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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
is REJECTED
VERITABLE LANDSLIDE AGAINST
1T IN CANADIAN ELECTION.
The Policy of That Country Will Be
One of Closed Door Against
the United States.

MONTREAL, Canada.-The Lau-
rier government and reciprocity
suffered an overwhelming defeat in
the Canadian elections today.
By veritable political landslide
the liberal majority of forty-three
was swept away and the conservative
party secured one of the heaviest
maJorities-upwards of fifty-that
any Canadian party has ever had.
Seven cabinet ministers who have
served with Premier Laurier we're
among the defeated candidates.
The liberals lost ground in practi-
cally every province in the dominion.
Where they won their majorities
were small. Where the conserva-
tives won their majorities were ire
mendous. Ontario, the leading prov
1nce of Canada, declared almost
unanimously against the admission
and reciprocity.
Robert L. Borden, leader of the
conservative party, will shortly be-
come prime minister of Canada. He
will be supported in parliament by a
working majority of far more than
ample for his purpose.
The government defeat means
that the Fielding-Knox reciprocity
ratified by the American congress
will not be adopted next month when
parliament assemblies and revised
basis of trade with the United States,
looking to closer commercial reIa-
lions, will not be possible in the i'm
mediate future. The conservatives
are committed to a policy of trade
expansion within the empire and a
closed door against the United
States.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
RECORD PRICE FOR A PICTURE,
Rembrandt Masterpiece Sold for a
Mere TrifIe of 1886, 900.

Inc announcement is made, ap-
parent-y by authority, that the ia
nous Rembrandt landscape. ''The
Mill, which has been in the posses
sslon Of the Fitzmaurice family of
england for about a century, has
oeen sold to an American collector.
Inc price is said to be about $685.
OOO. Rembrandt was extraordinarily
prolific Of of portraits. In one year
-l632-he produced no fewer than
~, besides half dozen subject pict-
ures. But his landscapes are com
paratiyely few The Mill was prob
ably painted in 1641, when the art
lists powers were at their zenith.
The picture shows the last rays of
the sun lighting up a lonely wind
mill perched on the rampant of a
ruined bastion, about a wide moat.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27

officers clerk hire, $4,000; and re-
duetion of salaries of state employees
S26,69S. Heads of bureaus have fol-
lowed the example of their chief. the
oil and engineer inspectors, labor
commissioner and state printer cut
ting down expenses materially. In
the state prison the Golden Rule"
system has been instituted and oper-
ating expenses reduced $4,000.
Judson Harmon is a practical man.
interested not in theoretical govern
ment schemes, but in the practical
administration of government under
the existing system His friends
contend that If he were nominated
and elected president he would save
the country hundreds of millions of
dollars. Former Senator Aldrich has
declared that $30O,00O,OOO a wear
could be saved without lessening
the efficiency of the service. Ger
tainly there is no more fit man than
Harmon to try such an interesting
and welcome experiment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
\ SENSATIONAL HOMICIDE
A Prominent Citizen of Louisiana Is
Shot Dead by Popular Society
Woman. Two Were Alone.

OPELOUSAS, La.-One of the
most sensational killings known here
in many years occurred today when
Mrs. J. P. McCrea, a prominent soci-
ETY. woman and wife of the superin-
tendent of the Frisco railroad, shot
and instantly killed Allen Garland, a
prominent citizen.
In extenuation of her action in
killing Garland Mrs. McCrea said
Immediately after the killing that
Garland had grossly insulted her and
that she had killed him with such
terrible swiftness that she had hardly
realized it until he had fallen on the
floor dead The two were alone in
Mrs. McCrea's home at the time the
killing occurred, and there were no
witnesses to clear up what TRANSFERRED
when Mrs. McCrea shot Garland
down.
The death of Garland at the hands
of Mrs. McCrea has created a great
sensation here, where both are we'll
known. Mrs. McCrea does not thus
far seem perturbed over the killing
In spite of the mystery that now en-
shrouds the case it is believed that
there will be some sensational deyel-
opments later at the trial.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
SOME GUBERNATORIAL TALK

Still the search for Hoke Smith
candidate goes on, but he material
ICES not. 1t looks as if the Hoke
Smith following had about despaired
OF landing on possible winner. 1t
is said that Governor Smith feels
that his hold on the senate Job,
which has always been his particular
political ambition, is none too
strong, and he is not likely to take
any step that would produce more
antagonism than already confronts
him. He is anticipating a fight when
he goes before the primary in 1914
for nomination, and the general be-
lief is this anticipation will add ma
terially to his political caution.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
A UNIQUE JAIL is TO GO.

Telegraph Pole and Chains COnsti-
tuted Western Towns Lookup.
Western Pacific trainmen running
from Oroville, Cal, to Gerlach bring
word that that town is to lose it's
jail, which is said to be the only
one of its kind in the country.
The jail consisted of chains at
tached to a telegraph pole On the
post was nailed the sign, "Gerlach
City Jail" Offenders, after being
found guilty, simply had the chains
attached to their ankles and were
left there to spend their terms~ 9th
ers were kept there awaiting trial
in justice court Now word has
been received that a new portable
steel jail is on it's way to Gerlach,
in which prisoners are to be confined
in the future.
Gerlach is a division point on the
edge of the Nevada desert. It's total
population is less than a hundred;
but, like most new railroad towns,
has a large proportion Of undesirable
citizens, whose presence made a jail
a necessity,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
COMFY ISLAND AT PLAY.

Train Load of Empty Bottles and
Cars After Nights Fun.
Coney Island had last week what
was called Mardi Gras. 1t marked
the nominal ending of the resorts
season. 1t was more in the nature
of riot than a carnival of drollery
and merriment. Heads we're broken,
shins cracked, frocks torn, hats
smashed, ETC. During the past few
days the island authorities have been
trying to clean up after the rioters.
or the merrymakers, whichever they
may be called. Fourteen tons of
confetti were raked up from the
streets and carted away, and there
were enough tin cans and empty bot
ties to load train. Coney Island
is called the poor mans
is called the poor people play
ground" The facts indicate that
the poor people can play lust as
roughly as rich ones when thew set
their heads to.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
SUGAR HIGHEST IN % YEARS.
Increased Price Falls Heavily on the
American Workingman.

Increased Price Falls Heavily on the
American Nottingham.
The price of sugar at the present
is higher than it has been before in
y years. Various reasons are be-
Ing assigned for this advance move
ment. One is based upon the dam
age to the beet crop in Europe, due
to the drouth, and another is to the
effect that corner has been created
between ref1ners in this country and
in Europe. Whatever the cause the
increased price falls heavily upon the
table of the American workingman,
more particularly at this season,
when Industrious housewives can
much of their winter supply of pre-
serves. With present prices for the
necessaries of life and even with the
homely but indispensable potato sell
ing at figures that are stunning to
the man of small means and large
family the prospect is not particular
ly roseate,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
HEAVY TOLL THROUGH CANAL
Question Is Already Being Discussed
by Railroad Men and Others In
terested in Transportation.

OAOSCCu III transportation.
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 26.-AI-
though four years will pass before
the Panama canal will be opened for
traffic the matter of tolls is already
being discussed by railroad men and
others interested in transportation.
Many railroad men believe that the
long and short haul decisions by the
Interstate commerce commission will
cause the railroads at an early date
to commence to agitate imposing
heavy tolls on all vessels passing
through the new gate. The decision
OF the commission will have more
far reaching results, it is declared
than was at first supposed 1t is
known that the steamship lines will
tight the efforts of the railroads to
legislate for tolls and a royal battle
will be fought out in congress.
One of the interesting features of
the coming scrap is the fact that the
roads will take sides. The transcon-
tinental lines will contend that tolls
should be exacted from all ships
passing through the canal, while the
lines with gulf ports and other lines
running north and south will cast
their influence on the side of the
steamship companies. 1t is general
ly known that many Of the roads
with gulf ports are already consider
ing the organization of steamship
lines from Texas and other gulf
ports to the Pacific. They, of course,
will contend that no tolls should be
charged for the passage of ships
through the canal.
This will bring on another scrap
and the roads running north and
south will enter into a rate war with
the transcontinental lines for an
equal division of the business be-
tween the Pacific coast and the int
! rior.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
GORILLA AND SAILOR BATTLE.

Terrific Encounter at Sea in Which
Mans Life Was Barely Saved.
A death struggle on the high seas
between a huge gorilla from the
wilds Of Borneo and brawny sailor,
in which the beast was finally kill
ed, took place on the liner Pathan,
from Yokohoma, which has arrived
in this port, says a Boston dispatch,
The purser, Pedday, was the VIC
tim of the Infatuated animals wrath,
and only because he is possessed of
unusual strength is he alive today.
The gorilla weighed 200 pounds.
Pedday had leased the animal until
it went into frenzy. 1t tore out of
its cage and with it's gigantic hairy
arms about the purser bore him to
the deck.
Pedday, by almost superhuman
strength, saved himself from being
thrown overheard until group of
Malay sailors came to his assistance
with Delaying pins and crushed the
crazed animals skull.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
UNCLE SANS BUFFALO COATS.
Wants to Sell Them After Keeping
Them in Cold Storage for Years.

w ANTS 10 oOll IDem AFTER Keeping
Them in Cold Storage for Years.
For sale-4,20O buffalo over
coats at not less than $25 apiece.
Apply to quartermaster-general, U.
S. A. Not more than 10 coats sold
to any one purchaser"
This is the substance of an adver-
tisement which has been sent out by
the war department calling for bids
for large number of buffalo coats
which since 1901 have been kept in
cold storage at the quartermaster's
depot in Omaha. These coats were
originally purchased in 1876 and
were last used in the Wounded Knee
campaign in 1890. Although So
years old they are said to be as good
as when originally purchased for
the troopers. No other such coats
can now be purchased
When it first became known that
the war department intended to dis
pose of them a dealer offered to take
the whole lot at SO apiece.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
A QUICK CHANGE ARTIST.
Governor Wilson and Commission
Government For Cities.

governor wilson and Commission
Government For Cities.
Governor Wilson's critics have dis
covered a speech delivered by him
at st. Louis, before the Civic League,
March 8, 1909, eighteen months be-
fore he was nominated for governor,
in which he vehemently opposed the
commission form of city government
However that may be, two months
later he became president Of the
Short Ballot Organization, formed
to further the interests Of the move
ment for commission form of govern
ment, and since his election as gov
ernOr has advocated a law in New
Jersey to give all cities a right to
vote for that form, signed the bill
drawn according to his suggestion,
and has made speeches in several
cities of that state when such cam
paigns were on. Of the fourteen cit
les voting on the question of a
change only four have adopted it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
WHEN ETNA SHAKE HER SIDES
Panic Seizes the 100000 Peasants
Who Obtain a Living From the
Fertile Lava Reds.

In recent centuries Mt. Etnas ac-
tiVity has increased. It's most de-
structive outbreaks occurred in the
years 1863, 1869, 1893, 1892, 1886
and 1892. The gravity of it's present
eruption is regarded as very great
with the danger of widespread de-
.struction increasing hourly One
river of lava from the slopes on the
mountain already has crawled eight
miles. Whenever old Mt Etna be-
gins shaking her sides and the mott
en- lava begins to flow panic SEXES
the peasantry in the surrounding
country. Three hundred thousand
persons obtain living from the
fertile lava beds about the great vol
cano. There are sixty-fve cities and
villages that the old mountain feeds
when she is quiet and threatens
when she becomes unruly. The vol
cano is said to have a scheduled ac-
tivity once in every four or five
years. The last pronounced erup-
ton was in 1907
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
.HARNON'S ADMINISTRATION
OHIO GOVERNOR HAS SAVED HIS
STATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
Practical Man Not Interested in The
Oretical Government Schemes and
End g.. u rrr,n

oretical Government Schemes and
Fads. Serves People Well.
When Judson Harmon was re-
elected governor of Ohio by a plu-
rality of 100000 it was, according to
the Richmond Times-Dispatch, over
the protest of Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska
and of all the crooks in the Buckeye
State. Certainly Governor Harmon
has become a terror to vote-sellers.
Vote-buyers and to evil-doers gen
orally. And the accounts Indicate
that he has saved the taxpayers of
his state a great deal of money.
A statement recently issued sets
forth that by cutting down expenses
and other means he has saved Ohio
$23,774,222. OF this $1O,OOO,OOO
is attributed to prohibition of false
weights and measures by which con-
sumers were cheated and $6,5OO,-
600 to the veto of an extra levy for
road improvements. He estimates
that $4,O00,O0O was saved by the
law fixing the minimum tax rate at
L per cent; $4,000 taxes collect
ed from tax-dodging domestic cor
porations, and 100000 saved to
farmers by prohibiting the sale of
fraudulent fertilizers. The nineteen
boards of trustees of state institu-
lions have been consolidated into
one board, saving 100000; 264
useless county inirmary directors
nave been legislated out of office,
saving $275, 900; legislative sessions
made biennial instead of annual,
saving 100000; competitive bid
ding for state bank deposits, increas-
ed interest, $4,000; limiting county
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
LOOK OUT FOR ORRIS MAN
SOUTHERN FARMERS ASKED TO
BUY ROOTS AT 5 CENTS EACH.
Smooth Talking Promoters Point
Out Possible Profit of More
Than So, 800 Per Acre.

Ginseng is not in it any more. 1t
is orris root that is to make the
fortune of all the southern farmers
who buy the roots from the promot-
ers and plant them, says Professor
Massey in the Progressive Farmer.
A possible profit of $25, 900 per acre
they kindly divide by ten and say
that profit of $4,000 is a pretty
sure thing when the roots are sold
at 5 cents each.
But inasmuch as / can buy the
fresh roots of Irish Florentina,
which, when dried and pared, is the
orris sold in the shops at 81 per
thousand, I cannot see how the
growers are to get 5 cents each for
them.
This thing was started years ago,
and supposed had dropped out.
But they have company now that
wants to supply the farmers with
the roots for planting, and they adj
init that for years to come the mon
ey will be made from selling the
roots to planters, just as ginseng
people have made their money.
Now, is it not plain that if there
was such profit in growing orris
these people would quickly make the
profit and say nothing about it, and
would not try to get everybody to
growing it and ruin their market?
Evidently the company expects to
make its money from the farmers
they persuade to plant the roots at
fancy prices.
Better stick to cotton, corn and
potatoes and let the Italians grow
the orris. Orris is the dried root
of Iris Florentina, though sometimes
the rhizomaes of orris palida and
Germanica are used. Orris root was
formerly used in medicine, but is
now almost entirely disused, and is
only used in perfumery for it's violet
odor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
GOV. BROWN HAS DELAYED AN
NOUNCECMENT TO CONFER
WITH FRIENDS.

The Controversy Between Ffte and
Russell. Hoke, Having None Too
Strong a Hold on the Senatorial
Job, Will Hands OFF.
ATLANTA.-It is said that form
er Governor Brown has simply been
delaying his announcement until he
could complete conferences with his
friends from various sections of the
state. He has been up to the point
of making it, but wanted to see
two or three other friends before
hand and find out something about
the lay of the land from their stand
point
Interest was lent the governors
race by the little controversy be-
tween Judge Fite of the Cherokee
circuit and Judge R. B. Russell of
the state Court of Appeals and can
didate for governor.
Judge Fite came down to Atlanta,
criticised the Court of Appeals as an
institution which has done much to
encourage lawbreaking, and said
Judge Russell should either resign
from the court or get off the stump.
This was interpreted to mean that
Judge Russell ought not to be max
ing campaign for governor while
remaining on the bench.
Judge Russell Immediately came
back with a hot shot to the effect
that Judge Fite must have changed
his views, inasmuch as ne remained
on the bench of the Cherokee cir
cult while waging a warm campaign
for congress in the Seventh district,
in which, by the way, he was de-
feated.
Judge Fite then qualified his state
ment He did not hold the view
that judge should not run for of
flee while remaining on the bench.
He saw nothing wrong about it, pro-
vided the judge did not neglect his
court duties. What he meant was,
he said, that Judge Russell, who has
made prohibition an issue, and who
is telling the people over the state
that the law cannot be enforced,
ought, for this reason, either to quit
the bench or the stump.
1t is Judge Russell's next move,
but so far he has been silent. AS a
matter of fact, in view of Judge
Fite's explanation, there remains lit
tie, if anything, for him to say.
Judge Russell is the only candi-
date so far who appears to haze
struck a responsive chord on the
stump. In several sections OF the
state he is waking things up some
considerable.
Pope Browns canvass is a more
quiet one. He is making occasional
speeches here and there as the OPP
portunity offers, but so far he has
failed to light any big frecrackers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
DISTRICT DOCTOR IN DAWSON
GAME TO THE CONVENTION.
Read a Number of Interesting Papers
ON Subjects of Importance, and
Dissected Barbecue.

With an attendance of about TWEEN
+v-fve representative physicians
from this section of Georgia the
sami-annuaI convention of the
Second District Medical Associa-
ton was held in Dawson Wednes-
dav. The two sessions of the day
we're replete in interest, embracing
naDers and discussions heard with
much profit and pleasure not only by
the doctors, but by the public as
we'll. The social feature of the pro
gramme was delightful barbecue
given at the home of DR.. o. T. Ken
yon.
Perhaps one of the most important
considerations of the convention was
that of the treatment and prevention
of malaria, the keynote of preventive
measures being sounded in the slo-
gan, shut out the mosquito" An
entertaining and practical discus
sion along these lines followed the
reading of an able paper on the sub
iect by DR.. T, J, Macarthur of Cor
dele. Much interest likewise center
ed in an illustrated address on the
hookworm delivered at the afternoon
session by Dr. A. G. Fort of Atlanta,
in charge of the hOokworm investi-
cation being done in Georgia under
the bounty of John D. Rockefeller
Dr. Fort declared that the disease
was not as prevalent in the Second
district as in some other sections of
the state, but that there were numer-
Gus cases in this territory, and he
gave a number of statistics in this
connection.
The convention opened at ten
o'clock in the opera house. The in
vocation was delivered by Rev. E. F.
Morgan, pastor of the Methodist
church, following which the doctors
were welcomed in behalf of the city
of Dawson by Col H. A. Wilkinson
and in behalf of the Terrell County
Medical Association by DR.. ]. G..
Dean. DIR. G. w. Walker of Albany
responded to the cordial expressions
thus extended.
Papers were presented as follows:
Malaria, It's Prevention an Eco
nomic Factor'-Dr. T. J. Macarthur
of Cordele.
"6O6"-Dr. E. G. Ballinger of At
lanta.
Practical Points Observed at St.
Mary's Hospital Dorchester, Mimi "
DR.. J. NJ. Barnett of Albany.
"Uremia" Logan Thomas of
Doverel.
Value of County Societies DIR.
w. w. Pitcher of Warrenton.
"Hookworm Disease in the Second
Congressional District DR.. A. G.
Fort of Atlanta.
Officers for the next six months
We're elected as follows: DR.. Hugo
Robinson, of Albany, president; DR..
w. W. Calhoun, of Button, vice
president; DR.. Francis M. Martin, of
Shellman, secretary and treasurer.
Albany was selected as the place
for the next meeting, which will be
held in March, 1912.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-Mr. and
Mrs. A, N, Hall Of Selma, husband
and wife, apparently in good health
last night, were both dead today, the
husband having died at midnight
and the wife four hours later.
The husband died suddenly and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
Girl Crossed in Lone Went to Bed
10 Years Ago and Refuses to Get LD

Ten years ago Miss Alice Mundy
of Alton, Mo-, was crossed in love by
her mother. She declared she would
go to bed and not get up until her
mother had consented for her to
marry the man of her choice. The
mother, being as hard-headed as the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
Felt Death Stealing Upon Her
.ShOnZp After Her Husband Died

the wife ran to neighbors immediate
ly afterwards, requesting them to
take her to the residence of her
daughter, stating that she, too, felt
death stealing upon her She was
carried to her daughters home and
died there at o'clock this morn
ing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27
WHEN HIS LEG EXPLODED.
Went Into Scores of Fiery Pieces
and Disappeared.

With report that was heard for
some distance the right leg of Henry
Nixon, a farmer of Blanchard, Ia,
went into scores of fiery pieces and
disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Nixon did not sustain any serious in
juries, but he was given scare that
threatened to bring on nervous pros
tration. The explosion occurred dur
ing the recent hot spell and was caus-
ed, Nixon asserts, by the rays of the
sun shining down upon the member.
Nixon is a farmer and is the possess
or of one natural leg and one artifi-
cial one, the latter being fastened to
the stump just above the knee,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-27

girl, has never given her consent,
and the girl is still in bed 1t is
said she couldn't get up now if she
wanted to, as she is a complete ner-
vous wreck. What satisfaction each
woman gets from spiting the other
is mystery.