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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
FRESHMEN CUT
THE HAIR OF GIRLS
THREE HIGH SCHOOL TEACH
ERS ALSO LOSE THEIR
TRESSES.

BATON ROUGE, La.-Three hun
dred Louisiana State University
freshmen, whose heads were shaved
last night by upper classmen, went
on a rampage today and before things
had Quoted down had invaded the
Baton Rogue high school, dragged
students and teachers from the rooms
and cut the hair off three women in
structors, a number OF girl students
and scores of boys.
The wholesale shearing process at
the university last night was an an
nual event, but the invasion OF the
high school was something not on
the fixed program. The freshmen Wis
tied the high school last year, but
confined their activities to yelling and
interrupting the classes.
Members of the high school faculty
today in anticipation OF another visit
instructed their pupils to remain IN
their seats. The freshmen invaded the
school and finding doors locked, in
some instances, proceeded to force
them. Girls and boys were dragged
out of their seats, many OF the girls
in tears, ard taken into the halls and
school yards, where freshmen arrayed
with scissors and clippers went to
work on them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
CONFTSCATED AUTOS
BRING TEN CENTS EACH
One Five. nv Zee &C Cents to .
A Dime at Po4. *>n.

NEW YORK, N. " lsed
car market hit creased skids today at
the police departments auction of con-
hscated automobiles. "As is' prices
ranged from ten cents to $375, and
bidding was fast and furious among
those who coveted the SO vehicles Of
Tered.
The heavy money price was a rae
ing car, which, at least, of the lot, was
able to limp away under its own pow
er. One fivver brought fifty cents.
That was five times as much as the
auctioneer's hammer brought for a
speedster of noble lineage that had
seen better days-far better.
Spirited bidding boosted the price
OF this latter vehicle from three cents
to ten cents, at which figure it was
knocked down to an imaginative me-
chanic who declined to give his name,
paid cash for his purchase, hitched it
behind a horse and drove away.
With him went bargain-consid-
ering.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
.MILL|ONA|RE'S LIFE IS
BEING MADE MISERABLE
MISS BUELL. DEMANDS LARGE
SUM OF MONEY FROM THE
"KETCHUP KING"
CARRIES A BIG GUN WITH HER
Jefferson Livingston, in Many Nerve
Racking Episodes, Applies to Court
For Relief. Climax Reached in Wal
dorf-Astoria Dining Room.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-An office
boy, a stenographer and chauffeur
were witnesses today when Miss Mu-
riel Buell., of Westchester, N. Y, ap-
peared in Tombs court as defendant
to charge of disorderly conduct, with
Jefferson Livingston, "Ketchup King"
and horse fancier as the complainant
Their testimony, with that of Liv-
ingston, was that Miss Buell. made
life miserable for the millionaire; that
she had walked in upon him and his
friends at dinner at the Waldorf-As-
toria, had driven him from his auto
mobile when it was caught in traffic
jams, and had carried gun when she
visited Livingston's office.
Miss Buell. once sued Livingston
for breach of contract, declaring that
he did not keep promise to pay her
$l750 a month for life. He commended
he had settled with her for $l2,500
cash.
She was arrested at Livingston's
Wall street office last Thursday and
taken to a police station in her own
sedan after a scene which the "Ketch
up King" described as the climax to
"series of embarrassing episodes. :"
On that day, the office boy testified,
Miss Buell. demanded entry to Liv-
ingston's presence, saying don't be
afraid of me, little boy. I'm not going
to hurt you even though | carry a
gun around"
The stenographer testified she had
seen Miss Buell. rihing the pockets Of
Livingston's top-coat where it hung in
the reception room. When she saw
the visitor extract a telegram from
the coat and start reading it, said the
witness, she summoned her employer
who retrieved the message.
Miss Buell's chauffeur also was a
witness. She had him called into Liv-
ingston's office to see what occurred
after the broker had called in his Of
fee boy and stenographer.
Livingston related that earlier last
week Miss Buell. had seated herself
at table at the Waldorf-Astoria,
where he was dining with several
guests, and, unannounCed and uninvlt-
ed, said:
Jefferson, l am hungry. l haven't
had anything to eat for two days. |
want some money"
He and his friends left the table,
said Livingston. Miss Buell., he testi-
fed, followed him from the dining
room, screaming until house detec-
tives led her away.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
NEGRO TAX VALUES
REDUCED $2,OOO,OOO
OWN PROPERTY IN GEORGIA
VALUED AT SAG, 223, 248. MORE
DOGS THAN JEWELRY.

Negroes in Georgia have returned
for taxation this year property valued
at $46223,248, which is a decrease of
approximately 100000 from 1928,
according to statistics assembled in
the office of Comptroller General Will
liam A. Wright The figures for last
year were $48,233,541.
Practically every classification OF
property shows a decrease from l9Z5,
although in one or two instances
there is a small increase. Emigration
of the negro population and reduc-
tions traceable to boil weevil damage
account for the general shrinkagc III
property values, it is believed.
There are 231 negro professional
men in Georgia, according to the rec
ords. divided as follows: Lawyers IL,
doctors 154, dentists 81, embalmers
IS. These pay a professional tax.
Negroes to the number OF 0l,934
paid poll taxes this year in Georgia
a number slightly less than last year.
The consolidation OF the digest
shows that negroes returned for taxa
tion 1.574544 acres of land valued at
S14833,65o. They returned city and
town property valued at 2O,988, 4o1;
money and solvent debts, 500, az;
merchandise, $319,185; household fur
niture. $3,o46,969; plantation and me-
chanical tools, $700,185; horses and
mules, $3,597,825; jewelry $l9,O23;
dogs, $19,623, and all other property
1881, $487.
It is interesting to note that the
value of dogs owned by Georgia ne
groes exceeds that of jewelry return
ed by them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
BIENNIAL SESSIONS
GOT BIGGEST VOTE
GEORGIA'S TOTAL FOR PRESI-
DENT WAS 166,545. RESULTS
AS OFFICIALLY COMPILED.

AS a result of the compilation OF the
official vote for Georgia in the No
vember national election it is shown
that the state gave to John w. Davis,
democratic presidential candidate, a
total vote of 123,200, or nearly three
times as many votes as were cast Tor
the other four party nominees com
bined. The total presidential vote tor
the state for all candidates registered
166.545. The presidential vote, com
plete, is as follows:
John w. Davis, democrat, 123,200.
Calvin Coolidge, republican, $4,000.
IaFollette, progressive, 1901.
H. P. Farris, American party, 23l.
Gilbert o. Nations, prohibition, l23.
The Vote on Amendments.
The total vote on the eight consti-
tt1tional amendments is as follows:
Creation of Peach county: For 49,
274; against, 1884.
Biennial sessions: For, 1905;
aginst, 1902.
947; against, 1882.
Industry exemption from taxation:
For. 69,18l; against, 25,649.
Consolidate offices tax receiver and
collector: For, $4,000: against 29,05O.
City and county government con
solidation: For, $500; against, 25,85Z
Coastal highway grouping: For, ~
453; against, 1885.
Bonded Indebtedness OF mayor and
aldermen of Savannah: For, 7O,580;
against, 16,869.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
WORLDS OLDEST MAN
HAS 15OTH BIRTHDAY
HAS LIVED SIMPLE LIFE 100
YEARS, AND TOOK WIVES
IN MODERATION.

CONSTANTS OPLE.-Zoro
Aloha. the oldest man in the world,
celebrated his 150th birthday anniver-
sary Friday. He is a Kurd by birth.
His age is authenticated by birth
certificate, by his minute remem-
brance of rulers and events in Con
stantinople more than 120 years ago.
and bv the testimony of dozen old
men. who declared that Zorro was al
ready an old man when they were
boys. %
cat mich meat" he said in explaining
his great age.
II don't care for vegetables and
fresh fruits, but l like dried peas and
beans which have been well cooked.
| adore raisins and fresh figs, and l
still stuff myself with them at every,
opportunity. l eat all the honey and
raw sugar | can lay my hands on. L
have always eaten about eight ounces
of bread a day.
i've never smoked or tasted alcco-
bol or coffee. AS drink tea contln-
ually, l only take a sip OF water once
or twice a month.
Zorro has, been "hamap' or porter
for more than 100 years. The "hamals
ri Constantinople take the place OF
motor trucks and moving vans.
Il have had wives in great modera,,
ton" continued Zorro, as he sipped
his red Persian tea. took three at
the same time when | was a young
man. When these died | took anotfler
and and several years ago I took fifth;
She is 65 now, and too old for me and nd
am now looking for younger one"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
FIVE MILLION FOR
VETERANS ORPHANS
NATIONWIDE DRIVE WILL BE
INAUGURATED TO SECURE
AN ENDOWMENT FUND.

A nationwide campaign to raise
an endowment fund OF $5,0O0,000 to
care for orphaned children of world
war veterans and helpless disabled ex-
service men is about to be launched
by the American Legion, it is an
nounced today at national headquar-
tiers of that organization.
The program was authorized by the
annual convention of the Legion at
St. Paul.
The immediate necessity of raising
funds to care for helpless children OF
ex-service men who were either killed
in action or died as result OF their
war service was explained by Mark
T. Mckee, of Detroit, a member OF
the Legion national welfare commit
tee.
He declared that the already exist
ing facilities of the Legion home at
Otter Lake, Mich, were overcrowded
and that there were 200 children who
are emergency cases needing the as
sistance of the Legion at once. The
other Legion billet at Independence,
Kansas, is not yet in operation.
"There are 5000 children of dead
world war veterans who need care
fright now" Mr.. Mckee said, "and a
total of $4,000 war waits.
"We must look close at home and
see the underlying misery caused by
the great conflict We must help the
disabled man; he is our first obliga-
ton and he needs us now. The Amer
lean Legion must keep faith with its
fallen comrades by seeing that help
less children are not deprived of those
opportunities rightfully theirs, be-
cause their fathers were killed fight
ing for this country. Bind up the
wounds of the disabled and care for
the widows and orphans must be our
slogan"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
COTTON MEN LOOK
FOR HIGHER PRICE
WORLD CONSUMPTION IS Elk
PECTED TO RISE ABOVE THE
FIGURES OF LAST YEAR.

ATLANTA, Ga-With the size of
the current years cotton crop esti-
mated as being between twelve and a
quarter and twelve and three quarter
million bales, the big factor that will
eventually govern prices in the next
few months will be consumption OF
the staple here and abroad, according
to Atlanta cotton men.
Statistics made public here show
that before the war the world annual
w consumed more than thirteen mill
lion bales of cotton. Last years world
consumption was around 100000.
"Tust what amount of this low con-
sumption was due to the price of 80 to
IS cents for the staple and what
amount to the disordered condition Of
world commerce is anybody's guess, "
said an Atlanta cotton factor.
Rise in Consumption.
"But there is every indication" he
continued, that world cotton con-
sumption will speedily rise far above
that figure, and in fact one can see
no reason why the world consumption
in the near future should be any low
er than or even as low as it was be-
fore the war.
"If there is anything like what
might be regarded as normal world
consumption several crops the size OF
this years will not pile up surplus.
This fact would augur satisfactory
price for cotton for some years, any
way, unless all expected production
records are broken"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
7 ;fo Insurance Worth Six Millions
D;ssntisfies ROdrndn WandK1Gker

Wanamaker's desire to increase his
holdings is somewhat OF a mania, but
DR.. H. A. Goodman, an insurance ex-
pert says Mr.. Wanamaker regards in
surance as sound and scientific in
vestment. He holds that there is no
better way of assuring to his estate
LIQUID cash when needed in sufficient
amounts for taxes and other expenses
Mr.. Wanamaker is now oil years old,
but physicians say he IS IN such ex-
ceIIent health that he is a good in
surance risk.
Pierre S. DUPONT, of the Delaware
family, carries the second largest
amount OF insurance, $4,000,O0O. There
are seven other American millionaires
with heavy insurance policies running
from S3,715,O0O to $2,0OO,0Oo. J. P
Morgan. the International banker has
policies totaling $2,275,0OO.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
WORRIED OVER RESULT
RECENT ELECTIONS KEEPS U.
S. AND ENGLAND OUT OF
BENES AGREEMENT.

WASHINGTON, D. C,-The re-
cent elections in the United States
and England, which swept conserva
tives into power in both countries,
will have the effect of relapse it is
predicted upon efforts of the League
of Nations to bring about world dis
armament as an assurance of the out
lawry of all wars. The elections are
being viewed with grave concern in
league circles, and peace advocates are
wondering Just what the outcome will
be.
United States Out.
The election of Calvin Coolidge as
president of the United States is taken
as a decided blow to hopes that the
American government would actively
participate in the work OF the league
as an organization of world powers.
President Coolidge and his follow
efs are known to be strongly opposed
to American participation in league
affairs, and it is feared that for the
next four years, as result, the Unit
ed States will be nothing more than
an unofficial observer of the activities
of the league in Geneva.
Hope in England Totters.
Hope in English cooperation is al
so tottering as a result of the rise OF
Stanley Baldwin to the prime minis
tership. The league had hoped Tor
much aid from the labor government
in England under the leadership OF
Ramsay Macdonald, but the new pre-
mier is of much the same attitude as
the president of the United States. He
believes England has work to do at
home before it delves into interna-
tional problems.
The league had hoped, under its
Benes peace plan, to have the British
navy act as world police power, and
the labor government gave part prom
Use to agreeing to this plan. Stanley
Baldwin and his ministers, however,
are expected to throw bar into the
machinery on that point.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
Garden of Eden Was in Continent
That Sank i'm Sea I3, 600 Years Ago

full contents of the tablets are soon
to be made public.
Professor Churchward declares that,
according to the tablets, the ancients
possessed many sciences now un-
known. Armies OF 1900 years ago in
India, he says, had airplanes which
could drop huge bombs and carry
large numbers of men. The machines
we're propelled by simple motors that
employed natural forces that scientists
of today are seeking to harness, he
believes. The people of that day also
used guns and gunpowder, according
to the tablets.
my statements no doubt will be
challenged" Professor Churchward
declared, but | am prepared to use
facts and records against theory These
facts may be expected to create stir
in the international scientific world. "
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
New York Professor Makes Startling
Statements After Translating
Tablets Found in India.
The motherland of mankind was il

The motherland OF mankind was in
a tropical continent larger than North
America and known as Mu, which
went to the bottom of the Pacific
ocean with its 100000 white inhab-
itants and their tempted cities $4,000
wears ago. The Garden of Eden, sto-
ried through the ages, was IN that con.
tinent more than $4,000 years ago and
not in Asia or Asia Minor.
These are only a few OF the start
ling things Professor James Church
ward. OF Mount Vernon, n. Y, says
he learned by translating Us stone
tablets found by explorers III India.
Several OF the tablets, he said, went
back into history 10000 years. The
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
WORLD WAR VETERANS
SLOW TO CLAIM BONUS
ONLY A THIRD OF ELIGIBLES
APPLY FOR COMPENSATION
GIVEN BY CONGRESS.
WORK is COSTING MILLIONS
Arranging for Payment Uncle Sam
Has Tackled What Is Said to Be
His Biggest Job. Tons of Data.
Using Fool Proof" Machines.

OF the 100000 veterans of the
world war entitled to adjusted COM
pensation only 1,450,000 have applied
for the bonus. More than million
of the claims already have been ap-
proved for payment AT present the
bonus department is receiving about
10000 claims a day. These facts were
made known in a report issued by
Major General Robert c. Davis, in
charge of the bonus payment.
In arranging for payment of the
soldier bonus the United States gov
eminent tackled what is said to be its
biggest job. Pencils and pads were
not sufficient for the work, and the
government had special fool proof
machines designed to speed the SER
vice.
Tons of Data.
These machines automatically add
and subtract huge sums, compute the
length of service in years, months and
days, and total the compensation due
according to the length of service.
Their operation is simple, despite the
fact that there are some IS types OF
the machines, and it is virtually inn
possible for operators to make mis-
takes on them. Therefore they have
been called fool proof"
In addition to this work the gov
eminent is handling tons of data in
connection with the bonus work.
There are millions OF finger prints,
and service record and other intor-
nation about each veteran of the war.
All of this information has to be stud
led with great exactness, and to do
the gigantic task great army OF men
and women workers is being employ
ed by the government.
Despite the great scope OF the task
the work is being done with surpris-
ing speed For example, it is possible
to compute from 400 to l,5O0 records
of service in a day. The computation
proceeds 90 minutes an hour for seven
hours each day, and there are scores
of operators who do nothing but work
away on the fool proof machines.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
Most Heavily Insured Man IN Worio
Hires Agents to Find Companies
Willing to Sell Him More.

The most heavily insured man IN
the world is Rodman Wanamaker' the
New York city merchant. He is pay
inc premiums on policies totalng 80
600 600, and yet he has agents seouT1
mo the world for firms who will sell
i nj, more insurance. Specialists have
declared that $7,2OO,O0O IS the h MI. u
anv mans insurance, and Mr.. wanna
maker is out to reach this goal.
Mr. Wanamaker was the first man
70 apply for million dollar pohcy
and incidentally, pays all the preln!-
INNS himself. In many cases prom,
nent business men have been insured
~ their FIRMS. but not in his case
Some one has declared that MI
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
HENS ID YEARS OLD.

now old is hen? w. L. Sutton, OF
cidsPer' Ala, has two of the oldest
S5a!oKens on record. They are both
~ and of the same age-l8 years,
rI.ee months and several days. They
~ .sSed laying only three times during
Ne past summer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
MAY SOON STOP WAGERS
ON RACES AND BASEBALL
Solicitor General Has Launched a
Crusade in Atlanta.

In Atlanta, Ga, a widespread in
quiry into bets on horse races and on
baseball games has been launched by
Solicitor John Boykin. of the Fulton
criminal court, who is probing gam
bling in every form in Atlanta.
Solicitor Boykin, who left a sick
bed to attend the special grand jury
session, said:
1T is my purpose to indict the big
men as we'll as the little fellows. This
probe is to be absolutely non-parti-
san and any citizen, no matter how
prominent who has violated the law,
need expect no special consideration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
The Pope's Chair Made
Of Silver and Cost 100000

The most expensive chair in exist
ence belong to the pope. 1t IS quite
modern, having been made to order
at the iRstigation OF an American
banker. 1t is of solid silver, beautifully
chased. weighs nearly half ton, and
is said to have cost 100000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
LODGES DEATH MEANS
UPHEAvAL IN SENATE
BUTLER, APPOINTED TO VA
CANCY BY GOVERNOR, TO BE
COOLIDGES SPOKESMAN.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Senator
Lodges death, coming just when it
did, will result in wider and more ex-
tensive changes in the United States
senate than have followed the passing
of any member in modern times.
1t is only when the indicated effects
are traced that it is realized how large
a place was filled by the senior sena-
tor from Massachusetts, despite the
waning of his power, illustrated by
his sidetracking at the Cleveland con-
vention for having opposed President
policies in the congress SEES
sion that ended last spring.
1t is probable that had he lived to
attend the coming. session of the SEN
ate he would have been deposed as
majority leader, but he died the titular
head of that majority, chairman OF the
foreign relations committee, ranking
member of the naval affairs commit
tee. chief of strategy OF the irrecon-
cilables and head of the old guard IN
its efforts to prevent the presidents
of the direction OF legisla-
ton.
Butler to Get Toga.
Now as to what is going to happen
because Lodge is no longer there. In
the first place William M. Butler,
chairman OF the republican national
and feudal foe of Lodge IN
Massachusetts, politics, has been ap-.
pointed by the republican governor OF
Massachusetts to the vacancy.
Under the bay state law that ap-
pointment will stand until the next
regular election two years hence. His
political enemies will give Mr.. Butler
no official precedence; the seniority
rule inexorably sentences him TO the
loot OF the ladder. However he IS APP
pointed to Lodges place, and will
therefore take his seat Immediately.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-06-12
Tourists Have Praise
For Blackfoot Camp

The tourists register provided by
the chamber OF commerce for the
tourists auto camp was installed at
the camp last Friday and examin-
alton of the register Monday dis
closed a number of tourists had en-
tered their names and addresses
during the week end. A gratifying
fact was noted that in almost every
instance under the space provided
for remarks the tourist had made
favorable comment on the Black
foot camp. One party registered
from Kansas City, Missouri, stated
the camp was the incest they had
found on their trip thru the west
and especially expressed appreciation
of the courtesy shown by the care
taker
The chamber OF commerce is anx-
ious that Blackfoot people, as much
as possible, will make an effort to
call at the park in the evenings and
talk with the tourists.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-06-12
w. E. Bills Elected
Chautauqua Head

Members of the Current Event
club who have charge of the sale
of tickets for the Blackfoot Chautau-
qua together with the guarantors
met at the chamber of commerce
rooms Friday evening to confer with
Earl Mott, advance agent represen-
tative of the Ellison-White company
Encouraging reports were made at
the meeting indicating that the I'M
dertaking will be successfully carried
out this year. An organization for
the control and direction of the local
problems connected with the chau-
tauqua was formed at the meeting
with the following elected officers:
w. E. Bills, president; Mr.. O.
Buchanan, vice president; Milton H.
Fehnel, secretary-treasurer; Mrs S.
w. Wilson, chairman of the ticket
committee; L. B. White, chairman
ground committee and J. ]. Flem-
ing, chairman publicity committee.
Arrangements are being made with
many of the local merchants for
special displays of chautauqua adj
vertising in their windows on Satur-
day, June IA, and a central head
quarters will be established where
people from the country may secure
their tickets in advance. The COM
mittee will make a canvass of the
Blackfoot people to sell tickets on
Monday, June 16.