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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
SIGHTS AMAZE EX-CONVICT ON
HIS RETURN TO THE WORLD

Here are just few of the wonders
of Billiards. new life that TO others
are trivial things: Autos, aeroplanes,
improved street cars, telephones,
wireless telegraphy and phono-
graphs.
The first thing Ballard did when
he was convinced that he was a free
man was to rush out into the street
and stop a passing street car.
How much does it cost to rider"
he demanded, holding out his $40
bill.
Next Ballard wanted to use tele-
phone.
Il saw one in the penitentiary
once, but | never heard voice over
wire, he said. Can it really be
done?"
He went to a telephone and spent
part of his remaining money tele-
phoning to Mrs. j. c. Nelson of Dan
Vile, ILL.,, who was responsible for
his pardon.
II want to ride in an automobile
and see an aeroplane in action and
then l guess I'll be about ready to
die" said the man. This thing of
telegraphing without wires-I don't
take any stock in it. l talked to
man on the street car who said he
didn't believe in it, either"
Ballard was sent to the peniten-
tiary for killing a companion in a
saloon in Braidwood in 1879.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
GEORGIA RAILWAY COMMISSION
MAKES REPORT ON THE ROADS

namely, the Southern railway Com
pany. All show a substantial increase
in percentage of operating expenses
from year to year except the West
ern and Atlantic, which shows a de-
crease as compared with 1911.
All show a decrease under 1911 in
net earnings except the Central OF
Georgia, the Southern and the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic.
Best Paying Line.
The tables show that measured by
net earnings per mile of road operat-
ed the Western and Atlantic railroad,
which is the property of the state,
has by far the best paying trunk line
railway in Georgia; the Atlanta and
West Point ranks second in net earn
ings per mile.
The percentage of operating eX-
penses to gross earnings for 1872
ranges from GIG per cent in the
case of the Central of Georgia rail-
way to as high as 1913 per cent for
the Seaboard Air Line railway, and
in every case shows an increase over
1911, except as to the Southern rail-
way, where the decrease is SO of 1
per cent In one instance the in
crease in percentage of operating ex-
penses has been over 10 per cent,
that of the Georgia, Southern and
Florida railway,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
BUILDING BILL IS APPROVED
1T CONTAINS APPROPRIATION
FOR A BUILDING AT DAWSON.
President Taft Signed Measure, But
Strongly Disapproved OF Many
of Its Provisions.

The public building bill, which
contains an appropriation of $50, 600
for the erection of government
building in Dawson. made a safe
landing, but did so by the skin of
the teeth" as it we're. After rough
shedding in the senate it had to run
gauntlet of the president, and it was
there that it had its narrowest es-
cape.
Despite the fact that he signed the
bill President Taft sent to congress
with it a memorandum stating that
he would like to have withheld his
signature. Because of many provis-
ions in it he held to be meritorious,
he added, he had decided to approve
it.
There are in this bill items ag-
gregating perhaps half million dol
lars that ought not to be in it, au-
thorizing the construction of public
buildings in towns too small to JUS
tify them" said the president, "and
on that ground, for the purpose of
giving emphasis to my views on the
subject, l should like to withhold sig
nature from the bill. But the bill
contains authorizations for improve
ments so important in the develop
ment-and l might say the unduly
delayed development-of the city of
Washington that I cannot bring my
self to defeat such worthy projects.
The bill in itself contains certain
restrictions upon future appropria-
lions of a similar kind that may tend
to prevent the vicious pork barrel
feature of bills of this character"
While the appropriation is now
available the people need not expect
a building to be erected at once.
Uncle Sam has way of moving slow
ly in such matters, and it will in all
probability be some time before he
even takes the initial steps, which
will be the selection and purchase of
site That will be done under the
direction Of the secretary of the
treasury.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
THEIR VIEW OF WEBB BILL
SMITH AND BACON THINK III
WITH, MD GEORGIA OFFICIALS.
BARTLETT, Hardwick and Brantley Are
Of Opinion That 1t Is a Fraud. All
,oree Locker Clubs Exempt.


u.AsHINGTON.-Senator Hoke
ou;tb discussing the Webb bill to
arotfbft the shipment of whiskey in
- 5rv states for Illegal purposes, in
ronIv to a direct query, said:
"Tbe Webb bill should have a
rbnIasome effect in Georgia, because
tba friends of prohibition claim that
= will enable them to enforce the
s+ste law more thoroughly. The
wahb bill simply prohibits the ship
men+ of liquor into dry states where
those shipments are made for illegal
rnrnoses. 1t provides additional ma
cbinery for the use of conscientious
s+ata official who wants to do his
drtv. It may or may not be helpful
n prohibition states, according to
tho wav the state officers administer
+ba prohibition laws. There is moth
ing in the bill that prohibits the ship
ment of liquors into dry states for
Drivate and personal use.
Senator Bacon's Views.
Senator Bacon was very busy al
day in the running floor debates in
the chamber and could not find time
IN 90 into a discussion of the Webb
hill at length. He expressed, in brief,
however, practically the same ideas
as those advanced by Senator Smith.
He thinks the Webb bill will be help
ful in the enforcement of prohibition
laws in dry states according to the
zeal of local officials invoking its pro-
visions.
Mr. Brantley thinks the bill an un-
constitutional measure, in the first
place. and a fraud upon it's face in
the second. He does not think it
will add one single thing to the like
HhoOd of prohibition law enforce
ment. and in this view Congressman
Hardwick and Bartlett coincide.
The remainder of the Georgia del
egatfon in congress think along pref
ty much the same lines as those laid
down by the snators.
Beer and Locker Clubs Exempt.
Congressman William Schley How
ard has notified friends in Atlanta
that the famous Webb bill will not
interfere with the present status OF
licensed near beer saloons and locker
clubs. it was learned today.
Following the declaration OF Sea
born Wright, the noted prohibition
leader of Rome, Ga, that the Webb
bill outlawed every near beer saloon
and locker club in the state and the
Anti-Saloon League will proceed to
close every one Of them within thirty
days through federal injunctions,
Reuben r. Arnold, prominent Allan
ia lawyer, and City Attorney James
L. Mayson gave opinions which coin
cided with Congressman Towards.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
SUES FOR DROWNED HORSE
County Employs Attorney to Defend
Damage Suit. Dean Paid for
Damages to Automobile.

At the meeting of the county COM
missioners Tuesday. Attorney NJ. j.
Yeomans was employed to represent
the board in a suit for $500 dam
ages that w. D. Arnold has brought
against the county. Mr.. Arnold's
suit grows out of the drowning of a
pair of horses in Chenubbee creek a
year or two ago during freshet that
covered the bridge.
The chairman of the board was
authorized to employ an attorney al
so to draw up an agreement with adj
joining counties in regard to keep
ing county line bridges in repair.
A bill presented by DR.. j. G. Dean
for $14.50 damages to his automo-
bile was ordered paid. DR.. Dean
based his claim on the ground that
his automobile was damaged while
going around the big road engine,
which had blocked the highway.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
MORGAN PAID ITALIAN
DOCTOR $4,000 FEE
Professor Bastianelli Was Not WOr-
ried by Having to Name the
Amount of His Bill.

ROME.-There has been much Gu
riosity in medical circles about the
size of the fee Professor Giuseppe
Bastianelli, the eminent Roman spe-
cialist, would charge j. Pierpont
Morgan for going to Egypt to treat
him
1t has been learned that Mr.. Nor
gan settled the question in advance
when he wrote a letter inviting Prof.
Bastianelli to join him:
Dear Doctor: My health having
caused some little anxiety to my
friends since arriving in Cairo, and
bearing in mind the benefit derived
on recent occasions from your advice,
[ should be glad if you will join me
here for a few days until | make
definite arrangements for future
plans. | enclose herewith a check,
which 1 beg you will accept in recog-
milton of your valuable services. Re
spectfully, J. PIERPONT MORGAN"
The check referred to was drawn
for $4,000 on Mr.. Morgan's New
York bank
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
GEN. HUERTA HAS THE LID ON
WILL BE FORCED AND
NOT BOUGHT WITH MONEY.
Ten Thousand Give Diaz Gigantic
Ovation. TPiuInphaI Parade in
Recent RevOIutionists.

! Recent RevolutIOnIStS.
MEXICO CITY.-Gen. Felix Diaz
was accorded a great ovation this
afternoon at the bull ring, the first
performance of the matadors' sport
since the bombardment of the capt.
| toll.
Ten thousand spectators stood and
cheered Justify when Gen. Diaz en-
tered a box in the arena, attended
by his secretary, his chief of staff and
few friends; and the hero of the
revolution was forced to rise time
and again to acknowledge the dem
onstrations.
At noon President Huerta, General
Diaz, General Mondragon and Gen
eral Banquet stood on the balcony
of the national palace and reviewed
the parade organized by the Felix
Diaz club in honor of the men who
were most most closely identified
with the recent revolt.
Thousands in Line.
Several thousand persons repre-
senting the different branches of the
military service, civic societies and
fraternaI organizations afoot, mount
ed and in carriages, paraded through
the principal streets. Thousands OF
spectators lined the streets surround
ing the palace, but we're not marked
~ demonstrative, although ''yivas
were numerous.
A feature of the parade was the
riderless horse of General Bernado
Reyes, walking behind a carriage in
which reposed a painting of the gem
eral draped with crepe. Barred heads
all along the route evidenced the love
an admiration of the people Of the
capital for the dead chieftain
The same solemn respect for an
other victim of the revolt was shown
when the draped picture of General
Gregoria passed.
| front of the palace women in
carriages headed a delegation OF fac
| tory employees released four doves
of peace. Among the transparencies
were some bearing such inscriptions
as:
Honor and glory to the restorers
of peace" and Our country is
saved"
Order Being Restored.
The newspapers of the country
without notable exception are re-
framing from criticism of the new
administration and are lending their
active support to the pacification
programme.
The first two weeks of the admin
istration of Provisional President
Huerta has seen notable improve
ment in the general situation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
AMERICANS ARE
A WRITING NATION
Each Person Spends $500 Per An
mum for Postage. Every Day
the Total Is So, 227 900.

WASHINGTON.-The daily re-
ceipts of the postoffice have reached
total of $2,247,OO0, more than
100000 greater than the combined
receipts of the government from all
other sources.
These figures appear in the quar-
terly financial statement of Chas. A.
Krem, auditor of the department,
made public today. OF the total that
poured into the department during
the past three months $4,000 is
for the pavement of postage, special
delivery, registration and other
branches of the mailing business,
while money orders issued brought
in $7,784,000.
An interesting feature of Auditor
Krems report discloses the fact that
up to 1882 the average person spent
only 25 cents a year for postage. In
1891 the average expended 81 cents
while today the habit of letter writ
ing has grown to such an extent tina
the average expenditure is $3.50 {
year
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
INTERESTING DATA ON PRINCI-
PAL LINES IN THE STATE.
Show That Earnings Have Decreas-
ed. Western and Atlantic Best
Paying Road in State.

ATLANTA-The Georgia railroad
commission issued today a table
showing the comparative statement
of earnings and operating expenses
of the principal trunk line railroads
operating in Georgia on their Geor-
gia traffic for the last three years,
ending respectively June 80, 1910,
June 80, 1911, and June 80, 1912.
The percentage of operating ex-
penses to gross earnings indicates
the amount out of every dollar re-
ceived as revenue which was paid out
in operating the roads. Operating
expenses do not include tax, inter
est on bonded Indebtedness or eX'
renditure for new investment and
the like.
OF the roads whose reports have
been studied only one shows decrea'-
ed percentage in operating expenses,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
LUKE TAKES A SHOT.
He Raps Lawyers for Passing Laws
Exempting Themselves.

At a meeting of Thomasville city
council Mayor Luke stated that the
city could not collect the special Ii
censes on professional men levied
last week.
Mayor Luke took the opportunity
to rap the lawyers in the legislature
who passed a law exempting them
selves from license tax and putting
it on real estate, insurance and other
businesses. 1T is o shame that such
men will legislate for themselves, "
he said.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
TAX ASSESSORS ELECTED.
Asked to Attend Next Meeting of
Council and Receive Instructions.

At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday night R. R. Marlin, G. S.
Crowell and F. NJ. Jennings were
elected tax assessors. Mr.. Marlin
was made clerk.
A motion was adopted that the as
SCISSORS be requested to attend the
next meeting of the council and re-
ceive instructions as to the discharge
of their duties.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
TOM WATSON CHOPPING WOOD
Fine Remedy for Sleeplessness. He
Saws. At His Florida Home.

Thomas E. Watson, who has been
recuperating in Fort Lauderdale,
Fla, for the past three weeks, is re-
ported decidedly better, and very
much his old self again.
To a friend in Atlanta Mr.. Wat
son writes that he spends his days
eating, fishing and chopping wood.
He says he finds that the chopping
of a load of wood induces sleep
sweet and refreshing-far better
than any pill, powder or potion he
ever swallowed for that purpose.
He expects to return to his home
in Thomson within a week or so,
when he thinks he will be as fit as
fiddle, mentally and physically, for
a frolic or fight, and ready to meet
all corners.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.

The pupils of the expression de-
partment of the Dawson public
schools will present Mrs. Wigs of
the Cabbage Patch tonight in the
school auditorium. The entertain
ment has been arranged under the
direction of Miss Jackson, the teach
err of expression, and good perform
ance may be expected by all who at
tend. The prices of admission will
be % cents for children and 80 cents
for adults.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
WEARS DRESSES FOR HEALTH
Frenchman Finds Female Clothing
Cure for Bronchitis.

While not a few women are anX-
ious to don masculine garments a
Frenchman has discovered that the
wearing of woman's clothes was
highly beneficial to his health. Hav-
ing suffered from bronchitis for two
winters to such an extent the he
could hardly venture out of doors he
decided to try the experiment.
He shaved off his mustache and
started wearing womans clothing,
including a veil, fur coat and muff.
The improvement in his health has
been so great that he has continued
the practice ever since.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
CAPITAL PRICES
SCARED SKYWARD
At Washington All Commodities
Were Boosted From so to 100
Per Cent for Inauguration.

Per Cent for inauguration.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Inaugura-
ton ceremonies occur only once in
every four years in this town and
tradespeople took advantage of the
fact by boosting prices of all COM
modities anywhere from so to 100
per cent.
The new Willard hotel manage
ment asked and got $500 for occu-
pancy of it's rooms that face the
street where the in2Ugura! parade
passed, and every hotel in the city
boosted it's prices to exorbitant fig
ures.
Restaurants all put into service
new bills of fare that showed doub-
ling or trebling of the prices that
had prevailed before. Even in the
modest eating places the standard
pricelo % cents for ham and" was
raised to go cents or IS cents, with
everything else on the menu show
ing a corresponding increase.
If a man gets drunk in Couderay
they lower him into well.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
CLARK AND UNDERWOOD.
Unanimously Chosen to Again BE
Speaker and Leader of Congress.

FyI'Vf41AVl tF1IV1 E1S7ttH-'7I VI = ~
Washington, D. C.-All the old
caucus rules were adopted by the
house caucus today. Representative
Murray of Massachusetts was elected
as its secretary.
Representative Foster of Illinois
advocated the creation of a caucus
committee to investigate and deter
mine some better way of making APP
preparations.
Champ Clark was renominated for
speaker of the house amid a chorus
of yells, and Oscar Underwood was
again chosen leader of the party in
congress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07
ELECT SHERIFF; DEFEAT RONDs
Sumter County Rejects 100000 Debt
for Road Improvement.

Fourteen hundred votes, approx
imately were cast in an election on
Tuesday for sheriff of Sumter county
and to determine the issuance OF
$4,000 for road improvement. T.
W Fuller was elected sheriff by a
small plurality over James L. Claw
son, his next highest opponent,
The bonds failed to receive the
requisite two-thirds of the votes.
Their defeat was decisive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-03-07

If a man gets drunk in Couderay
they lower him into a well.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-08
FESTIVAL OF THE FIRST PRIEST OF THE JEsU1rs

Members of the Society of Jesus will observe today feast ofBlessed the of poor avoyard shepherds who became the first priest of the great Cath ollie order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola.
 Peter Favre, Faber born Savoy 15O6, and, although his parents very poor they sent him to school and aferward to the University of Paris At that Institution Peter met and became the first companion Igatius of fLoyola who already burning with holy the church. Ignatus of noble Spanish abea, accompanying the monarch in his Peter the contrary of the hbest parentage but the pair became firm friends Francis Xavier James Laynez, Alphonso Sameron, Nicholas Bobadilla and Simon Rod dguez joined Ignatus and Peter in their plan for missionary order designed to labor especially Palestine which Ignatius had already visited a pilgrim.
 In August 1534 Ignatius, Peter, and the five other disciples took their at the chapel of Lady Montrnartre Paris, adding the obligations of and visiting the Holy Land. Peter lived for time apart from master, but followed rules marked out by Igna- tus living by aims and sleeping bare board In 1887 and his companions went to Rome and the Pope blessing their undertaking In 1541 the Society of Jesus formally launched the Pope having issued bull for that purpose, and Ignatius was unanimously chosen general while Peter ordained the first priest society Peter afterward labored in Germany, chosen by Pope Paul IT. to be his theologian at the Council of Niees He hurried out by his abors his last illness came him He in his fortieth when he died in the of his spiritual leader St Ignatius.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-08
SMOKING BY WOMEN.

Society circles report a steady in- crease of the habit of smoking by wo- men. But while it has become com mon in the gi1ded circles of aristoc- racy. it makes but little progress among every day people.
 The difference between the Euro pean and American point of view on this question is singular. The her pines of standard English novels smoke freely, and from all accounts the practice is so common as to at tract little notice.
 seen smoking in some hotel or public a crowd often gathers around as if she were a polar bear in @ cage.
 American opinion gives women the highest range of freedom in the world. It permits its girls solitary association with men that would create .newspa- per scandal in Europe. Connected with this implicit trust are severer standards of conduct. Acts that are condoned as harmless, or venial in the case of men are condemned when committed by women. Smoking is a conspicuous il1ustration-
 Public opinion will probably soon make changes in the attitude of both sexes toward My Lady Nicotine. The gates of all occupations are falling before the daughters of Eve. They can work at any honest, clean task. Their habits and diversions will be likely to coincide more and more the mems The future will probably see less discrimination between them and men on the tobacco question.
 On the other hand, there is a grow ing sentiment in favor of the best physical development. The abstin- ence of the non-smoking man is like 1y to seem less eccentric than in the past. These are the days of eff ciency. The human machine must have the wisest, lkindest treatment to run the swift race of modern business. Many young men feel that tobacco is a dead weight. Their choice will command respect, and will not seem so unsocia1 as it was formerly regard ed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-08
FIRST THINGS IN HISTORY

The first international yacht race to establish title to the Americas Cup was held forty-three years ago to-day over the New York Yacht Club s course and resulted in a, victory for the American cutter Magic, 97 tons over the English schooner Cambria, 227 tons. The trophy was offered by the British Yacht Squadron, when the schooner America visited England in 1851, and came to be called 'tAmer- ica's Cup" by reason of the victory of the Yankee craft over all the pleas ure boats of England in a race around the Isle of Wight. The America was built in Boston and was of ITO tons. By deed of gift of the owners of the winner, the trophy was presented to the New York Yacht Club and con stituted a challenge cup for the yachts of all nations. The first race under this deed of gift was that of August 8, 1870. when the big Cambria was badly beaten by the little Magic. Tn the following year the British schoon- CT Liconia, 280 tons, tried for the cup against the American schooners Co., lurrHbia and Sappho, the former of '220 and the latter of BIO tons, and the English craft was defeated in four out of the five contests of the series. Subsequent British attempts to lift the cup'' have been equally unsuccess-- fI1I