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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
CREATING FEELING OF
REFINEMENT AGAINST
REPUBLICAN PARTY

ATLANTA, Ga, August 49,
Washington correspondents and
presumably Democratic propaganda
lists, according to G. o. P. leaders,
have endeavored to create feeling
of resentment against the Republi-
can party organization in Georgia
by the suggestion that there is con-
sternation over the possibility of the
appointment of negro woman to
the national committee, in view of
the feelings of Henry Lincoln John
son, negro national committeeman,
whom party leaders here recognize
as effectually shelved. The essence
of the sting, it is pointed out, is
contained in the further suggestion
that no white woman would serve in
that capacity in view of this posi-
bility.
1t seems that the Republican
party in Georgia, local politicians as
sert, is being managed without any
sort of assistance from Link or his
crowd. They have been completely
shelved and put away for future re-
ference, if there being any need of
that, it is declared. The chairman
for Georgia, patronage distributor
and general director is j.. L. Philips,
and the vice chairman is Louis H.
Crawford, the headquarters of the
party in Georgia being in the Cand-
ler building in Atlanta. It is, of
course, impossible, leaders here say,
that either Mr.. Philips or Mr.. Craw-
ford would consider the appointment
of any person that Link suggested
should he name negro woman or
negro man for that position. The
appointment when it is made, it
is stated, will undoubtedly come
through Mr.. Philips hands.
The Republicans are trying to
build white part in Georgia, with
apparently good foundation in
that direction at the present time,
it is pointed out here, and they know
that the collar line does not admit
of constant and intimate political
associations with the "colored broth
err, no matter where it is, provided
it is in the South. There may be
some development in the North,
Georgia party leaders say, but it
will not occur in Georgia, unless
Philips has lost his cunning, which
so far seems to be quite in order.
Link is a dead one as far as
power is concerned in this state
leaders claim, although he has a
nominal position, which will be
taken from him as soon as circum-
stances permit.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION
BY. p. U. CONVENES AUG. q

The third annual Convention of
the B. Y. p. us, OF the Friendship
Association will meet at Oglethorpe,
Ga. on Wednesday,, August 22nd,
next, for an all day session.
The young people at OglethOrpe
have prepared to entertain all those
who will come with dinner on the
grounds, and it is especially desired
that every single church within the
Association will have some repre-
sentative from among their young
people present at this convention
whether they have B. Y. P. u. or
not.
Although this Association is
young yet it is doing fine work and
if you fail to come you will certain
ly miss a blessing.
The program in full follows:
Wednesday Morning, August %,
1923.
$50 Opening Devotional--led by
Rev E. T. Moore.
$40 Welcome Address by Miss
jamie Tooke, Prest. ST., Union Ogle-
thorpe.
9-45 Response by Miss Carrie
Adams, of Preston, Ga.
$50 Our Aims for the New Year
i-by w, B, Johnson,
Vice President Association
1910 Why we should tide-by
Harry Motcalfe-So. West Reg.
Prest.
10-40 Reports from Unions.
Reports from Officers, Appoint
ment of Nominating of other COM
mittees.
1920 New Key Not Service-by
Charming R. Hayes, State Field
Worker.
1900 Barbecue Dinner Served on
the Ground by Oglethorpe Union.
100 Reports from Committees
and Election of Officers.
Las New Plan of Enlistment
Work-by Rev, ]. E. O'Quinn
2-18 Strengthening B. Y. P. U.
Work within the Association-by
Claiming P. Hayes, State Field
Worker.
2-45 Demonstration-by Ogle-
thorpe ST., Union.
2-30. Adjourn.
The officers of the Association,
are:
Frank E. Matthews, Americas,
Ga, President; w. B. Johnson,
Pheasant Grove, Vice President;
]. W. Strange, Ellaville, Ca, Vice
President; E. W. Dupree, Shiloh,
Secretary and Treasury; Mrs. T. F.
Gatewood, ST., Americas, Ga,
Junior Leader.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
9O3 SETS OF TWINS
BORN IN GEORGIA
All But Seven Counties In State Re-
port Plural Births. Interesting

Nine sets of triplets and 903 sets
of twins were born in Georgia in
1922, as shown by the birth records
of the state bureau of vital statis-
tics. The last report of the census
bureau shows rate for the birth
registration area of Ill for 1920,
while Georgia's rate for 1922 was
1871 per 1000 births. The leading
states, according to this census re-
port, were South Carolina with 14.8
North Carolina with 14.4, Virginia
AL, Minneapolis 13, Utah IL, with
the other states showing decline
rate to as low as 8.S in Vermont.
Georgia's rate for 1922 was 1871
and if the two years be compared,
Georgia has the fourth highest plu-
raj rate in the United States.
Of the twins 533 sets were white
an 1859 negroes. Three sets of
triplets were white and six negro.
The plural birth rate among the
whites was 11.3 and negroes 14.7
900 births.
Of the twins $50 were byos and
874 girls, showing 1864 boys to
1000 girls, while the total birth re-
cord shows 1908 boys to 1000 girls.
OF the triplets, II were girls and 10
boys.
The nine sets of triplets were re-
ported from Baldwin, Campbell.
Coweta, Fannin, Fulton, Houston
Laurens, Lowndes and Mitchell
counties.
Twins were reported from all
the 100 counties in the static ex.
cept seven: Bacon, Chattahoochee
Lee Long, Lumpkin, Quitman anG
! White.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
VERY FEW r. r. SHORT LINES
WILL STAND THE STRAIN

Cheering signs of the times in
Georgia, as business men point out,
come with the news that of twenty
short-lines railways operating in the
state, twelve reported profits for
July last whereas in 1921 only three
were doing better than barely to
make ends meet, while many were
threatened with fatal starvation.
The officials making the an
nouncements hasten to add that
most of the roads are still in the
convalescent class and that eff radi-
cal changes are made in the direc-
ton of an arbitrary reduction OF
rates through Congressional action,
or if railroad investment is partly
confscated through an unreasonably
low valuation being put upon it,
very few of the short lines will be
able to stand the strain; it may only
cripple the big fellows, but it will
finish most of the little ones"
How-be-it, business men say, the
heartening facet remains that more
than half the number of Georgia's
short-line railways, which two sum-
mers ago were in "the sere and yell
low leaf" are now, though not
fourishing like a green bay tree,
certainly. sprucing up and speeding
on. This indicates, it is stated,
proper surroundings and efficient
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
HOLDING COUNTY
WIDE MASS
MEETING

ALBANY, Ca, Aug. 13.-Coun'
ties whose peanut growers or any
! part or them are members of the
Georgia peanut Growers Co-opera'
tive Association are busy just now
holding countrywide mass meetings
to perfect county organizations.
Representative of the association
meet the growers at the county
courthouse or some other convenient
meeting place and explain the plan
Of organization to them.
These meetings are being held
largely in the forenoon, and the aft
ernoon of the meeting day and the
day following is time usually en-
ployed by the association represen-
tatives to round up any remaining
growers in that county who may
have failed to sign the association
contract in the original drive last
spring. In this way, it is estimated,
fully 80 per cent of the peanut
acreage will be signed to co-opera-
tive contracts.
The Peanut Association has
abandoned it's original plan of send
ing representative into every COM
munity that wishes to establish a
local, or branch of the county
organization. Reasons for this
change were that it would require
young army of workers, an almost
intcrminable stretch of time and an
expense that would be prohibitive.
Officers of the association are at
tempting to exercise the greatest
economy in the conduct of the af-
fairs of the new coop, and they did
not feel that the expense of setting
up locals would be justified.
There are fifty-eight counties in
the state that have members of the
Peanut Association. If the average
per cent was only six locals, and
there is one county that has COM
munities and members for fourteen,
it would require one mans entire
time for fifty-eight consecutive
weeks, for~ it requires a day to set
up local, allowing for time lost in
travelling from county to county.
If the work were completed in no
less time than that, the locals would
not all be organized until next years
crop is gathered. To complete them
by gathering time for this years
crop would require the services of
eight or ten high-priced men.
1t is believed that the county
organizations will serve all the pur-
poses of locals, and at much less
expense to the growers, who really
foot bills after all.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
TAKE YOUR HOME PAPER

"Most of it is newspaper talk"
How many times have you heard
that remark made about some piece
of scandal or other"juicy" item you
have read in one of the big city
daily papers.
There is plenty of justification for
the remark. 1t is quite true.
Practically everything of the kind
that gets into at least some of the
big newspapers is doctored and col
ored to make it more appealing to
the animal side Of human nature.
But for this the editors are not
alone open to critisicm.
It is what the public demands.
And that reminds us that size
and circulation are not the only
points of difference between the
hometown paper and the big city
daily.
The hometown editor must con-
fine himself to facts. If he distorts
MS news matter he is soon classed
by the public as a plain prevaricator,
and that ends his usefulness in that
town.
If the big city daily confines it.
self to facts, without doctoring or
coloring of any kind, it is regarded
by the great majority of it's readers
as too slow for this rapidly moving
age.
1t is a failure, because it is not
what it's readers want.
Time was when we took many of
these lurid newspaper stories with
grain of salt, but now we use it
by the barrel.
We don't know what to believe
Joe Williams in st. Marys wv. Va.)
Leader.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
TEACHERS ELECTED
FOR HIGH SCHOOL

At a recent meeting of the Board
of Education the following teachers
were elected to teach in the Lees
burg High School during the coming
term
High School Teachers.
Prof. G. F. Petit, Superinten-
dent, AustelI, Ga; Miss Myrtle
Richie, Rabin Gap. One High School
Teacher yet to be appointed.
Grammar School.
Miss Mary Carter, Ellaville, Ca,
Seventh Grade and Domestic
Science; Miss Ferrill, Dixie, Ga;
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Martin, Miss Linda For
roster and Miss. Mary L. Forester,
all of Leesburg.
The school will open about Sep
TENDER 18th, and the coming year
promises to be one of the best in the
History of the school. Let's CO.
operate with the teachers and have
a school this year that we will all
be proud of.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
NEW BUILDING
ABOUT COMPLETED

The new school building in Red
Bone district is about {, npleted and
will probably be rea for the
opening of the fall term. The build
ing is four room building with
auditorium and superintendent Of
flee, and is being constructed Of
brick. This will give Lee county
three consolidated schools and all
modern brick buildings. Last year
number of the counties over the
state only had five and six months
schools but Lee county had full
nine months term and is going to
try to have a fun term this year.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
LEE COUNTY MEN CONVICTED
IN ALBANY CITY COURT

R. A. Knox was convicted in the
Albany City Court, for the violation
of the prohibition law, and was
yiven a fine or a sentence of twelve
months. M. H. jackson, who was
arrested at the same time pleaded
guilty and receiving the same SEN
5ence. J. B. Ratcliff, who was in the
ear with Jackson and Knox at the
time of their arrest was tried and
acquitted.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
YOUR MOTHER

If you have gray haired mother
In an old home, far away,
Sit down and write that letter
You've put off from day to day.
Don't wait until her weary feet
Have touched heavens pearly
gate
Rut sit down and write that letter
Before it is too late.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17

666 cures Malaria, ChiIls and
Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever,
It destroys the germs.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
SAFETY FIRST!

Safety adopted slogan by of the largest rail
country and prompt
up by every large corporation in the United
States long you could "safety first" displayed
large citess
While the novelty phrase off extent
slogan applicable today it and is
adaptable every walk e You should safeguard in
terests Especially this apply
and vauables.
safety deposit boxes in burglar proof vault at
very Why take chances by leaving
jewey papers the house be destroyed
by fire if it should get burned down?
Why take chances sometimes endanger life, by
secluded spot? Deposit bank where will be safe and
nav your bills by check the best receipt in
the world often disputes and precudes the
sibity having pay bill twice. We take CT
attention to the minutest detail
whether your account be large small
BANK OF LEESBURC,
GA NEsBIT PRESIDENT OW. STATHAM,I VICE- PRESIDENT
7. C. THARP CASHIER.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17

666 quickly relieves COnstipa
ton, BiIiOusness, Headaches, Colds
and Lagrippe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04
Wild PARTIES
HIS DOWNF ALL
Boy Forged Checks to Pay
for Good Times

Desire 20 throw Wild parties" lcd
Stanley Ferguson. 70. 10 break his
parole from Monroe and begin again
his urt OF forging bank checks. no
has confessed 90 the cher criminal
investigator or the standard Detect,
i've Agency, u became known today.
when the agency reported that Fer.
guaon, with Louis Long and Clyde
Cogeahnll, had admitted their impiD
cntion IN a 1900 forgery deal carrlsd
on between September Fl and 28.
Tho youths viii be arrnigncd Fri,
day,
Police arrested the trio In the de.
teetivo agency offices Tuesday. AFT,
en- cogeahall and Long had been
seized az Magnolia beach. while pre-.
pairing nm automobile for flight TO
California. Ferguson. with his young
wife. whom he married September
60. was found hiding in Il grocery
store IN Tacoma. The wife 10 said
20 be innocent.
According 10 the Investigator
whose activities resulted In the APP
preheuaion OF the three. Ferguson
broke his parole by forging Almont's
name to checks tothllug t40o. The
money thus used. the young men
Bro said TO have confessed. was used
In staging parties" at an apartment
where Cogcshnli y Ianltor When
arrested. Ferguson had but rs cents
left,
Last June he was arrested on
charges OF forging approximately
1890 worth Of checks. using the
namcs OF y, a Perkins and Stanley
Rogers He WAS committed and
later paroled from the institution al
Monroe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04
ny LUCILLE BUTLER

II was With considerable trepids.
tlor, and the dismal warming ring.
Ing In my cars that they would
probably throw me out" that
started for the Masonic Temple
wednesday afternoon 10 tho r. T..
o. meeting. Turning tho corner l
ran smack into a black cat.--the
rain began TO ruin my "other" hat.
and missed the cart BY tho time
reached my Destination had
achieved that sdo.or.dic feeling and
Just about thought ! HAD when /
found myself surrounded with many
fair women arrsyed In cream be.
witchelies and decorated with gold.
en- ntata Taking myself firmly by
the car | approached the mysterious
portals Of the Auditorium, intend.
ing TO slip unobtruslycly inside and
absorb every mite of information
regarding the thrilling secrets OF the
unfnjhomnbie L. +. o.s. but alas,
1t appeared had everything about
me but tho password. But lot them
trcmble-I bet I know what Il is
NOW: ~-z-7 Isn't IT. Some Of
those members shouldn't whisper
out loud
Well. the lobby was certainly
achievement women. women
and two lone men. Everybody was
perfectly willing TO talk. as long os
didn't ask them what IL wns all
about Talk about men being sc.
crgffvc.--hnaii
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04
CLOSED
BY LOCKOUT"
Sabbath Calm PervadeS the
City; All Stores Closed

BUTTE. Mont. oct. T. 49, Sabbath
calm and quiet pcrvadcd Butte's
business this morning. with every
large store closed. theators dark and
drug store owners only behind pre-
seriptlou counters
More than 1900 men and women
arc involved directly In the lockout
against union retail clerks by mem.
bcru or the silver how County EN-,
ployers association. which became
effective az midnight Wednesday,
ana the strike OF drug clerks and
theatcr employees.
The lockou, by the Employer as.
ISOLATION waa rotallatory step when
the striking drug clerks refused 20
return 60 work wednesday az their
old wnRe scale, The~lerisa are stand.
Ing firm FOR an increase from $3.50
TO $50 per week,
Musicians, stage hands and picture
projecting operators are demanding
increases ranging from s. 10 $40 per
week,
While possibility remains that tho
difficulties may be adjusted. no az.
tempt win be made 20 employ non
union labor,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04
SHE'S LOOKING
FOR A SIIIEK

Here's a chance Tor some Seattle
or Alaska shlek. 4 Chicago shcba
il looking for a friend when aho
reaches "thc cold country" And
to DO sure that everything viii BE
fixed when she arrives, she has
written Mayor Brown. calling upon
him 10 have ono ready Here's the
letter:
your notice in Chicago paper
about Alaskan shiaka longing for
Hollywood shebas made me wonder
how Chicago sheha would do.
"some time in the future am go
ing TO tho cold country: pray there
viii DO shiek loft when get
there.
wish you would be kind enough
to send these fow lines on TO some
real nice chap don't have TO be a
wealthy onel 70 that may have a
friend on my arrival there.
"Thanka. Docl
miss EVA ]. BARBkR.
Cen Del"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04
SEATTLE WOMAN is
GROONiEn FOR JOB

II is whispered eonfidentlally that
Mrs. Vina Ives Bowden, Of Missouri.
first vice president, stands well up
In the line for supreme president.
and our own Mrs. Edith Markham
Wallace has enthusiastic supporc
for place In the supreme cabinet.
II not, indeed. for higher honors.
Thursday mornings session will be
devoted to catching up on the pro-
gram and reports OF state officers.
The election OF officers has been dc.
ferrcd TO the Thursday evening SEES.
sion. Mrs. Wallace, In addition TO
her wonderfully attractive personal.
ity and Individual charm. has been
most active and efficient in her en-.
pacity Of chairman OF the general
committee
Wednesday morning tho national
president, Mrs. Bertha Clark Hughes
made her report, and Mrs, Mary
Allen Stafford, the one visiting
founder of the organization. pre-.
scented the charter TO the new state
chapter OF Indiana. Mrs. Stafford,
Sweet white.haired lady of 70 land
you'd never believe ~ reached Sc.
attic late Tuesday night from Mus
catIno, Iowa, and told me she did
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04
Russian Refugees
Coming on Madison

Four hundred Russian refugees
will seek admission TO the United
States when the liner President Madi.
son docks in Seattle from Kobe. in.
pan. on October Z. according to Infor.
nation received by Luther wcedin.
head of the local immigration office.
'Thc Russians have made their
way from the homeland and Siberia
overland to the orient in their effort
TO leave the land OF bolshevlsm and
live In America" Weodln said,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04
HOTEL is NOT
TO Be DELAYED
Grant Smiths Death to Have
No Effect on Work

seattls'a ta.ooo. 900 community no.
tel win not be delayed a single day
by the death Of Grant smith. nation,
ally known builder and head OF
Grant Smith & Co. holders Of ths
contract for the construction OF the
building.
The corporation which Smith
headed II 10 large and 30 well or.
EaniEed that his death viii not AT.
fec, iin operation. and tho neorc or
more building projects Il II engaged
in turnout the country will continue
without a hitch
Heads Of the company and execu.
tive officers from ali parts OF tho
nation ara gathered IN Seattle this
week and a reorganization to fili
the vacancy left by Grant Smiths
death IA under wary.
w. r. HowHsT. vice president ~
the company. who has been IN
charge Of It's New York offices. has
arrived In Seattle. and George Tcu,
fei. manager OF the company and 81.
rseslng head OF construction work
on the hotel. lives hero Other ~.
fieers are gathered in the city from
various parts of tho country.
Tho only drawback 10 rapid con.
siruction work at this time Is tho
scarcity OF steel. a shipment arrived
Tuesday. and the work u laying ,hr
foundations o. tho big building viii
be resumed an soon nH il can be dc.
livcred at the building site.
chrIsiy Thomas. executive Hecre.
,ary of the Chamber Of Commerce,
raid Thursday that steel shipments
are en- route. and little Or no DELAY
is expected from the lack Of ma.
ierial. Tho ac,ion Of Frank Mater
house and the building COMMITTEES
Of tho hotel ~ buying the steel last
spring. WIS taken 10 mrc, such an
cvcntnaiiiy, Thomas Asld
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04
Griffiths to
Preside at Meeting

Judge Austin r. Grlffiths left Sc.
attic Thursday morning for Spring,
field. III. where he will preside at
the opening session OF tho Congress
OF tho Playground md Recreation
Association OF America. one OF the
main themes Of the meeting win be
tho iden Of providing for more parks
and qncn spaces in eonEested cen.
tors. Judge Griftiths is years ago
was instrumental in obtaining tho
passage OF bill requiring the set.
ting aside OF 10 per cent OF plated
areas for park purposes. The meas.
ure was vetoed by Gov. Mead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04

MENIco CITY The future or
Mexico lies in the establishment, Of
1000 primary schools turnout the
republic. according 10 Enrique Cor.
ona ot the department, OF public in.
struclton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04

Hsts Amdai Sunday excepted
Proceeds will be devoted 10 the
Eik'a charity work.
The member OF 80. ss who nom.
mates the winning candidate for
the Lady nounuful pageep, win be
given SIS by the lodge as me-
mortal Of hls good judgment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04
Is Fined $3.50 for
Liquor Possession

Harry NJ. Garland, arrested in Sc.
attic some time ago for violation OF
the national prohibition act. was
fined $3.50 when he faced District
Judge u. Il. cushman at Tacoma
"Wednesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04

FRANKFORT. Ky George Col.
vim, state superintendent Of public
schools. has requested that Temper
anee day he observed In all tho
schools on October &c
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04

lNiNpritlon TOT
personaung Lady
Bountiful poet
teal ana ancient
Zoe Of want ant
suffering bccatut
lively YESTERDAY
when two more
Seattlo's popular
young " ON No.
entered the lists
They are Mia
Marguerite Rose
24is Mob Inn ave
aud Miss Dorothy
Amdal, 1oiS s6u
ave ~ w Thor,
arc now NOR,
LlInn IL lln.nn -,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04

M candidate Tor
the honor win be
pre- ented by lslka
Lodge 40. %.
which Is staging
he charity ftatl.
val TO terminate
In the pageant a
new 1898. coupe
The next four
viii be- give n
18th diamond
rings or diamond
bar pins The
festival viii open
AZ tiic Arena. oc.
tober ~ and con
linne for 10 aaNA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-04

NEW YoRK.--Beq,Nsts OF $4,000
to Trinity college. Hartford, Conn,
and 100000 to Christ church, Water.
bury, Conn. We're included in the
win OF William Il. Curtis. lawyer,