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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
FRANCHISE WAS DEFEATED
Voters Refused to Ratify Action of
Council Granting Southern Bell
Company Franchise.

The election Wednesday on the
question of ratifying the action of
the city council granting the South
ern Bell Telephone Co. a franchise
for fifty years resulted in a victory
for the opponents of the franchise
by vote of SO to 100.
The election brought on a spirited
fight between few citizens arrayed
on each side of the question. and
there were workers about the polls
all day. The smallness of the vote,
however, shows that the general pub
lie felt very little interest in the mat
ter, not more than sixty per cent
of the white voters taking the troub-
lie to go to the polls.
The Southern Bell Telephone Co.
recently bought the system of the
Dawson Telephone Co. conditioned
upon the former company obtaining
a franchise in its own name. Hav-
ing failed in this the deal is now off,
and it is stated positively that the
Southern Bell will make no further
effort to acquire the Dawson prop
erty
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16

and instructed our representative
that we were favorable to such
changes. We resolved nothing in re-
gard to Mr., Billie B. Bush's position
in the matter We realize that such
changes are in the hands of Georgia s
Legislators and not in the hands OF
the men holding the respective Of
fies.
Furthermore, we believe that Mr.
Castellow is fully as DESTROYS for any
thing which tends toward the public
welfare as is Mr.. Bush; also that he
will serve the people equally well
whether the solicitorship remains on
the fee basis or be placed on a stated
salary. Our endorsement was of the
suggested change, not of the position
taken by any candidate for the of
fee. Very respectfully,
R. D. GAY, Chairman.
N. NJ. Weaver, j. M. Taylor, D. w
Hammack, E. R. Ward, Commission
ers Board of Roads and Revenues
Randolp county, Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
The County Commissioners of
Randolph County Correct an Error

To the Voters OF the Pataula Cir
cult; In the issue of the Cuthbert
Leader of August s, 1912, there is an
article headed thus:
The Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues of Randolph County En-
dorse the Position Taken by Billie
B. Bush in Reference to Salaries Of
Solicitors General"
In justice to ourselves and in fair
ness to Randolph county's candidate
for solicitor-general We beg TO in
form all voters Of the Pataula circuit
that we did not endorse the position
of Billie B. Bush in reference to this
matter. County Commissioner Shelf
field of Sumter county, which is out
side of the Pataula circuit, asked that
we consider recommending to the
legislature the adjustment of the Of
flee of county treasurer and the plac-
ing of solicitors-general on salaries.
At Mr.. Sheffield's request we had
such changes under consideration
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
WESTERN VENDETTA.
beautiful Girl Stripped and Horse
whipped.
lFrom Our CorrespOndent.l

From Our correspondent
Chicago. July ga bitter feud,
rbich will probably affect large
.or+ion of the state of Georgia, mas
been inaugurated as the result OF a
nowardlv outrage on the 'belle OF
Dawson, a little town about a nun
bred miles from Macon.
The victim was Miss Essie carter,
o beautiful young girl, the daughter
Of a prominent local magnate' Last
light she was lured from her nome
~ the forest, where she was attacked
NV number of men, who stripped
and horsewhipped her in a most Dru-
+al manner. When found by ner
friends she declared that the leader
of the cowardly band was a million
aira named Dozier, whose son had
been paving attention to her.
Voght Dozier, the son, declares
that his father, who had an ola
grudge against the Carter family
vonId not hear of him marrying
Miss Carter, and that they had had
many fierce arguments. He 1uIly pc
Iieves in his fathers responsibility
for the outrage, and has joined d
hand Of the Carriers and their alhes.
Dozier, senior, is being strongly
guarded by his followers, VINO are
armed to the teeth, and characters
tic Southern vendetta is about to De
waged throughout the countryside
The Carriers and their allies are
marching to attack the Dozier resi-
dence, and the authorities are help-
less, for, as is usual in such clrcum-
stances, both parties will resist OFF,
cial interferenCe.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
D. w. HammaCk Writes of
the Race for SOIicitor-General

Permit me through the columns
of your splendid paper to endeaVor
to correct a mistake which 1t seems
a few of our friends and neighbors
are laboring under.
! refer to the claims of one OF the
candidates for the Office of Solicitor
General, those of Mr.. Billie B. Bush,
who asserts that, if elected, he will
institute a criminal court calendar.
We all agree that such a calendar
would be a most delightful institu-
ton and most acceptable, not only to
solicitors, but to judges, jurors, law
yers and citizens. Yet common sense
questions, can the thing be done? Is
it practicabl If it can be done, If
it is practicable and desirable, why
has it not been done in the past?
Why have not such men as Judges
Griggs and Sheffield, both of whom
also served as solicitor-general, as
Judges Kiddoo and Worrill, as So
licitors Laing and Irwin, put it into
execution long ere this? Surely, they
have the executive ability of Billie
Bush, who we understand is only 20
years old; certainly they have far
more legal practice as well as great
err knowledge based on experience
as what can and what cannot be
done; and surely, too, these hOnora-
BILE and esteemed officers have been
as anxious to accommodate the peo-
pie as is Mr.. Bush.
We have two candidates for Solic-
itor-General Mr.. Bush asks the
nomination because of what he will
do if elected. Bryant Castellow asks
the Office upon the recommendation
of his past record. Mr.. Castellow is
well and favorably known through
out the circuit. Until Mr.. Bush's an
nOuncement last January he was
scarcely known as lawyer outside
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
YOU WANT AN OFF|CE7
A NICE NEW ONE THAT HAS
BEEN CREATED FOR SOME
BODY TO FILL.
TWOLOCAL LAWS WERE PASSED

Clerk to Board of County Commits
sioners to Be Elected. Fate of Res
olution to Refund Nigh Beer Tax
a Mystery. HerOd Bill.
Hon. B. F. Melton reached home
Thursday morning after the adjourn
ment of the legislature Wednesday
night.
Two local laws were passed during
the session, one of which authorizes
the county commissioners to employ
clerk and fix his salary. There
now remains nothing to be done but
for the board to perform that duty
and the new official to get busy. I'm
der the old law the Ordinary has
for many years been ex-otf1clo CLERK
of the board and performed that
duty, which means that he has al
most alone had to look after the bus
mess affairs of the county in addition
to the duties of the ordinarys ONCE,
The work has become so heavy and
the responsibility so great the past
few years that Judge Cheatham de-
sired to be relieved of his official-con-
nection with the board of commits
sioners and the measure that mas
just become a law was passed Tor
that purpose The board may elect
a clerk at their meeting on the first
Tuesday in September. They have
been paying Judge Cheatham $4OO
year.
Another local bill that was passed
| submits to the qualified voters of
| the town of Herod the question Of
! the repeal of the act incorporating
it. The bill was passed through the
| house without the referendum
clause, which was put in by Senator
Shaw in the shape of an amendment.
Some of the citizens of Herod want
| to surrender their corporate rights
so that the county would have to
work the streets. and the matter
| brought on a lively little fight.
| The fate of the resolution to re-
| fund certain sums to the near beer
dealers of Dawson, their places haV-
ing been closed by a legislative act
J several months before the expiration
| of their licenses, seems to be I'M
| known. representative Melton says
the resolution he introduced to that
effect was passed by the house and
went to the senate, but he does not
known what disposition was made Of
it there. Senator Shaw introduced
similar resolution in the senate,
and when asked about it when he
was in Dawson Tuesday he did not
know exactly its status.
Mr.. Melton says Jack Slaton will
be an easy winner in the guberna-.
torial primary next Wednesday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16

of his home county. Voters of the
circuit, we know Billie B. Bush as
the candidate; we know Bryant Cas-
fellow as the man. For years his
life record has been unfolding before
you, and never has man lived more
free from reproach and censure.
Quiet and unassuming he has ever
followed where duty led, and always
his friends have been able to
feel proud of what he has done, not
simply hopeful of what he promises
to do. 1t is an old and well known
trick Of the politician to promise, in
order to get into office, great benefi-
cial changes as results of his cleo
ton; then, after the Office is won,
come excuses for failure to fulfill
these promises. In this instance the
voters OF our Pataula circuit will not
be misled. If such able men as have
served in the past as judges and So
licitors have not seen fit to attempt
the institution of a criminal court
calendar we do not believe that a
25year-old boy can successfully in
augurate it. 1t is easy to promise
the calendar; we do not believe the
fultillment will be so easy.
AS a native of Mr.. Castellow e
home county l take pleasure in say
ing that | believe that whatever can
be done for the accommodation OF
judge and citizens and for the expe-
dition of court matters will be done
gladly by him as solicitor-generaI
He makes no boastful assertion OF
what he will do. He places his rec
ord before you, and, if elected
promises his best efforts in the
faithful discharge of the duties OF
the office" Thus does Bryant Castel-
low ask our vote and influence. Let
US give them to him. Truly yours,
d. w. HANBACK,, Coleman, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
.FLYNT HOT AFTER TRAMNELL
ASKS WHY HE REVERSED POSI-
TION ON GEORGIA POWER co.
Seems to BE Only Warm One of Many
Races in the State. Flynt Will
Speak in Dawson Monday.

Races in the State. Flynt Will
Speak in Dawson Monday.
ATLANTA-Of all the nine candi-
dates who are running for the three
places on the state railroad commits
sion none are attracting quite so
much attention perhaps as P. b.
Trammell and J. J. Flynt, as theirs
has developed into the liveliest race
in the field.
Colonel Trammell was appointed
by Hoke Smith to serve the unexpir-
ed term of H. Warner Hill, and he
has made a notably good record. His
father. the late l.. n. TrammeIl, was
one of the original advocates of a
commission to regulate the public
service corporations of the state. Mr.
Trammell is successful business
man and perhaps is more familiar
than any other man in Georgia with
the commission record from its or
ganization down to the present day.
President Trammell is confident Of
election.
J. J. Flynt, his opponent, is farm
er and lawyer of Griffin, Ga, who has
been endorsed by the business men
of that community.
Warm Charges.
The race between these two men,
Flynt and Trammell, has become es-
pecially sensational. Jim Flynt is on
the stump, and he is a strong speak
er and an aggressive man. Mr.. Tram
nell saws he is running on his record.
The two men are also engaged IN
newspaper controversy. 1t is charg-
ed that Trammell, as railroad com
missioner, voted against the Georgia
Power people. Later he saw a new
light and voted the other way. At
ter Oliver Starr, his cousin and d.
rector In his bank, had been employ
ed to represent the power company.
This charge is made by the Dalton
Citizen. At the rehearing the rail-
road commission capitalized the
power company at s57, 900, 900, a
sum which Hon. Murphy Gambler pro-
tested against as being excessive, I'M
reasonable and unjust. This amount
is thirty million dollars in excess OF
the capitalization of the Dublin-A.
railroad. the A. &. w. P railroad
and the Cincinnati Southern, and only
s25O,000 less than the capitalization
of the entire Central of Georgia rail-
road system. Mr.. Flynt asks Mr..
Trammell to explain his vote to the
people of Georgia and why he re-
versed his position.
Will Speak in Dawson.
Mr.. Flynt has announced an APP
pointment to speak in Dawson next
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock, and
the people are invited to turn out
and hear him discuss the issues in
his race.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
A WORD FROM Mr.. SHAW
MAKES A FINAL APPEAL TO VO-
TIERS OF TERRELL COUNTY.
Saws He Stands for the Average Man
and the Average Home, and Has
Made Fight Single-Handed.


and the Average Home, and Has
Made Fight Single-Handed.
To the Voters of Terrell County
Gentlemen: I appeal to you when
nv all is at stake, politically, to con-
slider my candidacy for Congress for
YOUR vote and help. l have come
tho ladder round by round, and have
never cast vote, voice or influence
against the average man and his
home. I have ever stood for high
err civilization, and the equality OF
man under the law.
have had to defy political power
and pull in my financial weakness.
II have stood throughout this cam
paign for the same principles OF
government l have advocated since
entering public life. l am the only
man in this race with a record OF
service for the people. If fearless
man who has served the people Tor
nothing and has the scars received
in battle line can't depend upon the
masses of the people there is no
where for him to turn for aid
The issues are clearly drawn, and
it is up to you to make the verdict.
have tried to serve you faithfully
and well in smaller affairs, and now,
when my political all is at stake
l appeal to you, the Independent
manhood of Terrell county, to stand
by me.
1t looks like / can hope to win
over the field, and if l do no man
who stands for the average man, and
average home, and who advocates
common justice alike for high and
low, rich and poor, shall ever have
cause for regret.
Thanking you in advance for your
consideration, and for your vote If
YOU think me worthy, / beg TO be,
Yours truly, EMMETT R. SHAW.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
SPEAKING NEXT MONDAY.
FIynt and Brown viii Address Vot-
tiers at Dawson and Shellman.

Hon. Jas. J. Flynt of Griffin, can
didate for railroad commissioner, and
Hon. j. j. Brown, candidate. for COM
missioner of agriculture, are adver-
tised to speak in Dawson next Mon
day morning and at Shellman Mon
day night at 1880 O'Clock.
Both of these gentlemen are prom
inent Georgians who have served the
state ably and acceptably in high
positions, and the people are invited
to come out next Monday and hear
them present their claims for the of
fees to which they aspire.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16

+anic methods. Then when the eli
max came what could he do but lose
his head? He acted, in my opinion,
lust any other husband ana tather
would under the same proVocatlon.
Now that this unfortunate woman
comes forward to enter SUIT for $Zo'-
600 damages is a thing that should
be fought by every good citizen OF
the state. In the kindest manner,
with a heart full of pity for women
of the underworld, l say it would
he cruel to have this mans bread
taken away from his pure VIE anu
daughter and given to low and de-
graded woman of the underworld
TO be lived out in a brothel. MRS
Dozier. so I've been informed, mas
spent her life in helping in a mate
rial wav the unfortunate and poor,
and now for their little property to
he taken away from them is thlng
that | do not feel our good citizens
will do. Then, too, if judgment is
given the woman it will be death
hlow to our efforts to close houses OF
onpstiOn over the state. There is no
doubt that brothels are among our
very worst evils and should be crush
ed ont. l had recently written an
article along the line of closing them
and published it in the Rescue Maya
zine and will send every one a copy
who will make application.
Now. as we close, we ask the read
err to deplore the whipping as much
as YOU will, but be as kind toward
Mr.. Dozier as you can, for l tell
Won in all frankness that he is being
uniustly crushed by public senti-
ment simply because the true facts
were not generally known.
A. w. ELLIOTT.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16

To the Voters of the Pataula Cir
cult; l have run clean, honest and
honorable race for the position of
Solicitor General, and l will win by
large majority, due to the help Of my
friends and the fact that stand for
things that will benefit you.
In the papers of the circuit last
week l had an article stating that
the Board Of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues of Randolph county
at their July meeting endorsed a po-
sition that l took relative to placing
Solicitors General on salary.
In this paper you will doubtless
see an article signed by the Com
missionerS of said county denying
supporting any position that l have
taken. Had they read the article in
stead of glancing at it | am sure
that they would have seen that
spoke the truth.
In July the Board above referred to
passed the following resolution, a
copy of which was mailed to me by
the Clerk of that body, towit:
Resolved by the Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues of Randolph
County, in regular monthly session
Assem- bled: That it is the sense Of
this Board:
list. That the office of County
Treasurer throughout the State be
abolished.
end. That Solicitors-Genera,
throughout the State be placed on
salary.
"3rd. That the Clerk Of this Boart
be directed to communicate this ac
ton of the Board to our Representa-
tive and Senator, and urge them tt
favor any bill already introduced IL
the Legislature with these objects il
view, and in the event no such bill
has been introduced to prepare anC
introdue such bill or bills"
You will recall that months priol
| came out in all the papers OF tht
Circuit favoring the placing of Sole
itors on a salary. Now, has not the
Board endorsed the same things tina
| have and after | had done so? Have
they not endorsed the position that
had previously taken? They did no
do this because l had done so, bu
because it was for your welfare ant
interest, being the same reason fol
which l advocated it.
l did not expect that Board to sup
port me as a body, for l well know
that some of the gentlemen are re
lated to Mr.. Castellow. l have no
ND to this good moment tried II
make it appear that they were sup
portine me. | have merely stated
the truth.
Mr.. r. D. Gay, Chairman of the
Board of Commissioners OF Roads
and Revenues of Randolph county
and Castellow's uncle, EVIDENT!
foresees the defeat Of his relative
and is therefore very much worried
Another gentleman, Mr.. d. W
Hammack, whose family is closely
related TO Castellow, takes a fling a
me and my age. / rather suspect
that | am Just about as competent
in nv profession at my age as he wa!
when as old as l am. He says the
criminal court calendar cannot bt
mt into effect or others would al
raadv have tied it. His position Il
iust about a unreasonable as fol
one to say a farmer can't raise oVel
hundred bushels of corn per acre
hAcause if WIS not done here ter
Years ago. A criminal court calen'
far is used in the state OF Alabama
and the larger cities of Georgia sue
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
NUMBER OF JURORS REDUCED

More Than 100 Names Taken From
Boxes by the Commissioners.
The commissioners have finished
the work of revising the jury boxes
of the county, with the result that
the number who will hereafter be
eligible for jury duty has been re-
duced from 693 to $50. OF these 2l7
are in the grand jury box, which
contained 277 names before the re-
vision.
There were taken from the jury
boxes 107 names, sixty OF whom
were in the grand jury box.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
PARROT VS.. BRONwOOD.

Parrot and Brentwood crossed bats
on PARROTS diamond August 14th,
the score being five to three in favor
of Parrot. Both teams played hard,
and kept up the pep during the
game. Batteries for PARROT were
Pinkston and Nasworthy; for Bron-
wood Stapleton and Gunnels.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
High Honor Conferred on Col. B. T.
CasteIIow.
It will be a source Of

It will be a source Of interest and
pride to the numerous friends OF
Judge B. T. Castellow to know that
he has been asked to assist as one
of the lawyers in the famous Tallu-
lab Falls case. Owing to the press
of other matters Judge Castellow was
forced to decline the hOnor.-Cuth-
bert Liberal Enterprise.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 10, 1912.

These, in part, are the conclusions
of Mr.. Elliott. They are corrobor-
ated by Judge Parks of Dawson. 1t
is for the courts at last to make the
investigation. Our purpose here is
to put in contrast the penny-a-liner's
lies with the statements of such men
as Elliott and Judge Parks. what
protection has a man, or a commu-
nitv. or a section, against such as
sassins unless the press keep shy of
unknown purveyors of sensational
stuff? The Telegraph has burned
bales of it, and has been caught a
few times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
What a Rescue Worker Says.


Mr. A. w Elliott, editor and pup
Usher of the Southern Rescue MIS-,
sion, Atlanta, a magazine deFoteu
largely to the rescue OF falleh W.
men. has made a personal 1nVeslga-
ton of this affair He visited the
Carter woman at Macon, and also
the Doziers at Dawson. In letter
TO the Atlanta Constitution ne says
Let me say that as a result OF my
investigations | have entirely chanS-
ed my attitude towards Mr.. DozleI.
Having done him an injustice myseH
I feel that it is my duty to make ac-
knowledgement accordingly, to the
public, so that those who viewed the
matter as I did may have at least
the benefit OF my personal oDSeENa-
ton" He continues:
! first went to Macon, where / 10
Gated the girl, and examined nei
thoroughly: she had been pretty well
whipped: no one denies that, though
it was nothing like as serious as
many of the papers put it. l oHered
to help her right on the spot II she
would agree to live better lie, out
this she positively refused, and gave
me a tantalizing message and asked
that | carry it to Mr.. DOzler. All
this time she had my utmost SYM
pathy (and still has as to that, LOT
I had not looked into Mr.. Do2ler
side of the affair.
I decided that ! would not go 70
see Mr.. DoZier at all, but thaI
would write him up in the oltte[es'
way that | possibly could. Later
however, | went to Dawson to MAKE
the Investigation, and from thg
standpoint of justice and rlght l
thank God for the day that l maze
such decision.
The man is nothing whatever 70
me. never knew him nor lived III
Dawson in my entire life, but touhu
It verify true that his past htty-pVe
years had been absolutely above re-
preach: not a more honorable cltlZeh
had lived in the state of Georgia thah
he. And the provocation incident 10
the whipping was extremely great
1t was maddening. God in heaven
knows that every good man deploIes
the whipping of woman, ana MI
Dozier was simply driven to despera-
ton. He was compelled to protecI
his pure wife and daughter. me
public does not know the true facts'
insult after insult was heaped upon
Mr.. Dozier and his wife and daugh-
ter until most any man, matters NOT
how noble his past career may nave
been, would have lost his head ana
committed the act that he Would
have afterwards regretted.
I have never seen a man VINO so
much depIores the occurrence as does
Mr.. Dozier himself. With tears IN
his eyes he told me that when the
climax was reached, and he felt that
human endurance had ended, that
the ffty-ive years Of his life had
become blank, was swept away.
cannot go into detail for lack OF
6oH1o, put suffice it to say that Mr..
1,,e 1.er mad dealt patiently and had
Ia long because of this woman.
LIS pure Vile and daughter had been
repeatedly insulted Inv her: his
0uIe poy uOWn lower in the pits
OF degradation and shame nv her.
who, according to my hest belief. is
some five to seven years his senior.
Mr.. Dozier had begged the unfortu-
nate woman to leave Dawson and not
further tantalize him and his nure
wife and daughter. She did leave
but cane back and renewed her H.