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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
SEABOARD NEW RAIL
LINE FOR FLORIDA
MANY PROMINENT PERSONS
TOOK PART IN OPENING
ON JANUARY PATH.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-ApproXi-
mately 500 prominent persons from
over the nation, among whom were
mayors, bankers, prominent business
men and several governors, were
guests of S. Davies Warield, presi-
dent of the Seaboard Air Line rail-
road, on the occasion of the dedication
of the new Florida Western and
Northern cross-state railroad, the first
through train service without inter
change from the west to the east coast
OF Florida, on January oath.
The inaugural train, the new Or
ange B1oss ON Special, LETT New
York on January p, bringing about
$50 prominent business men. The spe-
cial arrived in Jacksonville early in
the morning OF January "a, and pro-
ceeded to Coleman, the northern ter
minals OF the new road.
Orange Blossom Special.
AT Lake Wales, the Florida guests,
comprising a car from Tallahassee, a
car from Jacksonville, one from Sara
sofa, another from Manatee, two cars
from St. Petersburg, one from Clear
water and two cars from Tampa, were
hooked on to the Orange Blossom
Special about noon on January "a. At
this juncture the train was chris
tened, and with all of President War
fields guests proceeded on to Avon
Park where its tonnage was presented.
The dedication ceremonies took
place in Sebring about | O'Clock the
afternoon of January a. Governor
John w. Martin delivered the primer
pal address.
A third section OF the special train
left West Palm Beach at II O'Clock
midnight on Jan. % and arrived at
Sebring in time for the ceremonies.
The three sections proceeded to West
Palm Beach, the southern extremity
of the new road, at 7:4O p. m. Satur-
day, January oath. $50
The new Seaboard extension IS Z5S
miles in length, including cut-otts to
Tampa. St. Petersburg and Sarasota. j.,
The new line has been christened
The Scenic Route OF the South. 1t
penetrates the picturesque highland
and lake sections OF central Florida.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
.$3,544,563 GAS TAX
PAID TO THE STATE
SUM COLLECTED BY GEORGIA
IN 1924 CONSIDERABLY IN
EXCESS OF ESTIMATE.

Georgia received total OF So, 544-
56392 from the state tax of three cents
per gallon on all gasoline sold in this
state during 1924, according to figures
made public by w B. Harrison, tax
clerk in the Office OF Comptroller Gen
eral William A. Wright. This sum is
considerably in excess of the estimat-
ed income from this source when the
bill was passed in the legislature OF
1923, the highest estimate made at that
time being $3,0000GO.
OF the money collected one-third
goes to the state highway department.
one-third to the counties for highway
work, divided on basis OF post road
mileage ratio. and one-third to the
general treasury for retirement OF the
state w. & A. warrants.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
cow PUSHES HEAD IN
STILL BARREL AND DIES
A WILKINSON COUNTY MANS
BOVINE PLAYS PART OF
LIQUOR SLEUTH.

When Arthur Knight, who lives in
Wilkinson county, went in search OF
his best Jersey COW he found her near
still with her head jammed into a
barrel OF beer and her horns stuck
tight to the edge OF the barrel. The
animal was dead, having made des-
perate attempt to shake the drum
from her head She had broken her
neck
Mr.. Knight was not aware the still
was located so near his home and
where his cattle went to Craze. This
was his first intimation that cows
drink beer. There were several large
barrels filled with mash where the
cow was found and would have been
ready to run i'll a few days.
Mr.. Knight is anxious to find the
owner Of the still in order to put in
a claim for his COW, Which he values
at SIS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
IO,475 Pages Is Record
OF Congressional Ordtory

WASHINGTON, D. C-The
old saying that talk is cheap does
not apply to congress.
Printing OF congressional COM
mittee hearings during the year
ended June 80, 1924, cost $226,-
53O.24, according to the annual re-
port of George H. Carter public
printer. There is no estimate of
what it cost to set down congress
sional oratory in black and white,
but it filled total OF l0,475 pages,
a record for all times, according to
Carter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
CONGRESS TO GIVE
FARMERS A BOOST
WILL CONSIDER TWO MEAS
URES THIS SESSION. HOPE
FOR RIGHT OF WAY.

Two bills intended to give the
American farmer a boost will be put
before congress soon, with the hope
that they will be passed before the
date of adjournment, March 4th. The
bills provide first, for government aid
in the fast growing movement for CO.
operative marketing of farm products,
and. second, to make the farm loan
regulations elastic enough to aid live
stock growers, whose yield on invest
ments are slow.
1t is assumed that republican lead
ers in both the house and senate will
see that the two bills get the right OF
way. These leaders will be acting in
accord with the expressed wishes OF
the administration, it is declared.
Fourteen Bills.
Tie two bills will be the first re-
suits of the several months of investi-
eating by the joint agricultural COM
mission, which is ready to make its
first report. The investigation is said
to have been the most extensive OF
its kind in the history of the country
and many results are expected.
In addition to the two latest bills "A
other measures calculated to. help the
farmers are before congress with the
approval OF the Farm Bureau Fedora
ton. This federation has a member
ship OF 100000, representing all the
states, and is said to be the greatest
agricultural organization the world
ever mas known.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
SEEKING CHEMICALS
TO KILL BOIL WEEVIL
HAVE TRIED ESQ C0NCOCTIONS
ON 10000 SPECIMENS. 1900
WEEVILS IN STORAGE.

Efforts OF the chemical warfare SER
vice OF the United States army to find
chemical strong enough to wipe out
the cotton boil weevil was related at
Washington the past week before the
house appropriations committee.
The chemical warfare service has
tried out $50 separate chemicals on
about $4,000 specimens of the weevil,
and will continue experiments with
$50 additional chemicals. Gen Fries
told the committee that he had H.
600 weevils in cold storage, and is try
ing to raise cotton in hot houses in
South Carolina and Georgia, so expert
ments can be carried on during the
winter months.
The work is not so much to find a
chemical that will bring death to the
'weevil, it is said as it is to determine
whether a given chemical will injure
the cotton plant, and whether, if
found aavilable, it can be manufacture
ed readily. While protecting the plant
the service is searching for a chemical
that will kill the weevil before it lays
the eggs. No way has been found to
put the poison in the boil to kill the
eggs or the worm that eats the raw
cotton fiber. The possibilities from one
pair OF boil weevils in year is about
100000 young, the report shows"
The government has now at work
the greatest scientists and chemists in
the world making a study of the boil
weevil and experimenting for its con
troll of determination, and the belief
is that they will succeed in time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27

LONDON-The native extremist
newspapers OF India have started a
campaign against the wholesale ex-
portation OF monkeys, which has
reached remarkable dimensions III re-
cent months, according to the Daily
Telegraph's Calcutta correspondent
The writer declares the trafhc IS
exciting widespread interest and that
the Society for Prevention OF Cruelty
to Animals is taking action regarding
if. He stated the animals arrived IN
norris packed to suffocation in railroad
cars. the shipments being consigned
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
"AT0MIZER BURGLAR"
WORKING IN ATLANTA
SPRAYS ETHER ON VICTIMS
AND PUTS THEM TO SLEEP
IS NOVEL METHOD.

ATLANTA-The cigarette habit
proved a lucky one for w. L. Curry,
Atlanta merchant, and prevented his
being victimized by the latest freak
in Atlanta crime annals-"the atom
izer burglar" Mr.. Curry reached for
a cigarette when kept awake by an
attack of asthma, and the noise he
made frightened away burglar who
was attempting to enter the house.
Hearing noise upstairs Mr.. Curry
then ran to his daughters room and
found her unconscious from ether
which had been squirted into the room
from an atomizer held outside the
window by the would be-burglar. The
daughter, Miss Annie Lou Curry, 10,
is still under the care of physicians.
Marked for Robbery.
A roomer in the Curry home, and
inmates of two apartments in the
building adjoining the Curry home al
so were marked for robbery by the
"atomizer burglar" investigation has
disclosed. A crying baby frightened
away the intruder from the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Cent?, but suit
of clothes, a watch and about SO in
cash were taken from the apartment
OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles Tracy. Roy
Felker, a roomer in the Curry home,
was put to sleep by ether squirted
through second story window into
his bed room.
Members of the Tracy family did
not learn of the burglary until they
had awakened with violent headaches
the following morning, to find that
their apartment had been entered.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
Atlanta Society Folk Forget Bridge
And Dances for Gay Treasure Hunts

will give a treasure hunt and invites a
number OF men and women to attend
the affair The guests are divided into
pairs. and each pair is given a slip
OF paper on which are written the
clews which will lead to the place
where the treasure has been hidden.
Then the fun begins. The treasure
hunters jump into their automobiles
and start on the quest. Each couple
tries to get to the treasure first, and a
lot OF speeding is done. There is where
the police come into the game, and
they are collecting many fines for mo-
tor car speeding.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27

Bridge and dancing are forgotten
while society at Atlanta goes treas
ure hunting. The social lords and
ladies do not carry picks and shovels
on their adventures. They ride in ex-
pensive automobiles and follow clews
arranged by ciever hosts and hostesses
who give the treasure hunting parties.
The prizes are bags of gold. Incident
ally, the police are having a lot OF
fun. They are doing some treasure
hunting on their own score.
Here is the way the scheme works.
Mrs. So and So announces that she
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
Keeps Snakes in Safe
To Guard Costly Gems

A woman in London, England,
keeps some vicious snakes in the
safe in her home where he has cost
ly gems and money stored.
George Palmer, dealer IN
snakes, sold the woman her guar
dian reptiles, but the woman her
self refuses to be interviewed. She
is so confident in the ability of the
snakes as guards, the dealer said,
that she no longer does business at
banks. Feed for the snakes costs
about 81 a week, Mr. Palmer said.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
GEORGIA HAS 1886
RURAL MAIL ROUTES
ILLINOIS LEADS STATES WITH
1857. THE NUMBER IN u. S.
is PLACED AT 1,205,714.

When the rural mail service was
first inaugurated the salaries OF rural
carriers was only 5000 a year. They
may now get as much as $2,160 year,
depending on the length OF the routes,
while the motor routes of so miles or
more pay salaries OF $2,450 to $1,000.
Under the administration OF H. H.
Billany, the present fourth assistant
postmaster general, marked increase
in rural delivery facilities has been
made, the number OF routes climbing
from 45, 649 to 44,760; the mileage
from 1,159,239 to 1,205,7l4 and the
number OF individuals served from o.
1883 to 29,921,123.
States With Most Mileage.
Illinois leads the nation both in the
OF rural routes and in mileage,
there being 2,637 routes covering a
distance OF 1857 miles in that state.
Ohio is second with 2,542 routes and
mileage OF $500; Missouri third
with 2,252 routes covering 56,074
miles; Iowa fourth with 2,229 routes
covering 60734 miles; Texas fifth with
2193 routes covering 59998 miles
Pennsylvania sixth with 2,036 and So
385 respectively, Kansas seventh with
], 1902 and 55,464 respectively, and New
York eighth with 1868 and AZ, 100 re-
spectively.
The number of routes in Georgia is
1,635, OF which 10 are in Terrell coun-
ty.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
SUPREME COURT SAYS TAX
INVESTIGATORS ARE ILLEGAL
Suit Appealed From Decatur County
Decided by Highest Tribunal.

County commissioners in Georgia
have no authority to employ special
Investigators to uncover unpaid taxes
the Georgia supreme court. held
Thursday in reversing the Georgia
court of appeals in the case of the De-
catur county board of commissioners
against ]. F. Roberts, of Atlanta. Mr..
Roberts formerly was a special tax in
vestigator for the state, and is said TO
have contracts with number of coun-
ties at present.
Mr. Roberts sued the Decatur coun-
ty commissioners for $l754.45, alleg-
ed to be the unpaid balance on IS
per cent commission for the collection
of back taxes. He obtained a judg-
ment in the lower court, which was
affirmed by the court OF appeals.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
1000 Automobiles Stolen
loRDJ,,G Georgia Last Year

In 1924 there 90 automo-
biles stolen in Geo,e living
property losses, including ~ Hrs to
cars recovered, estimated at fully
$6,O00,000. This led in number of
thefts, any state in the union in
proportion to number of licensed
cars. The stolen car is usually en-
ployed in illegal pursuits until sold.
A great deal OF the whisky running
is conducted by means of stolen
automobiles. Many OF them are
never recovered.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
MACON MAN GORED BY
DEER DIES FROM INJURIES

Following an attack by large deer
at Central City Park, in Macon, iii
which he was badly gored John
!. Roberts, caretaker at the park, died
Friday afternoon. 1t was known at the
time OF his injuries that his condition
was very serious.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
HOTEL MOVED IN PIECES
FROM U. S. TO ASLASKA

A hotel in two boatloads of pieces
is being moved from Oakland. Cal,
to Alaska. The hotel was manufactur-
ed piece by piece in every detail in
California. 1t will be located in Nome,
Alaska 10 provide future accommoda-
tions for transient trade there.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
Shipment of Monkeys From India for
Their Glands Brings a Strong Protest

mainly to Germany, Austria, America
and England, partly to meet the de
mand for monkey glands for medicinal
purposes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
PO|sONRUM TAKES 5000
LIVES A YEAR IN !. S.
SIX THOUSAND OTHER DRINK
Frs PERMAN MEN T L Y DIS
ABLED BY BAD WHISKY.
THE LIQUID DEATH FLOWS ON
Authorities Try in Vain to Dam Flood
That Is Filling Hospitals With AL
cohol Victims and Making Work
For Undertakers Everywhere.

For Undertakers Everywhere.
Poison liquor, sold on all sides to
the rich and poor alike, is taking a
frightful toll in life and health i'll the
United States every day. Ninety per
cent of all liquor conhsca+cd by the
authorities according to expert chem
lists, contains poison in varying guam
titles. Some OF the booze contains
enough poison to cause death. Other
is just poisonous enough to cause
blindness or illness, but all is deadly
,, finally if consumed in large quantities,
authorities declare
Three thousand persons die in the
United States each year from drinking
poison liquor, while 5000 others be-
come permanently disabled, it has
been estimated. In the state of Ohio
alone during 1924 poison liquor caused
800 deaths Ohio has about five per
cent OF the population OF the United
States.
New Kind of Doctors.
In addition to this number OF deaths
"a number which is obtained from
statistics compiled in all parts OF the
country-must be added the number
OF men and women who die from
poison liquor, but whose deaths do
not get the attention OF the authori-
tiles.
The extent to which poison liquor
has come to play part in the death
statistics OF the country IS shown
by the fact that in the larger cities
there are physicians who specialize in
poison liquor cases. Hospitals in all
parts of the country are flooded with
men and women suffering from acute
alcoholism.
There are thousands of men and
women who will become totally or
partly blind because OF drinking poi
son liquor, and thousands OF graves
will receive the bodies OF other drink
ers during 1925.
Flood Continues.
Despite efforts made throughout the
country to dam this flood OF poison
liquor the flow keeps as steady as
lever. Bootleggers, home distillers and
men who make business OF doctor
ing good liquor continue serving liq-
uid death to the people OF the country.
Poisons often are put i'll liquor with
the full knowledge OF the liquor max
ers, it is known. These poisons chiefly
are fuse1 oil and allyl and wood alco-
hol, which give kick" and the ap-
pearance OF age to the contraband
stuff
The number of deaths resulting
from automobile accidents in the
United States each year has been the
object OF much discussion-but the au-
thorites agree that poison liquor will
take a greater toll in human lie than
automobile accidents during 1925.
Evening star., 1925-03-12
TAKOMA BUSINESS
LEADERS AT BANQUET
Are Guests of Honor at Dinner
Served by Washington
Sanitarium.

A banquet was served to "a basil
ness men of Takoma Park by the
management of the Washington Sani-
tarium last night.
DR.. B. G.. Wilkinson. dean of theol-
ogy of Washington Missionary Col
lege, was POSTMASTER, and speeches
were made by Mayor II. F. Taff of Ia
koma Park, S. c. Redman, president
of Takoma Park Bank: William A.
Krorl, Prof. j. P. Neff, educational
secretary of the Columbia Union Con-
ference: c. K. Meyers, secretary Of
the Seventh-Day Adventist Foreign
Mission Board, and H. B. Hendrick,
automobile dealer.
Those present included: Louis d.
Bliss, L. B. Burdett. H. H. Cobban. E.
V. Crittenden, r. T. Dowsett, David
Feldman, w. Preston Gibson. w. X.
Hill, E. Brooke Lee, F. ]. Miller, w.
G. Platt. H. E. Rogers. J. w. Shade,
w. C. Allard, A. G.. Bailey, l.. S. Cam
non. G.. M. Crosland. w. F. Fischer. A.
L. Haislip, c. E. Hill. r. ID. Little.
]. c. Shull. G. l. Wallace. E. K. Rich
Evening star., 1925-03-12
Hot Lemonade
Tonight!
No Cold In The Morning

Children should have this
hot drink after playing out
doors in the cold. If their
feet are wet, an old-fashioned
hot lemonade is the best
preeaution.
Prevent serious conse-
quences by this simple, easy
method. Take these precau-
tionary measures at the start
of the cold.
Just squeeze the juice of a
lemon in glass or cup of hot
water. Add sugar if you
wish.
California lemons make the
best lemonade. They are
practically seedless, tart and
heavy with acid juice. Buy
ethem at any irst-class store.
Try the hot lemonade suay"
tonight.
Evening star., 1925-03-12

Only a successful author can af
ford to turn out poor work.
Evening star., 1925-03-12

INFLUENZA epidemics
i proved to thousands that
the good, old-fashioned hot
lemonade is an effective pre-
caution against colds.
As soon as you suspect a
cold--when you feel that
warning chill or begin to
sneeze-try this pleasant
drink. Drink it as hot as
you can stand it.
Then take a warm bath
and get into bed with plenty
of warm covers. You'll feel
better in the morning. Mil
lions stop colds in this way.
Repeat again the next
night if the cold symptoms
have not entirely disappeared.
The effectiveness of hot
lemonade in the prevention
or treatment of a cold is due
to more than its heat.
Evening star., 1925-03-12
OFFICERS ADVISED
ON NEW SCHOOL ACT
Ballou Issues Instructions for
Enforcing Compulsory
Attendance.

Instructions regarding the pro-
cedure in the enforcement of the new
compulsory education law were issued
to all school officers and teachers to-
day by Supt.. Frank w. Ballou. The
instructions were contained in a cir
cular letter which read as follows:
Until further ordered the follow
ing procedure will be observed in the
administration of the new compulsory
attendance law:
Il. The department of school at
tendance and work permits Will es-
tabiish a file in the office of each
building principal. in which the prin-
cipal will place each day the teach
ers' reports of absence of pupils,
who in the judgment of the teacher
and the principal of the building, are
not illegally absent from school.
"2. The department of school at
tendance and work permits will re-
ceive at their respective offices in
divisions l to TX and divisions Y to
NH from teachers reports of absence
of pupils, whose cases in the judg
ment of the teacher and the building
principal require immediate investi-
cation by an attendance officer. The
effect of the establishment of the
above procedure will be to separate
the reports of absence of pupils into
two classes, those not requiring i'm
mediate attention and those which do
require prompt action by an attend
ance officer.
Oficer to Review Record.
"3. The attendance officer in charge
of a given school will be responsible
for reviewing Systematically each re-
port of absence which is retained in
the Office of the building principal and
taking such action as the law requires
in each case In this. the assistance
of the building principal is expected.
"a The principals of buildings will
telephone directly to the department
of school attendance and work per-
mitS before 10 am. each school day
any case of suspected truancy in
order that the case may have the
prompt attention of an attendance
officer. All such cases must be also
covered by the regular written report
of absence.
IS. In cases of continuous absence
day by day the teacher is not expect
ed to prepare a new report of the
case on every second day of absence.
Such continuous absence should be
considered one case of absence, and
only one report is necessary.
"6. The law provides that the re-
IOTlS snail De maze Q1reCtly TO the
department of school attendance and
work permits by each school, and
contemplateS prompt action on the
part of the attendance department.
School officials should avoid the
establishment of any administrative
procedure in the handling of reports
of absences of pupils which will re-
suit in delay in said reports reach
ing the attendance department.
Reporting Contagious Diseases.
~. When the cause of absence is
contagious disease. or quarantine, the
teacher should indicate, if possible,
the nature of the contagious disease
under Remarks on the report of
absence.
"S. At the meeting held on Febru-
sry Is, 1925, the Board of Education
defined the following as valid excuses
for absence under the provisions of
Evening star., 1925-03-12
Defense viii Get
Hearing Prior to
Play Jury Verdict
Bar,t0n Says Writer'S and
Producers Can CiUe
O,cn Side of Case.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 12.-District
Attorney Banton last night agreed
to permit playwrights and producing
managers to appear before a citizens
play jury in defense of any produc-
tion that may be on trial for OBJ
scenity or indecency.
Such a provision had been contain
ed in an amendment to the original
citizens jury censorship plan, and
was inadvertently omitted when the
idea was presented TO Mr.. Banton by
officers of the joint committee op-
posed to political censorship.
THE play jury is not my idea Mr..
Banton told the committee officers.
but l have adopted it because 1t
seems to me to be the only escape
there is from political censorship
That it is imperfect goes without
saying. That it may prove unsatis-
factory is a probability. but l believe
in giving it fair trial.
Evening star., 1925-03-12

street, was driver of an automobile
that collided with taxicab driven by
Maurice Payne, % Ninth street north
east, near Thomas Circle about 1915
o'clock this morning. Ballard was
slightly injured.
Seven-year-old Ollie Day. colored,
1881 Ninth street, was knocked down
at Vermont avenue and u street yes
terday by the automobile of Belle
Ware, 740 Kenyon street, and cut
about the face and head. She received