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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-24
THE DESIRE FOR LoAFING

Many people struggle and fret
for a whole year TO earn and save
money for a vacation trip, but this
respite from work is so brief that
they return unsatisfed. The desire
for longer periods Of loafing and
leisure is powerful in their minds.
They long for such a degree Of in
dependence that they could lie idle
for more extended periods. They
feel that il they could secure these
longe rest times, they would gain
greatly in health and happiness.
Yet if such people did succeed in
getting these long vacations, they
would probably be disappointed IN
the results.
A friend was telling the other day
of how it worked in his case. He had
for many years beeI unable to Sc
cure more than two weeks vacation
in any year. But there came one
summer when he was at liberty TO
enjoy a longer absence. He hired
cottage in a pleasant resort for
himself and family and prepared to
enjoy the time Of his life.
But he soon found the experience
different from what he expected
After Il time he wearied of giving
his whole time to sports and pas
times. He enjoyed reading, but
could not settle down to book OF
magazine for more than an hour OIL
so at a time.
The result was that by the end
of a couple of weeks he was about
ready to go home. The fact that
Ill plans had been laid for two
months absence proved extremely
rksome to him, and he developed q
marked case of inconsistencies. He
would count the days until the date
When they were to return. As the
md Of the vacation approached, cir
umstances came up that made ii
seem desirable that they should re-
main a week longer, and the added
itay seemed almost intolerable tc
Tim. He was mighty glad when the
vacation was over and he could sc
70 work.
So it would be with many others
Who foolishly long for idleness. Men
md women were built for regular
industry, which is the best road to
happiness.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-24

great majority of the Democratic
leaders, newspapers and writer's,
have shown friendly feeling for
the late president.
The attack on President Wilson
went far beyond what Mr.. Harding
had to meet. It was positively in
decent. 1t revealed depths of hatred.
Many people who are now com
planning because, as they feel, Presi-
dent Harding was misunderstood,
we're themselves bitter assailants of
President Wilson, seeing no good
in him and misconstruing his pur-
poses and aims.
One can't help feeling admiration
for Mr.. Wilson, that in spite Of the
torrent Of vitriolice abuse that he
had to meet, that he was able to
rise above it. His calm and serene
nature was not in any way broken
By this abuse and misunderstanding
He suffered breakdown simply be-
cause he threw himself into the
cause Of human brotherhood and
world peace with such ardent energy
that he used up his strength. He
zoo along with the good President
Harding, has been a martyr to the
cause of public service, and he car
ried much the heavier burden.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-24
NOT TIE ONLY VICTIM

Much is being said regarding the
very hard time which our presi-
dents have, the terrible problems
they have tc solve, the load of I'M
Just criticism they have to bear, and
the breaking strain created by the
burden that they carry for their peo-
pie. 1t is all true, and the nation
sorrows to-day because President
Harding found the burden too heavy
and broke under it.
But he is not the only one. We
must all remember that President
Wilson carried a still heavier bur
den. President Harding was no
doubt undully criticised and con
demned by many people who take
their political arguments too vio-
lently.
But President Wilson had to take
far worse assault of abuse. The
criticism of Mr.. Harding has in the
main been rather temperate. The
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-24

best bring up our boys and girls.
Thousands Of men and boys each year
are fEocking TO the city. Clerks in the
city are barely eklng out An existence
and they cannot expect to receive
much more In the way of compensar
ton.
But back on the farms are men
working for reasonable return, and
In addition they have their houses,
the wonderful sunshine above In
the daytime, the wonderful fresh air
and all the things that the soil pro-
duces. The boy who is raised on the
farm will have an entirely different
aspect OF life and approach the vari-
GUS problems with which he has to
deal In later years In a different way
from the boy who Is raised In the
city.
In this period of unrest we are Ger.
tainly vitality interested in rearing
both on the farms and In the cities
boys and girls with the proper out
look for the future, imbued with the
belief that the activity In which they
are engaged Is, after all, something
that will provide them both with the
necessary things Of life and with hap
Piness. For In happiness there is con-
tentment, and in contentment In
America there is safety for our insti-
tutions.
Every single banker should feel
that the problems his farmer custom
ers have to contend with are not only
the farmers problems but his prob
lens as well. He should feel not only
that the farmer must be prosperous
so that he can deposit more In his
bank, giving the banker more to loan
and thereby increasing his profits, but
that also there Is something which
cannot be measured In dollars and
cents. 1t Is the thought Of rendering
such service to their pustomcrs-re-
CARELESS Of whether th9y are farmers.
or men working in the shops, or big
business men Of the cities-that will
bring not only prosperity but con-
;entment as well. The banker should
take as his motto: Who serves best
profits most"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-24
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
"REDLAM"

MPEDLAM," the word by
~ which we now designate
a hubbub, an excited crowd or
an uproar, has been derived not
from Babel" as might be ex-
pected, but from bethlehem"
the name Of an insane asylum In
London and formerly one Of the
most abOminable torture-houses
of the British capital.
bethlehem" itself dates back
to 1247, when Simon Fitz-Mary,
a sheriff Of London. founded a
prtory dedicated to st. Mary Of
Bethlehem. Everyone connected
with this institution was com
PEELED to wear black robe, with
a single star on the breast, in
memory of the star which guided
the Magl to the stable at Bethle-
hem. Some three centuries later
a London tailor named Stephen
Jennings offered to start a fund
to purchase the House of Bethle-
hem and turn II into a hospital
for the insane, but Il was not
until Henry VII made a gift Of
the house to the city of London
that 1t became an insane asylum.
Owing to the fact that lunatics
were considered at that time to
be possessed by devils, Bethle-
hem was made place Of chains,
manacles and stocks, while all
manner of hideOus tOrturas were
devised to Hout the evil spirits
which haunted the bodies Of the
living. During the Sixteenth
century the place became so
filthy and lOathsOme that no one
would enter 1t and 1t fell into de-
cay, to be renovated In 1875,
when a stone image Of madness.
carved In the likeness of one Of
Cromwell'S doorkeepers, was
placed on the outer wall. In the
literature Of the day We find that
the name Of the asylum is short
ened, first to ''Bethlem," then to
'Bedlem" and finally changed to
"Bedlam." In which form II re-
mains.
10 by Wheeler Syndicate. Ine.)
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-24
-FOUR NEW VARIETIES
OF PEACHES

The bringing fourth of a new
variety of fruit is comparatively
simple matter, and is to be encour-
aged. The introduction of new va
rieties is the basis of improvement
OF our domestic plants.
An old variety may be propagated
for several decades, and there is
practically no danger of degeneracy;
while on the other hand it is practi-
cally impossible to improve it's many
characters. A variety has its fixed
characters and allows practically no
alteration. If better fruit is to
be had a new variety must be in
ltroduced. So we should not be sur
prised nor discouraged at the con-
stantly replacing of a variety of
fruit for variety that is more de-
sirable.
The Georgia Experiment Station
has recently brought to light four
new varieties of peaches. In 1911
approximately 500 seeds from the
liberia variety were planted, all of
these seedlings were brought into
bearing; and out of this number,
four were selected as being worthy
of propagation. Two trees Of each
of these are now in full bearing at
the Station, but have not as yet
been named. They are known by
the numbers one, two, three, and
four; and are described as follows:
No. |, yellow flesh, decidedly free
stone, medium size seed, well color
cd, sweet, juicy, slightly like the
Elberta in flavor, prolific, and the
size of the liberia, ripening 8 days
later than the liberia; almost i'm
munc to scab. This variety has a
commercial possibility in that it
ripcns slightly later than the Ell
berta.
No. 2, yellow flesh, decidedly free
stone, medium size seed, very pro-
life, well favored but moderately
juicy, highly colored with red color
of skin going slightly into the flesh,
ripens days later than the liberia
This variety tends to overbear, 9TH
erwisc it is as large as the liberia,
and possesses an attractivenesS that
is very much desired by the COM
mercial buyer; and is remarkably
cold resistant.
No. 8, yellow flesh, decidedly
cling stone, beautifully colored, red
ness of seed extending slightly into
the flesh, sweet and juicy with i,
we'll developed flavor, large seed,
prolific, as large as the Elberta, and
ripens A days later. This variety is
practically free from scab. and is
very promising for home use and
the local market.
No. 4, yellow flesh, decidedly free
stone, well favored, redness of seed
extending into the flesh in the form
of red streaks, medium size seed,
larger than the Elberta, and ripens
10 daysaater. Prolific, not subject
TO scab, but subject to brown rot.
This variety is not as attractive as
the other three, but it possesses COM
mercial possibilities in that it closely
follows the Elberta in time of ripen-
ing, ana may thus extend the harvest
period.
TIE aim sought for in this work
was to get variety that was the
equal of the liberia, commercially,
and ripen about ten days later.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-24
THE BEST THE
FARMS PRODUCE
by WALTER w. HEAD
First VIee-PrssIdent, American Bank
era Association

Every Danker
and business man
in the country 10
interested in the
farm from anoth-
er viewpoint than
merely a place to
raise farm prod
ucts and live
stock. Above all
the farm Is one
OF the place 9
n - MO aom
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-24

The farm hand who used to plan
his work according to the sun may
now be arranging his schedule ac-
cording to the time when the movie
shows begin.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-24

The cities think they make big
contribution to civilization when
they substitute the golf cub for the
garden hoe.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-24

Coutry life is very sweet about
now, especially when the ice cream
freezer is opened up at the picnics.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-24

666 quickly relieves COnstipa
ton, BiIiOusness, Headaches, Colds
aud Lagrippe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago. Sent. {

Chicago, Sept. s.
Wheat prices developed rallying pow
er today after a weaker tendency early.
Some enlargement of commission house
buying appeared to be based in a meas
ure on prospective demand for flour to
be shipped to Japan. The close was
ish to &c higher. with December 1.o53
to 1.055 and May 1.113@a to- 1.11s.
Corn finished at a range varying from
&c decline to &c advance, oats to &c
up. and provisions at to zoe gain.
At first the wheat market was bear
ishly Influenced by the fact that spring
wheat is beginning to move in volume
from the farms and because Of predic-
tions of increased hedging here against
Canadian wheat. Besides, Liverpool
In the absence of any aggressive SELL
ing, however, buyers gathered more
confidence and quite decided upturn
in values took place at one time when
the market was found to be almost
though. failed to hold we'll. bearish
crop estimates from Canada acting
more or less as weight on the market.
In the late dealings, talk of increas-
ed demand for flour for Japan was also
disposal of 100000 to 10000. 900 BUSH
els of Pacific coast wheat said to be
owned by Japanese. The leading mills
of Japan have apparently been de-
stroyed. and although some of the
wheat may be diverted to other mills.
the chances were generally taken to be
that Japan might have to cancel wheat
purchases even while requiring great
or supplies of -four. .
Wet weather and unfavorable crop
reports from half a dozen states. Ohio
to Nebra ska inclusive, gave flrmness to
corn and oats.
Provisions went higher in response
to a large decrease shown to have
taken place of late in western stocks
of lard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07
MEAGRE NEWS
CONTINUED from Page One)

A message to the British foreign Of
fee tonight from its representatives
in Japan said that ION September l at
noon there occurred the greatest
earthquake Japan has experienced since
that of 60 years ago. with the collapse
of the waterworks and a fire which
broke out.
Tremendous damage has been done
all over the district between Toxic and
the so-called Shonan district. which in
cludes all the scacoast district of Saga
mi Bay"
The statement added:
I'm Toxic fire broke out in 30 or so
places simultaneously as q result OF
tho. earthquake.
THE principal buildings destroyed
in Toxic include the ministry of the
imperial household and the famous
bridge at the entrance to the imperial
palace.
"Other buildings destroyed We're the
French and Italian embassies and the
Chinese legation and three of tho !arg-
est department stores and two famous
temples.
THE 1o-story tower called Junikai
was destroyed as was the imperial mu-
scum the Russian church of St Mich
olas. the imperial university building.
the higher normal school for women,
the military academy and the military
preparatory school.
I'm the district. where many govern
ment and modern business structures
were located. nearly all. including the
foreign office. were damaged, but the
supreme court, the ministry of justice,
the ministry of marine. the house OF
representatives. the Toxic prefecture
Offices. the imperial hotel and the To-
kio station hotel practically escaped
unchanged"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07

when it was torn down caused a
still greater shortage of class room
space necessitating the use of the
churches.
The following corps of teachers
was recommended to the board of
education at their meeting last April
and was approved. 1t is understood
that no changes have been made:
High school-Principal, Norman
L. Matthews; sub-master Raymond
]. Cook; English. Margaret Austin;
English, NJ. Anne Sweeney; French,
Mildred E. Barrows; Latin, Myrtle
Burnett; history, Alice Clarkin; COM
mercial, Florence Morris and Grace
Mitchell: assistant. julius Sussman;
assistant. Gladys Perry. Junior High
school-Principal Neal c. Merrill;
manual training John P. Eagan; do
nestle science. Eula NJ. Skinner. An
ME V. Day; physical training,
George Hendricks; art, Sara D.
Lang: writing, Dora M. Libby;
music. Dorothy E. Harlow: instruc-
tors, Sadie Blake, Margaret Friel.
Fannie Maddocks. Myra Savage,
Antoinette Lambert, Alice Osborn,
Alice Blanchard. Amy Philips, Ag-
mes Rounds, .Juliette Robichaud.
Principals Walnut Street. Ella
Parkin: Myrtle Street, Grace Cor
thell; Brook Street, Bertha Butter
field: Western Avenue, Laura Hall:
North Grammar. Gertrude Lord;
South Grammar, Leo Holland; Red
ington Street, Ethel Knight; Grove
Street, Flora Hall. Grade teachers:
Glass A-Eunice Hoyt Edna Reed
Edna Emery, Eva Jackson. Fannie
Angle. Ethel Kennison. Cora Dow.
Ida Kelley, Marion Wentworth. Cor
nelia Murray, Sylvia Hurley, Helen
MARI. Olive Mcdowell, Maud Jen-
nings. Theresa Leving. Glass B
Ina Allen. Ida Murray. Ina c. Moore,
Myrtle Cornforth. Ruth Larson, Mar
garet Ashe. Glass c - Marjorie
Brown, Phila Hutchins, Anne Muir
ray. Helen Knowles, Camilla Downie.
Avice Haney. Annie d. Clark. Sub
stitute teachers-Elizabeth O'Don-
nell, Eva Berdeen. Lulu Elder
Music, Dorothy E. Harlow; writing.
Dora NJ Libby: drawing. Sara d.
Lang: physical education, George F.
Hendricks.
The following teachers were recon-
mended for kindergarten work-Al-
ma NJ Higgins. Katheryn E. Plum
mer Julia Heath and Dorothy w.
MCGOWAN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07
4 Dead in Series
Powder Explosions
at South AmbOy, n. J.

South Amboy, n. j., Sept. 6.-Three
men and boy were killed and tWen-
ty seven persons injured, fifteen prob
ably fatally, by an explosion of thou
sands of cases of smokeless powder
which was being transferred from
bargeS to freight cars on the banks
of the Raritan River tonight.
The explosion, caused by a fire
which started on one of the barges,
rocked the entire countryside, blew
automobiles upside down on the road
nearby and envelopcd everyone with
in a hundred yards in sheet of
flame. Two of the men killed were
Winston Taylor and William Trench,
of Newark. The third was unidentl-
fed. The boy, whose body has not
been recovered. was blown into the
river by the force of the explosion.
The powder consisted of ship
ment of 10000 cases.
Captain Emery Foss. of Addison,
Maine, and Captain Robert Brown,
of New York, commanding the BAR
ges, told of how the explosion occur
ed. They said that sparks from
cooking fire on one of the barges
blew across the docks. igniting sever
al other barges and finally the freight
cars.
The train of burning cars. in charge
Of Conductor Thomas Kennedy, OF
Perth Amboy, was Immediately haul
cd from the scene, blazing, and lett.
standing on trestle bridge crossing
the main automobile road. Motorists
approaching slowed down their cars
to watch the fire. ignorant of what
the cars contained. The first explo-
sion stalled all the engines and those
in the automobiles We're left help
less.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07

FURNISHED to the Kennebec Journal
through the courtesy Of J. A Carnage
& Co.. of Augusta and Waterville).
Washington, Sept. 3-The foreign
trade balance is again turning the
commercial corner.
Imports of the United States dropped
to 2S4 millions of dollars in July, ac-
cording to an official statement just is
sued by the Department of Commerce.
Exports totaled 80 millions. making a
balance of 26 millions in favor of this
country.
The United States. the figures show.
is again selling foreigners more than
it buys from them. This is similar to
the condition that prevailed month
after month following the world war.
The balance. invariably, was in favor
of the United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07
KEENEREC, SIS. SUPREME JUDI
GAL COI-RT In EQUITY.

KENNEBEC. SIS. SUPREME JUDI
CIAL COURT IN EQUITY.
sons claiming under Howard A. Doe
and William w. Allen.
ABSTRACT OF BILL
I. Plaintiff claims unintcrruptcd
possession by himself and those uE-
der whom he holds of land and build
ings in Augusta. Maine. bounded and
described as follows: Beginning at
the Southwest corner of Judge Wes-
tons lot on Summer Street now
owned by St. Marks Protestant Epis-
ming Easterly in the Southcrly line of
said Westons lot, now owned as afore-
said about eight rods to land formerly
of DR.. Smell now owned by ST. Mark S
Protestant Episcopal Church of Au-
gusta: thence Southerly on the West
erly line of said Smell lot now owned
as aforesaid three rods ton and q half
feet to stake and stone; thence
Westerly about eight rods to the
Easterly line of said Summer Street;
of said Summer Street three rods ten
and half feet to the point begun at;
for period of nearly fifty-eight years,
claiming an estate of freehold therein.
2. On June 8. 1861 Howard A. Doe
executed a mortgage on said real es-
payment of eight hundred eighty-seven
dollars three years after said date
with interest at six per cent. which
said mortgage was duly recorded in
Kennebec County Registry of Deeds.
book 230, page sos and remains undis-
charged of record.
3. On September II, 1863 Nathan
G. Ware and Emma ]. Ware executed
mortgage on said real estate to
Of three hundred dollars e f in three
years with interest. which said mort
gage was duly recorded in said Regis
try of Deeds. book 243. page 116 and
remains undischarged of record.
Allen and said Doe have long since de-
ceased. that he neither knows nor
can ascertain the identity or where
abouts of the legal representatives, if
any. or the heirs or persons claiming
under the said Allen or the said Doe
or either of them.
5. That said mortgages constitute
cloud on the title of the plaintiff
and he seeks to determine the rights.
If any. of said heirs or persons and to
remove said cloud from said title.
He prayS that said mortgages may
be discharged and declared void and a
decree establishing the validity of his
title may be entered and for such
other relief as the nature of the case
may require and for such notice of his
bill as the court may order. Dated
August 80, 1923.
A hearing is hereby ORDERED:
on the within bill at the Court House.
Augusta, Kennebec County. on Tues
day the 25th day of September, 1922
at ten o'clock in the forenoon: notice
of which is to be given by publishing
three weeks successfully in the Ken
nebec Journal, a paper published in
said Augusta. An attested abstract of
copy of this bill and this order
thereon.
A. NJ. SPEAR.
Active Retired Justice Supreme
(SeaD
A true copy
Attest: c. W. JONES. Clerk.
sept7-14-21
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07

In March, 1923, however, the balance
turned against this country for the
first time in years. Imports rose to
39S millions, giving balance Of 81
millions against the United States. Ex-
ports amounted to only BAL millions.
The balance against the United
States continued to pile up in April and
May. In June. however, imports equaled
exports. according to the official re-
ports.
To the United States. a trade balance
on the unfavorable side would be q
benefit for many months, some OBJ
servers believe. This country. they
emphasize, is a creditor nation. And
the so-called "unfavorable" balance
means payment by foreigners Of money
due