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THE LEADER TRIBUNE, FORT V ALLEY, GA , JULY 16, 1920.
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THE BUNCH WILL BE THERE
(The Georgia Press Association.)
See by the papers where already
there is a great deal of “Bickering"
going on about the coming press con¬
vention. As we understand it, “Sim
mot s’’ has gone forth to “Camp" at
Carrollton, which is to “Harber’
this y^ar, and which has “Nevin’ its
life had the press bunch. Those edi¬
tors having a wife ure not to “Tuck¬
er" away but to bring her along.
There will be plenty of ice cream
♦ * Cohens” and other things and the
the fair sex cannot be di-Spencer
•d’’ with. The single ones, unless we
are mistaken, may even set their caps
for a “Duke, »> Shepper, in the Dub
lin Courier.
G Howell" we know that “Herring"
and “Bacon” will be included on the
menu and that • > Comfort” will be
all around. “Woodall" attend if they
could to hear “Sousong” and other
44 Cafrolls.”—Atlanta Journal.
Yes, bachelor “Jack, n ii Mundy’
we will, with the consent of a “Fore¬
man »» ride, otherwise “Walker” with
a “Rush, »» to Carrollton, “Sweat"
pursuing, (4 Penn” poiished, “Ayers”
and appetites it Smithed,”
•’Goodman” “Thomasson #» has en
gaged “Cook ♦ * to “Brown D
4* Mee(t)ks,” barbecue, “White”
44 Friers,” “Martins” on toast”
provide et cetera. “Green ' >
from the “West >» “Edge” ■ - of
State will be there to eat until
a 44 Burton tt in the center of
anatomy that will be bemourned
much as “Graves” on the battlefield
or the)slaying of the “Roundtrees’
in Carrollton’s beautiful • • Parks ,»»
and when it coins to the ’cue, we
will not be has “Benns.
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44 TATERS” TO BECOME FAMOUS
Sweet potatoes have always been
known to Georgia people as one of
the most succulent of all vegetables,
and now it is planned to make, them
as famous over the country as they
are at home.
The state college of agriculture,
the state department of agriculture,
the various railroads and a number
of concerns owning potato drying
\ house have come together in At¬
lanta and given a dinner where the
sweet potato occupied the spotlight
from soup to nuts. Sweet potatoes
were served in all known forms, both
plain and fancy. They were boiled,
baked, candied, souffled, fried, cub
tarded and so forth. A number of
more or less notables were seateii
around the board, and made speed;
e* extolling the virtues of the Geor¬
gia yam.
After the dinner, which was merely
the starting point of the potato pro¬
paganda, there was launched a cam
paign to take the fame of the sweet
potato into the dining-rooms of the
leading hotels of the north and east.
—Dawson News.
Local Moral: Potatoes vs. Peach
LEARNING THE LESSON.
(From Atlanta Constitution.)
Georgia and other southern states
are gradually learning the lesson oi
diversified agricultural production
consistently and persistently
preached by The Constitution fo\
more than three decades.
Several years ago The Constitution
urged the establishment of brining
stations throughout Georgia to en¬
courage the industry of raising cu¬
cumbers for pickling. The response
“it could not be do»e *4
was that
that cucumbers grown in the south
could not be used for pickling—that
only cucumbers grown in a colder
climate were adaptable for that use.
So nothing'was done and the south
went on as usual buying “colder cli
mate” pickles.
After a while the boll weevil hit
Mississippi and some enterprising
northern men started the growing of
cucumbers there instead of cotton.
They established brining stations and
the result was that they made more
money from cucumbers than they
had realised from cotton grown on
the same land. Then the great Heinz
pickling industry began to xperiment
and th>y found that the. old super¬
stition about southern grown cucum¬
bers not being good for pickling was
a myth.
Then Heinz acquired large tracts
of land in Georgia, established brin¬
ing stations and started the supply
o f that great industry with cucum¬
bers fresh from southern farms three
months before they could get them
from their 1 northern stations.
Now cucumber brining stations are
being established all over the state
by a great Georgia industry which is
revolutionizing conditions, and whose
work, if followed to a logical con¬
clusion, will mean millions to this
state.
The Constitution presents eh?
where today an interesting interview
with 0. J. Sala, vice president of the
Georgia Preserving company, and it
reads like a romance while showing
the possibilities of Georgia and other
southern states in the matter of d.
versified and intensiv farming
It is work of this kind that will
make the south blossom like a ros »
from the wealth to be created by
cannng plants for fruits and berries,
■lid from pickling, preserving an i
dehydrating establishments that can
be sustained here with anything lik«
reasonable support from the farming
interests of the state.
Millions of dollars that are now
sent. elsewhere for food products,
can be saved for the state by such
work, and more than that, millions
of dollars that other states are now
spending for such products can tie
brought to Georgia.
There are a good many ways of
circumventing the boll weevil, but we
know of (none better than the plan
suggested by Mr. Sala.
IRISH GRAY MELONS MUST
NOT BE PULED TILL RIPE
The Sot)lhern Brokerage Com¬
pany, whok?ii*,-t e Irish Gray watei
melon seed and” who buy melons
for a large northern produce firm,
are in receipt of a letter from this
concern emphasizing the importance
of allowing this variety, of melon to
ripen on the vine before pulling for
.hipnient. J'hc letter ,in part, is as
follows;
“We are in receipt of your letter
of July 10t.h and note that you ex¬
pect a movement of melons the mid¬
dle of this week and that you will
also have some Irish Grays. Please
iet us say regarding Irish Grays,
that they must leave them on
vine this’vear until they are positive
ly they are ripe. You will remember
that last year the Irish Grays were
almost killed, arriving on the market
green, and unless they arrive good
on the market this season, it will
not take very long to put them out
of business again. We do not think
ihere shruld he any difference in
prices. They should be put at about
hesame price of the Watsons, W *
have been having considerable trou¬
ble this year ill southern Ga. on ac¬
count of »o many green melon*, and
no doubt you have noted from the
market reports you have been re
reiving from Thomasville, that the
market is now vry low, which is due
principally to the fact that so many
melons have been arriving on mar¬
ket cutting green. Tell your growers
n your section not to got in any
uirry, but to let the melons stay on
the vine* until they are sure they
ire sure that they are ripe, as greer
melons will not sell at any price. The
ailroads are demanding a stem
reatment again this season, and you
diould tell your growers to be sure
hat it is done properly. The buyer.
jnve been insisting on this in the
;outh, and will continue to do sc
when they come up in your section.
Please let us say again, ‘do not lot
the growers get in too imuh of a
hurry to load their melons.’ Hold
'hem off until you are sure >hat they
ripe. >»
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Ever Hear of Air Fishingr
An air Ashing tribe of Igorots re
ently wns discovered north of Manila
by a-hiking detachment of United
Mates marines. They fly queer look
ng kites, with halted hooks at the end
t the tails every evening about dusk.
i'hey tlsh for huts in the air.
Talking “To" and “With. n
To talk to a person is to address
orris to him: to talk with a person
to speak and listen alternately—to
irry on a conversation; to talk of
v about a person is to «ny tilings con
-eruing him; to talk nt a pernn is
o address words to another or others
for the purpose uf having them h ard
by the oue fpr whom they are meant.
Woman Puts Burglar to Flight
Atlanta.-—Mrs. ('. D. Hall, on a visit
in Atlanta from her home In Lefts
burg, Ga., fought in the dark with a
burglar in Iter room at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Feeney, 45 Cur¬
rier* street. About 11 o’clock Mrs.
Hall was roused by a noise. In the
dirn light from the windows she could
see a man standing over her, fum¬
bling at her pillow, beneath which
was her purse. She sprang from the
bed and grappled with the burglar,
striking him and scratching him. - He
fought back, catching hold of her
neck and trying to choke Iter. Mrs.
Hall begun to scream and Miss Ruth
Halt, awakened by the noise, gave a
general alttrm that aroused the house¬
hold. The burglar broke away from
Mrs. Hall's grip and rushing to the
window, leaped *out. The neighbors
scoured the neighborhood for him,
but he could not be found.
State Will Repair the Forsyth Road
Macon.—W. S. Canning, mainten¬
ance engineer of the state highway de¬
partment, made an Inspection of the
paving which has been done during
recent months and announced that
the state department has decided to
place the Forsyth road in good condi
(ion. without leaving the work to the
contractor, as was at first contem¬
plated. At the time the paving of the
Forsyth road, extending a distance of
about eight miles from the corporate
limits of Macon the county line.
was done, joints were left in the con¬
crete, which have since buckled, and
as a result the paving is anything
liui satisfactory. When the situation
first arose the contractor wtio laid
the paving was ordered to fix it, bu>
after Ids efforts had hern shown t >
be unsatisfactory tlie state highway
department decided to take charge of
the work itself.
Lefevre Surrenders to Sheriff of Bibb
Macon.—Ben Lefevre, who shot and
seriously wounded J. N. Hightower, a
telegraph operator employed in the
Pent rat of Georgia yard, office, surren¬
dered himself to Sheriff Hicks after
spending one night in the swamps.
Let vie declined to discuss his case
except with Ids attorney, who called
on him shortly after he had been
lodged behind the bars. Though a
bullet penetrated Ids body, passing
through one lung and shattering his
spine, Hightower is said to have a
good chance to recover. The shooting
took place at (lie yard office, High¬
tower being at work at his key ai the
time, it being alleged thal lefevre
came up behind ldm and shot him In
the back. Lefevre had previously
been ejected from tlie yard office by
Hightower because it was claimed he
was under the Influence of liquor.
75,000 Acres Involved In Land Case
Brunswick.—One of the largest
land cases*ever to enter courts in
south Georgia has been filed in
Wayne superior court, coining under
the new land and. registration
of Georgia. Approximately 75.000
acres of Wayne county land is involv¬
ed, and the legal battle to follow is
expected to be a spirited one, and the
case will no doubt be in the courts
for some time. The land involved
extends over a broad area, and in
j eludes tliai tract between Ml. Pleas
i ant, just across the Glynn county line,
and extending to Waynesville, in
j which is included Fendig, ihe villages of
Browntcwn and together with
•
j a large section of excellent farm
lands.
African Beggar Possessed Wealth
Macon.—That the lowly beggar to
whom you toss your nickel or dime is
not always as desperately in need as
yt u think. Is shown by the case of
Will Jones, an aged negro who was
found dead in his home here and who
for years had lived on the bounty of
Ihe charitably inclined people of Ma¬
con. When Coroner Wages was call¬
ed to Mold an inquest over his body,
it was expected he would be buried
sU the expense of the county. It was
discovered, however, that instead of
hems a pauper, Jones had a bank ac¬
count of several hundred dollars. For
years Jones had made the drug store
at Poplar and Broad way.his headquar¬
ters.
Gov. Cox Thanks Georgia Cluk
Savannah. — Former Congressman
Charlie Edwards, head of the first
Cox club formed In Georgia, at Savan¬
nah, has received a letter from Gov¬
ernor Cox stating the latter’s appreci¬
ation of the interest of the Georgia
democrats and assuring them of his
belief’tha 1 lie will win. Mr. Edwards
served in congress with Governor
Cox. The letter to tHo president of
ihe Savannah Cox and Roosevelt club
is a follows: “Your kind telegram
received. I know Georgia can be re
t ed upon this year, as in the past, to
do its full duty, looking to victory for
the democratic ticket. I am very
grateful for the club. Thunks and re
rards to each member of the club and
;0 all my other fellow democrats in
Savannah."
Flood Drowns the Corn
Lyerlv.—Corn on the lowland
along :he Chattooga river will have
to be replanted here after the high
waters have gone down, according to
advices, and this will further delay
he crop and greatly reduce the yield
Practically ail c< rn that was planted
u the river bottom land that was up
was drowned by the water, which
stood on the young corn for more
than forty-eight hours, The river
reached a stage that has not been ex ¬
ceeded in a number of years.
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DUTY ON AIL FOREIGN GOODS
New Shipping Bill Imposes 5 Per Cent
Duty On Goods Entering U. S.
In All Foreign Bottoms
Washington.—Operation of the mer¬
chant marine act will bring into force
the section of the Underwood tariff
law of 1913 imposing a discriminatory
duty of 5 per cent on goods entering
the United Staten in foreign bottoms,
in the opinion of some diplomats who
have studied the new shipping bill.
Application of this section of the
Underwood act was suspended by u
decision of the supreme court in 1917
because the act provides that the dis¬
criminatory duty should not apply if
in conflict with any reserved treaty
right. The court held that the section
was in conflict with the provision of
Ihe treaty of 1815 between the United
States and Great Britain.
This treaty, along with similar
treaties with a score of other coun¬
tries, must be abrogated under the
merchant marine law, which author¬
ises and directs the president within
ninety days after the shipping law
becomes effective to give notice “to
the several governments, respectively,
parties to such treaties or conventions
that so much thereof as imposes any
such restriction on the United states
will terminate on the expiration of
such periods as may be required for
the giving of such notice by the pro¬
visions of such treaties or conven¬
tions.’’
in the case of the British treaty
one year's notice is necessary and
consequently no discriminatory duty
can he imposed on goods entering the
United States in British bottoms i^itd
the expiration of that period.
Some diplomats believe that it was
the clear intent of congress to reserve
to itself the right to impose the dis
criminatory duties by future legisia
tion, but they declare that unless such
legislation is enacted before the
treaties are abrogated ^he 5 per
discriminatory duty imposed by tne
Underwood law automatically will
come into force.
The contention is based on the
ground that the supreme court did not
declare this section of the Under¬
wood law unconstitutional, but merely
inoperative because of a provision in
the law itself that such duties could
not be imposed if in conflict with any
reserved treaty right.
SINN FEIN COURTS
COMING INTO POWER
Rapidly Superseding In Influence Th«
Crown Tribunals, Evidence
Now Indicates
Dublin, Ireland.—Evidence is piling
up here which seemingly would indi¬
cate that the newly organized Sinn
Fein courts rapidly are superseding in
; power the crown tribunals. A great
! number of cases on appeal are being
j withdrawn because from the crown supreme
court it is stated that the liti
gauts have little confidence in the
| power of that court. For the same
i reason it is alleged unionists are up
j ' pealing to the Sinn Fein courts. One
unionist attorney is credited with say
j ing that it was useless to take a case
j before his client the desired crown quick court, action and thal he took as
the ease to a Sinn Fein tribunal.
In many parts of the provinces Sinn
Feiners have taken over control of
liquor selling and have issued orders
| saloon* regarding the hours of clou
uig.
I Railwayman who have been dis
| nuss"d for refusing to move trams
i cartying police oi soldiers contend
they are acting within the hoard of
trade regulations in refusing to work
because of restrictions against the
carrying of “dangerous objects.” i
The military which has been guard¬
ing all roads into Dublin for the past
few days, is carefully examining ev¬
eryone who passes.
Plebiscites Show German Majorities
London.—A Berlin message says it
is announced that the result of the
plebiscites in West Prussia and East
Prussia show an overwhelmingly Ger¬ 1
man majority. The plebiscites men¬
tioned were provided for in the treaty
of Versailles to determine the bounda¬
ries of Poland, with regard to East and
West Prussia.
Vera Cruz Reports 46 Plague Case*
Vera Cruz.—An official report made
public by the sanitary commission of
this city says that since the begin
ning of the bubonic plague there have
been forty-six cases of the disease and
thirteen deaths. Recently very tew
cases have been renorted. Last week
there were three cases and this week
only one. The epidemic seems to have
been of a mild character, most of the
deaths occurring when no medicines
were available. Since medicines have
been relieved almost all those strick
•n with the plague have recovered.
Jury To Try Communist Party Men
Chicago. — A jury to try twenty
members of the communist party on
a charge of conspiring to overthrow j
the government, was completed after
nearly nine weks of challenging by
both side*. During this time nearly
1.400 veniremen were examined and
rejected, because they felt they could
not bear impartially evidence aganist
the communists. William Bross Lloyd .
millionaire sergeant-at-arms of the
Communist party, is tn« chief defend
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"SVety First."
Helen and her moilier spent the
on : :n mid Helen wns
when one Sunday her pet
rooster had to give up Ids life he
cause the minister u a- coming to din
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ister eonrng t; ill. rnd slm ran to
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44 Was staying at hotel in small
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Pennsylvania town, Early one morn
ing I went to the stable to hire a rig
and was shown a pile of dead rats
killed with RAT-SNAf* the night be¬
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Sure-Footed Gorsl.
Among the strange animals that
came under the observation of Roy
Andrews, who conducted an expedition
Into farther China for the American
Museum of Natural History, was th8
gornl. a mountain goat “I" have --eea
8 gornl,” says ti e explorer, “run at
full speed down the side of a cliff that
appeared to be almost perpendicular.”
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