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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
HAWAIIAN VOLCANO
IN GREAT ERUPTION
KILAUEA SCOUTING LARGEST
FLOW OF LAVA IN HISTORY.
LAKE RISES EIGHTY FEET.

HILO, T. H.-The volcano of Kill
auea is overlooked from the pit OF
Halemaumau, all of the trails in the
old crater bottom have been destroy
ed.
Five flows are running north, south
and west and fountain of lava, the
largest in the volcanoes history, is
spoutidg high, surrounded by hun
dreds OF other fountains. The lava lake
rose 80 feet in eight hours. The main
flow is running at the rate of forty
miles an hour
Police guards are holding hundreds
OF tourists and automobiles at a con-
siderable distance from the scene be-
cause of the danger of greater out
burst. The eruption started just as a
group OF members of the Chicago club
arrived here from San Francisco.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
JASPER COUNTY RIVER
MYSTERY is SOLVED
WHITE MAN AND TWO NE
GROES INDICTED FOR MYS-
FERROUS MURDERS.

CONVICTION, Ga. - John Viii
iams, a white farmer of Jasper coun-
ty, and two OF his negro farm hands
were arrested here today in connec-
ton with the murder of the three ne
groes whose bodies were found in
Yellow river chained and weighted
down with rock bags more than a
fortnight ago. The bodies OF two more
negroes have been found in Alcory
river, bringing the total number OF
bodies found to II, the number Clyde
Manning one OF the negroes who con-
fessed, said he had aided in killing.
Bodies Dug Up in Pasture.
Agents of the department OF justice,
led by Manning, on Saturday dug up
the bodies of four negroes in a pas
ture a short distance from the Will
liams home, and two more were dis
inferred on the Campbell place, which
is operated by Williams. The fact has
been established that i'll at least two
of the cases the dead negroes were
forced to dig their own graves.
Williams was arrested here imme-
diately following his indictment on the
charge of murder and later was taken
to the Fulton county jail in Atlanta,
it being rumored that his friends from
Jasper county were planning to storm
the Newton county Jail and release
him.
Denies Story
In a statement Williams asserted
that the negro Manning's story was a
lie from start to finish and that the
peonage charges against him were
worked up by the Leverett family,
with whom he and his sons have had
bad feeling over a land line dispute.
Mrs. Eeverette and her three sons and
he and his sons, Williams asserted,
have been at the point OF bloodshed
several times, and he holds them re-
sponsible for the peonage prosecution.
He says he will come clear. He ad-
mits getting negro farm hands from
Atlanta and Macon city stockades by
paying their fines.
According to reliable information,
which is understood was presented
to the Newton county grand jury, a
number of negroes are alleged to have
been held in a state of peonage on
Williams farm, which consists OF q
200 acres. 1t is known that govern
ment agents are at work on the case
and that charges of peonage will be
pressed.
According to authorities Williams
employed only negro help on his farm
and that he secured his laborers from
the various chaingangs throughout the
state. These negroes fines were paid
and they were brought to the farm
on the promise that they would secure
pay amounting to $40 per month and
board A special bunk house with
barred windows, according to officers,
is on the farm, and the negroes were
kept virtually prisoners i'll this shack
while not at work. in the field. They
were worked in the fields under arm
ed guards, it being charged that the
two negroes arrested with Williams
were two of these guards. When any
laborer escaped he was trailed, cap
tured and brought back to the farm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
CHINESE HIDE THEIR
PITIFUL STORE OF FOOD
GROUND LEAVES AND CORN
COBS A COMMON DIET OF
STARVING PEOPLE.

Chinese women some
times hide their little stores OF food
which they have managed to save tor
their children when the relief agents
visit their homes to ascertain whether
the family is in danger OF starvation,
saw some of the relief workers. Al
though the relief agents try to make
sure there is no food i'll the house be-
fore they give the people any OF the
grain sent for relief purposes few II
any of them blame the Chinese moth
ers for their attempts to conceal the
fact that they have pitifully small
lot of food.
DR.. Charles F. Lewis, one of the
relief workers from Pactingful, writes
in excuse of the mothers that there
are few people in the world who in
the face of such desperate need would
not make exactly the same attempt.
The leaves and bark which nearly
every family we have visited subsists
on is not unpalatable, but their nutrl-
tive value must be next to nothing,
DR.. Lewis reported. I'VE saw young
sters swallowing these ground leaves
dry and how they did it was a mys--
terry to us. We also found medical
case due to ground corncob diet and
were not able to relieve him, as we
had no medicine with us.
"One starving couple were in re-
ceipt OF relief, but the amount avail
able was such that only one in each
family could be supplied The wife
was blind, and the husband finding
that both could not survive told the
woman that she might have the grain
ticket, as he was going to hang him
self-which he henceforth did"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
Tax Receivers
Rounds

Twill be at the following places the dates and hours nam
ed for the purpose of receiving state and county tax for
the year 1921 Land owners be sure to have the lots of land
and numbers of acres off each lot.
Dover-o: 80 to noon March B. March 18th; March 18th
Herod 2 p M to p. M. March 3; March IS; March 28h
Sasser-o a. M to p m March 4; March II; March 10Th
Chickasawhatchee p M p. March 4h March
18th; March 10Th.
Brentwood a. M to p M, Mar. 9TH; Mar. l8th Mar 3d.
Worner-o: 80 to noon March 9Th; March 21s March 3lst
Yeomans 80 to 80 p M. Mar 8h Mar 2lst; Mar 3D.
Parrot-o a. M to p m March 9th March END; Apr 4h
Cottondae-l0 a. M noon, Mar 10TH Mar 24h; Apr. s.
Pleasant Hill to D. M, March 10Th; March 24th Apr 5h
Graves D. M to p m March l4th March 18th; Apr s.
New EeventE-!O to a. m Mar. 18th; Mar. 18th; Apr. s.
Dawson court house from a. p. March l9h
March 26th April 2nd April 9th April 10TH April 10th to
Nav st Book closes May lst.
ERNEST BALDWIN, Tax Receiver.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
SLAVERY CHARGE MADE
AGAINST SUMTER FARMER
T. ]. Webb, of Sumter City, Takes
Peace Warrant for Mack Bivins.

AMERICUS, Ga-Alleging that
Mack Bivins, a neighbor, came to his
farm and using a shotgun to enforce
his demands compelled one OF his ne
gro tenants to go with him to his own
farm, T. ]. Webb, prominent resi-
dent of Sumter, near here, yesterday
swore out a peace warrant against
Bivins IN the justice court of J. n.
Carter. Webb alleges this is not the
first instance in which Bivins used
coercive means toward laborers in
Sumter county, and as a result much
interest centered in the trial Of the
case.
AT the hearing OF the case Bivins
was discharged.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
ANOTHER CHAPTER in
COUNTY SITE MIDDLE
JUDGE BELL HOLDS ELEC-
TON IN CALHOUN WAS IL
LEGAL. ORDERS CONSOLI
IDATION OF VOTES.

Shortly after midnight Friday night
Judge R. c. Bell, OF the Albany cir
cult, after hearing in Chambers at
Albany. announced a decision declar-
ing illegal the election on March 10
in Calhoun county on the removal OF
the county site, and at the same time
granted the petition for mandamus
brought by Edison adherehts to COM
pei the election managers to conSoh--
date the votes cast in the election and
declare the result.
In consolidating the returns Judge
Bell held in granting the mandamus
that the managers must exclude from
the court the votes OF all persons
whose names did not appear on the
registration books January %, the
date set for closing the books.
Election illegally Called.
An election was held in Calhoun
county on the date mentioned to deter
mine whether or not the county site
OF that county should be changed from
Morgan to Edison. Persons opposed
TO the removal sought by an injunc-
ton petition heard before Judge Bell
in Cairo on Mar. to prevent the hold
ing of this election on the ground that
ii was illegally called. Judge Bell stat
ed. at the time, that there were con
siderations which impelled him to the
belief that there might be some illegal
features about the call, but that he was
inclined to allow the election TO be
held and let the supreme court pass
on the legality of the question.
The election was held on the date
set and when the managers met the
following day to consolidate the votes
the managers from Edison and Arl-
ington districts, both favorable to re-
moval, insisted that the votes of wo-
men cast in the Morgan, Leary and
Cordray districts should be excluded
from the count, since no women were
registered in those districts when the
books closed January %.
Agreement Reached by Managers.
The managers from those districts
refused to consolidate on such basis
and left with the ballot boxes in their
possession and unopened. 1t was agreed
by both sides that il the women's
votes in these districts were counted
Morgan won the election, and if they
were rejected Edison won the election.
Although the restraining order against
holding the election has been granted
until the supreme court passes on
both sides OF the controversy the
consolidation will not be made at the
present at least.
Both sides will take the controversy
to the higher court.
The Edison people will appeal the
injunction petition attacking the legal
ity of the election and the Morgan
people will resist the mandamus to
compel the consolidation of the votes.
In the meantime the votes will re-
main in the vault of an Albany bank
and the people OF Calhoun county will
be undecided as to the future location
of their county site.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
SO DOLLARS A DAY MAN
is BACK FROM EUROPE
Was Sent Abroad at That Salary by
Former Secretary Wilson.

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Roland B.
Mahany, former solicitor OF he labor
department who was sent to Europe
for former Secretary Wilson or mat
tiers pertaining to international regula-
ton OF immigration at a salary of $50
DAY, telegraphed from New York on
Saturday, night that he would report on
Monday to Secretary Davis. 1t was
said Secretary Wilson cabled Mr..
Mahany at London, Paris and Geneva
in February recalling him and in view
OF this department officers said they
were in doubt as to just when his $50
day pay would end
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
3OO.OOO.OOO MILLION DOLLARS
GOES BACK TO TAXPAYERS
Concessions Made by Government in
Important Tax Suits.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Two or
three hundred million dollars will be
returned to taxpayers as the result Of
concessions by the federal govern
ment in important tax suits argued
before the supreme court on Friday.
The taxes in dispute arose under the
section of the 1915 income tax law,
which placed levy on the profit de-
rived from the sale of capital assets,
stocks, bonds and other securities
and provided this tax should be plac-
ed on the gain in value between March
/, 1918 and the date of sale.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
40 PERSONS PER SQUARE
MILE OF LAND IN GEORGIA
Average For the United States Was
35.5 Persons.

The average density of population
throughout the United States exclu-
sive Of outlying possessions was 35.5
persons per square mile OF land area
in 1920 as against 800 in 1910, the
census bureau announced Monday.
The density figures for southern
states were: Alabama. 45.8; Florida
III; Georgia. 1913; Louisiana, 800;
Mississippi $50; North Carolina, $40,
South Carolina, $50; Tennessee. sol;
Virginia, 57.4.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy
Nothing So Good fora Cough or z

Nothing 50 GOOD TOT cough OF NOIu
Everyone who has used Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy speaks well OF
it" writes Edward P. Miller, Abbotts-
town, Pa. People who once use this
preparation are seldom satisfied with
any other. 1t is excellent to allay
cough or break up a cold.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29

More than 100000 women are en-
ployed in scientific and industrial pur-
suits in the United States.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
ARE MORE THAN TWO
MEN FOR EACH POSITION

The unemployment situation has be-
come so acute in cities in Illinois that
the ratio OF applicants for jobs is now
more than two and one-half to one
in the larger cities, according to Of
fetal figures.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Councilmen.

For Councilmen.
We, the undersigned, announce Tor
Councilmen of the City of Dawson,
subject to white primary to be called
later by the city executive committee.
This February 8, 1921.
E. B. DURHAM,
T. S. MARTIN,
D. F. ENGLISH.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
COUGHS UP A BULLET
CARRIED IN HIS HEAD
FOR HALF A CENTURY

LANETT, Ala.-W. V. Mead
ows, 70 years OF age, of this place,
veteran OF the civil war, and shot
in the eye at the battle OF Vicks-
burg, July /, 1868, on Tuesday
coughed up the bullet and is in his
usual good health, despite the fact
that he has carried this bullet,
weighing approximately one uonce,
in his head for So years. Mr. Mead
ows was a member of company q,
37th Alabama infantry, commanded
by Colonel Dowdell.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-29
BUTTERFLIES SOUGHT
FOR GOLD ON WINGS
Before War Japan Did Considerable
Export Business in Gaudy Insect.

Export Business in Gaudy Insect.
TOKIO.-The Yokohama chamber
of commerce has received a request
from a Boston importer to be put IN
touch with some exporter OF Japanese
butterflies so that he may secure not
only the complete butterfly, dried
and in perfect condition for collectors
and entomologists, but a few ship
ments of. the gold from butterflies
wings, to be used as gold dust and
for gold paint Japan before the war
did considerable export business with
Sweden in butterflies, while one va
riety Of the gaudy insects common in
Formosa has particularly large guam
tity OF gold dust as part of its wing
establishment.
The first continental railroad from
the Atlantic to the Pacific was COM
melted IN Nav IN 1870
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-18
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News Of Events In Gopher State
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.

Bemidji-Contracts for erection of
the new high school here have been
awarded Edward Jackson & Son of Be-
midi at $240,592. Work is to begin
Aug. Is.
st. Paul-In order to be free from
the business matters of the state gov.
eminent; Governor Preus is now TAX
ing vacation in Idaho, 60 miles from
railroad.
Notwithstanding heavy fog Otto
Johnson, a carpenter, ran his automo.
bile into Great Northern train. John.
son escaped injury, but the machine
was wrecked.
Mankato-Sig Haugdahl of Albert
Lea, automobile dirt track speed cham.
pion, lowered the Minnesota state dirt
track record for mile on half-mile
track from 1907 Is to LOS rs.
Luverne-Work has been started on
light and power line which will en-.
able farmers living in this section to
light their homes with electricity. The
electricity also will be used for power
Luverne-The Rock county agricul.
tural society will hold it's annual fair
at the Rock County Exposition
grounds, September Is to 16., inclusive
A large program of events has been
arranged.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-18
Sank were in town Sunday /.


j. B. Sinners left Tuesday for q
few days in Sank Centre.
Clara Kramer left for Morris fol-
few days visit with friends.
Mary Radermacher arrived home
Wednesday for few weeks vocation
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ritter and chill
dren were visiting in st. Cloud Sun
day and Monday.
The officers and stockholders of the
West Union State Bank had a meet
ing Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pischke and
family motored to Brandon Monday
to visit with relatives.
Simon Marthaler of Elrosa visited
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
A. Marthaler a few days.
Cecilia Pischke returned Monday
from Osakis where she has been en-
ployed for several weeks.
Fred Moehring shipped a carload
of stock for the Equity to the South
St. Paul markets Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Bentfeld and
children motored to New Munich on
Sunday to visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Schlecht were
at New Munich Sunday to visit with
the formers mother who is i'll.
Mary Servatius, Margaret and
Eleanor Niles were visiting with rel
atives in Padua for several days.
Rev. Edward o. S. B., Of Free
port, was visiting at the j. J.. Mar
thaler home Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. L. M. King and son of Wa
phton, N. D. is visiting with hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. S. Will
hams. .-...
Mr.. and Mrs. James Didier and
son Raymond and Peter Didier mo-
tored to Lismore Sunday to visit with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sauer and Sis
ter Roberta motored to St. Joseph on
Friday to take the latter to st.
Benedict's convent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bettin and
sister Roberta of Urbank were the
guests of Paul Pischke and John
Sauer on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Kerstner, Mr..
and Mrs. Theo. Niles and daughters
Rose and Irene, motored up in the
formers car from St. Paul Saturday
to visit at the home of Ben Servatius
Mr.. and Mrs. James Didier and
son Alloys and the formers brother,
Peter Didier, motored to Grand
Rapids and Coleraine the fore part of
last week to look over the farming
interests of Peter Didier.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-18
Further Federal Road
Aid Denied Minnesota
Commissioner Babc0ck Is Told That
North Star State Has Appro-
priated Limit of Funds

Washington, Aug &C. M. Bah
cock, Minnesota highway commits
sioner, conferred yesterday with T.
H. Macdonald, director of agricul-
ture, on the question of getting more
federal aid for use in Minnesota
Mr.. Macdonald advised Mr.. Bah
cock that Minnesota already has con-
tracted for every cent of federal aid
to which it is entitled under acts pass
ed by congress. In other words, II
there is to be more money congress
must appropriate it.
Failing to, get any help from Mr..
Macdonald, except the assurance
that the department favors continual
ton of federal aid at the rate OF 500
100000 annually, Mr.. Babcock turn
ed to members of congress.
He will confer with Senators kel-
iogg and Nelson, the Minnesota house
members and also members OF the
house roads committee. Federal ale
legislation has been blocked for the
past year by Chairman Dunn of the
house committee, who insists appro-
priations already made will meet the
demands of the states for this year.
The house recently passed the
Dowell federal aid bill as a substl-
tute for bill by Senator Phipps oil
Colorado. Instead Of sending this
measure to conference, the senate re-
ferred it to the postoffice committee
The senate committee, presided
over by Senator Townsend of Michi'
gan, has just ordered the bill report
ed with amendments that include
many features of the Townsend high
way commission and provide for the
expenditure of 40 per cent OF fedora
aid on interstate roads. Those back
of the Dowell bill are contending fol
'sfarm to market" roads, as against
chain or interstate roads connect
ing big cities.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-18


Wars Of Minnesota have chosen Albert
Lea for their annual encampment In
1922. The selection was the last item
OF business at the closing session Of
the annual meeting in the old CAPT
toll
Staples-Harry Brandt of Staples
was killed when his automobile plung1
ed off bridge at Moran into the Long
Prairie river. Brandt's neck was brok1
en- and his chest crushed when the
machine turned over after a fall of 10
feet.
Owatonna-Owa school cen.
sus, just completed, shows a total Of
LISP children between the ages of 6
and 16 years in the city, Although
the total is only seven greater than
last year, it is the largest in the city's
history I
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-18


Virginia-One of the heaviest storms
of the season struck the range dis
trict, according to reports reaching
here. Rain fell in torrents, accom-
panied by hail, which caused damage
to crops and automobiles.
st. Paul-The finest horses of every
class and breed in the country will be
represented at the twin city horse
show to be given under the auspices
of the national dairy show on the State
Fair grounds Oct. to Is.
Owatonna-J. r. Howard, president
of the American Farm Bureau fedora
ton, will begin his visit in Minnesota
the last of this month with his ap
pearance at the Steele county fail
here, where he is expected to speak.
st. Paul--The Veterans of Foreign
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-18
As She Is Wrote.

"The masculine Of spinster is BORE"
wrote a Malaysian schoolgirl. Another
girl, intending to use the word ''oppo-
Site" blundered into what some hus-
bands will call a pungent truth. "A
wife," she wrote, sis the upset Of her
husband Boston Transcript.