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The Holbrook news., 1914-03-27
suffragists Attention.

The Official Board of the Nat tional Woman Suffrage Associa- ton has issued a call to the suf- fragists of the country. to rally at a meeting on the second day of May. 1914, in every city, vil- lage and hamlet from the Allan tic to the Pacific, to respond to a trumpet blast by singing a hymn of suffrage faith and by adopt ing a nationwide resolution to be presented to the Congress of these United States calling upon Congress to meet the demand of the American women for pol1ti- cal freedom.
 The program will be:
 A Song Emusic will be furnish ed on application)
 An Address (by some speaker or a speech will be provided to be read,
 Resolutions to be sent to Con- gress (resolutions will be provid- ed and the same set will be adoped everywhere.)
 National Hyman of Suffrage Faith (copies of this hymn will be provided for general distribu- tion).
 I earnestly request the women of Arizona to join in making this a grand demonstration and shall be glad to answer all questions and to furnish supplies required for the observation of the day.
 Frances w. Munds. Chairman Arizona Equal Suffrage Central Committee. Kingman, Arizona.
The Holbrook news., 1914-03-27
SITCREAVES NATIONAL
 FOREST HOMESTEADS

During the months of January and February, 1914, a total of 987 acres of land within the Sit greaves National forest. Arizona, were listed with the secretary of the Interior and will shortly be openad to entry under the Forest Homestead Act. The lands thus listed were applied for individ- tally by ten applicants, and each one of these tracts was examined by forest officer and found to be more valuable for agrlculture than for forest purposes.
 Those whose applications with in the Sitgreaves National Forest were favorbaTy acted upon during the months of January and Feb ruary are:
 Charles Whipple, and E. J. West, Lakeside, Arizona; Liola Penrod, Pinetop, w. H. Hall, and Jeese II. Pearce, Taylor, George Roberts. Winslow, w. o. Merrill, Showlow. J. R. Penrod and Leonard H. Calaway Pine top. w. w. Beard, Heber, all in Arizona.
 In addition to this, 5.O33. 93 acres were listed to applicants within other national forests in Arizona, and 4,94124 acres Tn national forests in New Mexico.
The Holbrook news., 1914-03-27
SENATE DEFEATS
 EQUAL SUFFRAGE

The Senate went on record Thursday in favor of constitu- tional amendment for equal suf- frage. The vote was 35 to 34. in favor of the resolution, but as a two-thirds vote was required to pass the resolution, the vice president announced that it had failed to carry.
 Just before the final vote on the resolution proper. two test votes were taken on amendments restricting suffrage to white citizens. Senator Vardaman's s amendment repeating the fifteen tn amendment to the constitution enfranchising negroes, was lost by a vote of AS to l9.
 An amendment offered by Sen ator Williams of Mississippi. re- stricting woman suffrage to white women, was lost by vote of A to q.
 Following the disposal of these two amendments. the vote re- cured on the original resolution that had been reported to the Senate from the Committee on Woman Suffrage, of which Sena- tor Thomas of Colorado is chair man. known as the Ashurst re- solution, because it was reported by Senator Ashurst of Arizona. St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Holbrook news., 1914-03-27
MONOGRAPH RECORDS
 FLORIDA BIRD SONGS

Blank phonograph records planted" in the heart of a Florida swamp and set running by the touch on push button by a man hidden in the brush a mile away have trapped some of the sweetest music of the world and will shortly be brought North to release the1r melody. The singers were the wild birds of the Everglades and the hidden hunter" was Thomas A. Edison. -Ex.
The Holbrook news., 1914-03-27
U. s. TO ENFORCE
 NEWSPAPER LAW

Reports current Tn Washington that the Postofice Department IS planning to check up on the cir culation statements of newspap- CTS with view of prosecuting where false statements are re- turned were confirmed by depart ment officials.
 Assistant Attorney General William H. Lamar, who is as- signed to the Postoffice Depart ment by the Department of Jus tice, said that the subject had been under discussion by the heads of the postal system, and that violators of the circulation statement law would be prose- cuted.
 Chief of Postal Inspectors J. P. Johnston declined to comment on the extent of his investiga- tions, but said that the same course would be followed with reference to newspapers that governs any other violation of the postal regulations.
 We do not talk about our investigations until they are finished" was the only comment made by the chief inspector.
 It was explained by depart ment officials that the law has now been in force a sufficiently long time to allow those affected by it's working, and that from now on strict accuracy in mak- ing returns will be required.
 When the law first went into effect, doubt as to it's constitu- tionally and the fact that it in- volVed a new step in the rela- tions of the Government with  the press led to a tolerant accep- tance of face of the returns filed. With the beginning of the new year, this policy was ended and from now on the circulation law will be enforced as strictly as any other which the department deals.
 Officials of the department said that there is no doubt that many circulation returns have been loosely made, and that in several cases a merely casual investiga- tion showed fragrant errors or exagerations. In the beginning these offenses were overlooked, but hereafter prompt action may be expected to follow false statements. -Ex.
The Holbrook news., 1914-03-27
How About!

How about mailing copies of the News to f riends, etc, to points not so blessed with a sure- ty to health. happiness and pros perity as is to be had in Navajo county-do it.
The Holbrook news., 1914-03-27
Dies at Age of 115 Years

Henry Dorman. 115 years old. died on the 16th day of March, at his home in Liberal, Missouri. Family records showed that he was born in Steuben county. N. Y. January 10th. 1799. He served Tn both the Mexican war and the civil war.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-16
PAGE TWO THE oTF. F. =
Keep Your Eye On the State Rail
road. The Wolves Want It

AS authority for this position see
Gano V. R. R. Co. 100 U. S. Dow
V. Electric Co., N. H. 81 All. %,
112 Mass. 500, 5S N. H., 129. 166
U. S., 489.
Now, as a citizen of Georgia, I
have desired to know why this erro-
neOuS decision was not appealed to
the United States Supreme Court
where it would hav ecertainly been
reversed and the rights of the peo-
pie preserved. Did the railroad COM
panies prevent this, and if so, how?
Why was Governor Brown so swift
to pronounce Justice Lumpkin's de-
cision against the people of the State
good law? I was told by an eminent
lawyer the Governor said this.
This is probably true, ere this time
next year campaign will begin for
the sale of the road. The argument
can then be urged that the reasons
for the State ownership of the w &
A. has passed away. There are 9TH
er roads to the Tennessee river and
sion Of the Suprem eCourt of Geor-
gia the State can't control the
through rates on the road.
IL bSuOONSS lHS people OIL Tie
State, whose inheritance the road
is to think over these matters care
fully.
When I read the decision was
dumbfounded to find that the inter-
est of the people had not been repre-
sented in the trial of this case.
Whether from ignorance or design, I
know not. [ respectfully refer that
question to Judge Hines and Attor-
ney-General Fielder, whose duty it
was to represent the State. 1t would
have been better for the State to let
the matter go by default than to
have tried the case on a feigned is
sue, intending to lose it from the
start. Respectfully,
Q. M DUKE
Flovilla, Ca, March %, 1914.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-16
$500 is OFFERED FOR GOOD
SLOGAN
Brooks County, Georgia, Preparing
For Tremendous Develop
ment Campaign.

Quitman, Ga. The County Of
Brooks, in the richest farming
section of the State Of Geor-
gals planning the most tremendous
development campaign ever under
taken by county in the South. Be-
fore starting the campaign they are
seeking an effective slogan" to be
used in all the literature sent out
during the campaign. The Brooks
County Industrial Club, located at
Quitman, Georgia, is offering a cash
prize of $500 for the best slogan
submitted The executive committee
OF the organization, or a committee
appointed by them, will go over all
the slogans submitted and decide
upon the one to be used.
The idea of those behind the slo-
gan proposition is that they want a
slogan which will direct attention
and have a real pulling power" In
a discussion of the matter the slogan
of the Underwood Typewriter Com
pany was mentioned, the same being
"The machine you will eventually
buy" Attention was called to the
fact that several times anyone had
trouble with a typewriter and it was
not an Underwood this slogan would
come into your mind and they would
naturally think about the machine
they would eventually buy. Infor-
nation and literature about the
county will be furnished those who
desire to submit slogans by the Sec
rotary Of the Industrial Club with
Offices at Quitman.
There are no strings to the prop
osition, and anyone no matter where
they live are invited to get informa-
ton about the county and submit
slogan. The contest will run about
thirty days.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-16
Mexico and the Roman
Catholic Church
BY Andres Osuna, in Methodist Quar-
ePly Review.

- HE church has always been
very important factor in Mex
lean life. When Spain con-
quered Mexico, the soldier
and the priest came together
and worked in perfect harmony to
subdue the land and subject it to
Spanish rule. The Roman Catholic
church was always under the con-
troll Of the Spanish Government,
working constantly to keep the peo-
pie in ignorance and to cultivate the
spirit of abject obedience and sub
mission to it's power. This ideal
was only surpassed by the greed of
the churchmen, who sought also to
acquire wealth as fast as possible
After the independence of Mexico,
the church continued either in power
or struggling to get in power When
the church party was finally defeated
by the liberal party headed by Presi-
dent Jaufez in a three year war,
1S58-1861; when their wealth was
taken away from them so as to cut
off the means with which they were
always fomenting war; when they
were finally defeated in their endeav-
ors to establish "a Catholic mon
archy headed by Maximillian, they
submitted, but kept constantly at
work in a secret way. They have
been always preaching against the
constitution because they cannot &C
cept the separation Of the Church
from the State, nor tolerate the liber-
ties Of the people in any form.
General Diaz, under the influence of
his young wife, who was completely
dominated by the church, tolerated
the church authorities too much, es-
pecially in later years, and allowed
the priests and bishops to defy the
law and even to break it whenever
they had chance. When his iron
rule came to an end, they imme-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-16

NEAR FUTURE, THE MIGHTY
POWER OF THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH..
do not want to be believed mere
ly on my word. But [ should like
to suggest to all those who may take
an interest in the subject that they
begin a thoughtful and conscientious
investigation, especially studying the
principles found in the laws of the
church itself, as we'll as the practi--
cal effects of it's power in all those
countries which have been entirely
dominated by Rome, such as Portu-
gal, Spain, Italy, and Latin America.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-16

and recognized their old party I'M
der the name of the Catholic National
Party. They began to work very ac-
lively to get control of the govern
ment. They have money and they
have influence Their object is to
overthrow the present Constitution
and establish again the old princi-
pies that the church has been always
cherishing. Those principles have
one prime object: absolute church
control in political affairs. That
means abolition of liberty in all it's
forms and death to real democracy.
That means ignorance to the masses
of the people, and death to every
kind of public spirit That explains
why the church came right in to CO.
operate with General Huerta in the
establish ment Of another military
despotism. That the church is sup
porting the government of HuePta is
a we'll established fact. The papers
from the city Of Mexico published
the news not long ago that a Roman
Catholic priest had volunteered to
organize regiment in person to
fight the Northern revolution. By
personal letters that have received
from different parts of Mexico, l
have been informed that the Arch
bishop of Mexico loaned General
Huerta SIG, 100000 (Mexican) for
the support of the war. Of course
the church authorities will imme-
diately deny this. They go further:
they appoint a representative to in
tervieW General Huerta to advise
him to withdraw from power. But
all that is done as a part of the
same general game. Their methods
of work have always been secret.
Deception is the best word to char
acterize such methods. But the best
element Of the Mexican people know
we'll that the greatest factor in the
present trouble in Mexico is the
church of Rome.
l have endeavored to enumerate
the leading causes Of the defeat of
Madero. I want to add a word of
warning in regard to the work of
the Catholic church. [ have said
that the church is unalterably OBJ
posed to democracy. I may add in
proof that the leading organ of the
church in the City of Mexico pub
1ished an editorial not long ago stat
ing that the Roman Catholic church
may tolerate for q time, but it will
never accept, modern ideas in regard
to democracy. The writer of the
article quoted from the official ency-
'clicals of the Popes, in which all
modern and liberal ideas are con-
demned. That means that if the
church shall ever get control of the
government, no church but the Cath
Ollie church will be allowed in the
country There will be no public
non-seotarian schools, no liberty of
thought, no liberty of the press, none
of those other things, in brief, which
are to be found in a modern democ-
racy. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
OUGHT TO TAKE NOTE OF THIS.
THE GREAT AMERICAN DEMOC-
RACY MAY HAVE TO FIGHT,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-16
HOW YOU CAN help The JEFFS

great many of our friends anxious get up clubs
The Weekly or the Magazine and have expressed themselves
anxious to do so.
We have prepared post card which sell in punches of
ten to any who will send the money at the club
These cards may be sold subscribers and they will fill
out the blank, mailing directly to The Jeff office.
This simple way increase the circulation the two
periodicals in your locality and will keep any of the sub
scrbers waiting till the club of ten is made up
If you willing help and to keep posted on what
promises to be very merry year the political affairs Of the
State and the Nation send $500 for of the cards. and start
the ball rolling
THE JEFFERSONIAN PUBLISHING CO.,
Thomson, Georgia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-16

- ZEE ERRlNG TO the proposed
EU lease or sale of the Western
EN & Atlantic Railroad, I desire
to call your readers attention
to some facts connected
Herewith.
According to the testimony of
Gen. A. R. Wright, this road paid
into the State treasury in 1860, six
hundred thousand dollars. Last
year it paid to the State treasury
four hundred and twenty thousand
dollars, yet the net revenue from
the road paid to the lessees about
eleven hundred thousand dollars.
This road was built by the State
for the purpose Of reaching a base
on the tennessee river and con-
Meeting with the West, there being
no other road from Atlanta to Chat
tanooga at that time, and for the
further purpose of controlling the
rates on freight coming into this
State.
For this reason the legislature
provided in the lease act that the
through rate should never exceed
the sum total of the local rates. The
lessee leased the road from the State
under this act and the above pro-
vision was incorporated in the lease
contract.
The lessee company after making
this contract and after obtaining the
road for a nominal sum refused to
abide by the terms of the contract
and began to charge more on through
freight per mile than they were per-
mitted by the Georgia Railroad Com
mission to charge on local freight
Governor Smith at the request of
the Railroad Commission then or
dered his attorney general and the
counsel for the commission to bring
suit against the company for the
purpose of enforcing the plain terms
Of the contract
The railroad company demurred
to the suit on the ground that this
provision in the contract was in vio-
lation of the Interstate Commerce
clause in the Federal Constitution,
and that they could not be made to
comply with this part Of the con-
tract.
Mr., Justice Lumpkin of the Geor-
gia Supreme Court wrote a very
learned opinion holding this part of
the contract unconstitutional State
VS., W. & A. Railroad, 1873 Ga. S35.
In the trial and decision of this
case Mr.. T. S. Fielder the Attorney
General and Judge J. K. Hines, the
Special Attorney, and Mr. Justice
Lumpkin all studiously refrained
from discussing the point, which the
great lawyers who drew the lease
act and the lease contract had in
mind and which would have saved
the State case and incidentally the
people Of Georgia this excessive
freight charge and allowed the road
to continue to carry out the purpose
for which it was built.
Estopped to raise Constitutional
question: When party has availed
himself of the benefits Of an uncon-
stitutional law, he cannot in subse-
Quent litigation aver it's unconstitu-
tionality as defense. In such cases
the principal of estopel applies with
full force and conclusive effect. En-
clycopedia U. S. Reps. Vol. 4, page
II.
The law being, that when one OBJ
tains grant of any kind upon con-
ditions, the grantee in the act, who
takes the benefit of it will not be
heard to assert that particular con-
ditiOn of the grant is contrary to
the Constitution. In other words
he will be estopped from asserting
that it is void for any such reason.
The lessee contended that part OF
the contract which conferred bene-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-16

D HE church has always been a
very important factor in Mex
lean life. When Spain con-
J quered Mexico, the soldier
and the priest came foqefhor
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-16

aoMBARD Hsoas v8oR%s. AUGUSTA. ca
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-16
road.
Editor Jeffersonian.

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to some facts connected
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-05-15
Gas Company With Big Capital.

Stockholders Of the Columbus Gas
and Fuel company have received
letters signed by Beman G. Dawes,
president, setting forth the proposed
plans of organization and financing of
the Ohio Cities Gas Co., with capital
stock of S20,000,000. The organization
of this company will make possible a
more efficient and central management
of the Columbus Gas and Fuel Co., the
Federal Gas and Fuel Co., the Spring
field Gas Co. and the Columbus Pro-
eucing Co. The capital stock will be
divided, one-half of it, or $4,000, 900,
being preferred and the same amount
in common stock.
Stockholders of the Columbus Gas
and Fuel Co. will exchange their pres
ent holdings share for share in the
new corporations, which will give them
an increase of dividends on both the
preferred and common stock. The
preferred shares of the Ohio Cities
Gas Co. will go on 5A dividend ba-
sis at once and the common will pay
at the rate of 5 per cent At present
the common stock of the Gas and Fuel
Co. pays only per cent When all
the securities have been exchanged,
stockholders will be given the right to
subscribe for stock issued to pay for
the newly-acquired properties by the
Cities Gas Co. The earning unites
will be increased lao per cent and it
is estimated that it will earn at the
rate of LA on the common stock, ac-
cording to the letter of President
Dawes
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-05-15
Railroads Must Deliver Promptly.

A new question as to the liability
of transportation companies for fail
ure to deliver goods on time was raised
before the state utilities commission
by case filed there by the Elyria Con
struction Company against the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Co. The con-
struction company was engaged in
building bridge and the railroad COM
pany had agreed to deliver two car
loads of cement to it each day. 1t
failed to do so. The Construction Co.
asks for compensation for the lack Of
employment for its men because Of
the lack of material. The railroad
only wants to pay the construction
company the difference between the
price of cement on the days when it
should have been delivered according
to contract, and the days when it was
actually delivered.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-05-15
MOVING SLOWLY
AGAINST CAPITAL

Vera Cruz, May 6.-Francisco Villa,
the rebel commander, may not make
his intended descent on Mexico City
before the lapse of another three
months, according to a prominent
business man who arrived here from
the capitol. The refugee who had
just completed successful negotia-
tions with Provisional President
Huerta for the removal of large
quantity of bullion from the mining
districts in the vicinity of the capital
says General Huerta is still sending
federal troops northward, as he ap-
parently dreads more the possible ap-
proach of General Villa than an ad-
vance of the Americans.
General Villa is proceeding reis-
urely, says the refugee, if he has the
intention of moving on the capital.
Both Monterey and Saltillo are be-
lieved in Mexico City to have been
evacuated by the federals, who are
said to have fallen back on San Luis
Potosi, where they are understood by
the government to be threatened by
the revolutionists, but are, still hold
ing out.
( General Huerta, he asserts, has
done nothing to show he anticipates
a forward movement of the American
army or expects in the event Of such
movement to offer serious, resist
ance
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-05-15
OLNEY AS MEDIATOR
PRESIDENT ASKS Ex-sEcRETARy
TO ACT ON BOARD.
Aged Statesman In Letter to Wilson
Declines to Serve as Bank
Body Head.

Washington, May S.-Richard Olney.
former secretary of state, who has
just declined appointment as head of
the new federal reserve board, has
been asked by President Wilson to
serve as one of the Representatives of
the United States in the mediation
controversy with Huerta- Mr.. Olney
declined the place on the reserve
board because he could not give his
time to the work. AS a representative
in mediation proceedings, however,
his work would probably last only a
few weeks.
Mr.. Olney, in a letter to President
Wilson, received at the White House,
declined the offer of the governorship
of the federal reserve board on ac-
count Of the press of private business.
Mr.. Olney's letter read:
my Dear Mr.. President: feel hon
ored quite beyond words by your let
ter of the 30th ultimo-by the i'm
portant Office offered and by the friend
ly expression of confidence which ac-
companied the offer.
"But the act of congress, which very
properly requires each member OF the
federal reserve board to give his en-
tire time to his work. is an insuper-
able obstacle to my acceptance OF the
office. In the course of long life
have in various instances assumed the
duties and undertaken trusts which,
from their personal nature, cannot
properly be devolved upon others.
III the conclusion have come to is
disappointment to you. ! greatly re
gret it. But you can hardly be sorrier
than am that am able to do SO lit
tie in aid of an administration whose
first year of achievements makes 1t
one Of the most notable that the coun-
try has ever known.
Trusting You will not suffer your
health and strength to be impaired by
the strain of the unusual difficulties
now attending the duties of your great
Office, ! am,
Sincerely yours.
ORCHARD OLNEY."