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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-23

is indefensible.
| The Gothenburg system, however.
is Objectionable as furnishing bar
| rooms. One sound principle would
seem to be that the barroom must
| go. Personal liberty must be re-
spected, but personal liberty does not
require the barroom The right to
drink is not taken away by the state.
When the barroom is abolished, it is
only required to be exercised within
certain limits necessary for proper
police regulation.
The South Carolina dispensary sys-
tenn is far from the barroom feature,
but, on the other hand, it is open to
the objection that many persons are
actually led to consume more liquor
in consequence of the purchase of
larger quantities to be Dunk at
home.
This brief analysis shows that no
treatment of the problem is salts
factory or adequate which ignores
the other side, viz: the necessary
dealing with the man who drinks.
Approaching the subject from this
side, we have all the moral suasion
methods such as "educative prohibi-
tion,' teaching the effects Of alcohol
on the system, and taking pledges.
1t is apparent, however, that, effect
i've as these methods are, within linn
it's there is a class that are not
reached by any of the other methods
which try to prevent the sale of
liquor. These persons not so reached
may be either deliberately bad or in
capable through lack of will power.
n ni ~
for state control
A man who drinks has to injure
others, either by robbing his wife and
children or by the commission of
crime, and should be handled by the
only power that is equal to the emer-
gency, viz: the state. If this be so,
then the state should erect institu-
tions for the treatment of all who
are led by drink to trespass upon
the rights of others They should
be given the best scientific, moral and
religious treatment possible under
indeterminate sentences, and the ex-
pense should be borne by the liquor
traffic. This is not only just, but
would operate to prevent the motive
of profit passing over to the state
from the former owners of the bust
ness.
To sum up we must attack this
liquor problem upon both Sides The
state Tor county or municipality
should own the business; barrooms
should be abolished; it should be
made a crime to be drunk, subject
ing the offenders to the discipline of
public inebriate hospital In a
word, the proposed program is local
dispensary plus inebriate hospital.
Criticism is invited.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-23

r. does not admit of doubt that
+bo drinking of alcoholic liquors is a
..orv great evil in this country and
l,o world. Just what the figures
10 no one knows exactly, but it is
,r+ain that alcohol, in some form or
,+bor causes a vast amount of crime,
sisoase and death; a vast amount Of
erfaring is also inflicted upon the
,or,iIies of the drunkards. Besides
.bis the influence of the liquor in
+erests upon politics is extensive and
,ornicious. In Boston, in 1889,
,.The chairman and seventy-three
r,ambers of the city central commit
zoe of the dominant party were liquor
JoaIers. Under the license system
IN philadelphia, in 1894, of the eight
phiIadelphia state senators whose
tarms expired that year six were
toners, counselors or bondsmen for
IiGnor dealers in the last license
,onrt 'Of Philadelphia 80 state
representatives 80 signed license ap-
nIications or liquor bonds in that
rnar In New. York city in 1884
ont of LOOP political meetings 633
we're held in and sc next door to
saloons. The Wine and Spirit Ga
1ette of February 20, 1894, said:
.There are nearly 100000 voters in
+bis state who live by the saloon.
HTaesrs Rountree and Sherwell
THE Temperance Problem and So
oiaI Reform'') quote Lord Roseberry
as saving of England that if the
tate does not soon control the liquor
trafic the liquor traffic will control
the state.
The amount of money wasted, or
worse than wasted, that might be eX-
nended in the improvement of the
human race is fearful to contemplate.
The Prohibition Year Book of 1904
estimates that the people of the
United States expend annually STA
q65.625 for literature of all kinds,
and ,553 on intoxicating
liquors.
Remedies.
The Sociological Society is not
committed to any theory on the sub
iact of the best method or methods
Of dealing with this complicated
question. It's members are free to
hold and express their own individ-
nal opinions. The purpose of the
present paper is to give an outline
If the principal methods that have
been proposed with some attempt to
estimate their value, according to
tbe views of the writer. The various
methods of meeting this evil may all
he classified, to start with, as coming
under one or the other of two heads;
they strike at the evil, either in the
nerson or persons of the seller OF
intoxicating liquor, or, on the other
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-23

Temperance has no more ardent
advocates in this great world IMAM
are found among the dispensary oe-
votees in the present campaign. Ihey
WELD to no man greater love for God
nor superiority in morals; they rec
ognize in whiskey the source OF con-
stantly repeated crimes, and the
origin of untold sufferings; they re-
alize, therefore, that it has been ana
will continue to be an evil TO hu-
manity. While, however, admitting
all this, they also know Iull Well IhaC
there has not been a time IN the MS
tory of mankind when strong drink
was not had, and are entirely conn
dent that the time will never, In the
future history of man, come when al
coholics, wines ana malt liquors VIII
not be hau in abundance. They'
therefore. are simply proceeding on
the basis of practicability IN the
handling of these Things.
Thousands of evidences are con
stantly thrust before us that pIonl-
biti0n never did prohibit anywhere
in this great country. Why, then'
experiment. with failure? Yes WIN
farce? None will deny thaI
alcoholics are needed by man anu
so are wines and so are malt lQ uoIS'
Was a murder ever necessary! a0
a rape ever justifiable? was d
game of poker ever essential to any
thing or anybody? If not, then don =
saw it is lust as proper to pronlDll
the localized sale of ardent SPll lCs
as to make laws against 'Ao7
crimes
There are a great many VINO ~ ~,
nose the farce of prohioitloh VIZ
it's attendant evils OF pima 'l 80
and Jugs, and at the same Ci..l0
are earnest believers IN tne +bo
stricted sale of whiskey. III 'n af
governmental control and SAFE u
it. and believe the dispensary sSa-
tenn as exhibited in Terrell county
will not soon be improved OH do .
method of handling alcohollcS' .-,.
They hold strongly to tne
that prohibition has everywhere ne
only encouraged the breaklns %
statute laws, but that moral oui ore ~
tude results therefrom. mere a. Of +
good citizens who, in the course o "
time, will not hesitate to taA $50 oue
a revenue license and hanuIg lo ond
of them almost openly whlske5 aL
similar drinks. and if detected -
readily pay a fine as the chedp'S 70
form of license and proceed as Df
fore. All this is happening con ms an
ly the state over where so-caliieu p in u
hibition exists. There are mos odv
Dawson now, no doubt, maklhs 80 &c
for this method who are poslH9 "
prohibitionists IL IF
the stuff will continue, and WIN iii Lii
surely grow, for then the sale % hmt
not be from sunrise to sunset, d gay
will proceed day and night, sunni ,l,jiI
and Monday. Crime upon CRIME on ne
certainly follow. There VIII 00i-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-23
EARLY COUNTY OBJECT LESSON

Early county voted out its dispen-
sarv not long since. Result. a
rain load of whiskey goes out IRON
Albany every day for Blakeiy ana 6t
1 7or1v county. Albany is thus proit-
10 70 g Greatly at the expense of Early
ln1 and no good to Early as a
U ,.ocornnense. The same results would
follow as to Dawson and Terreli
county should it take the proposed
onward step. We can't AFFORD II
from any standpoint.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-23
REMARKABLE.

II is a remarkable spectacIe-IIII ": :
&C Pew w. D. Upshaw Earnest VIII
~ ~ sneaking against prohibition ana
t for the dispensary at Whigham' ana
foI arobibition and against the DIS
l Ioi at Dawson. 1t would be IN
tpernsting to know at which place ne
was really Earnest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-23
FAILED TO TELL.

Mr. Roddenberry failed to tell US
Nv MI II banpens that alcohol cons sl
now now ~ nno LOT Of the chief articles in the
drug trade of ThomasEiille Lessons " ,e- for
edify MS farther with his reasons a5son d me
not putting a stop to more 'T Tbom mas
hundred whiskey sellers IN nno fret
county = Brother RoddenDerry,' o W g
co oet tba mote out of your own eyes
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
HUNTINGTON RIFLES
READY FOR PARADE
Company VIII Join Peninsula Guards
and Go to Exposition on
Special Steamer.

Huntington Rifles, Company C, Wall
hold a special drill Mt the arinory at
8 o'clock tonight preparatory to par.
ticipnting with tho Seventy-first Reg
iment Virginia Volunteers i'm the great
military parade on Lees Parade at
the opening of the jamestown Expo.
sition. The company held It's regu.
lar drill last night with about 40 men
and officers in line. After being put
through the usual drill in the armory,
the company was given about an
foi,rs' march Gil the Casino.
The militiamcn have been ordered
TO assemble mt the armory at 1890
O'Clock tomorrow morning in full
,'ress uniform and they will leave for
Hampton on special cars at s o'clock.
Z From there they will go to the Expo-
s.sion with Company ID, of Hampton.
on II special steamer that has Eeen
chartered for the trip. The local
company will return Friday evening
by the same route.
Captain Moore. commanding tho
Rifles. stated last night that he ex
pected to take between 40 and so me,
" the kxnosititnn and that he wa.
confident that the company would
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
BEATEN WH|LE TRYING
TO AvEuGE AN insult
Chief CommIssary Aaddermap, Of
Cruiser Tennessee, Painfully
Wounded.
ANOTHER OFFICER HIS AssA|LAnI
Mrs. Modderman Was Missing When
Her Husband Reached Lexington
Hotel Last Night and Trouble Be
gan lnstantIy-other Man Has Dis
appeared and His Name Not Known

While bent upon avenging real
or fancled insult to his honor, Chief
Commissary George Moddcrinan, ".
$. NJ, attached 10 the United States
nrmorcd cruiser Tennessee. now IN
Hampton ltonds was painfully in
1ured by being struck over the head
BY an unknown petty officer OF the
United States navy at the LeXing
ton hotel about 80 o'clock last
night. When Police Sergeant Il. A..
Mitchell reached the scene In res
ponsc to n call from the Newport
hotel, where Moddermnn went after
The trouble. the injured man was un.
able to say positively who had as.
saulicd him and no arrests in the
case were made.
Chief Commissary Modderman ana
his wife and other officers of the shIps
OF the Atlantic feet and their famil.
les have been stopping ut the Lex
aington hotel for several days. 1t
seems that when Modderman reach
ed the hotel shortly after II O'CLOCK
last night no could not find his wife
about the hotel and when she ap-
pcared sometime later, 1t is said. the
oificer struck her n blow in the face.
From all accounts The chief com
Hhi"SulE thcl started Ill search of
another officer of the navy In whose
company he supposed his wife had
Deen when he reached the hotel I'm
me meantime Mrs AIodderman had,
~ is said, found refuge In the room
of Chief Carpenter and Mrs. i II
Yates. who are staying at the hotal.
Commissary Modderman put I'm an
appearance there few moments
later and Carpenter Yates overpower-
ed him.
Just what transpired from .ha,
time until Modderman was found M
Inc Newport hotol witt, wound in
MS head by Sergeant Mitchell, could
not be learned last night
Dr, Buxton was later called to at.
tend tho Injured man and took sev.
ornl stitches in the scalp wound on
his head.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
CONTEST MARTINIQUE
X sfs -- ----------
Mrs. Gayle and Mr. Cunningham
Win Certificates Again.
RESULT AWAITED WITH INTEREST
Standing of Contestants Today and
Tomorrow Will Decide Question of
Who is to Receive Special Credits
of 500 Votes.

Mrs, NJ. w. Gayle. of Bethel Chap
ter Daughters of the Confederacy,
aand Mr. l.. l.. Cunningham. of New
port News Lodge No 3l5, b. p. O..
lIlks, carried off the honor certfi-
Gates in the Daily Press trophy con-
test again yesterday. Mrs. Gayle now
has three OF the -four certificates that
have been awarded, and Mr.. Gun
ningllam has two of the four awarded
10 gentlemen. The result of the yot-
ing today and tomorrow will be
watched with interest, as the standing
CT the contestants will decide the
of who is to get the special
credits Of 500 votes tomorrow even
ing.
Mrs. Gayle will win the lady's cred
ii, unless Miss Cora Dimock, of St
Paul's Episcopal Sunday School
takes the honor certificates both to-
day and tomorrow. In tile latter
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS


Mrs. NJ Bethel Daughters OF the Confed
Miss Dmmock, ST. Pauls Episcopal Sunday School 3G5S
p Maccabees .307t
Clnedns Trinity NJ H. Church 2,O9l
Gilbert Charles Auxiliary, Newport
Nelms Daughters
II.
Mrs l.. r. Baptist church AZ
No A. & a. M... :9G70
Il. !.
Club .252I
Lodge 35 b. o. E.... iGi
F. No f. A. M.... AZ
/,
OConnel Columbus Observation-Disclosures. 80
f. Of
Rev Arthur Sykes d. Rector ST Pauls p f. Church. Y
L. Y c..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
WORK OF RAISING
"TENTED CITY" BEGINS
One Hundred Little Dormtories of
Canvas Will Occupy the
Casino.

Work on the tented city" which is
10 occupy the Casino began yester
day morning and is expected TO be
completed within Il week.
Floors for 100 tents, measuring 10
feet by 10 feet. are being laid by Il
force of carpenters and plumbers
have been put TO work installing com
pltte water and sewerage sytems in
the city" AS soon as this work is
completed the tents will be pitche,
and the city" opened.
The space occupied by the tents
will be surrounded by high fence
and admittance can be found only at
the main gate. which will be guarded
day ana night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25

event there would he a tie and the
contest editor would sli,ye Il asss&tion
10 settle. Miss DiinocRflds taken Ole
of The certificates, so there is no
chance of any other candidate secur-
ing enough to heat Mrs. Gayle.
All of the gentlemen have IL chance.
as Mir. Cunningham has secured only
two certificates. Mr.. Wm. II. Rog-
ers, of Bremond Lodge, No. PAL, A. f..
e y. NJ, and Mr.. IL. b. Gregory. Of
Rectors Club, have one certificate
each.
a good vote was cast yesterday
and more figures are changed in the
table this morning than on any prev
ious day. Nearly all of the candi
dates We're we'll supported, and sew
cral OF those rather low on the list
are climbing steadily upward.
The management OF the Daily Press
row has entire charge of the contest.
Tie rules are printed again this
morning on the fifth page.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
ss;'i s u
VISITORS
10
EXPOSITION

can find first,class accommo,
dations at No. PHI Washing
ton Avenue, Powell Trust
Company Building, 2S0G West
Avenue and No. 218 26th
Street. Rooms only, meals
can be had nearby at moder-
ate rates. Rooms with one
dresser and bed, $500, two
beds, $500 per day. Hot and
cold water bath and phone
service in each building free
to guests. Servants and man
ayers at each place day and
night. Vault where valuabIes
and money can be deposited
free. Under management of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
His Dear Old Mother

"My dear old mother, who is now
eiehty-three years old, thrives on
Electric Bitters.' writes w. B. Brun-
son, of Dublin, Ga. "She has taken
them for about two years and enjoys
an excellent appetite feels strong
and sleeps well.'' That's the way
Electric Bitters affect the aged and
the same happy results follow in all
cases of female weaknesses and gen
eral debility. Weak. puny children
too nre greatly strengthened by
them. Guaranteed also for, stomach.
liver and kidney troubles, by The
Ideal Pharmacy. soc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
ELEVEN LITTLE NEGROES
ARRESTED FOR STEALING
Two OF the Negroes Fell into Hands
of the Officers and "5Iew on
Their Pals"

Eleven small negro boys who con-
Tess having vandalized several hous.
es in the city within the past ten
days, We're arrested yesterday by De-
tcctive Sergeant Henry Bridges and
Patrolmen Messick and Johnson on
charsls of housebreaking and lar
ceny.
During the past week the police de-
,partment has received complaints Of
lead water pipes and metal Innings on
bath tubs being stolen from several
vacant houses, of two robberies of
the boat house at the foot of Finch's
pier anu of the loss OF about 800
pounds of brass faucets. lead pipes
and copper wires from the office Of
the Newport News Gas Company, on
corner Washington avenue and thirty
first street.
Yesterday morning the officials of
the gas company notified Chief Rev
nods of the presence of four negro
Doys around the office who had been
acting silspicously and Patrolmdn
Johnson was dispatched to the scede
He arrested two of the boys. Horace
ana Larry Harris, but the other5two
made their escape.
When taken 70 the station bouse
The little prisoners made n fun con
Eassion OF the robl>ares ANA intplicat-
cd Howard Brown. Litt!oton Crawley.
Howard Cooper. Paul Williams.
Thomas Jones, Major Allen, Maliah
Mack. Annias Young ana Jessie
Castle.
Detective Sergeant Bridges and Pa.
trolfGn Messick, who had been work
ing on the robberies for several DAYS.
succeeded in capturing tile remainder
i'Gf the gang during the afternoon.
They will be tried by Justice Brown
today,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
y. S. TRANSFER. coMPHNY
MOTOR row IN REPLACES TnE HORSE.

100 HEAD OF YOUNG BLOCKY BuILT
MULES, to years old, weighing 900 tn | loo
pounds to he positively sold. or account of our
rate of 80 head week. an good, seryiccablc
stock, right ont OF hard work. Also 30 HEAD
or BIG, YOUNG, FAT MARES, pavement sore
VIII come sound In the country, Sec SUPER,
lNrESDEST nj GOMpANIiS STABLES, 5;i8,
5.s,. 5S7 ana $50 WfaT PRATT STR EET Corner
Greene, BALTIMORE, MD,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
Medical Society.

The Newport News Medical Society
held n regular meeting on Tuesday
night at which DR.. Pretlow was
elected member of the organiZa-
ton. There was to have been Il pa
per read but the physician who was
10 lave presented it was, prevented
from uoing SO on account of profess
So nal hMsiMeSS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25

az 1890. The rector, DR.. Sykes, will
deiiyeesS an address on ST. Mark and
there will be celebration of the
Hcly Communion. An invitation is
extended to members of all churches
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
NEWPORT NEWS EAGLES
ELECTED STATE OFFICERS
tHenhoeffer Viii Serve Again as Sec.
rotary and DR.. Loeb Chosen
Worthy Chaplain.

Or. Louis Loeb and Mr.. George
HenhOeffer returned yesterday even
ing from Staunton where on Tuesday
they attended the annual convention
Of the State Aerie OF Eagles us dele
gates from Newport News Aerie No
$50. Both OF the local delegates were
elected officers of the State herie
for the ensuing year Mr.. Henhoeffer
being reelected State worthy secrc-
tary and Dr.. Loeb chosen State wor'-
Thy chaplain.
Other officers were chosen af fol.
lows:
Past Worthy Prcsident-P II. Muir
ply, Richmond; Worthy President
Il. Il. Blondell, Norfolk: Worthy Vice
Prcsident-C. Braxton. Staunton:
Worthy Treasurer-C. r. Mackimmie.
Norfolk; Worthy Conductor. w
/ Carmody, Richmond; Inside Guard
T. G. Gesser, Covington: Outside
Guard. b. Graves. Clifton Forge;
Trustees-W II. Willis, Harrison
burg 3years: Gus Bermer. Richmond.
y years: r. i. l.. Mullen, Manchester
one year.
Tile convention unanimously en-
dorsed c. S. Johnson for appointment
by the Grand Aerie as State deputy
grand worthy president.
The State Aerie decided to hold its
next convention at Richmond on the
fourth Thursday in May, 1908.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25

Mandy-Iives and }otlor blotches
are supposed to he caused by an acid
stomach. y simple ;'emedy ana one
that is very effective is HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Ten 81 ccnts, Tea
or Tablets. j. c. Gersuch & Co.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25

make n showing that will reflect cred,
it upon itself and the oity.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25

Joseph Charles Auxiliary Meeting.
The regular meeting of the Iusepn
Charles Ladies' auxiliary to the Gen
eral hospital will he held ut the Gen
eral hospital ut O'Clock this after.
noon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25

Mr and Mrs. l. Eugene White. for,
merly of this city but now of New
York, are the guests OF Mr.. and MS.
Walter a. Post at their home corner
Huntington avenue and FiftysixtL
reet. Mr., White was for many years
engaged in tie pier construction bus
mess here and supervised the con
s.ructon of dry dock No. . ut tue
shipyald, the largest basin IN Amer.
lea
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25

81. Marks Day.
To-day being st. Marks day spec
al services will be held in in ST
Pauls Episcopal church this morning
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
as Social Personal 90


Mrs. Janet r Read is visiting
friends in Danvillc.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-10-10

Ramer's High Grade Candies only at the Alaska Drug Co.
 Received at the Bowling Alley large assortment of Phonographs. Records and Horns, also the Septem. Der list of records. PhCnographs from SIP 50 up. Phone 69.
 SUEsSDORF & WILSON.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-10-10
Assessment Completed

The assessment of the real and per- sonal property of the town of Valdez has been completed by Assessor Hand and will be ready for the board of equalization neXt Monday The total valuation of property within the town limits this year is S6l6,4S0 The books will be in the hands of the Town Clerk within few days ready for inspection of the citizens.
 LosT--A bunch of keys on Mckinley street. Finder will please leave same at the Buffet
 The Yucatan left for t!:e South at midnight last night.
 Mir. and Mrs. Geo Esterly left for the States on the Yucatan. where they will remain until some time in January.
 Girl wanted for general housework Apply at Guy Cameron's.
 The steamer Portland had very She ran into storm near Katalla and was several days late in reaching Juneau, which place she reached yes terday morning.
 Dr. Chaney is quite ill, being con- fined to his bed with an attack of tonsilitis.
 Judge Gunnison has issued an order fixing the amount of retail license in the city of Juneau at one thousand dollars, instead of fifteen hundred.
 H. E. Ellsworth, an assayer of Sew ard, arrived on the Yucatau on bus- ness trip.
 The U 5. cruiser Buffalo is survey ing Resurrection bay, with a view of determining the availability of that harbor as site for government coal ing station. It is stated that other har- bors of southern Alaska will be visited by the cruiser on like mission.