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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
GOV. SMITHS SOUND VIEWS
VOTERS IN JUNE PRIMARY ARE
PLEDGED TO VOTE FOR BRYAN
The Governor Gives Out an Interview
in Regard to the Democratic
Primary Rules. All Must
Support the Ticket.

Support the Ticket.
In commenting on the reports pub
lished in several state papers of an
interview between Governor Smith
and Hon. Hewlett Hall, chairman OF
the state democratic executive COM
mittee, in which the governor was
stated to have taken the position
that it is time for the democratic
party in Georgia to get back to a
position of regularity, Governor
Smith has given out a statement in
which he says that nothing took
place between himself and Mr.. Hall
to Justify the reports.
| The governor says: Nothing
took place between Mr.. Hall and my
self to justify such a story.
! In this connection | wish to cor
rect another line of publications that
| is going through the state.
The criticism which | made two
| years ago upon the action of the
state democratic committee was that
it undertook to have printed upon
the back of tickets a stipulation
which required a voter in A906, two
years in advance, to pledge himself
as to how he would vote in 1908
Il insisted that no Change should
be made from the rule which had
been in use for years.
The democratic convention at Ma
con adopted the rule which was in
force in Georgia prior to the action
Of the committee in 1906, and the
democratic state committee on Feb.
6, 1908, followed the same rule.
1T fixed the right to vote in the
primary as follows:
All qualified white voters in
Georgia, irrespective of their past
political affiliations, who in good
faith, desire to align themselves with
the democratic party and who intend
to abide the result of the party pri-
mary and support the party nomina-
tons
while it would have been unfair
to require a voter in 1906 to bind
himself as to his party allegiance for
two years, l did not object in 1906
to the old rule, which was readopted
by the committee in 1908 and which
required voter to align himself with
the democratic party in addition to
agreeing to support the party nomi-
nees.
This year the state convention
selected presidential electors. The
man who voted in the primary of
June 4th. not only voted upon state
house officers, but he also partici
pated in selecting delegates to the
state convention, who sens delegates
to the national convention and who
named the presidential electors.
II regard those who voted in the
primary of June 4th. last as commit
ted not only to support the entire
state ticket, but also to vote for the
presidential electors named at the
Deceive opera house convention, who
will in turn vote for Bryan and
Kern"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07

is the case, it doesn't justify a gem
eral assault upon the entire negro
population. No doubt that most of
the negroes in the section covered
by the ruins are peace loving and
law abiding. The dispatches say
such is their character. What Justice
is their in Furnishing large com
munity for the crime of a few worth
less brutes? The assaults do not
excuse in the slightest degree the
outrage on peaceable negroes. They
don't Justify any sort of an outrage.
Doubtless the destruction of the
churches and school houses was no
punishment whatever for the worth
less and criminal negroes who com
mitted the assaults Hundreds of in
nocent men and women are made to
suffer for the crimes of two or three
criminals.
That is one phase of the matter.
The other and the graver phase is
the danger there is in Injustice of
this sort. Even law abiding negroes
may be stirred to crimes by outrages
Ike this reported from the three
foregoing counties. Anyway, labor
ers in that section are likely to be-
come discontinued and abandon their
homes. In that event farms will lose
a part of their value.
If the sheriffs of the counties are
unable to deal with the situation they
should call on the state for assist
ance. We are confident from senti-
ments to which the governor has
given expression respecting the sum-
nress'on of violence and mob law all
the power of the state would be used
IN ferreting out the offenders in the
outrage and in bringing them to JUS
! tice.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
CHRISTIAN is OUT OF JAIL.
Leesburg Man Who Was Arrested for
PeOnage Gives Bond.

In default of a $4,000 bond, fixed
by a United States commissioner. T.
X. Christian, Jr.. a prominent con-
tractor Of Leesburg, was sent to the
Macon Jail to await trial on the
charge of peonage before Judge
Boyd at Asheville, n. c., on the first
Monday in November.
Christian had been previously ar
rested in this case and had given
pond to appear July in Asheville.
put did not appear, and claims to
nave sent a doctors certificate of
illness. Whether or not the bond
was forfeited is not known. but his
bondsmen, j. A. Lipsey, Ira Cook and
u. j. Minis, all of Leesburg, refused
to renew the bond.
A day or two after his confinement
Christian made satisfactory bond
in Macon and returned to his home
in Leesburg. 1t is stated now that
the bondsmen who were on his FIRST
bond did not refuse to go on his
second bond, and would have been
willing to do so at Leesburg the
night Of Mr.. Christians arrest had
the circumstances been such that this
could have been arranged.
The alleged peonage with which
Christian is charged was in connec-
ton with railroad construction in
North Carolina. Christian was ema
ployed by Smith & Barry. a con-
tractlng firm, and it was while in
their employ that the alleged acts
OF peonage charged in the indictment
are said to have occurred.
Christian is young man, and a
member of well-known and promi-
nent Lee county family.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
FAT AND THE WHITE PLAGUE.
Eating of the Former a Protection
Against Tuberculosis.

There should be a law passed to
compel people to eat fat meat as we'll
as lean, as a measure to prevent the
spread of tuberculosis, says a prom
inent meat dealer of st. Louis. If
people would take to eating it the
ravages of tuberculosis would de-
cline. People ought to eat it, for it
means health to them. l always pro-
test against cutting off fat meat and
discarding it, even at the request
of customer. 1t is a wrong idea
The fat should not be separated from
the lean under any conditions. 1t
preserves the meat, it holds the
juices, and helps it to retain its fla
vor and good taste.
Societies for the prevention of the
spread of tuberculosis are endeavor-
ing to educate the people on sanitary
questions, and the benefit of fresh
air. This is good, so far as it goes,
but if they would educate the people
to eat fat meat they would do more
effective work. They should teach
this in connection with the other
measures that they are advancing to
prevent the spread of tuberculosis.
A doctor who has made a study of
tuberculosis agrees with this opinion
and says most emphatically that one
who rejects fat meat is more suscep-
tible to tuberculosis than one who
will eat it. Tubercular persons are
generally opposed to eating fat meat.
Even before the disease has fastened
upon them they will reject it. This
renders them easier prey to the dis
ease. After they have become dis
eased their stomachs may not be able
to digest fat meat, even if they
should try to eat it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
RAIDERS USED THE TORCH [
BLACKENED RUINS MARKED THE
TRAIL OF THE NIGHT RIDERS.
As They Rode Through Early, CAL
hOun and Baker Counties on
Their Incendiary Mission.

AS Ihey Rode through Early, CAL
houn and Baker Counties on
Their Incendiary Mission.
There is a reign of terror among
the negro inhabitants of a considera-
BILE portion of Early, Calhoun, Baker
and Miller counties as the result of A
raid by night riders, the trail of the
raiders being marked by the black
ened ruins of thirteen negro church
es and school houses.
The night riders first made their
appearance at point three miles
east of Kestler, in Early county,
where the first church was fired.
They galloped away toward Notch
way creek, in Baker county. and be-
fore the glare of the first fire had
reached its height another was being
kindled a few miles away.
When they reached the creek they
turned and went south to the Miller
county line. Nearly all the negro
schools and churches in this wide
territory were burned, and the coun-
try was lighted up with the glare of
the many fires. Fire followed fire,
and the destruction of every building
to which the torch was applied was
complete
This occurred on Saturday night
and hundreds Of negroes went to
their churches Sunday to attend SER
vices only to find heaps of hot ashes
where their meeting houses had
stood. Many Of the best members of
the negro race in the four counties
named are members of the congrega-
lions of some of the burned church
es.
This is the same community where
a few months ago a number of negro
lodge rooms were 6ynamited and
where several lynchings have recent
ly occurred, the last having taken
place only few weeks ago.
The cause of what is generally re-
garded an outrage is not known, but
the recent attempted criminal assault
of a white woman by a negro near
Kestler is supposed to have been one
OF the causes which led to the aDDli-
cation of the torch to this property
of the negroes.
All classes of negroes in that vi
cin1ty appear to be very much dis
turbed over this latest outrage, and
they naturally entertain grave ap-
prehension for the safety of their
homes and other property. There
appears to be no clue to the identity
or the supposed night riders.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07

Kodol is combination of the nat
ural digestive juices and it digests
all classes of food and every kind of
food, so you see it will do the work
that the stomach itself does The
only difference between it and the
stomach is the stomach can get out
of order and Kodol cannot, but Ko-
dol can put the stomach into good
order. Buy Kodol today. 1t is guar
anteed. Sold by Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
SHELLMAN MOB HELD SWAY
NEGRO INJURED G. b. ARTHUR;
BARELY ESCAPED LYNCHING.
PIeadings of Stranger Saved His Life.
Half a Hundred Shots Were Fired,
and Stray Bullets Narrowly
Missed School Children.

and Stray Bullets Narrowly
Missed School Children.
With a dozen guns pointed at his
PROSTATE form after he had been
beaten to the ground by one of his
captors, Charley Wimberly, a negro,
barely escaped death at the hands of
a mob in Shellman last Tuesday
morning. The pleadings of a stran-
ger caused the guns to be lowered,
and the wounded negro was returned
to the guard house, at the door of
which he had escaped a short time
before.
The negro had a fight with G.. B.
Arthur, liveryman and brother of
Mr.. C. H. Arthur of Dawson, and
his son, Clarence, by whom he was
employed, resulting in the negro
wounding Mr.. Arthur in the back of
the neck and knocking mis- son, Clar-
ence, down. A report was circulated
that Arthur had been fatally wound
ed. Citizens became enraged, and
@0N0So SAAO hO5AO ILL Ou6A VIC SLIGSLSt
finally capturing him.
The stranger, whose name could
not be learned, made an impassioned
speech, pleading for law and order.
His pleadings of a few words soon
caused the cooked weapons to be low
cred, and the negro was carried to
the town guard house.
Wimberly had for a long time been
ia the employ of Mr. Arthur, but a
few days ago quit, it is claimed, ow-
ing him sum of money.
Mr., G. B, Arthur received a deem
but not dangerous wound in the
back Of the neck, and Clarence Ar
thur was knocked down.
The negro then ran and hid under
a pile of tin roofing left from a recent
fire. He was soon captured and
taken to the town lookup. While
Marshal Hardage was unlocking the
door he made a break for liberty.
Fully fifty shots were fired at him,
but none took effect He made a
circuit of the Crittenden cotton ware
house and then dashed up Ward
street, with fully hundred people
in pursuit.
Hiding in Back Yard.
After going about one hundred
yards with bullets whistling all
around him he ran into the back
yard of w. r. Curry's residence,
where he was captured.
The crowd not knowing the extent
of G. B. Arthurs wound, wanted to
kill him on the spot. Fully a dozen
guns were pointed at him as he lay
PROSTATE on the ground. He was
severely wounded by one of his cap
tors by a blow on the top of his
head with a heavy piece of timber
Members of the mob as they
raced through the streets came near
killing a number of school children
Several houses were struck by shots
and the hat of a negro bystander was
pierced by bullet. There were sew
eral narrow escapes, and it is won
der that no one was hurt.
negro by name of VIII Brook!
was later given a severe whippin(
for assisting Charley Wimberly t.
escape.
He was warned to leave town
which he did in a hurry
Sheriff Bynum took Wimberly t.
Cuthbert Wednesday, and waivinl
sOmmittal trial he was placed in jail
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
Woman Interrupts Political Speaker.

A we'll dressed woman interrupted
political speaker recently by con-
tinually coughing. If she had taken
Foley's Honey and Tar it would have
cured her cough quickly and expelled
the cold from her system. The gen.
uine Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no opiates, and is in a yellow pack
age. Refuse substitutes. Dawson
Drug Co. and Peoples Drug Store
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
GRAY WILL GET ON THE LIST.
Editor of the Atlanta Journal Will
Qualify to Vote Next Month.

Editor James r. Gray of the At
lanta Journal, who was recently
twitted by the state press over the
fact that he had failed to register
this year and to qualify himself to
vote in the election today for the
democratic nominees and disfran-
chisement, has notified the tax col
lector of Fulton county that he
will arrange to register within the
next day or so. He will be in time
for the national election next month
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
RELEASED ON SMALL BOND.
Negro Who Killed Another at Ed
wards Store Gives Bail

Harrison Key, who killed Sid DAN
lei at Edwards store, over in
Randolph county, an account of
which was printed in The News. was
given a commitment trial before JUS
tce Jones IN Cuthbert. The Justice
ruled that the evidence indicated a
case of manslaughter, and fixed
Keys bond at 800. This was made
and Key set at liberty.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
1000 NEGROES REGISTERED.

A Heavy List of Blacks Over in
Lee County.
Nearly 1000 negroes have regis
tered in Lee county for the state cleo
ton today. Some Of them were got
ten off as tax defaulters by the reg
istrars. There is about 400 available
white votes in the county. Whether
all these negroes will vote and how
they will vote is a problem.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07

Dyspepsia is our national ailment.
Burdock Blood Bitters is the national
cure for it. 1t strengthens stomach
gembranes, promotes flow Of diooe
tive juices, purif1es the blood, builds
you up.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
HUGHES HAS THE LITTLE END.
Betting on the Race for Governor i'm
New York Is Against Him.

The first big Hughes-Chanler cam
paign bet in New York was made a
day or two ago, between a betting
commissioner and a friend of John
w. Gates. The forfeits were $4,000
to 100000 with Hughes at the short
end. The democrat seems to be in
the lead and gathering strength
daily.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-30
Tho Traer News.

Special to imes-Republican.
Traer, Sept. 30.-Miss Lena Vogt
| of Cedar Rapids, was called nome
Monday by the critical illness of her
| mother, Mrs. George Vogt, of this city
| Mrs. Vogt is reported as considerably
| improved today.
A little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Frederickson, living in south Traer, Is
very i'll of pneumonia.
MFR. and Mrs. w. I. McCauley. OF
Paullina, are guests at the M. I. Tay-
lor home, this week.
Row Sheldon has entered the serv-
ice of the Rock Island, and will learn
! ! telegraphy
Miss Beryl Camery is seriously sick
with typhoid fever. This is the third
case of typhoid in the Calnery home
within the last year and a half.
Miss Rose Veet has gone to Water
loo to remain indefinitely. She will
make her home with a married sister.
William Brown. of this city, has just
purchased twenty-five acres of land in
Crystal township, from the Wilson es-
tate.
Joe Chalupnick is having new up
to-date residence erected on his farm,
southwest of Traer.
Lew kvidera. living in Carroll town
ship, is hauling material for new,
large double corn crib, to be built on
his home farm.
The funeral of Mr.. Dick Hines, who
was found dead in the timber five
miles north of Traer, Monday after
noon, was held Tuesday at 1 o'clock,
from the Buckingham church, Rev
Mr.. Hood officiating. The body was
laid to rest in Buckingham cemetery
Edward Witt purchased quarter
section Of land in Brown county, South
Dakota, yesterday, consideration.
$4,720. Mr.. Witt buys the land as an
investment.
The case brought by Charles Camp
bell, of Dysart. against D. D. Demp-
sey, who is we'll known in this city,
owned a billiard hall in Dysart, he ac-
cidentally stepped thru a trap door and
fell into the basement, dislocating his
shoulder Mr. Campbell then brought
suit claiming $4,000 damages.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-30
Cedar Rapids Gamblers Bonds
man Out 500, and New
Warrant Issued
BRIEF HISTORY OF HIS GRIMES
jacob Got Into Latest Trouble by Oh.
tanning Permits to Operate Games on
Benton County Fair Grounds, While
Under Indictment in Benton County
District court-state News.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Vinton. Sept. 30.-Joe jacob of Ce-
dar Rapids, has been awarded the blue
ribbon for nerve, by the Benton county
officers. Notwithstanding the fact that
he was under indictment in the Ben
ton county district court for gambling
and illegally selling liquor. he had the
nerve to obtain permits to operate
games on the Benton county fair
grounds last week during the fair, with
several accomplices. Naturally, he with
his many friends were pulled and
the three card monte" and the "old
army chuck a-luck" games ceased
His friends were each fined SIS apiece
and costs, and his case was held for
further action.
Having furnished good bonds he was
again allowed to go, but Saturday
night his bondsmen, John Reed and
Henry Ristau, both of Cedar Rapids.
became nervous of their contract, and
turned Jacob over to Sheriff Blair. of
this county. Another bondsman. in the
person of John O'Brien, rich land
owner in Iowa township, was, soon Sc
cured by the prisoner, and he gave
bond for Jacobs appearance at the
preliminary hearing in Vinton, yester-
day afternoon, in the amount of $500.
To the great surprise of the officers,
and great CONSERVATION of his bonds
man, he failed to put in the required
appearance in court, the bond was de-
clared forfeited and another. warrant
was issued for his arrest.
jacob was formerly indicted at the
last November term of the district
court lin Vinton, for gambling and NUS
,ance at Van Horne, last September,
and it was upon the request Of his at
torteys that the case was continued.
Needless to say, jacob is a much
wanted man In this vicinity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-30

PLACED IN NATIONAL GROUNDS
Bodies Are Those of Soldiers and Civil
ians Buried in Government Cemetery
Opening of Reservation Makes
Removal Necessary-sittins Bulls
Bones There.
special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Keokuk, Sept. 30.-Eighty bodies are
to be brought to keokuk from the
burial ground at Fort Yates. North Da-
kota, some time this fan and buried
in the National cemetery.
In opening up the government land
to settlers next month, the United
States must take care Of the cemeteries
which are in the old Indian reservation
which is to be opened up to civiliza-
ton. At Fort Yates, there Is a burial
ground and eighty of the bodies buried
there are to be transferred to Keo-
kuk.
soldiers and civilians. The old Indian
chief Sitting Bull, is buried in that
vicinity and his bones may be among
those which are to be sent to Keokuk,
but how he gets license to rest In
a national cemetery, is mystery.
Bids have been saked for from the
local ,mdertakers for the transfer of
eighty collins from the railroad station
to the national cemetery. the bids in
Guiding the hauling of the bodies, the
burial of them and the digging of the
graves. These bids are to be opened on
October and the transfer is expected
to take place shortly after that date
1t has been suggested by Major L.
s. Tyler that Keokuk take some steps
toward having appropriate exercises
on the day when these bodies are
brought here, especially if they are
mostly those Of United States soldiers.
The bells OF the city could be tolled
as the bodies are taken to the ceIne-
terry and appropriate exercise could
be held there during the interment of
the same.
The event will be one Of unusual
character in this vicinity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-30
MCDONNELL TRIAL ON.
Opens at Garner and Will Probably
Last Over Two Weeks.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. Sept. 30,-The trial of
Frank II. Mcdonnell for the murder
of George Stevens, opened at Garner,
yesterday The alleged crime was COM
mitted at the Cement Plant hotel In
this city, on the 10Th of last March.
]. e. T.. Markley, Of this city, and At
torney Springer. Of New Hampton, are
appearing for the defense. County At
torney Witwer, of this county, is APP
pearing for the state. The defense will
try to exonerate the shooting OF Stew
ems by Mcdonnell, by claiming that
the shooting was done in self defense.
The state will use fifteen important
witnesses, and many others of less i'm
portance. The defense will use as
many, and the trial will doubtless last
for over two weeks. The alleged MUIR
derer was given over to Sheriff John
Suurballe. of Hancock county, yester-
day morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-30

Iowa City.
Frank vatiuba had his foot cut off
while attempting to board a moving
train at Kalona, about noon Saturday.
His home is in Richmond, Ia, and very
little is known Of him here.
Waterloo.
w. L. Campbell was taken into Gus
tody yesterday by Sheriff Caldwell on
information furnished by w. N. Sta
ley to Judge Kepford who issued a
warrant for his arrest. He is charged
with uttering a forged instrument and
cheating by false pretense. His bail
Calmar.
The first fall Of snow along the I.
& d. division of the Milwaukee oc-
CURED early Sunday morning at Cal
mar, where the ground was covered for
a time, according to reports Of Mil
waukee tralinmen. The snow was fol-
lowed by heavy rain which soaked
things completely and broke the
drouth which has been on for nearly
a month.
Massena.
evening at Atlantic to reconvene Mon
day afternoon. The day was mostly
taken up with the trial of the town of
Massena VS.. Charles Harris, who ap-
pealed his case from the mayors court
to the district, and pleaded his own
case. He was fined $50 by the mayor
for intoxication, and this was sus-
tanned by the jury. He will now have
a new fine imposed by Judge Greene.
Atlantic.
H. S. Linn, a brakeman on the ALL
dubon branch, was thrown from the
top Of a. moving car to the ground and
sustained severe bruises and is also
badly shocked. He was on top of a
freight car, when the train moved un-
der an electric light wire, which had
been stretched across the tracks by the
fair association, and which was too
low for him to pass under. He did not
see the wire until it was too late and
the above accident resulted. He was
brought to the hospital here and is now
doing nicely.
Fort Dodge.
WhilS workir4. on a building In
Moorland, J. S. artin was knocked
from scaffolding by a piece Of tim
Der and was quite seriously hurt. He
is up and around now but injury was
done Internally and because Of this
and Mr. Martins age, he may be pre-
vented from doing much hard work in
the future. The accident was Of de-
cidedly serious nature for. a man Of
Mr.. Martins age as one. rib was
broken, large cash was cut IN his
head, and he was badly shaken up.
That he could recuperate enough to be
out SO quickly is quite remarkable At
his age.