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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
STORY FROM WASHINGTON.

Washington, d. ca plan has
been agreed upon whereby the Amer
icus National Bank, which recently
went into insolvency, as result OF
an alleged defalcation, will pay the
.depositors and creditors dollar for
dollar.
DR.. j. R. Statham, representing the
depositOrs, w. T. Lane, representing
the officers of the bank, and Hollis
Fort, an attorney, all of Americas,
reached Washington yesterday morn
ing and with Representative Hughes
of the Twelfth Georgia district and
Senator Hoke Smith called upon
John Shelton Williams, comptroller
of the currency.
The visitors stated that a financial
agent had been agreed upon to take
over the affairs of the bank and first
pay off deposits of about $250,000,
then the other creditors, chiefly other
banks, the stockholders to receive the
residue. This agent will take over
the bank with all assets and it's good
will and business, which is to be the
consideration for paying off the to-
tai of $350,OOO liabilities outside Of
the stockholders.
Mr. Williams stated that he was
satisfied with the plan.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
CREDITORS TO Be PAID
DEPOSITORS OF AMERICUS BANK
MAY SOON GET MONEY. =
Comptroller Agrees to Plan of Com
mittee, and Every Dollar of In
debtess May Be Settled.

The doors of the Americas Nation
al Bank, closed for six weeks past,
are to be reopened, and every depos-
itor and creditor of that embarrass-
ed institution will be paid his money
on the day of resumption.
The Americas Times-Recorder says
such is the gratifying information
emanating from Washington after
the Americas committee, represent
ing the depositiors and creditors,
had conferred with Hon. John Skel-
ton Williams, comptroller of the cur
rency, regarding the plans proposed.
The result of the conference evil
IDENTIFY was satisfactory, according to
the following telegram from Wash
ington
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13

NEW YORK.-Through a process
of fresh air and much sunshine DR..
Joseph Schmaskin, house physician
at Lebanon hospital, announced to-
day that he had grown skin on large
wounds caused by burns which 9TH
erwise would have required the OPP
Grafton of skin grating.
He and the other physicians in
Lebanon hospital said that they con-
sidered his experiments and their re-
suits of the greatest Importance in
treating cases where large quantities
of new cuticle are required. four
year old boy, on whose neck and
chest thirty square inches of skin
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
BOARD BILL JUMPERS MUST BEWARE
The Georgia Supreme Court Says the
Act of the Legislature Aimed at
Them Is Bullet Proof.

Board bill jumpers and hotel beats
beware!
Georgia's supreme court says the
act of August 10, 1910, designed to
put dead-beats who have the habit of
leaving suit cases loaded with brick
and other worthless junk as collat-
eral for unliquidated hotel and
boarding house bills, is sound and
hole proof.
A man named G.. o. Smith, down
in Triton, was convicted under this
act and attacked it on grounds that it
violated the provision in the state
constitution which prohibits impris-
onment for debt, and further that it
violated the fourteenth amendment
to the federal constitution.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
DR.. Taliaferro Forgot His Sermon;
Peculiar Mishap to Minister Sunday

from the church and removed to his
loom at the DeSoto hotel, where a
physician was called. After short
time he recovered his memory SUI
liciently to recall the text OF his ser
mon. The physicians advised COM
plete rest. He left the following day
for the home of relatives IN Ala
bama.
DR.. Taliaferro said to DR.. Pickard
as he went into the pulpit with hlm'
II can tell you my name and where
live but nothing else, My nina Is
a blank: it seems that my brain IS
surrounded by a fog too dense TO De
penetrated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
DR.. CRUMBLEY PARALYZED.
Well Known Georgetown Physician
Is in a Serious Condition.

Well Known Georgetown Physician
Is in a Serious Condition.
Dr. S. A Crumbley of Georgetown.
VINO suffered a serious attack of ner-
vous Indigestion a few days ago, has
continued in such a serious condition
mat he has been taken to Atlanta by
MS son. DR.. Pope Crumbley, for
treatment. The attack was so serious
as to resemble paralysis. and it was
al frst reported that he had suffered
stroke of paralysis. He has not
oeen able to speak. since the first at
TACK. His friends are alarmed about
his condition. DR.. CrumbIey has
oeen in the active practice of medi-
clne in Quitman county a long num-
ger OF years and is we'll known, being
prominent in professional, business
and political circles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
EATING and DRINKING
SENATORS ARE KILLING THEM
SELVES, SAYS BEN TILI4MAN.
Could Lengthen the Life of Every
Man in Chamber. Discovered
Secrets of Nature Too Late.

Secrets OF Nature 100 LaUe.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Senators
today were discussing with unusual
interest Senator Tillman's declara-
ton in his address on a non-smoking
resolution that he believed he could
lengthen the life of every man in the
chamber IF l could only get them to
believe what l tell them and follow
my advice" The South Carolina SEN
ator asserted his colleagues ate too
much. Since | was paralyzed four
years ago and read my obituary" he
said, "twenty-one senator's, including
Vice President Sherman, most Of
them younger than l, have died"
Killed Themselves Eating.
A fitting epitaph, he said for sena-
tors who have died in service would
be "he lived not wisely, but too well,
and killed himself eating"
There is no doubt in my mind
that this great mortality among us
is due to the way we live in Wash
ington," declared Mr.. Tillman.
There is a continuous succession of
banquets, dinners and receptions.
Automobiles and street cars are used
by senators instead of walking and
pure air and sunshine are things of
which we get too little
Continuing Senator Tillman said:
Whiskey and Tobacco.
Tobacco, | have been told by ply
sicians, is narcotic or sedative,
while whiskey is a stimulant as ev-
cry one knows. Many men use both,
and are constantly on the journey
from the garnet to the cellar and
back, being whipsawed, and their
nerves racked by the constant con-
fict going on in their system, while
the stimulant and the sedative con-
tend for mastery. 1t is the abuse,
not the use, of whiskey and tobacco
that is so dangerous to health, for
in moderation they are both harm
less, l think.
''Since my illness four years ago l
have learned more about the human
body than during all the balance of
my life put together, and [ am sure
discovered some of the secrets of
nature and laws of health, of which
most men know nothing whatever.
The pity of it is that I had to ruin
my health before I discovered those
things and learned how to live ra-
tionally. Had l lived ten years ago
as I am doing now my health would
never have broken down at all.
To SeIf-ContrOl.
81 owe what degree of recovery l
have made-and I am constantly be-
ing told l look a great deal better,
and I know it is SOTO will power
and self-control in eating-the will
power to exercise my muscles and
nerves sufficiently to give them tone,
and keep the rust out of my joints.
But the greatest help to my health
arises from the self-control, which
enables me to keep from eating the
things I ought not to-
Senator Tillman's resolution, unan-
imously adopted, forbids smoking
during executive sessions. He said
he had been forced to leave the
chamber and the caucus room dur
ing secret sessions because he could
not endure the fumes of tobacco.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
CHAIRMAN HARRIS SOUNDING
MEMBERS STATE COMMITTEES

William J. Harris, chairman of the
democratic state committee, sent out
letters Wednesday to members of the
committee asking what date, in their
opinion, would be most suitable for
the committee to meet AID arrange
for the state primary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13


SAVANNAH, Ga.-Rev. w. H.
Idnaterro, D. D., of Dublin, Ga, who
was IN Savannah Sunday to preach
a. the First Baptist church, is report
gu 10 be improving after a very try
Ing experience here.
Dr' Faliaferro stopped to speak to
group of young men as-he entered
'ue church. A few minutes later
"Aen he entered the pulpit his mem
OIE mad left him. He was unable to
-e0'H MS subject, his text or his ser
MN He spoke to Rev. w. L. Pick
ara D, D., the pastor, and informed
D--h Of the peculiar condition.
LII Taliaferro was accompanied
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
COST OF SENATOR BACON'S FUNERAL
Senate Will Appropriate $4,000 to
Cover Amount. Funeral Train
Cost Half of the Sum.

The expenses of Senator Bacon S
funeral, which the senate will make
an appropriation to cover, VIII
amount to approximately $4,000.
Colonel J. P. Higgins, sergeant-at-
arms of the senate, said a few bills
have not yet been received, but the
total will not exceed the above tlg-
ures. The cost of the special con-
gressional train will amount to one
half Of the total sum.
Colonel Higgins recalled that there
were practically three funerals, one
in Washington, one in Atlanta ana
one in Macon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
THRILLING WAS FLIGHT
u,roR BEECH, WHO WILL FLY
LAWSON, DOES STUNTS.
.o Against Strong Wind His
wv rraft Battles With Elements.
cnoctators Hold Breath.

..;o+or A. C. Beech, who will
:. aigb+s in Dawson March oath
Dn1 o5th. gave a thrilling exhibition
a Of his skill as an air man in Albany
Wednesday afternoon
Tbo Albany Herald says it was
,ri+obIe battle with the elements,
W. furnished thrill after thrill for
~. snectators.. In its account OF the
flight the Herald says;
uTbo aviator's knowledge of areo-
.,n+ics was put to a severe test in
.odavs flights. His machine was
continually dancing, doing all sorts
Of tango stunts.
As the aviator finally turned and
,.nor Aving with the wind his speed
u.os greatly increased. Added to the
camille sDeed of his aeroplane was
tho 4O-mile speed of the wind, and
mic caused him to fly in a northeast
direction. across the vision of the
snoctators. at the rate Of at least one
hundred miles an hour. The wind
n,as probably blowing even more
than forty miles an hour.
Three Thousand Feet.
AT this high rate of speed the
aviator proceeded about two miles in
q northeast direction from the car
nival grounds. Then he made one of
his characteristic banks. With the
wind at his back he turned his areo-
nIane sideways at about an angle OF
about seventy degrees. To many of
the spectators it looked as though the
planes we're perpendicular, and that
he surely would come crashing down
TO earth But he made the turn grace
fully and came back against the
wind. When he reached the carnival
grounds again he had attained an al
titude of between $500 and 5000
feet
Again he made a careful turn, as
before, and again went at express
train speed for distance of about
two miles northeast. Making another
bank with his back to the wind he
turned and came again in the direc-
ton of the carnival grounds.
All the time he had been climbing
higher and higher, and as he reached
point almost directly over the spot
where he had left the ground his po-
sition was about 1000 feet in alti-
tude.
"All during the flight the tangoing
stunts of the aeroplane kept the
crowd in a constant state of fear lest
the daring aviator and his machine
be dashed to the ground.
But at this point their hearts
leaped to their Threats. Suddenly the
noise of the motor ceased. The avia-
tor turned the nose of his areoplane
downwards, and with an almost per-
pendicular dive he came down to
earth. 1t was a sensational ending to
sensational flight"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
COTTON FUTURES LEGAL
ID. w. James of BlakeIy Loses Suit
For $4,000 Brought Against Him
BY New York Cotton Brokers.

The United States court of appeals
at New Orleans has handed down a
decision in the case of Haven &
Clement, brokers on the New York
cotton exchange, against d. w. James
of Blakely, Ga.
This suit was brought by the New
York brokers in the United States
district court at Columbus, Ca, some
ten years ago, and has ever since
been stubbornly litigated through the
various United States courts, reach
ing, finally, the circuit court of ap-
peals in New Orleans.
The opinion is of general interest
for the reason that it sustains, in eff
feet, the validity of the New York
cotton exchange contract system.
The plaintiffs obtained a verdict for
$4,000 in the court below, which
was taken up to the higher court for
reversal by the defendant, Mr.. James,
on the proposition chiefly that it was
a New York futures deal transaction
and therefore void. The decision in
favor of the plaintiff, therefore, in
effect, sustains the validity of the
future contract system of the New
York cotton exchange.
The plaintiff was represented by
H. n. Randolph of the firm of Brown
& Randolph of Atlanta, and the de-
PENDANT by Smith, Hammond & Smith
of Atlanta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
Physicians Grow Skin Through
Process of Fresh Air and Sunshine

had been burned off, will be dis
charged from the hospital today with
a perfect epidermis.
Each day the little patient was
kept on an open porch with the large
wound exposed to the air and the
sunshine; when there was no sun
powerful electric lights were used to
send light into the wound. The
lights were also used at night and
the wound was always exposed to the
air.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
News Gratifying in Dawson.

News that the affairs Of the Ameri-
Gus bank will probably soon be ad-
justed was received with much graft
fication here in Dawson, where there
are a number of stockholders and
the officers of the institution have.
many friends.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13
A. D. DIVERS FIRST ADDRESS.
Recent Inmate of Penitentiary Goes
On Lecture Platform.

Following his recently assumed
role as platform orator A. D. Oliver,
erstwhile king of Climax and fl
nancial exploiter there, made his first
address to an Americas audience on
Wednesday night.
He recited his experiences in Gil
max and service in the Georgia peni-
Tertiary. He will deliver addresses
in numerous towns and proposes to
establish bank in Americas later
on. He claims to have an ample
fortune.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13

Only elderly single ladies are
qualified for policewomen in Pitts
burg. That's only fair play, now
ever. 1t gives them chance to
catch a man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-13

Nathan Goldshein of Kansas City
has just found his mother. lost since
his infancy % years ago.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
BOWLERS ARE NEARLY READY
TO OPEN SEASON IN EARNEST
Several Leagues Are Now Rolling, But Rank
and File Will Not Begin Until After
Worlds Base Ball Series

The bowling season is beginning to
get under way in earnest. Many of the
leagues, while they have not begun to
roll as consistently as they will later,
are doing enough work to give their
players a taste of the real schedule
that is to come. Three of the oldest
leagues in the city-District, National
Capital and Commercial-have gotten
started, as have several others; but it
will be a couple of weeks yet. or
until after the worlds series in base
ball is ended. before all the organ
izations will settle down to the real
test for supremacy.
Notwithstanding the earliness of the
season, there have been instances of
good work done. There have been two
or three teams that have rolled very
well, while several players have scored
sets and games that would be remark
able even in the middle of the season.
However, the great rank and file of
bowlers have yet to start, and few of
those now rolling are showing the
form that may be expected later in the
year. The bowler, like the ball player,
sometimes evidences flashes of his
real style early in the season, but
down to perform up to his standard
until the schedule is well under way.
The Railroad Y NJ. c. A. League is
scheduled to begin tomorrow night.
Secretary Winslow says a good year
is booked for, that the alleys have been
put in such shape as to compare with
the best in the city, and everything
looks bright as far as the season is
concerned.
The first part of the schedule is as
follows:
October g. Auditors vs.. Transpotation; 6.
Electrical vs. Dlsbursing Department.; S. South
ern VS.. Freight; 0. Car Department vs.. Store
bursting V. Auditors; IS, Store Room vs.. South
trical; 20. Transportation vs.: Disbmrsing: g, e,
Disbursing vs.. Car: q, Freight vs. Electrical:
%. Auditors vs. Store Room; 30, Southern VS..
Transporta tion.
November 2, Electrical VS.. Store Room 3. Car
VS.. Auditors: 5, transportation VS.. Freight: 6.
Dsbursns vs.. Southern; 0. Store Room vs. Trans
portation: 10. Freight VS.. Disbursing: II. Au-
Freight VS.. Auditors; II, Transportation
Evening star., 1914-10-04
National Capital Notes.

The National Capital League opened
its season very auspiciously last week
with a match between the Y. NJ. c. A.
Capitol Hill quint, on the Y. NJ. c. A.
alleys. Three very close games were
staged, the first going to Capitol Hills
by four pins, the second to the Y. NJ. c.
A. by six. while the third game was
not decided until the last box, when
Y. NJ. c. AS old reliable anchor man,
John Eiker, spared and won it by one
pin, giving his team the rubber game.
Capt Mike Mccormick did the best
work for the losers. getting games OF
112, 119 and III, an average of 116,
while the feature work OF the Y. M.
c. A. quint was furnished by Farrow.
1O6. an average of lis.
The Brunswick Potomac match in
Georgetown Tuesday night resulted in
two-out -of-three victory for the
home team, Watson and Robinette of
work. however.
Wednesday evening the Columbians
and Palace met at the Arcade, home of
the former team, and the visiting quint
came off victors by a one-game margin.
33s, while Carroll of the Palace was
next with 1872.
Two new men. c. H. Pierce and l.. b.
Rose, were added to the roster of the
Climbers and should be added to the
of the season unpublished in last Sun
days paper. Any new names received
hereafter will require notice of ten
days.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
CORNELL IS IN A RUT
Colgate Trims the Ithacans
This Time by Count of 7 to 3.
FIRST HALF Sc0RELESS
Failure to Solve visitors' Forward
Passes Is Principal Cause
of Defeat.

ITHACA. N. Y, October 3.-Cornell
lost the second consecutive game of the
foot ball season today when 1t was de-
feated by Colgate by to 3. Failure to
solve the visitors forward passes
spelled defeat for the Ithacans.
The first half was score1ess, both
teams playing hard foot ball. Cornell
scored in the third period. when Barrett
dropped a goal from the 25-yard line at
difficult angle. In the same period
Robinson caught Cornell kickoff and
ran seventy yards to Cornelrs 15-yard
line. A forward pass, Anderson to
Stewart. scored for Colgate.
Cornell outBamed Colgate, but showed
poor Judgment. The Red and White had
an excellent chance to WIN the final
quarter. after Collyer. Barrett. Hill and
Phillips had rushed the ball from mid
field to Colgate's 95-yard line. Coach
Sharpe, however, substituted a new
backfield, and Lahr lost ten yards by
fumbling the ball. The final whistle blew
shortly afterward.
Taber. Cornell's star halfback, suf-
fered severe injury, and probably viii
Evening star., 1914-10-04
lerv paper on a base ball.

livery it has been rumored that George
Staliings had his pitchers with the
Braves use this delivery but this has
been steadily and emphatically denied.
There is no rule as yet in the National
League against the use of this sort of
delivery, but 1t goes without saying
that IL 1t should be discovered in use
during the worlds series that the ma
tional commission would Immediately
take action.
1t was in 1910 that Russell Ford made
his remarkable record. He was given
credit for having a spit ball which he
could make break either way, right Or
left, and consequently was just as
effective against right as left-handed
hitters. The truth of the matter was
that Ford very seldom threw a spit
ball, but he used the emery ball in
stead, but went through the motions
of using a splitter. while he was
roughing spot on the ball with the
emery paper. which he had concealed
in the palm of his hand.
The effect of roughening the ball in
this way on one side is remarka BILE.
Any one capable of putting fairly
good speed on a ball can make it take
some most decisive shoots and it breaks
in exactly the direction that the rough
spot is held, and by turning it down it
will cause a downward shoot which is
simply impossible to follow.
1t did not take the league officials
long to rule against the use of the
emery ball. for tn every good reason
that it did not require ability or prac-
tice for any strong youngster to
hold a lot of high-class batters in
check by the use of this delivery. In
cidentally, there is possibility that
the fight against the emery-papered
ball will revive the old agitation
a gainst the use of the spit ball, which
would be a good thing.
The freakish traits of this latest de-
livery are very easy of explanation.
Deviation from the course of fight of
a thrown ball is caused by air re-
sistance. A ball spinning as it travels
affords the more resistance or friction
on the side turning into resisting air.
A roughened spot not only enables the
pitcher to take f1rmer grip. SO that
the spin may be greatly increased. but
also affords greater resistance in the
air. Consequently the course of the
ball is changed more abruptly or into
freakish shoots for which the emery
ball already has become famed.