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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25

least IS Der cent since their freedom
was proclaimed. The new" negro has
shown, too, that he can be both in
dustrious and thrifty. Fully 100000 ne
groes of the south today own the
farms they cultivate. A large percent
age of these 100000 have comfortable,
we'll furnished homes. The statistics
show that fully 100000 acres OF
cultivated land are owned by the ne
groes of the southland. Other negroes
are in business and in professions. The
property owned by these negroes runs
we'll up into the millions OF dollars
The new" negro, too, has made cred
table. some Of them remarkable, ad-
vance in industrial progress.
Yet despite these gains the means 70
an uplift that the better class negro OF
the south has made of his freedom, his
right of citizenship, there are through
out the section other thousands OF idle,
shiftless negroes, devoid OF ambition,
living amid the most degraded sur
roundings and born to criminal tenden-
cies. as the cess pool breeds flies. 1t is
this class of negroes, insolent, insub-
ordinate. enemies of law and order,
with vicious instincts, imbridled, who
have been the cause of most OF those
horrible occurrences that have shocked
a nation and place so dark blot upon
the fair name of the south.
A distressing feature OF the negro
question in the south today is the ap-.
pa1ling conditions of poverty and OF
the utter absence of cleanliness and
sanitation in the midst of which SO
,n.nv of them live. The miserable
shantlies crowded together along mar
row streets or alleys in the. worst city
districts, surrounded by piles OF nth
infested with flies, without sewerage
of any description or garbage. service,
and often without necessary drainage.
No wonder the water supply becomes
contaminated and the negro death rate
is high. The figures of the latest pro
durable census report gives the death
rate of the negroes of the south as
81 in every thousand while for the
whites it is II in each thousand; but
little more than half as much.
Much of this poverty and lack OF
cleanliness is due to the Negroes own
shiftlessness and indifference to his
surroundings; but in other cases condl-
tions beyond his control are account
able. AS a general thing the negro OF
this class is care-free and happy-heart-
ed. If he has a good full meal today
it matters little about the morrow. He
SHES awav from work as long as hun
ger does not pinch him; and he is con-
stitutionallv opposed to allowing HIM
self to be hurried. He takes his slow
time" even when going Tor the doctor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
HORSE AND MOUNT
DROP INTO STREAM
ANIMAL FAILS TO CLEAR AN
OPEN BRIDGE SPAN IN FILM
ING A MOVIE SCENE.

KINGSTON. N. Y.-The story OF
the injury of male double" for Ma
rion Davies, movie star, in a spectacu-
lar accident at Rifton, n. Y, last
Tuesday during the filming OF Miss
Davies latest picture, when Knight
hood Was in Flower" came to light
Hicks, % years old, of the Bronx, was
removed from Kingston hospital to
his home.
The story being filmed called for a
leap by running horse, Queen Mary S
mount, over break in a rustic bridge.
Hicks, in wig and gown, took Miss
Davies place in the role OF the queen
to clear the open space IN the brldge,
and if and its rider plunged nearly 700
feet into the waterfall below. The horse
was killed. Hicks suffered fractures OF
the left arm and leg and severe cuts
and Commissions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
TAXPAYERS ENJOIN
SUMTER OFFICIALS
ICE PUBLIC FUNDS LILLE
A LhLIy CONTRIBUTED TO
noND ISSUE CAMPAIGN.

,,,FPICUS, Ga.-Taxpayers here
AM fi'd snit in the superior court
hays ,n inter- county, enjoining the coun-
OF 2 commissioners from contrigutln !,
ty . io,.' TO the Georgia Good Roads
A5 So, commissioners had appropriated
In! io6 ~ ~ tbe association and $500 OIL
$l:9Vo o,,,onnt has been paid. The suit
this " thot the board is responsible
says ,d;T;duals for that amount and
s a. they should be required to'relh-
ln@. The county treasury.
bu I;,dge Z. A. Littlejohn signed
Ju%1 injunction restraining the
tempe ,,,;s.ioners from paying any tur-
con!'iff, ,nds to the association and set
th5' bearing for Tuesday, July 18th
the ost;tioners are w. E. Mitchell,
ne BBrady, 7. A. McCree, w. C.. Sui
T. /, I'D 7 = Williams and J. A. Hall,
ln y l,,o5n;nent. The commissioners are
y y 4 Ray, R. S. Oliver, Z: Z. Hawk
n I E. Pool and S. Z. Statham'
ms Allegations Made.
The Detition alleges that the com
. lHo entered into an agreement
ll l45 T G. Farmer, jr., managing .dl-
s.ntor Of the Georgia Good Roads AS
le ..;otion to contribute $1,000, the
o orn to be paid in $500 installments to
sa" rsed in promoting the campaign
~ az 0OO000 road bonds. The agree
l uant # is alleged, does not appear up
lll'" 4,o minutes of the commissioners,
VI in accordance with the agreement,
" 5I for $500 was presented to the
Commissioners, which was approved
is alleged, and ordered paid.
q following service of papers IN the
..ie Neil A. Ray, chairman OF the
Loard issued a statement setting torth
Ebs e' oosition OF the board, in which he
III might be illegal l don't know.
Ayq we're doing about that just like
would do for myself. We thought it
ras a good proposition if we could
BET back about $175,00 for the county:
RI were acting for the interests OF
ill., people of Sumter county, They
bad confidence in us and elected us
Il represent them. We have been con-
kcientious in doing that, and we have
Il Inclination to pay any of it back
bnt of our pockets unless the good
beople OF Sumter county say we
must
i The money, it is said, was subscrib-
ID to the Georgia Good Roads Asso-
Eiation by the county board, along
Nth few other Georgia coun-
&ies for the purpose of furthering the
Interests OF the proposed $5,O0O,000
tate highway bond issue.
Commissioners Position.
i The members of the county COM
mission are known to be very much
khagrinned that their action should be
Questioned by any citizens, and they
eclare they will not pay back a cent
tntil compelled to do so, taking the
position that they acted in the in
crest OF the county and should be
Supported by the citizens, instead OF
being harassed."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
SUICIDES ARE INCREASING
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
State Also Has More Homicides
Lightning Takes More Victims.

Suicides in South Carolina during
1921 totaled Is, or at the rate OF four
and half for every 1000 population.
according to figures Of the bureau OF
vital statistics. In 1920 the total mum
Der of suicides was So, rate OF three
and four-tenths for each 1000 popula-
Homicides in 1921 totaled sol. with
a total of ESQ during 1920. There were
seven legal electrocutions during 1921,
with only three during 1920.
Deaths from automobile accidents
in 1921 numbered o., with 81 reported
during 1920 Railroad accidents killed
So during 1921, and 63 victims were
killed during 1920.
Lightning killed almost twice as
manV persons in the state during 1921
as in the year 1920 In 1921 the num-
Der of deaths from this cause was Is
and in 1920 the number was a.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
TYPEWRITER TROUBLES

Send them to the Typewriter Shop
at Albany. Fully equipped. Parts for
all makes. Our fifteen years expert
ence in typewriter work is at your
disposal. Guarantee the work is done
right. o. D. SANBORN, Typewriter
Mechanic, liz n. Jackson St. 7-1l-4t
Farm loans at per cent interest:
7. q HOYL. GIFT
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE
ARLINGTON POLICEMAN
Was Shot at by Unknown Person at
3 O'Clock in Morning.

Some one took shot at Policeman
!. H. Calhoun while he was on duty
about 3 o'clock Tuesday morning, the
bullet narrowly missing him and max
ing a hole in the brick front of Sal
ter's hardware store, and being fired
from the corner of the Bank of Airing
ton building. Policeman Calhoun, who
was in front of the hardware store, re-
turned the fire and. chased his would
be assassin through the alley by the
court house and Jim Johnson's color
ed barber shop, but without avail. It
is not known who the culprit was or
what his motive washington
Courier.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
EIGHT INJURED In A
WRECK NEAR LEESBURG
BROKEN RAIL CAUSES COACH
ES OF TOURIST TRAIN FROM
WEST TO TURN OVER.

LEESBURG, Ga.-Five passengers
were injured, one seriously, when five
coaches of the Southland" Limited, a
Florida tourist train from Chicago
turned over at Adams station, between
Smithville and Leesburg, north OF here
on Thursday. The engine and first
three cars of the train, which were
baggage and mail cars, did not leave
the track and these took the injured
to Albany.
Injuries. Not Serious.
A broken rail is said to have been
the cause of the accident. The South
land" is a train operated between Chi
cago and Jacksonville by the Southern
railway. The Central of Georgia han
dies the train between Macon and Al
bany, on which division the wreck oc-
Cured
Some were able to continue their
journeys on later trains after having
their injuries attended to- None of the
injured were dangerously hurt.
1t was due to the fact that all coach
es which left the track were of steel
construction that the casualty list was
not larger.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
WEBSTER COUNTY COMMIT
TEE ASSESSES CANDIDATES

The democratic executive commit
tee has met and assessed candidates
Of Webster county as follows: For
congressman. $40; for state senator,
SIS; for representative. SIS Hon. J.
L. Horn has announced his candidacy
for the senate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
MILLIONS OF MELONS
ARE GROWN THIS YEAR

An abundant crop of watermelons in
Pc early producing states has been
predicted by the department OF agr1-
lulture which placed the total at 90
l02 carloads, compared with 5l,48l
iars last year. There was an increase
b acreage planted, the department
iaid, from 10000 to 168, 100 acres.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
A Splendid Medicine for the Stomach
And Liver,

Chamberlain Tablets for the stom-
ach and liver are splendid. l never tire
of telling my friends and neigh6ors OF
their qualities" writes Mrs William
Vollmer. Eastwood, N. Y. When Dll-
ious, constipated or troubled with m n,
digestion give them trial. They VIII
do you good.-adv.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
Injuries Not Serious.

Farm loans at per cent interest.
L. c. HOYL. 6-27-tf
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
FARM POPULATION OF U. S.
GIVEN IN CENSUS REPORT

The farm population Of the United
States on January l, 1920, was 81
614,26o, or 29.9 per cent OF the total
population of the country, according
TO returns of the last census just an
nourced by the census bureau.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25

Farm loans at 6 per cent interest
Z. c. HOYL. o-ZI-ti
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
DOWNWARD ID COURSE
tast Being Realized by Punta Gorda
People
\ little backache at first.

\ little backache at first.
Daily increasing till the back is
lame and weak.
Urinary disorders may quickly fol-
low;
DropSy and often Bright's disease.
This frequently is the downward
course of kidney ills.
Don't take this course. Follow the
advice of Punta Gorda citizen.
j. p. Adair, retired raidroad man.
Cross street, says: Il was run down
and suffered from lame back and
kidney disorder. | had awful pains
across my kidneys when STOPPING and
was nearly past going. My kidneys
acted too frequently and | was sub
jeCt to dizziness. | used DOan's Kid
ney Pills and one box relieved me of
all the symptoms of kidney com
plant, fixing me up in fine shape"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr. Adair had. FOster-Milburn Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo. n. Y. adv.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
nenih of NIla. L. A. Sinll

'-s, Edward A. Stoll of Bermont,
t.r3 Sunday in a hospital in Chicago,
wh her she had been taken a month
@ 40 ago for treatment This sad
."rr- was received here Monday in a
t.I.-ram sent by the bereaved hus-
ban TO Mrs. Edmunds. No details
given; nothing was said as to
wra2 and where the burial would
ta5 place, but it is thought that it
W. be in the vicinity of Chicago,
wH.-c Mrs. Stoll formerly lived. She
wGe apparently about thrty-twO years
Oh, Besides her husband, she leaves
two little children to mourn her loss.
r e, it is thought, were with her at
IN time Of her death. having been
tat n to Chicago about two weeks
a-o by Mrs. Stolls mother, Mrs. Bar
lt~-amc OF Bermont The Stolls have
liva5 at Bermont seven or eight
y7l-s. during which time they won
II warm friendship of all who came
tc low them. Mrs. Stoll especially
w. highly esteemed. as she was a
ca-+sred, Christian woman. Her be-
ra0~ed husband and children have
th@ heartfelt sympathy Of a host of
fri ds throughout this county. as
W y as elsewhere.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
ROAD DEPARTMENT AGREES
TO MAINTAIN NUMBER FIVE
Concluded from first page)

Concluded from first pagel
FocE) prove satisfactory in nua,itv
and IN quantity it is possible that tho
cos' might be brought within th,, linn
Jus OF our bonding capacity and en-
an'e us to complete the entire road
thrc1gh the county.
AS heretofore stated the conn,is
Sion@rs had expected that the engin-
'eeIS assigned to this work would in
Ve8tgate our local material in con-
nect.on with the estimate of cost of
"oIf which is required to accompanv
as applications for Federal aid
Ih>J were aware that such material
Is f2bJect to approval of Federal ten
slheerS but inasmuch as the county
can deal only with Federal officials
THROUGH THE STATE ROAD DE
FAETMENT, and in consideration OF
the TACT that the county is proposinc
10 assume the share of the cost OF
this STATE ROAD which normally
sholid be paid out of the STATE
FUNDS they think it is not unreason-
able to expect the department to rem
Ger them reasonable assistance.
IN connection we respectfully ask
TO he advised:
First: Is there any Federal funds
that can be secured for this road,
provided Federal requirements are
complied with?
second: If it be possible to secure
Fec raj aid for a part or for all of
this road and we are not pursuing
the proper course to secure such aid,
will the Department suggest the prop
er course to pursue?"
TIE above quoted letter was sign
ed : Messrs. Blount and Whitten.
After Investigating the possibility
of setting Federal aid for this pro-
joct, Messrs. Blount and Whitten
came to the conclusion that an effort
in this direction would involve many
delays, and that as the need for open
iDs this road is imperative it would
arSl lOl " dSh lOI L CbtA Stl tttNl ttt
this time. However this does not
mean that Federal aid cannot be Sc
cured, but the process of securing it
will take longer than this county can
AFFORD to wait, and in the light Of
gathered on the subject,
il is best for the county to so ahead
an3 depend upon its own resources
an what assistance it can get from
the state, and in the meantime work
for he Federal aid.
essrs. Whitten and Blount, who
we1t to Tallahassee as the official
rep, esentatives of the Board of Coun-
ty commissioners, are expected to at
ten meeting of the Commercial
Cln0 Monday night, when they will
eEp ain what was done, why it was
CO,e. and what may be expected, so !
tha4 the public may have clear idea
Of the line upon which the county must
proceed to reach the goal to which |
II has been working for so long.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
GASPARILLA A

Mrs. D. E. Ratliff left Sunday fol
some unknown point.
Mrs. c. f. Kersey and children left
Sunday for Ona to spend a visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Stokes, of Kettle Harbor, was
visiting friends here Monday.
w X Bradley, of Boca Grande
was visiting relatives and friends here
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Hart left last
week for Lansing to spend visit
with relatives.
Miss Geralline McEwen and friend
Miss Ella Lowe, came back Sunday,
after visiting friends at Fort Ogden.
George Bass came back Thursday
after serving on the jury at Punta
Gorda.
O. 3. McEwen spent the weekend
with his family.
Jake Nabers came back Wednesday
after a business visit at Punta Gorda.
Mrs. Sands visited the beautiful
city of Boca Grande Saturday.
L. B. McEwen came back Sunday
after spending a while at Sarasota.
Mrs. w. \. Bell, Of Mccall, came
down Saturday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Mills, at Cotton Key.
Mrs w. A. McElya and daughter,
Ruth of Boca Grande, were visiting
relatives Sunday-Mr. and Mrs. Will
McElya and family.
A. J. Herring, of Lakeland, came
down Saturday to stay a while with
his brother, NJ. 7. Herring.
Leslie Joiner came back Wednes-
day after visiting relatives at Arcadia
T. S. Dixon, of Kettle Harbor
caught 900 pounds of trout and l2,-
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
Innovation in Examinations

n new type of examination for col
iese students is being tried out at
Columbia University. Instead of a
Few questions on the high spots of
the course, the new examination con-
slsts of number of statements con-
cerning matters previously gone over,
some of which are false and Others
true. The student makes a plus sign
next to those he considers true and a
minus mark beside the false. This
affords no chance for the buffer to
exercise his art, as two-thirds of the
examination consists of the new
method.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
OF BAKERS ACADEMY

2-cinning this week the academy
vii establish an honor roll for its
pupils. All pupils whose attendance,
whose department and whose recIta-
tiors are perfect, will be eligible for
tn honor roll.
TIE attendance of the academy for
The past week was good; only four
h.D- absent the entire week. Three
of t1esc were sick and one had gone
away.
"Fe were again favored with two
visitors a Bailey and Rev. G. W.
LYON Of st. Marks Baptist church.
Re-. Lyons takes great interest in
or educational work
~ account of the continuous rains
Jh7 trustees were compelled to post
pore their program for the benefit of
t." school until 4 more favorable
time.
The academy is fortunate in having
plenty of musical talent this year,
both Miss Alexander and Miss Dwight
being efficient musicians. They are
planning in the near future, with the
pupils in the higher grades, to rem
der a program at the Masonic hall for
tie benefit of the school.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27

Shoes are now being made of fish
and snake skins. This substitute for
leather is said to cost less, and to be
practically everlasting. The skins,
according to Popular Mechanics
Magazine" are made in the same
manner as leather, and are used for
shoes of verious shapes for both men
and women. In some parts of the
country they have attracted favorable
attention, and have become quite pop
ular.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27

deaux mixture, to every so gallons
of which is added half pint of black
leaf 40. To apply this special COW
cred nozzle is necessary. Write to
the Experiment Station, Gainesville,
Florida, for Bulletin 164, which gives
directions for making this appliance.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27

900 pounds of mullet at two hauls
last week
Mrs. ]. V. Newland left Friday for
Wauchula after visiting relatives at
| Little Gasprilla.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
Halloween Entertainment

A Halloween entertainment will be
given by the Young Peoples Union of
the local Baptist church in the High
School auditorium on the night of
Tuesday October 31st. The program
will include choruses, songs, recita-
tions and a little play. THE Green
Goblin" There will be booths at the
corner of Taylor street and Marian
avenue where ice cream, ETC., will be
sold. The proceeds of entertainment
and sales will be used to improve the
Baptist church building. adv
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27

The worst enemy OF the fall snap
bean in Florida is the leaf-hopper, or
jassd. Spray him with 4-4-50 bOr-
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27

Most mammals have higher blood
1peratures than man, while the
perature of birds runs higher yet.
The New York herald., 1922-07-30
PRINCETON LOSES
STAR IN DON L0URIE
Great Athlete Rated With Mof-
fat, Edwards, White and
Baker by Tigers.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoRA HERALD.
PRINCETON. N. j.. July 2s.--The grad
uation of the class OF 1922 has robbed
Princeton sof one Of the most valuable
athletes it has had since the war and
one whose name will probably go down
in history with those OF Alec Moffat,
Big Bin Edwards. Sam White and Hobey
Baker as Princeton football star for
all time
Donald Bradford Lourie OF Peru, ILL.,.
was one of the headiest field generals
and speediest open field runners that
ever donned an Orange and Black foot
ball Jersey. His spectacular end runs
have provided more thrills for the
throngs that fill Palmer Stadium for the
big football games Of the fall than the
playing OF any other twenty-one men. on
the gridiron at the same time.
In 1920 Lourie led Capt. Mike Calla-
hans Tiger eleven to a IA to IA tie
with Harvard and 20 to victory
over Yale. Last fall he piloted Stan
Keck's team to decisive 10 to victory
over the Crimson but. handicapped by
the loss of Keck and Ed Stinson through
injuries. he suffered 13 to loss to
Yale in his last football game for
Princeton. To his credit 1t can be said
that the All-America quarterback Of
the previous season was the, same fight
ing little field general in the hour of
defeat
This last Eli game was the only
losing football contest In which Lourie
ever played as quarterback at Princeton.
Princeton defeated Swarthmore. Mary
land, Washington and Lee, Navy. West
Virginia and Yale and tied with Har-
ward in 1920. Last year the Tigers beat
Swarthmore, Colgate. Virginia and Har-
ward and lost to Chicago. Navy and
Yale. Lourie was on the sidelines with
a. bad leg however. In the Chicago and
Navy trays.
Handicapped by lack of weight. Lourie
made up for this failing with speed,
pluck and wit AT the close OF last sea-
son he stood feet II inches and tipped
the beam at 1874. Hank Garrity, who
was next to Lourie among the light men
of the regular eleven weighed eight
pounds more.
Lourie was also an outstanding per-
former In track during his four years at
Princeton During the last two years
he never failed to take either a first
or second place In the broad jump In
dual meets with Yale and Harvard and
he also placed third In that event In the
Intercollegiate
Lourie was twice awarded the Poe
memorial cup. which Is presented each
year to that member OF the football
eleven who best exemplifies the follow
ing characteristics loyalty and devotion
to PrInceton's football interests: courage.
manliness self-control and modesty
perseverance and determination under
dscouraging conditions, and observance
OF the rules OF the game and fairness
toward opponents.
At the end Of his senior year I.ourie
was voted by his classmates as havink
done the most for Princeton and was
also given the highest honors within
their bestowal, the senior class presi-
dency. There is little wonder that at the
loving cup ceremony the last night mem
bers OF the 1922 class spent at Princeton.
| his classmates sang louder than ever be-
! Gore, Here's to you, Don Lourde."