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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-24
BIG POLICEMAN PENSIONED.
He Will Enter the Butchering Bust
ness. Is "a Beefsteak King.

tie w III ENTER JIlS DuUCHeflnS DuSA-
ness. Is "a Beefsteak King.
Lieutenant Taggart, the biggest OF
New York's policemen, has just re-
tired on a pension, although he is
only forty-three years old, and in
the pink of condition. Taggart be-
cause of his size, has been one of
the best men of the police depart
ment He stands six feet and one
half inches in his stocking feet and
tips the scales at 80 pounds. He
was Familiarity called the "baby cop"
In retiring from the force Taggart
said he had always done his work
and never complained and that he
had only one regret in his life and
that was because his brother Frank
was taller" Frank, known fer and
wide as the "Newburg giant, stands
seven feet one inch and weighs 1926
pounds Taggart is one of family
of eight boys and three girls, all of
whom, with the exception of one girl,
are six feet and over. The retiring
"cop" is also the beefsteak champin
of Gotham and Intends with his 81 90
pension to become a butcher.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-24
BROWN grabbed COOLERS
GOVERNOR-ELECT EARNED FIRST
DOLLAR DIGGING PEANUTS.
Was on His Fathers Farm Down
Among the Pine Trees and Go
piers in DOOly County.

AMONG the Ilue ItceS anu OO-
pliers in DOOly County.
COrdelians will be interested to
recall that Hon. Joseph NJ. Brown,
the nominee for governor of Geor-
gia, was once a resident here.
AS a matter of fact, there's a good
many who claim that the real reason
he got there was that he became i'm
bued with the Cordele spirit early
in life.
AT any rate he got his start here,
for it was on the site of the magnifi-
cent Carnegie library that he earned
his first dollar digging peanuts IN
front of what was then the executive
mansion of Georgia. His father,
Governor Joseph E. Brown, paid him
81 bushel for doing the work. Just
how many dollars he made at it
the presumption is that being boy
he loved work-or what he bought
with his money is not known.
The governor-elect was about IL
years of age when he was resident
of Cordele, but he remembers many
pleasant days in this section. The old
residence of JOSEPH E. Brown, Geor-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-24
EVERY OCCUPATION BUT THAT
OF NEWSPAPER REPRESENTED.
The Oldest Convict Is 80 and the
Youngest IL years. Ten chill
dren in the Gang.

In the annual report of the Georgia
prison commission, which will be is
sued in few days, it is shown that
the number of penitentiary convicts
increased about 100 during the past
year, about the same ratio of increase
as for previous years.
The report shows that between
June /, 1907, and May rs, 1908,
562 persons were committed to the
state pesitentiary; 313 were discharg-
ed; "a deaths occurred; there were
lO2 escapes; 8 pardons; 10 were re-
captured and three we're returned to
the courts for new trials. Two were
hanged for the murder of fellow con-
Y yicts.
There were at the conclusion of
'he period covered by the report g.
d 0o9 prisoners on hand, against 2,464
at the same time last pear. There
q are fye white women in the peniten-
n IaTy the same as last year; but the
number Of white men has increased
y from 272 to 315. There are now
8onIy SO negro women prisoners
against 70 for the last reported per-
against 73 for the last reported pc
'Ioo' There are 2,175 negro men
against 2,114 for 1907. The iscrease
IN the number of white prisoners
mas been much greater In that of
negroes.
len children under sixteen years
o'o are confined in the penitentiary
'"e same as year ago, but there are
'uoIe than 60 child-prisoners in the
o'aVe reformatory. OF these latter
% are white boys, one white girl
and u negro boys.
Inc age of the average criminal in
'aIs state is between 20 and % years
ouu nearly half of those confined are
O7'o" thirty. However, there are
penuentiary convicts of all ages. The
''OeSl IS 80 years, and has been do.
ns service for more than thirty years
UeIe are a dozen or more above the
s' Oh 10. The youngest is boy Of
A The following number OF per
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-24

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are prompt and thorough, and will
in very short time strengthen the
weakened kidneys and allay troubles
arising from Inflammation of the
bladder. They are recommended ev-
erywhere. Sold by Dawson Drug
Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-24

The News Job Rooms were never
better prepared to execute coon
printing. Bring along that order.
The sun., 1908-09-07
40 WAYS TO SPELL METER,
Exclusive Of the Right Way, In Com.
plants to r. q. Board.

/ In the many complaints which have
been received by the Public Service Com
mission regarding gas meters. Thomas
d. Hoxsey. secretary OF the .oommission's s
bureau OF gas and electricity, has dis
covered that there is wide diversity
Of opinion among the boards corre-
spondents as to how the word meter"
should be spelled. The letters TO the bu-
reau come from every section Of the
city and from residents OF different ma
tionalities, bat the misspellings in these
communications of the word meter
were so many that Mr.. Hoxsey a couple
OF months ago began to keep a record
Of the different varieties.
Up to date he has discovered forty
nine different ways in which the word
Is spelled. and that the most persistent
error in the spelling Of meter" is me
teor' Mr.. Hoxsey, however, believes
that this mistake in so many. instances
is entirely due to photographed errors
OF his correspondents and not to any in
tention on their part to intimate that
their meters travelled at such rate
that they ought properly to be classed
as meteors.
The record which Mr. Hoxsey has 80
far complied shows these many vari-
ances Of the way in which the persons
who write to the commission think meter"
T. - n.I,
The sun., 1908-09-07
FIKST HHTTALIUN GETS WEI.
Camp Roc at Van C0rtlandt Park Very
Scotch Misty for Niilitlamen.

The First Battalion OF the Field, Ar
tillery Of the State, under command Of
Major David Wilson, sat around In the
dismal damp OF Van Cortlandt Park yes
terday and oussed. From a few sentries
In ponchos. guns under tarpaulins and
tethered horses dripped evaporation
mingled with the raindrops.
In tho afternoon, however, when the
downpour changed to a drizzle, visitors
began to arrive at Camp Roe TO walk
on the squashy green and examine the
tarpaulins and the steaming horses.
Things perked up a bit, but nothing
reilly happened until supper time. Then
the camp discovered that 1t bad an appe-
lite
Park Commissioner Joseph I. Berry Of
The Bronx and also adjutant of the
battalion sat wrapped up In an over
coat seemingly none the worse for his
warm political debats OF the night be-
fore. The officers were scattered over
the grounds planning the maneuvres OF
Labor Day.
rheuma tism in the night. OF, whatever 1t
there will be smart drill, to be followed
by sham battle.
The First Battalion consists Of the First
Battery Of Manhattan, under command
Of Capt. John r. ORyan; the Second
Battery Of The Bronx under Capt. Lands
ford F. Sherry, and the Third Battery Of
Brooklyn. under Capt. Chauncey Matt
lock. The total strength OF the battalion
In $40 man i...H.
The sun., 1908-09-07
FOB THE CALIFORNIiNS.
Belasco Theatre BENEFIT OF the Golden
Gate Professional Club.

The Golden Gate Professional Club had
o beneft last night at the Belasco Theatre.
It's first annual Of which the proceeds
are 10 go toward building New York
bone for California professional people.
The club was started In June. 1907. and
now has 200 members. many Of whom
have promised to help furnish the club
house rs soon as IL is built. Mrs. Beau
mont Packard Is the president Of the
club.
Last nights programme was long and
usually good, Many OF the artists are
or were Californians, and these were
greeted by the good sized audience with
o little extra welcome. Omitting the
managers -by courtesy of whom the
artists appeared. someN Of those on the
stage were Gertrude Hoffman,. who ran
over from Hammersteih's to do Anna
Held and Eddie Foy; Florence Roberts
and company in an act OF sMagda'
Harry Corson Clarke. Margaret Dale
Owen, Violet Dale and company. Beverley
Sitgreaves, Lee Cooper, Dorothy Ross
more. Robert Lawler, Jimmy Morton and
Mrs. Annie Yeamans.
Then there was very little California
girl by the name OF Zena Heife, whom
every body therc last night ARA. emily
tc! II 70 see n,a'y tunes mols.
The sun., 1908-09-07
WOULD WELCOME COREY'S SUIT.
Upton Sinclair Defends the Charges Made
in His Book THE Money Changers"

UPTON Sinclair Defenus the Charges hade
in His Book "The Money Changers"
LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Sept. e.-When
Upton Sinclair who Is spending the sum-
mer at Camp Kahwsdin. on the shore of
Lake Placid, was told to-day Of the report
hat William z. Corey may sue him for
libel, basing his action on charges con-
tanned in Mr.. Sinclair's latest novel, THE
Money Changers the author said he
would welcome such aotio J on Mr.. Corey's
part, as 1t would enable him to put on
record evidence he Processes to have con-
cerning the part which he alleges the steel
magn1te played in connection with the
armor plato frauds.
lie intimatei that tho burning Of He'll
col, Hall was an incendiary attempt, not
only to destroy damaging evidence against
the stool men which he claims is in his
possession, but amounted also to an
attempt upon his life.
Explaining the general nature Of tho
documents. which he says related to al
legged frauds in the manufacture of armor
plate. the author added:
1T was documents Of this sort which
had at Helicon Hall. and have always
been Of the opinion that the place would
never have burned up II they had not
been there. However, sleep on the
ground floor now and the stoel crowd
will have to find some other way TO get
ne
Defending the charges that the recent
financial panic was deliberately planned.
the author explained that the character
Dan Waterman. heretofore supposed to
represent one man high in financial cir
Giles, is in reality combination Of three
men, whose names he declines to give,
and that the story Of Lucy Dupee Is made
out of the lives Of two women. both we'll
known In circles, with which the book
deals. OF the social evils charged against
prominent men In the book the author
said:
detail, because / could not have helped
indicating who were nv informants.
There are many people in New York who
knew that one OF the men involved had
been for years living with q woman who
was not his wife. and there are others
who know the part played by another
woman in precipltatipg the final 9uarreL[. L
Money Changers have left a trail behind
them as wide as Broadway. and II any Of
them see fit TO attack me on that score
shall not be worried. For the benefit OF
one great parsonage ! will mention that
have met and talked with a little seam
stress who was on board Of q yacht, and
that while it may be possible TO buy her
on. as was done once before. there Is also
one Of her brothers who has heard the
story from her own lips, and don't be-
lieve there Is money enough In all New
York to buy him.
The sun., 1908-09-07
Work OF Invaiids on Sale.

The New York City Visiting Committee
on the Employment Of the.Infirm this after
noon will conduct novel sale Of articles
made by the crippled and blind workers
OF the Blackwell's Island home. in Flat
bush, and the Staten Island farm colony,
at the Richmond fair. which begins to-
day at Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Tho
proceeds Of the sale will 90 for the sup
port Of the inmates of the institu tons.
The sun., 1908-09-07
Elderly Man In Hurry Killed by = Train

HAcKESsAcK. n. j., Sept o.-Frank
schweikert, ca years old. Of TenaGy.
couldn't wait for the Northern Railroad
train TO stop at the station and he jumped
off backward and fell between the cars In
the presence OF several men and women;
His body was cut In two by the one wheel
that passcd over him. lie leay es widow
. Rr Sn ehildren.
The sun., 1908-09-07
MIR. STRAUSS MILK BUREAU.
New Yorker Tells Of the Pssteurization
Plants He Established Abroad.


Nathan straus made a statement yes
terday In regard to his fight for pasteur-
lied milk. He has just returned from q
fourteen months trip abroad on which
he established pasteurization plarn IN
Dublin, Munich. Liverpool and other
European cities. He had the support In
his work Of the Dowager Grand Duchess
Iuise Of Baden and the Countess OF Aber-
Mr.. Sraus attended in Brussels the
second In tsrpational milk congress and
on his motion resolution was adopted
advising against the use OF raw milk for
infant feeding.
In connection with the international
tuberculosis congress TO be held at
Washington from September n 70 ooto-
Der IL Mr.. Straus win set up a model pas
teurizaton plant for the benefit Of the
ply siciaps and scieutists In atteadance
thera
The sun., 1908-09-07
No Extra Caarze FOR m,

Advertisements for TIE SuT and TEE
EVENING SUN may DO left at any, American
District NJ. ~ cfIics In the city.
The sun., 1908-09-07
THE dROFF SCHOOL,,

22s west S2d St.. N, Y. City.
recognizes tine value In a. boys preparatory
school work. 1t gives to each one Individual ~.
tentlon, develops his original bent. gives 20 him
needs. Limited TO 20 boys. under the eerefu
coaching OF unusually experienced teachers.
age,
No female or elementary teachers. Evening
study at the school for all though not compulsory.
Full and free use OF Ice skating rink for huxley.
hest gymnasium In New York. swimming poot
ethletlc neld. &C., all within ten mlgytes wlk a,i
JoSEPH q. EROFP "A. n. and Class OF issa
US. N. Al. rS
22s West 53d St.. New York.
Once hours now. o 70 Z. or by sppolntment Z
The sun., 1908-09-07
THE BURROUGHS SCHOOL

~ West 45th 81. Opens October, Isl.
Boys iltted for Boarding School or College.
Separate department for younger boys. - n
Well-eauipped school library and iaooEatorieA
Every class Is limited In numbers.
Students who will not work are dropped ffom
the school, those who cannot work are shown
how BY competent masters For dellnquc1t
students there are study hours after schoc..
Athletics Is heartily ENCOURAGED. Al students
have the private use of the Berkeley Lyc&um
Gymnasium and the Dalton Swimming. Pool
under professional instruction " =, ~ -. y
The School Building Is Used Entirely Tor
Private school Purposes ~ *
The sun., 1908-09-07
Dwight School
is West 4Sd St cram Sns osSsa.i siSsE fsS sss,os
NEW YORK CITY
school rcopens t,cptenber soth.

School rcopens oeptenber ooth.
Prepares for Yale, Princeton, Harvard,
Cornell, Mass. lns. Tech. and
all Colleges and Technical Schools. e
Indisdual fn,fructon. Thorouoh traiatne.
Chemical and Physical Laboratory
Gymnasium. Send for prospectus.
, (EMIL Il. CAsIEKEfs, =
The sun., 1908-09-07

Ethical Culture school. Central Park West dad
st Opens Sept Soth Kindergarten. Elementary,
aa Fss ssafs' saa Sess' saf SST
bur erfntentent
The sun., 1908-09-07

Naspltifully handicapped, and one terrlDle
morning Lucy found chill little body in
rocked it and walled over 1t. while her
husband drank and slept.
Lizard Bob Of the Pelly Rivers found
ne outcasts thus as he passed to the
North on his hunting, and In pity for the
distracted mother he broke the tribal
aw, for he spoke comforting words to
her and even dug a little marrow grave
IN wv, %nich the baby was laid: Thsp Bob Bob
and his kindness. When he came back
again when his hunting in the North was
ended he bashfully placed In his hands
pair of gayly beaded moccasins and
The moccasins did not escape the notice
OF her husband. When the guest had
gone he inquired why she had made q
present, to the hunter, She. answered
TO her and she liked him. And so the
torments of jealousy became the pun
ishment Of the drunken outcast Jonathan
Two months later. on the banks OF the
!orkey River, Blind Creek Jonathan fell
In with Lard Bob. Jonathan leaped
upon the Pelly River tribeeman and
made to strangle him. Lizard Bob ad.
peace. Jonathan cried no quarter Lizard
Bob realized that he was fighting for life
Jonathan had brought with him his
shotgun and rife. Seizing the gun he
struck Bob over the head. cutting him u
me bone. In the first encounter his
Teeth had severed one OF the Pelly's
myers. When the blow with the heavy
sin tore away his scalp Lizard Bob crap.
Pied for the weapon. He got hold upon
The butt and his finger finding the trigger
pulled it blindly. The charge tore open
the s'omach of the ohtcast Jonathan,
put still the fever Of battle sustained
a,ln, His rife leaned against tree not
Hiity ieet away, and rallying lis cbbinG
uis lie made dash e.. II =? I ~
The sun., 1908-09-07
The CUTLER SCHOOL

NO. 40 EAST B0TH STREET.
For boys six years OF age and upward small
classes Individual attention In preparing leseona
Forty graduates have entered Harvard, fAie
Outing Glasses. Manual Training Classes. Athie1c
Field, Chemical and Physical Laboratory; ssh
year begins Oct. s. Circular on REQUEST. =
ARTHUR H. CUTLER. PRINCIPAL.
The sun., 1908-09-07
Miseellaueoua.

EoRDEAM UNIVERSITY school OF LAW
Reopens Sept.zt % vesey St. Daily, <i5to el5 m
The Washington times., 1908-11-12

duly over his phenomenal victory in
Minnesota.
I'VE won. and won decisively," he
says, and in winning we gave the
Steel trust and the other great corpora
tiOns that we're lined up against us in
the fight one Of the worst Hckings that
they ever had, and one that I believe
they will remember for some years "a
come"
Slow to Talk
Many attempts have been made since
the ballots were counted the country
over, a little more than week ago, 90
get an expression of opinion from
Johnson II has been pointed out 10
him that IN many quarters n, is looked
upon as the Moses who viii be called
upon 10 lead the Democratic party out
Of the wilderness of defeat and despond-
ency; that he is looked upon by many
as the logical leader Of the party, in
view OF Bryan's overwhelming defeat,
and that he owes 1t to himself and the
party TO speak now.
To all OF these opportunities Gov
ernor Johnson has been mute. He eK-
plains By saying:
'The storm has not yet cleared away.
There is a murkiness in the Demo-
cratic sky; the water. agitated by the
storm, is still rolled. There Is feel
ing of exultation in some quarters. Of
soreness in others. Time is a great
healer and viii heal these sore spots.
just as a little sunshine vii! brighten
the sky and clear the muddy water
In view of the fact that nay name
was voted for in the Democratic con-
ventIOn IN Denver as a candidate for
the Presidency. I consider that 1t would
be indelicate for me to give any ex-
preston of opinion as TO the causes
that contributed to the defeat OF the
Democracy in the country at large, or
what must be done TO remedy condi-
lions if the party is to make itself
force that viii be felt and seriously
considered in campaigns TO come"
The Washington times., 1908-11-12
RUSSIAN SCANDAL
SPREADING DAILY
Further Shake-up of Army
and Navy May Follow
4 Disclosures,

/ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 12-With the
retirement OF fourteen sdmirals and an
indefinite number Of generals. WHOSE
prospective designations were lnnounc-
ed a week ago. indications today are
that the most violent shake up will
soon begin in the Russian naval and
military establishments that any cOun-
try has ever known.
The explosion is attributed 10 dis
coveries incident TO the reorganization
OF the two branches Of the services in
connection with the preparation for ex-
pected trouble in the Balkans.
The overhauling OF the army and navy
followed so quickly, that scores Of cor
rUpt officers were unable to find cover.
Both branches were found TO be rotten
with bribery.
Evidence was found Of wholesale
grating as a regular business from top
TO bottom of the two services. Colonel
Josifof, commanding the Cronstadt fort
ihCations, and his aide, Lieutenant Ers-
choff. who killed themselves, and Cen
eral HOwaisky. of the Reserves, who
was arrested at the very outset bf the
investigation, are said to be three com
paratively obscure figures In the glgan-
tic fraud. which it is predicted, will
involve men OF international reputation
and the highest prominence at the i'm
pcrfaI court.
The Washington times., 1908-11-12
MRS. EARLY WRITES
LETTER OF THANKS
Leper's Wife Expresses Ap-
probation for Times
Fund Contribution.

Mrs. John r. Early, wife of the Isser
Rho is destined probably to live out hJs
life in the District almost alone, has
written note 10 the public Of Wash
inetou thanking them for the prompt
and effectual manner I'm which they
have subscribed 10 The Times fund.
The letter reads as follows MI.
Early and myself wish TO personally
thank the kind people of Washington
who have SO generously given to the
fund raised by The Times.
Especially are we thankful for the
beautiful spirit which the children have
manifested It shows the true spirit
OF the Master; and proves His words,
"A utt'a child shall lead them
II was announced this morning that
.he Early fund collected by The Times
has been placed in the Home Savings
bank. Mrs. Early viii receive there
from a regular weekly allowance. This
sum will be in addition 10 the monthly
stipend from the District.
The Washington times., 1908-11-12
OPPOSES REMARRIAGE.

Travers Ross, who died September q.
1903 IN his viii fled today, leaves his
estate to his wife. laura Ross, to be
held BY her until her death, or remsF-
riage, when IL shall pass 10 his daugh-
teS, Zeta Ross Johnson, unless tae
daughter should remarry her divorced
husband, j. L. Johnson. II sac does,
the estate IS 10 be sOld and the proceeds
placed in trust FOR the sole benefit OF
her two children, Travola and Walter
Johnson.
The Washington times., 1908-11-12
JOHNSON EAGER TO KNOW
ATTITUDE OF NEBRASKAN
TIME WILL RUB OUT
ALL THE SORE SPOTS

There are sore spots {" Se rubbed
out, there are difforen clements
to he reeOnciIed, and i tllnk that
all this viii be done within four
years, perhaps even sooner.
like a man who, if he is knock
ed down once In a Aght. sails ia for
the second time with renewed vtEOr
and whales away at his opponent
all the harder for that knocking
dOwn.-GOveFn0r Johnson, of Min
nesOta.
The Washington times., 1908-11-12
LIVES WITH BROKEN NECK.

With his neck broken afTer q fall
downstairs Herman Haedke. of Milwau-
kee. lived twenty-eight hours before he
expired Shortly before he died Haedke
called for pipe and tobacco, saying
he wished to take one last smoke before
the end Although paralyzed he was
conscious almost from the time he sus-
tanned the injury until he died
The Washington times., 1908-11-12
Governor Would Like toI
Have Bryan Declare
Himself.
HAS DECIDED VIEWS
ON FUTURE OF PARTY
EXults in Victory in State
Against the Steel
Trust.

ST. PAUL, Nov 12.-John A johnson.
plain Democrat thrice elected governor
IN Republican Minnesota, has some very
decided views on the future of the Dem
ocratic party nationally, and also upon
the causes that resulted in such q rout
tor the national ticket in The Presiden-
Jial campaign OF 1905.
While Governor Johnson did not say
so, from the trend of his conversation
il was easy to see that he would like to
see William Jennings Bryan declare
himself on two points, namely.
His excuses for his third defeat and
his position in the future as regards
lis leadership of the party,
II Bryan, in the face OF his third
defeat Is 10 attempt TO hold himself
ia the position OF the dictator OF the
party and OF its policies, then John a.
Johnson Wall attend strictly 10 his own
knitting IN Minnesota, and, from what
he says, he will md plenty 10 engage
his attention in the next two years and
VIII let the Sage OF FalrvieW' con-
tiuue his rule
Two Elements.
"l think hundreds Of thousands Of
Democrats representing what might be
called both elements of the party-I do
not like the word factiOn-wOuld be
very glad TO hear from Mr.. Bryan at
this time" Is the guarded way in which
johnson puts it,
1t IS too soon after election" he
said. TO talk freely. If. within the
next few months. L should be con-
vinced that there was any desire on
the part Of the rank and file OF the
Democracy for an expression OF my
views on national questions then I
would gladly give them.
And If I do speak, added the gov
eTnOT, 81 will speak plainly and TO the
point. There viii be no chance for
any one to misunderstood me"
Nor is Governor Johnson eXultiug un-
The Washington times., 1908-11-12

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