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Volume XXXIII, Number 4. ,
150 UVES LOST
IN
DESTRUCTION OF. ENTIRE
LAGE IN ARGENTINE PROV
INCE IS REPORTED
QUAKES FELT IN
22 Reported Dead In Albania,
Tidal Wave Sweep* Over The
Island Of Saseno
Buenos Aires.—Reports from
doza province estimate the dead
the earthquake at 150.
Eight persons were killed and
than twenty injured by an
which occurred in the village of
'Valle, province of Mendoza,
ing to dispatches received which
port the village has been virtually
stroyed.
Tne earthquake was felt in
provinces, where considerable
which has not yet been estimated,
caused. La Valle apparently was
center of the disturbance.^ The
of the village collapsed and a
of crevices were opened in the
through which hot water is gushing.
Telegraphic communications
some sections have been
Latest messages indicate that
provinces of Mendoza. San Jan,
Rioja, San Luis and Cordoba felt
shocks.
22 Killed In Albania
Rome.—New earthquake
have completed the destruction of
Albanian village of Tepeleni, 32
southeast of Avlona. according to
ports from Brindisi. Twenty-two
sons are known to have lost
iires. Exact details of the situation
have not been learned, owing to the
interruption of communications
tween Avlona and the stricken village,
Serious earthquakes took place in the
Tepeleni district early this month, an
area of forty square n.'les being
shaken and many villages reduced
ruins.
Advices state that Comander Pag
Haro, hfk two daughters, 17 sailors and
two non-commissioned officers lost
their lives on the Island of Saseno, at
the entrance of the Bay of Avlona,
when the latest earthquake took place.
The tremor was accompanied by a
tidal wave, and landslides buried the
house in which the commander lived.
It is said the hospital on the Island
of Saseno has disappeared.
Increase Shown In Negro Population
Washington.—The Negro popula
tion of Birmingham, Ala., is 70,217,
an increase of 17,912, or 34.2% in the
last decade. The white population is
108,<52, an increase of 35.1%, and all
others, 27. Montgomery, Ala., has 19,-
826 negroes, an increase of 504, or
2.6%. Its white population^ is 23,630,
increase 4,288, or 25.7%, and all oth¬
ers, 8. The negro population of Chat¬
tanooga, Tenn., is 18,866, an increase
Of 924, or 5.1%. The white population
is 39,024, an increase of 12,364, or
46 4%, and all others, 5.
Threat Of Death For Mine Manager
Birmingham.—A written threat of
death has been received by Superin¬
tendent Wood of the Lewisburg mine
of the Alabama company, and numer¬
ous posted notices threatening bodily
harm to miners at work in the Ala¬
bama coal fields were discovered re¬
cently. Under orders of Governor Kil¬
by, the entire law enforcement depart¬
ment, numbering forty men, has been
placed in the Alabama coal fields to
augment the Guardsmen in an an¬
nounced effort to "break up picket¬
ing” at the mines.
Clearing House Banks Hold Reserve
New York.—’The actual condition of
clearing house banks and- trust com
panies shows that they hold
reserve in excess of legal require
tuents.
Maternity Bill Passed By The Senate
Washington.—The senate has passed
the maternity bill carrying an appro
priation of $1,480,000 for education
concerning maternity. The money to
be distributed among the state and
the provisions for education to be un¬
der the direction of the children’s bu¬
reau of the department of labor.
Quarantine Extended On Boll Worm
Washington. —Extension of the pink
boll worm quarantine to include the
state of New Mexico is announced by
the department of agriculture. The
quarantine will affect the movement
of lint and seed from Dona Ana coun¬
ty, Texas.
15 Drowned Near Charleston, W. Va.
Charleston, W. Va. —Fifteen men are j
said to have they been drown crossing when the a skiff j
in which were
*wha riv‘ overturned at SpriaghiU,
The Leader-Tribune
AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
FORT VALLEY. HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER / 23, 1920. EIGHT PAGES
MRS. M. E. JAMES
AFTER LONG
WAS OLDEST NATIVE
OF FORT VALLEY AND
OLDEST MEMBER OF
CHURCH.
After a long illness Mrs.
E. James, the widow of
John B. James, prominent as one
the pioneer fruit growers of this
tion, died at her home here
Thursday morning, December 16.
Mrs. James was the oldest
Valleyan, being 77 years of age.
May fifteenth, back in 1858,
1 united with the Baptist Church
1 1 this city, an organization thei^ in
infancy. Of this religious bt*y
was the third oldest in point of
bership and for the past
years Mrs. James has been
as one of the truest, best, most
and faithful members of that
tution.
1 She was the mother of seven
; ren, four of whom survive. Her
j lation to her home life was ideal, be
ing a mother in its best sense and a
j home-maker such she has indeed and in truth.
left the imprint of a
■ most worthy life—-one lived long,
! wisely, and well, \
. The funeral services took place
Friday morning at the residence and
were conducted by Rev. C. C. Pugh,
pastor of the Baptist Church.
The members of the immediate
family of the deceased are three
j daughters, Mrs. N. H. Baldwin, Mrs.
’ lnncy and Miss Margaret
'James; one son, Mr. Max L. James,
’ and ten grand-chidren.
I Interment was in Oaklawn Ceme
tery. The pall bearers were Messrs.
j S. Tharpe, B. Brown, R. Flournoy, A. J. Evans, W. D.
F. O. Miller,
j p, g. Murray, F. W. Withoft.
| Many friends extend sympathy to
t(lese bereaved ones,
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SECRETARY MEREDITH
ASSURES OF THOROUGH
PEACH PEST STUDY
That the investigations and meas¬
ures looking to the control of curcu
lio, brown rot and other peach pests,
recently set in motion here by repre¬
sentatives of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, are to be thoroughly
and efficiently carried out is assured
by Secretary of A gr iculture Edwin
T. Meredith. This assurance comes
direct to Mr. A. J. Evans of Fort
Valley, from Hon. Wm. J. Harris, U.
S. Senator from Georgia, who has
sent to Mr. Evans a letter received
by him from Sec. Meredith in reply
to recent correspondence on this
subject.
Through the courtesy of Mr. Evans
The Leader-Tribune is in possession
of the original of the letter address¬
ed by Secretary Meredith to Sena¬
tor Harris, which is as follows:
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Decemberl0,1920.
Hon. Wm. J. Harris,
United States Senate.
Dear Senator Harris:
Your letter of the
7th instant has been received. Tne
Department is very glad to be able
to render assistance to the Georgia
fruit growers in solving then insect
problems. The several experts of the
Bureau of Entomology who have j
been sent to Fort Valley, Ga., will
make a thorough investigation of the
life history and habits of «, the ,. prm
'
cipal peach insects of that region in j
order to determine best means of i i
contro]linJ? ^ these pests . No forma) !
on regults of the work wm
probably be issued until the work has
been carried out for several i j
seasons, ;
but of course the growers will be
given the benefit of expert advice
whenever possible. As soon as a pqb
cation on the results of the work is
j ssue( i one copy will be placed ^in
the hands of all interested fruit
g rowers> an( ] a g 0 py will also b; for
warded to you.
Very truly yours, i
Edwin T. Meredith,
Secretary.
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ALLEGED FORGER SAWS
OUT OF JAIL AT PERRY, i
MAKES CLEAN GET-AWAY |
i
15.—On Monday I
Perry, Ga., Dec.
the City Court was in session, during
which time the appearance docket
for January term was called andI the j
i ul 7 drawn to serve a anuaiy n ‘ j
which convenes on the ir - on ay ’j
S. R. Palmore, a Y°ung whi “ _ :
arraigned on the charge ot i0
gery on a warrant sworn ouu by b.
H. Fincher of the Citizens Bank of
Fort Valley and S. B. Brown of the
Exchange Bank of Fort Valley. Tne
alleged forgery consisted of endorse¬
ments on certain checks given him to
be given to employees of the Central
of Georgia Railway Company. Judge
Riley bound him over to Superior
Court in a bond of $500.00, which he
failed to make and he was put in
On Tuesday night he was left
outside of his cell at the jail in the
corridor, where he could be by the
During r , ,, the first , part , of . the ,.
night he sawed a bar of iron in two
across the window and bending it,
crawled out and scaled the brick
negro prisoners n jala.l
wall, makng his escape, no clue as
to bis whereabouts can be ascertain
ed,
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CONVICTED OF SELLING
WHISKEY, GOES TO GANG
Perry, Ga., Dec. 15.—On Tuesday,
December 7, Robert Bonner, a negro,
was sent to the chain gang for twelve
months for selling whiskey, under
a warrant for the offense sworn out
against him in last August and un¬
der which warrant he was convicted
by a jury in City Court on Septem
ber 21, and sentenced. He was rep
resented by J. W. Bloodworth of
Perry, who made a motion for a
new trial, and the time for hearing
motion having lapsed, he was sent to
ganj , for service Ju(Jgp Ri ,
giyes jt to them whgn con
j c ted for selling whiskey and for
These two offenses always
t what should come to them when
defendants are convicted in the
Court J
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Jesus, ever reigning' King,
We Thy wondrous name extol.
Angels joyous tidings bring i
Of the Christ Who died for all.
£ Lord, accept our hymns of praise;
Burn up ev’ry base desire;
C?#; Fill With us all the our Pentecostal pilgrim days Fire. m
Free us from the guilt of sin,
Make us perfect in Thy love. >
Thru Thee only can we win
Entrance to Thy courts above.
Blessed Jesus, while we bow
« Seeking Thy benignant face,
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For all nations •wj *.
14 K & pray we now,
- Save them thru Thy boundless
grace.
W. C. Carter.
Powersville, Ga. Sc.r
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Solicitor General Garrett Expresses
No Opinion As To Further
Action In Case.
At the conclusion of a
trial lasting one week before
H. A. Mathews in Macon,
which much sensational
was presented and some
scenes enacted, Judge Mathews
charged from custody all four
fendants in the Shepard case at 11
Tuesday night. These
were Mrs. F. E. Elmer,
of Fred D. Shepard; her sister,
Mrs. W. L. Henry; her son,
and Mrs. Annie Cutts.
Judge Mathews rendered his de
promptly after Solicitor Gar
finished his closing argument,
Judge Mathews declared, accord
to the published report,
of the expert testimony
and that while the
ample grounds for motive,
did not appear in any degree of
that the defendants
j istered poison, and there is not suffi
j dent evidence to convict them.”
Solicitor General Garrett express
ed satisfaction with « the impartial¬
ity and courage of the investigation,
and stated that he had no opinion to
express as to the future handling of
the case.
An interesting development of
Tuesday at Perry was the reported
refusal of the county commissioners
to authorize payment of witnesses
in the case who presented their sub
poena slips. It appears that this ae
tion was taken on account of pro
test made by certain citizens of the
coiyity against Houston County's
paying any of the expense of the in
vestigation. It is reported that this
action of the commissioners was no
surprise to the citizens of Perry. It
is known that the investigation was
by many Perry citizens.
MR. B. HILL WATSON WEDS
MISS LILA GRAY OF BUTLER
(Special to The Leader-Tribune)
Butler, Ga., Dec. 21.—Of State¬
wide-interest and to a large circle
of friends was the marriage of Miss
Lila Gray of Butler and Mr. B. II.
Watson of Fort Valley, which was
solemnized at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. T. L. Fountain at 1:15 o’clock
this afternoon by Rev. C. C. Pugh of
Fort Valley, using the ring ceremo¬
ny. Mrs. T. L. Fountain is a niece
of the bride. Preceeding and during
the ceremony Mrs. E. E. Jarrell ren¬
dered 44 Hearts and Flowers by
Mendelssohn.
The home was elegantly decorated
with palms, ferns, smilax and cut
flowers. The bride- was becomingly
attired in a lovely tailored suit of
blue tricotine with accessories to
match.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson left imme¬
diately after the ceremny on an ex¬
tended bridal tour via Columbus,
Jacksonville and Tampa, whence
they will go to Havana, Cuba. After
a tour of some thirty days they will
be at home to their friends on An¬
derson Ave., Fort Valley.
The many Fort Valley friends of
Mr. Watson and his bride, who is
well known and related here, are
cordially interested in their marriage
and will extend them most hearty
welcome on their return.
•fy
The urban population of the
United States is about 4,000,000
more than the rural, while in 1910
the rural was about 7,000,000 more
than the urban j
REMEMBER SOURCES
EXPERTS CAUTION
TO PRUNE TWIGS
CANKER AND BURN
OTHER ADVICE GIVEN.
When the mummied peach is
■off during the winter and
only one half of the brown rot
of infection is destroyed. Where
mummy is attached to the tree
there is usually to be found a
canker which is just as capable
carrying the brown rot disease
winter as the mummy itself.
canker seldom causes any injury to
the limb as in most cases the
dies out in one year and heals over,
however, it serves to carry the dis¬
ease over winter to infect the fruit
the following season. These small
cankers can usually be found by cut
ing away the outside bark just where
the mummy was attached.
This canker source of brown rot
infection should be kept in mind dur¬
ing pruning operations, and with a
pair of hand clippers remove the
twigs containing mummies and des¬
troy both mummies and such twigs
immediately by burningr In this way
both sources of brown rot infection
will be eliminated. Attention should
also be given to any mummies on the
ground under trees to see that they
are also destroyed as these mummies
are able to infect fruit after they are
several years old.
Do not forget the advantage of a
well opened center. Orchardists must
not lose sight of the fact that a hun
dred well colored peaches of uniform
size will net greater returns than
hundred and fifty poorly colored
fruits of various sizes. Keep the
heads well opened in order that the
best air circulation may be obtained,
and so that the tree-and its fruit may
receive the full benefit of the sun
light for germicidal action and for
coloring purposes. Furthermore, if
the tree is well opened and thinned
out during the pruning season a much
more thorough job of spraying can
be done after the tree comes in fol
lage.
Start the clean-up work immedi¬
ately, and take advantage of the first
dry weather to burn adjoining wood
and waste lands. This will be one of
the steps in our efforts to handle the
curculio in the next peach crop. The
committees are urged to get this
work started as soon as possible in
the various districts.
Attention is again called to the
fact that it is very advisable to re¬
move the soil from the base of the
trees if para-dichlorobenzene has
been used for the peach borer. This
soil should be replaced several days
after its removal. The gas that is
generated from this chemical is
about five times heavier than air,
and the soil should be removed from
the base of the trees for several
days from four to six weeks after
the chemical was applied to allow any
gas which has collected in the soil to
escape. This is recommended mere
ly as an added precaution against
tree injury.
Peach Insect Laboratory.
U. S. Dept. Agriculture,
Fort Valley, Ga.
KEEN—FAGAN
Miss Emily Keen and Mr. Lynn
Fagan were married at the home of
the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
G. Keen, Tuesday afternoon at 2:45
o’clock. Only the immediate family
were present. Rev. J. W. Stokes of
the Presbyterian church performed
the ceremony, immediately after
which the happy couple left by auto
for a trip of a few days to Atlanta.
On their return they will be at home
at the Slappey fruit farm.
A host of friends here extend most
cordial good wishes to this very pop
ular young couple.
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HISTORY CLUB MEETS
WITH MRS. J. M. GREEN
On Monday, December 28, the His¬
Club will meet with Mrs. J, M.
on Beauty Square.
An interesting program on “Na¬
Students” will be in charge of
W. D. DuPree. It is saio that
Nature is the art of God.” The
will respond to roll call with
quotations. Those who will
a part on this program will be
C. H. Matthews, Mrs. C. N.
Mrs. Chester Wilson and
J. W McCoy,
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TOBARIISEOFARMY
IS HARDING’S PLAN
WILL GLADLY JOIN ASSOCIATION
FOR LIMITING ARMAMENTS
OF U. S. AND POWERS
FAVORS WORLD TRIBUNAL
Bryan-HarVel Proposal For Referen¬
dum Before This Nation Declares
War Called “Inadvisable
New York.—Grist from the mill of
conferences now going on at Marion
between President-elect Harding and
leaders, both Republican and Demo¬
cratic, on questions of foreign policy,
permits of a number of definite con¬
clusions, according to authorities iu
touch with Harding's efforts.
It, would seem certain, they say,
that Harding’s thought embraces
three fundamentals on the subject of
a tmmv fraternity or association of
nations designed to keep world peace.
First, a pact possibly by treaty, be¬
tween the United States, Great Brit¬
ain, France, Italy, Japan, Germany and
possibly others limiting armament
both on land and sea.
Second, recognition of the world
court established under the present
league of nations, with the assump¬
tion of effective moral obligations, to¬
gether with other great powers de¬
signed to insure recognition of the
country's findings.
Third, recognition of an internation¬
al forum, or the present assembly of
the league of nations, as an institu¬
tion to bring together the nations of
the world in regular session for the
discussion of international problems.
As Republican leaders see it, these
three fundamentals embrace what the
irreconcilables either have advocated
or accepted, they eliminate the objec¬
tionable feature of "European domina¬
tion" as attributed to the present
league of nations council, and would
go far toward improving international
understanding and world peace, along
the lines and with some of the machin¬
ery of the existing league.
The assembly would permit of a con¬
tinuation of the efforts already start¬
ed toward improving world conditions
through special committee. Through
it also there could be made regular
reports on armament by the powers.
Through the “armament understand¬
ing" between the leading powers the
possibility of war would be automat¬
ically decreased and their action
would have the effect of a moral urge
on smaller nations to limit war meas¬
ures.
The world court would have as its
basic principle that “war is outlawed"
and with this foundation the moral ob¬
ligations that would be accepted by
the United States in concert with
other great powers, would tend to
command a respect that The Hague
tribunal never commanded.
In the opinion of the authorities
questioned on the subject, however,
(here will he nothing In the Harding
policy that will commit the United
States in advance to go to war under
any circumstances. There will be
no alliances, pledging, in advance,
United States troops, sailors or ma¬
rines for either action or moral ef¬
fect. The whole Harding idea, accord¬
ing to these authorities, is to have the
United States a part of a world fra¬
ternity, the solemn pledge of which
is to prevent war, if possible.
PRESIDENT WILSON PAYS
$150,000 FOR HOME
IN CITY OF WASHINGTON
Washington.—The purchase for
President Wilson of the former home
of Henry P. Fairbanks, 2340 S
northwest, has been announc¬
by R. W. Boling, the president’s
The home will be the
residence of the president
his retirement from office on
4. Mr, Bolling said the prop¬
would pass into the possession
its new owner February 15 or be¬
The price paid has not been made
but it is reported to have been;
the neighborhood of one hundred
fifty thousand dollars. The
was built about four years ago
is of colonial brick and limestone.
Wage Cut .By Spartan Mills;
Spartanburg, S. C.—Spartan Mills.)
of the largest in this section, em¬
1,000 operatives, announces an
cut of 20% in wages, ef-'
next, month. This will make
total cut of 30% by the mills in the
90 days. Other mills in this city!
making similar cuts. Managers or
mills say they must either cut
or close down, due to depres¬
in the goods market. They say
understand the situation,
have agreed to the wage cut, ,