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THE FITZGERALD ENTERPRISE THREE TIMES A WEEK By the FITZGERALD PRINTING COMPANY ROSS E. HAMMOCK & HARRY W. BURNETT, Lesces JESSE MERCER, Epitor 82.00 Per Year in Advance. $2.50 if Subscription is Allowed to Lapse Fatered at the Fitzgerald, Ga., P. O. as Mail Matter of Second Class ADVERTISING RATES: Fifteen Cents per inch net cash: No advertisement for less than $l.OO. Will not contract for “position.” 5 cents per line for locals and readers. THURSDAY. APRIL 11, 1912 We can have a good moral town if we try. It all depends on the people. Put yourself squarely on the clean and moral side in every issue. It will do you good and make your friends proud of you. The farmers need April showers to germinate the newly planted seed, but rainy seasons (l'elay the already tardy farm work, A dozen or score of good men organized for righteousness sake can absolutely control the moral status of a community of this size. Will the councilimen who promised that there should be no blind tigers run in connection with the near-beer places, keep their word? We find some who believe they willand will vote to cancel the licences of the violators. _ | e | The conflict is always on between the good and the bad, the mor-‘ al and the immoral, the law-abiding and the lawless. It is irrepressible, but rarely ever so fierce as in this community at this time. 1 Where do do you stand? 1 Yes, conditions are bad in the vicinity of the saloons and it ap-l “pears to be difficult to successfully prosecute the tigers and law-breakers, but they will be overtaken by their own iniquity. A public sentiment of their own creation will overthrow them. ; S ——————— | Just after every local election the men who represent the morali element realize how easy they might have defeated some candidates who represent the wide open element in this"community. It would be more to the point if they made the calculation a few days in advance of the day of election. : 'POLITICAL DUTY. Every voter should support his ideal at the ballot box. That is the natural sequence of the American system, and it must be admitted that the polls tell the story every election day of the character of the electo rate. Men do cast their ballots in accordance with their conscience. When the choice of an office is between candidates of different degrees of moral stamina the voter can be sized up quite correctly by those who understand the ratings of the candidates and know the ballot of the voter. The clean voter usually votes the clean ticket, for the sober, decent and trustworthy candidate. The voter without ideals or lofty purposes will usually be found on the side of the candidates of that character. Who are you supporting, déar reader? THE CORPSES OR FEATHERS OF DEAD EIRDS. From The Atlanta Georgian, Let every woman who claims to be more than a mere skelton up on which fine apparél is hung, every woman who believes she has a heart and a mind, pause and consider the enormity of the crime agaiust the feathered creatures of earth which fashionable millinery wages. And let her resolve to use her feminine ingenuity and taste in creating hats and bonnets for her own use which do not require -the corpses or feathers of dead birds to make them beautiful, There is the appalling racr that the decrease of birds means the Jncrease of insects and moths, and the consequent destruction of {fruits, grains, vegetables and trees. The wearing of furs can be defended by the argument that wild animals would soon own the earth if not destroyed, and that human beings need their skins to keep them from cold. But no such argument can be offered in excuse by the women who cause birds to be staughtered by the millions for their use in head decorations. ' Answered in Life, Prayer Remamed As Guide Through Death A prayer she haa learned years before, and had been answered in life, remained through death as a guide for Mrs. Mary L. Bowen, who died in Fitzgerald, January 14, 1912. Even as death approached, rela tives of Mrs. Bowen heard. her murmur the lines over and over to self. Her life had been blessed by good health, and although she was 69 years of age, her mind remained as a child’s. The prayer was used as a text by the minster in the funeral ser vice. The lines were taken from a religious publication years ago, and were found in Mrs. Bowen's Bible. The prayer follows: “Oh, most merciful God, cast me not off in time of my old age. Forsake me not if my strength faileth. May my hoary head be found in righteousness. Preserve my mind from dotage and imbicility, and my body from protracted disease and excruciating pain. “Deliver me from despondency in my declining years, and enable me to bear with patience whatever may be Thy holy will. I humbly ask that my reason may continue to the last; and that I may be so comforted and supported that I may leave my tesmony in favor of the reality of religion and of Thy gracious faithfulness in fulfilling Thy gracious prom ises, and when my spirit leaves this clay tenement, Lord Jesus, receive it. Send some of the blessed angzls to convey my inexperienced soul to the mansions which Thy love has prepared; and, oh! may I have an abun dant entrance ministered unto me into the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.” Rank and File of the Party ir That Great Section Recog nize His Worth. HAS REDEEMED HIS PLEDGES His Acticns as Chief Executive ¢i the State of New Jersey Show His Political Ability and Ine. tegrity—_ioyal to People. BY CHARLES G. HEIFNER, Chairman of Democratic State Come mittee cf Washingtcn. I know pretty accurately the senti ment of the rank and file of the dem ocratg of the West. They are strong ly in favor of Woodrow Wilsen foi cur Presidential nominee next year, !} feel sure that this statement will holé good in every state west of the Mis sissippi River. 1 recently spent some time in the east on business that brought me in touch with a numbe: of influential business men. Inci dentally 1 bave had occasion to dis cuss political conditions with these men and I am glad to say that, regard less of past party affiliations, I finc them strongly in favor of Governor Wilson. It is not difficult to ascer tain the cause of this faith and trust and coufidence on the part of farm ers, wage workers and business men in the political ability and integrity of Woodrow Wiison, He Ekept the faith. A year ago while a candidate for Governor of New Jersey be made certain pledges and promises to the people of that trust ridden state. The pecple tock him at his word and elect ed him, the first democrat to be elected Governor in that state in six teen years, and to the gratifying amazement of all bonest men and tc the utter consternation of the politica! tricksters he and his loyal support ers in the legislature proceeded to en act laws and carry out plans in ez act conformity with kis pledged word to the pecpie. Among the plain peo ple everywhere he has conie to be re garded as a man whose performances square with his promises. Just such a man is imperatively needed as the chief executive of the United States. Having demonstrated his practical ca pacity to accomplish things in his own state, though cne branch of the legislature was of opposite political faith, it is not surprising that there is such an overwhelming demand for hig elevation to the White House. All Favor Wilson. I believe the State of Washington will send a delegation to the mnext Democratic National Convention fa vorable to Governor Wilson for our presidential candidate, and I might say further that I believe be is the only demccrat who can get the elec toral vote of that state, and other Western States. We democrats out there are not unmindful of the merit ed consideration which other great democrats are receiving at the hands of their fellow citizens throughout the country, but we believe Governor Wilscn, more nearly than any other avowed candidate, typifies in his rec ord and his persomnality, those quali ties and characteristics which the average American is proud to see ex emplified in the President of his country. Hence, his popularity in the East, the West, the North and the South. His record as a scholar, an educator, an historian and as stu dent and writer on social and eco nomic subjects all combine to equip him to be just what he is today—a fin ished orator, a great statesman and our logical leader in solving the great industrial and financial questions which now disturb the business world, and. which the republican party has proved itself incapable either to unm derstand or to solve. Governor Wil son is progressive in that he is not wedded to the mildewed past or te precedent to such an extent as to make him timid and afraid to meet the demands of the present hour. I am for him because he stands for genuine representative governmeni—the act ual rule of the people after careful consideration of all governmental matters coming before them. He would free trade and commerce of the imposts and handicaps with which they are now burdened. He would place on the statute books a law reg ulating inter-state commerce so clear, so concise, 80 just and so definite that all men and «ll corporations would not be left in doubt as to whether they were complying with or violating the law. He would thus place our indus trial affalrs upon a solid and iegiti mate foundation, freed from uncer tainty and distrust, In his record as Governor of New Jersey he has literally lived up to and exemplified in his every act the time honored temet of democracy: “Equal rights for all, special privileges ' to none.” He will bring to the discharge of his duties as chief magistrate of the na tion, the right scholarship of a Ban croft, a Lowell and a Hawthorne, all of whom held political office; he will have had the experience that comes from practical administration and executive responsibilities, and ir every respect he will worthily rank with those other great leaders of democracy whose achievements make brighter and more glorious the pages of American history. These are some of the reasons why I am for him aad why the American people are for him. ARE MICROBES IN YOUR SCALP? 1t Hes Been Proved That Microbes Cause Baldness. ? Professor Unna of Hamburg, Ger many, and Dr. Sabourand, the leading French dermatologist, discovered that a microbe causes baidness. Their theory has time and again heen amply veritied through research experiments carried onr under the observation of eminent scientisis. This microbe lodges in the Sebum, which is the nat ural hair oil, and when permitted to flourish it destroys the hair follicles and in time the pores entirely close, and the scalp gradually takes on a shiny appearance, When this happens there is no hope of the growth of hair being revived. We have a remedy which will, we honestly believe, remove dardruff, ex terminate the microbe, promote good circulation in the scalp and arecund the hair roots, tighten and revitalize the hair roots, and overcome baldness, so long as there is any lify: left in the hair roots. We back up this statement with our own persecna! guarantee that this rem edy ealled Itexall “93” Hair Tonic will be eupplied free of all cost to the user if it fails to do as we state. It will frequently help to restore sray and faded hair to its original color, providing loss of color has been caused by disease; yet it is in no sense a dye. Rexall “93” Hair Tonic accom plishes these results by aiding in mak ing every hair root, follicle, and pig ment gland strong and active, and by stimulating a natural flow of coloring pigment throunghout the hair cells. We exact no obligations ‘or promises —we simply ask you to give Rexall “03" Hair Tonie a thorough trial and if not satisfied tell us and we will refund the money you paid us for it. "Two sizes, prices 50 cents and #l.OO. Remember, yon can obtain it only at our siore—The Rexall Store. Denmark D:rug Co. i Resclutions of Respect. WaEereas, God in His infinite wis dom has removed from our midst our comrades, William H. Babbitt and Andrew Pantridge, the comrades of George Crouse Post No. 17, G. A. R, tender their deepest and most heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families of said deceased comrades, we can but bow in submission to this Divine dispensation and sai: “The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away.” i “On fame’s eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And Glory guards, with solemn round The biouvac 'of the dead.” COMMITTEE. ® ¥a Grand Piano Contest | ‘,’ ‘ S : Everybedy, Individuals, Clubs, Societies, Churches, Sunday Schools and Lodges are Eligible to Enter the Contest. : The following merchants are issuing contest voting coupons with every purchase. ' ; : FURNITURE---Sandlin, Fur & Under taking Co. DRUGS---City Drug Company. DEPARTMENT STORE---I. Golden berg & Company. AMUSEMENTS---The Lyric Theatre. HARDWARE---Johnson Hardware Co. GIGARS---R. L. King. CONFECTIONERS— Adams’ - Candy Kitchen. BAKERY---City Bakery. BARBER---O. K. Barber Shop. MILLINERY---The New Millinery. GROCER---T. S. Graham. JEWELER---E. P. Wightman. These merchants only are issuing the voting coupons. Patronize them and secure the voting coupons. The Philadelphia Sales Company New York Philadelphia Chicago Semelle ® od - Ant-Skids £ U NN\ /ZW 2 @ N, (K N\ L 82 &2/ Do Prevent Skidding Rubber Traction Surface Protected and Reinforced by Tough, Flexible, Non-puncturing Leather Tread, An In tegral Part of the Tire and Not An Attackment. Firmly Imbedded Hardened Steel Studs Do Prevent Skidding. B. T. STRICKLAND FITZGERALD, GEORGIA ANNGUNCEMENT. “To the Voters of the Third Congressional District I have the ambition to represent the Third district in congress. As to my fitness and worthiness, I propose to submit that to the vo ters of the district, along with the other dentlemen who may aspire to the honor, in a democratic primary. “I am a farmer, was born and reared on a farm in this dis trict, and have contributed all that I possibly could to the ad vancement of the farming interests of my section of the coun try. ; “As a member of congress I would be controiled largely by the same desires and purposes that have actuated me aSa pri vate citizen in advancing the farming interests of the state and county, which ultimately is the interest of every person, wheth er merchant, lawyer, doctor, banker, mechanic or citizens fol lowing other callings. “T'shall be glad to meet the voters face to face in every coun ty of the district before the day of election.” : Sincerely, Joun R. MERCER. TAILOR AND PRESSING---P. R. Morrison & Company. BUTCHERS---Central Meat Market. NEWSPAPER RIGHTS- -- Fitzgerald Enterprise. ; ELECTRICIAN---Hussey & Parrott. POOL---Frank Hager. HORSE SHOEING---G. F. Kircher. PHOTOGRAPHER---Brown’s Studio. SHOE HEADQUARTERS---McCarty, Johnstone Company, American State Bank will issue Coupons with every new deposit. The Enterprise will give a $l.OO Coupon with every paid subscription.