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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19
]. D. c. Program
For January

The U. D. C's. will meet at
the residence of Mrs. w. E. Hale,
8Ol S. Lee on Wednesday Jan.
18th. The date being changed
from Jan. 81 to 10Th. on account
of Robert E. Lees birthday.
A sketch of Robert E. Lees
life by-Mrs. TIM. Griffin.
Describe a sugar cane grinding
on the old plantation Mrs. Lon
Dickey.
Describe a logrolling and a pos
sum hunt-Mrs. R. E. Lee.
Describe a hog killing time
Mrs. Robt. Mann.
Contrast the Christmas now
and the Christmas of long ago
Mrs. Clayton Jay.
Music Miss Allie Mays.
Reading Mars Chan and
Meh Lady, Thomas Nelson Page
In Ole Virginia" Mrs. E. J.
Dorminy.
THE Tar Baby" Uncle Remus
Wimberly.
The Last Christmas of til q
War-Mrs. R. A. Wilson.
Christmas in War Times-Mrs.
c. E. Brewer.
Song-Mrs. J. B. Wall.
Leader for:
February-Mrs. Robt. Mann.
March-Mrs. R. E. Lee.
April-Mrs. Clayton Jay.
May-Mrs. C, E. Brewer;
Mrs. Harold Beall,
Mrs. S. G. Pryor. sr.
Mrs. J. H. Mays.
Program Com.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

We notice Hon. W. T. Anderson going Waycross
route of the Dixie Highway He probably to find out for
certain if the route is still there.-Savannah Press
Having used both Mr. Anderson merely selected the best for
his trip Florida If you don't believe it. ask hm-Wavcross
Journal
Rain shine the Fitzgerald Waycross route will always be
the PREFERRED when travelled Brother Suive should
try it
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

tiful flute solos and sang three vocal
solos. Mr.. Greenfield also made us
a most excellent talk and led us in
prayer. 1t is the earnest hope of
every student that he will find time
pretty soon to came back again.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19
MY HOME FOR SALE

Nine-room, stone house on S. Main
Street Well finished and complete
VITA baths and halls. Bargain for cash
or on terms.
ALEX ScMITZ /.
~ ia S. Main.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

The Fitz-Hi special newspaper
will come out in about two weeks.
The solicitors are out getting ads.
now. Mr.. Merchant, when they
come around to you, please give
them something, for it is certainly a
big movement to advertise Fitz-
gerald. Over a thousand copies will
be sent to all parts of the State
and let us whisper it in your ear,
that kind of advertising pays.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

Wednesday the American Mer-
camille Co. sold out to the Pittman.
Warren Co. for the small sum of a
Quadrillion dollars. The
treasurer did not know how many
naughts to put on the check, so he
simply made a neat border around
the rim. If the number of naughts
is incorrect, it does not matter, for
the check was on the Sand Bank.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19
, School News z
STEWART F. GELDERS. EDUoR
STEWART F. GELDERS, EDIroR

Miss Vaughn is getting in some
literature about the Shakesperian
Pageant we going to pull off, and she
expects to put us to work practicing
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

The Basket Ball team goes to Cor
dele Friday. The boys expect to
do a little scouting for the District
meet while there. We hope they
beat the Cordele five all to pieces.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19
7. C.. MONTAGUE
AND COMPAN
Systemizers,
Public Accountants and Auditors
Grant Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.

Our growing clientele in this
territory requires our closer attention
and to enable us to give it the neces
sary supervision, we have decided TO
open offices in FITZGERALD.
We appreciate the business al
ready done, and it will be our aim to
warrant the continued confidence
placed in us.
Private or Public institutions
that contemplate an audit of their
accounts need only to drop us a card
at this point, and our representative
will call and submit an estimate ofthe
probable cost, and outline generally
just what will be accomplished by
such an audit
We will open our new offices on
or about March l, 1915 at No. 1913 S.
Main Street. (Grand Opera House),
where personal consultation can be
had at any time.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED
L. C.. Montague s. Company
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

The tenth grade shop bench con-
test is coming along first rate. All
the benches will be mighty useful
around the shop and some one is
going to win a mighty fine bench.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

The question as to the weight of
a cubic foot of water came up in the
ninth algebra class and the range of
the guesses of the pupils was really
marvellous. They ranged as low
as one-half pound and the highest
flight of their imagination carried
them only as high as fifty pounds
1t might be interesting to some of
our readers to know that a cubic
foot of water at a temperature a lit
tie above freezing weighs a few
ounces more than sixty-tWo pounds
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

The eighth grade cooking class
gave a big luncheon yesterday to
their mothers and friends. The
luncheon as whole was a big sue
cess for these amature entertainers,
and the quality of the food was no
small part of the success.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

On account of rain there was only
one session of school Thursday, and
Monday it was so cold that one ses-
sion schedule was used in the high
echOOI
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

DR.. Ford gave each of the literary
societies another push in the direc-
ton of success by presenting each
with a book on parliamentary pro-
cedure. Regardless of the proper
rules regarding such ballots each
and every club then and there unan-
imously voted Mr.. Ford a vote Of
thanks.
Wednesday we had several very
welcome visitors, Mrs. E. X, Farmer
Mrs. R. j. Prentiss, Mr.. Greenfield
Mrs. Farmer playing an accompani-
ment on the piano for Mr.. Green
fell, who rendered several very beau
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

Coughs and colds are in fashion
now as result of the cold wave.
1t is certainly lucky that the steam
pipes did not burst, or some perfect
attendance records would have been
mashed all to pieces.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

Mrs. Brown, our instructor in his
tory, was absent Monday on account
OF illness, but we were all glad to see
her back yesterday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-01-19

A board of editors for the Fitz-Hi
Annual has been elected by the
different classes.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07

Merrill (Wis.) Herald Were It not
for the fact that Europe is involved in
- Azorlds war, we would have had the
fleets Of England, Germany and
France stadding Of the shores Of
North and South America, demanding
that we either make good or let them
protect their people and interests in
Mexico.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
BILL PR0V|DES
FOOD CONTROL
INTRODUCED INTO CONGRESS
BY STEVENSON AND VOL
STEAD. s.

Steenerson and Volstead today intro
duced q bill to give the consent of
congress to the states of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota to enter into
agreements with each other to aid in
navigation, and to prevent and control
floods of boundary waters Of the said
states and water connected with and
tributary thereto. The secretary of
war was authorized to make survey
and report to determine the feasibility
and cost of any proposition submitted
by the states, if the plan submitted is
approved by the secretary of war, and
to estimate a proportion Of the ex-
pense to be borne by the different
states, local interests, or by the ma
tional government. Ten thousand dbl j..
lars is appropriated to enable the Sec
retary of war to make the necessary
survey and estimate
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
ENGLAND IS
FOR PEACE
sMUGGLED LETTER TO PREsl-
DENT WILSON FROM INFLUEN-
TIAL BRITON HINTS AT DESIRE
TO BRING WAR TO AN END.
SAYS PROPOSOL AT FIRST
WILL PROVE UNPOPULAR

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 7.-Within
a week or ten days President Wilson
is to give to the press q copy of re-
markable letter addressed to him by
man high in the esteem of the Brit
ish public which advises the chief ex-
ecutive that England would be willing
to consider peace if the same are pre-
sented by the United States. The
foregoing information = was made
known here today on unimpeachable
authority.
The letter, which is lengthy, was
recently brought into this country by
an unnamed man who carried it past
the British censors by keeping it in
his boot.
The communication says that if
peace is broached to England. it will
at first be received unfavorably, but
that after time is given the British
to think it over such proposals will be
received favorably.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
EMBARGO NOT
THOUGHT BEST
WILSON WILL SEND LATER MES
SAGE TO CONGRESS ON LIVING
COST.

Washington, Feb, st was made
known definitely today that President
Wilson is opposed to any embargo on
foodstuffs, but is gathering Informs.
tion through government departments
on which he will make a special ad--
dress to congress on the high cost of
living little later in the session.
The president decided not to treat
the subject in today's address because
he wanted to wait for information
now being gathered. The first cost of
living bill to be acted on at this ses-
sion went to the, president today for
signature. It was left over from the
last session and provides investigation.
Of the cost Of living in the District of
Columbia. j
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07

PRACTICE
ACT First

Washington, Dec. Corrupt prac-
tice legislation, the Owen bill, to limit
expenditures by any political party for
election Of president and vice presj-
dent to $500 500 an ito. fprther rsstriet
expenditures for election Of senators
and representatives, was made today
the unfinished business Of the senate.
Senator Owen, who made the motion,
said he would press the bill at every
possible opportunity until its passage.
The Oklahoma senator referred to
promises of cooperation given by Re-
publican senators just before adjruon-
ment last September, when futile
effort was made to pass the bill. He
calleed upon these senators to make
good their words, declaring that "no
Republican can permit condition to
endure which permits the highest leg
islative and executive powers of the
people to be controlled by the sordid
use of money on large SCALE"
Senator Penrose introduced .as an
amendment to the Owen bill the old
force bill" defeated in notable fight
26 years ago, which would give super
vision of elections to the federal gov
ernment and prevent disfranchisement
of negroes in the southern states.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
{. MAXWELL
ANSWERS CALL

Everett Maxwell, the oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Maxwell, passed
away at the hospital in this city Tues.
day last, after brief illness from
typhoid fever. He was a bright
young man and liked by all who knew
him and his death has cast q shadow
Of gloom over the community in which
he lived. The funeral was held from
the Methodist church Saturday after
noon and the remains were laid to rest
in the G. A. r. cemetery near this city.
The funeral sermon was preached b.
Rev. Stinson. The floral offerings were
profuse and beautiful, showing in a
measure the high esteem in which this
young man was held. The church was
crowded and a large concourse of sor-
rowing friends followed the remains
to their last resting place. Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Maxwell are old time and
highly respected citizens Of this coun-
ty and the loss by the death Of their
only son just as he had arrived at the
age Of manhood is the cause Of deep
sorrow.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
RAILROAD CO.
PLANTING TREES
GREAT NoKiTHakslNs, & NsP, 4 .4fisb
500 TO HAVE LONG GREEN
LANES FROM ST. PAUL TO THE
COAST.

According to reports appearing in
some of the city papers the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and 500
railroads are planting trees all along
their right of ways, clear to the coast.
Big machines are used for the pur-
pose,and the tree gang plants 10000
trees day.
The primary purpose appears to be
utility. The trees acts as wind
break and snow barricade. That ox-
plains their being set mostly on the
north side. But the railroads also
take just pride in the fact that the
long green line replacing the insight.
ly snow fences, will add immensely to
the attractiveness of their right of
way.
What a relief it would be on any
railroad to pass hour after hour, in
the summer time, through a leafy lane
of trees, with their suggestion of cool
ness and quietness and their shutting
out Of the ugly sights that are typical
of the railroads in the Uuited States.
There is gratifying tendency on the
part of big transportation lines to
plant trees for that very purpose, and
wherever it has been found to be a
genuine asset and q. stimulus to pas
senger traffic.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
MARINES
WOUNDED.
CRASH COMES WHEN NATIVES
OF MACORIs, SANTO DOMINGO,
ARE DISARMED.

Washington, Dec. SIN an encoun-
ter between American marines and
natives at Macoris, Santo Domingo,
Nov. 90, a number were wounded OF
both sides. The heaviest losses were
suffered by the Dominicans.
The affair was reported to the Navy
department today by Captain Knapp
commanding the forces in Haiti and
Santo Domingo.
The dispatch said no Americans
were killed and that only a few ma
rines weer injured. It did not ind.-
cate the number of the natives losses
The fight occurred while the Amer
lean forces were investing Macoris
disarming the natives and establish
ing themselves in accordance with the
military rule recently proclaimed.
4 !. !. -
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07

It requires twelve and one-third
hours of human labor and thirty hours
Of horse labor to produce an acre of
wheat in the state Of Minnesota.
These figures were secured in an in
vestigation carried out during the
years 19O9-12 under the direction Of
Thomas Cooper, then with the Mime
sofa experiment station, but now di-
rector Of the North Dakota expert
ment station. IF the yield was twelve
and one-third bushels per acre, each
bushel would require one hour Of hu-
man labor and nearly two and one-hale
hours Of horse labor, while if the yield
were "a and two-third bushels, only
about half as much labor would be re-
quired per bushel.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
POSTAGE RAT|
TO | CENT !

The authorities at Washington nta,z
undertake to make some radical chan
ges in the postal regulations this vim.
ter. The matter of one cent post u
will be taken up and it is thought ehlk
q cent rate on local delivery letter.
may be granted. ). sg
A new rate system for second clas;sr;
matter has also been strongly urssd
as the present rate, which was "a
ed forty years ago, is regarded ~ I
discrimination against the newsparI - g
IN favor Of the great national @
zines. It is proposed ta estahliih ~ 4
rates based on the lenst
same a.: In regard 70 ths & 4
service. Prominent .eoae - = = Z
quoted O. being in favps s3 n
lately reducing the local 4 = = : sSS d
from two to one cent
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
I. E;lks HELD 4 Mem ! ] : !
0RIa S.ERvIcES
LAST SUNDAY

At 300 o'clock1iP. NJ, Sunday, the
local Elks lodge held their regular an.
'nual memorial services in their new
home in this city, This was the first
memorial service to be held in the new
home and the main hall was neatly
decorated with several America,
flags, which is tie emblem Of the
order, as well ~ scut flowers. When
the time for the services arrived the
hall was well filled and the. beautiful
ritualistic program, intermingled with
several musical selections, both vocal
and instrumental ,swas carried out.
The musical talent consisted ct
Nerhaugen's orchAstra, and Mesdamoz
R. A. Young, J.A. Moran and G.
Conant. 49,.
The eulogy was delivered by At
torney John j. Kshoe, of Cando, and
his splendid talk and able manner o.
delivery won forahim many war;.
friends from this city. AS q sroa'.
Mr.. Kehoe has fsw equals and nc
superiors in thessj jate, and during the
entire time he was before his audience
he demanded the closest attention ol
his listeners.
( The address WIS delivered by At
.torney John r. eene of Minot. Hi:
address was reali "a masterpiece, ans
was the cause ofhuch favorable corn
ment by those wha were in attendance
There is day et apart each yea.
as a day to hon1 the dead Of this
order, and as tha order grows oldel
the services beeon > more largely at
tended.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
T'R|A|
now GOING on.
JUDGEKNEESHAWIS 10 SITTING in
THE PLACE OF JUDGE BuTTZ.

For the past week the case Of Roy
Martin, who is being tried for the
murder Of Henry Gilbertson is hold
ing the attention Of the district court.
The defendent filed an affidavit Of
prejudice and as . result Judge w. j.
Kneeshaw is here sitting in this case.
It took nearly three days to secure
q jury and the whole county was raked
over, and jury finally secured. The
state has been putting in its side Of
the case, and the defendent is now
having an inning. Several witnesses
were put on by the state to prove the
shooting and give such evidence as
they could relative to the affair. The
defendent is NOW putting in his side
of the case, and the defendent and his
wife have both been on the witness
stand. States Attorney F. T. Cuth-
bert, assisted by his law partner, Ray
v. Smythe, are representing the State
and Attorneys Cowan & Adamson and
H. S. Blood appear for the defendent.
In all probability the case will be com
pleted this week, and just what the
outcome will be is hard to tell at this
time.
After this case is completed the ba,-
|ance of the criminal calendar will be
taken up.
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ARE CALLING
A Meeting
LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS FROM
RAMSEY COUNTY WANT YOUR
ADVICE.

To acquaint ourselves with the Leg
islatiye needs Of Ramsey County and
North Dakota, We the men sQu have
slac5sd to rspielsnt you 81 h IL stks neMxt M
Session Of the Legislature are calling
q meeting to be held in the CONNER
cial Club Rooms in the city Of Devils
Lake, on Tuesday next, December 12,
at 1880 P. M.
It is the honest desire Of every man
in Ramsey County's delegation to rem
der to the County and State the best
service Of which he is capable. To do
this we want your council and advice.
We want members Of the Non-parti-
san League and Farmers who do not
belong to the League; we want pro-
fessional and commercial men; we ask
men Of all parties to attend. You are
entitled to fair and just representa-
ton; let us know what you need and
want by attending this meeting and
we assure you we will do all in our
power to satisfy you.
Frank b. Hyland, Senator
NJ. A. Hoghaug, Representative
P. n. Kelly, Representative
George Laird, Representative.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
.SVlIND[ERO|
DEAD !. | | ARRESTED
POLICE SAY JAMESTOWN MAN;
EAKED f5sl1lils3 sSS Ai6s0KSs
And COLLECTED FROM HEIRS.

"a dead man tells no tails" and his
relatives usually will pay his bills, was
the revised version Of the yproverb or
which Bert Frederick, jamestown, N.
d., is alleged to have built a swindling
system.
Patronized Clipping Bureau.
That Frederick subscribed to clip
ping bureau to obtain the names and
addresses of dead men and We
whose relative he victimized is alleged
by Detective Bert Carr, who arrested
the man, after trailing him for maa
days.
To these dead persons Frederi x
it is charged, shipped cheap books foy
which he charged top-notch prices.
Letters sent. with the consignment
stated that ein response to your order.
we ship the following goods"
Relatives opening the letters and
the package supposed that the deaq
person had ordered the goods and us
ually paid, the police say.
Express Companies Give Clew.
Express companies complaining Of
many refused shipments sent by the
Northwestern Supply Company which
they could not find, gave the police the
first clew., Detective Carr arrested
Frederick at the Hamilton hotel, los
East Fifth st.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
,REC0MMEND 4
FLEET: BASE ON
CHESAPEAKE BAY
CAPTAIN McKEAN PROPOSES AY-s
IATION FIELD AT THE SANE
POINT.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Atlantic
fleet needs an adequate fleet base on
Chesapeake bay, Capt. Jonah McKean.
aide for material to the chief Of op-
erations, told the house naval commit
tee today.
He urged the purchase Of the old
jamestown exposition site, facing thaI
Broad Anchorage ground in Hampton
Roads for the purpose.
Captain Mexican appeared to ex-
plain estimates of $5,133, 900 for the
air service and, since there would be.
an aviation field at the proposed base.
he went into the plan in some detail,
altho the navy department has not yet
recommended to congress any action
on the project.
Demand Big Price.
The owners ask $1,4Q0,O00 for the
exposition land, which includes about
$40 acres, the Captain said.
Chairman Plunket remarked that
such figure would mean wide mar
gin of profit, but the officer thought
the facilities offered for sale were
worth the price. u
Captain Mexican said the navy had
purchased 125 aircraft since the air
service was established in 1911. There
now are 19 aeroplanes and three kite
balloons in actual service, he said,
while a non-nggid derigible and z;
aeroplanes have been ordered. !.
U. 8. Made Aeroplanes No Good.
AS yet, he added, American manu-
facturers have not turned out sat
isfactory seaplane. The department
has Issued specifcatio however, from
which good results are expected.
Captain Plunkett, director Of gum
merry exercises, told the committee to-
day that he favored the largest possi-
BILE guns for the fleets and thought the
battle cruisers should carry 16-inch in
stead of 14-inch weapons as planned.
He believed 18-inch and even 2O-inch
guns should be under design now
against future need.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
FIGURES FROM
STATE BOARD
OFFICIAL CANVAS GIVES STATE
TO WILSON By OVER 1000
VOTES.

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 6.-President
Wilson carried North Dakota by a
plurality Of 1920, according to figures
issued by the state canvassing board
today. The total vote was:
Wilson, 55,271; Hughes, 52,651.
Porter ]. McCumber, Republican,
was chosen to succeed himself in the
United States Senate by vote of ST.
TIA to 41,078 for. John Burke, the
Democratic candidate, according to the
official figures.
Congressman Helgesen, Young and
Norton, all Republicans, were reflect
ed by pluralities- Of s,170. 1882 and
12,112 respectively.
Supreme Court -Birdsell, 81, 200;
Burke, 43,A42; Fisk, 44,O2s; Grace,
67,170; Robinson, 62,675; spanlding,
81, 800.
For State Treasurer steen, 51,s4s;
Casey, 61,149.