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WEDNESDAY
EDITION
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
PRESIDENT"S ADDRESS MARRED
BY SUFFRAGE DEMONSTRATION
Washington, D. C,, Dec. 5
President Wilson's address to
congress today was marked by a
woman suffrage coup in the gal
leries—the first real show of or
ganized militancy in the capitol—
and by a great demonstration of
congratulation to the president
upon his re-election in which
many Republicans joined with the
Deémocrats. After acknowledging
the prolonged cheers and applause
which greeted his entry to the
hall of the house, the president
then launched into his address, re
viewing recommendations for rail
road legislation, the corrupt prac
tices act and had passed to his
recommendations for a broader
government for Porto Rico. He
was just about to begin the sen
tence: “The present laws govern
ing the island and regulating the
rights and privileges of its people
are not just,” when over the rail
of the gallery where sat a party of
women suffrage leaders, there
fluttered down over the heads of
an amazed assemblage of senators
and representatives a silken ban
ner of suffrage yellow bearing in
great black letters the inscription:
“President Wilson, what will
you do for woman suffrage ?”
The suffragists said afterward
it was their protest that the presi
dent should plead with congress
for broader suffrage for the men
of Porto Rico while he did not
mention their own cause in his
address. :
Page Snatches the Banner
1&5 the banner rippled down the
suftragists sat smiling and unpe
turbed, watching the effect. A
diminutive page, raised on the
arms of men directly under the
gallery, grasped the edge of the
bannergand snatched it down.
President Wilson, attracted by
the stir, looked up from his read
ing and apparently taking in the
situation at a glance, smiled
broadly and without hesitation or
interruption turned his eyes back
to his manuscript and continued
his address to the end without
further demonstration.
Before the police could get to
the gallery the suffragists’ press
agent was busy handing out “can
ned” reports of the affair, replete
in detail, giving the names of the
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Wife, Daughter, Mother or Sister.
There could not be any more useful gift. One
that will always be appreciated.
Special lot of ladies Ready-to-wear
just received for our Christmas
trade. | o
Suits from . - - $lO to $35.00
Coatsfrom = - - $7.50t0 $25.00
Dresses from - - $6.75t0 $25.00
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
LIST OF U S MONEY ASKED
FOR GEORGIA
Washington, Dec. 3—Estimates
sent to Congress today by Secre
tary McAdoo of appropriations
necessary to continue rivers and
harbors work in Georgia:
Inland waterways between Sa
vannah, Ga., and Beaufort, S. C,,
$3,000. s :
- Harbor at Brunswick, $36,250.
Harbor at Darien, $4,000.
‘Harbor at Sapelo, $35,000.
Harbor at Savannah, $545,000.
Altamaha, Oconee and Ocmul
gee rivers, $60,000.
Fancy Bluff Creek, $l,OOO.
. Saltillo river, $2,000.
St. Mary’s river, $7,000.
Waterway between Savannah
and Ferdinanda, Fla., $40,000.
Postoffices »
Appropriations asked by Secre
tary McAdoo of Congress today
to carry on postoffice building
work during the coming year in
clude the following Georgia post
office buildings:
Barnesville, $20,000; Dawson,
$20,000; Fitzgerald, $40,000;
Douglas, $20,000; Moultrie, $40,-
000 ; Statesboro, $39,500; Wash
ington, $30,000 ; West Point, $15,-
000, and $25,000 for the Savan
nah quarantine station.
militants and interviews with
each. : ;
“Has the White House issued
any statement about it ?” chorused
a dozen of or more of the suffra
gettes.
. Up to a late our tonight, how
ever, the white house had not and
there were no indications of
whether the president was much
put out.
- Aside from the suffrage incident
the demonstration of welcome
which greeted-the president was
the feature of the joint session.
Many Republicans joined in ap
plause and cheering, which was
led on the floor by William Jen
nings Bryan and some of the cab
inet members. It was said to have
been the most prolonged outburst
of applause since the president
began the custom of reading his
addresses in person.
The President’s Address
The President’s address in full
will be found on page three, first
column.
Do Your Christmas Shopping at the Empire Store
1 and Give Useful Gifts--
FOOLISH, useless, unappreciated giving is rapidly passing into ancient history. People as a whole are
looking for the useful things in life and putting their brand of dissaproval on the things that are no good
in life. You are especially invited to the Empire Store to see the beautiful display of appreciated gifts, the
little inexpensive things that are most useful to the whole family.
Why not one of
these be autiful
Coat Suits, Coats
or Dresses for the
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, DEC. 6, 1916
‘About thirty prominent farm
ers of the Ashton community met
at the school building .Monday
night for the purpose of discuss
ing and hearing discussed. the
problem of raising cotton. and
other money crops in spite of the
boll weevil; which is surely ap
proaching. \Wesley R. Walker,
President of the Ashton Club,
called the meeting to order at 7:30
and turned the floor over to farm
demonstrator J. T. Pittman, who
introduced the speakers in their
regular turn.
Mr. J. M. Jones, tobacco ex
pert, spoke forcibly on the pros
pect of raising tobacco in Ben
Hill county, stating that the soil
and climate - were particularly
adapted to this plant .and that
there was no reason why it should
not be grown for profit. After his
speech many farmers expressed
their intention of planting from
two to ten acres in tobacco.
The next speaker was Prof. Fi
rer, of the State College of Agri
culture, who spoke fluently in the
interest of Horticultural endeav
or. He assured the farmers that
good money could be made in
planting cantaloupes on the acre
age discarded of cotton, and he
explained how peaches and pe
cans could be grown for profit.
Mr. Tucker; of the A. B. and A.
Extension Department gave a
practical talk, for most part con
firming the statements of the
other speakers and adding to that
the interest of planting more pea
nuts, beans, and cover crops. Mr.
Tucker made his talk along the
line of stock raising more em
phatic by relating practical ex
periences.
A suitable description of the
talk by I. Gelders, the county pub
lisher, can hardly be given, but
it was based on the welfare of the
(rising generation upon the foun
dation of thorough co-operation
of the parent with the school. “I
believe in raising better stock and
produce,” said Gelders. “I be
lieve in the development of the
soil to its greatest capacity; I be
llieve in the promotion of pro
fictency in all industrial pursuits;
but above all I believe in raising
better boys and girls by develop
ing their minds in channels whose
currents. lead to greater profi
ciency as the older race begins to
wane away.” It was plain that
What is better for husband, father,
son, or brother than a Hart, Schaf
fner and Marx Suit at
$lB.OO to $27.50
Styleplus - $17.00
The above items will be a gift long
to be remembered from the fact
that you are making a gift from
the best mens clothing in America.
One that the service alone -makes
them appreciated. @~ :
$OO.OO REWARD
A reward of fifty dollars ($3O)
apiece will be paid to any civil of
ficer or civilian for the apprehen
sion or delivery to the proper
military’ authorities at any mili
tary post of the following:
Julian N. Brightman, Fitzger
ald, Georgia, Age 21, cyes brown,
hair brown, complexion light,
height 5 feet 7 inches, weight 145
pounds. :
Stanley C. Davis, 313 South
Lee street, Fitzgerald, Georgia,
Age 23, eyes hazel, hair brown,
complexion light, height 5 feet
7 3-4 inches, weight 145 pounds.
SAMUBRL }. TAYLOR,
Capt. 18th Pa. Inf., N. G., U. S. A.
3t (Advertisement)
’PUTTING UP A FILLING
STATION /
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The Standard Oil Company
}rented the lots on corner Central
and Main on which they are
}crccting an up-to-date filling sta
tion. The structure will be ar
ranged so that cars can be driven
under shelter and air and water
supplied free. The innovation is
a welcome one and will generally
be appreciated by autoists.
THE LEADER - ENTERPRISE
GETS THERE. ARE YOU IN IT?
schools rested heavily upon Geld
er’'s mind and he expressed his
thoughts in a practical way.
During the evening not a word
was spoken amiss, but the great
est of interest was made eyident
by the extraordinary quietness
which pervaded the room, and the
careful attention of the listeners.
The meeting lasted two hours and
we feel that a more favorable treat
could not have been given us at
this time! A-week ago the Ash
ton club was organized for the
purpose of fighting the boll wee
vil, and promoting the interest of
planting cantaloupes and other
money crops in spite of the wee
vil. Several new members were
added to, this list Monday night
and it is our opinion that the pests
will strike many live ‘wires in
this community when they come
on their life long visit to this sec
tion.
J. GORDON HOLT,
Secretary Ashton Club.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. s.—Whether
the jurisdiction over the Jim
Smith cstate lies with the court
of equity of Habersham county or
with the ordinary of Oglethorpe
county formed the chief phase-of
the Jim Smith will case as it was
argued for the first time before
the supreme court of Georgia yes
terday. The case reached the
court in the form of an appeal on
a bill of equity filed originally in
Habersham county, asking for the
appoinment of receivers. ?
Jim Smith was a millionaire of
Oglethorpe county, and litigation
over his vast estate and involving
mén and women in various sec
tions of Georgia, was instituted
soon after his death.
Judge Hamp Mc\Whorter, of
Athens, and S. H. Sibley, of .Un
ion Point, appeared for the estates
and H. H. Perry, of Gainesville;
W. A. Charters, of Gainesville,
and \V. D. Martin, of Commerce,
represented claimants to an in
terest in the estate through Sal
lie Smith, of Habersham county.
MR. BREWER ENTERTAINS
PROMINENT MEN
Hon. W. T. Anderson, of the
Macon Telegraph and Mr. B. M.
Norvell, secretary of the Macon
Y. M. C. A., were the guests of
Mr. J. C. Brewer Tuesday. The
party came down from Macon
Monday night for a hunt and
spent the day on the lands of Hon.
Marion Dickson. Tuesday night
a number of citizens paid their re
spects to the visitors at the Al
dine Hotel. The party bagged the
legal number of quail early in the
day and, being of the law-abiding
sort, contented themselves with
their catch, though the tempta
tion was great, as Mr. Anderson
states it: “Quail were as thick as
blackbirds in a rice field.”
The party expects to return to
the city next week, when the
present supply of birds have been
constimed.
Sheriff W. H. Fountain is hav
ing the room at 117 South Main
fitted up in elegant shape for oc
cupancy with a first class market
which he proposes opening the
first of the year.
A beautiful pair of Silk Hose are b:th useful and appreeiative.
When you give a pair of Silk Hose give one that is of fine guals
ty. Black Cat, Trueshape, Onyx, Notaseme are the best bramii
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: Shoes for the ladies is a
thing: we can’t do withowi
Nothing will please her
like a Dorothy D0dd.......................83 to $7
Voile, Crepe de Chine, Silk, and ;
Georgette Crepe Waists will make * "\!lfi.\ :
a most pleasing gift. ’{ : iy R
Noiles .J........ 8100 (08250 B W @'s C
Wash Silks ........$1.50 to $3.00 KGRV 2N\
Crepe de Chines ...$2.00 to $4.50
Georgette Crepe ...$4.25 to $6.75 -
One Price to Everybody -
Phones 18 and 155.
Monda¥
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 147
. New York, December 4—The
stcamship blown up in the Ruos
sian harbor of Archange! sewesaft
weeks ago with the loss of ml
lions of dollars in munitions amd
other war supplies, were destyong—
ed by bombs placed in the carpoes
of the ships at the piers of tht
Bush Terminal company in this
city, it was charged today at g
lice headquarters by the commen
cial agent here of the imperial.
Russian embassy.
According to the Russianm rep--
resentative, C. I. Nedzikhowskw,
the bombs were planted to sk
evidences of extensive thefts .
this country from the cargees.
Samuel Gatter, a Brookiym jmaic
dealer, has been arrested in com
nection with the case on a federal
charge of having stolen articles
his possession.
’BIBB REFUSES TO PAY
HALF OF ROAD DEFICIT
' Macon, Ga., Decgmber s.—The-
Bibb county commissioners hawr -
refused to appropriate $450 o
help make up a deficit of FX&E
arising from thesurvey made wf
the highway between Macow amd
Atlanta, for which Fulton commty
has appropriated $450. The Habd
county commissioners stated that
they were willing to pay for tie
survey through Bibb, but net. s
that through other counties.
The commissioners have de--
clined an invitation to attemd @
meeting at Dublin Thursday, =t
which time it is proposed to ga- -
tition the state highway couwmsts- -
sion to begin work as soon as pres- -
sible on the highway hetweer:
Macon and Savannal.
The board also declined to in
dorse the action of commissicaners
of the various counties Detween
Macon and Thomasville, who mwet:
in Americus recently and petitiom
ed the state highway conrmassion
to begin work as soomn as possible
in the fiscal year 1917 on the romte -
between Macon and Thomaswille.
The Bibb county board wemidf
not indorse either of these prope
sitions because it has already gome
on record” as favoring the work:
on the Dixie Highway Shext
Route first.
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