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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
LOCALS

The stork visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. |. Goldenberg and left with
them a baby boy.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Stephens has commenced
the erection of a new home On South
Lee and Magnolia streets
Mfr. Z. N. Davis is erecting a neat
5,room cottage on the corner Of Cen
trail Ave. and Johnson street.
Mrs. Edith Hoffman and Miss Isla
Green spent Thursday i'll Triton, the
guests of Mrs. W. P. Horne.
MFR. N. H. Hester, after long siege
Of sickness, is up and around again,
much to the delight of his many
friends.
Mrs L. F. Thompson, of Atlanta
is here looking after her property
interest and the guest of Mrs. J. H.
Goodman.
Mrs Thomas Dickey and Miss
Margaret Harris were the guests OF
Mrs. W. W. Banks, of Triton, the
fore part of the week.
The Farmers Union of Ben Hill
county will meet at the Roanoke
school house April IS. All members
are urged to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Parker, who
spent the winter in Florida, are in
the city, the guests of their uncle,
MIR. C. A. Winslow. while enroute
to their home in Chicago.
Another lot of Be autiful Pattern
Hats are expected to arrive on
Tuesday at the New Millinery Store
at 1903 E. Pine Street.
Mrs. NJ. P. Broughton,
1t is with many regrets the Enter
~srise learns that DIR. S. c. Brown,
while at the home of Mr., Crowell,
accidentally fell, spraining his wrist
and receiving several bad bruises
about the head. The Doctors many
friends are grieved to learn of the
unfortunate mishap
Everybody, that is everybody
who is anybody, can be found rak-
inc around the premises today.
The others, who will not clean up,
will get the attention of the health
department next week Now is the
time to be sure that we have a
clean and healthy town, the spring
and summer of 1912
Superior Court will be convened
by Judge Walter George next Mon
day, and two or three days will be
devoted to the criminal docket. 1t
has been decided by Judge Walter
George that on account of the I'M
usual condition with reference to
the farming interest that there will
be no civil business tried this term.
Albert W.. better known as Wash
Armantrout, lost four fingers at "a
Joint on left hand Friday at Amman
trout Bros. machine shops He was
feeding a machine known as a
Joiner" when his fingers were caught
and four of them clipped off. Mr..
Armantrout has a family, and his
unfortunate mishap will cause this
community to deeply sympathlze
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
SERVICES At THE CHURCHES

CENIKAL CF1KIS IIAN C1UKlF IT
LEWIS c. HAMMOND, Pastor.
Bible School $50 a. m,
Communion and Sermon 1C:45
Christian Endeavor $50
Peoples Popular Service 1886
Half Hours musical service 1870
to 8.
Short sermon by the pastor. Sub
iect, Mind Your Own Business"
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30

WANTED-The BEN HILL FAX
ASSOCIATION desires to pur-
chase twenty acres of land within
or adjoining the City limits, suit
able for a Fair Ground. This land
to be in a square plot, preferably
but other plots may be offered,
Propositions will be considered
at once. Submit propositions to
either of the members of the fol-
lowing Location Committee.
P. F. Clark,
J. f. Turner,
BIT. Strickland,
A. B. Cook,
T. F. Hemminger,
Location Committee of the Ben Hill
Fair Association.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
ST. MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.

Palm Sunday, 9Th in Lent
II d. III. Morning Prayer and SER
mon
3 p. m, Sunday School.
4 p. IN, Evening Prayer and ser
mon.
Holy Week services Monday,Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday at
4 p. m.
Subject, The Events of the Week,
Good Friday. at 1890 a, IN. and 4
p m.
F. RrH-TUMMON. Vicar.
IF you don't register you
don't vote. Only two days
more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
FORTY-NINE YEARS
 WITHOUT A WORD

Digby. N. S., April 2S.-Death has if nally claimed "Gerome,' a legless and silent foreigner of mystery, who was found marooned on the beach at Mink Cove in 1863. During nearly half cen tury the man had steadfastly refused to divulge the secret of his identity, his nationality or the reason of his aban- donment by strange vessel. Declin- ing to talk, work read or even look at pictures 'Gerome' spent his last days a ward of the government.
 One afternoon in August, 1863, two fishermen saw an unidentified schooner tack into the harbor. A boat was lower ed over the vessels side. The fisher men thought nothing of the incident The next day d man was found in a dory on the shelving beach. A bottle of water and package of sea biscuit were within his reach in the boat. The mans legs had been very recently sever ed and the wounds still were fresh, the work having been done apparently by a skiilful surgeon. When spoken to he moaned, almost unintelligibly "Gerome. ' Nothing more could be extorted from him and his silence never was broken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, April 2s.-G P. Mo-An extensive area of high pressure overlies the entire central portion of the country from the Rockies to the, Atlantic ocean. This condition has produced fair weather from Utah eastward to the Appalachians and falling temperatures over the gulf and Atlantic coast sections. In the New England and middle Atlantic states ram has continued and high winds have been general. At New York a maximum wind velocity of s4 miles from the northwest was reported, and at other stations north of Atlantic City velocites ranged around 70 miles. Besides this northeastern rain area the only other section where rain has fallen during the past 24 hours is over the Pacific slope from San Francisco northward
 Temperatures have risen somewhat in all sections except the eastern coast states.
 In the cotton states no changes of im- portance have occurred. Temperatures were made in all sections, having risen in western Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee and fallen in the remainder of the belt. No rain was reported at any station.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations, April 23:
 Temp'ture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
GREAT WHITE WAY
 FOR CHATTANOOGA Method of Lighting to Be Employed-Post Design
 Prevents Beginning

Chattanooga, April 23.--tSpecial) "A great white way for Chattanooga is now practically assured as all mer- chants who will be dierctly benefited by the civic improvement have sub scribed to the fund At present the selection of the method of lighting to be employed and the design of the posts alone prevent the actual in- auguration of the work
 At first it was the intention that the way should be electrically lighted in view of the superabundance of electric current which this city will possess upon the completion of the lock and dams at Ocoee and Hale's Bar, Tenn, but the Chattanooga Gas company has entered strongly into the field and asked that the post be combination ones so that either gas or electricity can be used, the method to be selected after competitive bidding by the cleo trical and gas companies.
 There Is strong demand here for the cluster lamp posts, such as are in vogue in Atlanta and Nashville, and considerable opposition has been voiced to the high priced patented single light post selected tentatively by the com mittee. Another advantage of the cluster lights, so it is argued, Is that in the late hours of the night all the lights can be extinguished with the exception of the top one. A selection is expected by the civic committee within the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
FIX PENSAT|ON
 OF SPECIAL MASTERS

Montgomery, April 23- Especial )--F'ed- eral Judge Thomas G. Jones has filed decrees fixing compensation of special masters for services in the railroad rate cases of the Louisville and Nashville, the South and North Alabama and the Nash vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroads vs. the Alabama railroad commission. The compensation allowed Special Master w. A. Gunter, Sr. in the case of the South and North Alabama is S9999 including ad- vances already made. The same amount was allowed Major Gunter in the case of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company Special Master Thorington was allowed s2002 in the case of the Nash vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway company, which includes advances made to him during the progress of his investi- gation.
 The compensation for the two masters was divided equally between the railroad commission of Alabama and the railroads involved in the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
PURE FOOD MEN ID
 BURN ROTTEN CORN

Montgomery, April 2S.-tspecial)- )-Fol- lowing instructions from Commissioner of Agriculture Reuben F. Kolb and Attor- ney General Robert C. Brickell for the immediate destruction of rotten corn that has been on sale at the stores of Winter Loeb Grocery company and the Belser Grocery company. both of this city, Dr. A. A. Ross. state chemist, and C. H. Bil- kingsley, chief clerk in the pure food and drug bureau of the department of agriculture and industries, went to these places of business this afternoon and des- ignated what quantity of the adulterated articles should be burned.
 The department of agriculture is deter mined to enforce the pure food laws of the state, and all persons found guil,y of violating thees statutes are liable to prosecution.
 Dr. Ross and MT Bllingsley in their visit to the two firms in this city charged with selling rotten corn, made a rigid in- spcction of all the corn offered for sale, condemning all that was unfit for con sumption. The condemned article will be burned in the city incinerator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
ANNUAL MEETING OF
 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Directors Elected and Divi- si0ns Select Representa-
 tives on Committees

New York, April 25.-The members of the Associated Press, at their annual meeting today, elected the following directors for a term of three years:
 Thomas c. Rapier, New Orleans Picayune; Herman Rldder, New York Staats zeitung; w. H. Cowles. Spokane Spokesman Review. Victor F. Lawson, Chicago Daily News; Frederick Roy Martin Providence Journal.
 MT. Charles A. Rock of the Pittsburg Dispatch was elected for one year to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna- ton of the late MT. Albert J. Barr.
 The members from the several divis- ions met and chose the following ad- visory boards and representatives on the nominating and auditing com mittees:
 Eastern division-Advisory board: Don c. seitz, New York World; James Elverson. Philadelphia Inquirer; W. E. Gardner, Syracuse Post Standard; Charles H. Clark, Hartford Courant; Charles H. Grasty. Baltimore Sun.
 Nominating committee--Oswald G. Willard, New York Evening Post; R. l.. O'Brien, Boston Herald.
 Auditing committee-B. H. Anthony, New Bedford Standard.
 Central dlvision-Advisory board: N. C. Wright, Cleveland Leader; J. T. Mur- phy, Superior (Wis.) Telegram; J. T. Mack, Sandusky Register; C. c. Mar auis, Bloomington (Ill) Pantagraph; F. F. Adler, Davenport Times.
 Nominating eommittee-Thomas Rees, Springfield Qll.) Register; L. T. Gold ing, St. Louis (Mo.) News./
 Auditing committee-H. M Pindell, Peoria Qll.) Journal.
 Western division-Advisory board C. A. Morden, Portland Telegram: A. J. Blethen, Seattle Times; l. M. Stevens, Pueblo Chieftain; A. N. Mckay, Salt Lake Tribune: R. A. Brothers, San Francisco Bulletin.
 Nominating ommittee-Charles w Herrick, San Francisco Call; w. w. chapin, Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
 Auditing committee-A. N. Mckay, Salt Lake Tribune
 Southern division-Advisory board: J. s. Gray. Atlanta Journal. chairman; Frank P. Glass. Montgomery Adver- tiser; Robert Ewing, New Orleans States; H. c. Adler Chattanooga Times; Bruce Haldeman, Louisville Courier Journal.
 Nominating committee--W. J. Craw- ford, Memphis Commercial Appeal; R. M Johnston, Houston Post
 Auditing committee-P. A Stovall, Savannah Press.
 The annual report of the board of directors was adopted unanimously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
PROF. PUGH GOES
 TO UNION SPRINGS

Union Springs, April 23.-( Especially a meeting of the board of trustees of the Union Springs public schools last night, Professor '. S. Pugh of Thomasville was elected superintendent to succeed Prof. w. F. Harrison, who resigned q few weeks ago to go to Florence.
 Professor Puch has been ill Thomasville for number of years, and has been very successful in building up the school there. He is very highly recommended by several prominent educators of the state. The position offered him here is quite responsible one, and carries with it a 5000 salary. Professor Pugh has been notified by the secretary of the board of his selection, and it is believed that he will accept.
 It is understood that at this meeting the board also elected a number of other teachers for the various grades.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
IRISH ACCEPT
 HOME RULE BILL Plenty of Enthusiasm Man. ifested at Meeting in
 Dublin

Dublin, April 23.-When the nation alist convention assembled today under the presidency of John F. Redmond it's first act was to pass a resolution ex- pressing sorrow at the disaster of the Titanic.
 Although the acceptance in principle of the home rule bili was a foregone conclusion there was plenty of enthu- siasm among the delegates and salvos of cheers broke out Mir. Redmond described the third home rule bill as the most satisfactory measure ever of fered in Ireland.
 MT. Redmond declared that under the bill Dublin Castle, with all its evil and |h.oodstained traditions, would disap- pear The Irish would be nation of fools not to accept the bill. which gave ireland immediate control of nine- tenths of the Irish services and even tually of the whole
 The finance provision of the bill was better than that of either of the two previous measures.
 Mr. Redmond concluded by moving q resolution accepting the bill. which was seconded by the lord mayor of Cork and carried amid a scene Of wild en-
 
 flag.
 Another love feast was witnessed when a number of Catholic priests pro- posed that the necessary amendments to the home rule bill should be left in the hands of Mir. Redmond. The mo- tion was supported by the Protestant rector of Kenmore and carried by ac- clamation.
 w. c. c. Gladstone, grandson of the one time premier, addressed the convention and received stirring well come.
 A telegram was read at the conven- ton from Patrick Egan, formerly United States minister to Chile. declar- ing that the message signed by 46 Irish Americans against home rule did not represent Irish-American opinion and adding that this effort to stab Ire land in the back should be universally condemned.
 John buckingham, secretary of the United Irish league addressed an over flow meeting at which he declared that the honest hand of friendship held out by the home rule bill should be grasped by the Irish in the United States. The only opponents of the measure there were men who had been always op posed to any constitutional movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
NEWTON EDDINGS
 GREATLY IMPROVED
Various Ways Were Tried
 Without Success
HAD ALMOST LOST HOPE
Remarkable Success Attends Use of New Treatment-After Only Few
 Days Time Felt Like New Man

MT. Newton Eddings, formerly chief of police of Montevalio, Ala, also well and prominently known in Birmingham, made the following statement recently in connection with "Tona Vita" the medicine that is now being introduced in Birmingham by representatives at the Collier Drug company, 109-111 North Twen- tieth street. He said: T have been sick for some time. I tried all kinds of reme- dies without relief. I suffered with stom- ach trouble, nervousness and sleepless- ness.
 T was dreadfully tired most of the time and never felt well a moment, but was always nervous and Respondent. I seldom had good appetite, and whenever l did eat would suffer from indigestion.
 "A short time ago l got some Tona Vita and have taken it regularly since. From the very beginning I felt the good effects of the new medicine, and I now feel for the first time in a long time like a well, healthy man. now seem to get nourlshment from my food and no longer have stomach trouble or feel tired and depressed"
 The representatives who are here intro ducing '.Tona Vita" are giving demonstra- tions of what the preparation will do All day long they meet callers at the Col Her Drug company, from a. m. to 8 D. m. and try to produce a noticeable i'm provement in all cases of nervous debility within five minutes. The people who take the medicine to be the judge. There is no charge for this demonstration.
 sTona Vita Is breaking all records in Birmingham, said one of these repre- sertatves this morning. "The people here are rapidly awakening to full apprecia- tion of what the preparation will do for them and the sale is large" continued he ''We are instructed by our company to take no money for the tonic unless the medicine proves satisfactory. Thousands upon thousands in this and other large cities are afflicted with nervous debility caused by the strain of metropolitan life. The entire system becomes run down in such cases and nervousness, stomach trouble, headache, backache, despondency and loss of vitality result. 'Tona Vita will work wonders in such cases in a re- markable short time If 1t doesn't we want nothing other than the time it takes to come and get the medicine"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
A GARD GAME WAS KEPT UP /,
 TO PREVENT PANIC ON TITANIC

for; there wasn't man who didn't know what those hysterical musicians were playing for. They played on. played any thing they had mind to and finally struck up Nearer, My God, to Thee
 "Then we knew that the time had come~ and that it wasn't any use to bluff anyI ,oazer People had crowded around us abd watched us play the game out, feeling tfa. ti,ere could be no danger When fi.at old hymn sounded different feeling oossessed them. They knew it was time se xo if anyone hoped for chance to set of the ship.
 How any man was going to save fnSn- seIf not one of that bunch knew It fe1k only a few moments on deck to real- sTe that we were all 100 late for tho,
 tehoats. The last ones were being low-N efed."
 Bradley said that he ran between decks and managed to get into a boat as 1t was neing lowered The boat was not a bit crowded, he said, but 1t was not more than 100 yards from the Titanic when the steamer went down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24

New York, April 23.-How group of men passengers on the Titanic kept card game going for three-quarters of an hour after the steamer struck the iceberg to allay the fears of others, was told today by George Bradley, one Of the ffst enAia passengers. Bradley was playirs bridge whist in room far aft and feit oily q slight shock from the collision. Henry E. Harris was in another paNry In siIe same room, Bradley said, a,1 lef his game to go on deck with Bra Icy to ir- vestigate MT. Harris, Brg8.et sat0 found his wife. saw her to one of ths soais and then came back to the rslFr 8lt.cA Bradley already had returssad
 He told me there was danger aasd Bradley, but for the salse Of fhe yfosaen and children to make nc sign Tie chestra struck up 'AlesandeF's Haalsne Band and we went O. playing rafds There wasn't man in he game vlie did not realize the stakes 1e vera pl&ylnE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
CHARGES AGAINST
 HUNTSVILLE FIRMS
Two Accused of Selling Fer
 tilizer Without Tags
TWO CASES MADE OUT
William Bruce Dead-Miss Dollar, Who Died in Birmingham, Buried. Two Fine Mules Killed-Re-
 Iigion Forward Movement

Huntsville, April 23.-(Special.) )-Charge ed with selling fertilizer without tags. the Farmers Cotton oil company and the Alabama Cotton oil company, both of this city, were arrested today on reconmon- dation of J. K White, an inspector for the state department of agriculture. MT. White has been Investigating the fertil- izer business at this point for several days past and claims that he has found considerable amount of fertilizer that has been sold without the tags. Two cases have been made out against each of the companies.
 William Bruce Dead
 William Bruce, aged 40 years, died last midnight at his home on Church street after an illness of several weeks with complication of diseases. He leaves widow and one child.
 Miss Dollar Buried
 The body of Miss Norah Dollar, a Huntsville girl who died in Birmingham. was brought to this city yesterday after noon and inferred in Maple Hill ceme- tery.
 Two Mules Killed
 Two fine mules belonging to Will Frame at Merrimack were killed yesterday morn- ing during an electrical storm by a bolt of lightning A mule that was standing in an adjoining stall and a COW nearby were not injured.
 Special Services
 The Pastors association of Huntsville has taken up the Men and Religion move ment and programme of special services extending throughout this week has been prepared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
NO IMMUNITY IN,
 MONEY TRUST PROBE

Washington, April 23.-No immunity will be granted in the House money trust" investigation by the terms of the Pujo resolution enlarging the scope Of the inquiry favorably reported to- day by the House rules committee.
 If the resolution passes the House the banking and currency committee will have full authority to delve into all lines of financial activity. This prac- .ically would carry out the intent of the Henry resolution indorsed by Will liam J. Bryan, but defeated in the eau GUS. A stiff fight Is expected in the House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
HODGES SUCCEEDS
 LATE A. c. STATION
Staff Appointments in Alabama Diyi- sion Sons of Veterans Were
 Announced Yesterday

Montgomery, April 23.-tSpecial.)- )-staff appointments in the Alabama divisions, Sons of Confederate Veterans were an- nounced this afternoon by P. w. Hodges. commander of the division in this state. MT. Hodges was appointed to the office to succeed Maj A. c. Saxton, deceased. off cers appointed by MT. Hodges for the remainder of the present year. which ends June i next. are as follows: ?. A. Brannon. Montgomery, division adjutant; T. w. Savage, Evergreen, assistant di- vision adjutant; Rev. O. J. Goodman. Ra- mer, chaplain. MT. Brannon succeeds Mir. Hodges as adjutant.
 Sponsors and the maids of honor of tine Sons of Confederate Veterans, Alabama division, will be announced by Com mander Hodges later in the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
DAY IN CONGRESS

senate: Committee Investigating IT. tanic disaster continued its hearing.
 Will insist upon its amendment to House resolution on election of sen- ators by direct vote
 Adjourned at 6:04 D. m until p. m. today.
 House: Met at noon.
 Representative Norris introduced resolution directing the President to transmit to House copy of any charges against Judge Archibald of commerce court.
 Dr. Harvey W. Wiley advocated be- fore interstate commerce committee bill to require net weight of food packa ges to be stamped thereon.
 Adjourned at 5:i6 p. m.. until noon today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
HOUSE IN ASHES AT
 MARION JUNCTION

Selma, April 23.-(Special) )-Firc at Marion a unction last night destroyed the house occupied by Will Gilmer and fam fly. The building as well as the house. hold effects were all destroyed and the loss will amount to several thousand dol ars. The largest part of the loss will fall upon MT. Gimer. The house which was destroyed belonged to c. E. Fort of Ma rion Junction.
 Shortly before o'clock last night and just after the family had finished sur- CT and the children had been put to bed the fire was discovered. It originated from a defective kitchen flue, and within a very short while the entire building was enVeloped in flames.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
Lightner in City

A. D. Lightner. general agent for the Frisco lines at New Orleans, and also president of the New Orleans Terminal company, Is In the city for few days, engaged on some legal matters for the company He paid q visit yesterday to several friends in the city. He said he was very much pleased with New Or leans as lively city because sthe place reminded him so forceably of Birming- ham.
 Mr. Ljghtner said the condition of the gulf states after the floods had not been exaggerated. tut was the most appalling and discouraging proposition that had faced the people of that section in many years.