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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
BETTER POSTAL
SAVINGS FACILITIES

Larger postal savings deposits
will now be acceped at the post
office. This is made possible by
an important amendment to the
Postal Savings Act just approved
by President Wilson. A postal
savings depositor may now have
an account amounting to $1,000
upon which interest will be paid.
Formerly $500 was the maximum
amount he could have to his cred
it. This enlargement of postal
savings facilities will be very
gratifying to thousands of deposit
tors who have already reached
the old $500 limit and are anxious
to entrust more of their savings
to Uncle Sam. Another feature
of the amendment that will avoid
further embarrassment to the pub
lie and to postal officials is the
doing away with the limit on the
amount that could be accepted
from depositor monthly. Under
the old law only $500 could be
deposited in calendar month.
The amendment abolishes this re-
striction. While the Postal Saw
ings System has already proved
a signal success as is shown by
the fact that more than half-a-
million depositors have over eigh-
ty million dollars standing to
their credit, still it has fallea
short of meeting the full demands
of the public because of the re-
strietions which have now been
eliminated. Postmaster General
Burleson and 3rd Assistant Post
master General Dockery has been
tireless in their efforts to secure
modification of the limitations
and the new liberaIizing legisla-
ton is Particularly gratifying to
them.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31

The ininitable, undefatigable,
unbeatable and marvellous pitcher
from Mercer college, Fuss, has
been signed by the local manage
ment. We now have five pre-
eminent and invincible mounds
men, each of whom would do
credit to a Class A club, an ag-
gregation of slab stars such as
has never before been the for
tune of fan to behold in the an
nails of Independent baseball.
With these five fearless fingers
Fits fame from Foundland to
Florida should be flung. Fitz-
gerald fans, let's show the world
the we haye confidence in this
bunch by turning out on Monday
the 5th ONE THOUSAND
STRONG.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
DAWSON'S TEAM

The directors of the Dawson
team have not made public the
personnel of the club, except the
manager. They state, however,
that in the opening game they
will be able to put out a team so
evenly balanced that it will be
sure to give an account of itself
and maintain the reputation Daw-
son has won among the lovers of
the national game all through this
section.
Rucker CHM, of Royston, the
home of Ty Cobb, and other base
ball celebrities, will be the man
ager. He has had several years
experience in college, semi-pro-
fessional and big league ball, and
the local directors believe they
have good man for the place.
CHM has the reputation of being
heady, all-round player with
good baseball sense, and is a gen
tlemanly young fellow both on
and off the diamond. He arrived
In Dawson yesterday, and the 9th
er members of the club are ex-
pected today. Practice will be be-
gun at once, and by Monday Mr..
CHM should have a well-oiled
baseball machine on the diamond
Altogether the outlook for a
successful baseball season, not
only in Dawson but in all the cit
les comprising the big Four Cir
cult" are exceptionally bright.
Dawson is known far and wide as
big drawing ball town, and it is
believed that the attendance on
next Mondays game will break
all former records. The series
with Montezuma will be adver-
tised extensively throughout this
section and hundreds from a dis
lance are expected to be here
Dawson News.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
CORDELE TEAM WILL BE
REAY BY JUNE FIRST

Cordele's baseball team will be
organized and ready for practice
by June |, and the grounds by
that time will be in tip top shape.
While the team will have only
five days of actual practice before
the opening of the schedule of the
Big 4" league on June 5, the
club will be made up principally
of college players, and, of course,
there are none of them who are
not in good training, since college
ball has been opened up for more
than a month.
In the conference with the di-
rectors of the local club last We'd
nesday Manager Henderson stat
ed that he would have at least six
fast players on the grounds by
the first of the coming month.
In the meantime there will be
good players coming from other
sources. While it will be about
June IS before Henderson can dis
band his team and leave Georgia,
he will keep in close touch with
the directors of the club and will
put forth every effort in muster
ing a team that will compete we'll
with any team of the other three
in the big 4."-Cordele Dis
patch.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31

Certain railway officials in OPP
posing the granting of the 8-hour
day to freight crews are present
ing figures which would indicate
that train operatives are receiving
fancy pay. The examples shown
by the companies are exceptional
cases and are men engaged in the
fast passenger runs, and it should
be understood that passenger SER
vice men are not included in the
present movement,-only the
freight men, who are required to
work long hours in order to earn
enough to live on.
Railway freight train crews are
required to work day and night,
exposed to all sorts of hardships
and in all kinds of weather. Half
of their lay-off time is spent at the
other end of their run where they
must maintain a place to sleep
and eat with expenses at home 60
! ing on just the same. The men
who the companies are using for
examples and who now receive
good pay are not the men who
will be benefited by an eight
hour day-they already have it,
but it is the poorly paid man on
the long, slow-moving trains
! whose condition we are asking
the roads to better.
1t has been repeatedly stated
that it would cost one hundred
million dollars to give the men
an 8-hour day. During the recent
arbitration case between tlRFail-
roads and their engineers and fire
men, the railroad managers sub
mltted sworn statements showing
that 78 per cent of through and
irregular trains in freight service
were making 100 miles in 7 hours
and 80 minutes. If this statement
is fact, how can the railway off
Gals claim it will cost any consid-
cradle sum to grant shorter
work day to the crews of p per
cent of trains remaining? AS a
matter of fact, "a railroads Fl the
United States are now operating
on a basis of 1912 miles per
hour and it is worthy of note that
none of these roads are in the
hands of the receiver.
Officials know that they will
use every endeavor to cut over
time and make the division of 100
miles in 8 hours or less and which
is exactly what the men want
not overtime, but a shorter work
day,
Railway officials contend that
the men do not really want a
shorter day and are only making
these demands in order to get
more wages. If the roads believe
this to be true, let them make a
proposition of a fiat 8-hour day
with no overtime and it would be
welcomed enthusiastically as a
solution of the problem of better
ing the condition of the freight
train service EMPLOYEES.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
Local Sporting News
Stewart z Ge1ders Editor

The locals go to Rochelle Fri
day to give that team its fifth
chance to gain victory. The Ro-
chelle baseball enthusiasts have
spared no pains or money to make
their club a good one and it is
now very strong aggregation of
baseball players. A good, close
game may be expected-unless
Fitzgerald has also improved
greatly.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
RAILROAD employees
PRESENT DEMANDS
WANT RELIEF FROM LONG
HOURS. DEMAND IS NOT
FOR MORE PAY BUT FOR
SHORTER HOURS.

Cleveland, May 29.-Railway
freight train service employees
have submitted to the railroads a
demand for a shorter work day.
They are entitled to relief from
the long and arduous labor that
most of them are now required to
perform.
Their condition has not improv-
ed as compared with wage work.
ers in other industries.
Railroad train crews are not
paid a fixed salary. They are
piece-workers and are paid only
when they move freight from one
end of a division to another.
The present schedules of pay
are based on the moving of a
train 100 miles or less in 10 hours
or less. The men now ask the
railroads for a revised schedule
providing for the moving of a
train 100 miles in 8 hours cor
less"
The words COR less" always APP
pear in schedules of train crew
pay for practically the same rea-
son that railroad freight rates are
based on 100 pounds "or less" If
train crew is ordered out and
makes run of 100 miles in less
than the time specified in the pay
schedule, the crew is paid the
minimum rate for a days work
Just the same as the railroad COM
pany collects for 100 pound on a
package even though it would &C
tually weigh only 10 pounds.
They have performed their ser
vice, of taking the train 100 miles
which is the piece of work they
are paid to do. There must be a
minimum rate.
If locomotives are loaded down
with a great number of cars so
that they will barely move on the
road, meeting with all sorts of de-
lays by reason of the long and
heavy trains and do not make an
average of II II miles per hour,
then the employees expect to Sc
cure overtime or time and a half
(after the expiration of the 8
hours work, just the same as any
other wage Garner gets If the
railroads add tonnage sufficient
to delay the movement of a train
and makes less than an average
speed of II IL miles per hour,
they of course, receive more rev
enue, and in consequence should
pay the train crews for overtime.
The railroads should not ask the
employees to work overtime in Or
der to increase the revenues of
roads unless they are willing to
pay the employees in addition to
the regular rate for this overtime
which was used to produce addi-
tional revenue.
In figuring wages for all rail
road train crews, 100 miles is the
arbitrary basis for the normal
days work division.
Under the schedules of pay for
which the men are now asking,
1t will be necessary for the rail
roads to move their freight trains
an average. of II ID miles per
hour instead of 10 miles per hour
as at present, in order to avoid
the payment of overtime to the
train crews.
If a division is 100 miles long.
overtimeVWould begin at 8 hours !;
ii l25 miles long, after 10 hours,
hnd SO on The number of hours
when overtime would begin is ar
rived at by simply dividing the
number of miles by II ID.
Any Talk Of the roads having to
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
GERMAN LINE EVENED
UP AT VERDUN

Berlin, May 30-All the French
positions between L'Mort HON
me.and the village of Cumieres
have been captured by the Ger
mans.
The capture of the French po-
Sitlons west OF Cumieres and east
of L'Mort Homme enables the
Germans to- straighten out their
line and to prevent any flank ac-
ton by the French against the
German positions in Cumieres
vallagSeextand ON Dead Mans Hill.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
U. D. c. MEETING

The U. D. C.'s will meet at the
home of Mrs. Charles S. Isler
Friday afternoon at four o'clock
to celebrate Jefferson Davis
birthday.
The program will be as fol-
lows:
Piano Solo-Miss Allie Mayes.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31

Vocal Solo Mrs. w alter
Drane.
The Career of Jefferson Davis
Through the War-Mrs Womble.
Vocal Solo-M ISIS Edith
Greene.
Life of Winnie Davis-Mrs.
Carol Wimberly.
Reading Mrs. Thurmond.
Piano Solo-Miss Edna Will
lfams.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
You Can Drink This Famous
= Coffee at Midnight
It's the Wonderful Ola Secret BLEND

Even . hundred years ago French
Market Coffee was a favorite drink
at all hours.
: For generations it was known az
the midnight drink of New Orleans
Society. Because OF it's delightful
aroma and flavor, as we'll as the fact
that it can be partaken of freely with.
out harm, French Market Coffee is to
be compared only with the best Turk.
ish and European coffees.
This wonderful goodness is due "a
the famous old secret blend, which
for a century has made French Mar
ket Coffee the one choice OF discrim-
mating coffee drinkers. Many have
tried to initiate this famous blend
but the secret is still secret.
In former days you could get
French Market Coffee at only one
place-the Old French Market at New
Orleans, from which it was named,
Now it is sold at your own nearby
grocery.
Send 10c for 12-cup sample and
booklet of the story Of Old French
Market. We will also send names of
grocers in your town who sell French
Market Coffee. lb. cans, csc; 4 lb.
pals, $1.OO.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31

GASOLINE ENGINE FOR SALE.
One two-horse gasoline engine in
good condition, secondhand, cheap.
Apply Leader-Enterprise.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-14

d hlSS MuCu liz CoCO4 % yOu 4AO4IAC'
B. B.
TEACHERS AND TAXES. - The
Chicago Teachers Federation start
ed its suit in 1900 and by that suit
compelled the state board of equali-
cation to assess the corporations on
their capital stock. The tangible
property valuations we're increased
with the object of discrediting the
work of the Chicago Teachers Fed
Grafton.
In 1905 the corporation interests
had a law passed generating manu-
featuring companies, newspaper and
periodical publishers from the capt.
tai stock assessment. In 1908 the
state supreme court decided the law
was unconstitutional because it was
discriminating.
In 1909 there was appointed a state
tax commission. This commission
reported in favor Of a tax amendment
to the state constitution. Not until
the 1915 session was the tax amend
ment passed by the state legislature,
1t was the hackers of this tax
amendment who defeated the initia-
tive and referendum.
This tax amendment has always
been opposed by organized labor. It
was this amendment that Louis Lar
son, sec'y of the school board, while
in Springfield on two different occa-
siOns, asked Miss Margaret Haley to
come across and support, which she
refused to do.
The vote upon this tax amendment
will come this fall. If the fight upon
the Teachers Federation can be kept
up until then, even though the teach
ers eventually win, it will have the
effect of keeping them out of this
fight Consequently part Of the object
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-14
of Big Business will have been at
tained.-H. J. E.
FROM MERCER.


asked why I do not start something
if I am the Christ, and wish to say
that I am in no hurry. I am conf
dent that the time is coming when a
start will be made and have no fear
Of the consequences.
Gods will must be done, and, at
the Opportune time, power and au-
thOrity will be entrusted to the indi-
vidual of Gods selection. If you be-
Heve you are that person go ahead
and make good. If not, give the 9TH
er fellow a chance by an honest in
vestigatiOn. This can only be done
by listening to what is said by him.
Believing what some one else says
about another is not always safe. So,
before you make any rash opinions,
listen to what is said, then think a
bit, then pray, then hold your tongue.
Your opinion about me doesn't hurt
me; it may hurt you.
My ministry must go on. You can't
stop me, and it will be a great pleas
ure to us all to work together, guild
ed and controlled by our Eternal Fa-
Their.
am planning to hold meetings as
soon as possible and will announce
the location in The Day Book. I
have many things to say and hope
to have a hall soon where can speak
without having to contend against
noises, as in Open-air meetings.
Trusting that this reason is salts
factory to those wishing to hear from
me and that when I do make a start
you will help me all you can and at
least make an honest investigation.
have no object in trying to de-
ceive you. Those who know me can
only say, 'We1, if he is deceived, he
is honest and doesn't know he is de-
ceived." say so, too, but have rea-
son to say that 1 am not deceived
Frank A. S. Mercer.
-O-O
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-14

want a fellow to notice; it's your
self-respect.
If you give in once his friends will
know about it not long after and
you are tagged as a dog is tagged
with a license. Stand up for your
rights. 1t may take a long time, but
you will find the fellow who respects
you enough not to expect a hug and
a kiss when he escorts you home.
B. B.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-14

Only mulberry forest in the world
is in India, covering about 10000
acres.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-02
HOSPITAL
CORPS WILLSEE
new INSTRUCTOR

Announcement was made today at
National Guard headquarters that
Sergt. Amory Cochett, who has just
been appointed by army orders to
serve as sergeant instructor from the
hospital corps for the various mill
tia hospital attachments, will leave
on Saturday for Hilo.. He will re.
main On the island of Hawaii fol-
about a month. -. 49,.
Other islands, Kauai, Maui, and
Oahu will be visited by the sergeant
instructor who viii work with the hos,
pital corps in each place. This IS
in line with the announced intention
of the local guard to standardize the
training of officers and men as much
as possible. : ..:: -. "a,
Officers in charge Of the various
hospital corps groups on the differ
!. ent islands are: Oahu, Col C. B.
Cooper; Kauai, Mai. F. L. Putnam:
Maui, Capt. William Osmers, and
Hawaii, Mai. Leo L. Sexton.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-02
GUARD OFFICERS
MUST GETLEAVE
TO COON TRIPS

If YOU are an officer of the National
Guard and you wish to go from one
island TO another or from one island
to the mainland, you must first secure
permission from your reg.mental com
mander
This is the gist of an order issued
yesterday at guard headquarters, made
necessary, it is said. by the fact that
there are so many officers in the
territorial militia The number to
date is 231.
Officers who wish to go from their
homes for less than two weeks need
only verbal permission from their regr
mental commander. If the stay is to
be longer than that period regular
regimental order is necessary,
Officials ct guard headquarters eX.
press the belief that this order will
ne q great help in keeping tab on
officers, which is always desirable.
In coming from other islands Off
GERS upon arrival here are also re-
gEired to register at headquarters in
IN official registry book which will
be provided ...... ...
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-02
Is
NOW STATUS OF .
GUARD BRIGADE
Orders Today Bring in kaual'S
infantry as Part of New
Ill Division

= With orders issued yesterday at
headquarters OF the Hawaii National
Guard. Adj gen. Johnson's command
becomes what is Known in military
terms as reinforced brigade. TAX
ing over the 4th Infantry, the 1st
Separate Troop of Cavalry, the 1st
Separate Company of Field Engineers
and Field Company A, Signal Corps
Announcement Of his staff is made
by Gen. Johnson as follows: Briga'
dfer-adjutant, Maj Laurence w. Red
ington: acknowledgement department;
aide-de-camp. 1st Lieut.. George X,
harrison; aide-de-camp, 1st Lieut.: l.,
M. Judd. r. =
The command now embodies the 1st
Infantry from Oahu, the End tItan,
try from Hawaii, the Bird Infantry
from Maui and the 4th Infantry from
Kauai. While the latter infantry has
always been a part of the gaurd, il
was not until today that orders had
been issued making it part of the
brigade. As three regiments com
monty make a brigade, the status OF
the command is now that of rein,
forced brigade. 70. u:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-02
WILL INSPECT KAUAI
AND MAUI COMPANIES
RECENTLY ORGANIZED

To inspect the newly formed com.
panies on the islands of Maui and
Hawaii, thus fitting them for equip
ment as part of the regular organized
militia, Acknowledgement Johnson of
the territorial national guard will
probably pay visits to the two islands
Immediately after the middle of this
month. ~.. =. ~.
Six companies on each island were
recently formed, thus completing sep
arate regiments for each. In addition
to the inspection of the men, there
will be an inspection of regimental
headquarters, bands, and machine gun
companies.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-02
SIGNAL.CORPS
men Reinforce
GEN. PERSHING
Radio Unit of Company E is
First to Leave For
Mexico

Eighteen Of Oahu's soldiers making
M the radio unit Of Field Company r.,
signal Corps, Fort Shafter, viii leave
this afternoon at o'clock on the
steamship Sonoma on their way 70 the
Mexican border. -. .- 10. ~.
This is the first and only eontin-
gent OF troops from these islands 10
be sent to join the forces in Mexico.
Officers who have left here during
the last few weeks have had orders
TO report for duty there, but no detail
Of men has been sent from here be-
fore.
Il is probable that this may be the
only body of men ordered to the south
land from here, but as men at army
HEADQUARTERS comment, no stronger
proof of the scarcity OF war material
has been brought here in long while
than the war order for this radio unit.
II means that Uncle Sam needs men,
and needs them badly when he must
call 10 OF them from the middle OF
the Pacific to do duty 5000 miles
away.
One feature of the sending of these
Troops Is the TACT IHdI ills IShAotOS
the only radio section that the arr'y
has on Hawaii. In all probability the
vacancy left by their departure wlil
be filled here as soon as possible, but
this possibility may not occur until
such time as the present plans for a
larger army are put into working ct.
feet.
First Class Sgt. Stith G. McCutchen,
Signal Corps. has been named through
Gen. Wisser's orders to take charge
OF the little body Of men, which con-
sists OF two sergeants. three corporals,
10 first class privates and two regu'
lar privates. The men will take with
them a complete radio wagon set
Following are those who will leave
IN charge Of Sgt. McCutcten: Sgts,
Edward Corbley and Gregor X. NH
Ter, Cpls. Fletcher G. ForneS, Aimar A,
Dickson and Jean c. Barnes, First
Glass Pvts. Robert B. Custer, Frank
NJ. Harrington, Charles G.. Haskell, AL
bert r. Hill, Robert B. Hill, Harold
q. Johnstone, William f. Orr, Chiyis
II. Stone, Lawrence A. Surprenent and
Lewis D. Tyler; Pvts. Samuel A. Her
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-02
SAY BELGIUM INVASION
DARK BLOT ON HISTORY

Among a list of names of former
governors, senators, railroad presi-
dents, bankers, professors and Jour-
nalists, Hiram Bingham III, a Homo
lulan, now of New London, has been
one of the signers of plea against
the invasion of Belgium, known as
An Address to the People of the Al
lied Nations"
Declaring Belgiums invasion "a
crime which can never be justified,
and blot upon the history of Eu.
rope" the address to the American
people states the belief that the time
has come for the United States to
speak out against it, and to express a
hope in the success of the Entente
Allies. ~.a -. ... -. ....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-02

Glass Sgt. Stith G.. McCutchen, Signal
Corps, will be sent on the steamship
Sonoma, sailing from this port on the
I'd instant, to San Francisco, Califor-
MIA, viz.-Radio Wagon Set No. /;
Sgts. Edward Corbley and Gregor x.
Miller: Cpls. Fletcher G. Forney, Al.
mar A. Dickson and Jean c. Barnes;
First class Pvts. Robert B. Custer,
Frank NJ. HARRINGTON, Charles G. Has
kell, Albert R. Hill, Robert B. Hill,
Harold G. tombstone, William F. Orr,
Chivis H. Stone, Lawrence A. Surpre-
nent and Lewis d. Tyler: Pvts. Sam.
uel A. Hermann and William Levin
SON. Upon arrival at San Francisco
the sergeant in charge will report to
the depot quartermaster for further
transportation. Il r.. =