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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
SHERIFFS SALE
)RGIA, Ben Hill County.

OEOKGlA, Ben Hill County.
Will be sold first Tuesday August
next, between legal hours of sale be-
fore courthouse door said county, to
highest bidder for cash.
One-third undivided interest in five
acre tract of land Number sos, and
five acre tract Number $50, being
numbered according to plat and sur
vey of the lands of American Tribune
Soldiers Colony Company as same ap-
pears of record in Office of Clerk Su-
perior Court, Irwin County, Georgia,
said lands now being in Ben Hill
County, Georgia, and being part of
Land Lot. No. 122 in third land dis
trict.
Said property is levied upon as the
property of J. w. Haygood, to salts
fy execution issued from Justice Court
fifteen thirty-seventh district, G. NJ,
Ben Hill county, favor of Rosa Rem
kes against ]. w. Haygood, and found
in possession of ]. w. Haygood.
This July Thirteenth Nineteen
Seventeen.
At E. H. Dorminey, Sheriff.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
Announcements
FOR MAYOR

To the Voters of the City of Fitz-
gerald:
At the earnest solicitation of people
from almost every walk of life in our
city, have decided to become a can
didate for he Office of Mayor, sub
ject to the white primary of August
18th, next
appreciate the confidence which
so many of my friends have expressed
in my ability to conduct the affairs
of this Office to the satisfaction of the
community as a whole. If | am hon
ored by the people of the city with
this Office, l will not be unmindful of
the duties and responsibilities thus
imposed upon me, and will at all
times strive to be faithful to the
trust of the office. If elected, I will
favor an economical administration
and an impartial enforcement of the
laws for the benefit of the people of
every class / would appreciate your
vote and will not forget your con-
tdence. Sincerely,
CLAYTON JAY.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
The Track of the Earth.

If the sun and earth and the earth's
orbit could be seen, then the track Of
the earth would be spiral around that
Of the sun. Go take a broomstick, wind
wire around it like thread on spool,
take out the stick and stretch the coil
until the space between each turn is,
say, one-third of an inch and make a
hundred turns Of the wire. Then this
spiral or coil would represent the track
of the earth through space during a
hundred years. The sun moves toward
the star Vega at speed Of twelve
miles per second and carries the earth,
all the planets and their moons along.
But they all move around the sun at
the same time and therefore traverse
spirals, represented fairly by extended
coils of wire.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
BOMBS FROM AlRPLANES.
Simple Device That Aids In Dropping
the Missiles Accurately.

AT the numerous aerial bombing
schools pilots and observers are taught
how to drop bombs accurately on sta
tionary and moving objects on the
ground and on captive balloons.
Bombs Of all classes are used, from the
eight pound high explosive bomb to the
200 pound bomb as well as the phos-
phorus and rochambite bombs.
The instrument that is used in direct
ing the placing Of bomb on the object
aimed at is simple device and is pro.
vided with several adjustments that
can be made almost instantly. One of
these gives the speed at which the ma
chine Is travelling, another is an ordi-
nary water level, and both in conjunc-
ton with two mirrors which show the
pilot the ground below serve to aim
the bomb. The wind has to be serious.
" considered when dropping bombs,
and most bombs are dropped up wind.
Bomb dropping is a most important
branch of the air service, and pilots
have been known to drop bombs on en-
envy trains and transports from fairly
good heights and also on the vital
parts of bridges and on depots and
railway functions, munition plants, aer-
odromes and submarine bases.-Scien-
tif1c American.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
Good Farm Prospects
In Ben Hill County

Though the farmers in South Geor-
gia and especially in this section, have
gone through one of the hardest years
to make crop they have ever known,
crops are generally very fine. Not
only the seasons have been very adj
verse to crop conditions, but the far
mers have been working larger acre
age on less labor, and frequently hav-
ing to pillow up and plant over on ac-
count of freezes, heavy rain, hail, dis
tressingly dry weather and what not.
The crops are remarkably fine.
| have never seen such a corn crop
i'll my life. OF course the dry weather
has cut the yield fully 10 to 20 per
cent, but more corn will be made in
Ben Hill than ever before. The acre
age has been increased and almost
every farm has different ages of corn
so the dry season has not hurt him
so much. If anyone doubts, take a
little run out by Bobb's Smith, Whit
ley, Barrentine, on up in the Luke
settlement, cross over by Abba and
out in the Troup neighborhood. You
can go any direction you will, the corn
crop and all food crops are good. The
farmers are going to have enough for
home use and some for the other fell
low. We are going to need some one
to aid farmers to market these food
crops.
The cotton crop is rapidly coming
to the front. In the next thirty
days, If no destructive storms come,
the cotton crop will be fine. 1t is
fruiting as we'll as l ever saw. How
ever the stands are usually poor and
the stalk very small We don't need
such large stalks for good yield. Bet
ter not make so much stalk. The
Weevils SO far have not done much
damage and if the farmers will only
make the fight for the next 20 or 80
days, you will see a good crop of
cotton shipped from this county.
The cantaloupes, though hit by the
severe drought and aphis was fair
ly good and much better than could
be expected under similar conditions.
The farmers have worked hard this
year and deserve great deal of cred
it for the good work done. 1t is true
it has been good year to select the
good farmers. The crops that have
suffered most are those that lacked
the deep, thorough preparation to
start with, and the proper civilizations.
Again, some sections have had more
rain than others.
j. T. PITTMAN,
County Agent.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
TRUCKING THE CREDULOUS.
Lures of Gold Brick Schemes For the
Small Investors.

Lures of Gold Brick Schemes For the
Small Investors.
Will persons with money never learn
how to take care of it? Will they
never guard themselves against the
horde of tricksters who make a bust
ness of taking advantage of the cred
ulous and especially of credulous wo-
men?
Bear in mind that no one will make
money for you when he can make it
for himself. If he offers to give you
the key to wealth, suspect him, for
such keys are kept by their possessors
and are not given away to strangers.
The posto6ice q year or two ago
showed that over $150,000,000 had been
lost by persons who listened to the
gold brick schemers, but the game still
goes on despite the vigilance of the
postoffice department and the passage
of protective measures, known as "blue
sky laws" by many states.
VIII the people never learn to dis
count the alluring literature which
these shysters send out and which is
written for them by some of the sharp
est and brightest writer's of our day,
whose services can be easily obtained
for a few dollars?
l advise my readers who receive
these tempting propositions to send
them at once to the postmaster gen
eral at Washington for investigation.
That is the business of the postoffice
department, and it will be only too
happy to take up such matters.
Small investors are particularly the
victims of these bunko schemes, for
the false notion prevails that a man
or woman with a small amount of
money cannot buy high class invest
ment securities such as successful in
Vestors prefer This is erroneous. An
investment can now be made in the
best of paying securities with as small
an amount as $40 through the partial
payment plan, which is readily under
stood, though the term may sound
formidable.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
SHERIFF'S SALE
GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
Will be sold first Tuesday August
Nineteen Seventeen, before court
house door said county, within legal
hours of sale to highest bidder for
cash:
One-half undivided interest in five
acre tracts Numbers us, 71o, III, 718.
719, 720, 722, 723 and 724 of the Col
ony Domain as shown by recorded
plat OF American Tribune Soldiers
Colony Company of file in office Clerk
Superior Court Irwin county, Georgia.
Said property levied on as property
OF J. M. Mcdonald, to satisfy execu-
ton issued from Ben Hill Superior
Court favor Mrs. Clara Smile, against
I. w. Hayes, J. M. Mcdonald, Wes-
ley X. Walker and D. L. Martin as
principals, and ]. B. Seanor as secu-
rity, said execution having been paid
by J. B. Seanor and Wesley R. Wal
ker and transferred to them.
This July Thirteenth Nineteen Sew
enteen.
st. f. H. Dorminey, Sheriff.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
THE THRONE IN THE HOME.
Where Two Should Rule az One to In.
sure Real Happiness.

O0'0 tASoI tbdPPt1SoSs
"a man may build throne for the
woman he loves" says the Mothers
Magazine, "but he will find that to
make her queen he must mount it be-
side her, for only where two rule as one
can either hold true sway. Whether
married or single, we do not live unto
ourselves alone All the world some
how is affected by what we are, and in
the married state we have a greater
obligation than merely to keep the
peace or to observe the conventions or
to demonstrate how we can improve
upon Gods law of life and love.
'It is well that we should use every
God given power Of mind and spirit,
every quality and grace and virtue at
our command, before and after, in or
der to live up to the privileges and re-
sponsibilities Of marriage But mar
riage fortunately is a thing of the
heart rather than of the intellect, and
it is our wrong attitude of mind to-
ward matrimony that would drag it
down to our own level and limit of
comprehension and make it a merely
human mistake instead of divine gift.
IF we would make it a blessing in
stead of curse, if We would have it
encompass all Of our needs in joy and
sorrow, If we would have it endure
with us through life and eternity as the
sublime fact Of our existence, we must
live up to it hour by hour in a spirit
Of faith and hope and charity"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
FOR WATER, LIGHT AND BOND
COMMISSION

AT The solicitation of large num-
Der of citizens have concluded to
offer for reelection at TIE coming
primary as a member Of the Water,
Light and Bond Commission. Should
the voters honor me with their con-
fdence | assure them that | shall give
the Office the same careful attention
that it has received from me during
my present term. The support of all
the voters DESTROYS of a continuance
of business administration of this
important part of the city's assets
will have my highest appreciation.
JOHN D. DORMINEY.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
SHERIFF'S SALE

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
Will be sold first Tuesday in August
next between legal horus of sale at
the courthouse door said county, to
highest bidder for cash:
City Lot Number Sixteen, Square
Number Fifteen, Block Number Fiji
teen, together with all improvements
therein, i'll the city of Fitzgerald Ga.
Said property levied on as the prop
erty of Sol Riggs, to satisfy execu-
ton issued from the City Court of
Fitzgerald, in favor of Calvert Mort
gage Company against Sol Riggs,
and duly transferred to Mrs. Anna
L. Haygood.
This July Is, 1917.
At. E. H. Dorminey, Sheriq.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
A Comparison.

A German military critic said that
Robert L. Lee was Americas ablest
soldier. But when Lees army of in
vasion came up into Pennsylvania it
didn't cut down a tree, trample gar
den or steal a pig. Indeed, Lee was so
good a soldier that he said the burning
of Chambersburg was a military blum
der for which he was not responsible.
The officer in all Americas wars who
did the most burning, hacking and rob-
bling was Benedict Arnold after he had
turned traitor to his country. But the
chief effect of it was to solidify the col
onists into an effort to win the Revolu-
tion.-Girard in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13

Ok bones have a considerable value.
The four feet of an ordinary OK will
make a pint of meats foot oil. The
thigh bone is the most valuable, being
useful for cutting into toothbrush han.
dies. The fore leg bones are made into
collar buttons and parasol handles.
The water in which the bones are boil
ed is reduced to glue, while the dust
which comes from saving the bones
is turned into food for cattle and poul.
try.-Exchange.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
SHERIFF'S SALE

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
Will be sold first Tuesday in Au-
gust next at public outcry at court i,
house said county, within legal hours
OF sale to highest bidder for cash:
Ten-acre tract Number Thirty
Eighty-Five of the American Tribune
Soldiers Colony Company
Levied on as the property of Sarah
and A. Marshall to satisfy execution
from justice court fifteen thirty sew
enth district G. M. said county, favor
ST. Louis Lightning Rod Company
against Sarah and A. Marshall, found
in their possession.
This July Thirteenth Nineteen
Seventeen.
At. F. H. Dorminey, Sheriff.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
A Real Providence,

Mr.. Younghusband reached home late
for dinner.
Il got pinched for speeding on the
way home" he explained rather sheep
ishly. Have to appear tomorrow morn
ing and get $40 or fifteen days."
Mrs. Younghusband fervently clapped
two blistered little hands, what a
providencew she cried devoutly. "You
must take the fifteen days, John! The
cook has just tv-Ha1per's Maya
zine
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
FOR ALDERMAN

l hereby announce my candidacy for
reelection as alderman for the City
OF Fitzgerald, subject to the white
primary to be held on August 18th.
1917. If elected | promise to give to
the duties of this Office the same con-
sclentious service that l have tried to
give in the past. Assuring you of my
appreciation of your past support and
assuring yo uthat will appreciate
your efforts in my behalf, am,
Sincerely Yours,
EARL BROWN.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
FOR CITY TREASURER

To the Voters of the City of Fitz-
gerald:
l hereby announce my candidacy
for reelection to the office of City
Treasurer, subject to the white pri-
mary to be held on the 18th of Au-
gust, next.
l heartily thank all those who have
contributed to my election in the past
and earnestly solicit both the sup
port and vote of all citizens of Fitz-
gerald. Respectfully.
G. p. MINGLEDORFF.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
Home Ground CornmeaI,

Clean up the old coffee grinder or buy
a new one and grind your own corn
meal for griddlecakes, mullins and
bread. If you do not like bread made
Of cornmeal alone use some wheat
flour with it. Since home ground corn
meal does not keep long it is better to
buy whole corn by the bushel and grind
for meal as needed-New York Sun.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
pieIocation of the Hin Joint.

In demonstrating his now famous
method of replacing in its socket hip
that has been dislocated since birth
Ut. John Ridlon Of the Presbyterian
hospital, Chicago, said most of these
cases We're girls and in most of them
1t was the left hip. He could not offer
any suggestion as to why this should
be So
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
LEGAL NOTICE

GEORGIA, Ben Hill County.
Below are the names of all persons
to whom retail liquor licenses have
been issued since July 1st:
Cash Drug Store, located on East
Pine street.
Fitzgerald Drug Store, located at
the northwest corner of Pine and
Sherman streets.
1870 f. H. Dorminey, Sheriff.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
A LITTLE PIECE OF LEAD.
The Costliest Thing This World Of
Ours Has Ever Known.

Ours Has Ever Known.
just think of one small piece of lead,
probably weighing less than an ounce.
that cost the world some 100000, OOO,-
ooo In money, probably $100,OOO,OOOO 900
III property more than 100000 lives
and individual suffering and loss i'm
possible of computation-a bit Of lead
that embroiled in war Germany, Aus
trla-Hungary, Britain, France, Belgi-
UNI, the United States, Turkey, Siberia,
Italy, Montenegro, Roumania, Bulga-
ria, Albania, Egypt, Canada, Australia.
CHINA, Japan, South Africa, India and
Russia and brought every other nation
to the brink Of internal trouble or out
ward disaster. the consequences of
winch are being felt by every human
being, civilized or uncivilized, white,
black, yellow or brown!
That small piece of lead was fired
from pistol in the hands of crack
Drained youth of Servian nativity into
the body of the heir to the Austrian
throne The troubles arising from this
mad act and its punishment set fire ia
the powder trains in Europe and led
to hostile act after hostile act and final.
~ and suddenly to open war in 1914.
That little piece of lead should be
preserved as a memorial to all future
generations and as the costliest thing
mankind has ever known. 1t would
become the greatest silent teacher the
world has ever seen. 1t would teach
restraint for the weak minded and VIC
lent; it would teach the Importance OF
minor acts and things; it would teach
peace as no costly monument. no book
OF horrors, no painting of tragedy could
ever teach it.-Detroit Free Press.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
rine Canal Locks.
I II 1 I NJ I'm,
County Agent.

Some of the locks in the New York
barge canal are the finest in the world.
the five at Waterford being the great
est series of high lift locks in existence.
They have combined lift of 100 feet,
one foot less than the total lift of every
lock in the Panama canal. The upper
gates weigh forty tons and the lower
about 100 tons.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE

We are authorized to announce the
name of Mr.. J. J. Dorminy as cam
didate for Alderman at Large. sub
Ject to the city primary to be held
August 18th.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13

"Are you practicing food economy p.
II tried it out, but it didn't work"
"What was the trouble?"
"My husband simply refused to eat
the cold fried egg that was left over
from the day before" = Detroit Free
Press.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
FITZGERALDITE ARRIVES
SAFELY ON FRENCH SOIL

Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Gray received
the good news this week from the
Department of Marine Corps that
their son, Sergt. F. H. Gray had ar
rived safely in France and was ready
for Marine service. Sergt Gray has
been in the army and marine for the
past seventeen years.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13

Pop, do all trades have their own
diseaseS?"
$50 they say, son."
"Then is it only carpenters that have
shingles ?"-Baltimore American.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
Duets Popular.

Patience-What kind of singing do
you prefer, solos or duets?
Patrice-Oh, duets, by all means.
We'll, come over to the house some
time and I'll start the monograph ana
the parrot going at the same time
Yonkers Statesman.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13

Wedding ard party invitations.
Style and quality the best.
Prompt service. Leader-Enter-
prise. IF
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13

In beginning to teach deaf mutes
the art of speech the pupils are first
placed before a mirror and taught to
form with their lips the vowel sounds
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13
Its Uses.

Pop. tell me one thing"
"What is it, SOM"
as the line that ships have to cross
on the sea where they hang the oceans
wash Y'-Baltimor American.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-13

1t is claimed that the diving bell is
an invention of the Greeks. dating back
to the sixteenth century.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Cold and Fuel
Shortage Smite
New England

BOSTON, Dec. 29.-New England was
in the grip OF the coolest wave Of sew
eral winters tonight with thousands of
homes without sufficient fuel because
Of the coal shortage. The suffering
among the poor in the tenement dis
tricts Of the cities was especially Sc
we're.
The thermometer AZ the Weather Blu
reRu here registered below zero at 8
N.
Charitable organizations took prompt
measures 10 relieve the suffering here
by obtaining small quantities of coal
for those families without fuel. Sew
eral coal companies announced that
their yards would be open Sunday by
order of the fuel administration 20 re-
tail l00-pound bags Of coal TO the small
consumers. Fuel administration Off
eials were besieged to-day by families
whose coal bins were depleted.
A feet of coal carriers bound for this
port was reported tonight stOrmbound
in hsrbors south Of Cape Cod. The
vessels have 10000 tons for this city
and 1000 tons for Northern New Eng
land ports. James J. Storrow, New
England Fuel Administrator. said he
had arranged for many carloads 20
come direct from the mines by rail, but
tonight the cold had upset all railroad
schedules.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Wage Increase Denied,
Brotherhoods to Take
Their Case to McAdoo

CLEVELAND, Dec. 29.-When told Oh
the Washington dispatch that the
railroads had definitely refused the de-
mand of their organized employees for
40 per cent increase in pay, W. u.
Lee. president Of the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Trainmen, gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
1--WE did not expec: any railroad
management to grant our request for
increased wages when presented, since
all prior requests have been refused.
We knew our wage proposal would
finally 60 to and be settled by the gov
eminent, and we are confident that
the government will recognize that
employees cannot maintain the stand
ard of living existing before the war
on present wages. We are as conf
dent of fair treatment under govern
ment operation OF railroads as we Sc
cured under former methods.
81 feel positive that, If the govern
ment makes a success of handling the
railroads during the war, they will
never again pass to private owner
ship"
1t was learned to-day from an su-
thoritatiye source that the four broth
erhood chiefs will 90 TO Washington
again next week, probably Thursday,
to confer with Secretary McAdoo, pre-
sumably in regard 20 wages and oper-
alton OF the railroads.