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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
FACTION HOLDS
CONVENTION IN ATLANTA

ATLANTA.-An uninstructed del
egation to the Chicago convention
was chosen here today by the Henry
s. Jackson faction of Georgia repub-
Iicans. The Jackson state convention
also laid plans to put state ticket
into the field this fall by endorsing
Roscoe Pickett. of Jasper. Ga, pres
ent state senator, for governor. A
committee on resolutions, designed to
frame both state and national plat
forms, was appointed and will pre-
sent its resolutions to the state cen
trail committee for approval within
ten days.
The convention elected the follow
ing delegates-at-large to the Chicago
convention: Henry S. Jackson of At
Ianta, J. NJ. Barnes of Thomson, b.
J. Davis. a negro of Atlanta, and
Henry l.. Johnson. a negro also OF
Atlanta.
Roscoe Pickett Of Jasper was elect
ed to the Craftsmanship of the state
central committee. J. NJ. Barnes OF
Thomson vice-chairman. and j. {.
Sayles a negro of Dawson, secretary.
In addition to the endorsement
given Pickett for governor J. NJ. Out
Ter of the Twelfth district, Charles j.
Moore of the Fifth district and j.
p. Dvar of the Seventh district were
endorsed as republican candidates
for congress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
CALL CONFERENCE TO PLAN
ANTI-WEEVIL CAMPAIGN
BOIL WEEVIL CONDITIONS WILL
BE DEALT WITH IN MEETING
AT ALBANY APRIL 20.

An important conference of farm
ers and business men from all South
Georgia has been called to meet in
Albany tomorrow Thursday April
goth to consider the best methods
of dealing with boil weevil condi-
lions.
This conference will be held under
the auspices of the Georgia State
board of entomology the states re-
lation service of the United States
and the Albany chamber of COM
merce.
This will be one of the most nota-
BILE, most interesting and most i'm
portant conferences on this subject
yet held. 1t will bring before farm
ers and business men of the entire
section some of the foremost experts
of the country in dealing with the
Mexican boil weevii.
Prominent Speakers.
Among the speakers will be Dr..
w. D. Hunter of Washington, D. c.,
in charge of Southern field crop in
sect investigation; DR.. Bradford
Knapp of Washington, head of the
states relation service; E. l.. Wor-
sham, state entomologist; J. Phil
Campbell, state agent for the states
relations service; Ira w. Williams,
expert in cotton breeding, and Chan
cellor D. C. Barrow of the University
of Georgia.
The conference should bring to-
gether all possible farmers and bus
mess men who are interested-and
there is scarcely one who is not
from the entire boil Weevil territory
in Georgia, now covering an area OF
approximately 400 square miles,
or practically one-third Of the cotton
growing territory of the state.
The Young cotton will soon be COM
ing on, and the weeyils that passed
successfully through the winter sea-
son will before long, be emerging
from winter quarters to attack the
young squares. There is every lndl-
cation that the weevil is going to
prove a very serious pest this year
in at least thirty to thirty-tive Geor-
gia counties in the southwestern sec
ton of the state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
FARM LANDS ARE
GAINING IN VALUE
Experts Show They Are Increasing
BY Leaps and Bounds. South
Atlantic States Lead.

WASHINGTON.-Farm land val
ues are increasing almost by Leaps
and bounds.
Figures made public today show
that values for the United States
taken as a whole, increased 25.f in
the past four years and 1l.5 last
year. The figures are based upon
reports from the departments field
agents.
The value of farm lands, without
improvements apr, goodTreiptl:,
improvements is estimated at $3.50
per acre, compared with S40.S5 a
year ago, $4O.31 two years ago,
$3.50 three years ago and $50"
four years ago.
Increases have been general with
one or two notable exceptions III the
northwest.
The exceptional increases Of last
wear are attributed in Part to th9 re
action in the South following last
years temporary depression and TO
the stimulus Of war prices. parucu-
larly of grain.
The percentage increases in the
past year by sections are; North
Atlantic states, ten; eastern part OF
North Central states, nine; western
part of North Central states, IL;
South Atlantic states, 10; South Cen
trail states, II; and the far Western
states, II.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL
FAILURES SHOW DECREASE
Returns Disclose Increase in Number
of Small Debtors, However.


of Small Debtors, However.
Considering the steady growth in
the number of new enterprises the
record of insolvencies for the first
quarter of 1916 makes a compare
lively good showing. In the three
months there were 5,387 commercial
failures with an aggregate indebted
ness of SCI, 492,746. These figures
compare well with the Z, 216 defaults,
involving $105,703,335, for the first
three months of 1915, when the eff
fects of the economic depression
caused by the war were still in evil
dence.
The returns disclose an increase in
the number of small debtors, ten
dency which was strongly noticeable
last year. There were more reverses
than in the opening quarter of any
previous year. The present liabili-
ties, however, are the lightest for any
corresponding quarter since 1911.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
GYPSY BAND MAY HAVE
BABY DOUGLAS GLASS
Waycross Officers Asked to Look for
Missing New Jersey Child.

Missing New Jersey Child.
WAYCROSS, Ga.-Oficers here
have been asked to search all gypsy
camps in this section for four-year-
old James Douglas Glass, missing
since May Il, 1915, from Jersey City,
N. J. Recent information sent to
Atlanta indicated that the boy was
with a band of gypsies en- route to
Georgia. A reward Of $500 and no
questions asked has been offered for
the return of the boy or for informa-
ton that will lead to his recovery.
The boys mother, Mrs. Ella Glass,
from her home in Jersey City has
been waging an active campaign for
the recovery of the boy ever since he
disappeared from home. 1t is believ-
ed he vas kidnapped. The last time
the Glass boy was seen he was in
Greedy, Pike county, Pa. He is de-
scribed as a 4-year-old, fair complex
ion, heavy light hair cut Buster
Brown blue eyes, good teeth and full
face.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
PLANNING A FLIGHT TO EUROPE
/ Wanamaker
In the Largest Aircraft Ever Made Rodman Wanamake
Will ATTEMPT Long Projected Trip Across the Atlantic

before the beginning OF the war. The
America was destroyed later in a
trial fight.
The new craft has been designed
by Glenn H. Curtis and w. Ster-
ling Burgess. It is understood that
the design is different from anything
aeronauticaI ever before constructed,
and it will be the largest air craft
ever made. 1t will be equipped with
six motors of 800 horse power each,
and will carry six passengers. Thirty
hours is the time estimated necessary
for the trip. It will be especially
fitted for alighting on and arising
from rough seas. and will have, ac-
cording to Mr.. Wanamaker, ten times
the power of the America.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19

In an /. 500 horse power hydroaer-
oplane capable of carrying six pas
sengers Rodman Wanamaker will at
tempt to fly across the Atlantic some
time in June.
The machine is now nearing COM
pletion at the Curtiss factory, and is
expected to be ready for a tryout
within a month at the Atlantic coast
Aeronautical Station at Newport
News
The airship will be similar in style
to but much larger than the America,
in which Mr.. Wanamaker was about
to attempt flight to England shortly
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19

facture was 500, 121 900 in 1914 and
$85, $4,000 in 1909, the increase be-
ing $7,22S,000 or S.4 per cent. The
value added by manufacture formed
1878 per cent of the total value of
products in 1914, and 42.3 per cent
in 1909.
Salaries and Wages.
The salaries and wages amounted
to 49,962,OOO in 1914, and to $43,-
$4,000 in 1909, the INCREASE being
$6,095,0 900, or 1879 per cent.
The number of salaries employees
was $3.50 in 1914, as compared with
8,307 in 1909, making an increase
of 1868, or 1914 per cent.
The average number of wage earn
ers was 1914, 461 in 1914, and 104,-
5SS in 1909.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
ALBANY MAN OPENS SAFE
CONTAINING DYNAMITE CAPS
Burglar Broke Combination Trying
to Get Money.

ALBANY, Ga.-Tax Receiver R.
IL. Barnes safe has been opened, and
it was opened without blowing up
his house, either. Mr.. Barnes got
breast drill and bored hole into
the side of the safe and opened it.
Last week a burglar tried to get
into the safe, but broke the combina-
ton and knob In the safe were 700
dynamite caps in addition to lot of
valuable jeweIry and papers. Mr.
Barnes feared that rough tactics
would explode the caps and went
about opening the safe with caution.
He found everything as he locked it
up but the safe is ruined.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
BUILDS LARGE HOUSE BOAT
PROVISIONED FOR 40 DAYS
Modern Noah of North Dakota Looks
for Repetition of Great Flood.

A modern Noah is John Rule, Of
Drayton. n. D., who believes that
the present high water is a forerun-
.ner of a flood equal to that described
in Genesis, and has accordingly built
an ark in which he expects to save
himself and family a large house
boat. provisioned for 40 days, has
been, constructed and hauled close to
the porch of his farm house in order
to provide a means of escape from
the expected high water.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
TWO REPUBLICAN
CONVENTIONS HELD
GEORGIA ADHERENTS OF THAT
PARTY ARE IN THE MIDST OF
A MERRY ROW.
TWO NATIONAL DELEGATIONS
Are Elected to the Chicago COnven-
ton. One Faction VIII Put Out a
State Ticket, With Pickett for Gov
ernOr. Dawson Negro Secretary.

ton. One Faction VIII Put Out a
State Ticket, With Pickett for Gov
eTnOr. Dawson Negro Secretary.
MACON, Ga-The Walter H.
Johnson faction of the state conven-
ton of Georgia republicans, which
claims to be the regular convention,
met here today, elected delegates to
the national republican convention
in Chicago in June adopted a plat
form and reorganized the republican
state central committee, re-eletcing
Col. Johnson as chairman.
The four delegates from the state
at large to the national convention
and the alternates named were: w.
H. Johnson, of Columbus, for thirty
six years chairman of the state cen
trail committee; ]. w. Lyons, a ne
gro, of Augusta, register of the Unit
ed States treasury under the McKin
ley and Roosevelt administrations;
H. Blum, former postmaster at Sa-
vannah, and H. A. Rucker, of At
lanta, negro, who for several years
was a revenue collector for the gov
eminent
Johnson Again Chairman.
The committee on organization Sc
Iected Walter H. Johnson for state
chairman; A. w. Tumlin of Cave
Springs, for vice chairman; Sol. G.
Johnson, of Savannah, for state sec
rotary, and J. w Madison, of Allan
ia, for assistant secretary, and in adj
ditiOn presented the names Of the
men to represent each Of the twelve
districts on the state central commit
tee.
There was a fight waged for the
four delegates from the state at
large, some of the delegates to the
convention insisting that the young
man" be given a showing. The name
of E. H. BrinsOn was offered as a
substitute for that of ]. w. Lyons,
but was defeated by vote of 12S
to 50.
Want Lynching Stopped.
The committee on resolutions, com
posed of c. P. Goree, E. R. Belcher,
A. w. Wimberly, F. G. Boatright and
J. B. Johnson. submitted a report
the feature of which was the declara-
ton for a law to stop lynching, the
proposed law requiring that the coun-
ty in which a person is lynched be
required to pay to the family of the
deceased the sum of $4,000, and
that the sheriff who permits pris-
oner to be lynched be deposed from
office and be disqualified forever
from holding an office under the city.
county or state government.
Other matters endorsed by the res
olutions committee were:
A protective tariff as a mea1rs of
protecting the laboring people Of this
country from the cheap foreign la
Dor.
Proper preparedness as a means Of
this country from invasion
by foreign nations.
Compulsory education and free
school books.
The placing of women on an equal
basis with men in voting.
Opposition to the sale of the W.
& A. railroad by the state of Georgia.
Some state legislation looking to
the betterment of labor conditions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
THE ANNUAL SLAUGHTER
IN THE UNITED STATES
Last Year $4,000 Persons Killed in
Accidents and 100000 Wounded.

Accidents and 1000, 900 Wounded.
The modern world is dangerous
place in which to live The figures
showing the number of deaths from
violence in recent years is appalling.
Last year in the United States alone
Is, 900 persons were killed in acct
dents of one kind or another, while
nearly 100000 mole wore injured.
About 80 900 workmen were killed
while at their tasks. On the rail
roads Of the country about 10000
persons are killed every year, and
go times that number are injured.
On the streets and roads 5000 deaths
are caused by vehicles, the automo-
bile being responsible foI half this
number of victims.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
NEGRO BURGLAR CAPTURED
WITH NINETY SIN KEYS
AndersonviIIe Store Robbed of Guam
tity of Provisions.

ANDERSONVILLE, Ga.-Thieves
entered the store of S. A. Johnson
last night by boring away a part of
the back door and carried away a
number of sacks Of flour, corn, meal,
meat, coffee, sugar, dry goods, no
tions, shoes and drugs. Mr.. Johnson
tracked them to a negro house and
found some of the goods, had the
negro arrested and sent to Americas.
The negro confessed that he robbed
the store. He had abunch of SO
KEYS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-19
DUCK is THE CHAMPION
EGG LAYER OF WORLD
Bests the Champion $4,000 White
Leghorn Hen, Lady Byzantine.

Peggy, a Rouen duck of doubtful
ancestry, is the champion egg layer
of the world, if the claims of her
owner, Mrs. Sarah Bannister, of We
roma, n. j., are accurate. Peggy, in
the period from January 2, 1915, 20
December %, 1915, laid 325 eggs,
10 more than Lady Byzantine, the
$4,000 white leghorn hen, laid in
her best year. Since February ! this
year Peggy has been laying an egg
a day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-04
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, May Although
trading on the local Stock Exchange
yesterday was still very much restrict.
ed. and the movements in the various
Operations were mainly reactionary,
the market nevertheless displayed a
versatile diversity in It's transactions,
that brought practically every dlyis.
ion on the list into more or less promi.
nence.
While the glass shares attracted
considerable attention on account OF
the annual statement issued by the
Window Glass Machine company, and
over SO per cent. OF the total trading
Of the day were negotiated In this de.
partment, the Window Glass Machine
shares both reacted. the common to
6 and the preferred 10 1881.
The oil and gas stocks displayed lit.
Inflammation, although some OF them
held fairly steady. Pure OIL assum.
\ ed the lead in the strading IN this d.
vision, and sold throughout the day
between 1915 and 20, the latter repre-.
senting the closing figure. Pittsburgh
oil and Gas held at s for so shares.
Manufacturers Light and Heat sagged
and lost a quarter at 49s. Columbia
Gas and Electric was unchanged at
15% but Caney River declined several
small fractions at 37h,
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Oil and Gas,

Few competitions are reported from
the West Virginia fields. A few days
ago the Fisher Oil company drilled its
No. 3 on the s. L.. Perine farm into the
Gordon sand and It showed for very
Light pumper. Later It was drilled
deeper and its production improved
and 1t Is good for 80 barrels a day. In
the same locality the Hope Natural
Gas company is drilling at $500 feet
at a test on the v. L. sidebottom farm.
The same company has started to drill
a second test on the Ellsworth Lowth.
er farm.
On Indian Creek, Elk district. Ka.
nawha county, the Empire Petroleum
company has started to drill test
on the w. s. Jarrett farm, located
1000 feet northeast OF the test on the
George c. AGREE farm. The Eastman.
ed was drilled on Blue creek and open.
ed that spectacular field. On the vii.
liams coal tract, on Long Bottom Run,
Cabin Greek district. the Columbus
Producing company is drilling In the
sand at No. % and will drill In two
more wells on the same tract this
week.
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MEETINGS
ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting OF tho stock.
holders Of the MoNONGAHELA VAL
LEY TRACTION COMPANY will be
he'd at the office Of said Company,
Room No. S05. Watson building, IN the
City of Fatrmont. West Virginia. on
Monday the 9Th day OF May, 1915. at
II o'clock a. m. for the purpose OF re.
ceiving a statement OF the affairs OF
said Company, for the election OF a
Board OF Directors to serve for the en-.
suing year and for the transaction OF
any other business coming before said
Annual Stockholders, Meeting.
WALTON MILLER,
Secretary Monongahela Valley Trac.
ton Company. 4.l3.20.27; 81
April 9Th, 1916.
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I New York

NEW YORK. May 4.-Disregarding
numerous constructive factors, includ.
Ing the more hopeful differences drawn
from Washington's relations with
Germany and Mexico, an increased
dividend for American Smelling, op,
timistic steel trade reviews and add.
tional excellent railway returns, the
market yesterday suffered a further
impairment OF quoted values. Early
prices seemed to favor the bull &C.
count, but steady selling Of popular
issues soon caused general rever
sal. with unmistakable signs Of liquid.
alton at the end.
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ANNUAL. MEETING.

The annual meeting OF the stock.
holders OF FAIRMoNT AND MAN.
NINGT0N RAILROAD COMPANY
vii be held at the office OF the Com.
pany, Room No. 305 Watson Building,
IN the City of Fairmont, West vir.
ginia, on Monday. the sth day OF May,
1915. at II o'clock a. M. for the pur.
pose OF receiving statement of the
affairs OF said Company. for the cleo.
tion OF Board Of Directors to serve
for the ensuing year and for the trans.
action OF any other business coming
before said Annual Stockholders
WALTON MILLER,
Secretary Fairmont and Manning.
ton Railroad Company.
April 9Th, 1915. 4.13.2o.27; 81.
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And upon consideration Of the said pc.
tition tha Court Is OF the opinion and doth
10 find that more than fifty t5p) OF tho
signers o. the said petition arc legal yo-
ters and freehoiders Of the Magisterial
District Of Grant, County OF Marion and
State Of West Virginia. and It further
appearing 10 the Court and the Court
doth SO find that the amount OF the cur.
rent road levies Upon the property as
sessed In said Grant District for road pur-
poses Is insufficient for the purpose OF
in said District as set forth In said peti.
ton.
And Il further appearing to the Court
total valuation OF the taxable property
In said Grant District. County and State
aforesaid, Is $3,s15. 35s. 49,. as shown by
the last assessment Of the property In
said District forIstate and county pur-
poses; and the Court doth further find
that the said Magisterial District OF
Grant has no Indebtedness as such Dis.
trict, either bonded or otherwise; and
that the said County OF Marion, has no In
debtedness. either bonded or otherwise;
that the amount Of bonded indebtedness
authorized, by law. which said Grant Dis
triet may incur IL In excess Of the aE-
sreSate amount OF slso,VpV. Tor the pur.
poses. Aforesaid.
Now. on this here day, after mature con-
sheraton OF said petition the Court Is OF
the opinion that the prayer OF said petit
tion be granted, and the Court doth here.
by grant the same. N n
And the Court deemtns It advisable and
being Of the opinion that the said Grant
District Aforesaid should Appropriate and
Use the sum Of s1sS 900 for the permanent
improvement OF the roads mentioned and
described II, said petition and that to this
end the said District should be bonded
In the said amount and that the proceeds
arising from the sale Of said bonds should
be sused in the permanent Improvement
Of thu. said roads mentioned and described
In said petition by the construction OF
mlcadaniired.t titord or other stone con.
'stsuction, brick, eoherete or asphalt, Bit
uilthic Or granalithie pavement, Or other
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AGAINST THE LEVY

It is further ordered that the said ball
lots may be voted and markedtn the man
ner prescribed by law.s NJ Il.
But 1t is further ordered that the coun-
" Court In no year shall by District Levy.
provide a greater special bond levy than
ia necessary to pay the Interest on zaId
bonds and to provide a sinking fund TO
pay on the said serial bonds AZ they're
spectively become due.
II Is further provided that the volors
OF Grant District be listed and reeiuterod.
By this Court as provided for by Section
ss-A.l1I and Section ss.A-yn Of Chap.
ter as OF the Acts Of the 1.esislaturs Of
West Virginia. Regular session. 1913.
Court do sit the fifth day preceding the
date OF said special election for the pur-
pose OF hearing any and M matters as
to the registration OF voters and OF doing
any and all things necessary and required
by the laws OF this state. - '|
And Il 10 further ordered BY the Court
that In the event the said bond election
is carried, that the plans and speci1ca-
lions and the contract for said work BE-
approved by the State Road Engineer.
and that the work shall not be paid tor
In full until Inspected by{sai State Read
Engineer. "a
NJ u Iurther ordered that In the event
said bond issue shall carry that the Ad-
yisorys Committee in said petition nomi-
mated shall be appointed by this Court 10
act as Advisory Committee to this Court
In all matters relating to said, road I'm
Iproyement including the sale Of said
bonds, the employment Of engineers. de-
termining kind OF roads 70 be buIlt and
materials TO be used. letting OF contracts.
approval OF work and material used. etc.
STATE oFSwEsTlyfRGINtA.
MARION COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE.
Z. A. q. Martin. CLERK ~ the county
Court OF Marion County vast virginia.
hereby certify that the above 10 the true
and correct copy Of an order entered "
the County Court OF said Marion County
this isshf day % April. 1915.
A.. @. MARTIN.
Clerk Of Marion County Court.
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CoulrtNews
Realty Transfers.

Amanda E. Gill and Thomas Gill to
J. B. Gill parcel Of land in Manning
ton district. Consideration 500.
George W. Taylor and Nevada Tay,
Tor to NJ. D. Christie. a parcel OF land
In Peacock addition to the city Of
Fairmont. Consideration 500.
Charles N. Satterfeld and wife Ed
ma Sattertield to J. L. Shriver, certain
real estate In Winfield district. Con
sideration sl.00.
Executor Appointed.
James L. Hamilton appointed exec.
utor OF last will and testament Of J.
NJ. Campbell, Warrington district
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STATE SENATE

We are authorized 70 announce the
candidacy OF DR.. Chaa. a. ainsel Of
Grafton, Taylor county. for the Rst1h-
lican nomination for State Senate for
the Eleventh Senatorial district, com.
prising the counties OF MonongAlia.
Marion and Taylor. W
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Grain and Produce,

CHICAGO. Mas 4.-Reports Of crop
damage from green bugs In Oklahoma
and from Hessian fly in Illinois result.
ed in higher prices for wheat. The
close was firm at sc to Nc net ad.
vance, with May at s1.15k and July
$1.16A@1.16S. Corn finished un.
changed to sc higher; oats shade off
to ~ c up and provisions varying from
1bc decline to a rise of 211sc.
Corn did not make much response 10
the wheat strength. The chief rea.
son seemed to be that planting was
progressing rapidly and that indica.
tons pointed to fair and warmer
weather. Oats were bullishly affected
by reports Of damage from green bugs
In Oklahoma