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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-16

non. 6Ohe oLulIu duCteSS6l crown
of about 1000 people in Dawson
Thursday. His speech was made on
the public school grounds, and at its
conclusion barbecue was served.
Not only citizens from Terrell, but
several other surrounding counties
attended the occasion.
Judge J. W. Peddy stated in few
we'll chosen words the purpose of the
occasion that brought the gathering
about. Mr.. Smith was introduced by
Col. L. c. Hoyl, one of the most
prominent young attorneys in this city
and section. The introduction was
couched in terms of praise for Mr..
Smith and words of eloquence and
force. Col. Hoyl said;
Col. Hoyl's Speech.
Mr.. Chairman, Members of the Com
mittee, Ladies and Gentlemen: [ de-
sire to express my thanks for the hon
or conferred upon me in assigning to
your humble servant the task of in
Producing to this audience one of
Georgia's greatest men. | arise to do
so with a consciousness of my inabili-
ty to say to you words of eulogy suf-
ficient to do Justice to the man, but |
am also conscious of the fact that our
distinguished fellow citizen and guest
of honor needs no words OF praise
from me. His reputation as a man of
honor, ability, sterling worth and
craftsmanship extends not only from
one extreme of our state to the other,
but reaches out over these entire
United States. He is man among
men-one who has been tried IN the
highest offices of trust and found equal
to every emergency that confronted
him. AS nations servant he retired
after wears of service, after handling
the millions of the peoples money,
without one breath of scandal of sus-
picion against his fair name. His
honor is absolutely unspotted, His
business ability and his executive ca
pacity are united in proclaiming him
to be the business man, the statesman
whom the people of Georgia need at
the helm of the good old ship of state.
Rising by his own efforts to his exalt-
ed position, demonstrating by his own
private successes in life that he knows
how to meet and overcome all obstac-
les in an honest, STRAIGHTFORWARD and
business-like way, feel that we could
not place a better qualified man at the
the head of affairs. | believe that i'll
Won see fit to honor him with that
HIGHEST Office within the gift of the
neople of this grand old common
wealth he will give to US wise and
FRUGAL Government, and see to it that
the rights of each citizen are properly
safeguarded and cared for. 1t is said
bv some that ne is an agitator, and
in reply to this 1 say "all honor to
the aoitator who can turn the vigOr of
the people against its enemies" A
hard fight is being fought, the ring is
exDiring with much agony, with poor
grace and no resignation. They are
feverish and fretful, fdgety and reck-
less. jumping from one absurd charge
to another, seemingly with no fixed
purpose except that of lodging the
main issues. No reason IS assigned /
as to why the champion of the peoples
cause is being opposed; and this re-
minds me that when I asked one non
ored citizen of Terrell county to tell
me why he was for Mr.. Smith for gov
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-16
MAN NAMED DAMN is WORRIED
Wants to Change His Name from
Damn to Hamm.

w anus 10 NAdHSC his NdulC from
Damn to Hamm.
MY name is Thomas Jansen
Damn. respectfully pray the court
to change my name. "
The above is an abstract from a Pc
tition filed in the probate court at
Memphis, Tenn by native of Dem
mark who explained that he had been
worried on more than lone thousand
occasions" since landing in America
and subjected to terms of unpleasant
comment" for having "cuss word"
cognomen. The petition further reads:
"Your petitioner prayS that he be
allowed to change his name from
Thomas Jansen Damn to Thomas
Jansen Hamm on account of a recent
so-called work of art, entitled The
Whole Damn Family, which has also
led to many annoying questions seek
ing to find out whether he is amember
of that household.
There was an immediate hearing
and the name was changed with the
reading of the prayer of the petition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-16
MUSIC AS MEDICINE.
Action of Heart Is Affected by Tempo
orthe Music Sung.

ctIOn of Heart Is AHecteu ny AehiPu
of the Music Sung.
Place the tips of your first, second
and third fingers of your right hand
on the artery that runs along the main
hone of your left arm, where the doc
tor usually feels your pulse, and sing
q TIME the time of which is the same as
the rhythm of your pulse, then change
q bruptlv to a slow tune-say, MY
Country. 'Tis of Thee, =" rendered an
dante reIigioso, and, lastly, burst out
into the Hveliest yankee Doodle
YOU can sing; and if you carefully
observe your pulse at the end OF each
performance you will notice that the
action of your heart has been affected
in every case by the tempo OF the mu-
sic YOU have sung
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-16

Il insist that this company has no
right to remain in Glass c with the
immense showing which it makes of
profits.
II am agitating this question of
freight rates moi alone in connection
with next years election. I believe
when the railroad commissioners re-
alize that the public is behind them
and will sustain their action, we will
not be compelled to wait twelve months
for q reduction of rates. We should
demand action now by the railroad
commissioners, and let them under
stand that the people know their
rights, and will back the commission
in reducing rates.
Zone of the most important ques-
tions connected with our freight rates
is the reduction of charges to the
ports. If you could send your
products to the ports at low rates and
could haul back eastern and western
products from Savannah and Bruins
wick at low rates, you would then get
the advantage of competitive trans
portation upon the ocean. Sailing
vessels and steamboat vessels not
controlled in the interest of railroad
companies, would give your products
cheap rates of transportation to the
east and west.
1.-THE recent application for lower
port rates made to the commission
was in the interest of the entire state.
No one for a moment asked a reduc-
ton of the rates to Atlanta without an
accompanying reduction all over the
state. / wish to show you what it
would mean for you and how unjustly
you are treated in this respect.
"If the railroads voluntarily charge
you the rate of IS cents per 100 pounds
fnom Savannah to Dawson, when they
designate the ocean transportation,
why should they be allowed by our
state railroad commission to charge
you a higher price when you select
your own ocean transportation? The
port rate fight really means an effort
to give the people of the state the
privilege of competition among the
various vessels which sail the ocean
from our ports; to give the merchants
of Georgia, if they see fit, the privi-
lege even of putting on their own yes
sells from Savannah and elsewhere.
Mr.. JOS NJ. Brown of the railroad
when he refused reduc
ton of the rates, presented an argu-
ment to show that the reduction asked
for was too great. He made no argu-
ment to show that the prices now be-
ing charged were not too high.
"If you study the rates charged
from Nashville, Tenn, to Savannah
you will find that our railroad COM
mission has left Dawson, Ga, paying
a very little less to Savannah and
and Georgia ports than the railroads
charge from middle Ten
nessee, a distance of two and half
times as great. Turning to cotton,
you will find that bale of cotton is
taxed 20 cents more to reach the ports
of Georgia from Dawson than it is
CONTINUED on eighth page.)
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-16
HOKE SMITH ADDRESSED BIG CROWD IN DAWSON
The Gubernatora Candidate Assaed Railroads Ring Rule
Occasion Was Marked by Large Barbecue

ernor he replied: II have voted for
governors for years, and if I live I'M
til the next election it will be the first
time in my life that I have had an OPP
portunity of voting for a man big
enough for the place" Ladies and
gentlemen, l now introduce to you
that man whom [ believe it will be the
pleasure Of the people of this grand
old state to crown with the highest
honor in the gift of its citizenship
Hon. HOke Smith, who will now adj
dress you upon the issues OF the day.
Mr.. Smiths address was heard with
great interest and pronounced APP
plause at times, The principal part
of his speech was taken up with a dis
cussiOn of railroad rates and the rail
road commission. He declared that
the railroad tariff for Georgia was
too high, and that the railroad com
mission was not doing its duty by the
people. In this connection he said:
1.-The Central of Georgia railway
company is one of the chief railroads
which serve this section of the state.
1t has just held an annual meeting.
''In 1897 this railroad company
taxed the public s., $50, OOO In 1905 it
taxed the public so, 135, 900.
THE property of this company in
Georgia was returned last year for
taxes, including its franchise, at only
$15, 238, 259. We find the net earnings
of the railroad company placed at
81, III, 900, with the further statement
from Colonel Lawton published in the
Savannah News that 'Notwithstand
ing the fact that the company would
pay ) per cent on its income bonds, it
had spent more money during the past
fiscal year on betterments than ever
before. The Central charges all ex-
penditures for improvements and bet
terments to its operating account.
sit is, therefore, clear that the
Central netted over $4,000, 600 last
year on its Georgia property, while it
returns that property for taxation at
little over SIS, 900, 900.
''The different railroads are CLASH
fed by the railroad commission. If
we turn to this classification, we will
see that the Central of Georgia Rail
way Company is placed in Glass C.
Most of the freight carried by rail
roads, placed in Class c, is charged
the standard tariff, which was put in
force % years ago, with % per cent
added. This % per cent largely grew
out of the allowance made to the rail-
roads during the hard times about
1893.
SIS 1t possible that the people of
the state are receiving their rights
when this railroad company, with the
immense profits shown by its report,
charges you % per cent more than the
standard tariff on nearly every line of
goods that it hauls for you?
"The Central of Georgia Railway
company has JUST paid a 5 per cent
dividend on all its income bonds.
Nine years ago these bonds were is
sued They were then worth p cents
for first income bonds, 8 cents for 2nd
INCOME bonds, and cents for Bird in
come bonds. During the past week
they have all been, paid ; per cent in !
terest. Itrequired $50, 900 to pay this
interest. You were taxed not only to
meet this interest, but to carry over a !
surplus in the treasury of the COM
pany.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-16
A KENTUCKY EDITORS OPINION

A Kentucky editor refuses to pub
lish notice of the deaths of people
who. while living, failed to take his
paper, giving his pointed reason
thereof: ''People who do not take the
home paper are dead anyway, and
their merely passing away is of no
particular news value to any one. 7"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-16
Wv El'NMENT IN CHARGE.

h. request Of the governor of
,;.a ana Of the city authorities
H., states marine hospital
sa, ,, taken charge of the yellow
n, - ',on IN New Orleans. 1t is
l. 60 ,,,ay go 900 will de required,
'p'e promise to furnish the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-19
General Gomez Passes Away
at Havana.
LED MANY REVOLUTIONS.
The End Comes After a Long Illness
A Severe Blow Is Struck
Cuban Political
Interests.

| Havana, June 19.--Gen. Maxine
Gomez died at O'Clock Saturday even.
ling in this city. lei Caudillo" (chief-
taim), as the great leader OF revolu-
tons was called BY bis countrymen, ex-
pired just as the sun was slanting across
the gulf, in the presence not only Of his
family, but also mis- old.time friend,
Estrada Palma, president Of the repub-
lie, whose tears freely mingled with
those Of the sorrowing relatives. The
end came quietly, in the beautiful tenn
porary home at the seaside in the sub
| urb Vedado, to which Gen. Gomez was
taken on his return from Santiago. The
dying man was unable to recognize any
one. President Palma, accompanied by
Gen. Andrade, arrived about a quarter
lof an hour previous to the death of
Gen. Gomez. The distinguished patients
heart had weakened steadily since IL
o'clock in the morning, and failed TO re-
spond to stimulants. Several times dur
ing his long illness Gen. Gomez had
shown recuperative powers that were as
tonishing His real illness extended
over 40 days, although his health had
been failing some months prior to that,
and he was not in strong condition
when he Stated on May / for Santiago,
with the object of receiving a beneficial
change.
The admiration of the mass OF Cubans
for Gen. Gomez amounted to almost idol
airy, His death admittedly is a severe
blow to any political interest to which
he was allied. He was one of the most
radical leaders of the national party He
had allied himself with the liberal fusion
movement, but a split came during his
sickness. 1t was generally thought he
would have joined Gov. Nunez and other
dissenters in upholding the old national
ist organization. Gen. Gomez leaves
widow, five sons and one daughter. Only
Saturday the secretary Of the treasury
delivered to one of Gen. Gomezs sons a
check for 100000 which had been voted
unanimously by Congress for the gem
erals benefit and approved by President
Palmer. This was in addition to the
$4,000 previously voted by Congress.
Gen. Gomez last public appearance
was at Havana, March % last, on the
occasion Of the visit Of the American
squadron to that port. He was the first
speaker at the luncheon given at the
National theatre to the American Off. |
GERS, and he eulogized the United States
sacrifices in behalf Of Cuba, adding that
the Cubans would not forget their obi
cations to the great republic whose sons
had made possible all that Cuba had ac-
complished.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-19
BROTHERS TESTIFY.
Accused Mans Relatives Take StaLd III
Murder Case.

Manchester, June l0-zThe trial Of
Fred Johnson, charged with the murder
Of his brother JAY, was continued in
Judge Rowell's court Saturday and The
| first witness for the state was Herbert
| johnson, a third brother.
Witness said he was town constable
at that time. The testimony OF wit
ness conveyed the idea that Fred was
aggressor in the quarrel the dav be-
fore the shooting, but on cross exani.
nation he admitted that the first angry
words were his own, that he Thought
Fred ought to have a beating, and a.
he left for home there were angry words
from him to Fred.
Dana Johnson, another brother of the
defendant, testified that bis father had
said, if no one would tell. the story
could be given out that Jay had Slot
himself
Lorenzo, Burbank, the states last
witness, testified that it was 100 feet
from the place where Fred fell in the
snow to where the first blood showed
DIR. g. s. Caverly, Of Rutland, witness
for respondent, testified that it was
probable that man with wound as
described could walk 12O feet before
blood would issue from his mouth or
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-19

BONACc0RDS
CAPT. c0NKLIN DETAILED.
Fort Ethan Allen Officer to Go to Fort
Riley, Kan.

Fort Ethan Allen, june 19.-Olders
issued Saturday from war department
form provisional regiment for field
artillery, and CSpt. John Comklin. artil-
lery corps. VITO Is TIE most widely
kn0wn arsiIieFy o:sieeg af this garrison
throughout New England. having been
at fhss Esss fcssK geass in command Of
the 2sa batterY. aela artillery, il or
derea so sey0wz III fort Riley, Kan, on
July 70, toe dnfy - a FegiTnental staif
officer 10 I-seat. 1el A. G. Taylor. artil-
lery corps, I'll command 0r one Of the
provisional gegsments.
Capt. Gonk8ir il an oifieer Of high an-
thorfty Oh artillery questions. having
many time geeA called upon for ini-
portant decisions
Capt. ConkIin wsll leave here Tnes-
day 70 command the detail en- route for
Westfeld, Mass, ami wiii IeaFe that
place July is, fer fart Riley.
The captain hopes his detail Is not
permanent one, as lie does not like
70 lose the command 81 his battery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-19
BURLINGTON
MONTPELIER
BASE BALL NOTES.


The coaching of Shea did wonders
for Montpelier seminary, but that team
was still below Goddard in steadiness.
The treasures of both Goddard and
Montpelier will be better off this year
than ever before. The crowds at Inter
city park are paying crowds. 1t is a
case of paying OF staying outside the
fence.
The complete Intercity team, as it
is expected to line up for the opening
next Saturday, is as follows: Pitchers,
Ed. Burns, Ralph Green, Ola Morey and
w. J. Davis, the first three college stars
and Davis lately with the Harrisburg,
Pa, team; catcher, George Eaton of
Nashua, N. H.; first base, Ashmore;
second, Uniae, with st. Adams last
year; short, Broderick, with Harris
burg; third, Dorman who is to be cap
tain; left field, Shaughnessey who play
ed with Notre Dame with sheldon;
last year with Rutland; right,
Sam Apperious. 1t will be noticed that
but two Of last years players will be
seen ON the team. Manager Daley thinks
he has a good bunch of men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-19
Henrietta crosman.

There ought to be a tremendous well
come for Miss Henrietta Crosman, the
great American actress, at the opera
house next week Tuesday. If any dra-
matte attraction is entitled to considera-
ton and is calculated to evoke enthu-
siasm it is the appearance of Miss ros-
man. So wide is her fame, based as it
is on series Of glowing triumphs, that
everybody will wish to see her. Moth
ing that has been offered at the local
theatre is entitled to more general con-
sideration. Miss Crosman is really one
of the greatest Of present day actresses.
No other woman on the American stage
has achieved stronger popularity in the
big cities Of the country. Her visit TO
this city is an event which ought to,
an doubtless will, arouse the, most gem
eral interest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-19
Kipling,s Letter to stOddard.

Charles Warren Stoddard contributes
I TO the National Magazine for June an
exceedingly interesting character study
of Rudyard Kipling. The article car
ries many of Kipling's personal letters
to Stoddard, throwing light not only
upon the happy, generous nature of the
famous poet and story teller, but also
Illuminating as nothing else has done
his method Of literary work.
Here is one characteristic letter,
thanking Stoddard for gift of copy
of his South Sea Idyls":
Your book has come, been read and
read aloud. ! don't think it was quite
kind of you to send it, I'm settled down
for New England winter in q gray
land, among an austere people, 200 miles
away from the blue water, and
Here you come with your old music
and give me as bad an attack of go
fever as I've had for long time past.
The mischief OF it Is that this time
last year | was wandering around Auck.
land way and missed my steamer to
those Islands OF the Blessed. | had
got over the disappointment, but you've
stirred me up again. It's too bad. You
should keep your Orient liquor for sober
headed folk instead Of making a poor
fellow who has drunk delight of tTav-
eli to the lees banker after fresh
draughts.
Go tot Your book is highly improp-
er, and doubt not immoral.
What has the Hula -hula-or the John
Kino, for the matter Of that 70 do
with New Englandf There are no such
things as cocoanut palms in the world,
and the lomi-lomi-which we call mol
ish in lndia--is pure invention. "a
land where people do nothing, ii such
land there be, is clearly a wicked
land, and il Is sinful beyond telling that
a man should wear no clothes. Therefore
you will see it follows that the South
Seas never existed; and If they did. or
do exist, | for one daren't believe in
them just now You have broken the
peace Of an ordered household and set
two folks who are gypsies by birth or
inheritance longing to take ship again
and get out
In return please to accept as an ex-
ample my sober and continent verses
( "Barraek Room Ballads which hare
nothing to do with rowing and registering
or racketing on far-away beaches.
Yours hmgrily, aamiTingly and upset
tinglH
RUDYARD KIPLING.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-19
DOES KETCHUM
HAVE A VALET
Queer Story Told by Harry
Mccormick.
JURY OUT SIX MINUTES
In Case of Latter at Middlebury, charg-
ed With Jail Breaking = Pleads
Guilty to Charge Of
Forgery.
JURY OUT SIX MINUTES


Middlebuy, June 19.-Harry Nc
Cormick, whose trial gave rise to the
story that John ketehun, convict,
was allowed a valet in jail, was convict
ed Saturday by jury after six minutes
of elaboration. He was charged with
breaking Jail. His defence was that he
simply walked away, finding the Middle
bury Jail door open while confined there
on the charge Of forgery. He pleaded
guilty to two OF the five counts OF the
forgery Indictment and sentence was
deferred
His escape caused sensation, but it
was speedily eclipsed BY public amaze
ment over the story that ketchum, a
United States prisoner, and "high fin
anee" banker, who is serving seven
years term for completely in the wreck
ing Of the Yergennes Farmers National
Bank, was permitted to ease penal ser
vitude BY luxurious life and the attend
ance of a valet,
1t was also claimed that Banker Ket
chum was allowed to serve as turnkey
in the Jail where prisoner. He was
represented as having the run of the
prison and to have admitted visitors
and to have let them ont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-19
HARD FOUGHT
AND FIERCE
Rangers Defeated BonaccOrds
in Foot Ball.
SCORE WAS TWO TO ONE.
Four Men Received Injuries in Asso-
citation Game at Rangers Grounds
on Saturday After
noon.
SCORE WAS TWO TO ONE.

In the hardest fought association foo
ball game that has ever been seen OF
the Rangers field, the Champions de
feated the Bonaccords Saturday after
noon by a score of 2 to j. There were
about 800 people present and goodly
sum of money was raised for the ex.
Ranger, for whose benefit the game was
played.
you have turned your sport for a
good cause, boys" said Mayor Barclay
as he kicked off the ball shortly after
1880 o'clock, and started what proved
to be the fastest and most exciting game
that the lovers Of the sport have had
chance to witness for some time. That
the Champions won out BY only one
point shows that the Bonaccords were
after them during every minute Of the
game, and made them earn every
score.
Though association ball Is not consid-
cred rough game, the battle Saturday
became so fierce at times that four
men were knocked out so that they had
to leave the game. Only few minutes
after the game started Brew OF the
Bonaccords and Scott OF the Rangers
made d dash for the ball and in Jump
ing to hit it with their heads hit their
heads together instead Brew received
the blow in one eye and also a bad cash
beside the eye. Scott had cash two
inches long cut in his forehead. During
the rest Of that half Of the game the
teams played with ten men. Nichols
of Bonaccords had to leave the game
in the first half, though he came back
in the last half and Wright Of the same
team was hurt so that he had to give
up during the last Of the game.
All the scoring of the game was done
in the first half Mackenzie Of the
Champions making the first goal and
Bernard the second Mckernan kicked
the only goal Of the Bonaccords in the
last few minutes Of the first half.
In the last period the Bonaccords had
an easy chance to tie the score. On a
foul by the Rangers they were given
a kick for the goal with only the Ran
gers goal keeper to block the ball, but
Dawson kicked the sphere over the goal
and lost their only good chance OF scor-
ing III that half. Two As minute halves
were played. White, umpire, Linesmen:
VIM. Ellis and Alex. Mason.
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