Newspaper Page Text
The Fitzgerald Leader.
E. L. HANES, Editor and Proprietor.
PUBLISHED £VERY FRIDAY.
$1.00 Per Year.
Entered as second-class matter; September
>4, 11)09. at the post office at Fitzgerald. Ga.,
ander the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
AnVERTIMINti RATES:
Kates for Display Advertising
furnished on Application.
Local Readers 5 cents the line
for each insertion. No ad taken
for less than 25 cents.
Official Organ of Fitzgerald
The Gubernatorial Race.
After repeatedly announcing
most positively to the public that
he would not be a candidate, for¬
mer (Governor Smith precipitates
a heated contest by announcing
tlmt he is a candidate. His friends
say Governor Brown’s annual
message to the legislature is re¬
sponsible for his change of mind.
The message is an able document,
and contains many wise and timely
recommendations, that we beleive
will be heartily sanationed by the
people. He points to the defects
of the new registration law. His
criticism of this law is clear-cut
and convincing. He would have
the rigistration books closed thirty
days before election, instead of
six months, and calls attention to
the practice of cities in holding
their registration books open un¬
til but a few days before the elec¬
tion, citing Atlanta’s bond election
as an example.
In his message he urges a state
bond issue of $(100,000 in order to
promptly pay the public school
teachers. We all know the public
school teachers have to wait
months and months for their pay
and frequently have to discount
their scrip.
He urges a re-organization of
the state board of education,
making its personnel experienced
educators. Who in the world
can object to that?
He recommends a reform in the
methods of taxation, in order that
the corporations and wealthy
property owners may pay their
just share of taxes.
He would return to the old
regime of three railroad commis¬
sioners instead of live. •
He recommends the establish.
QlSfit of a state bureau of labor.
He would have bi-annual ses¬
sions of the state legislature, in¬
stead of annual.
Also he recommends an inheri¬
tance tax.
How Mr. Smith, or any other
good, conscientious citizen, can
oppose Governor Brown because
of Ins annual message to the Legis¬
lature, we can not understand.
The editor of the Leader support¬
ed Governor Brown in his previ¬
ous race, and will certainly do so
in the present campaign.
JudgeU. V. Whipple announces
his candidacy for re-election to the
judgeship of the Cordele circuit in
this issue. Judge Whipple has
been on the bench for years, and
up to the present date has no op¬
position for re-election.
Attornoy General Hart ha> re
ceived a divine ( 0 call to run for
governor of Georgia. He says.
in his announcement, that he does
not want the otliee. but that neither
former Governor Smith nor
ent Governor Brown are at all lit
for the position, and lie is willing
to sacrifice himself in order to
save the state. How noble!
Some people have an erroneous
idea that fruits do not grow in
this neck of the woods. Their
views are a great mistake. Cap-
tain Friend has on exhibitian right
uow. in his real estate otliee. sam-
pies of apples, peaches and plums
grown right here, and they ' com-
pare favorably „ , . with . . ... like fruits .
grown anywhere else on the globe,
----
‘•Tetley’s Teas, Please.”
The Public Is Being
Defrauded By Dairymen
Fitzgerald hasn’t a milk Inspec¬
tor and is really not able from a
linancial viewpoint to afford one,
but that the need is most impera¬
tive is very evident. Not only
for the reason that some of the
milk dispensed in the city by the
various dairymen is unclean, which
is the greatest grievance, as im¬
pure milk endangers the health of
those who use it, but it has also
been pointed out that some of the
milk sold here at the regular
price is from one-eighth to one
fourth water. The dairyman gets
the same price foi the water that
he charges for sweet milk—twenty
cents a quart, which is indeed
rather high for plain ordinary
water.
When we make the assertion
that this state of affairs exists, we
are not merely suspicioning but
we have absolute proof of it. A
dairyman this week was seen to
dump a quart of water into a can
containing two gallons of milk
and proceeded to dispense it to
his trusting and unsuspecting
customers, who possibly at times
note that the milk is very thin but
have no way of proving what
they suspect. The instance we re¬
fer to above occurred on Pine
street and was noticed by a mer¬
chant.
The proper authorities should
investigate the matter and inaugu¬
rate means of protecting the pub¬
lic against the fraud.
State Treasurer.
Just at this time when it is a
very noticeable fact that the
Comptroller of the Currency in
control of National hanks in the
United States is making great
progress in strengthening National
banking institutions by compelling
strict adherence and obedience to
banking laws ilIul regulations we
are reminded of the part that our
State Government should take
ie same line in the super-
c our State banks.
In this connection we might re¬
cite the fact that the State Treas¬
urer of Georgia is also State Bank
Examiner and will have in his
charge the state banking institu¬
tions of Georgia. This being the
most important of state institutions
it is of the utmost importance that
we elect a man as State Treasurer
who has had actual experience in
the banking business under state
laws.
The Hon. I’. M. Hawes of El-
berton whose announcement has
been broadly circulated through
the state seems to us to be a very
lilting man for this responsible
Mr. Hawes lias been Presi¬
of the Elberton Loan & Sav¬
ings Bank since its organization
1887 and has given that same
personal attention to its in¬
workings that only a good
sound business man is willing
give. Mr. Hawes is heartily in
with the recent movement
revise and strengthen state
laws, and from his high
at home it may be ex¬
tiiat if elected to the office
State Treasurer, this branch of
his duties will receive niostspeeial
attention.
The fact that Mr. Hawes lias
been elected to the Georgia Legis-
lature from his own county for the
past ten years is strong approval
of his public-spiritedness and up-
right standing at home. He has
a very large state acquaintance
recently at the Georgia Bank-
ers" Convention held in Atlanta it
was manifest on all sides that our
bankers, both State and National.
would be almost unanimous for
this gentleman out of their desire
for improved bank conditions.
Those who have known him for
years assure us that at home he is
a leading, progressive, upright
aud appreciated citizen, and the
active part, that he has taken in
the Legislature in bringing about
better banking laws in the past
shows his interest in the linancial
instilutions of our should state. Only
men as these receive
the endorsement of tb*» people at
the pulls.
rHE FITZGERALD LEADER, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1910
To The Voters Of
Ben Hill County,
As the time approaches for the
Primary Election in which you
will name your candidate for
Representative in the lower house
of the Legislature of Georgia, it is
right and proper that you should
be informed as to the attitude of
those who are seeking this high
office, in regard to such measures
as will probably demand the at¬
tention of that body.
This is a matter of much more
importance to you than the person¬
al ambition of any of the aspirants,
for this office.
As stated in my first announce¬
ment, it is my purpose to take you
into my confidence in all matters
alfecting your interest that may
be the subj&ct of legislation. For
this reason I am making this fur¬
ther public statement.
First: I am opposed to the
sale of intoxicating liquors, either
legally or illegally, and if I am
elected I will use my utmost en¬
deavor to perfect and strengthen
the present prohibition law so as
to make it effective.
Second: I favor the passage of
a law adopting the Australian
ballot in all primary and regular
elections in Georgia.
Third: I favor a reformation
of our system, (or lack of system)
for the assessment and collection of
taxes—as our present methods are
absolute and do not rightly dis¬
tribute the burdens of taxation.
Fourth: I favor an amendment
to the Constitution that will allow
the election of United States
Senators by a direct vote of the
people of Georgia instead of as at
present by the Georgia Legisla¬
ture.
Fifth: I favor an amendment
to the Constitution that will per¬
mit counties and municipalities in
this State more freedom in en¬
couraging and promoting manu
facturing industries, and offering
inducements to outside capital to
come into the State and aid in the
upbuilding of its counties and
cities and the development of its
natural resources.
Tnese are all measures of con-
structive statesmanship that dp
mand the best thought of the
people, and 1 would deem it a
great privilege lo take even a
small part in enacting them into
law. If I am elected, ray time
will be wholly devoted during the
sessions of the legislature to your
interests, and I will not regard it
as being merely an opportunity
for a summer outing at the people’s
expense.
Sincerely Yours,
D. B. Jay.
Dodd Supply Company’s Live And
Let Live Prices:
Look: Listen: And come and
buy from us; we have done away
with the delivering system and for
cash we will sell you cheaper than
any other house in the city; we buy
in large quantities and can afford
to sell you at these low prices.
We quote you per pound: To—
wit-Meat 14 cts; Lard 12 cts;
Rice 4 cts: Sugar 0 cts: Meal 2 cts:
Grits 24 cts; Corn 2 cts; Arbuck-
les Coffee 15 cts; Green Coffee 11
cts; Flour 34 cts, cheaper in large
quantities. Your little bov or girl
can buy our goods at these prices,
or your servant.
Dodd Supply Co.,
Front Aldine Hotel.
The wooden awning in front of
the Greer Block on Pine street,
was removed this week, the city
council having instructed the
owners to remove same, on account
of complaint rendered by Pine
street merchants.
Chinese Laundry
Just Opened At
219 E. Pine street
All Work First Class
I HIM JUNG, Prop.
Let the Majority R.ule.
To The Editor of the Leader:
Fitzgerald, Ga.
I notice a communication in
your paper signed “Voter” want¬
ing to know if any of the three
candidates who are now running
for representative of Ben Hill
county - have any objections to
stating their platform as to wheth¬
er they were for prohibition or
local option. As one of the can¬
didates who are aspiring for the
office of representative of Ben Hill
county, I wish to say that I stand
pure and simple on this issue for
local option, and I mean by this
that I want this question settled
by a direct vote of the white peo¬
ple in each county, letting them
say whether whiskey shall be sold
in their county, and if so how it
shall be sold. In many of the
counties in Georgia, it is my opin¬
ion if this question were left to the
white voters a majority of them
would vote for prohibition, and
when this was done public senti¬
ment would so strongly favor this
measure that the law would be re¬
spected and enforced. In some
other counties that have hereto¬
fore voted in favor of liquor
under the former local option law
the public sentiment was so strong¬
ly in favor of the legalized sale of
liquor that the prohibition law has
been merely a farce and no effort
whatever seems to be made to en¬
force the law and if any is made
it is obviously a failure. Where
such conditions exist I believe that
the best interests of the people re¬
quire that the sale should be le¬
galized. Thereby we would not
only carry out the true spirit of
temperance but at the same time
would have a law that the people
respect after they have had the
opportunity of voting upon the
question. I favor this, like all
other important issues, being set¬
tled by a white primary, and I will
be bound by the result of any sue!)
primary held in this county. It is
my opinion that a great many of
the w hite people in this state hav.
been very much dissatisfied in the
manner in which prohibition was
forced upon by the Georgia legis¬
lature withont giving them an op¬
portunity (o say by a direct vote
whether prohibition would prevail
in Georgia or not. If this ques
tion is left to a white primary and
the result of that election favors
prohibition, no citizen of this
county would approve and endorse
their vote more strongly than my¬
self.
R. Y, Handley.
Best Excursion Of
The Sea.son
Via Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic Railroad.
Rates: to Brunswick and return,
$ 2.00
To St. Simon or Cumberland
and return, $2.00
To Fernandina, Fla. and return
$2.50
Special train will leave Fitzger¬
ald at 11:45 A. M., arriving Bruns¬
wick at 5:00 P. M-, making close
connection with steamer for St.
Simon and Cumberland. A spe¬
cial boat will be operated to Cum¬
berland.
Tickets good five days in addition
to date of sale, or Sunday, July
17th; returning on any regular
train
A trip to the Seashore is delight¬
ful—Don’t miss it!
Close connection at Brunswick
with steamers for the Island re¬
sorts aud Fernandina, Fla.
41-2T-
Attention Confederate
Veterans Camp 1666
Comrades you are hereby notified
to meet at the Blue and Gray
Park at ten a. m. on the 4th day
of July 1910.
By order of the Commander,
D. B. Mull.
Jas. H. Hicks,
Adjutant.
June 27 1910.
Ask your Grocer for Tet¬
ley’s Teas.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Representative in the State Legisla¬
ture from Ben Hill County, subject to the
White Primary to be ordered, and re¬
spectfully solicit the support of all.
W. T. Paulk.
To the Voters of Ben Hill County:
I hereby announce myself as a candi¬
date for Representative from Ben Hill
County, subject to the White Primary.
I do not ask for the office under any
claims to a right of hereditary succession;
nor by reason of any former trade or
combination by which this high office
may be farmed out to successive candi¬
dates; nor do I ask a vindication at your
hands on account; of any past failure to
recieve your endorsement at the polls.
If my record as a citizen and my loy¬
alty to Fitzgerald, and my county and
state for the past fourteen years, merits
your approval, I will sincerely aprreciate
your support, and if elected I pledge my¬
self to represent the whole People, who
will be taken into my confidence in all
matters of legislation affecting their in¬
terest. Respectfully,
D. B. Jay.
TO THE VOTERS OF BEN HILL
At the solicitation of quite a number
of the white voters of Ben Hill Cdunty I
hereby announce myself as a candidate
for representative of Ben Hill County in
the next General Assembly, subject to
the white primary. I solicit and will
greatly appreciate the votes of my friends
and the citizens generally.
R. V. Handley.
FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce myself as a candi¬
date for the office of Sheriff of Ben Hill
county, subject to the August primary,and
if elected pledge my faithful service to
the execution of the duties of the office
and respectfully solicit the support of all.
J. W. Norris.
I hereby announce myself as a can¬
didate for the office of sheriff, subject
to the August, primary to he or¬
dered. I will appreciate the support
of the voters of this county.
J. M. Hanes.
FOR COUNTY SCHOOL COMMIS¬
SIONER.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for County School Commissioner, sub¬
ject to the White Primary to be ordered.
C. W. Batson.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of County Treasurer at the
the solicitation of many of the voters of
Ben Hill. If elected I will do my duty
fully. Soliciting the votes of all am.
Yours Truly,
Wm. Williams.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
the office of county treasurer, subject to
the August primary. A large number of
the voters of the county know me and can
judge of my fitness for the place. I will
be grateful to those who take an interest
in my candidacy.
Respectfully,
G. A, Jolly.
FOR STATE TREASURER.
To the people of Georgia.
“I hereby announce my candidacy for
the office of State treasurer, subject to the
democratic white primary of 1910, to be
on a date to be selected by the state
democratic executive committee.
“In making this announcement I feel
that it is appropriate for me to say that
my service for seven years in both
branches of the Georgia legislature,
during which time many of the present
laws relating to banks and banking were
enacted, and my service at the same
time on the house committee on banks
and banking, by which these laws were
considered, has given me a clear insight
into the Georgia laws concerning bank-
ng and finance.
“In addition to the foregoing experience
I have been, for fifteen years, president
of the Elberton Loan and Saving Bank,
in which capacity I may say I have
gained wide practical experience con¬
cerning the operation of these laws: and,
as a result of which I am in a position to
recommend certain improvements in the
present laws which will better safeguard
the interests of the depositors in Georgia's
state bank.
“If elected to this important position, I
shall give my every effort to the faithful
discharge of its duties, to assist me in
which I shall secure the services of train¬
ed, expert and capable assistants.
“I respectfully request the favorable
consideration of the democratic voters of
the state.
“Peyton M. Hawes.
“Elberton, Ga.. May 7 . 1910.“
FOR JUDGE SUPERIOR uOURT
To the voters of the Cordele judicial circuit:
I hereby announce my candidacy for
re-election to succeed myself as Judge of
the Cordele Judicial Circuit, subjeettothe
Democratic Primary to be held on August
23rd., 1910.
During my present term it has been
my purpose to administer the duties of the
office as those of a great public trust,
thougn I realize that I have made many
mistakes and I have come far short of my
ideals.
If re-elected, however, I shall contin¬
ue to administer the law fairly and im¬
partially to all concerned to the very best
of my ability.
Your votes and your influence will be
sincerely appreciated.
Respectfully,
U. V. Whipple.
‘‘A Furnished
Room House
Though the business girl’s in¬
stinctive desire for possession is
stimulated daily by her environ¬
ment, she would comparatively
seldom marry for a home of her
own, says Robert Haven Schauffler
in “Success Magazine.” Over two-
fifths care very little for it: and!
the proportion of those to whom
it means everything is only a fifth
of that in the factory.
Surely Helen Rowland’s epigram
about marriage nowadays getting
to be a “deal” rather than an ideal
cannot fairly apply to the business
girl.
The girl most apt to attach un-
due importance to this factor of
married life is the girl who boards.
An Indiana beauty-shop worker
wistfully tells of one of the girl
boarder’s chief hardships:
“In my town I don’t know what
the folks would say if they know
I saw my gentlemen friends in my
bedroom, but there isn’t any parlor
in a boarding-house, and all the
girls do it. so I’ve put a tapestry
cover over the bed and tried to
make it look right, but of course
the bed is there, and the bureau
and washstand give it away, any¬
how. Let me tell you right here
that a furnished room house is no
way for a girl to live.”
So far, then, the niatrimonially-
mindecl girl of business—and few
are not—has shown herself in a
promising light. But when we
turn from hen sweet, sound views
of marriage in the abstract and
consider concretely the sort of
young person whom she would
like to meet at the altar—or the
parlor mantel-piece as the case
may be—we begin to giimpse the
defects of her qualities. Perhaps,
also, we learn to appreciate more
qualities of the factory girl’s
deficiently youthful viewpoint.
If beauty is indeed only skin-
deep, as some say, then two-thirds
of all business girls do not look
far beneath the epidermis.
The business girl, in describing
her ideal of masculine beauty,
nearly always gives you the tall,
very dark, preternaturally square-
jawed hero of her favorite author,
George Barr McCutheon. Not
long ago I was telling a friend of
this and he raised the question,
whether she doted on this type be¬
cause McCutcheon had brought
him to her attention, or whether
Mr. McCutcheon, with his ear to
the ground, had manufactured
this particular hero because he
was just the kind his readers doted
on.
At anv rate, good looks '-go”
very decidedly with the busiuess
girl, and she would like her hero
to dress the part too. Here she
flashes forth in violent contrast to
the four out of five factory girls
who fear “sporty” dressers as
marriage possibilities.
Notice To The Public.
By order of the City Council
the Scavenger service will be dis¬
continued in the Fire Limits up¬
on the First day of July 1910. and
without the Fire Limits upon the
First day of September 1910.
Your attention is directed to
Ordinance 315, Section one,
which provides a penalty not to
exceed Two Hundred Dollars to
be assessed anyone who uses a
4\ ater Closetor Urinal not proper¬
ly connected with the Sewers, or
anyone who owns, reuts, occupies,
or has charge of any property up
on which is located a Water
Closet or Urinal ^ not properly con¬
nected with the Sewers and who
fads to remove same at once
This June 22nd, 1910.
E L. Hanger, Clerk.
40 4t. City of Fitzgerald.