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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
MISSION
BEGINS TOUR Of
SOUTH TUESDAY

Washington, June lG.-rhe Italian
war mission will begin its delayed
tour of the South and Middle West
probably Tuesday, leaving behind its
chief, the Prince of Udine, whose sud-
den illness week ago caused the
trip to be postponed, The prince still
is unable to travel, but he expects 10
leave Washington in time to join the
party at Chicago.
Announcement Of the new plans
was made tonight by Enrico Arlotta,
minister of transportation in the ltal-
ian cabinet, and ranking member OF
the mission during the indsposition
of the Prince.
Follow Original Itinerary 2
The original itinerary will be fo1-
lowed, it was announced, the FIRST
stops being at Atlanta and Birming-
ham, thence 20 New Orleans aRd up
through the Mississippi valley II Chi
cago and thence to New York.
The mission has planned to remaiu
here until the Prince had complete
~ recovered, but it was found THIS
would mean another weeks delay
Guglielmo Marconi inventor of wire
less biography and a member Of the
mission, was particularly insstcnt on
Fastening the trip in order that he
might return to Italy to esume work
on an anti-submarinc device.
A final conference was held today
with the Italian ambassador in which
the remaining details of the missions
work we're discussed and placed III
the hands Of the ambassador for dis
position. 1
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
UNION OIL MILL GETS PICKER

The Union Cotton Oil mill has re-
ceived a Power Peanut Picker, which
they propose to use for the benefit Of
the peanut growers in the county.
The picker is said to be large one,
built like a thrashing machine and
will be moved from field to geld to
harvest peanuts for the oil mill.
This is the first machine of its kind
brought into this territory and the
Union Cotton Oil company proposes
to get the peanut business if hustling
will get it.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
STEALING A MARCH ON
OLD FATHER TIME

Atlanta, Ga, June Atlanta is
talking of following the example of
Memphis and other cities in turning
the hands of the clock backward an
hour as war measure to gain an
other hour of daylight in various big
factories and business establishments.
By going to work an hour earlier
and closing an hour earlier, employ
ees have an hour. of daylight added to
their recreation period i'll the summer
season, which enables them to go in
swimming, play tennis, attend base
ball games occasionally and indulge
in other wholesome forms of recrea-
tons and outdoor exercise.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
VERDICT OF CORONERS Jury
IN DIXON'S CASE

We, the jury find after an exami-
nation by physician and examining
three witnesses, Patterson COBB,
.fohn Dixon and Elizabeth Dixon,
that Thomas Dixon came TO his
death by some unknown cause on the
f3th day Of June, 1917
Jurors; R. L. Jones, T. H. Vim, w.
p. Farris, r, B. Fletcher, A. /. Paul,
and H. B. Sword; Coroner, A. M.
Brett
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
News from Fitzgerald
Boys at the Training
Camp, Fl Mcpherson
Leader Enterprise,
Fitzgerald, Ga,


Dear Sirs:
In Wednesdays issue OF your paper
| notice request for the names of all
men of Ben Hill county now serving
IN the army or navy, with the state
ment that the county gets credits with
the war department for those now
serving when figuring on the quota
to be drafted.
| do not know whether men in train
ing for ofiSets at the different train
ing camps will be credited or not.
We all ENLISTED for ninety days on
May 18th and agreed to accept what
ever commission may be rendered
us by the war department
am giving you below list OF men
i'll this camp who came here from
Fitzgerald. 1t may be that some of
them claim other places as their
homes:
r. J. Prentiss, .r., Co. s.
Glenn RynRn.
W. NJ. Rawlings, Co. 10.
]. F. Gray, Co. A.
r. N. Benjamin, Co. IS.
Lon Sheahan, Co, 10.
Lester Norris, Co. g.
B. +. Wilcox, Co 3.
Others here who are well known in
Fitzgerald are:
Phillips Newbcrn, Broxton.
Thos. D. Wilcox, Jacksonville, Ga,
Eugene Clark. Albany.
Geo w. Matthews, Jr., Triton Co.
10.
Hoke Baggs.
Parker Westbrook, Albany.
Paul Higgins, Atlanta, No. 3.
A. D. Daniels.
We get UP at $50 A. NJ. and start
work at 5;45. We quit at $50 p. NJ
The schedule is. hard. but all TIC fell
lows are" willing and there is very
little complaining. Meals and quar-
tiers are far better tha@ | expected.
Uniforms are same as regular army
except that hat cords are red, white
and blue We have q splendid crowd
in this camp and all companies have
made wonderful progress. The aver
age age is less than what the war de-
partment wanted, probably one-third
the men being students This camp
is officially the 9TH Provisional Train
ing Regiment We were all marched
to lake near here this week and com
PEELED to swim Each mans swim
ming was graded. either 0, /, 2, 3 or
T. Only one four in my company
O's and rs are to be given swimming
instructions. All are to be re-examin-
ed physically soon. 1t is expected
that an average of ten men will leave
each company after this examination.
Each company has already lost sew
eral men, for various reasons.
With best wishes, | am,
+ EMORY WILCOX.
Citizens Training Camp, Fl. Nc
Pherson, Ga, Company 3.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
HOME GUARD MEETING
TONIGHT AT CITY HALL

All members of the Fitzgerald
Home Guards are urged to meet at
the city hall tonight as arrangements
for the celebration of the 4th of July
will be made. We want full attend
ance.
WILL S. HALLE, Major.
GEO. KILCREASE Adj't.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11

Mrs. H. Burkhart and son, Milford
and Miss Lee leave Tuesday morning
on a motor trip to Cape Giradeau,
Mo. They expect to be gone about
three months, visiting number of
places in the north before returning
home. ~
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
SPY Or TRAITOR
WORKING IN The
NAVY DEPARTM' 7
Especial to the Leader-Enterprise)

Especial to the Leader Enterprise)
Washington, June l1.-That a spy
4 or traitor to the government is
operating in the Navy Department
or the proving grounds at Indian
Head was the declaration of Secretary
Daniels before the Senate Naval At
fairs Committee today.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
RUSSIA PLEASED
WITH WILSON, 6
MESSAGE
Especial to Leader-Enterprise.l

Especial to Leader Enterprise-D
Petrograd, June ll.-President VII
sons message to Russia sounds the
keynote of Russian feeling to apply
that it might have come from lips OF
leaders of the workmen's and soldiers
council. 1t is so regarded universally
in Petrograd today.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
Saturdays Report

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, June
6.-San Salvador, the capital of the
republic of Salvador, with popula-
ton of more than $4,000, has been
totally destroyed, according to dis
patch from San Miguel, Salvador No
details as to the manner in which
the city was destroyed have been re-
ceived, but it undoubtedly was the
result of an earthquake or volcanic
eruption.
A dispatch from Tegucigalpa, Hon
duras, says that in addition to the
wiping out of San Salvador several
other small towns nearby were des-
troyed.
At $50 o'clock this morning there
was still no communication between
San Salvador and Tegucigalpa.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
ANOTHER GREAT
BATTLE IS EX-
PECTED S0ON

Especial to Leader Enterprise.)
London, June ll.-Another big bat
tie is believed to be near.
The wiping out of the Germans sa-
lient at Messines Merely may be pre-
Jude to mighticr operations in the
west.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
HOW TO CONTROL INSECTS
AND FUNGUS DISEASES

Gardeners and truckers seem to be
troubled great deal with insects and
fungus diseases and to the many
questions on this subject, l give the
following:
You should prepare early for con-
trolling insects and fungus diseases
by an early application of Bordeaux
and arsenate of lead.
Bordeaux
Copper sulphate (bluestone) g. lbs
Quick lime Observation-Disclosures. 8 lbs
Water NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. so gallons
Dissolve the copper sulphate in Is
gallons of water Stake the lime iii
Is gallons of water, pour these two
solutions together at the same time
into a so gallon barrel To this add
one pound of arsenate of lead e lbs.
OF paste,) Strain before putting into
pump.
For small aJounts of Bordeaux use
ounce of COPPER sulphate, 2 ounces
of quick lime, gallon of water and
add ounce OF arsenate of lead
Spray such plants as potatoes,
beans, cabbage, cantaloupes, egg
plants and tomatoes with this formu-
la, or for eating insects you may use
the following
Use one pound OF arsenate of lead
powder to to 10 pounds of air slaked
lime. Mix thoroughly and dust on.
the plants when dew is on. A small
-four sack, dust can, or a dust gun
may be used for this purpose.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-11
City in Ruins.

An operator who reached the edge
OF the destroyed zone reported at 9:20
o'clock this morning that San Saliva
dor was in ruins and that everything
within a radius of the city for thirty
miles had been destroyed by the
earthquake
The town of Santa Tecla also has
been destroyed, according to this re-
port. Residents of San Salvador are
camping in the streets and parks. AT
the time the report was sent it had
been raining heavily for five hours.
The disaster is supposed to have been
caused by an eruption of the volcano
of San Salvador, at the foot of which
San Salvador is situated.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-10
THE CoNGDoN BOULEVARD
Duluth, November 5, 1917.
To the Editor of the Rip-saw.

Duluth, November 5, 1917.
To the Editor of the Rip-saw.
In connection with your scrub
bing operations in st. Louis
county, and elsewhere, I wish to
call your attention to a little mat
ter Of public interest which, I
think would profit the public if
little publicity were directed on
it. I refer to the so-called Cong
don Boulevard to which Chester
A. Congdon was going to give one
million dollars toward building. I
was told by a lawyer friend some
time ago, that Congdon made such
an offer to the City of Duluth :;
that the City of Duluth accepted
his offer and carried out it's part
Of the agreement by condemning
right Of way along the North
Shore from Duluth to Two Har-
bors, and paid for the same.
Thereafter, Mr.. COngdOn died. |
noticed in the paper the other
day that his estate was being d.
vided up among his heirs. The
highway has not been built and,
so far as [ know, none of Mr..
Congdon's money has been set
aside for that purpose.
[ would like to know why our
brilliant and scintillating City At
torney, John Emeritus Samuel
son, has never seen fit to 60 into
the courts and find out if the city
must give up all claim on the
Congdon estate. I do not think it
is lawyer-like and it is surely not
commonsense-like, to pass up a
million dollars without making a
fight for it. 1t will not do for the
distinguished guardian Of the
city to say that there was an I'M
executed gift, or some other
spoiled food for the incinerator, in
this case. [ want to know why
the matter was not put up to the
courts for decision, whether the
Congdon estate has no power to
direct or shape innocent results. 1
know Mr.. Samuelson is busy with
the grind stone of the retailers
and Senator Peterson, in the city
hall hearings, and I know that he
talks loud and he talks long in
the case of consumer VS.. retailer,
but, like the cat, he has lost his
tongue somewhere on the Cong
don Boulevard. Why, John?
PRO BONO PUBLICO
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sum has been rung up. Some of
the bottled booze has been rank,
poisonous stuff. The previous
Rip-saw told the story of bottled
booze bought in a Superior street
piggery that turned the color of
ink when hot water was added.
All blind pigs are not station
airy. Some are on wheels, it ap-
pears. The other day a private
banker got into a jitney, the
driver Of which he we'll knew.
"Want some beer?" queried the
jitney driver.
"No," replied the citizen, 81
have no use for the stuff and do
not use it,
The jitney driver then showed
the citizen ten bottles Of blue
ribbon beer that he had in the
front of his conveyance. He was
vending that beer to his passen-
gers at fifty cents bottle.
All the blind pigs have neither
been caught nor bawled out. AS
time goes by, they will get caught
and then be eliminated, especially
it Commissioner Silberstein
throws away his sheaf of search
warrants and sensibly depends
upon police officers and a few
plain clothes detectives now and
then.
The Rip-saw does not contend
that Duluth is dangerously over
run with blind pigs but when
Commissioner Silberstein declared
there were none, it was a duty
and a pleasure to show him the
real facts.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-10
DEADLY BLACK PLAGUE
RUINS FIGHTING MEN.
Secretary Daniels Deplores immortality of Army
. and Navy and Says Immoral Diseases are
More Deadly Than Firing Line.

Josephus Daniels, secretary Of
the navy, must be commended for
plain, brave words concerning
the morals of the nations fight
ing men and dangers from vener-
cal diseases acquired by them in
all quarters of this wicked globe.
In an address before the clinical
congress of surgeons of North
America, in Chicago, last Mon
day night, secretary Daniels ap-
pealed to the medical profession
to end the false double stand
ard that decreases military ef-
fectiveness."
The Black Plague not only
plays havoc with the royal
houses of Europe but is making
terrible ravages on the clean
young men of America. Soldiers
and sailors returning from the
Orient, Cuba, Chickamauga and
Mexico brought back loathesome
diseases, worse, more lasting and
hurtful than war. ?
Secretary Daniels declared that
the medical profession must share
the blame for the "unpardonable
prudery that endured fostering
evil rather than have it exposed
and eradicated.
"There is not an army in the
field whose effectiveness is not
reduced by reason Of immoral
disease said the secretary. The
navy suffers ILL ewise and bust
ness halts because diseases de-
stroy the manhood of workmen
and fighters.
elm civil life the number af-
flicted is quite as large proper
tionately as in the military serv-
ice. 1t has been printed that
Hecht Of Vienna stated that at
one time the equivalent of three
entire Autrian divisions of co.
900 men was under treatment,
while the German army in Bel
GUM, representing only a small
part Of the total first five months
OF it's occupation is said to have
furnished $4,000 such patients.
Canadian and Australian officers
have deplored the ravages Of this
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THAT BROSsEAU ROAD.
Burnett, Mimi, Oct. 20, 1917

Burnett, Mimi, Oct. 20, 1917.
To the Editor of the Rip-saw:
This section became extremely
dissatisfied with the old 'Kauppi
System" in road matters. We be-
lieved a change desirable and
voted for Mr.. Becks We did not
expect the impossible but did be-
lieve there would be an improve
ment in policies and results.
Industrial township finally Sc
cured an appropriation of $500
for the improvement of the Bros
seau road between Grand Lake
and Burnett. The feeling is uni
versal that the quantity and quail
ity of the work fell far short of
the value of $500. At the time,
August "a, 1917, one Of our citi-
zens, in the interests and at the re-
quest of all, wrote Mr.. Becks as
follows, viz:
Last fall, before election, you went
to the voters Of this district and
promised that, if elected, you would
organize a better system of road
building. Now, by the looks of what
is going on here on the Brousseau
road the people were badly fooled.
You sent E. West from Grand Lake
Tor foreman-a man with neither ex-
pertence nor common sense for road
sizing. He came here when every
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"A TEACHERS PLANT.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. rs, 1917.
To the Editor Of the Rip.saw:

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. Is, 1917.
To the Editor Of the Rip.saw:
There is feeling among the
teachers of the Duluth schools
that Supt. Hoke spends too much
time in his office and not
enough in visiting the different
buildings and individual teach
ers in the city. Last year, es-
pecially, both principals and
teachers complained because he
did not visit the schools. When
he did happen into a building, he
was in too great a hurry to IS
wer questions. After he had
been here six months, there were
teachers who never had seen him
as a visitor or inspector Of their
work. By combining himself so
closely to office duties or night
school details, the teachers feel
that he cannot know much more
about Duluth's schools than some
nonresident.
Once upon a time, regular
monthly meetings were held. At
those meetings, the superintend-
ent explained his policies and out
lined to the teachers where their
work seemed efficient and where
it appeared weak. Not only was
there opportunity for teachers,
principals and superintendent to
get acquainted, in harmony and in
sympathy, but. the superintendent
had an opportunity to impart his
enthusiasts to the teachers and to
kindle the Divine Fire in. their
souls. In this climate and for
the salaries paid, it takes a lot Of
inspiration to make the Divine
Fire properly burn.
1t may be that Supt. Hoke sees
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ARM OF THE Law GRABS
OLD JOHN BARLEYCORN
CONTINUED from Page L., q,

sell booze is made prima facie evil
dence of guilt of blind piggery,
hence government license is a
mighty dangerous thing to have
on your person.
Up to. the date Of going to press
the Rex hotel has not been caught
in the sale Of booze definitely
enough to make a conviction in
municipal court certain and sure.
The story in the previous num-
Der of the Rip-saw has not been
denied by the Rex management.
This very week, two full grown
men, residing in the Rex, have ad-
mitted that there was a drop or
so around there for old men and
sick boys.
Sergeant Hunter has not re-
ported any drunken ladies as
coming out of the Rex grill the
past week but what he knows or
has seen may be another matter.
The sergeant knows booze when
the bottle is uncorked and what
he might tell, if his tongue were
properly loosened up, might sur
prise even Commissioner Silber-
stein, If not Chief McKercher.
A pitcher and a water tap
have been important factors in
handling blind pigs. Booze us
ually mas been kept in a pitcher
in sink, under the bar. The pa
iron says the word, gives the wink,
or mates the proper molten, at
the same time laying down
twenty cents or a quarter, 1.-TWO
bits) as the requirement may be.
"Give me a ginger all" says
the thirsty customer.
The bartender draws the ginger
ale and then pours in the booze
from the pitcher. The trav ;ler
over the hot desert sands q1sffs
the life-saving drink and h bar.
tender rings up the money.
When the town first went dry,
the thirsty one laid down twenty
cents and asked for ginger ale.
The bartender handed out bour-
bon highball, took all the coin,
but rang up five cents.
Lately, highballs have been
raised to twenty-five cents each,
in many cases at least, and the full
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more disadvantages than advan-
tages in visiting buildings and in
dividual rooms and, also, in hold
ing monthly teachers meetings.
If so, their enumeration and ex-
PLANTATION would be instructive, if
not satisfying, to the teachers.
That the teachers are not sat-
isfied at present; that there is
not a proper sympathy, under
standing and teamwork between
a great majority of the teachers
and their superintendent is shown
by the fact that so many good
teachers seek other fields and
that many stay merely because
they have homes, relatives or
other ties which hold them here.
EXPERIENCED TEACHER.
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UNCLE SAM EXPLAINS.

Some misrepresentation seems to
exist relative to the status under
the trading-w whit e-enemy act,
Of citizens or subjects Of Germany
or its allies. resident in this coun-
try. Such persons are not in
cluded within the term "enemy or
ally Of enemy" as employed in
the act. Deposits in the postal
savings banks of the United States
belonging to such persons are not
liable to seizure by the Govern
ment, and will not, therefore, be
taken into the possession of the
alien property custodian or be
interfered with in any way what
ever.
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good judgment in coming directly
to Duluth just twenty-seven years
ago.
Mr.. Swanstrom quickly found en-
ployment. He worked industriously
at his trade. He built up a good
name and stood high as a practical
workman. Believing in use of brain
as well as is hands, he finally
worked out the idea of tn. drive-calk.
After perfecting that, he kept on his
leathern apron long enough to de-
sign the machines for turning out
the finished product.
In 1900, Mr.. Swanstrom proved
the merits of his invention and, in
1901, began manufacturing. Steady
progress was the result. In 1907,
the Diamond Calk Horse Shoe COM
pany was incorporated under the
laws of the state of Minnesota with
a capital stock of s250,OOO.
Today, the physical assets of the
Diamond Calk Horse Shoe company
represent cash investment of about
100000. The plant is located at
Forty-seventh avenue West and
Grand avenue, only a few blocks
from the commercial center of West
Duluth. The. factory site covers
half ,block-15OX2OO feet. A two
story brick building covers a work.
shop and office quarters. There is
a warehouse 50x125 feet. There
also is a commodious store room for
dies and tools as we'll as ample space
for expansion in shop and storage
space. The plan: is being steadily
enlarged. This year, the power
plant has been improved and a num-
Der of heavier and larger drop forg-
ing machines added to the equip
ment.
Something better than sixty ma
chimes keep a hundred or more men
busily engaged night and day. The
men are employed quite extensively
at piece work. At least twenty of
the present force earn from IS to
SO day. Not man, aside from a
few apprentices, draws less than SO
a day. The payroll at present runs
about $4,000 a week or close to
100000 a year.
The plant of the Diamond Ca1k
Horse Shoe company turns out at
least lis, 700 calks and 10000 horse
shoes a day. All the dies and ma
chine tools are made at the factory.
This year, the factory will work up
about 5000 tons of steel and turn
out q manufactured product worth
close to 100000.
The aim Of the management is to
make a product so perfect that the
word Diamond" on a calk or horse
shoe will mean the same to the buyer
or the user as the word "Sterling"
on a piece of silverware.
Most of the output of the Diamond
Calk Horse Shoe company's plant
goes east, practically in carload lots.
Branch offices and distributing sta
lions are maintained in Boston,
Mass, Buffalo, N. Y, and Spokane,
Wash. It costs the company $780,
900 a year in extra freight charges
to do business from Duluth but 10y
atty to Duluth is considered Just as
seriously as profits.
The practical management of the
factory is in charge of Mr.. Swan
strom who also is president of the
company. Leonard Peterson is vice.
president and Albert Devohn is Sec
retary-treasurer.