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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-11-20
Big Time Witt MasOns
In Atlanta TITS Week
MasOns Annuity Report shews EueslIsnl Goa.
ditiea.

This is a big Masonic week in
Atlanta. Through the mystic de-
grees-iourth to thirty-second in-
elusive. 70 prominent Georgians
are being liked at the Eighth An
nual Reunion Of the Scottish Rite
Masonic Bodies. It takes four days
to put the big class through, and
the occasion is one OF the greatest
significance to Masons. Special
pomp and ceremony, with magnii-
cent stage and scenic effects are
used.
It will interest Masons every
where to know that prominent
members Atlantis for the
occasion complimented very highly
the magnificent growth and work
of the Masons' Annuity. which has
its supreme lodge and main build
ing here. Secretary George e. Ar
gard Of the Annuity, has recently
submitted a report for the period
ending October LIST, showing assets
of 1910, O15.51. The Masons Annu-
ity is doing wonderful work for
the protection OF widows and child
rem Of deceased Mazons.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-11-20

The editor Of the Lee County
Journal sent a letter Of thanks to TIE
popular Albany firm, which was a.
follow.
Lcesourg, Ga Nov. IS, 1918.
Mr.. u. +. Beatie,
Albany, Georgia.
Dear Sir;
Permit me as secretary Of the
Lee County Chamber Of Commerce
to thank you most cordially fOr
your donation Of ten dollars toward
the work Of that organization. The
people of Lee county and The Jour
nal are grateful to you for this aid
20 generously extended by you in
behalf Of the Farmers Land, Loan
and Title Company.
Your words Of commendation for
The journal, can assure you, are
deeply appreciated, Is il the con-
tinued cooperation and aid you
are exerting in building up this
county and section. The check
you have given has been added 10
the fund that ! hope will do more
towards showing Lee county its
hidden resources than anything
that has been done here IN years.
Very truly yours.
FRANK 7. LONG,
Editor and Manager.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-11-20

What bids fair to be the the lar
gest and most enthusiastic meeting
Of farmers Of Lee county during the
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-11-20
Mr. ]. R. Smith Has Joined Ranks
Of The Boosters For Lee County
Well known Atlanta gave generous contribution toward securing
farm demonstration agenHe also praised The Journal
for its good work.

In behalf of The Journal, the
Chamber of Commerce and the peo-
pie Of Lee county / wish to extend
to you most cordial thanks for the
substantial aid you have given us in
the way Of encouragement, and for
the large subscription to the farm
demonstration agent fund. It is
grateful to the people Of Lee coun-
ty to know that in you they have
such staunch friend in the work
that the Chamber of Commerce here
is trying to do towards building up
and developing one Of the richest
counties in point of natural resour-
ces in Georgia. We are pleased to
know that you are landowner in
Lee county and that you are anoth-
er live booster for this rapidly de-
veloping section Of the state.
Such generous aid as you have
given Lee county is sure to stimu-
late tie people here to do more and
and more toward making this coun.
ty the peer of any in this part Of
Georgia. Again thanking you fol-
yourencouraging sympathy and aid
/ am,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-11-20

What bids fair to be the the lar
gest and most enthusiastic meetinI
Of farmers Of Lee county during tn
entire year has been called to NEE
in Leesburg, Tuesday morning, De
cetnber 2, at 10 o'clock, for the pur
Pose Of discussing the problem 9
labor on the farm and Of arranging
some method whereby the farmer
Of Lee county will cooperate Will
each other in solving the difieultie
that they meet.
The suggestion for this meeting
was made by Mr.. D. G. Jonesat tb,
meeting Of farmers held here las
Saturday for the purpose of collect
ing the fund that has been pledgec
for farm demonstration agent il
Lee county, 1t is hoped that az
organization Of the farmers may be
effected at the meeting, whereby
they can not only solve tie problem
Of labor bu. also many other mat
tiers that will bring them good re-
turns in money saved during the
very first year Of the organization
Every farmer in Lee county should
come out to the meeting here in
December.
The day named has been chosen
for the reason that it should aforl
a large number Of farmers the op-
portunity of coming to Leesburg
twill he the day for the meeting
of the county commissioners, and
it will also. not-be on Saturday, as
that is a bad day for farmerssto gel
away from their farms in the morn
ing. Every white farmer in Lee
county is invited and urged to at
tend the meeting, which is for the
purpose Of beneftting every farmer
and Of hurting none.
On account Of the meeting hav-
ing been called on Saturday the at
tendance at the meeting Of the
farmers of the county held here last
Saturday for the purpose ofcollect-
ing the money pledged to the farm
demonstration agent was not as lar
gely attended as it would otherwise
have been. Nevertheless nearly hall
of the fund needed was collected. It
is hoped to have all Of this fund col
lected before the meeting to be held
here in December, and every sub
scriber to the fund who has not paid
is urged to. do SO. The advisory
committee. that is to have charge o.
the disbursement Of the fund after
it is collected is composed Of the
following well known Lee county
farmers: Messrs. D. G. Jones,
chairman; B. E. Fouche, B. F.
Cassels, L. D. Hays and H. i.
Long, sr.
This committee of five is the first
committee Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, and it will have charge Of
the supervision Of the fund that is
to be spent in Lee county to pay
half Of the expenses Of the agent, as
Terrell county is to pay the Other
half Of the $500 demanded by the
federal government before it viii
give $500 itself for that purpose
Every pledge on the fund is good
and it is only needed now to collecf
the remainder Of the fund to have
the sum placed in bank awaiting th'
expenditure of it under the super
vision of the committee. Those
who have paid up the sums pledged
to the fund are the following:
Lee County Journal --------- $25 o
B. F. Cassels- ----- o
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-11-20

Only short time after the meet
ing of the farmers Of Lee county
here last Saturday had closed, the
following message, which is self
explanatory, was received from Mr..
}. R. Smith, of Atlanta, who is one
Of the latest additions to the ranks
of Lee county boosters:
Atlanta, Ga. 11-15-13.
Frank 7. Long. Editor Lee County
Journal, Leesburg, Ga.
In receiptof first copy your pa
per / congratulate you and the COM
munity upon unprecedented enter
prise. lam purchasing some farm
land in Lee and feel a deep interest.
Put me on your subscription list for
The Journal, and twenty-five dol
lars for farm demonstration work.
.I:45 pm. J. r. SMITH.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-11-20
Chamber Of Commerce Is Fast
Increasing Its Membership
Lee county trade organization aiding greatly in making she county
known all Georgia and other states.--RepoH
Of funds On hand.

the Farmers Land, Loan aud Title
Co., ofAlbany, sent the following
letter with the check:
Frank T. Long, Editor,
The Lee County Journal,
Leesburg, Ga.
Dear Sir
We are enclosing herewith our
check for $1,000 and viii thank
you to hand it to the Lee County
Chamber OF Commerce with our
compliments.
We congratulate Lee County
upon having citizenship 80 vide
awake, progressive, and filed with
a spirit Of cooperation. II IL this
spirit which builds communities,
and we predict for the County .
magnificent future.
We take this opportunity to also
congratulate you upon the splendid
paper you are editing, and we
fully appreciate the power and III.
tluence you are having upon tie
community.
Yours very truly,
D. i. BEATIE,
President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
HOLD SUNDAY SCHOOL
CAMPAIGN IN Chiffon
Sessions Commence Tomorrow Con-
tinuing for Nine Days at Various
Churches in the County

Mountain Creek May 9.-(Special THE
Chiffon county Sunday school campaign
is to commence on May II and is to last
through continuously for nine days. end
ing on May 10 at Cooper. full and in
structive course of Sunday school worl,
has been outlined and will be followed as
planned by those having the matter in
hand
r. l.. Thornton is president and Miss
Mary Carr Gibson, secretary-treasurer of
the Chiffon County Sunday School asso-
citation.
The dates for the several localities are.
May II. New Cedron church; May II.
Stanton; May 13. Mt. Nebo church; Nav
IA, Mulberry church; May Is, Macedonia
church; May 16, Jemison; May II, Liberty
Hill church; May is, Clanton Baptist
church; May 10, Cooper, Salem church.
During the session the following Will
be speakers at different points:
r. l.. Thornton of Mountain Creek.
Leon Palmer of Montgomery, Miss Myra
Batcheler of Montgomery, the Rev. O..
W. Greer, pastor Baptist church of Noun
tain Creek. and Miss Mary Carr Gibson,
Verbena-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
BURLESON SCHEME
MAY MEAN CHANGE
IN CIVIL SERVICE
Democrats Dislike Working
of Whites and Negroes
Side By Side
TILLMAN GIVES HIS
VIEWS ON MATTER
Says the Leaven Is Working in North
and Question of Social Equality
Is Undergoing Decided
Change
Nv G. e. STEWART

Washington. May 9.-(Special.) POST
ment that an executive order had been is
sued to require all fourth class postmas-
ters now in office or candidates for pros
peotive appointments to submit to COM
petitive examination to determine their
fitness for office, is a victory for those
who contend that the civil service has
been more or less abused by taking In
many officeholders by executive order as
a first step toward the correction of such
abuses.
Mr.. Burleson in his discussion of the
situation indicates that the administra-
ton wishes to take the fourth class post
masters out of politics, but it also desires
that the democrats be given an equal
show at these places with the repub-
1icans
As matter of fact, it is claimed that
fully four-fifths of the civil service en-
ployes are republicans, and two-thirds of
these obtianed their places-not in the
regular way, but through executive orders
or some other scheme to place them on
high ground in case of political upheav-
al A democrat recently in applying for
a place in the treasury department, which
he did not expect to get--in his application
TO Secretary MeAdoo. declared that if a
gatling gun was placed at each corner
of the treasury building and opened fire
at 4:So when the clerks were leaving the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
CHINA APPRECIATES
u. S. RECOGNITION

Washington, May 9.-Gratification of
the people of China over recognition
of their republic by the United States
was described in a message received
at the state department. today from
the American legation in Pekin. Depu-
tations from commercial and other or
ganizations, students and teachers held
a parade, stopped at the American lega
tion, waving the stars and stripes
along with the Chinese flag. Both
houses of the national assembly have
passed resolutions of appreciation,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
TRADE
ADV|CES HOPEFUL
Considerable Buying in the
Cotton Market During
Week

New York, May 9.-More optimistic
foreign trade advices, a somewhat modi-
fed idea of the prospective acreage and
less favorable private crop reports from
the eastern belt, caused a considerable
buying movement in the cotton market
during the past week. but offerings in
creased above II cents for new cror
positions and the market yesterday lost
part of its gain on report of showers in
drouthy sections east of the river and a
bearish view of the week end figures
There has been a tendency in local cir
cles 10 attribute the bulk of the demand
to shorts, but there has also been more oil
less support from trade sources ano
houses with foreign connections. The i'm
proved political position in Europe had
been followed by very much more ia
vorable reports from continental spinning
circles, and bullish disposed traders claim
that European Spinners are beginning tr
hedge their forward requirements by pur-
chases of new crop months around the
prevailing level of prices.
Meanwhile, southern spot markets, while
showing occasional concessions. have not
exhibited any general weakness, and as
soon as reports of replanting or poor
stands began to come in from the new
crop, July shorts showed signs of un-
ca siness owing to the reduction in the
local stock, which is being shipped out
to Liverpool, Manchester, Bremen and
Russia. Estimates of the probable total
shipments from here before the movement
is over range from about 10000 to $4,000
bales, with the certificated supply now
9200c bales compared with 10000 bales at
the first of the month. These shipments,
it was apprehended, would leave very
little protection for the July short in
terest, but buying did not become general
and the selling encountered on the ad-
vance was doubtless encouraged by re-
ports that prominent Fall River mills are
to close far an indefinite period begin
ming on Monday and feeling that a mod
crate supply of surface moisture in the
eastern belt would quickly revive bearish
views as to the first government condi-
ton report due early next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
OWEN LEADS
INDIAN FIGHT

Washington, May 9.-Senator Owen
led an attack today before the Senate
indian affairs committee to abolish the
board OF Indian commissioners The
board is appointed by the President
and its members serve without compen-
sation. Mr.. Owen and other senators
claimed that 1t was useless but gave
up the fight after a long argument.
The Indian appropriation bill carrying
about $10,000,000 was under considera-
ton today by the committee. 1t prob
ably will not be reported to the Senate
until late next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
COAL LAND TO BE
RESTORED TO ENTRY

Washington, May 9.-Secretary Lane
recommended today that more than 400
90 acres in South Dakota previously
withdrawn from entry to be classified
with either coal or non-coal land, be
restored to entry The land restored
is part of a tract. much of which
was found by the geological, survey to
be coal hearing. Biologists of the sur
vey report the coal is Ignite and in
beds varying from two feet to 10 feet
in thickness. The land has been ap-
praised at $40 an acre when 1t lies
more than Is miles from railroad and
$50 an acre II within 15 miles of q rail-
road. aF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
SCHOOL LANDS IN
WALKER TO ObE SOLD
State Land Agent Will Sell
Several Thousand Acres
Today at Jasper

Montgomery, May 9.-(Specia1)-state
Land Agent w. j. Martin left tonight for
Jasper, where on Saturday he will sell
several thousand acres of school indemn:-
ty lands in Walker county. The lands
have been advertised for sale at public
auction, and Mr.. Martin is hopeful that
he will secure good offer for the prop
erty.
Much of the Walker county school In
demnity lands are rich in mineral depos-
its. and the Indications are that there will
be heavy demand for the school prop
erty.
On the following Saturday Mr.. Martin
or superintendent of Education Henry
j. Willngham will go to Tuscaloosa coun-
ty to sell some school indemnity lands in
that county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
JAPANESE CENSUS
WILL BE TAKEN

Sacramento, May "a new bill pro-
yiding for a census of the Japanese
population of California and for the
gathering of information and statis-
tics concerning the class and acreage
of lands held by them. was introduced
In the senate today by Senator Cam
tnitti. under suspension Of THE ruless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
PROGRESSIVES ASK
EDUCATORS ADVICE

Washington, May "a number of
the progressives In the House con-
ferred today with Walter e. Weyl of
New York city, Dean Lewis of the
University of Pennsylvania, Thomas
A. Parkinson of the Columbia univer-
stay, ]. P. Chamberlain of New York
and other educators regarding the leg
islative programme of the progressive
party in the House.
The conference will continue tomor-
row with a view to perfecting meas
ures regarding trade commissions.
presidential primaries, child labor leg
islation and other planks in the pro-
gressive partys platform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
Urge Sterilization Law

Atlanta, May 9.-Enactment of sterl-
ization law. applying to certain classes
of criminals and detectives, is urged by
directors of the Georgia state sanitarium
at Milledgeville, in their annual report,
submitted to Governor Brown today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
Boston, Mass.

Daily June 1st to Sept. 3Oth, with
return limit of go days. Going via Gin
cinnati and direct to Boston, return
ing steamer to Norfolk and rail to Bir-
mingham or steamer to Norfolk and
Washington or Baltimore and rail to
B1rmlQSudm $4o.95
Going via Cincinnati and
Chicago ....... .$4e6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
New York, N. Y.

Daily June 1st to Sept. 30th, with re-
turn limit of go days. Going via Gin
cinnati and direct to New York, re-
turning steamer to Norfolk and rail to
Birmingham direct or boat to Washing
ton or Baltimore and rail ...... .$41e5
Going via Cincinnati and Chicago $45.55
Going via Cincinnati and Mont
Going via Cincinnati, Chicago and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
w. B. Landrum m Arrested

Jacksonville. Fla, May 9.--W. B. Ian
drum, arrested here recently on charges
of swindllng a number of persons in
Stephenvile Tex, was taken back to
Texas today by state officer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
THORSbY SHIPS 18
CARS OF BERRIES
Believed Twenty-Five VIII
Be Shipped Before End
of the Season

Mountain Creek, May 9.-tspecial This
season there has been shipped. up to now,
Is carloads of strawberries from Thors-
by There is every prospect that the total
cars shipped when the season is over,
will be %. A banker stated that s2s0O
was received for strawberries last year by
growers around rhorsby.
Work on the Coosa river dam is pro-
crossing rapidly The Alabama Power
eompany's contractors, the Macarthur
Bros, are successful now in keeping a
full force of men at work. Occasionally
the force on the dam loses some of its
men, but labor agents manage to keep
the ranks filled up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
L0VGmdnJ Joseph. E .;Sj5LiOi;icb u

which will be officially communica ted
to the American government through
the Chinese minister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
PROPOSED RAILROAD
Up CAHABA VALLEY
Selmians Promoting Line
Into Birmingham District
OPEN UP RICH SECTION
Sheriff Randall Appears in Recorder
Court for Violating Sanitary Reg
ulations-Early Morning Fire
in Grocery Store

Selma, May 9.-Gspecial) )-There is little
doubt bur that within the next two or
three weeks some definite announcement
of the building of the proposed railroad
from Selma up the survey OF the Cahaba
valley to the Birmingham district will be
made. Messrs. l.. M Hooper and Ernest
Lamar, two well known business men OF
Selma, who far the past month have been
in New York and Boston interesting east
ern capitalists in the building of the
road returned Thursday night and while
as yet they have given out no decisive
statement, 1t is generally believed their
visit to the east has been successful and
that some announcement regarding the
building of The road will soon be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10

In the interest of the Besson automo-
bile spark plug, II. A. Vaughan of the
Central Alabama Motor Car company left
this morning for New York to make ar
rangements for the manufacture of the
plug which will soon be placed on the
market. The plug has been patented by
Mr.. Besson, head mechanician of the
company, and it is believed will revolu-
tionize that part of automobile machin-
cry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10

The fire department was called to the
wholesale grocery store of w. C. Ward
& Son on Water street this morning at 4
o'clock. The fire which called out the
department was located in the hay de-
partment of the establishment, and in
which at the time was stored about 100
tons. Considerable of the hay was burned
and other was damaged by water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10

building, there would not be the least
danger of killing democrat He didn't
get the job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10

Sheriff Pettus Randall OF Dallas county
appeared in recorders court Friday morn
ing for violating the city sanitary regula-
tions Sheriff Randall was cited to ap-
pear at the session of the court by Sani-
tary Inspector Dudley Thursday. For
some weeks past Sheriff Randall has had
at the county Jail number of pigs. to
which he fed the slop and refuse from
the kitchen of that institution. Keeping
pigs and hogs in the city limits is in vio-
lation of one of the sanitary regulations
of the city, and for that reason the sheriff
was cited to appear before the recorder
by Sanitary Inspector Dudley. While no
fine was imposed upon Sheriff Randall.
he was requested to remove his pigs from
the county jail, which is located within
the city limits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10
Defeated by Local Papers

Defeated by Local Papers
A very large percentage of Washing
tons population are government employees,
and the newspapers at the capital vie with
each other in championing their cause.
They declare them to be poorly paid and
overworked, demanding that Congress in
crease their salaries and shorten their
hours; to read of the injustice done them
1t would seem strange that anybody would
want their jobs, or that they would be so
extremely anxious to hold onto them, in
asmuch as they could do so much better
in any other avocation. Nevertheless
there are worlds and worlds of good
American citizens who evidently are not
doing quite so well, and who stand ready
and willing to take their places-at the
same wages-and work the same hours
but these poorly paid. overworked clerks
continue to sacrifice themselves, when
1t is not at all necessary and raise
"holer" If there is anything said about
not permitting them to do so any longer
A question which is more or less agi-
tated in Washington right now is the
segregation of the races in the govern
ment departments. This plan is favored
by Senator Tillman of South Carolina and
Senator Vardaman of Mississippi In dis
cussing this question Senator Tillman
was asked why there We're more colored
persons in the civil service than whites
from the south. 1t is said that there are
22,000 negroes in the service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10

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