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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
STRAW BALLOTS.

Much has been said, much has been
written of Straw Ballots. But, after
all, do they tell you a thing? Don't
you know that if you were ripping
around over the country tearing your
hair out for either of the candidates
FOR governor you could secure many
straw ballots favorableto your choice?
There is nothing to the straw ballot
put little foolishness that both
sides are indulging in. There is not
an argument that is worth the con-
sideration of thinking voter in any
of them. They are run by partisans
OF either one or the other candidate
and the result is fixed before a vote
is cast, and half the time they are
all fakes anyhow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
special Dispatch to The Journal.

Special DlSpatcn 10 Inc journal.
Macon, Ga, May THE biggest
man in Georgia is now governor of
the state, and one of the brainiest is
chairman of the state railroad COM
mission. Having just organized and
located here one Of the greatest in
dustrial enterprises Georgia ever
knew, through the aid largely of
these two officials, l suppose that
am able to speak on this subject with
some authority"
Such is the statement of w. Jordan
Massee, president of the Middle
Georgia Power Company, which is to
spend two million and a half dollars
developing waterpower on the Ocmul-
gee river about twenty miles from
Macon. This company is one of the
largest of its kind ever organized for
the South, and is certainly the great
est in the history of Georgia. The
whole matter was worked out by Mr..
Massee and his associates in this
city, and then came the tug of war
to raise the two million and a half
dollars necessary to complete the
great work.
When Mr.. Massee appeared in
New York he was given the laugh
because he came from Georgia. The
bankers there told him that they
were afraid of this state on account
OF the fool railroad commission and
governor " The eastern financiers,
however, sent agents down here and
looked over what Mr.. Massee had to
offer. They were pleased with the
physical outlook, but baked again on
the official proposition When asked
where they had gotten their opinion
OF the state officials in Georgia they
said from the newspapers. Then Mr..
Massee, made the proposition that they
come to Georgia and see what man
ner of officials the Georgians were
The bankers accepted the invitation.
They came, they saw, they talked
with Governor Hoke Smith and Com
missioner McLendon. and the best
evidence in the world that they do
not now consider the Georgia admin
istTation hostile to capital is the fact
that work actually commenced today
on the greatest electrical power prop
osition south of Niagara Falls 1t
means the expenditure right away of
two and half million dollars, and
how much more in the future connot
be estimated.
Am / for Hoke Smith for govern
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
HOW WILL THEY VOTE?

You have heard a good deal about
who the preachers are going to vote
for. We guess you have a preacher
Of your. own; you might ask him. If
he is for Joe Brown ask him why,
and see if he can give you a good
sound reason for it. If he is for Hoke
Smith ask him why, and hear MS
answer. There are many reasons for
supporting Governor Smith, among
which he might say: First, he is q
faithful servant, who has lived up to
every pledge made the people; second
he has taken a positive stand on the
prohibition question, and has the
backbone and man enough in his
makeup to do right regardless of
pressure brought to bear to swerve
him from duty. Third, he meets the
voters face to face, gives satisfac-
tory accounting of his stewardship,
and tells you in person his reasons
for asking your support. Fourth, it
is democratic usage to re-elect
faithful courageous, brainy officer
for two terms, and it would be UNI
wise to change the custom with no
reason therefor, especially so to pat
in a known incompetent who has
been discharged from every position
or Office he ever held; man whose
own relatives state that he is unfit
to manage a PRIVATE ESTATE, and
must undoubtedly be UNFIT FOR
THE MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A
GREAT STATE AS is GEORGIA.
Fifth, / am for Hoke Smith because
he is the one man of all our good
men to carry to a successful coHclu-
sion the disfranchisement law, which
he so ably advocates, and has 50
successfully waged up to now. Sixth,
] am for Hoke Smith because | am
for my states best interests, and
want the best man in the state to
fill the highest office in the state
Seventh | am for HOke Smith be-
cause was for him before; / believed
was right then, | know I am right
now, the majority of our voting
strength said I was right, his admin
istration proves | am right and l an
man enough to stay right when
know | am right, and it would bl
well, brother, for you to get right
with me if you are not already right
Vote for Hoke Smith, and take nay
word for it you will do right.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
JOE BROWNS RECORD AS EN-
E(I-TOR

Administering on his fathers es-
tate, letting property stand idle and
depreciate in value, making no re-
turns, calling on the other heirs for
money to help pay shortage, and sug-
costing to them that Julius L. Brown,
his brother and co-eXecutor, had more
sense drunk than they sober The
other heirs, rather than see all the
property go to waste, did file a petit
ton to remove Joseph NJ. and Julius
L. Brown as executors OIL the Joseph
E. Brown estate, and they, Julius L.
and Joseph M. Brown, came to terms
and effected a settlement in which
the estate was removed from their
management and a company organ
lied, of which George Brown is
president Che being one of the Pc
titiOners asking for the removal of
Joseph NJ Brown in which the other
heirs are directors and all are now
recognized and can look after their
interests, as they are officers of the
company thus organized. HAD THE
ESTATE BEEN PROPERLY HAN
DIED WOULD THIS HAVE BEEN
NECESSARY? Think of it; no out
siders in this. A FAMILY AFFAIR,
in which members of his own family,
HIS OWN KITH AND KIN FILED
CHARGES AGAINST HIM. is HE
THE MAN WE WANT FOR COVER
NOR?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
DAWSON'S STRAW BALLOT

Mr.. Hollis vi. Brown held a straw
ballot in Dawson last week, managed
the entire thing himself in his own
way, strictly according to Brown, and
reported the result to Brown news
papers, also to the Dawson News. His
announced result was Brown 161
votes, Smith $50 votes. Wonderful,
was it not? Hollis is a very conserva-
tive man; he refused to allow Smith
men to count the result of the bal
lots; he does not swear that his count
is correct; in fact, if he has ever
asserted that it was correct we have
never heard it. The truth of the
matter is the votes were not counted
but from a tally sheet which he,
Brown, kept as the votes were depos-
tied he arrived at his result. 1t NAV
be correct; we do not say that il is
not correct but still it is fact that
Hollis is for Little Joe, that no Hoke
Smith man had a hand in the count
ing, and the result was for Brown.
There was active interest manifested
as the News said, but the interest
was caused by the fact that so many
Hoke Smith men walked in there to
vote that the Brown men got very
busy, and as The News says convey
ances were sent out after voters. Joe
Brown won out by one vote, accord
ing to the announced result, and if
Joe could run the primary the same
way we have no doubt he would win
again, but!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20

What manner of a man is this
Joseph M. Brown, of whom none hut
the elect are vOuchsafed a glimpse?
He has taken the most vital issues
and played with them like tennis
Dalls-only we don't know who is On
the other side of his net helping in
the game. I'll tell you my idea of
why they are keeping him in a dark
room; they are trying, as the pho
tographers say, to develop a negative.
and the film is foggy This is a hard
Job, and when the sunlight of en-
lightened public conscience hits this
one on the 4th of June the whole pic
ture will be abandoned as too dim for
use.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
HAS JOE BROWN CHANGED HIS
PLATFORMS

If Joe Brown has changed his
views on the prohibition question
since he first announced that he
would sign ANY AMENDMENT to
the prohibition law why is it that
he is still circulating that platform
as renresenting his REAL SENTI-
MENTS? How about that kind of
thing? Is this not double-dealing?
What do the people of Georgia think
about it? You will have their an
swer on June 4th. The people are
not so easily fooled as to swallow
FIVE PLATFORMS AT ONCA, CON
tanning contradictory statements, and
it is openly charged in the press of
the state that all five are still being
circulated by him. What about it,
Mr.. Brown?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
"BRAVEsT AND BRAINIEsT. g"

Nearly every Christian citizen in
Georgia knows Rev. John B. Niece
hee, the veteran preacher of the COS
pei. Having preached sc years in
Georgia gives him a fine opportunity
to know men and issues. In a strong
article published April goth, he clear
ly explains the present campaign.
and takes occasion to say that
Hoke Smith is the bravest and brain
lest governor Georgia has had in 40
years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
TAKE WARNING.

The Johnstown flood caught lots OF
people because they had such short
notice.
Many of the strong politicians went
down beneath the Hoke smith wave
of 1906 because they over-estimated
their own power to combat it.
Take warning friends in 1908. Tne
people will lift the old food gate
This wave is larger than the last
Escape for life e'er it has passed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
PROHIBITIONISTl

How many eX-bar men and whiskey
salesman do you know that are not
supporting Little Joe Brown? Is Joe
Brown for whiskey, or is he against
whiskey? Don't his various assert
ment of platforms seem to meet the
hearty approval of the whiskey vot-
ers?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20

The w. and A, R. r. recently
threatened to reduce salaries of it's
employees. Who was it that PROMPT
Iy called on the road to show cause?
The road could not make the show
ing, and rescinded its order for re-
duction. The same road asked to be
allowed to increase freight rates;
again it could not make the demanded
showing, and the rates were not in
creased. To whom should credit be
given?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
Who IN Dawson Is for Little Joe Brown

Don't you know? Well they are loud
talking, and if you will stop long
enough to listen a few minutes Won
will readily discover a few fellows in
our midst who are for him. or at
least they say they are, but the truth
OF the whole matter is they don't
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20

know Little Joe, they have never seen
MIN, they care nothing about him. II
is simply anything in the world rain
er than Hoke Smith. Is this the right
spirit? Does it show the mark OF
good citizen? Ask any Brown man
why he is for Brown and study MS
answer; it will surprise you.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
HOLDING HIS COTTON.

In spite of the efforts of the dis
gruntled politicians to make the far
mers believe that HOke Smith does
not sympathIze with them in their
organization it is known as a fact
that he, Hoke Smith, governor of
Georgia, obeying the euicts of this
great mass of Georgia citizenry, the
backbone of all our wealth, is, like
great majority of them, holding his
cotton crop for the price fixed by the
Farmers Union. Has he complained
at his loss? Does he lay responsibility
on you? No, for he believed you were
right then, he believes you are right
now, and he is with you.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
The Fulton County Joe Brown Club

but like all mists faded rapidly away
when the sunlight of truth was turn
ed upon it Over 1000 voters
(names) dwindled down to the small
number of 1,065 registered voters.
and of this number who are voters
many are writing protests over the
use of their names in such a CLUB.
Wonderful, was it net?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20

Have you ever read Aesops Fables?
Have you read the story of Alad-
din's Lamp? Have you ever heard
of Ananias? In all your life have you
ever read, heard or dreamed of any
thing that would eclipse that CLUB?
1t sprang up in a night, fiourished
with growth that was miraculous,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
WATCH THE LINE Up

Of all the people who are bitterly
opposed to Governor Smith, known
10 you, how many were for Governor
Smith two years ago? Sort them ont
and see how many safe. sound. rea-
sonable. level-headed men have
changed their views.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
TEN MEN CHANGE.

Gov. Hoke Smith does not have TO
talk politics to impress his hearers
with the power of his intellect. IN
Albany he did not so much as hint
at the present campaign, but after
his powerful speech on education ten
men in a small group were seen 10
take off Brown buttons and put Oh
Smith buttons.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20

The editor of The Albany Herald
says: THE people seem to be warm
ing up to Governor Hoke Smith
wherever he goes and speaks to them
face to face. No doubt that explains
some of the kicks you hear about
his travelling over the state. His OPP
ponents dread the power of his elo-
quence and logic and we do not blame
them. The unbiased, unprecedented
man readily yields to his strong pre-
sentation of facts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20

THOSE WHO OPPOSED PROHI-
BITION LAST YEAR ARE FOR
LITTLE JOE BROWN THIS YEAR. -
DO THE MEMBERS OF THE ANTI
SALOON LEAGUE KNOW THAT
THERE is NOW ON FOOT AN OR
CANNED AND STRENUOUS Eff
FORT TO SECURE A DEFINITE
AMENDMENT 40 OUR LAW? I
DARE AFFIRM 1T AS A FACT
FROM Personal INFORMATION. -
George S. Jones, Second Vice Pres
ident Georgia Anti-Saloon League.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20

II WOULD NOT OBJECT TO SEE
ING YOUR GOVERNOR CHIEF EX-
ECUTIVE OF OUR NATION. w.
J Bryan. (Atlanta speech, 1907)
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20

HAVE YOU READ ABOUT THE
ENDORSEMENTS or
LITTLE JOE" BROWN? IF NOT
READ THEM ON THIS PAGE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-24

Call up Loving's Stables, phone 81
for baggage transfer. tt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-24
MAFIA LEADER TO
MAKE LECTURE TOUR

PHILADELPHIA, PA, June %
Sons of Sicily who are seeking their
fortunes in this city will soon have
an opportunity of greeting one of the
most remarkable men produced by
their native islands in modern times
His name is Rafaele Palizzolo, and his
political career and standing are in
accord with all traditions of hot
blooded Sicily.
Palizzolo's principal claim to fame
the title-King of Malta. AS a little
side line to add to Ills popularity
is that at home he has been dubbed
although he denies the justice of
among his friends and to his notoriety
among his enemies he was a defend
ant in two murder trials which cost
the Italian Government 100000 and
which demonstrated that Kentucky
politicians were mere tyros compared
with those of Sicily.
The so-called King of the Malta
is going to travel in this country and
deliver lectures. He reached New
York last week and is expected here
next week. According to reports from
New York, Palizzolo is a mild-manner-
ed, jolly man. Detectives who ques-
toned him say they do not believe he
is connected with the organized band
of blackmailers which operates un.
der the name of Malta"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-24
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infamed, you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hea>ing,
and when it is entirely closed, deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
Illumination can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an in
TANNED condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
f. J. CHENEY e CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take aHll's Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-24
KILLING OUT
N. Y. POOLROOMS
Commissioner Bingham Has
Made Big Change.

NEW YORK, June 23.-(SpeciaD -
The poolroom men and gamblers are
on the run. Every gambler in town
will tell you that. And they are right.
1t is harder to get a bet down in a
poolroom in New York City than
it is at the track, which is saying a
great deal, The whole gambling
system" in New York City is abso-
lutely stunned Nowhere are the
gamblers and poolroom men allowed
to gain a foothold for more than for
ty-eight hours before a police spy
is on their heels
The gamblers are having the hard
est time of their lives right now. They
are being driven from pillar to post,
and are about at the end of their
rope Ask them who is doing this
and they will tell you:
THE guy who sits down there at
Headquarters" They mean Commits
sioner Bingham.
There is no denying the fact that a
few poolrooms are still operating in
New York. But under the present
conditions the average bettor is not
supposed to know that He gives his
money to the handbook man and is
told that he will be paid according to
the prices quoted in a sporting paper
on the following day. If the bettor
is not satisfied with this and would
rather see the prices marked up be-
fore he makes his selection of a
horse he is told that there is ''noth-
ing doing, that the poolroom game
has gone by the board, and if he
does not wish to get the bet down in
handbook he had better run
along"
The poolroom men have Joined the
ranks of the "fy by nights There
is no longer any permanency about
the poolroom business. Any gambler
when he warns up to his subject and
thinks no outsider is listening, will
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-24
FOR SALE.

4-room house, with garden $1,000.
Rent, $3.50.
broom house, in good condition;
100000.
7-room house, close in, S1,75O.O0.
Rent 10000. This is a safe invest
ment, or pleasant home.
100 acres, 3 miles of R. r. $S50.0O.
200 acres, half mile of r. r. station.
b-room house, near church and
schools, red land.
265 acres, one mile of r. r. station.
4-room house, and two tenant houses.
running water, healthy and pure
drinking water.
Real estate is the safest of all in
yestments.
II you are looking for an invest
ment or home come to see me.
Il. II. WILLIFORD.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-24

convince you of that, and will give
names and dates and constantly
shifting locations to prove it.
In the old days the police would
occasionally let a poolrOom open III
and do business, then would raid it
OF course, there were dozens of pool
rooms which ran along undisturbed
and it was generally understood by
the gambling fraternity that they
were under police protection along
with the gambling houses which raj
a roulette wheel and poker and GRAZ
games on the side.
This is how the trick was done
in three prominent cases:
A few weeks ago plans were made
for the opening up of what was
to be the most extensively equipped
poolrooms in New York. Sonny
Smith was behind the scheme. Word
went out that a palace" was tc
open, that protection had been OBJ
tanned and that everything would be
lovely.
FrOze Out the Gamblers
A room was rented on the second
floor of 124 West Forty-fifth StSreet
The floors were covered with car
pets an inch thick. Valuable pictures
were hung on the walls. Handsome
mahogany chairs and tables were
moved in The front door was OF
oak, eight inches thick. There was
also an exit in the rear. The rear
door was also thick enough to with
stand an assault with a battering
ram. When Sonny and the out
filters got through the place was al
ideal poolroom, and was so voted by
all who saw it.
Then along came a representative
from the headquarters of the Thiro
Inspection District and wanted to
inspect the place. There was moth
ing to do thought the proprietor, but
to let the police official have a look
around There was nothing criminal
to see. There were no blackboards
on the wall, no telegraph wires, OF
any paraphernalia, in fact which
might arouse the suspiciols of pc
liceman. SNNls
The agent of the Inspector enter
ed He looked around, then took
a chair beside the door and began tc
read a newspaper. They asked hin
to leave.
Nice place you have here. I think
| will stay q while with you, SAID
the policeman.
And there he remained until about
2 o'clock in the morning, when an
other policeman arrived and relieved
him. Day and night for three weeks
a policeman remained on duty in that
prospective poolroom. Each morning
at 2 o'clock there would be a relief
At first the policemen on guard
wore citizens Clothes After while
however, they appeared in their uni
forms.
Needless to say there was no
gambling done. Inside the place ali
was quiet and orderly, but outside
Sonny" Smith and his friends were
hustling as they had never hustled
before. Politicians got busy. There
were hurried visits to the Inspector
office on West Twentieth Street, and
earnest talks between certain politi-
clans and the Inspector
:Nothing doin'," said the Inspector
to their appeals to have the police
man removed. That man is there
to stay as long as that room remains
ready for business. You fellows
might as we'll quit right now. We
mean business. There is not going
to be gambling of any kind in this
district"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-24
AMERICUS Is AGAIN A
WINNER IN THE GAME

Americas was in her winning ways
yesterday, besides having the Champs
beat Lumpkin in a well played game
here our junior teeam, the Tigers,
cleaned up Dawson by a score of s
to 2, really bad spanking. The
feature of the game at Dawson was
the pitching of Fort for the Americas
team, putting the other bunch to
rout.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-24
Reductions in Ladies Ready-To-
Wear Department.

While we have had the biggest season ever
in this department at the same time we want to
reduce the stock to lower point and we shall
offer during this week special discounts on
tailor made suits, voille and Panama skirts, silk &
heatherbloom petticoats lingerie waists, white
linen skirts, childrens dresses, ETC., etc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-24
Every Woman win Be Interested

If you have pains in the back, uri-
nary, bladder or kidney trouble, and
want a certain pleasant herb cure for
Woman's ills, try Mother Gray's Aus
tralian-Leaf. 1t is a safe and never
failing regulator. At druggists or
by mail so cents. Sample package
FREE. Address, The Mother Gray
Co., LeRcv. N Y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-24
BLAZE UPON A BRIDGE
DOES NO DAMAGE

The old Barlow street bridge over
the Seaboard Railway caught fire
again yesterday afternoon, probably
from spark thrown out by passing
engine. The fire trucks hurried
thither and the small blaze was ex-
tinguished ere any damage resulted
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-24

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