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Evening star., 1924-01-01
TREASURY RECEIPTS
SHOW Big INCREASE
Go Half Billion Above All Pre-
vious Records During Past
Year.
TARIFF INCOME GREATER
Lower Tax Rate Shown to Stimu-
late Business.

The United States Treasury receiver
during the past calendar year a half
billion dollars more than during the
year previous, and closed it's books last
night with a net balance of S276,S42, ,51S
Receipts We're S4,164905,600, and ex-
penditures ss,SSS. .063, 0s2 for 1923.
The year just closed was marked by
unusual activity at the Treasury . It
funded the great British wartime debt
and the smaller obligation of Finland :;
1t refunded into handling form the
last of the $4,000 00G. 900 victory loan
and more than $4,000, 900, ,00O other gov
ernment securities, and made steady
progress toward reducing the huge war
time debt of this country. Its budget
Tor the last fiscal year was balanced,
ana oflclals are confident that the
pollcy OF retrenchment has made pos
slble another year of debt reduction and
solid government financing.
Receipts Increase.
Swelling receipts during the cal
endar year 1923 marked the govern
ments two chief revenue sources
internal taxes on incomes and du-
ties collected at the customhouses
Treasury, records show income and
profits tax payments for 1928 totaled
$1,S6S,69S ,422 as compared with ST.
b0l,604,002 for 1922. Customs reve-
nue. for 1928, the greatest in the his
tory of the country, aggregated
$5S2,5S9,0 015, about $125, 100000 more
than the previous year.
Treasury officials expressed salts
faction at the internal tax receipts,
declaring the lowered tax rates of
the 1921 tax law had borne out the
prediction that lower rates would pro-
duce more revenue through a stimula-
tion of business. They declared
no small amount of the economic
recovery was traceable to a return
of available funds from their hiding
in tax-exempt places to the financing
of productive enterprise which paid
taxes to the government.
The higher rates of the administra-
tion tariff law Were regarded as re-
sponsible for the huge government in
come from that source. The high du-
ties failed to act as barrier against
imports, according to official records,
which show continued heavy imports
after the law went into effect in Sep
tember, 1922, through the year ending
today.
Customs collections during 1923
averaged more than a million and a
half dollars during the sos days. Such
figures, officials contended. could not
fail to reflect an increased activity of
commerce and healthier conditions in
world trade, despite disturbed eco
nomic conditions in some parts of the
world.
Increased receipts by the govern
ment We're not confined to income and
profits taxes and customs revenue, for
Treasury records show that every
item in the long list of miscellaneous
taxes was more productive in 1929
than the previous year. Tobacco taxes
especially Were greater in revenue
production than ever before, officials
said, although their figures are in
complete because of the numerous
points at which collections are made
Excise taxes increased generally, the
records show
Evening star., 1924-01-01
HANDLE PROFIT COUPONS.

NEW YORK, January Phillip
Morris & Co, International. yester-
day announced that it has taken over
from the United Cigar Stores Com
pany the distribution of United Profit
Sharing coupons as applied to Gig
arettes in the United States.
The United Profit Sharing Com
pany has made 104 per cent on its
capital in the last year, according
to an official announcement.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
BOY SCOUTS SPEND
TWO NIGHTS IN CAMP
OUTING AT JONES' MILL FUR
NISHED THE LOCAL TROOP
MUCH ENJOYMENT.

With coat of sun-burn bordering
on blisters the Boy Scouts returned
home about noon Thursday after
spending two days and nights at
Jones mill.
The Scouts left Dawson Tuesday
afternoon and made the trip to the
mill, eight miles distant, on foot. A
hard rain catching them about two
miles from their destination made the
weather beaten bunch muddy and
hungry when they reached the camp
ing place Just before dark. Several
Scouts who had gone ahead in cars
had the tents up and large fire pre-
pared for the walking members. The
boys hung their wet clothes and bed
ding around the fire and immediate
ly proceeded to the pond, where they
enjoyed an hours swim while several
of the troop prepared supper for the
crowd.
On the following morning the
Scouts arose early and devoted prac-
tically all day to fishing, boating and
swimming. Considerable time was
given by the members to tests in
cooking, building fires and track
ing. Late in the afternoon they gave
thought to making a more comfort
able bed for the night, with the result
that pine forest was considerably
depleted OF small branches. At =
o'clock the Scouts retired, guards be-
ing appointed from the ranks to serve
in watches of two hours each to keep
the fire going and to see that none OF
the boys did anything to disturb the
other campers. Upon arising at
o'clock the Scout leaders found thai
none of the watches had been neces-
sary as the three boys who were to
watch from 9 to II had failed to wake
the second watch having fallen ASLEEP
themselves and were still slumbering
near the place where the fire had been
After breakfast the boys broke camp
and returned home via ankle express
declaring the outing glorious sue
cess.
Tents were furnished the boys by
Harris Peddy and Mack Cobb. Mr.
Peddy carried the heavy articles III
his car and directed the pitching Of
the tents by the boys.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
CROP CONDITIONS IN
SOUTHERN STATES
COTTON DOES WELL IN GEOR-
GA DURING WEEK. HAD
NORMAL SHEDDING.

Crop and weather conditions in the
southern states during the past week
are summarized by the department. of
agriculture as follows:
There was considerable rainfall dur
ing the week in the northern portions
of the cotton belt and showers were
unevenly distributed in the southeast;
in the central and west gulf sections,
including the southern portions of Ar
kansas and Oklahoma, only few To-
cal areas received material rainfall and
severe drought continued generally
There was no marked change in the
general condition of cotton in the
eastern, central-northern and north
western portions of the belt where
progress was mostly fair to very good,
but the continued absence of rain in
tensifed the need for moisture in 9TH
er portions of the belt.
Cotton made fair to very good
growth where recent rains have fallen
in extreme western and northwestern
Texas but the crop generally deterior-
ated elsewhere though the condition of
the early planted was still fair. There
were increasing complaints of she'd
ding, premature opening and bloom
ing at the top. Further deterioration
was also reported from northern Lou
isiana with plants small and making
little growth.
Conditions were generally favorable
in northern portions of Oklahoma and
Arkansas but unfavorable in the south
ern, where considerable shedding and
premature opening were reported
Growth varied considerably in Missis
sippi and Alabama, ranging from poor
to very good, depending on local rain
fall but conditions were more favor
able in Tennessee.
Cotton did we'll in Georgia with on
" about normal shedding; blooms are
very numerous in the central and
northern portions with bolls setting
we'll and early opening rapidly in the
south where picking and ginning made
good progress. The crop advanced
very we'll in Florida and fairly we'll in
South Carolina. 1t showed improve
ment in Virginia and northern North
Carolina, with no material change in
southern North Carolina.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
Totals S3.997,764 $332,672 $4,33O,436

Farm land in the county is valued
at Sl,S00174, decrease of sic, 490;
citv property $1,010,604, an increase of
Sl6OS75; banking capital $402,050, an
increase Of $3,864; notes and accounts
$4,000. an increase of $7,317; mer-
chandise $245,624, decrease of $22,-
704: automobiles $103,605, a decrease
Of Sl4940; machinery, etc, S1lS,l35,
decrease OF $9,4U0; household goods
Sl79,180, a decrease of $5,442; jewelry
$3.50, an increase of $485; farming
Implements wagons, etc, $3.50 a
decrease OF $6,483; farm products 81
900, an increase of $1,315; timber leas-
es $l,825, a decrease of $5,175; other
property not mentioned $4,505, de-
crease OF $1,000.
Fewer Mules, Cows and Hogs.
The digest shows 3,740 mules and
horses, valued at $212,100 returned for
taxation against 1914 in 1928 with a
valuation OF $224,234, decrease in
number Of ia and in value $22,134.
The number of cows returned is
2l96 valued at $27,471 as against q
4O3 year ago valued at $33065. This
is a decrease in number of 207 and in
value S594.
There are also fewer hogs in the
county, the number returned being S.
37- as against 6,835 in 1925 This is
a decrease Of 1,461 in number and
$1,000 in value.
Dogs show an increase of $91 in
value. Last year they were returned
at an aggregate valuation of $725,
while this year it jumped to 1910.
There are in the county 1904 per-
sons subject to poll tax, loss of 20.
The white polls number 1906, an in
crease OF $50, which is represented
by women voters.
There are II lawyers, IS physicians,
dentists, 2 chiropractors, 2 embalm-
ers | veterinarian, | public account
ant ! civil engineer and president of
telephone company, all of whom
are subject to an occupation tax lev
led by the state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
NINE COMETS NOW
HEADED THIS WAY
THREE ARE DUE IN THIS VI
CINITY NEXT FALL. TWO
TO COME IN NOVEMBER.

Three comets are due to visit the
general vicinity of the earth and sun
this year, two in November and one
in December, including Encke's COM
ct. In 1925 six comets are due, in
March, July, August and October.
Should one of the greater comets hurl
itself into the earth it is believed the
seas would boil, tidal waves dash
against the mountains, polar ice melt
and fires and suffocation sweep the
globe. Scientists frequently have spe-
cialized on the destruction of the
earth by comet, but the experts OF
the United States bureau of standards
laugh at the probability Of the earth,
with its 5000 miles of diameter, tiny
star in the infinite expanses OF the uni
verse, becoming a target for comet.
However, government observers eX-
plain should the earth pass close to
the head of the comet great amount
of gas probably would be absorbed,
resulting in changes in climate, and II
the head of comet were to strike
the earth, or even come close, a large
proportion of the population might be
destroyed and the earth's l,80O,0O0-
mile orbit be changed, and climatic
zones and length of year altered. 1t is
thought in untold ages Of the past
comets have collided with the earth
and brought about great changes, still,
we needn't worry about a repetition:
1t would all be over before we had
seen the fireworks
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS
HAVE ASSETS OF $3,342, $40, e53
10000 Such Organizations in the Unit
ed States, Inquiry Shows.

Assets amounting to $3,342, 530,o53
were held by building and loan asso-
Citations in the United States at the
close of last year. according to an in
quiry conducted by the American Saw
ings, Building and Loan Institute and
announced by the National Associa-
ton OF Real Estate Boards, which is
urging their formation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
Production of Firearms
Shows Big Gain in 1923
Value of Pistols. Rifles and Shotguns
Manufactured in Year $25,0O0,000.

Manufactured in Year S25,00O,000.
The United States department of
commerce announces that, according
to reports for the biennial census of
manufactures, 1928, the establishments
engaged primarily in the manufacture
of firearms in that year produced pis-
tolls and revo1vers valued at 1904,
800. rifles valued at $3,708,874, and
shotguns valued at $17, 527,121. The
rate of increase in the total value of
products as compared with 1921, the
last preceding census year, was SO per
cent.
Firearms to the value of $1,775,774
were manufactured in 1921 as second
ary products by establishments en-
gagged primarily in other industries,
whereas in 1928 no firearms were
manufactured outside the industry
proper. The additions of this sum to
the value of products reported for the
industry for 1921 gives total OF $l4,-
569,6l6, in comparison with which the
industry total for 1923 shows an in
crease of 1916 per cent.
OF the 20 establishments reporting
for 1923 nine we're located in Con
necticut, FIVE in Massachusetts,, and
the remaining six in Michigan, New
York and Pennsylvania.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19

fair to gaze upon as docile, soul
full eyed COW, nor is it as useful,
but they do make nice pets, and
really aren't a bit mean or nasty,
nor apt to go on a rampage-not
very often.
The department of the interior
is offering to give bison to any
private citizens who want them,
as we'll as to state and municipal
parks, ZOOS and game preserves.
The most important consideration
is speed in applying to Secretary
of the Interior Work The only
cost for the animal is the cost of
catching and transporting it from
the point of its capture to its new
home.
So if you want to get a nice pet
for the children, and you object
to dogs, why, here's your chance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
Kindred THOUSAND DOLLAR INCREASE
SHOWN IN VALUE OF CITY PROPERTY
Want to Adopt a Buffalo? He'll
Make a Nice Pet in Your Home

Have you a buffalo in your
home?
No, not the ones on the nickels,
but a real, live, honest to Pete
buffalo, famous in western lore
from the time when men first be-
gan to wear loud silk shirts and
wooley caps, to the time when
trainloads of eastern tourists
swarmed over the prairies in
search of real bison? It's fact,
that the animal once thought
about to become extinct by natur-
alists and government officials is
now so plentiful that big hearted
Uncle Sam is offering to let any
private individual have one, pro-
vided he promises to take good
care of it, and not kill it for any
reason save self-defense.
OF course, a buffalo is not as
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
1AY RECEIVER HAS
COMPLETED DIGEST
TOTAL VALUE OF PROP
rpry RETURNED IN TER
DELL IS 4,33O,436 DOLLARS.
INCREASE IN TWO DISTRICTS

..,sa in Number and Value OF
live Stock, While Dogs Show In
crease, Digest Also Shows Slump
:. Value of Automobiles.
THE county tax digest for 1924 has
A.an completed by the tax receiver,
Ernest Baldwin, and shows the total
,alnation of property in the county
- he S4.330,436, a decrease OF 1884
:. compared with the returns OF 1928.
The digest reveals that the number
Il mules horses, cows and hogs in
tba county have decreased both in
,.lr.tion and number, and that dogs
baye increased in value.
10 In the Dawson district an increase
II S78 5Sl is shown in values. The
OnIy other district which shows an in
O o.a3ss is Parrott the returns there
Sainp Sl7,978 more than in 1928. The
Rronwood district shows decrease OF
S3{365 the Twelfth $4,652, Sasser
S;646 Graves $17 ,664, Herod $9,845,
Four Fourth $4,987 Eleventh 1874.
The value of property returned by
white taxpayers of the county is So
Co7764 an increase of $13,840. Ne
a rC returned $332,672 worth of prop
er-y a decrease Of $14,224.
Returns by Districts.
The returns of whites and negroes
IN the several districts are shown by
tbe digest to be as follows:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
Commissioners Increase Pay
Of County Police Officer
Will Be Paid Stipulated Salary in AID
dition to Fees for Convictions.

The county commissioners at their
August meeting voted to pay County
Policeman Jennings a salary of SIS a
month and also S. for each conviction
on a criminal charge of any kind that
he is instrumental in working up. This
is in addition to the fees paid him in
prosecutions for violations OF the, pro
hibition law. For whisky cases he is
paid SIS for each conviction OF mis-
demeanor offense and SIS for each
conviction in a felony case.
Besides the approval of the usual
monthly bills no other matters OF
public interest was considered by the
commissioners. Bills amounting to
S6457.52 were ordered paid.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
HEAVY TOLL TAKEN BY
FLOOD WATERS IN JAPAN

Floods which were especially severe
in north Formosa have been response
bic for deaths or injury OF over 700
persons and the washing away of
thousands of houses in the Taihoku
district.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
BITTEN BY RATTLESNAKE
BOY DIES AT FIT. GAINES

Tommy Mills, of Shorterville, was
bitten BY a rattlesnake in field near
his home and died several hours later.
He was taken to Fl. Gaines Tor medi-
cal attention and lived about six hours
after he was bitten. He was the only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. William Mills.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
cARBUNCLES FORM NEW
PENALTY FOR BODIED HAIR
Cases of Oklahoma Maidens Warn
Women Not to Shave Necks.

Physicians of Ponca City, Okla, re-
port several instances recently where
they have been called to attend young
women afflicted with carbuncles on
their necks, something that is entirely
new in their line, they declare.
These carbuncles are caused, so the
physicians state, from the fact that
Young women with bobbed hair-and
older ones also-have been having
their necks shaved with razors. In
some instances the shave has been too
close. the hairs in growing have turn
ed inward and the carbuncles have re-
suited.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
YOUNG FOLKS HAVE ENJOY
ABLE DANCE AT CORDRAY

A number Of young people OF Daw-
son went to Cordray's mill Thursday
night, where they enjoyed several
hours of dancing, music being furnish
ed by a two-piece colored orchestra
The dance stopped at an early hour.
All declared the little affair very
pleasant one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06

Copyright, 1924, in Unfted States and
Canada, by North American News.
paper Alliance
NEW YORK, May A red cedar
forest, $4,000 years old, was uncov-
cred here today by workmen making
excavations for the new twenty-nine
story building Of the New York Tele-
phone company. Logs, roots. branches
and leaves were found in almost per,
feet state of preservation, some of the
logs being suitable for milling today
and still retaining the cedar odor.
The forest was uncovered at depth
Of As feet below the street level. Scien-
fists who have examined the find at.
tach great Importance to the discov.
cry, as it bears out previous theories
regarding the sinking of lower Man.
haitian during the last few thousand
years. The forest was Enthusiastically on
the river shore, as the debris is mingled
with beach sand and kelp. thus estab-
fishing the fact. that $4,000 years ago
the earth level was just 45 feet higher
than it is today. The excavation is
located at Vesey and Barclay streets,
about 100 yards from the present riv.
er bank.
Logs Were Burned
A mystifying circumstance appears
in the facts that some Of the logs and
branches were charred or partially
burned. As it is known that there were
no men on Manhattan at this time, the
only possible conjecture is that the
trees were struck by lightning.
DR.. Chester A. Reeds, assistant cura-
tor of invertebrate paleontology Of the
American Museum of Natural History,
was summoned by the foundation COM
pany, the excayators, to examine the
discovery. He placed the date rough
ly att $4,000 years, although he said
furtheE examination might modify this
estimate.
This forest grew in the postglacial
epoch, after thethird ice age" said DIR.
Reeds. while thearemarkable state of
preservation of the wood is interesting,
the outstanding scientific importance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
ACTION, POSTPONED
ON SCHOOL BONDS
Proposed Issue 10 Await Out
come OF Court House Vote

No further action win be taken on
the request of the county board of edu-
cation for a bond Issue for new school
buildings until after the democratic pri-
mary, May 10, it was definitely learned
from authoritative sources Monday.
At a meeting Of the board of reve-
nue. last Tuesday, DIR. N. r. Baker,
county superintendent of schools, and
several members Of the county board of
education pointed out the need for adj.
ditional school facilities for rural COM
munities; and the board of revenue ex-
pressed itself officially as fayoring the
submission of bond issue for that
purpose to the people. The date Of
the vote on it and the exact amount
were left to be decided at a joint meet
ing between the two boards. It was
announced Monday that this meeting
would not be held until after the pri-
mary.
The people are to express themselves
at the primary on the question of a.
site for thenew court house and the
outcome of this referendum is expected
to have an important effect upon the
fate of county bond issues for va
riOus purposes. That is the reason as
signed for the decision to postpone
the meeting between the board of rev.
enue and the board Of education until
il is decided :
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
PLAN SUMMER SCHOOL

MONTEYALLO, Ala, May 5.-(Spe-
cial.) -Montevallo summer school, while
not as large as other summer schools,
promises to be well attended this year.
The courses Of study have been greatly
enriched for the benefit of those who
wish to obtain, renew, or extend GER
tificates for teachers and Others who
do not hold college degrees, but are
working towards degree, for public
teachers who wish to study methods Of
teaching, for those who desire special
work in home economics, music, art
expression, or physical education. for
hose who wish to prepare to become
supervisors of public school music, or
70 prepare for state examination in
lHiano or public school music.
Artist Coming Music loving peopIe
# Alabama college and of MontevaIlo
are expecting crest treat in the ap.
pearance Of Mary Frances O,ConneIl
. the evening Of May 5,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
Insurgents WIN J
l2-HOUR CONTEST
OVER RAIL BILL
Debate On Adjustment
Issue Limited re Three
Hours BY Vote

WASHINGTON, May GA bitter
fight which developed today, over the
Barley bill to abolish the railroad
board kept the House in session until
yearly midnight. In the end, democrats
and republican insurgents, routing the
republican organization. succeeded in
having debate on the measure limited
to three hours.
During the session, which lasted near
~ - hours, without break. republic
an leaders, resorting to filibuster tao
tics vainly attempted to stave off
House consideration of the measure.
Much of the time was taken up with
Is ron calls, each consuming half an
hour.
Adjournment left the leaders on both
sides in the air as to future procedure.
Representative Barley, democrat
Kentucky, author Of the bill, said he
might attempt to have the house re-
sumo consideration of the measure Tues
day and its opponents announced they
would resist any move to bring 1t up
within the next two weeks.
On motion by Representative Bark
ley to discharge the commerce COM
mittee from Jurisdiction over the meas
ure which would set up new scheme
for the settlement of railroad disputes,
its friends mustered 1914 votes to ISL
cast in opposition. Forty republicans
supported the discharge motion, while
Is democrats, among them Represent
alive Garrett, the minority leader, voted
against it.