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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
PRESIDENTS Wife i'll
Mrs. Taft Suffers From Nervous
Breakdown.
COMPLETE REST NEEDED
Presidents Wife Was Taken Ill on Yacht
Sylph and Was Hurried Back to
the White House.

Washington, d. C.-Mrs. Taft, suf'
fering from a slight breakdown, was
taken i'll while on her way from this
city to Mount Vernon on the yacht
Sylph with a party of friends, and
was hurried back to the white house.
1t was said at the white house that
there is no cause for alarm, and that
Mrs. Taft probably will be all right
again in few days. She was unable
to be present at an official dinner at
the white house
President Taft himself prepared the
following statement In regard to Mrs.
Taft's condition:
Mrs. Taft Is suffering from
slight nervous attack. She attended
the Eye and Ear and Throat UniYer-
sity, where Charlie Taft underwent
slight operation on his throat. She
was with him for several hours. She
then started with the president and
small party of friends on the Sylph
for Mount Vernon The excitement,
heat and exertion were too much for
Mrs. Tafts nerves, and the party was
obliged to turn back before reaching
Alexandria Mrs Taft was quickly
carried to the white house. The doc
tors say that after few days Of com
plete rest, Mrs. Taft may be able to
resume her social duties. Or. De-
laney is in attendance. Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. Taft's sister, acted as hostess
at the official dinner at the white
house.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
TELEGRAPRERS ELECT OFFICERS.
1909 Convention in Atlanta Comes to
a Conclusion.

Atlanta, Ga.-The 1909 convention
of the Order of Railway Telegraphers
came to a conclusion after one of the
most pleasant, harmonious and sue.
cessful gatherings within the history
of the organization, the final work OF
the convention being the election OF
officers for the next two years and
the selection of place Of meeting
in 1911.
The officers elected were: Grand
president, H. B. Perham Of st. Louis;
grand secretary and treasurer, L. w.
Quick of st. Louis; first vice pres
ident, ]. A. Newman of Centralia, ILL.,;
second vice president, T. M. Pierson
Of Indianapolis, Ind; third vice pres
ident. D. Campbell Of Toronto, Ont;
fourth vice president, J. ]. Dermody or
Mounds, Ill.
Toronto, Ontario, was selected by
an enthusiastic vote of the delegates
as the next place of meeting.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
Newsy Paragraphs.

The state bank of Cairo, Nebraska,
was dynamited, the vault and build
ing being completely wrecked by
three explosions Every cent of cash
was secured and the robbers made
their escape on hand car stolen
from d section house.
Seven Mexicans in a tent several
miles south Of Uyalde, Texas, were
killed by terrific hail storm. The
storm. which swept a large part Of
southern Texas, was of unusual fury.
The hail stones were the largest ever
seen in that section.
One man was fatally injured and
four others were more or less serious
ly hurt in New Orleans when the new
Bascule trunnion bridge at the inter-
section of Esplanade avenue and
Bayou street snapped while being
given trial preparatory to being
turned over to the city. The structure,
which cost $4,000, is a practical
wreck.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
KEEPER BECOMES INSANE.
Man Now a Patient Where He Has
Been an Employee.

Elgin, Ill.-James Dougherty, for
the last twenty years an attendant
and employee at the Northern Hi
nois Insane Asylum, has been taken
to the institution as an inmate. Per-
fectly sane, according to physicians
at the hospital, Dougherty left the in
stitution two months ago on leave Of
absence. A fortnight ago he returned
and in few days he had become yio-
lently insane. Dr. Podstata, superin-
tendent Of the hospital, declares that
constant association with insane pa
tients was not the cause of the mans
Affections. but local physicians are in
clined to believe that it was.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
STUDYING BATTLEFTELDS.
Students of War View Historic Place
Around Richmond.

Richmond, Va The fields of Seven
Pines, Fair Oaks and Malvern Hill,
which were fought over in the seven
days. battle in which General McClel-
lan's army was driven back from this
city, then the capital of the confeder-
ate states, were traversed by the thir-
1.-two student officers from the war
college at Washington, who are en-
camped in Sherwood Park, just out
side Of Richmond, they will visit Cold
Harbor, Mechanicsville, Frayser's
Farm, Gaines Mill and other scenes
of sanguinary engagements. The
whole detachment of thirty-two Off
GERS and forty-two cavalry in their
light marching order will travel to
Luisia Court House, Trevilians Sta
ton and Orange Court House to the
theater of Stonewall Jackson's famous
Shenandoah valley campaign.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
RUSSIAN GENERAL RELEASED.
StoesseI, Commander of Port Arthur,
Pardoned by Gar.

SGoeSSel, COMMANDER or Port Arthur,
Pardoned by Gar
st. Petersburg, Russia.-Lieutenan
General Anatole M. Stoessel and
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff have been
released from confinement in the for
tress of st. Peter and st. Paul by
order of Emperor Nicholas. The
health of both men has been affected
by their confinement.
General .SStoessel was found gull
ty by court martial of surrendering
the fortress of Port Arthur to the
Japanese and was serving a sentence
of ten years. Nebogatoff was SEN
fenced for the same length Of time
for surrendering to the enemy at the
battle of the Sea of Japan. Stoessel
began his sentence March 20, 1908,
while Nebogatoff took up his quar-
tiers il the fortress April Is, 1907.
The officers had been sentenced to
death for having surrendered their
commands, but, in view Of the extern
uating circumstances their sentences
were committed to ten years impris-
onment, which they began serving in
1907.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
10000 DEAD AT ADANA.
First Estimates of People Killed
Exaggerated.

Adana, Turkey-The estimates Of
from 10000 to $4,000 Christians kill
ed by Mohammedans in the province
of Adana, made fortnight ago, must
be revised. 1t is now ascertained that
the number can hardly reach. more
than 10000, possibly less. Thousands
who were supposed to have been kill
ed in the country districts have since
come into some of the large towns
for relief.
Fugitives from the villages or set
Elements who first reached the large
towns after the masacres began, ex-
exaggerated, through their fears, the
extent Of the slaughter.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
SENATOR CURE URGES PROBE.
Wants Wholesale and Retail Prices of
Commodities Investigated.

Washington, D. C.-Senator Cores
resolution directing the committee on
finance to conduct an investigation
into wholesale and retail prices of
commodities was discussed before
the senate at some length Seeking
to have the resolution adopted, Mr..
Gore said he wished to have state
ments concerning the extortionate
prices of retail dealers fully probed
so that the country might know
just where the responsibility for high
prices rests.
That the cotton manufacturers sell
their products with an agreement as
the price at which they are to be
sold at retail was the substance of a
charge made by Mr.. Owen. Demand
ing proof of this assertion, Senator
Gallinger said that what the country
is demanding is prompt action on the
tariff bill He added that it had been
asserted that the business interests of
the country were losing $10,000,000 a
day by lthe holding up of the tariff
bill.
Before that was done, in response
to an appeal from Mr.. Bailey the
senate agreed to vote on Mr.. Cores
resolution amendment as suggested
by Mr.. Bailey, so as to require the
appointment of a select committee
of four republicans and three demo
cratic senators to conduct the inves-
tigation asked for, and by vote of
so to 29 it was referred to the COM
mittee on finance, Senators Bristow,
Crawford and La Toilette voting no
with the democrats.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
PROSPERITY RETURNING.
$4,000 Iron Employees TO Get 10 Per
Cent Raise.

Pittsburg, Pa.-The announcement
is made here that $4,000 employees
of iron and steel companies, having
headquarters here and in this vicin-
ity, will receive an advance in wages
averaging 10)per cent the first of
June or the LIST Of July. Some of the
manufacturers have already posted
notices of the increase, and others,
it is said, will do so in few days.
The United States Steel Corporation
has made no announcement Of an i'm
crease in wages, but it is said the
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company, the
Republic Iron and Steel Company,
and other Independent companies will
restore the wages paid prior to the
list of last April, when a general cut
was made.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
A MODERN FLIJAH.
Man Waited for Ravens to Feed Him..
But No Raven Came.

Chicago, HE. M. Brock, the aged
Zion city man who lay four days un.
der tree during the recent severe
storms, waiting for the ravens to
feed him, is slowly recovering from
the exposure. He had read about
Elijah being fed by ravens and he
decided to try it. He had enough
faith to last four days, during which
he prayed necessarily, but the fierce
April tempest came up and the ra.
vens were not on the Job.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
ROOSEVELT HAS FINE TROPHIES.

Rhinoceros, Six Lions, Two Giraffes
and Score Of Smaller Animals.
Nairobi, British East Africa.-Ed
mund Heller, one of the biologists OF
the Roosevelt expedition came into
Nairobi with fifty specimens of ami
NAL and bird life that are to be
cured and preserved here. They in
clude one rhinoceros, six lions, two
CRATES, twenty smaller kinds Of
game and variety of birds.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
5000 BALES OF COTTON DESTROYED.
Flames at Fort Smith, Ark, Burn a
Large Quantity Of Cotton.

t'T--''~'Ny ~WHtWIts
Fort Smith, Ark.-Fire here destroy
ed the Fort Smith compress and it's
contents Of 5000 bales of cotton. The
loss is estimated at 100000 and IS
covered by insurance.
The fire is supposed 10 have been
started by an incendiafy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-16
RESULTS Al EMERYvILLE

First race, three furlongs. purse-Reson.
ITO (Keogh), won; George n. Rande, 107
(Notter), second; Eddie Eks los (Butler),
third. Time :37 3-5. Twin Screw, Alder
Gulch, Sonia, Tube Rose, Amida Jones, Oreos
and Kittie Rodd also ran.
Second race. five and a half furlongs
purse-Hampass, 10 (Notter), won; Apto
Oro ITO (McIntyre), second; Moorish King,
ITO (Lee), third. Time 1:1O 2-5. r. NJ
Brown Faneun Hall, Semper Fidelis, Harry
Rogers, Lochinagar, Discerner, Gull Holland
and Smiling Jack also ran.
Third race one mile and seventy yards.
seIling-Charles Green. III (Welsh), won;
Lord Rossington, 106 (Taplin) second :;
Standover, 1O5 (McIntyre), third. Time
1850 2-5. Gen. Haley, Gene Russell, Pan-de-
Orc. Beechwood. Banposal and Warner
Grisweil also ran.
Fourth race. five and a half furlongs.
Chamberlain Misunderstanding Water. SO
(Deverich), won; Madman. 115 (Walsh),
second; Little Jane, IS CRusselD, third.
Time 1909. Cowen and Del Cruzudor also
ran.
Fifth race, one mile and seventy yards.
selling-Warning, 112 (Butler), won; Der
don, 1O4 CVan Dusan), second; Mendon. 100
&C. Miller), third. Time 1:49 As. Mitre,
Warden. YELL Cambyses, Boloman, Bell
mence, MY Pal, Jacomo, Phil Igoe and
Eckersall also ran.
Sixth race, seven furlongs, purse-Jaco-
bite 100 (Notter), won; Arassee, LOG
(Keogh), second; Clamor. 1OS (Scoville),
third Time 1929 AS Keep Moving, FL
PICARD, Bill Eaton and Yankee Daughter
also ran.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-16
HOEGEES NAME ANNIS
FOR SAN DIEGO GAME
NEW YORK AMERICAN TWIRLER
TO TAKE BOX
Sporting Goods Club Confident of
Winning Final Game in Cali
fornia Winter Leagues
Season

Fred Annis, who has been signed by
Manager George Stallings for the New
York Americans and who is twirling
for the Hoegee team in the California
Winter league, will go on the mound
for the sporting goods team against the
crack San Diego team next Sunday at
San Diego. This will be his first ap-
pearance at the southern city diamond,
and Manager Goodman says he has
great speed and the San Diego batters
should have trouble in finding him.
Kid Mohler, captain of the San Fran
cisco team, is slated to play second
base. Mohler is an old timer with the
fans of San Diego, having played with
the San Diego club in the Winter
league five years ago.
Jess Stoval has been selected to do
the pitching against the Hoegee club.
Both Butler and Hosp have worked in
the box since Jess last took his turn on
the mound. In the past Stoval has
been exceptionally effective against
the HOegees, and Manager Palmer is
counting on winning the final game OF
the season with the Los Angeles team.
Orndorff and Myers will be on the re-
ceiving end.
The other clubs in the league will
play as follows:
Hoegees VS.. San Diego at San Diego:
oegees-Orendorff, c.; Simonds-G Gray,
r., AudLIlS, ID AhcIludlO, 10, SCHdI6r,
S. s.; Flick, 3D.; Snodgrass, l. f.; Good
win, c. f.; Wilkinson, r. f.
San Diego-Lebrand-M Myers, c.; Hosp,
p; Autry, h.; Bennett, 2b.; Mccarthy,
s. s.; Downie, 3D.; Stoval, l. f.; Cakes,
C. f.; Kallackey, r. f.
Edisons VS.. Santa Ana at Santa Ana:
Edisons - Eagle, c.; Thomas, p;
Strange, h.; Pfiester, 2b.; Bell. S. s.;
Gabe, 2b.; Murray, l. f.; Encoe, c. f.;
Stiemle, r. f.
Santa Ana-Meats, c.; Carson, p;
Smith, h.; DOnivan, 2b.; Mott, S. S.;
Brashear, 3D.; Henlin, l. f.; House.
holder, C. f.; Robinson, r, f.
McCormicks VS.. Pasadena at Pasa-
dena:
ACCOMPLISHMENTS c.; Andrada, o.:
H. Kinmerle, h.; Harris, 3D.; Flake,
s. S.; Slavin, 3b.; Dickman, l. f.; Ker-
win, C. f.; G. Kimmerle, r. f.
Pasadena-Wachob,c c. ;Tobey, p; Fer
line, h.; Walsh, 2b. Wilson, s. s.;
Haiti, 3d.; Hillard, l. f.; Wolf, CT
Parker, r. f.
Maiers VS.. Azusa at Azusa:
Maiers-Hoffman c.; Rieger, p; Keel
Ter, h.; Ely, 2b.; Mast, S. s.; Kelley,
3d.; Leonard, l. f.; Cook, c. f.; Clarity,
r. f.
Azusa-Weisel, c.; Schafer, p; White,
h.; Perring, 2b.; Ed Moore, S. s.; La
Mar Moor, 3D.; Adams, l. f.; Bradley,
c. f.; Thompson, r, f.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-16
BASEBALL NOTES

Provided weather conditions are
favorable a baseball game, scheduled
to take place between the Orange Ath-
letic club ball team and the Riverside
team, will be played this afternoon at
the Riverside diamond. Manager Hunt
of the Riverside team is pleased with
the outlook thus far indicated for
winter baseball and he is hopeful the
attendance will be large. The Orange
boys know the game from a to z and
calculate to give the Orange pickers a
run for honors.
The Sunbright Babes wish to hear
from any manager in regard to a game
for tomorrow afternoon. Call Main
5O65.
The Los Angeles Grays and Giants
will try conclusions tomorrow after
noon at the Joy park diamond. Batter
les are to be as follows: Giants,
Tucker and Taylor; Grays, Price and
Sears.
Western Stars are out for a Sunday
afternoon game. Call 1894.
Manager Murphy of the Redondo
club of the Southern State league would
like to hear from Pitcher Delarana,
formerly of the Sunbright Babes, rela-
tive to pitching for the beach town.
Call up the Redondo Breeze for further
information.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-16
SANTA FE CLUB TO CROSS
BATS WITH ST. VINCENTS

Manager Glenn Of San Bernardino
ball team has arranged a game for this
afternoon with the st. Vincent's of
Los Angeles for the Santa Fe team, the
proceeds to be given for the italian
sufferers.
The Long Beach White Sox team
f1unked out Of a game, and Glenn came
to Los Angeles late yesterday afternoon
and signed the Saints. The San Ber-
nardino club will play its regular
league game tomorrow afternoon at
the Gate city diamond.
Following is the lineup Of both clubs:
St Vincents-OConnor and Davidson,
catchers; Buckles, pitcher; Ybarrando,
shortstop; J. Kennedy and Workman, first
base: Shute and s. Kennedy, second base;
Sullivan, third base; Callahan, left field;
West center field; F. Couts, right field.
Santa Fe-Dye, pitcher; Finlay, catcher;
Hensling, first base; Pace, shortstop; Teut-
schman. second base; Waters, third base;
Richardson, left field; McNeill center field;
E. Wright, right field.
Larson and Ellis, umpires.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-16

together. They exchange volleys of
rights and lefts to body and head.
Round Nine
They come together with rights to
head and clinch. Packy hooks left to
jaw. Packy hooks right to jaw, and
they rush half way across ring locked
together. Packy swings hard right to
jaw. Packy swings right to wind. They
exchange rights to ribs. Dick swings
right to heart. Dick swings right to
head. Packy puts two hard rights
under heart. They fight for body in
clinch. Packy rushes Dick to ropes
as they are clincher, both playing for
body.
Round Ten
They shake hands. They go into
rough-house clinch at once. Packy puts
right and left to head. Packy rushes
with right to wind. Packy hooks left
to jaw. Paclxy rushes with right to
heart and left to head. Dick swings
left to ribs. They rush together with
rights to wind and Dick slips to knees.
Packy knocks Dick half way across
ring with left hook to jaw. Dick hooks
left to jaw. Packy swings right and
left to wind. They swing hard rights
and lefts to body and head in clinch in
which neither holds on. Packy wins.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-16
ATHLETICS
rs A 27szH ~ o ss'S'5 81

terday. The attendance figures for the
past week have been disappointingly
small from DR.. Gardeners viewpoint
and the turnstile clicking yesterday
almost thawed him out for smile.
Boots Durnell arrived yesterday
from Frisco with Jockey Eddie Dugan,
upon whose services Durnell holds a
contract that runs until April. Dugan
has received his license and will ride
regularly for Sam Hildreth during the
remainder of the meeting. Durnell
now operates a taxicab service in
Frisco and is prospecting, so he really
does not care about turf affairs.
There was no baby race yesterday,
the first day that the juveniles have
failed to run this year. They will get
busy again this afternoon.
DR.. L. w. Young stated yesterday
that he had made an examination Of
Watiere and Lady Irma after each ran
away Thursday afternoon and that he
had found absolutely no traces Of
dope" The horses simply got away
from the jockeys and did crazy
stunt, which caused some to believe
that they had been hoped"
Billy Roche, the famous fight referee,
was among the visitors at Santa Anita
yesterday. He is putting in a pleasant
vacation in the south and, of course,
enjoys the sport of kings.
Herman Brandt added DR.. Holzberg
to his string yesterday, buying the
good mudder from Barney Schneider
for $4,000. The doctor ran in his colors
for the first time when he won the
first race of the day.
Joe Clunen is not one of those who
stands during the trips to and from the
track. He is a wise old owl Recent
ly, after standing up and hanging onto
a strap both ways, he went into the
cellar and dug up a pine board one
and a half inches thick, planed it off
smoothly and rounded the edges. Now
he carries it back and forth each day,
and when he gets into q crowded car
he merely slips the board onto the
edges Of the two front seats and there
by has a wide aisle seat where he can
enjoy life, and If he wants to walk
around a bit he does not lose his seat.
1t promises to become quite a fad"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-16
POLY SIX LOSES
TO LONG BEACH
|. A. BASKETBALL GIRLS ARE
BEATEN FROM START
SEASIDE TEAM PLAYS WITH
MUCH ANIMATION
eame Abounds in Excellent Throws
from Field and Final Third
Ends in Score of
IA to 7

The Long Beach high school basket
ball six defeated the Polytechnic high
school girls team yesterday afternoon
at the Polytechnic high school courts.
Inc game was swift from start to
nnlsh and several excellent throws were
MADE from the field by both teams.
The Seaside six started in with a
rush and were never headed by their
opponents, the score at the end of the
hrst third resulting to 8 in favor Of
the visitors.
In the second third the Polytechnic
team was at a disadvantage in both
guarding and throwing field goals. and
allowed the Long Beach team to carry
away the honors by a score of 10 to 8.
Inc local team played hardest in the
last third, but to no avail, as the final
score was IA to in favor Of the Long
Beach team.
Hazel and Rose Franklin and Mary
Brown played the star game for the
Los Angeles team, making several field
throws for their club.
Following is the lineup Of both
teams:
LONG BEACH POI yTEc-r1Nrrc,
l. klngcade For. $3.50. Hazel Franklin
" Ilnklepaugh.......For ........... Mary Brown
>: Roplnson.. .......... Cen............. Wilhelm
y. hendalI. .Cen......E White (mgrD
M. taylor. Guards. .......R Franklin
F. Conder...........G Guards ...........G Mckay
> stone. Sub. .............. Doran
Po!ytechnic-Field throws HozeI Franklin, /;
Polytechntc-Field throws Hazel Franklin, 1;
l: Mary Brown 2
Long Beach-Ffeld throws, Kingcade, g. Foul
throws, Tinklepaugh, 4. Field throws, 2 I'm
pre- ralph Noble l.. A. High. Referee Miss
Merdlth, Whittier high school
The Long Beach high school team has
new uniforms Of green material with
green stockings that are very becom-
ing to the team. After the game a.
light luncheon was served the visitors
by the students of Polytechnic and in
the evening they were the guests Of
Manager Edith White at an entertain
ment which was held at the Washing
ton street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-16
HOLLYWOOD QUINTET
DEFEATS PASADENAS
CROWN CITY BASKETBALL
TEAM OUTCLASSED
FoothiII Boys Play with Vigor from
Beginning, and Opponents Unable
to Secure Lead at Any
Time

BY winning from Pasadena in the
fourth league game in the county bas-
ketbal schedule yesterday the Holly
wood high quintet slips into third'
place in the race for the pennant
The first half was somewhat slower
than usual because of the wet cOndi-
ton of the court. Pasadena tried hard
to secure a lead, but was unable to
do so and the first half ended II to 10
in favor of the fOOthill five. In the
second half Hollywood started off with
a rush and made baskets for Is points
The team work of the visitors was
especially fast in this half and much
individual work was pulled off The
work of Taylor at guard was remark
ably clever, he holding Pasadena's fast
forward down to two goals. Candee at
center threw eight foul goals. Potter
started out in the first half in speedy
fashion, making three goals in a short
time but a sprained thumb removed
him for the remainder of the game
The foothill five goes to Long Beach
today. where it will face the high
school quintet of that town. Long
Beach has won but one game in the
league schedule.
Following is the lineup and summary
for yesterdays game:
HOLLYWOOD. PASADENA.
Potter (c1 HiI. r. f. Gleason
Candee. ............. C. -....'..'..- .Rlche
ClaypOol. T. g. ......... Hayes
Taylor. l. &. Phillips
Field goals, by Potter 8, Candee 8, Hill 2,
Mclaughlin ,, Claypool /, Harris 2 and
Gleason l. Foul throws, by Candee s, Glea-
son T. Points awarded to Pasadena 2.
Referee Osborne Of Harvard. Time of
halves 20 minutes.