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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
PLANET MAY BE
SIGNALING THE EARTH
MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS APPEAR
AND DISAPPEAR ON MARS,
OBSERVERS SAY.

Are the inhabitants of this planet
soon to be in communication with
the men of Mars? The Paris journal
Excelsior deals with this absorbing
problem as follows;
For some years a committee of
savants has been in existence at Bos-
ton, Mass, formed to study the vari-
Gus means suggested for establishin~
communication with the planet Mars
and to ascertain once for all whether
or not the Martians, whose existence
is practically accepted as a reality,
desire to get in touch with us.
Luminous Centers Seen.
In 1892 and again in 1901 the
most powerful telescope disclosed
three intensely luminous centers of
light, separated from each other by
a distance of several hundred miles
and which appeared to be produced
by artificial means.
In 1906 a stranger thing happen
ed. During several months it was
noticed that the wireless telegraph
stations throughout the world receiv-
ed a mysterious signal about mid
night. This was sent out by no ter
restrial post. 1t was supposed that a
message from Mars was being pick
ed up, and means of replying was
at once sought. NJ eros, the French
scientist, suggested the creation of
luminous signals capable of being
seen on the neighboring planet,
Lights Like Ad Signs.
The committee has just reported
that five luminous spots have been
observed on Mars. They appear and
disappear alternately, like the illum-
mated advertising signs which the
war has extinguished in our cities
What does this mean? Are the mar
tians trying to talk to us?
"And," the Excelsior concludes,
what could be more appropriate?
Was our earth ever more completely
consecrated to Mars than at the
present timer"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
THIS WAR is THE LEAST
DEADLY ONE EVER KNOWN
Less Than Five Per Cent. Die, Ac-
cording to Prominent Physician.

cording to Prominent Physician.
According to DIR. Woods Hutchin-
son, modern medical and surgical
science have made this great war one
of the least deadly ever fought, in
proportion to the numbers engaged.
In an address before the Royal So
ciety of Medicine here DR.. Hutchin-
son said; "The doctors control over
wound infections is so mastery that,
of the wounded who survive six
hours, 80 per cent. recover; of those
who reach the field hospitals, 95 per
cent. recover, and of those who ar
rive at the base hospitals, 90 per
cent. get we'll. The twin angels,
anaesthetics and antiseptics have not
only enormously diminished pain and
agony but made amputations rarer
and grave cripplings fewer than ever
before in war history. Barely per
cent. of the wounded are crippled or
permanently disabled"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
TRAFFIC WAS OVER
FOUR BILLION MARK
REPORT OF RAILROADS SHOWS A
DECREASE OF $91, 100000 IN
NET INCOMES PAST YEAR.

CHICAGO.-Trafic on American
railroads passed the $4,0O0,O0O,00O
mark during the last year for the
first time in history, according to
figures compiled by the bureau of
railway news and statistics, made
public today. The figures are based
on official returns to the interstate
commerce commission for the first
ten months of the year and on esti-
mates for the last two.
Gross Receipts.
The gross receipts for the year
were placed at $4,188, 227,185, a
gain of $451, 905,438 over 1916, but
despite this increase in business,
there was a decrease of $91,876,153
in net incomes. The net income for
1917 was $1,022, Advanc-
ing cost of fuel, materials and sup
plies together with increased wages,
are blamed for the loss in net in
come.
Taxes for the year were $222,026,-
1853, an increase of $56,77O,787, ac-
cording to the. bureaus statistics. A
steady increase in taxes each month
is shown. Starting with S14,52O,OOO
in January they reached $25,5OO,OOO
in September when accruals under
the new war taxation became effec-
tive.
Show Increase.
Operating expenses were S2,943,-
458, 440, an increase of S487,O10,8O4
over 1916. Net operating income per
mile is placed at $3,943, a net re-
turn of 5.87 per cent. on the capital
investment. In 1916 the net income
was $4,299, a return of 6.46 per
cent, according to the bureaus re-
port.
The bureau points out that the
great increase in business was han
died with very little increase in equip
ment. An increase of 700 miles is
shown in the mileage.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
GETS $4,000 A YEAR
TO JUST KEEP QUIET
REVELATIONS BEFORE SENATE
COMMITTEE ARE STARTLING.
EASY MONEY PAID.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Rear Ad-
miral Bowles, of the emergency fleet
corporation, today told the senate in
vestigating committee the govern
ment was paying all salaries in the
American International Shipbuilding
corporation, under its contract, ex-
cepting some aggregating about
$15O,000 year.
The admiral cited the Sloane Ship
building corporation, of Seattle,
Wash, as an instance of where the
government had taken complete con-
troll. The contract, he said, had elm
mated Sloane from the company, but
continued to pay him $4,000 a year,
instead of $4,000 formerly paid by
the company.
"Still drawing $4,000 and yet
nothing to do with the company"
suggested Senator Nelson.
Paid Just to Keep Quiet.
eyes," responded Admiral Bowles,
'just to keep quiet and help us keep
things in order. I'll admit it looks
like too much, but it was driving a
bargain in which we had no absolute
rights"
The Sloane yard, the admiral testi-
fed, has a $7,84O,OO0 contract for
sixteen wooden ships, 8 per cent.
completed and the government al
ready has advanced $1,70O,00O.
The admiral testified Sloane told
him the company had paid the Clinch-
field Navigation company 100000
as brokerage commission for secur-
ing the contract.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
FIVE MILLION ENEMY
ALIENS In The UNITED STATES

Unnaturalized Germans Alone Mum
Der 2,349 900. More Than 2,0OO,-
900 Austrians and Hungarians.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-According
to the census bureau there are now
in the United States about 1862, coo
enemy aliens, made up as follows:
Germany, 2,349, 900; Austria, l.
$4,000; Hungary, $4,000; Turkey,
188,000; Bulgarian, 1900.
This does not include the millions
from these nations who have been
naturalized nor the millions who have
descended from these nations, born in
this country. The proportion of those
who have been naturalized and those
of German descent-and in this are
included all of Germany's allies, who
are enemies to the United States-is
very large.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
NO MORE DIVORCE
LAWS ARE NEEDED
SUGGESTS BEST COURSE is FOR
JUDGES AND JURIES TO DO
THEIR FULL DUTY.

SAVANNAH, Ga.-The Georgia
law governing divorces is all right
if the judges and juries do their duty,
says Judge Peter W. Meldrim, of the
superior court For this reason Chat
ham county will probably have no
representation at a conference of
superior court judges, which is to be
held in Atlanta within the next few
weeks to consider che alarming in
crease in divorces in the state with
the view of memorializing the general
assembly of Georgia at its next ses-
sion.
5000 Divorces in Year.
The purpose of the conference will
be, if possible, to prevail upon the
state legislature, which meets in
June, to amend the state divorce laws
by doing away with the undefended
divorce cases and requiring the de-
PENDANTS to come into court and tes-
tify. Statistics show that there were
5000 divorces granted in Georgia in
1917. During 1916 the total was
$500, according to an estimate, and
every year there is an increase of
something like 500 cases in the courts
of the state.
Judge Meldrim, however, states he
will take no part in the conference in
Atlanta since the increase in divorce
suits in the courts is through no fault
of the existing laws.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
HARRIS DELAYS RESIGNATION
FROM FEDERAL TRADE BOARD
Reconsiders Announced Intention of
Beginning Active Campaign For
Senate With Coming of Year.


WASHINGTON, D. William ].
Harris, chairman of the federal trade
commission, will not resign his Wash
ington position to enter the senate
rial field against Thomas W. Hard
wick until some time in the spring.
This was the statement made here
today by Mr.. Harris when informed
that in some parts of Georgia there
were persons who were doubling
whether or not he would resign his
$4,000 year place to make the
race for the senate, which he an
nounced sometime ago he would do at
the beginning of the new year.
81 believe" he said, "the work l
am doing here now is of far more
Importance to the people of Georgia
and of the country generally than
discussing politics with them when
it's not politics they want, but relief
from the many depressing condi-
tons"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
WILL ASK REGISTRATION OF
MEN UP TO FORTY YEARS
Legislation to Be Urged by Republi-
can Who Put Over Draft Law.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Represen-
tative Julius Kahn, of California, will
renew his fight in the house for COM
hillary training for Ameri-
can yO~l.
This republican member, who pi-
loted the selective draft bill through
congress last session, is confident that
majority favors compulsory train
ing.
Mr. Kahn further proposes to urge
legislation to compel the registra-
ton of all American men up to the
age of 40 years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
NOT TO CALL men
WITH DEPENDENTS
,,rN IN CLASS ONE TO SUPPLY
NEEDS OF TFefdliusry
ARMY UNDER NEW Pr.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-All men
for the war armies still to be raised
nv the United States will come from
class one under the new selective ser
vice plan. That means the nations
fighting is to be done by young men
without families dependent upon
their labor for support and unskilled
in necessary industrial or agricultur-
al work.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
announces the new policy in an ex-
haustive report upon the operation
of the selective draft law submitted
TODAY to Secretary Baker and sent
to congress. He says class one should
provide men for all military needs of
the country, and to accomplish that
object he urges amendment of the
draft law so as to provide that all
men who have reached their TWEEN
tv-frst birthday since June 5, 1917,
shall be required to register for class
ifcation. Also in the interest of fair
distribution of the military burden
he proposes that the quotas of states
or districts be determined hereafter
on the basis of the number of men
in class one and not upon population.
100000 Men Qualified.
Available figures indicate, the re-
port says, that there are 100000
physically and otherwise qualified
men under the present registration
who will be found in class one when
all questionnaires have been returned
and the classification period ends on
February 18th. To this the extern
sion of registration to men turning
q since June 9Th of last year and
thereafter will add 100000 effective
men year.
Glass one comprises single men
without dependent relatives; married
men who have habitually failed to
support their families; married men,
who are dependent upon wives for
| support; men not usefully engaged
and whose families are supported. by
income Independent of their labor;
unskilled farm labOrers; unskilled in
dustrial workers; registrants by or
in respect of whom no deferred class
ifcation lis claimed or made; regis
trans who fail to submit question
naires and in respect of whom no
deferred classification is claimed or
made, and all registrants not includ7
ed in any other division of the SEIZED
ule.
Narrowed down on the analysis of
the first draft made in the report
the plan places upon unattached sim
gle men and married men with indie
pendent incomes most of the weight
Of military duty, for the aggregate
numbers of men in other divisions
Of class one is very small.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
WOMEN CONDUCTORS WILL
GET SAME PAY AS MEN
Company Will Employ Them in Oper-
alton of Street Railway.

KENOSHA, Wis.-The Wisconsin
Gas and Electric company has an
nounced that woman conductors will
be featured in a reorganization of
the operation of the street railway
cars here. The company has asked
for more than a score of women to
take places as conductors. They must
be between the ages of twenty and
thirty-five years, and will receive the
same wages as are paid to men con-
ductors.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
COAL FAMINE SUSPENDED
THE THIRD DISTRICT SCHOOL.

J. M. Collum, president of the
Third District A. and M. school, sus-
pended that institution during the
past week. Inability to secure coal
was the cause. Crawford Whcatley,
chairman of the board of trustees,
donated the institution a large guam
tity of cord wood, but that was not
deemed sufficient for heating the
buildings.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
UNCLE SAM LOOKING
into YOUR EARNINGS
THE MARRIED AND UNMARRIED,
MALE AND FEMALE, MUST
SHARE 1T WITH HIM.

The great task of gathering in
come tax began with the new year.
Every unmarried person earning
more than $1,000 during the last
year, and every married person or
head of family who made more
than $4,000 must file with the in
ternal revenue collector of his dis
trict a report any time between to-
morrow and March l. He will be no
tilted before June l of the tax due,
and payment will be due by June Is.
Receive $1,2O1 ,OOO,O
The government expects to receive
$1,201, 100000 from income taxes be-
fore July 1, including 100000
from individuals and $685., 100000
from corporations. This is more
than one-third of the $4,000, 600, 900
estimated receipts under the war
revenue act passed by congress at
the last session.
From excess profits taxes the gov
eminent expects to realize about
S1,220,000,000 before July /.
The rate of tax for married man
or the head of a family is 2 per cent.
on the amount of his net income ex-
ceeding $4,000 but less than $4,000,
and per cent. on the amount of his
net income above $4,000 but less
than $4,000. An unmarried person
not the head of family will pay 2
per cent. on the amount of net in
come above $1,000 but less than
$4,000, and a per cent. on the net
income above $4,000 but less than
$4,000.
An Extra Levy.
An extra levy, or surtax, in addi-
ton to the normal tax is imposed
on incomes above $4,000, so that the
amount of income between $4,000
and $500 is subject to a total in
come tax, including both normal and
extra, of 5 per cent; and between
$500 and $4,000, per cent. The
surtaX further increases with higher
incomes, so that amounts of $1,000
600 are taxable at IS per cent. with
l per cent. additional for each half
million up to two million dollars. All
incomes over the latter amount are
taxable at 81 per cent.
Typical incomes tax levies on heads
of families are as follows: Income
of $4,000, tax is $40; income of So
600, tax is $40; income of $4,000,
tax is $40; income of $4,000, tax is
$50; income of $4,000, tax is $50.
Unmarried persons would pay in
this way: Income of $500 tax is
$40; income of $4,000, tax is $40;
income of $4,000, tax is $50; income
of $4,000, tax is $40; income of 49,
500, tax is $50; income of $4,000,
tax is $50; income Of $4,000, tax is
500; income of $4,000, tax is 1920.
Four Installments.
Taxes may be paid in four install
ments between now and June Is, if
this arrangement is preferred, but
the treasury will open a determined
campaign soon to encourage persons
to pay their tax in full Immediately,
and receive interest on the advance
payment.
Hon. A. o. Blalock, internal rev.
enue collector for Georgia, will have
representative of his department
in Dawson from February 18th to
18th for the purpose of assisting
those who are subject in making in
come tax returns. He will be at the
court house every day during his
stay here.
uyOHErN ~OAIOvr~ron~ ,,,,v
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
Hundred Thousand Dollar
Fire Burns John DIS Home

CLEVELAND, Ohio.-The country
home of John D. Rockefeller at For
est Hill in East Cleveland has been
destroyed by fire. The total loss, it
was estimated, would reach nearly
100000. The fire spread with such
great rapidity through the four
story building that it is believed to
have been of incendiary origin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07
STOCK PRICES DROP
At MARKET OPENING
Nearly All Shares OF, Moderate
Improvement Shown Later
in the Morning.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Wall Street, New York, June : - Selling
OF EQUIPMENTS and war issues AS whole
accompanied the early dealings on the
stock exchange today. Stecls, baldwin
Locomotive. Shippings and Motors bore
the brunt of the movement at recessions
of to = points.
Coppers and spccialtics, particularly
tobaocos, alcohol and dIstlllers were
equally heavy.
Among rails Canadian Pac itic was under
marked pressure. losing y points.
Moderate improvement set IN later.
Liberty bonds were steady.
MARKET RALLIES BEFORE NOON.
Noon Stocks that were heaviest at
the outset were among { he first Ia recover,
the rally extending from to p points
in General Motors. Studcbaker, Maupc
preferred, Atlantic Gulf, Sumatra 10
bacco. United Cigars and Tobacco
products.
Baldwin Locomotive and Crrclhlc Steel
also strength substantially. hut ;.
Steel rcgaincd only a fraction Of ITS loss
with another setback at noon.
Rails continued hstlcsS on nominal
offerings
,hcrtv Bonds were active at material
advances from recent low records The
81 5 sold at 90 1t to 90 20. second Is a
93 81 20 81 - and I Is at 96.l 10 $500,
No dealings IN first Is.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07
MORE JUNE BRIDES.
Weddings ut st. Mary's II. c. and Della
ware Avenue Baptist Churches.

This is the time of June brides.
Yesterday morning at St Marys Il. c.
Church, Elizabeth Mulrooney and James
A. Magic were welded, the wedding mass
said by Rev. Edward J. Mcacy, pastor
of the church.
The bridal party entered the church
to the strains of the Lohengrln wedding
march and during the ceremony go Per-
feet Love was played by the organist.
The bride was attended by Miss Margaret
Montgomery as maid of honor, and
Thomas W. Mulrooncy, brother of the
bride, acted as best man
MIR and Mrs. Magic left for an extended
tour of the northern States On their re-
turn they will be mt home to their friends
after June %, mt the southeast corner OF
Thirteenth and Hing streets.
Howell Oscar Wilkins of 1lO3 West
Ninth street and Miss Beda Cecilia Sea
burg of 81 East Twcnty-third street, now
on their way West for honeymoon trip
to the home of tho brides sister, in loungs-
town, q. The happy couple were married
Wednesday night by Rev. Joseph \.
Irwin. pastor Of Delaware Avenue BAPTIST
Church, IN the church. the wedding being
carried cut with considerable ceremony.
The bride was gwen away 10y her father,
Gustav Scahcrg The best man was Carl
Scabcrg, brother Of the bride, and the
bridesmaid was Miss Helen Atkins, SISTER
of the bridegroom The ushcrs were John
and Joseph Wallace, Horace II. speak
man and David NJ. Reed.
Following the marriage ceremony re-
ccption was held ut the home of the
brides parents, 81 East Twcnty-third
street The young couple will make thclr
home here upon their return from the
West
NNCH-MAHoNtY.
Mss >an,s T Mahoncy and John
T. IAuch. ! 9th Of this city, were married
on june 81 " Roy + ! Connolly
SEANAN-CARIEY.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Fcnton Carlcy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07

announce the marriage, on June 4, OF their
daughter, Dorothy Gibson, to Ensign
Richmond b. Seaman, u. ;. n.
GILES-MAGEE.
Miss Pauline Magcc, sos South Head
street, and Floyd Giles of Mo street
were married in Elkton, Md, on May ~.
HAMITToN-DA MEL.
Miss Grace NJ. Daniel and Louis w ].
Hamilton, both of this city were married
on June 5 by Rev. Patrick A. Brennan.
GAnLA ND-nILLhIEBFAU
Miss Esta Marie Billalnbcau and John
II Garland both of Philadelphia were
married IN this city, on June 4, by Rev
Ransom Il. Nichols.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07
DEATHS.
\ cstcrda v s. Noon
tnStnE nfIOI.

MAIER-In this city on June ! IalS
Katharine daughter OF the late John
and Katharine Maler. aged 80 Years
Funeral and intcrrn+nt priva
POWELL In this city. on June IS. 1918.
David Powell. aged - years
Relatives. friends and members Of Hia-
watha Tribe No - . II NJ arr IN
vired 20 attend the funeral services al
Chandler : funeral parIors. PA West Ninth
street on Saturday afternoon .une 5 al
3 O'Clock. Intcrment al Lombardy GENE
terry.
WEATER-In this city. on june 6 1915
Alberta ) infant daughter of J Clifford
and Alberta Weave aged u DAYS
Funeral private from the residence Of her
parents No. 2905 Ncsf street on SATURDAY.
June s Interment at Riyerviow Gene
ferN-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07
This Frees Your Skin
From Hair or Fuzz
Toilet Tips

The method here suggested for the
removal of sipcrfuous hair il quick and
certain and unless the growth II OK
tremely stubborn, n single application
does the work. Make stiff paste with
some powdered dclatonc and water, mp
ply this to the hairy surface and after
about 2 minutes rub it off, wash the
skin and the hairs are gone. To avoid
disappointment, bc sure your druggist
sells YOU delatone.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.
THE AMERICAN

Tennessee Ave near beach Piers and al
Moderate rates.
MRS r. COLLINS.
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Headquarters for Mems and Boys Tennis
Shoes. Goodyear and Y. S. Brands
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For men who desire
suits sedately styled.
Second Floor.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-06
FARMERS MADE HAPPY.

Dallas, Texas. April 5-The second
general vain of the week over NORTH
EN- IeNos. aud extending weslN rcd
to Ea Hand, about 500 miles from
Dallas, and along the Mexican bordcl
as far west as Del Rio, which began
falling last night ana continued In
iermittcntly thr1u- hout today, has
greatly benefited war gardens ana all
farm crops Reports early tonight
did not Indicate that the precipitation
had extended, to the extreme we stern
part of the state. which. although is-
tied by good rains ten days ago, 70
Is in need OF additional moisture. O
ing TO the 'oug drouth that section
has suffered
Heavy rains We're reported ia Okla
homa as tar north as Oklahoma City
In northern Texas. where the rain
continued tonight farmers were
lubilant ovcr prospects of bouutiul
crops, which it is declared arc now
assured
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-06

the people would take the law into
their own hands with Judge Lynch "
Also, he said, mobs will act if guilty
persons escape on technicalitcs from
the law.
Senator Lodge objected to the wide
powers now being exercised by the
postmaster general as to the use OF
the mails.
Senator King, of Utah, declared
these powers had been an effective
weapon in the hands of the govern
ment in stamping out the propaganda
Of the J. w w. and similar organiza-
lions and added that in every case in
which Mr. Burleson had acted his
Judgment had been vindicated,
Senator Lodge replied that he re-
ferred to insert a provision in the bill
excluding certain publications in
stead of leaving it to a cabinet mem
Der.
81 am not attacking the postmaster
general" he added, "but its too broad
powers to trust to one man"