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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
MARCHANT HEAVY LOSER

]. A. Marchant practically lost his
entire household furniture when fire
destroyed his home in the first ward
Monday night. Having recently NOV
ed from s. Grant street, and failing
in getting his insurance policy trans
ferred, the loss will probably fall en-
tirely on him, although he carried
$500 insurance at his former loca-
ton.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, MR.
MAFFETT

Mr.. and Mrs. R. I. Maffett left for
their new home in Bristol, Tenn, this
afternoon to the regret of their host
of friends throughout this city and
county. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Maffett
have been prominent in church and
civic affairs in the city for the past
twenty years and both of them, as
we'll as their splendid children, will
be missed from their usual activities
by their many friends.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
BASKET BALL RECORD
INTERESTS GREAT MANY

The basket ball tournament now in
progress at Americas is an affair of
great interest to local players, the
fans and families of the players.
Fitzgerald last night broke the stand
ing tie with Cordele with score of
18 to Is. Reports from the game
credit Willis Miller with 16 of the
points. Mr.. Miller is the strong man
of the team as well as the coach and
he has brought them to victory in
most of the games played this season.
A full report of the lineup and the
seasons record will appear in next
issue.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
MRS. c. H. KTITERLL, DUBLIN

The report of the death of Mrs. c.
H. Kittrell, president of the Third
District Federation of Woman's Clubs
and prominent worker in the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, was received
here with sincere regrets. Mrs. IL
trell has been visitor here on several
occasions and her bereaved husband
and daughter have a number of
friends here who sympathize with
them in their loss.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
BISHOP AINSWORTH TO
PREACH HERE SUNDAY

Bishop W. N. Ainsworth will preach
at the Central Methodist Church
Sunday morning. Bishop Ainsworth
easily ranks among the best preach
ers in America, and the announce
ment of his coming will be received
with great delight by the members OF
the Central Methodist Church and by
many other citizens of Fitzgerald. A
large attendance is expected at the
services Sunday morning.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
DIRECTOR SOCIETY FOR
MENTALLY DEFECTIVE
CHILDREN VISITS HERE

Robert B. McCord, of Atlanta, di-
rector of the Georgia Society for
Mentally Defective Children, was in
Fitzgerald Thursday inquiring into
conditions in Ben Hill county with
reference to the manual education
Of this class Of boys and girls who can
not profit by the ordinary public
schools. He also conferred with the
local representatives in the legislature
relative to a program of state care
to be promoted at the next session of
the general assembly in Atlanta.
Georgia seems to have as many
feeble minded children per thousand
of population as any state" said Mr..
McCord, and yet we are doing less
than any s. te in the union for chill
dren in t condition. More than
five hundr have been on the watt
ing list of the only instution for them
in Georgia for several years, and
that institution in Richmond county
can only take care of seventy-five.
We want building program to en-
large this state institution to the ex-
tene of caring for at least half of the
number on the waiting list at the
meeting of the legislature this year.
don't see how we can do less when
no orphan home or good private home
viii take child in this condition, and
there are so many of them in the
neediest condition.
"Florida with a population not half
as large as Georgia is caring for five
hundred such children in it's splendid
institution at Gainesville. They have
three thousand acres of land, and ex-
nect to spread these defective young
people out in colony form, and train
them in the simple occupations that
do not require much mentality while
thew so train them as to make repro
duction of the class less. Many types
of feeble minded can be treated with
Improvement in the proper kind Of
institution. Not all of them are born
this way. The accidents and diseases
of infancy leave many babies to grow
nm with defective minds. Injuries to
the mother before the baby is born
seem also to supply a considerable
number. But in any event such chill
dren are innocent and helpless. They
are here, and dependent on the pub
lie for anything they get in the way
Of training to occupy their time and
nossib,y make themselves supporting.
"The northern states are caring
for these afflicted children by the
thousands. New York state alone
cares for eight thousand detectives
in four different institutions. Mass
aohusetts cares for some five thous-
and in three institutions, and so on
across the country. The southern
efates for lack of unds do less than
olAar sections Of the country, but
al of them are dong so much more
than our good state of Georgia. We
are doing we'll by our adult patients
in mental Affections, but nothing like
that in proportion for children who
have in them so much more of hope
for improvement. Attention has SIM
nlv not been directed along this line.
snch children are kept in the back
ground, and the public do not see
them very much, but those engaged
in. asy kind of children'sw rok as
have been most of my life, see the
problem and are impressed that we
n,nst do something about It.
Mr.. McCord left Thursday for
counties north.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
LEADER OF BANK
ROBBERS CAUGHT
Seeks Refuge in Home Near
Nashville-Detectives
Follow Trail

Jacksonville, Fla.-Although refus-
ing to divulge the identity of his two
companions, J. W. Johnson, AZ, Jack
sonville electrician, has confessed to
police authorities that he was the
leader of the trio of bandits who held
up and robbed the Riverside Atlantic
bank on February 18 and obtained
$5,470, and has related to officials
how he and his confederates carried
out the robbery and made their es-
cape, according to information given
out by police authorities.
! Johnson, the admitted leader of the
trio of bandits, was apprehended Sun
day morning, February 20, at 9:20
o'clock at the home of his brother-in-
law near Nashville, Ga, by City De-
tectives E. L. Acosta and C. M. Quat-
tlebaum, of the Jacksonville detective
department, who were assisted in the
arrest by Sheriff Hughes of Berrien
county, Georgia; Chief Allen of the
Nashville police department, and
Chief Adams, of the Ray City depart
ment.
News Suppressed
News of the arrest of Johnson was
suppressed by Chief of Police Abel
J. Roberts in the hope of apprehend-
ing the other two bandits.
The whereabouts of Johnson were
traced to Nashville by detectives
working under the direction of c. H.
Hubert, inspector of the detective de-
partment, and Detectives Acosta and
Quattlebaum started out in car late
Saturday afternoon for that city.
When the detectives arrived at Ray
City they secured the assistance OF
Chief Adams in the search and then
upon their arrival at Nashville Sher-
| iff Hughes and Chief Allen Joined
them. After an all night ride through
the county at rapid rate of speed,
the detectives and their party drove
nine miles from Nashville, where they
located johnson in the home of his
brother-in-law.
Johnson, who has only been mar
ried few months, Joined his wife al
the house after the robbery here
When officers approached the place
they found johnson shaving. He re-
! ouested the officers to be seated anc
wait for him until he finished shaw
ing. Instead the officers made
thorough search of the house in hopes
they woul dfind some of the stoleI
loot. but their efforts were futile.
Recover Part of Loot
When Johnson was ready to leave
the house he told Detective Acosts
that he would show him where his
part of the loot was hidden. Taking
the officers down the road a short
distance from the house, Johnson tolc
them to look under a stump and they
would find the money. When the Of
small canvas sack containing, $1,853
fcers lifted the stump they found
practically one-third of the stoler
money which was Johnson's share OF
the sum. They also found revolver
belonging to J. M. Baker, vice-presi
dent of the Riverside bank, which wa:
stolen by the bandits from the banE
at the time of the robbery.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
SUTTON BUSY

S. B. Sutton has been kept busy
for some time installing Frigidaires
in the homes Of several prominent cit
izens and business establishments.
The Frigidaire refrigeration systems
are becoming very popular and are
wonderful machines.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
ATTEND ATLANTA MEETING

]. G. Williams, j. J. Dorminy, Drew
w. Paulk and Harry Vinson motored
to Atlanta Sunday to be the guests OF
the Chevrolet dealers association who
were holding a meeting in the Bilt-
more Hotel.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
PETTY RE-INsTATEs LODGE

District Deputy G. C. Petty, Rev.
C. A. CHM and Lloyd Meeks spent
last Thursday in Douglas among the
former members of the Odd Fellow
lodge and re-organized Douglas Lodge
/. o. o. F.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
BANKERS MEET

The Tri-County Bankers Associa-
ton was holding their monthly meet
ing in Ocilla today.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03

DEVOTED TO THE
INTERESTS OF FITZGERALD
AND WiRECRASS GEORGIA
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BOND LIST QUIET;
UNDERTONE FIRM
Reaction Seen Only in Few
Convertible iSSues-U. S.
Obligations Bought.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
c,al Disnatch Tn The Star.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Trading in
bonds today was quiet. but the tone
was firm. Only in a few convertible
issues was there any sign of reaction.
The buying of United States Govern
ment obligations. which had been re-
sumed in the preceding session, kept
up today. Yesterday Treasury 3%s
established a new high for all time at
loo and today these and the Treasury
AVS opened at new tops, the latter
above ia for the first time.
The market was still under the in.
fiuence of the Treasury's refunding op-
erations.
Individual bonds in the high-grade
railway groups that attracted atten.
ton included Illinois Central Ans
which under brisk demand duplicated
their previous best price. Atchison
general As were fractionall. higher
and only a shade below their best.
Virginia and Southwestern CONSOLE
dated So. a Southern Railway bond
selling at 81. were point above the
record since the war.
Buying in foreign list again favored
the French obligations. Fiat Is with
warrants opened more than a point
| higher and at new high. but later
reacted. Italian rs and Italian Public
Utilities Is were both in good demand
The weak spots were found in the
| oils. Barnsdall IS with warrants sold
| off. with the stock being quoted at one
| time more than points under the
| high of the year. Sinclair issues were
| heavy also. Anglo-Chilean Nitrate as
| lost a part of their recent gain.
| On the other hand Hudson and Man
haitian incomes were strong and there
was good support Tor the second grade
| rails. International Great Northern
| adjustments most of the time retain
/ ed their leadership. but there was a
| good turnover in Missouri Kansas.
Texas adjustment and st. Louis-San
| Francisco incomes and in the same
| roads adjustments. Norfolk Southern
IS, one of the features of the day be-
fore. changed hands around it's high
point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Stockholders of the Second National
Bank today voted approval of the
recommendation of the directors to
raise the capital stock $25O,0O0. max
ing it's total $3.50. 900. Victor B, Deyber.
the president, reported after the meet.
ing early this afternoon. Another
meeting of the directors will take
place tomorrow when further details
will be arranged and plans made for
fulfilling all requirements for obtain
ing approval of the Controller of the
Treasury.
Under the plan. shareholders of
record will have the privilege of sub.
scribing for the additional capital
stock at SITS per share in the proper
ton Of one share for each two shares
held by them, and any stock not sub.
scribed for by the stockholders in the
proportion set forth will be disposed of
by the directors of the bank at or in
excess of SITS per share. The price
at which the additional stock will be
offered the stockholders is at approx
mately the book value of the present
stock, the market value as indicated
by recent sales on the Washington
Stock Exchange is $275 per share.
Mr.. Deyber announced today that
1t is not the intention to issue interim
certificates. The plan to increase the
capital stock at this time is because
of the institutions long and steady
growth and its aim to give its Gus
toners enlarged service. The bank
was organized in July, 1872.
Riggs Bank Votes Dividend.
At the meeting of the directors of
the Riggs National Bank yesterday.
the regular semi-annual dividend Of
7R per cent was declared payable on
April Is, to stockholders of record
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Wall Street Briefs

NEW YORK, March Is (P.-The
future dividend policy of the Western
Pacific Railroad Corporation will be
determined upon completion of sur.
vey of it's properties and affairs now
being prepared, T. NJ. Schumacher,
chairman of the executive committee,
stated after directors declared the
regularly kuarterly dividend of $3.50
a share on the preferred stock. The
corporation owns the entire stock Of
the Western Pacific Railroad Co. and
one-half interest in the common stock
of the Denver & Rio Grande Western.
j w. Doty. president of the Founda-
ton Co. informed stockholders that
work on hand, independent of the
affiliated companies, at present approx
mates $14.500.000 on 62 contracts in
The United States. Peru. Colombia and
Bolivia
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POTATO MARKET STEADY.

CHICAGO, March Is @.-Pota-
tOes--Receipts, 1877 cars: on track, 240i
total United States shipments. GA
supplies liberal; market about steady
Wisconsin. sacked round whites. l.9O
TO EOS. mostly 100 to 200. second
band kind. sacked, as low IS l.80
Idaho, sacked russets, 2.75 10 2.90
mostly $50 to 2.S5: bulk round white
mostly 200: Minnesota, early Ohios
sacked, partly graded. 2.15 to 2.25; ask
ing shade higher for fancy.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs 4 CO.
Nominal Selling checks

NEW YORK, March Is R.-For-
eign exchanges mixed. Quotations lin
cents): Great Pritain. demand, 4S5 Lie;
cables, 4S5 1882; 60-day bills on banks,
4S11s. France. demand, 3.91; cables,
391k. Italy, demand. 4.53; cables,
4.531a.
Demand: Belgium. 1890; Germany,
23.721a; Holland. $685.; Norway,
26.0S: Sweden, 1915; Denmark, 1858:
Switzerland, 1924; Spain, 17.25;
Greece. 1.2S14: Poland, 11.5O; Czecho-
slovakia, 200; Jugoslavia, l. rs; Austria,
14.121z; Rumania, .59N; Argentina,
42.25; Brazil, 11.S71s; Toxic, 1926;
Shanghai. $3.50; Montreal, 99.S1H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
Wants Medical Drunk Test.

That doctors and not police should
determine whether man is drunk is
the contention of the chief stipendiary
magistrate Of Sydney, N. 8. w. He
recently declared in court that it was
about time that some arrangement
was made regarding the medical ex-
animation Of men arrested on charges
arising from the effects of intoxicating
liquor. He added that examinations
should be- made Immediately on
arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March Is CP).-Rye.
easy; No. Western, 1.15ss, f. o. b. New
York, and 1.139s, C. i. f. export. Bar
ley. steady; mailing. S7a89. C. 1. (. New
York. Pork, f1rmer; mess, $3.50. Lard,
firm; Middle West, 12.95a13.05. Wheat
futures opened barely steady; domes-
tic, May. 1.4OA. Other articles un-
changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
RITTER Is EASY.

CHICAGO. March IS GP).--Butter
easy; receipts. 1927 tubs; creamery
extras. 4Sla; standards, 4S%; extra
frsts, 47Aa4S, flrsts, 47a47i2: seconds.
46a46la.
Eggs steady: receipts. 1879 cases;
frsts, 24a24A: ordinary firsts, %;
storage packed, extras, 26A; storage
packed. firsts, 26A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK H9.-Stocks irregular
General Motors again reaches new
peak. Bonds steady; Treasury certifi.
Gates at record high. Foreign ex.
changes mixed; Spanish pesetas react
Cotton barely steady; trade buying.
Sugar steady; Cuban support. Coffee
easy: lower Brazilian market.
CHICAGO-Wheat barely steady
bearish crop advices. Corn steady
predictions smaller receipts. Cattle
dull. Hogs steady.
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DIVIDEND DECLARED.

INDEPENDENCE, Kans., March.
IS R.-A dividend of $3.50 per share
was declared by the directors of the
Prairie Pipe Line Co. today, payable
April 80 to stockholders of record
March 81. Transfer books do not
close.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
COPPER OUTPUT DOWN.

NEW YORK. March Is (P1.-Febru.
cry production of crude copper in the
United States declined TO 60,031 short
tons from 76,19S tons in January.
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WELL rs COMPLETED.

NEW YORK, March Is CP.-TidaI
Oil Co., subsidiary of Tide Water As
ISOLATED Oil, has completed a 5000
barrel well in Crane County, Tex.
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RUBBER DECLINES.

NEW YORK. March Is Especially
Crude rubber. smoked ribbed sheets,
declined :ive-eighths of a cent at to
days noon quotation Of AK cents
This compares with 1884 cents a
month ago and Sl@ cents a year ago
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ON NEW YORK BONDS STOCK EXCHANGE
Received BY Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

(E THIS table carries quotations
received up to 3:15 pm. A COM
plete table will be published in
the $50 Edition.
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Heard i'm Financial District.

Sales of the 449 drug stores operated
by the Louis K. Liggett Co. in the
first two months Of 1927 were $9,232.-
917 against $7,664.S72 in the same
period Of 1926. a gain Of 20.5 per cent.
The United Drug Co. has declared
the regular quarterly dividend of IL
per cent on the first preferred, pay
able May to stock of record April Is.
Final figures of Victor Talking
Machine Co.. including the Buenos
Aires plant, for the first two months
of 1927 showed sales of $6.861 $50,
compared with $5.070,114 for the first
two months of 1926.
C. F. Childs & Co. Is expected to
offer next week a new issue Of 100000
Greenbrier Joint Stock Land Bank Of
Covington. per cent farm
loan bonds at 103A. to yield about
459 per cent to redeemable date. 1887,
and per cent thereafter.
Notes of Personal Nature.
Marshall o. Exnicios Of Alexander
Brown & Co., has become a member
of the Washington Bond Club.
Il. J. McQuade is attending a meet.
ing in New York today of the direc-
tors of the Mergenthaler Linotype Co.
Otis Glazebook, one of the partners
in G. NJ. P. Murphy & Co. visited the
firms Washington offices today.
Roy L. Neuhauser, vice president
Of the Real Estate Mortgage & Guar
anty Co. visited the local Institute of
Banking session last evening and out
lined the aims of the $50 prize which
he recently offered to the students in
an essay contest.
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GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS.

Quoted in dollars Der million marks.l
Ger CT tw In, 6s I9l4-ls 100000 1856 o.
Hamburg hs 1919. 49,. 10000 1000
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sHoRT-TERM sECUkITIES.
tReDorted by ]. 6 W. seIigman 4 Co..

reported by J. & W. seIigman & Co..
@Noon.--~
Bid. Offer
Alum Co " Amer rs 1888 los 1851
Am. Tel & Tel Co. As 1929 9S4 991s
American Thread Co. Is 1928 I01b 102
Anaconda Copper IS 1929 102R 102h
Baltimore & Ohio 6s 1929. 1929 1925
Bell Tel Of Canada Be 1865 I01B t0l "a
Can Nor .Ry Co. 4hs 1875 9Sk 9sss
Central of Georgia 6s 1929. 1O2I 1O2&
Chi. Mil & st Paul 6s 1884 l03b 104
Chile Copper cow 6s 1882. 40 110k
City of LYON 6s 1894 49,. 90 96b
Columbia Gas & Ell 5s 1928 1904 1907
Continental < 5s 1927 I00h 1OO%
Gen. Pet. Corp. IS 1910. -. 100k 101h
GOODYEAR + & Z; 5s 1928. 9S& 9S&
Great Northern "a 1898. =. ia 114&
Hershey ChOc. Co 5Bs 1910 l0l y 102&
Humble Oil 3 hs 1892 80. l02A 109H
Mass, Gas Co. 5xs l946 80 1Q3k 1Q3A
Morris & Co 71hss 1890. -. 104 104h
n Airbrake LIST IS 1928 lQl$ 102E
New York Tel 6s l94l 10SA 106A
Oregon Short Line IS 1929. 9Sh 9S&
Penna. Il Il Is 1881. 49,. 97B 97&
Pure Oil Co 6Bs 1888 103B I03%
Sinclair G OIL p G IS 1923 l00% 1O0I
Sou. Pac R, r. Co Is 1929. 9s5s 99h
Std. Oil O. n. Y. 6hs 1898 104% 10iT
Swift & Co SIS 1882. ....... 100 1O0H
Union Oil of Calf 5s 1885. 9Sh 90
Union Pac. r +. G a. 1927 99% 100
United l. & p. Co 5hs 1928 l0Ok 1904
U s Rubber Gas 1928. -. 1O1H 1O1%
u. s Smelling Co las 1885 1O1& 1921
Wheeling Steel G. SIS 194S 97h 9SK
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STOCKHOLDERS O. K. SECOND
NATIONAL CAPITAL INCREASE
Boost in Stock of $25O,OOO Recommended
by Directors Gets Approval of Owners.
Riggs Dividend Declared.

March 81, President Robert V Flem-
ing announces.
Riggs Bank stock is now on a
definite Is per cent basis and has been
since a year ago. Two years ago it
paid IS per cent for the year. but this
included two extras of l per cent.
During the present year Riggs
stock has been quite active on the
local stock exchange. closing last week
and it's high mark, 4S3. Transactions
to date total 426 shares.
Securities Active and Strong.
Securities were active and strong on
the Washington Stock Exchange to-
day, bank stocks being among the
features Commercial National made
a new high record for the year when
10 shares sold at 251, a gain of 3h
points over last weeks close. Ten
shares of Federal-American National
came out at 319, the same as the
last sale, while one share of National
Metropolitan changed hands at 405. This
ropolitan changed hands at 405. This
was the first sale recorded in this
issue this year.
Capital Traction, selling ex-dividend.
opened at 1861 and advanced to a..
Washington Gas Light sold at 71B
while 315 shares of Washington Rail-
way & Electric preferred sold at 91h
Two hundred shares of Barber &
Ross common sold at 81. Lanston
Monotype opened at 1914 and closed
at "a, the days sales reaching u
shares. Potomac Electric Power regis
tered 1882 and so shares of National
Mortgage & Investment preferred
brought 83s
Chestnut Farms Dairy 612 came
out at 1035s, Potomac Electric 6s at
1887 and the first first 5s at 101. Cap
ltal Traction SIS stood at 101 3s. George
town Gas SIS at 1001a and 100B. Chesa
peake & Potomac Telephone of Vir'
ginia SIS at 102. The bond market
closed with sale of City & Suburban
IS at 94A.
Local Bankers Are Rejoicing.
Local bankers were rejoicing today
that this was the final day for the
payment of March instruments on in
come taxes. The banks have been
swamped with this extra business for
several weeks. It has grown day by
day until the work of making out or
helping to make out tax returns for
customers has assumed enormous pro
portions.
The deputy collectors assigned by
the Internal Revenue Office to all the
large banks have also had their
hands full. Yesterday and early to.
day there were lines in front of their
desks almost as large as the lines In
front of the tellers' windows on Gov
eminent paydays.