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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
TIE FREE SEED SCANDAL AT WASHINGTON
Send Out Many Circulars Urging the Suppression Gov
enmenr Distribution General Worthessness System
Makes 1t Wastefu Expenditure OF Public Money

The dealers in seeds, wholesale ana
! retail, who are interested in the sun
preston OF the congressional free seed
distribution, have sent out circulars to
the entire seed trade calling attention
to the rapid growth of the distribution
and the scandals which have tainted It
in years past. 1t is not charged that
since the department. OF agriculture nm.
dertook to make the distribution itself
that inferior seeds have been distribu-
ted, but 1t is alleged that great deal
OF seed has been bought by the depart
ment which proved to be infected by
bugs and worms and had to be DESTROY
ed. The circular presents an interest
ing array OF facts concerning the dis
trloutton. 1t states that in 1900 IA
75S,96o packets were sent out. In 1904
1t is proposed to send out $4,000, 900
packets, an increase of over 300 per
cent In five years. In 1901 S4.45 par
thousand packets was paid under con-
tract. This season cheaper seeds and
less quantities to the packet under
government management will cost IS
per thousand packets. In 1896 SIS, 900
was appropriated for free seeds. Over
100000 will be spent for the same
purpose at the end of the present fiscal
year, 1904. What will be the appro-
priatlon in 1908? At the present rate
OF increase not less than three. quar-
tiers OF million dollars.
A resume Of the distribution from
1900 down to the present time Is given,
in which the circular states that the
last distribution covered larger range
of cheap varieties of seeds than had
ever before been distributed. The de-
partment not being able to buy as
cheaply and to work as economically
as the scotsman it was forced to use
cheaper classes of seeds in order to
stretch the appropriation so rs to pro-
vide the number of packages to which
the senators and members of the house
had been accustomed in previous
years. To the same end, it is said,
the packets were lightened. To the
same end the circular notes that news
papers recently published an article
stating that many million packets of
seeds, representing a valuation of
about $4,000 left over from the spring
distribution, had just been burned in
the furnaces of the department OF agri-
culture because it was found that they
were full OF bugs and worms.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
FIGHT ON GUANO NAMES
WILL BE TO A FINISH
New Law Will Cause Companies to Test in Courts
for the Right to Certain Brands. Important
Contests Before Commissioner Stevens.

The fight over fertilizer brands is
going to be a big one in Georgia.
An Atlanta special says the South
ern States Fertilizer and Phosphate
Company will have to defend its right
to register several brands of fertilizer
with the department of agriculture.
The last legislature passed an act au-
thorizing the commissioner OF agri.
culture to refuse to register brands of
fertilizer similar in name TO brands al
ready registered and which might be
liable to mislead purchasers. Com
missioner Stevens announced decis.
ion adverse to an Alabama company in
a case brought by the Virginia Carroll
ma company. He received a protest
afterwards from the Savannah Guano
Company directed against the fertiliz-
ers of the Southern States Fertilizer
and Phosphate Company of Augusta.
The Savannah company manufactures
the following brands Excelsior, Am
moniated Bone, Bone, Fish, Potash
Ammoniated Bone, Peruvian Standard
Ammonisted Bone and Southern States
Standard Ammoniated Bone. The
Southern States Fertilizer and Phos-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
JONES CALLS DEMOCRATS.
National Committee to Meet in
Washington January IL.

James J. Jones, chairman of the
democratic national committee, has
issued call for the committee TO meet
in Washington Tuesday, January II,
tor the purpose of deciding upon the
time and place of holding the demo-
cratic national convention.
The text of Chairman jones' call is
as follows:
"There will be meeting of the
democratic national committee at the
Shoreham hotel in Washington City
on Tuesday, January II, at II M, to
fix the time and place of holding the
democratic national convention for the
nomination of candidates for president
and yice-president of the United
States, and for snch other business as
may come before the committee"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16

plate Company manufactures the fol-
lowing brands: Excelsior Guano, Fish
Bone and Potash, Peruvian Soluble
STANDARD and Southern States Stand
ard.
The brands of both these companies
are already registered in Georgia, but
the bill passed by the legislature pro-
vides that the company registering
first shall have the right to keep it's
goods registered and that any other
company will have to give way. The
Savannah company claims priority.
Commissioner Poole of Alabama
does not agree with Commissioner
Stevens in his decision rendered In re-
gard to the goods Of the Alabama
Chemical Company, and he admits to
registration the following brands
which Commission Stevens refused to
admit to sale in Georgia: Alabama
Home Fertilizer, Alabama Cotton and
Corn Fertilizer, Alabama Potash Com
pound, Alabama Acid Phosphate and
Alabama Fl. G. Guano.
1t is understood that these cases will
be taken into the courts, and long le-
gal fights are expected.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
GRIGGS INTRODUCES BILLS
WANTS A NEW DISTRICT COURT, AND
RURAL CARRIERS PAID MORE.
Would Increase Their Salaries to $72O.
Mr., Lewis of the Third Wants Several
Public Buildings In His District

Congressman Griggs of this district
has introduced q bill for the holding
of circuit and district courts of the
URited States at Albany. 1t is pro.
posed to create the south wcstern divis-
ion Of the northern district of Georgia
by taking the counties of Baker, Clay,
Early, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell
and Webster from the northern dis
trict, and Berrien, Calhoun, Colquitt,
Decatur, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell
and Worth from the southern district.
The bill calls for the holding of court
at Albany on the second Mondays Of
June and December in each year.
Suitable rooms and accommodation are
to he furnished for the court without
cost to the government. The bill pro-
vides that it shall become effective on
January l, 1905, and sets fort the usual
details governing court proceedings.
Judge Griggs also introduced bills
for public buildings at Albany and
Townsville to cost not to exceed
100000 each, and bill increasing the
compensation of rural free delivery
carriers to S720 per asnum.
Mr.. Lewis of the third district has
introduced bills to provide for the i'm
provement of the roads of the Ander-
sonville national cemetery and the
highways leading thereto from Ander-
sonville and Americas 50. 800, and
for public buildings as follows: At
Americus, 100000; at Cordele, $780,
600; at Fort Valley, $4,000; at Hawk
insville, $4,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
SHIPS DANGEROUS CARGO.
MiIlisns in Money and 500 Cases
of Dynamite.

The fifteen million coins made at the
Philadelphia mint for the Philippine
Islands are now several days on their
way, says the Philadelphia Telegraph.
They are on sboard the steamship In
draymo. They are in strange and dan.
gerous company, and it is not exagger-
ated one bit to say that everyone
aboard the ship will give vociferous
"Amen" when the long voyage is COM
pleted.
Manila is 1000 miles away, and it
will take the Indraymo at least fifty
days to get there. Besides the coins
here is what the vessel has in her hold:
Eight hundred cases of dynamite and
high-class black powder, each case
containing fifty pounds; seventeen
cases of fuse, ten barrels of gasoline,
ten barrels of kerosene, and quantity
of calcium carbide.
Will the slumber of the crew be
peaceful upon this ship? 1t is not like
ly. The explosives she carries are
enough to blow up the entire Philip
pine Islands. There will be no smok-
ing aboard lest stray spark from pipe
or cigarette should find Judgment in
the hold and be a sort of touch-of for
dynamite, oil and powder. Uncle Sam
will also breathe easier when the ca
BILE announces the safe arrival OF the
treasure and powder snip at its desSi-
nation,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
CARLOAD OF PEACH TREES
Big Shipment Is Received in
Sumter County.

The Americas Times-Recorder says
the delicious odor of peach b loo ms will
be waited from a million trees near
Americas when 1.-THE flowers that
bloom in the spring" next make their
appearance, and it will not be long ere
this section divides honors with that
about Fit. Valley as the home of th e
blushing liberia.
Already extensive preparation to
that end is being made, and a hundred
thousand trees will be planted within
the next ten days.
Tae real number, quite likely, will
be nearer a quarter of a million.
Messrs. w. G. Carter, r. S. Broad
hurst, G. L. Ansley and T. B. Hooks
have received a shipment of $4,000
trees each, a solid carload having
been ordered from a Tennessee nur-
sery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
FOR OPEN INVESTIGATION.
Wants Postoffice RObberies and
Jobbing Probed by Senate.

When the resolution for the investi-
CATION of the postoffice frauds came
up in the senate Mr.. German took the
floor and strongly opposed it's refer
ence to the committee on resolutions.
He declared the majority should not
shrink from the investigation. He
had seen positive assertions that men
who had been unlawfully placed as en-
ployes on the rolls were TO escape.
Mr.. German said fraud and corrup-
ton were admitted and this had been
communicated to the senate by the
president. He said the country was
not satisfied with the investigation nor
was the senate. Those who had been
accused had said others higher up
were fully as guilty as they were,
while they have been made scape-
goats.
"Let US have all the facts" said Mr..
German, land see if the president will
turn the rascal out.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
BARRELS OF GEORGIA SYRUP
Big Syrup Plant to Be Estab-
IiShed in Thomas County.

Messrs. Scarf and Gunode, represen-
tatives of corporation who farm $50
acres of land in sorghum near Bluff
ton, Ia, have been investigating the
conditions around Townsville, and,
In a quiet way, have obtained data of
Yields and cost of cultivation and
manufacture for representation to their
corporation. These gentlemen report
conditions idealistic for their.purpose,
for while the limit OF production of
syrup per acre in Iowa is $50 gallons
they find that from 900 to 900 gallons
per acre are prod uced here with ease.
A plant will be built capable of TAX
ing care 1000 acres of cane, which
they propose to plant as soon as the
seed can be obtained, and until then
matured cane will be bought by the
ton. To carry out this plan $40, 900
will be invested.
A little calculation will demonstrate
the magnitude of this undertaking.
One thousand acres of cane will pro-
duce $50, GOO gallons of syrup, which at
current prices will sell for $4,000.
The plant will be erected in or near
Thomasville. One such plant is only
the forerunner of others, and lands
which now sell for $40 will double in
price in short time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
TEXAS FARMERs ORGANIZING
Three Thousand Unions With
Forty Thousand Members.

The Texas farmers are organizing
unions all oyer the state. There are now
some 5000 unions with a total mem
bership of 10000 or more, and the
organization is spreading rapidly. The
nurpose of these unions is to buy and
sell in bulk, to educate along educa-
tional lines, but nevertheless to discuss
nohtical economy. To this move there
can be no objections, as the farming
interest is about the only avocation
hut what has some concert OF action
pertaining to their business ana their
financial and social welfare.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
AYS OFFICE ISN'T WORTH 1T
ny WaycrOss Candidate With
drew from Race.

ur A. M. knight, who was a candi-
y Tor mayor of Waycross, has caus-
profound sensation in that town
issuing the following card: "With
Information [ have before me l
assured of my nomination for may
sS' The primary to be held in Decem'
out have already, uuintentional-
hurt the feelings of one OF my
Fnus and insulted another. don't
II" where the thing will stop. The
II Is not worth it. / have never
stopped to unclean methods to OBJ
once, and decline to do so now. |
FFreiore withdraw my name as a can
F@'e before the primary, and in do
80 want to thank the business men
lhelr support and such OF my
Euus as will be disappointed by my
Eon."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
DEAD SOLDIERS COMING.
Ship Laden With Bodies En-
Route from Philippines,

Another ship load of dead soldiers
will arrive from the Philippines this
month. TIL ere are only a hundred
and sixtythree in this load. The war
in the Philippines has been over a
long time for the slaughter pen to
supply such loads of dead as are shipp-
ed back every few weeks. Just re-
Gently ship carrying over 306 dead
so ldiers arrived from the Philippines.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
FOUNTAIN PEN SAVED HIM
Protected DIR. Baldwin from Bull
LET of Mr.. Blackburn.

The last issue of the Cuthbert Lead
ar nnblishes the following coneernlng
the condition of the principals IN the
Baldwin. Blackburn affair:
"Mr. ]. F. Blackburn VINO was
,vo,nded last week in a shooting ARRAY
in this city, is able to be out Dr.
po1dwin,s wound was slight, but us
oaid that had not fountain pen IN mis-
nocket detected the bullet, he would
have been killed"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
DR.. HORNE DIES SUDDENLY
While Seated in a Chair Death
Angel Appears.

DIR. George HORNE died at his home
in Americas few evenings ago while
sitting in his arm chair surrounded by
his family. The immediate cause Of
his death was the bursting of an alb
scess on his lung.
DR.. HORNE came to Americas twelve
years ago from Kentucky, and at once
took up his rank as leader in his pro.
fession. He was an honor graduate OF
the Louisville Medical College.
His many works of charity endeared
him closely to the hearts Of the poor.
His remains were taken to his former
home in Kentucky for burial.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
CAUGHT IN ARLINGTON
Policeman CarsweII Captures One
of the SightIesS Animals.

Chief of Police F. L. Carswell ar
rested Edmond Edwards Saturday at.
ternoon for selling whiskey on the
streets of Arlington. 1t has been re-
ported for long time that our town
was infested with blind tigers, and the
officers have been diligently searching
for them, hence the landing of one of
the "yarmints The case was tried
in the may '"'s court, and the offender
was fined Is and cost.-Arlington
Courier.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
OUT WITH THEIR KNIVES.
This Feud Is Too Strenuous Even
for Teddy.

There is a feud between Senator
Mitchell and Secretary Hitchcock,
says a Washington dispatch Saturday
the president said to some friends:
"You must excuse me now, for SEN
ator Mitchell is waiting in the other
Office to tell me what he thiuks of the
honorable the secretary of the interl-
or. Later l expect that Secretary
Hitchcock will tell me what he thinks
of the honorable the senator from Ore.
gon."
"WhV don't you get them up here
together?" somebody asked.
"My dear sir" the president said.
81 hate peace as much as any man, but
cannot go as far as that"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
WILL SAVE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA S6O0O0O FI6I
,,iform School Book Law Will Keen Vast sur, 80
the Pockets of the People Of the State The Book Commits
sion Has Concluded Its Labors

sion has OOnCl
r,o wisdom OF the legislature in
,,c the uniform text book law al
!, last session has been cOnclusively
ienonstratod'
The state school book commission
noleted its labors last week after a
Sorths bard work, examining hun
, D Of samples and hearing from
n,,v hook company representatives.
Tba commission has secured text
NV. for the common schools OF the
.,.,p which they say during the next
Ave- wears will save the people of Geor.
10 about 5000, 900, the new prices be-
'o 20 to so per cent below the old
Ones,
od hooks will be received in ex-
obsnCe for new ones on the same SUBJ
oct At value all the way from 80 to
81
"a; per cent of the new book.
The books adopted by the commits
inn will be used in the public schools
rpyt year. and the contractors will be
pslled on to supply them at as early a
bate asspossible.
8 The commission at the conclusion of
N sbors issued a statement, in which
h says in part:
sin the selection of books we have
lo thought it wise to sacrifice quality
Or price, and yet we have not thought
proper to ignore price altogether
there books were of the same class.
& uNo book that is partisan in charac-
pr or unfair to the south and her ira
uOns has or could for moment find
svOr in our eyes. 1t has been our aim
get the best books at the least pos
ibe price. When we have selected a
INHERENT book it was because the price
the book recommended made it ad-
able In no instance have we adopt
book which in the opinion of the
ub.cOmmission was unworthy of
iOptioD.
THE books adopted, we think, are
be best, and they have been secured
ID price ranging from 20 to so per
ent Of the former retail price. This
beans saving of hundreds of thou.
lnds of dollars annually to the people
Georgia.
"We have also arranged for further
eduCtion in the price of books adopt.
ranging from Is to 20 per cent to
bCh county boards of education as will
ndertake to distribute these books
pr their respective counties in lieu of
equiring repositories to be establish
i by the contractors in said counties.
I'VE are aware that the practical
htOrcement of the report of this CON-
issOn must of necessity be attended
IT'D more or less friction, for uniform
Eoption necessarily means the dis
scement Of many hooks already pur-
passed and owned by the children of
Re state. This is incident to the law,
ld was duly considered by the legis.
sture when they enacted it.
I'VE have arranged in everv instance
q an exchange of old books on the
me subject for new ones, the old !
POkS being accepted in payment at
|Om 30 to 66i per cent of the contract
pee OF the new ones"
Ihe commission is composed of Gov
nor j. M. Terrell, Attorney General
2nn c. Hart, Controller General W.
Wright, Secretary of State Phil
2Ok and State School Commissioner
B, Merritt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16

Is Assuming Troublesome Pro-
portions. Outcome Uncertain.

A Washington dispatch TO the~Sa-
vannan News says Walter johnson,
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee OF Georgia. is there to get a line
on the political situation from q ma
tional stan Apoint. The Roosevelt
Hanna controversy has assumed such
trou blesome proportions that even the
most far-seeing political prophets are
afraid to venture a prediction as to
what the outcome will be.
Mr.. johnson ia the official represen-
tative of the white republicans in
Georgia, and he and Judson Lyons arS
agreed in the opinion that the Georgia
delegation to the next republican con-
vention will unquestionablY be for
Roosevelt.
A break between Roosevelt and
Hanna seems inevitable, and many OF
the ablest and most experienced re-
publican generals regretfully admit 1t.
1t is freely declared here that a split
in the republican party over hooseVSl'
and Hanna means disaster to the q. y.
p Just how 20 avert such an occur
renee, in the face of existing condi-
tions, is a puzzle difficult OF solution.
Hanna 10 doing nothing to avert Il,
and his friends push what they COZ
slider a good thing along. In the mean
time some OF the presidents indiscreet
friends are growing angry and calling
Hanna and his followers naughty
names.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16
A HANGING IN WASHINGTON
The First Negro AssauIter to Die
at the National Capital.

John W. Burley, a negro, has been
found guilty of assault in Washington
and sentenced to be hanged.
The crime was committed on the
person of Adeline Turner, negro girl
s years old. This is the first death
sentence passed for such crime in
the District of Columbia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-16

Foley's Honey and Tar positively
cures all throat and lung diseases. Re
fuse substitutes.
HENDRICKS DRUG STORE.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-07-09
PACIFIC COAST FISH.
Salmon from Washington Hatcher
les to Be Sent East.

Washington, July 3.-The United
States fish commission is about to I'M
dertake an experiment the outcome of
which is fraught with vast commercial
importance. 1t is proposed to intro
duce large number of Pacific coast
salmon into the waters of the Atlantic
in an effort to build up salmon in
dustry here co rival that of the West
ern coast.
DIR. G. W. Kendall, one of the ex-
perts of the commission, is now max
ing an investigation of waters inhabit-
ed by Atlantic coast salmon. to gather
additional facts regarding it's habits,
growth and life. He will make a study
of the coastal waters of all the New
England states. and his report will
have an important bearing on the
methods to be followed in Introducing
the Western fish.
Ten years ago the commission made
a similar experiment, but it was fail
ure. During the administration of
Commissioner Bfice carload of Pacific
salmon eggs were sent across the CONT
merit in care of experienced fish cultur-
lists. They were hatched at govern
ment stations in Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont. The young sought
the deep waters of the Atlantic, and it
is mystery what became of them, for
only ten individuals were reported in
after years.
This disaster put an end to the talk
of introducing Pacific salmon to the At
lantic coast. But now fish experts be-
lieve they have learned more about the
habits and requirements of salmon, and
that the test can be repeated with bet.
ter prospects Of success.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-07-09
TEXAS CLOUDBURST.
City of Gainesville Under -Four
Feet of Water-Train
Wrecked.

Gainesville, Texas, July AT this
hour, 3: 80 a. M, this city is under four
feet of water. Thousands of people have
taken refuge on housetops. Rumors of
loss of life are impossible to confirm
The city is in total darkness. The
damage will be heavy. Two creeks
which flow by the town. one of them
passing through the center and the 9TH
er on the west side, are each a mile
wide. The water is rising rapidly, and
the report is received that still great
er flood is coming down from the direc-
ton of st. Joe. The cries of terror
stricken people are heard in every di-
rection. All around the depot and
along the main street of the town the
water is 80 deep that even horses are
compelled to swim.
1t is reported that Santa Fe passen-
ger train has been ditched three miles
out on account of washed out tracks
and it is feared many lives have been
lost. The engineer, fireman and ex-
press messenpger of the train are re-
ported missing.