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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09
BACK ATLANTA FOR BANK
Georgia Towns Endorse Claims of
the Capital City as Site for One of
the Regional Banks.

ATLANTA.-Without any traces
I of jealousy cities of this southeastern
section are rallying to the idea of
making Atlanta the site of one of the
new big regional banks, and it begins
to appear that the concerted move
ment in this direction will assure
success, whereas it might have been
jeopardized if more than one city had
put forward conflicting claims.
The fact that Atlanta should be
chosen is commented on in Column
bus, Macon and other cities. 1t is
recognized that Atlanta's geograph
ical and railroad position as we'll as
the city's size and steady growth
make it the logical place for the es-
Enlistment of the regional bank for
the Southeast.
The Columbus Clearing House has
adopted resolutions and sent copies
to the secretary of the treasury and
the comptroller of the currency at
Washington urging the claims of At
lanta.
Macon, through the Macon Cham
Der of Commerce, announces that it
will throw it's influence in favor of
Atlanta. 1t is expected here that
even the claims of Savannah, which
at first hoped for a regional bank
located there, will be withdrawn, or
at least not pressed, in the general
interest of Georgia and the section as
a whole.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09
WILL HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE.

The Dawson Camp Of Woodmen of
the World are making arrangements
to hold a memorial service for Sover-
ereign Commander j. C. Root, who
died Dec. 22nd. The services will
be held some time next month, and
all camps in the county will be in
yited to join the Dawson Woodmen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09
THE CONFEDERATE VETERAN
IS WILLED TO THE
SOUTH'S CAUSE BY EDITOR.
S. A. Cunningham Leaves the Child
of His Brain to Confederate Or
CARNATIONS When He Dies.


NASHVILLE, Tenn.-With the
cause of the Southland his first con-
sideration in death as in life the late
Sumner A. Cunningham has willed
the Confederate Veteran, the child of
his brain and his untiring energy, in
perpetuity to a board of trust. In
practical effect the paper becomes the
property of the various confederate
associations, and will continue its
mission of recording the glorious his
tory of the Lost Cause and of the I'M
raveling of the mystery of the bloody
struggle of the sixties.
While the will has not yet been
filed for probate it is known that II
provides for the above. The docu-
ment is at present in possession OF
General Virgil Y. Cook of BatesVille,
Ark, who is i'll with grippe. lmme-
diately upon his recovery active steps
will be taken to carry out the st1pula-
tons of the will. At a meeting to be
held in Nashville an editor-in-chlel
will be chosen for the Confederate
Veteran and its operating force Sc
lected.
The board of trust to be created
under the terms of the will is COM
posed of the following friends OF MI
CUNNINGHAM: Gen. Bennett II.
Young, Louisville, KY commander
in-chief U. C. v; Gen. Virgil Y. Cook,
commanding Arkansas division, U. Z.
v: Gen. X. NJ. Van Zandt, Fort
Worth. Tex, commanding TRANSMITS
sissippi division, U. C. "; Major X.
H. Dudley, Nashville; Miss Edlth
pope. Nashville. The ex-otflclo mem
hers. who have equal authority Win
those already given, are: Command
er-in-chief U. C. V, president general
Z. D. c., commander Sons OF Veter-
ans president Confederate Memorial
association.
Should General Bennett H. Young
relinuuish his official position as COM
mander-in-chief of the United Con-
federate Veterans another member
would be added to the board OF trus-
tees, as he is at present a member
under two provisions of the will. lie
would continue as a member or the
hoard even should he cease his ollr
cial connection with the U. Z. V.
Miss Ed tn Pope, who is one OF
the two lady members of the board
has been actively connected with the
business management of the paper
for the past fifteen years, and since
the death of Mr.. Cunningham mas
been actively in charge. General
John P. Hickman, commanding the
Tennessee division of the U. G. V"
and other local veterans have assist
ed her with advice and counsel.
One of the first duties Of the new
board of trust will be to select an
editor-in-chief of the Veteran. Among
those prominently mentioned in this
connection is DR.. H. NJ. Hamill OF this
city. a scholar and student of confed-
crate history, and probably the clos
est personal friend locally Of the late
s A. Cunningham. 1t is not known
whether or not Dr.. Hamil would ac-
cept the position.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09
1906 PERSONS KILLED SELVES

Record of Suicides in 1913 Shows an
Increase Over Previous Year.
The number of suicides in the
United States in 1913 showed an in
crease over 1912, the number being
1906 as compared with 1881, &C
cording to figures collected il Chi
cage.
The proportion of suicides as be-
tween men and women remained
about the same as in previous years,
being $500 males and 1904 females.
Physicians. as usual, head the list
among professional men, the number
being thirty-four.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09
COMMISSION is APPOINTED.

To Look After Improvement of Roads
in Nebraska.
To look after the work of improve
ment of the roads through Nebraska,
and particularly that stretch across
the state designated as the Lincoln
Highway, the governor has appoint
ed an advisory highway commission.
It consists of H. E. Frederickson of
Omaha, state consul of the Lincoln
Highway Association; ]. G.. Beeler of
North Platte and c. H. Gustafson of
Mead. The commission will work
without salary and will advise coun-
ty boards of the proper methods of
construction and encourage building
of permanent roads and bridges.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09
FOREIGN BEEF IS POURING IN.
Eighteen Million Pounds Imported
In October and November.

In October and November.
Free listing of beef in the new tar
if law already has resulted in vast
increase in the importation of foreign
beef and meat products. In October
and November the department of ag-
riculture reported 100000 pounds
Of meat and its products were
brought from abroad. This is more
than triple the amount imported for
the whole of 1912.
Foreign meats are inspected rigidly
by agents of the bureau of animal
industry, who during the two months
condemned 49, 500 pounds.
Nearly half the imports came from
Canada. Argentina supplied 6,O0O.-
600 pounds, Australia, 100000 and
Uruguay $4,000. During the two
months 100000 head of cattle from
Canada and Mexico were imported.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09
CATHOLIC INDIANS.
They Number 100000, and 5000
Children Attend Mission Schools.

Children Attend Mission Schools.
About 500 Catholics are engaged
in the work of caring for the spirit
ual and temporal needs of the In
dams, principally through the medi-
um of the mission schools. There are
400 sisters, ITO priests, 100 broth
ers and 100 Indians acting as cate
chists and interpreters.
The Catholic Indians Number 1907
600. Six thousand children attend the
mission schools. OF the schools,
which number 50 in all, 8 are sup
ported by the Indians themselves.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09

Although admitting his identity
and history of sea-faring Nelson says
he is a private detective and that he
took passage on the Willamette to
arrest Capt. Reiner for whom re-
ward of $4,000 had been offered.
The reward is mythical and the many
crimes. none of them specified, which
Nelson said the captain had commit
ted are unknown to the police.
Nelson in 1907 acquired the
schooner Hera at Tacoma and went
trading along the coast of Alaska.
The Hera was wrecked, but Nelson
will not tell when or where.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09
THE EVOLUTION OF CORN
INGENUITY OF THE INDIANS Is
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GRAIN.
Americas Greatest Crop Was For
merly a Grass, and Each Kernel
Grew in Separate Husk.


Accordingto a recent Luther Bur
bank Society bulletin it was the saw
age Indians ingenuity that gave us
in America our most important crop.
1t was the Indian who found wild
grass covering the plains and devel-
oped it into corn. Or, to turn it the
other way round, it was the desire
of the Indian for a food plant like
this that led the teasinte grass, by
gradual adaptation, to produce In
dian corn or maize.
On Mr.. Burbank's experiment farm
there grows today the same teasinte
grass which the Indians found. 1t
bears tiny ears with two rows of corn
like kernels on cob the thickness of
a lead pencil and two and half to
four inches long, slightly less in
length and diameter than an average
head of wheat.
From its earlier stage of pod corn,
in which each kernel grew in sepa-
rate husk like wheat, teasinte repre-
scented, no doubt, hard-fought sur
vival and adaptation like that of the
fowery violet And when the Indians
came in its environment it respond
ed to care and cultivation in it's new
dooryard home.
Where teasinte had formerly relied
upon the frosts to loosen up the
ground for it's seed it found in the
Indians a friend who crudely but eff
fectively scratched the soil and doub-
led the chance for its baby plant to
grow.
Given Room to Grow.
Where it had been choked by plant
enemies, and starved for air and sun
light by weeds, it found in the In
dams a friend who cut down and kept
off it's competitors.
Where it had often been destroyed
by the animals before its maturity
it found the selfish protection of the
savages as grateful as though it had
been inspired by altruism.
Planted in patches, instead of
struggling here and there as best it
could before, the teasinte grass found
its reproduction problem made easier
through the multitude of pollen
grains now floating through the air.
And so, by slow degrees, it re-
sponded to its new environments by
bearing more and bigger seed. AS
the seed kernels increased in num-
bers and size the cob that bore them
grew in length. From two the rows
of kernels increased to 4, to 6, to 8,
to IA.
Here again the selfish motives of
the savages to help the plant in it's
adaptation, for only the largest ears
and those with the best kernels were
saved for seed.
So, under cultivation, the wild
grass almost disappeared, and in its
place there came, through adapta-
ton, the transformed Indian corn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09
ale SAM is BIG PRIMER
p>vENT PRINTING OFFICE
LARGE ENTERPRISE.
,ors Four Thousand Persons and
the Pay Roll Is One Thousand
DOLLARS an Hours.

n,,sHTNGTON, D. C.-The great
nripte- and publisher on the face
+bo aarth is your Uncle sam,
.binq+on. T. C. There is no 9TH
printing establishment in the
.uId that equals the government
,n+irg office As newspaper man
-. +rca. to me, writes Congress
-, Tavenner, to be assigned as a
,nbar of the joint committee on
ming 1t has brought me in init
o+o touch with this gigantic estab-
sbmeut of ink and types.
ono never tires Of exploring the
osr buildinG to find new marVels. l
o,,b+ if the machinery Of any other
Il ,dnetry has been brought to the
+oga Of perfection that characterizes
modern printing machinery. Certain
d !. none i'm more intricate and none
4 DC had the benefit of such a wealth
II inventive thought applied to it.
printing machinery does everything
,r+ think. and some of it seems to
DO that.
Some of the Machines.
The gigantic gathering machine
|vas built especially for the G. P, o.
|rhis marvellous monster occupies the
|ontire end of floor. 1t collects in
nroner order As signatures" Cor
folder of IS pages), stitches them to-
gether. CLUES the back of the book
land pastes a cover on it. The vol
nmes need only trimming under the
hinge power knives of an adjacent
machine to be ready for delivery,
For work done it can match any
in the United States
for economy of operation. This is
due to the solder-like morale which
Public Printer Ford insists upon in
the office. 1t is true that there are
large wastes in connection with the
governments press work. But this
is due to the publication Of many use
less documents or useless copies of
valuable documents. The actual
work of printing is done on high
plane of efficiency.
Think of the vastness of the con-
Germ. A 100000 investment in
the printing office. Four thousand
employees continually at work. The
pay rool averages $1,000 an hour.
Working three shifts of eight hours
each day of "a hours costs the gov
$4,000 in wages alone.
Every day an average of 35 tons
of paper is fed into the maws of the
presses. The type which makes the
in a day weighs 10000
pounds. In a year a total of 63,O00,-
600 copies of everything published
from congressman speeches to cen
5us report-are turned out. The ma
chinery covers 16 acres of floor
space. The battery of 1877 monotype
machines is by far the largest in the
world, and there is nothing in this
to equal the regiment of "a
linotype machines, whose Gathering
-urns an entire floor into a bedlam.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09
THRILLING FIGHT At SEA
A DARING PIRATE Is BROUGHT
TO PORT IN HEAVY CHAINS.
Bold But Unsuccessful Attempt to
Murder and Rob. Followed YES
sci to Sea in Launch.

SAN FRANCISCO.-A sea rover
and Arctic trader turned pirate-An-
drew B. Nelson, himself a master
mariner and one-time owner of the
schooner Hera-was brought to port
today in irons, locked in the brig of
the lumber schooner Willamette, and
turned over to the federal authorities,
who held him in a $4,000 bail on a
charge of assaulting Capt Reiner on
the high seas with intent to murder.
With Nelson was brought Joseph
Laramie, a bricklayer, who said he is
from Sehlby, Ind, charged with be-
ing an accomplice. He was held in
the same bail. Neither man will ad-
NIT that he knows the other.
Muff1ed in a Towel.
Nelson was arrested Wednesday
night after a hand-to-hand fight in
the captains cabin which he had en-
tered muff1ed in a towel, wearing a
brown wig, false mustache and car
rying an automatic pistol in his hand.
Though a smaller, lighter man
Capt. Reiner fought the pistol away
from the grotesque pirate, who i'm
mediately drew a double-action re-
volver. He was getting the better
of the fight when two sailors and
waiter rushed into the room and
overpowered Nelson. Laramie was
standing outside the door while the
fight was in progress.
The Willamette carried $1,000 in
cash to pay her crew of twenty-five
and there were twenty-five passen-
gers on board. A launch followed
the vessel, keeping distant about half
IA mile for some time, and Capt. Re1-
ner believes the pirate intended to
rob the safe and hold up passengers
for their cash and valuables and
make his escape in the launch to the
shore.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-09
OBEAR STILL ON THE JOB
NASH ADDRESSES AN ORDER TO
HIM, BUT DOESN'T USE NAME.
Fails to Carry Out Threat to Cease to
Recognize Obear or His Office as
Part of National Guard.

Recognize Obear or His Office as
Part of National Guard.
ATLANTA.-Gen. w. G. Obear is
still on his job as quartermaster-ge
eral of the state troops despite the
declaration made several days ago
by Adjutant General j. Van Holt
Nash that after January 1 he would
cease to recognize General Obear or
his office as a part of the Georgia Ma
tional Guard.
Name Omitted.
That General Nash has not carried
out his threat is evidenced by the
fact that early today he transmitted
through one of his clerks an official
order to General Obear. This order,
dated January 3, did not address Mr..
Obear by name. It was simply in
scribed to the "Quartermastor-G Gen
eral, Georgia National Guard" and
ordered without delay "a report of
moneys received and disbursed by the
quartermaster-g generals department
during the year 1918. The order set
out that this information was desired
for the annual report of the adjutant
general and although it was written
on Jnuary 8 it was sent to the quar-
tornaster-general without General
Nash's signature.
Obear on job.
Beneath the blank where the sig
nature should have appeared was the
line, "Adjutant General OF Georgia
National Guard" General Obear was
at his desk in the military depart
ment this morning as he has been for
several days past. He declined to
comment upon the row between him
self and General Nash, but indicated
that he would continue to perform
his duties until the governor ruled
otherwise.
Governor Slaton said today that he
had not yet decided what action he
would take upon General Nash's rec
ommendatiop that the office of quar-
termaster general be abolished
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-12

els It about the medal?" demanded
Winnie.
by George, Kit. the child is begin.
ming to reason out things" he TESTED.
Winnie laughed, and SO did kath-
lyn, but she did so because occultly
she felt that her father expected her
to laugh. She was positively uncanny
sometimes in her perspicacity.
ION December 81, at midnight" she
repeated. "All right. father. You must
write to us at least once every fort
night"
"I'll cable from Singapore, from Cey-
Ion, and write a long letter from Al
laha. Come on. We must be OF. All
med is waiting"
Some hours later the two girls saw
the Pacific Mail steamer move with
cold and insolent majesty out toward
the Golden Gate. Kathlyn proved
rather uncommunicative on the way
home. December 81 kept running
through her mind. It held q portent
of evil. She knew something Of the
Orient. though she had never visited
India. Had her father made an Inn
placable enemy? Was he going into
some unknown. unseen danger? De-
cember 81, at midnight Could she
hold her curiosity In check that long!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-12
No. 2222.
Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court
Parish of St. Tammany, \
State of Louisiana.

By virtue of writ of seizure and
sale from the honorable, the -afore-
said court, and to me directed, bear
ing date, the 30th day of July, 1914
I will proceed to sell at public auc-
ton to the last and highest bidder
at the front door of the Courthouse
in the town Of Covington, La, during
legal sale hours. on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1914
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. property, to-
wit:
All that certain piece or parcel, OF
land lying and being situated in the
Parish of st. ammany, State of Lou
fsiana, and more particularly de-
scribed as the Northeast one-fourth
of section 20, Township s, south
range, twelve east st. Helena merid-
ian, Louisiana, and formerly contain
ing one hundred and fifty-nine and
4S-1OO acres of land, but now con-
tanning thirty acres less, sold by
Charles E. Kleeman (dead) during
his life time to Robert G. Klecman:
also less five acres in the southeast
corner of said tract nearest the COM
pany's saw mill, which was reserved
by the Abita Springs Lumber Com
pany. Ltd, leaving now in said tract
at the present time. one hundred and
twenty-four and 48-1OO acres. Also
less all standing and live timber upon
said tract of land. Measuring ten
inches at the top twenty feet from
ground lin lengthy and over.
Terms of Sale-Cash.
T. E. BREWSTER,
Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-12
CHARTER
of the
CHEFUNCTA LUMBER COMPANY
INCORPORATED.
United States of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish of st.
Tammany. s.

Be it known that on this the 19tf
| day of August, A. D., 1914, before
me, Thomas M. Burns, a Notary Pub
lie, duly commissioned and sworn in
and for the parish of st. Tammany
State of Louisiana, therein residing
personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereuntc
subscribed, who declared that, avail
ing themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana, relative to the
organization of corporations they
have covenanted and agreed, and by
these presents do covenant and agree
bind and form and constitute them
selves, as we'll as such other persons
who may hereafter join or become
associated with them, into corpora
ton and body polite in law, for the
objects and purposes, and under the
agreements and stipulations follow
ing, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpor-
alton shall be the "Chefuncta Lum-
Der Co., Inc, and under that name
it shall have and enjoy all rights and
privileges granted by law to corpora
tions; it shall exist for a period OF
ninety-nine years from this day; it
shall have power to contract, sue and
be sued in its corporate name; to
make and use corporate seal and
the same to alter at pleasure; to
hold, receive, purchase, convey, mort
gage, hypothecate or pledge proper
ty. both real and personal; to issue
bonds, notes and other obligations;
to have and employ such managers,
directors, officers, agents and other
employees as the interests and con-
venience of said corporation may re-
quire, and to make and establish
such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper management and con-
troll of the affairs of the corporation
as may be reasonable and expedient.
ARTICLE IL.
The domicile of said corporation
shall be in the town of Covington,
parish of st. Tammany, State of Lou
isiana; all citations and other legal
process shall be served on the presi-
dent. and in his absence on the vice
president. and in the absence Of both,
on the eefetAry-treasutor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-12
Ito Be Continued,
To w. Bauer.

To w. Bauer
Whereas the undersigned has pur-
chased at tax collectors sale, for the
taxes Of the year 1918, ON the 18th
day of June, 1914, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
Four lots in square 1874, adjoining
Vaudeville.
Which property is assessed in the
name Of w. Bauer, as per tax deed
executed by T. e. Brewster, sheriff
and ex-officio tax collector of the
parish OF ST. Tammany, La, on the
26th day OF June, 1914.
Notice Is hereby given to whom
it r.ay concern that have caused
the said deed to be registered in Con-
veyance Book 63 page 526 OF the
official records of st. Tammnny par
ish, La.
MISS AGNES FROSCH.
au39-3t Vaudeville, La.
To Edw. jones'
Whereas the undersigned has pur-
chased at tax collectors sale, for the
taxes Of the year 1913, on the 18th
day Of June, 1914, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
lots and 3, square 116, Folsom,
ward two.
Which property is assessed In the
name Of Edw. Jones, as per tax deed
executed by I. r. Brewster, sher Il
and ex-o'yteio tax collector of the
parish Of st. Tammany, La. on the
26th day Of June, 1914.
Notice Is hereby given to whom
II may concern that have caused
the said deed to be registered in Com
veyance Book IS, page SIS Of the
ofIicial records of st. Tammany par
ISL, La.
s. D. BULLOCK.
aun3o-3t Covington. In.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-12

"Hukum hail" he murmured in Him
dustani. 1T is the orders. I've simply
got to go. When recall those rubies
and emeralds and pearls. /.
Well, it's not cuptdity for myself. It's
for the girls. Besides, there's the call.
the adventure. I've simply 60 to go.
! can't escape it. must be always on
the go since she died."
A few days later he stood again
before the desk in the living room
He was dressed for travel He sat
down and penned note. From the
box which contained the order he ex-
tracted a large envelope, heavily
sealed. This he balanced in his hand
for moment. frowned, laughed and
swore softly. He would abdicate, but
at a snug profit. Why not?
He was an old fool. Into still larger
envelope he put the sealed envelope
and his own note. then wrote Upon It.
He was blotting 1t as his daughters en-.
tered.
Come here, my pretty cubs" He
held out the envelope. Il want you,
Kit, to open this on December 81, at
midnight. Girls like mysteries, and il
you opened It any time but midnight
It wouldn't be mysterious. Indeed. /
shall probably have you both on the
ARMS q my chair when you open it. =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-12

John p. Rausch VS.. John f. Viltz-
meyer.