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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21
MRS, HINES BURNED TO DEATH
Dress Caught Fire, and Every Thread
of Clothing Burned From Her
Body i'm Road Where She Fell.

Body in Road Where She Fell.
Last Friday morning while stand
ing with her back to the stove in
the kitchen preparing dinner Mrs.
Ethel Hines, wife of Homer Hines,
who lives about three miles south Of
Mimsville, in Baker county, became
ignited, and before assistance could
reach. her she was burned to death.
Mrs. Hines was at home alone,
with the exception of her four-year-
old son, when her dress caught fire.
Her husband had left home about
80 minutes before in an automobile
for cambridge, and the nearest as
sistance was about 500 yards to the
home of Mrs. Hines father, Mr.. A.
G. McMurria. Mr.. McMurria was at
home, and saw his daughter run out
of her home with her clothing ablaze,
going towards his home, but she did
not go far before she fell in the road,
her whole body enveloped In flames.
When he and others reached Mrs.
Hines every thread of her clothing
was burned, and her flesh from head
to feet was crisp. She was placed
in a quilt and carried unconscious
to the house. Physicians were sum-
moned, but nothing could be done
to relieve the terrible suffering, and
death came to her about $3.50 O'Clock
Friday afternoon.-Calhoun County
Courier
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21
EACH HOUR SAW $7,OOO,OOO.OO SPENT
HOUSE DEVOTED THREE HOURS PASSAGE OF THE
WATERWAYS BILL MISUNDERSTANDING SPEED

WASHINGTON, D. C.-In record
time and spending money at the rate
Of $7,0OO,0OO an hour the house of
representatives yesterday in about
three hours passed the rivers and
harbors bill making appropriations
amounting to 1894, 861 for rivers
and harbors work during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1911.
No vote was taken, the bills being
passed by unanimous consent, and
with the exception of a slight typo
graphical error in the printed bill
not a word was changed from the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21

ROME.-More than 1000 "llo
animals bought from Hagen6,eck o oL
Hamburg and destined for the ne"
Geological garden here will be con
Veyed in SPECIAL trains from MI al,
burg next week. The journey W..
occupy eight or ten days, anu cas .34
adapted to travelling have been JUN
TOT many of the beasts.
If the giraffe in the collection was
permitted to stand with his neau
through a hole in the car roof ne
would be decapitated the mom mon dI
tAe train entered the first tunnel %
NE win be Gagged lying down ahu
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21
1000 WILD BEASTS ON SPECIALTRAlNS
VIII TRAVEL FROM HAMBURG TO NEW ROME ZOO ulNa''H
no 1os1T IN, THE WAY SEVERAL DAYS JOURNEY

restrained in that position, But the
train will halt occasionally to allow
the giraffe to take exercise,
The work of feeding and caring
for the animals on the journey IS
Worrying Hagenbeck, who contracted
~ deliver them in fine condition. He
says he does not care to UNDERTAKE
such a task again. ~
The new zoo is said to be the
largest in the world. AS its speclaaI
feature jungles have been construct
ed and safely enclosed, and in them
mined only by their limits, the
larger beasts will roam
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21
sTTCKLERs IN THE SENATE.
Threshed Over Stale Straw, and
Then Went Ahead.

Technicalties are bothersome
things. When the president sent in
the name of Justice White to be
chief justice he named him as "Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States" Then some of the
stick ers in the senate got busy. They
looked into their law books and
found no such name as "chief JUS
tice of the supreme court of the
United States" The law reads
"Chief Justice of the United States"
When the grave and learned sena-
tors had threshed over the stale
straw for a time they went ahead
and voted to confirm the nomina-
ton. The point didn't really amount
to anything, but it was technical
ity, you see.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21

form in which it was presented in
the rivers and harbors committee.
In addition to the amount carried
in yesterdays bill the sundry civil
bill will include $7,368,077 for riv-
ers and harbors improvement in
1912, bringing the total up to $780,
262,938. The average annual ex-
penditure for rivers and harbors for
the ten years since 1899 has been
approximately $22,500,000. Of the
210 items in yesterdays bill los
were for maintenance Of complete
works and a like number for COM
pleting works.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21
The South's Claims.

The committee on accounts has as
it's ranking democrat Representative
Bartlett of Georgia; agriculture,
Lamb of Virginia; banking and cur
rency, JULIO of Louisiana; census, Hav
of Virginia; coinage, weights and
measures, Hardwick of Georgia; ed
ucation, Lever of South Caraolina;
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21
HOUSE METHOD OF NAMING COM
MITTEES STUMBLING BLOCK.
Caucus May Solve the Problem
Under the Old Rule of the Speaker
Appointing the Committees the
South Has Got the Choice Places.
This May Now Be Changed.


South Has Got the Choice Places.
This May Now Be Changed.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The demo-
Gratis in the house are about to lock
horns over the question of rules, and
so acute has the situation become
since the short session began that a
caucus will no doubt be called soon
to get the real opinion on this moot
ed question. The minority is di-
vided on the question of whether
there ought to be a committee on
committees or the power of appoint
ing committee members should be left
to the speaker.
There are two lines of argument
advanced. Those who think that
the assignments to committee places
should be made by committee take
the position that inasmuch as the
democrats in the sixty-second con-
gress, so far as the house is con-
cerned, were elected because of the
fight on "Cannonism" and the prom
Use of the democrats to amend the
present systAm of administering the
rules, that a failure to carry out
this pledge would be a violation Of
prediction promises, and might re-
suit in the republicans coming into
power in the house again.
Want No More CannOns.
The same authority lodged in the
hands of Champ Clark or any one
else, it is claimed by those who want
committee on committees appoint
ed, would in all probability make an
other Cannon, whatever the person
ality and the name of the new speak
er might be.
There can be no difference, it is
also said, whether uncle Joe" Can
non is in the chair or only a private
member on the floor; the fact re-
mains that he lost control of the
house organization in the democratic
landslide Of November because the
people would not further stand for
| "Cannonism." Now the question,
they say, is will Champ Clark be any
better?
Another view Of the situations is
this: Those who want the commit
tee appointed point to the fact that
IL ~ selfish uOIlFe IHdC prompts
many of the democrats who will hold
membership in the sixty-second con-
gress to advocate appointment by
/ the speaker, as the custom has been
up to this time.
A glance at the congressional di-
rectory shows that number of the
southern democrats are now we'll up
on the respective house committees,
ranking democrats, and these expect,
if the power of appointing the COM
mittee members is left with the
speaker, would seek to be made
chairmen of their respective commit
tees.
The SOuths Claims.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21
MAI. HANSON DIES SUDDENLY
WITHOUT WARNING PRESIDENT
OF CENTRAL PASSES.

Spoke to Doctor in Good Spirits and
Turned His Face to the Wall and
Expired. Had just Passed His
SEVENTEEN Birthday. Brother Only
Relative With Him. A Remarka-
BILE Career.
ATLANTA.-Major John f. Han
son, president of the Central of Geor-
gia Railroad Company and of the
Ocean Steamship company, died sud
denly in his apartments on PEACH
tree Place at o'clock Thursday
morning.
He did a full days work at his
office Wednesday, but after going
home in the evening complained of
indigestion, from which he had been
suffering for the past week or two.
During the night he grew worse, and
his heart, weakened by the recent
operation he had undergone, gave
way, causing death.
Major Hanson had just passed his
seventeen birthday, November 25th,
and seemed as hale and hearty as
ever, following a serious operation
for abscess of the liver.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21
A Remarkable Career.

Few men have had more remark
able career than Major Hanson BY
his own sheer merit and ability, his
wonderful business acumen and his
magnificent constructive capacity he
rose steadily up the ladder until he
stood at the top. Without means or
influential friends he impressed on
men of affairs his strong personality
and ability, winning recognition in
that way Few men stood higher
in the railroad world than he, and it
is said he was elevated to the presi-
dency of the Central practically
without railroad experience, save
that gained as a director of the road
and at one time its chairman.
John Fletcher Hanson was born in
Monroe county, Georgia, November
Is, 1910, He was the son of John
T. and Permeta Hanson, his father
being a Methodist minister.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21


seventeen birthday, November 25th,
ever, following a serious operation
for abscess of the liver
Death Came as Surprise.
His condition at that time, three
months ago, was such that for a
time the physicians despaired of saw
ing his life. They old him his only
chance was in an operation, and he
told them to go ahead For awhile
he fingered between life and death,
but finally conquered, and went away
for month to recuperate.
He came back apparently fully re-
covered, and went right to work. 1t
would seem, however, that he had
not calculated on his weakened con-
dition, and indigestion found him an
easy prey. His friends were surpris-
ed and shocked today at the an
nouncement of his death, as many
of them had found him seemingly
strong and well when they called at
his office to congratulate him on his
10th birthday.
Brother Only Relative With Him.
Major Hanson's only brother, Isaac
Newton Hanson, was the only mem
Der Of his family with at the time
of his death. He is survived also
by his wife, who was Miss Cora Alice
Lee, whom he married at Barnes
Vile in 1865, and by two daughters,
Mrs Robert Young Garrett of Balti-
more and Mrs. William Ross White
of Point Iona, Cal. Five grandchiI-
dren also survive him. three Of them
the children of Mrs. Garrett and two
the children of Mrs. Estelle Cheney
Hanson, his daughter-in-law and
widow Of his son, Walter Hanson.
His wife, Mrs. White and Mrs. E. C.
Hanson, are now all at Point Iona,
Cal
Major Hanson was buried in Ma
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21
n SOCIETY ITEM.
A Damage Suit of Interest just Coi'-
Cluded at Atlantic City.

An interesting damage suit mas
Just been concluded in Atlantic CITY.
The defendant is a handsome youn8
widow worth upwards OF ST. OoO''
COG The plaintiff is the wife OF the
Chauffeur of the handsome younlg
widow. The suit was brought by the
wife against the widow for the alien
alton of the affections Of her nus
band. The jury gave the wife a
verdict of 100000. The wife ana
the chauffeur are negroes; the wild
ow is white. Atlantic City is Socl'
ETY. resort.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-21

People who can find NO virtues in
others are not likely to have any Of
their own.
The Washington times., 1910-06-21
The Real Thrill.

But the real thrill OF the evening came
with Dare-Dcl Babcock HIS act was
al It had been promised, and then some.
There have been acts and acts some
thing like IT, The automobile loCp-tle-
loop has It's thrills, and others have too
but for hair raisiue-tle only original
kind similar TO The bugab7o scares the
Riddles set in the dar6-that bicycle
stunt was it with capital letters.
Babc0Ck. a genial IriShmaH. sits his
wheel like any ordinary rider When
he has cirC.ed the loop and IS Just enter
ing through the automatic door Le must
land ON hair liue I'm order Gu keep
from seeing what's ON the other side
Of Jordan. Last night as l9 rI1sled
and was going % his dressing room he
said
"lIy tires ekil1ed am over thar grass
when 7 turned around il front of the
grand stand; 10y the way GAS nouchanrly
as though DE were asking for a. shoe
shine. II came pretty near missing
that hair line tonight Wish you'd paint
IL over before tomorrow.
Throughout The evening Fist0ri0's
Band furnished music. The performance
Will be repeated every night this week
with some slight additions toward the
latter part. The company VIII operate
at the park all summer with a complete
change OF program every week
The Washington times., 1910-06-21

his various activities he accumulated
a fortune running way Up into the
millions. Mr.. Ryan wes power,
DURING the hevday Of his career, IN
tho Equitable Life Assurance society
After the reorganization OF LLe
Eguitablc,N MT. Ryan was reluctantly
forced TO the background, ana event
uaIIy his interest IA the Equitable
was bought out by j. Pierpout Nor
gan. This was the stroke that work
ed about the efLaCemeuL OK Ryan as a
Wall Stree. leader.
AIr. Ryan ambition, after relnQush-
ing his .lEgaDlai interests, was known
Go reacI toward a seat IN the United
States Sense rom his home state, VIZ
ginia. HIS HL-y public position IN pom
tics was as n delegate from Virginia
10 the Democratic national convention
ia 1901 He has been in control OF the
Virzinia Demo ratio machine Tor years
MIR. Ryan has a magnificent estate al
Oak Ridge, Va, comprising hundreds or
acres OF rich land There he has spent
q part of every year since he came 70
New York TO make his fortune In Nir-
ginia he led the life OF a country squire.
He maintained a fine pack Of foNhounds
and blo0ded horses I'll his stables
Mr. Ryan has long welded a potent
influence in Tammany Han Il Is said
of him that he has made the political
fortunes Of many men who stand high
today in Lhe ciJy's Democracy. He is a
Catholic and associated with charities in
an unOstentiOus way
The Washington times., 1910-06-21
STRONG BILLS ATTRACT MANY
TO PLAYHOUSES OF THE CAPITAL
Aborn Singers Repeat Good
Work of Former Per
formanceS.

The .Aborn Grand Opera Company, at
the performance given yesterday aft
ernoon at the New National Theater,
added ia Traviata" to the repertoire.
which has through the successive
weeks Of its engagement given such
entire satisfaction TO crowded houses.
The usual demonstrative audience
heard Ver6Ps opera which, based on
the youn ger Dumas Well-known
novel, GA Dame aux Camelias." is
known to concert-goers through the
meIodious drinking song and the
haunting ''In Provence by the Sea"
Associated in the mind Of opera
lovers with Tetrazzini, Sembrich. and
MeIba. yesterdays performance moved
along without a detrimental after
thought TO those who had heard stars
Of greater renown.
AS Violetta, Miss Helena supple
mented the good impression she made
as Lucia, her voice running particU-
larly well to the score. while her act
ing evidenced discrimination and in
sight. AS Alfredo. Domenico Russo
appeared to fair advantage, while J.
x. Murray, as the elder GermonL
lived up 10 the reputation earned by
previous good work. William Schus-
ter, as DR.. Grenvule; Fred Chapman,
as the Baron Duphol; Miss Alice
Eversman, as Flora, and Miss Bills
bury, as Annina, contributed their
quota 10 a well-rOunded performance.
As usual, the choral numbers We're
enjoyable features Of the preseuta-
tion, which was not distinguished by
the usual attractive stage settings
and accessories.
The general excellence OF the COM
pany and the musical worth Of its Of
ferings, however. amply make up fOI
I whatever IS lacking IN stage pictures
while the accomplishment Of the task
OF giving mcritOriOus performances
OF opera in English at price vel
within the reach Of the average Citi-
zen is an achievement which disarms
! I-itici4nl-
The Washington times., 1910-06-21
Large Audience Applauds
Caught in the Rain"
at Columbia.

To get car. hit in the rain under the
tiny awning Of the village barbershop
with a lively and charming young
woman is a sad fate for a woman hater.
Dick CraW ford was this unlucky per
son last night at the Co umDla Iheater
when the Columbia Players gave W me
Golfers Caught in the Rain before
large and aPpreclauVe but persplrin6
The hearers We're appreciative because
they enjoyed the sparkling Wit ana
liVelv run of this farce thar served 70
keep Willie Golfers place secure III the
hearts Of theatergoers But Willie Col
ler and his company put no more run
into the words than did the Columbia
Players last night.
Paul McAllister played the part OF the
woman hater which was Golfers 8. Did
he do 10 well? Ask the smiling women
in the audience, everyone OF whom was
in love with the way he fell In love
Of the caste in the The Great Divide
and il was said of him then that he
had no humOT IN him But not So last
night His mistakes and his constant
fear OF the weaker sex kept the audi
CnCe laughing almost all tho time.
So uniformly good was all the cast
that one WOulq make a mistake TO try
TO single them out and say where es-
peclal hOnOTs go. From the colOred
waiter, Walter Wilson, the cop JOS
erh HazIeto... TO the charming Julia
Dean. the heroine, all made their parts
real and likeable.
The story of this lively farce IS well
known TO Washlongtoniaus. Dick CraW-
ford IS the mining engineer, who Is
afraid Of women. He had just as soon
meet an aut mobile going al the rate
OF fifty miles an hour, as the lOvllesJ oi
the sex But a thunderstorm brings him
and NUriel together under the aWnlnSl
and the concentrating Is all gone SO lar
as she is concerned. But troubles come
along. as in all true love, and il looks
as though the little god had made a
bad shift of IL under the awning with
the rain coming down. However Cupic
in the shape of the village gossip SHIFTS
the scenes and gets the real actors To-
gcther again.
Father shouts the old man just
before the curtain goes down on the
I last scene CT can't be your father.
You win make a grandfather re
plies the happy Dick
II is the kind of play that one car
\ see and enjoy on these hot nights i,
think auC to wonder what IS going d
happen ard 30 worry about whether L4'
pretty h~~OiIe and her lover are eVel
going 10 understand il an and live hap
/ PLY ever af .crward-uone Of these a-'
rcguired Ore just sits and laughs OF
smiles and t0rgets all his troubles. II
Z is all cominl out right and one know
/ il and doesn't worry.
The Washington times., 1910-06-21


With the last notes Of Arieps sylvan
song echoing "a their ears, the audience
at the BeIasco Theater last night were
left 20 md themselves once more in a
world OF reality after two hours vision
Of feAyland's magic isle. If the stand
ard of the finished performance Of that
poetic fantasy, "The Tempest Is main
tanned by the Ben Greet players in this
weeks series of Shakespearean plays
Washington theaterg0ers have, indeed,
an artistic treat in store
i'm smoothlces of reading and action,
last night r"Oducdon was one of the
best of the engagement OF this company
I'm dainty grace and charm for both ear
and eye III surpassed them all.
For the latter meriIOTl0Us features the
Ariel OF Miss Ruth Vivian was mainly
responsible. She was veritable wood
uympl. 40 less charming was her
forest and stream.
Ben Greet appeared in the fantastic
and gT0resguc role Of tailban, and was
most effective iu portraying the witcEs
monster offspring. .I- Sayer CraWiey
played Prosnero with fitting dignity. 1t
seemed a character however, somewhat
less suited 90 him than others iu which
he has been seen here
An addition 20 the Ben Greet Players
made his lib sr appearance here IN the
person ur r.arl j. IellheT, who APP
pcared as Ferdinand He read with
good expression. though lacking some
what I'm arour as q WoDer-
4. Hylt0u Allen had less important
role than usually assigned him In
Alfonso, while George Seymour once
more appeared -O good advantage as
TrincuIo. the Jester. With George Wv
ian be carried the broad comedy Of the
piece In excellent fashion
Miss Violet Vivian. as Miranda,
looked as sweet, pretty, and charming
as usual she had little else 70 do
The dances % tle band of elhn spirits
and the song or Ceres, given by Miss
blanche T1IUie. were novel features
which preserved the atmosphere Of a
wonderland story
"The Tempest VIII he repeated to-
rfrlt. Tomorrow and Thursday even
ine= "The Merchant OF Venice VIII De
presented.
The Washington times., 1910-06-21
COsM0S-COntinuous vaudeville.

The Russian vi0liuiste. Miss Sasha
Gordien, IS the premiere OF the Cosmos
bin this week. An artist OF great
ability, she charmed her audiences from
Che start. winning their hearty applause
bv her SPLENDID execution 90 semi
classical and native Russian selections
Ass "a special encore Miss fordlen re-
-rouIed with "kliaruay,' the listeners
finding new beauties iu the old familiar
air.
As a roaring farce-couedy IL would
De hard 90 imagine anything fuunler
-nar -Stuug.r uy Go'die Reiuhart *
Co. Favinr to do with the sale OF a
"sv.eIT' cafe to- au innocent purchase,
and the turning Of the tables at the
MORGAN and Chester have another
laugh producer In Mistaken Identity
Er1zarto- JGa man that plays duets
with himself. deserves especial mention
Tor his clever work
Cutler and EgeEnev, washington
bows. ina q uiauoIuEGe sketch which IN
cluEes new and catchy songs, was an
other hit ON the program
Miss Ollie wood as "BuSter Brown
GirI." Pearl and Roth. IN Forcing an
D~r,rtuuitv." dancing sketch, and
Mae Belle shelter and company, IN q
"Gir From Maryland complete
The motion pictures were especially
good and clear
The Washington times., 1910-06-21
THE ARCADE.

The much-disputed interscholastic
skating championship VIII be decided
iu the Arcade rink tomorrow even
ing, and last. night many OF the en-
tries were working out.
All schooldom is astir in anticipa-
ton Of the event. The winners in the
various classes viii be awarded titles
as well as handsome prizes, including
gold, silver. and bronze medals and
passes 70 the rink.
Entries. In point Of number as well
as personnel. has far exceeded the eN-
pectatious OF the promoters, and from
all Indications the event viii briug
about keen competition.
Special sections have been reserved
for the hooters that are expected %
be out in force 10 ye7 for their favor
ties.
High and prep schools entered in
clude Central Western, Business. and
Technical High. Friends school, Con
za@a Preston School, and Immaculate
Conception
Deuuision. Hubbard, CorCOran
Phelps. Webster. Johnson. Ross. and
Monroe are among the graded schools
that viii be represented
The Washington times., 1910-06-21
PLAN EXCURSION
FOR GROCERS' DAY
Eighth Annual Trip to Mar
shall Hall to Be Made
june p.

On the fourth Wednesday OF the pres
ent month, or June p. which has come
TO be known in Washington as 'Grocers'
Day." the Retail Grocers Protective
Association viii give its eighth annual
excursion 20 Marshall t'sL
Boats viii leave The fO-L OF seventh
street at 10 O'Clock in the morning and
2.30 and G.31 o'clock in the afternoon.
H s. HaiEht. chairman Of the en-
tartainment committee. mas arranged an
interesting program including athletic
events for the day. berrN ? Patrick.
secretary Of the association, has COM
pleted arrangements with the steamboat
company IN such a name as 10 pre-
vent cr0wdiuE and Inconvenience
The officers Of the association are
President. +. A. Dodge. first vice presi-
dent J. II Goodrich. second vice presl-
dent. George 7. BOhannon. treasurer. J..
=. Fisher, trustees. c. V. Sparrow. r.
f. Smith. II. =. HaiEht. j. Brayshayl'
IT,. J. r. Fowler. II. G.. Rothery, J.. f.
Iusby. Z T.. ". Schmidt. II. T. Cover,
F A Newman. and J. -. Rollins; secre-
tary. Perry p. Patrick: attorney
Charles j.. DlEgs-
The office is 81 Columbia building.