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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
TEXAS CATTLE SHIPPED
TO GEORGIA TO Be FATTENED
Are Coming From the Panhandle Sec
ton, Where an Extended Drouth
Cut the Feed Crops Short.

MOULTRIE, Ga.-Three years ago
cattle were being shipped from
South Georgia to the West to be fat
tened, but now the tables have been
turned and hundreds of steers are be-
ing shipped to this section to be put
in shape for the market. The animals
are coming from the Panhandle sec
ton of Texas, where an extended
drouth killed out the feed crops and
forced cattle men to sell their stock
at a sacrifice.
These steers, though just off the
range and in poor condition, average
just about twice the weight of COM
mon South Georgia animal of the
same age. They are in shape to put
on flesh rapidly, and the buyers be-
lieve that they can be "fed out" with
more profit, even after paying the
freight on them from Texas, than
could possibly be made on the same
number of native cattle.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
INTERESTING TALE OF TWO
PERFECTLY LOVELY" HATS
1t Points a Moral, and Shows the
Folly and Expense of Buying
Away From Home.

ATLANTA.-Here is a little true
story of an actual happening that
points a moral.
An Atlanta woman invited a girl
hood friend to visit her. The friend
resides in a small city where the At
lanta woman went to college. On ar
irving at the home of the Atlanta
woman, the guest unpacked with
great eclat a very plain but very
elegant hat which she had purchased
from an Atlanta milliner for $500
Stamped inside the top of the crown
was a certain name which seems to
stand for quality and style in wO-
mems headgear. The guest was very
proud of the hat.
Without saying word, the Allan
ia women went to her wardrobe and
took out a hat box and brought forth
an exact duplicate of her visitors
hat, and informed her that she had
bought it from a milliner in the Wis
itor's home town for $1,000. Starlp-
ed inside the top of the crown was
the same magic name. There was no
installing the fact that the hats were
duplicates.
The Atlanta woman was Just as
proud of the fact that she saved SIS
on her purchase as was the visitor
of the fact that her hat bore the
name of fashionable Atlanta Mill
ner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache,
Sileache, BacLache, and Weak
ness, Relieved by Cardui,
Says This Texas Lady.

Gonzales, Tex Mrs. Minnie Phil
pot, of this place, writes: give years
ago 1 was taken with a pain in my
left side. 1t wac right under my
left rib. 1t would commence with an
aching and extend up into my left
shoulder and on down into my back.
BY that time the pain would be 70
severe l would have to take 10 bed,
and suffered usually about three lays
III suffered this way +or three years,
and got to be a mere skeleton and was
so weak | could Ecr-.}5- stand slcae.
Was not able to go anywhere art had
TO let my house work go...I suffered
awful with a pain in my bacl, and I
had the headache all the time. ! lust
was unable 10 do a thing. Nv life
was a misery, my stomach got i'm an
awful condition, caused from taking
so much medicine. ] suffered so much
pain. had just about GIVEN IN all
hopes Of our getting anything to help
me.
One day a Birthday Almanac was
thrown in my yard. After reading
its testimonials / decided to t17y Car
dui, and am 50 thankful that I did
for | began to improve when On the
second bOttle...I am now we'll
woman and feeline fine and the cure
mas been permanent for it has Easn
two years since my awful bad health.
| Will always praise and recommend
Cardui." Try Cardu- today. L rs
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
Notice to Rural Teachers.

The rural white schools of Terrell
county will be opened on Monday,
September Bird, and be continued for
sixteen consecutive weeks.
The colored schools will be opened
on Monday, October goth, and be
continued for eight consecutive
weeks. At that time, December 21st,
all schools will be discontinued till
the first Monday in January, 1918.
On that date they will all be reopen
ed; the white schools for twenty
weeks and the colored schools for
twelve weeks. By order of the board,
August l, 1917.
j. w. F. LOWREY, Sec'y.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
WOMAN WORE ONLY A
SMILE AND MOSQUITO BITES
Modern Eve" Also Had Coat of Tan
When She Returned From Woods.

An enviable coat of tan, bewitch-
ing smile and couple of hundred
mosquito bites constituted the bulk
of the raiment of Agnes Lowe when
she returned to civilization after her
eight-day venture in Rocky Mountain
National Park, Colo. AS a Modern
Eve" the 20-year-old Ann Arbor
(Mich.) college girl had spent eight
days in the wilds.
Miss Lowe had attempted the ven
ture short time before but stayed
only one day, saying that was enough.
On the second attempt, however, she
remained one day over her allotted
seven. A crowd of $500 awaited her
return to civilization.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
Notice to CITY Voters.

The books of registration for the
city primary election to be held on
September IL, 1917, are now open
anad will remain so until ten days
before the date of said primary.
Please call and register, thus quail
flying yourself to participate in said
election. This August 8, 1917.
R. f. BELL, City Clerk.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
MISSIONARY UNION
WILL MEET IN DAWSON

The Baptist ladies Of the county
are interested in the approaching ses-
sion of the Missionary Union of the
Association, which con-
venes in Americas in October. Mrs.
E. T. Jordan is president of this
body, and with a good delegation
from every section of the county will
attend the meeting.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
WILL TAKE The FIGHT
TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA
Declared Senator Elders When Tax
Exemptions of College Funds
Was Voted by Legislature.

When the bill to exempt college
endowments, with the house amend
ments, came up for passage in the
senate at the afternoon session of
the last day of the legislature, it i'm
mediately precipitated hot debate,
and it passed with the vehement dec
laration from Senator Elders that he
would see to it that an organization
is perfected in every county in the.
state to defeat the measure, which is
a constitutional amendment, when it
goes before the people for their vote.
The bill passed by vote of 25 to 10.
The feature to which principal OBJ
jections was made was the house
amendment which provided that only
the endowments of colleges which are
open to the general public shall be
exempted from taxation. The allega-
ton was made a number of times on
the floor of the senate that this pro-
vision is aimed to exempt from taxa
ton the endowments of sectarian in
stitutions, such as Methodist and
Baptist, but to hold the endowments
of Catholic institutions under taxa
ton; that it aligned the church and
state, and that it was designed to
draw a discrimination between Pro-
testant and Catholic which would be
accumulated when the election comes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our many friends
in and around Yeomans for the kind
ness shown us during the illness and
death of our beloved husband and
father. May Heavens richest bless
ings rest on them all.
Mrs. B. w. McNair and Children.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
MUST Get ALONG IN
MONEY HOBBLE SKIRT
THE WATCH DOG DECLARES HIS
POSITION AS TO. FINANCES
BEEN INDICATED.

MACON, Ga.-'Uncle Joe" Hall,
the watch dog Of the treasury and
the guardian of the constitution of
the state-and he did start out at
the very beginning of the session to
sit tight on the lid of the states fl
nance box-says in plain English
language today: II told you so;
there it is; and my position is vindi-
catedw
"Uncle Joe" declares right off-hand
that the state of Georgia is in the
middle of mighty bad fix, and it is
getting worse all the time Next year
the state is going to have to get
along in a financial hobble skirt.
"The entire fund to be derived
from ad valorem taxes in 1918 will
be $4,700,000 in round figures" says
"Uncle joe" "and just three items
will more than eat up every penny of
that The common schools are to get
$3,200,000; pensions are to get ST.
100000, and the interest and prin-
cipal on the public debt will be $312,-
600. That's total for those three
things alone OF more than the whole
ad valorem tax fund. The state in
sane asylum isn't figured in that, and
S761, 900 has been appropriated to
take care of the crazy people. There
you are, and | told you sou
And That's Not All.
But that's not all of the bad pre-
dicament as "Uncle Joe" has figured
things out-and his figures do look
powerfully we'll compared when they
are set down.
"The states income from all 9TH
.er sources" than the ad valorem tax
es for this year are, in round num-
bers, $1,900,000. Nothing lin the
world has been done to increase that
source of income for 1918 The state
asylum and the institutions of higher
education have been given a little
more than $1,50O,000 in appropria-
tions. There you are again; you can
figure it out for yourself ! told you
SO at the very beginning and l knew
| was right Now l know | am right
againp'
According to Mr.. Halls figures
and he has been figuring the whole
thing up after the clouds have clear
ed away, there seems to be only
about $4,000 to pay all the salaries
and run the state government on
next year. And it can't be done.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
To Cure a Cold In One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine. It stops the
Cough aud Headache and works of the Cold.
Druggists refund money If il fails TO cure.
K. w. GROVES signature on each box. 3oc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28

reopened. There entrance was gain
ca ana information spread to neigh
boring houses that the negroes had
passed through and that assistance
was coming.
The tension of the crowd was
shown when negro soldier, who had
been In Houston all evening and had
had nothing to do with the trouble,
stepped off a street car. Two civil
lans armed with shotguns followed
MN half a block as he went toward
the camp and forced him to surren-
der. A crowd quickly collected bent
on vengeance and but for the pres
ence OF several members of the Texas
guardsmen would have killed the ne
gro. He was placed in a nearby au-
tomobile and hurried to town for
safe-keeping.
Captain Horribly Mutilated.
Captain J. W. Mates, 80, of Bat
terry A, Second Illinois field artillery,
was shot to death while trying to
quiet negro soldiers who were firing
on civilians and white soldiers. His
body was found sitting upright in an
automobile on San Felipe street, in
the colored section of town. He had
been scalped and his body horribly
mutilated. A bayonet had been
thrust through his left shoulder and
bullet was imbedded in his right
shoulder.
illinois guardsmen encamped at
Camp Logan soon arrived on the
scene, but only in time to throw a
Gordon between the negroes and
great crowds of Houston citizens,
who armed themselves and quickly
gathered to oppose the raiders. The
negroes then took to the open coun-
try in fight, some returning to camp,
where they were placed under guard
and others hiding in the fields and
bitches along the nearby roads.
Situation in Hand.
City and county officers are CO.
operating with and following the in
structions of the military officers and
it is officially stated that the situation
is well in hand.
Of the 125 negroes to leave their
camp with stolen ammunition for a
raid upon the city all but eight were
accounted for at 6 O'Clock tonight.
The remaining fugitives are expected
to be rounded up early tonight, scores
Of civilians and military patrols be-
ing in the field hunting for them
Five hundred specially chosen and
heavily armed citizens searched ne
gro houses for arms today, while
Houston was virtually a garrison city
following a night of death dealing
race riots.
Charged With Murder
Blanket charges of murder were
filed tonight by District Attorney
John Croker against thirty-four ne
gro soldiers of the Twenty-fourth in
fantry, held in the county jail as a
result of the trouble.
This was the first move indicative
of an attempt by the state to retain
custody of the soldiers, rather than
turn them over to the army for pun
ishment
Removed From Texas.
Announcement that General Park
er had ordered the removal of ne
gro soldiers of the Twenty
infantry from Houston to Columbus,
n. M, served materially to restore
spirit of quiet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
Inn TROOPS RIOT
Nd COMMIT MURDER.
hes ARE SHOT BY NEGRO
/, n,FRs RUNNING AMUCK
m A TEXAS CAMP.
Ne STARTED AT s O'CLOCK
|lND CONTINUED FOR HOURS

& Panic Existed, and Governor
I Jared Martial Law. Captains
H. Horribly Mutiliated by the
Araged Rioters.
huston, Texas.-Seventeen
ms civilians. police officers and
Ill guardsmen We're killed, and
1 than a score of persons, men,
4 on and children, were wounded
outbreak here tonight of negro
H. of the Twenty-fourth United
L. infantry, stationed here to act
l,ards during the construction of
camp where the Illinois troops
train.
is not know how many negroes
Head.
Clash With Police.
l. trouble started when Houston
attempted to arrest a colored
IAN found lettering near the
h of the Twenty-fourth United
Is infantry. The colored troopers
stpd the arrest and the officer had
| hub one Of the soldiers and call
reserves,
he firing began when an ambu-
I started through the section oc-
led by the negro soldiers. They
he'd the ambulance and fired a
ey, Kidding it with bullets. 1t
this volley that wounded a TO-
fold white girl standing in her
|ar's store.
olice reserves were sent out and
met by volleys from the negroes.
tans went to the assistance of the
be officers and firing continued
an hour and a half.
here were several hundred Texas
rdsmen here today to entrain for
training camp but they had no
) A battery of the coast artillery
rushed to Houston in motor
lks.
he city was placed under martial
late tonight by proclamation of
iemOr Ferguson.
Bloody Work Begun.
breaking from under control of
b commanding officers at about
Pclock eighty negroes from the
United States infan-
stationed at Camp Logan for
ID duty, marched down Washing
avenue toward the center of the
shooting out lights in the houses
h the way and leaving dead and
ped behind them. Persons living
Dc vicinity of the negro camp say
q the frs. shooting occurred with
Is boundaries. Officer D. L. GEN
|of the Houston police force said
he was at the end of the West
car line when the shot was fired
that the trouble originated with
he negro camp.
Homes Barricaded.
o,yl, H., AI.4 zoo4.z- s-..
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
SHARK FLESH WILL BE
USED TO FERTILIZE LAND

F. 7. P. Allison, of New Orleans,
has formed company to manufac-
ture fertilizer from shark flesh at
McDonald's Key, Fla. He proposes
to sink dry-dock in which sharks
will be trapped at the rate of about
5000 tons a day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
Homes Barricaded.

People along that section were
Pleaded in their homes and had all
| It's turned out. Hailings resulted
|no answers until the store where
little Reichart Girl was killed was
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
ANNOUNCEMRN TS.
FOR COUNCILMEN.
The friends of
D. H. OZIER,
H. A. WILKINSON,
w. F. ENGLISH,
The friends OF

hereby announce them as candidates
for councilmen, subject to the demo-
cratic primary.
We hereby announce ourselves as
candidates for councilmen of the city
OF Dawson, subject to the democratic
primary. Your support is solicited
and will be appreciated.
w. A. BALDWIN,
H. A. PETTY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
Charged With Murder.
Removed From Texas.

Announcement that General Park
er had ordered the removal of ne
gro soldiers of the Twenty-fourth
infantry from Houston to Columbus,
n M, served materially to restore
a spirit of quiet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28

Cannon & Morris sell and guaran-
tee the Runnells Peanut Digger to
do the work. Price $500 each.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22
,ME Observation-Disclosures EN

ABBEvILLE, v
.N WEEKLY
II STORIES OF ACTIVITI
| i STATES AND ON TIL
EXTRACTS FROM GER
MAN DIARIES IN NEW
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22

5 DIGEST
THE UNITED
WASHINGTON, D. G..
Dlrcctlonal signs ON retail store
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22

INTERESTS OF ABBEVILLE AND
DEC. %, 1917.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22
Els AND CONDITIONS THR,

E BATTLE FRONTS, FROM
=
limbs, and vocational raining. TT
experience of Canada and Europca
allies in this work has been of gre;
value to the United Stat es Governmer
in arranging its plans.
Equipment for heat Treatments an
electric and hydro theraby will be pr,
vided; gymnasiums win Furnish oppoI
tunity for special everciSesfor reeducf
! ton in the nse of inin stnnuolnn ~.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22

tiers may be illuminated from orc h:
d hour after time of commencement
= last performance. Display ADVERTISE
y on thcaters and retail stores may ON
r operate between 7.45 and II y. IL.
| enforcement OF the orders is i'm +
! hands of State fuel administrators,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22


Nun .E "A.
$3.50 PER YEAR.
JOUR- GOVERNMENT HAS
NEVER NOR EVER II,
CONSCRJPT ANY ny
Baton 'o1.., p.. o.. e.
Bank of ibI'Hulr, NbbcrrI, Ia
Gertiuu.u. ! .m informed. ..n.
Wnu, ~.u,ro.. tbHt 20 rumor l.. l.ru
mdU~'pu-l. ,Inulal.I tHr,u.. M
this State Co. t'e effect tLa,
"rumr.f i- going 90 cuuH.rat ..-
rF "u deposit DO our Banks.
OUR COEEENuI\T NEN ...
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22

EA I'D D

A WIDE-AWAKE n
IE PARISH OF VERMILION
NOTICE TO THE
PUBLIC AND TO
REGISTRANTS
Any person desiring to claim Il de
ferred classification by either Local OF
District Board on any ground in res
pect of any registrant designated herein
may within seven days from the date
thereof, and not later, submit such claim
to the Local Board accompanied by
such affidavit evidence as such person
may desire TO have considered.
Suca claims either by rcgistrant
or by another i'll respect of any icgis
trant may be submitted either bv en-
tcrlng tie same in the place provided
"A the first sheet of the registrant S
questionable or by submitting the claim
to this board on a duplicate of such
first sheet (Form l00l-A). If it is de.
sired to submit affidavit evidence SUP
port OF such claim and in addition to
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22
w AIC 7 UDLICA IIUl
The o. -nann hnnElnt % Gnrnnn w.

''ractices' published by the Commi
tee on Public Information, devot,
one section to extracts from Gcrma
war diaries, among them being I'll
following:
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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22
TX II D. .

IN ~ &sxxAa sss| Taz5y
VERMILION PfRISH.
- -
INTERNAL REVENUE
COLLECTOR TO VISIT
ABBEVILLE JAN. 24-31
In % communication received o., TIA.
Iro2r.-, collector OF iat,uaI ,,.orn.
.. !. aUujinrpN, WIr-. oai,. .. ir 3d..
|. y Custom House, .rv Orleans. ..u
n'u"c"S tiat Fedora. iuc.u, Tax Of
nee. viii be- sent n'. Tcui,i,n Parish
T." ihie following place ou th, dates
m,3tlpucl.
AhhcviIlc, Jan. II 10 81. m,ra.,,r
The ir"oW. Iae O.,, VIII hr ou
duir during the cutlr, day. ready and
"Il!'|E (" b"lp persons suI Iu.t jo the
income tax to make out their return,
W'th.nt any cost 90 th.n for his ser
vices.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22

VOLUME NINE.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF T,
OFFICIAL MINUTES
OF THE VERMILION
PARISH POLICE JURY
POLICE JURY ROOM
VERMILIoN PARISH, LA.
Abbcvillr, La. Dee. ). 1917.
The Police Jury of Vermilion Parish
Louisiana, met this day in regular ses.
SION with the following members
present:
President T. p. Fleming. in the chair.
First Ward-Joseph f. Moore.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22
Third Ward-A. w. Richardson

Third Ward-A. w. Richardson.
Fourth Ward-Jos. L. Frederick.
Fifth Ward-J. T. Broussard.
Sixth Ward-.JOs. f.. Broussard
Seventh Ward-Chapman Pierce.
Eighth Ward-Edgar Hungerford.
Ninth Ward-Desire Meaux.
The minutes of the last regular Sc
sion were read in full and adopted ;
read
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-22

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-02-15
More Railway EiectrificatIon.

Brodhead Independent Register:
The e. Nj. & St. P. railway has about
completed the identification of 44O
miles of it's Bitter Root Valley lines,
and now announces that 22O miles more
in the Cascades are to be electrified at
cost of twenty five millions. The
electrical lines area success and the
great water powers developed makes
mighty cheap motive power over the
hardest part of the system in which to
operate steam trains. Power is also
generated by the trains while they are
going down the steep grades which is
stored and used as auxiliary power on
the steep climbs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-02-15
EYES OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE
Backward Student Rapidly Makes Up
Lost Ground When Astigmat.
ism Is Corrected.

The oldest boy in the class had
been called upon to read and had pro-
duced humiliation on the part of his
teacher, who was entertaining a WIS.,
itor. The boy bent over his book,
studying out the words one by one.
Smaller children read the lesson off
quickly. Thoroughly despairing Of
Tom, for that was the dull boys name.
the teacher addressed the visitor ::
"What would you do with a hopeless
pupil like that?"
"Have his eyes examined" the an
swer came quickly.
"Why, [ never had thought of that"
gasped the teacher, and then with the
thought came various recollections of
Tom as he sat in his seat crouched
down over his book and her sharp ad-
monition to sit up straight; Of his ut
ter failure to copy problems or SEN
fences written on the board: Of his in
ability to learn, which came not from
lack of trying, but from what she had
termed "dumbness"
The teacher visited Toms father
and mother. After considerable per-
suasion they consented to take the boy
to an oculist. Tom was found to be
suffering from astigmatism, which
caused the words on a printed page to
double and dance before his eyes. A
pair of glasses corrected the difficulty,
and Tom returned to school able to
see as we'll as any normal boy. He is
still handicapped by being two years
behind his grade, by painful lack Of
self-confidence and by a reputation Of
dizziness. However, all Of these handf-
caps are being rapidly overcome.
A child who needs glasses needs
them at once and not several years
later. To wait until he has grown
older on the plea that he will break
his glasses or outgrow them is to do
him an irreparable injury,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-02-15
PriestIy Aumor.

The guests at the silver jubilee Of
Rev. James Lynch of st. Martin of
Tours parish, Brooklyn, learned, in a
very simple way, Of the secret Of his
great success amongst his people. Here
is his speech, which, for cold and un-
romantic truth-telling, has never been
surpassed: 'rDear brethren: At my
silver jubilee was anxious that you
should make fuss over me- You have
actually made fuss over me. I am
grateful. When the memory of the gilt
ter and glamour Of this day shall have
passed away, you may forget that the
bishop was here; you may forget the
beautiful sermon preached; you may
forget the beauty of the church and the
sweetness of the music, but you will
never forget that it was the one occa-
sion since my arrival here some years
ago that, on entering the pulpit, I did
not talk about the collection"