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SOCIETY NEWS NOTES
C A. Holtzendorf
DENTIST
znd Floor Rooms 203.9-10
Garbutt-D >novan Bldg.
Mr. C. W. Batson, of Quitman,
transacted business in the city
yesterday.
Col. C. B. Teal left yesterday
for a visit to different points in
Florida.
Mrs. C. Bernard Watts bas re
turned from a visit with relatives
in Brunswick.
Mr. Rascoe Carroll has return
ed to the city, after spending
several weeks in Unadilla,
Miss Minnie Bessent left Sunday
for Stark, Fla., to spend some
time with her parents.
Mr. John C, Fields and Mr.
Charley Taliaferro went up to At
lanta Sunday night on a short
business trip.
Miss Nina Weaver and Miss
Vera Hubbard have returned from
a delightful visit with relatives in
St. Augustine, Fla,
Mr. Henry Stewart has return
ed from an extended stay in the
north and east, where tLe bhas been
furthering his musical pursuits,
Mrs. H. Garber has returned
from a visit with relatives in
Thomasville and was accompanied
home by her sister, Miss Ennie
Feinderg,
Miss May Wilcox has returned
, from a delightful visit in Athens,
where she was the guest of friends
during the commencement,
Miss Helen Osborne has issued
invitations to a large party at her
home this evening, compliment
ing her attractive visitor, Miss
Helen McAllister of Douglas,
Miss Mattie Wilson, of Leslie,
spent several days recently with
her cousin, Miss Elizabeth Pryor,
being en route o Broxton to at
tend Miss Kate Moore’s house
party.
Myr. and Mrs, C, U. Gaines are
now occupying the old Roush
place on west Pine street, having
vacated the Markland place on
south Lee.
For sale—Gasoline .Range in
splendid condition. Will sell at a
bargain. Also several other arti
cles of household furniture, Ap
ply Leader office, 50-tf.
Wanted —Competent house
keeper. Good pay and good home
to lonely energetic woman, only
two in tamily, Address Mrs. L.
P. Hayes, box 707 Fitzgerald or
call at 410 north Main street,
Miss Abbcebelle Wilkerson, who
was the guest of Miss Kadic
Griner last week, left Saturday
for her home in Atlanta, and will
later join Mrs. Griner and family
at Warm Springs.
Misses Marie Johnson and
Margaret Harris, of Atlanta,
passed through the city yesterday
en route to St, Simons, where
they will spend ten days chape
roned by Mrs. Thomas 1. Dickey
of this city.
Mr., and Mrs. J. C. Brewer,
Mrs. J. M. Ashley, Miss Nelle
Ward, DMiss Annie Ray, Miss
Lucille Clements, and Mr, Prestonl
Ward included a party who came
up from Douglas Saturday to at-|
tend the entertainment of the‘
Brenau College Quartette at the
Grand, ;
WANTED—An ambitious woman
to secure a business of her own that
will pay $lOO to $l5O a month; bus
iness experience not necessary, but
must be a woman of pleasing per
sonality and good social connections;
splendid opportunity. Open to
ladies in surrounding towns, Ad
dressJ. K. S, care the Leader-En-'
terprise. |
Drt.G.W.McLean
DENTIST
Rooms 512-513. PHONZE 438,
Garbutt Donovan Building
Fifth Floor
Sunday Hours, 9 to 10
BIKTHDAY PARTY
Little Miss Francis Fenn enter
tnined & number of her friends last
Friday afternoon at the home of
her parents, Mr, and Mrs. George
Fenn, in honor of her fifth birth
day anniversary,
Many games were indulged in
vy the light-hearted guests, after
which delightful refreshments
were served.
Among those who spent the af
ternoor with ‘the young houstess
were: Lucy and Laura Whitley,
Isabel and Edna Jack Paulk, Ada
Hanley, Mary Carter, Grace
Ackerman, Elizabeth Bailey,
Geraldine Jackson, Gladys Steph
ens, Mable Paulk, Edna Higgs,
Melva Vaughn, Louise Warren,
Melva Chambless, Royce Williams,
Horace Hanley, and M. G,
Vaughn, Jr.
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‘Mr. T. F. Hemminger
; Goes to Atlanta
; L
At the semi-annual meeting of
‘the Directors of the First National
Bank this morning, Mr. T. F. Hem
minger, Vice-President of that insti
tution, tendered his resignation to
take affect August Ist.
- Itis with much regret that Mr.
Hemminger's resignation was accep
ted, as he has so identified himself
with the First National that he was
looked upon as a fixture, and it is
with great reluctance that his asso
ciates will give him up.
Mr. Hemminger goes to Atlanta
to take up a more lucrative position
and one of wider possibilities, and
while it is a source of much gratifi
cation to his many friends that he
is going in such an attractive berth,
yet his going away is sincerely re
gretted.
Mr. Hemminger is a most efficient
bank officer, and the fact that his
services are called for in Atlanta in
a broader field, attests the esteem in
which he is held in the business
world.
Leaving Fitzgerald about the 15th
Mr. Hemminger will, with his fam
ily, take a two weeks’ holiday and
ellssume his new duties about Aug.
st.
{ . .
' Semi-Annual Meeting
. First National Bank Pays
| Quarterly Dividend.
{ The Semi-annual meeting of
!the Directors of the First Na
.tional Bank of Fitzgerald was
iheld this morning at 10:00
io’clock.
' As is customary with all Na
| tional Banks, the First Natlonal
'has just closed its books for the
i semi-annual period ending June
'3oth, and the showing made by
|this most excellent institution
surpasses any semi-annual show
ing yet made in its history.
. The First National’s capacity
'is well known in this section of
Georgia and the fact that its offi
cers report handsome increases
all along the line is most gratify
ling to its share holders and to
the business interest of the com
‘munity.
‘As is well known, the First Nation
alis on a 12 per c2ntdividend basis 1
and at this meeting the regular
quarterly dividend of 3 per cent
was declared and paid and its sur
plus fund increased from $75,000.00
to $80,000.00 and a snug amount
left in undivided profits account.
The First National Bank with its
capital of $125,000.00, Sharehold
er’s responsibility of $85,000.00, is
the largest financial institution in
this section, and is rightly looked
upon as a tower of strength and an
institution that a much larger cum
munity would be glad to boast of.
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE, TUESDAY JULY 2, 1912.
Call Meeting.
At our Fair last fall we organiz
ed The Ben Hill County Agricul
tural Society,
Dr. W. B. Barroughs of Bruns
wick Vice Pres. of the state Agri
cultaral Society presided at this
meeting.
The Ga. Agtl. Society is a Stute
wide iustitution and is more than
75 years oli and bas had for all
these years and now has supervi
sion over the annual state Fair.
Our Cotnty organization makes
us a branch of this institution.
The Society holds annual conven
tion at some suitable place each
year. These Conventions are com
posed of delegates from tne vari
ous County Societies, and besides
attending to the routine business,
the most eninent scientists coliege
professors and successful farmers
attend these Conventions and
make addresses on every phase ot
our animal Hroticullial and Agtl,
interest and they are exceedingly
interesting and instructive.
The work and address of the
Conventions are published in book
form and make quite .a volume of
right up to date farm matter and
are for free distribution among
its members.
Any white person of good
character in any profession who
feels any material interest in the
welfare of his county and state
is eligible to membership.
The officers elected for our
society are Pres. D. L. Martin
Vice Pres. Hon. M, Dickson,
Secty. Hon. W. T. Paulk Tres.
Hon. W. R. Bowen.
There were a number of our
good citizens who joined at this
little meeting held on the stage of
our exposition building ard we
want several hundred more to join
for the good reason that we can
get together in this organization
and there are many things we can
do that will materially excelerate
our progress and abate many hin
derances that retard our progress.
~ lam in receipt of a letter from
Dr. Burroughs Vice Pres. stating
that the convention will be held
in Aug. at Dublin, Ga. and for us
to be sure and send to this con
vention four of five delegates and
in some measure speaking to cele
brate the most memorable day.
And at 3 o’clock on this day we
will hold a meeting of the Society
to elect delegates and attend to
other business.
Respt.
D. L. Martin, Pres.
Howard Whidby.
The sad news of the death of
Howard Whidby, of Atlanta, was
received here yesterday when the
noon train of the A. B. & A. ar
rived here, Many of his former
friends who were at the depot
were greatly shocked to hear of
his sudden death from his parents
who were taking his body to
Sparks for burial., He had been
in bed for several months suffrring
from rheumatism but his death
was unexpected.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Wilkerson, a
sister, Mrs. Ed Deese, formerly
of this city, but now of LaGrange,
and several brothers in different
parts of the state.
Saloon Cases Postoned.
The cases brought by the Anti-
Saloon league against the saloon
keepers before his honor, Mayor
A. B. Cook, were called for trial
‘this morning, but owing to the
‘absence of important witnesses for
‘the prosecution a postponement
‘was taken til 2 o’clock this after
noon, Col. Tom Hill, of Cordele,
represents the defendants and the
cases are on trial as we go to press.
WATERMELONS, CUCUMBERS,
Squashes and Garden Vegetables,
some choice Pickels, fresh and
fine. See J. J. Larisey, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. 49-tf
SPECIAL SALE OF WALL PAPER
A select lot of Wall Paper at 5¢
per roll ; hanging at 10c per roll
Phone 329. G. S Deyo, 707 West
Ocmulgee. 49-8 t
PELLAGRA SHOWS
LIRGE NCREASE
Atlanta, Ga., July 10.—(Special.)—
“Why should you pay goocd money
for and consume bad corn, any more
than you would buy and eat decayed
fish or fruit?” asks the Georgia State
Board of Health in a discussion of
the disease, pellagra and its produc
ing cause.
Georgia has had her share and more
of the increased number of cases of
pellagra, acute and chronic, in recent
years, and the State Board of Health
is giving every possible attention to
the study of the cause and prevention
of this disease which usually termi
nates fatally,
The best scientific opinion of the
world today is agreed that the prown
able cause of pelagra is bad corn—
corh which has been improperly cured,
which has been cut green and in
which fermentation sets up during
the process of drying out; or 1u
which termentation may be produced
by dampness due to careless nandling
atter the grain has ripened. Some
poisonous supstance is tnus produced
in the grain, which the best Imedicai
opinion throughout the world is now
confiden:, 18 lne producing cause of
pellagra.
The State Board accepts this the
ory, in the light of all the evidence—
and it is avundant—as tne correct
one: but whether it Le correct or not,
certainly there 18 no answer to the
argument presented in the Board’s
query, “Why shouid auyone buy bad
corn?” It i known beyond question
that spoited c¢oin will kil horses and
other aniiaals, and that its effect
upon the human system must there
fore be deletcrious. So why should
anyone buy 1 at all, even at reduced
price, and take the dangerous
chances?
In fact, why should not the state
itself take a hand and forbid the im
portation and sale in Georgia of bad
or improperly cured corn? Such leg
islative action the State Board of
Health strongly urges and recom
mends. The state now seeks to pro
tect the people in the matter of the
purity of their food products; but
there is none in which the law should
more carefully scrutinize than corn
which is so widely and generally used
as a food product both for man and
beast.
It is not necessary here to go into
the many theories which have been
adduced as to the cause of pellagra.
With the single exception of the now
gcnerally accepted belief that pellagia
is caused by eating bad corn, every
one of these thcories has been dis
proven or rejected as Wwholly untena
i,ie because c¢f the iact that tne condi
ticns involved, while they may ap
pear in one Ssecuon wuel2 pellagra
is prevalent, are wholly liacking oth
ers where the disease is just as bad
or worse. & :
As early as 1600 the deleterious
effect of corn or maize products on
the human system was noted. It was
found to be a common food product
with those affected with pellagra. The
disease has been found to prevail par
ticularly in these countries in which
the searons are so short that the
grain does not properly ripen; and
also it has been shown to have made
its appearance wherever people were
in the habit of eating corn after it
has undergone fermentative changes.
It is well known that corn, when bad,
will quickly kill horses, and numerous
experiments have shown that extracts
made from fermented corn poOssess
toxic or poisonous properties.
“It is noteworthy,” says the Board,
“that in the United States pellagra
did not make its appearance to any
extent until Western corn growers be
gan the practice of cutting the entire
stalk in a green state and piling them
up together in the fields, there to re
main exposed to all of the vicissitudes
of the weather until the winter was
far advanced, or even until the suc
ceeding spring, when the demand for
corn came on in the Southern states.”
Here are some facts that are known
regarding pellagra:
“Pellagra occurs in all countries
where corn products are habitually
used as food; it does not occur in
any country where such products are
not habitually used as food; it did not
exist in Europe prior to the introduc
tion of maize, and did not attract at
tention until this cereal had become
a common article of diet: pellagra has
ceased to exist in certain districts
where other crops have replaced corn
and where it is no longer habitually
used as food; pellagra has probably
always existed in North America as
it has long been known in Mexico,
and the increase of it in this country
unquestionably followed the introduc
tion of the Western methed of har
vesting corn in the green state.”
Concluding, the Board of Health
says:
“Ag there is every reason to be
lieve that bad corn is the cause of
pellagra, and no evidence that it is
not, it is our duty to use every legiti
mate method to prevent its imporia
tion into the state and its sale in our
markets. Even granting that pella
gra is not produced by fermented
maize, we are surely entitled to good
corn when we pay our money for
it; there can be no possible reascn
fer wishing to buy rotton corn.
“The thoroughly ripened and well
preserved corn of these latitudes is,
nnqguestionably, a good, wholesome |
food, and can be eaten in the future
as it has been in the past without ill
effect; but the State Board of Health
deems that it is but doing its duty
to the people of Georgia in solemnly
warning them against the evil conse
quences of eating the Western prod
uct so long as the pernicious practice
continues of cultivating a weak and
vitiated plant combined with a meth
od of harvesting which is nothing less
than eriminal.
“The State Board of Health strong
ly urges the people of Georgia to give
gerious consideration to these facts
and to insist that their representa
tives pass a law which will prevent
In the future the murder of our citi
zens and the slanghter of our horses
by the sale of corn, which is unfit for
econsumption by man or beast.”
’The Georgia Delegates Will
| Stick to Underwood
(Special)
Baltimore, July I.—Underwnod
first, last and all the time, That vas
the decision of the delegates in
structed for the Alabamian at-a
caucus at the St. James hotel Sun
day night.
The gathering was called for the
purpose of tightening the lines and
keeping the Underwood delegates
together when the balloting is re
sumed today. There have been a
few members of the Georgia delega
tion, and some perhaps from the
other Underwood states, who have
felt that the time had come for
Underwood’s strength to be thrown
to some other candidate.
Some Georgians were ready to go
to Champ Clark Saturday when his
candidacy was on the ascendency,
but the majority has decided that
the situation has now developed in
the convention on which the Under
wood campaign was based--namely,
a deadlock.
If there ever was a chance for
Underwood that chance has now ar
rived, say his supporters. There
fore, they will sit steady in the boat
and keep voting for the southerner.
And after all, under the instructions
imposed to the convention, “vote for
Underwood until his nomination is
secured,” the delegation from Geor
gia has no choice so long as Under
wood’s name remains before the‘
convention.
Some of the delegates regret
these instructions, but they have
decided to fellow them until the
convention adjourns. The decision
of the caucus Sunday night was to
stick to Underwood to the last which
will not materially affect Woodrow
Wilson’s candidacy.
All agree that the Underwood
votes cannot be delivered to any
candidate in block. If they could
Senator Bankhead, no doubt,
would have long since delivered
them, but the Underwood delegates
divide in the second choice. Some
of them favor Clark and equally as
many would go to Wilson, while a
few would go to neither.
News Boiled Down and
Dished Up from Ash
ton Graded School
Messrs. Porter and Lewis Bost, of
Macon, are the guests of Kenny and
Turpin Ashurst this week.
" Mrs. John Harris is visiting her
sister in Atlanta. |
Aithough Friday is held as being
a badluck day to start on a journey,
nevertheless a great many long ones
begun on that day, especially in
states where they hang.
Miss Essie Barnes, of Appling
county,} is the charming guest of
Miss§jWillow Harris.
A protracted meeting has begun
at Pine{Level by Rev. Soul, of Mys
tic, and Rev. Sentell, of Ocilla.
Mesdames J. A.. Worth and D. F.
Bohannon, from the city, spent the
week-end with friends here.
The picnic at Bowen's Mill Friday
was an enjoyable affair in spite of
the rain.
Mr. J. S. Harper and family spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. D.
T. Middlebrooks.
We are sorry to learn that Grand
ma Bishop is.suffering with a bruis
'ed ankle, caused by a fall last week.
A frog cannot pose as an attrac
}tive mantel orpament, even if it
does consume vast quanties of flies.
We are pleased to learn that Mr.
| Martin Robitzsch’s eyes are improv
ing.
1 LEONNE DELORAINE.
The latest contribution toward
the maintenance of the Ladies’
Rest Room 1s Mr, Stokoe’s offer
to do the necessary laundry work
free of charge. This kindness on
the part of Mr. Stokoe is greatly
appreciated by those interested in
the Rest Room, as it serves the
purpose of cutting the expense
d>wn’as low as possible.
Is your subscription paid up?
To Sue Stockholders
ofold Exchange Bank
In compliance with a petition
filed by the receivers of the old
Excharge bank of Macon, in which
they asked the direction of the
court as to the employment of
counsel to bring suit against the
stockholders of the corporation
for the balance due the depositors,
Judge Bell, of Atlanta, filed an
order in the Bibb superior court
yesterday authorizing such a step.
In their statement to the court
the receivers, R. J. Taylor, B. P.
O’Neal and C. T. King, state that
they have nearly completed the
administration of the assets which
Lave come into their hands and
now have on deposit, approximate
ly $16,565,
They show that dividends
amounting to 85 per cent have
been paid on the unsecured indebt
edness of the bank, which consists
of certificates ot deposit, New
{York checks drawn by the bank
and dishonored by the drawee
‘bank and open accounts. The cer
tificates of deposit on which divi
’dends have been paid aggregate
$250,000, of which $37,500 re
imains unpaid. The individual de
posit accounts amount to $300,000
of which $45,000 is yet unpaid.
According to the provisions of
the charter, the receivers state,
the stockholders of the bank are
liable for all moneys deposited to
an amount equal to the face value
of their respective shares of stock,
and the receivers will bring suit
against the stockholders to enforce
such liability.
A portion of the $500,000 capital
stock of the opank is held in the
name of the corporation, and some
of the stockholders are said to be
wholly insolvent, but the receivers
state that approximately 60 per
cent of the stock is beld by solvent
people, out of whom judgment
could be collected. 3
The balance now due depositors
is about $82,500 and receivers ex
ipect to reduce this amount to $70,-
000 by the tinal dividend. They
)estimate that the interest which
has accrued and will accrue upon
the indebtedness amounts to $50,-
000, running the total liability
agaiust the stockholders up to ap
proximately $120,000.
‘Judge Bell, who bas charge of
the case, as Judge Harris is dis
qualified, directed in his oroer
filed yesterday that the receivers
employ counsel, compensation of
the attorney to be agreed upon by
the attorney and the receivers,
but not te exceed $5,000, to be
paid when suit is filed, and 15 per
cent on the first $20,000 collected
and 10 per cent on the remainder.
He also authorized the receivers
to employ an accountant to ex
amine the books of th 2 bank and
lend any clerical assistance neces--
sary.—Macon Telegraph.
For a limited time only we will sell
1 Feather Bed weighing 36 pounds
and 1 pair of Pillows weighing six
pounds, all for $lO, cash with order,
f o.b. Covington, Ga. NEW feathers
only. Made of the best A.C. A. tick
ing. If beds are not as advertised we
cheerfully refund vour morev. Buy
from the manu’: ctuiel; .ave half
your money. (rdes today. Xefer
ence, Bark ¢f Newtor Cevni. Send
your ordeis to the <idesi b d corm
pany in the State of Georgia—
Dixie Feather Bed Co.
Covington, Ga. ‘
To the Highest Bidder.
What is known as the Dorminey’s
Mill Church Building, 35x45, one
story, in good repair, will be sold at
public auction at Dorminey’s Mill,
at 10 o’clock a. m., on the Third;Sac
urday in July, to the highest bidder
for cash or on time. This 26th day
of June, 1912. J. 0. Prescorr.
49-4 w-law
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rooms with all conveniences and
close in. Apply Phone 465, 37-tf
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