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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
A NEWSPAPER WAR.

From the savannah News.
The Charleston Post is of the Opin-
ion that the contest for the guberna-
tOrial nomination in this state, in SO
far as Mr.. Hoke Smith and Mr.. Clark
Howell are concerned, will be a news
paper war! In the course of an edi-
torial article, entitled "a Hot Time
in Georgia, - it says:
"Hell is about to break loose in
Georgia once more. HOke Smith and
Clark Howell will contend for the gov
ernOrship, and battle royal is prom
ised 1t will be largely a newspaper
war, of course, Howell being the act
i've editor of the Atlanta COnstitu
ton and Smith the former editor and
and present patron of the Atlanta
Journal. .
"These gentlemen, according to
present indications, are going to con-
tend before the people for the cham
pionship belt of corporation smash
ing. Each hints that the other has
been too friendly to the corporations
and claims for himself the record of
the hardest hatred in Georgia against
such iniquities, and both promise a
show down on that issue that will be
interesting. 1t is very cheap issue
upon which the contest is to be made,
but one that engages the public atten-
ton readily enough"
The Post is right in assuming that
most of the newspapers are expecting
a hot campaign in so far as the fore
going candidates can make it so. If
these candidates confine their efforts to
showing which has the better record
as an anti-cOrpOratiOn smasher the
campaign will likely be one of person
alities, and the interest in it will be
similar to that aroused by dog fight
Personalities will take the place of
argument, and issues that involve the
welfare of the state will be put aside
in order that the one question, name
", which has the better anti-cOrpOra-
ton record, may be exclusively pre-
scented.
1t does seem as if the people would
be more interested in knowing
what gubernatorial candidates pro-
pose to do for the benefit of the state
rather than what they have done in
fighting corporations. 1t ought to be
assumed that the intelligent portion of
the peOple-thOse who influence pub
lie sentiment in their respective COM
munities-are we'll acquainted with the
anti-corporation records of these gen
tlemen, and, hence, that it is unneces-
sary to occupy year in telling about
it.
Wouldn't it be better plan for
these candidates to point out the
shortcomings and the wrOngdOings of
the corporations and how they can be
made to serve the people better than
it would to waste time in comparing
anti-corpOratiOn records?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
THE TRTTMPH OF THE HEN.

Honor to the hen! She has accom-
plished unaided what the administra-
ton and the attorney general haven't
succeeded in doing yet. She has
smashed a trust and busted corner.
1t is reported from Iowa, says the
Springfield Republican, that the big
packing firms are going out of the
butter, egg and poultry business. The
explanation is that for a year their
attempted egg corner has failed to
make good. The hens went to laying
at the wrong and unexpected time, and
before the public had been forced to
take the millions of dozens of eggs
that the packing trust had in cold
storage awaiting fancy prices the hens
had smashed the market. Whether
this explanation is complete or not, it
is said to be known that the ArmOurs
have been selling their plants in Iowa,
having dropped large sum in the
venture.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
A PART INFINITEsIMAL.

Just a fluffy, downy snowflake,
Like chrystal, glittering star,
Resting on a mound of others,
And for this it fell so far,
Just tiny, rounded pebble
On an endless, endless shore,
But by sands to be half hidden,
And to do no more.
Just a graceful grass-blade growing
In lawn of em'rald green,
Only one among million,
Never noticed, scarcely seen.
just single human being
In this universe of men
Is it but the same old story
Ever DER and DER again
HELEN T. HANNAH.
Cleveland, o., June, 1905.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
NOMINATED A MORMON.

Charles H. Bliss was recently NOM
mated for mayor of Pensacola, Fla.
Since the nomination, however, it has
leaked out that he was once member
of the Mormon church, and that he
still has a wife in Salt Lake City who
calls him hubby. just whether he will
stand pat under the charges, or wheth-
er the people of Pensacola will Reed
SmoOt him, is not vet known.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

IN his recent surrender Pope Brown
evidently did not carry his home pa
per, the Hawkinsville News and Dis
patch, with him into the Hoke Smith
ranks. Our contemporary, in its is
sue announcing the retirement of Mr..
Brown from the gubernatorial race,
says: "Should Colonel Estill enter
the race he would make it interesting
for both the other candidates. His
platform may yet be the state against
Atlanta"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
B. F. Amos. Builder.

Communicate with Il. L. Amos Dawson post
office if you wish to let contract for building.
Guarantees to do salts actory building in strict
conformity to specifications at lowest possible
price.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
For Years Support.

GEORGIA. Terrell County. Mary S, Farga-
son having made application for twelve months
support out of the estate OF D. s. Fargason. and
appraisers duly appointed to set apart the same
having filed their return, all persons concerned
are hereby required to show cause before the
court of ordinary of said county on the first Mon
dayin July 1905. why said application should
not be granted. This June 6. 1905
]. w. ROBERTS. Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
Notice of Local Legislation

GEORGIA, Terrell County. Notice is hereby
given that at the next session Of the General As
semby OF Georgia bill will be introduced head
ed as follows: "A bill entitled act to amend
the charter OF the city of Dawson to
make. after January 1, 1905, the mayor and each
councilman Ineligible for reelection for
the ensuing term upon the completion OF their
respective terms of office: fixing the term OF Office
OF the mayor at two years, and making his cleo
ton biennial; also fixing the salary OF the mayor
ut 1900 co. and for other purposes"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
Money to Loan.

The Georgia Loan and Trust Company loans
money at per cent per annum on real estate.
Prompt service guaranteed. II you want to bors
row money see H. A. WILKINSON.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
HANDICAPPED.

The Parson-"W What were your
fathers last words ?''
Peck, Jr.--Re didn't have any.
Mother was with him at the finish"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
A NEW MONROE DOCTRINE.

The United States was the originator
of the Monroe doctrine, "America for
the Americans, which has become a
settled principle, and is so conceded
by all European nations. Simulta-
neously with Togo's victory over the
Russian fleet comes the announcement
that Japan will insist on Monroe
doctrine for the East. Possessions
already acquired will not be interfered
with, but acquisition of territory in
Asia by European powers will be pro-
tested against. In other words, it is
"Asia for the Asiatics." In this
position Japan is certainly entitled to
our sympathetic support, to say the
least.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

Biscuit from Supreme -four make a
smile that wont come off.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
For Sale or Exchange.

Residence corner Stonewall and Fulton streets.
Residence on Church street See me al once for
bargain. w. H. DAVIS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

The new county hosts are preparing
to storm the legislature. There'll be
hot times in the old town.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

HON. HoKE SMITH will open his
campaign for governor with speech
at Madison on June 90.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
Road Notice.

GEORGIA. ell County. County Commits
missioners of Roads aud Revenues, in session
TUESDAY, June 6 1905 A petition being filed for the
discontinuance OF public road beginning south
of the Union academy, where said road crosses
land line running east and west between the
land of A. j. Carver and G. NJ. Gormley, running
southeast to the Dawson and AmerIcuS public
road, it is ordered that the discontinuance of
SAID road be advertised in The Dawson News for
30 days and all persons interested are hereby no.
titled that the same will be passed upon on the
first Tuesday in July next. Witness my hand
and official signature June g. 1905
J. w. ROBERTS, Clerk b. G. R. R.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

IT vii! be well if Tapp is not un-
tapped again.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
ArAxafa for something like 81, 300

A TAX fl ia for something like 81, 300
has been issued by Comptroller w.
A. Wright against w. S. Witham,
president of string of Georgia
banks. Under the law of the state
the president of every bank must pay
specific tax of $40 for each bank of
which he is president. Witham, who
is professional bank president, man
ages to be in the newspapers nearly
all the time
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

Mr.. BROWNS home paper says
modesty caused him to retire from the
race. Never heard Mr.. Hoke Smith
called by that name before.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

ALTHOUGH he has been unfortunate,
Admiral Rojestvensky must be ac-
corded due honor for bravery. In en-
tering the Straits of Korea he took a
desperate chance, and when that
chance went against him he stood by
his vessel as long as it was above
water. Lying dangerously wounded
in Japanese hospital he has general
sympathy and hope for his recoy-
cry.
SAM JONES, who is constantly
abusing officials for not doing their
duty, has had his hand called in
Knoxville, Tenn, where he is con-
Quoting a meeting. The sheriff of that
county has offered to appoint the
evangelist deputy sheriff, and thus
give him authority to arrest viOlators
of the law.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

IF the Atlanta Journal doesn't show
up any stronger in eIecting a governor
than it has in its controversy with the
Macon Telegraph over the freight rate
question it will make another spec
tacle of itself. In its fight for port
rates our Atlanta contemporary got
into deep water in the vicinity of Edi-
tor Pendleton'S sanctum
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

AGREAT many people think now is
Mr.. Estill's time. If the gubernato-
rial bee is still singing the Savannah
editor it does look that way.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

OVER in the Third district it is said
that Mr.. Dudley Hughes, president of
that political incubator, the State Ag-
ricultural Society, will try conclusions
with Congressman Elijah Lewis next
year. 1t is safe bet that he'll never
touch Lige.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

The young men of the Thomasville
Times Enterprise will take notice that
Judge Sheffield has no ambition for
his head to shine in congress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14

JUDGE DICK RUSSELL would make
Georgia a splendid governor, and if
the opportunity is afforded them there
are a great many people who will tell
him SO through the medium of their
ballots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23
Board to Count Pennies.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record
million pennies day-that Is the ca
pacity of e strange machine which Uncle
Sam uses in the Philadelphia mint to count
the coin of smallest value made by the
government. The machine. known as a
counting table, is exhibited in the govern
ment building as part Of Uncle Sans
$500 600 display at the Lewis and Clark en-
position.
The counting board Is about as large MS
a big kneading board such as housewives
use. The surface of 1t is wide enough 10
hold a row Of forty pennies. When the
pennies are to be counted several thousand
are heaped onto the board, which is placed
above hopper. Then an operator tips tine
board backward and forward and sideways,
so that the pennies slide about and finally
settle In the grooves made by the brass
partition strips. When the board is full
there are 1000 pennies on It. 1t is then
dumped into a receptacle just outside the
hopper, and the pennies which have slip
ped off the board into the hopper are
caught by a box beneath. Pennies ore
coined only at the Philadelphia mint. and
the government finds the coming OF them
profitable because the value Of the metal
they contain is only about three-fourths or
a cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23

the things to London. 1t Is philanthropy
iCal. 1t may not charge more than 80 a
year-%12Ts OF which is interest, 80 expenses
and Il fixed tax.
The ticket which the clerk will hand
you with 81 for your new $40 overcoat
bears the words: French Republic. Lib
erty-Equalty-Fr Fraternity. MONT-DE-
PETE 1t is not religious piety you
understand. but piety In the sense OF
natural duty and compassion, while in
the mountain" you might think to find
reference TO putting up"-for example
Il have put UP my watch" But 1t Is
not so. The French say: Il have hung
up my watch" the figure being Il nail
driven Into the wall. like q hook
Tho expenses and GNed tax are sup
posed to include insurance and the rest
ard the most omnOus detail of "the rest
according TO the accusing municipal coun-
c'llor, is that resulting from the employ
ment of sworn valuers. whose establishment
In the Mout-de-Plete dates back to the re-
forming decree OF Louis XVI in December,
1777.
At that date, when personal property val
ues huctuated more than they do today
and when means OF INSTRUMENTATION
were primitive. the ancient corporation OF
the sworn valuers of the Seine was asked
10 appoint members to estimate the value
of all articles offered TO the Mont-de-Plete
1t may have answered well at the begin
ming Today IL does not answer. Fourteen
s,,ch sworn yaluers sit behind the wickets
Of the central pawnshop and Its various 10
cal branches In front of the wiekets, n
long halls, sit crowds of unfortunates win
their objects, waiting Mattresses ana peu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23

francs regulation" A poor nan comes
with lot of truck in bundle The
sworn vaiuer, sorting it over. says: Three
francsr' The Mont-dePiete clerk, who
now begins functioning. must be faithful
to the two-third rule, and he must also be
faithful to the three francs regulation"
"All this makes only francs valuation
and francs loan he says to the poor
man. Have you nothing else to add?"
NO" says the poor man.
Then pack up your stuff. We are not
allowed to make loan of less than 8
francs!'
Suppose the borrowers pledge Is found
to justify loan Whatever it be-3 francs.
80 francs or 800 francs-it is always smaller
than he hoped to get. He has but one re-
source to go aux petits papers," as they
say in the argot of the Faubourgs-"to go
for the little papers "-which is the crying
shame of the system. 1t shows how usury
VIII find a way in spite of every legislative
system.
How Usury Flourishes.
You Will remember that no other pawn
shop enterprise is allowed to compete with
the Mont-de-Piete: that it is a monopoly
for the borrowers good, charging only 8
per cent q year interest and bound. after
selling the unredeemed pledge at auction,
TO pay any excess realized over principal
and interest back to the holder of the
Mont-de- Pete ticket. No one else in Paris
may lend money on movable objects. But
the law does not forbid me to buy Your
ticket does 1t? Nor to promise to sell II
back to you for such and such a sum at
any time within year?
There you are. The poor man who has
Just received fifteen francs on his overcoat
sees UP and down the street, on both sides
OF the Mont-de-Piete, the Haunting signs
Of half a dozen "Maisons d'Achats de Rec
onnaissances' '-esta blishments for the pur-
chase of tickets. He also knows that their
sale with the privilege Of buying back
amounts TO a loan.
He enters. The usurer glances at his
ticket and perCeives that fifteen francs
have been advanced on an overcoat. Now,
the usurer's conservative rule is to lend one
franc per five or fraction Therefore he
will offer TO lend the unhappy one three
francs on his ticket.
The less he lends on the ticket, of course.
the more margin will there be for interest
to run up to the selling value of the over
coat; but If the borrower insists. the usurer
Will lend him four francs or, even, perhaps
five francs, or he will buy the ticket out
right for seven francs Jean Colly, the
municipal councillor, already referred to,
declares that these establishments find 1t
TO their interest to lend up to 80 per cent
OF the face value OF ticket on which the
sum is small.
AS the usurous loan takes the form of a
sale with privilege of buying back, the Dor
rover has no protection. Colly has collect
ed cases IN which over 100 per cent a year
interest has been paid-and the ticket for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23
AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM.
New Device Tested in an English
Hotel

United States Consul Mahin of Noting
ham reports that successful fire alarm
has been invented in England. Expert
ments warrant the belief that 1t will prove
of great value in preventing the spread of
fires. He writes:
"A new automatic fire alarm was tested
In this city this week. In a large room of
a hotel, where three of the alarms. small
Instruments, were attached to the ceiling,
a quantity of waste on tray was saturated
with methylated spirit and Set on fire. IN
twelve seconds a gong attached by electric
wires to the instruments on the ceiling
sounded an alarm. Only the raising of the
temperature to a certain degree (Which may
be varied according to circumstances) is re-
uuired to cause the alarm. The instrument
is merely a scientific application Of the
fact that heat causes expansion. AS soon
as the metal in the little apparatus becomes
affected by the rise in temperature which
must inevitably take place Immediately
fire breaks out, 1t expands, completes an
electric circuit, and the bell. which may
be placed anywhere-at the fire station If
desired-rings. An ingenious arrangement
regulates the degree Of heat at which the
instrument shall give warning. In room
where, by reason of the work carried on
the temperature is ordinarily high, the point
at which the warning shall be given must
obviously be proportionately higher. A turn
OF a little clock hand is all that is required
to effect 1t. 1t Is claimed that the~instru-
ment may be made SO sensitive that merely
breathing upon 1t will cause the alarm TO
be given.
''The test at the hotel is reported to have
been entirely successful It is also stated
| that several fires have started In rooms
where the alarm has already been Installed,
and in every case were s., quickly extin-
/ xuished that the damage was trihing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23

youth that futter round them. In
word he has invented new profess
sion and II constitutes for him a golden
snap lie considered the French govern
mental pawn shop system and its crying
nliberality. He said: What we need
in Paris is Il frst-class London pawn
shop" And, as the mountain could not
90 to Mahomet Mahomet went to the
mountain. He made arrangements with
one of the strongest London loan offices
and spread the glad tidings Now he
has business that pays him $4,000 per
wear. When one of these beauties gets
Into financial difficulties she runs with
her Jewels to s c.. He Will lend her
257S OF what he deems their value on the
spot. The same night he will express
them to his London loan office; and the
next evening he is able to hand over TO
the grateful girl the London ticket and
the balance of the liberal cash advance.
And the aristocratic young men? we
inquired.
Sometimes 1t takes a long time to
capture foreign heiress: and when
youth of noble family has run through
hands on little deal in tewelry' may
become godsend. Young men of noble
family are always buying jewelry-and
very often on tick.
them?"
Just So" answered our informant; and
II was thus 1 began looking up the
French governmental pawn shop-an in
Btitution claimed in newspaper and mag
azine articles to be so admirable that
America ought to copy 1t. Curiously
enough, I had not looked round long
before l found Paris municipal coun-
c.lor with facts in hand to demonstrate
that, in spite of all its boosted safe
guards, IT drives borrowers into usury
and loss of goods-when IT does not
drive them to London.
League of Sworn Valuers.
The theory of the institution-called
the Mont de Piete, or Mount of Piety,"
an ancient f1owery name-is good. Its
practical failure is the old story of ad-
ministrative ruts and red tape
This old monOpolistic corporation,
whose charter dates back to the year
177T when It was 'reformed), is philan-
thropical in aim. It's capital is not gov
eminent money, but belongs to stock
holders. willing to accept 80 year on
safe investment, but always hoping for
and sometimes getting more. Such
stoCkholder is the gOvernment-susta
mOnopolistic Comedle Franchise, the state
theater with 1000, 900 francs of its funds
thus invested. Then the capital OF the
Monte Piete is, OF course, loaned out by
the management at a higher rate of In
terest to people who are fortunate enough
to have something to pawn.
No one else may open q pawn shop IN
Paris, which explains why S. c. sends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23

linen and coverlets abound. 30 does wear
ing apparel. tied up in bundled.
There is infinite delay. The celebrated
New York washerwoman had slicker facili-
ties with thu corner loan office. She had a
big wash to do, and her tubs, board and
irons were all In pawn. % She pawned half
.he dirty wash to get out the tubs and buy
soap. i2) When the remaining half was
washed she pawned the tubs again to get
out the board and irons and buy starch.
81 When the clean half was ironed she
pawned 1t to get out the dirty half. and (3l
put up the irons and board in order to get
out the tubs and buy more soap Then to)
when the balance of the clothes were wash
ed she pawned the tubs to get the board
and irons out. Then she was ready to de-
liver the goods. All she had to do was (b)
TO pawn the board and irons again to get
the first ironed half of the clothes out.
The Three-Franc Rule.
The sworn valuers glance at each object
offered. They say three francs, ten
francs" three hundred francs" as may
be. And from their decision there Is no ap-
peal.
For this service the law allows them ~
cents per $50 of loan as right of appraise
ment." Now. as in return for this the law
further stipulates that the sworn valuers
shall make good any and all losses which
may result from -appraisement, their
natural tendency is to value all objects
very much below what an ordinary pawn
broker would risk on them.
Take wearing apparel In the eyes or
these gentlemen one overcoat is worth just
as much as another-from So to 81. With
respect to all objects of small value they
are pitiless Their right Of appraisement
percentage amounts to one cent and half
on three francs. To double this cent and a
half by estimating the object at six francs
they reflect that they risk losing 90 cents.
Therefore they value the. object at three
francs, not six francs. The humble borrow
er comes with, say, an overCOat on which
New York pawnbroker would advance $40.
The sworn valuer, scarcely glancing at 1t,
says Fifteen francs (S3). The Mont-de-
Piete clerks have no discretion Their rule
is to advance two-thirds the objects ap-
praised value; so they say to the borrower
Ten francs G2)!'
Still more pitiful is the famous three