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FRIDAY
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Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
YHIGHWAY BOOSTERS ARE NDW
TRAVERSING THE LONG ROUTE
Brunswick, March 22.—The tail end
of the tour of the Dixie Highway of
ficials and directors ate soup and fish
here tonight while the front end of
the tour was drinking . coffee and
smoking cigars.
The tourists straggled in allthe way
from 8:30 to midnjght, due to a bad tie
ap at Woodbine ferry.
When the tourists arrived at Wood
bine ferry over the Satilla river, forty
miles from Brunswick, there was a
strong tide. running out and a high
west wind which made crossing the
river by the ferry a rather ticklish
proposition, =specially as the cable
whichk had been down several days
had mot been fixed u p. :
Only One Ferry Boat,
The only launch at the ferry to take
the lighter across was a little 3-horse
power boat which the ferryman was
afraid to ritk and the tourists had to
wait on the south side of the river
until two higher powered launches
came down from Refuge, sevéral miles
upithettiver, . @ b ;
When the first launch arrived a
traveling salesman who had. been
waiting for some time was the first
to tackle the hazard ofcrossing the
river, with the result that the lighter,
launch and automobile and all drifted
a quarter of a mile down the river
and fetched to omw=a sand bar.
By the time a 25-horsepower boat
had come from ten miles away the
launch had succeeded in bringing the
~tligh‘cc:r to & Ignding and was ready to
take the tourists across the river.
Four hours had laspsed and it was
now, 5 o”cl%)ck and cars were getting
ac}gfss at the rate of about one every
twenty-five minutes.
% Ladies Crossed Fi's'. ,
B’ith genuine mariné courtesy in
case of emergency the Program was
ladies first and after all the ladies had
srossed the cars with the officials and
directors were sent across.
A number of the cars left Woodbine
ferry and went some six or eight mies
down the river to Owens’ ferry,
where J. A. Dyal, a wealthy land own
er, pulled off his coat and got out his
will hands to put the cars across.
Trlp From Jacksonville,
The tour left Jacksomville this
morning with fine weather and with
an escort from Jacksonville, Bruns
wick and Savannah. From Savannah
all the way to Brunswick the directors
encountered nothing but good roads
over which they made splendid time
and with but very little dust. From
twenty-five miles out of Jacksonville
the tour ran over a fine shell road and
after that the road was graded and top
s.qélg_cd practically all the way, a gpod
d?l of the road being cherted. When
the tour -arrived at noon at the St.
Marys river which is the digiding line
between Georgia and HRlorida ,they
were given a fine farewell from Flori
da.and a hedrty welcome ‘o Gkorgia
at a big fish fry on the Florida bank
of the stream. The women folks had
prepared a feast fit for a king and the
Aj] ica’s B Sh ne Big S '
mericas pest Shoes 1, Big Store!
The new Spring Oxfords and Low Cuts from the best makers.
Notwithstanding the big advance in eVéi’j‘thing that goes into the making of a Shoe, we have béen able to hold prices down to practically the same as
a year ago--For the decrease in our profits we expect to even up by increased sales and our one price department store way of doing business as
sures you of the best values at every price.” -
Ladies Oxfords Mens Oxfords Girls Oxfords Boys Oxfords
Dorothy Dodd - $3.50 to $6.00. Boydens - $6.00, $6.50 and $7.00. Piehlers - $l.OO to $3.00. . W. L. Douglas $3, $3.25 and $3.50.
Grovers Edzy Shoes - $4.00 to $5.00. Thompson Bros. - $4.00, $4.50, $5-00. Hammonton - $1.09 to $3.00. Endicott $2 to $3.00.
Gold #edal - $2.50 to $3.50. W. L. Douglas - $3 to $4.50. ‘Empire Special - 75¢ to $2.50. Empire Special $4.00.
Our Own Specials - $1.50 to $3.00. Endi@tt;; - $2.50 to $4.00. Infants Soft Soles -50 c. Stitchdowns Barefoot $1 to $3.00.
. And the Best line of Farm and Work Shoes we have ever shown.
New Suits and Dresses. EYMPIRE MERCANTILE CO. Mers New suis, Hata
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in 2nd Floor Dept. udl Wn. R. Bowen, Pres. v and Furnishings just in
) /1 R Doven res.. ONE PRICE to EVERYBODY .
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
AUTOC RECORD MADE BY
{ SOLDIER GCING TO WAR
! El Paso, Texas,nMarch 23.—An au
j‘tomobile rec'or.d between Denver and
[ El Pago, a run of 890 miles, wag made
! by Lieut. A. M. Graham, of the
Eleventh cavalny, in answering the
call to join his regiment in Columbus,
by today. He was on''the road fifty
five hours, with seven houis’ slecp,
He made the run alone.
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tourists did it most complimentary
justice.
1 Leaving Brunswick about 9 o’clock
the tourists ran for a score of miles
‘along a fine shell road as level as the
floor, through the ‘marshes’ of Glynn,
made famous in the poems of Sidney
Lanier. No finer roads have been
found anywhere than leading out of
‘Brunswick and into Savannah, The
roads between were in many places
‘just as good most of the sand being
‘wcll surfeced and the reads through
the swamps being built well up from
‘ythe water. Considerabie work is be
ing done by convicts to improve the
road in a number of places and fre
quently the tourists found the roads
newly worked for their benefit-and
new bridges built, il
Altamaha Swamp,
Seveniteen miles out of Brunswick
the tourists came to tHe swamp .of
the Altamahka river and found the
most convenient, uniqu_e and interest
ing arrangement for crossing that
they have found on any stream. The
beople of the vicinity have an arrange
‘ment ‘with a railroad whereby, engine
and flat cars are kept on hand to take
the tourists across giving the tourists
a fine view of the rice fields, some
flooded and some being plowed
Upon the Mclntosh county side of,
the river, the directors were given a
slpendid demonstration in Jhonor ot
their arrival. Mill Wk{g@gqblew, and
the school children were lined up with
American flags. There were a large
number of cars out\b;_)%’d?z:ifié tour
ists and a large crowd of citizens of
Mclntosh county. The schedule be
ing limited the directors é’m& stop
but long enough for a brief eipl%'ssion
of the appreciation of the deniontsra
said that W. 1" Anderson is in a con
tion. :
It seems that in spite »f the splend
id hospitality the great enthusiasm
and the fine roads of the Savamnah
route, the elements are working
against the directors. Somebody has
spiracy with supernatural powers.
The tourists stopped yesterday at
Woodbine ferry by flood tide and high
winds. T hey were stopped teday. Soon
after they left Darien by a great for
est fire, which raged upon both sides
of the road across which the flames
‘swept furiously. - SAEs . ~'_,\,,"A o
" The run into Savannah was' made
without trouble and with good: speed.
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, MAR. 24, 1916
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5 LI eOO3OSNOT NS i i i N LSI e se S s
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St. Mary’s Ferry, .where the people of Charlton County, Georgia and Nassau
County, Florida propose to build a bridge for the Dixie Hishwayv.
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COST OF CARRYING U. S. MAIL
NOW IN HANDS OF
CONGRESS.
Atlanta, March 23—Lecading rail
road officials of this section are still
fooking without entire loss of hope
toward some acton by congress
will put the much discussed rialway
mail pay situation on a more endura
ble basis.
The entire übject of readjusting
the compensation of the roads for
carfying the mails i§ now #n the hands
of congress, and the railroad men ex
press the earnest hope that urgil some
adequate steps are taken by the legis
lative branch of the government to in
sure that hereafter the payments shall
be upon a fair basis for service ren
dered, the executve departments of the
government will at least refrain from
imposng additonal burdens on the
railroads.
The railroad men are counting much
on the expression of Mr. Wilson in his
letter to Secretary -M¢Adoo on the
opening of the federal reserve banks
when he said, “no doubt in the light
of the new day, with its new under
standings, the problems of the rail
roads will be met and dealt with in a
sprit of candor and justice,”
$350,000.00 TO LOAN
On Ben Hill, Irwin & Wilcox Counties
. FARM LANDS
Money on hand and ne delay
in making loams.
I assure you prompt and effi
cient service, ¢
Liberal Terms and Reasonable Rates.
CLAYTON JAY
FITZGERALD, GA.
And Press
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WOULD PLANT FLOERS
ALONGTHE DIXIE HIGHWAY
WASHINGTON, March 23.—80th
wings of the Dixie Highway between
Chattanooga and Atlanta’ wi]l be
nezutified by the cultivation of spring
summes and autumn flowers zlong
bcth sides of the roadway. The idea
of thus adding to the beauty of the
highway originated - with Congress
man Gordon Lee, of the seventh dis
trict, who will suppiy the flower seed
and gene.aliy direct the work along
‘the route. Mr. Lee has secured esti
mates as to the number of seed that
will be required, and has made ar
rangements to supply 12,000 packages.
STt is Wby ided t9p have flowers
“It is my idea to have the flowers
planted and cultivated under the im
mediate direction of ladies’ organiza
tionts in the various cities and towns
along the highway,” said Mr. Lee. “I
am taking the. matter up with la
diez living at Uhiamauga Ruine,
piacecßinggold, Car. ra«iie,.t alacus,
Dalton, Kingston, Marietta and other
places. I am encouraged to believe
the plan will prove a success. The
ladies are taking an earnest interest
in the project.”
Mr. Lee recently visited California,
and there conceived the idea of plant
ing flowers along both routes of the
Dixie Highway. Many of the roads
in southern California are beautified
by flower beds distributed at inter
vals an either side. The Georgian
made inquiry and was convinced that
the soil .and climatic conditiong i
Georgia was such as to make a simi
lar innovation possible along the Dix
ie highway. |
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NOTICE TO MERCHANTS
Those merchants who wish to sup
ply necessary materia¥ for the Shakes
pearian Pageant will make thewr de
sir known to Mrs. Heide not later
than March 28, A. S. Ford
2-t Supt.
CEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
TARIFF COMMISSION FEATURE
OF REVENUE BILL DE
CIDED UPON.
Washington D. C. March 22.—Dem
ocrats of the House Ways and Means
Committee agreed today to insltude in
the coming general revenue revision
measure the administration tariff
commisgion bill, They also deter
mined to call a caucus Friday night
to plan for speeding up legislation,
particularly the appropriation and
revenue bills which are to follow the
preparednesg measures.
Sentiment at today’s conference
wag strongly in favor of steps to in
sure better progress on legislatien, in
accord with the'wishes of the leaders
of Congress and the desire of Presi
dent Wilson that. Congress adjourn be
fore the na#onal conventions,
A proposal recently urged by Rep
resentative Kent, Republican of Cal
ifornia, to\eliminate the emergency in
ternal revenue tax of 55c a gallon on
grape brandy for fortifying wines, was
accepted by the Democrats for incor
uoration in the revenue bill, Mr.
Kent has said that the preduction of
wine had been cut to ome-qmarter of
the normal before the tax was m
posed. :
Preaching service Sunday 10:45 a,
m., the the First Methodist Episcopal
chureh. Subject, “Frances Asbury,
The Phophet of the Long Road.”
Reference will be made tp some of
the early itineramts of American
Methodism and the marked growth of
the denomination.
FOR SALE—Ford auto in first
class condition on easy terms, or will
exchange for live stock. Spell Live
Stock Co. 4-t p
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‘Wednesday
Priday
VOL. XXI, NO. 36
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FORMER'Y‘()UNG COUPLE OF
v SR b e
THIS CITY. LOSE HOME AND
AND‘ENTIRE CONTENTS IN
SERIOUS CONFLAGRATION.
Augusta, Ga., March 23 —Twenty
residence blocks and! six businecss
Llocks of Augusta weré 7@5&?63@6!5{)3'
fire lat night and this 1{10_;11%.2}&';,, “The
damage f§s estimated at from $5,000,-
Ou) 1o $7 000,000,
For wre hours the flames raged.
‘The “'re started 1 ear the levator shaf:
in e Kuly Dry Goods store in che
Dyer building at Fight and Broat
(frvets gt oivev {ieen last night ‘an.d
was halted after one o'clock this
morning after crossing Green street,
A heavy gale drove the flames. So
far the origin of the tire is not known.
Fire apparatus was sent here from
Columbia, Charleston, Atlanta, Macon
Savannah and Wayneshoro on special
trains.
. It is estimated that betwcen 600
and 700 residences were destroyed.
Over 3,000 persons are homeless,
A special meeting of city council
was held this morning to plan for re
lief measures. A’ mass meeting of
citizens was called at noon.
Factors estimate that $2,000,000
worth of cotton was destroyed by fire,
As faras is known no person was
seriously injured. Many had close
calls. Three companies of state mil
itia are on guard today.
Among the fire sufferers who lost
‘ull their personal possessions is Mr.
Earl "Braswell, on the staff of the
Auguta Chronicle, formerly with the
Leader Enterprie .nr n number f
years, 'Mr. and Mrs. Braswell have
a host of friends in this city who re
gret to learn of their loss. Mrs. Bras
well has been vigiting her mother,
Brs. Broughton for the past month
and is being kept informed by Mr.
Braswell of the condition of the fire
stricken city. The Chronicle building
which was one of the finest in the
South was a total loss but will be re
built, .
An igsue of the Chronicl was print
ed during the fire at a Jeb office and
came as usual slightly disfigured, but
full of spirit and enthusiasm for the
future. :
WFTH CAVALRY STARTS
FOR MEXICAN HIK_E
Leavenworth, Kan., March 22.—The
Seeond squadron of the Fifth Cav
alry stationed here, entrained todey
for #he Mexican border. It ig under
stood they will go to El Paso,
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