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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-04-27

pons, prices on goods would not be
one cent less to the consumer and
would not give the consumer an arti-
Gle one white superior in quality 1t
would simply mean that these manu-
facturers and dealers would cease to
distribute among the people Of Georgia
the $5,0OO,000 worth of goods, which
they now give away annually absolute
ly free for advertising purposes.
Trading stamps are not the same as
coupons, yet the proposed legislation
aims to put them on the same basis,
and to crush both with the same blow
The trading stamp, strictly speaking,
is issued by a company in the trading
stamp business, which sells its own
system to merchants and makes
profit out of it. There might be some
objection to the trading stamp on the
part of the small merchant, as he
might be compelled to buy system
which he did not want in order to
keep pace with neighbor who had
put in the system, but this possible
objection does not apply to the cou-
pom proper at all, as the coupon is
packed by the manufacturer or retailer
in its own article and given away only
with its own articles and redeemed in
it's own stores.
No instance has ever been shown
where the people have objected to the
system.
They regard the efforts of the lobby
as a plan to thwart and stife COM
petition and deprive the public Of a
benefit it is now getting without con-
ferring upon it any new benefit what
ever to replace what it has lost
Nobody but the thrifty housewife
knows how the average Georgia home :
has benefited and been beautifed by
the premiums from trading stamps and
coupons, for in the homes Of every
community, large and small, are found
coupon-given articles of every kind and
description from cut glass vases and
wafhe-irons to bedroom furniture and
pianos. Nearly everyone uses some
thing on which stamps or coupons are
given, the list including Octagon Soap,
Spearmint Gum, United Cigar Store
purchases, Arbuckle's Coffee, Bal
lard's Flours, Pet and Acorn Condens-
ed Milk, Quaker Oats and many other
standard goods The whole family
benefits. The legislator who votes in
favor Of this lobby measure to prohibit
stamps and coupons will simply be
voting at the behest of big business
to take $5,OOOO0O annually away from
the people of Georgia. (Adytl
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-04-27
RIGHTS OF The CONSUMER |
TO COUPONS ENDANGERED
Lobby VIII Ask Georgia Legislature To Deprive The Peo
pie OF Benefits From Trading Stamps And Coupons.

Another effort will be made at the
coming session of the Georgia legis-
lature, it is said, to deprive the peo-
pie of this state of the benefits they
are now enjoying from the issuance Of
trading stamps and coupons
Although the proposed legislation is
backed by a powerful northern lobby
and is favored by some Of the large
city merchants and big daily papers
in this section, it is not believed that
the Georgia legislature will pass such
a measure. Every effort made in 9TH
er states has proven abortive, al
though more than fifty such bills have
been introduced in the last three
years. In most states where this big
lobby has been active, the bills have
simply failed to pass, and in the few
states where such laws have been en-
acted, Ehey have in every instance
later been declared unconstitutional
The objection to the trading stamps
and coupons has come only from large
mercantile organizations which have
hoped by Legislation to stife compe-
tition, and from big publications who
have objected to seeing the public
share in the benefits Of money spent
for advertising which otherwise they
might be able to get for themselves.
The public has always welcomed trad
ing stamps and coupons, as they
amount to the equivalent of cash dis
counts and premiums on their cash
purchases. The idea that the public
was not really getting any benefit,
but simply paid more for the original
article, OF got an inferior article, has
been completely exploded by proofs
showing that the goods sold with cou-
pons are sold at exactly the same
price and are exactly the same goods
that competitors of the compromising
merchants sell without coupons.
The manufacturers and merchants
using the coupons are enabled to do
so, not by charging more for their
wares or selling inferior wares, but
by the advertising they get from the
coupons and by the trade it attracts
to their stores. 1t is estimated that
fully $5,000,0OO worth of valuable
goods are given away to the people of
Georgia each year through these cou-
gons.
This money represents overhead
advertising expense, which the manu-
facturers or dealers themselves pay,
believing that they get 100000
worth of benefit out of it in adyertis-
ing and attracting business. If bill
were passed prohibiting the use of cou-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-04-27
THE POTATO BEETLE HAS
MADE ITS APPEARANCE

Atlanta, Ga, The potato-beetle
has appeared and the State De-
Of Agriculture is warning
the garden planter particularly
that immediate attention should be
given the growing plant. The de-
partment Of entomology offers this
IS the best remedy: Mix one
pound Of arsenate of lead with six
II eight pounds Of Stacked lime or
-four. Pot this mixture into a -four
sack, or sack of some coarse cloth,
and dust the plant thoroughly. If
Iesired to use in liquid form as Il
spray use about / IL pounds OF
arsenate lead or about 2 pounds OF
stone lime to 80 gallons Of water.
The powdered preparation is recon-
mended as the easiest to handle. Ii
one treatment Of the growing plant
does nos entirely eliminate the bee
tie, treat again when they appear,
but ordinarily one treatment is suf-
6cient. White the State Entomolo-
gist for information desired.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-04-27

Or. W. 7. S. Cup Bower Hn orator IL ,Il o.
minating and interpreting ideals. A
student Of great themes and speaker
Of tremendous force and prophetic vi.
lion. A master of brilliant satire.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-04-27
SeminoIes Yield After 80 Years;
Florida Indians Hope for Justice

+ The Seminole Indians of Florida
have accepted the tender of the
United States government of a large
reservation in the Everglades and
are preparing to enjoy some Of the
advantages that have been accorded
other Indians within the nation,
Already some of their children are
attending government schools, after
persistent refusal of over 30 years.
The Indians will occupy Il 81 900
acre reservation in the Everglades.
Mach Of the land is not suitable for
cultivation but it affords an excel
lent hunting ground and the gov
eminent stan0s ready to furnish
food, livestock and other supplies,
If the Seminoles will agree to accept
these favors.
VICTIMS OF THE WHITE MAN.
The Florida legislature also IS
preparing to do the right thing by
the Seninolea, who feel that they
have been prosecuted and neglected
for generations, even before the
United States purchased Florida
from Spain. They see justice in the
new offers of the state and nation
and will accept.
From 1912 to the early SOS the
Seminoles 81, cred greatly from the
cupidity Of the white man in Flor
ida. Since the Civil war their atti-
tud e has undergone a gradual
change and the evils since that time
have sprung largely from ignorance
or indifference. to the need OF pro-
tecting the Semiaoles from lawless
whites. The arrest ana conVlctl 'h
of John Ashley, white man, VII
shot and killed de Soto Tiger, " Q
Seminole trapper, is believed to
have done more than anything else
to encourage the new attitude Of the
Seminoles. Ashley is serving 20
years in prison and still must face
the charge Of murder
The Seminoles are known as the
most moral Indians in the Urited
States. No halr-breed whites are
found among their tribe of about
800 people.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-04-27
TRAIN WKECKER FRUSTRATED

Lynchburg, Va, April 12.-Sol-
diers guarding tunnel here early
today fired at man who was found
tampering with a railway switch
near the tunnel. The man escaped
in the darkness.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-04-27
. O C 3

City Tax Books are now
open for the purpose of re-
ceiving tax returns for 1917.
Books will be open until May
LIST. r. H. FORESTER,
1876 CLERK & Treas.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-04-27

San Francisco has 1851 school
children who have a total of 1923,
2S9.S6 in saving banks.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-04-27
No Liquor License For Lee.
Atlanta, Ga. 4-1-l9l7.
Mr.. P. G. Coxwell, Sheriff,
Leesburg, Ga.
Dear Sir

Dear Sir
This is to certify that | have
this day carefully examined
Record 10 Of the Internal Re
venue Department and find
no one from your county hsv-
ing taken out license for the
sale Of whiskey, alcohol, etc,
since my last report to you.
This April LIST, 1917.
Miss NJ. G. Childres,
1903 4th Natl Bank Bldg.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-04-27

Subscribe to the Lee County
Journal. $50 a year.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-04-27

ar r. to.o.o A man of fOrceful
w. r. Jerome attachments. For
nearly quarter of century identified
with the ministry. He is member Of
the Michigan state legislature. He
brings to the Chautauqua platform y
personality which inspires confidence.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
MRS. STROCKER IS
! KILLED In RUNAWAY
SISTER OF MISS ERAsTUs CRAB
TREE OF THE KINGS DAUGH-
TIERS HOSPITAL.

News was received here last night
by Miss Erastus Crabtree and her two
sisters, Misses Willie and Lille Crab
tree, announcing the death of their
sister, Mrs. Sara Strocker. and the
injury OF another sister. Miss Mary
Crabtree. The accident occurred out
from Centreville piece, and 1t seems
that Mrs. Strocker and her sister had
been to Centreville to school enter
tainment and were returning home,
when their horse became frightened
and ran away. The accident occurred
about ten o'clock Wednesday
night, but Mrs. Strocker lived
until one o'clock. Misses Eras'
tus, Willie and Nellie Crabtree
left this morning on the early train
for Centreville, where they will attend
the funeral. Miss Erastus Crabtree Is
the popular superintendent of. The
Kings Daughters Hospital and Misses
Willie and Lille Crabtree are nurses
in the institution.
1t Is understood that the injuries OF
Miss Mary Crabtree are not serious.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
SING SING DOCTOR
EXPERT WITNESS
PHYSICIAN FROM NOTED PRISON
ONE OF THE EXPERT WIT
NESsES HERE.

DR.. Thomas r. Barry, prison physi-
clan OF Sing Sing. New York, the lar
gest and most famous penal institution
in all the country, was one of the ex-
pert witnesses in the big damage suit
of J. L. Woods, administrator, against
the International Agricultural corpora
ton. DIR. Barry Is Tennessean. be-
Ing a native Of Wilson county and a
graduate of Vanderbilt University.
He has been in New York for several
years. It Is part Of DR.. Barry's
duties to determine when prisoners
who are electrocuted at Sing Sing are
dead and he was one of the experts
who testified regarding the amount Of
electricity necessary to kill and also
as to the condition in which the body
remained after death by electrocution.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
CAPTAIN KYLE
GREATLY PLEASED
HAS NOTHING BUT PRAISE FOR
4 COLUMBIA AND ITS PEOPLE
III FOR THEIR RECEPTION,

I'VE feel about this place just like
our mules of the regiment felt about
a clover field at Nashville after
spending nine months on the border
In the cactus patches" said Captain
Kyle this morning to a Herald report
er. Eve feel like we are in heaven"
In speaking of Columbia and his
reception here Captain Kyle said fur
Their: "This is the finest people 'we
have come in contact with since leav-
ing our homes in Memphis. We are
received in a manner that makes US
feel like we are at home and well
come | have not met a man, that
did not make me feel that he ap-
preciated our positions and wanted
to do what he could for US.
Every member of my company
that has expressed himself in any
way about the town and its people
sneak in the highest praise OF the
town and its people. The clubs have
been so cordial to US and all appre-
ciate the courtesies immeasurably."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
LICENSED STATE
ROAD ENGINEER
w. p. MOORE, OF COLUMBIA,
PASSES EXAMINATION AT
NASHVILLE.

VIM. P. Moore, one Of the best
known road engineers of the South.
has passed the requisite examination
before the state highway commission
for road engineers and is now licensed
to work on any OF the state aid roads
in Tennessee. Only those who pass
this examination are so authorized.
Mr.. Moore has achieved much success
in his profession and is recognized
IS one of the first authorities on the
subject Of highway construction. That
he expects to tender his services in
the construction of the state aid roads
In Tennessee as is indicated by his
taking the examination before the
highway board, win be source OF
much satisfaction to the people Of the
county and state.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
MRS. ROBERT WALKER
10 Seriously Hurt When Runaway
Horse Turns Over Her
~ Buggy.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CENTREVILLE. Tenn, May 31.-At
ten o'clock last night while returning
from school entertainment in Centre
Vile, the horse driven by Mrs. Sara
Strocker and sister, Miss Crabtree, be-
came frightened at some hogs and ran
away, throwing Mrs. Strocker from
the buggy and fatally injuring her,
which resulted in her death later In
the night, and injuring Miss Crabtree
The horse ran into the buggy Of Mrs.
Robert Walker and threw Mrs. Walk
er from the buggy, seriously injuring
her and 1t was thought for awhile that
she would not live, but rallied during
the night and was reported better this
morning. Mrs. Walker received sew
eral injuries, the most serious being
deep, long cash on the head. Mrs.
Strocker was caught in the buggy and
dragged for several hundred yards.
The funeral of Mrs. Strocker will BE-
held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
BAILEY AID IS0N
TO LEAVE STORE
MERCHANT AT BROADVlEW FOR
THfRTY-FlVE YEARS, WILL
RETIRE TO FARM.

Bailey Addison, who has be en- in the
general mercantile business at Broad
view, in the Sixth district. for about
thirty-five years, will close out ana
retire from the mercantile business
Mr.. Addison is one of the best known
merchants In the county and has sola
merchandise to hundreds and hum
dreds Of people for more than a thru
OF a century, a record made by rev
merchants in the history of the
county.
Mr.. Addison has purchased the u.
r. Hulburt farm on the Hampshire
pike, four miles from the city, PAYNE
therefor $4,000. This farm contains
11S acres and the price paid exceeds
$3.50 an acre, one of the best prices
paid for Maury county real estate. II
Is Mr.. Adkison's attention to retire W
this farm and spend the remainder
of his days. It Is beautifully loca'eu
piece of exceptionally rich property.
The sale was made through the D.
o. Thomas agency.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
MRS. BRYAN VERY
GRATEFUL FOR AID
THANKS THE BUSINESS MEN
WHO HAVE AIDED IN CO.
OPERATIVE WORK.

Mrs Artie w. Bryan, the county
demonstration agent, has issued the
ollowing statement, thanking those
who have co-operated in her work in
The county:
II want to thank the business men
who have served thus far on the f.
nance committee which was appoint
ed to care for the emergencies aris-
ng in the food campaign for their CO.
operative help in handling the car
load of cans received in our county.
E. ]. Park, chairman Of food supply,
ordered the cans and H. o. Fulton,
chairman of the finance committee,
completed the plan by which the girls
and women who care to invest their
.abor during the summer months may
.,atriotically add to the worlds sup
.)ly of food and make for themselves
very good summer wages. We do not
want to be misunderstood, so l want
20 state frankly that these cans were
ordered for the county and my SER
vices belong to the county and any
woman or girl who wants to avail her
self of the above opportunity, whether
she be regularly enrolled with her
tenth acre plot or not, may get this
credit plan. She may also ask for the
instructions in canning and even more
il any of the boys over thirteen years
old want to put in a plot Of beans
and tomatoes they, too, may serve
their country in the food supply cam
paign. Write or call me.
MRS. ARTIE BRYAN"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
MORE EQUIPMENT
FOR WORK HOUSE
ADDITIONAL TEAMS WOULD VERY
LARGELY INCREASE EFFiCi-
ENcY OF PLANT.

To the Editor of The Herald:
have to some extent watched the
working of the county crusher and
hands while in the vicinity OF Spring
HILL 1t is quite an expensive and q
very important plant. The man In
charge seemed to me to be compe
tent driver and efficient in getting
work out Of the hands. There is much
work to be done on our pixies and
roads, as we all know, and the outfit
should be pushed to the limit. No
such plant can be fully developed I'M
less it is thoroughly equipped. 1t
needs twelve good teams and wagons,
to follow the crusher, this will enable
all the rock to be spread as crushed,
and the crusher can be kept running
all the time, and eliminate the hiring
outside wagons. which has caused SO
much unpleasantness in the past. 1t
will save the commissioners from beg
ging, and save the farmers from send
ing their teams, which is very incon
venient most OF the time.
I have seen the engines, one that
rolls, the other used for blowing,
standing still several times waiting
for coal and water, teams that were
to come did not, as some unexpected
work would come up on the farm that
must be attended to. Wagons would
come that had no suitable bed for
hauling rock, but few farmers are
fixed up for such work. From my ex-
perience in handling men and plants,
l am sure the road gang win do 20%
more work If they have twelve teams
owned by the county. There are near
ly always TRUSTEES enough to drive. l
would be pleased to hear from some
one who can advance some good reas-
ons why this big, important road gang
should not be better equipped.
Yours truly.
J. B. MARTIN.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
MAKES ICE CREAM
FROM HAlLSTONES
ICE DRlFTED FROM FRIDAYS
DoWNPOUR TO DEPTH OF
OVER A FOOT.

Mrs. j. d. Kinzer, of near Water
Valley, states that she is making ice
cream today, from the hail that fell
on their farm last Friday night. She
says that there is plenty of the ice
banked UP there in places now, and
that they have made ice cream sew
eral times since the storm, the ice
drifted in places on Mr.. Kinzers farm
from twelve to eighteen inches and a
negro living on his place had hen
and chickens that was out in the
storm and all of the chickens were
killed and the ice had to be broken
from around the hen before they could
get her out from under it. This was
the most terrific hail storm ever
known in the Water Valley section.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
WILL S. HAYES
FIRST TO ENLIST
BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE CO.
LUMBlA BATTERY OF
ARTILLERY,

Will s. Hayes, Of Harlan, Porter &
Walker, has the honor Of being the
frst private to enlist in the Columbia
Battery of the First Tennessee Volun-
teer Artillery, being recruited here by
Maj. Horace Frierson. Mr.. Hayes
signed the enlistment papers this
morning. Several others have stated
to Maj Frierson that they would, join
and the honor of being the first to &C
tually volunteer cannot be definitely
stated, but it is certain that Mr.. Hayes
vas the first to enlist
Elem Thomas. ready to do "his bit"
FOR the country, has loaned Maj. Frier-
son his big hunting and camping tent
or recruiting station to be placed
on the Court House lawn. 1t is ex-
pected that this will give quite an i'm
petus to recruiting.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
CAPT. HENDERSON
HAVING SUCCESS
REPORTS THAT TEN RECRUITS
ALREADY OBTAINED AT
FRANKLIN.

Capt. Thomas B. Henderson, of tbs
Columbia Battery Of the First Tennes
see Volunteer Artillery, was here this
morning in the interest of. recruiting
Capt. Henderson is just back from
strenuous training at Fl. Oglethorpe
and stated that from now on he would
devote his entire time to recruiting
for his battery. He expects to be in
Columbia two or three times week
Capt. Henderson has already enlisted
ten men for the battery at Franklin
He was here in conference with Maj
Frierson. Lieut.. Minter Cant will ar
rive in a day or two to aid in the work
of recruiting.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
THE ALTERNATIVE.

There is in the employ of Brook
Ign woman an Irish cook who has
managed to break nearly every varie-
ty Of article that the houshold con-
tains. The mistress patience reached
its limit recently when she discovered
that the cook had broken the barom-
eter that hung in the dining room.
Well, WELL" sighed the lady OF the
house in resigned way. you've man.
aged to break even the barometer.
haven't your" Whereupon In q tone
equally resigned. the cook said: "Yis.
mum: and now well have to take the
weather just as 1t comes, won't we?"-
New York Globe.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
MANY VOLUNTEERS
TO AID SHERIFF
CARS ARE PRoFFERED TO ASSIST
IN REGISTRATION NEXT
TUESDAY.

In response to the appeal made by
the sheriff for volunteers with auto
mobiles to aid in the registration Of
absentees on next Tuesday, Sheriff
Griffin stated today sthat he had al
ready received numbers of proffers Of
aid and expected several more
Among those who have already volun.
teered their cars for this service are
]. Shelton Robinson, C. M. Edwards,
James Ridley, George Taylor Hughes,
Jr., John w. Addison and Sam Hardi.
son. So far every call for volunteers
in Maury county to aid in any way in
the registration for the government
has met with the most cordial re-
Spouse. Every registrar and assistant
registrar in the county is volunteer,
every duty performed has been volun'
tary and without cost to the govern
ment. In many counties such a rec
ord has not been made.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-01
QUESTION or DEATH
BY ELtcTROCUT|ON
NOW IN HANDS JURY
ABLE AND EXHAUSTIVE cHApc.
DELIVERED BY JUDGE JOHN
E. RICHARDSON.
7
we're TECHNICAL INOD
Many Experts Have Been Examined
On the Effect Of Electricity on thu
Human System and Results Alta,
Death From That Cause.

After exhaustive argument by conn.
sci. and an able chrage from Judpa
Richardson the damage case of J r,
Woods. administrator, against the In.
ternatidnal Agricultural corporation
was given to the jury at II. O'Clock this
morning.
At noon the jury had not reported
and it will probably be some time
during the late afternoon before anv
report is received.
This has been probably the most
technical case that has been tried IN
the Circuit Court here In seyera,
years. The whole field of electricity
OF the power and effect of electricity
upon the human body, the results O,
electricution, the physical appearance
Of one electricuted, etc., has been
thoroughly gone into.
Both Of the counsel, Mr. Garner for
the plaintiff and Mr.. Hatcher for the
defendant, showed wide and init.
mate knowledge of the subject of cleo.
tricity. They have each given especial
study to the subject and this was
shown in the able and exceedingly
technical manner which witnesses
were questioned.
There were, as is usual in such
cases, expert witnesses on both sides
and there was quite mass of seem.
ingly conflicting testimony for the jury
to unravel.
Judge Richardson's charge was an
able and exhaustive one. Many re.
quests asked by the defendant in the
charge to the jury, were allowed.