The Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise and Press, 1921-08-24

FARM RELIEF BILL 'Billion Dollars Will Be Loaned to \ Farmers by Uncle Sam i . WASHINGTON, August 24 'With a number of amendments the 'senate bill which would make one billion dollars available through the War Finance corporation for stimu stimulating - lating stimulating exportation of agricultural products was passed today by the ihouse. I Only 21 representatives voted 'against the bill while 314 voted for it, The house eliminated senate sec sections - tions sections authorizing the purchase by the War Finance corporation of £200,000,000 worth of farm loan !bonds and the creation of a new bu bu!reau - !reau bu!reau in the department of commerce (to obtain information as to trade | conditions abroad, The house fur furlther - lther furlther overruled the action of its com com| - | com| mittee in eliminating a section which l'would permit government loans to accredited foreigners engaged in gcxportation of America products, 'but added an amendment providing | for rigid restriction of such loans. ' } Another house amendment would | fix June 30, 1922 as the date on | which liquidation of the War Fi Fi'nance - 'nance Fi'nance corporation would begin with 'the capital stock of the corporation' cancelled in proportion to the sur-1 Plus funds turned into the treasury, By a vote of 196 to 136, the house 'rejected a motion to recommit the bill offered by Representative Wingo. democrat, from Arkansas, to reinsert the eliminated senate provi provision - sion provision for purchase of $200,000,000 worth of farm loan bends and to add an amendment authorizing the i\\'ar Finance corporation to make direct loans to agriculturists. Efforts will be made, Chairman Fadden, of the banking committee, said, to obtain an agreement be between - tween between the house and senate on dis disputed - puted disputed provisions of the hill so it can be sent to the president before 'the forthcoming recess,

In its present shape the ballot tells the union members of the un unsatisfactory - satisfactory unsatisfactory negotiations held in tke 'past few months between brother brotherhood - hood brotherhood chiefs and railroad manage:s at conferences held in the west, southeast and east as to whether the railroads intended to ask far further decreases in wages, follow following - ing following the 12 1-2 per cent reduction handed down by the railroad laber board at Chicago June 1 and now in effect, whether the roads would seek the elimination of time and one-half for overtime and asks if the members are satisfied to con continue - tinue continue work under these conditiona, Southwest Not Included Executives of the southwestern roads did not meet with the chiefs, Chief executives of the five organ organizations - izations organizations have been in conference here for several days on the situation and today were joined by three mera merabers - bers merabers of the executive board of each of the five organizations and several assistant grand officers, about twcn-1 ty-five men in all, | W, Ballots will be sent to 150,000 y ive members of the trainmen'si &rganization, 115,000 firemen, 80,000 engineers, 50,000 conductors and 14,000 switchmen {

Offers Yams And n . Syrup For Russians S. L, Smith Tenders Yams and Syrup for Russian Needs A telegram to Congressman Chas. R, Crisp by Mr. S, L, Smith of the Fitzgerald Supply Company, urges our Congressman to call the atten attention - tion attention of Mr. Hoover to the possibili possibilities - ties possibilities of using Georgia Yams and Georgia Cane Syrup in supplying the needy Russians. As millions will have to be fed and there is truly nothing in all the world more satisfy satisfying - ing satisfying and nutritious than these popular Georgia farm products, the Govern Government - ment Government would help both the Russians and the Georgia farmers by adding a Tliberal supply of these products to the rations of the Russians, R, L, Jones, returned from Indian Springs, Tuesday. Red brings the information that a bungalow and small hotel besides the Wigwam burned down at Indian Springs Sun Sunday - day Sunday night the buildings being in some distance from each other, giv giving - ing giving rise to the suspicion that incen incendiaries - diaries incendiaries were at work. Mrs. Jones and children accompanied him home,

o J. C. Wilson Buys ° ° Union Mercantile Mr, J. C. Wilson, tormerly of Wil Wilson - son Wilson and Dykes purchased the stock of the Union Mercantile Company and will continue the business at the same location under the firm of J, C. Wilson, Grocer. Mr. Wilson is well known to the local trade and has a host of friends who will be glad to know that he is again ready to supply them with their grocerics. Mr, W, H. Smith, who has managed the affairs of the old concern will remain with the new firm, As Mr. Wilson will conduct a strictly cash business he expects to be able to sell groceries at a consid considerable - erable considerable saving to his customers and asks a trial order. We call special attention to his low prices appearing in his advertisement in this issue, PICNIC PARTY PLANNED FOR THURSDAY The Primary Department of the Central Methodist church will have a picnic at Lake Beatrice on Thursday, The children will meet at the church at 11:00 o'clock when all primary Sunday School pupils that wish to go must be at the church.

' ° A New Innovation Ll ' At Empire Hotel ~ The Empire Hotel Mrs, Ted My Mytrs, - trs, Mytrs, proprietress, introduced a new innovation to the business men and women of the town Tuesday, when this popular hostelry began serving special dinners for the busy men and women, whose business and office duties make it converient to spend the noon hour down town. The popular price, 50c, makes it a very attractive proposition especially since the culinary of the hostelry is of the best, The hotel is handy to the bus business - iness business section, the dining room cool and pleasant and service excellent, Dinners are served from twelve to two, OLIVER--GOODWIN Miss Alice Ruth Unver and Mr, Arthur L. Goodwin both of Savan Savannah - nah Savannah were quietly married on August 20th at Savannah, The above announcement will be of interest to many friends of Miss Oli Oliver - ver Oliver here where she has visited on several occasions in the home of her cousin Miss Mary Eva Martin, Miss Oliver was formerly of Americus,

The deceased was a member of the Order of Railway Conduators, who will have charge of the funeral arrangements and the local lodge of Elks, a committee of whom will ac accompany - company accompany the body to its last resting Iplace, It consists of Dr. T, E, White, Geo. W. Brown,G, S, Willcox, Wm. 'S, Haile, W, G. Broadhurst, Martin Gottlieb, and J, D. McLaughlin, The funeral will be held at his late resi residence - dence residence at 12 p, m, Thursday and the remains will be carried to Cordele for interment escorted by automo automobiles - biles automobiles after the funeral services. Rev. J. F, Singleton of the First Baptist church will officiate at the obsequies, The pall bearers are Messrs, Ran Randall - dall Randall Bryan . C. L. Fox, W, R, Stilley, C. R, Davis, E, C, Herring and A. M. Barrett.

e Getting Ready For ~ Chautauqua Here The Chautauqua organization held its meeting last night at the Cham Chamber - ber Chamber of Commerce and made the nec necessary - essary necessary preliminary arrangements for the success of Chautauqua week, President R. M, Mann was assured' the co-operation of the members present who also volunteered their services to W. A, Adams, in charge of the sale of tickets, The programl is said to be a pleasing one, and asi the price of scason tickets has been placed at $2,50 for the entire week's program_ it is expected that the tickets will be readily sold | Mr, and Mrs. James L, McCarty and daughter drove down to Valdos Valdosta - ta Valdosta today to attend the marriage of Miss Ruth Harley and Mr, William Erastus Young at five o'clock this afternoon, '

"BIG FOUR" UNIONS 'Organizations Prepare Form of Ballots to- Be Used VOTING TO TAKE MONTH 'Wage Reduction and Working Con Conditions - ditions Conditions Submitted to Entire Membership of Unions ; CLEVELAND, August 24. Strike ballots for submission to 409, 000 members of the "Big Four" rail railroad - road railroad brotherhoods and the Switch Switchmen's - men's Switchmen's Union of North America were 'being prepared at a joint conference here today of members of the exec executive - utive executive committees, chief executives and assistant grand officers of the five organizations. : When the conference adjourned late today the form of the ballot had not been definitely decided on The conference will be resumed to tomorrow - morrow tomorrow morning.