The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-24

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The extreme cold weather and the
inability OF the railroads To deliver
= full supply will empty the yards
within two weeks. The failure 81
the railroads to bring in all the coal
needed is attributed by some dealers
70 the great rush of the holiday bust
ness that has tied up trafIic. while BY
others 1t Is said the shortage is due
70 confscation by railroads to pro.
vide fuel for their locomotives.
a $1,00O,0O0 endowment fund for
the support Of the Florence Critten.
ton mission throughout the United
States will be raised as memorial
70 their founder, the late Charles Mel
son Crittenton. The money viii be
raised largely through gifts Of dol
lOar each from members and friends
Of the missions Life members and
friends OF the missions will be asked
to subscribe one hundred dollars
each. The missions were founded by
Mr. Crittenton for the rescue Of fall
len women
That decided step has been taken
toward success in the crusade against
the boll weevil, by certain expert
nlents conducted in recent months un-
der the direction OF the Louisiana
crop commission, is the opinion OF
those who have experimental. al
large number of experiments with the
poison have been made in various
sections Of Louisiana In some in
stances the yield was more than
doubled and the average increase OF
the yield OF the plant this year was
m nor rant
Washington.
In complaint filed with the inter
state commerce commission the
freight rates on citrus fruits from
Pacific coast points to other parts OF
the United States are declared to be
excessive, extortionate and unduIy
discriminatory.
Captain Ben w. Hodges, command
ant Of the naval station at New or.
leans has been designated to take
command of the battleship Wiscon-
sin. He will relieve Captain Frank
e Beatty, who viii be assigned short
ly as cotnmandant of the navy yard
at washington, d. G.
Owing to illness Senator Clay has
been obliged to return to his home in
Georgia for recuperation. The sena-
tor has been a sufferer from stomach
troubles for several months, and his
friends have advised him to undergo
treatment. Should he decide to do
SO he may not return to washington
until the middle or latter part OF jan
uary While Senator Clay's illness is
not considered serious, it is neverthe-
less interfering with the perform
ance OF his duties in the senate.
For the first time In many years,
in fact, as far back as the present
generation is able to remember, the
Chinese legation has two young
daughters, who not only have acQuir-
ed an English education, but VINO
have permanently adopted American
dress. Nine. Chang Yin Tang, wife OF
the newly appointed minister, has
worn American dress for several
years, and her daughters, have adopt
ed the same fashion
Thea states Of North Carolina and
Tennessee are at variance as to the
manner of determining the boundary
/ line between them, the case concern.
ing which is before the supreme court
of the United States. The attorney
general OF North Carolina would have
commissioners appointed ito survey
the line, and take testimony, whereas
the attorney general of Tennessee
thinks the appointment OF commits
sicners should follow the taking OF
testimony A motion to carry the
Carolina idea into effect was present
ed to the court and was opposed in
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has the matter under adyisement.
Chang Yin Tang, the newly arrived
Chinese minister, said that when he
left China the relations Of that coun-
try with the United States were bet
ter than they ever had been he said
that while he was not charged spec
tally to enlist the investment OF
American capital In development OF
Chineses enterprises, he felt that any
overtures Of that kind would be well
coined. Minister Wu's recall to
China, he said, simply meant that the
services of Mr.. WI we're desired in
another important capacity
Complaints which for several years
have been made by French cotton
spinners on account OF excessive
moisture in cotton imported into
France from the South Atlantic
states, have caused a movement to
determine the degree Of moisture and
establish both the extent Of damage
and the depreciation In value occar
stoned thereby, reports United States
Consul James e. Dunning at HaFve
The humidity in the cotton exists,
for the most part, in or near the CEN
ter Of the bale and is due to the
stream or water used In pressing the
staple It not only Injuries the cot
ton, but it gives 1t a fictitious weight
which is lost shortly after the bale
is opened and evaporation takes
place.