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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-01-05
ALL CONTESTS SETTLED IN A
CAUCUS BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCTLMEN THURSDAY.
SALARIES CUT 20 PER CENT

clerk Bell and Other City Officials
Reelected BY AcclamatiOn. The
First Meeting of New City Fathers
Unusually Harmonious.
The city administration passed into
new hands January list.
When Mayor-elect ]. M. Bell rapp-
ed for order at 1880 O'Clock Friday
night there were in their STATS AL
dermen Weaver, Lowrey, Brim,
Dean, Hamilton and Mathis. Judge
M. C. Edwards of the city court of
Dawson administered the oath of Of
flee to Mayor-elect Bell and the three
new councilmen, Messrs, J. G, DEAN
w. J. Mathis and A. B. Hamilton
There were about so citizens pres
ent, who were drawn to the meeting
by current rumor that there would
be some lively sparring between the
city fathers over the spoils of office
and the announced intention to cut
the salaries of all city employees, but
they were all disappointed as the
meeting passed off like clock work
and with a concert of action and
beautiful harmony. The meeting re-
minded one of love feast between
long separated brothers, and in this
spirit The News sees an omen that
Dawson will be given one of the
most successful administrations in
it's history.
At the beginning. of the meeting
Alderman Dean announced that the
mayor and aldermen held caucus
among themselves Thursday after
noon and had settled the question as
to who would be elected employees
and had agreed upon the salaries to
be paid. He stated that on account
of the financial stringency all sala-
ries of employees fixed by the council
had been cut 20 per cent, including
an agreement which was acceptable
to those concerned to also cut 20 per
cent the compensation of the mayor
and aldermen and other employees
whose pay is fixed by the charter.
And then the city plum tree was
given shake, and to the surprise
of many of the spectators, especially
some who were eagerly holding emp
ty baskets hoping to catch some OF
the juicy fruit, all the old employees
with the exception of Chief of Police
Mack Brown, who was succeeded by
Mr.. c. H. Peddy, and City Attorney
L. c. Hoyl, who was not an applicant
and was succeeded by Col. R. R.
Marlin.
No applicants name was men
toned except those agreed upon by
the caucus, and all of these were
elected by reclamation.
The following are the names Of
those who will serve the city for the
year 1915 and salaries they will re-
ceive: R. E. Bell city clerk, $500
per year; R. r. Marlin, city attorney,
$500 per year; G. H. Peddy, chief of
police, $50 per month; J. M. Norton,
w L. Hill and ]. NJ. Crouch, police
men, $63.75 per month. All super
numerary policemen So per day; ].
D. Collier, superintendent water and
light plant 800 per month and free
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-01-05
A New Member of Firm.

A new member has been added TO
the firm of Wall Bros, having arriy-
ed Wednesday at the home of Mr.
G. CLYDE Wall. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Wall has agreed to keep him for
a period OF 81 years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-01-05
Entertained Sunday school Glass.

Miss Mary Kendrick entertained
the members of her Sunday school
class Tuesday afternoon. Rock was
nlaved. and during the game fruits,
candies and cake we're served. The
rooms were prettily decorated with
evergreens and bells.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-01-05
How to- Cure a Lagrippe Cough.

Lagrippe coughs demand instant
treatment. They show serious con-
dition of the system and are weaken
ing. Postmaster Collins Barnegat,
N. J.. SAYS: Il took Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for a violent Ia
grippe cough that completely ex-
hausted me, and less than half bot
tie stopped the cough" Try it. DaW-
son Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-01-05
Dawson Ice Plant Sold.

Mr.. W. L. Baldwin has sold the
Dawson Ice Plant to Messrs. Geo. w.
sheuing & Sons and the new man
agement has assumed control of the
business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-01-05

Full line of Strouse & Bros. sam
pies for spring and summer line Oh
clothing on display at McLain COS.
on Jan. 9Th, 7th, Sth and 9Th. Meas
urements taken by an experience
ed tailor.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
NEUTRAL RIGHTS
ARE THREATENED
TAFT SAYS SOLUTION OF CRISIS
SHOULD 1T ARISE NO JlNeo
SPIRIT MUST BE ALLOWED.
SHOULD NOT BE INFLUENCED
we Must Stand BY President Wilson
to the End, Declared
Taft.

Morrlstown, n. 1.-THE United
states Is threatened with a serious In.
Vaslon OF its rights, as a neutral, by
the warning nations of Europe, and In
preserving its commerce with those
nations is face to face with a crisis,
III the opinion Of former President
William H. Taft. In the solution of
that crisis, should 1t arise, no lingo
spirit must be allowed to prevail, Mr.
Taft advised, neither pride nor mo-
mentary passion should influence our
judgment.
And when the president shall act"
Mr.. Taft declared, I'VE must stand by
him to the end. In this determine
ton we may be sure that all will join,
no matter what their previous views,
no matter what their European origin.
All will forget their differences in
self-sacrifiicing loyalty to our common
flag and our common country"
Mr.. Taft's reference to the situation
confronting the United States was
made at the conclusion Of an address
delivered here before the Washington
Association Of New Jersey.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
DISTRICT JUDGE
SPLITS DECISION
RULES TERM EXPIRED IN DECEM-
Der, BUT LEGISLATURE MUST
NAME HIS SUCCESSOR.
ORGANIC LAW NOT CHANGED
Court Held Term of Four Years For
State Bank Examiner Began at
Date Of Appointment.
ORGANIC LAW NOT CHANGED


Shreveport
District Judge r, F. Bell decided
that the term Of w. l.. Young, state
bank examiner, expired In December,
1914, but that Gov. Hall is without le-
gal authority to fill vacancy except
in the case of death, resignation or re-
moval, during legislative recess.
Young holds over, therefore under
this decision, if Judge Bell is sustain
ed by the Supreme Court, until his
successor is properly appointed and
qualified.
The opinion Of Judge Bell was rem.
dered in the custer suit brought by the
district attorney and attorney general
on instructions from Gov. Hall, R. N.
Sims, with whom the governor sought
to displace Young, was also repre-
scented by counsel in the suit.
Judge Bell exhaustively reviewed
the authorities In passing on the case.
He stated that he was aware that his
judgment as to the inability of the
governor to appoint during legislative
recess would upset executive usage in
this state, but he nevertheless felt that
the organic law plainly denied this
right to the governor. His decision
on this point was based on constitu
tlonaI provisions Of 1853, and 1879
and the interpretations of these pro
visions by the Supreme Court. Thu
court found it strange in view Of tn
custom which has long existed in tn
governors office Of appointing durin
| recessos on the Ssnaes sut0Nssors /
public officers whose terms have e1
PRED, the constitution makers Of 1879
and 1913 did not change the organi
law In this respect.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
u. s. STEAMER
SUNK By MINE.
AMERICAN COTTON VEsoe-
WENT DOWN OFF GERMAN
COAST.
CREW OF EVELYN IS SAVED
Report From Bremen About Sinking
Of First American Vessels Says Ma
tionaIity of Mine Not Established.
CREW OF EVELYN is SAVED

Bremen Evelyn is the first u
S. vessel to meet with disaster as a re-
suit OF the sea warfare Of the EURO
pean nations. She did not sink WIFI
in the war zone included In the Ger
man admiraltys decree. Borkum Is
land lies directly off the German
coast, at the mouth of Ems River, and
is German territory.
Maritime records give the compile
ment of tn Everlyn at q men, SO
that it is probable that all on board
the vessel were rescued.
The Evelyn was single crew steer
steamship and was commanded 0!
Captain Smith. She belonged to A. H.
Hull & Co., of New York, and was
chartered by the Harriss-Irby Cotton
Co., to take cargo Of cotton to Bre'
men. She was 252 feet long, and l.
1875 tons net. She was built in South.
ampton, England, in 1888. Her home
port was Philadelphia.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
TURKEY FIGHTING
ON OWN ACCORD
NOT cOERcED INTO WAR BY
GERMANY, BUT SEEKS TO GET
EVEN WITH ENEMIES.

Constantinople.-" declared
war without being urged by Germany
or impelled by any other influences
save those Of the empire" said Ia
laat Bey in a statement to the AS
ISOLATED Press, made in reply to
questions concerning the political
and military situation in his country.
Talaat Bey fills the posts of minis
ter of the interior, minister of finance
and marine in the Turkish cabinet.
Two weeks ago, in addition to these
offices, he was also minister of war,
which gave him the four most i'm
portant folios in the administration.
He is of the Young Turk party, and
is undoubtedly the most important
man in Turkey at the present time.
His advice Is needed everywhere, and
he virtually directs the public affairs
OF the Ottoman empire.
Turkey engaged in military oper-
atoms" Minister Bey continued,
"only when actions on the part Of
Russia and Great Britain made defen-
sive measures necessary, and Turkey
has taken all steps needful to carry
the war through.
Turkey is prepared to carry en- the
war to the end Of the European con-
flict. The fact of being able to face
the enemy on four fronts simultan.
eously against forces three or four
times greater than ours and to mo-
biliae at the same time an army Of
more than one million men for a re-
serve Is for us as well as for our al
lies, matter of greatest importance
and for our allies a precious advan-
tage"
Russia is our hereditary enemy,
and Great Britain is the power which
subjugated Islam, the minister said.
Nothing demonstrates the enthu.
siasm of the people so well as the for
nation of volunteer regiments In all
corners Of our immense empire"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Power Company Ousted.

Salt Lake City-Judge Marshall Of
the United States district court de.
creed holding that the Utah Power
and Light Company and the Beaver
River Power Company are illegally oc.
cupying government land and enjoin-
ing such further occupancy. The prop.
erty involved is said to be worth
about S15,OOO,OO0.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Wheat Rises Sharoiy,

Chicago,-Renewal of European pur-
chasing, amounting to millions Of
bushels, ran up wheat prices. The
greatest strength was shown in the
last half of the day, May delivery
touching l.59 3-4, and July 1.34 81,
making the maximum gain 1.2c. The
close was strong at nearly the top
figures reached.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Gen. Gonzales to Monterey.

Brownsville.-Gen. Pablo Gonzales,
with 5000 Carranza troops, passed
through Victoria, Mexico, en- route to
Monterey to renew the attack upon
the Villa forces there, according to
message from Victoria received in
Matamoros, the Mexican town oppo-
1site hera. C4rranzal forces recently
we're repulsed at Monterey after near
ly two weeks fighting.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Panama Rates Established

Washington.-The Interstate Com.
merce Commission issued an order re.
quiring the Southern Railway and
other carriers to establish carload
rates on bananas from New Orleans
and Mobile to Bristol, Va.-Tenn.. not
more than Fights cents per 100 pounds
In excess of the rates to Knoxville.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

First Counterfeit Reserve Note Out.
Washington.-Th first counterfeit
OF a federal reserve note has made
its appearance. 1t is a S. note of the
Dallas federal seserve bank printed
from poorly executed etched plates,
the secret service system, on two
pieces of paper with silk threads be-
tween
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Irish Vessel Sinks.

London.-The small Irish coastine
steamer Downshire was sunk by the
German submarine U-12 off Calf Of
Man, an island in the Irish sea. The
Germans gave the crew five minutes IN
which to leave the ship. The crew
landed at Dundeium, county Down,
ireland.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

London.-From the eastern front
there is no news except an unofficial
dispatch from Petrograd, which says
the Germans have suffered defeat at
Ossowetz and have been compelled to
fall back towards the frontier. Should
this prove to be correct the German
plans would be entirely upset, as dc.
feat at this point would endanger the
whole Of their line northward along
the East Prussian froiS Ter.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Yellow Pine Producers Lose.

Washington.--The Interstate Com.
merce Commission dismissed the peti-
ton Of Arkansas yellow pine produc.
ers for division Of Southwestern ter.
ritory In which blanket rates on that
commodity prevail so that the terri.
tory north Of the Observation-Disclosures
line would get proportionateiy lower
rates to Kansas City, St. Louis and
other gateways.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
WASHINGTON IS
NOT ALARMED
SITUATION is NOT ALARMING Is
THE BELIEF AT WHITE HOUSE
AND IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES.

Observation-Disclosures the cabinet
meeting, it was said, 1t was consider
ed that the situation regarding Ameri.
ca and Germany is not at all threat
ening and the administration has no
fear that any American ship will be
sunk. The intimation in the German
note to the United States that the
American ships be identified by con.
yoys was taken up. 1t was agreed,
however, that the American govern.
ment has no authority to order ships
to adopt such measures as were taken
by Holland and the Scandinavian
countries, which include the painting
.ofthe nationality of the ship in large
InAers on each side. It was under.
g. I'd, ~howevef. stnat inquiries will be
&ht to maritime insurance companies
b learn If any arrangement has been
made for identifying neutral ships.
/ A dispatch from Berlin quotes the
|Vossische Zeitung on the latest Ger
man communication to the United
States as follows:
THE new German measures at sea
are directed against two of the allies
|0f Great Britain. One is the Ameri-
can traffic in arms and the other Is
starvation. We need no American
arms; we shall make the struggle
with starvation in the firm conscious
ness that he will pull through. even
III not one single grain Of wheat
reaches us. Great Britain. as a re-
suit OF our blockade, must experience
severe damage"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
British Lose a Steamer

London.-A dispatch to Lloyds from
Fecamp, France, says the British
steamer Dulwich, Captain Dudley,
bound from Hull for Rouen, was
blown up rs miles off Cape Antifer by
two successive explosions. The crew
escaped
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
M'Adoo Enters Denial.

Washington, - Secretary McAdoo
gave out a copy of letter to Senator
Fletcher emphatically denying init.
nations that he had entered into ne
gotiations for the purchase of mer.
chant steamer of belligerent nations
for operations under the proposed ship
purchase bill. The letter replies to a
resolution introduced several days ago
by Senator Burton.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
X-Ray Finds Contraband.

New York.-The X-Ray examina.
tons of cargoes of outgoing British
ships which have been conducted by
representatives of the British govern.
ment for several months as a means
Of preventing shipment of contraband
Of war, revealed that bales of cotton
waste consigned aboard the White
Star Liner Cretic contained rubber.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Becker 70 Ask New Trial.

New York.--C. B. Johnston OF coun'
sci for Charles Becker, announced
that within three days he would ask
for new trial for his client, basing
his notion on the affidavit made IN
Philadelphia by James Marshall.
states witness, repudiating testimony
given at Beckers second trial.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Women Police Bill Revived.

Jefferson City-The bill to author
lie cities of 5000 or more population
to place women on the police force,
which was reported adversely by the
Municipal Corporations Committee OF
the house a week ago, was placed on
the calendar by majority vote of the
house.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Nav Clear For Suffrage.

Albany.-Every legal step necessary
n nutting a suffrage amendment be-
FIRE New York voters this fall now mas
heen taken. The last act, the signing
of the resolution to permit balloting.
.as nerformed by the secretary OF
state,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Mail VIII Be fastened.

St. I.ouis.-Late afternoon mail from
New York to st. Louis and from st.
Louis to the West and Southwest Will
be delivered "a hours earlier In many
cases than in the past, through
changes in the schedules OF Vandalia
and Missouri Pacific mail trains.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
FOR HURRIED READERS.

The Standard OIL Company Of
Louisiana contemplates extensive i'm
provement, having secured additional
land at the junction of Breaux Bridge.
Baton Rouge and Port Barre branches
of the Southern Pacific. The location
puts them in touch with 50 miles on
Baton Rouge line and Al miles on Port
Barre branch, besides the local trade,
which from now on they will compete
for.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Former president Summoned.

Wheeling, w. Va--Former Presi.
dent Theodore Roosevelt has been
summoned to appear before the con.
gressional subcommittee investigating
charges against Federal Judge Aston
G. Dayton of the Northern District Of
West Virginia. Judge Dayton was ap-
PORTED to the federal bench in 1905
by Colonel Roosevelt.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Carry Out Neutrality.

The Hague.-The Netherlands has
maintained the strictest neutrality by
presenting notes of protest at the
same moment to Germany and Great
Britain regarding the acts of these
governments in respectively declaring
a war zone of the waters around the
Rsitish Isles and in using neutral
flags.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
German Surgeons Freed.

Paris.-The German surgeons and
nurses who were sentenced by the
permanent court-martial late in No
vember to terms of Imprisonment
from three years to one month, for al
legged pillage at Peronne, on Septem-
Der Is, and who appealed from the
decision of the court, were given a
retrial and acquitted.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Emergency Cash Back in Treasury.

Notwithstanding S3S,096,35S OF
emergency currency, or fraction less
than ten per cent of the total amount
issued since the outbreak of the Euro
pean war, Is still outstanding, accord.
ing to statement by Assistant Score.
tary Malburn of the treasury.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

AS the result Of an inspection re.
Gently Of the Stonewall High School
by Miss Myrtelle Billings, domestic
science inspector of the state. most
pleasing report was received by the
faculty Of the institution. Miss Min
ME Timer of Shreveport. is the in
structor in the local domestic science
department, and she has made great
progress with her work.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

Iondou.-The London Times has
.o,;eved what is said to be record
., tho field OF raising money for
rorular cause. Its fund for sick and
Wounded has passed s5.OOO,O00.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
No Flour in Mexico Cjtv.

Observation-Disclosures is no flour In
Mexico City, State Department al.
vices say, and bread is being made
from cornmeal. Carranza forces there
disclaimed any intention OF evacuat.
ing the city.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Peru 70 Buy U. S. Wheat.

Lima. Peru.-The government has
decided to import wheat from the
United States and sell it here at cost
to reduce the price of bread. In an
effort to meet the present financial
crisis the finance minister is seeking
to arrange loan Of S1,150,000.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

Pass Bill Aimed to Forbid Child Labor.
Washington-The Palmer bill to
bar products Of child labor from In
terstate commerce was passed by the
house by a vote Of 232 to a., after a
lively debate and the issuance OF
writ of arrest for absentees to sup
press a filibuster. The bill now goes
to the Senate.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
POPE BENEDICT

This is the latest photograph Of
Pope Benedict, whose distress over
the war has been increased by his
grief for the suffering due to the
Italy.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

1t is understood in financial circles
at Opelousas that the Union Irrigation
Plant which was sold will be taken
over by certain interests and will be
prepared to furnish water for irriga-
ton purposes. 1t is currently report.
ed that an application has already
been made to the war department for
permission to lock Bayou Courtableau
below the mouth OF Bayou Carron.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

Frank NJ. Miller, United States Mar
shall for the Eastern District OF Lou
isiana, announced that he had appoint
ed William Griffin of WestegO. La, to
the position OF deputy marshal In his
office. The appointee succeeds Thorn
rs /. Galbreath, negro. and is ex-
pected to assume his duties before the
end of the current month.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Iowa Goes "Dry."

Des Moines.-The bill making iowa
a prohibition state after January l.
1916, already passed by the Senate
passed the house.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Prohibition Bill pasaea.

Montpelier, Vt.-The house passed
referendum bill looking to the pro-
hibition of the sale of intoxicating II.
quor In the state in 1915.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Gives Votes to Women.

Indianapolis.-A limited woman
suffrage measure, similar to that Ill
force In Illinois, passed the State
Senate as a Democratic party meas
,yrQ
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

The trucking season is now In full
swing and the packing houses at La
Place are doing rushing business.
Large quantities Of cabbages, sweet
notatoes, turEips, spinach, shallots.
ETC., are being shipped daily to North.
ern and Eastern market&
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
BENJAMIN 8. Plat Dead

Washington. -Benjamin s. Platt, rs,
enrolling clerk OF the Senate since
1884. died here after a brief illness.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

The three weeks old infant of Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Short Of Monroe
was smothered to death as the baby
Law in bed beside its mother at the
Johnson House. Coroner G. P. Gray
gave a certificate Of death. The par
ents are from Mississippi.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

A special meeting of the police jury
of Donaldsonville was held to con-
slider a proposition submitted by J. X.
Newman of New Orleans. to lend AS
cension Parish $4,000 for the purpose
Of building dipping watts in every ward
OF the parish.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

Arrangements were made with DR..
Gordon Morgan, president Of Mer
chants and Farmers Eank of Melville,
La, to liQuidate the affairs Of the Port
Barre State Bank, paying depOsitOrs
In full. It was generally known for
several days that the bank was con.
templating closing. but the confidence
Mr.. LaSalIe, the cashier, inspired. pre-
vented rush.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

A meeting Of the board OF commits
siOners OF the New River Drainage
District was held at Gonzales, the
domicilo of the organization, for the
purpose OF receiving bids for digging
a drainage canal approximately TWEEN
ty.seven miles long and with a width
of IS feet, requiring the excavation Of
about 100000 cubic yards of earth.