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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
MORE DEATHS SHOWN
AT GRADE CROSSINGS
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS HAVE DE-
CLlNED, BUT MOTORISTS CON-
TINUE TO TRY TO BEAT THE
TRAIN"

Atlanta, Ga.-Statistics made pub
lie by railway executives here today
show that railway accidents have de-
clined, but highway crossing acci-
dents-for which the motorist is
largely responsible-have increased
Taking the country as whole, the
number of passengers killed increased
from Is to 16 in two months of this
year as compared with the same
months of last year, while the num-
places than highway crossings de-
clined from 314 to 261, and the num-
Der of trespassers killed at places
other than highway crossings de-
clined from 348 to 321.
On the other hand, the number of
persons killed at highway crossings
increased from 258 to 344, or 33 per
cent.
Executives point out that there
would have been gratifying reduc-
ton in the number of fatalities on
the railways but for this increase in
those occurring at highway crossings.
About 85 per cent of all the fatal
accidents at highway crossings occur
to motorists who take undue risks, it
is stated.
There is much agitation for the
elimination of highway crossings to
prevent these accidents, it is shown.
One trouble wit hthis remedy, it is
stated, is that new highway crossings
at grade with the railways are con-
stantly being opened in all parts of
the countrysby public authorities.
Increase Offsets Elimination
Loca lexecutives show on figures
they have received that in the four
yearspending with 1924 the railways
eliminated 8,240 grade crossings al
aaprobable cost of almost $3.50, ,000,.
Gee, In these same four years, how.
ever, the number of highway grade
crossings increased from 237,837 to
242,8G7, because more than 5000
new highway grade crossings were
opened.
Heads of railways in Atlanta say
it is useless to talk of stopping acci
dents of this kind by eliminating
grade crossings when so many new
crossings of this kind are constantly
being opened. Furthermore, they
say, the elimination%of grade cross
ings on large scale. at the expense
OF the railways, or even of them anC
the public jointly, is financially i'm
possible.
The average cost of separating
grades is not less than $75, 1000, it wa,
stated. Therefore, it was asserted
to eliminate all the grade crossing,
in the country would cost upward o.
$4,000, 1000, 900, and the elimination
of enough of them to produce an,
considerable effect on accidents
when the number of automobiles tina
cross the railways is increasing $,
fast, it was shown "would cost
stupendous sum-"
Atlanta railwa yexecutives unhesi
tatingly declare that what is neede,
is better education of motorists re
garding the dangers at highway cross
ings, and passage and enforcement 0
laws which will compel them to &C
with more regard for their own safe
ty and that Of others.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
Oratory Prize Won
By California Boy

Washington,-He Wenig, rep
resenting Hollywood High School and
the City of Los Angeles, was de-
clared the winner of the third nat
ional oratorical contest here Friday
night.
Besides receiving a loving cup en-
blematic of the championship, young
Wenig will be given trip to Europe
and will represent the United States
in the international contest to be
held in this city next October.
Second prize was won by Miss
Myrtle Posey, of Washington, and
third by Miss Helen Bylund, of New
York City. The other contestants
were Thomas P. Cleary, Philadelphia
Miss Guita F. Bearman, Minneapolis; ;
Miss Ann Hardin, Louisville, and
Joseph A, Mullarkey, of Augusta,
Ga. The speakers were chosen at
preliminary contests from among H.
100000 pupils in every state in the
union.
The cup was presented to the win
ner by Vice President Dawes. The
Judges were Chief Justice Taft, of
the Supreme Court, and Associate
Justices Van Devanter, Sutherland,
Butler and Sanford
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
Seaboard Official
Denies Purchase of
c., N. & S. C. r. r,

Albany, Emphatic denial that
the Seaboard Air. Line railroad would
build line from Birmingham to
Montgomery and denial of reports
that the Georgia Northern and South
Georgia railroads had been purchased
by the Seaboard was made here today
by S. Davies Warfield in Albany on
a short visit in company with other
railroad officials.
Mr. Warfield stated that the Sea-
boards plans for extension plans are
still in embryonic state and cannot be
divulged at this time.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
POWER COMPANY OPENS
BRANCH OFFICE in N. Y.

Atlanta, Ga.-Opening of a branch
office at 120 Broadway, New York
City, as eastern headquarters of its
campaign to bring new industries to
Georgia, has been announced by the
Georgia Railway and Power Com
pany.
The office is in charge of w. A.
Carlisle, industrial agent of the COM
pany. Mr.. Carlisle. former citizen
Of Gainesville and for many years as
sociated with the company, is one of
the pioneers in the hydro-electric de-
velopment of the section and is thor
oughly familiar with conditions
throughout the territory served by
the company and elsewhere in Geor-
gia.
With the establishment of the New
! York office the company expects to
maintain even closer contact than in
the past with the heads of large in
dustries which are contemplating To-
eating in Georgia. The eastern of
fee will have on file not only infor-
nation about the various commune
ties served by the company with re-
lation to factory sites, labor condi-
tions, transportation facilities and
other matters of interest to indus
trialists seeking locations in the
south.
j Coincident with announcement of
the opening of the New York office
/. it was stated that an invitation has
been extended by the power company
to Chambers of Commerce, Boards OF
Trade and similar organizations
throughout Georgia to supply Mr.
Carlisle with information about theil
communities and about prospective
new industries. 1t was stated thai
the company would be glad to co
operate with any community, wheth
er in its territory or not, in obtain
/ ing new industries.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
FARMERS ARE URGED
TO RAISE MORE CORN
MARTIN CALVIN, GEORGIA SPE-
CIALIST, TELLS. GROWERS
HOW AND WHAT TO PLANT
TO INCREASE YIELD.

Atlanta, Ga.-Why no tplant more
corn in Georgia?
Just at this juncture no more per
tinent question could be put to the
farmers than is stated in the forego-
ing paragraph, according to Hon.
Martin Calvin, specialist in agricul-
ture. and economics of the Georgia
Department of Agriculture.
1t is well known that on account
of the drought last year, Mr.. Calvin
points out, Georgia will be forced to
buv corn outside the state. Still,
Mr.. Calvin says, that is not unusual,
drought or no drought. The Georgia
farmers have been buying corn IN
distant markets for many years.
Something is wrong somewhere,
declares Mr.. Calvin, and Mr.. Calvin
ought to know, for he is practical
farmer himself and makes a success
in growing almost anything he plants,
or has planted in years gone by when
he was a grove rinstead of special
ist and adviser to other growers, as
he is now.
"Our corn acreage in Georgia has
been almost equal to our acreage in
cotton, in fact the corn acreage was
greater than the cotton acreage for
a number of years." said Mr.. Calvin.
"And yet we are compelled to buy
corn outside the state. The trouble
is that our yield per acre is too small.
1t should be changed to higher
yield"
Likes Golden Beauty
Calling attention to the fact that
corn may be planted from June to
20 in any section of the state and be
laid by before the first frost, Mr..
Calvin advises farmers to plant yell
low corn, Golden Beauty, the leader
of all varieties, he says. He says it
is prolific, richer than white corn
and not any more subject to wevils
than other corn. Briefly stated, here
is Mr.. Calvin's advice as to how to
plant corn
Grows 31s by 31s feet; 400 lbs. i
commercial fertilizer an acre; drop
five grains in each hill; cover and
press earth to the seed, as it hastens
termination. When plants are well
up, thin to stand Of two strongest |
plants farthest apart, each hill; culti-
vate rapidly, lightly, nearly level; if |
drought threatens (don't wait until
it has come) break the earth between
rows three inches deep, not more or
ess Do that two or three times a
week until rain comes; will prevent
of water which nature
sends up from basins far below the
surface of earth. Golden Beauty,
planted, will yield from 35
20 so bushels an acre"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
Brookhart Wins
In Iowa Primary

Washington, Iowa.-Col. Smith w.
Brookhart was nominated over AL
bert B. Cummins in yesterdays pri-
mary, ON platform including farm
relief as principal plank.
He accepts the voters mandate on
the ISSUE. he announced today, and
will leave for Washington, probably
tonight, in an effort to obtain farm
legislation during the present session
of Congress. "And I mean real legis-
lation that will take care of the farm
problem, not a makeshift," he said,
and added that he will work with the
corn belt committee in an effort to
bring the differing factions of the
Senate and House together on an
agricultural bill
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
HAD BY BAPTISTS
Convention at Houston Heard Many
Gratifying Reports on Work.
Evolution Denounced.
$4,000. 900 GOAL Is SET
This Objective for Missions and
BenevOlences to Be Sought By
Cooperative Program Commits
sion for 1927.

Following an unusually good rec
ord in the work Of the local churches
and large achievements on the mis-
sion fields, there has just been held
at Houston, Texas, one of the most
successful sessions of the aouthern
Baptist Convention in recent years.
The session was marked by unusual
unity, definiteness of purpose and
determination to carry forward the
work of the Cooperative Program.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10

consumed. These have invaded cot
ton fields and caused considerable
damage, we hear. 1t is reported that
two cotton fields of AL Shepherd have
been destroyed by the worms, and
several other farmers report loss
from this source. Foliage of young
pecan trees on Mr.. E. Suarez's place
has been destroyed by these worms,
it is said.
It is reporte dthat the worms seem
immune to insect poisons--Cuthbert
Leader.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
Vetch Worms Causing
Considerable Damage

Vetch, which was planted last fall
by a number of our farmers as a
cover and forage crop, may lose
some of its popularity. Some of it
was allowed to mature for seed and
this has developed swarms of worms
whose voracious appetites are not
satisfied after the veteh has been
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10

The worlds largest library, the
Bibliotheque Rationale in Paris,
which has 100000 volumes, has
just been equipped with artificial
light.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23

hitting mood He was found for
six hits and five runs, greatly to
the joy of the champions, who
jeered him long and loud,
Walberg pitched pretty fair ball.
He was. on the wrong end Of the
count, and only a miracle could
have brought him home in front.
In the eighth the Griffs drove him
from the mound with three success
sive safe drives, and Stan Baum
gartner ended the days work on
the mound for the Mackmen.
Jack Quinn is expected to try his
luck today for the As unless at the
last moment Joe Pate takes his
south wing out of its moth balls
and goes out to start his first game
of the season. Judging from Con-
ME Mack's daily predictions, how
ever. Sam Gray or Bob Grove have
equal chances of being sent to the
slab. Connie Is said to pick his
pitchers these days with hatpin,
and a score card begging the,
former from some fan and having!
Kid Gleason steal the latter from
some crippled boy passing the.
bench
The Washington times., 1926-04-23

h
1t was at first planned to have
Joe Bush tackle the Mackmen to-
day, with Johnson closing the visit
here tomorrow. 1t was all the
same to johnson either way. Bush s
leg will probably be entirely strong
with one more days Fest and so
johnson has been selected for
today, with Bush following him.
Dutch Ruether's. exhibition in de-
feating the Mackmen, s to 2. was
a work of pitching art, greatly
pleasing Manager Harris. 1t was
the Dutchman's second triumph Of
the season and he is filled with
glee himself. He thinks he VIII
travel far before losing a contest.
Two cheap infield hits, with
Muddy Ruers poor throw, ac.
counted for he Philadelphia run
i'm the first round. Two real
blows, a double by AL Simmons
and q single by Hale, brought
over the second in the fourth.
At no other time were the
Mackmen able to crowd a man
across the platter.
Lamar doubled IN the third, but
TWO were out ana E1duScI . DCSl was
an easy roller to Myer. Simmons
foolishness in the sixth cost the
Mackmen a run. He singled and
thought he could score on Perkin 8
double to right center. Bucky
Harris. with a fine relay from
Rice, chopped him off with room
to spare.
In the eighth. hopelessly beaten,
the Macks staged a brief furry to
no end. Bill Wamby, up for
Bishop. doubled Own the left field
foul line. Bing Miller, up for
French, popped to Bucky Harris.
Lamar put up a pop foul fly for
Bluege. WEIGH, up for Hauser.
walked, but the cheers Of the fans
died away as Ruether put on steam
and forced Simmons to send a short
fly to Sam Rice in right field.
The last gasp Of the beaten AS
came with two out in the ninth
when Chick Galloway got his single
of a day, a hard drive to center.
He was permitted to amble all the
way to third where he stood and
saw Fox end the game with a long
fly to McNeely in center field. The
AS had lost their fourth game in
six played with the champions.
Ruether was not absolutely
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
TODAY'S
SPORTORIAL
b. Kirk Miller

Today in Philadelphia the
thirty-second annual University
of Pennsylvania relay carnival
is being run and before sunset
tomorrow nearly 5000 scholas-
tics and collegians representing
over 400 institutions will have
competed in the spring classic
which is the cynosure OF so
many American student athletes.
The Penn relays are very
properly called a carnival.
The annual event is all of that.
Two solid days of track events
embracing every title which Is
coveted by the spiked shoe
wearers makes the affair q
veritable orgy or mardi gras on
which the eyes of the entire
amateur athletic world are
focused.
Not the least OF the rivalry
there is the sectional competi-
ton in which the big universe.
ties vie for the relay titles rang
ing all the way from a quarter
mile up through the half mile
medley and mile stretches.
There is a strong likelihood that
the half-mile record. l minute
% 1-5 seconds held by Penn
sylvania, will be broken tomor-
row. Georgetown University
has sent Ascher, Burgess,
Whelan and Hass to step
against Cornell. Pennsylvania,
Chicago, Ohio State and twelve
other representations In this
event.
Washington has a particular
interest in the decathalon cham
pionship struggle, the Blue and
Gray star, Anthony Plansky'
present titleholder,. being sched-
uled to defend his pinnacle
against the flower of American
all-round college athletes, in
Guiding his own stablemate,
Emerson Norton, and Bob Sturt-
ridge. of DePaw University.
This trio finished one, two, three.
last year.
Central and Technical High
Schools are each taking young
hopefuls to the meet tomorrow
and it is not unlikely that
Coaches Foley and .Hardell will
return with winners in the scho-
lastic classes.
Maryland has relay teams
entered in the mile, as has
Catholic University and with all
of this local interest the Penn
relays will be closely watched
from even so short a distance
as Washington.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
Dutch Did Il
WASHINGTON

Totals 81 II AZ 13I Totals 80 s27 Is
1BattSd for Cochrane in fourth.
2Batted for Hauser in eighth.
Slated for Baumgartner in ninth.
Washington ... 1 Q 0 O-s
Philadelphia .. 0 0 o.
Runs-Rice, 9. Harris. GosIin, ]. Har-
riH, Bluege. Myer, RueI. Ruether
bishop. Simmons. Errors-Bishop, La
mar Ruel Two-base hfts-Lamar
Myer. Simmons. Perkins. Wamby
Three-base hit-Rice. Stolen bases
Simmo ns, Myer. Ruel. Galloway Sac
rifice hits-Myer. Rice. Double plays
Galloway TO Bishop to Hauser. Ruel
to s. Harris. Judge to s Harris to
Myer. Left on bases-Ws shington, 4;
Philadelphia, s. Bases on balis-Off
Harriss. j; off Ruether 3: off Baum
gartner. /. Hits-On Harrss. in
3 la innings; off waIberK, in
innings; off Ruether. II in innings
Struck out-By .Ruether g. Cmpires-
Dineen and MCGOWAN. Time-1:45
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
WAL TER AGAIN READY;
BUSH'SLE.G BETTER
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER

PHILADELPHIA April 2SUnless expected showers butt in
today Walter johnson of the young
She The Prince Of Pitchers severely mauled and
ton the Mamen find him different proposition today
coming johnson taken
advantage the weather They have worked in the out
field their the battling drills closed their stunt
each day with long pitching practice Johnson wanted to loosen
Earl o a target Other
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
LINERS
RIVAL gu.
RELAY

PHILADELPHIA. April 23.-Two
washington institutions. George
town and Maryland, may fight 1t
out for victory in the feature race
of the great Penn athletics carnival
with the American intercollegiate
one-mile relay championship at
stake.
Three thousand college and school.
boy athletes from many parts of
the land are gathered here for the
track and field contests on tap for
today and tomorrow.
Both Georgetown and Maryland,
with crack teams entered, are
among the favored to win the big
title. although Georgetown is rank
ed well ahead of Maryland by those
who have followed the rivals closely
through the winter indoor cam
paign.
GEORGETOWN. famed throughout
the athletic world for its relay
runners. is entered in four relay
events, but is bent principally on
winning the mile title, in which
II will be represented by Ray
Hass, captain; Burgess, SWIM
burne and Ascher.
Maryland's crack team. which
has beaten most of the leaders in
the East, is composed of Thomas,
Sheriff., Matthews and Enslow, cap.
tain.
Georgetown, 1t is said, regards
Iowa as its most dangerous con-
tender in the mile. Each scored
a victory over the other in two
races run while Georgetown was
competing In Texas meets a month
mr. an ago.
Others entered in the mile are:
Cornell, Holy Cross, Syracuse,
Furman. Chicago, Yale, Pennsyl-
wanna, Wisconsin. Penn State,
Michigan, Ohio State, Princeton
and NOtre Dame.
With Tony Plansky and Emerson
Norton representing Georgetown in
the decathlon, the Blue and Gray
seems to have this event virtually
Today the first of 500 teams and
900 individuals will go TO the
mark in the opening event OF a
two-day carnival that is destined
70 break all records in the matter
Of spectators and entries.
Nearly $4,000 paying guests
wIhirI before night fails tOmOr-
row. Judging from this data
Il Is an event that grows on one
like warts and Vers lfbre.
Anyhow, most of the local citi-.
zenS have dashed themselves into a
lAther over the prospect, and in.
spite of the fact ~rkat no foreign
entry was to be on display for
the first time In recent years and
that the early weather prospects
called for showers, at least $4,000
spectators will view the proceed
ings today.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
N|H|SER GIVE 6
TWO HITS
An Times staff Photos

Big Ed Nihiser. pitching in rare
form, enabled the MARYLAND Uni
.versity baseball team to wallop the
washington College nine, ia to A.
Nihiser allowed only two hits, but
some sloppy. fielding behind him
paved the way for four runs.
The Maryland sluggers had their
eyes on the ball. Stevens got three
hits and Troxell. Murray, Brayton,
Spinney and Nihiser each got a
pair of bingles.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
ST. LOUIS BARONESS
GIVEN MATES MILLIONS

LONDON, April 23.-The viii Of
the late Baron Leith Of Fyyie was
filed for probate today, showing
an estate of So, $50 geo.
The majority Of the estate is
left to the baroness, formerly Miss
Mary 4. january Of st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
COLLEGE RESULTS

Maryland. II; Washington College.
New York University. 6; Lafayette. !
Tufts. 7: Yale, 4.
st. Johns. s; Manhattan. 1.
Boston College. IS: Norwich. 1.
Springfield. Z; Middlebury. I.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
Id MARKS
MAY FALL


DIES MONIES, Iowa. April ga
host OF Drake, relay records sew
eraI American records and perhaps
half dozen worlds records are
expected to be eaualled or beaten
when the 18th annual Drake relay
carnival-the greatest ever held
here, gets under way this morning.
The meet will continue through to-
morrow.
Two thousand five hundred Uni
Versity, College and high school
track and field stars are on hand
ready for John L.. Griffith. ath-
letic commissioner of the Big Ten
conference to fire the pistol shot
which win open the meet.
World record holders who will
compete include Bud HOuser. Uni.
veristy of Southern California, dis
Gus; Charles Hoff. Norway. pole
vault; Charles Werner. Illinois, 10
yard hurdles indoors; George
Guthrie. Ohio State, 75.yard high
hurdles indoors; Paul Harrington,
Notre Dame. indoor collegiate pole
vault; Frederick Alderman, Mtchi-
gan Aggies, indoor 300-yard dash;
Roland Locke. Nebraska, 10-yard
dash; University Of Nebraska. half
mile relay; Norfolk, Neb., high
school half-mile relay.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
Arm Is Good

Charley Dressen's ailing arm is
said to be getting right and Red
Infielders will soon have to hustle
20 keep him out of the game.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23

Daily totals "a IS 27 20 IL 9 41-I8t
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Leader for the day-ChicaRo IL.
Iow-Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
COMBINATION MAJOR
LEAGUE SCORES

(Week ending April 22)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Leader for the day-New York IL.
w-Philade lphia 2.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23

Just what the upshot OF the sit
uation will be can only be guessed.
Be out, girls. on Sunday Tor 2 peek
at the latest thing In umpireg
uniforms. They're rich.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
Jahn Is Dol

Art jain, obtained from the Cubs
by Los Angeles, has undergone a
minor operation,
The Washington times., 1926-04-23

This il against Tommy Com
nOIly's wish because his cuffs
win be up to his knees. GeiseI
and MOriarty, on the other hand,
voted for the cuffs. IL all de-
ponds upon how long ones legs
are whether the cuffs are o.
fensive or inOffensive.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23

-
st, Louis, 5; Pittsburgh, 1e in
nings).
Boston. S: philadelphia, 2.
New York, II; Brooklyn, 4.
Chicago. 5; Cincinnati, III innings).
TODAY'S GAMES
New York at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Boston.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23
FRNL6 rifle
lUVP|RES

PHILADELPHIA, AprA 7s.Ban
Johnson's urnpires. according %
current rumors here, are in re-
beliion against the sartorial policy
81 the former car of baseball,
wednesday, MCGOWAN and Dineen
burst upon the startled gaze of
thousands attired in pearl gray.
COLLEGIATE style. Yesterday they
were once more In the marine
green well known to the fans, Of
fering no explanations.
IT Is said that Fred Pelzman,
Washington's Worumbo man. IL re-
sponsible for the sartorial policy
Of the car of baseball, having
outlined some fancy stuff for John
Heydler's upmires, This induced
Ban to get busy.
II 4 said that blue coats with
Ice cream tr0userings win be In
for Bans officials by next week,
though neither MCGOWAN nor
Dineen will admit it. Indeed,
the officials get real peeved
when questioned about the en-.
tire matter.
George Marshall, Washington'a
collar and cuff man, has wired
Ban johnson an offer to keep the
ice cream trouserings in perfect
condition for q certain stipulated
price. Anyway, Bucky Harris says
so. and he knows George pretty
we'll.
one rumor says that the pearl
gray BOYS were sent back to be
sIashed with Spanish yellow and
deem maroon. Another says that.
f2-inch cuffs, the very latest thing
from Paris, will be attached to the
tpouserings.
The Washington times., 1926-04-23

Nearly $1,000 paying guests
win have given the turnstiles
whirl before night falls tOmOr-
row. Judging from this data
Il Is an event that grows on one
like warts and Vers libre.