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

tilIas of torpedo boats. China intends
to proceed Immediately to develop
naval gases, expand the naval school
and enlarge the dockyards. She also
plans the creation OF an admiralty
board and the establishment Of new
naval academy and to recruit a force
or marines.
Washington.
Senator Depew introduced a bill
appropriating $250,OO0 in aid of the
American emancipation exposition,
which it is proposed to hold at Savan-
nah, Ca, in 1913, in commemoration
of the fiftieth anniversary of the
signing OF the emancipation procEa-
nation.
The first break in President Taft's
cabinet probably will come with the
retirement of Secretary Of War ia
cob M. Dickinson to enter the United
States senate as successor to James
b. Frazier of Tennessee whose term
expires March 4, 1911 Mr. Dickin-
son has practically decided to enter
the contest, and there will be wit
messed the unique spectacle of q
member Of republican presidents
cabinet seeking election to the senate
as a democrat. Moreover, another
democrat, General Luke NJ Wright,
one-time member OF presidents cab
met, and the immediate predecessor
of Secretary Dickinson in the Taft
cabinet, will direct the Dickinson
campaign
Representative Hobson spoke in
the house on the philosophy of the
Naval Policy for the United States"
and said in part: Il believe it is Of
great Importance that the sixty-first
congress at this session should all-
thorize the construction of at least
four battleships OF the first class"
Congressman William M. Howard
of the Eighth Georgia district was
re-appointed regent of the Smithson-
ian institution. The appointment was
made by Speaker Cannon. The other
Daizell of Pennsylvania, and Mann OF
Illinois.
What an important factor in the
commerce of the United States is
furnished by paper and it's kind is
shown by q bulletin just compiled by
the bureau of statistics Of the depart.
ment of commerce and labor Imports
Of paper and products have increased
from 100000 in 1889 to $4,000, geo
in 1909 and the exports have increas-
ed at a large rate also. During the
last ten years American manufacture
ers have sold in foreign markets pa
per and manufactures value at $780,
100000, and during the same period
the United States has spent for the
same products of foreign manufacture
about $70,O0O,0O0.
Congressman Lee, of the Seventh
Georgia district, introduced bill for
the improvement OF the Coosa river.
The measure carries $241,O69 for a
lock and dam at Horse Leg shoals;
1882, 200 for lock and dam No. 4, and
$1S4,0OO for a lock and dam No. 5.
All these are located on the Coosa riv-
or below Rome. The congressman
has secured surveys of the river and
favorable recommendations for the
project, and ii there is river and
harbors bill at this session of con-
gress he hopes to get Substantial APP
preparations for the work, which
means so much to Rome.
A bill providing for central ma
tional bank of America to be estab-
lished at Washington, D. c., with
branches in various cities throughout
the country, was introduced in the
house by Representative Fornes Of
New York. The bank is to have
capital of $1O0,OO0,0OO, three-fifths OF
which is to be subscribed for by the
United States trasury through an is
sue of ffty-year gold bonds. The re-
naming two-fifths is to be offered to
the various national banks of the
country Branches are provided for
in New York, Chicago, New Orleans,
Boston, Denver, st. Louis, Atlanta,
San Francisco and Portland, Ore.
Representative Hardwick Of Geor-
gia wants to know if it is true that
the navy department helped to search
for the yacht of Colonel John Jacob
Aston when it was reported lost re-
Gently in the West Indies, and If so,
why, and how much money was spent
by the department in the quest He
introduced a resolution indicating this
desire and requesting the secretary
of the navy, ''if not incompatible with
public welfare to inform the house
as to the facts in the case.
Major General Leonard Wood, now
IN command of the department of the