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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
MEETING Of REP
RESENTAT|vES OF
ALL SOCIETIES

Saturday afternoon representatives
from the. VARIOUS organizations be-
longing to the women, including the
missionary societies, of the city, with
Mrs. Rowland Griffin presiding, met
at the library to discuss ways and
means of impressing the housewives
and our people generally, with the
responsibility resting upon ALL and
the necessity for conserving and in
creasing food supplies. The repres-
entatives of these organizations will
arouse the interest and enthusiastic
support of their membership and
these in turn will stand by the food
administrator and the government in
this all important phase of winning
the war.
There will be mass meeting of the
housewives and all patriotic citizens
in the Carnegie Auditorium We'd
nesday afternoon. At this meeting
definite plans and suggestions will be
presented, and there will be inspir-
ing instructive addresses on the needs
and reasons for every household con-
serving and producing to the utmost
of intelligence and practical patriot
ism.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
SPECIAL PROGRAM OF
EPWORTH LEAUGERS
By J. S. Grahl.

The psecial program at the Epworth
League of the First Methodist church
Sunday evening was a most pro-
nounced success. 1t was patriotic
rally of the young people and the
League room was not large enough
to accommodate the cowd of young
folks in attendance.
The subject was "Our Duty to
America" The pastor presided and
after devotional service read extracts
from the various messages of Presi-
dent Wilson, showing that the pur-
pose of America in the present war is
not for conquest, but for the security
of righteous peace for the world.
The attitude of America should be
one of service and not one of hatred.
Mr.. D. B. Nicholson made an ad-
dress by request which was very in
spring and to the point. Among
other things he said that every ma
ton has crises, just as an individual
has them, and the results, either sue
cess or failure, were determined by
the way we met these special de-
mands. He emphasized the import
ance of using our power rightly, and
for the use of a better word suggest
ed that the key to success depended
upon spirit of SERVICE. The bible
was presented as a book of inspira-
ton, and that while there might not
be found in it specific directions as to
how we were to settle all difficulties,
nevertheless, it was the one source
of supreme help in all our needs. He
concluded by suggesting that no set
Element could be permanent until it
was based on right; that error should
be exposed, but under all circumstar-
ces we should be loyal to our nation
and do honest patriotic service.
Mr.. Gelders was also present by ar
rangement and made splendid ad-
dress. He first spoke briefly of his ap-
probation for the invitation to speak
in Christian Church and to Chris
ton young people. He referred
to Jewish history from Abraham to
Christ, and paid tribute to the Law of
Love which Christ instituted to take
the place of the stern Law of Jus
tice under the Mosaic rule. He made
comparison between the real Christ
ian teaching and that which had DOM
mated in many of the nations at war.
The foundation was great and ample
but the structure built upon it was
fragile. He pictured in his peculiar
ly forceful way the advancement of
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
MASS MEETING OF HOUSE
WIVES WEDNESDAY, 3 P. M.
Come to the Mass Meeting of
Housewives Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock at the Carnegie Library.
Plans for conserving, producing and
increasing food supplies will be sug-
gested and discussed.
Let every woman arrange to be
there.
WILL NOT ALLOW CROWDED
COURTROOM AT THE
HIRSCHs TRIAL

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 25.-Spectators
will be admitted to the court room in
the trial of Mrs. H. H. Hirsch and J..
w. Cook on charge of attempting
to extort 100000 from Mayor Asa G..
Gambler of this city on a blackmail
threat, but that is as far as the admis-
sion will go, according to Judge Ben
H. Hill of the criminal division of
Fulton Superior court, who will COLI
duct the trial.
In some criminal trials in the past
in Atlanta, the court room was badly
congested by allowing spectators to
stand in the aisles and block the bar
railing, so that even the court depu-
ties experienced difficulty in moving
back and forth. No such perform
ance will be tolerated by Judge Hill
when the Capdler ~blackmail case
comes up next Wednesday, February
u.
H. H. Hirsc1l, husband of the accu-
sed woman, gave out a<statement yes
terday saying she had declined his
offer to employ an attorney, "preferr-
ing to conduct her own defense"
Meanwhile, she is holding regular
consultations with ]. w. Cook, her al
legged co-partner in the blackmail, and
his attorneys, which would seem to
indicate that she will throw in her
lot with the well-known sport who
claimed to be acting as a friend of
Hirsch, but whose friendship was
promptly and emphatically repudiat-
ed by the husband Immediately on
his arrival in the city.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
REV. L. A. COOPER, BAPTIST
MINISTER, PREACHED
FAREWELL SERMON

By invitation of the Rev. L. A. Hill
and his congregation. Rev. L. A.
Cooper former pastor of the First
Baptist church, preached his farewell
sermon to an exceptionally large au-
dience in the Central Methodist
church.
Every seat was taken and many
stood in the aisles when the services
began. Rev. Cooper was at his best
and delivered one of those sermons
which leave lasting impression up
on the minds of his hearers.
Rev. Cooper has accepted call to
the Baptist church at Millen, where
he will preach his first sermon next
Sunday. During his stay of three
years Rev. Cooper made large num-
Der of close friendships in the city,
extending into every denomination
represented here.
Mrs. Cooper and her talented
daughter, Miss Marguerite, will Join
Rev. Cooper in about two weeks.
The community regrets to give ip
this splendid family and wishes them
abundant success in their new field.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25

civilization by upheavals at approx
mately the close of each two thous-
ands, years; that the teaching of Je-
sus, Paul and others of the power
and force Of love had forced the
world into this present cataclysm
and that accordingly we found the
three dominant religions, Judaism,
Christianity, and Mohammedaism en-
gagged in this war on every battle
front and in every nation; that the
religion of these peoples was based
on the same Bible. He further stated
that no economic condition precipi-
tated this war, but that God was re-
timing the nations of the earth, and
that we would emerge with higher
civilization and more spiritual re-
ligion. He touched upon our duty
to conserve every interest of the
country by thrift, economy, etc.
Miss Iona Russ gave a most inn
PASooi'S ASoOlHSy 11OW lOSI IVY
Soul and Found It," 1t pictured a
pacihcist who at first could not under
stand how God and Christianity
could have permitted this great world
struggle. Then there came a vision
of the battle fronts, the sacrifices, the
principles involved and he found his
soul again in the cause of humanity
for which our boys are offering and
giving their lives.
The Junior Choir rendered an an
them, The Earth is the Lords and
the Fullness Thereof" The Boy
Scouts" were out in a body and uni
formed. We were delighted to have
the boys. Scout Master WiIkerson
is proud of them and we think he has
right to be. They are a manly lot
of young fellows and need recogni-
ton and commentator.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
r. B. SWEAT

K. B. Sweat, who has been under
treatment at the sanitarium in this
city for several days, being taken
there while enroute to Atlanta for
medical treatment but on arrival here
thought to be too weak for the trip,
passed away Sunday and his remains
were sent to Douglas, his home, for
interment.
Mr.Sweat was o2 years old, an en-
gineer for the past 30 years, and well
known all over South Georgia. He
was formerly an employee of the A.
B. & A., but for the past several years
an engineer on the Georgia and Flor
ida.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
TIRE THIEVES BUSY AGAIN

For the past several days reports
have come to the police department
of number of thefts of ties ties and
castings from autos in the city.
Friday Judge J. B. Clements lost
casing and several new inner tubes.
Saturday Marcus Fletcher and DR..
G. w. McLain were relieved of some
new castings and inner tubes, in each
case amounting to about $1,000.
The police are on the track of some
suspects and it is expected that they
will land them.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
Attend The Mass Meeting Housewives at Carnegie Library Wednesday 3OP
BUYERS RETURN
FROM THE MARKETS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Bowen and
George P. Morris, buyers for the En-
pire Mercantile Company, returned
frmo New York this morning. They
are elated over the fine purchases
made for their company this season
and assure their patrons that in
styles, quality and prices, consistent
with the times, they have never been
SO we'll pleased as9this season. The
new goods are arriving daily and are
being put on sale as soon as they
reach the store. ~
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
NEARLY ALL CRIMES TRACED
TO PISToL-TOTING AND
A-D4LIQUoR

Atlanta, Ga, February 23.-At the
request of the Fulton county grand
jury, which has been deeply stirred
by the evidences of crime growing
out of the promiscuous carrying of
concealed weapons, the city council
of Atlanta, through its ordinance
committee, is framing an ordinance
especially aimed at the sale of pistols
and revolvers by pawn brokers. The
purpose of the ordinance is to make
the sale of firearms so strict that sales
will be reduced to minimum
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
FUNERAL OF J. R. CROWLEY.

From the Savannah Morning News
Funeral services for John R. Crow
ley, who died at Fitzgerald, Ga, last
Thursday, were held yesterday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock from the resi-
dence of Mrs Charles T. Burns, his
sister-in-law, 1912 Montgomery ST..
Services were held at St. Patrick's
church, the Rev. Father O'Hara in
charge. Interment was in Hillcrest
Cemetery. Jos. Mccarthy, E. F.
Broderick, w. L. Grayson, Thomas
Reid, J. C. SipplA George Mullen, M.
D. Joiner and John Haligan were
pallbearers.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
PRAYER MEETING TUESDAY
AT HOME OF S. w. BABBITT

This week the cottage Prayer
Meeting of St. Matthew's Church will
be held at the home of Mr.. S. w.
Rabbit, on Tuesday at $50 P. NJ, be-
fore the meeting of the Guild.
The service at the church will be
held this week on Wednesday night,
at 7:30, instead of Friday night.
The Wednesday 10 A. M. service
this week is omitted.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETING TONIGHT 8 O'CLOCK

The members of Chamber of all others in
terested the organization urged attend the meeting the
Odd Floews hall tonight o'clock The Board Directors will
meet at P M and will be ready make report meeting
Everybody interested the upbudng Fitzgerald and Ben Hill
county is invited to attend the meeting.
L. L. GRINER, President
L. L. DICKERSON, Secretary
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
CARD OF THANKS

The widow and relatives of J. R.
Crowley wish to express their sincere
thanks for the kindness extended to
them in their recent bereavment.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
FLAG RAISING AT CRISP

A committee from the w. R. C..
presented flag to the Crisp school
last Friday afternoon, Mrs. Lime
man making the presentation speech.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25

Sergt. Rufus Smith, of the Hos
pital Corps, at Chickamauga, is in the
city visiting his mother and brothers
for few days.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25

Telfair county's exemption board
is calling for IA colored selectmen
for immediate military service. They
are to report at McRae on the 10Th.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25

VIM. Mashburn is spending the
weekend with his parents, being call
ed home on account of the illness of
his father, Mr.. J. D. Mashburn.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25

Mr.. Reason Paulk, of Ocilla, was a
visitor here Saturday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25
PROMINENT MACONITES
COME TO DOVE SHOOT

Jordan and Jack Massey, w. T.
Anderson, O. c. Hancock, DR.. J. c..
McAfee, w. E. Small, Clarence Sears,
and VIM. Gum, prominent citizens
from Macon were in the city today
the guests of J. c. Brewer, enjoying
a dove shoot on his farm in the east
ern section of the county. The party
arrived in the city Sunday afternoon
in automobiles and returned home
this afternoon.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-25

Wilcox county will send 10 colored
men to Camp Gordon next week.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

Nearly 100000 girls and boys
have volunteered for the United
States Garden Army in the Depart
ment of the Interiar. Their service
flag bears crossed rake and hoe
with the letters U. S. S. G. in blue
on a field CT white with red Dor
der. The enlistment entails pledge
on tie Fart Of the child to use eff
forts to increase food production by
cultivating one or more crops under
a garden supervisor or teacher chos-
en- for this work and to make such
reports as may be required.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23
A PRoPHETICAL ODE TO THE KAISER irregular verse;

W. Lomax Childress
Well nv dear friend Bill you went up the hill,
But you down good deal faster,
For you found that the "Sammle" from over the sea
Was not your servant but master
It must have come as a sad surprise
To be swatted so neatly between the eyes,
By a puncher doomed to roam, ,
To be dubbed on your cultured ae marble ~as DOME
To cross three rivers without SAIL
On your flying pathway home
Well read old Bill its bitter pill
To be chased in the August weather,
TO meet the Ladies from out of hell
With his "Nibs" of the Turkish throne
To be Wisonied n American style,
It's enough the Teutonic liver to rie
Or to put the ache in the bone
But dear old Bill since the wind is ill,
It will blow you on to the end
1t will blow into bits your totteri ing throne,
1n make b o s fate you oo avs youp own
And you are broke as you would not bend.
For Billie the germ in your German head
Gave bunch that ,; speaks s. for or kingdom dead
And Took Gf for boat for the Rhine is near
And the scooing path to Berlin is clear,
With following army vast
yankee Doodle" comes to town upon a shaggy pony
Miller and Smith all of the rest and Teddy Maoney
And "The Star spansied Banner is good for you
The Hawkeyed Broncho busting
1.-the and little bony.
Billie must be sad to see such gay gallant company
With the Prussian guards knocked galley west,
Why Bile bic Old kid ID VIII why ' I'll be blest
But you've come to a doorous fate
The Crown prince too is pinched so thin
He could go through key hole and get in
And Hindenburg is a fright
So Billie the show is at last
A1d fr5 sues5 ws ow will an" bow the eu df fs
fr front Hs e Germans ca" the Scotch kite" troops Ladies
Roanoke Louisiana, August 5th 1918
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

JamesK. Vardaman, who the good
state of Mississippi has oft returned
to the senate, was defeated in Tues
days primary, B. Pat Harrison, au-
thor of the famous "Choctow" bill,
winning over both Vardaman and EX-
governor Noel by a good majority.
Recently James has proven to be to
the senate what EPSON is to salts
the bad taste. He says if the people
of Mississippi have made a mistake
they will correct it later on. AS
time passes James will learn that the
mistake was corrected August 10th,
1918.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

If the government desires to take
over packing industries, why should
it not undertake to operate city
street cars during the rush hours?
The people Of Germany have about
los hope that Crown Prince Willie
wit throw away his powder puff and
pu1 on a cas- mask.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

A small motion picture camera for
the home is advertised. 1t is spec
tally recommended for taking pic
lures Of small children. But we do
not believe that any motion camera
could be made quick enough to keep
up with the motions of q small child.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

Uncle Sans training camp thea
tiers will do $3,5oo,Ooo business in
the first year of operation under the
Commission on Training Camp Activ-
tiles if the people back home will
provide the soldiers with their tickets
by sending them smileage Books,
says the smileage Division Of the
commission. Smileage coupons to
the amount of $355,OOO have been
redeemed to date.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23
w. S. s.

Be it remembered that the
friends of the late Robert BrOussard
welded some influence in his election
to the senate on numerous occasions
and that most of those friends are
still paying poll tax regularly. 1t is
reasonable to believe that they will
vote in the coming primary and the
more studious are wise to the trend
of this vote.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23
FROM THOSE HIGH Up.

Let those who have been success
full advise you as to the kind of en-
education you should have. Men ut
the head of the affairs Of our State
and Nation.
Following are extracts from let
ters from some of Americas great.
est men on the value of a business
education. Hon. Champ Clark, re-
cent speaker of the House Of Repre-,
sentatives, Washington, D. c., said:
"Since l have been elected Speaker !
have had it more thoroughly impress
ed on me than ever before that a
thorough business college training is
of exceeding Importance" O. M.
Dickinson, former Secretary of War,
Washington, D. c., "Contempora-
neously with taking my general edu-
cation, | took a course in business
college and found it of value to me,
not only generally, but in the prac-
tice of law" R. B. Glenn, Ex-Gov-
ernor of North Carolina: 4 cheer
fully recommend to every one 4 prac-
teal business education for their
children" Oswald Best, Ex-Gover-
nor Of Oregon: "The modern bust,
ness school plays large part in
in fitting young men and
women for their entrance into the
business world" T. C. Pickett, rep
resentative from Iowa: "The value
even necessity of a practical educa-
ton to young people today is so OBJ
vlous that no argument should be re-
CURED in support of it." Il. F, Noel.
Ex-Governor Of Mississippi: 81 take
pleasure in testifying to the import
ance OF a practical business educa-
ton, and to the efficiency Of a prom
erly conducted business school in
lmparting such knowledge" C. N.
Haskell, Ex-Governor of Oklahoma.
Il consider practical business educa-
ton of the greatest Importance"
John W. Kern, United States Sena-
tor: Everybody ought by this time
to understand that business men and
women need business education on
the same principle that a doctor
must have a medical education" J.
M. Cary, Governor of Wyoming. "Too
much cannot be said in behalf of a
good commercial education" | do
not believe that such an education
can be too highly recommended"
Earle B. Mayfeld, railroad COM
missioner of Texas: The world todav
is calling for men who are prepared
and can get results. The keynote of
success is Efficiency" Tyler Com
mercial College offers such prepara-
ton and l unreservedly commend #
to the young men and women of
Texas. am proud of the Diploma
which hold from the Tyler Com
mercial College. The commercial
training instilled into me while | was
a student in your institution has
been of incalculable benefit 70 me in
dealing with the problems arising
even before the Railroad Commits
sion of our State.
Shouldn't the above evidence set
tie the question with you rs to what
kind of an education is needed?
Read the catalogue of Americas
largest commercial school, the one
giving the most extensive course Of
study, the one placing it's graduates
IN the best positions, the one that
has more than 5000 enroIlments an
nually from over half the states of
the Union, the school with a National
reputation. The Tyler Commercial
College, Tyler, Texas. Do it NOW. |
flll in and mail for catalogue.
Name
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23
Taxable Valuation

NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote in
favor of the proposition submitted
upon this ballot place a cross (A(
mark in the square after the word
YES" to vote against it place a
similar mark after the word mo"
Section g., Be it further ordained
etc, That the polls for the said
election shall open at Seven (D
o'clock a. m. and remain open until
Five (5) o'clock p. m. at which last
named time the polls shall be
closed.
Section 9. Be it further resolved,
etc, That this ordinance shall take
effect Immediately upon its passage.
Adopted August l, 1918.
J. S. IRENE,
President of Police Jury.
Attest:
JOHN T. HOOD,
Clerk Police Jury.
Yeas 8
Nays 0. A9-6tc
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

Tmericans have developed a new
industry in France. They are max
ing sleeves out of German hides. There
is no present demand for sleeves but
they are being stored in earth pits
for future trade.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

Over seven million letters from
soldiers in France reached the. Unit
ed States between July 29th and
August 10th. Our boys ar some lit
tie letterwriterS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

of the war. We might mention sell
fshness, extravaganza, greed and
profteering. What can you think of
to add to the list?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

The Americans having recaptured
Seringes, I expect to see them eff
fa2tUaIiy spray the enemy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

No one needs to admonish General
Foch to "get busy" He is already
the busiest mar in France.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23
Red Cross Notes
Mrs. W. E. Taught, Chairman

Regular monthly meeting first Fri
day of each month at the reception
room of the Masonic hall, 8 p. m.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

Politics is not the only thing which
should be adjourned for the period
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

Full line of base ball goods at the
Journal Book Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

Lack Of practice is the real reason
why some men can't stand prosperity,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-23

in the said Pelican
Road District Number
One ~ of Jefferson
Davis Parish, Louis
lana, title to which
shall vest in the pub
lie.
Taxable Valuation ,.-....