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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-20
TELLING STRAIGHT FACTS
\ ABOUT SENATORIAL DISTRICT

self is asking. The late Hon. o. H.
klkins, State Senator from Ben Hill
county in 1854, while in the SEN
ate, was prime mover in this fight.
So was the Hon w. T. Paulk. of Ben
hill county, who was representative
and took active part in this bill: thew
failed to pass the bill. Following that
took an active part in this move, and
1t passed. There is little bit of his
tory about the passage of this bill
In short, for fear this letter will be
too long, this bill passed the Senate,
creating two Senatorial Districts, IT.
win, Ben Hill and Telfair and one
other district; the bill came over to
the House and Immediately disor-
ganlzed movement was made to kill
TINS bill because certain other por-
tons of the state did not get relief
IN the bill, and by cooperative
movement On my part caused a sub
stitute to be offered to the original
Dill and which only took majority
vote in the senate to pass. This sub
stitute carried with it the creation of
seven new districts Representative
Doris, of Crisp; Ellis, of Tiff; Nav
nard, of Wilcox; Gravy of Dodge:
Smith of Telfair; Carter, of Bacon;
Stewart of Coffee, and many other
representatives will tell you how this
bill came to pass and become law.
Mr.. Clements was shy of this sub
stitute for fear it would not pass the
Senate, but he supported it in the
House. Il
We have the district. Now let's
have some fairness about selecting
Senator for the district. 1t is not Ir-
win county's time to furnish sena-
tor. Under the rotation system it is
leltalr's time; two years from now
will be Ben Hill countysD time, then
Irwin, six years from now.
| have been reliably informed that
a few politicians in Telfair have given
away their rights to furnish the Sen,
ator, and by so doing have said that
the agreement is that two years from
now Irwin will support Telfair to fur
nish senator. This being true Ben
Hill<county must now enter the free
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-20
CARD OF THANKS

TO the many friends and neighbors
who were so kind in assisting us in
words and deeds during the short ill.,
ness and death Of our dear child,
Robert Smith, we wish to express our
heartfelt thanks. May God bless each
and everyone, and some day may we
meet again our dear baby whom God
saw fit to call to the shore beyond
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Smith.
Miss Lee Garrison was shopping
in Our city this morning
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-20
JEWEL NJ MICHAEL
SAFE IN FRANCE

Mrs. William A. Taylor received a
telegram this morning from the war
department in Washington announc-
ing the safe arrival of her son, Jewel
I. McMichael in France. Jewel was
prisoner at Rastatt for some time
and had varicusly been reported as
missing in action, seriously wounded
and killed in action. This last in
formation brought relief to his anx.
lous mother and the many friends of
the family and of Jewel will rejoice
with them in the good news.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-20
VALUABLE PAPERS LOST

The finder of valuable papers will
receive a liberal reward by returning
same to the Leader-E Enterprise, or if
tor any reason present possessor ha9
reason to hesitate for their return, lie
may keep the negotiable papers and
return balance to postoffice box 900
and no further investigation will be
made. II
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-20
WILL NAME GERMAN
PRESIDENT DECEMBER "a

Copenhagen.-The German govern
meat has decided to convoke a con-
terence OF representatives of all the
states of the former empire on Dec.
~ to elect president of the German
republic. according to Berlin re-
pert. This step is said to have been
'aken II. order TO avoid iresi CIT
breaks.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-20
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH

The following musical numbers will
be rendered at the Central Christian
church next Sunday, morning service.
Anthem, The Wise Men Saw a
Thousand Stars" Darlington.
Duett, Arise, Shine for Thy Light
Has Come, Gilbert-Dr. and Mrs. l.,
A. Turner.
Evening Service
Anthem, Good Tidings of Great
JOY, Adams.
Solo and Chorus, The Song the
Angels Sing, Braga, Flute Obligato.
Ladies Chorus, Ring the Bells
of Gladness". Wilson.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-20

Mrs. J. w. Paulk and daughters,
Misses Eunice and Marie Paulk ar
rived recently from Triton to make
this City their home. Mrs. Paulk has
assumed the management of the En-
pire Hotel.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-20
Evening Service

The members of the Central Christ
ian Church will give large party
Monday evening in the Sunday school
room.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-20
Report of Red Cross Drive to Date

BUSINESS DISTRICT. ......... T. C. BREWER ch.rn.,
32o Members eaa1 ooI
A. B. & A. R. r. SHOPS. .......O C McPHAT1 cb,rn.,
IFS Members c,or ool
FIRST WARD ....... MRS A pAPPOT rh,-,..
IS Members ool
THIRD WARD ....... MRS M w GARRI1TT ch.;r,.,
81 Members ee, oo|
FOURTH WARD ..MRS F. 7 DORMINEv cha;r,.
202 Members oo|
Total SO2 Members ~. x.ssy Seoo ool
Evening star., 1918-10-30
"CHILD LABOR DAY" WILL
BE OBSERVED IN JANUARY

/As an occasion for reviewing the
1abors and the achievements of the
"children's year." inaugurated under
the auspices of the Department of La
Dor. the national child labor commit
tee has designated a Child Labor day
for next January. The day is to be OBJ
served Saturday, January 25. in Jewish
synagogues. January 26 in Christian
churches and January 27 by schools.
The children's bureau Of the Depart
ment Of Labor is arranging to have
reports from field workers available
on this occasion for programs of
churches, schools, clubs, etc.
The childrens year work has includ
ed, besides the baby-saving campaign,
a crusade against wartime child laboE
and nationwide back-to-S school
drive, in both of which the national
child labor committee is participating
The coming Child Labor day will be a
time for asking. in respect to the pro-
lection and education of the children,
how the country has been preparing in
war time for the period of reconstruc-
tion.
Evening star., 1918-10-30
PRICE IS ADVANCED
0NSTANDARDH HAM.
Fair List Committee Raises
Figures on Eggs and
American Cheese.
STILL coNsIDERING MILK

Once again the Washington house.
Wife is called upon to pay more for
several of the more important food
articles, especially those which have
become'so popular for breakfast dur
ing the winter season.
With the exception Of butter, which
has been climbing steadily for sew
eral weeks, practically all dairy prod
ucts have been increased in price, ac-
cording to the official weekly fair
price list published today by the local
food administration.
The price Of whole standard ham
has been advanced by the price-f1xing
committee, and for the next seven
days the housekeepers Of the capital
will be called upon to pay 40 cents
a pound as the maximum price for
this commodity. The quotation on
what the price-hxin4 committee terms
fancy ham" is advanced from Al e
cents a pound to 43 cents. The list
does not include a quotation on ham
when it is sliced. and as a result the
housewife, when buying it other than
in whole form, is required to pay not
less than so cents pound for II.
The committee for nearly three
months has been considering the ao-
visibility of making quotations on
sliced ham. Those members OF the
committee who are not in favor OF
quoting prices on sliced ham say IL
is difficult to determine price pc
cause of the inability of the dealer
definitely to determine what he calls
a loss in cutting and slicing ham,
The price list for the next seven
DAYS provides an increase Of cent a
dozen for select fresh eggs-the price
being raised to 70 cents a dozen. The
price on cold storage eggs is set at
Sc cents dozen.
An increase is noted in the price on
American whole milk cheese. the quo
tation on this commodity now being
II cents. a pound as maximum. Last
week the maximum price was 81
cents. In half-pound lots the cheese
jumped from 20 to 21 cents.
The committee reduced the price on
butter from 50 to 6S cents pound
for the best grade Of table product.
Lard also was reduced, the price now
being IS cents pound.
Complaints about the milk price in
Washington are being received BY
the local administration and an In
vestigatfon into the justice or fair
ness Of the present high retail price
is being made preparatory to placing
g. quotation for this commodity on
the fair price list. The local admin
istrator gave positive assurance sew
eral weeks ago that prices on milk
would be quoted and it Is therefore
only a question Of q short time be-
fore Washington consumers Will re-
ceive some relief in this matter. it is
promised.
Evening star., 1918-10-30
COST OF D. c. SUPPLIES
EXCEEDS TWO MILLIONS
Purchasing Officers Report for Past
Year Notes Advance in
Price of Materials.

Supplies and materials necessary Tor
the operation of the local municipal
government for the fiscal year ended
juno 80. 1918, cost $2.3sS,s4o.2o, as
shown by the annual report OF Pur-
chasing Oficer NJ. c. Hargrove. hled
with the Commissioners. The previ-
Gus years purchases for materials and
supplies amounted to $1,S75,s14.11.
The increase in the expenditures Tor
these purposes over last year OF $751;
926.e9 was due, in large part, to the
advanced cost of material and labor
in the production OF the nnisneo
product.
Statement Of Disbursements.
OF the total amount expended ST.
s45,s23.1s was for. classified supplies
terials. OF the latter there was in
stock at the property yards at the
close of the .flscal year. $31l.1o5.53.
War conditions, the report states. has
made it almost Impossible to get sup
plies and materials and In all cases
great delay in delivery was noted.
The District managed to secure the
necessary supply Of anthracite and
bftuminous Goals for the past winters
heating purposes. While fair sup
ply of coal was received. 1t was inn
possible to accumulate stock in stor-
age and at one time the shortage of
fuel made it necessary to close the
schools.
In the classified list Of miscellane-
Gus supplies purchased were: Pianos
and piano tuning. $2.s7e: rubber
stamps, $937: dry goods. $44.135; eggs,
81, ,4se; fire apparatus. $s0.s3s; school
books, $37.1s2; graphophones, $445;
fags. $S77: fresh fish, $2.017; hard
and cream, $15,3S1: street car tickets,
$3.50. and railroad tickets. $s.71a
Evening star., 1918-10-30
DOUG FAIRBANKS WILL
HELP WAR FUND DRIVE
Hopes to "Touch" a Few Western
Millionaires and Then Fly
to Washington.

Douglas Fairbanks, motion picture
star, enlisted for the united war work
y, drive here today. Douglas says he
| had so much fun raising money for
/ the liberty loan that he is going to
! jump in and help raise the $17O,50O, 900
1 for the Y. NJ c. A. and the six organi-
cations associated with it.
Fairbanks made his announcement
tin \ characteristic way.
Hey, fellows" he said as a bunch
3 of khaki-clad "Y" men on their way
! overseas fled through the Willard
| Hotel You are regular guys and
. I'm going to help raise that hundred
/, million or two to give you a better
\ chance to help our boys over there"
The athletic movie man will be in
I California during the drive, November
IL to 10. He says he is thinking
! about touching few western mil
lionaires and flying from California
to Washington with the money.
Aren't you afraid of a hold-up:"
he was asked.
"Airplane hold-up," he exclaimed
Great stuff. That would beat the
old stage coach hold-up all to pieces,
wouldn't it?''
Anyhow, Douglas says he is going
. to get the money.
Evening star., 1918-10-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Rev. DR.. J. j. Muir, pastor Of Tenn
ple Baptist Church, announced today
that prayer meetings will be resumed
tomorrow night at the church.
The meeting Of the Northwest
Branch Of the w. c. T. U, which was
to have been held tomorrow afternoon
has been postponed.
The meeting of the Rhode Island
Avenue Suburban Citizens Association
which was to have been held this
evening has been postponed on ac-
count of the order of the District
Commissioners prohibiting gather
ings during the continuance Of the
influenza epidemic.
A lighted cigar thrown from an
upper window of 419 I'd street is
blamed for the burning of an awning
over a window on lower floor this
morning about 2:40 o'clock. Police
man Penn and Irving Johnson.
neighbor of ]. S. Moss, occupant of the
house, extinguished the fire. Damage
to the amount of $50 resulted.
Ernest Harvey. eolored, inmate Of
National Training School for Boys.
yesterday afternoon ran away from
south Washington.
At the Ninth Street Christian Church
tomorrow night the regular study Of
the Bible school lesson for Sunday
will be held at 7:15. o'clock and prayer
meeting at o'clock.
Elizabeth Reilly, eleven years old,
1249 31st street, was bitten by dog
yesterday afternoon while in rear of
the residence Of DR.. William c. Barr.
$3.50 N street. and one finger lacerated.
She went home and had a physician
cauterize the wound.
A Halloween lantern proved 30 great
an attraction to John Skero, six years
old. 81 1871 street, that he could not
wait until tomorrow night to enjoy it.
tern and proceeded to have fun with
his playmates. The lantern caught
fire and the boy was burned about the
body.
All members Of the nutting expeAi-
tions of the Women's Land Army of
America are invited. to attend q Hal
loween party at Great Falls at 8
o'clock tomorrow night. Costumes will
be optional The nuttinE party will
20 by automobile to- Great Falls next
Sunday. leaving Lafayette park at 3
o'clock. -
The seni.anauAl meeting Of the
Washington auxiliary mission to 1ep-
ers will be held Friday at pm. at
Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church
South, Massachusetts, avenue and 9Th
street, under the auspices of the
women's Interdenominational Union.
At the meeting a Christmas box will
be packed for the seventy-five lepers
in the United States Leper Hospital.
The committee In charge of the box
comprises Mrs. Charlotte Wadsworth.
Mrs. A. A. Birney. Mrs. Sarah ".
Wheeler and Mrs. John N. Culbertson.
C. MeMullin. New York city, was
knocked down by an automobile
owned and operated by Leo Seyster.
terday afternoon and slightly hurt.
He was treated at Emergency Hos
pitAl
Evening star., 1918-10-30
No Premature Peace

This war, with all its pities, we
shall have fought in vain until
we've shot up cities like Frank
fort-on-the- Main ;. until we have
invaded the Prussian lands and
raided the Teuts until they're
faded peace won't be safe and
sane. We are not mean or spite
full, we do not lust for gore; we
look on doings "frightful" as be-
ing quite a bore; but we must
see the German in his own coun-
try squirmin', so that he will de-
termine to run amuck no more.
Twill take a lot of teaching to
drive the lesson home, our
spiked club ever reaching to
swat him on the dome; from
Belgium we must shoe him,
from France we must pursue
him, and do him up and strew
him upon his native loan. If
peace should come tomorrow, as
things are standing now, next
day he'd try to borrow the tools
to start row until at home he's
stricken, until he's had his lick
in, the conquest dreams will
thicken behind his bulging brow.
So down the German valleys, and
up the German hills, through
German streets and alleys We'll
chase the men of Bills; with
lighted brands and matches We'll
burn their roofs and thatches,
destroy their pretzel patches and
wreck their sauerkraut mills.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1918-10-30
GUIDE FOR WASHINGTON
CONSUMERS.

by
cabbage,
cooking appIes spinach
ripet
California Florida
this morning
retailers
POTATOES
important
morning from 50 50 to 81 barrel Of 10 to II peck wholesalers
retailers generally 35 to 40
onions
with charged other foodsuns.
all prices for products of good quality.
charged day prices
anaE aEnk
Evening star., 1918-10-30
ASKS FOR TWO CHILDREN
OF INFLUENZA VICTIMS
Charles P. N. Lord Applies for Let.
ters of Administration Of Es-
tate Of Sister-in-Law.

Charles P. NJ. Lord. police lieutenant,
has applied to the Probate Court for
letters Of administration on the es-
tate Of his sister-in-law, Emma NJ.
Cheney.
Mrs. Cheney was the widow Of
Frederick Cheney, q member Of the
fire department, whose death pre-
ceded his wife's demise by one day.
both being victims of influenza The
couple left two children, aged four
and six years, who are still in a hos
pital. Lieut. Lord in his petition tells
the court of his intention to take the
children into his home az soon as they
are able to leave the hospital and to
rear them.
The estate, which the children will
inherit, Is estimated at $2,5o0.
Evening star., 1918-10-30
FOOD COUNCIL
COMMITTEES TO REPORT
- ---
Meet Friday to Review Work Ac-
complished in Program for
!. Conservation.
BY POP

Committees Of the Citizens Food
Council. which have been engaged in
formulating a comprehensive pro-
gram for promoting food conserva-
tion in the District, will make their
first report to the council at Its meet
ing Friday night in the municipal
building.
Food committees Of all citizens as
sociations, clubs and other organ1-
cations interested in the subject OF
food are expected to have representa-
tives at the meeting. Mrs. Ellen p.
Dabney, home demonstration agent
of the Department of Agriculture, will
address the council.
-Four special committees have been
named by the executive committee of
the council to take up various phases
of the local food situation. They are
the educational, price Interpretation,
meat supply and prices and markets,
transportation and distribution COM
mittees. All of them have held meet-
ings within the past week and have
actively undertaken the work assign
ed them.
The educational committee will hold
its second meeting at the food admin
istration building, 10th and 1 streets
northwest, tonight Tomorrow night
the executive committee will meet at
the same place. All the committees
are expected to hold weekly meetings
during the war.
One of the tasks assigned the edu-
cational committee is to keep in touch
with the food committees of all cit
izens' associations and other bodies
desirous of promoting food conserva-
ton and aid them in executing effec-
tive conservation programs in their
respective sections and jurisdictions.
1t is hoped that the food committees
will become the most active commit
tees of the citizens associations, at
least while the war is in progress.
They will be aided in arranging spe-
cial programs for all meetings of the
associations.
Evening star., 1918-10-30
WAS FRIGHTENED AWAY
BEFORE EXECUTING PLANS
Unidentified Man Discovered on
Fire Escape of Apartment House.
Robberies Reported.

An unidentified man was discovered
on the fire escape at 523 B street
northeast lastnight about $3.50 o'clock.
Albert McIlvaine, occupant Of an
apartment on the lower floor, told the
police of the presence of the intruder,
who was frightened away before he
had had an opportunity to enter an
apartment He was unable to tell
the color Of the intruder
the store of Robert Wolfe, 1925 18th
street. gained entrance through a
rear window and stole five pounds of
butter and two hundred pennies.
Wolfe last night told tho police of
the tenth precinct of the robbery.
Raises Screen, Robs Home.
nss Hannah Fenwick. 1905 stt
street southwest, reported a robbery
committed at her home yesterday
entrance was gained by raising a
screen and opening a door, and that
the robber took $152 and a brooch.
Mrs: J; ]. Smith: Dublin. Ga. re-
valued at $50. The ring, she stated.
was taken from a washstand in a
hotel.
Theft Of q diamond ring worth $50
was reported by Wallace Heidrich.
3543 10th street It was stolen from
one of the war buildings at sth and
walter Simpson. 52s New jersey
avenue, told Of the theft Of two suits
ok clothes valued at $50. The wear
ing apparel. he said. disappeared from
bic room Monday
Evening star., 1918-10-30
RED CROSS CITES NEED
Of AID IN PALESTINE
Immediate Action Required to Pre-
vent. Thousands Perishing,
DR.. Finley Reports.

The urgent need of immediate and
greatly increased help to relieve eco
nomic conditions in Palestine is set
forth in cablegram received At ma
tional Red Cross headquarters, this
city. from DR.. John H. Finley, Red
Cross commissioner for the Holy
Land. The Red Cross must be en-
abled to extend the work it is now
doing in that section, says the COM
missioner. lest thousands Of men. wom-
en- and children perish.
People Die of Starvation.
One-thitd of the population of Leb-
anon has died of starvation and dis
ease due to lack of norishment. many
villages are depopulated and in ruins.
and thousands of persons are in di-
rect need as the result of epidemics.
prohibitive prices of food and inabil-
ity to get work. DR.. Finley states.
-plorabie because Of the shortage of
1hysicians. More than 10000 sick
civilians have been cared for by the
Red Cross in a single month. There
are. 10000 Armenian refugees in and
about Damascus and 5000 more IN the
Hauran district, the cablegram stated.
Call for Hospital Unit Approved.
DIR. Finley's recommendation that the
American Red Cross send two add1-
tional hospital units to the Holy Land
as soon as possible has been approved
by Gen. Allenby.
DR.. Finley at the time of sending ms
message had just completed a tour OF
Palestine and lower Syria, passing
through Nazareth. Tibefius, Tyre,
Sidon, Haifa and Beirut.
Evening star., 1918-10-30
TO REPRESENT WASHINGTON.
Delegates Elected to the Louisville
Convention of u. D. G.

Delegates elected to attend the
Louisville convention of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, to be
held November 1916, from Dixie
Chapter of Washington, are as fol-
lows: Mrs. Goodwin Ellsworth, Mrs.
Maude Howell Smith, Mrs. Susie Still
well, Mrs. Anna Byrd Howell and Miss
Margaret Daniel. Alternates elected
are: Mrs. Henry Knock, Mrs. ]. w.
Rose, Mrs. Edward Swain, Mrs. Frank
Birthright and Miss Lucy Morton.
Evening star., 1918-10-30

A similar case of two infants being
deprived of parents by the influenza
was called to the attention Of the
court when Mary E. Childress asked
to be appointed guardian Of Mary
Katherine Childress, six years old,
and Edwin c. Childress. one year old.
whose parents died October - only
two hours apart. The children are en-
titled to :, a policy of insurance for
$1,000 and to premises 90s Barry place
northwest
Evening star., 1918-10-30
CITY ITE1ra
CkaAin Optical Co, GOT r 0t.
Human Artificial Eyes

Is Lbs. White Potatoes, lse, Pkgs.
Quaker Corn Flakes, 15c: Mission
Sardiness~ lac; Fish Roe, 15c: Tuna
Fish, 10c and 15c: Large Prunes, 17c:
Tea, 6sc; Perfect Blend Tea, CSC. Az
4th s. e. and all the ]. T. D. Pyles Stores
Evening star., 1918-10-30
Mr.. Thorn Answers Questions.

Mr.. Thorn. chairman Of the Wash
ington committee, when requested for
a statement, said: '"The question that
will be most frequently asked is, Isn't
it risky to follow the liberty loan so
closely with a campaign like the
united drive?'
The answer is that the things that
the big liberty loans are providing
for the man in uniform make 1t abb
solutely imperative for this war fund
to be raised. The loans mean so
many more men and so many more
guns and so much more of every other
fighting equipment for our boys over
there.
Another question is. why. then,
does not the government do it?'
This answer is plain. If the gov
srnment did it it would have to be
done under military direction. There
must be some place and something
that relieves men from the strain of
military discipline. The work of
these organizations is the only thing
that can do it. Then, for the boys
TO know that the folks back home
are doing something for them, the
officers say, means more than one can
easily imagine.
Evening star., 1918-10-30

application blanks for tho officers'
camp may be obtained at the univer-
sity.-
This announcement was made today
by Capt. T. F. Tracy to correct the
impression that the university is an
officers school There is a branch of
the Students Army Tsainins Corps
at the university. however.
Evening star., 1918-10-30

Lumber. mill work and glass. SDe-
cial mill work gotten out in own mill:
large or small orders. Eisinger Bros,
6 and W NV. Phone N. ITS.