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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-11-14
MIR. BOWEN HAS RESIGNED.
Popular County Commissioner Has
Quit the Board.

Quit the Board.
At the regular meeting of the
board of county commissioners Tues
day Hon. VIM. ]. Bowen rendered
his resignation as a member of that
body. The vacancy will be filled by
the grand jury at the approaching
session of the superior court, which
will convene one week from next
Monday.
The retiring commissioner was re-
Gently elected manager of the dis
pensary at Sasser, and it therefore
became necessary for him to resign
from the board.
Mr.. Bowen has been a valuable
member of the board of commission
ers. He has been an energetic and
faithful official, and has looked we'll
after the interests of the county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-11-14
sEABOARD HAS ACCIDENT.
The Passenger Train Was Delayed
Several Hours.

The Passenger Train Was Delayed
Several Hours.
The Seaboard passenger train
from Columbus came in several
hours late Wednesday. 1t was due
at 12:45 and did not arrive until 6
o'clock.
The delay was caused by an acct
dent about a mile beyond Parrott.
The wheels came off the tender of
the engine, and it was necessary to
send to Albany for another locomO-
tive to take the train to its destina-
ton.
None of the passengers were hurt,
though they were considerably
shaken up. The greatest damage
done was to the track, which was
torn up for a considerable distance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-11-14

The committee appointed by the
last grand jury to examine the books
of the various county officials is now
engaged in that work. Messrs. G.
o. Hill and G. L. Massey compose
the committee, and will make their
report to the grand jury which will
convene on the 26th inst.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-11-14
Will Repair Roof.

The city council has authorized
the superintendent of the electric
light plant to have the roof of the
boiler room, which was torn away
in erecting the smokestack of the
waterworks boiler, repaired. The
sum of $3.50 a square will be paid
for the work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-11-14
Chamherlain,s Pain Balm.

There is no danger from blood
poison resulting from a cut or wound
of any kind, when Chamberlain S
Pain Balm is used. 1t is an antisep-
tic dressing and should be in every
househoIu. For sale by Dawson
Drug Co, Dawson, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-11-14

Do you lee. broken down, and does
your system need nourishment?
lust take Man-Er-Vine Tablets, the
worlds greatest remedy for the
nerves, brain and blood, and watch
results. so cents. Hendricks Drug
Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-11-14

Georgia. Terrell County, hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true copy of the application
filed in my office for charter of the ARMENIA Lime
Company. Given under my hand and official sig
nature this oct 20, 1906
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-11-14

20 pieces 27-inch black taffeta and
paudesoie silks on the bargain coun-
ter. less than cost. McLain Bros.
& Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-29

and should have the right and power
to express its views with freedom and
full confidence with regard to all re-
forms necessary to the welfare Of the
country His majesty promised that
he would sign any measure that look
ed toward actual reform.
Ali of which is remarkably liberal
for a Persian shah, a man, too, who
is thoroughly oriental In all his ways
of living. In spite OF his familiarity
with western ways, Muzaffar has
shown no disposition to apply them to
his own personal use. He inhabits q
typicaIly oriental palace In the cen
ter OF Teheran. This palace consists
OF various buildings within a high sur
rounding wall. Those who have been
permitted to enter this royal residence
speak of it as a spot which recalls the
splendor Of the Thousand and Ons
Nights"
The shah is also the possessor OF
three famous thrones, all in his Te-
heran palace. The most wonderful OF
all, though possibly not the most his
toric, is the so called peacock
throne. For long time this has been
supposed to be. the great peacock
throne Of Delhi. but recent research
seems to establish the fact that It is OF
Persian construction. The real East
lL4tdAA ILL C4ASs ~CCCA-7~- $1,000 @@N--- ~~-S
original throne Of Delhi. which was
badly damaged before 1t vas taken 20
Persia, is also to be seen in this store
house Of marvels. Scarcely less pre-
cfous than the others is the marble
throne of Kerfm Khan Zend- Il does
not resemble in any way the western
conception of a throne, but consists
of an elevated platform surrounded By
a pierced marble balustrade.
JAMES r. BENTLEY
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other criminal manipulation Of the aga
Bigelow was the social and financial
lion Of Milwaukee. honored and re-
spected by his associates and trusted
by the public at large. He had wealth
and honor in abundance. His inordi-
nate greed for wealth was the causs
Of his downfall.
AS further illustration Of the
widespread prevalence Of the embez-
zling habit it may be stated that in
five months Of 1905 more than $4,000
600 was lost through forced or volun-
tary liquidation on the part of flnan-
cial institutions In every instance
those wrecks carried with them men
supposed to be beyond reproach IN
business and financial dealings. In
that brief period four banks lest this
great sum from speculation on the
part of trusted officials. OF the men
who were responsible for these financial
disasters one committed suicide. one
died from shock and shame, two were
sent to prison and ten others we're in
dicted.
Bigelow's downfall uncovered 8
chain of financial crookedness which
extended over the country He was
president of the American Bankers
association. and his opportunities for
the dishonest acquiring of money were
excellent He secured the connivance
of his cashier and manipulated the
books so as to cover up his operations.
He was a constant and bold specuIa-
tor in the wheat pit and in Wall street
was admired greatly by the younger
men who frequent those markets.
Hot on the heels of the Bigeiow
crash came the scandal of the Denver
Savings bank. It had been looted By
conspirators.. among whom were in
cIuded several officers and ex-ofaccrs
Of the Institution The bank had 5000
depositors. and over S1,70o, 900 had
been stolen from them.
PORTER SMILEY.
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ing an Ohio bank by her frenzied
finance plunging. in 1904 Frank G.
Bigelow, president of the First Ma
tional bank of Milwaukee was looting
his bank of millions. and Edward J.
Smith. tax collector Of San Francisco.
was having what he believed to be a
royal good time on the funds which
belonged to those who had elected him
to office.
Mrs. Chadwick's stealings are esti-
mated to have amounted to more than
$4,000. 900. exceeding those Of any
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PAU 0. sTENsr.AND.

was the primitive American, fell a
victim to the specious sophistry of the
fnancier. His consent obtained, the
remainder was easy. Before the bub-
bic burst the great original Napoleon
Of Finance had secured $4,000 600 from
his dupes- When the crash came there
were absolutely no assets and there
remained only the poor satisfaction Of
putting the wrecker behind the bars.
Ward had set the fashion. and a
mad riot Of crookedness followed The
fate that overlook this great original
financial Juggler and some of his fm-
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a PROPOS Of the recent 1ooting Of
"a the Real Estate Trust Com
pany of Philadelphia by
a IA Frank K. Nipple. with it's de-
pressing accompaniment of suicide
and widows and orphans brought to
penury. and OF the wrecking of the
NiIwaukee State bank Of Chicago by
Paul O. Stensland. it may be affirmed
that it Is but another result Of the mad
passion for dnanciering. SO called,
which has seized the race. It is neither
new nor a temperance under a
new name. It IS breach OF the
eighth commandment pure and simple,
after a fashion that is made possible
by the changed business conditions of
the period.
Before the coming Of the American
multimiinonaire there was vastly less
Of it, Previous to the civil war
breach Of trust was d rarity and the
term "em5ezzler' had not yet come in
to fashion. The vast fortunes accu-
INFLATED at that period by methods
that were questionable are responsible
for much OF. the frenzied finance Of the
present day. Men began to realize
what might be done. and they have
been doing it ever since.
AS a prototype Of the reckless dnan-
cial manipulation that has developed
in recent years the instance Of the rise
and fall Of Ferdinand Ward may be
cited. He was the earliest Napoleon
Of Finance" who bore the title as If It
were his just right. His career was
indeed meteoric. but his Waterloo was
bitter and complete. It occurred to
him that with the name of General
eirant as a bait he might cast his net
into the financial ocean with an abso-
lutte certainty of securing an almost
miraculous draft It was a mastery
scheme. and for awhile everything
SFent his way. The great soldier. a
ritable child in business matters and
unsuspecung Of his fellow man as
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tenn has never been discovered. George
W. Valentine, cashier of the Middle
sex County bank, Perth Amboy, n. J.,
was another would be Napoleon Of
Finance. He appropriated 100000 to
which he had no right and made false
entries.
Undeterred by the certain and swift
punishment melted out to like sinners
in the neighboring state. Gideon w.
Marsh, president OF the Keystone Ma
tional bank of Philadelphia, wrecked
that institution and caused the down
fall OF John Bardsley. the city treas
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mediate successors in the art Of max
ing something out OF nothing did not
prevent the spread OF the disorder.
Within a few days Of the Grant &
Ward collapse John c. Emo. president
of the Second National bank of New
York. disappeared and a shortage Of
100000 was found in his accounts.
Then they fell in quick succession
William Schneider. a clerk for the
EHzabethport On j. Banking COM
pany, originated a system for stealing
from the bank and obtained over $780,
600 before he was found out. His sys-
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The Shah

ECENT events in Persia must
have interfered sadly with
the pessimistic theories of
a n those who have been asking
so long and so patheucalIy, eCan any
good come out Of Asia?" Muzaffar-ed-
Din. shah sin shah-which seems to
mean king Of kings-has granted a
constitution to his people. Incredible
as it may seem, this bred in the bone.
dyed in the wool autocrat has yielded
to the rather crudely defined wishes Of
his subjects and is going to make the
experiment Of permitting them to assist
him in the business Of government.
The news came almost with a shock
TO the outside world. Until the begin
ming Of August the shah ruled his
country as absolutely as did his re-
mote ancestor, the famous Darius
Previous to that time he was privileged
to address his subjects in the tone Of
IN Artaxerxes laying commands on his
tributary millions. The march of time
and the progress of world civilization
had imposed upon him neither reu-
gious nor secular restrictions. Elective
and representative institutions had
not yet intruded on his majestic alb
solutism- There was no specified
check upon the royal prerogative.
AIuzaffar- ed-Din, however. has not
failed to take note Of the signs of the
times. He is wise even for an orr
entail and ne has seen for himself the
advantages that come from a repre-
sentative government He has trav-
eled much. and he has emancipated
himself from many of the absurd ira
ditions that We're a portion Of his heri-
tage. His observation and his his
torical study have taught him that
absolutism has become exceedingly un-
fashionable. even in Asia, and he has
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machinery Of revolution Incited by
the complaints of the mollahs. about
1000 of the good citizens of Teheran.
most of them shopkeepers and small
traders, sought sanctuary" in the
grounds of the British legation That
was their ingenious method of ex-
pressing their disapproval of the way
in which things were going.
The shah did not Teel much alarm
over the situation. He paid little at
tention to the demonstration, but in
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"a RINcE AUGUST WILHELM Of
Prussia, fourth son of the kaiser,
seems to be a likely lad. He is
in his nineteenth year and has always
shown a disposition to look at life
seriously and to prepare for living It
properly. He is a member of a crack
company of royal footsuards and has
been prepared carefully for college BY
private tutors. He will go to the uni
versity of Bonn, which is SO highly fa-
vored by the Hohenzolierns, and will
also take a supplementary course in
some other German university. It is
rumored persistentIy in Berlin court
circles that the kaiser has decided to
send this son to America to finish his
education at some representative new
world seat Of learning.
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Ever since his accession, he declared.
he had been intending to introduce
reforms in all branches of the govern
ment. Now he had decided that a ma
tional council should convene at Te-
heran. This was to be composed of
representatives Of the princes, clergy,
mobiles, merchants and tradesmen.
Their representatives were to be elect
ed by popular vote.
This council. the shah agreed. should
discuss all important affairs of state
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to more than that-were the mollahs.
or priests In ordinary times and un-
der ordinary circumstances this priv
ileged class has been the sovereign's
most Jealous supporters, but the Te-
heran priests were not pleased with the
shah's manner of dealing with certain
refractory members of their order. and
as a result they INDUCED rather freely
in seditionary preaching.
The modern Persian seems to pos
sess a very slight knowledge of the
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anticipated possibilities that might
have proved to be unwholesome by
promulgating a constitution.
It is not to be denied that there may
have been other reasons for his action.
Since quite early in the spring there
seems to have been considerable I'M
rest and perhaps some agitation among
the Inhabitants Of the shahs capital
city of Teheran. Strangest of all is
the fact that the chief instigators of
the dissatisfaction-it never amounted
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time announced that he had been in
tending all along to grant constitu
ton to the kingdom and that the pres
ent was as good as any other time to
make the experiment Whereupon those
mollahs who had gone into hiding
came forth at once. and the citizens
who had camped out in the garden Of
the British embassy returned to their
homes and resumed the business of
living
Then Muzaffar unfolded his scheme.
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XKYADE H. ELLIS, attorney gam
w srsl Of Ohio, is one Of the
most active opponents Of the
attempts Of the Standard OIL trust 60
have things all it's own way in that
commonwealth. He makes Il his busi-
ness to see that the trust conducts les
affairs we'll within the meaning Of the
law, and he is on the alert 60 head efs
all efforts TO obtain discriminating leg
isiaton- Mr.. Ellis Il 3 kentueSSians
born Just across the Ohio river from
Cincinnati, where he received his early
education. Although he was admitted
to the bar in 1890, he did not praetiea
for several years, but went Into icur-
nalism, at one time being editor ~
chief and business manager OF the
Commercial Tribune Of Cincinnati.
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urer. who sunk $500. goo OF the eity's
money. Marsh made way with s1.OOo.-
600 and was fugitive from justice for
seven and a half years.
In May. 1891 Charles w. Spaulding
wrecked the Globe Savings bank OF
Chicago and caused hundreds Of bust
ness failures and aching hearts by the
operation He had posed as a re-
1igious enthusiast and was esteemed
highly. Shortly afterward Charles H.
Cole Of the Boston Globe bank dis
appeared with 100000 which be-
Iouged to others.
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AUGUSTUS THOMAS, who made
n the address of welcome at the
Bryan reception at Madison
Square Garden, New York, had already
obtained considerable reputation as
playwright. On the occasion above
mentioned he Ieaped into almost in
slant popularity as an orator. It had
been current among his intimates that
MIR. Thomas was the possessor of ora
toricaI powers which would some day
burst forth and astonish the world, and
it seems that their opinion was not far
out Of the way. The inspiration at
forded by the opportunity of standing
before so many listening thousands
was sufficient to put on his mette, and
the result was an oratoricai outburst
which was really worth while.
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YOHN n. CONVERSE, president of
the great Baldwin locomotive
works and one of the best known
and mos. philanthroPic citizens of the
Quaker City, is one of the victims of
the recent trust company exposure in
that disnified municipality. He is one
of the directors of the wrecked com
pany and in common with the other
members of the board had such i'm
pIicit confidence in its late self de-
stroyed president, Frank K. Nipple,
that he permitted himself to become
hypnotized into a feeling of security,
the like of which the world has seen
but rarely. ThaA is all the criticism
that can be urged against MIR. Con-
verse. All his friends believe him to be
the personification of integrity.
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nR. CARL MUCK, the new direct
or IF the Boston Symphony
orchestra, is one of the few great
orchestral leaders in the world. He is
the conductor at the Royal Opera, Ber-
lin, and he comes TO America by spe-
cial permission of the l:aiser on
leave of absence of one year, beginning
Oct. I. The doctor is a native of
Darnstadt and is now in his forty
seventh year. He was started by his
parents in a mercantile career, but he
developed such a passion for music
that in 1880 he made his debut as a
concert pianist. He developed a won
derfui technique, but he soon took up
the broader work of conducting and
became famous as a leader. Or. Muck
has been in Berlin since 1891.
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n ROFEssOR GOODWIN SMITH,
who has recently celebrated his
eighty third birthday, is one of
Canada's grand old men. Sixty years
ago he was a contributor to the Lon
don Saturday Review, and forty eight
years ago he was a professor at OK
ford, where he had for a pupil the
present king of England. Professor
Smith . native Of Berkshire, Eng
land, but he has always manifested
the greatest interest in new world in
situations and about thirty years ago
took up his residence in Toronto.
When Ezra Cornell founded his uni
versity at Ithaca, N. Y, Goodwin Smith
was made honorary professor of Eng
Iish and constitutional history and de-
liVered several courses of lectures.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
D. D. MILLS SHOWS
FAITH IN CITY.
Immediate Reconstruction
of Great Building Has
Been Ordered by Owner
TO BE MODERNIZED

During the present month work will
commence on the repairing and renting
of the Mills building. on MONTGOMERY
street. II. H. Taylor. representative OF
ID. o. Mills, having telegraphed to that
effect from New York 20 ]. r. Can
non. assistant manager OF the Mills in
terests in this city. This expression
of the confidence OF ID. o. Mills in the
future of San Francisco and Montgom-
cry street is inspiring news to property
owners in the city generally. and par
ticularly to those whose interests are
centered downtown
1t may be a year before the Mills
building is again ready for occupancy.
for there are many changes to be made
in the structure The Mills building
Is among the oldest OF the steel frame
buildings in the city. and since the
time of its construction there have
been many changes and improvements
The original plans will be modified to
make the new Mills building modern
in every sense. The lower floor will
be entirely remodeled-
Already there has been a demand for
apartments coming from former ten
ants OF the big yellow brick cube. Now
that 1t Is definitely known that the
building will be ready for occupancy
within a twelvemonth. IL Is expected
that there will soon be a long waiting
list Of prospective tenants Manager
Taylor will leave New York in few
days for San Francisco, and will hurry
the work on the building. Part OF the
brickwork will have to be removed and
replaced. which work has already been
contracted for.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
HARBoR COMMISSION CHARGED
WITH UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE
Lessees ON Mission street wharf Oh.
tain Injunction to Prevent Board
From Obsfructing Passage.

A temporary injunction was issued
yesterday by Judge Seawell against
the State Board OF HarboF Commissions
ers restraining the board from inter-
fering in any way with the business
of Walter G. Hopkins and Clarence r.
Gillchrest. who are engaged In han
ding debris and loading IL into light
ers from Mission-street wharf No. 3.
The Injunction was the outcome OF q
suit filed yesterday morning by Hop
kins and Gillchrest against Charles II.
Spear. Henry J. Crocker and John ID.
Mackenzie, composing the State Board
of Harbor Commissioners.
The plaintiffs allege in their COM
plant that they were granted a permit
by the board to use the wharf for the
purpose of disposing Of debris and that
rent for the wharf has been paid up
to November I. On the strength of this
permit a driveway, dump and neces-
sary machinery were erected at a cost
of $4,000. The plaintiffs claim that
the board is now interfering with
their work. excluding them from the
possession Of the wharf, and that OBJ
structions have been erected to hinder
them in their work. These obstruc-
tions, they say. were not erected be-
cause any benefit or advantage would
accrue to che board, but merely to
cause trouble to the plaintiffs. The
plaintiffs ask to have further inter-
ference restrained. the distractions
removed and damages awarded
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
PETITIONS IN INSOLVENCY.

A petition in insolvency was fled
in the United States District Court yes
terday by Harry Coleman, Insurance.
broker, San Francisco, debts s1O.16S.
assets $4,000. The principal creditors
are the Western National Bank. $500:
Charles Jacobsen & Co, $500; Harris
Bros & Co., $1,000; Dairymen's Union.
$500. The remainder are for sums less
than $1,000.
Henry Won Kapff. clerk, San Francis
co. also fled a petition. His debts are
S440 and he has no assets. Gertrude
Coleman, housewife, San Francisco. an
other insolvent. has debts aggrsgating
S1947 and no assets.