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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-06-04

package and discovered it to con-
tain a flask, apparently filled
with a well-known brand OF
whiskey. He continued to make
inquiry as to the possible owner,
but failed to locate him. He then
opened the flask, and with his
nephew, Wimberly Mcleod. who
is assistant postmaster, partook
of the contents. Both became inn
mediately violently i'll, when doc
tors were called in. Mr.. Mcleod
was given relief and is out Of
danger, but despite the best of
attention medical science could.
render, Mr.. Wimberly succumb-
ed to the poison Tuesday morn
ing. The postofice auth critics
will make every effort to locate
the guilty party.
Mr.. Wimberly leaves a sorrow
ing wife and three young daugh-
tiers and a son by his first wife,
Mr.. Leon P. Wimberly, Jr., who
have the sympathies of the entire
community.
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/. NOTICE NOTICE

All teachers and parties
interested in obtaining or
renewing licences should be
at the 3rd Ward School
Bailding on June 18th and
14th at $50 o'clock sharp.
r. j. PRENTISS, Supt.
Ben Hill County.
Fitzgerald, Ga.
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Summer School Work

have arranged to coach con-
ditional pupils and those desiring
special schoolwork. The work was
begun Monday but it is not too
late to enter. Further lnforma-
ton will be gladly furnished
those interested.
Miss Myrtle Venable,
62-3t Phone 121.
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Call for Fitzgerald Book
let's at the City Hall or at
Third National Bank and
send them to your friends
in the north.
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Mr.. Myran Cooper of Savan-
nah, is shaking hands with his
many friends in the city to-day.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
Royal Unreason.
from the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
We have to go very far back in the life
of the deposed King Otto of Bavaria to
find any illusions to him which show him
otherw wise than as lunatic. But as boy
he is quoted to have been at pains to be
cheerful and agreeable. while his elder
brother Ludwig sulked They were brought
up on a severe system of economy, being
allowed only % week. The story
used to be told that Prince Otto, hearing
that sound teeth were saieable commo-
dity. went to a dentists and offered to
have his own extracted for constdera-
ton.
The deposition of King Otto brings re-
minder that the Bavarian is not the only
royal family in Germany with touch OF
insanity. King Otto's mother was prin-
cess Marie of Prussia. closely akin to
Frederick William IV-brotner OF the old
kaiser, and granduncle of the present
emperor-who lost his reason in 1887, and
for four years had to be superseded by
the Prince OF Prussia as regent-Just as
our own George w, and for the same
reason. acted for several years in the
same capacity to his insane father. In
neither case. however, was there depo-
sition now in Bavaria, as both the
periods of regency were so snort Long
before the official declaration OF his In
trinity. Frederick Williams fantastical
sentimentality had amounted almost to
insanity.
Evening star., 1913-12-03

Of icebergs during this season. The
steamship companies should not be per-
mitted to jeopardize needlessly human
life for the purpose of shortening trans
atlantic journey by few hours and
saving a comparatively few dollars. but
il they are they should be compelled to
maintain an effective ice patrol at their
own COST
The question is to be taken up by the
international conference on safety at sea
now in session in London.
Speaking Of scientific research by the
public health service, the report says:
''On account of the announcements OF
discoveries of alleged cures for tubercu-
iosis and their bearing on public health
important Investigations Of them have
been undertaken. Studies Of the Fried
mann treatment were. sufficiently ad-
vanced by May 16, 1913. to justify re-
port that the observations made up. to
that time did not warrant the confidence
in the remedy which had been inspired
by widespread publicity. This investi-
cation is being continued, as are also
studies of other preparations claimed as
cures
Evening star., 1913-12-03
MAN, PROUD MAN.
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright, 1918. by Frark Crane.l

Man. proud man. is q considcra bic fell
low He tanes the horse. shoots the lion
harnesses the stream and the lightning and
all That sort OF thing, but every once in
While nature hands him a Jolt and
brings ii home to him that, after all he
Is but large worm.
worms nave nice time carving on
their worm affairs and doubtless think
ing this worm world is a pleasant place
In which to wriggle and eat cabbage
ieaVes, until some huge creature comes
along and steps on them. And against
TINS calamity falling upon them from OUT
Sioe their ken they can never provide.
man thinks he has mastered the sea
with his huge steamboats,. One night the
biggest boat he ever made BUMPS into
ar iceberg and goes down as easily as "a
smashed oory. Fire breaks out on the
tolturno. and before its devastation he
is helpless.
Science has made seagong safere But
1t has made calamities also greater
The storm that ragged over the great
lakes November . and 10 was a rude
reminder of how terrible may be the cruel
forces that lie liz leash all about u.s. For
sixty hours the wind whipped the waters:
seventeen lives are known To be lost.
probably there are forty more: three
steamers went down in the wild welter
dozen We're oris en- ashore. The damage
III HaO.lce VIII Ialt iIlD tilS illlHOnS.
The same day the old ocean showed
his teeth. Six liners reached port several
days late. Five human beings were in
jured aboard the Pretoria. An eisht-ton
anchor was wrenched away from the
PrinZ Friedrich Wilhelm.
On land also the angry clements were
busy. At Cleveland twenty-onc inches OF
snow fell. Five men were killed. Busi-
ness was paraly-ed. There were no de-
liyeries of groceries, bread. milk or coal.
and suffering was widespread. Trains
were stalled. Telegraph wires were down.
The loss is estimated at s2o1o.0o)
But. for that matter, are We not all
walking in the midst OF danger. more
constant. il less dramatic. than these?
Fifty thousand people die every hour.
All over the world, one by one. they
drop. The passage of souls into the un
known is like the swift patter of the
electric spark.
Microbes crowd our air. water and food.
Accidents happen. Hearts fail. Brains
give way. Death and disaster are COM
mon, persistent factors of life
This is not a sermon. Ii is a plain
statement of what every body knows.
Is il not strange how fatuously we be-
iieve that tomorrow will be as this day
ard much more abundant?
What TO do? Why, the least We can
do is TO live on such a plane that we are
ready 10 90 or stay
Evening star., 1913-12-03
Fruits of Indian Education.
I'm ,hn Southern Workman

From the Southern Workman.
Is education having its effect on In
dian reservation life? Do the graduates
all return to their homes. settle down
and go into business OF some kind. and
do they do their. part in making the
community better? Not all do, OF
course, but a goodly per cent do.
A non-reservation school. situated in the
east, reports that a very small per cent
Of its graduates can be classed as fail
ures. According to statistics published
in its monthly ma gazine, POI of its grad
yates are employed in the Indian service
working for the upift of their people.
The superintendent of non-reseryation
Indian school, situated in the extreme
west, states that he has made an in
vestgation of the character and indus
try of the graduates of his school Re
ports were received upon 121 former
students, with the following interesting
results: AS to character, twenty-nine
were rated as excellent. seventy-nine
good. twelve fair and seven poor. As
to industry. twenty-three were rated
excellent, ninety-two good, eight fair,
and only four poor.
The superintendent of a non-reservation
Indian school, located in the northwest,
writes as follows:
4 have to report out of a total num-
Der of pa graduates from this school
since 1885. up to and including the class
OF 1913. and from the best information
as to the condition and doings. of these
be failures. The others. according TO
the-%best information. are engaged III
some gainful and worthy occupation.
many of them filling high positions III
the business world. or still pursuing their
studies along special educational lines.
Evening star., 1913-12-03

idly cutting down the fraudulent use or
the mails. the swsndlers still were able
last year to filch a million dollars week
from the pockets of the American peo-
pie. according to the estimate OF the CHIEF
post office inspector. The year before
they got a million and a half a week.
Information received from the Cana
dian postal service indicates that nearly
all the fraud schemes with which IL has
to deal are operated by persons who
have been driven out OF the United States
and who have. accordingly. transferred
their activities across the border. Their
usual method is TO rent a lock box at
border post Office on the Canadian side
and then to advertise in the United
states. But the Canadian postal laws
are more effective than ours. IL n stran-
ger gets SO much mail to attract at
tention the postmaster can hold IL up
pending an investigation and permanently
refuse delivery upon the advice OF the
department. And the Canadian post
masters have begun to keep a weather
eye for these itinerant frauds.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
MENTAL ELECTRICITY.
Currents Set Going by Sensations
and Mental Operations.

Translation Made for the Literary Digest
Currents of electricity are apparently
set up in the body by sensations and
mental operations. That these currents.
which always flow from the right hand
to the left. are not directly due to brain
or nerve action, but to the mecha :ical
contraction of the hand, is shown by
recent experiment. The fact that the
right hand should contract while the
left remains unaffected apparently sup
ports the view Of those who contend
that right-handedness is related in some
way to our organic structure and is
not simply the result of habit. From an
account in Cosmos tParis) the following
Is excepted:
1T was noted as early as 1855 that men
tai work and the emotions both produce
electrical variations in the human body.
Messrs. Philippson and Meuzerath have
applied to the study of these psycho-elec-
trio phenomena the most precise methods
of physiology and have employed. to
measure and record the feeble differences
of potential question. the -galvanom-
eter of Einthoven.
The subject, isolated in a dark room
holds in each hand one OF the electrodes
OF the galvanometer, which is in an ad-
Joining room.
AT a given moment a bright light is
thrown on his eyes for two seconds; two
seconds later the deviation Of the galvano-
metric curve indicates that the righ,
hand, after the luminous excitation, has
become positive with respect to the
left. An instant afterward a new
excitation-auditive this time. the noise
of a Neutrality-suspicious. new differ
ence OF electric potential between the
two hands. larger than the first. Anothe!
experiment is this: A simple mental cal
culation % times ~ produces no appre-
ciable electric reaction: another more
complex calculation c25 by 2.5) occasions
quite a considerable difference of poten-
tial between the subjects hands. There
tween the hands of the subject one or
of an act of injustice of which he has
been the victim and of which he had
not thought in long time. In all these
experiments. it is the right hand that is
always positively electrified, even when
the subject is left-handed.
MesSrS. PhilippSon and MeuZerath have
investigated the physical cause of these
differences Of potential accompanying the
subjects psychic and emotive activity.
They show that in their experiments the
electric energy is enSendered by the right
hand of the subject. His mental activity
causes a slight contraction of the right
hand and the stretching Of the skin on its
back makes it electrically positive with
regard to the other hand.
This preporderant action of the mental
activity on the state of contraction of the
right hand is Of the highest interest from
the standpoint Of brain physiology
Evening star., 1913-12-03
a The Searchli8ht
Eliminating Pain After Operations.

The hospital records of the country
show that the principal cause of death
as result OF operations is not from
the operation itself. but from the shock
that frequently follows. The limit OF
the possibilities of operative surgery has
not been a question of the amount OF
cutting required or the difficulties OF the
case. but rather the ability Of tho pa
tient to bear the pains that succeed the
operation. The latest development in
surgery promises To permit painless heal
ing well as painless operations. and
under those conditions there is no end
to the possibilities of future surgery.
The new system is nothing more than
sort OF short circuiting of the nerves.
preventing them from unveiling, the Sc
crct of their anguish to the brain. The
surgeon uses solution of hytlrochloride
Of quinine and urea, IN the proportion OF
one part in hundred. and with long
hypodemic needle injects this into the
layers of tissue. back some little dis
tance from the edge of the ncision. This
completely deadens sensiblity to pain in
that region for a period ranging from
four to six days. and as il is put back
from the cut edges il does not interfere
with the healing process at all.
Some surgeons assert that not since
the discovery of anesthesia and asepsis
has there been step forward in surgery
of more meaning TO humanity than this.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
KNIGHTS OF PYTHiAS SUED
BY VIRGINIA GRAND LODGE
Latter Files Bill in Equity TO En-
join Supreme Lodge From In
terfering With Work.

Having appealed i'm vain TO the gov
erning bodies OF the knights OF Pythias
of North America, South America. Eau
rope, Asia. Africa and Australia, the Nir-
einia Grand Lodge of that order. has filed
bill in equity in the Supreme Court
of the District OF Columbia to enJoin
the Supreme Lodge from interfering with
the work Of the Virginia knights. The
lodge consists exclusively OF colored men.
The Supreme Lodge is Incorporated un-
der the laws of the District OF Columbia
by the name OF the knights OF Pythias
of North America, South America, Eu-
rope, Asia, Africa and Australia. The
principal Offices of the corporation are.
however. in New Orleans, and 1t was
from New Orleans. it is charged in the
Dill. that the supreme chancellor, 8. W.
Green. who is a defendant i'm the suit
filed. issued an edict suspending the
Grand Lodge of Virginia from the Order
or the Grand knights of Pythias.
Action Termed Arbitrary.
1t is claimed by the Virginia knights
that this action was arbitrary and illegal
and beyond the power of the grand chan
cellor. The Difficulty between the Su-
preme Lodge and the Grand Lodge OF
virginia arose over criticisms made bv
the Virginia Grand Lodge of the alleged
Illegal levy and collection of taxes and
other special funds by the Supreme
Lodge, and the alleged diversion of these
FUNDS to purposes not contemplated by
the rules of the order
IL is claimed by the Virginia Grand
Lodge that their unwarrantud exclusion
from the order has deprived them OF
their property rights in valuable real
estate in Hot Springs, Ark. ar.a in Chi
cago. as wei, as in large sums of money
deposited II banks throughout the south
The Virginia Grand Lodge is represeut-
ed by Attorneys Smith and Gordon OF
Richmond. Va. and Clarence r Wilson
and Paul l.. Lesh of the local bar
Evening star., 1913-12-03
Prepared Speeches.
n the London Chronicle.

rom the London Chronicle.
Disraeli, whose eloquence Lord Curzon
ranks below that of Gladstone. tried hard
to give his hearers the impression that
lie was not in the habit of preparing his
speeches. Discussing Plunkets oratory
with DisraeH. Lord Granville remarked
that the Irish statesman hesitatel SO
long for a word that he seemed to be
on the point of breaking down Lord
bless YOU" Disraeli exclaimed. Did that
take you in? Why, that is part Of the
trick. ] have often done it to make it
appear that my speech has not been pre-
pared"
Evening star., 1913-12-03
Water Meters.

Ten thousand one hundred and fifty
water meters were installed during the
year and lO0 discontinued, making the
total number now in use 33. $50 The num-
ber of water services is 65.732 and the
percentage of services metered, 81 The
average cCst of installing waite meters by
the District OF Columbia during the year
was s10.9S, including the cost of meter.
which was 50. The average cost of re-
pairs to meters was 33 cents, and of real
ing. l. cents. The rate charged for water
on metered services during the year was
cents per hundred cubic feet for all used
in excess of $500 cubic feet, for which Il
minimum charge of $3.50 was made The
Evening star., 1913-12-03
Padgett's Naval Bill Favored.

The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Padgett of Tennessee, chairman
OF the committee on naval affairs.
which would promote the efficiency OF
state naval militia and equip IL for
service under the federal government
In advance of any volunteer force was
ordered reported favorably yesterday by
the committee.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
Travel in North Atlantic.

1.-THE important maritime nations should
unite" says the Secretary, .in defining
lanes of travel across the north Atlantic
to avoid all danger Of icebergs during the
months OF April, May and June of each
year, and compel steamship companies
to observe them. This would result in
increasing to some extent the time of
ocean passage, but it would, on the -other
hand, insure immunity from the dangers
Evening star., 1913-12-03
In the Spotlight.
From Judge

Mrs. Gramercy-I thought your divorce
case was coming up this month?
Mrs. Park-I had my lawyers get
postponement because my new gowns
wouldn't be finished in time.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
Rapid Revision.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Bloob has turned cubist"
"Rot!"
Sold his first picture for thousa
Fine"
Evening star., 1913-12-03
WIFE, SUING FOR DIVORCE,
SAYS SPOUSE WAS CRUEL
Mrs. Rosalie Garrison Files Com
plaint-Domestic Woes of
Others Aired.

.Rosalie Garrison has filed suit for an
absolute divorce from Robert l.. Gar
rison. They were married December 5,
1906 and have NO children. The wife
charges that her husband deserted her
November 10 last Cruelty and miscon-
conduct are also alleged. Attorney E. L.
Gies appears for the wife.
Separate maintenance is asked in a pc
tition filed IN. the District Supreme Court
by Irene Loef1er against George w. Loeff-
ler. They were married at Colonial
Beach, Va. August 30 last, and sepa-
rated within three months. The wife
complains to the court that her husband
was unl1ind to her, called her imprint
able names and made false accusations
against her. He left her November 20
last, it Is stated.
Now Without Funds.
Mrs. Loeffier says she is entirely with
out funds and has two children by a
former marriage to support. The hus-
band owns premises So street north
east. valued at 5000, the wife tells the
court. in addition to two properties at
Colonial Beach. The wife asks an in
ing Of his property pending her suit for
maintenance. Attorney W. A. Coombe
appears for the wife.
Neglect Of her household duties. fond
ness for drink and occa sionai absences
from home until the "wee hours" are
alleged in proceeding for legal sepa-
ration filed by J. Walter Williams against
Alexandria, Va, and have no children.
They separated October L.: last. Attor-
ney William 3. Reilly appears for the
husband.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
Sewage-Disposal System.

Under the sewage-disposal system the
last section of the east side intercepting
sewer, 653.S1 linear feet in length. was
completed during the year: the second
section Of the Rock creek main intercept
ing sewer, between Massachusetts, avenue
and Connecticut avenue, was completed,
and the third section. between Connecti-
cut avenue and Adams Mill road, has
been almost completed: the fourth sec
ton. extending to klingle road, was
placed under contract; sections ! and
of the Anacostia main intercepting sewer
between Poplar point and 18th street
southeast, were completed, and section 3
begun during the year, total of 1900
linear feet being constructed.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
THE POSTAL SERVICE
xII.-0riving Out Frauds.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

fighting the fraudulent use of the matis
for many years. The first effort in that
direction was 10 issue a fraud order
against the person or Association guilty
of fraudulent practices. and denying to
receipt or dispatch of mail matter. This
helped some. but there were so many
ways to get around IL that the fraud
order method of suppression was not
productive of the most satisfactory re-
suits in the efforts of the department to
prevent the use of the mail service In
the promotion of fraud.
Then the department decided to insti-
tute a system OF prosecutions against
those who advertise tempting bait Tor
suckers and use the mails in their opera
tions. All sorts OF schemes have beeh
Matched up to part the un~ary from
their coin through the mails One of the
favorite schemes OF getting money is
through the advertising OF worthless
stocks with high par values and cent
on-the dollar selling value. The victims
in-prospect are advised TO remember the
story of Standard Oil. and hear again the
story of Mergenthaler. are graveiy toid
that here is a chance to plank down an
honest dollar that ultimately VIII bring
in returns that will make Standard Oh
incomes look like starvation DIVIDENDS In
comparison.
The stock advertised may be that OF
an alleged gold mine, or of a land
company owning lands that seldom
peep above low tide. or of company
holding the patent rights to any sort
Of device from one guaranteed 10 reVo-
IutioDize the art Of transportation 10
one that will make diamonds out OF
egg shells.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
Harbor Front Improvement.

IL will soon become necessary 10 re-
build the wharf structures along the
Washington channel. and when this is
done 1t should be along some definite
plan The Commissioners believe they
should be authorized 10 prepare such a
plan and submit il TO Congress and
they have Included in their estimates TO
Evening star., 1913-12-03
CONTINUED from Thirteenth Page)

stations numbered 1.S42.4l5. and the re-
ccipts from pay compartments aggre-
gated s., 1:s5.3S. a decrease from the pre-
ceding year of S305.O2. This decrease was
due to the fact that the stations were not
kept open as long hours as during the
preceding year.
The Commissioners believe public con-
venience stations should be established
at 18th and H streets northeast and in the
vicinity of Wisconsin avenue and NJ
street northwest, and have included items
for the purchase of sites and the construc-
tion Of stations in these localities.
Street Lighting.
There are 1858 street lamps of all
kinds in the District of Columbia as
follows:
fxfctrtc. arc -.-----.-. .---.-.-+.--- I-voS
Strcet-designation lamps.
eras 1o1
Electric % -
Total ...-----..--....-.'... 1o,o'o