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Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
CONGRESSMAN CRISP HERE
IN INTEREST OF CAMPAIGN
Hon. Chas. R. Crisp, Congress
man for the Third District, arriv
ed in the city Tuesday afternoon
and was met at the depot by a
number of his enthusiastic sup
porters and escorted to the Aldine
where a number of his friends had
gathered to greet nim.
Mr. Crisp is a popular member
of the Georgia delegation to
Washington and has the confi
dence of the party leaders of the
state and nation. Mr. Crisp made
himself a national reputation
through the passage of the bill
through Congress which places
the burden of mamtaining the
civic expenditures for Washing
ton on the property of its citizens,
who for several decades had es
caped taxation, having the muni
cipal expense bills met by the
National Treasury.
Mr. Crisp spoke to A. B. & A.
shop employees at noon and ad
ded many friends to those already
interested in his behalf.
At 3 p. m. Congressman Crisp
is to address the voters up town
and give an account of his work
in Congress.
Mr. Crisp expects to again vis
it Ben Hill County before return
ing to Washington.
UNITED STATES PUBLIC
SERVICE ASKS, DO YOU
Think dog muzzling cruel and
then marvel at the spread of rab
jes’t
Carefully select your brand of
liquor ygd then feed your child
yen unpasteurized milk? :
Repeat the Golden Rule and
then sneeze in somebody’s face,
(o camping for your health and
then place your toilet so that it
f.’.s;ains into your water supply?
VEGRO MAKES RECORD
heriff FFountain discovered a
X with an overplus of artillery
“Thggs possession Monday night in
thelalley back of . Hussey's and
pleced him ugder arrest: When
ht reachd® ‘he sidewalkein front
‘gl the store with his prisoner and
refeased his hold Mr. Nigger made
"a dash for freedom down _Grant
with the Sheriff close behind him.
The rapidly dsiappearing negro
refused to halt at the command
of the Sheriff and merely took on
more speed when the Sheriff sent
two shots after him. It is said
that the negro outran the balls, at
least he hasn’t been seen since he
turned the corner on Central Ave
nue. : ]
_FOR_SALI--Five passen
;“k".@%’é'?‘?: good run.
'}nngfi der, well pre
‘servéd. Part cash, bal
ance time. Cadillacs
have the- finest known
material and workman=
V’Shfpo Je E. TURNER,
sire . Clearance Sale N . Empire Store
swre ULEArance Sale Now on . Empire Store
NOW i 8 the time to take advantage of the Empire Store’s Clearance Prices. We have reduced our prices
-+ Von all mens elothing, Ladies Ready to wear, Millinery and special items all through the Dry Goods
Department in a way you cannot afford to miss this Sale.
Men’s Department
Now is your chance men to save yourself money on
a Hart, Schaffner and Marx suit, you know what
g 0 e Al] suits on this rack at
| suits on this rack at one-
RaCk NO. 1 half price
il § e
uits on this rack are the
Rack NO. 2 piek of the stock, in light
1-4 OFF »*shades, Palm Beach, Kool
- Kloth and Dixie Weave 1-4 off
1 This rack includes all our
RaCk NO. 3 suits in Blue Serge, and
10 per cent OFF other dark shades 109 off.
THE LEAPER ENTERPRISE
TO PARDON STRIPLING
Governor Harris Said to Have
Written Out Papers
Atlanta, July 25.—A definite re
port to the effect that Gov. Harris
has decided upon a pardon for
Thomas Edgar Stripling is being
circulated today at the capitol. In
fact, it is said that the Governor
has already signed the pardon and
prepared to make a statement on
the subject, but that it is his pur
pose to give it out on Saturday
for publication in the Sunday pa
pers of the state.
Stripling was the Harris county
man convicted of murder and sen
tenced to life imprisonment, who
escaped and became police chief
of Danville, Va., for ten years be
fore he was captured and brought
back to Georgia. Gov. Harris is
said to have promised Stripling’s
daughter a year ago that he' would
pardon her father before the ex
piration of his term.
GOVERNOR DENIES THAT
HE-HAS SIGNED PARDON
Atlanta, Georgia, July 25
A report circulated yesterday
to the effect that it had been .re
liably reported that Governor Nat
EE. Harris had signed a pardon for
Thomas lEdgar Stripling, in con
formity with the governor's long
standing promise to the little dau
ghter of the former chief of police
of Danville, Va. At the govern
or's mansion last night, ho{iager,
the governor denied lm\'ing%—
ed any pardon for Stripling, @i
declined to give any inkling as to
when he proposes doing so.
POPE INTERCEDES IN ©
SIR ROGER’S BEHALF
Rome, Judly 24.—Tope Berne
dict has interceded in favor of
Roger Casement, endeavoring to
obtain grace for ‘him from the
British government. Influential
Irishi nationalists have urged the
pope to do all in his power tb save
Casement, saying they do not con
sider him a traitor to the British
cause, but inspired in his actions
by Irish patriotism.
‘Fhe pontift, in addition to the
influence he is exercising in Lon
don, has interested Sir Heénry
Howard, the British minister to
the vatician in the case.
The pope aldready has obtained
from Emperor Francis Joseph
grace for Cranak, a leader of the
Bohemian patriots, who were to
be hanged. g .
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Washington, July 24—Through
official sources in Washington the
Gritish government has been in
formed that much public opinion
in America is adverse to the ex
ecution of Bir Roger Casement
There has lheen no formal request
from the United States fovern
ment for a pardon or commutation
of sentence. ! :
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERAI| BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JULY 26, 1916
The Third Masonic District
Convention was organized sixteen
years ago in the city of Americus,
Ga., for the purpose of dispensing
true Masonic light and knowledge
to the Lodges of the Third Dis
trict and to otherwise promote
the good of Masonry in this Dis
thict :
The “home” of the conventon is
in Americus and it always meets
there unless, by majority vote, an
invitation is accepted to meet
with one of the other constituent
lodges.
This year it will meet with Pine
Level Lodge aidd will convene in
this city at ten o'clock a. m., Aug.
2, and will be in session two days.
The session will be opened by
a public service in the Grand Op
era House to which all are invited.
Most Worshipful N. H. Ballard,
Grand Master of Georgia, will be
present and will give a lecture on
Masonry. This lecture wili be
free and will well repay the effort
necessary to attend.
A complete program wiil be
found elsewhere in this issue of
the Leader-Enterprise.
GEORGIAN MAY BE. PRO
MOTED
Atlanta, Ga., July 24.—George
A. Speer, Jr., of Atlanta, who is
a first lieutenant in the Twenty-
First Canadian Infantry Battalion
fighting “somewhere in France,”
will shortly be promoted to the
staff of his colonel, W. St. Pierre
Hughes, who is scheduled to be
made a brigadier-genral, accord
ing to information received by the
young man’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George A. Speer. Lieuten
ant Speer is now slightly illiin a
base hospital with a slight attack
of para-typhoid.
The Organ Played and the Babies Bawled.
WERE you ever in church when the organ played
the first time and the babies bawled with fright?
They and the old folks, nearly all, are how used to the
sound and expect it. GOT TO HAVE a musical in
strument now. nearly every church. .
€ Once bank depositors did net know what SUR
PLUS in a bank meant. Now nearly every man, wo
man and child knows to deposit in a bank having a
large SUR?LUS. : :
No more bawling. : ;
Plenty of SURPLUS.
‘Depositors are scenting our strength and coming as
ants;to a sugar lump, whereby we are enabled to re
port that WE LEAD ALL BANKS IN THIS PORTION
OF THE STATE IN DEPOSITS AND SURPLUS.
The very smallest account welcomed here where
the very largest are found. :
The Exchange National Bank
- Deposits Over Half Million.
Surplus FIVE TIMES as much as law requires.
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Dry Goods Department
Special 50¢ Striped Voiles - 29c¢
Lace Curtains v 1-2 Price
$1.50 Silks for 95¢. $l.OO Silks for 75c.
Special lot Persian Ribbon, these are extra wide, 25c¢
1-3 off all Silk Parasols Nice Night Gowns 50c.
Muslin Petticoats, all new and pretty 85c and $l.OO
And Press
EVERYTHING READY FOR
DEUTSCHLAND TO LEAVE
~ Baltimore, July 24.—A commu
nion service was held tonight a
board the interned North German
Lloyd ‘steamer Neckar, lying
alongside the submarine Deutsch
land, for the captain and crew of
the submarine.
Rev. Otto Apitz, German im
migrant commissioner, conducted
the services.
~ In his prayer he asked that the
;\'cssel and her crew may have a
safe voyage home. :
} The service was followed by a
banquet.
} The Neckar was brilliantly
lighted.
Baltimore, July 24.—A series of
events today at the pier where
the German merchant submarine
Deutschland is berthed indicated
that her departure would not be
long delayed. The most signifi
cant of these’ were the filling of
her water tanks and the stowing
below her decks of the crew’s bed
'(ling which had been removed
from the interned North German
Lloyd stecamer Neckar nearby.
Since their arrival two weeks ago
the Deutschland’s crew have been
sleeping aboard the Neckar.
Shortly after the water tanks
Ihml been filled heavy blue smoke
was noticed coming from behind
ithc barges that screened the
%Dcntsvh];uul from view and di
'rectly at hep stern.- It:was eyi
ldcm that her engines were being
tested.
! These activities were preceded
by the sealing of the gubmarine’s
'\\'i:'clcss apparatus by a govern
- ment radio inspector. This was
in.accordance with a féderal law
I(‘:ll]ing for sucly action at the ex
[ piration of two weeks.
| No application for clearance pa
'l)o\'.\‘ had been made up to the
it‘lnsf,‘ of business at the custom
house today. Arrangements may
be made, however, for this to be
done out of hours.
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Eastern and Western Routes Are‘
Impassable |
Wit |
Reports from the division pass
enger agents of the Central Route
of the Dixie Highway from every
county along the line and from
parties daily passing through the
city, both fiorth and south, state
positively that the Central Route
is in good condition most of the
way and that every bridge along
the entire route is in good repair,
Ware, Irwin and Wilcox counties
having replaced their bridges
since the last heavy rains.
EASTERN ROUTE MADE
IMPASSABLE BY RAINS
Macon, Ga., July 25.—Reports
reaching this city tonight indicat
ed that heavy rains of this after
noon have caused seriows damage
at points between Macon and Sa
vannah. At Adrian the storm is
said to have been a cloudburst,
about four inches of water falling
in a little more than an hour,
Several bridges were washed
away. The bridge on the Ohoo
pee river on the Dixie Highway
# expected to go out during the
night. There is a washout on thé
Central of Georgia's branch line
at Adrian.™ ¢
WESTERN ROUTE IS |
OUT OF COMMISSION.
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Americus, Ga., July 25.—The
Dixie Highway route between
Macon and Americus has been
broken by the collapse of the
Flint river road bridge between
Montezuma-and Oglethorpe. It
is impossible now to forecast just
when the bridge will be ready for
use and much inconvenience is
being suffered.
Sumter county has suffered less
with her bridges than any one of
the neighboring counties, accord
ing to the county commissioners,
tler roads have also withstood
the incessant downpour with re
markable stablencss and although
some sections have been incon
venienced for travel the dimage
has been remarkahly low, in cam
parigon with other'counties,
- TO AUCTION CONTRACT
L g
o Atlanta, Gal, July 24.—TFulton
county commissioners and Cobb
county commissioners will hold a
joint session in the middle of_a
bridge across the Chattahoochee
river, which marks the line be
tween the counties, to receive the
bids of contracters on a new
bridge whiehr is to be constructed
jointly by Cobb and Fulton coun
ties. The bids will be submitted
orally, each contractor bidding
like the bidder at an auction sale.
e b e e
Judge and Mrs. J. W. Hay
’g« od leave today for a visit to rel
atives in Perry. They will also
visit in LaGrange before return
ing home,
LADIES Ready-to-Wear. Lovely White Skirts for
Summer wear Pique and Gabardine 98¢ to $3.50.
All Ladies’ Coat Suits one-half price. This includes
every Ladies’ Suit in stock. You will find in this lot
lovely suits for summer and early fall wear.
All Millinery one-half price.
E One Price to Everybody =
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 80
R ——————
Fay Huckaby, the young giz2
for whose abduction her methes
swore out a number of warrants
several weeks ago and whase
whercabouts have been unknowcms
since, has been located in Macon
and Deputy Gordon Roberts Jetr
on this morning’s train for Macer
to bring her back.
Blanch Williams, one of ihe
principals in the abduction case,
is aiso said to be in Macon and
warrants for her arrest are ais
in the possession of Mr. Ro!{;ri's.
to serve. The principals iz the
case have been bound over to tiwe
Grand Jury and the case will T
heard at the coming termr of Bewm
Hill Superior court.
ATHENS FOLKS
HOMEWARD BQUND
Messrs. G. E. Story;, W. R
Daniel anl A. B. Bailey freen the
Classic City, passed througl: the
city Tuesday en route home frvm
Jacksonville, Fla., via the Cengrad
Route. The party made the wrip
via the Eastern route south, bur
report the roads superior via the
Central despite the heavy rafus.
They were all furnished with, sz
nual passes over the Ceutra¥l st
by the General Passenger Deparz
ment, : /
SAVANNAH CHARTER B_l}:_E.
GETS FAVORABRLE REPOKTYT
Atlanta, Ga., July 24 —Homse
general judiciary commiteee Nao &
this aftemmoon reported faverabde
for passage the Chatham delega
itinn's bill providing for an amend
ment to the Savannak charter s
as to include a recall section: ¥
report will be submitted o e
house tomarrew mornigg, s i
is expected action will be takerr on
the bill in that brancly fefire &
'simiinr bill is passed b 7 the sen
ate. ; {opopdn /
. A strennous-fizht wys made Des
fore the committee b y:} clega
pabs Eol mw%;.flfi@%f&&flf
figkting the bill in the senate ever
sifice its introduction. Do Plicle
ard, of Mereer, Was tfie privcipal
speaker for the Plerpont faction
in opposition to the bill this after
noon, and declared conditioms im-
Savannah to have been bad, snd
that they would be bad if the anti—
Pierpont forces win.
Neal Colquitt, replying, saud
Dr. Pickard had pictured Savam
nah “as a hell-hole of hyphenates
and anarchy,” and said that Sa
vannah’s \ greatest trouble was
“from such friends as these, froms.
which God save Savannah™
IT you hear shooting tomaorros
night that sounds like a ccarmtin
attack on the European war fromt
tdon’t get frightened. It will enide
be the police of the city sending
unmuzzled canines to dogr beasern.