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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-06
CONDEMNS NIGHT RIDING.
Statement Made BY President Barrett Of
tho Farmers Union.

New Orleans, La--Night riders anu
their depredations will be taken up
at the meeting of the National Farm
ers'. Union in New Orleans, Novem-
Der IL and H. y,
The price Of cotton must go up"
says President c.. s. Barrett of the
union, in a statement given the AS
ISOLATED Press, "but the union repuol-
ates the insinuation that it in any
manner countenances the deeds Of
night riders which may. seek to shield
themselves under our name.
The National Farmers Union ut
terly condemns such scoundrelism as
the so-called night riding" says Mr..
Barrett furtherA "The union has an
economic fight to wage, but it must be
done in the open and within the law
Should any Of our members be dis
covered as night riders, we would be
the first to turn them over to tho
law. !, We will deal with this at our
Forthcoming meeting at New Orleans,
which, however, is primarily for the
purpose or devising ways and means
for getting a better price for our
cotton.
me progressive Union ana COM
mercial interests of New Orleans
have assured us they would rally to
the support Of the growers OF the
staple, and New Orleans has been
chosen for the place Of meeting on
this account and because of it's Inn
portance as a cotton market. We ex-
pect large attendance of delegates,
representing over 100000 members
in every state in the cotton belt. I
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-06
CHECK TREASURY BOOKS.
Millions in Vaults To Be Counted BY
Experts.

New York City.-Following the res
ignation of Hamilton Fish as assis-
tant treasurer of the United States,
in charge of the sub-treasury here, a
corps of bookkeepers under the direc-
ton of United States Treasurer
Treat have begun checking over the
books of the Office. The counting Of
the cash in the vaults will be taken
up as soon as the checking of the
books has been completed. There is
in the vaults approximately $173 ,O00,-
600 in gold coin, $17000,000 in cur
rency and $SO,OOG,O00 in silver coin,
and all of this must be counted and
verified piece by piece. The work will
probably require at least a month. The
counting is only done when an assis-
tant treasurer leaves the Office. Mr..
Fish resigned as assistant treasurer
in order to accept nomination for
congress.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-06
CORSETS COMMENDED BY DOCTOR.
Women Are Told That Their Torso
Muscles Need Support

Los. Angeles, Cal.-Dr. L. e. Land
one, whose plan to. improve the hui
man race by. applying Luther Bur
banks theories in the training of chill.
dren by selection, has brought consid.
cradle attention from the scientific
world, commends /the modern corset.
Addressing the members of the Hun.
dred Year Club, the leading woman's
organization of Los Angeles, he said:
"Corsets, the sort worn today, are
good for the reason that the torso
muscles have been weakened for gem
erations until now the average fe-
male form will not stand without
them.
in the time Of Queen Elizabeth"
continued Landone. they wore steel
corsets tightly buckled in back and
front. They were instruments of tor
ture. From Them are evolved the
comfortable corsets of today. l doubt
if the torso muscles of women could
be supported in their weakened condi-
ton after a generation of corset-wear-
ing except for some artificial prop"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-06
STUDENTS BRANDED COMRADES.
Initiatory Ceremonies Of Los Angeles
High School Fraternity.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Six students Of
the Polytechnic high school have
been suspended and three others are
in danger of sharing the same fate
because they had branded the fore
heads of two students OF the Los An
geles high school with nitrate of sill
yer during the initiation ceremonies
of the Kappa Delta, fraternity, for
hidden high school secret society.
The boys who we're branded and
whose condition for a time alarmed
their parents, are Frank Rouse and
Edgar .Lusi On Lusk's forehead the
letters TX. D." were branded. On
Rouse's forehead were the figures
/" 'O9.' Ugly red scars were made,
butsit is not believed they will be per-
manently disfgured
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-06
BYLAWS OF MIGHT RIDERS.
Have Been Placed in Hands Of Special
Grand Jury.

H..
Union City, Tenn,-The constitution,
and bylaws of the night riders have
been placed in the hands of the grand
jury
This constitution and bylaws,
among many other things, provides
that no bank or trust company will be
permitted to make any loans, large or
small; for "a. greater rate Of interest
than per cent, and further that after
The first day Of July, 1902 NO farmer
will be allowed to employ any colored
help on his farm. and that all me-
groes will be notified to leave the
country under penalty. Of death; that
all merchants shall sell their goods
and merchandise at not to exceed 40
Der cent profit, and otherwise regulat-
ing all wages to be paid by the farm
er for help and regulating the price of
all farm products TO be sold, cotton,
corn, etc.
These bylaws show that the organ
ization does not only comprise the
night riders Of Qbion county, but in
cludes all night rider organizations all
over the country This document,is- Of
such Importance that averpatim copy
cannot be had, as it Is said that ills
very valuable as evidence.
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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-06
BUSINESS in The SOUTH
Improving People Taking HOps+
n, !. full View. Of Future.
JOBBING { TRADE | RESTRICTED
Says President OF HE Sbnthern Railway
After Inspection Trip Through
the South.

Washington, D. C.-President Fin
ley, Of the Southern Railway company.
who has just returned to Washington
from an inspection trip Of two weeks
over the lines Of the system, found
evidences of improvement in business
conditions and of a general disposi-
ton on the part Of business men
throughout the south to take a hope
full view Of the future. Speaking Of
the information he had gathered on
his trip, Mr.. Finley said:
Prices for pig iron are drmer,
southern furnaces, as q rule, have
sold their product up to the end Of
the year, and the increasing number
OF Inquiries for iron warrant the ex-
peetatiOnf that orders will soon be
placed for business during the coming
year. 4
Lumber is more active than for
some months past, Especially Is this
true'cf the grades shipped In box cars.
The present demand will be augment
ed by Increased requirements from
railways principally for car repairs,
as someTof the railways are contract
ing witg car companies for some OF
their heavier repair work
One sQf the most encouraging signs
Of. reViying, industrial activity is the
|increasing movement of steam coal, to
Industrial centerse 1.-The unusually
warm weather ofs the present fail Is
retarding the nlso9Yement Of domestic
coal.
THE cotton crop is early, and the
fibre Is moving to market In larger
yolume3than at this time last year, al
though, as a,result Of the stagnation
which has prevailed In the cotton
goods market. prices are lower than
year ago. The demand for cotton
seed products. is good and they arc
moving freely. ~
'The domestic market for cotton
goods shows Indications Of gradual
Improvement Owing to the accumu-
lations of large stocks and to other
causes affecting that market, there is
at present little demand for cotton
goods in northern China, Aside from
this, the export demand is fairly good,
and those mills interested in the
north Of China trade are looking for
ward hopefully ITO Ia renewal OF sales
for that Market Y .g,s.sfaE
/ Grain traffic into the south--es-
pecially corn--is light. This Is due,
in part, to the relatively high price Of
corn and the low price Of cotton, and
in part to the fact that at this season
of the year the south is consuming its
own grain. &
merchandise stocks, which had
been permitted to run low during the
business depression, are being replen-
ished conseryatfyely Retail trade lin
the cities is good, but as a result Of
the low price Of cotton and of dis
position on the part Of retailers to buy
cautiously for the present, jobbing
trade is still somewhat restricted.
while some lines OF business have
not yet shown as much improvement
as might be wished believe that
conditions generally are decidedly bet
ter than at any time since the Begin
ming Of the business depression year
ago, and that we have reason to look
forward to gradual return to high
err level of prosperity"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-06
BURNED GOVERNOR in EFFIGY.
The People of LarkinsvilIe, Ala, Are
Indignant at Gov. Conner.

Scottsboro, Ala.-The people Of Lar
kinsville, a small village near this
place, had a meeting there eapd burn
ed Governor Conner. in efigy. ~Their
Indignation was aroused over the re-
fusal of the governor to appoint Mr.:
Walker McCutcheon, son of the late
Judge w. w. McCutcheon, to the pro-
bate judgeship, made vacant by the
death of Judge McCutcheon. 4
Probably two hundred people, work
ed UP to high pitch of excitement
participated. Larkinsville had been
almost unanimously for the appoint
ment Of McCutcheon, but Governor
Conner named J. J. Williams Of Sec
ition as his appointee. Ne
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-06
Washington.

The Spanish debt Of $599,S5O award
ed to certain citizens Of this country
under treaty Of February II, 1884,
with Spain, has been finally nquidat-
ed, according to the annual report of
the registrar of the treasury. Spain
has been paying annual interest on
the amount since the treaty, and this
year the Spanish government trans
mitted $4,000 in liquidation Of the
debt. The principal has been paid
over three times in interest.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
DAVID BELAsco's THEATREs
G HOPE EASILY TAKES RANK As the STRONGEST PLAY or

"A POwE z p FU L
STORY ARTISTICAL-
LIZ PLAYED"-JOUR-
NAL oF COMMERCE
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

Courtney. Sir Edward Fry and Lord Welby
would be ideal chairmen from the official point
of view in arbitration between the Cotton En-
Movers Federation and the operatives organi-
cations in Lancashire, but If is doubtful is the,
trade unions would accept the tribunal If the
deciding vote were left to any Of these high
minded men. The employers and workers ar
bitrators would offset each other, but the chair
man. broad d-minded as he migh%-be and sincere
in his efforts to be just, would be IN sympathy
Nth the higher LAYERS of society and prejudieed
against the working classes
The trade unionists would prefer the services
of 2 working politician like AIr. Lloyd George
or Mr.. winston Churchill 70 the most eminent
retired statesman in q panel comprising all the
talents and responsibilities. Since organized Ia
l,or has gone into politics a large scale, with
2 campaign fund contributed by two millions
Of workers, it wants to transact business with
politicians IN touch with the democratic eiecto-
rate and not with veterans who have ceased 10
have ambitions Mr.. Lloyd George was enabled
to render great public service IN aTertlng
disastrous railway strike not long ago because
he WAS trusted by both sides-by the capitalists
and managers because ne had shown remarkable
business capacity and constructive ability, and
bv the trade unionists because he was con-
sistent Radical with a future dependent upon
the good will Of the masses. Mr.. Churchill has
not been at the Board os Trade long enough TO
win 2 c good a reputation in administrative work
11t the yvorizingnen know that he has made
amazing progress in the course Of few years
and that he has set his heart upon going higher
and reaching the top with the help OF the demo-
cratic forces of English politics. Labor would
take him as an arbitrator in preference to his
new tangled tribunal OF arbitration. with its
we'll seasoned panels and ingenious carpentry.
An enlargement Of the pacific functions Of the
BOARD of Trade IN labor disputes viii be
,,nroixed gain II it can be brought about,
recisIlv in these hard times when wages are
falling and employment is uncertain. Not only
in Lancashire but throughout the kingdom
well employers in the great industries find
inc II necessary 10 reduce working expenses
"a 20 dismiss unnecessary hands: and there
o. ,penaces OF labor revolts and strikes in the
,,t1ta,as the northern counties and Scotland
I-o,ciltatton was never more urgently needed in
"a. relations Of capital and labor. Mr. Churchill
,4aseryes credit for setting up his arbitration
,,ecb.pisu1 where everybody can it and
.tt,, atoYt IT, II is an economical device. il
g fairly flexible in construction, and it can
sas;l,, he brought into operation and tested. 1t
,ao,,s ,be authority of a compulsory institution
30, nsither capital nor labor is prepared 10
accept anything SO drastic as that. LA.F.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-09

After months of careful prepa-
ration and discriminating selec-
tions, we are now ready to make
the First Complete Showing of
strictly new and up-to-date Fur
niture shown in Greeley for
many years. Each article is
correct Interpretation of the ac-
cepted designs, finishes and
styles in vogue this season.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
LAKE COUNTY PAIR
TO BE WE'D HERE
DR.. VIM. R. Lane, Well Known
Dentist, Will Marry Miss
Sara DinSmOre

wedding of considerable interest
win be that of DIR. William r. Lane
ana Miss Sara Margaret Dismore, to be
celebrated at Trinity Episcopal church,
in this city. this morning.
The bride is beautiful and accom-
pished, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Dinsmore. we'll to DO pioneer
residents of Long Valley, Lake county.
Miss Dinsmore has taught school for
several years in Lake county and the
last term at San Mateo.
The groom is a prominent young
dentist of Lakeport and brother OF
John c. Lane, the well known war
horse of the state democracy. DR.. Lane
is a graduate class of '04, OF the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons and
was a leader in college activities dur
ing his attendance. being president OF
his freshman class. associate editor OF
the college annual In his junior class
and grand master of Psi Omega dental
fraternity.
The wedding will be quiet. being
witnessed by a few relatives and
friends Miss Maude Dinsmore, twin
sister of the bride, and Miss Marco
Hanson of Vallejo will be her brides
maids. and J. c. Lane Jr.. city super
intendent of schools at Newman, and
p. II. Mulberry, editor of the Clear
Lake Press. Lakeport, wilr be the
groom's best men.
After a short honeymoon trip DR.
and Mrs Lane will make their home al
Lakeport.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
HEAVY ARMOR PLATE
GOES INTO NEW BANK
Two Pieces Weighing % Tons
Each Put in Place for the
First National

crowd of more than 100 persons
watched the workmen at the new First
national bank building yesterday low
ering two large pieces. of armor plate,
each weighing % tons. into the base
ment of the new building.
When the Workmen commenced
hosting the bulky piece of steel many
of the spectators withdrew a consid-
erable distance for fear that the cables
would break. The steel is a portion
of the new armor plate safe deposit
vaults which are now being installed
in the building.
The vault was made at the New
Bethlehem steel works and weighs
close TO 800 tons. 1t was shipped from
New York to Panama by steamer and
then across the isthmus by train and
reloaded on a steamer. There are 20
plates of armor plate in the vault. The
heaviest pieces are the entrances, each
weighing % tons. The doors weigh II
tons each, but can be opened and closed
by an s year old child.
The vault is three and a half inches
in thickness, surrounded by u inches
of reinforced concrete. The doors are
Is inches thick. The inside dimensions
are "a by 81 feet The vault will con-
tain between 1000 and 5000 safe de-
DOSlI DOAeS.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
NIGHT ON ICEBERG
FATAL TO SAILOR
Shipmates Find Body of Man
Who Sought Safety on FlOe
When Boat Was Smashed
WhaIer NarwhaI Returns With
Light Catch and Reports
Bad Weather North

After four months battle with
snow, ice and hail storms the whaler
Narwhal came into port yesterday
after seven months cruise in north
crn waters Captain LeaVitt declared
that no such series Of cold blasts has
been known in the north during the
last so years From July until the
Narwhal sailed for home not one ray
OF sunshine was seen and the vessel
was constantly i'm the midst Of floating
fcebergs. while snow and hail were OF
daily occurrence. Only two whales
were the result OF the Narwhafs catch.
All the vessels i'm the trade We're IN
the same condition and the catch is the
lightest known for many years.
The Narwhal brings back $500
pounds Of whalobone
Death ard tragedy were also re-
ported by the NarwhaL A sailor from
the steamer KarlUk. who was out in
a boat ran af0ul Of two icebergs His
boat was smashed and in an attempt
10 save himself he jumped upon an
iceberg There he cried in vain for
help. Al night the Karluk sent out a
searching party. with blazing torches
stuck i'm the bows Of their boats, while
the Karluk kept a big fire going on the
bow of the whaler.
When morning dawned the body of
the sailor was found upon the ice.
The man had been frozen TO death.
Boat Header smith Of the whaler
Bowhead was slain by John Sly, a
sailor. who is now i'm handouts on the
Bowhead.
All the whalers are now on the way
10 this port
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
SUGGEST AMENDM DMENTS
TO NEW BUILDING LAW
Property Owners West OF Pow
ell Street Make RecOmmen-
dations to Supervisors

The league Of property owners west
of Powell street presented to the board
OF supervisors yesterday through its
president. ID. s Dorm. and its secre-
tary, r. z. Prendergast. three proposed
changes in the building law designed
10 encourage building in the district
between Powell and Larkin nOrthward
to the FIRE limit. The three PROPOSE
tions are to allow the use of wooden
buildings in the district, reinforced in
one instance with asbestos sheathing
cloth. i'm another with tiling anchored
IN cement. and I'm the third with a
four inch layer of brick firmly bound
10 the woodwork with cement mortar.
The league asks that its recOmmen-
dations be referred TO the present spe-
cial committee Overhauling the build
ing law
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
HARD FIGHT FOR
JUSTICE OF PEACE
Many Young Lawyers Seek
Appointment as Van Nos
trand's Successor
Battle Centers Between Smith
and Bauer, and Governors
Arrival Is Awaited

Whom is Governor Gillett going to
appoint justice of the peace in place
of Judge Van Nostrand? There are
more young republican lawyers than
, one can count on two hands who are
anxious to answer that question in a
personal way, but the actual contest
seems to be waging between William
II. Smith of the city attorneys office
and Hamilton Bauer, the notary public.
Smith has many hackers high up in
the republican machine; and in addi-
tion he is supposed to command the in
tiuence of M.H. de Young and George
Knight 1t is recalled that De Young
placed him in the county clerks Office
under Brother in Law Dean and that
Knight has done him many favors.
But Smith has one handicap, in the
eyes of politicians who wear the or
ganization blinders he is not right"
which, interpreted, means that he is not
machine man. Smith has fought the
machine, not noisily it is true, but
very consistently, just the same; and to
the minds of the push" this is an in
superable bar to preferment.
Bauer, on the other hand, has al
ways been right" Through thick and
thin he has stuck to the organization
and at the present time he is county
committeeman from the fortieth dis
trict. His notaria1 position is a mark
OF george HattonS favor. Bauer has
enlisted on his side some strong or
ganization leaders and it may be that
he will put up very pretty fight for
the position.
Meanwhile other aspirants are gum
shoeing for the job. John 7. Pidwell
is pulling what strings he can reach,
hopeful that the appointment may be
attached to one of them. And there
are numerous other candidates.
The matter is up in the air. but it
may be cleared up considerably when
Governor Gillett comes to town. There
Will be a great scurrying of politicians
| to get the gubernatorial ear and it is
just possible that GiIlett Will let out
Indian information as to whom he fa-
vors, although the appointment will not
be announced until later
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
INSURANCE W[LChER
DEALT HARD BLOW
Federal Court of Appeals Holds
Losses Must Be Paid by Will
liamsburg City Company
Earthquake Clause Does Not
Hold in Case Where Fire
Is Not Direct Result

"A decision which means the paying OF
thousands of dollars to merchants OF
this city was handed down yesterday
when the United States court of appeals
denied the petition of the Williamsburg
city hre insurance company for re-
nearing in the case won by Leon VIII
lard in the lower court from the WEIGH
ing corporation This decision means
that the Williamsburg City con0any
must meet ALI of its losses incurred in
the fire that followed the earthquake
of the morning after April 16, 1906.
The insurance company refused to
meet its obligations on the ground
that its policy contained an earth
quake clause. This clause stated that
the company would not be liable in
cases of fire started by earthquakes.
Suit was Instituted by Willard, who
claimed that the fire that destroyed his
property and goods was not started by
the earthquake, but spread from other
fires in the neighborhood. The COM
pany, on the other hand maintained
that the ire was indirectly caused by
the earthquake and that the clause
in the contract covered such an
emergency.
The case was brought to trial in the
United States circuit court. The amount
of the insurance was $4,000 and the
court decided in favor of Willard
Ihe nre insurance company was not
SATISFIED with the rulings of the lower
court. An appeal was perfected on err
ror to the United States circuit court
of appeals. The higher court denied the
rehearing, sustaining the lower court in
its decision The court allowed the in
surance company until the first Monday
in 1903 in which to appear before the
supreme court of the United States on
writ of certiorari.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
NATIVE SONS INSTITUTE
A PARLOR AT CONCORD
Branch in Contra Costa Town
Starts With Is Charter
Members

Grand Secretary Charles II. Turner
Of the Native sons OF the Golden West
has been advised OF the institution
Of a new parlOr Of the order at Con-
cord. Contra Costa county by Grand
President Charles NJ. Belshaw. assisted
by number Of grand and acting grand
officers The parlor starts with a char
ter list Of 25. The following were in
stalled as the officers of the new parlor
by the grand president:
Fl. ". Bott. past president; A. c. Gehringer.
president, IL. !. Durham. first vice president: Ed
Petersen. second vice president; 9. w. Adams
third vice president; C. Hook, recording secre-
tary; W j. Williams, financial secretary: V.
Hook treasurer: T. H. Eidenmiller. marshal; E.
7. Randall, J. Frank. r. Miller. trustees; T.
Wight, inside sentinel; q. Jaquith. outside sen
tineL