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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
BORDER PATROL
PROVES VERY COSTLY
Uncle Sam Will Spend $50, 900, 900
On United States Troops Sta
toned in Texas.

The present plan of policing the
Mexican border will cost the United
States $3.50, 100000 in the mainte-
nance of new soldiers, the purchase
of $1,000 horses and 1000 motor
trucks for immediate use. In addl-
ton the war department has entered
an immense order for machine guns
and other army equipment for use in
case this nation is forced to go to
war.
Those in touch with the situation
find that it will cost a total OF So
100000 to transport all militia com
mands to the Texas border. Once
thew are on duty it will cost approx
mately $1,000 year per man, indl--
eating that the expense will mount
rapidly as long as the force of l3O'-
900 soldiers is retained.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
PRIZE PLYMOUTH ROCK
ROOSTER CROWS DOXOLOGY
No Disputing the Fact That New
York Man Has a Rare Bird.

Vernon Green of West Rush, N.
Y, owns a Plymouth Rock rooster
which he keeps in a poultry yard ad-
joining the Lutheran church. Thus
the bird has all kinds of opportunity
of hearing church hymns and sacred
music.
One morning recently he saw the
rooster stretching its neck and I'M
mistakably Growing a tune. That is
to say, he saw the neck and heard the
tune. Mrs. Green then stated that
she had noticed the bird on the pre-
vious Sunday listening as the doXol-
ogy was sung, and apparently trying
to initiate it.
Mr.. Green, who is an accomplished
violinist, got his violin and played the
doxology through; whereupon the
rooster, in unconcealed delight, re-
peated it faultlessly in lusty crow.
Since then the bird has done the same
thing many times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
PLENTY OF WAR MATERIAL
BUT NO FOOD FOR STARVING
Two Million People in Mexico Are
on Verge of Starvation.

At least 100000 men, women
and children in Mexico are on the
verge of starvation, according to
Jose F. Martinez, who has arrived at
Eagle Pass, Texas, after travelling
two months in the republic prepar-
ing a report on conditions for New
York interests.
Conditions in nearly every part
of Mexico are desperate" Martinez
saws. 1.-THE army has plenty of food,
while the civilian population is des-
titute and there is no relief in sight.
Many thousands of hungry men have
enlisted rather than starve to death "
Martinez said that Mexico was bet
ter prepared for war than was gen
orally supposed, having accumulated
millions of rounds of American-made
munitions and large quantities OF II
fes in the past year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
CONGRESS PREPARES
FOR ADJOURNMENT
Senate Leaders Hope to Finish I'm
portant Work by August goth.
House Remains Idle.

Congress will adjourn on or before
August 20, according to plans per-
fected by the democratic steering
committee in charge of the legislative
program in the senate. The naval
and military appropriations bills will
be discussed first and sent to the con-
ference committee as soon as posi-
BILE. With these two important meas
ures out of the way the shipping bill
will be taken up. This is expected to
arouse a real fight in the senate.
Revenue, workmen's compensation,
corrupt practices, Philippine self
government, civil war and Spanish
American war pensions, interstate
commerce enlargement bills and sew
eral other measures are scheduled to
be taken up in the order named. The
child labor and immigration bills al
so will be considered.
While the senate is finishing this
program the house will be Idle. NO
legislation of disputed character
will be taken up, and if conference
reports contain controversial points
absentees will be given sufficient no.
tice. Hundreds of representatives
have left the capital and many Will
not return until a week before ad-
journment.
Majority Leader Kern, of the SEN
ate, has stated that flood control, vo-
cationaI education, the woman's suf-
frage amendment and other measures
of Importance will be taken up and
considered at the session in Decem-
Der. Other matters worthy of con-
sideration will have to be delayed If
members of congress are to get away
from Washington to take part In the
presidential campaign.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
PERSONS TAX BILL
ONCE MORE TABLED
Bill, Drenches Senator Tracy
With Water.

ATLANTA.-The Persons bill seek
ing to amend the tax equalization law
by taxing notes, negotiable paper,
ETC., along with realty and other Wis
ible property, bobbed up in the SEN
ate Friday morning for the sixth time
this session, and as usual occupied
practically all of the time of the sem
ate, only to be tabled once more after
long and heated debate.
On each occasion that this measure
has been up for passage its defeat
has been prevented through the sue
cessful efforts of its friends to table
it. On the motion to table Friday the
vote was 21 to 10, showing little
change in comparison with former
votes and a clear indication that the
bill would stand little chance of get
ting by on its passage.
During the debate the most hu-
morous event of the 1916 session was
staged, and it was some minutes be-
fore the senators were able to regain
their composure sufficiently to allow
resumption of the arguments.
Drenches Senator Tracy.
Senator Pickett of the Eleventh
was speaking and had fortified him
self with glass of water, which he
placed on a pile of books on the desk
occupied by Senator Tracy of the
Twelfth. In the heat of his argu-
ment the senator from the Eleventh
evidently lost sight of the water, and
pounding the desk of Senator Tracy
with his fists to drive home a point
accidentally overturned the glass,
the contents drenching the represent
ative from the Twelfth.
The senate Immediately went into
commissions of laughter, Senator Ira
cy joining in, while pages mopped
him and the desk with blotters.
So unexpected was the upset"
that Senator Pickett, just warming
up to his argument, yielded the floor
and offered his apologies to the sena-
tor from the Twelfth, which were
gracefully accepted.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
COAST TO COAST
FLIGHT is PLANNED
AVIATORS TO CON-
TEST IN LONG RACE NEXT
FALL. ROUTES PICKED.

Tentative regulations governing
the transcontinental aeroplane fight
from New York to San Francisco
have been announced by the Aero
Club of America and the Federation
Aeronautique international, under
whose rules the event will be con-
Quoted. The start will be made at 1
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Sep
TENDER End, at Sheepshead Bay, Bel
mont park or Garden City, near New
York city. The finish will be at San
Francisco, San Diego or Los Angeles
and must not occur later than 1880
o'clock on Saturday evening, Septem-
Der 80. The race will be for a tro-
ply offered by Ralph Pulitzer of New
York, and for cash prizes provided
by cities along the route.
Thus far % aviators have signified
their intention of entering the COM
petition. 1t is expected that at least
40 will be in the race. The entrance
fee is $500 and entries will be receiv-
ed until August 1. Late entries will
be received up to noon on August %,
in which case the entrance fee will
be $500.
Tentative Routes Selected.
The clubs in charge of the propos-
ed flight are considering the Lincoln
and Southern highway routes. There
will be IL controls, where stops may
be made for repairs and where avia-
tors may remain for IL hours.
The Lincoln highway route will take
the flyers from New York to Wash
ington or Baltimore, Pittsburg, or
Dayton, or Columbus, O.; Chicago,
St. Louis, Kansas City, or Topeka;
or Omaha, or Lincoln, Neb.; Gothem-
berg or North Platte, Neb.; Chey~
enne or Laramie, Wyo.; Salt Lake
City or Ogden, Utah; Eureka or Ely,
New; Carson City or Reno, New, and
San Francisco. This route may be
extended to Los Angeles and San Di-
ego, Cal The southern route is the
same as the Lincoln highway route as
far as Kansas City, or Topeka, or
Omaha, or Lincoln, where it will turn
south through Oklahoma, Texas and
Arizona to San Diego or Los Angeles,
or it may pass through Kansas, Tex
as, New Mexico and Arizona to Los
Angeles. Either route may be ex-
tended to San Francisco.
Control Towns Provide Prizes.
The greatest distance between con-
trolls up to Kansas City will be 800
miles. Frequent official landing
places will be established between
controls about so or 100 miles apart.
Each city which is made control
will give prizes. The total prizes
between 100000 and
$780, 900, divided as follows; First,
$40, 900; second, SIS, 900; third, $10,-
900; fourth, $1,000; fifth, $4,000;
sixth, $4,000 seventh, $1,000; eighth,
81, 800. Other prizes will be awarded
for the best time between controls
to the first four or six arrivals.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
WHISKEY, BEER AND
WINE IN A PULPIT
A Methodist Minister Used Blind I'll
ger Seizures to Illustrate
His Sermon.

Nine barrels of whisky and twenty
cases of brandy, gin, beer and wine,
piled high along the altar rail of the
First Methodist church, were used as
an exhibit by Rev. Charles Went
worth to illustrate his sermon.
laundering Belligerents Blaspheme
Bakersfield" and intended as an at
tack on the Bakersfield, Cal, police.
Lottery tickets and gambling appa-
ratus were also in his church muse
UNI.
The liquor was confscated in a
raid on places alleged to be selling
whisky without license. The day be
fore the sermon the wet stuff was
piled high on the minister's porch
with an officer on guard to see that
none of it was sampled.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
ANTI-AIR CRAFT GUNS WILL
SHOOT FIVE MILES STRAIGHT
United States Battleships VIII Be
Equipped With Powerful Weapon.

Forty of the new anti-air craft
guns for use by the American navy
have been completed and will he
mounted on 20 battieships of the
Atlantic fleet as rapidly as is posi-
BILE without interfering with the sum-
mer maneuvers. Two Of the newest
dreadnoughts of the Atlantic feet
the Pennsylvania and the Nevada
have already been equipped with the
guns.
American naval officers contend
that these are the most effective guns
in the world for use against aircraft.
The gun is of three-inch bore and
of so calibre. The claim made for it
by naval ordnance experts is that 1T
will shoot five miles straight up into
the air.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
PROHIBITIONISTS PLAN
MILLION DOLLAR CAMPAIGN
Confident They VIII Swing Into Line
as the Third Political Party.

With confidence that they will out
rank the socialists and swing into line
next November as the third political
party of the country prohibitionists
at their national convention last
week at St. Paul announced plans for
a S1,OOO,O0O campaign which they
expect to net their ticket no less than
100000 votes. In the presidential
election of 1912 the prohibitionisrs
polled 207, 1929 votes.
They are relying on the support of
the women in states where they have
the ballot and the new strength the
party will receive by accessions from
the broken ranks of the progressive
party.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
HON. GUYT M'LENDON
is AGAIN IN THE RACE
Announces He Is Candidate For the
Railroad Commission.

Hon. S. Guyt McLendon has is
sued the following statement:
Because ninety-seven thousand
three hundred and forty of my fell
low citizens on recent occasion vol
unfairly expressed a desire that /
should be a member of the commits
sion, and because hundreds have re-
Gently urged me to offer and have
generously rendered their support,
and because no one has so far an
nounced, / take this method to say
to my friends throughout the state
that | will accept their offers of sup
port and will be candidate for rail-
road commissioner for the term be-
ginning Dec. 1, 1917, and following
the present term of Mr.. Perry"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
PASS COMPULSORY
EDUCATION BILL
Parent or Guardian Of Children
From Eight to Fourteen Years
Liable to a Fine.

The house of representatives Fri
day passed compulsory education
bill containing the following provis-
ion:
Children from eight to fourteen
years of age are required to be sent
to school at least four months in ev-
cry year, beginning not later than
July 1, with the following excep-
tions: Children who receive private
instruction; children whose parents
are unable from poverty to send them
to school; children whose services are
absolutely necessary on the farm
children who have completed the first
four grades; children who are phys
ically or mentally unable to receive
instruction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
Georgia Gets $134,32S.

Georgia received the largest sum,
its allotment being $134,329, while
North Carolina was second, with
S114,381. Tennessee received STA
153; Alabama, $104,148; Virginia,
S99. $50; South Carolina, ST., 807;
Mississippi, S88,905; Louisiana, S67,-
AVA, and Florida, $50, 1915. Besides
these states Texas received 1921 .921,
Oklahoma, $115,139, Arkansas, $751;
689, and Kentucky, $97,471.
The apportionment was made by
states, as required by the law, one,
third in the ratio of area, one-thlrd
in the ratio of population and one,
third in the ratio of mileage OF rural
delivery routes and star routes. Inc
largest sum that went to any state
was that given to Texas.
The total fund contains SI5'OO0J.-
600. and in future years will be d.
vided as follows: 1918, SlO,O OO IVY
1919. $4,000, 900; 1920, 10000
90. and 1921, s25,O00,O00. The act
REQUIRES that the apportionment Tor
each year shall be made IN the same
manner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
Is Substitute.

Representative Redwine of Fayette
introduced the bill as a substitute for
the original bill by Hutchinson of
Turner. The bill provides that pa
rent or guardian who fails or refuses,
after warning, to send his or her
child or children to school shall be
fined SIS for each separate offense.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
FEDERAL ROAD FUND
ALLOTTED SOUTHERN STATES

Observation-Disclosures states
have been allotted $85O,OOO of the
S5,OOO,OOO federal road fund avail
able for this fiscal year under the
new federal aid road act, the depart
ment of agriculture announced to-
daV,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
100000 FOR THE
DANISH WEST INDIES
NEGOTIATIONS For Their Purchase
From Denmark Has Been Prac-
tically Completed.

WASHINGTON, D. c. - Official
announcement was made at the white
house today that negotiations have
practically been completed for the
purchase of the Danish West Indies
by the United States from Denmark
for S25, 100000.
A treaty closing the transaction
probably will be signed today and
sent Immediately to the senate.
The three islands of Danish West
Indies-St. Croix, st. Thomas and
St. John-lie due east of Porto Rico,
and have value to the United States
in strategic and military point of
view.
Discovered by Columbus.
The three islands, of st. Croix, St;
Thomas and St. John, in the order of
their size and population, were dis
covered by Columbus in 1893. Span
ish, British, French, Dutch and Dan
ish flags have foated over one or all
of the islands at various times.
Naval officers regard the DANISH
West Indies as most valuable for any
European government wishing to
quarrel with the United States. They
have pointed out that they are very
near the naval station at Guantan-
amo, only a thousand miles from Key
West
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
Senate Will Probably Pass 1t.

The senate will very probably pass
the house bill making the prison com
mission the highway commission,
with amendments providing a clerl-
cal force and the employment of civil
engineers. The bill that has been
passed meets all the Requirements
necessary to participate in the fed
eral good roads funds, and admittedly
is the most economical in administra-
ton of all the bills offered.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-02-18

Roller skating is now all the
rage in 4 aiaka, and think of it
you can @et ca q pepper Of a
skate for only two bits.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-02-18
scbser;ptioo Price, $500 Per Year
In Advance
Published livery Friday.

advertising rate made known upon applicatio,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25
TALK OF THE TOWN
Special values in suits at Abbotts.

Special values In suits at Abbott's.
Mrs Edward Peake left this morning
for Bristol, Conn, where she IS to pass
the winter with relatives.
l.. c. Murdoch OF South Ryegate was
among the business visitors in the city
yesterday, returning to his home this
morning
Miss Miriam Howard of Richardson
street left last night for New Haven,
Conn, where she will attend the Har
ward Yale game to-day.
The annual meeting of the Glenugie
club will be hel d in Clan Gordon hall
Saturday, Nov, 25. at o'clock prompt.
Per order president
Finish a happy Thanksgiving day by
going to the Presbyterian church and
hearing Marion H. Clarke of New York
impersonate Daddy Long Legs, adv.
James Monroe. who has been employed
as stonecutter in Barre during the past
few months has finished work here and
left yesterday for his former home in
Hardwick.
f. +. Rodds returned to st. Adams
yesterday after a business visit of sew
eral days Mr., Rodds contemplates buy
ing farm and has been investigating
several which are for sale in Washing
ton and Orange counties.
Mrs. Marie Fontana and two children
OF Blackwell street left the city this
for New York, where they are
10 visit relatives for few days before
sailing Nov. % on the Italian liner, Dante
for their former home in north
arn Italy, there to pass The winter in
Brena Useria. A number of people from
The Barre Italian colony gathered at the
station to bid the family farewell.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25
AMUSEMENT NOTES
Common Clay" at Opera House To-day.
Pleased St. Johnsbury.

The st. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN of Nov
"a had the following about Common
Clay" which comes to the Barre opera
house this afternoon and evening:
"The three act drama, Common Clay,
presented at the Colonial theatre Thurs
lay evening played before a large and
we'll pleased audience. If 1t had not been
Tor the inclement weather the company
would have played to capacity house,
rs it well deserved to do.
"Belle Mitchell as Ellen Neal was ably
supported in the play by Eugene Des-
mond and Frank NJ Readick as well as
by the rest of an exceedingly uniform
last.
From the high-class production with
which the management of the Colonial
has opened the season in st. Johnsbury,
It is certain that the theatre patrons will
look forward to the remaining bookings
Of the season."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25
TALK OF THE TOXIN


See AbD0tt me OF kllnonos.
Thanksgiving postcards at Fits.
See the new Christmas writing paper
at Fits.
A great reduction on trimmed and I'M
trimmed hats Mrs. C.. r Wood.
Special; One sewing machine $1,000 at
Fits.
Special Thanksgiving dinner, 75c per
plate, from y to 3. Bancroft inn, Plain
field
Horse sale at City Auction Market
Saturday, Nov %, at 2 p. m. See adv,
10. H. Hale, auctioneer.
Daddy Long Legs impersonated by
Marion II. Clarke of New York, Presby-
terrain church Thursday, Nov 30, at 3
o'clock Admission 25e; children, lie
adv.
p. G Lamson of Cambridge, Mass. is
staying at Hotel Barre while passing
several days in the Barre granite belt on
business connected with his granite ad
yertisiug campaign.
Barre hunters yesterday completed
the evacuation of the Maidstone hunting
lodge when Fritz Jackson, b. w Hook.
err, George +. Bond and Mark p. Cutler
arrived in the city, James Mackay, +. A.
Drown, H. F. Cutler and A. p Abbott
having returned earlier in the week. In
the face OF adverse hunting conditions
five of the marksmen managed to come
out Of the big woods with deer The deer
arrived in the city Friday afternoon and
were viewed with admiration by a knot
of bystanders gathered at the Central
Vermont station With the exception of
one large buck which possessed hand
some set OF antlers, all the deer were Of
average size.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25

ried for the proper presentation of the
plays. Mr.. McAuliffe is comedian OF
first rank and appears in leading comedy
roles. The supporting company includes
well known comedians, singers and dan
GERS. In addition sprightly youthful
group of chorus girls, well drilled and
gowned appear to advantage in many
musical numbers
The Maple Leaf quartet Of clean cut
young men, all soloists, have repertoire
of 25 songs covering a range from rag
time to grand opera. The prices will be
10 and 90 cents for matnees, 10, 20 and
80 cents at night. adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25
BERLIN.

OnTuesday at the Berling Congregs ton
al church, Miss Gertrude House will give
a selection of readings from Longfellow,
which will be illustrated with stereop-
ticon views. Miss House is a graduate Of
the Montpelier seminary and a student
at the Leland Powers school of express
sion in Boston
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25
Jere McAuliffe Co. Next Week.

The Jere McAuliffe Musical company,
one of the best musical comedy organ
izations appearing at popular prices, is
booked to open weeks engagement at
the Barre opera house Monday afternoon.
Jere McAuliffe, the noted Celtic star,
heads his own company, of II clever, all
star entertainers. There will be an en-
tire change of program daily and each
production will be complete, as a carload
Of special scenery and properties is car
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25
Carpenters. Notice.

All members who have not voted on
the let Of general officers are requested
To call at carpenters hall Saturday even
ing Nov. p. and do 50. a. officers Of To-
cal 4Sl win BE- at the hall from 1880 till
2 o'clock p. m. for that purpose and ask
that YOU all come and cast your vote.
Per order local ISL.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25
Ladies' Tailored Suits

We are putting prices on lot of
the seasons best Tailored Suits that
should appeal TO those who want a
good, dressy garment for the winter
and early spring wear, We have some
Sample Suits in the high.elass mod
els, Suits that you can buy and feel
that you have an advanced style,
rather than something that has
passed and gone.
These Suits are cut on the straight
plated shape lines and from cloths
that are new and different These are
not fancy cut Suits, but on lines that
will be carried into the spring models.
If YOU are interested in Suits at
around $500 and $1,000, you should
see these Suits. They are values that
will please you, as they are made
for warmth as well as for service.
Many of them are ilannel-lined.
In the better grade Suits at from
$500 to S35.00, we can offer you
values that will be hard for you to
duplicate in style as well as for
service.
These are Suits that we cannot du
plicate in quality or price and the
STYLES are the seasons best, and when
you see the spring styles you will
realize what we mean when we say
the styles will be similar to the spring
models. See these Suit values
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25

Save money by buying Andes ranges
and heaters. We also have few second
hand cook stoves on hand, Come in and
get prices f. A. Prndle, Depot square.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25
A. P. ABBOTT co.
A. p. ABBOTT CO.
Some Thanksgiving Day Thoughts

We want give special thanks to our customers Tor the help they have given during the
ting better all the time This improvement due much stand
merchandising They demanding goods
o
u o
given
We
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25
WEBSTERVILLE.

Don't forget to attend the annual ball
of Hose company, No /, OF East Barre
on Nov. 30 Music, Carroll's orchestra
five pieces. Tickets, 81 per couple Chick
en-pie supper at 35c a plate will be
served in Odd Fellows hall.