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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
$1,000 RECIPES
FOR PECAN DISHES
SUBMITTED BY A M E RIG A N
HOUSEWIVES, WHO HAVE
BEEN EXPERIMENTING.

ERT, Ga-Twenty-one
thousand recipes OF dishes made from
the pecan have been submitted by
American housewives who have been
experimenting with the King OF
Nuts"
This information was conveyed to
the National Pecan Growers Assocla-
ton convention here by A. 5. Perry,
OF Cuthbert, southern representative
OF the Keystone Pecan Company
When these recipes have been test
ed by two domestic science experts
working in the company's laboratory
at Mannheim, Penn, the best ones
will be printed and distributed as the
walnut growers in California have
given housewives that nut.
The exhibits here in the convention
hall at Andrew college showed many OF
the uses to which the paper shell pc
can can be put In addition there were
other exhibits OF machinery used in
fighting the diseases and insects which
attack the pecan.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
SPENDING BIG SUMS
TO KEEP IDLE SHIPS
FLEET BUILT LAST YEAR OF
WAR IS COSTING 100000
DOLLARS ANNUALLY.

Uncle Sam is spending this year the
sum of $2,750,000 on his 891 ships, ly-
ing in various harbors from the Maine
coast to the coast of Washington on
the Pacific. They were vessels built in
the last year Of the world war
1t is the first year that any money
whatsoever has been spent on the
ships and it indicates complete re-
versal of policy on the part of the
United States Shipping Board.
No Repairs Made.
Up until this year the surplus ships
were allowed to rest at ease in the
harbors without anything being done
to them. Their deterioration was pro-
ceeding at a rapid rate and their sale
price diminishing accordingly.
Early this year it was decided to
place two men on each ship to keep it
in repair. AS a consequence they have
all been painted, the machinery swabb-
ed in oil and grease to prevent rust,
and the interior woodwork covered
with burlap to prevent scratched sur
faces.
The shipping board estimates that
the vessels are worth $4,000, 600.
About two a day are thelng sold to
steamship companies and put into use.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
CONDUCT glitter
FAMILY" CONTEST
MRS. MARY WATTS, OF IOWA,
WILL DIRECT EXHIBIT"
AT SAVANNAH FAIR.

SAVANNAH, Ga.-The Georgia
State Fair is one of the three fairs
in the United States selected by the
national committee on eugenics ex-
hibits at fairs for the purpose of dem
onstrating the Filter Family" plan.
This demonstration will be in the form
of filter family" contest and all
good Georgia families are eligible.
Families making entry in this contest
will receive thorough scientific and
medical examinations absolutely free
of charge
This contest will be held on the
fair grounds under the combined aus
pieces of the Savannah Health Center,
the Chatham county commissioners
and the city and county health Off
Gals. The examining staff will be
made up of a number of the best spe-
cialists, scientists and medical people
of the state.
Mrs. Mary T. Watts. OF Iowa, di-
rector of filter family examinations
in the United States under the Ma
tional Eugenics Society, will assist the
local people in directing the work at
the Georgia State Fair.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
IN STATE
WILL ALL BE TAUGHT
BY 1880 EVERY GEORGIAN CAN
READ AND WRITE. CAM
PAIGN is STATEN WIDE.

Every adult in Georgia who is men
tally and physically able to be taught
will know how to read and write be-
fore the 1890 census through plans OF
a statewide campaign which gets I'M
der way this week under the auspices
of the Georgia illiteracy commission.
Charles ]. Haden, president of the
commission, has announced that an in
tensive campaign will be made and
that every illiterate grown-up i'll the
state will be taught to read and write.
1t is estimated that of the 10000
whites in Georgia who were unable to
read or write their own names, accord
ing to the last census, $4,000 of these
still are illiterate.
The illiteracy commission is appeal
ing to the civic and social clubs, pub
lie welfare organizations, schools, Sum
dav schools, churches and religious
societies throughout the state to join
in the campaign, both in contributions
and volunteer personal services. A
very important element OF the work
is to locate the persons unable to read
and write and then to induce them to
Join, the classes, it is said. The COM
mission has by the aid of volunteer
services found that the cost of teach
ing pupils to the point where they can
read and write enough TO be able to
continue to study without the aid OF
a teacher is about So. Upon that basis
each s. donated is termed SCHOLAR
ship and the commission issues a GER
tihcate that the giver has donated a
certain number of scholarships.
The commission was created by an
act of the legislature in 1919 and is
composed OF ten persons, the governor
and the superintendent OF education
being ex-oficio members and the 9th
ers being appointed by the governor
all serving without pay, and each
member of the commission contribut-
ing time and money, it is pointed out
Mr.. Haden states that the common
idea that illiteracy is peculiar to coun-
ties in the mountain section and of
the "piney woods" is a mistake. He
saws that the federal census shows that
the counties lying east and west of
Atlanta out to the state border are
among those worst afflicted, and that
in Fulton county there are about 5000
white illiterates.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
ANNUAL BATTLE
OF WITS is NOW ON
BUDGET BUREAU AND DE-
PARTMENT HEADS IN CON-
FLICT AT CAPITAL.

Just now in Washington, D. c., the
annual battle of wits between Gen.
Lord, director of the budget bureau,
and the various heads of the govern
ment departments is being waged.
Last June President Coolidge told
the department heads that they would
get $1,800,000,000 to run the govern
ment Of the United States OF America.
For good measure Cen Lord pruned
off $100,000,000 from this amount, and
the moan that came from the depart
ment heads could be heard as far
away at St. Louis, Mo.
Some More Moaning.
Ever since the United States took
on the dignity of a nation the heads of
the government departments have
asked for twice as much as 'they need
ed. They figured that congress would
cut the estimates in half and they
would get just about what they
thought they should have,
This year they followed the old GUS
tom in asking for twice the amount
actually required. But when Gen. Lord
and his staff got through with the es-
Inmates and returned them there en-
sued another agonizing moan. Gen.
Lord says the government will be run
on $1,700,000,000 next year, or it won't
be run at all.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
sLlGIOUS BELIEFS, NOT
EVOLUTION, WAS THE
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE

fils religious belief and not his
fihod OF teaching the theory of evo-
ION were responsible for the unseat-
OF DIR, Henry Fox as professor OF
lloSy OF Mercer University, it was
edled IN letter to DR.. Fox from
Rutus w. Weaver, president of
EIcer University, given out Friday.
ne letter included the texts of a
eolghon regarding DIR. Fox adopted
'ne administrative committee OF
Georgia Baptist Convention, in
llan'a and of the executive commit
Vi the Mercer board of trustees, in
ION both instructing DIR. Weaver
ueliiand the resignation of DR.. Fox
aust ms own statement of his relig-
othets indicated that he was out
HaFInony with the principle on
tn We hold Christian college to
founded"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
DROUTH RESISTANT CORN
IS DEVELOPED BY WIZARD

Seven years ago l.. D. Bertillion,
of Mineola, Texas, started expert
menting with corn. After continu-
Gus effort he has developed what is
called long horn corn" He used
pop corn to secure greater num-
Der Of ears to the stalk; hickory
king corn to broaden the grain and
maintain smallest of cob; Mexican
June corn to make it more drought
resisting and Oklahoma white won
der corn to soften the grain. After
blending these varieties into one
corn he carried the pollen from
certain wild growths and sprinkled
it on the corn silks in an effort to
develop a greater root system
through polarization. In selecting
the seed from year to year he
would go into the field and take
seed from stalks having good root
systems and the greater number of
ears. Bertillion is referred to by his
neighbors as "the corn wizard" A
stalk II feet long has IA ears. The
new corn will thrive even during
excessive dry weather.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
SEIZE 1900 CASES LIQUOR;
BANKERS-DISTILLERS' RING

New York City.-With the capture
of British steamer with 1000 of
whisky aboard prohibition officials to-
day claimed to have caused the col
lapse of an Anglo-American banker
bootlegger alliance which in the past
six months has flooded this part OF
the country with illicit liquor.
AS the result OF three months
investigation coast guardsmen seized
the 376-ton steamer Frederick B. and
her crew of twenty men fifteen miles
off Monmouth Beach, N. J.
Bankers in Montreal and New York,
and distillers and shipping men in
London and Halifax are said to be
members of the International bootleg
ging ring which, the dry raiders say,
has S10,000,O00 |behind thin in the
operation of fleet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
AN INVENTOR AGED
1O7 YEARS AT WORK
MAN STILL TRYING
TO BUILD PERPETUAL MO-
TON DEVICE.

When he was 81 years old, back in
1884, James Madison Farrar, of Biz
mingham, Ala, resigned from active
business to devote himself to develop
ment of perpetual motion device.
Today, at 107, he is still working on
the device Old age, however, may
force him to quit soon, he fears.
Works Every Day.
Every day the aged man hobbies
to the workshop fitted UP for him in
the home of daughter The room IS
filled with little wheels, screws, rivets
and small tools with handles worn by
two score years of use.
The first machine | made wouldn t
run any more than few minutes,
the aged inventor explains. so | took
it apart and now | am trying to build
new one. If it fails, too, well, may
try something else"
Opened First Coal Mine.
Mr.. Farrar, who, incidentally, open
ed the first successful coal mine IN
A1abama's now great field, attributes
his long life TO a constant interest i'll
many things, both new and old, not
the least of which is his perpetual mo-
ton machine.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
WONDERFUL AIRWAY 8
MILES ABOVE EARTH
WIND ALWAYS BLOWING III
WESTERLY DIRECTION AT
TREMENDOUS SPEED.

One of the most remarkable discOv-
cries recently made by weather eX-
perts is the presence of strange re-
gion eight miles above the surface of
the earth. Here, it is stated, the wind
is always blowing in westerly direc-
ton at the tremendous speed of no
less than 800 miles an hour In con-
nection with this discovery the sug-
gestion is made that aircraft, wishing
to Journey from east to west, might
make use of this lofty airway. 1t is
estimated that an airship capable OF
"a speed of 100 miles an hour on its
own account would, if aided by the
great rush of wind, be able to cross
from New York to Europe in less
than eight hours.
At this great height there are GER
tain difficulties to be faced. For one
thing, in this rarehed atmosphere a
man could not continue to breathe
without the use of oxygen apparatus.
But the needful supply of oxygen
could easily be provided, as it often
is today when pilot sets out to climb
to extremely high attitudes. Then there
is the question OF the engines which,
unless specially designed would not
function properly at such great
height. A new "supercharged" engine
has been produced which, in exacting
tests, has flown at very considerable
attitudes without loss of flying speed.
II is more than likely that, before
| long. this lofty airway will be follow
ed by aircraft wishing to make jour
news toward the west. Naturally, II
would be useless when the desire was
to travel in an opposite direction
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14

Georgia citizens had an income OF
1880 53155 during the fiscal year
I924 s1,794, 1890 more than in 1878,
according to figures just released by
David H. Blair, commissioner OF m
ternal revenue, and announced by J.
r Rose, internal revenue collector 1or
Georgia. H. tos4
of any state in the union. Georgia !sai,s $
rate OF increase was IS per cent Wnile
the average for the nation was y per
There was a general increase in m
comes throughout the south, with
Georgia among the leaders. ...
In spite of the increase, no"eV h;a,
the amount of taxes will snow Dig
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
DISTRESS AND MISERY
IN WAKE OF FLOOD
GRAVES WASHED OUT AND
BODIES OF DEAD FLOAT IN
STREETS OF CITY.

Spotted typhus has broken out in
the storm-swept city of Leningrad,
formerly ST Petersburg, Russia, add
ing its horrors to the flood. More than
a hundred cases of the disease are be-
ing registered daily. and doctors and
nurses are overwhelmed in the work
OF caring for the patients.
One of the most grewsome aspects
OF the food was the havoc wrought in
the cemeteries, where newly made
graves were washed out by the ava
lanches OF water an dthe bodies feat
ed away in the streets.
Factories Opening Up.
Although the population is still SUI
fering from the effects of the storm
the city is gradually returning to its
normal state. Three-fourths of the
state factories have resumed opera
tons, and the government has ap-
pointed a special commission to ap-
praise the losses caused by the food
and to determine the sums necessary
for reconstruction and relief work.
Everywhere the flood, which swept
in from the Gulf of Finland, left
wreckage end ruin in its wake. The
streets and boulevards, which are paw
ed with wooden blocks. literally float
ed away, while the residents OF the
city and vicinity were made prisoners
in their homes.
Royal Antiques Ruined.
The magnificent former imperial
palace at Peterhof was entirely food
ed, causing irreparable damage to its
priceless collection of royal antiques.
The opera house likewise was flooded.
The authorities of Leningrad, how
ever, acted with great energy to meet
the crisis Men of all classes worked
with the utmost good will and there
was no violence, no rioting and no
robbery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
YIN. GA. HAS RECORD
JUMP IN MEMBERSHIP
PAST YEAR, "AS A WHOLE, THE
LARGEST IN HISTORY OF
THE ASSOCIATION"
ROSTER NOW NEARS MILLION
Physical and Bible Class Departments
Show Increase for Twelve Months
Has an Endowment Fund of ST.
308OO0 Work Expanding.

Data available on 1908 Young
Mems Christian Associations in the
United States and Canada, reporting
for the 1924 year book and official ros-
ter, just issued, show the past asso-
citation year to take rank with and in
several important directions to exceed
the record year of 1921. George b.
Hodge, who has directed the collection
and classification of association infor-
nation for many years states that
the reported volume and quality OF
association work as whole has been
the largest and best in association his
tory, and much larger than was antici-
pated
The largest annual increase in mem
bership yet recorded is shown in a
gain of 9.5 per cent The members of
the reporting associations total 988,
522, of whom 2445 are boys.
Physical Work Expands.
A gain of ITO per cent to 1897,
in the number of men and boys in
swimming and life-saving classes, and
a gain OF 1914 per cent to 11,784, in
the number of men under leadership
instruction in physical educational
classes are the features of an expand
ing year i'll the physical work of the
associations. There were 349,3 men
and boys in gymnasium classes,
gain of 81 per cent.
Marked increase in the number OF
men and boys affiliated with Y. NJ. {.
A. Bible classes is reported. A total
of 232,943 for the year represents a
gain of 24,000 or lis per cent. Ag
gregate attendance at Bible and relig-
ious meetings reached Approximately
9, $40 900, an increase OF lilo per cent.
Endowment Funds $17 10000
Endowment funds increased by 8.3
per cent to $17 ,308,000 while the
property debt increased by only 90
per cent. An increase of net associa-
ton property to $159,521,000, 81 per
cent in the year, indicates the volume
of property additions and is believed
10 mark the end of the deflation pc
Rod OF 1929.
In a foreword DIR. John R. Mott,
general secretary of the international
committee, Y. M. c. A., states that
the building bureau of the committee
is retained on some Is building prof.
ects, and points to the multiplication
of branch buildings both in large and
middle-size cities and the evolving of
building plans and projects for cities
or isolated communities Of under 49,
900 inhabitants.
The financial service bureau OF the
committee, he says, reports campaigns
for funds for new buildings and Tor
clearing off building Indebtedness ag-
gregating over $14,000000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
HAS NOT MISSED A CHURCH
SERVICE IN NINETY YEARS

Present at every service in her
church for the last 90 years is the
record of Mrs. Margaret Allison,
o5 years old, of East ST. Louis, Ill.
Invariably She walks TO the church
to attend services.
Mrs. Allison joined the church in
Scotland when she was FIVE years
old. She came to America as a
bride, leaving Scotland on Monday
and arriving on Saturday. She went
to church the next day. Thus was
her record kept unbroken.
Once many years ago Mrs. ALI
son was host to Jesse James band
of outlaws Thinking they were
soldiers when they asked for
meal, she gave them the best in
the house. They paid her we'll and
not until time for their departure
did they make known their true
identity. She said they were perfect
gentlemen and were very polite to
her.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-5Knoxville's
10 per cent refund to taxpayers for
the first year of administration by
CITY manager, ending September 50,
1924. was the result of an increase IN
tax rate for 1924 OF 81 per cent. Only
A portion of the raise in tax rate was
refunded to taxpayers. Taxpayers re-
gard this as a political move to
strengthen the. city manager plan and
many large taxpayers are openly pro-
testing The Knoxville tax rate Tor
1928 was $1.o0, or SO per thousand.
When the city manager was Install
ed wear ago the tax rate was increas-
ed to S2.44 or $24.40 a thousand. an
increase on every $1,000 OF real estate
and personal property of $5.44.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
Put UD The Tax Rate 81 Per Cent
Under City Manager Government
That Obgng Official Later Refunded 10 Per Cent of This Kate
Was Increased From 81 9 to $24. Per $1,000

With the increased income resulting
from this big jump in the tax rate
there were also unexpected payments
that increased the city's income.
The year ending October |, 1928,
the total amount of income collected
from all sources was $2,703,764
For the first year under the city
manager just closed the income by
increasing tax burdens on property
owners and incomes from unexpected
sources is placed at $3,942, 400.
Out of the heavier taxes collected
from property owners and business
men there was returned in the refund,
much-advertised $280,000
The salary expenses of the city have
been greatly increased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
TREMENDOUS TRADE IN
ILLICIT BOOZE TRACED
FRENCH JURIST PROMISES Elk
POSE OF HIGH DEALS IN
LIQUOR IN NEW YORK.
WILL ASK DEATH SENTENCE
Looting of Cargo of Whisky on a
French Steamer Will Result in Trial
OF an American for Piracy. 10000
Gases Along u. S. Shores.

Neutrality-suspicious. OF the loot
itG OF cargo of whisky on the
French steamer Mulhouse, off the Ca
madam coast, developed that more than
100000 cases of whisky, brandy and
wine entered the United States along
the shores of Maine, Massachusetts,,
Connecticut and New York during last
June, Magistrate Fourier, OF the
French maritime court, said today:
IF only half the liquor we have
traced which was bound for the
United States actually landed in Amer
lean territory, then your country must
have had a very wet spell, indeed,
Fourier told the Associated Press.
Promises Thorough Inquiry.
"Perhaps if the American authori
ties were acquainted with the details
of this case it would facilitate their
task in running down rum runners.
This investigation will be carried to
the extreme limit of the law, regard
less of who is hurt. If French firms
are shown to have violated the Amer
lean law they will be opposed as we'll
as the British firms that are imphcat-
ed.
81 have the names and addresses OF
men higher up in the so-called Whisky
ring in New York, and these will come
out during the trial OF this man Phatf, "
Magistrate Fourier added that he
had the address of the meeting place
in New York where brokers for whis-
ky firms met agents of whisky rings
and where deals running into six fig
ures in dollars were closed adaily.
To Ask Death Sentence.
The death sentence for Max Jerome
Phaff, German-American, charged with
piracy on the high seas, in connection
with the footing of the Mulhouse, will
he asked, Fournier declared
The charge of piracy will be dropp-
ed and instead Phaf will be tried for
completely and organizing piracy on
the high seas"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
19 PEOPLE INCINERATED
IN ATLANTA IN A YEAR
OF TLANTA, Ga.-Nineteen per-
1DIAA been burned to death in
Atlant~ ~ - and nine of these

FDb. Ian la, Ga.-Nmeteen per-
9DIAA been burned to death in
Atlan,~ ~ ~ and nine of these
were childro.
That was the - state
ment of Fire Chief ". ,ody in
his message of warning against
carelessness in starting the open
hearth season.
"Atlanta's fire losses have al
ready passed the $5O0,O0O mark this
year and 10 people have lost their
lives, eighteen in dwelling fires"
he said. In addition to this Fl per-
sons have been injured by fire, 10
of them being in dwellings.
For nine years." the chief con-
tinued, "Atlanta's fires have aver
aged the price of cottage each
day or 1854, a total of an aver
age loss of $1,345,777, with a grand
total of $12,0O0000,000 over the
nine-year period"
Practically every one of these
fires could have been prevented
had the proper precautions been
taken, the chief said.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
Income of Georgia Citizens Passes
Thirteen Million Mark for 1924
yer 1923 Shown by the UntedAn Increase OF $/944o9o
States Internal Revenue Collectors Report

decrease because OF the reductions
voted by congress recently.
In the cost of operation, the Georgia
Office has made the record of spending
90 cents for each 500 collected This
is one OF the lowest figures OF any in
ternal revenue district, the average be-
ing $1.52.
The Georgia office has been given
the highest rating for efficiency posi-
bic to receive from the national gov
eminent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
Lieutenant Crisp Has
Been Odered to China

Lieutenant Charles F. Crisp, son OF
Representative and Mrs. Charles R.
Crisp. has been ordered to sail from
San Francisco on November lst for
Pekinq. China, where he will be con-
nected with the United States legation
guard. Lieutenant Crisp is now in
Americus. the guest OF his parents. He
is graduate Of the class of 1922 from
the United States military academy at
Annapolis.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
EXPLODES THE MYTH ABOUT
WHEAT FROM ANCIENT TOMB

Wheat from the tombs of ancient
Egypt will not terminate, says bull
letin of the Missouri Botanical Gar
den. All the stories of the so-called
"nnnp1y wheat" growing after CEN
turtles of rest in the tomb are mere
rot.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14
OLD STAMPS.

Pups of New South Wales stamps,
inherent values and dating back to
h. were discovered recently in the
9oFd Office at London.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-14

When going abroad many London
women carry a special kind of clippers
which enables their maids to attend
to any strap wisp of hair which needs
cutting.