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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-19

1st. 100000 license to re-
tail spirituous or malt LIQUORS
in Irwin county, and at the same
time repeal Ocilla's dispensary
law.
End. New County for Fitz-
gerald, whether I am elected or
defeated.
Sd. $2O,0OO.0O license for New
County, with Fitzgerald as the
county site.
4th. Australian Ballot system
for the City of Fitzgerald.
5th. Australian Ballot system
for state, which will mean less
fraud in elections.
9th. Better system of giving
in taxes, so that the poor will not
pay more than their just pro-
portion of taxes.
9TH. State prohibition, or the
anti-iug law, either of which
would reduce crime and poverty
in our commonwealth.
9Th. A law to disfranchise
practically all the buyable negro
vote, and yet not take the ballot
away from a single white man,
even though he does not know
A from B. Alabama has such a
law.
9th. An equal division of the
public school fund, so that each
race shall receive back as near
as possible the amount paid in.
10th. Elect our railroad COM
missioners by the people.
18th. Anti-Pass Bill, so that
we who pay now will not be COM
PEELED to pay for those who don't
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-19

high license into the new county,
provided he was elected and our
new county was created. At one
time during the day DR.. Dor
miny and his friends had about
agreed to acceed to our demands,
but Just at that stage of the
game a certain man came up and
said, Don't make them a ID
PROMISE" and they did not.
Now, DR.. Dorminy and / are
related and have always been and
are still warm personal friends,
and I exceedingly regret the
state of affairs that has brought
about this race. However, rather
than have as our representative
a man who could be Influenced
by others, I have decided to offer
myself for reelection.
During last week it was ru-
mored that I might run again,
anda certain Fitzgerald citizen
remarked, IF Mr.. Wilcox gets
into this race against DR.. Dor
miny, he will be defeated if it
takes Ten Thousand Dollars to
do it," DR.. Dorminy was pres
ent when this remark was made
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-19
MY PLATFORM.

before your city hall, instead OF
having to drive ten miles to the
county site.
I also secured for you your
long looked for City Court bill,
which not only saves the time
and money of our citizens, but
has greatly reduced vagrancy
and crime ia our midst.
Now Fitzgerald is overly anx-
ious for a new county. AS your
representative, I have the bill
under good Roadway. It is fa-
vorably reported, has been read
a second time and is ready for
passage ia the House. With
my cousin as senator from this
district, and with the aid Of those
who favor this bill, it certainly
ought to pass.
Now it does strike me that If
the Fitzgerald voters at all APP
preciate what I have done and
am still doing for them, they
would rally to my standard and
vote for me to a man, with the
exception Of the liquor people,
thugs, gamblers and such other
characters.
I am told that my opponent,
DR.. Dorminy, refused last year
to sign your petition for the New
County, and you have probably
noticed that he has never yet
said through the papers that be
is now in favor of our getting a
new county.
Yours, bound to win,
B E. Wmcox.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-19

pay, thereby allowing railroads
to charge two cents per mile and
yet make more than they do now.
18th. The Child Labor Bill,
which will stop cotton mill men
from working seven, eight and
nine-year.old children in their
factories twelve long hours per
day.
18th. Cigarette Law, which
will save many of our boys from
diseased minds and bodies and
premature deaths.
I also pledge myself to vote
and work for any other bene-
fetal measure.
I wish to call the attention Of
the citizens of Fitzgerald to the
fact that while Fitzgerald proper
has not given me a majority IN
either of my prior races, | have
secured for you all the remedial
Legislation you have gotten dur
ing the past six years. thus re-
turning to you good for evil.
When went to the senate, six
years ago, your city tax rate was
above twenty dollars per thous'
and. l amended your city char
ter, limiting your tax rate so
that it could not exceed ten dol
lars per thousand, except IN case
of disaster. Since that time you
have as many children in your
free schools and your city gov
eminent has been quite as well
managed as when you paid twice
as much per thousand. passed
the bill which made it lawful to
sell your city property for taxes
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-19

l HEREBY ANNOUNCE
MYSELF A CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION TO THE
LOWER HOUSE OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA, SUBJECT TO OUR
COMING PRIMARY.
If l live to serve as Twins
representative, l expect, during
the first ten days of the next
session of our general assembly,
to pass my extreme high license
bill, and at the same time l ex-
pect to pass a bill repeating
Ocilla's dispensary law. Imme-
diate1y thereafter expect to
pass the New County bill, with
Fitzgerald as the county site.
Under the existing laws, the
new county at Fitzgerald, if
created, could be voted back wet,
and would be unless the prohi-
bitionists would go out and buy
votes in the same way that liquor
men do in such elections.
Up to last Saturday quite a
number of prohibitionists had
hoped that DR.. E. J. Dorminy
would agree to carry extreme
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-19
Wilcox Announces
His Candidacy
And Sets Forth His Platform.

and uttered no protest against
this proposed violation of law.
Now happen to know that man
and neither he nor DR.. Dorminy
have $4,000 of their own to
spend in corrupting the ballot,
therefore, if the money is forth.
coming, the liquor men or the
corporations will in all prob
ability have to get it up.
beg to say that I have not
one dollar with which to buy
votes, but 1 have, and now offer,
100000 reward for the arrest
and conviction of any person
who buys, or offers to buy, votes
in our next primary. $500 90 for
the first arrest and $4,000 each
for every other arrest and con-
viction, until the $5,000.00 are
exhausted.
It is rumored that money to
corrupt the ballot has alrerdy
commenced to change hands, not
a thousand miles from Fitzger-
aid, and I will see if I can't have
Pinkerton force, or VIM. Moore
of Atlanta, pick up some of the
corruptors even before election
day.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
Art Exhibit at Public School.

The celebrated Turner Travel
ing Art Exhibit will be on dis
play at the public school March
18th to 18th, inclusive, with 200
of the most famous paintings of
ancient and modern times many
of them in exact colors of the
originals. They are worth sever
al thousand dollars. The size of
the pictures range from 16x20 TO
30x40 inches, and the entire ex-
#hibit occupies 1900 square feet Of
space. The pictures contain the
best examples of ancient and mod
ern painting, architecture and
sculpture in the form of the finest
brown prints, carbons, engraY-
ings, etchings, photographers and
color facsimiles.
Here are a few comments from
newspapers where the EXHIBIT has
been given:
This is the finest collection Of
pictures ever gathered together in
this country. Boston Transcript.
There is something for every
taste and no one will be disap-
pointed. Columbus Citizen.
This collection of photographs
and photographers of famous
paintings is considered the finest
ever presented in st. Louis. ST.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The pictures have been collect
ed BY connoisseur and there can
be nothing but praise for the
work shown. Minneapolis Jour
nal.
Without a doubt one of the fin
est art exhibitions ever presented
IN this country Providence Sun
day Telegram.
There will be special social or
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
THE c. 0. D. TRAFFIC.
DR.. Lowrey Issues an Address to ths
People Of Mississippi.

jackson, Miss, Feb. "a. Dr..
w. L. Lowrey, chairman Of the
G. q. d. Counsel Committee,
gives out the following tonight:
TO the Citizens of Mississippi:
'tThe g. O. ID. whisky business
has stirred the hearts of the right
eous in many neighborhoods of
our great State. The recent de-
cision of Judge Niles on the sub
ject would have discouraged the
timid, but it has only aroused the
determination of the courageous
citizenship of Mississippi. I'm
questionably the laws are being
violated, but even if the laws
we're kept they would not be suffi-
cient for the full protection Of the
people. The whisky dealers are
gloating over our supposed help
Iessness. Some of our Mississip-
pi Congressman are working zeal
Iously at Washington for such
changes in the interstate COM
merce laws as will give us protec-
tion. Many of our noble repre-
sentatives in the House and Senate
at jackson are earnestly at work
on the question.
''The mass meeting held at
jackson on the twentieth was a
notable gathering. Many promi-
nent citizens were there with a
fine representation from the House
and Senate. Stirring speeches
were made by Gov. Vardaman,
Bishop Galloway, Hon. G.. II.
Alexander, Hon. E. +. Noel, Hon.
Sidney Smith and Mr.. Hicks, of
Jefferson, the able chairman of
the House Committee on Liquor
Traffic.
"Such able men as those above
named claim that laws can be
| framed that will meet the difficult
ties. The House and Senate seem
to be practically unanimous in
their desire to meet the situation
effectively, and our courageous
Governor is ready to lend all pos
lsible aid. Let the people realize
that this is a fight between the
upright citizens of this proud
State on one side and outside
whisky corporations on the other.
Who shall win? There can be but
one answer. Our people will not
stand idly by and see the express
offices Of the State turned into
'grog shops.
II send out this letter by re-
lquest OF the mass meeting held in
the State House on the twentieth.
1t is hoped that all papers in Mis-
sissippi will copy. Let every cit
Iizen in every community who is a
friend to law and order, be on the
alert. Let us assist and encour-
age our legislative and executive
officers to the full extent of our
power and the victory will be
ours. w. Z. LOWREY,
Chairman. /"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28

the ground near the depot for the
erection of an opera building
Yes, we have moved into our
new house and are beginning to
feel bit 'shomely."
We had heard of the fellow who
stole shucks from blind COW,
and licked the butter off sick
nigger's'' biscuit, and also the
man who stole his grandmother
turkey and pulled up his neigh
bors' cotton on Sunday, and we
thought the catalogue complete
until recently when the news was
broken to us that a man ca had
ordered Jug Of rot guto whis-
ky in his wife's name.
Our old war comrade, VIM.
Bourn, of Bournham, was in our
|city recently. j. a. S.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
Rural Free Delivery in South Lincoln.

The four new rural free deliv-
cry routes running cut from
Bogue Chitto, referred to by The
Leaders reporter at that place,
will prove q welcome boon TO the
intelligent citizens in tho rural
section OF South Lincoln, on the
securing of which they may well
be congratulated. These four
routes pretty fully cover all the
territory lying 6 miles either side
of the Illinois Central Railroad
from near Thayer and Mt. Moriah
on the north, to the Pike county
line on the South.
The route will be known as
Nos. /, 2, 3 and 4, and the popu-
lation and houses included by each
as follows:
No. Population, S06; houses,
1872.
No. 2 Population, 85a; houses,
203.
No. 8 Population, 1887;
houses, 245.
No. r. Population, III; houses,
ITO.
As stated the routes will be put
In operation April End, and will
be of great convenience to the
people living along them by facil-
itating the regular and prompt re-
ceipt of their mails. In this way
the county people can receive
their letters and papers almost as
promptly as if living in town.
Postmaster Tyler, of Bogue
Chitto, has taken a great interest
in having these routes LAID out
and established and to him be-
longs no small amount Of the
credit for the benefits they will
bring.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
RANDOM NOTES BY JEEMs.

At their last conference, the
Mt. Moriah church made choice of
two deacons, to-Wit: Lafayette
Martin and Bolivar Coker, who
will be ordained on Saturday be-
fore the third Sunday in March.
Drs. r. j. Boone and r. II. Pur-
ser, Of BroOkhaven, are invited to
assist in the ordination service.
There will be dinner on the
ground and two sermons. Every
body invited. The editor of The
Leader and his better half have a
special invitation.
Our better half is sick and Burt
is doing the cooking. His bis
cults are fine, that is, they are
large.
Because Of q sick wife we were
deprived Of attending the Grand
Lodge in Brookhayen. We are
soon to have a Blue Lodge here,
and If ever the Grand Lodge pass
es this way again probably we
will be ID better shape.
Why don't you write more
for The Leaderan is frequently
asked us. Well, if you knew just
bali Of what we have to do you
would wonder how we scribble at
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
TO THE FARMERS
OF LINCOLN COUNTY

AT o'clock a. M Friday, March 2nd the Lincoln County Cot
ton Growers Association will meet at The Court House in Brook
haven.
offering prizes for the best grown limited area
Lincoln county the present year The subject will be discussed
at the meeting and You especially invited to attend and
assist in advancing the cause Of agriculture.
Commercial and business enterprises unusually prosper
ous as evidenced by the building Of railroads. factories banks
stores and residences With ready market for all agricultural
products the farmers should take advantage of the opp0run
ties offered and endeavor to keep pace with the march of
events. S. P. OLIVER.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The Ways and Means Commit
tee Of the House killed the Senate
provision to exempt money from
taxation which is loaned at 6 per
cent. or less. The provision to
exempt from taxation money on
hand or on deposit in banks was
adopted. The privilege tax on
railroads was increased so per
cent, the vote of the committee
standing Is to 8. The tax on
telephone exchanges having 500
subscribers was increased from
$50 to 500. One Of the warmest
little fights IN the committee was
over the proposition TO tax base
ball clubs $1,000 for every exhl-
bition where gate fee is charged.
The champions of the boys finally
prevailed in the argument and the
clause was stricken out.
One Of the biggest surprises of
the session was the defeat of the
elective Judiciary amendment in
the Senate on Tuesdry. It had
passed the House by the necessa-
ry tWo-thlrds vote on three sever
al days and been referred to the
Judiciary Committee of the Sem
ate, which committee laid aside
the original house amendment and
recommended in its stead a COM
mittee substitute. After ananimat-
ed discussion of several hours,
the Senate turned down the whole
matter by the following vote,
those voting yea favoring an cleo
tive judiciary and the nays against
it:
Yeas Messrs. Belk, Heidel-
berg, Henry, Hightower, Ken
drick, Magee, Magruder, Bloom
field g I'd. Doss, Dunn, Elmore,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
Items from Fridays Silver Creek Star

We learn that a 15-year-old boy
ran away from his home near here
a few DAYS ago. His poor father
is greatly troubled and panied
over the fact, and it is to be hop
ed that the lad will soon return TO
those who love him. The sorrow
of his father can probably be
known only to those parents who
have had similar troubles.
Mrs. Il. @. Middleton enter
tanned very pleasantly Thursday
evening in honor of her husband &
sister, Miss Anna Middleton.
Recitations bY Miss Middleton
and vocal and instrumental music
BY Mrs. Middleton and Miss
LeayeII were very entertaining
and were much appreciated. Those
present were Misses Armstrong,
benson, Fortner. LeaVell, Nc
Williams and NettIes; Messrs.
Freeman, Griffith, Longino,
Moore, McGowan, McVadon and
Stewart.
Miss Anna Middleton, reader
and imDersonator, will give q re-
citaI Tuesday evening. Feb. 9th.
at the Silver Creek High School
Building. Mrs. Fl. @. Middleton,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28

Farley, Firth, Groves, Moore
r(28th). Mounger, McIlhenny, Me-
Laurin {12th), McLaurin (20th),
Mclean, Ratlif, Sanders and Var
borough. Total 24
Nays Messrs. Dent, Franklin
(of the 31st), Gordon, GreaVes.
Hall. Hebron, Houston, Moore
(30th), Mcneil, Scott, Simpson,
Smith, Stone, Thrasher and Wea-
YER is.
Absent and not voting Messrs.
Brandon, Groom, Glover, Harris
and Hicks.
As constitutional amendment
cannot be submitted exceEt BIZ d
two. thirds vote taken BY both
houses on three several days, it is
believed this action settles the
judiciary amendment question
for this session.
Later Senator Franklin has
introduced new elective judicia-
|ry amendment.
Senator Dunn on Wednesday
introduced the following constitu-
tional amendment:
Amend section 66 So as the
same shall read as follows:
Section SO No law, granting 4
flslssf s<Sr, =. : <S,s.s ff9s ~. ~.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
The Peripatelics.

Mrs. Bryant w. Mccormick
was the charming hostess for the
Peripatetics last Saturday after
noon. She was assisted Id receiV-
ing by her cousin, Miss Ewing,
Iof Indiana.
The following program was de-
lightfuliy rendered. With Chopin
Jas the central figure: Piano,
Rallade A Aat) Mrs. @. b.
Brown; Life of Chopin, Miss Cas-
|sedy vocal, Mrs. III. Greenwood; !;
The Academies and Peripateties,
Mrs. Thos. Brady; piano, Mrs.
NV. III. Frizell; The Epicureans
and Stoies, Mrs. j. II. Redding.
Refreshments cf dainty fruit
salad, sandwiches and coffee were
served and the meeting CLOSED as
one OF the most pleasant and
profitable Of the club.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
A Notable Luncheon.

On last Friday, after the relig-
ious Masonic observance at the
Methodist church, Mr.. and Mrs.
ii. M. Wood entertained at lunch
con the following distinguished
guests: r. FL. Henry. past grand
commander Of the Masonic
Lodge; @. Z. Mckay, past grand
commander; j. T. Dixon, of the
same office, D. b. WaddelI, grand
commander, George G. Meyer,
deputy grand commander; Fred
eric Speed, grand recorder; B. ".
White, grand treasurer; E. J.
Martin, grand junior warden, Sir
Knights w. w. Butterield, L..
IA. Baggett, F. G. Lotterhos.
The affair was imposing enough
for a great dinner. The popular
young couple chose to entertain
at the elegant suburban home of
Mr.. Woods father, where all
things, nature as well as art, COM
bine to make the prospect pleas
ing The officers and knights in
full regalia made fitting guests IN
deed for the ideal home; and
knighthood verify seemed in flow
er again. Decorations of crimson
carnations and ferns we're exquis-
lite. Elegant toasts were drunk
after the luncheon of seven
courses, and each guest left with
most delightful memories Of this
|delightful social function, so graz
|ciously rendered by our worthy
young citizen and bis cultured
Wife.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
Just d Few Words.


It has grown strong because it
attends strictly and reliably to
business, and because it is a great
benefit to the people 10 this and
adjoining States. Il IS part Of
their business and Of them. It is
q success Of which the public may
well feel proud, and It gives en-
ployment to many, and security
to business men. This is the
twenty years record of The Mis-
sissippi Home Insurance Compa-
ny. Be sure you continue TO give
Eit q full share Of your business
Vicksburg American.
Ferd v. Becker il the Brook
Haven agent and Luther 4. Tyler
|is the Bogue Chitto agent.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28

musical entertainment each night.
Every cent taken in for admission
will be used to purchase pictures
for decoration Of the school room
walls. Admission, pupils, 10
cents; season tickets, 25 cents.
Adults, Is cents, season tickets,
so cents. Contributions also Sol
Slicited for this purpose.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
EDUCATIONAL.
Program for Teachers Meeting Al
Union School March 10, 1906.

Devotional Exercises Mr.. j.
M. Boyte.
Welcome Address Mr.. j. j..
Martin.
Response to Welcome Address
MIR. w. b. Baker.
What Education Will Do for Us
MIR. 2. G. Hodges.
Reading Doyie Richie.
Reading in the Primary Grades
Miss Myra Smith.
Reading Miss Leila Hoggatt.
An Address Mr.. w. Ell.
Weathersby.
Recitation Tommie Boyte.
Open Discussion The Difficult
ties that have Arisen in Teaching
Our New Text Books Teachers
of this Section.
Program will begin at 1890 a.
10. All teachers and patrons are
invited to attend.
VICTORIA HILL.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28

Gov. Vardaman yesterday ap-
pointed Chancellor Robt. Mayes,
of this district, to succeed Judge
Truly as one Of The Justices Of the
supreme bench. The appoint
ment is regarded on all hands as i
most excellent one, though there
is considerable disappointment
among the friends Of Justice Tru-
", who urged bis appointment.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-28
HEUCK's RETREAT DOTS.
Our school is still booming.

Our school is still booming.
Mr.. Hardy Montgomery visited
home folks last Saturday and Sum
day.
Quite crowd attended preach
ing here last Sunday and heard
two able sermons preached by
Pastor May6eld.
Misses Mary Sutton and Audrey
Hoggatt attended the school con-
test at Pleasant Hill last Friday
night.
We are sorry to note that Miss
Ruth Crawford accidentally fell
and broke her arm last Saturday.
Mr.. Hamilton Smith, Jr., has
gone to Hot Springs for his
health. We wish him a speedy
recovery.
q LOST Three valentines, adj
dressed as follows: Miss Kitten,
Miss w. FL. o., and Miss Valen-
tine. Finder will be rewarded By
returning them to Misses Mary
Sutton and Audrey Hoggatt.
Messrs. Renther and Woodward,
Iof West Point, visited here last
Sunday.
George and Lena Smith attend
led preaching at Fair River Sun
day, after which they visited Miss
Mary Sutton.
Mr.. Demon Smith, of Union
Hall, visited relatives in this COM
munity Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Lanlbright
visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. ?. Smith
Sunday.
Our flowers are expected to be
lin bloom soon. DAISY.
The appointment Of Chancellor
Mayes to the Supreme bench will
cause a vacancy in the chancellor
lship Of this district. Garland G.
ILyelI, formerly of Brookhaven.
but now a member Of the jackson
bar, is an applicant for the vacan-
lcy and has . strong backing for
1.-THE appointment. His numerous
friends in this section would re-
| ljoice to see him get it.