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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-21
Governors Will Meet
In Washington Dec. |.
Great Conservation Congress Will have Facts
Before 1t.

local problems, by writing and
speaking upon the subject of con-
seryation, and by keeping IN close
and helpful touch with the Nation,
al Commission. They are ready to
take part in the approaching joint
meeting. The bare announcement
that it had been set for December
8 resoluted in a number of accep-
tances before the formal invitation
of the Commission had even got
into the mails.
When the conservation move
ment was started, specific informa-
ton about the actual state of our
resources was partly wanting, part
ly inaccessible. Certain facts were
broadly known. 1t was at least
unquestionable that our resources
had been wastefully used, and that
some of them, notably the mines,
were sure in time to completely ex
hausted, while others, for example
the forests, would still be kept per
petually useful by right manage
ment. The first work was to get
the facts, to show exactly what the
situation was and how it could be
improved by measures that would
work. Without all inventory of
the resources which should show
the present condition of the re-
sources and the way to develop
them to the best advantage, con-
servation was in danger of staying
up in the air.
But the work is now practically
done. The facts are there, in dol
lars and cents, tons of coal, board
feet of timber, acre feet and horse
power of water, acres of land.
And the possible reform measures
have been weighed. The fine re-
port to the President will be neces-
sary supplement to the addresses
at the White Huose Conference.
The note these addresses was a
note of warning. The report is
expected to show that the warning
must be needed if the exhaustion of
natural resources is not, one day,
to impoverish the nation, and it
will also undoubtedly bring out
how the country'sr rsources can
be developed so as to last the long
est possible time and serve the
greatest good of the people.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-21

Washington, Nov. 25.-Tht
much talked,of inventory of the
Nations resourc s is now placti
cally completed. To consider the
material it has brought together
the National Conservation Com
mission has just announced its first
full meeting for Tuesday, December
], in Washington. At-that meet
ing the first steps will be taken
toward putting into tangible shape
the results of the six months hard
work on taking stock of the coun-
try's waters, forests, lands, and
minerals.
One week later, after the Com,
mission has gone over the inyen
tory, it will hold joint meeting
in Washington with the Governors
of the States and Territories, or
their representatives. At this
meeting the inventory will be fur
ther discussed anu theTeport which
the President has requested the
Commission to make to him 10y
January !, will be formulated.
With less than six months in
which"to make the inventory, the
four branches into which the Com
mission is divided, aided by the
corporation of the Government de-
partments, have brought together
what is probably the most useful
collection of facts about the mater
ial things oa which national in
dustry and progress are based that
has ever been assembled at one
time. Reports presenting these
facts and pointing out their sig
nifcance have been prepared. These
reports, summarized and indexed,
will be submitted to the Commits
sion at it's coming meeting,
All through thesummer general
interest in the work and object of
the Conservation Cowmission has
been growing. The public is now
we'll posted on a subject of which
only few specialists had know
ledge at the time Of the Conference
of Governors and experts at the
White House, in May.
The Governors carried the spirit
of the conference home with them
to their own people, and have kept
things moving ever since by ap.
pointing State Commissions to study
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-21
Toward Revolution,
Says Gov. Northern
Writes $50 Editors to HepAgainst LawIossness

will and the crime goes absolutely
unchallengedg
That the Commonwealth mey
not become "a colony ofcriminals, "
will you not urge your local civic
league to cooperate with co-ordi-
nate leagues in Fulton county and,
through your local paper, give to
the public strong statement, in.
tended to awaken the public con-:
science to the necessity for snch
action as will preserve our priceless
civilization from decay? VI
w. J. Northen,
The Enterprise will publish from
time to time, with comments, ex-
tracts from the brochure bearing
on this subject, sent along with
the letter.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-21
Splendid improvement
Made On F. @. &B.

The railroad commission of
Georgia has recently made an in
vestigation of the +. O. q b. rail
road and it's properties and the
splendid improvement which has
taken place during the past year
has been marked that the Commits
sion has seen tit to write President
McFadden a personal letter com
plimenting him on this improve
ment.
When it is considered that all
this improvement has taken place
right in the face of the panic, it is
all the more remarkable. Fitzger-
aid and community feels a special
interest in the +. 0. q B., since
the home of the road is here and
nearly all it's officers and men live
in this city. Commissioner Nc
Lendon's letter is as follows:
Office of the Railroad Commission of Georgia
Atlanta, Nov. 18th, 1908.
Mr.. FL. G. DcFadden, Pres. Il G. M.
Fitzgerald, Ga.
MY Dear Sir:-I beg to ackn0w-
ledge receipt of your letter of the
2nd inst, your file 592. In reply
thereto | inclose you herewith copy
of report made by the same in
spector who made an examination
of the physical condition of your
properties last February. 1t gives
me a great deal of pleasure to read
in Mr.. Lambs report the follow
ing:
II will say for your information
that this track has been improved
very much in the way of putting
in cross ties, surfacing and lining,
putting in bolts and plates since
| my last inspection. The ballast is
of natural soil. The bridges show
great deal Of Improvement with,
| in the last few months"
recognize the fact that it has
not been an easy matter for any o.
the railroads to raise money during
the past year, and recognize th'
further fact that unless the rail
roads and particularly the small
lines, receive fair treatment at tn
hands of the state, there will be M
new railroads built in the future.
l congratulate you most hearth!
upou the improved physical condl
ton of the Fitzgerald, Ocilla &
Broxton Railroad, and congratu
late you personally upon your sue
cess in managing this property dur
the strenuous times through which
the country has been and is now
passing.
! Very Truly Yours
S. c. McLendon,
!
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-21

Mr.. Woodward declared that he
was physically unable to make a
campaign, and that his candidacy
was in the hands of his friends;
that they may do with him as
they see fit.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-21

A crowd of young people enjoyed
a straw ride around the city as
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-21

Editor J. E. Mercer Tes
from Leary and Dawsqa
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
CLERKS OPPOSED
TO POSTAL RULE
Resent Being Held Respons-
ible for Striking Persons
With Mail Sacks.

The Postoffce Department has adopt
* a new rule for dealing with cases
where persons or property are injured
by mail thrown from trains by postal
clerks.
The postal clerks have been informed
that hereafter every case wherein per-
sons are injured by mails thrown from
the trains will be rigidIy investigated,
and the clerk who delivered the poanch
held strictly responsible.
The railway mail clerks are greatly
disturbed over the announcement, as the
notice is coupled with the account OF
a damage case recently tried by a Jury
in Ohio, and in which the mail clerk
compromised by paying damages
amounting TO $500 to a person who was
Injured by a mail bag.
m depar+-n&ut declares that not only
are the railroads going TO hold the mail
U4Tks Responsible, bat that the de-
UartmeUt viii, in addition. assess a fine
for violation of the rules for handling
pouches when thrown off Of moving
trains.
The mail clerks declare that the effort
te hold them responsible is unfair, be-
cause the Government has been "criul-
inally slow in providing a safe means
OF delivery Of mail from moving trains.
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
BATTLESHIP CREWS
TREATED ROYALTY
New Zealand Citizens Work
ing Overtime to Make Visit
Memorable One.

AUCKLAND. New Zealand, Aug. IL
Ovations 10 the officers and crews OF
the American battleship fleet are max
ing the stay OF the iackies here one OF
the pleasantest Ia their long cruise.
Citizens of New Zealand In both high
and low stations OF life have striven
TO make the visit CT the American sail
Ors enjoyable in every respect
There have been a number of social
diversions planned and the addresses
which have been made at the public
functions express admiration for the
splendid lighting strength Of the United
states and the peaceful progresslveness
OF the nation.
Rear Admiral Sperry, In responding to
a neat address Of Premier Joseph Ward.
said that he dBd not think a hostile
feet could ever reach the shores OF
New Zealand. while the premier ex-
pressed the pride OF tie people over the
fact that the fleet had stopped at Auck-
land
The weather remained delightful and
every day many sailors come ashore
10 walk through the town. They are
always objects of interest 10 the native
born folk.
The public press commented favor
ably upon the visit OF the feet, but
stated that it foreheralded a time when
the English-speaking races would band
together for the supremacy OF the
Orient
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
TO ISSUE WARRANTS
IN HEALTH CRUSADE
Ten Commission Men Among Four
teen Who Will Be Arrested
Tomorrow.

Fourteen warrants, ten for managers
OF commission houses, three for eating
house proprietors, and one for a gro
ceryman, will be issued by the District
Attorneys office tomorrow. All of these
will fall victims OF the health crusade.
The warrants are on request of the
Health Department, and or. information
sworn to by health inspectors.
Ali Of the commission men are located
in louisiana avenue, and the Inspections
were made by Inspectors Hoover and
Mothershead. InfoTnations against the
lunch room men were sworn to by IN
spectnr Stoy.
Frederick Smith forfeited s. in Police
Court this morning. He was charged
with running an unsanitary barber shop
at 1871 NJ street northwest
As result Of their investigation, IN
spectoTs Stoy and Norris yesterday Is
sued warnings 10 the proprietors OF
seven lunchrOoms in the southwest and
i've in the northwest. The inspectors
say. that the lunchToCms in the south
west are conducted principally by col
ored persons, who are endeavoring to
comply with the regulations as far as
their limited means win permit
They recommend that additional time
be given TO this class.
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
HISGEN WILL BEGIN
FIGHT IN INDIANA
independence Party Candl..
date Was Born in Hoosier
State-PlanS Barbecue.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Aug II. -
Thomas L. yIisgen, the Presidential
nominee OF the Independence party, viii
open his Western campaign, according
10 plans announced today, at Indian
apolis. August go This decision was
reached because Indiana Is Mr.. Hisgen's
native State. and he has many invitations
to speak there The new party proposes
TO make the Hoosier State its main bat
tie ground IN the middle West.
Petersburg, where the candidate was
born, Is arranging a big rally and bar
becue. and every effort is being made
TO have the demonstration a "Nettve
Son" one and partisan Before he
goes West Mr.. Hisgen will make SER
eral speeches in New England. Today
he speaks at West Springfield. Next
week. Thursday, there will be a Massa-
ohusetts Connecticut rally at Bay
Ridge
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
AGED WOMAN SHOT
BY WOULD-BE THIEF
Mrs. w. T. Cornell Held Up
in Lonely Spot-Her Con
dition Is Critical.

MAGNOLIA, Mass, Aug. I.-Held up
by a highwayman who also attempted
to murder her, Mrs William T. Cornell,
the aged widow of the former president
of the Equitable Trust Company, is in
a dying condition today Although a
shot fired at her infiio&ed only a slight
wound, the shock may prove fatal. as
she is seventy ears old.
An all night hunt IN the woods was
instituted by the authorities In a de-
termined effort to capture the would-be
assassin, who is thought TO be q stable
man recently discharged from the fash
ionable ocean Side Hotel, where Mrs.
Cornell IVES stopping.
Mrs. Cornell was coming out from the
hume, a cleft in the ocean sea lodges
near Rates chasm, when a man ap-
peared from among the scrub bushes
in the vicinity and. pointing a pistol at
her. fired. The snot took effect in the
side of her neck and she fell TO the
ground. Before he could obtain any of
her Jewelry two mattresses came along
and were seen by the man. who fed.
Mrs Cornell is the widow of William
T. Cornell. who. besides being at one
time president OF the Equitable, was
for many years cashier OF the Lincoln
National Bank. He died on New Year
Day last year. Mrs. Cornell was MISS
Lucinda Rushmore before her marriage.
She has two daughters. Mrs. Edward
T ChiIds of Philadelphia and Mrs.
James IL Kent, OF New York city.
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
BARTHOLDT CALLS;
GONG TO LONDON

WHO is On his way to Berlin to attend
tho session Of lhe international ParIla-
mentary Congress, called today 10 pay
his respects TO Commissioner West
Asked today as to the prospects for a
az continuance Of warfare by interna-
tional agreement, Mr. Bartholdt said
that The Hague conference did much
toward that end.
Asked as 70 the politics in his State,
Mr.. Bartholdt said that owing to fas-
Tional fights among the Democrats. the
chances OF Republican success in No
veTnber are excellent
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
FLY PROBLEM RULES
MAY Be ADOPTED
District Health Officers Con-
slider Suggestions by New
York Society.

Health Officer w. c. Woodward has
received from the Merchants Assocfa-
tons committee on pollution OF the
waters of New York a set Of rules for
dealing with the fly nuisance which the
health officer considers worthy Of adop-
ton In the District Of Columbia.
The committee is composed Of some
OF New York's leading citizens. COZ
sisting OF Edward Hatch, jr., chairn..n;
J. Pierpont Morgan. Albert Wander Veer.
John " Culver, and Daniel d. jackson.
The rules adopted are as follows:
Keep the fiies away from the sick,
especially those i'll with contagious
diseases. XIII every fly that strays
into sick room. His body is COW
cred with disease germs.
DO not allow decaying material
OF any sort 10 accumulate on or near
your premises.
All refuse which tends in any way
to fermentation, such as bedding
straw, paper waste, and vegetable
matter should be disposed Of or COW
cred with lime or kerosene Oil
Screen all food.
Keep all Teceptaeles for garbage
carefully covered. and the cans
cleaned or sprinkied with ell or line.
Keep all stable refuse in vault or
pit, screened or sprinkled with oil or
lime.
See that your sewage system is in
good order: that II does not leak. Is
up to date and not exposed 10 mes.
Pour Kerosene into the drains.
Cover food after a meal; burn or
bury all table refuse.
Screen all windows anG doors, es-
pecially the kitchen and dining
rooms.
Burn pyrethrum powder In the
house to Kill the flies.
breeding place IN nearby fifth. II
may be behind the door, under the
table. or in the cuspidor
If there Is a nuisance in the noigh-
borhood householders are requested &c
write at once to the Health Department
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
Pickens Has Plan
To Aid AerOnautS

As the carry settlers blazed a trail
through the wilderness. so has Willie
Champ PiCkens, OF Columbus. Ohio,
birmingham, and occasionally, New
York. arisen 10 point a guiding hand
10 the pioneers Of a later generation
Mr.. Pickens has announced that the
mayors of all cities In the United States
and Canada have been asked to aid
in a scheme TO enable aeronauts to de-
termine their whereabouts. Sailors Of
aerial craft Mr.. PiCkeus declares, are
greatly Inconvenience by not knowing
over what towns they are passing He
suggests. therefore, that the name Of
the municipality be painted in gigantic
white letters on the roofs of one or
two of the city's largest buildings.
Officially. the Commissioners are not
Informed of Mr.. Pickens' scheme. 1t
may be authoritatively said, however,
that they are tickled with tie idea
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
AMERICAN STABLES
GOING TO ENGLAND
Keene and Belmont Lease
Famous Quarters Near
Newmarket.

NEW YORK, Aug. II.-CsbIe dis
patches announce that everything has
been arranged except the signing Of a
statement from james r. Keene and
August Belmont join6y TO take Balaton
Lodge, at Newmarket. in England. as
training quarters for their horses.
In connection with the dispatches
comes a report that Keene and Belmont
have decided to quit the American turf
and transfer all their racing interests
10 the other side, as result OF the
AgneW-Hart Jaw against b0okma king
IN this state
Balaton Lodge IS deliberately equipped
for racing stables ana itsl owners and
lessees have unqualified privileges or the
course for training purposes. There il
40 finer spot In all England for putin.
the racers on edge, and by planning
te occupy so well an established a lodge,
Immunity from interference BY turf
officials. such as Richard Croker met
with, is assured the two Americans.
The place is much larger than Messrs.
Belmont and Keene would require II Il
was their intention simply TO train q
few two-year-olds for the important
events and prospective Derby candl-
date II is accepted by the authorities
on the other side Of the water that
racing in America Is doomed and that
an emigration TO England Of rich Amer
lean tuTfmen win be witnessed III The
near future.
Both Mr. Keene and Mr.. Belmont
have made numerous entries OF young
sters IN many OF the important English
turf events, as have other American
horse owners. but the acquisition OF
Balaton Lodge is accepted as an indica-
ton that the two are prepared fer an
absolute renewal Of their stables rom
the American turf II racing on the old
scale Is not 10 be resumed on the metro
politan tracks.
Local hOTsemen are deeply concernesf
today over the report from London.
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
BLIND TEN YEARS,
SEES AGAIN AT so
Old Mans Sight Returns on His
Birthday, After Ceaseless
Praying.

NEW YORK, Aug. U.-Ephraim Bay
lis recovered his sight partially on his
eighty-ninth birthday last Thursday sf-
ter having been totally blind for ten
years. Mr.. BayiiS. who lives at S4Z
Shelton avenue, Jamaica, Queens bo-
rough, has prayed constantly that sight
be restored TO him and, ne says. has
never lost faith that his prayers would
be answered. To test his renewed pow
er Of vision his daughter, Ella PavIiS
handed the family Bible to him.
"a birthday gift from heavenl'' cried
the old gentleman joyously. 'I can
read the words Holy Bible on the
cover"
Mr.. Baylis suffered a stroke of auo-
plexy ten years ago. While he was III
cateracts formed on his eyes and he be-
came blind.
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
PROSPERITY SHOWN
BY POSTAL RECEIPTS
Fifty of the Largest Postoffices in
Country Show Gains
for July
for July

Returning prosperity or a revival Of
normal business conditions are indicated
BY the report OF the receipts Of the
fifty largest postoffhces of the country
for the month OF July, a healthy in
crease being shown over the corr respond
ing period of last year.
The total receipts at the fifty Offices
Tor the month were 6.655, 741.11, as COM
pared 70 sb,SS, 5A.l5 for July, 1907 or
an Increase OF 500. 3S6 96. of 4 81 per cent
Only eleven Of the fifty OFFICES show
decreases, OF which Washington is one,
the receipts for the month being sS3 =
zti.5z, as compared TO 500 627 II, a loss OF
Si,54SbS, or $40 per cent from last year
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
MONUMENT TO ROOSEVELT.

North Dakota is to erect a monument
to Theodore Roosevelt and the work OF
collecting has been begun by the Roose-
Welt Monument Association
The commission for designing the
statue has been given TO Gustav Vige-
land, the greatest of Norwegian sculp-
sketches.
The purposes of the statue is not only
to honor the President, who is called the
most illustriOus Of the adopted sons OF
North Dakota, but to promote interest
IN art, and particularly monumental
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
ROYAL CASTAWAY
DIES IN POVERTY
CONTINUED From First Page.)

German embassy. Count Hermann Won
Hatzfeldt-W ildenburg, charge danaires,
who is at Beverly Farms, Mass, d.
rected Hans Anderson to represent his
government
And the little cavalcade, which con-
sisted merely OF 3 few hacks, followed
the casket with the two lilies and the
rose through the dusty roads to the
little cemetery on Bladensburg road,
and as the sun was setting. casting its
shadows along the gTeensWarth of the
old burying ground, they laid Baron
Alexander De Pury-Herve to his long
rest. Later they may take him up
again and carry him TO a grave on ths
side Of the old ancestral hill at Neuf-
chateI.
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
THE RANGER ORDERED HOME

The Ranger, a small gunboat which
has just beer placed in commission
after repairs at Cavite, Philippine Is
lands is under orders to sail for home
via the Suez Canal. On her arrival .Iere
she Will be turned over for the use d
The Massachusetts Nautical School.
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
DETECTIVE is PROMOTED.

Announcement was made az detective
headquarters this morning that Thomas
y. McNamee, for years identified with
The force. is TO be appointed az special
man TO the United States District At
t0Fneys forcs. The appointment viii
take place Immediately. Mr.. McNa-
nee joined the force in 1892.
The Washington times., 1908-08-11
BALDWIN MAY FLY
IN UNOFFICIAL TEST
Speed Trial May Be Made
Today If Conditions
Are Favorable.

The Baldwin dlrigible will make an
ascension this afternoon between 4 and
O'Clock.
Engineer John II. Curtiss returned
from Hammondsport, y. Y, at f,
o'clock this morning with half a dozen
new carburetors for the engine. These
we're installed Immediately
1t is possible that the fight this aftei-
noon may be one Of the ofhcieI Govern
ment tests for speed. The official board
will be on hand, and if everything is
working perfectly with the nlecnuinsIn
of the airship. Captain Baldwin may
decide to make it an Official test.
Powers Look On.
Captain Baldwin is confident, as IS
Mr. Curtiss, that the dlrigible can 90
twenty-fOur miles an hour. To meet
the Government requirements It mus
sail at least sixteen miles an hour For
every mile over twenty miles a bonus
Of Is per cent of the contract price Of
S., 80 will be paid.
Lieutenant Lahm and Prof Henry II.
Clayton. as well as, John McCurdy. Of
the Aerial Experiment Association, and
August Post, secretary Of the Aero Club
OF America, say that the speed which
CAPTAIN Baldwin's airship is able to
MAKE according to a mathematical cal
culation. will be at least twenty-five
miles an hour
Lieut. Thomas Selfridge. a member
Of the official board returned here to-
day from HammOndspOrt, 10 take the
place on the board of Major Russell,
who went to Fort Beavenworth TO take
charge of the experimental aeronautl-
cal station there. Lieutenant SeIfridge
has been ia Hammondspoft for several
weeks watching the experiments in
aeTOnautics
Inventor Confident.
There will be on hand this afternoon
representatives Of the European pow
ers, to witness the flight. Wilbur
Wright, of Dayton, Ohio, already has
shipped part OF his aeroplane from his
factory there, and will arrive at Fort
Myer the last of this week or the first
Of peXt.
There is some probability that the
United states Government win make
some Kind of an arrangement perma-
nently for the services OF the Wright
brothers and Captain Baldwin to In
struct the army in the science OF aero
nautics.
The Signal Corps has erected a new
weather vane near the big balloon
mouse, Tor the purpose of determining
the velocity and direction of the wind
before any more attempts are made.
On Wednesday, August IS, Captain
Baldwin viii sail the airship from Fort
MyeT 10 Luna Park, for the benefit OF
Alexandria Hospital.