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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04
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swell" said the turtle, an he looked
about him, "this flower shOW seems 70
be all right. | won't say too much
about it, for II wouldn't do 20 praise 1t
no too highly until l was here long
enough to know that was speaking
truly about it.
But / think it must be good flower
show and only one where hne flowers
are shown, as well as fine vegetable
gardens are exhibited, for my master
would certainly never let Inc come TO
a common show. No indeed"
So the turtle talked to himself. Now
the turtles name was Percy, and he
was q very valuable turtle. He was
in a beautiful garden-not real out
of-doors garden, but the kind OF sam
pie garden which they have at dover
show.
They have samples Of everything
which have to do with flowers at
flower show. For instance, there are
little gardens, laid 'out with flower
beds, paths, fountains, just as they
would be in really big gardens.
There are simple gardens, and elaD-
crate gardens, and samples OF trees
shrubs and all sorts of flowers.
Now Percy was in very fine sam
pie garden. 1t had paths, and rocks
behind which water ran. And it had
beautiful beds of flowers and sun
dial.
81 believe" said Percy, the turtle
to himself, 'that l am becoming bored.
/ am rather weary Of these same
smooth paths, these flowers, this wa
ter and these rocks. Even the sun
dial Is annoying to me. | would like
to have d change"
SO as Percy thought about a change
he decided he would see what he could
do about having one.
"Tn start off at once" he said, and
off he wandered. He went along
part of the building where there were
not many people. For the flower show
was being held in q great building.
He saw garden Of vegetables and
said to himself: 'gThls will be great
change, and that is what ] need-a
change of air and scene"
OF course he was right in one way
and wrong in another, for the air in
the building where the flower show
was being held was about the same
where the flower gardens were and
where the vegetable gardens were.
But he was right in one way, it is
true, for he had been living in flower
garden and this was vegetable gar
den.
''TTow do you do, plants?" he said
politely, though not too politely, for
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04
Red Triangle Man Tells Of
Serving At Chateau Thierry

The Y. NJ. C. A. has been criticized
because 1t was said that it had no enc
st the fighting in the region Of Cha
teau Thierry. The other day, Ernest
C. Bardweli, a New York man, came
back from France, broken in health
because OF his strenuous work in that
region.
Mr.. Bardwell was one OF a party OF
Y. M. c. A. men who entered Cha
teau Thierry village with supplies at
10 o'clock on the morning of July q
and worked an day and far into the
night serving the boys who were beat
ing back the German counterattscks,
The last German prisoners. he said,
were taken out of Chateau Thierry at
$3.50 o'clock on the same morning.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04

A very large proportion Of the coun-
ties in the Southern States have adopt
cd the individual quota system for the
Victory Loan, and expect thereby to
distribute the investments in securi-
ties over wider ground. By this sys-
TEN, every citizen will be assigned a
definite quota which he is expected to
take. just as states and counties have
their quotas. This will be based on
his income and property, and viii be
subject to change by local appeals
committee if he feels his quota has
been fixed at too high figure.
In previous campaigns, counties
which used the individual quota plan
went over the top quickly and by q
large mar gin, without placing the bur
den of heavy investments on compar-
atively few patriotic citizens. This
plan makes every man feel certain that
his neighbor also is carrying his share
Of the obligation to his country.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04

he was such an aristocratic, stylish
turtle it wouldn't have done at all to-
have been too friendly.
"How do you do?" the plants an
swered, nodding their heads.
''I'm Percy, the turtle he said.
Again the plants nodded their
heads. He had said that he was Per-
cy, the turtle, in such a high and
mighty way that they were SIRE he
must be Important, but they didn't
know why he was Important. In fact,
they had never heard of Percy, the tur-
tie, before in all %of their vegetable
lives. ~ Y ESQ.,. =
EYES," continued Percy, II am worth
one thousand dollars. If you don't be-
lieve me, ask my mistress. / suppose
you can't ask her because yoe can't
go calling on her, unless she buys
you and eats you. But the maybe
she wouldn't get chance To tell you
until she had eaten you, and that
would be sad. f
N~AAe eAS NAJs EsSASNt 0SAAN'N @ASS
for speak the truth; I am thou.
sand dollar turtle and I have come to
the flower show to let folks know what
q fine, expensive turtle can be like"
The plants didn't like so say that
they didn't see he was any different
from any other turtle.
"Yes," continued Percy, 81 am very
valuable and come from,a flower gar
den. l don't mix with vegetable gar
denS as rule. I'm giving you treat
in visiting you.
my mistress feeds me on green
flies and delicious ground grubs every
day." Percy continued, 'but will take
a little taste of some Of you plants.
Say not a word, but be very thankful,
for I'm Percy, the fine turtle, 1 am
And his mistress. who had thought
Percy was lost. found her precious,
snobbish. flower-garden pet in an ordl-
nary vegetable garden actually enjoy
ing himselfI
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04
February Twsnty-Fourth,
1919

February FWGntyFouftf
Mr. President
We respectfully urge necessity for Immediately reHoyn
The presen price at which cotton sells estnet
production localities Bankers and merchants nve
upon in many instances beyond prices which il now sci
This situation il demorazng conditions in the sta
raised and threatens serious financial loss 2
merchants and bankers advanced upon coo
Cotton embargo list can only be expofteq i
approved by the War Trades Board nnOI 9
learned recently Of large sales of cotton Wnien wOua
neutral countries fact that the War Trades Board
cotton being the embargo s cousa not De exp
That you may appreciate the the injury AA
scon of markets places upon holders Of cotton we
selling last September for hregn ef
then that the subject of cotton was referred to the Wan
Board with view to stabizing the price or ming ene pc "a
market broke the price a1d demoraed purchaser
buyers the hyeght cent market and d
market thirty pound The War Industries Po
authority to fix price and nc power
it, bot injury had already been done Ra
developed that the War Trades Board was ser
cotton by restricting licenses for shp
countries contiguous Germany Austria and from wb
reached either of the enemy countries
dmoad the cotton market and forced down the p
il taken OFF the embargo list, broader opportunt
and the INJURY which has been done to
and merchants and bankers in the sections where c0on IS ray
reduced.
We earnestly appeal to you cotton OF the embar
Permit sold and shipped where purchasers Y
to buy
citizens He is not asking the Government 70 Civ
which to other farm products We only as
placed him his
Respectfully
North carolina:-- mississippi
F.. NJ. SIMMONS JAMES K. VARDA
LEE s. OVERMAN.
Louisiana
South Carolina- JOS. E. RANSDF
ELLISON SMITH. EDWARD j. CA
P. POLLOCK.
Georgia. JOS. T. ROBINs(s
HOKE SMITH WILLIAM F. kIR
THOS. w HARDWICK.
Florida THOMAS p GORE
DUNCAN U. FLETCHER ROBERT L. OWE
PARK TRAMNEII ! s
Alabama CHAS A. CULBER
JNO H. BANKHEAD. MORRIS SHEPPAF
OSCAR UNDERWOOD
Tennessee
JNO X. SHIELDS.
KENNETH MCCLELLAN
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04
THE v. NJ. c. a. IN FAR EAST

The work OF the Y, II c. A. in Mace
donia IL rapidly extending over the
newly-opened areas, ;.nd in the present
state OF flux heavy responsibilities de.
volve upon c. W. Bates. the secretary
in charge e aalcnioA Centres have
been opened IN Serbs at vranja,
Nish, MonasttF ana ether towns, and
in the capital ely. Belgrade. the Y,
M. c. A. is now established in = good
building. Perctval Whitley. SON OF
the deputy speaker OF the English
House Of Commons, is deTelopinC the
Associations work In Northern Bull
garia, while on Turkish soil Mr.. How.
ard Bradley has planted the Red
TriangS In constantinopts itself.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04

w "a. Jurors henceforth, ifthe bill
becomes law will he selected iromth
assessment rolls Of the city not from
the reqistratio list. Eyen a con-
ireuvaiveljliIxe William P.Connd p
q torpedo that will propeIl itself two
hundred miles without the necessity
OF having to be shot out Of gun 10
start il. For illustration; 1t could
I've started from here and she'll At
lanta up in the mountains, or Saw
annah down by the sea. That Is
one Of the products Of civilization
President Wilson himself is da a
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04

Lansing, Michigan. How the rul
ing class is trying to tighten its grip
on the whole machinery Of govern
ment is strickingly illustrated in the
effort now being made in the Michi~
gan Legislature to insert a property
clause as a qualification for Michigan
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04
SHORT TERM BONDS.

The government has decided upon
short term bonds, to be redeemed in
from one to five years. for the Victory
Loan, instead of bonds maturing in
fifteen. to twenty years.
Secretary OF the Treasury Carter
Glass feels convinced that these Sc
curities win command higher market
price than those covering longer pc
Rod.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04
SHOULD FERTILIZERS FOR COTTON Be RED(
C. A. white, Soil Improvement Committee Atlanta Ca

Fertilizers applied in kind and quantity that
taught will bring the largest profits to the farmer No
less.
Profits production largely depend upon factor
nd fertilizers. Both high in 4
Cotton requires of labor labor than
general Therefore when the
profits cotton production rapidly easily wiped
cotton burdened with labor it follows tina
producing it depend increasing the yield
upon than most other As of fact
lands of the South hardly
producing cotton Therefore, fertilizers
the farmer the only profit he could to
producing is plain thenhat ferize
would simply cutting down the farmers PROFITS 1t
that farmer having kind of land
away his through
necessary amount Of fertilizers
Fertilizers high priced 1T But after ALL ii
much the price the prpfproducng of the fertilizers
guide. Fertilizers yields possible
other words, they labor the b,
factor making crop cotton eit
expense and make profits certain
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04
Tonuue Twisters.

/. Flossie fried fritters. a..
2. A bit of bitter butter.
3. Katie canned crabapples.
4. Little Lassie Lily.
5. Squirrels crack hickory nuts.
Repeat these as fast as you can,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04

.-@H-~-~ -fss~- - 49, : -
The world is just emerging from
the bIoodiest war since the dawn OF
civilization. II had been thought
by many that the race had reached
such a state Of civilization as would
make impossible another great war.
that people would settle their diff;
ferences by reason rather than by
force OF arms. But civilization has
never prevented a war and never
will.
Representatives Of practically all
the nations Of the world are together
discussing two great questions.
What terms ehould be i'm
posed upon the defeated nationsY
and 2-IIow to prevent war IN the
ufutre2
The first will be settled by impos'
ing az severe terms upon the van
ouished nations as they--the dele.
gates at the conlerence-believe
they can meet. They will charge
them all the indemnity that they
think can be collected.
The second will be settled, 50 far
as the present conference is con-
cerned, by forming some kind Of 4
League Of Nations, /" imposing up
on each other the obligation Of sub
nitting their grievances to an inter-
national tribunal for settlement.
We, tile United States. are nc
directly interested in the first as We
did not enter the war for any mate
rial gain, but to make the world
q safe place TO live in, !" That be-
ing true we have, or should have
the sane interest in the people q
what was known as the Contra
Powers even as we have Tor tlit
people OF those nations with whom
we were associated in the war.
President Wilson himself contendt
that the German people were not
reepensible for the war, but thai
our task was 10 deliver them IRON
the menace and the actual power o.
d vast military establishment CON
trolled bl nm Irresponsible govern
ment. That task has been accom-
plished aud now We must not per
init such terms Of settlement to bt
imposed upon them that would pu'
them under conditions more intol'
erlble than those from which We
delivered them.
The SECOND question involved W.
are vitality interested in, 1t touches
the very principles upon which on
government was established ane
imperils our national existence.
So far as preventing future wars
is concerned, the League of Ma
TONS such as is being discussed
will never Go that any more than i
will stop the ebb and flow of tn,
great oceans. Those who are en-
deavoring to form this League o
Nations evidently know this fol
while Shey are forming the League
Of Nations" to prevent war all thu
leading nations interested in its for
nation are planning greater expen
ditures Tor ornaments and wa
reparation than ever before; IN
CASE THE LEAGUE SHOULD
FAIL.
Prior to our entry into this wa
the standing army of the United
States WAS less than 100000, tina
now determined upon is more thar
500, 900, which will be doubled
within the next twelve or eighteen
months after the mark now set ha
been reached. We are also plan
ming a greater navy than any nation
has ever had; besides aeroplane
uncomfortable in number and size
1t is also claimed that we have nov
invented, for use in the next war
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-04
THE PRESIDENT is ASKED TO
REMOVE EMBARGO ON COTT'
Petition Prepared BY Senator HOke Smith and Signed
Southern Senator's, Except One LAW

following copy Of the petition prepared by senno
Smith presented President Wilson Just peore h
this month 1t bears the signatures OF all o pn OF "
the President will act YoFaoy on Wis
very shortly and that the embargo win be removed +.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-19
SHOT WHITE BOY, CLAIM
Warrant Issued Today for Negro Fol-
lowing Quarrel Over Rifle.

A warrant charging Harry Killing.
negro. S2o East Twelfth street, with
assault with a deadly weapon upon
Charles Billups, IA. white. 1105 East
Eighth avenue. was issued today in the
court of Topeka.
According to the story told by the
white boy he was in a restaurant at
621 East Tenth street last night when
Killing came in with a 20 caliber rifle
in his hand. He was disgusted with
a days hunting which netted him
nothing.
I'D sell this * gun for % cents
he said.
The white boy 'iha nded him the 20
cents and took the gun. Later. Killing
wanted 20 back out of the BARGAIN, so
the story goes. and the white boy
wouldn't turn back the gun Finally
the white boy. left the restaurant and
Killing followed A few minutes LATER
rifle shots were heard on the Tenth
and Washington street bridge One
-slfot- had entered the boys right leg
and another grazed his baci1- killing
claims it was accidental in a more or
less friendly scuffle over the possession
of the rifle
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-19
Hutchinson /. w. w. Members
Let Of Easy by Judge.
Twenty-Six Get From Three to
Nine Years.
PAY $4,000 COURT COSTS
Organization Leaders Would
Have Gotten Limit-Pollock.
Jury Decided Unlawfulness of
the Society Is Decision.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 1s.-Judge
John C. Pollock today sentenced V. w.
Lyons of Hutchinson, Kan, who en-
tered a. plea of guilty Wednesday in
the 1. w. w. trial in the federal court
in Kansas City, Kan, to serve one day
in Jail. Lyons was one of the 1. w. w.
members on trial for disloyalty.
When Lyons was called into Judge
Pollocl1s office today Ieniency was
urged for him by S. B. Amidon of
Wichita, Kan, a special prosecutor in
the I. w. w. cases. HE got into the
nization by mistake said Mr..
Amidon.
Twenty six members of the I. w. w
today faced sentences of from three to
nine years in the federal penitentiary
for conviction on charges of activities
in Kansas and Oklahoma. Seven 9TH
ers indicted were not sentenced.
The men were sentenced concur
rently on four counts. The sentences
carried no fines but court costs were
assessed. The fifteen days consumed
in the trial represented costs of ap-
proximately $50.000.
Just before passing sentence, Judge
John c. Pollock said:
The question of lawfulness or un-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-19
That's Answer of Earl Shearer
To Wife's Petition.
Her First Hubby Killed Two
Years Before His Birth, Claim.
WOODED IN HAMMOCK, He SAYS
Asserts She Was Then Veteran
3 Weddings, Divorces.
Also Declares His Money and
Not Love, Was Inducement.

Claiming that his. wife, nearly
twice his age, coaXed him into a mar
riagN with her when he was only Is
years old, Earl Shearer, a one-armed
man living at 1902 Taylor street. in an
answer and cross petition filed today
asks that divorce be denied his wife
and granted to him and that his pro-
perty be given to him.
Shearer describes a visit to the
home of his wife's brother when he
was 8 Years old and says that the
brother was not home. He tells the
court that he was lying in a ham
mock waiting. for the brothers return
when his present wife, then a woman
"a years of age with three maria ges
and two divorces to osher credit, walked
out to the hammock. put her arms
around him and made love to him.
The lad admits it made an impress
sion on him-such an impression. he
tells the court, that he consented to
her proposals to take her to parks and
other places of amusements. Finally.
he claims, she induced him to go to
Lawrence, lie to the marriage license
her.
Shearer states that since the mar
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-19

riage he has become sophisticated.
Love OF money and not of him in
duced the leap year affair described
IN his cross petition, he asserts. At
that time he had a damage suit in dis
trict court against the Wolff Packing
company where he lost his arm. He
says now she married him for the
money he might get from the pack
ing company.
a judgment for s2.100 was obtained
against the company and after the
lawyers were paid and other expenses
settled he had 1881 in cash. With
a part of this money he purchased a
home. His wife, he claims, insisted
that the deed be made out in her
name and he compromised by placing
the title in both their names.
Shearer then takes up the charge
made by his wife in her petition that
he attempted to have improper rela-
tions with her daughter, Mrs. Hurst,
whose divorce suit against her hus-
band is scheduled for trial tomorrow.
Admitting the daughter is more near
ly his age than his wife, as his wife's
war veteran, was killed two years be-
fore he was born. Shearer emphat-
ically denies the allegation.
Four Men One Night.
The daughter is described as lone
He'll Cat" who. he claims. entertained
four different men in his house in one
night. He offers to name the men if
his step-daughter desires. He claims
that he ordered the step-daughter out
of the house in order to save the rep
utation of his home.
Shearer also describes joint attacks
on his person by his wife and step
daughters He tells the court that his
face at this time bears marks, result
ing from scratches placed there by his
wife and step-daughter. T. D. Hum
phries. Topeka. attorney, filed the an
swer and cross petition.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-19
TO CHECK ALL SAVINGS
Postoffice Department VIII Watch
1v--.-.-~..- - rz-.,xrx,

Postoffice Department VIII Watch
Newspapers of Country.
Washington. Dec. 1S--Steps were
taken in congress today to keep an
accurate check on the amount of pa
per the publishers of the country will
conserve as the result of the recent
appeal of the house postoffice com
mittee for an immediate reduction OF
10 per cent in paper consumption.
The postma ster general was asked
in resolution of Representative
Steenerson. Minnesota. chairman of
the house postoffice committee, to
make monthly reports of the weights
of the daily editions of all papers in
the country using the mails until De-
cember 10, 1920.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-19

lawfuiness of this organization was
passed upon by the jury. These men
were not its promoters. but. as is often
the case. those most responsible for an
offense are not in court. The maxi
mum sentence l can impose Is thirty
years and a fine of $4,000. Were
those most responsible here. I would
be inclined to impose it. but they are
not and I am not going to impose SO
severe a sentence on those who only
were doing Others bidding"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-19
NOTICE SCOTTISH RITE MASONS

Scottish Rite Masons will meet at
the Temple at 1870 o'clock Saturday
afternoon to attend the funeral of
Brother John S. Young, 32o. Funeral
services PenwelFs chapel at 200 p. m.
FRANK L. STURGES. sc KOCH.
Master OF Kadosh. Topeka, Cpnsistory
No /.
JAS B. DoNCYsON, 32o KC.c.H..
Registrar-Ady
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-19
would Bar Half YcIiows..

San Francisco, Dec. 19.--Sen. James
o. Phelan announced today that he
would submit to congress on his re-
turn to Washington a joint resolution
for a constitutional amendment pro-
hibiting American born children of
japanese and Chinese parents from
becoming citizens of the Uuited States.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-19
Gross Attantic Errcr KiIlcti.

Rouen, France, Dec 1e.-Ca pt.-Sir
John Alcock. the first aviator TO make
nonstop airplane flight across the
Atlantic, died here this morning as
result of injuries he received when
his plane crashed yesterday near Cot
tevrard, department. Of Seine Inferf-
fure, Normandy
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-19
ATTENTION, o. E. S.

Beulah Chapter. No. 81. o. E. S,
will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2.30.
Program: Business session, initiation
and election of officers in the after
noon. Dinner at 6 p. m. and installa-
ton of officers in the evening.
MRS ZOE PRATHER. w NJ,
MRS. CORA w. WELSH, Sec'y.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-19
wu Be Mexican Candidate.

Washington. Dec. 19.-Anbassado dor
Ygnacio Bonillas it is said. has cabled
from Washington his acceptance of
the nomination rendered him by the
Mexican national civilian party and
asked the president of that organiza-
ton for the political platform formu-
lated for it's candidate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-02
Is to 20 Chapters in Treaty
(By Associated Press.1

Paris, May q The peace treaty
comprises from fifteen to twenty
chapters, according to Marcel Hutin
in Echo De Paris. The Preamble con
tanned in the first chapter, setting
forth reasons why various contract
ing parties entered the war and men
toning the necessity for the League
Of Nations. The second chapter deals
With German frontiers and the third
contains all clauses connected with
alternations of frontiers resulting in
changes in sovereignty of territory
The fourth sets forth the military,
naval and aerial clauses and the fifth
takes up the disposition of German
colonies. 1t is said other chapters are
not yet completed. Hutin adds that
there is every reason to believe the
German delegation has full powers
and will end negotiations by signing
preliminaries of the treaty.