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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
Newsy Paragraphs.

An electric curling iron heater, in
which q circuit is made with resis-
lance coil when coin is dropped in
q slot, is a recent invention tor use
in hotels and other public places.
Captain Thomas Franklin, United
States army, accused of embezzling
$4,000 from the cadets mess FUND OF
the West Point Military academy, OF
which Franklin was treasurer, plead
ed guilty in the United States circuiG
court A question of jurisdiction will
take the case to the supreme court.
Patrick Francis Sheedy, who for
the last two years has owned an art
store in New York city, but who for
years before was prominent in sport
ing circles of all kinds under the sim
pie name of Pat" Sheedy, died in
his rooms over his are galleries. He
succumbed to heart disease.
A movement is on foot in Rich
mond, va, looking to the removal OF
the body of Patrick Henry from its
resting place at Red Hill, Charlotte
county, Va, to the burying ground
around old St, Johns church, in Rich
mond, in which the Virginia patriot
made his famous Give me liberty or
give me DEATH speech, and to erect
suitable monument over the Red
Hill grave 1t is thought probable
that the legislature will take the mat
ter up at its next session.
Miss Annie Morgan, daughter of j.
p. Morgan, is recent applicant for
membership in the Woman's Trade
Union league Of New York city, ana
when her name has been passed upon
she Will become regular member
paying 81 year, which is the fee
This is the league to which the strik-
ing shirtwaist makers belong.
The win OF Charles N. Crittendon,
name Of his daughter, Florence Crit
tenton, in fourteen cities OF this
country, and in Shanghai, Mexico
City and other foreign cities, filed for
probate in New York city, leaves hall
his estate, estimated at between $S.-
100000 and $5,O0O,000, to the National
Florence Crittenton mission.
After being put out Of business for
several months, the lottery men OF
Charleston, S. c., have combined fore
es and resources, hired attorneys and
are now operating in defiance of the
authorities. AS fast as --eir ticket
sellers are arrested the men are
promptly bailed out OF the police sta
ton and q jury trial demanded. This
lottery business is done on a five
and ten-cent scale, but involves hun
dreds OF dollars at each daily draw
ing.
The highest recorded price for hogs
was exceeded at the National Stock
yards In st. Louis when a buyer gave
1856 hundred pounds for some fine
specimens. Nothing approaching this
price has been known in the open
market here since 1893.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
EVIL TRAFFIC PROBED.
Report Made On "White Slave Trade
BY Commission.

A@y &Vz4A4tAtsokOtAs
washington, y. Calf but incredi
bly, revolving are the disclosures OF
an international system OF traffic in
women, containing in the report on
the so-called white slave trade sub
mitted to congress BY the United
States immigration commission.
When the report was presented iii
the house OF Representatives BY Con
gresham Bennett OF New York, Champ
Clark, the minority leader, objected
to its being printed as house doc
ument, but later withdrew his Objec-
ton. 1t was promptly renewed by
MIR. Sabbath OF Illinois, Mr.. Fitzger
aid OF New York wanted to know TX
the report contained sensational mat
ter like he implied was contained
In the report OF the Roosevelt homes
commission, upon which Mr.. Bennett
evoked laughter by the tart reply:
All matter calculated to appeal to
your mind has been eliminated"
The report begins with an intro
duction explaining the nature OF the
white slave traffic, and concludes
with series OF recommendations
mostly of an administrative charac-
ter
The commission says that the effect
OF the Importation OF immoral women
into this country is one OF increased
degradation and death for the women
and OF contamination and corruption
by means OF the spread OF disease TO
others.
Thc importations came from all
countries, France leading, and the
Chinese and Japanese making UP the
majority of these coming in by way
of the Pacific coast. Most of the
procurers are OF foreign birth. The
market" price varies from $500 to
81 900 for each alien woman. Some
times they are not sold outright, out
their procurers continue to live from
their earnings after their arrival mere
The commission recommends that
efforts be made through government
agents abroad and on board steam
ships to prevent the Importation III
women to this country that more as
siduous Efforts be made in the United
States to arrest women known TO be
engaged in immoral practices and tc
deport all possible; that the limit OF
three years AFTER ldHulAS Within WHASn
such persons may be successfully
prosecuted be removed; that any de-
ported persons returning to this coun-
try be imprisoned; that the Keepers
OF immoral houses in which alien
women are found be subject to de-
portation, and that the state and mu-
nicipal governments be urged to CO.
operate for the stamping out OK the.
evil.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
TEXAS FARMERS TO LEAVE UNION.
Secession From National Farmers
Union is Planned.

Houston, Texas.-That the seces-
sion of the Texas Farmers Union
from the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union Of America is
planned is indicated in circulars sent
out by officers of the Texas branch.
After asserting that alleged exorbi-
tant salaries for the national officers
nave been proposed and that the con-
stitution of the organization has been
misconstrued, it is urged that char
tiers be returned and applications be
made for new charters under the
name of the Farmers Union OF
Texas"
Objection is voiced to the recent
action of the national convention at
Birmingham, Ala, in September, pro
posing an increase in the dues Of
to 16 cents per annum. an advance in
the salary OF the president Of the
national union from 5000 to $4,000 per
annum, an increase in the salary of
the national secretary from $1,000 to
$1,000 and other expenditures.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
SOUTHERN BOYS REWARDED.
Diplomas Of Merit Awarded for Agrl.
cultural Proficiency.

Warrington, n. G.. Diplomas OF
merit were presented by Secretary
Wilson ia his office at the department
agriculture to Bascomb Usher OF
South Carolina: Dewitt Lundy OF
Mississippi: Elmer Halter of Arkan-
sas and Ralph Bellwood of Virginia,
all under is years, for special prof.
cheney In agricultural pursuits. The
recipients are among the 1880 en-.
gagged III the boys demonstration
work III the south Each planted one
acre Of corn and cultivated it under
instructions from the department OF
agriculture. DR. G. G. Knapp, who
has charge OF the park demonstration
work In the south, offered trip to
Washington to the boy in Mississippi
who should obtain the best results
The State Bankers Association OF Ar
kansas offered a similar reward IN
that state, while citizens Of Virginia
and South Carolina duplicated the Of
fers in those states.
Thousands OF dollars OF prizes were
awarded this year throughout the
south, the basis Of the awards being
the profits, written records. exhibits
OF products and yield per acre.
All southern states are making ar
rangements to send the prize winners
to washington next year.
In a brief address to the boys. Sec
rotary Wilson declared that they and
the boys engaged in like work are
''the only hope we have for the con
tinued greatness and prosperity OF the
country"
He pointed out that the south now,
liz agriculture and manufacture. was
prosperous as never before, because
the men and women of the south had
nut into the work their own energy
and ability. and, in no sense, were de
pendent upon the capital or the in
dnstry OF the people from other parts
OF the country
"phese diplomas" he continued, ARE
unique. No boys ever have received
4 similar recognition Of their merit
Nothing have done since have been
secretary az agriculture has given me
moro pleasure than to present them to
you. You have earned them You
have begun right
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
CONFEDERATES AID MEMORIAL.
General Evans Gives Support Of
Veterans to Washington Memorial.

General Evans Gives Support of
Veterans to Washington Memorial.
New York City.-General Clement
A. Evans Of Atlanta, Ca, commander
in-chief of the United Confederate
Veterans, has pledged the support OF
his organization to the building, of a
$2,5OO,0 600 George washington Memo
rial hall at washington, D. G., in a
letter received here by Mrs. Henry f..
Dimock, who is heading movement
to provide adequate quarters tor all
national patriotic and other societies
1--WE commend every EFFORT to con
-tinue in this country" General Evans
wrote. the ascendency of the name
OF George Washington. Your purpose
accords with the desire and hope OF
this great patriotic southern organi-
cation, that our country should be the
most enlightened, useful, united gov
ernment in the world"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
I. Bills OF INTEREST 10 seUTH.
Clark of Florida Has Introduced Many
Measures Affecting This Section.

%StNK& UK EA0kA4A HAA1 AHSEo<sAsC~ 'sAs---S
Measures Affecting This Section.
Washington, D. CA large number
of bills, all of which are Of consider
able interest to the southern states,
have been introduced in the house
by Representative Clark OF Florida.
Among the most important OF these
are the following
To prohibit the receipt OF money
in payment OF special taxes as deal
ers III intoxicating liquors by inter
nal revenue officials of the United
States, except In certain cases, and
to provide punishment for its viola
ton. Mr.. Clark would have any per
son or firm produce evidence that the
city or town where it is proposed to
carry on the liquor trade has given
authority to do so. Such person must
first procure license in the place
where it is proposed to carry on the
business
To credit and pay to the several
states and territories all monies col
lected under the direct tax levied by
act OF congress of July /, 1862, and
at later dates.
To extend to. the veterans OF the
several Seminole Indian wars and to
the widows of veterans of those wars
the benefits of the act of congress
passed February 6, 1907.
To amend an act to provide for the
collection of abandoned property and
the prevention OF frauds in insured
tionary districts within the United
States.
To levy an import duty on Egyp-
tian cotton and other long staple cot
ton imported into the United States
from foreign countries. He proposes
that after September /, 1910, there
shall be levied upon all Egyptian and
other long staple cotton brought into
the United States from foreign coun-
tries, in the lint, an import duty OF
6 cents per pound, and upon all such
cotton imported into the United
States, from foreign countries, in the
seed, an import duty at the rate OF z
cents per pound.
These bills have been referred to
their proper committees, and will
probably be acted upon Immediately
after the holidays.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
TAFT A HARD WORKER.
President puts in More Hours Than
Did Roosevelt.

President puts in More Hours Than
Did Roosevelt.
Washington, D. president Taft
is proving to be one of the hard
working presidents, according to
those who closely observe the habits
of great men, While he does NOT
work so intensely nor as fast as did
his immediate predecessor, he puts in
more hours each day than did Mr..
Roosevelt.
Mr. Taft's rorking day begins at
$50 a. m. anC Bts until p. M. Be-
fore he goes to the executive ofices
he takes his morning exercise and
has bit of breakfast AS rule the
president takes little time for lunch
con.
President Roosevelt did little work
after o'clock in the afternoon, es-
pecially when it was good day for
tennis or a fine drizzly time for
wayking through Rock Greek. Park.
Mr.. Taft differs in that he usually
does much work after luncheon, fire.
uuently returning to the executive Of
fees for special conferences with
cabinet members or transacting bus
mess in the executive mansion.
Mr.. Taft has formed a habit OF
working at the mansion after dinner.
On several occasions during the prog
ress of the annual message the pres
ident remained up till very late die
tating and revising his first big state
document. Notwithstanding all the
time he revotes to work he still
takes some exercise. He never miss
es the morning calisthenics, and,
whenever possible, takes a walk or
ride. however short it may be.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
EntOmbed Miners Bodies Recovered.

Madisonville, Ky.-A rescuing party
found the bodies of the seven negro
miners entombed in the Baker mine
of the West Kentucky Coal Company
and all were removed from the mine.
The men died from black damp. They
had been entombed since Saturday
afternoon
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
James salter, Marshal.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Baptist.

Baptist.
J. A. Iyey, pastor.
Services second and fourth Sundays
In each month IL o'clock a. m.
Sunday school 10 o'clock a. m.
Methodist.
Rev. McMichael, pastor.
Services third Sunday In each
month IL o'clock a. m.
Presbyterian.
Sunday school every Sunday at ID
o'clock a. m.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
LURTON is APPOINTED.
Tennesseean Nominated for Supreme
Court Judge.

Washington, D. C.-The president
nominated Horace H. Lurton of Ten
nessee to be an associate justice OF
fife u. S. supreme court.
Judge Lurton is q Tennessee man.
and was appointed Judge of the sixth
circuit BY President Cleveland March
Al. 1893. He was democrat in pol
tiles at that time.
President Tart was himself a judge
Of the sixth circuit at the time he
was appointed governor of the Phil
ippines in 1898, and ii was his asso-
csaticn with Judge Lurton that gave
him such q high opinion of the legal
qualifications OF the Tennessee jurist
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
MeihOdIst Minister EXpeIled.

New Orleans, La.--Both expulsion
from the ministry and from member
ship In the church follow the decis-
ion by the South Mississippi Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, in the case OF Rev. J..
w. Crisler. he was found guilty OF
charge of gross immortality.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
COURT DIRECTORY.
s. w. CIRCUIT.
Y. A. Littleiohn. Judge.

Y. A, Littleiohn, judge.
]. T. Williams, solicitor general
Convenes Srst Mondays in May b
November.
City Court.
H. L. Long, ST.. judge.
w. G.. Martin, solicitor.
Convenes fourth Wednesday il pa
month.
Justice Court, s15th District, g.
A. A. Paul, ]. P.
]. M. Hines, N. P. and ex.0fac
]. P.
]. F. Hines, bailiff.
convenss first Monday in eat
month. 81
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
CLAW Not 10 Leave Senate.

Washington, p. c.--Senator Alexan-
der s. clay emphaticaIy denied re-
port from Georgia which said the
senator is about to resign his seat
and run for governor of the state.
.sOutrageously false; never heard of
such thing said the senator, when
told Of it.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
nook WORM CONVENTION.
Rockefeller Promises 20 Favor Tampa
for Meeting.

Tampa, Fla.-ln a letter received
here, John d Rockefeller, who donat-
ed $1 100000 for the determination OF
the hook worm, promised to favor
Tampa as the meeting place OF the
general conference of those named
81 the hook worm commission.
The conference, II held here, will
Sc one 81 the many important events
scheduled during the exposition to be
held here during February, celehrat.
Ing the DEMENT'S that will accrue to
Tampa on the completion Of the Pan,
anna canal.
Extensive arrangements are being
made to entertain the commissioners.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
7 Dead IN Tenement Fire.

Cincinnati, Ohio. - Seven persons
are dead and several others injured
as result of tenement fire at Syc-
amore. and Third streets in this
city.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

MONEY-We are in a position
make loans on either city or fs,re
property at a very reasonable rate 4
interest with but little delay. NJ
ional Loan and Trust Co., Tiftoe
Georgia. !;
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

MANAGER- We want a good ma
who has, $1,000 or more to invest L
manage branch Office for us Id tA,
loan, real estate and investment buAi
ness. We can offer the right man
contract which has some future to II
It will pay you to investigate thi
proposition. National Loan ant
Trust Co., Triton, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

SALESMAN-We want a good sales
man, either on salary or commission
at once. Can offer the right man
good contract. Address w. M. Gl
dens, Triton, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

ATTORNEY We would like to b
q contract with a good attorney
Leesburg, who has two or three lbon-
dred dollars to invest to handlesula-
loan and abstract business IN thgIake-
and vicinity. W. M. Giddens, Riaec-
dent, Triton, Georgia. n ii
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

LISTEN-If you have nothing else
do, write to e. w. Giddens,, valdosta,
Ca, and he will offer you propos'-
ton that will interest you.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
CITY DIRECTORY.
Mayor-C. B. Martin.

Mayor-C. B. Martin. Q
Councilmen-J. P. Galloway, Ma
Pro Tenn; D. D. Hall, ]. B. Tylerol
B. Lee, H. c. odom.
A. w. Goodwin, Clerk and Treas
rer.
James salter, Marshal.
Eureka Lodge No. Eat, F. and
NJ, A. w. Goodwin, W. NJ; S. P. Crol
ell, Secretary. Regular commune
ton second and fourth Friday nigh
in each month.
Visiting brethren cordially invite
to attend.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

sALESMAN-We are DESTROYS has
curing the services Of an how-
salesman on salary to beginReav-
Of 500. 90 and expenses per
No one except hustler wha
give good reference need appl race
offer the right man q good cont Aft
National Loan and Trust Comp Of
Triton, Georgia they
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

He never has a. message who
not know how to listen.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
lEEsBuRc HIGH scHoo

q. M. Sparks, principal.
Mrs. H. L. Long. Jr. frs :
ant.
Miss Tulip Johnson, second 1
ant.
J. r. Long, 9. 8. 9.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
BOARD OF COUNTY coMMIssI,
ERS.

I. P. Cooke, chairman.
w. G. Laramore, sr.
R. P. johnson.
A. ]. Powell.
N. M. Minchen.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

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Ship often
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-05
WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Testifes in the Union Pacific Train
Robbery Trial.

Omaha. Neb.. Nov. 5.-Mrs. Lillian
NJ Stevenson, the young woman who
was arrested in Denver with Law
renee Golden, or Jack Shelton, as he
has been known in the trial of the
five men charged with robbing the
Union Pacific mail train here May Y,
testified today. Her testimony did not
seem as sensational as the public had
been led to suppose it would be. she
identified a photograph of herself IN
a fake automobile with Golden, Orig
ware Woods and Torgensen. me
picture was taken in Denver early IN
the year and was found in the effects
of the prisoners. She said the men
left Denver in February, saying they
were going to Hot Springs, Ark, and
that she received letters from them
mailed at Hot Springs and Kansas
City.
Golden returned to Denver, May 80
and told her the other men were in
trouble, but did not say what the
trouble was. He destroyed two photo-
graphs similar to the one she
identified and the letters she had re-
ceived from himself, Woods and
Torgensen.
H. B. Mosby of Washington. post
Office inspector, told of a conversation
he had with Golden after the latter
arrest He said Golden told him he
left Omaha on advice of lawyer to
avoid trouble but that he could prove
an alibi as to the train robbery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-05
IGNORANT ON TARIFF.
McNeaI Is Caustic in Pointing Out
Herbert's Shortcomings.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
l have read the reply of Ewing Her
bert published in the Journal Of last
evening. I note that he speaks Of me
as Uncle Tom To this object.
deny any relationship to Mr.. Herbert,
either near or remote. I do not do this
on account of his personal appearance.
He is not to blame for that homogeneous
assortment of features which make UP
his face. God, who moves in a mys-
ferrous way his wonders to perform,
chose for some all wise, though inscrut-
able purpose to make Ewing a living
caricature possibly to teach ordinary
mortals who are disposed to complain
of their lack of physical adornment a
lesson of contentment When they
gaze on Herbert they must realize what
the Almighty might have done to them
if he had chosen to exercise his infinite
power.
do object, however, to being called
uncle by a man who displays the
lamentable ignorance and driveling in
competency shown in Herbert'S article.
1t seems to me that before a man be-
gins to talk about the tariff he ought
to. at least know the difference between
cotton and cotton goods. Herbert has
reached middle age. He has been an
editor for nearly a quarter of a CEN
fury and yet does not know that there
is not now and never has been tariff
on raw cotton. The cotton growers
raw product for the very good reason
that it would be of no benefit to them,
for the same reason that tariff on
wheat is Of no benefit to the Kansas
wheat grower, as the price of his wheat
is fixed by the price he can obtain in
the foreign market.
After making this break Mr.. Herbert
rambles on with an utter disregard for
sense or logic by saying that the price
| Of cotton goods is fixed by the law OF
supply and demand and that the tariff
| has nothing to do with it and then
| without even stopping to take breath
| declares that we must have the high
| tariff because labor is so much cheaper
over the water than here that the man.
| ufacturer on this side can not sell his
product in competition with the foreign
product. If the first statement is cor
rect then of course the second Is moi
and if the second is correct of course
| the first is not.
| His attemptd explanation of why the
| Harvester trust ships machines across
| the water and sells them for a less
price than they are sold for in this
| country will never go down with the
| will believe that the Harvester trust il
selling machines at a loss in Europe
| and not a farmer will believe that if he
| is charged twenty-five dollars more TO,
| his machine than the English or Scotch
! farmer he is not being robbed of just
| that much. What would be thought Of
| a Topeka merchant who would ship hii
| goods to Nebraska and sell them fol-
| twenty-five per cent less than he would
| sell them to the people of Topeka?
T. A. McNEAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-05
NATIONALIST GAIN.
The Party of Philippine Independence
Has Big Majority.

Manila, Nov 5.-Practically COM
plete returns from the recent elections
indicate that the assembly will be COM
osed of 60 Nationalist, Is Progress
lists and five Independents. The Ma
tionalists also gained four provincial
governors over the number elected by
the party at the last election. Similar
gains in other offices have been made
by the Nationalists.
Some of the returns are still miss
ing, but they are not likely to make
any material change in the figures
given out. Though there was no vital
issue in this campaign, the National
lists stood for the immediate independ-
ence of the islands.