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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-18
BANKER ENTERS PRISON
DAVID S. MILLS TAKES UP LIFE
OF A CONVICT IN FEDERAL
PRISON NEAR ATLANTA.
BROKEN IN SPIRIT AND HEAL TIL

Multi-M;llionaire Was a Conspicuous
Figure in the Financial and Social
Circles of New York. Collapsed
When He Reached Prison.
ATLANTA.-David S. Mills, for
merly multi-millionaire president of
the Audubon National Bank, of New
York, Wednesday night exchanged
his name for convict's number, and
was assigned a cell at the Atlanta
federal prison.
He is sentenced to seven years
confinement there for misappropriat-
ing $4,000 of the funds entrusted
to his care as head of a national
bank,
In contrast to the smiling, cheerful
bank president of few weeks ago
he is broken in health and spirit His
cheeks are sunken; his voice shakes
and his eyes dart restlessly about, as
if fearing to meet those of any COM
panions.
York's most splendid apartments,
where he lived with his wife and two
small children, as a we'll to do bank
err, to the cell of a prison as a pen
nilesS convict has told on him. Those
who saw him shortly before he en-
tered prison predict that David Mills
will not live to complete his sem
tence. He is forty-two years of age.
He looks like man of seventy.
The trial of David S. Mills attract
ed the attention of the nation. De-
tending him was some of the best
legal talent obtainable. Among his
attorneys were Senator Bracket. for
long time the famous leader of the
| New York senate; also William M.
| WINS, who came into prominence six
years ago by his race for mayor of
| New York.
/ Mills was one of New York's lead
ing bankers, and his brother presi-
dent of the Plaza bank. His wife
was prominent in social activities
and the Mills apartments had been
the scene of many gay parties, at
which New York society gathered.
Mills, who is reputed to be a mill
lionaire, collapsed when he reached
the prison and had to be attended by
physicians. He is said to have set
tied with the depositors of his bank.
So nervous did Mills become on the
trip down that Marshal Hecht ex-
pected him to attempt to commit sui
eide.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-18
NO NEED TO STOP WORK.

When the octors order you to
stop eating it staggers you. I can't,
you say. You know you are weak,
rundown and failing in health day
by day, but you must work as long
as you can stand. What you need is
Electric Biters to give tone, strength
and vigor to your system, to proven
breakdown and build you up. Don't
be weak, sickly or ailing when Elec-
trio Bitters will benefit you from the
first dose. Thousands bless them for
their glorious health and strength.
Try them. Every bottle is guaran-
teed to satisfy. Only so cents at
Dawson Drug Co.'S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-18
SAYS CAN'T RUN
FARM ON HOT AIR
Agricultural Colleges Are JOllied by
James j. Hill, the Famous Rail-
road Man.

road Man.
you can't run a farm on hot air
and make money Old-fashioned
horse sense will raise more corn than
all the chin music turned out by our
agricultural colleges" said James j.
Hill in a recent speech at st. Paul,
Mimi. Mr.. Hill, who is being groom
ed for the secretaryship of the de-
partment of agriculture, has made
lifelong study of farming, being
the son of tiller of the soil, and has
put his knowledge to practical use
in great projects developing the vast
Northwest in conjunction with run
ming railroads through it.
Il am not opposed to the education
of the farmer" said Mr.. Hill. Il be-
lieve in an increase in his education,
but we are on the wrong track. We
don't reach the right mantle one
that's on the farm. In the first place
the average farmers son doesn't go
to the agricultural college. He stays
home to till the soil, and that's where
Uncle Sam ought to go to find him.
Not one per cent of the students of
our so-called farmers institutions
ever run a farm. Most of the grad
yates go into teachers 'berths in
some other institution. When they
get through they are above tilling
the soil. Our agricultural colleges
are a failure; don't help the farmer
and furnish, in the main, an outlet
for lot of impractical, inexperienc-
ed chin music.
Mr.. Hill said that the government
should seek to find a way to reach
the boy on the farm, the one who
doesn't want to get away He said
this would have to be done in a man
ner that would not take the farme:
lad away from his duties for three or
four years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-18
ROODENBERRY KNOCKS
GEORGIAN MAKES HOT ATTACK
ON DEMOCRATS OF HOUSE
FOR EXTRAVAGANCE.
HE PROMISES A HOT FIGHT

..Where Is Our Bill in Which We
Have Carried Out Our Pledges?"
He Shouts in House, After Refer
ring to Heavy Appropriation.
WASHINGTON.-A hot attack up
on democrats of the house for their
"extravagant" appropriations was
delivered on the floor today by Rep
resentative Roddenbery of Georgia,
who declared that the appropriation
bills should die at this session and
go over to the next congress, when
they could be properly pruned by a
democratic house and senate"
THE agricultural appropriation
bill. the army bill" he said, both
show an increase. The rivers and
harbors bill is nearly twice as large
as last year The big sundry civil
bill is yet to come. The naval bill
is increased practically 100000, 900.
Where is the bill in which we have
carried out our pledges to the people,
that we would reduce the expendi-
lures of public moneys? Where are
the reforms we promised when we
denounced the republicans for their
gross profiigacy in the expenditures
of the peoples funds?
Time to Cut Bills.
But we have yet time to cut down
these enormous bills. A democratic
president will be inaugurated within
the next three weeks. A democratic
house will sit here and a democratic
senate will sit at the other end of the
capitol. Why not let these new men
coming in, who have been charged
with the responsibilities of govern
ment by the people, share these
charges against the treasury?
Shall we let our president come
into power facing the most profligate
expenditure of public money that
this republic has ever known? AS
for me, / am willing to join any of
nv colleagues in a concerted crusade
to- defeat this legislation that violates
our platform pledges and our faith
with the people, and if no concerted
effort is made henceforth until March
4th l shall endeavor so far as | am
able to oppose this reckless extrava-
gance."
A round of applause greeted Mr..
Roddenbery's speech. Later Repre-
sentative Tribble of Georgia made
speech attacking the naval bill, de-
claring that it was at least one-third
too high.
Opponents of the naval bill were
loud in their declarations today that
they would not allow the measure to
pass unless it was materially reduced
and the two-battleship' members OF
the naval committee decided that IN
the present temper of the house 1t
would be unwise to subject the bill
to the probability of a filibuster on
the floor. They withheld a report on
the bill, hoping to reach some sort
of an agreement.
To add to the troubled situation
the public building appropriation
bill, which includes an appropriation
for a building at Dawson, carrying
about $6O,OOO,OOO will be brought
in tomorrow.
The congestion of appropriation
bills in the house has put democratic
leaders to urging a sweeping reform
in the appropriation system and seek
ing a way of extricating the house
from it's present position without
making a record for expenditures.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-18

Several great dogs, huskies they
are, lie about idle in the summer. A
long dock leads over the town flats
TO the mainland. and there, through
the fog, one makes out some trees.
From the end of the pier a street
built of planks, as are most of the
town streets in Alaska, leads along.
Next frames, small stores, are to the
right and left Some offer souvenir
post cards, three for quarter. In
others men partake of strong whis-
key, Is cents a glass. A saloon Ii
cense comes to $1,000 in Alaska, so
that most saloonkeepers are some
what moneyed men. The great bev-
erage is, of course, whiskey.
AS you walk along you hear the
chug of an auto, for Valdez is pos
sessed of one of the few automobiles
IA Alaska.
The street itself is noteworthy. 1t
is of gravel and rock, but dig down
few feet and you are on the old
glacier. You will meet the ice very
soon. When Valdez entertains dele
cations they are taken out to the
part of the glacier still exposed.
Meanwhile other sights are no.
ticed. In a nice little restaurant
there is chicken dinner announced.
A drug store has Indian baskets and
strange wares like the Satsuma along
the novelty line. Slippers, too, and
the magazines, wall paper and novel
ties are handled by this single large
drug store of the town. Another
pharmacist has the bed of his win
dow covered over with large brown
bear skin and on this an array of ra-
zors is set.
Clocks show 1920; it is 1870 by
steamer time. Folks are busy in the
stores; tourists take to candy estab-
lishments. Little hearts with Il
Love You" on their fronts, choco-
lates, nuts candied pineapples, lico
rice and figs and marshmallow; ico-
gumdrop and the wintergreen, the
butter scotch and the Boston bean"
all are common to far Alaska now
One may even invest in 'nigger
faces" or enjoy a cough drop.
Nor are the jewellers behind hand.
They fit up Alaskan coins into pins.
A dressmaker also has set up near
the mission, where odd pictures of
the Christ are shown.
Then, at the outskirts, little one
room homes, the outside covered with
tar paper against the cold and held
firmly down by slate, make up the
suburbs. Everything is very quiet
here, thanks to the Sabbath.
Side streets, with broad plank
walks, are reduced to so much black
mud, due to the ice far below Tele-
graph poles flank these and there
are frame homes of one or two sto-
ries.
Then you take to your ship for
dinner. After lunch Valdez again
calls you. The innumerable dogs
about and the mosquitoes, gather
ing the moment you stop, are two
comments on the invitation. Other
wise the town seems deserted; in
fact, it is very quiet place.
BY and by you've seen everything.
You find it's chilly here. even in Au-
gust. Maybe the ice underfoot has
to do with that. You are thinking
Of it ever; wondering how Far you've /
been moved while you rambled, for,
like the turning of the earth on its
axis, the motion is imperceptible. It's
just to stop a moment and /
realize that you're in the |
only moving city on earth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-18
IMPORTANT LIQUOR RULING.
The Georgia Court of Appeals Has
Handed Down Sweeping Decision.

The Georgia Court of Appeals Has
Handed Down Sweeping Decision.
Affirming the judgment of the
Barlow superior court in finding Bob
Kirkpatrick of Gainesville guilty of
violation of the state prohibition
law in that he solicited business for
an out of the state liquor house the
court of appeals has made the fol-
lowing ruling:
Where an agent of a nonresident
dealer in intoxicating liquors dis
tributes circulars and price lists of
such liquors, and in connection
Herewith personally gives away sam
pies of intoxicating liquors in this
state, he is guilty of soliciting with
in the terms of section 434 of the
penal code"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-18

Columbia dry batteries sold by ].
NJ. Clifton Hardware Co.
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29

With only one exception the cars all made the journey to Huntsville and back without difficulty. When out about two miles beyond Hinds- vile the low gear on Mir. Petross' car gave way. The other mem befs Of the party were all in front, and no help could be expected from them IL the car with MT Petross were Rev Little, Allen Sanders and the writer After the party had ex- ereised all their ingenuity in their efforts 10 ge. the car in working condition 1t was found that noth- ing could be done, and from there into Huntsville was a series of des- perate struggles The ear worked nicely on ''interme ediate" and high, but any one who knows anything about automobiles, and is acquainted with that road, knows there are hills over there that no car can negotiate except on low
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29

gear. When one of these hills wtre encountered a team had to be secured to pull us up And of the three teams thus engaged the own CT of only one would accept pay for his services When starting Rev. Little had the forethought to take a basket of lunch of ample size along. and this helped to keep everybody in a good humor Out this side of Huntsville short dis tanee We met Orville Woods, al
 ways ready to help in case of need, who had started back to our as sis, s,ance. With the aid of Mir. Wood! and Mir. Gillett, MT. Petross made the return journey without difficult
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29
WORKING ROADS
Van BureR PeOpse Suspend Business
 For One Day.

Van Buren. Aug With the exception of the drug stores, meat markets and cold drink houses, business was completely suspended in Van Buren today while more than 250 men and 125 teams from this city, augmented by nearly that many farmers and land owners, built seven miles Of good road be- tween this city and Figure Five schoo1house The work was done along the old government road. leading into the tity from the north. This $ the nucleus for the Van Bnren-to-Wins'ow highway, to he built this season by Washington and Grawford counties
 Mayor Hawkins. Chef of Police Mil'er. as well as other city and county officials, engaged in the werk swung picks and shovels to the linn t of their endurance The workers who did not take their lunches found good meals awaiting them at the many farm homes along the Hne-All the low places in tie road were filled with crushed stone, and the 10 foremen in charge of the work vied with eaeh other in all effort to see who could build the best piece of road Each foreman was assigned a certain number Of men. teams and mules, and the work moved off smoothly along the entire line '
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29
WORK IF LIGHTNING
Four People Killed Last Week In
 Franklin County

Ozark, Aug 2l.-Four persons We're killed and another SC badly injured that he will probably die all within a radius Of 12 miles of Ozark this afternoon in one of the most disastrous e1eetrical storms that ever visited this vicinity sev- eral other nersons were shocked. horse belonging to one of the vie tins was killed and barn set Oh fire and burned All the victims law, killed at the same time
 The dead
 Russell Snow. sol of Lanse Snow, farmer of Watalu toNnsHip !, about five milss north of Ozark
 Miss Birtie Moore. his sister=in- law, killed at thee sane time
 Sid Harmons, tanner. living four miles east of Ozark
 Franklin keHsiHger. traveHng across the country. killed 12 miles north of Ozark
 Snow and Mrs Moore. who was the daughter of D. R Cobb. were loading hay in d fed in the Watala la township heavy cloud was seen approaching and they were hur- ryihe tc get the hay in before the rain came Roth were killed by the same bolt One of the horses at taehed to rhe wagon on which they were loading the hay was killed and the other vas stunned.
 About the same time lightning struck the ban Of Charles Harm ons, four miles east of Ozark Sid hey Harmons. cousin of Charles Harmons, was sitting in the doorway of the barn and was instantly killed Gharles Harmons. who was also ln the barn, was knocked down and stunned IL was with difficulty that he and the body of his cousin were rescued from the burning barn by members of tine family Reports from the Harmons home tonight state that Chas Harmons is n a aaerious condition and the attend ing physician is doubtful CT his Te- eovery The barn was destroyed together with several tans of hay and other fee5strff
 Franklin ken sineer. who was driving iH wagon through this part of the country Rifh h.s familf, wa killed as h. al with inc memb- CTS of his family n the wagon at the home of A ] THbbs, 12 niles north of here. where they had talk en refuge from the approaching storm. The members of his family, although only a few feet from him, were not seeriously injured All We're badly stunned. however.
 The storm was not of special Vi olenee or duration
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29

(Continued on last page.
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29
From the County Judge.

To the Citizens of ca and ev- cry township of Washington Coun- ty, Greeting:
 Whereas, the governor has issued q proclamation setting aside Sep tember 3 and for Good Roads Days, and asking all able bodied men, regardless of age, 10 work these two days on the public roads of the State. therefore l sincerely hope that you will take an inter- est in this matter and organize as we'll as possible by confering with the overseers and among yourselv- es, and by grouping in punches of fifteen and twenty-five and select
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29
Yours for good roads,
 rrN IISuI. E...,.... IL.


 The myoement to construct a bridge across Clear Greek on the east road to Fayetteville is taking shape, and promises 10 be a success. IL is estimated the bridge can be built for $400 Fayetteville has agreed to a.se s100, Springdale $10G and County Judge flight will ap- propriate the other s200 out of the road funds of the two townships Many of those living along this road have agreed to help. either in work or contributions This is much the best route between springdale and Fayetteville, especially when the bridge is completed and some work is done on the road
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29

No. Priscilla, just because the ba- by has learred to snap his fling era doesn't necessarily indicate that some day he will become a great ragtime atnger.
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29

The ladies of the W. C. T. T.. met with Ms Turnidge west of town. Monday afternoon The busi- ness of the meeting was attended to promptly, dainty lunch was served by the hostess, after which little Edna Buseler recited two SC leetions, amidst an applause that was unaniomus Mrs. Pennington. photographer, from Fayetteville took the pictures of the twelve lad ies present after which a vote of thanks was given for the delightful afternoon spent in the country home of the hostess. Julia Ward, the Homebuilder. will speak at the Oak schoolhouse Friday, Aug. 29th. Everybody invited.
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29

The people of Missouri mercha- ants, farmers and professional men took two days off last week from their ordinary avooations and spent the time working on the roads Of the state 1t is said that 250.0e0 men of Missouri voluntarily gave their services for these two days, and that if the work done had been paid for it would have cost $1,5OO,- GOO. It is to be hoped that Arkan- sas will make as much of success of her two good roads days on Sep tember 3 and A.
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29

A Chicago banker says that none of his clerks is permitted to be married unless he earns at least s1,000 annually Is he protecting women or mem
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29

It takes a clever child to keep from saying smart things.
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29
OUR PEACHES MAKE A HIT
Chicago People Delighted With
 Springdale Peaches.

The organized peach growers of the Ozarks have hit upon plan for advertising western Arkansas which has the edge over anything iu the publicity line hitherto under taken in this section, in getting quick and most satisfactory results They are sending sample packa1es of Arkansas peaches to northern publicity eenters What the results are. is indicated by one example Recently the Pea Growers ex- change of Springdale. by D. E. Eieh- CT president and F G Rotb secre- taty. shipped generous quantity of SPringdale peaches to the Taylor GnitshfleId company of Chicago. faat company E che ef he strong est publicity agencies iH tie United 5tazes
 Monday F N Hopkins received a lett.r from F E le Quatte, presi= dett e1 that company asking that the Produce Journal and local press give publicly their thanks for the gift. in which he said in part. If the other products of Arkansas con- pare with the peaches you certainly have every reason to be proud of your state He also appends com menst of various Chicago citizens to whom some of the peaches were given Among the comments Were the following: The best peaches ever ate . These peaches have d flavor far better than any other I ever tasted The writer adds Similar expressions were made by everyone who had an opportunity to taste the peaches sent from Spring dale They were certainly the most excellent and best favored as well as the best looking peaches that have ever been in the office "-Ft. Smith Southwest American.
The Springdale news., 1913-08-29

ing a manager for each squad The merchants and all business men of Fayetteville and springda'e are go= ing to close up their business and go out upon the county roads and assist
 Yours for good roads,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-06-06
WHY TRIMMING ON LEFT SIDE
Custom Now Universally Followed
Goes Back to the Days OF Chiv-
airy and the Rapier.

Did you ever wonder why IL seems
natural to put trimming on the left
side of the hat? " course this year
we are not natural. 80 far az trimming
is concerned. We swathe our waists
with thick folds, we gather our skirts
In front. we fasten buckles, bows and
other decorations at our knees. and we
blithely wear the trimming of our hat
at left or right, front, back OF In the
middle. Perhaps this fashion will dull
our feeling that the left side Is the
suitable side for trimming.
This is the reason. anyway why we
have had to hold ourselves In check
lest we put our hats on backward or
sideways to brirg tho trimming to the
time-honored left side:
In the old. old days. when men went
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-06-06
MANY PERSONS COLOR BLIND
Tests Used by Railroads Show That
Almost Everybody Is Slightly
Color Blind.

The various tests for color blind
ness have come into practical use In
the examination OF railroad engineers
and the like, where the ability to dis
ting1ish colors is necessary, so that
these tests are no longer peculiar 10
the laboratory. But It is not gener-
ally known outside the laboratory that
everybody is partially color blind
that is, in certain parts OF the field OF
vision. The most normal individual
can see all the colors only when he
looks directly at them. II looked at
from an angle OF about fifteen degrees
red and green can no longer be seen,
but in their places will appear shades
OF yellow or blue. This region OF the
eyes is known as the yellow-blue zone.
II the color be moved still farther TO
the side the yellow and blue VIII dis
appear and only gray ~ean be seen.
This region is known as the zone or
complete color blindness. An inter
estlng theory In regard to these zones
Is that every normal eye represents
three stages OF evolution. The zone
OF complete color blindness is the low
est stage, and appears in such AMI
mails as the frog, whose vision Is
known as shadow vision. The blue
yellow zone is one step higher In the
scale, although not clearly marked
of in the animal kingdom. And the
appearance OF the red-green zone
marks the highest stage OF evolution.
Cases OF color blindness are, accord
ing to this theory, lack OF develop
ment beyond the early stage OF indi-
vidual life.-Strand Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-06-06
BULGARIAN Ribbons Taken.

According to the Dry Gods Econo-
mist, the vogue for Bulgarian designs
and colorings I'm ribbons continues un.
abated. The narrow Bulgarian nove,.
ties are especially favored for milli.
merry decoration. in the forms OF
bands and fiat bows, and neckwear
manufacturers are using them for
forming smart bow novelties and for
color relief purposes. In both OF these
lines effort is made 10 use them I'm
as simply n manner as possible 80
that the gorgeousness OF the design
and the coloring will not be lost. Two
and three inch widths continue the
biggest sellers for these purposes.