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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-27
Sundry Civil Bill Passed

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2e.-After 1rap.
ging along for week the sundry civil
appropriation bill. carrying S137, 900, 900.
was passed by the house tonight with
many material amendments The de-
bate at times was very warm.
resolution was adopted appointing
committee of five to report whether
or not the remarks of Cook of Colo
rado, delivered yesterday, attacking the
president. should be expunged from
the record.
PROFESSOR ATKINS DEAD-Russellviue
Ky, Feb 26.-Prof. F. 4. Atkins president ~
the Logan female college, died of heart tronb1a
a. his home here last night
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-27
SALE OF Joy BELLS" NETS
CHARITY SUM OF S7,45S.IO
Each of Four Beneficiaries to
Receive $I,O66.o5

Each OF TIE four charities benentin,.
from the sale OF the Joy bells" in con-
nection with the New eYar's eve cele-
bration will receive $l.066.65. The chart
ties are the San Francisco Nursery for
Homeless Children. the Girls Home San
Francisco polyclinic and the Infants
Shelter. The final report OF the finan-
cial committee OF the Downtown asse-
citation was made yesterday and shows
a total of s7,45S.1O. OF this amount
S3Is1. 65 went into printing. advertising
and other necessary expenses.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-27
FARMERS WIN SUIT
FOR SUPPLY OF WATER
Yucaipe Land Company Must
Not Withhold Irrigation

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 26.-After the
case had been on trial for two months
and 1850 pages of testimony had been
taken. for which the reporters bill
alone was more than $4,000, the farmers
CT the Yucaipe watershed in San Ber-
nardino county won the case before
Judge Hutton today. The court decided
against the Yucaipe land and water
company, which had sought to prevent
the farmers from taking 225 inches of
water from the watershed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-27
PARKER'S-
The California Promotion Committee

Inc CaLl0IulA ET0mOUOn J0mmlt6oo
THE State Central Organization Organized In
19O2-An association FOR the commercial and
industrial development OF California.)
PROMOTION: The act OF promotion. advance
msnt, encouragement Century Dictionary
The committee has for its object the PRO-
NOTING OF California's interests. II has moth
ing TO sell. IL fosters all things tending to the
ADVANCEMENT OF California II IS an author-
ity cn all matters relating to California. IL EN-
and fosters those already established Il invites
desirable iEnmigra tion- 10 presents the oDportu-
mites aud needs OF all fields OF business and pro
fessionai activity II Is supported by popular sub
scrfption and makes no charge for any service
rendered IL has affiliated with It 200 CONNER
membership OF more than $4,000. Meetings OF
representatives Of these organizations are held
semIannually in different parts OF the state
where matters OF California interest are dis
cussed Headquarters OF the committee are
maintained In California building. Union square
San Francisco. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-27
STANFORD ATHLETE WILL
WE'D FORMER COED
Miss Hazel Traphagen of Class
of '05 Will Be the Bride

Los ANGELES. Feb. 26.-Wilfred H
Dole. famous Stanford athlete, and
Miss Hazel Traphagen, also a former
Stanford student, will be married at the
young woman's home in Altadena to-
morrow. Young Dole, who was of the
class 1904, formerly lived at Riverside
but has recently resided at aloha
Wash. Miss Traphagen was graduated
one year after Mr. Dole She was
prominent in fraternity and social
circles.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-27
AUTO DRIVER HELD
FOR LABORER'S DEATH
Coroner's Jury Charges Crimi-
nal Neglect in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2s.-J. B. Dud-
ley, the automobile agent who was driv-
ing the machine which early Wednes-
day ran down and instantly killed
Woodman ]. Thomas, a lahorer, ar Fifth
street and Broadway was held today by
the coroner's jury in the case TO have
been criminally negligent. He was re-
turned to jail.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-27

HANGS HIMSELF-Los Angeles, Feb. IS.
James Rudolph, whose relatives live In Oak
land. hanged himself In Chavez raviAe today.
He had been out OF work aud became despOnd-
ent. Identification OF the body made BY
means OF a letter from his brother John Rtl-
his brother a home IL he would go to Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-27
Victims Named in Books
TSpecioI Disoaich 10 The Cali

lOpect0i DtSpdtch 10 ne Adul
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 26.-The
books of the swindling syndicate show
that the syndicate received from o. L.
Cramer of San Francisco August to
10. 1906. $4,000.
Each name on the syndicate's list of
supposed victims is accompanied by a
date, presumably that of the fleeing,
and many of the names are accompa-
MED by memoranda. of the nature
of the sport used, or. to be more cor
rect abused, in the fleeing.
Along the memoranda are "ight.'
"wrestle." horse race foot race" and
unfinished" The last mentioned
word, which appears but a few times,
is taken to mean that the man whose
name it follows either has not yet been
one who might profitably be "un-
trimmed"
The federal authorities expect to
communicate with Cramer and the
others on the syndicate's list with a
The gang maintained elaborate Offices
and kept complete set of books as
any legitimate concern.
Int HDOOhS III WHICH are TeCOIQeO
Cramers name and losses show that
the receipts of the syndicate for three
years were as follows: 1866, S6S.0SO,
1907. s1s4,27o; 1908. s1S2.O40 Total
s444,3A0.
The swindlers, perhaps in spirit OF
fun. nicknamed each victim Mike .
Such entries as mike of New Orleans, .
Mike of St Louis" and Mike of Chi
cago" appear in the books. A careful
examination of the books probably
would reveal Mike of San Fran
CISCO" for instance. A ledger contain
ing the names and addresses of 3Oe
agents, or, technically speaking
"steerers." has been found Each
agent has a number and is known by
it. Thus are found in the books MANY
such entries as mo. So got $4,000 from
Mike of Cleveland"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-27
nnIr ono ..Bromo QuInIne,,

That is Laxative Bromo Quinine Look for the
signature Of f. W Grove Used the world over
10 Cure Cold il one Day. 25c
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-27

liar swindles. Dan Mcleod and Jack
Carkeek. the we'll known wrestlers,
were said to have been implicated. =
Many Frauds Reported
When arrested in Little Rock on in
formation furnished by T. C. Cavanaugh
of New Orleans. who says he was
swindled out of $4,000 through a fake
wrestling match, the accused gave the
names of J. c. Maybray, F. NJ. Clark, ].
NJ. Johnson and Isadore J. Warner. They
were identified by Cavanaugh as the
men who swindled him. One of Cramer's
swindlers gave the name of Mayberry
A partial list of similar frauds pub
lished several years ago in Seattle.
when numerous complaints were made
to the police, follows:
Charles Cunningham, Pendleton, Ore,
wrestling, s42,500; W. P. Gwin, Ana
conda, Mont. fight. $4,000; N. B. Wood.
Grand Forks. n. D., wrestling. 10000;
Thomas Norton, Sacramento. Cal. fight.
$4,000; H Fiord, Vancouver B. c.,
wrestling. $4,000: A. ]. Church, La
Grande. ore. fight. $4,000: Leonard
Dobbin, Vancouver, p. c., fight, $1,000;
Harry Lang. San Francisco. Cal, wres-
Ting, $4,000; Louis Stenger. Belling-
ham, Wash, wrestling, $4,000; DR.. G. E.
Blackburn, Butte, Mont, fight, $500;
w. A. Watkins, Vancouver, B. c., fight,
$4,000; A. s. sevelle, Ogden, Utah.
wrestling, $4,000; G. r. Mickey. Butte.
Mont, wrestling, $4,000; Thomas Dean,
Townsend, Mont, fight $4,000; A. w.
Hinkle, Prosser, Wash, wrestling
$4,000; Thomas Peters, Vancouver. B.
c.. wrestling, $4,000. Total amount
secured S121 5nn
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-27
FIGHTER EATS SOAP
TO CHEAT BACKER
o. L. Cramer Recounts His Ex-
perience in Prize Ring
SwindIe at Seattle

Continued from Page 8
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
The Thinning Gray Line. .

The following editorial from the Macon telegram Of the
reunion - ~ " "1p"i" 0i neA
Tomorrow thinning gray line will parade once
80 a. not DIS preliminary to charge battle,
OF the days of the SOS something to he confederate
soldier and to follow Jackson and Lee
AS the pass over the great divide and
line up at roll call where wrong they do not
have to face escaped slaves
ana the scum of Europe added the
attrion - - 49, -
Lawrence Porcher Hext caught penned these
lnes on the veterans parade"
0t my MY old kR R Mary an my uniform of gray
Git V y battered helmet Mary for I'll need EN- all
For I'm gon paradin' boys of sxty-one
Never mind them that ragged hole
That left there bullet that was my soul
Jest bresh off Mary of
For I'm going out paradin the boys Of sxywo
These old clothes Mary, they did young
Never Fo mind n o sleeve that's free
Grown tnadbae Mary like my unfoPm and 6 thin
For I'm going out paradin' with the boys sxty-four
Now I'm your sweetheart goodbye;
Brush away drops Mary: you'd cry.
| o sake alive
I'm just going out paradin' with the boys sixty-fve
today WE'LL scarcely grasp
the sentiment which Mary brings
choking feeling throat the people
Tomorrows parade at Memphis will not be
the '6Os created
rights parade
the their blood freely
rades die in heaps for the ppetuao and the preservation of e
spirit parade a parade
mpershabe
ton. will which shall perhaps, spotlight
historian views lap
The old is dead. 1t Might
with the earthly Victory
generations but at last Truth seeks its own as water does its level
after the upheavals of mighty No history
Perhaps
will be written long survivors of that Titan conflict
gathering gray
brings which partisan
will the pen
May heaven bless 1.-THE thinning line"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
THE RACING In THE AIR
THE GREAT NATIONAL BALLOON
CONTEST AT INDIAN
APOLIS, IND.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Under the
auspices of the Aero Club of Ameri
ca the first national balloon race for
the title of champion balloonist of
the club will be held in this CITY
Saturday. The trophy offered is ST.
600 perpetual cup, and there are six
entries, the cities represented being
Cleveland, Indianapolis, New York
and st. Louis. Only lighter-than-air
balloons will be used, and the maxi
mum allowed any balloon is $4,000
CUBIC feet capacity. Owing to the
enormous lifting and carrying ca
paclty OF some of the bags entered,
two OF the st. Louis balloons being
of the maximum size, it will be nee
essary to carry from 1900 to 1000
pounds of sand ballast.
While, technically, the contest is
for the championship of the Aero
Club of America, there is an addi-
tional object in view-the lowering
OF the European balloon record, for
which, If accomplished, a cup, known
as the Lahm cup, will be awarded.
The record for Europe is now a little
over tfV miles,
The Race.
Indianapolis is 500 miles from the
Atlantic coast If the wind blows
in an easterly direction the bags will
be waited directly toward the ocean,
in which event it will be the object
of the pilot to bring the balloon to
the ground barely before it goes over
the water If all the bags come to
earth near the Atlantic shore the
| prize awards will narrow down to
feet, or even inches, the trophy go
/ ing to the contestant who makes the
greater distance.
If the wind blows in a westerly
northerly or southerly direction the
matter of making the race will be
simplified, the danger of going out
to sea being minimized
| No means of communication with
the earth, such as carrier pigeons
or flash signs, will be carried in the
! balloons.
The paraphernalia in each basket
will consist of an airscope, for meas
uring short rises and falls; an ane-
roid, to measure the altitude a ther-
mometer, a watch, field glasses and
an electric t1ashlight for reading the
instruments. A drag rope 300 feet
! long, to which an anchor can be at
tached, will hang from the basket
The bags are expected to be able
to stay up 4S hours, and two days
provisions will be taken.
Among those entered in the race
is A. Holland Forbes of new York,
who was the Aero Clubs representa-
tive in the international balloon
races at Berlin last year. His bal
loon exploded after the start but
forming a parachute precipitated the
aeronaut to the earth. His assistant
will be Clifford R. Harmon, a wealthy
real estate man of New York.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
DROPPED FROM 10 TO 100 CARS.
Great Damage to the Peach Crop in
Sumter County.

Great Damage to the Peach Crop in
Sumter County.
AS showing the great damage
wrought by the unknown cause that
brought about the great dropping of
peaches from the trees a few weeks
ago it is stated by Mr.. c. w. Ray
mond of the Raymond Orchard Com
Dany, who was in the city yesterday,
that there would probably not be
over ten carloads of peaches shipped
from the orchard of that company
this season. In the latter part of
April the trees were heavily laden
with fruit, and the outlook seemed
good for an extraordinary large and
fine quality crop
Then came the unexpected falling
OF the fruit. In few days, from
some cause as yet unknown, the
peaches began to fall to the ground,
not singly but almost in a mass, I'M
I'll the vastly greater part of the eX-
pected crop had disappeared.
Mr.. Raymond, like other peach
growers, is in the dark as to the
exact cause for this calamity. Some
mink that the blooms were affected
IN some way before the peach began
TO form, and that it was merely the
Oldlng of time until the fruit had
reached a certain stage of develop
nent until this became apparent.
Others believe that the unusually
g TO- and damp spring was the cause.
me remarkable fact that the trees
aao fruit on them as large as hick-
oIy nuts with few leaves was the
most distinguishing feature of the
early season.-Americus Times-ke-
corder.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
For Administration,

Georgia, Terrell County.-To All
Whom 1t May Concern: G. C. Brim,
having in proper form applied to me
for permanent letters of administra-
ton, with will annexed, on the es-
tate of Matthew Marshall, late of
said county, this is to cite all and
singular the creditors and next of
kin of Matthew Marshall to be and
appear at my Office within the time
allowed by law, and show cause, if
any they can, why permanent ad-
should not be granted
to c. G. Brim on Matthew Marshalls
estate, with will annexed. Witness
my hand and official signature this
7th day of June, 1909.
w. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
PARDONING BAD PRISONERS.
Governor Freeing Convicts Whose
Grimes Were Shocking,


Bearing out the assertion made by
the prison commission that the gov
ernor is releasing some bad convicts
in his zeal for pardoning the COM
mission has made public a letter
from Solicitor-General S. P. Gilbert
of Columbus in the case of Charles
Fields, written when petition for his
pardon was filed two years ago. The
letter is in part as follows:
In regard to Charles Fields crime
l beg to reply that he killed his son
apparently without any legal provo
cation. His son had married con-
trary to his wishes, and was moving
away from his fathers house. He
had his hand on the door in order
to enter the house for his clothes
when his father (standing outside
as l remember IT'D fired and killed
him. On the stand at the trial the
old man was very bitter and referred
to his dead son as that damned
thief. Fields age saved his neck,
it was generally thought"
Fields, who was tried for murder
at the June 1898 term of the Musco-
gee superior court and sentenced to
life Imprisonment, was pardoned by
Governor Smith a few days ago.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
NO REST UPON THE OCEAN.
Mania for Poker and Bridge Ruins
Trips Across the Sea.


Trips Across the Sea.
There was a time when nerve
specialists prescribed a trip to Eu-
rope in order to calm down their
patients. That time has gone by.
The madness for record" and speed;
the mania for bridge, poker and
gambling on the days run; the ne
cessity for making a different toilet
three times in the day; the wireless,
with it's relentless pursuit; the de-
partment store; the afternoon vaude-
vile, and the evening concert-all
these and many more eXcitements on
our modern leviathans make ocean
travel a cross between five days at
Palm beach and Monte Carlo.
There is a popular demand for
the old-fashioned steamer that will
take ten days for the passage to
Europe; that will give one time to
enjoy oneself and get the benefit of
the sea after the almost inevitable
sickness; that will have simple but
not luxurious food; that will not per-
nit gambling, and upon which the
wireless is not used except in case
of accident or necessity. There are
thousands of victims of our neurOtic
times who would welcome real sea
voyage, instead of fake ferry trip.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
Her Proposal.

You've been counting me now for
a number of years, George" re-
marked girl to a young man, ac-
cording to the Philadelphia Inquirer,
and l want to make little leap
year proposal"
II am not in a position to M
marry just yet" stammered the
youth but
who said anything about mar
riage?" interrupted the girl Il was
going to propose that you stop COM
ing here and give somebody else a
chance"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
NOTICE
Of Change of Militia District

State of Georgia, Terrell County
This is to give notice to all concerned
that a petition has been presented
TO the Ordinary of said county,
signed by D. j. Dennis, J. H. Brim,
j. M. McLendon and others, asking
that the line running north and south
between the 909th and 1150th dis
tricts, G. M, be changed that COM
missioners have been duly appointed,
and that they have filed their report
recommending the transfer of TWEEN
ty-six lots of land on the eastern
boundary of the 1150th district, G.
M, and now in said 1150th district,
to the 909th district, G. M. Should
there be no objections filed or good
reasons shown to the contrary the
same will be granted on the first
Monday in July next. Given under
my official signature this May 18th,
1909. w. B. CHEATHAM,
Ordinary Terrell County, Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
For Administration,

> Georgia, Terrell County.--To All
Whom 1t May Concern: w. H.
Barnes, having in proper form app
piled to me for permanent letters
OF administration on the estate of
N. B. Barnes, late of said county, this
is to cite. all and singular the credit
ors and next of kin of N. B. Barnes
to be and appear at my office within
the time allowed by law, and show
cause, if any they can, why perma-
nent administration should not be
granted to w. H. Barnes on N. B.
Barnes estate. Witness my hand
and official signature this 7th day of
June, 1909.
w. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
A VAPORIZED JAG.
The Advantages of a Manhattan
Mans Invention.

The Advantages of a Manhattan
Mans Invention.
There is a man in Manhattan who
has invented a combination smoke
and jag. He inhales vaporized whis-
key with his tobacco smoke. In that
way he is drinking all the time, and
his friends have no idea of what is
going on about them. One of the
advantages of that method of steady
drinking is that it does not redden
the nose or blear the eye. Another
is that the inventor of the system is
enabled to mingle with his friends
with a reputation that he drinks lit
tie, if at all. The inventor of the
vaporized jag puts several pounds
of choice smoking tobacco in can
and pours over it quart of the best
whisKey he can buy. The combina-
ton then is set away to soak and
to get ripe. A week later he opens
the can and fills his rubber tobacco
pouch with the fortified tobacco. He
smokes that tobacco and whiskey
practically fourteen hours a day, and
has never been incapacitated or
threatened with delirium tremens.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
For Guardianship.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To All
Whom 1t May Concern: Mrs. Mag
gle Marshall Pace having applied
for guardianship of the persons and
property of Lucy Helen Marshall
and Zeb Odum Marshall, minor chill
dren of Mrs. r. j. Marshall, late
of said county, deceased, notice is
given that said application will be
heard at my Office at 10 o'clock a.
m. on the first Monday in July next.
This May 27, 1909.
w. b. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
For DiSmiSSion,

Georgia, Terrell County.-Where-
as, A. G. Mulholland, administrator
of M. E. Bush, represents to the court
in his petition, duly filed and entered
on record, that he has fully admins
tered M. E. Bush's estate. This is,
therefore, to cite all persons con-
cerned, kindred and creditors, to
show cause, if any they can, why said
administrator should not be dis
charge from his administration, and
receive letters of dismission on the
first Monday in July, 1909. This
June 7, 1909.
w. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-16
GROWING COTTON IN HAWAII
,-<1TFD STATES GOVERNMENT
IS EXPERIMENTING. PLANT
CROWS TO BE A TREE.

Several of the European govern
or+s are endeavoring to discover
nd develop new sources of raw cot
+or supply, which they may domi-
ro+o for the benefit of their manu-
soctnrers. The foreigners desire to
10 less dependent upon the Ameri-
oon Droduct than they now are and
hove been for a great many years.
Mot is but natural. There is no
looitimate objection that can be made
80 anv efforts that England and
germany and France may make to
nrovide for themselves an independ-
ont source of cotton supply. But it
really seems that there is room for
protest when the United States
government spends public funds in
an effort to develop new cotton ter
ritory, to come into competition with
the cotton producing area in this
oonntry-all of which lies in the
TON we're produced in New England
and the west we should hear nothing
whatever of the government trying
TO advance the cotton growing in
dustry in Hawaii, Porto Rico and the
Philippines. We hear nothing of
the fostering of wheat growing in
the possessions.
Meanwhile the United States gov
eminent is conducting extensive cot
ton growing experiments at it's agri-
cultural stations in the islands
named Recent reports are to the
effect that some success has been
achieved at the Hawaiian experiment
station. For a long time it has been
known that cotton, of an uncertain
quality, would grow there. AS far
back as the sixties, when the price
of the staple went to 81 a pound
on account of the war, cotton was
grown in small quantities in Hawaii.
But even at that price the crop was
small and inferior, and with all of
Europe eager to stimulate the pro-
duction of cotton the Hawaiian eff
fort dwindled and died as soon as
peace was brought about between the
north and south.
In Hawaii, as in the Philippines,
the cotton plant is perennial rather
than an annual. 1t lives for years
and grows to be a tree, producing
a crop annually. But as the plant
Tor tree) ages its staple, already
poor, deteriorates. At the Hawaiian
experiment. station, it is said, a new
process of cultivation is being tried
that of pruning, grating and bud
ding, This has not before been at
tempted to any extent. Mr.. Krauss
of the Hawaiian station says he has
hopes of its success, though he re-
Allies that the hope may be disap-
pointed. The cost of the system of
pruning and grating, he fears,
might prove a stumbling block
Heretofore there has always been
found some stumbling block in the
way of finding a cotton belt that
could compete with that of the
United States in all particulars The
late Senator Morgan used to say that
until the Appalachian chain of noun
tains and the Gulf of Mexico could
be duplicated to protect an area of
millions of acres having the identi-
cal soil and climate of the southern
states, these states would stand pre-
eminent as the cotton producers of
the world Meanwhile, it is not
pleasant for American cotton pro-
ducers to contemplate their own gov
eminent cooperating with foreign
governments in an effort to find new
territory to compete with them.