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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-14
NEWS FROM EMORY

Move over, school folks, and give
US room. You haven't heard from us
in quite while, but don't think we
have been idle, for somewhere we
learned a poem something like this:
1t amt the man that cheers the most,
Who rules election day
1t amt the angry talker who will
drive the trusts away,
It's the silent, patient persons
Who can smile and never shirk-
The man that does the fussin'
Amt the man that does theswork. 4.
So while we have been silent we
have been at work. And with the help
of our teachers, who are always will
ing to help us, we hope to accomplish
much.
The song service which was con-
Quoted at Mr.. Ashley Coleman's Sun
| day evening was enjoyed by all pres
ent And we had a large crowd of
good singers who were not afraid to
! open their mouth and sing. So you
know we made folks who heard us
think about singing conventions" in
July.
Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson were
guests of their daughter, Mrs. J. P.
Williamson, Sunday.
We are glad to know Mr.. Amos
Johnson is recovering from broken
ankle and knee. Hope he will be able
to attend his farm work before long.
This warm weather is causing the
farmers to think about early planting
Mrs. L. Crib and children visited
Mrs. S. K. Wilson Sunday.
We are very sorry to know some
of our school chums are absent from
school on account of measles We
hope to have them back with us ere
long.
Miss Leila Major has recently re-
turned from Atlanta where she spent
some time in hospital suffering from
appendicitis. We are very glad she is
improving.
A social entertainment in the way
of measuring party" will be given
at the Emory School Friday evening
March 23rd, beginning at 7:30 o'clock.
Supper will be served. The menu will
consist of cake, hot chocolate, coffee
etc. The small sum of 10c per foot
! in height will be charged each parti-
cipant. Wear your high-heeled shoes
bring your girl. and come.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-14

events in the district meet it is now.
Alvin Thurmond ran three miles in
Is minutes onStwo consecutive after
moons. He has the wind capacity. Of
dirigible. = +
If there could be a current events
class in history every cay in the week
there would be no deartli5of debaters
for the school teams. s.s,-
In athletics the broad jump is one
of the events which takes the most
and longest period of practice and at
present it is the one which is receiv-
ing least attention. Don't everyone
try to make the dashcs. Some should
try the leaps.
The school is looking for "a second
pitcher for the baseball team. William
Dozier is a good first string pitcher
but he will need a relief some day.
While it is very very fine indeed to
be able to get things from the Parent
Teachers Association without doing
anything in return, it would be lot
better if we had to do something our
selves. Electric lights throughout the
building is the latest thing they are
giving us.
There will be a big celebration on
Tuesday night because of the cancel
ling of all the debts on the Parent
Teachers gifts to the school. 1t will
be as big as the Halloween Carnival
and free. Delicious refreshments will
be served and "a good time had by
all" The whole school will be bril-
liantly lighted up. Come and, by your
enjoyment of the evening, show the
Parent-Teachers Association how you
appreciate their work. The program
will be made up almost entirely Of
frolic and 'freshments.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-14
VALDOSTA CITY EMPLOYEES
MUST PAY THEIR DEBTS
OR LOSE JOBS

Valdosta, Ga, March 12-Employ-
ees of the city of Valdosta, who fail
to pay their debts promptly, will be
asked to resign, if a resolution passed
at the last meeting of the city council
is enforced. The attention of council
was called to the fact that some of the
city employees were negligent in set
Ting their personal obligations, GER
tain creditors urging the council tc
cooperate with them in the collection
of debts due by city employees. The
result was the passage of resolu-
ton requesting those against whom
complaints had been made to ar
range their obligations satisfactorily
or turn in their designations at the
next meeting of council.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-14
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A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Help me to keep in mind today, l am
my mothers son!
She gave m life, so help me, Lord, to
LIVE
Live so that when my race is run,
Live so that when my task is done,
I may have something for her love
to give
Help me to keep in mind always i
am my mothers son!
Help me to keep in mind today I am
my mothers son;
In me she put her life unseIfishly,
No sacrifice her love could shun,
No prize too precious to be won,
No task too tiresome to be done for
Help me to keep in mind a1ways-I
am my mothers son
Help me to keep in mind today | am
my mothers son,
May there be something worthy in
the part
OF life's wide work I have begun.
Something essayed and something
done,
To prove her purity is in my heart
Help me to keep in mind a1ways-I
am my mothers son.
d. G.. PICKERS.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-14
CONFIRMATION OF RAILROAD
STRIKE IS WITHHELD

Washington D. c., March 12-Talk
of "a railroad strike was general
among local labor union officials from
the Southeast gathered here tonight,
but national officials of the four big
brothethoods declined to confirm or
deny that definite strike plans actually
were under consideration.
The local leaders came for a con-
ference tomorrow preliminary to the
meeting of brotherhood and railway
officials to be held in New York on
Thursday.
Similar sectional conferences will be
held in other cities, and the brother
hood heads insists that they cannot
forecast their course until the locals
from all parts of the country have re-
ported the result of their delibera-
tons.
There were distinct indications
however, that there might be more
truth in strike reports than appeared
on the surface. An impression pre-
valent among some of the local Off
Gals was that genera. waikout prob
ably would follow quickly if the roads
refused to accede to the union de-
mands at Thursdays conference.
Saturday was the day most persist
emily mentioned as likely to see eli
max of the long controversy between
the roads and their men.
To all questions the brotherhood
heads replied that there was nothing
to be said as yet; that sentiment
among the men the country over
would have to be sounded out before
a general strike could be ordered and
! that many locals still were to be heard
from.
Neither from them nor from any
other authoritative ource could be
gained any confirmation OF the stories
that definite strike plans had been
made.
1t was pointed out, however, that
very little time would be required to
put strike order into operation if a
decision were reached to take that
course
All the machinery used to prepare
for the big strike narrowly averted
last fall could be put into service
quickly now if the neeG came.
The present controversy. like thai
of which it is the outgrowth, revolves
around the 8-hour day, and more than
one of the local leaders here tonight
declared the brotherhoods had waited
too long already while the Supreme
! Court deliberated on the constitution
atty of the shorter basis day
They argued that if the roads de.
cline at Thursdays conference to put
an 8-hour day into effect forthwith
the unions would have full justihca.
ton for a strike.
The union men were unanimous in
declaring that in case of a strike care
would be exercised to embarass the
government as little as possible in
| the international crisis
The government is watching de-
velopments closely and probably
would itself take a hand should a
deadlock seem assured
If strike appears to be actually
threatened, President Wilson is. ex-
pected to make some move for a set
tiement.
About 200 brotherhood men from the
roads east of the Mississippi and
South OF the Ohio are expected to at
tend the meeting here tomorrow.
Men from Southwestern roads will
meet in St. Louis tomorrow, those
from Eastern roads in New York on
Wednesday and those from Western
lines in St. Paul Wednesday. The CEN
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-14

trail states representatives conferred
at Cleveland Saturday.
Mr.. Lee, head of the trainmen's
brotherhood, tonight said that the
men had made no important changes
in their demands presented to the rail-
roads last fall.
Other brotherhood heads here to
attend the conference were Warren
S. Stone of the engineers, w. S. Car
ter, of the fremen, and L. f. Shop
pard, of the conductors.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-14
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-14
80 POOR SHE HAS TO WEAR
SILKS AND SATINS"

Atlanta, Ga, March 13.-"Poor
thing, she is so poor that she has to
wear silk and satin" is the expression
you'll hear. at afternoon teas and
bridge parties, according to dry goods
merchants of Atlanta, who declare
the high price of cotton caused by the
war, and the prospects of a cotton
shortage for several years to come,
have combined to make cotton goods
almost the costliest on the market.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-14
School News
STEWART F. GELDERS, EDITOR

but showed, on the whole, a very
strong string. The regular schedule
against high school teams will start
soon.
The proceeds from the Parent
Teachers Association play was 500
which will be SUFFICIENT II M# about
clean up the standing indebtedness in.
Cured by the piano and tennis court.
And the school didn't have to turn
hand.
The High School added SIS to the
Parent Teachers Association funds as
proceeds from the schools playlets
given two weeks ago. All three OF
these home talent productions have
proven so genuinely good and SO we'll
worth the money that it would not be
amiss TO give another one. The school
can always find financial holes. that
need filling up and small coin will
often fill big hole. A production
about the 30th OF April will not con-
hict with anything else.
The University of Georgia Glee
Club plays Fitzgerald on March 22nd.
Som Kassewitz is leader. That means
they are going to have cracker-jack
performance. A college glee club can
always put on very interesting show,
even without leader, but with such
leader as Sammy Kassewitz-.
There will be morning program
in the near future. Another thing for
the student body to steel itself against
is the preliminary debate tomorrow or
Friday. We sylnpathize with the
students but we need the practice, and
you are about the only highly intel
ligent crowd we can easily corral
SO you will have to hold the bag
We know it is hard on you but you
don't act like you are going to do
anything else for the school so you
might as we'll make up your minds to
take the punishment Maybe if you,
as a whole, showed any real inciina-
ton to do something tn help the
school win its battles we might be
considerate enough not to get our
practice out OF you. But facts being
as they are we hardly can say that
we feel any sympathy for you. You
have the brains, Fitz-Hi students. you
have the Drawn. You have all the
mental and physical requirements, but
you HAVE NOT that very necessary
moral qualification known as spirit.
Among those present at track
practice are Elmer Waites and ]. L.
Pittman Elmer Waites is an example
OF self-made athlete Last year ].
L. could outrun Elmer about 2 sec
onds on the 220 dash Monday, Ell
mer came in feet behind
The promising shot putters are
Dean Hopkins and MILFORD Burk-
hart. Dugas Frazer seems to be TAX
ing vacation Gordon Stroud can
heave the shot right we'll and he can
catch baseball in a creditable man
ner, and turn loose right too. But
Gordon is driving flivver.
Alvin Thurmond and Lois Green
are still leaders in the pole vault but
Cliff Miller, another one who has
made an athlete out of himself by his
own efforts, is also contender. 1t
may be coincidence, but every time
Lois and Alvin get together on that
pole vault, one of the two gets sick or
something.
If there was ever a time when a
mile run Mas needed in the list of
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-14

Prof. Stringer last Thursday morn
ing said the same thing that we have
been telling you from the first o
the year. We have got to win The
school contests and to WIN them WE
will have to work In little more
than week will be held the prelim'
mary district debate. a little more
than two weeks is the Triton track
meet A little more man four week.
is the district contest. Baseball is
going to be started in earnest very
soon.
For the debate very little enthusi-
asm was shown and although two fair
teams have been turned out they are
not the best the school could have and
should have had. AS for the Triton
track meet, an average of four boys
have been practicing every afternoon
for the past three weeks with rec
ord of ten Tuesday. As we have said,
and as Prof. Stringer said when the
school accepted the challenge, there
will have to be at least fifteen boys
on the team to have good chance at
victory. About a half dozen have
been faithful at practice. They are not
our best raw material but by earnest
work they are going to be able to take
the positions. They will have less
chance to win away from home than
these other boys who were better
athletes to begin with but through
sheer laziness have lost out. Those
that get the places will almost certain
ly deserve them for they have striv-
en- nobly-but the SCHOOL deserves
more help from those most gifted in
their neither extremities
In the line of literary work the
boys have thus far outshone the girls
Several boys have been at work on
declarations for some time while the
majority of the prospective reading
contestants are but now at this late
hour, starting work. In the essay
Miss Sims seems to have been able to
work up but little enthusiasm. We
certainly have as good or better ma
terial this year than ever before but
there are fewer contestants for places.
Let us hasten for we're coming down
the final homeward stretch and that
piece OF pennant bunting is i tell you,
hard to catch. We should get it, we
MUST get it, though it strains us at
our best, every little bit of effort let
it go to swell the resi-.
There was song i'll the Wishing
Ring" which we would do we'll to
adopt as school song. The music is
the swinging, enlivening sort like that
of Hit the Line" only possibly lit
tie more SO. Here are the words and
for the tune apply to any of those
who took part in the Wishing Ring"
1t is the swing of the music that
makes it sure enough rousing school
song.
Shoulder to shoulder,
Win the victory, now or never,
Fitz-Hi forever,
Again we are going to claim
Again in Fitz-Hi's name.
Go heed the warning,
Day of Fitz-Hi's sway is dawning,
To prove that right is might,
To win the fight, to win the fight.
The first baseball game OF the sea-
son was played Friday with Frank.
resulting in score OF to in favor
OF Fitzgerald. The game brought out
few weak points in the local lineup
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-14
U. D. c. NOTICE

1t is very important that you pay
your dues next Friday at the regular
monthly meeting as the taxes must
be paid on that date.
Mrs. L. L. Griner, Treas.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27
Priest Rapids
Dam Discussed

A fairly representative crowd
was present Monday night in Cod
ding hall at the public meeting
called by the Commercial Club for
the purpose of ascertaining the
sentiment of the local people about
interesting the government in the
building of the Priest Rapids dam
and the irrigation Of the lands on
both sides of the river below that
place.
1t was not by any means a wild
and woolly crowd, but there seemed
to be a unanimous, quiet and sim
cere desire that an earnest effort
be made to find out just what the
government will do. A resolution
was passed authorizing COM
mittee to enlist, if possible. the eff
forts of the other commercial and
civic bodies Of the state in urging
the government to develop the
Priest Rapids site, not only for the
irrigation benefits but also be-
cause of the great industrial devel-
opment that will follow in the
state and because the building
of dam at that point will add an
other link in an open river from
British Columbia to the sea.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27
E. M. Sly Talks
on III. c. of L.

About fifty people turned out to
the meeting in Codding hall Satur-
day evening. The meeting was
called by Z. M. Sly of Kennewick.
manager for The Produce company
chain of stores. 1t seemed there
had been some complaint about the
soaring prices in many of the lines
handled by The Produce company
and among other things the COM
pany had been charged with having
taken advantage Of the fact that
it had no competition, to boost
prices still higher. In his talk Mr..
Sly quoted from many price lists
showing that on dozens of articles
The Produce company was selling
at retail for a price much less than
the present Wholesale price. He
also gave it as his firm opinion that
prices were going still higher and
advised all those present to lay in
as big q supply Of staples as their
finances would permit. Mr.. Sly
explained too, low combination
of circumstances working in per-
feet unison prevented this valley
getting it's share Of the spray ma
terial.
eve established store in White
Bluffs said Mr.. Sly, because we
believed this to IL good opening.
We are confident, from our system
of cooperative buying, that no con-
Germ can sell gooGs here as cheaply
as we can. We are here to serve
you and when you are not. getting
service we want you to tell us
about it. Tell us-not some one
else. While it is probably true
that The Produce company needs
White Bluffs, we think it is just as
true that White Bluffs needs The
Produce company"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27
Public Meeting
of School Board

In order that they may acquaint
the community with several impor-
tant matters in connection with the
school and in the hope that they
may ascertain the sentiment of the
patrons on some questions of policy
and management, the school board
has called a public meeting to be
held at the school house this even
ing at 1880, to which everyone in
the district who is interested in
school affairs is invited. A few
reels will be run off on the path
escope for the entertainment of the
crowd during the evening.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27

Below is given a compilation of
facts in regard to Egyptian cotton
and the soya bean, touching upon
the uses, care and propagation of
the plants:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27

Beets, carrots, turnips, rutabagas, cabb
tomatoes, etc., etc., can all be grown ar
A small outlay will give you big returns
with good things to eat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-30
WOMEN OF CHICAGO
TRY TO DO THEIR BIT"
Willing to Work in Executive Ca
paCltleS for Salaries Men
Would Consider Large.

Wars demands for women In Indus
try are meeting ready response, but
the trouble In too many women want
TO be generals and there are not
enough prly0tes TO go around,
This, at least In the conclusion Of
officials In charge Of the wOmens bu.
reaus of employment agencies In CHI
cago. Women who are willing to work
In executive capacities for salaries
that most men would consider NUM-
hcent are plentiful, but applicants for
Just plain jobs are scarce around the
employment agencies,
Have you n position to take charge
OF girls In a large placer" was the
modest request Of a recent applicant
at an employment agency here. "Noth.
Ing that is combining. you know, or
to keep me In one place and be lrk-
some, as have never worked before"
Il feel equal to earning one hundred
dollars month";" another declared,
although have had no experience In
running an office. | manage my house
beautifully, though"
A woman from farm In Michigan
appeared a few days ago and speci-
fed her qualifications for the sort Of
position she wanted. She was sure
OF her ability to manage law office
and II emergency demanded she could
boss several hundred girls In a fac
tory. She would not accept a salary
OF less than $50 week, however.
The position Of diplomatic buyer for
the government at salary Of $50 per
week was just suited to the talents
Of one applicant. This was the low
est salary she would accept and even
then opportunities for promotion must
be rapid.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-30
TO STORE ISTHMIAN CROPS
Storage Plant to Cost 100000 Will
Be Built at Crstobal

Ground Is being broken for a ST.
100000 cold-Storage plant for the Pan
anna canal near Cristobal at the Allan
tic terminal. The need for abundant
storage facilities has arisen partly as
the result of the arrival of so many
troops and partly from the need Of
storing supplies in anticipation of pos
sibe war needs.
The canal zone is raising large guam
titles of vegetables and fruits which
must be kept for some time after be-
ing harvested until consumed.
The plant will be operated by cleo
tricity from the hydro-electrlc power
station at Gatun DAM seven miles dis
tant.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-30
MARRIED IN DUG0UT
Wash Stand Serves for Altar When
Coast Artillery Man Webs.

A military wedding took place the
other evening at the home of Mrs.
Gertrude II. Woodward, when Miss
Dorothy V. Pearce became the bride
of Sergt. James G. Caplinger Of the
Sixth company, California Coast artil-
lery.
A trench dugout was the church."
while the altar was the rough wash
stand of the soldier, minus the wash
basin, soap and towels.
The ceremony was performed by
Chaplain Griffith Of the Coast artillery,
in the presence of only a few friends
of the couple. Corp. f. Ii. Morrison
acted as best man.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-30
OUR BOYS PUZZLE
TOFRENCH HOSTS
Californian Writes Of Experiences
lover There"
MUCH They CANNOT TELL

Uncle Sans Censorship Most Drastic
Adopted by Any NatIon-whIstlIns
Of Americana Annoys tho French
eoldlers-campaIon Hats Are the
Vogue In Parls Fashionable Circles.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-30

Col Daniel T. Moore, now comman-
der Of the 310th Field artillery, who
as husky young captain of artil-
lery," wallOped Colonel Roosevelt
when the latter was president, causing
him to lose the sight of his left eye.
The captain was at that time aide
to President Roosevelt and frequently
engaged his chief In boxing bouts. An
unusually sharp counter landed, lnjur-
ing blood vessels in the eye. Captain
Moore never knew that he had blinded
the former president until the colonel
disclosed that fact last week while
at health training camp In Connecti-
cut. ,.,~--.s,4~~.-
The man who blinded Roosevelt Is
over six feet TALL and built proper
tionately. When he doubles up his fist
1t looks like a ham.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-30

A California soldier with the Amer
lean forces In France gives his expe-
riences and observations In nm interest.
ing letter to the folks at home: