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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
SAVANNAH PREPARED FOR
GREAT MAY WEEK FESTIVAL

Amazing magnitude the history Of the
South will the gigantic May Week Festival and Pageant to be held
a for the entire week beginning May H.
Practically and child in the Forest City en-
money individual labor has been spared
which will remembered for
years to the people of Georgia and adjacent states
Among akdof features will be the return Of General
ogethoe and the spectacular public dancing on the Plaza OF Mr
the night May 49, General Ogehorpe with his Indian friend
John Wesley and other col
street. good ship Anne The landing will be effected
ceremony fare Of calcium lights The pipe of will
city given key This will be followed
including Red Men Colonial Danes Daugh
of the Confederacy Mounted Police
Fm Representatives Of the Board of Trade and half hundred other
fraterna and civic organizations.
dancing Mirth will take place the evening Of
May portion Bull the of the business and
will closed and and boxes will be
1900 people addition the free standing the side
walks The street washed and covered with meal will offer oO square
Of dancing and $50 M there will begin Of his
participated by the best known society
people of that section There will be the stately mnue the odfasond
reels and horn of the days Of grandfathe
There will be Indian dances in depicting the Yamacaws,
their tribe lived the banks of the Savannah River where the
city stands There will be tangoes and fox o Of the newer
generation the completion Of the the night will be
given dancing by the public
The will be blaze electric glory The
available will be radiant with myad of multi
coored lights and Savannah will be vertabe Fairyand-
One of the features Of the week will be parade Of OO tiny first
Ss i6h9o ooE an 800 automobiles Inc entire psFa" in "
May Dates-May i722 inclusive
Tuesday3o mMunicipal of police departments
4O-Pay Festival in the Park Extension till q o'clock.
Tuesday Nght-The Return of Oglethorpe"
Wednedayuto parade the children of the This
O'Clock m
Wednesday Nght-D O. K parade other secret orders
ThursdyK of drills the D.
Thursday MghtPlaza Of Mh Dancing beautiful Bull
by the music Of military bands Begin $780, closing
Friday Nght-Daneing other attractions on plaza of Mrh
of all local and
$50 p Park Extension
reputation savannahs guests and
expected that thousands Of people from Asbama
South Carolina will journey to
any similar railroads have offered
the lowest rates named for special occasions
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
NEW ORDINANCE.

An ordinance entitled an ordinance to
forbid splitting, throwing trash orsweep-
ing trash and allowing same to remain
on the paved sidewalks in the city Of
Leesburg in this State and for otherpur-
poses.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and city council of Leesburg and is
hereby ordained by authority of same
that from and after the passage of this
act that it shall be violation of ordi-
nance OF said city for any person tospit,
throw trash, sweep trash or allow trash
to remain on the paved sidewalksin said
city of Leesburg.
Sec. II. Any person who shall be
guilty OF any or either OF said acts shall
be punished in same manner and t,
same extent as one who is guilty of VIC
lating the ordinance defining disorderly
conduct, Section IS Page of ordinance
book OF said city of Leesburg.
Sec. III. All ordinance and parts o.
ordinances in conflict herewith is here
by repealed.
Read first time, April 6, 1915.
A. w. Goodwin, Mayor
U. F. King, C. &T.
Read second time and approved.
-, Mayor
-, c. ct.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
Mr.. ". B. Roddenbery. one 8!

Mr.. W. B. Roddenbery, one Of
Grady county 5 prosperous farmers,
shipped last week car load of cat
tie to Mr. Lambert Of Montgomery,
which brought him in round figures,
81, 200. There was - head in-the
car, which Melted approximately
S37 80 per head. Mr.. Roddenbery
informs us that he will ship, in the
next few days, two other car loads,
about "a mead, which have already
been sold at about the same price.
This is an industry that is rapid
ly growing in our county and one
which will bring many dollars to our
farmers, if they will give it the pro-
per attention.
Judson Orchard shipped eight
full bred Berkshire pigs thas week {,
to parties in various parts Of the
country Another industry that is
helping to make Grady the best
county in the best State in the best
nation on earth.-Cairo Messenger
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
FARMERS or COLQUITT
RAISING SWEET POTATOES

Sweet potatoes, world without
end.
500 acres Of sweet potatoes.
$4,000 bushels Of sweet potatoes
Some sweet potatoes all in one
pile.
But that is the slogan Just now,
and the indications are that suite
that many will be planted under
one proposition around Moultrie.
Mr.. w r Tucker and the Cham
Der Of Commerce have started 3
campaign to get the five hundred
acres planted this year and to have
q great potato warehouse built to dry
and keep these potatoes in until
February and March, the big sell
ing months for sweet potatoes.
Mr.. c E Whitfield was the first
man approached on the subject and
he agreed to plant 80 acres, Mr..
John Clark, Jr., was the second
man seen and he agreed to plant %
acres under plan proposed.
Here is the plan: A gentleman
at Pave agrees to furnish the slips
and fertilizer for those who will
furnish the land and make the po-
tatoes, he to have half the crop
when it is gathered. The potatoes
are to be put into big potato ware
house with drying apparatus, the
moisture to be dried ont of them SO
they will notrot and they are to be
kept until February or March and
sold, at which time there is always
a big demand and a big price, the
price at which time time nearly
always reaches from 75c to $1.25.
The warehouse is to be erected at
a convenient place, to be about 200
feet long, so feet wide and 10 feet
ceiling. Moultrie Observer
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
WHAT WILL A YEAR DO?

The year 1916 will do much for
this community if we but give it an
opportunity.
To secure the BEST RESULTS
for our OWN PEOPLE it is neces-
sary that we stand together-that
we co.operate--that we labor one
| for the other, as we'll as for self.
The prosperity of a community is
DEPENDENT largely upon the amount
of money in circulation in the COM
munity.
Money is present day NECES-
SITY, and without it no commune
ty can survive.
It would seem, therefore, that
about the best course we could pur-
sue would be about as follows:
t. Produce az much as possible
NOT only for home consumption,
but also for EXPORT.
2. Buy from a distance only
what is actually necessary, and that
cannot be had from some home
dealer.
3. Push the business of EVERY
home enterprise to the limit, for
every dollar that is brought INTO
the community, and REMAINS
HERE, makes the community as a
whole JUST THAT MUCH RICH
Err.
4. Devise means for INCREAS-
ING the output Of the FARMS, and
study methods for securing the
BEST returns for MARKETED
PRODUCTS.
5. If a farmer wants to hold his
crops for HIGHER prices, see tnat
he has the money to tide him over,
for HIS increased returns means
that much ADDED WEALTH to
the community AS A WHOLE.
6. Find something for EVERY
ONE to do-something that will
enrich the community, as well as
the individual. Drones are dead
weight wherever found.
7. Get all of the money we can
from outside courses, and KEEP
fAs MUCH AS. POSSIBLE of what
we get.
8. Make an effort to bring TWO
DOLLARS IN where ONE GOES
OUT.
A year Of this medicine will bring
a healthy glow tn the community
Echeek, and viii inspire that conf
ldence and self-reIiance which AL.
WAYS BRINGS SUCCESS,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
Ten Commandments Of Health

The bulletin Of the Chicago De-
partment Of Public Health prints
the following ten commandments:
1. Thou shalt honor thy city and
keep its laws.
2. Remember thy cleaning day
and keep it wholly,
3. Thou shalt love and cherish
thy children and provide for them
decent homes and Fairgrounds.
4. Thou shalt not keep thy win
dows closed day or night.
5. Thou shalt keep in order thy
alley, thy back yard, thy hall and
stairway.
6. Thou shalt not kill thy
neighbours bodies with poisonou;
afr, nor their souls with bad com
panions.
Z. Thou shalt not let the wicked
fly live.
8. Thou shalt not steal thy
children S right to happiness from
them.
8. Thou shalt bear witness a.
gairst thy neighbours rubbish heap.
10. Thou shalt covet all the all
and sunlight thou canst obtain.
On the reverse side Of the card is
a diagram graphically setting forth
these facts:
Good housing promotes: health,
life. morality, success and ambition.
Bad housing promotes: failure,
stupidity, crime, disease, death.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
MRS. ]. A. IVEY OF
DAWSON IS DEAD
Was Greatly Beloved Wife Of Rev.
]. A. lysy, Veil Known Bap-
list Pastor

Dawson, Ga, May 12.- With
the announcement Of iii. death
here Tuesday morning at 5 O'Clock
of Mrs. j. A. Ivey, wife Of Rev. j.
A, Iyey, pastor Of the Baptist
church Of Leesburg, Smithvil'e
and Coleman, gloom of sadness
was cast among the people of these
communities.
The death of Mrs. Ivey came
after lingering illness continuing
through several months of a COM
pIication Of diseases and while it
was known by her many intimate
friends that her condition was SER
ious, the announcement of her
death came nevertheless as a dis
tinct shock and grief. She was
65 years old and is survived only
by her husband Of the immediate
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivey made their
home at Dawson for q period Of
several years until about thirty
years ago when they moved to
Texas. Rev. Mr.. Ivey was pastor
OF the Dawson Baptist church dur
ing that period Of their residence
here. Returning from Texas about
ten years ago they had since made
their home here, Rev. Mr.. Iyey
serving continuously the aforestated
charges, Many scores of friends OF
the beloved couple throughout this
section join in sympathy and con-
dolence with him in his sad loss.
The funeral services were cons
Quoted Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock from the Baptist church
here, Rev. T. M. Galloway oficiat-
ing, interment following at Oak
view cemetery.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
BONDS ARE BEATEN
in EVERY PRECINCT
Was Due to the Indifference Of
The Voters. Very Few Votes
Against.

On the face Of the returns now IN
it appears that the election went
against bonds. The cause OF the
defeat was due to the Indifference
of the voters. While there was
very few votes polled against bonds,
the voters not voting made the de-
feat possible.
The polls were not opened in
Palmyra Precinct atNall.
The vote heard from was:
Leesblrg; for bonds 81, against
bonds 6,
smithville; for bonds 81, against
bonds z.
Red Bone; for bonds 16, against
bonds 3.
Chokee; for bonds II, against
bonds Q.
The county commissioners will
in all probability at their next
meeting, increase the tax rate in
Lee county from $17 80 to s21.50,
so as to catch up the back indebted
ness of the county.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
ALL is READY FOR
SIGHT SEEING TOUR
Five Days Run Around the State
To Be Taken, Beginning May
22nd.

Atlanta, May II. -All plans have
been completed for the Seeing
Georgia" automobile tour to becon-
Quoted under the auspices OF the
state Chamber of Commerce. The
tour will leave Atlanta at 8 O'Clock
on the morning Of Saturday May %
and after FIVE days run around
the state will return to this city at
6 o'clock on the afternoon Of Thurs
day, May n.
Leaving Atlanta, the tour will
touch the following points: New
man, Lagrange, Chipley, Hamil-
ton, Columbus, Buena Vista Ella
Vile, Americas, Smithville, Lees
burg, Albany, Moultrie, Quitman,
yaldosta, Abel, Sparks, Triton,
Ashburn, Cordele, Vienna, Mon
tezuma, Marshallville, Fort Val
ley, Macon, Forsyth, GAINESVILLE,
Griffin, Jackson, Indian Springs,
Me Donough and Atlanta.
The object Of the tour is to pro-
mote better acquaintance between
the various sections Of the state.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
TRAMP LEFT ENTIRE
ESTATE TO MRS, MANER

Eight years ago Mrs. Jas Manner,
who lives near Gilmore, Ca, on the
; Marietta trolley line, saw q man
come limping into her front yard.
He was dusty and exhausted, and q
nail had penetrated his foot 50 he
hardly could walk.
She took MIN into her home, fed
him and gave him 10 cents to pay
his car fare into Atlanta, Whenhe
went away he asked her name and
address and made careful note Of
them in little blank book.
Mrs. Maner forgot all about the
incident until a short time ago,
when she received a letter from
lawyer at Miami, Fla. tits said that
the man had died and left her all
his estate, some houses and land
worth about $4,000.
Mrs. Manner did not take the mat
ter seriously. She is unused to
lawyers and business and hardly
knew what to do. She put the let
ter aside, and then there came
another, urging her to come to
Miami, and offering to send $50tfor
expenses if she desired it. She is
now planning a trip to take posses
ion Of her legacy.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13

The oldest Baldwin Locomotive in
use in the United States is said to be
still on the job On a lumber road
near Valdosta, and is operated by
J. N. Bray, who owns i. The
Baldwin company recently learned
that the veteran engine was still
doing its duty and madea an attempt
to purchase ii for exhibition at thu
San Francisco exposition. Mr.
Bray, it is reported, refused Their
offer Of three thousand dollars fol
the old machine, for he has become
as greatly attached 70 it as if il
were alive.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
POPULAR YOUNG
COUPLE WE'D

A wedding which came as a sur
prise to their many friends, took
place in Albany Saturday morning
when Miss Louise Hammock OF
Shellman became the bride Of Mr..
Edwin Vow Of this city.
The young couple without max
ing theirintentions known to any
one except few Of their most in
innate friends, left early Saturday
morning and motored to Albany,
where they were married by Rev.
Lamar Sims in his study at the
Baptist church. Immediately after
the ceremony, Mr., and Mrs. Vow
returned to Leesburg, leaving that
evening for Shellman for a few DAYS
visit with the parents Of the bride.
The bride is charming and ac-
complished young lady Of Shellman,
and daughter of Mr.. j. H. Ham
mock Of that CITY. She was visit
ing relatives here at the time Of the
marriage. She is well known here
having visited friends and relatives
several times.
Thegroom has made many FRIENDS
since his residence here. He is a
son Of Mr.. e. NJ. Vow, who recent
ly moved here from Atlanta, pur-
chasing one of the largest planta-
tions in Lee county.
The young couple at present are
at the home Of the groom's father,
and are receiving the congratula-
tons Of their many friends.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-13
SMITHVILLE SCHOOL.

Let everybody attend the sermon
next Sunday at the school audi
forum.
Also the exercises OH Wednesday
night; May 10Th, and Thursday
night, May goth.
All the exercises OF commence
neut will be- free since the pupils
by hustling have raised funds suf-
fcient to defray the expenses.
Everybody invited Nocharges AT
ALL. B. p. FLOWERS,
Prin.
-----
China may have a few diplomatic
cards up her sleeve, but the advan-
tages afforded by Il Japanese Kimo-
no are not to be overlooked.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-18
FIGURING ON PENSIONS
 AFTER THE WAR ENDS

CBy Associated Press Correspondence.
 LONDON, March 3-The new Brit. ish pension plan will cost the govern ment nearly $1,725, 100000 before the last pensioner dies, according to act. uaries employed by the non-partisan committee which prepared the plan at the order of the House of Commons.
 The maximum expenditure the first year, the committee reports, will be about $2SO 900, ,OOO, and the cost the first year after the war will reach $65,- 100000.
 These figures are based on an army of three million men, a two years war, and ten per cent of deaths with twelve per cent of disablements.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-18
GERMANY FINANCES
 RETURNED RESERVISTS

(By Associated Press COrrespondence)
 BERLIN, March 3-To facilitate the return of reservists who would join their commands, but are unable f. nancially to do so, the German gov ernment has promulgated an order ac- cording to which the men have but to make their way to the nearest dis, trict commander to receive money for their railroad fare and expenses.
 The expense of travelling to the dis trict headquarters is supposed to be borne by the men, but in case it wae necessary for them in part or in whole to borrow funds for the journey, it was arranged for the repayment of these sums. Money likewise is advanced in case the reservist officers family was left in want, or for the purchase of his equipment
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-18
JAPAN AT TER TRADE
 SOUTH SEA ISLANDS

(By Associated Press Correspondence
 TOXIC, March 3-The recently or ganized South Sea Association an nounces that it will conduct a thor ough investigation into the industrial, and social conditions in the South Sea Islands, including the Philippines, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and the Malay peninsula, and undertake to train men in the knowledge and arts necessary for enterprises there. The associa- tion will publish a magazine to bet ter acquaint the Japanese people with the islands, and erect a library and museum which will be wholly devoted to exhibits from them.
 It is pointed out that in aggregate the South Sea Islands cover an area greatly exceeding million square | miles and that they are full of un | worked natural resources. The pres ent movement is headed by BaroT | Kondo, president of the Japan Mai Steamship company, and severa prominent bankers and government officials.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-18
PEOPLE ARE WARNED
 FROM SHIP CREEK

Many men are already fiocking to Ship Creek, and as there are no ac. commodation there for them. c. II. Kenmore, foreman in charge of the government headquarters camp writes to the newspapers as follows:
 "Will you kindly mention in your interesting paper that there are no accommodations at this place for transients. There is quite an influx Of people coming here, and many of them think there are roadhouses in operation, and consequently come wholly unprepared to camp. There are, under course of construction, roadhouses, but it will be two months before they will be in shape to do bus mess, and it appears to me it would be a kindness to the public if you would make mention of the fact. The government camp has no way of car ing for these people, and no more pro visions than will carry us through un. til navigation opens"
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-18
EMPEROR REWARDS
 SENTIMENTAL SOLDIERS

(By Associated Press Correspondence
 BERLIN, March 3-From member of a guard regiment from Berlin, now fighting on the western front, comes the story of a Christ Rose" that blossomed on Christmas day, to show the sentimental side of the soldier and to illustrate how far it is from being obliterated by the war. a
 The guard regiment lay, virtually inactive, in a trench for weeks. A few yards in front, in a hole torn in the earth by a French shell, a rose began to grow. At the risk of their lives the soldiers cared for the plant jealously, but could not induce it to bloom.
 On Christmas day, however, the long-looked for flower appeared, and was duly plucked and sent to the Elm. peror. The latter, overjoyed at the incident, had Richard Voss, the poet, epitomize the incident in poetry, and sent copy of the verse to each mem. Der of the regiment.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-18
BY BEAR NOTHING LIFT
 BUT DEATH

One of the most awful and "vivid'' tragedies of Alaskan life was the death of King Thurman, as told this morning by William Austin, who was the first man to find the body of Thurman in the cabin on Chickaloon Flats MT. Austin arrived last night and brought with him a scrap of pa per which carries a few words writ ten by Thurman showin frightful agony of the poor fellow before he brought his gun Into play to end what was left of his life.
 The last words of Thurman were written on a paper, at the top of which was a notice of location As the right hand had been torn by the bear the poor fellow evidently had to use the left hand. The letters were printed laboriously and some of them were illegible entirely. They were written up and down the page like a list of names.
 Have been tore up by brown bear. No show to get out. Good by"
 Then, later Thurman evidently tried to write again but the suffering was too great. 'I'm sane but I'm sufferin," he printed and then came some printed letters that could not be deciphered, and his last efforts brought out the words "the-of death"
 MT. Austin and J. Wik found the body on March 4. When the other two men went to bury it they cut open the clothes. The whole right side was torn and chewed up from the shoulder down, and the ribs were loosened from the backbone. The left hip was also torn up, as were the right arm and calf of the right leg MT. Austin believes the bear must have attacked him about a hundred yards from the cabin. Thurman hardly ev- CT went unarmed but in this case he had evidently left the cabin to get a bucket of water Tn the cabin was also found diary kept by the unfor- tunate man. The last entry was dated July 25. This entry was: Game to the cabin last evening. "- Seward Gateway.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-18
Censorship on Letters
 Being Closly Watched

(By Associated Press Correspondence
 LONDON. Mar. 3-The close watch on travellers from Germany to pre- vent their brining in uncensored let ters, is Illustrated by the recent con viction at Folkstone of an Italian for endeavoring to smuggle in two busi- ness letters addressed to a London firm. Secret service men testified that they discovered the letters hid. den in the soles of his shoes, between the layers of leather. Their suspic ions were aroused by the bulky ap pearance of the mans shoes.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-18
GERMAN PATROLS MAKE LUCKY
 CAPTURE

BERLIN, March 3-A soldiers let ter from the Eastern front describes an effort of a patrolling party to dis cover whether there were any Rus sians in a forest in front of the Ger man position. With fixed bayonets a handful of men crept at night through the woodland, thrusting the steel into every thick bush, or throwing a flare of light into them from their pocket lamps
 They found no game" and were em- erging from the forest at the point where they entered it, when they saw q Russian sentinel before them in heavy fur-coat and cap. He was half asleep. Taking up the narrative here, the letter reads:
 "F-- seized the Russian by the lapel of his coat and swore at him in Polish. Russian and German. Hands up, we demanded. and he did it. One of us watched over him while others made an examination of the surround ings. We found a cave, such we build for our sentries. We jabbed our bay onets into the straw around the en- trance. A 'non-com,' after removing the rifles which the unsuspecting Russians had stacked near the en- trance threw a light into the cave and swore frightfully. Out of the dark came creeping a dozen members of the 1G2nd Russian landwehr, Tartars. Mo hammedians. and men from Kasan. At the point of our bayonets they dropped to their knees.
 But suddenly we discovered we were being fired upon, by anott F group of Russians nearby, whose pres ence we had not suspected. Driving our prisoners before us, we started out of the woods to cross an open meadow back to our lines. There was a whiz zing of bullets about our ears. There could be no thought of trying to de fend ourselves. Only six of our pris- oners could we keep with us When we finally reached our lines, we dis covered from the men we had taken that the place we had tackled was not a sentry post as we had thought, but a protected position with trenches and lopholes; and there were thirty Rus sians against us five with two other Russian trenches close by. It was q lucky escape for us to have discharged our task and got away with our pris- oners. We did not fire one shot Our captain gave us five dollars I send my one herewith to our little War daughter because it was earned with out bloodshed."