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Atlanta, June 2.—Atianta music
lovers rerurved to the old time
favorites vesterday afternovon
® hen Dr. Percy J. Starnes, in re
sponse to requests, mixed in the
strains of the Sewanee River, Old
Keotucky Home, Massa’s in de
Celd Cold f@Ground and otber
‘southern darkey weloaies, side by
side with his selections from Wag
f. ner, Choppin and Schubert.
The old songs seemed to take
vest.
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® Report of The Condition Of
| The Third National Bank,
' At Fitzgerald,
State of Georgia, at the Close of
Business, June 14, 1912,
_ RESOURCES
Loans and di5c0unt5....................$ 175,079.53
Overdrafts; secured and unsecured...... 336.08
U. S. Bonds tosecure circulation......... 50,000.00
Bonds to secure Postal Savings..... ...... 1,000.00
Premiumson U. S. b0nd5................ 375.00
Furniture and fixture 5.................. 3,549.15
w Other real e5tate0wned................. 3,597.40
Due from National Banks (not reserve
8 e T anlem
Due from State and private banks and |
bankers, trust companies and savings |
bhapks to ittt RABIOT
Due from approved reserve agents ...... 4,432.03
Checks and other cash item 5............ 3,589.40
Fractional paper currency, nickels and
CENIS e 259.00
LawruL MoNEY REservE IN BANK, viz:
Specte. . 0 $2:807.50
Legal-tender n0te5............ 789.00 3,116.50
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasury (5
™ per cent of circu1ati0n)................ 2,500.00
Tatal N o 3062 16679
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in..................... 550,000.00
Susplusfund. . oo e BB O
National Bank Notes outstanding......... 50,000.00
Due to approved Reserve Agent 5......... 2,584.83
Prvidends unpaid.. ... .0 a 0 12.00
Individual Depesits subject to check...... 59,939.76
Time certificates of dep05it5.............. 20,037.60
Cashier’s check 0ut5tanding............. 1,643.62
Bonds Borrowed .. -5 .-o.i-ovevenieoss, 25,000:,00
Bills payable, including certificates of de
posit for money b0rr0wed............ 47,500.00
Fotal: oo 920216679
State oF Georcia, BEN HiLL CouNTY, ss:
I, A. B. Cook, Cashier of the above-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
lx_nefnt is true to the best of my knowledge and be
-I€l.
A A. B. Coox, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
J. M. Apaws,
J. B. WaLL,
Jas. L. McCarry,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day
of Jumne, 1912,
CHas. B. TraL,
Notary Public.
We
Sell
Real
Esta.te.
Stop
Paying
Buy
a
Home
on
Divided
Payment
Plamn.
SEANOCR
AND
GELDERS
117 E. PINE ST.
Mr. Alderman Where
Do You Stand?
(Communicated)
In January of the present year
the City Councii of IFitzgerald
granted to Frank Hager, Wiley
Williams, George Davis, C. A.
Murray, R. L. Jones and R. E.
King, license to seil near beer in
the City of Fitzgerald, The same
council passed an ordinance pro
viding that any person who had
license to operate a near beer place
should be forfeited if they per
mitted whiskey to be brought in
their place or if they sold whiskey.
In April fifty citizeas of Fitz
gerald brought a petition to the
Judge of the Superior Court of
Ben Hill County, alleging that
each of said parties were operat
ing at his near beer place what is
commonly known as a blind tiger
and was selling int xicating
liquors. Upon heraing the evidence
the court found that eact place
was operating what is commonly
known as a blind tiger and by a
judgment abated each of said places
and ordered the sheriff to close
same. This order enjoined each
of the above named parties from
operating a near beer place at the
place where the City Council had
graoted license for them to sell
near heer. These places remained
closed after they had been ad
judged to be blind tigers by the
court, for some tean days, when
as reported, Frank Hager opened
up Wiley Williams’ place, Wiley
Williams opened his near beer
place at Frank Hager’s, George
Davis opened at C. A. Murray’s;
and C. A, Murray opened his at
the place where George Davis had
formerly operated, The license
granted only authorized these
parties to condurct a gear beer busi
ness at a particular place and the
people of Fitzgerald were surpris
ed to see these near beer people
changing places and opening up
again, It was thought that the
Mayor and Couccii, since these
places had been adjudicuted a blind
tiger, would bhave enforced their
ordinance against the selling of
whiskey at these places and for
feited the licenses granted; but in
stead of this the City authorities
have permitted these parties, who
by the judgment of the court had
been operating blind tigers, to
open up and do a near beer busi
nessiat different places.
The council Las passed no ordi
dinance or resolution permitting
these licenses to be transferred and
it 1s appretended by the good
citizens of Fitzgerald that they
would not pass such a resolution
or ordinance permitting these
people, who had been operating
in the City of Fizgerald, a blind
tiger, to operate under the same
license at a different place. their
near beer business, when it bad
been adjudicated that they had
previously operated a blind tiger:
and since the Ceuncil had gone on
record by passing an ordinance re
quiring the forfeitures of any of
said licenses for the parties to sell
intoxicating liquors in their near
beer places. There is but one way
for these people who have been
adjudicated of ruoning a blind
tiger at their near beer place in
the City of Fitzgerald, to operate
as they are now operating and
that is by the City Fathers not
enforcing the City Ordinance of
the City of Fitzgerald.
Mr. Alderman, are you assist- |
ing them in operatng tiis place?
Have you given assistance to the
man who, it hus been acjudged by
the court. huas been operating a
blind tiger in the city of litzger
ald? If vea have not, whv is 1%
that you permit them to operate a
near beer place where they have
have no right to operate under
their licensec? Are vou assisting
a man who has been found guilty
of operating 4 biind tiger, to con
tinue to do business in the City of
Fitzgerald? Are you aiding them
in violating the court’s order? If
not why don’t you have your
policemen to stop these parties
from operating at places where
you have granted them no license?
Are you lined up with these par
ties, who have been adjudged of
baving operated blind tigers? Are
you in favor ot enforcing the laws
of the City of Fitzgerald and of
the State of Georgia? 1t you are,
why Islt that you permit Wiley
Williams to do business at Fraok
Hager’s place and visa versa?
Mr. Alderman, why do you not
bring this up at a meeting of the
City Courcil and move the Coun
cil that an ordinance be passed
permitting these parties to trans
fer their business to a different
place and let the people of Fitzger
ald know that you are assistingl
these people in carrying on theirl
business, after they have beenj
found guilty of operating blind
tigers? The people of Fitzgerald‘
want to know where you stand.
Why is it that you have conferences
with these near beer people and
reach agreements at places other
than in the Council Chamber
where no one knows what you
have done? If you are not aiding
this, why is it that these people
are operating their places different
from the ones that you granted
them licenses to operate?
Anti Saloon Committee,
Chief Walter C. Wilkerson left
today for Americus, to nttend the
annual convention ot Fi:e Chiefs.
Fire Insurarce
in Home Companies
Atlanta, June 20.—Figures com
piled from the books at the capital
in the archieves of the state iasur
ance department, show that a larger
proportion of fire i 'surance in Geor
gia is being placed with home south
ern companies this year than ever
before, and the belief Is expressed
that statistics for 1912 will show a
similar condition in other southern
states.
It is believed that the doctrine of
keeping southern money in the south
instead of draining the section by
sending it north or east is respon
sible for this progress in southern
institutions.
The tremendous importance of
this gradual change may be under
stood in the light of the fact that for
thirty years prior to 1909 premiums
amounting to seven hundred and
seventy million six hundred and
ninety-eight thousand, three hun
dred and eighty-seven dollars were
paid out in the fourteen southern
states and that of this great sum
only about sixty-eight millions was
received by southern companies.
With the firm establishment of
southern companies, however, which
rank with any in the north and east,
‘the proportion has been steadily im
proving.
Verify It.
The Proof Is In Fitzgerald
at Your Door
The public statement of a Fitz
geraid citzen is in itself strong
proof for Fitzgerald people, but
confirmation strengthens the evi
derce,
Here is a Fitzgerald citizen, who
testified vears ago that Doan’s
Kidney Pills relieved weak kid
neys and now states the result
was permanent, Can any sufferer
from kidpey ills ask better proof?
You can investigate. The case is
right atlhome.
Mrs. Nelle Smith, 611 west
Oconee Ave., Fitzgerald, Ga.,
says: ‘““You may continue to pub
lish my endorsement of Dcan’s
Kidney Pills given in April 1908.
[ still consider this remedy the
best one to be had for kidney com
plaint. I use it occasionally and
my kidoeys are thus kept in good
working order. For years I had
kidney complaint and I felt weak
and worn out. My back ached
and became very lame. Dark
spots often appeared before my
eyes and I felt dizzy and miserable.
Doan’s Kidney Pills acted quickly
and effectivelv, removing all the
symptoms of my trouble. I can
not give this preparation toe much
praise.”
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents, FKoster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
THE SURPRISE STORE
OGO ITGISEROSSOBI SO SBEBLLRLEE 0000
Where Every Day is
a Speclal Sale Day
One lot of Dainty Dotted Swiss,
35¢ and 50c values, : : ; 16¢ yard
New shipment Sample Skirts in Panama
and Mannish Mixtures : $1.98 to $4.89
These are $4 to $lO values.
One lot Imported Swiss Embroideries in edging, inser
tion and bands. They come in short lengths, from
4 to 10 yards.
Biggdest bargains ever offered in embroideries.
Prices on these goods are less than 50c on dollar
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Come and see for yourself---‘‘seeing is believing”
The Surprise St
“Your mceney’s worth or your money back”
MANY CONVENTIONS
} HELD IN BALTIMORE
First Gne Was In 1832---History
of Conventions of Democratic
Party.
~ Washington, June 22—When the
Democratic convention is opened
‘Tuesday in Baltimore the twenty
first such gathering will be at hand.
It's a long time back in 1832, when
the first convention was held, and it,
too, in Baltimore, and momentous
have been the years which have
followed. |
Ever since the first convention was
held, there have been two invioable%
rules in the party, that the d:legates,
when so instructed, should cast thef
votes of their states as a unit, and
the other that no candidate should
be nominated without a two-thirds!
majority. These rules always havei
been solmnly adhered to. In the
year of the first convention Andrew
Jackson, “Old Hickory,” was nomi-}
nated and elected President and
Martin Van Buren Vice-President. |
Baltimore also had the secondi
convention, held in 1836. and that
year Van Buren was elected Presi
dent and Richard M. Johnson Vice-
President. |
The third convention also was!
held in Baltimnore in 1840, and again
named Van Suren for President, but
named no one for second plac i
leaving that matter to the several,
states. In that convention the first’
complete party platform ever formu
lated and put forward was adopted.
As in previons years, the conven
tion of 1844 also was held in Balti
more and a fiercz taree-day’s fight
ensued between Van Buren and
James K. Polk, the latter finally com
ing off victorious because of Van
Buren's views regarding the annexa
tion of Texas. ‘
Taylor and Filmore, Whigs, de—i
feated the Case and Butler ticket in
1848, that convention being charac- |
terized by some of the sharpest con-{
flicts that have. occurred in the
party’s history, except possibly those
of 1860 and 1896.
“Dark horses” began to be popu
lar about 1852, when Franklin Pierce
was named to lead the Democrats
with William P. King of Alabama
as his running mate.
Up to the time of the convention
of 1856 all such gatherings had been
held in Baltimore, but in the year
named Cincinnati was the city
chosen for the meeting. Four days
were spent in the selection of can
didates, the result being that James
Buchanan was brought to the front
for first place on the ticket and John
C. Breckinridge for second place.
But perhaps the most intensely
exciting of all these meetings was
that held in Charleston in April,
1860; “just before the booming of
the bigi¢vns at Fort Sumter began.
Ten days were spent in the selecticn
of candidates and nearly sixty bal
lots were taken, with the result that
nothing was accomplished, the con
vention splitting into two parts;one
section putting up Stephen A, Doug
las of lilinois, and Herschel V. John
son of Georgia, and the other Breck
inridge for President and Joseph
Lane of Oregon, for Vice-President.
Both tickets were defeated by the
Lincoin-Hamlin ticket.
Chicego had the convention of
1864, at which time all efforts were
being made to hold the pariy and
keep it from being smashed to
pieces because of the Civil War then
raging in all its fury. George B.
McCleliza of New Jersey and Georgei
H. Pendleton for first and second
place, respectively, saw what re-%
mained of the party to go down to
defeat. ‘
In 1868, when the convention was
held in New York, the Seymour-
Blair ticket was put in the field, it
being (he belief of the party leaders
that a combination of New York
and Missouri men might meet with
success, but this was not to be and
the ticket met defeat at the hands
of Grant and Colfax.
" Baltimore again came to the front
in 1872 when the convention of that
year was held in the Monumental
City. Horace Greeley and Gratz
Brown again saw the ticket defcated
by the regular Republican organiza
tion.
Tilden and Hendricks led the De
mocracy at St. Louis in 1876 and
came within a stone’s throw of suc
cess. Since that time the nominees
have been Hancock and English at
Cincinnati in 1890; Cleveland and
Hendricks at Chicago in 1884; Cleve
land and Thurman at New York in
1888; Cleveland and Stevenson at
Chicago in 1896; Bryan and Sewell
at Chicago in 1898; Rryan and Stev
enson at Kansas City in 1900; Park
er and Davis at St. Louis in 1904,
and Bryan and Kern at Denver in
1908.
Pirs. Sallie Lee Dead
I Mrs. Satlie Lee died Sunday
might at the home of her daughter
Mrs. B. L. Wright. Deceased
was, about fifty-tive years of age
-and-had been suffering with an at
tack of fever for several weeks
previous to her death.
Mrs, Lee is survived by one
'son and one daughter in Fitzger
ald, Mr. Robert Lee and Mrs. B,
1.. Wright, also two sons from
j)lashviile, Mr. Will Lee and Mr.
‘Cobb Lee, and a grandaughter,
Miss McLendon, of Boston, all of
wvhom were here at the time of her
death. :
The funeral service was con
ducted at the home yesterday af
ternoon and interment followed at
Evergreen Cemetery.
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