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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-03

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-03
LOST AND FOUND.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-03

WANTED-Planer and buffer; Rock Is
land Manufacturing company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-03
COLLECTIONS.

COLLECTIONS MADE-Hard accoRats
and claims collected William x
Walker. lawyer, 31I Peoples BAN
building Phone 349.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-03
BOOMERANG
FOR sALE-CTTY PROPERTY.

FOR SALE|Houses from $500 to ST.
500. on easy terms Phone 1165-K.
2. w. Robinson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-03

FOR SALE-A few eggs from my prize
winning Barred Rocks. at $3.50 per Is.
and from Buff Orpingtons. closely re-
lated to Madison square garden New
York; winners. 1911, at 81; guaran-
teed 80 per cent fertile. II. e. Kill
mer. 500 Second street Phone west
l4l6-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-03
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For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR SALIE+Gas stove in good condi-
ton at $40 Nineteenth street,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-03
WANTED-TO ExCHANGE.
BUSINESS CHANCES.

600 Will buy half inter-
est in my wholesale and retail bust
ness, which viii pay you from Sl2,-
600 to $4,000 d year on the invest
ment ! will show the above to be
correct by personal interview Bust
ness Will stand the stTictest inyesti-
cation. No person but sober man,
with the cash, who can put his full
time into the business. need answer
Best OF references given and required
VIII explain by personal interview
why / must have a partner. Address
W. J. Smith, 1928 Ogden avenue, Chi
cago, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-03
wANTED-MAIE OR FEMALE.

NANIED-Mdn or woman to clean Of
hCe. Apply 1922 Second avenue.
WANTED-Straw berry pickers at Phil
Dingeldeln's South Rock Island
WANTED-IOu to earn a dollar an ev-
ening addressing envelopes for me at
home all particulars necessary to
start work for dime. II. Hamblin,
Station a 3l6, Grand Rapids. Mich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-03

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms ais
nat. Inquire 1907 Sixth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-03

FOR SALE-A bargain in two lots, each
40xl30; price $500 for both. See Eek
hart & Buffum.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20
State Primary viii Be
Held About August 20.

Atlanta, Ga. June II. Chairman
w. G. Wright, of thes state Democrat
ic executive committee, believes the
committee viii probaly be called to-
gether on June %, the day before the
Georgia delegation leaves for Balti-
more, and just four days before the
legislature meets.
He further thinks the state prim-
airy for governor and state house off
icers will be held on or about Aug
ust 20, which will be just after the
legislature adiourns, and the state
convention on September 3, Under
the law the state election will place
on October 2.
Although the people have twice
practically repudiated the plurlity
plan at the polls, it seems proable
that the committee will adhere to its
principles in the state primary.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20
MERCER TELLS FOR WHAT HE STANDS

population. The population classed by
the Census Bureau as urban constituted
46. 3 per cent Of the total in 1910 ~ com
pared with 40.5 IN 1900. In view ot these
facts believe It is the bounden duty Of
the government to study tie causes Of
this decrease and 80 to legislate 10 stem
the tide that is flowing cityward. The
history Of the world teaches rs that the
backbone Of the producing power Of AL
nations, and that when tillers OF the SOIL
have ceased their labore, as IN time OF
wars and disaster, there have been sui
fering and economic cramp IN every de-
partment OF the national life. ] believe
that we should devote special thought and
study 10 the bettement OF conditions for
the agricultural classes, and that We
should enact legislation that will mot only
Sc benelcent Int stimulating IN its ef-
fccts
am in favor Of l;ws that willprohibit
gambling iii larm products, an evil mat
is unquestionably responsible for the DE-
preston OF prices and consequent inlus-
tice to the farmer | am, as before stated,
strongly on the side Of good roads, bell
ewing that they are absolutely essential
To the general improvement Of rural con-
ditions.
PoToFFIcE BUILDINGS FcR Towns
favor such legislation as would au-
tomatically provide postoftice buildings
ior all towns, based on their gross receipts
from $1,000 to $50, 600. it shouid not be
necessary for q special bill TO be in
trodueed for each town when postoftice
building is needed. general bill, such
az ! favor, would automatically authorize
4 building to cost the amount justified by
the gross receipts Of the Office at that
aoint. The demand for labor and ma
teriaI thus created would givs rise to a
very desirable industrial activity. In
case Of necessity the government could
float bonds for this purpose ct 2per cent.
AT present, in many instances, it is pay
ing 10 per cent rental for bindings used
as postoffices Another desirable feature
Of this plan which advocate is the saw
ling Of time to congress Under thepres
ent system each bill must be passed on
separately and with considerable loss Of
costly time.
0NE-CENT LETTER POSTAGE.
favor an increased rate Of postage or
advertising periodicals, pamphlets, cata.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS MAKES
KNOWN PLATFORM TO VOTERS
OF THIRD DISTRICT.
WIN Of the People Supreme

Tariff shonld Not Protect Tho Classes Would
Drain Swamps and hid in Road Building.
Erecl Postoiiies Buildings Automatically.
0ne-cent Letter Postage Regulals Cor
porutions.
To the Voters If the Third District
am plain farmer, but ! see no reason
why am not justified N asking my icl-
low citizens OF the Third district 10 give
me their support to n2resent them u the
Sixty-Third Congress. have annout
for that Office, and in order that the peo-
pie may know my views on public mat
tiers / submit them the following sum-
mary Of my political beliefs.
In the first place, stand for and adj
yocate every principle set out in theplat-
form Of the democratic party. The
supremacy Of the people is the chief
corner stone Of our government, and that
supremacy should be maintained at any
cost. Hence, anything that sayors OF
class legislation is entirely foreign to my
ideas OF right Of right. The will OF the
people must control. In order that Il
may do SO it is the duty Of those men
whom the people elect asthelrrepresenta-
tatives to see to it that all expressions Of
the peoples will are enacted into wisely
constructed laws.
CoNsKRyE NATURAL RESOURCES.
/ will advocate and vote for all reason-
able measures that look to the improve
ment and conservation Of the natural
resources Of the country, as forests, soils
and waterways. In particular, believe
in such legislation as secures the con-
tinued public ownership Of public lands
containing phosphates, ores, minerals
and coal. The interests Of the people
should be carefully considered in this
connection, especially where the landsin
question yield mineral supplies, such as
are used in the manufacture Of CONNER
cial fertilizers and other commodities
yielding profit
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20

ogs, etc, which class of matter the gov
eminent is now carrying at a loss.
Through such an increase | believe that
Il one-eent letter postage would soon JUS
tify itself Based on the reductions in
| the past, which have brought us down to
/ the two-cent rate, | am of the opinion
that with an increase in the department
referred to a one-eent rate could soon be
made self-snstaining.
The rural mail service is one Of the
greatest and most profitable investments
ever made by the governments I favor
all such legislation as has for its object
the strengthening of this arm of our pos
tai department.. believe that the highest
efficiency should be the aim; and that, as
q means to obtain it, increased compensa-
ton for the carriers, together with inn
provement OF public highways, viii be
most etfectual,
| am in favor Of general parcels post,
but wsth this restriction; that it be
operated by a well-defned zone system.
Its object should be to help the local
and farmer. l would oppose a
measure that would give undue advantage
to the big merchant at distance and to
the far-awaY mail order houses.
REGULATE CORPORATIONS.
l favor government regulation of cor
poratons No thinking citizen can say
that corporations when operated accord
ing to the law are an evil. They are
necessary to the economic and indu strial
growth OF the country Properly main
tanned and legally conducted they are
henefcent agency rather tAan 9th erwise.
But the tendency of so many Of these
heavily capitalized conceans has been to
operate solely for their own ends, and in
their own interests, rather than due re
gard for the public good and for the laws
Of the land, that the intervention Of the
government has been necessary in many
cases. / believe that the government,
having taken the very wise step Of es-
tahlishing Court OF Commerce, should I
uot relax its vigilance but should see to
it that there is a rigid enforcement ofthe
law.
am opposed to the dominance of our
bodies by the special in /
terests. When we consider that in 4
great majority of cases these special in
tetests are engaged in the utilization of
public or natural resources for private
gain. that they are suppressors of fair
that they pay unfairly small
wages to the workers who are IN truth
he producers OF their wealth while they
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20
GEORGIA, Lee County.

Under and by virtue of an ord5
granted by the Superior Court l
Lee County on the petition Of B
6. Booker, ct al. for partition I
lands hereinafter described, in While
order the undersigned are appointe
as commissioners, to sell said land
Will be sold before the couI
house door in Leesburg. Ca, on I'll
LIST Tuesday in July, 1912, at publ
cutlery to the highbest and be
bidder, for cash the following de
cribed lands, to-wit: The South Id
of lots Nos. 8 and 10, all Of lot Nj
"a and sixty five acres in the Mort
East Corner Of lot No. Is, being a
of said lot lying North and East
Muckaloochee Greek, aggregatir
four hundred and seventy-tive & Of
half acres more or less. All situate
in the 18th District of Lee count
and known as the Leonard plad
Being sold as the property Of J. j
Booker, Kenneth NJ. Booker, Mr.
Mary Edna Lunsford, E. L. Flower
Anna Pearl Flowers and Katy Nj
Flowers and w. R. Booker, and sol
for the purpose of division and di
Of the proceeds Of the sa
of said lands, among said parties.
The order under which this sd
will be made appears on the ninut
Of Lee Superior Court. This Il
9Th day Of June, 1912.
7. S. BURTON,
J. A. HILL,
J! L. WELLS,
Commissioned
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20

believe in tariff for revenue; that il
in such taxes or tariffs SIS are necessary
To maintain a correct administration o.
the government. | am opposed to derry
ing revenue from the necessities OF life
and I think that there should be such
regulation of the rates and the sources OF
revenue as win protect the masses Of the
people and not enrich certain classes al
the common expense.
favor the amendment to the Federal
Constitution providing for the levy ofthe
income tax, and believe that this tax
should be collectible on all incomes Of
S., 900 and over The sunearned in
crement, as it exists in the case Of
plutocrats aud non-producers, should he
made to bear its share of the general
burden.
AID FoR PuBLTc HIaHwAys,
/ ann strongly in favor Of the govern
ment giving its interested attention and
its actual aid to public highways and to
the reclamation Of swamp lands, III it
should become necessary to dose would
favor the floating of government bonds
at 2 per cent for this purpose. The inn
proyement Of our public highways is, to
my mind, the key TO the economic saliva
ton 81 the rural districts. These sections
would be opened up, they would become
so attractive to those interested in agri-
culture and so much more comfortable |
and profitable to the farming classes that
there would Of necessity follow in the /
wake oil road improvement the solution |
Of the problem OF the dwindling farm
population. We should encourage our
young men to form partnerships with !
nature by becoming farmers The |
quickest and most profitable way to dot
is to give the people the best roads that
can be provided.
FoR BETTER AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS
In this connection / would call atten-
ton to the fact that 10 years following
the census Of 1900 the population OF the
United States increased q per cent, but
the number Of farms did not keep pace
with this increase in population. Meas
ured BY the number Of farms agriculture
exhibits diminished rate of increase,
and in large areas OF the country are
practically stationary. Yet notwith-
standing this fact, there has been an in
crease Of ll7.4 per cent in the value OF all
land in farms The average value Of
farm land per acre increased, during the /
len years period indicated, los. per I
cent. In this connection it is interesting
10 note that there has been a mnch more
rapid increase in urban than ia rural
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20
To the Democratic Voters Of the Bic
Congressional District:

l hereby formally announce my
candidacy for the Office of congress
man from said district to the 63ro
Congress. subject to the Democratic
primary to be held next summer
Owing to my familiarity with condi,
tons in Washington (being the con
fidential clerk to the speaker of the
House, I believe if the people viii
honor me with the great Office that
I can be of service to them and !
will certainly strive to faithfully and
intelligently represent all the people
of the district. Their interest and
welfare shall regulate. control and
influence my every vote and act anc
at all times I will be true to the
masses Of our people. Before the
primary I viii announce a form
platform Of principles, address to
voters on the public questions OF the
day. presenting my views fully to
them and endeavor to see as may
Of them in person as possible. Il
you can give me yonr support and
influence 1 shall always be most
profoundly grateful.
Very respectfully,
CHARLES r CRISP
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20
Legal Advertising
Notice to Debtors rnd
Creditors.
GEORGIA-Lee County.

GEORGIA-Lee County.
All persons owing the estate of the La
Leaston Berryhill are hereby requisite
to pay the same at once. All persol
having claims against the said estate al
requested to present the same proper
itemized and sworn to before an offict
if accounts, for payment of same. R. !
Forester, atty, Leesburg, will reeel'
all payments and prepare all accoun
presented for payment which please ref
to him. This May 9th, 1912.
Robert Berryhil
Ed. Berryhill,
Extrs. of Leaston Berryhill, Decd.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20

Georgia, Lee County: Ordinary
Office Of said county, Chamber
June Ord, 1912.
To Whom It May Concern. Mr.
Pearl Raglan, as the widow Of D.
Raglan, late Of said county, deceased
has applied to this court, for tt
setting apart for herself, a year
support out of the estate Of sal
deceased; and, appraisers duly at
pointed has made their report an
filed the same in this office. Moth
is hereby given that the same wi
be heard on the 1st Mono ay in Jul
next, any objections thereto are n
quired to be filed in this office b
that time. Witness my official signs
ture, June 3rd, 1912.
GEO. C. EDWARDS, Ordinary
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20

For the first time in a great many
years one of the candidates for
Governor will not have headqGar-
tiers in Atlanta, Joe Hill Hall will
conduct his campaign from Macon.
but he win be on hand for the leg
islatiye session and viii do some
work among his fellow legislators.
The unique situation viii exist
during the session Ofhaving a guber-
aspirant on either side of
5he capitol. Mr.. Hall viii be in the
house. while across the building
John NJ. slaton viii be presiding
over the senate.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20

The NPnal relations between
these two is cordial and friendly, as
both have served long together in
the making body and each has
the utmost respect for the others
fairness and abilities.
Presiding over the house will be
another aspirant for higher political
honors, Speaker John Holder, who
has been hustling over the big and
mountainous ninth district for
months to persuade the voter to
send him up to Washington in place
Of Tom Bell. Altogether this ought
to be very interesting session.
Georgia's stand il. law enforce
ment is attracting the attention Of
the county, being the subject Of an
editorial in Golfers Weekly re-
Gently. Within the past year the
supreme court has passed on more
than rs capital cases, and has re-
served less than dozen. Gov.
Browns stand against too free use
of the pardoning power is well
known, and his position meets with
the approval of good people in all
parts Of the state.
Observing people believe this
stern and rigid enforcement Of the
laws DEGREES will go far towards
checking criminal tendencies in the
state, because the law-breaker will
come to understand that he must
suffer the full Penalty for his wrong
doing.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20
Atlanta, Ca. june Although

Atlanta, Ca, June IL. Although
the names Of Attorney General 7.
S. Fielder, Congressman T. w.
Hardwick, Murphy Gambler, Judge
w. A. Covington, DIR. L. q. Hard
man and Judge G. H. Brand, Of
Athens, have been mentioned" in
connection with the goyernorship,
most people believe there will be no
more entries and that the voters will
cast their ballots in the August
Primary for one of two men, John
M. Slaton, Of Atlanta, or Joe Hill
Hall, Of Macon.
Some think that the final DISPOSE
ton Of the Tippins bill will have
some bearing on the possible can
didacy Of straight out prohibition
cadidate. If the bill is passed at
the summer session and it is vetoed
by Gov. Brown, as many think he
will do, it may bring out prohibit
ton candidate. This is all purely
speculative, however. and nothing
may come Of it. 1t is just now a
part Of the current gossip anent
politics. However, the leaders on
both sides Of the question. in the
main, are opposed to making it an
issue in the gubernatorial campaign.
One Of the most gratifying things
to majority Of the peop.e Of tn,
state is the absence Of any factiona
or old-time partisan politics in thu
present race, such as tore the stat,
asunder in recent years. That much
is distinct gain. at least.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20

Entered at the Post-office Of
LeeSburg, Ga, as second-class mat
ter.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20

Georgia's delegation to the Balti-
more democratic convention will
leave Atlanta in a palatial special
train next Sunday morning and it
is expected that many besides the
delegates will he aboard. The rate
is low and the fast special train, with
club cars, diners and Pullman cars,
will attract many on the trip.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20

Subscription $l.0O per year. Adver-
tiGing rates lie per single column inch.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20

The general assembly viii meet
for the fifty day summer session on
June 26, and is expected to be a
busy one. Although Jack Slaton,
president of the senate, is in the
midst of his gubernatorial campaign,
he viii preside over the daily SEES
sions Of the upper house, giving his
campaign such attention dis he can
between times.
judicial, insurance, and banking
reform will be three important mat
tiers to come before the legislative
body this summer. The judi ,iary,
the bar, and special legislative
committee have worked in harmony
to bring about changes for the bet
ter enforcement Of laws, and meas
ures along this line will be intro
dueed early in the session. A special
legislative committee worked more
than a week to get at the inadaqua-
eies Of insurance laws in the state
and they found Georgia far behind
other states in this respect. Bills
to bring about desirable changes will
be introduced this summer. The
banking committee will advocate es-
tablishing a state banking depart
ment entirely separate from the state
treasurer's office.
The legislature will also have con-
siderable work on hand to straighten
out legislation passed last summer
and which was tangled up in some
way. The Ault report, covering the
investigation of the agricultural de-
partment, will be submitted, and
bills introduced to make needed
changes in that department.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20
THE
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PUBLISHED ~ THE JOURNAL COMPANY

H. L. LONG, Editor and Manager.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20

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