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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
PRICE APPOINTEEs
ON ANXIOUS BENCH
NEW COMMISSIONER MAY RE-
WARD HIS OWN FRIENDS, AND
GUST INSPECTORS APPOINT
ED BY HIS PREDECESSOR.

Politicians just now are interested
IN the situation in the state depart
ment of agriculture, at the friends of
those who are in danger of being
turned out by ]. ]. Brown, the new
commissioner.
Coming in with a free hand, Mr..
Brown has naturally arranged to fill
the positions in the department as
ne sees fit. He will appoint a new
chief clerk in place of Capt j. F.
Johnson, who has been la the depart
ment for fifteen years. He will nat
urally name new assistant commits
sioner in the place of Cliff C. CLAW
of Americas, who recently resign
ed. He will appoint new state
chemist, though it is understood
leading merchants who have to
deal with the state chemist DEPART
ment are urging the retention of DR..
Il. 4. Stallings. He will appoint at
once new state oil inspector in
place of j. T. Hixon of Carroll.
Reference to Inspectors.
Perhaps the most interesting phase
of the situation is that with refer
ence to oil and fertilizer inspectors.
of whom there are some 200 through
out the state. Mr.. Price made all
of these appointments on October /
1916, and issued commissions for
two years. He states he did this
upon the advice of the attorney gem
eral that it was an entirely legal ac-
ton and that his appointees could
not be disturbed under the law.
Mr.. Brown proposes, however, to
find out for himself just what the
law is, and ascertain whether or not
he can replace the present inspectors
with some of his own.
1t is recalled that before J. E. Mer-
Ger retired from the office of state
game commissioner he appointed and
commissioned county ward n s.
throughout the state, and that Mr..
Arrow, his successor, removed many
of these and his action was upheld
by the court.
On Anxious Bench.
The result is the oil and fertilizer
inspectors appointed by Mr.. Price are
sitting on the anxious bench and have
decided to employ an attorney to rep
resent them and prevent the new
commissioner from BUSTING them, if
possible.
Mr.. Brown has many friends who
are applicants for these positions if
they are available, and the fight over
the situation promises to be a merry
one before the final decision is
reached.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
PLANS PIPE LINE
UNDER ATLANTIC
Irish Manufacturer Submits His Plan
for the Enterprise - Would
Transmit Oil to England.


An Irish manufacturer has prepar-
ed in detail plan for laying an
eighteen inch submarine pipe line be-
tween the British Isles and America,
which, according to estimates, would
transmit oil to England at a small
fraction of the present transporta-
ton cost.
As described, the pipe would be
made of steel ribbon on the helical-
tube principle, so as to be flexible.
The overlappings of the ribbon as it
winds round and round itself would
be packed with asbestos Irvine. The
tube would be able to withstand an
internal pressure of 1000 pounds and
an external pressure of 10000
pounds per square inch. Around it
would be woven a cotton casing
coated with preservative.
To give the pipe longitudinal
strength stranded steel wire would
be put inside. Twenty vessels could
be employed to lay the pipe, each
being assigned to a 130-mile section.
The scheme calls for an outlay of
$50,000,000. 1t is estimated that the
transportation cost per 1000 gallins
per 1000 miles would be about so
cents. By tank steamers it is about
$50.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
COMMITTEE FRAMES
NEW RAILROAD BILL
PRESIDENT is EMPOWERED TO
TAKE OVER LINES IN TIME OF
MILITARY NECESSITY AND
OPERATE THEM.

The senate interstate commerce
committee has approved and report
ed to the senate bill to supplement
the Adamson eight-hour railroad law.
The measure is very cimilar to one i'm
troduced in the house and may be
passed during the present session of
congress. 1t is expected to meet the
views of the administration, since it
has become apparent that a more
stringent bill virtually would have no
chance of getting through before ad-
journmen5.
The new measure carries no pro-
hibition against the right to strike or
lockout, to which the railroad broth
erhoods have vigorously objected,
but there is a provision to prevent
obstruction of U. S. mail and foreign
or interstate commerce.
New Features of the Bill.
Under the terms of the senate bill,
when the present federal mediation
and Cancellation board fails to settle
disputes the president shall have
power to appoint one representative
of carriers and one of the men after
which the enlarged committee shall
investigate and make recommends
lions according to the merits and
substantial justice of the case"
The prohibition section makes it q
misdemeanor, punishable by impris-
onment for six months, "for any per-
son who knowingly and wilwully, by
physical force, threats or intimida-
ton, obstructs or retards the passage
of United States mails or the orderly
movement of foreign or interstate
commerce"
The military necessity section
makes it lawful for the president of
the United States to take over rail
way lines, together with telephone
and telegraph service, for the move
ment of troops or other supplies. The
damage for such service is to be es-
timated by the interstate commerce
commission. Any person refusing to
be drafted for such service, or con-
victed of destroying railroad proper.
ty when in federal hands, would be
subject to five years Imprisonment
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
HORSE FAMINE is CAUSED
BY WAR IN EUROPE
Breeding Horses and Mules Might
Be Remunerative Industry.

0C NSHAuhSE6IhVG INDUSTRY.
If you own a horse or mule, take
better care of him than you ever
have before, for in the next few
years he may be worth a good deal
more than you now imagine.
An investigation into the I'M
precedented slaughter of horses and
mules in the European war, where
the average life of an animal at the
front is only three weeks, indicates
that there will be ''horse famine"
by the time the war ends, and that
as the result of the law of supply and
demand, horses and mules will COM
mand unprecedented prices.
The United States alone has sent
more than million and half of
horses and mules that will never
come back, and more than ten million
have been killed.
1t is declared that breeders who
have ceased to raise horses and
mules in explanation that motor We
hlcles are going to supplant them in
nearly all lines of work, will soon see
that they have made mistake and
lost one of the best opportunities
they ever had to make big profits.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
MAN CUTS TEETH
AT IS YEARS OF AGE
Pulled and Had Pulled Eight
Jaw Teeth, But Still He Has a
Full Set.

Mr.. R. J. Dyar says that years ago
when he was living long distance
from doctor and much farther from
dentist, pain struck him at one
of his molars, that it felt like a bow
der mill had exploded in his mouth
and something had to be done and
that quick.
81 had a pair of nippers," he said,
"and some bullet molds which / used
to good effect. | held with one and
pulled and priced until / yanked out
one tooth and broke another one off
even with the gums, and the pain
vanished"
Mr.. Dyar has pulled and had pulled
eight jaw teeth and still has a full
set-not false teeth, but natural
teeth. His teeth come back as fast
as they are pulled, regardless of his
age, which is seventy-fve.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
WANTS WOMEN AT
SOLDIERS HOME
Movement Started in Atlanta to Ad-
NIT Wives of Veterans as Well
as Veterans Themselves.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Mrs. A. Med.
Wilson is backing a movement which
was brought out at the Washington
day exercises here today, to get
through the next session of the legis-
lature special bill to admit women
to the Confederate Soldiers Home.
The fact is stressed that, under the
present conditions, when an old vete-
ran applies for admission to the home
and is accepted, he is compelled to
leave his wife behind. Unable to take
care of herself, and forced to part
with the wife of his old age, the vete-
ran is frequently, therefore, compell-
ed to leave the wife on the charity of
some kind friends and at times even
of strangers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
WANTED: A CEMETERY BY
HUSTLING GEORGIA TOWN
Possibly Only Incident of Its Kind
In the State.

We will venture to say that Clax-
ton is the largest town of its size in
Georgia that does have a cemetery.
In one way this is to our credit.
Claxton has always been noted for its
healthfulness and has quite a reputa-
ton as health resort. 1t does seem
that the average life of the people of
Claxton and Evans county is a little
longer than elsewhere. However, in
spite of all this, we have to die some
time, and we certainly should have
cemetery of our own.
We believe that this is matter for
the city to take up, and respectfully
call the attention of our officials to
the fact. Most municipal cemeteries
are self-supporting institutions. -
Claxton Enterprise.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
COMMITTED SUICIDE
IN AsSTRANGE WAY
Janitor Complained of Feeling Mis-
cradle, Then Ended His Life by
Crawling Into a Furnace.

Chris Kottmeyer, aged 81, was
janitor of the Adler Opera House
building at Marshfeld, Wis. The
other night he complained of having
a cold and feeling miserable. Next
morning, as the thermometer drop
ped and the wind blew a gale, the
building became cold.
An investigation was made, and
Kottmeyer, burned to a crisp, was
found in the ash pit. He had crawl
ed in so far that it was necessary
to have a mason cut the wall to get
the body out. A coroner's jury de-
cided that he had committed suicide
by broiling himself under the CRATES,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
CHARITY CONCERT GIVEN TO
PURCHASE A WOODEN LEG
lily Uses Receipts for Woman Need
ing Wooden Appendage.

HAVERHILL, Mass. - A charity
concert was given in the city hall the
otner night, the proceeds of which
I o be used to purchase wooden
Iii olS Tor Miss Annie Earle, so years
w.. inree years ago the city bought an
@ot leg for Miss Earle, but she
81 used to wear it because it did not
~, On vote of the board of alder
h Ken n another leg was purchased, but
7 S SDo was unsatisfactory.
u,o MISS Earle consented, however, to
s gear new leg if up to a certain
al SS1naard, and the concert was decid-
IN IN, upon as a means of raising the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
CONG. PARK GETS $4,000
TO FIGHT PECAN PESTS
Federal Appropriation to Combat Dis
eases in Orchards.

It is announced that Congressman
Frank Park of the Second district of
Georgia has secured an additional ap-
preparation of $4,000 for use in
fighting pests and diseases in the
pecan orchards here. The appropria-
ton was agreed to at a conference
on the bill yesterday afternoon, ac-
cording to telegraphed information
from Washington.
The agricultural appropriation bill
hearings had been concluded when
the request was made for. this appro-
priation, but Congressman Park and
other friends of the pecan growers
got busy and the appropriation was
secured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
BLIND MAN ELECTED TO
CONGRESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Paul G. McCorkle of Chester, S.
c., has been elected to congress for
the unexpired term of Congressman
d. E. Finley, of the Fifth South Car
DINA district. His term win end on
March A.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27
FAMOUS FOUR THOUSAND
DOLLAR PUSSYCAT DIES

l.. hampton King Winter has won his
b I"SS prize: The famous American
ecu aeq' shaded, silver Persian cat re-
on,,y died at the cat ranch of its
p" "ir' Miss Carroll Macy, at Ash
INT I'M, Me. Miss Macy said that at
81 snow In Boston a few weeks ago
, ,rE refused an offer of 1900 for the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27

Bacon county, one of the newest in
the state, is to spend 100000 on good
roads. That sounds like pretty good
bacon, all right.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-27

Some people had rather have a
tooth pulled than listen to an argu-
ment against their opinions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-10
Disturbing ELEMENTS
AFFECTING BUSINESS
However, Hesitation and Shrinkage
In Volume Held to BE Nat
urul mt This Time.
INDUSTRY REMAINS STRONG
Several Restraining Influences, OF
temporary Character, Mentioned
IN weekly Trade Reviews just An
nounced by Dun's and Bradstrcet's.

NEW YORK, March 9-Duns Week
~ Review of Trade tomorrow will say:
a certain hesitation in business. with
shrihkaSe IN It's volume. is natural at
inns season. and there Is now all the
more reason for IL because of present
disturbing clements Yet the volume.
or transactions Is greater than usual
NJ this period. and the position OF com
hcrcc ana Industry remains remark
ably strong. Notwithstanding the for
eign complications, trausporta tinp ,n
lays and doubts about future Suuplics
ana prices Recent storms and cold
Wondered efforts to relieve the freight
congestion. ana overseas shipments
continued difficult and uncertain hut do
meStic movements of raw materials
ana products are frecr and there "a
somewhat less restraint on mauurar
turing activities
outputs in many directions, however
nave appreciably diminished. and in
apiiity TO make adequate progress In
reducing accumulated contracts still
prevents the acceptance Of consider
able new business. Most BUYERS adj
mere TO their conservative policy in
entering upon important forward en-
GhSements. yet in branches whnr, 10
mands have been cxtraordinnrv ana
prices have risen greatly some n,usc
- 70 DC expected. and nothing indicates
loss OF confidence among LEADING. in
tcrcSts. prospective Federal require
nents induce bankers to gram a..
COMMUNICATION with caution. but unan
c!ai obIlsations generally are met with
Increased promptncsS, and the com
hlercial mortality is relatively mod
crate. with comparatively few failures
VI magnitude. With the upward trend
OF the commodity markets CONTINUING
this week : list OF over 300 whole
sale quotations disclosing sixty ad-
Sanccs and only twenty one rcccssions
oank ciearlhIS are naturally infiu-
anceu, ana Tor the week are 35.7 per
cent larger than last year al me nri,,
cipal outside Ccntcrs. On the Other
hand, railroad earnings reflect the inn
pcdiments TO traffic gross revenues ar
systems thus far reporting for Feb
Jury pcihS but % per cent in cXcess
OF the same period Of 1915
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-10
SHIPBUIIDING INDUSTRY
LANDS LARGE CUN'rR >t"rS

NEW YORK. March g.-Eradstroets
tomorrow Will say:
Nhile neither trade nor industry
mas iost ground. the situation Is mark
ca ny restraining influences. some OBJ
Niously OF a temporary character. but
win others indicating II clear disposl
tion TO count steps before making.
fresh starts. Beyond cavl ,obbinr
trade for spring accoun. is good. and
NJ the same time mauufacturin. ca :
pacitS IN the larger Industries is over
taxed 10 Ill orders. with ear shortages
stu preventing anything like free
movements. but a sharp line must be
drawn between buying for nearby de-
livery. as wc!! rs between heavy or
dcrs already booked. and that, re-
speeding further new buying for far-off
account. In II word, high prices, rather
than Immediate concern about our in
tcrnational political relations tends
to produce evidence of conservatism to
check any disposition there may be
stock up for fear there may not be
enough goods to go around. and TO
develop questions as TO whether prices
have not already reached the level Mt
which consumption is likely to be
checked. Incidentally. retail trade is
hampercd either hy Indictment weather
at numerous large cities or by poor
country roads and some western re-
ports suggest that there are indica-
ton OF retailers having ovcrbought
last season.
But the iron, and steel industry con
tnucs to move along To the tune of
higher prices. owing to overwhelming
orders for the capacity available and
heavy prospective buying hy the
United States government. The ship
building industry is busy, very busy.
and contracts recently placed run into
large figures. While the railway car
situation has improved a little job
hers of general lines complain that
their business has been cut down by
inability TO get deliveries. but the lum-
Der industry seems 10 have been more
seriously affected than any other. and
In many instances statesmen have been
withdrawn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-10
KAISER EXPRESSES GRIEF
TO COUNTESS ZEPPELIN
Dcciprcs Work OF Dead Man VIII D.I
Continued In Spirit by Army
and NAVY
fBy Associated press.l

AMSTERDAM. March . (via Lon
don).--I;mpcror William. says n BerII,,
dispatch, has sent the following telc
gram of coincidence to Countess Zen
pelin
with deep regret l have just learned
Of tho death of your husband. general
Of cavalry. Count Zeppelin. l person
ally feel most painfully the death OF
thiS excellent man. distinguished hy
rare gifts of genius. The whole Ger.
man people stands with me in mourn
inG at the bier of one Of tho greatest
sons Of the Fathcrland
In the tenacious, indcfutiRab,e
struggle for the mastery of the air. he
experienced successes which made his
name immortal far across the frontier.
o! the cmpirc-around the entire world.
called away In the midst OF this
gigantic war. in which he SO energctl-
cally co-opcrated in combating our
enemies. II was unfortunately not
given To him personally to participate
IN tho end Of the fight. but his work
VIII be continued In his spirit by tho
army and navy.
The Almighty may console you and
your family in the great sorrow for
the deceased. whose fame is immortal
The memory Of him viii always remain
sublime and dear to me
tSisncd) 'WILIIELM"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-10
weekly Cation Rc,ic,y.

NEW YORK, March !.--The buying
movement in cotton which had been set
in motion by the small number Of no.
ticcs issued against March contracts
toward the end OF last month. appeared
To eliminate when May sold ut 1898
at the beginning Of the week just
ended This made an advance of APP
proxiiratcly 50 per bale within Il period
nf ten days. and OF practically Sig
cents per pound from the low price
touched on the big break Of Feb
ruary L.
Many traders regarded the upward
movement aS reimbursement between
contract and spot value. Reports OF
higher ocean rates and marine war
risks undoubtedly caused nervousness.
and there were also reports from New
Orleans that Liverpool agents were
withdrawing freight rates. This led to
a belief that British bottoms were be-
ing shifted from cotton To other trades
and May sold off to I7.i0 during the
middle Of the week. or IS points from
the high level. New crop months re-
gctcd also. hut were relatively steady,
and tho market to-day stcadicd up
several points from the lowest on re-
newcd covering by old crop shorts. Re-
ports OF further sales from the local
stock appeared to be n factor on the
rally toward the end Of the week, COM
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-10
CHARTERS ISSUED.
CHARTERS were granted yesterday by
the state Corporation Commission as

Charters We're granted yesterday bv
follows: 80
Bowman Motor Car CORPORATION.
richmond. J. NJ. Weaver. president.
pittsburgh. Pa. w Il. McCrory. vice :
president Bellevue, Pa: Herbert pat
tcrsoh, secretary and treasurer Will
kinSburE. Pa. Capital: Maximum, ST.
'on:ooo; minimum. $500: par value. 500.
me National Negro Ter-Centennry
Celebration COMPANY of the United
states of America Gnc.). Norfolk ID.
u. IacoN. president; g. w Brayc, sec
rctHry-both OF Norfolk. CAPITAL: Max
mum, 100000: minimum, 5000: par
value, 81.
Mexican Investment co. Unc.). Rich
mond. +. $. Bolen. president: H. Ii.
ohaikley. secrctary-hoth of Richmond.
CAPITAL: Maximum. $3.50, 900; mini
mum. $50: par rai,c. $40.
H. ~: TNncs X Co. Inc.). TaZewell
l. \. IyncS, president: l.. X. Coullin.,
secretary and trcasurcr-both Of Tazc-
we'll. Capital: Maximum. $4,000: min
imum, $1,000; par value. 800
Amendment to charter OF IIasler
Brothers GncD, Norfolk. changing
name to Robert Iiasler & co. Gnc)..
and increasing it's maximum capital
stock from S25, 900 to 100000
Amendment TO charter of Rosslyp
Gas Company. RoSslyn. reducing it's
maNimnn capital stock from $500. 900
to $4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-10
STATE: SUPREME COURT.
Yesterdays proceedings In tho state
SMprcmn Count OF Auneuls fnll1.ur..:

Yesterdays proceedings I'm the state
supreme Court OF Appeals follows:
q. ODER II Sons Co. VS. William, q
Smith, Inc. Submitted on briefs.
No. 5i-Tripictt ct ais. vs. Second Ma
tonal Bank. Argued by j. d. Richards
ana William llorsan for the appellants
and by James q. llidcn for the nm
pellee. and submitted.
No. JJ--DiStniSSed.
No. 56-Gou!ding VS.. the Virginian
halfway Company. Argued by George
T.. Allen for the appellant, and nv g;
y. Winsheld for the appellee. ana sub
No. 51-Walkcr VS.. the Gateway
Milling 60. Partly argued and con-
tinucd until Monday.
Next eases to be called:
No 'S-chcsapeak c and Ohio Rail-
way Company ct al. vs.. May.
No "3--Wood. etc. vs.. Weaver.
No. Caledonia ct ais. VS.. Purkslcy
National Bank ct al.
No 6!-Norfolk Hosiery and Under
Wear Mills Company vS. Wcstheimer
No. G2-Win VS.. VIM
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-10
HEARING IN THAW CASE
Governor Brumbnugh Declares I.unncy
Proceedings First Must lie
Concluded.
IBy ASSOCIATED Press. !

ffN sNNSOtIhJrU I'TcSs.
PHILADELPHIA March 9.--C;ov-
ernor BrumbauGh announced TODAY
that there will be no hearing on the
Application for the cxtrad!tion Of Harry
Is. Thaw to New York until the lunacy
proceedings shall have been concluded
Thaw is stll in the hospital where
he was taken on January IL. after
cutting his throat while the police
were searching for him on :; warrant
charging him with heating a Kansas
City boy In New York last December
The lunacy proceedings instituted
by Thaw's mother, will begin hero next
Monday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-10
CHANCERY RELEASE DEEDS.
Eight Deeds of Release, Amounting In
S.1.15I.

), Davis & Hartman, trustees. to Frances
'. August, 4o%l25 feet west line Of
Twenty second Street, l32 feet south
OF street. March {. 1917: $l.O77.
Edwin NJ. Heller. trustee. to \. r.
iulliatn. ""N12i feet south line Of Han
over Avenue. % feet west of Sheppard
street. March s. 1917; s2.4Gi.
IL. n. McCurdy. trustee. to Samuel q
Daniel. i?Xll0 feet south line of Mar
shall street, SO feet east of Monroe
street. March 3, 1917: so.70O.
y. J. Chewing. Jr.. trustee. to Ed
ward ;. Evans. 22NGl Sc feet south line
Of BROAD street, "A feet ives, of wall
street; also GOXioS feet west line of
Wall Street. 20 Ia feet south Of Broad
Street February &c. 1917: s23G0
Pollard G. Williams. trustees. 10
Henry $. .Mallerstein,. IS feet ia
inches by l37 feet north line OF Broad
street. l45 feet S1-i inches east of
Ninth street. March s. 1917: s13o5n.
W. =. Rcdd. trustee. to C. H. Roslcv
lots 90 and y in block G i'm Lee parl
March s. 1917: 81 .0G0.
Bank Of Commerce and Trusts trus
too. to j. l.. Hcaslev et ny 81 20 hy
1l5 feet, known as 25l0 East Marshall
Street March 3. 1917: S3.1GS
Ann NJ Corners ct ais. executors ia
John T. Powers. 22x12o feet south line
of Main street, between Lonbardv ana
Vine Streets. March 3. 1917; sG7o.