davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25
ADS.
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-472 acres of good
farm pebble lands located Ash
ton, Ga, 5 miles from Fitzgerald,
Ga. 2 public roads, handy to
church and school house; includ-
es large dwelling, 8 tenant hous-
es, outside barns and houses,
large new stockade, 7 head OF
mules, 2 two-horse wagons, one
horse wagon, plows, gear, farm
implements, enough cleared lands
in cultivation for 10 plows
Price 5000 per acre, payable 5
years, or Az bales of cotton. In
terest at per cent for 2 IL years,
payable in advance, principal pay
able in 5 equal annual install
tnents, beginning Nov. 18th, 1917
Address, "H," Care Leader:Enter-
prise, Fitzgerald, Ga. TT
FOR RENT
Eight-room house, close in, with
all conveniences. See H. G.. Pow
ell or Phone 176 T.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

WANTED-Energetic agents
in each county in Georgia to sell
the Titan starter for Ford cars.
Guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Every Ford owner will want one.
For full particulars, address Ches-
ley Vincent, Georgia Distributor,
Talking Rock, Ga. 1aw-7wks.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25
FOR RENT
WANTED

WANTED-FURNITURE-
Want to buy for cash enough
furniture to furnish two rooms
for light housekeeping. Must
be in excellent condition and a
bargain, otherwise don't trouble.
Address Furniture" Care Lead
er-Enterprise.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Mrs. E. P. Keefer and children
who have been spending the sum
mer in the North, returned to the
city this morning.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

son, Earl Andrews, Mr.. Archie
Wilcox, Will Mashburn from
1914; Misses Iris Davenport, Hell
en- Patterson, Dora Mathis, Mes
srs. Sam Kassewitz, Claude Wat
ers, L. w. Martin, from 1915:
Misses Frances Heide, Laura
Rollins, Georgia Lee Kirk, Ethel
Mayo, Mildred Tisdel, Messrs.
Frank Pryor, Raymond Butler,
Preston Seanor, of 1916; Mrs.
George Brown, Col. d. B. Mich
olson and several out of town Wis
itors.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Owing to the great number who
were disappointed in getting the
trial bottle of Seminole Laxo
Burdock Compound the T. ].
Halle Drug Co. is offering the
dollar bottle of Tonic and the soc
bottle of Seminole Lininent, the
two for SOC. This offer is good
until and including Saturday,
Aug. Goth. 2t.pd
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Miss Alice Morris has returned
from visit of several weeks in
Atlanta and other points.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

COTTON PICKERS we sell
cotton sheets and sacks. DODD
SUPPLY COMPANY. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Mr.. Sam Abrams returned from
Baltimore Thursday where he
purchased a complete stock OF
Fall and Winter merchandise.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Mrs. Horace NJ. Paulk is visit
ing her parents at Chula.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25
EXCITING TIME.

A party Of young people chap
eroned by Mrs. D. B. Ware mo-
tored up to Bowen's Mill and
spent the evening. On the way
home they had quite a thrilling
experience which barely escaped
being a tragedy. The car caught
fire but fortunately they succeed
ed IN putting it out just before
it reached the gasoline tank which
saved the car from much damage
and the occupants their lives.
Those in the party we're: Misses
Rhea Wise, Julia Prentiss Lii
liam and Inez Dorminy and Mr..
Carl Fellers and Mrs. D. B. Ware.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25
SPEND THE DAY PARTY.

SPEND THE DAY. PARTY.
Mrs. James Paulk celebrated
her birthday anniversary with a
spend the day party Thursday.
Her guests were Mesdames Wi
ley Williams, Wiley Whitley,
William Bryan and Lola Viii
liams. At one o'clock three
course luncheon was served at
which Messrs. James Paulk and
William Bryan joined them.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Mr.. ]. H. Green, who has been
at New Smyrna, Fla, for some
time, will return in a few days to
make Fitzgerald his home.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Supt. J. f. Ricketson will ar
rive Saturday from Nashville,
Tenn, where he has been doing
special work in the Geo. Peabody
College for Teachers. He had the
honor of being president OF the
Georgia Club this session.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

The A. B. & A. shops turned
out 100 new. cars for the COM
pany last month.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Dodge county, the home OF the
Petway seed, will buy Is per cent
of all the seed the Petway Seed
Farm grew this year.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Mrs. Marion Smith and little
daughter, Edith Elizabeth, have
returned to their home in Athens.
They were accompanied by Miss
Edith Griner.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Mr.. H. CARRIER left this week
for New York and Baltimore to
buy the Fall and Winter stock
for the Surprise Store.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

COTTON PICKERS we sell
cotton sheets and sacks. DODD
SUPPLY COMPANY. IF
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

* Mr.. Livingstone, of Palm
Beach, Fla, passed through the
city en- route from Minnesota,
making the entire trip on the Dix
lie Highway.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Rev. W.. c. Davis, of Atlanta,
is spending the day with friends
in the city.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

Mrs. T. R. Monk and daughter,
Miss Anna Bell, of Macon, spent
Thursday in the city with her
fother, Capt. Leedy. of Abbeville.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25
Mr.. Ed Williams, of Waycross
was in the city today.

GREEN STOCKINGS-VIT-
AGRAPH BLUE RIBBON
FEATURE-COMEDY- LII
LIAM WALKER-AT GRAND
TODAY.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-25

COTTON PICKERS we sell
cotton sheets and sacks. DODD
SUPPLY COMPANY. IF
Mr.. l. Goldenberg returned
Wednesday from the eastern
markets where he spent two
weeks making his fall purchases.
Plant the Petway Cotton and
your banker will not refuse you
credit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
ANTI-MOB UPLIFT
Organize Educational Campaign
Against Lynch Law.
Show so Per Cent of LynchingS
Take Place in South.

Birmingham. Ala. April An ag-
gressive educational campaign against
lynch law in the south-is to be. under
taken Immediately by the new assocr-
alton of southern church colleges.
This organization composed of repre-
sentatives of Is southern institutions
of learning was formed here last night
with the election of officers headed
by DR.. c. NJ. Bishop of the Texas Pres
byterian college. 1t will have the
moral support of 40 southern educa-
tional institutions.
The avowed object of the association
will be to conduct a campaign against
the spirit which prompts lynchings. a
publicity bureau is to be established
speakers are to be sent out and the
alumni of the various institutions are
to be asked to do personal work
Statistics were read at the me- citing
which it is said showed that during the
past 30 years there had been 1000
lynchings. about 80 per cent of which
occurred in the south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07

IULTRY-Dressed. stronger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
KILLED BY HIS own CAR
J. w. UhI Is Crushed to Death When
His Ford Turns Over.

]. w Uhl. so years old, of Hoyt, Kan.
was killed last night when a motor car
in which he was driving skidded into
of Topeka. The machine turned COM
pletely over pinning Uhl beneath it
and he probably was instantly killed
The smashup was seen by Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F'razey of Holton. who
were driving behind Mr.. Uhl when the
accident occurred. The body was TAX
en- to Boyt by Hugh Larimer under
sheriff. Will Barker, Robert Barker
and Fred Butts of Hoyt.
According to Mr.. Frazey the UhI car
was travelling at a high rate of speed
and when 1t reached a small culvert in
the road swerved to one side and
plowed through the soft dirt for about
25 feet and then Topped over. Eff
forts of Mr.. Frazey to lift the car from
the body were unavailing and Lon
Berry, a farmer living near the scene,
brought a horse before the body could
be extricated.
Mr.. Uhl has lived near Hoyt for
about eight years and is well known IN
that district as we'll as in Topeka. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Uhl he left home yes
terday afternoon to drive John Dun
can to Topeka to catch a train The
eccident happened when Mr.. Uhl was
returning alone. He is survived by a
wife, four daughters. Mrs. Eva Coffin
of Mayetta, Mrs. Gladys Larson, Mrs.
Ed Guffy and Miss Lovigne Uhl all of
Hoyt; and two sons, Claude and
LLOYD TThl of Hoyt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
Illinois Producers Organize to
Distribute Milk.
win Continue Strike War
Against Chicago Firms.
TAKE BABY CENSUS IN CITY
Companies Will Furnish In
fants and Inyalids First.
One Concern Comedies Demand
for $1.55 per Hundred.

Chicago, April THE seriousness
of the milk shortage as result of
the larger distributors refusal to
grant dairy farmers of northern Illi-
nois an increase of 2 u cents per hum
bred pounds was revealed today when
the distributors began taking a census
of families having babies or invalids
with view of supplying them first.
One of the large distributors end
several smaller ones yesterday ac-
coded to the demands of the produc-
ers, agreeing to pay s1.55 a hundred
pounds for milk and deliveries to them
were resumed today. No settlement
of the controversy is in sight, how
ever, and it is expected that Chicago's
milk supply-normally nearly 2,000,-
goo quarts daily-will be curtailed
even more today.
Incorporate for Half Million.
A group of farmers from the vicin-
ity of Elgin, ILL.,, has applied at Spring
field for incorporation papers for =
100000 corporation to invade Chica-
go in competition with the distributing
companies.
missioner, after a meeting with the
distributors yesterday announced that
officers of the companies would attend
an arbitration conference at his OF
flee today to which officers of the
producers association have been in :
vited. DR.. Robertson issued state
ment declaring the situation more
serious than it had been and predicting
q greater shortage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
ISN'T A GUTTER
Baker Emphatically Denies
RumOr of Recall.
Order to Get villa, Dead or
Alive, Still Stands.

Washington. April Persistent re-
ports that the American forces in
Mexico might be recalled soon are
emphatically denied by Secretary
Lansing and Secretary Baker.
Both declare there is no present in
tention of changing the orders given
to General Funston shortly after the
Columbus, New Mexico, raid, ito get
Villa dead or alive" Border advices
that train load of supplies shipped
by private firms was on its way today
from JuareZ for Casas Grandes and
Pearson, close to General Pershing' s
field base, satisfied officials that the
railroads can be used in this way as
a supplementary service to the motor
truck lines even without action by
General Carranza.
Although the army is not the actual
shipper it is believed the practical re-
suit will be the same. News regard
ing the movement of the American
troops was still lacking today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
Wheat Drops From 655 Million
Bushels to 1876.
Estimate This Years Produc-
ton Will Be 1873 Per Cent.
LOW CONDITION WINTER WHEAT
Little More Than rs Per Cent
Against IS Last Year.
Acreage Reduced IL Per Cent
From Preceding Year.

Washington, April IA total pro-
duction Of 495. 100000 bushels of win
ter wheat was forecast today by the
department of agriculture. basing its
estimate on the condition of the crop
April 1, and an assumption of average
abandonment of acreage and average
influence on the crop to harvest. That
compares with s55,o45, 600 bushels.
the estimated production in 1915, and
6S4. 600 bushels in 1914.
Condition of winter wheat on April
was 1873 per cent of normal
against ss.S last year. 95.6 in 1914 and
S7.S. the average for the last ten
years. There was a decrease in con-
dition from December l to April 1 of
"a points compared with an average
decline of 3.5 points between those
dates in the last ten years.
The average condition of rye on
April l was SIS per cent of a normal
against S9.5 on April l last year. 91.3
in 1914 and S9.9 the average for the
last ten years
Acreage Reduced.
The department of agriculture in a
statement analyzing the report said:
The small production forecast is
due partly to a reduction of about II
per cent from the acreage of the pre-
ceding year and TO low condition of
growth, namely 1873 per cent of nor
NAL, which is lower than the condition
on April l in any year since 1904; it
IS 10 per cent poorer than the ten year
average of April 1.
The cause of the low condition was
a wet, cold fall, causing poor seed beds
and poor start for whitening Much
of the crop was sown late, partly from
necessity of the season and partly to
avoid the Hessian fly.
Hessian Fly Menace.
THE Hessian fly is reported pres
ent and active in many sections of the
southern part of the belt.
Climatic conditions were harder on
late than on early seeded wheat. The
winter snow covering was lighter than
usual, often lacking; sleet damaged
fields bare of snow, considerable grain
on lowlands was destroyed by flooding
and the injuring from freezing and
thawing was greater than usual. The
southern parts of Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois and portions of Missouri were
worst affected. The relatively best
sections are the most eastern and far
western states. The season is late ana
the real extent of damage is proble-
NAUTICAL in the northern portion of the
belf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, April WHEAT = Higher
prices on wheat and rush Of buying re-
suited today from the government report
confirming predictions of big shortage
in the 1916 domestic winter crop. Profit.
taking. however, by spectators who had
purchased early led to sharp temporarily
reaction. The market was unusually ac-
tive. Opening prices, which showed Sc to
BM1c advance, with May at $1.1S& to
81. ISL. were followed by substantial fur.
Their gains that were interrupted though
by number of transient breaks
Later the market too more decided
downward trend influenced by cool wealth
err and by New York stock market de-
clines that were assumed here to be due
more or less to the unpromising diplomatic
outlook. The close was heavy. sc to IA c
net lower with May at S11I1a and uJly
at S1-151a.
CORNlCorn rose in sympathy with
wheat. Besides. weather conditions we're
unfavorable. After opening unchanged to
u a sse higher the market continued to
harden.
Subsequently, prices receded when wheat
turned decisively down grade. The close
was weak at the same as yesterdays finish
at kMLc lower
OATS-Slight upturns in the price Of
oats came about owing to the strength of
other grain Trade was of a desultory
character.
PROVISIONS-Wea in the hog mar
ket depressed provisions Offerings, how
ever. were not numerous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
CAVE HIMSELF Up
Northwestern University Treas
urer Embezzled $4,000!
He DOdged Police World Hunt
Since Last November.

Chicago. April Franklin K.
jackson, former treasurer of North
western university, is out on $4,000
bonds, having returned to Chicago
yesterday and given himself up to the
police for the alleged embezzlement
of $4,000 of the funds of the univer-
sity IN November last. s,.st .--
( A vain, search for Jackson extended
through North and South America at
the time of his flight, but he made
good his escape. Until he returned
voluntarily it was not known that he
had spent the last four months in San
Francisco, where he operated a small
shop.
The embezzled money, it is said, was
used to refund losses to Jackson's
friends whom he had led into a poor
investment in southern Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
YOUTH IS THE Time
Foundation of Life Should Be Laid N
the Teens Says Rev. w. e. Rafferty,.

THE right time for influencing
young people towards better lives is
the period of adolescence. 1t is in the
teens that the real education in the
ways of life commences the Rev. w.
E. Rafferty,. Baptist educator, told his
audience this afternoon at the Baptist
Sunday School Institute. being held
at the First Baptist church.
Several hundred persons were in
attendance at this afternoons meet
ing. Following DR.. Rafferty's talk
Miss Meme Brockway discussed
elementary Sunday School Work, :"
and at five o'clock the Rev. w. E.
Chalmers spoke on Child Study"
luncheon will be given this even
i'm which will be followed by the last
of the meetings of the institute The
program for tonight is as follows:
7:30-Song service-the Rev P. A.
Friederichsen.
7:45-"The Story in Religious Edu-
cation"--Miss Brockway.
S:30-"The Teacher and Teaching
in Religious Education''-the Rev! W.
E. Chalmers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
KEEP TRAINS ON R. |.
Railroad Officials Decide Not to
abandon Nos. 35 and IS.

Rock Island trains No. 35 and No
SO are not to be discontinued, accord
ing to an order received from Chicago
by local officials of the company. In
their place. trains No. ISL and 1872,
running between Herington and Buck
nounced.
Immediately following announce
ment Wednesday that trains No. So
and No. So We're 10 be discontinued,
protests began TO pour in from ali
points on the line over which the
trains operate. Especially strong pro-
tests we're filed from Topeka and
wichita.
While the two trains are to be con-
tinued In service, their numbers prob
ably will be changed according to the
announcement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
1T WAS ONLY PUTTY
Man Thought Burglar Was Trying to
Get in His Window.

Two attempted burglaries from the
same part of town within twenty min
utes of each other were reported at
the police station this morning, after
daylight and both developed into false
alarms.
In the first instance the call came
over the telephone in a masculine
voice from sos East Tenth street. The
man stated that someone was attempt
ing to enter the house. The police
investigated and found nothing. After
the excitement was all over woman
telepl1oned it was all a joke.
Twenty minutes after the first call
someone telepnoned IN a burglar
alarm from 412 East Eighth avenue.
An investigation developed nothing
more than the fact that a piece of dry
putty had fallen from a window to the
window sill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
WOMEN TO DEATH
Germans Pass Severe Sentence After
Charges of Treason.

Amsterdam, April THE assertion
is made by the Echo Beige that Miss
Gabrielle Petit of Molenbeek, Belgium,
has been put to death by Germans
after trial by court martial on a
charge of treason. 1t is alleged she
conducted an information bureau in
the interest of Germany's enemies.
The newspaper also stated that
Louise de Bettignies of Lille has been
sentenced to death, but that the sem
tence has been commuted to impris-
onment for life.
Another woman. Marie Van Houtte,
the newspaper says. has been sem
fenced to imprisonment for Is years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
HUSBAND IN JAIL
Mrs. Oxie Anderson and Chill
dren Are in Need.
County Commissioners z Send
Her to PrOvident Association.

Admitting that her husband Sold
whisky and declaring that he did it
to keep her and two little children
from starving to death, Mrs. oxie An
derson appealed to the county commits
sioners this morning for aid.
She didn't get it. She was referred
to the Provident association to which
$500 a month is contributed by the
commissioners. Fred Nipps chair
man, teIephoned to the association,
stating that Mrs. Anderson would call
and suggesting that perhaps she was
in need of aid.
Oxie Anderson is in the county Jail
and is due to stay there for three
months. In the meantime his wife
and children must live and Mrs. An
derson haltingly told the commission
ers today that she didn't have a cent
of money.
MY rent is due this month and we
are back a month"; she said. My gas
bill is due. 1t takes Is cents a day
to buy prepared milk for the baby
and I haven't got a cent"
The commissioners questioned her
about her husband and his dealings in
liquor.
Working When Arrested.
He tried to get work. He did ev-
erything he could to make some mon
ey for u.s." she said. eff he sold whisky
it was to keep us from starving, and
listen, he had found a job and had
worked for three days when he was
arrested. He had a steady job and it
is open for him now
The commissioners declined to do
anything toward the release of Ander-
son and declined to help the woman
outright although it is probable that
she will get some help from the Provi-
dent association after due investiga-
ton is made.
All county officials who have mixed
up with the OXie Anderson case have
expressed sorrow for Mrs. Anderson
but not a particle for Anderson. He
was arrested and convicted months
ago for selling whisky and was
paroled. w. E. Atchison, county at
torney, heard that he was selling again
and had him brought in. The wife
went along and pleaded SO hard for
him that Mr.. Atchison gave him an
other chance. A few days later there
were rumors of more sales and Har-
vey Parsons, chief of police, was asked
to pick him up. And it happened that
the chief, himself, made the arrest.
Anderson was put in Jail to serve out
his time on the original sentence and
his wife and two babies are left to
shift for themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
CONDENSED news
Powder Lobby Probe

Washington, April Investigation
of Lobbying activities of the agents of
the Dupont Powder company and of
the present and former agents of the
American Cyanide company, the Ala
bama Powder company. their subsi-
diary concerns and their associate cor
porations in connection with the eff
fort to bring about the erection of q
nitrate plant at the Muscle Shoals site
on the Tennessee river" was proposed
in a resolution today by Representative
Madden of Illinois, a Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07

Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
$4,000 bushels thus far this week.
Elevator stocks of wheat at Kansas City
have decreased 42,764 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks decreased 1Oo,210
bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 500, 600 bushels of wheat,
1000 barrels of flour. million bushels
of corn and 322 600 bushels of oats; wheat
and flour combined, $4,000 bushels.
Estimated shipments from Argentina this
week are 100000 bushels, compared with
2,4S0 600 bushels actually exported last
week and 4,44s. 900 bushels a year ago. Els
timated corn shipments are 100000 bush
els.
An Argentina cable said: "An official
estimate of the corn crop is 1915 million
bushels. For the season just ended ship
ments amounted to 160% million bushels.
Ocean space is increasing and expectations
are for larger exports of all grain this
week"
The Ohio state report for April makes
the condition OF winter wheat So COM
pared with II month ago and IS year
ago. Farm reserves of wheat are y per
cent of the crop, compared with u per cent
a year ago. Condition of corn in cribs is
86. compared with 90 a year ago. 1t is
reported that late seeding and lack of
snow protection during severe weather
caused the poor wheat condition. Many
acres will be plowed mp.