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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
The Library of Watson
Is Valued at $4,000;
May Go to Mercer
Is One of the. Finest in South. Forty
Years of Painstaking Selection of
Rare Literary Works.

THOMSON. Gait is believed
that his wonderful library, said to be
the finest private library in the south
will be turned over by Mrs. Watson
to Mercer university, where the sena-
tor spent two years as student. On
one or two occasions he remarked that
he wished the young people of Geor-
gia to have the benefit OF his literary
collection. The library represents forty
years of painstaking collection and Sc
lection OF literary works on almost ev-
ery conceivable subject. Senator Wat
sons consuming passion was for books
and he reveled in the gathering OF rare
volumes.
A touching sidelight on his lovable
nature is seen in the fact that on
Lumpkin street, not lar from the pres
ent Watson home, Hickory Hill,
there stands an imposing residence en-
tire1y unoccupied 1t was in former
years the Watson homestead. After
the death OF his eldest daughter Sen
ator Watson could not endure the
thought OF living in the house made
sacred to him by memories of the
dead. The family moved to Hickory
Hill" leaving the old home empty,
but the grounds have always been
cared for.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
WHITE HOODED BAND
FOILED BY OFFICER
MASKED SEXTETTE FLEE AS
VALDOSTA POLICEMAN OF
FERS RESISTANCE

VALDOSTA, Ga.-Assistant Chief
OF Police r. L. Arant late last night
defeated bold and sensational effort
on the part OF alleged K. K. KS. to
take a man out of large crowd at
tending an open-air band concert, M.
L. Greed, a boilermaker employed in
place Of shopmen at the Southern rail
way shops here, was the victim.
Greed being a powerful man gave
fight when the white hooded sextette
attempted to seize him and with wo-
men and children screaming and flee
ing the excitement became intense.
The officer tackled the crowd and
wrestled the victim away. The masked
men quickly re-entered autos and were
swiftly whirled away while Greed was
escorted to police headquarters and
held during the night as a matter of
protection.
Officers Of K. K. K today denied
that they had anything to do with
the attack, declaring their robes had
been under lock and key since SUI
preme K1eagle Clarke's orders some
weeks ago forbidding the use OF masks.
Conferences were held during the
day between city officials, railway Off
Gals and officers of the local khan, and
it was announced that very determined
steps would be taken to apprehend
the marauders
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
COUNTRY is SHAKING
Off THE BIG SLUMP
INDUSTRIES MAKING QUICK
RECOVERY FROM STRIKE.
MILLS SPEEDING UP.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-The big in
dustries Of the country are making a
rather better recovery from the effects
of the strikes than had been anticipat-
ed, according to reports received in
financial and business quarters during
the past week.
Soft coal output is running close to
10000 900 tons week, and supplies OF
this commodity are such that the steel
industry, which falls in the lowest class
OF priority, is now receiving sufficient
fuel to run at 90 per cent of capacity,
instead of the so per cent of two weeks
ago More blast furnaces are being
blown in and the trade expects all OF
August's losses in this respect TO be
made good presently.
Railroads Are Busy.
With the soft coal mining in full
swing and anthracite mining in the
process OF resumption, the railroads
are carrying the largest amount OF
freight in nearly two years. Car load
ings for the week totaled 932,000 an
increase OF 4l,000 cars over the previ-
Gus week. Part OF the gain is due to
the accelerated movement OF soft coal.
The supply OF idle railroad cars IS
reaching the vanishing point.
Cotton consumption is encouraging.
Augustus takings by our domestic
mills amounted to $4,000 bales, the
largest i'll any month since July, 1920.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
KILLED MAN "A YEARS
AGO; is NOW IN JAIL
MAN 62 YEARS OLD ARREST
ED IN FLORIDA FOR CRIME
COMMITTED IN 1878.

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla.-Joseph B
Kemp, alias J. W. English, aged O.,
was arrested by local authorities in
connection with the killing OF Daniel
Mcneil at Red Springs, N. c., Aug
ust IS, 1873. To newspaper repre-
sentative Kemp admitted the shooting,
claiming seM-defense and told the
story of the occurrence.
Self defense.
He stated that during a quarrel with
Mcneil. who, he said, was related to
him. Mcneil threatened him with an
axe and he shot him with a pistol.
McNeill's brother, he stated, is the
only living witness to the affair which
occurred forty-four years ago. He lett
the small town that night and has
been in Florida more than twenty
years and IN St. Augustine a year, he
said.
Turned Up.
Several weeks ago Kemp seated
himself on a bench beside stranger.
Conversation developed that they came
from the same locality and when a
discussion of the Mcneil killing came
up Kemp appeared so familiar with
details of the affair that the stranger
became suspicious. He communicated
with relatives in North Carolina and
obtained a description of the man with
a tin type picture of him. A scar on
his right forehead identified him. 1t
was learned that Kemp had been in
dicted for first degree murder in con-
nection with the killing and he was
placed under arrest yesterday.
Domestic Trouble.
Family discussion, he stated, played
a large part in the shooting. He re-
fused to comment on this, however,
and said that he would not do so I'M
less compelled to on the stand.
He was just II years old at the
time of the shooting, which he said
occurred when Mcneil attacked him
with wood axe after he had implied
that Mcneil was a liar. Sheriff Lewis,
of Robinson county, is expected IN the
CITY this week to take his prisoner
back to what Kemp calls the best
country in the world"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
Wealthy Woman
Loses SIS, 900 Gems;
Are Found-Thanks

JACKSONVILLE, FLA woman
en- route from New York to Palm
Beach to deliver jewelry valued at
$4,000 frantically reported to the po-
lice here Saturday night that she had
lost it somewhere between the union
station and the hotel where she in
tended to spend the night.
She went to bed, i'll. The police re-
ported Sunday the recovery of the
valuables. A detective found the pack
age containing them in the taxicab she
used for the journey to the hotel
She thanked EN-, that's ALL" said
the sergeant as he closed the police
record in the case.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
Nervy Robber Asks Farmer to Return
The Wallet and as Willing to
Have Small Sum Deducted.

William Schrock, farmer of Listie,
Pa. entered his poultry house one
morning recently .and discovered that
30 of his choice fowls had disappear
ed He found large leather wallet on
the floor under a window where the
miscreant evidently had entered. Open
ing the wallet, Schrock was amazed to
find it packed full of bills. The man
who took his chickens had left behind
5000 in good United States currency.
Schrock permitted it to become
known that he had lost 80 chickens;
hut that the thief had left well-hlled
wallet behind. A few days later a
claimant for the money communicated
with Schrock. The owner, who IS well
known in the neighborhood, admitted
that he had taken the chickens and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
The Mine Mule, Familiar Figure in
Underground Romance, Disappears

shaft, but brought back up after COM
pleting its work, and is cared for III
a stable above ground Electrical pow
er is used almost exclusively for haul
ing coal carts under ground.
In mines where the mule still is
used exclusively the animals are
brought to the surface frequently. In
rare instances, it is said, are the mules
kept in the pits for any length OF time.
When work in the mines is suspended
it is a general custom to bring the
animals TO the surface, where they are
kept in pastures until the mines re-
sumo operations.
The only animals known to breed
in the shafts and pits are rats and
mice. These little rodents, however,
are often made pets of by the miners
for the reason that their presence IN
dicates absence OF gas pockets. AS
long as the mouse or rat slips about
a certain place the miner IS certain to
be free of the gas danger.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
How Was Congress-?
Fine, Ayers Adams;
Bum, Retorts Hull

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Congrcss
has ended and furnished the issues
for the coming campaign, according
to the chairman of the republican and
democratic national committees, in the
statements they issued on Friday.
John T. Adams, chairman of the
.aHhlican national committee, says in
mary that no congress in
tils-z1s such SPLEEN
did record 81 legislation"
Cordell Hull, chairman of the dem
ocratic national committee, says:
A patient and long suffering pub
lie will welcome the adjournment of
the present republican congress, which
promised more and achieved less than
any other legislative body in history"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
GEORGIA Parallel
TO HERMAN CASE
KILLING SEQUEL TO WIFE'S
STORY. HUSBAND SUSPI-
CIOUS WHEN BABY BORN.

CORDELE, Cain Indiana, a
learned professor of the law in great
university heard his wife confess that
another man was the father OF the
child that had been born to her.
The learned professor of the law
filed suit for damages against the mer-
chant the wife named. 1t is now being
fought out in the courts OF Indiana,
and the wife has been on the witness
stand to tell the story of her shame.
Down in the Deep Creek neighbor-
hood in Crisp county, on the Cordele
road, a wife told her husband the
identical story. There was no suit for
damages, but Wednesday Lawton Nip
per, a prosperous young farmer is
dying with bullet through his spine
VIII Clack, the husband who heard
the confession, is in Jail in Cordele
He admits firing the shot,
Shoots on Sight.
In the Indiana case Prof John P.
Herman held conferences and made
overtures and proposals to Harry
Poulin the man his wife named be-
fore he filed suit Down in the Deep
Creek neighborhood Will Clack open
ed fire the minute he encountered Law
ton Nipper in w. r. Blitch's store
where the men met accidentally Mon
day afternoon. Physicians say that
Nipper can't recover Pending develop
ments in his condition Clack is being
held without bail
The tragedy was in the making sew
eral weeks ago, when it became APP
parent that a baby was to arrive at
the Clack home The young farmer
was suspicious. He demanded an ex-
PLANTATION of his wife.
Wife Tells Story.
1t was reluctantly but completely
given. According to Mrs. Clack, Nip
per had been at the home during the
absence of the husband
The husband was crushed. Ten days
ago the baby was born and the young
husband prepared to sell his holdings
and leave Crisp county, taking his
5-year old daughter with him
Monday evening he entered Blitch's
store to pay up his account In the
store he saw Nipper No words were
wasted. He drew his pistol, fred and
Nipper fell.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
THE BOOTLEG TIDE IS
REPORTED AS RISING
FLOW OF ILLICIT BOOZE IN U.
S. BEYOND CONTROL, DRY"
AGENTS ASSERT.
THE SPY SYSTEM A BARRIER

Espionage Ring Hampers Enforce
ment Agents in Their Work of Run
ming Down Law-Breaking Saloon
Men and Brewers.
WASHINGTON, D. Can in
side picture" of the difficulties federal
prohibition officers are having in their
efforts to dry up" the United States
was obtained from a recent conference
in Washington of dry" agents from
ten large eastern and middle western
states. Privately, these officials are
pessimistiC over the outcome of the
battle between the law and the boot
logger, and they all agreed that the
enforcement problem is getting away
from them" in the two important par
ticulars of beer and bootleg.
Genuine whisky is we'll under con-
troll, for the sources are known and
the supply is limited. But bootleg and
beer are different, for the supply is
almost unlimited and is wholly beyond
control at the present time, it was
said
Beer Permits to Be Revocable.
The net result of the conference will
be additional restrictions designed to
aid the enforcement officials in stem
ming the tide of beer All permits for
its manufacture are to be made re-
voCable at the will of the prohibition
commission, upon showing that the
law has been violated. Brewers are al
so to be required to imprint their bot
ties and barrels for Identification. Per-
mits will be summarily revoked if they
beer containing more than
one-half of one per cent alcohol.
Beer is being manufactured by hun
dreds OF breweries throughout the
country it is said. Most of it is near
beer which is ''doctored' before it
reaches the consumer, in some cases
the brewers including a pump and
needle" with the sale. Other brewers
are said to be openly defying the law
by making the old-fashioned beer
When arrested and fined they pay the
fines and quickly make this up from
their next few sales. Brewers and
have built up what is said
to be the finest espionage system in
the world, which further hampers the
dry agents in their work. Although
the prohibition enforcement agents
are saying little publicly, it was as
serted that the atmosphere was decid-
eddy blue" at the recent Washington
conference.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
Hard Tails" Subject for Many Fan
tastic Stories, Are Slowly Giving
Away to Electricity.

The mine mule. whose history dates
back to the days OF early coal mining,
gradually is disappearing, according to
reports from government sources.
With the disappearance of the faith
full hard tail, old miners are preserv-
ing for posterity tales OF pathos and
sympathy Tor the once essential draft
animal of the mining industry.
Stories picturing the mules going
blind by constantly being kept under
ground are discounted by the more
truth-loving miners as fairy tales
whose design is to lend a touch OF
romance to the early history OF coal
mining. The modern mine finds use
for only one mule, that for the dis
tribution Of powder after the miners
have been hoisted to the surface. This
mule is lowered to the bottom OF the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
Chicken Thief Who Dropped 5000
In Hen House Seeks to Recover Roll

coolly informed Schrock that he had
llost his wallet somewhere about the
henhouse."
After Identifying his property he
stated that he was perfectly willing
that Schrock take out a reasonable
sum for the chickens and send the re-
mainder to him. Schrock, however, is
of different mind. The confessed
chicken thief according to the farmer,
will not dictate the terms. Either he
will pay for his crime according to
the law or he will settle with Schrock
for all damages done during the chick
en- stealing tour.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
H. BEDINGER BAYLOR'S
LIST IS ENTERTAINING
INCLUDES DONATION TO SAL
WALTON ARMY AND POLICE
RIDE. KISS IS PUT IN.

ATLANTA. Ga.-Colonel H. Bed
niger Baylor, of Sans Souci castle,
Atlanta, added to the official archives
of the state today his expense &C
count in his recent campaign for gov
ernor. He went into great detail in
itemizing his disbursements, jotting
down such things as contributions to
the Salvation Army, donation to a
stranded baseball club and street car
fare All told his statement showed
he spent $477.77
Lists Kiss.
Colonel Baylor's list OF contribu-
tons is highly entertaining He puts
various persons on record as contrib
uting nothing at all to his campaign,
while to others he gives credit for va
riOus activities. One of his listed con-
tributions is kiss from female
Georgia cracker"
81 was a simon pure democratic
candidate in what was supposed to be
democratic primary" said Colonel
Baylor, in submitting his list of ex-
penditures, which included the follow
ing:
His Expenditures.
Entrance fee, $3.50; circular indict-
ment OF Thomas W. Hardwick for in
gratitude and robbery, $40; circular
Indictment OF Clifford Walker for in
gratitude, S.; announcement cards,
500 stranded baseball club, 81; Sal
walton Army, Is cents; Kimball house
headquarters, nothing; horse, saddle
and bride, one day, S.; drinks-cof-
fee, grape juice and orange crush, S.;
stenographer, 81; street car fare, $5.52;
campaign manager, nothing.
Some Contributors.
As contributors to his campaign
Col. Baylor listed: Self, SCOTT; Mrs.
Fl. b. Baylor, $40; Virginia relatives,
nothing; West Virginia relatives,
nothing; Texas relatives, nothing;
Confederate veterans, nothing: Column
bus, Ga, free ride to station house,
and lodging four hours; city of At
lanta, free space to make speech in
front of Grady monument; Elks' club
of Savannah, toddy with kick in it;
city of Brunswick, free boat ride and
eats: city OF Savannah, free boat ride
and eats; Ed Burns, George Morgan
and Sergt. Moon, free entertainment
in Columbus police station.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
SETTLERS BONES
DUMPED INTO OCEAN
NEW YORK WORKMEN, EXCA-
WAITING CELLAR, DIG UP
ANCIENT GRAVEYARD.

NEW YORK, N. 1.-TWO motor
truckloads of human bones, the re-
mains of several hundred OF New
York's early settlers, some OF them
possibly Minute Men, heroes Of the
American revolution and American
soldiers OF the war OF 1872, were in
gloriOusly and unceremoniOusly dump
I'D into the ocean today from city
rubbish scow.
Workmen employed by a construc-
ton company, eXcavating a cellar, dug
up the ancient churChyard. Old brown
stone tombstones with names and
dates, the latest of which was 1920,
were unearthed.
In one corner of the plot, when a
brick vault was broken open, the ex-
cavators discovered the human skulls
and other bones. 1t was evident that
there had been a refinement from the
original burial possibly some 90 years
ago. when a public school was erected
on the spot.
Told to Dump Them.
The foreman of the construction job
called up police headquarters and ask
ed what to do with the human re-
mains.
"Oh, throw EN- down on the dump"
he was instructed, he says.
So a gang of Italian workmen with
shovels loaded the bones of many OF
Manhattan's pioneer citizens nonchal-
antly into two big motor trucks and
the driver dumped them on a scow in
the river
From the records it was found that
the old graveyard was undoubtedly
connected with two prominent Man
haitian churches of the early 10Th cen
fury. Custom decreed in those days
that every church should have a
churchyard in which to inter the bodies
of its dead.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
USED HIMSELF TO HAUL
HIS FAMILY 800 MILES

Claiming that he had travelled more
than 500 miles with all his belongings
in a small cart hitched to himself
Ralph Dewitt, of Sparta, Mo-, with
his wife, three small children, and a
little dog, reached the Arkansas river
cotton fields to pick cotton. He left
home with but SO in his pockets.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
Mrs. Hayes Urges Mrs.
FELTON, for u. S. Senator

Appointment OF Mrs. w. H. FELTON,,
of Gainesville, to succeed Senator
Thomas f. Watson is urged in a tele-
gram sent Governor Hardwick by
Mrs. James E. Hayes, of Montezuma,
president of the Georgia Federation OF
Women's Clubs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
SIG BANK WILL
SOON OPEN AT CORDELE

le Georgia State bank has bought
assets of the Cordele Bank and
company and in ten days will
o6 an institution with a capital Of
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
FOUR STICKS OF DYNAMITE
FOUND IN ATLANTA CAR

Authorities are making an investi-
CATION to learn the source OF pack
age containing four sticks of dyna-
mite found on an Atlanta street car.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
EVEN JADED NEW YORK
AMAZED At REVELATIONS
n,ANcE CLASH BETWEEN A
DROMINENT MAN AND HIS
WIFE THE CAUSE.
WOULD NOT REVEAL HER Pa

c,o Confesses That She Does NOT
wow the Name of Her Father.
Case Unique in the Annals OF
n;vorce Suits. Some Letters.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-12-30

Lausanee Dec 29th
 The Near East Peace Conferi ence is on the verge of failure chiefly on account of the argue ment over the ownership of the Mosul oil fields which are claim ed by the British.
 Another point that is causing a great deal of friction is, as to whether or not the Turkish court has any jurisdiction over foreign CTS.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-12-30

There were about twenty peo- down from Kennecott during the Christmas holidays.
 Mrs. Lander and baby son are to arrive from Kennecott on Sun days train.
 The youngest man in town is unable to speak for himself so he wishes to thank everyone for the fine Xmas presents that he received.
 Capt. and Mrs Hubrick left Nc Carthy Sunday for a trip to the states. They will be gone about four months.
 Capt. will go to Rochester NY and get a line on all the latest methods of photography, and Mrs. Hubrick will visit relatives and friends at Springwater NY.
 Jack Shultz also is making flying trip to the states but will return in a couple of months.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-12-30
TELEGRAPHIC
New Haven Dec 29

Secretary Hughes in a speech here made the sugge stion that the United States appoint a few of the foremost American fan ciers to go to Europe and study the economic conditions in view of strengthening out the presen t reparation tangle.
 When all is said and done the whole thing would automatically straighten it's self out if the vic- tors of the war would wait for their money and let Germany do some work.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-12-30
COURT NEWS

In the Commissioners Court last Tuesday Joseph Hutchings was fined $l0 and costs for viol- ation of the Bone Dry law.
 In the same court Richard Welch was fined.$15 for the same offence.
 Both defendants paid their fine.
 JUST RECEIVED. Fresh Pork Pork Sausage, Bologa, Head cheese, Roasting Chickens and Fresh Oysters. Your Patronage Solicited.
 R. L. H. Marshall
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-12-30
St Louis Dec 29th

St Louis Dec 29th
 Depressed on account of the depreciated value of his bewery w J. Lemp owner of the plant comitted suicide today in his office
 Before prohibition the brew cry was valued at seven million while at a forced sale recently the plant knocked down for five hundred and eighty thousand dollars.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-12-30
Washington Dec.29th

VaSnlngLOn DoC.ZJth
 Delegate Sutherland today pre- sented a bill to Congress that, if passed will solve Alaska,s road problem.
 The bill provides that :Alaska get a share of the moneys appro iated by Congress to the good road fund. If Alaska can get a proportionate cvt of the cash she will receive approximately one million dollars a year for the next ten pears.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-12-30
Washington Dec 29th

Washington Dec 29th
 E According to advices given by the Treasury Dept there is about one hundred million dollars stow ed in saftey deposit vaults. This amount of currency out Of circulation is causing a rat her serious money shortage.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-12-30
LATE LOCALS

LATE LOCALS
 Merchants say that the holi days were pretty quiet as far as business was concerned.
 What if you don't dance? Put on your MASQUE COSTUME get the mask from Ben. Take in the ball you may win a prize.
 Jimmy Hussy claim he can play chess; so he's thinking of getting up tourhsment.
 Rabbits are reported gunshy now days, there are hunters !.i the woods.
 is -repnrted that Roy Snyder & Geo. Anderson, were cussi ing and discussing the frolicsome propensites of the genus Canis and finally the argument ended with challenge to race dog teams.
 The boys say they will take on any dog musher who is willing enter the race.
 Everyone at Kennecott say s that they will make a trip to Nc Car0hy on Sig's stage the even ing of the New Year.
 Victor Marshall who for the past couple of weeks has been visiting his parents will return t. Cordova to finish the school term. Victor leaves on the first / train after the New Year.
 Bill Heron and Henry, Olsen have taken over Lainen's wood saw and promise to make the dust fly at the wood piles around our city.
 We have been trying to gather news this week so if all of the main items of fintrst do mot appear in this issue we can be told all about it at the Masque Ball.