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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
MYSTERY OF DUST AT SEA.
Great Quantities of 1t Settle in Ship
Miles From Land.

Great Quantities of 1t Settle in Ship
Miles From Land.
When at sea, no matter how care
fully the decks may be washed in the
morning, a great quantity of dust
will collect by nightfall. On the
modern steamship, burning hundreds
of tons of coal each day, this is easily
accounted for, yet the records Of sail
ing vessels show that they collect
more dust than steamer. On the
voyage of a sailing vessel from New
York to San Francisco that consumed
81 days "a barrels Of dust were
swept from the decks. The captain
was a man of scientific tastes, and
made careful observations, but could
not solve the mystery. Some, no
doubt. comes from the wear and tear
on the sails and rigging, but that ac=
counts for only small proportion.
To add to the mystery bits of cork,
wood and vegetable fiber are fire.
ouently found in this sea dust. Where
does it come from?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
WATSON SPEAKS BIG CROWD
SAGE OF M'DUFFIE ADDRESSES
THOUSANDS AT SENOIA.
Declared His Loyalty to Democratic
Party and Its Presidential NOmi-
nees. Boosts Jim Flynt.

SENOIA, Ga.-The charming little
city of Senoia was crowded Thursday
with many hundreds of the substan-
tial citizens of Coweta, Fayette, Mer-
iwether, Pike and adjoining coun-
ties, who gathered there to hear Hon.
Thomas E. Watson, the famous red
topped hastings performer.
Rarely if ever has Senoia enter
tanned a bigger crowd of visitors, and
besides the great drawing attraction
of the visit and speech by Mr.. Wat
son an excellent barbecue was spread
by the citizens of the town for the
enjoyment of the visitors.
Mr.. Watson spoke at II o'clock
under an awning on the principal
business street, and despite the ter
rife heat of the summer sun making
the crowd swelter the immense au-
dience stood around oblivious of all
discomfort in it's eagerness to hear
every word by the noted speaker.
He declared himself in line with
the organized party of the democrats,
avowed his loyal support of Woodrow
Wilson and pledged himself to help
roll up the biggest majority for the
New Jersey leader that Georgia ever
gave a democratic nominee. While
his choice had been Underwood, the
splendid leader of Alabama, and he
had desired that the democracy of
the nation should honor that worthy
and able son of the South, the decis-
ior of the national convention had
been for another worthy and schol-
arly gentleman and he bowed to it.
Mr.. Watson strongly advocated
the permanent registration law pro-
posed by Hon. John M. Slaton, and
eloquently endorsed the candidacy OF
Mr. Slaton for the governorship. He
predicted the election of Nh Slaton
by big majority.
Mr.. Watson stingingly arralgned
some of the acts of the state railroad
commission, and appealed to the peo-
pie to put such men on that board as
Judge ]. J. Flynt, whom he knew to
be both courageous and incorruptible
in his devotion to the best interests
of the people. His tribute to Judge
Flynt was another signal for enthu-
siastic applause and many calls. for
the Spalding citizen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
CONGRESSMAN w. S. HOWARD OF
GEORGIA INTRODUCES BILL.
Would Stop Contractors, Merchants
and BarrOoms Doing Business on
Sunday. Big Fight Sure.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Represent-
alive William Schley Howard of
Georgia has introduced a bill to pro-
mote Sabbath observance at the ma
tional capital and to correct the great
and, he believes, growing evil of al
lowing all kinds of work not of ne
cessity or of charity to be conducted
on that day.
Construction work on buildings is
carried on to an amazing extent with
out interference, he says, and some
butcher shops, clothing stores and
bakeries do a thriving business.
1.-THE sale of drugs, newspapers,
ice, cigars and soft drinks might con-
tinue under the provisions of my
BILL" said Mr.. Howard There is
no reason whatever, however, that a
contractor should be permitted to
employ a squad of workmen on a
building on the Sabbath. If he is
behind on his contract that is the
fault of the contractor, and this
should not be accepted as an excuse
for laboring on the Sabbath.
81 find there is no law directly
bearing upon the subject and shall
urge the immediate consideration of
my bill. l have no doubt of it's ulti-
mate passage"
The Howard bill, which is destin-
ed to meet with both strong support
and bitter opposition, probably will
be referred to the house committee
on judiciary as it relates to an
amendment of the district code.
Under the provisions of the bill
Mr. Howard contemplates that drug
stores, news stands and ice distribu-
ting plants, as we'll as newspaper Of
fees, may remain open. Street cars
and public conveyances would also be
excepted. The bill, however, if en-
acted into law, would have the effect
of closing all clothing and grocery
stores, barber shops, candy kitchens,
moving picture theatres and photo
graph galleries. 1t would also pre-
vent work on any building or public
improvement project. - Sara
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
LESS BEER AND MORE TAXES
THIRSTY SONS OF TOLL WILL
HAVE A DOUBLE CROUCH.
Fifteen Counties Now Pay the State
Quarter of Million Dollars for
Privilege of Dispensing Studs.


Privilege of Dispensing Studs.
ATLANTA. Georgia faces the
plight of having less beer or rather
no beer at all, and more taxes, The
situation is desirable or vice versa,
according to the view a citizen of
the state may take. Thirsty sons of
toll will have double crouch if an
ti-beer legis lation is enacted, while
those who do not drink at all may
find it hard to "lOok pleasant,
please"
The abolition of the near beer
traffic in Georgia means in round
numbers the looping off of a quarter
of million dollars in revenue. How
to make up this loss is a question
yet unanswered by the lawmakers.
1t has been suggested that the pres
ent tax rate be raised from five to
six mills. To do this it will be nee
essary to amend the state constitu-
ton.
Fifteen counties now pay the quar-
ter of a million revenue into the
treasury. One hundred and thirty
one counties do not pay the tax,
These latter counties draw more
money out of the state treasury than
they pay into it in taxes. An in
crease in the general tax rate will, ii
is claimed, make these counties bear
their proportion of the additional
burden.
But what Georgia faces and what
she will get is like counting chick
ems before they are hatched." The
house has passed the Tippins anti
beer bill, but that is all. 1t is yet
to go to the senate. That body may
or may not pass the bill. If it does
there is still another sure blow.
Governor Brown will veto it Then
the lawmakers will have to pass the
bill over the governors veto, if they
can. A two-thirds majority is neces-
sary, and that is not as easy to get as
advocates of the bill have claimed.
The outcome is awaited with interest
by both advocates and opponents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
FOR COURTS TO DECIDE.
Senate Unanimously Adopts Shaw's
Tallulah Falls Resolution.


TalluIah Falls Resolution.
Practical assurance that the Tai
|lulah Falls controversy will be re-
opened was given when the senate on
Friday, without comment, adopted
the resolution of Senator Shaw re-
questing the governor to bring suit
to establish the land titles and GUST
the Georgia Railway and Power Co.
II the states claim is found to be
good.
The matter came to the senate
with the unanimous commentator
Of the general judiciary committee,
Which had Investigated the legal
status of the case. Members of the
committee held that the matter was
one for the courts to decide and the
controversy would continue until the
supreme court decision was obtained.
II IS expected that the resolution will
Oe successful in the house.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
AGAINST LAW TO FIRE AT EN-.
DOnt Have to Hit Birds to Violate
the Statute of Georgia.

Ooht Have to Hit Birds to Violate
the Statute of Georgia.
FAILURE to hit the birds at which
He Shot did not prove an extenuating
circumstance in the case of James
Noolnson of Worth county, charged
N,th violating the state game laws,
Snlcn was decided adversely to the
appellant by the state court of ap-
peals. Robinson had been convicted
II the lower court of shooting at a
|"Vey Of cartridges while at work in
cotton field.
me appeal was based on the de-
sluants claim that there was no ev-
uence to show that he was hunting
s -, that he killed none of the part
nuses' The court held, however,
!, audt whether the shot hit or missed
" was violation of the law.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
MR.. WILSON IS NOT A PROH| PUT LII" ON WASHINGTON
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE QUOTES
FROM LETTER TO MINISTER.
Says He Thoroughly Believes in Local
Option and Self-GOvernment. Cues
ton Is Social, Not Political.

G1Ou Is OOtldIs NOG L OlAt1C1As
SAN ANONIO, Tex.-In reply to
query from this city as to his atti-
tude on the liquor question Governor
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey,
democratic nominee for president of
the United States, sent copy of a
letter he wrote year ago to Rev.
Thos. B. Shannon of Newark, n. j.,
which is dated May l, 1911, and in
which ne said:
Il am in favor of local option. l
am a thorough believer in seif~gov-
ernmetn and believe that every self
governing community which consti-
tutes a social unit should have the
right to control the matter of the
regulation or of the Withholding of
licenses.
"But the questions involved are
social and moral and are not suscep-
tible of being made part of party
program.
Whenever they have been made
the subject matter of party contests
they have cut the lines of party or
ganization and party action athwart
to the utter confusion of political
action in every other field.
"They have thrown every other
question, however important, into the
background and made constructive
party action impossible for long
years together.
80 far as 1 am myself concerned,
therefore, / can never consent to
have the question of local option
made an issue between political par
ties in this state.
my judgment is very clear in this
matter.
II do not believe that party pro-
grams, of the highest consequence to
the political life of the state and of
the nation, ought to be thrust on one
side and hopelessly embarrassed for
long periods together by making a
political issue of great question
which is essentially non-political,
non-partisan, moral and social in its
nature"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
I0NG CONGRESS SESSION
o,17NS AS IF THAT BODY
CIT INTO SEPTEMBER
p,s,ness to Be Transacted and
lu'n 1870 With Taft Expected Over
ho commerce Court.

.bo Commerce Court
-,,>rcTON-The present ses-
- congress is likely to be a long
lOu Notwithstanding that senator's
que CONSERVATIVES are anxious to
'Du rav there seems little hope that
Se ,.,,,nment will be taken until late
soJou, month and many are OF the
DeA 'nion that the session will extend
opln'C Cartember. 1t is natural that
'nIO o stional lawmakers should be de-
tne na NJ reaching their homes as
sliU "S,,v as possible. The hot wealth
pe1 hAginning to tell upon all OF
En-" and the political fences back
snsa nn are in a sorry state of dilap1da-
l III party lines are tern apart and
slV third party in the field makes the
INV, of many members in their
,i, V almost vitality necessary.
ue pnt legislation is far behind and
aob important unfinished business
mu Sa;ns to be transacted. The ap-
\ .anriation situation alone is serl-
/ ~. obstacle in the way of rapid prog
S Uas and when to this tangle is add
:. s't Aha tariff legislation yet to be dis
5000 If in the senate, the Panama
sono1 hill and the impeachment pro-
oaadings against Judge Archibald and
nossibIv against Judge Hanford 1t
\ ban readily be seen that congress Will
NO in session through the dog days.
The appropriation bill is the most
cartoons matter confronting the law
makers The veto by President Taft
If the army bill and its reintrodue-
tion and passage by the house with
8manv of the Objectionable features
retained, although the clause legis-
lating General Wood out of office is
omitted promises a long deadlock in
conference and involves the POSSIBLE
/ jty of another veto.
The legislative, executive and Jul
sdiciaI Dill Is SIIlI III COnlCl CAOO' -
conference fight over this measure is
not expected to be prolonged, as the
most important piece of legislation IN
Il. the abolition of the commerce
court is aimed at in both house and
senate bills. But the veto of this
measure by the president is taken for
granted; and with both houses feel
ing very strongly in favor of abolish
ing the court a prolonged struggle is
expected over this bill.
The naval bill. carrying $4,000
900 more than when it passed the
house, and $6,OO0,OOO more than
the estimates of the department call
ed for, has passed the senate and
gone to conference. This measure
will require a good deal of conferring
before the two houses hit upon sat
isfactory compromise.
Altogether the prospects are not
bright for an early adjournment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
MUST GET 0. K. OF DOCTOR
COPELAN HAS A BILL TO MAKE
MARRIAGE NOT so EASY.
Provides for Commission in Each
County, One a Doctor, to Examine
Those Seeking to Marry.

Those seeking 10 Marty
Rigid medical examination as a
prerequisite to marriage, and pro-
hibition of marriage to drug and al
cohol habituates, persons affected
with hereditary disease or lunatlc
taints, is the gist of bill introduced
in the state senate today by Senator
E. A. Copelan of the Nineteenth dis
trict.
The author of the measure al
though aware of the fact that 1T can
not pass the legislature, is confident
that marriage reform along some
similar line will eventually be con-
sidered seriously by the Georgia law
makers.
Some one has got to do the mis-
sionary work necessary to awaken
the people to realization of the ne
cessity of medical marriage laws, and
I might Just as well be the one to do
it," said Senator COrelan in explain
ing his bill.
The machinery of the bill is elab-
crate and the opinion of the majority
of the senators seemed to be that
the measure would meet defeat. The
prime objections to the bill seemed
to be that it was considered an inter-
ference with personal liberty that
would not be tolerated by the gener-
ell public.
Provisions of Bill.
The bill provides: A county COM
mission of three members, one a
physician, appointed by the Judge OF
the superior court. This commission
is to make a physical examination
of all persons seeking to marry.
Declaration of intention to marry
shall be made to the ordinary of the
county at least 80 days before such
marriage is contemplated. Upon
such declaration the ordinary shall
require information as to the parents
and grandparents of the marriage
parties before issuing a marriage
license.
P~-sons addicted to the use of al
col or drugs affected with or hav-
ing transmissable taints of disease or
insanity shall be denied a marriage
license.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
WORMS IN LEE COUNTY.

Sheriff S. B. Smith gives an unfortu-
nate but rather amusing account of
thirty-five acres of young corn he
n1anted after oats. He had not visit
cd the field for several days, and
when he did go failed to find either
corn or grass, so completely had they
been eaten up by worms:-Lees0urg
Journal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17

ATLANTA.-State Entomologist
Worsham has received information
to the effect that the cotton caterpil-
lar has appeared in great numbers in
southern Alabama in the vicinity of
Mobile.
Mr.. Worsham says that this can
but mean that the pest will appear
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
WHY PAPER MONEY IS TAKING THE
PLACE OF SILVER HERE IN THE SOUTH

assert, when the government ceased
paying for the transportation of mon
ey to banks. Banks now apply for
currency, which is less expensive to
transport. By compelling banks to
pay the expressage on money the
treasury expects to save about $780,
600 annually.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
COTTON CATERPILLAR ON THE WAY;
INALABAMA AND SOON BE IN GEORGIA

in Georgia much earlier than expect
ed, and he says cotton growers may
expect it in South Georgia within the
next three or four weeks.
He advises farmers to get a sup
ply of poisons in readiness for use
when the cotton worm arrives, and
fight it vigorously.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
A WONDERFUL OPERATION.
Successful Piece of Surgery That Is
Nothing Less Than Startling.

A remarkable operation has been
performed with great success on an
imbecile child by Prof. Erwin Payr,
director of the surgical clinic attach
ed to the Leipsic University. The
professor planted piece of the thy
roid of a healthy mother into the
liver of an imbecile child, who i'm
mediately afterward began to i'm
prove in intelligence, which steadily
increased until complete cure was
effected and the patient was dis
charged from the clinic
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Paper
4Oney rapidly is becoming the medi-
VI OF circulation in the South, dis
plScIng silver coin, which for years
as ~, preferred in that section.
s.. ms change has taken place in the
30 10" months. 1t began, officials
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
SAYS BILL is VERY SIMPLE.

And That Most Any Judge Can I'M
derstand Its Provisions.
During the impassioned speech of
Mr.. Turnipseed of Clay, in advocacy
of the Alexander-Tippins bill, he
made the following startling state
mant:
"Why, gentlemen, the provisions
of this hill are so simple AM plain
that s1y Judge on the bench could
understand them"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-09
Board Of Supervisors.

The board Of supervisors OF Grenada coun-
ty met in regular session at the court house
| Monday; Aug. 8. All members present.
Allowances: vRJames, salary es4 %; J
F Smith, work on road, %; X Kilgore, board
paupers and salary, e51; Morrison Coal Co,
| coal for c h, g. 20; Q A Perry. team and wag-
on 3 days. 10 so; Geo d Barnard & Co.. 1 co.
atty. docket. 3 10; f A Meaders & Co. bedd'g
for p~ris'rs and linoleum for G h, % 40:
Semmes. mdse Q h, 4 IS; l T McLemore, sal
AIRY for July. Il 6; F p Hill, rpr h floor 40;
+ sabin Co. mdse prisrs, 10 rs; Eoffa & Moo
dy. ms. c h and jail, e2i0; @ Hagar 4 Co. pads
aud ink, 2 10; A NJ C%arothers, stenog. c h. cir.
ct. ~ 80; 81 Jackson, plumb'g c h., 80;
Doak d Co, mdse roads and jail. "a o.;
Stokes-Bell Co, feed b. 1 aud cloth'g for
pris'rs, 81 81; J G Irby, brick work on Jail.
2 80; Carl Brick Co, brick and sand. II 45; F
NJ Lewis, digging ford. Is; Bryant 4 Jackson,
pens Q b, I SO; Hughes drug store, mdse 4 30;
Sam Dumas. salary. %janitor, ti5; A NJ Car
others. salary co atty, $40; Handy Gordon,
8 yds gravel, sls; o Bledsoe, 6 yds sand,
/ 25; Ben Owens, II days wk on bridges. $3.50:
John Holland. 8 d same, g.; Tom Montgom-
cry, IL d same, IL so; Prentiss johnson, s d
same. s12; 7 Golliday, IA d same, &2l; Jerry
Mohead. 5 d same, Z 80; r j Rayburn, salary
800; Randolph West. II d WI on bridges. SIS;
W G Thomas, wagon and team 2 d, a.; + Sa-
bin, 2 d cattle tick, IS; E W Weir, 2 same, s.;
+ Sabin. q d same, 81 80; f W Weir, IL d
same, % 90; f Williams % d same, 81 90; A s
Wolfe, "a d same, 81 so; T T Hightower. 10 d
same: 32 30
Petition of S T Tatum for new road in dist,
4, fled.
Petition of A II Organ for new road, dist. 8,
fled.
Authority WAS given the Grenada Fair as
ISOLATION to erect and maintain electric
light poles along the public road from the
corporation line Of the city of Grenada to
the fair grounds, said poles to be placed out
side the regular Travelled road and not to
interfere with working-of said road.
Petition Of Enos Wilder for damages from
new road through his land, fled.
Report Of DR.. ] W Young, co. health officer
received and fled,
Report Of v. Il. James, co. supt. ed'n, re-
ccived and fled.
l G Rounsaville and J II James, com. to
inspect and lay out road, petitioned by TT
Little and others, reported that they had
laid out and marked said road, beginning
near the 5-mile board on Grenada and Duck
Hill road, running thence In a southern d.
rection through II portion Of the Wilder
plantatio. to the Carroll and Grenada co.
line, and that they find said road practical
BILE and a great convenience to the people in
said locality. and commend that it be
opened 30 feet wide.
Said report was confirmed and approved
by the board and the road ordered opened
and worked by contract.
Continued next week)
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-09
Grenada County, Miss. Bonds.

Whereas, At the July term, 1912, of
the board of supervisors of Grenada
county, Mississippi, it was ordered that
bonds of said county be issued to the
amount of $50, 900. 90 in denominations
of $500 each, for the purpose of build
ing bridges-said bonds bearing 5 per
cent interest. payable annually, and
due 20 years after date, with privilege
of being called in after five years, and
the county treasurer was ordered to
sell said bonds to the highest and
best bidder under the orders of said
board.
Therefore, Take notice that said
bonds will be offered for sale to the
highest and best bidder for cash in the su-
pervisors' oom at the court house in
Grenada, Miss, at 2 O'Clock D. m. on
September 2, 1912. All bids are re-
quired to be in writing and sealed, and
a certified check for $1,000 submitted
with each bid to insure good faith.
Right to reject all bids reserved.
G. E. Peacock,
Attest: County Treasurer.
Jno. ). King, Clerk. 9au4t
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-09
Notice Of Commissioners Sale Of Land
State of Mississippi. Grenada County.

State Of Mississippi, Grenada County.
Under and by virtue of the directions of a
certain decree entered at the April term.
1919. af the Chancery court of said county
and state in the cause No. 1857. Mrs. Lula
Gee VS.. John E, Howle ct al, for partition of
lands, | will, as commissioner Of said court,
proceed to sell at public outcry at the east
door Of the court house in the city of Gren-
ada, Grenada county, state of Mississippi,
within legal hours. to the highest and best
bidder for cash. on MONDAY, SEPTEM.
Der 2. 1919, the following described lands
situated in said county and state, to-wit:
The east half of the northeast quarter (EH
N f "a of section %, less five acres in the
northeast corner of the $ 1-2 N E IA thereof;
west half N the northwest quarter Nv 1-2
N W Ia of section "a; and the south half Of
the southwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter Is 1-2 s W IA $ W ~ Of section 10.
all in township %, range 4 east. containing
l05 acres, more or less, and Familiarity known
as the Shankle place.
Grenada, Miss, Aug. 8, 1919,
JnO. s. King,
W. NJ. Mitchell. Commissioner
Sol. Tor Complt. 9aug3t