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for special reference. BY virtue OF the
clause known a. the maximum and min
imum" clause. IL u the duty OF the exec
utive to consider the laws and practices
OF other countries with reference to the
importation into those countries OF the
products and merchandise OF the United
States. and II the executive finds such
laws and practices not to be unduly dis
criminatory against the United States. the
minimum duties provided In the bill are
to 90 into force. Unless the president
makes such finding. then the maximum
duties provided In the bill. that b. an in
crease OF Is per cent I'D valorem over the
minimum duties. are to be In force. Fear
has been expressed that this power con-
ferred and duty imposed on the execu-
tive II likely to lead to . tariff wan I
beg to express the hope and belief that
no such result need be anticipated.
The discretion granted TO the executive
by the terms ..unduly discriminatory. 70
wide. In order that the maximum duty
shan be charged against the imports from
country. II u necessary that he shall
md ON the part OF that country not only
determinations In its laws OF the prac-
tice under them against the trad Of tie
United States. but that the dlsesimjnar
tiops found shau - undus: that =, WITH
out good and fair reason ! eoaesavo
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Conclusion.

] have thus. In q message compresseA
an much ~ the subjects will permit. 70.
fsrred to many Of the legislative needs
OF the country. with the exceptions al
ready noted. Speaking generally, the
country IL In . high state of prosperity.
There 10 every reason 10 believe that ve
are on the eve OF = substantial business
expansion and We have just garnered q
harvest unexampled In the market value
OF our agricultural products. The high
prices which such products bring mean
great prosperity for the farming COM
munity. but On the other hand they
mean q very considerably increased bur.
den upon those classes In the commu-
nifty whose yearly compensation does mot
expand with the Improvement In busi.
ness and the general prosperity. Various
reasons are given for the high pricea
The pfoportionate Increase In the output
OF gold. which to-day In the chief medi-
UNI Of exchange and Is In some respects
measure OF value. furnishes a substan-
ual explanation OF at least part Of the
increase in prices The Increase In pop
uiafion and the more expensive mode Of
living OF the people. which have not been
accompanied by q proportionats increase
In acreage production. may furnish a fur.
Their reason. IL 10 well to note that the
increase In the cost Of living 10 not con-
nned TO this country. but prevails the
world over and that those who would
charge increases In prices to the existins
protective tarin must meet the fact thai
the rtss In prices has taken place almoaf
wholly In those products OF the fnctorv
and farm In respect 10 which there haa
been either no Increase in the tariff or 1.
many Instances Q very considerable r..
ductton-
wM. H. TAFT.
IAe white House. Dscemher Z. m
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The deplorabls delays In the admins.
ration OF civil and criminal law have re-
csived the attention OF committees OF the
american Bar association and Of many
state bar associations. a. well a. the con-
sidered thought Of judges and jurists. In
my Judgment . change In judicial pro-
cedure. with Q view to reducing its en-.
penss to private Mtigants In civil cases
and facilitating the dispatch Of business
and f1nal decision In both civil and GRIM
inal cases constitutes the greatest nsed
In our American institutions. do not
doubt for one moment that much OF the
lawiess violence and cruelty exhibited
In lynchings 10 directly due TO the uncer-
taintiss and injustice growing out Of the
delays In trials. judgments and the exc
cutions thereof by our courts. OF course
these remarks apply quite a. well to the
eominlstratton OF Justice In state courts
~ to that In federal courts. and without
making invidious distinction II 10 Der.
hape not too much to say that. speaking
generally. the defects are less In the
federal courts than In the state courts.
But they are very great In the federal
courtsL The expedition with which bust
ness u disposed OF both on the civil and
the criminal side Of English courts under
modern rules Of procedure makes the
delays In our courts seem archaic ana
barbaroua The procedure In the federal
courts should furnish an example for the
stats eourts presume Il II Impossible,
without an amendment to the eonstitu-
don. to unite under one form OF action
the proceedings At common Law and peo-
esedinge In equity In the federal courts,
but II y certainly not impossible By Q
statute 70 simplify and make shoge and
direct The procedure both at Law and In
equity In those courtA II u not tmpoe-
eabae to cut down sftll more than q o cut
down. the 5urisdietion Of the supreme
court. % ~ To eonnne 10 almost wholly 10
statutory and constitutional auee3Scaa.
Under tAo present statutes the equity
and admiralty procedure In The ea6aral
courts = un1oe IL eontrel e - -
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Political Contribution.

] urgently recommend to congress that
. law b passed requiring that cAndi-
dates In elections OF members OF the
house OF representatives and committees
In charge Of their candidacy and cam.
eai9n hls In proper once of the United
States government . statement OF the
contributions received and of the expsn.
ditures incurred In the campaign for such
elections and that similar legislation b.
enacted In respect to all other elections
which are constitutionally within the
control OF congress.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
COOPERS DENIED new TRIAL,
Famous Murder Case Has Been Appeal
ed TO the Supreme Court.

Nashville, Tenn Judge William M.
Hart overruled the motion for new
trial Of the case, of Colonel Duncan
B. and Robin j. Cooper, recently con
victed of the murder Of former Unit
ed States Senator E.. w. Carmack.
The defense at once gave notice of
an appeal to the supreme court, and
waived the formal sentence of twenty
years in the penitentiary.
The defendants were in court early.
Mrs. Lucius Burch came in with her
father and brother The colonel was
attired In new black suit, and APP
peared in excellent spirits. Robin was
pale and i'll at ease.
Judge Harris opinion was brief ana
clear. He said:
state against ID. B. and Robin Cooper
is now before the court. After giving
due and careful consideration to all
the reasons assigned in the motion,
the court is Of the opinion that there
Is ne ground for setting aside the YER
dict Of the jury, Aand therefore the
motion is overruled.
I'VE will pray for an appeal to the
supreme court" said Judge. Ander-
son, "and waive formal sentence"
1T is granted retorted Judge
Hart.
1--WE ask for time to perfect our
appeal, and that the bond be fixed, =
said Anderson.
THE bond will remain the same"
announced the court.
The same bondsmen again qualified.
After court adjourned Judge Hart
commented to some friends upon the
fact that the killing Of Ike Morse by
a young woman who claims he had
abandoned her, was the tenth murder
in this county since the Cooper trial
began on January GOTH, and makes
twenty-nine murder cases now on the
county docket.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
NEW SULTAN REIGNS.
Realizing Hopelessness Of the Situation
Former Ruler Yields.

Constantinople, Turkey.-The reign
deposition and the accession of his
brother, Mehemmed Reschad Effendi,
as Mehemmed ", variation of Ma
homet, it being considered inappro-
pirate to assume the precise name Of
the prophet.
Mehemned v is the thirty-fifth SOW
ereign of Turkey, in the male descent
Of the house OF Osman, the founder
of the empire.
ConstanlinCple, Turkey.-The Yil-
diz garrison surrendered to the con
stituJionalist forces. The command
ers of these battalons began send
ing in their submission to Mahmoud
SoheflSet Pasha, and the whole OF the
troops protecting the palace gave their
formal and unconditional surrender.
Niaci Bey, who is called the hero
of the July revolution, Is now in COM
mand Of the garrison.
Sultan Abdul Hamid has been per-
mitted to remain within the walls Vi
the Yildiz Kiosk where, in company
with his ministers, he waited for the
outcome of the struggle between his
loyal troops and the army Of invest
ment, each hour bringing him word Of
a fresh disaster. 1t has been stated,
since victory rested with the conBti-
tutionalists, that the sultan himself
gave orders to his men not to resist.
Whether or not this is true, 1t can
be safely said of the troops within
the capital that they put up stub
born resistance at all points, and the
losses on both sides are exceedingly
heavy for the length Of time the ems
gagement was in progress.
A report of the commander-in-chief
of the constituticnalist forces is au-
thority for saying that the sultan will
be dealt with by the parliament, and
that there will be an anedquRte in
quiry into the soVereign's alleged
completely in the recent mutiny,
| Beirut, Turkey-The situation in
Asiatic Turkey is one of extreme
gravity. How many thousands have
been massacred cannot even be esti-
mated, because the dist finances have
been so widespread that it Is impos-
sible' to obtain details OF the happen
ings during the past ten days. The
latest estimates of the number killed
in the villayet of Adana reaches ap.
proximately $4,000 and thousands
have been killed in the towns of 9th
er districts. The state OF seige;which
several of the places are undergoing,
has brought the inhabitants to the
verge of starvation, and each day
brings it's tales of further atrocities
and the depths Of misery and despair
to which the savagery Of the fanatics
has brought the people.
Washington, D. C.-While condi-
lions in the near east continue to
be alarming and unsettled, the state
department has been given assurance
by Great Britain through the Ameri-
can embassy at London that her ships
on the scene are adequate to protect
Americans as well as English sub
| iActS
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
NEESY PARAGRAPHS.

The Rev. James j. Wilson Of Shell
| by county, Mo-, has recently retired
J from the pastorate of the church
where he preached regularly for fifty
years without salary. He was born
near Manchester, Ohio, eighty years
ago, and became a Presbyterian min
lister. He and his wife came to Mis-
souri, before the civil war and located
in Knox county.
Although he says he has made
more than a million dollars in the
prize ring, "Jem" Mace, the old-time
English pugilistic champion, has ap-
piled for pension under the new
British old-age annuity act Mace,
who is now II years old, has q rec
ord of 500, appearances in the ring,
and only two defeats.
Prominent Chicago Jews have en-
dorsed the stand taken by Senator
Guggenheim of Colorado who de-
mands that the immi grafton commits
sion cease to classify the Jews as q
race. Senator Guggenheim made his
objections at meeting of the sem
ate census committee, following the
quest of w. w. Husband, secretary Of
the immigration commission, that the
census be so conducted that in addi-
ton to ascertaining the nationality Of
residents of the United States, the
enumerators should also classify them
as to race.
"-.las!! I'm like the wandering
Jew l intend TO return to Venezue.
la and resume my power. The Amer
leans are the cause Of all my trou-
bles." This was the declaration CT
Cipriano Castro, former president Ut
Venezuela and quite recently deport-
ed from the island of Martinique. The
wandering dictator is i'll in Paris and
claims to be penniless, but he Is maiu-
tanning a kingly suite in one Of the
most expensive hotels in that city.
Forty bins containing nearly 200.
900 bushels Of grain in the elevator
Of the Hustled Milling and Elevator
company at Buffalo, N. Y, were de.
stroyed by fire entailing a loss of
100000
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
FORCED TO FORGE NOTES.
Man Made to Keep Forging TO Pay Up
What He Had Stolen.

Chicago IlI.-Peter Van Vlissingen,
the former real estate man, brought
back from prison to testify in the
bankruptcy court and who caused a
sensation by stating that his forger-
les were known to two Of his victims
four years before his public confes-
sion last winter, gave additional de-
tails of his story in court.
The men to whom he alleges he
privately impaired confession Of his
guilt are Maurice Resented and Ber-
nard Rosenberg, both men Of reputed
wealth and social position, and who
are alleged to have forced Van Wis
singer to attempt to make good $780,
900 worth of forged mortgages which
had come forth into their hands. To
do this, Van Vlissingen declares he
committed still further forgeries.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
MADE ANARCHIST APOLOGIZE.
Minsrs' Leader InsuIted FIas-coxe
Forced Apology.

Miners' Leader lnsulted Flag-Coxe
Forced Apology,
Sacramento, Cal--William d. Hay
wood, president ofathe Western Fed
Grafton of Mine Workers, and his
press agent, A. Meyer, were made
to apologize by Captain E. j. Coke,
an officer in the United States Army
during the Spanish-American war, for
an insult to the American flag. The
incident occurred in the lobby of the
State House Hotel, after Haywood had
lectured here. Meyer wore red flag
in his buttonhole and remarked that
he hoped to see that emblem wave
above the stars and stripes.
Coke demanded an apology, threat
ening to punch Meyer. Haywood APP
peared and told Coke Of his identity,
but Coke replied:
80 you are Bill Haywood, Ell? Well,
you and your friend will eat your
words or ! will break your faces"
Haywood apologized and left the no,
tel with Meyer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
FILIPINO GIFT FOR PRESIDENT TAFT.
Laree Suit Case Made Of 1875 Differ
ent Kinds off Wood.


Washington, d. C.-The president
has received a unique present from
the Philippines in the form of a large
suit case, which was used by John s.
Hord, collector of internal revenue,
in bringing to Washington CONNER
cial and individual statistics for use
in considering Philippine tariff legis-
lation. The frame is of mahogany
blocks of native wood-about one
and the front is made of small inlaid
hundred and twenty different spec1-
mems, highly polished and bearing the
initials, wv. H. IT," in native gold
and the initials, Up. l." in native
mother of pearl.
The back and sides are composed of
cartoon hides, and the handle is a
pieQe of Manila hemp with the in
scribtion "Taft-Payne Philippine tar
if" in gold letters. The gold was
mined in Benguet and the pearl in
Jolo. M
The materials were contributed by
Mr.. Taft's various friends in the Phil
ippNles The presentation was made
at the white house by General Ed
wartls, chief Of the insular bureau Of
the war department.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
Croker Goes AWay.

New York City.-Richard Croker
sailed for europe. He announced his
attention of returning to America next
year and Of spending some time in
the fishing bungalow which he is to
have on the Florida coast near Palm
Beach.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
FRIENDS Of GOeDeI threaten TayIOr.

Frankfort, Ky.-Governor Wilson
was hanged in efigy at Client, in Car.
roll county, and the body, made Of
straw, swung in the public square
many hours.
There was card on the ef1gy
which read as follows:
Gus Wilson, friend Of the Ameri-
can Tobacco company, governor who
pardoned guilty and bloody assassins.
Bill Goebel is dead, but HRS friends
amt Let Taylor come back and we
will fix him."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
TREMENDOUS INVESTMENTS.
over $ssooOo,ooo in Cotton Mills Of
the Country.

Boston, Investment of more
than 35O,00O,OO0 were reported at the
annual meeting of the National AS
ISOLATION of Cotton Manufacturers,
which was held in this city.
Textile manufacturers from all sec
lions of the United States were pres
ent. The mills represented by the
10000 members of the association OPP
crate 100000 spindles, 100000
sets Of wool and worsted cards, g..
900 knitting machines and rs printlng
machines.
This year, for the first time, an ex-
hibition Of cotton machinery, mill sup
plies and general textile products was
a supplementary feature of the con-
vention.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
DUTY On COTTON GOODS
S39,OOO,OOO Tariff Paid Annu-
ally BY Cotton Manufacturers.
MAKING OF A TARIFF BILL
Difficult and Tedious TasE.-tO. Frame
Schedule Of Dutiss--sF Figures for
the Year 1907.

Washington, ID. C.--Under the pres
ent tariff law cotton manufacturers
bring into the treasury one-seventh Of
the total amount collected through
tho custom house. Twelve articles,
or rather classes Of articles, pay
three fourths of the tariff duty col.
lected by tho United States. The
average amount collected is $500, 000,-
900, and Of this cotton 5mannfa
pay $39,00O,000.
In the year 1907, which is the year
Senator Aldrich figures on in making
his calculations as to the. probable
proceeds of the tariff bin, the high
water mark inv customs collections
was reached. In that year 1928, 00Q,.
900 in duties were collected. The
following twelve articles led all tho
others in contributing this sum:
Cotton manufactures 49,. 100000
Sugar I. III. ..s. $4,000, geo
Manufacturers of fiber.i.a. $4,000, 600
Manufacturers Of silk y. 10000, 900
Manufacturers of.wool.gs.S 20,000,000
Raw WOOL 16,500,000
quors 1. 100000
Manufacturers of iron and
steel .5. 12,000,O 900
EaAhen and china ware 5000, 0ao
Chemicals, drugs and dyes. 100000
Fruits and nuts 80. !. 100000
Total ! !. $25o,Ooo, 0oC
These figures are taken from an
elaborate statement covering, in out
line, the tariff history aof the past. 81
years, which has gust Ebeen pli bli shed
by the bureau ofsstatistfes Of the de
partment of commerce and labor.
The difficulties to be met and over
come in shaping a revenue tariff bill
are such as almost appall the mag
nation. Duties are not assessed
against articles of one kind or arti
cles in one class at a uniform rate
but the rate of duty differs with the
varying qualities of goods. For in
stance, in the cotton schedule the
number of threads to the square inch
in the cloth is made the basis foi
assessing the tariff duty.
Details of fixing the rates of duty
and of determining the amount OF
duty which should be paid and of cal
culating the amount actually collect
ed, are, after all, most difficult and
tedious, and explain in some degree
the difficulties OF the task Of making
a. new tariff. A
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
Beach HarqIS Found GUILTY.

Irvine, Ky.-The jury in the case
Of Beach Hargis, who was tried on a
charge of killing his father, Judge
James Hargis, returned verdict Of
guilty, and he was sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01
The Social Fair.

II competitive exhibits are no longer
the important feature Of the county
fair 1t is not a sign that the institu-
ton Is on the rrtrograde. Times have
changed. People 10 the country work
harder and are more intent upon i'm
mediate home affairs than in the past.
Change Of activities and faces II q De-
cessity. Rest for them IL In a crowd
and the sight Of unaccustomed things.
II they cannot 60 to the city, then they
ask to have the things city people see
brought to them TO take In along with
friends and neighbOrs.
This demand for out and out new
ness and novelty brings the show and
the nonaSricuiturai exhibits to the
county fair. Socially the gathering
partakes Of the nature of old home
comings. Interest and pleasure may
combine 80 az to draw the young who
want to go every rywhere and the aged
who go but seldom on one stage to
swap experiences and tales Of old
times. Following this tendency. the
county fair can become an uplifting
agency for all that falls within the
range Of country life.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

"Professor" Jackson Frost, the in
imitable artist in white. didn't wander
very far from his base his seasOu
but we missed him pleasantIy just the
same. all the while hoping that the
pleasure might be prolonged.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

Prosperity's way OF cutting down the
army budget 10 to cut Oh the supply
Of recruits. and soldier saved to In
dustry means two soldiers or more
earned.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

When news reaches the African jun-
gle that the hunters paradise u in
the frozen north the gnashing Of teeth
will not suffice to drown the outlaws
Of jungle folk still unshot
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

The fact that man kicked by q
mule had the breath "f life left In
him is l,rs,f that the benefits Of the
country uplift should be extended to
evidently 'O6r Its feed
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

Henry Hudson was not held up BY
there were redskins II the brush ready
to do some hair raising II he ventured
inshore.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

The south pole nay a. well Initiate
Colnnel Crockett's wise coon and como
in before some Yankee takes the tvail.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

The way'the avistoss keep going mp
high price records may be broken
some day.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

Just when Artificial wings werr put
somewhere back came c'n'k and l'eary
with new and startling records foi
''xhanka' horses"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

Other statex than Kansas have A0f-
vest help famines. but to Kansas b.
longs the glory OF hollering drst and
l0udest aud longest.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01
NonibOslloe Neosy.

- ys
Th~ sesAAs1ae nsy " sseasse G1a0
IT, discosssss of the rstas 81 ~ -
e tAe pafh. aalba asst 80 IT, ~
eiHc ocaos. ~ Hpanish a1veseusses
h~fOes hin ~ opssai tAs tsa0 whieh
incidsstsliy ssveslsa to hi@ IT, e.
ist.-ns~ II . - beysed ~ As1ss.
After I'eary bia.sd the GrssalasA tsan
to si'@ fartbest o0sth u rs0ai1ad oaiy
Q Qvssti'n u dos for ssos 90 -
1T parallel 10 alanost unaWaso.
Asd Peasy h oely 90 q Q 6aslag
trail. Before him west great sxpsoe-
ees. Small colonies took sAlp-hoatess
to supply food. scIentists to make OBJ
servations. sailors to navigate and D.
kimOs for guides. CAiefs ~ ths
fate Of the expedition On thsir ni.As.
and the didiculties Of living. OF going
ahead. Of retreating. absorbed The
thought and eoergtes Of all. Not b
abandon ship and comrades WAS 10
bier than = dash to the pole. One
expedition after another came to Geief.
aud the awful record convinced Gsn
that the way to the goal lay over ice
capped land and frozen sea. to b.
travelled only NJ northern natives tsav-
cI-by sledge Journeys. From The day
Of Sir John Franklin down the trail
to parallel 20. north latitude. has ire
Qtlently been marked with dead. who
10 dying showed how not to do It.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

Though DNther Peary claim tbs
cridit fer that record polar trip. the
fellow who deserves II aud the man
who took the skip u Mlsther Oo0ley.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

Zeppelin lw.EinS at the lowest line In
the alphabet hut the man himself Is
very near the top letter class In his
trade.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

glar was probably the kind with q
click
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01

That word "dactyloioRraphs" should
b. submitted I" the simplited spelling
board before 1t is tried on type writee
girls.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-01
Article vl.-Eiections.

Section 1.-The election of the nine members for a
board of directors shall be held the last Monday of
December of each year.
Sec denominations for directors shall be made by
members of the club said meeting after which the
polls shall be open hour.
Sec 3.-All voting shall be by ballot and each men,
bership shall represent one vote.
Sec 4. No proxies shall be allowed.
Sec 5.-The nine nominees receiving the highest
number of shall be decided elected directors for the
ensuing year.
Sec 6-Immediately upon their election, the board of
directors shall proceed to elect from among themselves
president, vice president, and treasurer and shall
appoint secretary majority Of the entire board being
necessary to choice.