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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05

RurIeson Wins Suit About Postal Cars
washington. of the court
Of claims in effect holding that the
postmaster general has the right to
determine the character OF railway
nostoffice cars needed in the mail ser
vice have been sustained
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05

Death Has Called Charles GarVice
London. Death has called Charles
Garyice, enc of the English novelists
whose books are read by the English
speaking world.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05

Moscow-serlin Train Service Arranged
Berlin. THE Neue Berlinger lei
tung states that the Soviet govern
ment will provide train service be-
tween Moscow and Berlin twice week
" for the exchange of prisoners. The
paper also learns that shipping service
between Hamburg and Odessa is being
arranged
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
over Rates Urged BY Rail President

New York Frederick D. Under
wood. president OF the Erie railroad,
made plea for lower passenger rates
and readjusunent of freight rates,
IN a statement concerning the re-
sumption of private control
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
Warrant For Hall OF Pensions Signed

Atlanta. - Governor Dorsey has
signed warrant for s632,82O to pay
a little over half Of the Confederate
pension for this year, amounting to
a million and aquarter dollars. The
balance will be paid as soon as the
money is available in the treasury,
probably late in April or early in May.
In paying half Of the counties in full,
Pension Commissioner John w. Lind
gey is following his usual custom OF al
ternating in years, paying those coun-
ties first this year which received
their money last in 1919
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
,sa passenuers Reseued from VesseI

asa Passengers Hescued FTom vessel
Halifax. The Lcyland line steamer
Bohemian. bound for Liverpool from
Boston, with 1S4 passengers on board,
vent on the rocks forty miles east of
Sanbro. Tugs rescued the passengers
and brought them to port.
The courier-index., 1920-03-26

United States Department of Agri- culture in it's efforts to exterminate this pest in Texas. It would be a disaster to the cotton industry if the pink boil worm should be spread over any considerable area. have been pretty closely associated with
 the ravages of the cotton boil weevil and know the tremendous damages and great losses to the farmer due to that insect. It would be a ca lamity for farmers in the cotton territory to be forced to go through second experience of similar character have always had faith that human ingenuity would some times devise means of destroying the boil weevil. At the present time my faith seems fairly certain
The courier-index., 1920-03-26
NEW ARKANSAS EXPERIMENT
 STATION IS DEVELOPING

The work of organizing and equipping the new college farm as an up-to-date agricultural expert ment station will require a great deal of work and some money and equipment according to pr. Brad ford Knapp, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Arkansas Experiment Station.
 'The new experiment station farm near the University at Fayette- vile consists of about 425 acres of land which the College of Agricul- ture is undertaking to work for the first time," says Dr. Knapp. The task of getting the farm organized and in the proper shape is a very difficult one The college finds itself with inadequate machinery and horse power to handle the farm properly. Heads of departments are cooperating with the Dean of the college in making an earnest et- fort to put the farm in working or der as soon as possible. A part of the farm needs drainage badly and can not be used for anything except pasturage for livestock during the present season. On this and other lands the college hopes to have about 90 acres in corn; 30 to 50 acres in spring oats; and 25 acres are being seeded down in grass where the land is too wet for drain age this year. Nine and three fourths acres vii be in alfalfa and fifteen acres in wheat. These are all crops to be used for the sup port of livestock or for sale.
 "The department of agronomy will have in use about 65 acres for soil fertility, rotation, varieties and fertilizer test work. The Depart ment of Horticulurt is setting new experimental orchard and using al plot of ground for Experimental work in potatoes and truck crops; There were about 65 acres of old
The courier-index., 1920-03-26
FARMERS SHORT COURSE AT
 UNIVERSITY AUGUST TYPO

Farmers should take their calen- dars and mark the dates August IT, IS, 19 and 20. These are the dates of the Farmers Short Course Week" at Fayetteville. Those who attended this meeting last year will recall the enjoyable and profitable time they had during that week. This year the Farmers Short Course Week will be bigger and better than ever. Here are some of the good things ,Dr. Bradford Knapp, the new Dean and Director, is planning for the farmers of this state during that meeting in August.
 A "Farm Women's Week" Is be- ing planned for the same time and place so that the farmers may be- gin planning to bring their wives program will be provided for them. with the assurance that fine special Instructions and actual demOnstra-
 ,ons in home dairy work, care of poultry, home canning, home com venineces and other things of in- terest to women are being included in the program.
 For the farmers of the state there will be some of the big men in agriculture of the country to dis cuss the big problems of the farmer. The names of these speakers cannot be announced just yet but farmers may look for announcements within a few weeks.
 One of the great problems of the farmers of this state is that of mar keting. Dean Knapp is planning a week of instruction in the princi ples and best practices in market ing farm products. Such interest ing subjects as standardization, grad ing and packing, official grades of cotton and grains, market grades, storage, shipping and business meth ods will be discussed by men who have had experience and who know these subjects.
 Remember the date and place and do not confuse this Farmers Short Course" with any other meet ing in the state. 1t will be at the College of Agriculture of the Uni versity of Arkansas on August IT, IS, 19 and 20, 1920.
The courier-index., 1920-03-26
COLORED AGENTS ATTEND
 DEMONSTRATORS MEETING

Under the direction of the Ex- tension Force of the University of Arkansas, an annual meeting of the colored farm demonstrators was, last week, held at Pine Bluff for the purpose of giving instructions to the men and women who make up the force of demonstrators among the colored people of Ar kansas. l am more than glad to say that 1 never attended a more profitable meeting in my life. l can see no other reason but that the demonstration work for this year for our dear old state can be no other than a decided success when we take in consideration the fact that every bit of the instruc- tion given us was in every way most superb, and that the men and women in attendance gave most appreciatively their attendance and intense interest to every bit of the subject matter presented to them. It would have been more than a blessing to the state if every farmer in it could have been a student in this meeting. It was more than inspiring and aspiring. Every phase of farm work was discussed by specialist.
 l had read and heard much about the wonderful Dr. Bradford Knapp, who is now the dean of agriculture at the University of Arkansas and to great part in this conference. He gave us some wholesome advice on safe farming. l do not see how any person could forget the time and instruction received under the enlightning voice of this great man.
 Our own but not least, Mir. w. c. Lasseter, director of extension work, struck hard but true upon the duties of the demonstrators of the state. Everyone expressed himself as leaving with deeper vision and a greater desire to go to the ex- tent of his ability with reference to the duties and responsibilities of the work.
 But let me tell you, MT. Lansden, the poultry man, or specialist, taught the men more about the hen,
 
 nal that could lay around and lift a mortgage, than any person l ever heard. He inspired me to do my bit towards a larger and better poultry production in Lee county. We must develop the hen business.
 J. A. Presson, who is responsible for appropriation for colored schools for Arkansas gave some interesting points as the very bright future for the Negro boys and girls of Arkan- sas. l am impressed that now is our time an opportunity to web Lee county with vocational schools for her colored boys and girls. We have the white friends, we have the people, we have the money. Let us get together and do something
The courier-index., 1920-03-26
RESULT OF SLIPSHOD
 LANGUAGE

It would hardly seem to the aver age man, that there was any possi- bility of doubt, as to when the war came to an end, for was not the ar mistice signed on Nov. II, 1918? The announcement that committee of counsellors had been named to decide the official date of the end- ing of the world war may, there fore, come as a surprise. Such, however, is the case, it being declar- ed that thousands of pounds are in- volved in legal proceedings which have been held up pending an .au- thoritative decision on the point. Tn this connection a barrister is quot ed as saying: No one can possibly answer the question offhand. Some contracts used the phrase at the conclusion of hostilities' while others spoke of the duration of the war; and in each case the parties prob ably intended the same thing" Thus it is just another case of slipshod use of the English language leading to a lot of trouble. When will this fact be impressed suffi- ciently to carry conviction to the avarage individual?- Christian Sci ence Monitor.
The courier-index., 1920-03-26

tangible, something that will give the Lee county negro his place among the agricultural stars.
 The many workers were called to report of the work of their re- spective counties. It was my de- light to prove that Lee county was the leading county from an agricul- tural view point It was also my delight to say that Lee county white and colored stand for unto others as you would that they should to you.
 The was some laughter among the members of the conference when I put on my climax by saying Lee county paid her agents cold, hard dollars, not script, As agent, I advised that it is our indispensable duty to cultivate better racial feel ing, and as for my county, there are no better white people to be found.
 I remain for the work,
 R. E. BRYANT,
 Agent.
The courier-index., 1920-03-26

to be realized through the efforts of Mir. Coad of the Bureau of En- tomology. The pink boil worm is an exceedingly difficult propositios It may take years to devise means of control. In the meantime farm CTS and business men should cooper ate with the Arkansas State Plant Board in making effective the quar- antine they have established.
 "I sincerely wish the State of Ar kansas would appropriate for use of it's State Experiment Station some additional funds for the De partment of Entomology in order that we may cooperate with the U. s. Department of Agriculture in devising means of prevention of damage from it's ravages. regard it as exceedingly unfortunate that our department of Entomology does not have any funds for this impor- tant work which is upon us right now"
The courier-index., 1920-03-26
GRlFFI5 SECOND ADDITION
 To THE CITY OF
 MARlANN A ARKANSAS
To THE CITY Or

The property described by the plat herewith shown ; located at the end of Pearl Street just four blocks north Main Street ~ ~ oien ol
 The subdivision is being offered to those desrino o Ou homes ana think will agree that it is an ideal pace Nature has done much make this an attractive Dudng site It is several feet higher than any of the elegant lots along Pearl Street From standpoint of ele vauon and drainage 1t is almost perfect No home can be regardless of it's appointments if built on
 AS an inducement to those buying the first ten lots cnolce VIII be given regardless of the location selected and the pces are not than half what less desirable lots are bringing in and about the City However there is no guarantee that the prices will not advance fact they are sure to De higher as the plans for developing the proper W gone-he possibility of this the most practical new residence section in the City, fully realized you may ask yourself the question: why did not look just little ahead and make of beautiful place to build home while both the price and location are right
 Make an opportunity to inspect this addition in the near future Compare it with anything that may be on the market then convinced that the prices location are
 right get deed to your choice of o before they are sold
The courier-index., 1920-03-26
KNAPP COMMENDS ACTION
 OF STATE PLANT BOARD

No one can possibly overes- timate the importance of the action taken by the Arkansas State Plant Board in establishing a quarantine against the states of Texas, Louis ana, forbidding the importation of cotton seed and cotton products likely to carry the pink bool worm" IS the comment of Dr. Bradford Knapp, Dean of the College of Agri- culture, University of Arkansas.
 T have known about this insect Tor quite number of years and have tried to keep in touch with the Bureau of Entomology in the
The courier-index., 1920-03-26

orchard on the place at the time of purchase by the college. This orchard consists of little over G. 900 trees of about five varieties. Many of the trees are not in good
 shape and disease and pests are prevalent throughout the orchard. Nevertheless, during the present year the College of Agriculture is making an effort to put the trees in the best possible shape, cultivate the orchard and harvest and market the crop. The process of organiz- ing and equipping the farm as an
 up-to-date experimental station will go forward as rapidly as conditions will permit and the funds warrant" !"
The courier-index., 1920-03-26

Every year recently has been leap year for prices.-Little Rock Gazette
 We would ask spring poets kind ly to bear in mind that the paper shortage is serious. - Shreveport News.
The courier-index., 1920-03-26

Owing to crowded conditions in the Presidential ring future candi- dates had better check their hats.-- Eagle.
The courier-index., 1920-03-26

In this era "woolly' is scarcely a term of reproach for the Vest Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-17
Operators Decline to Grant
Wage Increase of So Per
Day Requested by Employees
Promise to EquaIize Pay.
MEN UNANIMOUS IN
REJECTION OF OFFER
Owners Agree to Grant Boost
Ranging From 35 to II Gents
Per Day-Use the Hooking
Field as Working Basis.
By The Associated Press.

Cleveland, O., Aug. l6.-The BIZ
luminous coal operators of the CEN
trail competitive field in refusing the
miners demands for a $2-a-day in
crease for day and monthly men and
10 cents a ton for pick and machine
mining today offered to correct the
seeming inequality of the present
contract by advancing the wages of
the day and monthly men the equiv
alent of the coal commissions
award to the pick miners. giving the
day and monthly men an increase
estimated at from IS to u cents
day.
The operators will consider no
other demands made by the miners,
including the 10 cents per ton asked
for pick and machine mining.
The miners received the opera
tors reply in joint conference of
the scale committee and unanimous
ly rejected the proposition.
Will Continue Meeting.
A subcommittee of two operators
and two miners from each of the
four states was then named and
went into joint conference. John
l.. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, and Will
liam Green, secretary-treasurer at
tended the meeting as exofficio
members. The meeting was presid-
ed over by Michael Gallagher.
Cleveland operator, chairman Of the
joint meeting. Other members of
the joint scale committee were to
await the call of the subcommittee.
Under the award of the btu
minous coal commission the pick
iaining rate was advanced n per
cent over the then existing contract.
The day and monthly men were adj
vanced but 20 per cent. This inc
quality the operators agree to cor
rect BY yivancing the wages of the
day and monthly men the equiva-
lent of the pick miners.
Vice President Miller of the Hi
nois operators said the operators
offer would give day and monthly
men an increase estimated at from
IS to II cents a day. Using the
Hooking valley held as Dasing
point, the operators proposition
would mean an incrase of an aver
age of 50 cents a day to the day
and monthly men, he said.
Reply of Operators.
The operators reply to the
mirers' demands follows:
"The operators of the central COM
petitive field. 1T the request of the
president Of the United States. have
met with you to consider and cor
rec. any inequalities which may be
mutually agreed should be adjusted
that have been embodied in the ex-
isting contract; which contract was
based upon the award of the
bituminous coal commission.
"Ghe propositions presented to us
by you have Deen carefully consid-
cred in accordance with the sugges-
ton of the president in his call for
this meeting.
"The only contention made by the
United Mine Workers of America
Continued on Page Two. Column Three)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-17
EXPECT HARDING
TO MAKE CAMPAIGN
ANNOUNCEMENT
Important Statement Likely to
Be Made Before Ohio
Assembly.
BY PHILIP KINSLEY.
hicsEo Tribune Omaha Bee Leased WiRe.


Marion, O., Aug. l6.-An impor-
tant campaign pronouncement is .ex-
pected from Senator Harding when
he addresses the former and present
members Of. the Ohio general as
sernbly who come here in a delega-
ton next Thursday. Persons close
to the candidate indicated that they
believe his remarks will be both in
teresting and significant
The visit of the Ohio legislators
will be the most important evert of
the week at the Harding hcadquar-
tiers, and it is likely that the candi-
date will consider the occasion suit
able for answering some of the re-
cent declarations by Governor Cox.
He will, however. have one or two
other opportunities this week to dis
cuss issues, the first being tine meet
ing of the Lumbcrmen's association
of the Marion district, which is to
picnic Wednesday in Lincoln park.
Senator Harding has not formal
address scheduled for This affair,
but it is considered probable that
he will make an extemporaneous
talk. A delegation of about 60 rep
resentatives of the Society of Amer
ican Indians also will call on the
senator Wednesday.
1t was announced at the head
quarters that the senator's discus
sion of the print paper and forestry
situation in his address to the Ohio
republican and Independent editors
Friday brought an immediate tele-
gram of congratulations from the
American Forestry association of
Washington commencing his policy.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-17
Mother Pawns Child
As Security After
Stealing Diamonds

Chicago, Aug. 16.-One of the
most amazing stories of compelling
mother love was revealed today
when Mrs. Clara Walters admitted
she had pawned her 2-year-old
daughter to get money to supply the
needs of the child's life.
rs she sat on her cot in Jail today
she told of the heartbreaking
struggle to obtain money for the
baby's ransom, the desperate expe-
dient of forged checks and-jail.
II was living at the home of Mrs.
Maud Goodhue," sobbed the pretty
stenographer. "The baby needed
clothes and food. I saw two dia-
mords in Mrs. Goodhue's ring and
Etook them.
Then she told me She would
keep the baby until paid her 5000
for the diamonds and gave me a
paper to sign. l signed it.
How else was / to get money to
ransom my child" she asked be-
tween tear storms and told how she
had forged checks at department
stores.
"My mother sent for her." she
wept II want her to have the baby,
not the other woman. They are
taking my Catherine away from me. :"
Mrs. Goodhue appears to be just
as anxious to keep the child. She
is prepared to wage a bitter legal
battle for the adoption of the child
She will be opposed by Joseph Kroll.
the child's grandfather. Kroll said
he had been paying So a week for
the support of the child. Leroy
Walters, the father, is said to be in
Milwaukee.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-17
DENVER STRIKE p,
LEADERS GIVEN
i. 90 DAYS IN JAIL
Seven Officers of Union Con-
vss; -; s Charge of Vio- +
ss~'s.;s 8 Injunction.

:. - yer, Aug. l6.-Seven officers
) The union, who called the strike
Of tramway trainmen III Denver,
were sentenced to 90 days in Jail
for contempt by Judge Greeley w.
Whitford in district court. The
judge found them guilty 10 days
ago of calling the strike in viola
ton of an injupction.
The men will go to Jail at once,
under the courts ruling.
The court denied them a stay of
execution. A new trial also was de-
nicd The court granted 20 days in
which to file a bill of exceptions.
The men also were ord1ed to pay
court costs growing out of the case.
The men sentenced we're:
Henry Silberg, president of the
union.
J. A. Parker, secretary Of the
union.
S. H. Shoepflin.
L. ]. Siegrest.
A. Coffeen.
]. Barnett.
J. McKiddie.
All are members of the executive
committee of the union.
The first court action in the
tramway controversy was taken
May %, when Judge Whitford
granted the city a temporary re-
straning order prohibiting the COM
rany from ceasing service or reduc-
ing wages of employees and forbid
ding the men to refuse to work.
Later the court sustained the petit
ton of the city that the injunction
be made permanent.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-17
AUTOISTS FACING
GASOLINE FAMINE
IN NEAR FUTURE
Talk of Rationing System to
Conserve. Fast Diminishing
Reserve Supply.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, Aug. 16.-Unless joy
riders curtail voluntarily before Sep
tember IS their present immoderate
use of gasoline. they will bring
about steadily rising price of more
than 10 cents per gallon or a sys-
tenn of rationing which will be ap-
piled informally, but effectively, in
every state in the union. This is a
warning from officials here who are
watching the diminishing supply. Ap-
proximately 100000 owners of au-
tomobiles, power boats and airplanes
would be affected by the rationing
system.
A tentative proposal of the refners
10 cut down consumption through
an informal system OF rationlng
throughout the country. to be ap-
piled entirely by the rehners them
selves, though with the moral back
ing of the government, is now under
consideration by government Of
ficials.
The gas situation now is declared
to be more se<ious than it has been
for months. Consumption is reported
as between 100000 and 100000
gallons daily. Production. however.
is running approximately 1000 900
gallons below consumption. The
difference represents the amount by
which the reserve supplies are being
drawn off. Reserves are reported as
lower than at this time last year,
despite the fact that at the beginning
of spring the stores were the biggest
in wears.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-17
Farm Interests to Be
Served by Demos, Says
Roosevelt in Speech

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 16.-Making
his first address il North Dakota.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic
candidate for vice president, today
| declared that the democratic party,
if elected, pledges itself to seek
solution of the problems that will
serve the best interests of the pro-
ducer and the great consuming pub~
lie"
II am particularly glad to read
that the porch campaign of the re-
publicans is breaking down." Mr..
Roosevelt said, "and that Senator
Harding has now condescended to
make five wholsspeeches away from
home.
"The theory of the democratic
campaign is, of course, just the con-
trary. Our candidates are trying
not merely to carry the campaign to
the country, but to find out what
the country is thinking.
This difference in attitude of mind
extends to the way il which the
leaders of the two parties handle all
public questions
In discussing farm problems. Mr..
Roosevelt said:
There is no question that the
farmer does not get today what he
ought to get, and there is no ques-
ton, also, but that the, consumer
pays too much. Somewhere in be-
tween the two are steps which must
be eliminated"