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The Fitzgerald Leader.
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Official Organ of Ben Hill Co.
No Paper Next Tuesday
There will be no paper issued
from this office next Tuesday,
Dec. 26th, as the management
desired to give the force a day or
so of rest and recreation during
the holiday season. The next
paper will be issued on Friday,
Dec. 29th, and from then on as
usual. To our many patrons we
are thankful for their patronage
during the year, and wish each
and every one a Merry Christmas
and prosperous New Year.
Applications from carnival pro¬
moters have been flowing in on
us of late—several fraternal or¬
ganizations having sent commit¬
tees to us, asking permission to
use our lots for carnival purposes.
To each proposition we had to
dccb’ne, although a nice sum of
money could have been secured
as rent. We offered to let them
come in, provided they would eut
off the gambling privileges, and
get the consent of the retail
merchants to this proposition.
Up to date, however, none have
complied with our ultimatum.
With all carnival companies
the shows, for which local insti¬
tutions are allowed a certain per-
• '•".re, are merely the means to
9. ’ vet the crowds. Their gam-
li'irg schemes, from which no
l evenues are derived for the local
beneficiary, are the main profit-
f ’.riers for the promoter, and
without them he can’t run a car
nival; and with them a carnival
can’t get our grounds. So, Fitz¬
gerald will get along without
carnivals, for the present, at
least.
The Lesson hom The Fire
We naturally sympathize with
Miss Alexander in the loss sustain¬
ed in her lire at the Motio, but
when we contemplate the possible
loss of life, had the Advertised en¬
tertainer for the Christian Club
arrived, we are almost inclined to
view the accident as a lesson from
which our c'ty authorities should
learn to protect the future patrons
of the picture shows. Inside build¬
ings with narrow front entrances
should not be tolerated for motion
picture houses. The lamp house
should be entirely lined with metal
pi* asbestos, sides, top, and bottom',
so that at the worst, the tire would
•be restricted to the operating
room.
We have examined the operat¬
ing room at the Lyric and find
that i« its construction every
precaution has been used to con-
fine the flames, in the case of a
similar accident, to the operating
room, being metal lined through¬
out.
In granting licenses
shows, the mayor should require
a fire-proof operating room, and
some side exits, easily accessible
to the patrons, Let us profit by
this fortunate misfortune-for¬
tunate because the weather and
the cancellation of Mr. Gee’s
date caused a light patronage for
the evening
Don’t think that pil« <»n’t be
cared. Thousands of obstinate
cases have been eared by Doan s
Ointment. ftO eenta at any drag
■tore. 81-St.
mZMIALD UMJMft. FRIDAY. DIOBMBIft 22. im
Could A Southerner Be Elected?
By Samuel W. Blythe In Saturday Evening* Post.
It is a political axiom that no roan from the South can be elected
president on eitfer the Democratic or the Republican ticket, because
of the sectionalism developed by the Civil War. That was undeniably
true for many years pfter the war and it may be true yet. One reason
for its truth in the past ten or twelve years is that the Southerners
held to the idea so tenaciously themselves. They have accepted the
situation as iixed and have made no particular effort to try out the
conditions and see. The South has been rather fatalistic about it.
Talk to any Democrat—uot'l recentl y—about a Southern candidate for
president and his attitude summed up the attitude of the entire South
and most of the Democratic leaders of the North: What’s the use?
However, there is a new political generation in the South as there
is in the North to whom the C vil War is a s'T-y, not a vivid reality.
It is do longer necessary l'or a candidate for office in the North to have
a war record. This newer generation, looking at the situation and
stripping it of the sen. uienta : i , 'r r \ has been asking for some years,
’■ather insistently: If the South furnishes the bulk of the electoral
\otc> f«.< i-'.ie Democratic candidate for president, why should not the
South furnish the cand date for whom those rotes are cast?
The invariable answer has oeea that the time wps not ripe for the
experiment; that the old sectional prejudice, though eliminated so far
as business and social intercourse are concerned, were still strong in
polices; and that the North would never vote for a Southern candi¬
date for president.
This answer wr« accepted without question for a long time. Re¬
cently—within the past half-dozen years—the South has demanded for
an answer more potent reasons than these generalities and has asserted
a belief that a Southern candidate would run as well as any other.
There bas been no nsw answer. The men who say—and a good
many of these men are Southerners themselves—that no Southern man
can be elected president because he is a Southern man hare been un¬
able to go any farther; and the South has thrust herself into a new
place largely because the South thinks a Southern man might be
elected and is willing t*> try the experiment in some sort of fashion j*
the opportunity offers—aud to make the opportunity if that is
possible.
To this end the South has four candidates for the Democratic
■omiuation for president, whose claims are being takea more or less
seriously. To be sure, all these candidates cannot be said to be abso¬
lute Southern candidates from bu ffi to present residence; but they are
all essentially Southern, or Southern enoogti for political purposes.
These are Woodrow Wilson, who was born in Virginia, and who lived
in his early life in Georgia and married the.e; Champ Clark, who w
born in Kentucky and lives in Missouri; Joseph W. Folk, who was
born in Tennessee and lives in Missouri; and Oscar W. Underwood,
who was born in Kentucky and lives in Alabama. Of these men,
Wilson, Clark and Folk are actively candidates and Underwood is in
the hands of his friends.
From The McNamara Case,
Barrett Draws Lessors,
Declaring That Delusion Tha.t Organization’s
Worst Foes Come From Without,
Must Be Dismissed
To the Officers and Members of the Farmers’ Union:
The lamentable McNamara case, which no element deplore re¬
grets nor repudiates more soundly than all genuinely law-abiding
members of the American Federation of Labor, offers a pointed lesson
to members of the Farmers’ Union. It is the scoundrels within an or¬
ganization that are its worst foes, not those from without. That fact
needs to be driven home to every member of the Farmers?' Union,
Members of organizations like our own and the Federation of
Labor are too apt to believe that a man is baptized of ail sias the
moment he is initiated. Because he is affiliated with them, they, or
at least many of them, cannot conceive that he earn, do wrong.
Hundreds of thousands of members of the Federation were ted
into the belief that there was a gigantic conspiracy from* the outside
crush union labor and that these two men were scapegoats.
We have had, and still have, in the Farmers’ Union,' » class
is firmly convinced that the entire world; is arrayed agaffist She
Farmers’Union.
While it must be admitted that a oertainipercentage are*antag¬
to farmers’organizations, we believe, that the larger * part of
society-at-large is in sympathy with our purpose-.
We have scourged many false prophets,, many tirsbrands, many
malcontents from without the Farmers' Union. We mrst scourge
more, until the membership is made up wholly of faithful, law-abid¬
ing and industrious individuals. I make the assertion, unqualifiedly,
without fear of successful contradiction,, that every farmers’
movement, every other popular movement, that has fajfen in history,
owes its collapse uot to Outside but to Inside influences. Here and
there outside foes must, of course be watched for and aombatted.
But if there is no hypocrisy within,'if there is no. aligning Incessant of
class against class, no lashing of prejudices*, and if there is
watchfulness to distinguish the false from the true, to.judg« by merit,
to refuse to be beguilded by flattery^no outside combination ever de-
vised can disintorgrate a great popular movement. You can look at
the national political situation todav. and see the assertion verified.
Do not come uucter the delusion that all.men are holy just be-
cause they join the Farmers’ Union. Make up your mind vigorous-
ly to watch out for, discredit, disbelieve and cast away those who are
unworthy, who misrepresent and who mislead you. That way lies
salvation for the Farmers Union, or any other popular organization,
Charles S. Barrett.
IJnion City Ga., Dec. 21st, 191L.
APPOINTMENTS BY
GOV. SLATON
Walter George Judge
Superior Court; Max
Land. Solicitor Gen.
Governor John M. Slayton has
appointed Solicitoi George to the
Judgeship of the Cordele Judicial
Circuit and Max Land to be soli¬
citor general.
The appointments take effect
Jan. 1, and hold until tke next
general election, when a Judge
and Solicitor for this circuit will
be elected by the people.
Mrs. Lena Quinn-Craddoek, of
New \ ork C.ly, is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Quinn.
Miss Florenc® Jones, who teach¬
es in the Cordele High School, is
spending the Christmas vacation
nere with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Jones.
—‘-
Wanted—To trade a seven room
house with all modern convemen-
ces, close in, near fourth ward
school house, tor an acreage tract,
Apply Leader Office, M-tf r
Yesterday Was Short-
est Day in the Year
Yesterday, December 21st, was
the shortest day in the year, al¬
though there is hardly any per¬
ceptible difference between the
duration of yesterday and today.
Astronomers tell us that Decem¬
ber 21 and 22 both have 9 hours
and 53 minutes of sunshine. There
is indeed quite a difference between
this and the longest day in the
year, June 21, which has 14 hours
and 26 minutes of sunshine.
The “day,” reckoning it for the
purpose of this article as the
diurnal period of sunshine, changes
almost imperceptibly, even to the
keenest observer, frem day to day,
although any observer would
notice a changa within a period of.
ten days along in March or Sep¬
tember.
A glance at the sun’s record for
several days past, for instan -»
will shew that there hes been ve
slight changes in the time of its
rising or of its setting.
It will be neted that, while the
sun has bean setting later since
shoot December 3, and has new
gained 5 minutes, or from 5.14 to
5.19, it has been rising later so
that the days became shorter even
while the sunsets were leter every
evening. The sun will continue
to rise later until about January
9, when it reaches its latest, 7.3T,.
and thereafter gains a faction of »
miaute daily.
The ‘-‘shortest day” is popularly
supposed to be December 21, al¬
though,, astronomically, the 22nd
is reckoned as the shortest. Prac¬
tically there is no appreciable dif¬
ference to the length of the day
from December 19 to December
24. All of these have only 9 hours
and 53 minutes of sunshine at tne
meridian of Savannah. It may be
of passing interest to note that
the days began to lengthen on'
Christmas day. Thegain is about
one hour a month.
The oause of the shortest day is
to be looked' for in a work on
astronomy. Briefly, it is due to
the inclination- of the earth. The
earth has am inclination of 664 de¬
grees to the-plane of the eclipse—
the apparent: path of the sun—or
of 234 degrees to a* line drawn
perpendicularly to that plane.
This results- in the interesting fact
that all the- region mown as the
Arctic circle, to the north of 234
degrees- of north latitude, has per¬
petual sunlight on the* longest day
and on. the contrary, ail the Ant-
artic oirole,. similarly Ibcated, has
continuous-sunlight on our short¬
est day, and: each has continuous
night while-the other has day. At
the Poles there is sis months o*
sun and si^ mouths of night every.
yeas.
As we go north the days ate
shorter in the winter;*because the
sun is, apparently,.further south
and casts a-longer shadow, until
we get into the night of six months
at 90 deg rees-^-the North Pole.
A Giving Christmas
At The Central
Christtan
Last, vear no presents were
o*iven from the Xmas Trec-at the
Central Christian Church, except
canc j *Y ® nti , nuts auci instead gifts
>
°* kinds were received to he
given to needly people who other-
wise would have little or no Xiaas.
This proved so satisfaettory that
it has been decided to. follow the
same plan this year. “The poor
we have with us always” and any¬
one who wishes to do so is request-
ed to bring to the Church anything
in the way of food, clothing,
money or presents, Saturday or
when they come to the Xmas Tree
and entertainment Saturday night
and the donations will be placed
in the hands of a Committee to be
distributed to worthy and needy
people. _
WANTED TO SELL-$1,100
note. Due Jan. 15, 1913. Good
security. Eight per cent interest,
Will give liberal discount. Ad-
dress “Cash ’ care Leader Office.
91-tf.
Suspected Post Office
Robber - Being Held
A message was received in the
city yesterday, stating that two
men filling the descriptions of
those srspected of blowing the
safe in the Post Office here, had
been arrested, and were being held
in Camilla awaiting the arrival of
parties from Fitzgerald to identify
them. A third man, who wps
with the two now being held, es¬
caped. They were first seen in
Flint, Ga., and are said to have
had $3,000 or more in cash. They
later went to Camilla, where they
bought tickets for Pelham. The
ticket agent notified the police at
Pelham, who was at the train and
arrested one. The other two es¬
caped, but one of them was cap¬
tured by the police at Meigs end
taken back to Pekam.
One of them ts supposed to
have been one of the men employ-
at Barfield’s Blacksmith shop, and
Mr. Barfield hf>« gone to Camilla,
to identify him.
Shaw is Here
But Wont Speak
Emmett R. Shaw wiH not speak
.here today as advertised 1 , on ac¬
count of the weather which has
been bad for days. H3s* friends
iwired him to cancel the- date,, but
Senator Shaw is in town’shaking
hands with bis friends tbto morn¬
ing and making new ones. He
jsaye he came over to cancel ifr in
person as he likes Fitzgerald wad
her folks so well.
1 When asked if he wouWi speak
any way, be remarked be cou&i
not ask the people to swim* to the
place of speaking, to stand’ im
mud after they got there.
Mr. Shaw will be back to apeak
at Fitzgerald early in the Spring.
Senator Shaw says unless provi-
dence takes a hand he will always
be at the places advertised, to.
shake hands with those who come
any way, or who were already
there,, and regardless of weather
conditions.
Mv, H. W. Brown, of Brownes
Studi®*,. was called to Ashburn, Ga.
last week to make somaispeciall
photographs for the J. B. Mfe-
Grary Construction Co*,.of At¬
lanta,. The pictures were ofiunusual
size and were similar • to some
made* by Mr. Brown fon the same
firm at Sylvester some time ago.
White at Ashburn he also made
some-photographs tion of for the.illustra¬
the Ashburn High School
prospectus.
Services At United;
Brethern Ghuareh
Sunday school wiU meet at 10
a., mi. and render a service of ;r reci¬
tations. and songs.
753ft p„ m Christmas sermon in
song.
Christmas Morning' at W’a. ra.
S-upday school will meet for Christ¬
mas. treat. *
J. L. Leichliten,. pastor.
[ A This $500 Property Christmas May Worth $500 Present You
I be to
The following property is to.be sold within the next
, seven days: Five-acre tracts Nos. 456-457, adjoining Wi-
ona Heights, on McKinley Avenue. Eight acr^s capable
; of cultivation, worth easily $150 per acre. Two acres low
land worth $50 per acre; splendid pasture land, running
I water. On this property are the following improvements:
A 7-room house, 55x20, worth fully $650 A 30x30 barn,
; 2-story, value more than $100. Two immense grape arbors
bearing bountifully. Four 6-year-old pecan trees, well
, grown; one peach tree, excellent variety; bearing black
walnut trees (bearing); four handsome umbrella trees and
; one large willow tree near house furnish delightful shade
in summer; five magnificent rose trees, (including a Mar- ;
, iel Niel): a fig bush and other flowers, shrubs, etc., use¬
ful and ornamental.
Reasonable value, $2,000—will sell now for $1500.
Location unsurpassed. Phone 218 (one ring), or call at
' house.
LESTER L SCHNARE.
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Society News .
Miss Edna Bailey is at home
from Davisboro, to spend Christ¬
mas with her pa'/en*°.
Mayor-elect A. B. Cook and
wife left 1 > day for Milledgeville,
to spend Christmas with relatives.
Miss Elia McLendon, whcr
teaches school in Louisville, Ga.,
is at home for the Christmn®
season.
Misses Inez Dorminey and Bir¬
die MeLendoa have returned front*
G. N. and I. College at Milledge-
ville, and will spend thrho’idays
with their parents.
W. J. Joiner Will!
Return t« Dublin
W.. J. Joiner has purehr^sd the
business of J. R. Baggett and* Son
at Dublin, Ga., and will remove
to that: city about Jan. 1.
During his stay in this cityv Mr.
Joiner lies made hosts of friends,
who witt regret to see him leave,
wishing him, however, abundant
success in h ; s new undertaking.
Mr. Joiner was formerly sherifl*of
Laurens &»ODty.
First Baptist Church*
Services at the First Baptist ;
Church Suadav morningand night.
Morning Subject: “The
nence of tha Name” and at night
“Je. s, the Savior.”
B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at
6:15 and preaching services at 7 ■
o’clock.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
Thos. M- Callawaj, Pastor.
Special Services
Christian Church
Special servicesSunday Dec. 24.
Both morning and night conduct¬
ed by Pastor Rev. Lewis C. Ham¬
mond. Christmas Sermon, Christ-
mas Songs, Anthems and Solos,
Christmas spirit and music.
Bible School 1 9:30 a. m.
Morning Service 10:45 a. m.
Christian Endeavor 6:30 p. m.
Night Services 7:30.
You will be* delighted with our
services. Come!!
First M. E~ Church.
Services next Sunday will be as
follows: Sabbath’School at 9:30 a,
no. A good place to be. Come and
see. Morning worship at 10:45.
Sermon—“The Gleam of the Star.”
Children’s Olslsfr at 3:00 p. m.
Epworth League at 6:5 q p. m.
Evening worship at 7:30. Ser¬
mon “Consider Christ.”
All services of the day will be
appropriate to the Christmas sea¬
son, Special music morning and
evening. Orchestra and clarinet
Solo at night.
On Monday night the Sunday
School will render a fine Christ¬
mas Cantata and distribute its
Christinas treat. Doors open at
7:00 Exercises begin at 7:30. The
general public will find a cordial
welcome at every service.
E." J. Hammond, Pastor.