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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08

Gray, Ca, July 8.--The county
commissioners Of Jones county yes
terday ordered a coffin sent to
Round Oak for the burial Of a body
of a negro that was found in the
roadside there earlier in the day.
The negro had been shot to death.
He is the third victim Of the series
Of killings to average the murder Of
Silas Turner, the young planter
who was killed on Sunday morning
Jones county is quiet once more.
In the Jail here is Peter Thurman,
who is alleged to haye had a hand
in the murder of Turner. Thur
man is held on a charge of murder.
The three negroes locked up in the
Bib county jail and this one are
all that have been taken into Gus.
tody, and the authorities Of Jones
and Jasper counties are searching
for others.
The latest victim Of violence was
known as Earl Palmer, at whose
home on the John King plantation
Mr.. Turner was slain. The negro's
body was found at the roadside
at Round Oak yester-
day morning.
Sheriff Ethridge stated last night
before leaving for Macon that he
looked for no more trouble in con-
nection with the case. He feltsure
that all Of the negroes suspected of
being in the plot to kill Turner
would be under arrest soon.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
CHARGES ARE PREFERRED AGAINST
JUDGE RICHARD B. Russell



Atlanta, Ga, July That the
Legislature general y speaking Is in
harmony with the program outlined
BY Governor Harris.in hisinaugural
address, and will work with him
toward the various improvements
and measures he advocates, is evil
denced BY the fact that bills are be-
ing introduced and recommended
bearing on many Of the points in
volved.
His suggestions about a state
highway commission about the re-
lease Of the Western and Atlantic
railroad. the holding down Of APP
preparations, will probably all be
carried ont.
The Legislature, which adjourned
over Saturday and Monday tor the
Fourth Of july, EecohVelleu uSs7
day morning and Is now in the
midst Of hard work.
What will be done on the COM
pulsory education problem Is OF
course uncertain, and will involve q
sharp fight with q division Of opin-
ion, whichever way II may result.
Strength has been added. 20 those
in favor Of it by the governors
recommendation on the subject, but
there are numbers Of strong men in
the assembly who are committed to
the opposition Of any from 81 CONF
pulsory education, and one Of the
most interesting fights Of the session
will likely center around this ques-
ton.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
LOOK BRIGHTER

Columbus, Ga, July 5.-The In
dustrial Index says IN it's issue for
this week;
THE southeast enters upon the
second half of the year with bust
ness conditions and prospects so
much better than they were when
The year began that there can hard
ly be comparison. With the be-
ginning of the year conditions were
very far from good and the outlook
was uncertain, to say the least of it.
There was that uncertainty which
demoralizes effort to a large degree
and makes capital wait little
while. Many manufacturing plants
were idle, with the necessary at
tendant lessening of the general
volume of business.
but in the six months the con
dititions have changed very materi-
ally. 1t has developed that the
very worst troubles were those
which never happened. The vol
ume of trade has increased steadily
though slowly. In hundreds Of
manufacturing plants wheels that
were idle again are whirling, in d
song of plenty, if not yet of full
prosperity. Capital is venturing
out again, and is seeking employ
ment. People have lived more
ecomically than they ever did be-
fore, perhaps, and despite the bust
ness depression, money has been
piling up in the savings banks. /"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
A FARM OPERATED WITH
ONLY A TRACTION ENGINE.
SHIPPING WHEAT FROM
SUMPTER COUNTY

Anericus. One hundred BUSH
els of Sumter county wheat, the
first Of the new crop, was shipped
from Americus this afternoon to
the Atlanta Touring mills and
brought $1.25 a bushel. One
hundred thousand bushels is the
estimated wheat crop in Sumter,
half of which has already been har-
vested, while the remainder Of the
fine crop will be gathered this week.
Americas merchants need not pur-
chase a barrel Of western -four this
year as the localcfop is amply suf-
ficient for local demands.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
WANTS TO TAKE POWER
AWAY FROM PEOPLE
Want Superior Court Judges
Selected By Supreme Court
Judges

Atlanta. TO end the election Of
superior court judges by the people
lis the purpose Of a bill introduced
by Representatives Arnold and
Brown Of Clarke county this morn
ing.
The bill, which provides for a
constitutional amendment, would
change paragraph 2, section 3, arti-
Gle 6, Of the constitution, so as to
read.
The successors to the presen;
and subsequent incumbents shall
be elected by the judge Of the SUI
preme court at least thirty days
preceding the expiration Of their
respective terms"
In other words, the superior
court judges in Georgia would be
elected by the justices of the sup
rene court, and the majority num-
Der of the members of the supreme
court bench would carry the cleo
ton, The bill also provides that
the terms of Office of all judges Of
the superior courts in Georgia shall
be arranged to begin ON the first
day of January.
AS originall drawn the bill pro-
vided the same manner of election
for all city court judges in the state,
but that feature was stricken before
the bill was introduced.
Another bill for the regulation Of
superior court judges and the terms
81 court throughout the state is that
Introduced by Representative Story,
81 Jackson county, which would
have the Judge throughout the
state rotate in neutrality-suspicious. court
terms. This bill is somewhat in
the nature Of the system in vogue
for years in South Carolina, where
in judges of the lower court are ro-
tated by assignment ~ the chief
justice of the supreme court.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
PARTY MAKE TRIP
TO TALLAHASSEE

Messrs. A. w. Goodwin and son,
VIM, Harry Powell, T. R. Bass,
Dinny Tracy and Guy Stovall left
last Sunday morning for a
trip over the Dixie Highway to
Tallahassee in Mr.. Godwin's auto
bile, returning the following day.
They left here early Sunday
morning arriving in Townsville in
time for breakfast. Their next
stop was Tallahassee arriving there
in the evening. The party spent
some time in Tallahassee where
they met number Of prominent
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
3 NEGROES LYNCHEO
IN JONES COUNTY
Were Charged With the Murder
OF Prominent White Farmer
OF That County

Macon, Ga, July 5.-An armed
posse Of about 100 farmers was
searching today for John Ricbey
and Thomas Brooks, negroes, who
ale alleged to have been responsible
for the killing early Sunday at Grays,
in Jones county, of Silas Turner, a
prominent planter. According Ia
information received here today
two negroes, Will Green and his
son, We're lynched near Round Oak
by a mob last night, following the
killing Of Turner. The authorities
now believe the Greens had no con
nection with the murder.
Will Gordon, one Of the three
negroes brought here for safe keep
ing by sheriff's deputies, is said to
have told the Jones county author
tiles that he saw the shot fired that
killed Turner. Gordon, the officers
said, accused Thomas Brooks Of
killing the planter.
According to Gordon's story
Turner went to Brook IS home, near
Round Oak, to collect bill; but
failed to find Brooks. When 'Fur-
ner returned later and attempted to
enter the house, Gordon asserted
that Brooks shot the planter in the
back of the head, killing him al.
most instantly.
Friends of Turner some time after
wards found his body and started
out to avenge his death, the two
Greens being killed in the trouble
which followed. Telephone wires
to Round Oak and vicinity were cut
last night, it was said, and news of
the disturbance did not reach here
until early today, when the depu-
ties arrived with three negroes in
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
FOR sALE-100o bushels Of
oats and 100 bushels Of corn.
d. & H. D. Tyler.

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Indians, who we're a warning tribe,
he stopped at this village Of Cheraw
Indians and he and his men and
horses were taken care Of for u day
or two. A few days later another
branch of the army was passing
that way and came to the village.
Thinking the Cheraw tribe was the
Greek Indians they shot into the
village and killed four or five Of the
peaceful Indians. They are buried
there now.
A few years ago the United
Daughters of the Confederacy erect
ed monument out there at the
graves to the memory Of the dead
Indians. About an acre of land in
tbs field is given to graves and this
monument. 1t is now grown up
nicely in trees.
Lee county was named for Light
horse Harry Lee. The boys used
to fight1ike Harry did. They have
quit all that now and have settled
down to growing grain in the most
up-to-date way.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
A Lee County Farmer CuItivates
And Harvests a Crop Without
Horse, Mule or Ok. A Novel
Farm

4
One Of Lee ,county's farms does
not work horse, mule or OK. This
belongs to Mr.. e. B. Lee, former
representative of this county.
Mr.. Lee is working l35 acres this
year. He broke the land with a
traction engine at the rate Of ten
acres per day. This land was then
seeded to oats and wheat with the
engine pulling % disc seeder,. see
ding l 4 feet wide, finishing so acres
per day.
At harvest time the engine was
hitched to an 8-foot grain binder,
pulling at a speed Of 4 miles per hour
and harvesting 40 acres per day.
After grain stoodsin shocks in few
days it was hauled to the middle of
the field and put through thresher.
The thresher is complete with wind
stacker, self-feeder, weigher and
Dagger, putting the same weight in
each bag.
The engine hauls the grain to the
barn, returns with baler to the
straw, bales the straw andputs that
in the barn. Then goes back to the
stubble field with combination pow
harrow and seeder and with this
machine drawn by the engine 30
acres Of peas seeded per day on the
stubble.
When the hay is ready to cut two
big mowers will be worked behind
the engine, and then the haler will
be used again. After this the whole
operation will be repeated, in the
next crop.
Dlf. Lee IS very much pleased
With this way Of farming and says
he will put in about 400 acres in.
wheat and oats to be followed with
hay The coming fall, without the
use Of stock, The farm is six miles
out from here. Mr.. Lee lives in
town and goes to and from the farm
in an automobile.
This farm was cleared by tribe
Of Cheraw Indians. III, Cheraw
were peaceful agricultural tribe of
/ ldians. They had a village on
this land and on Gen. Andrew
JAG sons passing through that sect
ion in pursuit OF tribe Of Creek
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08

officials of Florida's capitol. Later
they went to st. Marks on the Gulf
Mr.. Goodwin stated that the roads
all the way were in excellent condi-
ton with the exception Of few
miles. Practically no car trouble
was experienced on the trip.
All stated that they had an en-
joyable trip. and are planning to
make fishing trip to the Gulf at
no distant date.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08


Among other charges, Attorney
Meyers said that JHtge Russell
PLAYED petty poIitics''7 when in
October, 1914, he had Meyers dis
missed from his position as Judge
Roan5s secretrry, while Judge Roam
was i'll, and later used his influence
with Judge Broyles tQ prevent
Meyers getting place as. secretary
which Judge Broyles had promised
him. Judge Russell did this, said
Meyers, not because he had a per-
sonal grudge against Meyers, but
because he wanted to get W. E.
Perry a job on the court by hook
or crook"
In this part Of The pamphlet,
which is couched in bitter terms
throughout, Meyers ssys. Judge Rus
sell played politics consistently
and disgracefully."
The pamphlet attacks Perry's
character on the ground that he
was not fit for secretary's posi-
ton.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
Representative W. R Conner Of
SpaIding County Introduces Re-
solution In House to Investigate
His Conduct

Atlanta, July ~ Represse.tatis
w. R.sConnor Of Spalding county
INTRODUCED a resolution in the house
this morning calling on the speaker
to appoint committee Of five to in
vestigate certain and specific
charges" which have been made
against Judge Richard B. Russell,
chief justice OF the court of appeals.
The charges referred to are con-
tanned in nineteen page phamhlet,
which has been circulated generally
among members Of the house Of rep
resentatives and president of the
senate Of the state Of Georgia, con-
tanning charges against Judge R.
B. Russell by w. T. Meyers, attor-
ney-at-law. Fourth National Bank
building, Atlanta, Ga
The charges are in the form Of an
affidavit by Mr.. Meyers, sworn to
and signed before a notary public.
They go into detail, accusing Judge
Russell as petty CRATER, arbitrary,
unfair and behind time in his
cases.
Attorney Meyers was at one time
secretary to Judge Benjamin H. Hill
while Judge Hill was a justice OF the
court OF appeals, and later was sec
rotary to Judge L. S. Roam while he
was on the court Of appeals.
Attorney Meyers charges that
Judge Russell knew Perry's charac-
ter, but wanted him for a secretary
because, with Perry, he had a plant
that enabled him to graft to his
hearts content.
Attorney Meyers intinates that
Judge Russell allowed Perry and
other outsiders to influence him in
his court opinions.
He says that when Miss Marion
Bloodworth was Judge RUSSELL sec
rotary he drew $75 Of her salary
from the state treasury without her
permission and to this day she
has never received cent Of that
money"
This" says the pamphlet,
Judge Russell might have thought
a smart political trick. Common
people call it steeling."
Attorney Meyers charges that
Perry and Judge Russell tried to
collect money from Judge Roam
which was not due them and even
after Judge Roan's death tried toll
backmail his widow for the m oney
He also charges that Charles Shell
ton, young lawyer, got up Judge
Russell's opinions forhim one sum
mer and that JudgeRussell remain
ed away from court when needed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
HAVE LEASED THE
LEESBURG WAREHOUSE

Messers. B. e, Fouche and ]. J..
Forester have leased the Leesburg
warehouse and will conduct the
business this year
Both these, gentlemen are well
known citizens of Leesburg and there
is no doubt but what they will re-
ceive their share of the cotton bust
ness.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03
C. E. Kord, Veterinarian

Columbia. Tennessee.
Loeation-R F, Moore & Sons Stable,
q" East Seventh Street.
Columbia, Tenn.
Telephones-0ffce Bel Telephone, 6; Citizens
Telephone g. Night Phones-Bell 34S
Citizens 94S. aug7-eod&w
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03
PARKS WORLEY
NOT APPOINTED
COMPTROLLER THOMSON SAYS
HE is NOT EVEN A LICENSED
ATTORNEY.

The Herald is in receipt of the fol-
lowing letter from Comptroller John
B. Thomson:
IA the edition of your paper OF
August Gath, l notice the following
statement:
Parks Worley is given office in
back tax machine"
IF you have reference to my depart
ment | wish to deny. this statement,
and to further state that Mr.. Worley
has not been an applicant for any po-
sition in my department.
"Mr. Worley is not even a licensed
attorney, and all attorneys are ap-
pointed as occasion demands by the
revenue agents with the consent OF
the comptroller"
The Herald received the informa
ton contained in the statement Of
Aug. oath from its regular Nashville
correspondent and substantially the
same special appeared in other news
papers. 1t is glad to have Mr.. Thorn
ason's denial and regrets the publica
ton made, however, though no fault
of the paper.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03
BEASLEY GETS
90 POUND MELON
GROWN IN LINCOLN COUNTY
SHIPPED HERE FROM FAY.
ETTEViLLE.

w. S. Beasley, of the Columbia
Produce Co., is in receipt of water
melon shipped him by Hugh Teel and
L. L. Brown, of Fayetteville, which
weighs 80 pounds, The melon is OF
the Jumbo variety and it is true to
its name. Both Messrs Teel and
Brown are employees of the Columbia
Produce Co. and live at Fayetteville.
The melon is one Of the largest ex-
hibited on this market in several
years. Mr. Beasley will cut the malon
in few days and will invite all Of
his friends to the feast. If you are
a friends Of Mr.. Beacley you are In
vited whether you receive a formal in
yitation or not. He is very anxious
that all of his friends get a slice Of
this melon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03
ROW STAGED ON
EMBARGO STREET
AS A RESULT WILL MATTHEWS
WAS FINED IN THE CITY
COURT.

In the city court Friday Will
Matthews plead guilty to charge of
drunk and disorderly, and was fined
by Judge Erwin. He waived examina-
ton on the charge of carrying PTS
toll.
1t is said that on Wednesday night
Matthews in company with several
friends engaged in row on Embargo
street, and that they stirred up con-
siderable excitement in that section.
1t is said by the city officers that the
whole crowd was drunk, and that Mat
thews was firing his pistol into the
air. He was arrested and the others
made their getaway. The officers
hope to catch his companions within
a few days.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03
GOOD AUDIENCE TO
REAR SIMS LAUNCH
SENATE CAMPAIGN
THE EIGHTH DISTRICT MEMBER
MAKES FINE IMPRESSION
IN SPEECH.
INTRODUCED BY Il. P. FIGUERs
Follows in the Main the Lines of For.
nHer Speech, Making a Most Conser.
vatlve and Dignified Plea to Be
Elected to Senate.
Mondays Daily.)

To, 9 fairly good sized audience
which more than half filed the spa.
cious circuit court room, Hon. Thetus
W. Sims, of Perry County, this after.
noon opened his campaign for the
United States senate. The audience,
considering the lack of interest in the
senatorial contest and the short no.
tice given, was quite tribute to Mr..
Sims. 1t was truly representative, all
parts Of the county having residents
present. There were also independ.
entst regulars, plain democrats and re.
pubiicans. There were supporters OF
all the candidates for the senate in
the crowd.
The speaker was given a most cor
dial reception when he was presented
to the audience by Col. Hardin P. Fig.
uers. The latter paid a high tribute
to Mr.. Sims record for twenty years
in the congress Of the United States,
where he declared, he had measured
up with the ablest members. In open
ing Ny. Sims referred to his affection
for Maury county because he had mar.
ried one Of its daughters. He also
spoke Of the great men this county
had furnished to the state and the ma.
ton and the high order of intelli.
gence Characteristic of the people Of
the county.
Mr.. Sims is not fowery speaker.
He is rather matter of fact. He de.
voted G good deal Of his time to dis
cussion Of the tariff and other nation
al issues, following closely the lines
0f former speeches He did not make
any attack upon any of his opponents,
bat made dignified plea to the intel
ligence Of his hearers.
The speaker was given the closest
attention and was frequently inter.
lrupted with applause. He made a de.
eidAdly favorable impression.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03
COURT MAY
NOT FURNISH FUNDS
FOR HOG CHOLERA
SEVERAL OF THE JUSTICES oP.
POSED TO THE APPRo.
PRlATION.
OTHERS STRONG FOR WORK
Opposition States That Department Is
Of Little Value Unless Compulsory
Vaccination 10 IncIuded-At octo-
Der Term. -

At the present outlook for the con-
tinuation of the hog cholera depart
ment of the state in Maury' county
does not look as bright as it might.
Several Of the members of the coun.
ty court have expressed themselves
as being opposed to the county paying
the expenses Of the representatives
of the state. Right now with the bur
den of the buying Of the pixies on
their hands, they feel that they have
expense enough without the addition
of extra expense. On the other hand
several have expressed themselves as
being for the continuation of the Grad
ication by all means.
The reason that some of the mem
bers have advanced is that the de-
partment while doing all in its power,
cannot hope to thoroughly cover the
county. Still others think that the
treatment is Of little avail unless the
compulsory vaccination Of all hogs is
included in the method employed.
Those who favor the continuation
Of the work point to the splendid re-
port submitted at the last meeting
of the Hog Cholera Eradication Asso-
citation as showing how much had
been saved to the county by the work
of the department, and they claim
that with the proper cooperation of
the citizens of the county. this saw
ling will be greatly increased: They
say that this cooperation is assured
under the new method of vice presi-
dents.
1t is good long time until the
court meets in October to take up
this question, and by that time In all
probability public opinion will have
crystalized sufficiently to give guide
to the members on how they shall
vote. Many farmers are very loud
in their praises of the work that the
department has done, and claim that
greater amount will be done in the
near future.
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03
WHEN PATTERSON IS
N RACE SIMS MAY
TAKE TO 1IMBfRS
BELIEVED THAT EIGHTH Dis
TRicT REPRESENTATIVE
WILL WITHDRAW.
PADGETT WILL NOT ANNOUNCE
Tells the Folks at Nashville That He
Has No Sort of intention of Throw
Ing His Hat Into the Senatorial
Ring.
Special to The Herald.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 81
What would be your attitude in case
Patterson announces?" T. w. Sims
was asked today.
You are now approaching a deli
cate matter said Mr.. Sims. Il can
not say what ! would do in such a
case until after he has announced"
The question was asked Mr.. Sims
because it is rumored that in case
Patterson announces Mr.. Sims will
get out of the race
While the reporter and Mr.. Sims
were talking Congressman l.. P. Pad
gett came up.
Il am going down to your town
Monday" said Mr.. Sims to Mr.. Pad
gett, "But l wish every man who's
going to announce would get in be-
fore then. Everybody else seems
willing to get into the fight, how about
you, Padgett? Are you going to get
in?"
mot chance" said the congress
man from the seventh. my old SOM
brero is securely fastened on my head,
and | will never hurl it into the ring"
Gov. Patterson is en- route to Boli-
var today, and his friends say he will
not issue his announcement until he
returns to Nashville Monday. Few
doubt, however, that he will get into
the fight.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03
ANOTHER TWO BIT
a$@ -
AND ]ITNEY STORE

fine Kuhn stripg of I'VE, ten2and
twenty-five cent stores continues to
grew. The latest addition is store
at Hartsell, Ala, which is now IN
charge of Gus d. Kuhn, the New York
of the Kuhn Brothers.
This makes six stores they now have
in the South. The first store estab,
lished this side of Louisville was Co
lumbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03
LADIES WANTED!

To introduce and sell La Prin-
cess Toilet Preparations and Fla
voring Extracts 49, the best line
made in this country. Sells at
sight. Every home your Gus
toner. We furnish sample outfit.
No money required. Can earn
good income working at home.
Write today for full particulars.
National Manufacturing Co.
Chattanooga, iennesses
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03
REVIVAL BEGINS
SECOND SUNDAY

The protracted meeting at Bigby-
Vile will begin the second Sunday in
September at II o'clock. Rev. W. E.
Doss, of the Woodbine church Of
Nashville, will conduct the services.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03

A lazy liver leads to chronic dy-
spepsia and constipation,-weakens
the whole system. Doan's Regulets
(25c per box) act mildly on the liver
and bowels. At all drug stores
(Advt.)