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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-04
Former Resident Dies
lanes II. Reid Succumbs to Paralysis
in Manassas

in Manassas
Jarfes Henry Reid, former resi-
dent of this city, died Wednesday
ri.ht at 10 o'clock at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. Norvell Larkin'
or Main street, Manassas, after many
wears of suffering, having been first
stricken with paralysis in January
1912, while living on his farm. "Lo-
custsha6e." near Quantico. He was
born at Brentsvi,le and was in the
10th year cf his age. In 1863 ne en-
listed in the Southern army as a ca
det from Y. NJ l., and served the
South to the end CT the war IN Gen.
Longssreet's corps. He removed TO
Manassas from his farm in 1916, and
has since made his home with Mr..
and Mrs. Larkin.
The funeral services were held this
afternoon at a'clock at the Larkin
residence, conducted by Rev. A.
Stuart G:bscn, and interment will be
made in the Manassas. cemetery.
Surviving are three sons, Messrs.
/ J. Henry Reid, cf Washington; VIM.
Stablc~ Reid, III Baltimore; David
Kent Reid, of Quantico, and two
daughters, Mrs. Bealah S. Larkin
and Mrs. Amy Louise Grain, OF
Washington.
Mr.. Reid was we'll known in this
city and was brother of the late
e -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-04

tests and won maay prizes II this
estate, Maryland ard othe. places
,he committee :hat went to Ph,la :,
C phia and pure m,';;. the engine:
%as composed 81 z S Leadbeater,
lamt: R. Smoot and James Coleman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-04

provided for an escort, but the Presi-
dent elect asked for speed and the
cavalry escort was of little real value
as an escort. Both the retiring and
the incoming Presidents acknow-
lodged the wild applause of the
throngs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13
WORKING THE HENS OVERTIME.

run too long the hens will produce
well for a short time and then will be-
gin to mott. The artificial lighting
should be discontinued about April |,
but not too suddenly.
1t is desirable that the electric lamps
shall be hung from the ceiling in such
fashion as to illuminate the entire floor
of the henhouse If any parts OF the
floor are not illuminated the hens will
go to sleep in the shadows.
Elaborate experiments in this line
have been made at the New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station, in
New Brunswick Results have proved
that electric lighting nearly doubles the
production of eggs during the period
of high prices-far more than paying
for the cost of the lights and extra
feed. Furthermore, the artifcially
lighted flock is healthier.
In one experiment 500 unlighted pull
lets made a profit of $500 apiece, while
500 lighted hens earned $500 each,
When an evening lunch was given the
profit rose to $5.4S per bird. The cost
of operation was slightly less than four
and one-ha1f cents per hen, An increase
of single egg paid it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13

If hen can be persuaded to get up
early in the morning she will eat more
food and lay a greater number OF eggs
during a season than another hen that
is not an early riser.
The hen does not get up or go to
bed by the clock she relies upon the
sun. In the winter time, therefore, her
working day is short.
This. for the reason above mention
ed, is Instantaneous from the farm
er's point OF view, especially when it
is considered that winter is the season
of high prices for eggs.
Hence the idea OF using electric
lights in the hen house to furnish an
artificial daylight in the late fall and
winter, turning them on early in the
morning, and thereby inducing the I'M
suspecting pullets to get up and attend
to business.
The plan has proved a great success,
and many enterprising poultrymen
have adopted it with much profit to
themselves. The electric lights are
turned on about November /, the to-
tai allowance of daylight, real and ar
tifcial, being fourteen hours.
That is enough. If the lights are
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13
GOVERNOR WILL PAY
PENSIONS THIS WEEK
HAS SOLD 100000 w. AND A.
RENTAL WARRANTS TO AN
ATLANTA BANK.

Terrell county Confederate veterans,
as we'll as others throughout the state,
for whom pensions were appropriated
by the legislature, will be paid in full
this week, according to a statement
Saturday by Governor Hardwick.
Il am ready to draw warrants to
pay the pensions as soon as the list is
furnished me by the pension commits
sioner," the governor said. Checks will
be sent to the Ordinaries on the 18th
and 10th.
This does not mean, the governor
explained, that all Confederate pen
sions authorized by the constitution
will be paid. 1t means that all PEN
sions for which the legislature has
made appropriations and which have
not been paid because OF the exhaust
ed condition of the treasury will now
be paid in full with the proceeds of
the sale of Western & Atlantic rental.
There are now unpaid and over due
about 81 1888, 900 OF pensions for which
appropriations were passed up by the
Legislature in 1920, the governor stat
ed, and these are the pensions which
he will pay with the discounted rail
road rental.
There are also about $4,000 of
pensions which the constitution author
ICES the Legislature to make appro
priations for, but which the legislature
has not undertaken as yet because the
condition of the treasury has not made
it possible These authorized but I'M
provided pensions, the governor ex-
planned, could not be paid by him if
the treasury had the money, since the
legislature has made no appropriation
to pay them.
what I can do however, and am
going to do" the governor said, is
to pay all pensions for which appro-
priation has been made"
Payment of the pensions is made
possible by the decision of the supreme
court unfolding the validity of the act
authorizing the governor to hypothe-
cate the rental of the Western & At
lantic railroad for the next five years.
Would Repeal New Pension Law.
According to an Atlanta dispatch
there is already strong disposition
to believe that influences will be
brought to bear on the legislature to
repeal the law which provided for the
increases in the old pensions and to
repeal as we'll that provision which
let down the bars and added the new
class to the list. That some such in
tention was in mind is held to be evil
denced from the fact that the legisla-
ture this year wrote in such rigid re-
strictions around the distribution of
the fund it appropriated for pensions
in 1922 and 1928.
Another significant thing is the fact
that in conversation Governor Hard
wick strongly referred to that part OF
his administration policy which seeks
to bring the state out of debt by the
end of the present administration and
if possible, to establish in the treasury
at least a small surplus to work on.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13
Gold Salvage Off the
Virginia Coast Again Fails
Storm Hats Third Attempt to Recov-
er 100000 From Sunken Liner.

The third attempt to salvage the
$4,000,000 gold and silver cargo of the
steamer Merida, sunk ten years ago
off the Virginia Capes, has failed, ac-
cording to a statement from the Of
fees OF the H. L. Gotham Corpora
ton, which financed the attempt
Bad weather has been responsible
for the three failures, according to OF
hcials OF the company. At each at
tempt severe storms swept the scene
of the operations, carrying away the
tackle and compelling the salvagers to
go to the nearest port for repairs. The
project has been abandoned until next
spring at least.
Ten years ago last May the Merida
bound from Havana to New York
city, was struck in fog by an Amer
lean mail liner, and hole was ripped
in the side OF the Merida large enough
for a tug boat to pass through The
passengers and crew were rescued, but
the cargo and gold went to the bot
tom.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13
TRAVELLERS Benefit
BY REPEAL OF TAX
PATRONS OF RAILROADS TO
SAVE 80 MILLION DOLLARS
THE COMING YEAR.

The travelling public of America will
pay $8O,000,000 less to journey on the
country's railroads in 1922 than they
paid this year. This saving is to accrue
to the public as a result of the repeal
of the transportation tax of eight per
cent on passenger rates, enacted into
law in the form of the new internal
revenue tax bill which has been signed
by President Harding.
The railroad provisions OF the bill
go into effect Jan. next. The tax on
freight rates was three per cent. The
transportation tax, which has been in
effect since early in 1918, has netted
the government many millions OF dol
lars annually, and its repeal simply
means a reduction of eight per cent
in passenger rates and three per cent
in freight rates for the patrons OF ev-
cry railroad.
Did Not Benefit Railroads.
No benefit, of course, has ever &C
crued to the rail arrangements because
of this added revenue they had to col
1ect. as a strict accounting had to be
made Immediately to the government
by every carrier. The saving OF $50
UOU,UUU IN passenger ldIeS lol I'|A 10
computed on the basis of passenger
revenues totaling approximately ST.
0O0,000000 for all the railways.
If the passenger revenues of the
New York Central railroad for the
first six months of 1921 are doubled
and the result taken as fair approx
nation of what the road might expect
next year in this form of income, the
patrons of the road will save approx
imately 100000 by the elimination
of the eight per cent which was charg-
ed to travellers as a government tax:
Projecting this hypothesis to ship
pers, the saving in freight rates for
New York Central patrons would be.
in round numbers, $5,000,000 annually.
The Pennsylvania company's passen-
gers will save on this basis $14 ,OOO,-
600 annually, and shippers will save
$12,000000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13
.CUTHBERT MAN Is
BITTEN BY TARANTULA
WAS MADE DEATHLY SICK BY
POISONOUS SPIDER DOMI-
CILED IN BANANA CRATE.

The Liberal Enterprise reports that
Asa Yesbik, Syrian fruit merchant OF
Cuthbert, had a painful experience that
almost cost him his lie.
While opening a crate OF bananas a
arge tarantula, which was domiclled
among the fruit, rushed out and bit
him on one finger of his right hand,
and for two or three hours Mr.. Yesbik
was desperately sick and suffered in
tensely. He hurried to physician,
who applied an antidote, which coun-
teracted the poison, and Asa is now
all right again.
With the knowledge that the bite
of this dreaded spider is supposed to
be dangerous, and even sometimes IA
tai Asa admits that his mental as
we'll as physical feelings were any
hing but pleasant.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13
FORMER DAWSON MAN
RESIGNS ALBANY OFFICE
Following Defeat of Administration
Chief of Police Lockett Quits.

ALBANY, Ga.-A shakeup in the
Albany police force occurred here Fri
day, when Chief w. T. Lockett and
Assistant Chief B. M. Conaghen ten
dered their designations to the police
commission, effective on the 18th.
A change in police circle was ex-
pected as a result of the sweeping vic
tory won at the election here last
week by the political faction opposed to
the old order in Albany, but it was not
expected until after the second Mon
day in January when the new officers
will be sworn in.
Chief Lockett has been at the head
of the department only one year, but
Assistant Chief Conaghen had served
on the force seventeen years, several
.of which he spent as assistant chief.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13
MENNONITES WILL
SETTLE IN MEXICO
TO MIGRATE FROM CANADA,
BEGINNING NEXT MONTH.
$4,000 FAMILIES TO GO.

One OF the largest migrations OF
Christian people OF modern history IS
that OF about 100000 Mennonites, 50,
900 families, from Canada to Mexico,
which will begin next month. Their
trek is expected to last two years.
The Mennonites, or Donkhabars, as
they are sometimes called have been
looking for a new home, claiming I'M
Just treatment in Canada during the
world war. Eight nations have invited
them. Land 'Sharpers, boomer" and
others have tried to influence them.
After a dozen trips to Mexico, dur
ing which representatives conferred
with President Oregon and officials
of the Mexican immigration service,
the leaders almost decided to settle in
Mexico. Then editorials from various
sources, save Mexican, declared the
Mennonites were making mistake,
that religious freedom which they have
sought could not be guaranteed them
under the Mexican constitution.
Another trip was made to Mexico,
and state and national governments as
sured the Mennonites that they could
worship as they pleased, that they
could. hold all the tenets of their relig-
ion, and could enter that country and
make their permanent home Canadian
Mennonites hold the same belief as
early members of the sect who settled
in the United States, that of non-re-
slstanCe.
Refuse to Make War.
The Mennonites, in defending their
belief, declared that they suffered less
in the early days at the hands OF the
Indians than did others who waged
warfare against the savages. The Men
nonites still refuse to enter any war.
Another peculiar custom of these peo-
pie is the washing of feet.
They say that the command of
Christ to the woman to wash His feet
stands on the same spiritual level as
His acts OF distributing food and drink
to the hungry and thirsty To the
Mennonites the story related by St.
Luke is comparable to the ones other
Christians regard, including the sacra-
ment and communion.
Community property is another be-
lief of some Mennonites, although it
is not general The members of the
sect cooperate in building roads,
school houses and churches. For years
there were IA independent bodies of
Mennonites, but years ago the sect
was reunited.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13
1,128,742 PEOPLE IN GEORGIA
ENGAGED IN GAINFUL PURSUIT
Interesting Statistics Are Given Out
By the Census Bureau.

The total population Of Georgia in
1920, which was 2,895,832, included
$40, 400 males and 288,333 females ten
years OF age and over reported as gain
fully occupied, the census bureau an
nounced Monday.
OF the males gainfully occupied
292,264, or 34.8 per cent, were farm
ers and 1871, 100 were farm foremen and
farm laborers. The number of farmers
represented an increase of 81 per cent
over the 270,476 reported in 1910.
The number of females gainfully oc-
cupied in 1920 included 1913 farmers
against 14,771 in 1910.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13
Mrs. Laura M. HOyt Recommends
ChamberIain's Tablets.

Il have frequently used Chamber
lain's Tablets, during the past three
years. and have found them splendid
for headache and bilious attacks. l am
only too pleased at any time to speak
a word in praise of them" writes Mrs.
Laura NJ. Hoyt, Rockport, N. Y.-ad.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13
FORMER DAWSONIAN ON
RECEPTION COMMITTEE

Ray McGill was one of the receiving
party to give a real Georgia welcome
to Marshal Foch on his arrival IN
Atlanta last Friday. While Mr.. Nc
Gill holds fine position in his adopt
ed home Dawson has first claim on
him, and his old friends in this sec
ton are interested in everything good
that comes his way.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-13
BABY GIRL BORN.

Mr. and Mrs. Cheslie Daniel an
nounce the birth of a baby girl on
Dec. l, which has been given the
name of Laura Lorene. Weighed eight
pound.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-19
WATER CARNIVAL ON
SEVERN TOMORROW

More than 200 athletes-men, women
and children-will participate in the
second annual water carnival to be
held tomorrow afternoon at Round
Bay. on the Severn river.
To be held under the auspices OF
the Round Bay Community. the water
carnival. which will include swimming
races. fancy diving events. canoe
races. will be followed by a large
bazar at night.
The water sports will be held in
the afternoon. beginning soon after
noon. and all the swimming events
will be under the direction OF the
American Amateur Union. More than
four score silver loving cups. as troph-
les. await the winners of each event.
The water carnival will bring out
some of the best swimmers and canoe
lists in the State. The Maryland Swim
ming Club. the Baltimore Athletic
Club. the Maryland Yacht Club. the
lroquois Canoe Club. the Vagabond
Club of Annapolis. the. Southern Boat
Club. the Y. NJ. c. A., the Indian Land
ing Boat Club. the Y. ". C. A.. the
Sherwood Forest Community, Round
Bay Community and others.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-19
TEMPORARY PLATFORM
FOR HANDLING OF ICE
DURING STREET REPAIR

Aside from other matters disposed
of at the special meeting of the City
Council, held last night, the following
business of routine nature was
transacted:
The request of Parlett and Parlett
Company for permission To construct
large overhead platform and run
ways from Chestnut Lane. along Com
promise street to Main street, as
means of facilitating the handling Of
ice while paving of the bed of Com
promise street is under way. was fav
orably acted upon The company
agrees TO have the platform and run
ways constructed in such manner as
not 10 interfere with the contractor,
George Jewell in repairing the
street and also TO remove the obstruc-
tions when the street repairs have
been completed.
The request from Henry A. Kries
and Sons. Baltimore contractors en-
gagged in laying new pipes from the
State power plant, under the bed of
Bladen street, to close Bladen street
to traffic for four days to permit the
opening OF a trench in connection
with the work was granted by the
Council
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-19
COUNCIL ADOL|SHES
TWO MINOR OFFICES
John Fisher Served AS Dog
Catcher Is Years: Vim. Sands
Long AS Messenger
CITY TO SAVE ABOUT $500

No more will there be an official
dog catcher in Annapolis. and the
position of messenger has also been
struck from the list. in line with
economy and rotrenchment of ex-
penses Action in this respect was
taken at a specie! meeting of the
Mayor and City Council held last
night. Doing away with both offices
has been q matter of much considera-
tion for the past few years.
John Fisher well-known about the
city, has the record of Is years and 4
months in the capacity OF dog catcher
and by coincidence he went into. and
is going ont of Office. during the ad-
ministrations of Mayor Samuel Jones,
for he was first appointed by Mayor
Jones back in 1903, the last time, un-
til the present. that the city had Re
publican Executive.
Final decision TO abolish the posi-
ton OF dog catcher. came as the re-
suit OF a proposition made by the local
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
ciety, through its president. Dr.. Sam
uel Garner. placed the matter before
the Board OF County Commissioners,
in the form of an agreement to take
over the administration of the dog
license law. provided the city would
turn over the old dog pound for
harboring unlicensed CANNES, and that
the use OF the smallpox lot on the
outskirts. be utilized as a burial
ground for all dogs dispatched; the
agent OF the Society being charged
with the duty of collecting the dog
tax and killing all unlicensed dogs
not claimed by owners, and subse-
quently killed Acceptance of this
proposition will relieve the city from
paying a salary of $15 per month for
the service of a dog catcher, in ad-
dition TO fees for killing all tramp"
dogs
Almost as long has been the tenure
of office of William Sands. messeng-
er to the Council. Mr.. Sands recently
celebrated his eighty-frst birthday.
As regards abolishing this office. the
municipal authorities finally took the
view that there was no need for a
messenger in view Of the great de-
velopment of, and convenience afford
ed, by use of the telephone. In do
ing away with these two offices. the
| city will save about $500 a year.
Both Mr.. Fisher and Mr.. Sands have
been faithful in the performance OF
their duties, and members OF the
Council expressed regret that it had
become matter OF necessity to
abolish their respective offices
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-19
FLOOD WATERS IN \. MEXICO
MAKE MANY HOMELESS

Ell PASO. TEN. Aug. 19.-Flood
waters which virtually destroyed the
town of Hatch. New Mexico. yester-
day. causing more than 200 families to
be made homeless and destroying sew
eral thousand dollars worth of prop
erty. were still several feet deep in
the town today.
Heavy cloudbursts and floods of
rain broke the dams of several
streams and rushing currents were
sent through rich farm lands and
through Hatch Women and children
of the town are suffering from ex-
posure. according to ii. S. Fieldness.
of Hatch. who was in communication
with this place today. He asked that
physicians be sent to take care of
them and that food and bedding be
rushed
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-19
ANNAPOLIS A. c. TO
PLAY DAV|DSONV|LLE

The contest between the mines of
the Annapolis Athletic Club and
Bayidsonville on the ST. Johns field
tomorrow afternoon promises to be
one of the most interesting and ex-
citing of the season Both mines will
have their strongest lineup on the
field.
The result will have much bearing
on the county championship; in fact.
1t will give one nine or the other the
edge in the fight. Davidsonville de-
feated the Vagabonds. but lost a game
TO the Annapolitans, while the Vaga-
bonds defeated the latter, but have
not yet accepted the offer for another
game. The winner tomorrow will
have the percentage in its favor.
AS a large crowd is expected. the
A. A. C. will donate half of the re-
ceipts to the Babies Fund.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-19
INSTITUTE
OF COUNTY TEACHERS

In response 10 the demand from a
large majority of teachers in the
county, the County Board OF Educa-
ton has decided TO hold an institute
during the first week in September.
The work will he under the diree-
ton of Miss Wiedefeld. who will be
assisted by Miss Isabel Davidson,
State Supervisor of Grades. Madison,
Wis. Miss Everist and Mrs. Van
Bibber. of Baltimore. will also assist
with the primary work.
During the week the work of the
year will be outlined for the teachers; ;
model lessons will be given and the
text-books studied as to the method
outlined therein and the amount of
work 10 be covered in a year.
Schedules will be planned for be-
ginner teachers, who Will also have
an opportunity OF gaining an idea of
the newest methods of teaching.
Patrons are requested to visit the
classes during the institute and OBJ
serve the work in the classes.