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MONDAY
EDITION
M&gan Ben Hill Count;md City of Fitzgerald
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W’ashingwn, Dek. = 30—That
the danger of 2 strike of the “big
four” brotherhood members is a
real one was quictly admitted at
headquarters here today. Ihe
union en are’ bitterly incensed
over the attitude taken by the va
rious railroad systems in declin
ing to accept the provisions of the
/giamson law until its legality
l*}d been passed upon by the
s“liprcme Court.
‘Word has reached the \Vhite
House and the Federal Concilia
tion Board that various locals of
the brotherhoods now are de
manding that the strike order,
made etfective by an overwhelm
g vote and then held up by
the brotherhood chiefs, following
the passage of the Adamson act,
be revived at once. . This the
brotherhood heads do not want to
do, but word has reached Presi
dent Wilson and his advisers that
the task of keeping the union
men in line is a very difficult one.
They are demanding that they
be permitied to strike, and also
that the various other demands,
;(lnc’.'udin;: time and a half over
“ime and the like, be revived.
-1t 1s asserted in circles close to
the Attorney General that a de
cision on the Adamson act hardly
can be looked for before the mid
dle of February. : And, should
the questions at issue be such as
to result in a wide division in the
Supreme Court, it is entirely pos
sihle that the decision may be
held up for some wecks. This
naturally will add to the disaf
fection among the railroad men.
The one great check to a strike
“wrder under existing circumstan
ces is the knowledge of the labor
leaders that if one 1s issued Con
“sloss will jam through the com
“tsory arbitration act in a ker
g/} Fhis s thie onesdiing that
the labor leaders do not want.
But there now is a feeling among
many members of Congress that
the c¢nactment of the Adamson
‘act alone is a mistake and it is en
jiirely possible that this feeling
will be taken advantage of by the
President to get the remainder of
the legislative program approved.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission will commence its hear
ings next Monday on the propos
ed bills, including that which pro
vides for compulsory arbitration.
Organized labor is to be strongly
represented in opposition to the
latter measure.
Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of La
bor, will lead the hght.
Mrs; E. C.- Herring 'returned
Saturday from Boston, Ga.,
where she spent Christmas with
her parents and other relatives.
READY-TO-WEAR and MILLINERY ONE-HALF OFF !
OW i h buy that Ladies Suit, Dress ima s
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Millinery at one half price.
All Coat Suits g™
OFF!
Suits originall_y sold for $12.75 n0w............... . $6.38
Suits originally sold for $15.00 now .............$7.50
Swts originally sold for $17.50 now ..............$8.75
Suits originally sold for $20.00 n0w...............510.00
Suits originally sold for $22.50 n0w............ $11.25
Suits originally sold for $25.00 n0w...............512.50
All Waists one Fourth Off
Voile, Wash Silk, Crepe dechine, f}eorgette priced
from $l.OO to $6.00 at one faurth off.
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DHE LEADER ENTERPRISE
Sheriff Fountain destroyed 83
barrels of liquor which had accu
aulated since the prohibition law
went into effect in May, as the
result of the various raids made
by the sheriff. Finding the meth
od of pouring the contents of
thousands of bottles into the sew
er too slow, the sheriff hauled a
large quantity to the creek east of
the city and poured it into the
stream. Fishing in that section
will become popular for awhile.
Sheriff Fountain was in a di
lemima as to some way of legally
dispose of the stuff. It appears
that neither the out-going nor the
in-coming judge has authority to
issue orders for its disposal and
as the sheriff’'s time to legally
old it closed Sunday night, it
vias wup to him to find his own au
thorfty to separate himself from
tie jundesirable merchandise. As
thzfrc are so many alleged own
eyt to various parcels and barrels
it s not expected that anv claims
for: damages could be instituted,
as the parties in claiming legal
ownership, make themselves li
able to criminal punishment, and
the value of the separate parcels
would hardly justify such a step
as to invite a year’s detention on
the roads of the county or a fine
of $l,OOO. Mr. Fountain is no
douot protected against any suit
frorl such a source.
D. A. R. CRUM OPENS
HIS FIRST COURT HERE
Delayed through carburetor
troubles on his.car, Judge D. A.
R. Crum accompanied by Attor
ney J. Gordon Jones, of Cordele,
arrived in the city about an hour
late this morning and'immediate
ly proceeded to open his first ses
sion of the Superior Court of the
Cordele Circuit. As announced
in an issue of the Leader-Enter
prise of last week, no jury cases
will be called today, but_only ar
guments of attorneys and peti
tions will be heard. |
On account of the large num
ber of jail cases demanding at
tention, the judge will draw a
grand jury to convene on the 15th
to which date the court will be
adjourned.
ST. MATHEW’S EPISCOPAL
GUILD
The first meeting of the St.
Mathews Episcopal Guild for the
vear 1917 will be held Tuesday,
Jan, 2, at the home of Mrs. L. O,
Davis, west of the city. All mem
bers are urged to attend as im
portant business will be transact
ed.
Leader-Enterprise Ads Pay.
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JAN. 1, 1917
AEFEREE LAMBOIN WAS
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N GITY SATURDAY
.
Referce Hal Lambdin, of Way
cross, lately appoinied to fill the
‘position in the new district creat
‘ed out of Bén Hill, Crisp, Dooley,
Arwin and Wilcox counties, spent
Saturday night in the city, get
ting acquainted with the attor
neys and looking over the local
field.
} Judge Lambdin graduated from
‘Gordon Institute at Barnesville
in 1906, which institute was
founded by his grandfather and
which his father, the late Judge
Lambdin, attended when a young
‘man.
| Washington Career
After graduation he went to
Waycross and worked as chief
clerk in his father's law firm.
From this position he went to
\Washington in 1912 as secretary
to the secretary of the United
States Senate. He held this posi
tion until 1914, when he acceptea
the appointment as scerctary to
Congressman Randall \Walker
from the Eleventh (aCorgia dis
trict. He resigned this niace to
move to Savannah in Sceptember,
where he-eritered upon the prac
tice of law, opening up offices in
the Germania bank building.
;, His Marriage
- In 1911 Judge Hal TLambdin
T EREc o ege P 2 B AW~
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Dresses 1-2 Off!
Dtesses that'Sold f0r...........58.78 now .. . . ....$2.88
Dresses that Sold f0r........... §.BO now .......... 4.78
Dresses that Sold fer. ... 5. ... lo.aq now ... .. 528
Dresses that Sold f0r........... 11.80 n0w.......... 3.78
Dresses that Bold fer........... NBO new .:.... .. 698
Dresses that Solditor.. ... ... MOGnew. ... ... 700
Dresses that Sold for. .00 ..« 1800 new .. ..... %80
Dresses that Sold f0r........... 17.60 n0w...... ... 8.75
Dresses that Sold f0r........... 2000 now.. ... ... 10.00
Dresses that Sold for. ~ ...« 2800 now ... .. .. . 1280
AND PRESS
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fort to accommodate our unexcelled service to the needs of each
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OF FITZGERALD, GA
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J.C.BREWER, Vice-President D.A.BRAGG, Asst. Cashier
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Beginning today, and we hope
to continue cternally, the Stars
and Stripes will float over the
Fitzgerald High School building.
A fine pole was offered to the
school by Mr. Blum but it was
later decided to use tiwe pole which
has stood for some time on the
campus. It was re-rigged by the
courtesy of the Water- Light and
Bond Commission,. We have
had a good flag for some time, a
present from ope of e patriotic
societies of the ladies of the city.
The flag was raised with fitting
ceremony. A program by the
Alumni Association and the stu
dents of the High School follow
ed. A large crowd was in attend
ance and a satisfactory sum was
taken in by the Parent-Teachers
association, under whose auspices
the program was held, from a taf
fy candy pull.
Miss Selista Carter is the new
teacher at the. Ashton ligh
Scho i
e e e er e~ em——
married Miss Charlic Heard Har
ris, of Talbotton, granddaughter
of Dr. J. B. McGehee, the famous
Methodist preacher of the South
Georgia conference.
SUBNARINE MAIL
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i
-~ BE ESTABLISHED
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Berlin, Dec. 30— The mail to
be carried on the merchant sub
marine Dcutschland and her sis
ter ships, the German postal au
‘thorities announce, will be known
as “submarine mail” and will be
dispatched to the United States,
Central and South America, the
W est inmes and the Philippine
i Islands. Al letters for trans
‘mission by submarine must be
sent to Bremen and must bear the
inscription “submarine letter.”
OIL WELL TO FREE .
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‘ ATLANTA PRISONER
Monrge, La., December 30—
il gusiisg from the ground near
Cordova, ~ gave the lie to the
experts who testified there was
none there and vindicated 15, C.
Drew, now serving a six year's
sentence in the Federal prison at
\tlanta on charges of using the
mails to defraud. Drew was con-
I\'iclul of promoting a swindle hy
lorganizing and selling shares in
a company which proposed to
}(IHH for ol at Cordova.
| As a result of the strike of oil
{a movement to procure Drew's
Jrclc:m- was started today. Mon
{roe 1s his former home.
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Millinery 1-2 off!
A $2 Hat you canbuy f0r............ ....0 .. 5 108
ASlHatyoucanbuy f0r............ ... k... %158
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A $7.50 hat you can buyf0r...........v 05 B
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ABID Ve I By v s eesme T G
FMPIRE MERCANTILE (0.
One Price to Everybody
Phones 18 and 155.
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Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXII, NO. 157
NEW OFFICERS
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! Sherift .H. Dorminey official
[ly took charge of the affairs of
Ben Hill county at 12 o’clock
Sunday night and this morning,
er. George Dorminey, his chief
deputy, took up his residence in
|the jail. Mr. E. il. Dorminey,
(the newly inducted sheriff, is one
luf the leading men of the county,
a member of the Dorminey fam
tly which for several generations
has been recognized as one of the
I leading families of South Georgia.
| His host of friends look forward
!to his administration of the office
twith a great deal of confidence,
t knowing him to be fully in accord
!\\'ith the best sentiment in e
'cnuniy and pledged to the strict
(enforcement of law,
' Mr. .H. Paulk, who for sev
teral years has acted for the va
| rious tax reccivers of the county
tas deputy, ‘is entering upon the
loffice as tax receiver, Mr. Paulk’s
!rcmnl as assistant to the receiv
“ers was the strong point that se
cvred for Bm so caree a vote at
the primary against his oppo
[nents and his friends feel confi
dent that as principal in the of-
Hice he will fflly justify their.ex
pectations.
| * The only other change in the
| county officers is the resignation
jof Mr. R. L. Stone from the coun
ty board of education, where he
ih:l,\‘ done vaiuvable service for the
county, to take his office of coun
ll_v commissioner. All the rest of
the officers were re-elected to fill
l&'m,‘ir present offices.
PROMOTION GIVEN EM- '
PLOYEES (fl{*‘ A.B. AND A.
Christmas of 1916 will a\waken
more - than the uswal pleasang
memaries in the minds of seygevall
cmployees of the A, b. and A,
Railway on this division as dat
ing promotions in their respective
positions.
Among the fgrtunate ones are
switch engineers, W, . Swain
and A. O. Kennedy, who are rais
ed to main line engineers. Both
these men are old, tried and trust
ed employees and the promotions
are both deserved and appreciat
ed. Fred Stubbs goes up @ from
fireman to main line engineer,
while hostlers Howard and Wil
son are made switch engineers.
Mr. C. D. LaFrage, wio has long
held the sccond trick operator po
sition at the shop office with per
fect satisfaction to Iris employees,
has accepted a position as second
trick train dispatcher with the M.
G.and S. railroad- with headquar
ters at Dublin and enters upon
his new duties todays
The Leader-Enterprise congrat
ulates all these boys on their de
served advancement.