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AFTER MONTH OF UNPRECE
DENTED ACTIVITY MAUNA
LOA NOW “MAKE DEAD.”
WASHINGTON, D. C.—“ After
more than a month of unprecedented
activity Mauna Loa is now ‘“‘make
dead,” writes Mrs. Shirley Foster Al
len, in a communication to the Na
tional Geographic Society.
«Tt seems as if Hawaii, though
small, must have just so much atten
tion and so ever so often she explo
sively projects herself into the arena
of the world’s happenings. Not con
tent with her share in the ‘Big Show’}
in Europe, she decided to stage a
frst class side show all her own—
and the two volcanoes, Mauna Loai
and Kilauea, have certainly done{
their best to make it the ‘biggest
show on earth.’ 1
“Just a word about the geography
of the place. In the first place sol
many people seem to think the word}
‘Honolulu’ embraces all there is to
the islands; and yet in the secondJ
place the general conception seems'
to be that the volecano is located in
Honolulu’s back yard, as it were, and{
that we Honolulans take our daily ex-!
ercise by running up to the crater ev-|
ery morning before breakfast. |
In its downward course, the lava
followed the general direction of the
1916 flow but was much more rapid
in its progress, as it was only some
926 hours from the time of the out
break until the first lava poured into
the ocean. In the case of the earlier
flow a period of more than a day of
apparent inactivity intervened Dbe
tween the gas explosions which tore
the great hole in the mountain and
the actual appearance of the lava. |
Visible for Miles. !
“A npumber of excursions were
made in October from Honolulu, and,
in approaching the flow from the sea
in the early evening the glow from
the lava was visible for many miles
before Alika was reached. Drifting
within 200 yards of the point where
the liquid rock was rushing into the
sea, the scene stretching before one
was awe-inspiring. Slowly the smoky
haze from the burning forests, which
hung over the source 20 miles away,
lifted and the river of fire stood oul
in its full glory holding one speech
less and spell-bound. Leaping from
pail to valley rushing up hill and roar
ing down, the fiery flood thundered
down the mountain slope, carrying on
its bosom rocks as big as houses that
were tossed about as if they were
mere pebbles. As the stream of blaz
ing lava neared the coast line it ap
peared to gather more speed, taking
the final plunge over a 100-foot cliff
at a terrific rate, and looking for all
the world like a fiery Niagara. As the
red hot lava came in contact with the
water great columns of steam and
gas, like huge waterspouts, were
forced hundreds of feet in to the air.
Huge boulders, hurled into space, ex
ploded with thunderous reports into
auras of red and green lights, while
flashes of what looked like lightning
added to the chaos.
“Miles up the mountain the lava
stream became blocked, forming a
great lake, which spread out on each
side, seeking a point of egress. Sud
denly, as if a giant hand had tipped
the bowl, the lake overflowed. The
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whole heavens were lit up as the lava,
like a great cataract, plunged and
boiled over the cliff.
Aspect of Flame Changes.
“As days passed by the aspect of
the flow gradually changed. Great
banks of cooled and blackened lava
were piled up on either side and the
stream of pahoehoe (smooth lava)
shrunk to a width of about 40 feet.
Thus confined in a deep gorge a riv
er of swiftly moving molten stone
'sped silently for ten consecutive
days toward the sea, building up the
!floor of the ocean into new land—
and then it stopped. The volcanic fires
‘died as suddenly, as mysteriously as
‘they had appeared.
“This outbreak was followed by
several others at slightly higher ele
vations, The source of the second
showed great activity, it was report
ed, fountains of lava 400 feet high
being thrown into the air while the
flow equaled in magnitude that from
the Alika crater. This flow became
damned up on the mountain’s side
and did not succeed in reaching the
goverment road. Considerable pas
ture land was destroyed, however,
and a small herd of cattle imprison
ed on an island between the fresh
lava and the still hot Alika flow. The
lava really plays some strange tricks
on mankind. For instance, the flow
was eating its way downward towards
a koa mill which lay directly in its
path, After burning the pile of lum
ber in the vicinity and lifting a 12
foot crane high in the air the lava
separated, surrounded the mill and
then crept on leaving the building it
self safe.
“Gradually, all the craters on Mau
na Loa have spent themselves.” -
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CITY POLITICS TAKE
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TICKET FOR MAYOR AND COUN
CILMEN TO TAKE OFFICE NEXT
YEAR IS ANNOUNCED.
The people of Dawson are given
another reminder that this is a year
of politics.
Although the personnel of the city
council changed less than a month
ago by the induction of councilmen
elected for the term beginning on
January Ist, the advertising columns
of The News today carry the an
nouncement of a ticket for mayor
and councilmen for 1921 and 1922.
The gentlemen who are announc
de as candidates are W. A. Baldwin
for mayor, and M. H. Harper, W. H.
Tocke and T. D. Wall for council
men.
~ These are among Dawson’s most
prominent and successful business
‘men, and is a ticket that will com
‘mand strong support. Mr. Baldwin is
president of the First State Bank,
‘Mr. Harper is president of the Cham
iber of Commerce and of the South
‘ern Grocery Co., Mr. Locke is of the
firm of Marshall & Co., automobile
~dealers, and Mr. Wall is a member
(of the wholesale grocery firm of Wall
iand Couric.
| They are announced subject to the
city democratic primary, which is us
‘ually held in the summer.
Dr. Peter Bahnsen Says Dealers Are
Imposing on Public in Frozen
Milk Products.
Confectionary stores in Dawson
have received notice from Mr. Peter
F. Bahnsen, state veterinarian, that
in the future ice cream sold in the
state of Georgia shall contain not less
than 8 per cent. butter fat. This was
ordered after a report had reached
the department that ice cream had
ceased to be ice cream, notwithstand
ing the fact that it retailed at post
war not pre-war prices.
Frozen Gelatine.
One hundred and eighty-three
samples of ice cream were taken by
the inspectors of this department of
stuff sold as ice cream. Only 7 per
cent. of this number contained as
much as 8 per cent. butter fat as re
quired by Georgia regulations, while
15 per cent, contained less than 4
per cent. of butter fat—a few as low
as .04 per cent. of fat.
The entire lot averaged 5.2 per
cent. of butter fat.
INO PUBLIC BUILDING
'ACTION OF CONGRESS STILL
I FURTHER POSTPONES EREC.
| TION OF STRUCTURE.
l Hope for the erection this year of
lthe postoffice building in Dawson,
{which was authorized several years
tago, is again blasted by the decision
of congress not to make any appro
|priations for public buildings during
11920.
l Congress celebrated its ‘thrift
'week" last week with a wave of econ
omy sweeping both the senate and
the house. The net result was:
Called “Sparerib” Bill.
Republicans and democrats joined
forces in slashing away at appropria
tions, though a few had the temerity
to attack the “porkless” bill.
“This should be called the ‘spare
'rib’ bill instead of the traditional
I‘pork-barrel.’ ” Representative Free
man, republican, of Connecticut, said.
‘ “Spare ribs means plenty of bone,
‘but little meat,” Representative Blan
'ton, democrat, of Texas, interjected.
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RAT BOARD” GOES UP,
Poor Corn Cribs Cost Farmers $5.00
a Year Per Rodent. Rat-Proof
Barns Are Needed.
With the high cost of living, “rat
board” has gone up. In the good old
days it cost only $2.25 to keep a
common rat a year—but the price has
igone up to $5. Consequently, a grow
ing need for rat-prooi cribs and bins.
Too many farmers build cribs with
holes in walls and floor. The better
types of cribs are built in the barns
and have solid floors with slat sides,
no precaution being taken to prevent
rats from gaining entrance without
even gnawing their way in and no
attempt made to guard against the
toocth route. It is conservative to es
timate the loss by rats in corn ordi
narily stored at 2 per cent, or two
bushels out of every one hundred.
It js easy to build rat-proof corn
cribs. Inverted tin pans on top of the
supporting pillars, so that the rats
cannot climb up, is simple and ef
fective, if care is taken that there
is nothing along the side of the crib
for them to climb up on.
SAYS REV. 0. B. CHESTER DE
LIVERED POWERFUL SERMON
Ft. Gaines Paper Says Presiding El
der’s Discourses Were Greatly
Beneficial to His Hearers.
The current issue of the Ft. Gaines
Georgian says of sermons preached
in that city by Presiding Elder O. B.
Chester:
“Most of the people who heard
Rev. O. B. Chester, the presiding
elder of this district, preach last
Sunday morning and evening at the
Methodist church were deeply and
favorably impressed by his extraordi
nary fervency and the timeliness of
many of his utterances. In both dis
courses Mr. Chester stressed the semi
decadent condition of the church—
not merely the Methodist organiza
tion but all—and drove home in the
minds and hearts of listening church
men the imperative need of imme
diate action tending to arrest decay.
He urged a higher standard of living
on the part of laymen and recom
mended earnest personal work as a
means of rejuvenating interest in re
ligion. Sin, he said, is no longer the
open visible thing it was a generation
ago, but is now intrenched—*“dug in”
—and the successful = combatting
thereof demands changed methods of
attack.
“That Mr. Chester’s Sunday ser
mons here were beneficial in no small
degree is the belief of many local
Methodists.” %
2,00 BALES COTTON HELD
IN DAWSON WAREHOUSES
Forty Cents Has Not Induced Gwners
To Turn Loose Staple.
Notwithstanding that owners of
cotton were holding for 40 cents they
have held on to it with ever a tighter
grip since it reached that price, the
highest since the war, and now want
50 cents for the staple. They watch
the market closely each day, and their
spirits go up and down with the quo
tations.
There are now stored in the Daw
son warehouses and being held for
higher prices not less than 2,000
bales of cotton. Good middling was
quoted at 39 cents this morning.
GROCERY FIRM MOVES
| INTC LARGER QUARTERS
The Bridges-Cocke Grocery Co.
have moved their stock of groceries
into the store room between the Bank
of Dawson and the First State Bank,
which was recently vacated by the
Dawson Trading Co., where they will
be better prepared than ever before
to serve their customers.
MRS. HAROLD SHOWN MANY
COURTESIES BY WOMEN’S CLUB
Mrs. Frank P. Harold, state presi
dent of the Daughters of the Con
federacy, who was the official guest
of the Mary Brantley chapter, U. D.
C., Friday, was shown every courte
sy by the different organizations.
While in the city she was delightful
ly entertained at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Raines.
VISITS DAWSON IN INTER
EST OF ARMENIAN RELIEF
Mr. E. R. Hughes, of Columbus,
has been in Dawson in the interest of
the Armenian relief work, the specifie
purpose of his visit here being the
organization of the county for the
forthcoming drive.
THE DAWSON NEWS,
CITIZEN ACQUITTED
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PROSECUTION GREW OUT OF A
MULE TRADE IN TERRELL |
COUNTY. CITY COURT CASES. |
City court adjourned Wednesday!
after a session of three days, and dur
ing which a number of both criminal;
and civil cases were disposed of. i
The most interesting case was that |
in which two of Calhoun county’s:
well-known citizens were the central'
figures, Mr. Clarence Weaver, of Edi- |
son, being prosecuted by Mr. I B.|
Aycock on the charge of selling to!
him a pair of unsound mules. The !
verdict of the jury was in favor ofi
Mr. Weaver, who was represented |
by Judge A. L. Miller, of Edison. |
The prosecution was conducted by |
Solicitor W. H. Gurr. G
Convictions and pleas of guilty in |
criminal cases were: i
John Harris, cruelty to animals, |
twelve months or $75. Harris beat a |
mule so inhumanly that it died a day |
or two afterwards. }
Rockefeller Barnes and Russell
Graham, larceny, eight months or|
$6O each. They stole shoes from a|
store in Dawson. i
Biscuit Duck, stealing harness,
twelve months or $75.00; Felix Wil-/|
liams, assault and battery, nine
months or $6O, and Charlie Williams, |
pointing a pistol at another, twelve |
months or $lOO.
Paid $l,OOO Fine. i
The judgment of the court of ap-|
peals refusing Amanda Jenkins, a.
white woman who was convicted |
some months ago of selling whisky |
and sentenced to twelve months or
$l,OOO, was made the judgment of |
the city court, and she paid the fine. |
Pending the decision of the higher |
court the Jenkins woman was out un- |
der a bond of $l,OOO, which she made |
by depositing = $l,OOO in liberty
bonds. I
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DIDATE FOR TAX RECEIVER
HON. M. H. MARSHALL CAN.- i
Treasurer Hill, Superintendent Dukes |
and Collector Fussell Announce. :
The advertising columns of The|
News today carry the announcements |
for re-election of County Treasurer
A. J. Hill, Superintendent of Schools |
J. C. Dukes, and Tax Collector J. O. |
Fussell. ‘
These are all clever and popular
citizens, and have given the public!
efficient service in their respective |
positions, They have at all times been |
courteous and accommodating. |
Another announcement of interest|
is that of Hon. M. H. Marshall, jr., |
for Tax Receiver. Mr. Marshall has |
represented the county in the legis- |
lature, and is a popular and highly |
esteemed citizen. Should he be elect- |
ed he will make a courteous and ef- |
ficient officex. ?
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Notice. |
Georgia, Terrell County.—To J. O.!
Fussell, tax collector, and Mrs. Mary |
L. Pickett, sole and only heir at law |
of D. C. Pickett, deceased: You and |
each of you are hereby notified that
on the 31st day of January, 1920, at|
the First State Bank, Dawson, Ga., !
at 10 o’clock a. m., the undersigned |
will proceed to appraise thg estate of |
D. C. Pickett, deceased, in accord
ance with the terms of the mherlt-:
ance tax act as approved August 19, ]
1913. This 21 day of January, 1920.]
J. A. SHIELDS, W. A. BALDWIN,
R. E. BELL, Appraisers. '
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_ When your cold or cough is re |
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LAST YEAR’S COTTON CROP
IN TERRELL OFF 2,000 BALES
The government’s gin report for
Terrell county up to January Ist
shows there had been ginned in Tez
rell county 16,744 bales of cotton,
as compared with 18,887 on the cor
respending date of tive previous year,
a decrease of 2,143 bales.
STILL DRIVING.
Almost every day somebody lands
in Dawson for the purpose of “put
ting on a drive.”
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