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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02
EFFORT Be MADE TO
CHANGE HOUSE RULES

Atlanta, Ga, June 30-Tat the rules
of the house of representatives
against which there has been acute
resentment among progressive mem
bers for many years are in for gen
eral attack atthis session of the legis-
lature was demonstrated yesterday
by the food of resolutions launched
on the clerks desk as soon as the
speakers gavel fell.
The first shot out of the box was
a resolution providing that the rules
committee shall consist of one men,
Der from each congressional district,
elected by the members from that
district, two members from the house
at large and the speaker as ex-oficio
chairman, instead of the present sys-
TEN of allowing the speaker to name
the rules committee
Next came a resolution providing
that the house shall have authority
TO discharge committee from fur
Their consideration of a. bill after they
have kept it for ten days without
making report the purpose of this
change being to enable the house to
prevent committee from killing
measure by the simple expedient Of
refusing to report on it.
Next came resolution providing
that any rule of the house may be re-
pealed or amended by three-ifths
vote, instead of by a three-fourths
vote as now required, and after this
came resolution requiring the rules
committee to report on all matters
referred to them within three days.
Each and everyone, Of these pro-
posed changes in the rules of the
house is directly in line with reforms
which have been agitated great deal
during recent years, and are similar
TO the reforms carried out bv the
Democratic majority in the national
house of representatives at the outset
OF the Wilson Administration; when
Cannonism was overthrown by tho
rough reorganization of the rules of
chat body.
Under present conditions, the
speaker names the committee Of the
House and the committees are mas
ters OF the house instead Of its SER
wants, a committee can keep bill
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02

as long as they want to, and the house
has no power to compel the commit
tee to report, or even to withdraw the
bill The rules committee can, and
usually does, manipulate legislation to
suit the purposes of the men put on
the committee by the speaker, and
during the last seven days of the ses-
sion the rules committee fixes the
calendar without reference to the
house for approval or disapproval
The outcome of the fight to reform
the rules of the house will be watched
with interest by forward looking
Democrats throughout Georgia.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02
Soy Bean Grazing For Hogs

John r. Fain, Prof. of Agronomy, Ga.
State College of Agriculture.
The principal use in the South for
soy beans will probably be as graz
ing crop for hogs. On sandy soils it
cannot compete with peanuts, but on
heavy soils the growth is luxuriant.
From 200 to 500 pounds of pork can
be secured per acre from grazing soy
beans, varying somewhat for the pro-
ductivity of the soil and the variety
of beans. The grazing period is not
long since the pods burst shortly after
ripening and there is considerable
waste unless grazed rapidly. About
sixteen 100-pound hogs per acre are
required to utilize the beans to best
advantage if hogs are. put on when
the beans are in the dough stage. The
beans will carry this number of hogs
from two to four weeks, depending up
on the condition of the CROP
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02
SIMPLE CEREMONY MARKED
INAUGURATION OF NEW
GOVERNOR OF
GEORGIA
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taxed at their real worth.
Some legislation amendatory of ex-
listing laws should speedily be enacted
to remedy these inequalities.
Other things which he announced
he would recommend to the Legisla-
ture will be:
Creation of a Finance Committee
which shall combine the Ways and
Means and Appropriations Committee
of the House of Representative for
better coordination of financial legis-
lation.
Consideration of means for local
school taxation.
Provision for Text Books.
Provision for free textbooks in pub
lie schools
Better provision for agricultural
and industrial uplift of the negro.
Reform of the State agricultural ad-
ministration to prevent conflict among
departments.
Reforms in the administration of
criminal laws.
Limitation of the pardoning and
committing power intrusted to the
governor
Provision for seating "a governor in
January following his election.
Creation of a state council of De-
Tense.
The new Governors concluding
words we're:
II earnestly recommend that all
Legislation be along the line of a sim
plifed responsible government; that
whatever else we may do, we always
definitely adhere to the purpose to
give the people dollars service for
every dollar of their money expend-
ed; and | should greatly rejoice if, at
the conclusion of our official careers,
our legislative and administrative cpl
taph coud be expressed in these two
words: Efficiency and Economy"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02
POTATOES DROP TO 81

New York, June 28-Potatoes drop
ped today to 81 barrel here, COM
pared with $12 when the market
reached the high peak some time ago.
The break was caused by the dump
ing of thousands of bushels into the
market by rail and steamship lines
from Southern points. There has
been a drop of so cents day per
barrel for week, according to whole
salers.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02
MEETING FOR GIRLS CALLED

All girls of the city between ten
and fifteen are invited to meet Mrs.
J. H. Burke at the city Hall Tuesday
afternoon, to receive Instructions
about the parade on Wednesday and
secure their. patriotic headdress for
the occasion.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02
PosToFFIcE HOURS WE1NES-
DAY i

AS usual the postofice vii be closed
on the, 18th OF July, except as fellows:
All windows will open from S to
$50 A. M. and from to $50 P. NJ.
The city carriers will ma COM
plete trip in the morning. The ru-
raj carriers will make no trip.
w. A. Adams, Postmaster.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02

The sad defect about the progress of
the human race is that while we are
occupied in learning one thing we are
almost always engaged in forgetting
another.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02

Wedding ard party invitations.
Style and quality the best.
Prompt service. Leader-Enter-
prise. IF
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02
A PRIZE OF $1,000

The committee in charge of the pa
rade for the 4th of July offers prize
Of $40 in cash for the best decorated
automobile in the parade.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02

have forced the Russians to recross
the Abs Hirnan river south of Ba-
neh
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02

THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
GETS THERE. ARE YOU IN IT7
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-02
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22
PUBLIC APOLOGY HIS AMEND FOR
 LOWERING FLAG
County Commissioner Ex plains He Feared Col . ors Might In
 cite Crank

Y Fort Wayne, Ind, March 22.-F'ol- lowing an order to remove the Amer jean flag from the windows of the County Recorders office in the Court House, William c. Schwier, President of the Allen County Board of Com missioners, has made aNpublic apology in the newspape pers for "any act of his that may have seemed to degrade the flag" Patriotic societies had pro- tested.
 Recorder Bookwalter hung out the flag for the public reception to Fort Wayne's two companies of militia just back from the border and a big patriotic revival arranged in con- nection with that event.
 Commissioner Schwier asked that it be taken down, fearing, he said, the colors might incite some crank to commit some such outrage against the Court House as was recently commit ted in Boston. The Recorder says he was told the flag might offend some one.''
 When the Recorder refused, the Commissioners ordered the janitor to remove the flag.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22
RELLICERENTS LIMIT IMPORTS
 FOR HOLLA AND
Even Goods from Dutch Col onies Must Be For Home
 Consumption.

The Hague. Netherlands, March 22.-Dislocation of the foreign trade of Holland, resulting from the fe- strictions upon her imports and ex- ports imposed by the belligerents in their economic struggle, is emphasiz- ed by Dr. John Loudon, the Dutch minister for foreign affairs; and F. E.. Posthuma, minister of agrciulture, in- dustry and commerce Their report. now made public, holds particular in terest for America, as it deals in part with the restrictions imposed upon the importation of American goods.
 Virtually everything now, imported by Holland from oversea, including goodstt from Hollands own colonies, the ministers assert has to be guaran- teed by the Netherlands Oversea Trust as being for neutral destination and consumption. Even then, the En- tente allies permit no goods to be inn ported by Holland until they ascer- tain whether the various articles are needed for normal consumption in that Scountry. While this .investiga- ton Is in progress, the importations are detained by the Entente, even when they come from Dutch colonies, America or other neutral countries. owing to objections on the part of the British government, imports guaran- teed by the Oversea Trust sometimes are held up for months after their arrival in Holland.
 Exportations for Holland virtually are limited to articles originating in neutral countries. This means that Holland cannot export goods in which more than 25 per cent. of the raw materials came from belligerent coun- tries.
 Earnest objections have been raised against the action of Great Britain in imposing regulations and restrictions upon Hollands exports, while permit ting their own subjects to export the same goods to neutral countries, un- der conditions which the Dutch man. ufacturers are willing to observe. By this action, the ministers said, Dutch products are replaced by products of other countries.
 Dutch exports and imports by over land routes are checked by prohibi- .-tions upon transportation issued by the Central Powers. The contraband lists of the Teutonic allies has been extended with damaging effect upon Hollands trade.
 The black list system put into effect by some of the belligerents is declar- ed by the Dutch ministers to have made it impossible for many Dutch firms to do business.
 Obstacles placed by Great Britain in the way of regular inlportations from America, of lubricating oils, benzine, gasoline and petroleum have had se- rious effect. The British demand that rubber goods and electro-technfcal materials shall not be imported direct from America but must come via Ct. Britain, has caused a scarcity of those goods. Hospitals are suffering from shortage Of rubber gloves, as one effect of this restriction.
 Holland has also felt severely the prohibition of export from Germany of raw materials for the manufac-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22
Only Policy for U. S. Is to Keep Ships In
 Port Says Reventlow

Amsterdam, via London, March 22 Count von Reventlow, writing in the Deutsche Tageszeitung, says, with reference to the sinking of the Amer ican steamships City of Memphis, H. linois and Vigilancia:
 ''It is good that American ships have been obliged to learn that the German prohibition is effective and that there is no question of distinc- tive treatment for the United States In view of such losses there is only one policy for the United States, as for the small European maritime Powers, namely, to retain their ships in their own ports as long as the war lasts.''
 The Dusseldorfer General Anzeiger says that the sinking of three Amer ican ships is certain to produce espe- cial satisfaction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22
BULCARS SHAVING NON -COMbATANTS
 WITH GAS BOMBS
Lombard Open Town of Monastir, Taking
 80 Lives.

Corfu, March 22. = Asphyxiatine gas bombs thrown into the open city of Monastir by the Bulgarians in their violent bombardment on March IT killed more than sixty civilians, in cluding twenty-five women and thir- ty-one children, according to the Ser bian Press Bureau. Nearly twenty others, mostly women and children were killed by shellfire. The bureau has received the following from Salon. ica:
 According to supplementary reports the number of the victims of the ter rib1e bombardment of the open town of Monastir by the Bu1garians on March IT was:-Kil1ed-Five old men. nine women, five children. Wounded-Two old men, two women. Killed by asphyxiating gas-Six old men, twenty-five women, thirty-one children. Suffering from effects of gas, sixty-one, who are not expected to recover
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22
LOYEES MUST
 KEEP C0RNS OFF
Says they destroy efficiency but can be lifted right
 out now.

Many large retail establishments now insist that every employe have cornless feet, because one can not ap- pear pleasant before a patron or be fully efficient when the brain is con- stantly remindful of these painful pests.
 The simplest method known to get relief is to apply a few drops of freez- one directly upon the tender, aching corn, which, promptly relieves the soreness and soon the entire corn, root and all, lifts right out without pain.
 A quarter ounce of freezone will cost very little at any drug store but is sufficient to remove every hard or soft corn or callus from ones feet.
 This drug is gummy but dries in d moment and seems to just shrivel up the corn without inflaming or even Irritating the surrounding tissue or skin.
 This should interest many men and women here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22
MILITARY BROOMSTICKS

pr. A. L. Boyce of New York has sent to congress the following: am sending you the enclosed clipping from the Outlook of March 7th, and one of the broomsticks which, since the first day of last May, have used at Governors Island, New York City, in the military instruction of over two thousand prospective defenders of our country.
 Among the men drilling with these broomsticks are bank officers. police men, lawyers, laborers, brokers, clerks, engineers, merchants, diamond cutters, physicians, mechanics, teach CTS, bartenders, ministers, politicians, actors, elevator operators, bank clerks, and subway conductors.
 I now have dummy rifles made of wood and as the students prefer rifles made of wood too broom sticks, I can spare the broomsticks for souvenirs.
 Over five hundred earnest military students are now drilling with these rifles made of wood" and when the day comes that we are called into service I am going to offer them to the government.
 I trust you will allow the smile with which you receive this to turn your thoughts from the tragedy of citizens drilling with broomsticks, or of congress hesitating to give our boys a sporting chance by passing the uni- versal training law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22

foot
 The despatch says that prominent Prussians have recently been sent to Holland and Switzerland under in structionsi to try and ascertain what the present attitude of Great, Britain is toward a possible cessation of hos tilities. The commissioner sent to Switzerland is said to be leading German business man, and one of the emissarfes to Holland a high official in the German war service.
 The emissary to Holland, disclaim- ing authority to speak for the Ger man government, is quoted as saying that the Russian revolution had en- tirely changed the situation, that Ger many could no longer assert that she wished to free the Russian, Baltic provinces and could also consider
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22

handing back. Poland to Russia under some form of autonomy. He is rep resented as adding that he believes the revolution in Russia made it pos sible for Germany to discuss terms more favorable to the Entente.
 Another German in Holland, con- tinues the correspondent, sought to learn the attitude of the Entente and the United States toward some gen. eral scheme of autonomy for the races of Europe, especially in regard to Aus >tria- Hungary.
 The correspondent says that, al- though the commissioners asserted they were not travelling on behalf Of their government, their journey would have been impossible under existing passport regulations without the con- nivance of Berlin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22

E. L.. Brown, president of the Min neapolis & St. Louis, resigned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22

ture of iron and steel. Various indus tries have been obliged to restrict production and others to stop work, causing unemployment.
 Agriculture and market gardening has suffered because of restraint of importation of fertilizers and cattle forage from South America and upon agriculture implements. Ships re- peatedly have been compelled to leave in British ports materials destined for the governments artillery works. Further shipments for America were, in consequence, stopped until the ma terials already shipped had been re- leased, often after long negotiations. When new shipments were made, these sometimes suffered the same de-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22

trouble, or become weak and run down. It is safe medicine for all the family to take because it does not contain alcohol or dangerous drugs in any form but is all pure, wholesome nourishment. It soothes and heals the throat irritation, drives out inn purities and furnishes the food ele- ments required to build new strength. Not 9 patent medicine but a doctors prescription more than 60 years in use
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22
JAILED FOR THEFT

Charles Peterson, no home, admit ted in court yesterday that ~he stole dress suit case the property of N. C.. Phelps travelling salesman, which contained books and personal effects. He said he was intoxicated at the time of the theft and did not realize what he was doing. Judge Wilder gave him four months in iail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22
WATERBURY ENROLLS 37,S69

Waterbury, March 22.-The work of the military census bureau in this city was completed yesterday, the last batchf of Waterbury blanks being for warded to Hartford. The total mum Der of names is 37,869, which exceeds the estimate for Waterbury by sev- eraI hundred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22
THE SAFE MEDICINE. FOR ALL THE FAMILY
Father Johns Medicine Treats Colds and Coughs Without Using Danger <
 ous Drugs or Alcohol.

The great value ofFather Johns Medi- cine is that it is good for ] every member s of the family I f r o m t h @ youngest to t h e oldest, whenever they have a cough, cold or throat r,@o1y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22

Charles Moat, of Toledo, was killed and several others were slightly in- j,lred when a westbound New York Centrah messenger train No. 19 ran into a freig ht wreck near Waterloo, Ind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-22
REPORT GERMAN AGENTS SEEKING
 PEACE PARLEYS
Despatches from The Hague Say Russ Revolt Inf1u-
 ences Move.

the Times from The Hague asserts that a new German peace move is on
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-10

train which whisked them out OF the
confines of the city consisted of five
standard day coaches and four freight
cars, in which were stored much of
the supplies and ether paraphernalia.
The soldiers are due to arrive at
Hagerstown about o'clock this
afternoon. but owing TO their delay
in getting away from Annapolis. they
will probably be late in reaching the
Western Maryland city also All OF
the soldiers appeared to be in the
highest of spirits even though they
were compelled 10 acknowledge the
many "good-byes" of their friends.
A number of the boys gave way TO
tears, but the real heart-rendering
scenes were furnished by the moth
ers, ives and sisters of the fighting
men, many of whom wept bitterly at
the West street terminal just be-
fore the soldiers boarded their train.
The crowds literally jmamed the
streets, but everybody appeared good
natured.
An added incident in connection
with the departure of the troopers
occurred as they assembled in the
State armory just before the march
through the city. A committee of
several ladies of the Just Government
League, headed by Mrs. A. C. Hill,
President of the organization, and
Mrs. Robert Moss appeared on the
scene and presented a little token
This testimonial was in the form of
a postal card, already stamped and
bearing an inscription espousing the
cause of Woman Suffrage in Mary
land, and the country at large for
that matter, The soldiers were ask
ed to mail their cards upon their ar
rival at their destination. The re-
verse side of the card bears a fine
colored cut of the National flag. be-
meath which are the words, Women
Ask A Voice In Their Own Govern
ment,' and to one side is the follow
ing extract from speech of Presi-
dent Woodrow wilson
"The right is more precious than
peace, and we shall fight for the
things which we have always carried
nearest our hearts-for democracy,
for the right of those who submit to
authority to have voice in their own
government. To such a task we can
dedicate our lives and our fortunes,
everything that we are and every
thing that we have
Just before the train pulled out of
the STATEN yards a report became
current among number of persons
who had assembled there, that James
l.. GLADDEN., one of the troopers, had
stumbled and sustain a broken leg
as he attempted to board one of the
cars. This, however, proved to be in
correct, as it developed that young
GLADDEN. was seized with a periodi-
cal attack of rheumatism, and he was
able to accompany his fellows on the
trip
Not only will the city soldier boys
be missed about their homes, and in
a general way, but their absence
may also have a material effect in
the primary election which takes
place in the city and county tomor-
row. The majority of the men are
of voting age, and furthermore, those
who claim to know, say a majority
of them are affiliated as Democrats,
and warm contest is to be decided
in this political party.