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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
10000 CRATES OF
LETTUCE FROM GLYNN
SHIPPED IN TWO WEEKS FIJI
TY CARLOADS WORTH APP
FORTUNATELY $4,000.

BRUNSWICK, Ga.-There will be
shipped from one Glynn county farm
during the next two weeks the har-
vesting to begin Wednesday, total
OF 10000 crates of lettuce, making III
all fifty full carloads and having a
value OF approximately $4,000.
This crop will come from the St.
Simon Island farm OF f. c. McLain,
OF Palmetto, Fla, who purchased the
large farm on the island last year and
planted Tor the first time in 1928. Mr.,
McLain is an experienced truck farm
er and now operates farms in South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida
Last year he lost almost his entire
local crop by a freeze which came
along during the middle OF January,
but this year, he reports, the crop has
been a big success and all dangers
have been passed. =,
The Glynn county crop will be
shipped at time when there is a great
demand for lettuce. The Florida crop
IS now over and the California crop
is not vet on the market, therefore
the local crop, so planted, will be plac-
ed on the market right between the
large crops of other states,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
SOUTHERN COTTON
OIL COMPANY SOLD
STOCKHOLDERS ASKED TO
PASS ON S8,875,0000o PRICE.
EIGHTY MILLS INVOLVED.

A New Orleans dispatch says that
the purchase OF the gigantic holdings
of the Southern Cotton Oil Company
by syndicate represented by r. 5.
Hecht, president OF the Hibernia bank,
and A. d. Geoghegan, president OF
the Southport mills, for $685., OOO.OO
has been practically completed &C
cording to information revealed Fri
day.
Eighty of the cotton oil mills OF the
company scattered throughout the
south, including one at Dawson, will
be turned over to the syndicate at that
price, if the federal court of the New
York district decides it is a fair APP
praisment
Both Mr.. Hecht and Mr.. Geoghegan
have lett for New York in connection
with the negotiations.
Federal Judge Runyon, of the New
York district court, has on the appli-
cation of federal equity receivers or
dered stockholders OF the company to
show cause February 24th why the
property should not be transferred at
the stipulated price. The procedure is
said to be only a formality.
The Southern Cotton Oil Company
is subsidiary OF the Virginia Carroll
ma Chemical Company and has out
Sl0.000.0C0 OF stock. This stock will
pass TO the new syndicate. Both the
Southern Cotton Oil Company and its
parent organization have been IN the
hands of federal receivers for several
months.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17

an exemption OF $500 for each depend
ent under the age OF Is years Thus
man and wife with three children
would be entitled to an exemption OF
s. 500 plus $1,000 or $500 If his an
nual income does not reach this
amount he has no income tax to pay,
although he must make return. II
his income exceeds i he must pay the
tax on that earned above $500, less
a Jew other small deductions which
are explained on the income tax
blanks.
The tax rate this year is two per
cent on incomes up to and including
$1,000. Above that it rises in a grad
uated scale. as explained by the blanks.
Last year the lowest rate was four
Der cent. But while the nominal rate
is two per cent this year the real rate
is only one and one-half per cent as,
after the amount OF tax payable at
two per cent is determined, the gov
eminent permits reduction OF Is per
cent of this tax payment figure Tor
earned incomes, counting the first
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
UNITED STATES LEADS
WORLD IN FIRE LOSSES
TOTAL IN YEAR is S535,372,782
FIVE TIMES VALUE COUN-
TRY'S GOLD AND SILVER.

The destruction and loss of proper
ty by fire in the United States dur
ing 1928 was put at $535,372,782 re-
Gently by the National Board of Fire
Underwriters. The figure is a new
high record for the world.
The task OF Classifying, segregating
and tabulating the 436.l62 claims for
1928 fires handled by the boards act
uarial bureau has just been completed,
according to w. Z. Mallalieu, general
manager.
The sum of S535,372,7S2," said Mr..
Mallalieu, which includes the usual
allowance of rs per cent for unreport-
ed fires, is almost five times the value
of the gold and silver mined in the
United States during 1928; the sum
would nearly cover the liabilities OF
all the commercial bankrupts OF
America in that year.
adding the latest figure to those
OF the four previous twelve months
gives total fire waste for the flve
years ended with 1923 of $2,305,746,-
81, an amount exceeding the whole
sale value OF the three million-odd pas
senger automobiles produced in this
country in 1928.
The total fire waste definitely re-
corded was $428,298,226, and the CHIEF
originating cause of loss was found to
be the twin hazard of 'matches-smok-
ing. the actual destruction charged
against it amounting to $2o,045, 0l7;
this is about 100000 more than in
1922 when it also was the leader. The
second largest item, $20,S2Sl62, was
due to defective chimneys and fiues,
while stoves, furnaces, etc. occupied
third place with a total OF $lS,o5S,-
248. Spontaneous combustion was re-
sponsible for $16,110,945; sparks ig-
hitting combustible roofs caused de
struction amounting to $l5,93l,342
while the total due to electricity was
S14,0o1.789. Lightning was charged
with the sum Of $10,922,669
These tremendous losses, Mr.
Mallalieu continued, have such a def
mite economic effect that they influ-
ence the cost OF living to a marked
degree. 1t is impossible to waste need
ed buildings and commodities on such
a scale without paying the bill. Fire
losses increase taxes and tend to adj
vance the cost OF insurance protection,
since premiums are naturally based
upon the rate of destruction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
Fifteen MEN DESERT
CENTRAL PULLMAN CAR
PARTY FROM COLUMBIA, S. c.,
DISAPPEAR, LEAVING POR-
TER. UNABLE TO TRACE.

AMERICUS, Ga.-During the wee
hours Saturday morning, long before
Americas citizens had turned over for
their final nap, a pullman car occupied
by Is men was left on a side track
at the Central OF Georgia station
Who the men were, what they were
doing and where they we're going was
never learned.
When H. c. White, agent, arrived
at the station about 8 o'clock he
found the car empty except for a pull
man porter who said he knew nothing
of the men in the car, except that they
boarded the car at Columbia, S. c.,
on Friday
Saturday and Sunday the pullman
stood on the side track at the Central
station with the porter as its sole oc-
cupant. Not one Of the IS men who
had alighted from the car, when it
arrived in Americas, returned.
Until Sunday night no steps had
been taken by Mr.. White to ascertain
who the occupants OF the car were or
where the car was to be routed, so
sure was he that by this time some OF
the mysterious passengers on the car
would bob up.
Monday morning when Mr.. White
learned from the porter that the men
bad not returned efforts were made
to locate the lost Is" Hotels in the
city were called, the Times-Recorder
was consulted, reporters were put on
the trail, but to no avail A thorough
combing of the city failed to reveal a
trace OF the men.
Still hoping that some light might
be thrown on the mysterious car
Mr.. White called the Pullman com
pany in Atlanta They knew nothing
about the car or its occupants. AS a
last resort the agent called Column
bia railroad authorities. They knew
that the car had originated at Column
bia, but who the occupants were and
where the car was routed could not
be learned.
Mr.. White was dumfounded. Never
before during all of his long service
with the railroad had anything proved
such a battling mystery. Despalrmg
of ever locating the men in Americas
he had the car returned to Atlanta,
along with the lone porter, who was
clad to be relieved of duty from dat
mysterfyin car" as he termed it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
GEORGIA SENATOR
WOULD BAN GOSSIPS
WOULD PROTECT ALL FROM
"FORKED TONGUE" OF THE
HUMAN VIPER.

DECATUR, Ga.-'I have decided
that Georgia needs some legal restraint
upon gossip similar to that enacted
by the Kentucky legislature some
time ago, and l am going to draw a
bill, patterned somewhat on the Ken
lucky anti-gossip law, and offer it for
passage in the senate this summer"
said Senator Carl Guess, of DeKalb
county, today.
Il am convinced it is in the best in
terest of the ordinary pursuits OF hap
piness and peace OF the community,
as we'll as in the best interest OF the
state itself, that the individual, the
public office holder, the candidate rum
ming for office, and even our families
be protected from the forked tongue
OF the gossip 1t think it time that the
circulation OF gossip talk about the
private individual and men in public
place, or about men or women run
ming for public Office be bridled; that,
when a story or OF a piece OF gossip
is started in circulation the one who
puts it in circulation be held as guilty
OF a misdemeanor unless the story
told or gossip passed can be substan-
tiated
Kentucky Woman Fined.
q recall that in one OF the Ken
lucky towns one OF the neighborhood
gossip vendors started a scandal
which spread, and finally was traced
to this particular gossip vendor. She
was put on trial in the court on a
charge of violation of the anti-gossip
law and, being unable to substantiate
the gossip she had spread, was con-
victed and fined.
maybe some OF the victims OF
common gossip might feel even
stronger, and would want the anti
gossip law am going to propose to
make it a felony, but | shall be salts
fed to pass the bill making it mis-
| think it will pass,
too, without any trouble"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
5000 Wives Without Country
Through u. S. and British LatUS
Group Minus Citizenship Growing Under Conflict of Statutes Affect
ing English Women Who Wed Americans Appeals for Solution.

LONDON.-There is steadily
growing group OF women living in
England who are women without a
country. They are former English wo-
men whom their government disowns
on their marriage to citizen OF the
United States and whom the United
States refuses to recognize as citizens
since the enactment of the bill forcing
foreign women marrying Americans
TO retain their foreign citizenship un-
less naturalized in America.
At the time the bill was enacted the
number OF English women married to
Americans in England was very small
and little notice was taken OF the
hardships forced upon them. Now
these nationally outcast women in
England number about 5000 and their
r-ed'caI.lent is constantly bein
brought to the notice OF the British
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
TOMATOES TASTE
LIKE GOOD SHINE
A NEW CALHOUN COUNTY
PRODUCT NO DOUBT WILL
ENJOY POPULARITY.

Uncle Tom" Plowden, one of the
aged and most widely known and
highly respected citizens of this sec
ton and whose home is at Dickey, in
Calhoun county, has grown a new
kind of tomato in his garden, and
when its merits-if they can be So
called-become known the variety OF
vegetable will enjoy instant and wide
spread popularity. Mr. Plowden tells
OF his discovery in communication
to the Edison News, in which he says:
Last year | had some tomatoes
planted in tub in the garden and did
not get to transplant all them. They
grew on and late in the year during
that dry drouth ! set them out, and
bv nursing and watering them a few
OF the plants lived; some OF them had
young one-fourth grown fruit on them
when they were set. | cut them i'll two
and planted the roots and tops, too
Later when the rain came those things
grew and waxed vigorous; in Novem-
Der a killing frost was coming and
that afternoon Mr.. John A. Harvin OF
Houston. Texas, and | walked out in
the garden, and at his suggestion we
pulled those tomato bushes-full OF
green fruit-and hung them up in the
smoke house. OF course, the bushes
died, but the fruit kept ripening and
we have. been having tomatoes off and
on ever since, and now there is one
left. Jan 20, 1925, lying on the mantel
in the stove room. The flavor is good
and tastes like good shine. write
this as an eye-opener, and have no
doubt but what the favor part will
induce many to go to raising toma-
toes"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
Vision Restored, TtUO Children
Go Into Rapture OUer City Sights
Color Of Bricks Faates Boy They Are Taken for Ride in Den
Yer Girl Finds Beauty Everywhere and Weeps for Joy

them; | knew how brick felt-but
look at the color-look at the color!"
AS their automobile rounded the
first corner Viola buried her head in
her arms. Then she raised her head.
saying: Its all right can't believe
my eyes are so full of tears. They're
not cry tears-they're happy tears and
I'll never cry again.
Bricks Enthrall Boy.
Lovely houses made OF bricks" the
boy kept rnurmuring Lovely, lovely
bricks-the color OF them"
Lakes, trees, street cars, people,
houses, grass and shrubs all came in
for their share OF the delighted atten-
It was a great day for two children.
Blase city folk fell under the spell and
saw beauty growing in the city streets
where it never had been before.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17

$4,000 OF every mans income as earn
ed.
Early reports from income tax col
lectors this year reveal that maRy per-
sons are neglecting to take advantage
OF this Is per cent deduction on the
tax figure permissible as earned in
comes. In other words they are pay
ing two per cent on that portion OF
their income which is taxable instead
OF one and one-half per cent, to which
rate the earned income clause brings
it down.
Form 1040-A, which is that used for
incomes of less than $4,000 a year,
distinctly states that the first calcula-
ton should be a two per cent tax on
that portion of the income which is
taxable, and then a credit of rs per
cent OF the amount OF the tax should
be made for an earned income. The
same result can be obtained by
figuring the tax at one and one-half
per cent on the amount taxable, but
government bookkeeping provides
that 1t be done the long way.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17

DENVER, Colo.-The common
place things of life became maryvels
today to two. children. For the hrst
time Peter Morris and Viola Emour
saw the blue sky, the wonders OF a
ZOO and went into raptures over the
warm color of bricks.
Their First Vision.
The children. two OF the eleven from
the state home for the blind and deaf
at Colorado Springs who underwent
operations in an effort to restore tneir
sight, were driven about the cry, dpie
for the first time to endure the strong
Would you mind if l ask great
MANY questions?" Viola ventured.
"Everything is so strange-so-so-
so-beautifuli'
Bricks, bricksl'' the boy shouted:
"Bricks-why, / knew the shape OF
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
MILD WEATHER BRINGS
DROP IN PRICE OF EGGS
Have Taken Tumble of 20 Cents a
Dozen in One Month.

CHICAGO, Illinois, Mild weather
throughout the middle west has caus-
ed egg prices 10 tumble 20 cents
dozen since the middle OF January.
Retail prices, following at a slower
pace than the wholesale figures, show
ed drop of to II cents from prices
week ago. Grocers quoted prices
ranging from 48 to SO cents for first
grade candled eggs, while some OF the
chain stores sold the best eggs at 40
cents.
In the wholesale market fresh frsts
we're selling at SO and 381a cents and
extra frsts at 4315 to 44H cents.
The peak prices OF the winter were
reached on January 18th, when the
wholesale price OF fresh firsts reached
50 and 90 cents and the extra grade
sold at 65 and 90 cents. Since last
Thursday prices of various grades
have broken II to IS cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
PRESIDENT VETOES
COSTLY INAUGURAL
TAKES STARCH OUT OF PLANS
OF BUSINESS MEN. HE IN
SISTS ON ECONOMY.

WASHINGTON, D. Calvin
Coolidge's ideas on economy were
made applicable today to the ceremo-
MES Of his inaugural as president OF
the United States.
Having found Mr.. Coolidge unre-
lenting in his desire for a simple and
inexpensive Inauguration the Wash
ington inaugural committee, composed
of business men of the capital, at a
meeting today restinded virtually all
Of the appropriations made for the un-
official part of the ceremonies and
voted to release from payment sub
scription pledges amounting to $780,
600.
Contrasted with inaugurals OF de-
cade or more ago, when the unofficial
part of the ceremonies represented eX-
penditures running into several hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, the
Coolidge induction into office promis-
es to involve a local cost OF probably
less than $500 Erection OF stands at
the capitol, where official ceremonies
will be held, will cost around S55,OO0,
but that will be provided for by con-
gress.
Big Plans Abandoned.
Plans abandoned today included
preparations for construction of a
court OF honor along Pennsylvania
avenue in front OF the white house,
the erection OF stands elsewhere along
the same avenue and an evening dis
play OF fireworks on the Mall.
Mr.. Coolidge's insistence that the
inaugural parade be held to units OF
the army and navy stationed in the
vicinity OF Washington and to such
governors OF states as desire to come
with their stats numbering not to
exceed 100 led to the abandonment OF
local plans.
Business men OF Washington have
been accustomed to subscribe large
sums for the unofficial ceremonies and
count on receipts from the sale OF
tickets to reviewing stands along
Pennsylvania avenue for reimburse
ment and some times for a dividend.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
MUST GET AUTOMOBILE
TAGS BY FIRST OF MARCH
Drivers of Cars Without Tags Will
Be Subject to Arrest.

Automobile owners in Georgia are
required under the law to have 1925
automobile tags on their cars by not
later than March l, 1925, and unless
they de are liable to arrest and prose
cutiona ORnet 50 doing, according to
notice ree1I.pA J, the office OF Sheriff
E T. Woods. ltIl lifts office has
been notified by the ecretary
OF state to keep close W. for
automobiles that are not eq. BED
with 1925 tags from and after March
LIST.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
DARIEN MAN FROZEN TO
DEATH ON A FISHING TRIP
Searching Party Found Him Too Late
To Render Aid.

Sam Hagen, prominent citizen OF
Darien, Ga, was frozen to death in
an open boat Wednesday night. Ac-
companied by Charles Black he lett
Darien in an open launch Wednesday
afternoon for fishing camp. When
he had not returned late Thursday a
searching party found Mr.. Black pad
ding the boat and Mr.. Hagen appar-
emily resting with his head on his
arms. Although he was dead then Mr..
Black had not suspected such con-
dition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
A CITY ONE THOUSAND
MILES FROM ANYWHERE

The most completely isolated city in
the world is Manaos. Brazil. 1t is sit
uated on the Rio Negro not far from
that tributary's junction with the
mighty Amazon river 1t is the capital
OF Amazopas, but is 1000 miles from
any other settlement of civilization
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
A Georgia Woman Is
Conuicted of Carrying
4 Concealed Weapon

DUBLIN, Ga.-For the first
time in the history OF local courts
and probably the first in Georgia,
a woman stood trial and was con-
victed here of carrying a weapon
without license and OF carrying
a concealed weapon. She is Mrs. J.
r. Rocks, widow. She was fined
dollar and cost on each charge.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
CAFE CHAIRS LOWERED; DUE
TO SHORT DRESS STYLES
Women Could Not Sit Gracefully, Say
Proprietors of Restaurants.

Chairs and tables in the fashionable
London cafes are an inch lower than
they we're a lew years ago duesto the
change in women's dress styles.
The average short skirted woman
would not sit gracefully at the high
er tables, it was explained recently
at meeting OF cafe owners assoc
cation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
Refused Passports.

government and the United States
consular authorities in England.
Refused Passports.
Neither the government nor the
consuls will grant passports to these
women, although requests are made
daily for this privilege. The British
according to British law,
believes that the woman becomes an
American citizen on marriage and
therefore refuses passport facilities.
Several attempts to have the matter
settled have been made by Anglo
American organizations in England.
but there is no disposition on the part
OF either government to change the
existing laws.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17

Why is it that the fruit that the deal
er sells you is never as good as that
on display
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17

We all agree that people in other
lines OF business make too blamed
much profit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-17
INCOME TAX AND THE RATE FOR 1925

Banning OWadNa
oneHa
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-02-06
WHAT IS UNLAWFUL !?

It is unlawful to MANUFACTURE,
SELL, TRANSPORT, POSSESS or
PURCHASE Intoxicating liquors for
beverage purposes.
It is unlawful for doctor to write
PRESCRIPTION for Intoxicating liq-
uor for a person WHO IS NOT SICK,
or prescribe more than ONE PINT for
the same person within any period of
TEN DAYS.
1t is unlawful to POSSESS a STILL
for any purpose without state permit.
It is unlawful to GIVE -INFORMA-
TION of how liquor may be obtained in
violation of the law.
1t is unlawful to advertise, manufac-
ture, sell or possess any UTENSIL. MA
CHINERY, PREPARATION or COM
POUND designed or intended for unlaw-
full manufacture of liquor.
It is unlawful to ADVERTISE liquor
for beverage use or to tell where how,
from whom or at what price it may be
obtained.
1t is unlawful to drink Intoxicating lq-
TOR or to be intoxicated in any RAIL
WAY or INTERURBAN CAR, plat
form or railroad station.
It is unlawful for any OFFICER of
any town, city, village or state TO BE
INTOXICATED while in discharge of
the duties of his office.
It is unlawful for any person to be IN
TOXICATED in any street, highway or
PUBLIC PLACE.
It is unlawful to drive or operate an
AUTOMOBILE on any public highway
while drunk or intoxicated.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-02-06
Duties of Citizens

1t is the duty of all citizens to obey the
law and to insist that the law be enforced
by the proper officials It is the duty of
persons who have knowledge of violations
Of the law to see to it that the proper
officials arc informed 1t is unlawful to
withhold information of the commission
of crime and those who do SO may be
held as accessories. This applies to other
criminal laws and no exception should be
made with reference to prohibition.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-02-06
THE TRUTH ABOUT PROHIBITION

tons can swear to a search warrant and
file the same before justice of the peace,
police magistrate or judge having cogni-
zance of criminal cases who can issue a
warrant ordering any peace officer, shcr-
if, deputy sheriff, constable, marshal or
policeman to search the place. arrest the
person in charge and seize illegal liquor
and property and bring them before the
officer who issued the warrant to be held
Tor prosecution.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-02-06
Liability for Damages

Any person who is injured in person,
property, means of support, or otherwise
by any intoxicated person or by reason
OF the intoxication of any person shall
have a right to sue for damages the per
son guilty for unlawfnlly selling or pro-
curing the liquor which resulted in intox-
ication.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-02-06
DUTIES OF OFFICIALS

The powers and duties of state and To-
cal officials under the Illinois Prohibition
Act arc as follows:
States Attorney-The states attorney
is responsible for enforcement of prohibit
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-02-06
Moonshine Murders

Any person who knowingly sells or
furnishes any poisonous liquor for bev-
erage purposes and death results shall be
guilty of murder and punished according
1y