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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02

When have we ever had an At
torney-General of the United States
to make such a sweeping declaration
as to declare citizen guilty before
the Indictment is drawn? Where is
the presumption of innocence, the
very foundation of our criminal juris-
prudence, that every man is pre-
sumed to be innocent till proven
guilty?" Where is the independence
of the Grand Jury who will be called
on to pass upon the Indictment,
whether to grant or refuse it, and
where the traverse jury, if they are
to hear in advance Of all procedure,
from the very head of the Depart
ment of Justice, that the man pro-
posed to be indicted and tried is
guilty? Where is our boosted de-
mocracy, even though it is supposed
to be in the holy hands of gentle
men from Virginia, Georgia, and
others whom we were told, a few
short months ago, were our friends?
1t surely could not be that the
threat to indict you in Georgia first
and, if not convicted, to again indict
you outside the State, means to hold
q
"In terrorum," this would be in eff
feet to influence At jury against you
and destroy the very principle pro-
posed to be upheld.
If Mr. Gregory is quoted correctly,
would it not be wise and timely to
suggest that the Attorney General
tender his resignation? With all
due respect to him as head Of the
Department of Justice, his discretion
has not been wisely exercised and.
if he suits the present Administra
ton, he certainly cannot suit the
spirit of our form of government.
He should be asked to take his hat
and leave the office.
When will Georgians get enough
of the present National Administra-
ton? G. R. H.
Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02
IT THREATENS A VIOLATION OF
THE GREAT CHARTER, 200
YEARS OLD!

Dear Sir: Reading in a recent
number of The Jeffersonian of pos
sible attempt by the Assistant At
torney General to change your trial
district to another State leads me to
ask: What State? Have you no
choice in the matter? Also, if there
is precedent for such action; if so,
is it necessary for him to obtain the
permission of the Governor of Geor-
gia? If there be no precedent, what
dangerous one to establish. and
even should such exist, what a re-
Election any Governor of any State
would thereby cast on the citizen
ship of his own State in any similar
case by acceding to such requisit1on!
It would not, in your case. help the
present Administration, already
heavily handicapped by the actions
Of Tumulty, but should Wilson be
defeated l presume the Roman HER
archy would claim they did it be-
cause of his recognition of CarranZa,
and then claim the Republican spoils
Of office; and should he be reelected,
they elected him because of Tumulty
and his work, and demand from
Wilson greater concessions
Heads | win, tails you lose"
"NEW YORK"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02

s'T,he law of the Italian Pope de-
MES liberty OF conscience, of worship,
OF speech, and OF press: do these
armed bands of American rapists
propose to enforce the Pope's law in
America 2" - From "The Roman
Catholic Church, It's Law and Its
Literature" by Thos. Il. Watson.
Price fOc. Jeffersonian Publishing
Company, Thomson, Ga.
''VNhat text i'm the Bible tells us to
seek salvation through Mary? No
such idea is i'm the Scriptures, old or
new. No such idea was in the Cath
Ollie creed, until more than a thou
sand years after Christ. In fact, the
dogma of the immaculate conception
of this Jewish woman was not
adopted by the Roman Church, until
187O.''-From "The Roman Cath
Ollie Church, It's Law and It's Litera-
ture," by Thcs. r. Watson. Price
1Oc. The Jeffersonian Publishing
Company, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02
A GREAT PRINCIPLE MENACED.


Dear Sir: Should the Department
of Justice at Washington decide to
bring criminal action against you in
some other jurisdiction outside Of
Georgia, it would be the most out
rageous action against Georgia since
Reconstruction.
Our fathers seeded from the I'm
ion on much weaker causes than this
would be, and if such an unspeakable
outrage is carried out by the De-
partment at Washington, which
would be an insult to every Geor
gian, the liberties of us all would
be endangered and we would no
longer live in a free country.
The principle involved is one Of
the most sacred which is guaranteed
to us under the Constitution, and it
is the duty Of every citizen of GeOr-
gia, and the South as we'll, to rise
up and protest against it.
1t was South Carolina in 1860. and
in may be Georgia in 1916. Every
citizen of Georgia, friend and foe,
should stand to you at this time.
Yours very truly,
A. A. McCURRY.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02
A GEORGIAN ASKS A PERTINENT
QUESTION.

Dear Sir: l see from the Atlanta
papers that the Democratic Attorney
General Of the United States has
decided not to indict you outside the
State of Georgia, but will first expert
mcnt in the State, and see if the
Government can get justice at the
hands of a Georgia jury. He says
there is no doubt as to your guilt.
Gle is reported as saying SOL
What the prosecution means by
"getting Justice" l do not know, un-
less it means that the Georgia jul
ries would fail to convict Getting
Justice" therefore, according to their
view, is getting a conviction.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02

what has the average Protestant
preacher done to enlighten his con-
gregatiOn as to the true nature and
the fatal purpose CT italian popery?'
From 1.-THE Roman Catholic Church,
It's Law and It's Literature" by Th0s.
e. Watson. Price 1Oc. JeffersOnian
Publishing Company, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02
Tobacco Habit
Easily Conquered

A New Yorker ef wide experience. has writ
te3 book telling how the tobacco or snuff habit
may be easily and completely bxni4hed in three
days with delightful benefit. The author
City, will mail his To TX free on request
The health improves wonde, fully after the MIC
oine poison is out of the system. Camness
tranquil sleep clear eyes, norma! appetite, good
digestion, manly viIor, strong memory and a
general gain in efficiency among the many
benefits repor el Get rid OF that nervous feat
ing: no more need of pipe, cigar, cigarette snuff
chewing tob Acco to satisfy morbid desire.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02
THE JEFFERSONIAN

On account of the European war there has been
considerable reduction of imports from foreign
markets, and consequently less duty levied
making deficit in our revenues. There would
have been ample revenue collected at the custom
houses from imported goods if had had nor
NAL conditions, but l contend this condition
should be remedied by increase Of income tax,
customs duties, munitions of duties, some
other method, not stamp tax articles of COM
mon use, annoying everybody. Should additional
duties be placed certain imports to meet this
present emergency, when the emergency passes
away then the duties be restored as now pro-
vided in the Underwood revenue bill.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02

eff foreign church can come into
this country, and debauch the minds
of free Americans, their mental con-
ditiOn will disarm them when the
Italian Pope advances more agrees
sively against our Democratic insti-
buttons. From 1.-THE Roman Cath
Ole Church, It's Law and It's Litera-
ture," by Thos. Il. Watson. Price
1Oc. The Jeffersonian Publishing
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02
"A STAB AT STATE SOVEREIGNTY

IA SLAB a STATE SOF E(Ez1TN 4
Dear Sir | think that it is time
for every true Georgian to enter his
most earnest protest against the in
suit to the State by the Department
of Justice in its proposal to take you
to some foreign jurisdiction to be
tried for a pretended Offense. Such
a proposal is a direct insult to every,
judge and juror in the State, slap
in the face Of every Georgia citizen,
and if carried out will be fatal stab
in the heart of the States SOver
eighty and every citizens personal
liberty If this plan succeeds then
hereafter no man may expect fair
and impartial trial before jury Of
his peers. If the Department Of JUS
tice can carry you to another juris-
diction for trial it could do the same
in the case of any other man If this
thing can be-worked then we can no
more boast of this being the Land
of the free and the home Of the
brave"
The truth seems to be that Rome
has captured our National Govern
ment and has entwined it's Shiny
coils about it until it is completely
within the power of the "Harlot of
the Tiber," and she is now debating
the destruction Of every one that
dares to utter the truth about her
vile record Let us hope that she
has struck too soon; that the threat
will serve to open the eyes of every
true protestant in the entire country
as to the purpose Of Romanism;
that it will create mighty reaction
that will destroy this deadly viper
before it sinks it's deadly fangs any
deeper into our body polite and
destroys the blood-bought liberties
of our forefathers and freedoms
last hope.
AS Benjamin NJ Blackburn said in
a recent letter to the Atlanta Con-
stitution, think it is time for every
red-blooded Georgian to prepare to
repel the threatened invasion of our
rights And | am glad that the GeOr-
ga delegation has united in it's pro-
test to the Department of Justice,
only | think it should enter a still
more vigorous protest, though it
was a fearful thing for one man to
say to another what one of our Rep
resentatives said of you.r The GeOr-
gia members should unite in a de-
mand for an investigation into the
persecution that is being directed
against you and stamp it out.
It is also a great opportunity for
Governor Harris to show his appre-
citation of your friendship and sup
port and to render the people Of his
State great service; the people will
not forget it,
Trusting your enemies and the
enemies of the people will not sue
ceed, | am,
Yours for service,
u
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02
PAGE TEN

The time has come when this House should
repeal the stamp taxes.
1t has been proposed to continue indefinitely
the stamp tax and to include in its provisions
bank checks, notes, gasoline, and other articles
trust my party will not call me to vote for
measures that place additional duties checks,
notes, gasoline and other articles of like
character. If must have emergency war
tax, then let us levy duty on munitions of war.
Munition makers reaping nheardof profits,
then let those benefting by the war in Europe
bear this burden while others are suffering from
all times.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02

Pick up your daily paper, and you see
where one corporation is carrying a deposit
of $100,000,000 surplus, another 'S35 100000
another S50,000,000, yet they are not paying
one bit more in proportion than they were
paying before the European war heaped
riches upon them.
It is these whose incomes the European war
has cut short from whom our Government
proposes to collect the additional taxes to foot
the bill for the most expensive administration
in the history of our country.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-02-14
MEMORIAL FOR
MERRIFIELD

Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. lin
memory of Webster Merrifield, for
eighteen years president of the un-
iversity of North Dakota, and whose
death took place recently at Pasadena,
Cal, impressive ceremonies were held
at the university Saturday afternoon,
presided over by f. l.. McVey, presid
ent of the institution.
Men who, during his life time, were
closely associated with him In the
conduct of the university work, por-
trayed his virtues in addresses at Sat
urday's service, and they paid high tri-
butte to his worth as citizen; as an
educator, and as a. factor in the crea-
ton of higher ideal of citizenship in
North Dakota.
Musical features interspersed the
addresses, and all in all, it was a SER
vice Of remarkable impressiveness.
The speakers included, Dean Vernon
p. Squires, Dean Joseph Kennedy, Fred
Traynor of Devils Lake and w. l..
Stockwell Of Fargo. DR.. e. p. Robert
son, president Of Wesley college; Rev.
w. H. Matthews, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church Of Grand Forks,
participated in the service. The mus
ical features were provided by the
university orchestra.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-02-14
President Is a Candidate to
Succeed Himself In Office
PHILADELPHIA
A NEW HOLLAND"

Philadelphia, Feb. IA. - Philadel-
phia's streets for several hours Sun
day represented a vast network Of
frozen canals and for the first time in
years it was possible to traverse the
city from one end to the other on ice
skates. Great throngs of skaters took
advantage of the rare opportunity
while the few pedestrians who ventur-
ed out struggled to maintain their
equilibrium. Scores of persons were
injured by falling on the icy streets
but no one was seriously hurt. Auto
mobiles and horse drawn vehicles were
unusual sights until a binding snow
storm, which set in shortly after noon,
spoiled the skaters sport.
/ A sleet storm which started early
last night and continued until day
break Sunday was responsible for the
unusual condition. Solid ice nearly
an inch thick formed on tho streets
and on the telegraph and telephone
wires. Wire communication in all
directions was badly crippled, while
some points in the state were entirely
cut off. More than a hundred wires
and many poles were reported down
between this city and Baltimore.
Steam and electric transportation
companies experienced great difficulty
throughout the day in maintaining
schedules and numerous minor acct
dents resulted from the slippery rails.
At nightfall the snow ceased and
traffic conditions again became nor
NAL.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-02-14
Bold Attempt to Rob
Drug Store Baked by
Action Of Drug Clerk

j. M. Risbeck, a drug clerk at the
Fout & Portertield drug store on
Broadway, frustrated the attempts of
a lone burglar to gain entrance to the
store at 1915 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Not only did Mr.. Risbeck frus-
trate the robbers two attempts but
narrowly missed capturing the robber
himself.
Mr.. Risbeck. who has a room over
the store, was awakened by a noise
shortly after midnight, He became
suspicious and upon making an inves-
tigation discovered man attempting
to gain entrance to q door about forty
feet down the hall. The man discon-
tinued his efforts upon Mr.. Risbeck's
appearance in the hall.
Mr.. Risbeck returned to his room
and but a few minutes later heard
more suspicious noises and slipping a
revolver in his pocket went into the
hall. Upon his second appearance the
robber made a quick exit, leaving his
inner coat and his overcoat at the
mercy of the invader.
Further investigation revealed that
the man was attempting to gain en-
trance to a room through which he,
would have access to a stairway lead
ing down to the store. Previous to
his attempt on this particular door,
he had tried the doors of the offices
of DR.. p. H. Burton and Attorney
Harry Lashl1owitz which resisted his
efforts A screwdriver and q Jimmy
were found in front Of DR.. Burton's
office door by Mr.. Risbeck.
The noise of the burglars speedy
exit aroused one of the other room
ers in the building who also came into
the hall and with Mr.. Rfsbeck surveyed
the scene of the intruders operations.
While they were thus engaged man
attired in a ose-fitting overcoat
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-02-14
Wilson Formally Gives
Consent for Use of His
Name In Ohio Primary

Washington 14Presdent Wilson formally
Ohio Wilson unwilling
coming primaries
known their
president to comply
primary
of their choices to make of their
The president formally notified of the requirements of the law
of Ohio follows:
to o
in
Ohio, amended 1914 with
that indicate willingness
liberty sending
as form tho statute"
president enclosed follows; while entirely
presidential of tho
the that the
their preference to that
nomination.
to
presidency candidate who seeks be
democratic which
assemble June"
the frstm president formally
with the His been
primary ballots however, through the
o
The dent the
will make the the this
would only candidate the democratic
expected democratic
to
president said would be able
for him openly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-02-14
Greece's Position Is
Defined to the World

derstood what Greece has been to the
cause of the entente during the war.
But there have been reports that
Greece did not keep her engagement
with Serbia, that she deserted her ally
at a critical moment despite the as
surances of all these governments that
the terms of the Greece Serbian treaty
would be complied with. xX X.
personally have very special reasons to
appreciate our alliance with Serbia as
L myself took an active part in the
negotiations leading to- the alliance.
II can affirm that the treaty did not
obligate Greece to enter a campaign
to defend Serbia, simultaneously at
tackled by Bulgaria and the central
powers. 1t is Balkan treaty, apply
ing only to Balkan policy"
The prince goes on to say that the
treaty engaged Serbia to furnish GER
tain forces under conditions which
proved materially impossible of full
fillment, and observes that the entente
powers failed to make up the deficit
Had Greece participated" he con-
tinued, "she could not have saved the
Serbian army, operating at sucr 9.
distance that our forces would not
have been able to effect a junction in
time. The Greek army would prob
ably have suffered the fate of the
Serbian army, and the Bulgarians.
with the Austro- Germans and Turks
would today, as enemies, be In our
territory. Would Greece, weakened to
this point, be OF any use to Serbia,
and therefore the allied cause?
"The Entente Press repeats on ey-
cry occasion that we ought to enter
the struggle to save he Balkan
equilibrium. The equilibrium is as
necessary to us as to the other Baik-
an peoples; we shall do all possible to
safeguard it. But would 1t he any
better maintained were we beaten and
crushed? Was this equilibrium al
ways so dear to the entente powers,
which sometimes employed pressure
on us and even their ally, Serbia to
break it up in favor of Bulgaria p
After referring to the "humiliation8
and gratuitous insults" which Greece
has suffered at the hands of the en-
tente powers Prince Nicholas makes
especial complaint of "the doubt ex~
pressed in the Anglo French press OF
the good faith and sincerity of our
king and his government and of the
sentiments OF the Hellenic people to-
wards the allied troops" Xxx
mo suspicion he says could more
deeply wound the national pride of
The Hellenic people than mistrust of
their traditional hospitality and the
word of their sovereign
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-02-14
BREWSTER
OF FHARVEY
IS DEAD
"ETAk
Member of Board of Control
Passed Away After Ling.
ering Illness.

Bismarck, n. D.. Feb. 14-F'red ..
Brewster passed away this morning at
o'clock. Funeral services under
auspices Of the Masons will be held at
the Masonic temple Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. Brewster was born at Independ-
enCe, Ia, Dec. 20, 1857. He was the
son of Harvey and Belinda Brewster,
and his ancestors were among the first
colonists in America. He was 16 years
of age when he first came to Dakota
territory; worked on a farm with his
father; studied as he could, in school
and out, and in the winter clerked in
hotel. He learned telegraphy and
from 1886 to 1890 was operator and
agent for the Northern Pacific at San
born. In 1889 he was made cashier of
the German State bank OF Sanborn,
and has since devoted himself to bank
ing and his realty interests. He be-
came identified with the town OF
Harvey, this state, early in it's his
tory and was a factor in building up
the city. He organized the Farmers
State bank and the Bank of Harvey
and for several years was interested in
several financial enterprises in that
part of the state. He has been promin-
ent in public life and in the councils of
the republican party for many years;
was first clerk of Harvey; was post
master of Harvey under Mckinley and
Roosevelt until 1906; was state super
visor of census and in 1912 was chosen
chairman Of the state republican GEN.
trail committee serving till March 1,
1918, when he resigned to accept an
appointment as member of the board
of control which position he held at
the time of his demise.
Mr.. Brewster's health failed serious
ly in the spring of 1915, and for ten
months he struggled heroically against
tremendous odds, the cause of his
death being attributed to an affection
Of the heart.
Mr.. Brewster was married Dec. 81,
1888, to Miss Jessie Owen, Of San
born, N. D., who remained faith
fully at his side through his long ill
ness. He was q Mason Of high degree
and a Shriner, also a member of the
Elks and a member Of the Modern
Woodmen.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-02-14

Athens, Feb. 11.-(Via ParisO Feb.
delayed )-Prince Nicholas Of
Greece. brother of King Constantine,
and military governor Of the interior
zone has authorized the Associated
Press to publish an open letter ad-
dressed by him to Emil Hebrard, of
The Paris Temps under date of Feb.
9, with view to clearing up the
grave misunderstanding which has
arisen precisely at the moment Greece
might have hoped to see the fact rec
ognized that she does not forget u
debt of gratitude sacred to her"
Greece has remained neutral" says
the letter. She has never declared
herself unwilling at any price to
abandon neutrality. The contrary is
proved by several propositions made
during the course Of the present war
to the entente powers which are well
known in the European chancellories.
"Those persons have been mistaken
who have claimed that Greece's pre-
tensions were exaggerated. Such GER
tainly was not the case in the con-
dition for Greek participation in the
war imposed by the Gounaris cabinet,
namely, that the territorial integrity
of the kingdom should be respected
during the war and until the signing
of a peace treaty by those very pow
clared herself ready to fight. -
THE condition was not accepted as
such promise at that juncture was
capable of offending Bulgaria. Is it
the fault Of our government and there
fore OF Greece, If the negotiations
failed?
"At the beginning of the war one
group OF beiiigerents-the central
powers-begged for Greece's participa-
tion in the war while the entente pow
ers insisted that she remain tranquil.
SO as not to extend the conflict to the
Balkans. Later the situation changed
Numerically. The second group ask
ed Greece to join with 1t, while the
first group desired her to continue her
inaction. Greece still remained neu-
trail.
rs it just to insinuate that she did
SO through pro- Germanism when it is
evident that she simply followed her
original course toward the two
groups of belligerents?''
After reciting the benefits to the
entente of Greece's benevolent neu-
trality,'' Prince Nicholas continues:
"If it is considered for a moment
what the operations of the entente
powers would have been without this
ielasticity. given the notion of neutral
lity. it doubtless cannot fail TO be un-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-02-14
NO CHOICE
MADE BY
WILSON

Washington, Feb. IA. - President
Wilson reached no decision on whom
to appoint secretary of war while he
was on his weekend trip down the
Potomac, and a successor to former
Secretary Garrison may not be an
nounced for several days. The May
flower with the president and Mrs.
Wilson aboard. arrived at the navy
yard at o'clock a. m. They did not
leave the yacht for the White House
until o'clock. The president plunged
into a. series of conferences with con-
gressional leaders regarding the ap-
pointment of secretary of war, the
preparedness program and other i'm
portant matters.
The name of former Mayor Carter
Harrison of Chicago was suggested to
the president by representative SABBATH
of Illinois for secretary of war. Will
son promised to give the name serious
consideration and said he expected to
sscssAch q decision in ths near future.