The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-05-21
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Colorado, that the Federal troops VIII
remain in the Colorado strike region
only SO long as 1t will be necessary
for the state to reclaim control Of the
situation.
Dispatches received in Washington
state that foreigners in Mexico City
are greatly agitated and fear either
an uprising within the city or an at
tack from without
A bill has been presented to the
House Of Representative excluding
Egyptian cotton from this country
which is infected with the pink ball
worm. The bin carries with 1t an APP
preparation Of 100000 to assist the
Secretary Of the Department Of Ag-
riculture III making it effective.
Though there are still many sem
ators to make speeches, Senator Ker"
the majority leader. is hopeful that
vote yill be taken on the Panama
Toll Exemption Repeal Bill before
the end Of the month.
The Contitutionalists leaders at
Tampico renewed their pledges to
guarantee protection to Americans
and foreigners and their property
Despite these pledges Admiral Mayo
has advised all Americans not to re-
turn to Tampico
Houston, Texas was chosen by the
Southern Baptist Convention recent
" adjourned in Nashville, for the 1915
meeting.
An explosion In the Crude Rubber
Plant at Detroit resulted in the death
of ten men and three were seriously
injured.
Despite the fact that English made
bunting would be cheaper, the navy
department gave out assurances that
only United States made bunting
would be used for the making Of flags
to be flown from American battleships,
Tom Madden, the 12-year-old son of
DR.. and Mrs. +. II. Madden, of Ross
vile, Ca, was instantly killed when
struck by an automobile containing a
party OF Canadian shriners visiting the
the battlefield at Chickamauga Park
near Chattanooga.
A decision was handed down by
Judge George l.. Bell Of the superior
court in Atlanta sustaining the finding
OF State Auditor Anderson in the
Crawford viii case This win mean an
other victory for Mrs, Mary Belle
Crawford in long drawn out legal
fight to defend legacy Of $25O,O00
left her by Joshua b. Crawford
Crawford against forty claimants
An American soldier serving SEN
tence of eight years in the Mexican
prison at Cananea, Sonora, for the
murder Of Mexican is rapidly losing
his mind, according to B. S, Solver,
who arrived in Douglas, Arizona, from
Mexico.
Water-borne traffic is now passing
through the Panama canal according
to information received in Washing
ton.
Because he disturbed the services in
Rockefeller's church by attempting to
make a public request of the pastor
that he discuss the Colorado strike sit
nation. Rouke White, congressional
clergyman and Socialist, was sentenc-
ed to Blackwell Island workhouse by
magistrate In New York City.
Seattle was chosen by the Shriners
at North America during the meeting
Of the Imperial Council in Atlanta as
the meeting place of the council in
1915. Or. Frederick Smith of Roches.
ter, N. Y, was advanced to imperial
potentate
Or. Lansing Burrows Of Americas,
Ca. was elected president of the South
ern Baptist Convention in session at
Nashville.
Chasies Henderson of Troy was
nominated for governor Of Alabama
over Gov. B. B. Conner. w, L. Mar.
tin was nominated attorney general.
Capt, Frank S. White was given
large complimentary vote for United
States senator
Madam Lillian Nordica, the singer,
died at Batavia, Java. Her illness be-
gan when the steamship Tasman went
aground in the Gulf Of Papua, Decem-
Der, last
A decided victory was won by the
labor leaders in the United States Su-
preme court when Samuel Gompers,
Frank Morrison and John Mitchell
were freed for alleged contempt in
court in 1902 for violating injunctions
against boycotting of stove compa-
pany in 1911
Charles w Post, the millionaire
manufacturer Of breakfast foods of
Battle Greek, Mich, committed suicide
BY shooting himself while guest of
q hotel in Santa Barbara. Cal Ill
health is believed to have been the
cause of the deed
A bill recommending an appropria.
ton Of $1,000 has been introduced
in the New York legislature. The
amount viii be expended in preparing
the state militia in the event of war.
The censorship of songs having ex-
pressions that tend to lower morals
was recommended to congress in a
resolution adopted by the Women's
clubs Of North Carolina.
The cotton futures bill is expected to
a-ain be brought to the attention OF
ffFas,