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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-01
A HEAVY SENTENCE
FOR LEE COURT CLERK
SIX MONTHS IN JAIL AND 81 900
FINE FOR WRITING LET
TER TO WOMAN.

LEESBURG, GAG. A. Wallace,
clerk of the superior court OF Lee
county, was sentenced to six months
in jail and fine of $1,000 by Judge
Evans in the United States court at
Albany on a charge of sending OBJ
scene literature through the mail.
Wallace was charged with writing
to a young woman of Savannah a
letter containing an obscene sugges-
ton. His attorneys gave notice OF a
motion for a new trial The defendant
made no statement in the case, and
the only witness was the young lady
to whom the letter was addressed
The attorneys for Wallace argued that
the message was not necessarily one
of a suggestive nature and that it
might have been that of an elderly
friend to a young girl, of whose fam
lily the defendant was a friend.
Prior to taking up this case Unit
ed States District Attorney John w.
Bennett brought a rule for contempt
against the defendant and his Son-in-
law, Wade Laramore,, whom he
charged with trying to interfere with
the orderly processes of the court and
to exert improper influences on jurors
and witnesses. He asked that Judge
Evans issue an attachment for con-
tempt against the two men. These
cases were continued until the June
term of court.
The district attorney charged that
Wade Laramore approached the moth
er of the young lady to whom the
letter was addressed and offered her
$500 to withdraw the case, and that
Wallace sought to influence two of
the traverse jurors drawn for service
at the term of court at which his case
was to be tried
]. S. Bates, a Lee county white man,
was fined $500 for violating the fed
era1 prohibition law.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-01

protection or free trade in certain
commodities is for the public welfare.
National defense means national mde-
pendence. Whatever materials are
necessary for that purpose must be
produced here under the stimulus OF
protection sufficient to insure an ade-
quate supply.
Real Concern of Nation.
"The real concern of the nation is
not merely in the erecting OF great
factories. 1t is in the building OF man
hood and womanhood. The interest OF
the government in industrial policies
is primarily in national revenue, ma
tional defense and the welfare of the
people The greatest revenue comes
from the greatest production, not the
greatest imports. National defense de-
ponds upon the skill of our people
and the diversity of our industries. The
welfare of the people depends upon
opportunities for employment and our
ability to pay good wages.
These are also objects toward
which the nation should direct its in
dustrial policy. These are the objects
toward the contamination OF which
the whole nation invites the welcome
and effective cooperation OF the
south"
Appeals For Farmers.
Pleas for tariff protection for south
ern industries were made during the
day by Governor Parker of Louisiana.
John H. Kirby, of Texas, president of
the congress, former United States
Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina,
and others.
Governor Parker made an appeal
for protection for the farmers. Mr..
Kirby declared for protection in out
lining the purposes of the meeting,
and denied that the republican party
is manipulating the organization be-
hind the scenes. Mr.. McLaurin assert
ed that if tariff is to be written by
the republican party the south should
see that its products are protected as
we'll as those of the remainder of the
country.
Passage of the Fordney emergency
tariff bill was favored in a resolution
adopted late today.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-01
WAS NO ATTEMPT TO
ROB THE PLAINS BANK
RICHLAND BOYS, INNOCENT
LY SEEKING PLACE TO GET
WARM, SCARE POLICEMAN.

The Joke is on the Plains police
man. There was no attempt to rob
the bank there, as was published I'M
der big headlines by the press through
out the state. Three Richland boys
were the innocent cause of the SEN
sation, as is told as follows in the cur
rent issue of the Richland News:
Three Richland boys, whose names
are withheld by request, were the i'll
nocent actors in the big newspaper
write-ups of the reported bank bur
glary in Plains last week. 1t appears
that a party of Richland boys had
gone out for the night on little lark,
and one Of the boys stopped off at
Plains to call on a young lady there
while the other three went to Amer
icus to visit the fair sex.
"Plans had been made for the three
boys going to Americas to meet the
one stopping off at Plains in front OF
some of the Plains buildings at GER
tain hour. The three boys returned
before the other one had babe his
sweetheart goodbye, and while wait
ing for their comrade the three boys
were walking along the street look
ing for a suitable place to hang out
and keep warm until their friend re-
turned to the car.
"As they reached the bank building
they saw the glimmer Of light from
within, and thinking it good place
to get warm they peeped through the
glass front to see who was in. In the
meantime the night marshal was peep
ing out from his cozy nook, and hear
ing the noise of the approaching boys
he was sure a band of highwaymen
had reached Plains.
THE boys looked in just in time
to see the marshal fall over behind
the desk to safety and they, thinking
that they had possibly unearthed a
bold burglary, continued to look
through the window to see what tur-
Their would develop. The marshal
peeped out and the only objects to be
seen were three bold highwaymen
they peeped in and kept thinking
that they could hear somebody NOV
| ing about.
Between the boys and the officer
the game of peek-a-boo' was contin-
ued for an hour, when the fourth
Richland boy appeared on the scene
and the jolly crowd left for home
thinking nothing more of their Plains
escapade until news items appeared III
several of the papers announcing ar
attempted burglary of the Plains
bank. The Richland boys state that
they had no intention of frightening
the Plains officer, and that their only
purpose in disturbing him was to flnd
warm place to wait for their com
rade."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-01
| MAN CAUGHT WIFE
IN A STEEL TRAP
THE CAPTURE OF PARSONS
SETS AT REST REPORTS OF
A WILD MAN.

LAUREL, Miss.-Driven from his
cabin in the swamp along Leaf river
by high water Albert Parsons, an
aged white man, and a woman, who
says she is his wife, were brought to
Laurel today and placed in the coun-
ty poor house. The finding of Par
sons is believed to set at rest the re-
ports of a wild man, current for years,
said to be living i'll this section.
Caught in Trap.
Parsons says he and his wife lived
on wild roots, berries and what ami
mails they were able to trap. With
them when found was a child, who in
spite OF the cold was entirely without
clothing Parsons told the sheriff that
he caught his wife in a steel trap
many years ago.
Authorities today were conducting
investigation in an effort to ascertain
whether the two-year old child had
been kidnapped.
Parsons, in good physical condition
despite his age and the hardships of
his life, told county authorities he was
in possession of homestead rights to
property adjoining the tumble down
cabin which has been the home of the
couple for years. The child he declin-
ed to discuss.
The woman, he said, he captured in
a bear trap % years ago and made her
his wife. Although incoherent in her
statements the woman stated she
thought she was about so years old
and remembered having been in a
fight with a wild cat some time ago.
One of her eyes was put out and her
body badly SCARED.
Had Blind Horse.
When found the mans clothes were
in tatters. The woman wore but a
single ragged and unsightly garment,
and the girl was naked. The child was
apparently in good health and seem
ed to have been we'll fed.
Parson was aided in his primitive
farming by blind horse, which he
said he captured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-01
WHEN 4 WOMAR IS NERVOUS Worried

Most women neglect their health,
and for this they pay the penalty.
Any woman will find that neglect
does not pay. A little more atten-
ton to health would brighten up her
life. IF she asks her neighbors she
finds that DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription benefits a woman's whole
system. It not only acts upon the
troubles and weaknesses peculiar
to women, but is an all-round tonic
that braces the entire body, over
coming nervousness, sleeplessness,
headaches, dizziness and q rum
down condition,
Send 1Oc to DIR. Pierce's Invalids'
Hotel, Buffalo, NY, for trial pkg.
of "Favorite Prescription" tablets.
AUGUSTA, GA.-"Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescription restored me
70 perfect health when | had become
a complete nervous wreck. was
suffering with backaches and my
nerves were completely shattered.
was not able to do any work, was
so weak; | could not sleep, | was
SO nervous; and my appetite was
very poor. Twas just wreck when
my mother gave me the 'Favorite
Prescription and when had taken
about five bottles | was well and
strong. Favorite Prescription is an
excellent medicine and | am glad to
recommend it."-MRS. N. L. GOOD
auYIN, 1871 Walker Street.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-01
Englishman Buys Ben r.
Hill Farm in Baker County
Pays $15o,00O for $500 Acres, and
Will Bring a Colony of Britishers.


One of the, largest real estate deals
made. in Georgia recently was con-
summated the past week, when c. H.
Peacock and T. H. Edwards, of East
man, and A P. Petway, Of Colds
boro, N c., sold to James H. Reyli-
Odds, an Englishman, the old Ben Hin
plantation in Baker county, which
consists of five thousand, five hundred
acres of fine farming and timber lands.
The consideration was $150000.
Messrs. Peacock, Edwards and Pet
way acquired the property about three
years ago, since which time they have
operated a forty-horse farm there. II
is said there are millions of feet OF
fine timber on the land, and that it is
the purpose of the new owner to have
this timber cut and marketed. 1t is also
said that he will bring over from Eng
land a number of his countrymen to
establish residences on the property
and operate farms.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-01
A Good Medicine For the Grip.

George W. Watt, South Gardiner,
Me, relates his experience with the
grip: Il had the worst cough, could
and grip and had taken a lot of trash
of no account Chamberlain Cough
Remedy is the only thing that has
done me any good whatever. | have
used one bottle of il end the cold and
grip have left me"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-01
MRS. DAVIDSON IMPROVES.

The most encouraging reports con-
tinue to come to the Dawson relatives
Of Mrs. w. A. Davidson of her i'm
provement at Johns Hopkins hospital,
Baltimore, where she has been under
treatment for several weeks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-01
TAKING THE PLACE
OF ROCK AND RYE"
In the Treatment of Colds,
Grippe and Flu, Capatone
is a Scientific Preparation,
Prescribed an d Recon-
mended by Physicians and
Surgeons.

A quick warm up and instant re-
lief, with no fear of affecting the
Heart or Stomach.
Capatone is highly recommended
for headaches, neuralgia, rheuma-
tism, nervous headache, nervous
ness, lumbago, earache, and tooth
ache.
Buy a bottle for zoe or Coo, take
one dose and ask for your money
back if you are not satisfied with
results.
Capatone is sold by all drug stores.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
shevIin Quits Texas Dry job.

Ell PAso, Feb. 3.-James E. Shevlin,
prohibition supervisor of the Ell Paso
district. which includes the entire Mexi-
can border. announced to-day he had
rendered his resignation to Prohibition
Commissioner Kramer. to take effect at
the Commissioners convenience.
Shevlin. formerly prohibition super
visor in New York. was transferred here
several months ago.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
CHECK UP STARTS
ON SEIZED LIQUOR
Continued from First Page.

and may not be removed from the ware
houses without an order signed by the
chief enforcement agent or one of his
assistants, and this only after the courts
have held that a seizure was illegal.
Charles r. O'Connor. State Director
of Prohibition. said yesterday that he
had received no orders from Washington
concerning the recent rulings Of At
torney General Palmer and Commits
sioner Kramer that none except whole
sale druggists should be allowed to with
draw liquor from warehouses and distil-
leries He said that IL this ruling Is
sustained by the courts the sale of
liquor hereafter will be entirely In the
hands of wholesale and retail druggists
Two sergeants of the Police Depart
ment appeared at the Federal Building
yesterday and were examined for an
hour by Hugh McQuillan. head of a
special squad Of Secret Service men who
have been in New York for three months
investigating alleged prohibition graft.
Mr.. McQuillan refused to divulge the
names of the men or the nature Of their
testimony.
Patrick Maloney. hat check boy, and
Peter Devins. doorman at the Hotel Nc
Alpin. were held In 81 zoo bail each by
United States Commissioner Hitchcock
on charges OF selling quart Of whiskey
for s12 to Detective Thomas ]. Brady of
the Third Inspection District. Both fur
nished ball through surety company.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
Blue Law Rejected by
Episcopal Churs h Body
Special Despatch to THE New York
HERALD.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York
HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c.. Feb. :.
THE agitation for Sunday
blue law for the District of
Columbia, which was to be the
model for similar laws in the
States, received a heavy blow
to-day when the annual conven-
ton of the Washington Diocese
of the Episcopal Church adopted
a resolution warning pastors to
refrain from participating in the
movement. The bill which is
pending in Congress at this time
was declared by the Board on
Social Service, headed by the
Rev. DR.. G. r. Stetson, to be too
drastic.
The measure has the indorse-
ment of the Rev. DR.. Wilbur
Crafts, head of the international
Reform Bureau, Inc, but the ac-
tive fight in its behalf has been
in the hands of another organ
ization, known as the Washington
Sabbath Observance Society.
The bill seeks to close on Sum-
day motion picture houses, tie
atres and shows generally.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
CONGRESS SPLITS ON
MOBILITY OF FLESH
Brainest Members Refuse Halo
to Either Lean or Fleshy
Being.

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.--Members Of the
Cabinet, numerous members Of the diplo-
matte corps and high officials or the
army and navy assembled tonight as
guests OF the National Press Club to
hear an edifying Congressional debate
on the momentous question. Resolved,
that it is more noble to be fat than
lean.''
Supporting the negative side of the
proposition with all the eloquence that
has earned them recognition in the
Senate were Senators Ashurst OF Ari-
zona and Harrison of Mississippi both
Democrats and fashioned by nature to
defend the cause of the lean man, while
pitted against them was formidable
team of Republican members OF the
House, Representatives Tincher of Kan
sas and Winslow of Massachusetts,. The
affirmative debaters also were not lack
ing In physical attributes which indi-
Gated they might have been handpicked
to support the challenge of the fat.
Among those in The audience who gave
every indication of reaping profit as well
as enjoyment from the discussion, which
took place in a theatre. were the French.
Japanese and Belgian Ambassadors,
Lady Geddes. wife of the British Am
bassador, the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Colby and Gen. Pershing.
The audience constituted the jury, and
SO impressively did Speaker Gillett, Of
the House, who presided, caution the
jurors to attain a mental state of COM
plete impartiality in deciding the mo-
mentous issue that the debate was ad-
Judged draw and the question declared
ot he nd 10 t,s. teft11 i.,
Opening for the affirmative, Repre-
sentative Tincher waded into the subject
without gloves. After denying any
noble attribute to the lean man. Mr..
Tincher declared he could prove by the
actuary of any insurance company in
The world that fat men are closer to
heaven than lean men. The Kansas
Representative went so far as to ques-
ZION the authenticity of the Book of
Deuteronomy as handed down of trans
lators and declared it should be amended
iy insertion of the clause, Blessed
IL the fat man. for he shall be In the
kingdom OF heaven"
In rebuttal Senator Harrison declared
I've was prepared to enter the combat
Even IL we have pitted against US two
sld, fat, reactionary Republicans who
us I look at them. remind me of the
cartoons / used to see with the dollar
marks on the trust magnates." History.
he declared. is "replete with the names
Of lean men, whereas It's pages show
only four of the other variety--Fatty
Arbuckle. William Howard Taft and our
two opponents on the other side"
Shouldering the other half of the
affirmative. Mr.. Winslow then expatiated
on the embarrassments of discussing the
Issue In the presence of mixed au-
dience." He admitted. however, that he
was well qualified to speak on the sub
joCt," recalling distinct recollections OF
when l was exhibited in a cradle as a
fine, fat baby"
More time than the allotted ten min
utes was necessary. he said, to permit a
complete demonstration Of the fact that
fat men rule the world"
Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08
CHAPTER w.
A. the Back Of Beyond,

To my chagrin, the railroad ticket
offices In Denver didn't know any such
place as Placerville In the Red desert
region. which was then. as now, trav-
ersed only by one railroad. The sin
gle "Placerville" they had listed was
station not far from Telluride, In
quite another part Of the state. Nor
could the Mining exchange gentleman
help me. However. he suggested that
II could find some old resident cold
timer" was the word he used) whose
memory reached back q ways, there
might be something doing.
"Steer me-" l begged; 'rm half
orphan and q total stranger In Den.
yer."
He laughed, and then thought for
minute. and said;
"The Du Pont Powder people have
been doing business here for a good
many years, and they know the pow
der buyers all over the state. It's just
possible that they could tell you. Sup
pose you ask at their office"
went, forthwith; and the gentle.
man to whom ! presented my card at
the cashiers window had the dope.
The Red Desert Placerville, he told
me, was strictly n "has been" The
placers had long ago been exhausted,
and the place had afterward figured as
a shipping point for some mine or
mines on the desert slope Of the East
ern Tlmanyonls. He was not quite GER
tain, but he thought the name "Placer.
ville' had been changed to something
else.
! AS to the manner Of reaching the
has BEEN" this, as he pointed out
was simple enough. There were
through sleepers by way OF the p. S-W
and Copah all the way to the Pacific
co0st.
Armed with this information,
! quickly shook the dust OF Denver (nC
slam here intended at the Queen City
OF the Plaln) from my feet taking Q
] 'hNukh NiNh'A w AhkNlot ulaN Nht lul
: lowing morning, when I ran my win
dow shade up previous to turning ou
for breakfast, the train was rollickInl
along over endless reaches OF tn,
dryest, drearlest, most barren-looklnl
country that the sun ever shone upon
red sand, II appeared to he, with with
cred bits of grass here and there ant
scattering punches Of what | after
ward learned was called "greasewood.
II was while luncheon was getting II
self served that the train stopped I,
water the engine at the most desolat
place that ever lay out OF doors, d
think The place was utterly deserted
there wasn't fuman being In sight
either on the Platform or In the stree
upon which tie station faced not evel
the bunch oc lonfers which usually mO
terinlizes nut Of nowhere to see
train came ord go. was looking ou
Of the wlndIB a md wondering how any
body, even hermit telegraph operr
tor could Aand II to live in sucE
Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08
CHAPTER ~.
Waite and Strays.

When l crawled out Of my berth at
the porter's call the next morning, my
Pullman was standing In the Denver
yard. While I was shaving in the
washroom I asked the colored boy II
my smoking-room chum Of the night
before was up yet.
"Yas, sab; he done been up an gone,
for the longest"
OF course, this was mere idle ques-
tioning on my part. Tracing the
brown-bearded mining engineer who
had used me as a convenient dumping
ground for his story was the least Of
my intention at the moment. For that
matter. since we hadn't exchanged
cards, and wasn't even sure that I'd
heard his name straight, couldn't
have traced him II l had wanted to.
Recalling the story in the garIsh
light Of another day, II seemed bit
less credible than 1t had while was
listening to 1t, and began to wonder
II the teller Of 1t might not be n men,
ber Of the deathless guild of smoke
room romancers. buried the story
among the things to be smiled at and
forgotten, when took taxi for the
hotel. After an excellent breakfast ]
made few inquiries about the meri-
dian; the 105th, that the maps showed
us passing just west Of the city. The
inaps were right. The 105th meridian
which Is the one from which mountain
time Is reckoned, ran little west Of
the city proper, and, by consequence,
west of the two other principal cities
Of the state, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo.
i found that the 105th meridian,
tracing II north from Denver, stops
short against the 10th parallel of latl-
tude just south Of little town called
Erie. Traced south, II tracks the ID.
& r. G. railroad for about twenty
miles and then takes to the mountain,
barely shutting out Manitou, and pass
Ing, OF course, well to the west
ward Of Pueblo. This slmplified mat
ters-a little.
Yet this business Of wandering aim.
lessly from post to pillar, comblng the
face Of nature for blue-eyed maldens
and piebald horses and harlequin-faced
dogs was already beginning to strike
me as about the most fantastic thing Il
body could conceive Of doing. To at
tempt 1t without plan of some klnt
seemed worse than useless so, for per
haps the first time In pretty rattle
Drained life, sat down to do som,
gromd.and-ofty head work, witt
Cousin Percy's letter for sort OF
nexus.
The third paragraph contained tn,
meat of the matter: "Your portion 0
Grandfather Jasper's property was
worth, at Its latest valuation. some
! thing like $4,000" What single piec,
Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08
CONTINUED from page two.)

him have the foor, so to speak, figur-
Ing chiefly myself as u good listener.
"Yss; we do run across some rather
queer propositions in our trade" he
said. after he had given me some sort
Of an idea Of what mining engineers
job Is like. "In my own experience,
for example, the only sure shot have
ever had-or possibly ever will have
get away from me-"
It was up to me to bite, and, Of
course, ! did 1t.
SLOW was thatf'
'The man died." he replied laceni-
cally.
That sounded rather interesting, 80
I gave him another pinch.
''Tell me about 1t; II 1t won't bore
you"
He grinnsd northumberland ac-
Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08
Help Wanted.

We want lady or gentleman agent
to handle city trade In West Liberty
and other vacant cities. This Is a
wonderful opportunity as you viii be
retailing the genuine ]. R. watkins
Products including Watkins COcoanut
Oil Shampoo, Garda Face Powder,
Fruit Drinks and over 1877 other Pro
ducts. Write today for free sample
and particulars. The ]. r. Watkins.
Co., Dept. so, Memphis, Tenn. $3.50