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Evening star., 1926-03-23
AUTHOR GIVES HOME
TO wife AND LEAVES
Harry Leon Wilson and Mrs. Will.
son Refuse to Discuss Possible
Marital Rift.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 23-Har-
ry Leon Wilson. the author. has left
Carmel. the haven of artists, where
Mrs. Wilson is residing, To visit a
rancher friend some hundred miles
away in Northern California after
deciding their Carmel home to Mrs.
Wilson, say the San Francisco news
papers.
A possible domestic rift was seen in
the incident by the literati Of Carmel
although there was no verificatiUn for
reports that the two had come to Il
parting of the ways.
"It is true my husband is away in
definitely said Mrs. Wilson, "bu:
further I do not care 10 discuss the
matter" Mr.. Wilson. who is visiting
on the ranch of William -. Duke
near Gazelle. Calf, declined to com
ment. His son is with him.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Judge Is Preparing Law Which Dooms
Formation of ''Alimony Clubs in Jails

The new plan. Judge Sabbath said.
Is formulated more for the sake of
children who are not supported by
their fathers than for the wives. He
pointed to numerous examples of chill
dren being in want while their
fathers are being fed at public eX-
pense.
Announcement Of the bill. which
Judge Sabbath said he had been as
sured would receive legislative sup
port, came yesterday when an alimony
dodger arraigned before him declared
II don't want a job if | have to pay
my wife part of my salary. I'd rather
stick right where | am, in Jail Re
got his wish
Evening star., 1926-03-23
2 SLAIN, PAY ROLL GONE,
Mexican Guards Killed by Bandits,
Who Steal Mine Fund.

NOGALES, Ariz., March 20 @.-
Two Mexicans were killed and a pay
roll amounting to several thousand dol
lars stolen in Placeritas Mine. 80 miles
west of Hermosillo, Mexico. says a
message received by the United States
Herald from w. J. Mitchell. superin-
tendent of the mine.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
PHONE FIRM OBJECTS
TO ELECTRIC RAIL- WAY
Declares Virginian's Plan Will In
terfere With Toll Lines
Paralleling Tracks.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, March %.
The United States District Court
hero is asked in a bill of complaint
fled yesterday by the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co. of West Vir-
ginia and the American Telephone
and Telegraph Co. to restrain the
Virginian Railway Co. from follow
ing its proposed method of electrifica-
ton Of It's line from Mullens, w. Va.
to Roanoke, Va. The telephone CON-
panies charge the proposed electrical
tion will destroy for telephone pur-
poses certain toll lines paralleling the
right Of way Of the railway company.
w. T. Williamson. vice president of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co., declared the electrification
can be carried out in such a manner
as not to interfere with the telephone
service.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
COURTNEY ACTON BURIED.
Funeral Services Conducted 70.
Alexandria Jeweler.

Funeral services for Courtney Ac-
ton, So years old, of 1889 Hobart
street. who died in Emergency Hos.
pital Saturday, were conducted at the
residence yesterday afternoon. Inter.
ment was in st. Paul's Cemetery,
Alexandria. Va. with Masonic rites
at the grave.
Mr.. Acton had been in the jewelry
business in Alexandria for many
years. He leaves his widow and a
brother. The latter was with him in
the jewelry business.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Many Plans Used.

Surveys of several cities through
out the country. Mr.. Burns said. had
disclosed the fact that there was a
great variety of systems in vogue,
and that some cities were mot on a
balanced ration for social work. "
Nearly every city, he said, had its
Evening star., 1926-03-23

''favorites and it's neglected fields,
whether they be family care. hos
pitfalls, character building or others.
proper all-round program, he sald
would present Il city with such Il
better social program than leaving
undeveloped and neglected fields,
THE whole" he said, lis bigger than
any of its parts.
In considering q community chest
for Washington, the speaker warned,
one Of the principal questions to be
considered would be whether the va
rious agencies would be "selfeffacing
and unselfish enough to merge not
only in their collections campaign,
pooling their lists of contributors,
but. more vital still. whether they
would be willing to submit to the au-
thOrity of central body, which would
appropriate from the chest and per
haps hold back the strong for the
sake oFthe weak.
Walter s. Cfford. general secretary
Of the Associated Charities. predicted
that if Washington had a social en-
Sineer' to so into the problem along
the lines laid down by Mr.. Burns the
revelations no doubt would lead to a
confession" that in Washington eff
forts are "Wasteful and unbusiness-
like"
Must Consider Health.
"You cannot turn down the health
problem" he said, however: you can
not say to neglected families that
they shall remain neglected. There
is an uneven strain in Washington.
We have to admit the charge of un.
businesslike methods. But until this
city Is aroused to the need of a more
we'll rounded program we are not pre-
pared to surrender what we have"
Mr. Cfford ANNOUNCED that his or
ganization was In the midst Of a cam
paign for $50 1000 to complete its
budget, exclusive of Summer camr
and Christmas opportunity funds.
We must have more money for so
cial agencies in Washington he said
I'VE must cut out waste. and / hope
that some day we can develop a sys
| TEN whereby we can cut down the
wear and tear on executives"
Reports We're made by Miss Louise
o. Beall. director of family service
as to families rehabilitated. some OF
them without loan or presentation OF
funds. and by Mrs. Laura Glenn or
activities of the Summer camp a
Camp Pleas SAINT.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Connection Held Deadly.

The competition in some cities for
funds, Mr.. Burns described as de
structive and deadly" and expressed
concern for the ultimate results of a
campaign in New York City to elm
mate the worthless giving" which,
he said, had been reported as costing
New York City S10.000,000 and the
country 800 .000.G0
Community chests generally. Mr..
Burns reported, had increased the
total contribution to social work from
80 to 200 per cent.
Although emphasizing his attitude
of not attempting to force chest on
Washington, Mr.. Burns characterized
the methods in use here as similar TO
other cities. where they were "hetero'
geneous and chaotic" instead of being
concerted
One of the principal things to con-
slider in developing any concerted
move, however. Mr.. Burns said, was
to keep alive the interest of the con :
stituency in each organization. This
was being done in Cincinnati, where
under q chest system. he explains,
rs per cent of the giving was desig-
mated to special agencies. and all
general givers were allotted to some
specific part of the city's social pro-
gram. Failure to designate, he said,
might lose interest of the consutu-
ency and eventually spell failure for
the chest.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

Government printing presses at
Tananarive, capital Of Madagascar,
have been placed in charge OF an
IriShman.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
PrepOsterOus Results.

If payment of nominal 81. per
cent tax rate in the home town means.
as sometimes alleged, that the Con
greSSman is paying twice assmuch tax
as the WaShingtonlan, then the to
II per cent nominal tax rate cities "
our table. applying the same standarf
of measurement, are paying two to
three times as much taxes as the 3i2
per cent tax rate cities. which nobody
for a moment believes.
Even after notice has been taken of
the fact that assessors, commanded by
the law to assess at a 100 per cent
valuation, admit that they assess only
from 20 to 80 per cent of full value.
and after these admissions have been
practically applied to readjust the com
parative tax rates, as is done In our
table, discrepancies still remain. which
indicate that the low assessment cities,
in admitting some percentage of under
assessments, have not admitted the
full extent of these Emergencies from
the full valuation commanded by the
law
Readjusted Tax Rates.
Inspection Of the column of read
justed tax rates in our table shows
that while the cities of low tax rates
and high assessments are reasonably
close lOSeLHer ia rev iScu idtcS, ttiC
cities with high tax rates and low
assessments still retain, though in re-
duced degree. their claim to be more
heavily taXburdened.
But who believes that the Chicago
ite, with final adjusted tax rate of
3150, is taxed nearly three times as
heavily as the Houstonite Q1.20 and
the taxpayer of East st. Louis, Ill.
45.15) over four times as much as the
Houstonite?
Who believes that Winston-Salem.
n. C. Q238), is really taxed much less
than one-half as much as Jackson
vile, Fla. (29.76), and Charleston, S. c.
(3t.1O)?
Florida and North Carolina are rival
Winter resorts. Who would yield to
the Florida real estate boom and buy
city lots in that State if he believed
that he would be twice as heavily tax
burdened as if he bought at Asheville
or in any North Carolina city?
Who in Cincinnati or Cleveland or
Washington or Providence or Rich
mond would buy Florida city lots If
he believed that his Florida tax bur.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

Greece has purchased from French
interests the Greek section Of the Sa-
loniki- i-Monaster Railway.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

Two foreign automobile plants have
been opened in Great Britain recently.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

den would be approximately twice as
much as it was at home?
OF course, the discrepancy is not IN
the weight of actual tax burdens, but
in the failure of the high tax rate
cities to admit the full degree of their
underassessment of taXables. But the
degree of readjustment of tax rates
attained in our statistical table 10
cause them to approximate accuracy
as standards of measuring compare
tive tax burdens sutfices to enable us
to compare the actual tax burdens OF
the cities of low tax rates and hlgh
Evening star., 1926-03-23
COMMUNITY CHEST
PLAN D|SFAvORED
''0pen Secret" Announced as
Fact at Charities Meeting.
Officers Reelected.

An admitted open secret" among
the social agencies of Washington
was brought out last night at the an.
nual meeting of the Associated Char
tiles. when Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., presi-
dent of the Monday Evening Club, an
nounced that the committee of repre-.
sentative citizens appointed by Com
missioner Rudolph to study the feast
bility of community chest for Wash
ington had decided against the pro
posal for the present.
Discussing the subject matter of the
committee report, which has not yet
been made public by Commissioners
Rudolph, Mr.. Hyde called upon the
social agencies not to close their
minds to the community chest idea,
even though the committee had de-
cided the chest would not be feasible
for the present.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Nominations Group Named.

The committee on nominations, ap-
pointed by Coleman Jennings, chair
man of the board, who presided. con-
sisted of Ernest l.. Chaney. lie Grand
Powers and Mrs. A. j. Nckelway.
Mr. Jennings. discussing the func-
ton of the Associated Charities as
working for family wellbeing." said
that the name had become mis-
nomer and that consideration had
been given to a change. No definite
action had been taken, he said, but
called attention to the change made
by Philadelphia organization to
Family Society"
Mr.. Burns outlined the essentials Of
community program as chiefly ade-
quate methods. adequate resources.
more unified objective, 10 obviate un-
necessary wastes and overlapping of
effort. and adequate understanding on
the part of the whole community of
the ObiectfVeS
Evening star., 1926-03-23
LOUISVILLE Is MARRIED
BY BELT LINE RAILWAYS;
COSTING CITY MILLIONS

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Allen T.. Burns Speaks.

Discussion of the community chest
idea pervaded the evenings program
with Allen r. Burns of New York
executive director of the American
Association of Community OrganiZa
tions, delivering the principal aG =
dress. lie outlined the dangers and
benefits Of the chest but said he
would not advocate il for Wash
inston. explaining that adoption of
n chest for this city was "a matter
to be decided by the city itself. His
subject was "l.ssentials of Il Com
munity Program Social Work"
Officers and members of the board
of managers for the ensuing year
were reelected as follows: Presi-
dent. Cuno II. Rudolph; vice presi-
dent Corcoran Thorn; treasurer.
John Joy Edison, and assistant treas
urer, Fred NJ. Berthrong.
Members Of the board of managers
for three year terms: Mrs. Anne Arch
bold. Col. Archibald Hopkins. Cole
man Jennings, DIR. George NJ. kober,
Cleveland Perkins, Duncan Phillips.
Ord Preston, Cuno II. Rudolph, Miss
Florence =. Spofford. DR. Anson
Phelps Stokes. Winslow b. Van De
vanter and Henry White
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-04-22
ADMINISTRATION FOR
TINCHER FARM BILL
AUTHORIZES $1OO,OOO,O00 RE-
VoLVINC FUND TO FINANCE
CROPS.

Washington, April 20.-Two di-
vergent farm relief measures, one
supported by the administration and
the other opposed by it, will be put
to a vote in the house.
The agriculture committee decided
on this program today after it be-
came evident that republican mem
bers were hopelessly split on the two
plans-the Tincher bill, Endorsed by
Secretary Jardine, proposing a re-
volving fund of $100,000,0O0 and
other resources for federal loans to
farmers cooperative associations, anc
the Haugen measure which would
carry out the corn belt plan for fl
nancing agriculture by levying ar
equalization fee on basis farm com
modities.
The committees action followed
testimony by Secretary Jardine ia
vorable to the Tincher bill and
statement by the corn belt delegation
disappearing it and urging their
original plan.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-04-22
COUNTY AGENTS
JOB ENDANGERED
SUPREME COURT DECISION Null
. LILIES ACT AUTHORIZING
TAX LEVY.

/ In a decision handed down by the
Georgia Supreme Court last week,
the office of county agent, farm
demonstration and home economic
agents received serious blow, when
the court held that levy above five
mills for educational purposes was
unconstitutional. In it's report of
the decision as handed down, the At
lanta Journal says:
No county can levy more than FIVE
mills tax for educational purposes,
according to a decision of the state
supreme court handed down Friday
in the case of Brown ct al. VS.. Mar
tin ct al, from Hart county.
The Hart county board of educa-
ton sought to mandamus the county
commissioners to levy a tax of 2 "
mills for educational purposes, al
though there was already a tax of
five mills for the same purpose. The
additional tax was to be used for
maintenance of vocational teachers
and agricultural and home economics
agents. !.
The Hart superior court granted
the mandamus, but the state supreme
court held that only five mills for
educational purposes could be levied
by the authorities of any county.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-04-22
NEGATIVE
HAZEL Davis
Mr.. Chairman, Honorable Judges,
Fellow Students, Worthy Oppo-

Mr.. Chairman, Honorable Judges,
Fellow Students, Worthy Oppo-
nents:
The question for discussion this
afternoon is: Resolved, That the
County and City Schools should be
supervised by one superintendent.
The negative side of this debate
will prove to you that the county and
city schools should not be supervised
by one superintendent, for there Is
a greater number of pupils In the
city schools than in the county
schools. w.
The superintendent hasn't the time
to supervise so many, schools.
There is danger in transportation.
The time Of the pupils would be lost.
The taxes would be increased. A
greater salary for the. superintendent
would have to be provided.
More teachers would be required.
More buildings would be needed.
Trucks would have TO be provided.
More school equipment would be
necessary.
The standard of the schools would
necessarily differ. The time of the
pupils varies. They could not make
their grades as rapidly as the city
pupils. The same grade of teachers
could not be kept.
There is a greater number of pu-
pills in the city schools than in the
county schools. The, parents of the
CITY pay the school tax and naturally
the city pupils deserve more teaching.
Most of the country children stop
tn the
farm and therefore they try to crowd
nine months work into seven months.
The Superintendent hasn't the
time to devote to so many schools.
1t is all that he can do to attend to
the city schools and then it is seldom
when he has the time to hear reel
tation. Speed tests are often given
from the fourth grade on up and ne
has all those papers to correct and
average with just a little help. Re-
ports are sent in monthly from all
the teachers and he has all of those
to look over. Reports are sent In
daily also. /:
Another reason is the danger of
transportation. The children in rid
ing to school frequently have to cross
a railroad, and the bus could be
smashed and the children killed or
injured. Take for instance the fate
of a school bus that was smashed by
train here in Georgia not many
months ago and every child was
killed or injured. Many other acct
dents of that type have occurred. In
bad weather the trucks easily skid
and the children may be injured in
that way.
The time of the pupils would be
lost because many times the truck
might get cut of order and again the
children might get left and it would
be too far to walk In bad weather
the children would be liable to stay
out of school because oftentimes
they live a great distance from the
highway where the bus takes them
up. -,
The remaining points will be
proved by my colleagues.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-04-22
Accepts Invitation
Ashton High School

Fitzgerald Community Concert
Band accepts an invitation from the
patrons, student body and faculty of
the Ashton High School to assist
them in consuming real old time
community basket dinner and bar
becue which is being prepared by one
of the trustees, Mr.. B. H. Dorminey,
especially for the Band.
Upon this occasion a real spirit of
cooperation between country and
town will be manifested. The band
director, Professor Johnson, and the
members of the band are delighted
with this opportunity of assisting in
the closing or commencement exer-
cises of what is said to be one Of the
most successful school terms ever
taught at the Ashton High School.
C. T. OWENS,
Chairman Board of Governors, Fitz.
gerald Kiwanis Club.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-04-22
MRS. ]. 5. BELTS OF
ASHBURN WILL Be
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
A PROGRAM OF UNUSUAL
INTEREST HAS BENIN AR
RANGED FOR MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
"How sleep the brave, you
sank to rest,
BY all their hallowed country
best"

The Confederate dead how
precious they are, and with
what fresh glory crowned each
year as Memorial Day draws
near. ~
Never have fallen, but, va
liant, soldiers been more glo-
riously loved than the thous-
ands and thousands who sleep
beneath the sod in fair and
sunny Dixie.
Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock
Ben Hill Chapter of,the U. D. c. will
hold their Memorial exercises for
those gallant soldiers who wore the
gray, and who have answered the
last call of the greatest Commander,
and whose beloved dust lies in hal
lowed ground in Evergreen" cene
terry.
A program of unusual beauty and
intense interest has been arranged
to be held at the above hour in the
First Baptist church of this city.
The speaker, Mrs. J. S. Belts, .
true and noble daughter Of heroic
Confederate lineage, will deliver the
address on>this occasion. So highly
is Mrs. Belts spoken of as public
speaker by the program COMMITTEES
that it behooves everyone in this sec
ton who possibly can to be at these
memorial exercises.
The music will also be quite a
drawing card as Fitzgerald's own
Glee Club will sing twice during the
afternoon, and quartet of the very
best local talent will sing, Garry
Me Back to Ole Virginy." Dixie"
the heart and soul inspiring melody
will be sung just before the benedic-
ton is pronounced and preceding the
singing of "Dixie" Mrs. Wade r.
Lasseter, president of the Ben Hill
Chapter, will, in her usually lovely
and winsome maner, give "The Pass
ing. of the Brave"
AS the years come and go these
programs become dearer and let the
Southern mothers never fail to re-
mind her sons and daughters of Me-
mortal Day and urge that they give
to that day and to its exercises the
love and devotion that grateful peo-
pie lavish on it's honored dead, and
teach the Southern boys and girls
that "The Bonny Blue Flag" that for
so short time waved over fair
Dixie is an object of great beauty
and an emblem of our valiant dead,
whose names are written high on the
honor roll of history's heroes.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-04-22
MEMORIAL SERVICES
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
MRS. J. S. BELTS TO DELIVER
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS UNDER
AUSPICES OF u. D. c.

A fitting program will be held
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
First Baptist church in honor of the
Confederate Dead and the Lost
Cause.
The Ben Hill chapter U. D. c. will
have charge of the services and has
secured Mrs. J. S. Belts, of Ashburn,
to believer the principal Grafton.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the exercises and all patriotic
organizations are invited to partici-
pate. The program in part will be:
ProcessionalE"Hooray for the
Sunny South'-Glee Club.
Invocation-Rev. J. S. Singleton.
Chorus-Glee Club.
Introduction of Speaker-Mrs. G..
r. Womble.
<OuartettS Garry Me Back to Ole
vi ~ ssrs. Bradshaw and
Dar and Mesdames Williams and
Brew ~.
Passing of the Brave-Mrs.
WIZ. Lasseter.
Scng-"Dixie"-By Audience.
Benediction.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-04-22
J. D. H. Hearing
By Highway Board
At Albany May 10

Notice of meeting of the State
Highway Commission to hear the
arguments on the additional mileage
of. the Jefferson Davis Highway in
Ben Hill, Irwin, Turner and Worth
counties, to be held at Albany on
May 10Th, has been received. The
mileage to be added is about 27
miles, which would bring the entire
mileage of this route under Georgia
and Alabama state aid systems be-
tween Fitzgerald and Montgomery,
Ala.
The Commissioners of Ben Hill
and Commissioner Warren Faux of
Irwin will attend this meeting, at
which representative of the Jeffer-
son Davis Highway association will
also present the historical argument
for the adoption Of this additional
mileage.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-04-22

SEVENTH GRADE PUPILS TRY
THEIR HAND IN INTERESTING
DEBATE AT FIRST WARD SCHOOL

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