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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-02
100000 PERSONS ARE NOW
IN RURAL MAIL SERVICE
Late Georgia Senator Secured First
Appropriation 81 Years Ago.

In tracing the growth of the rural
delivery branch of the postal service,
which, he said, was begun 81 years
ago. with an annual appropriation OF
$4,000, obtained by the late Senator
Tom Watson, of Georgia, Postmas-
ter General New in an address be
fore the Goth annual convention of the
National Rural Letter Carriers As
ISOLATION told delegates that the Unit
ed States postal service now has a
personnel of 100000 persons with
yearly expenditures of $60O,OO0,OOO,
and predicted that in 10 years the an
nual appropriation for the service
would be $1,000,000,00O
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-02
JUDGE KIDDOO WILL MAKE
HIS HOME IN ADMISSION
For Many Years Prominent Citizen
Of This Section Of State.

The many friends in Terrell county
of Judge w. D. Kiddoo, who was for
many years a conspicuous figure in
the legal profession and prominent in
the affairs of this section, will read
with interest the following from the
current issue of the Cuthbert Leader:
Judge w. D. Kiddoo, one OF our
oldest citizens, leaves tonight for An
niston, Ala, to make his home with
his daughter, Mrs Lloyd. While, for
the past few months he has been sell
dom seen on our streets, his friends
here part with him with feeling of
sadness"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-02
HOW BETTER THAN PILLS?

The question has been asked: In
what way are Chamberlain Tablets
superior to the ordinary cathartic and
liver pills? Our answer is, they are
easier and more pleasant to take and
their effect is so gentle that one hard
ly realizes that it is produced by a
medicine. Then, they not only move
the bowels but improve the appetite
and strengthen the digestion.-adv.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-02
THIEVES USE CHLOROFORM
TO SILENCE STOLEN HOGS

Thieves who stole forty-hve young
hogs from the farm Of J. w. Mitchell,
near Darlington, Wis, silenced the
porkers' squeals with chloroform. A
similar method is supposed to have
been used in stealing 200 chickens
from an adjoining farm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-02
DIVERGING TWINS.

The old story has been revived OF
the Hicktown editor who printed
among his social items: Miss Ma
bel March, an Albany belle OF twenty
summers, IS visiting her twin brother,
aged thirty two"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-02

Statistics show there are 4,931 ,9O5
illiterates in the United States.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
Pittsburg
Shows Up
Strongly

TUE big outstanding feature OF
= Saturdays opening football
game In tho East was IN, strong
showing OF Pittsburs. The Pan
theirs ran UP a score OF 81 10 0
ngainH, Bucknell. The men of Glenn
Warner drew tho hardest assign.
ment OF the day.
Tho Army showed power in the
game with Tennessee. totaling IL
points.
Columbia didn't promise much on
the 10 TO 0 defeat registered ngnins,
Uminus, a weak eleven. and Dart.
mouth had hard time beating Nor.
wich. 10 to o,
The Navy was scored on by WI.
liam and Mary. tho Middies winning.
30 10 10.
Bowdoin beat Amherst. - to 0,
In an upset.
Pennsylvania had no trouble with
Franklin and Marshall. turning In
a 20 to win.
All OF tho strong teams OF the
East won their games ns expected.
with those mentioned tho high
lights.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
Chatter and Gossip of
Seattle Prep Athletes

show for n. ives, Bsaitl. team lie hit,
the iins With tsilinE results.
HiE Hayward Oar. painted wrii for
Frankiia, ss ava Sullivan for nraaaWay
pvchman % ballard exhibited the most
educated toe a. the league
The night side 81 The Teddy itns seems
20 b exceptionally strong. for the West
AidsFs we're rspulssd AZ every Try on this
portion. ~ Eousii covered chs end
Jrfold Bsliains the tsekis and Jim March
Tho Euard.
Captain Je- MeGusrn trio.f hard 10 win
the game for Garfield. hu; his ifE
pounds weren't enough. The hssay ili.
he quarter pisyvd a flAshy CANA
mn Shelley. naiidox half. gos away for
a to.rard run that thrilled tbs grand.
stand for bgirf 20 seconds on Saturday.
Thuris Thornieu was carried of the
fisld IN the last quarter Of the indian.
Teddy game, suffering from several hard
knocks The versatile star should appear
In the iinsup neri rvsk. however.
The Qaern Anne team has not yet
elected = captain tor the season. Ths
-tssarrss ssp that tbs ehsir. lie. be.
tween Pete psstfnsn. nfpss JoBnsoa ard
Ishn Turner
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
Kisses? No,
Kisses

NEW YORK. Oct. LII New
~ York theater audiences are
TO be taken as criterion, Jack
Dempsey "a just about the most
unpopular champion in the his.
tory OF tho prize ring.
Motion pictures OF the battle OF
tho century are now being shown
in n number OF the leading New
York theaters. These pictures
show concluslveiy that Dempsey
didn't waste any sportsmanship
on the visitor from the Argentine.
On only one occasion after
knocking Firpo down did he retire
TO the farthest corner Of the ring.
Instead he csrcled around the
challenger and usually worked
from behind. AZ one time he
stepped right over the fallen body
OF his foe and assumed position
only a few feet away. awaiting
Firpo's rising.
Referee Johnny Gallagher Ger.
tainly was kind TO Dempsey. Not
once did he caution the champion
as 10 HIS tactics. Who ia this
Johnny Gallagher7 New Workers
are now asking this question. In
New York state are dozen ref.
erees far more widely known who
were entirely overlooked In max.
ing tho selection for the big fight.
1t Is cinch that Firpo win have
something 10 say as TO the referee
when the two men meet again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
COMMERCIAL
HORSESHOE
LOOP, PLAN

A STRICTLY Commercial Horse.
n shoe league IL 20 DO formed and
Il is expected 10 &c; under way with.
in the next two weeks. Only com.
nsroial houses and business clubs
will be eligible
The following firms have already
signlfled their intention OF entering;
Stewart a Holmes, Walworth Mfg.
Co. Georgetown Transfer Co, Puget
Sound Glove Co. Northwest Lead
Co, Fire Department, Marley Ma
ohinery Co. Seattle Plumbing Supply
Co. Olympic Bakeries, Mccanns
Printing Co.
A business meeting viii be held
Monday night. October list. at the
offices OF the Northwest Lead com
pany. 9Th ave. s. md Holgate at,
az 7 o'clock. where tentative plans
and schedules will be drawn up ~
well ~ election OF officers and or,
EnniEntion formed. Those interested
in entering n team should have a
representative present at this meet.
Ing.
For further information or detail
call Mr.. Cutting. Ell iot3els or Mr..
Jones. Ell iot.os73.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
nY JACK nnnENnERG

In che frat half Of the Roosevelt West
Seattle game. the Teddy intsrfsrsnes did
not function. bat fAmaokA, diminutlrs
Green ard Oold star. got away for sew
erai tong Tuns. In The second hair. the
interference vas out there sFsry tina but
there we're 80 many % them and thuy
NeEe 60 sias that littis YumAaka kept
lrpPlnE and humping Into his own nnn.
Drop The Interference. coach 10 yoFaek.
and ist ihs BOY Fun BY himself
"Junabe- drrathsa,s. Broadway tackle.
= probably out % the gana for a. least
a week on Aeeount % badly inJursd
shoulder
'.Cheek" Carroll. Garfield star. watched
hts team throw away their chances In
the Franklin game. Carroll viewed the
game from tho bench.
Gp-ion Bruee wrrushsd his knce IN the
West Seattle. Roosevelt game and had 70
leave the game lie viii b. IN the line
VI sEAinst Bresdwsy on Saturday, how.
ever.
The fan. are stil1 talking .hout HAS,
s~ymour's great SeJafd run On Friday
Ths boy deserves credit.
Thuris Thernien looks 10 BE- the Whole
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
May Shave
Big Time
Admission

NEW YORK. Oct LII tho New
~ York Giants and The Yankees
again play the world series this
year. there Is certain 10 DO big
argument over tho price Of seats
Tho New York Yankees arc for
tho common people and seek 20
materially reduce tho price OF ad.
mission to the big series The
Giants. on the other hand. want
former prices TO maintain. Both
clubs have decided convictions In
the matter and the Issue will prob.
ably be put up 20 Judge lands
for a settlement.
The two New York clubs hoas,
the largest seating capacity In tho
majors. The Yankee park viii
hold In excess OF 5000. while the
Polo Grounds win accommodate
about 10000.
Prcsldent Rupert. the owner Of
tho New York Americans. feels that
tho public should benefit as TO.
suit OF the unusual seating eapac'
ity at both New York parks. He
believes that tho players and the
two clubs should sacrifice some Of
the profits TO tho fans who have
made possible tho erection Of these
two great plants.
The Yankee owner feels that
even with q reduced price OF ad-
mission on ell seats the players
win receive greater sum than
last year and that the clubs will
get a healthy dividend. President
Rupert thinks there Is such
thing as being too greedy. and he
IA strong for letting fandom cut
in on the ssrica by getting 70.
duced rate OF admission.
The players. who expect 70 cut
tho biggest melon in tho history Of
the series. naturally do not look
with favor on the attitude OF the
Yankee owner. President Rupert.
however. insists that f0ndom has
been paying tho way for many
years and should set somo consld.
Grafton in the matter. The large
seating capacity OF both parks
makes this possible and Rupert
intends to fight for lower rates
II Judge lands Is for the fan.
as he has so often insisted. the
admission In certain 20 be reduced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01

nifty and is becoming almost
a national issue.
A letter from Brig. Gen. Mitchell,
head OF tho United States air ser.
vice, 10 August Belmont, president
OF the Jockey club. and sponsor Of
tho race. demanding. in effect a
square deal for Ny Own. showed
the extent TO which tho race has
become OF general and national in.
,ereSt.
In making a selection OF the
American entry. the Jockey club is
in a posltion-"they Will be darned
II TREY do and just as darned II
they don't"
Gen Mitchell voiced the sentiment
Of all partisans Of My Own when
he suggested that II the owners OF
Zev refused 10 consent to match
race with Ny Own. that the Gray
son colt be selected 20 carry the
American standard against the Brit.
ish thoroughbred.
Zev, according to Sam Hildreth.
his trainer. threw frog in his
last start. and for that reason he
was said 10 be unable to run In
the match race which was proposed
as means OF deciding which was
the better OF the two leaders OF the
year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
Diamond Dust

The Detroit Tigers recently played ax
consecutive double headsrs which Il said
20 be = record
Speaking Of tho Tigers. Detroit scSfbes
say that the tuo-hit EArns pitched by
George Dauss against the Boston Red
Bor last week was the best exhibition
rsrvics with the Tigers. The hiu. oddly
enough. came In succession
Jones, Pennock and Hoyt are expected
20 open in tho order named for the
Yanks against the Giants. with Bush and
EhAwksy in reserve. Nays isn't svsa
mentioned
Agitation is being started In the Esa
for an earlier ending 20 the big league
races. 90 the worlds series can DO hsld
during the last week ia September. Cold
weather and conflicting dates with foot
bell sleyens are said TO be working for
tho change.
Tony Kaufman. great young Cub
pitcher. has been out OF The game for
some time with a fractured thumb on
his hurting hand. broken while eranking
3 Henry.
FOR the Athletics. and that goes for next
year. according 20 Manager Mack The
former PortiAnder has been out OF the
gene a lot with injuries this season,
but he Is finishing strong.
John McGraw IL always figuring on
the future. with George Kelly AZ first
in his prime. the manager OF the Giants
has spent nearly $4,000 for first base
talent for future seasons. buying Moses
Solomon from Hutchinson. Kan. and
Bin Terry from Toledo. Both are young
stsrs and on. Of them may fill the bill
when Kelly steps out
Spencer Abbott has been signed for
1874 by Reading. IN the International
league. He flniEhed IN third place this
year.
Clarence Kraft led the TEXAS league
In home runs this year with -. tying
| his 1873 mark on the last day that Fort
Worth played. He's q first sacker.
Maurice Archdeacon, the International
league comet. sold 70 the Chicago White
sox by Rochester. figures 10 lead that
league IN hitting for the year. topping
the Int. league hltters az $50 when he
was sold.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
IMP LOSES
YACHT CUP
TO SIR TOM

TIVE Sir Tom. scratch boat, sig
i naiized its first long distance
race Sunday. by winning the Ray
Corbett cup and the Seattle Yacht
clubs 5o-rnile contest around vashon
island, ~ minutes IS seconds ahead
OF tho Imp. captained by Frank
white. The cup winner was skip.
pered by Norman Blanchard Tho
Imp. handicapped by a 12-mile wind.
was unable to utilize It's IL minute
and 30 second start.
The race started at the hllnker
light outside the Lake Washington
canal at $40 saturday night with
the Claritel. Ray Cook and the
Uwhilma, captained BY Ed HutchIn-
son, the other entries. They were
becalmed and failed TO finish.
Seattle Yacht club members viii
close the season Saturday and Sun
day. Power boats OF the club will
compete Saturday for the Ruddel
cup, over 13-mile course, and racer
VIII be held Sunday on Port Madison
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
Last Prep
Opener on
This W eek
Queen Anne and Lincoln
Meet Friday in Their
First Game
BY JACK HOHENBERG

BY JACK H0HENBERG
WITH Lincoln and Queen Anne
w being the only teams that have
not played. the city high school
league has hoped Off on what
should be the greatest prep race
over staged here by tho results OF
last weeks games II may DO seen
that Il Is anybody's pennant No
doubt the gonfalon will not DO won
until the last whistle Of the last game
In blown.
II was thought that Garfield had
strong team. But Franklin high
showed the Bulldogs a few things
about football IN their Saturdays en-.
counter when they came OFF on one
end Of 90 score. Franklin dis
played mean defense NJ well nH a
strong kicking department Hay
ward Dare viii bear watching
Roosevelt looked like n team
Of world heaters during the first
half Of their game with West
Seattle. running up 10 points In
Sig time. The West Slders
seemed afraid Of them. During
the half Coach Harry Mllholin
must have done some powerfully
strong talking. for the Indians
came back and fought the RoOse
Welt team off their feet. carry.
Ing the ball within few yards
Of the Green and Gold goal line
Tho Broadway. Ballard game wRA a
revelation 10 Ballard followers and a
bitter disappointment 10 Broadway.
The Ballard team showed unexpected
strength IN all departments. and er.
hibl,od n scrappineas that was not
TO be denied. The final score. i7.s.
does not indicate tho flsrceneas OF
tho battle by any means.
On Friday. at $40. Queen Anne
will line up against Lincoln AZ Denny
field IN the last prep opener Both
teams arc strong. tho Qunys having
Improved = good deal since their
first week OF norimmAzo. Coach
Haalwuechter seems 10 have finally
brought tho necessary slaye.driying
power 10 the hilltop school.
Lincoln. too, looks good. Do
spite the loss OF Marvin Dixon
and Winnie MeCuteheon. tho Rail.
spliiitrs arc going great guns
with Don Kennedy. Captain
Schooiilcr and Perry Jones stand.
Ing ont from their fellows
Tho Quays hhvo team OF eleven
hard.working man. each OF whom IA
steady pluEEer. In the backfield,
soudRrs. Monde Denmon. Knuklls
and Turner arc ali 10 be watched.
while the whole limo Ia strong. The
Maroon and Orange team will prob.
ably star; with Gallagher and John
son at ends, jerks and Desinon a,
tackles. Snyder and Arwins at guards
and iIlnraid AZ center
Tho race Is UP In the air nj the
present time. for any OF tho eight
teams may COP. Even West Seattle
deeiaivoly defeated tho she was. has
chance TO climb out on top, oven
tho that chance II decidedly slim.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
PAT HUDGINS,
TAKE NOTICE!

Supporters OF the "whippy' shaft
as contrastcd with the rigid typo OF
polo mallets point to the favorito OF
the India international quartet mem
bers as n point in their favor, They
use very supple stick In place OF
comparatively stiff shaft in favor in
America and England.
In limo with this tho India teams
mallcts average about san inches
while Yankee and English teams
make use Of sticks 81 and 81 inches
long.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
WILLS WON'T
MEET FORMER
NIT CHAMP

JJARKY WILLS concludes his lat.
II est plant relative 10 DHmpsty's
reported refusal TO meet him and
enits a little refusal OF his own,
this regarding any chances OF n
match with ono Jack Johnson. for.
mer worlds heavy champ in his
own right.
says Paddy Mullins, Wills man.
ager;
More than year ago the Mon.
treal promoters wanted Wills TO
fight johnson. We agreed TO tho
match. Johnson demanded $4,000
for his share--win, lose or draw
We quit.
johnson should have been glad
to get $4,000.
Wen not even talk 70 him now
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
ONE-SIDED
SCORES ON
SATURDAY

GAN FRANCISCO. Oct. i.--onc
~ sided scores featured mn usual
fIrrt games b. the 1898 football sen.
son In tho Pacific coast territory las,
Saturday.
The scores followi
University Of California tsi 81
Mary's college. o-Berkeiey.
Z. Of Nevada, 90; Davis Farm. o.
Reno.
oregon Aggies, ~; Pacific u o.
Corvallis
U. OF Oregon, 20; Willamette, o.,
Salem.
U. Of Oregon. 40; Willamette o.
tute OF Tech. Los Angelica
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
JOHN Ntzhugh,
WINS STATE
GOLF TITLE

MEL MONTE. Oct John J. Nc
~ Hugh, Is. product OF Lincoln
Park. San Francisco, won the Call
fornia state golf championship, Sum
day by defeating Fred Wright by a
margin OF 3 and s over tho s6-hole
course. At no stage OF tho match
was tho youngster down"
Tho North won another victory
when Mrs. Van Antwerp defeated
Miss Mary X. Browne in the final
OF the Del Monte ,itular serlea Tho
winner was Miss Edith Chcsborough.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
OARSMEN MAY
ENLIVEN CLUB

New England oarsmen are seek.
Ing TO revive the famous old Wa.
chusett Boat club OF Worchester.
Mass, after years OF desuetude. II
was tho Wachusett organization
which gave American such inter.
nationally famous oarsmen as Jim
Ten E,yck, Jr, Ned Ten Eyck,
Charlie LOWS and other classic soul
lcrs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
WEST SIDERS
DRUB MINERS

West Seattle won Sundays soccer
gamo from tho Carbonate Miners
AZ at the Hlawatha playflold. Strong
defensive work and clever passing
featured for the West slders. Willis
Redhcad and Huge scored for tho
victors, while Nelson. OF the coal
beavers, gave them another by mis-.
kicking thru his own goal. Brooks
and Craig were responsible for tn,
Carbonate polntage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
HUNTERS OPEN
ON WILD LIFE

Western Washington duekhunters
opened their annual bombardment on
the feathered quarry with the OPEN
Ing Of tho shooting season Monday
morning. skagit county was the
fayoriio locality for the hunting.
which officially opened 80 minutes
before sunrise. Shooting may con-
tinue all day. but ceases at sunset.
The season also officially opened
Monday morning on upland birds
and deer, Mason county. In which
the deer season lasts 20 days, being
the mecca chosen by many.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
CUE CHAMP TO
APPEAR AGAIN

George II, SpcarS worlds cham
pion straight rail billiard player, Is
billed for a return engagement at
tho Wakefield parlors In exhibition
games Wednesday and Thursday. He
Is offering odds of 100 or no count
to local artists. Spears has appeared
in Seattle several times in the past.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
MILLER WANTS
RETURN MATCH

Walter Miller. former worlds
champion middleweight wrestler, has
started active training Mt Los An.
gelea In hope OF securing return
match with Chicago Johnny" Mey.
ers, who wrcstod tho mat title from
him. Myers latest struggle was
With Jack Milo. OF ST. Paul. defeat.
Cd In two straight in the Windy
City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
SMITH ANNEXES
COAST LAURELS

Having made n far from unfavor.
able impression in southern Cellfor.
min, Midget Smith. Gotham ring
celebrity, Is searching for moro Far
Western mittmsn to conquer. IIar.
ry Ncsry, his manager Ia reported
TO bavo lately arrived In San Fran.
cisco In quest OF work for his ma.
tonally known protosa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
mo SCORE" is
SEASON MARK

81. Francis College, Loretto. Pa.
holds tho unenvleblc record for
1922 football OF going thru lts five.
game season without scoring a
point. Duquesno university, Pitts.
burg. Ph,. scored once. on touch.
down. In its eight 1o22 matches.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
Fight Looms Over Choice
of American Match Horse
BY HENRY L. FARRELL

NEW YORK, Oct Eyes Of the Jockey club, commit
~ tee Of which has TO select the American 3yearod that
will carry the national coors against Papyrus the English
Derby winner in the international race at Belmont park
began TO something today that booked like storm clouds
in the sky.
The row between the admirers of Zev the Sinclair colt
and Ny Own, the dashng youngster owned by Admiral
rayson has crept beyond the bounds the racing raer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
VET HEADS ST. MARY's

Tim CorrIgan. three.year right
guard on the ST. Mary's tcai.) var
slty grid team. has been elected 70
captain the aggregation this fail. He
was graduated from ST. Mary's high
school.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
BILL NOONAN
REPEATS WIN

TACOMA. Oct 1.--willIam j..
Noohan took the Tacoma golf title
again Sunday for the fourth time In
closely contested match with Hugo
Haakons defeated three UP and one
to play on SO holoa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
GARCIA MAKES
EASTERN DEBUT

Atlanta, Ca. sport scribes are
touting Frankie Garcia, coast feath-
erweight, and protege OF Jimmy
Devant Eastern newspaper artist,
as a result Of recent appearances
in the land OF peaches with Tim
O'Dowd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
CENTURY RECORD
LONG STANDING

J. Saunders, oBe-tlHae famous
marathon runner OF New York. set
the record for the 10o.milo run away
back in 1882 with a time of II
hours. 80 minutes, IL seconds which
has never been bestcd since interest
turned away from the endurance
tests and conferred on middle dis
lance and spirits.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
LACROSSE MEETING

There will be a general meeting OF
the Seattle lacrosse club at Douglas
hall. wednesday, at p. m.