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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18
PLEA FOR INVESTIGATION.

The Atlanta Constitution thinks that there
be more diversified farming in the south
year than ever before in the history of the
Sculture of this Begion.
'If so, the present industrial trials and tr-
lions of this section may prove to be bles-
Is in disguise. The necessity which forces
ssit of old ruts and induces us to turn our at
Ion to new possibilities, instead of combining
<fforts to few staple crops grown by our
mrs under other conditions, may also show
treat light. It may bring us to an appre-
Ia of opportunities which we have neglected.
Ia is very low, and tobacco is not as prof.
as it has been in times past. If, in addi-
ID cotton and tobacco the farmer has pro-
needfu1 supplies of other things, he is still
the mercy of other people.
This is one way to insure independence and
.se of comfort at home, and these things are
than money, even if the money crops
be relied upon always to yield an adequate
81 to the ladorer. Stern necessity often
lessons of great and lasting value. Crop
;cation in the south may come as one of
Hons.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18
ONE OF MANY.
Fayette, Ca, March 18th '05.

Fayette, Ga, March 18th '05.
Mr.. J. E. Mercer, Fitzgerald Ga.
Dear Brother:-Please find enclose one
dollar for subscription to Enterprise for
1905. Would have sent it before but am a
little hard up this winter, but think this
will be all o. k. Was very sorry that you
had such hard time this winter with
smallpox, but am very thankful that you
got through all right and at your work
again. think you was very fortunate to
secure such an able and worthy person as
Mrs. Ingles to take charge of, and edit your
paper through your long siege of illness.
think she did fine. May the Good Lord
bless her and bring her through her illness
as | see she has been very i'll. And may
God bless you also brother Mercer 10 your
noble WORK OF UPLIFTING AND MPovE-
ING FITZGERALD BOTH MORALLY AND FINAN-
cIALLY. SINCERELY BELIEVE YOU ARE Do
ING AS MUCH OR MoRE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
AND BETTERMENT OF FITZGERALD THAN ANY
OTHER PERSON and may God bless your
every effort in that time that you make, is
my prayer.
]. C. CLARK.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18


Pull for Fitzgerald or pull out.
Triton was visited by her 'steenth fire
Il the year, Thursday. There is something re-
harkable about the frequent recurrence of fires
hat have destroyed so much of our plucky
kighbors property
Editor Mercer of the Fitzgerald Enterprise
aims the distinction of being the author of
BAT squib, Pull for your town or pull out"
Be thought that another man was the origlna-
Ef.--Masfield Leader.
We do not remember to have made the claim,
|nt we are at least entitled to know who the
Athor is-we want to know him. In the mean
me Pull for Fitzgerald or pull out"
The editor of the ENTERPRISE was in Triton
ew hours yesterday and the recipient of cur
rs and the kind attention of the handsome edl-
81 Of the Gazette.
We had heard so much of the recent contla-
atoms destructive of so much property that
did not expect to see so much town left but
v're building and moving ahead with energy
the greatest confidence.
The grand jury that adjourned yesterday
Ike all records as to the amount of work dis
rged. More than hundred bills were con.
cred; eighty odd true bills were found. Be-
IS the jury undertook to perform all the duties
La them in charge by the court.
Foreman H. w. Bussey presided at every
rs session and for two weeks has been a very
M man. His pains-taking efforts are shown
he general presentments, which will be pub
ed in Tuesdays ENTERPRISE. The present
hts were gotten together with rush Friday
rnoon, but fully cover the questions consd-
and duties performed.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18
Despises a Dull Time.

the Early County News.
Jess Mercer, he of the Fitzgerald times a
week Enterprise, despses a dull time, and as if
he didn't have his hands full with the job of edit
ing his paper, throws out the following salty
announcement in the last issue of the Enter
prise. (Folowed by announcement for
ofice.)
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18
The Tax Question.

age found in property returns.
The closing paragraph of this
correspondence is a severe COM
ment either on the officers of the
different counties, or upon the
dishonesty of the people of the
state generally, viz: The public
records of the two counties
speak for themselves and the
people of these two counties are
not more dishonest than the peo-
pie of other counties, and the
law under which Judge Spence
is acting is a general law and ap-
plicab1e to the entire state.
What do the public records of
these two counties disclose? The
fact of a shortage of 81, 1000
in the land values, returned, ex-
elusive of lands owned by ne
groes, and one witness swore
that he knew of $4,000 worth of
real estate in his own community
that did not appear on the digest,
etc, such conditions could not
exist under wise judicious law.
This is no new discovery.
These facts have been known
for years in both Irwin and Will
COX counties, if the word of hon.
est men can be relied on, and yet
this correspondent asserts that
Judge Spence needs no board OF
equalization when, at the same
time, Judge Spence has orga-
nized the grand juries of these
counties into a board of equaliza-
ton for his district and this is as
far as Judge Spence can go. He
is doing all that any man can do
under this law.
Other districts may and no
doubt many will, remain in stat
ute quo for an indefinite number
of years. Hence, Judge Spence
in his efforts to carry out the
law is inf1icting an equal burden
on the people of his circuit as to
state taxation.
But, on the presumption that
every district in the state takes
up the same work as Judge
Spence is now doing in his dis
trict in constituting the grand
iuries into equalization and in
vestigation boards: How long
will it be till the counties lapse
into the same chaotic state as
now prevails? If under the op-
erations of the law this deplora-
bic condition has come once, is it
not more liab1a to come again. 1t
is very reasonable to think so.
Therefore the only sure way
of avoiding such conditions is to
revise the law in such way that
it will never be necessary to turn
grand juries into an improvised
board of equalization.
A law requiring the county
clerk to make out digest from
the county records instead of
from the schedules when then
even, when given to the tax re-
ceiver, and often overlooked or
lost. This occurred in Wilcox
county to my own knowledge, a
dijest made out from the county
records should Include every di-
vision of land-lot or section-in
the county and all the sub-divis.
ions thereof. The aggregate of
subdivisions of each lot should
equal the plumber of acres con-
tanned in the lots.
This work once carefully done
and copied into new digests from
year to year will never pr
NIT any real estate to escape
taxation.
I am going on the presumption
that the making of the digest
from the schedule is according |
to law, because that is the way it |
is done in several counties of the |
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18
SUPERIOR COURT.

Superior court has done a tremendous
amount of business this and last week. The
grand jury had acted on ninety-seven true bills
up to Thursday evening, and found mo bill''ir
only fifteen instances
In addition to the cases already reported as
tried, the following cases. towit:
State VS. Joe Richardson-Larceny after
trust. Not guilty.
State VS. Annie McIntosh-Assault and bat
terry. Guilty.
State VS. Morris Spencer-Pistol concealed.
State VS. Haywood Sim mons, principal: l. L.
Scott, accessory Shooting at another. Sim
mons, guilty of misdemeanor; Scott, not guilty.
Henry Wade--Msdemeanor Guilty.
Ben Patterson-Murder. Guilty, with rec
ommendation.
S. A. Observation-Disclosures Guilty.
Will Spencer-Larceny after trust.-Mlsde-
meanor. Guilty.
John Observation-Disclosures Plead guilty.
VIM. Manufacturing and swindling.
Guilty.
State VS.. John Land, for the murder OF his
father is being tried as we go to press After
which the term will probably adjourn.
The following cases have been transferred
to the county court
Mary Bufort-Simple larceny.
Lewis MISUNDERSTANDING
A. J. Trrner-Wife beating.
Robert Fussell-Cheating and swindllng.
Owen Observation-Disclosures
w. T. Fusse--Cheating and swindling.
W. II. Observation-Disclosures
w. T. Observation-Disclosures
w. IT. Fussell-Misdemeanor
Martha Fusse-Misdemeanor
Martha Fusse1l--Se1ling mortgaged propt'y.
W. y. observation-disclosures
Robert Fussell-Seng mortgaged prop'ty.
c. E. Fussell-Misdemeano
C. E. Observation-Disclosures
The following cases were called and the
bond forfeited:
B. F. Wcox--Simple larceny.
Jeff Neesmith- Simple larceny.
Jehu F1etcher-Assault with intent to kill.
r Wi1cox- " " -"
Nora Jones-Larceny after trust.
J. l. Connor-Arson.
A. C. Swift-Larceny after trust.
John McRea-Larceny after trust.
The following cases were continued for
cause:
r. c. Observation-Disclosures.
Rance Bell-Attempted robbery
Howard Dixon-Simple larceny.
y ~
Superior Court will close its full two weeks
session this evening. Judge Martin has worked
with the greatest energy and ZEAL He had de-
voted every minute of the long hours of the
daily sessions of the court for two full weeks to
the business of the court, discouraging every
suggestion on any other subject Unfortunate
1y there is much business unfinished on both the
civil and criminal docketss, but that is because
there was simply too much work for a two
weeks court. A month would, perhaps, be
necessary to clear up both dockets.
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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18
CAPTAIN J. E. Mercer draws

Captain J. E. Mercer draws
a salary of $3.50 per month tor
editing The Fitzgerald Enter
prise and the splendid work he
is doing on that paper shows
that he is earning every dollar
he gets. Captain Mercer is a
live wire, and withouthis spicy
paper there would be a dull
time in the sanctums of the
Georgia weeklies.--Ha
vile Dispatch and News.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18
Saturday, March 10, 1905. y

R9~ Note the dating of the label on your
paper. See that it is correct. If not come to
the Office or write us about it. The figures
show the date to which you have paid-That
you owe us from that date at the rate OF $500
per annum unless you pay within the year.
Dur cash price is $1.00 per annum.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23
LIBRARY HEARING IS DELAYED
Condition of DR.. TrueWorthy Such
That He VIII BE Unable to
Attend Investigation

With every councilman in the city
prepared to probe into the library
muddle. DR.. Trueworthy, one of the
three members of the board who have
been censured for their part in the dis
missal of Miss Jones, is very i'll and
will not be in condition to take part
in the proceedings for at least three
months.
This unavoidable blocking of the
wheels of justice will probably result
ii long continuance of the library
case, for the councilmen are desirous
that the directors have their hearings
at the same time,
DIR. Trueworthy was injured in n
wreck of Monrovia electric car Au-
gust II. He was injured in the head
and has frequent spells Of dizziness.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23
THESE LIVE AGENTS SELL
THE HERALD
IN THE CITY.

HOTEL VAN NUYS BROADWAY news
stand, 416 South Broadway.
HOTEL NATICK news stand, 11G West
First.
Second and Spring.
II. f. GARDNER, 3O5 South Spring.
HOTEL ANGELUS news stand, corner
Fourth md Spring.
HOTEL WESTMINSTER news stand,
corner Fourth and Main.
HOTEL ROSSLYN, 4S7 South Main.
II. A. ROHN, 513 South Spring.
RAMONA BOOK COMPANY, 2O7 West
II. w. COLLINS, 03s South Main.
j. RAWAK, Hotel Lankershim news
NEW ERA BOOK COMPANY, 651 South
HOLMES BOOK COMPANY. AL South
HOTEL NADEAU news stand, corner
First and Spring.
OLIVER & HAINES, 1OS South Spring.
HOTEL VAN NUYS news stand, Fourth
r.. E. MOORE, 1922 Pasadena avenue.
II. SIOLINO, corner Seventh and Hill.
FREEMAN LISCOMBE COMPANY, Six
teenth and Main.
MIR. CANSERT, corner Seventh and
MIR. HARMON, 1914 North DAILY.
MRS. KORBELL, 1868 East First.
HOLMES BOOK COMPANY, 257 South
Main.
| NJ. A. REM, 61S East Fifth.
| N. LOENNECKER, 251 East Fifth.
G. WETHERILL, 244S South Main.
b. AMOS, 514 West Seventh.
E. JOPE, $40 West Seventh.
G. SAKELARES, 51b North Main.
| JACOB MORTENSEN, 312 North Main.
HENRY PORATH, 623 Central avenue.
A. S. RALPH, III Commercial.
w. l.. SHOCKLEY, 151 North Main.
MAX ROTH CIGAR CO., 100 South Main
j. ID. ALLEN, 1946 East First.
LADD 6 STORY, 2133 East First.
| G.. TATE, $500 East Fourth.
SU PHELPS, 172S East Seventh.
A. METZGER, $40 East Ninth.
MIR. CUTBUSH. corner East First ana
Utah.
#. DEHMLOW, z592 West PicO.
NORFOLK STOVE CO., 1858 West Pico.
| A. ELMSTEAD, 2O2O South Main.
| H. STRICKLIN, 2O53 Santa Fe avenue.
| n. G. ABLE, 524 East Fifth.
/ A. NJ. DUFF, Twenty-first street md
Maple avenue.
j. *. DUKE, 2O20 Central avenue.
DAVIS g. SATCHELIi, 1O5 North Boyle
| avenue.
r.. j. HOUSE, zOO1 East Main.
| j. VALDEZ, 1925 East Main.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23
QUESTIONABLE INSURANCE REMEDY

It is announced in an authoritative way that the
president will make the life insurance business chief
subject in his annual message to congress There have
been direct inmatons that he favors federal control of
the business and it is expected that he will recon-
mend in his message dispatch from his
home says he has "in course of preparation his
message congress, and he proposes to dis
cuss the insurance situation in that message, with
reference federal legislation for the regulation of in
surance he desired confer with his close friends
to the manner in which he should treat the subject"
The astonishing developments of loose management
in the three big New York life insurance companies
the largest in the world, make that subject one Of
paramount importance 1t concerns every city,
and village in the United States and the country
districts as WELL It home other subject
does to the domestic hearth since it involves the
fort of millions of widows and orphans
There can no question that radical reforms in the
business Of life insurance imperatvely demanded.
Public confidence in the system has been shaken by
the disclosures in progress and without drastic
action of kind that confidence may be entirely
destroyed Something must be done to inspire full
fdence in the honest and faithful control of all life
insurance funds. That much the public demands and
the strain public patience will stand tension
But how shall the necessary reform be effected?
The plan of federal control under discussion all
the country and 1t likely to be popular when
congress assemblies. In view of the graft revelations in
various departments Of the government, however.
thoughtful persons likely to ask themselves whether
the adoption of the federal control plan would not be
akin to Jumping of the frying pan into the fire."
In the first place the assumption of life insurance
control by the government would be innovation that
might prove to be dangerous as precedent In the
statement powers delegated to by the
stution there is nothing touching authority to handle
such affairs as the insurance business Such business
is prohibited negatively in fact by article of the
constitutional amendments, follows: "The powers
not delegated to United States by the constitution
prohibited by it to the states reserved to the
states respectively to the people"
The present grilling of the New York life insurance
concerns by committee of the legislature shows that
the states handle the insurance business, and with
out gloves, when occasion requires There is hardly
doubt that the New York legislature in its next session,
will take measures for radical reforms in that business
And the outburst of public indignation throughout the
United States will lead to similar legislation in other
states when it may be deemed necessary.
Think of possible gang Of federal grafters in
troll of the millions of dollars in custody Of the life
insurance companies
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23
ALERT MINOR CITIES

The minor cities of Southern California to have
stirred by the example Of Los Angeles in building
for the future" in the matter Of water supply. AS
announced yesterday in The Herald, In special dis
patch San Bernardino, "A gigantic merger of all
the interests of the southern and eastern sides
of this valley has been practically completed and will
soon be a reality" And it is said that the consumma
ton of this project much to the section
cerned as does the Owens valley project to Los An
gees."
The water merger, reported from San Bernardino
is relatively stupendous than the one Los An
gees is undertaking. 1t comprises the water rights of
several companies and corporations and involves
money value approximating 100000. All the terri
tory is covered from the mountains westward and
southwestward, including East Highland, Mentone,
Grafton Redlands, Iona Linda, etc.
The Bear valley water system is the basis of the
new project That system has been in litigation nearly
years. greatly to the detrment of all interests
connected with it. But by Of the settlement
effected and the amalgamation of all the minor water
interests in that section ample water supply is
assured for what is locally called the of the
orange belt"
Several of the smaller cities and towns in Los An
geles county feicating themselves the prospect
of participating in the Owens valley water supply
There will be large volume of in of the
citys years after that supply available and
the surplus may be marketed elsewhere.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23
a SimpIe Remedy

Attorney General Moody was discuss
ing certain flaws in the criminal code
and certain remedies that had been sug-
gested.
"These remedies" he said, "are not
logical; they would not be effective II
enforced. They are singularly like the
remedy that chophouse waiter once
indicated to an impatient guest. The
guest had ordered a chop, and when it
was brought in to him he said, with a
disgusted air: Waiter, my plate is
quite cold The waiter smiled encour-
agingly. Yes, SIR he said, but the
chop is hot, sir, which I think you'll
find it'll soon warm up the plate nicely,
SIR"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23
PUBLIC INTERESTS FIRST

The opening of the fall season In municipal affairs
gives promise for early bridging Of the breach
between the and the city council In regard to the
personnel of the board of public works. The scope
of that boards power Is SO broad, under the authority
creating it. that the appointment of members to serve
1t is the mos. important that devolved upon
Los Angeles mayor. addition to the normal func-
tons of the board understood when 1t was author
ized, the whole control of the Owens valley water
project within its province. Hence the mayors
rmness in sticking to the appontees whom he named
several weeks ago. and hence also the determination OF
majority the council to confirm these nominees
But the mayor and the councmen are not the chief
parties In interest relative to the installation OF the
board of public works. The people Of Los Angeles are
entitled to first consideration in that matter The
board by the popular vote and the people
will insist that their mandate shall become effective at
the beginning of next year, in conformity with the
provisions creating the board. The and the coun
Gill; public servants expected and required to
respond promptly to their official obligations.
The get together policy for which Los Angeles is
noted abroad should be invoked to bridge that breach
between the mayor and the council in regard to
appontees for the board of public works Throughout
the aimportan doings relative to the water PROPOSE
ton the mayor and the council have pulled together
with the steadiness of an team little yielding on
each side now and particularly little more consdera
ton the people for public interests would lead
to satisfactory understanding concerning the member
ship of the board of public works
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23
HAT SAVES LIFE
IN A COLLISION
ANGELEN0 HURT IN WRECK
NEAR RENO
William M. Steele Sustalns a Severe
Wound In Forehead, Derby Which
He Wore Preventing Death
With Crushed Skull

A derby hat saved the life of William
M. Steele of Los Angeles, who was one
Of those injured In the collision near
Reno, Nevada, last Tuesday.
AS it was, Steele sustained a severe
wound in the forehead, but is living
witness to the efficacy of stiff hat in
a Quitting I'M contest with the sharp
edges of a highly vanished seat in a
tourist sleeper.
Steele arrived in Los Angeles yes
terday morning and during the after
noon applied at the United States pen
sion department in the county clerks
office to have his voucher issued. The
old man was accompanied by his
daughter.
When Steele presented his papers
showing his service as a soldier in the
Union army the clerk noticed his
SCARED features and remarked that
Steele must have been rehearsing some
of the old battles recently.
"Yes, have been fighting with the
railroad" remarked the old soldier,
land as a result I have about half
dozen extra cuts and battered hat as
mementoes.
IT left Milwaukee, where I had been
visiting for some time, accompanied by
my wife. When we changed to the
Southern Pacific line we were given
berths in the sixth tourist sleeper of the
first section.
Thrown Against Seat
1.-THE train was the first of the excur-
sions to Los Angeles and was in three
sections. We were in southern Nevada
last Tuesday night and I had just fin
ished my evening meal and was stand
ing out in the aisle when the collision
occurred.
ut seems there had been a collision Of
freight trains on the line ahead of us
and our section had been tagged just
in time to prevent an accident. The
second section could not be tagged and
plunged into the last coach of our
section. The force was so great that
was pitched headlong against the sharp
edge of one of the seats.
II was wearing a black derby hat and
this was crushed, the stiff brim flatten-
ing against my forehead and the sharp
edge of the seat inflicting a long cut.
There were forty hurt in the wreck
and I was one of the last to receive
medical attention. The attending sur
geon, after an examination, told me
that had it not been for the stiff hat
which wore my skull would have been
crushed.
my wife, who was sitting few feet
away from me, was not injured"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23
Sept. 2.3 i'm the Worlds History


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disfanchsed
crossed the Schuykll
1779-Amecan Richard
captured the British frigate Seapis Capt Pearson
British intercepted Taytown about
twenty-five miles above New York. and taken into custody
Thomas Paine elected the national
vention of France
American exploring party under Capt Lewis and Clark
Louis having lost but of their party.
battle the the United
victorious.
the ships the line and fgaes
visited terrific
destroyed persons
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23

The reports of railway trafnc officials show that
$4,000 carloads of oranges shipped from California
during the past season. all but small fraction being
from the southland The value of the crop $780,
925 000 of which the growers get $14500000, the
mainder going to transportation account AS the
of The true orange belt is comparatively small the
put that other agricultural product equals in
profit that of the oranges grown in Southern California
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23
That Was Different

Upgardson - You're always talking
about people who accept tainted
money from multimillionaires, yet l
happen to know that you accepted a
bunch of money from one of them the
other day.
Aton-By George, old man. that was
different! I won it from him on a bet.
Chicago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23

Is the love of Pasadenan for his dog ardent that
he is willing to serve term in Jail token thereof?
The question is raised by the imperative order that
every dog owner must pay a dog license fee or be
adudged guilty of misdemeanor with the penalty of
$50 fine and the alternative of jail term.