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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
A Real Hero.

| There was runnin' and cursin', but
Jim yelled out,
Over all the internal roar:
I'll hold her nozzle agin the bank
Till the last galoot's ashore.
And Jim BIudsoe did with the Prai-
RE Belle on the Mississippi many
years ago just as Captain Francis
Inch, of the Volturno, did in mid
ocean few days ago. Colonel John
Hays immortal hero had the ad-
vantage of the modern hero in real
life because the Mississippi was only
about mile wide, while there were
1900 miles of water on each side of
the hurricane-swept and fire-ravaged
Volturno, says the New York Her
aid;
But Captain Inch the Jim Bludsoe
of the Atlantic, did the next best
thing. He cut away all of the life
boats from the VolturnO's daVits TO
prevent the panic-crazed crew and
passengers from lowering them into
the inferno of seas in which more
than a hundred lives already had
been sacrificed.
As he stood on the deck house with
his feet scorching in the roaring
flames under him Captain Inch, lad
of 81 years, cowed back the crew
with a pistol in one hand as he die
tated the following message, the last
sent by the Volturno through the
storm for aid:
Cannot something be done to
aid us? We must abandon the
ship. Her plates are buckling.
Stand close, as we may have to
jump for it,"
The great Carmania was circling
the burning steamship at the time,
but the storm kept her at distance.
1t was the last appeal of a command
er who saw death for him and the
hundreds on board his vessel. But
he kept that weapon rowing about
his little fire-tormented horizon, cut
ting away the boats which meant
certain death in the seas and order
ing back the men who would disobey
him. 1t mattered little to him that
his feet were burning on the flame
scared roof of the deck house. He
was thinking of hundreds of others.
Just then, when hell seemed to
have spouted its direst furies un
through the Atlantic, catching his
vessel in its vortex, a providence
seemed to intervene. The storm
Quoted. The seas went down. In
the gathering gloom life boats from
the Carmania and the other steam
ships that had hardened to the wire
less appeals for help approached the
burning hulk and took off those
whose lives Captain Inch had saved
by cutting away the life boats in the
storm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
Corn Culture and Soil improvement
By William G. bearing in Home and Farm.

produce more, and the scarcity of
farm labor, the country being de-
serted and the cities overcrowded.
Our fathers were miners. The
coal miner takes away the coal, and
when the mine runs out he seeks an
other Our fathers have mined the
fertility of the soil, and when they
had exhausted it they, too, hunted
other lands. Consequently, we have
agricultural ruin over vast areas of
the older parts of our country, and
rapid decreases in rich soils of the
younger states, as Indiana, Illinois
and Iowa.
In the abundance of our harvests
we should not forget the famines in
Russia, the hunger in India and the
starvation in China, all within the
last FIVE years. May not this come
to us. and sooner than We expect?
We find extreme poverty among any
people who are dependent upon agri-
cultural resources Of ordinary land
when the same has been cultivated
for 200 years.
Soils that have been run down
cannot be restored economically
within a year. 1t takes time and
capital. We are now a rich and pros
porous nation, and if we ever expect
to restore and improve our soils we
must do so while we are such.
Our vast wealth of phosphate de
posits must be utilized and not suf
fered to go hence. A weighty prob
lem rests upon our government
and I believe it will be equal TO the
emergency. The protection and re
newal of soil fertility are paramount
issues, and the American people ar
going to solve them successfully.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
Fenced Out.

Great quantities of produce rot
while the consumer pays higher
prices.
Contributions to a Boston paper
with regard to the high cost OF living
cite such examples as these: One
neach raiser writes that he was pre-
vented by the power OF the middle
men from selling to consumers dl-
rectly. and when he was driven TO
deal with the middlemen he was Civ
on so cents per bushel, while the re-
tail price was 500 and upward. \
Michigan peach raiser writes that
they we're offered there 81 per W&S-
on load for their peaches and dump
ed their loads in the bitches ana let
the rest of the crop rot on the ground
rather than accept such a price. FROM
New York comes the story Of ship
ment of strawberries from Long IS
land that were thrown in the river
rather than let the people have them
at low prices. An apple grower near
Cleveland, with a crop of fine apples,
was distinctly told by one o. the
rulers of the market that he would
have to let the apples rot.
There is nothing absolutely new
about these complaints. They repre-
sent a practice that has been going
on for years. But at time wheI
the complaint of high prices is uni
versal they bring into the stronges
light this anomaly: A supply OF tn
grown staples so abundant that tn
biggest part of it is left to waste an
at the same time only few mile
away thousands and hundreds c
thousands are deprived of their en-
joyment by high prices.
It requires no argument to sho'
that somewhere there is an artit
cial barrier, a fence across the mai
highway. If communication betwee
producer and consumer we're free a
over-plus of any product would
partially relieved and certainly con
pensated for by more money for Il
producer and lower prices to Il
consumer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

In 1890 France used 100000 tons
of phosphate and in 1899 100000
tons. Germany applied 100000 tons
during this last year, and in 1911
used over 100000 tons.
All the countries of Europe have
largely increased the fertility OF the
soil by application of phosphates, and
this has been the chief cause for the
increase in the size of their crops.
In Germany the yield of wheat has
risen from 121 bushels per acre in
the sixteenth century to 30 bushels
in the twentieth century, rye from
10 bushels to 80, barley from IA
bushels to 40, and oats from 4 bush
els to As. There has been equally as
large increases in France.
Both of these countries support a
crowded population, and while the
population has increased the product
iyeness of the soil has also increased
/ Saunders-It is different in the
United States. Our population has
Increased, but the fertility of our sol
has decreased. There must surely be
something wrong.
Drenan.-The United States STANDS
in the front rank for the rapidly o
soil exhaustion. A number of thing
have combined to bring this about
namely: The rapid development o
great transportation lines has en-
abled the farmer to find a ready mar
ket for all he raises; the invention o
, agricultural implements, enablin
one man to do the work OF many
and which enables him TO remov
much from many acres of soil with
out returning anything; the improve
ment of seed, which enables him
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
For Leave to Sell.

State of Georgia, Terrell County.
Notice is hereby given to all concern
ed that J. S. Helton, administrator
of the estate of A. Helton, deceased,
has this day made application to the
Ordinary of Terrell county Georgia,
for leave to sell the lands belonging
to the estate of said A. Helton, de-
ceased, and that same will be heard
at the November term of the Court
of Ordinary at ten O'Clock a. m, on
Nov. 3rd, 1913, at the Office of the
Ordinary of Terrell county Georgia.
This October 9Th, 1913.
w. B. CHEATHAM,
Ordinary Terrell County, Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
For Leave to Sell.

State of Georgia, Terrell County.
Notice is hereby given to all concern
ed that C. B. Weaver, administrator
of the estate of j. P. Lee, deceased,
has this day made application to me
for leave to sell the lands belonging
to the estate of said deceased, and
that same will be heard at the No
vember term of the Court of Ordi-
nary on Monday, November 8, 1913,
at ten O'Clock a. m, at office of Or
binary of Terrell county, Georgia.
This Sept. Goth, 1913.
w. B. CHEATHAM,
Ordinary Terrell County, Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
The States Institutions at Milledgeville

caused the charge of murder to be
preferred, and but for the previous
standing of parties and their family
influence in the communities would
have led to mob violence, which in
each case would have proved the
killing of an innocent man.
Circumstantial evidence is rarely
to be believed, and cases like these
confirm the opinion that in no case
where the accusation rests solely on
circumstantial evidence should the
death penalty be inflicted. Human
judgment is too prone to err, and
the hangman's work cannot be un-
done.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
For Leave to Sell.

State of Georgia, Terrell County.
Notice is hereby given to all concern
ed that J. S. LowTey, administrator
of the estate of James Nables, de-
ceased, has applied to me for leave
to sell the lands, houses and lots
belonging to the estate of James Ma
bles. deceased, and that same will be
heard at the November term of the
Court of Ordinary of Terrell county,
Georgia, Nov. Bird, 1913. This the
9Th day of October, 1913.
W. B. CHEATHAM,
Ordinary Terrell County, Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

Mr.. John &. Faircloth, clerk in
the office of the chief clerk of the
house of representatives at Washing
ton, has issued a statement in which
he characterizes as untrue the re-
port that several of the congressman
who came from Washington to at
tend the -uneral Of the late Repre-
sentative koddenbery were drunk.
1t was a very serious accusation to
bring against members of the ma
tons law-making body, and The
News is more than glad to know they
were not guilty of such conduct.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
For Leave to Sell.

State of Georgia, Terrell County.
Notice is hereby given to all concern
ed that NJ. E. Jennings, administrator
of the estate of Mrs. N. A. Stevens,
deceased, has this day made applica-
ton to me for leave to sell the lands
(house and lott of said deceased,
and that same will be heard at the
office of the Ordinary OF Terrell cOun-
ty, Georgia, on the first Monday in
Nov. 1913, at 10 o'clock a. m. This
Oct 6, 1913. w. B CHEATFAM.
Ordinary, Terrell County, Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

Governor Hooper has brought the
Tennessee legislature together again
in special session-the third session
of the present year. The main pur-
pose of the gathering, according to
the governor, is to secure legislation
that will result in the enforcement of
the prohibition law. Governor Hoop
er is right. The law prohibits sa-
looms in that state, but according to
report they run day and night, Sun
day and Monday, in Memphis Nash
vile and Chattanooga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

The terrible fate of the steamer
"VolturnC," the appalling death of
helpless people on the ship, is an
other reminder of how helpless is
man against the forces of Nature
fire and water. And yet, there was
a splendid triumph of Science in this
case, fearful though it was. But for
the invention of the wireless teleg-
raphy perhaps every soul of the near
ly 700 might have persisted. The
call of the wireless brought aid amid
the rage of the storm and saved sew
eral hundred of the apparently doom
ed group.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
A New Georgia Snake.

From the Macon Evening News.
We have read with interest the
story in a Georgia paper about man
having a narrow escape at the hands
of a snake" A snake with hands has
that celebrated horned snake beat a
mile. 1t should be caught, picked,
and shown at the state fair.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
Huerta'S Latest Exploit

This man Huerta, who rules IN
Mexico City, has perpetrated what
in France would be called a coup
d'etat. The late Louis Napoleon
Bonaparte. who figures in history as
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French,
made the French people understand
what the phrase means-for by a
comp d'etat this third Napoleon, who
was a president, became an emperor.
General Huerta, the provisional
president of Mexico, has assumed the
power of dictator even more brazenly
than ever did Diaz, who ruled that
country so long with an iron hand
He has dissolved the legislature OF the
republic and placed one hundred and
ton members of congress in prison.
With the arrest of the deputies the
legislature was dissolved and proc
lamation for the election of new SEN
ators and deputies on October 26-
the date for the holding of the presi-
Dental election-was made by Gen
eral Huerta.
The action of the provisional pres
ident has intensified a situation
which at best was most serious and
it may not be long before civil war
may break out in the capital, the
same as it did before the overthrow
of Madero. The representatives OF
foreign nations are anxious for the
protection of the lives and properties
of their nationals and have asked
that sufficient troops be kept in Mex
leo City to insure the necessary pro-
lection.
The serious situation in Mexico
has led to a revival of a former dis
cussion that there be joint interna-
tional intervention in the republic
after the manner in which the Boxer
movement in China was dealt with,
to restore peace and bring about
stable government. The countries
referred to in this connection include
the United States, France, Germany
and Great Britain; but the discussion
yet is purely academic. If, however,
a fresh explosion occurs in Mexico
and the elections scheduled to take
place on October 26 are postponed it
is probable that diplomatic pressure
will compel some action to end the
present conditions in the distressed
republic.
On the other hand, if Huerta has
the genius and the courage to follow
up his exploit and organize, control
and compel he may do more as die
tator than he has done as president.
If he succeeds, if he does compel &C
eeptance of his rule and restores even
reasonable ordr in Mexico, and thus
paves the way to a semblance of gov
eminent and prosperity, the outside
world will be likely to acquiesce in
his programme and recognize his au-
thority. He will not be the first
usurper and man of violence toler-
ated by civilized peoples
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
HAsTY CONCLUSIONS.

From the Fitzgerald Leader.
The Barron case, the Crib case
and the Haug case all point to the
lesson for the need of greater care
in forming hasty conclusions. In
each case murder was suspected and
in each of the cases a careful investi-
CATION definitely proved the suspi-
cions unfounded. The circumstances
surrounding each Of these tragedies
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

President Wilson gives it out that
he will not try to railroad a currency
measure, but he wants one passed,
and believes it can be passed by De-
cember. The president is likely to
get what he wants.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

Hobson of "Merrimac" (and kiss
ing) fame and Underwood, with fame
as the democratic leader in the lower
house of congress, are combating
for a senatorial toga in Alabama.
And it gives promise of being a con-
test worth Witnessing
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

They are locking up the locker
clubs in Rome, Brunswick, ValdOsta
and some other Georgia towns. But
the festive blind tiger roams unfet-
tered and unafraid.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21
They Make You Feel Good.

The pleasant purgative effect pro-
duced by Chamberlain's Tablets and
the healthy condition of the body and
mind which they create make one
feel joyful. For sale by all dealers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

Americas has live board of trade,
and in that particular is ahead of
Dawson. We notice from the Times
Recorder that forty new members
were received into the organization
last week, which means forty more
boosters for the town. Dawson
should be up and doing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

Judge Park has declined to join
the other candidates for congress in
the Second district in a speech-fest.
He says he is too busy with necessary
work of the campaign, and, besides,
nothing is to be gained by such a
meeting
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

The Macon State Fair of 1913 is
open. And it will be great-wOrth
travelling miles to see. Don't miss
the Macon fair
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

Make your plans to come to the
Terrell County Fair the first week in
November. 1t will be worth while.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-10-21

JAMES G. PARKS
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Dawson. Georgia

y . - t5OAA4 wv D
Will practice in all the
courts, both State and Federal.
Prompt and careful attention
given to the interests of every
client who may put business III
my hands. 1 make a specially
of preparing all kinds of legal
papers, such as wills, deeds
bonds and contracts, exam1n-
ing and abstracting titles; also
commercial law and collections.
Office in Dean Building.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-11-14
COUNCIL FIGHTS WITH MAYOR
Assume Power to Appoint Water Com
missioner, Which the Mayor Has
Exercised for Years.

Depere. The city council has taken
the appointment of a water commits
sioner out of the hands of the mayor,
and elected member of the board
itself. The mayor under an ordinance,
has the appointing power, and he has
been making the appointments for ten
years without question. Recently the
council ordered the water commission
to reduce salaries, which it failed to
do, as the ordinance gave it full power
over the salaries. Without repeating
the ordinance, the council elected John
Francken in place of G. A. Lawton, one
of the most prominent business men
of the city, whose term had expired,
and who was to have been reappoint-
ed, it is understood, by the mayor as
soon as he returned from Chicago,
where he was on business. This ac-
ton of the council has stirred up bust
ness men and other taxpayers, who
believe that the councils action has
weakened the commission, and also
that it was Illegal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-11-14
10000 HUNTERS IN WOODS
Opening of Deer Hunting Season Sees
100000 Licenses Issued
In Wisconsin.

Madison.-The open season for hunt
ing deer opened at daylight on Nov IL
and continues until nightfall on Nov.
80. Deer are plentiful in the northern
part of the state and the slaughter this
year is expected to be the largest in
the history of the state. The total
number that will be killed, according
to estimates of the state game war
denis department, is 10000 Last year
it was about S,000
The only change made by the last
Legislature in the deer law was to put
the counties of Door and Wood in the
territory in which deer are protected
during the entire year. Each hunter is
entitled to kill one deer,
The state game warden estimates
that there will be 10000 persons hunt
ing deer in the northern country this
season. The total number of licenses
issued to residents so far this year is
10000 and it is believed that the num-
Der will reach 10000 by the end of
the year.
The most deer have been reported
this season in Ashland, Oneida, Price,
Viles, Bayfield,, Chippewa, Sawyer, Iron,
Marinette, Douglas, Washburn and
Rusk counties. Deputy wardens in
passing down the Flambeau river re-
Gently saw over 200 deer in two days
trip.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-11-14
GUARD TWO FROM LYNCHING
Port Washington Citizens Aroused by
Attack on Aged Woman-Victim
Of Fiends May Die.

Port Washington score of spe-
cial deputy sheriffs We're sworn in here
by Sheriff Gus Scharl as a result of
threats to break open the Ozaukee
county jail and lynch two men who
are being held there on the charge
of attacking Mrs. Barbara Conrad, 65
years old, who is said to be in Sc
rious condition and may die.
Thomas Dunn, 80 years old, and
William Bruders, 80 years old, are the
two held for the crime, and the Off
Gals here say that they have con-
fessed.
The crime is one> of the worst ever
perpetrated here. The aged Mrs Con-
rad was left alone in her home near
Dacata when her son John and his
wife went to a dance. When they re-
turned the following morning they
found the aged woman lying uncon-
scious on the floor of the farmhouse.
When revived, she told of the horrors
she had experienced after two strange
men entered the house about mid
night.
The sheriff's force secured the sur
rounding country and captured Dunn
and Bruders several miles away. The
pair made no resistance when ar
rested although they denied the crime
at first. Mrs. Conrad identified them
as her assailants
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-11-14
NAMES MEDICAL STAFF MAJOR
Or. James w. Frew Assigned to First
Infantry to Succeed Or. Gilbert
E. Seaman.

Madison McGovern commits
stoned Dr. James w. Frew of Milwau-
kee as major on the medical staff of
the Wisconsin National guard and as
signed him to serve in the First in
fantry to fill the vacancy caused by
the recent promotion of DR.. Gilbert
E. Seaman of Milwaukee to be sur
geon general of the guard Adjt. Gen.
Orlando Holway said that the circu-
lar recently issued by him ordering
the commanding officers of the ma
tional guard to make an inventory of
the military property issued to his
company and report if his organiza-
ton was sufficiently armed, uniform
ed and equipped was not issued in ex-
pectation that the guard might be call
ed into active service on account of
the Mexican situation, but in prepar-
alton for the annual inspection to be
made by the federal war department
early next year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-11-14
OUTGOING PRODUCT
MAY Be INSPECTED.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES IN
FAVOR OF INSPECTION AND
WEIGHING IN WISCONSIN.
PROTEST CAUSE OF DECISION
OFFICIAL Is Denied Right to Weigh
Cheese Set Aside for shipment
Ruling Applies to All
Commodities.

Madison-That inspectors OF weights
and measures have a right to inspect
and weigh cheese or other products
set aside in dealers warehouses for
interstate shipment in the perform
ance of official duty, is held by AT
torney General Owen in an opinion to
Dairy and Food Commissioners Emery,
who is ex-officio superintendent of
weights and measures.
In letter to the attorney general
Mr.. Emery says that a certain sealer
of weights and measures entered a
warehouse of a wholesale dealer in
cheese in one of the shipping centers
of the state to test the weights OF
the cheeses; that the proprietor con-
coded the right of the sealer to test
and weigh the cheeses as received
by the dealer from the factory, but
refused to permit the sealer to weigh
those that had already been weighed,
marked by the dealer, set aside and
remained in the warehouse for ship
ment in interstate commerce.
Attorney General Owen says: "The
enforcement of the law in this state
cannot interfere with or Illustrate the
act of congress. 1t can only aid IN
the enforcement of the United States
law"