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MONDAY
EDITION
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
FRIDAY NIGHT AT COURT
HOUSE AND THE OCCA
SION WAS AN INTEREST
ING ONE. !
If there was evetr a proud and
delighted audience assembled in
the interest of the Fitzgerald
schools it was last Friday night
when teachers, friends and par
ents crowded the courthouse to
do honor to the cla ' 16.
honor to the class b
The stage settin ch was{
planned and carrieg ¥'by the
teachers and_ the j class, was!
beautiful and art ith ferns,}
palms and the cla er, Easter
lilies. A large hield with
“1916” in green} bove the
platform and ma background
for the picture, t 8 hole~effect
bringing out the class green and
white. |
The class of twenty-four march
ed in to the strains of violin mu-}
sic rendered by Mrs. L. A. Coop
er, accompanied by Mrs. J. A.
Murphy. They were followed by
the Board of Education and the
speakerg of the evening. They
proceeded down the aisle two by
two, separated and marched un
der arches formd by two girls and
two boyg faom the class of “1920”
and two girls and two boys from
the class of “1926,” holding the
shields with the dates. Misses
Matha Turner, Elizabeth Mec-
Carty, and Masters Earnest Jus
tice and Wilber. Warren-ifrom.the,
clasg of 1920 with little Misses
Helen Reid, Janet Davis and
Mnasters Karl Kirkright and Jas.
Thompson from the -class of
1926.
¥he sweet girl graduates were
all lovely in exquisite white dress
es and carried immense sheaths
of white lilies. For the first time
the suits of the boys were noticed
as they were all dressed alike in
white Palm Beach suits.
Prof. A. S. Ford introduced
Rev. E. A. Wanless, who gave
the invocation. A beautiful vio
lin duet followed, “Ave Maria,”
by Mesdameg E. K. Farmer and
L. A. Cooper. Miss Edith Mor
rig gave her Essay, “Georgia, the
Empire State of the South.” An
essay on “Advantages of a Col
lege Education” followed by Miss
Georgia Lee Kirke. Mrs. L. A.
Turner very beautifully sang,
“Sing On.” The Valedictory was
given by Misg Ida McMillan, who
very touchingly represented the
feeling of the class. The young
ladies did great credit to their
clasg and teachers. Mrs. L. A.
Cooper delighted the audience
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TOO much cannot be said as to the usefulness of
the Wash Skirt. Itis attractive in appearance
‘and necessary to every woman's Summer outfit.
We have the very newest effects and materials,
pique, wash gabardine, French madras and awning
material. The plain white wash.;skirt is very popu
lar and prices within the reach of all—9Bc to $6.00
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
FARMERS’ CLUB |
MET AT LYNNWOOD
A number of far.aers met at the
Lynwood schoolhouse Friday to
discuss the advisability of enter
ing into the dairy businesg on a
larger scale. A representative
from the Moultrie creamery and
Farm Demonstrtor J. T. Pittman
made addresses on the value of
cattle on the farm and the com
mercial value of creamery prod
ucts. The meeting was well at
tended and some progress was
made. Another meeting is called
for Friday, June 2nd.
with a violin solo, “Oriental Per
fume.” (
Prof. Ford introduced Dr. W'.|
G. Perry, Professor of English in
the Georgia School of Technology
who gave the address, his subject
being, “The Responsibilities of
Education,” which was very en
tertaining and instructive.
Mrs. Walter Drane beautifuliy
sang “Angel’s Serenade,” accom—l
panied by the vioin and piano. l
Hon. J. E. Turner, President of
the Board of Education, was in
troduced by Prof. A. S. Ford and
delivered the diplomas with a
very suitable and pleasing speech.
Diplomas were given Misses Cla
ra Britt, Bernice Echols, Frances
Heide, Gladyg Holtzendorft, Geo-‘
rgia Lee Kirke, Lucibell King,
Ethel Mayo, Ida McMillan, Edith
Morris, Laura Rollins, Mildred
Tisdel, Marion Van Gorder, Wil
ma White, Martha Womble, Hat
tie Wideman, Ruby Waters, Mes
srs. Raymond Butler, Edwards
Griffin, Robert Innis, Frank Pry
or, Lenoy Powell, Preston Sean
or, Earl Warren and Dugas Fra
zer. He also presented the fol
lowing medals, Mr. E{ank Pryor
received a medal offered by Mr.
J. E. Turner for the best scholar
ship, the best attendance, deport
‘ment and general - effort -in his
year’s work. Miss Gladys Holt
zendorff was awarded/a medal by
Prof. Ford for the best scholar
ship among the girls. Miss Edith
Morris was presented with a med
al offered by the chapter of D. A.
R. for the best essay on History
and making finest standing in
that. J. L. Pittman, Jr, was
awarded a medal by Prof. A. S.
Ford for Athletics, breaking the
state record in the hundred yard
dash at the Third District Meet
at Cordele. Miss Ruby Heide
was presented a medal offered by
Prof. Morris for best penmanship.
Miss Lucibell King received the
‘medal offered by Miss Geddes,
teacher of Domestic Arts for the
best hand work and best made
graduation dress. :
- Names were read of all school
pupils who received the honor of
not being absent during the year’s
term of school.
The benediction was pronounc
ed by Rev. E. A. Wanless.
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, MAY 22, 1916
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THRICE-A-WEEK
STRIPLNG PROBABLY
PRISON COMMISSION DIVI
DED ON HIS APPLICA
TION. TWO AGAINST
CLEMENCY.
Atlanta, Ga., May 22.—Govern
or N. E. Harris will act this week
on the famous case of Thomas E.
Stripling, now serving a life sen
tence for murder in the Georgia
state prison farm; and it is con
fidently expected that the govern
or will grant the man a pardon.
Last summer on a visit to the
state farm, Governor Harris gave
his promise to Stripling’s little
daughter, aged six years, that he
“would turn her daddy loose
sometime during his administra
tion,” and the governor’s an
nouncement Friday that he would
act on the case this week is gen
erally construed to be an indica
tion that the.governor has no in
tention of changing his mind
from the promise he made the lit
tle girl.
For killing a man near Colum
bus, Stripling was sentenced to a
life term. Escaping from prison,
he went to Danville, Va., and be
came chief of police and lived
there fifteen years, until a Geor
gian passing through the city
recognized his and reported him
to the Georgia authorities, with
the result that he was brought
back to Geergia and committed
again to the state farm to serve
out his sentence.
The prison commission is di
vided on his application for par
don, two of them voting against a
‘pai‘don and one voting in favor.of
it. Those voting against a par
don are E. L. Rainey and T. E.
Patterson, and the member vot
ing in favor of a pardon is R. E.
'Davidson.
CENTRAL METHODIST
SUNDAY SCHOOL PIC
NIC T LUCY LAKE
Thursday, May 25th. Special
train will leave A. B. & A. Pass
enger Station at 8:00 o’clock a.
m., returning to Fitzgerald about
6:00 p. m. All invited. Round
trip fare for adultg 50c; children
under 12 years and over 5 years
23¢, Mon-Wed.
Col. Hal Lawson, of Abbeville,
spent the morning in the city.
I WRITE FIRE INSUR
ANCE
in old, strong compa
nies, :I don't risk
young companies.
J. E. TURNER, at
Exchange National Bank
Summer Dresses
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for Summer wear-——made of voiles, linens, organ
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is represented in the trimmings--ripples, ruffles, laces
and embroideries effect. Prices $3.50 and $lO.OO.
And Press
SO SAYS JOHN SKELTON
WILLIAMS, COMPTROLL
ER OF CURRENCY IN AN
ADDRESS.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May—
Concentration of America’s grow
ing wealth in the hands of com
paratively few men is the greatest
danger threatening the nation,
John Skelton Williams, comp
troller of the federal currency, de
clared in an address here today
at a convention of the Tennessee
Bankers’ association. He urged
bankers and financial leaders to
try strenuously to help small local
industries and farmers develop
their business. Such a policy, he
said, would increase the aggre
gate wealth of the nation and
promote contentment and patriot
ism.
I\}r. Williams referred to the
rapid increase in wealth of the
United States, particularly in the
South, to the point where a billion
dollars hag become the unit by
which wealth is estimated. That
condition is producing “an osten
tatious leisure class which is a
danger even more than angered
poverty,” he said. “In almost ex
act ratio as wealth and capital in
crease, the bitternesg®* against
wealth and capital also increases.
Socialism No Remedy
“Not socialism, but united ac
tion among financial forces to dis
tribute their working capital, can
prevent growth of this discon
tent,” said Mr. Williams. He ad
ded:
“The building up of small Tocal
industries undertaken by capable
and wililng hands, the develop
ment of the great fundamental
agricultural industry, helping of
the little business man who has
character, ability and ambition,
offers tremendous opportunities
not only for the increase of an ag
gregate wealth and power, but for
distribution of them, so that no
worthy man may be helpless.
The despair of the citzen is a
I®ing danger of government, au
thority, law and capital. The
hopeful working citizen with pros
pects ahead of him ig the uphold
er of law, order and orthodoxy,
the support of the churches, the
creator of prosperity, the living
apostle and example of patriotism
and the maker of stability.”
Mr. Williams mentioned the
federal reserve act ag an example
of wise legislation to encourage
distribution of capital. The rural
credit and shipping bills now be
fore congress would have a simil
lar effect, he declared,
| BRIDGE BILL HAS BEEN
PASSED BY CONGRESS
A telegram received from Hon.
Chas. R. Crisp Saturday advises
us that the bill authorizing the
erection of a bridge across the St.
| Mary’s near Calico Hill in Charl-
Iton county, on the Central Route
of the Dixie Highway, was passed
by the House. The bill will now
go to the Senate and will have
the active backing of our con
gressmen.
OFF FOR THE ODD
l FELLOWS GRAND LODGE
The following prominent Odd
Fellows went to Atlanta to at
tend the meeting of fthe Grand
Lodge I. O. O. F.: Otho Coats,
Rep, F. R. Justice, Rep. J. H.
Burke, Rep. Paul Gungle, Camp,
Mrs. C. A. Fretwell, Rebeccas.
Wm. McCormick, G. Deputy, C.
A. Fretwell, member of the com
mittee on M, and P, D. A, L,
Moore, Grand Secretary of Re
becca Assembly and Mrs. F. R.
Justice, Grand Marshal.
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LIGHTER WEIGHT PAPER
TO BE USED IN FUTURE
Atlanta, Ga., May 20.—The use
of lighter weight papers will do
much to relieve the present strin
gemcy in paper-making materials
and be profitable to paper users;
according to government reports
received in Atlanta. Since the bu
reau of chemistry, in the agricul
tural department at Washington,
began to advocate this policy forl
the federal government in 1908,
many publishers of journals of|
large circulation and of important
books, and many users of wrap
ping papers have adopted this
plan.
~ Local manufacturerg are frank
to say that there is ample oppor
tunity for saving in this way. The
weights of printing, writing, led
ger and wrapping papers in many
instances can be materially and
profitably reduced. This is es
pecially true of coated papers, for
which light, high-finished, super
lcalendered papers can be substi
| tuted with advantage in price, du
l rability-and utility.
t In a single year the government
through the plan, according to
;figures received in Atlanta, reduc
jed the cost of its ordinary print
,ing paper about $15,000 by lower
%ing the weight of paper used from
'4O pounds to 38 pounds per ream.
In addition, there wag an estimat
led saving on mail charges, due to
‘thcse changes, of $23,000, or a to
{tal saving of $38,000 annually.
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you to get your summer supply of laces at a price
never heard of before. Lace on this taple marked
as high as twenty cents and worth every cent of it,
reduced to Bc. We are selling it by the full bolt.
Come in today and get yours.
MPIRE MERCANTILE CO.
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Mondavy
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 61
N. Y. SENATOR ACCUS-
N . 5
MAYOR MITCHELL ACCUS
ES G. F. THOMPSON IN
CONNECTION WITH THE
WIRE-TAPPING PROBE.
New York, May 19.—Mayor
Mitchell, in a statement issued to
day, accused Senator George F.
Thompson, chairman of the legis
lative committee which has been
investigating wire tapping activi
ties of the police, of “treachery to
the United States” because of his
attempt to investigate the tap
ping of the telephoncy of the mu
nitiong dealing firm of Seymour
& Seymour.
This statement was issued af
ter Chairman Thompson had an
nounced that the inquiry into the
wire tapping would be continued
today in executive session. Thom
pson told Corporation Counsel
Lamar Hardy, representing May
or Mitchell, that there never was
a question of international inter
est involved. t
Senator Thompson had said the
wire tapping was done by the
Burus agency representing J. P.
Morgan and company with whom
Seymour and Seymour had deal
ings in regard to a munition con
tract.
“l insist,” said Hardy, “that
there is national interest involved
and I defy you to show to the
contrary.”
“l don’t have to prove it, and
I won’t,” replied Chairman Thom
pson. “This committee ig prepar
ed to go on with the investiga
tion and I don’t think it proper
that there should come from any
source the imputation that the in
vestigation is interferring with
questions involving the national
government. It is a funny thing
that no government official is in a
position to know anything of the
alleged government plot or knew
of it except to say they heard it
through the newspapers.”
Chairman Thompson announc
ed at the executive session Police
Commissioner Woods, District
Attorney Swann and three per
sons who had desk room in the
Seymour and Seymour firm and
alleged to have been active in fur
nishing munitions contractors
with confidential information
would be called.
Mayor Mitchell in his state
ment demanded that Woods be
given an opportunity to explain
publicly the activities of the police
in tapping telephone wires “so faf
as they relate to the local situa
tion.”
Mr. D. V. Bowles, of the South
ern Expresg Co., spent Sunday in
Milledgeville with friends.