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Official Organ of Ben Hill Co
The Farmers Convention
Everybody in Fitzgerald should
ami must take a personal interest
in the entertainment of our Visi-
tors next week. Every business
house should show its appreciation
by decorating for the occasion and
the city in general should put on
holiday airs for the opening days
at least. Let every house on the
main streets show their apprecia-
tion by displayir y the National
2 HuXd7orvL convention a
ro
itors wi be here and
we can do to make a good impres-
sion and add to the pleasure of the
fathering should be done.
TATE WRIGHT VS.
JOHN B. GAMBLE
Supreme Court Decision of
Interest . . . to . Uur Headers d
Tate \Vright, who was appoint¬
ed as clerk of the Clarke county
board of commissioners following
the discharge of John B. Gamble,
has won in . ^, the . long litigation .. . thru ;
the courts and will hold that of-
fice. The supreme court in its
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THOMAS E. WATSON ,
Author, Publicist, Statesman,
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t .t . Will be in Ocilla
Wednesday Morning, June
21 st, at an old-fashioned Georgia Barbecue, and will de¬
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liver an address on current issues at 11 o’clock.
On Wednesday Evening
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MR. WATSON
WILL BE IN FITZGERALD,
| nd Will Address The People of Ben Hill Co.
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THE FITZGERALD LEADER WEDNESDAY. JUNE 14 1911
A Flaw In The Aldrich Pian,
The most obvious defect of the Aldrich central bank plan was
that it excluded state banks except as they might reorganize under
Federal law. State banks are not only more numerous thau national
j j banks, but, including loan and trust companies chartered under state
laws, they hold a greater aggregate of deposits. To exclude them,
j therefore would be to shut out more than half the country’s bank-
j ing power, while the chief recommendation of the plan should be
that it aimed to consolidate practically the total banking power. That
any great number of state banks would reorganize under national law
seemed improbable.
In a recent speech at New York Mr. Aldrich frankly owned thri
defect and proposed to amend the plan so as to include state banks,
under reasonable conditions, without reorganization.
Thus an important defect is removed. Meanwhile a committee
of the American Bankers Association has sought to inject a fresh defect
by recommending that the governor and deputy governors of the cen¬
tral association, instead of being appointed and subject to removal by
the President of the United States, as Senator Aldrich proposed, be
elected by the diiectors of the association—that is, by the bankers
The Government’s participation in the management of the central as-
.socialion was too small in the lirst place. To reduce it still furthei,
as the committee proposes, is out of the question. Undoubtedly Con¬
gress, when the Aldrich plan comes before it, will strengthen the
Government’s representation in the management instead of weakening
it.—Saturday Evening Post.
A more serious flaw appears to us, is the failure to allow a State,
County or City the same privilege to use their own bonds as security
for Currency. Under the proposed law, the purchaser of these bonds,
if they happen to be National Banks, may use them as a basis, being
recognized under this measure as good security. With the recog-
nized need for State and National Highways Congress could find po
better way to aid this movement than to allow a State the privilege
granted National Banks to deposit State bonds with the 1 reasurer lor
the funds to be used in the construction of these Highways: under
Government supervision. We offer this suggestion to our Georgia
delegation tl.ro; in Congress and ass E ’e =r irn who will put such a me
be h, a ,.ichc i., the Nation S- Biota £
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vision Tuesday reversing the
or court, settled the matter finally
and Wright will be cleft of the
board.
In reversing the lower court,
which issued judgement declaring
John B. Gamtle to be the clerk of
the board, the opinion has the fol-
lowiD g=
“Where the tenure of an office
; s not prescribed by law, thepower
to remove is an incident to the
power to appoint. In such case the
appointee holds at the pleasure of
the appointing power, altho it at-
tempts to fix a definite term, and
no formalities such as the prefer-
ring of charges or the granting of
a hearing to the incumbent a re
necessary to the lawful exercise of
authority of removal.”
The case grew out of the board’s
j removal from office of its clerk
John „ ^ who re(used to
recognize the authority of the
board. When late W r right took
steps to secure the office and
books from Gamble, Gamble filed
a writ or quo warrantto and
Wright demurred. Thedemurrer
was dismissed and judgement was
issued declaring Gamble the law¬
ful holder of the office, but the
supreme court reversed that pudge
m ent. Gamble claimed that he
VVftS dismissed without reason and
without a hearing. This, the su-
pireme court holds, is unnecessary
for the dismissal from such an of¬
tice.
News Boiled Down and
Dished Up F rom The
Ashston. Gra.ded
School
Wedding bells are faintly
iiug the distance.
• Miss Blondine Williams was
reeer!t visitor at Osieriieid.
We notice Willis i>vkes visit?
|' aarrDon ' riijn f I u ' 1 e wtei1,
Master Brvon Bishop
v.-day w.-tb friends in town.
Vv eii good- bye readers
I-you will hear from me again soon.
Mr. Newton Hudson, of Frank,
aiaJe a hying trip to Ashton Sun-
day.
j Fred Robitzsch visits Fitzgerald
quite often. He has found aD at¬
traction.
Rev. and Mrs. James Bishop
are all smiles over the arrival of
a fine baby girl.
Kenpy Ashurst made Miss Effie
Middlebrooks a short but pleasant
call Sunday p.m.
Are yon going to Brunswick? is
j a general question with the young
people around this place.
: yj r p) ave Ewings and family
f rorD town spent Sunday pleasant-
; 3 - 9 - with 4r. and Mrs L. E. Ash-
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1 Ashton is a line piece situated
near the Satilla river and famous
its pretty girls and handsome
Our good people here are organ¬
izing a singing convention to be
held at Prospect in the near fu¬
ture.
Miss Beatrice Terrel] who has
been a recent visitor to Miss Sarah
Jane Walker has returned to her
borne near Bowen’s Mill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dykes and
charming daughter Miss Lula who
have been visiting relatives and
friends in Fla., for the past week
have returned home to their many
friends at Ashton. They reported
having a line time.
Ask the Old Folks #<■
Your grandmother and grandfather know
French Market Coffee.
For 100 years back it was the famous coffee
at the old French Market. The finales of all the
Mardi Gras Balls were not complete without a
Cup of this rare old beverage.
Then this famous beverage could be had
nowhere else.
Now you may serve it daily at your own
table. For the old French Market blond is per¬
petuated by
f he Same Unique
Hygienic Roasting Process
‘There You is but get one this French celebrated Market coffee flavor.” at • v ---V 5A
can ,
your grocer’s in hermetically sealed tins. . m
Packed by 0i
New Orleans Coffee Co., Ltd.
New Orleans, La.
french Market Coffee (30
Misses Mattie and Mifctie Bali
from near Bowen’s Mill weie in
■ Fitzgerald Saturday and
the Union dinner at Lynwood,
•
: Mr. Dave K .shop «„d M.ss Eva
P y ' v>
attended prayer meeting Sunday
p.m. at the home of Mrs. T. N.
Middlebrooks.
Perceiving that Mr. Buffalo Bill
has gone to his wild home in the
west, I, Leone, decided to write
in his place, everything is rather
dull here accept the mosquitoes
they are the most lively creatures
we have.
Leone.
i i Doan’s Ointment cured of
me
eczema that had annoyed me a
long time. The cure was perrna-
nent Hon. tI .... W. w Matthews,
Commissioner Labor Statistics,
Augusta, Me.
Rain Pm to BfVcifVS
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Dublin Crowd Down
Dublin, Ga.. June 18. —William
Jennings Bryan lectured last night
before a large audience which was
however, made smaller by a very
heavy rain which fell just as the
hour arrived for opening of the
doors of the auditorium.
The rain effected largely the
crowds which came on the five-
special trains which were run by
the railroads centering here.
His subject was “The Prince of
Peace,” which he handled in a
masterly manner, holding the
large crowd enthused to the end of
the address.
He left this morning via the
Central for Claxton and States¬
boro, where he will lecture this
afternoon and tonight
Accidents will happen, but the
best-regulated families keep Dr.
Thomas’ EclecticOil for such erner-
gencies. It subdues the pain and.
heals the hurts. 29-8t.