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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10
THEY BALK ON NIGHT SHIRTS
FOR THE CONVICTS WEAR
County Fathers Can for Knives and Forks, But-""hy
Don't Wear Night Shirts Ourselves"

shirt for myself" suggested some
more.
Then they glanced over their spec
tacles, looked into each others eyes,
discovered a unanimity of opinion
on the subject and straightway wrote
the commission about it.
I'VE think night shirts for con-
victs superhuOus, but might comprO-
mise on the knife and fork PROPOSE
ton" was about the substance of
the communication. I'VE know plen-
ty of white people out of the chain
gang who never saw a night shirt"
The prison commission saw the
point without a spy glass, but was
obdurate. Knives, forks and night
shirts had been agreed upon for the
cOnyicts, and knives, forks and night
shirts they must have, though the
heavens fell.
Then they indicted a communica-
ton to the county commissioners
who had baked at the knife-fOrk-
and-shirt rule, informing them that
the laws of the Modes and the Per-
slams were no more unchanging than
is the law of the commission with
regard to the subject of the CORE
spOndence, and the cOnyicts in the
county camps will sleep in night
shirts and eat with knives and forks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10

When the prison commission was
confronted with the proposition of
revising the convict system one Of
the most important duties devolVing
upon that body was the formulation
of rules and regulations governing
the care of cOnvicts when they are
placed in county camps to work on
the public roads.
One of the requirements which
they finally agreed upon by the aid
of a committee appointed from the
association of road authorities was
that each convict should be supplied
with a knife and fork, not necessari-
~ of silver, but of good, durable
material and also a night shirt, with
the same qualifications.
When the county commissioners
of some of the counties sat them
selves down to peruse the rules and
ran across the paragraph about the
knives and forks and the night
shirts, says the Atlanta Georgian,
they paused a moment and read it
again.
knives, forks and night shirts,
eh?' they commented in some sur
prise.
Rather fastidious for conyicts, I
think" said others.
'Hu-h-um, l don't boast a night
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10
A BOGUS LORD BERESFORD
ONE IN KANSAS PRISON IS LIT
TIE LIKE THE REAL FRAUD.
is AN INIPOSTOR.

Triton, Ga.-An interesting Sc
quel to the story of Sidney Lascelle's
body being in an Asheville, N. c.,
undertaking establishment came in
this morning in the shape of a letter
from Capt E. James Williams of the
Fifth United States Infantry, who
is at the Military Training School
in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Capt. Williams was appointed to
a second lieutenancy in the regular
army from Triton in 1898, and after
distinguished service in Cuba and
the Philippines was promoted first to
first lieutenancy and then to a
captaincy, and for two years has had
charge of the Military Training
School. in DahlOnega, being sent in
January to Fort LeavenwOrth, where
he is taking a special course in mil
itary ethics.
Capt. Williams read the report
corning Lascelles with a good deal
of interest, as he knew him per-
.sonally when he was in Fitzgerald.
Immediately after reading it he tel
ephOned the warden Of the peniten-
tiary to find out if he had the
swindler The warden replied that
he thought he had the real article,
and invited Capt Williams over to
identity him and asked him to bring
along the articles which Capt. Will
liams had read, and which was read
! by the warden with a good deal of
interest. He produced the record of
| the man now in the LeavenwOrth
! penitentiary, a portion of which he
! had just received from Scotland
Yard, England. From this record it
! appears that the man in Leaven-
worth that has been posing as Lord
Beresford is really an Englishman,
/ and had several aliases-Sidney La
scelles, Edmond Burk and others
but has no connection whatever with
! Lord BeresfOrd who got into so
much trouble in Georgia, other than
| he had possibly heard of his career
and thought he would go and do
likewise
The prisoners real name is
Lynche Bloss, as in shown by his
criminal record. He is serving his
fourth sentence, two former SEN
fences having been served in Eng
| land.
AS soon as Capt. Williams saw the
former he knew he was not the real
! Sidney Lascelles whom he had often
seen in Fitzgerald The prisoner is
a good deal taller and not at all like
the man whom he had evidently been
trying to impersonate.
Warden McClaughry is also salts
fed, that he is an imposter. The
New York police department report
ed to the federal authorities that the
cal Sidney Lascelles had probably
died in AsheYille.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10
A LIVELY OLD BOY OF 1O3.
Centenarian Still Does Lively Ath-
Ietic Stunts With Young Men.


The entire membership of the
MayflOwer Athletic Club Of Point
Arena, Cal, helped Elisha Miller
celebrate his 103d birthday anniver-
sary because he can still do athletic
stunts with the young men and is
no mere novice in the handling of
dumb-bells or in swinging the Indian
clubs.
In the roped arena he is at home
and meets all corners, but is like Mel
son in the decision of the number of
rounds, and he refuses to go more
than six in one evening.
1t is reported that Miller donned
the gloves on several occasions with
Stanley Ketchnell when the middle
weight was rusticating at the Point
Arena hot springs last summer, and
gave the cOnqueror of Papke value
received.
He issued a challenge to the out
side world to produce his equal in
the ring, either in wrestling matches
or with the gloves Color line
drawn, but nothing is barred for age,
nobody under 1913 years eligible.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10
BOAT MAY BE DYNANTTED.
Ship at Albany Threatens to Turn
Over, Blocking River.


The steamer Sun, which has been
running on the Flint and Chattahoo-
chez rivers for several years, lies in
a critical position at the foot of Com
merce street in Albany, where she
has been tied up pending the MAX
ing of improvements demanded by
the government inspector who last
examined her A piece of floating
timber TANNED hole in her bottom,
and she went down in several feet
Of water, and with the falling of the
river she has tipped over on the
edge of the bank until she is in i'm
minent danger of going over on her
side.
The Sun will be almost a total
loss if she topples over, as she seems
about to every minute She will,
should the expected happen, block
the channel of the river, probably
necessitating the use of dynamite to
enable other boats to pass. Large
crowds of people are viewing the
Sun in her predicament.
Her owner, Mr.. Ed Johnson, of
Milton, Fla, is a good turpentfne
man, but it is said that when he
bought the Sun he got white ele-
phant' on his hands, for he is not a
steamboat man. He has about ten
thousand dollars tied up in the boat
it is said, and to put. a new hull on
her would entail great expense.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10
JIM MADE THEM GLAD.
Carried Check From Southern Life
to Pay Insurance Claim.

to Pay Insurance Claim.
From the Blakely News.
Mr.. Jim Grier of Cuthbert is down
again this week talking in the inter
est Of the Southern Life Insurance
Co. of Dawson. He gladdened at
least one family by bringing with
him a check for $500 for Mr.. S. H.
Harrison of Lucille, who lost a leg
some weeks ago, and thus gets half
of his policy to partly recompense
him for his misfortune and enable
him to lift the mortgage from his
home. Mr. Harrison was in the city
yesterday, and had his check cashed
at the bank. Mr.. J. D. Murkerson,
who was so badly wounded by the
negro, John Fowler a few days ago,
also has a policy for $1,000 with this
company, and should he not recover
his family will receive the money for
his policy. The Southern Life has
recently paid to Mrs. L. G. Bell of
Preston $1,000 for the death of her
husband, and $1,000 to DR.. r. M.
Stewart of Dawson for the death Of
his brother, Mr.. L. W. Stewart.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10
GOV. PREFERS OLD HOME
HE AND FAMILY CARE LITTLE
FOR THE FINE EXECU-
TIVE MANSION.

Topeka, Kan.-Ten years have
wrought many changes in Kansas.
Until 1900 the crying shame" of
the state was that it's governors were
compelled to live at hotels or board
ing houses and scrimp on their sal
airy of $4,000 a year to keep both
ends on speaking terms.
For twenty years preceding that
time there was talk of appropriating
sufficient money to buy or to build
a governors mansion, but when the
legislature would assemble and some
patriotic member or senator would
introduce a bill carrying such an APP
preparation oratoricaI fireworks from
the rural lawmakers, who were try
ing to save enough from their per
diem of SO a day to pay interest on
the mortgage on their farms at
home. always sent the measure to
the scrap heap.
About ten years ago the farmers
Of Kansas had paid off the mort
cages and were ready to help put
the state in the list of common
wealths that believe in treating
their governors decently."
The legislature not only provided
for the purchase of an $4,000 man
sion for the governor, with a suffi-
Cient maintenance fund, but the peo-
pie by vote, amended the constitu-
ton, raising his salary to $1,000 a
year. This seems like a dream to
former governors St. John, Click,
Humphrey, Crawford and Leedy
who still are living and prosperous
and who will remember always the
scanty food and inadequate facilities
of Topeka hotels and boarding
houses in the early days.
And now, with a mansion richly
appointed and with every modern
convenience, where a governor and
his family may enjoy life to its full
extent, Kansas has selected a chief
executive who hesitates about using
it. Governor and Mrs. Stubs and
the children balk at the idea OF hav-
ing to live there for two or three
years, as the case may be. They are
occupying the mansion now, at the
threshold of the new administration
and during the session of the legis-
lature, but they are going back to
Lawrence as soon as the first robin
appears.
There are several reasons why
che Stubs family prefers the home
on Windmill Hill in Lawrence to the
executive mansion in Topeka. 1t
stands out in the open in a forest
of old oak and elm trees, with plenty
of ground around it, and with plenty
Of pure, fresh air, too.
That appeals to the Stubs family
1t especially appeals to the Stubs
boys, who like to have plenty OF
room to romp and hunt rabbits.
Mrs. Stubs has joined the boys
IN a protest against the Topeka ideS
that they must live in the mansion
She is willing to stay there during
the session of the legislature, bu
she intends to so back to Lawrence
in time to put out some flowers anC
superintend the planting Of garden
seeds.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10

are believed to have been the rob
bers of the postoffice at Cuthbert, Ga.
Barton was given his preliminary
hearing before a federal commission
er today and probably will be taken
to South Carolina to be tried as an
accomplice in the murder of Police
man Stone at Laurens.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10
CUTHBERT. ROBBERS May BE IN THE NET
OConneli the Pal of Barton, and Big Booty
Thousand Stamps Are Among Things Recovered.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Jas, O'Con-
nell, partner of George Barton, the
noted safe blower, was captured here
today by local officers. O'Connell
was in room No. 10 Of a local hotel
and a large quantity of booty was
recovered in the room, including
about 1000 stamps. The two men
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10
SELLS BRAINS TO HARVARD.
Noted Mathematician Will Get 81, 900
When He Dies.

A Worcester, Mass, dispatch says
Prof. Joseph de Perrott, of Clarke
University, noted as a mathemati-
clan, has sold his brains to Harvard
University for $1,000. He will re-
tain them for the present, however.
and during the rest of his natural
life
The professor has been the wonder
of the university since he went there
nearly twenty years ago. He had
provoked no end of comment and
curiosity by reason of his long brown
hair, worn Buffalo Bill style. only
more so. His unconventional an
pearance and his woman-lfke flowing
tresses were the subject Of much
speculation.
The professor is exclusive and q
recluse. He was born ffty-fve years
ago in Brittany, France.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10
EXTENSION GRANTED.
Receiver for Whitaker * Co. Is Dis
missed by Bankruptcy Court.

The creditors of J. P. Whitaker &
Co., one of the largest mercantile
concerns of Leary, recently placed in
the hands of receivers, have agreed
to an extension and allowed the dis
missal by the bankruptcy court of
the receiyership. The Whitaker
Company is composed of good and
clever gentlemen, and their friends
believe they will fully meet every
obligation now that the panicy times
are passing away.-Calhoun County
Courier.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10

Itching, torturing skin eruptions
distigure, annoy, drive one wild.
Doan's Ointment brings quick relief
and lasting cures. Fifty cents at any
drug store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-10

Everybody's friend-Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil. Cures toothache, ear
ache, sore throat. Heals cuts, bruis-
es, scalds. Stops any pain.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From al
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
From National CAPITOL.

Slight but unmistakable evidence of
friction between the president and
the conferees on the tariff bill have
become apparent.
The house adopted by 317 to IA the
Joint resolution submitting to the
various legislatures for ratification the
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton empowering congress to levy the
income tax.
At conference at the White house
1t was definitely decided that the rate
to be LIVED under the new corporation
tax shall be reduced from per cent
to per cent.
Delegates from business associa-
tions all over the country will visit
Washington in the next few days to
urge that tariff commission be in
corporated as a part of the tariff law
finally agreed upon by the senate and
house conferees.
The Isthmian Canal commission
estimate that $4S,OOOOOO will be re-
quired to carry on the work of digging
the canal the coming year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-23
WORST TIME IN YEAR
TO ASK FOR STATEMENTS

Russell.-It is the report of the
state bankers of the wheat belt that
no worse time in the year could have
been selected for statements than
when the statement was called for al
the close of business June 80. Just
at this time large sum of money is
in the hands of the people to tide
them over the harvest period and this
condition continued for thirty to six
ty days, and during that time banks
cannot make the customary showing
in statement. The most of the banks
make a showing not quite to the stand
ard compared with previous state
ments, but it is by no means evidence
four were professional certificates, five
ers. There is no time of the year
that the farmers have as large
amounts of money on hand as in the
harvest time, which accounts for the
showing made in the statements.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-23
Auto Struck by Electric Car.

]. E. Smith, prominent merchant
of Girard, his wife and seven-year-oid
daughter, met with a serious acci
dent. They went to Frontenac, ten
miles east of Girard, early In the ev-
enipg in their automobile and while
returning home in crossing the cleo
trio car line east of Girard they drove
their machine on the track just as an
electric car was approaching at
rapid rate Of speed. striking the au.
tomobile in such manner as to turn
it end for end and badly damaging 1t
and throwing the occupants out with
great force. Mr.. Smith had
one shoulder badly bruised and three
ribs broken. Mrs. Smith was bruised
on the breast and hurt internally.
The little girl had bad wound on
the head, In which the scalp was torn,
requiring about nine stitches.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-23
It Happened In Kansas
Brief Synopsis the Weeks Important Dones the Sdnower State
Alligator in Kansas Stream.

Winfield.-An alligator which
measures twenty-one inches was cap
tured in the Walnut river by Clay
Cochran and !. d. Hughes, after being
shot twice. 1t was alive when brought
to town, but died during the day, not,
however, until large number of cur
ious people had viewed it in the win
dow of Cochran G. Helwig's meat mar
Set, where it was on exhibition.
Hughes says he saw another alliga-
or in the river at the time he killed
this one. 1t is not known where these
alligators came from, but the sup
position is they were some of those
that were brought from Florida last
fall and afterwards escaped from
5ordon & Whites window, where they
were on exhibition.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-23
NEW DAM ON BLUE
RIVER is COMPLETED.
One of the Biggest Engineering Feats
In Central Kansas.

Manhattan-Oneo of the biggest en-
cheering feats of its kind undertaken
in this section of the state is the
construction Of the Rocky Ford dam
and power plant on the Blue river
i've miles north of this city. The
lam. which was begun last winter, is
now completed. 1t is built of con.
crete and is from so to 90 yards long.
The fall of water obtained by means
of the dam is - feet, and by taking
Their another foot and a half will be
secured
The machinery required will be four
turbins and two dynamos. Two of
the wheels and a dynamo have al
ready been ordered and will be in
stalled as soon as they arrive. The
ultimate amount of power available
will be from IA to Is hundred horse
power The power will at first all
be used to generate electricity. This
will be transmitted to Manhattan and
Junction City for light and power
purposes. The local electric light
company has already agreed to take
enough power for all its needs. The
remainder will be sold to local indus
tries or transmitted on to Junction
City. The wires carrying the power
will be mounted on concrete posts re-
inforced with steel rods, making them
indestructible.
The site of the dam is practically
the same as that Of the old Rocky
Ford dam which was built in 1868.
but which was carried out by the high
water about twenty years ago. The
old stone mill is still standing and
may again be used as FIGURING mill
If sufficient power is obtained in addi-
ton to that required in this city.
The company carrying out this pro-
ject is backed by Manhattan and
Junction City capital.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-23
Foreign Affairs.

An earthquake has occurred in the
province of Ellis in southern Greece
destroying several villages and killing
a number of people.
1t is believed in Tangier that in.
ternational intervention can not long
be delayed in Morocco where com
plete anarchy prevails.
A British submarine was run down
by a steamer near Ainsborough Light
ship and sank at once with 13 Of the
crew.
The French marine budget for 1910
is SOS, 900, an increase of $780,
600 over 1909.
The Mexican government granted a
concession to a company of horse
race promoters for the establishment
of a race course near the southern
boundary of southern California and
the people of San Diego have object.
ed so strenuously that the state de-
partment has asked the Mexican gov
eminent to rescind the grant.
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg has sue
ceeded Prince Won Buelow as chancel-
lor of the German empire.
The Chinese consul in New York
city reported to his government that
Elsie Sigel committed suicide by TAX
ing poison and the Chinese Masons
with the consent of their government
have issued orders to Chinese all over
the world to protect Leon Ling who
is accused Of having murdered the
girl.
President Monies Of Bolivia is quot
ed as saying that he does not desire
war with Peru over the boundary dis
pute.
The constitutional forces are in
possession of the greater portion OF
the capital Of Persia Little resist;
ance was offered to them and recenI
events in Turkey seem likely to be
repeated.
The relations between Japan and
the United States were never on a
more frienuiy footing than they are
to-day, according to Thomas J.
O'Brien. American ambassador &c
japan, who has arrived from the
Orient on a three months vacation.
After a day Of fighting in the capitol
of Persia part OF the royal troops
signified a desire TO join with the Ma
tionalists.
The revolution In Colombia is at an
end according to a message which
was received by Senior Guzman, the
Colombia charge D'anaires at Wash
inz-A
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-23
WHEAT DRIFT ON RAILS.
After Eght-lnch Rain In Kansas, Sec
ton Men Have to Clear Tracks.

Abilene.-The heaviest rain in six
years fell in North Dickinson county,
eight inches of water falling at Tai
mage. At Abilene the fall was four
inches. The creeks we're bankful but
no overflows occurred, and the south
part of the country had only light
rain.
East of the city the low wheat
fields were flooded, and bundles OF
wheat are heaped against wire fences.
The water flowed over the Union Pa
cific tracks and section men had to
clear wheat drifts away for the night
trains.
The harvest is delayed for several
days and many farmers have a large
acreage yet to be cut. The Smoky
Hill river is up eight feet, but is yet
seven feet below the danger line.
Dykes that he farmers built east of
town to protect their fields were over
flowed by the water from the hills.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-23
TWO MEN FOUND DEAD.
Head of One and Legs of Other Cut
Off-Beieved to Have Gone to
Sleep on Railroad Track

Abilene-The bodies of two young
men, apparently about IS and 10
years of age, were found near the
crossing of the Santa Fe and Rock
Island railroad tracks at Ramona, a
small station in the northern part of
Marion county The bodies of both
were badly mangled, the head of one
being cut off and the legs of the
other, besides other severe bruises.
1t is thought the young men went to
sleep on the track and were killed
by passing train. In the coat of one
was found a note book with the name
of tom O'Geary, Kansas City" Sew
eral other Kansas City addresses are
also in the book. Further than this
there were no marks of Identification
A man named Paxton has been found
who saw the boys before they were
killed. but who claims to know moth
ing about how they met their death
Later it was learned the young men
were on their way to Seattle. The
remains were taken back to Kansas
City,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-23
KICKED BY AN ARMY MULE.
Soldier May Die on Account of Blow
From Animals Heels.

Junction City.-James McMillen,
employed at the quartermaster's cor
rails at Fort Riley, as teamster, was
Injured by being kicked by a mule
and he is now in the post hospital
with a crushed skull and no doubt
will die.
McMillen was taking the mule in
the stall and was passing out when
he was struck in the jaw The mule
was shod with heavy shoes and the
force of the blow knocked Mcmillan
some distance in the stable. He was
picked up and at once sent to the
hospital and an examination showed
that his skull was badly cracked.