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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
Larsen Denies Charges
Made Against South
Refuses to Sit Silent While Wit
nesses Give False Hearsay Evil
dence in Hearings ON Reaper
tiOnment Bill.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Southern
members OF the House census com.
mittee, holding hearings on the con-
gressional apportionment bill, were
aroused today by the charge OF
Walter +. White, of New York, as
sistant secretary of the National
Association for the advancement Of
CoIored People, that the majority OF
the white people ir Southern COM
munities were lawless.
Representative Larsen, Democrat,
of Georgia declared the charge was
untrue" and demanded that wit
nesses before the committee be re-
quired to confne themselves to facts
OF their own personal knowledge
and be not permitted to give hear
say" evidence.
II am unwilling" he said, TO
let witnesses come here and make
Wholesale charges slandering a Sec
ton of the United States.
Representative Bee, Democrat,
Texas ALSO took exception to Whites
charge.
Knowing what We have done in
up-building the negro race, | cannot
sit silent under a statement made
by witness from New York, " he
said.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
CUT COTTON COST
BY MAKING FOOD
Southern Farm Prosperity Absolutely
Dependent on Cutting Produc.
tion Cost Threugh Food
Making and Saving.

Atlanta, Ga.--(Special. )--.A right
ahOutface movement IN 1921 ID ne0eE
sary II the farmers Of the South are
to get ON safe, firm ground again"
said n. g. Hastings, President Of the
great Southeastern Fair.
y ut looks as il we all went cotton
crazy last spring, despite all the dan
ger signals flying and the disregard
Of plain faeks as to costs OF cotton
production. We have repeated our fol-
lies Of 1911 and 1914 and piled UP
debts based on costly food and grain
to be paid for by cotton that is now
below cost of production.
with few exceptions those items
Of food and grain could and should
have been produced on home acres
at one.third to one-half what the sup
ply merchant charges for them.
Cotton is the one best money crop
for the South, and probably always
win be. The time Of war prices Is
over and the problem from now on Is
to lower cost Of production and at the
same time afford the cotton grower a
fair profit.
Cost of making cotton is primarily
the cost of food, grain and forage
for the farmer, his family, his labor.
ers or tenants, and his work stock:
Cutting food, grain and forage costs
by home production will reduce cot,
ton costs from one-third to one-haM.
PLANT for an abundance Of food,
grain and forage, thus cutting down
store bills, and the lower prices for
cotton will not hurt so much. We can
not, with European countries so thor-
oughly disorganized, reasonably expect
high prices for cotton for several years
and we 1aust make cotton at lower
cost, or else quit cotton growing.
"M0st of US cannot quit cotton
hence the absolute necessity OF food,
grain and forage planting in 1921
the making ON home acres OF every
pound Of food and grain needed to see
us through.
In this food production program,
take the home vegetable garden serl-
ously. Give the home garden square
deal and it will surprise you In the
amount of healthful food produces. II
takes the least ground. can be plant
ed the earliest, brings quick returns
and If kept replanted and worked wila
stay by you all the season through.
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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
Letter From u. S.
Senator Harris.

We are publishing below a letter
from U. S. Senator, VIM. ]. Harris.
in regard to The bonus plan for our
World War veterans which is self
explanatory and ask that read same
carefully and write him at once:
Washington, DC. Dec. 90. 1920.
Hon. j. P. Horn.
Leesbarg, Ga.
Ny dear Mr.. Horn:
AS you know Congress has under
consideration a plan for a bonus for
the veterans of the World War. /
favor some kind of relief measures
for our veterans Of the great war,
and / desire to get their views ON
what kind OF plans they think are
best. 2 / know the close contact,
through your paper, which you
have with the people Of your section,
and | hope that you can let the
young men who served IN the Army
bnow that | want them to write
me their views about the bonus
plan at their earliest convenience.
Please let me know any time |
1 can serve your people, and with
best wishes, I am,
Very sincerely yours,
VIM. J. HARRIS.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
School Opened
Monday Morning.

The Spring term Of the Leesburg
High School opened Monday morn
ing after vacation for the Holidays
for nearly two weeks with big
attendance.
There has been quite a change in
faculty, several Of the teachers
resigning, but they were replaced
before school opened Monday and
the pupils are well pleased with
their teachers.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
Legal Advertisements
Must be Cash,

From this date on when sending
legal ads to this Office please call
around and make satisfactory ar
engagements before press day or else
same will not appear--the law says
legal ads must be paid for in adj
vance, but thinking this would work
a hardship on some people we
decided to collect on the end OF
the month-but l find the hardship
is on the Editor.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
Cheaper Fertilizer
For Georgia Farmers

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 5.-'Legisla-
ton is now pending which / am
actively supporting and I hope can
be considerd at an early date, where
by the Musclef Shoals, Ala, govern.
ment plant will be used for the
manufacture Of nitrates" said U. S.
Senator VIM. j. Harris while in
Atlanta. This should help the
fertilizer situation facing the farm
ers and reduce the cost, Georgia
is the largest consumer Of fertilizer
in.the country"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
To Expand State
Bureau Of Markets

a Atlanta, Ga, Jan. Hearty
endorsement Of the proposal Of
G exernor-Elect Thomas w. Hard
wick to expand the State Bureau of
Markets and TO create a system of
county marketing agents to carry on
the work, was registered by State the
Farmers Union at its recent state
in Atlanta.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
49,. Red Bone News.
from It Over From Last Week. q

4. me ~ .ttl
Mrs. w. 1. Deariso and children.
of Sylvester, were the guests OF Mrs.
u B4Paul for the holidays.
Miss Wilma Wright.is the guest
of liomefolks for a few lays.
Mrs. w. w. Mcdonald left Fri
day for Leary where shesswill spend
few days with relatives.
Miss Evelyn Long Of q. n, and
/. C. is the guest Of Miss Louise
Deariso for the week. end.
Miss Grace Wright was in Albany
shopping Friday. ;.
Mr.. o. H. Dixon, Misses Earlyn,
Ethel and Master Stewart Dixon
were the guest of Mrs. j. B. Paul
Tuesday.
Miss Kate Crozier is visiting rel
atiyes near 1T. Gaines.
Quite a few turkey dinners have
been enjoyed IN this vicinity.
1.eesburg, Philema and Rift were
we'll represented at the Christmas
{ tree given at the school house
Friday evening.
"Ouiia"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
Frost Proof Cabbage
Plants.

One hundred Acres. thirty million
good stccky plants, ready now.
Early jersey Charleston Wakefields,
Succession, Flat Dutch. Parcel Post
paid 300, $1.o0; 500 81 50; 1000
$3.50. Express 1000, SO SO; 5000,
ST. so; 10000, $3.50 Count and
delivery guaranteed.
PARKER FARMS,
Moultrie, Ga
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
y Election
Held Yesterday.

In the election held here yesterday
for City Officials w. G. Martin was
reelected Mayor without opposition;
L. ii. Forester was reelected Clerk
and Treasurer; the following were
elected as Aldermen: R. E. Howe,
s. ]. Woman. 7. r. Bass, /. G.
Tharpe and E. P. Bass. The only
opposition in the race being that OF
Aldermene, there being twelve IN
the race and only five to be elected.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07

$4,000 Weekly, up; home work;
experience unnecessary; everything
furnished; send self addressed.
stamped envelope for free particu-
lars.
ZION BON CANDYMAKERS COS
Desk B. Broad ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
GET INTo BUSINESS. watkins

13I products sell to every farmer
if you own auto or team can give
bond, write today for information
where you can get territory for sell
ing products of largest institution OF
kind in world. Twenty million users.
]. R. Watkins Company, Dept. 10
Winona, Minnesota.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
NOTICE.

Jeesbusg. Ca, Dec, 81, 1920.
This is to notify the public that |
will not be responsible for any debts
contracted by Tyler & Tyler from
this dete.
H. j. TYLER.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-01-07
Found Auto Tire.

One Cleveland Standard Auto
Tire on Rim. Extra Large Tire.
Call at Journal Office for informa.
ton and pay for ad.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29
TIME IS ALL WE NEED SAYS BUlE
IN ROAD Qul2 AT EATCai-
TOChGS.
CITIZENS FEEL IMPOSED on
One Of the Objections ls the Excessive
Cost Of Concrete Bridge Built On
This Highway but Not Included in
Contract Pric0.

Natchitoches, La.-At a Joint meet.
ing Of committees from the grand
jury. police jury and Chamber OF
Commerce here to further pursue an
investigation Of the conduct Of the
Jefferson Highway contract in this
parish, State Highway Engineer
Gaines and the contractor, w. S. Bon
ner, were present and the whole
matter was threshed out, but little
headway was made as to finding out
anything about the past business
The investigation was brought
about by the Chamber of Commerce
and taken up by the grand jury last
month. Impatience on the part Of the
taxpayers over the delay and unsatis-
factory manner in which the work has
proceeded was manifested. Many
rumors and undersurface charges OF
graft and improper expenditures of
public money were afloat, but it now
seems that most Of the items We're
outside of the Jefferson Highway
project ard only incidental to it.
One of these items was the appar-
emily excessive cost of a concrete
bridge built on this highway by the
parish but not included in the con
tract price Engineer Buie assured
the joint committee and interested
citizens that the parishes interested
were being looked after, that the
whole trouble was caused by the in
ability to procure the gravel for the
Job and this difficulty was caused by
the shortage of cars, and the absence
Of unloading facilities. He argued for
patience and suggested that time
was all that we needed now"
Lately gravel has begun to come In
and the citizens feel in more hope
full mood over the matter Contractor
Bonner said that he had done the best
he could, that the duty Of furnishing
the gravel was on the police jury, and
while he knew the trouble was beyond
its control he should not be blamed.
Some of the citizens and taxpayers
generally feel that they were imposed
on by having such provision inserted
in the contract and say that the stated
purposes was to give the contractor
the benefit of the low freight rate ac-
corded parishes and that strict inter
pretaticn has unduly benefited the
contractor and given loop-hole for
delay.
1t is believed that the work will
progress from now on. Provisions for
switching facilities on the Normal
School switch was made.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Alexandria.-Sherman Cook, real
estate man Of this city is an appli'
cant for appointment for the postmas,
tership Of Alexandria, and ]. T. Charm
ley, who served as postmaster under
tw oformer Republican adninistra-
tions, is also an applicant.
Morgan City.-About eight miles OF
street work has been completed In
Morgan City, in which shells are used,
which has cost less than $4,000 per
mile. The recent appropriation for
this work was $4,000. The work Is
being constructed under the supervi-
sion of J. H. Evans, city engineer.
Shreveport.-That Caddo and Bos-
sier parishes are ideal for the produc-
ton Of honey has been demonstrated
by G.. Frank Pease, who has fourteen
apiaries and $50 hives of bees In the
two parishes. Mr.. Pease came 70
Shreveport eight years ago from Mich
igan and started in business with
thirfv llV6S. he HOW Hdo AiIO oPA~AASo
in Caddo parish and five In Bossier
parish.
Lake Charles.-The splendid record
Of the city of Lake Charles for the
year 1920 is emphasized by the few
cases of contagious diseases and fall
ing off in the number Of deaths during
the year. DR.. G. c. Mckinney, presl-
dent of the City Board OF Health
In a reviewof 1920 health conditions
reports only II cases of contagious
diseases occurring here during the
wear Based on population, only one
person in 800 inhabitants OF this city
contracted a dangerous disease dur
,nq the wear. Or. McKinnel submits
the number OF deaths for the year at
aos which is a rate of Is per thou
aand. Ther. were 26S deaths In 1913
and 355 in 1918
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29
NOTA"TRENCH" OF BAYONETS
True Story of Famous Incident at
Verdun, Which French Bravery
Has Made immortal.

The scaffolding has now been taken
down from the monument over the ia
nous Trench of the BayOnets' at
Ver,lun which President Millerand has
inaugurated. But the term trench
is a miSnomer. The true story is
this:
Iifty-seven survivors of two Breton
battalions were holding the line there.
not i'm a trench, but in series of
shellhOles, nearly regularly spaced and
aligned. The men were so packed that
when any were wounded they were I'M
able to fall down, while for security
they held their rifles, with fixed bay
onpts, in the air.
Duriris the whole of June II, - and
13, 1916, terrible artillery duel ragged
round them. Caught between the
FrenCh ard German barage fires, one
by one the men died, while the burst
ing shells buried them under waves of
tOrn-up ground. When the scene could
be visited all that remained was
line of bayonets protruding from the
ground.-Contnenta Edition of the
London Mail.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

on Strike
20 Years
gonlc Settled III

C \, Is wonderful says C. w.
had been a sufferer from
p Iouole for 20 years and now
.ss c gets right after the cause of
Ir,ios troubles by taking up and
Iesa,ss.o ny oul the acidity and gases and
nSsnen wnen the cause is removed,
lness gets well. If you have
Datirs oelcning, indigestion, food
~. OF any other stomach
u m.., I1Ae Eatonic tablets after
3 oD1s ssi and find relief. Big box
l.ntass n.y. trife with your druggists
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29
Cash BUYERS EGGS-TURKEYS- YS-POULTRY
WE
JONES-BREWSTERC CO., Houston, Tex.
LEFT THE HONORS BALANCED
College President Had by No MeanS
the Best of Guessing" Contest
Which He Began.

The president of an Indiana college
in talk to teachers told them that
mahy teachers did not wish to be rec
ognized as teachers, and In an effort
to illustrate his remark told the fol-
lowing experience he had:
II was travelling West last sum-
mer." hr said, land met on the train
an attractive young woman. In
casual way 1 asked her where she
taught school She hastily replied:
why, how do you know that I
teach schoolT"
."Presently I said: What do you
teach? I had simply guessed she was
a teacher. and later found out that
she was a teacher of romance lam
guages in the East. In an effort to
get even with me, presume, she
said:
"'And what do you suppose took
you for?
"'W ell said. 4 really don't know.
What was itT
"'An undertaken she retorted."
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29
WDatE IN HOT WATER

h1tn. eno onncheS the blood.
ssHR nIsas oi OMDINE in q half glass of
! ~ syar, LEV : lew minutes before your meals
Anqplsri, s.SStleeable effect on your appetite.
SaDsed ~. .uiee times . day your system will
zsat Mi - strenethening and invigorating
lths M. sa q % In position to successfully
- 1E ~. =. ~ Srip Flu. Colds and NJ alaria.
ss1g. ~ .p me entire system. Begin tax.
- as Jour druggists. Adv.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

The man who is always telling you
that the c~lt doesn't make the man
is not in the tailoring business.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29
Would Be Plenty,

Spanish toreadorS are on strike for
a higher wage. There IS talk, We I'M
derStand of q SiX-bull week.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

Why buy many bottles OF other Vermi-
fuGeG. when one bottle of DR.. Peerys Dead
Shot" will act surely and promptly ADV.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

Cypress and walnut, when used in
contact, cause each other to rot.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29
Natural Proceeding

links Ilailoa. Been fishing, old
man? What did you catch?
BnkS-The first train h0me
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

Freedom Of speech has enabled
many a man to give it to himself In
the neck
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29
!. insed to Swallow Drups.

sunsscsaa s,sal tn. tnat pouring drugs into
lssd Will viii not cure catarrh in
IN n. nyomei, medicated air,
by ast seat OF the disease. Guar
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

rho Malta originated in Sicily in
N middle ages.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

Perpetual motion seems to be fall
ure from the word 70.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

Bossy people are permitted to take
all the responsibility.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

E H..t!Nsly alMeyrp ), pr. s.r-y.,
-, ~; .s.. k..i b.. Z. 8. ssrs : =
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

housTon, NO. s-1e21.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

Satchitoches.-ThG new annus4
catalos Of the Normal School is soon
70 be in the hands Of the printers
The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29

AleXandria.-The alexandria OH and
Gas Company has resumed operetions
on its well on the Archinard tract,
seven miles from Alexandria.
Evening journal., 1921-10-03
ACCUSE TRIO
OF some CITY
AUTO THEFTS
Continued from First Pace.

Continued from First Page.
OF a Philadelphia clothier and said
to have contained papers which
would indicate the owner Of the coat
was a resident Of Philadelphia. The
two machines were captured Thurs
day night when it was reported to
the police that they had stalled near
the ruins of the plant of the will
mington Leather Company.
Plain clothesmen and reserve Of
icers hurried to the place. but were
unable to capture the men running
the machines who are supposed to
have escaped by hiding among the
fire ruins.
According to people living in the
vicinity the driver Of the Stutz was
sitting in the stalled machine when
the second arrived. He Immediately
got out and consulted with the driver
Of the second machine, and then both
men fed as the automobile contain
ing police officers was heard ap-
preaching
Another automobile. a Dodge
roadster. was recovered by the po-
lice Saturday night making the
third recovered.
Evening journal., 1921-10-03
v. M. TAYLOR IS
Sent TO JAIL
Sentenced by Judge Heisel
to 80 Days for Breaking
Parole
UNDER SENTENCE ON
LIQUOR CHARGE

William M. Taylor, who was fined
$3.50 and costs and paroled for two
years on a charge of illegal possess
sion OF spirituous liquor one year
ago, was sentenced to thirty days
in the Workhouse for violating his
parole, by Judge Heisel in Court of
General Sessions this morning.
The sentence imposed upon Tay-
.or by the court demonstrates that
The court is determined that paroled
prisoners should live up to the terms
ne parole or be imprisoned.
The original sentence imposed on
Taylor was the fine and thirty days
Imprisonment, but the court, taking
into consideration the mans age, his
family and other mitigating circum-
stances, remitted the prison sentence
and paroled him for <ae two years
Judge Heisel impressed upon Tay-
or that II it were not for the fact
hat the definite sentence of thirty
days Imprisonment had been i'm
posed on him, he would give him the
full extent of the law, which is six
months Imprisonment.
The court, Judge Heisel stated to
Taylor, was satisfied that he had
violated his parole, but he did not
announce the acts that constituted
the parole violation. 1t was not be-
cause OF his pleading guilty to a
charge of illegal possession OF liquor
in the United States Distric- Court,
the judge said. remarking that he
understood the circumstances that
led to that action.
Evening journal., 1921-10-03
FAME TANGLED ON
AUTO FIRE RUN

Responding TO still alarm of
fire Saturday night at Sixth and
Shipiey streets, caused by a burning
automobile, owned by o. A. Boyd.
the Fame Fire Company created
some excitement by running north
on Shipley street. contrary to the
street regulations requiring all
traffic on that thoroughfare to run
south. No accident occurred, how
ever, and the fire was exunguished
with slight loss. Il has been ex-
planned by a member Of the com
pany that the driver OF the machine
used Shipley street because of traf-
tic congestion on Orange street. the
northway street. In responding to
an alarm from box 81. Tenth and
Orange streets some days ago the
Fame Hose Chemical is said to have
started up Orange street but was
blocked by traffic and had to get
off that street to save time. It was
because Of this experience that Ship
ley street was used Saturday night.
Evening journal., 1921-10-03
NO MERCY FOR
LIQUOR SELLERS
Judge Heisel Issues Warn
ing in Sentencing Mid
dletown Negro
GETS 3 MONTHS
AND 5000 FINE

The imposing of only fines having
proved Intellectual, a sterner course
will hereafter be pursued by the
court in its efforts to put a stop to
violations Of the liquor laws, Judge
Heisel announced in Court OF Cen
eral Sessions this nerning. The
court, he said. proposes TO do all in
its power to enforce the laws.
Judge Heisel gave this warning
when he imposed a fine Of 5000 and
costs and a prison snetence of three
months in the case of Lawrence
Gardner. Negro OF near Middletown.
who pleaded guilty to a charge of
having in his possession more than
one quart Of spirituous liquor.
Philip l.. Garrett, counsel for
Gardner, stated that his client ad-
mitted having nine or ten gallons OF
wine, made OF peaches and raisins,
at his home. but that he merely had
It for home use and for his friends.
He never sold any Of the brew, the
attorney said. The wine was . per
cent alcohol. he stated.
-Four gallons Of mash were said to
have been found at Gardner's house
and parts Of a still were found in
some bushes in the rear Of barn.
Judge Heisel remarked that the
court did not believe that a man
would have so much wine for his
own use only and then announced
that the court is determined to stop
violations Of the law If It can pos
sibly do so.
Pauline Announcio changed her
plea Of not guilty to one OF guilty
to two charges Of larceny. She will
be sentenced this afternoon.
Tony Racito was acquitted by a
jury OF illegally transporting spirtu-
Gus liquors.
Racito was accused OF transport
ing a suitcase, containing five quarts
Of liquor, from Second and West
streets to his home. 219 West street
last July. According to the states
testimony. Racito admitted carrying
the bag to his house. Racito. on the
witness stand this morning. admitted
carrying the suitcase to his house
but denied that he was aware it con
tained liquor.
John w. Brady was attorney for
Racito and william Prickett prose
cuted the case for the state.