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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
WATCH THE SOUTH"
SAYS CANADA PAPER
SEES IN AMAZING PROGRESS
OF SOUTHERN STATES COM
PETITOR OF CANADA.

ATLANTA-"Watch the south,
advises a Canadian financial paper, tc
which attention is called by Atlanta
business men, which paper sees in the
amazing progress of the southern
states a competitor of Canada in {
number OF ways, yet the Canadian pa
per does not show jealousy. The Ca
madam paper tells its readers that the
industrial rebirth of the south "em-
phasizes again the prosperity that car
be built up on sound and thorough de
velopment of natural resources"
As pointed out by business and in
dustrial experts, particularly by Frank
Hampstead, prominent business coun-
sellor, whose work carries him to al
parts of Dixie, all America is watch
ing the south He says it is attracting
attention as never before, because the
people of other parts of the country
and of other countries are realizing
that southern prosperity really IS
built up on sound and thorough de-
velopment of natural resources"
almost limitless," said Mr.. Hampstead
South's Natural Resources.
"The south's natural resources are
It's water power has no equal and its
development is giving assurance that
the south will have abundant power
from its streams for industry as long
as the streams run and civilization
lasts. Its coal and iron mines are
among the richest in the world and
they are making the south the center
OF manufacturing activity in this coun-
try. Its lands are fertile, and there are
millions of acres under high state OF
cultivation and they are producing
lust what the world needs. Its climate
is the finest on earth, enabling out
door work to proceed during practical
ly the whole year.
Southern editors commenting on the
boost given the south by the Cana
dian newspaper make the point that
when friendly papers in neighborine
countries call attention to the south
progress and prosperity it is time Tor
people in the south to realize more
fully what they have at hand and to
awaken to the possibilities around
them for developing the resources so
beautifully given to this part of the
country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
MILLIONS SPENT IN
COSTLIEST FAMILY ROW
ESTATE OF MAN WHO ROSE
FROM FARM BOY TO RAIL
KING DROPS MILLIONS.

The $85,000000 fortune left by Jay
Gould, who rose from farm boy to
railroad king, has shrunk since his
death in 1892 to $50,400OO0, due to
the squabbles between his children
and his children's children.
No other family in the history OF
American legal procedure has been so
involved in litigation. Disregarding
his death bed plea that I'VE be a unit
ed family and work together" Gould
heirs have fought each other for the
money, spending millions in court bat
ties.
Brother Against Brother.
The fight has provoked charge and
charge, set brother against
brother, and gone in voluminous ways
from court to court until the record
of it is stupendous. Still it is believed
to be far from settlement
1t began eight years ago in a simple
suit by four of the children Of the
dead hnancier to have their account
ings of his estate approved by the
court
Army of Lawyers.
1t now involves more than SO li,i-
gants-children grandchildren and
even great grandchildren of Jay Gould
His interests-that is, those of his es-
tate-are being watched and safe
guarded by a cohort of attorneys.
Thirty other lawyers appear for the
defendants
Counsel for the estate recently said
that the present expense OF the litiga
ton is more than $500 an hour, or
$4,000 for the usual days session Of
four hours.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
BAD DR0UTH IN MANY
SECTIONS OF COUNTRY
MANY STATES FEAR FIRES
AND EXHAUSTION OF SUP
PLY OF WATER

Droughts i'll many sections OF the
United States, breaking records of hall
a century in some instances, are caus-
ing considerable anxiety because OF
the danger of forest fires and ex-
haustion of water supplies. Fire war
dens and forest rangers are watching
the situation carefully, and in num-
Der of states the autumn hunting sea-
son has been postponed.
Farmers in some sections are hard
hit by the long dry period In some
sections where autumn grain already
has been planted there is a lack OF
moisture to begin termination of the
seed, and where the grains are above
the ground they are not doing well
for want of rain.
The sections of the country where
the worst conditions prevail are the
New England states and southwark to
Virginia, the Gulf states, with Louis
lana hardest hit, Michigan and sur
rounding states, and the far southwest.
In California the fire season is about
ended, but during the period from
January to November there were D.
$40 forest, brush and grain fires. A
total of 827, 900 acres was burned
over causing an estimated loss OF
$5,000,000 and the lives of four fire
fighters. OF the fires 81 per cent were
caused by lightning and 6S per cent
were due to carelessness OF men. 1t
cost the government 100000 to fight
the California fires.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
ON EVE OF A TRUE
RELIGIOUS REVIVAL
DECLARES DIR. BUTTERFIELD,
ADDRESSING THE COUNTRY
LIFE ASSOCIATION.

COLUMBUS, Ohio-While as
sorting that the country is on the eve
of true religious revival DR.. Ken
yon L. Bmterfield, president of the
Michigan Agricultural college and
head of the American Country Life
Association, in an address today be-
fore the seventh annual conference of
the latter organization said the time
has come either to take religion much
more or much less seriously"
Religion is either the most funda-
mental the most vital, the most per-
sonal human interest, or it is a de-
fusion, a superstition and OF no con-
sequence except historically" he said.
The time has come to take religion
much more or much less seriously.
For use of the western world the
teachings of Jesus are either applica-
bic to every type of personal and So
cial problems of the present age, or
they are the theoretical distractions
OF mere dreamer
Another essential to the christian
izing of all parts Of American life, "
the speaker asserted, SIS that the
scientist and the religionist shall come
together in their thinking"
The religionist ought to be true
scientist" he added, for the scientist
simply seeks to discover the truth
about universe, the physical universe
and the universe OF men.
Antagonist Should Cease.
"There must cease to be an antag-
onism between the fact AID poNer OF
religion on one hand and of science
on the other, il the largest possible
progress is to be made in developing
full rounded religious men and wo-
men.
IAN explanation of religion must
be arrived at in terms of the best hui
man thing. Meantime, however. there
ought to be an agreement on what
constitutes real religion, even if there
is not agreement on what constitutes
the true expansion of religion"
The leadership of the new religious
revival he said, is distinctly con-
scious that the industrial struggle and
all puzzling economic questions must
be worked out in the light OF the re-
ligious idea
DIR. Butterfeld's subject was "a
challenge to the Christian farmer,
which he said, was three-fold:
ITO try to make agriculture and
country life Christian; to help make
all parts of country life Christian, and
to organize an aggressive campaign of
activity and education for the purpose
OF forwarding these two main ends"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
DYING LIKE FLIES
IN NATIVE LANDS
TWO EASTERN NATIONS SEND
ONE ANOTHER'S NATIONALS
HOME IN SWAP OF FOLK.

The trading of minority populations
by Greece and Turkey, that is, the eX-
lie TO Greece of Greeks in Turkey and
the exile to Turkey of the Turks in
Greece, is creating widespread havoc
Disease and privations are killing the
Turkish refugees by the hundreds OF
thousands, it is estimated, while the
people, driven into their native land
about which they know little, are I'M
able to find work and food.
Turks Fare Worst.
The Turks who are being returned
TO Turkey, under an agreement be-
tween Turkey and Greece with the
sanction Of the League Of Nations,
find that Turkish politicians are
literally starving them to death
These Turks are being sent into
parts of the country where they have:
not the slightest chance OF living, and
disease is permitted to NOW them
down unchecked.
The tobacco farmers among the
Turks are being sent into the gram
growing sections and the grain grow
ers are being sent into the tobacco
fields. observers report. Those OF the
Turks who are merchants find them
selves unable to find places to do bus
mess. it is reported.
In Greece the million refugees from
Turkey are receiving better care. The
Greek government obtained a loan
from Great Britain to take care OF this
situation and there is not SO much
suffering.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02

OdpldlIl Oh OIlp NduSlll diiu SSiltCllSCN
To Federal Prison Gives Some of
His Experience. Sentenced to Year
In Atlanta Penitentiary.
NEW ORLEANS.-Th Thirty thous-
and aliens, denied legal entry into the
United States, are in Cuba waiting to
be smuggled into this country.
And hundreds of them are being
brought over nightly under the pro-
lection OF Cuban police.
Scores of ships, loaded with them,
pull out regularly under cover of dark
ness from Havana, Juaminta and 9th
er ports, with authorities guiding them
safely out Of the harbors.
Many are landing their illicit car
goes on the Florida coast. Others are
taking them even as far as New York.
A few have succeeded in sneaking
them in around New Orleans.
These and other facts have just
been given federal officials here by a
skipper now under sentence to Atlanta
penitentiary.
He is Captain Henry Ohlemutz, CO.,
owner and master OF the schooner
Altoona, nabbed by a coast guard pa
troll after a thrilling chase through the
marshes and winding bayous OF Louis
iana's northern coast Huddled below
were IS Chinese and IS white aliens,
including one woman.
1t Was His Second Trip.
Ii was. according to Oh1emutz, the
second batch he had brought over. In
the first two months before, were 10
whites and two Chinese, he says.
Ohlemutz, a mariner nearly 40
wears. was tried in the United States
district court here and found guilty
On his plea for mercy he was given a
year and day in Atlanta. he since
has filed notice Of appeal
The last boat the captain sailed, be-
fore acquiring the Altoona, was the
Asuncion. out of San Francisco.
The Altoona sailed from here May
II for Havana on its first smuggling
expedition. No arrangements, accord
ing to Ohlemutz, had been made in
advance They were attended to after
he reached Havana.
There he took on board the two
Chinese. and the ten whites. The
whites were mostly Hungarians and
Poles, as near as the captain could de-
termine.
They paid an average OF $125 each.
according to District Attorney Louis
H. Burns. The Chinese, because they
are harder to get in, paid more.
1--WE arrived in New Orleans about
3 in the afternoon. | released the ten
whites when they paid up" Ohlemutz
said
Il delivered the two Chinese to a
Chinese here.
The money collected, all told was
around $l,700."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
Rum and Drugs Convert
Young Into Criminals
Judge Tells Grand Jury Most Trouble
Comes From Liquor and Narcotics.

ATLANTA. Ga.1"There is more
tragedy enacted in Atlanta in one
week than on the American stage IN
Il Z, whole year." declared Judge q. ii.
InoWard, of the Fulton superior court,
p MS charge to the present grand jury
Ia which he recommended special
,nStltution to care for criminals be-
tween ,15 the ages of 10 and 20.
You would be alarmed if you could
f. the number of young boys and
EMS t who are brought into court
Ia,rged with ofenses against the law,
ana ana who are found to be drug ad-
lICis' he told the grand jury. 1T is
o ~ pitiful and tragedy The work
n me federal government in attempt
pos TO stamp out this evil is to be
commended"
Another cause, and one which is
~ serious problem" said Judge How
~ Is the use of Intoxicating liquors
Il the younger class. A great deal
evidence produced in court covers
0uhd a pint bottle or a Jug"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
Touching off Dynamite With
Match Cost Stump BlOtUers Life

Sullivan had two stumps to blow.
He lit one fuse then hurried to the
other. He had to strike two matches
to get the second fuse burning, but
bv that time the first charge exploded.
Sullivan was knocked down, and just
then the second charge exploded. The
man was MORALLY wounded. He died
in nearby barn before doctor could
be summoned.
Dynamite Dan" recently complet-
ed the lob Of blowing out 1000 stumps
for a New Jersey park commission. It
was his boast that he signed his life
away with every job"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
COLQUITT FARMERS BUSY
KILLING CORN WEEVILS

According to Moultrie dispatch
close to $4,000 bushels OF Colquitt
county's million-bushel corn crop
has been put away in weevil-proof
barns. The corn, on being stored,
was treated with carbon bisulphide
and this is said to give it complete
protection from weevils and rats.
The cost of this chemical does not
cost in excess of one cent for each
bushel of corn treated The 1,000,-
00O-bushel corn crop represents a
surplus of about 100000 bushels,
which will be sold, according to
farm observers. Most growers,
however, are holding in anticipa-
ton of higher prices next spring.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
WOMAN STUNG BY A BEE
SUES OWNER FOR DAMAGES

Charging that her neighbor,
Phillip Rudolph, owner of an
apiary, "harbors and keeps vicious
bees, we'll knowing them to be of
such disposition" Mrs. Augusta
Muehl has started suit at Menomi-
nee Falls, Wis, against Mr.. Ru-
do1ph for $1,000 damages, saying
she had been caused untold agony
when one of Mr. Rudolph's bees
maliciously stung her on the arm,
although she gave it no just cause.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
Will Drive Huge Reindeer Herd
1000 Miles OUer Alaskan WildS

rangers and trappers fear.
Mr.. Ashenfelter will be accompa-
med on his long and dangerous trip
bv number OF Eskimos, who own
some Of the animals to be transferred
These small reindeer herds are given
to the Eskimos to raise, since the
reindeer is an important domestic ami
nal in Alaska.
Over miles OF barren land, with the
temperature way below zero, Mr.
Ashenfelter will trudge with his herd
He will have no supply wagon or tent
Rather, he will carry all his food and
other supplies in pack on his back
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
HEADS OF 1000 CROWS
DECORATE BANQUET TABLE

1N4PIf 1000 crows were the
feature u on a banquet
table at Center, len the end
OF the crow contest \. .e county
was signalized by a big roundup
and feast by the several hunters
who participated. The drive against
crows is an annual event there, and
is done for the purpose of Kidding
the county of the birds, which are
charged with carrying cholera
germs to the farms.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
Two Months Old Baby
Has Had Six Haircute

Born with curly hair that reached
the shoulders little Alice. Sue Winder,
OF Norfolk, Va, is exciting the inter
est Of doctors and hair dressers. Al
birth the child's hair was so long it
was cut off by her nurses. Before she
was three weeks old it was cut twice
more and now, at two months old,
she has had six hair cuts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
Dynamite Dam Sullivan Victim OF
Double Explosion as He Worked
On New Jersey Farm

Dynamite Dan" Sullivan has
blown his last stump, On farm near
Crawford, N. ].
Sullivan. known throughout New
Jersey because he always carried a
et;ck Of dynamite in his pocket and
I'd DESTROYED many thousands OF
stumps for truck farmers, was VIC
firm Of his hobby-lighting his dyna-
mite fuses with matches.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
Government Agent Undertakes Dan
rerous Task to Keep Great Num-
bers of Animals From Starving.

Driving a herd of between 1000 and
10000 reindeer a distance OF thous-
ard miles is the task to be undertaken
soon by George Ashenieltcr.
The animals will be transferred
from one Part of Alaska to another
because OF scarcity of good graz
ing. Thousands OF reindeer Will perish
in Alaska this winter il herds are not
srlit into sections and taken into dill
ferent parts OF the country, forest
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
BIENNIAL SESSIONS
WON BIGGEST VOTE
MORE VOTES CAST FOR LEG
ISLATIVE A MEN M E MT
THAN FOR ANY OTHER.

Biennial sessions of the general as
sembly proved the most popular pro-
Dosal for constitutional amendment OF
the eight submitted to the people on
November 4th, it was revealed in final
tabulation OF returns last week. II
polled 10000 votes, while the amend
ment creating Peach county, with IT,
600 votes, was next to the most popu-
lar
Amendments That Were Ratified.
Other amendments approved were:
authorizing issuance OF port bonds at
Brunswick and Savannah; authorizing
consolidation of Offices of tax collector
and tax receiver in counties which de-
sire such a change; authorizing con
solidation OF city and county govern
ments in the more populous counties
where DESIRED permitting local gov
ernments to exempt new industries
from taxation for five years; author
izing group OF coastal counties to IS
sue bonds jointly Tor highway inn
provement.
Credentials OF Gcorgia's democratic
electors also were certified to Secre-
tary Of State Hughes by Secretary OF
State McI.endon last week, final can
vass OF votes being made on Novem-
Der 18Th. just 20 days after the cleo
ton and the last day allowed under
the law The electors of Georgia are
to meet at the state capitol in January
to cast their votes for John w. Davis.
Davis received more votes in Geor-
gia than did Cox.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
10000 ALIENS IN CUBA
WAITING TO GET TO IT,
MANY SMUGGLERS ARE LAND
ING CARGOES OF THEM ON
THE FLORIDA COAST.
SKIPPER RELATES THE STORY

Captain of Ship Caught and Sentenced
To Federal Prison Gives Some of
His Experience. Sentenced to Year
In Atlanta Penitentiary.
, 1924-02-06
Council Proceedings

February 4, 1924.
The Town Council of the Town of
Cody, Wyo., met in regular session at
the Town Hall in the Town of Cody,
Wyo., on February a, 1924, at 8
o'clock. There being present Mayor
Trueblood, Councilmen Frost, Tink-
com and Stump.
Minutes of preceding meetings, reg
ular meeting January 7 and special
meeting January 81, read and APP
proved.
Mr.. Goodreau talked on the subject
of crawling the main highway from
the hill east Of town up Sheridan ave-
nue. and past the camp ground.
Moved by Tinkcom, seconded by
Frost, that help be given the Good
Roads committee In the way of fur
nishing crushed rock for this gravel
ing, and that the rock crusher be
started Mt once. Motion carried.
Moved by Tinkcom. seconded by
Frost. that crossings be put in Mt the
following crossings Salisbury and 4th
street, Blastine and LIST street, Bias
tine and 4th street and Beck and 9Th
street. Also the alley crossing on 4th
street between Blastine and Salisbury
avenues.
The clerk is hereby notified to adj
vertise for bids for the construction
Of said crossings and also notify
Judge w. l.. Walls that sidewalks be
put in along the two vacant lots NJ
Blastine and 4th street. Motion car
ricd.
Moved by Frost, seconded by Tink-
com. that the city attorney be in
structed to notify Mr.. Trumble that
structure on corner of Morrell and
, 1924-02-06

l.. E. Peterson, opportunity to appear
before said board and answer said
charges and,
Be it further resolved that the clerk
of this board serve upon above direc-
tors, Mrs. E. ]. Goppert and Mrs. l..
E. Peterson, a copy of the above
charges as set out, and a notice to
said directors, Mrs. E. j. Goppert
and Mrs. l., E. Peterson, that said
hearing on the charges will be held
on the 10Th day of February, A. d.
1924, at 10 o'clock. in the Commits
sioners' Room at the Court House, in
Cody, Wyoming, and that they be fur
ther notified that if said charges are
found to be true, they, the said Mrs.
E. j. Goppert and Mrs. l.. E. Peter
son, will be removed from office of
directors of the Park County Library
Board for misconduct and neglect of
duty.
, 1924-02-06
SCORE ONE FOR WACHTEL

After a campaign of pussyfooting,
wherein despicable characters of his
department were used under an espi-
onage system that puts Russia in its
palmy days to shame, M. c.. Wachtel,
envoy extraordinary to the Anti-Sa-
loon league and minister plenipoten-
tiary to Governor Ross, has made his
first score in his campaign against
Wyoming sheriffs, duly elected and
officially constituted by the sovereign
people of the state. He has made
complaint against Frank r. Toy of
Sheridan county, charging that he has
wilfully refused, failed and neglected
to perform the duties of his office.
The sheriff is summoned to appear be-
fore Governor Ross. The summons
was served by the coroner of Sheridan
county.
We have no information at hand
concerning the offending sheriff, nor
do we know him, but in the light of
the performance and the personnel
of Wachtel's department, Sheriff
Toys simple declaration, II want my
friends to stay with me; l will prove
the charges against me are untrue"
bears weight with The Rocket.
Wachtel made the charges, which
at some length, state hat Sheriff Toy
was intoxicated on two occasions,
Wachteps department, according to
reliable authority, has been sending
out spies to shadow most of the sher-
IFS of Wyoming and now he makes a
score. The public will await with in
terest the outcome.
Since Mr.. Wachtel is moved into
action by alleged intoxication on the
part of a sheriff, what must his feel
ings be in the Ease of one of his stool
pigeons who staged a five-day drunk
at state expense ct Rawlins last year
before turning in" his quarry?
We do not know whether Sheriff
Toy is guilty as charged, but we do
know that the source of the charge
will kindle public sympathy for the
sheriff, whether guilty or innocent
Rock Springs Rocket.
, 1924-02-06

The automobile has supplanted the
camel as a mail and passenger carrier
over the hot sands of Arabia. The
car makes the trip in four hours that
required an entire day for the usual
camel
A Federated Press dispatch from
Moscow the establishment
of a new bank in Petrograd, which,
like other Russian banks, accepts
paper money deposits on a gold basis.
That is, if a deposit of so rubles is
withdrawn when it has fallen so per
cen from the gold value when depos-
tied, the owner receives 100 paper
rubles for it. If the ruble rises he
gets fewer on withdrawal.
A private in the United States Ma
rine Corps can assemble o Browning
automatic rifle in one minute and
seven seconds blindfolded.
Sixty Americans are insured for
sl,o00,000 or more,
The ubiquity of the common micro
organisms, whether in the torrid
one or in the icy north and south,
is phenomenal. Samples collected by
explorers contain many familiar spe-
cies of bacteria. In previously un-
touched soils and in the contents of
the intestine of arctic animals, is
found a motley group of bacteria,
yeasts and molds, most of them ia
miliar to us of the more contamin-
ated zones. There is no escape from
bacteria,
The inhabitants of the Fidsyi
Islands in the Pacific South Sea be-
liece that trees and cocoanuts have
souls.
The ancient Incas of Peru pos
sessed an efficient calculating ma
chine in the "quipu." This instru-
ment consists of a knotted cord about
16 yards long, containing 100 knots.
These knots are divided into 10 I'M
equal sections by as many silver
beads, representing the odd numbers
from 1 to 10. The sections are of
different colors which were impor-
tam factors in the calculating pro-
cess. The silver beads between the
groups represent the even numbers
from 2 to 20. Calculations involving
tens, hundreds and thousands are pos
sible by this device, which was first
used by the Chinese, later by the Jap
anese and must have been brought to
America by Asiatic migrations in ages
past.