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Illinois Vice Commission to-
Inaugurate Nation Wide
Campaign
VISITS WILSON
IN WASHINGTON
Commission Discusses Need of Re-
forms With Social Leaders.
Wages Not Necessarily Re-
sponsibIe for Conditions

Washington. March 22.--The whipping
post for white slave traffickers, and
seducers of women. tax upon bache-
lorhood, more careful training of chill
dren and abolition of Joy rides and rag
time dancing were advocated as RENEE
dies for the social evil at hearing
here today conducted by the Illinois
senatorial vice commission which came
President Wilson in a nationwide vice
crusade.
| The commission secured the promise
| of President Wilson to consider their
request for him to call conference of
governors and representatives of vice
commissioners from various states 70
study the social problem. the confer
ence to be held In Washington as soon
as practicable. Congressman Robert
Hnl of Illinois agreed, upon request Of
the committee, to introduce in Congress
| a bill creating commission to look
Unto vice conditions in the District OF
Columbia.
AT the hearing, attended by many
prominent women and men interested
lin social welfare work the low wage
lquestion as a cause of girls going
wrong was discussed, several of the
witnesses dccrying the idea of insist
ling that lack OF education and resist
ling force had much more to do with the
downfall of women. Men. TOO, were
blamed MS primarily responsible for the
degradation of girls.
Low Wages Not Responsible
Witnesses who declared that low
wages were not responsible for social
Ivice admitted, however on being ques-
ltioned by Lieutenant Governor o'Hars.
head of the commission, that higher
wages for working girls would better
lequip them TO resist evil and all recon,-
lmended that minimum whSe law for
lglvla would be Of great benebt. Eisht
dojlsrs . week as ,ninimnn wage tor
women was the generally accepted
sum estimated by the witnesses. Mrs
Harvey w. Wiley, wife of the former
chief of the bureau of chemistry, waa
one who proposed that sum as mini
mum living wage for girls.
Mrs. Wiley advocated sex hygiene In
lstruction OF the young as one of the
Ibasic remedies for the social evil,
Recommending women police for cities
and enfranchisement of women.
Give us the franchise" she said,
and we will raise the age of consent
lso that 12-ysar-old girls cannot have
their bodies given away
Mrs. Wiley and other witnesses also
declared that employers of underpaid
girls and women had not the moral
fright to give money 10 charities out
lof the earnings of their enterprises un-
It'll they first had Increased the wages
iof their employees.
Urge Early Marriages
] DR.. w. c. Woodward. health officer Of
the District of Columbia, urged tho en-
couragement of early marriage among
young men as one of the remedies FOR
the social evil and he placed the RESPONSE
| hllity for the downfall of 90 per cent OF
women directly at the door OF the mel.
rather than In the counting room, tha
! department store, or factory. He ap-
| proved a suggestion by state senator
| Beal of Illinois. of laws placing q tax
upon bachelorhood. a graduated tax be-
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wyoming Lowers Own Record

Rockland, Me-, March 22-The battle-
ship wyoming. which claims the speed
record for American "'dreadnaughts,' ex-
ceeded by small margin on her final
acceptance trial today the speed she made
on her builders trial. The fastest mile
TODAY was at the rate OF 22.14 knots an
hour as against her previous high mark
of 22.04 knots an hour. The average Of
her top speed runs was about I'll knots
IN hour.
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WHO MADE 1T POSSIBLE
FORLACY TO GET 800, 900?

II is time for Alabamians, for 10
days suffering with nausea as result
of the friEhtful disclosures oinarating
fsom the convict department.. 10 stop
and ask;
why was it possible for Theodore
Lacy, a mere clerk. TO get his hands
on 100000 of the money of the state?
Who is responsible for the creation of
the loophole2 Who is responsible for
the fact that the loophole still exists?
Who made 1t possible for the devils of
temptation to play before the wonder
ing eyes of the chief clerk and to
touch him repeatedly and gallingly in
the traits of character In which he was
weak, to bend that portion of his con-
science which was frail, to warp and
break him and send him scurrying be-
fore the minions of the law, thief
after trust with reward on his head?"
No one man can answer for the
state of Alabama 1t will be the func-
tion of each individual to reach con-
clusion of Its own. But In this connec-
tion, 1t Is most important that all facts
bearing on the case be published to the
world in that each Individual might
reach a verdict of his own, for each
individual is concerned in that a por-
tion OF the money was his, and share
of the general disgrace which has fan
en- upon Alabama
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Cavalry to Assist

| Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mex, March 22.-six
hundred federal cavalry arrived here to-
day by steamer from ManzaniIlo and will
procede TO Guayamas, Sonora, to assist
| In the movement against the insurgents of
4 the border state.
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Await Gill's Arrival

Guayamas, Sonora. March 22.-Fiye hum
dred state troops are encamped at Ma
vajos, In southern Sonora, awaiting ar
rival OF General Gill before making a
second attack ON AIamos on branch line
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200 Mile Flight Today

Texas City. March 22.-It is an
nounced today that army aviators will
attempt flight from here to San An
miles y
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WHOFIXED THELAW
SO THEO. LACY COULD
CARRY OFF 100000?
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DATES SHOWING
PROGRESS OF LAW
MAKING CHANGES

House bill No. 442, to amend section
4f47 of tho code of 1896. in such man
ner that receipts of the convict de-
partment would be made payable to
the president of the convict department
and would require that official to make
quarterly instead of monthly payments
to the treasurer was on
Jan. 25,ls07-Introduced by A. D. Pitts
of Dallas, read once and re-
ferred to the committee on re-
vision of laws. of which Mr..
Pitts was chairman. On
Jan. S0--The bill was reported favor
ably by the committee to
which it had been referred
with an amendment striking
out the second section. that
providing for a $4,000 bond
for the president of the con-
Wet department. The bill was
thereupon read a second time.
On
Feb, 1.-THE bill was read a third
time, put upon its final pas
sage and carried. SO to 1. That
there was anxiety for the rapid
success of this bill. that 1t had
behind 1T a powerful friend or
friends is proved in the fact
that on the same day 1t passed
the house
Feb. 1S--It was carried over to the SEN
ate without engrossment, an
unusual occurrence in the case
of amended bills. And on the
same day,
Feb. 1S-It was read once and referred
to the committee on finance
and taxation of which Nathan
L. Miller of Jefferson was
chairman. Five days later, on
Feb. 1S--The bill was favorably re-
ported by that committee and
put on it's second reading.
Two days later,
Feb. 20--1t was made special order
for the following day. Febru-
airy 81, at 1916 o'clock. How
ever. for some reason not ex-
pained jim the record, Febru-
AIRY 81 passed without a vote
on the bill. But on
Feb. 26--It was read third time and
passed unanimously, 26 to O..
On
Feb. aS-The bill was signed by the
house and senate and later be-
came law on the approval of
Gov. B. 3. Conner.
House bill No. SIS. providing for a
bond of $4,000 for the president Of
the convict board on
Feb. 1--Seven DAYS following the in
PRODUCTION of house bill No. 442
above referred to. was intro
duced by A. d. Pitts of Dallas
read once and referred to the
committee on revision of laws
of which Mr.. Pitts was chair
man. And on
Feb. 4--The bill was reported favor
ably by that committee and
put upon its second reading.
That there was no haste ex-
crcised in the attempted pass
age OF this bill is proved in
tho fact that it was permitted
10 lie over until the recess
session. However on
Aug. 2-The bill was read a third
time and was carried unani-
mously. e5 to 0. On the same
day,
Aug. 2--The bill was read once in the
senate and referred to the ju-
dietary committee of which
John A. Lusl< of Marshall was
chairman. This committee on
Aug. 6-Reported the bill favorably,
ordered its second reading
and put 1t on the calendar
That this bill had no friends
earnestly interested In its
q passage is proved in the fact
that after
Aug. 6-No record of the measure is
ii extant, nothing to indicate the
reasons why il was never read
| a third time. passed. and
Il signed by the governor.
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cyclone sufferers Sunday. At the head
quarters of the Mobile division of the
Southern railway Saturday afternoon was
raised purse OF $50, wn,cn will also be
forwarded Sunday. From among tile
residents of Selma during the coming
week will also be raised several hundred
dollars with which groceries will be pur-
chased and rushed to the storm sufferers
as quickly as possible.
Storm Victim Buried
| Selma March 22.--(Special)-Ths re-
mains of Miss Mary Watson. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. 3. p. Watson OF this
city. who was one OF the victims of the
cyclone Friday morning at Lower Peach
tree. reached Selma Saturday morning
at 9:30 O'Clock on the Southern railway
train from Thomasvile Upon the ar
rival of the train at the union passenger
station the remains were met by large
number of sorrowina friends OF the de-
the services Immediately after the arrival
Of the trains. The interment was late
made in Live Oak cemetery.
Miss Watson was popular and Eiftsdf
young woman OF this city and her std-
den and sad death Is sincerely giourned
by a large circle OF friends According
to information received here Miss Wat
sofi was picked up by the high winds
al Lower Peachtree Friday morning dur
ing the cyclone and cssried several hum
dred Yards from the house in which she
lad lived and which was demolished.
Badly mangled and bruised and in a dy-
ing condition she was found later lying
in ditch OF water where the winds
had hurled her
$4,000 Damage in Madison
Huntsville. March 2s.--(Speciall--Addi-
tional details OF the damage done by
the cyclone Of Friday morning In Mad
ison county show that the total loss sus-
sContinue1 - po0e y0a.l
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ONLY ONE MEMBER
FORESAW DANGER OF
CHANGING SYSTEM
Law Requiring Only Quarterly Settle
nents Rushed Through, But That
Providing Bond Suffered Slow
and Ignominious Death
by Being Deserted
BY HUGH W. ROBERTS

Somewhere this morning. perhaps in a
ioathsome cellar, Theodore Lacy cringes.
whipped by conscience, assailed by
fear. Save his close relatives, It is per-
haps true that he has no friend. no dis
interested friend, In all the wide world.
For Lacy. former chief clerk of the
state convict department, stands In the
eyes of his fellow man a thief, an un-
government which he swore to pre-
serve in its strength and integrity.
The state of Alabama has been
robbed
When that news was flashed before
the startled eyes of the world, strong
men rushed forth with cries of sur
prise--not in that clerk, hired for
$3.50 per month, had filched from the
Golfers of the government sum as
large as s90.ooo--but surprise in that
Lacy had proved himself unworthy.
There was no need for surprise and
shock save in that Lacy had stepped
from the straight and narrow path.
For the loophole. that by means of
which some man might have robbed
the state and the people of the state,
has existed since 1907. That there has
been no previous defalcation is due en-
tirely to the integrity of the former
employees of the state. That there will
be no other agent of the state in its
convict department guilty of cmbez-
element, win be due to the fact that the
loophole Will be closed.
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FIGHTING RENEWED
BETWEENFEDERALS
AND REBEL TROOPS
Rebel Forces Attacking City
of SaltillO-The Federals
Are Routed Near
NOgales

Mexico, March 22.--Government. troops
and a force OF rebels began
Fighting today at saltillo, the cap
ital Of the state OF Coahuila, according
to private advices received today in Mex
leo City. Saltillo is IS miles southwest
Of Monterey on the Mexican National
railway.
Venustiano Carranza personally Is
directing the attack on saltillo.
Federals are marching from Mon
terey to the invested city to reinforce
the garrison of 500 which has been
sustaining the attack since last mid
night.
The wires north and south have been
down since morning. train on the
National railraod northbound turned
back at a station south of saltillo The
rebels began their attack Friday night.
officiol reports would seem to indi-
cate that it is of little Importance but
private dispatches filed early today saw
that the fighting has been heavy in
the outskirts.
1t is thought that the rebels are
trying to lure General Trucy Aubert
south of Monterey to which citv ha
retreated with all his forces from VIZ
laldama in order to protect It. The
object of the rebels is to clear Mon
terey OF government troops SO that thew
may attack it.
The governor of Sinaloa has been
arrested, charged with being affiliated
with the rebels. The federal COVER
nor of the territory of Topic, Martin
Espinosa has Joined the rebellion, but
the government says he has few fol-
lowers.
Monterey, Mexico, March @-
Advices from Saltillo say the rebels in
force have attacked that city One thou
sand men under the command of Gen.
Case Lopez have been dispatched from
San Luis and 500 men under Col Aguirre
Guardilio from Monterey to reinforce the
government troops.
Nogales, Ariz., March 22.-In two days
battle state troops under Col. b. G.. Hill
routed federal column commanded by
Major Munoz. Each group consisted Of
dDcut CV inch. 4 ne uSnL occurred
Wednesday and Thursday at Concentra-
tion near Ladura, Sonora.
The official statement given out by
Governor PesQueira, gives the federal
loss as four killed and many wounded
The state troops are said to have lost
only three killed and three wounded.
Rebels Are Hung
FL Paso. Tex, March Exchanging from
railway telegraph poles at sauz, between
Chihuahua City and the border are the
bodies of Mariana Rodrigues, former DO
lice chief OF Juarez, and Rafael Esauir.
an aged newspaper vender Of the two
border towns. On the band OF the hat
worn by Esquir, who was credited with
religious fapaticism, are printed the
strange words "soldado de par soldier
of peace.
Taunting their victims with this motto.
federal troops last Wednesday removed
Esquir and Rodriguez from the Juarez
jail. They had been held for political
offenses.' 1t was alleged that Esouir
had written for weekly newspaper blam-
ing General Huerta for the staying of
Madero.
An unidentified political prisoner also
was hanged, say persons arriving here to-
day.
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soO. 900 Damage in Madison

Huntsville. March 2e.--(Special.,--Addi-
tional details OF the damage done by
the cyclone Of Friday morning In Mad
ison county show that the total loss sus-
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Monterey, Mexico, March @-
Advices from saltillo say the rebels in
force have attacked that city. One thou
sand men under the command of Gen
Case Lopez have been dispatched from
San Luis and 500 men under Col Aguirre
Guardillo from Monterey to reinforce the
government troops.
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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-12-17

Join the the Chamber of
Commerce.
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A Lovely Party,

One of the prettiest parties
that will be given before the
holidays was that of Mrs.Clay-
ton jays, when she was hostess
to the Tuesday afternoon club
and a number of others friends
yesterday from 8 till 5 in the af-
ternoon.
The Lee street home was artis-
tically decorated in Christmas
emblems, poinceltos holly and
mistletoe.
In the parlor and DINING room
where games were enjoyed so
strikingly suggestive was the
Christmas idea in the flowers and
other things of adornment, one
couldn't help but feel that the
time for old Santa Claus to visit
us was fast approaching. AS
each guest arrived a sprig of
holly with red berries was pin
ned on by Mrs. J. L. McCarty.
The dainty table had for it's CEN
ter piece a handsome cover with
a tall crystal vase filled with
bright poinsettias and ferns.
The score cards as well as the
dainty refreshments which was
served in three courses, carried
out the color scheme of red and
green
Sixteen guests were invited to
share Mrs. jays charming hos
pitality.
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Join h e Chamber o f
Commerce.
A Card Of Thanks

We, the undersigned, desire to
express our thanks and gratitude
to the kind people and friends for
their help and sympathy during
the last illness and death of our
dear husband, son and brother,
Willie, who was laid to rest till
Jesus comes, at Evergreen Gene.
tarY Monday afternoon Dec. IS.
Mrs. W. H. Green, wife
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Green
and family,
Mrs. r. L. Jones,
Mrs. A. E. Deyo
Mrs. 6. w. Brannon.
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How Gossip Breaks
Up WOmen's Clubs

In the current issue of Farm
and Fireside Hilda Richmond
writes an article urging the de-
velopment of clubs among farm
women, but she issues the fol-
lowing warming:
"Only one thing is fatal to the
happy social life of any country
community, and that is gossip.
If the ladies cannot find in the
wide field of housekeeping,
embarrassing, preserving, care
of children, public improvements,
good government, health sewing,
entertaining, and all other de-
lightful household tasks, enough
material to lift the meetings
above petty personalities, then
the little club, or whatever it is
called, is doomed. Whenever
gossip is allowed to creep into
any organization people will be-
gin to break up into little cliques
or circles or groups, and the
whole thing fails"
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If You Have Done it To The Least Of These.

1t is not only intended to reach the children of those
who may not be well supplied with worldly goods to
give their little the extra pleasures that Childhood
through custom Graves at this season. but we want to
get all the children to add zest to the occasion by their
presence The Courthouse has been rendered the ladies
OF the WOmans Club for this occasion and ample means
have been provided for entertainment by the various
schools and Sunday Schools of the City to give the chill
dren the time of their lives long to be cherished by all
who will participate Clean hands and clean face is
all that is required for membership in this entertainment
and urge all parents to send their little Ones so that
they may imbibe the true spirit uf the Day.
IL you havn done so yet mail us your check for our
Christmas Fund. The ladies will see it properly ex-
pended. Mail it or hand it to us TO DAY. You NAV
forget it tomorrow
l i0'lo"s
w. M Garbutt 10 90
Watt, Holmes Hdw Co.. sno
y. b. oeanor- 500
M. B. Mobley " 500
ChaS' derrlng 100
W. d. dammocK LOO
r. d. Mathews 100
D. B. --------------------- 200
Cash .25
Ed. Northern 100
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BEAUT|FY|NG FITZGERALD
ELIZABETH GALLOWAY ENGLISH, 10th

ELIZABETH GALLOWAY ENGLISH, 10th
"A grain of corn an infants hand
May upon an inch of and
That grain may yield
Enough to plant field;
That field may furnish bread
Whereby army may be fed''
How much each person Fitzgerald might toward beaut
flying the c The city officials should take the lead and then
everybody should cooperate leach for himself but each
for ALL
The dominant spirit of the city should be the greed for
gain The principal thing not merely build trade
cultivate things that useful with the beautiful.
In making the city beautiful should consider what
specs other cities beautiful than ours Trees
lawns paved sidewalks and parks principal things in
which they excel
city still in its teens and cannot be expected
giant and large parks yet and there splendid founda
ton upon which build know that great things will be
copshed the future We should have parks extending the
full length principal Streets Main and Central Ave.
These parks would be made attractive by palm The
Gray park would be improved by grass walks and swings
An might be made by cutting down sycamore
and planting others beautiful kind everybody the
city would keep his lawn beautiful great step would be
taken toward desired end Aso if everybody building
home would architectural taste the city would improved
Cleanliness very great item to consider. If no
have money enough build magnificent structures and eces
stone we may keep the city clean When person goes
to St. Augustine Fa the first thing to attract his attention is
the absolute spoessnes Of the town. There dirty
blowing around in the Streets unsgh gnboards vacant
lots with weeds and bushes Have you thought
when you leaving Fitzgerald returning from trip
what stranger from the window Have you MOTTO
ed all the house and rubbish that full view
If the city made beautiful in the section through which
constantly passing outsiders would have much
better opinion of the city, When the city reaches ideal
cleanliness physicians will be obliged to away
If anyone wishes to look at the financial side of question
he NAV consider people would be attracted by the looks
of the city and would desire to make their home Fitzgerald
trade would build up and the city would become
porous.
city has made very rapid strides but the largest
the world the for mprovemenand there many things
yet to be done.
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Sailors In Calm Weather.

r. M. Hallett, writing sea story in,
the American Magazine, makes theI
point that calm doesn't mean much
on a steamship where the mind Isl
constantly satisfied and appeased BY
movement. On a sailing ship, how
ever, it is different. On a sailing shipI
in calm a skipper is in more dangerl
Of having trouble with his crew thanI
in stout weather where all is action
The idea is that calm forces a mani
to think, and the author adds, perhapsl
too cynically. you force a man toI
think and he will think evil"
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Publicity is our great remedy
for the iniquities in our system
of taxation-as it is indeed a rem
edy for perhaps most other ini-
quities. Certainly in the case of
land the country should be re-
quired to publish the price per
acre at which every tract assese,
such procedure would let in the
light on many dark places. The
Progressive Farmer,
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Visit the free County
School Fair lis E. Pine St.
British Lighthouses.

The British coast is so well protect
ed with lighthouses that If a ship sail
ed right round England, Scotland and
ireland by night only on six occasions
would it be where it could not see the
light of lighthouse lantern.
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Visit the free County
School Fair at l15 E.
Pine street.
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MISPLACED Kindness,

isn't Bugsby the kind hearted chap
who built the luxurious patent kennel
for stray dogs?"
Eyes"
"How did it work?"
AFTER he was bitten seven times
while trying to coax the dogs to enter
1t the Humane society locked him up
for cruelty to animals" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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Visit the free County
School Fair lis E. Pine.

A man of high social position was
forced to stay over a couple Of days in
small country town. Desiring to post
some letters and not knowing where
to find the postofice, he said to a small
boy gruf1y, Son, want to go to the
postofice."
Cali right, hurry back" said the boy
acknowledgements.