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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24

a, republican plurality OF $4,000 and
winning by 5000 votes. For the sue.
ceeding term he was reelected, re-
ceiving plurality of $1,000 in a re-
publican state, with a republican leg
islature back of him January Of this
year saw the beginning third term
The record of progress made in leg
islation while he was governor is a
long story. A state expert tax COM
mission was, created. The steel trust
was forced to pay taxes on $4,000
900; whereas before it had paid only
on $22,000,00O The 2-cent fare law
was put through against the united
opposition of. the corporate interests
Governor Johnson could not be
bought. Sleeping car companies were
taxed, modern mortgage tax meas
ure became law, reciprocal demur-
rage laws were enacted and enforced,
free sttae employment bureau was
formed, and as rap at the combina-
ton which controlled the marketing,
of binder twine, of which Minnesota
uses much, state binder plant was
established and it's product sold to
the farmers at cost. Railway passes
WGIG dUOl1ouCu,A IuOuA dllCC
reforms were enforced by the govern
or and his friends, and Governor
Johnson later took leading participa-
tion in national insurance reforms.
The whole secret Of his wonderful
career may be summed up in two
things: He was remarkably close to
the people; he was honest and had
common sense.
In person he was tall, thin and had
stoop that his career in citizen sol
diery never altered. His face was iu-
tense, comely, but indelibly marked
with the cares of boy.
In the campaign of 1908 he was the
choice of large part of the demo-
cratic party for the presidency, and
conservative interests supported him
against Bryan
Had he lived he would have prob
ably been the democratic standard
| bearer in 1912.
Lieutenant Governor Eberhart was
sworn in as the successor of Govern
or John A. Johnson.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
GOV. JOHNSON IS DEAD
Chief Executive Of Minnesota
Passes Away.
DEATH FOLLOWED OPERATION
"WeIl, Nora, / Guess I'm Going; We Have
Made Brave Fight" Last Words
Of Governor Johnson.

Rochester, Mimi Governor John
A. Johnson, three times elected gov
ernor of Minnesota, candidate for
the democratic nomination for presi-
dent of the United States in 1908, and
looked upon by many throughout the
country as the probable democratic
national standard bearer in 1912, died
at st. Mary's hospital here following
an operation last week.
Governor Johnson's life hung con-
tinually in the balance until the end
came. So frequently did his condi-
ton change alternately for better and
then for worse, that his physicians,
hopeful, but none too optimistic, were
able to say at no time since the oper-
alton was performed that the govern
or had more than an even chance for
his life.
When the governor had breathed
his last, Mrs. Johnson, who was at
her husbands side totally collapsed.
Toward the end the governor re
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24

viyed and raised himself severa.
times TO pat his wife on the cheek.
His last words were:
Well, Nora, guess I'm going; we
have made brave fight"
Few men in this generation who
have risen to eminence achieved it
after overcoming so many hardships
in early life as did John Albert John
son, governor of Minnesota.
The youthful struggles of Abraham
Lincoln alone are to be compared to
the early years Of Governor Johnson.
Governor Johnson was born July %,
1851, i'll ST. Peter, Nicollet county,
Mimi, of Swedish parents At twelve
he was compelled to leave school,
just as he had acquired the rudiments
of an education. His family needed
support: there were younger mem
bers Of the family crying for food;
his father was i'll and his mother had
to take in washing to help support
her brood.
AS boy John Johnson set brave
ly out to support hisu family. Though
his formal education in the school al
st. Peter was halted, his self-educa-
ton never stopped. When through
work he read all the books in the vii
lage library. A students at all times
with the self,balance and the self
control of the student, a wide reader
and thoughtful, he went through years
of hard toll as a grocery and drug
store clerk.
Later he was railway time keeper
in the days when the great transcon-
tinental roads were pushing through
the forests of Minnesota. At the age
of twenty-five he never had owned an
Overcoat.
Two years later he was forced int
the editorship of the st. Peter Her
aid.
Five years later he was secretary
Of the state press association-eighty
per cent republican-and in three
years more he was president of the
organization.
He had married in 1894 Miss Eli
more Pheston, a drawing teacher.
Twice Governor Johnson ran for
the state senate, and was defeated.
Four years after his last defeat
he was elected to the legislature and
served through two sessions. His ca
reer, even at that early time, was no
table for the leadership Of his party
in an unsuccessful fight for an in
creased tax on the gross earnings Of
railways
In 1904 Governor johnson ran for
governor and accomplished the seem
ingly impossible feat Of overcoming
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
IL CENTS COTTON PREDICTED.
). A. Patten 10 Bulling Market and Says
IL May Reach Twenty Cents.

New York City.--James A. Patten,
who, cornered wheat market in Chi
cage, is in in New York buying cot
ton Somebody asked Mr.. Patten il
he We're selling the staple.
Selling cotton?" he repeated. "No.
am here in a big bull pool. We are
buying cotton and we are buying it
because we think 1t Is bound to go up
There is short crop and the demand
is sure to be heavy. | think that cot
ton is going to rise to IL cents on this
bulge. To tell the truth, wouldn't
he surprised If it were to go as high
as 20 cents"
Somebody reminded Mr.. Patten that
he went into the wheat market under
similar circumstances.
Yes. That's right" he said Mr..
Pattcn had reasons to back up his be-
lief that cotton is going to keep on
rising.
Tie tariff on wooden goods is Ger.
tainly bound. to have big effect on
cotton" he said. Men are going to
use more cotton and for different pur-
poses. Automobile tires use up $780,
900 bales year alone.
Cotton sells on its merits and the
annual consumption of cotton increas.
es just as the annual consumption OF
wheat increases. People are getting
ready to buy more clothes this year.
They have more money to spend and
the trade in cotton goods is bound to
feel the general prosperity"
The pool in which Mr.. Patten is In
terested is said to consist of about a
million bales.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
FOREIGN MONEY FOR THIS COUNTRY.
Hundreds of Millions OF DolaIrs Are
Coming From Europe.

Coming From Europe.
Washington, d. C.-"Hundreds Of
millions of dollars are in England,
France and Germany awaiting invest
ment in American railroad securities
as soon as the investors can be as
sured of absolute federal regulation. !"
This statement was made by Conn
missioner Franklin p. Lane of the
interstate commerce commission, who
has just returned from trip of near
ly three months in Europe. He visit
cd England, France, Germany, Swift
erland and Italy, and studied the rail
read situation in all Of those coun-
tries.
Men of money abroad" continued
Commissioner Lane, ARE satisfied
that America is on the eve of a phe-
nomenal era Of prosperity, and are
ready to invest their money in any
stable enterprise in this country; but
what they want is some assurance
from the government that their in
vestments will be protected in fair
way They would like to see the cap
italization of our railroads hedged
about by federal legislation, so that
the purchaser Of stock would be as
sured Of getting what he paid for
With the enactment Of law to pre-
vent vercapitalization, American
railroads would have no difficulty in
obtaining in Europe all the money
necessary for their development"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
GERMANS TO STUDY COTTON.
Colonial Secretary Wants to Learn
How to Grow Plant.

Berlin, Germany--Barnhard Dern-
burg, secretary of state for the col
onies, sailed for New York to study
cotton raising in the south. The co.
lonial Office has been experimenting
for eight years with cotton planting
in German Togoland, Africa, employ
ing educated negroes from the south
The exports OF raw cotton from To
goland in 1907 amounted to 231, 900
bales, and it is estimated that 235,O00
bales were sent out in 1908. 1t would
be a great service to the colonies as
well as Germany to develop this cot
ton production, thus releasing Germa-
NY from dependence on America.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
FULLER BILL IMPERATIVE.
Another Blow Given Alabama Prohibl.
ton Bill.

Mobile, Ala.-In the inferior Grim
inal court, Judge Jules A. Afford de-
clared section "a of the celebrated
Fuller prohibition bill, which pre-
vents transportation of liquors from
one person to another, imperative,
and discharged Louis Eearly and Mat
thew Cody, who were arrested here
with wagons on which were barrels
Of whisky and beer, and which they
claimed they had obtained from a
railroad depot.
The above action is another knock
out blow for the prohibitionists of the
state. who by this section prevented
liquor from coming into the state in
any great quantities. 1t was the
most powerful weapon that they had
in the entire bill that created so much
comment throughout the country.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
TO DIVIDE CALIFORNIA.
People of Southern Part of the State
Want Change.

want Cnan9es
Washington, ID. G. The recent
threat of body of citizens in Cali
fornia to establish another state with
in CALIFORNIA; border, because of dis
satisfaction with taxation methods,
has attracted the attention of officials
here.
The United States constitution pro-
vides that mo state shall be formed
or erected within the jurisdiction of
any other state; nor shall any state
be formed by the junction of two or
more States, or parts Of states, with
out the consent of the legislatures of
the states concerned, as well as the
congress-"
This constitutional provision, to-
gether with the manner in which Cal
ifornia was carved out of other ter
ritory, is pointed to as reasons why
such threat would likely never reach
more definite form.
1t is not the first time that the
question of the, division of California
has arisen, for taxation was a prob
lem that started such an agitation as
long ago as 1S49 At that time dur
ing the constitutional convention at
Monterey, there was talk of over
throwing the northern influence in
California, then a territory, and so
70 make possible an ultimate division
of the state, in case the southern
eAeIs OF peldepB 90 o. psAoId lIed
life.
Not long before the outbreak of the
civil war there was renewed talk of
division Of the state, and there have
been meetings in Los Angeles and
Santa Barbara county and elsewhere
at various times in sporadic effort
along this line.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
New Japanese Ambassador to U. S.

Toxic, Japan.-Oficial announce
ment as been made of the appoint
ment of Y. Uchida, former minister
of foreign affairs and now ambas-
sador to the court of Austria, to sue
coed Takahira, Japanese minister OF
Washington.
Washington, D. C.-Mr. Uchida is
spoken of at the legation as the lead
ing diplomat of Toxic, and is espe-
.cially versed in international law and
political science. He is about As
wears of age
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
Newsy Paragraphs.

A special dispatch received at Lon
don, England, from Kiev, Russia,
says that anti-Jewish riots broke out
In that city and that as a result TWEEN
ty persons have been killed and sew
eral hundred injured, many of the
latter fatally.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
U. S. Treasurer RESIGNS.

Washington, D. C.-United States
Treasurer Charles H. Treat sent his
resignation to President Taft to take
effect in October. Mr.. Treat has been
treasurer since July /, 1905, being pro-
NOTED at that time from the Office of
the collector of internal revenue at
New York City
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
573,56I Aliens for America.

Washington, D. CA net increase
of 573,561 in the population Of the
United States by the arrival and de-
parture of aliens was scored during
the last fiscal year, as against an in
crease of 209,S67 the previous year.
There was falling off in immigra-
ton from 7S2,S7O to 751,786.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
50 PERSONS Persisted
Loss of Life in Hurricane Great
er Than First Reported.
LOUISIANA CROPS RUINED
The Property Loss Throughout Louisiana
and Mississippi Will Exceed
$3,o0O,0OO.
4 A a A A A AAA AAA A
DEATH LIST OF THE
GULF COAST HURRICANE.

4 Terrebonne Parish, La.-Defi-
A mite 10; reported 30; New Or
A leans, definite 5; Franier, La,
A definite A; Desair, La, definite,
A 3; Jackson, Miss, definite, 2
A Baton Rouge, La. dennlue,
A Vaudeville, definite, /; Bay st. /.
A Louis, Miss, definite, l; Donalds-
A vile, La, definite, /; Gramercy,
A La, definite, /; Grand Point, La,
A reported, A; Barataria Bay, La,
A reported, i; Pass Manchas, def
4 mite, 5. Total, definite, 46; re-
A ported, SIS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
ITS INFLUENCE GONE.
Turkey Still Has a Parliament, But
Only in Name.

London April t5.-Turkey stn las a
parliament. out SIS influence appears u
be dead. Many of it's members are fear
ful Of entering the doors. those possessing
courage enter but are bold only in COLI
firming the acts and wishes of the reaC-
tOnary party. which has obtained control
OF the state.
Constantin1 pIe remains quiet but any
public man who incurs the odium of the
soldiers or reactiOnary politicians seems
to be i'm danger Of being lynched. and the
days succeeding the first rising have done
nothing 20 relieve the anxiety.
Tt is reported that the defeated COM
mittec Of union and progress is being re
assembled by the leaders AT Salopiki.
where their forces win be reorganized-
Up to the present. however. there Is no
sign Of real military movements IN their
favor. and their downfall appears 10 be
complete.
dispatch from COnstantinopie says tue
sultan is in complete mastery he con-
trolls the army and ordered the troops
TO return to their barracks around the
palace He has reappointed SheVkel as
commander of the Imperial Guard and
has ordered all the troops that were pan
ished 10 the provinces by the committee
of union and progress 10 return 10 the
CaDitaI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
BIG DAMAGES CLAIMED
BY THE MEN ARRESTED

Butte. April 15.-For their raids upon
the Offices of the Interstate Telegraph
company. the Utah concern put out OF
business here last week upon the gTcund
that 10 was violating the state law against
betting by carrying money orders TO pc
and County Attorney Walker we're today
made defendants in four suits filed in the
Montana courts. An aggregate of $i0UOU
in damages is asked and an injunction re
straining the defendants from further III
reference with the business Of the cor
pOratiOn. Manager Rose of the company
and Harry Sweet, an operator. ask dam
ages for false arrest. The hearing upon
the petition for an injunction had not
been set at a late hour
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
A PROMISING 3-YEAR-oLD.

The country farmer and his wife, hap
pening TO be ia Cambridge on business,
spent an afternoon watching the seniors
play their annual match.
Betsy" he whispered, jest you look
at that fellow twirling his hat"
What about him, Briggs" asked his
wife.
He be fun six feet haint hce"
Aye. an d bit over. I should say"
Weighs about sixteen stone2"
'Ye're not far out"
Wei" mUttered Briggs. meditative-
ly. football do develop EN-, that's sar-
tain"
Yes said Mrs. Briggs. approvingly,
hes a rare well set up young chap
Chap" echoed Farmer Briggs.
Betsy, I jest heard a Teller say as that
chaps i'm his third year. Talk about
cat meal porridge. Why. it amt in it
wi football"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16

and companion was the Catholic f.-
tayette- The address that De deliver.
TO the Catholics after the revolution ..
worthy Of being reproduced for tho ir-
formation Of Catholics and the culiEF--
eminent of our fellow citizens who ar
so blinded by religious prejudice tHs-
they cannot COncedc that we are sine
cere In processing 10 be- attached r.
our republican form Of E0veruwer.
After reading the following RdFds ..
the great Washington. such biEr--
should hold their heads down with
shame that they have siauderci thor
fellow citizens Of the Catholic faith. .
indeed they have a sense of shame
I hope" said Washington. ever Co.
see America among the foremost Ma
TORS in examples Of Justice and ll1a--
atty, and I presume that your fo..n"
citizens VIII not forget the patriot
part which you took iu the acrnmpI5-.
ment OF their revolution and the rsta'-
iishment of Their government or CT.
important assistance they receive fro.
a nation I'm which the Roman 'atHaH.
faith Is professed. May tho member
OF your society in America, animate.
alone by the pure spirit Of Christian
ity. and still conducting themselves a-
the faithful subjects Of G free govern
ment enjoy every temporal and spI.lt-
ual felicity. IT A. r. In MorhHi-
Star.
DR.. NJ. A Hughes has removed MS OF
hce to suite 43f-4S2 Judge building
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
The Constitution Safe.

Paris. April l5.-Naoum Sasha, Turkish
erlba ssador TO France todf/ made puhhc
tho following statement from the gov
eminent at Constantinople.
THE recent disorders, fomented by sol
diers having grievances against their Off
GERS. were put down with ease. Life and
property in Constantinople, irrespective
Of race or religion. have, been scrupulous-
Is protected II there were victims the
deaths were accidental Measures TO
maintain order and prevent complications
have been taken.
The EN- bassador declares again that the
constitution is safe. and insists that the
new Turkish cabinet is not reactionary.
In conclusiOn the ambassador says che
whole country would rise if Bulgaria at
tempted to take advantage OF the pres
ont crisis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
BIG BLAZE At GOLDFIE[D
Six Buildings Practically Gutted' En-
failing Loss in the Neigh
borhood of 500, 900.


Goldheld. New. April ia IRE "nieI
started in moving picture theatre Oh
Main street at o'clock tonight created
panic and threatened the destruction 90, Of
the business portion of Goldfleld. olA
buildings were practically guttec' Al
though a portion Of the contents W. NJ
saved. including the jewelry store OF az
ter Lord. Others who were burned ~ ~
were Welch & Tune. photographers; tne
Faust cafe and billiard hall tne IIue
pendent market and the Charette u us
company, all among the Leading StoIesi
The theater was entirely destroyed ana
the loss is estimated at Sleo,e0 parity III
sured.
During the first two weeks OF Aprli
Goldheld produced nearly nine huloIeg
thousand dollars I'm gold, the CONSOLIDATED
company making a gross output OF over
half a million. including $40 tons OF re-
served concentrates valued at 800 per ION
No high grade ore was shipped py the
Merger, but shipments were resumed To-
day from the Hampton stope-
4 private safe may be rented IN inc
ire and burglar proof vault of the Salt
Lake Security G. Trust Co, 32-3i Main
street. s. 90 Upr wear and upwards
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
Organized by Sultan.

Berlin. April 15.-The LOkal Anzieger
today published ConstantinOple dis
patch i'm which the correspondent SAYS
there is. good reason to believe that the
sultan himself organized the military
mutinv There are many methods Of COM
munication between Yiidiz kiosk and the
mutineers. Mahmoud Muhkar declared at
the palace yesterday that if full powers
were conferred upon him. he would soon
make short work Of the mutineers. This
statement was communicated to the sui
tan who at once caused Mahmoud TO be
innrisonen-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
Threats of Young Turks.

Berlin April IA special dispatch 70
the T.okal Anzeiger from SalOniki says
that after "a mass meeting today to pro-
test against the changes In the Turkish
cabinet. the Young Turks committee de-
cidad TO march on COnstantinople with
the third army corps. Of which twenty
hattalions have been mObilized.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
INSPECTION TRIP.
Superintendent Manson Looking Over
Salt Lake Division,

ogden Utah April SUPERINTENDENT
r {. Manson left this afternoon for a trip
of inspection over the Salt Lake division.
and will be absent from local headquaT-
tiers until Monday next Replying 10
queries from reporter as to the extent
of repair and Improvement work mapped
out for the cutoff this season, Nh Man
son said,
THE matter of constructing a heavy
timber bredkWater at various points
across the lake is now under con-
sideration by the higher officials in su-
thority. and If these plans are approved.
and il is likely they viii be. the construc-
ton Of the breakwater proposition will
commence in the near future and give en-
ployment TO a large force of men for the
next six or seven months.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
Auetioneer Pleased.
ON REGULAR LIST.

Especial % Inc HcTdIuI
Boston. Mass. April 15.-Jtah copper
stock has been transferred from the un-
listed to the regular list Of the New 1orN
Stock exchanges. This transfer involves
72S12 shares of a par value of $40 each
Authority has also been given the com
pany to add. from time TO time, $3.50 ad-
ditionaI shares.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16

The downfall Of the government instituted
BIZ the committee
Significant is The flattering tone adopt
ed toward the troops in the proclamation
issued by the chamber This frankly de-
ciares that the soldiers attitude repr,
scented popular discomfort with the actiV
ity OF the late cabinet and that the min
istry should be- remOdeied TO meet the
army'S wishes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

New York. April 1.-THE Aualgamated
Copper company today declared d quar-
teri ydividend OF 50 cents share. The
Boston < Montana Consolidated Copper
& Silver Mining company today declared
a quarterly dividend of s. and 81 extra
per share.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
EuEToN DECLINES.

Astoria. Or. April l5.-Senstor c. W
Fulton sent a telegram TO President Taft
today declining the proffered appoint
ment as envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipOtentiary to China He has re-
sumed the practice of law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
oRNITHoLoeIcAL ERROR.

JudEe-YOu are accused of snstchinE a
turkey from a grocery window.
Prisoner "a studenD-I took it for q
lark your honor.
Judge-N0 resemblance whatever. sir
You must have been drunk. Sixty days
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
BROKER BROKE.

New York. April i5.-The inability of
Lewis C. Spence. d trader on the COnsoli-
dated Stock exchange. to meet his obli-
cations, was announced today. He has
twenty-four hours to make good his bal
ances before being suspended by the eX-
change. Air. Spence was not d heavy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
THE DEATH RECORD.
Lady CARING.

London Ont. April l5.-Lady CARING,
wife of Sir John Caring. formerly pos5-
master general and minister of aSricul-
ture for the dominion, died suddenly to-
daN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
Erederick ?. Oicott.

New York. April I5.-Frederick P. Olcott.
former president of the Central Trust
died today He was s. years
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
sCHooLHousE ARIAzE.

Cleveland. o. April f5.-Fire was dis
covered I'm the Mayflower school today.
and the 800 pupils were marched out.
There was no panic and the flames were
quickly eNtinEuished