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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-21
The Dark Clouds Passing

Reports from all over the country
point to an upward tendency in
business Of all kinds, there being a
good demand for all kinds Of manu-
featured products. lin Chicago thou-
sands of idle men have gone to work
in mills and factories, shops and
stores. This is not only true of
Chicago, but other cities as well.
And that is not all. People of
the Northern States, realizing the
condition of the Southern cotton
planter, are taking hold of the Buy
a-bale-of-cotton" movement that is
indeed surprising and encouraging,
and which shows our:s Northern
brothers are ready with their money
to give the South a helping hand
Here in Fitzgerald, business has
Sredtly improved curing the past
week. Confidence to a certain ex.
tent has been restored and the future
looks brighter.
The farmer, as we'll as the bust.
ness man, are looking the situation
squarely in the face, each endeavor-
ing to help the other as far as pos
sible. We Opine that business of al
kinds will have an upward tendency
from now on, as all conditions point
that way. All in all, the creditor
must lend the debtor a helping hand
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-21
HOKE SMITHS
PROPOSAL FAILS
State Banks Are Denied
Currency Privilege.

Washington, Sept. 18 "A fav-
orable report was ordered by the
house banking committee today
on the senate bill to extend the
use of commercial paper as a
basis of issue of emergency cur
rency under the new law. The
bill is designed to help the south
and southwest, where much COM
mercial paper is used as secur-
tiles. The committee struck out
of the bill the proposal to grant
state banks and trust companies
the emergency currency privi-
leges accorded the national banks,
which had been objected to by
the treasury department ana the
federal reserve board.
AS adopted, the measure is
amended to provide that no
national banking association shall
be authorized in any event to
issue circulating notes based on
commercial paper in excess of
100 per cent Of its unimpaired
capital and surplus"
The bill originally read so per
cent, as the reserve board recon-
mended, but the intention was to
make it 80 per cent of the total
of 125 per cent Of capital and
stock.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-21
KEEP THAT DOLLAR.
THIRD NATIONAL BANK
Indigo by Mistake

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 19.-An-
thony Burks, a farmer of DeKalb
county was awakened the other
night by raging toothache, ac-
-cording to friends who brought
the story to Atlanta. He arose
in the dark, went to the pantry
and got abottle which he thought
contained liniment. He rubbed
his face and was cured almost at
once.
Next morning his ex :ellent set
of red whiskerS had turned a
bright blue. He had got hold of
a bottle of indigo by mistake.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-21
To Include Brokers
In War Revenue Bill

Washington, Sept. Is. Stock
brokers who have protested
against a proposed special tax of
$50 a year will not escape assess
ment. Democrats of the ways
and means committee determin-
ed today to include them in the
war revenue bill which is now
being perfested.
Arguments that brokers should
not be taxed because stock ex-
changes now are closed were not
regarded as sufficient to entitle
brokers to exemption, inasmuch
as it is probable that the ex.
changes again will be operating
before the need for war revenue
has passed.
Perfection of the revenue bill
was not completed today. Stang
tax rates will be taken up to.
morrow. Few changes are con.
templated in the stamp tax rates
as levied during the Spanish.
American war, though the mat.
ter of eliminating checks still is
undetermined.
The committee today approved
the additional tax of so cents q
Darrell on beer, the tax of 2 cents
a gallon on gasoline and the
special taxes on bankers, brokers
and tobacco dealers.
The committee decided to eli
inmate the minimumtaX contain
ed in the Spanish war revenue
law on banks. That law levied
a tax of $50 on banks with capt.
tol and surplus not exceeding
$25,000 and 81 a thousand addi-
ditional. The proposed bill will
fix the bankers tax at the flat
rate of 81 per thousand of capital
and surplus.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-21
CAMP NAMED FOR
JOE WHEELER.

Atlanta, Ga. Sep. 19-Georgians
and Southerners generally will be
interested in learning That the sum-
mer camp of the United States
Military Academy, West Point}
was named for General Joseph
Wheeler, the brave little tighter of
Alabama who afterward served his
country in the Spanish War.
The instruction camp at Augusta,
Ca, for the troops in the South
east, was also camed in honor of
General Wheeler. 1t was this gen.
eral who was born in Augusta,
and nothing gave him more pleas
ure than having his troops sdt fend
that city during the Civil war. His
brother, William Wheeler, went
out from Augusta with a troop
and was killed. A daughter of
General Wheeler is the wife of
William J. Harris director of the
United States Census and a Geor-
ulaO
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-21
MY Husband Has
Killed Himself

Atlanta, Sept. 49,. my hus-
band has killed himself. Come
quick" cried Mrs. Thomas Man
nifn of baltimore street, over
the telephone to the Atlanta po-
lice.
When the officers arrived they
found Mrs. Hannifn on her front
porch, afraid to enter the room
where her husbands body was
lying on the bed.
He told ne he was about to
die. He pulled out his pistol and
shot twice through the floor.
Then | ran out and afterwar1 |
heard him fire again." she told
the officers in broken sobs.
The policemen opened the door
and walked in. They found three
bullet holes in the floor and Han
niin lying on the bed dead
drunk. The reco der held up his
case for short time to let him
et sober.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-21
10 No Farther
The Evidence Is
At Your Door.

Fitzgerald proof is what you
want and the statement of this
highly respected resident will
Danish all doubt:
A. d. Brown, carpenter, 5l4 w.
Oconee Ave, Fitzgerald, says:
Nv hen | was fourteen years old,
| strained my back while lifting.
From that time on | had quite a
little trouble from the kidneys.
suffered from a dull ache across
my lolns and [ was stiff, sore and
tired all the time. | felt as if
wanted to fall down. | was also
bothered by dizzy spells and black
spots floated before nay eyes.
tried different remedies, but moth.
ing helped me as much as Doan's
Kidney Pills. | don't suppose
used more than three boxes, but
they have always given me relief
and | haven't any trouble now.
am only too glad to let other kid
neY sufferers know of their worth. ,
Price soc. at all dealers. DOM
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the sam,
that Mrs. Echols had. Foster
Milburn Co., Props. Buffalo, n
I. Adv.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-21
10000 Bales Of Cotton
Sail For Europe.

New York, Sept 19-Southern
spot markets are steadier and
with growing confidence in the
final outcome, business is slowly
reviving from its previous le-
thargy. At some points prices
are still depressed, but foreign
and domestic buyers are on the
ground and accommodating cotton
wherever possibly at low prices.
Not more than Is per cent of
the receipts is being marketed.
Planters are either storing their
cotton in town or hauling t
back to the farms, awaiting
a better market.
The buy bale of cotton
movement in it's almost univer-
sal spread throughout the South
has been largely responsible for
rise and steadiness in the mar
ket. The holding movement by
planters has never been parallel
ed.
Nearly 10000 bales of cotton
was cleared for Great Britain
and t h e Continent yesterday,
including Spain a n d Sweden.
Receipts at all the ports of the
United States yesterday were
los bales against 37,268 bales
last year. New York cleared
1885 bales for Liverpool yester-
day, and 1855 bales were re-
ceived in this market, all for
shipment to spinners.
English spinners bought 5000
bales Of American cotton i n
Liverpool yesterday.
1t was learned in banking cir
cles that facilities for handling
sterling exchange bills drawn
on cotton shipments have been
established. Buyers Of e x
change in New York are pre-
pared t o accept and discount
these bills with shipping papers
attached, if drawn on London
joint stock or clearing house
banks, but not as previously, on
firms or spinners. 1t is expect
ed that cotton dealers in Europe
will establish their credit for
these operations with their own
banks. 1t is known that Eng
land and other foreign countries
are in the market for American
cotton, and that buyers are now
in the South picking up cheap
lots wherever possible.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-21
/ lend money on farm lands

lend money on farm lands
at 6 %. None of principal re-
quired until five years but in
terest payable annually. If any
principal paid during five years,
interest saved to borrowers on
such payment. Cheapest and
most accommodating long loan
contract | have seen.
j. K. TURNER,
Office, The Exchange National Bank.
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WANT ADS AND ALL OTHER AOVER
EASEMENTS gs0d for VOTES IN THE
FITZGERALD MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
ClNTEST at ths LEADER ENTERPRISE.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-21
Money to Loan.

have 100000 on hand to lend
on close ia farm lands, and $500
to lend on city property. These
funds are already in hand.
ALEX KOPLIN,
tt. 400 Five Story Bldg.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-21
The Buy-a-BaIe
Movement Growing

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 19.-The
"buy-a-bale of cotton" move
ment is growing steadily. Near
ly 1000 bales were taken off the
market in Atlanta Friday, sever
al big automobile and other bust
ness firms entering into the plan
to take cotton for their goods.
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Leader Enterprise ads. bring
results.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
SOCIALS READY
FOR DAVENPORT
Locals Expect to Trim Y. M. G.
A. Five in Championship
Game.

The Rock Island SociaIs are ready
for their all important game at the
local high school gymnasium tonight,
when they meet the fast Davenport Y.
NJ. c. A. quintet in the first of a SER
les of games for the championship of
the tri-cities. The two teams have
met once before, the Davenport five
capturing honors by a close count, and
if the Socials lose tonight they will be
practically out of the running. If they
win another game will be necessary to
decide the supremacy between the
two teams.
That a large number of fans will at
tend is a certainty as this is the most
important basketball game played this
season in the tri-cities.
The games in the Rock Island City
Basketball league will be played as
usual tonight with the exception of
the Social-Central game which has
been postponed. The Maroons meet
while the Independents
clash with the Outlaws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
SCHIEBERL Off
FOR CINCINNATI
Local Pug Leaves Rock Island
for Scene of Big Bout
Next Week.

Peanuts" Schieberl, the well
known local scrapper. leaves today for
Cincinnati, accompanied by his man.
ayers and a few close friends, which
will be the scene Monday night of the
most important scrap of his career.
The local kid has fought 40 battles,
never having been defeated, and will
fight his level best to add the half
hundred mark to his enviable record.
He has cleaned up many good men
and fought in many important battles,
but it has been only of late that the
Islander has been booked up for main
obuts. most of his work bein gin pre-
liminaries.
His scrap Monday night will be the
most important of his life, when he
meets knock Out" Mars, the Cincin-
natl demon. Mars has fought with the
Champion Kilbane, and only lost by a
narrow margin. Peanuts Showing
Monday will go long way toward his
success, and if he defeats Mars he
will get a chance at the top notchers.
Wire reports by rounds will be re-.
ceiyed in thee ity at sporting head
quarters. and local fans await with
great interest the outcome of the
fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
AUGUSTANA HAS NOT YET
ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE

Before leaving yesterday afternoon
with the Augustana basketball five ON
its first Illinois trip this season, Coach
Conrad paused long enough to air his
views regarding the insistent demands
of Director o. L. Johnson of Daven-
port Y. NJ. c. \. that the college
quintet meet the Y team for the tri-
city basketball championship. Coach
Conrad men were off on an import
ant trip 10 meet two real basketball
teams--Heddlng college and Carthage
college. These games are only two of
a series Of hard games yet TO be play
ed. the loss of any of which will mean
the loss of the state intercollegiate
hOnors. for which the local college Is
contending.
The tr.-city championship is a mat
ire that does not concern Augustana
greatly. according to Coach Conrad.
lie Is perfectly willing to let the semi
pro and professional teams of the
three cities fight it out between them.
II the Davenport y. NJ. c. a. desires
to annex the honor without the usual
formalities of meeting all other corners
who are really DESTROYS OF playing for
the title. they may take IL and vel
come to II. with all the rights. honors
and privileges thereto appertaining,
so far as the Augustana coach is con-
cerned.
Last year the college COPIED the fri-
city title from the Davenport Y. but
this year Augustana IS out for greater
honors. Until it IS definitely eliminat-
ed from the Illinois intercollegiate |
race. t. will add no games TO its seized |
ule.
"Our schedule Is already as heavy |
as any ordinary team can stand" said |
Conrad. We are up against some OF /
the fastest teams OF the state. and we l
cannot afford 20 take on additional /
James. Besides. what would we gain /
by playing the Davenport team? Our |
prestige among Illinois colleges would /
not be increased by beating them. II j
they want the tri-city title so badly. |
let them have #"
There IS a bare chance hat II no
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07

team at st. Julien alleys; R. ]. Brews
VS.. Klove's Colts at Harms alleys.
Rock Island Athletic club meets In
club rooms.
Three-I league magnates meet In
Quincy in regular winter session.
Games in Rock Island City Basket
ball league at high school gymnasium:
Maroons VS.. Independents; Augustana
VS.. Centrals; Socials VS.. Outlaws.
Thursday, Feb. 12@Games in Twin
City Bowling league: Cross Countrys
VS.. Reliables; Churchill Colts VS..
Stock Leaders at ST Julien alleys; Mo-
line VS.. Cubs at Harms alleys.
Athletic club dance tonight.
Friday, Feb. 1S.-Davenport and
Rock Island high school basketball
teams meet at local high school gym
nasium in first game of season be-
tween the two teams.
Klove's Colts bowl Aledo team at
AledO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
MOLINE READY FOR
DAVENPORT SCHOOL

Moline high school faces one OF the
hardest games OF the basketball SEIZED
ule tonight in the battle with Daven-
port. Coach BornhOldt has been vic
torious in every game played thus far
this season and by safe margins in al
most every case. He announces his
tentative lineup against the Maroon
an ] White with Kelly and Allen in the
forward berths. Kaufman at center,
and Rhodes and Tomson at guard.
Bornholdt has been assisted the last
few days by Eddie NOss. Of the Wis
cousin varsity basketball squad, who
is home for the mid-semester vaca-
ton.
According 70 the eligibility list re-
ceiyed here. Rhodes is the only Dav-
export player credited with more than
one year OF experience on the team.
He has played for three years. Allen
has one years experience. also kauf-
mann. Tomson and Fabricus. Kelly.
Fort, King and Lane are playing their
first year on the squad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
SEMINARY TRIMS
new ERA QUINTET
Fast Augustana Five Wins Close
Contest-Stick's Team
Downs Moline.

The Augustana seminary quintet won
a fast game of basketball last night at
the college floor, their victims being
the New Era five of Muscatine, who
went down to the close count of % to
%. The first half ended with the score
II to in favor of Augustana and the
last half was exceptionally rough ow-
ing to the closeness of the score.
The Sticks five grabbed a one-sided
game from the Moline East End Ath-
letic club as a curtain raiser to the
main event of the evening, the score
being So to z.
The lineup of the Augustana team
was as follows: Tillberg, Frenberg and
Larson, forwards; Engstreng, center;
Hanson and Gustanson, guards. New
Era lined up as follows: A Kretsch-
mar and H. Kretschmar, forwards;
Sauer, center; E. Kretschmar and
Kemper, guards.
The Sticks five had Carlson, Magnu-
son, Anderson, Valentine and Larson
on the floor, while Moline lined up
with Bomberg, Glare, Davis, Rpdelius
and Thomas in the field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
COMMITTEE WOULD MAKE
FEW FOOTBALL CHANGES

New York, Feb. Changes in the
rules to restrict the forward pass,
which was used so successfully by the
smaller college teams many times last
season to defeat rivals were discussed
at the meeting of the intercollegiate
football rule committee here.
Several plans were presented to
make the play more difficult of execu-
ton by making it obligatory On the
part of the thrower to toss the ball
without delay after receiving it back
of the line. As the rule now stands
the thrower may delay delivery of the
ball as long as he likes and may run
to any part of the field before making
the throw.
A. A. Stage, coach of the University
of Chicago, presented twenty-five
changes which he has chosen from
suggestions given him by western
coaches. Several of these referred to
the forward pass.
Walter Camp of Yale, Parke Davis
of Princeton, Head Coach George
Brooke of Pennsylvania, and many
other prominent football men, favor
the players.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
Weekly Sport Calendar

Saturday. Feb. 7.-Augustana col
Iege basketball team meets Carthage
college at Carthage, Ill.
Games in Rock Island City Basket
ball league at high school gymnasium:
Maroons VS.. Augustana; Independents
vs.. Outlaws.
Games in Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday School
Basketball league as association gym
nasium, Junior division in the after
noon. and Senior division at night.
Davenport and Moline high school
basketball teams clash in first game
OF season between the two teams. at
Moline school gymnasium.
Socials of Rock Island meet Daven-
port Y NJ. c. A. basketball team at
Rock Island high school gymnasium,
in first of series of ames for tri-city
championship.
Peanuts" Schieberl leaves for Gin
cinnati where he meets KNOCK Out"
Mars Monday night.
Monday, Feb. 9.-"Peanuts" Schoe-
berry meets KNOCK Out. Mars of Gin
clnnati in that city tonight, in most
important bout of local boys career.
Tuesday. Feb Johannes in Island
City Bowling league: Hubers VS.. 1900
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
ISLAND CLUB men
NAMECOMMITTEES
Plan for Delegation to Attend
Chicago Acknowledgements
for Season.

The members of the Island City
Boat club are planning for the COM
ing season and with that purpose in
view have named several committees
for various coming events. y COM
mite consisting OF Commodore w. F..
Bradley. V. c. Kuentzel, G. Mosenfeld-
or and c. L. Beardsley. has been APP
pointed 10 represent the local club at
the Chicago meeting in March. OF the
Mississippi Power Boat association,
and a racing committee OF F. II. Bar
nett. G. r Hayes. w. Duffin and II.
Coleman has also been named. The
latter committee will have charge of
the races and such events staged this
season of the club. In addition an en-
tertainment, and a committee TO have
charge OF the club house has been
named.
Plans for the coming season are
being discussed and # is thought that
quite a good sized delegation viii
journey 10 Peoria to witness and take
part in the annual regatta on July 2,
> and g.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
TINKER BROUGHT $3.50

Joe Tinker VINO has held post in
the limelight of baseball for some
time past and present and who is one
of the most talked Of ball players in
connection with the Federal league,
was not always high salaried player.
Joe, who is to receive $4,000 and
bonus for jumping to the Federal
league, was earning s35 month and
board in 1898. He was then a mem
Der of the Coffeyville, Kas., club. In
1900 he was sold by the Great Falls,
Mont, club for 5000, the Helena club
taking him at that price. Tinker
then went to Portland Ore, and later
was secured by Frank Eelee to play in
Chicago.
Tinker will be "a years old next
July It is just II years ago that
Tinker first became prominent as a
ball player. That was when John
Taylor, who managed an amateur
team in Kansas City, sod Tinker for
$3.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
DAVENPORT HIGH
BEATS MUSCATlNE

Muscatine. Iowa, Feb. I'm one Of
the fastest and most hotly contested
games OF basketball ever played at
the local high school floor, the Dav-
export quintet downed the Muscatine
five last night by the close score Of
20 20 20. Both teams have been con-
tenders for the Iowa state high school
title. and neither had dropped a game
up to last night. This was the first
contest between the two and a large
number OF local students attended to-
gether with a fair sized delegation
from Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
BERGER SAYS HE
WILL MAKE GOOD
Sends Signed Contract to Chi
cago Americans for Coming
Season.
BLACKBURNE is OPPONENT
Former Star In "come Back" Role viii
Endeavor to Beat Local Second
Sacker to Position.

Joe Berger of Rock Island has sent
his signed contract to the Chicago
Americans. Berger's letter to Secre-
tary. Gardiner shows that the second
basenan of the Sox is ready to put up
a fight for his position.
Russell B.ackburne, the sensational
infielder of the Milwaukee American
association champions, has been re-
called by the White Sox and will prob
ably be placed on second in opposition
to Berger. If Joe can hold his own
against the Comeback" it would
please thousands of Chicago fans who
have always stood with Berger.
This position must be won on the
diamond, not in the newspapers" is
the way Berger is said to have ex-
pressed himself in a letter to Gardiner.
Joe was evidently little peeved when
he read accounts of Blackburne's great
work and his recall to the Sox. He
believes that he will beat out Black
burne in the spring training trip and
show the sensational form he display
ed while out on the coast.
BIackburne Is a Comeback.
Biackburne is a regular comeback.
He was signed several seasons ago
with the Sox from the New England
league and proved to be a lemon"
He could not hit anywhere near the
standard set in the minor organization
from whence he came and his appar-
emit nervousness was responsible for
many boots in the field. He was
benched after an injury had seemed
TO all but put him out of baseball. He
was sent 10 Milwaukee, his injury
healed, and last year he was one of
he most phenomenal players in the
country. Although a shortstop, he
will be tried at second, as there is no
chance for him or anyone else, il
seems, to beat out Buck Weaver,
who has developed wonderfully as a
ielder and hitter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
Quick Relic, for rheumatism.

George w. Rooms Lawton. Mict
says: DIR. Detchon's Relief tor
Rheumatism has gwen my wife Won
derful benefit for rheumatism. She
could nor lift hand or foot: had to
be lifted fer two months She began
the use of the remedy and improved
rapidly On Monday she could not
move and on Wednesday she got up
dressed herself and walked out for
breakfast Sold by Otto Grotjan.
1901 Second avenue. Rock Island;
Gust Schlegel & Son. 220 West Sec
ond street. DaVenport-GAdv.)