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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
DO BRUTES' SPIRITS RETURN?
Abundance Of Testimony Seeming to
Prove That Ghosts of Animals
Have Been Seen.

With such quantities of spirits rum
ming around loose, why not few rep
resenting departed animals?
There is plenty Of testimony indors-
ing animal ghosts. In India there are
ghost elephants and ghost tigers that
haunt the jungle. And natives of that
country are restrained from abusing
animals by belief that the phantom
of any mistreated creature will sure
ly come back to bring misfortune to
the offender.
Andrew Lang quotes a well-known
naval officer as speaking of an occa-
sion when the latter was visiting at
the country house of a friend and a
well-known bark was heard outside the
door of the room where the two men
sat.
"Why. there's old Peter" said the
officer.
"Peter died since you were here
last" replied his friend.
A fox terrier that was in the room
whined and trembled violently. The
door was pushed open and the pad-pad
Of big dogs feet on the floor was
heard. No dog was seen, but the in
visible ghost of one walked to the
hearthrug, shook itself and then flung
itself heavily down, the Jingle Of its
collar being distinctly audible.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
Cats and Diphtheria,

sit is widely accepted belief that
cats may suffer from diphtheria and
convey the infection to human beings"
says the Journal of the American
Medical association in recounting the
experiments by which Doctor Savage
proved that this is entirely without
foundation.
Doctor Savage planted vast numbers
of diphtheria bacilli in the noses and
threats of kittens, but in no instance
did these take the disease, and within
"a hours the bacilli were dead. Doc
tor Savage reviewed all the evidence in
connection with epidemics of diph-
iberia and came to the conclusion that
so far as it duplicates cats it is quite
valueless.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
AirpIanes In Mininu Operations.

1t is predicted that the airplane
and the dirigible will prove a great
stimulus to the mining industry in pre-
senting a means of getting material
and men to and from locations which
are known to be rich with ore and
which are at the present time inacces-
sible. There are many such places
known to exist, but the cost of build
ing roadway to them would be so
great as to be prohibitive. Attention
to this phase of the subject has been
recently attracted by report made
by Doctor Lyon, supervisor of the min
ing stations for the United States bu-
reau Of mines. BY this means regu-
lar communication could be main
tanned with sections which are not to
be reached by any ordinary means. It
is also suggested that the same means
might be of great value for getting res
cue apparatus to the scene of mining
disasters.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,

Following the solicitation of friends
in this county in every walk of life,
except those whose hold on high paw
and little work is maintained by strik-
es and mobs of strikers, believing that
the voters of this county should have
at least two candidates for Repre-
sentative from whom to select, and
beng IN business which will in no
way interfere, with my making this
race nor with my giving my entire
attention to the office if elected, l
announce as candidate for Repre-
sentative from Ben Hill County.
l am in favor of state and nation
demobi1izing at once their army of
,, civilian workers, who were necessary
IN war, but who are now an unnec-
essary drain upon the tax payer. |
favor rigid economy in government
during the continuance of these alb
normally high prices.
believe our state and nation should
cease meddling with your private
business and with mine combining the
| activities of government to its only
! three legitimate branches, the legis-
lative, the judicial, and the executive.
The rabid element now in control
of the unions, the Only people 1 know
OF who combine to reduce production
and increase prices, supported by
ceaseless strikes and by mobs which
refuse you your constitutionally
guaranteed right tc work on jobs they
have quit, are small minority of our
! people. What they gain, you lc Sc
Yet in their executive Council of Feb.
9th, 1920, arrogant over their many
victories wrenched from you while
you were winning the war they boldly
announce that they will defeat any
candidate who does not offer them
more than simply justice I accept
their challenge in Ben Hill County I
am agin 'em.
If elected, I sh-1l fairly represent
| those who trust me to do the job.
EMORY WILCOX
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
VOYAGE FAMOUS IN HISTORY
Wooden Paddle Wheel Steamer, the
Golden Age, Paved the Way for
the Mighty Megantic.

Departure from Sydney recently Of
the White Star liner Megantic for Liv-
erpOol by way of New Zealand, the
Panama canal, the West Indies and
New York, recalls her historic fore
runner of 1854, says the New York
Tribune.
The vessel, the Golden Age, was a
wooden paddle wheel steamer, belong
ing to the New York and Australian
Steam Navigation company. The in
tention of the company was to run six
vessels "via Panama." the Panama
railroad capitalized at $7O0O,00O, be-
ing the connecting link on the then I'M
divided isthmus with the West India
Royal Mail Steam Packet company,
running from Southampton.
The Crimean war, yellow fever on
the isthmus and other causes con-
spired to defeat the company's plans.
The Golden Age was commanded by
Lieut.. David D. Porter of the United
States navy, who afterward became
famous as Union admiral during the
Civil war.
The Golden Age left Melbourne for
Panama via Sydney and Tahiti, May
5, 1854. She reached Sydney on May
II with 300 passengers. Her cargo
included a consignment of gold dust
and she reached England in &c days.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
MOTHER SAW TRUTH AT ONCE
No Use Telling Her That Her Boy
Had Made Success in the
World Of Art.

He was a pianist, scarcely out of his
teens. He had been sent abroad by
wealthy friends for four-years
course in his chosen art: had there
after spent year on the concert stage
and behind 200 or 300 newspaper re-
ports of his success abroad he was
now coming home.
When his train drew into the sta.
ton and came to stop the pianist
evincing the artistic temperament In
his hair as well as in his manner
descended to the platform. At the
same time the crowd of enthusiastic
townspeople drew aside to allow his
proud mother to be the first to vel,
come her son.
When she reached HIN, however, she
gave gasp and stood stock-still star
ing at him. The next moment she
burst into sobs and fell on his neck.
"Henry!" the good woman cried.
"They told me you were doing so well
over there and maxim money plenti-
full. My poor boy!"
whats the matter, mother?" ex-
claimed the bewildered son. "What
makes you doubt what they told you ~
"Oh, Henry!" she cried, unappeased.
u can see how you've suffered. You
haven't even been able to scrape
enough money together to get your
hair cutw
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
A Whole League In Himself.

This puzzle in nationality has the
marines guessing:
Louis c. Minette, accepted for en-
listment in the United States marine
corps at Tulsa, Okla, said that his
mother was an American who married
a Frenchman in Italy. He was born
on a ship flying the Spanish colors
while lying in the English channel. At
the age Of five his parents died in
Sweden and he was adopted by a
German who brought him to the
United States. His adopted father is
not naturalized citizen.
"Would you class him as The Man
Without a Country'?" the recruiting
sergeant was asked.
"Man without country nothing I"
said the sergeant. "Pd class him as a
League of Nations"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
TO THE VOTERS AND
PEOPLE OF BEN
HILL COUNTY

AS candidate for the Office of rep
resentative for Ben Hill County in
the legislature of Georgia, it behoov-
es me to state my position on such leg
isation in which the people of my
county are vitality interested and
which may come before a Georgia
Legislature for disposal.
Primarily l am for a broad and liber
al policy towards the common schools
of Our state, in which the children of
ninety per cent of our people get
their only opportunity to fit them
selves for better citizens and home
makers. To Labor organized or I'M
organized, is due every fair consiier-
alton on behalf of the state and such
legislation as may come before me
affecting the interests of the white
laboring people of Georgia shall
have my sympathetic consideration
"for the laborer is due his hire" and
l couldn't do less than guard the
legitimate interests of this large
class of citizens, whose main pro-
lection lies in their organizations, as
recognized by our National Govern
ment
In other matters of local interest
which may come up during my term
of office l shall use my influence in
behalf of the people of my county.
Tom Luke
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
Feeding for Good Teeth,

The soon defective teeth Of the
adult are due in a great measure, ac-
cording to an authority on dentistry,
to the faulty kind Of food given to
children. Food which requires mas
ticadon tends to develop the gums and
salivary glands, while the practice Of
giving too much liquid food causes
narrow jaws, weakens the gums and
mars physical beauty. The same au-
thority continues: "Thin, small jaws
consequent on liquid diet, do not fur
nish room enough to accommodate the
teeth even were the blood supply suf-
ficient-the teeth thus crowded failing
to receive adequate nourishment-a
most potent cause Of defect in the en-
amel, and carries follows"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS

GEORGIA, Ben Hill County.
All creditors of the estate of Syl-
vester Cooper, late of Ben Hill
County, deceased, ARE hereby notified
to render in their demands to the un-
dersigned according to law, and all
persons indebted to said estate are
required TO make immediate payment
to me-
This July oath, 1920
Mrs. W B. Moore, Administrative,
of Sylvester Cooper, deceased.
J3O-T6-13-2O-27S3.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

The examinations of teachers for
rural schools will be held at the
high school building in Fitzgerald
July 30th and 3lst.
J II. BULLARD, C. S. C.
# Der Hill County.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
GEORGIA, Ben Hill County.

GEORGIA, Ben Hill County.
All creditors<of the estate of Mrs.
Sarah A. Platt, late of Ben Hill
County, deceased, are hereby notified
to render in their demands to the
undersigned according to law, and
all persons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate payment
to me. This July "a, 1920.
Thomas S. Price, Administrator of
Mrs. Sarah A. Plott, deceased.
J30-A6-13-20-27S3.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
Avoid Alteration.

Affectation is an awkward and
forced imitation of what should be
genuine and easy, wanting the beauty
that accompanies what Is natural
Locke.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
Next the Heart

The left hand in France is univer-
sally regarded as that "of the heart'
and is reserved for relatives and init
mate friends and those toward whom
the giver Is unusually well disposed.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06

"Bayer TABLETS of Aspirin" is gen
uine Aspirin gkoved safe by millions
and prescribeA by physicians for over
twenty Yeas. Accept only an un-
broken "BRyer package" which con-
tains proper directions to relieve
Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neu-
ralgia, Rheumatism, Colds and Pain.
Handy tin boxes of IL tablets cost
few cents. Druggists also sell largeE
"Bayer packages" Aspirin is trade
mark Bayer Manufacture Mono
aceticacidester of Salicylicacid-adv.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
Misunderstood,

Waiter - Haven't you forgotten
something. sir?' Customer-"Great
Scott, yes! My wife told me to water
he plants while she was away!"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06
Her Collection Of Husband&

A woman who said she had had SIX
husbands asked London magistrate
to grant her a separation. 1t is sup
posed that she is breaking up her col
lection.-Punch. London.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-06

Bring us your Eggs and Chickens.
Will pay highest market prices Will
!iams Meat Market. If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-21
The State Auditor.
[St. Adams Messenger.

(oV. AlDanS Messenger.
The Burlington Free Press digs up a
little paragraph that appeared in the
Montpelier news several DAYS ago to
the effect that friends of State Auditor
Gates have heard that w. j. Bigelow
OF Brattleboro, may become a candi-
date against Gates for this office. The
Free Press says that it has not learned
that Mr. Bigelow has announced his
candidacy.
Mr.. Bigelow is held in high esteem
by his many acquaintance and he
could figure on considerable support,
But one question the voters are going
to ask in regard to this office is wheth-
er there is an attempt being made to
GET Ben Gates because of his con.
nection with the Graham case.
The Messenger cannot help believ-
ing that any opponent of Mr.. Gates
must enter the contest with pretty
clean hands on this score. Mr.. Gates
has done nothing but his duty in this
case so far as this paper can see, and
IN simple justice the difficulty of his
situation should be recognized
So far as the Graham case is con.
eerned, the present auditor has
strengthened rather than weakened
himself with the state at large
How it may be with a small co.
terie is another matter, and not
of much Importance, anyhow. AS
to the general conduct of the of
flee under the present administra-
ton less is generally knon and il
is impossible to comment upon it intel
Egently, except to say that nothing OF
disapproval has reached the public AS
a general principle it might be laid
down that unless there is excellent
reason for making change Mr.. Gates
should be continued in office and the
| man who is to GUST him no doubt viii
be called upon to present strong ease
to the people.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-21
GREENE FAVORS
UNIVERSAL TRAINING
House Committee Recommends the
Principle as Part of Nations
Future Military Policy.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The prin-
ciple of universal military training as
part of the nation 5 future military
policy was approved yesterday by the
house military committee By vote Of
II to 9. This means that the commit
tee army reorganization bill viii con
tam general training provision. De
tails have not vet been worked out but
It was decided that the training pro
posal would become effective on july
], 1922.
The vote in the committee was along
bipartisan lines, three Democrats ioin,
ing with eight Republicans in putting
the training plan through. -Four Re,
Pubheans and five Democrats opposed
It. Among those voting for general
framing were Greene of Vermont ana
: uller OF Massachusetts, Republicans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-21
SATUDAY, FEBRUARY, 81, 1920.
A NEW ARGUMENT.

To Maryland has come the distinc-
ton OF offering new argument
against the federal suffrage amend
ment which its legislature rejected on
Tuesday, an argument that may be
taken to the supreme court when three
fourths of the states have ratified the
amendment. This is the argument:
1t was the purpose of the people of
the United States in adopting the fed
eral constitution to establish perma-
nently, in the words of the supreme
court, "an indestructible union of in
destructible states.'' For this pur-
pose, every state must be preserved
as an indestructible political unit
Therefore, when the people conferred
upon congress and the legislatures of
three fourths of the states the power
| to amend the constitution, cit could
not have been their intention to au-
thorize the adoption of any amend
ment, or any measure under the guise
of an amendment, which would wholly
or partially destroy the state, by tax
ing away from the states any one of
their functions essential to their sep
arate independent existence as states
The right of a state to determine for it
self and by the vote of its people who
shall vote at its state, county and
~ ni olo
functions. The state that gives up the
right of local self government ceases
to be a state, becomes "a mere prov
ince," whose people have .sfar less
power to determine Htheir own des-
tiny than they had prior to the Ameri-
can Revolution" under a charter from
the British crown.
1t was further contended that Mary
land could not ratify the proposed
amendment because the Maryland con-
stitution limits the right of suffrage
to men. That is the same condition
that exists in Vermont and Maryland s
argument may be repeated when the
Vermont legislature takes up the ques-
ton of ratifying the amendment. How
| ever, we think the New York Times is
! correct in saying: ''The theory OF
the American political system is the
ultimate sovereignty of the people, >
and that the will of the people rather
than the states will give the final de.
cision of the question.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-21

individual initiative and enterprise.
properly regulated, in railroading and
ship building; the placing of all public
works under the control of a single de-
partment; the creation of a budget svs
tenn for the coordination of national ex-
pendlture, and the reintroduction into our
industry of the personal relations be-
tween employers and employees that once
gave it efficiency and contentment.
In all these propositions we have
American democracy at its best, but Mr..
Hoover was especially happy in his def
milton of the philosophy of that democ-
raey, which was that there should be
an equality of opportunity-an equal
chance-for every citizen" This, as he
truly said, IS an ideal differing from that
of any other democracy, and although
fiercely assailed by the violence and reac-
ton of classes, it has stood this period
OF test in the fire of common sense"
Engineering is a profession trained tc
deal precisely with many difficult situa.
lions. It's mastery rests primarily upon
knowledge, and knowledge depends upon
study and meditation. Mr.. Hoover has
| brought these practices to bear upon gov.
eminent, society and industry with a
iforcefulness that cannot fail to give him
rank also in craftsmanship.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-21
U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.

Director General Densmore Of the
United States Employment service an.
nounces that since the establishment OF
that bureau in January, 1918, it has
found employment for more than six
million men and women, and estimates
tue cost of the service at $1.34 pei
placement or a total of more than S..
100000 He also says that more than
100000 applications for jobs from
individuals have been received, while
requests for labor from employers are
in excess of 100000
This is interesting information and
shows that the demand for labor is
far in excess of the supply and there
is little excuse for idleness anywhere
1t is not easily understood why this
agency should place only two-t thirds OF
the applicants for work when there
was nearly a job and half for every
applicant. Is it an indication of in.
efficiency in this new government or
ganization or of an unwillingness on
the part of labor to perform the work
that is open for it? Another thought
Is the necessity of supporting such a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-21

ment since 1914, and for some time
past has served as first assistant sec
rotary. He is one of the group of
American young men with social stand
ing and a personal income, who entered
the diplomatic service as "career''
during the days when Presidents Roose-
welt and Taft We're encouraging such
action. Born in Massachusetts and ed
ucated at Harvard, Mr.. Phillips went
TO London after his graduation to be-
come private secretary to Ambassador
Choate. Later he performed similar
service in the American legation at Pc
kin. Then he was called home to take
charge of the department of foreign
affairs in the state department. In
1909 he went to the American embassy
in London as first secretary. In 1912
he returned to private life as an Off
cial Of Harvard university; but in 1914
he was called back to Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-21
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

Me and Pubs Simkins was wawking
along Broad St last Sundey Jest wawk.
ing along, and all of a suddin Pubs
sed, G, gosh there she is, and look who
she s wawking with Jimmy crickits
watts you know about that.
Meening the pritty new gerl that
lives next door to Mary Watkins wawk.
ing rite in frunt of US and who was
she wawking with but Pulses sissy
cuzzin Persey.
0 boy, now we can get interdooced
TO her, | sed. And we started to
wawk fast TO catch up to them, Pubs
saying, G wiz, watts YOU know about
that poor simp? and me saying, Holev
smoaks, the darn dood. Both meeninp
Persey and we cawt up to them and
started to wawk alongside of Persey
as if we dident see envbody wawking
with him, allreddy. Pubs SAYING. Hello.
Persey, ware You going enywares spes-
hill?
No, sed Persey.
Hello, Persey, you didcnt know we
was in back of you. did YOU? | sed
No, sed Persay. Sounding as il he
dldent care weather we was or not. and
W NJ Hp oAi Ne.N ming dioHSSlue OF nm
waiting for him TO interdooce us to the
pritty new gerl, wich he dident. and
after vile | gave him small poke
in the ribs with my elbo to remind him
Hay, watts you doing, cut that out.
sed Persey.
And he kepp on wawking without
lnterdoocing us and pritty soon Pubs
reetched GROUND me and pushed him
IN the same ribs with his fist.
Hay, watts you think this is. a benefit9
watts You think you're doing2 sed
Persey. Being mulch fresher than he
would of daSted to be if the prittv new
gerl hadent of bin with him keeping on
wawking on the other side of him with
a proud IMPRESSION as if she thawt
she was the ony one on Broad Street.
and after a vile | sed Aw come
on, Pubs watts the use wawk
ing with this poor simp of dood. peple
mite see US and think we are with him.
Sure, wat do we wunt to wawk with
this poor dood of simp for, sed Pubs
Both still meening Persey. and we
quick wawked faster and got ahed Of
them and kepp ahed of them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-21
| oday' s Events

The Massachusetts Lumber Dealers
association will hold its annual con-
vention today at Worcester.
Today is the 125th anniversary of
the birth of Santa Anna, the famous
Mexican patriot and president.
A state convention Of the Progres.
slve Republican party of Georgia IS to
assemble in Atlanta today to select the
delegates to the national convention
Many aviators from the United
States are expected to take part in the
Pan American Aviation Congress and
exhibition which is to open today at
Havana.
A war memorial hall is to be dedi-
Gated at Princeton university today as
a tribute to the AS Princeton men
who died in the nation s service in the
world war.
Rear Admiral William s. Sims. who
commanded the American fleet In Eur
opean waters during the late war. is
to be the orator at the Washington $
birthday celebration at the University
of Pennsylvania today,