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MONDAY
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Oft<fal Organ Ben Hill County and 'City of Fitzgerald
W 33 MEETING ENDORSES
~THE NEW PROHIBITION AW
Opera House Was Filled Yester
day Afternoon
The Grand Opera House was
filled when Mr. E. K. Farmer, in
charge of the meeting called for
3:30 Sunday afterncon arose to
state the purpose of the gather
ing.
The meeting had been called
by a general committee which
met at the Baptist church on the
previous Sunday and a number of
the citizens had been invited to
make short addresses in behalf of
law enforcement and to pledge
the citizen’s co-operation to the
officers charged with that duty.
Rev. L. A. Copper opened Lthe
meeting with a short but impres
sive prayer after which Rev. L.
A. Hill for the Ministerial alli
ance pledged the ministers of the
city for their part in the program
to create a healthy sentiment for
the enforcement.of the new act
as well as the general enforce
ment of all laws of the city and
state. Atty. A. ]. McDonald gave
a complete analysis of the law,
its provisions and its penalties. Tt
is evident from the lucid descrip
tion of the various features of
the act. as presented by Atty. Mc-
Donald, that the man who hopes
to escape the penalties of the act,
must find other pastures to feed
on. Ben Hill will be a. poor
place to do a liquor business in.
Hon. W. R. Bowen, for the bus
iness men of the city, voiced their
sexvi‘t'imentt when he stated that
the legitipate busimess interests
of the tows are behinid the en
forcement of the law, and. that
ot only for'moral reasons but
that ‘th’e“g‘}(’)nomic side of the en
forcemient of the law, had their
approval.
Mr. J. B. Davenport, yardmas
ter of the A. B. & A., represent
ing the employees of the railroad,
made a strong appeal for the co
operation of all citizens for law
enforcement and assured the of
ficers that the railroad men will
stand with them.
Mr. E. T. James read a set of
resolutions pledging the entire
audience to the support of the
officers and on motion the® reso
lution was adopted by a rising
vote.
-Mayor Paulk, on being intro
duced, gave his positive assurance
to the people that as far as his
powers go, the law shall be en
forced in Fitzgerald and every
officer who fails in the discharge
of his duty in the effort to make
this a law abiding city, shall be
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THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
ONE TO GET [N JAIL
First Violation of Prohibition
Law
Sheriff Wi H. Fountain seized
six barrels of liquor and arrested
Jesse Burke under the new prohi
bition act Sunday night. Burke
was transferring six barrels of
liquor comsigned to him from the
city to some place of hiding when
Sheriff Fountain, Deputy Roades
and Policeman Smith arrested
him and took possession of the
team and liquor.
-Burke is in the city jail and his
merchandise is in charge of the
city officials. It is likely that the
team which was being used for
the illegal traffic may also be sub
ject to seizure and forfeiture, as
under a recent decision of the su
preme court of Virginia, it was
so held under an act similar to the
one now in operation .in this
state.,
TIFTON CLUB TO
ENTERTAIN TUESDAY
A number of the members of
the Fitzgerald Woman’s club will
leave Tuesday morning for Tif
ton to be the guests of the Tif
ton Club. The occasion for the
meeting is the president’s conven
tion. of th‘g'ou sh Georgia Wom
an’s Clubs, Which has béen fiade
a feature ‘of the Tifton club’s*pro
gram for this year. '
suspended if the matter is brought
to his attention. It is.a matter of
great pride to the friends of the
Mayor, who have re-elected him
on several occasions, that his
statements were received so en
thusiastically by the assembly,
a number of whom were his po
litical opponents in the past.
The meeting was a success, the
object of its call, to arouse co
operation for law enforcement
was achieved and the people of
the city will feel that the future
of the county is secure through
the better understanding had be
tween the citizens and the officers
of the city and county.
When Sheriff Fountain stepped
on the stage, to take a seat with
the city and county officers, a rip
ple of approval passed through
the audience.
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, MAY 1, 1916
MAYOR'S GOURT
Negro Excursion Last Friday
Contributed Large Number
Mayor Drew W. Paulk met a
motley crowd as he opened police
court this morning. The large
number of negroes which the
railroads brought into the city
last Friday, contributed largely
to the size of the crowd. Fight
ing, loitering and plain drunken
ness made up-charges against the
different units of the morning and
quite a sum was collected for the
benefit of the city. The case of
Jesse Burke, for having contra
band quantities of liguor in his
possession within the city limits,
and for which he was arrested
Sunday night, before the new
state law went into effect,, was
postponed until Tuesday morn
ing. s
Indication That Meeting Will be
Harmonious One
Atlanta, Gal, May I.—All in
dications are that the state demo
cratic convention which meets in
Macon next Wednesday for the
purpose of declaring the nominee
of the Democratic party of Geor
gia for president and the further
purpose of electing a delegation
to the national democratic con
vention in St. Louis, will be per
fectly harmonious from beginning
to end, :
- Sofar as may be judged by the
general comments of politicians,
in the hotel lobbies and around
the capitol, no factional differ
ences will come to the surface in
the convention, but on the con
trary it will run smoothly in its
proceedings and the choice of del
egates will be made without any
clashes.
The re-election of Clark How
ell, of Fulton county, as commit
teeman from Georgia, which posi
tion he has held twenty years or
more, seems to meet with general
approval, and there is no indica
tion that he will be opposed.
In the selection of delegates to
the St. Louis convention, the
convention, according to all indi
cations, will choose men who are
staunch supporters of Woodrow
Wilson.
i Mr. H. C. Datiel, of Fitzgerald,
was among the visitors in this
} city - vesterday and today.—Val
dosta Times. S
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al. MARY'S BRIDGE
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Success ot Central Route Has
Hinged on This Bridge
A telegram received in this of
fice Saturday afternoon from Con
gressman Chas. R. Crisp, inform
ed us that the bill authorizing the
building of a bridge across the
St. Mary’s at Collar’s ferry, was
favorably reported and that the
bill wiil pass. This bridge being
in the eleventh district, Congress
man Crisp’'s special effort in be
half of this measure is especially
appreciated by his friends in this
county, as the success of the Cen
tral I\’outo/f the Dixie Highway
largely, hifiges on the erection of
this bridge. The counties on both
sides of the river already have the
necessary funds on hand to build
the bridge and have only waited
for this action of Congress to be
gin operations.
MEETING OF BEN
HILL GHAPEL U.O.C.
The Cherokee Rose Was Subject
of the Program
Mrs. Robert Mann was hostess
to Ben Hill Chapter, U. D. €
at the regular meeting Friday,
pgstponed from April 21st. Mrs.
Ay H. Thurmond presided over
the business session which was
followed by a delightful program
led by Mrs. Clayton Jay. :
The Cherokee Rose, which is
being agitated as the state flow
er, was the subject of the pro
gram. Anyone who has ever seen
the glossy, dark green leaves of
this popular plant, green all win
ter, and ill carly spripg bursting
into a mass of snowy bloom, can
appreciate its charm as the queen
of Georgia’s flowers. .Its profuse
and rapid growth is another item
in its favor.
Miss Allie Mayes gave a piano
solo, and Miss Isla Green a vocal
number. In the absence of Mrs.
Maffett her reading, “A Fairy
Tale of the Cherokeé Rose,” was
given by Mrs. James Mayo, and
“The ILegend .of the Cherokeee
Rose,” by Mrs. Guy Orahood.
“The Origin of Memorial Day
and Why We Celebrate It,” was
the theme of the interesting pa
pers by Mrs. R. E. Lee and Mrs.
Hemminger. Miss Nell Frazer's
readings, “The Georgia Volun
teer,” and “The Little White
Rose,” were greatly enjoyed, and
Mrs. Clayton Jay spoke interest
;ingly of the movement looking to
the beautifying of the Dixie
L Highway.
The rooms were beautiful with
BITISH SURRENDER MORE THAN
10,000 MEN T 0 TURKISH ARMY
JtGRETARY GILBREATH
SRR ) .
Mr. Gilbreath Says This Road to
Be Choice of Tourist
Field Secretary Gilbreath of the
Dixie Highway Association arriv
ed in the city Friday afternoon on
an inspection tour of the Central
Route from Macon and spent the
night at the Lee-Grant hotel. Mr.
Gilbreath was delighted with the
condition of the road to this city
and gave it as his opinion that the
Central Route will bßecome the
main traveled road from Chicago
to Miami,
“In the territory tributary to
the Dixie Highway more than a
million cars are registered in the
various states,” said Mr. Gil
breath, “and it is a matter of gen
eral knowledge among the people
studying tourist conditions, that
this particular territory furnishes
the larger part of the tourist trav
el in the United States. It is a
mere matter of getting the infor
mation to the travel-loving peo
ple of the section, that this route
is fit to travel and that the short
er mileage is a reality, to have
them choose the Central Route,
when they once get to Macon.
Out of Florida already this past
month several hundred cars have
been routed via Fitzgerald to the
north and it is my opinion based
upon long experience in the tour
ist business that next season
thousands of tourists will come
through here to Florida.” :
Mr. Gilbreath enrolled several
new members in the Dixie High
way association and a Highway
council for Ben Hill county will
shortly be organized,
Mr. Gilbreath left Saturday
morning for Ocilla, Douglas and
Waycross and will be at the Cen
tral Route meeting at Folkston
next Tuesday, returning to that
place from Jacksonville, where he
has an important engagement
Sunday.
decorations of red and white ro
ses and old-fashioned phlox, and
when the strawberry cream and
white cake was served, a bouquet
of red-and white sweet peas on
each plate showed a pieasing con
tinuance of the color scheme. The
hostess was assisted in serving
by Mrs. Clayton Jay and Mrs. W,
(. Broadhurst. About twenty-five
members were present.
EVERYTHING necessary to fill your wants in Mens
and Boys ready-to-wear.
. Hart, Schaffner & Marx Ciothes
for men in all prices. Wool Suits from $lB.OO to
$25.00. New Dixieweave $13.50; Palm Beach $4.00
to $lO.OO. .
Boyden Oxfords, a little late getting to us, but
the best lcoking ever, $6.50.
W. L. Douglas, $3.00 to $4.50.
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Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 52
Major Generai ‘townshend mur
renders Atcer Long Siege. -
Washington, April 29.—An
other pnase ot the ill-fated Brit-
ISh campaign 1 Mesopotamia
has closed with the surrender ot
‘General ‘Lownshend ana the gar
[lSON 4t hut-e-Amara on tne 11g-
TIS river, about 13U miles below
Bagdaa. Some lu,uoo men in ail
latu down their arms to tne I'urks
after having destroyed all their
guns and munitions. ;
Lhe sritish Mesopotamia cam
paign waged atong e ligris
trom the Persian gulf northward
almost to the gaies ot Bagdad,
had as its chier aim the capture
of that ancient city. 1o divert
Lurkish forces from Gallipoli was
another object.
General Townshend held out
for 143 days, his supplies steadily
growing lower as he awaited the
relief army which first under Gen
eral Aylmer and then under Gen
eral Gorringe, battled its way up
the Tigris toward him. This ar
my encountered strong opposi
tion below Kut on both sides of
the river and, although several of
these were carried, it has not been
able to work much closer to the
beleaguered garrison than a score
of miles because of the stubborn
Turkish resistance and flood con
ditions on the Tigris.
The situation about Verdun has
not undergone any change of
note. Paris reports the failure of
a German attack, pressed with the
help of flaming liquids, near the
Thiaumont farm, east of the
Mecuse, and the checking of a
(rerman attempt to assault the
French Tines west of the Meuse
near Hill 304
Berlin announces that French
attacks at Dead Man hill and
nearby were repulsed.
On the Russian front the Ger
mans have captured Russian po
sitions .south of Naroczlade and
taken 5,600 prisoners, including
four staff officers, together with
one cannon, 28 machine guns and
ten mine throwers. Russian ef
forts to reclaim the lost ground
were defeated.
OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST
London, April 30.—An official
list of casualties among the army
officers at Dublin given out to
night contains twenty-seven
names. live were killed, twenty
one wounded and one missing.
This list is additional to the
one announced [Friday, giving
the names of two officers killed
and five wounded.