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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-09-28
CITATION
1EORGIA-Lee County.

GEOkGlA-Lee OOuHCy.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bessinger, ad-
ministratix of Aquilla R. Bessinger,
deceased, represents to this court
in her petition, duly filed and en-
tered on record, that she has fully
administered Aquilla R. Bessinger's
Estate. This is, therefore, to cite
all persons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause if any
they can, why said administrators
should not be discharged from her
administration, and receive letters
of dismission on the first Monday
in October, 1928.
Fl. L. Long, sr., Ordinary.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-09-28
need FOR UNIFORMITY
IN BUSINESS LAWS
How Collection of lust Debts May
Be Prevented by Differing
State Statutes.

An effort to bring about better CO.
ordination and greater uniformity
among state laws dealing with busi'
ness and banking is being made by
the American Bankers Association.
II is pointed out that, although the
country is a unit commercially, and
citizens Of any one state may do bust
ness that reaches all over the coun-
try, most laws governing business
transactions are made by the diner
emit states, with application limited
10 their own local jurisdictions and
often In conflict with laws in other
states. II 10 held that state laws
should be uniform SO that the same
transaction will not be subject to
different sets OF rules according as
state laws differ.
To illustrate the disadvantages of
conflicting laws, the following illus
tration is given: Mr.. Jones lives in
New York where the statute OF limita-
tons outlaws a note in six years. He
falls into the error OF assuming that
the same rule prevails everywhere.
He visits Maryland and loans $1,000
to his friend, Mr.. Smith, taking
promissory note. AS the note carries
interest Mr.. Jones is in no hurry for
his money and he believes Smith to
be financially responsible. FINALLY at
the and OF four years Jones concludes
he has loaned Smith the money long
enough and seeks to collect the note
from him. But Smith can deny liabil
lty and point to the statute of Mary
land which Jones is surprised to
learn outlaws a note after three
years.
Changes Recommended
The particular subjects Of legisla-
ton recommended by the association
for enactment by State legislatures
during 1928 include uniform acts an
negotiable Instruments, bills of lad.
Ing, warehouse receipts, stock trans
fer, and flduciaries.
Under the head of laws for better
protection Of banks in particular
transactions are proposed measures
dealing with limiting liability on GER
titled check; instruments based on
gambling or usurious consideration;
time limit on stop payment; payment
OF stale check; adverse claim to bank
deposit; payment of forged or raised
check: deposits in two names; de.
posits In trust; competency OF bank
and corporation notaries; non-pay-
ment of check through error; Satur-
day afternoon bank transactions, and
forwarding check direct to payor.
Under the Federal Reserve and
foreign banking are recommended
laws on membership Of state institu
lions In Federal Reserve System, and
foreign banking. Penal laws pro-
posed deal with false statements Tor
credit: SANDER and libel Of bank;
checks or drafts without funds, and
burglary with explosives.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-09-28
GEoRcIA-Lee County.
To An Whom 1t May Concern;

To All Whom It May Concern:
Leila Pace having, in proper
form, applied to me for Permanent
Letters Of Administration on the
estate Of Willie Walls Battle, late
Of said County, this is to cite all
and singular the creditors and next
OF kin of Willie Walls Battle to be
and appear at my Office within the
time allowed by law, and show cause,
If any they can, why permanent adj
ministration should not be granted
to said Leila Pace on said Willie
Walls Battles estate.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature, this Bird day Of September,
1923.
II. L. Long, Sr., Ordinary.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-09-28
GEORGIA-Lee County.
Office of Ordinary of said

Office OF Ordinary OF Salo
County.
j. T.. Barrow Administrator De-
bouis-non; of the Estate of Moses
IL. Barrow having made application
to sell the land herein, after de-
-. bed of said estate for the pur-
pose of division among the heirs of
said estate, on the first Tuesday in
October, during the legal hours of
sale, and owing to the distance
from the Court House, the said sale
to be held on the premises to be
sold, in Smithville, said County; it
is therefore ordered that said petit
ton be granted and citation be had
in terms of the law, the said sale to
commence on the premises at the
hour of (1O) ten o'clock a. m.
Tuesday October End, 1928.
The aforesaid lands are described
as follows: One school building and
two (2) acres of land on which it
is located, said two acres being
bounded on the west by land of W.
H. Lunsford, on the north by Church
or Cotton Avenue, on the south by
Mrs. w. D. Wells, and the east by
w. L. Childers, and being within the
incorporated limits of the town of
Smithville, said State and County.
This September 3rd, 1928.
H. L. Long, Sr., Ordinary.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-09-28

Boards Only for Kings and Nobles.
At one time kings and mobiles were
the only persons permitted to wear
boards, servants being compelled to
shave In token OF their servitude.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-09-28
Beats Stove for idert

OF European Invention Is sheet
metal stove pipe drum Which is
claimed 10 sradiate more heat. ta~a
room than the stove with which it Is
used.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-09-28

too little on their
moral services.
Is 1t enough TO say
TO our radical oppo-
nents OF the present
capltalistic order that
II effectively feeds
and clothes and
houses and furnishes
us with physical com
4 "a
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-09-28
Uncle Ehsn.

"Dar's mighty few people" said
Uncle Eben, dat don't believe dey's
Untitled to sympathy AN nlightX.,few
dat won't resent it, Ii you offers ir too
liberal"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-09-28
THE ETHICAL SERVICE
BUSINESS RENDERS
BY J. n. PUELicHER
President Of the American Bankers
Association

sometimes think we lay too much
stress on the technical efficiency
OF our business instrumentnlIties and
Evening star., 1923-09-06
Wants america to Intervene
In Rul,r, Regardless of France
UPham Would Haze German Capacity
Estimated and Paris Told to Accept or
Pay Debt to United States at Once.

san believes that. under the rules of
the war game. Germany. having lost.
should make proper reparations. 1t is
stupid to seek to impose conditions
on the vanquished nation that would
result in ruin, not only for Germany
but for the countries in Europe that
are looking to Germany for repair
ations.
France today. instead of paying
its debt to this country. is employ
ing that credit to make of herself
what she told us in her hour of need
Germany was trying to do. to the de-
struction of our very civilization.
World in Jeopardy.
while many may sympathize with
Frances idea of protecting herself
against another war, the fact is that
the economic structure of the civilized
world is put in jeopardy by the pres
ent actions of France.
THE European nations seem power
less to bring order out of chaos.
Without any regard to leagues of
nations; world courts or any other
tribunal that may be advocated by
well-meaning Americans. the time
has come for a business settlement
of the whole problem.
That a commission of American
business men would be fair to both
Germany and France goes without
saying. And in my judgment we
should not ask Frances permission
to take thissstep."
Mr. Upham announced that unless
President Coolidge vetoed present
plans of the national committee, the
republican national convention in 1924
would be held in Chicago.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
BOY OF TEN SHOT
BY BROTHER AT PLAY

Esper s. Larsen, Sd, ten years old,
was accidently shot in the left side
yesterday afternoon while playing
with his twelve-year-old brother
Clark in their home, at $500 3Oth
street. His condition Is critical.
The shooting occurred in an upper
room where the boys had been play
ing during the temporary absence
Of their parents. a maid being the
only other person present in the
home at the time. The maid. on hear
ing the report of the pistol, hurried
to the room, and summoned the
family physician.
1t was explained to the police that
the older brother was attempting to
place the weapon in a hoster when
1t was accidentally discharged. The
wounded boy, in an unconscious con-
dition, was taken to Emergency Hos
pital today and an operation was per-
formed in an effort to locate the
bullet. Esper s. Larsen, jr., father of
the boy. is employed in the ONCE OF
the geological survey.
The case was only reported to the
police today.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
FORD HERE T0PUSH
MUSCLE SHOALS BID
Confers With Coolidge and
Observation-Disclosures of
Offer Is Sought.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
Negotiations were resumed today
between the government and Henry
Ford on the latter's offer to acquire
the Muscle Shoals, Ala, power plants
and nitrate properties.
Accompanied by his son Edsel and
one Of his engineers, Mr.. Ford came
to Washington to confer with Secre-
tary Weeks and later with President
Coolidge regarding the project.
The visit of Mr.. Ford was under
stood to have been made at the in
vitation of Mr.. Weeks. and while
there was no announcement, it was
believed the Detroit manufacturer
was asked to modify his offer for the
properties. The offer was referred by
the War Secretary to Congress many
months ago for final decision and is
pending there.
The changes in the proposal desired
by the government deal chiefly with
which the government does not pos
sess clear title and which it will be
compelled to vacate soon. Notice has.
been given the War Department that
under the provisions of the contract
with the Alabama Power Company,
drawn at the time that the Warrior
plant was constructed, the govern
ment would be expected to vacate at
the expiration of the limit fixed in the
agreement.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
BALL0U CONFERS
ON BUDGET SLASH
Meets Commissioners on
School Fund Cut Ordered
by Director Lord.

superintendent of Schools Frank
W. Ballou and Daniel ]. Callahan.
president of the board of education,
are in conference this afternoon with
the District Commissioners regarding
reduction of the school estimates for
the next fiscal year. Close to ST.
100000 will be chopped from the
school budget, it was said and the
District officials sought the counsel
'of the school authorities before cut
ting any Of the items.
Thoroughly familiar with the items
In their budget, the Commissioners
believe that the school officials can
better sort the urgently essential
from those of lesser Importance than
themselves, and for this reason called
the conference which convened at
o'clock. Although contendingi that
every item of the school budget is
absolutely necessary, the school au-
thorities are said to realize that
their budget must go through the
cutting process with the other Dis
trict estimates which Director Lord
of the budget bureau ordered re-
duced approximately s7.oO0,000.
The Commissioners undertook the
task of cutting the District budget
today to the s25.1OO,060 mark set by
Gen. Lord. Slashes already have been
made in the budgets of the fire, po-
lice, Fairgrounds and engineer de-
partment. The estimates of the other
departments will be taken up individu
ally following the conference with
the school authorities.
Hope to Finish Today.
The Commissioners hope to finish
the unpleasant task of trimming the
budget this afternoon and to have it
in shape for the budget bureau in
the near future.
1t is understood that approximately
$615, 900 was cut from the police de-
partment's budget, eliminating entire
ly the request of Maj Sullivan for ad-
ditional policemen. The fire depart
ment's estimates were reduced about
$215,0O0. Similar reductions will be
made in the budgets of the other mu-
nicipal departments.
Nearly all of the items eliminated
during the cutting process, 1t is said,
will be included in the supplemental
estimates the Commissioners plan to
submit to the budget bureau.
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TOXIC DEATH TOLL CUT TO 10000;
FIRST i. S. SHIPS ARRIVE WITH AID
FATE OF AMERICANS In JAPAN

Edwin p. Brown and party. Boston.
All employees of Singer Sewing
Machine Company.
Mark F. Sanders.
All Baptist missionaries.
All United Lutheran missionaries.
Maj. Ernest Pugmire and family,
Capt. w. b. Sullivan. United States
Marine Corps, attached to embassy.
Believed safe. but report not con-
firmed.
Wayne Pierson and family. Wash
ington, d. c.
Ali Methodist missionaries.
Reported Injured.
Commander U. r. Webb. United
States Naval Hospital at Yokohama.
Safety in Doubt.
Rev. Mark McNeal. S. J.. Jesuit Col
lege, formerly of Georgetown Univer-
Sity.
Bishop John McKim. in charge of
Episcopal Church work in Japan.
Rev. Norman c. Binstead. formerly
of ST. Alban's Parish.
Rev. William Buchanan. Rev. wal
ter Buchanan, missionaries. brothers
of DR.. ]. c. Buchanan of 901 NJ street
northwest.
Miss Ruth Burnside of Hyattsville.
sister of II. w. Burnside of 5o7 goth
street northwest.
Harry H. Campbell. brother of Mrs
Eugene w. Bond Of 1922 Blair road.
Miss Mary B. Campbell, sister Of
Harry II. Campbell.
Leighton H. PEBBLES and family.
Miss Mary Hoffheims. sister of w.
+. Hoffheims of 1915 Decatur street
northwest.
Homer Rodeheaver, assistant to
Billy Sunday
Miss Myrtle King. daughter of Mrs.
VIII r. King of the Farragut apart
mentS.
Clarence o. Dubose. Toxic corre-
spondent of the United News Service.
DR.. and Mrs. J. T. Meyers. mission
aries of the Epworth Methodist Epis-
copal Church South
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Metcalf and
Miss NJ. E. Rowland of Washington.
d. c.
Rev. Charles F. Sweet. missionary.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, September 6.-American
Intervention with a firm hand to
break the deadlock between France
and Germany on the question of rep
arations was advocated by Fred w
Upham, treasurer of the republican
national committee. upon his return
rope. He will go to Washington next
week to report to the President on the
situation in the old world.
Mr.. Upham said he expects to recon-
mend to President Coolidge that he
ask Congress for authority to name
a commission of American business
men to determine reparations Ger
many is able to pay.
Without asking permission of
France, the United States, in Mr..
Upham's opinion. should inquire into
Germany's ability to pay, and then
France should be informed that the
figure arrived at should be accepted
at once. Failure of France to accept
the commissions findings should be
followed by a demand upon France to
United States, according to Mr.. Up
hams plan.
Right to Demand.
THE United States is the only ma
ton in the world today that is in a
position to demand that Europe put
its house in order" Mr.. Upham said.
While every right thinking per-
Evening star., 1923-09-06
MINE PEACE STILL
REMOTE AS PARLEY
IS RESUMED TODAY
Slight Modification Is Seen
in Position of Both Miners
and Operators.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, September g.
Anthracite mine operators md on
cfnls Of the miners union, who
today resumed conferences with
Gov. Pinchot for discussion of pos
sible terms Of settlement of the
differences which cnused suspen-
sion of operations in the hard coal
field September I, adjourned mt
1850 until 2,3O this afternoon.
Leaders of both sides reported lit
tie change In the situation.
BY the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, September g.
Leaders of the miners union and
ences have led to a general suspen-
sion of mining. had some new ground
to go over, but still exhibited marked
difference in views when Gov. Pin
chot reassembled them today in the
course of his peace effort.
Tentative agreements on the part
of the employers group to drop the
upheld since the inception of negotia-
tions, were understood to be in the
governors hands as a result of yes
terday's executive sessions.
Miners union officials. too, had in
some degree modified the original
scope of their organizations demands
by agreeing that a 10 per cent wage
increase for contract miners might
do. They continued, however, to ask
more for the day workers, who con-
stitute the bulk of anthracite en-
rloyes, and this the operators were
most unwilling to accede.
The union likewise tentatively Of
fered to put a limit to the amount of
dues which would be assessed against
its members, If the operators would
agree to collect those dues by the
amounts involved out of each individ-
ual miners pay check.
Based on Pinchot Plan.
The tentative offers were all based
on the original peace proposals of
Gov. Pinchot, which included a 10
per cent fiat increase in wages for all
anthracite workers. abolition of all
but eight-hour employment, recogni-
ton of the union and of the prin-
ciples of collective bargaining and
dropping of the "check-off" demand
by the union in exchange for an
agreement by operators to let union
agents collect dues in company offices
on pay days.
Gov. Pinchot was said to have sug-
gested that the employers forego
their arbitration stand, to which the
union has indicated unfiinching op-
position, and that the miners leaders
in turn drop the "check- off, PROPOSE
tion entirely. The resulting state
ments from each side did not quite
bring about the bargain suggested.
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NEW DEVASTATED AREA.

IWAKI, Japan. September 6.-(Via
Radio Corporation of America to the
Associated Press.)-Damage SOUTH
west of Toxic is summed up by re-
ports today as follows:
Qokohama, annihilated.
Yokosuka, twelve miles across the
sea from Yokohama. damaged greatly,
to an extent unknown.
Population 100000 or more.
Kamakura, thirty miles from Toxic.
collapsed, mostly burned; all villas
about Hayama. a bathing resort, lost.
Hiratsuka and Oiso, small seashore
towns. rnirty-eight and forty miles
from Toxic, respectively, destroyed.
kozu, a way station for tourists,
spared.
Damage slight west of Mishima.
Shonon District Hard Hit.
LONDON. September s.-Tremen-
dous damage has been done by the
earthquake all over the district be-
tween Toxic and the so-called Shonon
district, says the first Official state
ment onj the disaster made at the
Japanese embassy here.
This includes all the seacoast dis
tricts Of Sagami bay.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
200 ESCAPE BLAZE
AT SUMMER HOTEL
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. l.,
September 6.-The Imperial Hotel
here was destroyed by fire early to-
day, the 200 guests escaping, scantily
clad. The loss was 100000. The
Hotel Massasoit also caught fire. The
fire in the Massasoit was confined to
the servants quarters. Private houses
nearby were damaged.
The fire started in the attic of the
five-story wooden Imprial Hotel.
Narragansett Pier is an exclusive
resort, rivaling Newport as a New
England summer place for the
wealthy.
The Imperial Hotel was the largest
and most elaborate of the summer
colony. The guests were quartered
temporarily at neighboring hotels.
Most of them lost many of their per-
sonal belongings.
The burned hostelry was a few
hundred yards from the beach and q
center of the social life of the colony.
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Reported Killed.


Max Kirjassoff, consul general at
Yokohama
Mrs. Max Kirjassoff, Yokohama.
Hotel.
Paul E. jerks, vice consul at Yoko-
hama
Elwood G. Babbitt, assistant COM
mercial attache at Toxic.
Mrs. Root and son. chief pharmacist.
L. Il. Eubrich of Naval Hospital, and
wife.
Two enlisted men.
Bess and Richard Mendell of Cleve-
land.
Elizabeth Dodson of Kinston.
DR.. Warden.
DR.. Gilmore.
Smith l.. Zembsch.
Paul Cannon.
- Angola.
- Crimson.
Miss Evelyn Mantell.
Mrs. H. +. Root.
Jocelyn Babbitt.
Doris Babbitt.
Reported Safe.
Miss Margaret r. Paine of 2472 On
tario road.
Two children of Mr.. and Mrs. Max
kirjassoff at Kobe.
Sam J. WardelI. vice consul at
William F. Nasos, student inter-
prefer at Yokohama.
Leo d. Sturgeon, vice consul at
Yokohama.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boyd Spen-
GER at 1343 Park road.
w. Lowry Farnham, brother of
Arthur B. Farnham. 3140 18th street.
w. X. Lynch. formerly with United
States Shipping Board here.
Representative Ernest r. Acker-
man of New Jersey.
Miss Jane Neil Scott, Y. w. c. A.
worker.
All on Y. w. c. A. staff.
i. n. McAllister, San Francisco.
George Young. San Francisco.
Miss Grace Heller.
Harry Esting. Chicago.
Mrs. Harry Esting. Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Greiner, Chicago.
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Bodies Floating in Park Ponds and
Lying in Streets.

by Radio Corporation to the Associated Press
IwAKI, Japan, September 6.-The
Japanese home office today took the
first steps toward attempting to
clear up confusion and speculation
regarding the actual number Of dead
and injured in the earthquake and
fire at Toxic when 1t announced 30,-
coo were dead, 100000 injured and
$780, 900 were homeless.
Col. Samuel Reber of New York
and Maj. William C. Crane, jr., Ian
puage officer of the American en-
bassy, and Mrs. Crane-all previously
reported missing at Tokic-are safe,
IL was learned today.
City Three-Fourths Burned.
A courier returning today from
TOXIC described the disaster there as
unspeakable. The city, he said, was
tAree-fourths burned.
Non ponds in the parks he found
charred. unidentified bodies floating
CONTINUED on Page 4. Column So
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Japanese Emperor
Thanks COOLIDGE

President Coolidge today re- :.
ceived the following cablegram
from the Emperor of japan:
The President,
Washington, d. c..
Il am deeply by your
profoundeN sympathy and kind
est offer in our appalling
calamity. i beg of you to ac-
cept my heartfelt gratitude to
you and the American people,"
"YOSHIHlTO."
Evening star., 1923-09-06
FEAR 10000 LOST
AS VOLCANIC ISLE
DROPS FROM SIGHT
Late Reports Add New Areas
to Toll of Devastated
Sections.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PEKING. September 6-The police
of Chiba, at the northeast corner of
Toxic bay. report a new island off the
lzu peninsula. while they say the
Island of Oshima. which contained
an active volcano. is invisible and is
feared to have gone down with its
10000 or more inhabitants1
There still Is no news from the
BONN Islands and catastrophe
changes there are feared
Evening star., 1923-09-06
MINERS BUSY AT HOMES.
Decorating and Painting While
Strike Causes Idleness.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, September g.
Reports from the. anthracite regions
indicate that the miners. who have
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WEATHER.

Unsettled weather. showers probable
tonight and tomorrow; mild tempera-
ture. Temperature for twenty-four
hours ended at 2 pm. today: Highest.
IS, at 2 pm. yesterday; lowest, 81, at
am. today.
Full report on page z.
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ssFrOnt Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
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ev. Charles F. Sweet. missionary.