted to them.
They are also agents for Crosley
& Gribe radios, of which they carry
a full stock. The firm name is the
South Grant Radio & Electric Co.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
Escaped Convict
Returned to Camp

John Henry Ellis, the escaped con-
vict from the county gang, was taken
in charge by the Jacksonville, Fla,
police on arrival in the Florida
metropolis and the local authorities
notified of his capture.
The county commissioners sent
Constable Scarboro after the escape,
who returned with his prisoner Mon
day evening.
The negro, John w. Browning, an
other missing convict, has not yet
been apprehended.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
CITIZENS esp eaDINC
GENEROUSLY TOWARD
COMMUNITY BAND FUND

Music lovers should send in contri-
buttons to bring the fund up to the
adopted budget for the year, $2500'
Glance over the list of contributors
and if your name is not included,
forward a check for such amount,
monthly, quarterly or annually. that
you feel able to give.
The band is doing fine, ready to
help the city on every occasion. play
ing concerts or greeting prominent
visitors or volunteering for every
public function. Such iberality
should be appreciated by our citizens.
Every little helps and you win feel
better, if you have made your con-
tribution to this worthy cause.
These are the contributors thus
far:
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
JUNIOR CHAMBER TO
HOLD MONTHLY MEETING

Fitzgerald Junior Chamber of Com
merce will hold it's regular monthly
meeting at the Chamber of Com
merce Hall, West Central avenue on
Tuesday night, September 7th, 1926,
at $3.50.
At this meeting officers for the
ensuing year will be elected. AL
members are urged to be present.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
Divorced Fitzgerald
Couple Renarries

Moultrie, Ga-Reaching the con-
clusion that they made a mistake
when they separated and obtained
divorce about two years ago, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Lipsey, Fitzgerald, have
married again. They drove down to
Adel, where a justice of the peace
officiated at the ceremony, which re-
united them.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-02
To Build Concrete
BRIDGES In Coffee

Louis Vickers, chairman of the
Coffee County Board of Commission
ers, gave out a statement Monday,
relative to the construction of perma-
nent bridges on the Dixie Highway
through, his county.
Mr. Vickers stated that his Board
has authorized the contract to build
these bridges and will do so in CO.
operation with the State Highway
department. A feature of the con-
tract will be the maintenance of
first-class detours, during the con-
struction period.