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MONDAY
EDITION
ificial Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
GITY BUILDING HERE
When the first charter provid
ed for the establishment of a mu
nicipal water and light plant, its
promoters had only a faint idea
of the possibilities of this civic
enterprise. But few cities had
undertaken to provide its citizens
with these necessities and some
of them had failed in the experi
ment. As Tar as we remember
Cordele at that time was the only
town in Georgia which owned its
lighting plant, since then sold to
private interests, and Atlanta had
the only municipaily owned water
works, as far as we are advised.
~Though the experiment for a
‘while seemed destined to fail in
the Colony City, as it had in oth
ers, through petty politics, the
plant has gradually but surecly
made itself a fine investment for
the city and a desirable mstitu
tion for its citizens. Though the
entire investment for the plant is
represented in about $60,000, its
value today is easily $200,000 or
more, as its earnings, if properly
accounted for, represent at least a
10 percent dividend to the tax
payers on a valuation of $200,000.
If private capital had posses
sion of this great asset and the
city would pay for the water and
light used for public purposes at
the rates usually charged by pri
vate water and light companies in
cities of this size and larger, the
city council would have to raise
something over $17,000 to pay in
to the coffer of the corporation
thatignay be the owner of the light
“nd ‘water plant. That these fig
ures are conservative and based
on-experience tables of other cit
ies we simply itemize:
'.%he city now uses 100 arc lights
it hight up the streets, the service
asrendered now would cost, a$
it «does cost all other cities, from
$65 to $lOO per light. \We have
taken for our figures the conser
vative basis of $75 per light per
year, which makes $7,500. 85
“white way” posts at $635 per post
per year 1s a low rate but the to
tal amounts to $3,100 and there
is no private company which fur
nishes the all night lights at that
low figure. One hundred fire
plugs, for which we allowed $3O
per year cach, is lower than most
of the cities pay. \We have not
given any credit to the plant for
the numerous lights used in the
alleys and public buildings for
which there is no charge nor have
we taken credit for the millions
of gallons of water used for
sprinkling and other than fire
Atthe Empire ; C l S k f l.‘ “ M h d Atthe Empire
store -~ A Complete dtock of Fall Merchandise s o
‘IT means a great deal to one’s shopping comfort to be able to look about in a storelwhere it is pleasant and
4 where there is everything to make your wants complete. Such a store is ours. If you have no thought of buy
ing, you are welcome to see and admire. We are here to serve and ever at your service. You will find every
'department complete. Our ready-to-wear-garments are exceptionally good and the silks and dress materials
‘include the finest from the worlds best manufacturers, while the gloves, hosiery, neckwear, etc. are the smartest
things you could wish for. f '
Fall Suits-- £
Our showing this season of the New Suits is the best
we ever had. Beautiful models for street and. dresé
occasions, in Velours, Chiffon Broadcloths, French
Flannels, Gabardines, Poplins, serges and other wanted
»f’abrics many fur trimmed. All the new colors and all
sizes $lO.OO to $35.00.
Fall Coats--
Coats for street and dress wear, in wonderful collect
tion; beautiful Velvets, Velours and Plush, mostly built
on loose fitting comfortable lines, also nice models in
serge $6.50 to $25.00. S et
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
WILSON TO RESUME HIS
CONFERENCES WITH
NEWSPAPER MEN
Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 29.
President Wilson today arranged
to resume conferences with news
paper men which were a feature
ot the first two years of his ad
ministration. Through this me
dium he is expected to discuss po
litical questions freely.
Soon aiter entering the \White
{louse the president maugurated
the policy of seeing \Washington
correspondents twice a week and
submitting to a cross-fire of ques
tions. When foreign affairs Dhe
came delicate Mr. Wilson stopped
the conferences. He now plans
to s¢e newspaper men twice a
weel “vhile at Shadow Lawn.
go e president spent. several
hdurs reading letters and tele
grams from Democratic leaders,
and attending to public business.
Tomorrow he wil review the
Fourth New Jersey regiment at
Seagirt, N. J.,, and will address
members of young men’s Demo
cratic clubs from New York.
GROUND BROKEN ON
“THIRD WARD SCHOOL
Austin and Stone, the contrac
tors for the new school buildings
have a large force at work exca
vating for the Third Ward school
building. Material for the build
ing is arriving on the grounds
and the work will be pushed to
completion as rapidly as men and
material can be secured.
purposes. Ana still it grows and
keeps pace with the rapid devel
opment of the city. Through its
own carnings for the past several
years great additions have been
made to the original plant and
larger machinery has Dbeen in
stalled. The sanitary sewers are
being kept up and maintained out
of the net earnings of the plant
and .ellon.a.rate. for water and
lights less for the same service
to private consumers than in any
other city of this size in the state.
- The success of tinis municipal
experiment should encourage its
‘extension. This asset of the city
could well be used to encourage
manufacturers, beautify the city
and make Fitzgerald the mececca
for homeseekers. The daily ca
pacity of the plant is barely be
ing touched by the few motors
now 1n operation, its capacity will
‘never be reached by merely con
fining ourselves to the normal de
mand for electricity. ~ With it
‘the overhead expenses wiil al
ways be a liability until its carn
ing opportunitics for day current
may be utilized. To that end the
‘present Board of Commissioners
!sh()uld give their attention.
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, OCT. 2, 1916
3l
gULDER FRACTURED
- Waycross, Ga., September 30.
—Yesterday afternoon during the
carly stage of the ioothall game
at Piedmont between school boys
(ieorge Fesperman had his right
shoulder painfully injured. 1t is
fcared the shoulder was fractured
but, this has not been definitely
determined. George is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fesperman,
who reside on Jane street. [His
injury was dressed at a hospital
and he is able to be out today al
though suffering much pain,
It was later in the game that
Palmer Bosworth was fatally in-
Tured, : )
BEROOKS LAWRENCE TO
SPEAK IN FITZGERALD
Rev. Brooks Lawrence, the new
Superintendent of the Georgia
Anti-Saloon League, is scheduled
to preach at the First Baptist
church October Bth at 1k a. m,
and at the Central Christian
church at 7:30 p. m., the 'same
date.
Rev. Lawrence is widely known
for his intense activity in the sup
pression of the liquor traffic, and
to him is given the credit for
placing the drastic anti-liquor
law on the statute hooks of Ala
bama, after which the Georgia
law is largely modeled. One of
our friends from Birmingham,
Ala., writes:
. "Birmingham, Ala,, Sept. 8.
“To Whom it May Concern:
“As a member of the .Head
quarters Committee of the Ala
bama Anti-Saloon League, 1 have
been for quite a number of years
associated with Mr., Brooks Law
rence m League work. I unhesi
tatingly recommend him as a
man, as.a worker and a diplomat,
He is one of the most effective
men in our cause that I have ever
been associated with.
Yours very truly,
: GoH BSTES,
Istes Insurance Agency.”
Which 1s indorsement enough
tor s,
POPULAR ATTORNEY GETS
GOVERNMENT JOB
Chas. "B, Teal, the popular
young attorney, received an ap
pointment with the Inter-state
Commerce department, in its de
partment of valuation of the phy
sical values of railways.
Mr. Teal will appraise the rcal
estate owned by ratlways in his
territory. -He will leave for
Washimgton in a few days to en
ter the service.
Fall Dresses-=
SMART new models of Crepe Meteor, Chemeuse and
Satin; also beautiful ones in Silk and Serge combi
nation. - Also the popular Navy Blue Serge Dresses
which is every womans ideal dress for fall. New full
Skirts, many models trimmed beads and colored silk
embroiaery. All the newest colors are here for your
choosing, $6.75 to $25.
Fall Skirts-
Separate Skirts in smart new models are here for you.
All having a tendency toward fullness. There are
Skirts for school wear, for sport and motoring wear and
for dress wear. Materials include Serges, Taffetta and
Poplins; also stripes and plaids $2.50 to $18.50.
Waycross, Ga., September 30.
—From injuries received in a
football game here yesterday af
ternoon Palmier Bosworth died ‘at
an early hour this morning at the
King's Daughters hospital.
He was fourteen years old; the
son of Mrs. W. ]. Eve, of Tampa,
Fla.. With his mother he came
here a short tme ago for a visit
to relatives. e had planned to
return to Tampa this weck to
enter school Monday. tie was an
unusually popular boy, and un
til Mrs: Eve moved to Tampa a
few years ago Waycross was his
home. A
Palmer’s skull was fractured
when he struck the ground heavi
ly after being tackled by two of
the opposing players.
According to those who were
witnessing the game voung Bos
worth, at the time he was hurt,
had the ball and was trying to get
through the opposing line. He
was tackled and wnen he fell
backward his head struck the
ground. He was given immediate
attention and when pieked up said
he was alright and could walk to
the buggy in which friends were
going to take him home. On the
way to the buggy he collapsed
and never regained consciousness,
At first he was taken to the
home of his grand-mother, Mrs.
Mary Beck, on Mary street. Lat
er he was removed to the King's
Daughters Hospital where physi
cians performed an operation. An
immense blood clot had formed
against his brain and after this
was removed it was hoped the
boy would rally and recover. His
condition, however, gradually be-
Lame worse and shortiy before 4
o'clock this morning he died.
The game that was being play
»”’ on the institute grounds was
between boys and was only one of
ls:c\'cr;t] they have plaved lately.
l In their bereavmen: the: family
have the sympathy of many
friends. Palmer’s death, taking
as 1t did a bright and promising
hoy, has cast a pall of gloom over
"the entire city and no accident
here has ever occasioned as much
genuine regret and sorrow as the
one that coused his death.
Palmer was well known in this
city, and loved by all who knew
him. He has visited on several
occasions in Fitzgeraid, the guest
of his aunt, Mrs. C. A. Holtzen
i(lnrfl’. He was born in Fitzger-
ATLANTA STREET CARS
WERE TIED UP SUNDAY
Atlanta, Ga., October 2—For
the first time in her history, since
she was a village, Atlanta has
seen a day pass without a single
street car maving, and hundreds
of Atlantians today are massag
ing their joints with liniment to
relicve the soreness from record
breaking hikes.
\fter the street car company
stopped all cars at 10 o'clock yes
tgrday morning on account of the
strike, blaring the police depart
ment for failure to protect the
non-striking conductors and mo
tormen, not a single car was mov
ed for the balance of the day, and
the community faced the most se
rious transportation problem in
its history.
[t being Sunday and a day of
fine autumn weather, the streets
were thronged with processions
of people who filled the sidewalks
and overflowed into the roadways
while automobiles were in the
greatest demand. Taxicab and
jitney drivers reaped a rich har
vest, and lucky was the owner of
an automobilc who could travel
independently of the street car
tie-up.
Trathe policemen found the
task of handling the great streams
of trafhe suddenly simplified and
made easy, for there were no
street cars on the tracks, and they
had nothing to do but regulate
the movement of automobiles
and pedestrians.
$226,000 DAMAGE -
: SUIT TO BE TRIED
Albany, Ga., October 2. Judge
Cox yesterday overruled demur
revs by the defendants in the case
of J. L. Hand vs. Albany Phos
pihate Company, Tennessee Ferti
lizer Company, et al., suit for
$220,000 damages. This case will
come. up for trialat the next term
of court.
RTSR S AR N AT, KU WA L% ARSI K TT T
ald, his mother at the time visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Mary Beck,
at that time a resident of this city.
The 'many friends of the famil
in Titzgerald extend to the De
reaved mother and relatives their
most hearticlt condolences
His remains were laid to rest
Sunday afternoon in Oakland
cemetery. The funeral was held
in the Methodist church at 2 p. m.
Rev. L, o/ Ballard 4wd W Re
Price officiated. The Boy Scouts
of Waycross and the entire stu
dent body of Piedmont academy
attended and furnished the honor
ary pall bearers in honor of their
lamented playmate.
. °gge
Fall Millinery--
CHIC is not expressive enough to discribe the charm
of the magnificent millinery that is being exhibited
daily in the millinery Parlor. The shipments are al
most daily, not any two hats alike. This keeps you in
touch with newest medels fresh from the largest millin.
ery Salons in the world. This is a growing department
of our big busy store.
Come in and let us show you the correct millinery for
this season.
F MPIRE MERCANTILE (0.
One Price to Everybody
‘ Phones 18 and 155.
ionday
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 119
ITS ENTIRETY
Sparks Wecrld’s Famous Shows
to Visit Fitzgerald for Qme-
Day Only--Two Exhibitians
Four hundred peaple emplaged
and carrying over two hundred
forcign and domestic animals, is
the statement made by Mr. §. (.
Tracy, agent for the Sparks-
Shows, who was in towa last
Saturday making arrangemwnts
tor the appearance ot this big cic
cus here on Wednfsday, Octudyer
18, ;
This strange colony of pesple,
handsome horses, rare wild ami
mals and the golden curavans, aoe
scheduled to arrive here during
the early hours of the morning <
the above date in their own spc
ial trains from Hawkinsvitic,
where they will exhibit the dawx
before.
Circus day will begin wizghh a
big street parade at 10:30 A, %
and two performances will fx:
given, the first starting at awo
o'clock and the other at eight
o'clock.,
The grounds known as the Cie
cus Grounds have been arrameed
for by the agent and a numixs of
our merchants will receive wesa
tracts to furnish immense guanci
ties of feed stuffs for hoth wan
and beast.
The Sparks World Fareom=
Shows have been successiufls esi
tablished for the past twenty—sex -
en years and bear a. repufation
second to none for the higleciass
exhibitions presented amd 2l
honest manner they have of deal
g with the public—io gamdhling:
or grafting being tolerated or car
ried with these shows.
_ BISHOP’S VISITATION
The Rt. Rev. F. F. Reese, 3. I 3
Bishop of Georgia, will wsisit
St. Matthews)s church, Fitrger
ald, Sunday, Novemhe~ Sth, at 13
G'elock, and adarinister the oige of
cdaulirmation, “he vyicar wmal
adly conter ith amd etrwes
‘be children aood adults cesanes
of conlirtnatioz: Kud'y let hrae
have your nantes as saan as pas
sible.
J. W. BLEKER;
Paston-
MONEY TO LOAN by own
er, five to ten thousand doliazrs
for three to five years on well e
cated farm.s Apply addressmg
OWNER, care Fxchange Natvom
al Bank. &