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New-York tribune., 1912-12-09
Easy to Get Drug.

Q.-,You bought this drug without being
identihed In any way? Ayes; Just
went in and asked for II.
Q.-What did you ask for? A.-For
heroln tablets / got one-twefth grain
tablets, four for nickel.
Q-iow did you find out about this
drug store? Alone OF the boys told me
about IT,
at this store? Al haven't been able TO
get any recently. II was about two
months ago since got the last.
Q.aIiow long have you been using the
drug there? A-On and off for about six
weeks or two months, three times q
O,-Dld you know OF many other boys
who were getting the drug at this drug
store? Al knew Of at least six boys
besides myself who were getting II there.
Q.-Just what nelghborhood was II that
you first learned OF this drug In Brook
iyn? A.-Any corner. from Stone avenue
and Fulton street down 10 Atlantic ave-
nue. and Stone street to about Saratoga
avenue--a distance Of about six blocks.
QYog say there wsre three oTya or four
| fifteen boys each, and you believe that
all OF the boys in these gangs used the
drug? Ayes. sir.
o,-You knew OF boys iI Brooklyn who
aid not hang out in that neighborhood
much myself. and so cannot say POSI-
| lively.
| Q.-You say you got better effects from
the drug when taking II in conjunction
with cigarettes? Ayes, cir: II made me
more "dopy."
Q.-When you first started to take the
drug, FIVE cents worth would last you
| for a day. but afterward you found you
| had 10 increase this amount?
A.-Yes, sir: | took II at first irregu-
larly. When 7 began taking II regularly ]
| first with three OF four every night.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-09
FINDS THEATRES EVADE
FIRE PREVENTION LAW
Commissioner Johnson Sends
Men to Investigate Condl-
tionS in 81 Houses.
"MOvIES" ARE OFFENDERS
Squad Under Chief Guerin
Makes Inspections That
Show the Standee Law
Is Grossly Violated.

Indications that the Bureau OF Fire
Prevention is planning vigorous
crusade TO check the gross violations
OF the theatre standee law, which nave
become so numerous of late. were con-
firned last night when, acting under
orders from Fire Commissioner john
son, Chief Guerin of the bureau and
forty-two men visited eighty-two
theatres in the greater city. and noted
the conditions. When the reports were
turned in at midnight Commissioner
Johnson announced that the findings
of Chief Guerin's men would be made
the basis of civil and criminal action
against the proprietors Of a number of
houses.
1t is known that the bureau has been
receiving an extraordinary number Of
complaints recently against conditions
in amusement houses. particularly
those which do heavy Sunday night
business. 1t was charged that the
worst violators of the law providing for
the protection Of the lives OF patrons
were the smaller moving picture places,
but that many of the larger theatres
were permitting infractions of the rule
requiring the roping off Of the space
set aside for standees.
Late yesterday afternoon the Com
missioner called up Chief .Guerin Of the
bureau and ordered the inspection. The
chief took forty-two flremen. divided
them into squads of two, and assigned
each squad certain theatres for inspec-
ton. The men were Instructed TO pay
special attention TO violations Of the
Penal Code and TO spare no pains In
getting exaot reports of the situation.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-09
Plans Nation Wide War.

Mr. Towne has already entered into
communication with the Governors OF
all the states on this subject. and yes
terday pointed TO a pile of letters
which he had received from a majority
Of them evincing deep interest In his
plans he said. But, he says, stringent
laws should not be passed for the pur-
pose Of taking these drugs away from
those already dependent on their use
until some action was taken 10 pro-
vide these unfortunates with medical
care. ... .... .-
The sudden removal Of the drug from
a user, Mr.. Towns explained, meant
intense suffering and often death. He
believed, he said, that the recent po-
litical disturbances in China were due
in no small part to the restrictions
placed by the Chinese government on
the sale Of opium, which was naturally
most effective among the poor. The
dangerous result likely TO follow the
sudden withdrawal Of a drug was
shown in the case Of the young man
referred to above, who went into con-
vulsions when he omitted his daily
dose on one occasion.
This young man, Mr.. Towns said,
came from good Brooklyn family
and had no other bad habits, save an
occasional glass Of beer and some
eight or ten cigarettes a day. When
his family discovered his newly ac-
quired habit they hustled him immedi-
ately to Mr.. Towns, who, after sober
ing the boy up" put him through the
following examination:
Q--At what drug store in Brooklyn did
you say you purchased this drug? a
Not at drug store In Brookyn-only
from the boys. The drug store was In
New York. II was regular drug store.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-09
Find Conditions Very Bad.

Find Conditions Very Bad.
II was apparent from the start that
tho complaints regarding Sunday night
conditions in places Of amusement about
town had been far from exaggerated.
in some Of the show houses the firemen
had difficulty in crowding their way in.
Hordes OF patient standees filed aisles
and lined the walls Of the orchestra
floors In the galleries and balconies
the blocking OF exits was often as COM
plete, while the danger to patrons of
such sections Of the theatres was three
fold greater.
In few Of the higher class vaudeville
houses and in moving picture places
where a vaudeville show is sandwlched
between the film exhibitions the block
ing Of aises was not observed, al
though there were several violations OF
the law requiring the roping of Of the
space set aside for patrons who must
stand In all. Chief Guerin's men
tuned In 10 the Commissioners last
night reports which will cause the taxi
ing Of immediate civil action against
seven Of these places, while in five
other cases the owners Of places visited
will be hailed into court to stand trial
in both civil and criminal proceedings.
Commissioner Johnson said last night
that chief Guerins men reported that
when they visited the Lenox Theatre,
At l1lth street and Lenox avenue, they
found ninety-two standees i'm the
place. Not only was there no apparent
attempt 10 rope off the standing space,
but the aislcs were blocked in Il danger
Gus manner. At the Audubon at l65th
street and Broadway, eighty-five weary
pleasure seekers Jammed the aisles and
endangered the lives OF patrons in
every part of the theatre.
Will Take Criminal Proceedings.
At the Halsey Theatre, In Halsey
street. near Broadway, Brooklyn, the
inspectors found go persons standing
on the orchestra floor. and on the ball
cony above people were packed three
deep in the aisles At the Amphlon. In
Bedford avenue. near South Main
street. Brooklyn. there were twenty
five persons standing outside the legal
space and the alsles in the balcony
were completely blocked. At the Fol-
lies. in Manhattan avenue. near Broad
way, Brooklyn, 100 stood on the
orchestra floor and sixty were crowded
behind seats in the aisles In the
balcony,
In the case OF all five Of these the
atres both civil and criminal action
will be taken. In the other seven, in
Guiding Proctor's 125th street theatre.
there will be only civil proceedings.
Section 1880 OF the penal law which
forbids a nuisance and the endanger-
ing Of the lives OF persons" will be
made the basis OF the actions. District
Attorney Whitman and the Corpora
ton Counsel OF the city will conduct
the case OF the Fire Department
against the proprietors OF the offending
amusement houses, and the cases will
be brought before a magistrate either
to-day or tomorrow.
In commenting upon the success OF
last nights raid Commissioner Johnson
said that he believed summary action
would stamp out the practice of over
selling the capacity of amusement
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-08
HEROD HAPPENINGS.
News of the Week Pithily Para
graphed for News Readers.

News of the Week PithiIy Para
graphed for News Readers.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Cocker enter
tanned at dinner the first of the
week. Their cordial hospitality was
appreciated by those so lucky at to
be invited. The menu was varied
and delicious. Covers were laid for
twelve.
Mr. Cramer Rauch, while crank
ing an auto Friday, had his lip split
open and tooth knocked out. The
dentist fixed his tooth, and he is
able to be on the streets. He will
be more careful about cranks in the
future.
The superintendent of both Sab
bath schools request you to be pres
ent next Sunday at 10 a. m. and
3 80 p. m.
Messrs. J. H. and J. E. Brim and
Miss Winnie Brim attended preach
ing at Chickasawhatchee church last
Sabbath
Misses May Patrick and Erma
Mathews of Doverel will visit Misses
Pearl and Nellie Cannon this week.
Rev. E. F. Morgan of Dawson will
preach at the Methodist church here
Friday night at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. Hanna returned Friday from
a pleasant visit to friends at Albany,
Fort Gaines and Shellman.
Miss Alma McLain is indoors with
a sprained ankle. Her friends wish
for her speedy recovery.
Rev. j. S. Funderburke will fill
his regular appointment here Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Cocker and chill
dren of Yeomans visited relatives
here this week
Mrs. A. Jordan, who has been Wis
iting in MITCHELL county, returned
home last week.
The school children are looking
for big time at their picnic next
Friday week.
Mr.. c.. NJ. Harris has made bust
ness trips to Thomasville and other
places.
The many friends of Miss Florine
Cocker regret that she is on the sick
list.
Mrs. c. NJ Harris is the guest of
Mrs. R. L. Arthur in Cuthbert.
The farmers are preparing for a
stiff tussle with Gen. Green.
Mrs. VIM. Cannon, who has been
the sick list, is improving.
Miss Loomie Brim has visited
friends near PARROT.
Mr.. W. L. Thompson has visited
near Doverel.
Master Kelley Martin is on the
sick list.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-08

increase in population. Measured
by the munro. Of farms agrlcult-
ure exhibits diminished rate
of increase, ana in large areas
Of the country are practically sta-
tionary. Yet, Notwithstanding this
fact, there has been an increase OF
117.4 per cent in the value OF all
land in farms. The average value OF
farm land per acre increased, during
the ten years period indicated, 1851
Der. cent. In this connection it is in
teresting to note that there has been
a much more rapid increase in urban
than in rural population. The pop
uIation classed by the Census Bureau
as urban constituted 46.3 per cent or
the total in 1910 as compared with
4O.5 in 1900. In view of these facts
| believe it is the bounden duty OF
the government to study the causes
of this decrease and so to legislate
as to stem the tide that is flowing
cityward The history of the world
teaches us that the agricultural
classes are the backbone Of the pro-
ducing power of all nations, and that
when tillers of the soil have ceased
their labors, as in time of wars and
disaster, there have been suffering
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-08

the high office of your representative
in Congress. | believe in the appl1-
cation of conservative and sensible
business methods to the duties of the
office. 1t is a great honor to repre-
sent such a constituency, and ii you
should bestow it upon me | shall
esteem it a sacred trust, and employ
my very best endeavor to serve you
acceptably and in such a manner as
to merit your fullest appreciation.
Is Not Politician.
AS to the methods l am using in
my race may l say this word? l am
not following the tactics of the aver
age politician. | am plain man and
am content to run my race in a plain
way. Because of bad roads, press of
work and bad weather | have thus
far travelled the district but little.
| am not sending out circular let
tiers in the hope of making the peo-
pie think | am writing to them per-
sonally. | do not like the idea. 1t
strikes me as rather bad taste to
thus address man whom | have
never met and whose name is known
to me only through list paid for at
so much per name.
AS to stump speeches, l think the
people are weary of them. l shall
not inf1ict upon the district a series
of oratorical fireworks and long
talks. l want to reach them with
the least possible loss of motion, thus
saving their time and mine
l am not in favor of hiring mana
gers to conduct my campaign for
me, paying them either in money or
in promises of appointment to office
after election. The only statement
have made in regard to appointments
is this That I will appoint, if elect
ed, my secretary from the county in
the district that gives me the largest
majority of votes, by per centage, re-
gardless of whether it is my own
county (TerrelD or not.
An OId-Fashion Democrat.
l shall not form Clubs" as I do
not believe in this threadbare old
trick of getting unsuspecting voters
to commit themselves before the
election. l am old-fashionedly dem
ocratic enough to believe that every
voter should wait until the day of
election and then express his own
convictions at the ballot box, regard
less of heelers, fixers and so-called
leaders.
have told you simply and, 1 trust,
comprehensively what l believe and
how | hope to secure your votes.
ask your careful attention to every
word of the foregoing, and l feel as
sured that if you will consider all
the facts l shall be perfectly safe in
your hands when election day
comes.
If you endorse my platform and
my methods give them the seal of
your approval by casting your vote
for me ON the day of the primary
Very truly yours,
JOHN R. MERCER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-08
Work Brought Exhaustion.

Abel, Ga.-"For three years"
writes Mrs. c. J. Rentz, II suffered
with female troubles. When I would
lie down I could hardly breathe. |
could not do any work without be-
ing exhausted. L took Cardui ac-
cording to directions, and NV 1 can
do all my work and do not suffer at
all" Cardui has brought health and
happiness to thousands of women. It
acts on the cause of women's back
aches, headaches, nervousness. drag
ging sensations, weakness and mis-
cry. 1t relieves. 1t cures. Try it..
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-08
Raymond's Pure Pepsin Phospbate

Is our own product. Sold only at
our soda fount. Delicious and re-
freshing. Aids digestion. Good for
tired feeling. DAWSON DRUG co.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08
NAVAJO PEOPLE WANT
CREEK BRIDGE

That the people OF Navajo
county are unanimously in favor
of the passage of the bill intro
ducedin the Legislature by Frank
Mattox providing for the build
ing of a bridge over Chevelon
Creek, is the statement made bv
the Secretary OF State Osborn,
who has just returned from Hol-
brook, where he went as wit
ness in the Larson-Sapp Judge
ship contest case.
81 have seen bills that were
favored by nearly everyone in
a county but this is the first bill
that | know of that meets with
entirely unanimous approval.
The bill provides for a small ap
preparation to build a bridge
over Chevelon Creek in Navajo
county. The money was raised
once by the taxpayers of the
county, but was not spent as
desired by the territorial engi
neer," said Mr.. Osborn.
While Secretary Osborn was
in Holbrook he had the pleasure
of listening to concert rendered
by the Boys Band from Winslow,
and is loud in praise of the youth
full musicians. There are thirty
boys in the band, all under six
teen years Of age, and everyone
is a musician of great ability. =
Phoenix Democrat
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08

In recent address the president Of Princeton college
throughout the world today the subject of receiving
attention from those who read and study than all other subjects combined
This being obvious that the sentiment of civilized
stant developing strength against the of
which be mentioned first With the growth Of this whole
public feeling everywhere against the wasu
of society, is inevitable that the burdens of ghned
since military glory and aggndmen pays its bills of the pockets
of the workngmen.
The product Of labor that
kind The heaviest tax toll has been created by the which
absolute waste has caused Unsuitable greed has exacted.
Some remarkable results have attended the reduction
labor When this reduction first agaed its opponents
the leisure which the wongmen would have could
increase of crime and disorder and especially of drunkenness It
found however that not only such to be discovered
that actual and decrease of all forms of awness
be noted wherever the shorter workday had been
The fact is that the reduction of the hours
dence of the growth strength Of the labor has
panied usually by the of the for higher wages by
the improvement of labor in other ways
The charge is sometimes made that worngmn
eghhour less for the leisure that provides opporu-
In all weguaed trade agreements there provision
the worngman has desire work overtime the purpose
discouraging the overtime practice by the employer.
The workngmn has developed interests and activities which
his leisure has been devoted New have created calling
the development of of supply and the world has pro
ndus socially and spiritually by the change The process Of i'm
provement will not stop, but go on, r. ~
forth remains to be
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08
What's Wrong with the
Post Office?

A Washington newspaper
says the prohibitionists have
saved $1z,o in postage
stamps by distributing their
literature under the frank Of
Representative Hobson Of
Alabama. No wonder that,
witch campaign bureaus and
lobbyists thus engaged in
using the mails without reim-
bursing the government, the
Postmaster General is sitting
up nights wondering why he
can't make the Post Office
books show better evidence of
business management.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08
The Homestead Bill

The three-year homestead
bill has finally won the mas
terry in Congress, and is a
great victory for western Sen.
ators and Members who have
fought tooth and nail for its
passage. Western Members
are insistent that the Depart
ment of the Interior must give
more substantial acknowledge
ment of the inherent rights of
homesteaders, and unless more
liberal treatment is accorded
these people, who have gone
upon the government lands,
there is liable to be an explo-
sion that will express the po-
pular disapproval and feeling
equal to to that in the famous
Ballinger case. 1t is pointed
out that homesteaders every
where are being subjected to
great hardships through need
less delays in issuing patents,
and by reason of expensive
contests worked up by the
agents of the Land Office.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08
SYMPATHY And Wild OATS


masculine and halfady Sppho D
while the
getting his before the public
S who
gossng
who entitled sympathy
Notwithstanding Rather
nobler
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08

s'What is a home without d
paper?' A home without a
newspaper is no home at all.
1t is a kind of dreary den
where the inhabitants live in
blissful ignorance of what the
world is doing. 1t is inhabited
by a class who do pot know
whosis president or what he is
president of-Who never find
out that a thing has happened
until long after everyone else
has forgotten it. The children
grow up in rags and dirt,
while the wife generally finds
consolation in darning socks
and Juggling a pipe loaded
with long green, green tobac-
co, and the man generally
lives because he can't die and
he is too lazy to kill himself.
He goes out on election days,
and does not know who he is
voting for, but just takes the
ticket bearing the name his
great-great grandfather voted
for.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08

FRUITS-We are now offering
special prices on crates of straw
berries and other small fruits
for canning purposes. Better
give us your order for a supply
now before you forget. Ship
ments made twice a week. Call
or phone. City Meat Market. i
The path to the purse is
pub1icjty. No man buys
Whnt he neUer heard Of.
W0zCerS may blush unseen
you must 0dUertjSe. The
man zOhO dozen + advertise
0ltSht TO ch1t11 z0ith q
n11tn1n1y.-TWd0r JeDhS.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08
RECEIVER FOR
TELEPHONE COMPANY

Application for a receiver for
the Overland Telephone and Tele-
graph company has been filed in
the Superior Court by the Pacific
States Electrical company of San
Francisco.
According to the plaintiff, the
assets of the Overland are about
$435, 900. It's liabilities are not
totaled, though a long list there
Of is given. Counting $50O,0OO
worth of bonds, the bebts of the
corporation are over $7OO,O0O.
The Overland's assets consists
of a complete system in Phoenix,
Tempe, Mesa and Jerome with
smaller systems in smaller north.
ern Arizona towns; also several
hundred miles of toll lines.
Whether all the $5OO,OOO
worth of bonds has been sold is
not stated by the petioner. 1t is
stated, however, that $11, 1853
55 in interest is due at the Valley
Bank, which acts as trustee for
the bondholders. The city taxes
are unpaid and the company has
outstanding unsecured notes to
the total of $145, 900. Altogether
there are ninety creditors, scatt-
cred all over the United States.
1t is alleged that the company
has many orders for telephones
but it is unable to install in
struments, thereby causingg great
loss of revenue. 1t is insolvent
and unable to pay it's debts. I'm
less a receiver is appointed there
will be a flood of law suits
against the company and end
less litigation will ensue.
The court is asked to appoint
a receiver or receivers to take
charge of the company's proper
ty, and ope1 ate it until such time
as it can be sold to satisfy the
creditors. at least partially. In
the meantime, all creditors shall
not sue without permission from
the court.
The claim of the Pacific States
Electric company is IS, 1922. sc,
for supplies furnished the Over
land in March.-Phoenix Demo
crat.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08

Did you ever notice that the
fellows who yell the loudest
about laying up treasurers in
heaven generally lead the
rush after the treasurers of
this earth, and that when a
dollar really does get away
from them the feathers in the
tail Of the eagle are all gone
and the face Of the lady on
the dollar seems shaping it.
self to yell police" Prescott
Courier.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08

The man zOhO says that
0dUertisi71S is no good has
been trying to sell goods
thOt are no GOOD,
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08
Politics is the Thing

Nearly every one in Wash
ingtor appears quite ready to
leave the tasks and trials of
law making for while in or
der to devote their talents to
politics. The exception is
Senator Hepburn Of Idaho,
who wants to give full con-
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08

sideration to the different tariff
and other bills now pending.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08

The only shirt for summer
time is the Wilson" at the H.
H. Smith Co. s
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08
Street Tax Notice

Your Street Tax of So 90 for
the year 1912 is now due and
must be paid in cash or labor up.
on the streets and alleys, All
male persons between the ages
of 21 and so years are subject to
this tax
THEO. II. SHUFLIN,
Street Supervisor.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08

All items and change Of ad
vertising to insure insertion
in the weekly issue Of this
paper must reach this Office
before noon each Friday. All
copy received after. that hour
will be held over for the fol-
lowing weeks issue.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08
A Jack Pot of Troubles

In view of political disturb,
ances affecting the country,
the threatened difficulties with
Brazil growing out its world
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08

wide coffee trust-and the
usual seasonable revolutions
in Mexico and Cuba, it is sug-
gested that the war God Mars
is "kinder running things
nowadays.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08
Working
Hours
Burdens of
Labor Should
be Lightened
By JAMES DUNCAN. BOSTON

ARBITRARY limit be set at this time to the length
Of the workday The nne-hor day thought to be
immense stride for labor in its progress toward ideal cond
dtions, and the eight-hour day justly regarded
great achievement Evolution, however, will determine
whether and how the egthour day may be shortened
Some who qualified by study and observation to
judge said believe that if economic conditions were now
scientifically regulated the average workday would not