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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
LEGISLATURE ASSAILS
The SALARY OF SOULE
HEAD OF STATE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE is SAID TO
DRAW A PRINCELY SUM.

ATLANTA.-South Georgia's ans
wer to the movement to remove to
Athens the experiment station at
Griffin and other state institutions
came in the house in the form of an
open attack upon DR.. A. M. Soule,
president of the State Agricultural
College at Athens.
The attack was involved in a reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Davis, of Lau-
rens, and Mr.. Moore, of Heard, as
follows:
Whereas it is freely rumored that
the president of the state college of
agriculture draws salaries aggregat-
ing $500 annually-though the
report of the state college of agri-
culture is painfully silent on the sub
jeet of salaries-while the salary of
the governor of the state of Georgia
is fixed by law at $4,000, the salaries
of the judges of the supreme and
appellate courts at $4,000, that of the
attorney general and commissioner
of agriculture at $4,000, and that of
commissioner of commerce and labor
at $1,000; and
Whereas the difference in the ru-
mored salary of the president of the
state college of agriculture and 9TH
er state officials is unwarranted, I'M
fair and undemocratic; Therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the salary of the
president of the state college of agri-
culture be fixed by law, as are the
salaries of other state officials.
"Be it further resolved, That the
aggregate salaries of the president of
the state college of agriculture shall
not exceed $4,000 per annum, and
that he be required to devote his en-
tire time exclusively to The services
of the state college of agriculture. {"
Friends of the resolution declare
that they will attempt to show that
if the experiment station be remov-
ed to Athens, as a department of the
college, the presidents salary will be
further increased by the compensa-
ton now allowed the director of the
station.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
PHYSICIAN OPERATES
SO INFANT WILL Die
DR.. HAISELDEN AGAIN REFUSES
TO PRoLONG LIFE OF A
MALFORMED BABY.

Baby Meter, Chicago infant, SEN
fenced to death by DR.. Harry j. Hais-
eden because of physical and mental
infirmities, died just "a hours after
it was born. An investigation was
started at once by the health com
missioner, despite an announcement
by States Attorney Hoyne that there
was nothing criminal in DR.. Haisel-
denis action.
Il can see absolutely nothing Grim
onal in the act of DIR. Haiselden to-
ward the Meter baby" said Mr..
Hoyne. Certainly from all l can
learn of the case, there is no basis
for prosecution.
DR.. John Dill Robertson, health
commissioner, sent detectives to the
German-American hospital. They met
DR.. Haiselden and were assured
everything possible was being done
for the Meter baby. 1t was learned
two other babies were being permit
ted to die" The information came
from DIR. Haiselden himself.
Death For Hopeless Ones.
There are two other hopeless ba-
bies under my treatment and they.
too, are being permitted to die"
said DR.. Haiselden. 81 suppose the
authorities would raise Va great dis
turbance if they knew / had three
cases in all. But, as with the Meter
baby, there was no suffering. The
Meter baby was brought to me a few
hours after it was born.
When saw the baby I knew ii
had lived too long already. The brain
was extremely small and there was
no abnormal skull formation. The
head was resting on the shoulders and
there was practically no neck. The
ears were deformed and there were
other deformities.
Life Not Worth Living.
THE case was absolutely hopeless.
The life could have been saved-but
what life it would have been. The
child would have grown into a hope.
less idiot. 1t would have been a bur.
den to its parents and the state. ]
performed a slight operation to stor
a certain bleeding. Then / called in
committee of doctors. All save one
agreed with me. The parents already
had given me permission to do what
| thought best So / simply went over
the slight operation l had performed
and the baby was as she was brought
to me. It's death was only a matter
of few hours and there was no suf.
fering."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

man has been committed for an Of
Tense by a magistrate, who has given
him an opportunity to demonstrate
his innocence" the time of the solic-
itor, the grand jurors and the wit
nesses should be taken in presenting
the case again for an Indictment.
He recommends amendment of the
present law on this line. He saws.
too: Il should like to see the iuries
given more authority in prescribing
punishment, and / believe that the
adoption of the indeterminate sem
tence is advisable, and recommend
that the subject be given considera-
ton by your body. The state should.
under proper regulations, have the
right to appeal in criminal cases."
Education of the Negro.
On negro education the message
says: Something more should be
done for the education of the negro
than has heretofore been done. The
negroes constitute about 45 per cent.
of the population of the state, and
constitute large percentage of the
farming population. The state and
federal funds for the common schools
are disbursed about 961a per cent. to
whites and 81 per cent to the ne
groes. The average white teacher re-
ceived $40 and the average negro
teacher SIG. There have been no ne
gro corn or other clubs organized
and they have only about three farm
demonstration agents in the state.
We should give these people some
thing more along these lines, not on
ly because it is right, but also be-
cause it is to the best interest of our
state"
He touches on child labor reforms
at length; makes recommendations
concerning the development of the
state department of agriculture, and
urges increased food production.
In conslusion he recommends that
a committee of the house and senate
be named to take the governors mes
sage and go over it in detail, report
ing it back favorably where it meets
with their approval, and adversely
where it is not approved
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
GIRL WAS HIRED
TO COMMIT MURDER
SAYS SHE RECEIVED $500 FOR
CONFESSION. BAIL REDUCED
SO SHE MAY BE FREED.

Miss Callie Lee Meadows, charged
with the murder of D. P. McAdams,
of Fort Worth, Tex, has been releas-
ed under $4,000 bond. She has charg-
ed Mrs. V. F. Plummer with the
crime, and says that her "confes-
sion" was made after Mrs. Plummer
had promised her $500 to take re-
sponsibility for the killing.
After her arrest Miss Meadows told
the authorities that she went to Fort
Worth from her home in Parker
county, seeking work. She said that
McAdams lured her to his rooming
house and later gave her employ
ment there. She shot the man after
he had wronged her, according to
her first story.
On the witness stand Miss Mead
ows created sensation when she
told that her original story was false.
She said that Mrs. Plummer first
urged her to kill McAdams. When
Miss Meadows refused the older wo-
man committed the crime, says Miss
Meadows.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

Judge Awards Baby to the Parent
1t Loves the Most.

QUITMAN, Ga.-Judge w. H.
Long of the city court followed the
famous example of King Solomon in
awarding possession of baby this
morning, only he let the baby decide
who it belonged to.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Rogers. a
young couple, were separated several
weeks ago, and the father took the
l3-months-old girl baby. The mother
instituted habeas corpus proceedings
to get the baby, and this morning
they appeared in court.
Judge Long, after hearing the con-
tentions of both, said he would let
the baby decide which parent it
would go to. Several persons held
out their arms to the infant, but she
chung to her fathers neck. The Judge
directed the mother to stand in front
of the baby, but not to invite it in
any way
The baby looked at her a moment,
and then slowly held out its arms to
her. The judge directed that she
have temporary possession of the ba-
by, and he will conclude the hearing
next Friday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
SHNCION OFFICIALS EXPECT LONG WAR and HIGH PRICE FOR VICTORY

that the county unit system had been
found satisfactory to the people of
the state from time in1memorial and
that no candidate could be elected to
Office who did not approve of that
plan. 1t was only fair, he said, that
the smallest county in the state
should have a voice in the election
of state officers. They would insist
on this right, which had long been
this by party practice, and the people
of the state would insist that they
have it.
Wright Arraigns the Bill.
Representative Seaborn Wright, of
Floyd county, arraigned the system,
and declared that it is nothing less
than political instrument deliber-
ately devised for the purpose of i'm
posing injustice, punishment and
wrong upon the white democratic
voters who live in the city counties.
The senate has passed several gen
eral bills, among which the most i'm
portant is the bill by Senator Pea
cock creating an agricultural and
mechanical college in the Twelfth
congressional district.
1t is believed the senate will pass
the bill by a good majority.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
COTTON CATERPILLAR
MAKES APPEARANCE
PEST HAS FLOWN ACROSS THE
GULF TO POINTS IN GEOR-
GIA AND ALABAMA.

Invasion of parts of Georgia and
Alabama by the cotton caterpillar,
the moth of which has flown across
the Gulf of Mexico from South Amer
lea, has just been reported to the
bureau of entomology of the United
States department of agriculture.
The caterpillar is a voracious feeder,
the bureau warns, and strips cotton
stalks almost completely of foliage
if its activities are not combated.
Several generations of the insect
probably will be produced before
frost, and can be expected to work
their way north through the cotton
belt, as well as to spread east and
west.
Use Arsenate of Lead.
Planters in the regions likely to be
infested, say the department ento-
mologists should supply themselves
with powdered arsenate of lead so
that they may combat the insects on
their first appearance. The poison
is best applied from sacks of duck
or double thicknesses of -four sack
ing suspended from each end of a
pole carried on horseback. The pow
der may thus be shaken on two rows
of cotton plants at time.
The cotton caterpillar was the
most serious insect pest of cotton in
the United States before the coming
of the boil weevil. With the execp-
ton of 1911, however, there have
been few outbreaks of magnitude in
recent years. The moths of the cater
pillar are very strong fibers as is
proved by the fights over the Gulf
of Mexico. On early fall months of
the late generations often are found
as far north as Canada. The insects
in all stages are completely destroy
ed by cold weather.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

All this in spite of the destructive
trio--wine, women and song-which
brought about his capture. He was
drunk when detectives poked auto
MATES in his face and slipped on
the bracelets.
Addison is said to be the black
sheep of wealthy Scotch Canadian
family His career of crime began
IN 1899, when he received a sentence
OF twenty years at Saltwater for
train robbery. He was pardoned ii
1916 and has been at LARGE si,nnn
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

American secret service men have
uncovered German plot for the
making of a deadly poison in Mexico
to be sent to Germany. Half a hun
dred Germans in the United States,
some whom already are under arrest,
are involved in the plot. The plot
was discovered with the arrest of
three Germans at Eagle Pass, Tex,
as they came across the border from
Mexico.
The factory is located about 80
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
Alleged Safe Blower De Luxe,
Loaded With Money, Is Anaigned

CHICAGO.-Albert Addison, alleg-
ed safe blower de luxe, looked like
q prosperous business man when he
was arraigned today. He is held on
charge of securing $4,000 by
cracking the vaults in the British
Columbia branch of the Bank of
Montreal.
He was found to own many flats
and business buildings in Chicago,
possess a fat bank account, cIp
coupons regularly from gilt-edged
securities and ride in a limousine.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
Factory For Making Deadly Liquids
Is Operated in Mexico by Germans

miles from Monterey and has been
equipped with machinery for making
the poison. The manufacture of the
liquid began several weeks ago. The
poison was to be used by Germany
in the war.
The poison was being made from
a weed called exlinic in Texas, and
laccita, in Mexico 1t can be made in
to deadly liquid poison and when
burned with an oily substance will
give off smoke or fumes that are fa-
tai if inhaled.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

Baby Girl Weighed Is Pounds.
A girl baby born to Mr.. and Mrs.
T Z. Larsen, of Fort Dodge, Ia.
weighed 15 pounds at birth.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
VAST GROWTH SHOWN
iN C0NFEC 0NERY
INDUSTRY OF u. S.

To meet the American consumption
of sweetmeats last year required bet
ween $4,000, DOC and $200, 1000. 600
worth of factory-made confectionery
and this In addition to the vast
amounts of cocoa and chocolate other
than confectionery that were consum.
ed and to the home production OF
taffy, and othe. tonbons. IL.
The confectionery industry In the
United States Las expanded with
great rapidity. Sixty-fiye years ago
less than 40 establishments we're need
ed TO supply the American demand for
,factor5.mads sweets. Their aggregate
capital was little more than $1,000
900, the value of their products not
mnch over 5000, 900. On the basis
OF q population Of 2s,2Gc, 900 this meant
an annual per capita expenditure OF
only Is cents there being practically
no foreign trade in confectionery
then). Today. assuming that the In.
dustry has maintained during the last
tM0 years the sama rate of growth
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
|SHIPMEyTSOF
SUGAR BACKWARD

While as yet there has been no
catching up on the shortage OF sugar
shipments reported in these columns
last week the Sugar Factors Com
pany, Manager Novel; reports, Is
hopeful that gains will be made In
the early future. The Mexican Is now
leading and with two large vessels OF
the American line and the Maui all
taking large cargoes there Is reason
to expect that shipments win soon be
up to expectations II WIN take time
to do this but better facilities are now
at hand
Il IS not to be deemed that ship
ments are not ahead Of last year at
the same time FOR such IS not the
case, but on the contrary they are
ahead. The point is that the planters
have not had the facilities TO ship the
sugar which could otherwise have
cen disposed Of In the end this may
prove to have been advantageous for
prices have advanced considerably In
the past month and such advance is
benefiting the later shipment.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
SOUTH SEA ISL llDS
READY 10 SUPPL
MANY. SHARK SKINS.

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nase oesa .1 'saag ,,,,as !, n = cs IN.
oou.n Sea ~. ua, A. a. i, ha
pa,sh .nas mas 49, -, ~ ,fn,.ed
nan oi .n.s ~ n: = 49, .o,,,
o.a.es .Duasau :. 80 az h,rsS,, tha,
pany re. 49, 49,. w ~ N, ,,,,,o re
y nas enonss ~ s.s ,, ,s ,,.s.tas SsnS
agae - supIhy .ass qa 80 =, tha
o.nes nase s. aai 800 49, 800, ~ taatbar
eeselop,.ie 2. .his - 80 - f,sb
AiilS u , sas.ou ss Us ssn,a - 5,
alsv pe | ~ ,sraS,,ss;o,, -
~ il'alsliai lVi .'''.'e, - =. !. 49,,
The bureau mas plaeea Sans ~ ol -
sharks and about ae SKINS OF otner
fishes. including COZ. make groupei.
garfish, and st.nsray, In tne nandS %
tanners for eAperimentstion,se = ne
tanned skin OF one o. the Iarse snarAs
and small samples OF oIners nave oss =,
received. several OF tnese zoos seay
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
STRENGTH shown
|. IN STOCK MARKET

After days upon days Of greater or
less letliargy the local stock market
revived Thursday and Friday The
period OF. hesitation seemed to end and
a strong and more confident tone
made its appearance. The market ap-
peared to have discounted what may
happen in the way OF war and 70, pc
taking its position and resuming the
normal. i4ea
While sales of Thursday we're much
larger than those of Friday the FRI
day market vas broaderTand' n served
to further accentuate the developing
strength. Though gains have not been
large several of the stocks. as Olaa,
Oahu. Eva, Waialua. Hawaiian Com
mercial, San Carlos and Pioneer are
higher than they we're week ago
and all stocks are now considerably
above the lowest prices Of the days
Immediately following the breaking %
diplomatic relations with Germany
Unlisted stocks have also shown
some activity but as yet have scored
no advances that bring them close
to prices they enjoyed before the war
situation became serious.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
large ORDER FOR
LUMBER PLACED

Under the head OF Hawaii to- Get
Sound humber. the Seattle Times
publishes the following:
Alexander 4 baldwin, Ltd. which
own extensive sugar and pineapple in
terests In Hawaii and Is iarge shippers
to the islands. have completed nego-
tiations for the purchase OF 9.Ooo.000
feet OF lumber from Eloedelllcnoyan
Lumber Mills in Bellingham for the
Kahului Railway Company Of Kahului,
T. II.
Rapres aatatiyes OF alexander 4
Baldwin In Seattle said today that the
humber IS the usual stock require
ments purchased each year by the IA
hulai Railway Company for various
work and the annual order usually
averages Io,000.000 feet They ex-
planned that the lumber would not be-
gin to move until next May and all OF
il woald be loaded in Beliinglam.
Part OF the consignment viii DO
taken by two vessels owned and op-
Grated by j. E Shields. the schooner
Albert Meyers, which is expected to
star. for sea from Port Ludlow to-
morrow bound for Hawaii and another
schooner which is expected to reach
the Sound from South America in
June. The Albert Meyers Is expected
to return to the Sound IN May when
she will begin loading at Bellingham
for Hawaii. Both have been charter
Mills. Other shipments willfbe taken
by the schoone-s Alex T. Brown and
Biakeley Of the Port Blakeley Miii
Company. This lumber has always
been moving from Puget Sound.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31

as in the fiYe-year period 1909-l9f4,
the industry embraces over $500 es.
Establishments. represents the invest
meft of $40. 900 capital. and turns
out CONNECTIONS OF various sorts hay-
ing a total value OF $4,000, 900. On
the basis of population of $1,000
600, this means a net expenditure
Of $50 year for every man, woman,
and child in continental United states
The American consumer much pre-
fers his own Americen-made candy
to the confectiyns of other lands. I'm
ports Of foreign confectionery have
never been large and with few exeep.
tions have been quite oyershadowed
by the exports. Commerce Report.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
LOOKS TO HAWAII
TO SUPPLY FISH

Commenting on the over increas.
Ing demand for canned fish and the
possibility OF Hawaii adding TO the
supply. The Galena, Ill, Gazette
says.
There is a perpetual and increas-
Ing demand for canned fish OF ali
Softs The utilization OF the dogfish,
6f gr3sfiah, as Il is more politely
called, has added to the opportunities
OF the eastern Gamers, but those on
the Pacific coast are looking 70 the
westward for stili further supply.
Tho yellow and blue FIN tuna
(known rs the horse. mackerel when
they appear in eastern waters}. the
dolphin and bonita are plentiful In
Hawaii waters, and Pacific coast can
ners are making inquiries as TO the
possibility OF securing catch large
enough to warrant the establishment
ofkcanneries on the islands.
The commercial fisheries Of Ha.
waii are almost exclusively in the
hands or the Japanese. A few years
ngo they formed small companies to
operate hand-psopelled sampans. These
brought the fish to the Hawaiian mar
kets. where the catch was sold at auc.
tion.. The gasoline boats have taken
The place Of those propelled by oars
or sails and these have steaming
radius OF thousand miles. They are
equipped with ice chambers, 50 that
the fish may be kept from four to six
days.
Large corporations have been
formed. One company controls $50
japanese boats and another 40. The
tuna at present prices, retailing at 10
Co. 20 cents a pound, - toe. costly to
permit OF canning with profit The
6onita sells at 3 cents or less and
might be used TO advantage, as Il is
very plentiful.
There Is also a little sardlne fish
THAT 4 taken IN great numbers. The
Establishment Of United States gar.
fisdns at or near Honolulu has greatly
Increased the demand for fish, but
no survey has yet been made which
determines whether canneries can be
made commercially profitable.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
RIGOCROP
FIFTH SHIPPED

,f5y s4arwood Hull, San Juan, Mar. 81
Up to March 4 there had been ship.
ped from the new sugar crop 106,2S3
tons OF sugar, or somewhat more than
20 per cent of the estimated crop for
the year, which had been placed at
slightly in excess of 100000 tons OF
1000 pounds each.
Since the beginning Of the grinding
season weather conditions have been
favorable for grinding, but continued
dry weather has somewhat retarded
growing cane. Recovery OF sugar from
the cane has been considered gener-
ally satisfactory, but the tonnage OF
cane to the acre has been about 20
per cent short of general estimates.
due to poor growing conditions during
most of last year. Despite the short.
age in cane, however, it is expected
that, due to a greater recovery of
sugar from the cane. the total produc-
ton wiz come up to estimates made
at the first of the crop.
8 There have been comparatively few
agricultural strikes during the sugar
season so far, although several cen.
trails In the eastern section Of the ISL
and have been closed down for vary
ing periods. Wages have been higher
than in previous years, and in many
instances centrals have promised
bonuses at the end of the crop In the
event they had no strikes during the
working season. The general demand
for 81 day for an eight-hour day has
not been generally granted, although
in many instances the wages are con.
siderably higher than that.
The grinding season will run into
July.