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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-10-17

Why buy many bottles Of other verni-
fuges when one bottle of Dr. Peery's 'Dead
Shot" will act surely and promptly Adv.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-10-17
SLOGAN of aGood Roads"

From all sides echoes and re-echoes
the slogan Of Good Roads"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-10-17
important 70 nNo,ba,s

You may have noticed that multi
tudes of friends come to visit those
who live on Easy street.
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there to consider the preservation Of
the relics of New York for posterity.
One must remember also that Tam
many Hall had it's first wigwam in
City Hall Park not far from the same
City Court where Tom Smith smiled
and where Mayors came and went out
of the portals Of the classic pile reared
by John McComb.
And yet, after all, we are still con-
siderlng the mere housings Of things,
for there remains the appeal Of the
STORED acres themselves which have
been there all these years and have
echoed with the footballs OF millions
and millions Of men.
This great lot IN the middle OF low
er New York is sacred and worthy OF
all honor, for 1t was the cradle of
American liberty. The stir of freedom
was felt in this city long before 1t
sounded from Boston, long before the
shot was fired at Lexington which was
heard around the world.
The men of New York in the Colon
ial days had in them the enterprise
and defiance OF tyranny which later
made them leaders in the struggle
against the Hanoverian king Of Eng
land. AS from the time of the Dutch,
the Commons had been reserved for
a meeting place for all who lad griev-
anres, they resorted to II. They ex-
pressed their dissatisfaction and their
yearnings by the raising of liberty
poles. Here they met about a lofty
pole in 1865 TO protest against the
Stamp Act and a year later they
reared another pole to commemorate
its repeal.
Naturally they came in cofiict with
the British soldiery. who were at that
time Park invaders to the extent of
having barracks in the City Hall Park
and Its ncighborhood. Frequent clash
es took place growing out of the Red
coats cutting down the liberty poles.
Once when pole had fallen quickly
before the military axe, the patriots
banded the next one so securely with
iron that II resisted the strongest eff
forts OF the soldiery.
Out of the collisions between the
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40 by 50 feet, which not long after
made way for the first almshouse
which was on tho site of the present
City Hail. Near it a space was set
aside, the length of two boards" for
the burying of the pauper dead. The
New Gaol. later known as the Provost
Prison, OF which mention has been
made. was erected in 1857 and there 1t
remained until 1903. when tho axe and
erowbar laid bare the cells in its cell
lar where Ethan Allen and other
leaders of the Revolutionary forces
were held in duranoe vile. The. Bride
well Prison appeared in 1913 and re-
manned there until 1888. when some OF
the material from its demolition was
built into the old Tombs. Then there
was another almshouse built in 1894.
which was so respectable a creation OF
bricks and mortar that It was per-
mitted TO remain until 1912, even in
the presence Of the lately completed
City Hall.
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farms and farming that last summer
eiShty-hve boys went To work On
farms during their summer holidays
That is one of the big ideas back o'
the courscE-to get tho boys SEQ IL
terested in farm work tina: they Nj. ~
to the country for their vacations an
get great deal Of practical experience
besides getting a great deal out ~ u
the way OF health and knoWlelse i
good living. II is expected ~ coh-s2'
that certain high pcrycnta-" " iHt''
boys will become so enamornd ~ aGr''
cultural work that they Wi. uN'ide +"
be farmers, and American agriculture
will have. been the gamer by just 'a'.
much. This summer it is eNle'.el
that two hundred or more high hoo
boys will spend their summer hoidaEs
on the farms OF the vicinity.
Mr, .Rexford emphasizes 'ha' II y
not the policy Of the Board q; L.I''.
ton to force the agricultural courses
on the boys. There might ne gre"
temptation on the part Of some '1 NV
boys TO take them because then o'"'
six months OF acaiemi' work Is ~,
quired for Il years credit my '".''
are not the sort OF boys wanted io7 '"'
courses. Efforts are to be made 20 ~
boys who are really interested IN asr'.
culture and who intend to keep II ~
after leaving high school
The boys who have previously sono
from the high schools to N" farms
have made good TO remarkable ue.
gree. They have found that the "''N
they did IN the manual tra!n'f,
courses did them. just as much t,u4
for farm work as for anythhI v.r
Many farmers have written O. w.
Board OF Education asking that 'ls
be sent TO them for vacation WORK ri.
usually they specify that ''' '.
should come from the manual 'ri.'"".
classes, In those classes me ,'-
learn how 10 do carpenter and 1". ~, 49,,
repairing work, and this h"oN 'us'
comes in mighty handy on the farm
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The almshouse was not much OF an
ediflce, but it blossomed out later as
the New York Institution and became
the gathering place for the illuminate
of this our city. Here was the origin
of the National Academy Of Design,
for within its walls youth who be-
came great painters In their day
learned to WELD the brush. Doughty
John Trumbull. soldier and painter,
too, bodied forth his Ideas on canvas
In his studio under the same roof. The
New York Historical Soicety came
into being beneath the rafters where
once the pawns OF poverty abode and
there began its invaluable collections.
And by the way. the associations which
grew out OF the meetings OF the So
ciety were responsible for the small
beginnings of some of the most noted
clubs of our city, such as the Union,
which was the outgrowth OF the meet
ing of the men of high ideals and
fine old families who foregathered
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
High Schools Adopt Farming

TINE Board of Education of New
York city will give a new twist
- TO the venerable old back to
the farm movement this fall, when II
will introduce in a number of the high
schools Of the Greater City agricul-
tural courses In which the boys Will
be taught how to farm and how to ap-
preciate life in the country. The work
is under the direction Of Frank A. Rex
ford. supervisor of agriculture in the
public schools, and already there is
considerable, interest being taken
among the high school boys and among
the teachers.
1--WE have not yet determined Just
what schools will be selected for the
courses" said Mr.. ,Rexford recently,
but all OF them seem to want them.
I've had many letters from principals
and pupils of the. various high schools
urging me TO establish the courses
there"
There will be at least one high school
In each borough selected for the work
OF the agricultural courses. In the
Bronx II will be either the Theodore
Roosevelt High School or the Morris
High School, and Newtown High
School In Elmhurst. l.. l.. probably
will be another OF the chosen. That
town is in the agricultural district, and
the boys there, or many OF them at
least are already interested In farm
Ing and farm work. Staten Island is
also very anxious to secure the courses,
and several Manhattan schools have
asked that their boys be given the op-
portunity to learn something about
farming.
The courses are to be an elaboration
OF work that has previously been done,
only beginning this fall 1t will be on
much larger scale than heretofore. For
the past year or so there have been
agricultural courses AT the Curtis High
School, which proved SO popular and
made the boys think 80 much about
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rotunda those who had passed to thei-
reward have lain in state.
The clearing away of the archi-
tectural rubbish from the park would
he the finals of a campaign TO keep
this area for the purpose for which 1t
was originally intended. 1t was dedi-
Gated from the earliest years OF the
City Of New York as the forum of the
people and the removing OF such OBJ
stacles as the Old Post once would
only serve 10 make 1t more commodi-
out as place Of public assembly.
Variously known as the Vlacte, the
Flats. the Second Plains, the Commons
and the Green, this park of ours has
always been regarded as the property
OF every citizen. The Dutch settlers
used. 1t as a pasture for their cows
but 1t was a grazing ground to which
ell kline were welcome.
II suffered from time to time from
building eNcrescences. There was a
house on It in 1928. a roomy affair.
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although 1t overshadows II somewhat.
does not mar its chaste design for
ponderous, as the Municipal Building
is. 1t suggests somewhat pf the Italian
feeling which the English translated
into their Georgian style of which the
seat of our Government Is such an ex-
emplar.
The City Hall has been restored so
much that It is now more like itself
than 1t has been since tho civil war
Its Stockbrldge marble has been mel
lowed by time and its graceful col
umns defy the passage or the years.
Now that the new campanile, more
Iiko that which old John McComb de-
signed probably than the one which
nc had built, is now in place owing to
the skill OF Mr.. Grosvenor Atterbury
and associates, the City Hail has
enough to commend 1t TO enable It TO
dominate the park for all centuries
to come. 1t has received beneath Its
roof the great Of the earth and In its
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-19
RED CROSS AIDS
 IN MONTENEGRO

Cetttnje, Montenegro, April 19.--- (Correspondence of The Associated Press) ).-This little Balkan country has been tasting the benefits of Amer ican Red Cross relief work. Major Edwin G. Dexter, of New York, and a staff of forty-f1ve assistants, including physicians and nurses, have been feeding the poor, caring for the sick and instituting American sanitary methods for several weeks. The re suits have evoked warm expressions of thanks from tie government. Re lief stations have been established at CattarO, Podgoritza, Nitshitz and Get ttnje and several hundred tons of supplies have already been distributed to the needy and 10 the hospitals.
 The American and Red Cross flags which fly from the Red Cross Mis- sion's ware house in this ancient and picturesque city have excited wide interest among the Montenegrins. The members of the mission have been made the guests of the Montenegrin government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-19
TO GIVE 4 MORE
 HUN SHIPS UP
Germans Expected to De liver Them ill London
 for U. $.

Washington. April 19. The re- maining four of the 12 German pas senger liners assigned to the United States for troop transport service will be delivered soon in England. where American naval crews will be put on board. A despatch to the navy de- partment today. said the Brandenburs and the Santa Elena were expected within 9 short ti-le and that the Inn perator and Berlin were due within three weeks.
 Six of the 12 ships now are in the transport service, two, the Patricia and Kaiserin Auguste Victoria hay ing arrived in the United States yes terday. Four others. the Mobile, the Prinz Friederich Wilhelm. the Graf Waldersee and the Zeppelin, are en- route to American ports with soldiers. The Cap Finistere and Pretoria have been delivered iu England and will go to France soon to take on troops.
 The names of the German ships will be retained, 1t was said, vester- day, except in cases where they con fict with those of ships now in the navy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-19
HUNS MAY SEND TROOPS MUNICH
Communist Troops Are Be. seiging That City-Re-
 lief is Wanted,

Berlin, "Wednesday, April 1s.-By The Associated Press)-The German National Government Is considering seriously the sending of government troops or, at least, German general staff officers to aid in the relief of Munich from the Communist forces, although niether the Bavarian nor German governments wish to cause such an invasion of state rights if it can be avoided.
 The bulk of the Bavarian peasants, it is reported, are still loyal to the government of Premier Hoffman. The Peasants Association has issued a de- cIaration asserting that the deyasta- ton of the country, the pIundering of houses and barns and the rnurdering of peasants by Communist bands have become intolerab1e.
 Munich, 1t Is said, is affected only slightly as yet by the action of the peasants in cutting off food sup piles. It Is declared that there is enough food in the city to feed the inhabitants for one week, but the Communists have seized all the sup plies and can live comfortably for a long while if they do not feed the non-communists.
 Gandorffer, a leader of 8 small sec ton of the peasants which went over to the Communists, has been arrested by the Hoffmann government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-19
WANT ABDUCTORS TO BE PUNISHED
French Women Ask For Ac tion by Peace Conference
 Against Huns.

Paris, April 1s.-(French Wireless Service)-A petition for the punish ment of the Germans responsible for the deportation of women from Lille, Rouhaix and Tourcoing in the Spring Of 1916 will soon be handed to the Peace Conference. It is signed by 15,- 600 women, including Madame Gas ton Ca1mette and Mrs. Anna Roose- welt. The petition says:
 ''Tn spite of the most elementary laws of humanity, thousands of wo- men, girls and children of every con ditIon were systematically abducted from their families and were forced to submit to the most odious treat ment. We women of France with bleeding and broken hearts demand Justice from the peace conference on behalf of our martyred sisters.
 "TO prevent such crimes from ever being perpetrated again, we demand that those guilty of them be punished d like ordinary criminals. We trust you will exact full justice from Germany and her Allies We are nearing the anniversary of the day. April 23 1918. when that odious deed, agains; which the women of all nations pro test, was carried out, and we firmly trust that another year will no+ elapse before the guilty are punished both those who issued the order from Berlin and those who executed it in the most brutal way.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-19
MAYOR ID LEAD
 GRAND MARCH AT
 BIC POLICE BALL.

A novel Grand March will be the feature of the Police Ball to be held next Wednesday night at the Ar mory. Acting Superintendent Charles H. SuckIey has planned a very pretty and effective march to proceed the the dancing. Mayor Wilson and tho Commissioners with their wives will lead the march. In the case of Com missioner Frank B. Anderson the committee is making every effort tc obtain a partner for him. 4,sIFe will be the only official batchelor partici- pant.
 The dancers will have the satisfac- tion of gliding over a brand new floor as the Armory Is being refIoored with the best obtainabIe. This work will be completed on Monday in plenty of time for waxing, The delights of new floor combined with excellent music by the Wheeler & Wilson Band will make gay the hearts of all lovers of dancing. The large floor space af- forded by the Armory will assure everyone who attends a pleasant and enjoyable evening.
 This is the first time in three years since the Police Department has asked the people of Bridgeport to support mem In any enterprise. In the meantime the policemen have been very active and effective work CTS for every municipal movement. Their good work in Red Cross Drives. '. NJ. c. A., K. of c. campaigns, as- sistance rendered. to Draft Boards and many other National, State, City and private endeavors deserve the pubIic's support for a successful and enjoya bIe Policemen's Ball.
 The chief aim of the members of the committee in charge of the arrangements for the ball is to make it an enjoyable affair but they are also interested in the financial re- suits and the proceeds will be used to defray the expenses of the State Convention to be held in Bridgeport during the week of June 18th next. Present indications are that the ball will be a grand success.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-19
PATRIOTIC NOTARIES
 REFUSE TO ABET STACKE2

The records of the Naturalization Bureau reveal the very rocky road to Slacker-town travelled by a certain neutral alien not long ago.
 Under the law. if an alien from a neutral country desires to obtain eX- emption from military service he may file a, certain form from the Provost MarshaPs Office with the local draft board This form provides for the withdrawal of his declaration of in tention and surrender of it, and 1t must be witnessed by a notary. This particular alien made out the form and saIIied forth with confidence to find the nearest notary to witness it. On all his pilgrimage he found not one man who was willing to abet him.
 The sequel to the case is that a To- cal exemption board sent the form in to the Naturalization Bureau, which has forwarded it to the court out Of which declaration was issued with q petition for cancellation of the de- cIaration and entering an order for ever barring the alien from citizenship as a. stacker.
 The act of July g, 1918, apparently provided for such cases, and about 1000 others of like nature. In this act Congress stated that any alien Of a neutral country who, haFlng oe- clared his intention, was drafted and would not enter the military service, should be forever barred from be- coming an American citizen Under this law, the Bureau of Naturalization is filing petitions in all of the natu- ralization courts where these declara- lions of intention were issued, peti- tioning the court to enter the order forever barring the alien declarant who preferred to renounce forever his possibilities of securing American citizenship to entering the military service of the country which he had declared his intention to adopt as his permanent home
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-19
IMPAIR MORALE
 OF BOL SHEv WIKI
Troops Want to Leave Front - Officers Hold
 Them With Guns.

Archange1, Thursday, April IT, CBy The Associated Press. )---The Bol- shevikt have evacuated the town of Bolshie Ozerki, according to peasants who fled to the Allied lines yesterday. The enemy was evidently driven out by the constant smelling to which the Russo-Allied artillery has been sub- jecting the town during the last two weeks, finally making it untenable. The Bolshevih are reported to have established positions in the woods nearby.
 This bonbardment, together with a shortage of supplies due to the tha:w- ing roads leading south from Bolshte Ozerki, who were reporter to be with out provisions. The peasants report ed that the troops wanted to leave the front but that the Communist of ftcers were holding them in place with machine guns posted along the road in the rear.
 The enemy's guns from near Bo1- shie Ozerki shelled the Russo-Allied positions last evening for 20 minutes without causing any casualties. The other sectors are generally quiet
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-19
STORY OF
 BATTLE OF PERM

Omsk, Siberia, April 19-CCorres- pondence of The Associated Press)- A Russian volunteer soldier who took part in the battle Of Perm gives tha following narrative of what he saw in the village of Kouychine, not far from Perm, where he was stationed during the fighting which resulted in the complete defeate of the BoI- sheviki
 He was ordered to clean out three cesspooIs which were filled with the corpses of people who apparently be- longed to the intellectual or cultivatt ed class of the community. Many of the bodies bore wounds made with swords. He removed thirty corpses from the first pit, the ages of the victims ranging from $ to so years. There were several women among the victims All the bodies were nak- ed. There was reason to believe in the soldiers opinion. that many of the people were thrown into the pits still alive and they died by slow suffoca- tion and from the effects of their wounds.
 The inhabitants of the village vera so terrified that they acted like in- sane persons. When the Siberians came as victors and the town bells rang out, the people jumped for joy. claspIng hands and skipping around in circles.
 In the nefghborhood village of Cor nozavadsk, situated on a railroad. the people were found to be absolutely without nourishment, and the condi- ton of the children was pitiabIe to witness
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-19
SPRING IMPROVEMENTS.

The difference between a. bright, cheerful looking town, and dis couraged, seedy appearing one, is largely house paint. A town may be built of expensive houses and busi- ness structures. But if the paint be- comes worn and dirty, the town has an air of decayed and has-been eIe- Gance. Where buildings are kept painted, the town looks like a place where confidence and enterprise exist.
 Of course many people feel that the cost of labor and materials for painting is so high that they cant af- ford 1t. But many good authorities say that prices of all kinds have moved permanently to a higher lev el. including of coufse painting ma teriaIs and labor. The man who post pones needed painting job on the hope of getting a lower price, is ike ly to wait some time. And while he is waiting, he is encouraging his neighbors and the community to give a constant impression of shabbiness and dilapidation. Also buildings de- teriorate fast when worn paint fails to give protection from weather.
 A good many people. in these days of Daylight Saving, will find time to
 
 handle the brush aTvkwardly, but they will find the improvement of their property an ample compensa- ton for their effort
 It is poor economy to use cheap paints. These soon show wear, and the owAer is tempted to allow his buildings to become chronically shabby. Any painter will say that unadulterated leads and oils are cheapest fin the long run.
 People who contemplate painting should give thought to questions of color and taste. Too vivid coIors give a. building Q iouSb and bold appear ance that is not homelike for a dwelling nor dignifed for a business building. But when well selected colors have been applied. the build ing looks enough better to a pur- chaser to secure an additional price twice the cost of the painting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-19
TRANSPORT JUST
 ESCAPES SMASH
Mercy Had Many Wounded Soldiers S. Officer
 Stopped Bootlegging.

New York, April 19. While the transport Mercy was off port in the fog yesterday she narrowly escaped collision with the tanker Charles Braley, which missed the Mercy s bow by scarcely 20 feet after the hos pital vessel had reversed engines in response to whistles of warning. Lieu tenant Commander F. H. Burr. who was on the bridge, said the Mercy was making knots an hour so that It was easy to halt her. The life boats call was sounded and prepara- tions were under way to take off the bed-ridden men had 1t been neCes- sary. Several of the small boats were already on their davits when 1t was seen there was no danger. A ma jority of the soldiers thought a prac- tice drill was in progress and there was no panic.
 When the Mercy was 100 miles off the French coast a drifting mine mis- sed striking the ship by less than four feet, officers said. The Mercy paused long enough to destroy the mine.
 Sergeant Harry L. Linder, return ing with the Croix de Guerre, told how Colonel ogden, of Boston, who was judge advocate with the army of occupation, discoura ged the German system of "bootlegging' in the area where the American troops operated. Two Germans smuggled wine into Coblenz, said Lndner, who was then an interpreter for the America n Third Army. Colonel Ogden.'' said the sergeant, didn't do a thing to them but send them up for ten years and fine them 250,OoO marks each. After that we didn't see much boot logging around"