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MONDAY
EDITION
Official Organ Ben Hill County.
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fely T AMUSU THEATRE | TUESDAY
JHVETIA JHVJTIN J. W. LLEWELLYN, Manager g s o R e
In His Latest Success THE HOME OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AGM EiE(| E_ AK
“WORK” 5 and | Oc oA £ | fi A e
And3o2er Reels. WHERE EVERYBODY MEETS EVERYBODY |in “THE PRINCE 1 PAUPER?®?
PRIMARY PROVIDES FOR MORE
THAN ONE PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE.
Whereas, The National Execu
tive Committee of the democratic
party has called a convenuon of
the party to be held in St. Louis,
Mo., June 14, 1916, for the nomi
nation of a democratic candidate
for president of the United States
and for other purpose; and, |
Whereas, The democratic party
of Georgia is entitled to be repre
sented by twenty-enght delegates
in said convention; therefore be it
Resolved, and it is hereby order.-
¢d »y the democratic state execu
tive committee of Georgia
(1) That the secretary of this
committee be and he is hereby au
thorized and directed to receive ail
formal entries that may be made
by democratic candidates who may
desire or consent to have their
names submitted to the democrats,
of Georgia as a candidate for the
support of the delegation from
this state in said national conven
tton, who shall in good faith file
withk the said secretary formal no
~ tice that they have consented to
the use of their names as candi
dat®s for the office of president
arid desire the support of the dele
gation from Georgia in said na
tional convention and shall file
such notice with the secretary of
this committee within thirty days
from this date and shall have like
wise qualified as a candidate in
not less than three other states.
(2) If within thirty days from
this date the secretary shall have
received the formal entry of more
than one candidate for this office,
then he shall immediately notify
the chairman of this committee of
that fact and at the expiration of
said thirty days the said chairman
shall at once announce a state
wide presidential preference, pri
mary to be held on the first Wed
nesday in April, 1916, in which pri
mary votes shall be cast for the
candidates who have filed the no
tice prescribed, said primary to
be held under the primary laws
of Georgia. {
In the event of such presiden-
P d d the Big St
Six o: cight months ago we started preparation for this Spripg-- Things were beginning to tighten up and so we placed many orders
with manufacturers for January and February shipments-- Consequence is, that this big store through its PREPAREDNESS is en- |
. ; abled to save you 10 to 25 per cent on many of the lines that are advancing so.rapidly. These lines include Silks, Cotton Gonds, Wool
, ens, Domestics--Standard lines fiom Americas best makets-- Will be pleased to show you all of these good things--Come when you can.
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Lov el y Dresses and Suits Arrivin g Dai Y.
i ' Silk and Combination Dresses-- Silk Suits, Wool Suits, Waists, Choice, exclusive styles from New York’s foremost makers--Fashionable i :
garments that will please you-- Individual styles, no two alike. Will be glad to have you come in every day now. - -'
The New Slippers for Ladies and I'MPIRE MERCANTILE CO.
) $ 2 Dorothy Dodds in Patent, Kid, Gun \ : ' R il
: Chlldren are ln! Metal, Bronze, $3.50 to $6.00. - g Wm. R. Bowen, Pres. ONE PRICE to EVERYBODY
Hammonton for Infants and Children, $1 to $3.00. Grovers famous easy - -J. A.'Murphey, Mgr.
wear, hand made Slippers, $2 to $5. : :
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
BRYAN DECLINES TO
ACCEPT. CHALLENGE
ISSUEDBY METCALFE
Tampa, Fla.,, Feb. 18—William ]J.
Bryan will not meet Richard F. Met
calfe, former governor of the canal
zone, in a series of debates in Neb
raska, it became known here on Mr.
Brayan's arrival today to deliver his
lecture’ on “The Europeans War and
Its Lessons for Us.” '‘i Yo
tial primary the delegates to the
state convention herein provided
for shall be selected under the
rules of the democratic party of
Georgia now of force, from the
open and avowed friends and sup
porters of the successful candidate
by the county democratic execu
tive committees.
(3) If within thirty days from
this date said secretary shall have
received the formal entry of only
one candidate for this office then
he shall immediately notify the
chairman of this committee, who
shall notify the chairman of each
county democratic executive com
mittee. Thereupon the county
democratic executive committees
shall on o rbefore the 12th day of
April, 1916, either select or pro
vide for the selection of the usual
convention to be held at moon in
thecity of Macon, Georgia, on
Wednesday, the 3rd day of May,
1916, for the purpose of select
ing delegates to the national demo.-
cratic convention. Said conven
tion shall consist of twice as many
delegates from each county as
the respeciive counties may have
Tepresentatives in the lower house
of the general assembly of Geor
gia, ;
(4) Said state convention shall in
like manner select the democratic
candidates for electors to be voted
for in this state in the election of
November, 1916.
(5) There shall likewise be filed
with the secretary of this commit
tec within thirty days from this
date the names of any candidates
offering for .the position of demo
cratic national committeemen from
this state for the ensuing term of
four years. If more than one can
didate should announce for this
position then the state conven
tion above provided for shall make
choice from the enteries made be
fore the expiration of said thirty
days—otherwise the secretary -of
this committee shall certify said
unopposed nomination to the offi
cers of the national democratic
committee. ?
New Curtain materials in White, Cream, Ecru,--just opened at 10, 15 and 25c¢ yard.
FITZGERALD, BEN HII;L COUNTY, GEORGIA, FEB. 21, 1916
CHAUTRUGUE RGAIN
Friday’s and Saturday's attractions
again were honored with satisfactory
audiences. Some really larSer than
the talent called for. M« Janson Fri
day afternoon, with /his lecture on
physical training whAs only fair, the
nights entertainmeht, however justi
fied the efforts of the promoters of
the Chautauqua. The Mozart Quin
tette, instrumental and vocal pleased
the large audiéncé which had gathered.
Sa urday’s two numbers, Mae Shum
w.ny Enderly in “Customs and Cos
tumes,” as well as Ray Newton, the
Magician fell decidedly short of what
was expected of them. The Chautau
qua will cinse today with Dr. F. Q.
Brown on “The Economic Value of
Missions,” and tonight with “The
Sherter Players,” who come especial
ly well recommended as artists in
their line
$350,000.00 TO LOAN
On Ben Hill, Irwin &_L)Vilcox Counties.
FARM LANDS
Money on hand and no delay
in making loans.
I assure you prompt and effi
cient service, e
Liberal Terms and Reasonable Rates.
FITZGERALD, GA.
NICARAGUAN TREATY
: - RATIFIED BY SENATE.
Late Senator Morgan’s Long Fight
Ratified by the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 18. The senate late
today ratified the Nicaraugan treaty
by a vote of 55 to 18. Under the treaty
the United States would acquire a
Nicaraguan canal route and a naval
base in the Bay of Fonsca for $3,000-
000. .
Because of the protests against the
treaty by Costa Rica, Salvador and
Honduras, the ratification resolution
included an amesdment declaring that
in consenting to its ratification, the
scnate asserted that ‘“nothing in the
treaty is intended to affect and exist
ing right of any of the said named
sates.”
I LEND FARMERS MONEY
5 and 10 years best
terms. J. E. TURNER,
Exchange National Bank.
EMPIRE BUYERS
RETURN FROM MARKET
| Mr. and Mrs. W .R. Bowen and Mr. |
J. A. Murphy, who _have-beea.in New
iL'?h{k for the-past 2 weeks selecting
lthc \prigg*éiock for the Empire Mer
cuntim/Co. returned Saturday morn
!ing to the city, delighted to again be in
;the land of sunshine, from the \\'intcryl
%ncrth, where they encountered rcgnlur’
blizzards and snow storms. Their
ftrip was a busy one and all cxpr(:sscd:
‘ their belief that the many pretty
things purchased for this season for |
‘the “Big Store” will be pleasing to
‘their many customers, more escpecial- |
ily to the lady ‘customers, for whom
‘they made a 'special effort to secure
‘those attractive features in Ready-to
'Wear which will be the rage this sea
son. Mrs. Bowen, who has been mak
ing these semi-annual trips to the East
ern markets with Mr. Bowen was par
ticularly interested in the Ladies’ De
partment of the Empire store and has
this season endeavored to make pos
sible for the ladies of South Geor
gia to make their purchase for the
Easter parade with the same as
surance in the Ready-to-Wear depart
ment of the Empire Store as they
_wb’uld-,i'n the biggest stores of the lar
ger citles, for style, individuality and
taste, and at prices fully in keeping
with the smaller expense of doing
business in the _smaller cities. Mrs.
gia to make thir purchases for -the
selection for this department said to
a Leader-Enterprise reporter: “Indi
| viduality is the secret-of the well-dres
’sed woman; it is those little touches
‘herc and there th~t gives a dress or a
snit iha different appearance. The
‘tendency is to lean to wider and wid
er skirts with less oi the drapery of
last seas~n. However the flat back |
and front (ffect 15 +:il in vogu=, 'ull-’
ness being allowed :n the sii -:ly.
Quaintness is the word with which one!
may describe many of the garments |
worn Jfhis 'spring; the mew prctty.x!
panels, some with cleverly al‘rungcd,
draperies out of materials so sheer that !
no possible suggestion of stiffness is:
in evidence.- Our selections this sca
son in the Ready-to-Wear and Milli
nary lines are the best ever brought to
a city the size of ours and we are anx
ious to have our lady customers to
come and pass their judgment on our
tastful selection.’ -
- The new goods are daily arriving
and the Empire store will soon have
a 2 complete line of, Ladies’ Children
Eand Men's outfittings for Spring and
lSummer.
RETRIAL HEARING
FOR G WASH LOTT
IN W ARE, APRITT, 15,
L vglas, o, Febiaary - 18.—-Hear
ing of the appealiof G. 'Wash Lott
for a new trial will: be heard by Judge
Summerall at Waycross on April 15.
Lott was recently convicted of the
murder of his son, Warren Lott, and
sentenced to —life- tmprisonment be
xc:m;m"c')’f a rccmmm-ndaffbt\ for mer
of. \
The grounds for this appeal are the
scene made in court by the slain man’s
widow when she fell in hysterics be
fore the jury, the prosecution 111&kfn'§
an issue of the defendanf’s character
when, it is alleged, this issue had not
been introduced by the defense, and
th allegation that one of the jurors
was not a citizen of Coffee county.
DEATH NEAR 2 OFFICALS.
Mayor Beaton and Recorder Estes
Have Narrow Escape
Waycross, Ga., February 18 —May
or Scott Beaton and Recorder An
drew B. Estes, riding in a runabout,
had a close call from injury early to
night when they drove into a grade
crossing in front of the southbound
Dixie Limited 'in «Vaycross. The
crossing, on a curve, is one of the
most dangerous in the city and as he
was turning around near the crossing
the mayet, who was driving, did not
lmoyy«“‘(')f the limited’s approach until
he“was on the track. He quickly re
versed and prevented a smash.
MORE SHIPS NEEDED :
TO TRANSPORT COTTON.
Washington, Feb., 18Q—Secretary
Lansing told Representative Howard,
Georgia, and Heflin, Alabama, today
that this country needed more ships
for transportation of cotton and that
he thought the¢ situation would soon
be better in this respect.
“The secretary agreed that there
should be further regulations of the
cotton exchanges climinating certain
speculative features,” said Represen
tative Heflin. “The opinion previals
at the state department that the Eu
ropean wir will not last much long
er and in that event cotton would
bring a good price.”
Several of the southern representa
tives plan to confer tomorrow with At
torney General Gregory regarding the
proposed “investigation of the near
raid on the New York cotton ex
change yesterday with a view to pos
sible government action.
Mondayv
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 22
THiRD DISTRICT
3 l A
AGRIGULTURAL RALLY
TO BE HELD AT VIENNA ON
SATURDAY ,FEBRUARY 26,
Vienna, Ga., Feb. 19.—0 n Saturday,
February 26th, the Third Annual Ral
ly will be held at the courthouse in
this city. The rally will be held in
the inter: ¢ .f faimers and farm work
in this county and district. It comes
ander the auspices of the Georgia
F. (‘(-\f‘han of Women’s Clubs, which
organization is actively engaged at
work in the intercst of agriculture in
Georgia., \
An exéelh.‘nt program has been ar
ranged, each| subject to be discussed
will concernisomc phase of the work
of every farmer in this section. There
will be something of interest to wo
men also, the several speakers who
are to be present, will touch upon the
home and life and woman's work as
it relates to man’s progress and ad
vancement.
- Among the speakers who will be
present on this occasion are Hon-
J. D. Price, Commissioner of Agricul
ture, State Entomologist E. L. Wor
sham, State Vet. Dr. P. F, Balmsen,
R. J. DeLoach of the Experiment Sta
tion, Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, of the
!Agriculture Committee of the State
LFederation, Mrs. Lyman J. Amsden,
Chairman of the Junior Civics and
Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin, of the South
castern Fair Association,
The farmers of Dooly county and
the entire Third District are invited
to attend this rally. The women of
the local club who have interested
‘themselves in securing the rally, are
very anxious that a large crowd shall
enjoy these splendid talks.
i A number of farmers met at the
icourthouse Saturday morning to in
vestigate Mr. Dismuake’s proposition
!of contracting for sweet potatoes for
July delivery. Those present were
sufficiently interested to ask for an
other meeting to be called for next
{Saturday to organize a potato club.
; Grewers are invited to meet with them
‘at the courthouse.
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lyoung companies. :
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Exchange National Bank