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MONDAY
EDITION
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
Washington, . C., Aug. 18—
‘Without debate or record vote
the child labor bill was accepted
by the House today with the
Senate amendments and sent on
its way to become law with Presi
dent Wilson’s signature.
It represents the result of years
of struggle in Congress between
forces urging the conservation of
child life and those opposing on
many grounds, chiefly that it was
a question for the state and not
the federal government.
It would not have become a
law at this session of Congress
had not President Wilson after
the Democratic caucus decided
to eliminate it from the adminis
tration program, visited the capi
tol and insisted upon its inclu
sion.
As it originally passed the
House it proposed to bar from in
terstate commerce products on
which child labor actually had
been employed. As amended by
the senate and now perfected, it
prohibits shipments between the
states of all products of any es
tablishment which employs child
labor. .
¢ It bars products of any mine
or quarry employing children un
der sixteen and products of any
mill, cannery, workshop, factory
or manufacturing establishment
employing children: under four
teen and sixteen more than: ten
hours a day, more than six days
a week or earlier than 6 o'clock
in the morning or later than 7
o’clock in the evening. It becom
es effective one year after the date
of the President’s approval.
Opposition to the bill was led
by Southern Congressmen and its
sponsors charged cotton mill
owners . with being the principal
objectors.
INJUNCTION SUIT DISMISS
ED
McDonald & Bennett dismissed
injunction proceedings against
Wiley Williams and G. E. Davis
Saturday, the date set for a hear
ing of the case at Vienna. The
attorneys were compelled to take
this method, as the evidence upon
which the case was predicated
failed to be it g\g 1 them. Tem
porary restraint.g - orders had
been granted against the parties
and the case was to be tried out
before Judge George Saturday,
but as above stated, no hecaring
was had.
The parties are said to have
opened their places of business af
ter the dismissal of the suits.
L. L. Griner and family return
ed from St. Simons after a week’s
play in the surf.
AttheEmpire Al] § Goods Reduced AttheEm ire
e ummer 00ds neauced g, °
A Reduction in prices that means money putback in your pocket and at the same time it is the same
fresh, reliable Empire Merchandise, always worth more. Now is the time to come in and let us
show you the values, we have for you in summer and early Fall Goods.
Men, Womens and Childrens Slip
pers go at a reduction of 10% off.
You can now buy $3.00 Slippers f0r............53.18
w omo 300 Slipeers lor. ... .. ... . 891 D
W ek 400 SUBOBRRIOF. il .. 000
W am el 500 8pper5i0r.............. §9'oo
% a 0 UL BB lOr. i oi is BB
The above includes our stock of Dorothy Dodds,
Smaltz-Goodwin for Ladies, W. L. Douglas, Em
pire Special and Boydens for men and Boys,
Also our entire Stock of Child
rens Shoes from S 0 cents a pair
up to $3-5U a pairat 10% off.
THE LEADMETERPRISE
COURT OF APPEALS WILL
RELIEVE SUPREME COURT
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 21.-—Here
after the congestion and delay in
disposing of cases in the state su
preme court and the court of ap
peals which have greatly retarded
the administration of justice in
Georgia, will be relieved by the
addition of three judges to the
court of appeals, making a total
of six, and the harmonization of
jurisdiction between the court of
appeals and the state supreme
court.
In many cases the rights of lit
igants have gone by default be
cause their appeals from the low
er courts to one or the other of
the higher courts could not be de
cided within the limit allowed by
law. And the reason the court of
appeals and the supreme court
were unable to decide the cases
was the fact that they were liter
ally overwhelmed with work.
Since the passage of the bill in
creasing the number of appelate
court judges from three to six, a
number of candidates have an
nounced for the newly created
places. The latest of these is
Judge A. W. Cozart, of Colum
bus, one of the best known law
yers in the state and a favorite
speaker at meetings of the Geor
gia Bar Association.
ROANOKE SCHOOL TO
. ELECT TRUSTEES
There will be a meeting of the
Roanoke School for the purpose
of electing trustees Wednesday,
August 25, at 7:30 p. m.
A large attendance! is request
ed.
CAME OUT BUT RETURNED
London, Aug. 21.—The British
light cruisers, the Nottingham
and Falmouth, were sunk Satur
day in the North sea by German
submarines while the vessels
were searching for the German
high sea fleet according to an of
ficial announcement issued by the
admiralty shortly before mid
night. One German submarine
was destroyed by the British,
while another was rammed and
possibly sunk, according to the
admiralty statement, which fol
lows:
“Reports from our lookout
squadrons and other units show
ed that there was considerable ac
tivity on the part of the enemy in
the North Sea Saturday, the 19th.
“The German high sea fleet
came out, but learning from their
scouts that the British forces
were in considerable strength, the
enemy avoided an engagement
and returned to port. i
“In searching for the enemy we
lost two cruisers by submarine
attacks—H. M. S. Nottingham,
Capt. C. B, Miller,’and H. M, S.
Falmouth, Capt. John Edwards.
- “All the officers of the former
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUG. 21, 1916
FARMERS BENEFITTED ‘
BY ADMINISTRATION
Legislation Affecting Them Out
lined by President
Washington, Aug. 20.—\Vhat
Congress and the administration
have done for the farmer is out
lined at length in a letter from
President Wilson to Representa
tive Lever, of South Carolina,
Chairman of the House Commit
tee of Agriculture, made public
today by the White House. The
President formally announces the
signing of the agricultural appro
priation bill, marking *‘the prac
tical completion of an important
part of the program for the bet
terment of rural life, which was
mapped out at the beginning of
the administration,” and conveys
to Mr. Lever and his associates in
both houses his appreciation of
their services to the nation.
Summing up the record, he
mentions increased appropria
tions for the support of agricul
ture; efforts to foster production ;
the co-operative agricultural ex
tension act, creation of the office
of markets and rural organiza
tions, the cotton futures act, the
grain standards act, the federal
warehouse act, the good roads
law, and the federal reserve and
farm, loan acts. . !
ATTENTION, PROPERTY
OWNERS
This is to notify you that I shall
enforce the Weed and Garbage
Ordinance to_the letter. * Within
fifteen days all the weeds on pri
vate property must be cut and
placed in some convenient place
by the property owners for the
garbage wagon to collect. If the
weeds are not cut by the prescrib
ed time I shall be compelled .to
make cases against the offending
parties. The trash and accumula
tions behind the business houses
must be gathered daily and placed
so that the garbage wagons can
remove it.
DR. J. G. M. LUKE,
ey Health Officer.
The local merchants all report
a record business for last Satur
day. More cotton was brought in
and sold than any previous ycar
on the same date and the city was
full of shoppers from this and the
surrounding counties. About 200
bales alone were ginned at the lo
cal gins. ‘
were saved, but thirty-eight of the
crew are missing. All the officers
and men of the Falmouth were
saved, but one leading stoker,
Norman Fry, died of injuries.
“An enemy submarine was de
stroyed and another was rammed
and possibly sunk.
There is no truth in the Ger
man statement that a British des
troyer was sunk and a British bat
tleship damaged.”
Manhattan Shirt Sal
This is a Sale the men all look forward to, because
they all know what a Manhattan Shirt is and the idea
of being able to get them at such low prices.
All $1.50 Manhattans n0w....................8115
" 3200 o i s e
“ $2.50 and $3.00 Manhattans n0w..........51.95
ANy 4.00 o O v i
. X 9 6.00 o Bik T
You will save money men to let us fill you Shirt needs
for you in advance at the above prices.
Come in and see the new things
in Ready-to-wear for Fall.
NEWSPAPERS RAISING
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Cost of White Paper Going Sky
High
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 19.—News
papers all over tix» United States
are raising the price of subscrip
tions by the year and by the copy,
according to reports received in
Atlanta. This is forced ‘upon
them, it is stated, as a result of
the increased cost of white paper
and 2!l cther material necessary
o gets QUL apapet.
At the present time, according
to local publishers, the cost of
white paper is twice what it was
at the same period last year. The
same 1s true of metal, type and
ink. The newspapers in Atlanta
up to recently have kept their
prices the same, but a few weeks
ago were forced to raise the price
per copy from two cents to three
cents, at which they are sold by
the newsboys on the streets. The
advertising rates have remained
normal, but it is only a question
of a short time until the publish
ers will have to advance the rates.
MR. McCARTY RETURNS
FROM EASTERN MARKETS
Mr. J. Ly McCarty returned
Sunday morning from the castern
markets, where he was for the
past ten days making his fall se
lections. The McCarty- John
stone Co., according to Mr. Mec-
Carty, will this season be in bet
ter shape than ever to serve their
increasing demand for fine wear
ing apparel, especially is this
true in the ladies’ and children’s
line. The famous Wooltex line of
ladies’ ready-to-wear, for which
the McCarty-Johnstone Company
are exclusive agents in this scc
tion of the state, is especially
strong this season and Mr. Mc-
Carty assures us that his firm has
the largest selection of this sty
lish line of ladies suits and skirts
that they have ever carried.
“I could not see any scarcity of
mechandise in the markets,” said
Mr. McCarty ‘this morning to a
Leader-Enterprise reporter. “It
is true that the general lines may
have been affected some in price
and quality through these unset
tled conditions, but the specialty
houses, the firms from whom
most of the McCarty-Johnstone
Co.’s selected lines come, are not
appreciably affected, as their. ef
forts have been to maintain their
styles, prices and puality up to the
standard set for the lines in the
past and upon which they have
built their immense business. Al
ready our goods are beginning to
arrive and the attractive advance
shipments in all of our lines will
be displayed for the benefit of our
customers as soon as opened up.
The policy of our firm to make
lthis establishment one of service
GERMANS REPULSE |
BRITISH ATTACKS
Berlin, Aug. 20—British attacks
on the Somme front yesterday
| Were repulsed, says today's ofh
~ial statement. On the Verdun
lfmnt the French penetrated the
ivillage of Fleury. ‘The announce
[ment reads:
’ “North of the Somme the fight
ting gradually decreased in inten-
Isity. Near Ovillers hand to hand
|fighting continued until evening.
Northwest of Pozieres and on
both sides of Foreaux wood iso
lated British attacks were repuls
ed.
l “Information is now at hand
that at least eight British and
{four French divisions (about
| 200,000 men) took part in Fri
day’s attack.
On the right bank of the Meuse
(Verdun front) the enemy yester-
I(l;ly evening repeated his attacks
'in the Thiaumont-Fleury sectors
and again penetrated the village
luf Fleury. Elsewhere he was re
|pulscd. Northwest of Thiau
mont wood and in Chapitre wood,
gflw enemy made unsuccessful at
itacks with hand grenades.
I BIG REVIVAL
The Central Chiristian Church
will hold a two weeks revival be
ginning: Sunday morning, Sep
tember 3rd.
Plans have been perfected for
the meeting and it is believed by
the members of the church that
it will be the most successful re
vival ever held in the city. All
committees have been appointed
and will commence active work
ithis week.
Rev. E. G. Orahood, who held
the meeting last year with such
good results, will do the preach
ing. Rev. Orahood expects to
put the New Testament doctrins
squarely before the people of
Fitzgerald and will deal largely
with the fundamental principles
of the Christian Religion.
The Musical features of these
meetings will be above the usual‘
thigh standard set by the choir of
|lhis church. |
' I, I*. Doroughty, wife and son
of Live Oak, Fla., and Mr. ;m(ll
Mrs. B. H. Drew, of Macon, pass
»d through the city this morning
en route to Live Oak. I
D. T. Paulk, messenger for the
House, returned home Friday and'
1s again in the race for :mothcr}
term. “Uncle” Dan s a fixture
at the Capitol and no doubt will
land his job again next session.
to the swell dressers of this scc
tion has been accentuated this
season and our friends will fully
agree with us when they see the
results of our purchases in every
department.”
Piece Goods in the New Waslqj
Goods at a Reduction and Saving
to You.
Special Table of 50c V0i1e5...... .................... 2Be.
i # v« 2cVolles ~...............u
i “ * 15 and 25c V0i1e5...... .......13%»
See our window display of figured Voiles and Batiste
we are offering for 10c yard. These are all fast colors
and makeup beautifully. o
Special Sale of Remnant Curtain Materials. ... 1-8 ‘1
Have you seen the new Lace edgings and inserti'm‘n‘..,{,‘j‘f?fi:
These are Laces you will simply rave over. They anef
beautiful. : |
E One Price to Everybody
Monday -
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 101
P iRy f
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 21 —Whasdkey
‘in wholesale quantities is comrmE
into Atlanta under fictitious mam.-.
lcs and is being delivered o T
‘chascrs shortly after, it armwes,
laccording to evidence urenrfued
tby the local police antharities.
} It appears that some Atlasta
jmen are so keen to get therr fig
uor, and the limit of two quarts
'pcr month imposed by the prabs
bition law is so entirely inude—
quate, that they have figured wart
a scheme to secure almost imymee
diate deliveries through the wid
of certain agents who make 2 fups
iness of taking orders.
These agents, according o ghee
evidence in the hands of the pr
lice, send a large number of daily
orders to liquor houses outside i
the state, and use fictitious manses:
in directing how-to ship. A fazst
as the shipments arrive, the
agents send negroes the morses
to pay express charges, and for
nish each negro with the rrasme fe
shall use in' applying for “Hi™
shipment.
In this way the agents are we—
abled to keep on hand quite =
Il;n'gc supply and to sectire a smst
supply every day. Purchasers
pay the agents and the agents wle
liver to the purchasers withis z
short time after payment is nrade_
The police got on to the scheme
through some negroes wheo osrre—
ed state’s evidence, and they ane
exerting cvery effort to put the
agents out of business, tn wihachs
event the members of the Amcient
and Honorable Order of Bursang
| Thirst will be compelled tor eved
ve from their fertile brams zm>
‘uthcr scheme to citcumment ¥
law.
!THE BEN HILL SINGING
| CONVENTION
A large number of Fitzgerzd
ites joined the rural populatiom «f
Ben Hill county at the commts
singing convention at Saffesy
church Sunday. More thamr fif
teen hundred people are said o
have been gathered at the c¢lharcl
where the all-day sing was enjoy—
ed by all present. Dinmer, as
usual, was served o the gromeed.
it i e e
THE FITZGERALD PUBLIC
-~ SCHOOLS OPEN MOM
DAY, SEPT. 4, iar6
_All pupils who have not been
SUCCESSFULLY VACCINAN-
D will be refused admvission mmw—
til they have been re-vace imatedl.
~ The superintendent wilf e
his office at the High Schul
building for one week hefore fhe
‘opcning day. :
| L. S. OSBORNE,
TF Cllienic.