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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-18
FLASK MISSING FROM
UNCLE JOE'S POCKET
INCIDENT INSPIRES AN AID
MIRER TO WRITE VERSE
TERMED A "CANNONADE."

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Recent
reports that flask had mysteriously
disappeared from Uncle Joe Cannon's
coat pocket caused H. E. Mcfarland
of St. Louis, one of Uncle Joe's fer
vent admirers, to burst forth in verse.
He wrote what he termed a Can
nonade" on the incident, as follows:
Who was the hend, pray let me ask
Who f1ched our Uncle Joseph's
flask?
The flask he carried on his hip,
From which to take quiet nip
OF mellow stuff we used to know
In happy days OF long ago.
How could one have such little tact
Regardless of the Volstead act'
How could one be so mean and low
To rob our dear old Uncle Joe?
To rob the widow or a bank
Is bad enough and savors rank;
To rob graveyard of its dead
Or take away the orphans bread
Are crimes we may perhaps condone
If circumstances all were known,
But cursed he be who breaks the
lock
To rob us of our private stock.
Or, what is worse, will watch his
chance
And steal our liquor from our pants.
And spare US, pray, the crushing
blow
OF doing this to Uncle Joe.
(Signed) H. E. MCFARLAND.
The author wrote Mr.. Cannon sug-
gesting that cit is a question whether
the author owes you an apology or is
deserving of the thanks of congress
for what he intends as slight tribute
of respect and affection for its most
beloved and honored member.
1T is his fervent hope that there was
no material delay in getting the pre-
scription rehlled, and that the patients
enjoyment of the good things of life
that cheer and console may increase
with the passing years"
Mr.. Cannon replied to the letter as
follows:
Horace E. Mcfarland, St. Louis,
Mo.-Dear Mr. Mcfarland: | have
your favor, with enclosure, and after
reading your "Cannonade," I am will
ing to let the story go uncontradicted
and thank you for the tribute.
You may have heard that many
years ago l gave promise to the
correspondents in Washing
ton that when they had good story
and no one to father it they might
my name without fear Of
l have had a good many
thrust upon me, some of them irritat-
ing, but generally the other way, and
I reckon the score is in my favor.
I have a fask-two ounces-pre-
scented by my doctor, but knowing the
boys in the press gallery as well as in
the house I do not bring it to the
capitol, as it would represent neither
hospitality nor temptation-scarcely
an emergency. That may have been
the Inspiration for the story. 1t has,
however, served a friendly purpose as
an inspiration for the "Cannonade, "
and I am again in debt, not only to
you, but to the newspaper fraternity,
and I thank you. Sincerely yours,
]. G. CANNON.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-18
RACE TO LOSE POWER OF
WALKING, WARNS DOCTOR
Human Beings Are Becoming Weak
lings From Waist Down.

LOS ANGELES.-The human race
is destined to lose the power of walk
ing if the present tendency continues
to its ultimate conclusion, according
to DR.. r. Kendrick Smith, who read a
paper here on Friday at the national
osteopathic convention.
Trolley cars began the retrograde
process, he declared, and automobiles,
elevators and innumerable other con-
trivances conspire to keep human be-
ings off their feet. AS result, he said,
we are becoming race of weaklings
from the hips down.
Back to the woods in bare feet, with
plenty of running, would make over
the race. DR.. Smith said.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-18
Output of Cotton Is
Being Greatly Increased
Experiments With Nitrate of Soda on
Plantation Prove Successful.


At the Edgecombe farm of the North
Carolina agricultural station they have
been making some tests Of the effect OF
nitrate of soda upon the yield of cot
ton.
"The soil there is typical Norfolk
sandy loan of the coastal plain coun-
try" writes J. Sidney Gates in the
Grace Log New York;. Without any
fertilizer whatever it made yield of
80 of bale of lint cotton to the acre,
which is far above the average in fer
tility for the eastern half of the cot
ton belt. The first 200 pounds of fer
tilizer increased the yield little over
one-hfth of bale; the second 200
added just a little less than another
fifth. Two hundred pounds more, and
the yield climbed up one-tenth OF a
bale, or fifty pounds of lint cotton.
When another 200 pounds was added,
making the total application 800
pounds Of properly balanced fertilizer
to the acre, the yield increased an
other tenth of a bale over the 900
pound application When 1000 pounds
of fertilizer was applied, the last 200
pounds made a gain in yield of thirty
seven pounds of lint
"On very much poorer land the gain
in yield was even greater, and in TACT
the yield on the poor land and the
good land came practically to the same
figure when the higher application
was reached"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-18
MITCHELL COUNTY HAS A
REMARKABLE NEGRO FAMILY
Aaron James and Only Wife, Still Liv-
ing, Have Thirty Children.

Mitchell county has a remarkable
family of negroes by the name of
James. The father of the family is
named Aaron James, and he says he
will be seventy-five next Christmas
eve and that he has been married
forty-seven years and has had thirty
children and now has twenty seven
grown, living children, and he is still
living with his only wife Aaron Says
that not child has ever been in trou-
Bile but his son Jesse James, who was
selling whisky and was convicted and
sent to the Mitchell county chain gang.
Aaron was in town a few days ago
and paid the fine of Jesse James, and
Jesse was released. Aaron says no
doctor has ever been in his house.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-18
FARMERS ARE HIT
ny COURT DECISION
npAcTs MADE FOR DELIV-
ION ON N OF NITRATE OF SODA
En- ,oo1 ARE HELD LEGAL.

that contracts made by
! Holdin&s: ,r ,-q with fertilizer con-
coTs,df during 1920 for the 1 pudoh; IA 1921 81
Err U of soda to be delivered III ~ ~
itra'T, a or the Georgia court OF aP-
Fere ,esIbr handed down a decision IN the
eals mas ''' a Smith, Atlanta fertilizer
D. Oh a ~ B. L. Battle, ana
sfaler ag ,4,, farmer. which will cost
bro co"i liners approximately S5,-
keo o56 Attorneys representing the de-
o 5ont will appeal the case 10 'iie Su-
srenie court. o,,+roversv originated
\ ne ne III ,,.ben southern farmers placed
4 wv , Nth fertilizer concerns Tor nj
RderS ". soda TO be delivered in jan
Fatt q Fo5rrarv and March of 1921; at
a l.!,,in M price Of $S4 PEE, ton. When
lllllIi for delivery came the govern
sme i had relinquished control OF nj
PEN a nav soda importations and the
Fat5 i u orice had dropped to $50 per
Pn' Refuse to Pay Difference.
,,,ors throughout the south re-
ram IN nav the difference, and many
fseu ~ ~ recover the difference were
nj IN Taliaferro county alone suits
ca, H.. - farmers aggregating $2O0,0OO
+. ST r,"' been held up pending the court
8, a 3pes Broyles and Bloodworth held
u eesntracts we're legal and that the
&c eo", should be paid. Judge Luke
l !nta;ned that since the contracts
al,,' not binding on the fertilizer con
CIV, n, thew cannot be binding on the
R TC,i%T[ the war the. United States
Dur,rH assumed control of the en-
nmtnut OF nitrate of soda, which
mined in Chile, and the price was
,a lli' al 500 per ton. In the early part
ion southern farmers were solicit
ior orders, delivery to be made
the early part of 1921.
Al the time the government had
1tabGshed a minimum price OF $o4 per
ior 1921 deliveries. Fertilizer men
III tbe farmers, it is said, that prices
Right be even higher.
Out OF FeQeTdl NOHIIOl.
Before the months of delivery ar
red the output of nitrate OF soda
ssrd out of federal control. A slump
tbe market resulted, the price finally
<oDping to about $50 per ton. Farm
held that they should not be re-
hired to pay the price contained IN
hp contracts.
The contracts were attacked as be-
IL illegal, because, it was alleged,
slbey were binding as to the purchas-
"a and not as to the sellers.
The contracts contained a mo de-
yerv no sale" clause, which made
ke agreement invalid in the event the
&rtilizer concerns failed to make de-
6reries on schedule time. The clause
&as placed in the agreement as a pre-
hutton against unexpected navigation
khcultes, it was stated.
In the event deliveries could not be
kadf ior any unforeseen reason the
4ntracts did not obligate the fertilizer
tere,ts. On the other hand, If de
beries were made the purchasers
sere 10 pay the $84 per ton for the
Foduct
Sun, similar to the Battle Suit have
Zen pending in Georgia superior
kpmts Tor some time, awaiting the
lltcome OF the test case carried to
be appellate court from the Taliafer-
superior court Many such cases
fe in the courts of Washington, Mus
Rgee, Wilkes, Spalding and other
fOrgia counties.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-18
TYPEWRITER TROUBLES

Send them to the Typewriter Shop
at Albany. Fully equipped. Parts Tor
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, 112 N. Jackson St. 7-ll-4t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-18
CHOCOLATE" SPECIAL HAS
REACHED ITS DESTINATION
Train of 81 Box Cars Contained l.
100000 Pounds of Candy.

CHICAGO.-What is said to be the
largest single shipment of chocolate
ever made by rail in the history of
the candy making industry will reach
here Saturday from Connecticut on
the Pennsylvania railroad.
The shipment consists of 1,250,000
pounds and completely fills a solid
train OF thirty-one box cars. From the
contents of the Chocolate special"
more than 100000 pounds of candy
will be manufactured, it is said.
Farm loans at per cent interest:
L. c. HOYL. GIFT
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-18
MASONIC CONVENTION OF
STEWART AND WEBSTER
Preston Masons to Entertain Conven-
ton in Annual Session Tomorrow.

The Stewart Webster Masonic con-
vention will be the guests of the Pres
ton Masons on Wednesday at the an
nual session of the convention. The
Preston people are making great prep
arations for the event and all Masons
attending will be given royal recep-
ton.
Several prominent Masons will be
present and big time is promised all,
Farm loans at 6 per cent interest.
L. c. HOYL. Gift
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-18
CHESTNUT BLIGHT.

According to the United States de
partment OF agriculture all the chest
nut trees east of the Mississippi will
be wiped out by 1910 by the chestnut
blight, which was brought to this
country in a small shipment OF oriental
chestnut trees.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-18

Farm loans at 6 per cent interest:
L. c. HOYL. o-2I-tt
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-18
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 neighbors of
their qualities" writes Mrs. William
Vollmer, Eastwood, N. Y. When bill
ious, constipated or troubled with in
digestion give them trial. They will
do you good-adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-01
CHAPTER No. 80.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments Section PIC of Article II of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland. title
Garrett County" subtitle States Attor-
ney. as said section was amended by Chap
ter lis of the Acts Of 1918, imposing addi-
tional duties the States Attorney for
Garrett County.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That Section PIG of Ar
tice IL of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland title Garrett County" subtitle
States Attorney" as said section was am
ended by Chapter 115 of the Acts of 1918, be
amendments, to read as follows:
PIC The States Attorney for Garrett
County shall receive an annual salary of
eighteen hundred dollars, which salary shall
be paid TO him by the County Commissioners
of said county, payable quarterly by warrant
on the County Treasurer, and it shall be I'M
lawful for him to receive the said County
Commissioners to pay him any other or
further compensation. salary fee or recon-
pense of any kind. except the nece 3sary
expenses incident to said office including
stationery. postage and necessary travelling
expenses incurred in performing the several
duties of said oficN. 1t shall a'so be the
duty of said States Attorney to act as at
torney and counsel for the County Commits
sioners and the County Board of Education
sation. 1t shall be the duty of the Sheriff of
said county to collect and pay over to said
county any appearance or other fee taxed as
part of the costs payable to the States At
tOrney in any criminal case
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect June l. 1922.
Approved March 81, 1922.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-01
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

This Is TO give notice to the taxpayers of
Garrett county that the annual levy for 1922
has been made and published, and to call
their attention to the following abstract of
Section Is, Chapter $50. Acts of 1890, relating
to the discount to be allowed and interest to
be charged all tax bills
"All county taxes shall be due and payable
on the first day of September next succeeding
the date of the levy thereof, and on all county
taxes paid on or before the first day of Sep
TENDER discount of 3 per cent will be al
lowed, and after the first day of January all
county ta2tes shall bear interest at the rate
of six per cent per annum until paid. The
Treasurer shall take the discount from and
charge the interest on the tax bills for coun-
ty purposes regularly in the manner afore-
said, and shall note the same upon the books
and upon the receipt given on the tax as
paid. But the discount shall not be allowed
unless the whole amount of State and county
taxes are paid when the same is made"
Under the provisions of Section as of Chap
ter $50 of the Acts of 1916. all the State taxes
shall be due and payable on and after the
first day of July in the year in which the
same are levied and if not paid on or before
the first day of September of said year, shall
bear interest from said date at the rate of six
per cent per annum. No discount is allowed
on State taxes.
ALBERT L. LEE. County Treasurer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-01
CHAPTER No. Ash.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments Chapter is of the Acts of 1920 re-
lating 10 advertising publishing an
nual reports or statements by the County
Commissioners and the County Board of
Education.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That Chapter Is of the
Acts of l920 be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendnAnts to read as fol-
lows:
l. The Board of County Commissioners of
Garrett County and the Board of Education of
Garrett Co, jointly separately are required
to publish during the month of November next
succeeding the close of the fiscal year of each
board, annual statements of all receipts and
expenditures of the respective boards the
same to be sworn to by the presidents of the
said respective boards. The aforesaid publ
cations shall be made in the county news
paper which submits the lowest BID for pub
fishing the annual statements herein
required if the bids so received from
county newspapers for such publication
are too high according to the judgment
of the Board of County Commissioners or the
separately, then in lieu of such publication in
a county newspaper, the Board of County
Commissioners of Garrett County and the
Board of Education of Garrett County, either
Jointly or separately may publish or set forth
in pamphlet form the annual statements
to any citizen of the County upon application
therefor.
2. Violation of this Act on the part of any
of the aforesaid officials shall render them
liable to penalty of not less than fifty dol
lars and not more than hundred dollars
3; All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict
with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. ?. And be it further enacted That
this Act shall take effect June l. 1922
Approved April 13, 1922.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-01
CHAPTER No. 800


AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
mcnts Section 50 of Article u OF the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
Garrett County" subtitle Treasurer" as
said section was amended by Chapter $40
of the Acts of 1906, relating to the compen-
sation to be received by the County Treas
urer of Garrett County.
Section L. Be il enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That Section SO of Arti-
Gle u of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title Garrett County" subtle
Treasurer" said section amended by
Chapter $40 of the Acts of 1906 be and it is
ments to read follows:
SO. The said Treasurer shall receive as
compensation for all the services required of
him under this subtitle of this Article one
per cent all taxes actually collected by
him; and shall said Treasurer find it neces-
sary for his convenience at any time to APP.
point deputy, he shall pay said deputy out
of his commissions and he shall be answer
able for the acts of such deputy; and the
County Commissioners shall at the time of
making the annual levy, levy a sufficient sum,
by estimate to the discount allowed
the taxpayers and compensation to the Treas
urer provided for in the preceding sections.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That
this Act shall not affect the compensation to
be received by the present County Treasurer
during his present term of Office.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
this Act shall talk effect June /, 1922.
Approved April 10, 1922.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-01
EXAMINERS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, that the IN.
dersigned, appointed by the County
Commissioners of Garrett county, to
view the lands through which the new
road, beginning for the same at or
near the Foglepole farm on to the top
of the mountain at Kelso's farm, this
proposed change being made to avoid
a very steep grade and rough piece
of road, leaving the German road and
going on good grade through the
lands of Charles Moon,J. G. Upole and
Mountain Lake Water Co., and con-
Meeting with the old road again. dis
lance of about 113 rods, and examine
whether said new road should be To-
Gated, will meet on the 9th day of
June, 1922, for such purpose, and to
determine whether the public conven-
fence requires the said location of said
new road, and if so, to locate the same
and perform their duty in the premi-
SEES.
WILLIAM FRAZEE,
w. M. TRICKETT,
H. r. D'WITT, Examiners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-01
CHAPTER No, 400,


AN ACT closing certain streams in Garrett
County, Maryland, to all fishing for a term
of two years from June /. 1922.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
aembly of Maryland, That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to fish for take
in any manner any fish from any of the fol-
lowing named streams and their tributaries
located in Garrett County, Maryland. for a
period of two years from the first day of
June, 1922, follows: Red. Run, Murley
Creek White Rock Greek. Salt Block Greek
Middleford Greek, Block Run, Meadow Noun
tain Run and Harrington Creek wet Of the
county road leading from Oakland to Cranes
vile, West Va.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
anyone found guilty of violating any of the
provisions of this Act before any justice of
the peace of Garrett County or the Circuit
Court for Garrett County, shall be fined from
ten to twenty-five dollars or shall be confined
in the Garrett County Jail from thi, ty to six
ty days for each and every offense.
See. 3. And be it further enacted, That
one-half of the above fine shall be paid to the
informer and the remaining half of said fine
shall be paid to the State Game Protection
Fund"
Sec: A. And be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect June l, 1922.
Approved April 49, 1922.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-01
CHAPTER NO. 500.

AN ACT to add two sections to Chapter
"a of the Acts of 1914. entitled can Act TO
enable the registered qualified voters of
Garrett County to determine by ballot
whether spirituous fermented liquors
shall not be sold in said county. shall be
sold only hereinafter described. and to
repeal all Acts parts of Acts inconsistent
with this Act, any part of this Act"
said new section to be known Sections
SPA and 32B and to follow immed ately
after Section 50 of said Chapter 81, further
prohibiting the manufacture sale and
transportation of intoxicating liquors in
Garrett County and providing penalties for
the violation thereof.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland That two sections
be and they hereby added to Chapter "a
of the Acts of 1914, entitled IAN Act to en-
able the registered qualified voters of Garrett
County to determine by ballot whether spirit
uous fermented liquors shall not be sold
in said county, shall be sold only as here
matter described and to repeal all Acts or
parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act, or
any part of this Act, said new sections to be
known Sections 32A and Bob. to follow
Immediately after Section 80 of said chapter
and to read follows:
$2A. That whenever any person who is
guilty OF manufacturing, selling, bartering
giving away, exchanging, carrying, bringing
into, transferring, handling, delivering or
distributing intoxicating liquor in Garrett
County in violation of this Act, shall employ
or use in such violation any horse or other
beast of burden, wagon. carriage. cart, truck
automobile motorcycle or any other vehicle
in addition to the penalties herein provided
or which are provided in any other sections
of this Act such horse, or other beast of
burden, wagon, carriage. cart truck, auto
mobile, motorcycle or other vehicle so used or
employed in the violation of this Act regard
less of the ownership of the same shall be
confiscated
Every officer of the law who shall arrest
any person for the violation of the provisions
of this Act, if such person is or had been
employing any means aforesaid in such vio-
laton, such officer shall seize and take in
possession any all of such articles so used
or employed in such violation and shall hold
the same in his possession until the case
against such person shall have been finally
disposed of. If such person shall be acquitted
of said Charge then such articles so seized
shall be returned to him but if he be con-
victed of said charge, then such officer shall
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-01
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub.
seriber hath obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Garrett county, Maryland, Letters
of administration the estate of
JAMES F. MARTIN
late OF Garrett county, Maryland. deceased.
All persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with
the vouchers thereof duly authenticated, to
the subscriber, on or before the 25th day Of
November, 1922, they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested TO make immediate
payment.
Given under my hand this 23rd day of
May, 1922.
LARNEY D. MARTIN. Administrator
Farmington W Va