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in Bankruptcy,
In the District Court of the Uni
ted States for the Southwestern
Division of the Southern Dis
trict of Georgia.
In the matter of Booker & Britt
—W. R. Booker and W. C.
Britt, Bankrupts.
To the creditors of above nam
ed of Fitzgerald, in the county of
Ben Hill, said district, bankrupts:
Noti:e is herehy given that on
September 21, 1912, the said
Booker & Britt was duly adjudg
ed bankrupts; and that the first
meeting of their creditors will be
held at Valdosta, Georgia, on
October 1, 1912, at nine o’clock
in the forenoon, at which time
the said creditors may attend,
prove their clrims, appoint a
trustee, examine the bankrupts
and transact such other business
as may properly come before said
meeting.
The bankrupts are required to
be present. ;
At Valdosta, Georgia, this Sep
tember 21, 1912.
JAS. F. MCCRACKEN,
Referee in Bankruptey. |
lusical Program Af
Cliristisn Church
The following program wil! be
rendered at the Central Christian
Church Sundav at 7:45 p. m.
Voiuntary,
arthem—“Venite In G”—T.
Edwin Solly.
Hymn.
Prayer. :
Duett—Selected— Misses Mary
Eva and Lola May Martin.
Scripture Reading,
Anthem—*Come Thou Atmigh
ty King”’ Ashford, ;
- Trombone Solo—*The Way Of
Peace”—C. Francis Lloyd.
Announcements.
Piano Duett— Mrs, W. A. Green
and Miss Hazel Tisdel.
Offe rtory—*‘Compassion”’—
Flowers—Trombone Solo.
Duett—‘‘Lead Kindly Light”—
Lansing—Mrs. Goldie R. Lloyd
and Dr. L. A. Turner.
Sermon.
Anthem—*‘Hosanna, Thy King
dom Come.” .
Hymn.
Benediction.
Mrs. L. A. Turner— Director,
Mrs. W. A. Green—Pianist.
Children rain capes $1.50, $2.48
$3.98 special values at Kmpire
Store,
Mr. Lamar Garbutt has return
ed from a visit with relatives in
Sandersville
Mr. W. A. Green has returned
from a business trip to Tampa,
Fla., his former home.
Mrs. |E. J. Walker’s Fall Mil
linery opening is to-day and to
morrow Sept. 27 and 28th.
At Goldenberg and Co.
Bankrupt Sale Saturday
Sept. 28th at 11 o'clock: yd
wide sheeting 4%c.
Mrs. E. d. W;lker is showing
her line of Fall hats and novelty
millinery goods today. The open
ing lasts through tomorrow. Be
sure and visit it.
I 5 years experience in
taking measures for Mens
suits, I guarantee to fit you.
Roach’s.
~ The many friends of Mr. Henry
Owen will regret that he has been
confined to his home on S. Main
street the past week by illness. He
is improving and hopes soon to be
out.
At Goldenberg and Co.
Bankrupt Sale Saturday
Sept. 28th at 9 o’clock: Soc.
sheets at 25¢c. At 10 o’clock,
{oc yd wide Bleaching 4%.
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| ard From W. H. Fountain
To the Voters of Ben Hill County:
In an article signed by John W. Norris, appearing in the
Leader-Enterprise Tuesday, 24th inst., in which he announced for
Sheriff on an independent ticket and bitterly assailing me, I make
but these few brief remarks: In therecentprimary I was the suc
cessful candidate out of the three who offered themselves for that
office. One of them who had made a strong fight, and who had
received the next highest number of votes to me, took his defeat
manly and reflected upon no one opposed to him; the people had
settled it and he was willing to abide the result.
John W. Norris was third in the race, but dissatisfied. He
was already in office and he appealed for another term, but an ex
pression of the people showed a disapproval of him. The last in
the race, he appeals to the Executive Committee with only such
statements as are extorted from lips of defeated candidates whose
conceit overestimates their political strength and ability. He goes
before the committee without hope of success, but with the sole pur
pose of receiving the judgment that hedid receive in order to manu
facture enough political capital to back him ina race4¥ anindepen
dent candidate; to attempt to prejudice the minds of enough people
to pave the way to a rebellion that would only sow dragon’s teeth.
Everyone who were present on this occasion knows that the Exe
cutive Committee did nothing more than their duty, what all true
‘and law-abiding citizens would have done. He recalls the name of
J. E. Mercer as my spokesman before this Committee and leaves
‘out the name of the one who really represented me, in order that
Ihe may further arouse prejudice upon which to set his foot. Mr.
‘Mercer voluntarily spoke a few words before this committee, and
said many true and well said things, which were highly appreciat-
Led by me and my friends; yet I had no knowledge that he would
say one word. I had employed Mr. Chas. B. Teal to represent me,
'which he did, and made an argument before this committee. This
only Shows that Me: Norris is for prejudice and stooping to things
ias small as the mind that conceived them. "
| I have confidence in the Executive Committee and know that
it is not made out of such material as represented by Mr. Norris. I
repudiate such an assertion that they ‘‘willfully refused to give him
‘justice,” and know that they stand above'such reproach, and did I
believe them such characters as pictured by Mr. Norris, I would say
to Ben Hill county, farewell! Some of these gentlemen did not sup
port me, and labored in vain for my defeat; yet I thoughtin a pub
lic matter they would act according to law and justice regarcless
of what the past had been betwecen them and myself; that they
could be trusted, and so far, that trust has not been betrayed.
To further arouse prejudice, he speaks of the machina—the
“Steam Roller.”” If this method was used or could be used, who
was in a position to use it but him? He was in office and I was out.
The people set a standard by which they expect for an officer to
live up to and Mr. Norris had had the opvortunity to live up to this
standard, and had he lived up to this standard he would have been
the nominee today. I would not have asked for the office and no
one else would have asked for it. The veople had trusted him, but
he had betrayed the trust, and on election day the people im
posed upon him the penaly. Ie then fled to the Executive Com
mittee, asked for and received a judgment which he is usinig unwise
ly to raise a rebeilion that is leading to his ruin.
He says that he regrets to run as an independent, but scores
of friends have forced him upon the field. No, heset out to run when
he met defeat and no other intention has he ever had. The only
hope he has is, with a few others yet sore by defeat and disappoint
ment, yet seeking to make]thoss repsnt whom they allege have
wronged them; he, together with them, is attempting to muster
out an army of rebellion to d:fy all obligations pledzed, and
to defy all justice and democracy. For the citizens to break a pre
cedent, to break their pledge and join such ranks; they have not
done it in the past, and I do not believe they will do it now.
He claims his adininiscracion has cost the county only one
half as muen as mine. I have not counted it up, but such a reck
less and ridiculous statement will only speak for itself. When T
was Sheriff, I never went out and arrested people to make money
for the county so I could boast of it in the next election. Neither
did I sit down and do nothing so ! could say I had not made any
expense to the county. I always got elected when I asked for it
and did not have to resort to such folly. If he has cost the county
less than I did, it is because he has done less. I was elected with
out assailing his record, and I would not at any time do it were it
not for the fact that he has unjustly made statements with intent
to mislead and prejuice the minds of the people against me. Every
one knows that when I was Sheriff I managed the office and direc
ted the deputies, and you know this has not been the case with Mr.
Norris. The deputies have done the arresting and most of the
managing. Everybody has taken notice of this fact and it needs
no other comment. It is known by everyone that he had one
deputy whom the people had condemned, and just before election
he dismissed him and made public statement in the paper. After
the election was over we find this man hanging about the court
house again. Isit right for a sheriff who has had warning by the
people that a certain obstacle of danger will lead to his defeat, wait
until the last ballot is cast and then roll that same obstacle in your
pathway again? It is buta breach of trust with the people and
he should not expeet them to believe him any more.
He says that he has made a record. Perhaps he has. We
know a person by what he really does and not what he says he has
done or that he says he will do in the years to come. Who would
deny the fact that Mr. Norris is on very intimate terms and is too
often in company with the law-breakers of the town. lam not
saying he is breaking the law, but I say he is often seen in bad
company; and, if he wants the people to judge him aright, he should
get out.
He says he has made a record. Who can deny the fact that the
best citizens of Fitzgerald have reached out their arms and cried for
piotection against the blind tigers and other lawlessness during the
year 1912 more than any previous time. Yet the lawlessness has gone
on and the cry of the people has been in vain! What other time in
the history of Fitzgerald has blind tiger ‘‘booze” come to cur town in
carload lots in defiance of all laws? At what other time has the citi
zens of our town had to employ detectives for protection, because the
Sheriff and his deputies would not do their duty?
He says that he has made a record. He has, it is true, arrested
many negroes and that lower element of white people without influ
ence, which is all right to do, but where is the prominent, influential
man with means that he hss arrested for his lawlessness? The town
THE IPANFR.ENTERPRISE, FRIDAV SEPTEMIER 27 1012
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Announcement
TO THE VOTERS OF BEN HILL COUNTY:—
At the recent primary held in April of this year, out of 1386 votes pclled for sheriff, W. H.
Fountain received 466, which is just a little more than one third of the votes polled. In this election I
was unable, on account of my financial condition, if I had been so inclined, to buy any votes, I was ad
vised by good citizens that the successful candidate did buy or have bought for him numerous votes.
Immediately after the electi n I filed a contest with the County Executive Committee alleging that Mr.
Fountain should not be declared the nominee for this reason; and for the further reason that the rules
prescribed by the said Executive Committee had not been complied with. The Ixecutive Committee was
called together and I urged, through my attorneys, Elkins & Wall, Mc¢Donuld & Grantham and Haygood
& Cutts, before the Executive Committee, to allow me the privilege of proving the allegitions made in
my application of contest. Mr. W, H. Fountain, throuzh his spokesian, J. E, Mereer, urged tha* the.
matter Fe not inquired into. 1 notified the Committee. then, through my counsel, that I was prepared to
FURNISH WITNESSES O PROVE EVERY ALLEGATION MADE. The Committee went into
Executive Session, and decided thev would not hear the contest. I THINK NOW AND THOUGHT
AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH JUSTICE AS IT WAS THE FIRST
TIME I HAD EVER KNOWN A CASE TO BE THROWVN OUT OF COURT BEFORE THE JUD
GES HAD INQUIRED INTO THE ALLEGATIONS MADE; BUT Tdls WAS THE DEAL GIVEN
ME BY A COMMITTEE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF YOUR COUNTY, TO SEE TEAT
EVERY CANDIDATE RECEIVED A SQUARE DEAL,
I bad decided vo let this end the matter; but there is a principal embodied in all laws and a senti
ment among all good people that a person is entitled to have his wrongs remedied and a right to be
heard: and I have been appealed to by a large number of people of this county to appeal my case direct
to the voters of the county.
I KNOW THAT IF THE RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COVMITTEE HAD BEEN COM
PLIED WITH BY MR. FOUNTAIN HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE NOMINEE. I know
further that if the Executive Committee had given me hearing I would have proven beyond question
that he was not entitled to the nomination as he had violated the rules and regulations as prescribed by
the Executive Committee as set out in my application of contest.
; I HAVE NEVER BELIEVED IN MACHINE RULE, BUT I ALWAYS HAD FAITH IN THE
PEOPLE, Tam convinced that the people of Ben Hill County are not satisfied with the “STEAM
ROLLER” method by which Mr. Fountiin was declared the nominee, nor the manner in which the said
committee absolutely ignored my contest. Feeling as I do, lam going to ask straight from the people
in whom all power 1s vested and in whom I have the greatest faith, a rebuke to such methods in the,
October election, and to give o me what the Committee denied,
While I regret exceedingly to run, as a so-called independent, still I feel that the action of the
Executive Committee sh uld not be binding on me or any citizen or voter of tbis county who believes
io a square deal.
I went to the people and solicited their votes upon my record as sheriff, uraided by any money or
whiskey, and I am willing to submit the issue now to the voters of this county upon my record as sheritf,
compared to that of Mr. Zountain, An inspection of the racord will show that my administration of the
sheriff’s office has cost the people of Ben Hill County less than half than the administration of Mr.
Fountain. On the criminal side of the court there has been more conviciicns during my administration
than there was during Mr. Fountain’s at a great deal Jess cost.
Believing the people will vindicate me 1 announce as sheriff for Ben Hill County, to be voted for
at the general election to be heid on tue first Wednesday in October. I do this because I have beer
avpesled to by a great number of the voters of this conaty to do so; and also because I desire to give
the voters of this county an opportunity to say and prove whether they are in favor of the pur
chased nomination of any candidate
Assuring the voters that I will appreciate every vote polled for me, I am,
Yours respectfully,
JOHN W. NORRIS
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is full of them and one of them arrested and convicted would be of
more value to this country than a hundred such victims who scarcely
know a right from a wrong. I made it known when I asked for this
office, that I would deal with all criminals alike.
And this I am still daty bound to do if elected.
I solicit the influence and vote of all good citizens of this County,
and when elected, I will be perfectly fair, and impartial in doing my
duty to all.
4 W. H. FOUNTAIN,
Presbvyterian Church
Regular preaching services
next Sabbath morning and night
at the usual hours observed by
all the churches in the city. You
are most cordially welcomed to
attend. 'S. G. HUTTON.