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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
PREFERS PRISON TO
LIBERTY And RIDICULE
EX-CONVICT HAMMOND DE-
SPAIRS OF CONVINCING THE
WORLD OF HIS HONESTY.

Discouraged by his frantic effort as
an ex-convict to make good with the
world E. L. Hammond has decided to
90 back to the San Quentin prison at
Los Angeles, Cal, to serve the re-
naming four months of a two-year
sentence for forgery. He walked into
the Los Angeles county jail few
days ago and surrendered his parole
privilege. He said he couldn't live
up to the requirements and wanted
to give up the liberty granted him
six months ago.
"Why am l going back?" he re-
peated to man who asked him the
reason for his unusual action. "Well,
brother, some Day when you haven't
anything to do in particular, get up
early, leave all your money at home,
put on a cheap hand-me-down suit,
a dirty shirt and collar, and then
start out with a three days growth of
whiskers on your face to find a job.
eco into business offices, factories,
commercial houses, construction COM
panies and stores. Tell the employ
ers you are an honest ex-convict, just
out of states prison; that you have
turned straight; that YOU want a job
so you can hold up your head among
your fellow men once more. Do this
some morning and see what happens.
You will understand then why / am
going back to the penitentiary.
II have pride and education. Once
I was respected in good society. But
today l am a jail bird. | tell you, it
hurts, especially when folks won't
give me a chance to make good after
| have paid in full for my mistake"
Fought Losing Battle.
Under the California parole law a
man must have position in view be-
fore he can be released by prison au-
thorities. He is then given a pair
of prison shoes, a prison suit, ticket
to his destination and handshake
by the warden. If it happens that
the job isn't there when the man ar
rives he finds himself with empty
pockets, a seedy appearance, nothing
to eat and no place to eat it. That's
what happened to Hammond.
When his preferred job failed to
materialize he joined his destitute
father in Los Angeles, was taken
down with appendicitis, and went to
the county hospital. When he came
out he was weak and unable to do
heavy work. Worse yet, he was
''broke." He didn't have the price of
shave. He didn't have the price of
clean collar He didn't have the
price of meal. For some time he
tried to fight losing battle, but at
last he gave up the struggle to make
living and asked the parole officer
for a ticket to San Quentin.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
BOIL WEEVIL Burnley
IS COMING TO GEORGIA
FIELD AGENT OF LOUISIANA
ASSIGNED TO THIS STATE
FOR FALL AND WINTER.

WASHINGTON, D. CO. Phil
Campbell, extension director of the
Georgia State College of Agricult-
ure, has been notified by the United
States department of agriculture of
the appointment as assistant field
agent of C. B. Burley, of Monterey.
La. and assigned for work in Geor-
gia during the remainder OF the fall
and winter.
Mr.. Burley is a louisiana planter
who has had years of successful eA
perience in growing cotton under Sc
we're boil weevil conditions. He was
for number of years demonstration
agent in one of the delta counties of
that state. During the present year
he was employed for number of
months by the chamber OF commerce
of Montgomery, Ala, with the de-
partment of agriculture, for the pur-
pose of assisting the county agents in
the Montgomery trade territory IN
boil weevil work. 1t was here that
he earned the sobriquet "BOll Weevll
Burley."
Mr.. Burley will probably have tenn
porary headquarters at Anericus or
Albany or some other accessible
point in the southern part of the
State. His work will be to assist
county demonstration agents in meet,
ings and otherwise. His long and
successful experience in growing cot
ton under boil weevil conditions will,
it is felt, enable him to be OF great
benefit in backing up the county
agents in their efforts to induce Geor-
gia farmers to adopt the methods
which experience has shown will
prove successful in combating the
ravages of the weevil.
The assignment of Mr.. Burley to
Georgia is in furtherance of the plan
of the United States department of
agriculture and the Georgia state col
lege of agriculture to make a thor
ough and determines fight against the
boil weevil in Georgia. 1t is realized
that if the great majority of farmers
can be induced to adopt the necessary
methods at once that a good crop OF
cotton on reduced acreage can be
grown and the usual panic and de-
moralization due to boil weevil inva-
sion in Georgia avoided. The splen-
did work of the demonstration forces
of the college and the United States
department of agriculture in the state
has undoubtedly placed South Geor-
gia in better position for the weeviPs
coming than any other section Of the
country has ever been at the time OF
its invasion is the opinion of officials
in charge. Cotton can and will be
grown successfully in south and cen
/ trail Georgia in spite of the weevil by
the adoption of the plans which have
proven successful in other territory
| they state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
ITALIAN ARMY UNIFORM
is UGLIEST IN EUROPE
Visitor Says They Are Also the Least
U;.;LIa Do,,'k M.La = cb,Jo1y

Visitor Says They Are Also the Least
Visible. Don't Make a Shadow.
Headquarters of the Italian Army.
The uniform of the Italian army is
said to be both the ugliest and the
least visible of any worn in Europe.
"Its wearer doesn't even make a
shadow" said one visitor recently
among the party of American officials
that accompanied Ambassador Thorn
as Nelson Page to the front.
The color is officially described as
gray green. An Englishman tried to
convey his idea of it as follows ::
"Take some blue Nile mud, rub in
carefully two pounds of ship rat hair,
paint roam horse with the compost
ton and then you will understand
why the Austrians can't see the Ital-
ian soldiers in broad daylight at fifty
wards"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
NO NEW METHOD FOUND
FOR FIGSTINC WEEVlL

No Definite Results in Work to De-
velop Means of Graduating Pest.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Secretary
Houston to-day denied that the de-
partment of agriculture has discov-
cred means of exterminating the
cotton boil weevil, a report which has
caused scores of planters and cotton
brokers to make inquiries of the de-
partment recently.
The secretary in letter to
Southern farm journal explained that
agricultural experts are still working
diligently but without definite results
so far to develop a means of eradi-
eating the pest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they c.nnot reach the
diseased portion OF the ear There is only one
way to cure deafness. and that is by constitution
al remedies Deafness is caused by infamed
condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube When this tube is inaamed you have a
rumbng sound imperfect hearing, and when
ii is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation csn be taken eat and
this tube restored TO its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out OF
ten are caused by Catarrh. which is nothing but
an indamed condition of the mucous surfaces
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness fcaused by catarrhl that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for creu-
lars, free.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
COUNTRY'S DEATH RATE is
LOWEST IT'S EVER BEEN

Only 1875 persons out of every
1 200 died in the United States dur
ing 1915, according to figures of the
census bureau made public this week.
This constitutes the lowest mortality
rate ever recorded in the country.
The most striking decrease during the
period was registered in Rhode
Island, 16.9 per cent. New York fol-
lows with a falling off of 14.6 per
cent; New Jersey, 14.3; Massachu-
sets, 1877; Indiana, 3.8 per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
Bingham Dresses for Children
Sizes s. 10 and IL Years
Price. $1.OO

Our stock Of Dry Goods, Notions
and Shoes is complete, and will
make it to your interest if you will
call and see our line before making
your purchases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
YOUNGEST LEADER IN
THE CIVIL WAR IS DEAD

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Galusha
Pennypacker, who died in a hospital
here a day or two ago, is said to have
been the youngest general of the
civil war. He was 70 years old and
had been i'll for two years. General
Pennypacker was descendant
of Hendrick Pennypacker, surveyor
of land for William Penn. He en-
listed in the Ninth Pennsylvania vol
unteers at the age of 16 and in lit
tie over three years became briga-
der general.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
ARMY GETS NEARLY FORTY
FOUR THOUSAND HORSES

Since United States army remount
depots were established at Fort Sam
Houston and Ell Paso, Tex, total
of 1880 animals have been issued,
most of them being required to outfit
state troops on border duty. At the
present time there are 5000 saddle
and draught horses and mules at the
depot in San Antonio and 5000 ami
mails at Ell Paso.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
AMERICAN FARMER GETTING
SHARE EUROPEAN GOLD
Nearly $4,000, 900, 900 Worth Sup
plies Sold to Warning Nations.


plies Sold to Warning Nations.
That the American farmer is get
ting his share of the stream of gold
flowing here from Europe is striking
ly shown by figures on foodstufi ex-
ports which have just been given out.
While the total value of gunpowder,
cartridges, explosives and firearms
shipped to the warning nations since
the war began amounts to the stupen-
dous su moi S423, 100000 these fig
ures are far surpassed by the total
value of foodstuffs shipped to Europe
to feed the armies in the field and the
armies of industrial workers engaged
in making war supplies. For the
value of the foodstuffs runs to ST.
$4,000, 900, or enough to pay net
profit of $500 on 6,666,O00 farms.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
FINDS VALUABLE DIAMOND
IN Worthless MULES HIDE
Rare Gem Was Concealed Under Skin
of Animals Shoulder.

GILLESPIE, I'LL. Grabner, a
resident of Sawyersville, who re-
ceives ''gratis" the injured and
worthless mules of the Superior Coal
company, the price of their hides he
receives after shipment being his
part, was much surprised on reaching
the shoulder of one of the animals to
find one and one-half carat dia-
mond buried beneath the skin. 1t is
supposed that it had been placed
there by some one for safe keeping,
but no one has come forward to claim
If
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25

Neuralgia of the face, shoulders,
hands or feet requires a powerful
remedy that will penetrate the flesh.
BALLARD'S SNOW EMINENT pos
sesses that power. Rubbed in where
the pain is felt is all that is necessary
to relieve suffering and restore nor
NAL conditions. Price 25c, SOC and
s1.00 a bottle. Sold by Dawson
Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25

I want your hens at ten cents a
pound, fryers at Is cents a pound.
Highest prices for all other poultry.
Howard Arnold, PARROT, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
RUB-MY-TiSM

sWilI cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches. Cramps,
Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. SAntiseptic AnOdyne. used in
Sernally and externally. Price Csc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13
A New America Discovered.

Columbus discovered America in 1902
that is, fringe of IT, Ever since then il
has been discovered by degrees as west
ward, the course of empire takes its
way" Periodically discoveries are made
which are of surprising Importance even
though they are not heralded as much as
they deserve Such a one was made
about Is years ago by officials of the
Great Northern railway while blazing a
way through northwestern Montana on
the Continental divide, but it took Con-
gress just about 20 years to realize the
Importance of the discovery. For it was
not until five years ago that Congress
officially recognized the finest of all our
national playgrounds-Glacier National
park-by enacting a law setting it aside
as heritage for all Americans for all
time, and il is this superb heritage which,
for the first time, will be adequately
portrayed on films by Lyman Fl. Howe
at the Barre opera house on Tuesday
night. May l6. This feature in itself
comprises a vacation-a round trip to
the roof of America and back. The pic
ture follows the trail into the recesses
Of the everlasting hills. En- route spec
tators will form pictorial acquaintance
with the really noble red men-native
Blackfeet Indians.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13
MOTOR VEHICLE LAW ENFORCE,
kIENT,

! In several communities Of Vermont
violations of the motor vehicle law have
been followed by arrests and the pay
ment of fines, while in one particular
case in Burlington the license of an of
fender was taken away by the state.
The early start toward the enforcement
of the motor vehicle law is eommendable,
as the enforcement will have tendency
TO bring greater respect for the law.
However, there seems to be a varying
degree of pressure brought TO bear on
such enforcement in different sections OF
the state. For instance, while there have
been several convictions for violation OF
local ordinances and one suspension of
license in Burlington on authority of the
state, 1t is said that a representative of
the state has found l3 cases of violation
of the law thus early in Bennington, the
offense consisting mainly in the failure
TO bring the registration up to date. Yet
no steps to prosecute the alleged viola
tors In Bennington have been taken, sol
it is stated. Why not' If the motor
vehicle law Is to be enforced in one Sec
ton of the state, it ought to be enforced
in every section where there is prosecut
ing authority; and, surely, Bennington
comes within the latter class of commu-
mites If IL violators of the motor We
hicle law are to be found in Bennington,
there ought to be 10 attempts to bring
convictions against them. General rel
spect for the motor vehicle law through
all parts of the state depends in large
measure on the eyenness of the enforce
ment of the law. There should be no
favored sections.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13

say that he was not fearless in the per
Torrance of what he believed to be hi
duty to the high office he filed and tt
the sacred trust he held from the people
of Vermont" One case of the differences
which arose between Fletcher and the
people was his Interpretation of what his
duty to the high Office" consisted of;
for instance, his attempted reorganiza
ton of the two highest courts in the
state. That, we presume, is one of the
mistakes" which the contemporary
might mention If it should so desire,
The people of Vermont apparently did
not desire that the executive department
should have such marked domination
over one of the other two chief depart
ments of the state
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13
SOUTH FAIRLEE.

W. G. Hunter spent Tuesday with his
brother at Montpelier.
Philip Brooks of Bradford visited his
friend, Hawley George, Tuesday.
Fl. H. Miles Of North Hartland was a
visitor in town Tuesday.
w. G. Hunter worked at White River
Junction Wednesday. f. Z. Whitcomb
took his place at the station.
Fred Cummings Of Bradford was in the
place the first OF the week, demonstrat-
ing the Overland.
VIII Bragg moved Thursday to Post
Mills, where he has purchased a place
of Lafayette Myers
Mrs. Davis is i'll at the home OF her
daughter. Mrs G. l.. Robinson.
Ethel Rutledge of Fairlee was in the
place last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. s. A. George and the
Misses Robinson went to Fairlee Thurs
day night to take the last two degrees
in the grange,
Walter Hunter has purchased light
Overland car of Blake & Cummings Of
Bradford.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13

A real cleanup" campaign can be
started none too early in Barre. The
wind of the past few days has swept the
refuse into plain sight and left it there
to be an eyesore for as long as our leth-
argy allows it to remain. A great many
craps of paper mot the German kind
have been thrust into the foreground of
the city, which is Main street, and have
left that generally clean thoroughfare in
very much of a litter Besides the litter
of papers, etc, there is an accumulation
of sand on many sidewalks throughout
the city which has outlivsd its usefulness
As a winter covering Of icy walks. The
sand ought to be swept of at the same
time that the Woman's club. the Barre
Board OF Trade and other organizations,
aided by the individual residents, are GO
ing about the cleanup campaign. Then.
too, there is many back yard which
stands in need OF attention. not only to
improve appearance but also TO prevent
the spreading Of disease. Many reasons
like the above might be advanced why a
thorough cleanup movement is just
what Barre needs right now
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13

One of the most attractive mediums OF
publicity to come to our notice recently
is a little brochure published in the in
terests of the University Of Vermont
The brochure is bound in heavy brown
paper and the pages of gloss coating are
imprinted with handsome reproductions
of the most important college buildings
and laboratories together with small cuts
of typical college activity and some of
actual athletic scenes at the university.
The text of the brochure is concise
statement of the student conditions at
the state university. Taken altogether,
it is very effective.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13
A GERMAN ARMY IN THE UNITED
STATES,

! That reported German army already in
the United States is probably nothing
but scare of war; but at the same time
it is readily admitted that such an army
is very possible because of the presence
OF vast number of German army re-
servists who have been cQoped up in the
United States by reason of their inabil-
ity to get back to the fatherland to bear
arms in Germany's defense. The mis-
tress of the seas" has seen TO it quite eff
fectually that no German passenger
carrying ships are plying the seas and
much less that any stray ships of Ger
man registry should deposit army re-
serves where they can become available
for the kaiser's use. As a result, large
number of men eligible for service in the
German army or navy have been kept
on this side of the Atlantic and most of
them in the United States. Whether any
considerable percentage Of them would
take up arms against the country which
= lhttt present. % AAAh = NAtrAttuf
but. granting that they would all divert
their allegiance to the country with
which they are still nominally bound
-Germsny-there is no doubt whatever
that strong fighting force could be mo
bilized at some point just outside Of the
jurisdiction Of the United States, pre-
sumably in Mexican territory. for effec
tive use against the United States. How
ever. that is mere speculation. The re-
ported German army already in thel
United States Is myth, due perhaps TO-
more or less hysteris among American
people by reason Of constant bordering
over war problems How to make these
msn-Amerioaus good. loyal American
citizens is the immediate problem ahead
Of the United States. providing. Of course.
they elect to stay in the United States
after the close Of the war and share In /
the unrivalIed prosperity which PROMISE
b = accorded the industries q the COM
tg.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13
Auction Sale
On account of giving up my home in
websterville, viii sell all my
Household Goods
and
Personal Property
at public auction sale, on
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1916

at p. m. sharp. Look over tAe list. in
part as follows:
Two iron beds, wood bed, spring
beds. mattresses and feather beds. pill
lows, bed quilts, blankets, sheets. pillow
slips. table linen, ] art square and Dor
der. I oak sidebosrd oak dresser, bu-
reaus, high arm singer machine. !
book case. dining tables. 6 dining chairs,
6 parlor chairs. rocking chairs, lounge.
Crawford range and pipe. ! Mage heat
er. ] small oil stove, lawn mower, crock
cry, glass, tin. stone and iron ware;
silver knives. forks and spoons, wash
bench. 3 wash tubs, wash boards. ice
cream freezer. 3 lamps, ] phonousph,
No. 7. vith los Blue Ambrcl records.
a. good a. new; cost over 500; show
Is, hoes. rakes. and large list Of useful
articles not mentioned
Remember the date. Friday, May Ne.
At p m sharp. Al ny home IN Web
stervilie. VI. - the goods vii b. soia
- above stated
ALEX vISSETT.
o X HALE. Auciiosest
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13
rill make a few days visit. with rela

will make few days visit. with rela
tives.
Supreme court adjourned late yester
day afternoon after two weeks session
during which time an unusually large
number of cases were heard. Judge Sen,
eca Haselton went last evening to his
home in Burlington and the other justices
residing in other parts of the state left
this forenoon.
States Atty. Fred Il. Gleason returned
this forenoon from Newfsne, where, in
company with Julius A. Wilcox, he has
been acting as counsel in a Windhsm
county negligence case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13
CLEANUP IN BARRE TOWN.
Saturday, May 10, Will Be Devoted to
the Work.

Saturday, May 49, will be cleanup day
for South Barre, upper and lower Gran
iteville, upper and lower Websterville
and East Barre. The board of health will
send out teams that morning to pick up
all rubbish and householders are asked
to have it collected in piles as near the
road as possible in eonveniszt place.
Children may also assist greatly by col
Letting the cans about their homes and
otherwise helping in the cleanup cam
paign.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13

In the present tension in relations be
tween the two peoples, there ought to be
most decided watchful waiting by the
American troops which are patrolling the
Mexican border. Otherwise we shall
have repetition Of the Columbus, n. NJ,
massacre, or even worse. There is where
real watchful waiting can come into
play.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13
BASEBALL NOTES.

President Ebbets of the Dodgers say:
that he is not about to dispose OF Nap
Tucker, as was rumored.
Bags" Wsnamaker, the former Dart
mouth catcher, is now catching for the
Albany club of the New York league. He
was dropped by Rochester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13

John d. Rockefeller started a little
Perth Amboy girl on the road to wealth
by giving her six cents and telling her
to save il always. Shall we expect an
other rise in the price Of gasoline?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13

The United States began its protest
campaign against Great Britain mildly
by finding fault that British ships pre-
vented the transportation OF Red Cross
supplies to Germany. That may be tax
en- to be a feeler for more serious pro-
tests later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13

What may b taken 10 be q tentative
announcement Of ex-Goy Fieicher's re-
entry into political life in Vermont is a
reioinder printed IN the Ludlow Tribune
70 statement Of Dissatisfaction with
Fletcher expressed by the st. Albans
Messenger. The reioindef goes into con
siderable detail IN explaining the things
which took place during The Fletcher ad-
ministration and winds up with this az
sertions -f-osernor Fletcher made mis-
takes. a. does every naan - public posi
ton Who does thing bat nobo5y an
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13

The outbreak of forest fires all over
New England, Vermont included, reveals
that the time for exercising extreme eau
tion in the woods and fields has arrived.
A slight degree of caution will prevent a
great loss.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13

The baseball season under way, and
hot baseball league in Vermont. Heigh-
DO, for the good old days of the Northern
league!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13

Capt. Boy Eds decoration at the hands
of the kaiser was not his frst the
United States government decorated him
with can some months ago.