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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-03
BEAR HAD HIM UP A TREE
RAILROAD MANS THRILLING Ex-
PERIENCE IN oKEFINOKEE.
Bruin Lay Down and Took Nap,
and Kept the Poor Fellow Up
There All Night.
]. Q. HILL.

anu ASpG inc FOOT. FeIiOW up
There All Night.
A newspaper dispatch from Way
cross says that railroad building in
south Georgia smacks somewhat of
that in the African jungle. The men
who are working on the Hebbard
railroad, which is being built from
Waycross into the Okefnokee
swamp, have had some strange ex-
periences. but none of them have
been as serious as that of Charley
Davis last Friday night.
Mr.. Davis is a track foreman for
the Hebbard Company, and lives in
camp with a number of other men
at the edge of the swamp. Friday
night he thought he would have
little diversion from railroad build
ing, so he walked across the country
a couple of miles to call upon a
young lady. When returning to
camp about $50 o'clock at night he
was startled to see coming toward
him only few feet away a large
black bear.
Davis had no firearms except a 80
six-shooter, so he hiked for a tree
and made his ascension as quickly as
possible.
The bear followed him to the tree
and made several efforts to climb to
his victim. AS the bear would start
to climb the tree Davis would shoot
it with his 80, and the bear would
go down.
Finally when all his cartridges
were gone the bear decided to put
off the job until morning. and quietly
lay himself down at the foot of the
tree, and remained until morning.
All this time the poor man was up
in the tree waiting for some one to
come along. This did not happen
until about daylight. when two fell
low workmen came along and
frightened the bear away.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-03
INSULT TO STATE.

Scored Taft Committee For PropOs-
ing to Serve Wine to Him.
That the action of the committee
having in charge the banquet given
to President Taft at Jackson, Miss,
in serving wine at that function was
nothing short of an insult to the state
was the declaration of Rev. J. G. Gal
loway in a sermon. The minister
held this to be the case because ''AIis-
sissippi led all other states in the
cause of prohibition"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-03
TO ADVERTISE ON LARGE SCALE.
Protestant Churches Inaugurate Ex-
tensiVe Publicity Campaign.

tehslVe PUBLICITY Campaign.
After the fashion of big business
advertisers the combined Protestant
churches of this country early in
January will begin a campaign of ad-
Tertising social, racial, economic and
religious problems which imperil
American life and American insti-
tutions, says New York dispatch,
Inc advertising will be in newspa-
pers, magazines, periodicals and
books, and on posters and bill
boards.
Advertising will be inaugurated
under the Home Mission Council,
representing a membership of about
100000 and a constituency of
4V'OO0,OO0 or more. 1t will be di-
Fected to the public at large, and
Sucn topics as the labor question, the
immigration problem, the negro
problem and conditions in city, and
yoWn will be discussed in the adver-
tisements.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-03
$1,000, 900 LOSS IN MEXICO.

Loss of Life Unknown But Is Be-
lieved to Be Large.
The town of Santa Rosa, in the
state of Tabasco, was inundated by
tidal wave last Tuesday night. The
loss of life is not known, but is be-
lieved to be large. The property loss
is estimated at $5,O00,000.
For time the streets and public
gardens were under three feet of
water. Trees were uprooted and
crops washed out The Usumacinta
river, on the Guatemalan border,
overlooked its banks in the vicinity
of Jalapa and San Juan Bautista,
flooding those towns.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-03
MONEY IN RATS, IF SKINNED.
Then the Money Is in the Skins, Made
Into Purses.

Rats" can no longer be used as
an expression of derision to imply
sarcasm, because the rats are COM
ing into their own, according to in
formation sent to the department of
commerce and labor at Washington.
Calcutta is preparing to make a
business of brown ratskins, which,
Vice Counsel General Perry says, are
especially adapted for the making of
purses, gloves and other articles of
feminine use and adornment. The
traffic in brown skins already
amounts to $25O,OOO a year, and ad-
vertisements have appeared in news
papers calling for the skins in lots
of 100 to 10000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-03
VIOLIN OF TOOTHPICKS.
Indiana Man Wants Only Three Thou
sand Dollars For 1t.

Three thousand three hundred and
seventy-four dollars is the sum asked
for a violin constructed of exactly
that number of toothpicks. This
unique instrument is the handiwork
of Thomas Atkinson, who lives in
Greenfork, Ind, and is the maker Of
many freak articles. He was more
than year making it,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-03
POTASH SCALD KILLS CHILD.

Little Girl Dies of Injury From Burn
in Brunswick.
Viola, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. J. Vickers, of Bruins
wick, died Thursday night as the
result of a potash scald which &C.
Cured several days ago. The little
girl went into the pantry of the Wick
ers home and secured a package of
potash, and, in some way, spilled
some of it on her arm. Everything
possible was done for the little girl,
but Tuesday night lockjaw set in,
which resulted in her death.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-03
CAN'T BE ODD FELLOWS.
Tennessee Grand Lodge Excludes All
Near Beer Dealers.

Near Beer Dealers.
The Tennessee Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
has adopted resolution denying
membership in the order to dealers
in near beer, and also to men who
conduct so-called soft drink" stands.
Since the exclusion of the liquor
traffic from the state last year the
sale of near beer in soft drink stands
has become widespread The Odd
Fellows had previously barred saloon
keepers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-03
DICKINSON IN DIR. COOK CLASS.
Says the Secretary of War Is Not
Entitled to Hero Medal.

Entitled to Hero Medal.
Secretary of War Dickinson is in
the DR.. Cook class. He has been
awarded a medal for bravery, for
diving into the Detroit river and res
cuing j. F. Joy of Detroit. He &C
cepted the medal. He didn't deny he
was the hero. But Capt. Moses Red
mond declares that not the war sec
rotary, but himself, actually saved
Mr.. joys life. What's more. he has
proof in the shape of a letter of
thanks from the rescued man. Your
records, Mr.. Secretary?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-03
REsURRECTED IN THE MORGUE
Man Sits Up as His Wife Comes to
Identify Him.

After trip in the dead wagon
and spending an hour or two on the
slab in the morgue of J. T. Ross of
Brownsville, Pa, William Hughes
woke up after the arrival of his wife,
who was called in to identify the
corpse"
There was CONSERVATION when the
supposed dead man raised up from
the slab and took in the scene with
as much surprise as anyone else in
the room
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-03
! convicted Burglar Refuses to Tell
The Judge the Whereabouts
of His Family.

SAN FRANCISCO.-Rather than
disclose his identity and bring dis
s[ace on his family George Ward,
VINO claims to be a pharmacist, con-
'icted of burglary, will spend an ex-
ia Year in jail. Judge Cabiness sent
D'm to San Quinten for five years,
ana the fact that the prisoner re-
used to divulge his name and the
'nereabouts of his family prevented
'ue magistrate from cutting year
Oh his sentence.
Have you any legal reason why
Judgment should not be passed."
ward was asked.
Evening star., 1909-03-14
WRITERS MEET ROOSEVELT.
Former President Entertained at
Luncheon in New York.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Robert Collier
entertained Theodore Roosevelt at lunch
con today at his house. 752 Park avenue.
and made it the occasion for welcoming
the ex-President to the ranks Of maya
zine writer's. Mr.. Collier saw to 1t that
there were a good many Of the latter
there to meet Mr.. Roosevelt.
At Mr. Golfers table, beside Mr.. Roose-
welt, were William Dean Howells, Rich
ard Watson Glider, Albert Shaw, Fred
eric Remington, Finley Peter Dunno.
John Fox, jr., Lyman Abbott. Charles
Dana Gibson Gen. Leonard Wood,
Charles Scribner, +. p. Garvan and Clar-
ence H. Mackay.
Norman Hapgood was at the head OF
another table and with him were Robert
Bridges, Wallace Irwin. Z. w. Kemble.
Caspar Whitney, Will Bradley. Edward
w Box, Conde Mast, S. 8. Mcclure. Bliss
Carman John B. McCutcheon. G. II.
Lorimer, j. A II. Cosgrave. r. L. Jones,
John S. Phillips. Mark Sullivan and the
Rev. ]. j. Wynne
The nearest approach to formal speech
making was when Bliss Carmen respond
ed to Mr.. Golfers request that he read
his Inauguration poem on Mr. Roosevelt.
The favors at the luncheon were sug-
gestive Of all the strange beasts that Mr..
Roosevelt is going to meet face to face
when he sets out to write his special
story on Africa.
Evening star., 1909-03-14
UNIQUE SALE AT ALBANY.
Discarded Relics of Executive Man.
sion and Capitol at Auction.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALBANY. n Y. March 13.-Wholesale
and retail furniture dealers, new and
old clothes men, young and old women.
pawnbrokers and stockholders, law
yers. doctors and grocers attended tine
auction of discarded relics from the
executive mansion and the capitol held
in the big building today.
The crowd swarmed the capitol corrI-
dors. A squad of policemen was neces-
sary to keep it in check. But money,
the auctioneer said, was scarcer than
he had seen it in ten years, while Matt
de Freest, who has attended auction
sales for ffty-six years, said the state
ought to be indicted.
There were relics handed down from
the time of De Witt Clinton. There were
pictures of Tilden that went for a
nickel apiece, life-siZe hobby horses
went for quarter if you wanted Them
opy still on, and an old rosewood bed OF
OdeIl which went to Jimmie Dolan fol
S1O50.
Garry. Benson bought half a dozen
rugs. each bearing in scarlet letters
Executive Chamber. for IA quarter
apiece. He will have a miniature eX-
ecutive mansion at his historic tub
hereafter Assehblyman Frisbie mi
narity leader of the lower house. paid
SIG for a desk Roswell p. Flower used a
the mansion; Patrick w. Cullinan OF
Oswego gave up S2O.5O for an old let
ter file as big as a woodshed which
Grover Cleveland used to use. None of
the contributions could be recognized a.
being the Hughes label
Evening star., 1909-03-14
STARR REPEATS WARNING.
Declares That Roosevelt Will Not
Survive His Trip.

NEW YORK, March 13.-Dr. Frederick
Starr of the University of Chicago re-
peated tonight at the dinner of the New
York Schoolmasters' Association the as
sertion which he made few days ago.
that former President Roosevelt would
not survive the malarial climate of the
country through which l,e purposes to
travel on his African trip. Dr. Starr says,
in part:
ITO a young man thoroughly seasoned
by long residence in the African climate
the trip which the former President has
mapped out would be very dangerous. But
to a man of Roosevelt's years. with no
experience III the tropics, 1t is little short
of suicide. | cannot understand why his
advisers have allowed him to go on with
these plans.
"One of the trips which l made across
Africa was over a route corresponding
closely to that of the President. But
was thoroughly acclimated. l had spent
nearly a dozen years in the country and
was still young man. / couldn't with
stand the dangers of it now.
Roosevelt will never survive the fevers
which are bound to aff1ct him if he
reaches the interior The country's only
hope of seeing him again is that he may
be stricken before he reaches the in
terror. A comparatively light touch of
those tropical fevers might lay him up
for several months and perhaps induce
him to abandon his plans for the trip"
Dr. Starr referred at some length to
the alleged atrocities in the kOngo Free
State. "They have been much eXaggerat-
ed for political purposes In the interest
Of England. AS a matter of fact l have
seen greater cruelties practiced upon the
natives in British. French, German and
Portuguese territories than in the Kongo
State"
Evening star., 1909-03-14
WADE GUILTY OF MURDER.
Verdict Against Slayer of His Sis
ter's Sweetheart.
cial nispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va, March ia YER
diet of murder in the first degree was re-
turned against Ernest Wade for slsy-
ing Isaac Higginbotham, sweetheart OF
Vases sister. here on January %. The
jury delivered it's verdict at $50 o'clock
tonight 4 formal motion for new trial
will be argued March 50.
The verdict, which came after an hour 8
conference, was a surprise. 1t was gen
orally expected that She Result would be
a hung jury. despite the strong chain OF
circumstantial evidence produced against
Wade. The prisoners father. his sister.
who was to have married the murdered
man next Tuesday, and other relatives
were in the courtroom when the verdict
was rendered. None OF them displayed
emotion.
Wade turned white but not a muscle OF
his face moved. There was no demon
stration on the part of the crowd.
The only evidence of real interest at the
morning session was given by Miss May
Wade sister OF the prisoner and promised
wife of HiCginbotham She testified that
she did not tell her lover her brother
intended to kill him. Higginbotham, i'm
his dying statement, said she did tell
him
The argument was limited TO four hours.
1t was listened TO throughout By a pack
ed courtroom.
Evening star., 1909-03-14
EXCITING SCENES AT AUSTIN.
State Senate Expels Member and
House Asks Speaker to Resign.

AUSTIN, Tex, March 13.-After the
senate had expelled one Of its members
and the house had requested the speaker
to resign, a request that was ignored
the thirty fifth Legislature was brought to
a strenuous end tonight. hours after the
time originally set for final adjournment,
to reconvene Immediately in special ses-
sion, when the differences of the session
just passed were at once renewed and
equally as exciting scenes are being en-
acted.
At late hour tonight both branches
were still in session, with prospects of
remaining until tomorrow.
Senator Brascom Thomas of Sulphur
Springs was expelled for making charges
OF corruption in the senate, which
charges d committee declared were un-
true.
Tonight Gov. Campbell issued a proc
lamation calling Il special election for
April = to select a successor to Mr..
Thomas, who will be candidate for re-
election.
In the house charges were made that
Speaker Kennedy secured the salaries of
clerks not in attendance at the legislature.
When the house, by a vote OF II to 4S,
asked the speakers resignation he de-
clared that body finally adjourned. The
extra session Immediately reconvened.
Evening star., 1909-03-14
STRIKE IN THE FALL.
Sentiment Among Miners Favors
Waiting for Opportunity.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
wILkESBARRE. Pa. March 13-Mine
workers here are today declaring that. as
the operators have refused to grant any
Of their demands or even to recognize the
district presidents and secretaries as rep
resentatives OF the mine workers union.
the only way in which they can hope TO
gain what they demand is by going on
strike. The opinion seems to prevail
among them. however, that they would
be severely handicapped in an effort to
win a strike started at the present time.
owing to the fact that the operators have
large amount of coal in storage. and
that with the present business dullness
and the warm weather close at hand. the
operators would have a decided advan-
tage.
While not believing the reports that
there are 10,000.OO tons Of coal In stor
age. they recognize the fact that the mild
winter. with its unusually small consump-
ton of coal. has permitted the operators
to add large quantities to the amount OF
coal on hand when the cold weather sets
! In. AS the coal would supply the regular
demand in warm weather for two months.
and probably three, the operators would
have an advantage which the mine work
ers could probably not overcome.
| They generally agree that it would be
better to wait until the fall, when the
demand for coal grows brisk. to order Il
strike. BY that time. they say, the MEM
bership of the union could be we'll in
creased. the union would have more funds
on hand for carrying on a strike and the
| men, with a strike in prospect. could pre-
pare in advance for it by saving their
money to provide for their families during
the strike period.
Some of them advocate waiting for a
year, and then going out at a time when
most of the bituminous contracts expire.
| They believe that the operators could not
we'll make any objection to their working
during the summer at the present terms.
| inasmuch as they have declined to recoG-
nize the union or to admit that they
would sign a contract with the anthracite
officials as members Of the union.
I They also indorse the stand taken by
President Lewis i'm his demands for rec
ognition for the union and say that will
| be the chief thing to fight for II they do
| go on strike.
Evening star., 1909-03-14
NINE CAVES UNDER TRAIN.
Cars Plunge Into Hole and Nearby
House Is Wrecked.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILhESBARRE Pa, March 13.-Whi
an eastbound freight train on the Lehigh
Valley cutoff. in charge of Conductor
Michael Mcdonald. was passing through
Cork Lane today mine cave-in occurred
under the tracks. Two cars were car
ried down into the opening. The breaking
of the air hose. which resulted In the
setting of the air brakes on the other
parts of the train, prevented a more dis
astrous wreck. There were forty-seven
cars and two engines TO the train.
The cave-in affected about fifty feet
of ground, and is from ten to thirty. feet
In depth. 1t carried away the cellar
walls of the home of Joe Chappa and
almost resulted In the serious Injury OF
his infant child, who was alone in the
house at the time. When the cellar wall
gave way the house settled nearly foot
and pictures were knocked Off the wall.
several just missing the baby, who Was
playing on the floor.
Both tracks were badly damaged and
traffic will probably be blocked for two
days.
Evening star., 1909-03-14
YALE SWIMMERS BEATEN.
Contest in Water Polo at University
of Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. March 13-The
University Of Pennsylvania swimming
team defeated Yale here tonight by the
score of :e3 to 16 Yale won the water
polo match. three goals to one.
The feature of the meet was the break
ing Of a record in the sOO-foot relay race.
which Pennsylvania won in the fast time
Of 2.39 4-J breaking the former record
by two-ffths of second. The summary:
SOO-foot relay race-won by Pennsylvania. SyI-
vester, Graham, Dalrympe. Shyrock: second,
Yale Stoddart. Howe. Winslow, richards. Time,
e.39 40, breaking the intercollegiate record OF
80 Is.
Fancy diving-won by Hous Pennsylvania. l72
points; second, Dalrymple, Pennsylvania, 1856;
third. Stoddart. Yale. 100.
50-yard swm--Won by Richards, Yale; Sec
ond. Graham, Pennsylvania; third, Howe. Yale.
Time. OBS 2-5.
2aOyard swim-won by Stoddart. Yale; scc-
ond. Shyrock, PeDnsylyania; third, Anthony.
Pennsylvania. Time, =. - 2-5.
Plunge for distance-Won by Hcpkinson. Penn
sylyana; second. Grant, Yale: third, Chapman,
Pennsylvania. Distance, II feet.
Evening star., 1909-03-14
JOHNS HOPKINS WINS.
Washington Athletes Tie for Second
Place in Baltimore.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. March 1S.-Johns
Hopkins won the athletic meet of the
5th Regiment Athletic Association in the
5th Regiment Armory tonight, with
George Washington and the Washing
ton Y. NJ. c. A. of that city tied for
second place. each getting ten points.
Smithson of the George Washington Uni
versity was the leading winner for the
Washington athletes as he won the 400
yard event. He ran in exceptionally fast
time from scratch, So As seconds. Smith
son beat an excellent field of twenty, in
Guiding such good men as White of the
Central Y. NJ. C. A, Bond and Burga n
Of Johns Hopkins. The crack Washing
ton runner took the lead at the start,
and he was never headed.
Sterrett of the George Washington Uni
versity, the champion pole vaulter of the
South Atlantic Association Of the ANA
teur Athletic Union, easily won the pole
vaulting. doing eleven feet. He defeated
Ward and Wiley, the crack men Of the
Central y. NJ. G. A. of this city.
The Washington Y. NJ. c. A. lost a
hard race to the McColloh Athletic Club.
Up until the last fifty yards the Wash
ingtonians were ahead, but the last Nc
Colloh man ran strong race, making up
about twenty yards.
Evening star., 1909-03-14
CALL FOR CONVENTION.
Miners to Decide on Course at
Scranton March %.

PHILADELPHIA March 13.--After is
suing a call for a tridistrict convention
at Scranton. Pa, Tuesday, March 23.
to take up the question of new agree
ment between the anthracite mine work
ers and operators, the members of the
three executive boards of the United
Mine Workers of America left for their
homes today, and no important develop
ments are looked for by them until the
convention meets Thomas l.. Lewis, in
terna;iOnal president of the union, left
tonight for Indianapolis. where he will
remain until the eve of the Scranton
meeting Mr.. Lewis, before departing.
said he was still hopeful of reaching
an agreement with the operators that
will he satIsfa ctory to both sides,
There was little that was new in the
situation today. The coaf presidents have
Evening star., 1909-03-14
HIGH BOWLING SCORES MADE
BUT NO RECORDS ARE BROKEN
AT PITTSBURG.
Two Teams Move Up to Places Of
Honor-St. Louis Night at the
American Congress.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 13.-This was
"St Louis night at the ninth interna-
tional tournament OF the American bowl
ing congress in session at the Duquesne
Garden here. and large delegation of
enthusiasts from the Missouri city made
the welkn ring Two of the tive-man
teams which rolled tonight advanced
into place of honor among the first ten
teams but the other scores were not
above the average. Two ladies' teams
participated in the contests during the
evening, and were the source of much in
terest and enthusiasm on the part of the
spectators. The scores they made were
fairly good.
While no records were broken in any of
the games today, the scores on an aver
age were higher than usual, changes be-
ing made in the highest ten scores OF all
events, and few bad scores being made.
The Steinmueller-Lippert team in the
doubles rolled a score of LOS, placing
them second in that event. Several scores
of more than 600 were made in the indi-
vidual contests.
Nothing of great Importance developed
today at the meeting of the internat,oEa
bowling conference committee which was
appointed yes Sterday by Robert BrySon
the newly elected head of the congress
An organization was effected and matters
of general interest discussed
The scores of the five-man team even,
tonight are:
Duffy. st. Louis, 2s43: Bush and LAWN
Cleveland. 2,797; Old Lynch Rye, st
Louis, 2.7O6; Hyde Park, st. Louis, 2.6ss
De Soto Stars, st. Louis, 2,577; Wittel
and Christian, st. Louis. 1855.
Pickups-Pltt. Pittsburg, 2,4so; Nadjas
ST. Louis. 2.464; Falstaff, ST. Louis, 2.:HS
Belleviile, Belleville. Ill. 2,30S: Bowler
ST. Louis. 2.3S4 New Kensington, New
KenSinston, Pa. 2.2SS; knights of Pyth
las, ST. Louis, LIP: Marquette ladies'
| team, ST. Louis. 2.235; Bunch. ST. Louis
2,12o; Chicago Five, Chicago. lob.
The highest ten scores in all events
since the tournament opened are:
Individua-F'. Bruggemann, Sioux City
e. Peterson, Chicago. 612; Henry Hoyer
Sioux City, 663; Fred Ebert, Milwaukee,
$50: Major Tyser, Rochester. n. Y, 64S
Gus Steele, Chicago. GIG; Frank Fox. In
dianapolis. 646; Harry Steers, Chicago
go: J. Rosendahl Chicago. 63;5'.
Five-man teams -Lipmans, Chicago,
1867; Duffy, ST. Louis, 2.S43; Melrose
Cincinnati. 2.S36; B. NJ. No. I, Chicago
2.s27; Howard Majors, Chicago, 2.s21
dixie, Toledo. 2,796: Algonquin. Philadel-
phia, 2,766: Glenwoods, Chicago, 2,74;
Lncolns. Chicago. 2,74O.
Doubles-Al SchNOesler Tony SchwoeG-
Ter, Madison Wis, ,}O4 (world's record
SteinmuellerL Lippert, Chicago. l.a9: Eick-
Novak, Toledo, 1.20l: koehl-Moling. Co
lumbus, Lbs; Ellis -Rosenbauch, Grand
Rapids. 1888; selbach-Coliin, Columbus,
1872: Seimer-Garden, Cincinnati. 1,1GO;
King Murphy, Akron, Ohio. 1,1s7: Green
Moon, Hamilton, Canada, 1,1SI; Hopkins
Tinney, Cleveland, 1S..