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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30
THIRTEEN WANT
THREE JUDGESHlPS
When Entries Closed Saturday Night
There We an Even Bakers Doz-
en- of Aspirants.

There We an Even Bakers Doz-
en- of Aspirants.
At six o'clock Saturday evening
entries closed for the three newly
created vacancies on the court OF
appeals bench with the following
qualifications:
H. j. Fullbright of Waynesboro.
Roscoe Luke of Thomasville.
M. ]. Yeomans of Dawson.
John B. Hutchinson of Ashburn-
w. Frank jenkins of Eatonton.
Alex Stephens Of Atlanta.
John M. Graham of Atlanta.
L. P. Skeen of Triton.
o. H. B. Bloodworth of Forsyth.
A. w. Cozart Of Columbus.
w. F. George Of Vienna.
John ]. Kimsey Of Cornelia.
Geo. C. Grogan of E.lberton.
The activity in this race has been
right fast, friends in the legal pro
fession of each candidate having
been especially active in their inter
est throughout the week. Because
of the fact that the bill creating the
three vacancies was not passed until
lust before the close of the legisla-
tive session the campaign perforce
has to be a quick one.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30
WOMAN PUT TO DEATH
AS SPY AT MARSEILLES

BERLIN-"In Marseilles on Aug.
% a woman named Pfatt, % years
old, was shot as a spy" says the Over
Seas News Agency. "She had APP
pealed against the death sentence of
the court martial at Marseilles, but
the Paris court of appeals rejected
her plea.
"The Cologne Gazette states this
is not the first case in which the
French have put a woman to death
during the war"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30
ONLY TWENTY-NINE
BUT MARRIES SIXTH HUSBAND
Young Woman Requested Sixth Mar.
rage Be Kept Secret.

Although she is only 20 years old
Mrs. Kate Roberts, of Russellville,
Ark, has just married her sixth hus-
band, Joe Luper, of the same place.
The couple visited Conway, neigh
boring town, where the ceremony
was performed, Mr.. and Mrs. Luper
modestly requesting that the mar
riage be kept secret. Mrs. Upper
married her fifth husband IN the same
town year ago. The records also
show a ceremony with James R. Lea
in 1918. At that time her name was
Mrs. Cato, and she admitted having
been married twice before.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30
HAS SIS LEFT OUT OF
FORTUNE OF $4,000, 900
Financial Reverses of Former Geor'
gian Followed Earthquake.

NEW YORK.-Patrick Calhoun,
grandson of the famous statesman
and prominently identified with the
San Francisco street car system until
a few years ago, testified in receiv-
ership proceeding here that SIS was
the only tangible asset remaining of
a fortune of $14, 100000 he possess
ed five years ago. The proceedings
became known today.
Financial reverses following the
earthquake and fire in San Francisco
were responsible for his losses, he
asserted. Receivers proceedings
were brought against Calhoun in a
suit for office rent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30
EIGHT PHILADELPHIA
NEWSPAPERS CUT SIZE

VIII Also Discontinue Accepting Re-
turn Copies From News Dealers.
PHILADELPHIA.-The eight dali
ly newspapers of Philadelphia have
agreed to Immediately reduce the size
of their issues about one-half, as a
result of the high price of print pa
per. Beginning with Sept l these
newspapers will discontinue the GUS
tom of accepting copies of morning,
evening and Sunday issues from
agents, news stands and carriers.
Many dailies throughout Pennsyl-
vania have notified the Philadelphia
publishers that they will follow their
lead in reducing the size of output
and in cutting off the returns of I'M
sold copies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30
Ninety Years of Life
And HOlU To Live Them
By Miss Lily Dismuke.

housekeeper a woman is the nearer
She is to destruction. She becomes
necessary as a machine, something
ike typewriter in an office. vary
the routine. Get nervous shocks and
YOU get life more abundantly. Read
hooks that do not harmonic with
your opinions. We are cursed by
tthe desire for comfort. Through the
road of comfort lies loss of desire,
and loss of desire causes death.
Chautauqua, N. Y.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30

similar public improvements, for
which you have readily voted bonds.
Should further details and particu-
lars be desired by your people I will
gladly write more, or else readily
appear before your citizens in public
advocacy and discussion of the mat
ter. j. FRED EDEN, JR.
Enlistment Worker of Georgia Bap-
fist Mission Workers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
BILL is NOW A LAW

House Agreed to Senate Amendment
and Governor Signed Measure.
The house agreed to the senate's
amendment to the highway commits
sion bill. AS passed by the house
the bill created a state highway de-
partment composed only of the three
prison commissioners.
At the suggestion of the prison
commissioners the senate enlarged
the department to include the state
geologist, the professor of civil en-
gineering at Georgia Tech and the
dean of the college of civil engineer
ing at the University of Georgia, so
as to give the highway commission
the benefit of technical experts.
The governor has signed the bill.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30
Bowels Should Move Once a Day.

A free, easy movement of the bow
els every day is a sign of good health.
DR.. Kings New Life Pills will give
you a gentle laxative effect without
gripping and free your system of blood
poisons, purify your blood, overcome
constipation and have an excellent
tonic effect on the entire system.
Makes you feel like living. Only 25
cents at druggists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30
No. 666

This Is q prescription prepared especially
or MALARIA or cHILLS 4 FEVER.
Five or six doses will break @rv case, and
taken then as tonic the Fever will not
'eturn. 1t a'fs on fhe liver better than
Colonel aid doe not grippe or sicken. 2Sc
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30

For the stomach and bowel disor-
ders of babies McGEE'S BABY
ELIXIR is a remedy of genuine mer-
it. 1t acts quickly, is pure, whole
some and pleasant to take. Price 25c
and soc per bottle. Sold by Dawson
Drug Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20

Nonpartisan Day-Decenber 2 Keep it in mind.
It's the day to get nonparsan petition to circulate
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
CROSS, FEvERISK
CHILD Is BILIOUS
OR C0NSTIPATED
Look. Motherl II tongue is
coated give California
Syrup of Figs"

Every mother realizes. after CIV
ing her children California Syrup
OF Figs" that this IL their ideal
laxative. because they love fits
pleasant taste. and II thoroughly
cleanses the tender little stomach.
liver and bowels without gripping.
When cross. irritable. feverlsh o.
breath Is bad. stomach sour. look
at the tongue. mother n coated
give a teaspoonful Of this harmless
fruit laxative" and In few hours
all the foul. constlpatod waste. sour
bile and undlgestcd food passes
out Of the bowels. and you have a
well, playful child again. When It's
little system is full OF cold, thrdk
sore, has stomach.ache. diarrhoea.
Indigestion. collc-remomber. n
good inside cleansing" should al.
ways be the first treatment given
Millions OF mothers keep Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs" handy: they
know teaspoonful today saves a
sick child tomorrow. Ask your
druggist for a 50-cent bottle OF
California Syrup Of Figs" which
has directions for babies. children
OF all ages and grown.ups printed
on the bottle Beware OF counter.
feits sold here, 80 don't be fooled
Get the genuine, made by "CalIfor.
MIA Fig Syrup Company"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20

Captain Eri walked away with n
troubled expression on his face
From the clump OF blncknean that
indicated the beginning Of the West
Orhnm woods came q long drawn
dismal "toot The train WAS real
~ comm In M last
There Was a very stout lady with
canvas extension case aud an
umbrella IN one hand and bulginf
HhawlBiTap and a pasteboard box
IN the other There were two
young men. drummera. evidently
Also. there WAS another young man
smooth Hhhyen and sauafe-ahoul
derod. who deposited a suit case on
the platform and looked about him
with tho air Of being very far from
home. indeed
Can YOU direct me 20 the cnbl,
station he asked Captain Fri
who happened 20 be nearest him
And 20 Il was that Ralph Hazel
tine met n nov friend
When Captain En entered the
dining room he found his two mess
mates deep IN consultation.
Well you fcllcra look aa II you'd
had rough y'ynge commented
Captain Fri slipping out Of his
Jacket
We've writ much as four hun
dred Advertisements. I do belieyc''
said Captain Jerry Perez here
he's got hifalutin' notions. don't
see why Woman wanted 90 Do
dishes and clean house for three
men. wouldn't be all right but no,
It's got 20 have more fancy trim
Minis than "A Sunday hunnit. Fool
iahness. call A."
You'd have a whole lot Of women
anawerin' that advertisement. now
wouldn't YOU snorted Captain
Perez hoily. To do dishes FOR
three mem That's n healthy bait
20 catch a wife with. amt it, | can
see ON comm callate you'd
stay single fill Judgment. and then
you wouldn't Fit one. No. sir
Make believe It's eoin 20 be priv
lleec 20 cit fech husband
Well. It's" declared the sacri
flee Indignantly. They might gi'
dumHight worse one"
II callatc that's 50. Jerry" said
Captain Fri "S,ill. Perez Amt al
together wrong Pass me that
pom.
Captain Perez gladly reliuqulshet
the writing materials. and Captain
Fri. after two or three trials. pro
duccd the following
WIPE wANTEb-ug ar 81 .ssafauui
man % steady habits Meet be aiilini
o. WORK and keep iteuss shipshup'
and ahusrhoAfd so ssA lawyers nrrl
apply address Skipper. case the Nup
Tho line relating 10 HeA.lawyeri
WAS insisted upon by Capital Jerry
"That'll shut out the tonguey Kind.
be explained Tho advertisement
Nith this addition. being duly ap
I proved. the required so cents wal
( incioHed. AH vas letter 10 the edi
T tor Of the matrimonial journal re-
T qucesiins all answers TO be for
wardee 20 Captain Jeremiah Bur
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20

NNE result OF the war is that the crown
" are showing better taste.

result OF the that the crowned heads OF Europe
" showing better taste.
Baroness Won Hedemann official dcssmakcr to the Brit
ish royal family has honoed these shores with visit and
expresses surprise the style displayed by American
Since the war womens wardrobes have been cut down
to the barest necessities the baroness reports.
GAS symbol OF the sadness that prevails no decoetc IS
considered good curtamen the display OF dia
monds also very evident The queen may be night
wearing simple aigrette, small little string OF
pearls; but nothing ostentatous"
Now isn't that charmingl
But strikes that the common people OF Europe are
paving heavy price for their royays education in SIMPLICITY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20

CESS, Orham. Mass. Then the en-.
veiope was directed and the stamp
affixed
The cod biz we'll next mornlng
and Captain Fri did not yet in
from tho WlndWard Ledge until
afternoon. ~ the way. u may be-
well 10 explain that Captain Jer
ry'H remarks concerning "aettlln
down" and "reatin'" must not be-
accepted TOO literally.
While Il 10 true that each 81 tho
trio had given up long voyages. II
II equally true that none had given
up work entirely Some people
might not consider IL reatful "a
I rise at four every weekday morn
| Ing and sail In catboat twelve
miles out 10 sea and haul a wet
cod line for hours. not 10 mention
the sail home and the cleaning and
| bArrcllng Of the catch. Captain
Fri did that Captain Perez wa
general caretaker during the own
er's absence at Mr. Barry's sum
mer estate on the elf road" a.
for Captain Jerry. he was lanitoi
az the achoolhouHe.
The catch was heavy the next
morning. as has been said. and by
| the time the last fish WAS split
and iced and the last barrel sent
10 the railway station II was al
most supper time. Captain Fri had
Intended calling on Baxter early In
the day. but now he determined 10
wait until after supper.
For forty.fiye years John Baxter
was called By Cape Cod people "aa
smart skipper as ever trod a
plank" lie saved money. built an
attractive home for his wife and
daughter. and would. In the ordi-
nary course Of events, have retired
TO enjoy a comfortable old age But
his wife died shortly after the
daughters marriage 20 a Boston
man. and on voyage TO Manila.
Baxter himself suffered from "A sun
stroke. that for n time threAte ned
10 unse'ilc his reason.
The threatened insanity disap-
pcared. except for a religious fanat.
iciHm that caused him TO accept the
hAbiF HihFIaliA ANN W iUhtEp lFt "
accordingly When his daughter
and her husband were drowned In
the terrible City 81 Belfast disas
ter. II n an Orham tradition that
John Baxter. dressed in unny-baRt
and sitting on an ash.heap. was
found by his friends mourning In
what be believed TO be the Biblical
"sack-cloth and ashes" Ills little
baby grand laughter had beer
looked out for by some kind friends
/ In Boston.
In Orham. and IN other sections
Of the Cape az well. there IL a sec
called by the unEodly. The Come
! Cutters" They were originally sc
cedera from churches who disap
proved OF modern innovations
They come out" once a week q
meet AT the houses OF the mem
/ bera.
John Baxter was a Come Outer,
and ever since the enterprisiuJ
Mr.. Saunders opened HIS billiar,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
Sawlog Waves Tail

OPELoUsAs. Ia. Nov 90
Hurlburts portable sawmlll in tho
Atchafalaya bottoms was wrecked
when a. log Just touched by tho
saw teeth came to ilto and swishcd
It's tail. The "log Was a large
sleeping alligator.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
With a String to 1t

their resurrection of the King
indicate they've learned much as to the gen
eral of affairs, events
Poland to given hereditary monarchy and constitutional govern
men organization command of her are to be
This sounds like prescription
proclamation of liberation"
things and
ground in and the allegiance
of people badly wanted doubtful this wonderful procama
ton will give it thrill.
allies be victorious this liberty of Poland IS OF course
hold warsaw and Luohn
deal Poland
ing in-Cer trade mark.
Right bright and shining example OF an independent
kingdom with a outSidecontoled king.
Poland doesn't hereditary monarchy Maybe wants TO
organize train 5 itself.
guess Poland will wait awhile before burns red lire cee
baion of its glorious liberty
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
l,i;.n;i,;iiiii;i;f
Observation-Disclosures.
A Novel,
A Week
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
..i.s:E;:;HaH

room the old mans TRADES o.
righteous wrath had been directed
against this den ~ iniquity
when Captain Fri raped AZ
John Ba1ter's kitchen door no ono
answered. and. after yelling Ship
ahoy" thru the keyhole a number
~ times. he was forced 70 the con-
cluaion that bis friend WIS not az
home.
You iookiu' fer Cap'n Ba1ter7-
queried Mrs Sarah Taylor. who
lived Just across the road He's
gone TO Come-Outers' meetin.' I
guess. There's one up 10 Barzilla
Smalrs tonight
so the Captain proceeded 20 y
gmhll's There he found the usd
gathering. The meeting vas mol
lively than ordinary for the Come
Cutters" had heard OF Web Saun-
ders receiving his license.
CONTINUED In Our Next lssve)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
PREP AREDNESS,
SUFFRAGE AND
WORLD PEACE
o. CARRIE CHAPMAN GAIT

81 CARRIE CHAPMAN cArT
lie, us imagine our Own eoun'
try at war. IL 10 not difficult
20 do. with all the horrors Of
the ea,aelysn across the ocean
daily spread before our view.
Against this time let vs build
a flee, Of airships and school
Of submarines 20 numerous ard
wonderful az TO stay the mag
lnatlon OF the most militant;
let u. build great dreadnough,s
TO call the ocean: let Us cs,sb-
lish transcription and train our
men 10 march. 10 rnaneuvre. ard
10 kill: ie, us tar our people 20
the utrnos. limit for all the
cost % this preparation: and
yet. alasl wc are not defended
For the enemy that "a certain e
betray us will not come across tbs
sea tn ships. or attack our mcr
chant marine with torpcdoess no.
yet will Il drop bombs upon uH from
above. II will come from our I'm
nermost ranks We shall find 7
among those who have not compre
hended the spirit OF AmoricaniHn
and who are not loyal TO the high
est and best our government rep
reHents
There Is no nation In Europ'
which does not possess representa-
tives enough IN this country Il
make Il certain that In case OF VA
every city and state could be honey
combed with its spies
SO long as our political pariie
upon occasion viii wink al the pm
chase and manipulation Of votes
there viii be many men. both for
eign and natlve-born. who Win wei
come bribery
Where. then. r. our protection
Shall we find Il in air craft an,
submarines? Since We live IN bar
barrie times. such forms Of prepar
edness as barbarians can under
stand are undoubtedly necessary
but II VIC make this kind OF PREF
aration only. We shall fail
There are two other preparation
which must be made n America I
70 establish the kind Of dcfena
which will defend
One will place the ballot I'm tn
hands OF women and thus max
them responsible citizens. They
and they alone. can train I'm tn
souls OF the young OF our countr
the kind OF patriotism and homo
that will guard our nation In tim
OF peril.
The other line OF safety lies In
bold. well-defined, courageous can
paign for world peace, led by on
own nation, while yet there
time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
CHAPTER II.
Tho Train Comes In

Mr.. "Squcalcr" Wixon was tho
first TO sight Captain Fri as the
latter strolled across tho tracks
into the circle OF light from the
station lamps.
Hoy" shouted Mr.. Wixon with
enthusiasm. Here's Cap'n Fri,
Wen. Cap, cal'late YOU amt heard
the news Web Saunders has got
his origlnal-package license. II
come on the noon mail"
The Captain turned sharply to-
ward the speaker. is that fact?"
he asked. who told your"
"See 1t myself. Web was shown
II round"
I'VE were wonderln', said
Jabe2 Smalley, what kind OF Fit
John Baxter would have now. He's
been pretty nigh distracted ever
since Web started his billiard
room. calm II ha'nt of sin and
whole lot more names There
amt been q 'Come-Outers' meetln'
sence that he amt pitched into that
saloon Now. when he hears that
Webs goin' to sell rum, hen bust
biler sure,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
WOMAN SLUGGED

Mrs. Constance Kraft. 6i27 35th
ave. s.. sustained a fractured jaw.
and long cut on the forehead
when an unknown man attacked
her from behind ss she was going
home early Sunday morning. Be
cause there have been two other
cases OF women Knocked uncon-
scious by thug. during the last
few days. the police believe one
man Is operating against women
In The city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
Trying to Saue Money for You!

A IL Of Uncle Sans business is your business
"A Your most intimate personal relation with Uncle
Sam obvious the daily visit OF his who leaves
a letter paper your front door As partner who IS
paying the expenses OF business you ought to keep posted
when any changes made in the posofiiec system.
On November / Uncle Sam transferred 20 per cent OF
the railway mail transportation from weight to space
basis
The experiment will be made with the consent OF the In
erstae commission, and the ultimate extent 70
which either the space weight basis OF pay shall prevail
and what compensaons the railroads shall be. Left
ito final determination by that commission.
1t expected that the outset the cost OF the mail
service on space will be somewhat in OF the
cost on weight basis but that this will be balanced
by savings transporting empty equipment and supplies IN
space paid for but unused when the mails run light
Post officials claim that the plan. by OF ITS
elasticity will enable the department pay the roads the
service they render increases decreases
The change is for which the postoiee department
has contendng with congress for years That is just
and fair that will prove benefit the people may
be assumed from Canada's experience.
After three years trial OF the plan the officials o
that that Canada will change from
the space back the weight basis
Better watch the experiment.
her Krrp in mind
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
The School Election

n December 2 Seattle viii elect two members q tic
" school board
Whatever may be the OF the various candidates
will have for congratuaou that they dnot
have divide along party lines
The school election ballot will have division OF
pubicans democrats, socialists, and what
Each candidate will stand his or her merits
And that's the way all elections should be That is
the kind OF an for county and officials that
Nonpartisan Bill No. q provides
They Dobies occasionally. but
they much.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
new USE FOR WASTE

Northwest mill waste can he
manufactured into pulp insulation
for underground electric wiring. ac.
cording TO Prof. II x Benson, Of
industrial chemistry, at the state
university Experiments have been
completed on the campus which cs.
tabllshed the practicabilltiy Of the
plan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20

They seem to scare Dobie's men oc'
they don't score on EN- much.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
Where the Horses Laugh

THOMPSON's, Utah, Nov 70
Mark Bielson has quit hauling
freight from the railroad to Moab
and established business OF haul
ing autos out OF the dip at Court
house wash. He uses an eight.
horse team.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17
HATE
PILLS, CAL0MEL
AND CASTOR OIL
If Cross, Feverish, Constipated,
Give California Syrup
of Figs"

Look back at your childhood
days. Remember the dose" mother
insisted on--castor oil. calomel.
cathartics. How you hated them.
how you fought against taking
them.
With our children It's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form
of physic simply don't realize what
they do. The chlldren's revolt Is
well founded Their tender little
'insides" are injured by them.
II your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing. give only
delicious California Syrup OF
Figs" Its action is positive. but
gentle. Millions Of mothers keep
this harmless fruit laxative"
handy, they know children love to
take II: that IL never falls TO clean
the liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach, and that a teaspoon.
full given today saves a sick child
tomorrow.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent
bottle OF California Syrup OF
Figs" which has full directions for
babies. children of all ages and for
grown-ups plainly on each bottle.
Beware OF counterfeits sold here.
See that II is made by California
Fig Syrup Company" Refuse any
other kind with contempt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17
OUCH! PAIN PAIN
RUB RHEUMATIC,
ACHING JOINTS
Rub Pain Right Out With
Small Trial Bottle OF Old
st. Jacobs Oil"

Rheumatism Ia pain only" Not
one case in fifty requires internal
treatment. Stop drugging. Rub
soothing. penetrating st Jacobs
OIL" right into your sore. stiff. ach-
Ing Joints and muscles, and relief
comes instantly. st. Jacobs OIL
is harmless rheumatism cure
which never disappoints and can
not burn the skin.
Timber up! Quit complaining
Get a small trial bottle OF old, hon.
est st. Jacobs or at any drug
store. and In just a moment you'll
be free from rheumatic pain. sore
ness. stiffness and swelling. Don't
suffer- Relief awaits you. st.
Jacobs or has cured millions OF
rheumatism sufferers In the last
half century. and Is Just as good
for sciatlca, neuralgia. lumbago.
bsckache. sprains.