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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-01-23
PROHIBITIONIST

The New YOrk W0rld presents to its readers
picture of What it calls "The widest orgy that
ever took place in New York" 1t introduces the
story with the statement that during the last ten
years there has grown up, with constant increase,
a custom of celebrating New Years eve in New
York; that it began with few people having
late dinners in prominent restaurants but that
the present year Seventy-flve thousand people at
tended such dinners in fashionable New York
hotels and restaurants and spent at least 100000
for champagne, to say nothing of the cost of the
dinners and of the carriages. The World says
that it sent to that orgy, not ministers, nor
people unaccustomed to the ways of New York,
but "an experienced newspaper woman and a sea-
soned newspaper man." Written by such people
and published in the World, the story is told in
articles from which the following are brief ex
tracts. The Prohibition papers of the country
have sometimes taxed credulity in their descrip-
tons of similar scenes and have frequently been
accused of exaggeration and Misrepresentation.
1t is not now recalled that they have ever told
story as startling as that here recorded by
purely secular" paper-Editorial Motel
Midnight Just few women were drunk here
and there. But it was genteel intoxcation. Moth
ing but wine True, its degrading effects were the
same as if the cause were the Stops dispensed in
mixed ale dive, but here were women in costly
gowns, bejewelled with gems of price, who drank
nothing but wine.
One o'clock. More drunken women nothing
but wine. Two o'clock and more. Sentimentally
maudlin singing songs, bitter women in
whom nothing but wine aroused old hates jeal-
ousies and animosities.
Some were led off, some staggered off to the
retiring rooms deathly sick on nothing but wine
AS the New Year grew older all shame or con-
cealment died down in the dressing rooms. The
doors stood open, maids and attendants, who also
had had nothing but wine, worked perfunctorily
with ice bags and restoratves over the retching
and comatose.
This was not alone in one place but in all the
women's retiring rooms in every great hotel and
restaurant on Broadway
1t was the slaughter of the sophisticated at the
battle of the bottle. Nothing but wine.
The worn out women attendants were "choice"
now. So many were on their hands that they
mnistered only to those of celebrity or the
women conscious enough to tip literally first.
Women got as far as the door and fell over in
stupor from nothing but wine There they lay.
Down and out and all in" said the maids, help
ing only those who could still speak or stagger
Jewels fell from FURNISHED locks or from gowns
torn open for more air easement from qualms.
Paris dresses, bedraggled and polluted, were torn
and dishevelled as their owners were dragged out
of the gangway.
Drunken men clamored at the doors "Wher'sh
my wife? She lef me an hour ago"
cav, come in and pick her out!" snapped the
maids, if the man gave no indication of coming
like the Greeks with gifts. Did he wave bill,
assistance was forthcoming to carry his lady to
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
TWO MEN TNHALE BUG POISON
AND NEARLY FREEZE TO DEATH

Michael C. Barrett and Joseph
Schmalz, two young men of Cincin-
natl, were victims of a strange and
cold experience a few nights ago.
On retiring they scattered an insect
exterminator over their bed and left
the bottle uncorked near their pill
lows. They awoke blue with cold
and shibering although the night
had been unusually warm. They
piled on the cover with no effect.
Becoming alarmed Schmalz suggest
ed they go to the city hospital.
They made their way down town
wrapped in their heavy winter over
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
End. DISTRICT SCHOOLS FIRST YEAR

Thirty-fve acres of open land are
on the school farm, and between ten
and twelve acres in addition have
been cleared and fenced. A wire
fence has been put around the school
farm, and the school grounds and
around the buildings cleared off. All
the pupils of the school work. Some
have worked as much as fifty hours
per month, reducing the actual cost
of board 10 s..
On the school farm they have ten
acres in corn, four acres in sweet po-
tatoes, three acres in cotton, and the
balance in cantaloupes and vegeta-
bles for table use at the school. The
farm is fairly well stocked with hogs,
COWS and chickens, and has two
mules, with necessary vehicles and
implements.
The girls dormtory will be fur
nished. and will be ready for the
opening of the school in September
when about seventy-fve rooms will
be provided for about that number
of girls. During the summer recess
it is also hoped to have the dining
hall finished and cottages built for
the principal and his assistants. Dur
ing the present term the principal
and his assistants have been occupy
ing the girls dormitory.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
TO TELL WATSON ABOUT IT
ANOTHER BIG POLITICAL pow
WOW IN ATLANTA ON JULY 0.
Georgian win Be Notified of NOmina.-
nation for President. VIII Use Joe
Browns Headquarters.

Great crowds of Populists from all
over Georgia and delegations from
other states are expected in Atlanta
on July 8, when Hon. Themes e.
Watson will be formally notified of
his nomination as candidate for the
presidency of the Unitoo States and
will deliver his speech of acceptance.
The notification committee, head
ed by J. w. Forest, of New Yor!r,
will come to Atlanta to formally no
tify Mr.. Watson of his nomination.
At the same time the Georgia State
Populist convention will be held and
the state executive committee will
meet. The feature of the meeting,
however, will be Mr.. Watson's speech
Of acceptance.
Local committees in Atlanta are at
work on the arrangements for enter
tanning the large number of visitors
expected. AS yet, hall has not
been decided upon but the meeting
will be held in the largest available.
1t is probable that the railroads
will give reduced rates for the occa-
sion. Headquarters will be opened in
the Kimball house in the rooms that
were occupied by Joe Brown as head
quarters.
Atlanta populists expect the gath
ering to be the greatest political
meeting ever held in Atlanta They
have received assurances from all
parts of Georgia and other states
that strong delegations will be sent
to Atlasta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
WOULD CONVERT THE KING.
MOrmOns Abroad Have Marked His
Highness for Redemption.

Through their missionaries in Eng
land the Mormons of Utah have set
out to convert to their faith no less
a parsonage than His Majesty King
Edward VII. Elder Soren Peterson,
of Logan, Utah, now president of the
London Conference, is the instru-
ment selected by the Lords agents
in Salt Lake City to effect the regen-
Grafton of this greatest of kings.
Many Mormons believe that before
long a revision of the map of the ma
tions may result, and Buckingham
Palace may become a European an
mex to the Beehive House.
Through the conversion of a num-
Der of police constables in London
the Mormons believe they have taken
a distinct step forward in their cam
paign. At first the workers gave
their attention to the Whitechapel
district, and plucked brands from the
burning of the crowded tenement
quarters. When the necessity for
service in the royal vineyard was re-
vealed to them they directed their
guns against the London "bobbies, -
finally baptizing some of them as
Latter Day Saints.
King Edward is by no means the
only soul marked for redemption; no
guilty duke will be allowed to es-
cape. The same energetic works is
being prosecuted with vigor all over
Europe, and Berlin and Paris are
what might be termed infested with
these earnest workers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17

coats and scarfs, attracting a great
deal of attention as they shivered
beneath thick garments. Their case
puzzled the city hospital physicians,
who express the opinion that the men
had in hailed the fumes of the exter-
minator, which contained a poison
which, if taken directly into the
lungs, destroys the red corpuscles of
the blood In their cases the poison
acted directly on the blood as it f1ow-
ed to the lungs. and the temperature
of the victims was lowered until they
we're as if frozen.
The physicians say the men are in
a serious condition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
OLDEST FAMILY IN AMERICA,
Indiana Family Holds the Worlds
Record for Longevity.


Record for Longevity.
A Kokoma, Ind, dispatch says;
Mrs. Anna Bolton, aged 1914, is to
pay a visit to her son, Hiram Boil
ton, of this city, tomorrow She Will
come unattended and will stay sever
al days. Leaving here she will go
to Ford, Kansas, to visit her sister,
Mrs. Eliza Wilson, 116 years old.
Hiram Bolton believes that in point
of longevity his mother and sisters
nave the worlds record. There are
three sisters and one brother all
past the century mark. They are Mrs
Eliza Wilson, Ford, Kans., aged ll6;
Mrs. Nancy Ridenhour, Brownsburg'
Ind. aged 100; Mrs. Anna Bolton
Alexandria, Ind, aged 1O4; James
Cox, Quincy, ILL.,, aged 1O4.
Mrs Bolton and Mr.. Cox are twins
and lay claim to the record as the
Oldest twins in America.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
OVER FIFTY BOYS ATTENDED
TERM NOW ABOUT TO CLOSE.

Session Has Proved Satisfactory in
Every Respect. Plans for Devel-
Opment of School and Its Farm.
The first term of the Second Dis
triCt Agricultural School at Triton
will close on Friday of this week
with appropriate exercises.
DR.. A. M, Soule, president of the
State College of Agriculture, will de-
liver lecture on the science of agri
8culture. State School Commissioner
8Jere NJ. Pound will deliver an ad-
#dress, and Governor Smith and ex-
Governor Terrell have been invited
H'o be present and make addresses. A
picnic dinner will be served at the
school grounds.
The first session of the school has
proven satisfactory in every respect.
Is announced before it was opened
VnIy the boys dormitory could be
qulpped in time for this term, and
'oyS only were admitted. There was
yum for ninety boys, or five from
S@Cn OF the eighteen counties of the
ll'o'rlct' Several counties sent their
-" proportion, while others did not
ompIete their share. No boys were
UNITED from any county beyond
"e proportion allowed from that
'un'y' 1t being the intention of the
'0"Fu OF trustees to make the school
ne Tor the entire district, and to
~ InoSe vacancies in the counties
long as possible that each county
hem. p'' 1''l'' - .
Fifty.Two Boys Attended.
"''-tWo boys were enrolled, and
'7'In' both to students and prin-
pa'' mas been a most satisfactory
iHe boys dormitory has been fur
nn,, completely, and the academy
.bs and auditorium partly fur
'u' Inc school has received from
o o'a'e' in the past year and this,
gV' which has been expended
1poIly in the payment of teach
rn,> -'uough part of it was used for
. ,ia suing the buildings and dormi-
d Triton citizen furnishing
.a a''ace' About SITS was spenl
eFCIsIng and canvassing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
VOTES FOR CONGRESSMAN
GRIGGS RECEIVED 1912 VOTES
AND RODDENBERY S,47S.
Former Filed Statement Showing His
Expenses Were Sits. w. ID. F..
Scott Heads New Committee.

Scott Heads New Committee.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of the Second Congressional
District met in Albany Thursday for
the purpose of consolidating the
votes for congressman cast in the
democratic primary of June 4th.
Hon. James M. Griggs having re-
ceived a majority of all the votes
cast was declared to be the nominee
of the party.
He appeared before the committee
and accepted in a short talk, in which
he said that he would continue to
serve the people of his district in
the future as he had done in the
past. He said the people of the dis
trict had paid him higher honor than
any other man, as he had been elect
ed to congress for the seventh time,
one term more than his predecessor,
Mr. Turner, who was honored six
times.
The consolidation of the votes cast
in the several counties with the ex-
ception of Quitman, which had not
reported, showed that Congressman
Griggs had received a total of H.
972, and that S. A. Roddenbery had
received 8,478, a majority of 3,494
for Griggs. Quitman county gave
Griggs a majority of so votes, which
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
"CUssED" IN SIGN LANGUAGE.
Deaf and Dumb Man Arrested for
Profanity.

Profanity.
The first case when a deaf and
dumb man had been fined on the
charge of profanity has been record
ed at Lincoln, I'll. The man fined
was George s. Porto.
Pertos wife made the complaint
against him, asserting that he used
her harshly and that many times he
had cursed her in the sign language,
besides using indecent language On
his finger tips.
The unusual case was heard by
Justice Hunter, who received the tes-
timony of the Pertos by means of
writing. When the court was salts
fed that the complaint was based
on fact he fined the deaf and dumb
man SO and cost.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17

Generally debilitated for years.
Had sick headache, lacked ambition,
was worn-out and all rundown; Bur
dock Blood Bitters made me a well
woman. Mrs. chas. Freitoy, Moos-
up, Conn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17

makes his total majority in the dis
trict 3,544.
Judge Griggs filed with the COM
mittee the following statement of
his expenses in the campaign:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
UNCLE SAM WANTS SITE.
$1,000 Appropriated by Congress TO
Secure Building at Triton.

Secure Building at Triton.
A site for a federal building at
Triton is being advertised for. Con
gresham Griggs secured at the last
session Of congress an appropriation
of $500 for the site.
The building was made possible
by the increase in postal receipts au-
thorizing free city mail delivery
in Triton, which was put on last
year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17

from White Springs, Fla, saying that
he would file complete itemized
statement with each member of the
committee in a few days.
The new district committee was
organized with w. D. Scott OF Moul-
trie as chairman, H. NJ Mcintosh,
who had served in that capacity sew
eral years, announcing that he did
not desire reelection.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-15
BANKER SUlCIDED.
Man Convicted Of Embezziement
Killed Himself When He Found
He Had to Go to jail.

Baltimore, May 15.-When he final.
ly succeeded in effecting an entrance
to the barricaded residence of John
w. Geiger, for whose arrest and in.
carceration in jail he had an order
of the United States district court,
United States Marshal Langhammer
last night found Geiger dead.
Geiger was the central figure of one
Of the most sensational cases that has
over been tried in Baltimore court.
He had been cashier Of the Canton
National bank, but resigned the po-
sition in January, 1907. As result
OF Investigations Of National Bank
Examiner Ham, he was arrested on
February %. 1907, and his Indictment
by the United States grand jury on
109 counts preceded his trial, which
began in June and lasted three weeks
or the extensive misuse OF the
funds Of the bank he was convicted
on five of AZ counts, the prosecution
having abandoned the remainder of
the original 109. He was sentenced
by Judge Morris to serve FIVE years
in jail. Geiger's counsel appealed the
case to the United States district
court Of apepals, which about a week
ago decided against him. Appeal
was taken to the United States su-
preme court, but Judge Morris de-
cided that, pending that courts decis-
ion, Geiger must begin to serve his
sentence. Accordingly Marshal Long
hammer went to the Geiger residence
Thursday, only to find himself barred
out.
Deputies were placed on guard
Langhammer went to the house with
the avowed intention of effecting an
entrance by force II necessary. He
was admitted to the lower floor and
there told by inmates of the house
tha Geiger was dead. He was re-
fused permission to see the body, ac-
cess to the room In which Il was said
to be being denied to everyone pend
ing the arrival of the family physi-
clan, who had not arrived Ave hours
after the time the death was said to
have occurred. Finally, however, an
other physician was summoned and
after he had viewed the body and an.
nounced hemorrhage as the cause of
death. Deputy United States Marshal
Gilroy was permitted to see the body.
A son of Geiger said that he had
communicated to his father during
the afternoon the news of Judge Nor.
ris' decision that the serving OF the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-15
AMMANNS
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

The armored cruiser Maryland was
the trophy winner in the recent rec.
ord target practice at Magdalena Bay.
The trophy is now in possession Of
the Illinois.
Detectives in the employ of the
Chicago board OF education are
searching for an incendiary who at
tempted to burn the Clarke public
school, containing 1900 children
II William J. Bryan receives the
democratic nomination his daughter,
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt, win take
the stump in several western states
and will campaign in her fathers In
terests Ns
The II. G. Frick Coke Co. has
made a new code of rules governing
its miners, the most remarkable pro-
vision of which is the prohibiting of
the oompanys miners from drinking,
whether on or off duty.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-15
THREE BANDITS
i. STOLE $4,000
----.------ Y
BROKE DOWN DOORS OF SANTA
FE DEPOT AT FRENCH, N. NJ,
AND BLEW A SAFE.
GAGGED AGENT AND A GUARD.
The Cash Was Sent From Albuquer.
que to Pay Miners-rramp Wan.
dered into Depot and Re-
leased Robbers Victims.

El Paso. Tex, May 15-Pursued by
men and bloodhounds, three bandits
with $4,000 of loot in their posses.
sion are fleeing through the rugged
mountain passes north of French, a
little station so miles from Las Vegas,
N. NJ, on the Santa Fe railroad, in
an effort to escape the clutches OF
the law.
Al French Thursday afternoon they
broke down the doors Of the depot,
bound end gagged the station agent
and special guard, blew open the safe,
took the money and rode away, leav-
ing their victims helpless.
A tramp wandered into the station
half an hour later released the al
most unconscious men and gave the
alarm. The news OF the. daring rob
berry was wired to every town in the
neighborhood of French and spe-
cial train bearing 30 deputies and 80
horses left East Las Vegas in half an
hour hot on the trail Of the fleeing
bandits. A special train with four
men also left Dawson and message
was sent to the territorial peniten-
tiary at Santa Pc for bloodhounds,
which were brought through rs fast
as n special engine and car could car.
ry them.
The stolen money was sent from
Albuquerque on Santa Fe train No. 10
to pay the miners at Dawson, n. NJ.
A branch road leads TO the mines.
A special transfer of the money was
necessary at French. A special guard,
heavily armed, accompanied the treas.
ure and upon leaving the train at
French he went inside the station,
placed the money in the safe and
locked the doors to the station.
Suddenly the noise of breaking
window attracted him and the station
agent and they turned to face the
muzzles of two rifles. A bandit
broke the door and entered. He then
held the two men covered with q re-
volver while the other bandits en-
tered the building After tying the
guard and agent the robbers shot the
safe with dynamite, took the money
and fed
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-15
SHORT STORIES.

Coal briquets proved unsatisfactory
on the flagship Connecticut
Loss of life In the mines of the Unit
ed States is far greater than IN Europe.
A farmer at Youngstown, O.. won a
dollar bet recently by putting a bill
lard ball In his mouth. but physician
charged him IS to remove 1t.
The four largest towns In area in
Massachusetts are the following; Plym-
outh. 107 square miles: Dartmouth, 10;
Barnstable, "A; Middleboro. ~.
Comptroller Wilson of Chicago has
ruled that no telephone. traction. cleo
trio light or other public utility corpo-
ration can make contributions to hos
pitals or other charities.
1t is estimated that 20 per cent OF
the population of Canada earn their
living in connection with the countrys
carrying trade. some $4,000 being en-
ployed on the railways alone.
John r.. Risley moved into new
house which is so situated that at
night he reads his newspaper in Man
chester. Conn. eats dinner In Vernon
and goes to bed In Bolton. Children
and parents will sleep in different
towns. The dwelling, besides being In
three towns, is In two counties.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-15
CURRENCY BILL
PASSES HOUSE
vREELAND MEASURE IS ADOPT.
ED BY A VOTE OF 1894 AYES
TO 1916 NAYS.
NO DEMOCRAT VOTED FOR IT.
Fifteen Republicans Lined Up In op.
position to the Bill - Senate
Passed the Last Of tho
Big Supply Bills.

Washington, May 15.-The Vree.
land currency bill, agreed upon by
the Republican caucus, was on Thurs.
day put through the house under the
special rule by a vote of 1874 to 145.
Fifteen so.called insurgents OF the
majority party voted with the Demo.
Gratis, who went on record solidly
against the measure.
The closing moments OF the de.
bate were replete with excitement
and Republican enthusiasm caused by
the refusal of the great majority OF
the Democrats to go on record for
the Williams bill that had been of.
fered by Mr. Kahn of California as a
substitute for the vreeland bill in ac.
cordance with plan of the majority
leaders to ascertain where the demo.
crast stood on the proposition, which,
It was claimed by several, was sup.
ported by Mr.. Bryan.
Ninety-three Democrats voted
present" which aroused the Repub,
licans to a high state of hilarity at
the expense of the minority Only a
handful Of Democrats had the temer.
ity to vote AYE" or mo" The action
of Mr.. Kahn was due to the refusal
OF Mr.. Williams to present his bill
as a substitute, which under the rules
he was specifically authorized to do.
Senate.-The great sundry civil ap.
preparation bill, carrying a total of
about $126,000000, was passed by the
senate Thursday. This is the last OF
the large supply bills and its passage
places the senate sauarely alongside
the house In the consideration of the
appropriation bills and of the entire
ID leaves only the general deficiency
and the military academy bills to be
considered by either house.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-15
Church Work.

The Sunday Rest league, with head.
quarters In Sacramento. is spreading
rapidly all along the Pacific coast.
The Church Army of England during
its last fiscal year had an Income Of
over 100000. of which all but $33, 900
was expended
The Colonial and Continental Church
society last year sent eighty-four chap
lains from England with parties emf
grating to Canada.
The Epworth league and the Sunday
School association Of Canada may send
out jointly chapel car to penetrate
sections reached by railroad. but which
have no churches.
The village Of Cambridgeport. in the
town of Rockingham. VT. has one of
the few union meeting house societies
In New England that have successfully
kept a small village from being over
churched for over seventy years.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-15
Two Cleveland Banks Fail.

Cleveland, May 10. = Sudden de-
mands for cash caused the Reserve
Trust Co. to close its doors Thursday
morning, but positive assurances are
given by its officers that the deposit
ors will get every dollar and there
will be something left for the stock
holders. The Superior Savings and
Trust Co. was made assignee. A
short time later the papers we're filed
In insolvency court along with a
statement of the assets and liabilities.
which balance at $2,8s4.574. Thurs
day afternoon the American Savings
bank suspended payment 1t Is said
that the Cleveland Trust Co. will take
charge of the American bank and the
latter will resume business Friday.