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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
HORRIBLE TALE IS TOLD
By Allsgst " ave" Employees Of a
Lumber Company Before
comm sSiOngr.
GODm SSi0neI

The investigation of peonage and
slavery conditions at the Jackson
Lumber company camps at Lockhart,
Ala, by the United States court com
missioner was begun at Pensacola,
Fla, Friday, and concluded Friday
night, and resulted in the unearthinS
Of terrible state of affairs, ii the
statements of the witnesses told upon
the stand are true
Three of the men are held to the
United States court for trial under
heavy bond. They are Robert Gala
CHER, superintendent; w. N. Grace and
Oscar S. Dander, the two latter also
employees Of the company. Many wit
nesses were examined and all testi-
fed directly or indirectly as to how
men had been beaten and i'll treated
at the camps.
The climax came when Manuel Jar
dems, a foreigner, who had been
brought from New York, with others,
was placed on the stand So weak
and exhausted that he could scarcely
hold himself in a seat, suffering from
bruises over the body and burning
up with fever, he told his story He
had been beaten with whips, struck
in the face with clenched fists and
kicked in the abdomen and lower
portions of the body. He could not
speak English, but pointed out Gal
Iagher in the court room as the man
who had inflicted most of the pun
ishment. His story was told through
an interpreter and so pitiable was his
condition that when he concluded and
could hardly leave the court room,
a purse was taken up to place him
in hospital. ard give him proper
treatment. Frequently during the
time he was on the stand he would
place his hands upon his stomach
and through his interpreter signify
that he was in pain from the kicks
he had received.
Mrs. Mary Paul Jones and Mrs.
Gibson, ladies living near Laurel Hill,
saw the men overtake a foreigner
near their houses with hounds and
while one held him under cover with
a revolver, another beat him unmer-
cifuIy with a whip.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
sailed Throngh Blood Red Sen.

For hours the bark r. P. Rithet,
Captain McPhail, sailed through
blood red sea. What the stuff was
that colored the ocean such strange
hue is unknown, but it is believed
that some submarine volcanic action
so stirred up the bottom during the
big disaster of April 10 that the top
of the ocean was colored for days
after.
The Rithet arrived this morning,
sixteen days from San Francisco, and
with her came Captain McPhail, with
his report of the strange color of the
sea. The red sea was encountered
the evening Of April 23, five days
after the big disaster in California.
Captain McPhail says that he no
ticed the strange color of the sea
when the vessel was about $50 miles
to the south and west of San Fran
cisco, bound for Honolulu. The color
was a rusty reddish. 1t appeared in
streaks about sixty to 100 feet in
width. These streaks ran north and
south and extended as far as the
eye could reach, In the morning
there was no further evidence of the
strange color.
One of the Acapulco steamers had
a similar experience, only the streaks
were closer in toward the coast than
those Captain McPhail saw.-Ha-
waiian Star.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10

traordinary; just let me listen to that
again"
He didn't listen long. When he
Strengthened up the second time he
shook his head obviously and gave
Wlliston look of pity.
Tell me the worst DOCTOR" the af-
fiicted man said. 81 will try to bear
It, Do you think there is anything
the matter with my hearth"
II am sorry to say there is" the
doctor admitted. ITO be candid with
you, Mr. Wiliston, it's very serious.
| would advise you to have all your
business affairs so arranged that your
family would be as we'll taken care Of
as possible in case Of your sudden
death. and don't under any circum-
stances run to catch cars or walk up
stairs or do anything requiring the
least exerti0n. tell you this because
you have asked me to speak plainly"
AS Hossford and the physician were
leaving, the solicitor turned to Willis
ton and. put out a hand, said:
I'm mighty sorry, not that I care
anything specially about losing the
chance to write you a policy but as
friend. BE careful not to do the
things the doctor has warned you
against"
Thanks, old man. Good-by, and
If we ever meet again, remember that
have thoroughly appreciated your
kindness"
When he was alone again Wiliston
pulled out of his shirt sleeve slender
rubber tube that had a flexible bulb
at each end, and then sighed long,
long sigh of glad relief Chicago
Record Herald.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
SHAKE up IN PRINT SHOP.
Two Foremen are fired from the Govern
ment Office at Washington.

w. A. Miller, assistant foreman OF
bindery of the government printing
office at Washington, who was sJls-
pended by the public printer on July
21 for INSTRUMENTATION and insolenee,
was dismissed from the government
service Friday. Miller's former su5-
pension in 1908 was the cause Of
President Rooseve1t's order declaring
the government printing office and all
offices where workmen are employed
by the government to be "open shops. ="
The public printer also dismissed
Milo Shanks, foreman Of the second
typesetting division. The case Of
shanks furnished the president an
other opportunity to again express
himself regarding the conduct OF the
government printery. Shanks had com
planned to the president that he had
not received fair treatment. Secretary
Loeb wrote Mr.. Stillings that mas
much as he is charged with the ad-
ministrative details Of the office, the
president would not interfere with
him in his efforts to put the govern
ment printing office on an economical
and efficient basis, or in securing
proper discipline among the employ
ees what the president expects"
saws Secretary Loeb, lis results and
he will hold you responsible therefor.
In the obtaining of results you will
not be interfered with"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
"NO TROUBLE"
To Change From Coffee to POST

Postum has done a world OF 6
for me" writes an Ills. man.
eve had indigestion nearly all
life, but never dreamed coffee
the cause of my trouble until
spring I got so bad l was in mis-
all the time.
"a coffee drinker for 80 years
irritated my stomach and nerves,
1 was just crazy for it. After drl
ing it with my meals, I would Ie
the table, go out and lose my N
and the coffee, too. Then Ia De
hungry as ever.
"a friend advised me to quit {
fee and use Postum-said 1t Gu
him. Since taking his advice
tain my food and get all the g
out of it, and don't have those aW
hungry spells.
At changed from coffee to Post
without any trouble whatever
better from the first day drank
am we'll now and give the credlt
Postum. Name given by POST
Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
little book, THE Road to Wsilvlll
in pkgs. There's a reason.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
BABY MORTALITY IN GERMANY.
Scientists State That 1t is Increasing
in the Kaiser's Country.


The Empress has been taking act
i've interest in the exhibition connect
ed with the prevention of infant NOR
tality. She visited all the divisions
and seemed particularly anxious to
understand the apparatus for detect
ing impurities in milk, which is
part of the model dairy.
The exhibition is the outcome of
the official statistics which show an
alarming increase in infant mortality
in Germany. Infant mortality, say
the German statisticians, is increas-
ingly prevalent in all western ma
tons, but Germany is the worst af-
fiicted.
The exhibition is interesting also
for the reason that in it's divisions
are collected all known means for
sterili2ing foods for infants, hygienic
apparatus, etc A feature is the APP
paratus invented by DR.. Seiffert, Of
Leipsic, which removes germs from
milk by an electric application Of III
tra-yiolet rays. This is predicted as
the successor to the sterilization
methods that employ heat.
Maxim Gorky's appearance in Ber-
lin has occasioned more than ordin-
airy interesa Dressed in the catalan
and high b0ots of the Russian peas
an with a sash around his waist, he
has appeared in public halls and has
read extracts from his plays and nov
els. AS an elocutionist he is a COM
plete failure, but the wide knowledge
of his political efforts have made him
much sought after.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
pRORATlNG ROCKEFELLER CASH.
The General Education Board ApprOpTiates
Various Sums to Nine Colleges.

The General Education Board ApprOpTiates
Various Sums to Nine Colleges.
A New York dispatch says: The
general education board has recent
ly made conditional appropriation
from the income Of the John D. Rookie
Teller foundation of $1O,O00,000 for
higher education to nine colleges in
different parts of the United
States, amounting to $8125OO. The
gifts are conditional on the colleges
and universities raising three times
as much from other sources.
Among the institutions and the
amounts they will receive are: Tulane
University, New Orleans, $4,000; Wof-
ford College, Spartanburg, S. c., $751;
900: Furman University, Greenville,
s. c., $4,000; Wake Forest College,
wake Forest, N. G., S97,5OO; Howard
College, Birmingham, Ala, $4,000;
Southwestern University, Jackson,
Tenn, $4,000, and Mississippi College,
Clinton, Miss, $4,000.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
Fires Which Never Go gu

There are domestic fires b
In Yorkshire today which have
been out for hundreds of yea.
At the old-fashioned farm-ho
the dales of Yorkshire peat j
burned. The fuel is obtained
the moors, and stacks of it ar
by the farmers in their stack (
The country roundabout is
for its "gridle cakes" which are
from dough baked in quaint par
pended over the peat fires.
These fires are kept glowing
generation to generation, and IL
warns himself at the fire
warmed his sire and his gra.
and his grandsire's sire, and
will warm his son and his som
There is a fire at Castleton, i
Whitby district, which has been
ing for over 200 years. The +
probably is held by a farm-hou
Osmotherly, in the same dii
This fire has been burning TO
years, and there are records to
that it has not been out durin
last three centuries.-London Ii
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
Polishing His Vocabulary.

The man whose house was next
door was scraping an acquaintance
with the man who had just moved in.
81 see you have an automobile, he
said, 81 suppose you will use the
barn as a garridge"
Yes; I expect to use it as a gar
ahzh, " responded the new neighbor.
This held him for a minute or two
and then he made another overture.
"The man that lived here last
year, he said, used this back yard
as a cabbahzh patch. Chicago Trib-
une.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10

noticed a change for the bette
kidney secretions had been
dered and irregular, and col
a heavy sediment, but in
time the urine was clear and !
again and the passages r
Gradually tile aching and 81
left my back and then the Ian
I used six boxes to make SUI
cure, and the trouble has net
turned"
Sold by all dealers. so cent
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. NJ
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
DTFF'ERENT

She had said yes" and
taking the measure for the
Darling" he said, you are
woman / ever proposed to-"
I'm afraid you have a poi
CRY, dear. she rejoined. ~
told me you had been engag
widow
True" he replied, "but tt
during leap year. Chicago n
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
THE DOLL.

"A man said to a woman.
Lovely indeed thou ait!
Give me thy charm, thy witchery,
But-not thy woman-heart.
GIVE me thy sunny hours,
But not thy secret tears
Give me thy hope, thy happiness,
But not thy womans fears"
The woman's pride was mighty
Like to the pride Of men
But now her soul went weeping,
Nor ever smiled again
A-Louise Morgan Sill in Harper's Weekly.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10

fat in bed, 81
tortureS wit
back Every
ment caused 4
nizing pain, a
persistency of
hausted me-. 1
for a time l wal
and stupid.
advice of a f.
began using
Kidney Pills Ar
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
THAT ARTIC NIGHT

"How's your husband this
lng?" inquired Mrs. Whaleblu
Haven't seen him for six N
declared Mrs. Walrustusk.
"The scramp's been out all
eh?"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
HOPE IN THE FUTURE.

"How's your book going?"
the friend.
mot very WELL" replied the o
istic young author; they took
press when only 100 copies had =
printed.
my! that's too bad"
Eyes; bat then think what a
chance it will have of becoming a
rare first edition some day."-PhiI
adelphia Press.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10

FITS, St. Vitus Dance Nervous Disc
:uanently cured by DR.. Kline's Gre
Bestorer. - trial bottle and treaI
DR.. 81. R. Kline, Id, 1881 Arch St, Pj
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10

The British Government has ordered
another brigade of field artillery to
South Africa. 1t has already eve
brigades there.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrupfor
teetHing, softens thegums, reducesir
ton, aIlays pain, cures wind colo, %
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
AVERAGE cOvDHlOy OF COTTOV.
Government Reporting Board issues State
ment Placing Figures at 81 9.

The crop reporting board of the
department Of agriculture at Wash
ington in a bulletin issued at noon
Friday finds from the reports Of the
agents of the bureau, that the aver
age condition of cotton on July 20
was S2.9, as compared with 1913 on
July 25, 1906; TAO on July %, 1905;
GIG at the corresponding date Ia
1904, and a ten-year average Of 82.4
The, following table shows the condi-
ton bv states on July rs:
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10

Most people who are satisf
themselves don't want much.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10

A mans wife may be his bet
burt he usually does all the b(
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-10
DAZED WITH PAIN.
The SuGerings of a Citizen OF
piay Wash.

L. s. GCrham, of 516 East
Olympia. Wash, says: six ye
1 got wet and took cold, and wi
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-19
pounrs ITS APPRECIATION.

Mr.. c. H. Fitch, an engineer IN
the United States Reclamation sery-
ice passed through Grand Junction
en- his way east having just come
from Montrose where he has been Wis
itins at the government camps at
Itjene and River Portal where the
work of digging the big Gunnison
tunnel is being carried on.
Mr.. Fitch says he doesn't know
whether Grand junction people ap-
preciate the great work which is be-
ing done for the people of the IN
coripahgre valley and indirectly for
the people of this little metropolis OF
the wewstern slope in the Grand val
ley, in carrying on the great irriga-
tion scheme which is now well on its
way.
''in this valley not so very far
from lhe little city of Grand juno
tion." said Mr.. Fitch, there are al
ready 10000 acres under cultivation.
The apples raised there are just as
good as any raised in the Grand Val
ley and the finest quality of peaches
pears( prunes and alfalfa are raised
there. The valley is dotted with fine
looking orchards and the owners
are prosperous.
"When the tunnel is completed
100. 900 more acres will be added to
the 10000. This will mean that
practically every acre of irrigable
land in the valley will be reclaimed.
"The men in charge of the tunnel
are making remarkable progress
rather think the worst part of the
work is over-the west end. G. E.
Higbee, an expert tunnel builder, is
in charge of the work on the Mont
rose end, and he has been having
the worst kind of stuff to go through.
For the most part 1t has been wet
sand; this is hard to get through in
the first place so much care is requir-
ed in putting in supports to protect
life, that the work cannot help be-
ing a little slow; however, progress
has been excellent.
Three shifts of men have been
and are being run on the four heads.
1t is not generally understood that
four heads are being worked. You see
a gang is working from the west
end: and another gang is working
westward from the east end; then a
shaft was sunk to the tunnel level,
and "A gang has been working in this
shaft in each direction. The shaft
gang working westward will connect
with the gang from the west end next
week, and then we will be reduced TO
three ganga for it will not pay to
sink another shaft. The height of
the mountain would make it neces-
sary to 90 down two thousand feet.
"One gang is now in shale, dry
shale that cuts like cheese. OF
course it is necessary to keep the
supports right up to the work in
this material. Fish and many fos-
sils of all descriptions, shells and the
like, are being found which would in
dicate to me, at least, that at one
time the bottom of a lake had been
there and that a violent eruption
put up mountain instead
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-19
MURDEREss WELL KNOWN.
Members of Both Families Involved
In Shooting Affair Have Many
Friends in Grand Junction.

The members of both the Hutch
inson and Bode families who were
concerned in the shooting in Salida
yesterday in which Mrs. Bode was
shot and killed by Mrs. Hutchinson.
are well known in Grand Junction
where they have spent considerable
time visiting, and have a large cir
Gle of friends.
Mr.. Bode, the husband of the muir
dered woman is said to have known
absolutely nothing of any misconduct
ON the part of his wife or of Hutch
inson, nor had he ever suspected any
thing of the kind, and the first news
he heard of the murder was at
Browns Canon yesterday molning
not far along on his run out of Salida.
He was sitting in his cab waiting to
start the train when some one came
running toward him with n telegram
saying, "Bode. your wife is shot"
The engineer was prostrated with
grief.
Mrs. Hutchinson was taken to the
county jail at Buena Vista last night
where she refused to make any state
ment to newspaper men beyond the
fact that she was glad the deed was
done. Mrs. Hutchinson was not
accompanied by her husband on her
trip to the Buena Vista jail, nor has
she seen him since the shooting oc-
CURED. Parties searching the town
thoroughly have failed to find him
and he is believed to have left the
city for good.
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-19

Fishing tackle at the Postofice
Book store.
Cherries at 2hc per quart by
cleaning the tree or three cents other
wise. At J. F. Spencer's ranch End
Fruit Ridge
Miss May Weir and Miss Mabel
Barbee. class mate of Miss Weir's
in Colorado College who has been
visiting at the Weir home for sever
al days, left today for Enochs camp
in the mountains, where they will
spend the summer.
Miss Mary j. Haskerr. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Haskell at the
home of her parents at Main and
Tenth streets last night, entertained
small party of young girls at din
ner and for the evening, to assist
her in the celebration of her four
teenth birthday. The evening was
most pleasantly spent by the young
ladies in indoor games and on the
spacious lawn of the Haskell home.
Miss Mary proved herself a most en-
tertaining hostess and at an early
hour in the evening. the young lad
les departed wishing her many more
birthday events.
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-19

FOR SALE-A well bred fine eleven
months old colt, fully broke, or
will trade for good family horse.
Address Frank Buehring, Route 1
Fruitvale.
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-19

How about Fred Mantey's Buggies
and Harness?
Fred Mantey's tents and wagon
covers fool the sun and rain.
Mr.. w. ]. Rozelle went to Montrose
on a short buslenss trip today.
Lavinia True, H. G.. Bedwells
horse rail- tenth in the great Derby in
Denver.
Every piano must be sold at the
vorbeck sale of the Denver Music
company's pianos.
The bargain sale" of pianos OF
the Denver Music company is on at
Vorbeck's this week.
Mr.. w. C. Meserve of Whitewater
is in town visiting relatives and at
tending to business today.
To Louisville, Ky and return only
s47.50 June IL and 13. Fnal limit
July 23. Colorado Midland.
Remember the Denver Music Com
pany's big piano sale is on at the Vor-
beck Music company store.
Mr.. George Currie returned from
Glenwood Springs yesterday where he
has been for several weeks with his
son, Arthur, who is suffering from
rheumatism.
Captain James NJ. Kennedy of this
city, organizer of the Woodmen OF
the World went TO Montrose this
morning to attend the log rolling
of the Montrose lodge tonight.
Every piano is new and up to date
The Denver Music company's guar
antee. which is worth something is
behind every piano. Let us talk to
you on the matter.
Postoffices Inspector Fredericks Will
meet with the Chamber of Commerce
tonight, at a called meeting, to con-
suit on the matter of the assumption
of the name Grand Valley" by the
town that bears that name.
A golden opportunity" is one,
where you can make more money at
one time, than can ordinarily be made
in a long period of time. That oppor-
tunity awaits you in the piano safe
at Vorbeck's Music store.
Mr.. j. NJ Memming. wire chief of
the Colorado Telephone company will
leave this evening for a three or four
days trip up in the Meeker country
looking after the interests of the COM
pany in that section of the state.
Mr.. James Mcconnell of the Fair
had narrow escape from sliding over
one of the narrow cliffs over in No
thoroughfare canon last Sunday after
noon while over there on an out
ing. Mr.. Mcconnell and a party of
friends went over to the canon to
spend the day on picnic and during
the afternoon started on a little
mountain climbing expedition. As
every one knows who has visited the
canon, there is a large fiat rock on
the top of the cliffs whose broad fiat
surface slants gradually down to the
edge of the precipice when there
Mcconnell was crossing this rock
when suddenly his feet slipped out
from under him and he fell and
started to slide down towards the
edge of the precipice. He said his
heart stood on end and his heart stop
ped still for couple of seconds dur
ing the time that he was sliding
down the surface of the rock. As
soon as he regained his senses he said
he just flattened out on the rock to
anchor himself, and finally got stop
ped in that way and was brought to
the top by the aid of his companions.
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-19
OFFICE MEN WIN TROPHY.

The Office Mems Bowling team com
posed of Messrs, Hammond, Carson
Van Hoorebeke, Allison and Peter
son won the prize in the bowling tour
nament which has been in progress
for a couple of months. The game last
evening between the Printers and
Athletes and which the Printers won
by a score of 2,25S to 2,17O made no
difference in the result of the tourna-
ment the office men having pock-
eted the trophy in their last game a
week ago.
The first prize is an elegant trophy
consisting of large silver loving cup
mounted on three crossed pins. 1t
is now on exhibition in the window
of the Red Trunk store.
The five men with the highest
averages who won bowling balls in
the tournament are as follows: Todd,
I'LL; Brown, 171.6; Hammond,
1858; c. Carson, 1911 and Peter
son, 1912.
The following is the score of the
games last night:
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-19
REAL ESTATE

No. 1870 acres three miles from
town, one acre orchard. ten acres
alfalfa, house, barn and other i'm
provements. VIII trade for city
property.
No. 1850 acres, two miles from
town under the rGand Valley ditch
for s1,S50.
No. 901.-160 acres two miles from
town, 80 acres under ditch; 130
acres high line land, $4,000.
No. 1870 acres of raw land under
ditch TO trade for city property.
No. 147.-Good house well located.
No. 1910 acres in orchard 2 miles
from Grand junction. Good i'm
provements, $4,000.
n. TIA good business paying
$500 per month net to trade for
good orchard.
Fire insurance written and money
to loan at s per cent.
VAN-THE real. ESTATE MAN.
III Main Stree.