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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-29
Blue Laws And Results.
Fitzgerald or Pull Out.

The Atlanta Journal, one of the strongest
papers, editorially, in the South, gave its readers
the benefit of long and well written editorial last
Sunday on ssBlue Laws are Obsolete" In which
the theory is set up that man cannotbe legisated
into moral reforms. AS theory, thu groun may
be very well taken, but in practice, in Georgia, In
the year a. D. 1905 it is utterly worthless.
ttWhen frivolous prohibitions are multiplied
to a sufficient extent and the law undertakes to
regulate the daily life of men with repeated Thou
Shalt Not 'theencroachmentso of this royal despo-
tism breed rebellion" So it does; when the fam
Gus Edmund's Act prohib ting poygamy in the
territories of the United States, passed the Senate,
the Editor of this paper was in Utah and saw that
very theory aptly demonstrated, but tue act still
stands righteous and virtuous law, and while the
people of the poygamous Salt Lake Valley feltthat
verv rebellion in their hearts aud talked it to their
hearts content. But Polygamy was stamped out,
legislated out if you please, literally "Blue
Lawed" out of existence.
Another illustration Ofthe fallacy of the theory
when it comes to practice, is set out in another
state paper the same day; and that is a statement
in the Albany Herald the effect of state prohi-
btion on the negroes of Dougherty county, the
purport of which is to be the effect that the black
booze fighters have been Blue Lawed into becom
ing better citizens
The sTlournaI cites the fact that four hundred
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-29

visit, do not let him be disturbed
by the soft pretenses and suave ex.
cesses-''formula-of the manage
ment of this stinkerarium. I can
be found hele, in spite of reports
to the contrary, and with all my
craving" (formuIa), and even if I
am almost wild" (formula), and
have sworn to ''destroy" the world
(formula), [ promise not to bite off
my callers ear, chew up his nose.
or in any other manner commit may
hem.
Yes, there is negro here of the
same name, but he is NOT mot the
only one ofthe name we have here. -
This foolishness is rather tire.
some--though were it not SO sadly
tragic, 'twould be "amoosinglv.H
l beg aid to secure a ''habeas
corcus" hearing-that open. sesame
of the wrongly prisoned.
"The hell it is in seeing long to
abide" Yours very truly,
GEO. 81. BELL.
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State Sanitarium, J
Milledgeville, Ga. :
December. "a, 1908. J

Editor Enterprise:
I beg a littlespace. In more than
two hundred letters to state AND
and federal officials, newspapers
ind individual citizens, [ have beg
ged only a hearing in the courts
privilege GUARANTEED to the
meanest citizen, but given to very
few of those imprisoned in this
asylum Gas a result of the general
habit of denying this INALIENABLE
right to the citizen, there are no
less than one thousand men and
women unlawfully held here-and
Liberty hangs her head and &C
knowledges oppression as her sis.
ter.")
During more than two and half
years of excrnciating torture i'll this
living Inferno, I have appealed to
every official from whom l could
hope to obtain aSsistance-and re-
ceived not one reply.
1t seems, too, that the newspa-
pers are in league with gang of
criminals, whose sway is more com
plete in this state than in the ban
dit RaisuIi's in Morocco.
This ASYLUM, established ar
SunpOrted by the tax payers of
Georgia as public charity, is pros
tituted to the uses of heartless and
constituencies fieuds incarnate,-
in housing their unfortunate vic,
tins, in compromising theircrimes,
aud in protecting them in their
criminal operations q have been
taught by a melancholy experience
Of nearly three years, during which
time I have lived init-or, rather,
have eat and died in it-that these
IRE the chief purposes of the aSy
lum. It is a fact that no man
aud the men embrace the women
can hope to be discharged from
here without the sanction of the
party putting him here-the men
tai condition Of the inmate being
no consideration) J, and herewe have
presiding over these helpless, hope
less, guiltless victims, mercllesS
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-29

NoTE.-The Count de Warren,
in his notable book on ''British
India" (London, 1S44), tells of the
Phansegars-or society of Thugs
a religious and economical organi-
cation which speculated with the
human race by DISCRIMINATING men.
"The basis of this society is a re-
ligious belief-the worship of Be-
vance, a gloomy divinity, who is
only satisfied with carnage. Her
most agreeable sacrifices are human
victims, and the more of these her
disciple offers her the more he will
be recompensed hereafter by all
the delights OF soul and sense, AMI
Joys eternally renewed. To abey
bis divine mistress, he murders
withoutanger and without remorse
to all men, women and children.
The destruction OF his fellow cre1,
lures is the primary object of his
life. Destruction is his end, his
celestial mission, his calling-the
most captivating of al sports, the
hunting Of men! Whoever was iu
India during the year 1881 and
1882. must remember the stupor
and alright which the discovery
of this most Internal machine speed
all classes of society. A
great number of magistrates and
administrator officials refused TO
believe in it, and could not he
brought TO comprehend that such
a system had so long played on the
body polite, under their very eyes, I
and without betraying it.
self. G. ii. B.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-29

the streets attended by more than one servant un-
less she was drunk. The mistake of the Greek law
that it did not prohibit the women appearing on
the streets drunk Such 'Bue Law would have
had salutary effect
But, the enumeration of any number of silly
and foolish laws enacted centuries ago, and their
failure is the weakest argument against the prohi-
bition of such crimes as the traffic in ntoxicants
and narcotics.
There has never been any greater legsla i've
crime against the civilization of the world tAan
the enactment of laws licensing one man to POI ion
his brother and debauch his neighbours sons.
The Enterprise truly deplores the attituC OF
such strong writer's the Editor of the Journa on
this great and important question.
o
The agriculture Of Georgia is not making the
progress that might ordinary be expected 1.om
a race of farmers SO well educated.
The agricultural schools of the state have been
inderently patronized. Lets hope that the distrcs
schools will work agreat improvement along certain
lines
The improvement in the varties of staple crops
has not received the attention that has been given
to the improvement in stock although tits of vast
ly greater Importance. The Jersey COW has almost
supplanted the nubbin variety of milk COWS on
which the country was almost wholly dependent
for milk and butter few years ago, and the breeds
of horses and hogs have received quite some moTe
attention than the varieties of corn and cotton,
hay and other staple crops Even fruits and melons
have receive more attention and care than the
staple crops on thus particular point.
We would like to see the district schools estab-
lish system of variety tests by which the farmers
of the state may know the best varieties partcu-
Iarly of cotton; and large revenue might BE de-
rived for the support of these schools, through
system of distribution of best seeds.
OF Pull
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-29

The corn growing contests are becoming popu-
ular in many counties We would like to see some
enterprising citizen arrange for attractive prizes
as a basis for competition between Ben Hill
farmers.
Pull Out
The present Christ mas season has marked
new epoch in the moral life of this community
Not drunk man have we seen, not even slight
smell of liquor With carnival in town, we
have been free from rowdyism. Christmas day
was like Sunday with the exception of small
amount of fire works. Every body seemed to be
happy and hopeful
HS0 So Fitzgerald ~ Out
When Rome was in her glory the well drilled
barbarians of the ''eternal city, imagined that
they were highly civilized, when they sat all day
and every day in the week in the circus witnessing
the butchery of men by other men and by wild
beasts They probably imagined that it was the
acme of civilization. Now it is easy to discern
their barbarity.
So it may be with our present civilization;
in after wears the world will look back on the cee
brations of the birth of Christ in which powder
and liquor cut conspicuous figure and wonder
at the barbarism of the present time. Lets learn
to celebrate without these two popular ingredients
Pull for Fitzgerald
The editor of this paper will exercise his 'SoVer-
eign right as private citizen to bring to be intro
duced at the next session of the legislature oil
to increase the offence of carrying pistols concealed
and class it as felony and to require every cltl
zen who carries pistol to wear bright badge APP
proprateIy inscribed to indicate that he is carrying
deadly weapon
The preseAt law is almost nulity and the pls
toll totng practice is one of the most universal
crimes in the state at the present time.
Crimes against the person have been greatly re-
duced by the removal Of the saloons from the state
and the pistol totng habit is leftconspicuousy the
greatest menace to the life of the citizens Stats
tics will show that more homcides result from the
hip pocket habit than from all the other causes put
together and we believe that the next legislature,
recognizing that fact will undertake its correction
Pan Fitzgerald Tor
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-29
Fine Weather.

we do not like to hrag on anything, but the
man who would not brag on the weather we have
been enjoying the past thr~ tins is proof
the brag habit The light frosts have left much
green vegetation unhurt and many delicate tloWe'
are blooming in the yards, unframed by the cold.
1t has not been cold enough to freeze, even slight
ly this winter
Fitzgerald or
Kinder Words Than We Have in Any Wise De-
served.
We shall miss Jesse Mercer from Georgia
journalism. Fitzgerald will never know of the
real amount good that this great man has ac-
complshed for her. We wish him unbounded
success in all his undertakings Norman
Park Press.
Jesse Mercer has abandoned Georgia jour
nalism and not better man could have gone
out. He is straight to the mark and when Jes,
sic thinks anything IS right he is going to say
SO, loud and long. That's the kind of man
that we need most. -Thomasville Times Enter.
prise.
Wonder how Elitor Jess. Mercer expects to
get rid of his wealth, now that he is about to
quit the newspaper buSiness?-Darien Gazette.
We have never announced like Carnegie, that
we expected to die poor.
Tor Fitzgerald Out
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-29
A "LunatiCs" Letter.

The following letter reached thro the mails last week. and it
much WRITE decided look into the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08
KE TCHELL- PAPK {
WILL BOX AGAIN
LABOR DA!
THIRD CLASH SCHEDULED FOR
THE PACIFIC sLOPE-kETCH
ELL NOW OFF TO ClNCH THE
ARRANGEMENTS
BY ED. w. SMITH.

CHICAGO. July SIT develops that
Billy Papke and Stanley Ketchell
have a thorough understanding and
will renew their recent quarrel in
the fall.
The managers OF the men reached
an agreement just before Ketchell
and his manager boarded train for
San Francisco. the details being
reached after an argument Jhat was
litter al times.
Ketchels manager Is going TO see
what he can do In the way OF get
ting an offer from the Pacific coast
clubs for a return engagement or
some length between the star mid
dleweights. II the Pacific coast clubs
do not come up TO the prospects at
Milwaukee. then the men will agree
to box before the Milwaukee CLUB
that offers them the best terms IRE
spectiye OF past performances.
IL was further agreed that the men
will box either on Labor day in the
middle west or on Admission day, the
big state holiday In California which
falls on September 10, The weight
is left open but will be set within
the middleweight limit. so that the
winner can rightly claim TO be the
champion OF his class.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08
WEDNESDAYS ENTRIES
AT WINDSOR TRACK

FIRST Race One mile :-year-old
mu!dens Lady Lissak. lO4; Margaret,
l0f. SOlree, lofs Llttle Jennie. l0f,
Croydon. 1906 OrOOnoka, Zoe. L. NJ.
Eckert loo Protagonist. lO9. Filwind.
1903. Kid ROos. ia
Second Race--Two miles steeple-
chase. i-year- Olds and up. handicap;
Merry maker, $50. fWoOdside 1877;
tNatcrway l5i, Picktime, i42. Bilber-
-. ~. Manzauo. l52 ESSEX, $50. Sam
Farmer. 50.
tFNppcu entry.
Third Race-Onc and one-sixtcenth
miles. 5-year-Olds and up: Clell Tur-
Dey lO1 Glimmer. lO2. Scion Single.
lO2 E,lllcOtt, ia,
Fourth Race-Five furlongs: 2-year-
olds selling; Cascade. '9l, Sally Ton
oyE A'Yl Pleasing 81 Many ColOrs.
-g6 Percy Chatnhcrs. l0l Lurid. 1Ol
Thistle Belle. i0t; Ramble. l05. Havre.
los. Paradise Queen. i09, DiccOOn. 100;
Tlfth Race-Six furlongs: for all
ayes handicap 'Cocksure. 81 Park
Row. i0l, chief Hayes. "a Giles, 90
MuTtibOy. gS st Jeanne. IS Ia Dora
do 100, Johnnie Blake. 10
tBurtscleU entry
sixth Eace--SlN furlongs. selling. B.
year-olds and up Flarnef. 'SS. Stem
her, tSS. Gresham 90 TenakOc % Os-
cav r, i0i Miuot. t04 Edgeiy. sI01.
Momentum. 100; Waterbury flO Yad
seventh IEace-One mile. 3-ycar-
olds. Dotue T. 104 Geo g. Clawson.
los. Fefnahdo. lO6. w Bartels i0G:
Breakaway. Zoe. NardOc 100. Dix-Bcn.
LOG Cosmopolitan. los, Alomar. 100.
Black Rod. lO3.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08
BIG STAKES 1T
dem, s. MERCY?

Is Charlie Dean, the Palatine, H..
horseman, going 10 carry OF both the
big stakes OF the Blue Ribbon meet
ing2
Horsemen all over the country are
asking each other the question and.
though il seems a most difficult task
for any reinsman to accomplish, there
can be no doubt OF the fact that, In
Deans stable are now a trotter and
a PAGER each OF which has right to
the position OF logical favorite in the
$4,000 NJ & NJ and $1,000 c. OF c..
respectively.
Mention was made in this column
several days ago OF a mile In better
than 2:09 by Deans OF G. candidate.
Minor Heir. As the mile was over
slow halfmile track, II looked as
the son OF Heir at Law must be quite
a horse. Well, they turned him
round for the word at at Peoria the
other day and he tramped the first
heat In 2:05 1-2. In the second mile
he got into an accident and was trim
med, but he came back strong just
the same and won the race as a real
warrior should
But twice In the history OF an event
has a winner OF the c. OF c. had 10
go In 2:05 1-2 TO win IT, Deans hand
some PAGER looks by all odds the best
thing entered In the event.
On the same afternoon that Minor
Heir performed, Dean cut loose his
NJ. & NJ. trotter, Fleming Boy. and be
hung up 2:li IL in a race In which
he trimmed several other EN- and
Emmers," including Loyal. driven by
Geers. That looked pretty fair. but
listen!
On Monday. with but one day OF
rest, Fleming Boy went TO the races
again. This time he tore off heat In
2:01 l-2, beating the other Geers VI.
& NJ. candidate. Loyal. and a bunch
OF others Now 2:07 IL isn't the
worlds record tor green trotter, as
one or the dispatches has II, but II
is right nifty mile Trotted in com
petition IL is doubly good II makes
Fleming Boy right now the best.look
ing NJ d NJ candidate in sight
| Charlie Dean. the driver whose
horses have thus sprung into the
bright light is comparative stranger
In Detroit. having usually followed
the Great Western circuit. lie Is best
known through his connection with
the champion pacing mare The Bron
cho, with which he made two descents
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08

on the big ring and carried off the
money showing ability 10 hang up
records whenever necessary 10 turn
the trick. He is successful condi-
toner and good race driver.
All over the country harness horse.
men are looking up the Dean pair and
shaking their heads wisely over the
chances OF the others to grab of any.
thing better than second money.
Both the Dean candidates are own.
ed by p. c. Isaacs. of Stoyestown. Pa,
and Dean the purchases, paying 81.
500 for the PAGER and $4,000 for the
trotter as coils. Both are well-bred
and neither carries much OF anything
but HIS harness. the Dean system hav-
ing resulted in perfect gaiting without
the use OF any OF the ungainly contriv
ances needed by many OF the harness
stars.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08
nv y. ID. LAwRENCE.

Yesterdays races were made up
principally Of selling events ana
hair-iaising finishes were not the rule.
Several good things were pat
through ana tle wise hsh got the
money
Blue I've In the llrst. and Polly Prim
in the fourth. wrr" the mediums Of re-
lieving TIE bokie. man OF his cash by
lack WainWrisht and hts friends. TheS
alos backed rtt1laut from SKIES 10
tours anu eashed.
The Y q stable mad" small
sized killing over the victory OF their
Royal Flush gelding ho&ic, which
won The SECOND race an caater
AIastian. an, property 90 Nose Gold
blatt broke down and - Mosc ala not
care 90 try and patch HIN up. hr dis
posed OF ham go Nugrnt Bros, who viii
send tne colt 40 theit Missouri farm
shelby oliver prominent southern
York whore hr booked before the
bookpaker. lust arrived from New
YORK, Were h" booked before the
Hughes INVASION ANA viii be- saying
Come on boys. I'm a few DAYS
Billy Coleman. The combination man,
whose vrS East en- up. Is familiar to
the race gotrs'. OF Detroit. received a
letter from Butte, Montana. which place
! Is now under the management OF Harry
StoNer. ana q e writer SAYS there are
only nve books on. The game must be
: bad az i'crc Should he more than five
books on In an open ring at that place
as the Butte people are good h~ttors
and good patrons OF the racing game.
Stoney Abrams Wishes 10 announce
that since the passing OF the Locke bill
In Louisiana, that he is from Canada
where they have racing and not from
New Orleans whore they do not.
"a d. ug Ia 81 all
Well Even ts1e 'Kaintuckians" have
decided that improving the breed Of
! losses Is subserVient TO the improve
Went OF the breed 81 bank rolls
Jockey Bcrgeu's star was IN the as
tendency yesterday. as no rode three
winners and IA third horse
Stmcoe's ~ece YVES a direct contrast
TO rs effort OF Saturday in the Essex
stakes. h't ! am told he did not ship
any too well 50 was not up - his best
form. H's owner. y. N. MIdigau Wou
enough yesterday 10 more than rciln-
burse him for saturdays loss
"Hoot Mon Billy oliver and Al Sto-
fel have organized horsemans and
buokmakers' club. and Will give a
moonlight excursion, or the steamer
Owana on July Is suppose oliver VIII
do the Highland Fling Wonder II Slo-
tel can sing "Hi-le, hi-io."
Just 10 show what The Times IS AZ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08

.HAIR-RAISING FINISHES THE
RULE AT WINDSOR YESTERDAY

an ADVERTISING medium. Eddie Mcbride
wired that since the announcement or
the opening of his JOY juice palace In
this paper that he has received 30 APP
pliCattons FOR the position OF sud
shower from the Windsor race track
followers.
Fred Gerhardy was busy yesterday
passing out Personal Liberty league
buttons, which organization now num-
bers thousands. and Is still growing.
The sale OF the fun brother to the
great "HermIs' for the sum Of 5000 by
the Fasig Upton Co, Is enough 10
make thoroughbred breeders get busy
raising mules, Al the same sale. year
lings that would ordinarily have
brought $500. only sold Tor So.
Even classic Saratoga has "reniged'
OF the purscs. stakes viii BE- cut and
viii be OF the guaranteed variety.
whcib VIII enable the association "a
make mones uu the stakes with the
number 90 entries usually received at
the spa
Today's card Is good one. The fea-
tgr" - a milo and a quarter and whiie
the en:"-cs are f~w. u VIII be well
worth seeing y stceplrchase - also
OF the card As well al all age hand
leap Thesr. with four other races.
should furnish good afternoon )
sport
9. l.. Jones has left for trip up the
lakes. aud does not eNnect u return
uutil tie Hamilton fall meeting.
w. q Farmer. secretary ~ windsor,
has received kilograms from over %
owners ~ Laton'a asking for stable
room h.t as there was none avail
able. had 10 wire them u That enect.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08
CANADIAN KERR
MAY WIN SPR|NTS

Present indications are that the
American sprinters will be hard put
to 1t to defeat Bobby Kerr, the Ca
madam lad who is entered In the
Olympic games and just now seems
to be as logical claimant for first
honors as any In sight
In the recent British championships
Kerr won the 100 yards In 10 seconds
and the 220 in % 3-5 seconds. both
very classy performances.
In both races Kerr defeated Nor
ton. the English champion, Arthur
Duffeys old rival.
1t Is believed that May Hun. Rec
tor and the other American sprint
ers will have all they can do TO pre-
vent Kerr from coping the shorter
dash, If not both the events
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08
Noteworthy Events in the
American League Race

Detroit batted two games out
OF New York's hands, winning for
WiTlett and Donovan and reducing
ST. Louis lead to one game each
way.
Chicago trimmed Washington In
two games, White beating Burns.
to o, while In the second Alt
rock defeated Burns. FaIkenburg
and Smith
Cleveland bstted IN six runs in
the first two innings, knocking c.
cote out OF the box. Then 6os-
ton took a hand, knocked Berger
out and won from Joss, 8 to 8.
Winter twirIing finely.
An error by e. Collins who is
playing short stop for the AthIet-
ies while Murphy IS in the out
held and Nichols is at second, al
lowed the Browns TO win, Oineen
out-pitehing Dygert and Viekers
The western teams won five out
Of the SIX games played.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08
CMALL CPORTING

Jr.. is the chairman of the commit
tee
Aner being rsilroaded To Atlanta and
back TO Cincinnati all Ia one short
week. Innslder Kelly, the former
Michigan c0tiegian. has tumbled 10
the fact that ball players are merely
like dumb, driven cattle.
Whether ON the square or not, there
seems TO be Nttle doubt but that
the Cans Nelson battle might have
continued quite a bit longer. had the
old master not chosen 10 stop when
convinced he had had enough
just recalling that. AT day when
baseball salaries and receipts were
not so very different from their size
today. certain club got the best
pitcher in the world for 10000 Yet
this isn't enough 10 buy fairly
promising minor Lacquer right now
Help
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08
FANS ROOT FOR
FAR AWAY TIGES

A decided Improvement has been
made in the automatic baseball score
board which IS now In operation at
the Avenue theater. Red. white and
green lights have been attached To
expand the automatic description and
do away with most OF the announcer
wor. The red light means strike,
the white light ball and the green
light an out. The system works
splendidy and the perfection OF the
board as a vivid portrayer OF each
play as 1t is made is quite remark.
able.
The audiences have been remark
ably large and enthusiastic. IL is
quite curious to watch the fans grow
enthusiastic over the Tigers great
work In the east. as the board de-
scribes II, for they root as though
they were sitting on the bleachers.