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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
DEPLOREs POLITICAL STRIFE
Plea for Political Peace Made by Mr.
Hooper in His Inaugural Ad-
dress at Nashville.
Nashville, Tenn.-Ben1amin

Nashville, nn-Benjamin W..
Hooper, who headed the Republican
ticket in this state last November,
but drew the support of thousands Of
voters of various political affiliations,
was inaugurated governor of Tonnes
see.
Governor Ho6per's inaugural ad.
dress opened with a plea for the ces-
sation of political strife in Tennessee.
81 do not seek political Arcadia
a civic millennium" he declared, but
| do beg OF the people of the state
and their legislative representatives
that we advocate and practice the
settlement of our political differences
within legal and constitutional limita,
TONS"
A short farewell address was made
by the retiring governor. M. R. Pat
terson, when the oath OF office was
administered to Governor Hooper by
Chief Justice ]. X. Shields.
Referring to the lax enforcement OF
the prohibition law in mis- inaugural
address Governor Hooper said:
The isolated offense of an occa-
sional bootlegger is a small matter,
but the open public and unhindered
sale of whiskey in the saloons OF our
cities in violation of law, is organized
anarchy, and cannot be tolerated by
the self-respecting citizenship of a
sovereign state.
THE question that is before us now
does not so much involve the wisdom
of the prohibition law as it does the
advisability of permitting commun-
ity to decide to what law it will obey
and what statutes it will ignore and
nullify The doctrine of state multi
fication was crushed by Andrew Jack,
son many years ago, and the doctrine
of city notification deserves no bet.
ter fate"
Governor Hooper is a native OF
Cooke county. He was born October
10, 1870,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
AeropIane Rose From Water.

San Diego, Cal--For the first time
in the history of aviation an aero
plane rose from the surface of the
water, sailed about and returned TO
the starting point, where it landed on
the water as easily as a gull. This
feat was achieved by Glenn H. Curtiss
on Santiago bay. The machine cover
ed about two miles, and the flight
was made after almost two weeks OF
experimenting to devise special appll-
.ances to float the machine and allow
it to attain sufficient speed on the
surface of the water before lifting.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
SLOW peaIt. Labor By court.

New Orleasn. Organized labor felt
the restraining force of the Sherman
antitrust law, when jury returned
a verdict of guilty against members
Of the New Orleans Dock and Cotton
Council, a central organization OF la
Dor union representatives charged
with conspiracy to interfere with for
eign commerce The CRIME alleged
was committed three years ago, dur
ing the longshoremen's strike, when
the labor council called out the coal
wheelers union, and stopped the coal
ing OF foreign vessel
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
statea Choose Senators.

Trenton, n J-Gov, Woodrow Will
son scored his first victory in his
contest against the Democratic organ
ization of New Jersey by the election
Of James e, MARITIME as United States
senator to succeed John Kean (Rep.) J,
the present senator.
Madison, Wis.--united States Sena,
tor LaFollette was reelected in Joint
session of the Wisconsin legislature by
a big majority.
Dover Del--Henry A. Dupont (Rep.)
was reelected United States senator
from Delaware
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
Ms. Many 6. EddY Rurled.

Cambridge, Mass.-In a concrete
grave on the shores of Lake Halcyon,
in Mount Auburn cemetery, there was
laid bronze coffin containing the
body of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, the
founder of the Christian Science de-
nomination. On the coffin rested a
bronze box enclosing a complete set
Or the work of Mrs. Eddy, while the
silver plate beneath gave her name
and the dates of her birth and death.
The ceremony was witnessed by
the directors of the church and by
scores Of her supporters
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
hi al B. Eonnder nnad.

Washington, Miss Mary Desha, IS
gears old, one of the three founders
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, died suddenly OF apoplexy
while walking near her home here
During the Spanish.American war she
was assistant director of the ID. A
r. hospital corp. She held several Of.
fees at different times in the D. A.
r., and was also president OF the Al.
bert Sidney Johnston chapter of the
United Daughters OF the Contederacy
and member OF various patriotic
societies.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
An lnvariahIe Assumntion.

"It must be dreadful to have any of
your relatives become involved in
scandal"
yes" replied Miss Cayenne. "The
only possible compensation is the ex-
tent to which it causes you to be i'm
mediately written about as member
of the most exclusive society"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
Raoker for .Mhlte MANI Acpe.r

Tulsa. announcement is now
made that the seyen-year contract
held by William Stone Of sapulpa as
manager for Carl Morris, pugilst, her.
aldod as the Waite Mans Hope, has
becn purchased by Frank B. Ufer. a
wealthy banker and oil man OF Tulsa.
The consideration is said to have
been $4,000. Elaborate training quar-
tiers are to DO fitted up here for Nor.
ris. Dispatches We're sent to Joe
Cnoynski anl Bob Armstrong asking
if they would be available as trainers
for the Oklahoma man
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

In the year 1910 the American hen
laid II dozen eggs for every man.
woman and child in the country, We
have reason for believing. however,
that at least several dozen Of those
eggs are still in cold storage.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

When rat carry plague and cats
and dogs that kill or drive them away
carry diphtheria and tuberculosis.
both Of which are affirmed by the ex-
perts. It seems there is nothing left
for threatened humanity but to get of
the earth
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

II that ship that got into New
York the other day with load Of ele-
plants and pythons and other crea-
lures could have been stuffed into the
stockings Of several million children
It would probably have settled for all
time their demand for Noah's arks.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

The Episcopal bishop of Michigan
says that bridge whist players are
just as much gamblers as Wall street
plungers or Monte Carlo patrons.
They must play for more than a quar-
ter Of cent point out that way.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

BY drinking 20 bottles of beer day
Tor 80 days a st. Louis man won suit
Of tailor-made clothes and $3.50 in
money, but the chances are that man
with a thirst like that viii pawn the
clothes, and he certainly won't have
the money long.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

A report from Berlin has 1t that
Emperor William has become inter
ested In boxing. It is not likely, how
ever that he will at his time OF life
try for the middle-weight champion
ship OF Germany.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

Men who began life as walters now
own one of Chicago's biggest hotels.
But, of course, they we're good walters
and never spilled soup down any
body's back nor forgot to renew the
contents of the finger bowls.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

He has football in the fall and
track athletics and baseball In the
spring and now the college student
has ice hockey all winter. And yet
he is said to play too little
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

That New York man who started to
shoot himself but thrice changed his
mind IN time to dodge the bullets
may live to congratulate himself on
his fickleness.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
A TRUCK FARM IN FLORIDA

Means an independence for life. Seven
teen cents a day will buy five acre
truck farm in the Pensacola District.
Our soil expert and demonstration farm
makes mistakes impossible. Come to the
land of SUNSHINE AND SUCCESS and
we will help you make good. Write to-
day for our exceptional offer.
PENSACOLA REALTY COMPANY, Pensacola. Florida
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

Morocco Is to pay money to Spain
for the war which Spain recently
fought in Morocco, Such is the EN-
barrassing consequence of coming out
only second best
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

Maybe some time they will invent
padded aeroplane which win not
rise more than ten feet from the
ground, Then the careful man will
become interested,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

That technical secret attack, upon
the Atlantic coast by our returning
battleship fleet will be valueless un.
less the Mole st. Nicholas liar and
the New England faker who heard so
much cannonading at sea In 1898 are
allowed to get into the game.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

School teachers think they are en-
titled to pensions, but can teaching
be called war since corporal punish
ment has been abolished?
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

A Boston man declares that he can
prove the. there are nine hells. and
we presume that discovering that the
furnace fire Is out is one OF them.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

The unarmored cruiser Detroit,
which cost s ,23S.OOO, has just been
sold for $4,000. So run the lighting
ships away.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

New York's largest hotel is to cost
$17.000.0O0 1t is to be built on Her
aid square at Twenty-fourth street
and Broadway.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

Pittsburg ants to annex about
dozen suburbs This Is likely to
start a new annexation movement in
Cleveland.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

Alexander wept because he had no
more worlds to conquer when he
should have hustled around and found
few.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

When women are required to sit
on juries they should be permitted to
bring their knitting.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
New eovernor of canada.

London, England.--lt is announced
that the duke of Connaught will sue.
coed Earl Grey in September as gov.
ernor general of Canada.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

II war scares keep on accommodating
they may be offered by the dozen at
reduced rates.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

When doctors graft it is folly to
be sick
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

Western farmers are returning to
the effete east to buy up the deserted
farms of that section.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

Goose-bone prophets are Of the
opinion that this winter will stretch
out as long as British election.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

Another thing that will make Mil.
waukee famous is woman police
man"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

Why worry over good roads when
we are all on the verge Of taking to
wings?
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

Alfalfa in various forms is to be
served at a banquet in Colorado.
Now who is brother to the OK"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02

Fir lumber has gone gone up one
dollar on the thousand. Now. all to-
gether: This Is going too fir!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-22

mond and Urbanna Railway Company. We
trust that the recommendation of the Council
committee endorsing the terms of the sale and
ment of the contract as will insure the actual
and speedy completion OF the line. will find
adoption We hope ere long that this prosperous
and large territory. that geographically and by
every natural and sentimental tie rightly be-
longs to Richmond will soon be brought into
the direct and convenient connection that this
new line promises, so that travel and trade may
flow from the Northern Neck into Richmond
as 1t has never done heretofore because OF
limited transportation facilities.
This is a project in which the larger gooo
Of the community must be considered. The
rights of the individual should be secured and
guaranteed as far as is possible and consistent
with the economical and successful operation
OF the new line The Tiroinidn has already
expressed its conviction that property holders
along the line of the Seven Pines road should
be protected. But the progress and prosperity
of the community at large Is the first consider
alton and project valuable and so import
ant to the interests Of the city as this should
not be held up and come TO nought because
q few residents do not get exactly what they
think they should have Every consideration
of loyalty to the citys larger good Will impel
men to favor the successful completion Of this
Inc that brings a new and great market
to the very door OF our merchants.
We are boosting Richmond and pulling to-
gether for a greater Richmond. Let not
throttle the greatest factor that has been pro-
posed In recent days for the successful realiza-
ton of our purposes in the growth of our city
in population. commerce and wealth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-22
THE CoLoNEL,s MOUTHPIE,CE.

u Mr.. Clifford Pnchot warm friend of Colonel
Roosevelt it is said will, tonight at Medina
Ohio make positive assertion that the Colonel
win not be candidate for the Republican
nomination for the presidency.
we await with palpitating heart that fateful
hour. But what does it signify? If Mr. Roose-
sveIt would quit saying and having his friends
20 say that he is not candidate and would
sAmphatically assert that he will not accept the
nomination he could easily turn the eye of the
public in other directions and could stop the
mouths Of those who seem bent upon arousing
- public clamor for the nomination Of this
eminent statesman.
We do not know whether MIR Roosevelt Is
I Syerse TO being forced into the running or
not He once said that 1t was bully fun" 10
~ President and we have had no intimation
/ shat he has changed his mind. but whether
NJ can be persuaded by Sufficient public APP
npeal to get into the game that promises more
& bully fun" or not is the question. Anyhow
tho Colonel dearly loves TO occupy the center
@1l the stage and TO hear the applause of the
zyndmiring multitudes Perhaps this is why he
- don't really want II again but he Is unwilling
&39 fcrego the music of hearing his nane SO
oustantly upon the public lips.
7S We hope for the sake Of Wall Street, the
Sfosent occupant OF the White House and
1ther fond admirers Of the strenuous one that
P1nchot will below the news loud that
~ may be heard over the whole nation that
Xkoodcre Roosevelt does not want and will
~ have tho nomination,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-22
CANNOT DRUM FOR LIQUOR.

1t has been reported that Virginia liquor
houses were hiring statesmen to travel in North
Carolina or to do business in one town solicit
ing orders for liquor BY the request of a
subscriber, The News and Observer called
this matter to the attention of the Attorney
General, who says that statesmen soliciting and
taking orders for whskey and beer III North
Carolina violate tho State law and upon con-
viction subject to be fined and imprison-
ed or both. in the discretion of the Court.
The local authorities should look into this mat
ter and see that this law is not violated
Raleigh News and Observer
And what about the papers that print liquor
"ads" and circulate them every day in prohi-
bitlon territory thereby becoming statesmen
for the mail order houses and contributing
majority of their neghbors? What's the diff
ference between telling the merits of liquor
with tongue or with type?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-22
THE. SHAME OF THE SOUTHWEST.

Not long ago the whole nation expressed It's
disgust and in its shame because of the whole
sale political corruption and debauchery of the
electorate that occurred in Adams county,
Ohio 1t IS now the turn of Virginia to be
humiliated by the revelations of the disgrace
ful corruption in elections in Lee county of
this State by the use of money and whiskey
In controlling the ballot
For three weeks. at the instigation OF Judge
Ekeen. an investigation has been in progress
In the county Of Lee with the result that whole
covered. both the Democrats and tho Republ-
cans being guilty of this atrocous crime against
-4he purity OF the ballot and the liberties of the
people. The probe will be extended into
Dickinson and Wise counties and it is probable
that more sensational facts Will be discovered.
Judge Skeen Is to be congratulated and com
Mended Upon his brave effort to defend the
rurity an honesty of elections from the hands
OF those who would lower the sacred right OF
voting to the level of the hog pen and the swirl
consumed with unhoiy lust of power degrade
the conduct of elections and debauch the people
who participate in them the stability and per
manency of our free institutions imperil-
ed. The rights of citizens to select their Of
aciaIs under plan of representative gov
ministration Of government falls into the hands
u precious rascals who should be forever brand
ed with disgrace and debarred from partici
patton in the political affairs Of honest men
Y The liberties of are wrapt up in the
assurance that they possess the right of I'M
trammeled suffrage and the further assurance
that when they have voted their choice thus
registered will be honestly returned. Whoever
by bribery, coercion fraud interferes with
these rights is an enemy of the form OF gov
dealt with if apprehended TO the full extent
OF the laws penalty
The briber is ordinarily than the
bribed He is usually a of intelligence
and influence in the community while the I'M
fortunate individual whose ballot is bought or
tampered with is of an intelligence moral con
sciousness and social standing below the nor
NAL
The Viypinian cannot express too strongly
Its contempt disgust and disapprobaton Of
this whole affair and urges as strongly as i,
can that the issue be met eourageously and
pushed to the limit. no matter who suffers
thereby.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-22


sir,--To those who know the basal facts, not
reports, concerning the wet and dry vote
in Los Angeles recently it is not surprising
18th inst. fell into the trap set by the liquor
interests for unwary and uniformed feet
sible for the large wet" majority in the local
election. The facts are these as stated by a
prominent resident of Los Angeles In wash
ington some days ago:
l. The rank and file of the temperance
people did not want the wet" and dry oues-
ton involved in the election for mayor as
they knew the time was not ripe for such
move
2. The petition necessary to get the wet
and dry" question on the ballot was started
by very radical party prohibitonst, based
upon an exceedingly radical prohibition mea-
for Los Angeles which met the views
most largely of extreme proh1bitionists
O. When this petition was started 1t went
slowly, but the liquor men, seeing their OPP
portunity to get radical on the oailo. tha'
was sure to be defeated, helped to get sigma
lures and actually procured about thirty per
cent. more names than the radical prohlhi-
tionsts and thus assured aa, the placing OF the
Moreover. they knew that the drastic n1ea-
sure would be defeated. and then intended
to charge the defeat to the women who had
lust been given the ballot in California thus
to discredit the womanhood of the city. and
woman's suffrage.
mans suffrage, and they did it in California,
notably in San Francisco.
In this city when Wemans Suffrage was Vol
ed upon by the people, the liquor men sent
out a circular TO " the trade and its friends
urging them to vote against womanh suffrage.
They said: III womans suffrage perNails every
saloon will be driven out
Thus, 1t is apparent to an informed person.
but not Keen Observer that the real heart
of the liquor interest is against woman's suf-
frage and that their aid given to the radical
prohibition measure in Los Angeles was a pure
I 'frame-up" to dscredit both prohibition and
woman's suffrage. And how well II worked
Is shown by the way Keen Observer fell
into the trap set for those who do not get
the real facts through the average news
agencies 1t may be remarked in conclusion
/ that hundreds of dry men and women OF Los
Angeles would not vote for the drastic prohipi-
ton measure, and that the real interest or the
campaign was conferred on the mayoralty con-
| test, and it Is admitted that the women largely
| elected the man who stood for the general up
! lift of the city. -
| GEORGIA MAY JOBSON.
President Woman's Temperance League or
America
/ Dncerlher LIZ l0l1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-22
"A Plea For Women"

Editor of The Virginian:
Sir-I beg your indulgence for n short space
in your valued paper, to air my views, in re-
gard to the inconsistency OF men at our theaters
Who is there among us who has not heard
people, from the urchins up to the gray haired
men, crticise noble women for wearing
hats at the theater, which they claim not only
obscures the stage: but the walls and the cell
ing. In fact, obscures everything there is to
be
This is in part true. l grant but how about
our courteous % men, who during intermissions,
think it is absolutely necessary that they lit
orally climb top OF ladies, who are
dressed In their finest. They seem to care MOTH
ing ut all about how much they soil the ladies'
garments; but when small hat looms up In
front OF them, they become highly indignant
This, to my mind. is the inconsistency Of incon-
sistenoies.
a frame of mind that discern that which
is Objectionable to friends. well as thas
which Is Objectionable to ourselves; and In that
way viii sometimes arrive at happy
medium when we can be courteous to ell, and
receive the courtesy which expect of others
Another objection, which the writer has to
the men going out between acts Is, that the
ladies are compelled to stand up between the
seats. and oftentimes hold their hats above
their heads This is positively imposition on
the part OF non-thinking men.
Is 1t not Just hard for the ladies to remain
seated during the few acts of a play II Is
for the men? What would men say If the
ladies should get up between acts. and go out to
enjoy smoke, or perhaps take glass OF ale.
In conclusion, l would say that In the face OF
these facts, / tempted to exclam:
ooh, Inconsistency thou art jewel Out OF
mountains thou makest n1ole-hiils; out Of MOLE
hills mountains That which pleases thee is
loyal. that which displeases treason"
"A PATRON OF THE THEATFR,"
South Richmond. Va Dec 1s, 1911.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-22

We have often wondered upon what the
Norfolk papers based their boast OF being the
first city of the State, We understand. Nor
folk city led all the communities of the State
those Of Richmond with double the population
of Norfolk, and Norfolk country was third.
Hurrah for the land that lies by the side OF
the sea Wet goods and politics have indeed
given that section priority. but not an inviable
distinction
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-22
CONVICTED OUT OF HIS OWN MOUTH

Tho leading commodity that Virginia is
shipping into North Carolina at this season
OF the year in nothing that merits parti
cular praise on the part of Virginia papers
Charlotte Observer.
This paragraph comes with rather poor taste
from the pen of one who Il member OF Il
boosting party that advertised liquor through
North Carolina and distributed samples If
the shipment OF this commodity at Christmas
time doesn't merit praise the advertisement OF
it and solicitation of orders few months ago is
equally deserving of eensure.