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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
SOUTH rs PLANNING
PERMANENT ROADS

The South and Southwest have full
ly awakened to the economic value
of modern highways, and are enthusi-
astic and determined to construct a
network OF improved roads that will
reach every corner of the great. do
main. Conservative figures based on
estimates from the various states in
dicate that at least $100,000,000 will
be provided for state and county
roads in sixteen states during the cur
rent year, not including federal-aid
roads.
One notable feature of the work in
the South is the tendency to place
the care of all roads in the hands of
state highway departments. Within
a few years the road supervisors of
former years will give, place to state
highway superintendents, and only
trained men will have charge of ave-
nues of travel.
Texas, with her enormous area and
extensive road mileage, leads the
South with total of $40,000,000 set
aside for better highways Texas has
258 counties, and of these 205 are
active in highway improvements.
Alabama will invest $2,O00,O00 in
county work this year Arkansas has
a three mill road tax, which will yield
100000 per year, but the legislature
will provide additional funds. Prac-
tically one-half Of the $500 miles of
road in the state have been improved.
Florida will spend approximately
$l7,000000 for modern highways. In
many cases counties are voting bond
issues for the work
Georgia during 1916 spent $5,000,-
COO for roads and bridges, and will
exceed that record this year
Kentucky built 81 miles this year
at cost of $5,00O,OCo.
Louisiana is seeking bond issue
of $25,000000 for road work, but is
advancing slowly without extensive
state help
Maryland has set aside $5,3O0,OOO
for this years road work. Mississip-
pi plans banner road year for 1917
and will spend $1,0OO,000. Missouri
has 200 special road districp and all
are working on improvements.
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, West Virginia and Okla
homa all are in line and will spend
Sl0,OO0,000 on their highways.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18

1t is interesting to note the distinct
corfeiation between early maturity
and early fruiting. In only one instance
was there a difference of more than
ten days in the appearance of the first
bloom on the varieties tested. AS they
all began blooming between July 1st
and July 10th and were all picked en-
the same day, it is obvious that the
varieties which produced the most cot
ton at first picking set its fruit most
rapidly. A most striking difference in
this respect was shown between two
varieties, College No. / and Webber's,
variety which did not qualify as early
maturing, both of which produced
their first bloom July 3rd. Yet when
the first picking was made ten weeks
later, the former variety produced 907
pounds of seed cotton per acre, where
as the latter produced only 107 pounds,
In other words, College No. 1 produced
exactly 500 pounds more seed cotton per
acre at first picking than did the other
named variety, although they both
started blooming the same day It is
not impossible that some of the hollis
on the latter variety were partially
grown and not open on date of picking,
but if it had been true, it would be of
no advantage TO the variety since it
would increase the chances of injury
from disease and insects, and wcIld
be very Objectionable from the farm
ers' standpoint since it would delay
picking until late in the season and
probably prevent the early destruction
of the stalks in the fall.
These facts are of incatculable value
to farmers who are growing cotton in
the presence of the boil weevil, and
should be considered when choosing
the seed of variety to plant under
these conditions. The table also shows
the percent of the total crop which
was matured at the time of the second
picking, 5 IL months from date Of
planting.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
EXCHANGE TO SURVEY
ALIEN ENEMY STOCKS

New York, April /, Governors OF
the New York Stock Exchange at a
special meeting sent out to the institu-
TONS LOO members request that a
statement be filed today before 2
O'Clock "of all moneys, stocks or Sc
curities held for alien enemies, wheth-
er resident or nonresident, and for
whom and subject to whose orders
they are held"
The statements" the order con-
tinues, will be inspected under the
direction of the Federal authorities,
and in all cases where it is deemed
necessary the Federal authorities will
prescribe the conditions under which
moneys, stocks or other securities
may be withdrawn or disposed Of"
A stock Exchange official explain
ed that the Federal authorities have
no idea of conhscation in mind, but
that they want only to see that these
moneys and securities are properly
used.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
LEAGUE CHIEF URGES
CUTTING OUT LUXURIES

New York, April l,'.-Mrs Juliar
Heath, president of the National
Housewives League, today pledged
the support of the league to the
movement started in Washington by
Mrs Woodrow Wilson and wives of
the cabinet members to reduce the
cost Of living.
81 am greatly interested i'll the
timely movement Mrs Wilson has
started" said Mrs. Heath, "and | am
glad to pledge my support to it. The
National Housewives League has
been studying the problem of food
conservation diligently, and | believe
it will have a widespread effect
Il have been shocked of late to read
of extensive loans made by New
York society for fancy dress balls and
entertainments at time when the
country should conserve and protect
its every resource. The housewives
of America can show their patriotism
by denying themselves some of the
fuxuries of life"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
BOIL WEEV|L
PREPAREDNESS CLUBS
BY Andrew M. SouIe, Pres. Ga. State
College OF Agriculture

College OF Agriculture
Have you Joined the boil weevil pre-
paredness club? If not, you should
do so at once. By so doing you
will perform an important public serv-
ice, and you will aid materially in the
fight which must be waged against this
miserable pest which threatens the
welfare of the primary industry of the
South. Nothing is accomplished with
out organization. The European war
has given us one illustration after an
other of the effectiveness of people
combining to accomplish a given end.
The day of isolated effort is past We
must cease to be nation so thorough
ly individualistic as we have been in
the past if we would meet the exigen-
cies of situations such as the boil Wee
vii invasion has thrust upon u.s. 1t is
true, of course, that many farmers are
still in doubt as to the nature and
extent of the damage which the weevil
will do In fact, there are still a lot
of doubling Thomases" who think the
weevii will not injure them in the least.
While dream may be pleasant
thing, a nightmare is something to
abhor, and the farmers who think that
the weevil will not reach their COM
munity or damage them may just at
present be enjoying pleasant dream,
but they will presently wake up to the
experience of horrible nightmare
which will unfortunately be a stern re-
atty in the worst sense of the word,
and something which they will not be
able to escape from except by fol
lowing the very definite advice which
the College Of Agriculture is ready to
place at their disposal through the aid
of the county agents.
In order to arouse the farmers of
Georgia to sense of their peril and
to inform them as to the best means of
fighting the weevil and to join them
together in a vast cooperative effort,
the policy of organizing boil weevil
preparedness clubs was decided on
some months ago. This idea was orig
mated by Hon. A. P Brantley, of Black
shear, and it's value was so instantly
self-evident that large number of GER
tificates were Immediately prepared,
and are now being distributed widely
throughout the state for the purpose
of securing representative member
ship in Georgia. If you are not at
present member of the boil weevil
preparedness club or have not secured
one of the buttons worn by the mem
bers, you should get in touch with
your county agent at once and join
that great progressive educational
force which is destined to aid Georgia
in redeeming herself from the losses
which the boil weevil will inflict. Your
active aid and sympathy is needed in
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
MIGRANTS WILL
GO TO STOCKADE OR FARM

Atlanta, Ga, April 17.-Atlanta will
do her share toward furnishing the
farmers with laborers to plant and
cultivate and harvest the crops, for
the state of Georgia's vagrancy law,
which is one OF. the best in the coun-
try, is now being rigidly enforced,
both by the city and county police
Orders have gone forth that every
man and woman who cannot make a
satisfactory showing as to.a means
of livelihood must be arrested and ar
ra1gned for vagrancy, and where they
are found guilty they will be given
the choice OF going to the city stock
adc or going to the farm
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
SiIage the
Universal Winter Feed
BY M. P. Jarnagin, Prof OF Animal
Husbandry, Georgia State Col
Iege Of Agriculture

Experiments and feeding tests con-
Quoted by the Georgia State College Of
Agriculture and other institutions
throughout the United States have
demonstrated conclusively the value
OF silage in economizing the cost of
carrying all classes of cattle. On &C
count of the long growing season it
has been ccntended by many stockmen
that the silo is not a necessity in
Georgia. 1t is true that many winter
crops can be grown successfully and
have played most important part in
providing green succulent feed for all
kinds of I've stock throughout the win
ter months. On farms where less than
ten cattle are carried this is the best
substitute. for the silo, but even in the
most southern section CT Georgia there
should be a silo on every farm where
as many as ten cattle are kept. This
necessity will constantly become great.
er as the value of lands enhance. An
acre grown in sorghum and kaffir corn
will produce fully three times as many
, tons of feed as the same acre of land
grown in soiling crop and cut and
fed green direct to the cattle. Yields
of Is tons of silage per acre on the
best lands may be expected. Forty
pounds of ensilage per day will make
full feed for a 1000 pound animal.
Where cattle are fed 100 days this will
require a little less than two and
half tons per animal for feeding
period of four months. A small amount
of cotton seed meal, peanut meal, vel.
vet bean meal, or mixture of these
should be fed in addition to the silage
and some dry roughage in the form of
shredded corn stalks or oat straw
should also be given, Thus it is seen
that from four to seven animals can
be carried during the winter feeding
period on the silage grown on one acre
of land. The College is in position
to supply plans and specifications for
silos and also render expert supervi-
sion in the construction of these silos.
provided application is received in am,
pie time. At this season of the year
farmers should turn their attention to
the planting of silage crops Circulars
have been prepared at the College Civ
ing detailed information on this sub.
ject.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
Early Maturing
Varieties Of Cotton

BY Roy {. Last, Junior, Prof of Aeron.,
In Charge of Cotton Industry, Geor-
gia State College of Agriculture:
In the following table varieties of
cotton are given which are classified
as early maturing, according to the
yield of seed cotton obtained on the
College test farm at the first and sec
ond pickings combined, which was
8 1-2-months from date of planting.
Those classed as early produced at the
rate of 1000 pounds or more per acre.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
THE HANDMADE

Open the window of your heart,
The shutters of your soul.
Draw all the curtains far apart.
And give joy full CONTROL
For Easter in her loneliness.
Saunters through field and wood
ROBBED in her confirmation dress,
To greet earths brotherhood.
Heed while you may, for where she
trips
In ecstacy along,
The birds and bees attune their lips
To reverential song;
Each brook in ripping rapture flows
The skies. seem fairy-spun.
And every petal of the hose
Is dimpled by the sun
Open the windows of your heart,
The shutters of your soul,
And let the red blood in your start
At Natures magic role;
For frooning in minor chord,
And bearing gifts galore.
The fairest handmade of the Lord
Stands knocking at your door
Ralph Methvin Thompson.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
Photo by American Press Association,
Major General Erasmus M. Weaver.
GERMAN PRISONERS BEGIN
SENTENCE OF ONE YEAR

Charleston, S. c., April l6-Eight
officers of the German (Hansa line)
steam freighter Liebenfels left this
afternoon for Atlanta where they will
serve sentences of year and a day
each in the federal pententiary
United States Deputy Marshal w
Barmore Mays has charge of the pris-
oners who were convicted of blocking
navigable stream by the sinking OF
the freighter in this harbor February
/. They have abandoned an appeal
to the United States circuit court.
Capt. Johann r. Klattenhof, mas
ter of the Liebenfels will be tried here
at the June term of the United States
district court. His case was postponed
owing to illness.
The Liebenfels was hoated some
time ago and is now at the United
States navy yard here.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
DON'T BE A sH1RKER

Atlanta. "a, April l>'-If you can't
enlist. in the army or the navy, help
Uncle Sam prosecute the war by buy
ing bond, is now the patriotic APP
peal being made to Atlantians by the
banks, commercial bodies and other
organizations anxious to support the
government
The Atlanta banks are preparing to
buy the governments war bonds up
to the limit of the financial resources
and several Of them will handle the
bonds without any commissions or
profits.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
PATRIOTIC PARADE
is HELD IN ATHENS

Athens, April 16.-Six thousand
University cadets, students of the
Normal School, Lucy Cobb, high and
grammar schools and citizens of Ath-
ems marched in a monster patriotic
parade here this afternoon, led by the
Georgia and S. M C. bands. Speeches
from the City Hall steps were made
by A. M. Soule and Jere M. Pound,
OF State College of Agriculture and
State Normal School.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18

this fight. Do not hold back, therefore,
or look upon this movement with dis
dain or indifference. 1t is intended tc
help you and your neighbors and the
amount of benefit derived from the
undertaking will depend upon the uni-
fed, cooperative activity of all the
farmers and land owners of the state.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18

THESE prices represent conditions January 49, 1917
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
ILLUMINATION OF COAST
RESORTS is CONSIDERED

New York, April lon behalf of
summer resorts on the Atlantic coast,
Congressman Caldwell has been ask
ed to ascertain if the government in
tends to prohibit the brilliant illumi-
nation of these places during the war
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18

Mr.. Bradford Knapp Of Washington, D.
C., constitutes one of the strongest ar
guments against an all-cotton crop for
1917. It will be noted from this table
that bale of cotton at 1Sc per pound
IN 1917 will buy no more home and
farm supplies than would bale of cot
ton at 12c per pound in 1914.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18

Let the Leader Enterprise figure
with you on your next Job. They
are equipped to do any kind of work.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-19
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Items OF Interest Taken from the Siftings of This
Corresponding Week Fifteen Years Ago

Postoffice receipts showed gain
of s per cent Turing the year or a
total business of $S446.94.
Editor Perry of the Georgetown
Herald had disposed of his paper
to r. d. Blair and Fred L. Miner
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lueders were
leaving for trip to the Mardi-
Gras and on through old Mexico.
The proposition to build city
hall could not be put through
legally until the following general
election.
Air compressors had been or
dered for the Consolidated Frank
lin, the Newhouse, the Central,
and the Burns Moore. costing
about 5000 each.
G. 5. Birkins was elected pres.
ident of the rejuvinated chamber
of comm cree, and r. K. Graham
secretary. Mr.. Birkins was pres
ident of the Merchants and Miners
bank and possessed the rustline
abilities necessary to make the
chamber what it should be. Mr..
Graham had been secretary and
had made a good officer and could
always find time to do something
for the city and section in which
he lived
At the bank elections the officials
and directors of the Merchants and
Miners were the same except that
Senator Fl. L. Roberts succeeded
w. l.. Haggott. who refused re-
election to the directorate. F. E.
Angove was promoted to the posi-
ton of assistant cashier in the
First National, and aside from this
the officials and directorate was
unchanged. In the First National
the surplus was raised from SIT ,OOO
to $4,000. Nearly a half million
dollars was represented in the de-
posits of the two institutions.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-19

1t began to look little as if
England and Germany might 90
to war.
Carl and Adds were putting in
some big improvements at the
Cash Market.
Chancellor Buchtel of Denver
University was coming up to talk
at the Methodist church.
The Idaho Springs Lumber
company was running three mills to
prepare for the spring rush.
The record for activity, the
Inauguration of new production
and the number of important sales
for the year 1901 is clearly held by
Clear Creek county, Ores and
Metals.
A request by eastern capital as
to the advisability of an automobile
course to the summit of Mount
Evans had been referred to j. j.
Sherwin, Lafe Hanchett and W.
l.. Bush
Mr.. and Mrs John Owen had
returned from a trip through
Oregon, California. and the entire
Pacific coast. 1t was Mr. Owen S
first pleasure trip in twenty-three
years. and he was glad to get back
Siftings contained Recommend
ations regarding advertising in the
columns of the paper from various
merchants and among them were
George Anderson, of the Anderson
Dry Goods company, who COM
mended it ''as a splendid advertis-
ing medium for Idaho Springs
and the county. Thomas B. Crow,
the assayer, said, Il have received
greater returns from my advertise
ment in Siftings than in all other
papers combined L. Lasarow
said, "Siftings had helped me
greatly, and there were many
others who considered advertising
the key to bright, lively business,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-19
A Hopeless Inquir y

A stranger was questioning
Helen, trying to get her to say her
fathers first name.
what does your mother call
your papa?"
She calls him my daddy"
Yes, but when she wants to
speak to him, what does she sayT'
She says, '659, please " was
Helen's reply.
l. don't mean when she calls
him at the office. When she tells
him to get up in the morning, what
does she call him.
she says to be ready in about
fourminutes
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-19
Mothers Discuss WAYS
To Raise The Child

The first of a series of three
Mothers Day programs was held
under the auspices ST the w. G. L.
L. Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. 5. NJ. Smith. Rev. Mytton
opened the meeting with prayer.
The paper on children under ten
years of age, by Mrs. Ventress,
was an exceptionally good one,
which, together with the discussion
which followed, was worth an after
noon of any parents time.
A desire was expressed that to
accommodate the general public,
especially the men, the next meet
ing on the subject be given at the
school house. Many are wonder
ing where the Parent Teacher S
association has gone, and there is
a general expression of regret that
meetings have not been held this
year, for very decided interest was
apparent at the we'll attended
gatherings last year. /, is sug-
gested that here at home we have
men and women well acquainted
with various phases of the human
question. and that if each one
would carefully prepare the things
which experience along his par
ticular line has taught him would
benefit our parents or young folks,
we could arrange many programs
of decided value. With an active
program committee. no one would
refuse to give the public the bene-
fit of his personal opinions and
Judgment, and the good of our
youth, which is, after all, the
future of our town, would be
materially furthered. The Siftings
heartily endorses call for any CO.
operation of parents to better
equip themselves to meet the de-
mand that they be the best possible
parents.
The Eckstedt girls gave some
pretty songs while delicious ice
cream cake and coffee were served
to about thirty ladies. Mrs. Abel
of Denver was an interesting
visitor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-19
Feeding The Baby

If the stomach is overworked.
either in the breast-fed or bottle
fed baby, it will soon become dis
tended. cease to digest. and vom-
iting will be the natural result.
Too large quantity given at one
meal is quite as bad as too fire.
quent meals. The breast fed baby
should never be allowed to have the
breast more than twenty minutes at
one meal time. and many babies
will take enough in fifteen minutes
If the milk flows freely. The bottle
fed baby should have the pre-
scribed number of ounces usually
taken by IA baby for his age and
weight, and no more, no matter
low much he may seem to want
it. Mothers often make the mis-,
t1ke of attributing all crying to
hanger, when there are many other
causes. A baby will often cry for
drink of cool water because he
is thirsty; he may cry because he
is too warmly or unseasonably
dressed. or because he Is uncom-
f. table from an over distended
stomach and wrong feeding. If
he is crying from any one of these
causes. how much worse matters
VIII be made if the mother nurses
him or gives him a bottle when
ever she finds him crying!
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-19

Idaho Springs Chapter of the
Order of Eastern Star held an
enjoyable session Tuesday evening
when Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Stafford
we're initiated into the order by
the newly installed officers. After
the initiation a nice lunch was
served and a most enjoyabl social
hour was passed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-19
When A Man
Is Down And Out

Contributed by George Uoe) Williams.
IN old time miner here. but now living
n Rockford, Illinois
l have travelled this world over,
Have travelled east and west.
Been up against some hardships, but
always made the best
Then things went wrong with Jody,
When took to the wrong route
found that nothing helped me
When got right down and out
Now. boys, want to tell you
This world is wide and long
You often sit and wonder how every
thing goes wrong.
But when your health has failed you,
You can travel north or south.
You wi find that nothing helps you
When you get right down and out.
Boys, l want to warn you
Before you stay too long
Perhaps those mines won't hurt you,
But there is wnere went wrong.
VI course your re young and hearty,
You're healthy, big and stout,
But if the "miners" gets you
1t will put you down and out.
Ihope you will all remember
AS you jog along through life,
When you meet weary miner
Who is struggling with the fight,
Don't pass him by and sneer him
But reach out with shout
And say: "Old boy, am so ry
That it put you down and OUT.
Now, my friends, have told you
About all have to say.
Don't 60 through this rugged worl1
As went, in a way,
So now guess l will quit you
Yes. quit without doubt.
But try, and not forget him
The man that's down and out.
JOE.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-19

FOR SALE-Victor cabinet talking
machine and records. Hunter, 1919
Colorado.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-19

G. w. Hayes of Golden, was
in the city Friday accompanied by
a party of mining men from St.
Louis, who were inspecting some
mining property recently acquired
by Mr.. Hayes near the Crown
Point mine at the head of Virginia
canyon.