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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
FOR PICNIC AND BARBECUE
DINNER
DINNER.

My Dear Mr.. Watson: Will you
please publish this in The Jeff, in at
least three issues? That all the
readers and especially all who expect
to attend the celebration on July 4th,
may see it, and that we may come to
some understanding before the time
arrives.
Now Brother gentlemen and the
good ladies, We must arrange for
dinner. AS it is entirely too much
trouble and expense to Mr.. Watson
and his good wife, to furnish dinner
for the enormous crowd that will
gather there on the next Fourth of
July, and as l feel interested and
expect to attend, I offer plan for
dinner. Will you, the good ladies
who live near Thomson, prepare pic
mic baskets? And now boys, we can
contribute money to buy at least four
shoats and two medium size beefs,
and say two hundred pounds Of bread,
two boxes lemons, one or two hun
dred, and fifty pounds Of sugar, which
will give us nice picnic and barbe-
cue dinner. This will cost, say
seventy-fve dollars, not counting the
baskets We should send this in by
June 18th, so all the preparations
can be made in time, and we can Sc
cure the services Of Daddy Jim as
treasurer Of this fund, who can re-
port receipts form time to time up to
June 18th. We will ask Mr.. Watson
to name g committee who will look
after the details in preparing the
dinner.
All in favor of this please write
Mr.. Lanier card or letter, express
ing your wishes and ideas, yea or nay,
stating the amount you will con-
tribute. I subscribe one dollar.
Very truly, G. w. MINIS.
Clark Hill, S. G.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
THIS LETTER HAS THE RIGHT
RING TO 1T.

Dear Sir: l think your suggestion
to form a Progressive League within
the Democratic party would be a
grand thing to do if the people would
just get interested enough in the mat
ter to go at it. Couldn't we have
some of these do-nothing Congress-
men trembling in their boots? It's
SO strange the people will not take
more interest in Political matters.
I intend to see Mr.. J. H. Parish,
Col. FOy and Col. Hay at Sylvester,
Ga, and see if they will not take the
lead and start the League in this
county. By the way, I want you to
keep us posted as to what S. A Rod
enbery does in Congress. He is our
member from this district AMI if he
won't work for the peoples interest
who elected him, we want to know it
and we will try TO leave him at home
next time. Yours truly
DOerun, Ga. F. NJ. SMITH.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
A "HAYSEED'S" OPINION OF THE
AGRICULTURAL TRAIN.

Dear Sir: 1 sure God laughed when
I came to the stud-horse, page 8, of
The Jeff a few weeks ago. Yes,
knew you would get 'em. We had to
put up with that Agricultural Train"
away down here in Adrian, Ga. I
wish you could have 'leGrd that mess
and see it as I did. You would have
needed no more medicine for many
moons.
Mr.. Stanley, editor of the Dublin
Dispatch, had given his paper-lock,
stock and barrel-over to them.
Every other word in it is 'the College
on Wheels or 'the Agricultural
Train "Hayseed" is as sick as Ed
Cox, and he was as sick as two dogs,
and wife was sick as one dog.
What kind of meeting did they
have in Atlanta not long ago? Teddy
the Great was in the lead; didn't they
call it a Reservation Congress?" to
tell Hayseed what he should do with
his trees. Now, Hayseed has learned
at last that they can cut deeper with
a pen than he can with a saw, and
pillow deeper with a pencil than Hay
seed can with scooter
Yes, O. M. Peepul and Hayseed are
going to have a Congress up at your
house Fourth of July next.
Scott, Ca J. E. MEADOWS.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
DOESN'T WANT HOKE SMITH
FOR GOVERNOR.

Dear Sir 1 have been a silent
reader Of The Jeff for one year. l
just want to say I am proud that the
State of Georgia has a man like Tom
Watson. I wish there were more as
fearless as he is, there would be
something done in old Georgia that
would never be forgotten. [ have
been doing all I could to help Mr..
Watson put such men as Bill Howard
and Hoke Smith out Of Office. We
put Bill out alright. And if all
were like me, Hoke Smith would
never be Governor of our grand old
State. 1t makes me mad to think
that he will disgrace the State.
What will other states think of
Georgia if he takes his seat as Gov
ernor again? Your friend.
Elberton, Ga. G. w. SAXON.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
DOES DIRECT MISSION WORK.


Dear Sir: am engaged in mission
work for half my time on the direct
plan-in destitute fields in Louisiana
and Mississippi. My people are very
poor-not able to help me much. |
visited Laurel in December; went to
B. G, P, especially to meet you and
w NJ Webb, of the Arkansas Bap-
tist Brother Webb and l have
worked together and | was much dis
appointed in not meeting either. Yet
I still hope to meet you in life. The
splendid fight you are making against
the cant and graft Of the preachers
and politicians ought to enlist the
sympathy of every honest minister
and labOring person in the entire
country, for it is our fight you are
making. The rottenness of our leg
islatures is appalling, but the rotten
ness and graft in our religiO-pOlitical
meetings is worse. The. Preachers
Trust is doing as much to destroy
civic righteousness in this country as
all the other trusts cOmbined-a
strong accusation, but I can prove it
cOnclusively. | am very poor in this
worlds goods, but / am with you in
your fight for reformation in political
as we'll as in religious bodies. But I
fear for you-for if you are not care
full they may remove you. However,
God ever watches over His faithful
servants in whatsoever condition or
work in life He places them, and He
will watch over you. May His grace
sustain and protect you. A friend
and brother G. T. HANBACK,.
Crystal Springs, Miss.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
PAGE SEVEN
WANTS TO HEAR A WATSON
SPEECH
SPEECH.

Dear Friend: | am subscriber
and reader of The Jeffs and I admire
your political stand. I would like to-
here you make one more speech in
Bailey. You haven't made but one
there and that was in defence of
E. McEchin. l think if you would
just make the talk you printed in
The Jeff headed 1.-THE Democratic
party then and now You are
aware of the fact we have some very
one-sided people down here; they
think that w. G. Brantly is the only
man for Congress from the 18th dis
trict. [ want you to come down
during this year and make us a talk
on public affairs in the House of
Representatives Senate and Con-
gress. Just a short talk would do
a lot Ct good in several ways. AS
ever your friend and admirer,
Bailey, Ga. LEE CLAYTON.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
A FINE SUGGESTION WHICH WE
HOPE GEORGIA WILL FOLLOW.

Dear Mr. Watson: | am enclosing
you a letter which l would like
for you to publish in your weekly.
I think the committee should be
smoked-ort If they do not call a
primary, why can't the people call
an election for the purpose of in
structing the members Of the House?
With best regards. I am yours truly,
RONOE LUKE.
brownsville, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
A LETTER ON "THE COLOR CUES
TTON."

Dear Sir: [ just want to tell you
that I certainly did enjoy your article
in your paper Of recent date on the
great Booker T. Washington. The
great Booker T. got exactly what he
deserved. You have been trying to
show the people the difference be-
tween the two races for long time.
Some Of them can understand and
will understand, but there are some
you couldn't drive a sensible thought
into with a sledge hammer.
The negro is going to realize some
day that he is not equal to the white
man. God created him inferior to the
white race and so they are going to
remain. The people Of the South will
treat the negro right just as long as
he will stay in his place, and it is
needless for me to say what the
Southern people will do when the mig
ger oversteps the bounds that divide
the white and black races. But it is
a sad fact, that there are white men
right here in my county (Butts), who
hold the negro above their white
friends-men who will give the mig
ger the privilege to trespass upon
your rights and will tell a white man
that he thinks more Of a niger than
he does of you-tell you that he had
rather lose your good will and friend
ship than to lose the Negroes. Yes,
Sir, we have them right here in Butts
county. They will freeze to the mig
ger until election time, and then they
will rile around and whine for your
support to get them back into Office,
but I say white men, we as voters can
and should put them down and out
for their principle is as black as the
white-eyed African they serve and
love so we'll.
The common people are beginning
to realize that you are their champ
ion. Yes, Sir, Old Man Peepul is
watching you and listening for every
grand truth that you utter. They
are beginning to see that you are
telling the truth, because you are
better posted on such matters than
they are; you are in position that
enables you to keep up with the thiev-
ing politicians and dO-nOthings. The
work that you have already done will
cause you to live in the hearts of the
people for all time. They can never
forget you. They are praying earn
estly that you may be spared to con-
tinue your good work. Your friend,
w. TRUMAN HARDY.
Jackson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
WE WILL COMPLIMENT THIS OLD
VETERAN WITH THE PAPER,
WHICH is SUCH AN ENJOY
MENT TO HIM IN HIS OLD
AGE
AGE.

Dear Sir: My last paper came yes
terday, and l see the red mark that
means subscription is out. l do APP
preciate it so much; the editorials
are the first thing l read something
from Tom is sure to be good; its so
different from any other paper.
But I must give it up, not that [
want to by any means, but you see
l am GA years old, and a veteran of
the war; am one of the unfortunate
ones in this old world; lost a wife,
two sons, and an only daughter, all
with the dreadful white plague. 1
have a little home here and make
living by my labor on it; failed to
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
THE JEFFERS ONTAN

get pension, you know that we are
all entitled to. L wanted to say that
my heart is with you to the end.
May the God Of Heaven spare you
many days, to battle forth, for you
are one that l place implicit conf
dence in, no flattery meant, for you
champion only the right. Yours to
the end. J. r. ROBERTSON.
Martin, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
A FRIEND AT CALLAHAN FLA.
WRITES.

Dear Sir: Enclosed please find
money-order for $3.50 for which
please send both The Weekly and
Monthly papers to Mr.. F. A. Brownec
Callahan, Fla. You will doubtless
remember this as the place where
you ''ate out the restaurant" I can
scarcely understand that, as we seem
to have as much to eat as before
your visit. Allow me to say this:
After having read all your books, [
can assure you [ consider them mag
nificent and almost a complete edu-
cation. I believe that had every
state in the Union just two such pa
pers as yours, and Of course
man back of them like yourself; in
two years at the out side, the COM
mon expression ''rotten politics"
would no longer be used. Yours
truly. T. L. BUTTER.
Callahan, Fla.
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away for the use of future genera
lions. Wishing you success in the
battle for the righteous cause you
are defending. Yours very truly.
Lovett, Ga. J. H. HARDAWAY.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18

If you are a voter in Georgia, please
answer the questions on page 8 and
mail the coupon at once to The jeff,
Thomson, Ga.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
FIRTH NEWS IN BRIEF

School opened January 2 in Dist.
riot No. SO and January 8 in No. 4.
Miss Auril Lusher returned from
her holiday trip Monday.
Miss Edna Styhl entertained a mum
Der of her friends December 20. The
occasion being Edna's birthday.
Miss JUNE Kendall of Blackfoot,
spent last week in Firth visiting Miss
Theckla Olson.
John Burkholder OF Mobile, Ala,
spent a few days last week with Mr..
Franklin Olson.
H. Fleming of Idaho Falls spent SV
day in Firth.
The Luther League attended q
District Luther League Convention a
Idaho Falls December 81, and made
the meeting a watch meeting. A de
lightful program was rendered and r.
freshments served by the Idaho Falla
r. L.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
Christmas at Pinqree.

The entertainment at Pingree on
Christmas eve. given by the school
and Sunday school was one of un-
usual merit. The principal feature
was a drill in three parts, the hEt
part representing the Court of King
Herod, conducted by Mrs. Madonna E
Reddick. The children were well
trained and all wore elegant costumes
appropriate to the time the scene wa
laid. People present who know claim
the drill would do credit to any city.
Mrs. Matilda Weiss Scott NEST ably
furnished the music for the occasion.
The leaders in the first two parts
Of the drill were Lulu Morgan, Cert
rude Thompson, Leonard Josephson
and Ergen Reddick. The cast of
characters for the last part was as
| TO-. avs:
King Herod-Henry Sova.
Queen-Bertha Anderson.
Ladies in Waiting-Jennie Highly
Hiida .gosephson, Signie Josephson,
Florence Thompson, Gertrude Thomp
son, Lulu Morgan, Evalina Grimaud.
Soldiers-Hugo Johnson, Adrian
Grimaud, Arthur Highly, Roy Highly
Leonard Josephson, Ergen Reddick
Messengers-Wilhe Burdell, join
Burdell.
Flower Girls-Adrienne Grimaud
Maude Carman, Mary Burdell Elods
Highly, Mary Highly, Geraldine Wei
mer, Virginia Moody.
Pages-Ray Anderson, Felix Grim
aud, Oliver Jcsephson.
o. B. Reddick, favored the audienc
with BRO Watkins" which produces
hearty encore.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
TRIAL POSTAL SAVINGS
BANK OPENED TODAY

Washington, Jan. 3-Following years
Of public agitation and discussion pos
tai saving banks in the United States
become an accomplished fact this
morning with the opening of As trial
banks, one in each state and terri
tory Of the union. These banks are
of an experimental character and are
intended to try out the system. The
results will be closely watched by
the officials of the post office depart
ment with view to making changes
in the regulations and forms as may
be deemed necessary before the sys-
tenn is generally introduced through
out the country.
All Of the experimental banks are
in post offices Of the second class
and in localities where the conditions
are believed to be exceptionally favor
able for the development Of a postal
savings business. Several Of the Of
fees selected arein communities in
habited by foreign-born Americans
who are remitting annually consider
able sums Of money to their native
countries by postal money orders. 1t
is believed that much of this money
will be kept in the United States
through the medium of the postal say
ings banks.
| Occur d'Alene has the trial bank
for Idaho.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
Engineer Falls From Locomotive

Otto Erickson, one of the best
known, passenger engineers on the
Montana division Of the Short Line.
fell from the running board OF his
engine Tuesday morning, just after
leaving Blackfoot, ard sustained a
badly sprained left leg. Mr.. Erick-
son, whose home is in Blackfoot, was
brought to the emergency hospital in
Pocatello and later removed to- the
Pocatello house, where he is resting
easy. He was pulling No. 1, the nortf
bound train, when the accident oc'
curred.-Pocatello Tribune.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
RIvERSiDE.1s

The funeral Of Hans Frogner took
place Thursday, Dec. 20, at the old,
school house. After beautiful select
ions we're sung, by the choir. player
by w. A. Crawford, q sketch Of Mr..
Frogner,s life AMI ,consoling remarks
we're made by James e. Wray, G. B.
Wintle, Adolph Neilsen, James Wray
and Bishop John Bittop, Interment IN
the Riverside cemetery. Mr.. Frogner
was seventy.&wo years old at the time
Of his death.
The home Of James Killian has
been one. Of anxiety for, the, last four
teen days owing to the severe illness
Of their son, Lester. who is yet at
the mental hospital In Blackfoot. but
the cheering news today is that he
IL much better. We hope It will -
permanent. - a.4 a.
Sunday, January, 1st. M. J. Benson
and Peter ]. Williams visited, River.
side Sunday, school and honorably re-
leased Hans Peterson - supertnten-
dent of Sunday schools. After tender
ing him q vote Of thanks for his
labors, the following were sustained:
A.. A. Bingham. supt.: Lewis Bitton.
Hyrum NJ. WrAy. Assistants; the
rest Of the officials and teachers are
left as before. Mr.. Benson and Mr..
williams made q nice short talk on
Sunday school, and gave some very
good advice, ... vt asa,.
In the evening and under the aus
pieces Of the M. Il. associations being
their conjoinl session. President Jas
Duckwoi tn gave, grand lecture or
marriage. II, was indeed Z treat.
Hans Greecrsen Of Hyrum City
Utah, has been visiting relatives ant
friends here the last few days.
Word has reached Riverside tina
Mrs. James Mcbride an old time res
dent Of, Hyrum. Utah, had passes
away, and was buried Tuesday. jan
3, in the Hyrum cemetery. She ha
, two daughters living in Moreland
and a son in Woodville.
Fred Probst, laboring at Ashton
Idaho, writes home that there
plenty Of snow up there
. Bunnell Cooper has been a YER
, sick girl for about three weeks bu
, is improving now
> B. H. Wheeler and family visite
= relatives and friends at Idaho Fall
( New Years day, and report having
d good time.
Il Mrs. George L. White Is laid u
r with la grippe.
I Word has come that Grandma Davi
j. of Thomas passed away Monda
4 night. She was quite aged.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
UNION PACIFIC TRAIN HELD.
d UP BY TWO ROBBERS.

Ogden, Jan. 3.-Abandoning the mi.
leading trails which carried them owe
the snow coated plains for miles in
every direction, the armed officers
Of four posses, wearied of q fruitless
10-hour search, at noon today were
drifting back one by one into town,
without having, obtained any tangible
clew Of the two htghwaymen who
held up Overland Limited train No.
at midnight last night. shot down
two negro porters and robbed prac-
tica'ly every occupant Of the Pullman
cars. An impression that the BAN
dts have finally made their way In
to Ogden from Reese, Utah, the see
Of the noldup, nine miles west caus-
ed the police authorities today to
order a search Of rooming places and
hotels in the railroad district. Rail-
road officials today placed i, the
amount Of money and valuables lost
by passengers at approximately $1,000
Tho express car Of the train was
not molested..
Two masked men stopped the train
at the little watering station at
Reese, by throwing the red light on
the semaphore. As the train came to
halt, the bandits covered the en-
gineer and fireman with their re-
volvers and held them until the con-
ductor ran up to investigate the delay
He, too, was placed under guard. One
OF the robbers left the trainmen In
charge Of his companion and started
through the train from the forward
end. He encountered two porters on
his way and when they disregarded
his commands. he shot one down and
wounded another. The shots. arous ed
the occupants Of the cars and when
the holdup appeared with an open
sack and a menacing pistol the ma
jority Of the passengers seemed will
ling to contribute to his collection
He went through the whole train
stopping at every berth and making
, a deliberate search. A woman whit
hesdtated in accommodating the bt
dit with her purse was struck AZ Sc
we're blow in the breast with tn
muzzle of rifle. Two other passen
gers were struck on the head witt
the butt end OF a revolver.
After completing their work o
overhauling the Pullman train, tn
bandits uncoupled the engine Of tn
Limited" and commanded the en-
gineer to take switch and bacl
his engine in the direction of Ogder
The engine had proceeded only
=. short distance when it met a freigh
ltrain on the main line, blocking ful
|ther progress. The bandits, afte
!. holding up the freight crew and de-
troying the telegraph instrument
q 1.-The caboose, took to wagon roa'
only stopping in their flight to a
a cost young couple who were jou
9 neying homeward to Warren. Aft<
taking a small amount of money fro
!, the pockets of the youth, the robbel
Is informed the belated party that the
had better "beat it," This incidel
j., was the last in the sensational ra
;. of the bandits and likewise marke
tho ond ~ onv c1ouy 1oaHinp IN th<,
U whereabouts.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

velopes and paper from the office Of
some struggling country weekly Of
flee.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

Butter Wrappers at this office.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-09

editorials ss.,.., : ; ,,,,...
AND NOW THE MAGAZINE

AND NOW THE MAGAZINES have been Morgan
lied Ida NJ Tarbe has where to lay her fountain
pen, and Mr. Dooley's CHEEKY baTToom is closed Here
after only safe and writer's will be permitted to air
their views (Whie their airs) the virgin pages
Of the popular priced periodicals. The poet who has for
weary years sought rhyme words for spring will have the
infinitely harder task Of making something gee with
gan has gathered In the controlling stock of America s
principal magazines, monthly and weekly.
Every student of history knows that the ruling class
always galloped to its destruction Become drunk
with power the rulers act just drunken generally
do But drunkenness will hardly explain the diocy
of this latest The big criminals figure that by
trolling the magazines that have exposed their crimes
they stop the exposing They think that they keep the
attention Of their readers by printing the love
stories and keep the readers from thinking against the
Trusts by carefully emitting any articles against the Sys
tenn Yet the only that these magazines have be-
popular is because they printed the very things
which the will not print Taking the radical
out of the magazines will take away their readers In
their place will grow up magazines which the people
WILL read because they will outradical the old radicals
It is simply that again the ruling class has made
fool of itself It could have gone on in the old way
standing for little gentle undertaking. and always hold
ing the head Of the publisher the fear Of losing his
advertisements if he went too far Gas done in the
case of the American Magazine when the "Barbarous
Mexico articles suppressed but now the capitalists
have shot their last cartridge
It simply means that class of magazines will grow
up that will not be dependent upon advertising upon
capitalism, any way; magazines whose only interest
will be to tell the truth about these things the people
And the people will read them
]. p. Morgan has added vastly to the circulation of
Socialist publications.