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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23
General R. D. Sims Hangs Himself

General r. D. Sims Hangs Himself
Asheville, N. County authorities
reported that they had cut down the
body of Gen. Richard d. Sims, aged
a local sanitarium, from roadside
81, of Washington, ID. c., patient at
tree. where it had been found hanging
some hours after life was extinct
General Sims horse was found near
Roy land officials said he had appar-
entity ridden under the tree, knotted
the rope around his neck, tied the 9th
er end to limb and then spurred his
horse out from under him.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23
Spend $4,000 In Paving Machinery

Spend $4,000 In Paving Machinery
Atlanta. - An appropriation of $22,-
900 was authorized by the finance
committee of council for immediate
purchase of improved machinery for
street paving. Money for the purpose
was made available by anticipating
$28,205.12 from general tax income,
and including % per cent to which
the schools are entitled. Action of the
committee in voting the large expendi-
ture to equip the construction depart
ment with new machinery was based
on observation of the performance of
similar machinery which is now being
used by the Brooks-Callaway company
in repaving Edgewood avenue for the
city.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23
Mrs. Times On Her Way To Portland

Mrs. lnnes On Her Way To Portland
Macon, Ga---At liberty for the first
time in seven years, Mrs. Ida Mae
Innes is on her way to Portland. Ore
gon, to stay until time to return to
Georgia, for her trial in Atlanta in
June on charge of using the mails
to defraud in the helms mystery case.
She is accompanied by her son, Paul
Harbough. prominent ieweler of the
Pacific coast city. Mrs. lines, who
was rearrested recently when she fin
ished serving threevears at the state
farm. also in connection with the
helms case. was released on bond.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23
Largest Jap BattIeship To Be LAUGHED

Tokio.-The battleship Tosa, the
keel of which was laid at the Mitsubi-
shi docks at NagasaM recently, will
be the largest of it's kind in the Jap
anese navy. She will be of 10000
tons displacement and is 700 feet
long. She win carry ten 16-inch guns.
The Tosa is G. sister ship of the Ma
cato, which was launched at Yoko-
shuka The Toaa will be launched in
1922 and win embody all the latest in.
noyations Of naval warfare brought
about by the experiences Of the great
war
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23
Award Contract To Rebuild Homes

Award Contract To Rebuild Homes
LaGrange.-As one Of the evidences
of determination on the part Of the cit
liens Of this city to rebuild the wreck
ed places caused by the cyclone, Unity
Cotton Mills have just let the CON
tract for rebuilding about seventy-five
houses to H. Newton Marshall com
many of Boston, Mass Work on these
buildings is to begin at once. Pend
ing the erection of these houses, the
operatives will occupy the tents fur
nished by the authorities at Camp
Gordon.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23
$4,000 Road Damage In spalding

plU,UUU HodQ damage III 0PdluIH9
Griffin.-It has been reported at a
meeting of the citizens of Griffin and
Spalding county by the chairman of
the county commissioners, Hon. J. E.
Wallace, that the county sustained
about $4,000 damage from recent
floods to the roads and bridges, but
that there is every evidence that this
will be overcome by the prompt &C
ton of several gangs of repair men
who are being sent out under instruc-
tons from the county commission and
the new supervisor of roads. Chair
man Wallace also reported that all
permanent concrete road work had
been delayed about ten days by the
recent heavy floods.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23
swiss Radicals Preparing For Strike

Geneva. eparations for world.
vide 2z-hour strike on May 1 are be-
ing made in Switzerland by Socialists,
communists and other radical elements.
Foreign sgitators are active in the
movement, but they will probably be
expelled before that date. 1t is vir-
tlsily certain, however, that the Swiss
will join in the movement, which was
launched by Nikolai Lenine, Soviet
premier Of Russia, as an experiment
TO test the solidarity of the world pro-
letarlst. The movement will be watch
ed all over the world
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23
Two Negroes Shot In Desperate Battle

Two Negroes Shot In Desperate Battle
Atlanta. = Two negroes Allen
Moody and Lockett Ealy, were shot in
a fight at a negro house on Electric
avenue, in which seven or eight ne,
groes are said to have participated.
The Moody negro is believed to be ia
tally injured at Grady hospital, where
he was taken for treatment Ealy was
brought to police headquarters and
locked up after a flesh wound in the
hip was dressed. The other partici-
pants escaped
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23
MoIasses industry GROWS In Savannah

NIVIaooCS ITTuUSIIy NIVWS III OetV etI1IIr11I
Savannah. - Savannah is to enter
the lists of cities which are big dis
tributing points for molasses. The
new industry located here is announc-
ed by the Sugar Products Company of
New York, which selected Savannah
for a branch plant. One immense
tank, to hold 100000 gallons of mo-
lasses, has been completed, and an
other is in process of construction.
The first full cargo of raw molasses
from Cuba has arrived. Cargoes. of
this kind will be discharged here into
huge tanks and then distributed by
rail to all parts of the country.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23

7rotzl<y Looking For Peace, Is Report
London.A news agency dispatch
from Copenhagen says an unconfirmed
report from Warsaw declares Leon
Trotzky, Soviet war minister proposes
to visit London and Paris to negotiate
. definite peace,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23

Savannah Mayor Bars Plane Travel
Savannah.-Following a slight acct
dent to a plane at the Daffin Park
landing field. the first to occur in or
near Savannah and the first mishap
to befall this plane after making more
than 500 trips and carrying hundreds
of passengers, Mayor Stewart notified
officers and aviators generally that
they will not be allowed hereafter to
fly over the territory embraced in the
city limits. The mayor said planes
had been sailing unusually low and that
it will be only matter of time until
somebody is hurt. n
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23
Oil Under Savannah Investigated

acknowledgements of flowing oil
underneath the city of Savannah are
among the possibilities being investi-
gated just now. Recently the city has
bored three great artesian wells, P. D.
Boiler, of the firm which has been
sinking artesian wells here, found suf-
ficient evidence, it is said, to warrant
the bringing of an expert geologist to
Savannah to make thorough testing of
the indications.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-23
Tornado sw,

Tornado Sweeps Arkansas Town
Little Rock, Ark.-Damage estimat-
ed at $4,000 was done by a tornado
which struck the town of Searcy, Ark,
nd swept through a section Of White
county.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
SPECIAL SESSION
WILL LAST WEEK

DOUGLAS. Jan. 26.-Hon. John p.
Gull. Cochise county representative
in the state legislature. takes no
stock in the proposition to have the
special session of the legislature to
ratify woman suffrage last but one
day Mr.. Gull would be pleased if
the business of the session could be
disposed OF in half OF one day. 50
that he could arrive in Phoenix On
the morning train. vote for ratifica-
ton about noon. collect his 81 fo:'
one days service and the mileage
Zee and leave for home the same eve
ming.
"Tha; would be fine said Mr..
Gull. and would be what the tax.
payers would desire. but legislatures
are never in hurry. Arany mem
bers like to talk. regardless of the
subject. II will require perhaps all
one legislative day 10 make selec-
ton OF officers OF the two legisla
tive bodies and notify the governor
that they are ready for any com
munioat.on he may have TO submit.
"On the second gay viii come the
message OF the governor telling the
why's and wherefores Of the session.
This message. regardless OF its CON
tents. will. no doubt, be provocative
Of much comment from the represen-
tatiyes of both the senate and house
Then will come the naming Of
necessary committees 10 handle Il +,
woman suffrage approval bill
Il shall not be surprised if the
special session shall continue for an
entire week
Mr. Gull says he IS ready for the
sacrifice whenever the call comes
from the governor.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
cARBANZos AMOUNTING
TO $4453,44s WERE
IMPORTED HERE IN 1919

ported TO special deputy collector %
customs that the West Coast Ware
houses had been cleared of garban
NOGALES. Jan. % The impor-
lance of Nogales as port OF entry
to Mexico was shown today when
Customs Inspector Jack Deegan re-
EOS which had been in storage. the
last shipments being made TO New
York and Havana. Cuba. this morn,
ing.
The following figures compiled by
the customs department show the
enormiiy of the garDanzo crop I'M
ported from Mexico in the season OF
1919: Number OF sacks. 27s.343:
weight in pounds. 6l.235,i50; mum
Der CT bushels. 1,o20.i60; wholesale
value s4,453,i4sCO.
II was reported today that J. &.
Alvarez, one of the most prominent
garbanzo dealers on the west coast
of Mexico, had secured lease on
the warehouses in Nogales. owned by
w. q Bowman. For many years
Mr. Alvarez has been engaged in
the importation of garbanzos into the
United States and has a enyiable re-
putation for square dealing.
The many business associates of
Mr. Alvarez throughout the United
States and in Cuba and Spain will be
pleased TO learn that he will also
warehouse garbanzos in addition 10
acting as a purchasing agent.
Special Deputy Collector of Gus
toms Berner stated today that the
bonded warehouses of Nogales were
being made ready 10 receive a large
amout of sugar which will be ship
ped here from Los Mochis and other
points In Sinaloa.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
HALF MILLION OFFER FOR
DOS cABEzAs is DENIED

TUCSON. Jan. 21.-That the Cold
Prince Mining company had offered
half million dollars for the proper
;y OF the Dos Cabezas Gold Ridge
Mining company, as stated by H. c.
kimball, in recent issue of Will
cox newspaper, was denied yester.
day by President J. II. Huntsman. OF
the last named company, who de-
clared that the Gold Prince wanted
to buy the property of the Dos Ca
bezas but that no definite offer had
been made.
The matter was brought up at the
meeting of the stockholders of the
TWO companies at Wilcox on Janu-
AIRY and committees were named
representing each company to inves-
tigate and report on the proposed
sale or merger OF the two companies
whose properties adJOln IN the Dos
Cabezas distrist. 4 definite propo-
sition will be reported when the
stockholders of the two companies
meet again March T. There are
number CT stockholders of both
companies in Tucson and some own
stock in both companies as does Mr..
Huntsmar
Mr. Huntsman also called attention
to the iAaccuracy OF published
statement TO the effect that a judg-
ment for the plaintiff had been CIV
en- in the case OF II. C. Kimbali
against the Dos Cabezas Gold Ridg.
Mining company for commissions on
sales of stock of the defendant COM
pany, declaring that the case. which
was tried in December had been TAX
en- under advisement in the Pima
superior court
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
QUickL.ME USED TO
DESTROY SKELETON

PHOENIX. Jan e6-Investigation
Of the find OF portion OF a skele-
ton on the desert near Chandler, is
being carried on by the sheriff 5
and county attorneys offices today.
The skull was thoroughly examine !
by County Physician Harry Carson
and has been pronounced as belong
ing TO a man somewhere between the
age OF Il and %
The bones were found on the des-
ert west Of Chandler and one mile
south CT the Yaqui Indian village and
had been partially burned by quick
lime. A few scraps OF clothing, 4
garter, and lock of hair, which were
found with the bones. will doubtless
make it possible to discover the iden-
tity of the man who lost his life in
what appears to be gruesome and
mysterious manner
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
TOMBSTONE COUPLE
MARRIED IN TUCSON

Quietly slipping away Saturday
morning. Cecil Costello and Miss
Nellie Ciochetti. well known and pop
ular Tombstone young folks. made
a most complete getaway from their
friends and were married Saturday
afternoon in Tucson
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Victor Cioche.ti. and has
resided in Tombstone practically all
of her life. attendig the local schools.
She was one Of the efficient crew
Of Hello" girls in the local office
of the Mountain States company
and the local Office fully realizes il.
less.
The groom is the son OF Mrs. Mary
NJ. Costello, and is a young man 81
sterling qualities. He has resided in
Tombstone for the past several years
looking after his cattle interests in
the Dragon mountains He served
year and a half with the A Z. F
in France and Germany.
The young couple will spend their
honeymoon in California, after which
hey will return TO Tombstone, where
they will make their home.
Their friends. which includes j.,
with whom they have come in cotact
vii! await their return Meanwhile
The Kangaroo court is preparing. The
"Court' acknowledges complete de,
feat in the manner which the couple
evaded its Jurisdiction However,
only temporarily
The Pros pector joins their many
Tombstone friends in wishing them
happiness and joy.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
HOSPITAL TO START
CLINIC ABOUT FEB. |

DOUGLAS. Jan. 2s.-An announce
ment OF importance to the people az
Cochise county was made yesterday
by DR. A. w. Vanneman. medical So
perintendent OF the county hospital,
when he stated that on or about Feb
ruary /, the initial clinic would BE-
held there.
The operating room OF the hosp.
tai has been remodened so as to pro.
vide an ampitheater in which physi-
clans attending the clinic may si;
and watch one of their number per.
form operations. Painting will be
started early next week and il is
probable. Dr. Vanneman said. that il
would be finished in time to open
the sessions early next month.
The clinic will be an immense ad-
vantage TO the patients operated up
on as the advice and If necessary the
aid of every physician present would
be available. Every physician IN
Douglas has signified enthusiastic
cooperation in the plan. AS many
extraordinary cases come under obser-
walton at the county hospital, and
some extremely difficult operations
becomes necessary. the body Of the
physicians in attendance doubtless
will profit considerably from the de-
monstrations.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
LIVESTOCK AND RANGES

PHOENIX. Jan. 29.-Unusually IA
yorab!e weather for livestock of all
kinds prevailed during the week, ac-
cording TO reports TO the Weather
Bureau Outside few warm light
showers that did much to remove
snow from lower attitudes there was
no precipitation Telegraphic reports
from regular cattle region stations
indicate the departure of snow from
all ranges except in the vicinity o.
the Grand Canyon where two inches
remained on the ground. Only pat
ches were reported in the vicinity Of
Flagstaff. Both cattle and sheep are
reported in good condition in the
north central counties where feed
and water are plentiful. Some
shrinkage of stock is reported on the
northeastern plateau, owing doubtless
to the weather, but the range con-
-tinues good. Owing to the increased
cultivation somewhat less than the
usual number of cattle are being fat
tened in the Salt River valley. Their
feed consists mainly of silage and
cotton by-products. Landing is pro-
crossing favcrably in the desert sec
ton, abundance of fed and the good
condition of ewes being largely &C.
Crop Progress in Arizona
Absence of stormy weather has ia.
vored agricultural activities of all
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
INSPECTING BOWIE EAslN

BOWIE. Jan. 26.-H. W Locke. a
noted mining engineer and oil geo
logist with A. E. Minium. a mining
man of Denver are here this week
making thorough geological sur
of the entire field from San 81.
man to Stafford. as well as studying
the structural formations c. the sur
rounding mountains. Their reports Is
awaited with interest.
Mr. Minium gave the field d
once OYER" a short time ago. in
company with MIR. Jaque. and WIS
interested enough TO call Prof X W.
Locke an enient oil geologist from
Wyoming and New Mexico fields and
together will spend sufficient time 10
thoroughly examine and report
Bow Basin and if their Findings jus,
tify. they intend to put an up-,o-
date drilling equipment at work soon.
Pref. Locke left his field TO enter
the Aerial service during the war,
and upon his discharge again enter
ed the oil game. making inspections
for himself and his friends.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
GOVERNOR WILL NOT
INCLUDE ROAD BILL
IN SPECIAL SESSION

PHOENIX, Jan %. = Governor
Campbell plainly indicated at a con-
ference here today with members OF
the resolutions committee OF the Ari-
IONA Good Roads Association that he
would not include in his call for a
special session of the legislature the
items formally requested by the asso-
citation
The governor said. however. he
was seriously considering calling for
the enactment OF legislation for an
increase in the salaries of school
teachers. a measure which he de-
scribed as vital. but said that even
that matter would not be iniluded
IN ii seemed likely to precipitate the
whole state salaries issue
The proposals submitted by the
Good Roads delegates to Governor
Campbell include:
An amendment to the state consti-
tuition increasing the limitation of in
dobtedness in order t:.at through red
soable safe bond issues funds may
be provided for the construction OF
through main line state highways and
other essential Improvements.
An increase in the present state
FAX levy for roads OF from one mill
on the dollar TO two mills.
Legislative action which would en-
able state and county highway Of
ficials TO manufacture their own road
building materials when in their judg-
ment such action would result in
more economical road construction
Governor Campbell said the Iel.isla-
ture consistently blocked the first
item: that as to the second item.
funds from the passage of the mea-
sure would not be available for
year al least. AS TO the creation OF
a non-paTtisan state highway commits
sion. the governor said he did not be-
-lieve the sentiment of the legislature
had changed with respect to the nam
ing OF the commissioners. which was
controverted point in the last leg
stature
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
SENATOR SMITH is FOR
TREATY RATIFICATION

DOUGLAS. Jan. z3.-United States
Senator Mark A. Smith arrived in
Douglas last night from FL Paso
where the subcommittee of the for
eign relations committee of the sen
ate is holding session for the investi-
gation of conditions in Mexico. Wiz
neeses to be heard in order in Ell
Paso were delayed in putting in an
appearace. so it gave Senator Smith
the opportunity to come TO Douglas
for short visit with friends and also
20 confer with as many here concern
ing the work of the committee as pos
sib!e The corr mittee is scheduled to
come to Douglas after it has finished
in Ell Paso to take testimony here
Senator Smith is a candidate for
reelection to the United States sen
ate, though he will do no campaign
ing now. but homes to cover the en-
time state during the months OF June
and July
Senator Smith gave it as his opin.
ion that the country is at presen,
bodily unsettled with the people of the
country inclined to indulge in reck-
less extravaganza al a time when
economy should be the thought of all
20 the end that the great cost OF the
war may be met and discharged as
promptly as possible.
4 believe the treaty and league
compact should have been ratified by
the senate months ago" he said so
that our relations with the other
countries OF the world would have
been settled and fixed
There seems to be nothing sure
as to the coming presidential cam
paign SC far as candidates of either
the democratic or republican parties
re concerned Many favorite sons
are being groomed as usual in num-
Der OF states, bat no one seems to
be distinctively in the lead"
Senator Smith will remain in Doug
las for several days and then return
10 FL Paso where the hearings OF his
subcommittee will continue until al,
witnesses in that city have been
heard
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
ARREST HINCus ON
CHARGE o. MURDER

PHOENIX. Jan. 20. = Discovery
near Chandler. Ariz. Thursday, OF
lime eaten fragments OF human
skeleton surrounded by few scraps
Of clothing was followed today by an
nouncement by the sner!ff's office
here OF the arrest of Mahr Singh and
Harnam Singh. Hindus in connection
with the disappearance CT Ruben Ger.
yantes, aged IS.
Ceryan:es. who had come from
southern California. disappearel
shortly after selling a ranch near
Chandler, from which he was said
to have received $1,000 Formal
complaints against the Hindus Will
be filed by the county attorneys Of
flee Monday, it was said tonight.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
NEWSPAPER WRITER HERE

Gene" Coin. representing the
Scripps Editorial Board. which cor
trolls twenty-five papers on the Pa
ci;ic coast. arrived in Tombstone
Friday and will make the Old Camp
his headquarters during the coa.ing
deportation trials. Mr.. Cohn is a
writer OF known ability and has been
on the Scripps staff for years and
10 him was assigned the job Of GOV
ering" thoroughly the story OF the
great trials which will begin on Feb
ruary End.
Already he has familiarized him
self with the noted personages, con
nected with the defense and the
prosecution and is obtaining all ad-
vance data that is possible, which h.
Is Incorporating into daily stories to
be used in the Scripps papers before
the trials begin.
According to reports there will be
4 corps OF newspapermen and feature
writers on the scene when the trials
actually start. but so .ar Mr.. Cohn
is the first to set up shop, and is
taking much interest in the historic
O.d Camp.
He forsees one CT the most inter
ast:ng events in the important trials
Of the nation. in the coming depor-
taticn hearings and is making it a
point to tell his readers So
Truly Tombstone. already more
widely known probably than any 9th.
err mining city in the United States.
due TO its early day history and its
name. is to receive much more pub
licity before the deportation trials
are over
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-01
RANGE DEPLETION
FORCES RESTRICTION

SPOKANE Jan. 29-Depletion o..
the range in the na"ona; forests OF
the west due to demands made upon
it by the war will nacess:tate marked
restrictions upon its future use until
the setback il has suffered has been
overcome. VIII G. Barnes, assistant
United State forester in charge o..
grazing. told delegates to the Ameri-
can National Livestock assoc;atiOns
convention here today.
In spite of the drought for three
successive years in the southwest.
and the drought and the unusually
damaging forest fires last season in
fn northwest states, more than l.
100000 additional head of cattle and
sheep were cared for on the forest
ranges as a war emergency, he de-
clared. In addition the war called
away many experienced rangers and
herders and only about Go per cent
of the former have returned to the
service.
Reduction of the number of stock
on the ranges. Barnes said, will be
effected through withdrawal Of tenn
porary permits issued during the war.
Another measure contemplated to as
sist in the recovery of the ranges
will be a shortening of the grazing
season in some forests through post
ponement by 10 or 10 days of the op-
ening date for grazing in the spring
To counterfeit the effect of these
measures, Barnes urged the stock
men to improve the breed of their
stock and maintain smaller herds, by
which means he declared, they would
increase their revenue.