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ECEMBER 14,‘1915
DEMOCRACY IS SAFE.
PP WITION'S ONLY ISSUE I')p THE
TARIFF. DEMOCRATS BEJGIN
n;l;!-lSISTIBL'E MOVEMENT.
WORK CANNOT BE STGPPED
me-.mnt-d split in Committee Does
vot Materialize. Preside: Says
Rule of Majority Here Is Ruile for
Mexico Also.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Prgsident
wilson told members of the jdemoc
ratic national committee at a {lunch
on in the senate dining room yof the
hite house today that the republi
ans had no issue for the next cam
aign except the tariff, and that de
jocracy was sure to win.
«our constructive work has start
i an irresistible movement which
annot be stopped,” he declared.
Apy one who tells you otherwise is
Llking though his hat.”
\ir. Wilson said nothing to indicate
ether he would again be a candi
ate for the presidency.
(hances of Victory.
througout his entire talk, which
ealt with subjects ranging from
mocratiz chances of victory, tofeat
os of the |‘isolated’’ life of a chief
ecutive, the president was infor
4. Taking his place at the head of
e table he thrust his hands into
¢ trouser pockets, cast aside what
termed his ‘‘dress parade” lan
hage and talked freely and confi
ntly ¢
pemocrats of all factions greted
L remarks enthusiastically. - They
the white house in buoyant spir
_declaring that his optimisn had
kpired them with new confidence.
was the first time, committéeemen
iq, that their body had bea re
ived as 2 whole in the white louse.
ey expressed regret that the text
the president’s speech woud not
given out, as they regarde( it as
dgorous campaign argument
Part of Big Family. !
A\t the outset the presidert said |
wanted the members to fel that |
y were a part of a hig fanily, of |
ich he was a member. Hj uskodf
ther anyone present couwd sug-|
t any campaign argumen other !
n the tariff which the denocratic |
osition could advance, ajd they |
ok their heads.- Nobody génew at |
time, he added. what sirt of al
if measure must be frimed to|
¢ changing conditions esulting |
) the war. i
iscussing parties and polries 'Jcn-[
ly the president insisted that the |
| ocratic view was that tle major-s
hould rule, while that of their|
nents was that a ‘‘boarl of trus-|
» should act for the pople. |
Rule for Mexico. ]
buching upon the Mexcan prob- |
he said this same maority rule;
1d apply in Mexico as fell as this |
try, without regard tothe wishes |
ersons residing in ¢her coun-|
who hold Mexican poperty. He
essed the belief that n due time|
e would come in lexico when
people were thorougly tired of |
ng disturbances. ‘
e president faced aunited com- |
e. leaders declares rumors of
tened breaks betwen friends of |
B. Lvnch, the Minesota com-|
eman. and Chairtan Wm. F.|
i mbs having been promptly dis-|
‘| f
| |
ESS OF HOG CUHOLERA i
SERUM 1S DEAONSTRATED
ts of Its Uss in Georgia by the
rm Demontration Agents.
s rosults oftained through the
F hoe cholea serum by the farm
stration gents in Georgia are
ed foljws:
nber of erds treated 1,975;
er of sic’ hogs treated 3,400;
r of welhogs treated 27,655;
1 numbr of hogs treated 31,-
number | sick hogs died after
| ent 140; number of well
ied aft¢ treatment 307: total
nd welliogs died after treat
-1 ercentage of sick re
i d 76 p cent; percentage of
nd we protected 94.54 per
aboves an excellent demon
n of 1) value of hog cholera
and thusefulness of the farm
stratio agent in aiding in the
of 1i stock diseases.
1 werlas the above certainly
creatnfluence in the devel
t of arofitable live stock in-
8. CTS REAL HELP
it e e
Pqe! Tells How He Found
ewtirength to Give to
His Labors.
JPowell of Statesboro, Ga.,
i P stomach troubles so se
yt they affected his work.
gled on under the handicap
f© could hardly realizing,
x 15t how much his sickness
| 1g him,
‘ _ he learned of Mayr's Won-
IR 7. He took the first dose
} R '(°d to take the full treat
-1 Wrote:
0 Sing the six bottles of your
\ Temedy I feel like another
! 2s been quite a wonder to
‘ b how one could have a
AR “““<c like mine and live
¥ Vork I did. I just escaped
! ‘ ng "1"".8.
‘ 40 eat what I please and
f "It me night or day.” @
I nderiyl Remedy gives per
-1 .~ lor stomach, liver and
¥ ‘l'" Eat as much and
AR’ 'c. No more distress
* Pressure of gas in the
4round the heart. Get one
' (ruggist now and try it
' guarantee—if not satis
: EY will be returned.
l'svm‘s MAKE A ROUND-UP
l OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
ES('nator Thomas Promised Congres
| sional Union a Hearing.
| WASHINGTON.—Women suffra
| gists made a round-up of consress
!men_today and urged every member
[they ceould find to support the Susan
EB. Anthony federal suffrage amend
‘ ment, i
! About fifty women, many of them
!suffra;:e leaders of national promi
inenc_e, and all wearing the purple,
i white and gold of the congressional
gunion for woman suffrage, in annual
i convention here, marched to the cap
litol in a body and breaking into
Igroups went through the house and
i senate office buildings.
Later they reported that in most
cases their reception was cordial, al
though some members were noh
committal and others were openly
| antagonistic.
Announcement was made at the
business session of the congressional
union today that Senator Thomas, the
chairman of the senate suffraze com
mittee, had definitely promised the
union a hearing before the commit
tee December 16th, the day after the
hearing to be given the National Wo
men Suffrage Association.
Miss Lucile Atcherson, of Colum
‘bus. Ohio, called at the white house
| today just before the president start
ied for her home city. Afterward she
| telegraphed ‘to Columbus that she
had made tentative arrangements for
lthe president to receive a small suf-
Ffrage delegation there tomorrow.
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DOGS AND VULTUREN
A A
FEED ON THE DEAD
AWFUL PICTURE IN POLAND.
CHILDREN, FED ON WATER
CHALK, SLOWLY DYING.
A terrible picture of the suffering
of Poland is drawn by Mme Pader
awski, wife of the world-renowned
pianist, who is now in this country
appealing for funds to aid the strick
en Poles.
“You speak of Belgium,”’ she says,
“put 1 teil you that compared with
the sufferings of Polnad Belgium is
prosperous.
In five districts you can walk for
miles without seeing a soul, nothing
only here and there at intervals wild
dogs digging with hurried and terri
ble eagerness little mounds of dirt
that barely conceal the body beneath
them, and once and again birds of
prey.
“Tt is go in our own district, Tat
now: it is so in Gryhow, Sarnow and
Gorlice: 'while two millions are canmp
ing in a circle of starvation in Wroe
lawrk. Our forests in Tarnow were
shot to such infinitesimal pieces, SO
utterly demolished, that you could
not find wood enough to make watch
fires with.
“Children are fed on water and
chalk, and are slowly dving. There is
not a drop of milk in the whole of
Poland: all the cattle. to a cow, were
driven out. The whole price is not
paid when the soldier dies. What is
left is paid ten-fold by those who may
not grip death with swift release
from death’s terror, but by those who
have to watch death coming to their
children before it reaches themselves.
“America’s work in relief in Euro
pean suffering has been wonderful in
many directions, but Poland has been
forgotten in the tears of Belgium, yet
of ihe two which has paid the dearer?
Belgium has friends, the Dutech help
ed, but Poland has noune.
“You Americans forget because the
picture was but a dim one in the be
einning. Poland needs you now. The
winter is coming and 20,000,000 wo
men and children are homeless and
without food.”
THE, OLDEST BALE
IN THE WORLD
New York Firm Has in Its Possession i
Cotton Picked by Slaves and l
Ginned in 1862,
Mr. Theodore Price in his paper,
Commerce and Finance (which most
cotton people subscribe to) has re
cently started a discussion in refer
ence to the oldest bale in the world.
While this discussion does not affect
our present market it is of interest
not only 'to the cotton trade but to|
Northern investors and people out
side the cotton belt, in that it shows
the imperishable qualities of cotton|
and the investment possibilities that
cotton gives, as the only commodity
of its kind in the world that can be
held indefinitely wtihout deteriora
tion. |
~ Johnson, Storm & C0...0f New|
York have in their possession a sam-‘
ple of a bale ginned in 1862. This
cotton was picked by slave labor,
ginned and placed in a ventilated
barn and kept ther% for a number of
years. At the deat of the owner it
was placed in a local warehouse in
South <Carolina by the son of the
raiser, and has been held by him
largely out of gentiment to his fath
er's memory.
l The New York firm is very anx
jous to find older bales if they exist,
and if you have or know of a bale
that was ginned prior to 1862, it
would be of very great interest to
the cotton world to know of it, to
lknow when it was ginned, wheth
lex‘ cultivated by slave labor, why
jit was held and such other details
{as would be of interest to the gen
| eral publie.
Coughs and Colds Are Dangerous.
Few of us realize the danger of
coughs and colds. We consider them
common and harmless ailments.
However, statistics tell us every
third person dies of a Jung ailment.
Dangerous bronchial and lung dis
eases follow a neglected cold. As
your body struggles against cold
germs no better aid can be had than
Dr. King’'s New Discovery. Its merit
has been tested by old and young.
In use over 45 years. Get a bottle
today. Avoid the risk of serious lung
ailments. At druggists.
GOV, M'CREARY OF KENTUCKY
COMMUTED FIVE DEATH SEN
TENCES DAY HE RETIRED,
Declined to Act in Cases of Youtsey,
Hargis, Jett and Others. Was Con
stantly Besieged by Relatives and
Fiends of Prisoners,
FRANKFORT, Ky.—Gov. Jas. B.
McCreary, of Kentucky, who retired
from office today, during his four
years’ term as chief executive, com
muted to life imprisonment five death
sentences and issued pardons in 511
cases, ranging. from pistol carrying
to manslaughter. His pardon record
fell forty-nine short of that of hisJ
predecessor. Gov. McCreary exercised !
the pardon power in five cases yes
terday. |
® Constantly besieged by friends andi
relatives of prisoners for clemcncy‘
as hig term neared its end Gov. Mc-
Creary acted in only a few instances. |
Strong pleas were made in behalf of
Henry Youtsey, Curtis Jett, Beach;
Hargis and August Roppke, four
noted prisoners, to no avail. ‘
Youtsey is serving a life sentence
for complicity in the assassination
of Gov. Goebel, and has served six
teen years. Young Hargiss has been
in prison five years. He is serving
a life sentence for the murder of his
father, Judse James Hargis, of
Breathitt county. Jett is also a prod
uct of the Breathitt feuds, and is a
life prisoner. Roppke was sentenced
for embezzling more than a million
dollars, and still has several years
to serve.
MOTOR ROUTES ORDERED ‘
FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY
Terrell's Neighboer Soon to Be Bul'-1
dened With Burleson's Scheme l
As will be seen by a notice of ex
amination to be ‘held at Cuthbert on
January 8 the postoffice department
has decided to establish motor lurall
routes in Randolph county. i
It was rumored several weeks agog
that an agent of the government was |
going over the routes in the countyl
with this object in view, but he was{
not disposed to be communicative. |
The rumor went out, however, that |
he would recommend that all the l'u-!
ral routes have motor service and,
that several small postoffices in lhei
county be discontinued. So far asi
we can learn this is merely surmise. |
At the Cuthbert postoffice nothingl
definite is known as to the number |
of motor routes to be established.
The postoffice department is decided- |
ly non-communicative. {
As the distanee covered on motor |
rural routes is usually about fit‘tyf
miles, and the routes served by horse |
buggy cover about half that distance, :
it looks as though some carriers will
be out of a job; how many cannot be |
stated, i
Naturally this change will create
opposition on the part of deposed car
riers and their friends, as well as oth- |
ers, who fear that the motor service |
will prove less efficient than the old |
service. It is argued that buzz wag- |
ons are less dependable than Dobbin |
and Mollie, that wet roads and high
water are more of an impediment to
gasoline burners than to hay burn-,
ers, and that the expense of purchase !
and up-keep of an auvtontobile will |
far exceed the difference in pay be- |
tween a buggy and a motor route. |
In several neighboring countiesi
there is strong opposition to the mo-,
tor routes in operation, and congress
men have been appealed to. It seems,l
though, that this is one of Postmas-|
ter-General Burleson’s pet schemes,
and that nothing less than failure.!
on the part of the motor service will i
likely cause its discontinuance. '
We shall' regret, however, to seel
any of our old carriers lose their|
job, if this should result.—Cuthbert |
Leader. '
BARBER GIVES MAN “SILENT" |
SHAVE; IS WILLED $15,000i
Razor Artist Rewarded For l(nowingl,
How to Treat a Customer. |
MOUNT HOLLY, N. J.—George
Hoehn, head barber at the \\"'ashing-’
ton Tonsorial Emporium af this ity
was reading a newspaper during al
Jull in trade when the doors flapp- |
ed, a stranger entered and askeql
George's name. George admitted itl
was Hoehn, and the stranger, pro-i
ducing a card to show that he was|
an attorney from New York, inform
ed him that he is to receive $15,000
under-the will of Francis E. Miller,
who died in New York eight months
azo. George gasped.
\ According to the New York attor
ney his firm has devoted months in
an effort to locate the barber. It
seems that seven years ago George
was chair six at the Astor hotel, and
that among his customers was Mil
ler.
Because Hoehn gave Miller a nice
smooth shave with no talk to bother
the customer he was lcft $15,000 in
Miller’s will.
The attorney declared he would
be over in Mount Holly again within
the week with a certified check for
the amount mentioned in Mr. Miller’s
will. George said he was willing to
| come right over to New York, but
the attorney,told }’im there was no
hurry about it.
Every garment we sell will give satis
factory service, whatever price you pay for
it. Our stock includes light, medium and
heavy underwear in 211 sizes and styles.
Purchasing bere means comfort and econ
omy. -~
All kinds, and a nice gift
for brother and father
HER-MAN’S
THE DAWSON NEWS
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With the Greatest Variety of Toys and Holiday Goods in the City
ol
Nothing Over 50c
DOLLS
Bisque Dolls - " 5¢ to 25¢
China Limb Dolls, - Sc to 25¢
Dressed Dolls, - -10 c to 25¢
Rag Dolls, - - 10¢ to 25¢
Wood Dolls, - -10 c to 25¢
Character Dolls, - ioc to 25¢
Dressed Dolls, -10 c to 25¢
Jointed Dolls, - - 25¢
Kid Dolls, . . 25¢
Character Dolls, - - 25¢
Sleeping Dolls, - - 25¢
Our stocks are new and clean. A full foree of courteous, intelligent salespeople to serve you. Make
your selections now and avoid the rush, DO IT NOW!
We Will Save You Money On Everything You Buy From Us
HERMAN’S
The Place In Dawson To Do Your Xmas Shopping
BOLL WEEVIL FIGURES.
Some government figures on just
what the boll weevil did for the cot
ton production in the states which
it has overrun for the past several
years carries some interesting infor
mation on this subject, and in part
the circular is reproduced bhelow:
MISSISSIPPI.
In 1907, the year before the advent
of the weevil into Mississippi, the
production of cotton in seven select?
ed counties in the southwestern part
of the state amounted to 191,790
bales with a value of nearly $11,000,-
000. In 1909, when the weevil had
become . well established in these
counties, the production had dropped
to 89,577 bales; in 1910 to 61,432
bales, in 1911 to 37,816 bales, and in
1912 to 30,809. The aggregate pro
duction of these counties during the
four years 1909-1912, inclusive, was
only 219,634 bales with a value of
approximately $14,600,000, or an av
erage of about $3,650,000 per crop,
as compared with a value of nearly
$11,000,000 for the crop of 1907.
Thus, on the supposition that but for
the boll weevil the crops of these
four seasons would have averaged
as large as that of 1907, a loss in
these seven counties of more than
545,000 bales of cotton,valued at ap
proximately $34,000,000 is indi
cated.
LOUISIANA,
The largest cotton crop in Louis
jiana was grown in 1904, and amount
ed to 1,089,526 bales. From that
yvear the production decreased, and in
1910 it was only 245,648 bales, al
though in the past three years the
crop has increased somewhat. The
great decrease in the production of
cotton in this state was due princi
pally to the boll weevil, much land
formerly devoted to this crop having
been diverted to cane, rice and oth
'BANK OF WESTON
' PAYS NEAT DIVIDEND
. Paid Stockholders 8 Per Cent and
] Statement Recently Rendered
i Showed $lOO,OOO Increase.
l: Weston, Ga., Dec. 7.—The Bank
| of Wieston held their annual meet
| ing December 3rd, and paid the us
ual 8 per cent dividend. The state
ment rendered to the stockholders
showed the bank in excellent condi
tion, and showed about $lOO,OOO in
! ecrease over last year’s business. The
Ibusiness done by the bank from De
| cember 1914, to December 1915, to
talled nearly half million.
The bank was organized in 1913
and has showed a steady growth
‘flsince its organization.
fi.\[()RRIS STATION MEHCHANT
’ A VOLUNTARY BANKRUPT
| R. M. Fillingame Owes Nearly $13,-
| 000 and Lists Assets at $3,840.
| R. M. Fillingame of Morris Station,
!Quitman county, has filed a petition
lin bankruptey in the federal ucourt,
| paming liabilities of $12,669.81, con
| sisting of $45, secured claims of
1§11,809.93 and unsecured claims of
$814.88. The schedule of assets list
ed real estate of $2,000 and personal
property of $B4O.
| The Quinine That Does Not Aifect The Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA-
I TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness not
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25¢c.
er crops. The production in ten par-‘
ishes for a year immediately preced
ing the appearance of the boll wee
vil in each of the parishes amounted
to 256,018 bales, valued at about
$15,000,000. The crops of the four
seasons following the dispersion of
the weevil through these parishes
appregated 211,253 bales, valued at
approximately $13,500,000, Had the
production for these years equaled
that of the year before the advent of
the weevil the total amount of cot
ton grown would have been 1,024,
072 bales, valued at about $65,000,-
000, or an average of about $16,250,-l
000 per crop, instead of less than
$3,500,000, as above indicated. In
other words, the loss to the cotton
growers in these ten parishes in the
state, attributable very largely to the
boll weevil, was more than $50,000,-
000 for the four years.
- TEXAS.,
The spread of the boll weevil over
central and eastern Texas covered a
period of about 15 years. In the
northeastern section of the state the
infestation was mainly during the
seasons of 1905 and 1906, but the
weevil had not made its appearance
early enough or in sufficient num
bers in 1906 to affect seriously the
production in that year, which, up to
that time, was the largest ever re
ported. In seven selected counties
the production for that year ammmt—|
ed to 232,063 bales, in 1907 to 114,-
701 bales, in 1908 to 153,347 bales,
and in 1909 to 145,742 bales. The
ageregate value of the last three
crops mentioned was about $24,000,-
000. Ilf the production during each
of these seasons had equaled that of
1906 the total value of the three
crops would have been approximately
$40,000,000, which wou'd indicate a
loss of approximately $16,000,000,
largely attributable to this cause.
STOCK THIEVES ARE
BLAMED FOR FIRES
Officiais of the Ccunty Believe Now
They Were on fhre Wrong Trail
On the Anti-Negro Hunt.
ATLANTA.—Sheriff J. P. Spears,
of Cherokee county, in an interview
today, expressed the conclusion that
the anti-negro ‘‘nisht riding” theory
which has been spread in Cherokee
was started to throw the officers off
the trail of the people who were real
ly doing the burning in that county.
He is of the opinion that stock
thefts on a large scale are at the bot
tom of the incendiary fires, and says
efforts are now being made to trace
the high grade mules which were
taken from the burned barns before
they were fired.
“We have clues that lead us to
South Georgia,” he said, “and Mr.
Joyner has gone to that section. I
expect developments from these clues
almost immediately.”
Firebugs Cunning.
Mayor McCandless is now also of
the opinion that “the firebuss’” cun
ningly took advantage of recent ra
cial disturbances in the adjoining
county to mask their depredations,
and the warning sent to the owners
of three of the destroyed barns were
intended to mislead the authorities.
The ‘police force of the little town
has been increased and the people
of the community have been armed
and on constant lookout for maraud
ers. A sort of curfew law has been
established in Canton from 11 o’clock
at night.
TOYS and XMAS TRIX
Iron Trains 10c to $l.OO
Painting Boxes, Scto 1.00
Picture Books, 5c to 25¢
Doll Furniture, 10c to sl.op
Toy Stoves, 10c to 1.00
A B C Blocks 10¢ to 50c
Doll Trunk 25¢ to $l.OO
Doll Suit Cases 25¢
Drums, Oz to 100
Kitchen Cabinets, 10c to 25¢
Builders’ Material
Sash, _Do;rs. ;linds, Bl;i—c“l;r,*-Shinglcs, Glass,
Qils, Paints, Brick Lime and Cement.
Foundry and
Machine Shop
Brass and Iron Castings are made on short
notice. Let us have your order when you
need anything in this line, especially if you
want it quick. -
Satisfaction Guaranteed and Prompt .
Attention Given to all Orders.
Dawson Variety Works
DAWSON, GEORGIA
FOR SALE!
Up-to-Date Pool Room, Six Ta
bles, Fans and Lighting Fixtures.
Can be bought at a bargain. Rea
son: Owner going to farming.
E. T. LOCKET S
Dawson, Georgia
Budded Pecan Trees For Sale
I have ready for this winter’s market Ten Thous
and Budded Peacn Trees, all paper shell and BEST
VARIETIES.
I have no agents, and therefore can sell cheaper than oth
er nurseries will sell you by the dozen and upwards.
2 to 3 feet high at 40c each
3 to 4 feet high at 50c each
- 4 to 5 feet high at 60c each
5 to 6 feet high at 75¢c each
6to 8 feet high at $1 each
F. O. B. Parrott, Ga. TERMS: One half cash with order;
balance C. O. D. on arrival of trees. You will be pleased
with what I ship you. Yours very ruly, : ¥
S. B. PINKSTON, Parrott, Ga.
Reference by Permission, Bank of Parro.
Train and Track, 10¢ to 25¢
Toy Wagons, 10c to 25¢
Doll Go-Carts, 10c to 25¢
China Tea Sets, 10c to 25¢
Tin Tea Sets, 10¢ to 25¢
Spnap Camera, ; 10¢
Pop Guns, 10c to 25¢
Air Rifles, ; 25¢
Work Boxes, 10c to 25¢
Friction Toys, 25¢ to 50c
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