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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11
LEROY PERCY RESIGNS
AS United States Senator From
Mississippi.

Greenville, Miss, Aug. B.
Senator Leroy Percy, at 8 O'Clock
tonight, issued his first state
ment since the primary election
of Tuesday last, in which he was
overwhelmingly defeated. He
said that he would tender his
resignation at the convening OF
the next session of the legisla-
ture.
Ex-Governor Vardaman, elect.
ed at Tuesdays primary, will not
take his seat until March A, 1913.
This will leave a little over
year of the unexpired term OF
Senator Percy. The legislature
will, therefore, choose who shall
fill this term.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11
Hopkins-Han.

At six O'Clock Wednesday
evening a quiet home wedding
was solemnized when Miss Marie
Hall was led to the altar by Mr..
Thomas J. Hopkins and the SOL
emn vows taken that made them
one. The interesting ceremony
was said by the Rev. w. l..
Duren of the Methodist church,
before the family and a few
intimate friends of the bride.
The bride is one of Tupelo's
prettiest, loveliest and most ac-
complished young ladies. She
is justly popular with a wide cir
Gle of friends and belongs to one
Of the oldest families Of north
Mississippi.
The groom is a successful
young business man OF Hickory,
Miss, and stands high in bust
ness and social circles. \.
Following the ceremony the
bridal party left over the M. &
O., railroad for ST. Louis. Chi
cago and other northern points
where they will spend severa
weeks The mother, brothel
and sister of the groom came VI
from Hickory to be present a
the marriage.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11
Good Roads in ltawamba.

On Monday Chancellor ]. @.
Robins, Mayor D. w. Robins, J.
N. Mullins and F. L. Kincannon
went to Fulton for the purpose
of meeting and discussing with
the good people of Itawamba
county the question of extend
ing the macadam road from the
county line to the Bigby river.
The board of supervisors was in
session and a good crowd in
town.
At one o'clock the crowd as
sembled in the court room and
was addressed by Chancellor
Robins who set forth the many
advantages accruing to the peo-
pie of the county from the con-
struction of good roads. He re-
ferred especially to improve
ments that follow good roads.
Better homes. better school
houses, better churches and
a material advancement from ev
cry standpoint, business. social
and religious. He called atten-
tion to the valuable lands that
would be brought into market
and their enhanced value, that
would go to make the country
richer with each passing year.
The Chancellor's remarks were
we'll received by the crowd and
it was gratifying to find such
enthusiasm among the people.
Mayor Robins gave all informa-
ton sought as to the engineer
ing, grading and construction of
the road from the Lee county
line and impressed his hearers
with the practicability of extern
ding the route and urged that
this extension be made as soon
as the road on this side Of the
line should be completed explain
ing that the cost would not be
so great while the contractors
were already on the grounds
with their machinery and men.
There is a large element in ia
vor of pressing the matter and
have the road extended without
delay. This element will take
the lead and we hope to see mat
ters gotten in shape to do this as
rapidly as possible. The con-
struction of the road means a
great deal to both counties and
a concerted effort should be
made to cut off all unnecessary
delay.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11
Card of Thanks.

| wish to thank the voters a.
people generally of Lee coun
for the splendid vote | receiv,
at their hands on August 1st, a.
also to thank them for every e
preston Of kindness SHOWN +
during the canvass. No one cou
appreciate these kindnesses mo
or remember them longer thI
myself.
While expressing my gratitu|
to those who supported me,
want to assure those who ga
their votes to either of my wi
thy opponents. that l enterti
for them o i'll will. but to |
contrary my friendliest feel1
and very best wishes.
| can assure all my opponeS
that / even feel more kindly 4
wards them than before we
tered the canvass. 1t was W
me a fair and honest rivalry 1
success; so it shall be to the &
/ call upon the voters of E
county for their assistance
the second primary, assuN
each and every one OF my ne3
thanks for any favors they H
extend me, | am
Very sincerely,
f. H. NMITTS.
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the calumny and abuse of my

the calumny and abuse of my
foes.
In conclusion wish to say
that words cannot express my
appreciation Of the loyal and
patriotic support that | have had
in this contest. / can only voice
my sincere and grateful thanks
for those who held up my hands
while contending for the honor
and true interests of the state.
Together, we have fought a
clean fight for the right, as God
has given us to see the right,
and we are better men for hav-
ing made the fight. This should
rob defeat of its sting.
LEROY PERCY" ."
The senator read the above
statement at a reception held at
his home tonight, which was at
tended by several hundred of his
friends. After giving out the
statement he appeared in a fine
humor and seemed greatly re-
lieved that the campaign was
over.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11

To my many friends who SO loyaly
supported me in my candidacy for the
Legislature | feel that the English
language would fail to express my
heartfelt thanks and gratitude to you
for your kindness My only way to re-
pay you is in faithful and honest SER
vice in your legislative body.
To those who saw proper to vote
against me l cherish no i'll will. but
have an abundant apology for all such.
/ again thank you all.
Yours sincerely.
PIE. CAROTHERS.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11
Card Of Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard DaLee and rel
atives extend their heartfelt thanks to
their many friends for their tokens OF
love and sympathy during the illness
and death of their daughter, Beatrice
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11
Primary Results.


Committee of the state met il
Jackson on Wednesday and de-
clared the result Of the August
1st primary. The following are
the results declared:
United States Senator-C. H. Alexa1-
der, 81. .49O; Leroy Percy. 2l.521; james
K. Vardaman, 1889; majority for Var
daman, 26,378.
Lieutenant-G -Governor-Theo. G. Bill
bo, 76. .24O; Wylie N. Nash, 31,434; 2
O. Yewell, l.35l; majority for Bilbo
%, ,455.
Secretary OF State-Frank H. Smith,
50, ,688; }. w. Power, IS. 428: majority
for Power, IL, TAO.
State Treasurer-P. S. Stovall, 63,-
573; w. J. Miller, 57,422; majority ter
Stovall. 6,15l.
Attorney Generals S Hudson, S.
499, Ross A. Collins. 66,5l7; majority
for Collins. 7,0l8.
State Revenue Agent = Writ Adams.
72, 265; William Reeves, %, 1876; Phil As
Rush, 26,273; majority for Adams, 22,
8O7.
Land Commissioned. L. Gillespie,
as, ,364; M. A. Brown, 66,856; majority
tor Brown, 20, 492.
Commissioner of Agriculture-H. p.
Blakeslee, 7O,492; j. w. Boatwright.
AZ. .452; majority for Blakeslee, %, ,039.
The committee declared w. A. Mont
gomery to be the nominee for peniten-
tiary trustee for the First district, over
Jake Ehrman and C. Fl. Neyland;l
George R. Edwards, railroad commits
sioner for the First district, over John
A. Webb.
DR.. F. NJ Sheppard was declared the
nominee for railroad commissioner for
the Second district, to succeed him
self, over John A. Santa Cruz and r.
Whitaker.
C, C. Smith was declared the n0nf
nee for penitentiary trustee for the
Second district over l. V. Austin.
Leroy T. Taylor is the nominee tor
penitentiary trustee for the Third dis
trict over j. L. Collins.
For the commissionership for the
Third district w. r. Scott and W !.
Wilson are declared the two highest Is
the first and must run over in the Sec
ond primary.
The official total vote for penitentiary
trustees and railroad commissioners was
found to be as follows:
Penitentiary Trustee First district:
w. A Montgomery II. 929, Jake Ehrman
II, ,O2O, C. H. Neyland 6.Osl. Majority
for Montgomery, 1928.
Second Dlstrict-C C. Smith 21.507.
l. v. Austin 1871. Majority for
Smith 4. 536.
Third DistriA-L. T. Taylor 25.4l7.
]. L. Collins 23,O53. Majority for Tay-
lor, 1888.
Railroad Commissioner - First dis
trict: Geo. R. Edwards 20, 720. Webb
l3, ,939. Majority for Edwards, 6,781.
Second District-F. NJ. Sheppard 81,
1870, Santa Cruz 52S7. Whitaker 49,
l79 Majority for Sheppard, 2,724.
Third District-E w. Cooke 1886,
w. r Scot. II 956. Tom Shipman A.
1868. w. B. Wilson 11,023. A. G. Bu-
ford 8, 1879, Claude Horne 6,835.
There being no nomination, it was
declared as the sense of the committee
that Messrs. Scott and Wilson should
run the contest over, the former being
933 votes in the lead.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11
BONDS! BONDS! BONDS!

we will make your bond for you at
small cost, thereby saving the emhar-
assment OF sskirg your friends See
us before making your bo'd. Barnett.
Lagarde & Perry, Office in lst National
Bank Building.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11
For Sale, Cheap.

One 80 foot Aermoter galvanized
steel tower; one foot Aermoser gal
vanized steel WINDMILL. For prices ap-
ply to T A. Goodwin, Town Clerk. We
roma, Miss. 2O4t
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11
PERCY'S STATEMANT.

Greenville; Miss, Aug. s.
THE returns from the senatorial
election are decisive. In no un-
certain manner the voters have
indorsed Vardamanism and all
that it stands for in Mississippi.
The result calls for no comment
or criticism, certainly no COM
plant from me.
That the people of Mississippi
deserve the consequences which
will flow from this election | am
unwilling to say. An indictment
so severe | would draw against
no people, but believing in a
government of maj jorities. | have
no desire to thwart their ex-
pressed will.
''Honorably elected to the
senate by the legislature, | have
served with such ability as |
possessed and with an eye single
to the welfare of the state. |
went before the last legislature
and later before the state execu-
tive committee and urged that
the primary be ordered for No
vember, 1910, in order to avoid
the bitter and protracted fight
which would result from the
postponement of it until August,
1911.
| then stated that the commits
sion of senator was of no value
to me unless it received the in
dorsement of the people of the
state at the polls, and that was
willing to lay it at their feet, and
if they should say by the pri-
mary of that year that they pre-
ferred to have another serve
them, | would resign at the
first session Of the legislature
held thereafter, so that the place
might be filled by the man of
their choice. While the propo-
sition when made applied to a
primary to be held in 1910, and
was coupled with provision re-
quiring joint debate, and while
the proposition is in no sense
obligatory upon me now, yet the
reasons given then still seem
potential to me.
Il entered the senatorial race
through no personal ambition,
seeking only the most effective
method Of preventing the tri-
umph of Vardamanism. | have
held the office at the sacrifice OF
personal fortune and inclination.
The result of this election entirely
absolves me from the duty OF
acting as a temporary buffer be-
tween the people of the state
and that which they have chosen
for themselves. l purpose upon
the convenlng of the next legis-
lature to hand in my resignation,
thereby empowering it to name
my successor for the unexpired
as well as the full term.
Despite any temporary disap-
pointment, feel that this course
will meet with the ultimate ap-
proval Of my friends. AS much
as respect their opinions and
wishes, / cannot be moved by
their appeals, though from this
course | might be swerved by
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11

Why not have that plate glass show
window insured? We can insure it ~
a small cost See Us. Barnett. La
Garde & Perry. FIRST Nat. Bank Bldg.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11

Get Residence Mail Boxes at Trice-
Raymond Hardware Co.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11

NV price may be a httle higher but
C'opton, the jeweler.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11
TAKE NOTICE!
NO. 20

The following subscribers added to the CUMBER-
LAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. for the month ending
August Your attention called to the list
which will be September 1st, 1911.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11

is an expert diamond setter.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11

500 reward for any watch / can't
make give satisfaction. Clopton.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-08-11

Get Residence Mail Boxes at Trice
Raymond Hardware Co.
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The Alaska sourdough., 1911-09-26
PROBABLY ALL RIGHT NOW

A solicitor took some subscriptions for the Alask al Yukon magazine in Ju- mead a couple of monthes ago, and thereby hangs tale of much anxiety.
 Something like $l00 was collected in Juneau and vicinity, but when the time had come and gone for the August number to have arrived, all of the new Juneau subscribers failed to get copies of the publication. The matter was discussed at the meeting of the com mercial club last week, and MT. An drews of the Madison Square Garden show, said that when he was in Seat tie the failure to hear from their so licitor, who had then worked Ketchi- kan, was causing some anxiety to the publishers, and the secretary of the club was instructed to write to the magazine, report the facts, and make inquiries.
 Since then copies of the September number have been received by the To- cal newsdealers, and this announces that there has been a large number of new subscribers received from South eastern Alaska towns, and it may be rightfully inferred that nothing has happened to the solicitor to cause any thing more serious than delay.
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-09-26
Andrews has sacur.

into the interior. Andrews has secur- ed an unusually good exhibit, but it is not nearly enough complete to suit him and he hopes that every prospector in the neighborhood will contribute a chunk or ore, from 100 to 15O pounds in weight, and turn it over to the com mittee of the Juneau Commercial club. It will be sent free by the committee to MT. Andrews at Seattle, and he will take charge of it after that. Superin tendent Harper of the Californian Ne vada company and Samuel Hirsch are members of the committee selected by the Juneau Commercial club.
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-09-26
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SHOW

This mining district is to be well represented at the big show which is to be held this winter at the Madison Square Garden, the largest show house in the United States. This will be probably the most elaborate attempt that has ever been made to show the undeveloped resources of the United States.
 Governor Clark was offered the pos ition on the board of governors for Al aska, but not having the time, he turned it over to Falcon Joslin, who has certainly proven himself the right man in the right place. He was in New York at the time of his appoint ment, but he went immediately to the Pacific Coast, and there raised abun- dant funds for financing Alaska $ part of the show. He employed c. w. And rews to gather materials for southeast ern Alaska, while Joslin himself went
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-09-26
JURORS FOR KETCHIKAN SESSION

The following grand and petit jurors were drawn yesterday for the term of court at Ketchikan, beginning Oct. 25:
 Grand Jurors-F Burkhart, David Nichol, J. E. Sayles, James Walker, R. L. Petty, J. R. Heckman, Wm. Linscott, Joe Lorberter, Peter Jen- sen, Martin Kildall, all of Ketchikan. J. c. Martindale, Charles Benjamin, l.. M. Lyons, c. A. Emery, all of Wran gell. Thomas Mclaughlin, John Rear ney, F. Knight, all of Loring. Ben Holterman, Klawak. w. E. Taylor, Fred King, Kasaan. E. E. Noble, Sha- kan. J. l.. Gould, Sulzer.
 Petit Jurors-James Taylor, Milo Caughrean, T. s. Barry, David Will Hams, M. B. Steers, Charles Deppe, A. Adkins, Carl Berg, E. c. Austin, J. E. Lathrop, Peter Butler, Charles Guz- man, w. M Foster, J. Smith, all of Ketchikan. s. Rumsey, Portland; F. Ryen, Portland; J. -E. Paup, Sulzer; F. A. Scott, Wrangell; Frank R. Nye, Wrangell, Jacob Olson, Wrangell; John Bohm, Petersburg; John Smith, Peters burg; E. P. Refing, Petersburg.
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-09-26
BUYS FLORENCE AND
 VENICE CLAIMS

The Treadwell company last week purchased Capt John Johnson s two third interest in the Florence and Ven ice claims, on the hill back of the Ready Bullion. The purchase price was $l2,5Oo M J. O'Conor former ly owned the other one-third interest, but this he disposed of to the Tread
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

ed by one party would not confirm
the designation of a senator belong.
ing to another party. But practice
has shown the baselessness of that
contention. Two years ago repub-
lican legislature in Oregon elected
George +. Chamberlain senator, be-
cause Mr.. Chamberlain, democrat, had
defeated republican opponent at the
polls. This winter a democratic leg
islature in Nevada reelected Sena-
tor George S. Nixon, republican, be-
cause Mr. Nixon had won similar
victory. The possibility of making
the legislature a mere registering ma
chine for the popular will has there
fore been demonstrated, and the
tates which believe in the elimina-
ton of the legislature as a real fac
tor in senatorial elections are con-
sequently turning to the Oregon plan.
Nebraska and Nevada adopted it
in 1909. This year the Iowa legsla-
tuit pdSStu d law CdIl illS Tue OIeSOu
idea into effect, but the governor in
terpOsed his veto. Kansas and Cali
fornia have, however, followed Ore
CONS lead Minnesotas house of rep
resentatives passed direct election
bill the other day by a unanimous vote,
and New Hampshires lower house
passed one by vote of 26S to 10.
New Jersey also seems likely to adopt
the Oregon plan, which is embodied
in the Geran, election bill now before
the Legislature. !
The Borah amendment to the fed
eral constitution seeks to compel the
POPULAR election of senators in all
the states. But Oregon has pointed
out way by which any state which
wishes to do SO can accomplish that
result for itself by it's own action
New York Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01
ALONG THE WATERFRONT
Reports Of Arrivals and Departures
Of Vessels and Those Loading
at the Mills.

The schooner Ludlow is at the Slade
mill loading for San Pedro.
IT
The schooner r. C. Slade is at the
Slade mill loading for the West Coast
IL
The schooner Roy Somers is load
ing at Cosmopolis for San Francisco
81
The schooner Oceana Vance is at
the Federal mill, loading for San
Pedro.
The schooner carrier Dove arrived
orders.
The steamer J. B. Stetson sailed
from the Federal mill Tuesday for
San Pedro.
The steamer Fair Oaks sailed Tues
day from the Slade mill for San
Francisco.
The steamer Newburg arrived in
port Tuesday to load at the Slade mill
Cor San Francisco.
~
The schooner Svea arrived in port
Tuesday, and is loading at the Wilson
i'll for San Francisco.
IS
The schooner Ruth f. Godfrey all
d Monday evening from the Slade
rill for the West Coast.
s.
The schooner VIM. Renton is at
he Aberdeen Lumber & Single mills
oading for CauIornia ports.
The steamer Daisy Freeman arrived
in port yesterday to load at the Fed
eral mill for San Francisco
#
The steamer Daisy Mitchell! arrived
in port this morning to load at the
Donovan mill for San Francisco
H.
The schooner Cecilia Sudden sailed
yesterday from the Aberdeen Lumber
e. Single mill for San Francisco.
The steamer Coronado arrived in
port Monday and is loading at the
Anderson & Middleton mill for San
Francisco
The barkentine Chehalis arrived in
port Monday night sailing in over
the bar and up to the Lindstrom ship
Yards under her own canvas. After
being Overhauled, the Chehalis will
load at the Slade mill for Callao, Peru
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01
jim BUTLER CRASHES
INTO ABERDEEN BRIDGE
Log Raft Had Jammeo in Draw and
Stack and Pilot House
Wrecked

Steaming down the Chehalis river
in dense fog Sunday morning when
there was strong ebb tide, the steam
schooner Jim Butler of the Olson &
Mahoney fleet crashed into a raft of
logs at the West bridge and sustained
damage to her upper works which
will delay her departure for San Fran
cisco several days. The bridge was
slightly damaged.
The Butler was outward bound for
San Francisco and had whistled for
the bridge draw to open. A raft of
logs had become damned in the draw
and without knowing it the Butler
ploWed directly into it. Capt. Olsen
saw his danger and at once rang for
full speed. but the tide and the heavy
load were too much for the engines.
In the crash the steamer raked off
most of her smokestack, smashed the
pilot house, tore the lifeboats loose
and smashed the upper works general
ly. A tug was called and the Butler
towed to one of the mill docks where
repairs will be made. A new mast
will be stepped.
Capt. Olsen says that on account
of the fog he had no means of know
ing that the log raft had jammed in
the draw and no warning signal was
given him.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01
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The Recall for Judges.

If the Recall may properly apply
to legislative Representatives who
make laws, and to administrative rep
resentatives who execute laws, by
conclude that it must not apply to
judicial representatives who nullify
laws?
President Taft is opposed to this
application of the recall, but he gives
no reason for distinguishing it from
legislative or administrative applica-
tons, and the inference from his rec
ord and toryistic cast of mind is that
he doesn't wish to. Being against
the Recall in every application, he
merely submits for the moment to
overwhelming public opinion in re.
spect of its other applications in or
der the more efficiently to resist it's
application to judges, use of it
which has but recently come under
discussion. Lacking those gymnas-
tic mental qualities that permit his
agile predecessor to advocate the re-
call of judges for California while op-
posing it for Arizona. President Taft
takes positive ground against it as
a principle for all places.
That it would deprive judges of
dignity is one of his objections This
objection would have annlied tn ahOl.
fishing the Kings veto, which as Mr..
Asquith says, is now "as dead as
Queen Anne" and 1t is a very appro.
pirate objection for the additional
reason that autocratic prerogatives OF
aforetime British kings are asserted
by the American judiciary. Not alone
do our judges veto laws; through
their equity jurisdiction they make
laws. 1t is for this double power, as
we'll as the dignity of judges, that
Mr.. Taft contends in his denunciation
Of the recall for judges. Like the
great privileged interests whom he
most directly represents, he finds that
Privilege can endure the Initiative
and the Referendum, which affect
legislation alone, and a recall that
would affect administrators and leg
islatOrs only, provided the judiciary
remains untrammeled in it's power
over both admin itration and legisla
ton.