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Official Organ Ben Hill County.
EMMETT R.. SKA.'W,
Candidate for Congress, will address the voters of Ben Hill County
on Corner Main and Pine Streets on Friday, December 22, 2 P. M.
Judge Whipple’s Resignation
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Cordele, Ga.., Dec. 15, 191L
To the People the Cordele Judicial Circuit:
In accordance with my pub -1
lished statement some days ago,
I have tendered to the Governor
my resignation as .{Judge of the
Superior Court of the Cordele
Circuit.
In retiring from tthis position,
I desire to express to you
in this public way my deep
and lasting appreciation of the
confidence you have shown in me
during my service.
Through experience I have
come to regard the judgship of
your Superior Court as among
your most important offices. It
deals at first hand with the lives,
liberty and property of the peo¬
ple; in various ways it comes in
daily contaef with the social,
moral, business and political life
of every community; and it is
probably true that in no other
office in our government is vested
such vast discretion as respects
practically all -matters coming
within its jurisdiction.
It has been with this concep¬
tion of the offiee lihat I have en¬
deavored to merit your confidence
by a faithful and conscientious
discharge of its duties.
Sometime since, however, a
renewal of our former partner¬
ship was offered 'to me by Col.
The Meeting <Of The
Georgia. Breeders
Association
The third annual meeting of the
Georgia Breeders’ Association will
be held i t Atbems onJanuary 18th.
This Association was formed to
bring together men who are inter¬
ested in the improvement of corn
and cotton.
Georgia is planting -something
over four million aores each of
corn and cotton. The average yield
for this state for -oo-rn from 1896
to 1905 was 10.5 bushels. The
yield for cotton for the same
period for Georgia was 3.71 lbs.
Neither of those y ields indicate
paying crops. One of -the means
of making these crops more profit¬
able is the production of better
seed suitable to Georgia conditions.
Besides a numberof special speak¬
ers on cotton improvement, the
coi n breeders of the state have
been asked to give a short paper,
giving the origin and history of |
the variety they are breeding and
their methods of improvement.
At the last meeting a number of
the members of the Association
agreed to report at this meeting
the progress they had made dar¬
ing the year along the particular working.
lines which they were
"The report of the corn breeders
aod of the members will make an
extremely valuable feature of the
meeting for this year
The Georgia Dairy and Live
Stock Association will meet at
Athen- on January 16th, and 17th
just preceding the meeting of the
Georgia Breeders’ Association.
For further particulars write to
John R. Fain, Athens, Ga., Secre¬
tary Georgia Breeders’ Associa¬
tion,
SEMI-WEEKLY
The Fitzgerald Leader
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY GEORGIA, DECEMBER 19, 1911.
McKenzie*of this city. Nat¬
urally, of course, this presented
an important question for decis¬
ion, involving as it did the return
to private life.
A final consideration of the
matter has been delayed until
now by reason of the very many
kind and urgent requests from
friends throughout the circuit to
continue in service during the
present term. I did not feel
justified in putting aside these
experienced wishes of friends
without the fullest considera¬
tion.
The time has come, however,
for decision, and after a careful
review of all matters involved,
my resignation has seemed the
proper course.
The experience gained by a
discharge of the duties of this
office has increased my interest
in, and sympathy with, the every
day affairs of human life; and
though leaving public ©ffice for
the life <of a private citizen, I
shall not-cease, in the providence
of God. to give my help and in¬
fluence in favor of the forces that
make for human happiness and
against those that make for
sorrow.
Respectfully submitted,
U. V. WHEfiELE.
gyy S
n Peacock . , s r»i PhanBacy
The s&oek and fixtures of
Peacock’s Pharmacy were [pur¬
chased this morning at bankrupt
sale by Dr. J. L. Frazer, whose
intention is to re-open the busi¬
ness right away, and do a general
drug business.
Notice
Every member of Logan Circle
ladies of the -Grand Army, is
earnestly requested to be present
at the next meeting, Dec., 23rd.,
as important business is to be
transacted. By order of the Pres.
S. L. Brown, Sec.
Lyceum Attraction .
--
At The Motie Wedrves-
day Night, 8 O’clock
Roy H. Gee, of the Nation¬
al Lyceum Association, will ap¬
pear tomorrow night at the Motio,
under the auspices of the Young
Men’s Christian Club. Everyone
should take aovantage of this un¬
usual advantage of hearing an en¬
tertainer of national reputation.
The price of admission is 50ct. for
adults, and 25ct. for children. Go
and take the whole family. You’ll
enjoy it._
Mr. Ed. Oxford, formerly of
this city but now of Atlanta, was
in the city Sunday and Monday.
Safe Blowers Robbed
Fitzgerald Post-Office
Cracksaen Escape With $1500 Unsigned
Currency and $400 Worth Diamonds
One -of the boldest robberies
that ibas occurred in this city in
several years was effected Monday
morning at SiSO o’clock when the
post office was entered bv yeggmen
and one of the safes blown open
and rifled of (its contents.
The indications are that some
powerful explosive was used in
opening the safe, as the door was
blown about seven feet up against
the wall, striking it with such
a force that two windows on that
side of the building were shattered.
The noise of the explosion was
heard by several nearby parties,
and day policeman Baggett, who
lives across the street, upon going
to his window states that the lights
in the office were all on, and that
all the aoors w-ere open. He rush¬
ed to the scene as quickly as possi¬
ble, as did the night policeman,
who was on another block, but the
cracksmen had made good their
escape, taking with them as such
of the contents of the safe as couid
be snatched up and placed in a
mail pouch. Three men were seen
retreading from the building, one
going out west Pine street and the
other two going north in the alley
between Lee and Main streets.
As near as can be estimated,
burglars obtained registered pack-
ages, $1,500 unsigned currency,
belonging to the First National
Bank, and $400 worth of diamonds
belonging to E. P.. Wightman. In
their hurry to makegood their
escape, the thieves overlooked
paesage containing a uiamond
worth $225, also a small
money- The large safe at the Post
Coeur d’Alene Conncil Plans
To Establish Municipal Saloon
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 18.—
Ministers of nearly every denom-
ination have assured Mayor Wood
and the council of Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho, thirty-four miles east of
here, of their support in a plan
to establish a municipal saloon
in that city instead of issuing in¬
dividual licenses. Many residents
of the city also are in favor of
giving the innovation a full trial.
Alderman Barrett has issued a
statement to the people of Coeur
d’Alene, saying in part:
“Some of our citizens object
to the municipal saloon on the
ground that it would put the sa¬
loon in politics. ’ In my opinion
exactly the reverse is true, as it
will be readily conceded by those
who have by experience and ob¬
servation noted the political ac¬
tivity of the liquor interests on
all natters which they consider
would even remately affect their
interests.
Office, in which the cash is kept,
and which is said to have contain¬
ed .$3,000 at the time, was unmo¬
lested.
The mail pouch, into which the
robbers dumped their booty, bas
been recovered, along with the
draweis of the safe, as seve ral un-
valuable registered letters, which
the thieves examined and left be¬
hind a barn at the far end of West
Pine street.
The only evidence left by the
perpetrators of the daring act is an
enormous axe, with which the
hinges and handle of the safe were
pounded and broken before the
explosive was applied.
No arrests have yet been made,
but suspicion falls very heavily
upon two fellows, who came nere
the first of last week, and procur¬
ed work at S. L. Barfield’s tlack-
smith shop. One claimed to have
come from Michigan and the
other from north Georgia. The
one from Michigan gave his name
as Grover, but the other’s name
has not been ascertained. Mr.
Barfield states that the two men
were boarding at his house, and
that they disappeared Sunday
morning, without taking their
baggage with them, and had uot
been heard from since. Local
officers have been working on this
clue, and Sheriff Norris went up
to Cordele yesterday in search of
them, but was unable to learn any-
thing,
The Post Office inspector in At-
lanta has been notified, and every
effort will be made to briDg the
guilty parties to justice.
Nominally, the public officials
are supposed to regulate the
liquor traffic, but in reality are
are U that the ’ city^woulcf 'lose
money, because of grafting poli-
ticians and dishonest employees,
There is no doubt that some loss
evT r t 1 r °oc?»r th pri?a?e
des, a s i t s in
business, but a systematic check
and balance system could be in-
stituted and surety bonds re-
quired of all who handle money.
The working out of the system is
purely i i a matter of detail.
There is nothing in the con¬
stitution of statutes of Idaho that
forbids a city engaging in a mer¬
cantile business; yet there is no
law specifically authorizing a city
so to should engage, so in all probabili¬ Coeur
d'Alene ty, the city of
go ahead with the pro¬
posed municipal saloon, whether
it would be permitted to proceed
is a matter for the courts of the
state to decide."
Is All Up With Taft;
Tide is With LaFollette
Boston, Mass., December 17.—
That the developments of recent
months have made impossible the
renomination of I resident Taft,
and that the country is turning
rapidly to LaFollette as the next
republican presidential nominee
were among the declarations made
by Gifford Pinchot, ferrner chief
of the United States forest service
before a gathering of progressive
republicans here.
“Unless the republican party
shall meet the demand of the times
by throwing itself square into the
progressive movements it’s time of
usefulness is past,” said the speak-
er.
MODERN TREATMENT DEMANDED
“Modern conditions demand
modern treatment. The republi¬
can party needs to be cleansed of
its open sores. The progressive
movement, like every other great
movement, must nave a leader. I
realize that this meeting is not
called in the interest of any candi¬
dates, but I should be^concealing
my own convictions if I failed to
express myself on this point. Since
the developments of recent months
have made impossible the renomi¬
nation of Mr. Taft, the country
has been turning rapidly and right¬
ly to that pioneer among progres¬
sive, a constructive statesman, full
of courage and common sense,
The ‘‘Wilkes Idea in Rural Life
The farmers of Wilkes county are giving the famous “community
of interest” theory a brand-new twist. They propose to utilize the
drawing power of things held in common to draw together the agricul¬
turists of the county in a society for mutual betterment, the scope of
tiie movement logically including the women of the county.
The campaign is launched under the name of the Agricultural and
Industrial Club, though its range will be much wider. The avowed
purposes of the organization are to promote intensive farming and a
sentiment for cattle-raising, though it is provided that at regular in¬
tervals there shall be social gatherings, at which neighbors shall learn
to know each otner better and to discuss and solve by the might of
allied brains the problems in wnich all are equally interested.
It will be remembered that one of the recommendations of Roose-
velt’s much-discussed country life commission was to the effect that a
more widely-diffused social spirit was necessary to the upbuilding of
the rgral districts. It was pointed out that the‘farmer, by reason of
his traditional environment of isolation, ran more peril from stagna¬
tion than his city brother. The one way to combat this danger, it
was indicated, was by injecting a new force which should, by appeal ¬
ing to the human instinct for gregariousness, build up a rural view¬
point approximating the centralized viewpoint of the cities.
It is exactly this hypothesis that the farmers of Wilkes have in-
voked to give motive power to their new organization. They are
working to the end that there will be constructed in the country a
cohesive influence equal to that prevailing in the city, canning over
P r °hlems, combating common wrongs, devising remedies in which
each member of the community will be equal beneficiary.
The “Wilkes idea” is in vogue in England, Ireland, France and
wh ?” “ P™ed extremely effectual to meeting the un-
d,!Sirable conditions prevalent in America. There is every reason wny
* ts s P r,J!,d thioughout this country should be encouraged. If it is,
inanv of the rural problems against which students of economics and
ar** directing their energies will approach solution.
The farmers of Wilkes deserve credit for vitalizing a doctrine
bears such inspiring earmarks of promising results.—Atlanta
Weiycross Tigers
Get 12 months Each
Waycross, Dec. 16.— Judge
today gave two convicted
tigers”eaeha twelvemonth’
sentence. They are Wilbur
Clark and “Son” Cowart.
Official
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VOL. XVI.
Robert M LaFollettee, of Wiscon-
gin . See to it that your delegates
to tne republican national conven-
tion are pledged to progressive
principles. First, last and all the
time? his is a for pr j nf jp Jes< »
GOVERNOR BASS’ VIEWS.
Governor Robert P. Bass, of
New Hampshire, said:
“As I see it, the object of the
new progressive movement in poli¬
tics is actually and wisely to put
in force the fundamental principles
underlying our form of govern¬
ment, to give each voter an equal
voice in the choice of elective
officers, or conversely, to prevent
the small and influential group of
men from controlling the body po¬
litic for their own selfish purposes:
or, a; ain to keep the special inter¬
ests and great corporations from
naming and controlling men in
public office. Or, on the other
hand, to prevent the demagogue
from exploiting the people and the
government for the advancement
of his own personal ambitions.
“It is full of promise in that it
springs from the insistent demand
of the electorate at large, rather
than from the independent leader¬
ship of individual men. It is an
international movement, as evi-
denced by recent events all over
the world.”
Houston Post: kittle Joe
Brown’s overwhelming triumph
in Georgia indicates that the
Cracker Democrats repented with
a vengeance at the first opportuni-
ty.