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MONDAY
"EDITION
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
SOLDIERS TO BE GIVEN A
TRAINING TO FIT THEM
FOR VOCATION AFTER
DISCHARGE. .
Washington D. C., April 7—A
new departure in military train
ing was provided today when the
Senate, by an almost unanimous
vote, adopted an amendment of
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia,
to the army bill to inaugurate a
system of vocational education in
the army, to which seventy-five
hours each month shall be devot
ed. It is an extension of educa
tional work introduced into the
navy by Secretary Daniels. The
scheme has heretofore been ap
proved by army general staff.
Senator Smith was enthusias
tic tongiht over the prospects of
good results for education and na
tional ‘defense which he antici
pates will result from this amend
ment. Its acceptance by the
House is considered a foregone
conclusion.
“I would be willing to see an
army of 250,000 men raised in this
country with this amendment in
the law,” said Senzror Smith. “It
will mean that a boy of 19 or 20
can go out in the world to make
a living after a course in the army
schools with a better equipment
than he could otherwise possibly
secure. He will have had instruc
tion under highly trained men,
graduates of West Point and An
apolis, and civil instructors who
are experts in agriculture and the
mechanic arts.
“These boys will be .subjected
to"a rigid discipline that inculcate
habits_of industry, care of pet-.
sonal health, and obedience to
those in rightful authority: It
cannot help but benefit every boy
of sound mind and trouble. I be
lieve there would be no trouble
in getting boys in Georgia to en
list for this course of instruction.
When they left the class room
and militafy camp, they would
still be subject to call for a limited
term, during which they -would
draw $34 a year.”
Let the Leader-Enterprise figure
with you on your’ next Job. i
$350,000.00 TO LOAN
On Ben Hilj, Irwin & Wilcox Count‘esf
FARM LANDS I
Money on hand and no delay !
in making loans. .
I assure you prompt and’ effi
cient service. ;
Liberal Terms and Reascnable Rates.
FITZGERALD, GA.
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And now comes the Great Sale of New Spl‘lfl
all ummer sults at the Emplre Store. fro
SILK SU@TS, WOOL SUITS, Suits of Sil_k and Wgazria combined--The greatest gathering of elegant, snappy, smart syle suits we have ever brought to Fitzgerald--
Beginning at $8.98 for pretty Serge suits the prices range at $lO, $l5, $lB, $2O, $25 and up to $4O. Taffetta Silk Suits, Silk Faille Suits -- Wonderful creatiors '
from New York’s best makers--Correct in every detail. : -
A pre-Easter Reduction to E{i; S ff f 842 Y
& 5 y uE t TTR tEI E t
add especial interest-- Qei" cent o FOIM NOW i daSter ¢
A wonderful reduction 1({:\1 considaring the zdv.rlce on everything that does into the making of a sunit -- advances that range from $2 to $5 on're-orders---
G We want every lady in Fitzgerald to have oue «f these suits--and 82--IC% off from now till Eactor,
A ee A {i; TR DN O Lovely gfltg,_\ }resses in dainty styles $7.98 to %125@
' | @WW LNy WU e i ertdsder - Dainty Silk an®h combination Dresses $5.98 to $17.50.
Also charming Wash and Silk Weists $2.50 to $3.98.
| : New novelty Silk Hose for @ i DI T A TRITTF
ther AITIVAIS-- Ladies 31 and $ win 1Y A§f -
aqies $ and $1.50'-- 6] & ~ !
The prettiest line of white & black Novelty hose w'eve seen. New collars and a 4 Wm. R, Bowen, Pres.
Neckwear for Ladies--New Gloves, New Bags, New Novelty Voile dress goods. 2 J. A. Murphy, Mgr. ONE PRICE tO EVERYBODY
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LADY EDITOR NAMED |
DEMOCRATIC UDELEGATE
AT MACON CONVENTION
Atlanta, April 8 —Miss Retha
Pucell, editor of the Carnesville
‘Advance, has been appointed a
delegate tg the state convention
which meets at Macon in May.
This 1s the first woman delegate
to a political convention in Geor
gia, anl n.ay be considered the
taing ol the {iirst trench in the
sulfrage war.
According to - tle ‘Elberton
Star, Miss Durcell will neel a
well equipped wand well defended
cownnssaty depaitment to fur
nish provisions while she oceu
pies the trenches, twenty {foar
pours a cay; that is if the coming
conventicn ar Macon s anything
like tie lasi 2ne Leld there.
Mr. Grover C .Fennell, who-has
been a member of the Leader-En
terprise for the past two months
has returned to his home in
Brunswick.
_—
ON HONCR ROLL
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF
THE EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK
FITZGERALD, GA.
Condensed from Report of Comp
troller’s Call March 7th, 19i6.
Resources
L0am5............,..-54790885.39
0verdraft5........... 170867
U.S. 80nd5.......... 10100000
Stock in Federal Re- |
serve 8ank........ 6,000.00
Banking House, Furni
. ture and Fixtures... 10,300.00
Other I(ilefnl gstatfi Rek
. served. ew Bank -
"’ Btfilding..r. coAn: 16,767.20
Cash and Exchange.. 190,316.73
Redemption Fund.. .. 5,000.00
| $810,777.95
Liabilities ‘
Capital Stock. ........ $100,000.00
5urp1u5:............. 10000000
Undivided Profits..... 17,71895
Circulation ........ . 100,000.00
RS, .. ..., 493,059.00
$810,777.95
The statement herein submitted;
is offered in evidence of the fine
banking ability of those directing
the affairs of this institution, and
this evidence, it is hoped, will seem '
strong, when it is seen that we have
no borrowed money, have practically
One Half Million on deposit and
have a daily working balance of |
One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dol
lars.
Liberality and kindly considera-{
tion will be found of us by those;
favoring this bank with their pat-i
ronage. . |
“A place on the Roll of Honor is
Be sure and visit the Shoe Department-- Dorothy Dodd Shrss for Women-- Piehlers for chil'dre;-g’. \"den for Men!
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, APRIL 10, 1916
Six Years In Pen;
But Gets $75,000
Atlanta, April 10.—Fortune
comes. to a forger too late in the
case of Emory Salvards, a young
man who has just been sentenced
to a six-year chaingang sentence
by Judge Ben Hill of Fulton su
perior court. After swindling
banks in various parts of the
country for several years by
means of exceedingly clever for
geries, and serving short terms
in Virginia and other states. Sal
vards is now on the threshold of
his latest and longest sentence,
and about to inherit a fortune of
$75,000.
His case presents unusual fea
tures, and a numberof promi
nent Atlanta citizens have be
come interested in his behalf and
will undertake to secure his re
lease and start him on the right
road.
Salyards claims that he met a
young college mate in Chicago
several years ago,and was invited
‘by the friend to help him have a
good time with a large sum of
money he just inherited, and
was later arrested with the
friend and held as an accomplice
in the robbery of a bank for
which the friend was convicted.
Salyards claims he had nothing
todo with the bank theft, but
that agents of a well-known
national detective agency have
hounded him relentlessly every
where he has gone, hoping to
force hirm to disclose the where
abouts of the missing money.
This persetution, Salyards claims,
drove him to forgery in despera
tion.
Fire destroyed the home of Mr.
Lilly west of town Saturday
night.
—;__‘_*_h
like a man’s character—it is some
thing money cannot buy, but is )
by merit and worth alone.”
Directors
Wm. R. Bowen, E. T. James, |
E. F. Chambless, A. J. McDonald,’
J. B. Clements, Jacob McMillan, |
J. H Dorminey, J.D.l\icLam:hlEn,g
J. D. Dorminey, L. O. Tisdel, |
E. J. Dorminey, T. S. Price, l
P. H. Gaskin, J. E. Turner, |
D. B. Ware. |
‘ Officers i
Wm. R. Bowen, President. .
J. B. Clements, Vice-Pres. % »
T. S. Price, Vice-Pres. :
J. E. Turner, Vice-Pres,
J. D. Doriiiney, Cashier. |
M. M. Stephens, Asst. Cashier.
And Press
J. R. Worsham Was l
" Killed In An Auto
‘ Forsyth, Ga., April 8 —J. R.
‘Worsgham, a prominent farmer of
this county, and the father of‘
State Entomologist E. Lee Wor-‘
;sham, of Atlanta, was instantly
killed and four others were seri
ously injured when &enorth
ibound Central passenger train
Icrashed into the automobile in
}which they were riding at 8:30
Saturday morning.
‘ It was the day of the county
iprimary and Mr. Worsham, J. H.
‘Guest, one of the candidates for
!surveyor; D. H. Green, a For
syth jeweler, and Walter Jack
son, a farmer, were on their way
to their voting precincts when
the accident happened.
The ginnery of the Southern
Cotton Qil Company cbstructed
}the view of the track and the
occupants of the car did not see
train until they were struck. The
horrible accident happened at the
depot and was witnessed by num
tbers of people, waiting to board
the train. The car was complete
ly demolished and with its occu-
Ipants was dragged 100 feet up
the track.
Mr. Worsham was badly mang
'led and died instantly. M. Guest’s
skull was crushed and his back
broken and is not expected to
live. Mr. Green and Mr. I'ribble
were badly injured and are still
in a precarious condition. Itis
yet too early to tell the extent of
their injuries. Xis believed that
‘Mr. Jackson will recover. Al of
the parties were prominent citi
zens of the county.
Farm Demonstrater
Getting Busy
' Farm Demonstrator Pittman is‘
today busily engaged inoculating
here on the farm of Mr. BaK.
Farmer and has an engagement
to visit the farm of P. F. Stone
for the same purpose as soon asf
he finishes the Farmer job. Mr.
Pittman is taking hold of his |
work like a veteran and we ex
peet to have Ben Hill county’s:
farmers fall4a line and give the|
demonstration agent their full
co-operation. |
See J. A. Justice & Co. for Pea- |
vine Hay, Straw, Qats and Corn.'
Garrison Cotton Seed $l.OO per'
bushel. Farmer's prices. 3t l
WILL NOT BE CONVICTED!
OF LARCEY AFTER TRUST
This Legal Opinion About Victor
E. Innes Case of Atlanta.
Atlanta, Aprii 7 —Vicior 'E, In-‘
nes will not e convicted of lar
ceny after trust in coiection
with the mvsterious disanpear
suce of the N 1. sisters. in the
cpnion of Al .nta zawwver s who
are familiar wi a the ins and ¢nts
o: the famots (ase. They raa
<cn as follow: : '
To make out a case ot laicey
a'ter trust it s necessary to prove
that A gives mmuney to 3 iy he
teed by B for the benefit o 1 A:
that B diverts (he money to some
cther use; that <. makes a demand
ser the retura oi the money and
B fails to pr.oovce.
These three ponts are essen
tial to a complete case of larceny
after trust, the lswyers say, and
in their opnion the state will Le
able to prove only first point.
In other words, Solicitor Dorsey
of Fulton sueprior court -will be
able to prove that Mrs. Eloise
Victor K. Innes to be “invested”
by Innes for Mrs. Dennis’ bene
fit, but he will not be able to
prove that Mrs. Dennis made a
demand upon him which he fail
e dtom eet.
At least, such is the opinion, as
above stated, of lawyers familiar
with the case. The fact that Mrs
Dennis has been missing nearly
two years, and if not dead might
as well be dead so far as testify
ing is concerned, imposes a hand
icap on Solicitor Dorsey in his ef
forts to convict Innes of larceny
after trust. ;
Hon. J. A.J. Henderson of
Ocilla passed thru the city Sun
day en route to Atlanta, where
'he expectsto seé the W. & A.
commission with reference to
‘the extension of the road. 1
LOST—Ladies Watch, 7-jewel El
gin long silk fob, Initial T. H. S
Finder will receive liberal reward if
returned to Roy Stope, Tifton,( Ga.
Mr.-J. B. Turner, Agent :
Queen Insurance Company, ’
Dear Sir:- ' ‘
We wish to thank you and your company for
very prompt settlement in full, without any
discount or contentions, of our claim for
fire loss,
We placed thisiginsurance wifih you because
we believed you would nct place our insur
ance with any but the best, strongest and :
fairest company you could find and we are
thoroughly pleased.
LN Respectfully,
WALTER WILSON,
Jd. C. WILSON.
Monday
Wednesday
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VOL. XXI, NO. 43
ASHBURN WIS
6OIN ARD COMING
The little city of Ashburn
seems to have some natural ad
vantages over her sister cities in
the Third District in developing
debators. At the Third District
contest held uat Ashburn Friday
night, when Fitzgerald’s, pick
was sent to win laurels for the
Fits Hi, Asburn’s debators on
the affirmative of the. question
secured the coveted prizz and at
Americus cn the same evening
Ashburn team taking the nega
tive side of the same question
snowed the home team under
with the same ease which they
felled Fitzgerald’s representa
tives. At the Courthouse in
this city the home team was
awarded the laurels over the
visitors, on the affirmative of
the question, ‘‘Resolved, the
appointment of Judges by the
Governer, subject to confirma
tion by the Senate would be bet
ter than the present method for
Georgia.” Fitzgerald was rep-.
resented at Ashburn by Master
Frank Pryor and Robert Innes.
and at the Courthouse by Glover
Jeffcoat and Fitzhugh Morris.
The judges in this city were
Attornevs Rogers and Rice of
O:illa and Attorney Dodge of
Atlanta.
I WRITE FIRE INSUR
ANCE
in old, strong compa
niess, f don't. riee
young companies.
J. E. TURNER, at
Exchange National Bank