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Official Organ Ben Hill County.
Governor Brown
to Make Race
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 20.—Form¬
er Governor Joseph M. Brown
will make bis announcement this
week for the office of governor, it
was positively stated here today
that the former governor had matte
up his mind absolutely to become
a candidate and that his announce¬
ment will be made before Sunday.
It is understood that the gover¬
nor will not open headquarters in
Atlanta as heretofor, but he will
conduct his campaign from his
jo Marietta in his own way.
ft didacy comes in response
appeals and urging from
citizens in all sections of the state
and the campaign will be carried
on by the people. The former
governor does not think it neces¬
sary for him to carry on an active
campaign from a fixed place more
than answering lettkrs which can
be done at his home. It is believ¬
ed that his friends throughout
state will take charge of the cam-
paign in the activities instead of
having headquarters in Atlanta.
Laughs Herself To
Death Over JoKe
of Husband
Buechel, Ky., Sept. 20.—Laugh¬
ing at a joke told by her husband
caused the death of Mrs. Joe Bal-
mer, near here yesterday. Among
several stories told by him was one
that struck his wife as particular-
ly humorous and she began
ing violently and could not stop.
Finally she keeled over dead.
Ten Georgia Offices
Given Postal
_ _
Washington, Sept. 20.—More
than 100 third-class postoftices, ten
of which are in Georgia, where
designated today as postal savings
bank depositories, among them
being the following:
Georgia—Hazelhurst,
Ashburn, Eastman, Jesup, Cuth-
bert, Warrenton, Rossville, Vi-
dalia, Lafayette.
Alabama— Russellville, Oavoon
Hill, Union Springs, Ath ens,
Tuseumbia, Columbia, Attalla,
Jiftv iudiana-Farmersburg, Mmefcte, PiGdiuont) PrsttvillB*
ville, Gusport, Wanatah, Syracuse ’
Winona Lake, New Carlisle, To¬
peka, Paoii, Churubusco.
Kansas—Argonia, Atwood ’
Stfis’eVse, Cherokee, Garner, Rus-
' reensburg, Clyde, Green-
1*,-Thayer. twp- ;
These offices will be open Octo-
ber 26.
Annual Reunion Held
by Veterans in Rome
Rome, Ga., Sept. 20.-Under
smiling skies, the Georgia Confed¬
erate veterans, 1,000 strong, are
gathered here today for their an-
nual reunion. Gen. John H. Mar¬
tin, division commander, who is.
presiding over the sessions, arriv¬
ed at 7:37 this morning from Haw-
kinsville and took command.
General Gilmore, of Atlanta,
commander of the cavalry is here
with 60 mounted men and 30 uni¬
formed sponsors and maids of
honor to take part in the parade
tomorrow afternoon.
The veterans are being entertain-
•ed in the homes of Rome people.
An all-day barbecue is being serv¬
ed to all.
Much interest centers in the com¬
ing of Governor Smith this after-
noon to deliver his lecture, “The
South io the Sixties.” .
Miss Beulah Shepherd is visiting
relatives in Dublin.
SEMI-WEEKLY
The Fitzgerald Leader.
FITZGERALD , J515W HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 22, 1911.
Sugar Crop To Be
Sold
New Orleans, Sept. 20.—That
Louisiana has usurped the center
of the stage as far as the sugar
market is concerned because of the
shortage of the 1911 crop, is the
opinion of those interested in the
marketing of produce in this city.
Four prominent commission deal¬
ers and planters of Louisiana are
now in New York to negotiate the
sale of this year’s crop in this state,
and they are said to be in a posi¬
tion to dictate to the so-called
sugar trust as to the price of the
product.
The 1911 crop of Louisiana
sugar is estimated at 350,000 tons,
about 50,000 tons more than the
crop of last year, and if disposed
of at the present market level,
will represent a gain of about $17,-
500,000 as compared with last
year’s prices.
The men now in New York, it
8 Sft M, control the sale of ubout
300,000 tons. If not successful
getting 5 cents per pound or
better from the trust, it is said
the committee will sell wherever
the market is most favorable.
Teachers Get Their
Money on Thursday
Atlanta, Sept. 20.—One warrant
for §168,655 and another for $22,-
529, drawn in favor of M. Brittain,
state superintendent of schools,
have been sent to the office of W.
J. Speer, state treasurer, and on
Thursday these two sums will be
at the disposal of Superintendent
Brittain. The larger amount will
distributed by him to the conn-
01 fr'*™
proportion to the amount due the
rural schools of each county in un¬
paid teachers’ salaries and school
® x P e ^ ses » The smaller sum will
ba t.ouled among the schools
of ‘ be 01ties and t0 *” s > P ald
t , the ‘usurers of the municipal
sch , ° o1 , boar<1 '
Today $200,000, less deducted
1Dt * rest at „ rate j of 2 P er cent
per annum for three months, was
placed to the credit of the state
treas “ rer s offlce b f four state
depositories in Atlanta and two in
Macon, the notes for the loans
haam . been executed _
« by the state
and accepted by the banks. The
sum borrowed from each bank
was placed on deposit to the credit
of the treasurer. This concluded
the transaction whereby the state
secures $200,000 for temporary
use to relieve the stringency in
school moneys.
Another warrant of considerable
proportion was paid by the treas¬
urer’s office to-day. it being the
monthly maintenance fund for the
state sanitarium at Milledgeville.
This warrant was for $35,966 and
drawn in favor of L. H. Andrews,
treasurer of the sanitarium board.
Senator Ben Tillman
Muy FLesign Shortly
Washington, Sept. 20'—Senator
Benjamin Tillman, of South Caro¬
lina, loDg knowD to fame as “Pitcb-
sork” Tillman, may resign from
the senate.
This is the information that
reached Washington today. Sena¬
tor Tillman’s health is such that
he probably will never again at¬
tend sessions of the senate.
Strong pressure is being brought
to bear on him under the circum¬
stances to resign. It is reported
here that he is likely to accede to
this pressure.
Mr. Alfred Woodman has re¬
turned from his summer homo in
New Hampshire, and will be here
for the winter.
A. B. Cook Elected
Griner, McLauchlio, Paulk and Mayes Victorious
In Aldermanic Race
Wheeier and BroadM Tie—Tisdil Defeats Owens
With the exception of automobitea and carriages whizzing rapidly
through the business sections, carrying voters to the poll9, where
Fitzgerald was to proclaim her wishes as to who should be her next
Mayor, Aldermen, and member of the Water Light and Bond Com¬
mission, these being the only offices for which there was any compe¬
tition, there was little excitement evident to the casual observer Wed¬
nesday, when the Primary for the nomination of City Officers was
held.
It is indeed a credit to the fair name of the city and to the oppo¬
sing candidates that the day passed off so quietly, and they !are to be
congratulated for this good humor that prevailed among them all day.
Of the 732 registered voters there were 651 who voted, and the
judges of the Election, A. A. Harvey, D. T. Paulk, and Robt. Dykes,
deserve much praise for the manner in which they managed the elec¬
tion and the clerks, J. C. Strange, JSlias Paulk, and E. E. Hawkes,
f or their share in the days work. The polls closed at six o’clock, and
fc»y 10:45, the result of the election was known, all the votes having
been counted,
A. B. Cook received 425 votes for Mayor, his opponent, D. P.
Adams, receiving 206.
L. L. Griner led the ticket in the Aldermahi# Contest, receiving
334 votes, J. D. McLauChlin received 325; W. R. Paulk 314; J. H.
Mayes 312; and C. A. Wheeler and W. G. Broadhurst received 310
each. The defeated candidates for Alderman were: J. M. Adams, 280
votes; C. A. Fretwell, 269; D. B. Ware, 291; and T. E. White, 289.
P. B. Owens received 224 votes for Water Light and Bond Com¬
mission, and L. O. Tisdel, his opponent received 893.
B. T. Srickland for Tax Assessor, and G. P. Minglcdorf for Treas¬
urer were re-elected without opposition.
All members of the Board of Education, J. E. Turner, President.
W. D. Dorminey, J. C. Glover, J. T. Lyles, and L W. Meakin, were
re-elected without opposition, receiving 651 votes.
Notice to the Public.
I have today formally notified the Executive Commit¬
tee of my withdrawal from the special primary called for
next Wednesday for the purpose of deciding who shall
he the nominee, for Alderman, Mr. Wheeler or myself,
A copy of my notice to the Committee follows:
Sept. 22, 1911.
“John D. Dorminey, Secretary.
Executive Committee,
Fitzgerald, Ga.,
Deal sir:—I beg to acknowledge receipt of your
notice that the Executive Committte has called a special
primary on next Wednesday for the purpose of allowing
Mr. Wheeler and myself to run again because each of us
received the same number of votes in the primary on last
Wednesday, After a careful consideration of the matter
I have decided, because of special conditions existing,
to withdraw from the race in the interest of harmony.
You may consider this as formal notice to the committee
of my withdrawal, and the Committee is hereby notified
that I will not be a candidate in the Special primary, and
it may at once take such action as is made necessary by
such withdrawal.”
I desire to . sincere appreciation of
express my the
support given me in the primary just held and to say
further that I am very grateful for assurances of support
had I continued to be a candidate.
W. G. BROADHURST.
For Water Light and Bond Commission
I am a candidate for the Water Light and Bond Commis¬
sion, made vacant by the resignation of Mr. <3. E. Ricker,
and respectfully solicit your support at the special election
Oct. 17th 1911. HOMER ADAMS.
United Brethren
Church
The Sunday School will meet as
usual at 9:30, then all will go to
the big tent for service at 11
o’clock. No other services at the
church during the day.
Members will bring their enve¬
lopes for the regular Sunday offer¬
ing S. and S. they hour. will be received at
the
Let there be a good turn out
that a large delegation may go
from the church to the tent service.
Your Pastor,
J. L. Leichliter.
St. Mathew's Episcopal
Church
15th after Trinty.
11 a. m. morning prayer and
sermon.
4 p. m. Sunday school.
7:30 p. m. Evening prayer and
sermon.
F. North-Tummon, Vicar.
-
Dr. J. II. Moss has purchased
Mr. Stewart Ray’s stone cottage
on west Pine steet and will move
into it in several days.
Barrett Says Victory
In Grasp of Farmer
President C. S. Barrett, of the
Farmers’ Union, who has just
returned from the national con¬
vention of that organization at
Shawnee, Okla., and from the
cotton growers’ congress at
Montgomery, has issued a state¬
ment in which he states the im¬
pregnable position of the south¬
ern farmers, and urges them to
stand shoulder to shoulder to win
the fight for fair prices during
the opening season. Mr. Bar¬
rett also brands as absolutely
without foundation the report of
a bumper crop, and declares the
world will pay a legitimate figure
for the staple if farmers, in co¬
operation with business men of
the south, will conduct the proper
sort of campaign. His statement
follows:
To the Cotton Growers of the
Southern States:
“The recent convention of the
southern cotton growers at Mont¬
gomery, Ala., has satisfied me
that the south, as a unit, has at
last waked to the need of co-op¬
eration and of making a vigorous
fight for insuring a fair price for
its main staple, cotton. I do not
remember to have attended a
more enthusiastic gathering, a
more representative one, or one
more patronized by prominent,
hard-headed business men. Com¬
missioners of Agriculture of the
the southern states, and men in
close touch with every class of
farmer, were present. The con¬
sensus of opinion was that cotton
'should be held for fifteen cents.
This was in line with the verdict
of the national convention of the
Farmers’ Union at Shawnee,
which decided that cotton should
not be sold at priees prevailing,
and should be held and financed
for a higher figure. At Shawnee,
more than a thousand telegrams
were received from various parts
or the south, declaring that the
organization would work toward
the end of holding the staple, and
helping needy farmers, until the
market reached a correct
At Montgomery the Hon. Thos.
Heflin, congressman from Ala¬
bama, E. J. Watson, commission¬
er of agriculture from Alabama
and myself were constituted a
committee to supervise publicity
and propaganda.
There is no doubt in my mind
that concerted measures will de¬
feat the movement to bear cotton,
and will insure a just level
throughout the selling season.
Now is the time for the friend
of the farmer to prove his friend¬
ship by substantial aid. Cotton
is the best collateral in the world.
The banker and the small mer¬
chant can, and I believe will, ac¬
cept it as such in cases where
“distress” cotton might other¬
wise be thrown on the market
only to glut it.
It is to the first interest of the
business men of the south,
whether bankers or merchants,
to join the farmers in this move¬
ment for their rights. Even
one-fourth of a cent off the just
price for cotton means a loss of
millions visited upon every trade
channel. It resolves itself simply
into a question of letting the
world know, by our actions, that
we are going to MARKET and
not SACRIFICE our cotton. If
the business man and the banker
fails in his duty, if the public
man fails in his often-repeated
protestations of loyalty to the
farmer, THEY WILL ALLSUF-
FER IN SIMILAR DEGREE.
With regard to cotton, we stand
or fall together. An unjust price
for the farmer means lack of
prosperity for the merchant,
banker, the business
Official Organ of Ben
Hill County. $1.50
a Year.
VOL. XVI. NO. 62
Sleuths Trailed
Judge Grosscup
Chicago, Sept. 20.—Intimation
that Judge Peter S.
announcement yestetday that he
would resign from the United
States circuit bench in October
was forced on him because of his
alleged associations with great
corporations, come from a score
of sources today.
The resignation was clouded
with deep mystery. The fact that
for two years J udge Grosscup had
been followed constantly by secret
service men, in the opinion of
many, had much to do with his
determination to get out.
Grosscup is known to have
amassed wealth. No judge on the
bench, in all probability, has been
more and oftener assailed. He has
been accused time and again of
having played into the hands of
the corporations.
Meantime the secret of the
shadowing of Judge Grosscup has
not been revealed. The man who
has been watching him formerly
was one of the shrewdest opera¬
tives of the Federal secret service.
Whether he still is employed by
the government or by a private
party is not told. It has been
said that the detective was in the
employ of Everybody’s Magazine.
This never has been denied.
JUDGE DENIES IT.
Judge Grosscup sprang another
sensation when.he announced flat¬
ly that in case ai effort is made to
make it appear that he is resigning
under pressure he will not resign.
“There is no connection what¬
ever between the alleged work of
a detective in following me and
my resignation,” he asserted with
vehemence.
“If any responsible officer of
the United States government, if
any responsible magazine editor
or publisher, or if any responsible
American citizen will come to the
front with the assertion that I am
resigning under pressure and will
show reason for such an kssertioii,
I will remain on the bench until
such a time as a thorough oppor¬
tunity has been given for an in*
vestigation of my acts by a United
States judge.”
whether in the city or country.
A just price means prosperity for
all in same proportion- The
mills of New England, after a
season of curtailment, are resum¬
ing operations. Does this look
like there is an absence of de¬
mand for cotton?
It is incumbent upon us not to
sell our birthright, not to yield
the th£ results of the year’s toil at
behest of market manipulat-
or s.
You are in better shape than
ever to make this fight a winning
one. You have no excuse for
faling in it- You have grown
hogs, corn and other food stuffs
this past season. You are less
in debt, less under the domina¬
tion of the mortgage, than at
any period in southern history.
You whipped the gamblers be¬
fore when you were head over
ears in debt. If you don’t do it
now, almost debt-free, you de¬
serve little sympathy from your¬
self or the world.
As never in history, the farmer
and business men of the south
are prepared to battle side by
side. The conference at Mont¬
gomery proved that.
My present purpose in this
hour is to press upon all south¬
ern elements the necessity of
keeping the pledges of co-opera¬
tion given at Montgomery, and of
representing to a 11 southerners
the prime duty and self-interest
of participating in a movement
that means the welfare of
south, without regard to busi¬
ness or location.
Charles S. Barrett.
Union City, Ga., Sept. 19. 1911