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MONDAY
EDITION
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
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Judge Crum Makes Great Charge
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Judge D. A. R. Crum, the new
ly appointed judge for the Cordele
circuit, made his {irst charge to
a grand jury in the circuit this
morning and fairly sét a new
standard Jor duties ilat devolve
upon grand jurors, emphasizing
cspecially the class of men whose
names should appear in the grand
jury boxes of the counties, a stan
dard which has not always been
followed in this or other counties
in the circuit. .
Outlining briefly the general
duties with which the body is in
vested, he called more specific at
tention to the need of closer sup
ervision of the county’s financial
atfairs and the conduct of the va
rious offices handling county
monies and the fee bills charged
by the justices of the peace in the
county. Outlining the great need
of stricter law-enforcement, the
attention of the Grand Jury was
called to the evil of vagrancy both
among white and black, gamblers
having no other visible means of
support, emigration agents en
ticing labor to their detriment to
climates to which they are unac
customed and through which the
January Sale of Fall
and Winter Millinery
Offers Remarkable Opportunities for you
to purchase a New Hat with which to com
plete the &eason.
Atl-2 Price .
Most assuredly the seasons best opportunity
The women or miss who seeks a fine new
hat to complete the winter season will read
this announcement with pleasure, For here
she wi;l find handsome models, trimmed in
various ways, with fancies of every sort.
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Sbatior P Ne M oW - 2.50
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laborer and employer suffer alike.
The evil of intemperance and
those catering to its unfortunate
habitues, contrary to law received
the judge’s careful attention, and
quoting the recent action of the
supreme court of the United
States sustaining the principles of
state’s rights in the enforcement
of police regulations, as expressed
in the upholding of the Virginia
law, prohibiting the importation
of intoxicants from wet into dry
territory Judge Crum stated that
under this broad decision that
section of the Lord's Prayer:
“Lead us not into temptation but
deliver us from evil” could be
judicially enforced.
No man is above the law, but
conditions have arisen in Georgia
and in certain counties wherein
some have so entrenched them
selves~in the illegal business of
selling intoxicants that the en
forcement of the prohibition law
was made difficult. It is to the
grand juries and the trial juries
that the people look for protec
tion and it should not be said of
any county or any city, that the
law cannot be enforced or that
the courts are impotent to pro
tect the public against the law
breakers.
The grand jury organized with
R. V. Handley as foreman, J. T.
Dorminey, assistant foreman, S.
6. Pryot. Ir., ikt and A M.
Brett, bailiff. Other members of
the grand jury are:
D 2 Lake.
W. R. Watkins.
Mose McCall.
Dock Deese.
G. B. McCook.
G. W. Gladden. °
O Eais.
L. T. Stone.
Vit Clark:
M. D. Stokes.
W. M. Mangum.
E. L. Dorminey.
G. R. Womble. i
Wiley McMillan.
H. C. McDermott.
Tom McCullers.
. C. M. Simons.
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JAN. 15, 1917
FIEHT TN ARBITRATION.
- MEAGURE 15 PLANNED
l Chicago, Jan. 12.—Delegates
irom the four big railway brother
‘hnnds in the concluding session
of ¢heir conference today disciiss
ed various phases of the railway
situation. No formal action was
taken, it being decided that noth
ing should be done until aiter
the United States Supreme Court
had ruled wpon the constitution
ality of the Adamson law.
Among the subjects discussed
were methods to combat the pass
age of a compulsory investiga
tion of rail disputes as outlined in
thew\damson act.
“The railway employes never
will countenance any compulsory
|il:\'cslig'utiun which compels the
men to remain at work while the
luthor fellow prepares ior a strike”
ls:ml W. G. Lee, tne head of the
| Brotherhood of Razilway Train
| men.
MAYOR’S COURT
There were three it attendante
at the morning matinee, one Bill
Butler, from the cotton mills, be
ing charged with “drunk and dis
orderly and resisting an officer”
and he drew $25 or sixty days.
Two husky sons of Ham were as
sessed 83 cach for “putting down”
too much strong drink.
Mr. M. Lavine, of Baltimore,
who has been a visitor to the city
for the past wecek, left today for
his home in Baltimore.
A. L. Williamson.
W. H. 'Roberts.
T. M. Wilbanks. }
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Looking Backward these January Sale prices look
big--but looking forward, Mighty Small
. : It 1s true, and we don’t try to hide the
LOOklng ‘ Bad(ward = " fact, that merchandise was plentiful and
prices were as small in regular season as they are now in sale season.
| - _Even this days prices, which are consid-
LOOklng fOrvvar(»i-'"ered outrageous, will be considered very
reasonable prices when you will witness the still higher prices which are on the
way.
« While buying is good. This January flearaway Sale presents
Moralo merchandise that was purchased 5 months. a year and even
year and half ago! Only on that account are we able to run a January Clear
away Sale with values like these-
In Muslin Underwear
This is a sale worth your time to come to the Em
pire Store and take advantage of our large stock of
Muslin Underwear placed out on tables at greatly
reduced prices. Reducedin a way to sell them and
not merely for you to see. Night gowns, Drawers
Corset Covers, Underskirts, Combination Suits. All
of the best material and great bargains at this re-
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EMPIRE MERCANTILE CO.
THRICE-A-WEEK
AND PRESS
i. C. BREWER, President L. C. MONTAGUE, Sec’y. & Treas. R.J. PRENTISS, Mgr, ios. Dep.
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O o STERGEE R AR, O Titles Fxamined--Extracts Made
afite ) B Ve Tt
i M)O N»TAGU E . Real Estate Loans--Investment Brokers
N ~-‘3|,NI;'\?EE”'ST,MENT; it QQ"‘ Uity and Farm Property Bought and Soif
KN COR e R .\ Insurance, Fire Life, Bonds, Liability, Eie.
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_ Fitzgerald, Ga.,, Jan. 15th, 1917
MR LAND‘and.TIMBER.OWNER, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA:
DO YOU KNOW :
That this firm has tcken a BOOTH at the SCUTHEASTERN LAND
SHOW to be held in Atlanta, from February Ist to 18th, and will rep
resent BEN HILL COUNTY and VICINITY by showing tolthc thousands of g
bsople visiting this land exhibit, the vast resources of our COURNTY,
and thereby bring settlers to our community.
That we will have photographs, maps, scil sampleé and prifie
ed matter, that canast fail to interest the land buying public and -
our salesmzn will be on hand to bring prospective buyers back heme
Lo lock over the many farms we have LISTED FOR SALE, *
That the officials of the Land Show advise us that they ex
pect over 200,000 psople to visit Atleata, that the railroads have 3
spent over $300,000.00 in advertising, in addition to making very
cheap railroad fares, and that more Real Estate will change hands
during this two weekse, than was ever known to be at any one time im
ithe south in so short a timeo
i That it is going to cecst us z2bout $1,000.C0 to advertise RXEF
iHILL COUNTY through this shew and it is an oppertunity not to be
;missed by anyone having lands they wish to sells 5
i THAT WE ARE NoW TAKING OPTIONS FOR ALL FARM AND TIMRER LAEDé
{THAT ARE FOR SALE, AND IF YOU WISH US TO SELL YOUR LAND, COME 7@ OLE
iOFFICE WITH FULL PARTICULARS AS TO DESCRIPTION,.LOCATION, IMPROVE
MENTS, ETC, AND ANY PHOTOGRAPHS YOU MIGET HAVE THAT WE CAN USE aNR
'WE WILL SELL SAME AT THE LAND SHOW. Pt
That there will be more lands sold during these two weeks iw
this county, than was ever sold at any one time before, and if you i
want to sell your lands, now is the time to Ilist same with us and i
be among the lucky ones. »
WE WILL CLOCSE OUR LISTINGS ON THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 27th
AFTER WHICH DATE WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY MORE PROPERTY FOR SALE.
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During the next two weeks we will keep our office open until
9 pe m.every night for the convenience of the public and we make a »
special request that all listings be made as early as posiible,
MQNTAGUE REALTY & INVESTMENT CORPORATION
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Suits and ()Vercoatsri
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Reduced 10%
TWICE a year we @i
run this sale. ‘lt .
isan old policy of AN
ours, and one which ,‘: .
we propcse to follow ‘
out as iong as we fit @k A ONg 4 §
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are unable to, re- ’
place it with a bet- ¢
ter one, | ’ ; .
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Present stocks must N :
must be cleared out S PR\
We refuse, also to ; *
take advange of the ‘
woolen shortage & 1 i
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hald goods at the é\ gét '
regular prices. G v
Copyright Hart Schaffner & Marx
FALL AND WINT
ER SUITS
Were : Now
$15.00 $13.50
26.00 18.50
25.00 22,50
30.00 27.00
- Mondav
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXII, NO. &
FALL & WINTER
OVERCOATS
Were Now
$12.00 $lO.BO
18.00 16.20
20.00 18.00
- 35.00 31.00