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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-05
The Administrations Prompt Action

crisis unlike any other history of the United States
has presented itself the Nations of Erope It's
den from otherwise horizon of the far off
Nations precptaed conditions that required quick and heroic
ton The Democratic Administration proved itself equal to the
gigantic task Congress expressed the will of the Nation in its
prompt action to avert financial the banking
interests of the country Party lines in Congress oberated
and unanimous of the House Senate placed the admin
lstaon position to security to the country
Confidence in financial institutions the safeguard of the
meca world and the readiness with which Wilson and
his cabinet have met the unusual crisis has given the entire world
confidence the ability of the United States caeng for them
Selves
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sseasasEaakgs
peace was declared American cot.
ton would be almost a drug on the
market. The problem of financing
the crop, to enable the growers t.
hold the greater portion of it till
the return of peace, would be one
of the most serious confronting
the South in years and it could be
solved, the chances are with the
aid of the United States govern
ment.
1t therefore follows that the
South is strong advocate of peace
and hopes to see European diplo-
macy triumph in its final efforts to
prevent war which would in a
measure paralYze the commerce of
the world. -Albany Herald.
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WAR AND COTTON Il

The prospect of general Euro
pean war has caused the bottom to
drop out of the cotton market.
Should war involving the great
powers of Europe become reality
the decentralization would be CON-
plete, and the South would face a
serious condition.
The present indications are that
the South will make at least an
average cotton crop. In the wes-
tern cotton states, crop conditions
are reported below normal, but in
the eastern part of the belt indi-
cations point to an unusually good
crop. The Southern cotton grow
ers will therefore probably have
thirteen or fourteen million bales
to sell to the world this fall and
winter.
But a general European war
would halt the shipment of cotton
to Great Britain and the continent.
SO far as European mills are con-
cerned, they would, SO long as the
war continued, cease to be con.
sumers of American cotton, and
our only market would be at home
and possibly, in Japan. Thechances
are that the war would not be a
prolonged affair, though until
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-05
Political Comments

The general impression prevails
around the Capitol, backed by the
newsf from all over Georgia brought
here by visitors, is that Gov.
Slaton's stock is going up rapidly.
-Valdosta Times.
Pierce is a farming county and
every farmer favors the Parcels
Post Law and Gov. Slaton will
carry the county by large ma
iority.-Augusta Chronicle.
We are supporting Gov. Slaton
because we believe he is fully
qualified and equipped for the
Office of u. S. Senator. Madison
Madisonian.
If Gov. Slaton fills the place Of
U. S. Senator as we'll as he is
filling the Governors Chair the
people will have no just cause to
regret the support given him.
Camden County News.
Some of the very best men in
Ware County are lined up for
SIaton and so it is in Thomas. -
Townsville Enterprise.
Jack Slaton is making friends
by ''sitting steady in the boat and
attending to business. -Americus
Times-recorder.
Gov. Slaton is standing for the
Senate on his own merits and is
not appealing to any faction. He
goes before the Democrats as a
Democrat and not as a representa-
tive of any clique or faction and
this is proper. jackson Progress.
Governor Slaton is presenting
his claims, for election to the u.
S. Senate, to the people in a digni-
fed and unhisterical manner and
is making friends-Athens Banner.
Some of the politicians are max
ing a great fight on Gov. Slaton,
but he seems to be making win
ming race just the same. Sanders
vile Dispatch-News.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-05
The South's DiIema

The cotton planter of the South alone peculiar Rich
the natural monopoly of making for world
froned with unlike mid ocean with empty
water casks Penty Water everywhere drop drink
Untold wealth the ready for harvest but
market for the staple of their
against this dire calamity The Nations Treasury his
support less will him from bankruptcy
provide by which the Farmer place
secured by the Government the State and sufficient
enable him carry the until proGtaby uI
lied by the American Mills safely the foreign market
1t this that the such measure of National
relief that the South looking the Democratic
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-05
Gods Country

South Georgia is not only the
garden spot of the Empire State,
but also of the entire Southland.
AS evidence of this statement let
the stranger who is seeking a
farm home, where field after
field Of cotton and corn can be
seen. come to Ben Hill county
and be convinced of the fertility
of our soil and a happy and con-
tended people, who, as a rule,
obey the laws of God ard man.
The invitation is extended to all
good people to locate among us.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-05
Notice! Notice!

The Trustees of all County Pub
lie Schools of Ben Hill County are
hereby notified that Thursday, 18th
August, between the hours of 2 to
4 p. M, is the time chosen for the
election of Trustees for said schools
whose terms have expired. said
election to take place at the School
Building in each District.
The Chairman of each Board is
required to post notice of such
election at school building and
further make public, as far as
practicable, said time and place.
The Chairmen of each school
shall appoint his own board of
managers and report result of cleo
ton to this Office.
Bv order of County Board of
Education,
93-2t-1aw. R. j. Prentiss, Sect.
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For Sale

5 acre tract No. Els, Lot 282,
District 4.
10 acre tract No. 1867, Lot III,
District 4.
20 acre tract No. 4168, Lot 1874,
District 3, all in Ben Hill county,
Georgia. Address
Geo. Patrick,
Eddyville, Iowa,
asst R. F. D. No. /.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-05
Rain On first Dog Day

There was a general rainfall
over the state Tuesday according
to all reports and in the face of a
fair weather forecast. 1t was the
first dog day and according to an
old tradition, when it rams on
the first dog day it will rain for 40
days. The excess of rain for the
month of July to date is l 40 while
the deficiency in precipitation since
Jan. l, is 10:32.-Brunswick News.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-05
City Primary.

AS we go to the city primary quietly proceeding
aldermen city member of the Water and
Light commission be nominated Mr. John D. Dorminey
cashier OF the Exchange National Bank running for Water and
Light Commissioner without opposition the other places
each contested by candidates. At this time
winch OF the two opposing factions will elect The Of
opinion at the polls leans to the equal division of onor The
Australian ballot used and the election is of very peaceful
nature although the vexng issue of wet dry in the
balance
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Money On Farm Lands

l am now in position to secure
money on Ben Hill County farms.
Reasonable terms and quick SER
vice. Five years time. The most
rational and the only safe method
of owing money. Come to see me
and, if convenient, bring along
your deeds.
W. H. Horne,
18-tf $40 Garbutt-Donovan Bldg.
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Even you saved cents the dollar by buying elsewhere
which doubtful you would lose IS cents the dollar to
town. which certain and everybody saved the cents and
town always lost the So where would all soon be
tinancialy.-St Cloud Fla.) Tribune
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The biggest bargain we have
ever offered our subscribers is the
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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-05
Canada's Wheat Exports

For the first time in her history year was the leading
wheat exporting country in the world Her exports the year
amounted to bushels compared from
Russia Argentina which stood third list exported
500 and the United States fourth with bushels These
figures deal with wheat in its state exports of flour
United States exceeded Canada by nearly three sending out
1928, 700 barrels to Canadas 1894 500 barrels
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-05

The pog fun the people certain county in
Georgia because they elected dead office they may
not have made such mistake after ALL dead politicians always
better than live is evidenced by their obituaries
Times.
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Forthree hundred dollars the standing bid one share
stock the Fifth Avenue Bank New York City institution with
capital of just 100000 shows surplus andpo $2233OOO and pays
twenyix per annual dividends Southeastern Banker
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In Behalf OF
Randolph Anderson

Saturday, August 8th,
Chas. F. Hutchinson will
address the voters of Ben
Hill County in the interest
o f Randolph Anderson,
candidate for Governor.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-24
Santa Claus Lives
From the New York Sun.


Nearly twenty years ago. little GIRL yir-
GINA O'Hanlon, eight years old, evinced some
doubt of the existence Of the Santa Claus who
makes all children happy Christmas Day.
virginia was so skeptical that she wrote the
New York Sun to find out II there was any
truth in the Santa Claus story. The Sun an
Swercd her. The Sun then was In charge Of
Mr. Charles 4. Dana, and Mr.. Frank p Church
was the author of the Suns reply which was
printed September 81. 1897 Following is
the editorial:
we take pleasure r. answering. at once and
thus prominently. The communication below. ex-
pressing at the same time great gratifca-
ton that its faithful author is numbered among
the friends OF the Sun:
Dear Editor: | eight years old. Some
OF my little friends say there is Santa Claus.
Papa says. II you 1t in The Sun, It's So
Please tell me the truth: is there santa Claus
VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
IT'S West Ninetydfth street"
Virginia, your little friends are wrong They
have been affected by The s<epticism of a sk ep-
teal age. They do not believe except they see.
They think that nothing can be which il not
comprehensive by their little minds. All minds
, Virginia, whether they be mems or children's,
arc little. In this great universe of ours man
Is mere insect, ant in his intellect, COM
pared with the boundless world about him. as
measured by the intelligence capable OF grasp
ing the whole of truth and knowledge
res virginia, there is Santa Claus He ex-
lists "a certainly as love and generosity and de-
Notinn exist and you know that they abound
and give your life it's highest beauty and Joy.
Alas how drcary would be the world If there
were Santa Claus. There would be no chill
drenlike faith then, poetry, romance to
make tolerable this existence. We should have
no enjoyment, except ia and sight, The
eternal light with which childhood filled the
world would be extingpished.
Not believe in santa Claus! You might as
well not believe in fairies. You might get your
papa to hire men watch In all the chinneys
on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but
even If they did Santa Claus coming
down, what would that prove? Nobody sees
Santa Claus, but that is sign that there Is no
Santa Claus. The most real things in the world
are those that neither children can
see, Did you fairies dancing tho
lawn? OF course not. but that's proof that
they not there Nobody can conceive or i'm
agine all the wonders there unseen and
unseeable in the world.
You might apart tho baby's rattle and
what makes the roise inside, but there is
veil covering the unseen world which not the
strongest man. nor the united strength Of
faith, fancy. poetry, love, romance, can push
aside that curtain and view and picture the
supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is 1t all real?
An Virginia, in all this world there Is nothing
else real and abiding.
No santa Claus. Thank God he lives. and he
lives forever. \ thousand years from now Viz
ginia, nay. ten times thousand years from
now. he will continue make glad the heart
Of childhood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-24
yJRGINIl SITS THE PACE.

The cause OF national prohibition has received
Tn the year 1914 the most notable advance OF It's
history. Five new States have entered the ranks
ot prohibition and q majority Of the Honse OF
Representatives Of the Congress Of the United
States Of America voted FOR bill to submit to
the vote of the States the question Of national
prohibition The question was voted on on ITS
merits, and majority stood for the prohibition
of the LIQUOR traffic throughout America
In no one year has any cause of similar ma
tare had greater reason to look TO the future
with confidence and hope
In the vote in Congress Virginia cast only two
votes against the proposed amendment Had the
other States given the same proportional vote as
did virginia the ratio would have been fouf~to~
,us fer the amendment. Virginia led the van
Of states entering the ranks for prohibition In
the fall She WAS followed shortly by four
others In the House Of Representatives she
gave eight votes for and only TWO against When
The vote ~ taken again at Washington we pre-
diet without hesitation that many Others will
he voting az Virginia did Tuesday night And
we hone all Of virginas ten votes win be for
prohibition
That ambition of the farseeng temperance
people to have at the close of the century a ma
lion In which no Intoxicating liquor Is sold, is
beginning tn he realized. No man dare call II
longer dream. when It's vitality is so manifest
with ffty.six per cent of Americans living IN
prohibition territory and q majority OF the House
voting for the issue. II seems that before the
close Of the century this ambition will have
been realized In temperate nation where no
nan will longer advocate the protection of the
lianor business by governmental agencies
The words of the temperance leaders Tuesday
nirht ring like nothing much as coming vic
tory: "A record has been made. Friends OF the
measure will be no longer fighting In the dark
when the first tine the battle line is thoroughly
and clearly drawn. Our appeal Is now 10 the
peopie The longer IL takes to secure submission
a shorter time viii be required to reach ratih
alton"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-24

occasion he directed the police 10 shut the doors
of every dive in the city and to keep them closed
until football artists and football rams had TAKEN
their departure. After THANKSGIVING the ooors
were opened. and they open yet
In the two columns of his city Planning
Mayor Ainsiie makes no reference to this as
pect of Richmond life. His plans are Tor cry
beautiful. but they are not for city clean and
wholesome. lis parks and public buildings, his
school grounds and main thoroughfares are 10
he attractive, and all his educational and indus-
trial institutions strong and promising; but dark
spots are to be numerous. and the stains caused
by them arc to remain to scar the fabric. he
will build up the bodies of boys and girls, and
at the same time Will keep the mill Tor their
destruction busily active. He Will encourage
church work and promote interest in religious
endeavor, and simultaneously will turn resolute-
~ from the founess and everlasting degrada'
ton of the streets and houses set apart Tor vice
He will see to it that Richmond keeps the sur
face of it's body free from dirt, and Its sociai
and spiritual nature prey to depravity. lie
viii do these things the one hand because
he believes in the possibilities of development
of the human mind and heart, and on the ether
because he believes that vice Is necessary evil
rise above it. He plans city beautiful, and
In the breath. or in the same effort sup
ports a city hideous.--Roanoke World-Ne
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-24
State Press on Vice Law
! inslic's CITY Planning,


The Times Dispatch of Sunday had two
column article City Planning" written by
ldchmond's Mayor. Mr.. George Ainse. Among
other things. Mr.. Ainsi:e says:
"A properly constituted city planning commits
sion would assemble facts about city that
little dream of but accurate knowledge
OF which Is necessary to the wise ordering Of
facts and consequent failure to consider them in
making public improvements in the past, our
ha bit Of considering each problem as something
wholly separate and distinct. entirely isolated
aud unrelated TO any other, has cost dear.
Us profit by our own experience. and that
OF others, now that stand upon the thres-
bold OF greater and glorious Richmond.
1hs thing. in its last analysis. is but intelligent.
team work applied to day to-day growth.
The Richmond OF a hundred years hence
should be much better and greater In every
way than the Richmond of today. the Rich
lnond of today is than that of a hundred years
ago, Let posterity say Of that, though
our attention called to the timely and bril-
liant opportunity and duty at hand 10 render
the greatest single service to Richmond, we
failed to see and measure up but left her growth
fate and chance when it might have been
inteiligently planned. controlled and regu
lated"
In reading these eloquent paragraphs we
could help contrasting them with Mayor
Ainsc's action In closing Richmonds segregat-
cd district for Thanksgiving football. On that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-24
POOR GIRL.
alton

One more toll of death at the Christmas tme'
One poor Girl. for one reason or another driven
TO desth perhaps by the forces OF an economic
necessity no one may know. For some cause the
city has taken ITS toll Of life not quietly, ia
its wont but In all the brazen publicity OF sui
ride Who viii there be to blame her when no
cre knows her thought What was there in life
that made it impossible OF longer tenure to one
~ Gods creatures
Swiftly but with dreadful precision she went
tn her selfchosen death. Was there horror
fear. drawing back after il was too iate7 Or did
this mind that nerred 10 the deed hold out TO
the crashing end?
pick her up tenderiy,
Lift her with care.
Fashioned slenderly,
Young. and so fair"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-24
CHALONER DELIVERS
SOME METRICAL HITS
'Twere Violation of Neutrality to Quote His Latest Son.
nes-Not Believed to Be Favorable to
the German Cause.

Kaiser Wilhelm II or Germany. has
many admirers. Also there are many
thousands who cannot be classed as
such. After g. careful and painstak-
ing reading Of Pieces of Eight the
latest contribution to English sonnefs
of John Armstrong Chaloner. of Rich
mond. Gotham and Roanoke Rapids.
North Carolina, ono begins to suspect
that the sane Virgin.an and otherwise
New Yorker Is numbered among the
hosts OF the latter.
Mr.. Chaloner confesses that it Is his
ambition TO be known AS a master OF
invective in verse, the hardest met
rical hitter America has yet turned
out" Comparisons are odious, so no
com pa risons need be made. but II -
evident that Mr.. Chaloner is some"
metrical hitter. President Wilson's
neutrality proclamation, Mr.. Chaloner
says has prevented even the pro-
Allies newspapers from printing the
sonnets. juss issued in book form from
the Roanoke Rapids press. and the
same consideration prevents the repro
duction OF them here. However, -
prove to a doubling world that Mr..
Chaloner's sympathies have been prop
Ieriy card -indexed by us, the follow
ing selection is given. on the chance
construed:
Beware the Names of the Betgae
dread.
These ,errors of all tyrants since old
Rome.
Beware the ghosts OF Liege's heroic
dead,
Beware the reckoning that doth steady
come.
When the reader is assured that
these lines are to others among the
many sonnets as Sunday school mot
toes To curses of condemned souls he
Will probably agree with the writer
that John Armstrong Chaloner Ia not
an extravaslnt admirer OF the Ger
mans. Others most Enthusiastically
make clear his sentiments toward the
Kaiser.
Prelude TO Disarmament
In his prologue Mr.. Chaloner ex-
presses the belief, held and expressed
by many other thinkers, that the
scoarfs brought upon Europe will
bring in Its train the blessed corr
summation or the hopes OF peace
lovers disbursement. Says he:
"Here Ma have the American press
ringing the changes for years and
years, for decade upon decade. upon
the folly and barbarity Of European
dTind MENUS. CIA1AHhB, as Ahcy no, tHd
life- blood out Of the bone and sinew
OF The European peoples--the work
ing classes--by onerous taxation.
Which sonor0us statement is as true
as sonorous. And yet. when---as we
firmly belieye---the God Of Battles
God, the Man Of War'--together with
Jesus Christ, who came to bring mot
peace. but sword have at least after
forty-four years, brought III TO pass
that competitive ornaments shall for
ever cease In Europe. we ind voices
beginning to he raised on this side Of
they have been 80 seit-eumC ieutly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-24
AMERICAN AMBASSADORS UP To SCRATCH

sfhfatdtAN AMBASSADORS W Io SNtkifth
II is no use to tell Us about the American am,
bassador abroad any more. We have heard
many and many time that story about starva-
ton wages and bankrupt futures, but We don't
believe them any more. AS a matter OF fact, no
more do the people of the country or the men
who are sent abroad. William r. McCoombs is
the only we remember who declined APP
pointment on financial grounds. Az long as there
are Herricks who depart with the tears and
blessings Of grateful France; Van Dykes, TO be
decorated with Austrian iron crosses or what
ever corresponds), and Gerards to be thanked by
hcigerent Kaisers, We shall hold fast to- our
faith in the American brand of diplomacy as be,
ing ut for al crises. II may not be willing to
turn solemn treaties and signed conventions into
scraps Of paper. It probably viii never attain
that senility Of diplomacy that can extricate it
self from difficult situations only by calls to
arms and 1t may be forced to rely on such well.
worn virtues as truthfulness straightforward
ness honesty and grape juice, but give us the
American ambassadors to handle the affairs Of
the nations when they can't hold down the Job
themselves So say we all
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-24

sneering at for nearly fifty years
'hloated competitive armament"
1t would be interesting to read 4
sonnet by Mr.. Chaloner on the voices
now shriekinK for great arrnament In
the United States.
ApOsfrophe to IA0ge.
But all Mr.. Chaloner's sonnets are
not uuotabie only at the expense Of
n violation OF neutrality. The follow
ing fragment from his apostrophe to
Laege will meet the approval OF all.
however much the anger OF some
might raise at the conclusion OF the
aonnet:
Hail Liege, heroic city Of the deaAs
Hail tomb OF heroes sacred for AL
time
Until all tonbs shall render up their
dead
Until the Trump OF Doom and the
end OF Time"