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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
NEW BRUNSWICK TO SPEND
100000 TO FINISH ROAD
Legislature Authorizes Loan for
Highway From Campbellton
to st. Leonard.

Authorization of a loan for 100000
has been made by the New Brunswick,
Canada, Legislature, to be used for
continuing the construction Of a 115-
mile motor highway between Camp
bellton and st. Leonard. Work was
begun on this road in 1924 and will
be completed by 1880.
More than one-half of the length
Of the road has been completed ay a
cost approximately of S350,000 and it
is estimated that to complete the re-
naming portion of the road will cost
about 1000. 900. This highway will
open up a large area for settlement
and be of great convenience to resi-.
dents in that locality. 1t will promote
tourist travel by automobile in that
section of the Dominion.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
A Teacher Gratefully
Houored

Though the bonds of good teach
er and his pupils are known to be
among the closest and most inspiring
of all friendships. there is seldom
any other reward for the teachers
efforts and influence than the mere
monetary payment for lessons and
the satisfaction of seeing ones pupils
attain success. Reinald Werrenrath
the famous baritone, has felt keen
er appreciation for his early teacher
and friend who as music director OF
the Nashua IN. HI public schools
exerted his influence to make con-
cert singer of Werrenrath, whose tai
ent was early discovered by him
This man, Professor E. G. Hood, now
retired from his work of teaching
like all his profession has neither
savings nor pension to bless his de-
clining years. Werrenrath recently
gave a concert in Boston and pre-
sented the entire proceeds nearly
s14OO to his beloved teacher in toker
of his recognition of the influence
that had made him a professional SIN
ger
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
Home Equipment Studied

Along with the Better Homes
movement that is nationwide in its
trend, and in it's annual demonstra-
ton, there is ever seen an effort to
fit every housekeeping need in the
simplest and most effective way, by
time and labor saving devices. Home
furnishings are. now seen in annual
exhibits and beauty is not made the
chief objective but comfort and con-
venience are seen to hold first place.
Not only does the ironing board have
it's special wall space and electric fix
ture, but it has a safety plug for
hasty adjustment when the worker
is called away to the telephone or
other interruption. There is also an
asbestos pad for the board which will
prevent fire and conserve the heat
of the iron about 80 per cent. There
are trick mops that make play out OF
work and there are foot levers on
clothes containers that save stoop-
ing. The electric appliances are
numberless and the automatic devices
for stoves and ice boxes make them
seem almost human in their service.
The woman of the future will be
freed of much drudgery and allowed
much time for better things. Let us
hope she uses her leisure well.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
ENOUGH OF THIS

The riot in the senate at the closing of the
69th Congress was in every way equal to for
mer fillibusters. 1t resulted in the same loss
to the country at large, as has grown common
with the short session. Important approprla-
ton bills were not passed Everything was
sidetracked for log-rolling, back-scratchlng
and midnight riders.
When will it end?
1t will end just as soon as the public takes
the trouble to understand the issue and bear
down in demand for change in Senate
rules.
The Senate can make itself capable of doing
business during the short session, either by
adopting the House rules of procedure (Which
is the change advocated by Vice-Presldent
Dawes) or, through constitutional amend
ment abolishng the short session and giving
the Senate time to finish all necessary legisla-
ton every year instead of every second year.
This latter method is the Norris amendment
which has been passed three times by the
Senate-but as many times held off the floor
of the House-and never permitted to be
brought to vote.
The Norris amendment would assemble Con-
gress each anuary 4, ending Presidential and
Congressional terms in January and installing
the entire new administration and Congress
two months after election. Under our present
method the Congress we elected in Novem-
Der 1926, will not assemble until this Decem-
Der, 1927.
In the Congress just closed we were at the
mercy of fifty-eight lame ducks. Fifteen OF
them Senators and forty-three of them Con-
n
vember.
Important national questions should be fully
and freely debated in the Senate. Adoption
of the House rules might defeat this. The
second method appears to be the better one.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
TEACHERS WHO SMOKE

The Supreme Court of New Jersey has hand
ed down decision upholdng the school board
at Secargus, in that state, in its dismissal of
Miss Helen Clark pretty young teacher in the
city schools. Miss Clark was dismissed be-
cause she smoked cigarettes after school hours.
This discharged teacher took an appeal to
the state supreme court but that tribunal dis
missed the appeal with this statement:
For woman teacher to smoke would set
a bad example for her girl pupils and would
also have tendency to lower the morale OF
the whole school,"
Whereupon the Spartanburg, S. c., Herald
says:
This is phase of modernism that has not
yet reached this section of the country, and the
decision of the New Jersey court probably vii
discourage it's spread. The Secargus teacher
has rendered public service, however, by car
rying her fight to higher tribunals for natlona
publicity concerning the case will have a
wholesome effect even in communities where
school boards have not yet found it necessary
to cope with such conditions.
Male teachers however, even in New Jersey
presumably free to smoke after school
hours The girls are beginning to see that
the great deal of equality is having difficulty
in getting itself established as anything more
than. say. working hypothesis
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

EDDETTES
ON
n THINGS
Special Delivery
By M:
! IMdudeHG

The history of special delivery let
ters dates from the Congress of 1884
which passed the law at 2 O'Clock in
the morning after an all night session
that concluded the last day af the
session. The man who initiated the
movement and worked for it as
Congressman for two years is DR..
Chas. R. Skinner of Albany, n. Y,
former state school superintendent
for many years in New York, and now
at the age of 83 is retired. Last year
69,OO0,OOO special delivery letters
were delivered by Uncle Sam. Eight
cents of the special fee is given the
carrier. Formerly the special deliv-
cry carrier did not have so much to
do and it was sometimes hard to find
men wishing such job. But times
have changed bringing larger returns
to the messengers as we'll as to Uncle
Sam who has received in all around
$2O,O00,000 since the service was be-
gun.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
Our National Beverage

Unless it is coca-cola it is coffee.
At least the American people dring
coffee on an average of 405 cups a
year. The Scandanavians and the
Dutch drink little NOR ethan this
but England which is the tea drink
ing nation uses a per capita amount
of coffee around 45 cups year.
For those who like it and especially
for those who must provide it, there
is the cheering forecass .,,2t coffee
will never again be ~, uch a
high price as in the past few years.
The first cause for the decrease is
the large crop anticipated and the
lack of monopoly that controls many
other food products regardless of the
supply, so that larges crop measn
low prices. Finer quality snow fur
nished too which tends to increase
the consumption of coffee. Some sold
that the activity of chain stores has
effected this.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
JUDGED BY THE WAY HE kEPl
HIS PREMISES

LET me see his back yard. That Is the way
Judge his standing" The speaker was loan
agent who was looking over place. lie 1ouho
the back yard dirty, unkept and filled with
bewildering pile of litter and trash. Some OF
it stank
He passed up the loan, because ne SAID that
any man or woman so careless with the prem
ises, would be equally careless elsewhere and
if might result in failure either to pay
promptly or some other contingency that
would make the loan undesirable.
That man don't know what happened or
how. His loan is good according to our knowl-
edge of his finances and possibilities and yet
the appearing of his back yard made "a perfect
stranger not exactly distrust him but at least
created doubt of his stability.
Folks don't ever know what counts in this
old world of ours. 1t is often the immaterlal
point that gets over the big winnings either
for or against. But at that a mans back yard
is a pretty fair indication of his habits IN some
respects at least Look and see if 1t isn't.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
NEW BABIES OKEH

Bishop James Wise, of Chicago, tells Episco-
palianS unless America comes to halt in its
mad rush for wealth and pleasure national
moral destruction is at the end of the road. .
That has been said often in the past, sometimes
when conditions were much worse than they
are now.
Fortunately every new baby is clean page
not injured by what happened before it was
born, every generation is new colume. Back
of the human race controlling it's destiny
there is power greater than that of bootleg
gers, dance halls or degenerate stage.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
~ THE POSTAL PROBLEM

The fact that the government, unlntenton
ally, perhaps, has concealed the moderate
prosperity of the commercial branches of the
postal service behind a traditional deflcl
caused by an overload of free or less-than-cos
"polcy" services, is disclosed in report Whlcf
the postal service committee of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States has sub
mitted to Congress as basis for demanding
revision of the postal rates.
The postoffice department is the errand boy
for all government departments, agencies and
commissions. 1t carries free all the pamphletS
sent out by the Department of Agriculture, the
notices sent out by the Treasury Department
the voluminous mail sent out by every bureau,
commission, committee and department COM
prising, in the aggregate, government business.
Yet the postoffice department pays the Bureau
of Engraving for it's stamps 1T pays the Gov
ernment Printing office for its printing and 1t
pays every other department for what 1t gets
The costs of performing policy services =
that is, services recognized to be in the public
interest but uneconomic from the purely COM
mercial viewpoint, such as rural free delivery
and the handling of fraternal and scientific
publications s-are charged against the postof-
flee department.
In consequence, the ghost of the deficit how
ers about the postoffice department and the
perennial efforts to lay it by raising postal
rates, placing additional burdens upon the
commercial mail users have proved ineffec-
tive.
Such practice is unfair to the postoffice de-
partment as we'll as to private users OF the
mails and would not be tolerated by any we'll
regulated business concern.
Raising postal rates has an effect on business
Just opposite to that of reducing taxes. The
latter has been stimulating and the former, as
now shown by experience, has been retardlng.
information received from many lines OF
industry confirms the conclusion that the pres
ent postal rates, most of which went into eff
fects upon business and harmful to the general
public welfare but also in certain respects fail
to accomplish the purpose for which they were
intended
For instance, the increase in the rate on
private mailing cards from one to two cents
not only failed to produce more revenue, but
drove more than 80 per cent of private post
cards out of business.
All service performed by the postoffce de-
partment for other divisions of the government
should be charged to the departments receiv-
ing it.
When this has been accomplished the postal
laws and mailing rates should be revised ac-
hauling
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
Remembering Beethoven

Hardly any city the world around
that has a music club but will fea-
ture Beethoven numbers on the pro-
grams this week while many will rem
der whole programs from the master
or in some way honor his name on
the hundredth anniversary of his
death. In this particular Beethoven's
memory is honored differently than
that of other great personages. The
end of Beethoven's career was so
tragic in respect to his total deafness
which could not prevent the demon
stration of his genius though it did
sadly affect his disposition which be-
came more morose and more explo-
sive in anger as time went on. 1t
was remarked as significant thing
that he passed out of life during a
terrible storm when the elements OF
nature seemed battling as his fitting
requiem.
Beethoven had no equal in his mas
terly achievement with the symphony.
His eighth symphony was written
when he was already deaf and the
ninth was considered his greatest of
all. Many people enjoy the fifth
symphony better. At San Antonio,
Texas, at the centennial anniversary
program in which southwest Texas
will be represented, the fifth SYM
phony will be played by 26 pianists
on 26 grand pianos, an unusual en-
semble performance.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Charles M. Schwab, able business men,
leaving Europe, says he is never going back.
Also, he knews he is getting old, because am
losing the thrill of gambling" That issnot a
sign of getting old, only sign of getting wise.
The wonder is that as able a man as Schwab
should ever have found a thrill in gambling.
Gamblers substitute false excitement for real
achievement. Men that are real doers are
rarely gamblers and men that have no serious
occupation are gamblers nearly always
All savages and few philosophers gamble.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
RHEU M ATISM M

While in France with the Ameri
can Army l obtained d French pre-
scription for the treatment of Rheu'
matism and Neuritis. l have giver
this to thousands with wonderful re-
suits. The prescription cost me
nothing. I ask nothing for it. l will
mail it if you will send me your ad-
dress. A postal will bring it. Write
today.
PAUL CASE, Dept. Gas
Brockton, Mass.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
Renew Your Health
by Publication

Any physician will tell you that
.Perfect Purification of the System
is Natures Foundation OF Perfect
Health Why not rid yourself OF
chronic ailments that are undermln-
ing your vitality? Purify your en-
tire system by taking a thorough
course of Calotabs,-oncc or twice a
week for several weeks-and see how
Nature rewards YOU with hca
Calotabs are the greatest OF all
system purifiers. Get family pack
age, containing full directions. Only
IS cts. At any drug store. (Advo
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
Democratic Royalty

Democratic Royalty
Sometime ago the world was as
tonished to hear that the King and
Queen of Denmark had asked their
government to reduce the royal sal
ary in the interest of economy. Last
week the couple went to Berlin to
visit the former Crown Princess of
Germany who is sister and they
rode in second class compartment on
this trip. To them the Royal Rou-
manian tour of Queen Marie and the
obsequious attitude of the American
people must have seemed both silly
and inconsistent.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
First Railroad

Bermuda will have "a miles OF
railroad which will cost $2,O00,OOO.
No other transportation has been al
lowed on the island than horse-drawn
vehicles since 1908 when automobiles
were ruled out. Bermuda will find
her railroad cheaper and safer no
doubt than the automobile highway
and all the contingencies, especially
accidents. 1t is pleasant to contem-
plate place where civilized people
90 that is still immune from the hor-
rors Of speed accidents.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
SPOTI.IGHTS
ON
PEOPLE
International Night
elders

An unofficial league of nations has
an annual celebration in the western
city of Rock Springs, Wyoming. This
festival first began when it was dis
covered how many nationalities were
represented in the section. The
crowds congregate in the streets
which are brightly illuminated for
the occasion and varied program
is given of native songs and dances,
there being AZ different countries
represented at the last celebration
occurring last week. One ceremony
of the evening is that of lighting can
dies each from another in turn while
the sentiment in different languages
is expressed that says Gas light be-
gets light, so love begets love the
world around"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
WAYNESBORO MASONS
SEEK BUILDING FUND

Waynesboro, Ga.-The Masonic
lodges of Waynesboro are making a
big drive this week to free the Ma
sonic temple built here several years
ago from debt. A carnival in which
all the local organizations are taking
part, is giving a three-day program.
The Masons are expecting to raise
neat sum from the carnival.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
WAYCROSS BAPTISTS BUILD
NEW CHURCH

Waycross, Ga.-Dr. W. H. Rich,
pastor of the First Baptist church an
nounces that construction work is
progressing more rapidly than antici-
pated on the new $4,000 church his
congregation is building. The exca-
vation work has been finished, and
the walls. are up to the level where
the windows for the basement are
now being installed.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

This world is full of beauty, and if we did
our duty, we'd find it full of love" poem
reads Correct The main trouble lies in the
beautiful things in life, and, as result, let
fact that we usually are not looking for the
them pass from our very door. Let us remems
Der always that we will get just as much from
life as we put in it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
CEORGIA-Ben Hill County

Notice is hereby given all creditors
of the estate of c. L. Prescott, late
of said county, deceased. to render
in an account of their demands to me
within the time prescribed by law
and properly made out, and all per-
sons indebted to said deceased are
hereby requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
This, March 6, 1927.
MRS. C. L. PRESCOTT,
ct Administrative c. L. Prescott.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
Goes to College Twenty

Though actual attendance on the
classes has been only two months out
of year, an Oregon rancher, Alexan-
der Brooke, has been attending the
college at Tacoma for twenty years
with the hope of ultimately winning
an A. B. degree, He is always
nopular member of his classes attend
ing all the social and athletic actlvl-
ties when present and when back at
his orchard on Hood river he keeps
his classmates in mind of him by fire.
ouent gifts of apples and pears IN
generous measure,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
WAYCROSS ISSUES AUTOMOBILE
TAGS -

Waycross, Ga.-By Wednesday
morning 1,046 licenses for automobile
drivers had been purchased from the
city clerk. Anyone driving after
April l without license will be fined
SIS. From the crowded condition of
the office all applications will be in
before that date.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
Woman Prison Warden

Believed to be the first : woman
warden of a prison, Mrs. G. A. Wa
ters will take her place as director of
the reformatory for youths at Gran
ite, Oklahoma. Her purpose is ex-
pressed to turn out men and those
who know her ability, to discipline and
her courage and her faith in human
nature believe she will succeed.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
q '1a55 ~. -.
ANNIVERSARY
COLUMN
TEN YEA RS A G O

Visitors out of town Mrs. G. r.
Womble and daughter, Corinne and
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton, Ashburn; At
torney A. J. Mcdonald, Atlanta; Mrs.
w., R. Tucker, Thomasville; F. j.
Hansen, Chicago; Misses Mary Eva
Martin, Ola Mae Martin and Mr..
Chester Strickland, Tifton; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. McCarty, Mrs. j. H. Dor
miny and daughter, Selma, Miss Eula
Lee Dorminy, Unadilla; Mrs. j. L.
McCarty, Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Dickey,
Mrs. G. R. Womble and Miss Allie
Mays, Macon; Mrs. J. H. Bowden,
Woodbury.; Mrs. C. A. Holtzendorf,
Macon; Mr.. Moran, Albany; Mrs.
Maggie Pickens and daughter Miss
Nellie. Kenosha, Wis; Mrs. D. B. Da-
Wis, Palatka, Fla; Mrs. Harry Beau
champ and little daughter Frances
Ina, st. Paul, Mimi; Attorney Jesse
Grantham, Thomasville.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
Hail Colurnbia

Think of an nrollment of more
than $4,000 students at Columbia I'm
iversity last year, a gain of more
than 1900 students over the year be-
fore. The summer sessions were at
tended by more than $4,000. Also
there are 5000 students doing credit
work away from the university.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

hundred years ago 80 per cent of the
people were engaged in agriculture as COM
pared with % per cent at present. hundred
years ago we had no farming implements
worthwhile and knew very little about agri-
culture.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

Single Comb White Leghorns from
line bred trapnested pedigreed stock
with egg records from 284 to 1926 in
twelve months. Eggs and stock fol,
sale at 8O2 w. Oconee. H. B. Deyo
& Sons. 2no
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

FOR SALE-Do not plant ordinary
cotton seed, when you can get
Perry's Pedigreed Wilt Resistant
Tooie from the originator and breed
er at $3.50 per bu. fob, Dawson, Ga.
It. is among the leaders at the Exper-
iment Stations. j. P. Perry, Dawson,
Ga. At
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

In large fire the firemen had a
close call. Fireman Harry Nelson
had the back burned entirely from his
coat while the crown was burned off
the hats, OF several of the firemen.
The house burned was said to be
insured, while the damage to the
others was trifling.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

We can remember the time when you
couldn't get man to- wear checked suit be-
cause he was afriad somebody would think
he was a gamblers.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Rev. Thos. Brennan.
4th Sunday in Lent.
Mass at II a. m.
Rosary, Sermon and Benediction
at p. m. -
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

Well, Uncle Sam is still in the oil business !;
Doheny is out ten million dollars-and Teapot
Dome is yet to be heard from.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

1fRhe golf bug has his afternoon taken up and
the radio fan has his evenings. The newspa-'
per man works morning. afternoon and night.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24
ASHTON SCHOOL NOTES
Paulk-Walker

The marriage of Miss Lena Paulk
to Mr.. Alton Walker was an event
of much interest to their many
friends, which occurred March 10.
Miss Paulk is very popular young
lady of Willacoochee, but has been
teaching school here for the past six
months. Mr.. Walker is prominent
young man of this community. They
will make their home with the par
ents of the groom for the present.
Mrs. Walker will continue her work.
We wish for them much happiness.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

Visitors in own:-Miss Myrtle
Pickett, Ocilla; Mrs. E. E. Vickers
and daughter Miss Gladys, Ocilla; H.
H. Robertson, Atlantic City; Mrs. D.
M. Settle, Waycross; F. H. Taylor,
Rebecca; Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Lind
sey, Mausella, Ga.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

Saturday was record breaking
day with the merchants of Fitzgerald.
Hundreds of out of town automobiles
crowded the city, packed with buyers
of merchandise and when they were
homeward bound were loaded to the
gun wales, so to speak.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

The young man who cannot live on his sal
ary of fifteen dollars a week should get mar
ried.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-24

FOR SALE-One carat diamond
ring. Win sacrifice. Apply to-
Leader office. IF;