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D It 0' Your Christmas ' O I - Y o Sh()pplng {\nd Watch The Advertisements Of The Progressive Merchants In The Leadelr--Enterprise Shop With Your Home Merchant! A Catalosue Has Never Paved A Street Or Paid A School Teacher Decatur Tobacco Barns Fired by Night Riders Bainbridge, Ga., Nov. 28. Night riders deelared by the big growers of tne fine wrapper to bacco which is grown in Decatur county, Ga., and Gadsden county, Fla., to be in the employ of the growers, Tuesday night burned five barns of tobacco in Decatur county at a loss of $20,000. The destruction of the tobacco brings to a cricis a hitherto peaceful war that hasobtained for twc or three years between the large and small owners of tobacco land. The tobacco grown in this sec tion brings an exceptionally high price and cannot be grown suc cessfully anywhere else, it is as serted by local tobacco men. Three years ago the land owners formed an associaton to fix pricesl and hold their tobacco until the manufacturers met the prices they fixed. Two years ago, when the manufacturers refused to treat with them, $lOO worth of tobacco was brought by the plan ters into the public square at Bainbridge and burned. The next year they got together. In the meantime the smaller growers have not been in the combine and have become num erous with the result that they have formed an association of their own. Tho two growers’ associations had their friction and as a result the market has been conflicting this fall. Tuesday night three barns in Decatur county were burned at the same time, twenty miles across the Fiorida line, two barns were burned, both a total loss before discovered. Investigation showed that three men had dis mounted from their horses at the Georgia barns, hoof and foot prints being plainly discernable, and two men on the Florida burning. for some unexplained reason the watchmen were not at either place and have not been seen since. Today in Bainbridge a score of the big growers met and announ ced that they had engaged de tectives to probe the burning. They declared that the smaller growers were responsible and that they would not rest until they had brought the offenders to book. ! Officials of the smaller associa tion deny that they had anything to do with it. In the meantime both factions are maintaining {ull and continuous guards about their barns. The sheriffs of each county are working on the case. Stories are afioat to the effect that before the week is out there will be sensational developmentsl affecting both sides. | HOMER and RALPH WATERS BROS. PRESSING CLUB All kinds of Pressing and Dyeing Your Work Appreciated Ladies Suits given special attention MNEXT DOOR TO coonmms‘ Atlanta Will Fight Slot Machines. Atlanta, Nov. 28.- The same interests which have tried to arouse public sentiment against the whisky mail order houses alleged to exist in Savannah are now jumping on what they claim is a still worse evil in Atlanta— the presence of gambling ma chines in local saloons and in a lfew local hotel. It is stated that these slot ma chines have reaped a harvest of $150,000 in nickels during the eight months they have been per mitted to exist here, and that they are gambling devices pure and simple. Instead of winning back equal money when the right number comes, the player wins metal checks which are good for trade at the place where the ma chine is set up, The law as |evaded. is said, by filling the \machines with cheap chewing gum which the victims ostensibly play for. The grand jury has been asked to take up and inves | tigate the operation of these ma | chines. Formen v ~ If we admil—as we must—the bepefits of cron rotation, why have the farmers of all sections of this country, at one time or an other, been slaves to a one-crop system? If crop rotation will im prove the fertility of our soil and prove profitable. why have the wheat-growing sections of our country grown wheat almost ex. ic!usively until compelled to stop it by decrcased and unprofitable 'yieldst Or, on the other hand, !why are the farmers of the Corn Belt plowing up their bluegrass pasturcs and putting every avail able acre into corn? There must be objections to the rotation of crops, which are not often stated, What are these objections? It must be confessed that these ob jections are hard to lind. Perbaps the growing of one crop is easier. It requires less planning and less intelligent metho is, less work, less equipment in implements and ma chinery, and, it must be admitted. fewer crops to harvest, Are these v lid objections? Thev myst be, or why, after our knowledge of all the benefits of crop rotation, do we still persist 1n our one-crop svstem or the haphazaid practice of the past?—The Progressive Farmer. it : z First M. E, Church, a | Services next Sunday at the usual hour, Preaching morping aud nighti by the pastor. Morning subject, { ““The Perishable and the Unperish- ‘ ‘able;” night subject, ‘‘Making the ‘most of Our Capital.” ! The attention of mem.bers of the church is called to the fact that.l but two Sundays remain of the present conference year. The general publie, especiallv strangers will find a cordial wel iooma at every service. E. J. Hammond, Pastor, TUR | EADRR.ENTERPRICE FRINAY NOCVEMRER 29, 1912 From the Daily Bulletin Railroad Men Win Great Fight Arbitrators Find for Con ductors. Atlanta, Nov. 26.—Conductors and trainmen on the Georgia road who recently went on a strike because of the discharge of two employes by the system, te day won their demaads when the arbitration board, agreed on by the road and the empiloyes to settle the dispute, ordered the road to reinstate the discharged men. The employes discharged were Conductor J. T. Paschal and Flag man A. M. Morgan. Paschal was discharged because he ordered his engineer to work continuously more than 16 hours in violation of the federal laws, according to the railroad officials. Morgan was discharged as the result of a icontroversy with the road over ‘an expense account, the system’s officers asserted. Conductor Paschal did not deny that he allowed his engineer to work more than 16 hours, but claimed that the action wasin accordance with orders issued by the road. Morgan admitted a mistake in his expense account, claimed that after it had been corrected the company still ob jected to a charge of fifty cents for two lunches. Dispute over this led to his discharge. Both employes asserted the real reason for their discharges was that they were prominent in the trainmen’s and conductors’ union. C. A. Wickersham, representa tive of the road, dissented from the re-instatement of Conductor DPaschal. The opinionin the case of Flagman Morgan was unani mous, it being held that he should have been suspended for ten days disciplinary measure, but not dis charged. The conductor will re ceive full pay from the time he was discharged. The flagman will be given pay for all the time except the sug gested ten days suspension. Judge Wm. L. Chambers, of Washington, read the decision. He expressed the hope that closer relations would result between the road and employes. Fred A. Burgess, representing the traine men, was the third member of the arbitration board. Episcopal Church. Rev. J. W. Blecker the new Rector of the Episcopal church will hola service next Sunday Dec. Ist. Service in the morning at 11 a, m. Evening service at 7:30 p. m. Sunday School as usual at 10s. m, ‘ Rev. Bleker was formerly Ree tor at Hammond, La., acd has ac cepted = call w St. Mathews church of this place and expects to be permanently located here. Watch the columns of Leader Enterprise. i | Ritzgerald Had w Heavy Snow-Fall The heaviest snow in the recol lection of the oldest ichabitants fell in this section Wednesday night, and _when the youngsters of the jcity awoke Thanksgiving morning to find the house-tops all white, they were truly thankful— more thankful than they had ever been un any preceding Thanksgiv ing Day. P The flakes began falling about nine o’clock Wednesday night, af ter a licht rain, and continued for three or four hours, and regardless of the late hour, there were crowds congregated on nearly every corn er snow-balline pedestrians, The tlakes feil large and fast andin the ‘white way district of the business section the sight was a beautiful one. The ground was wet and wouldu’s hold the snow long, but the housetps had a glistening coat of abaut one inch by morning and in mwany places the spow didu’t melt until today. The snow-fall seems to have been confined to no special section as the daily papers carry reports from all parts of the state, and 'some of them come from right down on the Florida line. For Water, Light and Bond Commissioner At the insistant solicita tion of some of our citizens, I present my name for your consideration at the coming election as a member of the W. L. & B. Com. Your sup port will be appreciated, A. H, Thurmond. i Bankrupt Sale In The District Court of The United States For The South western Division O f The Southern District O f | - Georgia. W. O. BETTS, Bankrupt. Will be sold at 9 o’clock on the sth day of December, 1912 at the store house door of the above named bankrupt at Horton Sta tion on the Broxton extension of A. B. & A. Railway Co., from Osierfield, Georgia, postoffice, Wray, Ga. to the highest and best bidder for cash one stock of !merchandis.e. consisting of dry goods, notions, hats, shoes, fix tures, medicines and hardware; also one cut away harrow, one iron gray mule about six years old and two black horses about ten years old. Property to be sold as the property of the above named bankrurt under and by virtue of an order granted by Hon. J. F. McCrackin, Referee on November 22, 1912. The successful bidder will be required to put up 10 per cent of the amount bid, the sale to be subject to the approval and con firmation of the Court. l This November 25, 1912, Drew W. Paulk, Trustee. From The Daily Bulletin. Loring Brown In Atlanta Journal Q Boosts Fitzgerald's Big Fair The TRI COUNTY fair now in progress at Fitzgerald is their second effort and the people of this community descrve much praise and credit for their efforts in this direction. They have not only erected splendid buildings for taking careof their exhibits but they have built a splendid raee track, and they have laid a foundation for a permanent fa’r more substantizally than any county fair I have seen this ceason. The large number of alive, wide awake eastern and western people who inhabit ihis seection realize and know the importance of conducting a good annual fair vearly in their community. Trerefore, they have made preparations for a permanent annual eyent, Fitzgerald is certainly a booming little city, and while in this section, like many others in south Georgia, this year you can see the effects of depending on an exclusive cotton erop, and this sec tion is suffering like many others from the effects of a short crop. However, the people are in good spirits and many are happy and satisfied over the prospects of knowing that they have an abund ance of food crops on hand this year. The agricultural display shown at this fair was a credit to this section, and demonstrated that everything to sustain life and fur nish the necessary food products for our country are being produced ‘in this section. Especially was the disp'ay of pecans, corn, Irish and sweet potatoes and hay good. The lands in this section are admirably adapted to the growing of these crops especially. | The poultry department was the same at this fair as has been found at all others this year, the leading feature connected with it and shows that the people zre taking more interest in poultry than ever before, and furthermore that the natural conditions are well suited to the propagation of poultry in the south. Isaw more eggs produced from the birds in this show than any exhibition that 1 ‘have attended this season. Stifl, storage eggs are being shipped and sold in this town at 40 cents per dozen and not one-half of them good, bringing the price to 60 cents per dozen. It does look like folly for the people of this country not to produce these eggs at such profitable prices rather than send the good, hard-earned cash out of our midst for eggs that are absolutely unfit to eat, | The birds at this show were neatly cooped and special care given them. The display of White, Buff and Brown Leghorns was }unusually good and showed that these birds do well in this section. Barred Plymouth Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks, White and Black Orpingtons, Rhede Island Reds and Indian Runner Ducks made up for this fair, with a few other varieties, one of the cleanest, neat lest and best in quality displays that has been exhibited at any of the county fairs this season, and shows that the people are fast learning that quality must prevail instead of quantity, only two disqualified birds being found in the entire show. The best lot of White Plymouth Rocks that I have ever see any one place were found in one of the breeders yards at this They were raised right there and birds fit to go in any show United States and win their share of ribbons. It was a real pi€as ure to handle and look over this lot of over three hundred birds and not a cull or sorry one among them. The display of Georgia-raised horses and mules also hogs and cattle that was exhibited at this fair was an inspiration to any Georgia farmer and was proof sufficient that as good could be rais ed in southern Georgia as can be found anywhere. This county has a great future, and with the short cotton crop and low price, with high labor, will eventually force the southern farmer to pay ‘more attention and take more interest in the things that he is now isending"bis cotton money away for and the sooner they get wise to ‘this and produce these things on their own farms the better off will ‘this cpuntry be. The fair at Fitzgerald will grow and eventually be a large asset to this community as tkey have laid the proper kind of a foundation and each year will see a bigger and better fair in this community. : For = Artistic Printing JEE THE . Leader-Enterprise