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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
FcHI AND RATES ORDERED REDUCED
QUITS NEWSPAPER WORK.
Rufus Jones Now Secretary of Com
merciaI Club in Mississippi Town.

mercial Club in Mississippi Town.
A note to The News from Rufus
Jones informs us that he is now
secretary of the Business Mems Club
of Corinth, Miss, at a 1attering sal
airy. He was recently forced to give
up newspaper work on account Of
his eyes, and in that connection the
fC flowing from the Montgomery Ad-
vertiser will be read with much in
terest by his many frienos here at
biz old home
when Rufus Jones at midnight
last night laid his pencil down upon
the managing editors desk in the
Advertiser building, his connection
with the paper being severed at that
time, and walked thence into
the stiffness of the night those of his
scores of Montgomery friends who
have known him best found them
selves wondering if the newspaper
profession is going to lose him.
From these friends it has been
no secret for quite a time that his
eyes, which have been giving him
trouble for several months past, have
grown constantly weaker, and that
during the past fortnight particular
ly he has suffered greatly with them.
1t is probable that if he returns at
all to the newspaper field it will
be many months before he cares to
take the risk.
Friends of Mr.. Jones from his
home town, Dawson, Ga, who have
visited Montgomery since his resi-
dence here testify that Dawson never
turned out a more popular young
man, or one whose progress has been
watched with greater pride.
Rufus Jones has a personality
that brings friends and holds them"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
WRITES TO CORN CLUB BOYS
DISTRICT AGENT CUNNINGHAM
SENDS ENCOURAGING LETTER.
Makes Some Valuable Suggestions as
to Cultivation and Other Matters
That Will Be Helpful.

A letter has been issued to every
member of a corn club in this sec
ton of the state recently by Mr.. G.
V. Cunningham, district agent of the
boys corn clubs and school extern
sion work for Southwest Georgia.
Mr. Cunningham has mailed a
copy of this letter to every member
of the boys corn clubs of Terrell
and other counties, but lest by any
means the letter fails to reach any
member of the clubs he has ask that
it be printed in full in The News. 1t
is as follows:
Dear Corn Club Member: l am
writing you this letter to assure you
of my great interest in you and your
corn, and am wishing for you the
greatest success possible in this con-
test.
AS should be expected, of course, l
am exceedingly anxious to see some
one of you boys win the first prize
in the state, and there is no reason
why you should not. You have some
of the very best soil in the state, the
S1I1udJS 10 lQCdls ClIC 1uOlSI vi supply
has been plentiful so far and prom
ises to continue So-and this is all
to your advantage-and | believe
you are as good boys as can be found
in the state. Then why not win ?
You can do it. Go after it with all
your might.
| want to make a few suggestions
to you. Read carefully every bulle-
tin sent you by both the State Col
lege of Agriculture and the United
States department of agriculture.
You will note in these bulletins
that one of the essential things to do
is to cultivate often and soon after
every rain, unless it rains every day.
1t is a notable fact that the largest
yield ever produced by a boy was
done with eleven civilizations.
The cultivation should be shallow,
however not over one and a half
inches deep if possible This can
best be done with some form of
spring tooth cultivator or spike
tooth, or with scooter and scrape, if
you can't do any better. The first
cultivation given might 'be deep, as
it will help to keep the soil loose
for long time, which will be bene-
fetal.
There are very handsome prizes
offered to you in your county, and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
fNCL HAS TAKEN UP THE MATTER DAY ELECTRIC CURRENT

there are more than $4,000 offered
in the state. Among those offering
prizes Us the South Georgia Land and
Industrial Exposition to be held at
Triton, Ca, some time this fall. I
want you to keep this in mind and
select ten ears of your very very best
corn from your acre and send it in.
shall be glad to take charge of it
and see to it that it is entered for
the very handsome prizes offered.
am hoping, too, that you can go to
this fair, as it will be well worth
your while to meet the other boys
of South Georgia and see what each
has done. The railroads aid express
companies will carry your exhibit
free of charge.
Also | am hoping that your faith
err will go along with you and take
some kind of an exhibit. There will
be many prizes offered for the men
as well as the boys.
Another opportunity which I hope
you will keep in mind is that of
spending ten days at the State Col
lege of Agriculture at Athens, Ca,
at a short course offered the mem
bers OF the boys corn clubs free OF
charge. This will be held the first
ten days during next January. This
will be a fine opportunity for you to
have an enjoyable trip, and at the
same time learn something that you
would like to know 1t is just fine to
go and see the wonderfl things that
are there.
Before long I hope to get all the
boys of your county together and
talk to you about the many wonder
full opportunities you have.
Write me any time you need in
formation or help. l shall be only
too glad to do anything l can. Sin
cerely, G.. v. CUNNINGHAM,
District Agent Boys Corn Club and
School Extension Work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
MOTHERS DAY NEXT SUNDAY
WILL BE FITTINGLY OBSERVED
BY DAWSON SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Everybody Is Requested to Wear a
White CarnatiOn. Origin of Move
ment, Which Is Worldwide.

Mothers Day" will be fittingly
observed in the Sunday schools and
churches of Dawson on next Sunday,
May 18th, and it is expected that
enthusiasm for the sentiment of the
day will be stronger here than it has
ever been since the inauguration Of
the observance several years ago un-
der the stimulus exerted in it's be-
half throughout the world by the
Worlds Sunday School Association,
through whose active help the move
ment has become worldwide by its
adoption by the international organ
ization of Sunday schools.
The object of the day as set forth
by the calendar issued by the World
Sunday School Association is:
ITO recall mothers prayers, moth
er's dying words, and the promises
made to mother by the big boy that
still mourns her, and to stop and to
think a little of what she was in her
life to her family.
"Others who are blessed with good
mothers still near them may show
appreciation by some deed of graft
tude or love.
"To recall the memories Of the
mothers that are gone, and through
loving words and loving care to
brighten the lives of the mothers
that remain, and to help the chill
dren and men and women to great
er blessing in honoring their father
and their mother"
The purpose of observing the day
in the Sunday schools is, in addition
to making a memorial service in re-
membrance, to bring the Sunday
schools and the mothers living in
contact with each other in order to
acquaint them with the work of the
school.
Everyone is asked on May 18th to
wear a white carnation and promote
the day by giving white carnation
to some one else. If away from home
not only wear the white flower but
also write mother a love letter, tel
ephoRe her or get in touch with her
in some manner so that she will
know she is being thought of by
those whom she loves. Doubtless
the Sunday schools of Dawson will
hold appropriate exercises in observ-
ance of the day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
GEORGIA BAPTISTS' REPORT
Contributions to Missions Past Year
$138, 900. The Southern Bap-
lists Have Given 100000.

Georgia Baptists will MAIZE a
splendid showing at the coming con-
vention at Oklahoma City on May
Is. The report will show that the
Baptists of the state have given dur
ing the year ending May 1 $4,000
for home missions, an increase of
$1,000, and $4,000 to foreign mis-
sions, an increase of $4,000 over
the largest contributions made in
any previous year.
The contributions for the entire
South were $366,O0O for home and
$780, 900 for foreign missions, an in
crease of $4,000 in the first instance
and $4,000 in the latter over any
previous year. Additions to the
church foreign fields were over 1000
and at home approximately $4,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
PITIFUL STORIES OF FLOOD
HUNDREDS YET TO BE RESCUED
FROM OVERLOOKED LANDS.
Father Stood in Water Knee Deep
and Held Children on ManteI
in Room All Night.

MORGANZA, La.-Hundreds of
persons yet remain to be taken from
the fiood-swept country of the Tor
ras crevasse. With the arrival here
of rescue parties, who are working
day and night, many stories of hard
ship and suffering are told. Scarcity
of craft has been a serious handicap
in the rescue work. All available
motor boats, skiffs and even hurried
ly constructed RATS have been press
ed into service. At least a hundred
skiffs are being built at New Roads
and these will be added to the small
fleet
Lieut.. Wick of the United States
army is directing the principal relief
work from Bachelor. The officers
are frequently compelled to use some
force in removing obstacles placed in
their way by the very people they
are endeavoring to relieve One man
refused to allow his motor boat to
be used until he had saved all of his
stock. When told by the army Off
GERS that these would not be trans
ported until all of the stricken peo-
pie had been taken out of the flood
the boat owner is said to have abused
the lieutenant.
Children on ManteI.
Among the refugees coming in to-
day was a man, his wife and two
small children. They told of having
been caught by the flood They had
not heard about the break in the
levee and were surrounded by the
water in their home before they had
time to fee. For one Whole night
the father stood in water knee deep
over the floor of their home holding
the children on a mantel. They were
compelled later to seek refuge in the
loft of their home, where they re-
manned several days befor being res
cued.
Many people far back in the food
ed districts were seen by returning
relief boats last night. Some of them
were said to be crowed on tops of
houses and in trees. They had to
be left in their perilous positions
because of the already crowded
boats
The 1evee above Morganza is lined
with people and their few belong
ings waiting to be taken away. About
500 were removed last night to New
Roads, where they were fed and then
transferred to Baton Rouge.
Two hundred negroes rescued near
Bachelor were brought here early
today on government barge.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
.HOKE WON'T TAKE A HAND
HIS WITHDRAWAL
FROM STATE POLITICS.
Will Not Again Presume to Influence
the Voters of Georgia as to How
They Shall Cast Ballots.


ATLANTA.-Unit States Sena-
tor Hoke Smith will take no part in
the gubernatorial race in Georgia
this summer and will make no fight
on Hon. John M. Slaton, as some of
the senator's friends have predicted.
The senator himself is authority
for this statement. In his recent in
terview on behalf of Woodrow Will
son Senator Smith said:
''I wish to state most emphatically
my desire to take no part in local
politics in Georgia, especially during
the coming summer"
In using the term local politics"
Senator Smith is understood to have
meant state politics as differentiated
from national.
This expressed intention would
seem to mean that, as far as the
senator can prevent it, there will be
no fractional lineup in the guberna-
torial campaign this year, notwith-
standing the fact that when Conmis-
sioner Tom Hudson flung his hat in
to the gubernatorial ring it was stat
ed on what appeared to be reliable
authority that he had been assured
of Senator Smiths support.
Those responsible for Mr.. Hud-
sons race are prominently identified
with what has been known as the
Hoke Smith faction, and it was be-
lieved that Senator Smith himself
was one of those who persuaded Mr..
Hudson to enter the race.
The Underwood victory is rspon-
sible for the elimination of factional
politics from the gubernatorial race.
While Hudson is generally looked
upon as the "Hoke Smith candi-
date" recent reports and publications
indicate that he is himself also trying
to drop the factional end of it like
hot brick.
On the other hand, Hon John M.
Slaton, president of the state senate,
is recognized as aligned with the
Joe Brown faction in state politics,
but nevertheless has drawn to him
many Hoke Smith followers.
1t is generally conceded as the re-
suit of his political alignment, while
Mr.. Slaton took no active part in the
presidential primary, the Underwood
victory will materially strengthen his
cause in the state; and it is we'll
known fact that all of the Wilson
managers are his friends and are
pledged to his support.
Hon Joe H. Hall of Bibb has also
trained with the Joe Brown faction,
but he has distinctly announced that
he is running his campaign regard
less of factions, and is appealing to
all Georgians regardless of their past
affiliations.
1t is also conceded that the Under
wood victory materially strengthens
the position of the conservative ele-
ment in Georgia politics; the Hoke
Smith machine is, at least, tempo
rarily, laid UP for repairs, and it is
no wonder that candidates who were
attempting to ride on it should try
to jump of and make it appear that
they are alone and unaided running
their own campaign.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
pKL NEIGHS LIKE A HORSE

six people to hold her. DR.. Spring,
the family physician, unable to ac-
count for the unusual effect of the
serum, had an .nalysis made, and it
was found to have been taken from
a horse which had gone loco"
Miss Hughes has been neighing
and displaying her teeth in the same
manner as a horse. Her friends and
all who knew her are deeply grieved
at her condition. The only alterna-
tive to death seems to be the proba-
BILE life of maniac.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
WALTERS WINNER IN ALBANY
Succeeds His Late Son as Solicitor of
the City Court.


Col. Jesse w. Walters was Tues
day elected solicitor of the city court
of Albany to fill out the unexpired
term of his son, J. w. Walters, Jr.,
whose tragic death a few weeks ago
profoundly shocked the community.
Late Saturday afternoon Ed r.
Jones, who was opposing Col. Wal
tiers, came down and the candidacy
of Thomas H. Miner, a prominent
attorney, was announced A deter
mined fight was made to defeat Col
Walters, and it nearly succeeded. He
had announced in two public. meet
ings that he proposed to clean out
the dens Of vice in the city and coun-
ty, for he held them to be directly
responsible for his sons death.
Col. Walters received AL votes as
against 396 for his opponent, Wal
ters' majority being As.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The thief or gang of thieves, as is
considered more likely, have a thor
ough knowledge of the things in
which they traffic and dig up only
the plants which find a ready sale.
The police are watching all sales
and shipments of growing plants
very closely in the hope that they
will thus be able to trace the thieves.
It has become a common thing
now for a householder to stroll out
on his front porch in the morning to
find nothing but a gaping hole in
the ground where his Ioveliest rose
bush stood the night before.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL DID
MATTERS THAT CLAIMED THE
ATTENTION OF THAT BODY.
Ladies' Want Ordinance Regulating
Public Drinking Cups. Hotel Is
Given Lower Light Rate.

uDAlO Supos 70
Given Lower Light Rate.
At the regular meeting of the city
council Tuesday night Mrs. F. E.
Land and Mrs. w. H. Gurr and Mr..
F. NJ McNulty and Mr.. w. H. Gurr,
representing the civic improvement
club, urged that a day current be
furnished by the city electric light
plant, and that regulations as to pub
lie drinking cups be enacted into an
ordinance.
Attorney NJ. G.. Edwards petition
ed the council to grant the Dawson
Inn a lower rate for lights, great
deal of electricity being consumed by
the hotel. A motion was adopted
that the scale of prices on lights be
amended as follows: On the first
200 kilowatts used per month 10
cents per kilowatt, and 8 cents for
all above that amount.
Permission was given Superintend-
ent McNulty to connect the compress
building with the city's water mains
for fire protection, water to be used
only for that purpose.
A motion was adopted permitting
gasoline supply tanks to be placed
on the outer edge of sidewalks pro-
vided they are not obstructive and
are installed according to the rules
of the insurance companies.
Dave Christie, Jr., was elected a
member of the fire department to fill
the vancancy caused by the resigna-
ton of H. T. Shelton.
A petition was presented by the
negro Odd Fellows asking that they
be allowed to give public entertain
ments in their hall, the same having
been prohibited by the mayor sew
eral months ago on account of dis
order at public gatherings there. The
matter was left to the discretion of
the mayor.
A request was made by property
owners on west Seventh avenue that
a small water main be extended down
said avenue so as to give them water
for domestic use. The petition was
referred to the chairman of the wa
ter and light committee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
r ,s TO DAWSON ON MANY
,o~rc AND LESS THAN
SOME TO ANlERICUs.
DfCISION is FAR-REACHlNG

Commission Directs Sea-
GARD to Submit an Adjustment OF
IDaiebt Rates Which VIII Remove
lleged Determinations
order issued Thursday by the
railroad commission bids fair
D,ov prominent part in the re-
,tion Of railroad rates in Georgia.
No order was issued as the re-
If complaint about freight
from Richland, and the indica-
oro that it will have far-reach-
q affect in connection with rates to
b. Georgia points which are now,
NOV he in future, similarly situ-
bicbIand is what is known as a
mon or competitive point, since
has now two railroads, the Sea-
I'd Air Line and the Georgia,
Nrida and Alabama.
Case Heard Last Fall.
he Richland board Of trade COM
he'd to the railroad commission
the present rate adjustment of
Seaboard Air Line railway is
as to discriminate against that
III when compared with the rate
Dawson, Americas, Albany and
khmbuS.
fhe case was bitterly fought by
Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast
Ia the Central of Georgia and the
kthern railways. Although the
@board is the only one of these
Has which touches Richland the
Aers participate in the freight traf-
10 that point.
he hearing was had before the
mission on Nov. 8, 1911, and that
" has been working on the case
"a since with the result that it
ded Thursday that Richland
MeS are unjustly discriminatory
inst that point, and ordered the
bOard to submit a new adjust
nt of freight rates to Richland on
& following basis:
Same as Other Points,
On traffic moving through AL
~, delivered to the Seaboard Air
#e at that point, destined to Rich
"a, the rates must be no higher
"a on similar traffic destined to
#ericus.
Likewise traffic moving through
NumbuS, delivered to the Seaboard
Line railway at that point,
quo move at no higher rates than
Dawson, which Is considerably be-
Sd Richland.
Traffic moving through Ameri-
& 10 RichIand should be charged
& at no greater rates than are eff
I've to DGwson on the same class
traffic.
Means Big Reduction.
Il nile the commission simply or
Il tne removal of determinations
apparent that the carrying out
u orders will mean material re-
llonS IN the rates to Richland.
8or example, the present rate from
ma to Richland on agricultural
Slement6 is $50 per car; to Amer
I sfo per car. and to Dawson $38
car The railroad commissions
F would give Richland the Daw-
cent. '- =
Zs arm wagons from Atlanta to
pt @ic cost $50 per car; to Amer
I 49, and to Dawson $3S. Rich
would get the Dawson rate.
IVES Atlanta to Richland, are
, pei car; to Americas $50, and to
T 1on $4S. Richland would get
! Dawson rate. e
dsglng from Brunswick to Rich
4. So4 per car; to Americas
H. 70 Dawson $40. Richland
get the Dawson rate.
sbI aneu goods from Brunswick to
pr rana are $500 per car; to
NUS NUS, $6O; to Dawson $50. Rich
"ould get the Dawson rate.
sio account of the effects of the
os probably at other points as
r ~ at Rchland it is not unlikely
tS S,iLoads will fight against MAX
Tue reductions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
ALLEN GREEN STOLE TICKETS
Dawson Negro Was Arrested, Turned
Over to Cuthbert Officers, Escaped,
Shot at and Recaptured.

Allen Green, Dawson negro who
went to Cuthbert Wednesday to see
a relative who was sick, stole batch
of tickets that the conductor on the
train had collected and placed on a
car seat. The negro was arrested
and turned over to officers when
the train reached Cuthbert, but
made his escape, and after being
shot at several times ran into wire
fence and was recaptured. Green
is now in the Randolph county jail,
and it is probable that the next
transportation he gets will be gratis
on the part of the state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
Goes About With Pick-Axe and Spade
and Takes Rose Bushes and
Other Like Things.

ATLANTA new variety of
thief has been marauding in Atlanta
this spring. He is armed with a
pickaxe and spade, but he doesn't
rob graves. He steals flowers, rose
bushes, vines, anything saleable that
he can dig up by the roots.
The northern aprt of the city,
Peachtree, Ponce de Leon avenue and
North boulevard, have suffered most.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
PENSIONS TO KEEP ON GROWING

The report of the conferees of the
two houses of congress on the gen
eral service pension bill was agreed
to by the senate Wednesday. The
bill will necessitate an average in
crease of appropriation for $4,000
600 a year for the next five years.
The greatest increase will occur next
year, when it will reach $35, 900, 1000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
~ SERVICE EXAMINATION.

Il, wi a, service examination for
v, GHq = carriers in the postal SER
a 'rr De neld in Dawson on June
P1pp1cation should be filed with
civ; a. Jolley, local secretary of
i tbo ., service commission, not
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
LIGHTNING KILLS SEVEN MULES.
One Stroke Costs a Ware County
Farmer 5000.

Lightning struck the large barn of
]. F. Taylor, twenty miles from Way
cross, and caus9 ed damage estimated
at $4,000. Seven mules were instant
Iy killed and nine others so badly
burned in the fire that they probably
will have to be killed. A large sup
ply of hay and grain was consumed
by the fire. Mr.. Taylor carried no
insurance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
THE DAWSON CIGAR co.

The Dawson Cigar Co. has begun
the manufacture of cigars, and has
placed on the market an attractive
looking smoker called the Dawson
Special" Mr.. A. w Mcdonald, an
experienced cigar maker, is connect
ed with the firm
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
l. With Serum From Rabid
ana Has Hydrophobia.
Is IN Serious Condition.

| Jamestown. ohio.-sufering
l-toxiJnu Fophobia, resulting from
earlv sven in a case of dipthe-
ghes IN the winter, Miss Anna
ser; young girl of 16 years.
Btrpf S5Salous condition at her home
Ely S fa,s Miss Hughes has been
+ns' and required, at times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-11
CLYDE MUCKsON CONVICTED.
Negro Boy Sentenc I'd to Three Years
in National Training School.

Clyde Muckson, the negro mes
senger boy at the postoffice who was
arrested some time ago for rifiing
special delivery letters, was tried in
the United States court at Columbus
this week. Muckson was convicted
and sentenced to three years in the
national reformatory and training
school at Washington.