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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
CAUSE OF BLACK ROOT.
Successful Washington County Farm
er Saws It's Not Dine tn PeavineS

Successful Washington County Farm
er Says It's Not Due to Peavines.
W. r. Reach of Sandersville, who
is largely interested in farming in
the western part of Washington, tells
the Progress that he thinks the black
root is caused from a germ in the
seed of the cotton, and suggests as
remedy planting only seed that are
germ proof. He does not think that
peavines have anything whatever to
do with the propagation of black
root, and such suggestions are only
guessWork. 1t has been proven be-
yond controversy that peavines are
he3pful to all land, and peas should
be planted as freely as possible for
the purpose of improving the land.
In some of the fields the black root
has destroyed SO much cotton that
very poor stands have been obtained
and this will have the effect of re-
ducing the yield considerably.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
ALREADY HAD "A WIFE.
A Stewart County Girls Sad Expert
emoe Ninth "a Rascal.

Miss Annie Wilkerson, a highly
esteemed young lady nf Stewart
county, was married "a few days ago
to w. f.. Watson of Worth county,
who it has since been learned already
had wife and child. The Richland
Georgian says of the affair:
The marriage of Miss Annie
WilkersUn of this county3tD w. R.
Watson of Month county last week
has brought sadness ana sorrow to
the family and friends of the young
lady, wh@se life has been blighted
and whose confidence has been be-
trayed by "a vile qBigamist.
I'VE are informed by Deputy Sher-
if GOode that Watson hastcOnfessed
to having "a wife and child living in
Worth county, near Sylvester.
Very soon after the marriage it
was learned here that Watson had a
living wife. A warrant was sworn
out for his arrest, and Mr.. Goode
followed him to Alabama, where he
arrested Watson and brought him
to the Lumpkin jail, where he is
now confined awaiting trial by the
court"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
Makes Interesting Admission.

ut had not" the witness was
forced to admit, thus placing his trip
in the same category with that of
the chairman's.
Under the merciless questioning of
Mr.. McLendon Judge Hillyer was
forced to plead ignorance of many
elementary principles of rate MAX
ing and simple matters of law. He
did not know how cotton was
shipped, whether by the bale or the
carload, or whether any application
had ever been made to the interstate
commerce commission for a carload
rate on cotton. He did not know
how flour was shipped.
In all these matters the witness
pleaded that he had got in the habit
of relying on the chairman, or Mr..
Galloway, or Mr.. Montgomery, the
rate expert He had every respect
search of the commission chairman.
of the commission chairman.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
Is MAKING THE TRIP ON A
WAGER AND is DUE IN CHI
CAGO NEXT WEEK,

SST. PAUL, Charles Ad-
HipgtOn King, a war correspondent
who served through the Boer war,
the Russian-Japanese war and during
the Spanish-American war;, has been
conveyed out of st. Paul by local
>sp0rtsmen, and will reach Chicago at
noon on next Thursday hCmeward
bound on a wager with the. publish
ers of the Strand Magazine of Lon
don to complete a journey ION foot
from Port Arthur. Manchuria,. around
the world and back I'D Port Arthur in
seven years. He has alreadygWalked
.tifty-thousand miles, and left St.
Paul under second wagerAto COM
piete the st. Paul-Mew York section
of his woodworking trip ins seventy
DAYS or forfeit five hundred dollars.
King made his original start from
London, travelling ON foot through
Europe, and making the long jour
ney through Russia, Siberia and Man
ChuTia to Port Arthur before start
ing ON his world tour. His, on ginaI
wager specifies the course he is to
take, and after crossing the ITInited
States to New York King will sail
for Rio JaneirO to cross South Gamer
lea on foot to Lima, Peru, thence
sailing for Australia, crossing from
Melbourne to Perth and back to sgd
ney on foot, from which point he'll
ship 10 Capetown, working north
ward, through Africa on foot to-4Some
Mediterranean port, then crossing to
Europe and working hack through
Turkish territory to Russia and again
across Siberia to Port Arthur.
Il am now seven months ahead
of my, schedule" King sand onGeaV-
ing st Paul, 'Or in other words
am 5000 miles to the good. l hav e
full seven years to complete my touY,
this pera0d being settled by agree
mept al the time completed the
wager with the Representatives of the
Newnes Interests OF London before
leaving Fort Arthur. Seven years
is more tsne than is actually neces-
sary, and makes allowances for acct
dents, sickness and other um4voida-
Dle delays. l have had some eXpe-
cience of tslat already. The pelimi-
Gary trip across Siberia was heart
breaking. 7Jhe country is rough and
extremely dangerous To travellers on
foot withOac. armed guard while
| speak four languages and can US
naly get along very We'll met many
Chinese with whom l could not talk,
and was frequently entertained by
hosFitable fQGctionaries who stared
and .jaDoered aat me wnils l did the
best l could with signs and motions
to carry on s conversation. The
languages of various tribes have
botheg ed me more than h0ad-ups rar
lobberies, although l was held up
nnce. 1t was nat in Siberia though
hut at Dilworth, N. D., and several
hoboes accomplished the work with
the aid sof seeslon of rubber hose
bound with wire. They took every
thing 1 mad, inclrding $40 j made
selling postcards along the route.
King took off his hat and exposed
a welt on the scalp, which is
souvenir OF his North Dakota @Tpe-
riences.
Kings method of verifying his
GJ@unOo sEqQ VI 'eIdruIs 81 E9uInOf
he is following the railways, making
the trip to Chicago over the North
western. He carries a leather bound
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
THE AUTO ORDINANCE.
The New Law That Requires a
License saf tChas1ffeurs.


Be it ordained by the City Coun-
ell of Dawson, and it is hereby Or
llained by authority Of the same,
that from and after the passage of
this ordinance n0 person ~shaglllDe al
lowed to run or operate any auto
mobile or other machinery propelled
by steam or electricity, gas or other
wise, upon the streets, alleys or side
walks of the city of Dawson without
fra registering his or her name with
theeclerk of the City COUNCIL of Daw-
son and paying the sum of two dol
lars and fifty cents per annum to
safd clerk as registry fee. Be ii
further ordained that all such ma
chimes shall be numbered GOnsecu-
lively at the expense of the owners
thereof, the number to be OF "a large
figure, not less than IL inches,
bright so as to be easily read, and
so be placed on the rear of the
machine. Any violation of this Or
dinance shall be punished as is pre-
scribed in section 1856 of the City
O@Gie. Passed as an emergency or
dinance at the regular meeting of
the City Council of Dawson. this guly
9th. 1909 G2 R. MARLIN Mayor
R r. BELL, Clerk.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
A HARD STRUGGLE.
Many a Dawson Citizen Finds the
Struggle Hard.

Struggle HARD.
With a back constantly aching,
With distressing urinary disorders
Daily existence is but a struggle.
s. No need to keep it up.
Dawson people endorse this claim:
Mrs. Annie Potts, Nelson avenue,
Dawson, Ga, says: Il have been
using Doan's Kidney Pills only a
short time, bat can say that they
have already given me more relief
from kidney trouble than anything
else l have ever tried. For several
years this complaint has bothered
me, causing severe pains in the
small of my back. Recently 1 de-
cided to try Doan's Kidney Pills, and
procured a box at the Peoples Drug
Store. They greatly benefited me,
and l am willing to recommend them
to other sufferers"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the nams--Doan's--
and take no other.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
BOIL WORM IN SUMTER.
The ''Sharpshooter' Is Almost AS
Destructive As the WeeviI.

Inc 1SnafpSnOOter" is Almost AS
Destructive As the WeeviI.
Farmers in Sumter county have
reported 1.-THE presence of the much
dreaded "sharpshooter, or boil
wormo m their cotton Aelds, and al
ready a vast deal of injury has been
done The "sharpshooters" make a
slight paHcture in the green boil at
the present stage of growth, and
While apparently no injury is done
the boIl thus attacked rots upon the
stalk Several years ago THE sharp
.shoOter" appeared in the rank fields
of cotton 4there, and a vast deal of
injury @as inflicted, resulting in the
loss of hundreds of bales cof cotton.
Just NOW conditions are most favor
able for the ''sharpshooter, as the
rains have produced a rank growth
of cotton, and the insect is protected
from the sun. Every boli showing
a tiny speck, no larger than a pin
point, has been stung by the Sharp
shooter" anG will eventually decay.
This. insect is almost as destructive
as the boil weeyiI of Texas, and is
calculated to produce havoc where it
attacks the G5iton fields.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
WALKING AROUND THE WORLD IN SEVEN YEARS

memorandum book in which station
agents sign him in and out of their
stations, endorsing their signatures
with the official station stamp. In
foreign countries he has the dates
of his arrival and departures en-
dorsed by local officials.
King reaches GAINESVILLE on Sum
day, leaving in the afternoon. He
will spend Wednesday night in Clay
born junction, walking into Chicago
the following morning. UNLESS he
decides to change his rO1fte he will
leave Chicago the following day,
making the "trip east over the Penn
sylvania lines.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
CAN SHOOT DOVES NOW.
Every Legislature That Meets Tink-
ers With the Game Law.

CTS " Iln lnS tame Law
The dove season opened last Thurs
day, July 18th, and the gunners have
already begun the slaughter. Doves
are scarce, however, and there will
not be as many to shoot as hereto
fore. One gentleman who hunts a
good deal says he has not seen a
young dove this year.
On August IT, 1903, law was
made protecting doves lgnd several
other birds between the first of
March and the 18th of July.
On August %, 1905, this law was
changed, making the protected sea-
son last until September 1st. The
law thus amended is: ut shall be
unlawful for any person to shoot,
trap kill, ensnare, net, or destroy
any dove, marsh or snipe between
the 18th day of March and the first
of September of each year"
But this did not satisfy the law
makers, flor on August IA, 1908, it
was further amended, changing the
opening uOf the season from the first
of September back to July 18th.
This change reads: IAN act to
amend, etc, by striking cout from the
fourteenth line the words first day
of September and inserting in lieu
thereof the fifteenth day of July :"
This change makes the protected
season TO last between the 18th
day of March and the 18th day of
July
Every time the legislature meets
the game law is tinkeRed with, and
already there have been introduced
number of bills of this nature at
the present session,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

If you want good tea try Royal
Scarlet, especially blended for ice tea.
Wall Bros,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
GLORY ENOUGH FOR ONE TINE.
Stanford WHITES Automobile Is
Owned in Atlanta.

Owned in Atlanta.
The handsome $4,000 closed au-
'temobile of Stanford White, in which
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw had been driven
about New York ,on many occasions,
anE in which White drove to Madi-
son Square roof garden the night he
was shot to death by Harry Thaw is
now seen on the streets of Atlanta.
1t is owned by David Scahne, proprie-
tor OF a local garage, who purchased
it in New York not long since. The
auto is ponderous affair, and the
only oae of the kind ever seen in
Atlanta, being a Columbia Electric
Limousine. 1t has attracted much at
tention.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
TORTURED ON A HORSE.

For ten years l couldn't ride a
horse without being in torture from
piles" writes L. S. Napier of Rug
less, KY, when all doctors and 9TH
er remedies failed Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured me-" Infallible for
piles, burns, scalds, cuts, boils, fever
sores, eczema, salt rheum, corns.
25e. Guaranteed by Dawson Drug
Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
WAS OPERATED ON.
Dawson Doctor Helped 10 Cut For
an Appendix.

sSASA <APpOhNAAs
Mr.. Harry Covington, who is con-
nected with the Fort Gaines exchange
of the Cotton Belt Telephone Com
pany. underwent an operation at the
home of his sisters in this city Sun
day. The operation was very
serious one, and was performed by
Drs. Patterson, Moore and Barfeld
of this city, and DR.. Dean of Daw-
son. We are glad to know that
MIR. Covington is getting along nice
ly since the operation. He has been
in bad health for some months
Cuthbert Leader.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
GRILLlNG WAS MERCILESS
HILLYER PLEADED IGNORANCE
ON MANY MATTERS.
Didn't Know Whether Cotton Was
Shipped by Bale or Carload. Adj
mits He Rode in Private Car.


ATLANTA.-It was a cruel grill
ing that Judge George Hillyer re-
ceived at the hands of S. G. McLen-
don in the REORGANIZATION before
the legislative investigating commit
tee this afternoon.
AT the morning hearing Judge
Hillyer had expressed the opinion
that Mr.. McLendon had violated the
law when he made an inspection trip
of the Atlanta and West Point rail-
road in a private car.
Mr.. McLendon got the judge to adj
nit that he, too, had gone with 9TH
ers of the commission ON an inspec-
ton tour of the Atlanta and North
ern road, subsequent to the issuing
of the anti-pass order, and that he
had paid no fare.
Did you violate the law on that
occasion, Judge?" Mr.. McLendon
asked.
The Judge felt that he had not, be-
cause it had been decided to make
the trip at a meeting of the commits
sion, and that all had agreed to it.
Had the anti-pass order been sus-
pended by the commission?" was
asked.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
Excuse For Ignorance.

For his ignorance of well known
sections of the code the Judge plead
ed that he had been out of active
law practice for ten or twelve years,
and had forgotten.
Judge Hillyer declared Mr.. Nc
Lendon to be an exceedingly dill
gent man in investigation, and knew
he would not speak off-hand or with
out knowing what he was talking
about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
WANTS Them COUNTED.
Federation of Labor Favors Enumera-
ton of the Unemployed.

Washington. April 15-The ques-
ton of an enumeration of the unem-
ployed by the census bureau, formed
the chief topic at Wednesday session Of
the executive council of the. American
Federation of Labor.
1t was directed that the Legislative
committee make every effort to have
congress adopt a provision in the
pending census bill providing for this
work and that the printing of the Off
cial census report be performed in the
government printing office
Mr.. Gereau of Los Angeles urged
the establishment of a corpora ton by
organized labor to take charge of in
surance matters in the interests of the
workingmen.
Application for a charter was made
by the national federation of state,
city and town employees and for char
ters for international unions for the
rock drillers and tool sharpeners' or
CARNATIONS and the lithographic
press feeders and apprentices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
M'MONNIES PARTED.
Divorce Between American Sculptor
and His Wife Is Granted.

Paris. April 15.-It was learned to-
day that the French courts in Novem-
ber of last year granted a divorce be-
tween Frederick MacMonnies, the
American sculptor. and his wife, who
was a Miss Mary Fairchild of New
Haven. They were married in Paris
September 20, 1888.
1t is understood that the divorce
was arranged amicably and that it
was kept quiet in order to avoid gos-
sip. Not even the two children of the
couple are aware their parents have
legally separated
Mrs. MacMonnies was questioned on
the matter this afternoon and said:
There was no scandal and there
has been no recrimination on either
side. The partnership simply &C ased.
Under the terms of the decree the
children will spend half their time
with me and half with their father"
Mrs. MacMonnies, who is living with
her mother, has taken a studio in
Paris and is working in the Louvre
making copies of paintings for the
Boston Museum of Arts.
Mr.. MacMonnies retains his home
and his studio at Giverny-Vernon, near
Paris, where he is engaged on a. monu-
mental fountain ordered by the city
of Denver. His mother is residing
with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
TWO KENWOOD HOUSES.
Contracts Arc Awarded for the First
Residences.

Kenwood has suddenly become SER
iously active and a rushing sound
comes from that quarter of the city.
Contracts for two $4,000 houses have
just been let and the sewer will be
begun in a fortnight.
The closing of the sewer contract is
held responsible for the new life given
the Kenwood project and the beauti-
full new addition just east of Potwin
bids fair to become quickly popu-
lated. Beside the two houses men,
toned to be erected by Harley Cult,
one on Kendall street and one on
Broadmoor avenue, number of
houses are being figured upon by con-
tractors.
The Kenwood tract is ideally To-
Gated as a resident section and should
prove a splendid addition to the city.
Building restrictions have been con-
fined to the specification that it must
be a good house and set back 25 feet
from the street. The sewer for the
district which includes Kenwood is to
be made under the cheapest sewer
contract ever obtained in Topeka,
the contract having been awarded to
Stanton 6, Son of Leavenworth
at $4,000,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
VETS MAKE GAINS.
Indications That They Are in a
Majority in Nebraska Cities.

Omaha, April 15.-Of1cial returns
from the Nebraska municipal election
have been issued by the Merchants
and Manufacturers association touch
ing the question of licensing the sale
of liquor. Returns have been re-
ceived from one hundred and fifty
cities and villages having a total
population of 26O,230.
OF this number eighty-two towns
voted to issue licenses. Their total
population is $4,000.
The remainder, sixty-eight towns.
voted against issuing licenses. Their
total population is 105,330.
Excess of population of wet towns
over that of dry towns is 49.570.
The number of dry towns which
changed over to the wet policy is
25, the total population of which
is 46.150.
The number of wet towns which
changed over to the dry policy is IT
the total population of which
G
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
FRUIT IS SAFE.
A Good Crop of All Kinds Promised
i'm Missouri.

Sedalia, Mo-, April 15,-The killing
frost of Monday night did not destroy
the Missouri fruit crop. This positive
statement is made by number of ex-
perts who have made a thorough in
vestigation. Judge David Kindley of
Sedaha, recognized as an authority,
said today:
"A careful examination of the crop
in this part of Missouri convinces me
that the outlook is excellent for a
bumper crop of peaches. The peach crop
in the lowlands has suffered some but
there will be no shortage. Pears, cher
ries and plums have not been hurt at
ALL There will be more than an aver
age CROP
A. B. Matthews. large fruit grower
of Warrensburg, who has also been en-
gagged in making an investigation of the
reports that the crop has been injur-
ed, said:
Contrary to reports the frost did not
destroy the peaches in this section
There will be good crop. I never saw
prospects for bumper crop
of appleS."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
SHORT SESSIONS
Was the Outlook When Congress
Met Today.
The House Has Nothing of In
tereSt on Hand.
SPEECH OF ALDRICH
On the Tariff That Was Ex.
pected Today
Probably Will Not Be Delivered
Before Monday.

Washington, April 15-Both houses
of congress are in session today, but
the sessions bid fair to be brief The
senate has not met since the house
asked for conference on the census
bill and therefore has not appointed
Its conferees. The only possible busi-
ness which the house might have for
consideration. aside from small routine
matters, is the amendment to the oil
schedule to make which it requested
the return of the Payne tariff bill from
the senate. But as the resolution
adopted Monday merely require the
clerk of the house to add the words
and its products to the paragraph in
the free list, even this matter does not
require any further consideration by
the house as a body.
1t was not expected a quorum will
be present today and if any important
business is offered for consideration
by the house, a point of mo quorum"
would have the effect of preventing g
any action.
1t had been expected that Senator
Aldrich, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, would be heard today in ex-
PLANTATION of the senate amendments
to the tariff bill, but the present pros
pect is for the postponement of the
speech until next Monday. In that
event today's proceedings in the. SEN
ate probably will be confined to a
desultory discussion of the method of
proceeding with the tariff discussion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
UNCLE SAM GETS EVEN
Will Seize 5000 Barrels of Whisky
Because Law Is Violated.

Washington, April 15.-Formal in
structions have been issued to Collec-
tor Goldsborough at Baltimore .di-
recting him to seize the Carroll
Springs Dfstillery company's plant,
one of the largest registered grain dis
tilleries in Maryland.
The seizure, which will involve the
governments taking possession of
nearly eight thousand barrels of
whisky, Is made under section "A of
the act of July 20, 1868, sections 3450
and 3453 revised statutes and other
sections, being based upon a long ex-
animation which has been under the
personal direction of the commission
er OF internal revenue, who, himself.
visited the establishment about three
months ago, when the alleged viola
tions were first brought to his atten-
ton. fl
In several instances Commissioner
Capers has personally looked into
these matters wherever they involved
the property rights of tax payers, es-
pecially so large an amount as in this
instance. After his investigation Rev
enue Agent Perkins was directed to
detail special gaugers and inspectors
who have been at the distillery and
into the large bonded warehouses, to
make careful investigation for an
extended period The investigation re-
suited, 1t is alleged, in the finding OF
violations of the law sufficient to cause
the forfeiture of the plant. its con-
tents and the contents Of the ware
houses.
I 1t is understood that the charges
involve discoveries of new whisky in
old barrels. the substitution of new
whisky for older whisky and the re-
rnoval of it without the payment of
one dollar and ten cents a gallon to
the government, the substitution of
gin for whisky, and similar evidences
Of what, it is claimed, worked a di-
rect fraud upon the United States in
that it deprived the government of its
revenue. q