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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
PHILLIPS FLASHES
MONEY AT CAPITAL
GIVES $1O0 TO WHITE HOUSE
PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIA-
TON. RAPS LING.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Photog-
raphers stationed at the white house
are the benefciaries of a windfall re-
sulting from a visit to the executive
offices today by J. L. Phillips, OF
Townsville, chairman of the Lily
Whites" of Georgia republicanism.
AS Phillips was leaving the Offices,
after talking with Presidential Secre-
tarv Slemp, one of the photographers
asked if he cared to buy ticket to a
banquet which is to be held by the
White House Photographers Assocla-
ton. The Georgian astonished the pho
tographers by taking a crisp $500 bill
from his pocketbook and presenting 1t
to them for the occasion, explaining
that it had been publicly proclaimed
in Georgia by Henry Lincoln Johnson,
colored national committeeman, that
Phillips had never been to the white
house since Coolidge became presl-
dent and that if Phillips SO much as
entered the white house grounds he
will be arrested.
Phillips said that Johnson had offer
ed to give $500 for any designated
charity to any one who could prove
that Phillips had been at the white
house during the Coolidge admlnistra-
ton. In view OF this charge Phillips
remarkaed that he felt like the win
ner of a bet OF $500 and he would
donate the money to the photogra-
pliers. The incident created much
4 IL, n
fees and delighted the photographers
| by the expression.
AS a matter OF fact, Phillips has
been at the executive offices previous
liy, though not frequently, since Pres
/ ident Coolidge took charge and has
{ been received courteously by Secretary
Slemp. The administration has not
recognized any particular branch OF
the Georgia republicans for patronage
purposes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
DOGS HELP CROOKS
TO COMMIT GRIMES
CROOKS IN BERLIN TRAIN AN
IMALS AS ALLIES. TAUGHT
TO STAND GUARD.

Criminals in Berlin Germany, are
teaching animals to help them in their
careers, and they e finding that the
police dog" is their most valuable
ally.
Possessing almost human intelli-
gence, these dogs also became known
for their faithfulness. But it has been
learned by the Berlin police that the
dogs can be as faithful to a crook as
TO member of the police force, and
can use its intelligence as efficiently
for criminals as against them
How the Dog Helps
While the crook is operating in a
house. gathering in the valuables, the
dog is on guard outside Should a per
son approach the dog banks. Should
two approach the dog barks twice. II
policemen come near the dog banks in
a peculiar manner to apprise his mas
ter within.
The Berlin criminals have even
taught their dogs to climb ladders, en-
ter a second story room and collect
all the valuables in the room.
Clever Job.
The huge St. Bernard dog has also
been trained to help the criminal. Re-
Gently one of them leaped at a pedes-
trian, knocked him to the pavement
and then passed on with great bound
1t looked like an accident.
Another pedestrian approached,
picked up the dazed victim of the
dogs leap, felt him all over over for
broken bones, and while doing so re-
lieved the man OF his watch, stick PIN
and other jewelry.
A Jew days ago the Berlin police
were called to investigate a robbery
Search was made for finger prints,
but the robbers had worn gloves. The
prints Of fingers of an orang -outang
were found on the window stills. how
ever. The animal had crawled through
a cellar window, came upstairs and
unattached the door to allow his mas
tiers to enter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
MAN DIES AFTER A
FAST OF 48 DAYS
WIFE, WHO KEPT HIM COM
PANY, EXPECTED TO RECOV-
Err. SOUGHT RELIEF.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Johnson were
found in a critical condition in their
home in Dayton, Ohio, after the hus-
band had gone 48 days without food
and the wife AS days Physicians were
summoned and pronounced the condi-
ton OF the couple desperate. Shortly
after the arrival of the physicians the
patients lapsed into Inconsistencies.
Later Mr.. Johnson was removed to a
hospital, where he died.
Mr.. Johnson, who was 90 years old,
had been sufferer with stomach
trouble for the last Is years. Several
months ago he read that fasting might
effect a cure, so he decided to try it.
Wife Kept Him Company.
After Mr.. Johnson had tasted three
DAYS his wife decided that she, too,
would fast so that the sight of food
would not tempt her husband. There
after she refrained from food. Physi-
clans say she will recover from the
effects of her foodless seige.
The couple finally became so weak
that they were forced to take to their
bed. Only occasionally did they get
I'D for drink of water. Neighbors,
who knew of their fasting and condi-
ton, finally called a physician, and la
ter the city authorities interviewed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
GIRL PARALYZED BY
PLUNGE INTO POOL
BESSIE Tiff STUDENT DIVES
TO CEMENT. HER CASE is
PUZZLE TO DOCTORS.

FORSYTH, Ga. = Miss Myrtice
Johnson, sophomore at Bessie Tiff
college, is at the Oglethorpe inhrmary
at Macon paraiyzed from her should
ers down, the result of a plunge into
shallow pool of water at the college
at Forsyth.
No bones were broken in Miss John
sons body, and doctors are baffied
over the strange injury to the young
woman. She is conscious, yet is com
pletely paralyzed from her shoulders
down.
Miss Johnson stated that she struck
her head in diving into the pool The
pool was being cleaned and rehlled
and the students had been warned
that the water was not deep enough
for diving. She either thought she
could safely take the plunge or lost
her balance and went headlong into
the shallow water, striking the ce-
ment bottom.
Miss Johnson is a daughter OF J.
w. Johnson, OF Green Cove Springs,
Fla.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
1,O45,755 CARS
MADE IN QUARTER
10 PER CENT ABOVE SAME Pc
ROD IN 1928. OUTPUT AND
SALES SLOWED IN MARCH.

Production OF motor vehicles for
the first quarter of 1924 totaled 1,O49,-
755. which is the largest output on
record for this period of the year,
Each month exceeded the correspond
ing month in 1923, and the three
months total was 10 per cent above
the first quarter year ago.
The March figures, reported to the
directors meeting of the National Au-
tomobile Chamber OF Commerce at
New York a few days ago, total $780,
500, slightly more than March of last
wear, and a 21z per cent drop from
February OF this year.
Drought on the Pacific coast, the
heavy production schedules Of Febru-
airy and the prevalence OF bad weather
in many sections OF the country slow
ed up sales and output sharply during
March. it was said. In the last two
weeks. however demand and increase
in manufacture have returned.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
BOOTLEG KING IN
ATLANTA U. S. Pen
GEORGE REMUS GETS TWO
YEARS FOR DEALING IN LIQ-
UOR. WAS POOR LAWYER.

George Remus, Of Chicago and Gin
cinnati. o., a poor lawyer little more
THAN two years ago, made $l5,0oO,OOl
since he quit practicing law by sell
ing liquor. But he is now III the led
cral penitentiary in Atlanta, ga.
When he gets out, however, at the
end of two years, he will have enough
of his millions left to buy limousine
Fany time he wants one and enjoy a
trip to Europe and back whenever he
is so inclined. The most amazing thing
about George Remus is the crowding
OF so many events in just two years
OF his life
Life in Chicago.
Little more than two years ago he
was lawyer in Chicago, and not
much lawyer at that. One day he went
TO the home of Eugene Holmes, on
the north side, and while there he got
INTO a fight with a man. The upshot
OF it was that Mr.. Holmes divorced
his wife and Mrs. Remus divorced
her husband Remus claimed he was
in the Holmes residence on protes-
sional business, but nobody in Chica-
60 believed him.
Then Mrs. Holmes became Mrs.
Remus, and the couple moved to Gin
cinnati. There Remus bought three
distilleres and a lot OF drug stores.
He sold the whisky from the distiller-
les to the drug stores and soon was
selling to a lot of other places.
Money Rolls in.
The money began to roll in so last
that Remus did not know what to do
with it. He bought mansion on
Price Hill, an exclusive residential sec
ton. and gave a great fete to his
friends. One hundred girls, dressed in
flowing white robes, served the feast.
Then the police began to hear OF
Remus and began to wonder how he
got all his money. The result was that
Remus was arrested and later was
brought to trial
Kemus hired the best lawyers in
Ohio and when the case came to trial
he discharged them and conducted his
own defense. The jury found him
guilty, and the judge gave him the
limit--two years in the penitentlary
and a fine of $4,000.
Two years isn't much, and neither
is $4,000. to Remus. His wife and
daughter are waiting for him in the
mansion in Cincinnati, and they will
persuade him to walk the straight and
narrow path when he does return. Re
mus has made his pile, so it is quite
likely he has forsaken the bootlegging
business forever.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
STATE SAN|TARIUM HAS
4,172 INSANE PATIENTS
1T COST A MILLION DOLLARS
TO MAINTAIN THE INSTI-
TUITION THE PAST YEAR.
800 NEW INMATES RECEIVED
Including Employees Asylum Has
Population of Approximately 5000.
A Larger Maintenance Fund and
Special Appropriations Wanted.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.-The an
nual report OF the board of trustees OF
the Georgia state sanitarium for 1923,
now ready. reveals the heaviest year
in the history OF this institution. The
patients resident in the sanitarium for
the year average 4,172, a gain of 254
over 1922. Including its officers and
employees the sanitarium now has a
population OF 1890.
The cost for the year was $780,
.230.55, averaging $234o5 per patient
The cost per patient last year was
.$238.04. The daily cost for each pa
tient, every expense included, was but
.64.37 cents. A deficit of $4,000 is
carried over to the new year due to
the failure to receive payment OF the
deficiency appropriation granted at the
last session OF the Legislature. The
sanitarium treasurer is given credit
for saving it from a most dangerous
situation, he advancing the funds
needed to keep it in operation. Be
cause OF this trying experience the
board makes a very vigorous protest
against the policy of making appro-
priations for the support of the SAM
tariurn known to be insufficient when
made, thus placing on the board the
burden of finding funds to meet its
expenses until a deficiency approprla-
ton can be had This appropriation
for the new year is but 100000, which
the board estimates will be insufficient
by $198,580
The work of the medical department
is pronounced as unusually excellent
and a Just cause of pride to the state.
An appropriation of $250,000 is asked
with which to build and equip psy-
chopathic hospital for the care and
treatment of the durable insane. In
the Judgment of the board such a hos
pital will be of great value to the med
ical staff.
Particularly distressing is that part
OF the report which calls attention to
the overcrowded condition of the san
itarium. Every bed in every ward IS
reported occupied with the demand
for admission increasing. This condi-
ton is worse in the white female de
Ipartment in which a capacity for l,l6A
patients is stretched to accommodate
1873. The board appeals Tor an i'm
mediate appropriation with which tc
complete and furnish the new building
now standing partly completed and
which will serve to partly relieve this
dangerous congestion.
Special appropriations are wanted
| fa- , non, aud larOer ice machine a
duplicate water main from the pump
| ing station, vocational therapy build
| ing, etc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
MOTHER AND FATHER
LEAVE THEIR BABY TO DIE.

ROME, Ga.-Oficers of Floyd
and Gordon counties are searching
for Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Logan, both
about "a years old, who are alleged
to have abandoned their 2-months-
old child on the front porch OF
deserted house at Sugar valley,
where the infant died of starvation
and exposure.
The body OF the baby, wrapped
in a blanket and with milk bot
= pressed to its lips. was found
DIV, Passersby had seen the
bu1s1Pg he porch of the empty
house ). -sday, but no eff
fort was mauo tain its con-
tents until today.
The Logans are sara to have
been in destitute circumstances.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
ICEBERG FURNISHES BIG
THRILL FOR PASSENGERS

NEW YORK; floating polar
cathedral of glistening ice and snow
thrilled passengers of the liner
Nieuw Amsterdam, which arrived
today from Rotterdam.
The berg, sighted off Cape Race,
was more than mile long with
two towering pinnacles more than
200 feet high, which the sun had
sculped to gothic suggestion, ac-
cording to Capt. w. V. Vanwa1ra
ven, Of the Holland-American lin
er.
The United States coast guard
cutter Modoc, was trailing the ice
berg, which was in the Transact
lantic steamship line, and regularly
reporting by wireless its position
for the protection of navigators.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
Qultman County Ordinary
Shoots Election Manager
Judge Methvin and Alonzo Perkins
Dispute Over Voters List.

GEORGETOWN, Ga.-Alonzo Per
hns, a farmer of Quitman county,
Is IN hospital at Eufaula with bull
a ft wound through the abdomen in
incted by Judge R. G. Methvin, ordl-
nary OF the county.
trouble arose between the two, &C
CoTdng TO reports, following Tuesday
primary election, when Judge Meth
YIN was candidate for reelection
~ ordinary. Perkins was a manager
d one OF the precinct boxes. A dis
Pute SAID to have originated over
striking names from the voters list
resulted ~ in the shooting in which Per
M4S was shot in the abdomen. He
vii recover.
ne following candidates were sue
o oss. IN the primary; R. G. Methvin
GTtu.ln j lobe Banks, sheriff; Henry
M4salsler superintendent of education
w. :. Crumbley, clerk of court; J
a + 5ioIllngSworth, tax collector, anc
L. b. Hammonds tax receiver.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
The President Halls the Nation to Life
In Wide Spaces Under the Open Sky

WASHINGTON, d. president
Coolidge wants to take the nation out
OF fats and offices and lead it under
the open sky OF the great outdoors.
He desires that the opportunity for
country recreation and for character
building offered by mountains, forests
and waterways, heretofore pleasure OF
the rich. be. thrown open to the rank
and file of the people.
Mr.. Coolidge announced in state
ment today that he has requested Sec
retaries Weeks, Work, Wallace and
Hoover and Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt to form committee and
suggest how national outdoor rec
reation policy can be formulated and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
$4,000 DEAD is TOLL
OF MURDER THIS YEAR
FRAUD AND ROBBERIES WILL
COST PEOPLE $4,OO0,0Oo,0Oo,
MACCABEE CHIEF SAYS.

Fifteen thousand people, according
to estimates based on crime statistics,
will die this year in the United States
by murder.
1T would take three hours for a
procession OF those who will perish by
violence before December 81, 1924, to
pass a given point" said A. w. Frye,
supreme commander of the Maccabees,
in an address on better citizenship.
Confidence Games Costly.
Fraud, confidence games, robber-
les and financial crime, it is estimated
by indemnity experts, will cost Amer
lea $4.000000,000 this year OF this
immense sum fake stock swindles
alone will total 100000, COG; credit
frauds will add $500, 100000 more. Bur
glarv. larceny and petty thetts will
Constitute $250,0O0.000 Embezzlement
and forgery will add $100000,00O each,
niracies and customs frauds another
$l00,000,000 and miscellaneous imam
cial crimes $1,000,00O,OOO
penal investigation discloses the
fact that 80 per cent OF the inmates OF
prisons and reformatories are mentally
defective and IS per cent are physical
Nv defective. More safeguards for pub
lie health would cut down the percent
age OF crime, medical authorities as
sert. and in this way save millions OF
dollars each year
The criminal class is most largely
81 from, those who were eXDlOit-
ed or neglected OF their childhood
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
HOSPITAL BOARD OF
M. E. CHURCH MEETS
TREAT 1O.830 PATIENTS IN A
YEAR. NO ACTION TAKEN
ON KENTUCKY OFFER.

ATLANTA.-The hospital board
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, at its annual meeting here to-
dav. took no action ON an offer of the
Good Samaritan hospital, Louisville,
XIV. and likewise held in allegiance a
nroffer of S250,0OO for the. erection OF
hospital at Paramount, w. va.
The report of DIR. farrell showed
that 10,830 patients were treated IN
the church's hospitals last year; total
income amounted to S647,795; total
hospital value of the church, 1920,
S22; total hospital endowment, ST.
O25,321.
Five hospitals now are being con-
structed by the church at Dallas Fort
Worth, Houston, Memphis and Mont
gomery, Ala.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
? 1000 Texas Flies Travel 1000 Miles
For a Bout With 'Doorless Door"

ing down from hidden ian. This
screen of air is met at the bottom by
another blast shooting outward. We
expect that this screen OF air, con-
stantly flowing, will bar the flies. Per
sons passing in and out scarcely will
he conscious Of the air blasts and will
experience no inconvenience.
The flies were ordered through the
bureau of entomology OF the United
States department OF agriculture at
Washington. The order was filled by
the chief entomologsit of the branch
in Dallas. The superintendent OF the
nIant here said the flies seemed none
tbe worse for their trip by express
Rations OF bread are being fed to
them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
"REDS" BUSY AGAIN
IN UNITED STATES
RADICALS WORKING U N D E R
COVER HERE. HAVE PLEN-
TY OF MONEY.

Another intensive drive is beng
made in this country by the third IN
ternationale, the communist party,
whose headquarters is in Moscow,
Russia. to make converts to its cause.
This time the communists are operat-
ing under the guise OF advancement
of Christianity" A recent 1nvestiga-
tion bv government agents has shown
the extent of the campaign
Working Universities.
The communists are active in or,
ganizing pacifst, or mo defense
groups in the big universities IN the
country. These groups are pledged 10
take no part in any future wars the
United States might engage in and
are opposed to all plans Tor national
defense.
that Harvard has strong no de-
tense" club. Organizations have been
Effected at Yale, Dartmouth, Barnard,
Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, Cornell, Chi
capo. Northwestern, the Union Iheo-
Io9;ca1 Seminary and Columbia.
Millions Spent.
There is evidence, the investigators
have learned, that Moscow is both di-
recting and financing the activities e! IN !,
This Country, and that the radicals
have plenty OF funds. Red" literature
;c being sent to many clergymen
throughout the country The phrasing
If this propaganda is so subtle that
MANY clergymen have been unwittihe-
Nv led to support the cause: .
The radicals are attempting also 70
organize the negroes and induce them
to leave the plantations IN the soutn
~ 90 north to live, where they can
more easily be influenced.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22

BOSTON, Mass.-Two thousand
house flies that have just been m n,
aortod here from Dallas, Texas, Will
ho nsed in a test tomorrow by man
ufacturing firm of a "doorless doc! door :,
I Jns;aned TO keep flies from entering
ues and fish markets, residences and
other places where they are un"ei-
come visitors. - concern
-, I'D two rooms built expressly to
n nSs the effect of the device, when
oOsTate the two chambers. He thus
describes it: IT,. ;s M
door at all, Just the frame. ~ i; .nf eo 'U
there IS strong current OF an No"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22

put into operation.
The physical vigor, moral strength
and clean simplicity OF mind of the
American people" he added, "can be
immeasurably furthered by the prop
erly developed opportunities for the
life in the open, afforded by our for
ests. mountains and waterways. Life
in the open is a great character build
err. From such life much of the Amer
lean spirit of freedom springs. Furth-
ering the opportunities of all for such
life ranks in the general class with
education"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
GEORGIA BANKERS TO
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
FINANCIERS OF NATIONAL
PROMINENCE WILL ADDRESS
CONVENTION AT AUGUSTA.
DAWSON MAN ON COMMITTEE
President Of American Bankers Asso-
citation Will Speak on 1--WE Must
Quit Tampering." Other Subjects
Will Be Given Attention.

ATLANTA, Ga.-With a program
of business and entertainment seldom
before equaled the Georgia Bankers
Association will hold its thirty third
annual convention at Augusta Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, April "a
20. Bankers representing practically
every financial institution in Georgia
and number OF leading national f.
nanciers will be in attendance.
Featuring the first days session ON
Thursday, which will open at 3 p. M,
/ will be the annual dinner OF the as
sociation at 7:30 p. m. The dinner
will be followed by a girls club dem
onstration and a dance given compli-
mentary to the association by the
Augusta banks.
The second business session, which
will open Friday morning. being called
to order by President James S. Peters,
of Manchester, probably will be one
of the most important meetings OF
the convention. There will be one
hour OF discussion under the auspices
of the agricultural committee of the
association on the subject, Looking to
the Future of Georgia's Agriculture.
Various committees will report during
the day The entertainment features
include a barbecue, golf tournament,
automobile rides and the Elks' min
strels
Agricultural Loans.
Most OF the session Saturday morn
ing will be devoted to a discussion OF
agricultural loans as between the Fed
eral Reserve Land bank, the Inter
mediate Credit bank and the mem
bers of the association. Hon. H. {.
Arnold, secretary of the Federal Land
bank and the intermediate Credit
bank of Columbia, S. c., will deliver
an address. Representatives OF the
Federal Reserve bank and of the war
finance corporation are expected to
attend this session.
The address OF welcome on the
opening day will be delivered by
Judge Henry c. Hammond OF Au-
gusta, and DR.. Joe P Bowdoin, pres
ident OF the Bank OF Adairsville, viii
respond. Two other addresses are
scheduled for the same day Walter
! w. Head, president of the American
I Bankers Association, will speak OF
I'VE Must Quit Tampering." Mr.
Head is president OF the Omaha Ma
tiona bank, of Omaha, Neb. Hon
George R. James, member of the Fed
eral Reserve Board, OF Washington
| D. c., will speak on the Federal Sys-
TEN and Its Service
officers of Association.
The 1923-1o24 officers of the Geor-
/ gia Bankers Association are as fol-
lows:
]. S. Peters, OF Manchester, presi-
dent; ]. Sherrard Kennedy OF Allan
ia. first vice president; c. E. Mar
tin. of Fort Valley, second vice pres
ident; Abial Vim, of Valdosta, thirt
vice president; Haynes McFadden, Of
Atlanta, secretary; E. L. Henderson
of Cedartown, treasurer, and Orvllle
A Park, of Macon, general counsel.
The executive council is composed
of ]. S. Peters, of Manchester; J. 5
Kennedy, of Atlanta; Haynes McFad-
den, of Atlanta; E. l.. Henderson, Of
Cedartown; ]. E. Turner, OF tltzger-
aid; w. E. Bates, of Elberton; J. J.
| Copeland, of Dalton; c. d. Cooke, Of
Dawson. and G. E. Patterson, of Ma
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
FARM WAGES INCREASING
THROUGHOUT THE NATION

Farm wages in the United States
last year averaged $33.1S month
with board, as compared with $29.H
in 1922 the department OF agricul-
ture reports.
Increases are shown in all parts
of the country, with the largest in
creases in the north Atlantic and
east north central states. and the
smallest increases in the south At
lantic states.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-22
RELICS OF NAPOLEON
ARE SOLD PRIVATELY

The night shirt Napoleon wore on
his deathbed, the glass from which he
took his last drink, piece of his COT
fin and other relics which were to
have been sold at auction have been
purchased privately ard turned over to
the MaImaison museum near Paris.