The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-19
Washington.

BY an amendment to the naval ap-
preparation bill, adopted by the SEN
ate, the size of the two battlesh1ps
authorised is limited to $1,000 tons
and their cost, exclusive Of armor
and armament, to $4,5O0,OOO each.
The house provision was for two first
class hattleships to cost, exclusive OF
armor or. armament, not exceeding
$4,000, 600 reach 1t was the idea to
construct ships of $4,000 tons dis
placement! Mr.. Clapp offered an
amendment, which was adopted, max
ing the type of ships built similar to
the Utah and Florida, the two $1,000
ton Dreadnaughts now being con-
structed and limiting their cost.
The problem OF dealing with the
rapidly Increasing Alaskan insane
has again been presented to con-
gress. Secretary Garfield OF. the de-
partmenta of the interior has request
ed an additional appropriation of $75,
600 to be made available because
practically all of the money provided
for contract obligation has already
been expended. Secretary Garfield
has reported to congress that the
number lof insane from Alaska ls in
creasing constantly, and the reasoa
advanced is the extreme cold and iso.
lation from civilization OF many or
the inhabitants of that territory
There is no place in Alaska where
the insane may be cared for.
Claiming that there is no suitable
memorial of Thomas Jefferson with
in the boundaries of the original
Louisiana purchase, David r. Fran
els. president of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition Company, appeared
before the house committee on ap-
preparations to urge a provision in
the sundry civil appropriations bill
by which the government would re.
linuuish its claims to moneys in the
treasury of the exposition company.
This request is based upon the con-
dition that the exposition company
erect a statue of Jefferson on the
grounds which were occupied by the
ST. Louis exposition at a cost OF
about 100000.
Mrs. Joel Myers of Copley, Ohio,
near Akron, is the first woman in
the country to come forward to claim
the pension that was suggested by
Missouri farmer in President Roose-
yelt's message on farm life for the
mother who has seven living sons
horn on American soil. On her 57th
birthday Mrs. Myers writes: i have
read the presidents message on the
condition of the farming commun-
ity, in which Missouri farmer sug,
gests that pensions be given to the
mothers who have raised seven stall
wart sons, all living on American
soil I lay claim to that pension, and
7 will head the list of the American
mothers who come under the provis-
ion. Today is my fifty-seventh birth
dav anniversary and ] have always
lived on a farm. have spent "a
wears on the same farm in Bath town
ship"
The solicitation of campaign con-
tributions from civil service employ
ees of the government is in violation
of the civil service act, according to
a decision of the United States SUI
preme court. and it is stated by per-
sons who have studied the decision
that the republican leaders who sent
out letters to Georgia postmasters
during the last presidential election
campaign are liable to prosecution
and Imprisonment.
No Americans lost their lives in
the FIRE which destroyed the Flores
Theater at Acajulico, Mexico, accord
ing to a dispatch received at the
state department from American Con-
sui Maxwell K Moorhead. Over two
hundred people were burned to death,
according to Consul Moorehead.