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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
MORE PARCEL POST CHANGES
PACKAGES WEIGHING UP TO 20
POUNDS ARE TO BE CARRIED.
The Postmaster General Announces
That New Rule VIII Become
Effective August 1st.

Plans for the extension, improve
ment and reduction in rates Of the
parcel post were announced Saturday
by Postmaster General Burleson. The
changes, which are to become effect
i've on August 18th, include an in
crease from II pounds to 20 pounds
in the maximum weight of parcels; a
material reduction in the postage
rates in the first and second zones,
and the abandonment of the parcel
post map as a means of computing
rates and the substituting for it of
rate chart individualized in every
postoffice in the United States. The
plans contemplate the purchase of a
large number of automobiles to be
used exclusively for the delivery of
parcel post matter.
While, for the present, the maxi
mum weight limit of 20 pounds and
the reduction in rates will apply only
to the first and second zones from
any given postoffice-a distance of
about $50 miles-the changes di-
rected Saturday constitute the first
long step towards a universal extern
sion of the system and a general re-
duction in the rates of postage on
parcel matter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
IS A PIRATE AMONG BIRDS
IS NO LAW AGAINST THE KILL
ING OF ENGLISH SPARROWS.
So Great Is Destruction of the Pest
That Department of Agriculture
Urges Their Extinction.

The University of California has
declared war on the English sparrow,
and will destroy the eggs and the
young and trap all the old ones it
can catch.
Neither bird lover, ornithologist
nor agricultural scientists have a
good word to say for this pirate
among birds, who seems to have no
beneficial use except when he is
eaten.
So much of pest has the English
sparrow become in all parts of the
country that some time ago the de-
partment of agriculture put out
a bulletin urging it's destruction, tell
ing how to destroy it, and Incl
dentally how to cook it. In a few
cities the only authorized use of a
shotgun within the city limits is to
kill the English sparrows when they
cannot otherwise be reached.
On the rounds of cleanliness alone
the English sparrow ought to be ex-
terminated in cities because it is of
filthy habits and befouls every place
where it nests.
The department of agriculture
maintains that the English sparrow
is not only edible, but that it is a
fat, juicy and savory morsel, and if
better known would be sought out by
every one who likes birds.
1t will be : good thing to put this
to the test. There is no law or regu-
lation against killing English spar
rows. Any boy who can make ordi-
nary bird traps can help supply the
family with delicate fresh meat by
trapping the feathered nuisance and
having them fried or baked, and see
if the department of agriculture is
not right.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
JUDGES OPPOSE ROTATION
Lawyers of the Big Cities Are Also
Against MFR. Pickett's Measure
Now Pending.

The Atlanta Journal says consider
able opposition has been aroused
over the state to. the bills in the
house and senate which, if pass
ed, will provide for rotation of the
judges of the state from one circuit
to another.
This opposition is especially strong
among the judges and lawyers of the
big city counties, where big cases are
often in the courts for months and
years, it being argued that under the
rotation plan judges who are thor
oughly unfamiliar with the litigation
would be called to preside when some
phase of these is being tried.
A rotation bill has been introduced
in the senate by Senator w. w. Stark
and in the house by Representative
d. c.. Pickett. The object of these
bills is said to remove the judges
from personal and political influences
in the counties or circuits from
which they are elected.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
SHE HID HUSBANDS
ONE WOODEN LEG
Wife Took No Chances on Spouse
Leaving the State Unit He Got
Divorce Papers.

JOLIET, Ill.-Mrs Anton Kurdi-
ana believes all is fair in divorce
suits as in love, and she hid her hus-
bands wooden leg when she learned
he was about to quit Illinois to pre-
vent service of the prospective court
papers on him.
please give me my leg, Rosa, -
pleaded Kurdiana.
Its as much my leg as it's yours
yet" answered the aggrieved wife,
who decided after nineteen days that
her marriage was a mistake.
II want my leg" insisted Kurdi-
ana.
Your leg will stay locked up in
the closet until the bailiff gets here
with the papers. Then you can take
it and CO." rejoined Mrs. Kurdiana.
The question has arisen whether the
wooden leg is personal property, and
might figure in any alimony proceed
ings.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
BEGGARS HIDE THEIR AUTO
Blind Man and Wife Are Beggars De
Luxe. He Riddles and She Sings.

Blind Man and Wife Are Beggars DE
Luxe. He Riddles and She Sings.
A Kansas City dispatch tells how
a blind man and his wife, sitting
helpless in a broken down motor car
near Wamego, aroused the sympathy
of two men employed by a local au-
tomobile company, who travel about
the country repairing automobiles.
They spent two hours working on the
blind mans car and sent it away in
good shape, the wife driving. In
Wamego the good Samaritans" ex-
planned their delay in arriving.
Yes said resident, that coup
lie travels in a motor car. They are
beggars de luxe. The man fiddles
and the woman sings. It's business
with them, and they are working the
towns of western Kansas. When they
approach a town they hide the car
in the woods until they clean up and
then they speed away to the next
town"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
OHIO HOMES WASHED AWAY
Hundreds of. People Are Homeless
in Duck Creek Valley as a Re-
suit of Heavy Rain.

MARIETTA, On response to
appeals from the inhabitants who re-
side along Duck creek, covering an
area of from fifteen to thirty miles,
a carload of provisions was sent from
here this afternoon. Hundreds of
persons are homeless in the Duck
creek valley, according to informa-
ton reaching here today. This news
has been delayed because of the
storm and food of Monday night,
which destroyed communication.
According to information received
here today about 100 homes were
washed away Monday night follow
ing the cloudburst and heavy rains.
The streams are all receding now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
A FRAUDULENT CHECK BILL
is FAVORED BY MERCHANTS AND
BUSINESS MEN OF DAWSON.
They Also Want Garnishment Bill
Now Pending Before the Legis-
lature Made Law.

A measure now pending before the
general assembly of Georgia to pre-
vent fraudulent checks from being
passed meets with general favor in
Dawson. Merchants especially favor
this bill, or one similar to it.
, The purpose of the bill is to pre-
vent the giving of checks by those
who have no money in bank to cover
the amount drawn. Among other
provisions of the bill is one to the
effect that if a person overdraws an
account or draws a check when there
is nothing to cover it in the bank
thirty days will be allowed him to
make this deficiency good.
Prior to the introduction of this
measure there have been bills
brought before the general assembly
for the purpose of affording the bus
mess men some protection in this re-
gard, but the former bills have fail
ed to gain approval. 1t is believed
that the present bill is one that has
all Objectionable features removed,
and that it will give protection to
the man who writes the check and to
the one who cashes it.
Another bill favored by local mer-
chants is the garnishment bill to pro
tect merchants and business men in
the collection of accounts. This bill
proposes to make that part of sala-
ries above $1.OO a day subject to
debts,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
BACON HAS PUT DAVIS OVER
Albany Man at Last Named for Mar
shall of Southern District. Believes
Stanley Will Be Postmaster.

Observation-Disclosures Will
son ended a lot of speculation by
sending to the senate today the name
of Jos S. Davis of Albany as mar
shall for the Southern district of
Georgia.
Ever since Senator Bacon announc-
ed the selection of Mr.. Davis for
this place there have been very posi-
tive predictions that he would never
be accepted by the department OF
justice or the president.
Mr.. Bacon says that Howard
Thompson, who was named by Sena-
tor Smith as marshal for the North
ern district, will now be reported
from the judiciary committee and
that both men would be confirmed
at the same time.
Following a conference with the
president on Georgia patronage Sen
ator Bacon also predicted that V
L. Stanley's name would shortly be
sent in as postmaster at Dublin This
will end another controversy which
has ragged for several months. Rep
resentative Dudley NJ. Hughes chose
Stanley over a score of applicants,
but the opposition continued the
fight and presented charges to the
postoffice department saying Mr.
Stanley had been bitterly hostile to
President Wilson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
SMALL, BUT HOW EXPENSIVE!
HER HAT WILL BE LESS COR
GEOUS THE COMING WINTER,
But Sweet Simplicity VIII Have
Nothing to Do With Its Price,
We Are Told.

Women's hats, so the milliners tell
us. are going to be smaller in the
fall and winter and they are also go
ing to be less gorgeous, says the st.
Louis Republic, editorially. The
Martial plume, the bobbing aigrette,
and the rapturous heterogeneity of
other days will not be vanquished
utterly, but they will appear in sub
dued, diminished dimensions. 1t is
no purpose of the arbiters to make
the future hat imperceptible; it is
planned simply 10 reduce its displace-
ment and modify it's complexion, as
it were.
In behalf of the proposed hat it is
claimed it will plunge the prolonged
and dangerous hatpin into desuetude.
What the law has grappled with
bloody and unavailiugly fashion, it
seems, will be able to dispose of
without suffering a scratch. Still,
the possibility that American women
may not MAIN, trample and Stay one
another in a stampede for the new
hat is admitted. 1t appears that in
recent years American women have
been raising bumper crops of hair
and the contour of the new hat will
acquire some pretty glorious sacri-
fees along that line. 1t is a vexing
question, therefore, which the mel
ancholy days will have to answer.
Has the spirit of sacrifice fled from
American women? Will they permit
their vanity to stand out against the
vogue? Do they prize their locks
more than their looks?
OF course man will be heard urg"
ing woman to comply with the new
hat mandate. Because it is to be
smaller and simpler he will selfshly
conclude that the new hat is to be
cheaper and so will enthusiastically
indorse it. AS usual, though, man is
mistaken. 1t is officially proclaimed
that the new hat, even if it be pc
tite and demure will be maddening-
" expensive. The cost of living may
yield and cravenly retreat from many
positions, but as regards women's
hats it intends standing pat. The
bill for the new hat will be immense.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
SHE MUST SEW UP THE SLIT
MISS BROWNING ALSO ORDERED
TO PUT ON PETTICOATS.
Judge Hears Charge of Indecent Exc
posture by Fashionable Woman
on RichmOnd's Broadway.

RICHMOND, Va.-Justice Crutch-
fields court was packed like sar-
dine box when Blossom Browning
was called to trial this morning on a
charge preferred by the chief of po-
lice himself of indecent exposure in
wearing of a slit skirt on Richmond's
broadway yesterday afternoon. Miss
Browning was fined S25, which was
promptly paid by her lawyer, not
without protest.
She got the last word on the court
by declaring very spiritedly that
Richmond was a most illiberal city
and that she intended to qait the
South and go this day to New York,
where they are not so prudish.
Her defense was vigorous. Her
lawyer contended that if licensed
store could sell her the
dress the city could not forbid her
to wear it. The justice shifted his
quid and retorted that when the city
the sale of fire arms it does
not authorize murder.
After a private inspection of the
slit skirt, a creation of the latest
mode, the justice blushingly fixed the
fine at $25. Miss Browning, who
this morning in a severely
tailored gown of dark blue, in tone
with her eyes, was permitted to re-
move the slit skirt upon her promise
to sew up the knee-high slit and not
appear in Richmond again without
on.
1t was then she denounced this
section as Puritanical. Three tele-
grams arrived here this morning Of
fering her amusement engagements
in New York, Pittsburg and Chicago.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
WANTS THE MAYOR TO WED
Women of Cambridge Threaten Him
With Defeat at Next Election II
He Doesn't Marry.

Threatened with defeat unless ne
weds before election day Mayor Ed
ward J. Barry of Cambridge, Mass,
was warned this week by the women
of the city that he must get help
meet. He was given list of three
eligible young ladies, whom he prom
ised to consider. He does not bind
himself to accept the choice of the
committee.
The warning was delivered by a
committee from the Woman's Home
stead Alliance, who reminded the
mayor that prior to the last election
he promised to take steps to end his
bachelorhood. They told him he had
not done so and warned him if he did
not get busy they'd defeat him forth
with. The mayor says he has been
too busy to get married and warns
the women that Lieutenant Governor
Walsh is also a bachelor. They re-
tort that Walsh will also have to go
on record.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
Society Woman Has DOWnp Bed for
PiQ and Feeds 1t With SIzDer Spoon

Whit society matron, pet
Young evenings and brought
animal into and tried to
without Finally in desperation she
piece hemsttched linen
slick little
cautiously the down pillows beside her
Piggy squeak doubled his feet and went off to
happily.
washed combed and perumed and he sleeps in
mistress He also from sill
spoon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
WOMEN SMOKE CIGARS.

When a London woman soothes
her nerves now with tobacco it is
not a cigarette she chooses, but
cigar if she wants to appear quite
up to date. The majority of women
nowadays smoke cigarettes, but the
ultra-modern members of the fair
sex are taking to cigars-even pipes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
State Board of Three Tax Equdllsers
Is Agreed Upon By The Committee

all reaching agreement seemed gone
together on any
equalization anything this afternoon
L. HARRISON have state poaru OIL
on county
only
The 81 day. and the
order TO get
the bill prevailed in the house TINS
morning yesterday will redra the
early day t
hoped reported the house
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
EACH CALLS DEATHS TURN.
Father and Son Accurate in Predict
ing Similar Fate.

Tomorrow I'll die. Father died
on Thursday, and so will l." This
was the prediction of Frederick Frs
tenfelder of Chartered. Pa This
week Erstennfelder' prophecy came
true.
His father died in the same man
ner on May 10 this year after max
ing a similar prediction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
ALL KING A PATRON SAINT
OKLAHOMA MILLIONAIRE HAS
,nOPTED OVER 800 WAITS.
.,,.,, Educate and Train Them for
,,bs and Says He Wishes He
Had a Thousand.

natron saint on a large scale is
caorIes Page, the Oklahoma mil,,'on-
Two who has adopted 300 waits and
=. tanning to make the number u
..onsand before he relinquishes his
,~+orasf Being a patron saint Oh
I.noo scale is not an unusual under
.1I.irg for Mr.. Page; he is accus-
med to doing things on large
ID He has made money on a
,lo scale, built up business on a
,s.ao scale. and now he proposes to
s..bor on a large scale all the help
,ass needy children who come his
way.
Made Lucky Strikes.
y was some 10 years ago that he
mode a lucky strike in gold up in
ro,orado When they struck oil in
Oklahoma he was on the spot and
NO. one of the first to develop that
.osorrce, He was lucky again, and
todav he is probably the richest man
in oklahoma, having piled up some
100000.
And he is having lot of fun with
that money. He has tract of 5000
ocrns near Tulsa, on which he has
dovoIoDed a park where all the chill
dren of the city are welcome these
hot DAVIS of summer. He owns the
railroad, and every morning a car
mos to the city to convey the little
mos TO the park at Sand Springs,
whore a deaconess and paid attend
ante care for them during the day
The car takes them home again at
night.
Adopts Every Child.
Rut the enterprise is by no means
anhemeral. Besides the park for
daily entertainment of children Mr.
Page has established a home for de-
n4ndent children. He legally adopts
every child who enters and becomes
reSpOnSlDle LOT Ills VI AOl PAJ SAN"i
Intellectual and moral training. Not
only does he care for them when they
are young but he sees to it, if they
show special adaptability for any par
ticular line, that they receive train
ing in it and get jobs. Already his
wards number 800, and he looks for
ward to the time when he shall 1000
beneath his hospitable roof Voca-
tional training is provided for every
boy and girl. Every girl is taught
music, and several have been espe-
ciaIly educated in that line and show
great promise.
Provides for PeTmanence.
The permanence of his institution
is provided for by Mr.. Page, who an
nounces that all his property, save
a hotel in Denver, will go to the
Sand Springs home when he is
through with it. Even his Sand
Springs railroad, probably the best
paying short road in Oklahoma, is
bonded If favor of the home This is
a good investment, since the output
Of the Waters-P Pierce refinery and the
Phoenix refinery go considerably
over this line.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
COST OF LIVING SOARING.
Groceries and Household Supplies in
crease Seventeen Per Cent.

The continued higher cost of liv-
ing is reflected in report to Sher-
man Allen, assistant secretary of the
treasury, by the governments gen.
eral supply committee on the con-
tract it has let for supplies for the
executive departments of Washing
ton for the fiscal year beginning July
21st.
This shows that the cost of grocer
les and household supplies has in
creased II per cent, as compared
with last year; lumber, 10 per cent;
fuel and ice, Z per cent, and dry
goods, 8 per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
6ORDoN'S BROTHER DEAD

Dies on Train in Texas While En-
Route to Home in Oklahoma.
News has reached Atlanta of the
death of Major Eugene c. Gordon, q
brother of the late General John B.
Gordon, himself a well known con-
federate veteran. Major Gordon
died on train en- route from Meal
ester, Okla, to his home in Amarillo,
Tex. He is survived by two daugh-
teFs
Although he never made his home
here he was we'll known in Georgia,
where he visited frequently during
the life of General Gordon.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-08
CONSTANTLY |TCHEO
AND BURNED
Locked Like Rash On Forehead.
Caused Many SlsspIsss Nights.
Gradually Spread. Cutieura Soap
and Ointment Cured.

o. Main g.. Buffalo. N. "" Several
yca1 past was injured about ny forehead
which hsaled - thought - ~ time vsry
wen. but later there appsarsA . snail rsd
spos which gradually became lassse. 10
looked like rash. IL constantly ieclAsd
end burned ms drsedfully eauains ne may
sleepiess nights, and gradually ptsaA half
way acros my forehead and nearly into ny
eyes. Il caused diangrsmsus. 10 We
burning and aching especially when psrspir-
ing. IL seemed 10 got much worss n sum.
NOR than other times. When touched.
especially at time Of washing. n would
cause great pain lasting foe hours.
AFTER having used several kinds q poul-
ticcs and o!ntments without any rs,ief. I
almost gave up hope until received frse
sample Of Cutic'rs Soap and Ointment
which began 10 use immediately - dirsctsd.
] could see IN improvement q oace. -
purchased more and used same faithfully
for about four months. Now I An COM
pietely cured. NOE having . traoo Of . scar
IsfS. cannot TOO highly rscommsnd OUT
curA Soap and Ointment" (Signed) Chaa.
N. Cook. Apr. -, 1912.
No other emolhouts do 20 much for pim-
pics. bsckheads, red. rough and oty alkins.
itching. scaly scaips. dry. thin and falling
hair. chapped hands and sfapsisss malls -
do Cuticurs Soap and Ointment. They d
even moro for akin-tortured children.
Sold everywhere. Liberal sample Of eocA
mailed nee. with 32-p. si<in BOOK. Addrsa
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. +. Boston,
SETendcr-faced mer should 10 Cuticua
Soan Shaving Stick. 2jc Sample FREQ.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-08
Bous $500 Linette Pljan,as, tx
Bous' z5c to $500 Madras Blouses, Sc

OF mercerzed madras in plain white or TAM Also with color
stripes Some with collars attached separated with
band. All sizes from to 10 years.
BAonus n r.shdd, ioeh those Of wkak
China saA and imported sNk madras 81 1885,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-08
STRANGE PATIENT
Of ASYLUM CARRIED
YOUNG AANNA'S Jewels
Englishman Held for Deporta-
ton as Insane, Also Had Prop
erty of Young D. c. Armour.

pIfIr,ADEr.p.trA Nav IA wel,
,, ,- -
''"'''"'"" ""o ""' :" us
possession jewelry belonging 10 Andovef'
Mass. students. and who claims to be
wu,iam E. wellington OF London. 1.
,o,,,, h,,, =, ,,. ,, ,,,r
40" stauon ~ this por. penoihs the n'-
termination Of an Investigation as 10
whether ne can be deported on the
ground that he is insane.
Wellington was turned over 70 the I'm.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-08
2sc Colored Patent
Leather Belts, lee

Gracefully curved to iii the
figure are these one.and.a.haf
inch belts in red. black or white.
Patent leather with three neat
enamel, u snap buttons. Suit.
able for women or children.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-08
Ia Raie"
Parasols, $3.50

Advertised elsewhere as "Spe-
eial. $500" this Parasol is regu.
larly S@.80 at Macy's.
These are the latest novelties
in Parasols. The deeply curved
ends are smartly shlrred all
around and tbe long handles are
either carved or plain. May be
had in all the new shades and
color combination.
Main F7oNs. Dvoadwwv.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-08
$3.50 SILK .... ,,..,.
....a aasA bs.isiwss.
Wells, SPECIAL CSC

Very fetching and Becoming
are these new Wells In silk
Shetland meshes. some with
fancy shadow border designs.
Others plain. 4 few Beauty
Spot" styles. and still Others
with all-Ovsr shadow designs.
All the seasons newest colorj are
incl ided.
CobsNhassn. "\Sirose."
ToHtr. O'd Ross.
k0,r. Purple.
B1iek ond IVhie.
There are inmate lmpsyfec-
tons In the mesh, not notice
acle by the closes. observer. a1d
In no wav affecting the wear or
beauty Of the Wells.
Finer IrHS IN REGULAR ,oeh
r0nc1 up 10 Si8.25.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-08
DAINTY SUMMER
PARASOLS At
SPECIAL PRICES

Unique are the new Parasol nov.
elties-"Le Chapeau" Sio.S1)
rather resembling my Lady's
new hat; "Le Caprice" Of dainty
Dresden silk with high tinted
top and ia Belle" tsii.N) In
gay Mexican colors. being espe-
cially modish and smart.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-08
$500 Taffeta
Parasols, $l.S9

Dainty new shapes andstyles
in durable. fine quality taffeta.
with long carved animals head
handles. All the new shades
and staple .colors.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-08
b. Embroidered Batiste Dresses, $3.50

Delightfully."- quaint THIS little panel model With front danty
embroidered and trimmed with fine Vaencennes lace and pin
tucs The long waist held in with wide band Of embroidery
beading. Sizes to
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-08
Ex-U. =. Senator Brisss DyinG.

Ex-U. =. Senator BriGss DyiHG.
TRENTON. ". j.. May S-Former
United States Senator Frank o. Br,sss
can live but a few hours longer at the
most. according TO the physicians who
are In attendance upon him. lie has
been suffering from a complication Of
diseases.