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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

here under the auspices OF the Cham
Der Of Commerce may be readily ex-
.,alned,
This agency was established by
citizens OF Sumter county agreeing
10 support II In the belief that 1t
would afford them a solution for the
many and complicated labor troubles
hey have been experiencing. Not only
the manufacturers in the city but
the large employers Of farm labor
IT. the county rallied to the proposi-
ton, all doing so in the idea that the
bureau would be maintained for
their relief and benefit.
On the con rnry, the bureau was NJ
sooner opened, with men from the
state department and from depart
ments of the federal government ir
charge, than it began to send loacl
labor out OF town. OF course, there
was an immediate storm of protest.
The people here did not want-and
do not want now-an agency to take
what labor there is now left and
send y else Gnere, and so they h''e
vigorously expressed themselves
about the matter, voicing their de-
cision to abandon all further support
of the bureau.
The records show that the bureau
has so far sent twenty-nine men to
Brunswick for work in the picric
plant, giving that matter more at
ieniion tnaa the proposition of lelp-
ing the Sumter county manufactur-
ers and farmers with their labor
troubles. Naturally, therefore, if the
bureau is to be conducted here those
who are locally interested want it
conducted for their advantage. They
do not want to contribute to the
maintenance of anything that will
take any more labor away from them.
However, there is this fact to be re-
membered: The government wants la
Dor for the picric plant, and is going
to get that labor, regardless. 1t is
going to get the proper labor If it
has to come into the various commu
mites and advertise for it and make
a detailed search for it. It is going
to enforce the work or fight" law
besides. Isn't it better, then, to CO.
operate with the officials and assist
them in obtaining labor-labor such
as is not satisfied here, and would
eventually leave, anyhow-than to
antagonize them and forfeit their
friendly cooperation? Isn't it better
tn have them with us rather than
against Is:
The matter $ one deserving or
Ca 'e:I ccnsideraj, Oh
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16
SO The Voters Of The Southwestern
Judicial Circuit:

SO The Voters Of The Southwestern
judicial Circuit:
| hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office of Solicitor General for
the remainder Of the unexpired term
Of the late Hon. j. r. Williams, the
election to take place in the Septem'
Der primaries.
have been filing by appointment
the first part of said term and am
new asking to be permitted to
serve the remaining two years there
Of. If elected l shall give to the office
the same conscientious and painstak-
ing attention that I have heretofore
given it, AID / shall sincerely appre'
clate the endorsement and support OF
the people Of this circuit Respect
fully JOHN A. FORT.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16
District Board keclassifies
Sixty for Lee County

The Local Board here ha sreceiv-
ed notice that sixty (6O) registrants
in Lee county had been reclassified
and put in Glass % One, making
1881 ffty-eight negroes and (2) two
whites The physical examination of
the (6O) sixty reclassified men was
begun Monday morning.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

TO The People OF the southwestern
Judicial Circuit:
| respectfully announce myself 4
,andidate for the office of Solicitor
General OF the Southwestern circuit
"a the coming state primary. / prom
.e. II elected, to perform the duties Of
lie once, to the best of my ability. and
n strict accord with the obligations
imposed by law upon the holder Of
his responsible position
will greatly appreciate the support
II the people OF this circuit in the com
ing primary q. Y. HARRELL-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16
shrIners Attend Meeting at LunpkIn.

A jolly crowd of Shriners made up
a party to a Shriners meeting which
was held at Lumpkin last Thursday,
The party made the trip by automo-
bile, coming back home late in the
evening and all reported a royal
time. Among those who went were
Messrsf G. A. Wallace, H. R. stovall,
Homer Hay, T. R. Bass, Tison R.
King, w. H. sarrells, A. w. Goodwin,
o. W. statham, B. E. Powell and
several others.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

70 the Voters OF the Southwestern
Judicial Circuit:
hereby announce my candidacy
or election to the Office Of solicitor
General Of the Southwestern judicial
sircuit, subject to the Democrats pri-
uary. to be held on the second Wed
.esday in September.
I Will appreciate your support, and
elected, promise to discharge the
luties OF this Office with fidelity and tC
10 best OF my ability.
Jack CHILDERS.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

A osFtain fsther who % fond Of
p1tttng his boys through natural his
tory examinations is often surprised
by their mental agility. He recently
asked them to tell him, What animal
is satisfied with the least amount OF
nourishment?" THE moth" one OF
them shouted confidently. cit eats
nothing nut holes. Youths CoMpan.
ion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16
MAKE YOUR CHOICE.
Senator Hardwick says:

Senator Hardwick says:
Anybody that says have not been
Just as loyal to the government as
any man is a dirty, contemplate
liar"
And President Wilson says:
Senator Hardwick has been con-
slant and active opponent of the adj
nninistration."
You can make your own choice.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

if Iacre people are riding on the
railroads siDcc the rates were raised,
We sutplse they will drink them
selves to death when another tax is
put on soft drinks.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

The reason why woman's co
tune Is sometimes referred to as a
creation is probably because it Is as
old as that,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

The average person cannot under
stand why the price OF everything to
eat is going up. but If it was so he
could understand perhaps the prices
wouldn't so up.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

A wife's absolute control over her
husband is proven IL he is nice and
cheerful when her relatives are vi
iting them.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

WHAT'S become Of the old-fashioned
small boy who could eat fifteen ba-
uanas at one sitting and still be hun
xTy for dinnerf
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

only Cod Almighty can take me
out Of this race" said Howard Evil
IDENTIFY he has joined the partnership
of Nc und Colt"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

A woman will spend two hours
dressing to go to town when all she
wants is a paper of pins and spoo
Of thread.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

Many man wonders whether IT
Is better to tell lie and get caught
>or ,ell the truth and get the dickens
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

When woman doesn't look so well
sometimes a dressmaker will do her
mere good than doctor.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

Our idea of the very best salesman
in the world is bald-headed barber
who can sell hair tonic.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

A telling situation is aptly describ-
ed rs any occasion when two women
sc: together.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16
VIcarlouS.

Busy Business Man latter standinS
for q quarter of an hour at the tele
phone, cautiously behind his hand t.
his clerk)-"Here you. William, TAX.
the receiver for while My WIFE;
got lot to CIV TO mo sti,i You dom
have to answer aH"thiro Or!v when
ever She "1f- 50" p" la-
ry? " 80,
nv
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

4 Gu tue HSicNNiFe uIait oNl "pNiu "N'
been unnecessary.
This is even more Infamous than
Mr. Hardwlck's original position.
It Is a deliberate and fragrant In
suit to the manhood of the country.
Breathes there a fond father any
where who would want his son to
60 into the business Of killing peo-
ple-of killing even Germans for
800, or even $500, month?
Is there a man anywhere, young or
old, who is so depraved that he
would hire himself out Hessian-like
for $1OO for the sole purpose Of slay,
ing other men?
The kind of men who would have
responded to such a call would have
been that fast disappearing type OF
thugs, gun-men, and assassins who
commit any crime for pay. Thank
God, there are few Of that kind in the
United States, and mighty few of
them in the South. Such as there are
may be found in the penitentiaries
where they properly belong.
Those grandfathers Of the south
ern boys who are now on the battles
fields of France did not fight for the
Confederacy for so much a month.
They did not risk their own lives,
and shoot down men of their own
kith and kin, men of their own race
and language, for a sordid considera-
ton. They fought for home and mo-
Their, for native land, for principle.
for honor. And that is what the
boys in France are fighting for, in
part. They are fighting for all that
and, more besides, they are fighting
for the salvation of the world, for
civilization, for Democracy, for the
future Of all that is good and preci-
GUS They are fighting in the holi-
est war this world has ever known
Yet Senator Hardwick would have
them put all Of that aside and go out
and kill people for the sake of few
dollars! 1t is astonishing that the
man would stand before self-respect-
ing citizens of this state and enun-
ciate this policy.
Whatever MS oe1ense of the vol
unteer system, it amounts at this
time to a continued attack on the
plan which is now the law of the
land and which has been proven to
be the very best system ever devils
ed for mobilizing an army.
Can any doubt that only the selec-
tive draft plan enabled us to have
over in France. in lighting form, only
fifteen months after the actual decla-
ration of war, more than 100000
soldiers?
Does any one believe for a second
that an army of that size could have
been raised and sent abroad under
the volunteer system?
Doesn't everyone know, as a mat
ter of fact, that the volunteer sys-
tenn was tried, and that it failed, dur
ing the Mexican troubles, just prior
10 the break with Germany, when
this country, in apprehension of
eventual international hostilities
was doing everything within its pow
err tc assemble larger number OF
troops?
Senator Hardwick's persistent at
tack Oh the selective draft act Is
nothing more OF less, in effect, than
German propaganda. The Kaiser him
self could not devise a propaganda
more insidious and more infamous
and in this way Senator Hardwick is
only ser, ,ng the Kaiser's policy.
The Times Recorder cannot believe
that the patriotic people of this state
will much longer tolerate Senator
Hardwick's attitude and remarks
Their impatience and disgust and
Indignation may break bounds before
4. N
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

The Kaiser is said to look twenty
years older. Bet he feels it, too!
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16
THE LABOR BUREAU.

The discomfort with the labor en-
ployment agency recently opened
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

The Germans are finding all the
roads closed, except those leading to
Eerlin.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16
MON E "!

Unlimited amount Of money to loan
on farm lands in Lee County. Our In
terest and commission rates are very
reasonable, and all business, whether
large or small, given prompt attention.
If you are in the market for loan,
come to see us.
PEACOCK 8 GARDNER
Attorneys Albany, Georgia.
Loan Department, Guy o. Buckner
Manager.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

FOR SALE-One bearing Binder, 6
foot blade, only slightly used, at a
bargain. Stovall & Yeoman. adv
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

FOR SALE-Dearing Binder; 6 foot
blade, only slightly used, at bargain.
Stovall & Yeoman. adv
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16

Vast because a girl is heightened
is no sign that she is a scream.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-16
INFAMOUS!

Senator Hardwick lamely defends
HIS continued and persistent advocacy
Of the volunteer system by declaring
that II his proposition of paying the
soldiers 800 a month had been adopt
ed the selective draft act would have
been unnecessary.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-07

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PENN SEABOARD STEEL COR.
Baldt Works, New Castle.
DEENER STEEL CASTING COMPANY.
New Castle
BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY
New Castle plant.
iopyfleIt. lnc ~cupps Publishing Co.
Publishers The Cleveland Press
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-07

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THE JESSUP & MOORE PAPER COMPANY
ELECTRIC HOSE AND RUBBER CO.
JOSEPH BANCROFT & SONS COMPANY.
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ATLAS POWDER COMPANY.
EDGE MOOR IRON COMPANY.
THE PYRITES CO., LTD.
HARLAN & HOLLINCSWORTH CORP.
THE TOPKIS STORES.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Charlie Ray Via Wireless

THAT is why he turns his back to the
camera whenever he feels like It. and
does other things which certain actors
whom we cvAld name instantly were
we so inclined never could be pcrsuad-
ed to do in million years. The last
time we saw him he said to uss TT
reckon I'd rather play Francois Villon
like Sothern or THE Stranger like
Forbes Robertson than be all the matt
nee idols in the world, with their sala~
ries combined"
Fearing lest our memory be treach-
erous or that perhance Charlcs's
TASTES had changed. we sent him a
night letter which said. "Am going to
interview you. What is your favoritc
flowcn friend, fad, films fault, drink.
debaucherN dance, critic, climate, club,
press agent and author? Also do you
play bridge as we'll as you used to and
do you still love your alt?" But, alas!
this well-laid plan has gone astray, for
as vet no telegram has arrived in an
swer to our plea and Solita Salono has
sent in the s O S cali for copy.
So this for sthe present must be
enough.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Movie Notes

1t has come. Theda Bara has written
a play and will star In 1t. It In "The
Soul Of Buddha."
Telling how she came to write 1t,
Miss -Bara says:
while on my way back from Call
fornia. after the completion of Du
Barry, I read story IN one Of the
newspapers telling of, the death Of the
woman spy, Mata Hari, the dancer, for
giving information to the enemy. This
in connection with the other ro-
mantle details Of the dancers life sug-
gested moving picture drama, and I
started to write the outlines of the play
IN the drawing room OF the speeding
train.
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his employers daughter. Doris Lee Is
the object Of his affection.

his employers daughter. Doris Lee Is
the object Of his affection.
The Rivoli chorus and orchestra,
with Emo Rapee conducting, will be
heard in the Bell Chorus from "pa-
gliacci" The orchestra will play Gold
marks "Sakuntala" as its overture.
Annie David, harp soloist, will render
"Aeolus's Harp" Helena Morrill, will
sing Love Is the Best Of ALL" from
"The Princess Pat" by Victor Herbert,
with the Rivoli chorus.
The Broadway Theatre will UNDERGO
change of policy and will open to-
night as first class house, with the
filmization of Edgar Rice BURROUGHS
sensational story, "Tarzan of the
Apes"
"Tarzan of the Apes" was filmed in
Brazil, Louisiana and Southern Califor-
mia by the National Film Corporation
of America, at an announced cost Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
x Fell in Love With a
Beautiful Nurse and
Won't Get WelP'

".And now Mrs. Blaekton will make
p speech Those were the words I
heard. ana can yea imagine my feel
sngs9' asked Mm. j. Stuart Blacktor.
We coaaS, indeed, for never shall we
ferset the luncheon which we attended,
sot so long ago under tho deMsion
tAst we sAeelA have nothing to do but
CAT. And rigAt in the middle Of a
fssk ie>s CREAM elepMsrs didn't they de-
fassFa4 thet we say few words on the
ssAjveee when we didn't even know what
the s@Aieet was? 50 we assured Mrs.
ssgsektUM that we could imagine how
she feas and urged her to proceed.
"Yoes know have been giving series
&C motion picture evenings at Camp Up
tom, and the last time was there they
asked me right in the middle Of the
Performance to spea& to them. Now
e<sss IN saaa&, please, that there were
5000 Of SO soldiers there, ranging all
eAe way from rnulti-nailli onaires to sub
way guards, and that I was really, to-
tally unprepared. Some ore stood there
waiting to cscost mo up on the stage
and S@eae one else whispered Don't 80,
II they don't like you they will hiss YOU
down. But there didn't seem to be any
thing to do but go, and as soon as I
started for the platform the boys
started to stamp their feet and sing Il
Fen in Love With a Beautiful Nurse, I
DoaS Want to Get Well.' NY picture
was SThe Lattaest Scout and I was
q Red Cross nurse.
VI was noss Gathering. Of course,
but also most disconcerting, and I
hardly know how I started to talk. But.
soon forgot all about being frightened,
and do you know they Ike me." Mrs,
Blac&ton seemed as surprised rs though
eFeTy one didns Ike her. Mrs Black
tom has been in France in the capacity
Of Red Cross nurse twice since the
war broke OUT Just al present she is
trying to go again and she has per-
fected a machine, which is an iuven-
ton Of her own, to make it possible
Tor the wounded soldiers to lie in bed
and still enjoy the motion pictures. The
screen is hung obliquely from the
ceiling and the machine which projects
the pictures is SO small that the per
to1mance may be held satisfactorily in
p small ward.
Il write my own scenarios and direct
my own pictures" said Mrs Blackton.
and then she laughed "When say
that / always think Of the woman
knew who said 10 all of her friends, y
make my own hats and dresses and
then you were expected to exclaim and
say, Really when, as a matter of fact.
you wanted to say, 4 should think vor
did, l wonder if people feel that way
when tell them that am writing and
directing my own pictures. hone
not
When Mrs Blackton writes stories
she always writes parts in tAcm for
little Charles Stuart, aged four. Charles
scorns being film actor. He wishes
to be a soldier, but while he is waiting
to grow big enough to fill one of the
khaki uniforms little Charles is willing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
to humor his mamma, who wishes him

10 humor his mamma, who wishes him
to support her in her now pictures.
what, me movie actor" exclaimed
Captain Charles with fine scorn. sI
should say not, Why, I'm going to be
all ready for tho next war and wear
these and these and these and shoot off
gun like that-and everything"
"That baby is so patriotic that I some
''mes feel / am harboring another
father Of his country" said Captain
Charles's mamma. "All day long he
keeps the nurse busy changing his
uniforms and at night he hangs his
soldier hats on the four posts Of the
bed. To protect Mother Paula as he
calls mes but as matter Of fact he
nearly frightened me to death last
night I woke up and saw these shad-
ows oh the wall pke four sent&nels, and
I way paralyaed With fright until / re-
membc4ed Charles and his idea Of pro-
tecting me-
writing IS the hardest work IN the
world for me- That Is why I make
myself do It. I can talk fuently, AZ
every one who knows me is ready to
admit, but as soon as try to dictate
my ideas to any one they are gone
write my own stories, but It is real.
real labor. Not at all Ike the 10Y of
directing then, or acting IN Them
1t sounds odd to hear Mrs, Blackton
admit that anything is difficult for her.
She just seems to be able to do every
thing. She has won more than seventy
five trophies in yachting races Her last
boat, Baby Speed Demon II, won the
Lord Northeliffe prize year before
the war. Then she can swim and dive
and skate and ride and dance and sing
yes, and write, too-worth while stuff.
in spite of the fact that she admits to
its being not a pleasure, but hard
ship.
AT present everything is subservient
to Mrs Blackton's war relief work.
She is shipping amhulances to France,
and every one who gives 500 has his
name on tho big metal shield inside
the car. Mrs Blackton says that the
checks and 500 bills come in so fast
that she can hardly dispose OF them.
Not to q single motion picture star has
she appealed in vain, which speaks we'll
for their generosity or for her powers
Of persuasion,
Mrs Blackton has a pcnchant for
diamonds and sapphires, and she has
a wonderful collection. One would
know Just to look at her that she would
choose these stones, for she looks like
diamonds and sapphires herself. She
has the bluest eyes, the whitest skin.
the pinkest cheeks and the blacklist
hair in the world, and she is called
the "Madonna Of the Screen" But we
think that is all wrong-at least she
is far more animated than any of the
ladies which were ever transferred TO
canvas by Michael Angelo or Raphael.
So, if Paula Blackton is a Madonna
she is very vivacious and up-to-date
one, who wears white linen MILDLY
blouse and a black velvet "Tam." Per-
haps a Howard Chandler Christy or
James Montgomery Flagg Madonna.
H. r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Random, Reels

Mabel Ncrmand will make her first
appearance as n star in Goldwyn pict-
ures at the Strand, in "Dodging Mill
ion," mystery drama, written by Ed
gar Selwyn, to-day. Miss Normand has
been absent from the screen for more
than a year. The cast includes Tom
Moore. Armand Cortes, ]. Herbert
Frank, Shirley ALBERT, Rita Dane
Norah Sprague, Joseph Smiley and
Bruce Biddle,
Billie Rhodes will appear in the lat
est Strand comedy, entitled "Thcir Lit
tie Kid"
On the musical programme are Rosa
Lind and Anita Tagel, who will sing
the duet from "Lakmc," and Herbert
Waterous, who will render "I Want
What Want When I Want It," and
"a Heart Bowed Down" The Sym
phony Orchestra, under the direction
Of Oscar Spirescu, will play Enesco's
"Rumanian Poem" This will be the
premier presentation Of this compost
ton in the United States.
Dorothy Dalton heads this weeks
programme at the Rialto in 'Flare- I'm
Sal" Paramount picture Of early days
in California. Mary Lawton will de-
claim "Verdun," to the accompaniment
of martial music, and there will be the
usual programme of orchestral num-
bers and pictorial novelties
"Flarc-Up Sal" is a dancer in n min
ing town, a role which Miss Dalton's
talents should enable her to do we'll.
She is supported by Thurston Hall and
William Conklin.
Hugo Riesenfeld will conduct the
Rialto orchestra in selections from
"Tannhauser." Emanuel List will sing
the Armorer's Song from "Robin Hood"
and there will be an added orchestral
number besides.