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RURAL CREDITS
Watch the politicians now shout from the stump about how
WE passed the Rurai Credit’s bill for the farmer. There is very lit
tle in the so-called rural credits measure that will be of much use
to our country cousins, who are striving to carry the farm mortgage
and raise their families from the products of the soil. The measure
may serve to multiply the use of the lenier’s dollar, over and over
again, by re-discounting farm loans, but Uncle Rube is just as far
from government help in buying a home as he ever was. But what
2 picnic these congresmen will have in “pointing with pride” to the
fact that “we have passed a rural credits bill.”” Republican and
Democratic farmers will be served alike, that’s some consolation,
they both get “what the little boy shot at.” ‘
ORGANIZE BEN HILL FARMERS
Farmers organizations of state-and nation-wide scope have been
attempted time and again and though after each experiment some
general good has been the result the more directly interested small
farmer at home has had but little benefit from these organizations. A
home organization, entirely organized to suit the local conditions of
Ben Hill county is 3 ‘step in the right direction and the Farmers’
Club preaching and practicing co-operation among themselves and
for themselves may more readily solve some of the marketing prob
iems that confront them each season. The agitation for diversified
farming, the egtablishment ol a crcamery, pig industry and other
similar helps .\‘-\’n the “less than a carioad” producer, is timely and
should receive the hearty co-operntion of the farmer as well as the
local busingss man and banker. it would appear to us that the
banker cgild successfully co-operate with our farmers in the devel
opment of the cattle industry by bringing into the county thorough
bred cdws and sell them to the small farmer on time at alow rate of
intcrg*“t, thereby securing their first investment and at the same
timg' provide a certain escape {or themselves and the farmers from
thg: more direct injury that will come with the arrival of the boll
\ylccvil. The direct returns from the cattle industry are augmented
“by the value as an upbuilder of land and consequent perpetual in
come earning proposition to both. We want to see some of our
local financiers take up this proposition with the Ben Hill farmers’
club, which meets Friday, June 2, at Lynnwood and start the “bet
ter farming” movement in a practical way. The farmers wi{l ap
preciate it and the man or institution who will finance the deal will
make themselves solid with the farmers.
A STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
With millions of the tax moncys of the counties being expended
annually on the roads, and a share of the millions appropriated by
the government in sight for Georgia, the appointment of a High
way Cgmmission is timely. Various civic organizations have made
it their legislative program for this year to push the adoption of such
a measure in the Georgia Legislature and the effort is entitled to
succeed. The Atlanta Journal says:
The legislative committee of the County Commissioners
Association of Georgia will meet in Atlanta Thursday to
' organize its influence for the establishment of a state high
way commission. No one appreciates more keenly than the
county commissioners the need of correlated effort in road
building. They realize through broad experience the time
and money losses entailed by lack of system and supervis
i on.. They know that the ambitions of an individual county
often are checked or broken by a lagging neighbor, and that
the one sure way to upbuild Georgga’s interest in this regard
i lies through generous co-operation and efficient control.
Naturally, then, they will join other progressive forces in a
movement to secure the enactment of a state highway com
~ mission law at the forth-coming session of the General As
sembly. For years past, measures of this kind have been
introduced, but owing to one circumstance or another no
, definite results have been obtagmned. There are evidences
that this season the enlightened sentiment of the entire
state will be brought vigorously to bear on the issue and
that a satisfactory bill will be pressed to consummation.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce, together with the At
lanta Chamber of Commerce and many other ciyic and com
mercial bodies, are earnestly behind the effort. The confer
ence (}fihe county commissioners should go far toward per
~ fecting plans for assured success.
&ueorgia is one of the two or three states in all the Union
‘which have no highway commission, and which accordingly
are disqualified to receive federal aid under the terms of the
good roads bill which has passed the national senate. As
-a matter of good business and sound policy and justice to
' - ¢he people, the Legislature should establish a state highway
: commission with the least possible delay.
J T SR L e
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. Those who are inclined to class the “safety first” campaign with
some of the innumerable fad crusades with which the country has
een affligged of late years make a serious error. This is proven by
the interstate commerce commissioa’s record relative to fatalities to
{rginmen.
In 1916, when there were about 300,000 trainmen. on the rail
yvads of the counmtry, only 884 were killed, while in 1890, when the
Irainment nambered only 113,080, the fatalities were 1,439. The ta
bles show, however, that the greatest decrease in railroad fatalities
has taken place sigce 1907, when the radrodds first todk up the
“safety fwst” propaganda in earnest.
THE LEADER ENTERP RISE AND PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1916.
Local Sporting News
Stewart F. Gelders, Editor
TUESDAY’S GAME
Much encouraged by the results
of Monday’s game, the Rochelle
club made a little journey to our
city Tuesday and lost all their
courage. The catastrophe of last
week was repeated, only this was
worse—or better. Fitzgerald
irailed fifteen for singles and
doubles, and, aided by numerous
errors on the part of the visi
tors, scored 17 runs.
Our new pitcher from Douglas
mounted the mound and in the
first frame graciuosly gave the
Rochelle rooters their first and
only chance to yell by allowing
two safe bingles, scoring one run.
After this he tightened up and
the Rochelle rooters had to shut
up. Although good pitchers are
not supposed to be able to hit,
this one rapped out three pretty
safeties out of five chances, two
in one inning. Slats Foster of Vi
enna and Rochelle lived up to his
reputation, made last week, by
allowing his delivery to be hit far
and frequently.
Score by innings: RHHE
Bochetle : 100000 010 2 5:9
Pitegerald 003 147 Llx 17 15 &
Batteries—Foster and Wright;
Stewart and Monahan.
Umpire, Keim.
MONDAY’S GAME
Monday Fitzgerald went to Ro
chelle with confidence galore, too
much confidence, in fact, so the
boys came back with the count 6
to 5 in favor of the lads from the
rural community. This made the
count in the three game series, 1
to 1 and entirely unsatisfactory.
Davenport hurled beautifully for
the farmers. Antley put them
over in big league styie for us.
Fitzgerald fans may be assur
ed that there will be no more rot-,
ten exhibitions, like yesterday or
last week, this year. Hereafter,
itz will only play good teams
and give exhibitions of the pas
time which will be a credit to the
game, instead of a joke.
The boys are all getting meas
ured up for new “big sticks.” We
claim to have the best haavy hit
ters in our class of ball and with
their new war clubs the local
team will do some tall stick work
when the league opens for busi
ness,
SMITH AND HARDWICK TO
BACK PRESIDENT UP IN
HIS SELECTION OF SU
PREME COURT JUDGE.
Washington, D. C., May 22.
That the judiciary committee of
the senate will report favorably
upon the nomination of Louis D.
Brandeis for the supreme court
bench at its meeting Wednesday,
became practically certain today
when Senator Hoke Smith an
nounced his purpose to support
the confirmation of the Boston
lawyer. Mr. Smith only reach
ed this decision Saturday night,
after a diligent and exhaustive
investigation of the record in the
case and an independent inquiry
of his own.
“My investigation has convinc
ed me that Brandeis is an honest,
conscientious, able lawyer, and
that his great purpose in public
service has been to do good,”
said Senator Smith.
“The opposition to Mr. Bran
deis” confirmation has gene over
his long professional career hunt
ing acts for criticism. There are
some things in his record that I
do not approve of, but none_ of
them involves conduct that fairly
can justify a doubt as to his inte
grity, when fully and thoroughly
considered. :
“What lawyer with thirty-five
years of experience at the bar can
go over what he has done during
that period without fetling that
it cm‘fd have been done better not
to have done some of the things
he has done?”
If all the Democrats of the ju
dicary committee vote as do the
Gebrgia senators, Mr. Brandeis’
nomination will be favorably re
portd by a party vote of ten to
eight. It is understood that at
least two Other Democrats will
NOW AINT YOU ASHAM
ED OF YOURSELF?
We received an epistle from
some one signing himself “Ocil
la Fans” yesterday, enclosing a
sheet of writing paper in a
mourning border on which was
pasted Monday’s announcement
in this column stating that our
team was to play Rochelle that
day and expressing the hope that
the Rochelle team would put up
a better fight than they did last
week. ‘Also the story of the
game from one of the daily pa
pers was pasted on and below it
the brief but significant state
ment:“And by Heck! they did!’
Thanks for the information, O. F.
No wonder our new pitcher is
such a good one. Look at his
name.
Monday night’s rain helped the
baseball grounds greatly. Anoth
er shower like that and we will
sure have some field.
If we sign Stewart on the pitch
ing staff, with these four stars no
team, however heavy hitting, will
damage our reputation.
Our old friend, Cotton Griffin,
of Douglas, is playing on the Ro
chelle nine and hitting like five
hundred. Ralph Waters is regu
larly seen on the third station.
Hal Barnett is captain of the
nine but no one would know it
it they were not told. The only
thing Hal bosses around is pitch
ed balls. He sure does ftiesl
them mean, though.
- The local management has
kindly consented to give Rochelle
another chance to make good,
Ithis time in that place. Garwood
will pitch the game and we fear
\for the Rochellites’ batting aver
ages.
' Although there was no player
limit set in the league meeting,
a low salary limit was set, the
standard being $B5O. That means
that none of the four clubs in the
' league have a right to pay more
than that amount per month in
salaries. The purpose of this is
to keep the league in the “Class
D” rating and keep pitchers like
Alex the Great and Walter John
son out of our circuit.
vote with the Georgians. :
Filibuster is Feared
A favorable report by the com
mittee will mean the ultimate
confirmation of Mr. Brandeis un
less the Republicans, as is feared,
filibuster against a final vote until
adjournment is taken by con
gress. It has been suggested that
the Republicans, fearing the poli
tical consequences of a direct vote
in the senate on the nomination
before election, may attempt to
delay the vote until after the No
vember election by filibustering.
Indications today were that
senate action on confirming the
nomination of Brandeis to the su
preme court and George Rublee
as member of the federal trade
commission, would be important
features of the week’s congress
ional program.
A forerunner of the fight on Mr.
Rublee was imminent in the sfn
ate today. The question was whe
ther the senate would hold an op
en instead of secret session to
morrow when it reconsiders the
vote by which Mr. Rublee was re
jected last week.
The motion to reconsider was
made by Senator Hollis, of New
Hampshire, and the proposal to
aban&m the practice of executive
session for such action was borne
by resolutions of Senators Keny
on and LaFollette. Friends of
Mr. Rublee, with the aid of strong
administration influences, hope to
reverse he action of last week.
PICNIC AT BOWEN’S MILL
The Central M. E. Church
Sunday School picnic will be held
tomorrow at Bowen’s Mil] instead
at Lucy Lake as previously an
nounced. The train will leave
the. S, A. L. depot at 9:15 a. m.
find return to the city at 4 p .m.
Miss Hester Brewer, of Fitz
gevald, was among other guests
at the dance given at Murrow
springs Friday night.—Tifwon Ga
zette. {
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