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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-19
HAD LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING
UP A CLUB.

Dear Sir: l am proud of an editor
and publisher of paper who cares
enough for law and order to come SO
fearlessly to the front and let the
people know facts. I think that
every liberty-loving citizen in Amer
lea ought to come to the support of
such papers as The Jeffersonians.
All the leading papers in the South
are silent. What is the reason!
I thought I would get up a club;
I found it no trouble to get club of
ten. Enclosed find postoffice money
order, with list of names. Our peo-
pie are waking up to facts, and are
ready to help man who is so fear
lessly fighting their battles.
I remain, yours for principle and
facts,
Ca JEFF D. SEXTON.
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OUR FRIEND ALTERNATELY is A
HUSTLER,

Dear Sir: Last week I mailed
The Jeffersonian Publishing Com
pany an order for eighty-four copies
of the August number Of your Mag
aZine and ten subscribers to The
Weekly Jeffersonian and enclosed
my check in payment of same. To-
day I am enclosing my check for
fOrty-three more copies of the Aug
ust number of the Magazine. If I
could get out among the farmers I
am satisfied that I could swell the
number to three hundred. I have
not lost three hours, all put together,
in getting up the one hundred and
twenty-seven that l have sent in. I
hope that others have done as we'll
or better than have
Wishing you and yours a long,
happy and prosperous life, I am,
Yours truly,
Ga. J. G.. ALTERNATELY.
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Additional Letters From the People

may see the Frank case from the
facts as brought out in evidence.
[ have done what [ could to en-
tighten the people of this section, and
am glad to tell you. that the papers
published in Salem and Roanoke
have given their readers the Georgia
or true side of this case, and these
papers reach one-third of the people
Of Virginia and many outsiders.
Hastily,
Va. w. H. TINSLEY.
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SPREAD THE FACTS.

Dear Sir: AS I had the pleasure
of living in Georgia 1871 and ",
feel an interest in the old State, and
if I had to live in any other State
than Virginia, would move to Geor-
gia, and, with this love, can you
deny me the right to try and get the
Frank case before the world in it's
true light? Let me suggest that
move be made to have bill pass your
next Legislature to appropriate a sufz
ficient sum of money to put at least
1000 copies of Watson's Magazine
for August, 1915, in each State of
these United States, that the people
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-19

"Around that grief-bowet. woman,
/ threw the weeds of widowhood-
but paid for the chance to do it;
and they who took my money knew
From 1.-THE Song on the Bar
ROOM" in Watson's Prose Miscella-
MES, second edition. Price $1.O0.
THE JEFFS, Thomson, Ga. Z.
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AND THE REMEDY IS THE RE
CALL.

Dear Sir: Ihave been recently re-
quested by number of GeOrgia's pa
triotic citizens to write few lines
from this place concerning how we
feel toward the issues of the day.
We are wonderfully proud Of the
stand that you have taken for the
honor of the empire State Of the
South.
From all reasonable standpoints it
seem there must be rake-off in this
book question, and a sell-out particu-
larly if not wholly in this Legisla-
ture. 1t seems to me, after man
is appointed to work for the people,
and fails to do so, there should be
remedy.
Signed by (yours for many
Ga. JEWETT BARNETT.
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THE. JEFFERSONIAN

1t would take some years for the represen-
tatIves of special interests to become as
firmly established IN Macon as they are in
Atlanta-it would mean that they would at
tract attention when they begun to pay spe-
cld attention to matters of State, whereas
they can now pay such matters very special
attention without arousing the suspicious of
the legislator who is honestly trying to do
what he thinks right.
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= The Jetfersonian, $1.00 per year; in Clubs
of Ten, so cents.
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By quitting work, the Legislature left un-
passed the bill eXempting from taxation
Georgia owned vessels engaged In foreign
commerce, and, without intending to do so,
the Legislature killed bad piece Of legisla-
ton that came pretty near going through.
AS matter of principle, any tax exemp-
ton is wrong everything should bear its
just proportion of the expense of govern
mentor when you exempt one thing, you
add Just that much more to some other.
engaged In foreign trade from taxation,
would have just as much argument in its
favor as exempting railroad chartered IN
Georgia, engaged in interstate commerce.
from paying taxes.
The one is entitled to special privilege just
as much as the other, and when you over
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-10-07

N. Martinsville, w. Va, Oct. l, 1915
Editor, Majority:
Hon. Wm. e.. Chiffon, U. S. Sen
ator, is now reporting on his steward
ship, and. why. should he not, seeing
that he gets $6I95 month, wet or dry
and this gives him a chance Incl
IDENTIFY to fix his Fences"
Perhaps the report is only an Incl
dent, but it happens to Ibe the first
time that any U. s.. senator must ask
the support of the voters to go to-
Washington as senator. ...
Surely. the senator is Kanawha's
stSilver Tongued" orator, as the way
he used flattery was seldom ever
equaled. The stock in trade was enor-
nous, plastering it on at many and
various times and when he got thru,
the great American sovereign, the or
binary wage slave" was struttlng
about, that you wiuld have thought he
lowned the earth, while 80 per cent OF
them do not own a foot of ground.
] The senator timed his coming to
court week, and by the use OF posters,
the band and the bell, he got one-third
of house full.
He complimented the people on
their democracy suppose because
ke 11I 1.;r,eo1e a democrat and vet
the u. s.. is pure republican form
of government, the people delegatlng
all power to their representatives
mot as yet reserving to themselves the
power to initiate any measure, nor to
mass on any after their representa-
twes have voted on it, nor to recall
their so-called servants, although they
may, not at all be doing their Will.
Nor did he ask of the people any ad-
vice. nor even to say word, not even
if they had any questions to ask. He
lseemed to think that all wisdom CEN
tered in the men once they were elect
ed. but did condescend to say in the
matter of preparedness" that there
had been scientific board appointed
to investigate, which means that the
scantains of Industry" will fix things
bto snit themselves, and if war is pre-
lcinitated the ordinary voter must go
Tout with gun to protect the wealth
lof these Captains, as this same voter
has not enough to count.
Il He said this nation is PRODUCING
lone-third more wealth than it can con
lsume, and that the government mus
lhuild vessels to carry it to foreign
markets to save us from disaster q
IL had told us instead that the people
lwere in need Of homes, warm clothing
the children in need Of schooling, ans
|that he favored giving more g u
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-10-07

people who created this wealth that
they might buy back more, he would
have, shown himself to be a true staes-
man..
He said the gold now in the U. S.
treasury is more than any three coun-
tries0 of Europe, but he did not show
that we needed more gold, nor that
the working people would get any part
of it for the wealth they produced.
Had he shown why it is necessary to
deplete the natural resources OF our
Ecountry in making commodities to
send away that we hight get more
gold which we do not need and which.
the workers would not get, he would
have began real education. Had he
shown how, the three-fourths OF the
people in the cities now without
homes of their own could get this
gold to buy homes, or how the wages.
of the producers could be increased to
do the same, he would have been a
true educator and statesman. But no,
no ia for the business men first, last
and all the time-the eXploiters who
get their wealth by the manipulations
of natural wealth, or by surplus value
of which the workers are robbed.
i His explanation of HON the demo-
Gratis changed the Sherman ANTITRUST
law so that any one could go into
business without fear or favor, and
how the banking system would aid
lh;r, was as clear as mud fence. But
he did not tell how the workers could
get the wherewith to go into business.
tH;s talk was clearly to the 10 percent
Iwhnnow own 80 percent Of the wealth
with, the hope the go percent OF the
lneople would blindty follow into the
Told to he sheared as in the past.
i1,bot reminds one Of the old gobbler
Iwbich4had escaped many Thanksgiv-
mos, When asked by the Young
Eb1oods9 how best they could please
their masters whether in the form OF
i ] eRoast,, or in some other form said
IaNone Of it for me; always fly the
lIcoop and save my neck
Those Who are flying the coop TO-
,ldav are those working and voting for
| collective ownership of public neces-
s;t,os tha+ will give all to those whose
lWork bring all wealht into existence
sland for the power to initiate any law
,Ethey wish, and to pass on all laws az
ter our representatives, also the power
If recall that the people may contro
/ The actions 81 their servants.
J Vote any old party ticket, ana W 3.
, are preparing yourself 70 be the va
Ing tools q the CAPTAINS q INDUSTRY
! ani s. to war z they say g = 4.e
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-10-07
TALK ON TEETH
orian Hedrick, D. D. S.
~
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Alveolar work our speciality.
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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-10-07
OPERATORS GET
AN INCREASE.

Springfield Mo-, Stage
Employees and Moving Picture Opera
tors Local No. 1877 have succeeded in
signing up all moving picture and
show houses in the city, making their
organization 100 per cent. The con-
tract runs Off one year and went into
effect September 1, and carries with
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-10-07

tect their property as the workers
have none worth speaking Of TO pro-
tect Be independent BE Socialist
Geo. B. Kline. n p.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-10-07

it several advantages not heretofore
enjoyed and an increase in salary sof
$500 per week.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-10-07

Start . real are with the ''1Latsrdty.~
Pass It en- to some enc else ana let u
utaRt RAe4hoa ABelA - A1AHAan
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sb view
carefully though yoT we're
yseema wrong o to them
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-12
SPORT.

Johnny Dundee left New York fol
New Orleans, where he is scheduled te
box twenty rounds with Joe Mandot
Feb. IA.
Injuries suffered in basketball
game at Wichita Falls, Tex. caused
the death of Cortez Waggoner, a high
school student.
1t cost the University of Michigan
Athletic Association $4,000. in round
figures, to place football eleven on
the gridiron in 1914.
John Powers, former Chicagoan, II
was announced in Chicago, has pur
chased the holdings of Tom Stevens
and Henry Berry in the Los Angeles
Pacific Coast League Club.
The American League will open its
1915 campaign Oh wednesday, April
10, with Chicago at st. Louis, Cleve
land at Detroit, New York at Wash.
ington and Boston at Philadelphia.
Eugene Corri, official referee of the
Sporting Club of London, Eng, has
been agreed upon as referee for the
fight between Jack johnson and jest
Willard at JuareZ. Mex. March 6, ac.
cording to an announcement made at
Mexico City by the promoter OF the
fight.
Willie Ritchie has signed the fina.
articles for his fight with Freddie
Welsh in New York scheduled fol
March IL. Jim Corbett. Barney OH
field and other sporting celebritie,
were present in Los Angeles whet
Ritchie affixed his signature to the
agreement.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-12
WESTERN.

\ slight earth tremor was felt at
Harrisburg, Ill, at l o'clock. No dam
age was done.
a call has been issued for the eight.
centh annual convention of the Amer
lem National Live Stock convention to
be held at San Francisco beginning
March "a.
Fourteen of fifteen passengers were
injured. some of them seriously. when
the rear coach on train No. 122, Bal
ti1nore & Ohio railroad, jumped the
track one mile east of Beardstown,
Ill.
I Basilio Ramos. Jr, after hearing
at Brownsville, Tex, before United
States commissioner on charges Of Sc
df1ions conspiracy, was bound over to
the federal grand jury and IN default
of bond was sent to jail.
General Villa, who proclaimed him
selt provisional president of Mexico,
with his three civil secretaries, left
Aguas Caliehtes for the south. The
destination OF the recently-organiZed
government is supposed to be Quere-
garo, railroad center north of the ma.
uUnal capital.
only one vote was cast against a
bill adopted by the lower house of the
Oregon Legislature empowering the
industrial welfare commission TO per.
nit women employed in canneries to
work more than nine hours day and
more than ifty-four hours a week
when emergencies exist.
Frank Anido, Italian, shot and killed
his wife while she lay In bed in Des
Moines, Ia, then turned the revolver
on his nine-year-old daughter, Fannie,
killing her instantly, and then shot his
son. aged six, fatally wounding him.
Anidio then cut his own throat with
razor and is expected to die.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-12
CONDENSED RECORD OF tn e
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, ooIN @ 8. ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERiNes. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
western Newspaper linton News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

A defeat for French troops in Moroc-
co at the hands OF the insurgents Is
reported in dispatch from Madrid.
In the midst of the SHOWS of the Car
pathians the two armies are still con-
tending for the passes which lead into
Hungary.
1t is officially announced that Lieu
tenant Colonel Kemp and his force OF
Boer rebels have surrendered to the
British forces.
The Austrians admit the loss of Tar
now, Galicia, an important center. pos
session of which by the Russians in
sures the main line of communication
in western Galicia.
The army estimates to which Parlia'
ment will devote the first part OF the
session give the number of effective
men in the army, exclusive OF those
serving in India, as 100000.
At Paris President Poincare signed
u decree opening a credit of 300,0O0,OOO
francs ts60,000,O00) to meet the most
urgent needs OF persons whose prop
erty has been destroyed as a result OF
the war.
Russian aviators Feb. 2 successfully
dropped bombs on the mobilized re-
serves and trains of the Germans at
Rawa, Zarzeeze and Boguszyce. about
fifty miles southwest of Warsaw, ac
cording to an official announcement is
sued at Petrograd.
Coincident with the arrival at the
front OF Emperor Nicholas the Rus
slams have assumed the offensive di
rectly west of Waraw and. according
10 a Russian official statement, have
crossed the Bzura river and taken
some German positions.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-12
GEN ERAL..

Six indictments were handed dowr
In the United States District Court al
New York in the passport fraud case
Miss Billie Burke, the actress. who
in private life is Mrs Florence zieg
field, Jr., is resting easily in New York
after an, operation for stomach trou
BILE.
Train service between Mounds.ille
and Parkersburg. w. Va. was resumed
and with the Ohio river rapidly, re,
ceding fears of a serious flood were
dispersed
The bodies of Mrs. Lizzie Drake, Ss
Mrs Irene Spencer, So and her daugh
ter Gertrude Spencer, IL. were founG
in their beds at their home at Silla
manca- N y. Their heads had heen
crushed in with sledge hammer.
At the conclusion of Andrew Game
gie's Testimony before the federal in
dustrial relations committee in New
York John ID. Rockefeller, ST. en-
tered the room, and demanded 10 be
heard as a witness. He was placed or
the stand
Fred A. Hines, IS. of Los Angeles
Calf. past imperial potentate Of tn,
Mystic Shriners of North America
| died at Scranton Pa, from a compli
| cation of diseases. Hines held the i'm
perial potentate chair from. April 10
1910, to July ls. 1911.
w. B. Crump. fifty-five wears old
| president of bank at Wynnewood
| Okla, was sentenced in the Fedora
| Court to serve a year aud day il
prison and pay fine of $4,000 for vic
lation of the Mann act. Crump PLEADED
| guilty TO transporting ollie Cobb
Seventeen years old, telephone OF
orator. from Wynnewood TO COLORADO
in 1913.
| Evidence that she smoked cigarette
caused Jury to disagree in Mis-
Sophie Klugs $4,000 suit for breacI
of promise against John Viking q
Hobolsen, n, ],
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-12
FOREIGN.

Edward Tilden, well known packer
and banker, died at Chicago after
brief attack of quinsy.
Twenty persons were killed and
many injured by the explosion OF
boiler in furniture factory at La
Guirda, rear Madrid.
The allied associations of the res
'taurant and hotel keepers of Berlin
have decided henceforward to charge
for all bread served at meals.
The Rumanian government has
placed orders in Italy for large guam
titles of ammunition, delivery to be
made during the month of April.
Viscount Northland, son of the Earl
OF Ranfurly. descendant of William
Penn. the founder of Pennsylvania.
died from wounds sustained at La
Bassee.
Twenty-Five Newfoundland naval re.
servists perished when the British aux.
iliary cruiser Viknor was wrecked off
the English coast, according to advices
received at St. Johns, n. +.
German admiralty officers assert
there is no longer any possibility OF
doubt that British battle cruiser was
sunk in the naval battle in the North
Sea on Jan. "a during which the Ger
! man cruiser Bluecher went down.
Pope Benedict has turned over for
| the use of the children made orphans
in the recent earthquake the papal
palace of Castle Gandolfo. thirteen
miles southeast of Rome on Lake Al
bano. The refuge will be under the
| patronage of Queen Helena.
The German admiralty at Berlin is
sued a new warning to neutral ship
ping. Vessels approaching continental
ports were advised to take the track
north of Scotland into the North Sea
to avoid being sunk by mistake by
German submarines off the northern
and western coasts of France.
Paris.-Official statistics give the
number of applications for govern
ment aid as 2,116,OOO, of which 26l,
600 were refused. At present daily al
lowances are paid to 1,S57 900 persons
the average per family being francs
10 centimes (i2 cents). The daily out
lay i: 100000 francs (s7sO,o0o).
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-12
FARM LIFE IN COLORADO
GRIT WITH CAPITAL NEEDED TO
MAKE SUCCESS. III
Or. Lory. Speaking at Y. M. c. A.,
Says Rural Life in State Requires
High intelligence.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-The average man who fails
TO make. good as farmer does so be-
cause he has too little capital, too lit
tie grit or both, in the opinion of Pres
dent G. A. Lory of the Colorado Agri-
ultural college. who spoke at the Y.
NJ. c. A. on Farm Life in Colorado. I"
He emphasized the point that man
must be intelligent to operate farm
successfully in Colorado. In the irri-
,-ated sections many men know SO lit
lie about irrigation that their problem
soon becomes one of draining their
and, not irigating ii. he said.
Three classes of men in the city
want to go to the farm he said. "One
is the young fellow born on farm
who has made a mistake in trying to
make living in the city. He doubt
ess should go back. Another is the
city boy who thinks he is farmer. He
should look out and should try farm
life about SIX months before definitely
determining to become farmer.
THE third is the young man who
mas married country girl and is un-
able to talk her out OF the idea of re-
turning to the faSm. His job Is to grit
his teeth and try it,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-12
WASHINGTON.

Although defeated in their attempts
in the House to repass the tmmigra-
iion bill over President Wilson's veto
on account of the restrictive literacy
test provision. champions of the meas
ure declared that the fight for the pro-
posed legislation would be renewed in
the next Congress.
Cooperation between business and
tine government is framing laws for
the benefit of all the people was urged
hy President Wilson in an address be-
fore several hundred representative
business men attending the annual
convention of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States. He de
elared that 1--WE must all pool our in
Serests" in order to discover the best
means for handling public problems
Thomas 3. Stearns of Denver was
one OF twelve men recommended by
the nominating committee for election
ss CnCctors of the Chamber OF Com
u,erca of the United States
over a strenuous protest from Ma
iority Leader Underwood the House
in passing the naval appropriation bill
retained provision for the construction
of two new dreaduoughts.
with an increase of S1.4S9. 300 owe
tbe bill rs it passed the House, tn
senate commerce committee reporte
tbc rivers and harbors appropriate
nm carrying a total OF s3S,627, $50.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-12
UNITED STATES RANKS HIGH
Percentage of llfitefaey Compares
Well With Those of Other coun-
tries Of the World.

In the United States the percentage
Of illiteracy is ~ for the total popula-
tioh lover ten years of age) and for
the native white population. In Den
mark, Germany, the Netherlands. Swe-
den, Switzerland and the United King
dom the percentage of illiteracy is
lower than that for the native white
population of the United States. Doubt
less the list should also include Nor
way, although no figures are available
for that country; but In the other Eu-
ropean countries the percentage OF
illiteracy is higher than 1t is IN the
United States, and usually very much
higher. In Bulgaria 1t is 65 per cent:
in Greece 20. in Hungary SO. in Italy
81, in Portugal 60. in Roumania 81.
in Russia 50, in Servia 70. and In Spain
5S. There is less illiteracy in Aus
tralia than in the United States. but in
all other non-European countries the
percentage of illiteracy is in general
very high.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-12
Maize Up to $3.50 Per susheI.

Hamburg.-The price of maize has
risen here to $3.50 bushel wholesale.
Germany's supply heretofore came
chiefly from the United States, Argen.
tina and Russia, all of which are now
inaccessible. Moreover, the govern
ment has not fixed maximum price
as in the case OF wheat and rye. The
price of maize, thus left TO natural
forces, has risen to almost double the
price of wheat before the government
appropriated the latter. Oats are now
sl.04 a bushel Wholesale.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-12
Woman Asleep Cuts own Hair

Boulder. - The mysterious disap-
pearance of the beautiful hair of Mrs.
Elizabeth Champlain. an attractive
Young matron from Philadelphia, who
is spending the winter here, and
whose tresses were clipped from her
mead while she was sleeping in her
room few days ago, was solved.
The hair was found in suitcase un-
der her bed, and because of Il dream
which she recalls having had that
night, Mrs. Champaign believes that
she cut off her hair herself as she
slept.