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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Allesed Moonshinsrs Arrested

Aniiiston, January 6-(Special.) Warden Wales Weatherly has as his guests at the county jail, nine men who ere charged with making mountain dsw." in the wilds of Cleburne county. Most of the 'shiners are well drsssed and intelligent looking men. while acme of them are mountafneers who never saw . street car or electric lights un- til they were brought to Anniston to the big jail. The men were arrested at different times within the past few weeks by United States Deputy Mar shal R. D. Blake. and will be tried at the next term of the federal court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham January 6.-T ?. m.)-The pressure is low over the plains states and the western Mississippi valley, and relatively high over the eastern and western sections of the country.
 Generally cloudy and unsettled weather prevails from the western Rockies to the Alleghanies, and rain or snow has occurred at many places. Rain was re- ported over & narrow strip of country extending from eastern Texas northward to northern Minnesota, and snow in scattered sections over the Rockies An other rain area embraced southern Ala bama, Georgia, South Carolina and Flor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Soil Survey Work Begun

Montgomery, January 5.-(Special) ) Soil survey work in Clay county has been begun by state and federal survey ors, according to an announcement made today by Capt. Reuben F. Kolb, commis- sioner of agriculture and industries Cap tain Kolb designated N Eric Bell of Au- burn and J. l.. Address of Greenville as the state surveyors, while Surveyors Vamata and Taylor of the United States department of agriculture, will repre- sent the government. The work will not be completed for several weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
ATTORNEY GENERALS
 BOOKS CORRECT

Montgomery, January b.-(Special.)-J. T. German. examiner of public accounts. this afternoon submitted to the governor a report covering his examination of the attorney generals department. The ex- aminer reported that proper vouchers were on file for all disbursements.
 Statistics on the work of the department for the past two years were given in the examiners report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Wells Bros.' Superintendent Here

John w. Harris, general superintend- ent for Wells Brothers, reached Bir- mingham yesterday from Chicago He is here making final inspection of the Tutwiler and the Ridgely, two buildings constructed by Wells Broth CTS MT. Harris conferred yesterday with w. L. Welton, the architect and others interested He will be here un- 'i1 tomorrow. MT. Harris said yester- day that building trades seemed to be picking up and that he believed this year would be very satisfactory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Weather Forecast

Washington, January 5.-Forecast for Alabama: Rain. Wednesday,; Thursday probably fair and somewhat colder.
 For Georgia: Rain Wednesday and probably Thursday.
 For Mississippi: Local rains Wednes- day; Thursday fair, somewhat colder.
 For Tennessee: Unsettled Wednesday,; probably rain; Thursday fair colder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers Were recorded in the office of the pro- bate judge.
 S22oO-B M. Zoigler and wife to Mrs. Blanche II. Johnson. part of lots and s, in block 1, survey of Arlington hill.
 s1300-W. G. Tyler to Minnie D. Sel- man, part of lot II. in block 23, Bir- mingham Realty company's addition No. 4.
 S5 25O-W. E. Whitehead to C. G. Holiday, lot 3, block 1, King Land and Improvement 'companys survey; also the east half of lot 9, block l, Lytle's addition to Birmingham Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office oe the probate judge: Higginbothan.
 J. E. Cornell. Birmingham, to Miss Jessie May Engle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Chiffon High School Opens

Clanton, January 5.-(SpeciaL) )--The new $1S.Oo0 Chiffon High school was opened for the reception of pupils to- day with an enrolment of S5. Friends of the institution expect to increase the attendance to 125.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
William A. Fletcher Dead

Beaumont, Tex, January 6.-Capt. Will liam A. Fletcher, 7s. a pioneer lumber manufacturer of southeast Texan, retired capitalist. and civil war veteran. died at his home near here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Relief Ship Sails

New York. January 1.-The steamship Hannah sailed for Rotterdam today with a. s5oo,o00 cargo of food and clothing con tributed by people of Kansas for the relief of the destitute Belgians
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Wheat Prices High

Duluth. Minn.. January 5.-Duram wheat today sold here at s1.5o flat for May delivery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Shown Hand Grenades

The correspondent was shown q num- Der of hand grehades. They are about
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WEDDING WAS A SURPRISE
Marriage of Popular Young Couple in
BrOnwOOd Few Days Ago.

vi OPuAN~A AOuAAe9 AZ
BrOnwOOd Few Days Ago.
The following account of the Har-
grove-Sappington marriage, which &C.
Cured in Brentwood a few days ago,
is from the Macon Telegraph. Tie
bride is one of the most popular
young ladies in this county. The ar
ticle from the Telegraph follows:
Announcement is made of the mar
rage of Miss Sara O'Brien Hargrove
and DR.. John Starr Sappington. The
ceremony was performed on Thurs
day evening at o'clock at the home
of the brides mother in Bronwood,
in the presence of the immediate fam
lily. Rev. j. N. Hudson officiated.
The bride is a representative of one
of the most prominent families in
South Georgia, and Miss Hargrove
was known as one of the most popu-
lar and accomplished young women
in that section. She was graduated
from Bessie Tiff college, and is
musician of unusual talent and abil-
ity. She is the second daughter of
Mrs. Seaborn Jefferson Hargrove, and
has hosts of friends throughout the
state whose interest will center in the
announcement of her unexpected
marriage.
The bride was never more charm
ing than on this occasion, when she
wore a three-piece model of kings
blue crepe foille, with hat of bronze
adorned with natural colored para
disc shoes, and other details were in
bronze and blue, and she carried
bouquet of brides roses and lilies of
the valley.
DR.. Sappington was until recently
from Chipley, where the family for
years has been prominent in business
and professional life of the communi-
ty. His grandfather, DIR. j. S. Sap
pington, and his father, DR.. J. L. Sap
pington, were both leading physicions
of that section. DR.. Sapping ton is a
graduate of the Atlanta School of
Physicians and Surgeons and is max
ing a reputation worthy of the name
he bears.
The bridal couple left Immediately
after the ceremony for a short trip to
the mountains of Tennessee, and on
their return will make Their home in
Brentwood, where DR.. Sappington is
engaged in the practice of his pro-
fession.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
MACON MEN ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO
VIOLATE FEDERAL DRUG LAW.
County Commissioner Dewitt Nc
Crary, DIR. w. f. Carroll and Will
Knight Are All Accused.

MACON, Ga.-Warrants were this
morning sworn out in the United
States court for the arrest of DR.. De-
Witt McCrary, member of the Bibb
county board of commissioners; DR..
w. F. Carroll, prominent physician
of East Macon, and Will Knight, a
resident of that section of the city.
Charges of violating the Harrison
narcotic act pertaining to the sale of
cocaine are made against each of the
trio.
The charges were brought by DR..
George D. Case, special agent APP
pointed by the United States to en-
force the Harrison law.
Drs. McCrary and Carroll are
charged with entering into a conspir-
acy to violate the provisions of the
above act, and VIII knight is charged
with being unlawfully in possession
of a certain amount of cocaine.
The law provides that the only way
a dealer can get drugs is upon the
blanks furnished by the internal rev.
enue collector, and the only way that
citizen may procure drugs from a
drug store is by a prescription of a
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
JUST A YEAR AGO PRINZIP FIRED
SHOT THAT BROUGHT ON WAR
Germany Turkey Against Great Britain france
Russia Montenegro More Ihan DIX
lion Killed Captured Beginning Of Conflict

many have been taken by the forces
of the allies.
Italian troops are in possession OF
a strip of Austrian territory.
RESULTS AT SEA.
The outstanding results at sea are
these:
German and Austrian mercantile
shipping has been driven from the
open seas.
German and Austrian war vessels
having a total displacement of ap"
proximately $4,000 tons have been
destroyed.
War vessels of the allied nations
having a total displacement of ap-
proximately 10000 tons have been
sent to the bottom.
The greater portion of the German
and allied fleets in the North sea re-
main intact.
Except for communication through
Holland and Scandinavian nations
Germany is cut off from the rest OF
the world.
Efforts on the part of the Germans
to place the British Isles in a SINH
lar predfcament has resulted in the
sinking by submarines of hundreds
of vessels flying the flags of the al
lied and neutral nations.
The sinking in this manner OF the
Cunard liner Lusitania with the loss
of more than one hundred American
lives precipitated a request upon the
part of the United States that such
practices. in so far as they might
menace American lives, be stopped
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06

81. J. W." writing from Leesburg
to the Triton Gazette, says one OF
Lee county's farmers does not work
horse. mule or OK. This farmer IS
Hon. E. B. Lee, former representative
of Lee county.
Mr.. Lee is working 135 acres this
wear. He broke the land with a trac-
ton engine at the rate of ten acres
per day. This land was then seeded
to oats and wheat with the engine
pulling a % inch disc seeder, seeding
IA feet wide, finishing so acres per
day.
AT harvest time the engine was
hitched to an 8-foot grain Dlnder'
pulling at a speed of four miles per
hour and harvesting 40 acres per
day. After the grain stood in shocks
a few DAVIS it was hauled to the mid
die of the field and put through
thresher. The thresher is complete
with wind stacker, self-feeder, weigh
er and Dagger, putting the same
weight in each bag.
The engine hauls the grain to tne
barn, returns with a baler to the
straw, bales the straw and puts that
in the barn. Then goes back 10 the
stubble field with combination pillow
harrow and seeder and with this ma
chine drawn by the engine 81 acres
of peas are seeded per day on the
stubble.
When the hay is ready to cut two
big mowers will be worked behind
the engine, and then the baler will be
used again. After this the whole
operation will be repeated in the next
crop.
Mr.. Lee is very much pleased with
this way of farming, and says he will
put in about 400 acres in wheat and
oats to be followed with hay the COM
ing fall without the use of stock.
The farm is six miles out from Lees
burg. Mr.. Lee lives in town and goes
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06

practicing physician made in good
faith. The law further provides that
it is unlawful for citizen to secure
drugs except upon a prescription
given in good faith.
Find Much Cocaine.
Knight is charged with being in
possession of ii grams of cocaine
amounting to COS grains in the form
of murate of cocaine in small cry
stalls. One-fourth of grain is a
normal dose.
These large amounts were obtained
through prescriptions of DR.. Carroll
and filed by DR.. McCrary at his East
Macon drug store.
DR.. McCrary is also wanted on an
other warrant charging him with not
making true and correct return of the
narcotic drugs on hand, as is re-
quired by the provisions of the act.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
FAR APPOINTMENT
OF SUPERIOR JUDGES
.srpE INTRODUCED IN HOUSE
WOULD ABOLISH THEIR ELEC-
TION BY THE PEOPLE.
ROTATION is ALSO WANTED

RHl Provides That Future Judges
Shall Be Named by the Justices of
Snnreme Court Thirty Days Before
TvniratiOn of Respective Terms.
,TT,ANTA.-To end the election
. srnerior court judges by the people
:. the purpose of a bill introduced
~ ponresentatives Arnold and Brown
~ clarke county this morning.
The bill, which provides for con-
.titntional amendment, would change
aorograph 2, section 3, article 6, of
+bo constitution, so as to read:
"Tbe successors to the present and
.,bsnouent incumbents shall be elect
cd nv the Judge of the supreme court
AZ least thirty days preceding the ex-
niration of their respective terms"
In other words, the superior court
irdgas in Georgia would be elected by
+bo tnstices of the supreme court,
and the majority number of the mem
bors Of the supreme court bench
would carry the election. The bill
also provides that the terms of office
Of all judges of the superior courts
in Georgia shall be arranged 10 begin
on the first day of January.
Other Features Stricken.
As originally drawn the bill pro-
yided the same manner of election
for all city court judges in the state,
mt that feature was stricken before
fine bill was introduced.
Another bill for the regulation of
superior court judges and the terms
Of court throughout the state is that
introduced by Representative Story,
of Jackson county, which would have
the judges throughout the state ro-
tate in holding superior court terms.
This bill is somewhat in the nature
of the system in vogue for years in
South Carolina, wherein judges of
the lower court are rotated by assign
ment by the chief justice of the SUI
preme court.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
IT COSTS EIGHT HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
For the United States to Intervene
in the Mexican Trouble.

For the United States to Intervene
in the Mexican Trouble.
WASHINGTON.-The war depart
ment has completed estimates of the
cost of the first year of Mexican in
teryention, in the event that Presi-
dent Wilson, in order to restore Or
der south of the Rio Grande, sends
an American army into that country.
The estimates are for one year and
are figured on the basis of an army
of 100000 men. The estimated cost
of the intervention for the first year
is said to be fully $800,0O0,OOO.
To persons here who are most
closely watching the Mexican situa-
ton and who have first hand infor-
nation as to conditions as to leaders
there, the brightest spot appears to
be the apparent disintegration of the
TWO strong factions headed by Car
rama and Villa. A movement, back
ed by a group of men now exiled
from Mexico, and on whom the pres
ldent believed he could depend when,
IN his last Mexican pronouncement,
ne threatened to get behind man or
group of men to restore order, is
expected ultimately to re-establ'sh
peace.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
NEW COURT HOUSE
READY IN WEBSTER
Completion of Temple Was Celebrat-
ed With Big Barbecue Friday.
A Handsome Structure.

PRESTON, Ga.-The new Webster
county court house, which has just
been completed, was turned over to
the county commissioners Friday,
and the was made an occasion of a
great get-together and old-fashicned
Georgia barbecue.
Everyone was invited to come and
Inspect the magnificent new building,
of which Preston and Webster county
are justly proud. The building is
fire proof and modern in every re-
spect.
]. F.. Lockwood of Columbus was
the architect. Shields, Geise and
Rawlings of Dawson were the con-
tractors. Mr.. j. l.. Horn is the may
or of Preston, and he and the
county commissioners are response
BILE for the great improvement. W. T.
Addy, S. P. Clark and ]. A. Drew
compose the board.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
A SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FARM
Rim WITH ATTRACTION ENGINE
Lee County Farmer Cultivates and HarVestS crop
Without Horse Mule or Ok. Historic Spot On It.

to and from the farm in an automo-
bile.
This farm was cleared by tribe
of Cheraw Indians. The Cheraws
we're a peaceful agricultural tribe OF
Indians. They had a village on this
land and on General Andrew Jackson
passing through that section in pur-
suit of a tribe of Creek Indians, who
were a warning tribe, he stopped at
this village of Cheraw Indians and
he and his men and horses were TAX
en- care of for a few days. A few days
later another branch of the army was
passing that way and came to the
village. Thinking the Cheraw tribe
was the Creek Indians they shot into
the village and killed five or six of
the peaceful Indians. They are bur
led there now.
A few years ago the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy erected
monument out there at the graves to
the memory of the dead Indians.
About an acre of land in the field is
given to graves and this monument.
It is now grown up nicely in trees.
Lee county was named for Light
horse Harry Lee. The boys used to
fight like Harry did. They have quit
all that how, and have settled down
to growing grain in the most up-to-
date way.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
Big ACREAGE DECREASE
REDUCTION OF 5,S71 900 ACRES
COTTON SHOWN BY REPORT.
Reduced Production Is Expected to
Reach 2,5OO,OOO Bales. Curtailed
Because of War Conditions.


Because of War Conditions.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Repeated
appeals to Southern farmers to re-
duce their cotton paintings in view of
the stagnation in the market caused
by the war has resulted in a reduc-
ton of 5,S71,00O acres from last
years acreage, which would, accord
ing to last years yield, reduce cotton
production approximately 2,454,O7S
bales of 500 pounds each.
A total area of 3I,5S5, 900 acres Of
cotton is under cultivation in the
United States, according to the pre-
liminary estimate of the department
of agriculture That compares with
81 100000 acres, the revised esti-
mate of acreage under cultivation
year ago, 36,832,000 acres picked last
year, 37,O89,O00 in 1918, and 34,-
$4,000 in 1912. Abandonment of
acreage during the season last year
amounted to LIS per cent Of the plant
ed area and for the past five years
it has averaged 1.S per cent of the
area planted.
The condition of the growing crop
on June 25 was S03 per cent of a
normal as compared with 500 per
cent on May 25, this year, 1916 per
cent on June rs last year, and 1913
per cent the ten-year average on
June 25. The average change in con-
dition from May rs to June 25 dur
ing the past ten years has been an
increase of O.4 per cent.
Conditions Favorable.
Growing conditions generally were
favorable throughout the month
since the last condition report was
canvassed. Precipitation during the
first week in practically all portions
of the belt furnished sufficient moist
ure for the time being, and the crop
made satisfactory growth.
Late planted cotton in Texas was
coming up, and good stand was re-
ported. Excepting in portions of Ok
lahoma, Arkansas and some of the
more eastern sections Of the belt,
where the soil was too wet, cultiva-
ton proceeded satisfactorily.
Cultivation and satisfactory growth
in all excepting a few districts was
favored during the second week by
the moderately warm weather, with
general absence of continued rain.
Wet weather delayed cultivation and
caused some damage by flooding in
northern Texas, Oklahoma and the
Carolinas, where fields we're becom-
ing grassy. In most other sections,
however, the crop was well cultivat-
ed and the fields clean.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06

Just one year ago Austrian Arch
duke, Francis Ferdinand, and his wife
were shot and killed in the little
Bosnian town of Serajevo by Garvio
Prinzip. 1t was the act of Prinzip, a
poor student, which ultimately re-
suited in the eleven nations going to
war. These nations are, on one
hand, Great Britain, France, Russia,
Serbia, Japan, Belgium. Italy and
Montenegro, and, on the other, Ger
many, Austria and Turkey. The war
to date, according to conservative es-
Inmates compiled from Tie best avail
able reports, has caused loss to the
various belligerents of more than six
million men, dead, wounded and pris-
oners, and more than FIVE hundred
ships. Of these about 12O were war
vessels.
RESULTS ON LAND.
The outstanding results on land are
these:
The greater portion of Belgium is
under the control of Germany.
Germany has been driven from the
Far East.
A part of the Dardanelles is in the
possession of the allied troops.
Portions of France and Russia are
in the possession of German troops.
A strip of Alsace has been taken
from Germany.
On the continent of Africa parts OF
territorial possessions have been lost
by both sides.
Various island possessions OF Ger
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
MASONIC CONVENTION WILL
MEET IN WESTON ON JULY II

Preparations Being Made for One of
the Biggest Occasions of Its Kind.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Masonic convention
will be held at Weston on Wednes-
day, July 21st. The Weston MasOns
are making preparations for one of
the greatest occasions of its kind ever
held.
1t is probable that Grand Master
Ballard, of the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons of Georgia, will be present to
preside over the secret work, and also
make an open-air address for the ben
eft of those present. Other speakers
will be present
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
REPRESENTATIVE YEOMANS
WOULD REGULATE PRICES
Would Make 1t Unlawful for COrpOr-
atoms tn Charge Different Prices.

Would Make 1t Unlawful for COrpOr-
atoms to Charge Different Prices.
Representative M J. Yeomans, of
Terrell, has put in a bill which would
make it legal for foreign or do
nestle corporation or firm to charge
one price for its goods in one section
or city of Georgia and another price
in another section. If the bill passes
goods sold in Georgia under a price
fixed by a manufacturer or distribu-
tor will have to carry the same price
all over the state.
Mr.. Yeomans has also introduced
bill providing for an increase in the
salaries of the members of the prison
commission from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
RED, WHITE AND BLUE
SYMBOLIC COLORS OF MASONS
Long Before They Became Official
Emblem of the United States.

Emblem of the United States.
AILANTA.-That red, white and
blue We're the symbolic colors of the
Masonic order long before they be-
came the official emblem of the land
of the free is the interesting state
ment made by L. D. Smith in the
current issue of the Annuity Messen-
ger published here.
Before our nation was. before our
country was ever known" it says,
the red, white and blue had their
Masonic meaning. The blue from all
time has been ascribed a certain def
mite meaning of friendship or truth;
the color of blue has always been and
still is the foundation color of our
first degrees. To red from all time
has been ascribed the meaning of
fire, martyrdom and regeneration,
from which we get it's Masonic mean
ing of zeal and order. 1t is the color
of the Royal Arch. White has ever
been the emblem among all ages of
purity, and it has always held this
meaning in Masonry"
The Annuity Messenger in which
these interesting statements are
made by Mr.. Smith is the official or
gan of the Masons' Annuity, the or
ganization which looks after the wild
ows and orphans of deceased Masons.
1t has paid out annuities amounting
to over $685. 900 and has assets of
over $4,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
PARKS OLD FIELD SCHOOL
WILL OPEN MONDAY, JULY 5

age Limit Is From Twelve to One
Hundred Years.
Congressman Frank Parks Old
Field School will open this summer
IN Worth county on Monday, July
0tn. This school will be free to men
ana women who have not had any
Scnool advantages. The age limit is
from u years to 100. The school
viii be operated for four weeks, and
Is given by Congressman Park to help
'He grown up people especially.
A great many men have learned to
read and write in this school. The
subjects taught will be reading, writ
ing arithmetic and the old blue back
SDeller.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-06
NO REAL DEMOCRAT.

No real democrat has ever resign
ed a job carrying a salary of $4,000
a year before. William Jennings,
how could you do it? How could
you do it?