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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16
UNCLE SAM AND THE FARMER,
Ten Million Men TiIIing the Soil
as Projectors.

There are, as nearly as one may
count, about 100000 men in the
United States engaged in the tilling
of the soil as proprietors. That is.
there are ten million farmers in the
United States proper.
The actual number of people to the
family is difficult of ascertainment,
but it is safe to say the actual agri-
cultural population equals one-third
of the total population.
The government has some sixty
experiment stations, each station
spending some $4,000 per year that
the farmer residing in contiguous
territory may know better how to
plant, cultivate and garner the fruits
of the earth. There are also IS
state agricultural and mechanical
colleges educating $4,000 students at
a cost of II million dollars annually,
all of which looks as though the
Great Father at Washington, as
the Indian used to say, is looking
after our farmers in a liberal man
ner.-The Cotton Journal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16
LAWYERS LOOK FOR BUSINESS
Atlanta Firms Hunt Cases i'm South.
west Georgia.

NeaSNS HI EoOuiil-
west Georgia.
The Atlanta lawyer is nothing if
not hustling and enterprising, and
even from his perch upon the Pied
mont escarpment he can smell a dol
lar in Americus A case in point
is that of the negro Ezekiel McKen-
zte, who was killed in the accident
on the Seaboard Railway near Ameri-
Gus three or four weeks ago. Nc
kenzie was fireman for the road
and earned a good salary, and with
the news of his tragic death came
oYertures from the Atlanta bunch to
take the case against the railway
company for damages. 1t is said that
one 'enterprising" firm of legal
lights enclosed newspaper clippings
attesting their success in collecting
damage suits against railroads. 1t
is not known that any of these i'm
portuntng attorneys have yet been
employed, or that any legal services
whatever will be required in adjust
ment of the case.-Americus Times
Recorder
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16
FOUR CARS OF MULLET.
Hot Suppers" Bring a Big Demand
for the Fish.

for the Fish.
Since cotton picking has become
profitable to the negroes this season
and hot suppers' are being enjoyed
all over the southern part of the
state Savannah fish shippers have
noticed big increase in the mullet
business for the last three Fridays.
The hot suppers," consisting
chiefly of fish and mostly of mullet,
are usually held on Saturday night.
hence the heavy shipments Friday.
Yesterday the Southern Express Com
pany shipped four solid cars of null
let out of Savannah. They were con-
signed to smaller towns in Georgia
where cotton is being picked and the
negroes have plenty of ready money.
Although shipments on two previous
Fridays were large they did not COM
pare with the amount that went out
yesterday.
In a season when the negroes can
make good money picking cotton the
mullet business in Savannah nets
the fish packers and shippers nice
amounts. Orders come in for large
quantities, particularly on Fridays.
The frolics are held on Saturday
nights usually, and the mullet must
be there. as it is the chief dish.
These shipments are expected to CON
tinue for some time now. The time,
however, depends entirely on wheth-
er the country negroes are making
auy money co thp tvo5a ie ,,o+Ior
cratic Savannah News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16
INTENSIVE GARDENING.
Average Value of Land in France
81 900 an Acre.

The last decennial census reported
that the annual average value per
acre of vegetables in Queens county,
n, Y, was $40, the highest average
in the country, the general average
for the United States being $4,000.
These figures pale, however, when
compared with the market gardens
around Paris, the average annual
value Of whose product is given in
the latest official report as $1,000
an acre We have something to learn
of the French in methods of inten-
sive gardening.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16
A LETTER FROM
NORTH CAROLINA

Warrenton, N. CT was nearly dead
with kidney affection for six months,
growing worse all the time My case
was hopeleSs-was unable to get about
but little. had tried everything with
little benefit l took three bottles of
StuartS Buchu and Juniper and was
perfectly cured. Am now well and all
right. ] owe my life to Stuart's Buchu
and Juniper.-H. T. Macon.
If you suffer with backache, dull head
ache, swollen feet, stiff joints, and have
no energy and see imaginary specks in
the air, you have symptoms of kidney
trouble.
Stuart'S Buchu and Juniper will relieve
you. All druggists, $1.00. Write for
free sample, We will send enough to
prove its wonderful merits.
Stuart Drug Manufacturing Co.
ATLANTA. GA.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16

begins at the Savings Bank.
poon OF the income is added Building Fund,
o. suratVely the building process goes at the Savings
A~' 49, NN INC N@iP0A'0lS D05in 'le44
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16
Was Wealthy Man.

Smith was a man of great wealth,
not all of it coming from the bell
tree. He inherited some money
from his father, and purchased hun
dreds of acres of land, upon much
Of which mineral was found. He
made lucky sales and was one of
the few men in the country who had
money at the time the Button boom
broke. This but served to increase
his holdings and he was continually
buying more Hand At the time of
MS death he was said to pay taxes
on $685. goo worth of property. He
owned practically all of Signal Noun
tain, and had every inch of his farm
under cultivation. He raised stock
and supplied many Alabama hotels
with meat during the resort season.
The dead man was a frequent
visitor to Rome, and was we'll
known to many people here, who
welcomed him to their homes. He
was man of genial disposition. ex-
cept when crossed. He was of great
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16
BEES BRING MUCH MONEY
An Annual Revenue of Half a Mil
lion Dollars Is Derived.

non Dollars Is Derived.
The output of honey in Texas last
year was 4,96S.OO0 pounds. Cali
fornia came next, with 3,667,OO
pounds, and New York third with
3,422, 900 pounds Missouri was
fourth, with 3,O18,929 pounds. Tex
as also stands first in the number Of
colonies of bees, there being $4,000.
The honey crop of Texas brings an
annual revenue of approximately
100000, the price for which it sells
ranging from 8 to 10 cents pound.
In addition the beekeepers sell many
thousand dollars worth of bees each
year, These colonies of bees are
shipped to all parts of the United
States and to foreign countries.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16

Regulates the bowels. nrop,o+oa
easy natural movements, cures con-
stlpatlon-Doan's Regulets. Ask
your druggist for them. 25 cents a
box. %
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16

Baby won't suffer five minutes.
with Group if you apply DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil at once 1t acts like
magic.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
NAVY DEPARTMENT ON
TRIAL BY COMMITTEE
Witness Tells of Leak From Of
fetal Circles to Subma-
rine Company

WASHINGTON, April THE navy
department, and not the Electric boat
company, was virtually under inves-
tigation today by the special house
committee inquiring into charges pre-
ferred against that company by Rep
resentative Lilley. - The question as
to whether the company had author
lied illegitimate means to promote
legislation In it's favor was forgotten
in the admissions made by a witness
to the effect that he had secured ex-
facts of reports made to the navy de-
partment supposed to be confidential.
The witness was Robert G.. Skerrett
of New York, formerly employed in
the navy department and at one time
the European representative of the
Lake torpedo boat company. He
stated frankly that while in the en-
ploy of the Lake company he received
anonymously extracts from reports
made TO the navy department, and
that he used these extracts in techni-
cal articles prepared for publications
in magazines. Questioned as to their
source. he replied that he did not
know from whom they emanated and
that he had accepted them as correct
and used them in his articles.
The climax of Skerrett's testimony
came when he was asked by Chairman
Boutelle if he did not consider that
his action in publishing information
which the United States government
regarded as secret was highly dishon-
orable." His reply was
mo, I think 1t indiscreet."
1t Is the evident intention of the
committee to follow up this new line
of evidence and if possible discover
the leak in the navy department.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
TWO HUNDRED PARADERS
PLACED IN LISBON JAIL
Military Camp in Streets, Ar
tiIlery Being Mounted in
Squares to Prevent Uprising

LISBON, April 7.-Unawed by the
strong military force with which the
city has swarmed since the election
rioting on Sunday evening and the
heavy arrivals of troops from the prov
iuces today, the population of Lisbon
made fresh demonstration this even
ing. In the outlying sections of the
city they paraded, shouted and jeered
the soldiers and sang revolutionary
airs until dispersed by troops.
Two hundred arrests were made and
IL is officially announced that more
than 500 arrests were made on Sunday
and Monday. The prisoners were
transferred this afternoon to Caxias
fortress, where preparations had been
made to guard several hundred long
term occupants and where the most
rigid Investigations of the rioting
have already been inaugurated.
Tonight the military again camped
In the streets and even greater precau-
tion than last night was taken against
possible uprising. Artillery has been
mounted In the squares and the mon
archist newspaper offices are especially
strongly guarded. Premier Ferreira
today gave out a statement to the
public in which he said that order must
be preserved and that the government
is prepared to adopt the most strin-
gent measure to insure public peace
and safety.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
ALUMNI MAKES REPORT
Findings of Board of Inquiry
Forwarded to Committee

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, ApriIS7.-
The report of the alumni of San Fran
cisco who investigated the actions of
the students and of the faculty which
resulted in the suspension of Al under
graduates has been forwarded to the
members of Chairman Clarks commit
tee and to DR.. Jordan, and speculation
as to what action the executive head
of the university and the committee
will take is rife upon the campus.
The report of the San Francisco
graduates fully exempts any of the
students from the stigma of drunk
enness and is believed by the stu
dents to be fair presentation of
facts The publication and widespread
Endorsement of this report is being
urged by the students. Harold Fitch,
as editor of the Daily Palo Alto, has
twice approved the report and recon-
mended action upon it in editorials,
and today both DR.. Jordan and Pro-
fessor Clark agreed to give the docu-
ment their careful consideration.
President David Starr Jordan, when
interviewed upon his return from Spo-
kane this afternoon, said: II have a
great quantity of correspondence
awaiting my inspection, but / will
give the report of the alumni my care
full attention and will probably make
some answer to it."
Chairman Clark was very reticent in
discussing the report. He admitted
having received copy, but declined to
discuss it in any form at this time.
Il intend to read the report, but
am not prepared at this time to say
whether the committee will take any
official action upon it or not"
The report has been widely circu-
lated about the campus and has been
approved. The Daily Palo Alto tonight
prints several lengthy extracts from
the findings of the San Francisco COM
mittee
While it is not anticipated that the
student affairs committee will recon
slider any of the cases of the dismissed
students. it rs believed some action
may be taken which would prevent the
false stigma of drunkenness being at
tached to the men who were suspended
for participation in the much talked
about parade.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
BIGGY AFTER CROOKS
Chief of Police Arranges for Co
operation With Coast Cities

SAN DIEGO. April 7.-Chief of Police
William j. Biggy of San Francisco, who
has been here for the purpose of con-
ferring with the local police authorities
regarding the best means of suppress
ing crime throughout the state during
the next few weeks. left this evening
for home. He stated that the San Fran
cisco police department proposes to CO.
operate with the various departments
on the coast. A strict surveillance of
all we'll known crooks, thousands of
whom are headed to the coast. will be
maintained.
number detectives from eastern
cities will follow the fleet from the
time it reaches San Diego next Tuesday
until after the grand review at San
Francisco on May s.
Detective Sergeant T. c. Murphy of
San Francisco. who came down with
his chief, will remain in San Diego until
after the departure of the feet on
April is.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
Correspondents for Newspapers
to Be Entertained

The correspondents and special writ
ers for newspapers and magazines who
accompanied the feet on it's long voy-
age have not been forgotten in the
preparations for the celebration here.
Special quarters will be provided for
them In the rooms of the California
Promotion committee in Union square.
which will be fitted up with typewrit-
ers and stationery for their use Sew
eral functions will be given in their
honor, according 10 plans outlined by
the press committee, of which Allan
Pollok is chairman.
Badges and cards emitting the news
paper men to entrance at all recep-
tions will be issued both to the cor
respondents and men of the San Fran
cisco papers. And on the morning of
Sunday, May 10. though this date may
be changed. breakfast will be given
to all the newspapermen by the fleet
committee.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
ACTRESS DEFENDS HER
May Robson. Tells of Mrs.
GouId's Kindness

CINCINNATI. Ohio. April May
Robson. who is playing here, said to-
day that she read with surprise the
charge made by Howard Gould that his
wife was guilty of improper conduct
with Dustin Farnum.
'I was q member of the party that
accompanied Mrs. Gould and Mr.. Far
mum on the trip from Philadelphia to
Atlantic City" she said. TT is ridicu-
lous for Mr.. Gould to say that anything
improper occurred on that trip. After
Mrs Gould reached Atlantic City she
became i'll and remained in her room
until the following morning Mr.. Far
mum spent most of his time on the
board walk playing with the two chill
dren, who had accompanied us
MI. Farnum met Mrs. Gould at a
charity entertainment in Sherry's. He
and 1 played opposite parts. and we
saw Mrs. Gould frequently at re-
hearsals. She was greatly interested in
the charity and contributed literally
toward it. Why, I know her to be a
most charitable woman. I know per-
sonally of cases where she helped
struggling actresses. She would buy
gowns for them for new productions.
and without her aid the actresses would
have found 1t difficult to get along.
She always was doing something char
liable and responded promptly to ap-
peals for help"
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
NEW CALHOUN TRICK
Attorneys Again Draw on Stock
of TechnicaIities

Patrick Calhoun's counsel always
have a reserve of technicalities In their
hands. and they sprung a new one yes
terday in making a motion to set aside
the last three indictments brought
against Patrick Calhoun and Tirev l..
Ford on charges of bribing ex-Super-
visors Coleman, Furey and Phillips
This novelty was in the clause of the
motion praying that the indictments be
set aside on the ground that the de-
PENDANTS had previously been indicted
on the same charges. Fraud is alleged
by the resourceful higher ups"
Stanley Moore was the representative
of the Calhoun group yesterday MORN
ing before Judge Lawlor.
He filed motions in the three cases
on behalf of both the president and
general counsel of the United Railroads.
When the court asked If the attack on
the indictments might be taken up next
Saturday Moore demurred, saying that
it would be hardship on the defense
10 have 10 examine the Mcfarland
grand Jury while the court was devot-
ing itself to the Impeachment of the
jury to try Tirey L. Ford
Judge Lawlor agreed with Moore that
1t would be better TO wait until the
Ford jury was sworn before proceed
ing with the investigation into the
other matter. 1t was agreed that the
time for inquiring into the indictments
be set Saturday next
The motion 70 set aside the indict-
ments against Ford and Calhoun are
similar to motions filed in the other
cases. with the addition of this clause
in the motion to each separate indict-
ment:
That said Indictment is fraudulent and was
obtained in fraud of the rights Of the defendant
and by fraud IN this: There are now on file IN
this court nntrec a large number of indictments
70 wit. more than 10, against this defendant
charging and pretending 10 charge this defend
ant with the same crime charged In this indict-
ment. and the purported Indictment herein is
other indictments already on file herein.
The trial of TREY L. Ford on the
charge of bribing ex-Supervisor Cole
man will begin tomorrow morning. This
viii be Ford's third trial
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
PROPERTY OWNERS SAY
STREET WORK is 'HOLDUP'
Object to improvements Be-
cause Contractors Bids
Are Exorbitant
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE CALL

STOCKTON, April Although all
of Stockton is calling upon the coun-
ell for better streets, the prominent
businessmen and property owners in
the residential sections strenuously
object to the exorbitant prices asked
by contractors. and along with terming
it a, pure and simple ''holdup" they
say that unless alleged graft is elm
mated from street Improvement pro-
tests viii follow every contract of
fered by the council.
Today the council was forced to re-
ject all bids for improvements on
Ophir street because of a long protest
presented to the council by persons
who are very desirous of having the
street improved. They claim that of
late contractors are submitting bids
OUT Of all proportion, and in excess of
any other figure ever submitted to
the city for similar work. The assess
ments for street work have been in
the majority of cases in excess of the
value OF the lot bordering the i'm
provement
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
SAYS DOCTOR GAVE
!. POTION OF MADNESS
Startling Charges Are Made by
Former Ward Against
Physician
Ayers Drugs to Make Him Crazy
We're Mixed by His
Guardian
SPECIAL plspAroH 70 rHn cALL

SAN DIEGO, April T. Serious
charges against DR.. Bruce L Crise. q
prominent physician of Escondido, are
contained in the petition to the su-
perior court, in which John D. Draper
asks that the account of DR.. Crise
as his guardian during the period the
Petitioner was declared incompetent
be disallowed Draper plainly init
mates that a conspiracy was hatcheo
up whereby he was to be cheated out
of his property; that he was prevented
from appearing in person at the hear
ing for incompetency by force, and
alleges that medicines were admins
tered by DR.. Crise to deprive him
OF his reason, with a view of obtain
ing his property.
The petitioner also tells of his es-
cape from a sanitarium in Los An
geles and his subsequent hiding for
two months. Since his escape Draper
has been granted another hearing at
which he was declared mentally com
petent to look after his own affairs
DR.. Crise was discharged from the
guardianship and afterward he pre-
sented to the court his record OF
claims against the estate as paid out
by him during the term of guardian
ship.
Draper objects to the allowance OF
all the items except one of $3.50 paid
to Draper himself, and in making the
objections declares that "Dr. Crise did
on September %, 1907, violently and
forcibly, willfully and unlawfully as
sault said John Draper and by force
took him into custody and bound his
hands and feet and made him help
less prisoner. and that said Bruce Ia
Crise also administered to him medi-
cine for the purpose of depriving him
of his reason
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
TURKEY NOT PREPARING
FOR WAR WITH RUSSIA
Military Movement in North Is
to Cope Against Armenian
Revolution

ST. PETERSBURG, April ALARMED
at the revival of the rumors that war
is impending between Russia and Tur-
key, the Turkish ambassador to Rus
sia today called upon Foreign Minister
Iswolsky and reiterated the previous
denials of his government that the
Turkish military preparations in north
eastern Turkey were directed against
Russia. They had been under
taken, he explained, because of the
prospect of disorders in the interior.
The mobilization of troops, and particu
larly the dispatch of cavalry battalions.
had been carried forward in order TO
cope with the Armenian revolutionary
movement.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
BLUE LODGE MASON DIES

BOSTON. April ALBERT E. Lock-
hart, prominent casket manufacturer
here. died today, aged 81. He was born
in Maitland, Nova Scotia, and when
Is went to California With his
brother he engaged in the casket bust
ness in San Francisco, where he became
Mason and was a member of the
Blue lodge. When he came east he
became member of Cambridge COM
mandery. Knights Templar. and Cam
bridge chapter of the Mystic Shriners.
He was also prominent In other leading
secret orders.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
EVANS ANXIOUS TO
GO TO SAN DIEGO
Admiral Wishes to Rejoin Fleet,
but Intends to Obey
Orders of Doctor
Announces That Warships Will
Reach San Francisco May 5
and Anchor for the Night

PASO ROBLES, April TT am still
hoping to rejoin the feet at san
Diego" said Admiral Evans this after
noon, but I am in the hands OF my
doctor and whatever mis- orders l shaii
submit to his judgment and obey MIN
regardless of my own inclination IL
will be a keen disappointment to me
If he does not allow me to go south,
but he knows what is best for me ana
shall not disobey him.
IF he considers it inadvisable for
me to go to San Diego. Los Angeles
and Santa Barbara, | am sure tnat
the people of southern California VIII
understand that only the doctors or
ders prevented me from coming. l can
assure them they will not be more dis
appointed than / will be-"
But added Fighting Bob" with a
look of determination. II am still hop
Ing to go there
SHOWS RADICAL IMPROVEMENT
The admiral had just returned in
his wheel chair from the railroad sta
tion, where his son, Lieutenant Evans
had taken him. The marked improve
ment in his condition was apparent in
his voice, manner and appearance
Having received telegram from
John H. Roberts, assistant adjutant
general of the California @. A. r., con-
tanning greeting and good wishes for
speedy recovery to health to ';our ma.
val hero and comrade," and announcing
that a delegation en- route to the
Grand Army encampment at Santa Ana
would pass through Paso Robles, Ad-
miral Evans had himself wheeled to the
depot to greet the veterans of the
civil war. The train, however, was
late and it was found necessary to take
him back to the hotel.
IT just wanted to greet the old boys
and thank them for their kind mes
sage" said the admiral, Everybody
Is so kind to me and I do not know
how I can show my appreciation"
Touching upon the hour fixed for
the fleets arrival at San Francisco,
which 1T is said has caused much dis
satisfaction, Admiral Evans said: II
fixed the time of ARRIVAL at San Fran
cisco ats2 o'clock in order to take adj
vantage of the flood tide. 1 shall ar
rive outside with the feet on the night
of May and anchor for the night"
Lieutenant Evans will leave tomor-
row morning for Los Angeles to meet
his mother and sister. Should Admiral
Evans not be able to go south 1t
is quite probable that Mrs. Evans and
the daughter Mrs. C. c. Marsh, wife
of Commander Marsh, will attend the
festivities at the southern ports.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
Spring Humors

Impure or effete matters accumulated
in the blood during the winter cause in the
spring such dishguring and painful troubles
as boils, pimples. and other eruptions, also
weakness, loss of appetite, that tired feeling.
The best medicine to take is Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which thoroughly cleanses the
blood, and effects permanent cures by giving
healthy functional activity to the stomach,
liver, kidneys, bowels and skin.