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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18
PHILOSOPHY SAVES
AGED DEFENDANT
A. I HARRELL ESCAPES HEAVY
FINE IN u. S. COURT FOR
MAKING SHINE"

VALDOSTA, Ga.-That his store
OF homespun philosophy saved him a
term as a punishment for moonshin-
ing made this a happy day for A. J.
Harrell, an aged white man from one
of the counties on the western edge
of the district. He was charged with
making moonshine and at first enter
ed plea of guilty, but changed his
mind and asked for a trial. He declin-
ed with thanks the offer OF the court
to name an attorney to represent him.
He went on the stand and was ques-
toned by the government attorney
and Judge Barrett. Judge Barrett ask
ed Mr.. Harrell if he sold any OF the
moonshine he made.
81 never get enough ahead to sell
any," he replied And this caused a
litter to circulate over the court room.
rs there much moonshine beng
made in your section now:" asked
Judge Barrett. -.
q spend one-half Of my time at
tending to my own business and the
other half in letting other peoples
business alone" answered the witness.
There was good natured roar OF
laughter in which Judge Barrett join
ed heartily The old man was convict
ed and Judge Barrett fined him SIS.
The defendant walked across the room
and took a seat. Finally an officer ap-
preached him and suggested that the
fine should be paid. But | have no
money" he answered and laughed.
This was reported to Judge Barrett
and he called the defendant up for
consultation. The fine was reduced to
$40 and Mr. Harrell still replied that
he had no money.
1T would be pity to send such a
philosopher to Jail" said Judge Bar
rett. Go home and raise $40 and send
it back" said Judge Barrett. I'll do
it." said Harrell, and he left immedi-
ately.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18

he appraised its value; he developed
and cultivated it. He was the first
man in the state, the first>in the south
beyond question the first i'll the
world--to begin the systematic buy
ing OF collard seed for shipment, the
encouraging OF the growing OF col
lards for the seed He found the mark
ct widening-and his business (this,
too, a sideline from his regular syrup
industry which is one OF the largest
in the SOUTH was soon on big scale.
He shipped the first solid carload some
years ago. One year as many as fiji
teen carloads of collard seed were
shipped from Cairo in one year Mr..
Robinson is the only man who has
ever handled them that way. In his
big warehouse at Cairo today are sew
eral carloads of seed; he has the past
few months shipped carload and small
er lots-down to parcel post pack
ages-literally to every part OF the
world, to every state in the union
and to the other side of the earth.
There are hundreds of farmers III
Grady and immediate vicinity who are
growing col1ards for the scotland to
Mr.. Robinson's development OF the
business has been due the new ave
nue. for certain market at good prices
for this commodity, a unique and IN
teresting one for one community. The
recent article could not be absolutely
correct in every detail and effort was
made to be conservative. That story
said that Cairo shipped 90 to 81 per
cent of the col1ard seed used in the
entire United States; the facts and
figures are that the percentage was
given too low-there is shipped from
that one southwest Georgia point 90
per cent of all the collard seed sold
in the country And Mr.. Robinson
handles the most of them-lf not abb
solutely all.
1t is interesting to note that he has
developed this unique side line in ad-
dition to the immense syrup business
OF which he is head the Robinson
Syrup Company, which has one OF the
most up-to-date plants in the south,
and one of the largest-with canning
and refining plant Of modern equip
ment and warehouses accommodating
thousands OF barrels, and new type
surplus warehouses; The Robinson
Syrup Companys brands OF pure
Georgia can syrup are known over the
land and the business has had much
to do with the bringing OF Grady
county and surrounding territory up
to state Of independence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18
Southwest Georgia Has Only Man in
'09F44 s,,ll Id Who Ships Collard Seed in Car Lots
Cairo Citizen ed IS Carloads From Grady County Year Go
To Every art Of the W ord. Unique Business.

In a recent story about Cairo and
Grady county, writes d. G. Bickers
in the Savannah News, there was one
bit OF information which nashville
it was known to numbers in this sec
ton of the state-created a furore of
interest all over Georgia and even in
many other states. The statement that
from Cairo collard seed are shipped
in carload lots. So many comments
have been made about this and such
unusual distinction attaches to~it that
it will be interesting to set down some
facts about the unique business, as
gathered from carefully corroborated
supplemental facts.
w. H. Robinson, of Cairo, one of
the biggest pure cane syrup rehners,
Gamers and dealers in the United
States, is the only man ever to ship
collard seed in carload lots About fiji
teen years ago he saw the chance and
accepted it. A collard seed is a tiny
thing-but it has in it that germ of
life that must be in all development;
it grows" The highest authority in
the history OF the world spoke of the
possibility III the CnleSt tnlngS. ne
Great Preacher once called attention
to the mustard seed, smallest of seeds,
yet-the variety of plant he was speak
ing about-that seed grew into plant
so large that the birds of the air nest
ed in its boughs and the cattle, tired
and not, took refuge beneath its well
come shade. Mr.. Robinson had the
vision" to see big business potential
tiles in the tiny collard seed. And he
a live wire business man-had the re-
Spouse to that tiny germ; he saw it;
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18
AMERICAN GIRL IS QUEEN OF
ANALASKA REINDEER RANCH
Miss Helen Lomen Wears Eskimo Garb She Helps Care for Herd
Of IS 600 AntIered Animals in Far North Country.

Back from Alaska. where she spent
most of her life helping develop a
herd OF $4,000 reindeer, a girl born in
ST. Paul, MINI, arrived in Minneap-
oils recently.
She is Miss Helen Lomen, of Nome,
who, with her FIVE brothers, has estab-
1ished the largest private reindeer herd
in the world. The six Lomens began
their novel business when their father,
G. j. Lomen, was appointed federal
Judge at Nome and moved his tami-
ly there.
Through all the ups and downs of
reindeer ranching in the Arctic circle,
Miss Lomen has been active in the
She accompanies her broth
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18
CEORGLA,S CLAY DEPOSITS WORTH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
THIRTEEN LUCKY NUMBER
FOR NEW NAVY HEAD

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-Thir-
teen, Stunned by the superstitious,
is a number associated with the
luckiest events in the life of Curtis
D. Wilbur, to be secretary of the
navy. AS evidence that the "thir-
teen jinx is the bunk" as he re-
marked last night, Judge Wilbur
explained.
He was married on the 18th.
He took his bride to live at 1913
Winifred street, Los Angeles.
He was admitted to the practice
of law on the 18th.
He was indicted into office as
chief justice of the state supreme
court on January 18th.
He was appointed secretary of
the navy on March 18th.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18
TEN MILLION DOLLAR
SUPERANNUATES' FUND
QUOTA OF UTH GEORGIA
CONFERENCE IS $4O2,63s FOR
WORKOUT PREACHERS.
DAWSON PASTORS RECORDS

Of Four Ministers Who Have Given
Longest Service Three Have Served
Local Church. Of 600 Who Have
Retired 26 in This Conference.
The South Georgia annual confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, has been asked to
raise total Of 5000 as minimum
quota of the $10,0OOOOO superannuate
endowment fund that church is UNI
dertaking to raise for its aged and
WORKOUT preachers, as announced by
Bishop w. F. McMurray chairman
of the board OF finance, st. Louis, in
charge of the movement. This effort
now has the right-of-way in every
conference of the church and is be-
ing supported by all the bishops, pre-
siding elders, pastors and laymen.
The minimum amount OF the
churches of the South Georgia annual
conference is the amount equal to the
total assessed for presiding elders
and pastors salaries last year. Most OF
the charges in the conference have
pledged the raising Of their amounts
and the others are expected to do so
at once, while many OF the churches
have volunteered to raise larger to-
tails than the quotas asked. The mon
'ey will be pledged on the hve-year
payment plan.
District Assessments.
The total sum asked OF the South
Georgia conference is divided among
the district conferences as follows;
Americas district, $37,850; Column
bus distrit, S37,120; Cordele district,
S43,4S5; Dublin district $4,000; Ma
con district, $48,064; McRae district,
$38,961; Savannah district, $44215;
Thomasville district $40,08l; Valdos-
ia district $38,22S; Waycross district,
$35,274
There are over 900 Of the old
preachers, called superannuates, in the
Southern Methodist church, who have
been forced to retire on account Of
, age or physical inhrmltes. Twenty
six of them in the South Georgia con-
! ference have given a total off790 years
| of service, many OF them having been
! the pioneer circuit riders OF this sec
ton of the church. Fifty-three wild
ows of preachers in this conference
saw total Of 1913 years in the par
sonages of the church-years OF striv-
/ ing to make both ends meet and years
of serving the charge.
OF the old ministers Rev. J. 2. Nc
Ferrin, now residing at Waynesboro,
spent So years in the active ministry.
Rev. J. H. Scruggs, of Aberdeen
Miss, is next in point OF length OF
service with 50 years to his credit
Rev. J. w. Weston. of Luverne Ala,
gave AZ years, and Rev G. w. Thorn
as, OF Columbus, Al years.
DIR. Scruggs, DR.. McFerrin and Mr..
| Weston have each served the Daw
son Methodist church as pastor
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18
CANNOT SELL A LIQUOR
CAR WITHOUT COURT ORDER
Supreme Court of Georgia Hands
Down Important Decision.

An automobile lied because it is
engaged in illegal transportation Of
liquor cannot be sold by prohibition
officer without the judgment of a court
OF competent jurisdiction ordering the
sale of the vehicle after the person in
charge of it has been convicted, ac-
cording to decision handed down the
past week by the Georgia supreme
court.
The case was that of the Chatham
Motor Company against R. H. Grit
fifth, appealed from the Savannah city
court. It involved ownership of an
automobile belonging to Griffith and
sold by federal prohibition officer,
according to the record.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18
DECLARED LEGALLY DEAD;
ENTERS A DENIAL, IN COURT
Missing for 20 Years. He Had Lived Few Miles OF Deserted WIFE
Sb VIII Fobt Resembling of Order Putting Him Among Dead

the parting of the ways in 1901. Mrs.
Crane says she hadn't seen or heard
from Mr.. Crane since, and conse-
ouently visited the surrogate last May
and had Mr.. Crane declared legally
dead.
Now it appears, according to Mr.
Crane. that not only was he alive dur
ing these two decades, but was living
near the missus in Belleville..
Under the circumstances the surro-
gate thought it only fair to Mr.. Crane
to issue an order directing Mrs. Crane
IN show cause on March 10 why Mr..
Crane should not be declared resur-
rected. Mrs. Crane will oppose her
husbands desire
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18

BELLEVILLE, N. Isaac Crane
OF Belleville, N. J., says he is not
dead; his wife, Mary, says he is, too
and she's going to try to prove it.
If Isaac Crane had only read the
naoers he would know he is dead; al
least he would know that he IS sup,
nosed to be dead, but he hasn't read
the papers lately. 100. he
Mr.. Crane appeared in person pc
fore Surrogate sherwood in Newark
TODAY to discount the report OF MS
death which, it appears, he had but
recently heard. r-;od
The Cranes, it seems, were married
IN 1903 at 'Easton, Pa, and came TO
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18
Poultry Brooder and $50
Chicks Burn at Richland

Had Just Been installed by DR.. Lide
At Considerable Expense.
At Richland the recently erected
poultry house and brooder of Dr. w.
S. Lide has been destroyed by FIRE
The brooder, which was inside the
chicken house, became ignited in some
manner and $50 small chicks and
broilers were burned or suffocated be-
fore they could be taken from the
building.
DIR. Lide had just gone to consider
able expense in preparing for the
chicken business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18

ers on the roundups, and lives the
hard, out-of-door life without any
privileges for being a girl.
There is nothing to compare with
the sight of great herd, numbering
thousands of slow-moving reindeer,
grazing on the vast plateaus under the
midnight sun"
Miss Lomen dresses Eskimo fash
ion while on the trail, in furs that
cover her from her moccasined feet
to the parka on her head. She has her
own dog team for roundup trips
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18

The indigo crop of India is % per
cent below the corresponding estimate
OF last year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18

Everybody should vote in the pri-
mary election Wednesday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18
FARMERS THE VICTIMS;
MIDDLEMEN FARE WELL
GET TWICE AS MUCH FOR THE
HANDLING AS FARMER DOES
FOR GROWING CROPS.
BILLIONS DOLLARS INVOLVED

Consumers Charged s22,5OO, 100000
Year for Food Products, But Two
Thirds of This Sum Is Given to
Distributing Agencies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-18
A NEWSPAPER

DEVOTED TO
PUBLIC SERVICE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12
WOODEN INDIAN
PURCHASED BY
ART COLONY
Artistic ''Rain-in-the-Fdce"
Gives Up Stand Before
Cigar Store
BY International News Service.

KANSAS CITY, July 12.-Old
"Rain.in-the-Face," aged weather
beaten Indian, will spend his declin.
ing days in an Eastern art colony.
Forty-five years ago, when the
city was little more than a village,
he came here dressed in the full
regalia of robes and feathers of the
Mohican tribe. Several of his race
were here in those days, but time
and the elements had dwindled
down their number one by enc
until old "Reminiscences" re-
mained-the last of the Mohicans.
Standing feet 2 inches in his
bronze feet, he made an impressive
and magnificent figure when he
was dressed in new robes, fresh war
paint and feathers. Veteran of
many storms and years of Drawing
the elements in the capacity Of a
silent sentinel, however, he does
not now look like the stalwart war
rior Of earlier days.
Miss Eleanor Rixson, an artist.
who lives in a colony in the Catskill
mountains, saw old "Rain-in-the-
Face" while visiting here and decided
he would be an interesting addition
to the colony. She says the Indian
is superbly fashioned and genuinely
artistic.
The Indian brought $500 to his
owner. Without protest and with.
out sentimental emotion, ne silently
permitted his removal as sentinel
for the Doerr cigar store and be-
gan his trip eastward-the first in
forty-five years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12
UNKlSSED BRIDE HELD
ON CHARGE OF BIGAMY

NEW YORK, July 12.-'He hit
me in the eye and then he left"
That, according to Mrs. William
Waller, unkissed mail-order bride, is
the reason why she did not marry
Mario Pristo, twenty-five, a sales
man.
1t also is the reason, she insists,
why she is not guilty of the charges
of bigamy and perjury on which
her husband, keeper Of the Willis
avenue bridge, the Bronx, who
married her last February 3, arrest
ed her.
Detective Russo relieved Waller
Of the custody of his wife and took
her to Tombs Court for arraign-
ment with instructions from Assls.
tant District Attorney Lehman to
ask that bail be set at $4,000. The
court was closed when they arrived
there, however, so she was taken
to Police Headquarters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12
Dawes And ''CharIie"
Bryan Found To Be
Old Friends

CHICAGO, July 12.-It's go
ing to be difficult for the Re-
publican and Democratic Vice
Presidential nominees to say
harsh things about each other
in the coming campaign. Gen.
eral Dawes and Governor Bryan
have long been the closest per-
sonal friends. The two were
neighbors of the next door type
at Lincoln, Neb., in 1889. About
his opponent General Dawes
said today.
at is a great personal pleas
ure to me that Governor Bryan
has been given the preference.
We share different political
views, but they have not inter-
fered with our personal friend
ship, which for so many years
has united our families, in fact
since I set up housekeeping
within three blocks of his broth
er, William Jennings Bryan"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12
THREE-GUN MAN
HELD ON RUM
CHARGE
Agents Take 20 Gallons of
Alleged Whiskey in
Raid
Lloyd Wesley Green is seventy

Lloyd Wesley Green Is seventy
three years old and meek, but to
the police he will hereafter be
known as 'Three-Gun" Green.
When Green does nothing else,
he told the police, he works as g.
laborer. For the past few weeks
he hasn't been working at his trade.
AS a result he accumulated $1,107
He kept three automatic revolvers
ready at all times to protect his
small fortune.
Early today. Green was awakened
by stealthy steps on the back stair
case of his home at 1882 Clicks
alley northwest. He took to his
three guns and waited at the door.
But his feebleness prevented him
from discharging any of them, be-
fore the door fell down upon him
with a crash.
Ere he knew what was what, the
vice squad had searched his whole
home and confiscated twenty gal
Ions of alleged whiskey. He was
arrested on a charge of selling and
illegal possession. Green said he
thought the police were burglars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12
DIPLOMAT RETURNING;
WILL BE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES.

Robert Silvercruys, who was for
merly attached to the Belgian EN-.
bassy in Washington, will come to
this country early in August to
serve as charge d'affaires of the
embassy here during the absence Of
Raoul Tilmont, second secretary and
present charge d'affaires, who is
sailing on the Belgenland on August
2 for his home in Belgium. Nine.
Tilmont will remain in town some
time longer, but will later join her
husband, and they will return to
Washington on December. NJ. Sill.
vercruys has recently been on duty
at the foreign office in Brussels.
The Belgian ambassador, Baron
de Cartier, is abroad for the sum.
mer. He is now in Belgium and
Baroness de Cartier is spending
some time in Paris.
The charge d'affaires Of Japan,
Mr. Yoshida, who has been staying
at the Shoreham, has moved to the
embassy, where he will be estah-
lished until the arrival of a new
Japanese ambassador.
X X
The former Minister of Ecuador
to the United States, Doctor Rafael
Arizaga, now Minister to Brazil, ar
rived in New YORK yesterday from
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12
j. s. STAYS OUT.
Of TANG|ERS
PACT
consuIs Couldn't Try AmerI-
cans, and This Country Is
Allowed No Court Judge

The United States Government,
in identical notes sent to the Brit
ish, French and Spanish govern
r1ents today, declined either to de-
finitely approve or disapprove the
Tangiers agreement under which the
extra-territoriality was abolished and
control Of the Straits Zone placed
in the hands of an international
governing body.
Before this government will give
up it's extra-territorial rights in the
antees for the protection of Ameri.
can rights, equal economic oppor-
tunity for all nations, and assur.
ances the open door policy will be
observed, the notes stated.
Tangiers is an internationalizeo
strip, on the Moroccan coast across
the straits from the Rock Of
Gibraltar.
Today's notes were in reply tc
communications from the three ma
lions, asking American approval OF
the new Tangiers agreement signed
December IA, 1923, superseding the
Algercias convention, in which the
United States was a signatory
power, and abolishing extra-terri
torial rights.
1t takes away the right of Amer
lean consuls to try United States
citizens, and establishes mixed
court in which the United States il
not represented by a judge.
The policy outlined in today's
note is that America does moi
desire to take actual part in the
administration of Tangiers. as the
role allocated to US is too small, but
that until fuller guarantees are ade
quately promised us, this country
cannot either approve or disapprovt
the agreement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12
BARREL Is POSTOFFICE
OF GALAPAGOS ISLAND

QUAYAQUIL, July 12.-On the
Galapagos island, 500 miles off the
coast Of Euador, there is the
strangest postoffice in the world. 1t
is a barrel in which letters are semi.
occasionally placed for distribution
few.
The United States postal service,
and, in fact, all mariners in those
waters, know about this impromptu
postoffice, and when passing thaS
way they collect mail there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12
SAYS WOOD MAY
Be AMERICAN
LUXURY
Consumption Far Ahsa2 a
Growth. Syracuse Forsstgy
College Heads Assr

SYRACUSE. ~ 2 T-lv -
lumber should becozs q 10y =
the United States - see-r -
not be like that q sous a. Ger -
known luxurtes such e. g.
chincilla and terrapln. 49, r4zs
ment issued BY ths Nsw Yea @
lege Of Forestry. a. Syn 49,.
sity.
such Injuries beiuuE - - -
essentials" the sfzt-r1s-t z--zrzs
THE world would waE On Ezr ~
same without these spe14- -e5---n
Of vanity and pezpersz 49,
1.-THE forests. hoWsVs-. a. -
products that cone t-uz 1--a
are at the base OF uz4Ev 81 err -
important industrial szz l----s--.l
progress. They EEu-s IL 80 60 g
every individual iupu--a1-r F--z
products are needed - -1s r-- %
we'll as the rich TEsrs a-e l-1s
900 different uses trr u1ul -
employment OF wood u 80 re-sa.
that it has been sad "a z1u- z--z-
lty that civilization wC-l- 81 30
out the forests.
Neither the rich -1~ -ze -
could do without vo11
office, transportzrtc1- cz -.
ton, education. cio-E-rr. Eer-E "a
| food supplies are clussv -sa-s1 =
the use Of wood and TIE Cc.-ez -
formed by the forests - --E
| should become a lGN1rT 10 u1- e
bring about a ser-oUs s---1-- :
this country II wou-1 h-f E1-- -
people of the United S-z-ss. le-a -
since the Pilgrims i4nl-i 90 aaus
been the largest lndIVlE zzl -ss-s a
wood.
THE cost OF lumber has 5000
beyond the average q a. go
commodities. The supply - 60
ing rapidly, which mems ~ -
cost of lumber VII co-rl-ls 20 -
crease. Lumber Is beng -ssF r-r
times faster than l. j. EruW1 n -
United States and -we1r~ E=s
faster than il is grown 1E Nsu r1rs
State. The supply or vtrE-- ~ -
is sufficient for twerrv-e-rs Hs..-l
| al our present rate o. CU-s-
The pro rata use % WOOD q rs--
ing less by the force % Eecesz--r 81
it cannot be reduced m1cz t--z-t
without inflicCng hardship apo 81.
people. Unless prUv-slc1 q "-z
Immediately for new fC-ez-s wuo-
will not only become . l-N--v. ~.
it will remain q luxury t-E zzzzg
generations
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12

and Spain, where Mr.. Bailey will
devote a great deal of time to
painting.
y
Mrs. Charles w. Wetmore, who
has had house in London for the
last month, has left for a motor
tour of the continent.
X y
Mrs. James Huntington Turner
will leave Washington tomorrow for
the West, where she will visit
friends in Madison, Milwaukee and
Chicago. In the last week in Au-
gust she will go to Mackinac Island,
Mich, the summer home OF Mrs.
Delos A. Blodgett.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12
VISIT ATLANTIC CITY
ON WAY TO CAPE MAY

The Ambassador of Argentina
and Nine. Pueyrredon. with Miles.
Pueyrredon and Horace Ricardo
PUeyrredon, are at the Ritz Carlton
Hotel, Atlantic City for a few days
on their way to Cape May, N. j.
They are travelling by motor.
X
The Minister of China, Doctor AL.
fred SEE, accompanied by his two
sons, who have been in school In
England, will return to the United
States the first week in August.
Minister SEE expects to come to
Washington for a few days prior to
joining Nine. SEE at Woods Hole,
Mass, fog the remainder Of the
summer.