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WEDNESDAY
EDITION °
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
R. B SITUATION
Washington, D. C., Aug. 15—
President Wilson's effort to bring
the railroad managers and tl'w
brotherhood leaders together in
some form of settlement of the
differences which threaten a na
tion-wide railway strike has, after
two days of conferences, prog
ressed only to the point where a
ground work for further negotia
tions has been laid.
Hope for arbitration of. all is
sues waned today, but the situa
tion was brightered by the pos
sibility of a settlement being
rcached by the railroads conced
ing the principle of the eight
hour day and both sides settling
collateral issues by some form of
negotiations as yet undetermined.
| President’s Statement
President Wilson today gave
out the following statement of
the railroad situation:
“There is no change. There
is an earnest effort being made
to work out a settlement.”
W. G. Lee, of the. employes
committee, said that both the
workmen and the employers had
several proposals and counter
proposals .before them and that
both sides probably would see
President Wilson tomorrow and
give their decision.
“I am very hopeiul,” said Mr.
Lee. This dispelled the air® of
pessimism which had prevailed
when the conference began.
May Reach Agreement .
Arbitration in any form is not
now under consideration, mem-
Wers of the employes’ committee
des aared. They said there was
a possibility that an agreement
would be reached on one of the
several compromise proposals un
‘der consideration.
“Nothing is done and nothing
is undone. We will see the presi
dent again possibly tomorrow,”
said A. B. Garretson, spokesman
for the railway employes, as the
men’s representatives left their
conferences with President Wil
son. ;
After the representatives of the
employes had been in ¢onference
with President Wilson for more
than,an hour, Judge William L.
Chambers, of the federal media
tion board, was sent for by Mr.
Store " MID-SUMMER SPECIALS 45, he Bire
Store Store
NOW is your chance to save money on anything in the way of summer marchandise, We are making it
possible for you to do the last of your summer buying at a great saving to you. Everything in mens and
and ladies ready to wear. Summer piece goods viz. Batiste, Voiles, Organdy and Lawns in stripes and figures
and many other items such as Ribbons, Neckwear, Silks and Embroidery all go in to help you with your late
summer and early fall shopping.
. Our entire stock of
en U]_tS-Suits at greatly re
duced prices,
Special lot of Mens Suits, these
are special bargains at 1-2 PRICE.
iAlll*‘ew P?llm“]i’:ealcél, Dixie Weave and
ightweight Wool Suits
these are excellent values 1"4 Off
All Blue Serge & other shades
in the newest ideas. It will pay
you men to buy your suit from
this lotat - 10 PER CENT OFF
The above Suits and prices include all
our famous Hart, Schaffner & Marx,
Styleplus and Keep Kool makes.
'Il;ll:fi i((.)“,Illostk(;(fes mt(}:g.t have made friends with millions and
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
W. & A. POSSIBLY
WILL -BE EXTEND-
Atlanta, Aug 15—Georgia’s W,
& A. road shall not be sold, but
may be extended to the sea, ac
cording to roll call votes taken in
the house yesterday afternoon,
following one of the most stirring
debates of th‘g;?gf%siuu.
The proposid to authorize the
sale of the road was defeated by
a vote of 146 to 102. The commit
tee substitute for the W. & A. ex
tension bill, providing for the ex
tension either by building a new
line or by purchfising‘ an existing
one, was carried, 113 to 40,
The Western - and Atlanti¢
storm broke over the house when
the senate bill to amend the W.
& A. leasing act in such a way
as to provide for the releasing
or the making of other disposition
of the road so as to extend it to
the Atlantic ocean, was taken up
for consideration.
BIG NAVY MEASURE
~APPROVED BY HOUSE
Washington, August 15.—The
house. late today approved by a
vote of 283 to 51 the senate build
ing program, including provis
ions for eight capital ships next
year. Seven representatives
voted “present.”
The house also concurred by a
viva voce vote in the senate
amendment increasing the navy's
personnel to 74,400,
The house conferees were sus
tained in disagreeing to the sen
ate increases in appropriations
for navy yard improvements, the
house voting to send the bill back
to conference for determination
of that issue. Acceptance of the
building and_personnel sections,
hdWever, finally disposes of those
provisions ‘and they will not be
again considered by the conferen
eg. :
CARD OF THANKS
I desire to extend to the many
friends who helped me win the
prize in the Movie Contest my
sincerest thanks and take this
method of doing so, as I shall
be unable to see them all in per
son. ETHEL LOWERY.,
Wilson and joined in the discus
sion. He said he did not know
why he had been summoned.
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUG. 16, 1916
J. C. BREWER HAS
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N JAGKSVILLE
Jacksonville, Aug. 15—Charg
ed with intent to commit man
slaughter, the result of an auto
mobile accident near jacksonville
Saturday night, in which Russell
Groves and D. B. Whitmore, of
Jacksonville, were seriously ' in
jured, J. C. Brewer, of Douglas
and Fitzgerald, and his chauffeur,
Major Brown, have been placed
under heavy bond at Jacksonville.
[t is claimed Brewer drove his
car into the machine occupied by
the Jacksonville men and faiied
to stop.
Brewer is the head of a number
of business concerns in Georgia
and holds the record for the au
tomobile trip from Fitzgerald to
Macon.
MISS ETHEL LOWERY
- WINS FIRST PRIZE
The leading lady contest at the
Grand closed Monday night with
Miss Tithel Lowery winning the
cash prize of $75.00 and Mrs.
Russel King and Miss Nannie
Bowles second and third.
Mpr. Strasser is getting his tal
ent in shape and starting work in
the production of the local mov
ng picture drama, but is having
considerable trouble in getting a
leading man who is good-looking
enough to take the part, although
several hundred have offered
their services.
This picture will be shown at
the Grand in about two weeks
and is expected to create a riot
with the movie fans.
TO CLASS OF 1915
You are ordered to be present
at a class meeting at 7:30 p. m.
sharp. Important business to be
transacted. [Friday, August 18,
at my home on South Lee. Sam
Kassewitz, President.
2,
The ladies of the First Baptist
church will pack the box for the
Mary P. Willingham school Fri
day, 18th at the church, 4 p. m
All the cireles have their pack
ages ready. Mrs. Sol Wixson,
Secretary.
Making room for ourfall and win
ter goods in our ladies ready to
wear department.
We are offering you the few sum
mer coat suits now on hand at
12 price. These suits can _be
worn now and very good for ear
ly fall wear.
The new things are daily coming in.
Just received shipment of the new
waists also skirts in serge and silk.
Come in and look them over, they are beautiful, some
thing different from anything you have seen $4 and up,
The new Dorothy Dodd Shoes for the Ladies have just
arrived. -
And Press
IS TRIP
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Sheriff .W. H. Fountain, who
accompanied Sheriff L. L. Gibbs,
of Wilcox county to El Paso.
Texas, returned to the city Tues
day, having traveled APProxi
mately 3400 miles since leaving
here on the 6th. The two sher
iffs went to Texas on official busi
ness at the expense of Wilcox
county, who desired the privilege
to entertain Stanley Davis, taken
in custody by the military author
ities at <l Paso, but who manag
ed to escape, as Mr. Fountain
states, just one hour ahead of the
arrival of the Georgia sheriffs.
Though their official purpose mis
carried, the value of the trip
from an agricultural standpoint
may reimburse the general pub
lic, especially the cotton planters
of the two counties, as the boll
weevil infested states of Alaba
ma, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas were an -object lesson to
our farmer-sheriff and his tale of
woe, gathered from the many
fields of observation, may help
some of our home-folks overcome
their own troubles, or at least
bear them with more fortitude.
“Ben Hill county for me,” said
the sheriff as he greeted his many
friends on arrival. “No section in
the five states that we traveled
has anything like the prospects
for a cotton crop as has this im
mediate territory. \What the boll
weevil let slip by him the drouth
got; this is no exageeration. We
passed fields that wouldn't make
a bale of cotton to three acres and
wherever we talked to planters
the story was the same out west.
In Alabama the cxcessive rains
spoiled what little the weevils
leit and throughout Mississippi
and Texas the excessive drouth
helped finish the crop this year.
Cotton everywhere is short and
all along the line they expect it
to bring record price. In Texas
it is now selling at 14 1-2 cents
and seed at $4O per ton.”
The sheriffs visited Montgom
\'y and Mobile, Ala., New Or
leans, Austin, eßaumont, Hous
ton, Kl Paso and Jaurez, Mexico.
More than 70,000 soldiers are en
camped near'[l Paso and the
boys are said to own the town.
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WOMAN LAWYER
Atlanta, Ga., Aug, 15—The
senate yesterday morning passed
the Cooper bill allowing women
to practice law in the state of
Georgia, The high pedestal upon
which the women of the south
stand was urged by the advocates
of the measure as a potent reason
why it should pass, while the op
ponents of the bill argued along
the same line for the defeat of the
measure. The vote was 26 to 12.
EMPIRE STORE BUYERS
RETURN FROM MARKET
Mr. and Mrs. W.' R. Bowen
and Mr. Geo. Morris, buyers for
the Empire Mercantile Co., re
turned from their castern trip
Tuesday, full of enthusiasm over
the purchase for the Fall and
Winter stock. Mr. Bowen stated
that the Empire store will be in
better position than ever to serve
their growing trade and special
efforts will be made to reach the
out-of-town buyers of “smart
clothes” this season.
“The splendid outlook for busi
ness in this section, with a fair
cotton crop and good prices gives
the merchants of Fitzgerald their
opportunity to concentrate the
better class of trade of the sur
rounding territory and our pur
chases this season have been
made with that in view, said Mr.
Bowen.
“Prices, style and selection, all
are in keeping with this move
ment and the big city stores will
have nothing to show which
could not be matched in our es
tablishment and. as 1 believe at
prices fully in keeping with the
times. Already .our purchases
are beginning to arrive and we
shall take pleasure in having our
friends call around and see the
seasons styles.”
OFF TO BAINBRIDGE
Messrs. George, J. T. Pittman,
Drexler, James Brantine and
Stotsborough left today for Bain
bridge to join the State tour
through the boll weevil section
of Georgia and Alabama.
Gasoline has dropped one cent
per gallon in Fitzgerald. Ten
nessee towns are getting theirs
for 2lc.
Buy up your supply of lawns ba
tiste and voiles while you can get
them at a price.
Your special attention is called to the table of 50¢
Voiles in Stripes and figures we are running at
29c yard; also special table of 15 and 20c Batiste
at 121/2c yd.
The new things in piece goods are
beginning to come in.
New Percales in all the the new shades and figures
colors absolutely guarranteed fast 12%c¢ and 15¢.
Ginghams for children's school dresses fast colors 10c,
12%c and 15¢c.
Mosquito Nets full size . - $2:00
E One Price to Everybody '
: Mondav ,
Wednesday
© Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 99
ARE GARRIED B
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SAFE MAJORITY
Ui i dit
Two Buildings Will be Can
structed
The bond election Monday re
sulted in favor of a bond issue for
$23,000 and butldings for the
Second and Third Ward were anm
thorized by the voters. '
Bids for the two buildings will
be called for at once and it is
hoped at lcast one of the school
buildings will be made ready for
occupancy for the Spring term of
the schools.
Both buildings will be huilt on
the same plan, one-story and
eight rooms, the one-story school
building being considered the
best style for efficiency and dis
cipline.
The plans and specifications
for the buildings are on file in
city clerk's office for inspection
by those interested to make bids
on the jobs. The work will be
given to the lowest and most re
sponsible bidder.
REVIVAL AT MT. OLIVE
BAPTIST CHURCH
During the week of Aug: 3-13,
inclusive, there was held a series
of services at this church, which
resulted in the glory of God and
the saving of sinners.
The preaching was done by
Bro. C. A. Ginn, of Fitzgecald,
with power and efficiency.
This little church has been in a
state of revival for the past I&
months and we trust all who
have joined have been saved with:
everlasting salvation.
Co ACCOZART, Nod..
H. W. STEED, Clerk..
THE FITZGERALD PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OPEN MON
DAY, SEPT. 4 1916
All pupils who have not been
SUCCESSFULLY VACCINAT
ED will be refused admission un
til they have been re-vaccinated.
The superintendent will be inm
his office at the High School
building for one week before the
opening day.
1.8 OSBORNY ¥
TH Clerk.