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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-18
WATSON ENDORSED.
Patmos. Ark. June %. 1e

Patmos, Ark, June %, 1912.
The citizens and members of Mt.
Nebo church met at call in mass
meeting and after electing T. HI. Nc
Cullen chairman and G. w. Powell
secretary the following resolutions
were read and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Romish Hierarchy
is interlurking to get control of the
United States government, and try
ing to suppress freedom and free
press, and has caused the arrest of
Hon. Thos. E. Watson of Thomson,
Ga, editor of Watson's Magazine,
charging him with slanderous attacks
on the Roman Catholic religion and
violating the United States postal
laws. But believing his arrest to
have been made through malice on
the part of the Romish Hierarchy,
for Mr.. Watson's ourspoKen and
fearless Uncovering of the hidden
hand of the Hierarchy in the affairs
of the United States government,
Therefore, be it resolved by the citi-
zens Of Nebo that we denounce all
attempts of the Hierarchy in proce-
cutting Mr.. Watson. Be it further
ICSSOIFSu, Ll3L IL Is IuS SENSE OI CulS
meeting that we believe Mr.. Watson
has been proclaiming the truth on
the subject of Romanism, and that
we believe the Hierarchy to be the
deadliest menace to our liberties and
civilization" and we fear that the
United States Courts are being in
1uenced by the Romish Hierarchy to
suppress the freedom Of speech and
free press which is guaranteed to us
in the Constitution Of the United
States. Be it further Resolved, that
we extend to Mr.. Watson our sin
cere sympathies and moral support
in his prosecutions. Be it further
Resolved, that the Secretary send
resolutions to the Jeffersonian, the
Liberator, The Arkansas Baptist and
The Menace.
T. H. MCCLELLAN. Chair.
G.. w. POWELL, Secretary.
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the Romish church, then took the
children away and now this old faith
er is robbed of his children, does
not even know where they are, has
no means to find them, the priest
ignores him and his rights as a faith
er, and he is crushed and heart
broken. He saw publication in
the Liberator in which a man in
Alabama made affidavit about his
daughter being taken from Mobile to
New Orleans and placed in a con-
vent and how he recovered her, and
came to the Liberator Office and told
his pitiful story. 1t was heart-touch-
ing, rather simply awful, and we
have determined to see what can
be done to find those lost children
and restore this old fathers rights
in his children. To this end at our
request he wrote out his own state
ment, in his own way, and we then
corrected the spelling and he read
it over carefully again and then went
before notary and made affidavit
and signed it.
He tremblingly hesitated to do this
because he said, "I am afraid if they
find out / am trying to find those
children they will kill them or me-"
But he admitted he had not the
means to investigate and was work
ing to get means to investigate. At
ter some thought over the matter,
we determined to make an effort by
publishing the facts as he swears to
them and make an appeal through
the Liberator and other publications
willing to help, to the people to make
a contribution for the purpose of de-
fraying the expense of the investi-
cation, and to lawyers to help in the
matter by volunteer service if they
feel so inclined. And in order to
make the matter absolutely honest,
we asked the Farmers Bank and
Trust Company Of this city to e.
as custodian Of the fund and they
agreed to do SO, as per above paper
from the cashier. If funds are sent
to pay expenses competent counsel
will be employed or accepted as a
voluntary offering and the investiga-
ton will proceed. Only so much Of
the fund as is absolutely necessary
will be used, and all unused will be
returned to donors proportionately,
less postage.
Americans, Fathers and Mothers.
who know the love parents bear for
children, and sons and daughters
who know the love children bear for
parents, we appeal to you to help in
this work.
Publishers Of patriotic and all
sorts Of papers are requested to give
publicity to this affidavit, explanation
and appeal to help to find those
children
If the time has come when child
rem can be virtually kidnapped, the
rights of parents ignored and de-
spised, law trodden under foot and
Rome can take our children and
walk off with them and stuff them
in converts and refuse all appeals for
information about them, we want to
know it; but if the law has power
to compel the production of the
children and the restoration of par
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-18
ANOTHER WATSON BOOK.

ITO Land upon ones feet, ON the
right side of the Tf-that's the Sc
cret Of success, and jackson was one
of the men who took the right road
at the right time" From Life and
Times Of Andrew Jackson" by Thos.
e. Watson. Now on the press of The
Jeffersonian Publishing Co., Thorn
son, Ga.
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FACE THREE

entail rights, we propose to know
that if we have to open every ROM
ish convent in this country
Papers publishing this will please
send us marked copies.
Send contributions to The Farm
ers Bank and Trust Company, Mag
nolia, Ark, stating object.
Attorneys and detectives willing
to render service will address j. A.
Scarboro, Editor Liberator, Magno<
liza, Ark. I
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papers, / have a trouble to
explain that has nearly sunk my soul
and rent my heart The cause of my
great modification is as follows:
Three years ago, my dear wife, 81
years old, was taken with tubercu-
1osis. The result of sickness, rem
dered me penniless, with four child
rem and me SO years old and brok-
en- down constitution. The people
all saw that I could not possibly take
care of and raise my children, so
French lady came to Texarkana,
Ark, and asked the Salvation Army
captain if he knew Of any orphan
children. He said he knew of nay
children; that my wife was soon to
die and / was too old and poor to
raise them. The French lady, Mrs.
Copman, asked to be introduced so
they came to my wife. Ny wife said
she would not separate the children,
so Mrs. Copman said she would take
all of them as she was rich and had
plenty to raise them on and would
make them equal heirs with her
children at her death My wife said
she would think about it. But in
the meantime, the Roman Catholic
members who visited her kept talk
ing Mother Church" and the "only
church" until they got her in the
notion of joining the Roman Catholic
church, so the priest baptized her
and she became member. She
asked the priest, Father Boyles, if
he knew Mrs Copman. He said he
did and she was mighty fine lady,
Hn
better thing for the children, and
the people all thought so too, if she
was not a Roman Catholic; SO my
wife and talked it over and decided
if she would write regular or let the
children write, and give me the privi-
Iege of coming to see them and edu-
cate them and make them equal
heirs with her four children, we
would let her take them. She prom
Used to do this, and more than that,
she said if I ever became unable to
make a living, her house would be
my home, as my wife would not give
UP the children while she lived.
They got the priest and Roman
Catholic notary public and wrote her
willingness for the adoption, and af-
ter her death the papers were pre-
sented to the Judge of Miller county,
Ark. He only recorded the child
ren's names on a record book. Mrs.
Copman asked for adoption papers,
but the judge said there wasn't any
She said she got little girl in Hous-
ton, Texas, once and they gave her
a paper.
I did not sign anything, I only
consented to it on the condition that
she would carry out her agreement.
I thought in a case like that it was
the duty of the court to investigate
the finance and character. | asked
the Judge about it later and he said
he thought I knew all about her and
the priest said she was all right. She
asked the priest to go to the court
house with us and he said it was no
use, he had seen the judge and
everything would be all right. That
was July 13 or IA, 1911. I bid fare
we'll to my sweet little baby boy, my
little girl, my manly son and my
brown-eyed lady-like girl, II years
old, on the K G.. S. bound
for Shreveport, La. In about
two weeks I got letter from Mrs.
Copman, asking me to answer her at
Corsicanna, Texas. / answered, but
letter was returned. I wrote to seve-
raj places, and finally wrote to the
Salvation Army lady. In about two
-7vo0Izo cr,N+ M hM% Hn hod
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l wrote as soon as l got the letter
and got letter under the guise of
it being from my girl, Beulah, but
there was not a sentence in it that
was my sweet little daughters senti-
ments. / asked them to write every
two weeks for a while; she said I
might be glad if I got a letter every
three months, and I have never
heard from them again. / had no
money to hunt for them, but took
advantage of the Fair excursion and
went to Shreveport. went to all
the converts, schools, free schools,
poor schools, poor houses, to the
chief Of police, looked up the city
record, went to all the rooming
houses, hotels and inquired of every
body.
The Salvation Army people said
they had not seen them since the
time they met her on the streets.
That is the last time I have heard
from my dear babies. No man
knows how much / have suffered
mentally, and it has ruined my
health Everyone who knows the
circumstances thinks the priest
knows where they are, but he puts
me off. I have been to him time and
again, but he says he does not know
where they are and promises to
write and then says, ooh, l forgot;
l will I think I can find out some
thing" But he never does.
A Roman Catholic lady told me
that Mrs. Copman told her that she
was collecting children for some
kind of an institution in New
Orleans, and Protestant lady told
me she said if she ever got my child
rem I would never see them again.
She claimed to be a rich merchant,
looking for location. She is a low,
chunky, French lady, about As years
Of age, and she goes by the names of
A. E, Copman or A. E. Smith. She
claims to have been raised in New
Orleans.
Now, ask all people who can
sympathiZe with an old broken
hearted father, to give me all the
aid and information they may find.
Address all communications, to J. A.
Scarboro, Editor Liberator, Magno-
liza, Ark.
(Signed) -
Subscribed and sworn before me
this 9Th day Of July, 1912.
(SeaD J. B SMITH,
Notary Public
My commission expires June 18th,
1915.
Office of Farmers Bank and Trust Co.
Magnolia, Ark, July 5, 1912.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
This is to certify that the Farm
ers Bank and Trust Co., of Magno-
liza, Ark, agrees to receive and dis
burse any donations or funds con-
tributed for the purpose Of enabling
Mr.. - of Texarkana, Ark,
to discover and recover his children,
who have been taken away from him
under pretense Of adoption; said
funds to be used for detective and
legal work and expense of suit for
recovery, and to pay out same only
upon proper vouchers for service,
said vouchers to be audited and
countersigned by J. A. Scarboro, Edi-
tor of the Liberator, who shall re-
ceive no compensation for any serv-
ice he may render in the matter.
Should any or all of the funds so
received be not so used they will be
returned to donors.
JAS. G. BROWN,
Cashier.
&
r,1 o1,oxr. - c. lo-,:4 ..,o.1ra e.. -
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The above affidavit speaks for it.
self. The facts seem to be that some
Roman Catholic woman posed as a
rich benefactress, recommended by
children for Romish converts, visited
TeXarkana, and under the guise Of
adopting this poor mans children,
secured his Wife's consent to join
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RomaniSfs Rob Father of
Children
Affidavit.

Magnolia, Ark, July 8, 1912
HIS is to say 1 have a griev-
ance to give out to the peo-
pie, and Editors of Christian
n papers, / have a trouble to
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-08

AT the present assessed valuation Of
Jackson county, approximately thir-
ty-eight millions, an annual levy OF
four and one-half mills would take
care Of a bond issue Of S3,3O0,OO0
Ia twenty years and give small sur
plus each year This levy would be-
annually decreased by the increase
In assessed valuation Having re-
called their bank notes 10 the Tax
payers National Bank al the rate OF
$l65.O0O per year for twenty years.
on having recalled them ail al the
end Of the twenty years, the people
can then return the {3,30O,00o In
bank notes 20 the government sur
render their charter. receive their
cancelled bonds and 20 ont Of the
banking business Il they so Wish
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-08
LOCAL PEOPLE TO JOIN
CALIFORNIA EXCURSION

PORTLAND. OR. Mar Re
sDonse 10 the call Of the oregon De
yelonment League for a large rep
resentatlon from Oregon, on the oc-
casion of choosing the site for its
building at the Panama-Pacifc In
ternational Exposition at San Fran
cisco i'm 1915. has been so great that
it will probably be necessary for
more than one special train to carry
the delegation
The day set apart is March IA,
and trains will leave Portland on
the afternoon of March y. Word
has been received from such extreme
points as Lakeyiew Prineyille.
Burns. klamath Falls Baker and
Astoria that they will be represent
ed by delegations. Eugene is planning
TO send a banner delegation Of fifty
or more: this will be the largest out
side of Portland. Two hundred mem
of the Portland Commercial club will
make the trip. AS most Of the dele
gates win be accompanied by their
ladies the occasion will be of con-
siderable social significance The
fare from Portland will be $25 for
the round trip
Oregon has been conceded the
unusual honor. even over California
itself OF The first choice Of site. The
invitation that has been extended by
the fair officials, and the commercial
bodies OF San Francisco indicates
that the entertainment they will pro-
vide will be of a most elaborate
nature
40 the headquarters of the Oregon
Development League messages have
been received from the commercial
bodies all over the state This iudi-
Gates that they viii act in harmony
with the slogan OF the league that
the Pauama-Paoihc international LX-
position marks The climax of present
work on the Pac'fc
roast
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-08
LITTLE FOLK TAKE
STROLL or IA Mills

A number OF The little folks in
dulsed In a walking stunt SUNDAY
which proves that they are equal 20
their elders when il comes TO a stroll
Tie children. the youngest iuez
jenkins. being only years old. went
on a aower picking excursion, with
Miss Ella Kenyon as ehaperone. They
left Grants Pass ar l1.45 a. ID. and
walked 10 Murphy. a distance Of sew
en- miles
on the return "trip the tots were
overtaken by the McBride-Bunch au-
-omoblle and the five Youngest in the
party. Eva and Inez jenkins, Archie
Wyekon Virginia Riggs and Ruby
KENYON we're brought as far as the
Rogue River bridge
The others. Miss Kenyon, thrice
Kepvon. Ber1ice Riggs and Mary
Jenkins. walked the entire distance
Of IA miles and were in high spirits
over the good time enjoyed when
they reached home ar o clock in the
evening
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-08
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR
CATARRH THAT CONTAIN
MERC CURN.

as mercury win surely destroy the
sense OF smell and completely derange
The whole system when entering IL
through the mucous surfaces Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
slcians as the damage they will do
Is ten fold TO the good you can posi-
bly, derive from them Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by f.. j. Cheney
a Co. Toledo. o.. contains no mer-
curry and is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system I'm buying
Halls Catarrh Cure Doe sure To get
the genuine 10 is taken internally
and made Iu Toledo. Ohio. by r j.
Cheney a Co Testimonials free.
sold by druggists Price. 75c. per
bottle
Take HANS Family Pills for cou-
stipation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-08

To the Editor Rogue River Courier:
In response to your request for nv
opinion of the financial scheme pro-
posed by William J Scott, of Jackson
county will say that while his plan
is somewhat novel, it is worthy of
careful consideration.
am not an expert in matters ner-
tanning to the banking business bpt
III the United States treasurer will
accept county bonds as security. the
plan suggested by Mr.. Scott will GER
tainly prove to be a saving of inter-
est at least.
After all has been said, however
for and against any system. the fact
remains that in dealing with as big
an institution as the United States
government we will just about nav
luII value for all that we get. The
one redeeming feature OF this novel
plan being the immediate use Of the
money derived in the construction Of
public highways and other county
improvements. 1t would also obyiate
the expense Of going into the mar.
kets for the purpose OF selling our
bonds
There is no question but what some
plan better than any that we now
nave must be devised in the near fu-
ture Our present system of taxation
Is not in keeping with our ability to
pay. The burdens of government are
becoming greater than the blessings
Oh government. We have slowly and
surely brought about a condition Of
extravaganza in every department Of
public life that is going to call for
some new way of meeting expenses.
STEPHEN JEWELL
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-08
la Grant, Pass.

n seems probable that a number
of persons will go from Grants Pass
on tbe excursion Southern Pacific
Agent j. NJ Isham, Of this city. has
received the following telegram from
General Passenger Agent John ~
Scott iu Portland, regarding The trip.
%. ". lsaam Grants Pass
Account the excursion Of the Ore
-ou Commission to san Francisco
March 18TH. We will have special
train from Portland 100 p. IN March
18TH. arrive San Francisco p M.
following day Rate round trip. one
and oue-third fare. not 70 exceed $25.
Pullman accommodations, regular
rate Diagrams now open at city
ticket office. Portland Please en-
deayor secure large delegation as pos
s.ole TO represent your town. As
You probably know, We already have
more than full car from Eugene, and
will be very much disappointed if
other valley towns do not make good
showing Portland will undoubtedly
send delegation two hundred or more
JOHN NJ. SCOTT"
FINAL return limit On the tickets
bear date OF April /, good for stop
e'crs on the return trip.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-08
GRANTS PASS MEN DISCUSS SCOTS
NOh.INTERESI BONDING PROPOS|IN
To the Editor of The Rogue River
Courier:

To the Editor of The Rogue River
Courier:
Sir-My attention has been called
to the communication of one, w. j.
Scott, in the Gold Hill News regard
ing a financial scheme for the bond
ing Of Jackson county for the pur-
pose of building good roads. 1t is
certainly novel plan and no doubt
the author expected it to be classed
along with the notorious cat ranch
proposition and other schemes. 1t
seems, however, that some readers
have taken it seriously and believe
there is merit in the proposition.
shall not undertake to answer
all of the points that are raised,
but will call attention to one feature
only, which is this: If Jackson
county can, by issuing non-interest
bearing bonds, receive from the gov
ernment SO 100000 of national bank
notes, there is no reason why every
other county in Oregon and in every
other state in the Union should not
be accorded the same privilege, as
Uncle Sam must treat all of his nieces
and nephews alike. The result would
be imitation of the national currency
from two to three hundred per cent.
What would be the result upon
prices and cost of living? In the
last twenty-five years the per capita
circulation has increased about forty
per cent. The COS of living has
more than doubled in the same time.
Il is a well-known fact that the cost
of the necessaries of life increased
at a more rapid rate during period
Of imitation than do wages The great
problem before the civilized nations
of today is to establish a stable cur
rengy, preventing the possibility of
great fluctuations in prices of COM
modities, So that any scheme that
contemplates a material imitation or
contraction Of the circulating medium
is a disturbing element and works
hardship upon the common people.
What we need is not more cur
rency, but a plan to see that the pres
ent circulating medium performs its
legitimate function. The fuctating
in prices opens a fertile field for the
speculator and gambler Cfnancier)
and should be, by all means, avoided
so far as possible by any country.
H. L. GILKEY
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-08
HAIR THAT FAsCINATEs.
Who Wants LustrOus Hair Full o.
Life and Beauty?

Start now madam, February Is just
he month TO begin 10 acquire a
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will be Justly proud during the So
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II you haven't used PARTISAN
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Use PARTISAN SAGE for one week
and note the wonderful improve
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80 cents a bottle
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-08
LADIES' At NlLlARN INDORSE
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Each of the hfU-four clubs which
compose the oregon Federation of
Women's Clubs, numbering a mem-
bership of 5000 has unanimously
ndorsed equal suffrage the last TO
fan in line being the Ladies' AuNil-
10 the Commercial club of Grants
Pass This club has membership
second largest Ia the federation This
action was taken az the annual busi-
ness meeting ou SATURDAY, March
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-08
RANkLlN TESTIFIED THAT
DARROW DID BRIBING

LOS ANGELES, Mar. Bert H
Franklin. confessed briber, testified
before the county grand jury that in.
dIcted Clarence Darrow that Darrow
gave him sum OF money with which
TO orioe Juror Robert Balm and pro-
spectiye Juror George n Lockwood
IN the Mcnamara trial, according ia
notes taken by attaches of the dis
trict attorneys office. which are 70.
day in possession OF the defense
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-08
CARELESS ABOUT APPENDI.
CITls IN GRANTS PASS

Many Grants Pass people have
stomach or bowel trouble which ls
likely to turn into appendicitis, n
you nave constipation, sour stomach
or gas on me stomach trv sImnia
ouchthorn bark, glycerine, etc, as
compounded In Adler-i-ka. the nav
German appendicitis remedy The
et,,ci ,aS,onS! a, Drug Store states that A
SINGLE DOSE Of this simple remadr
Ielleves reeves bowel or stomach trouble
amos S.most INSTANTLY. - National