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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03
Notice to Dog Owners.

All parties owning dog are
REQUIRED 10 call at the office o! the
civ Clerk and register said dog,
nav the dog tax for 1921 and get a
tag. Tie Marshal will be author.
ized to kill any dog caught without
, tae-take notice and call at once.
R. H. FORESTER,
Clerk and Treasurer
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03

Somebody sent in IL written ac-
count of the wedding Of two young
people to the Dispatch for yester-
days issue. Knowing that pranks
are played by people sometimes who
do not stop to think of the serious
ness of such a joke, the Dispatch
inquired the source of the written
account and tolephoned back The
person who answered verified the
account, advising that ii was au-
thsntic.
This settled it with the Dispatch
and so in the usual way of trying
to say nice things, the Dispatch
prepared the item and let it appear
yesterday afternoon on the social
page. This morning both primer
pals advise that the whole thing was
a hoax and that they We're not
welded. They were considerate
and reasonable, but the Dispatch
was made the victim of an incident
not pleasant to any one, and espe-
cially provocative OF worry on the
partsof the two young people.
We'do not care how many pract-
cal j6lSes are played ON us as indiyi-
duals, and we clleertuly wish to
add that friends who want to play
jokes on us rs individuals have all
the latitude they may wish Some
people get great deal of fun out
of jokes and we are lot closing
the door Oh the iokesmth We
imagine half Of everydaJ life is
made up of humor invented by peo-
pie who love to smile and laugh.
but all Of it ought to be innocent
and harmeless.
In this case it was not harmless
Jokes OF this kind are too serious.
We wonld suggest to AL people,
young and old folks, that fluke mar
rage accounts are not worthy of
the perpetrators and the Dispatch,
although having done its full duty
in trying to verify this account,
regret that it has been used, even
for one instance, as an avenue for a
joke. We do not desire 10 heap
calumny on the young men who,
perpetrated this Joke. We want
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03
Most Ancient weanon.

Back in the dim reaches Of prehis-
toric ages, no one packed sword I'M
less it was the saber-toothed tiger.
But soon, primitive man began to
evolve his crude cleavers out of every
sort of material from the jawbone
with which Samson famed the Philis-
tines to the shining steel with which
the Assyrians cracked down, like a
wolf on the fold" Some very service
able slashers were swung by the
Greeks after they had exhausted their
ammunition, which consisted of spears.
One Of their favorite modes Of combat
was TO mount their chariotS and dash
by one another, chucking javelins. In
the event no bulls eyes were made,
they would leap to the ground and
draw their swords, the survivor, as
in the case of the procedure Of
Achilles with Hector, making fast the
body of the vanqulshe1 to the rear
Of his chariot and ordering the char
ioteer in clear, commanding voice,
"Home, famous"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03
READING Versus Thinking.

1t Is good TO read, mark, learn
but it is better to inwardly digest. 1t
is good to read, better to thinl-bet-
ter TO think one hour than to read ten
hours without thinking. Thinking is
TO reading (if the book read have any
thing in it) what rain and sunshine
are to the seed cast into the ground
the influence which maketh it bear
and bring forth, thirty, forty, an hun
dredfold. TO read is to gather into
the barn or storehouSe of the mind /;
10 think is to cast seed corn into the
ground TO make 1t productive. To
read is TO collect information to
think is to evolve power. To read is
10 lay burden on the back; but to
tAink is TO give to the feet swiftness,
and the hands strength. Yet we have
a thousand or ten thousand readers
for one thinker, as the kind of books
sought after in circulating libraries
bears witness.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03

RATES MUST COME DOWN.

A bushe Of grain can be shipped
from South America to New York
for II cents From Minneapolis 10
New York the rate by rail is IS
cents
Senator Capper Of Kansas, tells
of a Florida truck farmer who ship
ped n carload Of lettuce to New
York. 1t sold for 1899 Freight
and commission charges were $l9l.
Cotton can be shipped 5000 miles
from Galveston TO Bremen for 81 %
bale; the rale rate for 300 miles
is 50 cents.
Spinach, cabbage and onions,
says Senator Cappcr rot in the
fields of Texas; had and corn ore
wasting in Kansas; fruits are stack.
ed in California, and hides are going
to waste in all parts Of the country
because these products cannot be
shipped over American railroads
at q profit. "
Not only are many freight rates
prohibitively high, but some seem
to be adjusted caprfcioQsly.
The Georgia Peach crops has been
estimated at $500 Cars. These
peaches are bringing good prices in
the Northern markets, but after the
freight is paid and the commission
taken out, there is very little left
for the producers. No wonder The
council of New England governors
decided against an extra 10 per
cent increasein freightrates for the
benefit of embarrassed railroads,
The railroads are now using only
66 per cent of their cars and loco.
motives because rates are too high
and business is poor.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03
The Best win Take Most Polish:

In the handful of single which you
gather from the sea-beach, which the
indiscrlminato sea, with equality Of
fratelnal foam, has only educated to
be, every one, round, YOU will see
little difference between the noble and
mean stones. But the jewelers.
trcnchant education Of them viii tell
you another story. Even the meanest
will be better for it, but the noblest
so much better that you can class the
two together no more, The fair veins
and colors are all clear now, and so
stern is natures intent regarding this,
that not only will the polish show
which is best, but the best will take
most polish. You shall not merely see
they have more virtue than the others,
but see that more OF virtue more
clearly; and the less virtue there is,
the more dimly you shall see what
there is of it.-John Ruskin.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03
PETITION FOR CHARTER.
GEORGIA-Lee County.
TO THE SUPERI0R~COUR
OF SAID COUNTY,;

The petition of Il. L. Heath, II. }.
Tyler and Mrs. Kathleen Tyler, all OF
said State and County, shows to the
Court the following facts:
lst. Petitioners, together with their
associates, desire to be incorporated I'M
der the name of Heath and Tyler, Inc,
for the period of twenty years, with the
right to renew sai4 charter at tie ex-
piration of said time. The object OF
said corporation is pecuniary gain and
to carry on and maintain general mer-
chandise business i'll the City OF Lees
burg, said State and County, and to buy
and sell goods, wares and merchandise,
cotton, corn and any other article or
articles that may be dealt III by the said
corporation, and to make contracts,
/ borrow money, loan money, to sue and
be sued, and do any and all acts that
may be necessary in the operation OF
said business,
End. The principal place Of said bust
ness will be in the City Of Leesburg, said
State and County.
3rd, The capital stock Of said corpor-.
alton shall be SIX THOUSAND DOL
LIARS, divided into shares OF One Humid
red dollars each, and they desire to be-
gin in business when ten per cent. OF
the capital stock is paid in. Petitioners
desire the right to have the aubscrip-
lions to said capital stock paid i'll money
or property to be taken at a fair valua-
ton. Pensioners also desire the right
to increase said capital stock 10 Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars upon majority
vote o. the stock holders.
4th, Petitioners desire that said cor
poration may have the right to elect q
Board Of Directors by vote Of its stock
holders, and to elect President, Vice
President and Secretary and Treasurer
by said Board Of Directors, and to have
and make all proper and necessary by :
laws, rules and regulations that are nee
essary and may be proper for the carry
ing Oh of said business, also to have and
use common seal.
Wherefore, petitioners file their petit
ton i'll the Office of the Clerk Of the Sup
erior Court, and pray that after the
same has been advertised as required by
law, that the Court by proper order
grant this petition.
e. l.. FORESTER,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Filed in office, this 18th day of May,
1921.
G, A. WALLACE,
Clerk Sup'r. Court, Lee Co. Ga.
GEORGIA-Lee County.
OFFICE OF CLERK SUPERIOR
COUBT OF LEE COUNTY.
l, &. A. Wallace Clerk of the Superior
Court Of Lee Lee County hereby certify
that the foregoing is trne and correct
copy of the application for charter, as
the same appears o! file III this office.
This May 18th, 1921.
G. A. WALLACE,
Clerk Superior Court, Lee Go. Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03
Owls and Crows.

Owls are the PCT aversion of crows.
In daylight they heap such complete
vituper ltion upon an owIs head, that
the process thus badly reveals to
what vulgar depths at times bird
nature may fall. Crows will hang
about in squads tormenting. scolding,
pitching at the silent owl and then
reueating, for a day at a time, never
ceasing their aspersions and denunci-
ations-but they always act in con-
cert, never alone. At night the role
of purSuer is changed; the SILENT
grim raptore makes little return by
way of tumult, but the effectiveness
of his retaliation is not open to CUES
ton
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03

We have had the came thing to
happen here except same was sent
in by one Of our regular correspon-
dents. People should be very care
full in reporting such things to a
writing for publication without
knowing it to be true.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03
T YBRISA

IOpened for the season. Saturday May IA X. t. Burge
gain in charge manager. Thoroughly renovated and
pat in best of condition throughout Dance floor i'll perfect
condition Music every evening by Rudolph jacobson
Orchesa 81 200 electric Piano and ochestron just in
stalled and available for dancing at all hours Bath houses
renovated service patrons the best Latest styles OF
bathing suits will be supplied Life guard on duty to insure
ety of bathers Playground under the pavilion for the
4ddes" Lunch counter candy, cigar and soda water
stand with attendants and reasonable prices
Hotel Tybee under management b. L. Hinton, opens May
H. Many improvements, especially to grounds Ice plant
rebuilt; pavilion and bath houses iii fine condition
Seabreeze Hotel and bath houses and pavilion operated by
burden & Powers Ocean View Hotel, the Curry House,
the er Cottages all prepared to care for guests better
than ever.
Many new homes and cottages assuring Tybee of its biggest
md heSt
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03
"Where Ocean Breezes Blow"

gzYBRISA Tybees amusement center, pavilion and bath
houses These the question OF where to go for
the summer of 1921 whether the trip be just for day
with dip in the ocean, or vacation of weeks that
!" viii bring health and happiness
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-06-03

them TO see the serious side Of it as
we see it and help us to prevent the
recurrence Of such a thing Cor
dele Dispatch.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-30

- .
against the shade of the brick Walls
The momentum slackened as Hardin
neared the place he called his nome
An inner tenderness diluted the sheer
that dIsfgured his face. He could see
Innes as she moved around In the III
tie fenced-in strip that surrounded her
desert tent. She insisted on calling IL
q garden, In spite of his raillery.
"Gerty's in bed, l suppose thought
Tom. He had a sudden vivid picture
of her accusing m%artyrdom. His mouth
hardened again. Innes, STOPPING over
q rose, passed out of his vision.
It came to Hardin suddenly that q
man has made a circle of failure when
he breads going to his Office anu
shrinks from the reproaches at home.
"a 'has-been' at forty he mused.
Where were all his ships drifting?
Innes, Strengthening, waved a gay
hand.
ashes raising a goodly crop Of bar
rels." His thought Knocked and Gu
ressed her. Her garden devotion was
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-30

amount. 1t Is, In my opinion, abso'
lutely necessary if we are to save the
valley. We cannot afford not to do 1t
Mr.. Hardin y
Hardin glared at the other men foI
support he found MacLean's face q
blank wall; Estrada looked uncom'
Portable. Babcock had pricked up his
ears at the sound of the desired appro'
priation; his head on n side, he
looked like an inquisitiye terrier.
Hardin spread out his hands in help
less desperation. you'll ruin us" he
said. Its your money. the 0. P.'s,
but you're lending it, not giving 1t to
us. You are going to swamp the Des-
ert Reclamation company. We can't
throw funds away like that" One hun
dred thousand dollars! Why, he could
have stopped the river at any time II
he had had that sum; once a paltry
thousand would have saved them II
didn't ask the o. T. to come in and
ruin us, but to stop the river; not to
throw none away in hog-wild fash
ion." He was stammering i~narticulate-
Iy. sThere's no need of a spur-track
IL o rush my gate through"
IF" Richard nodded. Granted. II
we can rush 1t through. But suppose
1t fails? Marshall said the railroad
would stand for no contingencies. The
interests at stake are too vital"
Interests I" cried Tom Hardin.
"What do you know ofzthe interest at
stake? You or your railroad? Coming
in at the eleventh hour, what can you
know? Did you promise safety to thou
sands of families If they made their
homes in this valley? Are you response
Bile? Did you get up this company, in
duce your friends to put their money
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-30

in Ii. promise to see them through1
What do you know of the interests at
stake? You want to put n hundred
thousand dollars into a frill. God. do
you know what that means to my
company? II mean ruin" Estrada
pulled him down in his seat.
Rickard explained TO the directors
the necessity in his opinion of the spur
track and the quarry. Rock in great
quantities would be needed; cars must
be rushed in to the break. lie urged
the Importance of elenehing the issue.
"If it's not won this time, it's a lost
cause he maintained. IF 1t cuts a
deeper gorge, the Imperial valley is a
chimera; so Is Laguna DAM"
The other men were drawn into the
argument. Babcoek leaned toward Har-
din's conservation. MacLean was ju-
dicial. Estrada upheld Richard. The
spur-track. in his opinion, was essen
tial to success. Hardin could see the
meeting managed between the new
conner and the Mexican, and his anger
impotently ragged. His temper made
him incoherent. He could see Richard.
cool and ~impersonal, adding to his
points, and MacLean slowly Won to
the stronger side. Hardin, on his feet
again, was sputterlng helplessly at
Babcock. when Richard called for a
vote. The appropriation was carried.
Hardin's face was swollen with rage.
Richard then called for a report on
the clam-shell dredge being rushed at
Yuma. Where was the machinery
Was 1t not to have been finished in
February?
"Why o get the machinery here7
What's the use of taking chances?" de-
handed Richard.
Hardin felt the personal implication.
He was on his feet in a second. There
are no chances" He looked at Mac
Lean. "The machinery's done. It's no
use getting 1t here until we're ready"
There are always chances" inter.
rupted his opponent coolly. "We are
going to take one l want Mr.. Har
din, gentlemen, appointed a committee
of n to see that the machinery Is de.
livered ut once, and the dredge rushed
The working force was informally
discussed. Hardin said they could de
pend on hobo labor. Richard agreed
that they would find such help, but II
would not do 10 rely on Ii. The biz
sewer system Of New Orleans wa
about completed; he had planned t,
write there, stating the need. Ant
there was a man in Zacatecas, named
Porter
Frank Porterf" sneered Hardin
"that-murderer?"
His brother" Richard answere,
pleasantly. "Jim furnishes the mel
for the big mines In Sonora and Sina
loa. He'll send us all the labor W,
want, the best for our purpose. whei
1t gets red.hot. there's no one like
peon or an Indian.
you'll be infringing on the interna
tional contract law" suggested Mac
Lean.
mo. The camp is on the Mexica,
side," laughed Casey. "rd thought o
that. Wen have them shipped to tn
nearest Mexican point, and the
brought to the border. Mr.. Estrad
will help u.s."
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-30

that II was because there had never
been anyone else. Most fellows nau
had sweethearts before they marrieu'
no had not. nor a mistress when sue
loft him. though God knows, 1t wouio
have been easy enough. His mouth
fell into sardonic lines. Those haii-
breed women. No one, even when !"
divorce had hung over him. On. ne
knew what their friends made OF eacn
of Gerty's heightened flights; he Knew
But that had been spared him, tna,
vulgar grisly spectacle of modern lie
when two people who have been lover
drag the carcass of their love over the
primy floor of a curious gaping court.
He %shuddered. Gerty loved him. Else
why had she come back TO hiInf why
had she not kept her threat when he
refused to abandon his desert proJect
and turn his abilities into n more
profitable d~edlcation7 He could see
her face as she stared flushing up into
his that nipping cold day when he had
run into her on Broadway. He remem-
bered her coquetry when she suggest
ed that there was plenty OF room In
her apartment, His wife! She spoke
of seeing his pictures in the papers.
lie had grown TO be a great man,
That plquant meeting. the week fol-
lowing had been the brightest OF his
life. He was sure then that Gerty
loved him. The wrangles were only
their different ways Of looking Mt
things. OF course, they loved each
other. But Gerty couldn't stand plo-
neer life. She had loved him. or she
would not so easily have. been per-
suaded to try IL over again. She
yearned to make him comfortable. she
said. So she had gone back, and pulled
down his ramada. and put his clothes
in the lowest bureau drawerl
ut wasn't either of our faults he
ruminated. at was the fault of the in
stitution. Marriage Itself IS a failure.
/ Look at the papers, the divorce courts.
A mans interests are 40 longer his
wife's. Curious that 1t should be SO.
But it's "A fact. II IS the modern dis
content. Women want different careers
from their husbands
YET, how could he help throwing his
life into his work? He had committed
himself: Ii was an obligation. If il
were not for that indefinable some
thing, his allegiance 10 the aust which
Knocked at reasons and definitions oh
he knew he had tilted with Gerty
and been worsted he would have re
signed from his company. his compan,
which had ~dishonored him. Why should
he stay 10 get more stubs. mon
wounds? And the last blow, this pc
Of Marshall'si Hardin gave n scant
ling In his path a vicious kick.
The girls prattle had died. She
walked with him silently.
At the door of her tent. she stopped
looking at him wistfully. She wished
he could hide his hurt. II he had only
some OF lines pridei
"How are thingsy" She used their
fond little formula.
"oh. rotten - growled Hardin. fling
ing away. The gate slammed behind
him.
(ro BE CONTINUED
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-30
CHAPTER VII.

HisSdwelling leaped into sight as
Hardin turned the corner Of the street,
There was but one street running
through the twin towns, fianked by the
bitches OF running water. The rest
were bitches Of running water edged
by footpaths. Scowling, he passed un.
der the overhanging bird cages Of the
Desert hotel without a greeting for the
ioungers, whose chairs were drawn up
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-30
SYNOPSIS.
TIA

CHAPTER TX. C. Richard. an engi,
neer of the Overland Pacific. Is called ia
the office of President Marshall In Tue
son. Ariz. Casey" is an enigma to the
office force: he wears dude clothes,
but he had resigned a chair OF engineer
ing In the East TO go or the road as q
fireman and his promotion had been spec
tacular. While waiting for Marshall Rick
ard reads a report on the ravages OF the
Colorado, despite the efforts of Thomas
Hardin OF the Desert Reclamation COM
pany. This Hardin had been a student
under Richard and had married Gerty
Holmes. with whom Richard had fancied
he was In love.
CHAPTER II-Marshail tells Rickard
the Overland Pacific has got to step In
TO save the Imperial Valley and sends
him to the break. Riekard declines be-
cause he does not want TO supplant Har-
din. but Is won over stop the river;
damn the expense" says Marshall.
CHAPTER III-Rickard journeys to
Calexico. sees the irrigated desert and
learns much about Hardin and his work.
CHAPTER Iv-At the hotel he meets
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardin and Innes Hardin,
Hardin's half sister. Disappointed In her
husband and an incorrigible coquette.
Mrs. Hardin sets her cap for her former
lover and invites him to Inner.
CHAPTER V-Rickard visits the COM
pany's offices and takes control. He finds
the engineers loyal to Hardin and hos
tile to him.. Estrada, a Mexican, son Of
the Father of the Imperial Valley" tells
him or the general situation.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-30

TAKEN from ny store In East Ely.
Remington typewriter 10 A 225i3t
Reward offered. +. C.. Nunneily. Bel
yedere Apis, Salt Lake city. Utah IL
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The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
WORLD OF CLASS
TAKES UP BOXING
Society "Butting in" and the
Fight Game Amt the Same,
Old Timers Complain.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-BoXing is
coming back to a different world,
at least in New YOrk-a world Of
moleskin cloaks and OF perfume {;
of beautifully-dresse women OF
men in dinner coats and Of limou-
sines-and in answer to this new
situation the International Sporting
Club has arranged a Ladies" Night"
at the Commodore. with a program
of boxing contests, followed by sup
per and dancing.
Boxing in this city doesn't amount
to much any more unless there are
present a lot Of bank presidents,
generals, admirals. artists, lounge
lizards and prominent women, la
den with jewels and gOwned in eX-
pensive evening dress. This new era
in the ring game was aCCentuated
at the recent dinner to William A.
Gavin and other social functions OF
a similar nature are being planned.
The boxers haven't changed their
fighting togs, but there are num-
Der of boxing critics who have been
touched by the change in atmos-
phere Some of them who former
ly attended the bouts in red flannel
shirts have fallen for full evening
dress and conduct themselves with
the same pompoUs dignity as the
effete. The old-timer has already
begun to complain that times "ain {
like they used to be-