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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
SALOON MEN LEAVING MACON
FEEL EFFECT OF ACTIVITIES OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT LEAGUE.
jacksonville Saloons Have Reached
the Limit, However, and No More
Licenses Can Be Issued.

MACON-The activities of the
Macon Law Enforcement League
have been felt way down in Jackson
Vile. Since the league got busy IN
Macon and is making an effort TO
shut, up every near beer saloon, cluo
and everything else that keeps IL
uuors on hand, it is reported that a
number of the Macon proprietors OF
these places are seeking an oppor-
tunity to open up somewhere across
the state line, and several applica-
for licenses.
tions have been made to Jacksonville
But according to the story from
Jacksonville, there are no more IL
censes to be had there. The number
of retail liquor licenses are limited
to 1874, and every one of these
have been bought and paid for so
if any of the Macon contingent want
to. open bar room in Jacksonville,
they will have to wait or buy some
one else out.
Turn Down Applications.
1t is said that the license coIiAl1'
tee of Jacksonville council has re-
Gently turned down several appllca-
lions from Macon men, because the
limit of 1874 had been reached and
no more could be authorized. 1t
looks, therefore, as if the Macon men
who have been closed up by the law
enforcement league will have to try
either Alabama or Tennessee, or pos
sibIy some even more distant state.
The Jacksonville papers are hav-
ing a little sport at the expense OF
Georgia. as a result of the situation.
"Georgia's law awakening is the
way one of the Jacksonville stories
starts off, and then it goes on to tell
how they are beginning to enforce
the prohibition law in Macon to such
an extent that they are driving the
saloon men to more hospitable cit
les. While informing them that
there are no more retail licenses to
he had in Jacksonville the papers in
vite them to come on if they are will
ing to be contented with package
house.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
Mich Suffering.
Built on SANDY Beach.


Nome, the famous gold camp, in
Behring sea, the most norTherly city
in the world, was built on a sandy
sea beach. In front of the town there
is anchorage for ships, but steam
ers do not make landing. 'Cargoes
and passengers land ct an aerial
tramway station which stands in
deep water The principal part of
the town, which dozen years ago
had a population of 10000, is con
the east side of Snake river, with a
finger extending to the west along
narrow sand spit.
The sand spit was rich in gold dust
and the early settlers built their
homes there. OF late years the sands
have been worked out and little ex-
cept dredging operations, which re-
quire large capital, is beng done. 1t
has been estimated that the dredges
have enough ground in sight to OPP
crate fifty years more.
Yield of Gold.
Nome has produced more than
100000 in gold dust. Some years
the yield has been as high az $S,OOO,-
0OO This year the production will
not exceed 100000 owing to lack
of water.
The summer population OF Nome
lis about 1000. In winter about o.
600 remain, the others coming out
on staamshins that leave in OctO-
Der. One steamship is yet to leave
Seattle for Nome.
It will be possible to send revenue
cutters to Nome to deliver supplies
and take away needy persons VINO
wish to leave.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
GRAIN SHORTAGE IS SERIOUS
TEN PER CENT LESS PRODUCED
IN THE WORLD THIS YEAR.
Effect of the Shortage Will Be Uni
versaIly Felt. Total Deficiency
Aggregates Billion Bushels.


Serious shortage exists in the
worlds supply of grain for 1913. The
supply is nearly 10 per cent less than
last year. The total deficiency aggre-
gates 100000, 1000 bushels of the
five grain staples. This shortage is
not made up by potatoes, the world s
supply of which is not greater than
last year, and 100000 bushels
less than the worlds normal potato
crop of 1910.
These amazing conclusions are in
dictated by the preliminary report
upon worlds crops and the future
of prices. This authority emphasizes
that the four breadstuffs-wheat
oats, rye and barley-will probably
be 500, 100000 bushels less this year
than in 1912, 100000 bushels
less than two years ago, but 4 per
cent more than in the 1910 crop.
Unless Russia and Argentina con-
clude the year with much greater
yields than now seems possible the
worlds wheat production will be
only about 100, 100000 bushels more
than last year This will be an in-
crease of only per cent over the
supply of wheat produced throughout
the world in 1912.
Of grave importance also is the
European shortage in rye, because
even more than Wheat is rye the
breadstuf of the teeming millions OF
Europe. Europe may have only l.
100000. 900 bushels of rye of the
crop, or 100000 bushels
less than last year.
With a smaller crop in North
America than last year by more than
800. 100000 bushels and with anoth-
err 1O0,000,000 deficit elsewhere the
worlds crop of oats may be ten per
cent less than last year, a decrease
of 400,OO0,O0O bushels, in spite of
the fact that Russia has the most
prodigious oat crop in its history
1,O0O,000,000 bushels.
Barley is much less than usual in
North America, but the worlds total
yield may come up to the normal
amount.
Great Britain and Europe east of
Russia, the wheat importing regions
of the world, will need to import be-
tween 6O0,0OO,00O and 70O,00O,OOO
bushels during the coming year, call
ing for every bushel of surplus
wheat.
In the case of corn only about
250,000,000 out of an average
worlds supply of S,S50,000,O0O
bushels is consumed in the corn-im-
porting countries, but the surplus
this year is so reduced that it is
question whether any such quantity
can be spared.
Southern Farming adds: The
area of fall-sown oats and other
grains will be greatly increased this
month throughout the South as re-
suit of the worldwide shortage. Next
year will see more acres devoted to
corn and small grains in the South
than ever before.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
$1,000 ROBBERY
STILL "A MYSTERY
Southern Express Officials Still on
the job. Where 1t Was Removed
From Safe Puzzles Officers,


From Safe Puzzles Officers.
SAVANNAH The disappearance
of package containing $71,9O0 in
currency en- route by Southern Ex-
press from New York to Savannah,
which became known here on Sep
TENDER 10, is still very much OF
mystery, so far as can be learned
from any of the officials in charge of
the investigation.
j. b. Hockaday. Of Atlanta, gener-
al manager of the Southern Express
Company, is still in the city and the
Investigations are still going forward
actively, but nothing new has devel-
oped, according to Mr.. Hockaday.
Mr. Hockaday said he is daily ex-
pecting something to turn up and
that it is for this reason that he is
remaining here.
The money, which was consigned
to various Georgia banks was taken
from a portable safe in transit The
money is supposed to have been sent
to Jersey City by Adams Express and
from there to Savannah by Southern
Express. Where it was removed from
the safe is part of the mystery,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
ELECTRIC GIN IN
STATE CAPITOL
EntomoIogist WOrsham Proposes TO
Secure Cotton Seed of High Grade
For Georgia Farmers.

TOT OCOI 1AAN~
ATLANTA.-By the operation of
an electric gin under the dome OF the
state capitol in the department OF
entomology E. L. Worsham proposes
to secure for the farmers OF South
Georgia selections of cotton SEED
which are high in oil content, long III
lint and resistent to the diseases OF
black-root, wilt and anthracnose.
The gin has been installed and WEI
be operated by Mr.. Worsham IN or
der to be absolutely sure that the
cotton seed are kept free from mix
lures of cotton seed not-reslsteht.
This is the final step in the hand-
ling by the Cotton Breeders CIuhs
organized in South Georgia last
spring by Mr.. Worsham, in co-opera-
ton with the representatives OF the
United States Bureau of Plant IN
dustry. During this month the rep
resentatives from these two depart
ments will carry the members OF the
clnb into the cotton fields Where
these resistent varieties have oeeh
grown and will there select the pest
stalks to be shipped to the capltol
and ginned there. q.
in addition to being reslstent'
said Mr.. Worsham, this variety
natures early, and for this reason
will be valuable for Ov- rcomlng tne
boil weeyfl, with which Georgia must
contend next year. There are thirty
counties in which these clubs nave
been organized. and this VIII give
Georgia splendid start IN this
fight
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
YOUNG MAN rs HELD FOR
MASKING AS GIRL FOR JOKE
tSon of Labor Commissioner Stanley
Was Having Great Time.

Son of Labor Commissioner STANLEY
Was Having, Great Time.
Decatur -gessips are enjoying a
thrill of mirth Monday as a result of
"a practical Joke playedoDn Assistant
City Marshal Livsey Saturday night
by Leo Stanley, son of H. M. Stanley,
state labor commissioner, and Thorn
as Hardeman, who is employed in an
Atlanta real eestate office, says the
Georgian.
With Stanley, who is small OF stat
ure, dressed in dainty female CARP,
the young men, appeared conspicuous
around the passenger station near
midnight. Immediately Marshal Liv-
sey took up the trail with a grim
determination to- outrival the Allan
Ia police in strict law enforcement
He followed the couple into the Hal
cyon Club and made an instant ar
rest when he spied the girl smok-
ing cigarette.
The Joke was great until the Trio
hove in sight of the county Jail. Then
the young couple walled that it was
all a joke, and Stanley fastened TO
pull off his wig to prove it
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
EXPECTS TO CLOSE
EVERY SALOON
Case Before Supreme Court May Re-
suit i'm Closing Near Beer Joints
and Locker Clubs i'm State.

ATLANTA Seaborn Wright, the
prohibitionist, as attorney for tie
Law Enforcement League of Rome,
argued a case in the supreme court
today which, he says, if affirmed, will
result in closing up every near beer
saloon and locker club in the state.
The case is that of the Hill City
club, whose manager was enjoined
from the further operation OF the
club under that section of the code
which permits the closing of saloons
and blind tigers on the ground that
they are public nuisance.
The club was held by the superior
court to be operated in violation of
the state prohibition law. If the
decision is affirmed Nh. Wright said
today the same law would be invoked
against every club and saloon in the
state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
POSTAL ROBBERIES
OF LARGE AMOUNT
Professional Thieves Loot Sacks i'm
Western States and Secure $13,-
900 in Eight Days.

SPOKAME.-Th thousand
dollars has been stolen within the
last eight days in Washington and
Montana from registered mail pouch
es, according to information given
out here today by pestoffice inspee-
tors, who admit they have no clue, to
the thieves.
The first theft occurred at Havre,
Mont, when a mail sack was slit
open on the station platform and
81 900 taken. The second took place
somewhere between Seattle and Will
bur, Wash, when $4,000 in small
currency was stolen. The third was
committed near Great Falls, Mont,
when $4,000 was taken.
The postal inspectors believe the
robberies are the work of persons
who had knowledge that, large sums
were being transmitted by registered
mail from the larger to smaller
banks to facilitate the movement of
the crops.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
PRICE WARNS THE FARMERS
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
AGAINST TOO MUCH COTTON.
Eears Growers Will Increase Acre
ace Next Year. Urges Grain and
Forage Crops and Meat.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Commissinner of
Agriculture j. ID. Price to-day issued
a warning to the farmers of Georgia
against being carried away by the
high price of cotton this year.
He calls attention to the experience
of mast years and urges that they do
NOT let themselves be led into the err
ror of planting too much cotton next
wear as a result of good prices now
prevailing. He calls on them rather
to plant grain and forage crops and
to raise meat, and says if they will
do this the present prosperity will
continue through the coming year.
Commissioner Price points out
that 1910 was a year of prosperity
similar to this year, but as a result
oP the fact that the farmers did not
listen to precaution 1911 and 1912
were both difficult years for them;
1912 caught the farmer with an in
sufficient supply of food stntfs and
MANY obligations, and he had to
nlant cotton to meet his debts. When
the harvest came around the cotton
crop was short and the price was
low. and naturally depression follow
ed all over Georgia. Continuing
commissioner Price says:
To-day all over Georgia there is
q spirit of good feeling. The mer-
chant is having a good business, the
hanks are collecting notes rapidly,
l.,
in the bank and at present but little
cotton in the warehouse. The farm
err feels good, and, as l see 1t, we
are on the brink of dangerous
precipice.
"If the farmers of Georgia this fall
will plan their crops for 1914 to IN
clude small grain, hay, corn, hogs,
some cotton and a small acreage in
cotton. and if they will practice the
most rigid economy this fall in buy
ing for cash and next spring in buy
ing on credit, the result next year
will be continued prosperity On the
other hand, if the farmers OF Georgia
are extravagant in the expenditure
of the money they are receiving Tor
their cotton and cotton seed ana II
they become infatuated with the de-
sire to expend and raise more cotton
next year; if business interests are
lax with credit the results next year
will be disastrous.
81 believe these facts should have
the most serious consideration OF the
farmer. and he should practice the
most rigid economy this fall and use
the very best judgment in planning
his crops, so as to raise all his home
supplies and go in debt as little as
possible. and I beg of you to think
seriously along these lines.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
CHICAGO WOMEN
PREPARE FOR VOTES
Big Registration Is Object of Coop
Grating Committee of Suffrage
Associations of Windy City.

CHICAGO.-A big registration OF
women voters when the polls open
next spring is the object of coop
Grating committee of all large local
suffrage associations which was
formed here today. The suffragists
met at the call of Miss Jane Adams
The women will work along non-par-
tisan lines, and the present interest
in voting among women will be util-
lied.
There is a great responsibility on
us" Miss Adams told the women.
I'VE are the first large city in the
world to have suffrage. 1t has been
tried out in San Francisco and Den
yer, but the result in Chicago will
mean much more. A large registra-
ton of women at the aldermanic
election will do more to turn the
than any other thing
we can do"
AS quickly as possible head
quarters will be established in ev-
cry ward, and it is proposed to use
the schools for this purpose.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
FROM SIG A YEAR TO
A $4,000 A YEAR JOB
Long Jump of Uncle Sans Indian
Register of the Treasury.

Register of the Treasury.
When Gabe E. Parker was commits
stoned as registrar of the treasury
the government made some rather
interesting records on its books.
Parker has been drawing pay from
Uncle Sam since July 5, 1904, but
heretofore he has been receiving but
$116 a year, Now he is to get $4,-
600 a year A great many govern
ment employees would like to have a
similar percentage of promotion.
Parker is a Garlic Indian and has
been employed as a teacher in the
Indian school in Bryan county, OKLA
hom9. He was also postmaster at
academy, a fourth class Office in the
same county. 1t was from this
source that he drew his salary of
Is1I6 a year. He has now resigned
that place and for the first time in
history there is no negro employed
as register of the treasury.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
JAIL FILLED WITH GRAIN.
Has Not Been Prisoner in a Texas
County's Prison ina Year.

The capacity of the county jail at
Johnson City, Texas, is being taxed.
More room is badly needed, yet there
has not been a prisoner confined in
the Jail for year. But farmers
are allowed to store grain in the pris-
on and the cells are full.
If a man should be arrested there
would be no room for him in the jail.
The grand jury has just adjourned
after having to deal with only few
unimportant misdemeanor cases. All
of which convinces Johnson City that
it is the most model city in Texas,
with perhaps the exception of Guth-
rie, in Kings county, whose jail has
not had a prisoner in three years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10

WASHINGTON.-Her nose lost as
the result of an accident, Miss Nellie
Radigan of ST. Elmo, Va, is in To-
cal hospital growing new one, but
at the sacrifice of the index finger
of her left hand, and surgeons today
believe that one of the most diff
cult operations ever performed here
would be entirely successful. Their
belief will not be proved or disproved
for two weeks yet, however.
Miss Radigan's finger was split and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
ZACHARY CASE is SETTLED
NEW "MOTHER'S RIGHTS BILL"
APPLIED FOR FIRST TIME.
Judge Hammond Awards Youngest
Child to Mother and Other Must
Divide Time With Parents.

AUGUSTA, Ga.-Mildred Zachary,
aged one year, given to the mother;
Frances Zachary, aged three years,
given to both mother and the father,
to divide her time between her es-
tranged parents. spending six months
at time with each, Mrs. Mary w.
Zachary and Julian ]. Zachary. This,
is the decision of Judge Henry G.
Hammond rendered shortly after
midnight last night.
Hoped For Reconciliation.
A week has passed since the case
was heard by Judge Hammond in pri-
vate, but the decision would have
been rendered sooner, except for the
fact that Judge Hammond was wait
ing on Mr.. and Mrs. Zachary, be-
tween whom, it was rumored, nego-
tiations were pending looking to
reconciliation which, had it been eff
fected, would have made decision
awarding the custody of the two lit
tie girls unnecessary.
Judge Hammond had determined
after going over the evidence in the
case the disposition he would make
of the children, and when he learned
that Mrs Zachary had declared that
reconciliation between herself and
Julian ]. Zachary was hopeless and
impossible and that she would agree
to it only as the very last resort he
dictated his decision.
New Law Applied.
For the first time the new law en-
acted at the last session of the legis-
lature, and known as the Mothers
Rights BILL" has been applied, and,
strangely enough, applied for the
first time in the very case which
brought it into being after Judge
Hammond, having under the old, an
tiquated law, given the two children
into the custody of their father, JUL
ian j. Zachary, had written to Sam
uel l.. Olive, representative from
Richmond county in the state legis-
lature, urging a change in what he
termed the tbarbarous and iniqui-
tous law in reference to mothers
rights over her children"
DenOunces the Old Law.
After having been forced under
the old law, as he construed it, to
give the children to the father Judge
Hammond stated publicly; 81 was
bound by law, and that is why had
to award the children to the father.
1t was not by any personal feelings
or inclination of mine that | did so.
Had it been | would have awarded
them to their mother, whom | con-
slider the natural guardian for the
children"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
NO PRIMARY IN THE SECOND
Congressional Race TO BE Decided at
a Special Election Which Will
BE Held November 9TH.

ALBANY. The democratic execu-
tive committee of the Second con-
gressional district met here today
and decided not to order a primary,
but to leave the race free-for-all
affair Governor Slaton has ordered
the election held November 5th, and
it was decided the time was too short
in which to have a primary. A pri-
mary will, however, be held before
the regular election next year.
The congressional race seems to
have narrowed down to Judge Frank
Park of Albany, Hon. W. A. Coving-
ton of Moultrie, and Mayor Roscoe
Luke of Townsville, all of whom
are busy hustling for votes. 1t is
not believed there will be any other
entries.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
A wOMAN's HIGH POSITION.

Miss Halle Daggett is said to be
the first woman in the United States
to be appointed to the position of
lookout at a forest reserve station.
She has been placed in charge of Ed
dy's Gulch lookout, on peak of the
Salmon, Alps, 5000 feet high.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
DIRTY AND
TINfE-WORN CURRENCY

Treasury's Supply of Paper for Print
ing Money Is Scarce.
For the first time in many years
the United States is circulating dir
ty and time-worn currency. The
treasury's supply of paper for the
printing OF money is deficient by
6O,OOO,0O0 sheets, or enough to
make 24O,OOO,OOO notes with prob
able value in excess of 100000.
Because of this scarcity of paper
Treasurer Burke gave orders that
no paper money, however dirty,
should be destroyed. The failure of
the money washing machine to effect
as great a saving as had been antici-
pated is said to be responsible for the
dearth of paper.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
MAN FEIGNED APPENDICITIS
AND WAS OPERATED ON
Preferred Operation to Serving Sem
tence in Jail.


tence in Jail.
Confronted with several charges
of cheating and swindling Thurman
Young, young man from Gaines
Vile in Jail in Savannah, complained
of having an attack of appendicitis
at the police station. He was taken
to the hospital two weeks ago, after
the cases were continued, for an OPP
Grafton. The operation was perform
ed, but it was found that Young did
not have appendicitis.
The operation necessitated his de-
tentfon at the hospital for two weeks.
He was dismissed, and after pre-
liminary trial was remanded to the
city court on two warrants. Young
says he thought he had appendicitis,
but the police are inclined to believe
that he was Sailing preferring to
have the operation rather than risk
serving time for the offenses with
which he is charged.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
BANK OFFICIAL SHORT s1s,64O.
Treasurer of Home Savings Bank Oh

Treasures. of Home Savings Bank OF
Columbus Removed From once
Official announcement was maze
Friday night that George II. Wad-
dell. until a few days ago Treasures
of the Home Savings Bank OF Co
Iumbus. is short $13,64O in his &C,
counts with the bank. Mr.. Walden
has been treasurer of the bank since
its organization ten years ago,
WaddeT has made no statement
1t is reported that he will make d
settlement with the bonding compa-
ny. No warrant has been issued
against him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
SOME FISHING THIS.
Five Year Old Child TicizIes the Fish |
and Grabs EN- Out of Water:

Five Year Old Child TickIes the Fish
and Grabs 4Em Out of Water:
Wallace Doris, a five year old son
of R. D. Doris, is said by his friends
to be the champion juvenile fisher
man of the Sierras. In two days he
has caught seventeen trout of vari-
Gus sizes by HIS hands. using no 9TH
err lure than his pink, chubby fingers.
He caught the fish in Oregon creek
by simply going to the pools and wig
Cling his fingers between the SUBJ
merged stones.
The fnny beauties evidently take
the digits for new kind of bait re-
sembling fat angle worms, and make
a strike. Wallace then tickles them
in the sides and gills, and so charms
them that they allow themselves to
be INTERESTINGLY lifted cut of their ell
ement.--Los Angeles Examiner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
Woman s Index Finger Grated
On Her Face in Place OF a Nose

the flesh sewed into the place over
the nasal passages, the finger bones
forming the bridge of the nose. At
the expiration of two weeks, when
the surgeons believe the skin graft
ing will have proved successful, they
viii amputate the finger and from it
form the new nose.
In the meantime Miss Radigan is
securely bound in plaster casts to
prevent any interference with the
pealfng process.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-10
THROAT CHoKEs MAN

John w Chapman of Wichita,
Kan, choked to death when his
throat swelled following the extrac-
ton Of two teeth.