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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25
JAPAN DECLARES WAR.

TOKIO.-The emperor of Japan
today declared war on Germany. This
action was taken at the expiration OF
the time limit of Japan's ultimatum
to Germany demanding the surrender
Of Kiao-Chow.
The japanese government has or
dered the beginning of operations on
land and sea.
The proclamation of the emperor
sent a thrill through the country.
Japan's entrance upon the fulfillment
of her obligations to her ally, Great
Britain, responds to the popular will
from one end of the land to the 9TH
er. Cheering crowds assembled to-
day before the buildings occupied by
the department of foreign affairs and
the administration of the navy. This
evening there were lantern process
sions through the streets.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25
new RECEIVER FOR ANERICUS BANK
A. w. Smith of That City VIII Sue
coed Thomas Dunlap.

AMERICTS, Ga.-John Shelton
Williams, controller of the currency,
has requested A. w. Smith, a promi-
nent Americas banker and financier,
to accept appointment as permanent
receiver for the Americas National
Bank. which failed last February
with liabilities of well nigh a half
million dollars. Thomas Dunlap of
Atlanta has been acting receiver
since February. Mr., Smith will ac-
cept the appointment and administer
the affairs of the defunct bank. De-
positors and creditors will get hnt
little in the final settlement, as the
bank was pretty thoroughly depleted
at the time of suspesion. NJ. NJ. Low
rev, mayor of Americas, was cashier
and directing officer of the Americas
National, of which his brother. Leon
Lowrey, of Chicago. was president.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25
STOLE DEAD MANS Ring
ATLANTA PHYSICIAN TOOK JEW
FLRY OFF CORPSE'S FINGER.
Young Man Admits Taking 1t When
f. X, Aram Dropped Dead Re-
Gently. Returns Property.

ATLANTA.-Dr o. F. Harper, a
young physician in the Gambler an
mex, admitted today to the police that
he stole a diamond ring from the
finger of a dead man!
On August 8 Frank x. Aram, as
sistant superintendent of the south
ern division of auditors for the West
ern Union, dropped dead in the Cand-
Ter annex.
Young DR.. Harper was at the time
employed in the office of DR.. j. k.
Gamer. and was summoned to rem
der first aid. After Aram's body was
removed to the undertaking estab-
lshment his wife discovered that
$500 diamond ring was missing from
his finger.
Detectives were employed and Har-
per and others were placed under
surveillance. Harper finally admit
ted to officers that he knew where
the ring was and would have it and
the guilty party in his office Monday
afternoon at o'clock.
At 2 o'clock Monday the detectives
received a parcel post package con-
tanning the missing ring. Detect
ives went to Harper's home and plac-
ed him under arrest, and Tuesday in
police court he admitted taking the
ring from Mr.. Aram's finger. He
was bound over under $500 bond.
A strong plea was made for him
because his young wife would be left
without support if he was sent to the
pen. He will be tried later.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25
BOYCOTT eggs, BEEF and VEAL
President of Thirty-Cent Egg Club
Appeals to Nation to Join in the
Fight For Lower Prices.

CLEVELAND, O.-Preparations
for calling a national boycott on
eggs. beef and veal are under way,
according to Frank S. Krause, .presi-
dent of the Thirty-Cent Egg Club to-
day. He declared the move would
force prices downward within three
days.
'The only way prices can be
brought down is to stop buying, y
said Mr. Krause. "If every person in
the United States was to aid US in
our boycott within two or three days
the prices on groceries would begin
to drop just as suddenly as they
went up"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25
AIIIES AND GERMANS GRAPHING
TODEATH IN SOUTHERN BELGIUM
CARGO OF WHEAT TO sWITZ.
Over Million Bushels on the Way in
English Bottoms.

More than 100000 bushels OF
American wheat are on the way to
Switzerland in British bottoms, the
shipment of three cargoes having
been arranged by DR.. Charles Paul
Hubscher, in charge of the legation
at Washington. Arrangements have
been made to allow passage through
France and Italy of foodstuffs intend
ed for Switzerland.
The legation had little fear that
Great Britain would seize the car
goes, although she could do so, pro-
vided payment was made. At the
British embassy it was said England
was in no need of foodstuffs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25

There are 1,160,126 persons in
Georgia that work for a living, and
734.366 of them are employed upon
the farm, according to a report which
has Just been issued by the United
States census bureau. Of the persons
engaged in agricultural pursuits the
bulk of them are farm operators and
farm laborers. The farm operates
number 2S5, 487, and 270,476 are
men and 14,771 are women. There
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25

are 438,091 farm laborers in the
state. and 24S,566 are males and
1876, $50 females.
There are 3O1 dairy farmers in
the state, and they employ SAG la
borers and 20 foremen. There are
also 80 persons in the state whose
principal source of income is from
stock raising. The number of cow
boys ard sheep herders in this state
is SO.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25
SENATOR WEST Is STILL HAVING
TROUBLE NAMING A UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to defeat
Erie NJ. Donaldson, of cambridge, for
district attorney have taken the form
of charges filed against him with the
department of justice. These charges
assail him as a reactionary and crltl-
else his courses while a member OF
the state legislature.
Charges Against Donaldson.
While in the house in 1903-O5 Mr.
Donaldson forged to the front as
leader of the minority faction. He
opposed the more radical reformers
who were urging child labor legisla-
tion and differed with them as to the
age limit of children who should be
excluded from the mills. He also
favored continued leasing of the state
convicts just as had formerly been
done. These things are now being
brought up to prove that he is not
a proper man to be United States
district attorney.
West Sends For Donaldson.
Senator West, on learning OF the
charges. sent for Mr.. Donaldson to re-
turn to Washington. If the Judiciary
committee of the senate is impressed
nv the charges he may appear before
them to make his answer.
Senator Smith expressed the con-
yiction today that the opposition to
Mr.. Donaldson would not be success
full. He predicts favorable action
IN the nomination when the commit
tee meets.
It could not be learned who was
RESPONSIBLE for fling the charges
against Mr.. Donaldson. They were
not submitted to the committee, but
laid before the individual members
Donaldson Reaches Washington.
Mr.. Donaldson reached Washington
Sunday prepared to ask for hearing
before the senate judiciary commit
tee on the charges preferred against
him if they were being taken serious
" by members of the committee.
He conferred both with Senator
West and Senator Smith. The latter,
who is a member of the judiciary
committee, assured him that. the
nomination would be put through.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25
More Than Three Quarters of Million People
Follow Agricultural Occupations in State OF Georgia

In the entire United States there
are 71.5SO.27O persons over 10 years
of age, and 38,167,336, or SO per
cent OF this number, are engaged in
gainful occupations. OF the gainful-
" occupied 12.659,203, or 33 per
cent, are engaged in agriculture.
There are $4,000 farm operators
in the nation, and they employ s.
975,O0O laborers in the different
trades.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25
NOMINATION OF DONALDSON
Is VERY MYSTERIOUSLY HELD UP
BROUGHT TO PRISON ON COT.
Banker in Federal Penitentiary After
Facing Term There II Years.

After facing seventeen years the
possibility of serving term in the
federal prison near Atlanta Major
William E. Breese, Sr., former presi-
dent of the First National Bank OF
Asheville, was sentenced to two
years. He was charged with misap-
preparation of funds.
Unable to walk on account of i'll
ness the prisoner was carried to the
railway station on stretcher.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25

G. B. Bennett of Wayne county
raised potato weighing 81 pounds
in four months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04

in Boston. When the detectives from
Boston came for me in New York /
fixed 1t SO | was arrested by the New
York police on manufactured charge,
SO | wouldn't have to go back to Bos-
ton and probably go to the peniten-
tiary | was released on $500 bonds
and skipped to Chicago
Those New York fellows knew I
had jumped bond and knew it would
be easy to hold me up.
when l refused to pay up, they
threatened to tell the states attor-
ney, SO in the end l gave them $4,000
During the year and a half | was
in business here / never had to go 10
a police station. Whenever there was
a complaint against me, the police
always telephoned they were coming
over with the complaint and / would
take the afternoon off. A partner
would be shown and, of course, the
complainant couldn't identify him."
Ryan will submit the confession to
the grand jury tomorrow, according
to Hoyne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04
$4,000 SALARY
FOR JOHNSON

Z st. Louis. Dec. 3.-Twenty thousand dol
lars year is the salary called for in
Walter Johnson contract with the Chi
cago club of the Federal Baseball League
according to the story of the deal given
out tonight by Philip Bah, vice president
of the St Louis Federal League club
II 1.-The st. Louis Federal League club en-
gineered the deal whereby Chicago got
Johnson's signature" declared Ball. Our
price for obtaining Johnson for Chicago
was Eddie Plank
st. Louis made the first bid for John
son." Ball continued with Fielder
Jones, our manager. I met Johnson at
Fort Smith, Ark, and offered him $40, 900
a year for three years, the money TO be
put in a bank and $4,000 of 1t to be given
to Johnson as soon as he signed. John
son agreed to the terms but wanted to
delay signing.
Meanwhile Johnson began negotiating
with Manager Griffith of the Washington
club with the view of obtaining better
offer than the Federals This Griffith
denied
st. Louis agreed to help in the deal
on the promise that ST. Louis would get
the first big pitcher which the Federal
League could take from the Nationals
or Americans. Plank was that pitcher.
Mr.. Ball announced that war fund.-
Of 100000, not 100000 as recently report
ed from New York, had been raised by
the Federal League and that more deals
of the Johnson-Plank variety would be
made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04
ADML STRAUSS DESCRIBES THE
CONDITION OF US. TORPEDO SUPPLY

at once to construct new torpedoes hay
ing the increased range. We alreaedy
have a sufficient number of these longer
range torpedoes to outfit the eight most
recent dreadnoughts in commission.
In addition to the above there are be-
ing manufacturer at the government
works at Newport and the Bliss works at
Brooklyn a sufficient number to provide
all Of the battleships of the United States
navy, beginning with the Virginia with
the long range torpedo. The Ohio class,
which were first commissioned about 1904,
are fitted with 1S-inch tubes and torpe-
does of the highest range can not be sub
stituted for the equipment now furnished
them without serious alterations
All of the cruisers and all the de-
streyers subsequent to destroyer No
rs, are provided with torpedos that
one year ago. Since that time a scheme
has been developed for increasing the
range of tho 1S-inch torpedo and there
are now in process of construction IS
inch torpedoes of the newer type,
which will outfit all destroyers from
No. % with the long range weapon.
Longe range torpedoes are neith-
er required nor desired for submarines
Submarine warfare is OF such a ma
ture as to make 1t advisable to use
short range high speed torpedoes and
that is the class that submarines are
being furnished with. The Aboukier,
Cressy and Hoeue were torpedoed re-
Gently it will be recalled at a range
of 500 yards
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04

WASHINGTON, Dec 3.~-What officials
regard as popular exaggeration of adj
united defects in the American navy's
torpedo equipment was the subject Of
a statement issued tonight by Secre-
tary Daniels embodying special re-
port from Rear Admiral Strauss, chief
of the bureau of ordnance. Specificai-
ly, the statement was prepared to
prove misleading declaration that
"of long range torpedoes there are
only SIS in the navy" quoted from a
speech by Rep. Gardner of Massachu-
sets.
The So long range torpedoes SO
often referred to as the only ones the
navy possess" says the statement,
are Of the 2I-ineb, 21-foot type, and
there is no ship in the United States
navy yet in commission that is pre-
pared to take them. They were man
ufactured for new construction begin
ming with the Nevada and the Okla
homa, and these two ships will not
go into commission until about the
end of next year. So far as the bureau
of ordnance can ascertain, these tor
pedoes have as high a range or than
any torpedoes manufactured abroad.
WASH jrWc?fis
beginning with the Virginia class and
up to and including the Texas, all the
battleships are provided with 21-ineh IL
foot tubes. Within the last two years it
was found impossible TO so improve the
21-inch 17-foot torpedo as to practically
double its range and steps WEE taken
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04
HON. CARL MILLIKEN
GIVES ADDRESS AT
BOWp0IN COLLEGE

Brunswick, Me-. Dec. 3.-tSpeciaD Hon.
Carl E. Milliken of Island Falls address,
ed the students of Bowdoin on the sub
ject 1.-The College Man and His State" in
Hubbard hall at 7.15 Thursday evening
Mr. Millken defined the obligations Of
the young man to the State and to the
country in a very interesting and unique
manner. and the talk proved thoroughly
enjoyable to the good sized audience in
attendance. Mr.. Milliken is the first of a
series of four speakers who have been
secured by the Bowdoin Y. M. c. A. to
address the students on the general sub
ject 1.-The College Man" The remain
ling three speakers and their subjects
are: Jan. q, President Robert ]. Alley of
the University of Maine on 1.-The, College
Man and His Obligations" Feb. II, DR..
G. Glenn Atkins on 1.-THE College Man
and His Intellect" March II, Principal
Alfred E. stearns on THE College Man
and His Athletics
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04
THE PRINCE OF
WALES WONDER
TO COMP ANI0NS

London, Dee. 4.-t4.25 A. M.)-The
Prince of Wales has at last obtained
the dearest wish of his heart and is
at present with the army. He has
won golden opinions says the mill
tary expert of the Times in a descrip-
ton of the life at Gen. French's head
quarters.
The personality of this slight and
almost fragile looking prince was but
little known to the army until he
Joined it, and now that it is becoming
known il is revelation. He is among
the keenest and hardest soldiers in
the army. He walks six miles before
breakfast every morning, drives his
own motor car and spends every mo-
ment of the working day in acquains-
ing himself with the situation of the
troops and the services of the army.
"Only last week he occupied fitting
cradle for a prince, a house rocking and
shaking day and night under the con-
slant detonatfons of bombardments. and
has visited the trenches, including those
of the Indian army. 1t will be difficult
to keep him out of the firing line of his
Grenadiers, and a more Jealous. indefat-
igable young officer does not serve with
the Kings troops
The writer says that while it is neces-
sary for the commander of an army to
work in the quietness behind the army,
often Gen. French cannot be prevented
from riding along the road under heavy
fire to visit distant troops and going into
the trenches to get a close view of the in
fantry positions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04
KING GEORGES
VISIT BRINGS
ENTHUSIASM

London, Dec. 4, $50 A. M.-Such en-
thusiasm has been aroused among the
allied troops by the visit of King
George to the battle front that his stay
IN France may possibly be extended
considerably. On Wednesday, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Daily Mail,
there was meeting of the Kings of
Great Britain and Belgium, President
Poincare CT France, Gen. Joffre, COM
mander-in-c chief of the French forces;
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, Isitish
secretary OF state for war, General
French, eommander-in-c chief of the
British forces, and Able Lemaire, the
famous mayor of HaZebrouck. The
meeting was in the region where the
three allied armies We're nearest to-
gether. Gen. Joffre came from a point
in the battle line 200 miles distant by
special train. Able Lemaire met him
and acted as guide for the distinguish
ed group.
Yesterday King George inspected the
British troops. He travelled along the
lines In motor car. At several points
he visited the trenches and bomb
proofs and talked with the officers and
men. A desultory German eannonade
meantime was progressing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04
HEAD OF CHICAGO CLAIRv0YANT
RING MADE OVER $4,000 A MONTH

Chicago, Dec. 3-In spite of the $500
monthly payment for police protection,
Frank Ryan, alleged head of a clair
Voyant ring that operated in Chicago
until recently, had rather good thing
OF 1t here, and his personal share of
the swindling receipts average from
$4,000 TO $4,000 month, he told Maciay
Hoyne, states attorney, in a written
confession made public tonight. In ad-
dition to the regular monthly police
payments. Ryan said he paid an aver
age of from s25 to 800 weekly to help
buy flowers for policemen who had
lost member of their family.
Ryan was captured in Detroit a few
weeks ago. He is very Ill with the tu-
berculosis and his confession was
made, Hoyne said, on the promise that
1t would keep him from dying in the
penitentiary. 1t was partly on the
strength of Ryan's confession, that
Hoyne offered Capt. Halpan, former
chief of detectives, and a score of his
men, chance to resign.
Ryan paid his protection money, he
said, through Barney Berthsche, Il
Chicago politician. recently shot in Il
revolver fight with two detectives.
Detectives came from New York
in 1911 said Ryan, and showed me
counterfeit warrant that they said
they were going to take me back on
unless ! settled on a $4,000 bond had
Jumped. That was from a job / did
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04
CELEBRATED "PIC
IRON CASE" HAS
Been RE-OPENED

Washington, Dec. 3.-The celebrat-
ed Birmingham Pig Iron case" was
re-opened today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission on a supple
mental complaint by the steel and
iron companies concerned and a joint
petition Of the railroads involved, who
want the commission to decide how
the rates from Birmingham territory
to the Middle West and New England
shall be apportioned. Meanwhile, how
ever, the new rates which the COM
mission ordered in its first decision
several months ago remain operative.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04
HOW TO PUNISH
Gen. De wet?

London. Dec. 4.-t2.5o A. M1.-The ques-
ton as to what punishment should be in
fieted on Gen. Christian DeWet. the rebel
leader in South Africa recently captured.
is recognized In England as one OF great
Importance. Martial law is in operation
in the Union of South Africa and the
death penalty for treason would be with
in the possibilities The government pro-
elamation calling upon rebels to lay down
their arms offerend amnesty except to
those who had taken a prominent part in
the rebellion.
Cape Town messages say that the
capture of De Wet relieves the gov
eminent of great anxiety. The rising
in the Orange Free State at one time
threatened to be formidable because
of Gen. De Vets military prestige,
but his capture is believed to have
ended it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04
DENY SUBSTITUTE
CHILD CT Al N S
SLINCSBY HEIR

London, Dec. 3.-(6.25 P. M,)-Mrs.
Dorothy Slingsby. wife of Lieut..
Charles r. Slingsby of San Francisco,
denied in the probate court today the
allegation that her son, heir to the
Slingsby estate in Yorkshire, mad
died and that she had substituted for
him another infant.
Mrs. Slingsby was subjected to a
cross examination, during which were
brought up statements made by wit
nesses at the hearing held in San
Francisco by the California state
board of health which led the board
to decide that her son had died and
that she had substituted a child be-
longing to Mrs. Lillian Anderson Of
California. Mrs. Slingsby met these
statements with a succession of de-
mails. She said she had not accepted
from any person any child for adop-
tien, and swore the present claimant
was her own child.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04
RHODES SCHOLARS
VOLUNTEER ON
BELGIAN RELIEF

London, Dec. 8, 1856 p. M-Ten
American students at oxford Univer-
sfty, eight of whom are Rhodes schol-
airs, have volunteered for service with
the American commission for the re-
lief of Belgium. They will be sent to
Belgium tomorrow to assist Capt. w.
F. Lucey in the distribution of food.
The student volunteers are: E. F.
Holman, Leland Stanford UNIVERSE
ty; +. Kittredge. University of Cali
fornia: S. II. Paradise, Medford,
Mass; C. G.. Bowden, ST. Louis; c..
C. Loder. Williams, Ariz.; K. H. Smp-
son, Indianapolis: d. T.. Nelson, May
vile, n. D.; l.. G. Wellington, Am
herst, Mass; w. W. Stratton, Salt
Lake City, and G. E. Spaulding, Los
Angeles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-04
SKOWHECAN

One hundred and fifty tramps wea
given lodging during November by TIL
town. The first week Sc appeare
the second and third 80 each, TIL
fourth week as. These men have bee
seeking work according to their ow,
story but most o: them wanted to q
into the mills. Some suggested tn,
county jail rs being a good place t,
stay fer the winter but when toll
that the inmates there had to sa
wood every day they left town TIL
next morning. The town has no
seen so many tramps before sind
1892. when many men were seekinl
work. Very few have been fed bI
the town. and none have caused AMI
special trouble.
w. B. Whittier offieiated as mastc|
at Skowhegan Grange Wednesdal
evening. The First and Second de.
grees were conferred upon candidate
and several applications fer member
ship were received. Mrs. MarthI
Emerson told how to prepare boileI
dinner and Mrs. Emma Folsom ga,I
a reading, Mothers Cooking Rev
S. f. Emerson warned the people oI
the danger of excessive sweets II
food and Mrs. Effie c. F,urber read
paper on .Mothereraft and Home'
making" The Third and Fourth de
grees will be conferred at the nea
meeting and a harvest supper will b|
served.
Edward Snow. who has been spend
ing several weeks in Skowhegan, hal
returned to Montreal to resume hi
position for an electrical company.
What has been known as the Hoyt1
Express here has been transferred Il
Michael st. Ledger and J. D. Symona
The latest birth in town is son q
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Boynton.
The marriage intentions of Rex Y
Bridges. son of o. A. Bridges. AM
Miss Genevieve Lutz. daughter of Nj
and Mrs. ]. H. Lutz of Hinckley. hav|
been recorded at the town clerks of
flee.
Leah Niles has resigned as teaeht|
at Ward Hill for the purpose of at
tending Normal school.
Harry McKenney of Clinton wal
here and in Athens Thursday on busil
ness.
A very successful fair was held bl
the Congregational Working Leagul
"Wednesday afternoon in the ehurcl
perlors. Many articles for christina
presents were disposed of. Table
were presided over by the following
Mrs. E. c. Dunton, Mrs. George vi
Cover, Miss Hannah r. Page, Mrs. Fl
F. Wilson, Mrs. Willis Porter. Mr1
Charles Matson, Mrs. Carl Curtis, Mrl
Harvey Goodwin. Mrs. Winifrei
Goodwin, Mrs Nellie Savage, Mrj
Emma Pooler, Mrs. Emma Williams
Mrs James Gilfillian Mrs. Isabel DOM
aldson. Mrs. John Avore, Mrs. Sara
Harris, Mrs. c. w Nash.