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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-08
HOW THE COMMISSIONERS
FOUND THE DIXIE HIGHWAY
Dixie Highway Magazine:

Early in September President ALI
son and two Of the Georgia Commits
sioners-Clark Howell, OF Atlanta,
and w. T. Anderson, of Macon, made
an inspection trip over the Central
and Eastern Routes OF the Dixie
Highway in Georgia Great improve
ment, slow, but sure" epitomizcs their
report. Although the Atlanta TO Ma
con road is the most frequetly travel
ed section OF the highway in Georgia,
it was found to be i'll the worst con-
dition. On the Central Division, Full
ton, Bibb, Houston, Wilcox, Ben Hill
and Duval fla counties are in good
condition. Pike, Monroe, Pulaski.
Coffee and Ware counties are in fair
condition., with construction work
either planned or being done at the
present time. Clayton, Henry, Spald-
ing, Pierce, Charlton and Nassau
(Fla.) counties are in very bad con-
dition and need iinme date attention.
On the Eastern Division, Fulton, De-
kalb, Walton Morgan, Baldwin,
Washington, Jefferson, Burke, Screv-
Ell, Bryan, Chatham, Glynn and Du-
val (Fla.) counties are in good shape.
some of them having excellent roads.
Rockdale, Newton, Putnam, Ef1ing-
ham, Liberty, Mcintosh and Camden
counties are in fair condition. Mas
sau county, Florida, is in bad shape.
The officials who made the trip
pointed out that Savannah had assist
ed Bryan county in her road con-
struction, realizing the importance of
good approaches to Savannah, and
that this example would be an excel
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-08
TEMPORARY HOME OPENED
THIS MORNING FOR
CHILDREN

Miss McKinna moved into her nzs
home in the Crawley Flats this morB-
ing. Mrs 5. {. Azlin, Of Douglas, has
come to be matron of the home Ms.
4Azlin will be remembered here as she
was housekccper at the Aldine Hasta
when the Jcfcoats had charge Of ahe
hotel.
This home, while detention hcazc.
is not that entirely, but temporary
home to be used for children ua8cf
different circumstances. An approp55-
ate name will be selected for the
home at an carly date.
Miss Mckinna wishes to have an
the missionary and aid societies are
clubs to help her in getting the hozae
started and keep it up.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-08
HARRY IGARRICK GETS PRO-
MOTION; GOES TO ATLANTA

Harry Garrick, for three years mes
senger boy at the Western union left
for Atlanta Saturday night to assume
position as operator in the Atlanta
Office of the company. Harry, during
his spare time, learned telegraphy at
the local Office and the company
recognizing his ncritorious ambition,
called him to the home office Be
sides earning good salary at his new
job, he will have the advantage of a
night school, which he will attend
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-08
NEGROES
SEE SELECTM
FOR CAMP

A most patriotic, inspiring sjesb1
was witnessed at the A. B. & A. de-
pot Saturday morning when nnre
than FIVE hundred negroes gatherea
for the train that was scheduled fe
take the ten colored selectmen hnfs
this county to Camp Gordon.
Dressed in their Sunday best, flee
with the spirit of the times the colGr--
ed people gathered at the depot unt2
it looked as if the entire negro pVoprr-
laton of the county were conae IT,
gether for camp meeting. The xen
selectmen came marching down nrsscx
the leadership OF Bill Lewis, forn1exgr
porter for the Aldine, whom the cx-
emption board placed in charge OF 4sze
company, Bill lined his company uss
on the platform and the negroes be-
gan to shower them in their 1Dkx,As-
hearted manner will. the things a.se1.-
ful i'll camp and not furnished by 1lleir
Uncle Sam" Stamps, tooth irrsSlt-s
s'iAN NtiShlll poN Il SuiL vi A9tSA~@-"
wear for each. bible, and such o&sser
things as was thought to be Of use Is
the boys. Each was furnished With
a sufficient lunch to last him fsq Z
week, including cigars
1t was evident that our negroes car
be depended on for their loyalty, fl2f
~ approaching the debt they owe Nv
the government that gave them fyn&-
dom 81 years ago.
The men who left for Camp {.es-
don are
VIII Lewis.
Sam. Adams.
Clarence l.. Park.
Ed Thomas.
Roby Graham.
Albert Walker.
Frank Rutherford.
A. G. Jackson
L. j. Graham
James Taylor.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-08
APPOINTED TO STATE
BOARD OF BARRIERS

B. F. Archer, with the City Barber
shop, received his commission this
morning to the State Board of Bar
Der Examiners, to which he was ap-
pointed by Gov. Hugh NJ. Dorsey.
Mr.. Archer has the endorsement of
the BARRIERS Union and number OF
prominent citizens OF Fitzgerald
The appointment is appreciated by
Mr.. Archer and his friends as it car
ries with it quite distinction among
the BARRIERS of the state and sufficient
remuneration to make it attractive
The appointment is for three years.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-08
FOOD CONTROLLER FOR
BEN HILL COUNTY

D. w. NJ. Whitley has been ap-
pointed food controller by Gov. Hugh
NJ. Dorsey for Ben Hill county. Mr..
Whitley will appoint committee to
cooperate with him to secure the CO.
operation Of the farmers towards
planting larger food supplies and to
conserve the products already grown.
A statewide meeting of all appoint
ecs from each county will be held in
Macon next Friday, at which time
definite plans will be promulgated to
carry this important work into effect.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-08

The Union Cotton Oil Mills pea
nut picker is attracting a good deal
of attention on the farm of Mr.. Lee
near the cemetery, as picking peanuts
by machinery is one of the new farm
features in this section.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-08

lent one for Jacksonville to follow
in regard to Nassau county. Camden
county has the Satilla river problem,
tide water river, causing constant
watchfulncss. A contract for bridge
crossing this river has been let, how
ever, and Camden county hopes soon
to solve her problem in the con-
struction of THIS bridge. Mcintosh
county has the Altamaha river delta,
the crossing Of which has recently
been greatly facilitated by placing a
train continuously at the disposal of
motorists.
One point which was brought out
by one of the Georgia commissioners
was that the condition of the roads
reflects on the larger towns. Tourists
remember the names of the cities and
larger towns, and hold them respon-
sible for the roads. Both large and
small communities should do their
parts, of course, but large places
which cherish good regulations in the
eyes of the tourists, should double
their efforts for road building and
maintenance.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-08

Mr.. VIM. McLendon spent the
weekend in Fort Gaines, visiting his
wife who was taken ill while visiting
relatives there.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-08

Mr.. J. B. Petry, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday IN the city.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-08
NOTICE of roREcLosuRp .ALn

Default having been made In the
ter described. Notice Ia hereby given,
and DELIVERED BY IBH arSa4sa v sise1 asS
to j.: d. Newcomer Company. a cor
and was filed for record in the once
c g the Rsgish,er q Deeds Of Mmmons
o.rlcck 4. n and recorded in BOOK e
Of OF, Mortgages 5sS and which mortgage
Cobb Sxecutrix of the last viii Of
smith d. Atkins. deceased. which as
Office of the Register Of Deeds nf said
Emmens Comfy on the 2sth day Of
ana A D Esco 1sas At s01 osIoek
BY an instrument In writing duly as
signed TO Eleanor Hope Cobb. which
in the office of the Register OF Deeds
Of said Emmons County. on the 9Th
day n of January. ls1:. at 2:s5 O'clock
MORTGAGES at page 61a. and thereafter
by an instrument in writing duly as
s MieS a to 3D. Newcomer
record in The Office OF the Register OF
s s!h day e January. 1871, a 800
"h' anu icScINSu III DUNK 90
Of Mortgages at page 513. will be fore
closed by a sale of the premises In
said mortgage and hereinafter describ-
cd at the froEt door Of the Court
House In the city Of Linton, County of
Emncns and State of North Dakota,
At the hour Of two O'Clock p. NJ OH
the 10th day of March. A. d. 1917. to
satisfy the amount due on said mort
gage at the date of sale.
The premises described in said mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
the same. are described as follows:
The south half of the northwest
quarter sh of NwAl. the west half
OF the northeast quarter (Wt of NE
" and the north east quarter of the
northwest quarter (NEA Of EWN) Of
Section eight 49, in Township One
hundred thirty 13O) North of Range
Seventy-Eight 7S) west of the 9Th P.
NJ. In Emmons County. North Dakota.
There will be due on said mortgage
at the date OF sale the sum of Seven-
teen hundred and five and 11-lG0
S1705.l1) dollars together with the
costs of this foreclosure.
Dated at Linton, N. D., this LIST day
IF February, A. d. 1917
Assignee of Assignee OF MortgaGce.
ARMSTRONG & CAMERON.
Linton. North Dakota,
Attorneys for said Assignee.
fe1.maS
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-08
In the newspaper field luck plays n

In the newspaper field luck plays no
unimportant cart. The trained news
paper man becomes an adept in sens
ing where trouble is likely to break
loose. But such luck as that which
came to Floyd P Gibbons, reporter for
teh Chicago Tribune, and formerly po-
lice reporter on the Minneapolis Trid-
une, is unusual Gibbons was one of
the handful of American citizens that
was saved when the Cunarder Laconia
was sunk, recently. Gibbons had the
rare and unusual privilege of writing
a report for his paper of the sinking
from the point of view of an eye-wit-
ness. His story found it's way onto
the floors of Congress and was the ba-
sis upon which many of the leading
statesmen of the nation formed an
opinion of the latest German outrage.
The Record man remembers Floyd
P. Gibbons as resourceful police re-
porter in Minneapolis. For months we
officed together in the room provided
for the police reporters of the Min
neapolis dailies in the city hall We
had chance to learn his qualities, for
he was our chief competitor in the
daily scramble for news. The .irst
actual news story to which we were
both assigned, when the Record man
was but then q few months at the
game. was the noted Bren daylight
hold-up ncar the University OF Min.
nesota grounds. Bren was cashier Of
the University. He claimed to be on
his way down town with several thou.
Sand dollars in currency in grip that
he waSto deposit to the credit OF the
school. when he was attacked by high.
waymen and rabbed That was some
six years ago.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-08
MUCH LIKE MODERN CITIES
Visitor to Long. Buried PompeiI Findi
Sight Does Not Come Up to
His Expectations.

POlnpeil is the deadest of dead cities
having been thoroughly and complete
~ killed by Mount Vesuvius. Never
theless., 1t is growing az fast as some
enterprlsing town with busy board
Of trade. Instead of building up new
and desirable districts In POmpeii, they
dig them out. The town can go on
growing fO:' quite Il while yet II the
appropriation for excavation holds out
There is something exceedingly sad.
dening md depressing about Pompeli.
Even the approach seems to have been
artistically designed to lend up to the
grand effect. The way runs between
the sen on the right hand and IN old
and battered countryside on the left,
with lalf-ruined. rundown villas set
about with the curiously symmetrical
Italian stone pines that look like
artificial trees with their too smooth
perfection of form.
At the very gates Of the ruined city
there is great display Of greenery. us
though nature were trying TO heal the
scar Of what she lad wrought in one
Of her moments Of anger. Perhaps,
indeed, she would have covered over
the dead cities by this time with
smooth ana decent martle, leaving the
ruins and skeletons Of sluraier be.
neaIh unsupported and Cndisturbed,
hit the antiquarian and the shovel
gang have come along to Gig up the
dead Of another age. and the silent
empty city they have excavated is like
one great tomb.
Before you come TO Ponpeii you
think that there will he something
magnificently impressive about this
ghost OF III alien time preserved by the
wrath Of a volcano. It is pathetic
rather thar impressive, however. You
en-: trace or your guide. IL bad Eng.
lisE. will trace for you just how the
currents of that far-off life flowed In
the channels Of everyday domesticity.
with llo,ne and temple and tavern Just
as the life Of today. You come ex.
Eecting to view curiOusly the remains
Of life infinitely different from your
own. AS you walk about the empty
streets rutted by the wheels Of van.
ishcd chariots you are cast down be.
cause that life was so infinitely the
same.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-08

Senator Allen, who has just COM
pleted the fourth session of which he
has been membr in North Dakota,
may Will feel proud of the position he
holds among the men in public life in
North Dakota today. The Record man
made several trips to Bismarck dur
ing the past two months and has had a
chance to see considerable of the work
ings of the legislative mill. We have
had chance to see that Senator Allen
is looked upon as one of the leaders of
the Senate. The anti-league members
have looked to him in much of the work
they have had to do. And, even the
leaguers in the senate seemed to give
him high place in their regard We
noticed on several occasions when u
league senator wanted some commit
tee appointed he would mention SEN
ator Aliens name as one of the hold
over members that was to occupy po-
sition on the committee. When the
session opened Senator Allen was one
of the committee of five picked to ad-
wise with the lieutenant governor in
picking the committees of the senate.
When steering committee was needed
to keep the mill from becoming con-
gested with bills near the wind-up,
Senator Allen was appointed one of
the five. 1t was thus left to him, in
conjunction with four others, to de-
tcrmine what unfinished matters were
to have the attention of the senate dur
ing the closing days. When the SEN
ate wanted to present their presiding
officer with remembrance of the ses-
sion Senator Allen was chosen to make
the address of presentation. And, from
the beginning to the close of the SEES
sion, it was: easy to see that the entire
upper body had implicit faith in his in
tegrity, if not in the wisdom of his
course. Of course it was more than
could be expected for league senators
to see merit in Mr.. Aliens convictions.
But they all respected him as man.
] is long membership in the senate m
have contributed to this condition in a
measure. But his personal character
istics were the determining features.
Whatever the future may hold in store
for him, the past has proven Senator
Allen an efficient and Industrious mem
Der of the upper body of the Fifteenth
Assembly.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-08
within her rights should she make him II

within her rights should she make him
suffer, for such an act. And while the
German Chancellor was telling the Ger
man people that he could see no reason
for the United States to be so brusque
in breaking of diplomatic relations,
we had in our possession documentary
evidence of the scheme to set Mexico
and japan ut our heels. II was simp-
ly an excellent illustration of the de-
ceit and double-dealing common in
European diplomacy. We can't help
these things, but we can stand togeth-
er in support of our government no
matter what action may be necessary
to protect our interests. And, we need
not be too sure that one Of these days
we might have thrust upon us the al
tentative of fighting like the devil or
running like the devil.
Editor Christensen, Of the Sioux
County Pioneer, between drinks, has
paused long enough to administer a
gentle slap on the wrist of the Record
man. He doesn't like "reformer,"
which is evidently his characterization
Of the Record man. But he belongs
to that class of men whose personal
characteristics are such as would in
cline any person to expect as much
from him. We have read Editor Chris
tenson's paper with as much interest
as he has apparently read the Record,
land advice is cheap, whether offered
or received. And our suggestion to
him in return for his is that he re-
frain from attacking such men as the
chief of Indian police for opposing him
for county auditor, especially when it
is likely to be necessary for him to fol-
low it the next week with such a SER
vile apology and retraction as was the
case with him following the last cleo
ton. Likewise, if he will quit abusing
men who threaten to become business
competitors of his in Slope county, he
will be in better shape to tell people in
other counties than his how to conduct
their business.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-08
Mans Chemical Elements.

A German Investigator has recently
calculated that 100 dozen eggs would
hold all the chemical elements which
would 60 to make up a man weighing
$50 pounds. This does not mean that
II you made an enormous omelet of
these 1000 eggs a man would be pro-
duced. 1t does mean that the elements
In the eggs would be equal to the ele-
ments In this man.
II a person were to eat nothing OK.
cept eggs he would get just the chemi-
Gals needed for supporting life. but the
human system would not digest an
exclusive diet like this and the person
trying to live on eggs alone would soon
sicken. and II the diet were not
changed, would die.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-08

on arms to Mexico. It was done as a
means Of Furnishing the Mexican gov
eminent for illegal acts against our
interests. The American government
has never refused to allow Germany
to buy goods from this nation. The
British have simply prevented her
from being able to come and get them
and take them home.
On the other hand, England has had
TO take the same risk. German SUBJ
marines have destroyed thousands Of
tons of British shipping returning
home from American shores. That in
itself was perfectly proper and brough'
no objection from this nation. How
ever, international law protects the
lives OF citizens Of neutral countries on
the high seas which are not the prop
erty of any nation, but are highways
open to all. Germany, therefore, had
the right to destroy British ships on
the high seas, but had no right to
kill American citizens on the high seas
For that reason international law re-
quires that before sinking vessel, the
same must be visited and searched,
that all citizens of neutral countries
must be taken off or given time to get
to a place Of safety before the enemy
ship can be destroyed. 1t is impossible
for submarines to- comply with this
provision of international law and so
Germany has had to exercise caution
in attacking merchant ships. She has
finally decided that international law
and the good will of the remaining neu-
trails of the world is not worth the
price of this care for neutral lives and
has announced her abandonment of the
international laws regarding same.
England is also watching to sink any
German ship found on the high seas,
but she is ready and willing to take
the responsibility to see that no neu-
trail passenger or member of any crew
is injured or killed.
The above is brief outline of a
subject to which books could be de-
voted and about which columns have
been used in the newspapers. 1t is
published to correct the erroneous i'm
preston prevalent in some quarters
that Uncle Sam was not neutral in al
lowing the British to purchase our com
lmodities
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-08
Pollock Pick-Ups.

From the Progress, March I'd.
Mrs. Andrew Boschkcr has been con-
fined to the house the past week by a
severe cold.
Boyd Stewart is taking lay-off from
work Mt the Stiles ranch and is visiting
with his family here this week.
Manager Adams, of the local yards
of the Thompson Lumber Co., reports
the sale Of Weyerhauser silo to John
Biddlccomb, in the Dale ncighborhood.
this week.
The town has been out of coal for
several days, but one car brought in
Sunday, and another Wednesday, has
relieved the shortage to some extent.
There is plenty of good wood to be
had at reasonable price on the river,
however, and, if we can't get coal, we
can get wood. But in these prosper
Gus times people are subject to spells
of indisposition and are hard of hear
ing when you mention wood.
Married.-Miss Almerinda E. Rey-
nolds was married to Mr.. w. L. Bales
at Linden, Iowa, on February %, 1867,
Rev. A. w. Holloway officiating. On
Wednesday,, February %, 1917, at the
Bales home in this village the above
now aged couple celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage and
again in retrospect lived over and
viewed the scenes enacted on that hap
py day half century ago. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bales have raised family of 0
children, all of whom are alive and
well today, and all were present on the
joyous occasion except two daughters
living in the state of Washington.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-08

MISREPRESENTATION is the first law
of natutc." 1t applies to nations as
well as to individuals or animals of
any description. Hence, from the
standpoint of the Germans themselves,
Germany is no doubt doing what she
must cd to protect herself from defeat
in fight which has grown to bigger
proportions than she dreamed of. She
has practically rcpudiated all interna-
tional law. And, as international law
is of no force except> where there are
sufficient neutrals to see that it is en-
forced, Germany can perhaps well af-
ford to take the steps she has. This
is the view from the German side.
Now, about the matter from our stand
point: We are not responsible for
Germany's entering scrap with Eng
land, France and others. We are en-
titled to all consideration provided in
international law. If Germany rcfus-
es us such consideration, we have but
two courses to pursue. We can either
take it or take measures to punish her
in whatever way we can. The recent
startling expose of the secret mach
nations of the German foreign office
in attempting tn arrange with Mexico
and Japan triple blow at the United
States should we get into mix with
the German Empire because of their
illegal acts, should warn US that we
must be prepared for trouble with the
Germans. They are not friendly to
this country, and they do not propose
to leave any stone unturned to injure
US if we insist further in their living
up to international law so far as our
interests are concerned. Even when
Count Won Bcrnstorff was handing out
tatfy about Pres. Wilson and the Amer
lean people, he was engaged in putting
across this new deal in international
affairs. That was his business, no
doubt. But it is lucky that he is now
out Of reach, for this country would be
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-08
Had 10 Jimmy 4hs sas1.

Scores Of persons watched i tiaH
Jimmy himself into the big hotel safe
II the Waldorf-Astoria at New York
20 ar accompaniment Of the orchestra.
No effort was made to restrain the
,afe-breaker and there was no talk Of
using 'juice" In the cracking, because.
after all, it was only the contents Of
one Of the safety deposit boxes that
the craftsman was after. The owner
mad misplaced his key, and was par
ticularly anxious to get hold Of some
securities that he wished to sell. UNI
fortunately the market closed before
the locksmith could do anything with
the box and the owner Of the stocks
and bonds fumed as three o'clock ap1
preached with the lock still intact,
Maybe the l0st-key victim was glad Of
the mishap II the market took turn
opposite to the why he thought ID
would go.