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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
MAJESTIC UNDER
new MANAGERS
Eighteenth Street Play House to
Reopen Saturday After
noon.
TO SHOW LICENSED FILMS
New 5000 Pipe Organ Built Ex-
presSly for Local Theatre to
Installed.

The Majestic theatre will reopen
for business Saturday afternoon May
is, after having remained darkened
for several months, II. Eiserman and
J. II. Goodwin, who al present con-
troll the Lyric theatre, having taken
over the Eighteenth street play
house. Three reals OF licensed films
and illustrated songs will make up
the regular daily Offering and the
managers have received assurance
THAI they will receive all first run
films.
TO INSTALL PIPE ORGAN.
a 5000 pipe organ has been or
dered from the KimbaI company of
Chicago and work of installing il will
begin Immediately. The organ is be-
ing made especially for the Rock Is
land play house and it is expected
that it will be set up and in running
order I'm six weeks. A three-piece or
chestra, piano, violin and drums, will
provide the music, and when the big
organ is installed. the piano and
drums viii still be retained.
HOUSE FRIGHTENED.
The theatre has been redecOrated
and frightened up for the opening
and no expense or pains have been
. spared by the management. A new
picture machine has been installed
. a. part Of the equipment, and when
the improvements contemplated have
p been completed, the Majestic will
without doubt be one of the finest
picture houses in the middle west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16

"GETS-IT." the new corn cure on a
new principle, works like the touch Of
a fairy's wand No more knives raz-
oTs. files or other Instruments Of torture
for corn sufferers. No more salves, plas-
tiers and bandages that hurt the rest Of
the toe more than they relieve the corn
-GETS-IT' never irritates or turns
the true flesh raw, II il safe as water
But my, how il does get after corus.
buuions. callouses and warts. II works
paiulessly, but IL shrivels EN- right up
til they drop of. leaving the firm.
healthy flesh underneath
'GETS-IT" is guaranteed 10 give sat
dsfactlOn or your money ls refunded.
All druggists sell "GETS-IT' at Is
cents bottle, or IL will he sent on re-
ceipt Of price BY Z. Lawrence & Co.
Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
The Theatre
AT THE EMPIRE.

Two cars were required to carry the
company which will present The
Flower of the Rranch" at the Empire
theatre four days, beginning today.
The troupe, which is OF a high order
and carries a large scenic equipment,
arrived this morning over the Burling-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
yond the most sanguine expectations
of the government engineers.

Kansas City, Mo.-A serious fire
Wednesday broke out in a hay barn
south of the cattle pens of the Kansas
City stock yards and swept five acres
of pens in which more than 1000 head
of cattle were confined. 1t is believed
most of. these have been burned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16

lot 4, block l, Reads subdivision, out
lot a." Stewards Second addition,
South Moline 81.
William E. Bailey to Mabel A. and
Fred Strate. lot u. block |, w. f.
Baileys Park addition, Rock Island.
$3.50
Ernest j Warner to Dorothea NJ.
MOrdorst, lot 3, block /, Third Wheel
ock Fifteenth street addition, Mo-
line. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16

New York-The New York House
wives league, which has been inves-
tigating the problem of the higher
cost of living for nearly two years,
has agreed upon program which aims
to induce the city to esta blish % new
retail markets in centers Of pOpula-
lion throughout the various boroughs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
Prevent Distress
After Eating

Two or three Digestit tablets after
eating will prevent or quickly relieve
that full uncomfortable feeling-try
it. If it fails, your money will be
refunded. Browns Digestit is a GER
tain quick relief and permanent rem
edy for all stomach upsets-relieves
indigestion instantly. Little tablets
easy to swallow, absolutely harmless
so cents. Harper House pharmacy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
FOR CONGRESS.

To the Democratic Voters of the
Third Congressional District: | here
by formally announce my candidacy
for the Office of Congressman from
said district to the 63rd congress,
subject to the Democratic primary
to be held next summer Owing to
my familiarity with conditions in
Washington (being the confidential
clerk of the Speaker of the House,
| believe if the people will honor me
with the great office ! can be of SER
vice to them, and l will certainly
strive to faithfully and inte..lgently
represent all the people of the dis
trict. Their interest and welfare shall
regulate, control and influence my
every vote and act, and at all times
will be true to the masses of the
people. Before the primary l will
announce formal platform of prin-
ciples, address the voters on the pub
lie questions of the day, presenting
my views fully to them and endeavor
to see as many of them, in person as
possible. If you can give me your
support and influence / shall always
be most profoundly grateful, Very
respectfully, CHARLES R. CRISP.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
Tax Receivers Rounds.

New overwhelmingly, April l.,
a. M; Tuesday, April 8, a. m.
Tuesday, April %, a. m.
Old Eleventh-Monday, April /, D.
M; Tuesday, April 8, p. M; Tues
day, April %, p. m.
Fourth (DOvereD Tuesday, April
2, a. M; Wednesday, April 10, a.
M; Wednesday, April "a, a. m.
Third (Herod) Tuesday, April
2, p. M; Wednesday, April 10, p.
m; Wednesday, April "a, p. m.
Sasser District-Wednesd April
3; Thursday, April IL; Monday, May
6.
Brentwood District - Thursday
April 4; Friday, April 70; Tuesday,
May z.
Parrott-Friday, April 5; Tues
day, April 16; Tuesday, May 10.
Twelfth-Monday, April 8; We'd
nesday, April IT, Wednesday, May
"A.
Warner-April 25.
Pleasant Hill-May 16.
Bridges StOre-Tuesday April %
a. m.
Graves-May 1, p. m.
Court HOuse-Saturday after the
rounds. Every day till after the
Spring term of Superior Court.
j. D. LANG, Tax Receiver.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
TAKE 1T OUT OF POLITICS.
rom the Augusta Chronicle.

From the Augusta Chronicle.
A gentleman who is largely inter
ested in agriculture and horticulture
in Georgia-and who, besides, be-
Heves in a practical, progressive pol
icy for developing the resources of
this state--called at our office dur
ing the week to ask why we don't
write a series of editorials urging
that the state agricultural depart
ment be taken out of politics.
We quite willingly accepted the
suggestion, even though we are not
at all sanguine of the influence that
this or any other newspaper may be
able to exercise to that end. I'm
fortunately, the office of commits
sioner of agriculture was made po-
iticaI office, and politicians general
ly know more about getting into
such places than people who are bet
ter fitted for them; in fact, it very
often happens that the man who, by
training and education, is best fit
ted for a work of this character is
the very last man who could hope
to get it by the usual methods of
modern politics.
But there can be no doubt that
the state agricultural department is
one branch of the public service that
should be turned over to a practical
man, rather than a practical poll
tician." 1t is, really, a great work;
a helpful, constructive work; one
that could be worth millions of dol
lars annually to this state-if it
could be taken out of politics.
Can this be done? Frankly, we
doubt it. But we do not doubt that
it should be done.
The proposition is one that should
appeal, particularly, to the farmers
of GeOrgia-and they have it in their
power to take this important depart
ment out of politics. The state agri-
cultural department was established,
mainly, for their benefit, and it
should be, essentially, a department
by a practical farmer for
farmers.
For some years past, however, it
has been regarded as the political
headquarters" at the state capital.
Rightly or wrongly, the impression
has been created that there is more
politics to the square inch in the ag-
r1cultural department than in all the
other departments of the state gov
eminent.
This should not be. Tie depart
ment should be turned over to a /
highly practical man, if possible a
scientific man, who is devoted, first
of all, to his work-and not all to
politics. In this way it can be worth
more to Georgia than all the other
state departments combined.
We have been told that an effort
was recently MADE to have such a
man offer for this important posi-
ton; but the one objection made to
him was-''he is not enough of a pol
itician to get it.
That, to us, would be chief rec
ommendation And it should be so
with every farmer in Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
SOME VALUABLE BIRDS.

Through eating insects birds do
their best work for farmers. To keep
up the high vitality of such active
creatures as birds much food is nee
essary. Young, growing birds often
eat more than their own weight of
food in a day. Since insects consti-
tute a large proportion of the food
of most of our birds and these are
chiefly injurious forms such birds
help to a great extent in lessening
the number of insects that infest
crops of all kinds.
A recently issued Illinois Farm In
stitute Bulletin says: Some birds
that are especially useful as insect
destroyers are: Swallows, night
hawks, meadow larks, woodpeckers,
king birds or bee martins, wrens,
cuckoos or rain crows, rose-breasted
grosbeaks, screeCh owls, sparrow
hawks, chickadees, fycatchers, warb-
lers, yireos, shrikes, kinglets, orioles,
brown thrashes, cat-birds, mOcking
birds, small thrushes, blue birds, tit
mice. Robins in most localities, in
all probability, pay for everything
they eat through destroying insects.
Birds also do considerable for us in
the way of destroying weed seeds,
Birds that are especially useful in
this way are; Sparrows, chiefly our
native species, juncoes or SNOW
birds" goldfnches, horned larks
mourning doves, bob wites, prairie
hens and meadow larks. The mouse
destroyers among our birds are tht
hawks, owls, shrikes and crows"
There is every reason why tn,
farmer should protect and care TO
the birds, They are his friends an,
allies in agriculture, and t'e shar
of the crops they ask is small com
pared with the good they do.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
WHAT BOB WHITE DOES FOR YOU
from the Youths Companion.

From the Youths Companion.
You did not know that during he
summer your little friend was busy
ten or twelve hours a day removing
cut worms, cabbage butterflies, cot
ton boil weevils, chinch bugs, Hes
sian flies, squash bugs, carpet bee
ties and potato bugs; or that during
the winter, instead of hanging
round" like the hired man, he YVES
picking the seeds of rag weed, crab
grass, chickweed, plantain, pigeon
grass and other noxious plants. In
Texas one hundred boil weevils make
him a fair breakfast In Pennsyl-
vania he feels that one hundred po-
tato bugs will no more than stay his
stomach until he can get something
to eat. In Kansas his favorite lunch
con is twelve hundred chinch bugs,
in Nebraska two thousand Hessian
flies. The number of seeds that he
requires for a meal is prodigious.
From one thousand to five thousand
is not uncommon, and in the winter
nearly all are the seeds of plant enc
mics of the farmer.
The next time you see a "spikn-
tail smell-dog" at a point in your
stubble field, and a man with a shot
gun behind him, go out and defend
your possessions. Some one is try
ing to shoot yO"r best friend.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
HE RAPS EN-.

'Praising Wilson he raps oppo-
nents of New Jersey man." is the
headline in the Savannah Press over
a communication by Judge w. A.
COvingtOn A perusal Of the article
shows that is just what Judge Gov
ingtOn does. They are not gentle
raps, either, but raps more severe
of democrats high in the party
councils and the confidence and es-
TEEN of the country than the Judge
ever gave the common enemy, the
republicans. 1t is a noticeable fact,
one that has been frequently COM
mented upon, that the advocates of
the New Jersey governor have never
missed an opportunity to knock 9TH
er democrats who aspire to be presi-
dent. Governor Wilson has no d.
vine call to the presidency, and his
Georgia followers show a bad spirit
in resenting the candidacy CT other
distinguished democrats, every one
of whom has just as much right as
the New Jersey man to seek the
honor
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
THE BRIGHT BLUE Sky.

From the New York Sun.
Until a few years ago no one knew
what made the sky blue, and there
are some who do not believe it was
always that color
The reason for the blue in the
sky was discovered by John Tyndall,
an English professor of natural phi
losophy, who has written some very
learned books about the air and es-
pecially about the way it affects light
and sound.
Tyndall observed that the sky was
not blue at night, but almost black
except in moonlight. He also noticed
that the blue of the sky is not the
same in all parts of the world, so he
concluded that there must be some
thing in the air that was blue and
not in the sky at all and that as
there were different things in the
air at different places this would ac-
count for the difference in the color
of the sky.
The air that surrounds the earth
is full of countless tiny specks of
dust. If you see a sunbeam stream
ing through a small hole in a dark
part of the barn you will easily see
millions of tiny specks of dust float
ing all through the ray of light.
When we are so close to them they
appear to be reddish yellow, or we
might call them white, but when
these specks are a great distance off.
away up in the sky, and the sun
shines on them, they cannot reflect
any OF the color rays back to our
eyes except the blue ones, and so
the whole sky looks blue to us.
You may have been in the mount
aims when some of the peaks were so
far off that they looked blue, al
though you know quite well that
they are covered with green trees.
Red brick buildings look blue when
they are very far off, because the
other rays are lost on the way to our
eye.
The specks of dust that are in the
sky above us are just the right size
to reflect the blue rays, but when
there are others up there, larger
specks of a blue material, they re-
fleet other colOrs. After the great
eruption in the East twenty-five
years ago the dust floated all the
way round the world and the coIors
in the sky were wonderful
II it were not for the dust in the
sky which reflects and diffuses the
light of the sun, there would be no
colors in the sky, and the whole
thing would be just like a black hole
in the ground with a great ball of
fire burning in the midst of it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
FOR CONGRESS.

To the Voters OF the Third Con-
gressional District: I have the am
bition to represent the Third district
in congress. AS to my fitness and
worthiness, / propose to submit that
to the voters of the district, along
with other gentlemen who may as
pire to the honor, in a democratic
primary.
am a farmer, was born and
reared on farm in this district, and
have contributed all that / possibly
could to the advancement of the
farming interests of my section of
the country.
AS a member of congress would
be controlled largely by the same de-
sires and purposes that have actual
ed me as a private citizen in advanc-
ing the farming interests of the state
and country, which ultimately is the
interest Of every person, whether
merchant, lawyer, doctor, banker,
mechanic or citizens following other
callings.
| shall be glad to meet the yot-
ers face to face in every county of
the district before the day of cleo
ton. Sincerely, JNO. R. MERCER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
For SOLICITOR GIgNERAL.

To the Voters of Terrell County:
l am in the race to succeed our pres
ent Solicitor General of the Pataula
circuit, who is not asking for re-
election. My candidacy is based up
on the highest plane possible, and
subject to the Democratic primary
to be held this summer. If elected to
this important position l promise to
perform my duties faithfully and to
the best interests of your citizens
and county. l hope to see every
voter in your county before the pri-
mary, and trust that you will hear
from me before making your decis-
ion as to whom you will support. l
desire your vote first; then your sup
port and influence. Sincerely yours,
BILLIE" B. BUSH.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
EXPRESS EXTORTION.

Evidence of extortion on the part
of the great express companies con-
tinues to accumulate. The New York
Outlook sums up the whole matter
by saying that it costs two or three
times as much to send a given pack
age in this country as it does
abroad"
There was a good deal said some
time ago about what the Georgia
railroad commission was going to do
to stringhalt this octopus in our own
state, but nothing has been heard
from them recently. After awhile
we expect to hear again what is 60
ing to be done. AS long there are
promises there is hope.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

Jack j.. Hastings, law partner Of
Senator Hoke Smith, says that Har-
mon headquarters will soon be open
ed in the Peters building in Atlanta.
Senator Smith some time ago spoke
in very high terms of the availability
of the Ohio governor for president,
and we would like very much for
him to join with Mr.. Hastings and
The News in an effort to put Georgia
in the Harmon column. With his
help we could come very near do
ing it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
Repels Attack of Death.

Five years ago two doctors told
me l had only two years to live. "
This startling statement was made
by Stillman Green, Malachite, Col.
They told me I would die of con-
sumption. It was up to me then to
try the best lung medicine, and I
began to use DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry. 1t was we'll I did, for today |
am working and believe I owe my
life to this great throat and lung
cure that has chea+ed the grave of
another victim" 1t is folly to suffer
with coughs, colds or other throat
and lung diseases now. Take the
cure that's safest Price so cents
and $1.00 Trial bottle free at Daw-
son Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
You Gotta Quit"
he Macon Telegraph.

From the Macon Telegraph.
Senator Fletcher of Florida says
he is impressed with the slogan
You gotta quit kickin' my dawg
around"
Other people are impressed with
it, and it has given great impetus to
the feeling that the time has come
for the South-after being kicked
aroun' for fifty years-to press the
claims of real Southerner of great
ability, consistency and sound prin-
ciples for the democratic nomina-
tionn.
And this accounts in some meas
ure for the growing disposition to
join the Underwood ranks.
You gotta quit kickin' my dawg
around"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

The world is keeping a vigilant
eye on China to decide whether the
Chinese republic is worthy to live.
The disturbances in Pekin and other
Chinese cities makes the world skep-
teal as to the ability of the Chinese
masses to have anything like real
republican or even constitutional
government. Japan had civil war
forty years ago, and the existing or
der Of things was overthrow. But
the japanese, erecting a new govern
ment then, were careful not to give
the masses too much liberty at the
outset. China might profit by the
example.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

Report comes from the Antarctic
regions that the South Pole has been
discovered after years of valiant eff
fort by navigators of many nations.
At this writing it is not clearly
known whether the discoverer is
Captain Amundsen of Norway or
Captain Scott, an Englishman. The
dispatches name both of these in con-
nection with the discovery. At all
events, it is not likely there will
be repetition of the Peary-Cook ep-
isolde.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

The Underwood and Wilson sup
porters have each issued an address
to the voters of Georgia, and the
fight for the delegates from this state
will be waged with zeal until the
primary on May 1st Georgia dem
ocrats are divided between Under
wood and Wilson. There is earnest
ness and patriotic purpose on both
sides, and We are going to have a
great fight in settling the issues that
are involved.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

As long as the proposition was to
levy an income tax it was just ''bul-
ly." But the proposal that all sal
aries Of $1,000 and upwards shall
pay tithes to Uncle Sam impels
somewhat Of elaboration as to the
wisdom Of this new idea sprung by
the democrats in the house. There
is a difference, you know, between
an income and salary-and we all
grow mighty human when the peck
etbook is touched, for we don't know
of any Georgia editor with a salary
bigger than he can spend to advant-
age.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
Municipal Ticket.
Trustee s Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County.-Under
and by virtue of an order granted
by Hon. B. 7. CASTILLO Referee in
Bankruptcy, will be sold on Tuesday,
March 19, 1912, during the legal
hours Of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, at the store house in Daw-
son, Ga, recently occupied by the
Dawson Furniture Company, east
side of Main street, the entire stock
OF furniture and other merchandise
contained in said store, including
iron safe, cash register and all store
furniture and fixtures therein, also
all the accounts, notes and other
chooses in action owing to and owned
by said Dawson Furniture Company,
list of which may be seen in the
office of the undersigned Trustee,
and fully described in the appraise-
ment of said estate; also one horse
and wagon, and all other property
of said Dawson Furniture Company.
March 9TH, 1912. R. R. MARLIN,
as Trustee in Bankruptcy of the
Estate of Dawson Furniture Com
pany, Bankrupt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

The arbitration treaties with Eng
land and France were passed in such
changed form that it cannot be said
whether the two nations named will
concur in the action. Senators Ba-
con and Smith were conspicuous in
the debate, and had much to do with
shaping the final result.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

Has the country arisen as one man
to say "amen!" to the ambition of
the ex-president? 1t doesn't seem so.
Rather does it seem that the country
is taking the matter quietly and
doing some thinking. There is a
reason n this.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

Marriage licenses are not being
issued as freely in Terrell county
such is the report from the office of
the Ordinary-as they might be.
That sort of thing won't do, especial
ly in leap year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

The democratic executive commit
tee, while calling a primary, has sup
pressed minority representation and
expression in the convention that is
to be held at a later date, and is be-
ing lambasted again for trampling
upon democratic custom and Jug
Cling with the peoples rights. Poor
old committee!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

The Central railroad will build a
$1,5O0,O00 passenger depot in Ma
con. Macon and the Central both
need it, and congratulations for them
are in order.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
FOR SOLICITOR GENERAL.

am a candidate for the office of
Solicitor-Generql of the Pataula cir
cult, subject to the action of the
democratic primary. If elected
promise my best efforts in the faith
full dischage Of the duties of the
office. B. T. CASTELLOW.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR SHERIFF,

I am a candidate for reelection to
the office of Sheriff. I am grateful
to the people of Terrell county for
past kindnesses, and if again entrust-
ed with the position will continue to
faithfully perform it's duties. Re-
spectfully, NJ G. HILL.