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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-02

Messrs E. K. Farmer, Rev. Bleker
A. Z. Jones, ]. B. Seanor and other
members of Gethsemane Command
cry left for Townsville to attend the
state conclave.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-02

The county board OF education, at
its meeting Tuesday granted the use
of two canning outfits to Messrs Pitt
man and Gelders. The outfits will
form neuclus for a great prepared
ness campaign. for which a number Of
experienced ladies Of the city and
county will volunteer their services,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-02

The season is here when the police
department can do the city some good
service by enforcing the dog 1nuzzling
ordinance
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-02
Dr., w. Mclean
DENTIST
Rooms 512-513. PHONE 438.
Garbutt Donovan Building
Fifth F1ecr
Sunday by Arrointnent

Mr.. J. H. Harris arrived in the city
this morning to attend to some mat
tiers connected with the Fitzgerald
Pennsylvania Oil company.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-02

Misses Nell Shepherd and Alice
Miller, of Pitts, Ga, were weekend
guests of Mrs. Robert Z. Lee.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-02
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Furnished 5-room
cottage, both lights, good garden,
fowls. $40 w. Orange street. St
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-02

Mrs. G. f. Kicker returned Monday
afternoon from Atlanta, where she
enjoyed the pleasure of attending
Grand Opera.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-02

'N>--'|N VA company
Mr.. Miller, of McRae, is in, the city
today, and may decide to locate here.
Hon. O. H. Elkins will leave for
Macon Thursday to attend banquet
given in honor OF Prof Fitzpatrick, of
Columbia University, by members of
Mercer, where Prof. Patrick formerly
occupied the chair OF English. Sen.
E!kins is scheduled for one Of the ad-
dresses at the banquet.
Mr. Wooiey and family OF Middle
ton, Conn., passed through here Tues
day on the Dixie Highway on their
way north. Mr.. Wooley stated thg
they made the trip south via the east
crn link Of the Dixie but have found
the Central route preferable, both in
distance and quality OF road. A great
many cars are returning over the Cen
trail route
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-02

Mr.. Miller, of McRae, is in the city
today, and may decide to locate here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-08

buying %125 worth gets Il
quarter back.
Ecru lace curtains, Not
tIngham weave $500 vail
ues &10O a pair
Filet lace curtain nets.
scalIoped edges worth
Doc yard 5 yards for ST..
Wool finish blankets.
pretty pink and blue
plaids, worth $3.50. A dol
lar off on these, while they
last.
A dollar of on each 5000 worth
Of furniture sold Friday
Unbleached muslin,
worth Zoe, full 39Ia inch
Is wide, 1870 yards for
$I.00.
Bleached 15c shaker
flannel, lengths to z yards.
8 yards to each for $1.0O.
in the Dress Goods De-
Partment, Sl.25 yard-Wide
black silk messaIIne: 500
Yard.
Good black taffeta silk,
worth 1875 for &1.00 sd. |
Grocery Specials" with /
other groceries for cash /
over $l.OO. Positively 10 I
telephones.
Beat graduated sugar, Friday rs
lbs. fer g1.O0
save on butter Golden Rule bur
terins. pound Prinss, 4 lbs. for ST.
Best Pesberry coffee. for Dollar
DAY Friday 8 pounds for s1o9. h
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-08

Childrens part wool
sweaters; gray or red
ages TO L years Sl.25
and $3.50 values: choice
for this last Dollar Day
$l.00 each.
ANY ladies sweater.
worth from $3.50 to $3.50 .
all sizes: choice at Sl0O
off.
Ladies fiber silk sweat
ers; sport stripes or plain ,
any style, $L00 off.
just a few misses coats:
have been up to $1,000
marked now S3.75. choice
during this last Dollar Dav
$3.50 each, and a dollar
back.
l. a @ G s new S1.Z5
waists; gray flannel finish
for this sale S1.00 each.
Double boiler Of pure
aluminium; regular S1.49
value 81 each.
Tea kettle, blue and
white enameled $40
size for Sl.0O.
Sgt. preserving kettle.
pure aluminium, S1.49 val
ue: S1.00 each.
Folding ironing board.
worth Sl.25 for SI.O0 ca
Wall p p er; SI.25
worth Of wall paper for
Sl.00.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-08

fore shl7ofv
The
ayuIfga chgefod
&c "a Ia back
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-08

Willow clothes baaL-et
worth SI.45 for 81 90
ladies, Nj. -
s,,ifa - 90 and : - 20 - - :
80 al an - s. ~, - - - . o.
n7e9f
Laoie2 noe SIX nose,
9 r -. ~. 81 R-. 66 d. 09c =
PANS lol ''L0o.
Siz PAIRS ladies' fast
black, tine gauge, medium
"eIgAI nose Tor 9I.U0.
Piisse crepes, choice Of
a nice lot in white, for
night gowns and under
wear; worth Zoe yard o
yards for Sl.00
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-08
MOLINE Ill.

Renle0aber: No Telephones, No Charges. F,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
JAIL FOR "ANTIS"
Government Exercises Iron
Hand in Minnesota.
Socialist Candidate for Cover
nor, Party Secretary Seized.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 10.-Anti-draft
agitators and Socialists in Minnesota
are feeling the iron hand of the gov
eminent today. Federal officials have
started a determined campaign to
put down outbursts of discomfort
which have been spreading turnout
the state.
]. o. Bentall, Socialist candidate for
governor. is the latest haul. He was
arrested at his farm at Litchfield,
Mimi. by federal officials and was
held without bond last night He is
charged with attempting TO cause
characterization, mutiny and refusal
OF duty in the military forces of the
country"
A. L. Sugaran, state secretary of the
Socialist party, is also under arrest.
City and county officials at New Ulm,
Mimi, are cited to appear before the
state public safety commission to an
swer charges of participation in a re-
cent anti-draft meeting there.
w. F. Bergmeier, editor of the V,'lks
Zeitung, German language paper, is in
jail for alleged violation of the enemy
alien proclamation of April 6. He is
held without bond
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
Many Ideas on How To AppOr-
ton Huge Expense.
LaFOlIete and Gore Want Rich
To Pay 1t All.
VOICES FROM WHEAT BELT
They Start Campaign To Put
Tax on Cotton.
Numerous Amendments Prom
Use Drawn Out Debate.

Washington, Aug. 10-The senate
today began its struggle with the
$2.006,9 100000 war tax bill.
Its legislative course which promises
to bea rocky one, was beset imlhe-
diately by substi -1te measure, drawn
by Senators Gore, La Toilette and
Thomas, Colorado, who would raise
the entire revenue thru incomes and
excess profits taxes.
Senator Weeks proposes to equal
ize war profits taxes so that COM
panies which before the war were not
enjoying large profits, will not have
to pay as heavy war tax now as
those which made huge pre-war
profits
Call Cotton War Munition.
Certain wheat state senators will
for what they call virtual taxation of
wheat in the food control bill. They
would tax cotton on the ground that
it's use in shell manufacture makes it
a munition Of war.
Senator Hollis, New Hampshire,
thinks the bill unfair to the workers
in the New England manufacturing
zone and will seek to amend it.
Senator Lewis, Illinois, will intro
duce an amendment for taxation of
unimproved land.
I'D force owners of such land
either to plant it, and thus increase
the food supply, or to pay tax double
the amount they pay the state in
which the land lies" said Senator
Lewis.
Other senators will seek to increase
the second class mail rate, and to cut
from the bill the increase of a cent an
ounce on first class mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10

The aviator was making a flight
from Topeka to Leroy in new ma
chine. He expected to make an ex-
hibition flight at the latter place this
afternoon. Leaving Topeka shortly
before 10 o'clock this morning, he
sailed high over Wakarusa and Car
bondale.
A short distance the other side of
Carbondale he noticed something was
getting the matter with his engine
The trouble continued and grew so
bad that he decided to land and guild
ed the plane downward toward the
Peterson pasture which was wide and
level.
AS he neared the ground the big
plane struck a COW, turned tail up in
the air and then completed a soIner-
sault over the animal. People living
in the neighborhood rushed to the
scene and the aviator was found
unconscious. A physician was imEed-
lately summoned from Carbondale and
Longren was carried into a nearby
farmhouse.
He did not recover consciousness for
an hour or more. The physician after
an examination, declared that no bones
except the finger were broken The
injured man, however. appeared to be
seriously hurt in the chest and internal
injuries are feared
State journal Notified.
The State Journal, receiving the
first news of the accident in Topeka,
called the aviator's family and noti-
fled relatives, who left Immediately for
the scene. Shortly before / O'Clock
this afternoon the Shelle barger am
bulance left Topeka to bring Longren
to Topeka hospital. At that time
he was reported to be resting as easy
as could be expected at the farmhouse.
His chest was giving him considerable
pain.
The COW which Longren hit came
out of the planes, dirt and wreckage
with broken back. Her owner shot
her Immediately The engine, accord
ing to reports received in Topeka, was
the only part of the airplane remain
ing in one piece thru the accident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10

going to extend into next week. The
schedule called for 100 examinations
a day and in almost two days the
board has been able to make only rs
examinations. 1t takes more time
than members of the board believed
it would take.
Physicians Help Out.
Several physicians are volunteering
their services for two and three hours
at a time and assisting the board ma
terially.
No one has played the baby act
under examination The men who
have been called have gone thru the
stunts required in silence except when
spoken to. They have answered ques-
tions in a business-like manner and
almost without exception have shown
absolutely no sentiment. Most of them
inquire as. they leave VIII -ther or not
they passed. The six who passed to-
day and who claimed no exemption
made no comment when told they
We're in line for fighting on the
French front.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
Eleven to Is Per Cent Raise
All Over the System.
Announcement Made in the
Topeka Shops Today.
IT MEANS MUCH FOR Topeka
Raises and Bonuses Amount to
100000 in Year.
More Than 5000 Men Are At
fected in City Alone.

Shop employees of tn Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway in Topeka,
end over the entire system, it is an
nounced in circulars posted by NJ. j.
Drury, superintendent of shops here,
gill receive q wage increase effective
September L.
The order affects approximately
5000 men here. Unskilled labor will
get an increase of IL PEI cent and
skilled labor a raise of IA and Is per
cent. Such an increase was forecast
several weeks ago in the State Jour
nal.
Approximately $4,000 ii month or
s360,0OO a year is added by the order
to the shops payroll. Mr. Drury de-
clared today that the advance is in
addition to the bonus of 10 per cent
that the company will ps.y employees
January l.
The bonus January / VII be 10 per
cent of the wages drawn TO the six
months preceding that date. A SINH
lar one was paid July l. Including
the offices the total bonus paid to
Topeka employees this year will
amount to 100000 approximately.
Total of $4,000 in Topeka.
Addition of the shops increase an
nounced today the amount to be paid
in Topeka this year in bonus and gen.
eral increase of wages will total $780,
900.
Hundreds of shop men in Kansas
outside of Topeka will be affected.
The order affects $4,000 men in all.
The order posted in Topeka shops
does not provide an increase to en-
ployes whose wages are set by col
lective bargaining. All shop men in
Topeka, including the roundhouse en-
ployeS, will be affected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10

not to exceed 500, will be paid. If
he leaves his wife. two children and
his mother, they get $50 month in
addition to the $1,000 or $4,000 in
surance he may carry at So per 81 ,000.
Under the old pension system this
family would receive only SIC to $24
a month.
OF the $50 on the death of his
mother, SO a month would be cut
off. If the wife remarked, she would
get the $50 a month for two years
when it would be dropped to $25 I'M
til the first child was Is and there
after to SIS, being stopped altogether
when the second child was IS.
This holds good whether a man
died during the war or after he is
out of it, if the wounds were suffered
in Americas service.
Continued Insurance After War
After he leaves the service he can
retain his IS per $1,000 insurance at
the rate and change it into a policy
maturing earlier than the regular war
policy-that is, before death. All SOL
dier insurance is non-assigna BILE and
free from the claims of creditors of
the insured or the beneficiary
The object of this insurance clad
is to forestall future attempts at len
sion legislation.
The bill provides for reorganiza ton
of the war risk insurance bureau of
the treasury department to handle this
phase of the law. 1t divides the bureau
into two sections: one marine and sea
mems insurance and the other m Mill
tary and naval insurance. Each di-
tIontinued fage 1wos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
FlxUP CONSCRIPTS
Faulty Teeth and Glasses Not
Causes for Exemption.
Establish "Human Repair
Shops at Military Camps.

Washington, Aug. 10.-An enormous
repair shop is planned by the govern
ment to fix faulty teeth and eyes of
drafted men.
There is no chance for a conscript
evading service because he has bad
teeth. Ten thousand volunteer dem
fists stand ready to repair them, with
out charge. These doctors comprise
the Dental Preparedness league, of
which DIR. ]. w. Beach, Buffalo, n.
Y, is president.
If a drafted man will not go to a
local dentist he is sent to the canton
ment camp just the same. At the
camp a dental clinic will be located,
army officials stated today
Men who wear glasses will not be
taken for the infantry, but the ord
nance, medical, engineers and quarter
master corps will have thousands OF
specialized men. Glasses will be per-
mitted in these branches.
The army will have its eye special
lists, too.
Americas medical talent will be
in good health. Army chiefs believe
they will have 10000 doctors in uni
form by January 1.
Free Operations for Conscripts.
Chicago. Aug. 10.-Drafted men,
disqualified for slight physical imper-
fections still have chance. The Lib
erty War Medical and Surgical Relief
society, a new patriotic organization,
is conducting free operations to make
men fit for service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
NO CARS MOVE IN X. C.
Third Day of Strike Sees No Chance
for Getting Together.

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 10.-with
the third day of the street car strike
under way and no cars operating. city
officials today are preparing to take
drastic action to secure service.
Following the refusal of the police
commissioners to grant blanket COM
missions to special railway guards. the
company announced that no cars
would be operated today. None have
been moved since Wednesday after
noon. Many citizens are using their
motor cars as jitneys, some carrying
passengers free of charge. More than
$500 strikers and synspathizers pa
raded yesterday afternoon. There
was no violence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
RUSSIANS FROM
U. S. TOOLS OF
GERMAN SPIES
Block German Agents in N. Y.
by Cutting OFF Passports.
They're FlOcking Back to Rus
STA To FOment Anarchy.
NO U. S. TROOPS To RUSSIA
Root Mission Found Russia
Has Men and Munitions.
Russia Closes Frontier Against
Horde of Immigrants.
They're FlOcking Back to Rus
STA To FOment Anarchy.
NO U. S. TROOPS To RUSSIA
Root Mission Found Russia
Has Men and Munitions.

Washington, Aug. 10.-The state de-
partment today started limiting pass
ports to Russia to block German
agents going there from New York.
=, Learning from the Root mission
that many New York Russians, well
supplied with German money, are
flocking into Russia, the passport di-
vision will demand that anyone wish
ing to go to Russia prove that his trip
is vital. There will be "a careful in
vestigation of the applicants past his
tory and his present purposes and If
he cannot show that his trip is bona
fide he will be fatty refused a permit
to go.
Russia, herself, is aiding in this
work. She has closed heI frontier to
travellers, cutting hundreds of incom-
ing immigrants, chiefly from the
United States. Scandinavian port au-
thorities are refusing to let such i'm
migrants pass thru their countries in
any attempt to run the closed frontier.
The Russian missions recommends
tons do not contemplate dispatch of
American troops to Russia and the
government has no present intention
of sending any there. Russia has
plenty of soldier material and the mis-
sion is not convinced that the psyche
logical effect will be such as warrant
sending Sammies.
Must Cut Down Exemptions
With this fact disposed of, the army
continued its task of gathering Sammy
material Provost Marshal General
Crowder has ruled that exemption
claims must be cut down and by way
of discouraging the present flood, has
warned exemption boards that they
must let none escape unless the de-
tendency of their kin is very pressing.
The federal trade commission is
hurrying its report on steel prices in
view of the Bethlehem Steel COM
panys refusal to sell steel rails to
France at war rates. The whole steel
situation is tangled up until this re-
port comes out
The $4,000, 100000 revenue bill
comes up in the senate today, with
prospects of a hard fight against it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
BULLETS IN RIOT
Car Strikebreakers Shoot and
Flee From Mob of 5000.
Fire Department Disperses
Crowd Trying to Burn Car.

Lima, Ohio, Aug. 10.-Lima moved
carefully today, seeking to avoid a re-
currence of street car rioting which
late yesterday resulted II the shoot
ing of four men, three seriously
Not street car was moving today.
Every saloon was closed. All troops
quartered here were kept off the
streets.
While Lima's thousands walked to
work, Governor Cox. in Columbus. and
Mayor Bailiss Simpson here conferred
with their advisers as to methods of
composing the strike of trolley car
service since the strike was called
July IL.
When Edward ]. Stroup, 81. black
smith, tried to board a car after he
had been warned away. the riot start
ed. Stroup was shot thru the abdo-
men by a strike breaker conductor.
who thought Stroup was a striker.
Play Fire Hose on Mob.
Quickly n large crowd gathered.
The crowd grew to one of 5000 with
a mob nucleus. The car GREY fled to
the offices of the street ear company.
Just then another noseS thru the
crowd. A battle followed. Charles
Morrison. As. striking motOrman, was
shot thru the right hip ard abdomen.
Leonard Short, 27, a striker, was shot
near the heart An unidentified strike
breakers nose was cut off ard he suf-
fered severe bruises when he was
thrown thru a window. Clarence
Downtown. 80. striking cencuctor. was
slightly woInded.
The mob built a fire under the cars
The fire department extin-uished the
fire and dispersed the crowd with sew
eral streams of water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
TAFT ASKS FOR FOOD
That's Sign He's Better. Says Doctor
Not Out of Danger Yet

Clay Center. Kan, Aug. 1O.-Physi-
C; ms attending former President w.
II. Taft, who is ill at a local hotel,
determined this morning to give him
the first food he has eaten since the
attack of intestinal trouble early Tues
day morning.
'Mr. Taft is some better this rnc~n-
ing" DR.. B. F. Morgan said. HE has
no temperature and. altho weak. is
more cheerful and like himself than
at any time since he became ILL.,"
The decision to give nourishment to
the former president was made after
will be given an egg and toast. Doctor
Morgan said. that being his patients
wish.
ct don't want to say the danger
mark has passed." Doctor Morgan de-
clared. after having visited Mr. Taft
for the first time since last night.
when he was sleeping easily. That
would not be exactly correct How
ever. dp not think at any time there
has been any immediate danger I
was little afraid of conditions that
might develop.
"Mr. Taft passed a very good night
and ] should say that he is some bet
ter He conversed this morning about
things in general in a way that he did
not do yesterday when he talked very
little. He is more like himself today
than he has been"
Mrs. Taft in Canada.
Attic Mr.. Taft is a very sick man
reports have exaggerated his cordi-
ton" DR., Morgan said. Mrs. Taft.
who is in Canada, is being kept close
~ informed of the course of the i'll
ness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
File and Record Building To Be
Built on East Fourth.
Four Stories, FireprOOf-Exca-
walton in Two Weeks.
TO Be COMPLETED BY SPRING
Occupy Site Across Street From
the Railway Y. NJ. c. A.
Structure To Be 1O2 Feet Wide
and 262 Feet Long.

Excavation, preparatory to begin
ming the construction of a four-story.
fireproof files and records building
costing 100000, opposite the r. r.
Y. NJ. c. A on East Fourth street. will
begin in about two weeks, it was an
nounced today from the Santa Fe rail-
ways engineering offices here.
The contract for the erection of the
building has been let to F. NJ. Spencer
& Co., contractors. Following the ex-
cavation, actual construction work
will begin as soon as material can be
obtained. This will be III a few weeks
at the most.
The building will face the north. 1t
will be built of concrete turnout and
will be 102 feet wide by 262 feet long.
Lumber Company Moves.
The site is and has formerly been
occupied by the Whelan Lumber &C m
pany. The lumber concern is remov-
ing it's material and property prel.m-
mary to the beginning of the work by
the contractors. All material will be
off in a few days.
The buildings. it was announced
from the general managers office,
will be used for storing unclaimed
freight and baggage. A large part of
the space will also contain records and
files. A part of the stationery depart
ment will also be located in it.
Finish Building by Spring.
Erection of the building was an
nounced in Topeka last winter This
spring preparations to build it i'm
mediately were made and then there
was a delay in getting material and
work was postponed indefinitely. To-
days announcement means that the
building will be finished probably be
fore spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10

The wind was blowing from the
northeast at a speed of six miles an
hour at ? O'Clock. The average tenn
perature has been 20 degrees.
a Wee ago today it was July
Then we had a few hours OF August
For the next few days we had a touch
of September This morning October
crept upon Topeka. The temperature
at s O'Clock this morning stood at SIS,
the lowest on record for this date and
the deepest the mercury has Owed
into the tube since June 16. A cool
northwest breeze did the trick In
parts of northern Kansas the Their
mometer stood at as.
In all probabilities the thermometer
will not go above IS today. Tomorrow
it may rise to 80. After that we might
as well expect August weather. Sixty
five is the low mark predicted for to-
night.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
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