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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-23
Compiling of the Dictionary
Cost Noah Webster 20 Years.
Letter of the Author Also Says That the Work Enaed an Outlay
or 100000 Communication Written in the Year 1923.

for such an undertaking and | want to
avail myself of all my extra means.
Proposed Sale of Other Books.
Il have on hand a new book Of my
own publishing, entitled Letters to a
Young Gentleman Concerning His
Education, some of which think
may be sold in Albany The retail
price is S1.75, the work being a thin
octave. The sheet price is 90 cents
and for a hundred or more | would
say 80 cents. Now, sir, will not Web
ster and Skinner assist me, by taking
hundred or two, either bound or in
sheets; bound at $129 or in sheet at
80 cents? Ii you will it will very
much oblige me.
My dictionary has cost me 20 years
OF labor and about $4,000. If l sue
coed I shall reimburse myself and be
able to compensate all my friends for
their advances. Ii l should not, l shall
be left in my old age with small means
for subsistence.
please to present our kind respects
to Mrs. W. and other friends
Yours with affection and respect,
IN. WEBSTER"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-23
STONE CASTLE CHAPTER.

The Stone Castle chapter, D. 4. R,
was delightfully."- entertained on Wed
nesday afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
IT, M. Rauch Those acting as hostess
es for the occasion were Mrs. J NJ.
Rauch. Mrs. A. L. McLendon, Mrs.
ID. F. English. Mrs Susie Mercer. Mrs.
IT, r. Webb and Mrs Mary Baldwin,
The home was beautifully decorated,
Baskets and vases OF coral vine and
cut flowers we're artistically arranged.
The color scheme of pink and green
was carried out throughout the house.
After the business session lemon ice
and cake we're served.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-23
THREE CARLOADS FEEDER
PIGS ARE SOLD AT DAWSON
Bought by Farmers of Terrell and
Randolph Counties.

Three carloads Of feeder pigs. shipP-
ed here from Tennessee by Mr.. Z.
Cushenberry, have been sold at DaW-
son to farmers OF Terrell and Kan
dolph counties Between 900 and /OO
have been sold
The price OF pigs has been lowered
slightly, and all weights will hereafter
be sold at 10 cents
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-23
PALACE THEATER WILL
GIVE WAY LITTLE PACKARD
Contest Began Yesterday and Viii
Continue Several DAYS.

Considerable interest is being mani
tested in the little Packard roadster
which will be given by the Palace
theater to some little boy or girl. | he
little automobile is an exact imitation
of the larger machine.
The contest OF which tull partlcu-
lars can be obtained at the office OF
the theater, began yesterday and VIII
close Friday week. The little car Is
now assembled and is in the lobby
OF the theater for inspection.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-23
BUSINESS COLLEGE.

Americas business college opens on
September LIST. Miss Lillian Braswell
President Personal instructors; book
keeping, shorthand, typewriting, Eng
lish. spelling, mathematics, commercial
law. penmanship. Positions guaran-
teed. Phone III. P. O. Box 254
Americas Ga 9-2-5t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-23
MRS HASSELBRING JOINS
HUSBAND IN DAWSON HOME

Mrs. H. c. Hasselbring and two
small sons arrived in Dawson Friday
to ioin Mr.. Hasselbring, who recent
" located here and engaged IN the
manufacture of cigars They will make
their home with Mrs. J. E Adams on
Vine street
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-23
WOMAN,S CLUB.

One of the most enjoyable meetings
OF the Dawson Woman's club was
held Saturday afternoon. The occa-
sion was reception given by the OF
fcers OF the club. The receiving line
was composed of the new officers ana
presidents OF every woman's organiza-
ton in the city Delicious punch was
served by Mrs. D. S. Griggs, Mrs. K.
G. Dozier, Mrs J. B. Petty and Mrs.
Willard Nasworthy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-23
A CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank the people, OF
Brentwood and community tor their
kindness during the illness and death
of our dear husband and father; also
for the many floral offerings. May
Gods richest blessings be with each
and every one MRS. w. A. JONES
and Children.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-23
THE SOCIAL REALM.

Mrs. ]. NJ. Rauch, president OF the
Mary Brantley chapter, U. d. e an
nounces a meeting at the Log Cabm
club house Friday afternoon at ) 50
o'clock. An interesting program has
been arranged and all members are
urged to be present.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-23

Rootstown, o., points with pride to
an industrious citizen who hoes his
potatoes by night, having a search
light mounted on his hoe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
WHALE-SHARK IS
JUST PLAYFUL,
CLAIM
N. Y. Museum Statement
Says Giant Fish Is Harm
less and Friendly.

NEW YORK, March S.-There Is
no need to turn green with fright
when swimming around in warm
Southern waters; one suddenly
bumps into a terrifying shark the
size Of whale. The whale-shark,
for all its baleful looks, is not only
harmless. but even friendly, accord.
ing to a statement issued by the
American museum Of Natural His.
tory today.
The first satisfactory life-siZe
model of a whale-shark was being
constructed at the museum from
specimen taken in the Florida
keys last June.
The whale-shark has an enormous
mouth, filled with almost micro
scopic teeth. It feeds by sitting
small creatures from the sea by
means Of a mesh work Of gill
rakers.
1t is almost as large as a whale,
specimens in the Indian ocean
measuring seventy feet in length.
1t is beautifully marked creature,
with narrow, vertical, white lines
and series Of large white spots.
Observers Of the shark in action
say that It will swim up alongside
Of a fisherman's boat and rub itself
against 1t in the most friendly man.
ner imaginable In an effort to rid
itself Of barnacles. This Is it's most
hostile action toward man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
LADY ASTOR, ALL WOMEN
REJECTED BY ROTARIANS'

CHICAGO, March ga request
from a group of English women
headed by Lady Aston and Lady
Rhonnda, for sanction from the
International Rotary Clubs to
organize a woman's rotary in Eng
land, has just been refused by the
board of directors Of that organiZa.
ton, according to announcement to.
day from the offices here.
The board advised the group Of
English women that the present
constitution of the clubs prohibits
any but men from belonging to the
organization. Until there is q con-
stitutional change, all applications
from women's groups are being
turned down. Intimation has come
from London that English dele.
gates to the international Rotary
convention In Toronto, during June,
will move to change the laws Of the
organization to permit women's
auxiliaries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
j. 5. WARSH|PS
SURROUNDING
HONDURAS
Officials Report Situation in
Republic Alarming, With
Fighting Expected.
BY International News Service.

The Republic of Honduras, en-.
broiled in a civil war which has
endangered American lives and
property, is completely surrounded
by warships of the United States
navy, the State Department an.
nounced today.
In addition to the cruiser Denver,
anchored off Ceiba, and the destroy
er Billingsley, off Puero Cortes, on
the north coast, the destroyer Mil
waukee has taken up a position at
Amapala, on the south coast.
No orders have yet been issued
for the landing of additional marines
or sailors to augment the forces at
Ceiba, but officials said today that
the situation was alarming and the
further fighting was anticipated
within the next few hours.
According to consular advices to
the State Department, rebel forces
under General Ferrera have cap
tured the city of Tamara, twenty
miles from Tegucigalpa, the capital
of Honduras, and an attack on
Tegucigalpa is being planned.
1t was emphasized at the State
Department today that the presence
of American marines at Ceiba is
not to be construed as ''interven-
tion," but that the United States
forces are in Honduras merely for
the protection Of American in.
tereStS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
ICE in Industry

The manufacture of Ice is
Uncle Sans ninth industry. But
that's only a small part of the
story of Ice in industry. Refrig-
Grafton is of paramount impor-
lance in lard and oil refineries,
in creameries, in margarine plants,
in the manufacture of explosives,
In the storage of furs, in sugar
refineries, in bottling establish
ments, in sausage factories, in can
neries, in glue factories, in bleach
ing and dycing establishments, in
the manufacture Of drugs, and in
the Kodak plants Florists could
not do business without refrigera-
ton, and big cities could not even
be fed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
PROBE IS
HELD Up BY
HEAT
Two Missing Besides 10 Dead
and 100 Injured in Nitrate
Explosion.
BY international News Service

NIXON, N. j., March 3.-Ef-
forts were being made today by
Middlesex county authorities to
fix the blame for the explosion
which on Saturday destroyed the
plant of the Nixon Nitration Com
pany here and took the lives Of
at. least eighteen persons and in
jured one hundred more.
Owners Are Quizzed
Lewis and Stanhope Nixon, own
ers Of the RACED plant, and r. Nor.
ris Shreve, president Of the AW-
monte Company which owned the
explosive material, were called into
conference ut the country prose-
cutor's office, together with army
officers from the adjoining arsenal
at Raritan and survivors\ Of the
blast.
In addition to the eighteen killed,
two others are missing, and of the
fifteen seriously injured in various
hospitals, it is feared many will die.
Arsenal Denies Blame
Opinions varied as the cause Of
the explosion. Officials of the
nitrate plant believe small quaint
ties Of T. N. T. had been left in
the ammonium nitrate when it was
extracted from shells at the arsenal
and sent to their plant, while
Major A. S. Casad. in command at
Raritan arsenal, was equally sure
the explosion was caused by chemi.
cal conditions in connection with
the making Of fertilizer from the
nitrate at the plant and not due to
carelessness in leaving T. N. T. in
the mixture at the arsenal.
A vast crowd of sightseers, esti.
mated at 10000 persons, thronged
the country roads leading to the
scene. Only those on official bust.
ness were allowed closer to the ruins
than a quarter of a mile.
Heat Hats Experts.
Chemical experts were requested
by the prosecutors office to conduct
an examination on the scene, but
were still held UP in their efforts to-
day as the debris had not yet cooled
off.
All fear that the 100000 high
explosive shells at the Raritan ar.
senal across the fence from tho
nitrate plant were in danger were
dlspelled this morning, when 1t was
practically assured that no more OK.
plosions would occur.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
GIRL
NOT DIVORCE
WITNESS
Mrs. Harris Will Not Call
''Sister" in Husbands Case.
Defense Near End.

NEW YORK, March 3.-The
Samuella Lee or Susie Ella Lee,
whose mysterious personality has
haunted the record Of the trial of
Beverly D. Harris annulment suit
against his beautiful wife, Mrs.
Elaine Lee Harris, will not appear
as a flesh and blood witness In
Justice Wasservogel's courtroom.
The jury will have to establish her
identity from testimony of others.
The plaintiff contends that Sam
uella is the same woman as the
defendant and was, before her mar
riage to him, the mistress of Eli
Raynor, Memphis gambler.
Mrs. Harris contention pictures
Samuella as her sister, born eight
years before the defendant, and the
legitimate child Of her mother,
Saluda Ann Lee. while Mrs. Harris
is the illegitimate child of her
mother and Raynor, the gambler.
This problem Of identity is the
principal issue Of the trial and will
play an important part in determin-
ing the jury's verdict.
Another sister Of the defendant,
Mrs. J. w. Corder, will take the
witness stand today for the de.
Tense. Her testimony is expected
to deal with the identity of Sam.
uella.
Mrs. Corder has Travelled from her
home in Indianola, Miss, to ap-
pear as a witness. But the Samuella
Of Mrs. Harris claim will not be
present, Mr.. Battle said, although
her deposition may be read in court.
Samuella. the defendants attor-
neys declare, Is now happily mar
ried and does not wish to risk
losing her present happiness.
The defense will attempt to con.
clude its case today, placing Mrs.
Harris on the stand asa climax.
Her direct examination will last
about an hour, Mr.. Battle said.
But Carruthers Ewing, Harris
attorney, who himself comes from
Memphis, may prolong- cross.exami-
nation, of the defendant concerning
her early life in the South until
a late hour In the day.
The skirmish Of the easy-going
attorney, who knows everybody in
Memphis, and the quick, spirited
emotional Southern beauty is ex'
pected to provide dramatic chap
ter in the already picturesque record
Of the trial.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
PROBE IS URGED
Of SOTHERN
PACIFIC oil
Californian Writes Senators
Promising to Expose
Biggest Grab"
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

OAKLAND, Calf, March. 81
Close on the heels of the statement
of Gov. Clifford Pinchot Of Penn
sylvania, that in 1920, Attorney
General Palmer, without a fight,
turned over $500. OOO, 900 of oil lands
from the public domain to the
Southern Pacific Company, M. K.
Miller, of Oakland, former city en-
gineer and now president Of the
Peoples Investment Company, to-
day revealed the fact that he has
been in communication with the
Senate committee investigating the
Teapot Dome scandal concerning
the Southern Pacific case.
Mr.. Miller today revealed to a
representative of the Post Enquirer
and Cosmopolitan News Service the
contents of letters in which he stat
ed that he stands ready to respond
to subpoenas from the investigating
committee at Washington and tell
what he knows of the dismissal by
Palmer of the fraud suits against
the Southern Pacific.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
GIVES
D. K. To HOUSE
TAX BILL
Smooth Sailing in Senate Is
Expected to Follow
Endorsement.


Administration leaders in the
Senate received word from the
White House today that the tax
reduction bill as passed by the
House is satisfactory to Presi-
dent Coolidge.
This means that the Republi-
can regulars in the Senate will
not seek to cut the surtax rates
or increase the normal income
tax rates fixed by the House,
but will satisfy themselves with
defending the bill against on
slaughts Of the Democrats and
Republican insurgents.
Mellon Plan Dead.
After a survey of the situation
in the Senate, Administration mem
bers of the Senate Finance Com.
mittee, which is now considering
the tax reduction bill, have reached
the conclusion that the original Mel
lon tax plan is dead beyond all
hopes OF recuperat1on, ana that Ell
forts to revive the Mellon rates
would be efforts wasted.
President Coolidge has been al
vised Of this situation and he has
therefore given the word-unofficial
ly thus far-that he will approve
the income tax rates written into
the bill by the House. These rates
were adopted through a compromise
effected with the insurgents by
Congressman Longworth, the Re
publican leader. The normal tax
rates are per cent below $4,000
per cent between $4,000 and S..
900, and 6 per cent above $4,000
The maximum surtax rate is BIN
per cent, whereas Mellon wanted
the maximum fixed at 25 per cent
a reduction of SO per cent under
the existing rate.
Senator Smoot RepO of Utah
chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee, announced today that
hearings on the tax bill will open
on Thursday. Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon will be the first
witness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
DOCTORS FIGHT
VALUELESS
SERUNS
jrge Adoption Of Measure to
Prevent Fake Advertise
ments of Vaccines.
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mas been manufactured under sani-
tary conditions and that the label
on the package states the true con-
tents Of the preparation"
Opposition Shows Up.
Similar testimony was given at
Eoday's hearing.
> Opposition to the substitute serum
and vaccine bill, introduced by Con-
gresham Rathbone last week, was
IN evidence today in the same man.
Ner In which It was displayed
against the original bill.
The modified measure, which is a
stronger bill than the original one,
was introduced at the recommends
ton Of DIR. Mccoy. At previous
hearings DR.. Mccoy expressed him.
self in sympathy with Mr.. Rath-
bones bill, but declared that as it
was worked it would not prove ef-
4ective.
Opposition to the measure lay
largely against the provisions which
would give the Secretary of the
Treasury power to revoke or with
hold licenses to any manufactures
who makes fraudulent claims for
his product.
Walter Penfield, representative of
the Sherman laboratories. Detroit,
Mich, declared that such power
should not be vested in any one
authority.
The bill, he declared, in urging
support Of the new measure, to the
subcommittee, declared that he did
not favor any particular set Of regu.
lations, but wished only to accom-.
-plish his purpose for the good of
the public. In Withdrawing his orig.
final bill he declared, he had done
30 in accordance with the sugges.
ton Of DR.. Mccoy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
BONUS HEARING
STARTS IN
HOUSE
Committee to Report Bill This
Week-votes to Pass Over
Veto Claimed.
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be given the widows Of thousands
Of veterans who died since the
armistice after letting their war
risk insurance lapse.
To expedite the hearing. the com.
mittee voted unanimously to give
each witness five minutes. with ex.
tension of time by committee vote
II the committee deemed it aG-
visable.
Advocates Option.
Congressman Cole, in answer to
a question, said he never had heard
a veteran oppose the bonus. He
spoke in favor of an option clause
to cover the insurance or cash
question.
why the option?" asked Con.
gresham Gardner.
Because Of revenue conditions"
Cole replied: IT favor letting the
party leaders get together and de.
eide what the revenue of the coun.
try will permit"
Ihe drain on the Treasury" he
added. will be very large, and.
therefore, I favor paid up insur.
He read from a letter from Col
Z. b. Robbins, commander last
year or the Iowa Legions, indoors
ing insurance in lieu of cash.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
MacDo NALD AVERSE TO
CALLING ARMS FARLEY

LONDON, March 3.-The present
moment is inopportune for any
single nation to attempt to summon
disarmament conference, Premier
Ramsay Macdonald told the House
OF commons this afternoon.
Asked whether he intended to call
an international disarmament con.
ference the premier replied:
Broadly speaking the League Of
Nations already has discussed that
situation. I do not think the pres.
ent moment suitable for an indie.
pendent step. We must await dc.
velopments."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
SENSATION DUE
IN DAUCHERTY
TRIAL"
Whole Administration Will Be
Put on Grill, Senate
Leaders Assert.
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CONTINUED from First Page.)
the Harding. Coolidge Administration
all this in the face OF an approach
ing election.
In this connection they point out
that already the groundwork has
been laid in the Senate for a similar
! Investigation" Of the Treasury De.
partment, through the CouzenS-Klng
resolution.
Everything. according to Senator
Brookhart, chairman. is to be in
the open.
1.-THE committee will meet in
executive session late today OF to.
night" said Brookhart, ito map
out a course of procedure and de.
eide upon policy. Except for the
purely administrative features of
the inquiry, which concern only the
committee itself, all other moves
are to be made in public. Open
hearings will start later in the
week.
1.-THE request Of the Attorney Cen
erals lawyers for the usual repre-.
Sentation at these hearings will, of
course, be granted. The committee
will give Mr.. Daugherty every IA
cility in presenting his defense. The
question. however, of permitting his
attorneys to cross-examine witnesses
must be decided by the committee
as this hardly comes in the usual
course of things"
Daugherty May Testify.
Whether the Attorney General
himself will take the stand has not
been decided. Events during the
hearing itself probably will deter
mine this. The impression prevails,
however, among Daugherty's friends
and advisers that .he will do SO.
Whatever else has been charged
against the Attorney General, he
has never been accused Of lacking
courage, and 1t is understood to
be his present intention Of facing
his accusers from the stand If he
cannot refute the accusations against
him by other means.
Daugherty is expected to return
to Washington the last of this week.
Daugherty Maintains Silence.
MIAMI. Fla, March 3.-Attorney
General Harry M. Daugherty today
remained in seclusion at a hotel
here, refusing to issue any state
ment relative to the Senate's inves.
tigation OF charges against his ad-
ministration. He spent Saturday
with his invalid wife and today was
engrossed in governmental duties,
according to his secretary.
The Attorney General said he had
not decided when he will return to
Washington, but intimated that he
will do so as soon as an actual charge
Of malfeasance in office are filed
against him II not sooner. He has
ordered reservations from Miami
for Wednesday night, but explained
that these were Subject to change, !"
depending upon developments at
washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
800 GALLONS OF LIQUOR
IN AUTOMOBILE SEIZED

UNIoNTOwN, Pa. March s.
Three men said to be from Detroit
Gay, when nearly $50 gallons of Of
nign.graae h9uor was HoMnd IN tne
riding, according to the police.
The men. who gave their names
as George s. Robertson, r. q.
Barry and Marion Foster, said they
were on their way to Detroit from
Florida. The liquor, according to
police, was valued at $4,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
SOLVE ALL
MYSTERY
Of CODE
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Walsh resolution passed by Con.
gross.

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Walsh resolution passed by Con.
gIOsg.
Arc to Quiz Burns.
IN following the lead into the
Department Of Justice the commit.
toO first will question William j.
Burns, chief Of the Bureau of In.
vestigation, and Mrs. Mary Duck.
stein, former secretary to Burns.
and an agent of the department.
Mrs. Duckstein's name was found
signed to one of the code messages
70 d. B. Mclean in which Burns
was quoted IS advising the pub.
Usher that an investigation is
under way by Justice Department
agents"
Besides the alleged "tip" from
Burns, the committee is anxious to
know how employees of Mclean
secured possession Of code of
the department.
They will seek to determine If
the code was supplied by Mclean
himself who, as an agent Of the
department, was given code book,
q pistol, a badge and set Of
operatives credentials.
More Employees Called.
Mrs. Duckstein is the first woman
to figure prominently in the scandal
and the committee regards her as
Q highly important witness in re-
vealing activities Of Department
officials on behalf Of Mclean.
Previously it had been shown
that e. s. Rochester, an employee
OF the department, telegraphed Nc
Lean a "tip" about the inquiry.
Burns, Mrs. Duckstein, Rochester
and several of McLean's employees,
have been summoned to appear to.
morrow at the resumption of for.
NAL hearings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
PUBLIC DEBT OF U. s. IS
SET At ,$21 GOT ,676, $50

The public debt of the United
States on February 20 was $21 ,601,-
676,GS0, reduction Of $933,371.S7S
during the past year the Treasury
Department announced today.
During February the debt was re.
duced S6O,6a6, 900.