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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
WOMAN EATS ONION; I
STARTS RIOTlINICLUB
APOLOGY FOR VIOLATION OF
BOYCOTT MOTHERS, AND A
HAIR PULLING RESULTS.

BOSTON, Mass.-Mrs. May Lee
vine ate an onion. The other night
the meeting of the Maiden Mothers
League in Bryant hall, was convert
ed into hair-pulling session and al
most ended in a riot as a result.
AS Eve partook of the forbidden
fruit in the garden, so did Mrs. Lee
vine allow a gnawing desire for an
onion to cause her to fall from grace
in the Mothers League. For, be it
known, the delectable and detachable
onion is among the forbidden fruits"
in boycott the club has started.
COnfesses Eating Onion.
If Mrs. Levine had not been one
of the important pickets in a recent
seige of grocers, her indiscretion
might not have assumed such alarm
ing proportions. But when she pub
licly confessed that the call of the
onion had proved irresistible, her
apology proved poor balm for the
wounded feelings of her dumfounded
compatriots.
A commotion followed, during
which cries of sympathizers to the
effect of: Have a heart; maybe an
onions her weakness" only served
to enrage the feelings of others.
Whether it was pure envy or a
matter of principle, nobody took time
to state. There was a generous reach
for convenient heads and the squeals
that followed showed that consider
able enthusiasm was employed in tug
ging the browning JOY of woman.
Arbitration the Dispute.
The matter was finally arbitrated
along the lines of every woman hay-
| ing a weak moment at least once in
her life and of the irresistible quail
ties of the impressive and fragrant
onion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
is CONVERTED, SURE, BUT
is NO BLAME FOOL"
"Brudder" Simmona Prefers to Re-
tain His Tools of Trade.

"Brudder" Simmona Prefers to Re-
tain His Tools of Trade.
after de sarmint, t'mor' night,
Bruddez Simmons" said old Deacon
Whang, "we-all is gwine to have a
rousin' hozanner meetin', and burn
up yo' paragraphs, bless de Lawdw
Burn up which, sah?" returned
Goat Simmons, the recently convert
ed gambling man, in considerable
establishment.
"Yo' gamblin' photographers, sab.
When a spo'ting man gifts converted
and washed whittier dan snow dey
allus burns up his kyads and dice and
SIGH scan'lous stuff as dat midst loud
shouts o. praise. De Lawd is wild EN-,
and de gamblin' brudder steps fo'th
and filings his paragraphs on de fan
and stands wild bowed head whilst"
'Not me, sab! | amt gwine to do
no sich-uh thingw
"But, nah goodness, brudder, yo'
am converted, isn't you, and"
Yassahr! I'se sho' converted, but
dat don't make me a blame fool. l
mought backslide and need dat stuff
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System

The old Standard general Strengthening tonic
GROVES TAsTELESS chill TONIC. drives out
Malaria, enriches the blood and buiidsup the sys-
tenn. a true tonic. Fog adults and children. soc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
AN UNKNOWN MILLIONAIRE
PAYS HUGE TAX In ADVANCE
Assessed on $64,0OO,O0o, Magnate
Gives the United States
$3.50 Extra.

NEW YORK, N. Yin a spirit of
patriotism some American worthy of
the name, having a fortune in excess
of $64,OOO,OOO, has paid his income
tax six weeks in advance, and there
by lost in interest $3.50, which I'm
Gle Sam may collect. Who the person
is must remain a secret, for the law
fOrbids the publication. Even the ex-
act amount of the tax cannot be
ascertained, but the check was for an
amount in excess of 100000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
MILLIONS OF TONS OF
STEEL In THE BATTLEFIELDS
Verdun Alone Is Thought to Hold
Over Three Million Dollars
Worth of Metal.

Steel companies already are plan
ming to extract the huge quantities
of refined steel from the European
battlefields. 1t is estimated that a
total weight of 100000 tons of
steel can be taken from the battle
ground at Verdun alone, and, at the
present price of $3.50 a ton, the
steel is worth $23, 625,000.
Military experts estimate that dur
ing the seige of Verdun a million
projectiles a day were fired.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
WILL BE SEARCHED FOR
[,ur FORTUNES THAT ARE
UNDER THE WAVES.
my MODERN TREASURE
SHIPS SUNK BY TORPEDOES

! and Precious Stones, Rare Fab
!. and Pottery, and Other VAL
4,,ble Merchandise Lying in Hum
"a, Of Shattered Hulks in Bot
nm of Oceans.
rbe treasures that have been lost
sea in storm and warfare through
the centuries, if value could be
upon them, would look very
.u besides those with which the
boats began their famous attacks,
q Tit-Bits.
Even the Spanish galleon of old
|kd not compare with the great
b of to-day laden with food and
srchandise of incredible value, and
n carrying sometimes specie to
value of a million pounds. A
at liner to-day, without a ten of
90 inside her, is worth over
1lion pounds.
Eet few torpedoes have sent sew
Il of these modern treasure ships
I'm many fathoms in few min
several million pounds worth of
asure went down when that most
rible of all the German outrages
sea-the torpedoing of the Lusita-
was committed. What remains
her cargo now that would be of
value if it were recovered would
badly realize only a few hundred
usands, including the costly jewel
& that went down in the great
pck.
At the great depth at which she
the famous liner has probably
en reduced to a pulp, and even if
could be raised to the surface
huge operation would cost more
carry out than the mighty wreck
uld be worth.
More Than 1000 Ships Sunk.
according to Lord Beresford,
be the war began over 1900 Brit
allied and neutral ships have
sunk. This represents a ton
f Of considerably over 4 100000.
Fourse, a great deal of the cargo
pine of these ships was perishable
of comparatively trifiing value,
many were almost priceless ar
Is, laden with some of the rich
OductS of our great possessions.
fere are gorgeous tapestries and
cts from the East, that were
er sunk or captured in the early
Of the war before the interven-
Of Turkey-wonderful cargoes
had been consigned to German
Austrian ports, many of them to
captured by British men-o'-war,
put prize crews aboard.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
BURY SLAIN CHINAMAM
WITH The OLD-TIME RITES
Ancient Ceremonies Are Revived
When Victim of the Warning
longs Is Laid to Rest.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal-Flanked
by Chinese in red, carrying colors
and standards and pajongs, green,
red, violet, yellow, with heavily
dropping streamers of silk, accom-
panied by musicians who whanged
and twanged weird music, the body
of Eng Cow, a Chinese undertaken,
who was shot and killed on Stockton
street by warning tongmen, was borne
to rest 1t was San Francisco's first
old-fashioned Chinese funeral in
long time. The was funeral was not
without a touch of modernism.
Oriental Sweets for the Dead.
Before the funeral procession
weaved its way in and out of China
town, Cows widow and five small
children knelt before the casket and
showered it with Oriental candies
ard foods.
Then the funeral procession got
under way. A large number of
mourners, dressed in white. The
golden bier, preceded by hundreds of
yellow banners and pennants, famed
like liquid streams of gold in the
sunlight
All the time trusted friends of the
dead undertaken scattered thousands
of squares of perforated paper Mod
ern funeral wreaths were heared
high on the casket along with the can
dies and roast pig ard other dam
ties.
Shower Casket With Coins.
Before the casket was lowered, rel
atives and friends showered it with
coins. More modernism was noted.
Policemen in plain clothes were
thickly sprinkled among the mourn
ers fearing another outbreak of the
tong war which caused Cows death.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15

mage of over $4,000, the majority
of them having cargoes of rich mer-
chandise.
To Whom 1t Belongs.
The law relating to the recovery of
property from the Treasure
trove"-is very obscure, and difficult
to interpret. With regard to vessels
wrecked near the coast whose cargoes
may be washed ashore, there is, as
a rule, no difficulty about establish
ing the ownership of the vessel, and
they are entitled to recover their
property after all salvage rights have
been satisfied.
But with regard to wrecks on the
high seas very difficult problem
will confront the nation when peace
comes, especially when it is remem-
bered that thousands of vessels have
gone to the bottom, and in mnay
cases there are no records of where
they were lost.
Property absolutely lost upon the
high seas would seem to belong to the
finder. 1t has been claimed for the
Crown, and the American courts
have held that, apart from a decree,
the finder is only entitled to salvage
rights, the court retaining the rest,
and then practically taking it for the
state on the original owner not be-
ing found.
But what is to prevent many ad-
venturous spirits with money equip
ping treasure-hunting expeditions
after the war? Jules Verne and Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson never wrote of
such riches as now lie buried in the
bottom Of the ocean.
And what princely days they will
be for divers! Of late years expe-
rfenced divers have been able to
earn from 45 to 100 pounds week
while engaged on a big and risky
commission, and in addition make a
thousand pounds or two out of a
very big undertaking. But after the
war divers ought to be able to make
large fortunes, and easily eclipse all
previous records.
Probably the vast majority of the
wrecks will be beyond their reach
in fathomless deeps. But others
that lie near the coasts, not great
many fathoms down, will offer a
strong temptation,
Record Depths Reached.
The record depth reached by div
ers in modern times was achieved by
two British naval officers, who got
down to 210 feet, where the pressure
eral nightingales, singing with all
their little hearts. Their chants are
still immature, but in them was the
promise Of the full-throated song that
will come with a fortnight.
The woods were lighted with gun
flashes and the crack and the crash
of artillery reverberating in the near
distance, but the mating birds SEEM
ed entirely oblivious to the world
madness raging about them. Still
deeper in the wood a jealous old owl
would screech hoarsely now and
again.
The battle fared with full fury I'M
til nearly 3 o'clock in the morning
when the fog put an end to all visi-
bility and hushed the guns as if by
magic. A few moments later the ex-
hausted men had flung themselves in
to the deep sleep of overpowering
fatigue beside their hot guns, and a
memorable. night of strife" and
"hate" had passed,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
Shower casket With Coins.
MANY SHOE FACTORIES
HAVE CLOSED THEIR DOORS
Thirty-fve Plants Are Idle Because
of Labor Conditions.

LYNN, Ma>s,-The Lynn Shoe
Manufacturers association, whose
members control thirty-five plants,
according to announcement, has
ceased to manufacture shoes because
of present labor conditions. Between
II 900 and $4,000 employees are af-
fected. A statement, issued by the
association, declared that "the manu-
facturers had found it impossible to
accept contracts with a feeling of
safety that the unions, under threat
of strike, would not demand an in
crease in wages and other conditions
detrimental to the trade"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
FARMERS CLUB.

Owing to the great demand for
more foodstuffs and more livestock,
and greater production of poultry
products, the club rolls will be open
until June LIST, instead of April 18th.
]. L. ALLEN, County Agent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15

Barbed wire cuts, ragged wounds,
collar and harness gals, heal up
quickly when BILLIARDS. SNOW
IMMINENT is applied. 1t is both
healing and antiseptic. Price 25c,
soc and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by
Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15

Sallow complexion is due to tor
pid liver. HERBINE purifes and
strengthens the liver and bowels and
restores the rosy bloom of health to
the cheek. Price SOC. Sold by Daw-
son Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
plies Cured In s to 14Days

Your druggist will refund money If PAZ0
OINTMENT fails TO cure any case of Itching,
Blind. Bleeding orProtruoing Piles in to 14days.
The first application gives Ease and Rest. SOC.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-15
WOODBRIDGE

The teachers Of school No. held
meeting Tuesday afternoon, when it
was decided to form a Parent-Teach-
ers' Association In connection with
school No. /. All parents Interested
are cordially invited to be present on
Tuesday afternoon, February 27, at
$3.50 O'Clock in the auditorium OF
school No. /.
The Woodbridge new organization
in aid of the Red Cross will meet at
the residence OF Mrs. Fitzgerald rts--
dale, 166 Railway avenue, Friday
February %, at 2:30 O'Clock to orr
ganize for service in the event Of war;.
All women interested in this cause are
requested to attend.
Mrs. w. H. Demarest spent Tuesday
with relatives In Metuchen.
The condition Of Campion Cutter,
who was operated upon in the Rah-
way hospital In somewhat improved
Miss Georgia Bauer. Of Keyport,
and Miss Helen Pfeiner, Of Maurer.
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
A. f. Randolph during the past week
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-15
MATAWAR

The entertainment given In the
High School auditorium last night by
the Musical Merry Makers, under tie
auspices of the Matawan lecture and
entertainment course, was one Of the
finest the course has offered to the
Matawan music loving persons this
season. The large auditorium was
well filled and the performers were
requested time after time to respond
TO encores.
Lester Van Pelt was a recent vis-
itor in Elizabeth and Newark.
Stephen Meyer is confined to his
home seriously Ill with pneumonia.
Mr.. Bradley was a Matawan visitor
yesterday.
Theodore Smith, Of Freehold, was
a MataWan visitor yesterday.
Miss Dorothy Pengle, of Valley
Drive, was a Matawan visitor last
night.
Miss Grace Whitlock returned
home Monday after spending several
days visiting in Washington, D. c.
Miss Myrtle Van Pelt was a Mon
day visitor in Newark.
Miss Ulo Wilson spent the week
end visiting In New York city.
Miss Helen Beebe has returned
home after spending several days
with her sister and brother-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. Conover Burlew, al
Phillipsburg, II. J.
The Matawan Branch of the Camp
Fire Girls was entertained to supper
at the home of Mrs. Edwin S. Lupton
in Broad street Tuesday night.
Mrs. William A. Close entertained
number of her friends at her home
in lower Main street yesterday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington, of Nor
ganville. were Matawan visitors last
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-15
MIDOLESEx AND MONMOUTH
PLAN To SENO DELEGATES

Trenton, Feb. 15-Tomorrow after
noon and night there will Christian
Endeavor millions campaign confer
ence in the Fourth Presbyterian
church.
Delegates will be In attendance
from various points in Ocean, Mon
mouth, Middlesex, Somerset, Warren
and Mercer counties.
The afternoon service has been
planned to give practical help. and
you are urged to bring your problems
with you and take home O solution.
The evening program is one that
will so fire all present with new zeal
to do things that they will want to
put into effect all of the suggestions
received at the afternoon session.
ing church will provide a supper to
be served in the chapel for rs cents
to all those who attend. provided they
let M. P. Moses, 40 Model avenue,
know today.
All young peoples societies of the
city are cordially invited to attend
this conference.
Last Sunday evening the society of
the Second Presbyterian church of
Princeton celebrated the closing day
of Endeavor Week with an interest
ing program, during which IL gradu-
ates of the expert class received their
certificates from the United Society
of Christian Endeavor from the
hands of NJ. 2. Moses, president OF
the Mercer County Union.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-15
HONOR MISS RANDOLPH
AT WOODBRIDGE EVENT

Woodbridge, Feb. 15--Mr. and Mrs.
A. f. Randolph entertained a num-
Der of friends Tuesday night, The
event was planned as a surprise party
in honor of Mr.. Randolph's sister.
Miss Mittie Randolph, 1t being her
birthday.
Progressive games were played, the
prime winners being Miss Marguerite
Campbell. Daniel Demarest. Miss
Helen Potter and Roger Gimbernat.
Refreshments were then served and
the refreshments and decorations
were in keeping with St Valentines
eve.
Those invited included: Misses Ha-
eel Drake, Verna Hoagland, Helen
Potter, Helen Ensign, Rae Osborn,
Marguerite Browne, Ruth Valentine,
Marguerite Campbell. Marion Lock-
wood, Anna Dunigan, Margaret Rib
sain, Edna Fowler, Georgia Bauer,
Helen and Claire Pfeiffer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Moffet, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Leon Harmed, Mr.. and Mrs. F. II.
Stryker, Ralph Edgar. Fred. Runyon
and Byron Potter, ]. j. Livtngood,
Percy Browne. Stanley Lockwood,
Worth Gardner, Marion Anness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-15
SOUTH AMBOY :

William S. Truck Post, No. 81, >G.
A. r., has received an invitation to
visit with Major, Dandy Post Satur-
day afternoon, the occasion being a
visit from the department comman-
der of the q. A. r. of New Jersey.
One who Is in a position to know
says there are very few cars of ex-
plosives shipped from the wharves
of this city. but q large number of
cars of inflammable material, which
another Is in a position to know,
says there is much explosive mate
rial being shipped. II an explosion
should happen we are afraid there
would be far too many for the good
of the city.
Miss Florence Thompson is visiting
with friends in Altoona, Pa.
The Loyal Order of Moose, No.
1854. of this city, postponed their
meeting last Monday night on ac-
count Of the birthday anniversary of
Lincoln. The members are request
ed to meet next Monday night.
Miss Bertha Fulton was an out of
town visitor yesterday afternoon.
Miss Josie Compton was Matawan
visitor yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. j. F. Fulton. OF First street.
spent yesterday afternoon out Of
town.
L
of Miss Florence Thompson on Ste
vens avenue yesterday afternoon. An
enjoyable time was the result, re-
freshments being served at the close.
Mrs. William J. Ingraham of Sec
ond street. was a New Brunswick vis-
itor yesterday.
Mrs d. c. Chase and daughter were
New York visitors yesterday after
noon.
Mrs William Chasey was an out of
town visitor yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Rebecca Stratton, of Main
street. is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
James Allen, of Elizabeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A Stults were New
York visitors yesterday.
s. H. Ingraham was New Bruns-
wick visitor yesterday.
B. Strausser, Of Broadway, was a
New York visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Compton was an Eliza
beth visitor yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. John Ward. of George street.
was an out of town visitor yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. william P. Nichols was a Wis
itor at the city yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. George E. Applegate spent yes
terday afternoon out of town.
8. H. Chatten, adjutant of William
S. Truck Post, who has been confined
to his home in Main street for the
past six weeks, has sufficiently re-
covered as to enable him to be upon
the street.
Charles Safran was a New York
visitor yesterday.
Mrs Dorcas Tice. of Madison town.
ship, was South Amboy visitor.
William Souche. of this city. rs at
the eye and ear inflrmary at New
York for treatment of his eyes.
Mrs. Samuel Hocheiser was q New
York visitor yesterday.
Mrs. s. Fl. Ingraham was q New
York visitor yesterday.
Joseph Cepner, Of John street,
made short trip out OF town yes
terday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-15
PORT READING

Mike De Santo commissary agent at
the camp" here is spending a few
days visiting friends In Morristown
and Philadelphia.
Louis Jardino, of this place. who
was hit by an automobile Monday, is
slowly recovering. He was bruised
from head to foot. 1t is claimed that
the offending autoist drove on without
stopping to offer aid
Edward Doody. who formerly lived
here and Is now a resident of Jersey
City, entertained relatives and friends
the early part of this week. Those
present from here included Mr..
Doody's mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Egan
and Carl Doody. There were guests
present from Perth Amboy.
Theodore Kent, James Turner. En-
rick Bylickie, Somner Moore and
Charles Ely were among those from
here who visited Perth Amboy Tues
day night.
Patrick Cassidy, Michael Anzevino
and Harry Hilton went to Woodbridge
proper Tuesday night.
Richard Carricole. of Boston, is
here today.
Fred Miller and Henrietta Carri-
cole, OF Brooklyn, are among those
here to attend the funeral of the late
Napoleon b. Carricole.
Miss Clara Petersen, of Perth Am
boy. visited relatives here yesterday
Mrs. Werner. of Greenville, was q
local visitor Tuesday.
O Mr.. and Mrs John Muschanick,
who were married here Sunday after
poon. have returned from their we'd
ding trip and have taken up their
residence In Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-15
kEYPORT

Miss Minnie Bauer has returned
after having spent several days with
friends at Morristown.
Mrs. Minnie AXE, of Brooklyn, Is
spending several weeks with her
niece Mrs. John Cottrell.
The Quilting Society, of Calvary M.
E. church, will meet in regular ses-
sion at the church this afternoon.
Mrs. Francis w. Tilton is confined
the grip.
William Hanson of Perth Amboy,
was the guest of his brother, Howard
Hanson, and wife Wednesday.
Mrs. John Cottrell was the recent
guest Of friends at New York.
The Keyport Literary Club is hold
ing it's regular meeting this afternoon.
At the recent meeting of the Royal
Arcanum several members were re-
instated.
Miss Elsie M. Curtis will entertain
the members of the Thought Club at
her home Monday night.
Mrs. Jessie Walling is recovering
from illness, which has kept her con-
fined to her home for several weeks.
Miss Josephine Polling, of Jersey
City, has returned after having been
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William
Henderson, Sr.
Mrs M. Lester Terry is confined to
her home with a severe attack of the
grip.
William Westervelt, who has been
seriously i'll at his home on Manches-
ter avenue, is now able to be about.
Rev. william Adams is confined to
his home with illness.
Mrs. Louise Seidler, of Soldiers
Beach, left Wednesday for an extend
for trim N Tlnrtdp
Mrs. George M. Post will entertain
the members of the Friday After
noon 500 Club at her home this week.
The annual dinner of the Keyport
Yacht Club will be held at the Rari-
tan Inn this evening. A large attend
ance is expected, many tickets hav-
ing been hold to the members and
their friends. This Is an affair long
looked forward to by the members OF
the club and this year it promises to
excel all other efforts. The commit
tee in charge includes G. Metseer and
David c. Walling.
Mrs. R. o. Walling viii attend the
twefsss ,ssAi s,ilth A 4 asnfversafy d the Ray
Palmer Club to be held at Newark
on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Walling
will be the guest Of Mrs. Beatrice M.
Stern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer e. Morris SAIL
ed on Wednesday for an extended
trip to New Orleans and other points
in the south. ~ee.