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Morris tribune., 1909-02-20
THE LIABILITY BILL.

The Republican legislative letter has the
following to say on the employers liability
proposition now before the legislature
The public hearing in the House Chamber
Wednesday on the employers liability bills now
pending in the Legislature, or to be correct,
upon Gov. Johnson's plan of appointing COM
mission to report liability measure to the next
Legislature, brought out some of the political
features of this much discussed subject. Or
ganized labor and capital seems to be agreed
that the time has come to get together upon a
fixed compensation for all classes of inj juries
to employees. Under the present system most
of the money is wasted in useless litigation
and only small percentage of the amounts
awarded reach the injured man. For the pur-
pose of framing an equitable law the House has
a special committee drafted to do the work.
This committee feels that statistics covering
the experience of all large employers, court re-
cords and the testimony of labor organizations
based on the record of the past five or ten years.
will enable it to frame at this session law
which will be just to employer and emp1oye.
At the hearing Labor Commissioner McEwen
and the officers of the State Federation of Labor
and representatives of the Employers endorsed
the commission plan, while admitting that the
matter had not been submitted to the 1aboring
men in the ranks but the 1aboring men who
participated in the discussion favored i'm
mediate action and such is said to be the dis
position of nearly every laborer in the Twin
Cities who has had the matter explained to
him. Immediate action is favored by the edi
tor of the Union Advocate, the official labor
organ. Everybody seems to know pretty near
what is wanted, only some want it and
others want it two years from now. The labor
commissioner says twenty years have been
spent in the gathering of data and the effort to
adjust the liability problem, and yet officialdom
of labor now favor a iunket continental
Europe in search of more information. No one
who knows Billy McEwen, Pierce Butler and
other good fellows close to the throne will OBJ
ject to their world tour at the expense of the
state unless it is the in jured laboring men who
in the meantime will continue to for dam
ages for the benefit of the lawyer for the plain
tiff. The com mission plan is, to be perfectly
plain, favored because it will afford the friends
of Gov. Johnson an opportunity to exploit the
liability bill to be presented two years hence as
his own invention, for political purposes. Re
gardless of silly criticism every time the legis-
lature sits on the pet schemes of the well mean
ing friends of the governor, isn't it about time
to stop the commission business. If the gov
ernor is solicitous about this matter why
hasn't he sent out this commission before and
paid the expense from his ample contingent
fund?
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21

THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1909.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21
Overrides Veto
In Tennessee.
Prohibition In Spite of The
Governor.

Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 2O-The
state senate at 3 O'Clock this after
noon passed the Holiday state
wide prohibition bill over the gov
ernor's vote by a vote of 20 to 13
The message then went to the
house and is being read there by
the clerk. The indications are
that the bill will pass the no use
sometime during the afternoon,
and that it will thus become law
before the day is over. The vote of
20 to Ii is the same as the origina
vote on third reading in the senate
and the same as that by which the
senate passed the manufactures
bill on yesterday. The statewiders
are claim ng majority of from 8
to II in the house, enough to pass
the bill there over the governors
veto. The widest excitement pre-
walls at the state house.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21
Denies Reports.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Mr. G.
Fl. Ackert, Vice President and
General Manager of the Southern
Railway Company, referring today
to the persistent publication of re-
ports of impending changes in the
operating department of that Com
pany, said:
There is no foundation, what
ever, for any Of these publications.
The various reports and rumorS
that have been in circulation and
have found their way into the
newspapers have come from sources
without information as to the plans
and purposes OF the management
of the Company. mo such changes
as have been reported are contem-
plated. On the contrary, the pre-.
sent personnel and organization of
the operating department are high
ly satisfactory to the management
and we doubt whether there exists
in the organization of any railway
company in the country more eff
icient and loyal teamwork than
the Southern Railway Company
now has in it's operating depart
ment."
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21
Sheriffs Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
next months advertising, or after
the first of February all advertis
ments eminating from this office
will be published in the Fitzgerald
Daily News. I will adopt that
paper as the official organ and af-
ter that date legal notices from the
Sherif's office and other legal
notices aud advertising of county
business will appear in that paper.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21
State Had
Body Exhuned.
Carmacks Stages Are In.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 2O.-With
the stage set for the Cooper murder
trial, the witnesses and the pros
pective jurors summoned, it became
known this morning that the state
had prepared a surprise for the
defense by having the body ofCar-
mack exhumed and an autopsy
held.
After the murder and in the ex-
element attendant upon the crime
the state neglected to order a post
norton. It is essential in the
direction from which the bullets
can be determined.
The states theory is that Car
mack, with his hat raised to greet
a lady, was shot behind. The
defense asserts that he fired the
first shot. 1t seems, however that
some time between the date of the
killing and the present time the
st ate, secretly and at night, ex-
humed the body of the slain editor
aud caused a careful post mortem
to be performed.
CARMACK SHOT IN NECK.
The course of the bullets thus
was determined and the state
claims to have PROOF that the bull
let which killed Carmack entered
his neck from behind.
This, however, does not entirely
disprove the theory of the defense.
Even the defense does not claim
that Colokel Cooper fired the shots.
1t maintains that young Cooper,
believing his fathers life was ir
danger, fired upon Carmack to pro
tect his sire. And it is not con
tended that young Cooper stood
any place but behind.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21
Cured Rheumatism.

Nearly everybody is acceptable
to a twinge of rheumatism, sciat.
les, toothache, headache or neural
gia, and it's never safe to be with
out a good remedy for an emer.
gency.
No matter what kind of paiu you
have the beneficial effect of Sloan's
Liniment is immediate. You lay
t on lightly-no rubbing whatev-
er and q pleasant warmth is felt at
once. The Liniment penetrates
right to the bone and quickly
stops the pain.
Mr.. Chas. ). Budlong of Anth.
ony, R. l., Box 125, writes: "For
many years I was a great sufferer
from rheumatism. Ny hips would
swell to an enormous proportions
and my knee joints would pain me
in the most excruciating, awful
manner imaginable. | used often
to have to fall from the bed into a
chair and thence to the floor, when
| wanted to get from my bed.
used only six or eight bottles of
your Liniment and was sured,
cheerfullY recommend its use to all
rheumatic sufferers. Refer to me
if sou so desire. All letters an
swered. F."
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21

WANTED-20O Shade Trees
"a Magno las, balance Live Oaks,
Water Oaks, Sycamore and North
Carolina Poplars. Trees to be not
less than seven feet high and with
god roots. Submit sbids for trees
and bid for putting out.
J. B. Strickland,
J. J. Bull,
If Committee.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21
The Public Mind.

Public sentiment is the greatest force in our
government
" A healthy public sentiment is the best safe
guard of the morals of community.
An Augusta attorney recognised that truth In
the defense of client last Monday. And the at
torney gives credit to whom credit is due. Ills
published statement is a frank one
Mr.. Austin Branch, attorney for NJ D. Dow
ney, charged with violation of the prohibition
act, when the case called before Judge Eve IN
the city court this morning made brilliant argu-
ment for continuance, the plea that in the in
famed state of the public mind, brought on by the
present agitation the men could not get fairtrla
Mr. Branch also filed brief, which Judge Eve
took under advsement until the afternoon when
he will render his decision. Mr.. Branch claimed
that the sermons being preached from the pulpits,
the newspaper publicity being given them and the
calling of the mass meeting has brought on such
state of feeling that the trial do not have
fair chance for an impartial hearing.
The attorney understands that the TECHNICAL
ties of the law on which his client probably de-
ponds will be comparatively worthless to him. He
is probably under the ban and his past record is
against him.
The attorney realizes that public sentiment
will offset his sharp practices and legal eger de-
main.
In this community attorneys have triaed with
the public mind in way to destroy the rights
that ordinarily belong to the defendant. The
toughest characters and most persistent law brak
ers are turned loose the community, to continue
the menace to honest people, on the merest techni
calities We want the pulpits and papers to do
their duty to this community by creating healthy
public sentiment that will frown down crime where
the law is inadequate or when the courts are i'm
potent.
Pun for Fitzgerald or
Election of Judges.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21
Election of Judges.

T. s'The Journals suggestion that judges should
be appointed by the governor has taken strong
schold on the people"
as The above from the Atlanta Journal, following
an editorial that subject, appears to us rather
premature conclusion.
We do not believe the suggestion has taken a
very strong hold upon the people. We have not
seen the signs of such sentiment as yet and when
the Journal begins to get closer to the people on
4 this subject we believe it will find that they are
not SO glib to turn loose privilege they were
MANY wears in winning, and which according to
our observation the people as a whole are not dis
satisfied with
q We do not pretend to say that the system is
perfect. The election of judges by the people will
vet be improved upon, as will the election of other
officials. We believe the time will come when the
scramble for any Office will cease; when the man
who exercises himself unduly to secure public po-
siton will be so discounted by the people that he
cannot possibly win
The principle of popular election is democratic
and is ultimately right Exceptions may be taken
to the manner or conduct ofthe individual but the
principle should not be discarded simply because
some abuse it. The defects must be patiently
5 worked out as other defects have been eliminated
s from our system Of government. That is fault
with the American people which the Journrlshould
Hot fall into Recently, the Journal has advOcat
ed certain reforms which we believe were right and
which the people almost unanimously endorsed,
but Ia years time, repudiated, because every
thing did not appear to work out Immediately as
they thought it should Will the Journal also
throw down these reforms simply because they
have not had time to become perfect in their OPP
Grafton, and run with the. people after their Old
as which are effete and out of data
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21
Notice.

The firm of Jones & Smith, com,
posed of I. S. Smith and j. A.
Jones, has this day, by mutual
consent of each party, dissolved
co partnership. J. A. Jones as
sumes all obligations of the firm,
and all accounts due said firm are
payable to J. A. Jones. Deem
Der 81, 1908, T. S. SMITH.
165-4w J. A. JONES.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21

When the boys call on you for a
subscription to the Daily News,
don't tell them you ale afraid the
paper will "bust" and you lose
your money. The News is not
going to "bust" at all, put it inst
can't "buitn within a year, so rest
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21

Miss Ellie Mae Renfro, of Dub
lin arrived yesterday to visit friends
in the city for few days. She
will also visit her sister, Mrs. o.
@. Henderson, in Ocilla, before re-
turning home.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21
Mamie DeCris
In Jail Again.

Baltimore, Jan. 20.-Mamie De
Girls known in Baltimore as Mamie
DeGracia, pleaded guilty yesterday
to the charge of stealing a diamond
pin and was sentenced to Is months
in jail. She was housekeeper in
the Hotel Belvedere.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21

Are you working for trip to
Washington buys, girlsl See the
people at the new office. If
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21

crystal Springs Ginger Ale is
made by the Crystal Bottline
Works and is as pure and perfeaf
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21

Blessed is the man who sits before blazing
hearth stone in his comfortable home day LIKE
this; but damned is he who, enjoying the comfort
has no thought of his less fortunate neighbor
Pull for o Pull Out
The Public Mind.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $500 PER AUNNUM.

Official Organ Of Ben Hill County.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-08
MOVING DAY WITH THE NEWS

We wish to announce all friends, patrons and othelS
that The News will move another issue from its present quar-
s in the Rauerson building the second story OF the carlton
dg ON the corner Pine and Palmetto avenue where we
shall be pleased to have any you call as you have done III
the past n present location.
Good work. strict attention business pOmptness and acc
acv combined with fair dealing the manne to stand up for
principle against monopoly for justice to its patrons has Deeu so
appecated by the public large The News to SWELL not
only with pride mechanical department and the new quar-
tiers with 4Ox7O space will meet the increasing demands OF
our business for some More light and air will be at our
service adding greatly comfort while the location undoubt
edy the most the city, One block from the depot court
house and present and the main street leading to
the site selected depot and the railroad shops
concrete building commanding appearance The News will have
surroundings with its popularity and high standing
with the truckers farmers pineapple growers merchants professional
men, fish dealers all others the Indian River section
We are busy packing up 'paythngs," including
desks typewrels tables chairs pencils ink old exchanges
type stands cases. presses engine imposing tables CUTTER paper
stock wood furniture quoins u9s leads and small
caps sleeps foot composing job sticks FORMS Ieget plates
cuts mutton quads shooting stick mae gaey type lice pOnge
ink worms other myst ous articles in print
hopnot forgetting old Office lowe the cat and the devil
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-08
Some State Happenings
Florida Items Gathered from Our Exchanges

A large number of the phosphate
mines in the western part of Alachua
county have resumed operations after
long shut down, and business is look
ing upward.
ThrC e bad negro criminals. Jim San
derson, Jim Smith and .Bergin R)yles,
escaped from the Fernandna jail last
Thursday by overpowering the jailer
and are still at large.
Captain Cason, Of Pass-a Grille, has
started large stonecrab farm, the
second farm of the kind in that section
A diamond-back terrapin farm at Haul.
over, on Indian River, has been pay
ing institution for several years.
The sum of $l,83S has been sub
scribed by public spirited jacksonville
citizens to the convention fund and
membership of the Missssippi-Atlantic
Inland Waterways Association. which
convenes in that city November Is.
4 new potato is now being cultivat.
ed in and around Daytoua that is said
to have originated in South America.
II is said TO equal the IRISH potato as an
edible product, being firm, mealy and
palatable, 1t is also said TO be prolific
anda good keeper, II can be grown
from cuttings like the sweet potato
but is not of the sweet potato family
Pensacola, Sep 3O.-.News reached
here this morning from Holmes county
that unknown parties had dynamite
the ginnery OF Thomas Gum, at thI
small town Of Cerro Gordo, completely
destroying the plant as well as Lar &,
amount Of baled and lint cotton as vel
as two rooms OF cottonseed. What wa
not destroyed by TIE terrific explosion
which shook the entire town, was los
by Ere which started immediatel
afterwards, evidently from the explC
sion. Mr. Gum, the owner Of the gin
recently installed new machinery 40
: since the cotton season opened has bee
doing an immense bnaIness That b
had enemies Of the tbitierest kind "a
: thatthese were caustd by his operatio
= ofthegin Is the belief Of officers Who 81
endessoFing 70 nhd clue. but have
far been unsuecessiul.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-08

Carlton Hale, a popular young man
who was employed as a lumber chez ker
at DunnelIon, was killed last Thursday
by being jammed in a standing car by
ii string of loose cars.
The plant OF the Prairie Phosphate
Company, at Mulberry, is said to be
the largest of its kind in the world. II
is lO0H790 feet on the ground. 60 feet
high, all of reinforced concrete, and
with equipments and all represents an
investment of over $5500O0.
Count Santa Eulalia. the husband OF
former Mrs. John B. Stetson, both OF
whom are well known in Florida, and
WHO frequently spend their winters
in DeLand is about 10 be sued for $40,
con by Chicago woman, who claims
to have groomed him for his marriage
TO Mrs. Stetson, alleged that she did so
by agreement with him.
The steamship Zeehurg. OF Am, ter.
dam, with u cargo valued al $4,000 was
grounded on the south jetty at May
port Sunday and will probably be TO,
u loss. The ship IL valued at 800, 600
Her cargo has been duplicated by cab Z
ard insurance companies will prabably
take charge of the vessel and cargo
State Senator John S. Beard, of Es
Gambia county, who attracted wide at
tention pending the discussion OF TIN
Wailes-Beard Indian war claim, In the
Ia 1t session OF the Legislature, by de.
nouncing Governor Gilchrist, has pub
listed card 10 the Pensacola Juurna
announcing his retirement from poll
tics forever. What will become of us
In dispatch from Bowling Greer
which appeared in the Tampa Trlbln,
recently, Il was stated tina. Govern
ment Otiicers under the pure food lay
are now 10 the state watching the shin
rnent OF green fruit 90 that they ma,
not be sent forward In an unfit condltlo
Tor market. At last this thing Of shic
ing green and Immature fruit 10 al,
northern and eastern markets vim 5
pracslcally thing Of the past. !,
, believed that the provision Of d
. pure food Law viii be 81 great bensr
y the state.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-08

1t appears that there will DO
of candidates running for congnS
this district by spring The I'D
halls from Miami, and he goesi a'''
race full of fight.
A conservative estimate py oos
the best posted building trades nsa
Daytona'is that at the preSepi Z
there is at least sl5O,OOO worth e
provements and new buildings ia e
10 that city.
twill he a happy Thanksslvas
for the deaf and blind wards q
State if the SO 900 administta'l''
school binding for their use q y
CUISINE is completed by that slne +"
is now believed il will be-
After two days Of constaot 7'''
Tallahassee comparing the olQ' ~
III.
for the State printing, the cope' A.
! a warded the work to Miltop A =
editor of the True Democrat =
hassee and a fully competent man
The volusia County Record R''''
account of the work OF SIX ea'P
= L.. |.
who hauled the material IRON l''.'
and erected a frame building ~.
with four rooms and broad ss'sa.'
each side. and also a llx2O ie'' .'''
and dining room, all rooisd s''' +.
giles, put 10 sash. doors, Steps
in FIVE days. Must have been =
job.
The case Of w. S. Hariaa
of the Jackson Lumber Com
four Of his employees, copy's'ss !.
sacola three years ago Of q'''' *.
i commit peonage, has been
next week to have the bona, &. +
and to have capiases issues 8 6,
rest Of the five men, eaen 3 s.|
under sentence to the A'''9''
prison.
Ihave gone carefully oveF
! ton. . said /. F. Farris, o. '...
TO q Metropolis reporter s.
afternoon, sand | have dss. IA
the rsce for congress .. -
Clark. IA man that
Clark must 20 out after n''e M
iIeve / am capable q dong Z
make my annoucemeDs
70 make ) vigorous camp.
visit every section Of shs q
FOR SALE CHEA .'
Worthless, !. Session y
! Range a. For iaF,h'H
u1l,e Pstsr wehnn,
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-08

Politics beginning to The Senatorial candidates
are in the field in full telling what they win
tho Others before campaign In this Congressional dis
M aaurnts are also hunting Caks scalp
nentlsmen have nut out a big job for themselves.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-08

week present nstalmens of Dr. story
Conquest the which will proventestng reading matter
for all our This especially interesting the light
Peary controversy who discovered the pole The
ery one of the greatest achievements of modern times from
t6c point of view everybody the
matter
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-08
NO ENCOURAGEMENT

the last Friday at Miami between the directors Of
the East Coast Vegetable Growers Association and the
Florida East Railway officials the latter stood and refused
to allow any sembance reduction in freight the immense
crop the Florida East Coast products.
asked reasonable reduction what is
sdered very high showed whereby they entitled to
The questions to the railway officials the
point and the decisive and negative
position taken by the railway company refusing that
the road has been operated for the ten loss and
would increase the net o They also said they could
nothing assisting getting reductions beyond jacksonville
questions the general freight agent said preferred
the association take the matter before the railroad commission
growers along East Coast very much disappointed
conference asking pertinent question
railway company confidence in the railroad commission They
also want why Cuban pineapp be hauled
cheaper Florida products Also why they should called
to make up Occasoned by the cheap foreign compe
tive fruit many questions botheng them they
like to have them satisfactorily answered.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-08
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Domestic Money Orders Sold at Low Ratekf
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
WATER TURNED INTO bitches

subcontractors Rush Work on Belle
Fourche irrigation Project.
According to the figures of the sub
contractors on the Bell Fourche irriga
ton project, the month OF April saw
the largest amount OF dirt moved since
it was started. Over $4,000 yards OF
earth were moved on the storage res
ervoir dam, where the principal work
is being done.
These contractors are employing
wei four hundred men, and the gov.
eminent some one hundred and fifty
more. Concrete blocks are to laid on
inside Of the dam on the south side
of Owl creek. The truss bridge across
the gap in the dam is being used for
trains.
The tunnel camp viii be shut down
at once and the buildings sold at auc.
ton, but the syphon camp will be re.
tanned and with the camp west OF Vale
and one to be established June / on
Horse creek will be the only ones
used by the government this year.
Water was turned into the bitches
and at present about one-third of the
landowners are using I for irrigation
purposes.