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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
MINING UNDER STREETS
Coal Companies Say Scranton Csnno;
Stop Them.

In filing answer 10 tie petition o.
Scranton. Pa. 20 restrain them from
mining coal under certain streets ia 1.-The
Green Ridge section. the Scranton and
Elk hin coal companys admitted that
they are mining niger the streets. but
assert thes cannot be stopped because
the old deeds permit IL
The coal companies attorneys al,
tackled tie Davis mine cave law. en-.
acted as a solution 90 the mine ave
problem They allege tire law is un.
constitutional because il is local legis
lation.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
S15,OOO,OOO FOR
CANCER He SAYS
Witness at Hearing Tells Of
Big RadIum Offer.
TO TREAT 100000 PERSONS
Says ne Spent s65oooo to Produce
Two Grams. But VIII Soon Be Pro
dueins a Gram Per Month,

ducfnn 4 Gran, Der Month
a philanlhropist. whose name IS be
Ing withheld, Is contemplating the
ere, ton AZ u cost o. about s i.,n"u,"o"
OF twenty radium institutes IL ihe
United states. cQ4ippplns rdca oi
them with 1--we grams OF raaium and
throwing them open tor the treatment
o. 2oo.u0O cancer VI tims in the uited
States
This assertion was made by Joseph
VI Flanuery. ot Pittsburgh, Pa. presi
dent 81 the standard Chemical on'
pany manufacturers 81 radium Who
appeared before TIL aouse committee
on mines and mining III opposition to
Secretary % tie Interior Lane prop
ostion o. withdraw .rum publ, en-
Try Tie raIum caring lands ia the
west
+" aM not at ibert to disclose the
man name. Said Nr Flamcry. "aut
be has tie plan uier aou- Iteration.
1t would be "a great aouu 20 humanity.
Other men have lone great things Tor
humauit! Here is auot er one willing
TO DO it.
Flannery. Wien pressed by me com.
mit,te t. say Nlat il auHld .o-t the
government o. buy euoug. radium to
treat al Tie cancer patients ID tie
country. said
" viii guarantee -ubIect a. the ap-
proval OF m board III directors 10
sell 2a8 gram, %. -aIirm u the GOV.
eminent witaM TIE ueAt uy. year.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
FIELDER NOW
JERSEY GOVERNOR
Economy His Theme in Inau-
EUTal Address.
WOULD CUB LEGISLATION
Wants Chancellor. Sheriff" jury Law
and Small Board Of Freenolders Act
Made Mandatory.

Made Mandatory.
James Fairhan tieider' wa" ot' a'he
setting governor oil New Jer9'A "le''
Woodrow Wilson was elevated I" th'
presidency. MAS lnausurated governor
In Trenton III ms own rlsht anu '"i d
iull term.
simplicity total absence 81 os'"hta'
ton aud a ringing address by u'e new
executive, calling for economy anu
efficiency in tie state government ana
many sweeping reforms. marked the
ceremonies 10 the Taylor opera
House ~ Trenton
From midnight until noon ~" Jer'
sey was without a mead. me phT"-'hs
OF the constitution "ntins TIE power
Of Acting Governor Leon lat Tor the
youngest az utive the state ever has
had, az tu" stroke oi twelve oh Non
day night.
Jury reform and TAXATION reforms
are two os tae most important SUD
jects urged or legislative action by
the governor. lie ask that the y nan
cellor Sheriff Jury iaM passed ~ t"e
last legislature with 2 referendum
clause attached, y" passed again ~
maudator! form So a~ 20 tax" II out
OF the realm o litigation. which Is
holding up the enforcement o. the
present law.
REGARDING taxation, he would repeal
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
NOTICE OF
MEETINGS OF
County Commissioners

The County Commits
sioners of Worcester
County will meet in their
office in the Court House
in Snow Hill for the pur-
pose Of making changes
in assessments and trans
fers of real estate during
the months Of January
and February, 1914, as
follows:
Tuesday, January Goth,
Tuesday, January 9th,
Tuesday, February Sd,
Tuesday, February 10th
Tuesday, February 18th
Tuesday February Oath
All persons having
such business with the
Board of County Com
missioners will please
come on one of the above
dates.
E. H. TAYLOR,
President
J. EDW. WHITE,
Secretary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
&c q FamiIr DE u &c.

Five persons were burned 70 death
on Wednesday in Alpena. Mich. in 4
fire which destroyed the residence OF
Samuel Rlolse The victims we're Mrs.
Bloise. three children anu her brother
in.law ~ Bloise. a fourteen year old
son and an infant escaped
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
Esll Downstairs kills

Charles /. Adam. Of Mahanoy city.
Pa. fell down a aieh' ~ stairs "a
hotel AZ Barne- He and vas killed.
He was one al a sleighing party rom
Mahanoy city = Is believed he trip
ped az the top Of the stairway
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
sana.,s BOB Rank.

Two bandit aeld up Cashier John J
Mcbride. Of ihe state bank, ~ Pitts
burg. Okla. 10 le Sc jane style and
escaped on their horses with all ths
money IN the bank. amounting TO sew
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
Wished 4. nadn,t spes.n.

The bond youth turned 10 his dinner
partner. with yawu.
"Who i that strange looking man
over there who >iarss al me 50 mnrh:'
he drawlcd
"oh. that's Professor Jenkins -h.-
replied airily the fawog~ exI-eri "r
insanity London Telegraph
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
aachelor 81 Marrles Girl 17.

Mis- Grace NJ Edwards. seventeen
years old. and John ". Hazletou. sixty
three years old. both OF Sterling, were
MARI in Scranton. Pa. b Alderman
W aeve'
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24

Faith must heroIn- active fhran-i'
-~'s ps.s-iS must ~nirf sl-nfag.r
the divine within tn.
~ sarf4Ffs.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
JnO. Deere Buggi
We Have Just Received Two Carloads will
Three Different Styles of Axles.

w" have these buggies built especially order suit
and trade several added that othet
They add considerable of the
buggy but do not more. We pay extra for All
wool nngfo Extra Braces the such four
rods Angle Framefor Sheet Iron Plates
Seat Frame Extra Heavy Dash Braces.
John Deere Buggies and Judge for yourself before
buy. That's all we ask.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
Plush Robes & Blanket
Special Values

We fortunate in buying from the sample table Sc
Regular S12 Robes, which sell at y
Regular Automo lie Robes, large at
Square Blankets beautiful patterns S to 8,
Stable Blankets all weights & sizes 8Oc to-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
Winter Is the Time
TO VARNISH OR REpAINT
YOUR AUTOMOBILE

Mr.. Automobile owner Do
YOU know that when The Iustrv
and strength Of the varnish arr
gone
THE CAR SHOULD Go
TO THE PAINT SHOP
DO not delay this too long
If you send your car to the paint
shop in TIME. a coat of Finish
ing NarniSh will be sufficient.
If your car needs repainting
give me a trial
can recover your tops. re-
new your upholstering or make
other repairs to your satisfac-
fion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-08
TWO-DATTLESHIP PLAN SUPPORTED
Little Navy Men Defeated in Low
en- House of Congress by a
Vote of 148 to 81.

WASHINGTON.-The administra-
tons -battleship program for
next year in the naval appropriation
bill was sustained in the house today
when the one-battleship proposal
was voted down, 81 to 14S. and a
motion to strike out the two-battle-
ship provision was rejected, Al to
1852.
An amendment was adopted APP
propriating 100000 for the pur-
chase of sites for high power wireless
telegraph stations to be located in
Panama, California, Hawaii, Samoa,
Guam and Philippines, all the sites
not to cost exceeding $1,00G,9O0.
Representative Witherspoon, of
Mississippi, characterized the ex-
penditure of $7,SOO,O 900 for two bat
tleships "damnable graft" Repre-
sentative Hobson of Alabama favor
ed an amendment for constructing
q superdreadnought
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-08
Mine GUARDS BLAMED
THIRTEEN WOMEN AND chill.
DREN PERISH IN FLAMES.
COrOners Jury Holds That Their
Deaths Were Caused by Militia or
Guards, or Both.

TRINIDAD, Cal.-The fire that
destroyed the Ludlow tent colony on
the night of April 20, causing the
deaths of thirteen women and chill
dren was started by miliatiamen or
mine guards, or both, according to
the verdict rendered by the coroner's
jury here late today.
D.. j. Riley testified today that a
man in a militia uniform put torch
to a tent in the Ludlow colony at
1905 o'clock on the evening of April
20. Riley said he was on the engine
of freight train which pulled up at
the Ludlow station in the hottest of
the battle. He said two tents already
were in flames.
II saw a man in military uniform
touch a blaze to a third tent" he
said.
Heard Women and Children Scream.
He said he saw women and chill
dren screaming on the railroad right
of-way, apparently trying to escape
from the colony.
When the train drew up at the sta
ton, said Riley, several militiamen
put guns to the engineers head and
ordered him to pull out, and do it
quick"
J. S. Hartman, conductor of the
same train, testified that as the train
pulled out of the station and past the
tent colony he heard women and chill
dren screaming and apparently trying
to escape. He said that during this
time the militia was firing into the
colony.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-08
TO KEEP OPEN HOUSE
w. r.. HEARST LEASES PALATIAL
ENGLISH HOME IN ATLANTA.
Noted Newspaper Publisher VIII En-.
terrain in Grand Style During
the Shriners' Convention.


ATLANTA. - William Randolph
Hearst is to become an Albanian
during the great Shriners' conven-
ton next week. Mr.. Hearst has OBJ
tanned a short-time lease on the pala-
tial former home Of Captain j. w.
English, Jr., on Peachtree street, and
is making preparations, through his
representatives here, to keep open
house" for the Shriners.
The first plan which Mr.. Hearst
discussed was the holding of one or
two elaborate receptions, but it was
decided later to have an informal
sort of ''house warming" that will
keep the mansion open for the enter
tainment of all Shriners at all hours
of the day and night.
The pantries are to be lavishly
stocked with refreshments, both eat
ables and drinkables, and all Shrin-
ers will be welcome. 1t is rumored
that Mr.. Hearst is going to entertain
in the same mansion, in a different
way, for the grand opera stars and
directors next season.
The Shrine plans grow in size and
magnificence as the last days pass.
Every nour brings new developments,
and the indications all point to the
largest crowd that ever gathered for
any purpose in the Southern states.
Under the direction of local Po-
tentate Forrest Adair splendid or
ganization has been completed here
for the handling and entertainment
of the crowds, and Atlanta is pre-
pared in every way to measure up to
the new and gigantic task set her as
dispenser of Southern hospitality
tc over 10000 guests.
Every individual Albanian is aid
ing in the preparations. Hundreds
of homes have been thrown open to
accommodate the overflow from the
hotels and parked Pullmans, while
practically every merchant in the
central part of the city is aiding by
decorating the front of his store.
Many of the tallest skyscrapers are
already deliberately draped with
many-colored flags from top to bot
tom, while festooned chains of cleo
trio lights cross the streets in many
directions. The capitol dome is out
lined in lines of fire, and gigantic
Shrine emblems are hung every
where.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-08
WHAT'S THE ANSWER?
Do You Know What Words of NegO-
liability Are?

A glance at the list of questions
ordinarily asked of an applicant for
license as certified public accountant
in Georgia would stagger the aver
age person and perhaps the man who
prides himself on possessing a fair
amount of information.
What are words of negotiable
ity?" just to pick one at random.
brings to mind the would-be Georgia
lawyer who fell down fat when
Judge Spencer r. Atkinson asked
him What is an incorporeal heredi-
tament?" Yet there are something
like thousand questions on this or
der, any hundred or so of which may
be asked the applicants for certified
accountants licenses when the state
examination is held in Atlanta on
May 90 and 81.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-08
SNITH-LEVER BILL LAW
PROVIDES $4,000, 900 FOR sCIEN-
TIFIC FARM DEMONSTRATION.
Practically Every County in Georgia
Will Benefit By the Bill. Means
Much to This State.

ATKANTA.-The final enactment
nv congress of the Smith-Lever agri-
cultural extension bill, appropriating
S5.OOO.OOO for agricultural work,
means that a demonstration of sci
entific farming will be placed in prac-
tically every county in Georgia as
soon as the provisions of the bill are
put into effect.
This bill, prepared and introduced
by Senator Hoke Smith, will be sign
ed and become a law at once. 1t pro-
yides for a scientific farm demon
stratfon in every agricultural county,
and as practically all of Georgias
counties are agricultural they will
all benefit thereby.
During the course OF the hight on
this bill Senator Smith succeeded
in carrying his point against the re-
publican effort to include negro ag-
ricultural schools in the distribution
of the appropriation AS drafted the
bill left to the legislatures of the sew
eral states the determination as to
which agricultural colleges should
conduct the farm demonstration
work.
Republican senators sought to
force an amendment providing that
part of the money should be expend-
ed by negro agricultural colleges.
Senator Smith pointed out the impos-
sibility of Southern states accepting
the appropriation under these condi-
lions, and the amendment was de-
feated. 1t was decided, however, to
leave the selection of the colleges,
which will conduct the demonstration
work, to the governors of the respect
i've states and the secretary of agri-
culture.
Senator Smith, Representative
Lever and Representative Lee of
Georgia were on the conference COM
mittee of the bill and struck out this
latter provision. The conference re-
port was finally adopted so that, after
all, the selection of the agricultural
colleges will be lefts to the legisla-
lures of the states.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-08
OLD NEGRO HERO GOES TO REUNION
Allen Wesley of Columbus Followed
''Marster'' Through War, and Has
Never Missed Reunion.

When the train carrying the Con-
federate veterans to Jacksonville
pulled out of Columbus there was
aboard one old hero in black" a
negro, who was going with Fole
marster,'' as he has done at every
reunion held by the national U. G. ".
This grizzled old wet" was James
Allen Wesley, respected colored
man of Columbus, who attracted at
tention, unwittingly, as in his uni
form he occupied a seat in the color
ed coach. For veteran Wesley serv-.
ed the Confederacy throughout four
years of civil war as the body SER
want of his young master. He had a
hundred times heard the rebel YELL.
and with beating heart witnessed the,
resistless charge of the serried ranks
of gray as they we're hurled upon the
blue lines of the enemy. Fifty years
thereafter Wesley's old heart beats
as true to the South as in the dark
days of the sixties. All of the old
soldiers know him, as at the annual
reunions he still watches Affection
ately the ranks of gray, now thin
ming rapidly in the sunset of life;s
battlefield.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-08
GEORGIANS FOR BISHOP
THREE SPOKEN OF IN CONNEC-
TION WITH HIGH HONOR.
Believed That With United support
of North and South Georgia Con-
ferences One VIII Be Chosen.

OKLAHOMA CITY.-No little in
terest is being conferred on the num-
Der of bishops that will be elected
at the session of the general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, which met here We'd
nesday, the number being variously
estimated from none to five or six.
1t may be conseryatively stated,
however, that at least three or four
bishops will be chosen by the great
Legislative body of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South.
The names of three well known
Georgia Civines are being prominent
ly mentioned in this connection:
Rev. w. N. Ainsworth, d. D., pastor
of Mulberry street, Macon; Rev. H.
NJ. DuBose, D. D., pastor of First
Methodist church, Atlanta; Rev. Jas.
E. Dickey, D. D., president of En-
DRY college, Oxford. Any or all of
these distinguished div;nes would
grace we'll the episcopacy. All were
strongly supported at the last SEES
sion of the general conference in
Asheville, N. c., in 1910.
Must Pull Together.
But it is a foregone conclusion
that only one Georgian will be elect
ed to the episcopacy, this year, and
he only through the unanimous sup
port of the North and South Georgia
delegation. 1t is a patent fact that
the Georgia delegations could have
at the last session of the conference
agreed upon the combined support
of one of their favorites and effected
his election to the episcopacy.
Whether the Georgia delegations
will thus act in unison this year, as
do some of the western conferences,
remains to be seen. 1t can be read
lily seen that if the support from
ones own state is not strong enough
and practically unanimous it is diff
cult for the church at large, through
her chosen representatives to be i'm
pressed and inspired with his mental
and moral worth, however great
these may be.
That Georgia has some bishop
timber that is certainly the peer, if
not the pre-eminence, of any from
Maryland to California or from
Washington state to Florida, or from
Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico, is
generally recognized throughout the
bounds of Southern Methodism; but
it remains to be seen what will trans
pire.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-08
100000 CANARY BIRDS
ARE IMPORTED INTO THE UNIT
ED STATES EVERY YEAR.
Consigned to One New York Firm,
Which Handles Some Three Hum
dred Thousand Other Birds.


Eight hundred thousand birds are
imported every year by one New
York firm, according to w. w. Mill
Ter, the United States department of
agriculture special inspector of for
eign animals and birds at the port
of New York, who has an article on
the trade in the current number of
The American Museum Journal.
More than 100000 of them are cana
ries raised in the Harz mountains OF
Germany, where climatic conditions
have made the breeding of songsters
a profitable calling for many genera
lions.
Most numerous among the other
100000 are the waxbills or weaverg
Comprising many small fiinch-like
African and Asiatic species), bull
finches, Australian shell parOquets.
parrots of various species, cockatoos.
shama thrushes, South American car
dinals, African siskins and buIbufs.
imported in large numbers are the
white Java sparrow, the yellow vari-
ETY. of the shell paroquet and the
pied variety of the weaver known as
as the japanese of Bengalese nun.
Most of the small birds are reared
in captivity in Germany.
The birds imported range in size
from the tiny sunbird, less than half
the size of canary, and so delicate
that it is fed on honey and water and
a little oat meal, to such huge birds
as the ostrich, rhea (South American
ostrich, emu, vulture and marabout.
The larger and rarer birds are OBJ
tanned by men sent abroad in the in
terests of the importer, Louis Rhue,
and of his brother, who has a similar
business in Germany. These men
visit all parts of the world and ship
to Germany the specimens they col
Iect. The founder of the business
was Mr.. Rhue's great-grandfathers
who travelled in Russia and AustraE
ia in search of birds before there
were any railroads and had to tramp
about with his cages on his back.
Nowthefi rm supplies geological
parks, private aviaries and bird deal
ers throughout the country with al
most any species they require. IL
also imports mammals of various
kinds, but in much smaller number
and variety than birds. The larger
animals. are kept until sold at the
firms farm" on Long Island.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-08
AFTER LEES HIGHER-UPS
NEGRO TIGER SQUEALS ON MAN
WHO FURNISHED HIM WHISKY.
Indictment Against Willie Powell,
White, of Leesburg, Is Result
of Testimony of the Black.

LEESBURG, Ga.-When the negro
he employed to peddle whiskey for
him was summoned before the grand
jury, in session here now, to give
testimony against Willie Powell the
negro made clean breast of matters
and the grand jury at once returned
an Indictment against Powell, who
is white man.
The daring of Powell, who has
long been engaged in the sale of
whiskey here, according to the ne
gro's testimony, and the rumors cur
rent in the county, led to his indict-
ment. Although he knew that the
grand jury would meet this week
Powell was busy selling whiskey
right and left, it is said, here last
Saturday, when he was trapped by
Sheriff Moreland, who gave the ne
gro, Bryant, marked coin and Sc
cured whiskey from him. The negro
had his shirt and trousers filled with
bottles of whiskey, which he was
vending openly.
The trial of Powell is awaited with
interest, as it will be held this week,
it is presumed unless some delay is
secured by his attorney. One year
ago the grand jury returned num-
Der of indictments against whiskey
sellers in other parts of Lee county,
but none against tigers here. At that
time the charge was made by the
men who were indicted that there
were a number of tigers operating
in Leesburg, who ought to be shown
up. 1t is believed that those inter
ested in other districts of the county
who have been indicted determined
to show up the tigers in this district
with the results mentioned. The
out of town tigers promise to show
up the local violators of the prohi-
bition law every time an opportunity
presents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-08
CALL IT BLOOD MONEY
FIGHT IN SENATE ON ROOKIE
FELIER'S APPROPRIATION.
Money For Boil WeeviI Fight Gov
cred With Blood and Tears of WO-
men and Children Is Charge.

WASHINGTON, D. ca deter
mined fight was launched in the SEN
ate to prevent the government from
accepting the Rockefeller money to
aid in farm demonstration and boil
weevil determination work. Senator
Lane declared that the money was
covered with the blood and tears OF
women and children shot down in
the Colorado mine strike. The de-
bate was on ar amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill,
which was pending when the senate
adjourned for the day
This amendment reported by the
agricultural committee called for
$500, 900, double the amount prOvid-
ed in the house bill for farm demon
stration and boil weevil work, with a
clause providing contributions to the
funds by individuals or corporations.
At present the general educational
board, to which Mr.. Rockefeller has
given millions of dollars, pays. a por-
ton of the salaries of 900 govern
ment employees engaged in the work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-08
Mr.. BRITTAIN'S REPORT
STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTEND-
ENT WORKING HARD ON IT.
Will Urge Compulsory Education,
and Ask Appropriation to Be Used
For Training Teachers.

ATLANTA.-State Superintendent
of Schools NJ l.. Britain is working
hard to wind up his annual report
for the hands of the printer.
In this report he will make a very
strong plea for compulsory educa-
ton, giving considerable space to
that subject.
Prof. Britain will also recon-
mend an appropriation of 5000 for
each county, that sum to be used in
some designated high school for es-
tablishing a normal school or course
to equip teachers. He argues rightly
that this system would insure the
state an adequate supply of we'll
trained teachers.
He will also recommend personally
the granting of authority for the ex-
pertinent of printing Georgia civ
les and one other book. This rec
ommendation was embodied in the
original recommendations as draft
ed, of the McCrory commission, but
was voted down by a majority of the
members. However, Prof. Britain
will ask authority to make the expe-
riment, and he contends that very
considerable sum can be saved by
the department having printed the
civics.
He will recommend further that a
law be passed requiring uniform
system of school accounting in each
county. This is desirable In order to
keep easy check on the distribution
of the state funds.
The report will have embodied in
it also the report and recommends
lions of the McCrory commission.
There will be much valuable Stats
teal data, and the excellent progress
in educational matters will be noted.