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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
PASTOR QUITS CHURCH
STRANGE THINGS ARE HAPPEN
ING IN THE FRANK CASE.
Its Astounding How Many Lives Its
Shiny Folds Are PolIutings and
People Are Kept at Sea.

People Are Kept at Sea.
ATLANTA.-It is amazing the
ramifcations of this far-famed
Frank case.
1t is astounding how many lives
its Shiny folds are touching and pol
tluting, and the dark and hidden ways
OF many things going on in connec-
ton with it.
More or less mystery surrounds
the recent and apparently discredita-
BILE part played in it by the Rev. G.
B. Ragsdale. a Baptist minister here.
He first made affidavits alleging that
he had heard one night, while in an
alley, statements which pointed to
the guilt of the negro, Jim Conley.
1t sounded extremely tfishy" at
the time. Realizing, perhaps, that
this affidavit was discredited on the
face of it Franks attorneys. Rosser
& Arnold, rush into the prints with
reputation of the same and ask to
be allowed to withdraw the Ragsdale
affidavit from the case, which request
was granted.
RagsdaIe Leaves Church.
This is followed by the resignation
of the Rev. C. 3. Ragsdale from the
passionate OF the Plum street church,
following an investigation of the
minister's part in the deplorable bus
mess by a special committee from
the church. This committee prom
ises to rake public full and COM
plete report Of the investigation and
what was back of the preachers part.
Queer advantages are taken, too,
to secure character affidavits to boil
ster up some witness supposed tes-
timony.
A few days ago negro woman,
in jail, made an affidavit to the eff
feet that Conley had confessed to her
that he (Conley) killed Mary Pha-
gan. Affidayits were sought to boil
ster the negro woman's character.
One of the innumerable detectives
engaged on the case went to the
home of a well known Albanian,
where the woman formerly had been
employed as a cook.
How Girl Signed Affidavit
Without stating for what purpose
the character AFFIDAVIT was wanted
the detective persuaded young
daughter of the house to sign char
acter affidavit for the woman. Later
the woman's confession was printed.
Thereupon the girl told her father
about the affidavit transaction. The
Albanian went to those interested in
behalf of Frank and denounced any
such practice and subterfuge. He
gave solemn warning that L. his
daughters affidavit and name were
used in connection with the misera
Bile affair that he would hold those
personally to account.
The character affidavit has not been
used.
DR.. John E. White, pastor Of the
Second Baptist church, in state
ment, tells how he was brought into
making a character affidavit for Mr.
Ragsdale.
There is such an infinite number
of these queer things going on here
that the person of open mind and
who wants to know the truth and
the person actually responsible for
the death of little Mary Phagan is
sadly at sea.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
MAY BE FINED SIS, 600.
For Breaking Into Interstate Ship
ment of Wine.

Charged with breaking into q
shipment of wine en- route from VIII
mington, N. c., to Pensacola. Fla.
at Thomasville and stealing seventy
two quarts Tuck Eldridge was ar
ranged before United States COM
missioner Franklin of Valdosta.
Two other white men are CHARGED
with completely in the crime. One
of them, Fred Pittman, is being held
in jail at Townsville. and the other
has not yet been located.
The statute covering such an Of
tense is a new one, having been pass
ed last year, and carries heavy PEN
atty. The law states that the penalty
for breaking into interstate ship
ments shall not be more or less than
ten years or $4,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
SPEER is YET PUZZLED
DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DISTRIB-
UTE AUTO LICENSE MONEY.
Must Be Proportioned to Counties
According to Rural Route Mileage,
But How Can He Get Mileage?

4NAtSU AO AAOROEDAOAL0 ~ OOuHUICS
According to Rural Route Mileage,
But How Can He Get Mileage?
ATLANTA.-While Attorney Gen
eral Grice has not yet rendered an
opinion to the state treasurer as re-
CARDS the meaning of the law in the
distribution of the automobile license
money among the counties, according
to rural route mileage, it is probable
that he will hold that the legislative
intent was for the distribution to be
made by the treasurer on the best
and most accurate information as to
such mileage he could secure.
1t is a more or less unhappy situa-
ton for Treasurer Speer. The act
itself directs that the distribution be
made according to rural route mile
age based on United States govern
ment reports"
Treasurer Speer has not so far
been able to get information along
this line. The postoffice department
in Washington gave the mileage
for the entire state, but could not
supply it by counties. Colonel Speer
has written Director of the Census
Harris in the hope that information
of definite nature can be supplied
him by that department He is also
writing letters to postA,asters in
Troup county to get at mileage in
that county, this being by way of an
experiment.
However, Judge Speer is deter
mined not to attempt the distribution
of this fund until he is fully and
completely satisfied that he has &C.
curate and certified data upon which
to base his action.
Secretary of State Cook has about
S85, 900 in hand which he will turn
over to Treasurer Speer on May LIST.
There is possibility of the treas
urer awaiting the meeting of the
general assembly to determine def
nitely upon what basis the distribu-
ton of the fund is to be made.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01

FRANKFORT. Kan.-To lift a
mortgage on her farm on which she
has been paying interest since the
death of her husband. several years
ago, Mrs. Mary Wagner, living on a
farm near here, sold twenty-seven
head of hogs to j. G. Chitty for
$927.26, having raised them with
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
TOLLS fight IN SENATE
ADMINISTRATION WINS SECOND
ROUND FOR ITS REPEAL.
Committee Vote ON Reporting House
Bill, as Favored by President,
Stands Eight to Six.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Adminis-
tration leaders today won the second
round of their fight to repeal the free
tolls provision of the Panama canal
act, when the senate canals commit
tee by a vote of to s, ordered the
house bill carrying the repeal report
ed to the senate. Coupled with the
bill will be reported an amendment
proposed by Senator Simmons and
approved by the committee, which
reads: AN
Provided, That neither the pas
sage of this act, nor anything there
in contained, shall be construed or
held as waving, impairing or affect
ing any treaty or other right possess
ed by the United States"
The amendment, it is said, met
President Wilson's approval. Admin
istration leaders tonight were con-
fdent that, with it attached, the re-
peal bill could be passed by the sem
ate; and some senator's opposed to
repeal agreed with this view.
Fight Now Goes to the Floor.
The report of the committee will
be made without recommendation
and the scene of the fight will be
shifted to the floor, Chairman O'Gor-
man, for the committee, tonight ex-
rocted to report the bill with the
amendment tomorrow, and it was
said the committees direction will
ask that it be placed on the senate
calendar. Senator Simmons will ask
that the bill be made unfinished bus
mess of the senate and if this sug-
gestion is agreed to the battle will
begin Immediately.
Administration leaders hope to
conduct the fight along the lines fol-
lowed in putting through the tariff
and currency bills. If this is adher-
ed to the attention of the senate will
be directed as closely as possible 20
the tolls matter and after debate
of a few weeks vote will be reached.
The committees session today devel-
oped several surprises. The first
vote was taken ON the amendment by
Senator Shields, proposed as SUBJ
stitute for that offered by Senator
Simmons. 1t provided that the act
should not be construed as an ad-
mission that the United States has
no right to exempt it's coastwise ships
from tolls. 1t was beaten ten to
four.
The Simmons amendment was
next, and the vote was to for its
adoption.
A motion by Senator Thomas to
report the bill favorably with the
Simmons amendment was beaten 8
to 5. Senator Bristow quickly made
motion to report the bill as amend
ed adversely, which was beaten to
5. The vote on the motion Of Sena-
tor Thomas to report the bill without
recommendation, with the Simmons
amendment, was to 6. The sub
stitute proposed by Senator Walsh,
to allow determination of the right
to exempt American ships under the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty by the United
States courts, was defeated to 6.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
WOMAN LIFTS MORTGAGE ON
HER FARM BY RAISING HOGS

her own hands. The hogs were but
one year old, and weighed 423
pounds each and brought $500 per
hundred on the local market.
The amount Mrs. Wagner receiv-
ed for them just covered the balance
of a 1900 mortgage, and she is
justly proud of the feat of having
freed her home from debt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
JOHN TEMPLE GRAV S WILL
DELIVER WELCOME ADDRESS

Colonel John Temple Graves, dis
tinguished son of Georgia and IA
nous journalist, has been chosen to
deliver the address of welcome on
the part of Dixie to the Shriners
of North America, who will be here
in annual convention assembled ON
May IL and IS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
'hWARD OFFERED FOR
TEXAS RANGERS HEADS

iaere is a standing reward of 500
sou Oh cattle among Mexicans for
1 , asad of any Texs. ranger carried
.eAlean soil. according to infor-
a.,On received by Governor Col
.a''. Indirectly from the Madero
ucn' An investigation will be
sue according to the governor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
CUTHBERT REMAINS BEERLEss.
Judge Worril Turns Down Another
Petition of SalOonists.

The Leader says that a few days
ago the near beer dealers of Cuth-
bert presented to Judge WorriH
petition requesting him to modify
his recent order regarding the sale
of beer in Cuthbert. He declined to
do so, stating, in substance. that his
order had been passed after mature
deliberation and was justified, in his
judgment, by law.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01

Every Shrine temple in North
America, including Canada and Mex
leo, will be represented in the i'm
mense gathering in Atlanta. 1t will
cast even grand opera week in the
shade in point of numbers, as it is
estimated that more than 10000 Wis
itors will be in the city for the occa-
sion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
NEDIATORS AT WORK
HOSTILITIES VIRTUALLY STOP
PENDING AN ADJUSTMENT.
An American Arrested as a Sny Cor
demned TO Die in Mexican Sort.
Little Doing in War Circles.

Little Doing i'm War Circles.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3d.
Restrained but none the less steady
preparation for any military eventu-
alities that may become necessary,
and the quiet but definite progress
worked out behind closed doors
these were the two outstanding feat
ures of the Mexican situation here
today.
The ENJOYS of Argentine, Brazil
and Chile, acting as mediators, con-
tipued their private sittings. Their
first move for an armistice was sue
ceeded by the virtual suspension of
hostilities or a truce between the
forces of the United States and the
Huerta regime, although there were
still sounds of conflict between the
Huerta and Carranza forces. Secre-
tary Bryan formally notified the
three South American ENJOYS that
the American government took it for
granted theres~ould be no hostilities
during the mediation proceedings
and had intended no further acts of
aggression while the conferences
were being held. But the attitude of
Huerta and Carranza on the cessa-
tioo nf hostilities was unknown.
While there has been no period
set within which the negotiations
must be concluded Secretary Bryan
said today he believed they would
move forward ''as rapidly as posi-
ble" A report that they might be
prolonged by the mediators going to
Mexico was met by the statement by
one of the mediators that in these
days of the telegraph and cable such
a journey was unnecessary.
While the ENJOYS were not ready
to make an announcement several
interesting phases of what has come
up during the discussion we're learn
ed from authoritative sources. 1t
appears that while the attitude of
General Huerta was definite in ac-
cepting intermediation as between
the United States and the Huerta
government it has not yet been made
clear that his acceptance will apply
also to INTERPRETATION that includes
Carranza 1t is expected that this
question will be cleared up by inqui-
ries now under way so that it may
be definitely established that Huerta
not only accepts INTERPRETATION with
the United States, but also with Car
rama.
New York, April S0.-Word was
received here tonight from Mexico
City that DR.. R. Ryan, prominent
American, had been arrested there as
a spy and was to be executed at sun
rise tomorrow. 1t was reported that
DR.. Ryan had been taken to fort
ress near the city to undergo the
death sentence
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
A MATCH AND GASOLINE.



Flames. Three Autos Barn.
Fire caused by striking a match
about ten feet away from an open
drum OF gasoline did about $4,000
worth of damage at garage In Tiff
ton Thursday. In the garage were
four cars. and all were badly dam
aged. and only one was insured.
Smith & Miller lest about $500
worth of tools, with no Insurance..
A few hundred dollars viii cover the
damage to the building. wsfch w@s
insured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01

What Makes Editor Herring Sassy.
Twenty-seven years after her first
brothers arrival little girl who will
be called Mary appeared Monday.
April 13, at the home of Editor Her
ring of the Triton Gazette.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-23
ALBRIGHT RECITAL
BIG MUSICAL EVENT.
Program Is Of Scope Seldom At
tempted and Never Before
Heard Here

The Beethoven Concerto. which New
ell Albright is to play on Thursday
evening. February 26. with Frederic C.
Martins assistance, Is the famous
fourth in (Which Godowsky played
last season with the Philadelphia Or
chestra with such wonderful virtuosity.
1t is of the period of the. great fifth
Symphony with an opening theme
strikingly like the so well known open
ing motif of that work. The cadenzas
used by Mr.. Albright are the original
ones written for the Concerto by Beeth-
oven.
The presentation of a composition of
so great a scope-in extent small
symphony-is Undoubtedly musical
event of the first magnitude. Mr. Al
bright has the unique distinction OF
following determined and consistent
policy of presenting to the public only
the very greatest of the compositions
written for the piano, and which we
are. not always given an opportunity to
hear even in the extremely rare visits
of famous virtuosi. There Is sufficient
of the popular element in his program.
as witness the waltZeS by Brahms.
and the gorgeous Oriental fantasy by
Balikirew, not to mention the remark
able concert studies of Polclini and the
famous perpetual motion" of the
Weber Sonata. to make it of interest to
the musically uncultured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-23
ANNOUNCEMENT BRIEFS

Two books by prominent leaders in
socialistic thought are in press for
early publication. These are Robert
Hunters violence and the Labor Move
ment," which deals with the mighty
conflict that ragged throughout the lat
ter part of the last century for posses
sion of the soul of labor, and william
English Walling's "Progressivism and
After" a study of what the immediate
future of government and politics in
this country is to be. Mr.. Hunters
book will probably appear this month,
while Mr.. Wallings will come out early
in March.
The English edition of Yves Guyot's
where and Why Public Ownership
Has Failed" is shortly to be published
translation. The volume is a considera-
tion of those reforms which have re-
suited from State ownership and opera
tion.
Morton Princes introduction to the
study of abnormal psychology, which
he has entitled The Unconscious: The
Fundamentals of Human Personality"
While based on sound research and eX-
pertinent, the work is said to have a
decided popular interest which will give
il a strong appeal to the general reader
as well as to the scientist.
To his popular quartet of books, all
of them published within the last year
-"Gitanjali, The Gardener, The Cres-
Tagore, the Nobel prize winner, now
adds his play "Chitra." This will be
on the market on the 25th of Febru-
airy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-23
Pine St. Presbyterian
S. S. Now Sc Years Old

Pine Street Presbyterian Sunday
school celebrated the fifty-siXth ami
rersary of its establishment yesterday
afternoon at crowded meeting held in
the Technical High School auditorium.
The Rev. Harry B. King, pastor of
Calvary Presbyterian Church. was the
principal speaker. His address dwelt
upon the Sunday school lesson of the
day. THE Sin of Hypocrisy"
The Rev. DR.. Lewis S Nudge, INSTALL
ed last week as pastor of Pine Street
Church, was unable to attend the SER
vices but sent telegram expressing
his regrets at his inability to be pres
ent.- He said he believed a great work
awaits him in Harrisbur4 Il hope to
become personally acquainted with
every member of the congregation in a
short time" he wrote. He will arrive
here on April to occupy the pulpit on
the first Sunday of April The singing
Of old hymns, special songs by the
Chorus a solo by George Sutton and
recitations and singing by the kinder
Earteu and primary departments were
pleasing features of the afternoon
The reports of the work done during
the year showed that Pine Street Sun
tay school has membership of 2,0S1
IF which 37i belong to the Bethany sec
zion. Prizes of books and magazines
were awarded to a large number of
Negular attendants during the year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-23
Engineer of Mcfarland
Printery, Dies Suddenly

William Henry Stauffer. so years
old, of 1886 South Twenty-third street,
an engineer at the j. Horace McFar-
land Printery, Crescent and Mulberry
streets, for fifteen years, died at his
home shortly after 9 o'clock Saturday
night from stroke of apopleXy.
Mr.. Stauffer complained of being
sick after he had eaten hearty sup
per. A physician was summoned, but
he died soon after the physician ar
rived.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Anne Stauffer, two sons, John and
Charles. and brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be held to-mor-
row afternoon at 1.30 o'clock fronN
1904 Christian street. Burial will ae
made in Camp Hill Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-23
UNTEACHABLE TAMIANY

You can't teach Tammany Hall
moral politics. Tammany Hall is blind
to that sort of thing. You'd waste your
sermons and homilies on such an in
stitution."
The occasion was luncheon, the
speaker John Purroy Mitchell, fusion
candidate for Mayor of New York
Yes" he continued, ito teach Tam
many morality would be like teaching
little girl mineralogy.
"A teacher, You know, spent long
time explaining to her class what a
mineral was.
"A mineral said the teacher, sum-
ming up-'a mineral is an inorganic
homogeneous substance of definite
chemical composition, found in ma
ture. You have all seen minerals. Now
who will name me some?'"
II will, teacher said little girl
Very well-go ahead Three
minerals please
'Ginger-ale, sa'sp'rella and pear
cider, said the little girl. New York
Press.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-23
MEMBER OF ARTHUR
CABINET DEAD At 83
Henry Moore, Teller, Was One Of
the Original "Slver
Republicans"

Denver. Col. Feb. 23.-Henry Moore
Teller. ex-Cabinet officer and for more
than thirty years United States Sem
ator from Colorado, died here this
morning. Mr.. Teller. who was SS
years old, had been i'll for two years
and his death was not unexpected.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 23.-Henry
M. Teller was one of the original "sil-
yer Republicans Many of his sup
porters contended he was the first. He
was so-called at any rate, when he
loft the Republican national conven-
tion at st. Louis in 1896 because he
did not agree with the gold standard
plank of the platform and ran again for
the Senate in Colorado as an Independ-
ent silver Republican. He was elect
ed with "a votes out of 100 and after
serving that term, the silver Repubh-
cans in Colorado merged with the
Democrats and Mr.. Teller returned to
the Senate-that time as a Democrat.
He served one term as such and re-
tired in 1903 to make place for the
late Senator Hughes, also of the same
party.
News of Mr. Tellers death was re-
ceived with deep regret in congress
sional circles where those who were
of his time referred to 1t as the pass
ing of another old line Senator. Tel
Ter was one of the first two Senators
elected when Colorado became a State.
In Arthur's Cabinet
In 1883 Teller enter President Ar
thurs Cabinet as Secretary of the
Interior; but he left that office again
in 1885 TO re-enter the Senate.
While serving his last term he was
a member of the National Monetary
Commission, which studied q reforma-
ton of the banking and fiscal system
of the United States at home and
abroad. He continued to serve on that
commission until it expired by law,
after he had ceased to be a Senator,
however.
Teller was born in Granger, Allie
gheny county, n. Y, in 1880. had a
common school education, topped off
by little while at Alfred University;
then studied law, practiced in Bing-
hamton, \. Y. went West to Illinois
J. SIS, and went on to CO
1891 \ NM
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-23
LITTLE NOTES FROM
NEW PUBLICATIONS

Her Ladyship's Second YOUTH by
Charles SaXby, gives a marked distinc-
ton to Ainslee's March issue. 1t is a
brilliant and powerful piece of work.
The beautiful wife of the governor of
an island in the West Indies has be,
come cold and reserved, her life SEEM
ingly wrapped in q mental state as
gray in tone as the clothes she
chooses. She is suddenly awakened
to the warmth and possibilities of liv-
ing by the ardor of a kiss meant for
another. which she thinks her own
attraction has inspired. It's effect is
marvellous, on her own character as
well as on the political. social and
personal life of the island. Against a
background of charming, vivid de-
scription, this story is cleverly devel-
oped up to dramatic climax.
Bonnie r. Ginger writes a tale of
the atmosphere of that attractive old
fishing village by the sea. Its title is
Out for Self-Expression." william
Slavens McNutt contributes "Heenan's
Ace another of this hero's savagely
dramatic adventures in the North.
The cause of woman suffrage gets
into fiction in this number of Aims
lees through two good stories. The
pcpuidf nero VI L. y. n. " Slle L he
Romantic Adventures of Sandy
McGrab" protects a pretty girl who
breaks window in London and gets
himself arrested for his chivalry. Rob-
ert Emmet MacAlarney contributes an
adventurous. humorous tale called
"Boadicea's Putter." the theme con-
corning itself largely with the march
of the suffragettes to Albany.
"Tigress." by Ronald Macdonald.
10 hA ~ 1ax.A l., a
turns gentlewoman into fiend when
her child is kidnapped. 1t is remark
ably strong story. "The Woman Who
Did Not Care" by Mary Gaunt, is a
thrilling tale of an uprising in China.
Joseph Ernest's THE Same Old Story
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-23
BROTHERHOOD TO MEET

The monthly meeting of the
Brotherhood of Grace Methodist Epis-
copal church will be held to-day. An
interesting program has been pre-
pared, to include a talk on Current
Events" by Charles W. Boil; an ad-
dress on Abraham Lincoln" by
Harry NJ. Brett; and debate on Re
solved, That 1t Is More Important
That Girls Be Taught Domestic
Science in the Public Schools Than
That Manual Training and, Vocational
Education Be Provided For Boys"
The affirmative side will be in charge
of Miss Martha NJ. Tomkinson and
Mrs. Harvey L, Smith, and the mega
tive by w. r.. Starkey and Clark T..
Diehl.