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Honesty is the best policy and will take you a long ways, but
thievery often pulls down the biggest plums.
One third of the employees of shoe factories in the United States
are women. Of course they ought to vote.
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No wonder we have so many big paunches in this country. For
ty-five par cent of the mcomes are spent for food.
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HELP OUR SOLDIER BOYS
The boys in Company C, Fitzgerald’s own, need a little assist
ance, at least most of them do, and all will appreciate a little help
NOW.
It will be August Ist before they will receive any pay from the
government and though they receive ratiods, one cannot live by
“bread alone,” an it’s up to the patriotic citizens at home to see that
the boys will secure some of the needed funds to pull them through
the month without embarassment. The days are long an¥l lonesome,
and all of them have the habit of using tobacco in some form. T'o
supply this need will require several dollars a day for seventy-eight
men ; then there are boys who need a little more than army rations
for a while to make them even comfortably satisfied and for them and
the rest, as for that matter, some of the little luxuries, such as fresh
fruit, milk, etc., are to be purchased as the government does not sup
ply them, unless to the sick in the hospital.
liverybody can contribute a little and Hubert Rouse and Homer
‘Waters have constituted themselves a committee to forward what
ever may be sent to them for the soldier boys. If you want to send
eatables or things to make them comfortable call them up and they
will call for it. Money also can be forwarded through them or the
Leader-linterprise, which wil acknowledge every donation of money
saqnt us through the columns of the Leader:Enterprise.
Thé time to act is NOW, when the boys are in real needl of your
help.
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TO LEGISLATE FCR THE STATE ROAD
“Uncle” Jim Henderson has a strong support in both Houses
of the Legislatare for his plan to extend the Western & Atlantic to
the sca. Necessary bills to carry His plan into execution have been
wnovoduced in the lower house by Judge Clements, of Irwin, W. R.
Walker, of Ben Hill, and others, and in the Senate by Sen. Paulk, of
the Sixth. The passage of theme bills means a great deal to the de
velopment of the state and that great artery of commerce, the State
Road. ; :
Fixtended to the sea, as is the intention of the promotess of this
special legislation, will enable tiy state to secure in rentals for the
road sufiicient within a period of twenty years, fo pay the entire
cost of Its extension from Atianta to soancewhere along the coast,
either at St. Mary's where the state owns a large area fronting the
sea, or to Brunswick or Savannah.
The time will come, and that not so far in the future, when ail
railroads will Be owned and operated by the Federal governnyent, ac
quired by it through purchase of Railway bonds, or in exchange for
Government bonds. \When the time cethes, as come it must, the own
ership by the state of this gfeat railroad, completed to the sea, would
indeed become the revenue carner for Georgia, as no discrimination
from Federal owned railroads need be feared in the distribution of
freight from either the interior or to #t. It is true that as at present
managed, these privately owned railways, opposad on principle to
the success of the state road could, and probably would, manage to
give preference to privately owned roads in the distribusion of
treight from and to the interior, and thus handicap the financial suc
cess of the state road for a while. -
The time may come when the Railroad Commissien of Georgia,
in the interest of shippers, may he vested with paswer, should the
plan of Mr. Henderson be carried to itsogical successy, to fix freight
mates favorable to such roads as will tote fair with the state’s prop
erty, the people’s railroad.
‘ REAL PROMIBITION ’
If there had been any doubt in the past as te whether Macon
1s observing to the letter the present prohilijtion law Tuesday must
have dispelled it. The city hag néver seen such a crdwd on its
streets. Thousands upon thousands of holiday-seeKers tronr all parts
of the state were here, Macon people thronded the down town dis
tricts, and yet not one drunken man was seen, not an aet of disor
derly conduct reported, nor any act of an individgal turned up whish
would tend to mar the perfect order of the day. It would mot have
been so with liquor sold freely,
It also proved another thing, as neutral observers peinted out,
and that 1s people can get together and have a good time and enjoy
themsclves thoroughly without the aid of Johm Barleycorn—and
there’s no kick-back the next morwing. When the present law was
tinally passed The Telegraph characterized it as a sincere law and
pledged itself to its enforcement, although this paper does not ap
j rove the manner of its passage. For some time the Telegraph has
watched the operation of the law in Macon and has found that opera
t'on pretty effective in the purpose for which it was designed. W his
-7y is a very difficult thing to get in the cities, judging by Macon, and
« onsequently the average man isn't drinking afiy of it. \What hap
-lened "Ruesday has only gone to justify this paper’s analysis of tffe
present 3w, made when it was passed, that the law itself was de
signed to prohibit, and that being honest this paper would stand for
its enforcement. It reveived the finest endorsement it could pos
sibly wish for in the way it worked in Macon Tuesday—Macon Daily
“Telegraph, . - : |
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 7. 1916
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NEWS FROM THE BOYS
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0N MACON
U (0. MACON
Musician Mack Watson say;"f
that if they would be a little more
iberal with the “eats” he could
make more noise with his trump
e,
Sergt. W. J. Cone was appoint
cd Company Clerk on Saturday.
The Sergeant looks as if he had
lost a friend, or would like very
much to see some one back home.
[ wonder who it is?
The goat given us by R. Davis
seems to be very well satisfied.
They keep a supply of tin cans
and other eatables for her, and
she seems to thrive.
Sergt. Lester Norris has been
indisposed for several days, but
will be back on duty in a few
days. Nothing serious. iy
The cigarettes distributed by
Editor Gelders on his visit to the
camp Twesday were appreciated,
but the supply has about given
out. The donation was appreci
ated.
We have not been examined by
the army officer yet, neither have
we had “a shot in the arm ¢
which means the typhoid inocu
lation. Some of the boys are
dreading this,
The Second Regiment leaves
for the border by the 10th. Won
der who will be next?
We will probably be on the
rifle range soon, and the boys are
looking forward to that event, for
some of them have never shot an
army rifle.
BRIGADIER.
FOR CONGRESS
To the Voters of the Third Con
gressional District of Georgia:
I hereby announce my candida
cy for election as your Represen
tative, from the Third Congress
ional District of Georgia, to the
Sixty-fifth Copgress, subject to
the primary to be held September,
12, 1916, and respectfully solicit
your support to this position. &
nominated and elected, 1 pledge
mysell and the best energies I am
capable of exerting to your every
interest, and especially to procure
for you: :
L.—The co-operatwm of the Nat
iondl government with the several
states in the enforcement of their
prohibition laws-o the extent of
denying application for licemse to
manufacture or sell intoxicating
liquors in such states, and the
procurcment of such neceggary
changes as will prohibit the ship
ment of intoxicating liquors in
prohibited territory; and will
Carnestly advocate evefy legal
measure that will tend to procure
for the whole people National
Prohibtion.
2.—1 will support such rural
credit legislation as will actuadly
gtve to the farmers of our country
the relief that has been so often
promised, by making available to
them, with good security on land
or cotton, leng Jloans of money at
low rates of interest, such loans to.
bé made directly by the govern
ment to the farmers.
3.—1 will favor a sufficiently
equipped army and navy %o com
mand peace at home and respect
abroad, and the manufacture of%
our navy and army equipment by
the governmwent.
4.—The restriction of immigra
tion at least to the extent of re
gairing immigrants to . register,
givng all inférmation necessary
as to their previous lives, and the
signing of a pledge that within
three months after entering our
coursry they will become citizens
in a kegal way.
- >—A complete separation of all
affairs of church am!f state.
6—The extension of the Rural
I'ree Delivery system and the im
provement of the Parcel Post
system, to the end that the rural
districts throughout the country
may be Benefitted thereby.
I purpose to conduct my cam
paign on a high plane. 1 'do not
destwe to be elected on the demer
its of others, but on my merits
alone.
My campaign headquarters will
be at Americus, Georgia, where
my secretary or I will be glad to
welcome and advise with friends
at all times, and if elected by the
good people of the district, I
promise to faithfully discharge
the duties of this great office with
fidelity to your every interest.
Respectfully,
THOMAS G HUDSON.
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Did You Hear About It ?
Did You Go?
The alert'bargai seekers were all here.
Those thrifty housewives that know how
to econonize, and the way they went after
these money saving snaps, the way they ap
preciated the economics make us believe that
every econonizing lady in town believes in
our way of Sales. If you were not one of the
“wise ones” that got here Opening Day “wise
up’ now because this is by far the biggest
selling event this town has seen in many a
day.
We are moving this Stock
and 1t 1s going to keep moving
until we wind up the entire
Stock. What's the use of wait-"
ing for the other fellows to
pick the plums. when you
might as well get in on the
choicest things yourself.
Actand benefit, delay and
regret. Come in and look any
way.
Here are some of the bargains that brought
5 them out in that hard Rain to get.
Ladies Think!
$lO---$12.50 Palm Beach
Suits
$5.96
Men Listen
$7.50 Genuine Palm Beach
Suits, Genuine.
Did You Hear That
$4.95
McCARTY, JOHNSTONE
—————— Company ———
FREE! FREE!
One of those beautiful
Sheffield Plate Tea
Spoons with every
$1 purchase Monday
et
200 Mens Straw Hats
$3.00---$3.50 value
$l.OO