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Official Organ Ben Hill County.
Where Is The “Nigger
In This Wood Pile? ”
From Monday’s Constitution
J. W. McCord, of Crawfords-
ville, Taliaferro county, Georgia,
70 miles from Atlanta, has been
appointed game warden of Fulton
county.
Just why a man who lives so
far from Atlanta and entirely out
Fulton county should have
been appointed to an office purelx
local in its nature is hard to tell.
The position of game warden m
Fnlton is probably worth more
than any similar office in any
other county, as there are proba-
bly 3,000 hunters in the county
who will take out licenses to hunt,
n the counties of the state.
Mr. McCord is a brother of H.
Y. McCord, one of the most promi¬
nent citizens of Atlanta, and has
been engaged in the mercantile
business in Crawfordsville or
many years. Prior to moving to
Crawfordsville eighteen years ago,
he was roadmaster for the Charles¬
ton and Western Carolina railroad
and was once conductor for the
Georgia road. He has a beautiful
home in Crawfordsville and lives
there with two unmarried daugh
ters.
APPOINTMENT A SURPRISE.
The appointment of a mar* t » mg
outside Fulton comes as a great
surprise to raanv in the county
who were interested in the matter
and many feel that an injustice has
been done local men who had been
recommended for the position.
The office of game warden for a
county involves many duties, and
in a county the size of Fulton is
worth much. Most of the work
in this county will be taking in
money, one-third of which the
warden gets. There is little game
in Fulton county and & warden will
have little trouble in that respect,
while that very fact adds much
to the v Iue of the office. A game
warden’s duty is to protect the
game, and to issue licenses t.<» hun¬
ters. These licenses cost the hun¬
ter from $1 to $15, and the war¬
den gets from 25 cents to $3 for
issuing them. In Fulton county
there are probably 3,000 hunters-
As the game in Fulton is very
scarce, these hunters will be forced
to take out state licenses, costing
$ 3 , and paying a fee of $ 1 , to the
warden. The non-residents pay
$15 for a license and the warden
gets $3. Atlanta is a center for
the railroads coming into the state
and many hunters from other
states will take out licenses here.
Two hundred non-residents will
pay $600 in fees to the wardrn.
Naturally the local aspirants for
the office are sore, for it is not
every day that a plum worth
$3,600 a 3 ear falls to a man living
70 miles from his office.
Mr. McCord, according to in-
formation from Crawfordsville,
will not move to Atlanta, but. hopes
to fill his office while keeping his
residence in Taliaferro county.
“Mr. J. W. McCord leaves on the
3:10 train this afternoon and will
probably not return to Atl'inta for
six months,” said his nephew, H.
Y. McCord, Friday afternoon. J.
W. McCord arrived in Atlanta
Miss Emma Rowe’s raanv f nends
are delighted to know that
an operation on Saturdax she is
now improving, and will re-
covet-
__
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Gregory,
of Sylvester, spent the w end
as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
James Paulk.
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SEMI-WEEKLY
The Fitzgerald Leader
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 3, 1911.
CLEAR $3,000 PROFIT.
According to the game law pass¬
ed by the last general assembly, a
game warden may appoint depu¬
ties. If a deputy can act for his
principal, Mr. McCord need not
come to Atlanta at all,‘for a deputy
can be employed for $600 a year,
who will do all the work of the
office, thereby leaving a clear profit
for McCord without costing him
any trouole at ail
When the news of Mc¬
Cord's appointment came to
Atlanta, The Constitution
immediately instituted a
search for him, as an inter¬
view was desired. After a
search through the city di¬
rectory, both telephone di¬
rectories. the city and coun¬
ty tax books and the regis¬
tered voters, a telegram was
sent to State Game Warden
Mercer at Fitzgerald asking
who McCord was and where
his residence. No answer
was received to three such
telegrams, and finally
doctor in Fitzgerald was
wired The inf r-
mation then came from Mer¬
cer.
Acco"'’in;-- :hf. infor-
mation -? m r t;i hy Thp
Const? ’ < * '’M'orc
has not now, or has
had, any conr ction with
Fulton coir ^ % Atlanta
than that his her, H.
Y. McCerd, is a prominent
citizen here.
From To-davsConstitution.
It was announced at the capitol
yesterda- r.n.ii J. VV VlcCord, who
has been appointed game warden
for Fulton couuty by Game Com¬
missioner Jesse Mercer, will open
an office at the capitol today.
Mr. McCord’s home is at Craw-
fordville, seventy miles from At¬
lanta.
Mr. McC • appointment as
game warden for this county is
the only instance so far as is known
where a man from one county has
been appointed warden for another
county.
Regardi j this feature of the
appointment Governor Smith stat¬
ed that Mr. McCord’-s appointment
is in the nature of an assistant to
Mr. Mercer, who will have his
main office at Fitzgerald. At the
same time Mr. McCora will have
authornv to issue licenses and
collect fees in this county just as a
local warden would have.
The • vides that wardens
and deputy wardens shall be ap-
pointed in each county. Tne law
does not provide for an assistant
commissioner.
While there is very little hunt-
ing in this county, there will be
many licenses issued to non-resi¬
dents who wish to hunt, m Georgia,
and the position of warden in this
count' «• 11 probably the salary p v as of much
or more than the
game <omm<ssioner, which is $ 2 ,*
000 per year.
FfidaV, Oct. 6th.
Mr. Will Borum of he Dixia
Pharmacy will give the Presbyter¬
ian Ladies Aid Society a benefit
sale on ice cream and ft drinks
on the afternoon and •ming of
Friday Oct 6 th. Tin* adies will
also have home made c» e to serve.
64-3t.
Can You Face Your Record?
There is a limit to what we can put in print—not [that we fear
the Law so much as we fear to put anything in the Leader that would
embarass our lady readers. Yet there is so much that is unprintable
but essential to the proper understanding of the character of J. E.
Mercer that we challenge him to a joint debate.
The Fair Association will need some funds to pay its expenses,
and I will engage the Hippodrome Theatre for any afternoon or even¬
ing if “Cider Jess” (J. E. Mercer) will meet me in joint discussion as
to the relative morality and veracity of each of us. He has stated
that he intended writing me up, so he must have gathered some data.
He can use all of it, of whatever nature it may be, for 28 years back
just so he states his authority. I wilt guarantee him against any libel
suit or personal at tick. I also agree to give him the opening and the
closing, provided he will give me the same time to present my state¬
ments with the authorities furnishing them. I am anxious to go be¬
fore a jury of all of our citizens and allow them to hear what Mercer
could find against me, and I promise them an entertainment, as my
part of the program, that will justify the time and money expended.
Admission fee to be $ 1.00 For men only; boys ueder 21 not al¬
lowed on the premises. I will also allow his Game wardens to search
me for any weapons or bombs—so that “Cider. Jess” may be entirely
at ease during the performance. Complimentary tickets to be issued
only to the Ministers of the Gospel.
ISIDOR GELDER8,
Editor Leader.
The Young Men’s
Christian Club
What looks to be one of best
clubs for young men in the city
was organized last Friday night at
the Central Mithodist church.
The movement was started, a*
the prayer meeting on Sunday
night during tLe Union Revival
meetings.
The young men held a prayer
meeting before services at the tent
and Raymond Davis in his usual
manner started the move in an ap¬
peal to the young men of the dif¬
ferent churches to get together in
an effort to get more young men
interested in church work. Mr.
Davis started something that inter¬
ested every young one present and
the boys at once responded to the
call and decided to call another
meeting to organize.
Friday night they met at the
church to get the movement going
and started things right by elect¬
ing Mr. Davis president. Mr.
Davis is quite popular among the
young men, being the leader of
one of the best young men’s Sun¬
day School classes in this section
of the .country, and has shown his
ability to do his part by leading
the young men of the city to a
closer touch with the church and
Sunduy School. Under the leader¬
ship of this young man, we expect
to accomplish our aim without fail.
The movement has the support
of Mr. Wheeler, who was elected
treasurer and has also proven him¬
self a leader for the youDg men
and who can be depended upon to
assist in every way to help make
men of our boys.
Mr. Byron Bryan, Assistant
Superintendent of the Christian
uunday bchool. was elected vice
president, and we can see none
that could be better fitted for the
place tnan Mr. Bryan, as he is as¬
sociated with Mr. Davis in the
works of bis Sunday School class
and will prove a valuable assistant
in this work.
Mr. Ralph Pollard was first
choice 1 or becretary and will prove-
to be one who the young men can
depend upun to do his woi k for
their eause.
Tins association of young men
is a union of the young men of the
different churches and is one thing
that should appeal to every young
mau iu the city.
They will see that every young
man in the city is urged to go to
Sunday School and church auu no
doubt the churches will in a short
time teel the effect that this club
will have among the men aud boys
G f cll y t
Ti cir next meeting will be at
the Uni ed Brethren churcn next
Frid»v night.
Woodrow Wilson Club
is Organized at
Macon
Macon, Ga.,Sept. 28. A Wood-
row Wilson club has been organ¬
ized here and an invitation sent to
New Jersey governor asking
h to come here and make an
Iress on October 11 . Gover¬
nor Hoke Smith will be here on
the same day.
Senior Cle^ss Is
Organized
A class tint has for foijr long
years worked its way through the
Fitzgerald High School has at
Ihst reached its point of destina¬
tion. Last year more of its pupils
were exempt from examinations
than those of any other class. Out
of the seven members of the class
last year three of them
neither absent nor tardy. The
class officers for 1911-12 are:
Miss Linda Jones—President
Mr. Herman Martin—Vice-
President.
Mr. Mark y Mathis—Sec. and
Treas. The other members of the
class are; Miss Raiford Dozier,
Miss Ethel Hullihen, Miss Pearl
Linnemann, Mr. David L. Paulk.
Wheels Couldn't Turn
on G. (§L F. R_oad
Sunday
Augusta, Oct. 1 .—Not a wheel
moved an the Georgia and Florida
Railroad today, but Vice President
F. L. Bemiss gave obt a statement
tonight that every engine on the
road would be manned tomorrow
with white firemen, who would be
fully protected.
The only trouble reported today
is the burning of a trestle 350 feet
long three miles north of Douglas.
A white fireman was also beaten at
Vidalia. The officials of the road
claim that they have evidence
against the persons guilty of arson,
and that arrests will be made at
once.
General Manager J. M. Turner
and VIr. Bemiss are here handling
the strike. President John Skel
ton Willians had to leave today to
meet an engagement in New York
tomorrow. Mr. Turner says the
negroes and white men are all arm¬
ed along the line of the road, but
he does not expect any serious
tioubl®.
Let every boy and young man
who will assistin the work be there
and hi Ip in the good cause.
Let’s give the leaders of this
movement a good boost and watch
them lead us to a nobler, higher
plane of Jiving.
A Member.
All Day Prayer
Service On Friday
At the Baptist church Friday
there will be an All-day of Prayer
service. State Missions will be
studied, considering its connec¬
tions, its resources, its needs. The
morning session, which begins at
9:30 and closes at 11, will be de¬
voted to this study. The after¬
noon session which begins at 3
o’clock will be given up to the
packing of a box for the Hapeville
Orphanage.
All the women of the church
and congregation are urged to
come to this all-day service. Visi¬
tors will be cordially entertained
at the homes of the Baptist women.
The following is the program
planned:
Morning session 9:30-11.
Doxology,
Invocation,
Scripture Reading
Devotional Exercises,
Rev. T. M. Calloway.
The Field-Where is it?
Mrs. E. J. Dorminy.
Its conditions,
Mrs. W. M. Garbutt.
Its Resources,
Mrs. Scott Walker.
What is being done,
Mrs. E. P. Wightman, Leader.
Mrs. E. E. Sams, Mrs. W. H.
Hodges, Assistants.
Music, Mrs. D B. Ware.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
3 o’clock. Song, Congregation.
Reading, Mrs. A. H. Thurmond.
Box packing for
Orphanage.
Adjournment.
Locked Ir\ CarSixDays
Without Food
Or Drink
Cordele, Ga.,October 1
in an empty box car for six
and nights without food or
was the thrilling experience of J
Black, a negro who boarded
freight train at Miami, Fla.,
Saturday to beat h s way to
point in Georgia, and who was res¬
cued from his predicament by a
car inspector in the yards of Cor¬
dele. He was turned over to
police officers,who turned him
over to a negro undertaker of
city, who promised to take
for him until his death or recovery,
after food and drink bad been ad¬
ministered, as | rescribed by
Summer, who turned doctor on the
occasion.
The negro had become so exaust-
ed until it was impossible to gath¬
er only a rambling statement rel¬
ative to his experience, but from
what could be gathered he had
been employed on the b lager rail¬
road.
Having suddenly become home¬
sick to get ‘back to Georgia, he
boarded the freight^ which was al¬
most immediately closed and sealed
and in which he was compelled to
remain until discovered yesterday
by the inspector.
He said the car, which had been
six days in trasit from Florida,
had been side-tracked at dif¬
ferent places, sometimes as much
as a whole day at a time, and that
he had made every possible effort
to attract attention, but somehow
he failed, and had about given up
to die.
The dates for the aviation meet¬
ing have been slightly changed.
They will run from October 12 to
19, inclcsive, but no flight will"be
given on October 18, as Buffalo
Bill’s wild west show will be on
the aviation field that day.
Eugene Ely, tfcie most celebrated
of the Curtiss fliers has been as¬
signed to make the flights at Mac¬
on and visitors are therefore as¬
sured of a great program.
Official Organ of Dai
Hill County. $1.50
a Year.
VOL. XVI. NO. 65
To Send Box Of Dain¬
ties to The Old
Veterans
Quitman, Sept. 30.—The Daugh¬
ters of the Conf;deracy will send
a box of dainty and appetizing
eatables to the old veterans at the
Soldiers’ Home in Atlanta next
W ednesday. This was decided on
at a meeting of the chapter this
week, when the winter program of
work was discussed. The annual
election of officers also occurred at
this meeting, as follows*. Presi¬
dent. Mrs. M. Baum; vice presi¬
dent, Mrs. C. T. Tillman; treasur¬
er, Mrs. S. S. Rountree; corres¬
ponding secretary, Mrs. A. B.
Jones; recording secretary, Mrs.
J. B. Tillman; historian Miss
Jennie Denmark.
Another important factor in
woman’s work here is the D. A.
R. chapter; the first meeting of
the autumn will take place next
Monday. The general theme of
the year’s program will be educa¬
tion in its broader phases and a
feature of the first program will
be a paper by Miss Mamie Sparks,
“The D. A. R. as a Factor in Ed¬
ucation.”
Sea Island Convention
Has Been Postponed
Valdosta, Sept. 29.—The con¬
vention of the Sea Island Cotton
Growers scheduled to be held here
today was indefinetly postponed,
owing to the absence of Charles
S. Barrett, president of the Farm¬
ers’ pnion. Delegates who had
gathered here reported that the en¬
tire crop of sea island cotton had
opened at once and is nearly out of
the fields, although usually it is
not all gathered until after Christ-
mas.
City Court Abolished
Cordele, Sept. 29.—Official re¬
turns from all precincts in the
county give a majority of 79 against
the city court of Cordele. The vote
was large and a determined fight
throughout the day was waged.
Under the amendment of the
legislature allowing the people to
vote on the abolition of the court,
the result of the vote means the
court will cease operations after
October 1. A special bill by Re¬
presentative Gower allowing four
terms ef the superior court in this
county was passed and now be¬
comes operative. E. F. Stroziei*
was judge and M. M. Eaks solicit¬
or, and both were elected by large
majorities last year for a term of
two years.
Scarcity Of Labor To
Cause Slump in Cot*
ton Production
Guyton, Ga., October 1.—far¬
mers of Effingham county are com¬
plaining bitterly of the need of
cotton pickers to help gather the
large crop.
The prices paid for picking this
season have ranged anywhere from
50 cents to 80 cents per hundred
pounds, and in several instances
farmers have been known to hav 3
sent 5 and 6 miles and hauled the
pickers to and from the fields, so
anxious were they to have their
crops gathered.
Labor in the towns of Clyo,
Egypt, Springfield and Guxton
and at points on the railroad is
hard to secure. It is almost im¬
possible t > get sufficient hands to
pick cotton in these towns.
The production of cotton in
Effingham county is increasing
with each succeeding year, but un-
less labor improves in the next
year many of the farmers state
they are going to plant less cotton
and more corn, as a grain crop is
more easily harvested.