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ALLEGED UNFAIR METHODS
MR.. JENKINS CHARGES DE
FEAT TO FALSE CIRCULAR.
Issued on Eve of the Recent Repub-
Hcan Primary-Efort to
Drag in President.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. September s.
Judge John ]. Jenkins. representative
from the eleventh Wisconsin district, has
received letter from William Loeb, jr.,
secretary to President Roosevelt, in which
Secretary Loeb says that statements
made in circular purported to have been
issued by Judge Smith Of Superior on the
eve of the recent republican primary cleo
tion are false. 1t is alleged by Judge Jen-
kins' friends that the circular in question
brought about the defeat OF Jenkins by r.
vine L. Lenroot for the republican con-
gressional nomination. The letter Is dated
at Oyster Bay, September f. and reads
as follows:
my Dear Judge Jenkins: I am in re-
ceipt of your letter of the I'd. with in
closures The statements which the cir
cular says were made by the President
through his secretary are absolutely
false. Judge Smith called at the execu-
tive office and asked to see the President.
He was told by Acting Secretary Forster
that the President would not see him or
any one else on a matter Of local po-
htical nature and would not discuss It
in any way. Judge Smith then wrote a
note to the President asking him to state
whether or not the claim of Representa-
tive Jenkins that the President had writ
ten him a letter urging his denomination
was true. Judge Smith was again told
that the President refused to say any
thing whatever about the matter or dis
cuss IL in any way.
President Refused to Interfere.
''Mr. Forster told Judge Smith that a
great many appeals to interfere with
political contests were sent to the Presi-
dent. but that the President has invaria-
bly, refused to take any part in any OF
them. Mr. Forster never made the
sta tement that the President had been
'persistently importuned by Mr.. Jenkins
and his friends to indOrse Mr.. Jenkins
candidacy
There was no denial Of any claims.
There was simply refusal to say any
thing about the contest in any way.
Il inclose copy of a telegram which
was sent in answer to telegram con-
corning this matter.
Yours very respectfully,
WILLIAM LOEB Jr
Secretary to the President"
The following Is the telegram sent to
some person In Superior whose name is
withheld:
oyster BAY. N. Y, August 81
THE President has not interfered and
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Swept Over Niagara Falls.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. September ..
A woman about twenty-five years DID, of
refined appearance. late yesterday after
noon walked into the river about thirty
feet above Prospect Point and was swept
over the falls. She left nothing to identify
her. Seventy-flve people saw the suicide.
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sixth annual open tennis tournament for
the championship of Maryland will have
its beginning today at pm. on the
courts of the Baltimore Country Club.
Fred c. Inman, we'll known Boston
player. and Robert LIE Roy are probably
the best known players who will take
part.
The winner will meet E. B. Dewhurst of
Philadelphia, who already captured pre-
vious matches twice. These are the pair
ingS:
PRELIMINARY ROUND.
w II. Shriver vs. r. A. Holden.
e. A. Penrose S. II. Bates.
c. X. Gibson VS.. IL. McSherry.
T. George e. A. Nealy.
Harry Davis vs.. W. S. Symington.
+. II. Feitschaus T. +. Offutt.
Walter Carl VS.. J. c. Fisher.
F. n. Iglehart vs.. J. Rescue White.
FIRST ROUND.
F. H. Rowland vs. Robert Lowndes.
J. p Baer VS.. Robert lie Roy.
]. s. n Hammond A. NJ. Knapp
c. S. Brown II. F. French.
W. Magruder G. G. Brooks.
J. r. Carpenter VS.. plays winner Of Shriver.
Holden MATCH
G. Erwing vs. S. G. Pearce.
r. T. Shriver VS.. J. A. O. Colston.
T. r. Futsche VS.. c. Reeves.
John g. Kerr VS.. J. G. Brown.
Daniel Miller vs.. Fred c. Imman.
Ralph McGaffan vs., ]. n. Schriver.
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Your Majesty Wins st. Leger.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LONDON. September 9-The race for
the st. Leger stakes of $500 sovereigns,
for colts and FLIES foaled in 1905, about
one mile. six furlongs and 1872 yards. was
run at Doncaster today and was won by
j. B. Joel's Your Majesty. W. Hall Wal
ker's White Eagle was second Leopold
de Rothschilds Santo Strato was third
The betting was IL to on Your Majesty,
100 to against White Eagle and 100 to
q against Santa Strata. Ten horses ran.
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ask again. as did in my first advertisement can any
stock gambler intelgently this question, Why
should he buy 900 shares of System Stock say Union
Pacific selling 165 and put up 5000 margin which will
be lost any of its point drops-why should
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Takes 2.O7 Pace in Straight Heats
at Charter Oak Park.

CHARTER OAK PARK. HARTFORD
Conn.,. September 9.-Between 10000 and
12GOO persons attended the varied attrac-
tons of the Connecticut fair yesterday
Interest was not centered so much in the
racing program as on the initial day,
there being only two track events.
The feature was the Nutmeg 2O7 pace,
purse 5000. The Eel was the star per-
former in this event, winning the race in
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he do this for the chance to point profit
$4,000 when with the margin he buy 10000
shares of National Stock at ST. which in short time
will sell say ST. and thereby pay him $4,000 profit,
and time during the operation could he in all prob
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JOHN HILE ILL.
Old Resident Stricken With Paraly-
sis at His Home.

John Hile. former manufacturer Of
boots. and known TO all the older res
idents of the District. is desperately Ill at
his home near Silver Spring. Md. Mr..
Hile was stricken with paralysis Sunday
evening while walking in the garden at
his home.
A message received from Silver Spring
today says that his condition Is not as
favorable as it was yesterday.
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TENS stocksMto buv National Stock in preference to
any System stock Smelters and refer all such buy
to the advertisement of c. c. Clapp Co., with whom
National Stock" has entered into arrangements for the
handling of this branch of National Stocks" business
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fS asesITeesburs, /; Falls Church. 4. First base
on balls on Hope. !. Struck out-By Hope. 8;
B. jackson. Sacrifice htt-Sewell. Stolen bases
Alexander e.. WISE Walker e.. Double plays
Castle to Jenkins to Wise; Lynch to Loving.
Hit by pitcher-By Hope, !: by Lynch, l. Um-
pires-Messrs. Devine and Quick. Time Of game
Il hour and 80 minutes.
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three straight heats. Major Brine fin
ished second and Judge Bruno third
In the 2.12 trot Genteel H. won in three
heats and Judge Lee took second money.
The summarizes
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ability lose his margin of 15ooo IS per cent the
price of National Stock? In the first section of my
paign l did not encourage margin buying of National
Stock by stock gamblers but great has become the
bers-bear mind say stock gamblers only; that is,
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Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports.
Continued From Twelfth Page.)
GAME

ander I; Loving. l. Umoires-Mcssrs. Devine
and Quick. Time of came-1 hour and 80 min
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stockholders
at
hav
3dThe able
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These
Of what
playing honest with
otherwise.
Guggenhems environment
afalang with National Stock
dslkes
with American Shelters without
Guggenhems
Wall and dned and cardd and mir
National Stock burned the midnight
formulating which laid
Rockefeers boarded
through
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that powerful
Rockefeller ready board Dollar which
him big profits for his capital
With Shelters selling
solely
unlimited
sell Shelters
powerful System who
campaignbu
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side National Stock
and sold and sold until present time they probably
than
without the
the System
coming panicstrken and attempting
sold the will be quickly
drive another nail
while Wall Street frenedy guessing why American
mysteriousy
Of possibilities
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
CYCLONES CUT
DEADLY PATH
Sections Of Texas and Mississippi
Hit By Raging Winds.
MANY REPORTED DEAD
Greatest Damage Was Done in the Vicinity
Of Tyler, Texas-Thrse Towns In
Mississippi Wiped from Map.

Severe wind and rain storms visited
the south end southwest Friday, caus-
ing loss of life and much damage to
property.
Tyler, Texas, was swept by the most
disastrous tornado in it's history Fri
day morning about four o'clock. Com
ing up from the southwest the storm
swept over the main residence section
of the city. leaving a trail of death
and devastation.
The known dead in Tyler number
four-C. A. Francis, agent Of the DIAL
las News; his wife and child, about
one year old, and negro named Nose
Lee. 80 years Of age.
Francis dead body was found 100
yards from his wrecked home and the
body of his child was found in the
street. Mrs Francis was in the
wreckage Of the building. Six serious
ly injured are reported Twelve build
ings were wrecked and in the confusion
1t has been difficult to compile an &C.
curate list Of the casualties.
Wires are down in all directions
from Tyler, and personal reports from
farmers are to the effect that farm
houses all around Tyler were blown
down. It is known that the tornado
swept everything clean for distance
of five miles.
Three small Mississippi towns were
practically demolished. Reports OF
the number killed ranged from six to
ten, with the smaller number probably
correct.
Mossville, Service and Bose are the
towns destroyed. They are all in Jones
county and are are very small, being
merely handful of scattered dwell.
ings. The tornado struck them about
noon and in most instances is repor-
ted to have carried the buildings in
its path, completely off the lots on
which they stood Nearby fields were
covered with wreckage and the branch
es of several trees were Uttered with
small household articles.
The tornado was accompanied by a
torrent of rain, which caused a sud.
den rise in the creeks and washed
away several bridges. Roads have be-
come impossible in the cyclone dis
trict and telegraph and telephone
wires were put out of business,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
LEGISLATORS
TOUCHED UP
By Van Clsave, in Speech Before
Chattanooga Business Men.
ONLY FIT TO HOE CORN
Head of National Manufactures Associa-
ton Also Lets Loose Broadside at
Secretary Taft.

That Secretary Taft has straddled
the question Of organized labor, and
has, therefore, lost the nomination for
president, is the opinion Of James
w. Van Cleave of st. Louis, express
cd in his invective against some OF
methods employed by the American
Federation OF Labor in his speech ON
The Industrial South,b before rep
resentative gathering Of Chattanooga's
manufacturers Wednesday night.
In his address, Mr.. Van Cleave told
Of the wonderful growth of the south
since the civil war, telling of the sue
cesses OF the day, and OF the dam
gers which were besetting manufac-
turers and which should be guarded
against. Among the problems which
he said had to be solved was that OF
labor. He also paid his respects to
the average legislatures in the south
ern states, declaring that nfanufac-
turers should pay closer attention to
political questions, and see that the
right kind Of representative were
sent to pass the right kind Of laws.
His reference to what he consider
ed the probable defeat of Secretary
Taft followed a quotation from press
dispatch to the effect that Samuel Com
perS intended to enter the political
field and organize party composed Of
members of the American Federation
OF Labor. He said he would be only
too glad If the party was organized, as
it would prevent such men as Taft
from being afraid OF the chimera Of
organized labor.
Among other warnings given manu-.
facturers by Mr.. Van Cleave was one to
protect their interests against the pas
sage Of unjust laws. He said that this
could be done by sending the best kind
Of men to the legislature. He advised
them to pay more attention to political
subjects and to elections.
Il was in a legislative hall recently"
said Mr.. Van Cleave, "and saw fifty
men whom / would not pay $40 a week
to sell stoves for me, and yet they
were sent to the legislature. Many Of
those who are making our laws for us
should be working in the mill or hoe.
ing corn"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
TEN MILLIONS
FOR THE SOUTH
If This War Claims Bill is Passed
in National Congress.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Under Provision of Bill Southerners May
Recover for Abandoned Property
Seized and Sold by Uncle Sam

A Washington special dispatch
says: About $1o,OOO,ooO may be secur-
ed from the government by the people
OF the south If bill reported unani-
mousiy by the house committee on
war claims becomes a law The bill
gives to the court of claims jurisdic-
ton of the claims for abandoned lands
and property which was sold during
the civil war, and the proceeds turned
into the United States treasury.
During the progress Of the civil war
the government authorized the seizure
and sale of abandoned land and the
net proceeds placed in the United
States treasury. There was a provis-
Ion that If any one should begin suit
within two years after the close or
the war and prove that the property
sold belonged to him, the money re-
ceived for it should be paid over, but
to this the citizen bringing the suit
had to submit Loyalty to the union.
This disqualified most southerners
until the amnesty proclamation was de-
clared in 1866, which came too late to
take the claims to court the two
vaars limit having expired. The OBJ
ject of this bill is to enable the orig
inal owners of the conhscated prop
erty to get the money 1t brought when
sold.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
"BrLL1E" BATES GRANTED PAROLE.
Girl Dressed as Boy Was Doing Tramp
Act with Her Rrothav

Girl Dressed as Boy Was Doing Tramp
Act With Her Brother.
"Billie" Bates, the girl who dressed
as boy and was sent from Houston
county, Alabama, to the mines after
conviction Of riding on trains unlaw.
fully, has been paroled by Governor
Conner, along with Joseph Bates, her
brother
When the two were tried at Dothan
1t was thought that both were men,
as both wore trousers, but on arrival
at Flat Top mines it was found that
billie" was girl, and not a bad
locking one at that. Many citizens in
different parts of the state interested
themselves in the case and urged the
governor to release the girl. They
were tramping from Jacksonville, Fla,
to TeTre Haute, Ind.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
JA1LER IMPLICATED BY TRUsrY.
Latter Makes Confession Anent Escape Of
Prisoners from Atlanta Jail.

Joe Williams, one Of the Atlanta
tower TRUSTEES, indicted by the grand
jury for aiding In the recent escape
of John Harper and John Barton, has
made a confession, in which he inn
plicates very strongly Jailer James
Brown, who was also indicted.
According to his statement. he and
Brown had all to do with the delivery,
and John Groves, the other trusty
against whom true bill was returned,
is innocent of any crime.
He says that he makes this clean
breast Of it because his conscience
hurts him, and to admit his guilt re-
lleves the torture. Now he throws
himself on the mercy of the court.
Williams made his confession on
oath, and declares he will swear in
court, that Brown was a party to the
crime, that he first mentioned it and
told the two husties to see Harper
and ascertain what they could get out
OF the job.
The sum Of $75 was paid Williams
by Harper, and this was to be divided
with Brown, but before the two could
get together for the division, Brown
left the tower, and Williams, knowing
that he would be searched, went to a
toilet room and threw rhe currency
away.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
LABOR LEADERS INDICTED
Seventy-Two Men at New Orleans Charg-
ed with Violating Law.

Seventy-two men, representatives of
all the classes Of labor employed on
the New Orleans river front, and who
compose a union known as the Dock
and Cotton Council, were indicted by
the United States grand jury in that
city Friday on the charge of conspir-
ing to restrain trade IN violation Of
the Sherman antitrust law.
The indictments follow the refusal
of the dock and cotton council to per-
nit the coal wheelers' union to coal
the steamer Habil, which cleared sew
eral days ago for Puerto Cortez. The
agent of the Habil signed an agree
ment with the union, had his vessel
coaied and then placed the matter in
the hands of the United States dis
trict attorney.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
GOOD CLUBS SAFE.
Lockers May Ward Oh Iron Grip Of Uncle
Sam by Strictly obsying tho
Revenue Law.

A Washington dispatch says: The
United States government, through
John G.. Capers, commissioner OF in
ternal revenue, in letter to an anx-
ious inquirer in Savannah. Ga, writes
that there is hope for the locker
clubs" If members will be real care
full, he assures the gentleman, whose
name he Is kind enough to withhold,
there will be no interference ON the
part of Uncle Sam. But members
must be very careful or else they may
be pounced upon and viewed through
the eyes of the law as retail liquor
merchants. AS long, however, as the
members keep their own private
stock" In their lockers and refuse to
sell to a member who, through lack
of providence, unusual thirst or other
reason has suffered his stock to be
depleted, there will be no trouble. But
beware the wrath of the internal rev.
emu inspector should it become known
that a member transferred drink or
drinks to fellow member for a con-
sheraton. In his opinion, Mr.. Capers
says:
IF an Incorporated club has lockers
IN which the member places the liquor
he desires to drink. the liquors not
having been purchased from the club
and no sale is made by the club,
but each member uses his own nquge
then no special tax liability is in.
CURED.
81 may say that these unincorporated
clubs in which the members have their
lockers for the storage Of their liquors
will of necessity have to be extreme
ly careful that they do not render
themselves liable IN some manner to
the special tax of retail liquor dealer,
but there will be no unusual or special
construction of Ehe law to fit the
state of Georgia. What is unlawful
elsewhere will be held unlawful there,
and what is lawful elsewhere will be
permitted there, so far as the admins
tration of the internal revenue laws is
concerned
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
FATHER AND SON HANGED.
Two Negroes Pay Penalty for Murder Of
Farmer Iethro Jones.


Charles and Yves Summerlfn, two
negroes, father and son, were hung
Friday in the county jail at Carrollton,
Ca, for the murder of Hon. Jethro
Jones, a wealthy planter Of Carroll
county, on November 20, of last year.
A large crowd was in the city, but
the execution was private, those who
were permitted to witness the execu-
ton being only two attending physi-
clans, two ministers, newspaper report
ers, the court officials and the five sons
of the murdered man.
Yves Summerlin was placed on the
gallows first. He made no statement,
except to proclaim his innocence. The
drop fell at 1927 o'clock, and he was
pronounced dead in twenty minutes.
Charles Summerlin was then placed
upon the gallows. He also denied his
guilt and declared that Lonzo Chad
Ter, another negro, fred the shot: The
drop fell for him at 1920 o'clock, ana
death resulted in fourteen minutes.
The crime was coldblooded and I'M
provoked. A bale of cotton had been
stolen from Mr.. jones ginhouse and
carried into the woods. The cotton
was discovered by young white boy
while hunting and he informed Mr..
Jones. Late in the afternoon Mr..
Jones went into the woods to where
the bale was lying. When he reached
the cotton he was killed by the Sum
merlin negroes, according to the evil
dence. He was one of the most prom
inent men Of Carroll county, and his
murder created great indignation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT KILLED.

West Virginia Senate Refuses to Concur in
Action of the House.
The proposed constitutional amend.
ment to prevent the manufacture and
sale of liquor in West Virginia, except
for scientific and medicinal purposes,
which passed the house recently, was
defeated in the state senate Friday
by large majority.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
DATE OF PRIMARY IN FLORIDA

Fixed for May 10 BY Democratic state
Executive Committee.
The Florida democratic state exec
utive committee met in Jacksonville
Tuesday and fixed May 10 as date for
primary elections to nominate Uni.
ted States senator, congressman in
each of the three districts and all state
and county officers. A second primary
will be held June 16 for all officers
where candidates do not secure ma
Jority at the first primary
Arthur Williams was elected chair
man of the committee, vice Duncan U.
Fletcher, who is candidate for Uni
ted States senator.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
BIG FOUNDRY CORPORATION
Organized at Norfolk, Va, to Operate
Works in Admission. Ala.

The Woodstock Iron Works of Nor
folk, Incorporated by the Virginia
state corporation commission for the
conduct Of general foundry business,
was organized at Norfolk Thursday
with capital Of 100000. The com
pany will operate in Admission, Ala, as
an auxiliary to the present Woodstock
Foundry and Iron Works.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
EXPLOSION OF STARCH MIXER
Kills Five People and Causes Total Wreck
of Big Plant.

Five persons are believed to have
been killed by the explosion of mix
err i'll the starch factory Of c. s. Tan
aer at Providence, r. l., Wednesday
afternoon. Three other persons were
injured. The building was wrecked
by the explosion and fire following,
completely DESTROYED the plant.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-21
FIRE DESTROYS LUMBER PLANT.
Blaze Near Morganton, Ca, Entails Loss
Anproximating 300, 900.

The lumber plant OF Beebe & Son,
of Boston, Mass, three miles south
of Morganton, Ga, was destroyed by
fire Thursday night, entailing loss
Of between $4,000 and 100000, with
no insurance. 1t is thought that the
FIRE is Of incendiary origin.
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tho notice department. were questions
which were referred to the corporation
counsel and his opinion submitted today
has naturally received my approval.
IF 1 could have my own way there
would be no race track gambling. for
believe that present conditions are detri-
mental to the hest interests of the city.
and my emphatic position in this regard
was known To my colleagues long before
the present situation arose AT the same
time | am not willing To commit any
act which the legal adviser of the Com
missioners officially and formally warns
ale is without warrant Of law. nor VIII
direct any police officer TO commit an
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Commissioners by Corporation Counsel
Thomas on the question of bookmaking
at Benning follows:
Bookmaking as such, as the law now
stands, is not unlawful. Bookmaking be-
yond the mile limit. having been de-
clared lawful, unless the attorney of the
United States will advise on all mate
rial facts being presented to him that it
is lawful to arrest bookmakers the Com
missionerS have authority to order
such arrests TO be made. and. therefore,
being without jurisdiction. their order
will be null and void. and will, in my