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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01

Sc do not become his sole cndcavor But
when man attempts scholastic work, ath-
lctic success, political leadership, social
prominence, and adds to these participation
IN the musical, literary, dramatic or religious
sides OF university life,-a variety Of inter
eSts actually attempted by many Of our col
lege men, he is attempting too much. Some
thing must suffer. He inevitably becomes a
Jack OF all trades and master OF none, and
the realization Of this fact becomes quite
painful when in the early years Of profession
al and business life he meets college gradu-
atcS who have not so erred. But. lest | be
misunderstood, far worse than the man who
does too much is the man who does nothing
Every freshman should discover at least one
branch of work outside the classroom for
which he has natural bent. His service to
the university community along this line is
his duty and his privilege.
Just one more suggestion. The American
Rhodes scholars at Oxford have specially
admired the keen interest Of all EngliShmcn
in sport. No matter if a man can never by
any chance make a Varsity team. he should
nevertheless 90 out and play on minor teams.
We must develop in this country intcrcol-
lcgiate athletics Too much attention is now
paid to the picked man. The mediocre and
average athlete must be given his chance.
At Oxford and Cambridge it is literally true
that Scvcnty-fvc per cent of the students
are engaged every afternoon during univcr-
Slty terms in some branch of sport. There
are no blcaChertCS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01

tolshot away, a glorious sight to the glazing
eyes of Little Welsh. her curved bows fling
ing the spray. her men crouchcd down. all
eyes on the sinking ship. CaSco up forward,
making a trumpet of his hands. The fat
shape Of the Shcctiron lifccar chased after
the motor.
\ guSh of warmth Swcllcd Little Welsh S
heart. "That's the ticket They got the
old air tank with en-. She haulin astcrn,
With the liccar that was the only way
they could pick of the soa-waShcd men OF the
ore carrier The rev nue. isn't in il now.
he chucklcd.
But where did ne come in to help The
men could not see him. for the Spumc and
smother Of the Gridron. and he crouChcd,
an image OF ice. frosted by the sea salt, his
hannclS frozen on him. The bullicS had no
leisure 10 waste on him. Ships Bottom had
business on hand The boat was pressed
for time, Later when they got done,
maybe
Scowling, fumbling with his levers and
his wheel, he forgot fear and cold. I'm al
ways gettin the short end Of the stick, But
they better 90 10 her while the going good,
Surfman Welsh had seen iron ships 90
down before, too many Of them; but he had
dreamed Of no wreck ike this. II was hor-
riblc, unnatural. ike everything that con
ccrncd the Sunkcn reef Gravity, y ship
tortured drowned by inches, This muir
derouS power that caught ships and aero
planes. that sucked out the breath OF the
wireless and killed electric motors it was
going to get him, He too had Numbered in
through the smother 20 his fate,
Well Ships Bottom was going stale. any
how! That investigation that was coming
He was growing sleepy. The wavcrlng
shapes came again. That fool irclghicr wa,
irving to stand on end,
The Algonquin was SO close he could hear
the shouting aboard. the whole length Of
the ship away. Her crew had taken 90 the
bow. The after hall Of her deck was under
water Her bow. reared up, formed an
cightv-fOot barricadc that struggled and
tore al its chain cables. Welsh could look
into her funnel tops, trained over the rect
Ike smoking guns. "Ics' like shes backing
down in hole" he gaspcd and caught
his breath, thoroughly awake now.
Was that the solution Of The mystery
Was there q funnel down there IN the sea, %
huge hole yawning in the ocean floor.
smashed through maybe 10y the awful i'm
pact when the Copper King charged the
reef? Was that what lurcd vessels 60 their
death, sucking them in from the sea as
sinking ship sucks down boats; Welsh had
heard Of such things. volcanoes.
scaQuakcS tina, wrcakcd havoc. TILED, ana
went out Of business: but that would not
account for the wireless attraction. The stop
ping Of ships engines. shutting of light and
power Only Sam Bright, the wreckcr,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA


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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01

WELSH opened his dazcd eyes No
w ,hroa, but Big Jem Casco's ever let
out thar roar, Out from the Gridiron Reef
Ships Bottoms white motor came snoring
through the spume She swung past, PTS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01

Continued fyoD page 6
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
SENT BULLET THROUGH BRAIN
Poor Man Has Hard Time" Said
Dewitt Wilson just Before
Shooting Himself.

Mr.. Dewitt Wilson, a we'll known
white man of Brooksville, just over
in Randolph county, committed sui
eide Wednesday afternoon by shoot
ing himself through the head.
Mr.. Wilson had just returned from
a commissary, where he had pur-
chased some groceries. When he ar
rived at his home he was met by his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Ferguson. Mr.
Wilson remarked, "a poor man has a
hard time. Mr.. Ferguson replied,
You don't seem to have such a hard
time"
After a short conversation Mr.
Wilson repaired to a room in the
rear part of the house. In a few
minutes a pistol shot was heard and
when relatives reached his side he
was dead.
No further information can be OBJ
tanned as to the cause of the rash
act.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
HALL IS STRONG IN SUMTER
LION OF BIBB MAKES SPEECH
AND AROUSES ENTHUSIASM.
Discusses States Financial Condition
and Says He Is Running on His
Own Platform and Own Merits.

AMERICUS.-Hon. Jos. H. Hall
of Bib county was in Americas yes
terday and took advantage of his
presence here to address the voters
in this section at the noon recess of
court. He began his speech in the
court room soon after l o'clock, and
spoke at some length on the issues
of the campaign as he views them.
Mr.. Hall made it clear in his speech
that he has no interests back of him
and no clique to support him. He is
running, he claims, on his own plat
form and with his own merits to sup
port the claims he makes. If he is
elected, according to his statements
yesterday, there will be no one using
him as a puppet, for he is to be gov
ernor and not figure-head for de-
signing politicians. He declared that
he is in the race to the end and in
the race to win.
He appealed to the people of this
county and section to support him
upon the broad principles of better
government and government by the
people, and not by a coterie of poll
ticians. Mr.. Hall also took occasion
to declare himself frankly. concern
ing the matter of taxation, his re-
marks on this subject being substan
TALLY the same as have recently been
made known in the daily press.
Mr.. Halls speech bristled with
catchy phrases and sentences, and he
wa scordiaIly received and enthusi-
astically applauded.
Many citizens here are friendly to
his candidacy, and it is evident that
be has developed considerable
strength in Sumter county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
REV. DEAN FOUND IN DENVER
Prominent Baptist Minister Who
Suddenly Disappeared Wires His
Wife for Money.

ELBERTON, Ga.-Fev. Sam G.
Dean, pastor of the Elberton Baptist
church, who disappeared several
weeks ago while returning from the
Southern Baptist Convention at Ok
lahoma City, has been located at
Denver, Col. A telegram received
by Mrs. Dean yesterday afternoon
stated that the Elberton pastor was
i'll and in need of funds.
His message asked for 1925, and
stated that he would be home in the
next few days. He requested that
the money be sent him. His tele-
gram was turned over to o. Halves,
one of the deacons. The deacons of
the church say they are not able to
account for Mr.. Deans shortage of
funds, as he had $500 in cash when
he left Elberton May 18th for Okla
homa City.
A meeting of the deacons was held
last night, at which it was recon-
mended that the resignation which
Mr. Dean had rendered as pastor be
accepted, effective June 1st The
recommendation will be acted upon
at a church conference tonight. Mr..
Dean resigned the passionate by wire
after his disappearance about two
weeks ago, effective within sixty
days.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
BROKE MURDER TRIAL RECORD
FOUR CAPITAL OFFENSE CASES
DISPOSED OF IN A DAY.
Two Get Terms in Penitentiary, One
Mistrial and Bill Against An
other Mol Pressed.

Superior court convened again
Thursday morning after a recess of
three days, and Judge Worrill broke
all former records by disposing of
four murder cases before adjourning
for the night.
By agreement of counsel Dock
Perkins, who killed another negro by
the name of Ed Castleberry, entered
a plea of guilty and was sentenced to
Imprisonment for life.
Sol Timmons was tried for killing
Ed Harris, and the jury returned a
verdict of voluntary manslaughter.
A sentence of 20 years in the peni-
Tertiary was imposed by the court.
The jury was not able to agree in
the case of Alberta Williams, a ne
gro girl about 16 years of age who
is charged with killing Parker Ken
drick by hitting him on the head
with a baseball bat, and a mistrial
was declared.
The bill against James Smith, a
young man who was indicted for
killing a negro near BrOnwood some
months ago, was mol pressed.
Friday morning the case against
Ed Coins, also charged with murder,
was taken up, but the trial had not
been concluded when The News went
to press. Coins killed another negro
by the name of Abraham Williams
in Dawson some months ago. This
is the last murder case on the docket,
There is considerable criminal bus
mess for various offenses on the
docket, and court will he in session
at least a part of next week.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
WANT LOWER FREIGHT RATES
Cuthbert Hires Dawson Lawyer to
Take Matter Before State Rail-
road Commission.

Cuthbert thinks it is entitled to
as low freight rates as Dawson and
Eufaula. and is going to make a
fight to stop the discrimination. The
Cuthbert Leader of this week says:
THE business men of Cuthbert are
at last getting active in regard to Sc
curing better freight rates. n. a.
Wilkinson of Dawson has been en-
ployed to take the matter before the
railroad commission and the inter
state commerce commission, and the
services of freight expert have been
secured.
Ever since the completion of the
G.. F. and A. road to Richland Cuth-
bert has been in a position to de-
mand lower freight rates. Some con-
cessions have been secured from the
railroads after much correspondence
and several interviews, but the rates
to Cuthbert on number OF COM
modities are considerable higher
than those paid by Dawson, Fort
Gaines and Eufaula.
THE railroad commission will be
asked to have Cuthbert placed on an
equality with those towns, as her
railroad advantages demand. Re-
Gently Eastman and Richland have
made fights for reduced freight rates,
and have been successful. Cuthbert
stands on an equality with Rfchland
and Dawson as to railroad facilities,
and it ought not to be difficult to
secure what is asked for.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
ENDLESS CHAIN POSTAL CARD
SCORES OF THEM AGAIN FLOOD
ING THE MAILS IN GEORGIA.
Many Who Receive Them Help Along
Scheme Rather Than Run Risk of
Some Unknown Calamity.

Prominent people in Georgia, par
ticularly in church circles, are being
harassed and annoyed by a series of
endless chain" postal cards, which
has begun to food the mails during
the past three or four weeks, and
which has not yet reached it's crest.
The card is in the same form that
made such a stir several years ago,
when the postal authorities made
stringent regulations aginst it, and
begins with so-called Ancient
Prayer" and ends with a plain
threat. The prayer is as follows:
ooh, Lord, I implore thee to bless
all mankind and keep us from evil
and bring us to dwell with Thee"
The threat is as follows: "He
who copies this prayer nine times
and sends it to nine friends will on
the ninth day receive great joy. If
he fails to do so he will be visited
by great calamity. Do not break
the chain. Sign no name. Date
only"
SO, as well as being threat and
an appeal to superstitious fears it
is anonymous. Some folks are
throwing them in the waste basket.
while others, feeling it best to be on
the safe side even with such unseen
and occult powers spend their nine
cents for postcards and sacrifice nine
of their own friends to the same an
noyance rather than run the risk of
some unknown calamity.
Many of the cards have been re-
ceived in Dawson and complaint has
been received from other parts of the
state. If the chain isn't broken it
will soon be covering the whole
South.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
VILLAGES ARE UNDER ASHES
Burned as the Result of the Eruption
of Katmai Volcano in Alaska.
Heavy Cannonading Heard.

KODIAC, Alaska.-Kodiac and
Woody Island villages are buried I'M
der foot of ashes as a result of the
eruption of Katmai volcano, begin
ming Thursday afternoon and lasting
As hours. No lives have been lost,
but many settlements near the vol
cano must have suffered indescriba-
bly,
The revenue cutter Manning was
in port here when the eruption be-
gan and furnished refuge for 500
men, women and children, doubtless
saving many lives.
The Manning is serving distilled
water and government rations to the
destitute people, the water supply
having been polluted and springs
filled with ashes.
Food supplies will not last more
than two weeks. All crops have
been destroyed. The people have
appealed to congress for help.
Heavy Cannonading Heard.
Persons arriving from the south
bring reports of heavy cannonading
in the foot hills Of Alaska range, and
it is supposed the volcanoes are in
action The sounds come from the
vicinity of Mount Hayes. Ashes are
falling here and the sun is obscured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
JUST CAN'T PLEASE THEM
Wilson Papers Are Now Directing to
the Gentleman Who Will Present
UnderWoOd's Name.

WASHINGTON, d. C-The Will
son newspapers throughout the coun-
try are printing the following sent
out under a Washington date line:
Some of the democrats who are
interested in the success at the polls
of whatever candidate is nominated
at Baltimore are not altogether
pleased with the suggestion that Os-
car w. Underwood's name be pre-
sented to the convention by Repre-
sentative James Thomas Hefin OF
Alabama. Mr.. Hefiin is a big man,
physically, and is possessed of con-
siderable oratorical power, but he is
thought to be a good deal of fire.
brand. He is the man who had a
fight in the street car with negro
several years ago. 1t was he who
made suggestion that a bomb be
thrown under the table at which
Booker T. Washington and Theodore
Roosevelt dined together would not
have been misplaced. This incident
may have been forgiven and forgot
ten, but the democrats do not want
to have their Mr. Wilson or Mr.. I'm
derwood to appear in any sense as
sectional candidates, and the fear is
that Mr.. Hetiin might say something
which would have bad effect"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
SCHOOL TAX ADVOCATES
WIN BY A LARGE MAJORITY
THE GIRLS CAN NOW GET CANS
Their Attention Also Called to Free
Course in Home Economics.
'1There are now trrnntuninn rta+o

Course in Home Economics.
There are now twenty-nine state
agricultural colleges which offer
courses in home economics for
women. The Georgia State Col
lege of Agriculture has this year
added to it's extension department
work which is directed toward the
Improvement of rural homes. Since
Jan. list, 1912, sixteen counties have
been given meetings for women in
the extension schools, and in twenty
three counties similar work has been
given in teachers Institutes. We
propose to hold during the present
scholastic year at the State College
of Agriculture short course for
girls, where the best advantages in
equipment and instruction in any
Southern states agricultural college
will be at the service of all who at
tend. Practical work in home dairy
ing, poultry raising, horticulture
and domestic science will be includ-
ed. Tuition to this course will be
free and $25 will cover the entire
expense from any part Of the state"
The above extract from a letter
sent out by Miss Creswell will per-
haps be of interest to the girls of
the Terrell County Canning Club
She is making an effort to secure a
scholarship for the girl in each coun-
ty who makes the best record in the
canning club. This scholarship will
cover. the entire expense of the
course.
The Dawson Hardware Co. will
handle the cans for the convenience
of the members of the canning club,
and those who wish the canning out
fits should Communicate with that
firm at once. They will keep the
cans on hand, but will order the
small outfits, which are priced about
$500, so Miss Creswell writes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
NOW PLANNING FOR PRIMARY
RACES NOT HEATED, AND PROB
ABLY WON'T GET WARMED UP.
State Committee Will Meet June %
and Fix Date for Primary. Some
Candidates and Near Candidates.


and Fix Date for Primary. Some
Candidates and Near Candidates.
ATLANTA.-A call probably will
be issued in the next two or three
days for meeting of the state exec
utive committee to make prepare
tions for the state primary in Au-
gust.
Chairman w. c. Wright says he
expects to call the committee togeth-
er soon after June 20, and the date
now figured on for the meeting is
said to be June %.
While no definite agreement or
even tentative understanding has
been had with reference to the pri-
mary date general opinion puts it
| about August 20, with a state con-
vention on Sept. ,9rd for the purpose
of carrying out the expression of the
primary.
There will remain, therefore, only
about ten weeks for the campaign,
which, everyone is agreed, is enough
if not more than enough. The alb
sence of a hot fight thus far over the
governorship, with indications that
there is going to be none of any con-
sequence, has detracted from the in
terest the campaign otherwise might
| arouse.
Despite the fact that the time is
comparatively short several Geor-
gians who fiirt with the governorship
race every now and then are talking
of getting into it.
of getting into it, A dispatch from
Moultrie, his home, quotes him, how
ever, as saying that he has not init
mated that he will enter the race.
DR.. l.. 6. Hardman of Commerce,
one of the authors of the state pro-
hibition law, says he thinks he will
just have to get into the race to sat
| isfy public clamor."
Hon. w. A. Covington of Moultrie,
another prohibition leader, has writ
ten several of his friends around the
state asking them what they think
of his entering the fight.
Attorney General T. S. Fielder is
still referred to as possibility, but
he is saying nothing.
Dr. Hardman has always been
aligned with the Brown faction, ex-
cept on the question of prohibition,
which is not really fractional ques-
ton.
Mr.. Covington generally has been
aligned with the Hoke Smith faction,
though he cooled little, it is said,
as a result of the senatorial race.
Mr.. Fielder is strongly allied with
i the Hoke Smith faction, so here is a
list of possibilities running all the
way between the two extremes.
Notwithstanding all this political
prognosticators are predicting that
Jack Slaton and Joe Hall, who an
nounced some time ago, will be the
only candidates in the race.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
TWO LICENSED TO PREACH
district Conference Holds Interesting
Three Days Session.

The district conference of the
Americas district convened at Shell
man Monday, and adjourned Thurs
day morning.
The various reports submitted
showed the condition of the church
to be good, though there was found
to be marked decline in the Ep-
worth League. Two invitations for
the next conference were presented,
Plains and Leesburg. Plains was
selected by unanimous vote. w.
P. Hornady was elected as a delegate
to the annual conference in Savan-
nah on November 9th. The other
delegates will be H. J. Williams OF
EIlaville, Roger Crittenden of She'll
man and T. NJ. Furlow of Americas.
License to preach was granted to
J. w. Patterson, Jr, of Dawson and
A. D. Mitchell of the Parrot circuit.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
the people of Shellman for the hos
pitality shown and the interest taken
in the meeting. So well cared for
was every delegate that each be-
lieves himself to have had the best
home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
TIGHT BATH SUITS TABOOED
COSTUMES TOO SUGGESTIVE ARE
RULED OUT BY ATLANTA.
HOrrid Old Gray-Haired Councilmen
Also Say Girl Bathers Must Go Di-
rect From Booths to Water.

ATLANTA.-They are singing it
in Atlanta this way today, with the
words changed from the old rhyme
Mother, may I go out to swim?
Yes, my darling daughter,
But put on a two-piece bathing suit
Or you can't go. near the water.
One-piece bathing suits and all
bathing garments that cling too
closely to the female form divine are
absolutely tabooed at Piedmont park.
The board has put it's ban on all
kinds of bathing costumes that are
designed to accentuate the beauty of
the wearer, and some of Atlanta's
pretty girls think the rule has been
carried a little too far.
81 suppose it is all right to say men
must wear two-piece suits" exclaim-
ed one charming damsel this morn
ing to bevy of her friends, but
think it is just horrid of them to say
we can't wear silk at all in the wa
ter, and I think they ought to let us
judge for ourselves whether bath
ll5 6uIIS III tOO I1ShIly VI AOC' -
those old gray-haired city council
men had their way they would make
us battle in flour sacks, made big
enough to hide us from head to
foot.
But whether the girls like it or
not the city fathers are obdurate.
They declare that the Piedmont park
is not going to be made into vau-
deville attraction, no matter how
anxious the young ladies are to APP
pear in becoming bathing suits.
In addition to these strict regula-
lions about costumes they have made
a rule that all girl bathers must go
directly from their booths into the
water, and directly out of the water
into the booths. They are not per-
mitted to stand around and pose.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-15
MRS DODGE IS COMING
Will Be in Dawson Wednesday in In
terest of Sunday School Work.

Mrs. Dodge of Tallapoosa, Ca,
state superintendent of Sunday
school work in the w. c. T. u, will
be in Dawson Wednesday, the 10Th
inst, for the purpose of instruoting
the Sunday school teachers as how
to get the most out of the Sunday
school lessons. She will conduct two
sessions-one at the Methodist
church at $3.50 in the afternoon and
the other at the Baptist church in
the evening. Everyone is invited to
hear Mrs. Dodge, and the Sunday
school teachers of all denominations
are especially urged to be present, as
she will doubtless prove helpful to
them.