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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
CASHIER LOCKED UP
While Bold Highwaymen Looted His Bank
of all Cash in Sight and Make
Good Their Escape.

After seeing his bank robbed by
three masked men, Cashier w. G..
Whisnant was forced, at the muzztes
of revolvers, to enter the vault, the
heavy doors Of which were then locked
on the unfortunate official, who re-
manned in the vault for more than fif-
teen hours.
The robbery was committed Satur-
day night at Granite Falls, N. c., a
thriving town in Caldwell county. The
robbers carried off about $500 of the
banks money, overlooking in their
haste two packages containing $4,000.
The robbery was not discovered I'M
til 8 o'clock Sunday morning. When
Cashier W. G. Whisnant did not ap-
pear for breakfast his family, thor
oughly alarmed, instituted search. On
entering the bank feeble tapping was
heard in the vault, and when 1t was
opened the missing cashier staggered
out, more dead than alive from his fif-
teen hours of close confinement.
According to the cashiers story three
strange men, wearing masks, entered
the bank at o'clock Saturday even.
ing, and while one of them held him
up, at the point of pistol, the other
two helped themselves to the bank
cash.
The work was done rapidly, the rob-
bers betraying the utmost GOODNESS.
When they had appropriated the cash
in sight the robbers forced Whisnant
to enter the vault and locked him in.
Whisnant declares he made all the
noise possible in his cramped quar-
tiers, but his disappearance was not
noticed until Sunday morning when his
family discovered his absence.
A remarkable feature of the affair is
that at the time the robbers, according
to the cashiers story, were looting the
bank and locking him in the vault,
scores of people were on the street In
front of the bank, yet no one was at
tracted by what was going on. There
is no clue as to the identity of the
robbers.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
Reward Of s7oo offered.

Illinois officials have given the Ma
con police authorities special de-
scrlption Of smooth land shark and
robber who is said to be working
farmers in the rural districts out OF
large sums OF money on loan schemes.
A reward OF $500 is offered for his
capture He has numbers Of names,
but that of John l.. Butler appears
most frequently. Efforts are being
made to locate him in the south. The
man is said to have made hundreds
Of bogus purchases, forged land deeds
and then secured large loans upon the
plea of needing the funds to make
certain improvements.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
MORSE NABBED BY DETECTIVES.
Promoter is Taken Prisoner Before He
Could Land at New York.

Promoter is Taken Prisoner Before He
Could Land at New York.
Charles w Morse, fnancier and pro-
moter of many large combinations, in
GLIDING the social ice trust, and a
merger of nearly all of the coastwise
steamship lines, returned to New York
Saturday from his trip to Europe. He
was arrested in his state room when
the steamer, Etruria, reached quar-
antine in the lower bay, held in custo-
dy until the ship was locked and then
was whirled away in an automobile
to the home of Justice Victor Dowl-
ing of the supreme court, where he
gave bond in the sum of $4,000 to
answer to two indictments charging
grand larceny and involving the sum
of 100000.
Mr.. Morse was released and went
Immediately to his Fifth Avenue home,
where he later gave out statement
asserting his Innocence, and asking
the public to suspend judgment until
he has the opportunity of facing his
accusers in court.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
GEORGIA GRANITE TO BE USED.
Long Delayed Atlanta Public Building Con-
tract is Finally Awarded

The secretary of the treasury Thurs
day approved the recomm endation of
Supervising Architects James Knox
Taylor that the contract for the COM
pletion of the Atlanta public build
ing be awarded to the McCaul COM
pany of Philadelphia. The sum Gov
cred by this final contract is $799.1SO.
The granite to be used in the con-
struction OF the superstructure will be
taken from the granite quarries at Lii
thonia and Stone Mountain; the int
rior will be Of of marble, the roof of
slate and the whole structure will be
both ornate and substantial.
Colonel Livingston secured the gold
pen with which the decision Of Secre-
tary CortelyOu was aligned. He will pre-
serve it as a souvenir of the campaign
Tor the construction of this million dol
lar public building.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
FORESTRY MEASURE is sHELvED.

All Hope for Passage of Bill at this Session
of Congress is Gone.
All hope for the passage OF the bill
creating forests reserves in the Appa-
lachian and White mountains, is dead.
A delegation of southerners and New
Englanders visited Speaker Cannon on
Saturday, and were informed that the
bill cannot be passed.
The speaker has been opposed to
the measure ever since it was intro
duced. He Is particularly opposed to
it now because the republican admin
istration faces deficit in the treasury
and the program of the house leaders
is not to spend cent that is not alb
solutely necessary
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
COTTON TAX REL
To Be Vigorously Contendsd for
ern Representatives and Sci
in Congress.

A Washington special sa.
southern members of congress
ing to make a determined
fight through the present s
bill providing for the refunds
$68,O00,000 of cotton taxes
in the years from 1863
Wednesday night a meeting
attended by one Representative
gress from each of the elevl
ern states affected by this bi
permanent organization was
Later eleven southern senator
urged to join the special c(
and work in a systematic al
mined way for the passage of
It is the purpose of the N
have congress appropriate th
outright to pay to all holder
ton tax receipts. There will be
for the employment Of lawyer
byists to push individual Ct
any necessity for a reference I
to the court Of claims.
In this instance the southe
bers of congress are lobbying
passage of the measure thro
gress. They may not be succ
this session, but they believe !
tematic work they will be 81
next session. This was the
all the talks made. A resolu
been introduced calling upon
rotary of the treasury for
ment of the amounts paid u
acts of congress levying the
Guiding the names of those y
the tax and the amount paid.
The state legislatures tn
the south will be asked to adj
lutions memorializing congress:
the bill. Georgia has alread
this step.
The chairman of the cong
committee is Representative
Clark of Florida, who introd
bill on the first day of this
calling for a refund Of the &C
and who supported his meas
mastery argument on the law
evidence a few days ago. F
tative. Bell of Georgia is S
These two, with Representa-
lin of Alabama, constitute a
mittee to look after the d
the work.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
Sausage Dealers Warned.

The state department Of agriculture
has issued an order as the result of an
examination by the state chemist Of Go
samples OF sausages collected in vari.
Gus parts OF the state.
Eleven of the samples sold as pure
pork sausage were found to be mixed
sausage, which is distinct violation
OF the pure food law. and offending
parties are notified that they will in
future be prosecuted,
A number of other samples were
found to contain various chemical pres
eryatives which are prohibited by the
pure food law.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
Awards for Frults and Flowers.

State GeoIogist w. S. Yeates, who
had charge of the state exhibit of
fruits, vegetables and flowers at the
jamestown exposition, has just receiv-
ed letter from James T. Farmer, sec
rotary Of the jury of awards, notifying
him OF the awards OF certain medals
not previously announced. These med
ais were as follows:
Gold medal, state of Georgia, for
the best collective exhibit of fruits;
gold medal state OF Georgia, for the
best continuous display of garden veg
etables, and silver medal for the
best chrysanthemums.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
THE MAINE REMEMBER
Tenth Anniversary of Destruction.
tleship Observed in Havana

The tenth anniversary of
struction Of the Maine was o
in Havana with customary cere
A feet Of tugs and launches cor
ed about the wreck of the ba
on which were deposited man
offerings, including wreaths $
the Daughters of the America
olution, Governor Magoon, Mr..
the American minister, Major
Barry, commander of the All
forces in Cuba, the America
and the Rural Guard.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
unoIe SAM RESTING 500 prInks.

Manufacturers of alleged non-alco-
holic drinks who are allowing more
than one-half of one per cent Of alco-
1iol to get into their products will soon
hear about 1t II they are not paying
the government a special tax.
Revenue Agent Surber Is now having
tests made of various drinks on the
market to ascertain whether or not the
manufacturers are keeping within the
United States regulation, Tests of this
character are made at all times Of the
year, but now that prohibition has
brought forth several new varieties OF
non.alcoholic drinks, the government
officials especially are active.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
Roads Cannot Take OFF Trains.

The railroad commission has decided
refuse It's consent to the discontin-
uance OF any of the local passenger
trains on the Georgia railroad. which
the road requested permission to take
off.
The commission some time ago an
nounced its refusal to permit the dis
continuance of the Conyers accommo-
dalton, and the local passenger on the
Barnett and Washington branch. 1t
has now decided not to permit the dis
continuance of the accommodation out
OF Augusta, or Of the local train be-
tween Camak and Macon
The commission was at first inclin-
ed to allow the road to take off these
two trains, but so strenuous were the
protests against such action, that a
different course has been determined
on,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
Slayer Of Policeman Resentenced.

Andrew Johnson, the negro slayer
Of Policeman James Manner, at At
lanta, was on Saturday morning SEN
fenced to hang on Friday, March 10,
in the Fulton county tower, Judge
Roam pronounced sentence upon the
negro, following the decision in the
supreme court, refusing new trial.
Johnson was sentenced to hang on
January 3, but his attorneys carried
the case to the supreme court, which
handed down decision refusing Sec
ond trial
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
Banker suIcldes BY browning.


j. r. Carmichael, president of the
First National Bank, of Jackson, com
mitted suicide by drowning in Nc
Cords mill pond, about two miles from
town.
The jury of inquest rendered YER
dict that he came to his death by
drowning while under a spell of tenn
porary insanity.
He left letters of instructions about
his business affairs and letter to
the directors of the First National
Bank, of which he was president.
In the letter to the directors he said
that the bank was in good condition,
with perhaps some $500 worth of notes
which might not be collected, but 9TH
erwise everything was in fine condi-
ton.
He left a letter to his family, the
contents OF which will not be given to
the public
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
rHEArRIcAI FOLK TURNED DOWN
Passenger Association Refuses to Grant
Special Low Rates.

No theatrical rates will be granted
by the roads composing the Southeast
ern Passenger Association, which ad-
journed at Atlanta Wednesday, accord
ing to prominent member, who at
tended the meeting.
This statement is not official for the
reason that each road will act indie
pendently on this question and will
make individual statements in regard
to the subject later.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
sto4,es FOL schooI Teaehers.

State School Commissioner Jere M
Pound received a few days ago a
warrant signed by Governor Smith for
$104,96S, which he will send out to
county school commissioners and SUI
perintendents Of local schools, who
have sent in their acquisitions. The
remittances will go to all parts of the
state.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
Bank stookholders Enl0Ined.

Judge Ellis OF the superior court,
Atlanta, signed an injunction restrain
ing all the stockholders of the Neal
bank from disposing Of or cucumber
ing in any way any real estate held
by them. He also ordered the Cen
trail Bank and Trust Corporation as
receiver on applying to the court for
leave to sell any Of the property own
ed by c. r. Ladson & Co. in Cuba, or
that of the Alabama Sulphur Ore and
Copper company--both of which owed
the Neal bank large sums-to notify
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
Georgia Briefs
Items of State Interest Culled
From Random Sources.
To Meet Ia RrunswIck.

The annual convention of the Coun-
ty School Commissioners Association
OF Georgia will be held In Brunswick
March 81 and April and 2.
This was decided on at a meeting
a few days ago Of the executive com
mstteo held in the Office Of State
School Commissioner Jere NJ. Pound
at the capitol
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
First Week Of Educational Train.

After a week of strenuous activity,
the Educational Special of the Georgia
State College of Agriculture stopped
in Brunswick Saturday evening for a
brief days rest On Monday morn.
ing 1t once more rolled forth on its
tour of the state.
During the week the Educational
Special visited thirty Georgia towns,
and conservative estimate says that
mot less than ten thousand farmers,
and probably many more heard the
addresses of DR.. Soule and his assist
ants and viewed the exhibits prepared
by the state college.
One of the lecturers on board is a
practical oil mill man, who tells the
planters how best to market their seed
to get the best price and how to help
themselves by feeding cotton seed meal
and hulls to their stock and now to
use the fertilizer thus generated.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
leED HUNDRED AND THIRTY rHRA
Remarkable Old Negro Dies in County
Hospital at Troy, Ala.

Hospital at Troy, Ala.
Squire Mitchun. an old negro, who
claimed to be 1873 years old, died at
he county hospital in Troy Tuesday
light. He was born in South Caro-
ina on February IS, ITS, and was set
Rec by his master in 1862, when he
vas So years old.
Mitchun claimed to remember when
Washington died. He also claimed to
have helped cut the three notch trail
through Alabama when jackson made
ais campaign against the Indians.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
JURY 1ND1cTs MASTER PLUM
Fifty-Four in New Orleans to Answ
Violation of Law.

Violation of Law.
F1fty-four master plumbers OF
Orleans and three plumbing firms
indicted Saturday by a federal
jury on charges Of violating the
man antitrust law. These
ments make~a total of over 125
days under the Sherman act,
seventy-two labor union repre-
tives, members of the dock and
council, being indicted.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
Reese EIeeted EpIscopaI RIshop.

Rev. Frederick f. Reese, pastor Of
Christ Church, Nashville, Tenn, was
elected bishop Of the diocese of Geor-
gia at the Episcopal convention in
Augusta. Three ballots were taken.
The strongest contest was made by
the delegates supporting DR.. G. H.
Strong Of Savannah. On the last bal
lot, however, the election was made
unanimous for Dr. Reese. The va
cancy in the bishopric Of the diocese
was caused by the state of Georgia
being divided at the general conyen-
ton of the church, held in Richmond,
and the election of Bishop G. X. Mel
son to serve the new diocese.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21

counsel Of the interyenors and of the
defendant
The District School Dedicated.
The seventh district agricultural col
lege was dedicated last Friday. The
ceremonies were held at the college
grounds, two miles from Powder
Springs, beginning at noon. A large
crowd was in attendance. Dinner was
spread at the grounds, where the
exercises were held. Several speech
es were delivered, the principal one
being by State School Commissioner
Pound.
Only the main building at the col
lege Is completed. The school opened
February 3, and large number Of pli-
pills are attending.
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How to Apply the
Design

THERE are two ways to apply
L this design to the material
upon which you wish to work it.
If your material is sheer-such
as handkerchief linen, lawn, batiste
and the like-the simplest method
is to lay the material over the de-
sign and. with well-pointed pencil,
draw over each line.
If your material is heavy, secure
g piece of transfer or impression
paper. Lay it, face down. upon the
material; lay the pattern upon this;
then draw over each line of the
paper design with hard pencil or
the point of steel knitting needle.
Upon lifting the pattern and trans
fer paper, you will find a neat and
accurate impression of the design
upon your material.
There are two points to observe
in this simple process, if you would
execute it satisfactorily. One is.
see that your material is level-cut
and folded by a thread-and that
your design is placed upon it evenly
at every point.
The second is. when placed accu-
rately, secure the design to the ma
terial with thumb tacks or pins so
that they cannot slip during the
operation.
Transfer paper comes in white.
black, blue, red and yellow. l ad-
wise the use of the lighter colors
when possible, as the black and blue
are SO liable to crock.
Do not rest your hand or fingers
upon any part of the design you are
transferring, else the imprint of
hand or fingers will be as distinct
upon the material as the drawn
-As of the design.
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largely on the arrangement Of curtains.
SO that they may readily slip back and
forth. letting in the air and sunshine.
The bathroom. bedroom and kitchen
windows should undoubtedly be consid-
cred by themselves for purposes of ven
tilation. The brass rod holding these
curtains may be fastened from six to
twelve inches below the top. Any wash
able curtain will retain its freshness a
longer time If smoke and steam can es-
cape. Where this looks awkward. a val
ance may be hung further in. thus leav-
ing. but concealinz t.le ventilator space:
1t may look little unusual from the
outside. but we need, in America, a GER
tain disregard Of public opinion, or. more
carefully speaking, an English indie
pendence Of what our neighbor does and
mas.
Then shall we gather courage to fur
nish and to curtain according to our
nAads AND >AA aaar nAiRhhorA
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HANDMADE TUCKS

The tucks should be made by mana II
the blouse is Of wash chiffon. nainsook.
handkerchief linen or lawn. No coarser
sewing materials should be used than
No. 100 cotton and No. IL needles 1t
will quite spoil the appearance OF the
waist if the tucks are run by machine.
which will give it at once store-made
appearance The waist as It STANDS
shows that 1T has been carefully de-
signed. and that 1t is intended only for
the very finest of hand embroidery on
tine very best of materials.
II 1t is particularly desirable to nave
tho waist fastened down the middle OF
the front. then the front strip or en-
bro,dery may be used upon the box
n,eat. while the blouse may be fastened
together with a strip of material on
which buttonhoies are made. This may
he sewn to the under side of the box
pleat.
/ feel sure you will be able to flno no
more attractive design, no matter Wnere
you look.
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4 DAINTY BLOUSE 10
g., E,5ZM III the BACK

AM giving YOU today a design for a
blouse which fastens down the back
l. and. / think. will be a pleasant
change. AS for the design, / know you
will like 1t, for it is very dainty. ana
while 1t looks as though there were
great deal of it, in reality there Is very
little work required.
want to tell you about the tuchs'
which are indicated by the dotteo hnes'
II you are going to trace the oeSie u
from the pattern as shown, you VIII
find il necessary to first tuck the ma
terial in groups of five, making each
tuck one-eighth of an inch Wloe. II
you do this, then you may transfer INC
pattern as it is shown ana nave no 'iou
bic with it. You see. If you transferred
the pattern first and then trled 10 oo
the tuckipg, you would bring the oahos
NJ embroidery too close together anu
make the whole front too narrow 10 he.
As to tie embroidery. the petals OF
the flowers should be done In sohd OF
satin stitch. tie stems in stem stltch
and the leaves in the solid stitch. Inc
bands of embroidery between the tuchs
are exactly the right length, and the
single DanQ WHICH GASChoo NO"AN
front may be stopped just below the
tucking. for it is not necessary to nave
II reach all the way down the front II
you do not like 1t. On the collar the
plain white spaces in the drawing In
dicate the places Cor lace insertion. II
might be valenciennes about three-ouar-
tiers of an inch wide. The collar Will
be first an applied band of French
knots. then a row Of insertion, then the
center of the collar of French knots
and embroidery; another row OF inser-
ton and then a band of material at tho
ton with a row of French knots. The
cuffs are made in much the same way.
/ forgot to mention that on the collar
and cuffs French knots were generously
scattered about. SO that the effect Is
lacv and attractive. 1t will be quite
unnecessary TO embroider the bands
down the back if you do not care to do
so much work. for they are not an es-
sential part of the waist The blouse
will. however. be far more Frenchy II
the trimming of the back corresponds
with that Of the front.
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Window Dressing

T SEEMED Il trifie more seasonable
10 advise that gift money be spent
Il on household decoration in gen.
eraI-on window dressing. in particular
"a year ago, when curtains were elab-
CRATE; when those of the petttcoat va
air of proclaiming from the show win
dows Of a forty-foot front the social
status and business rating Of the family
back of them But an era Of simplicity
is upon us. and. although the furbish-
ing of windows Is now a less extrava-
CANT thing, 1t still holds sufficient in
terest to claim a share of tho Christ
mas money.
Happily there are fashions in curtains.
80 that tho knouzin~ nedeStrian In mt
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compelled eternally to face the objec-
tonable sorts.
The obvious reason for curtains IS to
conceal the Inhabitants from the public
gaze by a reasonable use Of opaque and
durable material. so very obvious that
IT seemed for a time to have passed
from the mind Of man. In this age OF
reason. however. he seems once more to
have struggled toward q protection
from the curious In the sash curtain Of
plain and barred muslin. pongee. scrim
and the now popular short curtain COW
ering only half OF the lower sash.
and made of heavy unbleached crash or
linen.
Inside OF this plain curtain there is
whatever delicate fabric or rich hang
ing is most in harmony with the general
scheme OF decoration; but always it
should be remembered that the comfort
Of q family and it's guests danAnd.
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the ball. sew together and hem the
sew q coarse buttonhole stitch OF silk
or mercerized cotton; with q dne
crochet needle work through each but
tonhole stitch and on to a brass ring
about the size of a nickel. thus draw
ing the bag permanently around the
stringball and into the brass ring at
each end. The string is to be pulled
through the ring at the bottom, and
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To Cover the Stringball
.HE ever-useful stringhall must

TIME ever-useful stringball must
be given q new cover often
l. enough not to grow monoto-
nous-for it's In sight perpetually be-
side ones desk, where a new touch
OF color will be a relief to the eye.
French linen. because 1t comes in such
good decorative shades. is the mate
rial to use.