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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
AMEND URGED
TO U. S. CONSTITUTION
TWENTY CHANGES ARE PEND
ING BEFORE CONGRESS. RES
OLUTIONS ARE VARIED.

Modification by amendment Of the
constitution of the United States is the
object of more than 20 different reso-
lutions now pending before congress.
Both members of the house and SEN
ate have contributed bills looking to
these new amendments.
A constitutional amendment has
proved the last resort in many cru
sades having as their purpose legisla-
ton in congress in preference to legis-
1ation in 48 different state legislatures.
The success of the proponents of the
last two amendments to the constitu-
ton, providing first for prohibition
and then for woman suffrage, has en-
couraged those who seek further
changes.
Would Tax Child Products.
Within the last few days there have
been proposed two additional amend
ments to the constitution, both having
as their object the prohibition of child
labor The amendments followed fast
after the decision of the supreme court
declaring unconstitutional the law plac-
ing prohibitive tax on the products
Of child labor.
Those amendments followed the pre-.
vious presentation of many others pro
fviding additional authority for the fed
eral government IN matters ranging
from the issuance of tax free securi
lies to determining the disability of the
president of the United States.
Out of protests that wealthy persons
had sought to escape the higher sur
taxes by investing their money in
municipal, state and federal bonds de-
veloped the McFadden amendment to
the constitution. The measure, now
pending before the house, provides fo1
regulation of the issuance of free-taX
bonds.
The women's fight for equal rights
brought about another amendment
sponsored by the National Woman's
Party, to remove all civil and legal
disabilities from their SEX
Newberry Case Brings One.
Several amendments have been of
fered as result of the decision of the
supreme court in the Newberry case
invalidating the corrupt practices act
Soon after the decision was returned
William S. Kenyon, of Iowa, who re-
Gently resigned from the senate, pro-
posed to offset the result of the de-
cision by a constitutional amendment
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
Glass Eye Exploded
AS Flappers assed By
Mans Squint at Rolled Hose Too
Much of a Strain.

& SAN ANTONIO, Texas Subject
ing an artificial eye to unusual strains
like taking squint at bevy Of flap
pers will cause it to explode. Hence,
be cautious what you allow your glass
eye to see. This is the warning given
by ]. w. Davis, manager Of an auto
mobile bus line, whose artificial eye
exploded when he turned it on a
bunch OF happers as they passed a
shine parlor where he was having his
shoes shined
The explosion resulted in painful in
Jury to the muscles of the eye and
membrane of the eye socket. He sue
ceeded in removing most OF the shat
tered pieces of the exploded. orb be-
fore he was carried to the emergency
hospital.
Mr.. Davis was sitting in the shine
chair when the painted, bob-haired
happers, three in number, came pranc-
ing by the door. There was a series of
giggles and the sound of canes on the
pavement and Davis trained his good
eye and his glass eye in that direction
The good eye, he said, stood the
gaff, but the glass orb exploded with
the report of a pistol
Davis clapped his hand to his ex-
ploded eye and moaned. The boot
black rolled his white orbs and dropp-
ed back, believing Davis was killed
Davis was sent to a hospital
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
Sits as Juror When
Wife Obtains DiOorce
Attorney for Woman Who Gets De-
cree in Atlanta Ignorant That
Husband Participated.

ATLANTA, Ga.-A remarkable in
stance OF a juror granting his wife a
divorce came to light Monday, when ii
became known that Mrs, Sara Myrtice
Armand secured divorce from Al
bert Armand while her husband was
sitting on the jury.
Mrs. Armand did not attend the
hearing, the decree being granted on
dispositions taken in Newark, N. j.
where she is now residing. Her attor-
ney, H. w. McLarty, declared that ne
did not know Armand was on the Jury
until a week after the verdict had been
granted.
Mrs. Armand divorced her first hus-
band. John Angelo. for desertion here
in September, 1919, and married Al
mand July 20, 1920.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
Nearly 100000 Now
On Railroads PayroHs

The railroads of this country en-
ploy at present about 1,850000
workers, whose wages are $3,000,-
100000 a year, according to latest
u. S. statistics. With their families
they account for probably 100000
people directly supported by the
railroad payrolls. Normally the rail-
roads spend about $2,000,000,000 a
year for fuel, materials and equip
ment.
Most of this money ultimately
finds its way into wages, and quite
possibly supports upward of l,000,-
900 workers families, or perhaps
another 100000 or 100000 per-
sons altogether. Adding these to
the 100000 directly dependent on
the railroad payrolls and there APP
pears a total of 100000 or more
of American population living on
the expenditures of the railroads.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES JUMP
ED FROM $3.50 PER CAPITA
IN 1917 TO $432 IN 1920.
INDEBTEDNESS DECREAS
Still Larger, However, Now Owing
$l93 for Every Man, Woman and
Child Increase in Property and
Special Taxes IS Per Cent,

OpCCldA axes ID q "a @G2lt.s
WASHINGTON, d. C.-The cost
of the government for the state OF
Georgia increased $1.63 per capita be-
tween 1917 and 1920, according to
statistics made public by the United
States census bureau.
The cost jumped from $7,579,0l7, or
500 per capita in 1917 to $685. 62
or $4.32 per capita for the fiscal year
ended December 81. 1920 In 1914 the
cost of government was $6,350,346, or
$232 per capita
The per capita costs for 1920 con-
sisted of expenses of general depart
ments, 1888; payments for interest IS
cents, and for OUTLAWS of cents.
The total revenue receipts in 1929
were $12,821 ,645, or SAL per capita
For the fiscal year the per capita ex-
cess of revenue receipts over covers
mental costs was, therefore. 8 cents.
Property and special taxes consti
tute the greater part OF the revenue m
a majority of states. In Georgia they
represented sos per cent for 1920, 6S.S
per cent for 1917, and 63 per cent for
1914 The increase in the amount OF
property and special taxes collected
was 35.7 per cent from 1914 to 1917
and 1873 per cent from 1917 to 1920
The per capita property and special
taxes for the three specified years were
$2.22, $1.o3 and $147, respectively.
Earnings of general departments, OF
compensation for services rendered by
;a1r & rF1a4
cent of the total revenue for 1920, ~
per cent for 1917, and 10 per cent for
1914.
( Business and non-basiness licenses,
Nilieh in previous years included re-
ceipts from liquor licenses, constitutes
ZAP per cent of the total revenue tor
1920. 9.5 per cent for 1917, and lZ.S
per cent for 1914. Receipts from bus
mess licenses consist chiefly of taxes
exacted from insurance and other in
corporated companies. While those
from non-business licenses comprise
taxes on motor vehicles and. amount
paid for hunting and fishing privileges
The net indebtedness (funded an
floating debt less sinking fund assets
of Georgia is decreasing, being ST -
per capita for 1920, SID for 1917 and
$3.50 for 1914.
In nearly all states the prcpert
subject to the general property
varies in the reported basis. of ass
ment, though in most instances
law requires that property be asse
at full market value. For this rea 4
the best measure of cost to the pr. ls-
erty owner is the per capita tax levy.
The per capita levy for Geofgia for
1920 was $2.31.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
WALKER OUTLINES
HIS MAIN PLANKS
OPPOSES INCOME TAX AND
WILL NOT ADVOCATE HIGH
WAY BOND ISSUE.

SAVANNAH.-Candidates focked
to Savannah today, making Hotel Sa-
vannah look like the Kimball House
in Atlanta in political swarming time
The procession was headed by Gov
Thomas w. Hardwick and Clifford
Walker, candidate for governor, both
their campaigns. The convention Of
county officers of the state was the at.
traction bringing the candidates.
For the first time Mr.. Walker gave
the salient features of the platform
upon which he offers himself as a can
didate to succeed Governor Hardwick
anad on this platform he said he will
wage a vigorous fight until election
The points he outlined are: OPPOSE
ton during present business depres-
sion to any new or additional tax
burdens; opposition to the income tan
and to any increase in constitutional
limitation upon tax rates for the state
favors economy, the cutting to the
marrow of needless expenses of the
state and appropriations by the legis-
lature; favors the repeal of the present
tax equalization law.
Raps Lobbying.
He favors necessary legislative &C.
.tion to match two millions or more
federal funds for roads in Georgia, as
we'll as expense of collection and high
way maintenance out of the automo-
bile and gasoline tax. Believing such
provision to be adequate at present he
will not advocate the proposed SIS
100000 bond issue. He voiced opposi-
ton to lobbying, either at the capitol
or in the Kimball. He favors free
school books; opposes sale of the state
railroad and the sale of its rentals in
advance; opposes cutting pensions OF
Confederate veterans; and is for hear
ty cooperation with farmers in OBJ
tanning favorable markets.
Hardwick's Position
Governor Hardwick said in effect
that he does not believe the people
want to GUST him; that ''if they do not
believe that governor who took
charge of the states affairs when il
was $3,000,0 900 in debt and has by the
end of one two-year term made it free
from debt is entitled to the privilege
of a four-year administration" he
would be content not to fight for it.
He will not likely open headquar-
tiers in the Kimball and will not stump
the state, though he expects to make
several speeches, he said.
When asked for an explanation OF
the investigation ordered for the state
prison the governor said:
Constant communications, making
all sorts of charges of ill-treatment OF
inmates by prison guards, wardens, ct
cetera, made it necessary for the pris-
on board to call upon me, as governor,
TO order an investigation. | appointed
five judges to conduct the probe.
Not Abolish Whipping.
Il do not believe it will ever be pos
sible to abolish whipping at the state
prison. l do not think the people OF
Georgia will resort to mushy sentimen-
tally to bring such pressure to bear
as will defeat the manner in which
cases are handled there now"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13

MACON, Ga.-A fee bill presented
to the Bib county commissioners by
7. D. Crump, county tax collector, to-
falling in round numbers $4,000, has
stirred up somewhat of hornets nest
in Bibb county, and members OF the
Bib county board OF education are
understood to be preparing to take ac-
ton that will bring about the abolish
ment of the fee system in this county.
Under the law passed in 1916 the
county tax collector is allowed a fee
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
BIB TAX COLLECTOR PRESENTS BIG
BILL FOR COLLECTING SCHOOL FUND

of IL per cent on the county school
fund paid by him to. the county. board
OF education. No claim for the fee has
been made previous to this year, be
S s i IS 5ad on s his tax Tg dE;S'0F mas
Members OF the board OF county
commissioners were taken by surprise
when the bill for $4,000 was presented
to them, they not being aware of the
law giving the collector the fee. The
bill has been referred to the county at
torney for investigation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
All! Here's a Real
Beard 10 Feet Long
Farmer Carries 1t in Sack on. Inside
Of His Waistcoat.

WAHPETON, N. D.-Hans N.
Langseth, 75-years-old, retired farmer
of this county, has a beard that is q
beard, as he puts it By actual meas
urement his is several inches more
than sixteen feet.
A score of years ago Iangseth was
travelling with a sideshow. But the
public refused to believe his beard was
real The same old bunk" they said.
and passed up his tent So he went
back to farming.
Langseth was born in Norway. Not
since he was % years old has Lang
seth shaved. Then he noticed his beard
grew remarkably fast so he decided to
see what length it would attain. It's
too long now for convenience, but he
carries if tucked away in sack attach
ed to the inside OF his waistcoat.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
ACRE OF ONIONS BRING
A GEORGIA FARMER S1,7O0

This year Mr.. S. L. Youmans, of
Collins, Ga, has raised 400 bushels Of
onions on one acre. Local merchants
have bought a considerable quantity
from him at 9 cents a pound, and II
he IS able to dispose OF his crop at
this rate he will receive $l,728 Tor his
acre yield.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
Worm Army Destroys
Many Trees in Neenah

NEENAI, Wis.-No naturalist has
as vet come forward here to name the
particular specie of worm, green and
about an inch in length, which is at
lacking trees in various sections OF the
city with disastrous results. The
worms, present by the millions. seem
to move in regular, squad ike forma-
ton, attacking one tree after another.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06

bout at the C1ermont Rink, Brook lyn next week,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
LANDS OUTBREAK WILL DO
 GAME NO GOOD, IS VERDICT


 The fact that diplomacy was brought to bear on the situation from some source and that the receipts, ex- ceeding S120.00O, will go in toto, to disa bled soldiers, is taken as mean ing that baseball will not be found guilty as charged. in the high court of public opinion, However, the b1eachers today will render their mute verdict.
 Eary Crowd Absent.
 At an early hour, there was no evi- dence of a clam bring at the gates but this was hardly to be expected. The furore of opening day was not to be continued indefinitely.
 Indeed, Q slight depreciation in in regardless of yesterdays unfortunate ending. In this case. 1t is an intra- city proposition that can be taken or left alone at will and the chances were good that many of the fans who buy their seats from day today. would wait for the week end games of Sat urday and Sunday.
 Many of the more irate citizens in- tirnated yesterday that they would wait forever. However. it remains to be seen whether this determination will be carried out out in the face of the very polite move to wipe the en- tire slate clean as far as the ques- that move is seen the diplomatic hand of Judge Land1s.
 A very disturbed man. he had been made the innocent victim of wild demonstration and he it was who was best able to judge the temper of the crowd. He called a meeting of the club owners and while the proceed ings were not open to the public 1t is to be assumed that he suggested the plan whereby charity will benefit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
Pete August On Trail For
 State Light Weight Crowr,

bout at the C1ermont Rink, Brook lyn, next week.
 Johnny Red" Allen is back in town after running into a Tartar in Frankie Quill of achusetts to whom he dropped a ten-round de- cision in New York last week. Allen spotted his opponent 14 pounds but the disadvantage told on him.
 Billy Miske, who Is considered by ring sharps as the best white heavy weight next to Jack Dempsey, who will have it out with Tom Gibbons in a-scheduled 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden a week from tonight, will also take on Kid Norfolk, the t'Thunderbolt'' of Leo (Pubncity) Flynn's barn of fighters, in a ten round tilt at the F'anuel A. c. of Bos- ton on October 19.
 Young Angelo. the rugged Stam- ford lightweight will appear in the ring at the Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, next Tuesday night when he will Tningle with Eddie Brady in a tep-rO1Inder.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
END GAME BETS
 DECLARED OFF

Betting commissioners in the Wall street district decided yesterday that all bets on yesterdays game were off. Money offered on the chances of the two teams to capture the champion Giants at odds of to 5. At the same time the Yankees were favorites to win today's game, s3,O00 being offer ed against $2,500 that they will de- feat the Giants this afternoon
 w. L. Darnell & Co.,, who were of- fering the foregoing proposition, also offered $2.00O against s2sOO on the Giants to win today and S5,0O0 to $6.000 that the Yankees will win the series. Giant packers were dfsfnclined to accept the latter proposal and were holding off for even money bers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
By CHICK CREATION

Mohawk Jim" Burns. who handles the fistic affairs of Pete August fast stepping local lightweight, is out with a loud and resonant squak concerning all the state Hghtweights fearing to meet his battler Manager Burns claims that all the so-called good boys are giving the Hollow" scrapper the grand -go-bye these days and the lat est to bow out of at match with Au- gust is Young Angelo of Stamford, sometimes adverti as state cham pion.
 Burns states that Joe Chimbola who does the matchmaking for the Stamford Sports Club in Stamford, has given up trying to induce Angelo into match with the Bridgeporter only after weeks of ceaseless efforts. Burns concludes by saying that Au- gust is always ready to match his protege with any lightweight in the state, barring no one.
 Billy Prince. rhe classiest performer with the upholstered mitts around this neck of the woods, is training at the Columbia A. c. for an impending
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
By DAVIS J. WALSH.

Polo Grounds. New York City,
 Oct 6-The clicking turnstiles,
 passing cash customers into the
 Polo Grounds for the third game
 of the World Series today, will
 tell the story whether the SeIni-
 riot, prompted by the calling or
 yesterdays game at the end of
 the tenth inning was merely
 passing fancy or a permanent
 grievance against all baseball.
 By their clicks. so shall Ike know them. If the park plays host to another capacity house today it will mean that the fans have accepted the decision to turn over all the receipts of yesterdays game to charity as suf- ficient evidence of good faith. If the unreserved sections whence came the we'll patronized, it will mean that baseball in New York has suffered an injury of some permanence.
 Baseball on Trial for Life.
 Baseball here was on trial for it's life when thousands of fans stormed Judge Landis' box to make an ad- verse demonstration concerning the decision of Umpire Hildebrand, call ing the game because of impending darkness It was sincerely believed by many that play was terminated with the idea of prolonging the series and thus increase gate receipts. They also thought that the decision was reached with the advice and consent of Judge Landis and the players of the contending teams. In this they were grievious1y wrong.
 HiIdebrand and Klen. neither of whom could benefit in the slightest by a heightened series, came to the conclusion that further play would be injudicious and Hildebrand made his ruling accordingly. To many. this seemed to be the. height of super John Heydler, president of the Ma tional League; Billy Evans, Chrtsuy Mathewson, Bob Connery and others, concurred with the verdict. They ex- plained that the Polo Grounds Is the darkest field in the country at the twilight hour, fact more evident from the playing field than from the stands. :sesIaalss sa sGH
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
PoloGrounds ' Chatter

The official time of the game was two hours and fl minutes, monoto- nously slow for a league game and incredibly deliberate for a worlds se- ries contest. The spectators may have taken their glumness from the players. who went through the game as If engaged in a very serious bus mess and pleasure could come after wards. The athletes were neither chipper nor peppery. They talked some and shouted encouragement to their pitchers, but they lacked the vivid spark that makes the crowd see red.
 The official weather recorder lifted his nose from a sheaf of dusty rec ords and said it was the hottest Oc- tober 5 in New Yorl's history. The air was dry and close and Old Sol tried to mix in 8, little rnucilage to his canronbal rays
 To get 8 hand in the early innings 2 player almost had to duplicate the feat of atlas and move heaven and earth. When Frisch made his awe Some catch Iof Scott's terrific grounder near second the spectators loosened up. But they soon closed as quickly and securely as the station gates when 2 fellows running to cath a train.
 Umpire Eildebrand, behind the plate, received much attention from Shawkey who did not agree that many of his pitches were wide. Seeing the futility of protest the Tank twir1er finally reduced his chagrin to laugh ing and once he rippled with mirth, when the arbiter called ball twice iY1 succession
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
JOE STERBACK HAS
 FAST TENPIN TEAM

The Baseball Officials Association has organized a bowling team which is ready to meet any duckpin outfits in the city. including the Trade School Instructors or Conlin's Stores. Wal ter Treskow is captain of the officials and is ready to arrange games with any teams. pin splitters on their roster who have starred in the City and other bowling leagues in past seasons. Dewey, Kelly and Sterback, who have competed Tn state tournaments are some of the stars O'Brien, Iassogna, Bowden, Larl5in and Scinto complete the line up.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
>YALE'S ELEVEN
 LOOMS LARGE
 \ THIS YEAR
Veterans of Several Years Standing fp Formidable Bulldog Linsup.
By DAVIS JAWALsH, International News lService Sports
 EHifnA

EI6i+o A'0e NoPoh'S
 New York, Oct. 64f ever a team faced a form-f1tting Aoutlook for a is now being jockeyed fnto condition within the shadow of tAe famed New Haven elms Yale Hasn't had a championship outfit sinAe the salad days of Ted Coy, back Around 1908. have had the Bulldog coming back to past greatness, but he neveA has quite arrived.
 In 1916 he beat both Hartard and Princeton, with Harry Legors in the bacl<feld, but previous defsats by Brown University and others pock- marked the seasons record. \ Last year a victory by Harvard ruined an otherwise impeccable season.
 The 1922 ense emble, however, sesn1s to be fool-proof. Mac Aldrich is she by graduation Mac, Of course Is by way of being something to losa but those remaining are so gifted and numerous that the team should carry on, regardless, or forever hold its collective peace.
 What college, for instance, can mus ter three quarterbackS of the calibre of Charley O'Hearn. who runs, kicks and passes with the best; Becket and Dynamite" Murphy? A set of vet eraa backs like Jordan, Mallory. KeI- ly and Neidlinger, who may be the sensation of the year, to say nothing
 
 no slight prominence?
 A quartet of ends-FIulman, Blair Cutler and Mike Eddy-veterans all? Or a set of forwards including Cruik- shank, Landis, Cross, Quaie, Norris and Diller, not one of whom has had less than a season of varsity exper- fence?
 With the exception of OHearn there is not an outstanding star in the lot, but any coach would give a months salary to muster around him sixteen or more men who have played under his guiding eye for two or three years.
 That is Tad Jones' sinecure at New Haven this year. and 1T he doesn't deliver now he never will. The statement is not made with the idea that Jones must win every game. Few football coaches can guarantee to do that nowadays. He will be delivering to the satisfaction of all concerned if he can win or get a tie with broth CT Towards Iowa State team, October 14. and the Army, October 2S, and top this off by disposing of his arch rivals Princeton and Harvard, in the seasons finale-
 This done. the remainder of the schedule can do it's worst.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
SINGER BOWLERS
 CL0UT THE PINS
 FOR GOOD SCORES

The Singer No. 37 Department bowling team scattered the pins for some big scores last night on the Park City alleys. Newbauar was the high pinner of the evening, copp1ng the high single and total honors. Team No. 9 copped three james in a row from No. 6! Team No. 4 took three straight from No. I, and Team No. won two out of three from No. 5.