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This is melon-cutting time for the bankers as well as farm
ers. But still there is a difference.
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Attorney General Felder would rather be defeated running
for Governor than for Attorney General. There is no reflection in
a defeat for Governor but it would seem the people didn’t believe
in his legal acumen—should he be turned out of office after one
term only. There doesn’t seem to be a vacancy in the guberna
torial race— ‘‘no long-felt want” to supply, and a man with the
misfortune to be named Felder at this time is certainly taking
some chances.
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Trust-busting does not always help the consumer. It’s a
gort of political cock and bull story.
Gasoline has advanced 4 cents a gallon since the Standard
Qil Company was dissolved, and the competing corporations have
all advanced together. Economy of administration as a whole
made the Standard the model of efficiency at a minimum cost of
management. 37 sub-companies added 37 times the amount of ex
pense for distribution and managing, and of course the consumer
has to pay the freight. Qur representatives must fish for another
remedy. Disorganizing a well managed institution is not the rem
edy by which the public may be helped.
The smoke from the battle is clearing away—the aggregate result of
the Democratic National Convention is clearly a Bryan victory, although
Governor Marshall, of Indiana, connot be called a Progressive. His elec
tion to the governorship of Indiana was largely due to the fact that the
Republican candidate was the exponent of Indiana’s prohibition senti
ment. ;
Taggart, of Indiana, the notorious owner of the gambling den of Lick
Springs, organized the beer and liquor interests to put in his man, Mar
shall, thereby keeping himself in the gambling business. We are not
very proud of that victory nor can we believe that Prof. Wilson will re
fer in very endearing terms to his running mate. It's a queer combina
tion.
The Legislative Farce. i
The professional Prohibitionists in the Legislature have postponed‘
action on the Tippins Bill until next Monday. Have you ever seen so
accommodating a bunch of fellows? The chief of the beer brigade is out
of the State. We must wait for him. The boss lobbiest is out of the
State—boys there won't be a pool if we do business without him. We
just have to give them a chance to make something out of this thing, else
the session will be awfully monotonous. So the people are fooled and
our representatives are allowing themselves to be made tools of. Are
you ever going to catch on to the game?
en Hill County Democrats
The National Democratic Committee will need your
help. A President and members of Congress are to be elect
ed. To carry this undertaking to success it will take bar
rels of legal tender dollars. The attack by Mr. Bryan on
the few millionairs the party is burdened with will result
in anempty treasury. It becomes the privilege of the
rank and file of Democracy to prove their faith by their
works.
The Republican party will expend every effort and
money without limit to carry the doubtful states. To
whip the devil you have got to fight him with fire. We
do not relish the dish but we are confronted with a condi
tion and not a theory. '
The Leader-Enterprise will forward to the National
Committee any funds that may be entrusted to us, and we
will publish the names of the contributors and see that a
personal receipt is issued them direct from headquarters.
Show your patriotism by sending us $l.OO. It takes
money to carry on a National Campaign—it takes more
money this year than ever and the supply is limited. Be
one of a million to help out the cause of Democracy.
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THE LEADZR-ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1912,
; ROBT. V. BOWEN, President
——— CAPITAL $100,000.00 M, DICKSON, Vice-President
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) uf,"-’@" : 1. D. DORMINEY, Cashier
No. 8250 M. M. STEPHENS, Ass't Cashier
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19 S® THE EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
FITZGERALD, GA., july, 5, 1912
TO THE DEPOSITORS, PATRONS AND FRIENDS OF THE EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK:-
Our Directors have had no happier meeting than the one held on
July 3rd., on which date they passed resolutions placing this bank on
the UNITED STATES BANK HONOR ROLL.
The honor roll is composed of those banks whose directors and :
officers have so safely and prudently managed affairs, until the very
fewest losses have occurred to consume profits, and whose stockhold—
ers are so financially strong that they do not need to draw out their
bank profits, but prefer to leave these profits in their bank as a
voluntary additional protection fund to depositors over and above the
fund required by government law.
The United States Banking Laws require each National Bank to
accumulate a surplus fund equal to one fifth of its capital stock.
The Exchange National Bank did not stop increasing its surplus
at one fifth, but continued increasing until it reached One Hundred
per cent, July 3., 1912
The Government Laws require one fifth for surplus and if we have
put up five fifths, we have done five times as well as the law re
quires. . ' :
Thus, it has been done by our prudent directors to safe—guard
the interests of our increasing number of depositors, and to make
the bank that much more useful, and the consequence lis we are now on
record before you and before our feTlow bankers thru out the United
States as an gggggflaoll Bank, the first in this section of South
East Georgia.
Not only have we placed our surplus five times as much as Gov
ernment Law requires, but it is also on record that our careful ex
amining colmittee makes thorough examinations of this bank several
times as often as Government Law requires.
These two things are but a few of many things that are done by
this institution to make it extra—ordinarily strong, and ou:r deposi
tors reap more benefit from these prudent practices than we ourselves
can reap; yet, we are wide awake to the fact thet the public is re
' cognizing more and more the truth of our determination to lead in
strength and in usefulness, whereby we win new accounts daily.
Respectfully, :
' R. V. BOWEN, President.
. J. E. TURNER, Active Vice—President
il J. D. DORMINEY, Cashier
M. M. STEPHENS, Assistant Cashier.
A B ek oA lD
A H Thurmond.. . ..o 100
J B Twnet .. 0100
PR WAI e s 1
B 1 Blits.. e 100
DWW Rl e 1
WANTED—To keep a cow for
her feed during the summer.
Will give the best care and feed
well. Phone 415.
FOR SALE—Roller Top Desk, Safe
and Underwood Typewriter, either
cash or on time. Apply to Thos.
W. Stokes, .Phillips Block. Phone
147. 35tf-
Mr. C. E. Harrison, of Ocilla,
was among the visitors in the city
yesterday.
Mr. Cliff Barfield was up from
QOcilla vesterday.
Mr. Eugene Shirley, of Cuth
bert, spent yesterday in the city.
Is your subscription paid up?
Presbyterian Church
There will be praaching Sunday
morning. next, by the pastor, Rev.
S. G. Hutton, but owing to the
extreme hot weather there will be
ro mght service. There will be a
children’s meeting Sunaay after
noon at 4 o’clock.
Semi-Annual Meeting of The
Directors of the Ex
change National
Bank.
The Directors of The Exchange
National Bank, at their semi-annual
meeting July 3d, passed $10,000,00
up to the surplus fund and
paid dividends to their stockholders
for one-half of the above amount.
This is in line with their long
standing policy to leave in the bank |
a large portion of its profits for the
protection of its depositors, payingi
out to its stockholders only nominal
dividends. i
This increase of surplus puts this
lbank on the bankers honor roll, and
jit speaks well for Fitzgerald and{
this territory to have the distinctioni
of possessing an Honor Roll Bank.‘
This institution is regarded as being
very strong and liberal in its deal
ings.
' Most people wonld succeed in
small things if they were not
'troub!ed with great ambitions. . |
Annual Meeting
j of Blue and Gray
l g L
E The 1912 annual meeting of the
'Blue and Grav convened at the Park
July 4, with Commander NMarcus
Luke in the chair. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Commander—C. H. Brooks.
Senior Vice-Commander—T., A.
lJudge.
' Junior Vice-Commander—P. R.
IBooker.
I Surgeon—Dr. Boyd.
~ Chaplain—Rev. E. J. Hammond.
Color-Bearer—Bert Bullard.,
~ Adjutant and Quartermaster—R.
Mathews.
Park Commissioner—Lee Scott.
Moved-and carried a comnmittee
of three be appointed to audit and
pay all bills incident to the celebra
tion. Marcus Luke, Wm. McCor
mick and R. Mathews were appoint
ed as such committee.
Moved and carried a vote of
thanks be extended to Capt. Haile
and company for their valuable ser
vice. A vote of thanks to the May
or and speakers,the band ard Mr. D.
L. Martin for their invaluable aid in
making the celebration a grand suc
cess. Marcus Lukg, Com.
R. MaTrEWS, Adjatant.
Life is not so short but that
there is always time enough for
courtesy.
From The Pest House.
Mosquitoes Carry Death-
Dealing Germs and Should
Be Feared
There is no longer any question
that the mosquito is a serious
menace both to health and life.
Until the Government finds a
means of completely eradicating
them it is up to the individual to
protect himself.
You can’t tell where the mos
quito that bites you to-night has
come from. He may have just
left some smallpox patient, or
someone afflicted with some other
loathsome disease. Do you want
him to infect you with deathdeal
ing germs?
We know of no better way to
suggest immunity from mosquitoes
than the uvse of Rexall Skeeter
Skoot. It is pleasant to use, but
it keeps. the mosquitoes away.
They will not touch you as long as
there is any Rexall Skeeter Skoot
on your person. -We guarantee
this, and if it fails to keep mosqui
toes away from you, we will glad
ly refund your money, Price 10,
25 and 50 cents. Sold in this com
munity only at our store.
Denmark Drug Co.
7he Rexall stre
Fitzgerald, Ga,
