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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-16

a CCORDING to its own showing, the Steel
"A Trust cleared $146,O0O,0 900 during the 81
days preceding it's last report. Climbing at
this rate, those profits will soon be two mil
lion dollars day-it the Great War goes on.
The Steel Trust owns vast properties in.
Alabama; and, while it does not own Senator
Bankhead, it doesn't need to, for the Senator
Grants the aUar to go ON.
By q singular oincidence-almost without
a parallel in Senatorial annals views Of
the Alabama Senator harmonic with those
Of the patriots who benevolently absorbed
the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company, during
the Panic Of 1907.
The word "coal' reminds me that Senator
Ponerene made demonstration in the Sen
ate, not many days ago, of the prodigious
profits the Coal Barons were making of the
war; and the Coal Barons, in their patriot
ism, demand a continuance of the war; and
it so happens, that they own enormous in
terests in Alabama, without owning Senator
Bankhead, whom they do not need to own,
since, by pleasing coincidence, his views are
those of the Coal Kings, and he, like them,
qcG11tS the eo0r to continue.
After Senator Pomerene had completed his
demonstration Of Coal Trust profits, Senator
Vardaman was so unkind as to remind the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-16

A Macedonian cry comes to us from the
four corners Of the globe, not only for our
army to help save the world for democracy
and human liberty, but for food and clothing,
shot and shell, to overthrow and destroy the
last remaining dominant autocratic power
which would destroy us IN order to porpetuate
It's autocracy."
Same old yawp, you see: Bankhead learnt
his lesson, and be repeated it like a Sunday
School scholar answering the catechism,
"Save the world for democracy"
''Saye the world for human liberty"
"Oyerthrow and destroy the last remaining
dominant autocratic power which would de-
stroy us III order to perpetuate It's autOcracy.'
When did Senator Banlhead make the dis
covery that Germany is the last remaining
dominant autOcracy?
What was Bankhead's attitude, when the
President was endeayoring, in December and
January last, to concilate the belligerents,
and bring about peace, acith0ejt q rjct0ry oeor
this last and most men0cing out0crGcy?
Is Rankhead willing to admit that he was
so blind, in February, as not to see this fear
full German danger, and that he, like the
PRESIDENT was then eager to end the war,
CONTINUED ON PAGE two.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-16

r ROM all parts Of Georgia and the adjoin-
ing States, comes the approval Of the sug-
gestion, that the opponents Of the recent uao-
constitutional and revolutionary Acts Of CON-
g7es8 meet at a central point, to discuss these
new measures and petition the government
for their repeal.
These new laws have been suddenly sprung
upon the country, by congressman who never
limited at such reckless uslrpation Of power
when they were candidates for office.
These new laws assume that Congress is
supreme, and that neither the Constitution
nor the y. S. Judiciary exists.
~ These new laws raise armies for for
eign service, by appropriations covering
period of more than two years, and therefore
they ignore the Constitution, which declares
that such appropriations shall NOT be for
term Of more than tocO gears.
Is Congress above the Constitution?
(2) These new laws drbjtrGrj7y select q
period Of ten years of human life, and 0r6i-
trarily deprive Of liberty all citizens whose
ages fall within that period, forcing upon
them a system of involuntary servitude, in
fragrant violation Of those clauses of the
Constitution which declare that involuntary
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-16

Fer thousand years, England grew in
strength and greatness, acithout erer line
Of military cOn9c,dpti0n. She was elevated
to the pinnacle of word-power by ''the Brit
ISL Volunteer" whose love of country and
bravery in battle throughout the earth, have
been for ages the theme of song and story.
AS | have already shown by the official rec
ords, our Revolutionary War was won by vol
unteers The War Of 1912, the War with
Mexico, and the Civil War, qcero the 2carS Of
U0Jurltcor8.
Three times as many Southern men yolun-
ta1ily joined the Union Armies of 1861, 2, 3,
and 4, as the draft laws Of 1868 ever raised
in the North by compulsion; and the men
who deserted were not the volunteers, but the
consclipts.
Military compulsion, first adopted in Eu-
rope by the Prussian autocrats is now sud-
denly rushed upon our country, by those acAo
pretcad to be the enemies Of mizjtariSn2; and
the American citizens who are arbitrarily
made the victims of this Prussan system, are
to be sent ont Of their 01on natj0e 2and,
AGAINST THEIR WILL.
There could be no clearer violation of the
CONTINUED ON PAGE TEREE.)
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
-
Madrid 10 Not So Ancient.

Madrid Is not a city OF great an
tiquity. Many efforts, it is true, have
been made to trace its history back
into classical times and even beyond,
but the first authentic mention Of the
town occurs I'm the Arab chronicles,
and this does not carry n back far
Their than the first half Of the tenth
century. The place was, of course,
occupied by the Moors when they were
the dominant power Of Spain, butwas
finally taken from them by Alfonso
vi. In 1883. Henry Nv. used 1t as a
hunting seat, but it did not attain any
Importance until the reign Of Charles
", who made it a place Of residence
and was wont to visit it occasionally.
1t was in the reign of Philip III. that
at last it attained to the dignity Of a
capital city. He created it his capital
and unica corte, or only court, In 1860.
and it has remained the capital Of
Spain ever since I'm spite of occasional
efforts on the part Of sundry kings to
transfer the government to Vailadolid
and Seville. National Geographic So
ciety Bulletin.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
Easy Jail Methods.

The greatest leniency is shown to
criminals in New Zealand. Thus In
one Jail at the end Of the South is
land a prisoner may keep a race horse
and is permitted to transact business
concerning it. In the same Jail well
behaved prisoners are allowed an after
noon out occasionally.
Prison authorities In New Zealand
are believers in the moral effects of
open air. In n Of their institutions
the newly arrived misdemeanant is al
lowed the choice Of living in Jail or
outside 1t, tents being erected at the
back. This system Of sending people
to Jail by letting them live outside has,
however, its disadvantages. In one
Ease the prisoners" resenting harsh
treatment In the way of a lockout"
lifted up the Jail" and deposited 1t
far away in the bush.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
A Short Business Talk.

In a certain store the merchandise
manager sent for the ready to wear and
millinery buyers and said to them:
you men are getting a bad accumu-
lation Of stock that Is hard to move.
Hereafter you will make a daily and
weekly inventory and send the report
to this office"
Both buyers declared this to be i'm
possible, but the merchandise man told
them to go and do 1t. Especially he
wanted them to show the age of the
goods in stock, the sizes and the colors.
After attempting to take some Of
these daily inventories the buyers de-
cided that an easier way would be to
get busy and sell the goods faster. This
same plan has been used in many de-
partments with fine results.
There is nothing like the spot light to
engender selling activity In a store
Philadelphia Record.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
Mystery Of a Fish.

In the economy of nature nothing Is
more remarkahi than the metamor-
nilosis Of the founder, which when
young swims in an upright position, as
40 all other fish, but when maturity
develops it becomes %topheavy, falls
aver OH its side and its existence is
passed as a fiat fish.
That nature moves In a mysterious
way is here freely illustrated, for when
The founder falls fiat the two eyes,
which originally were on either side of
the head, are transposed to the upper
side of the fish, where they always
face the light.
The process by which this strange
change is accomplished has never been
discovered by scientists and is a mar
velous instance of natures operations.
for while the fish usually rests upon
bottom 1t can readily swim about in
any depth of water.-New York Sun.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03

A New Zealand man vouches for the
truth OF the following story,
Dick Seldom was Of Lancashire orr
gin. aud when he died the Lancastrian
society In New Zealand sent a wreath
with the faifewing inscription: II have
gone whoam." The journalist who re
.erted the funeral evidently did not
come from Lancashire and consequent
~ Vas somewhat puzzled by the worc
ing aud. after thinking hard. conclud
cd that some one had Numbered His
report read:
THO Lancastrian society sent a
beautiful wreath bearing the inscrip
ton: 4 have gone. Who am n"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
Real Estate Movement Started

Transfers recorder in the county
Register of Deeds Office during April
total yer fifty. The highest price
paid was for a 320-acre improved
farm in Alpha twp, which was sold by
Lewis Shuster to s. F. Greenacre for
$3.50 per acre. This was the old
Harry Trythall farm, on section IL,
about seven miles from Miller. A
half section in Alden twp. sold for
$4,000 per acre, m quarter in York
for $4,000 and n in Miller twp. for
$31.25.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
Killed Troops.

The Greek killed troops, the Evzones,
bear a variant Of a name which was
given to troops in the days OF ancient
Greece. Euzonoi. meaning well girdled
and SO gift up for exercise rs Killed
men are. were light troops or even the
heavily armed hoplitai, but without
their weighty shields. At first, how
ever, the term, as in Homer, was used
only regarding women, the zone be-
ing the lower girdle worn by them
about the waist, bat by an easy and
natural transition this came to mean
a mans belt. Then, as the belt sup
ported the short skirts. killed men
were called well belted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
use of ca.

1t is now a hundred years since gas
was first used for illumination in this
country. and this is supposed to be
the age of electricity" yet the amount
Of gas consumed is still increasing.
There has indeed been a falling off In
the amount used for lighting, but a
great gain in the amount used for fuel.
This is not only the age of electricity,
but also the age Of the gas burning
cook stove.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
Her HHopa Rox.n

Miss Helen, the daughter of the fam
lily in which jet black Maria Jackson
occasionally worked by the day. had
been given a beautiful cup and saucer
OF are china. She showed it to Maria
and said:
Il mean to put it away in my hope
box. You know what that Is, Aunt
Maria? It's the box a girl puts things
into In the hope that she will some day
need them as a BRIDE"
"Lawzy, chile, knows all about dem
hope boxes. got one Of my own.
chile"
"Why, ! thought you were already
married."
Il is, chile, an my hope box is one
| is putin money into fas' as l kin
until | has enough to pay fo' a divorce
ment from Pete Jackson. More'n one
kind Of hope box is mixed up with mat
rimony. Miss Helen New York
Times.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
No Repressed Feelings

The most interested people in the
world are not those who are listening
to the fluent words of a preacher or
an orator nor absorbing the pictures
of the movies, but the small girl or
boy who stands before the advertise
ment posters in the lobby or street
gazing spell bound at all that's going
to happen inside pretty soon.-Aber-
deem News.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
and also had a special feature OF q

trail road meeting in connection.
President Tom Roberts, of Pierre, and
Secretary Phillips of Huron. the en-
ergetic officers of the Black and yell
low trail. were present and entertain
ed club members with speeches des-
cribing their work, their plans, and
their hopes. They are both earnest
and energetic workers in the cause
of practical and permanent state
roads through South Dakota. They
are making progress. and meeting
with encouragement in all the coun-
ties through South Dakota.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03

In its "Clean up" campaign the
Bismarck Tribune aptly says: Don't
stop at cleaning up your lawns and
cellars. Get the rubbish out of your
minds, and the hatred out of your
hearts. Minds full Of rubbish can't
think straight. Hearts full of hatrec
can't feel right"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
So He FORCED.

Judge-How came a man Of your
ability to stand here convicted Of for
gerry? P~risoner-It Is all owing to my
taking good advice, your honor. When
| left school my teacher told me with
my talents to go on and forge ahead
Baltimore American.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
Siqns Of Reform.

rs Binks as close listed as he used
to be.'
"Oh, no. Coming down to business
III the morning ne frequently buys a
newspaper instead Of trying to read
that Of the man in the next seat
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
INITIATING Circumstances.

"How did her friend break 1t to her
gently that she had suddenly become
4 widow?"
Told the dear creature she looked
so stunning In mourning that It was
lucky she had a chNice to wear IT,.
Exchange.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03

Keep q smile on your face till 10
o'clock and 1t will stay there all day
says Douglas Fairbanks In the WON
ans Home Companion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03

this an up to date city
svery. Whenever we have an I'm
portant place to I'LL we always go out
Of town to get the man for tho job
Detroit Free Press.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
Club and Road Meeting

Tuesday nights Commercial Club
meeting transacted considerable bust
ness along regular lines of club work,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03

what II the rent Of your room, Hen
~? suppose they ask q lot for II"
~Yes. III the time."-Harvard Lam
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
ED. DUNN,S MARKET
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh Is u blood or constitutional disease.
and in order to cure IL you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best ply
slcians in his country for years and Is
a regular prescription. 1t is composed of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
ton OF the two ingredients Is what pro-
duccs such wonder results In curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
II. J. CHENEY & co. Props, Toledo. o.
Scld by Druggists. price Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-03
NOTICE

Bids for street work should be filed
with the City Auditor on or before
May 7th. 1917.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-24
LEGAL NOTICE

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
Under and by virtue of a power
of sale contained in a mortgage ex-
ecuted by John Bennett to Peter
Shepard dated May II, 1913, recorded
in Office Clerk Superior Court, Ben
Hill County, Book 9, folio $40, under
signed will sell at public outcry at
courthouse said county, during legal
hours of sale to highest bidder for
cash, first Tuesday in September,
i1o17.
City Lot Number Ten, in square
Number Eight in block Number Is,
in the city of Fitzgerald, Georgia, as
shown by the recorded plat of said
city on file in the Office of the Clerk
of Superior Court, Irwin county,
Georgia.
For the purpose Of paying fourteen
promissory notes, executed and de-
livered by John Bennett to Peter
Shepard on April 221, 1918, one Of
said notes due May /, 1913, and one
on first of each succeeding month
thereafter until all fourteen of said
notes become due, the last of said
notes falling due June l, 1914; each
of said notes being for the principal
sum OF $500 except the last note due
June /, 1914, which is for $500; each
note stipulating for interest from
date at eight per cent annum.
The total amount due on said notes
at date of sale being $4,000 principal,
interest $3.50, together with the cost
of this proceeding, as provided in said
mortgage.
A deed will be made to purchaser
by undersigned. This August g. 1917.
PETER SHEPARD.
Mcdonald & Bennett, Attorneys for
i Mortgage. At
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-24
Summer Short
Courses In Agriculture

AS an outgrowth of the boys and
girls club work in Georgia, there has
been developed at the College Of Agri-
culture special short courses for club
winners and for any others who care
to attend. Expenses are very low and
a splendid opportunity is given the
boys and girls to gain specialized agri-
cultural knowledge For the boys
there is instruction in soils and fertil-
izers, seed selection, rotation OF crops,
growing live stock, dairying, farm ma
chinery, poultry, orchard management
and gardening; for the girls, instruc-
ton in home economics, cooking, sew
ing, canning, home gardening, homo
sanitation and home nursing. The en-
rollment for 1916 was 267; this year it
should exceed 400 A circular descrip-
tive of the work may be had free upon
application to the College of Agricul-
ture.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-24
The BUSINESS
MANS bit"
Andrew Nj. soule, President Georgia
State College of Agriculture.

The business man is, and has al
ways been, an important and construc-
i've factor III the life of the commun-
lty. Never before in the history of
the South is he destined to play so
essentially leading part, provided he
rises to the opportunity and discharges
the duties, responsibilities and obli-
gatlonS resting upon him as a citizen
and patriot.
First, he should take prominent
part in the solution of the situation
now confronting us; to insure the
farmer market He must also I'M
dertake the financing of diversified
production, since the change to diver.
SlhcatIon of crops means the purchase
Of new and varied implements, in
creased applications of fertilizers, and
credit for the purchase of seeds and
machinery. Hitherto credit has been
based upon cotton production to the
exclusion of diversified crops. There
must be a modification of rent notes
and rent contracts; not that the cul-
tivation of cotton should be eliminated
or unduly restricted but that addition
al channels of credit should be provid-
ed and varied crop production pro
NOTED and stimulated.
Second, it is the part Of the business
man to provide the necessary ma
chinery, such as feed mills, corn grind
ers and store-houses for the preserv.
ing of potatoes and other perishabl
crops. At present there is every fa
cility for warehousing cotton, but no
means for holding and marketing food
| crops. Whenever business men will
provide the proper facilities, diversi
feat NJ of crops will proceed by leaps
and ounds.
Third, the business man must per
form the duty Of food assembler. The
problem of food distribution cannot be
left to the individual farmer, since his
production Of certain crop is often sc
small as to preclude the possibility OF
marketing at a profit. On the Other
hand, business men are able to as
semble the crops in small amounts
and provide for general distribution
since they have the economy Of large
shipments. This work is patriotic and
should also be profitable.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-24
Methodist Laymen
Inspect University

Atlanta, Ga, August 25-Prominent
laymen from every Methodist Con-
ference east OF the Mississippi river
were the guests OF Emory University
in Atlanta yesterday, attending CON
ference held for the purpose of in
specting the University and formulat-
ing plans for the future.
Among the state represented were:
Mississippi, Alabama Florida. Geor-
gia, Tennessee, Kentucky. South
Carolina, North Carolina, and Virgin
ia. Bishop Warren A. Gambler, chan
cellor OF the University, presided The
laymen were entertained at luncheon
in Winship Hall, following their bust
ness session, and then made a thor
ough inspection OF the University
various branches.
They were much pleased to find that
kmory's prospects for enrolment at
the forthcoming term are the bright
est on record, despite the war
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-24

ie7e with them in school and did not gripc
Ike liver mcl,o'ne formerly used. My young
est enid, three years old, was sick last sum
mer and 1t took careful nursing and the at.
te"ton OF physicians to save him. and 1 am
sure that few doses OF Martins Liver
Medleine has prevented recurrence of the
same trouble. Therefore I feel it nv duty
to others to let them know what Martins
Liver Medicine did in my home"
You run no risk in buying Martins
Liver Medicine. 1t is a recognized
standard preparation, made according
to the prescription of prominent
Southern physician. 1t is composed
Of absolutely pure drugs and is guar
anteed to give positive satisfaction.
If after taking bottle of it you are
dissatisfied with the result, carry the
empty bottle to your druggist and
you will receive your SOC back.
If your druggist hasn't Martins
Liver Medicine, he can easily get il
for you. Do not accept any substi-
tute. There is no other medicine
Gust as good"
JUG CO., FITZGERALD GA,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-24
LEGAL NOTICE
GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
J. l.. L tlrner.
Administrator.

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
Under and by virtue of power of
sale contained in mortgage execut-
ed by B. F. Nusbaum, dated July
4, 1916, recorded in Office Clerk Su-
perior Court Coffee county, Book Is,
folio sol. the undersigned will sell
at public outcry at the courthouse
Coffee Coffee county, during legal
hours of sale to highest bidder for
cash, fourth Monday in August next:
That tract or parcel of land situated
lying and being in the first district Of
Coffee County, consisting of eighty
acres more or less and being a part Of
land lot Number fifty and fity-one
bounfcu as follows: East by lands Of
f. Todd, south by lands of Cham
bers and Forehand, west by Doggy
Branch, north by lands Of c. A. Poer
and B. Odum
For purpose of paying one certain
promissory note, executed and de-
lirered by B. F. Nusbaum to c. H.
VIM on July 4, 1916, for principal
sum of $4,000, due July 4, 1917, stip-
ulating for interest from date at eight
per cent.
The total amount due on said note
at the date of sale will be $4,000 prin-
cipal and $l8,35 interest, together
with the cost of this proceeding as
provided in said mortgage
A deed will be made to purchaser
by undersigned
This Aug 3, 1917.
c. II. WYNN.
Mcdonald & Bennett,
Attorneys for Mortgage. d24
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-24
CITATION
,orgia-Ben Hill County.

Georgia-Ben Hill County.
10 all whom it may concern:
Wiley Mcmillan having in proper
form applied to me 1or Permanent
Letters OF Administration on the es-
tate OF f. !. Hunter, latc of said coun-
ty, this is to cite all and singular the
creditors and next Of kin OF Z. J.
Hunter to be and appear at my office
within the time allowed by law, and
show cause, if any they can, why per
manent administration should not be
granted to Wiley Mcmillan on F. J.
Hunters estate.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature, this End day Of July, 1917.
1t. !. r. Horton, Ordinary.