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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-12-12
Convict in. Federal
Prison Here Falls
Heir to Rich Estate


James E. Porter, who is serv-
ing a term in the Federal. Peni-
Tertiary here for selling liquor in
violation 0ff:-7-the Government
laws, has, through the death of
a relative at Batesville, Ark,
where Porter was convicted, fall
len heir to $4,000.
The news of Porter's good for
tune was received by The Geor-
gian Monday morning. At. the
penitentiary officials said that
Porter had not as yet been mott
fed of the legacy.
The county judge at Batesville
has ruled that Porter's wife shall
have the income from the for
tune until the man is released
Atlanta Georgian.
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Citation
GEORGIA FULTON COUNTY.

GEORGIA - FULTON COUNTY.
To all whom it may concern:
J. P. Ewing having, in proper
form, applied to me for Perma.
nent Letters of Administration on
the estate of William james, late
of said county, this is to cite all
and singular the creditors and next
of kin of William James to be and
appear at my Office within the
time allowed by law, and show
cause, if any they can, why per-
manent administration should not
be granted to j. P. Ewing on
William James estate.
This Dec. LIST. 1918
c. M. WISE, Ordinary.
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Citation.
GEoRGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.
c. M. WISE, Ordinary

To all whom it may concern:
Jno. w. Beall of said state,
having applied for Letters of Ad-
ministration de bonis non on the
estate of James Tate late of said
county, deceased, this is to cite all
and singular the heirs and creditors
of said deceased to be and appear
at the January Term 1914, of the
Court of Ordinary of SAID County,
to be held on the first Monday in
January next, and show cause if
any they can, why such letters
should not be granted.
This Dec. 1st. 1918.
c. M. Wise, Ordinary.
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GEORGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.

GEORGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.
Under and by virtue of a power
of sale contained in the mortgage
executed by J. W. Williford to
]. D. Perkins and J. B. Perkins
on the 21st. day of May, 1913
and recorded in the Office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Ben Hill County in Book Is, Folio
%, the undersigned will sell, at
public sale. at the Court House
in said County on the First Tues
day (6th.) in January, 1914, dur
ing the legal hours of sale, to
the highest bidder for cash, the
following property, to-wit:: That
tract or parcel of land lying and
being in Land Lot. No. $50 in
the Third District Of originally
irwin County, Georgia, now Ben
Hill County, Georgia, and being
a five ~ acre tract known and
distinguished as No. 1856 of the
division of the American Tribune
Soldiers Colony Company accord
ing to the map of said division
now of record in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Irwin County, Georgia; for the
purpose of paying seven 60 GER
tain promissory notes bearing
date the 2lst. day of May, 1913
and two being payable October
Is, 1918 and one every three
months thereafter, the last of
said notes being payable January
rs, 1915, and made and executed
by the said j. W. Williford, the
first and last of said notes being
for the sum of $68.66 each, the
second for the sum of 1921. 81
and the. third, fourth, fifth and
sixth of said notes being for the
sum of $4,000 each, each of
said notes stiuplating for interest
from date at the rate of eight
per cent per annum, the total
amount due on said notes being
$1543. 81 and $65. A, interest, to-
gether with the costs of this
proceeding as provided in such
mortgage. A conveyance will be
executed to the purchaser by the
undersigned, as authorized in the
said mortgage.
This 10th day of December, 1918.
j. D. Perkins and J. B. Perkins
mortgages and attorneys in fact
for j. w. Williford.
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Citation
GEORGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.

GEORGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.
P. F. Clark having applied as
Executor for probate in solemn
form of the last will and testament
of Mrs. Celia j. Keef late of said
county, the heirs at law of said
Mrs. Celia j. Keef are hereby re-
CURED to appear at the Court of
Ordinary for said County on the
first Monday in January next,
when said application for probate
will be heard.
This Dec. 1st. 1918.
G. N. Wise, Ordinary.
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GEORGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.

GEoRGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.
Under and by virtue of an Or
der granted by the Superior
Court of said County on the 9th
day of December, 1913. / will
sell before the Court House door,
in said County, on the first Tues
day in January, 1914, within the
legal hours of sale, for cash, the
following described property to-
wit: 60 acres more or less, in Lot
of land No. 223, in the 4th Dis
trict of said County, said so acres
being in the south east corner of
said Lot and fully described in a
deed from G. K. Wilcox to Lewis
Lewis, and of record in the office
of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Irwin County, in Book
H, Page 512; also two twenty
acre tracts, numbers 1857 and
1853, of the American Tribune
Soldiers Colony Company, a plat
made by said Company being of
file in the Clerks office of the
Superior Court Of Irwin County.
Said twenty acre tracts being a
part of lot of land number 26O in
the 4th District Of originally IT.
win, but now Ben Hill County,
Georgia.
This December IL, 1913.
0. H. Elkins, Receiver.
Mcdonald & Grantham.
Attorneys.
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Citation.
Sarah /. Sturgess
J. D. Blossom.

]. D. Blossom.
Ben Hill Superior Court,
April Term, 1914.
Petition for Specific Per-
Torrance.
To ]. D. Blossom,
By virtue of order granted by
W. F. George, Judge of the Su-
perior Court of Ben Hill County.
The defendant is hereby re-
quired to appear at Superior
Court in the County of Ben Hill
on first Monday in April, 1914, to
answer the plaintiff in an action
for specific performance. In de.
fault of such appearance, said
court will proceed as to justice
may appertain.
Witness Honorable w. F.
George, Judge of said Court.
This IA day of November 1913.
D. w. M. Whitley,
Clerk Superior Court.
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Stolen.

OnMondaY night Dec. list. there
was stolen from my home one
black .colored bicycle, Chicago
make, with name plate missing and
numbered 64057O and with sprinc
seat, 'Cruso make, with a New
Departure coaster brake, diamond
chain, front tire Cruso make, rear
tire Capital studded and right hand
corke handle missing.
Liberal reward for return of
wheel or information as to who
stole same.
John B. Wise, 401 S. Lee St.
145-4t. Fitzgerald O.
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St. Matthews Epis-
copal Church

Third Sunday in. Advent T
Sunday School 10 a. m. y
Catechism Sunday.
Morning Prayer and sermon ii
O'Clock.
Subject ga Friendship of God. .
Evening Prayer and sermon
7:SO o'clock. Subject ''Ninth
Commandment, Lying.
A cordial invitation to all to
worship with US.
Vested choir. Hearty singing.
j. W. Bleker, Vicar. !.
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Citation.
G. M. Wise, Ordinary

GEORGIA-BEN HIIL COUNTY.
To all whom it may conern:
Caroline Andrews having appli-
ed to me for Permanent Letters of
Administration on the estate of
H. H. Andrews, late of said coun-
W, this is to cite all and singular
the creditors and next of kin of
H. H. Andrews TO be and appear
at my Office within the time al
lowed by law, and show cause, if
any they can, why permanent ad-
minlstration should not be granted
to Caroline Andrews on H. H.
Andrews estate.
This Dec. 1st. 1918.
c. NJ. Wise, Ordinary.
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Notice To Public

Notice is hereby given not to
trade for one certain note in fav-
or of J. G. Williams. due Octo-
Der Is, 1914 and given for one
bay mare, eight years old, amount
of note $4,000.
1885, 1mo-4t. Larkin Calf.
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Citation
GEoRGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.

GEORGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.
To all whom it may concern:
W. 0. P. Sherman having ap-
piled for guardianship of the per-
son and property of Louis Sher-
man, minor child of Anna Belle
Sherman, late of said county, de-
ceased, notice is given that said
application will be heard at my
Office at ten o'clock a. m. on the
first Monday in January next.
This December 1st 1918.
c. NJ. Wise, Ordinary.
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Notice To Debtors
And Creditors

GEORGIA, BEN HILL COUNTY.
Notice is ereby given to all
persons having demands against
the estate of o. j. Farnell, de-
ceased, to present and file the
same with the undersigned Ad-
mlnlstrator as provided by law.
All persons indebted to said
estate are likewise notified to
make settlement of such indeb-
t tedness with the undersigned.
This October 25th, 1918.
L. Kennedy,
Administrator de bonis non of
the estate ofO.J. Farnell, deceas-
co. 133-6-wks.
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OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Will have your glasses
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which is the only permanent
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Join the Chamber of Com
merce.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-24
TURNFEST TO OPEN
IN DENVER TO-DAY
Colorado Capital Thrunged With Mem
bers of Turnvereins Throughout
the United States

DENVER, Colo. June 2s.-Hundreds OF
Turnvereins throughout the United
States are in Denver TO attend the
thirty-frst Bundles Turnfest. which for
mally opens tomorrow for a programme
OF athletic. literary and musical events
lasting all week This will be followed
by sightseeing In the mountains adjacent
to Denver. the Turner's themselves par
,icipating In foot tours
The arrival tomorrow morning from In
d,anapolis OF the official party headed
by Theodore Stempfel, the president, and
escorted by several hundred members o,
tho IndIann Turnverelns. will slgnalize
the formal opening OF the funniest
Al this meeting OF the union no busi-
ness will be transacted. the election OF
officers occurring next year at the regu-
lar biennial period The place OF holding
the next business session Will not be de-
cIded now. although campaigning viii be
done by the cities Interested In secur-
ing this favor, AT present Syracuse. n.
Y, Is the only city which has actively
solicited the prize.
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AUSTRIAN OFFICER
COMMITS SUICIDE
Lieutenant Lebel, Employed at WaI
Office SIS Years, Shoots Self
Through Heart.

VIENNA, June GA second suicide
In connection with the Austrian war de-
partment occurred today. Lieutenant
Lebel. who had been employed at the
war office for thirty-flve years, after q
conference with the head of his depart
ment returned to his office and shot
himself through the heart
On May 36 tremendous sensation was
caused by the suicide of the chief OF the
general stan OF the Eighth army CORPS:
Colonel Alfred Redl lie was stationed
AT Prague. but was in Vienna on impor-
tant business. Ii was later disclosed that
Colonel Redl had been betraytng Austrian
military secrets to tho Russian govern
ment
No cause has yet been assigned for the
suicide OF Lieutenant Iebel.
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BOY IS KILLED BY
BOLT OF LIGHTNING
Frederick M. Harris, Aged IL
Years, Meets Death Near
Ogden.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, June 23.-Frederick M. Har-
ris, aged IL years, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
", G, Harris. who reside one mile north
of the Utah Hot Springs, was instantly
killed by bolt of lightning this after
noon. Young Harris was looking out OF
q window during the severe electrical
storm which swept over the valley. and
the bolt struck him upon tho right shoul-
der and passed down through his body
and his right leg, He was not severely
burned, but the bolt caused instant
Death. There wore several other persons
In the room with the boy at the time he
was struck. but they escaped injury.
Funeral services win be held tomorrow
at Willard.
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Mrs. ]. B. Hartman VIII Be
on Commission to Probe
Labor Conditions.

BY international News Service.
ASHINGTON, June 23.-The
Nk/ first woman to be appoint
NM cd TO an Important post In
w President Wilson's admin
istration is Mrs. J, Borden
Hartman. the prominent society
woman social welfare worker. Her
post Is to be on an industrial COM
mission. which is to consist of three
employers OF labor, three representa-
tives OF labor and three representa-
tives of the general public.
It is assumed that Mrs. Hartman
will be one of the last three.
The commission Is authorized TO
hold meetings In any part OF the
country. to examine. witnesses under
oath and TO do practically every
thing else necessary TO investigate
relations between capital and labor,
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JACK JOHNSON GIVEN
THE RIGHT TO APPEAL

CHICAGO. June 25-An appeal from
the verdict which sentenced him TO a
year in prison for violation OF thu Mann
white slave act was granted Jack
Johnson, the negro pugilist by Judge
Carpenter In the United States district
court hero today.
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Placed ON
NA FOR MURDER

70 lsSHusEi.F La, June 90
ks Ss,yye witnesses and re-
nty, Iov.s sooay for Glenwood,
Guid;So~sa where the trinI Of
esasSI I'Ss .fs.or for the alleged mur-
sks auo zones e. in this city about
todAy' ~ y being held, com
ood On n - he case was taken
throst . caange Of venue.
nctinp nss tha. cut late at night
hisssds1 mat as followed an at.
'un iha q, or Zones TO secure
eeats ~ saaN sheriff several Greek
"sfe destroyed by a
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Would Permit Pooling.

WASHINGTON. Juno 2S.-Representa- :
tive Levy of New York put in BIZ to-
day to permit the interstate commerce
ize combina rions or contracts between
railroads even though in violation OF tho
Sherman antitrust law. If that consid-
Grafton were outweighed by benefits TO
the public. Virtually. II would permit
pooling.
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White House Officials Say
President Is Looking for a
Successor to San Francisco
Federal Attorney.
EPISODE FINDS AN
ECHO IN THE HOUSE
Resolutions introduced Call.
ing for Investigation and
Also for Official Papers
in the Case.

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-Attorney
General McReynolds will make a full re-
port TO President Wilson. at the presi-
dents request, on the causes that moved
him to direct postponements of the
Diggs- -Caminetti white slave eases and
the trials of two directors of the West
ern Fuel company. the basis OF the resig-
nation OF United States Attorney John
j. McNab OF San Francisco, and his
sensational charges against the head OF
the department of justice.
One OF the days most remarkable de-
velopments In the unusual episode was
the receipt by the president OF a tele-
gram from Clayton Harrington. special
agent of the department of Justice In
charge of the federal bureau OF inves-
tlgation at San Francisco. demanding the
removal from office Of Attorney General
McReynolds. Herrington's official super
ior Officials declared tonight that the
question OF summary action in Herring
toms case probably would be taken up
by the attorney general.
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Shafroth First Speaker.

Senator Shafroth OF Colorado was the
first speaker Coming from beet sugar
state, he made a vigorous plea for elm
ination OF the provision for free sugar
In three years. He submitted many
briefs and statistics 10 support the claim
Of the beet sugar manufacturers that
free sugar would mean the crippling. II
not the death. of the industry
Senator Walsh of Montana, who also
will mako q fight against free wool. Is
standing by the anti-free sugar senators
In tho caucus fight He followed Senator
Shafroth and had not concluded when
the caucus adjourned until tomorrow.
Until sugar was reached the caucus
had been very harmonious. Not change
was made In the report Of the majority
members OF the finance committee on
the wood and wooden manufactures
schedule. The only material change in
this from the Underwood bill was the
free listing Of cedar boards and other
bipet woods
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PERSONAL APPEAL
FOR EARLY ACTION
Minority Leader Mann
Declares the Message Is
a Fine Example of
Classical English, Deal
inc Out Bunk About
New Freedom.

WASHINGTON. June ga fixed
determination to have currency leglsla-
ton passed at this session of congress
was accepted by the members of the
house and senate as President Wilson's
text for the currency message, which
he personally presented today to con-
gress assembled in Joint session in the
house chamber. Both Democrats and
Republicans saw in the carefully
worded appeal of the president en-
earnest conviction that the money
situation must be dealt with before
congress adiourns. Preparations were
made Tor begin committee work on the
administration bill which will soon be
introduced in the house by Representa-
tive Carter Glass and in the senate by
Senator Owen.
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Diamonds Unchanged.

After careful consideration Of the
claims that the Underwood rates would
encourage and increase smuggling, the
committee decided not to change Lhc
rates AS left by the committee, uncut
diamonds ore made dutiable at 10 per
cent ad Valorem, and cut diamonds at
90 per cont. The merchants want the
present rates retained, cut diamonds ut
10 per cent and uncut diamonds free
Senator Clarke OF Arkansas, the presi-
dent pro- tempore OF the senate, has pre-
pared for oonsideratlo tlon by the caucus an
amcndmcn TO the tariff bill, which would
levy n tax on cotton sold Tor future de-
livery 1t would assess Il tax OF one
tenth Of one cent a pound on all cotton
sold, agreed 10 be sold or agreed TO be
purchased for future delivery on any cot
ton exchange board OF trade or other
similar place. The amendment would
provide. however that when cotton thus
sold for future delivery actually was de-
Uvered In good faith. the tax levied
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D0DGES
|ID[R HIS DESK
||I[N BOY FIRES
4 N. Stewart, Aged 1s,
4. An Automatic When
Judge Re-
u,ss to Release Him.
d SCRAMBLE IN
CRIMINAL COURT
,,.I Claims the Youth Is
Unbalanced as the
,uIt Of Reading Cheap
Literature.

policemen and spectators were
arriving TO cover in the criminal
| he late today when Ray NJ.
IS years of age, fred
. Wild shots i'll an at
10 "shoot up' the court.
frt crack Justice Wendall P.
A disappeared beneath his desk,
IN the court room there was
Hrsuble for places of safety.
paFM refuge under tables or
inyy chairs, and others, fren-
fear, leaped from windows to
md some fifteen or twenty feet
b Stafford had just refused to
aeSart on probation after con-
ir attempted highway robbery.
n whipped out 32-caliber au-
pistol and fred three shots, two
Y narrowly missed Assistant
esates Attorneys Samnel Nc
Alwken, Harvey Given and Po-
Nufhtt. He was turning TO.
& Judge as If to shoot when
= sprang upon him and ehoked
y insensibility.
Gawls Out.
confusion that followed many
nat Justice Stafford had been
" q bullet, but the Judge
from his haven without a
n had been convicted recently
V up 8 negro IN a Washington
~ december. He had applied
mon as a first offender, and
'Auord had been hearing the
OF witnesses for and against
ant hawken, Given aud Moi
Nte conducting the prosecu-
y seated near the boy, who
y liberty on bail. The Judge
" uttered the last word in
Fntencc when the prisoner
'a' bis pistol and began to
Go Wild.
~ snot was aimed in the di-
.ne prosecutors and Just
sAen, who forthwith ducked
'aOle. The bullet lodged in
sn' or a window and behind
asrt shot went toward the
aaa passed dangerously near
sergeant Grant 5 head. 1t
val near the window and
's'ling near Justice Stat.
The third shot struck
.1'h wheeled and faced the
s'h Blaine. a clerk in the
Oh agriculture, who had
ss Is Tor the state, seized the
= 'o'oat and forced him to
s Toe court room had been
sa OF officials and specta.
TO Talk.
80 sy Unconscious for severa,
oeing disarmed. Late,
y sou,s so to tho cell room be
adni, room where he refused
mat he did the shoot
ShuessI sI'eWart said the you'll
y Ijtse, tsa as the result Of read
k kba.afe' boy The holdup fol
ka my msu was about 10 be sen
1istS features Of the dim,
d n, i was said. '"'
ths h0 .ty tooy Is in jail awaitin,
lin uafEe Of shooting viii
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Caucus Pledge Binding.

To the decision of the caucus the
Democratic senators will be pledged and
the prospect is that only Senators Thorn
ton and Ransdel of Louisiana will be
released from the binding resolution that
is TO be adopted There is possibility
OF one other senator asking for release.
Senator Ransdel, Who is leading the
fight on free sugar, hurried from the
caucus room when IL was apparent that
the sugar schedule would be reached and
sent a messenger for Senator Newlan nds
Of Nevada, lie wanted all the Demo
Gratis who do not favor the admlnistra-
ton plan present. Senator Newlands
soon arrived and Immediately thereafter
the. first para graph Of the schedule was
read,
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On FREE
SUGAR BEGINS
IN THE CAUCUS
Ransdell and Thornton of
Louisiana, Reinforced by
Western Senators, At
tack Plan.
COMMITTEE WINS
ON LEAD AND ZINC
Clarke of Arkansas Offers an
Amendment Levying a Tax
on Cotton Sold for Fu-
ture Delivery.

WASHINGTON. June 23-Democratio
senators opposed TO free sugar enlivened
the senatorial caucus late today, begin
ming their final effort to change the
schedule before the tariff bill reaches the
senate for general debate. Western and
Louisiana senators were primed to make
a titanic fight against the provision ap-
proved and urged by President Wilson
which provides that sugar shall be free
OF duty in 1915. Senators Shafroth OF
Colorado and Walsh of Montana took up
the contest when the schedule was
reached suddenly late in the afternoon.
1t had not been expected that the eau
Gus would reach sugar before tomorrow,
but the metal and wood schedules were
rushed through without much discussion
and before o o'clock the decks were
cleared for the first and most deter
mined internecine party tariff struggle
This will be the acid test for free sugar,
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Reason for Order.

I'm order TO prevent a miscarriage of
Justice recommended: and Attorney
General McReynods acquiesced, that II
would DO better to try first the three d.
roctors who were officials because this
trial undoubtedly would develop the ex-
tent OF connection of Bruce and Smith
with the alleged frauds
"It seemed upwise TO run dhe risk o!
convictlng TWO innocent men along with