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Our Slogan.
Georgia For Oscar W. Underwood
For President,
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~ WAS NOT A SOUTHERNER?
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LET HIM READ MR. UNDERWOOD’S OWN WORDS ON THE SUBJECT.
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| Atlanta, Ga.—(Special.)—"Certain newspapers in Georgia having made
"personal attacks upon Hon. Oscar W. Underwood, Democratic leader of
the House of Representatives and a candidate for President of the United
| States, in which they stated, among other things, that Mr. Underwood
*“barely missed being a Northerner;” that his father was a Northern sym
| pathizer during the Civil war, and that he came from a family of Northern
people, I have secured a signed statement from Mr, Underwood himself
regarding these charges,” said Hon. G. R. Hutchens, manager of Mr. Un
derwood’s campaign yesterday.
“While Mr. Underwood is running as a national candidate and is, to
| our minds, the biggest man in the Democratic party and the leading
| American in the country today, the fact that he is a Southern man is but
' one of the many reasons we advance for voting for him, and I do not
think such ugly, mean-spirited and untruthful statements should go un
answered.” How untruthful these statements are can be best judged from
reading Mr. Underwood’s own words, which follow:
Oscar W. Underwood was born in Louisville, Ky., on the 6th day of
May, 1862. On his paternal side he is descended from a family of law
yers and planters, who came from Engiand and settled in Virginia in 1664.
His grandfather’'s grandfather, William Thomas Underwood, was a plan
ter before the Revolutionary war, high sheriff of Goochland county and
at one time a member of the house of delegates of Virginia. His grand
father's father was John Underwood, a planter and at one time high sher
iff of Goochland county and also a member of the house of delegates. His
grandfather was born in Goochland county, and when 10 years old went
to Kentucky with his uncle, Edmund Rogers, and General George Rogers
Clark, who was one of his cousins,
His grandfather was Joseph R. Underwood, who was born in 1790 and
was a lieutenant in one of the companies organized in Kentucky in the
War of 1812, He was severely wounded at the battle of Dudley’s defeat in
Ohio. He afterwards studied law, became a member of the court of ap
peals of Kentucky, was elected to congress as a Whig and afterwards
served in the United States senate as a colleague of Henry Ciay.
“He agreed with Mr. Clay in his advocacy of a gradual emancipation of
the slaves and in the early part of the fifties emancipated all his slaves
who desired their freedom on condition that they would go to Liberia to
live. About half of them accepted their freedom under these conditions,.
_and he, at his own expense, sent them to Liberia, and gave them the
money to start life. The balance of his slaves remained with him until
after the war. At the outbreak of the war he was over seventy years of
' age and took no active part in the hostilities, but his sympathies were on
the side of the Union. Ilis son, Eugene Underwood, was born at Glasgow,
| Ky., in 1818. He practiced law at Bowling Green, Ky., in partnership with
| his father and subsequently moved to Nashville, Tenn. and practiced law
{ there for about ten years, He was a member of the original board of
" directors of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, but just before the be
ginning of the Civil war moved to T.onisville and engaged in the practice
of law in that ¢ity, -~ ~° 0 e N
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1..% e “Southern Sympathizer.” did 1 b
When the Union army first occupied the city of Louisville he was ar’
rested, charged with being a Southern sympathizer, but was subsequently
_released, and from that time to the end of the war took no part on either
: side of the controversy. Two of his brothers served in the Confederate
"army: John C. Underwood, now living in New York, was a major in the
" Confederate army, and was engaged on the Confederate side in the battle
of Shiloh and other battles. Towards the end of the war he was captured
and confined in a Northern prison until the close of hestilities. Eugene
Underwood, from the time of the outbreak of the Civil war, aligned him
self with the Democratic party and consistently voted the Demccratic
ticket from that time to the time of his death. In his youth he voted the
Whig ticket. Joseph R. Underwood, Oscar W. Underwood’s grandfather,
was a Whig up to the time of the Civil war; after that time he aligned
himself with the Democratic party and always voted the Democratic
ticket. He was a member of the national Democratic convention that
nominated Seymour for president, All of Oscar W. Underwood's ances
tors on his paternal side were Southern people, either Virginians or Ken
tuckians.
All for Confederacy.
Underwood’s maternal grandfather was Jabez Smith, who was torn in
Groton, Conn., and moved to Petersburg, Va., when he was a boy eighteen
- years of age. He Dbuilt one of the first cotton mills in the South at Pe
tersburg, and for a number of years was mayor of that city before the
Civil war. He was always a Democrat and came from a Democratic fam
ily. During the Civil war his sympathies were with the South.
. He died at Petersburg during the siege, at the age of 76. His son and
two of his grandsons served in the Confederate army; one of his grand
sons being killeq during the siege of Petersburg. Oscar Underwood's ma
ternal grandmother was a Miss Walthall, of an old Virginia family, and a
cousin of the late Senator Walthall, of Mississippi.
Why They Left South.
When Oscar W. Underwood was three years old , in the fall of 1865, his
mother had a number of hemorrages. The doctors, fearing tuberculosis,
advised his_father to take her to a dry climate, and they moved to St.
Paul, Minn., when it was a frontier coantry, and there were only ten miles
of railroad in the state. His father lived there until 1875, when he re
turned to Kentucky and brought Oscar W. Underweod back with him and
» placed him in school in Louisville, where his father eestablished the family
home. Oscar W. Underwood remained there and went to school until
1881, when he was sent to the University of Virginia and graduated there
in law in June, 1884.
In Birmingham.
Shortly after his graduation he went to Minnesota and was admitted to
the bar, but only remained there about two months, from there going to
Birmingham, Ala., to join his brother, William T. Underwood, who was in
business in Birmingham. Oscar W. Underwood was admitted to the bar
in Birmingham, Ala., on the flrst day of September, 1884, and practiced
law there until he was elected to congress in 1884, His two sons were
born in Birmingzham, and that city has been his home for nearly twenty
eight years. His first wife was Miss Eugenia Massie, whom he married
at Charlottesville, Va.,-and who was a member of a Virginia family of
Revolutionary stock, His second wife was Miss Bertha Woodward, who
was born in Wheeling, W. Va., her father moving to Birmingham, Ala.,
when she was six or seven years old, and has resided there ever since
that time.
UNDERWOOD.
. SBAYS CHARGE IS DASTARCLY.HEAD OF CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA
|__Atlanta, Ga.—(Special)—“The policy of the advocates of Professor
THE FITZGERALD LEADER, FRIDAY APRIP 5, 1912
wnson of New Jersey of endeavoringto obscure thee real issues In the
Georgia compaign, by ugly, unworthy and unwarranted attacks on Mr.
Underwood is not endorsed by the thinking people of Georgia and has
disgusted and turned from them many who were inclined to support their
candidate,” says Manager G. R. Hutchens of the Underwood Campaign.
“I do not think it is my place to berate the candidacy of Professor Wil
son or any one else by making personal attacks on them, and I am
going to refrain from doing it regardless of whether our opponents pitch
their campaign on a low plane or not.
“] think it is despicable and reprehensible to make the charges that
have been persistently made by the representatives of Professor Wilson
of New Jersey in the state of Georgia, to-wit: That Mr. Underwood is in a
presidential conspiracy, is a tool of Wall Street and is receiving the
money with which his Georgia carhpaign is being financed from that
source. Principally because I have not dignified such a dastardly charge
with a denial, they have grown bolder and bolder in making it until now
they are beside themselves.
“It is an insult to the Democrats of Georgia to intimate that Georgia
Democrate are subject to purchase,
“How puerile their effort to make the good people of Georgia believe
that every candidate who is opposed to Professer Wilson of New Jersey is
in a low-browed conspiracy; every candidate who is opposed to him is
a stalking horse of Wall Street, and every candidate who is opposed to
him is having his campaign financed by Wall Street. Inasmuch as the
speaker of the House of Representatives and the Democratic leader of
the house are aspiring to the presidency, these charges constitute an awful
indictment against the Democratic party.”
’ First M. E. Church
Services Easter Sunday as fol
lows:
' Service Prayer meeting at 5:30
a. m. Members of all denomina
[tions cordially invited, Sabbath
School, children’s class, and Ep
worth League as usual, Morning
pieaching at 10:45, Sermon ‘‘The
Risen Tomb” Nightserviceat 7:45
will be entirely musical, The fol
lowing programjwill be rendered.
Instrumental Selectior, Orches
tra,
Trombone Solo, C. W. Merck.
Anthem, choir,
Prayer,jPastor,
Brass Quartette, Messrs Merch,
Crews, Harrington and Thurston.
Soprano. Solo, Mrs. H. A. Owen.
Violin and Claronet Duet,
Messrs C. W. Merck and Burr
Stokoe,
Anthem, Choir.
Anthem, Choir,
Cornet Duet, Messrs, C. W,
Merck and J.*M, Mixon,
Contralto ;and Baritone Duet,
Miss Marjorie Owen and Mr, Burr
Stokoe.
Clarionet Duet, Messrs C. W.
Merck and J.JC. Crews.
Offering, Offeratory, Ray Frey.
Trombone Trio,tMessrs C, W.
Merck, .¥. Harrington and Ed.
Thurston.
Anthem, Choir.
Instrumental Selection, Orches
tra.
Benediction, Pastor.
The general public especially
strangers, will find a cordial wel
'come at everv service.
[ E. J, Hammond, Pastor.
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Ladies Of Malcohicas
l Entertain, 1
Tuesday afternoon April 2nd the
cosy home of Mrs. Bryant on Lee
street was the scene of a happy
gathcring of “‘Busy Bees” at which
time the Ladies of White Jessa
mine Hive No. 8, L, O, T. M.,en-i
tertaived in Honor of Miss Ella L. |
Mark, of Birmingham, Alabama, |
Deputy Supreme Commander for{
Ala,, Miss., Ga., Fia, The deco
rations comprised the season’s’
flowers, combined with the beauti
ful colors of the Order, Black,
Red, and White, Dainty refresh
ments were served and the after~l
noon will long be a pleasant
memory. On Wednesday the Hivej
held an all day session with dinner
at the Hall. The table fairly]
groaned with good things as the!
husbands. invited guests, can!
testify, !
The work of the new Ritual was |
the feature of the afternoon School
and the ladies were delighted
with the exemplification. Miss
Mark will return in early June at
which time a class will be in readi
ness. The ladies of Hive No. B,‘
are justly proud of the position
held by this Order, ranking as the |
largest and safest Fraternal Beni-}
fi cery association, composed
wholly of and managed exclusive
ly by woman in America, Only 20
years old, with 165,060 loyal mem
bers and five and a half millions of
doliars in Reserve the Order com
mands the respeet and admiration:
‘of the business world today, Miss
‘Mark proceded to Waycross for
‘Thursday, and on to Jacksonville
and Tampa for next week,
Try our Ice Cream. City Drug!
Co. 25.9 t.
News From Vaughn
Taylor School Dis
trict
Misses Hattie Tomberlin and Eva
Stone were the charming guests of
our school Friday.
Miss Nicie Campbell, one of our
school girls has returned to her
home in Waycross.
Miss Columbia Hunter spent a
few days last week, in Abbeville,
last week the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Sara Smith,
Messrs. Elijah and Clark Dor
miny were visitors in the Forest
Glen community Sunday.
Miss Magnolia Barnes spent
Wednesday night with her sister
Mrs. Woodurm and family,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dicks, near
Abbeville, delightfully entertained
their charming niece, Miss Lee
McCail last Saturday and Sunday.
Quite a number of the men in
this community are courting at
Abbeville this week.
We regret to say that little Miiss
Geraldine Bond has been sick for
the past few days,
Mr. Wssie Bond visited Mr, Ev
}erett Martin near Dorminy’s mill
this week,
We were made very sad when
the news reached us of the danger
ous accident that happened to one
of our school boys, Charlie Bond,
late Thursday evening, He was
clipping a mule which kicked him
on the head. He was unconscious
for several hours, He is some}
hetter now and we hope that the,j
result will ot be seriois.
" Mrs. D. B. Broadhurst of the
city, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Bond and family this week.
Mr. Odos Huzter and family
spent Sunday at Mr. S, T. Hun
ter’s,
Our debate Friday was very in
teresting. The money side won.
Mrs. Gordon Roberts acd little
sister, Ethel Barnes, spent Satur
doy with Misses Rebecca and Mol
lie Hu#ter, -
Juris Norris, son of sheriff Nor
ris, spent Saturday night with G.
E. Hunter and family.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Martin and
son, Everett, spent Sunday with
Mr, J. A. Bond and family. {
The Good Work Keeps Up.
Every Dav Brings The Good Report
Of “I Am Feeling Better Every Davy
You read many advertised reme
dies which cure people suffering
with various diseases ir. all differ
ent parts of the world, but the
Globe remedy Co,, aredaily telling
you the names and addresses of
neighbors who are being cured
right here at home by the use of
the globe tonic remedies, we don’t
have to use testimonials from
thousands of miles ‘away to tell
you what globe tonic will cure.
Now when you read daily about
your neighbors and friends who
report the good they have receiv
ed, how can any sensible person
be skeptical ? Proof, proof,nothing
but proof, is on all sides, every
hour comes the one good report of
“I am feeling better every day.”
Here is the report from Mr. W,
All who went to see the baseball
game between Lynwood and Bow
en’s mill Saturday afternoon re
port a good time, and the boys
were glad to have so many girls
to cheer them,
Miss Magnolia Barnes was in
Fitzgerald Saturday shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Ead Self and chil
dren spent Sunday with the lat
ter’s sister, Mrs, Arlie Batton.
There is Sunday School at Beth
lehem every Sunday afternoon.
E. ervbody is welcome to come,
A singing was given Sunday af
ternoon by Miss Vera Mae Garri
son at her father’s home, Among
those enjoying her hospitality
were: Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Rob
erts, Mr, and Mrs. Foster Garri
son and Misses Hattie Tomberlin,
Columoia Hunter, Lee McCall,
Magnolia Barnes, Mattie Roberts,
Etnel Barnes. Mollie and Rebecca
Hunter, and Messrs, Marvin, Dan
and Tom Roberts, Qllie, Bud and
Bob Hunter, Sam Tomberlin,
Cleve Cooper, Elijah Dorminy and
Roland Stone.
School Boy.
' For People Who Eat
If you eat you need ‘‘Digestit,”
It aids digestion, prevents distress
after eating, stops gas formation,
relieves indigestion instantly and
cures dyspepsia, ‘‘Digestit” is a
little tablet easy to swallow and
absolutely harmless. It bas reliev
ed thousands. Sold on positive
guarantee. Your money back if
you want it—soc.
1 Ask at The Dixie Pharmacy.
- Tax Receiver Notice
I will be at the Court House
during the April term of court
for the purpose of receiving the
tax returns for 1912.
J. B. F. Dixon,
2t, C. T. Receiver.
Being the largest maaufactures
of PIANOS and ORGANS in the
world and selling direct from our
factories to you, of course we
save you from 75.00 to $lOO.OO on
pianos. Quality considered,
Cable Piano Company,
114 East Central Ave,
‘For Sale Choice
Canaries
Birds young Singers $3.00 each.
Females $l.OO, pair $3 50, 515 W,
Central ave,
Blindness ls in Mankind.
Fortune has often been blamed for;
yur blindness; but fortune is not so
slind as men are.—Samuel Smiles. |
Loans on farm lands at 6 per
cent, Not less than $2OOO.
16-4 w. Chas. B. Teal.
o IR us R
BROWN'S {§ LITTLE TABLETS
Cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Heartburn
50c PACKAGE |
AsK At The Dixie Pharmacy.
C. Wrighi, B. ¥..D. No, 5, is an
other person proud that he used
globe tonic. He called on the
Demonstrators of globe tonic a few
davs ago says he: I have had kid
ney trouble for over three years,
Pains in the back and sides, very
nervous, could not sleep at night,
appetite poor, had a tired languid
feeling, since using one bottie of
globe tonic I am entirely well.
Now you want facts and that is
what we give you, therefore all
who suffer witn rheumatism,
catarrh, constipation, indigestion,
kidney, liver, stomach or blood
troubles, female weaknesses, etc.,
should call at 127 Central Ave., and
start to use globe tonic and get
well. If your child might have‘
worms don’t wait. You may live
Classified Advertising,
Notice
Occupation Tax as published
in Ordinance No. 338, is now due
and payable at the Treasurer’s of
fice in the City_ Hall.
Geo.;W. Brown,
4w City Clerk.
Lost, Strayed or dtolen
Monday morning, one dark red
pony 8 yrs. old, blaze face, black
mane and tail, all four feet white.
Liberal reward if returned to T.T,
Buckalew, W. Oconee St., Fitz
gerald, Ga.
For Sale, Aucnas
Eggs, 15 for $3.00. Prize win
uers at Atlanta Show.
G H. Johnson, R. F. D. No. 6.
Seed Corn
I have for sale 200 bushels of
Whatley’s seed corn at $2 per
bushel.
A. J. Sword, R. F. D. No. 6,
20-Bt. Fitzgerald, Ga.
For Sale or Exchange
% One new two horse wagon, wil}
take one horse wagon in trade,
John Huff,
20-tf. New Arbor Church.
Eggs for Hatching
Prize-winning stramns S, C. B.
Orpington eggs, $2.00 per 15.
Fertility guaranteed, After Apr.
Ist, $1.50 per 15; also baby chicks.
E. J. Hammond,
118 W. Magnolia St."
Notice To The Public
It 1s a violation of the Law to
ride upon a Bicycle upon any side
walk in this City, this Law will be
strictly enforced, hereaiter all of
fenders will be dealt with accord
ingly.
Herman Smith,
20-4 w. Chief of Police,
County Union Meeting
The Farmers Union will meet at
Roanoke school I ouse April 13th.
All members are urged to meet
with us.
G, C. Ball, Pres,
Geo, A, Drexler. Sec’ty
I am in position to furnish
rough lumber for building, De
livered on your lot atsl2.oo per
1000 foot. 3
’ A. J. SWOI‘&S’@
920-Bt. R.F. D No. 6
For Sale—White Rock Eggs for
setting, I also have a few fine
Cockerels, Patterson’s strain,
price $2 to $5.
23-tl-4w. L. S. Osborne.
White Plymouth Rocks,
Barred Plymouth Rocks.
and White Leghorns,
GOOD STRAINS,
75c per Setting of 15 Eggs
414 §, WMain St. Mrs. C. A. WETTSTEIN.
Ito see the day you will regret it:
I;_rive some of the globe worm
| lozenges (25¢ per box). and make
isure thev are free from these pests
i which are sapping the very life
iout; of thousands of children every
| year. Why is every ono who uses
/the globe tonic remedies recom
’mending them? Because they are
’reapin,q the results from the use of
ther, Until Saturday, April 20th,
we sell the regular $l.OO bottle for
50c., three for $1.25 after then $1
‘per bottle, call at 127 Central Ave.,
try the free samples, talk to.the
‘demonstrators, you are in no way
obligated to buy unless you wish,
Remember Saturday April the 20th
1s the last day at half price, come
and see.the proof,