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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-14

boast of people from State and being had to
show him and the could the
him Cha Newcomer whose better half from Champ
Crks Mayor Drew W. Pauk ctv the
much of they could their plans of expansion
and gracefully backed his ibeatY by E. Farmer
whose wit fully appreciated by all. g. Harrel of Valdosa
Receiver and Gen. Manager the g. M spoke the trials and
buatons of receiver of Railroads and gave his opinion thai
crowd that get with enough from the LAWYERS
start again. build double the world The
party being scheduled leave the II train
Brewer announced the arrival of the hour visitors od
speed The affair will long be most of
kind.
Among the out of town guests were
Edwards T. Mgr; E. H. Fell, Asst Gen. Passenger Agent
Atlanta, Ga; Jesse James, Bessemer Aa " Whitaker Omar
Sandera W. W. Lee, j. M. Duggar Atlanta Ga; A. D. Daniel
Atlanta, Ga; w Rouzer Birmingham, Ala j. c. Bitch Bruns
wick, Ga; H. j. Hansen, Chicago ILL., j. j. Mccarthy H. NJ Will
ams Cincinnati, o. c. D. Bercaw, Cordee Ga; c. Allen J. w
Brown, E. Longworth Jacksonville Fla A. Groves Kansas
City, Mo; j. F. Carlton, Chas Bensh, Memphis Tenn ] NJ
Smith Moultrie Ca j. D. Boylston M. M Sanders Nashve
Tenn H. G. Benedict Elmer L. Gale New York. N Y; Geo. s.
Siddons Walter Pyle ST. Louis Mo; j. W. Willis Taadaega
Aa E, M Fleming, Thomasvlle Ca G. Bowling Waycross
Ga; R. E. Davis Albany, Ga; c. Harre c.. B. Lucas H. B.
Harre Vadosta, Ga; ]. R. Hacke Moultra; R. L. Boland
HawEinsvile H. H. Fitzpatrick, Brunswick.
Miss Hester Brewer her Cadillac led parade followed
by Justice, W. Paulk j. Dorminey Farmer J. l. Nc
Carly W. Garbutt W. Parsons VIM Bowen H. Thurnond
s. ser L. Gne Stubs Dormney, w. T. Pauk Turner Drew
Paulk, }. c. Brewer }. c. Glover L. O. Tisdel
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-14
JANUARY, 1916.
WORD TO THE PUBLIC: :

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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08
MORE ARRESTS FOR
VIOLATIONS Of The
PROHIBITION LAW
Friday Was Unlucky Day For
Prohibition Violators

Friday was an unlucky day for
the violators of the prohibition
law.
The officers, who have made I'D
their mind to hunt down every at
tempt at evading this law, discov-
cred 81 pints of liquor on vacant
lots, in several piles on w. Mag
nolia street, and took charge OF
them.
During the day they were in
formed of some suspicious burial
proceedings at the premises OF
Will Gillespie on North Lee and
upon investigation found a barrel
of pints and half pints buried in
the back yard. They were told
by Tom Burnham, at the house at
the time, that a cat was buried
there and he couldn't account for
the peculiar fruit coming from
such seed as he buried. The Of
fcers took him in charge and lat
er arrested Will Gillespie, the
owner of the premises.
Martin, the we'll known color
ed preacher, who is the popular
caterer at camps and picnics, was
discovered with an illegal allow
ance of booze in his possession
and placed in the county Jail for
violating the prohibition law
Later an additional amount OF
liquors were discovered hid in his
barn.
Chief of Police Strickland
and his force and Sheriff Fount-
ain and his deputies are deter
mined that the city shall be free
OF the liquor traffic and are leav-
ing nothing undone to make this
law abiding community. The
people of the city and the county
are almost a unit in their coopera-
ton for the better enforcement
of the law.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08
Doubly Guaranteed
Coffee
No Other Coffee Can Be Like the
Old Secret Blend

When you buy French Market Coffee
the Old Secret Blend-a double guar
antee goes with it--your grocer's and
ours. That means you are assured
fullest value before you buy.
There's hundred year old secret
back of 1.-THE secret of q UNIQUE
blend OF famous coffees from the best
coffee growing countries in the world.
More than this, there is also a secret
grinding and roasting process-all Of
which brings to your table a guaran-
teed coffee that is simply superb?
No other coffee can ever be like
French Market. Hundreds have tried
to initiate it-but failed. 1t is the
envy, admiration, joy and despair of
the coffee world.
A hundred years ago French Market
Coffee WAS obtainable only at the Old
French Market, New Orleans. Today
it is sold everywhere to meet the big
demand resulting from a century of
such coffee goodness.
Send 10c for II cup samle and book
let Of the interesting story Of Old
French Market. We will also send
names OF grocers in your town who
sell French Market Coffee. / Ib. cans,
25c; lb. pals, 81.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08
FREE DEBATE ON BOIL
WEEV|L At COURT HOUSE
Next Thursday Night. Be Sure
to Attend This Meeting.

B. M. Gaddis, of Union coun-
ty, and H. ]. Quincy, of Coffee,
will debate the negative and L. C.
Walker, of Ware and ]. B. Fra
ger, OF Liberty, the affirmative
side of the question of
Resolved, That the boil weevil
will prove beneficial to the agri-
cultural interests of Georgia" at
the courthouse Thursday night.
everybody come and learn what
we are up against when the boil
Weevil comes.
The Exchange National Bank
extends to every body a free invi-
tation.
Come, if you have to walk from
the farthest corner of the county.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08

State School Commissioner, the
pro rata share of Ben Hill County
of all taxes now paid to the state,
and especially set apart for edu-
catlonal purposes, and all appro-
priations for said purposes, and
from the Treasury of the State of
Georgia the pro rata share of said
County of all endowments, devil
ses, gifts and requests made, or
hereafter to be made, to the State
or State Board of Education, and
OF any and all educational in
comes and funds now belonging
to and due to the State Univer-
slty, now in the Treasury of the
State and of one-half of the net
earnings of the Western & At
lantic Railroad, now in the Treas
ury of the State, or hereafter to
be deposited, said pro rata share
to be determined by the ratio
which the number of children,
white and colored, in said -Coun-
ty, between the ages of six and
eighteen, bears to the number of
white and colored children in the
State between the ages of six and
eighteen; and said Board shall
further have the power to assess
such tax upon the taxable prop
erty of said County OF
Ben Hill not exceeding five
mills or as much thereof
as they may think necessary to
support the system of said schools
which they may establish; which
tax, when approved by the Board
OF County Commissioners of Ben
Hill County shall be levied by the
Ordinary of said County, and
collected like other taxes of said
county.
Section 4. Be it further enact
ed, That the said Board shall es-
tablish distinct and separate
schools for white and colored
children, and shall not, in any
event, place children of different
colors in the same school.
Section 5. Be it further enact
ed, That the Act entitled an Act
to establish a system of public in
structlon, approved October 18th,
1870, and the Act amendatory
thereof, be, and the same is here
by repealed, so far as the same ap-
plies to the County of Ben Hill
Provided, that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as
to deprive the County of Ben Hill
OF the right to receive the same
quota of any educational fund to
which said County would be en-
titled if this Act was not enacted.
Section 6. Be it further enact
ed that all laws and parts of laws
initiating against this Act be,
and the same are hereby repeal
ed.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08

meeting, returning to my hus-
band and home absolutely we'll
and happy-and won't tell ev-
Ierybody about what Tanlac has
done for me?"
YES, it's just like she says"
chiined in Mr.. Battle about this
time. "Tanlac has simply robbed
the grave, and if you could have
seen her when she started on this
medicine, you would say the
same thing.
81 didn't know at the time Just
what her trouble was, but the
doctors said she had Pellagra.
She may have had it for all
know, but there is one thing GER
tain, she hasn't got it now, or at
least you wouldn't think so if you
could watch her eat. | told her,
Joklngly, the other day, that she
was eating me out of house and
home. | don't guess there ever
was a case like hers, and there is
one thing certain, you can count
on us telling everybody about it,
because | fully believe she owes
her life to this medicine TODAY"
Tanlac is sold by Denmark
Drug Co.-Advertisement.
w. r. Parson, of Fitzgerald,
spent yesterday in the city
Brunswick News.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08
MRS. CASON HAD NO HOPE
OF RETURNING ALIVE
Went to Atlanta Six Weeks Ago
Propped Up on Pillows Takes
Tanlac and Gains IS Pounds

About ten days ago ]. B. Bat
tie went into Jacobs Pharmacy
at Atlanta to get bottle of Tan
lac for his sister-in-law, Mrs O.
{. Cason who lives some distance
out, near Acworth. While max
ing the purchase, Mr.. Battle told
of the wonderful improvement in
Mrs. Acworth's condition since
she began using the medicine
about six weeks ago.
He also made the statement
that Mrs. Cason felt so grateful
for the wonderful benefit she had
received that she wanted to make
a public statement, as she felt
it her duty to tell the whole world
about Tanlac. He then suggest
ed that DR.. Elder, the Tanlac rep
reSentative at jacobs, call at his
residence for personal inter
view.
When DR.. Elder called at Mr..
Battles residence on English ave
nue., the following morning, it
happened that Mr.. Battle met
him at the door and very cordial
ly invited him into his living
room. Mrs. Cason, who was
bright and happy, soon made her
appearance and began with de-
light to tell of the wonderful re-
covery of her health, and her
statement will go down in history
as being one of the most remark
able ever given a proprietary
medicine. Here is her story in
her own words.
About six weeks ago | left
my home on our farm near Ac-
worth, Ga, to come to my sister
here in Atlanta, and | left with
only a shadow of hope of ever re
turning alive to my home and
husband.
Il left Acworth," she continued
in a comfortable automobile,
propped up on pillows, coming
through the country. | had al
most as much medicine as | had
baggage big box full of all
kinds of medicines that had been
prescribed for me. reached here
very weak and exhausted and
with scarcely enough strength to
walk to the door, This trouble,
from which | had suffered so long
had reduced me to almost a shad-
ow, as | only weighed 90 pounds.
MY brother-in-law, Mr.. Bat
tie, said; We'll, you have tried
everything else with no relief,
now | want you to lay aside your
drug shop and take Tanlac.' OF
course | was willing to try it, for
the medicine is the talk of the
whole country. Well, he got it
for me and | started on my first
bottle that day.
when | had taken about half
of the first bottle | began to feel
and encouraged. / CON
tinued to take it and it is nothing
short of marvellous how | improv-
ed day by day. felt myself fur
Their and further from the grave.
My appetite returned and nv
food seemed to nourish me a"l
agree with me. My skin and COM
oleXion began clearing up and |
in every way possible
Until am now a we'll woman, and
when / say we'll, | mean absolute
Y what | say. ! want to tell the
whole world that | thank God for
Hanlac.
Il weigh o5 pounds now and
eel as we'll as / ever felt in my
fe. | am going back to my hus-
and and home on the little farm
We miles from Acworth tomor-
wv, and, won't it be joyful
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08

Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. RIPLEY, OF
Minneapolis, spent two days in
the city with the formers sister,
Mrs. Lilly. Mr.. RIPLEY attend
ed the Air Break convention in
Atlanta, being in charge of the
air break department of the 500
line.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08

Miss Fletcher, who has been
nursing Mrs. Pearlie Harper for
several weeks left Wednesday for
ne her home in Fitzgerald.-Ocala
Star. 40
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08

Quite a crowd gathered at the
city Jail Friday afternoon to
watch the first legal destruction
of contraband WHISTLES, which
was ordered by Mayor Paulk, in
the case of the six barrels captur-
ed Sunday night. Sheriff Foun-
tain and Chief Strickland officiat-
ed at the ceremony, and number
OF thirsty looking folks groaned
as the booze was emptied into the
sewer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08

Mr.. F. H. Hall, of Fitzgerald,
is III the city on business for a
short time.-Thomasville Times
Enterprise.
Mrs. A. H. Haddock spent the
weekend in Fitzgerald.-Coffee
County Argus.
Mrs. McLendon, of Fitzgerald,
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
w. H. Bailey-Coffee County Ar
gus.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08

w. J. Fakes, of Conyers, was
in the city Friday getting &C
quainted with the voters. Mr..
Fakes is a candidate for State
Treasurer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-08

LET THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE
FIGURE WITH YOU ON YOUR
NEXT JOB WORK.
The Lamar register., 1916-06-14

T. j. Erhart, state highway COM
missioner, r. H. Higgins and Jake
Thompson, Pueblo county commission
ers, Fred Williams. ]. S McClung and
$. j. Higbee, Prowers county COM
missioners, l.. NJ. Markham, county
clerk, and +. c. Bell, county survey
or, made up a party that started from
Lamar by auto Monday morning and
covered a large part of the state
highways of this section. They went
east over the Santa Fe Trail to Holly,
then south through Two Buttes to
Springfield, and from there north to
Lamar, a distance of 156 miles all
told. The state has put considerable
money into these roads and as a re
suit Of Mr.. Erhart's visit will prob
ably spend considerable more. They
have been slow about contributing
anything to the south roads as they
did not believe there were many peo-
pie to use them, but the population Of
that section, the substantial nature of
the homes they were building, and the
heavy traffic seen on the roads deep
ly impressed all the visitors, and the
report Of the state commissioner will
most likely be favorable to increased
appropriations for that section espec-
tally.
The Lamar register., 1916-06-14

A recent article in the Lamar news
papers by DR.. Hasty recalls to me
several Incidents in my many years
Of service as agent at Lamar, before
we had a hospital, when a patient
commenced the dreaded journey to a
strange place, with strange surround
ings, away from friends and family,
with faint hope of arriving at the
journeys end alive; or Of surviving
the ordeal Of the journey, or its sue
cessful termination.
We can all remember such cases
where the ordeal was not survived.
The Lamar General Hospital has dem
onstrated by actual results that it is
safe institution. We have learned
not to fear the impending surgical
operation.
The papers frequently note of SER
ious cases at the Lamar hospital and
with very few exceptions have the
comment Of doing WE'LL" in fact we
have almost ceased to have that ap-
prehension Of fear and we have come
to consider such cases as common and
as a matter of course that the patient
is assured of recovery.
1t has often occurred to me that
none of US can know at what time
or hour our lives may be in serious
jeopardy for the need Of immediate
and competent hospital facilities.
Unless the matter is called to our
attention it is hard to realize what the
hospital has done, not only for our
immediate neighbors, but from dis
tant interior communities, where the
matter of few hours means life or
death TO the sufferer. Many such
cases are recalled.
From small beginning, the hospi-
tai has accomplished wonderful
work with its inadequate equipment.
We are fortunate in having an I'M
usually capable corps of doctors and
nurses to whom may be attributed
the success of the institution.
However its scope should be en-
larged by better facilities, and suffi-
cient funds, to meet any emergency
that may arise.
The benefit is for the general pub
lie, and it has grown to be a neces-
sity and worthy of support of every
citizen in its radius. Lamar is geo.
The Lamar register., 1916-06-14

damage that will run in to the humid
reds Of thousands of dollars. 1t var
led much in intensity according TO the
reports coming in. In places the crops
were almost totally wiped out and in
others the loss was placed as low as
twenty per cent. The majority rang
ed between those extremes. In the
city the loss outside of some window
glass was confined TO gardens and
fruit, and is not very great although
on the roofs it sounded as if the city
was being bombarded by the big Ger
man guns. The fine rain ae-
companying the storm will help where
there is anything left to be benefited.
Much Of the first cutting Of alfalfa
was already in the stack on many
farms and the rain insures a fine
second crop. The sugar beets were
mostly far enough along so they will
come again, and while the crop will
not be so heavy it will still be good.
The grain crops are badly injured but
it is early enough so that splendid
feed crops can still be raised on the
ground Past experience has taught
most of our farmers to insure in re-
liable companies even though the rate
does seem high, and as result a por-
ton of the loss will be recovered
through the thousands Of dollars that
will be paid out here as fast as the
many losses can be adjusted. The
storm when extent and intensity are
both considered is probably the worst
that has occurred here since 1901. In
places the hail stones were as large as
a mans fist and much poultry and
small animals were killed as a result.
The Lamar register., 1916-06-14

The visiting delegations Of post
masters, collectors, marshals and
whisky gaugsrs that have assembled
in St. Louis this week to ratify Mr..
Wilson's orders is said to be without
parallel the most harmonious in the
country's history. They expect to
adopt the platform written by Mr..
Wilson and nominate him and Vice
President Marshall with only one dis
senting vote. Somehow one man. who
is not an ofticeholder, broke into the
body. Otherwise all is harmony, and
only their contrac. with the city of
st. Louis prevents doing the entire
business in thirty minutes.
The Lamar register., 1916-06-14
Captured Nolan and Car

Sheriff Downing went to Cheyenne
the first Of the week and brought back
George w. Nolan who skipped out
from here two weeks ago with an
Overland car. He disposed Of the car
at Leadville and Wayne Downing has
gone there TO get the car which the
purchaser agreed with the Sheriff to
turn over. Nolan had the temerity at
Cheyenne to appropriate the name Of
our late evangelistic visitor, Rev.
Knowles. and this adds much to his
offense. He is now in Jail and will
plead guilty and go to the Canon City
pen in preference to taking chances
on Leavenworth. An account of his
short career in Cheyenne can be
found in another column in a clipping
from a paper published there.
The Lamar register., 1916-06-14

Died-At his home in Cottage Place
Addition on last Friday evening, Mr..
Joseph G. Beers, after an illness of
two weeks. The deceased was born
in Miamee county, Ohio, April 81,
1854, and when a young man moved
to Iowa. About fifteen years ago he
came to Lamar and most Of the time
since worked for the Lamar Milling
q Elevator Co. Joe was a steady
reliable man, a good citizen and of
genial kindly disposition, that made
everyone who knew him friend. He
was a member Of the Baptist church
and the Masonic fraternity. The fun
eral was held from the home on East
Elm street on Sunday afternoon and
was attended by large eoncourse Of
friends besides the Masonic lodge.
Rev. Kelly delivered the funeral SER
mon after which the lodge took charge
and he was buried with the regular
Masonic service. He leaves a wife
and one son to mourn his loss, and
the sympathy of many friends is with
them in their affection.
The Lamar register., 1916-06-14
New Tire Company

The latest and most important de-
velopment in the pneumatic tire and
mechanical rubber goods industry, is
the recent Incorporation of The FEEDER
al Rubber Company, a Massachusetts
corporation, capitalized at ten million
dollars, and which has acquired the
property and business of The Federal
Rubber Mfg. Company, located at
Cudahy, Wisconsin, well known ma
tionally as manufacturers of Federal
Tires and complete line of mechani-
can rubber goods.
The policy of the new company as
announced by Mr.. H. T. Dunn, presi-
dent, is to be one of general expan-
sion in the production and selling de-
partments of the business. To this end
several new buildings are to be added
to the present large Federal plant.
and through most attractive selling
The Lamar register., 1916-06-14

graphically the center Of large
territory, and | predict that our hos
pital will create u reputation that
will attract many people to its ben
efits.
We are extremely fortunate in hay
ing u corps Of skillful experienced
surgeons who are working in har-
mony.
Great credit is due the women of
Lamar and vicinity in their efforts
in bringing the hospital to is pres
ent efficiency, and who have without
hope of reward devoted their time
and thoughts to the accomplishment
of creating this help to humanity. 1t
seems to be the woman's part, not
only in peace but in war, to unsclf-
ishly take up the burden of caring
for the sick and afflicted.
The women Of the Lamar Hospital
should be encouraged in every way
possible, not only by financial but
moral support of the men Of the
community.
G. J. GARVIN.
The Lamar register., 1916-06-14
Good Talk, But

In an address to the West Point
students President Wilson this week
said, 1.-THE world must know that wheI
America speaks she means what she
says" Splendid talk, that, but Pres
ident Wilson has taught the world
in the past three years just the op-
posite. The people judge their ad-
ministration by what it does-not
what it says. 1t is even Of record
that the Secretary of State with tho
approval of President Wilson told the
Austrian ambassador that our talk
was only to fool the American people
The Lamar register., 1916-06-14

proposition the present heavy demand
for Federal products will be augment
ed to a volume commensurate with
it's capitalization and the increased
production of the plant.
Contracts for three of these new
buildings have already been let and
the work will be pushed to completion
as fast as possible. This will give the
company approximately twelve acres
of floor space, and increase its present
output of automobile castings and
tubes, motorcycle and bicycle tires.
mechanical rubber goods, horse shoe
pads, rubber heels and soles, approx
imately 80 per cent.
These products will be marketed
through leading jobbers and distribu-
tors under an exceptionally attractive
selling arrangement, supported by
forceful and effective advertising and
sales campaigns in support of Federal
distributors.
In addition to the line of Federal
rugged and plain white tread tires.
the company is now placing on the
market a line of black tread tires of
attractive design and exceptional
quality in "TrafFick" (non-skid) and
plain tread tires types, which it is
anticipated will meet with the same
popular favor and endorsement as tn.
Federal rugged" and plain tread
white tires.
Stocks of Federal black tread tires
are being placed throughout the terri
tory as rapidly as possible, so that the
large demand which has been develop
ed may be promptly supplied.
The w. NJ. Dickinson Lumber Co.
are the Arkansas valley distributors.
ADV.
The Lamar register., 1916-06-14
DESTRUCTIVE STORM
Heavy Wind and Hail Storm Covers
Large Portion of the Lamar Irri-
gated Territory

On Tuesday evening one Of the most
destructive hail storms that has ever
visited the Lamar territory came at
the unusual hour of ten o'clock at
night. The storm extended from Nc
Clave on the west to several miles
east Of Lamar and extended almost as
far north as the lakes. It covered the
very heart Of the rich irrigated ter
ritory tributary to Lamar and did