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Official Organ Ben Hill County.
Decoration Day
At Andersonville
May 30th. the National decora¬
tion day. all arrangements having
been made by a committee of the
G. A. E. men for a special train to
take those who wished to go, we
fonnd on arriving at the depot
that a train of 9 coaches had been
set out for the use of the Patri¬
otic orders and their friends.
The train started promptly at
6:30 a. m., as advertised, arriving
at the Government crossing where
they stop to let us get off each
year at 9:45 a. m. (returning and
stopping there for us at 4:30 p. m.)
Then we marched to the stone
pavillion where the dinner baskets
were left as nothing but the bas-
kets of ilou rs to decorate the graves
ntjjt & 4’ed to be carried inside the
reW. -A jLfter the graves had each
a blossom the program
for the morning was rendered as
printed with the addition of a
beautiful song by Mrs. Harris,
National President of theW. R. C.
PROGRAM
Soug—by Quartette.
Flagg Salute—By Post 14, with
“Star Spangled Banner,” sung by
Quartette.
Invocation—By Chaplain.
Reading of President Lincoln’s
Address at Gettysburg—By Com¬
rade Brooks.
Address—By Mrs. Belle Worrell
Ball, Past Department President
of W. R. C. Departmen of the
Potomac.
National Hymn, “America” —
By Quartette, audience joining.
Benediction—By Chaplain,|
Basket Dinner at Memorial Hall.
After dinner a great many went
over to the Prison park, where
there should have been a Tablet to
W.cguans Relief Corps dedi-
cated, but as it was not completed,
only the picture of it and the
Sundial that is to go on top could
be seen, but the program as ren¬
dered, is given as near as can be
given from memory, as they had
no printed ones is as follows:
Prayer hy Mrs. Crane of Mass.
A song by Mrs. Harris, Nation¬
al President.
Presentation of Tablet by Mrs.
Wians, chairman of Andersonville
prison board, from Ohio to Mrs.
Harris, W. R. C. President who
accepted it and then presented it
to Comrade Bryant, who excepted
it in behalf of the Government as
the Andersonville Prison Park has
recently been deeded to the Gov¬
ernment.
Mrs. Marshel, a National officer
gave a talk, also Mrs. Wadsworth,
National Patriotic Instructor of
the W. R. C. and Miss Bliss,
niece of ex-Governor, of Mich.,
V\lks that were very much
Ited. Mrs. Harris Nation-
aTq .dent, gave the piece intitl-
ed, “The Little Green Tents.”
Mrs. Bliss, the widow, 80 years
old, of ex-Governor Bliss, of Mich.,
came all the way from her home
to be present at the dedication of
the W. R. C. Tablet. Mrs. Wads¬
worth, National Patriotic Instruc¬
tor, gathered the flowers herself
and decorated 234 graves and said
she was thankful that she could
have that privilege for once in her
life.
Hattie M. Nelson, Press Cor.
Pulaski Planters Not
Guilty of Peonage
Macon, Ga., June 1.— The jury
in the celebrated peonage cases
against John Ross Rogers, Joan
Horne, William E. Chauncey and
Luke DePree, the Pulaski county
men, late yesterday afternoon re¬
turned a verdict of not guilty in
each and every count. Judge
Speer delivered a very strong
charge to the jury, and attorneys
for the defendants made large
number of exceptions.
SEMI-WEEKLY
Fitzgerald Leader
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JUNE 3, 1911.
Air Dome Getting
Ready To Open
Manager Sam Goin, of the New
Air Dome, states that by Monday
night, everything will be in readi¬
ness for the new show to open.
on the building before it is entire¬
ly finished but nothing, however
that will interfere with the show.
There will be both motion pic¬
tures and vaudeville Mondaj
night.
Tom Watson Declines
to Introduce Bryan
Jackson, Ga., June 1.—Thomas
E. Watson will not introduce his
former running mate for the
Presidency, William Jennings
Bryan, when he speaks here at the
Jackson Chautauqua on Jane 12.
An invitation was extended Mr.
Watson a few days ago to present
Mr. Bryan to the audience when
he lectures here, but the sage of
Thomson has declined the invita¬
tion.
Added interest attached to the
fact on account of these two states¬
men having been together on the
Democratic ticket for President
and Vice President a few years
back, and their presence on the
stage would have been an interest¬
ing event. While this will be a
disappointment to W a t s o n’s
friends, yet it was feared that the
two could not be brought together,
as it is well known that Mr. Wat¬
son and Bryan have parted ways
since the days when they were
running mates for the Presidency.
How Knowledge
Increases Efficiency
With a proper Organization oi
Industry it seems to me that it
must ever be so—certainly as far
ahead as we can look into the
future. When a machine is in¬
vented which enables one man to
do the work it formerly required
two men to do m producing some
sheer necessity for mankind, an
extra man is released or freed to
serve mankind by the production
of some comfort or luxury, or by
ministering to the things of the
mind and the spirit. And it is the
duty of Society and and Govern¬
ment, it may be said just here, to
facilitate this result, to provide
education and equality of oppor¬
tunity so that each man will woi k
where his effort will mean most
in human service. Knowledge or
education not only cuts the
shackles which chain a man down
to a few occupations, not only sets
him free to labor where he can
work best; but is also a productive
agency; a Tool with which a man
may work better. Take the simple
fact that cowpeas gather nitrogen
from the air: a man may harness
this scientific truth, use it and set
it to work, and get results, profits,
power, from it, as surely as from
a harnessed horse or steam-engine.
And so with every other useful
bit of knowledge under Heaven,
Knowledge is power.—Clarence
Poe, in Raleigh (N. C. Progressive
J. G. Knapp Writes
Of Cold Weather
Mr. J. G. Knapp, ex-mayor of
this city, now a resident of Kim¬
ball, Nev., writes to relatives
here under recent date, that
the weather out there is still se-
verly cold; to such an extent that
they are compelled to sleep under
two blankets, a comforter and
spread, in order to keep warm.
That during the day the the weather hides
is fine, but as soon as sun
itself behind the mountains, it rap¬
idly turns cold. Mr. Knapp states
that himself and family are all
well.
Cotton Acreage Increased 5.5
New York, June 1.—The Journal of Commerce and Commercial
Bulletin today savs: H “Cotton acreage has been increased 5.5
per cent over !rst year according to the final estimate of the Journal
of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, compiled from reports furn¬
ished by over 1,800 special correspondents, bearing an average of May
25 and 24. Percentage condition is 83.8 compared with 80.2 last
year, 82.1 in 1909, 79 in 1909 and 80 as the ten year average.
The pieliminary report of this paper one month ago made the
average increase for the belt identically the same, but different, some¬
what in individual states. Important increases are shown in North
Carolina. Georgia, Alabama. Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma, while
Mississippi shows a decrease of 1 per cent. Calculated on the govern¬
ment's last estimate of acreage the present crop represents 35,228,678
acres planted in cotton The changes in acreage by states as compared
with last year and percentage condition are given in the following
table:
CONDITION.
Acreage.
per cent 1911 1910 1909 1908
N. Carolina. .. 105.5 82.3 84.7 86.4 87.6
S. Carolina 103 2 74.0 77.3 83.4 80.2
. . .
Georgia . . 104.0 89.3 79.3 83.0 78.0
Florida . 108.0 97.6 76.7 94.3 90.3
Alabama........ 101.6 86.0 81.2 82.0 78.0
Mississippi 99.0 81.7 75.7 75.4 75.1
Louisiana . 111.0 83.5 71.5 70.0 74.3
Texas 106.0 83.1 82.7 83.1 76.7
Arkansas.. 103.0 82.4 78.6 73.5 79.6
Tennessee 107.3 81 3 79.6 86.7 82.6
,
Missouri .. 112.4 79.5 81.6 88.7 81.5
Oklahoma 119.2 87.2 85.1 87.7 85.7
Average 105.5 83.8 80.2 82.1 79.0
Low supplies of cotton and high prices have been the moving fac¬
tors in increasing acreage and it would probably have been greater
had not the fear of the boll weevil and the tendency to diversify crops
entered as a deterrent. The presence of the weevil in Mississippi
shows its influence in a reduction of 1 per cent, but elsewhere increases
are very liberal.
GEORGIA CROP FINE.
Considered by states, the crop is fairly even in condition, except
South Carolina, where continued drouth reduced percentage condition
to 74. The outlook for Georgia is bright where the condition is
89.3. Dry weather has been the chief cause of the complaint, check¬
ing germination of late planting. Owing chiefly to this cause, the
crop in many sections is late, whiie in localities where cotton got a
good start, it is early. For this reason the crop is very irregular and
it is difficult to approximate its'backwaHjipss: but op the average it
must be quite one week to ten days late.
Stands, where obtained, are generally very good: fields are well
prepared and cultivated and the special report of this paper one month
ago showed a large increase in the use of fertilizers, Rain is badly
needed in many sections, but as yet little damage has resulted.
Nearly all fields are free from insects and labor has been general¬
ly plentiful.”
Farmers Union Will
Absorb Other Bodies
Two other large farmers organ¬
izations will be absorbed by the
Farmers union when President
Charles S. Barrett, of that organ¬
ization, goes to Long Island, New
York, next week.
He has been inVited by two
strong truck growers organizations
of Long Island to visit them, and
as a result of this visit the mem¬
bers will be initiated into the un¬
ion.
The addition made to the union
previous to this one was a short
time ago whea President Barrett
went to the convention of the Sea
Island Cotton Growers association
in Charleston, S.C., and took this
strong organization into the Farm¬
ers union. The price of sea island
cotton advanced three cents per
pound inside of a week and the
growers are enthusiastic.—Atlan¬
ta Journal.
Stoc kholders* Meeting
Union Phosphate Co.
The stockholders of the Union
Phosphate Co. will hold their
annual meeting in Fitzgerald
June 19th, preceding the annual
convention of the Farmers’ Un¬
ion. It e is expected that about
200 stockholders will be present
at the meeting.
Poultry Association.
A meeting of the Poultry As¬
sociation will be held next Thurs¬
day night, June 8, at Dr. Os¬
borne’s office in the City Hall. A
full attendance is earnestly re¬
quested.
Rochelle Signs Con¬
tract For The New
RaJIroad
At a meeting held at the coun¬
cil chamber here Tuesday morn¬
ing a contract was signed by Mr.
J. A. J. Henderson for the Ocilla
Southern Railroad Co., and about
forty citizens of Rochelle. The
contract binds the Rochelle citizens
to pay $10,000 to the Ocilla South¬
ern in five payments of $2,000 each,
20 per cent cash and 20 per cent,
after each 5 1-2 miles of road is
built. The railroad c o ra p a n y
agrees to have the road built and
in operation in twelve months
from the date of the contract.—
Rochelle New Era.
Rockefeller Made A
Fortune By Crime
Hartford, Conn., June 1.—
“John D. Rockefeller, by crime,
who is now so labeled to posterity,
has amassed a fortune whose size is
barely known to himself and his
bookeepers,” was one of the state¬
ments of Willard Clark Fisher,
professor of economics in Wes¬
leyan university and mayor of
Middletown, last night before the
Central Labor union of Hartford,
speaking on the subject of “Why
I Approve of Trade Unions.” A
year or so ago, he declared. Mr.
Rockefeller, when on the grill for
a short time, confessed that his
income was $10,000,000 a year.
“Think of it,” said the professor-
mayor. “This represents the an¬
nual income of 15,000 to 16,000 of
the average American working
men.”
Andrew Carnegie,” he said, “is
known to have sold his steel hold¬
ings—it is spelled s-t-e-e-1 holdings
—for $535,000, which were gained
from the labor of thousands of
working men pushed to their ut¬
most capacity in his mills. For a
long time he stood at the head of
the tax list of New York city,
having stated his property at
$5,000,000, only about two-thirds
of his annua! income, and yet the
world’s most generous man de¬
veloped this unevenness.
“The cause of labor unions
should enlist the sympathy of all
minds,” said the professor-mayor.
“It is dangerous either to harm or
to break organized labor.”
The Boy Scouts enjoyed a day’s
outing at Bowen’s Mill yesterday
and were accompanied by Rev.
T. M.“Callaway.
Douglas School Closes
Best Year in History
Douglas, Ga. June 1.—An in¬
teresting event in Douglas this
week was the Eleventh District
Agricultural School commence¬
ment, which began Sunday with
the commencement sermon at the
Baptist Church preached by Dr.
Brannon, of Milledgeville. On
Monday the principal feature of
the day was a prize drill on the
campus between the two millitary
companies, and a musical given by
the pupils of Miss Luella Roan,
musical directress of the college,
both of which were very interest-
ing.
On luesaay night Dr. G. R.
Glenn, president of the North
Georgia College at Dahlonega and
ex-state school commissioner, de-
live red the literary address of the
occasion, after which diplomas
were delivered to them by Prof.
C. W. Davis.
This closed one of the best years
in the history of the school and
the outlook for the next term is
even brighter than the one just
passed.
During the commencenier.t,’the
trustees of the school met and re¬
elected the entire faculty, except
Prof. Frasier and Prof. Stone.
Those elected for the ensuiug term
were: Prof. C. W. Davis, re-elect¬
ed; Prof. J. W. Powell, re-elected;
Miss Orie Whittaker, re-elected;
Prof. Bowles, from Vanderbilt
University; Prof. Creel, from
North Georgia Agricultural
School, for past two years with
Seventh District School, and Miss
Luella Roan.
Professors Stone and Frasier will
engage in other lines. The for-
mer will study law at University
of Tennessee, and the latter in
other work. Neither of them ap¬
plied for re-election.
R. C. Strother Dies
At West Union, S. C.
Mr. R? C. Strother, formerly of
West Union, S. C., but who re¬
cently has resided for the most
partin Atlanta, Ga., died, at his
country home in West Union, on
May 30. Mr. Strother was well
known both in Georgia and South
Carolina and was largely interested
in the cotton oil business in these
two states. He is survived by his
wife and seven children. The chil¬
dren are Mrs. L. W. Meakin, of
Fitzgerald, Ga.; Mrs. Charles
Reid and Jack Strother, of Wood¬
bury, Ga.; Mr. W. A. Strother,
of Perry, Ga; D. C. Strother, of
Fort Valley, Ga.; George Strother,
of Ridge Springs, S. C., and Mrs.
Fair Dodd, of Atlanta, Ga.—At¬
lanta Journal.
First M. E. Church.
Sermon themes to-morrow will
be, 10.45 a. m. ’’The Social Tasks
of Christianity”, 7.45 p. m.
’’What is a revival?”
Sabbath and Epworth League
as usual. Good music and a cor¬
dial welcome at every service.
E. J. Hammond, pastor.
Official Organ of Ben
Hill County. $1.50
a Year.
VOL . XVI. NO. 32
New Vice-President For
American State Bank
At the directors’ meeting of
the American State Bank to¬
day, Mr. W. H. Kendrick resign¬
ed the position of v-president,the
consequent vacancy being filled
by the election of A. B. C. Dor-
miney, a member of one of the
most prominent and influential
families in this section.
The American State Bank is
the youngest financial institu¬
tion in the city, but numbers
among its stockholders and di¬
rectors some of the most sub¬
stantial men in the county.
The newly elected vice-presi¬
dent, Mr. Dorminy, is a man of
influence and prestige, especially
among the farming classes, and
his affiliation with the State
Bank will no doubt tend to draw
added patronage from these
sources.
Smith’s Message
To Be Very Mild
Atlanta, Ga., June 1.—That
Governor Hoke Smith’s message
to the general assembly will be an
exceedingly mild document is free¬
ly predicted by many, and prob¬
ably with reasons of a good sort
for making the prediction.
That he will not lambast the cor-
porations or the political ring in
Georgia is pretty certain. As com-
pared with the message he sent in
at the beginning of his first term,
it will be as a summer zephyr to a
Kansas twister.
In articles given to the press
from time to time he has more or
less forecasted most of the things,
or many of them at least, that will
receive treatment in that docu¬
ment. His advocacy of a change
in the inauguration of the govern¬
or is well known, and he will in¬
sist on a change of this kind.
A great deal of his message, it
is understood, will deal with edu¬
cational matters and will lay stress
on agricultural development of
the state. Governor Smith has
given these matters very particu¬
lar study for the past year or so,
and will probably have something
new to say along this line.
According to report, he has con
ferred with many of his political
and personal friends on his mes-
sage, and has probably submitted
a draft of same to them. Many
reasons are advanced why Govern¬
or Smith will put the soft pedal on
in his first legislative message, the
most important, perhaps, being
his receptive candidacy for the
Senate, and, therefore any unwill¬
ingness to arouse fejling by any
red-hot attacks or big departures
from the ordinary paths in that
paper.]
This is the general feeling re¬
garding his message, although de¬
velopments of the next few |weeks
may change the present intent in
that direction.
Fitzgerald Boys
Besvt One Game
The Fitzgerald baseball team
has returned from Douglas, where
they played two games witli the
Douglas team, being victorious in
one of them. The game Wednes¬
day afternoon resulted in a score
of 3 and 6 in favor of Fitzgerald,
and on Thursday the score was
7 and 8 in favor of Douglas. Con¬
gratulations for the home boys.
Va.gra.nts Arrested.
Following the instructions of
the Mayor the city policemen
have this week arrested eight
vagrants, five of whom, however,
proved to be employes of the A.,
B. & A. shops, and upon paying
their taxes were released. The
other three are still in the count y
jail.