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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03
HEAVY TAX BURDEN
ON AMERICAN PEOPLE
GOV. SLATON SHOWS
A BOND ISSUE IN GEORGIA
WOULD INCREASE DEMANDS
WHICH ARE ALREADY EXCES-
SIVE, HE SAYS. TAXATION
FIGURES.

Atlanta, Ga.-The American peo-
Pile are paying out one-eighth of their
total income for taxes whether they
are in the higher income brackets, or
in the class which does not pay any
taxes or file returns.
Former Governor John M. Slaton
of Georgia, recognized as one of the
best informed men on tax questions
in the country, whether they be taxes
imposed by the, city, the state or the
nation, today discussed figures COM
piled from various sources which
brought out the information stated
in the foregoing paragraph-that
one-eighth of your money now goes
for taxes.
In, 1924 the total income of the
people in the United States was 63 "
billions Taxes, national, state,
municipal and all the rest, took eight
billions. This means that out of each
$40 you earned, you get only $8.75
and taxes took $1.25, no matter how
loudly you may have pleaded poverty.
In 1908, we gave only one-ifteenth
of our income. Now we give more
than twice that much. Out of eighty
working days, the proceeds of one
day must go to the government, fed
eral and otherwise.
If the small taxpayer could be pre-
sented with a bill once a year, show
ing Just how much his taxes amount
to, including not only direct taxes but
all, the indirect taxes shimned off
every commodity he buys, howl
would go up that could be heard on
the planet Mars.
Notwithstanding the heavy tax
burden already borne by the people
there is in Georgia, as Former Gov
rnor Slaton shows, very vociferous
organization both political and Of
fetal which is clamoring to saddle on
the people of this state an additional
tax burden in the shape of $7O,-
100000 bond issue for roads and
schools.
Governor Slaton says it is easy to
go in debt, but another proposition to
pay the debt and interest which is
stipulated when bonds are issued.
The former governor takes the po-
sition that it is better to build roads
on scale that can be paid for with
the minimum of interest outlay, in
other words a pay-as-you-go policy.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03
RAIL HAULS HEAVIER
WITH FEWER ENGINES
EXECUTIVES SHOW GAIN IN
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS DESPITE
NUMBER OF LOCOMOTIVES
SENT TO JUNK HOUSE.

Atlanta, Ga.-There is more haul.
ing by fewer engines on the railroads
of the country than ever before in
the history of railroading, according
to railway executives in Atlanta.
Figures made public here today
show that during the past four years
1O,105 new locomotives have been in
operation on railroads of the country
while 1892 outworn ones have been
sent to the junk house. In spite of
this falling off in number of engines
in operation there has been gain
in the amount of freight hauled, the
executives said.
One cause of this gain, it was
pointed out, hes in the. average trac-
tive power of the locomotives which
have been considerably increased
since 1922. Freight car capacity
also has been increased, it was
shown. Although the net gain in car
units for 1925 was only 8,739 the
gain in aggregate capacity was l.
419,643 tons, it was stated.
These figures, railway executives
here assert, tell an interesting story
of railroad improvement in equip
ment and efficiency. They explain,
it was further stated, the increase in
net earnings. Furthermore, they
augur we'll for continuing better
ment, beneficial to the general pub.
lie as we'll as to the railroads.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03
GOOD SERVICE
BECETS GOOD WILL

Good will of the owner is depend
ent nearly as much upon giving
prompt, courteous and efficient SER
vice when needed as upon the value
built into the car itself, according to
Mr.. T. M. Walden, of the T. M. Wal
den Auto Co, local Dodge Brothers
Dealer.
'The success of Dodge Brothers
Motor Car in winning world wide
good will is due largely" says MIR.
Walden, "to clear perception from
the start of the vital problems which
would confront owners and dealers
in the years to come-the years when
vast numbers of their cars would
have been built and be in service.
"The policy of continued refine
ment of one basic design played an
important part in earning good will.
1t enabled Dodge Brothers to produce
at moderate cost comfortable, at
tractive car capable of furnishing
maximum value in dependable trans
portation. 1t insured the owner
against the, heavy, depreciation loss,
resulting each year from the an
nouncement of new and radically
changed models. 1t simplified the
work and reduced the cost of keep
ing the car in constant service over
a period of years.
dodge Brothers service parts are
manufactured along with parts re-
quired for new cars, with the un-
| usually efficient special machines and
tools used for volume production.
"This saving on production cost at
the factory has enabled the dealer to
make a very reasonable charge for
service parts, and at the same time
carry a stock large enough to take
| immediate care of the customer in
almost any emergency.
"This realization of the importance
of good will led Dodge Brothers to
spare no expense and no effort in
helping dealers render the best pos.
sible servic at a fair price.
"Service schools conducted fol
over ten years, both at the factory
and in the larger cities from coast tc
coast, have been attended by service
managers, shop foremen and me-
chanics sent in by the dealers from
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03
CADET SCHOOL CLOSE
ATTRACTS VISITORS
BIG MILITARY DISPLAY MARKS
COMMENCEMENT OF RIVER
SIDE MILITARY ACADEMY,
LITTLE WEST POINT OF THE
SOUTH"

Atlanta, Ga.-Riverside Military
Academy at Gainesville, Ga, "The
Little West Point of the South" is
the mecca for hundreds of Atlantans
and other Southerners in attendance
on the academy's nineteenth annual
commencement exercises. Of the 450
or more cadets in the student body
more than one hundred boys from
twenty-one different states will re-
ceive diplomas. Major General john
son Hagood, U. S. A., commanding
the Fourth Corps Area will address
the graduating class Monday morn
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03
Ford Buys Relic
OF School Where
Mary Took Lamb

Sterling, Mass.-Henry Ford has
bought the corner stones of the coun-
try schoolhouse which Mary Sawyer
attended, and which has been immor-
talized in "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Saturday there appeared a strang-
er on the property of Carl Swenson,
on whose land stands what is left of
the famous schoolhouse where the
presence of Mary's lamb "made the
children laugh and play" and after
nosing around bit said he would
like to buy the three stones which
were the corner stones of the struct-
ure.
The owner said he was willing to
sell them for SIS, and the deal was
closed when the stranger paid over
the money.
1t was not until Friday that it be-
came known that the purchaser was
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03
Renew Your Health
by Purification

Any physician will tell you that
"Perfest Purification of the System
is Natures Foundation of Perfect
Health" Why not rid yourself OF
chronic ailments that are undermiR-
ing your vitality? Purify your en-
tire system by taking thorough
course of Calotabs,--once or twice
week for several weeks-and see how
Nature rewards you with health.
Calotabs are the greatest If all
system purifiers. Get a family pack
age, containing full directions. Only
IS cts. At any drug store. (Adv.)
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

the automobile manufacturer.
The townspeople now are all
"fussed up" over the sale, as it is
claimed the stranger said he wanted
the stones for schoolhouse to be
built in Newport, N. H., the town
which recently laid claim to being
the scene of the MARY Had Little
Lamb" episode.
The stones still are on the Sven
son land, Mr.. lord stating that he
would come for them later.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03
NEWSY NOTES OF INTEREST SENT in
BY0UBC CORRESPONDENT AT SYCAMORE

Revival services in progress at the
Methodist church, Rev. J. H. House,
Of Tifton, doing the preaching and
Miss Julia Goodal of Macon leading
the singing.
Miss Lucy Fields Smith left first
of the wee kto visit his cousin, Miss
Mary Frances Smith, of Kissimmee,
Fla.
Mrs. H. C. Fountain and little son,
Raleigh, of Delray, Fla, came last
week to visit with her father, Mr.. A.
R. Bates and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Fountain spent
tn eweek-end in Quitman, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs.. T. J. Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Williams and
little daughter of Richland spent the
weekend with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Williams.
Prof. c. q. Champion of Ogle-
thorpe was here first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Crofford of
Florida, were the guests of relatives
here recently. -"
Mrs. Sarah Clements is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
H. W. Bussey, near Bainbridge.
Misses Clarris Maddox and Celeste
Smith are home from Wesleyan Col
lege.
; Misses Fay and Burma Harris from
near Tifton were the recent guests of
their aunt, Mrs. T. E. Murray.
\ Mrs. Troy Carrol OF Atlanta was
= the weekend guest of Miss Jewel
Williams.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

A recent invention is a rubber
frame to protect baby's milk bottle
froE: breaking Il it falls.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

AAooCo OOAOChy AOuhCnAh AsNeiA
Swearingen and Fields Smith were in
Fitzgerald last week.
Mrs. j. T. Moore and daughters,
Misses Lilybel and Grace, left first of
the week to join DIR. Moore in Tam
pa, Fla, where they will make their
future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardman of Moultrie
spent the weekend with relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Edison, Mrs.
Guy Edison and Messrs. G. A. Met
calf and C. Farmer spent couple of
days in Atlanta last week.
Mrs. G. w. Warren entertained a
number of her friends at sewing
party on last, Thursday afternoon in
honor of her sister, Mrs. H. W.. Bus
sey Of Towlston.
Mr.. Luther Head of Orlando, Fla,
came last week to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Head.
l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linton Adair and
little daughter have returned to their
home in Miami after few weeks
visit to their parents.
Messrs. w. D. Fountain and Wal
stein Freeman were in Sumner Fri
: day.
Mrs. Ralph Paulk of Jacksonville,
Fla, has been spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Paulk.
Messrs. Howard and Herman
Hughes and Paul Harwell, who have
been attending Sparks College, is at
& hsme for the summer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Misses Dorothy Fountain Ruth
Swearingen and Fields Smith were in
Fitzgerald last week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Mrs. Troy Carrol OF Atlanta was
the weekend guest of Miss Jewel
Williams.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03
FLORENCE Oi1Range
The stove with Focused Heat
The New
Grid-Top
Model

This is the new Gnd-Top Fks-
ence Oil Range-now on sala.
in addition to the regular Flor-
ence. Notice the roomy cook
ing surface made with an aIl-
over grid. You can use every
inch of the space-for quick
cooking directly over the burn-
ers, for simmering over tha
cast-iron lids and for keeping
food warm near the-back OF t.ae
stove. You can move COOKING
vessels around on the even sur
face with no danger Of spiIERR
their contents. Another wsa
convenience is in the wi@c
warming shelf above the yrovs.
The extra shelf under the atUvs
is not only a convenience boo
makes this range unusually
strong and rigid. The siEg6
Giant burner under rhe vven
does all types Of baking e&-
GENTLY and with grea, oocnxw!.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Prof. c. D. Champion of Ogle-
thorpe was here first Of the week. :.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03
Know the new freedom
from kitchen drudgery

CEDRTER horrs in cooler kitchen
- dhar Is the happy lot of those who use
ths F's~cnee Oil Range,
The secret is Focused Heat, for the burners
Of the Florence send the heat straight into
ehe cooking instead Of worse than wasting it
b, the kitchen. And this means not only
comfort and meals on time, but it means
srseEler fuel hills.
In the Florence there are no wicks to trim,
FLORENCE ST
Atlanta Office: Room GIT Gl
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Williams and
little daughter of Richland spent the
weekend with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Williams.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Hardman of Moultrie
spent the weekend with relatives
here.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Misses Fay and Burma Harris from
near Triton were the recent guests of
their aunt, Mrs. T. E. Murray.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Edison, Mrs.
Guy Edison and Messrs. G. A. Met
calf and C. Farmer spent couple of
days in Atlanta last week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Crofford of
Florida, were the guests of relatives
here recently. % ~
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Mrs. Sarah Clements is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
H. W. Bussey, near Bainbridge.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Fountain spent
tn eweek-end in Quitman, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Cook.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Misses Clarris Maddox and Celeste
Smith are home from Wesleyan Col
lege.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Florence Burner With ourer jsckse
cut away to show hov fame is FO-
CUSED on the eookm:: vessel No.
tice that there 10 ~ wieA, Es tks
Florence operates On s'.e ,noss a.
vanced principle Of oAE aeon %.
gineerine, mixing rha saeA' @m
kerosene with AsAsri si1 rAh 10.
sures complete eOmb0stiee aa4
intense heat.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Mrs. H. c. Fountain and little son,
Raleigh, of Delray, Fla, came last
week to visit with her father, Mr.. A.
R. Bates and family.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

no priming to be done.
The degree of heat is
regulated simply by
e,,sninn a lo1ree
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Mrs. Ralph Paulk Of Jacksonville,
Fla, has been spending few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Paulk.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03

Messrs. Howard and Herman
Hughes and Paul Harwell, who have
been attending Sparks College, is at
hsme for the summer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
Turner Arrives To
Complete Plans For
Bridge Construction
AWAITING RESULTS OF
REFERENDUM TO co
AHEAD WITH OPERA
TIONS

c. A. P, Turner, holder of the
conditional franchise for the con-
struetion of the toll bridges on
the highway to the mainland, ar
rived in the city from Minneapolis
this morning.
Il have brought the. complete
plans and specifications for The
bridges with me-" Mr.. Turner
stated, "and as soon as we get the
referendum and the government 5
approval of the projects, we will
be ready to go ahead"
The big bonding houses want
ed survey of traffic on which
to base the income from the con-
templated investment. This could
not be done on the Florida Keys,
so the financiers agreed to accept
q guarantee on their investment
from the county upon a vote of
the people instead Of the survey.
Mr.. Turner explained.
Hartman & Co, one of the
biggest bonding concerns in the
world, told me they are ready to
do business as soon as the prop
osition assumes definite form, ap-
proved by a referendum and a
government permit secured" Mr..
Turner stated. NOW n appears
that we viii set the referendum,
and the next step win be the gov
eTnment's approval Then we will
sell the bonds and be ready 10
start work" he said.
Asked when be thought real
work Of construction would be un-
der way. SIR. Turner said: "By
December. and perhaps long be-
fore that time. We have a scheme
for erection by which we can
make progress at the rate Of
mile . month. There win be
about seventeen miles of The
bridges and three miles Of fsllg.
The ROADWAY on the briIgcx will
be "a feet wide. affording room
fer four ears abreast or passing.
The concrete bridges will be in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
WAGE SCALE
in GERMANY
SKILLED WORKMAN PULLS
DOWN ss.ss
PER WEEK
my Assoclnted PressD

BERLIN, Aug. 13.-The aver
age skilled workman in the Is
leading German industries earns
the equivalent of $3.50 a week
of 48 hours, the ministry of in
dustry and commerce reports.
From this wage the employers de-
duct for the federal government
an income tax, averaging nine per
cent for single persons and eight
per cent for married.
The organized building trades
workers, The plutocrats of Ger
man labor, draw st3.15 week.
Miners rank second with $11.70.
The average weekly pay of un-
skilled male workers is $7.75.
The cost of living as shown by
official reports is almost as high
as that outside of Metropolitan
districts in The United States.
Strikes are few because jobs
are scarce. Forty eight adults
out of every 1000 men, women
and children are jobless in Berlin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

by my wife is that the advertise
ment is brought to the home and
placed before her eyes, with prices
listed. She can almost judge what
she will get and at what price.
Take the local merchants and sell
dom if ever will you find such an
advertisement in the local paper.
And when they formerly adver-
tised they did so in such manner
as almost to render their ads of
no value. Instead of using plenty
of space to tell of their goods,
they invariably condensed the
articles they wished to enumerate
into a space that made the read
ing if the ad burden instead of
a pleasure to intending buyers.
And the average woman of this
day, is so busy with her other
multitudinous duties to take day
after day off from them to go
shopping" as was formerly done.
The newspaper is the buyers guide
now. a fact you can't get away
from"
This gentleman was then told
what the writer had heard Julius
Rosenwald, president of the Sears
Roebuck Company, state in an ad-
dress delivered before an adver-
tising club in a northern city some
few years past. Mr.. Rosenwald
stated that night that his firm en-
ployed number of men whose
only duty it was to peruse the
several thousands of papers SUBJ
scribed for from every part of the
land. When these men reported
to the sales office that merchants
in certain cities and towns were
not patronizing their local papers,
the mail order house Immediately
ordered that section flooded with
their catalogs.. The result was
that the mail order houses capital
lied on the indifference or lack
of business acumen of the local
merchants.
Continuing our conversation,
the gentleman in question remark
ed on the statement published in
The Citizen not long ago that
100000 was estimated, con-
servatively, to go out Of Key
monthly to the mail order houses.
He stated that in his opinion this
amount was not excessive, although
it sounded large on first hearing.
But from his knowledge of the
people of the city and their habit
of purchasing from out of the
city, he was perfectly satisfied in
his own mind that the amount
stated was not excessive. ut is
a shame that such things are So"
he continued, 'but until the local
merchants take up advertising as
a business and follow it as such,
this thing will continue to the
detriment Of Key West"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
NEW YORK AND OTHER POINTS
WASHED OUT BY HEAVY RAINS
WHY MAIL ORDER HOUSES THRIVE
Interesting Dope As Related By the Leading Busi.
Men of Key West To Citizen Representative

Coming from the post office
one day recently, representative
of The Citizen fell in with one of
our leading insurance men and
noticed he had -Roebuck
catalog in his hands, that he had
just obtained from the postoffice.
He jokingly remarked about the
intimated intent of purchasing
goods away from home, and re-
ceived the following reply:
"You know, | suppose, that this
firm has a branch office in At
lanta, which serves the southeast
ern states. This branch office
has the firms catalogs come south
from Chicago in freight car lots,
and then sent to their state of
fices, of which the Florida office
is Tampa. From there the cata-
logs are sent out over the state
by mail, the names and addresses
being obtained from telephone
directories, and such other means.
BY these means this and other
such firms are able to distribute
their advertising literature at
small cost, compared with other
advertising"
"Do you think that the patron
age of these outside houses is
doing the square thing by our To-
cal merchants" he was asked !:
"You know the local firms pay
city, county and state taxes, and
thereby support local schools and
institutions while the mail order
houses take what they get and
combine it in states far away.
Were all our buyers to follow this
method of getting their supplies,
we soon would be hard put to keep
up local and state institutions. .
"That IL sery rive. replied the
insurance man, "and personally, |
am strong believer in the argu-
ment you put forth. But there Is
another side to the question. Mrs.
P............... looks over this cata-
log when l take it home and she
sees things therein such as chill
dren's dresses and the like. at
small cost, which she. will i'm
mediately order without leaving
the home. It is true. in many
cases, that after the arrival of the
goods, there will be quite diff
ference between the pictured
article and that arriving through
the mails. But there has only
been one time in which she has
been ordering these goods, that
she has been compelled to return
them as unsatisfactory. When
she did so the money was refund
ed, as she had been a good Gus
toner.
However" continued the gem
tleman, "the principal reason for
patronizing the mail order houses
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UNANIMOUS
ENDORSEMENT
ON BRIDGES
MEMBERS OF KEY WEST
REALTY BOARD ACTIVELY
ENGAGED IN BOOSTING
PROPOSITION

The Key West Realty Board
went on record as unanimously en-
dorsing the bridge guarantee as
requested by Mr.. Turner at a
meeting of that organization held
last evening in the office of Melt
zer & Navarro.
A number of the largest tax
payers in the city were present
at this enthusiastic meeting last
night, and every one voiced hearty
approval of the boards action,
expressing themselves as heartily
in favor of the interest guarantee
clause in the Turner bridge pro-
1Apal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
WHITTEMORE
EXECUTED FOR
KILLING GUARD
PAYS DEATH PENALTY IN
BALTIMORE; BANDIT LEAD
Err FAILS TO OBTAIN STAY
OF EXECUTION REQUESTED
Ey A<soriatca 4 IresSI

BALTIMORE, Aug. 13.-Rich-
ard Reese Whittemore, bandit
leader was executed shortly af-
ter midnight following failure to
obtain stay of execution re-
quested in the case.
Whittemore went to the gallows
for killing a prison guard. Rob-
ert H. Hoffman, the first import
ant act of his brief spectacular
career.
Hoffman, with his skull crushed
by an iron bar, died two days
after Whittemore escaped.
Whittemore was convicted of
first degree murder on May q,
after having escaped lconyict ion
by jury disagreement in Buff
falo, N. Y. where he was tried
for murder.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
COMMERCIAL ROUTES
ARE APPROVED TODAY
UHy AsxarInt~d prea.l

PAUL SMITHS, N. Y, Aug.
13.-The transcontinental and
southwestern airways were ap-
proved today by President Cool
idge as the first of two CONNER
cal routes laid down by the De-
par,ment of Commerce in the de.
velopment of civilian aviation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
DENY REPORTS
OF EXECUTION
CLAIM RuMoRs FALSE Ia
MExIco's RELIGIOUS
ACTIVITIES

MEXICO CITY. Aug. a.. The
department Of war today denied
the assertion Of Archbishop Leo.
pold Flores that two priests had
been executed b. Mexican federal
forces In connection With ths
religious controversy
The statement said that there
had not been any execution ef
priests anywhere IN Mexico. and
also mininsizcd reports Of clashes
between the Catholics and sob
diers.