The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-02
- WAY D. cORREcTION.

have published an announcement IN
which occurs the following:
THE WALES claim, and all claims
considered BY any Legislature prior to
that of 1907 and rejected, will not be
considered by this commission"
OF course, it was the intention Of the
Legislature of 1907 to exclude from the
jurisdiction of the commission the
Wales claim, but the reason could not
have been TO do 80 as a rejected"
claim, since It has not been rejected,
but, on the contrary, has been allowed
as a valid claim by the Legislature and
an amount actually appropriated for its
settlement, the only obstacle to settle
ment being the fact that the amount
appropriated was insufficient to satisfy
the claim, and the sum so appropriated
remains in the State Treasury, the only
item to the credit Of the million-dollar
Indian war claim fund.
II the commissioners, in their pub
lished notice, have rightly interpreted
the law under which they are acting,
not only the Wales claim, specifically
named, but the claims Of the B. G.
Lewis estate and Capt. Sam Hope,
which have been considered by previ-
Gus Legislatures, are excluded from
their consideration.
These claims, too, are just, and until
paid places the State of Florida as re-
pudiator of just debts.
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We note in number of newspapers
that "notices of application for tax
deeds" are being advertised under sec
ton g. chapter 1883, Laws of Florida.
This is all wrong, since that has been
changed by the new statutes. The no
tees, to be correct, should be as our
painstaking, efficient and popular Clerk
of the Court publishes them, as follows:
Notice of Application for Tax Deed,
Given in Accordance with Sections ALA
and SIS of the General Statutes of the
State of Florida" Will those notices
have to be republished to make them
legal?
Hon T. A. jennings, publishes an ad-
dress TO the Democratic voters Of Flor
ida announcing that he will not be a can
didate for Governor. 1t come to us just
as we were about to go to press with
this Issue and will appear in this news
paper next week. There will be thous-
ands Of good democrats, and Hon. AL
bert Jennings warm friends in every
county, who will regret it, but he is an
ambitious young manS and Floridians
will yet honor him. He is of the kind
of men, most Floridians would now like
to see hold high State office of honor.
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Here we have a Galantry of the prac
teal sort. At the convention of the In
ternational Association of Retail Clerks
strenuous declarations we're made in
favor of equal wages for men and
women doing the same work; for short
VIC. King hours for all, and for seats be-
hind the counters for all the young
women and girls when waiting for GUS
toners. Strong speeches were made,
and not a dissenting voice was heard on
either proposition, and there wasn't
female delegate on the floor of the con-
vcntion. Woman's National Daily.
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J. Wateris brousing in Bi'll's patch.
but he will not reach the fodder .-Apa-
lachicola Times. No, but the corn is
much better, and J. Walter stands a
good chance for pulling the most of the
ears. Southern Home. Just a little
fun ahead of uA for it is probable that
Representative Griggs and Hon. jeff
Stevens will travel, some, too, in that
political cabbage patch"
The True Democrat returns thanks
to Hon Frank Clark for having had
mailed to US from the Department at
Washington 1.-THE Year Book of the
Department Of Agriculture, 1906" 1t
Is neatly printed and bound, filled with
the very best matter on the subject of
agriculture, contains excellent pictures
of machinery, buildings, growing crops,
fruits. etc, and would be a choice book
in any library.
The Secretary of the Railroad Com
mission has sent out copy of Chapter
56lS, an act to require common carriers
to pay claims for lost or damaged