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MONDAY
SIDITION
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
Ve LIVES LOST AND HEAVY
PROPERTY 1035 SUFFERED
IN NORTH CARDLINA FLODD
GUESTS MAROONED IN HO
TEL; TWO LOSE LIVES
- IN ATTEMPT TO GET
FOOD TO THEM \
—— |
Charlotte, N. C,, July 16.—18
men, 14 construction ofhcials andf
employes of the Southern Rail
way and 4 linemen of the \N'estern‘
Union Telegraph Company are
missing tonight and are either
drowned or marooned in trees
on the Catawaba river, about 12
miles from Charlotte. The river
is rising rapidly. The men were
swept into the river late today
when the Southern Railway’s
main line bridge was washed
away. The known missing are:
H. P. Griffin, supervisor. 2
Joseph Killian, resident engi
neer,
C. S. Barbee, section foreman.
R. O. Thompson, section fore
man. :
W. L.’ Fortune, section fore
man.
G. C.-Rale. H, C. Gully, €. W.
Klutz, derrick men.
J. N. Gorson, car inspector.
A. B. Blackwell, line crew boss.
Three linemen.
Five negro laborers.
Taking a toll of five human
lives, with a property loss esti
mated from $¢,000,000 to $lO,-
CCO,OOO and with hundreds: of
people rendered homeless by the
destruction of " more «than 100
}"")"es,‘the worst flood in the his
tory of the'state.swept the river
sections of “sfsheville and -the
(Fredel* Broad Mvalley eariy “ils
mofning. At 8 ¢'clock tonight the
waters of - the Swannanoa and
French Broad rivers were fifteen
feet above their banks although
believed to be receding.
Reports frem towns in the
French Broad valley, covering a
territory from the Lake Toxaway
section to Hot Springs, near the
Tennessee line, put the property
loss at $10,000,030. Reports from
these sections are hard to obtain,
owing to the interruption of tele
graph and telephone communica
tion, lines being down every
where. At 1 o'clock today the
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany succeeded in lodping up a
telegraph wire to Atlanta, thus
getting the only line of comuuni-
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en S Ot ].l].g- Marx, Styleplus and
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One rack, about 75 Suits 1-2 off-
One rack including all Palm Beach, Keep Kool and
Dixie weave Suits for 1-2 off. The balance of our en
tire stock of Mens Suits including Serges, 10% off.
NOW is your chance to buy that Suit if you ever intend buying.one. Our en
| tire stock of Mens Clothing at a reduction that means money in your pocket.
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THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN
l AGAINST IMPURE MILK
' Atlanta, Ga., July 17.—A state
‘wide campaign against impure
‘milk has been launched by the
‘Georgia health” authorities thru
Ithe departmrent of the state vet
‘erinarian, Dr. Peter F. Bahnsen.
‘The recent indictment of thirteen
dairymen and milk d@alers in and
|around Atlanta by the Fulton
county grand jury was merely the
‘beginnig of the campaign. Safe
iguarding the health of babies and
children demands a careful scru
iy of the milk supply, according
'to state authorities and the health
)authorities of the state are de
termined to do everything in
't’h@'r—'power to enforce the laws.
'FIRST OPEN COTTON ' .
{ OF THE SEASON
{ Mr. A. E. Ennis brought this
[ofiice the first open cotton of the
!seasml. This is the first open cot
‘ton reported in Georgia this sea
%Sun. ”
! Mrs. Walter Hoyle, of Thom
aston,gand Mrs. F. M. Jowers, of
!La(}mnge._ have returned to their
‘homes after a week’s visit to.rel
‘atives here.
{cation to the outside world at that
{time. : ; :
; - FIVE KNCWN DEAD ~ -
t = The dedd so far known are:
!Capt. J: .C. Lipe, Nellie:Lipe, an
{unmarried daughter; Mrsl Leo
iMulholland, w married daughter,
iall of whom were drowned in the
tSwannanoa river at Biltmore,
!whilc gfforts were being made to
irescue them from. their flooded
ihome near the river bank. Two
jothers, Lonnie Trexler, a white
laborer, and Luther Frazer, a ne
'gro, were drowned this evening
{ while attempting to carry food to
tmaroconed guests at the Glen
IRock Hotel. At noon today the
jwater had reached the second
ifloor of the hotel, driving all of
‘thc guests to the third and fourth
ifloors.. The Southern passenger
trailway station, opposite the Glen
i Rock hotel, has eight feet of water
jin.it. “All train service in and out
of the city has been supended.
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JULY 17, 1916
BRIAND DESTROYS SELF
WITH BULLET IN
HEAD
San Antonio, Tex., July 16—
Captain Christian B. Briand, of
the Twelfth cavalry, committed
suicide today at Hachita, N. M.,
shooting himself in the head.
The report of the incident to
departmental headquarters indi
cated that the officer was mental
ly deranged.
TRAINING FOR THE NAVY
Washington, July 17.—A mili
tary-naval camp for the training
of citizen vclunteers in the two
fold duties of the United States
Marine Corps, will be established
at Landsdowne, Pa., a beautiful
suburb of Philadelphia, on July
21 and will -continve for six
weeks.
The course in training will ex
tend over a period of three weeks,
which may be taken continuously
for the whole period, or men may
cothe to the camp for two wecks
of continuous training with the
privilege of taking the remaining
seven days on succeeding week
ends.
When I open my bank account I might as well, in fact I
would be wise—to place it with a bank that for several years
has been growing in STRENGTH and POPULARITY.
: Mr. Level-Head and Family.
GROWTH OF DEPOSITS IN THE EXCHANGE NAT
IONAL BANK:
x e EPOSITS - SURPLUS
10k nmn e olddr .o L 38500000
CARNE s L R odB L L 5P0.000.00
1913... ... 2.0d8 B IC H 0. ... . $100,000.00
1914.........$ 390 ;0 96........ $100,000.00
1915..........5420 , 3 36......5100,000.00
1916/ .. 28 93 1 -, 3 33, SlOOOOO.OO
The above increase in deposits shows increasing faith and
appreciation—spells increasing popularity.
» Then, do you notice above that as deposits increased we
increased our SURPLUS, which is additional protection for
depositors, until this SURPLUS reached ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS? 5
OCUR SET PLAN IS TO GROW BIGGER, STRONGER,
MORE SERVICEABLE. : :
. THE HONOR ROLL BANK
And Press
HEAVY BOMBARDMENTS
BRITISH CLAIM TO HAVE
CAPTURED FIVE BIG
v HOWITZERS
London, July 16.—With the ex
ception of heavy bombardments
there were no events of import
ance in the Somme battle front
since the last report, says the
British official statement issued
this evening. Five heavy howitz
ers and four 77 milimeter guns
were captured by the French yes
terday. A British detachment
which was strengthening this
morning to the main line, the
statement adds, with molestation
from the Germans.
FROM MIAMI ON THE
DIXIE HIGHWAY
R - .
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Kunkle and
family of Miami, Fla., passed
through the city Saturday on
their wayv to Arkansas. They re
port the roads to Waycross in fair
condition, but had to detour from
there via Milltown and Willacoo
chee, and report that stretch of
road all right.
% Taffetta 3
: ** Crepe de Chine 3 4
y Georgette SIOO Qua]lty i 750
YOU will pay more than the original price for these Silks a little later.
why not buy them now while you can buy a $1.50 Silk for 95¢, or a $1 Silk
for 75¢? .
_ SPECIAL 10T Embroidery
Persian Ribbon Still selling at a great
Large and small flowers in beautiful Reduction
bright colors. 4 : : : _
40c znd 50c value - - -25 c s,‘ifisif’}&figégfig é’ff;f O all s L
Special table of ndd lots of Ribbon pieces yard wide flouncing at a surprising reduc-‘
20c and 25 values - - sand 10c oyt iheTEff'c‘l E;nrgéo;gexfi;ihrggséfgfigfl.we o
LET.us put you in shape for that trip this summer.
14 With our large stock of Trunks and Bags we are
_in shape to meet your demands. Steamer Trunks a
specialty. 10% off all baggage. .
EMPIRE MERCANTILE CO.
One Price to Everybody.
FEOERAL GRAND JURY i
FINDS NUMBER BILLS
Albany, Ga., July 16.—Indict
ments against eight individuals
were returned by the grand juryl
in United States court, which!
made its report &Saturday after
noon at 3 o’clock. The parties in
dicted are: Ansel B. Cook, form
erly president and cashiet of a
national bank at Fitzgerald; J. W.
Ray and Mrs. Mary E. Ray, the
latter postmaster at Philema; H.
W. Wise, of Warwick, and two
negroes, Stella Perry, of Rebecca,
and Shade Green, of Sumner. J
The indictment against Mr.
Cook 1s a lengthy article, contain-‘
ing something ‘over twenty type
written pages. ;\pprnximntel_\'l
fourtcen or fifteen counts for vio
lations of the national banking
laws are set forth in the indict
*mcnt. The alleged violations are
said to have been committed
lwhile Mr. Cook was cashier and
president of a national bank at
Fitzgerald, which failed. This
bank was later consolidated with
the Ben Hill National Bank,
which is now reported to be in the
hands of a receiver.
Mr. Cook is charged with ab
straction and false entries on the
books of the banks. The short
age from abstractions is alleged
to be approximately $12,000, with
a considerable alleged shortage
|from other sources.
Ray and Wife are Indicted l
John W. Ray, of Philema, was,
indicted on three counts on
charges of failing to deposit, in.
the designated depository at Als
bany, $2,430.12 from the money,
order funds of the postoffice at
*hilema. - ‘
- Mrs. Mary E. Ray, his wife,
who is postmaster at Philema.,
was indicted for having failed to!
I(“ucpnsil. the same sum in the de
pository.
- Mr. Ray was given a commit
rtnl hearing a short time since and
was placed under bond. An or
der was taken in court yesterday
afternoon requiring him to makel
a new bond. The marshal was
instructed, on motion by Attor-.
ney Donaldson, not to place Mrs.:
Ray under arrest or boad until
}ri‘.w recovers from her present ill
|ness.
! Three Other Indictments
| H. W. Wise, of Warwick, was
‘ifl.eli(‘isd for failing to account for
charges due on a number of C.
). D. parcel-post packages receiv
ed at the Warwick postoffice,
where Mr. Wise is employed,as
assistant postmaster.
Stella Perry, colored, of Rebec
ca, was indicted on charges of
Mondav
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 86
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GREAT DAMAGE FEARED.
NEW TROUBLE EXPECT
ED FOR STORM-RID
DEN SECTION
Columbia, S. C., July 16.—Rap
idly rising rivers, caused by the
heavy rains in the Piedmont and
mountain country, have gravely
threatened power plants and Crip
pled railway communication in
many sections of South Carolina.
The western part of the state, es
pecially, has suffered, ail raii com
munication between Columbia
and Spartanburg being cut. Com
munication with Charlotte, N. C..
by train is doubtful.
~ The damage to botiom crons,
it is beligved, will be heavy, but
thus far there have been no de
pendable estimates con property
loss. There have been no further
advices of fatalities ia this state.
The rise of the rivers threatens
new trouble for the lower section
of the state, already swept by a
Idc.\structi\'c wind and rain storm
lin the latter part of last weeck.
Railroads in that section are still
|handicapped by weakened brid
igcs and washouts, but have heex
|gradually restoring orde™gs,
! It 1s feared that the food crest
which is €y pected ta reach the
Jdow country®and Pee Dee sec
;liufl.\' tomorrow or next day, wilf
rean a return to chacs, as the
lowlands are already fuoded and
|the new burden of waler wiil
!f':lllrlc more damage to communi
!tiltin!‘fii.
1 . U.C..Vi DELEGATES
| : it R
~ Comrades M. Luke, David
Ewing, H. ]. Stone; L:®: Hyatt
and J. R. McCook have been ap--
pointed delegates to the annual
reuton of the Confederate Veter
ans at Americus August 24-25.
forging the name of Leila Perry,
colored, 'to a 'money order.
- Shade Green, of near Sumner,
was indicted on charges of illicit
distilling. Gréen appeared before
Commissioner George F. White
a short time ago and was placed
under hond, :
~ District Attorney Earl M. Don
aldson and Assistant Wallace
Miller attended the deliberations
of the grand jury and were very
courteous and helpful to that
body in reaching conclusions.