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Official Organ Ben Hiii County,
EASY ON THE DIXIE
“ President W. R. Bowen, of the
“Short Route Association, of the Dix
ie Highway, accompanied by Mayor
Drew W. Paulk, Sam Abrams, and T.
B. Owens, special scenic artist for the
trip headed the calvacade of good
road boosters, which started out of
Fitzgerald Wednesday momning to
place mile posts along the Dixie from
this city to Macon. H»n. W. R.
Dykes in his Ford delivery, assisted
by Lester Bryant carried the truck
load of mile posts, with the legend,
Dixie Hishway
FITZGERALD Miles
painted in black letters on a snowy
field of white, and at each crossing or
divergent road, one of the posts was
unloaded and the rear guard, traveling
in style with Stubbs Dorminy in his
Haynes, would put the finishing touch
es on the sign and firmly establish
another advertiseinent for the progres
siveness of Fitzgerald. “Gelder’s of
course,” and Chas. Tallaferro of the
A. B. & A., brought up the rear and
left their mark along the road in
beautiful symmetrical rings of pure
white, on trees and telephone poles
at points, where autsists might turn
from the right paths. The trip was
delightful, aside from the value to the
travelers, and its advertising value
to the city, the days work will be ap
preciated by every first comer, who is
bound either for Fitzgerald on his
southerly tour or for Macon on his
homeward march. .
The 96 miles of good road to Macon
with but little exception are in good
shape and the work that is now being
done in Hcewuston county, which wlll
soon be completed, will make the route
the best in f3eorgia from anywhere to
anywhere, The people all along the.
routé-met the party with a glad hand
and especially up in Perry, the leading
citizens, including the Chief of Police
and the Mayor, selected the most
prominent location for one of our
posts, in‘ the center of the city at the
foot of ‘their beautiful Confederate
‘monument, where it will forever re
main to point the way to the best town
in South Georgia.
The entire trip was made without a
mishap by all the cars and the party
returned to the city Thursday after
noon, well pleased with having been
pioneers of another lasting achieve
ment for their “home town.”
Cols. Livey Rogers and Rice ,of
Ocilla, were delightfully entertained
at the “Pink Lady” at The Grand.
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Judge J. B. Clements chaperoned
a party of Irwinville folk to the “Pink
Lady” at The Grand,
B o B
YOR SALE—3:¢ F'bbon Wario se
Game Chickens. Young and old
stock. Eggs, $l.OO per 13.
B. T. STRICLAND,
2-t : Phone 393
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Petetson moved
into their handsome new home onm W.
Central avenue Wednesday.,
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Just Opened at The Big Store
‘A hundred Styles Fast Color Dress and Shirting Percales at 10 and 12 1-2¢
' Two cases (125 pcs.) Fast color Dress Ginghams at 10 and 15c.
Case of Standard light and dark Shirting and Dress Calico at 5c
Embroidery Linens, Dress Linens, Organdies, P.K. Cords -- 10¢ to 98¢ a yd.
. You are cordiall& invited to call in and examine these new Spring Goods!
s EMPIRE MERCANTILE CO. OngPrise
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
Georgia Exhibit Cars
Stare Oa Toar
‘ Will Visit Fitzgerald
~ Atlanta, Jan. 26.—*‘‘Crowded
to the limit of our capacity all
day long”’ was the report of
Manager Leak of the Georgia
Exhibit Cars to the office of the
organization late Tuesday after
noon. ‘‘This has been the best
day’s business since the cars
were opened, and in view of the
fact that we leave Atlanta to
morrow at noon to be gone for
five years, we anticipate that we
will have difficulty in taking
care of the crowds which will
come to the cars . Wednesday
morning.”’
Orders were issued from the
office of the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday afternoon
for the cars to be switched at
1:15 p. m. from the Union Depot
to the Terminal Station, where
they will be attached to the 2‘
p. m. Atlanta and West Point‘
train for Newnan, Ga. The cars
will spend a day and a half in
Newnan, moving from there to
LaGrange and spending about
three days at LaGrange.
From LaGrange the cars can
go down the A. B, & A. railroad
stopping at Manchester Talbot
ton, Montezuma, Vienna, Cor
dele, Fitzgerald, Tifton and
Moultrie. ’
From Moultrie they will g 0
over the B. M. & W. railroad to
Valdosta, rcaching Valdosta on
February 22, and remaining
there for three days during the
conservation conference and con
vention, which is to be held
February 22, 23 and 24th.
During their stay in Atlanta
the cars have attracted much
more attention than was antici
pated, and during the last days
they have been crowded. 'The
small admission charge which is
being made to assist in defra_y
ing the tremendous cost of op
eration has been heartily ap
proved by all who visited the
cars, and letters have been pour
ing into the office of the Georgia
Chamber of Cemmerce com
mending that organization for
its work in equipping and get
ting the cars ready to roll.
Be sure and take a look at those 10, 15, 25, and 50c¢ Muslin Underwear Tables.
FIBZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JAN. 28, 1916.
DESIRING TO ENCOURAGE #he engagement for Fitz
gerald of the very highest talent in sueh~features as Chaw
tauqua system, and to encourage the public-spirited
moveément now on foot to brig the Southern Chautauqua
System to Fitzzerald iFebruery 17th. to 20th., inclusive,
the undersigned hereby agree to purchase tickets as indi
cated by the number set opposite their names.
Schedule of Tickets As FoMows:
No. 1 Season Ticket for Tee L A
No. 2 Sesson Ticketfor One. .t . . . . "' ‘gug
No. 3 Season Ticket for School children______.______ 1.00
Seats may be reserved after February Ist.
Name Schedule No. Amount
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didiGlover R og k 0 ereen s
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BB Pamer v LbR
s Deloine . o 0 g 4.00
John W. Yates ... .b 8 L e L)
A, H. Thurmond__\____;_-l_-_--____-___-________ 4.00
5 Tamaee W oap B
W. A. Adams_____________-il____-___________.______ 4 00
Sl Daele oon 8
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BONSMRe.cd 4.00
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The committe just started out as we go to press and report
people subscribing readily, B et
Twenty of the foregoing subscribers are the prime
movers in getting for our city this superior class of enter
tainments. :
War Brevities
Denunciation of the xeportation of
arms and ammunition to the beHig
erents in the world war -has been
voiced in the United States Senate by
a dozen senators—Democrats and Re
publicans. The debate, which follow
ed upon the persentation to the
Senate of a huge petition for the or
ganization of American womn for
strict neutrality,” calling for the enact
ment of embargo legisiation seemed
to presage upon the embargo resolu
tion before the Foreign Relations
Committee.
The Dritish Labor Congress, whilz
ogposing by a large majority the pro
visicns of the military® service bill, a 3
defeated, a proposal that the working
men should agitate for its repeal.
Walter Runciman, president of the
Board of Trade in the British cabinet
has informed Parliament that in order
to relieve the pressure on shipping
and make room for vessels for addi
tional imports of foodstuffs, fuel, mu-
THRICE-A-WEEK
And Press
nitions and other essentials, restric
tions against importations of certan
goods will be put into effect by the
government.
Considerable fighting has been tak
in place along the entire French front
and Berlin asserts that between 500
and 600 yards of French trenches were
stormed by the Germans in the vicin
ity of Neuville and that French count
erattacks were without result.
In this region the French assert,
the Germans were driven from mine
craters they had occupied and were
repulsed in trying to recapture them;
while the British report the progres
sive occupation by their men of mine
craters and Grrman listening posts in
the Neuville region.
Paris also announces that the Ger
man trenehes in Belgium and to the
north of the Aisne have been badly
hammered by the Fremch guns and
that the Germans suffered serious los
ses th a fight for a mine crater in the
Argonne forest.
British Sustain Defeat.
British possession of territory pro
tecting the Suez canal route at its
Woman’s Club Holds
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Inteesting Meeting
The Woman’s Club met in regular
sebsion Wednesday aftefnoon, Mrs.
Gelders, presiding. Thirty-one mem
bers and wWpitors were in attendance,
and quite a little business was dis
patched in sB¥ion to the double
pregram of the literary department.
Mrs. Andrews reported for the
Mother’s Aid Committee, telling of a
delightful visit to the schools, also
announcing that a Parent-Tachers as
sociation would be organized at the
First Ward school Tuesday, February
Ist, and extending an invitation to all,
Mrs. Beauchamp gave a pleasing de
scription of the children’s play which
she is preparing to put on for the
benefit of the club early in March.
Two pretty gifts were noticed, a large
fern from Mrs. E. N. Davis, and a
table runner for the rest room by Mrs.
A. H. Denmark. A vote of thanks
was given: Mr, J. C." Glover .for his
magnificent gift of an oil stove for
the kitchenette.
‘Mrs. J. B. Wall announced that a
reception and book shower was being
arranged for Washington’s birthday
by the Library committce, details to
be given later. ‘Notice having hbeen
given at previous meeting it was vot
ed to have business dispatched by a
quorum of one-fifth of the member
ship instead of one-third. Four new
members were elected.
All wh? have not paid the extra as
sessment” of twenty-five cents to de
fray the expenses of our Home Ecno
nomics lecturer for the next regular
‘metting are urged to hand it in at
once to Mrs. E. J. Dorminey. A
committee for that day was appointed
as follows: Mrs.A. H. Denmark, Mrs.
F. E. Keefer, and Mrs. E. A. Russell,
and a large number of ladies volun
teered to send sandwiches for the in
formal reception to follow the lecture.
The Ocilla Woman’s Club will be in
vited for the day, and an invitation
will also be extended to twenty-eight
high school girls to attend accom-i
panied by by Miss Geddes, This is|
expected to be one of the most impor
tant meetings of the club year, and is
to be held at 3 o’clock promptly in the
Auditorium,.
Interesting papers were read on the
Latin-American countries by Mrs. S.
G. Pryor, Jr., Mrs. R. E. Lee, Mrs.
George Brown, and Mrs. C. A. Holt
zendorf,
MRS. LON DICKEY,
For Mrs. G. E. Ricker, Reporter,
You are cordially invited
to attend Mrs. Murphy’s
Musical at the Carnegie Li
brary. No charge. .
outhern end is imperilled by attacks
nade by large bodies of Arabs and,|
Curks, on the British forces in south
western Arabia, according to advices
from German sources, The British
have been driven from all the terri
tory thy held in that section of the
country and have suffered extremely
heavy losses in the fighting, the re
ports declare, the figures being given
at 15,000 killed and 20,000 wounded.
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI. NO. 12
Washington, Jan. 25.—Legis
lation to increase governmental
revenues to meet the expenses
of national defense is expected
to take definite shape now that
all doubt asfto the constitutionali
ty of the income tax has’ been
removed by the supreme court’s:
decision. Congressional leaders
had taken no definite steps to
ward a solution of the revenue
problem pending the court’s de
cision.
On all sides today the leaders
expressed the belief that the de
‘cision had]paved the way for in
'creasing the tax rate on great
private fortunes:to aid in paying
for national defense. Bills to
tax incomes of more than $l,OOO
- as high as 50 per cent are
now before congress.
The Democrats naturally are
gratified over the decision. In
the opinion of administration
leaders the]decision has unfetter
ed a fruitful source of revenue
)and rendered easier the revenue
‘ problem-confronting the govern
‘ment.
Representative Hull, of Tenn.
author of the income tax law,
expresses the belief that con
gress will take advantage of the
decision to amend the law ma
terially. He declares that with
out any unusual or unjust
changes, it can be made to yield
an additional $100.000,000 an
nunily. The law now brings in
to the treasury $85,000,000 to
$90,000,000.
AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE
During the next ten days I am go
ing to take an agency for an auto
mobile concern, which T will announce
in our regular advertising I offer you
my six cylinder Buick for sale—will
sell on time to responsible party.
WILL EXCHANGE FOR CITY
PROPERTY OR FARM LANDS
Have six brand new No-Skid Tires,
two extra rims guaranteed to be
in perfect mechanical condition.
Bring your mechanic along and have
him inspect it. Would not offer for
sale but want to drive make we are
going té sell.
L. L. GRINER
G:iner Buggy aad Wagon Co,
E. Centrai Ave.