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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-03-11
GEORGIA,
BEN HILL COUNTY.

TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
SAID COUNTY.
The petition of w. r. BOWEN,
|MRS. MARY S. MASHBURN, MRS
lula B. SHEPHERD, MRS. ABBA
B. WARE and A. j. MCDONALD, all
of Ben Hill County. Georgia, and P.
H. GASKINS, Of Jacksonville, Flor
ida, and MRS. f. T. JAMES, Of Lake
land, Florida, respectfully show:
/.
That they desire for themselves,
their associates and successors, to be
incorporated and made body polite
under the name and style of EMPIRE
COMPANY for a period Of twenty
years.
The principal office of said COM
pany shall be in the City of Fitzger-
aid, Ben Hill County, Georgia, but
petitioners desire the right to estab-
lish branch offices within this state
or elsewhere, whenever the holders
of a majority of the stock may so
determine.
The object of said corporation is
pecuniary gain to itself and its share
holders.
The business to be carried on by
said corporation lis to own, hold, buy,
sell, rent and improve real estate, and
to act as fire insurance agent, and
do a general mercantile business,
either wholesale or retail, or both,
provided a majority of the stock
h no shall so desire
The capital stock of said corpora
ton shall be
SEVENTEE THOUSAND FIVE.
HUNDRED ($17,500) DOLLARS,
with the privilege of increasing the
same to One Hundred Thousand
100000 Dollars by majority vote
of the stockholders, said stock to be
divided into shares of One Hundred
($100) Dollars each.
o. Petitioners ask the right to pay
said capital stock either in property
or money.
(b). Petitioners show that all of
the capital stock of said company has
already been paid in property.
6.
Petitioners desire the right to sue
and be sued, to plead and be i'm
pleaded, to have and use common
seal, to make all necessary bylaws
and regulations, and to do all other
things that may be necessary for the
! successful carrying on of said bust
ness, including the right to buy, hold,
and sell personal property suitable to
the purposes of the corporation, and
to execute notes and bonds as evi-
dence of Indebtedness incurred, OF
which may be incurred, in the con-
duct of the affairs of the corporation
and to secure the same b ymortgage,
security deed, or other form of lien,
under existing laws.
Z.
They desire for said incorporation
the power and authority to apply for
and accept amendments to its charter
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-03-11
Smallpox or Vac
cination-Which?

(By Samuel B. Woodward, M. d.,
Memorial Institute.)
Before Jenner, the Englishman,
discovered the efficacy of vacclna-
ton, smallpox was children's dis
ease. The adult population was
largely immune, the vast majority
of people showing by their Scared
faces that they had already suffered
from the scourge.
SO universally present were these
scars that the Frenchman, st. Simon,
could think of no greater compliment
tary comment on the beauty Of one
Of the ladies OF the Court of Louis
the + fourteenth, than to say that she
showed no peck marks on her face.
One-tenth of those who died, died
Of this disease.
\ blind beggar is a familiar express
sion and blind bcggars, who were so
common in the middle ages and later.
were largely the victims Of the small
pox which had blinded them.
Vaccination changed all this. No
longer where it is practlced do chill
dren die in hordes. Pockmarkcd
faces are so uncommon as to cause
comment when one. is seen.
Yet today people are getting care
less. They are enjoying false secur-
luy, believing that there is no longer
danger OF smallpox. The result Is
large increase in the number of cases
Of smallpox over previous years. The
latest data from the Public Health
Service shows over $4,000 cases in
1924. In 1923 there were in round
numbers only thirty thousand cases.
We're it possible 20 successfully
vaccinate all peoples of all countries
at one and the same time, smallpox
would become memory only. We're
all children vaccinated during the
first years of life, smallpox would
not get much of foothold; no foot
hold AT all unless introduced from the
outside.
Porto Rico, Qua mand Hawaii are
examples Of the protection afforded
by such action. Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island. New Hampshire and the cities
Of New York Of $4,000 and over,
show the good effect of the vaccina-
ton of school children.
This improvement has come be-
cause Of the watchful care Of health
authorities III spite Of the fact that
except in a few states vaccination is
poorly or not at all enforced. The
United States with the most tele-
phones, the most automobiles, the
most railroads and supposedly the
greatest civilization is surpassed in
the incidence of its smallpox only by
the most backward cOuntries-lndla,
Russia, China and perhaps Mexico,
Persia and Afghanistan.
Nothing but vaccination, so far as
we at present know, will protect a
person exposed to smallpox from the
likelihood of acquiring it. Recently
vaccinated, he can safely approach,
touch and care for those afflicted.
SO why not be vaccinated in child
hood. Repeat the process in ones
"teens" and then be content to try
out ones immunity unless direct ex-
posure has occurred or severe edl-
demic is present. To die of smallpox
is a crime against oneself and against
the community at this stage of clvill-
zation's development.
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Man Should Have Been
Kept Reasonably Bus,

The following Is Il tru" copy Ol a
genuine old signboard which is stu
in existence in n curiosity shop in the
south of England, says Tit-RitS:
Roger Giles, surgn, parish clark,
and SkulemaSter, groser, ana humber
taker, respectfully informs lady" ans
gentlemen that he drors teef without
watelng a minuit, applies IacieS ever!
hour, bliSiers on the lowest terms, and
vizickS for II penny peace. lie sells
Containers kordaleS, kutS kornS, pun
yons. dOkters hOsseS, clips donkles
vance month. and undertakes to luke
arter every bodies males by the year,
Joe-sharpS. penny wisSeS--hraSs-kanel'
sticks, frying panS-and other monH-
Kali instruments. hat graicly rey
dooced tigers.
young ladyA and gentlemen Iarn"s
their Sramlner and langeudge in the
purticsl mannar; also CRATE care taken
off their morrelS and spellin. Also
zarmaZingng, tayching the base Vial,
and all other sorts of fancy work,
quadrilS, pokers, weazelS, and all coun,
try dance tort at home and abroad at
perfeckshun. Perfumery and snuff in
all its branches.
"As times is crul bad, ] beg to tell
ee that has just beginned to sell all
sorts Of stashonary ware, cox, hens,
vouls, pigs. and all other kinds Of
poultry; blackin-brushes, herrinS,
coles, scrubbin-brushes, traykel and
Cooley Dukes and Bibles mise traps,
brick dist, whiSker-seed, m0rrel polk
kerandkercheers, and all sorts OF
swatemaites, including tatters, sas-
sages, and other garden stuff bakky
zizars, lamp oyle, tay kttleS, and 9th
err intoxzikatin likkers; a dale Of
fruits, hats. tongs, hair oyle, pattins,
bukkits, grindin stones and other ait
ablrs. kOrn and bunyon valve, and all
hardware
81 as laid in large azzortment OF
trype, dogs mate, lolipops, ginger beer
matches, and other pickles, sich as
hepsom salts, hoySterS. winzer sope
auzetrar Old rags bort and sold here
and nowhere else; newlayde heggs by
me Roger Giles; Zinging hurdles
keeped. SIGH as bowels, donkieS pay
koX. Holsters. cricke!s, also stock of
IA celebrated brayder. Agents for sell
ling gutty-porktr souls.
"P. 81 taches geography, ritmne
tic, cowsticks. iimnastick. and other
chyneeS tricks
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warmth and light. The crowd on the
bank stood with bare, bowed heads,
f>r AhduI was thaIr idol

warmth and light. The crowd on the
bank stood with bare bowed heads,
for Abdul was their idol.
abdul, baptize you in the name
of the Father and Of the Son, and OF
the Holy Ghost Amen ~
The slender body Of the young Bur
lne>e sank beneath the ripple of the
rivers wooing. Under its disturbed
surface no one saw the long, sinewy
fingers of the minister ~ they CLOSED
about the slim throat. No one sa"
their cruei twist az they were buried
in his hesh, nor heard the bones
crack rs ne wrsnched and wrung ms
victim beneath the water NO ont
beard the death gurgie; no one sa"
the death struggle nor The briXhl
>purt Of blood that drenched the min
i>tpr'S dripping cufs; no one saw the
brutal heel that finished the mastery
piec. of work no one knew iha'
abdul WAS dead until they saw the
deacon lay him. limp and motionieSS,
1T his mothers feet. and heard the
terrible. shrek that filed every space
about The river, over II and across II
There was dumb, SickeninS 81.
laucr. then the crowd on the river
bank went mad. The fury of theh
cry tore aSunder the cloud that had
suddenly obscured The sun. With one,
frpnzied Impulse they turned to the
river. But the miniSter--he was MOI
there, There was not even ripple
on the shining face of the water l"
mark the place of the terrible deed
any more than there was fresh poo'
of blood in the little church "itmn
aar-shot distance TO show the Spo'
where The cruel butchery of the min
iSter's father had taken place.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-03-11
Make Cows Pay
You Wages; Advice
To Georgia Farmers

How to make the COW pay you
wages on bigger scale to make a
bigger profit is explained in bulle-
tin issued today for the benefit OF
Georgia farmers by the Larrowe In
stitute of Animal Economics. To as
certain exactly the hourly wage each
COW is paying for the labor and care
expended on her, just deduct the total
expenditures from the total receipts
Of each cow and divide the differ
ence by the number of hours of labor
expended on her during the year.
On one of four neighboring farms
where careful records had been kept
it was brought to light that not only
did the farmer receive no wages for
the time spent on his cows, but that
it actually cost him IL cents an hour
each to have them hang around his
place. In the other three instances,
the farmers were paid at the rate of
6, AZ and as cents per hour for the
time and labor spent on each OF their
cows. The two lots of cows bringing
home the latest pay envelopes were
better bred than the others, although
the right kind of feed and better care
WOulQ nave uOIiG HUGH lOWdIu IMAM
ing the others profitable employees.
The amount of milk produced annual
ly by each Of the cows was found to
have a direct relation to the number
of hours Of labor and the care which
they received, in each instance the
animals with better care producing
the greatest income.
1t is a costly error for the farmer
who uses family labor to assume that
whatever the COW produces is all to
the good, according to the Institute.
He should not be satisfied until his
careful record keeping indicates that
he is receiving at least current wages
for his efforts. The record will fur
Their point out to him the Improbable
members of the herd, and these he
should aim to replace with animals
that will produce on an average of
$50 to 1926 pounds of butterfat each
year. With the non-producers cut
out and the good stock left put on
balanced rations and given proper
care, there will be no reason why the
farmer should not receive a full pay
envelope from each COW in his dairy
herd
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of it's stock outstanding at the time.
of majority of its stock outstanding
at the time. They also ask author
ity for said incorporation to wind up
its affairs, liquidate and discontinue
its business at any time it may deter
mine to do so by vote of two-thlrds
of is stock outstanding at the time
s.
They desire for the said incorpor,,
alton the right of renewal when and
as provided by the laws of GeGorgla,
and that it have all such other rights,
powers, privileges and immunities as
are incident to like interpretations or
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-03-11
Great Lakes GuLls

That gulS and terms inhnbtng the
Great Lakes region scatter over
wide range during their migratory
flights has been indicated by check
up kept on banded birds, according to
William |. Lyon of the Inland Bird as
ISOLATION, who marks more than $500
OF the fowl yearly in an effort 20 learn
their length of life. mating habits and
travelling ability.
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ermissible under the laws of Geor-

permissible under the laws of Geor-
WHEREFORE, petitioners pray to
he Incorporated under the name and
stvle aforesaid with the powers, priv
;leoes. and immunities herein set
forth, and as are now, or may mere
after be, allowed a cqSRoratlon OF
similar character under ne laws Oh
Georgia. NA11
Petitioners Attorney.
Filed in office this March 4, 1926.
NV o. L. PAULK,
Clerk.
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Latin Long "Dend"

Latin ceased to be spoken lam
guage in $50 A. D.. but remained the
organ of general literature until the
early part of the Seventeenth century.
The last great philosopher who wrote
entirely in Latin was Letbnltz Q646-
1919.
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How Kind!

Landlady Ito boarder who has been
gloomily eyeinS cold joint served up
on a very cold EVENING" look alb
solutely persisted with cold. Mr.. Jen-
kins (graciously). Don't be afraid OF
the Observation-Disclosures Tit-Bits
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Women Phormacisea

Pharmacy has attracted women in
small numbers, but Is Of increasing
interest to them. In many hospitals
the pharmacists are women women
trained In pharmacy are working in
government and industrial labora-
tories.
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FOR DISCHARGE
In the District of the United States
for the Southern District of
Georgia. ALBANY Division.

Georgia, Albany Division.
In the matter of SARAH E. WILL
BANKS, bankrupt, in bankruptcy.
To the Creditors of Sarah E.
Wilbanks, of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
county, Georgia, and district afore-
said, greetings:
You are hereby notified that Appli-
cation for Discharge in Bankruptcy
has been filed by the above-named
bankrupt, and that hearing upon
the same will be had before the U.
S. District Court, at Albany, Ga, on
April 9th, 1926, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon that you show cause then
and there, if any you have, why the
prayers of the said bankrupt should
not be granted.
Witness my hand and dated at AL
bany, Ga, this 9th day of March,
1925.
GEO. F. WHITE,
Deputy Clerk,
u. S. District Court.
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APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE
In the District of the United States
for the Southern District of
Georgia, Albany Division.

for the southern Dlstrict Oh
Georgia, Albany Division.
In the matter of THOMAS M. WILL
BANKS, bankrupt, in bankruptcy.
To the Creditors of Thomas M:
Wilbanks, of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
county, Georgia, and district afore-
said, greetings;
You are hereby notified that Appli-
cation for Discharge in Bankruptcy
has been filed by the above-named
bankrupt, and that hearing upon
the same will be had before the U.
S. District Court, at Albany, Ga, on
April 9th, 1926, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon; that you show cause then
and there, if any you have, why the
prayers of the said bankrupt should
not be granted.
Witness my hand and dated at AL
bany, Ga, this 9Th day of March,
1926
GEO. F. WHITE,
Deputy Clerk,
u. S. District Court.
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YEP. WELL MATCHED

Wedding Guest--''Ideal couple, so
suited to each other
Second "Righto, she's a
grass widow and he is vegetarian"
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PH.OS VS.. FACT

Cheer up, Tom, it's an ill wind
that blows nobody good, you know.
Well, this wind that depresses me.
is the wind in saXaphone next door.
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AN
UNTIMELY
"REMINISCENCES

R AMY GORDON

s(YHlS strange coincidence. ths
d. ON said TO the minister ~
Mry walked together down TO
A. x.tsr,s Aav~ t'it IA indeed
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-03-11

That they desire for themselves,
their associates and successors, to be
incorporated and made body polite
under the name and style of EMPIRE
COMPANY for period of twenty
years
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-09
FIVE BOUTS
Next Harrison Card Filled
Billy Showers Promising.

The usual weekly program OF five
bouts will be staged at the FIT. Har-
rison punch bowl Tuesday night,
the card having been completed
Thursday by Captain Clark, army
matchmaker. 1t follows:
Ten Rounds-Johnny simpson. san An
tonic. Texas, W. Billy Showers. Chicago;
146 pounds.
Ten Rounds-Jackie Reynolds. Muncie.
vs.. Eddie Dyer. Detroit; 1873 pounds.
Six ROunds-Tate Langford. Louisville.
VS.. Rustic Russell. Cincinnati; 1888 pounds.
six ROunds-Miekey Sa.niek, Akron,
Ohio. vs.. Lawrence. Pruitt' indianapolis.
122 pounds.
vs.. Larry Kepner. Indianapolis; 1870 pounds.
Billy Showers, welterweight, who
meets Johnny Simpson IN the main
go, is in the stable Of Tom Walsh,
Chicago, whose other boxers are
Jock Malone, Pal Moore, Ray
Rychell and Ted Blatt. Walsh is a
Acknowledgements handler of knuckle
busters and is keen to show all Of
them at Ft. Harrison this summer.
Walsh took ver the management
Of Sbowerssafter the latter defeated
Floyd Hyberg, who outpointed Jim
my Finley here a few weeks ago.
Showers also has defeated Al Van
Ryan and Jackie Conway.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-09

Thursday afternoon, He was unable
to "get going here. He worked
hard during spring training and
gave much promise. but faltered
later. Niles still thinks he can pitch
IA BAN and hopes to land on a club
that will use him often. r
The Indians demonstrated Thurs
day they have the stamina in the
pinch. Break after break went
against them, but they carried on
and son. The sizzling heat weakened
some of the boys On both clubs and
il was remarkable that only two
errors were made by each team.
Mcguire was brilliant at second
for the Hens.
The Hens got only seven hits in
the regulation nine rounds off Hill.
He held them to two bingles the first
six innings.
Heinie Groh. vet third sacker, got
Knocked down by a bad bounder hit
by Shannon in the seventh and
Heinie was forced to leave the game
to get his bruised face patched. Cote
took his place,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-09

Mehlhorn had a lot of trouble on
the last nine. however. and finished
with a 70, a total of lab for the
two days. His 143 is one stroke un-
der par tor the thirty-six holes
played.
Leo Diegel of New York, who was
among the first ten with a ~
Thursday. shot a rs today. giving
him a total of 14s. George Mclean
OF New York with two 74s, was
another certain %qualiher.
AL Espinosa, another Of the men
who bested par on the first day, fell
down badly going out this morning,
taking IL strokes to reach the turn
Johnnie Golden. Of Paterson. N. j..
who had an 81 Thursday, broke par
with a 35, going out today.
The sun, il anything, was more
blisteringly hot than Thursday. "A
stiff breeze whipped over the course,
adding to the difficulties.
George Turnesa, who had a n
Thursday, and was tied for third.
had a "a. two over par today. IFS
total of'145 is certain to put him
among the top scorers for the two
days.
Mehlhorn's IS, garnered Thursday
over the first eighteen holes. was
two better than the cards turned In
by Bobby Jones. the American
amateur and British open title
holder, and John JUNIOR, Portland.
Ore, who at the last moment doomed
as a formidable contender.
Only one stroke behind Jones. and
Junor's 70's. were AL Espinosa. Chi
cago, and Joe Turnesa, New. York.
par score Of 70, after a sensational
game.
MacFarlane went into a four-way
tie for fourth place when Pat Doyle
who collected IT'S. one stroke bet
ter than Willie MacFarlane. the de
Tending champion, who turned In a
Leo Diegel and j G.. Collins, the lat
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-09
w N DUE
Q N WIT
T OLE DC
Columbus Opens Series Here
Saturday-Tribe Wins
Long Fray Thursday.
BY Eddie Ash

Somewhat worn by the %exertions
of Thursdays fray, in which the In
dams won, 5 to 4, after Ave extra
rounds of action, TNbesmen and
Toledo Hens were to meet in the
finale Of the series at Washington
Park this afternoon. The Columbus
Senators will open a five-game
series here Saturday. !
Today was ladies and kids day
and more exciting baseball "a prom
ised as the Stengel FASTENERS and
Bushmen struggled in the rubber
battle, the Hens having won on
Wednesday and the locals on Thurs
day.
A. A. meant "all afternoon" at the
w. Washington St. yard Thursday,
the fourteen-inning fray consuming
three hours Twenty-Five minutes.
Walter Rehg finally broke it up
with a long smash to right center,
scoring Russell with the winning
rum
It was a peculiar contest from the
standpoint of the Indians. They col,
lected nineteen hits and were issued
ten walks, but scored only five
markers. They had t~wenty-four men
left on bases, an unusual thing in
baseball.
The Tribe punch was lacking fire..
quently when hits meant Puns. and
that explains why the fray was
forced overtime.
Carmen Hill pitched thirteen OF
the fourteen innings and allowed
only eleven hits and two passes. He
dropped out for a pinch hitter in
the thirteenth and Specie hurled the
fourteenth Mcnamara hurled seven
innings for the Hens and McCul-
Tough finished. the former permitting
twelve bingles and the latter seven.
Walter Rehg blasted a triple in
the thirteenth Thursday after one
out and paved the way to score
and keep the Indians in the run
ming. Henry, batting for Hartley,
singled Walter home.
The Hens had jumped out in
front Will Il run III tueir nail VI
the thirteenth. Russell and Holke
singled after one out in the four.
tenth and Shannon was given an
intentional pass, filling the bases.
Rehg's winning swat that counted
Russell with the deciding run went
between Koehler and Lebourveau,
1t was good for two bases, but only
a single was needed to get Reb
home from third.
LebOurveau was the batting star
of the Hens with four hits. He
stole second twice to get i'm posi-
ton to score. He crossed the plate
three times. Taking liberties with
Rehg's arm caused Bevo to be
erased in the eleventh, however.
veach also was hard to handle,
the veteran getting three hits off
Hill.
Pitcher Ned Miles was released
Internationally by the Indians,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-09

and-a-half game lead is not one to
be sneered or sneezed at, and there
is no cause for wild rejoicing on the
part of the Athletics, White Sox, IN
dams, Senator's and Tigers.
Runner-Up Fight
AS a matter of fact these five
teams axe SO intent on gaining the
runner-up position that the Yankees
hold a strategic spot and may be
able to win the pennant by taking
little more than half Of the remain
ing games.
One of those not worried over the
recent showing of the Yanks is Ed
die Bennett, the mascot.
This talk about the Yankees
cracking is the funniest I /have
heard in a long WHILE said Eddie.
Cant a team lose a game or two
without cracking? I've been with a
lot of pennant winners in my time
as a mascot and I never saw one
that looked any better than the
Yankees do this season."