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Official Orsjan Ben Hill County.
COTTON IS GOING UP
After it reaches bottom first and
the FARMER HAS SOLD HIS CROP.
R 1 The THIRD NATIONAL BANK
will be glad to help those who
M meet their notes when doe.
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Washington, D. C.,
Nov. 30, 1911.
To The Fitzgerald Leader,
Fitzgerald, Ga.,
Dear Leader and Friends:
This ns Thunksgiving Day, and
I thoiaght j 2 would give you all a
Thanksgiving .letter, I have just
been out to the Navy yard to take
a glance at the roagnilicient build-
ings anti the yards, seeing the
different department-, the machine
shop, the gun shop, and the shops!
where tney make- the cannon, and
small arms They have cannons of
all sizes, from two feet in length
to forty feet. There is a great
deal to be seen at the navy yard
landing, where the people take
ship from Washington,to different
points. No one who visits the city
of Washington should aail to take
a trip to the ship yards.
The pension department is also
interesting place tun visitors.
The periston .building it a three
gtoiy orick structu e, andilhe out-
er wall of the ^building.contains
8,211,502 cubic ifeet, ami tee floor
space contains 1/WfeJ,25u feot. The
employees in the building number
.1700. There ha,we been seven in
balls u«id i i the cui^ t of
pension bubos^ig. vJie«<ifand
.twice, McKinley twice, HaiuusoD,
..Roosevelt and Taft.
,1 went to the Pension Building at
tht request of Mrs,. Dr. Haile, of
Fitzgerald, to see her son, W. M.
3aropbelle. I found Mr. Camp-
belle to be a most pleasant and in-
teresting gentleman. He holds m
important position in the Treasury
department of the pension build*
i l was glad several days ago, to
Mceivea letter from my old friend,
Drew W. Paulk, and as he is
mayor of our Magic City of Fitz¬
gerald, I wil just answer tiis letter
right here. I would like very
much to have him furnish me with
photographs of all the important
‘buildings in Fitzgerald, and statis¬
tics' of all the enterprises in the
.city! I would like this inforraa-
tion and these photographs as soon
as possible as it will prove invalu
able to me in getting through the
Post Office Bill. I would be glad
if tile Leader would publish a list
of all the enterprises in the paper
so that I can get them at a very
SEMI-WEEKLY
The Fitzgerald Leader
FITZGERALD , JJJZL COUNTY GEORGIA , DECEMBER 12, 1911.
early date. Mr. Hughes can get
the Post Office statistics at the de¬
partment here. I feel sure that
we wiH experience no difficulty in
getting the appropriation for the
building. 1, want $50,000 'the
building and $500.00 for the site.
I’had the pleasure last night of
attending a smoker at the Confede¬
rate Hall. There were about .75
old<vetsand three or four G. A.
R. men present. I was the only
veteran flora Georgia, and -you
ean bet that they showed roe a
royal tube. 1 certainly enjoyed
tlie ac.ca.siou. there being plenty to
e . lt anf j ^nuk.
Best wishes to ali my friends.in
Ben iHill.
Yours truiy,
D. B. Mutx,
Confederate Veteran.
Dowies Son Forsakes
Faith of His Father
Ghieauq, Dec.
Dasviie lhas fon&aken the faith
his father, founder of Zion
and now is a student in Western
Theological seminary, preparing
to take orders in the Episcopal
chureh, ami to eater the orthodox
ministry.
Dowie ifaas been enrolled as
student in the seminary for three
weeks and efforts were made to
keep fche fact secret
The jouQg man is a graduate
from tlie Uiaiversrty of Chicago
and for two years was a student in
Harvard umi versity.. If or the last
two or three years he has bean
practicing law in Michigan.
During the life of John
ander Dowie the so®, with his
father, was a great traveler. It
was during his journeying in dif-
erent parts of the world that he
gained experience as a speaker, as
he was frequently called on to
preach to his father’s followers in
the foreign Jands he visited.
Ben Hill Winners
in Corn Show
Ben Hill Exhibitors received
three prizes in the Southern Corn
Show, which has justclosed in At¬
lanta. The prizes won were: for
the best ten ears of popcorn,
second prize, Claude and Nettie
Rogers. $1.; and under the head of
prolific varieties, Miss Nettie re¬
ceived the first prize, $3, for the
best ten ears, and Claude received
the second prize, a hat, offered by
Silvey-Sraith Co.
Gilddenites Barn-
storming
Lucky to Rest
on Cots in tKe Loft i
of a Livery
Bj Join F. Ma Honey
Oordele, Ga., Oct., 2*.—The
Gliddenitts are barnstorming to¬
night 6 in . one-street eoontr,
southern town. Those who
spend the night in the only hotel
are lucky, for scores of the tourists
have been assigned to cots in the
hay loft of a livery stable.
Today’s run of 168 mile* was
the most dehgntful one of the tour.
T1 e best roads encountered since
the caravan left the suburbs of
Philadelphia were traversed
through a beautiful farming dis
tract. Not a single team was pen*
ali»ed today.
The Meta team furnished the
feature of the day, and incidental-
!y they can do some boasting about
the construction of their machine,
for ione of the cars turned turtle
three times, and when it finally
righted on the four wheels the
engine was still running and not a
single part of the car was broken.
A bent steering gear was all that
came of the triple somersault. No.
16 Metz car is the one that went
this remarkable performance about
10 miles outside of Macon. The
team left Atlanta about two hours
bihind schedule and they were
beating it to get in on time.
Suddenly a car driven by a negro
ehautfeur wheeled out in a side
road. Lawrence Cathart was driv¬
ing the Metz at the race of 35 milet
an hour when the other car ap¬
peared in his path a few feet away.
He had to turn sharply toward an
embankment to avoid a collision.
The car hit the embankment with
such force that it turned turtle
three times before it was righted.
Cathart and Reggie Thomas, the
other occupant were throw* out.
When they picked themselves up
they were astonished to see the
car standing in the road with
engine running. In another min-
ute they were beating it into
Macon as if nothing bau happened.
Tbis little Boston car has done
some stunts since they " ■started the
tour
The entire team came through a
one week ago today
weresihe only ones to report
at Roanoke on time. Two other
teams, however,iweregiwen a.clean
aeore by virtue of the SC-minute
extension that the officWa allowed
because of a; blockade in the ro*d.
An accident, almost similar to,the
one today, nn the UMtoriud
mountains, put them out of the
running tor tie trophy.
flespitc the fact that one of itbej
cars were ditched and a mechanics! wheel was!
snapped oB, yet the morn-!
built a new wheel and next
ingjoioed the tour and hes beer.!
runnmg with ... clean , schedule . j i since.
Dances Arc Planned
in tKe Chicago
Schools
Chicago, December 9.—The
public schools of Chicago may be
thrown open to dancing if a plan
proposed at the meeting of the
building and grounds committee
of the board of education yester¬
day is carried into effect.
The idea is a part of a battle
against the dance hall evil. The
dances will be conducted without
charge and without restriction, in
so far as there is no conflict with
state laws and city ordinances.
Eleven schools will be opened
next week as “social centers.” In
these the boys and girls of the
city, if the pl*n is carried out,
will be allowed to hold dances,
whether they are in school or out.
West Indian Storm May
Strike Southland
Washington, Dec. 11.—Indica-
turns of a severe storm, which
may strike the South Atlantic
states,were reported tojthe weather
bureau today from Turk island,
one of the Leeward group, about
700 miles from Miami, Fla. Cou-
“Tg^ on the South Atlantic. The belief
is that one of the storms of the
West Indian hurricane season is
on its way.
14,885,000 Bales Is
Cotton Crop Estimate
Washington, Dec. 11.—The total
production of cotton in <he United
States for the season of 1911*12
will amount to 7,121,713,000
pounds (not including linters), or
14,884,000 bales of 500 pounds,
gross weight, according to the first
official estimate of the size of the
crop issued at 2 p. m. today, by
the crop reporting board of the
United States department of ag¬
riculture and made up from re¬
ports of the correspondents and
agents of the bureau of statistics
throughout the cotton belt.
Mrs. F. M. Leeds Dead
The many friends of Mrs. F.
M. Leeds will be pained to learn
of her death, which occurred in
Atlanta Sunday, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Abrams.
Deceased was formerly a resident
of this city, and during her resi¬
dence here was loved and honored
by ail who knew her, for her sweet
Christian disposition. The remains
were brought to Fitzgerald for
interment, and the funeral was
conducted this morning at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Lobingier.
Put Your Money
In A B&nk
#
t is good advice which a Colle-
Co., S. C\, exchange gives in
u, ^‘ n ^ farmers to start bank ac-
com \ te thls fal1 ’ no matter how
amount left over after
the year’s debts are paid. We
ooto.
/ OBe k, = eus moue » his
. >ke , and
p °'. ‘" j£ y to go he
w nerer now *»' ' l s °
tlou k l4 .Vou 1 lave op.lv ten dollars
? oar pocket, go .to one of our
*" d start ..bank aceonnt.
“ h *« f n ev “« bank wl11
K^c one a fbehng , of independence , J
*f bcceuse «“ you * T \ have ,R » only "»»
tn ° r d ‘ dl,rs “, sterl “ -
«»* ** ca- " e / *" uot w, ''‘
epooit. 1
ny casmer ivi
<f ‘ f dl i r *>« S™ ™ “ , 8 d f”' tor
We hope tb.»s«nds of our
«®rs will follow thie
counsel. . ■_ Having . bask ,
a
(l) encourages the saving habit, (2)
dignifies the farmer by making
him more of a •‘‘business man,’’
(3) provides a teetter system of
paying out money than specie pay¬
ments, (4) helps the coaimtumty in
which one lives, and (5) makes it
easier for the depMjsitor to borrow
in case borrowing instead of de¬
visable. positing sometimes becomes ad¬
Put your money in a bank.*
If the young animals are fed
legumes raised on the /arm and
given an abundance of these, you
need not worry about any danger
of their failure to grow large
enough or, to make all the bone
and size their inheritane entitles
them to. The size of a colt’s an¬
cestors and the size of the pile
of legumes, or at least protein,
which he is fed, determines his
size.—Progressive Farmer.
FARMERS
SPEAKING
Friday, Dec. 15th
AT;
Ben Hill Co. Court
House
Speaking Begins 10 a. m.
Hon L. M. Rhodes, President
of Tennessee St&te Union, will
be the orator. M. Rhodes is
ered one of the best speakers in the
entire Union.
BE SURE TO HEAR HIM At
Fitzgerald, Ga.
It Will Do You Good
Big Show of Poultry
Atlanta. Dec. 10. —With moie
than 4,000 entries, covering sixty-
five different breeds, the first an¬
nual exhibit of the Southern In¬
ternational Poultry Association
will be opened to the public at the
auditorium-armory tomorrow. The
show will continue for the entire
week.
To further the educational fea¬
ture of the show, what is known
as a model “poultry institute” will
be held each day. Killing, pack¬
ing and marketing of poultry will
be demonstrated and leading poul¬
try experts of the country will
lecture for the benefit of attending
fanciers.
In addition to the chicken classes,
there will be several hundred
birds in the pigeon, ducks,
turkeys, bantams and
classes, More than $3,000 in cash
prizes will be distributed.
Irvfertile Eggs Keep
Best
Between the prod ucer and
consumer it is estimated that
is an annual loss of $45,000,000
the egg crop of the United
the greater portion of which
on the fanner, who is by far
largest producer. Of thi.-,
mous loss, about one-third,
$15,000,000@„ is caused by
which develops the embyro of
fertile egg, causing what is known
to the trade as a “blood ring.” As
it is impossible to produce a
“blood ring” in an infertile egg,
such an egg will stand a higher
degree of temperature without
serious deterioration than will a
fertile egg. ,
If farmers and others engaged
in the production of eggs would
market their male birds as soon
as the hatching season is over, a
large saving would be made, as
practical every infertile egg
would grades first or second H ,
and promptly marketed.
No more simple or efficient
for the improvement of
egg supply of the country
be adopted than the pro-
of infertile eggs. Pro-1
Farmer. 1
Official Orgso of Bob
H ill County. $1,50
a Yon.
vol. xvi. xo. ss
A Valuable Bulletin On
Pecans
We have just received a veiy
valuable bulletin of the
Carolina State Department of
riculture, “Pecans,” by W. N.
Hutt. Professor Hutt has succeed¬
ed in getting pdcan trees to bear a
few nuts the third year from sett¬
ing, and the ou iletin gives full
formation as to how this was
done, together with much valua¬
ble general information on
very important nut.
Every North Carolina
east of the foothills of the
Ridge should have a copy of this
bulletin, which can oe had free
addressing the State
Agriculture, Raleigh. Citizens
of other States can probably
it by sending five cents in stamps.
We shall probably quote from
the bulletin later.—Progressive
Farmer.
Society News .
Mr, B. S. Reid, of
waa a recent visitor in the city.
Miss Eva Dorminey came
from Douglas Saturday, to
the week-end with home folks.
Mrs. Gordon ’Adams am?
have returned from a visit
relatives in Ocilla.
Mr. aid Mrs. C. L. Fox will
vacate Mrs. Crawley’s flat in
days, and move to Bruns¬
wick, where they will reside in
Mr. Philip Roberson returned
to the city Sunday, after au
*bsence of about a year, during
which time he made his home in
Atlanta, and is now connected
with the City Drug Company.
Mr . and Mrs . lke Levin arrive(J
in the city yesterday, and will
raj , ke this city th*ir home. At
present they are stopping at the
Lee-Grant Hotel. Mr. Levin has
been making Norfolk, Va., his
for the past six months, and
is many friends are deiighted to
him on his return to the
t y , and his charming bride will
cordially received into Fitzger-
social circles.