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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-01
Register OF Deeds Otto stoii repairs
lhni Rip deeds were rccnrhed Ia
FeIlO wing a long iiia-ss from 'ubsr-
cuInxIr. Dr. William Henry nOoh-
Ollie Dustin. OF the ASHLEY Dustin
linz. nnnnmnces lhnI The sIehmIcr

( Frank T.. Kirby VIII make a cruls"
to PUTIN Bay aud other Lake Erie
islands next sunday and viii carry
passeugors The entire VoNag"
will he about $50 miles In Length
and the passengers can either stay
on the boat all day or spend tho
day nj Put-in-Bt The steamer
will leave the wharf at the foot ~
F'irst-st.. al. O'Clock. returning az
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-01

\ sheet of paper $4,000 feet long
aud six feet three inches wide was
made AZ COlytCn. Devon. in 1860.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-01

and an adNctiisIug man ol uHttupal
promin'ute whose name On rot vet
announced Tho ,uuis, th'H yrn.
VIII hr founded uu actual Nr'fl-
cnce OF adN'fiisiuE I,u and wlil
therefore. h' CO.. q more rra, BcUl
nature than heretofore
Every snIesmnn la detroit - invited
20 attend m"etiDE ~ the Hoard
OF CONNER auditorium next
TUESDAY evening. at oriurh
when organization ot mo pvtr"lt
Saltsmcns .t~uriatiuu viii hc per
fectod. Waiter q. COLI. assistant
secretary of the BlAr~-~9t Com
merce, who has hoen 1ytiN' iu the
organization WORK says tpdt the
association VIII bo broad enough
To include every salesman in tho
his business. rho local body viii
be- affiliated later with the int'r-
national Salc-mtu'- association aud
the Board oi Commerce
The HOLSTERS club oT the BoH-d ct
tommrrc. voted IhursdHs alter
lcvy OF a direct taN ut 90 cents GOA
every Slujn iu prop rtN. TOT tho
com uu,uou of good -utd~ 90
wayne county Vice fr' ld"ul
of tommcr,D, said that Michigan
nas the larport nuWh'l Cd. poor
roads az amy state lu tho country
Charles ~ Bryan. president "i thH
public iiehtlui commission i, lHr-
cd himself 900 favor ot tn" propose
taN. H. said that referendum 1I
the Ur"rusttirn. taken iu lN' io.t'd
Of Commerce. resulted ZOO h"t" !
$50 in favor rt "a and %" opposed.
other speaker iu favor 90. -uu'
roads were T. C. b.NIrIII. Frank Y
Lodge T. G. Gilbert iiBrrl = HUi
and Hiram Mars.
According 10 cable ndVicr~ from Lon
don, 6nSt0n Ncrdu>n ana tiph"rS"
FL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-01
"Thc urc and work of Robcrt Hop

NJ WTF HHN WUFE III NUHFrt TIVV-
kin" VIII Ice the subject Of "n H.
Illustrated lecture in the Museum OF
Art. sunday afternoon, by Charles
L. Clark Mr. Clark was n close
friend OF Mr.. Hopkin, and is pcr-
haI nor" intimately acquain
with his work than anyone else in
Detroit. II was through his 81 Z
forts that the present exhibition Of
PAINTINGS BY Hopkin from homes
iu Detroit WIS secured. The regu-
lar lecture course In the museum
VIII not begin until Nov. Z.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27

Happy" Haverfield, of Cordele, is
visiting his parents in the city for a
few days.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27
LITTLE ACTIVITY IN WAR ZONE

With the Germans assembling large army action against
the entente forces front Saonk large masses of Bull
garan troops still remaining Serbian SOIL the undetermined at
tude of Greece makes uncertain what the move will
be in the Balkan campaign.
Without the Bugarians British correspondent at Salonki
the Germans will attack and Greece been strongly
opposed all along to Bulgarian troops entering her territory
1t also reported from Athens that King Constantine does
not desire make change his ministry until the chamber
eassembes the last Of January possible that the new cham
Der may be convoked before that date.
Christmas passed quietly the French front with the men ON
both sides standing by their in fear of sudden offensive
The artillery ceased boom point another but no
general attack undertaken
Paris dispatch says that in the heavy fighting few DAYS
before Christmas between Ypres and Arenteres Germans
lost more than 5000 men without gaining ground
An intense artillery action has been progress the Austro
Italian front although there has been change position there
From Russia comes word of comparative quiet
Turkish War Office reports that the British forces at KutE
Amaa Meopoama process of being surrounded but
the British commander Gen. Townshend reports that while his
have been under artillery and rifle fire. assault has beer
made.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27
Auto License Due Now

Auto owners and chauffeurs
will have to take out new license
during January under the new
law passed by special session of
the legislature.
The amount of money to be
sent with each application for a
tag is indicated by the following
scale of fees:
Each motorcycle, So; each
motor vehicle not exceeding Is
horsepower, SO; each motor
vehicle over 25-horsepower and
not exceeding 4O-horsepower, 81;
each motor vehicle exceeding
40-horsepower. SIS; each electric
motor vehicle used for pleasure.
81; one-ton commercial truck,
So; over ssone and not exceeding
three tons 81; over three tons
and not exceeding five tons, SIS;
exceeding five tons, Sc; transfer
of license so cents; duplicate of
lost or stolen license, upon filling
statement under oath, ST.; chauf-
feur license, So.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27
Mrs. Mary |. Harris

Mrs. Mary L. Harris, one of
the early settlers of this colony,
died at 5 p. m. Friday II inst
at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Daisy M. Tibbott. She was
the widow of Benjamin F. Harris
who died at this place July Is
1918. She was a consistent
Christian all her life, a member
of the first M. E. Church of this
city. She leaves one daughter
her only living child.
Pastor Rev. E. A. Wanless
conducted the services at the
M. E. church on Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock. A short SER
vice by the Rev. CHM was held
at the home owing to the prostra-
ton of her daughter on account
of her sad bereavement.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27
Mark Of $2,OOO,OOO,OOO
Reached for First Time
By the Postal Service

Washington, December 26.-
The postal service has doubled in
the last twelve years and during
the fiscal year audited trans
actions reached the $1,000, OOO,-
600 mark for the first time. &C.
cording to the annual report of
Charles A. Kram, auditor for the
postoffice department, m a d e
public tonight, Sales of stamps,
postal cards and stamped en-
velopes, the greatest source of
income, netted S258, 100000 for
the year. About 5000, 00O, 900
was paid out in salaries.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27

oplng during the last few days,
which, because of his age and weak
ened condition, caused death.
For several days previous to his
death there was a constant stream
of visitors at the Whitley home in
quiring after his health and tender
ing their aid. They came from all
parts of Irwin and Ben Hill coun-
ties and attested the high esteem in
which the departed man was held.
The deceased is surved by three
sons, Reason, Ludy and Wiley, Jr.;
six daughters, Sullis and Anna, at
home; Mrs. j. Y. Paulk, Mrs. &. T.
Young, Mrs. Clinton Harper, Mrs.
Bob Berry; two brothers, ". T. Whit
ley, ST., of Frank, and Jacob Whit
ley, of Triton; two sisters, Mrs. John
Mcmillan and Miss Sophronia Whit
ley; nineteen grand children and
two great grand children.
While yet a young man Mr.. Whit
ley became identified with the Will
lacoochee Primitive Baptist church
and remained a consistent member
throughout his life.
The burial occurred this, Monday,
morning at 1890 o'clock with appro-
pirate services, the interment being
made at the family burying ground
at Frank.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27

sons-Fred, Will and Roy of this
city, and Alex. Graham, who resides
in New York.
The funeral took place at the home
this afternoon at z o'clock, the ser
vices being conducted by the Rev.
r. M. Mann, and interment at Ever
green cemetery, where the men,
bers of Blue Lodge will have charge
of the services.
The sympathies of all 90 out to the
bereaved family in their sorrow.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27
WILEY WHITLEY, ST., DIED SUNDAY
MORNING AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS
was Substantial and Highly Respected CitizenIs Sur
Wved by Host Of Relatives and Community
Suffers L ss In His Death

though not unexpected by his i'm
mediate family, the death of Wiley
Whitley, ST.. which occurred Sun
day morning at 7:45 o'clock, was a
distinct shock to hundreds over
Irwin and Ben Hill counties.
The deceased was born in Irwin
county, and would have been "a
years of age next month.
He married twice. his first wife
living only few months after their
Amarridge. About two years follow
ing, he married Miss Catherine Hen
derson, and from this union several
children were born. She departed
this life about % years ago.
Mr.. Whitley was a man of sterl-
ing character and high ideals. He
). served his county in various offices,
being county school superintendent
for number of years, as we'll as
ordinary among other offices.
During the civil war he served
the confederacy faithfully and with
homo.
Mr.. Whitley, who was Familiarity
known as Uncle Bud" had been in
failing health under constant care
Of physicians for the past two years
About a month ago he was confined
to his bed and despite all efforts by
dyed ones and physicians he grad
ually grew worse, pneumonia devel-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27
JOHN ". GRAHAM

John W. Graham, one of the pio-
neer members of this colony, died
, at his home on West Oconee Ave.
i last Saturday evening at 5 o'clock.
We was found in his buggy near the
ird Ward School house site in an
lconsciouS condition, his horse
iandering around, by Mai Carrier
Crews, and from there was carried
to his home where he passed away
as above stated, of apoplexy.
John W. Graham was born in
Michigan, and came from New York
State to Fitzgerald with his family in
September, 1896, where he has since
resided. He was 70 years of age
last August. He was well known to
a large circle of friends, having been
a contractor, lumber dealer, ETC.,
since he came to Fitzgerald. He
will not only be missed by his FAM
lily, but numerous friends as well
I. who deeply mourn his sudden de-
mise.
He was a member of the Blue
Lodge of the Masonic order, and the
M. w. A. of this city.
Besides his wife, he leaves four
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27
Card Of Thanks

We wish hereby to express our
sincere gratitude to our many
friends who so very kindly came
to our assistances in the time of
our deep sorrow at the death of
our mother and trust that if they
are subjected to a like sorrow
that they will to be blessed with
friends who will render them the
same comforting assistance.
Daisy M. Tibbott,
David Tibbott.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27
SERVE ONLY UNITED STATES,
new TEN COMMANDMENTS

New York. Dec 26Rabbi Joseph Sverman of Temple Emanu
read his congregation the Commandments of True Ame
canism" They
l. the United States of America the by the
hep of God has brought thee the land monarchy the
house of bondage.
Thou shalt have other nation me- shalt not
DOW myself down to them the States f
America, claim thy love and gratitude punish the nouity
Of those who hate shall kindness unto those who love
me and keep laws.
Ill Thou shalt maize light laws of the United States
thy country for it will not hold him guess maketh light of it's
name
PRAY FOR NATION
w. During the six days of every which thou borest
thou shalt honor thy country in all thy workhou thy son. thy
daughter thy thy maid the Stranger
who has entered the of thy country seventh day. ON
which thou thy thou epet bov to shalt
also pray for the welfare of thy country
Thou shalt honor the Constitution the flag of tv conn
y in order that thou mayest live long and peace this land
which the Lord thy God hast given thee
VI Thou shalt kill the people any other country by Of
ensve warfare permit the people country to be
killed by the tricks of
VII Thou shalt not enter into entanglng with any
nation but seek the peace of all nations.
VIII Thou shalt steal the territory the commerce or the
glory of another nation
X Thau shalt another territory nor It's army
its navy its ideals ambitions anything that b
longs to another nation.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27
Soldiers Are Used
To Protect Negroes
Mob at MuskOgee, Okla. !,
Wants to Lynch Blacks for
Killing Policeman

Muskogee, Okla Dec. &c.
Company F. of the Oklahoma
national guard was called out at 7
o'clock tonight to dispense mob
which threatened to storm the
county Jail and lynch two negroes
under arrest in connection with
the killing of Sam Neil, police
man, early today.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27
Emancipation Day

January 1st will be a big day
for the colored population. A civic
parade, a program at the Bethel
M. K. Church in the afternoon are
the features of the day. Prof. q.
j. Thomas of the QueenIand In
dustrial School is the orator of the
day and a number of the colored
ministers are on the program for
short talks. Special arrangements
are promised for the white people
who may wish to attend the session.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27

Col. D. B. Nicholson had as his
guests for Christmas his mother
Mrs. D. B. Nicholson of Rochelle
and his brother j. M. Nicholson
of YatesyiEle.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. T. Jeffcoat
held family reunion at their
hosiery, the Aldine, Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs. I. S. Roberts and family
of HadleY, Florence Roberts, of
Ocilla, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Jones
and children of this city and Judge
j. D. Roberts of Hadly partook
of their hospitality.
I WRITE FIRE lNSUR-
ANCE
in old, strong compa-
MES I DON r i S k
young, companies.
j. E. TURNER, a
Exchange National Bank
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27

I LEND FARMERS MONEY
8 and 10 years bes t
terms j. E, TURNER,
Exchange Ma tiona1 Bank.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-27
Germans Lose 5000 Men


Paris, Dec. 26.-' Information re-
ceived regarding the fighting, Dec.
Il, between Ypres and Armentieres
indicates that the Germans lost more
than 5000 men without gaining any
ground" says dispatch to La Lib
erte from its correspondent on the
northern front. The fighting was
most severe and a large quantity of
asphyxiating gas was used, but the
English lines remained intact"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-04
CONSIDER PLANS TO
REMODEL TWO PARKS
st. Louis Landscape Artist Presents
New Outlines to Park Board
for Consideration.

Tentative plans for the remodeling
of Leeper and Studebaker parks were
received from George E. Kessler, the
St Louis landscape expert, by the
park board at the meeting held Fri
day night. The proposition came up
for a long discussion, but nothing
definite was done when the board
finished It's session shortly before mid
night. The plans will be discussed at
the next meeting and probably turned
back for revision, according to Rich
ard Elbel, president of the board.
Additional swimming pools prob
ably will be added next year, owing
to the success of the one at Leeper
park, which was closed on Sept. 1.
Eduard Koenig. superintendent of the
Leeper park pool, was ordered to dis
mantle the spring board and other
apparatus. Mr.. KOenig taught several
hundred children to swim during the
The board expressed thanks to J..
NJ. ~Studebaker, ST., for the gift to the
park board of the playground appar-
atuS which has been installed in How
ard park. The swings and other
paraphernalia which was taken out of
Howard park to make way for the
new apparatus, will be placed at
S~tudebaker park.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-04
CLOSE ALL BUT TWO
OF CITY FAIRGROUNDS
Official Action of Recreation Commit
tee Followed by Informal Ban
quet at Y. w. c. n.

All but two Of the city's play
grounds, the J.. ID. oliver and Sample
st. fields, were officially closed by the
municipal recreation committee at a
meeting held Friday afternoon in the
office of +. b. Barnes, director of
municipal recreation, in the high
school. The playground directors
were the guests of the committee at
a banquet given at the Y. w. G. A
Friday evening.
Miss Rosa Krause will continue as
director of the Sample st. playground
until cold weather forces the place to
be closed. After that Miss Krause
will be an assistant in the recreation
department. Miss Lillian Allen will
continue as director of the j. d.
Oliver playfield until Oct. l, when n
will leave. A new director will be
appointed to work until the grounds
are closed.
Mrs. Homer Miller and l.. NJ. Ham
merschmidt, members of the munich
pal recreation committee, presided at
the banquet in the evening. The affair
was informal and the guests were
called upon for talks on topics that
were entirely unknown to them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-04
NEVER SAY TOMORROW
SAYS PASTOR AT MISSION
Rev. W. III. Freshley Points Danger
OF Reconstruction i'm Obtain
ing Salvation.

Tomorrow" was the subject Of
Rev. w. H. FreshIey. pastor Of the
First Evangelical church, Friday
evening in his sermon at the City
Rescue mission on Jefferson blvd.
In part he said:
Gods word says today is the day
of salvation. Today if you hear His
voice. harden not your hearts The
soft couch upon which you may lie
down tomorrow may be your last rest
ing place. Today you car be saved.
Tomorrow you may go to the judg-
ment.
For 43O years the Israelites were
in Egypt and most of this time they
were slaves. They suffered untold
cruelties at the hands of the Egyp-
.tlans. This powerful nation was try
ing to crush them. The Lord had
promised Joseph hat they should be
freed, but generation after generation
and year after year passed and God
did not come TO deliver them. But
God never forgets.
when tine cup of Egyptian wick
edness was full. God appeared under
the leadership of Moses. Moses asked
Pharaoh the king TO let the people
go but he refused and answered by
making their burdens harder. The
10 plaques were brought from Egypt
as a punishment. After the plaques
had begun Pharaoh came TO Moses
and asked to have the plaques re-
moved and Moses asked him When
shall I pray the Lord to remove these
plagues?' Pharaoh said Tomorrow
We say that is not good sense. Why
not today? Why be pestered with
them another day
1.-The plaques are types OF sin.
ParaOh is a type OF the sinner. Just
as sin was everywhere so is sin and
the sinner"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-04
REV. KICK WILL
ATTEND COUNCIL
Important Meeting by Evangel-
icaI Lutheran Churches at
Rock Island, Ill.

Rev. Albert II. Keck. pastor Of the
Holy Trinity English Lutheran
church, attended the general council
of the Evangelical Lutheran church
Of North America at Rock Island, Ill,
beginning Sept. 9. This meeting will
be the 35th bi-annual convention or
the church.
The general council is one of the
four large general bodies Of Luther
ans in North America and is com
posed OF Is district synods in the
United States and Canada.
From the date of its organization
In 1857 it has been composed Of three
district elements, English, German
and Swedish. 1t has a membership
of more than 100000. There are two
local congregations belonging TO the
body, the Gloria Del Swedish Luth-
eran, which is a member of the Au-
gustana Synod, and the Holy Eng
lish Lutheran, which belongs to the
Chicago Synod. AT the meeting of
the Chicago Synod at haywood, Ill,
in June, Rev. Keck was one of tho
four clerical delegates elected by that
body to attend the meeting at Rock
Island.
A strong effort will be made to
brine the 1917 convention to Chicago,
where several 90 the other general
bodies of the Lutheran church will
also meet at hat time. 1t will there
by be possible TO celebrate in a worthy
manner the 400th anniversary of the
Reformation. Plans for such a cele-
bration will be submitted in the COM
ing convention. Other matters of
great importance will also be con-
to be n of the most important ever
held
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-04
Wymdn'S Saturday
"Ad"-itOrial
Saturday. sept. 4th. 1915.
Correct STYLES

Our first thought i'm the selec-
ton of apparel is-cOrrectness OF
style.
In the gathering OF this Falls
stocks we have gone only To man
ufaCturers of undisputed charac-
teT-whOse designs and creations
are recognized as authoritative.
The garments ShOwn by these
makers have been thoroughly
compared by us before deciding
on what styles would be brought
to South Bend.
The correctness of style eStab-
IiShed-we have then analysed the
garments as to workmanship,
quality and neatness of finish.
ThuS-becauSe of this most
thorough work wheH buying-the
customers of this store r pro-
tected on the style, quality and
workmanship of all garments pur-
chased here. If it Is correct ac-
cOrding to the latest approved
fashiOnS-we have it-and it's the
best TO he had at its price.
The correct new season Fash
ions according TO this WyInan
method Of buying-wiu be shown
this coming Thursday, Sept. 9th,
at our Fail Opening.
GEO. WYALAN & 90.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-04
SUES MISHAWAKA FIRM
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
julius CoIlens Alleges Serious In
juries Due to Failure OF Wooden
COmpany's Machinery.

Suit to $4,000 for alleged
personal injuries was brought against
the Mishawaka Wooden Manufactur-
ing Co. Friday afternoon by julius
in the circuit court. The
plaintiff alleges that on Sept. L while
employed removing w~heelbarrow
loads Of material from a temporary
elevator used at a building which was
being repaired the elevator shaft gave
and he was hurled to the ground.
He says that he suffered a broken
right arm and also internal injuries
which affected his lungs causing tu-
berculosis.
The plaintiff is represented by II.
w. Worden Of LapOrte.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-04
"Y" MAN MISSING
George A. Cooper Disappears From
Springfield, Mass.

Authorities in Springfield. Mass,
have been asked by relatives of
George A. Cooper, former assistant
physical director in the local Y. NJ.
c.. A, TO search for Cooper. He left
Springfield Aug. 1, for a camp con-
Quoted by DR.. j. II. McCurdy at Lake
Sebago, Me-, but according TO a story
printed in a Springfield newspaper,
never arrived at the camp.
Cooper ordered his mail forwarded
to Walpole beach, where he planned
to visit before his trip to the camp.
Efforts to locate him there however,
have proven fruitless. J. Z. Miller.
physical director of the South Bend
Y. NJ. G. A, is in possession of a let
ter written by Cooper from Cushing,
Mass, but claims anxiety on account
of the story from Springfield.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-04
local News Happenings
- ia and about Town -
DEATHS.
JACOB GILL

OEhAOb UllAL
Jacob Gill, 90 years old. Michigan
road south, died Friday afternoon fol-
lowing an illness Of four weeks at his
home. He is survived by his wife,
Mary J. Gill and the following chill
dren: Mrs. H. Anderson, Mattawan,
Mich; Mrs. w. Moore, Culver, Ind;
Mrs. -. J.. Carrier. Mrs. NJ. Betcher
and Mrs. j. Ameigh of South Bend.
Brothers and sisters. who survive are.
Daniel, Osceola, Ind, John and Lee
OF South Bend; Mrs. w. Adams and
Mrs. w. Babcock of South Bend, and
Mrs. WOlfenberger of Walkerton. He
enlisted in Company II. 33rd regiment.
Indiana, as a volunteer. April 8, 1865,
and was discharged July p. 1865.
Mr.. Gill was born at Massilon. o.,
Dec. 2, 1876, and came to this county
Is years ago, where he has been a
farmer since.
Funeral services will be held It the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. NJ Bet
cher, Of 1913 S. Lafayette St, Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Rev. A. e.
Thomas will officiate. Burial will be
in the city cemetery. The services
will be in charge Of the Auten Post
of which Mr.. Gill vas an active men,
Der.