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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-02-08
REPORT OF COM.RS
JANUARY MEETING

Synopsis Of meeting Of Commits
siontrs Of Roads and Revenues, Lee
Co., Ga. Jany, 1918 meeting.
Receipts We're exhibited Nv Conn
missioner Powell from H X Stoyall, !
Treas. for money turned overto him
for the proceeds of sale III four mules
sold at public saIe. Amount 81 sale
$4,000
Whereas, it has developed that ]
d Clifton, has been paving taxes ON
60 acres. Of land which did not be-
long to him for number Of years
and after consideration it was agreed
and ordered that the sum Of tenand
one half dollars be refunded to him.
1t is also ordered thai Mary Iuy.
Tor be placed upon the Paupers list
and the sum Of three dollars per
month be allowed her.
The following accounts were ex-
amined and oruered paid
win Edwards, return Of read
tax, paid in error, 3 90
Standard Oil CO.. account 80 40
| G A Wallace, g rs
,pesbnrp Lumhar % az ~
Walker, Evans, Copswell Co 4 81
s w Anderson 2S rs
Moreland-Jones Co. 70 53
Leesburg Mercantile Co. Z 50
H K Stovall, Treas salary 175 90
R W Wimbish Il Co., 1875 90
Jim Samuel, repairing bridge 2 so
ALBANY Produce Co. Az rs
Edgar Ship Jr 43 40
II r Stovall Treas Cash paid
for 10 tons coal 85 90
Stovall Il Woman 143 83
J G Powell z 90
B 3 Powell, supplies furnish
ed at camp 34 40
Ga. Lumber & Bldg Go SO As
DR., J w Salter, attention to
mule 90 90
p G Coxwell, Sheriff, 10 "a
q ~ Riel,arde sn
B y Powell warden & guard 28S 33
~ r King Tick Inspector rs 90
Sou. Bell Telephone Co. 26 90
w H Sorrells 80 90
- A Davenport ,agt insurance 3 80
Officers costs III case Of Her.
bert Wright and Charlie
West 20 TO
Albany Power 4 Mfg co. % 40
P c. Coxwell, Sheriff cost in
Rich Drane case g rs
Lee Co. Journal 54 90
stovall & Yeoman b 35
In addition to the above the regu.
lar list Of Paupers were paid, City
Court Judge, County Physician,
County Attorney and the Clerk Of
this Board.
Respt- Submitted
~ n lr144.4t
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suburban cars or trains in excess OF
the amount used on the Sundays pre-
vdous thereto.
THE order provides that nothing
in this order shall be held to forbid
the burning of fuel to heat rooms or
such portions Of buildings as are used
in connection with the production or
distribution of fuel.
THE State fuel administrators are
authorized by the order to issue
orders on special applications for re-
lief, where necessary to prevent in
jury to health or destruction of or
injury to property by fire or freez-
ing.
The order j.; effective in all OF the
territory of the United States east of
the Mississippi River including the
whole of the states Of Louisiana and
Minnesota"
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n.
abled, and by reason thereof did no,
sign the enrolment book, he may APP
peal to the managers for assistance
and the chairman of the managers
may appoint two of the watchers rep
resenting different factions to assist
him i'm preparing the ballot: Provided
After the voters ballot has been pre-
pared, the watchers SO appointed shall
Immediately go behind guard rail.
Sec. q. From the time of the opening
OF the poll until the announcement,
OF the result and the signing of the
official returns. no person shall be ad-
mitted-to the polling place except the
managers, duly authorized watchers
and .challengers. the chairman of the
executive committee or member of the
executive committee appointed in his
stead to supervise this polling place,
persons duly admitted for the purpose
of voting. police officers admitted by
the managers to preserve order or
enforce the law: Provided, however,
That candidates for public office voted
for at such polling place may be pres
ent at the canvass of the votes.
Sec. I. If the watchers or officers of
the law who are admitted to the poll
ing place by the managers shall inter-
fere with the managers or obstruct
the voting. It shall be the duty Of the
managers TO suspend the election un-
til order is restored, or as may be
provided by the rules of the party
No person shall be allowed to ap-
proach polling places within one NOO)
feet while polls are opened.
Sec. s. Upon the close ofSthe cleo
ton managers shall account to the
executive committee for all ballots
delivered to them, and make the fol
lowing returns: (a) The number Of
official ballots, furnished to each poll
ING precinct. (b) The number of Of
fetal ballots spoiled and returned by
voters. (c) The number of official bal
lots returned to the executive commit
tee. CD The number OF official bal
lots actually voted.
Sec. O. That all acts and parts OF
acts i'm conflict with the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 10. That this act shall go into
effect upon its approval by the gov
ernor.
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MOB LYNCHES NEGRO.
LED by Father of Murdered Girl.

Led by Father of Murdered Girl.
Hazelhurst, Miss, Jan. IA mob
OF several hundred citizens of Hazel
hurst headed, it is said, by the father
or Miss Vera WHY'S. who was muir.
dered near here late Tuesday. took
Sim Edwards, a negro, from the
county Jail early this morning and
burned him.
Mr.. WHY'S, according to the county
officers. asked the privilege of pour
ing on the negro the oil which was
used to burn him. The lynching took
place west Of Hazelhurst, near the
scene of the murder.
The mob began its endeavors to Sc.
cure entrance 10 the Jail about 1l.30
o'clock last night and used crowbars
and battering rams
Edwards was arrested early yester-
day after shoes found in his cabin
near the place where Miss WHY'S was
killed, had been fitted to his feet.
Blood was found on his feet, it is
said. o
Edwards confessed the crime to IL
men who entered his cell.
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Another$ Dot or Two From Dark
Corner.

Dark Corner, Jan. 15.--Well, as 1
have not written anything for the pa
per / will try and do as the angler
does, drop q line" this b,isterine
morning. We sure had q windy
night last night as we did last Fri
day night. But little damage was
done as far as 1 have heard. Some
garden fences were blown down and
such like. Mrs. Thomas, the old lady
| mentioned i'm my last as being sick,
died on December the 18th. She left
an old husband (Mr. Rufus r..
Thames) two sons. Wesley and Shu-
ford Thames. and two daughters. Mrs
j. II. Burk, and Mrs. Blandinf
Ardis to mourn her death.
There has been great deal OF
colds and such around lately
Messrs. A, b. Stuckey and d. ID.
Noise OF Sumter were here yester-
day to try case before Magistrate j.
A. Hodge. between w. j. Ardis and
Robert Ardis. sr.. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles III. johnson.
The county chaingang was here
the last days Of December and the
first days OF January doing some good
work for our roads. We found Messrs
Barkslale and Rivers TO be very clev-
or men. Mr.. II. III. Osteen and / visit
| cd the camp Christmas evening and
spent pleasant hour with Mr..
| Rarksdale.
Some moving has been done Mr.
John 4. Turner has moved to Mr.. j.
Il. Gr!fiins near Ramsey. Mr.. Fal-
low Bartlette has moved here from
Pinewood. Mr.. II. T.. Weeks has NOV
cd into Clarendon county, just across
the line on Mr. Don Grahams place.
About all of the young men, both
white and colored. around here, have
received their questionnaires and have
iilled them out and sent them into the
local board
! Very little work has been done on
the farm so far. as the weather has
Kept so cold, and l am afraid all OF
the oats are killed and the whea.
badly injured.
Mrs. Failow Bartlette got a fall yes
tcrday morning. but she did not get
very badly hurt am glad to say
] should have mentioned i'm the
moves the name of Mr.. Halsley III.
Thompson. who has moved into =. w.
Privateer from here, on to a place
he has recently bought from Mr..
John NJ. Griffin.
Christmas passed off very pleasant
ly here, one o. the quietest have
ever seen.
Mrs. B. T. kolb. teacher OF Reid
schCol. gave her scholars n Christmas
tree on Christmas eve night. at which
Mr.. j. Nj. kolb made "a good talk to
the scholars and visitors. Santa was
present and amused us all with his
antics. Everyone left i'm n good hu-
NOR with himself and everybody else
Hard Times.
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London, Jan. 1.-THE American
sailing vessel Monitor has been sub.
marined near Fierte Ventura on the
Canary Islands, according to a dis
patch from Las Palmas to the wire
less press. The reports say the crew
was saved
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NOTICE Of SPECIAL ELECTION,
saved

Notice is hereby given that in ac-
cordance with terms and provisions
of writs of election issued by Thomas
F. Cothran, Speaker of House OF Rep,
resentatives of State of South Caro-
lima on the undersigned commissions
ers Of election for Sumter county.
for the purpose of filing the two va
cancies in the Sumter county dele.
cation occasioned by the designations
of Arthur K. Sanders and w. L. Me-
Cutchen, special election will be held
in the county of Sumter at the usu-
al polling places in said county on
Wednesday the 23rd day of January,
1918.
AT said election only qualified elec-
tors who are eligible to vote at gen.,
eral elections will be allowed to vote,
and the same rules as to registration
certificates and rroof of payment of
taxes will prevail as prevail under the
constitution and laws of this State at
general elections.
The polls will open at o'clock, a.
m., and close at O'Clock p. m.
Managers OF Election.
The following -sanagers of Election
have been appointed to hold the elec-
ton at the various precincts in the
said county:
Sumter, Ward 1-B. D. Mitchell, J.
Leslie Brown, E. J. Hodge.
Sumter, Ward 2--J. s. Richardson,
J. d. Bond, Willia m Yeadon.
Sumter, Ward 81. s. Kennedy, p.
B. Slower, H. 4. Raffield.
Sumter, Ward fl. 1. Lesesne, +.
d. Reese, w. L. Brunson, Sr.
Stateburg-Jno.e Frierson, n. b.
Murray. A. F. Neyle.
Providence-S. r. Gaillard, A. c..
Burrows, E. p. Scarborough.
Rafting Creek. a. Reames, s.
l.. Young, T. j. Brown.
+ Oswego-F. w. Andrews, S. M. Nc
Coy, f. C. Brown
Mayesville-R. A. Chandler, 8. J.
Blackwell, ]. H. z CESS.
Shloh-S. w. Treiluck, L. c. Lock-
lair. S. ]. Minis
Concord--P. L. Jt,nes, d. L. Smith.
b. w. Brogdon.
Privateer Station---G. A. Nettles. O
d. Pierson, j. w. Wheeler.
Wedgefield-Hugh McIaurin, J. n.
Ryan. Sr., Geo. W. Dew.
Bloomhill-J. J. jieddings, ]. III.
Christmas, c. p. Weeks. 49,
DuBose-,Stanyarne Burrows, r. 7.
Yates, j. X. Heriot
The managers at each Precinct
named above are required to delegate
one of their number to secure box
and blanks for the election from f
f. Miller. at the Office OF the Osteen
Publishing Co., on o. before Monday
January 21st, 1918.
A. y. HARDY.
s. L. RODDEY,
T. II. HODGE,
Commissioners OF State and County
Elections for Sumter County, IS. G.
January Is, 1918.
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New York. Jan. 17.-The drastic ac-
tion of fuel administration caused n
serious break In cotton at the opening
today. The decline ranged from one
and one-half to three cents. equal 10
ten dollars "a bale,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-19
NEW Primary INV. :.
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT FAVORED
OVERWHELMINGLY.
Representatives Move With Dctermi.
n"tion-Moorc OF AbbcviIlc Led OPP
position.

Columbia. Jan. 16.-The Australian
ballot bin. introduced by Speaker
Cothran last session, was passed to
thsrd reading I'm the house of repre-
sentatives last night by an overwhelm-
lnS majority. A stubborn fight was
made to postpone consideration until
lEiS O'Clock this morning. This was
siec1od by vote OF 81 10 AZ. On the
motion by Representative Moore OF
AHbcville to strike out the enacting
words. only 29 members voted to kill
e'ie bill, with 6S voting to save 1t. The
ON WIS then sent to third reading
'nd the parliamentary clincher ap-
Piled to prevent reconsideration OF the
voie.
MIR. Moore OF Abbeville led the fight
IN opposition to the measure, which
Re characterized as a "shackle." It
Was regarding every man as a grand
rascal. His observation was that men
oScre better when put on their hon
ct than by circumscribing them" The
hnllot was God given right and vot-
ers should not be held in duress.
Mr.. Hughes OF oconee agreed that
voters should not be held in duress,
hut u the provisions OF this bill are
duress. God knows we need more of
a." Its chief object was to protect
the voters from "bootleggers" and
others who voted those unable 10
mako out their own ticket. "often ly-
ing 20 the voter and seeing that the
wrong name Is scratched How often
d"es The will OF the bootlegger go into
The ballot box and not that of the man
who casts the vote"
Ar. Lilies OF orangeburg made an
earnest appeal for the passage of the
bin. Eve have heard much about the
desire TO protect the white man In the
ballot. IL this doesn't protect him.
then he can't be protected"
Mr.. Young OF Charleston led the de-
late with an explanation OF the sue
cessfui working of the law i'm Charles
ton and OF the small amount of mon
ey necessary to Introduce the system.
The. provisions OF the bill are:
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Section 1. That there shall be in
Every primary election in this State
rrovided at each polling precinct one
hopth for each 100 enrolled votero.
}he booths shall be made OF wood.
sheet metal. or any other suitable sub
stance. Shall be not less than s2 inch
cs wide and S2 inches deep. and six
f"et six inches high; shall be provided
with a curtain hanging from the top
20 front to within three feet of the
fOor. and shall have a suitable shelf
on which the voter can prepare his
ticket.
Sec. 2. The polling places shall be
provided with table Cor the man
ngers. The polls shall be provided
With u guard rail. so that no one ex-
ctpt as hereinafter provided shah ap-
proach, nearer than five feet to the
booths In which the voters are pre-
pairing their ballots.
Sec. ,. The tickets shall be print
Cd on clear white paper in the usu-
ai manner. but shah have a coupon
"a ihc top perforated so as to be east
IA detached. ON the coupon shall be
printed "Oncial Ballot" "Club----
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Nard----. No----." The num-
ners shall run scriatim for each club.
There shah be so per cent. more bal
lots than there arc voters, enrolled
a. each polling place.
Sec. A. The managers shall be re-
sponsible for all ballots furnished.
When y voter presents himself ne
shall be given "a ballot. provided he
- a native citizen OF the United
states, or IL he Is a naturalized citi-
zen no must show his naturalizat ton
papers before the managers shall give
him ballot. The voter shall forth
With retire alone 10 one Of the bootha.
and without undue delay prepare his
laIlot by scratching out the names
Of the candidates for whom he does
not care to vote No voter shall re-
'nain in the booth longer than five
iDinutes. Af'er preparing his ballot.
the voter shall present himself To Me
manager. His ballot must he folded
In such a way that the number can
be detached by the managers without
In any way revealing the printed por-
tlon OF the ballot. N the voter Is not
challenged. and takcs the prescribed
oath. the manager shall tear Off the
roupOy. put IL on nIe. stamp the bal
Tot. and the voter shall deposit his
ticket in the box and shall immc-
dlatoiy leave the polling place. II a
voter shall mar or defacc his baliot
ne may obtain one additional ballot
upon returning To- the manager IN
charge of the ballots the ballot so
nnrred or defaced. with the coupon
ttnched The manager I'm charge OF
the poll list shall change the number
pf The ballot on his poll list. and
place tho dcfaced ballot on file NJ
votcr shall be gwen n second ballot
until he has returned the first one
with coupon attached.
sec 5. No person shah be allowed
within the guard rail except as here
matter provided. m voter can not
read or write, or is physically dis
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commissioners OF State and County
Elections for Sumter County, IS. G.
January Is, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
WHY Mooney Has
w Been Championed

That Mrs. Mooney-the next defendant
put on trial-was acquitted, and that
Mooney has been championed by millions
Of labor men, by Federal investigators and
by the President is due to events occur
ing "off-stage" after MONEYS conviction
They eliminated another pair of witnesses
In the first place, the defence learned
that Mrs. Eleau, of Oakland, who said she
had seen the four defendants in Vein
berg's automobile, had told the chief of
police in Oakland a different story. 1t had
only two men in it, and no automobile and
she had failed to identify the men as Bill
lings and Mooney. Exit Mrs. Eeau
Secondly, Oxman went through a trial
for alleged subornation of perjury. And
though he came out legally scathless,
owing, 1t Is claimed, to devious work by
Fickert and the Chamber of Commerce, his
evidence was so shattered that the prosecu-
ton did not try to it against Mrs.
Mooney. The blow which destroyed it was
the discovery Of three letters to friend
in the East asking him to come and furnish
some existence as an "expurt witness"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

thorty the law Of the sea. The Entente
Allies have left that question open in their
approval Of President Wilson's terms Of
peace"
The President has sailed to interpret
his basis to peace to the peace commits
sioners. Probably none of his fourteen
points will require more explanation
than the second, which follows:
absolute freedom of navigation upon the
seas outside territorial waters alike in
peace and in war, except as the seas NAV
be closed in whole in part by interna-
tonal action for the enforcement of inter-
national covenants"
Great Britain will probably refuse to
accept that clause without considerable
modification and Interpretation. if we
may judge by the view expressed by
The London Saturday Review:
FRANKLY. there is no person of whom we
are so much afraid at this hour as Presi
ueh' wilson, and we say it with a profound
respect Tor his high character and station
lhoeed, 1t is just because we know the in
dependence of his mind and the nuritv of
MS purpose that we are afraid Of hin,
PRESIDENT Wilson is an idealist, and ideal
ls's are sometimes very dangerous peon)a
Inc Americans, taken in the mass. are
d curious compound of sentimentality and
realism But their Presidents idealism is
an luoi OF the theatre, and is quite un-
.ouched by the realism of the forum or the
me limit of territorial waters is three
"'iies, winch was fixed in the time of SAILING
vessels or when steam navigation was IN
us infancy. In these days. when orn.
have been built to carry seventy miles and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
THE Famous
L. Oxman Letters

Three sensational features of the case
remain.
The first is the investigation Of the
Mooney case by commission appointed by
the President. It's report, dated January
%, 1918, and signed by its chairman. W.
B. Wilson; its secretary and counsel, Felix
Frankfurter, chairman of the War Labor
Policies Board, and others, recommended
that the President "use his good Offices TO
invoke action by the Governor of Califoy.
MIA and the cooperation of its prosecuting
officers to the end that a new trial may be
had for Mooney whereby guilt or innocence
may be put to the test OF unquestionable
Justice" 1t proposed that execution be
postponed to await the result of MONEYS
trial on one of the other charges of mur-
der standing against him.
The second is the action Of President
Wilson in urging clemency on the Gov
ernor of California. He made at least
three appeals In one, asking that the
sentence be committed, President Wilson
said:
81 would not venture again to cali your
attention to this case did / not know the
international significance which attaches
to it."
The third is the charges just brought
against Fickert by John B. Densmore, Fed
eral Director of Employment They in
volve alleged wholesale corruption in the
preparation Of the case against Mrs.
Mooney and in other cases.
Not SO sensational Is the end of the story
for Thomas j. Mooney 1t is, as everybody
knows, the Communication of his sentence by
the Governor of California to life impris-
onment. This outcome is one that few who
have studied the case seem to relish There
are reasons.
First, great deal of unbiased opinion
agrees in the belief that Mooney and Bill
lngs were convicted on insufficient evil
dence.
Second, it is conceivable that Mooney
may have plotted the bomb outrage, Just as
it was conceivable that the MacNamarss
plotted theirs.
Third. the policy of Fickerts Office IN
Ignoring all evidence except the very tsv1-
Gus sort presented at the trials has pre-
vented the possible discovery of other evil
dence to convict either Mooney or some
other culprit. So
Fourth, the Communication of Moneys
sentence prevents retrial at which De
might be fairly convicted or the wsy
cleared for other investigations and prose
cutions
Consequently, when Mooney went down
into the living grave of the state penitsn'
tiary, the truth went down with him.
In that sense justice will never be o0ns
the victims of the bomb.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
y emaining Sensational
IN Features

"Mr Ed. Riggal, GRANVILLE, III.
Dear Ed has ben Long time sence |
hurd from you l have q chance for Won to
cum to San Frico an Expurt Witness in
very important case you will only hat TO
anscur 3 questiones and | will Post
you on them you will get milegage and all
that witness can draw Proply 100 in the
clearr so if you will come ans me quick in
care of this Hotel and will NANCE tho
Balance it is all ok but need wittness
Let me no If you can come Jan 3 is the
DAFT set for trile Pleas keep this con6den-
tlal Answer hear Yours Truly
Of. C. OMAN"
"Dec. IS, 1916.
"Mr. F. E. Rigall, GRANVILLE. II.
Dear I'D Your Telegram Received will
wire you transportation in Plenty of time
Also Expce money will Route you by Chi
cago' Omaha U. P. Ogden S. P. to San
Fflco thought you can make the Trim
ana see California and save letle monev
as you will Be allowed to collect 10c Per
ln'le from the state which will Be about
-oo heslds can get your Expences and
you VIII only hafto Say you seen me on
july " IN San Frisco and that will Be
casey dun will try and meet you on the
wa out and Tolk it over the State of Calf
lornla Will Pay you but will attend to the
Expces The case wont come up until Jan
or 1917 SO start about 30 off this month
you know that the silent Road is the
one and say nuthing to any Body the fewer
People no it the Better when you arrive
Registure at Evansville Ind little more
mllege. Yours trulv e OyMAN
Will you want to Return by Los An
geles can Route you that way"