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How Hugh Cecil Lea, NIP,
Keeps Agitation in the Air.

of lhe records as remain it appears that
hundreds Of years ago soldier OF for
tune who had fought for money under
half dozen foreign banners came to
England and did valiant service for the
king. He was given a title and PEN
sion. His heirs have continued in the
houors ami drawn the money ever >ince.
There has been nobody to say them NAY
Then comes The case of Lord Rodney.
The original Rodney Nas created a baron
and given a pension ot $1o0na FOR defeat
ing the French fleet al the battle oC cape
ST. Vincent over two hundred years ago.
The pension ana honurs were granted to
all and every the heirs male TO whom
the title of Lord Rodney shall descend"
The government has tried to commute
this pension, but without success.
Also there is the peculiar case Of t..e
pension of $4,000 year to whom the
title OF Lord Nelson shall descend" Mr..
Lea brought out the fact that the title
and pensions are now the property OF a
man who is absolutely no blood relation
Of the original naval hero. He Is a dis
tant connection through some marriage
of one of Nelson's cousins whom Horatio
perhaps never knew or heard of Mr.
Lea brought UP the fact that the Biltsh
government of the period allowed Nd
mlral Nelson's own child to starve to
death in abjcct poverty, as well as her
mother Lady Hamilton. whom lie IN
tended 10 make his legal wife, while a
perfect stranger to the real blood of the
Nelson's drew after his death a prlncely
annuity.
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Following up the pension scandals. Mr..
Lea brought up his charge regarding
the traffic in titles and honors. While
the commons held its breath in awe ne
proposed that a regular shop be estao-
lished where such titles could be bought
over the counter like pieces of ribbon.
Mr. Lea charged that both tory and lih-
eral governments were guilty of this title
traffic. The prime minister got up and
denied it, and the former prime minister
followed suit. Mr.. Lea pressed for q
committee of inquiry, but the house de-
clared he was guilty of defaming its name
and demanded that he withdraw his
charges.
There was a spirited debate. In the
olden days Mr.. Lea would have been
committed to the tower. He declared
that there was no intentional Insult to
the members, individually, Of the COM
mons or 10 the house itself. His motion
was ruled out and the matter hustled up
quickly by the leaders.
But other members brought up similar
motions, and when parliament meets
again the scandal will unquestionably be
revived by Mr.. Lea and his handful of
adherents.
There have been many minor scandals
which Lea has brought to public notice.
such the giving of a baronetcy to the
head of the firm which il was shown sup
Piled defective rudder to the great bat
;leship Dreadnought
So long as Mr.. Lea is in the British
parliament he Will pound away at the
graft and official crassness of the British
government
CHARLES BYNG-HALL.
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amount as pensioners of King William
".
The next item Mr.. Lea wanted to know
about concerned a pension of nearly
$1,000 annually given to Henry de Mas
sau. Lord Auverquerque. From such
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election. Tory agents were surprised at
the Iukewarm condition of things down
in the borough. Then they got wind of
Mr.. Leas dongS and began to hold
meetings and do some real hard work.
But 1t was too late, for when the re-
turns came In the tory candidate was
showed under. Lea was elected by the
second largest majority in England. The
tory stronghold fell with a bump, and
since then Lea has been the only poll
ucian the borough has cared to look at.
In parliament Mr.. Lea ranks as a rad
zeal, but when the chief whip of his
party told him one night which way he
was to vote on a measure Mr.. Lea in
formed him In forcible, If not polite Ian
guage, that he did not do business that
way, and limited that something unpleas-
ant would happen if the whip or any
other man attempted TO give him orders
about his vote.
Since then the party leaders have left
the member for East St. Pancras severe
ly alone. but they watch him with anx-
iety, in fear of what he may next spring
upon the country. A handful OF ultra
radical members who also bow to no
Ieadef nave 1ollo"ed IN Mr.. Lea wake,
and many have been the embarrassing
questions asked in consequence of the
cabinet ministers in the commons
X
Mr.. Lea has been denounced by the
party press. He is cordially hated for
his views and parliamentary actions by
a majority of the politicians. yet because
of his personality is given the glad hand
of good fellowship.
The first scandal that Mr.. Lea brought
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No thought Of politics had entered Mr..
Lea's mead. He had dabbled in the won
dersul game in the United States and
had been a useful worker in ward af
fairs as well as presidential elections.
One OF his editors. however, was a poll
tcian. The general election was being
talked about as due in a year or less.
East St Pancras, one of the rock-ribbed
tory strongholds of London and one of
the most densely inhabited of London
boroughs, had no opposing candidate in
view. Mr.. Leas editor belonged to the
liberal party in that borough.
"Win YOU run for parliament?' he
asked his chief one morning In what
borough asked Mr.. Lea.
Fast 81. Pancras." came the answer.
in a minute l will" was Lea's de-
cson. why, l was born and raised
there"
And so ii came about that this unknown
man, this private soldier OF the regulars.
this half-American. was announced as the
radical candidate for the borough. The
tory party laughed in its sleeve. a
walkover again was the conservative
comment.
But Mr.. Lea went down into the Dor
oueh. He took a house there and lived
i'll the very Canter of things. And, as Of
Old, lie hustled He made d house-to-
house canvass, although there had not
at that time been any announcement of
an approaching election. For over year
the intending candidate worked the Dor
ough. He established ward clubs, as in
| the American fashion. organized an army
/ of workers and startled the E.nglshmen
with his political parades and outings.
! lie introduced practical American poiiti-
cal methods FOR the first time ipto Brit
/ ain.
| Suddenly came the announcement of the
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Hor1E OF HC.LEA,
No. so CADOGAM pL, LONDON

for one of the biggest of champagne
firms"
The chairman answered quickly: The
chair is not aware of 1t. Now. as TO the
whtewashing of the Buckingham Palace
news"
But Mr.. Lea continued 10 press the
matter. Each time he brought it up the
chairman and others tried to change the
subject. Finally he was in a czarlike
manner ruled out of order. But he had
in his various questions brought out the
facts so that the public could see and
understand
Mr.. T. kingscOte, son of Sir Nigel
Kingscote, who is paymaster to the royal
household, has held the appointment OF
gentleman of the cellars for some years.
His salary is 81 eco He is also making
many thousands as the agent and pusher
of a wel-knoWn champagne. Mr.. Lea
charges that Mr.. kingscote excludes all
other champagnes from the royal pal
aces and informs the public that 1t is
the kings wine, and in this way sells an
enormous quantity to the admirers of roy
atty.
X x
Following up this sensation, Mr. Lea
Owed into the pensions list. He found
that all sorts of persons were getting
pensions totaing a million and a halt
dollars. and he asked in parliament foI
the reasons why. in certain cases. For
instance. he brought out the fact that
two women were getting couple Of
thousand dollars a year between them as
pensioners of King George ", and three
women are getting something over that
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Soon afterward the Boer war broke out
Lea had lived the business life long
enough Ut one stretch. He hungered for
something more strenuous than manag-
ing a belt factory. Having lost his sis
ter as housekeeper, he suddenly resigned
and despite protests from his sister and
his American brother-in-law, sailed in the
next ship for England.
on arrival he went at once to the near
est depot and enlisted in the regulars as
a private soldier.
Recently in the house of commons a
member in his speech referred to Mr.. Lea
as the gallant and honorable member
from East St. Pancras." There was an
immediate ripple of laughter. which burst
into a storm. II has been the usage of
the house. when referring to member
who has been or is an officer in the army
or navy, to use the word gallant In
addition to the prefix honorable" On
the second occasion mentioned the house
was quick to see the compliment, unique
in itself for Mr.. Lea had never been
commissioned but always served in the
ranks-the only instance by the way, of
a private soldier rising 10 become d mem
Der OF parliament.
1t is true that gallantry in battle
brought Lea quick promotion He fin
ished the war AS a sergeant of regulars
and with the war medal. but then retired
for his hustling eye had taken in the
business advantages that might be reaped
in South Africa at the moment He be
came identified with one or two promis-
ing South African concerns. invested his
money and his services and reaped a
golden reward. After 6 few months al
the gold mines and diamond fields Mr.
Lea returned 10 England He had done
newspaper work as an unofficial war cor
respondent during the war. and also in
the trade newspaper field in South Africa.
and when ne arrived in London was given
the edi;oTship of a trade paper.
In quite short time the proprietor re-
tired and sold the paper to Mr.. Lea. He
hustled as he always does, and today the
paper has jumped ten-fold in circulation
and Importance.
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-09-06

He is now soliciting the advertising
and should meet with prompt enCour'
agement as the attendance at the fair
this year promises to exceed all prev
ious fairs and the programs will be IN
greater demand than ever.
Mr.. d. H. Hadley and family LEFT
Wednesday for Nashville 70 maze
their future home.
Get your chickens ready for the fair
by feeding them COLVERTS Green
Ground Bone. d&wlt
Leonidas Polk Bivouac and William
Henry TrousdaIe Camp, Confederate
veterans met Monday in regular ses'
sion. Many members of the biVouac
will attend the Confederate reunion
at LynnvilIe this week.
MIR. J. A. English, who has been COL
Quoting dairy business on the Mitcn'
ell place near the G.. M. A., has soiu
out his COWS and has quit the dairy
business. Mr.. English has not de'
cided what he will do or whether Do
will remain in Columbia or not, MI
Mitchell and family win move back 10
their home this fan.
The fair is near at hand. Green
Bone will make your birds look well
Get them ready.-COLvERT BRoS'
d&w1t
An alarm of fire at the D. c. Hem
home this morning was caused oy 'n'
burning out of a fiue in the kitcneu
No damage wis d6s8.
Mrs. Wilkins has rented the Bidd''
place on Ninth street and will moY''
there at an early date Mrs. c. H
McAIpfn has rented the WilNin'
house on Sodth Garden street anu
Mrs, Florence Blackman OF Theta n''
rented the house on South GaIue"
street at present occupied by MIS- mO
Alpin.
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SOUTH EAST SIDE.


Mr.. and Mrs, James Goad were Wis
iting relatives in the Bear Creek com
munity last Sunday.
Mrs. George whitens visited her
sister, Mrs. Myrtle Davis last Satuf-
day.
Mrs. Susie Young. after most de-
lightful visit to her brother and sis
ter, Mr.. Polk Robinson and Mrs. Lucy
Renfro in Nashville, has returned
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pugh and Mr.
Patton Pugh left Tuesday for Ell Paso,
Texas.
Miss Ernestine Goad came home
SICK with the measles from Nashville
last week.
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AROUND TOWN.

BraIy Bros. are having some very
handsome signs put in their show win
dows.
Mr.. Ussery Barker, OF Andrews
Tenn, has accepted a position with
Turner & johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs, Joe Meadors have
rented the Latta cottage in West End
and will move In soon.
Livingstone Mayes, colored, was ar
rested by Deputy whitley on College
Hill for striking a small colored boy
and was assessed 80 and costs by Esq
Guest.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR
FARM-House and lot on South Main
and Mckay streets. Apply to
B. A. CALDWELL. Crystal Bottlins
Works. Both phones. 27-6t&w4t
Vaughn & johnson are making rapid
Roadway in the erection Of the new
moving picture show on South Main
street and will be ready for operation
Saturday evening.
Mr.. w. H. Wilson has sold to M.
]. w. Howard a house and lot on South
Garden and Tenth streets for $3.50.
Messrs. George Nichols and N F.
Vaughn have sold the Nickel Amuse'
ment Co., to Mr.. George Parks. Mr..
Parks WIN take possession Monday.
Walter Knight has accepted a posi-.
ton with the Red Seal Bakery.
FOR sALE:--SO0 bushels OF pears
ready for preserving. Telephone
HORACE RAINEY. 2-6t&w
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Thomas are re-
ceiving congratulations over the ar
rival of a fine boy.
Bob Sheppard has resigned his posi-
ton at G. s. Alcoru's drug store,
and Bynum Thomas has accepted the
place.
Circuit Clerk Nichols has received
settlement of the case of the State
against Robert Mcklssack, ana IL
ready to pay the money to the persons
entitled to receive it.
A committee from Marshall county.
was here Tuesday looking over the
court house with a view of having
some changes made in the court house
at Lewisburg or of erecting new
building.
The officers say the crowd here
Monday was one Of the best behaved
they ever saw. Tpeye was no sign
Of misbehavior during the day and
absolutely no smell of whiskey.
Leslie N, simms has secured the
contract for the race programs and
horse show programs At the TAN fair.
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MARRIAGE LICENSE.

A. Porter Epps, Jr. to Mrs. BeuIah
Pillings
Ozzie Callahan to Miss Annie Ing
ram.
Berry Bolton to Miss Lizzie Jones.
Chas. Sheperd to Miss Mary Eta
Roland.
w. H. Laid to Miss Bessie Evans.
Marvin Carter to Miss Ethel Sutton.
John B. Ballanfant to Miss Gertrude
Martin.
James S. Alspaugh to Mrs. Jennie
Thomas.
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PERSONALS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

w. Y. Adkisson, of Brewton, Ala.'
is with relatives here.
Mrs. Tully, of Nashville, IL the
guest of Mrs. D. c. Helm.
Mr.. ]. o. Scotch and family are
camping near Primm Springs on LICK
creek.
Miss Matte Sharp and little Miss
Susan Queener, of Nashville. are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Sharp.
Mrs. Frank Everett and Children
Ewing and Ellen Douglass, have re-
turned from Faulkner Springs.
Prof. H. C. Barnes, Of Sparta, the
new principal Of McDowelps school,
arrived in Columbia today and is ready
To enter upon his duties Monday morn
ing.
Miss Beulah Scotch has returned
from an extended visit to Philadelphia
and Indiana relatives.
Mr.. w. L. McAdams and family, ror4
merlly of Nashville. Friday moved
into the house ON South Garden street
formerly Occupied by Mr.. Will Wilson.
Mrs. Ed %Church and daughter.
Aileen. are with friends in Franklin.
Miss Gladys Wilson is visiting rela-
tiyes in Giles county for a few days
Lieut.. Robert Alternately, U. 5. NJ
IL the guest of his cousin, Mrs. Frank
Everett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dyer have re-
turned from a months visit to reia-
tiyes in North Dakota.
Mr.. Charley Schaub has returned to
his home in Chicago, after a several
weeks stay with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Mcclellan and
family have returned from two
weeks stay at Summertown.
i Mrs. Mary Littleheld and son. VII
liam. Of Nashville, are visiting her
son. Mr.. Eastin Littleneld and family
Mrs. T. E. Lipscomb and daughters
Misses Bessie, Frankie and Emma
have returned from a stay at Primms s.
Jesse Gray, formerly of Columbia
hut now of Nashville, is visiting
friends in the city, recuperating from
an attack of typhoid fever.
DR.. and Mrs. T. A. Wharton ana
children have returned from visit OF
several weeks to relatives Sin Virginia
Misses Mamie and Jessie Wharton
did not accompany them home, out
will remain in Virginia during the
winter.
Mrs. d. F. Brewer has returned from
Visit to Nashville relatives
Miss Martha White, of Pulaski Is
the euest OF Miss Hattie Figuers'
Mrs. T. T. Wright has returned 70
Nashville. after visit to Mrs Louise
Clark.
John Parham has returned from =
visit Of some weeks to relatives al
Chattanooga.
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Norman Dale, and Ernest, Harlan
of Mt. Pleasant, have left for trip
to jamestown and the East.
Miss Laura Sims returns this af-
ternoon to Nashville, after visiting her
brother, Mr.. @, G. Sims and family.
Miss Jessie Andrews, who has been
spending the summer at the institute,
has returned to her home in Pine
Bluff, Ark.
Misses Ethel and Fannie Lou Butts
have returned from Summertown,
where they were members of camp
ing party.
Messrs. Robt. Williamson and Mar
shall Mayes left Sunday for Auburn,
Ala. to attend the school of Tech
lology there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alma Goodman have
returned to Memphis, after visiting
Mrs. Goodman's mother, Mrs. Louise
Clark at the Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thompson, OF
Loco, have returned home, after a
visit OF some weeks to the springs
and relatives in Wilson county.
Mrs. G. T. Hughes, Mrs. Jno. t.
Wooten and Miss Ada Wooten have
returned from trip to jamestown.
Virginia Beach and other points OF In
terest.
Messrs. Lawrence Parker and Mime
Moore have returned from a two
weeks trip to jamestown and the
East. Mr. A. 8. James, who was In
the party, is expected home Tuesday
Mr.. W, B. Turner has returned from
White Sulphur Springs.
Miss Annie Cherry Is back from
Clifton.
Miss Francis Simpson has returned
from Nashville. ~
Mrs. s. e. Calender has returned
from Hendersonville.
Mrs. B. NJ. Orr and children have re-
turned from a visit to Giles county.
Miss Roberta Browne left for Mid
dlesboro, KY, Friday to teach In the
city school.
Mrs. Tom Friel has returned from
trip to Atlantic City New York and
other points Of interest.
Recorder E e. Erwin has returned
To Murfreesboro, where he has a resi-
dence in course OF construction.
Mrs. Meade Frierson and sons,
Meade and William. have returned
from Monteagle and Faulkner Springs.
Miss Tennie B. Short, Of Franklin,
and Miss Mamie Boyd of Nashville,
have returned shome, after a visit to
Miss Ethel Caldwell and at Primm's
Springs.
Miss Leila Anderson, Of Columbia
and Miss Lizzie McNeal, Of Goodwin,
have returned from Nashville, where
they have been visiting friends and
relatives for several weeks.
Mr.. A. s. James returned Tuesday
from trip East.
Miss Carrie Gamble and two little
sisters. of Tuscumbia. are visiting
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CARD OF THANKS.

most heartily thank my friends and
all who voted for me in the contest
and especially those who so earnestly
and voluntarily worked for me and
helped me win the c. NJ. A. scholar
ship. I am very proud OF II and hope
You win never have cause to regret
what you have so kindly done for me.
Il MORGAN PORTER.