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Y* Yoaj- epfttM Be* fin Cowity. Us© mu : CHIIHT NMA8 JAN 01 TAN SI dIi Oris 111 i » •32 n iiLU . ■*• — 1 /S' / \ si s L 1 V IK I z A V 8-Cent V 1! Cctttsn Does Z N' i':ii Not Prevent the F m iliil o--ia from Banking his Savings. Georgian Seeks Kansas Estate Marion, Kansas, Jan. 7. — Wal ter W. Davis, of Hazelhurst, Ga., has filed here his claim to the es- tate of the late ‘‘Jimpsey” Davis, Marion county amounting to more than $50,000. Davis was killed accidentally while attempting to escape from an insane asylum at Atchison, Kansas, fourteen months ago. His father, with whom he had lived in seclusion for years, haa died sev- eral months previously, leaving the estate to “J : ” The son f was believed to cr been the member of the family, but the a$rgia man asserts that be can >rove h^ is a brother of James v%vis, Sr., “JimpseyV’ father. Two Florida Lakes Filled to Brim , Thoma8Villis, Jan. 7.Not only are ail thirst rearms and ponds in this section full *and overflowing their banks, but .word comes that tie two big Florida lakes, Mic- . «sukie and Iamonia have filled up I ithe brim. These lakes have bn more or less dry for the past or or two, though Mictasukie iter goes entirely dry as there is ways some wrter left in the bas- i) but Lmonia has been as dry aa :bone during the past summer sd fall. It is thought that Lake lamoaia ii filled from the backwater of the Oehlocknee river, *thich goes to ii through an underground pas¬ sage, but it has never been satis¬ factorily settled just where the supply of wat-r comes fiom which tills Miscagukie. though there are theories on the subject. Veiy Bitter Weather Ushering in the Week Washington, Jan. 7.—-Sbow and sleet and unseasonably cold weather throughout the entire country will usher in this week according to the special forecast issued tonight by the weather bu- reau. A reneV^il .reaction to warm- -|r antf less intolerable conditions «wili mark the close of the week. The foreeast continues: “The first general storm of the week to cross the country is now over Utah, whence it will eastward and cross the valley Monday night xuesday and the eastern states Tuesday or Tuesday night. It will l 3 preceded by moderating tem- eraturc and its in and snow in I >ijthern and ■* ow in northern |ead ne ts and be allowed by a wide- change !d tv colder weather. Ss.co wave A ill appear in the SEMI-WEEKLY 1 TTT he , Fitzgerald _ __ Leader. t FITZGERAL D, ben MILL COUNTY GEORGIA, JANUARY 9, 1912. northwest Monday night. “The general disturbance to cress the country will appear on j ,he Pacific coast Wednesday, cross the middle west about Friday and die eastern states at the close of the week; it will be attended by widespread cloudiness and preeipi- tatior.|and a general reaction to ward warmer weather. Stormy weather will prevail the coming week over the North At¬ lantic steamship routes, the Brit¬ ish isles and Europe.” Taft Modifies Postal Ruling Washington. D C. Jan. 4.— President Taft has issued an order- providing that employes in the classified civil service shall have hearings or statements of reason before removal by heads of depart meats. The new rule affects 20,000 em ployes and nullifies tne former ruling made by Roosevelt when he was President providing that any employee of the classified civil service could be dismissed by the head of the service at anytime for the good of the service. It is believed that it is a pacific measure and will have much to do towards bringing about better re¬ lations between the clerks and the Postoffice Department. It was the summary removal of the clerks last year and the enforcement of tie “gag” rule, that brought much trouble. The railway mail clerks are now trying to get through Congress a law which wili nullifv the “gag” rule, and if they succeed in this and the Department increases the number of clerks harmony will exist between the clerks and the department, and result in an im¬ proved service. Possible Fortune In Sight Columbns, Ohio, Jan. 4. —A half dollar of the year 1843. which Bryce Halwood, a prisoner at the penitentiary, has carried as a pocket-piece for many years, may net the man a fortune and furnish capital to start him in a respect¬ able business when he is releas-ed from the institution. He says the coin is of the special mintage of that year, of which there are but four coins in existence. Recently a Los Angeles collector re f used $25,000 for one of the mates of the com owncd by Hal- wood ; and he has succeeded in get¬ ting into correspondence with a New York banking house with a view to placing the coin upon the market. Halwood is serving fifteen years f"ojn Onion County for robbery. Columbus Hogs Win World’s Grand Prize Columbus, Ga. Jan. 7.—Colum¬ bus, Ga., hogs captured both grand prizes at the recent Inter¬ national Stock Exposition in Chi¬ cago. Swme bred at the Arcadia farm a few miles from this city were placed on exhibit in competi¬ tion with the finest hogs of Europe and America and won out. In the tour of the state fairs, Stock shows and expositions this fail and winter, the Arcadia farm has won four sweepstake prizes, six championships and finally, the grand championship of the world. Che Columbus exhibit at Chicago included Dean, a 1,1C0 pound boar, Tamworth breed, and “Iv Best,” i 1,000 pound sow, Tara worth, the former now being the accredi¬ ted grand champion boar of the world and the latter grand cham¬ pion sow. The Columbus exhib it won in all, 129 prizes during the fall. A local business man is pro¬ prietor of Arcadia farm, and C. C. Byrd is herdsman and in active charge. La.rge Increase In Our Insane Washington, D. C., Jan. 4.— There was an increase between the years 1904 and 1910 of 37,303 or 2^.8 per cent in the number of in¬ sane persons confined in the 372 institutions in the United States canvassed by the census bureau. The number of insane persons in these institutions on Jan. 1, 1911, were While the population of the United States increased about 11 per cent in the interval, the insane increased 25 per cent. From these figures it would appear that the number of persons becoming in¬ sane, in a community comprising 100.000 persons, was greater by 4.4 in 1910 than it was in 1904 These figures include only the in¬ sane who are committed to hospit- als. Massachusetts led all States, with 844 per 100,000 population New York had 343 per 100,000 population. Five Year Old Boy Accidently Shot The five year old son of Mr. Biuce, night watchman at. the Cot¬ ton Mills, was killed Saturday morning, when the lad and his uncle, a boy of six years, found Mr. Bruce’s automatic pistol and were engaged in playing with it in the room. It was rumored around the city that the two boys got in¬ to a quarrel and that the elder procured the gun and shot his nephew, but this story is not worthy of credence, as the shoot¬ ing was of an siccidential nature. Dr. Frazer and Dr. Ware, who were summoned immediately after the oceurrence, state that the two children were in the room playing and happened to find the gun, which had been laid in the bureau drawer, and possibly while scuffling with it, the gun was discharged. The bullet enter¬ ed the Bruce boy’s chin and came out the back of his head. Death was instantaneous. Notice Beginning next Monday, Jan. 8, 1912, I will be at my office in the County Jail for the purpose of collecting State and County taxes. Flection for Gover¬ nor and Commissioner of Labor Wednesday Jan, IOth, Let’s all turn out and give the win* ners cur vote. Flection to be held at the Court House. Bryan Is Not A Ha Makes Stronger As¬ sertion That If«■ s Not (Limning Washington, D. C., Jaa. 8.— “Well, • man who has actually baen president has not the same power as a man who has sot. Colonel Roosevelt may ast he able to prevent hit name going on the ballot but I can, and will prevent mine from going on.” This was William Jennings Bryan’s comment when told that Former President Roosevelt had been quoted as saying that he was nowerless to keep his name of! the ballot in the next presidential election. Mr. Bryan, who is here to attend the democratic national committee meeting today said he would not be a candidate for the pres'dency under any circum¬ stances. During a period of over 26 years an active worker in the music line, Mrs. D. Harrison is thoroughly experienced in clas¬ sifying, grading and directing en masse the music for pupils entrusted to her care; is pains¬ taking and up-to-date strictly as to methods, and systematic re¬ views for 1912. D. B, lull Writes From Washington Washington, D. C., Jan. 2, 1912. To The Fitzgerald Leader, Fitzgerald, Ga., Dear Leader and Friends: I. certainly trust that the dawn of this bright New Year finds you all in the best of health and happi¬ ness. I am thankful that I pass out the old year in tine health and with bright prospects of gaining through the year 1912. I hope during the year to enjoy ill the privileges of living and before the end of the year to see a Democratic President. This alone would make me very happy. Regarding the presidential elec- tion, the people in Washington have many and varied ideas and opinions especially as to who will be the Democratic nomiuee. Per¬ sonally 1 1 till believe Champ Clark will be the Democratic nominee and Taft the Republican uominee. I was out at the President’s public reception on the First, when Taft was expressing hie New Year Greetings to everybody. This was the first time I had seen the Presi¬ dent since July, when I first met him, and wrs greatly surprised that he remembered me. As a man, and very much, believe he means well in all his official acts. He is now having the bodies from the Maine remov¬ ed to Washington, and will bury them in Arlington Cemetery. The steamers, Florida and Utah, have been ordered to Cuba, and will re¬ turn with the bodies in several weekB. Since I began this letter, it has started snowing, the first of the season in Washington. It is in¬ deed a most beautiful sight, and takes me back to my boyhood days, when I lived in the snowy regions, and used to delight to get up in the morning and go for a rabbit hunt. I have just had an interview with Congressman Tribble, who returned recently from the Panama Canal. He states that they arc working 46,000 hands on the Canal. They have already completed fiLy- miles, the highest point of which is 610 feet. He states that the Canal wili be ready for use about the first of 1913. Panama is Charles F. Davis Locates In Fitzgerald Mr. Charles F. Davis, of Coal City, Ind., has arrived in the city with his family to make Fitzger¬ ald his home. Mr. Davis is the brother of Mr. Raymond Davis, and comes here to go in business with him, having purchased the interest of R. H. Cardwell in the •rm of R. Davis & Co. Mr. Davis is a successful business man and Fitzgerald is indeed fortunate to be able to number him and his estimable family among her citi- eens. R. Davis & Co., since opening for business here about a year ago, have had a most successful career, and are doing one of the largest feed and supply businesses in the city. With the addition of Mr. Charles Davis to the business management, they are enlarging their quarters and now occupy the entire Chambles Grocery Company building at the corner of Grant and Central. Besides a complete line of feed stuffs, flour, and grain which sell either wholesale or re- tail, they have added buggies and wagons to their stock, and are prepared to give some close figures. R. Davis & Co. are indeed an example of what thrift and energy will do, which with their courte¬ ous treatment and fair dealings to all have gained for them the con¬ fidence of the Pellagra Not Caused By Cotton Seed OH Washington, Jan. 7.— Cotton seed oil manufacturers are gather¬ ing evidence and statistics to re¬ fute a theory that cotton seed oil might be one of the many suspect¬ ed contributing causes to pellagra. Assistant Surgeon General Long, of the public address recently men¬ tioned the names of some investi¬ gators who were inclined to that belief. Passed Assistant Surgeon La- vinder, writing in one of the re¬ cent public bulletins, says the the¬ ory is all out of harmony with the facts and history of pellagra. Dr. Charles C. Bass, of Tulane Uni- ^ersity, at New Orleans, also ridi¬ cules the idea. Dr. George A. Zeller, of the Illinois State Hospit¬ al at Peoria, has studied the theo- ry and pronounced it absurd. Ali three scientists are recognized stu¬ dents of the Subject. The.cotion seed oil makers point to the fa«t that the theoiv is in no way supported in any government publication reporting the official investigations which the public health gervice is constantly con¬ ducting in the south. a city of 45,000 inhabitants, has a climate similar to that of south Georgia, and is a city of ali modern and sanitary improvements. Mr. Tribble says the surrounding country is not ut all healthy, and very uninviting to the farmer. The mercantile business is carried on by a mixed class of people, in¬ cluding Spaniards Indians, and ne¬ groes. He says that the clerks are invariably negro girls. He of the opinion that when the Panama Canal is opened up, our great Southland will begin to come into her own, and business in all lines will be on a boom. I have just beenapprised of the death of Fight¬ ing Bob Evans, who succumbed to an attack of heart trouble. It is rumored ih»t Teddie R. is going to run fm President o.i the Republican ticket, lint wo Demo- cra ^ s ' , ’ l ‘ ihM* U< m ikes no ufler- eacf '. w &aUoever wh«» ia the Ito- publican ckii iidat*, w<- *n m;iv to WlU ‘ Best wishes to the Leader. D. Yours, B. Mull. «x-Confederate WtefeJ Orpa si Bn Sitieenty. $ 1.68 a 1m. T0L. XVU. NO. 95 G. S. S F. Passenger Train Leaves Rails Sunday North of Vi¬ enne,—Nobody Hurt An engine on passenger frata No. 1, on the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad, was derailed at Vienna Sunday afternoon, short* ly after 1 o’clock, and about three hours later a wreck on the same road a few miles north of Vienna was prevented by the vigilance of Engineer Dan Layman in charge of Georgia Southern and Florida Passenger train No. 2, which ar¬ rived in Macon at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon. W hen a few miles north of Vienna, coming into Macon, En¬ gineer Layman noticed a crosstie lying directly across the track and immediately applied the emerg- ency on his engine, the train stop¬ ping within a few yards of the crosstie. Ihe traffic on this train was un¬ usually heavy Sunday afternoon, and had the engineer not discov¬ ered the cross tie in time, the train would doubtless have been wreck¬ ed and many lives would probably have been plunged into eternity. Ihe passengers were terribly shaken up, when the emergency brakes were applied and several women were shaken up. a minutes were re¬ quired to remove the cross tie from the track and the train proceeded on its way. arriving in Macon on schedule time. The derailment of passenger engine No. 1, which in charge of Engineer Smith, took place just as the train went into a sidetrack at Vienna. The engine left the track and went for several yards along the ground, tearing the croesties into splinters. The defective truck, which caused the derailment, was repaired in a short wnile and the time which .was lost while the engine was being repaired, was made up between Vienna and Jacksonville. The train left Ma¬ con yesterday morning at 11:30 o’clock, for Jacksonville. Basket Ball G&me Victory for Fitzgerald Ihe match game between the Fitzgerald and Cordele High Schools, which was played in this city Saturday morning on the school campus, resulted in a score of nine to eleven, in favor of the Fitzgerald team. The game was rather hotly con¬ tested, notwithstanding the faet that the home boys outclassed the Cordele team by an average of »- bout 23 The Cordele team did excellent playing considering their weight, the star players being Mr. Tappan, at center, and Mr. J. H. Hamil¬ ton at guard. The game was greatly enjoyed by those who witnessed it, and the bigh school hopes that their next game will be attended by a larger cr )wd. District Meeting Of Odd Fellows The District convention of the Eighteenth Division Independent Order of Odd Fellows convened here to-day, and will hold sessions through to-morrow. There are a number of delegates in attendance, and the local mem¬ bers of the lodge are gj^'ing them royal welcome,and wigmake their visit to the Magic Cj^/ a pleasant one. Rev. W. H. Harden, form¬ erly of this city but now of Cor¬ dele, is the orator of this no»>n’- public iteasaift.