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

The fellows in the shadow of the court
house-in-the-woods are, the best of them. close
readers of the Enterprise and the Bible and of
course the very best of citizens
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The organization of the business men last
night was timely. There is much to be ac-
mplished that only organization of this
kind can accomplish. There are business men
here who are public spirited enough to lay aside
purely personal matters long enough to come
together occasionally for the common interest.
Only men who are willing to pay reasonable
annual fee can be depended on for more than
spasmodic efforts when stimulated by the even
Qualities brought on by the more enterprising.
By keeping out all sem bance of factions and
issues, the new Chamber Of Commerce will do
a wonderful amount Of good for Fitzgerald.
''Ras is all right, but the company he
keeps is not working for Fizgerald's interest,""
The above are the words of one Of Fltzgerald's
most conservative citizens, consistent church
member, a man against whose reputation not
word has ever been spoken. He is advanced in
years and has no axe to grind in politics; simply
wants to do his duty to the town he lives in and
TO his neghbors He has always been a pro-
hbtionist and sees this matter just as every
good citizen must see it. We must vote for
FITZGERALD, and NOT for the MEN. All
of them arc good men That's why we
going to vote fer Henderson and Dorminy.
MM
Let's Make 1t Unanimous!
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-19
ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE

DIV. Pope, of the Minnie district. power
full conservative and solid citizen of the county
says, that according to the scripture the
eleventh hour is 1ate-about the 1imit-and that
Ras came into the race at half past eleven"
Mr.. Pope says there's nothing promised after
that hour" He thinks Mr.. Wilcox will be over.
wheimiuglY defeated.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-19
Fewer GslIons: Wears Longer,

Fewer UHI1cnS; WGdFS LUHgGE9
Fewer gallons; takes less OF
Devoe Lead and Zinc than mix
ed paints. Wears longer. twice
as long as lead and oil.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-19
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A CARD FROM DR., E. j, DORMINY.
EDITOR ENTERPRISE:

EDITOR ENTERPRISE.
have not found it necessary to use
the public print since my an announce
ment but, lest my silence be misconstrued,
will say that am and have been in favor
of, and if elected will do what can to get
a rev county here where it is so much
needed. believe it is the wish of large
majority of the people of the county, and
my conception of the duty of a represen-
tative is to carry into effect such measures
as they desire. shall be governed by
that rule in all do as the county's repre-
sentative.
Respectfully,
E. J. DoRMINY.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-19
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Let's Make It Unanimous!
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Let's Make It Unanimous
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Make it unanimous.
A good slogan for the present campaign is,
MAKE it unanimous" We will elect Henderson
and Dorminy to the senate and house and for
county commissioners, Fletcher, Paulk and
Walker. In doing so we want it as near
unanimous as possible We want every vote
possible in an honest, fair and square campaign
vigorous, unyielding, persistent campaign un
til the ballot box is closed
Lets make it unanimous.
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Mr.. j. C. Peavy lost pocket book several
weeks ago with two twenty dollar bills, one ten
and one five dollar bill and other valuable papers
in it. He has advertised for it and it now ap.
pears that it has fallen into the hands of thief
or some person that has made up his mind that
he can afford to keep the money. We write
this hoping that it may reach the eye OF the
finder and that he may be reminded that
that sort of people are never successful in Life
and that they die at last ashamed of themselves.
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Editor Mercer of Fitzgerald has two big
Jobs On his hands. He is trying to carry Irwin
for Hoke and establish new county.-Nashville
Herald.
Easy enough, brother, and so pleasant, this
beautiful spring we ather.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
ROCK ISLAND MAKES DET0UR
Golden State Limited Delayed by
Snowstorms-Trans Again
on Time

Officials of the Rock Island road
stated yesterday that they are still
unable to reach El Paso, Tex, over the
Ell Paso & Southwestern railroad, but
are compelled to run their trains over
a detour, using the Santa Fe from FL
Moro to El Paso. The Golden State
Limited train, due in Los Angeles Fri
day, arrived Saturday, and the train
due Sunday arrived few hours late.
The officials say that by the new
route almost as good time can be made
as by the old, and the limited train
yesterday arrived two hours and a half
late.
The El Paso &S Southwestern is doing
everything in it's power to clear its
tracks of the snow and is using a
large force of men and several rotary
snowplows. But little progress has
been made so far in clearing the tracks
on account of the snow drifting back
upon the track almost as quickly as it
is thrown off.
Many miles of fences are being built
parallel with the track to keep the
snow from drifting upon the rails, but
with little effect, say the officials. Plans
are now being made to cover all OF the
tracks in the exposed regions with
snow sheds. An official stated yester-
day that the losses in citrus fruit al
ready experienced this winter are
greater than the entire cost of con-
structing the sheds.
The executives of the El Paso &
Southwestern are unable as yet to state
Just when the road will be clear, but
the Rock island oiNcials have avoided
all difficulties by running their trains
over the detoUr
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
WEATHER MAN
IS AN OPTIMIST
SAYS TEMPERATURE IS SURE
TO MODERATE
Los Angeles Climbs Scale and viii
Soon Be Warmest city--cold
Wave Strikes Middle
Western States

Los Angeles continues to climb to-
ward the top of the column of the
warmest cities in the United States,
and according to the statistics pre-
scented by the weather bureau. only
few more notches will be necessary to
pass before the desired pinnacle is ar
rived at.
San Antonio. Texas. and San Luis
Obispo were the only cities which had
1t on Los Angeles i'm point of tempera
ture yesterday and as the weather
man promises moderating temperature,
he says it is possible today viii see
Los Angeles at the top of the list.
Conditions affecting the weather in
this city are commented on by the fore
caster in the following terms. An area
of markedly high pressure extends
from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast
with cold wave from the Rocky
mountains to the lakes, with the tenn
perature ranging from zero to 10 below.
Fair weather with mOderating tenn
perature prevails i'm Southern Cali
forna and owing to the intermountain
high pressure area. fair weather will
continue today in this locality with dry
ing land winds prevailing.
A storm north of Washington is
causing cloudy weather on the north
Pacific slope, with light rain from
Puget sound to the Columbia river, and
an area of light snow extends from
Western Texas to the lakes and New
York state.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
WOMAN JUST WANTS DIVORCE
Judge Unwilling to Accept Such
Grounds and the Case Is
Continued

"What is your reason for asking for
q divorce?" asked Judge Gibbs yester-
day of Mrs. Emma II. Laing, who was
suing Peter A. Laing.
oh, 1 don't know" was the answer,
"I just want one, that's ALL"
But that was not all to the mind of
Judge Gibbs and he continued the case
for six weeks to give the woman an
opportunity to secure proof of stronger
grounds than her own desire.
The story, as told by Mrs. Laing on
the stand, was pitiful tale of patient
long suffering on her part and shift
lessness, drunkenness and brutality OH
the part of her husband.
The couple were married in Saratoga
Springs, ~ Y, in 1880 and, according
to the story told by Mrs. Laing, the
history of their married life is a sue
cession of drunken debauches on the
part of Laing and periods of privation
endured by the wife and son.
Judge Gibbs said he had no doubt
the woman was entitled to the decree,
but owing to the lack of corroboration
he refused. but he granted a continu-
ance to enable Mrs. Laing to procure
dispositions from persons living in Sara
toga Springs, who were conversant with
the family life of the Laings.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
APPOINTED INSPECTOR OF
REINFORCED CONCRETE
IRVING H. HELLMAN GETS THE
POSITION
City Councilman Selects Young Man
Who Has Made Thorough Study in
the East of Popular Method of
Building Construction

Irving II. Hellman, son of Herman w.
Heliman, was yesterday appointed in
spector of reinforced concrete by the
city council at a salary of $3.50 month
He will be attached to the staff of the
building superintendent.
II don't know when the council has
made a more worthy appointment"
said Councilman Smith, on whose rec
ommendation the appointment was
made He is the son of one of the
Wealthiest men in Los Angeles and
could loaf around and smoke cigarettes
as other rich mems sons do in this
city, If he chose but he doesn't choose
He went east and for three or four
years studied nothing but reinforced
concrete construction He has made
that his profession and from what [
can learn has acquired a thorough
knowledge of it. In spite of the wealth
that everywhere surrounds him he is
willing to accept a salary of $3.50
month and really work for it, rather
than loaf around. He's a good Demo-
crat and I'm a good Republican, but
I'm for him every time"
This office was created at the last
session of the council and was done on
u combined recommendation of the leg
islative and building committees.
The building trades of the city have
been trying for nearly "a year to have
the council take some such steps. 1t
is declared that reinforced concrete is
becoming a popular building material
and unless it is properly used may re-
suit in terrible catastrophes. There is
u strong sentiment against reinforced
concrete among some builders and nm
equally strong sentiment in its favor
among others.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
ONLY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
MAY SPEND WATER BOND MONEY

clare on their face that the board
acts on them"
THAT is a grave question" answered
Mr.. Mathews, "and one / would not
care to pass on without looking into
the case deeper than 1 have. ! cam
not give an opinion offhand. but ! must
concede that the legality OF the coun-
ellis action might well be questioned.
'That, however, does not apply TO
the case i'm hand as the money for this
contract is already i'm escrow and was
made out in the form Of cashiers
checks before the appointment OF the
board of public works was made"
The question of confirming or re-
fusing the mayors board of public
works still Is in the hands of the com
mittee of the whole, where It was buried
two weeks ago and wnere, If the know
ing winks of the councilmen mean any
thing, 1t will remain until some such
problem as that which the new water
project seems to present forces some
action or until the present mayor is
ont of office.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
COCHRAN HAS SPEED MANIA
New York Congressman Violates Auto.
mobile Ordinance and Pays
Fine

While driving ON Pasadena avenue
Sunday afternoon in his big French
touring car, Congressman Bourke
Cochran of New York was arrested
and charged with violating the auto
mobile speed ordinance. Yesterday
morning his chauffeur p. c. Dorland,
was fined $40, which Cochran quickly
paid.
According to Policemen Mojonier
and Berchtold Congressman Cochran
and a party of friends were speeding
along Pasadena avenue at a rate eX-
Ceeding tWenty-four miles an hour.
The patrolmen saw them and put an
extra speed ball" in their own motor
cycles and started in pursuit of the
autoists.
Mr. Cochran was much surprised
when told to halt by the officers. I'M
mediately he revealed his identity and
suggested willingness to comply with
the demands of the law if he and his
chauffeur had violated the automobile
speed ordinance.
"Why, I'm Bourke Cochran, congress-
man from New York." replied Mr.
Cochran to the officers question, land
il you will take my word for it I will
promise to appear before the police
court tomorrow morning with my
chauffeur. But 1 hope that we do not
have to turn back and go to the cell
trail station now"
The officers convinced Mr.. Cochran
that there was no necessity for worry
about having to terminate his spin,
provided he would reduce the speed,
and ord cred him to appear at the set
time with his chauffeur.
When arraigned before Judge Cham
bers yesterday morning Chauffeur
Dorland pleaded guilty and Mr.. Cock
ran Daid the fine
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
C0UNCILMEN MAY YET
BUY VOTING MACHINES
MEASURE is STILL NURSED BY
THE COMMITTEE
Indications Are That Clever Political
Trick Will Be Played When Those
FaVoring Purchase of Appliances at
$500 Apiece Appear at Meeting

Through clever little political move
terday, 1t is probable that those fifty
two voting machines will be purchased
from the Standard Voting Machine
company at 500 each, in spite of the
mayors refusal to sign the contract
This was through the councilman's
action in having new contract laid
over for a week when 1t is expected
another Republican councilman will
be in attendance.
The mayor recently refused to sign
the original contract and the council
recalled it from his possession and re-
ferred 1t to the committee of the whole.
The committee turned it over to the
city attorney for a new contract, pro-
Viding for the signature of the city
clerk in place of that of the mayor
and the city attorney yesterday brought
i'll the new contract with a request that
it be passed in its amended form.
Hoy many votes is it necessary to
have in order to pass it?" asked Coun-
Gilman Smith.
"SiX votes" answered the city at
torney.
The councilman's eyes roved over
those assembled around the table as
he took stock of the votes that could
be commanded.
There was Harmon, Healy, Blanch-
ard, Hitler and himself who could be
counted on to vote for the proposition.
Kern is a Democrat and unalterably
opposed to the voting machines. He
would vote against it. Houghton is
opposed to the voting machines because
he claims they are costing Los Angeles
more than other cities. He would vote
CT EHra ,,1 10
put it before the council at that time
would forever sound it's death knell.
Let it go over for one week." said
Mr.. Smith, as he settled back in his
chair and chewed the end of his cigar.
And over for one week 1t went.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09

Mayor McAleer may have an unex-
pected ally in forcing the council to
take some action on his board of pub
lie works. in the owens river water
scheme, for It is believed that under
the terms of the bond issue all the
money spent after January / must be
spent by the new board of public works
and the council must keep hands off.
This question arose at the meeting OF
the council yesterday afternoon when
city Attorney Matthews told the coun-
Gil that one OF the land owners In the
owens river valley, whose land was
much wanted by the city and had been
contracted for on options, could not es-
tablish his clear title to so acres OF the
land. Mr.. Mathews asked the council
to grant the demand anyhow and the
clty's legal department would see that
the title was cleared.
What about passing these de-
mands," asked one member of the
council, "has the council the right to
do it or must it be done by the new
board of public works. The bonds de-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
WILL CONSIDER CAR TENDERS
City Council Committee Will Meet
and Confer With Members of
Voters Leauue

A committee Of the council consist
ing of Blanchard. Hammon, Smith
Kern and Hitler will confer with the
executive committee of the Voters
league regarding tenders to be placed
on street cars.
The executive committee of the
league appeared before the council yes
terday and asked that the street cars
be required to be equipped with tenders
and quoted figures to show that more
people We're killed in this city ac-
cording to size population and miles
of railway track than any other city
in the world. They also asked that
the speed be limited and that no
freight be allowed to be carried with
out paying the city for the privilege.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
OIL STOCKHOLDERS MEET
Central Company Reports Good Divi-
dends-Directors Are Reelected
for Another Year

The sixth annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Central Oil COM
pany of Los Angeles was held yester-
day afternoon in the offices of the COM
pany in the II. w. Hellman building.
The secretary's report showed that the
company now possesses forty-one oil
bearing wells and is drilling three more
near Whittier. The report also showed
that 61a per cent dividends were de-
c!ared last year, which aggregate to
$4,000.
The retiring board of directors were
reelected and are as follows: w. w.
Neuer, II. r. Lacey, J. NJ. Elliot, l. B.
Newton Hugh T. Duff, w. II. Cook
and Robert N. Bulla. After the annual
meeting adjourned the board Of direc-
tors met and reelected the retiring
officers As follows: President, w. w.
Neuer; vice president, II. r. Lacey:
treasurer, j. M. Elliott; secretary and
attorney, Robert N. Bulla.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
MOTHER OF LADS IS FRANTIC
OVER DESERTION
Man Tries Every Way to Avoid I'm.
portunities of Truant officer and
Finally Takes Children
and Escapes

After trying every conceivable dodge
to keep his boys out of school, Andrew
Daneri n wealthy Italian, took the only
alternative and left Los Angeles with
the children in tow, as the truant officer
was making plans to secure a warrant
for his arrest yesterday. The city
prosecuting attorney was notified by
the mother yesterday.
Daneri has been living with his wife
at 7O2 East Thirty-ninth street. Mrs
Daneri wanted the boys to attend
school, but they objected and the father
set his foot down and declared that
come what might, they would not go
to school.
The decision grew out of a quarrel
between the parents over finances.
The woman is Spanish and speaks
broken English. She was married to
the Italian when she was only 10 years
of age. She is now 80 years of age and
the couple have four children. Two
little girls attend a Catholic convent
and the two boys Andrew aged 13 years
leading an idle life not conducive to
the peace of mind of the mother.
Says Boys Are Incorrigible
When Daneri and she Quarreled four
years ago there was an agreement that
she was to have $500 in money for
her personal use and $4500 to invest in
real estate, making u total of $4,000.
The man then left her and the woman
invested most of the money in the home
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
COUNCIL APPROVES LIGHTS
Carr Street Property Owners Given
Permission to Establish Orna-
mental Lanop system

Property owners on Carr street from
Main to Hill were yesterday granted
permission by the council to install
ornamental lights along the street, sim
liar to those in use on Broadway and
Spring, and pay for the light them
selves.
The council has agreed that it will
graciously grant permission for all
these ornamental lamps that it is de-
sired to install provided the property
owners pay for the lighting as well
as for the posts.
But it will not consider a PROPOSE
tion for the property owners to pay
for the posts and the city for the lights
for one year, as was done in the cases
of the down town streets, until after
the first of the fiscal year, when there
is more money in the treasury.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
ITALIAN LEAVES CITY TO KEEP
BOYS OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL

on East Thirty-ninth street. When this
had been purchased and the family was
comfortably settled Daneri came back
to live with his wife
She claims that for several weeks
she has had no money and the man
has threatened to go away and leave
her without anything.
She says the boys were running wild
and she could do nothing with them.
According to her statements, they tell
lies and steal everything they can
put their hands on. She insisted that
they go to school and the father then
made UP his mind they should not.
The case was reported to the truant
officer and the woman, with the aid of
an interpreter, told her story to him.
Thursday the officer called on the
father and informed him that the boys
would have to go to school.
Says Husband Has Deserted Her
Maybe [ send them tomorrow" he
said with a shrug of his shoulders and
that was all he would answer.
Friday they were not at school and
when they failed to appear yesterday
the truant officer paid a second visit.
The old man then declared that the
boys could not go to school because
they had no clothes
lnelt IlOlneT Slle no ldke care vi
them-she keep them so dirty they no
can go to school, Their clothes was
dirty" he said.
The officer ordered that the boys be
sent to school and hnted that a power
more persuasive than words might be
brought to bear.
You come for me 1 be gone" were
the Italians parting words, and he
spoke the truth.
The man and two boys have disap-
peared and the wife is frantic. She
claims that she does not care because
the man has left her, but because she
has no money to live on and to support
the two younger children.
Her husband she says, often threat
ened to go to Sacramento to buy a
ranch and put the boys to work on it.
Whether he has gone to carry out this
plan or not, she does not know.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
EGGMAKERS HOLD
BIG CONVENTION
RARE FOWLS ON EXHIBITION
TODAY
Poultry Show Promises to Be Great
est Event Of the Sort Ever
Held in Southern
California
Cockadoodle-doo!

Cockadoodle-doo
Hairy chicken, laying roosters. crow
ing hens, French prizelles with blue
eyes, combs and feet, are among the
list of 1900 rare fowls which will dis
port themselves for public gaze and
admiration this afternoon in three large
tents at the corner of Sixth and Hill
streets.
The Los Angeles County Poultry as
ISOLATION, the oldest organization of its
kind on this coast and which has for
some time been Identified with the
progress of poultry culture in Southern
California, and the Poultry Breeders
society Of Southern California, the
strongest, Notwithstanding it is the
youngest association of the southwest,
have united their strength to make the
show grand success.
There will be the Asiatic, English
Mediterranean and American birds,
which are said to be prize winners of
national fame also Bluette bantams,
never before exhibited; blue Andalusian
bantams, and large variety of high
bred chickens. There will be rare
Chinese pigeons, the largest in the
world. Four large peacocks, one of
which is white, will be on dress pa
rade." In fact everything of novelty
in the poultry world will be on exhi-
bition.
There will be incubators and brood
ers of various makes, some in actual
demonstration. There will be fountain
trap-nests, coops feeding vessels vari-
Gus grits and shell making foods, grist
mills, bone cutters and all kinds Of
machinery for poultry uses.
OF special interest to the children will
be one tent arranged where will be
displayed freak and strange looking
fowls.
The honors to be awarded are from
the first to the fifth. Fine collections of
ribbons, cups and medals have been
arranged, besides many special prizes
and cups given by outsiders. The
judges will be: Stephen Tyler.
Pasadena; S. M. Butler Lamanda
Park; Frank L. Thomas and G. l..
Hogue of Los Angeles, all of whom are
well known poultry fanciers.
The show will open at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, to continue until late Satur-
day night.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
INTERPRETATIONS

Los Angeles Bridge and Construction
company-Drectors: p. M. Reed,
Joseph Reed and John p. Reed, jr, In
corporated for $4,000. of which $500 is
subscribed
Highland Park Heights company
Directors: j. Mclaughlin, j, w. Frazee
and Charles Nelson. Capitalized for
100000, Of which So is paid in.