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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
STAYS BROTHER,
STEALS WIFE AND
FLEES, is CHARGE
Coffee County Man is Held
for Crime Committed
Nearly Year Ago

Dougles, Ga, Oct. 1.-THE in
dictment Of L. S. Rogers on a charge
of murder in connection with the
killing of his brother John Alton
Rogers near West Green in this
county nearly year ago, has just
brought to light one of the revolving
crimes in the history of this section.
1t is alleged that Rogers after shoot
ing his brother to death, wrapping
his nude body in an old quilt and
burying it in field, later fled to
widow. The woman and Rogers are
Avon Park, Fla, with his brothers
to be brought here for trial. Sheriff
Tanner was expected to reach the
city this afternoon with his prison.
ers.
The accused man, police say, shot
the brother in the head with pistol
killing him instantly, and then wrap
ped part of a quilt around the un-
clothed corpse, which he buried in
the field. The act is said to have
been committed Nov. 10, 1922. The
alleged slayer is then said to have
reported that John Alton Rogers had
deserted his family, and left for an
unknown destination.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
UNDERWOOD FOR
PRESIDENT

ATLANTA, Ga.-Hon. Oscar
Underwood, U. S. Senator from Ala
bama, will be the president of the
United States if a goodly portion of
the citizenry of Georgia, which now
favori his candidacy, can help him
to the White House.
Sentiment for Mr. Underwood,
which has been strong in many parts
of Georgia since his name was first
proposed for the chieftaincy of the
nation, has been growing stronger
and stronger during the last few
months, if one may judge from the
reports. Now, according
to political leaders, the distinguished
has found favor in near
ly every section of the state.
eff Underwood is nominated
and his chances are fine-he will
be elected, said well known poll
tician in one of the hotel lobbies
here. "That's the opinion, not of
Georgians alone, but of leading
democrats in many sections of the
country. 1t is anoticealbe fact that
leading newspapers all over the
country have endorsed him."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
SOUTH HAS HAD
TWO FORMS
OF SLAVERY

There have been two. great forms
of slavery in the South. One was
the chattel slavery which existed
prior to 1855 and applied only to
Negroes. The other has been the
crop mortgage "time prices" slavery
which has existed since 1865 and
which has held millions of farmers
both white and black in it's shameful
bondage. l know all about it. |
grew Hp under it. 1t fastened it
self on the old homestead where l
was reared until it brought the
menace of foreclosure. But my faith
er then resolutelly made up his mind
to be done with that system, and
even though cotton was only or
G cents pound, we lived hard,
adopted the motto, "Pay as you 60,
and if you can pay, don't go and
somehow or other we managed to
savev up a little payment on the
mortgage every year-and the old
farmstead is still in the hands. of
the family.
I mention all this both to show
you that l know what "time prices"
slavery means and that I am not
speaking without experience when
I say I believe you: can work your
self out from under it and into real
freedom.
You had better sacrifice clothes if
necessary in order to get on cash
basis. It doesn't matter much what
sort of clothes man or woman
wears so they are clean. The whole
family had better wear old clothes,
Gcheap clothes, or patched clothes for
one year rather than stay in the
grip of the credit system through all
the future years. Certainly, too,
one can resolve that he will have a
Observation-Disclosures garden,
some good hens land two good cows,
and then with plenty of milk, butter,
cream, aggs, chickens and fresh veg
etables, there should be small need
for buying "time prices rations"
from any store-The Progressive
!; Farmer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
SUPREME COURT HOLDS
COMMISSION NOT LEGAL
ON COUNTY SCHOOL TAX

A county tax receiver is not en-
titled to commissions on a county
wide tax levy for school purposes,
the Georgia Supreme Court ruled
Saturday in the case of ]. E. Drake
tax receiver of Decature county,
against the school board of that
county. The Decatur Superior
Court ordered the commissions paid,
and was reversed by the higher
court.
provision is made for the pay
ment of the tax collector, who COM
putes the taxes and actually collects
thenl~.but such elections add nothing
to the work of the tax receiver" the
Supreme Court holds.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
NEGRO FARMERS
STUDY PERMA-
NENT PASTURES
Come From Many Parts of
Georgia

One hundred and fifty farmer:
coming from Chatham, Bib, Henry
Lamar, Pike, Spaldin, Troup, Meri
wether, Clarke, Washington, Rock
dale, Walton and Newton counties
recently motored to Covington, Ga.
to study the Mr.. Evans Lunsford's
Pasture Farm.
Seven Negro farmers-four dem.
constructors and two home demonstra-
tion agents, accompanied the far
mers to Covington with the idea in
mind of selling to the most progress
sive Negro farmer in Georgia, the
plan of making permanent pastures.
Mr.. Evans Lunsford personally
conducted the visitors over his 100
acres of fine pasture land. When
Mr.. Lunsford explained how he had
started and maintained his perma-
ncnt pasture, fed and marketed some
of TIE finest Herefords in the South
the Negro farmers stood in silence
drinking in the information they
had come so far to get, but after
group after group had walked over
re 100 acres in pasture and observ-
ed closely the herd Of herefords as
pretty as those seen in pictures, the
farmers began to realize the i'm
portance of pastures.
After barbecue furnished by
Tie canning and farmers clubs of
Newton Rockdale and Walton coun-
ties, Mr.. Paul Tabor, Pasture Ex-
pert of the State College of Agri-
culture, gave the farmers informa-
lion on how to return home and do
what they had seen on Mr.. Luns-
ford's farm. A representative from
each of the IS counties spoke, tel
ing of the information gained and
their determination to return home
and start a permanent pasture.
At a time when Negro farmers
are leaving the State in large num-
5ers, it is very significant that agri-
cultural pursuits of a permanent ma
,ure are being started among the
Negro farmers Of Georgia. With
permanent pastures in Georgia,
livestock production will be success
and hundreds of Negro farmers who
have migrated because of economic
necessities, will return to Georgia,
the greatest agricultural state in
the Union.
There are SO Negro farm and
home demonstration agents in Geor-
gia working under the direction of
Mr.. j. Phil Campbell, Director, Ex-
tension Work of Georgia, Georgia
State College of Agriculture, Athens,
Georgia Last year, these 33 agents
working in 40 counties, carried the
message of improved methods on the
farm and in the home to 161, 1921
farmers, farm women, boys and
girls.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
CITY COURT
IN IN SESSION

City Court convened here Mon
day morning at 9 o'clock with Judge
Ware G. Martin presiding with Col.
E. L. Forester looking after the
States interest. This will be big
court as Judge Martin is preparing
to clear the docket as this is his
last court to hold, having resigned
the place to take effect on January /.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
Beauty In the SKY.

To see the stars well, one must
make his camp in the desert. There
as he lies rolled for the night in his
blankets, surrounded only by distance
and desolation, he looks up into
greater beauties than all the museums,
galleries. and Conservatives of civiii-
cation can offer. But these things can
be seen In part from any farm, and q
little even from the street corner
Frank A. Waugh, in '"The Landscape
Beautiful"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
FARM LANDS WANTED

Wanted, to purchase for friend in
Atlanta, farm, improved or unim-
proved, in Southwest Georgia. Write
what you have, giving complete de-
scription, price and terms.
Box 228, Leesburg, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19

Ravens Mate for Life.
Ravens pair for life, and use ths
same nest year after year. 4
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19

The nurse was in the room with the
new baby. She heard Bobby softly
enter and saw him stand by the crib
watching with considerable interest the
new baby using his lungs. The baby
was a strong little fellow and he cried
louder and louder. keep 1t up" adj
vised Bobby gleefully, that's the way
I get things" 3
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
GEORGIA WEEKLY
REVIEW

This is fire prevention week (Oc-
tober S-13, inclusive), the period set
aside to Teach the public ways to
combat the enormous loss caused an
nually by fire. All industries, schools
and homes should cooperate, not
only this week but all the year
round, to lower the national fire
waste.
Atlanta-Contracts to be let for
laying water mains on number of
local streets, to cost $17.550.
Cordele-Site being cleared for
rebuilding of Crisp County Lumber
Company's big milling plant.
Atlanta-Contract let for erection
of Albert Steiner Memorial hospital
at this point,
urroguhs-Atlantic Coast Line
Railway installing block singal sys-
tenn between here and Yemasee.
Acknowledgment & Company to
build new $250,000 packing plant in
this city.
Macon-Work begun on new
bridge over Okmulgee river by Cen
trail Railway.
acknowledgements of Gun
mott stress pumping station planned.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of new
Harris school under way,
Paulan-Modern $4,000 scchool
building under way.
Jackson-Local hatchery of Jack
son Ice Corporation in operation.
Lincolnton-Twin City Power
Company plans construction of dam
across Savannah river.
Macon--Fifth street bridge and
Spring street bridge to be repaired.
Tobacco yield for this state 9,00O,-
900 lbs. this season.
Macon-Local plumbing and heat
ing Company, Over 100000 worth
of contracts being carried out.
Rome-Co-opertive Creamery
Company in this district begins man.
ufacture of cheese.
Neutrality-suspicious. completed for
Sunday school annex to local Metho-
dist shurch.
LAGRANGE Installation of boule
ward lighting system through bust
ness district proposed.
Pavo-3O,6O8 lbs. of hogs sold in
one day.
Fairfield Finnish colony plan
ninng IS acres in cabbage, ma
chinery being purchased by colony
for the manufacture Of crates.
Sparta-Peanut crop in this coun-
ty to yield good harvest.
Manchester-Co of new
Central Baptist church under way
here.
Americus-75 hogs with an aver
age weight of 200 lbs. each bring
owners $1,000.
Atlanta-Tobacc Growers Asso-
citation to ACTIVELY attack 10 per
cent tax on state tobacco declaring
it class legislation and dangerous in
practice.
DaItdn-American Thread Com
pany to erect cotton mill involving
initial expenditure Of 100000.
Atlanta-Bell Telephone system
spends $1,20O,O0O on additions and
improvements during first half of
1923, an additional $1,000,000 to be
expended during last half.
1t is time the citizen realized that
enacting laws is what is heaping up
the increasing burdens of taxation.
When the legislature enacts several
hundred new laws it creates offices,
increases bubble payrolls and multi
plies taxes There is almost no legis-
lation to limit expenditures or pro-
duce new revenues without direct
tax, but nearly all laws cause ex-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
EsTRAY NOTICE

Took up on my place, one red
heifer owner can get her by paying
for this advertisement and paying
damage and cost. If not will be sold.
MRS. ARTIE DUNCAN.
1O-19-1923.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
A Hard Answer

my husband considered very long
time before he proposed to me, He
was very careful" "Ah, It's always
those careful people who get taken in."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-19
STREET TAX NOTICE

Street tax for the year 1923 is
now due and must be paid to the
City Marshal at once. The street
tax for this year is $500. Please
see me and settle same at once.
D. C. MERCER, City Marshal.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Every one advocates better
transportation facilities and low
er rates. This can be brought
about by giving us more patron
age. We carry you for S cents
mile. 1t costs you, with your own
car, from s to 10 cents per mile.
Help build up the island by pat
ronizing your transportation COM
panies.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

These summer days find west
side residents immersed in flood
tide of logan berry picking. Pleas
ure and business give way before
the pressure of picking, packing
and shipping crate after crate Of
these profit yielding berries. The
boys and girls are becoming CAPT
talists and the most humble farm
er has small army of employees.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Mrs. o. Cole was hostess at a
family reunion at her home on the
Fourth of July. Present We're Mr.
and Mrs. Sullivan and their son.
in-law and daughter, Mr., and Mrs
Daniel of Tacoma, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Sullivan of Roseburg, Ore.
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Howard of
Lisabeula. The visitors went home
via the Tahlequah ferry and the
next day motored to Hoods Canal
for another outing.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13
DOCKToN
Mrs. Claude Petersen.

Mrs. A. Xix is entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Hay, of Buckley.
Mrs. D. Beresheck entertained
a party of friends from Tacoma
Friday.
Mrs. Benson of Tacoma is spend
ing the summer at the home of her
cousin, Mrs. L. Danielsen.
George Harrison and Harold
Walter and Clifford Petersen
spent the Fourth at Tacoma.
Miss Edith Keen is staying with
her grandmother, Mrs. Merritt, of
Larchmond, who is in very poor
health.
A number of Dockton young
men spent several days at Seattle
last week where they were guests
Iof friends.
Mrs. L. Riehm visited at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Myeres, at Seattle several
days recently,
John Hay Of Oregon spent
Thursday and Friday at the home
of his brother-in-law and sister
Mr.. and Mrs. A, Xix.
Mrs. II. Larsen entertained a
few friends and neighbors at her
home Friday, June 90, in honor
Of her birth anniversary.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

The people of the Colvos com
munity are becoming successful in
keeping up with the people of
Cove. The latest venture is that
telephones have been installed by
the following: J. Trones, the
Crocksetts, Molvichs and luke
families.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Little Louise Willers was the
guest of her uncle and aunt, Capt
and Mrs, M. johnson, at their
home at Seattle for two weeks. She
returned home Saturday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Mabel Holland has been picking
loganberries at Priggs ranch and
made record of IA crates in a
little less than days picking.
Her brother, who is picking for
George Mclean, is keeping up
with her, picking u and more
crates daily.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

A district convention of the
Congregational church opened on
Wednesday of this week at the
new auditorium. A number of
noted speakers from the east are
in attendance. The log cabin inn
located on the hill above the audi
forum, has been fitted up and
furnished for the accommodation
of the visitors.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Miss Irene McCaonell of Buck
ley, who recently underwent an
operation at Tacoma hospital
has been recuperating at the home
Of her aunt, Mrs. A, Xix.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

The freighter, OF, II. Marvin, y
underwent repairs on the Stuckey
ways Saturday and Monday. The
''V. P. Handy" was also on the
ways this week for repairs.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Agnes Simmons was pleasantly
surprised with a real surprise
party on her twelfth birth ami
VerSary.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Petersen are
the pround parents of bouncing
baby boy who arrived on the
Fourth.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

G. E. Woods left Monday morn
ing ON business trip to Spokane
where he will be until the latter
part of the week.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13
EI1LISPORT
lone Woods

The various womenS clubs of the
island are to enjoy picnic at
Ellisport Friday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

The teachers and officers Of the
Cove M. E. Sunday school held a
meeting Monday evening. Pres
ent day problems were discussed
and ways and means of developing
better and more efficient school
were planned.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Evergreen Troop of Girl Scouts
will hold its regular meeting az
. 80 o'clock Saturday III the Scout
room at the church.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. c. Keen entertain
ed the following guests at their
home Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
rift of Larchmond and Mr.. and
Mrs, Lewis and son of Tacoma.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Ramuuist enter
tanned guests from British Column
bia over the week end, Mr.. ard
Mrs. Spencer who motored from
eStminSter.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Gantenbein and
family drove to Auburn Sunday
going via Tahlequah and return
ing via the north end ferry.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

M. Botich, with a crew Of nine
men, left Wednesday in his fishing
boat, the "Kanaka Boy" for the
salmon banks near Friday Harbor
where he will engage in fishing for
the season.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Miss Florence Caughey return
ed the first of the week from a
week end visit at Seattle. She
had a most enjoyable time.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Lee, a new
bride and groom of Olympia have
moved 10 lie west side. Mr. Lee
is working on The Cant enbc'n
farm. Mrs. Lee Just returned from
Olympia, bringing her mother
with her
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Moore spent
Thursday Of last week at Seattle.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

WANTED-Berry pickers; Use a
crate. No Indians. Beall-
Hansen Co.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

The Abrahamson family of Cove
the Hansens, and the Abraham
sons of South Cove took a picnic
lunch and went on a boating trip
across the sound this last week.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Everybody is busy these days
logan berries being ripe and ready
for picking. Strawberries, the
sweetest of all fruits, are about
gone.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Fred Howard of Seattle was out
Saturday and Sunday visiting at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, c. II. Howard. He and his
wife and children have just return
ed from 275-mile trip to the oce-
an, going through Clallam county
They were absent a week and en-
joyed a splendid outing, having
encountered good roads all the
way. They visited Quillayute and
La Push, the former being an In.
dian town. There they saw a
mountain lion. measuring Is feet
from tip to tip, brought in by a
forest ranger,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Alfred Roen and Carl Sigrist
stopped at San Francisco while on
their motor trip and visited Mart
in and Clarence Hansen. The lat
ter drove with them as far as Los
Angeles.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Commandant and Mrs. Jackson
and daughters, Margery and Eva
were here last week visiting
friends before departing for
Butte, Mont, to take up the work
of the Salvation Army as they
have been transferred from Seat
tie. Mr.. jackson preached a fine
sermon Sunday evening at the
community church The service
was interspersed with playing and
singing by Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Middleton We're
guests of Mr.. aud Mrs. Means at
their home at Tacoma over the
Fourth of July. They attended
the Harding celebration at the
stadium the following day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Martinolich and
family and Mrs. j. Cusulich and
daughters left Wednesday for a
cruise in their pleasure launch
the "Marvel." The party is plan
ming trip to Vancouver, B. c.
and expects to be gone about three
weeks.
Dockton community celebrated
the Fourth of July by picnicing
on the picnic grounds. After a bas-
ket dinner the time was given
over to sports. Prizes were given
to the winners of all races by the
committee, which was composed
of Mrs. j. Martinolich, Mrs. Thee.
Berry and c. Keen. A very happy
day was enjoyed by all.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13
COVE
Ethelyn Shiplcy.

Jessie Huffman and mother
spent the Fourth at Seattle.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

The Tibbetts of Seattle returned
to Ellisport Tuesday. Wendell
Tibbetts is spending his vacation
at the Beall greenhouse.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13
LISABEULA
Mrs. c. Fl. Howard.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Shattuck had
a house full of company over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shane visited at
the home of the latters parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Steinforth, over Sun
day,
Mr.. and Mrs, F. Crabtree OF
Portland We're here this week Wis
iting at the home of the formers
sister, Mrs. ludwig.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13

The Camp Fire Girls from Camp
Sealth camped at Ellisport Tues,
day night and had a bonfire in the
evening, which was a singing sue
cess.