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Officiaf Organ Ben Hiii County.
Lightening Strikes
Negro Church
The destruction of the negro
church by fire Monday afternoon
emphasizes the fact that Fitzger-
aid needs an up-to-date lire alarm
system, and if such a system had
been in use, this property would
probably have been saved, or a
good part of it at least. Thebuild-
ing was struck by lightening Mon-
day afternoon during the severe
thunder storm, and for fear of the
wires being struck, the uegro resi-
dents in that vicinity refrained
from turning in the alarm by tele-
phone until the storm was Over,
and by the time Chief Wilkerson
and his excellent crew could make
the run, the church was burnt
practically to the ground.
Department House
Escaped Damage
Mrs. Crawley's apartment
house on South Main street nar¬
rowly escaped serious damage by
fire Wednesday of last week,
when an incipient blaze was dis¬
covered underneath the building,
which, however, had gained very
little headway, and the Fire De¬
partment had no difficulty extin¬
guishing it. The fire had its ori¬
gin in some excelsior and rubbish
in which some furniture had been
shipped. Fortunately the fire
was discovered before the house
became ignited and damage was
averted.
Morris Drawing Bill
To Abolish
Von-'-'virvrrlQ Atlanta. Ga.. June 12.— Judge
Newv- of Marietta ’ wants
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hangings abolished in Georgia.
And he wants it so much that
he is now drafting a bill for
duction in the legislature with that
end in view.
Judge Morris does not believe
capital punishment should be abol¬
ished by any means, but he thinks
the state should establish the more
humane method of electrocution.
He also favors having all such
executions at the state prison farm
m a building especially equipped
for this purpose. His bill will
carry out this idea, and make nec¬
essary provisions. that hang¬
Judge Morris holds
ings, whether private or public,
excite abornal curiosity and do no
real good to society generally. He
believes that having is a brutal
and ancient form of capital pun-
that it should be abolish-
and says that many states will
provide for electrocution, while a
number already have if.
Those with whom he has talked
favor the idea and Judge Morris
believes his measure, which will
probably be presented early in
the session, will receive support
and stands a good chance for pas¬
sage.
Byron Brya.rv Agent
Gulf Refining Co.
Mr. Byron Bryan, who for the
past two years has been making
his home in Atlanta, has returned
to this city to take the agency
here for the Gulf Refining Co.
who have just completed their
plant here at the east end of Jes¬
samine street, and are now ready
for business.
Mr. Bryan has many friends in
the city, and the indications are
that he will receive an enviable
patronage.
Single gentleman wants nicely
furnished room close in.
Address Box 648,
Fitzgerald, Ga
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FITZGERALD i ?> v 1 . . * v r HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JUNE 14, 1911.
More Petty Burgla-
ries Committed
Several petty burglaries were
committed here and at Bowen’s
Mill Saturday and Sunday nights,
On Saturday night or early Sun-
j day morning, the Front Door of
the Empire store was prized open,
an d the cash drawer emptied of
all it contained, $12.70. TheFitz-
ff era M Grocery Store, on Central
avenue was also entered and a con-
siderable amount of canned goods
aQ d other good&iltolen. On Sun
da ^ night, Beall Bros. Store at
Bo * en ’ s M ‘H w *s also burglarized
A 0 arres t s have been made,
Griffirv Lawyer Goes
on Prison Commission
1 ! Atlanta, Ga., June 12.—Judgi
T. E. Patterson, of Griffin, ha-
been appointed prison commission¬
er to succeed General Evans, ap
1 pointed adjutant general.
Official announcement was made
today of this appointment by Gov¬
ernor-elect Hoke Smith. It is un-
derstood that immediately after
his election last fall, Mr. Smith
urged General Evans to accept the
military place, and when it was
accepted, at once began looking
j about-for a man to fill the vacancy
on the pardon board. He recog¬
nized a fact that has been constant-
ly stressed by Governor Brown—
the importance of having a lawyer
on the board.
Ho finally selected Fudge I at-
terson, who had served both as SO-
licitor and jud^e t of the city court
ot , P Ixnmn, -ft’ ana who I IS esteemed 1 as
an able criminal praetbi >ncr inti
courts. Judge Patterson accepted,
at,d the information was bottled
up until recently, when the fact
that General Scott was not to be
reappointed - was printed . j in . the ,
Macon Telegraph. This publica-
started the chain which was
brought-to light the appointment
of General Evans and Judge ? Pat-
terson some time , before - the gov-
ernor-elect wished to announce
them.
Governor Brown named Rufe
Hutchens to the board because he
believed he was fitted for the dut¬
ies, and, above all else, because he
was a lawyer of established ability
and character. When Mr. Hutch¬
ens went dowrn in defeat before R
E. Davidson. it left the board
without a lawyer. In pardon mat-
tors, it is recognized that a man of
legal knowledge is very necessary,
and Governor-elect Smith evident¬
ly took that view of it by creating
a vacancy on the board and ham-
a well-know lawyer for the
p OS ition.
Judge Patterson will assume his
uew duties on July 1, and will
probably come to Atlanta to reside.
It is understood that Governor
Smith plans to have him investi¬
gate all pardon cases and confer
with him over them before action
is taken on any application.
Judge Patterson's wife is state
president of the Woman’s Chris¬
tian Temperance Union, the org-
anization which is working now
to arouse public sentiment to sup¬
port prohibition, and which will
aid the Anti-saloon League in
fighting to wipe out the near-beer
business.
As stated before, Quartermaster
General W. G. Obear will be re¬
appointed. This was a foregone
conclusion, and Governor Smith’s
statement verifies it in every par¬
ticular. He has served long and
his reappointment will give satis¬
faction to the National Guard.
Mrs. C. U. Gaines will leave
to-night for a lengthy and Virginia. visit in El-
berton, Atlanta,
Mr. J. C. McMillaD, of Doug¬
las, transacted business in the city
Tuesday.
Red Cross 5urgeons and U. 5.
Troops Help Wounded at Juarez
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fwl any noncombatants were wounded at Juarez during the fighting that
X'iL finally resulted In the capture of the city by the insurrectos. Indeed,
many persons were wounded aud several were killed in the city of El
Paso, Tex., across the Rio Grande, After General Navarro had aur-
rendere a the United States troops stationed at El Paso and along the bound-
ary line to preserve neutrality were able to be of service in caring for the
wounded. United States army surgeons and others working under the direc-
to their sentiments . Scores 0 f those who had been struck by bullets were
brought across the bridge to El Paso, rnetui? -s of the Fourth Uriited States
cavalry being used to carry the wounded utters to places where they could
be cared for properly. The pictures above show one of the wounded soldiers
being conrey , d on a litter Hcross lhe brldge over the Rio Grande and a boy.
who had been wounded in the leg, receiving first, nid from a surgeon.
iHccllilg M HI i r anilUl S
l0!0 Ontnn ,, . ° At A . i ,
! Lynwood, , , Saturday t , 4 . June T ,. lf
iarmeis rr Union ■ met today, this
i>eing the regular meeting day for
the County Farmers Union to hold
• heir regular monthly meeting
to exchange ideas for the w'eii-
fare of the farmers of Ben Hill
County. The forenoon is always
an open meetiug for every body,
and every body is welcome to come
aud hear and see what the farmers
Union is doing, and see and hear
how the farmers are advancing and
to see what talent there is in Ben
Hill county along the line of good
farming " and also along the
tonai , line. Among the
s ’
there were severai good speakers •
we had with us Honorable A. J.
Hogan of Irwin county the
lecturer and organizer and lie is
quite an orator and it would have
done all the farmers good in Ben
Hill county if they had been
there to hear him. Bro. Hogan i:>
the right man in the right place.
I hope that at our next county
meeting every farmer in Ben
County will be present, it will be
on the second Saturday in July.
Mr. Link Holing is also a mighty
good orator. I will put him up
against any of the orators in Fitz¬
gerald or Ocilla. Come to our
next county meeting and hear the
orators and judge for yourselves.
and if you do, you will take off
your hats to them. Now here comes
2 more orators the last, but
the least, A. J. Sword and D. L.
Martin. I tell you they are no
stoutches on a talk, then comes
Robitzsch with a lot of good hot
air. At twelve we adjourned for
dinner that the good women had
prepared for the occasion and say
you ought to have seen the table
laden Everybody with bad good all things to eat.
they wanted to
I eat and then some, why the table
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fairly groaned, . . heavily ..
it was so
loaded with the good things to eat.
That is what the good women are
i capable , . or , preparing, the . iarm-
I r r ”
ers uaion women, I am telling you
! about. Now all farmers and
come
j 0 ; n ^he union and let your wives
join the union with you: do not be
selfish and think that your wives
ought not to belong to anything
and that you are the whole push,
your wives are your help-mates on
the farm* and they have a right to
belong. It is a social as well as
aneducational institution.
At 1 30 secret session convened
when the. business of the union
1 was transacted , , , and , it .. was mstruc-
: tive , as well as interesting to all
who were there. Bro C. \ New-
comer was chosen as delegate at
j large and President G. C. Ball as
! delegate for the county union, to
attend the State Convention that
j will be held in our city on June
the 20, 21 and 22, 1911. Meeting
adjourned to meet on the second
Saturday of July the 8th, 1911.
F. Spiegle, Corres. Sect,
Protem.
Georgia and Florida
Railroad Enters Adel
Adel, Ga., June 18.—The Geor¬
gia and Florida Railroad has
reached Adel and the work train
is now running right up into the
heart of the city. A regular sche-
dule wil1 Probably be put on Sun-
day.
The road , , has purchased , , valuable , , ,
terminaI he ™ a “ d wdl
have one of the best locat »ans in
Ad ® b
tbe Tb/ee Adel roads Lumber enter Com the ^ an city ^ road and
traverses portions of Berrien and
Colquitt, that making here. four railroads
center
Larger Yields The
Farmer's Greatest
Problem
Last year the cotton crop was
small, but it brought good prices
and returned to the farmers of the
South much more than the usual
amount of money. Hence we, now
hear much again of the theory of
small crops and prosperity: but
when we consider that the average
production of lint cotton was only
170.7 pounds per acre, the matter
takes on a different aspect.
There is money in growing cot¬
ton at 14 or 15 cents a pound when
one makes a respectable yield; but
we submit to the judgement of any
thinking man that, even at these
prices, the man who makes only
an average crop is not going to
get rich very fast. One hundred
and seventy pounds of cotton at
15 cents a pound will amount
to $25.50; 340 pounds of seed
at $30 a ton will be $5.10, or
a total return from this acre of
$30.60. For this the fa rmer must
grow his cotton, pay his fertilizer
bills, pay interest on the value of
his land, pay for or do the pick¬
ing, ginning and marketing. Even
at these unusually high prices, the
average farmer does not have a
great deal left when he pays for
all these things. The man who
grows twice this much to the acre,
however, can make money even if
he gets 2 or 3 cents a pound less
for his staple; and the man who
makes a bale, or a bale and a half,
to the acre is assured of a profit
whenever prices are at all reason¬
able.
” e belie\ e with all our hearts
the organization of farmers, in
thft!r standing together for better
prices, in every effort to keep the
cotton crop down to a reasonable
acre ^ e ’ but . . none ot ,, these matters
' s °f as much importance to the
individual as is his yield to the
acre * The biggest yield is not al-
ways the most profitable ©ne, but
a very small yield can never be
profitable. There are certain
things which the man who makes
a small crop must do just as surely
as must the man who makes a
a large crop, and the cost, of .doing
these absolutely essential things
always amounts to enough to wipe
out all the profit from a crop of
less than average size.
So, once again, our advice to
each and every individual farceur
is; First of all, build up your soil
and increase your average yields.
No matter how high prices may
get. unless you make a respectable
yield, you will get scant pay for
your labor. With a good soil and
good crops, you are assured, even
in a season of low prices, of fairly
remunerative returns. The only
men who make money on their
•
cotton crops—or any other crops
—when prices are low are the men
who make big yields. The men
who make most money when pric¬
es are high are these same men.
The average farmer—the 170-
pound man—will get almost noth¬
ing for his labor in a season of
low prices, and no very large wag¬
es even when prices, as at present,
are good.
We believe it is the duty of ev¬
ery farmer to do all he can to in¬
sure to farmers a fair price for
the things they produce; but to
him personally it is worth just as
much to reduce the cost of produc¬
tion as to raise the selling price,
and he can do far mere at it. The
margin between cost and selling
price is what counts, and there is
n0 surer way to increase
this margin than to build up
the soil so as to raise larger
crops. This is, we believe, the
first and greatest thing for the
f a ™er to do. That he is doing it,
will not decrease his efficiency in
promoting any measure for the
general good. It will increase
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VOL. XVI. NO 35
Iron jhcK Fell
On Man’s Chest
Mr. Hall, an employee of the
A.B. & A. Shops received painful
injuries yesterday when an iron
jack, weighing BOO pounds fell
across his chest, breaking one of
his ribs. The injured man suffered
agonies last night, but is some
better today, and his condition is
n °t quite so serious as it at first
appeared, Mr. Hall’s wife was
absent from the city at the time
of the accident and the physician
is attending him at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Tillman Hudson,
on west Oconee street.
New Soda Dispensary
Opened Saturday
Mr. Will Moore's new ice cream
parlor, the Tarrymoore, was open¬
ed to the public last Saturday
afternoon. With everything brand
new and up to-date, this new pleas¬
ure retreat is one of the neatest
and most inviting places in the
city, and will receive a large share
of the people’s patronage. The
Tarrymoore is handsomely furnish¬
ed in green mission, with the heavy
green lace curtains, the whole com¬
bining very effectively to make it
an attractive little spot.
Miss Ruth Bembry presides at
the piano, and renders very sweet
music while one’s thirst is quench¬
ed with the delicious drinks, which
are prepared by an expert fountian
man, whose six years’ experience
in Atlanta peculiarly tits him for
the job.
The Tarrymoore will handle on¬
ly fountain delicacies, cigars, and
candies, but it is the intention of
the management to make a special¬
ty of these lines and gave the pub-
lick the best service possible.
Miss Eleanor Johnson, of Abbe-
v * be > spent yesterday in the city,
guest of her cousin, Prof. Henry
* Stewar C who accompanied her
d 0 "' 0 1° Douglas on the afternoon
tx a ' n to attend the graduation ex-
excises of the college at that place,
Mr. Geo. E. Simpson, of Tif-
^ on ’ was c ‘fy yesterday,
First Bale Of New Cot¬
ton Sold In Houston
For $1,015
Houston, Tex., June 12.—The
first bale of the 1911 cotton crop
was taken into the local cotton ex¬
change for sale today. It is
claimed that this bale makes a
new world’s record by eleven days
for the appearance at market of
the season’s first bale. The bale
came from the farm of Ernest
Matz in Cameron county.
The bale was sold for $2.05.84
per pound, the total weight being
493 pounds and the price $1,015.
This was the highest price ever
paid on the Houston exchange for
a bale of cotton. S. Jesse Jones,
who is not in the cotton business,
was the successful bidder. He
says he does not know yet what he
will do with the cotton. He had
three competitors until the $1,000
mark was reached, when the oth¬
ers drooped out.
The bale was carefully examined
and pronounced to be entirely new
cotton, classed as strict middling.
indeed for any economic struggle
the man who is not his own master
financially is not likely to be a
very formidable contestant, no
matter how willing his spirit may
t__ be.
Our greatest problem as farm¬
ers is larger yields to the acre;
our first duty, to take care of the
land so as to make these larger
yields Progressive possible.—Raleigh Farmer. (N,C.)