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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
.urss Old Sores, other Remedies Wort curs

he worst cases, no matter Of how long standing,
re cured by the wonderful, old reliable DIR.
'1rter's Arstiseptic Healing Oil. 1t relieves
'9ll and Heals at the same time. 25c. SOC, S100.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

was here to receive his fifty-sixth ap-
pointment at the hands of Bishop
Gambler. Rev. E. H. McGehee is in
charge of the church at Vidalia. One
hundred and six years of active ser
vice is the record of the McGehee
brothers. What conference or what
church in America can surpass or
parallel this record for long, unbro-
ken service?
If DR.. McGehee could take time
from his busy pastoral life to write a
book about his work for the past 60
years it would make interesting read
ing. A great many changes have
come in the church and in the world
since he began his life as circuit
rider. DR.. McGehee is a confirmed
optimist and believes that the church
has been growing in grace and power
during all these years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
SUFFERED TWENTY ONE YEARS
FINALLY FOUND RELIEF

Having suffered for twenty-one
years W tn pain in my side l finally
have found relief in DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root. Injections of morphine
were my only relief for short periods
of time. l became so sick that 1 had
to undergo a surgical operation in
New Orleans, which benefited me for
two years. When the same pain
came back one day l was so sick that
I gave up hopes of living. A friend
advised me to try your Swamp Root
and l at once commenced using it.
The first bottle did me so much good
that | purchased two more bottles.
am now on my second bottle and am
feeling like a new woman. / passed
a gravel stone as large as big red
bean and several small ones. have
not had the least feeling of pain since
taking your Swamp Root, and l feel
it my duty to recommend this great
medicine to all suffering humanity.
Gratefully yours, -
MRS. JOSEPH CONSTANCE,
papides Par. Echo, La.
Personally appeared before me,
this 18th day of July, 1911, Mrs.
Joseph Constance, who subscribed
the above statement and made oath
that the same is true in substance
and in fact. VIM. MORROW, Nota-
ry Public.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
THOUSAND BALES
OF COTTON BURNED
Warehouse at Georgetown Destroyed
With $4,000 Loss. The Fire
Originated On Inside.

GEORGETOWN, Ga.-One thous-
and bales of cotton were destroyed
by fire tonight (Friday) at the
Grange warehouse. The fire broke
out late in the afternoon, and on ac-
count of the absence. of fire fighting
apparatus soon enveloped the entire
building. Late tonight the flames
were still rising high in the sky, and
unless there is rain the fire will burn
for several days, as the cotton was
TERED clear to the roof.
The fire was first seen to break
through the roof of the warehouse by
David Kaigler while in the postof-
fee. When the door was opened the
flames appeared everywhere.
A bale of cotton ginned at a steam
gin and harboring a spark for several
weeks, probably, is blamed for the
fire. as the warehouse had not been
opened for a week.
The loss is expected to run in the
neigh borhood of $50, 900 with about
$4,000 insurance The Farmers and
/ Merchants bank had 400 bales, while
T. w. Oliver and S. H. Barrett were
other heavy sufferers by the fire.
The warehouse was built thirty
years ago and this was its first fire
It was operated by a stock company
which carried 81 900 insurance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
TWO GIANT ARMIES
IN GREAT BATTLE
100000 Invisible Men Fight Deadly
Duel Across Space. Not
Soldier i'm Sight.

PARIS.-'I found myself lying up
on an eminence dominating the field
of action" says a cabinet minister
who is quoted in the Figaro, just af-
ter his return from the front, in de-
scribing an artillery duel of which
he was witness. ''The battle field
extended" he continued, many kilo-
meters. On each side 100000 men
were engaged. And in this immense
panorama you saw no one, not a
French soldier, not a soldier of the
enemy, not a battery, not horse.
THE cannon Numbered. A sharp
report, a puff of smoke, which quick
ly disappeared. That was one of our
'75's'. A heavier defamation rever-
berated, then a cloud of thick smoke
in one corner of the battlefield. That
was one Of the heavy German guns.
Then silence, silence absolute.
And the desert.
"In the air balloons which directed
the fire of the batteries concealed in
the woods.
"The 100000 invisible men who
took part in the action were hidden
under ground
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
SCHEDULE OF WAR TAX TO
Be EFFECTIVE ON DECEMBER 1ST

Bowling alleys and billiard rooms
Tax IS per alley or table.
Commission merchants. $40.
Special Tobacco Tax.
In effect Nov 1, 1914, to Dec. 81,
1915.
Dealers in leaf tobacco Sc to 1924
Other dealers, $3.50 per store OF
stand Only where annual sales ex-
coed 5000.
Manufacturers of tobacco, Sc to
50, 496.
Manufacturers of cigars, Sc to
50, 496.
Manufacturers of cigarettes, $12 tC
50, 1876.
Special Liquor Tax.
In effect Oct. %, 1914, to Dec. 81,
1915.
Beer, $3.50 per barrel, instead OF
$1.0O.
Still wines, in bottles, &c per n
pint; in bulk, FAC per gallon.
Sparkling wines in bottles, l Il {
per u pint; in bulk, FAC per gallon
Wine spirits used IN fortifying
wines, 55c per gallon.
How tax is paid: By stamps aft1X-
ed to bottles. Stamps shall be affixed
by dealer on offering same for sale OF
consumption.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
The business tax and special tobac-
co tax are annual taxes.
No taxable paper shall be recorded
unless properly stamped.
The tax applies also to foreign
bonds, stocks or certificates of indebt-
edness sold or issued in the United
States.
Stamps to be cancelled with initials
and date.
Where stamps may be procured
From collectors of internal revenue,
from designated depositaries of the
United States, from postmasters.
Toilet articles and chewing gum
(schedule b: Stamps shall be so
affixed as to be broken on use of ar
ticle; manufacturer shall make a
sworn statement each month to col
lector of internal revenue that no ar
ticles have been sent out without
stamps. Manufacturers to affix
stamps after Dec I But where ar
ticles are already in dealers hands
the dealers shall affix stamps on sale
at retail after Dec. l.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
LIST OF ALL ARTICLES TAXABLE
AND AMOUNT OF TAX THAT
MUST BE PAID.

That the public will better under
stand just what articles are to be
taxed under the new federal war tax
bill, which becomes effective today,
December 1, the Following schedule
is given showing the goods, papers,
etc, to be taxed and the amount Of
the tax:
Stamp Tax.
In effect December /, 1914, to De-
cember 81, 1915:
Stocks and bonds: (a) Original
issues, sc per 500 of face value; OBJ
transfers, &c per 500 of face value.
(c) Exempt-Federal, state and
municipal bonds; cooperative build
ing and loan association stocks or
bonds; mutual ditch or irrigating
companies stocks or bonds.
Sales of merchandise or products
on exchanges or boards of trade: 1c
per 500.
Promissory notes: (a) Tax &c
per 500; OBJ affects renewals also.
Protests of bills, notes, checks,
etc.: Tax 25c per protest.
Real estate transfers: (a) Tax
soc per $500; OBJ only on equity
above mortgages and liens,
Insurance policies: Exempt
Life, health, accident, mutuals-fire
or workmen's compensation. All 9TH
er kinds, including undertakings tax
1ac per 81 of premium.
Indemnity bonds Tax soc each.
Express or freight: (a) Tax on
bills of lading, manifests or receipts,
l cent per document.
Passage tickets to foreign ports:
Tickets under $40 exempt; tickets
up to $50, tax 81; tickets up to $50,
tax So; tickets over $50, tax So.
Parlor car seats and berths: Tax
1c per berth. Tax must be paid by
the company.
Telegraph and telephone messages:
Only on messages where the charges
exceed Is cents, tax 1c per message.
Cert ficates: OF profits or showing
an interest in property or companies,
&c per 500: Of damage, issued by
port warden or marine surveyor, Zoe
each; all other kinds, loo each.
Power of attorney: To vote in
corporations, 10c; to sell or lease
real estate, to transfer stocks or
bonds, to collect dividends, 25c.
Custom house entries: Entry for
consumption or warehousing, up to
500 ii value, tax Csc; up to $500
in value, soc; over $500 in value, 81;
entry for withdrawal from bonded
warehouse, soc.
Schedule B.
Perfumery and cosmetics: Includes
perfumery, cosmetics, vaselines, hair
dressings, dentrifices and similar ar
ticles. Tax &c on each sc retail
value or fraction; 70 c on each Csc
value or fraction.
Chewing gum: Tax 4c per 81 re-
tail value or fraction.
Business Tax.
In effect Nov. 1914, to Dec. 81,
1915.
Bankers; 81 on each $1,000 OF
capital Employed based on capital,
surplus and undivided profits of pre-
ceding fiscal year. Mutual savings
/ banks exempt.
Stock and money brokers, $50
Except where broker pays tax as g
! banker.
Pawnbrokers, $50.
Commercial brokers, 500.
Custom house brokers, $40.
Theatre proprietors: Seating ca
pacity not over ESQ, tax $25; seating
capacity not over 500, tax $50; seat
ing capacity not over 500, tax SIS
seating capacity exceeding 500, ia,
800. If theatre is under lease tn
lessee must pay the tax.
Circus proprietors, 500.
Proprietors of other public exhib
lions for money, SO.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
REMARKABLE BROTHERS
VETERAN MINISTER'S CONSPICU-
Gus FIGURES AT CONFERENCE.
J. b. and f. H.. McGehee, After 1O6
Years of Service, Are Yet in Act
i've Work For the Master.

I've NOfk TOT Tic hdSVCAs
Two of the most interesting figures
who attended the South Georgia Con-
ference at Dawson were DR.. j. B. and
Rev. E. H. McGehee.
DR.. McGehee had just finished his
sixty-first year in the conference. He
came to the conference for his sixty
sixth appointment as a Methodist
itinerant. He has served the church
at Buena Vista this year. The whole
town is said to have desired his re-
turn for another year. More than
three-score years of active service is
DR.. McGehees record. 1t is doubt
full if this can be duplicated in the
whole Methodist church or any other
church. Thirty-five years of DR.. Nc
Gehee's conference life has been
spent in the presiding eldership.
He has served in a number of gen.
eral conferences, where he always
took an active part in debates and
has had much to do with shaping the
legislation of the church. No man in
South Georgia has had more inf1u-
ence for good than DR. McGehee. In
his church work he magniies work
among the young people. He reads
new books and the current periodi-
calls, thus keeping abreast of the
times. Mentally he is still alert, and
in debate is a formidable antagonist.
Before going to his present charge
DR.. McGehee spent four years as pas
tor of the Oglethorpe church.
Rev. E H. McGehee is brother
to DR.. J. B. McGehee. He has served
for fifty-fve years continuously and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
THE CROP PRODUCTION PER
ACRE SHOWS AN INCREASE
Above Ten-Year Average, But Is Be-
low the Large Yield of 1912.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Although
preliminary estimates of crop produc-
ton this year indicate that the aggre-
gate per acre yields of all crops will
be about "a per cent larger than last
years yield and about % per cent
larger than their ten-year average,
they will still be smaller by 5 per
cent than the 1912 record large crop
yields, according to the department
OF agriculture.
The total production of corn this
year is estimated to be about 1915
per cent larger than that of last year;
the wheat crop 1913 per cent; oats
10 per cent; barley 1913 per cent;
buckwheat 23.1 per cent; potatoes
.22.6 per cent; sweet potatoes 81 per
cent smaller; hay Z per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
THE SEABOARD WILL TAKE
OFF TWO PASSENGER TRAINS
Permission Has Been Given by the
Alabama Railroad Commission.

Permission Has Been Given by the
Alabama Railroad Commission.
At a meeting Tuesday in Mont
gomery the Alabama railroad com
mission granted a request from the
Seaboard Air Line railway to discon-
tinue two of its passenger trains now
operating between Savannah and
Montgomery. Business depression
prompted the request, stated repre-
sentatives of the road. The two
trains, the ones arriving here early
in the morning and late at night, will
be discontinued, beginning probably
Sunday They will not be resumed
until business conditions get better,
except for a brief period during the
holidays, when the two trains will be
operated between Richland and
Montgomery.-Lum Independ-
ent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
HALT DAREDEVIL IN
SKYSCRAPER CLIMB
Three Thousand Citizens Gather to
See CrOsier Flirt With Angels,
But Bank Officials Interfere.

MACON, Ga.-While 5000 citi-
zens, many of them business men,
stood on the corner of Third and
Cherry streets this morning, await
ing the arrival of Jimmy Crosier, the
daredevil chimney sweep who had
announced he would climb the walls
of the seven-story building Of the
American National Bank with the aid
of only a pair of rubber stockings
and his hands, disappointment loom
ed on the horizon.
Jimmy, after garbing himself in
his rubber stockings and making his
bow, stepped into the offices of the
American National Bank and ap-
preaching the officers asked their per-
mission to climb the building. The
officers, for reasons of their own,
courteously refused permission.
Jimmy then faced the crowd and an
nounced that he would not be able
to make the ascension.
May Climb Soon.
Daredevil Jimmy, who says that
"skyscraper climbing" is his middle
name, was to make the ascension at
10 o'clock for a purse of 500 raised
by general subscription. Jimmy says
he has never feared this sort of work.
Jimmy says he feels just as much
at home during this occupation as he
does putting his feet under the table
three times daily. Jimmy says he
hopes to make arrangements to climb
some other building in the city soon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
SLATON SECURES
MONEY FOR STATE
Governor of State Proves His Ability
as Financier by Securing Money
to Refund State Bonds.

NEW YORK.-Governor John M.
Slaton, of Georgia, has been in con-
ference with prominent financiers
here for several days regarding a
plan for refunding Georgia state
bonds which fall due in the near flu
ture. His mission has been entirely
satisfactory, and the governor will
return to his state assured that the
refunding will be cared for.
The governor has been given the
option of selling or making loan by
the New York bankers. He has decid-
ed to wait until after January LIST.
when it is expected that money will
be easier and the rates lower, before
making his decision.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

When in Dawson visit Mack Cobb's
cafe. Everything good to eat, drink
and smoke.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
OLIVER HAS BEEN
RELEASED ON BOND
THE BANKER" WAS GIVEN
REAL CAUSE FOR THANKS
GIVING THURSDAY.
SAYS HE WILL RESUME BUSINESS
Besides His Freedom He Had Plenty
of Turkey and Other Good Things
to Eat. Other Charges Against Him
VIII Come Up i'm May.

VIII Come Up in May.
LEFSBURG. Thanksgiving Day
was a genuine day of thanks for y
D. Oliver, for it brought him not only
plenty of turkey and good things tc
eat but also secured his release from
jail Bond was made by Oliver
through the aid of several friends
here Thursday night, so that brlght
and early Friday morning he was oHc
of jail and on the streets of Lees
burg greeting friends.
1t is understood that bond for his
release from Jail was made nominal
at the suggestion of Governor Slaton,
so the amount of the bond was fixed
at $500. The bOndsmen for the for
mer Climax and Smithville banker
are Wade Laramore of Leesburg and
John Wilkerson of Smithville. Oil
yer was formally released Thursday
night after the bond had been made.
Early Friday morning he was
down town at a barbershOp securing
as he remarked some needed atten-
ton from a barber He talked very
freely and Interestingly, as usual, of
his Imprisonment and his plans.
While he was released from jail he
still has to stand trial here at the
May term of Lee superior court on
several charges. He and his friends
believe, however, that he will come
clear at these trials as he has in the
past. After the charges against him
have been disposed of Oliver will be
extradited to Mississippi on requisi-
ton of the governor, which has been
hOnored by Governor Station.
VIII Resume Business.
In the meantime, while he is
awaiting the trials here, it is said
that he will resume his banking bus
mess, which was interrupted in
Smithville by the charges brought
against him. His friends say he will
open bank here and will soon have
a large amount of business on hand.
In fact, it is said that his stationery
to be used in the banking business
here has already been printed and
that he will be ready to open his
bank in a short time.
What is considered a rather re-
markatIe phase of public sentiment
in Lee county is that Oliver has gain
ed large number of friends here
since his Imprisonment, though he
has, of course, lost most of the
friends he had in Smithville, where
he last engaged in his business vent
ures. His friends here have been
very staunch and have given him
protection time and again when bots-
ferrous crowds have come down to
Leesburg in a body with the avowee
intention of lynching Oliver while he
was a prisoner. 1t is a well known
fact here, though not previously men
toned in print, that the sheriff and
extra deputies have guarded the jail
here all night in order to protect Oil
yer from threatened violence. This
phase of the trouble seems now,
however, to have disappeared.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
PUT CAT IN MOLAssEs BARREL
AND LIMBURGER IN STOVE
Atlanta Youngsters Do Stunts That
Make Noted Peck's Bad Boy Tame.

Make Noted Peck's Bad Boy Tame.
ATLANTA, Ga.-Ten boys, who
style themselves the Kangaroo Club,
have given the police a bunch of
trouble, and they were rounded up
only after a series of pranks in an At
lanta suburb, which made the noted
Peck's Bad Boy seem tame by COM
parison. Here are some of the things
they did to one grocer who went
home at night and left his door I'M
locked:
Put the cat in the molasses barrel.
Put limburger cheese in the stove
ready for the morning fire.
Smeared the cash register and the
door knob with shoe polish.
Ate seven dollars worth of fine
candy and drank two quarts of vine
gar, mistaking it for cider.
Hung "help wanted" sign on the
good-natured watch dog and left him
out in the cold night air.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
Letter to
DIR. Kilmer & Co.
BinghamtOn, Ny.
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do

Prove What Swamp Root VIII Do
For You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for a sample
size bottle. 1t will convince anyone.
You will also receive a booklet of
valuable information, telling about
the kidneys and bladder. When
writing be sure to ment'o on The Daw-
son News Regular so cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
Schedule 3.

Perfumery and cosmetics: Includes
perfumery, cosmetics, vaselines, hair
dressings, dentrifces and similar ar
ticles. Tax "A C on each sc retail
value or fraction; 70 C on each Csc
value or fraction.
Chewing gum: Tax 4c per 81 re-
tail value or fraction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-17
DAIRYING GROWING
 INDUSTRY IN MISS.

Jackson. Miss, July 16.--(Specia1 )--Dur- ing the course of his address before the Board of Trade ''booster meeting at the Century theatre two or three weeks ago, J. C. Claire, industrial agent of the Illi- nois Central railroad, had good deal to say about the possibilities of dairylng in the state of Mississippi. declaring that fortune awaited those who embarked in this great enterprise in a business-like way. He told of the cooperative plans that have been found to work to such great advantage in Iowa and other states of the northwest, and urged Missssip- plans to take hold of the industry, the field being large and open one in this section.
 Since that time. that is since this meet ing in Jackson, Capt. John A. Webb, as- sistant to Mir Claire and his department, but charged with the special duty of looking after the 25 or 30 demonstration farms along the line of the Illinois Cen tral and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroads in this state and Louisiana has been talking up the subject of dairying everywhere he goes, and states that he has had several nibbles and one good bite, the latter at West Station, Holmes county, where 1t is proposed to organize a co-op- erative dairy association next Saturday.
 The neighborhood has been canvassed and already 800 cows have been secured, which is considered fine prospect for a big, profitable business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-17
B|G CELEBRATION AT ATHENS JULY q Lewisburg and Northern Road Built to Athens THOUSANDS EXPECTED Birmingham and Nashville Civic Bodies United to Attend Bar
 becue in Honor of Compile
 ton of the Road
THOUSANDS EXPECTED

Athens. July Special )-Athens is preparing to have one of the biggest eel ebrations that she has ever given, cele- brating the completion to Athens of the Lewisburg and Northern road, which started its first train schedule Wednes- day. The entertainment will take the shape of barbecue to be given on Tues day. July 2l. at which time the Nashville Board of Trade and the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and the officials of the new road and tue president of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis will be here and the people of the county are cordially invited.
 This large undertaking is in the hands of the local board of trade and is being well managed. The town hopes to have several thousand visitors here on that day and expects Birmingham and Nash ville to send representative delegations to participate in the pleasures of the day.
 Athens is midway between Nashville and Birmingham and the citizens feel a closely allied interest in both cities, and with the opening of the new road Athens will have an additional outlet and ex- pects to reap a rich harvest from the in- creased facilities.
 A special term of court is being held here, to last two weeks, Judge A. H All ston, the state supernumerary judge, pre- siding. The court is only trying the. crim- inal docket. George Black, prominent young farmer, was yesterday convicted of killing afman named Hardy, who was shot by Black three years ago. This Is the second time that he has been con victed. The first time he was given a sentence of 25 months. The supreme court reversed this and the jury yesterday gave him five years. He has appealed and is out on bond. He is member of one of the most prominent families in his sec ton, and Is man well liked by all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-17
BIRMINGHAM WILL
 HAVE A HUGE TASK Iron and Steel Men Express Greatest Interest in Oc-
 tober Meeting Here

Baltimore July 16.-(Special)- Man ufacturers Record of this week will pub fish between three and four pages of brief letters from leading iron and steel men throughout the country, expressing their enthusiastic interest in the fact that the next meeting of the American Iron and Steel institute will be held in Birming- ham
 Many of the foremost metallurgists in dicate their intention to attend this meet ing, and their interest in the opportunity of becoming better acquainted with the south and it's resources.
 Commenting on this widespread inter- est, as shown by replies to letters which it sent to every member of the Iron and Steel institute, the Manufacturers Record suggests that Birmingham will have be- fore it a great task to measure up to the opportunity, but that it believes that iu