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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
First National Bank Holds Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the share holders OF the FIRST Naoa
Eaak of FITZGERALD YVES held on Tuesday the lOth inst
The reports submitted that meeting Indicated most pros
porous condition in the affairs of this institution
The earnings for the year satisfactory showing
substantial increase over the preceding year.
The usual quarterly dividend paid to the stock hooerS
and substantial sum passed up the undivided proht ac
count
The First National continues in the front DIVIDEND payer
having paid holders the just passed. II per
cent on ITS capital stock the shape OF cash DIVIDENDS
The CAPITA OF III First National Bank is Sl25OOOoO It's sur
plus $4,000 90 and its share holders liability $250OOOO max
ns total of S325OOO0O net responsibility which security to
deuositors makes most enviable showing.
The total assets of this bank approximate
CT million dollars and the volume of business transacted no
Gates great popularity of this we'll managed msutuon Ill
the communtv There change made IN either the
board of directors the official staff of the bank Inc ooard
of directors as reelected being K Farmer Mercer T.
Holtzendorff NJ W. Garbutt T. +. HemmnSer H. Good
man w. Kimbal R. E. Lee T. A. Mcmillan b Seanor Jno
II. Powell .
The following officers reelected: E. K Farmer President NJ
Garbutt Vice President T. F. Hemmineer VcePresdent
A. H. Thurmond Cashier W. H. Bailey, Assistant CASHIER
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13


Mrs G. P. Mingledorff was hostess
yesterday morning from $50 to 1870
complimentary to Misses Ligeon and
Henderson of Rome, who are visit
ing Miss Rosa Mae Adams, enter
tanning twelve friends, who included
Misses Ligeon Henderson, Adams,
North Tummon, Mabel Rogers; and
Mesdames John Russell, AE Jones,
j. L. McCarty, G. E. Kicker, J. c.
Irving and Mrs.Gillespie from South
Carolina, Mrs. Mingledorff S mother.
The honor guests were presented
with boxes Of lovely stationery.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Hon. ]. B. Clements
Elected Director

In our report in the last issue OF
the election of directors of the Elk
change National Bank, the name OF
J. B. Clements was omitted through
error,
Judge Clements was reelected
and remains on the Board of Di-
rectors, and being in the banking
business himself and being one of
the wealthiest men in South Geor-
gia, with long business experience,
the fact of his being on the direc-
torate adds much strength to the
institution.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Public Installation
". R. c. Officers

Post Il and the Woman's Relief
Corps had their public installation
of officers Tuesday, Jan. 9th, at the
hall. Quite a large crowd was pres
ent to witness the ceremonies and
the following officers we're installed:
President-Francis Beauchamp
Senior President-Rebecca
Ball.
Junior Vice-President - Anna
Gray.
Chap!ain-Emma Archer.
Treasurer-Addie Brooks.
Secretary-Lydia E. Mosher.
Conductor-Emma Davis.
Assistant Conductor-A n II a
Shelton.
Post Observation-Disclosures Harvey.
Musician-Mary Green.
Press Observation-Disclosures
Knapp,
First Color Bearer-Anna Rollins.
Second Color Bearer-Helen
Chaple.
Third Color Bearer--Gertrude
Johnson.
Fourth Color Bearer-Clara
Miller.
(SignedD Press Correspondent Of
W. R. G.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Mrs. Archer Entertains

Mrs. Bert Archer entertained yes
terday evening at her home on 507
w. Oconee Avenue in honor of her
many friends. After the evening
being spent most pleasantly the
attractive, charming hostess served
most delightful menu, which was
enjoyed by all present: Mrs Rouse,
Mrs. Walter Wilkerson, Mrs. Arch
Grippe, Mrs. Ewing, Mrs. Charlie Gill.
Mrs. Clayton Gilbert, Mrs. Pearl
Adams, Mrs. Ed Thurston.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Announcement

Mr.. Charlie Maxwell manager
for the Dollar Limit" 5 and
10 Cent Store on los South
Grant Street across from the
Empire Mercantile Co., will ap-
preciate the patronage of every
one that is looking out for low
prices in staple merchandise.
Have you seen the big SOC
and $1.00 Large Red Untrim-
med Ladies Hats we are selling
for 15c We are going to put in
the strongest line Of 10c Fancy
Candies that ever hit the state
of Georgia, and we kindly solicit
your patronage, and hope to
make this place worth your
while to visit and shop here,
Look out for next weeks write
ups.
DODDS Sc and 10c STORE
DOLLAR LIMIT"
The poor mans friend"
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
as to their care given.

as to their care given.
Advanced schedules of the stops
will be prepared and full advertise
ment given the train in the towns
at which lectures and demonstrations
are to take place. The press along
the route will be kept informed in
advance and all possible publicity
secured for the benefit of the dairy
man. tits expected that large
Gro wds will be present at these
stops and every thing is being
done to give thorough attention to
every detail of the WORK.
Every man interested in dairy
ing in any way, should by all means
be present at these free lectures
and demonstrations, to listen to
the talks, to see the improved
machinery and labor saving de-
vices and to secure advice on any
problem connected with the dairy
industry.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
No More Turkey
trot And Grizzly Bear

Atlanta, Jan. 13-While the
governing boards of various leading
Atlanta social clubs have been de-
batting on whether not to bar the
Turkey Trot and the Grizzly Bear
from future dances and along comes
Recorder Broyles and saves them
the trouble.
It's too tough for the Bowery
dance halls" he SAYS, and 1T is
certainly too swift for the young
people of Atlanta.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Charles and Raymond Davis

For about one year the firm OF
R. Davis and company has been
doing a splendid supply business on
Central Avenue. The young men
conducting the business have at
tracted attention and made favor
able impressions on the business
people of Fitzgerald.
The firm of Davis Brothers, this
week succeeds the old firm, Mr..
Charles Davis, brother of Mr.. Ray
mond Davis. having bought an
interest, which is now owned and
conducted by Charles and Raymond
Davis, under the firm name of Davis
Brothers.
The young men are sober, indus
trious, tactful and quite capable OF
making a success, and the Enter
prise bids them welcome, and wish
es them all the success they de-
serve.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Southern Will Carry
The Dairy Special

Washington, D. c. January IL
RealiZinG the need of the South for
more and better diaries and the
large profits which can be made in
that favorable region by dairymen
who will fill the great demand OF
the cities for dairy products, Pre8l-
dent Finley of the Southern Kali
way company, following the custom
of that company in furthering in
every way the growth and develop
ment of its territory, has equipped
a Special Dairy Car, which, begin
ming the first Of February, 1912,
will be run over the length and
breadth OF this system, spreading
the doctrine OF more and better
COWS and, by means OF lectures,
demonstrations and aXhibits, doing
everything possible to develop the
dairy industry along its lines in the
Southeastern States,
This Dairy special will be under
the direct supervision of DR.. c. M.
Morgan, of Washington, D. C., the
Southern Railways Dairy Agent.
DR.. Morgan will be assisted by two
regular dairymen in conducting the
work, and from time to time the
car will be occupied by dairy ex-
perts from the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, the State
Boards of Agriculture and from the
Agricultural Stations Of the various
States along the Southern Rail
way, the plan being to have the
utmost corporation of all forces
for the campaign which will lneVl-
tably result in larger profits and
increased prosperity for Southern
Dairymen through a better know
ledge of their special problems and
how to meet them.
The Dairy Special is fitted, up with
a complete farm dairy, every piece
of machinery and apparatus neces-
sary to the economical production of
milk, cream, and butter having been
installed under the direction of DR..
Morgan. There will be a separator,
churns, testers, Sterilizer, paSteur-
izing apparatus and exhibits of va
rious kinds of improved machinery
for dairying. On the walls of the car
will be charts and large views deal
ing with dairy subjects, showing the
fundamental principles of breeding
dairy types, feeding animals, the
care of dairy cattle and pictures of
famous animals in the dairy world.
No feature has been omitted for in
struction in better dairying.
The Special will also have stere-
opticon lantern and slides, per-
hitting illustrated lectures at the
various stops by Mr.. Morgan and
the other experts who will accom-
pany the car. Free testing of milk
brought to the Special will be an
other important feature of the work
by means of practical advice based
on actual condition can be given
each man. Cows will be examined
and reported on and instructions
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Ripper's Fourteenth Victim

Atlanta, Jan. 13.-An unknown
negro woman, found with her throat
cut from ear to ear, is regarded by
the police as the fourteenth victim
of the mysterious Jack the Ripper"
who will never be caught.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
At The Central
C.lh,riisttian Church
Tie a.. r. O. Class Banquets
the Plus Ultra Class.

Having lost in the Attendance
Contest" some time ago, the A. I. o.
Glass of the Central Christian
Church gave a Banqu ct last
&jieht to the winners, the Plus Ultra
Class. Despite the threatening
weather about IS members of e
two classes, with some few invited
friends, gathered at the church
Thursday night and were first class
entertained with short musical
programme, which was as follows:
Dorchester Selection,
a Male Quartette,
Slide Thromhone SoIo-Mr. Merk,
' Cornet and Clarinet Duet
Messrs, Waters and Brown.
10 minutes talk by Rev. l. G.
Hammond,
Cornet and Clarinet Duet
Messrs Merk and Brown.
1 Dorchester Selection,
Song by A. 7. O. & Plus Ultra
Glasses,
Slide Trombone Solo-Mr Merk.
Mr.. Scroggins was down for a
topical song, It's Leap Year But
She Hasn't Proposed Yet but he
unfortunately mislaid his voice and
was unable to render it.
At the conclusion of the programe
the crowd was marshalIed into
couples and ushered into the Chapel
where they W ere invited to partake
of the refreshments provided by
the A. T. O. Class and as the said
refreshments were varied and
tempting in appearance there was
no delav in accepting the invitation,
after blessing by Bro Hammond.
Sunday School Superintendent
III w. Brown was Master of Cere-
monies and also Toast Master.
During the Banquet several short
talks were made. Mr.. I. Hemmin-
ger for the A. T. O's' welcoming the
Plus Ultras, and Mrs. Jennie Shall
lenberger replying for the Plus u
tras. Following these were talks,
humorous and otherwise, by Randall
BRYAN, James M. Saunders, L. c.
Hammond, Hubert Roush, W. L.
= Smith, Mr.. Scroggins and banquet
ers were also entertained by hum
orous recitation by Miss lsla Green.
During the Banquet it was decided
that the two Glasses, working IN
concert. should undertake the put
ting in of a large stained glass win
dow in the Chapel, to be known as
the AT. O. and Plus Ultra window
and to carry through the project
committee of five was appointed;
Mr.. Randall Bryan, Chairman, Miss
Mary Lobingier, Mrs, Helen Maldoon,
Mr. Byron Bryan and Dr. Keefer.
While the attendance at the ban
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

uuet was not as large as had been
expected, owing to the weather,
those who attended spent a very
pleasant and happy evening and
those who failed to attend missed a
good time.
Full of good cheer, good things to
eat, and pleasant thoughts, the
banqueters departed for their homes
about 11:30.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

If YOU want a dimes worth of
good entertainment, take in the
Motto next week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03
THE NAN UNINTERESTED IN THE
WIFE.

Does the real cause of the untold
thousands of divorce cases that yearly
blot the story of the nations progress,
disrupting MONIES and destroying char
acters and lives, lie in the fact that
American men, after the passing of
the first fancy of passion, are uninter-
ested in their wives, finding little Of
tine real, genuine spirit of true COM
partnership to hold them together?
Some maintain that this is the real
secret of much of the marital unhap-
piness that is spread before the public
day after day, that the man grows in
sensibly away and apart from the
wife, that the gulf is insensibly Gre
ated and unrecognized until it be-
comes firmly fixed and impossible.
Such would seem to be the view of the
woman who, writing in the January
Woman's Home Companion, on this
topic, is the American man Fail
ure," says:
There are thousands of American
men who are merely Indifferent to
their women They are proud Of
them, but supremely upinterested and
ask of their wives only to be let alone.
Their business is their life; it is their
life after they are married just as it
was before They are playing tre-
mendous game and in this country a
man has got to win or go to the wall,
1t makes no difference whether a man
is married or a bachelor; it is not the
women of the country who determine
if a man must work at the great rate
of speed at which they labor-it is the
pace of the country itself which de-
mands it. Our men give generously
and indulgently to their women folks;
they like to see that they have every
thing in the world as the saying is. 1t
pleases their vanity to see their
houses well appointed and their Wo-
men well dressed; they like the lux
ury of it for themselves. What is to
be expected of young girls whose fath-
ers have had no influence in their
bringing up, but have merely paid the
bills-young girls who have never
been taught the uses of money nor
any details of any business whatso-
ever, and whose whole duty in life is
to dress with the extreme perfection
of which our women are past masters
and to keep in good physical condition
and talk amusingly? These are the
prices of success, success being meas
ured in this country, as elsewhere IN
terms of marriage and attention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03
La Toilette says that "the create

La Toilette says that "the greatest
menace to competition at the present
time is the control of credit and the
concentration of money in the hands
of those who control the trusts. Elias
ITCHY in our currency is imperative
but any plan to secure it, like that OF
the proposed national reserve associa-
ton which puts control in the hands
of the banks and money interests will
strengthen the power of the trusts to
get capital and to keep competitors
from getting it. 1t will be the peo-
pies money that will give security to
any plan and the peoples money must
not be controlled by those who on the
plea of elasticity will use it to kill
competitors of the trusts"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03
The Newspaper.

You, whose eyes glance at this
page, read a newspaper upon which
you rely to keep you informed OF all
that makes life worth living. Prac-
tically every other man In the United
States does the same thing. He reads
his newspaper, the paper that brings
him the news that makes life worth
living. To the men who read 1t, 1t
brings not only the news Of the world
but the news Of their neighbors, OF
themselves, of their town, their COM
ices in his church.
munity, their street. often OF the very
house they live in.-Thomas E. Dock
TELL.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03
MONETARY REFORM THE MOST
PRESSING NEED.

Monetary reform is the greatest and
most pressing need of the country anu
cording to Secretary of the Treasury
Mac Veagh. AS he views the existing
conditions and studies the outlook for
1912. this looms up as the one thing
demandinm the most intelligent and
most comprehensive attention. The
coming year has naught in 1t to dis
turb confidence except the always pre-
valent fear of financial stringency,
arising from what fnanciers consider
an obsolete unsatisfactory, and always
weak monetary system that fails to
respond to the business needs of the
nation in the hour of crisis. Discussing
this need Sect. Mac Veagh says:
Our country, like all others, needs
so many things, and always will need
so many things, no matter how much
it may progressively advance, that it
is not always easy to say what it most
needs in iven year. But in 1912 the
Presidential election will turn up
again; AMI this normally suggests to Il
member of the cabinet that the reel
ection of President Taft must appeal
to the dispassionate as the countrys
greatest need. But making this one
necessary reservation, am willing to
say that banking and currency reform
is the greatest need of 1912; CONNER
cial and industrial matters are adjust
ing themselves to the conditions of a
sane and wholesome prosperity. The
relations between business and Gov
errment are receiving a great deal of
thes tudy and thought necessary and
preliminary to safe constructive legis-
lation. And the downward revision
of the tariff can at least get its bear
ings, now that there is really access
through the work of the Tariff Board
to needed facts, data and direction.
All htese important matters are al
ready in evidence and so far as legis-
lation is required we may expect re-
suits sooner or later, but somewhat
dependent, unfortunately, upon; the
eXtraneous interests of party politics.
1T is necessary, however, to any
continuous advantage of lower tariff
and to the real fruitfulness of corpor-
ate business that the banking and cur
rency system shall be what it ought : }
be, and what it can be in 1912. For
our monetary system underlies-and
underwrites-all business, and mucn
of the general comfort and happiness.
AS long as we are subject to financial
panics, as long as we continue a bank
ing and currency system which breeds |
financial panics, all of these other ma
uonal improvements, with which the
public mind is also so much engaged.
must be impermanent Monetary re-
form is fundamental, and will make il
possible for corporation reform and
tariff reform to take on fundamental
character. Monetary reform is also
in its nature permanent, and will give
permanency to the fruits of these 9th
er reforms and will immensely tend
to make permanent our general pros
perity
Fortunately monetary reform, after
forty years of preparation, can now be
achieved. 1t can be an achievement
of 1912"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03
CANNON is COMING AND
WILL ARRIVE SAT. MORNING
Tine Quaker Health Teacher viii Spend Limited Time Americas Not Promise
But Prove

a permanent cure Cannon proves
this. Call on him and allow him to
tell you just why the Quaker Remedies
cure when the many things taken pre-
viously have failed.
And don't forget, any one who has
a tapeworm can have bottle of Qua
ker Extract free, to prove that it will
expel the worm in few hours, with
absolutely no i'll after effects of any
kind.
Cannon will be at the Eldridge Drug
Co., Lamar street store, at 8 o'clock
on Saturday morning, and welcomes
all sufferers from the above COM
plants. He charges nothing to talk
with you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03

As to the policies advocated by Sena-
-<Or La Toilette, in contrast with them
the platforms of Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Roosevelt seem conservative. The
Platform of the Populist party, which
nominated Mr. Weaver for President
in 1892, advocated the ownership and
operation of railroads, telegraphs and
telephones by the Government. In all
other respects that platform was al
most conservative compared with Mr..
La Follette's. This extremely pro-
gressive statesman goes so far as to
advocate government regulation of
everything-the price of labor, hours
of employment and compensatory of
oiginal producers. This is radicalism
run mad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03

A recent issue of the Commoner con-
tanned the following: Some of the
presidential candidates are seeking to
make themselves solid with Wall
street by fierce denunciations of the
iniative and referendum. They as
sumo that an attempt will be made to
indorse these reforms in the next
Democratic national platform and are
virtuously protesting in advance.
There is no likelihood of any attempt
being made to secure an Endorsement
OF the iniative and referendum in the
national platform of 1912, but the dis
cussion of the issue will serve USE
fu1 purpose. A candidates position on
these subjects-if he understands them
indicates his position on other ques-
tons. A great deal depends on the
candidates position on fundamental
propositions; if he trusts the people
he can be trusted-if he does not
trust the people he can not be trust
ed"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03

1t is impossible to SO rapidly in
crease the production of cattle, sheep
hogs and other animals as to bring
about a rapid fall in prices, so while
meats of all kinds are commanding
highly profitable prices, and while the
demand for hides and by-products is
far greater than the supply, the in
dustry opens to our farmers a most
inviting opportunity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03

Senator Hepburn claims credit for
having presented the shortest bill in
troduced at this session of Congress
The bill is a repeater of the Canadao
Reciprocity act, and it is only four
lines long. "The battle is over" said
the Senator-referring to the defeat OF
reciprocity by the Dominion Parlia-
ment-"but there may be some sex.
ploded bombs lying around on the
field"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03

Quaker Herb Extract free of charge,
to prove that it will eXpel the mon
ster, without any dieting, danger or
pain of any kind. This free offer will
be for1hree days only.
Next, if your children are pale,
puny restless, grit their teeth, pick
at their nose, are nervous and have a
changeable appetite, those are symp-
toms of worms, and the great Qua
ker Extract removes worms of any
kind, positively and surely.
Again, if you have liver or kidney
troubles, or have catarrh or rheuma-
sirim in any form, the Quaker Herb
draLmand the Oil of Balm will create
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03

The really big successes Tor the past
several years have been the plays that
no one hesitates to pronounce clean.
The public has been so overburdened
by musical comedies and problem
plays that really wholesome one in
variably makes a success. The Balti-
more Sun contrasts The Girl From
Rectors" with the reception given
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm in the
South this: year and says, This
wholesome picture of girlhood has
been given the warmest welcome in
Virginia, the Carolinas and Tennessee.
The newspapers have devoted columns
to its praise, delighted to find play
they can recommend to women and
children. There's a lesson in this for
the theatrical managers who defend
offensive productions by saying they
give the people what they want. When
they boycott indecent productions and
patronize literally the best plays, they
will take long step towards elevating
the stage"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-03
Precautions to Follow.

You can hardly put sentence on
any advertising space without rapidly
hearing from it. OF course 1t is under
stood that you have something to Of
fer that is not only valuable, but some
thing that is needed. The merchant
must select his goods to fit his market.
He must not take fur overcoats and
wooden blankets to towns in the torrid
zOns, or garden seeds and fans to the
ar &c circle. Observing, therefore,
these common sense precautions. his
way and success are clear.