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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Carl Dorm
field, janitor and inventor, will never
know it, but his latest brain child, a
painless suicide while-you-sleep device,
has proved 100 per cent effective.
Dornfeld will not know about it be-
cause he tried the device on himself
yesterday. -
The janitor-inventor, widower, %
wears old, died rather than appear IN
court to answer to charge OF disor-
derlv conduct. He had grown rritat-
ed with a tenant and spilled pail OF
water over the man. When the case
was called in court Dornfeld did not
appear He was found in bed, a gas
tube in his mouth and room full OF
illuminating gas.
His suicide device consisted of two
alarm clocks, which he had set Tor }
O'Clock. connected with spring which
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
TAX CUT NECESSARY
TO AID THE FAR Err
POLITICAL GESTURES BY CON-
GRESS WILL NEVER RELIEVE
HIM OF BURDENS.

WASHINGTON, D. CIV h e n
the farmer is given fair deal instead
of political gesture, an American
market. better credit rather than more
credit and reduced taxes instead OF
more taxation burdens he will be able
to pay his debts, his lands will in
crease in value and the nation will
prosper, A. G. Bauder, of Cedar Rap
ids. Ia. chairman of the National As
sociation of Real Estate Boards COM
mittee on legislation and taxation, told
delegates to the convention OF the or
ganization here today.
With the notable exceptions OF
dairy products, wool and cotton agri-
culture continues in depressed state,
the speaker declared, due largely to
excessive taxation, surplus production
and the defenseless position it occu-
pies in relation to organized and pro-
tected industry and labor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
u. S. LEADS DRINKING
STRAW PRODUCTION
THEIR USE HAS BEEN ADOPT
ED BY PRACTICALLY EVERY
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

The arrival of the open season on
ice cream sodas is an appropriate re-
minder that the United States domi-
mates one of the most unique indus
tries in the world, the manufacture Of
artificial drinking straws.
No other country in the world can
compete with the American manufact-
urers of this product, yet the market
is worldwide, for the use of straws
has been adopted by virtually every
country on the globe. Not only have
the Americans taught foreigners the
use of drinking straws, but they have
developed huge home consumption.
Where the drinking straw was COM
monty regarded merely as a soda
fountain appendage a few years ago
it is an important article of commerce
sold into private homes as well as to
large and variegated market else
where In fact, the use has SO broad
ened that manufacturers now have to
put their product into special pack
ages for home use, besides supplying
the usual fountains, schools. lunch
rooms and cafeterias.
The increased demand is largely
augmented in our case by what for
eigners call "the Yankee mania for
sanitation.
AS result of the present demand
the yearly output OF straws in the
United States has jumped from l65,-
100000 in 1901, when their manufact-
ure was taken up in earnest, to more
than 1,000,000,000; or, translated into
every day language, so many that,
laid end to end, the present produc-
ton would be sufficient to build an
ants subway around the equator ex-
actly sixteen times.
The Americans have perfected me-
chanical processes for the manufacture
Of straws which offset any other ad-
vantage foreign makes possess. Under
the American processes four men in
one days labor can cut sufficient pa
per into proper widths to make H.
000.0 900 straws. Because of those mod
ern methods our factories now dupli-
cate the entire 1901 production every
twelve days.
If the labor requirements are small,
however, the reverse is true of the
raw materials consumed. More than
100000 pounds of a special paper
are required annually for the manu-
facture OF drinking straws alone.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
CONSCIENCE FUND
STEADILY GROWS
A Civil War Veteran Feels the Sting
OF Guilt, and Sends $500 for a
Mule He Stole.

Contributions to the conscience
fund" of the United States treasury
are being received almost daily in
Washington. Officials of the depart
ment say that spring is the time OF
the year when contributions are more
frequent, though they are unable to
explain why the public conscience
should be more tender at this time
than at any other season OF the year.
The Conscience fund" of the treas
ury department now totals more than
5000 600. The first contribution was
received in 1911, when President Mad
ison found 81 bill on his desk with
note saying that the writer had
stolen that amount from the govern
ment. The president directed that the
money be credited to account con
science" The incident was published
in all the newspapers and the con
science fund" was established.
Amounts Vary.
The amount received at Washing
ton while President Wilson was in
office was 100000. The fund enrich
ed to the extent of $4,000 in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's administration, A
few years ago a civil war veteran sent
$500 for mule he had stolen from
the government Another veteran
sent SIS for saddle blanket.
A Chicago postal clerk recently sent
SIS to Washington accompanied by a
note saying that the money was for
zone days wages not earned"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DEVICE
is HIS FIRST AND LAST SUCCESS

was arranged to turn on the gas when
the alarms went off. The alarms did
not waken him because instead of
ringing they expended their energy in
turning on the gas.
A search of the apartment, where
he lived alone, disclosed other inven-
tions-a reversible window, a furnace
attachment for burning clinkers with
coal-and a manuscript entitled: "A
Poor Mans Experieace: Scraps OF
Brain Rubbish" On a table was an
urn containing the ashes of his wife's
body.
Dornfeld left a note asking that he
be cremated and that bis ashes be
mixed with those of his wife, who
died two years ago, the combined re-
mains TO be sent to his brother, Fred
erick Dornheld, care of general deliv-
cry, Los Angeles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
DISGUISED MAN ENTERS
WOMEN'S CLUBS MEETING
In Full Feminine Garb, Including a
Corset and Hosiery.

Unknown to the body of 10000 club
women attending the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs convention,
the Los Angeles police have been
keeping strict watch upon male Wis
itors to the sessions. One occurrence
last week has just become matter
OF comment.
Some of the women were startled
to hear a report of the discovery OF
a man who was attired in full fem
mime garb, even to corset and hosiery,
and who was mingling with groups
OF the women. Something suspicious
brought the attention OF police to this
abnormal, who was held under duress
while pathological experts examined
him
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
48 KILLED, 20 HURT IN
TURRET EXPLOSION
DREADNAUGHT MISSI SSIPPI
AT PRACTICE WHEN FOR
WARD TURRET BURST.

SAN PEDRO, Cal,-Two prema-
ture explosions killed three officers
and As men today and injured a score
OF Others and the menace of death
still bounded the crippled dreadnaught
tonight as she left her dead and in
jured behind and headed out to sea to
protect harbor life and shipping from
the peril Of third and mminently
expected blast.
The first explosion occurred at
p. m, while the Mississippi was en-
gagged in target practice off San Glenn
ente island, As miles from here,
spreading death among the SO men in
number 2 turret. Officers said the
premature blast might have been due
to a sailor giving the signal for the
electric flash igniting the charge in
one of the turret's 14-inch rifles be-
fore the breech was properly closed,
or it may have resulted from flare
back" caused when fresh charge
was being loaded into the breech.
Second Blast Rocks Ship.
AS the stricken ship reached the
goal of its race for surgical assistance
the hospital ship Relief just outside
the breakwater here-a second blast
rocked the vessel The charge in the
damaged turret's second 14-inch rife
exploded hurting the steel projectile
out to sea and narrowly missing the
PROV OF the passenger liner Yale,
which was leaving the harbor for San
Diego.
Had the turret, which was revolv-
ing at the time the first explosion oc-
CURED, remained in the same position
until the second blast the proJectile
would nave crashed into the center OF
the city of San Pedro. Fortunately
the turret had swung around SO that
its guns pointed directly out to sea.
Put Out to Sea.
When two mine sweepers failed in
an attempt to load the third Tor the
three rifles, containing an as yet un-
exploded charge, the battleship put
out to sea again, its dead and injured
having been removed, so that in the
event the last gun should hurl forth
| its load of steel there would be less
danger of the projectile striking other
ships or structures ashore.
Four Powder Bags Explode.
Four powder bags containing 45C
pounds of explosive each, were inside
the rifle turret, according to one Of
the surviving sailors in the handling
room above where several were also
killed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
THE UNITED STATES is
BURDENED WITH MORE
THAN 2 MILLION LAWS
DURING THE LAST YEAR $4,000
NEW ENACTMENTS WERE
IMPOSED ON PEOPLE.
GROUND OUT BY WHOLESALE
Congress and State Legislatures En-
gage in Ceaseless Lawmaking, In
creasing Burdens and Abridging
Rights of the People.

The year 1928 added about $4,000
new laws to this country's already
vastly long list. Three hundred of
these general laws were contributed
by congress, as well as a considerable
number of so-called private bills to
afford relief out Of the public treasury
to various individuals, says the New
York Times, The rest came from the
legislatures OF 43 states. Thirty-six of
the states were in their regular ben
NAL sessions. Six were in annual ses-
sions and there was a quadrennial
session in one.
This year, being an even numbered
year, has only five regular biennial
sessions and FIVE annual ones, total
of 10. The average for 1924 will be
$500 new state laws.
Year in and year out we enact an
annual average of nearly 10000 new
laws. In addition to the federal and
state lawmaking bodies we have city,
town and village councils, meeting
regularly, to the number of more than
$4,000 and upward OF 5000 county
legislatures.
A movement is now on foot, which
is growing very rapidly in the west
and south, and which promises to
bring some relief to the common
people" 1t is Endorsed by the Lower
Taxes-Less Legislation League, which
in a recent statement said
"If we allow these $4,000 and more
1aw1naking bodies an average of only
10 laws or ordinances a year-the
average undoubtedly far exceeds this
modest esti1nate-we, as a nation,
enact each year more than 100000 leg
isIative measures applying to various
Jurisdictions.
"The number OF state and federal
laws at present on our statute books
is conservatively estimated to surpass
100000 and the number of local ordi-
nances operative in our $4,000 and
more minor subdivisions OF govern
ment without doubt average upward
of 100 to each community.
The grand total of laws and ordi-
nances in effect throughout the Unit
ed States at the present time, there
fore. exceeds 100000.
"A policeman in New York city, for
instance, according to high admin
istrative authority, must have work
ing knowledge Of at least 10000 stat
utes if he is to enforce intelligently
all the various city ordinances. State
laws and congressional enactments
committed in whole or part to his
charge. Somewhat similar figures ap-
ply to the police of all of our large
cities.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
Thirty Groups Are Eager to
Provide Joy for Democrats
MONROE COUNTY NEGRO
SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO

FORSYTH.-Herbert Smith, a
negro farmer of this county, who
operates a two-horse farm near
Culloden, has sold since March IS
produce as follows; Sweet potatoes,
$117.o5; corn, $11050; sugar cane
syrup, $40.45; corn meal, $54.55;
total $323.44. Smith still has on
hand several hundred pounds of
fodder, cotton seed, some corn,
meat, syrup a good calf and six
pigs that are real pigs. His pros
poets for a crop this year are as
good as any mans in the county.
His cotton is in good condition and
promising.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
Harding Highway to Be
Highest in United States
viii Reach Summit of Mt. Evans, in
Colorado, This Summer.

AT Golden, Colorado, twelve miles
west OF Denver, the Harding Memo
RAJ highway, joint effort of city, coun-
~ state and federal government, be-
gins.
The first section, which includes the
famous "Lariat Trail" over Mt Look
out was built by the city and county
u Denver in the development of the
section, extending from Bergen Park
10 Squaw Pass, was constructed by
u'e Onited States forestry service.
At Squaw Pass, four miles below
ECho Lake the state of Colorado took
over the work. Though the road will
!each the summit of Mt. Evans this
{Sedson, at least three more years will
oe required for its completion, as it is
~ De joined to the system of high
mays on the opposite side of the
mountain.
Inc Harding highway, in addition
" It's scenic beauty, will be the high
~ automobile road in America, if not
:le world. The price has fuctuated
m2m thirty to ten thousand dollars a
, n!ie, according to difficulties encoun-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
Road Bonds and State Port
Loom on Legia'satiUe Horizon
FARMERS = A BILLION
DAYS Will. .CHINERY

American farmers saved 1882
539,364 days in producing their
eight leading crops by machine
methods compared to the methods
of farming in vogue less than
hundred years ago, according to
the figures by the Research Depart
ment of the National Association
of Farm Equipment Manufacturers.
By standardizing practices and in
Producing the methods of the best
farmers for the average would in
crease this fifth on corn, while on
potatoes hay and cotton the saw
ing can still be doubled by machin-
cry
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
POLITICIANS WONDER WHEN
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
WILL NAME CANDIDATES.
LOOKS LIKE A SUMMERS JOB
Gala Week at Coney With Growing
Of miss Democracy" on Big Pro-
gram. Parade of Governor Smiths
Friends Will Be Spectacular Event.

NEW YORK, N. $50 many or
CARNATIONS, committees and sub-com-
mittees feeling charged with the en-
tertainment of the delegates to the
Democratic National Conbention,
which will open in just one week, are
so vieing with one another that the
more practical and hardboiled politl-
clans are wondering when, if ever, the
delegates and alternates will find time
to attend the convention.
If any considerable proportion OF
the visitors bearing voting credentials
decide to attend any considerable part
of the program now being arranged
the deadlock that most persons look
for in convention will last we'll into
the summer AS things begin to APP
pear the chief duty of most OF the
campaign managers will be TO steer
their supporters away from the vari-
Gus attractions into Madison Square
Garden, to stay there until twothirds
of them become unanimous, or the
two-thirds rule is abrogated, which
some say is not so improbable an.
eventuality as it might seem this far
in advance.
Thirty Committees BUSY.
Thirty ub-committees have been
devsing various plans of entertain
ment. One of these plans provides for
an excursion to Coney Island on Sum
day, June 20, to which all delegates
and alternates are invited.
According to the mayors commit
tee the guests are to embark on a
fleet of pleasure craft at the battery
and with Major Hylan acting as "ad-
mirar are to be taken to Coney with
an escort of New York city fire boats
during the trip.
The Coney Island festival will open
with the initial parade of what is more
or less ambitiously designated as the
National Beauty Contest Each state
delegation will be permitted to have
one entry and the winner will be
crowned Miss Democracy" The final
Judging, in which several leading ar
fists of the city have promised to par
ticipate, will take place on Friday eve
ming, June u. :.
Parades OF one sort or another will
feature the weeks events On Thurs
day night, June 20, veterans of the
civil, Spanish and world wars under
General George w. Wingate will
march as a preliminary to a grand
ball TO be held at one of the Island
hotels.
Smiths Friends to March.
Governor Smiths trends and sup
porters have pre-empted the island and
all its works for Friday night. They
have planned an old-time marching
pageant, with plenty of red fire, torch
es and street organs Hurdy-gurdys
and what not will make Coney re-
sound to the strains of East Side,
West Side" The Tim Sullivan Asso-
citation is mastering all its surviving
marchers and plug hats are being
steamed and ironed for revival OF
parades that the Sullivan cohorts be-
lieve threaten, unless Governor AL is
nominated, to become things of the
mast
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
PAVO SECTION WILL SHIP
THOUSAND CARS TOMATOES

Nearly 1000 cars of tomatoes will
be shipped from the Pavo section
within the next few weeks. The first
car went forward about week
ago, and the movement will be heavy
in another week 1t is the first season
that tomatoes have been grown on
such a big scale in Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17

In the United States there are be
tween 1900 and $1,000 BARRIERS shops
operated by women, some containing
as many as IS chairs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17

Next to secret the hardest thing
to keep is beautiful complexion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17

- = pesslmist is a man who wants
''''ss different even after they are.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
Unusually Bad Start
Is Made by Cotton Crop
Only Once in SO Years Has Crop
Condition Been So Low.

CONDITION Been 80 Low.
This years cotton crop has begun
the season with the lowest condition,
with the exception of 1920, since the
keeping of crop records was begun So
years ago. The condition this year is
slightly more than seven per cent
lower than the average at this time
in the last ten years.
The first official report of the season
placed the condition on May 18th as
$50 per cent of normal. In 1920 it was
GA per cent of normal on the same
date
100000 More Acres.
A forecast OF production was not
made with the report, as statistics OF
acreage are not collected until late in
June. Unofficial reports indicate, how
ever, that in the world the number of
acres planted in cotton this year is
100000 greater than last year.
The condition of the crop by states
was given as follows: Virginia, o.;
North Carolina, II; South Carolina,
68; Georgia, 68; Florida, "; Ala
bama, 20; Mississippi, 90; Louisiana,
20; Texas, 90; Arkansas, S.; Tonnes
see, "a; Missouri, o.; Oklahoma, So;
California, 81; Arizona, 90; New Mex
leo, 80.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-17
100000 More Acres.
Millions of Acres Planted.

The area in cultivation at the end
of June last year was 38,130,000 acres.
The area picked last year was 81, $780,,
600 acres, and the average yield per
acre was 1906 pounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-08
REDUCTIONS
ON ASSESSMENT
Copper Works Personal Prop
erty Valuation Is De-
creased by Board

The Board of Taxation of Middle
sex county made public here today
its decision on a series of assessments
made on Perth Amboy property by
assessors. Some reductions are al
lowed while the assessors are fully
upheld on assessment made on
Smith street property here.
The valuation of the personal
property of the Raritan Copper
works has been decreased by the
board to $1,455,795. 1t was assessed
at $1,617,550. A reduction to ST.
317,55O was asked. The appraisal OF
the General Valuation Company, OF
New York, made in behalf of the tas
board, received favorable comment
from the members of the boa'd. 1t
placed the valuation of the plant at
S1,638,S4S as sound value. should
the property be purchased by going
concern and for immediate use. In
the open market. If placed for sale
its value would be S1,133,1 ,172. it is
claimed.
Appeals for reductions on it's per-
sonal and property assessments was
denied to the Pardee Steel Corpor-
alton. The assessment on buildings
was s131,250. A reduction to $780,
600 was asked. The personal as
sessment amounted TO $330,000 and
a reduction to $250,00o was re-
quested.
All Smith street assessments were
upheld. The personal assessment
of Stern G. Company set at $1S,00o
was affirmed. The board also affirm
ed the assessment on the property
of the United Cigar Company set at
S65.0OO. The assessment on the
building owned by =. l.. Friendman
and occupied by Stern's furniture
store was upheld at $45,000, while
the land assessment of $44,4OO was
also confirmed.
A reduction was granted to the
New York Telephone Company on
it's personal property on Smith street
to $S23,000. The original assess
ment was $375,000. The company
contended that the appraisal of the
equipment was not made on the
unit system as provided for by the
state law.
Small reductions were granted to
the Lehigh Valley railroad. The as
sessment on Block 245, Lot No. i,
assessed at $4,000, reduced to
s225,000. A reduction to s180,56O
was asked. On Block AIT lot a re-
duction to $92,44O was granted. A
reduction to $S4,440 was asked on
the assessment of $97,440.
The assessment on Block 430, Lot
No. 8, of $3.50 was affirmed. A
reduction to $3,740 was asked.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-08
u. S. to Participate

WASHINGTON, Aug. S:-The
United States expected to participate
in any meeting of allied finance min
isters which may be called to con-
sider ALLEGATION of German repara-
tons payments as a result of the de-
lsions reached at the inter-allied
conference now in progress in Lon
don.
Following instructions from Wash
ington Ambassa dor Kellogg has so
indicated to the London conference, D,
which has under consideration a
resolution for meeting of finance
ministers in Paris in the near future.
Under the Dawes plan provision
is made for the ALLEGATION of all
moneys paid in reparations by Ger
many through an agreement among
the "Allied and Associated powers"
The matter becomes important to
the United States because this would
form the only means of obtaining
payments from Germany on such
claims as may be adjudicated by the
German American Claims Commis-
sion, or even of receiving reimburse
ment for the cost of the Army OF
Occupation. The provision in the
Dawes plan has to do with ALLEGATION
of money paid on reparations ac-
counts by Germany since 1928 dur
ing which period the agreement be-
tween the United States and the
Allies covering American Army cost
reimbursements was operating.