Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-14

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LAW AND ORDER

LAW AND ORDER
Sermons on law and order through
out the country on last Sunday
! should have definite benefit. Though
the church people are not theoretical
| ly supposed to be the ones in need OF
! the admonitions, most of them, under
searching test, would see themselves
not too blameless in their persona
attitude toward law enforcement
"Silence gives consent" is an ole
saying not without exemplification IL
! the matter of civic duties. The en-
emies of civic righteousness dc
not wait until election day to place
men or direct measures, but too otter
the we'll meaning, yet neglectful citi'
zen, does that and worse. He may
fail to cast his vote entirely. Wher
! he has been slack thus far, he is stl!
more reluctant to take an aggressive
stand in any civic matter realizing
his inconsistency. Thus he plays into
the hands of the alert and unscrup.
ulous elements of his community in
| the control of its affairs Sometimes
a stingy attitude in the matter of sal.
aries forced upon city council viii
compel them to accept service from
incompetent or INSCRIPTIONS men.
making law enforcement very lax
Should so-called dry town tolerate
wet policeman? Yet this is frequent
state Of affairs all over the country.
Traffic laws and tax returns are not
respectfully and honestly honored by
church members as they should be-
Most of us are falling short in some
of these respects.
RADIO FOR SCHOOLS
At a meeting last week of presi-
dents of all P. T. A. Associations in
Atlanta, the suggestion of the super
intendent of schools, Professor Willis
Sutton, was well received that every
school in the city be equipped with a
radio at an estimated cost of 5000,
which the P T. A. organizations may
set about to procure. This would en-
able prominent speakers esnecla'ly
educators, who come to III ctv to
speak to every school ~. at ne
time and the superin.f-?> 20,
could deliver his messages more ire
quently and effectively than on the
occasion of his annual visit to every
grade of every school as now done.
A number of other enjoyable uses
can be thought of in connection with
this convenience of radio. Many chill
dren will be enabled to hear music
and other entertainment Of cultural
value, who would never come in
touch with such a privilege in any
other way during childhood.
LUXURIES FOR KENTUCKY.
If they have not been so esteemed
heretofore there are some commodi-
ties in Kentucky that soon will be
such, if the governors idea of lux
ury tax goes through. Gasoline would
be taxed at five cents instead of three
cents for the next two years, and to-
bacco. soft drinks and theatre tickets
would yield profitable revenue.
Either this plan OF $5,000,000 bond
issue as an alternative must produce
the necessary funds to support the
state institutions. .
VISITOR WILL BE ELECTROcuted
Of all the celebrated viitors that
Hot Springs, Ark. can claim not the
least of them is Tex" the widest
circus elephant known, who is staked
out on the plains not far from there
since his latest rampage ripping up
crops and smashing up automobiles
He has caused the death of nine men
during his day. being now 100 years
old. His death by electrocution has
been decided upon. as the safest one
for his eXecutioners. He is chained
to a tree.
FINGERPRINTING EVERYBODY
The police commissioner of New
York recommends that the whole ma
ton be finger printed, with the rec
orGs filed by national police bureau.
Many South American and European
countries are following this practice.
In Argentina citizens Of good stand
ing value this procedure as protec-
ton of Identification. The plan fol-
lowed is 10 give all reputable people
a certificate about four to six inches
which includes besides the thumb
print. the photograph, the signature
and some brief points Of biography.
This parchment folds into q little
leather case and is d voucher Of re-
speciality, when going to d strange
place as bad characters have theirs
filed only with the authorities and a.e
not allowed to carry them. At
strange banks and in case of acct
dents. the Identification is considered
valuable though the temporary loss
of one might prove embarrassing as
people will look askant at stranger
who does not possess his "cedula'' as
it is called. A small fee procures the
original or duplicate.