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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
SET STRAWBERRIES
IN NOVEMBER

= want to move nay old strawberry
bed and will appreciate your advice
In regard 10 II /"
No you do not want 10 move the old
bed but YOU want TO plant a new one
with runners that have rooted from
the cid bed this summer The old
plants are not worth moving. Prepare
a strong piece Of the garden soil and
set the plants IN November In rows
three feet apart and fifteen inches in
the rows These fresh plants will give
yuu some fruit next spring and iull
crops the second spring Then plant
a new bed every November and have
one Ia partial fruit and one In fab crop.
and as soon IA the fruit Is off this one
turn the plants under and plant soma
later garden crop In rich garden soil
the weeds and grass are hard TO keep
down In the strawberry rows and IL
Ia cheaper and better 10 plant bed
every fall than 10 try to keep an old
he'd clean The Progressive Farmer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
MIGHT WELL &c TRUE

A friend sends Us clipping from
La Mereure de France. which we
think might interest American read.
ers Translated, II goes thus
The scene takes place al a meeting
Of the Council Of Revision at Berlin,
A recruit enters. The president OF the
commission says
What the deuce do you pretend Is
the matter With YOU Asthma Why
Hlndenburg has asthma Fit for serv.
Ice! march,"
A second recruit enters. The priest.
dent says
why do YOU hold your arm SO
Lift II UP. species of a pig Paralyzed'
Impossible 10 lift ~ And you think
you are incapable Of service' Why
our Emperor has paralyzed arm Fit
for seryieel March"
A third recruit enters The president
Is about 20 question him. bat the cor
poral makes a significant gesture The
president says
What's the matter here, corporal
The mans an IDIOT Incapable OF sery.
ms RidIeulous Why, Colt in Him.
mel our Crown Prince is In the same
condition. PIT for aervieel March :"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
Mr.. CARTER PERCY DEAD

The announcement early today that
Carter Percy was dead proved a sheck
TO the people Of Greenvllle aud through.
out the Delta
Carter Percy was one Of Gods noble.
men As true az steel to those he loved.
he drew to him strong and noble
friends who feel deeply his loss.
Devoted 10 his noble wife. formerly
Miss Dixie Gildar'. and bright young
son his passing leaves them in the
depths Of sorrow.
Active, capable and with the highest
standard Of honor, he succeeded In his
business career and vas Just at the
beginning Of hin greatest usefulness 10
the community In which he lived and
who're everybody was bis friend
Being respected and loved by all,
Carter Percy will be sadly missed by
all
And the devoted wife and the splen.
did young son have the deepest sym.
pathy Of ali IN their great loss and
great grief Greenvllle Democrat
Garter Percy was a native of West
Felietana, son Of the late " Challle
Percy and Mrs sallie Carter Percy
of Retreat plantation Although he
bad been away from the parish since
very early manhood yet he never
lost touch with the old home or Its
people or they TO take pride and In.
ierest IN his career His mother Ms
sister Miss Eleanor Percy and his two
brothers, Frank \. of plettenberg and
Edward Percy Of West Feliclana and
South America are his nearest rela
tISes besides his wife and child
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
FUNERAL OF SENATOR PERCY

The body Of VIM n Percy Of Min.
den la reached here too late for
burial Friday evening. and vas taken
.o Grace Church over night In.
terment was made at nine O'Clock Sat.
urday morning the very Indictment
weather preventing any but the sim,
pest rites.
Mr. Percy's three brothers Messrs
Clarence. J II and n n Percy, were
with him when he died, and brought
the body back 10 West FelIelana. ae.
eompanied by the widow and chill.
dren
West FelIcIana. had conditions not
been so very adverse. would have
shown more honor SO one Who had
been mayor of 81 FranClsyIlle. State
Senator, and q particularly able young
native son, cut off IN hls prime BY
death
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
WAR SAVINGS PLEDGES
A DEBT Of HONOR

The week beginning Nov 25th, and
ending Nov. 3oth. has been designated
War Savings Stamp Honor Week D
Celebrate Thanksgiving and honor the
soldiers who won the war by filling
your War Savings Stamp pledge and
by buying additional War Savings
Stamps Our Government needs the
money TO feed and eiothe cur soldiers
and bring them home
AS means OF bringing the War Saw.
Tags campaign for 1918 20 a successful
flnlsh by December 3ist, State Head.
quarters has announced that all out
standing War Savings pledges should
be redeemed by Christmas, II possi.
bic This request has been made that
the six days between December Is,
and 81. may be had to secure whatever
amount IL needed, after the pledges
have been redeemed, TO complete the
States full allotment.
People who have pledged 10 buy War
Savings Stamps by December 81. and
who have NOT already done so are
urged to aid the campaign by purehas'
Ing their Stamps as soon as possible
and by making a determined efYor, 20
buy them. al the latest. by Christmas
Their attention has been called to the
fact that their War Savings pledge IL
& solemn obligation 10 the Govern
men, and that the Government is ex.
peeting them to make good their word
even though an armistice has been
agreed upon and the War may soon
END.
The fact that the War is virtually
over does not relieve the people from
redeemlng their War Savings pledges
On the other hand, the Government
tooA the word OF the people as their
boAd and has spent the amount for
which they pledged Now the Govern.
msht Is asking TO raise this amount
not only 10 pay the debt that has been
Incurred hut In appreciation OF what
has come 10 America by the proper
spending OF It's money.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
FOOD CONSERVATION WEEK FoR
WORLD RELIEF

sunday starts Conservation Week
for World Relief
It Is the beginning Of the appllca
ton OF the new slogan Food will win
the World The world must be won
II there are TO be stable governments
with which 20 conclude peace that will
promise permaneney The present an
peal Is for the economical and efficient
use Of ell foods and the elimination Of
waste o' every hind II there is an EN-.
phasis upon any particular varieties
II food Il is upon fats, dairy products
and meats
Special features for Conservation
Week are as follows
Conservation Sunday December
Conservation Rally Day-Tuesday.
Dec. 3.
Womah's Organization Day-Wed.
nesday, Dee I
School Day--Friday, Dec 8
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
HIGH SCHOOL
THANKSGIVING PROGRAM

The high school will have a Thanks.
giving program, this Friday afternoon
at 2sl5 p N The friendly public Is
invited 10 be present The following
numbers have been prepared for the
occasion
SONG star spanEled Banner
2 Reading of Presidents Proclamation
Margaret harrow
; Reading Of Governors and Mayors
Proclamation Frances Stephens
Primary Reading Why She is
Thankful Sadie Ellis
Song A Chllds Thanksgiving LIST
End and Bird Grades
Reading Ny Couhtrys Flag by
Mary u. soule
s The Origin Of Thanksgiving c n
Mcguire.
G Music George Rettig
: For What We Are Thankful 4th
and 5th Grades.
$ songe6th and 7th Grades
9 Reading Bennett Lawson
10 Music Gretchen Weydert
II Reading Ruth soule
IL Story Miss Stephens
II Song MarseiiIalse.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
Tan GASOLINE COMMANDS

Lubricate every part Of your auto,
mobile, DO not simply think that every.
thing 10 veil oiled. but know no bear.
Tags are running dry.
Use good oil and buy no other Poor
oil win be the ahdoing of you and your
ear and Ia the delight OF the repair
man.
See that full measure Ia given you
when you buy gasoline.
Keep your motor running on the
leanest possible mixture This may
cause irregular running tIll Il gets
warmed up but will last only for a
little while,
Keep your motor free from carbon
and tolerate ne pitted valve, Both mean
loss OF compression and waste Of pow.
er.
Keep the spark advanced IA far ~
fhe sound OF the engines running in.
dieates Is best
Keep your tires we'll Inflated. Soft
tires not only wear out quickly but IN.
crease wheel friction aud absorb pow.
es.
Tolerate no dragging brakes.
Do not allow the motor TO run Idle
Drive Al moderate speed for thls
gives most mica per gallon OF gaso
line p T Hines, In the Progressive
Farmer
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
NO MORE LIeHTLEss NIGHTS

l.ightless nights In Louisiana we're
abolished Saturday BY an order issued
from the Office Of John @ OKelly state
Fuel Administrator Electric lights
NAY nov be used for all purposes every
night IN the week
Louisiana has enough coal for the
present" Mr. OKeny explained but
this IL no reason the people should
waste fuel by burning unnecessary
lights There still Is necessity for
the conservation Of fuel saving tina,
Is now np 10 the people to enforce
without eompulslon
All storage restrictions on bI,umI.
nous coal also have been removed
This followed the abolition of the
preference It's Of the War Industries
Board putting all Industrial plants on
the same basis so far as fuel IL con.
eerned Industrial plants may now buy
and store all the coal they desire Mr.
o'Keilyy cautioned plants formerly
elassed as preferred TO buy coal with.
out delay, az the rush for fuel by In
dustries which have been restricted
probably viii make IL difficult to obtain
coal this winter
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
THE GREATEST Of
ALL IS COURTESY


happened 80 read an article about
this record system just the other day
There aere thirtyhve headings group.
ed under four main heads Physical.
intellectual, Personality and Salesman.
ship aud tht thing that interested
me, my dear was 10 see how many
Of the highest counts were for things
that are entirely Ia our own hands
promptness and neatuess and honesty
and patience. and most OF all courtesy
That counted more than twice as much
as ans Of the others. two and a half
times as much as ambition. enthusiasm
.or honesty and five times rs much az
pr0mptnessl Just courtesy my dear
the kind Of thing that's possible for
eyeryonel
| know \ woman who has charge Of
a Red Cross workroom She's prompt
and efficient and businessliku and en-.
thnsiastlc but she isn't courteous or
polite or taetful. She evidently doesn't
think II worth while TO bother about
those little things A. a consequence,
she fails lamentably; people just won't
come to WORK under her And she can't
understand why, and accuses everyone
else OF disloyalty and lazlness
And | know girl who is as good
as gold to her family She sacrifices
herself 10 give them pleasure; she
spends her money for them, she does
every outward duty Bu' she's so cross
and abrupt and rude la her manner
that half OF the time they actually re.
sent her fayors, and they never really
appreciate what she does for them
And | know waitress In a restau.
rant who is not half so quick or Eff.
eient as the girls around her; but she
has twice az many regular patrons be.
cause she is always so polite and agree,
able that people like 10 go to her
table F."
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
GAN LlFTzo ON CHRISTMAS
PARCELS

Christmas buying on the pre.war
scale, lie permitted. as Il Is considered
essential TO the rapid establishment Of
normal afterthe.war conditions,
The council IL further impelled TO
this decision, by reason of the neces.
sity Row confronting US TO get our mil,
itary forces and munltlon factory work.
ers back TO The ordinary pursuits Of
life sith the least possible shock In
making the change.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
Continuation of Our Great
Ready to-Wear Sale
Women's Coats of Unusual
Style

Here you will find an exemphhcahon Of the
wonderful savings effected by our policy Of buy
ing. The Nationals are exceptional and the
tailoring would be eredllable on a garment a.
almos, twice the pnce Included are many new
arrivals. There is a wide range Of winter.
newest shades--.you shouldn't miss seeing these
tomorrow. Style. Quality. Economy in every
one Of them, A genuine savings and delight
full garments in every detail.
Coats to $27. SO at $lo.75
Coats to $3.50 at 1915
Coats to 5000 at 1876
Coats to $500 at 5000
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30

Onyx Hose for ladies' from 4se To
sass ~ Peter Trocehiano's.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
rHs NEWEST FALL FASHIONS IN
Hand Bags and Purses

Smart new shapes and materials which form per
feet complement to the Fall and Winter costume
Women's Velvet Hand nags In all the newest sizes
and shapes beautiful silk lined and fitted With
mirror and stationery pockets each
S1.25 s17.5O
Womeh's Hand Purses, back and top straps morls
lined. coin purse and blllbook fittings
96c S24.95
Leather Bags, hand bag sIres and Shopping gsaxs
all fitted and lined and shown In genuine leather
seal and morocco
66c $500
Leather oeoas store Main Flser
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-23
WOMEN NOW TAUGHT
TO BE MECHANICS

ATLANTA. GA.-The opening OF
new classes in motor driving and me
Ghanics this week in Atlanta has en-
phasized the fact that women are now
Seing used more and more as skilled
mechanicians. The girls who will
make up the motor classes OF the
Woman's League for National Serv-
ice, will learn everything about the
construction OF a motor that a man
pight learn; and when the course is
Fse.spleted. will not only be able to
drive truck or automobile but will
know how to doctor it when any
ching goes wrong.
The National Industrial Conference
has vouChcd for the astonishing fact
chat women are really good mechan-
cs, and that the future holds a very
desirable outlool. for them along this
fiuc
1t is particularly suggested that the
framing women are now receiving
Will probably result in useful inven-
ton to the credit OF the sex.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-23
sALOMEL DYNAMITES
4 SLUGGISH LIVER
Crashes into sour bile, making you
Sick and you lose
IN, work

Calomel salivates! It's mcrcrr,
Calomel acts like dynamite on a slug
Sish liver. When calomel comes into
contact with sour bile it crashes INTO
it, causing cramping and nausea
If you ieel bilious, headachy, consti-
pated and all knocked out, just 60 to
our druggist and get a bottle
81 Dodson's Liver Tone, which is a
harmless vegetable substitute for dan
gerous calemel Take a spoonful and
81 it dosen't start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without max
ing you sick, you just go back and
get your money.
If you take calomel today you'll be
sick and nauseated tomorrow; besides
u may salivate you, while if you take
Dodson's Liver Tone you will wake up
feeling great full of ambition and
ready for work or play. It's harmless
pleasant and safe to give 20 children;
they like it.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-23
JOHN w. YATES GETS
ARMY COMMISSION
Jacksonville. Fla Auq

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 20, 1918.
Dear Mr.. Gelders.
You and my other friends in Fitz-
gerald will no doubt be pleased to
know that l was given a leave of alb
sence last December for the period
of the war by the National City Bank
OF Tampa to enlist in the army.
| was sent to Camp Johnston as a
private for training and have been
here since.
For the first two months | went
through the school of a soldier in
doing kitchen police, drilling, and
various other things Then | was
given two months course in army
paper work. upon completion OF
which the authorities put me to in
structing in finance and accounting.
After two months of instruction work
board Of officers selected me for the
officers training school here. Last
Saturday | was appointed a End Lieut.
enant and will proceed tomorrow to
Omaha, Ncb., where | will be assist
ant to the Depot Quartermaster
With slncerest best wishes for Won
and the good city OF Fitzgerald, | re-
main,
Your friend.
Lieut. John W. Yates.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-23
WILSON FOR HARRIS
ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?

ATLANTA, GA.-Newspapers Of
the state are making strong editorial
comment on William Schley How
ards refusal to withdraw from the
race for United States Senator in the
face Of Woodrow Wilson's unqualified
endorsement of William j. Harris for
the place.
Opinion seems agreed that, without
considering Congressman Howard 5
voluntarily sought interview with
President Wilson ABOUT the Georgia
Senatorial race, az which time he pos
ltively and solemnly promised the
president not to run and after his en-
.ry later as solemnly promised the
president that he would retire from
the race whenever it was apparent
that his candidacy would likely re-
suit in the reelection OF Hardwick,
It is now perfectly legitimate and pro-
per for President Wilson to indicate
TO the people of Georgia or any other
state, whom he would like to have Of
hcially connected with his admins
tration in order that the war may be
fought and won at the earliest mo-
mCnt.
There is no precedent for such a
time as this. and under the condition
which exist ii would appear that it is
as little as the people of the United
States could do would be as nearly as
possible to support and sustain the
president in order that he may prose-
cute the war and bring it to a sue
ccssiul and speedy end.
Certainly, say those in touch with
affairs, it is no time for haggling over
personal preferences in the face of
the expressed will and wish of the
president Congressman Howard and
and his friends and supporters should
calmly and dispasSionately consider
and unselhshly respond to the re-
quest of President Wilson, as given
in a personal interview to Mr. How
ard and as emphasized in the letter to
CLAIR Howell which was published re-
Gently.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-23
CHAMBER OF HORRORS
FOUND ON RESERVATION

Phoenix, Aria chamber of hor-
rors and the biggest murder mystery
Arizona has ever known were I'M
covered on an Indian reservation, 20
miles from Phoenix, when Jose Yber-
ri, Mexican, rolled the stone bar
rier from the entrance to an old
cave
Strewn about the joor of the cav
crn were skeletons of score of per-
sons-men, women and children. In
vestigation proved the bones to be
those Of Caucasians who had been
dead at least ten years.
The cave also contained dccayed
saddles, clothing and harness. The
men Of the party had died with their
boots on. Also with their spurs.
None of the skulls was penetrated by
a bullet and none fractured.
1t is believed the bones are those
of travellers slain by Indians and then
walled up by heavy stones. Another
theory is the party was deprived Of
arms, driven into the cave, sealed
an. left to dc q starvation
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-23
ICE STILL NEEDED
FOR ARMY DEMANDS

ATLANTA, GA.-Cool weather is
HE only chance of relief in the pres
ent ice shortage, according to those
N closest touch with the situation.
The order OF the food adminstra-
ton restricting the use of ice remains
IN force, with no chance of improved
conditions just at present. The short
age IS occasioned by the unusual and
excessive hot weather of the past two
weeks, by the great demand for ice
for the constantly moving troop
trains, by the need of conserving sup
plies going to the great camps, and
by the necessity that developed a
short while back of taking what ice
surplus there was to refrigerate
freight cars in order to transport the
Gag yield of peaches in the state be-
lore they persisted
fustead of blue Monday" every
day has an indigo hue, as far as the
sale of iced drinks is concerned, be-
Nause there is no ice to be had for
such purposes.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-23
GETTING READY TO TALK
FRENCH TO OUR BOYS

ATLANTA, GA-A movement is
being started for a statewide plan OF
instruction i'll French in order that
the folks at home" may keep up
with the soldier boy "oycr there"
when they come back flushed with
victory and full of experiences and
French exclamation
The desire to abolish German from
all American institutions, particularly
the public school systems, has been
very noticeable for long time; and
now the feeling that French should
DC required language in the schools
is growing.
II will be featured more largely
than ever before in the Atlanta
schools this year. and consistent ef-
tort to secure adult classes will be
made by those who wish to further
emphasize the growing feeling of fra
ternity between the two nations.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-23

RULES GOVERNING
THE NEWSPAPERS
Issued by War Industries Board

The priorities board of the War
Industries has listed paper mills
as an essential industry and has
= rated them in fourth class for pri-
orlty for coal on the distinct un-
Outstanding that the greatest pos
slble economy in the use of pa
per be exercised and that the re-
duction in the use of paper by the
newspapers shall lbe fifteen per
cent on weekday editions and
twenty per cent on Sunday edi-
tons
Paper mills will be put upon the
= priority list for coal conditional
on their signing a pledge that
e they will furnish no paper to any
consumer who will not also sign
a pledge in duplicate that he will
exercise the greatest possible
economy in the use of paper and
will observe all rules anr regula-
= tons Of the conservation division
OF the paper section of the War
Industries Board. These pledges
y are now being prepared and will
= be furnished shortly. One copy
VIII lDc lcIl on NE Win inc 1lllll
and the other will be sent to this
office
Effective Immediately:
: |. Discontinue the acceptance of
the return OF unsold copies.
2. Discontinue sending paper af-
ter date Of expiration of subscrip-
ton, unless the subscription is re-
newed and paid fo-. CThis to be
effective Oct |, 1918.
= g. Discontinue the use OF all
= sample or free promotion copies.
4 Discontinue giving copies to
+ anybody except for office working
copies or where required by sta
tutc law i'll the case of official adj
vdtisng.
(Signed> Thos. E. Donnelly.
Chief Pulp and Paper Section,
x War Industries Board
This rule forces newspapers to
stop all subscriptions that are not
paid in advance on Oct. /, 1918,
= and prohibits newspapers extend
ing any credit on subscriptions.
+
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-23
AFFINITIES FIGURE
IN ATLANTA DIVORCES

ATLANTA, GA.-Af1inities are
figuring largely in divorce suits in
the Fulton courts, three pleas for free
dom being based recently on the 9th
er woman.
Mrs. Mittic Rollins, who is suing
for divorce from Fred Rollins, says
that she met her husband on the
street with the other woman in the
case, and that her husband held her
tightly until his affinity had safely es-
capped her wrath.
Mrs. Berdc Stigall, who is suing
M. {, Stigall, declares that her hus-
band threatened to kill the chief of
police if she took her troubles to him.
and to shoot her dead if she told them
to the chairman of the police COM
mission
Mrs. Nina d. Davis says that her
husband and his affinity were so in
discreet that they became the talk OF
her home town in Pennsylvania, so
she is asking the Georgia courts to
relieve her of the marriage bond.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-23

benefits that inure from the develop
ment of water power there are other
ways to develop them than that At
!anta may be exploited and made to
bear the burden of providing funds
Tor such operations" With the third
lowest rate in the United States. the
other two being in California. where
fuel oil is as cheap as water, they are
objecting to paying slight increase
to further develop the resources that
have made this unusually low rate
possible. Apparently they want the
benefits that come from a plentiful
supply of cheap water power, but
they want the rest of North Georgia,
outside of Atlanta, to develop this
power for them