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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
700 GALLONS MASH
SEIZED BY OFFICERS
JENNINGS AND EVARTS FIND
A BIG STILL JUST BEFORE
OPERATIONS BEGUN.

County Policeman w, T, Jennings
and his deputy, Fl. c. Evarts, found
large booze manufacturing plant
Wednesday morning.
The two officers were scouting
around in the vicinity of Chickasaw-
hatchee swamp when they noticed
well-worn wagon path, with peaches
dropped at irregular intervals Follow
ing the fallen fruit the two men came
upon a smafl clearing beside the creek
which had become worn with constant
trudging of feet. Thirteen large bar
rels, two 32-gallon barrels and eleven
60-gallon barrels filled with peach
mash were found. A copper condenser
and an axe were left by the NOON
sinners. Mr. Jennings estimated the
amount OF mash at $50 gallons, which
would have made about IS gallons of
peach brandy. The mash was in ideal
condition, and tracks around the
place indicated that the sinners were
planning to begin activities. The still
had probably been in operation several
times before. No one was at the still
and no arrest has been made.
The mash was emptied and parts
not brought in for evidence were
demolished by Mr. Jennings,
The still was located on what is
known as the Brawner place, near
the dividing line OF the swamp land
owned by ]. D. Brim and William
Colley, near Chickasawhatchee.
Moonshiner's Daughter Smashed Jug.
Sheriff E. T. Woods, accompanied
by ]. M. Crouch and ] H. Slade, OF
Dawson, and Otis Lawhorn, of Bron-
wood, went to the home OF Ed Terry,
near Bronwood, and discovered i'll the
house a gallon jug of shine" and a
lard can filled with beer. A complete
still was found, unassembled, i'll dit
ferent parts of the house. The liquor
was placed in the car and Mr.. Slade
left to watch it when Hattie Terry
daughter of the negro, appeared dress
ed in pants and started off with the
evidence" When ordered to halt she
threw the jug against a tree and the
whisky seeped into the ground. Ed
has not been apprehended, but Hattie
was brought to Dawson and placed IN
jail She gave bond and was released
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
WILL ORGANIZE A TROOP
OF BOY SCOUTS WEDNESDAY
Application Blanks Received by the
Leaders of New Organization.

Application blanks and other neces-
sary papers for the organization OF a
troop Of Boy Scouts have been re-.
ceived in Dawson, and the work OF
enlisting members will begin at once.
A meeting OF all boys who are in
terested has been called for Wednes-
day night in the Legion hall, on the
third floor OF the City National bank
building, at 7;30 o'clock. Application
blanks can be obtained at this meet
ing, or if the Scout prefers to bring
the blank to the meeting filled out he
can obtain the necessary papers from
d. F. harrington. scoutmaster, or
Marvin Clay assistant scoutmaster.
The fathers OF the prospective Scouts
are cordially invited to attend the
meeting. The American Legion is
sponsoring the organization OF the
troop.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
| AIDES! DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
ayse Grandma's Sage Tea ana
Sulphur Recipe and Nobody
viii Know

The use of Sage and Sulphur for re.
storing faded, gray hair to its natural
color dates back to grandmother's time.
She used it to keep her hair beautifully
dark glossy and attractive; Whenever
her hair took on that dull, faded or
streaked appearance, this simple mix
ture was applied with wonderful eff
feet. ;. ,d
o,,t.of-date. Nowadays, by asking at
snv drug store for a bottle of "Wyeth,,s:
sage and Sulphur Compound" you Will
9et this famous old preparation, inn
SSroved bv the addition of other ingre-
dents. which can be depended upon to
restore natural color and beauty to the
hair. . ,.,..
tbe hair so naturally and evenly that
nobodv can tell it has been applied.
Won simply dampen sponge or SOFT
brush with it and draw this through
vour hair, taking one strand at time
Nv morning the gray hair disappears,
and after another application or two, 1t
becomes beautifully dark and glossy
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
]. A. LOWREY WAS THIRD
IN TRAP SHOOT ON FOURTH
Defeated A. ]. Hill by Few Targets
In Close Contest.

In the last issue of The News J..
A. Lowrey was reported as winning
fourth prize in the trap shoot on the
Fourth of July. Mr.. Lowrey gave a
splendid exhibition of craftsmanship
and really won second place, accord
ing to the score, but due to the tact
that the first prize winners tied and
had to shoot more birds" Mr.. Low
rey automatically dropped to third
place. He was winner OF the third
prize, defeating A. ]. Hill by Jew
targets.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
LARGE NUMBER WILL TRY
FOR CIVIL SERVICE PLACES
Applicants Who Pass Will Be Given
Places When Openings Occur.

Many more than the usual number
OF applicants for government positions
have made known their intention of
entering the civil service test to be
held in Dawson Saturday morning.
Notice from the postoffice depart
ment will be received by all the APP
p1icants stating. exactly where and at
what time they will have to report
for the examination. The usual Gus
tom has been to hold examinations
between the hours of and l o'clock.
The exact number OF applicants
cannot be ascertained at this time, as
MANY of the blanks have not yet been
received by those who applied for
them.
The persons making the highest
averages in these examinations VIII be
given positions as carrier or clerk
when the first vacancies occur.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
MEETING OF KIWANIANs
WAS OF SOCIAL NATURE
Judge M. C. Edwards Will Address
Club at Next Meeting.

The meeting of the Kiwanis club
Friday night was principally OF So
cial nature. The guests present were
Rev. M. L. Lawson. Rev. t. M. Chris
tan and ]. w. Cannon OF Dawson,
and DR.. T. B. Christian OF Greystone
Park, n ].
Secretary R. R. Marlin reported that
negotiations were under way Tor the
purchase OF piano for the club. w.
S. Dozier won the attendance prize,
a necktie given by R. D. Smith.
At the next meeting OF the club
Judge M. c. Edwards, who attended
the democratic national convention,
will tell ''What saw and heard at the
national convention and my opinion
of the same"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
A FORMER DAWSON WOMAN
DIES IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Remains of Mrs. Charles lowers Were
Brought Here for Burial.

The remains Of Mrs Charles JoW-
ers we're brought to Dawson from
her home in Birmingham for inter
ment Sunday morning. Mrs. lowers
was "a years OF age, and is survived
bv FIVE children-Messrs. S. j., Simp-
son and Alexander lowers and two
daughters. who, before their marriage,
were Misses Pearl and Ella lowers.
Funeral service was held in. Biz
mingham, and there was a short ser
vice at the grave by Rev. /. M. Chris
ton. The only surviving relative in
Dawson is a brother-in-law, Mr.. Duke
lowers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
LITTLE LOCALS
Voted Almost Unanimously for
$40. 900 Waterworks Bond Issue.

In the election Friday to determine
whether the city should issue $4,000
worth OF bonds to improve and extend
the water system 125 votes were cast
for and 4 against bonds Out OF a pos
sible 400 only 154 voters regis
tered for the election. The city council
will take steps at once to let the con
tract for the Improvements to be made
in the water system.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
DIR. L. R. SIMPSON SPOKE
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Heavy Rain Kept Many From At
tending Services Sunday.

Due to the inclement weather ON
Sunday afternoon only SNAIL crowd
was present to hear the sermon by
DR.. L. R. Simpson at the Presbyte-
rian church. This is not the first time
DR.. Simpson has addressed the Daw-
son congregation. and the Cuthbert
minister is always greeted by a good
crowd when he breaches here. his
subject Sunday, Visions, was much
enioyed by the few who had the pleas
ure OF hearing him. He will preach
again in Dawson at an early date, but
has not made a definite engagement
yet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15

The public schools in Tokyo are
now open to Christian teaching once
a week.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
County Tax Equalizers Have
Made Changes in Many Returns.

The board of county tax equalizers
were in session Thursday and Friday,
and had many taxpayers before them
in an effort to equaize returns. In
many instances valuations were either
increased or lowered. Most of the
changes were in the returns OF Daw-
son real estate. The equalizers are F.
M. McNulty, J. H. Pritchard and C..
c. Brim
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
FIRST RUN IN TWO MONTHS
rs MADE BY THE FIREMEN
The Automobile of John Ed Thomas
Caught Fire From Insulation.

The city fremen made their first
run in nearly two months when they
answered call Tuesday from the
warehouse of Hill & Hill. An auto
mobile belonging to Mr.. John Ed
Thomas had caught fire from bad in
sulation in the ignition system and
threatened to get beyond control OF
the owner. Chemicals soon extinguish-
ed the smoking rubber.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
A CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends and
loved ones for their kindnesses shown
us during the sickness and death OF
our dear husband and father; also the
thoughtful doctor who attended him,
and for the beautiful floral offerings.
May Gods richest blessings be with
each and every one of them.
MRS. ]. L. MURRAY and Family.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
GROVE CHARGES MISS
NATHAN VITHpERJURY
School Days Friend of Dickie
Loeb Alleged TO Have wa
ried Remarks on Stand

CHICAGO. August 7.-Introduc-
ton of lay witnesses by the de-
tense, seeking mitigation of the
punishment OF Nathan Leopold, III.
and Richard Loeb, confessed muir
derers Of Robert Franks, whom
5hcy kidnapped, brought from states
Attorney Grove shouted charge that
one witness had Committed dellb-
crate perjury"
Miss Lorraine Natha, "a school
days friend of Loeb, was on the
stand when Prosecutor Grove, in
seeking to impeach her testimony,
charged that she was varying her
remarks" from statements made in
| his office after Loeb had been az
rested. The girl testified in a cool
catchy voice, and her conclusions
on Loeeb's conduct so clearly par
alleled those of medical expert.
who preceded her on the stand that
Prosecutor Grove ironically start
ed His cross-examination by address
ing her as doctor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
COMPERS ASKED
TO CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC CITY, August T.
Samuel Gompers. president OF the
American Federation Of Labor, said
here last night that John w. Davis
Democratic nominee for President,
sought a conference with the Labor
leader in New York July IL, and
later requested MIR. Gompers to file
with him "a statement Of questions
which Labor is chiefly interested
in"
"The conference was impossible"
said Mr.. Gompers, because Of q
conflicting engagement The re-
quest was denied, he added, because
lie could not submit questions 70
Mr.. Davis, which would not be
equally submitted to other eandi-
dates for the presidency.
That MIR. Davis had communieat-
ed with Mr.. Gompers was revealca
in a letter the federation leader
wrote to William B. Wilson, former
Secretary Of Labor and a present
member Of the Democratic ma
5ional committee at Washington.
The letter was in reply to one re-
eeved from Mr.. Wilson by the exc
cutiyc council Of Tie American
Federation Of Labor urging that It
defer endorsing La Toilette until
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
SENATE REL USES TO
RE CONSIDER Bill |
Perkins Measure to Substitute
Elecuocut;on As Capital Pun
ishment Stands

ATLANTA, August by
vote Of u 10 18 the senate re-
fused to reconsider it action Of
passing the Perkins house bill sub
stituting the electric chair for
hanging as the legal method Of exc
cution in Georgia.
The senate Tuesday pasesd the
House bin making eiectroeution
the legal method Of execution CT
criminals convicted OF capital
crimes in Georgia and an amend
nnt was adopted providing that no
persons now under indictment Tor
murder in the State shall be affect
ed by The provisions Of the bill.
The bill is returned to the House
for action on the Senate amendment
Senator Smith, Of the Thirty
fifth announced after passage Of
bill that he would move its recon-
sideration.
The vote on the bill was not with
out a dramatic touch A total Of
twenty-six votes was necessary Tor
passage and unofficial Compilations
Of the vote at the conclusion of the
roll call showed twenty-five votes
i'm favor Of the change and TWEEN
ty-one against. There was hush
as President Carswell announced:
ION the passage of the bill, the
ayes are 25 and the nays are 81
and the bill fails to receive consti-
tutional majority-but the eli ,ir
votes aye and the bill Is therefore
passed" The presidents final
words were almost drowned in a
burst of applause from proponents
Of the bill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
CLAIM MACHINE PICKS
BALE OF COTTON A DAY

SELMA, Ala, August IA cot
ton picking machine, more effective
than anything SO ta d,vised BIZ the
scientists, has been built up by c..
q. Wilemon of Red Bay, Ala, ac-
cording to his recent letter to the
Mayor of Selma. The letter, turn
ed over to Secretary H. Fl. Frazier
Of the Chamber Of Commerce, sets
forth that Wnemon has an organi-
cation which pick a bale Of cotton
day. The cotton picking organi-
zation of which he boasts is made
up Of a family Of ten each one an
expert "hand" In addition the
father Of the family is experienced
in store keeping farming and truck
ing, while several members Of the
family are expert truck drivers and
saw mill hands.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
MRS. FERGUSON SAYS
SHE'LL. DEFEAT KHAN
IN GOVERNORS RACE
Woman Polled 100000 Votes
Against $4,000 Cast for
Robertson Who Led Ticket
RUN-oVER PRIMARY SOON
Political Dopesters Say She'll
Win By 100000 Majority If
She Gets Anti-Klan Vote

TEMPLE, Tex, August 7. -
This business of running for COVER
nor bothers Mrs. Miriam Amanda
Ferguson.
The peaches have to be canned.
Politicians will keep, but ripe
peaches will not.
And every few minutes some
pesky reporter comes into the kitch-
en- and interrupts, and Just as she
gets settled down again with a bush
ell Of fruit to peel here comes an
other photographer.
She changed her dress for the
first few, but now she just washes
the peach juice off her hands, puts
on sunbonnet and steps outside
to be posed.
Come to the governors mansion
next January" says Mrs. Ferguson,
"and Ill give you some Of these
preserves, spread with butter on
thlck slices of homemade bread.
She's not elected yet, nor even
nominated by the Democratic par
ty, which has always meant election
in Texas. But she ran second in
the first primary among nine can
didates.
And she is confident that she
viii win over Felix Robertson, in
the run-off primary August 20.
The November election is Just
formality. They always elect
Democrats in Texas.
And if Mrs. Ferguson wins, it
will be the defeat of the Ku KIux
Khan, by a woman, and She believes,
the clearing of the Ferguson name
Continued on Page Five)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
THREE KILLED. TWO
OTHERS INJURED IN
AUT0-TAAIN Crash
Pennsylvania Train Strikes Car
Loaded With Passengers on
New Jersey Grade Crossing
HAD VISITED ACCIDENT
Party Was Returning From
Scene Where Woman Met
Death in Similar Crash

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j. Aug.
7.-Three men we're killed, two
injured, when the automobile in
which they were driving wa struck
by a Pennsylvania railroad passer s.
er train at a crossing near here to-
day. The victims had gone to see
the grade crossing out Of curiosity
where the woman was killed 9nd
two injured yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
ALLIES AND GERMANS
IN COMPLETE ACCORD
TO rs
Final Agreement Is Reached On
Disputed Point in Dawes Rep
arations Program
BIG FOURTEEN MEETS
American Authorities Say Basis
Exists for Settlement Of Every
German Objection

LONDON, August 1.-THE allies
and the Germans have reached com
plete agreement on the manner in
which defaults are to be declared
under the Dawes plan.
The German delegation to the in-
ternationaI conference witch is
seeking to evolve plans for putting
the Dawes plan into effect cheer
ed the wearled allied plentipoten-
tiaries who have been struggling
with hte question for three weeks
by Being ready Wednesday with a
memorandum outlining the German
opinion Of the program which the
conference has adopted for launch
ing a new PREPARATION era.
The Germans worked throughout
the night until 3 O'Clock Wcdnes-
day morning to complete the draft
of their views for presentation to
the delegates to the conference,
held in the British premier's Off
cial residence in Downing street.
The final meeting of the big
seven" preceded the arrival of
Chancellor Marx, Foreign Minister
Stresemann and Finance Minister
Luther. When the Germans came
into the meeting room, the "big
seven" called in additional mem
bers of their respective delegations,
| and the conference, counting the
Germans, thus became the big
fourteen" which is the committee
Of The chief delegates which will
take the leading role during the re-
mainder of the conference.
While the delegates awaited a
translation of the cighteen-page
German memorandum, Chancellor
Marx in a speech summarized the
German objections to the plans Of
the experts for launching the
Dawes project.
After studying the German mem
orandum and a covering letter pre-
scented with it, Ramsay Macdonald,
the British prime minister, handed
both to the committee Of seven
experts, including a German mem
Der, for sitting out and cataloging
the German objections. Some
points which are entirely political
will be passed upon by the chief
delegates. Other technical issues
will be reviewed by select commit
tees of the experts, which will in
clude Germans.
The experts spent the afternoon
at work and completed a study Of
the reports the interalliod confer
ence adopted on the economic res
toration Of Germany and the trans
fer of PREPARATION payments. This
morning these two reports were
placed before the 'big fourteen"
Wednesday evening the delegates
met in Premier MacDonald's room
in the house Of commons to consid-
er the Germans plans which have
been adopted for defaults and sane
ton under the Dawes project.
Last night, a high American au-
thorlty who had read the German
memorandum characterized it as
Excellent" and as much better than
| had expected"
After studying the German OBJ
jections carefully the American au
thority said there existed a good
basis for settlement of every objec-
ton the Germans had raised.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
DAVIS NOT KLUAER.
NEVER HAS BEEN AND
NEVER WILL JOIN
Democratic Nominee for Presi-
dent Nails Charge That He's
a Klansn1au in Letter
DECLARATION POSITIVE
Revere Allen, MAGAZINE Editor
Makes Public Stand Assumed
Toward Khan BY Candidate

NEW YORK, August John
w. Davis, democratic presidential
candidate, declares he is not a mem-
Der Of the Ku KluN hlan, never
was. and won't become 2 member
IA a letter made public today va IT,
ten in answer to a letter from Re-
we're Allen, a magazine editor neer'
calling attention to the Charge that
Davis was a klansman,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
RED LIQUOR FOUND
IN RAID nv DOUGHERTY

ALBANY, August 7.-One Of the
largest cred lieker' hauls ever made
in Dougherty county was made re-
recently when county police, R. Il.
Culpepper and Deputy sheriff o.
F. Tarver located a liquor cache con
tanning 102 quarts Of imported
whislSey in the Muckalee Cree
swamp northeast Of the city. N
arrests have been made,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
DR.. MELTON BETTER
AFTER OPERATION

ATLANTA, August Friends
Of DR.. W. f. Melton, head Of the
English department Of Emory Uni
versity, will be glad to know thai
he is recovering from recent oper-
alton at Wesley Memorial hospital.
DIR. Melton has been professor q
,Engiish at Emory for sixteen years
,and is known and loved BY former
pupils az over the south.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
NEW CRUISING PLANE
LEAVES LANGLEY FIELD

NEW PORT NEWS, August L.
Two Iieutenants hoped of from
Langley Field today for Nova
Scotia to deliver the Douglas cruis-
ing plane in which Lieutenant Wade
will resume his world flight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
BIENNIAL SESSION
BILL IS NOW A LAW

ATLANTA, August Cover
nor Walker late Wednesday after-
noon in the presence Of Senators
Mundy and Mason, signed the les
isiatiye resolution submitting to tho
people the proposal of a cohstitu-
tional amendment for Biennial ses-
sions Of the General Assembly.
Which passed the House yesterday.
The per- was presented to Senator
MQnday. $50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
QUICK TRIAL GIVEN
CONDEMNED NEGROES

BOWLING GREEN, Va, August
Otto Clear and Fritz Lewis,
two negroes were indicted tried
and sentenced to electrocution on
September IL in circuit court here
TODAY for the murder last week Of
Thomas Campbell. &c, a farmer 81
Penola. The entire proceedings
lasted little more than an hour
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07

the Germans really will be getting
a good thing. But their govern
ment is feeble.
If it yields too easily, then mon
archists are liable to say it has be-
trayed the country and stage a sue
cesful revolution. The allies
knowthis and don't want it to hap
pen.
So, to save. the governments
face, the allies probably will go
Through the motions of wrangling
for awhile with Germany and max
ing some concessions to her-which
they'll have intended all the time to
make. Germany viii sign on The
dotted line then
NOT so QUIET
On the urface, politics appear
rather quiet. But the party leaders
are getting ready. About Sept. t..
the fireworks will start. President
Coolidge and John w. Davis act like
queer canpaigners, but not Charles
G. Dawes or Charles w. Bryan.
Nor La Toilette and Wheeler.
Their campaign will be hot
enough to satisfy anybody. It MAJ
even be hot enough to stir Davis
up to the point of hitting back.
Politician doubt if Anything can ex-
cite Coolidge.
FIRPO-WILLS
A strong effort is being made
to force the government to de
port Luis Angel Firpo before he
has time to fight Harry Wills. Anti,
light people accuse the immigra-
ton department Of rank inconsis-
tency in admitting Firpo while ex-
GLIDING his travelling companion
Senorita Blanca Lourdes. Adding
insult to injury, as the anti-fglt
folk see it, President Coolidge re-
ceived and handshook F'irpo at ire
White House, but when Cano.
Chase, Brooklyn clergyman, CALLED
to urge The Argentines deportation
he couldn't get a "date with the
president.
PARADOXICAL,
When Leopold and Loeb, Chica-
COS boy murdercrs, pleaded guilty
at was announced that that prevent
ed them from claiming insanity
Ever since then, for days and days,
the court has been listening to testi
mony 10 show they are insane.
INTHE NEWS AGAIN
Iceland,which was he last in tie
news when Eric the Red sailed for
Greenland, is in It again now on
account of the American round
the-gllobcflyers' visit. It is the last
stopping place before the most dan
gerous of all the aviators' lump.
All the world is waiting for new
fro mthere.
JUST PROPAGANDA
The navy wants to tilt the bio
gums on American warships a little
higher so they can shoot farther
me British, who already have tiled
sheir guns higher, protest against
TINS, saying the arms limitation
agreement prohibits it. American
naval officers. deny this.
They say the British know they
haven't leg to stand on, too, but.
are Just trying to make the Amer.
lcan peopel believe the increased
lllt would be cheating on this eoun-
Try part; if they can do that thew
mink the people will veto the navy .
Pl5n'ahd Britain will go on being
able to outshoot us.