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The Washington times., 1925-03-26
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DANCE IN NUDE
FOLLOWED
BRANDING
Mental Status Of Participants
in Fatal Ceremony to
Be Examined
By International News ssrvlce.


ORRVILLE, Calf, March &C.
An examination of the mental status
of all persons who witnessed the
placing 'of mystic, sacramental'
brands on the body of Herman r.
Schalow. Biggs, Calf, orchardist,
IN ceremony conducted by the as
sembly of God Church, of Gridley,
Calf, may be ordered Immediately
District Attorney Rothe announced
today.
Rothe said he planned this action
following the alleged confession of
Mrs. Anne Rhodes, known as the
roaring lion Of Judah" that she
applied the red hot poker to her
prother's body a few days before
Rothe said he would ask a sanity
commission to act, in the branding
case and place the entire matter
before the grand jury.
AT the same time Rothe said he
might order that Scha!ow body
be exhumed and an autopsy per-
formed.
He said he considered this step
after It was discovered the dead
man had had his life insured for
$4,000 about a week before his
branding and death. Mrs. Schalow
was named beneficiary in the policy
According to Rothe, Mrs. Rhodes
DECLARED that before she branded
her brother he had offered himself
as sacrifice to the Holy Ghost,
but said he did not expect to die as
result of the strange ceremonial.
A dance in the nude" Mrs.
Rhodes said, followed the branding
party at which the woman applied
the fiery poker to Schaiow's head
and body. marking him with the
Sign OF the cross" Edward Rhodes
her husband, witnessed the brand
ing the woman said
The Washington times., 1925-03-26
THE PRESIDENTS
ENGAGEMENTS

I0:OO-SenatOr Dupont OF
Delaware.
IO:I5-SenatOr McNary d
Oregon.
1880 - Congressman Long
worth Of Ohio.
1I:OO-Congressman Huddle.
stOn of Alabama.
II:15-Miss Sara Wambaugh.
11:3O- Gilbert X. GrOsyernOr
and Frank w. La GOrce.
1I45-MichaeI Gallagher.
12:15-COngressman Magee.
12:2O-Parfy Of scientists
from Rockefeller Institute OF
Research.
2:OO-Attend meeting Of trus-
tees Of Harding Memorial As
ISOLATION.
The Washington times., 1925-03-26
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE;
NAMES CORRESPONDENT

Misconduct is alleged in a suit
filed in the District Supreme Court
today by Mrs. Edna Mae Cephas,
52S1s Twenty-sixth street northwest,
against John Henry Cephas. A co.
respondent is named. The couple
were married in this city May 16,
1921, and have two children whose
custody is requested by the plaintiff
who asks for an absolute divorce
and alimony.
Attorney Walter Holland appears
for the plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1925-03-26

bridge would mean to the county.
Other speakers were J. Jorden
Mckay, of the United States Blu
reau of Public Roads of the De.
partment of Agriculture; Captain
roads of Arlington county; Colonel
Charles T. Jesse, F. s. SWindell,
J. Thomas Crack and Walter K.
Handy.
The invocation was delivered by
Walter K. Handy. Senator Ball
acted as POSTMASTER.
The Washington times., 1925-03-26

With the resignation of c. f..
Pullman as chief of the Falls
Church fire department accepted,
it was announced last night by AS
sistant Chief Carroll v. Shreve,
that the election to fill the vacancy
will be held April Z.
Plans for the erection of tenn
porary quarters for the equipment
are now about complete, according
to Mr.. Shreve and it is expected TO
start the erection of the building
within a few days.
The Washington times., 1925-03-26
WAGE INCREASE PLANNED
FOR SPANISH WORKERS

MADRID, March 26.-The Span
ish Directory is studying the ques-
ton Of betterment OF federal sala-
ries.
1t is planned to Increase the
amount Of work and pay and de-
The Washington times., 1925-03-26
DRIVES AUTO INTO CAR
WITH SUICIDE INTENT

CHICAGO, March 26.-When John
O'Brien took a sudden notion to
commit suicide here he decided
two women companions riding with
him in an automobile also would
enjoy the thrill. So he steered his
speeding auto into an approaching
street car.
O'Brien was instantly killed and
Mrs. Pearl Duggan was fatally in
jured. Miss Marie Workman, the
other. occupant Of the car, escaped
with minor bruises.
O'Brien had been drinking, &C
cording to Miss workman. When
he saw the street car approaching
he shouted: Watch me kill us all,
and steered directly into the coils
inn
The Washington times., 1925-03-26
JAPAN TO SPEND BIG
SUM ON POISON GAS

TOKYO, March 26.-The japanese
army plans to spend 5000, 600 yen
l$2, 500, O00l for poison gas labora-
tories and equipment to be COM
pleted in 1928, according to an
article today in the Kokumin
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
FOUR KILLED WHEN
A. C. | TRAINS COLLIDE
EASTBOUND TRAIN MISSED
STOP ORDERS NEAR THOM-
ASVILLE. CARS SMASHED.

Four were killed and thirty-fve in
jured in a wreck on the Atlantic
Coast Line six miles from Thomas
vile Sunday afternoon when two pas
senger trains met head-on one mile
east of flag station called Newark
The eastbound train overlooked meet
ing orders at Newark.
Engineer H. A. McGhee, of the
eastbound train,. was fatally injured
dying a short time after he arrived at
the hospital.
A. L. Dodge, of Waycross, baggage
master on the eastbound train, was
almost instantly killed. Dan Williams
negro porter, and an unknown negro
on the westbound train were dead
when found.
Eastbound train was an hour late
and had meeting order at Newark. 1t
went by about mile before the crash
came. The front part of the westbound
train was practically splintered, and
the baggage car telescoped the coach
in which the negro passengers were
riding. Eastbound train had steel pas
senger cars and this is believed to have
1essened the injuries TO the passengers
in the rear coaches.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
THE TAXI BUSINESS
is A HUGE INDUSTRY
FARES IN ONE YEAR IN FOUR
TEEN MID-WESTERN CITIES
IS 100000 DOLLARS.

CHICAGO-Although the taxi
king" has not yet become prominent
among millionaires he is en- route, es-
corted by silver food of $32,000,000
annually in taxi fares paid in IA mid
western cities.
The taxicabs of Chicago alone have
multiplied in 10 years more than 400
per cent, which is over 10 times the
rate of 10-year increase in the city's
population. In this period the cabs in
creased from about 900 to 1890, and
this growth is an index OF how the
taxi business has mushroomed almost
throughout the central west.
In Is western cities outside Chicago
the taxis total approximately 4,500.
The taxi fleets OF the other cities are:
Detroit 881, Cleveland 400, Columbus
100, Cincinnati $50, Indianapolis $50,
St. Paul 154, Minneapolis 1870, Des
MONIES 100, Kansas City 474, Omaha
$50, St. Louis 500 Houston $50, Tulsa
68 and Milwaukee 200.
Chicago supports "A separate com
panes, the largest employing 1000
men, and one of the youngest COM
panies 200 There are enough cabs
to give each of the city's 100000 in
habitants about II hours ride year.
The fares average $1,000 for each in
habitant yearly, enough to pay for a
52-mile ride for each.
Much OF the adventure of primitive
pioneering has attended taxi develop
ment in the jammed downtown streets
~ Cbica0O For several wears pistol
fighting from moving cars, with a
score of men occasionally engaged
and deliberate ramming Of cars,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
]. D. PRICE DIES AT
ATHENS SUDDENLY
MEMBER OF RAILROAD COM
MISSION, AND WAS PROM
INENT IN STATE.

ATHENS, Ga-Jas. D. Price died
suddenly at his home here early Fri
day morning
Heart trouble is ascribed as the i'm
mediate cause Of Mr.. Prices death
He had spent Thursday at his farm
in Oconee county, and after returning
home had retired, feeling unwell. His
condition, however, did not cause any
anxiety until later in the night, when
Mrs. Price found that he had sudden
Nv become semi-unconscious. She hur-
riedly summoned medical aid, but he
died before physicians reached the
house.
He was native of Oconee county
and until he was elected commission
er of agriculture in 1912 resided at
Pennington. AT that time he moved to
Athens, where his family has resided
since. He served as commissioner I'M
til 1910, when he was succeeded by
T. 7. Brown. He then became director
of the experiment station at grimm,
and in 1918 was elected a member OF
the public service commission and had
been a member of that commission
since, having been reelected last
year. He also served in the state SEN
ate in l909-l0.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Leila Wilson, Of WatklnsWlle
three sons, DR.. Addison Price, Mem ei
phis, Tenn; Pinkney Price, Grlftln;
Francis Price, Atlanta; one daughter,
Maria, of Athens; one sister Mrs.
Wellborn Lee, High Shoals; one
brother, Pinkney Price, High Shoals.
The remains were inferred IN the
cemetery at Athens.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
MITIGATION VOTE
is 10000 TO 952
RESULT SAID TO DEPEND UP
ON VOTE IN OCT OBJ E R OF
SOUTHERN METHODISTS.

The vote of Methodists, both north
and south, on amalgamation of the
northern and southern conferences OF
the Methodist Episcopal church stands
$4,000 for amalgamation and 952
against
This vote includes more than half
of the conferences of the northern,
and less than half of the southern con-
ferences. At the northern Methodist
church headquarters it was announc-
ed that the northern vote indicates
this section OF the church will favor
amalgamation.
In the southern conference the DC
tober conferences must be awaited to
show definitely the nature of the vote.
The southern church requires three
fourths vote to accept amalgamation.
The southern vote is 837 for and 400
against This vote includes very few
of the conferences in the old south,
which are expected to vote almost sol
idly against unihcation.
The northern total is JOB for and
$50 against. This vote is from 65 con-
ferences, with 50 conferences still to
ballot
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
A CENSUS OF RELIGIONS
WILL BE TAKEN NEXT YEAR
Information Will Be Valuable Check
On Progress or Retrogression.

Next year the United States gov
ernment is going to take religious
Census of the country, according to
the New York Times. 1t is done every
ten years, in the years that end IN o,
and the object is to learn how many
men and women are church members;
now many ministers there are; how
many children are enrolled in the
Sunday schools; how much property
the churches own. The census affords
valuable check on the progress or
Fetrogression of the various denoml-
nations and sects.
o get the desired information the
government, through the bureau OF
The census of the department OF com
imnerce, sends out two questionnalres'
The first calls for data on the church
nSeli, the second concerns the min
lister, priest or rabbi in charge OF each
congregation. The results OF the latest
Teiglous census, taken in 1910 were
published in two large volumes.
3. ne whole constitutes a compen-
aium OF ecclesiastical information
winch may be consulted in the larger
AOraries of the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
CO1996,,,hnTHS GIVEN JOY
RIDE IN Ui,Rp " BALLOONS

ALBANY, N. Y.-Res of
the northeastern portion o. the
United States and the southern part
OF Canada were requested by the
New York State Conservation
Commission today to be on the
watch for toy balloons, one thous-
and Of which are being liberated
by federal agents at Tallulah, La.
The purpose OF the flight of the
miniature aircraft is to determine
whether they will drift north in
about the same way as the nearly
annual swarms of cotton moths.
State Entomologist E. P. Felt,
who has directed the balloon work
of the conservation commission for
the past three years, believes they
should come through in one night
and would most likely be found
along the shores of lakes, streams
and the ocean.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
RETAIL BUSINESS
CLIMBS STEADILY
MAN BEHIND COUNTER HAV-
ING BIGGEST SEPTEMBER
TRADE EVER KNOWN.

Write down this month as the big
gest September the man behind the
counter ever had and you can't go
wrong-is the concensus of returns the
country over concerning the condition
of retail trade throughout the United
States. 1t is reflected in preliminary
reports OF governmental agencies
gathering such data and is forecast by
the impressive figures already gather
ed covering August.
Day by day the retail business of
the country is climbing, writes Hardin
Colfax, the well-known newspaper
correspondent. Evidence accumulates
that the nation is on its way to a new
prosperity record that will be reached.
in all likelihood before the snow flies.
Here are some of the straws in the
wind:
Sales of 528 retail, department, cloth
ing and other large stores throughout
the United States, tabulated by the
federal reserve board show a seven
per cent increase last month over sales
in August, 1924.
Sales of the two largest mail order
concerns are now running to almost
ISL, 100000 a day. August sales ran to
$28,000,0 900, as compared with less
than 24,000,000 during August, 1924.
Sales of the leading ten cent stores
in August ran to $30,000,000, as COM
pared with sales totaling $4,000, 900
in August year ago.
New life insurance policies taken
out in August swept to the record to-
tai for the month of 100000. In Aug
ust last year the number was 7S4, 900.
Nine chain systems of drug stores
report an II per cent increase i'll bus
mess last August over the preceding
enc.
Twenty-seven chain systems of gro
Gerry stores report 20 per cent in
crease in total business for the same
periods.
Six chain systems of shoe stores re-
port a per cent increase.
Four chain systems of music stores
say business is up 80 per cent.
Five chain systems of candy stores
record an increase OF 10 per cent.
Department stores-359- all told
scattered throughout the United States
report an increase of five per cent.
Commercial failures increased about
40 per cent in number, but the total
liabilities of the defunct firms dropped
more than 100000 below the la
bilities OF defunct firms reported in
August, 1924
The foregoing figures were taken
from reports to the federal reserve
board and are official. They are the
latest word as to the country's BUSH
ness condition and prospects.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29

BOREALIS PYROTECHNICS
PLAY IN HEAVENS SNOW

HELENA, Mont Snow, falling
temperatures, rain and the phenom-
email glow of brilliant aurora bo-
reals, were combined in freakish
pranks of the elements, played in
the heavens of the northern Rocky
Mountain region Wednesday night.
Church goers in Casper, Wyo.,
Thursday found the earth covered
with white blanket and at night
that section of Wyoming was visit
ed by rain.
The aurora borealis, with its py-
rotechnical display, was visible over
a wide territory, working havoc
with telegraph wires
The northern lights were seen in
many parts of Montana and at 9TH
er points as far eastward as north
ern Illinois. The phenomenon took
the form of luminescent bands
hanging from the zenith.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
GOvERNM ENT TIRES
OF THE TONG STRIFE
vows TO END BY DEPORTA-
TON FUED BETWEEN HIP
SINGS AND ON LEONGS.

Uncle Sam has become sick and tir-
ed of the war that has ragged with
more or less severity for months be-
tween the On Leong and Hip Sing
longs, rival Chinese organizations in
the United States. So the federal gov
eminent will attempt TO end the tong
war once and for all time by deport-
ing hundreds of alien Chinese from
the United States.
Drive Begins in New York.
The federal governments drive has
begun in New York city as well as
other large cities where tong oTgani-
cations are strong. Federal and mu-
nicipal authorities are raiding Chinese
dens and arresting suspicious Chinese
in all quarters.
All Chinese guilty of moral turpi-
tude or of possessing firearms or mar
cotics, or who can not prove legal res
idence in this country are to be de-
ported, federal authorities have an
nounced. Hundreds of Chinese already
have been arrested, and the authorities
are investigating their records.
Tong War Takes Toll.
The latest outbreak of the tong war
continues to take its toll in deaths and
woundings in many large cities in the
country Arrests have been made as
a result of sevearl of the tong shoot
ings, but this kind Of case is hard to
handle Even friends of a murdered
tongman will not talk for fear of their
Toes Tong leaders time and again
have been summoned to peace confer
ences, but the efforts have been vast
ed. Therefore the federal drive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
CHICAGO NEGROES SET
UP A JEWISH TEMPLE
BLACK "RABBIS" TELL CON-
GREGATIONS THEY ALONE
ARE THE REAL JEWS.

CHICAGO. Ill.-Orthodox Jews,
CHANGING to drop in at the Temple OF
Gospel of the Kingdom at 1850 West
Lake street, were amazed to hear two
negro rabbis telling congregation OF
several hundred negroes that they,
alone, are the real Jews
A week ago this congregation broke
into the limelight with the trial of Eliz-
abeth Miller, accused of soliciting
funds under false pretenses. At that
time Rabbi David Lazarus and Rabbi
Caino Stifom appeared in court in de
tense of the girl and their cause So
convincing we're their arguments that
the grl was released and she and her
friends continued the work of solicit
ing funds for relief work among Chi
cagO negroes.
The temple functions at night only.
During the day the rabbis are out
soliciting funds, for the maintenance
of the temple and securing new mem
bers. Officer Dunn, a gigantic negro
on guard at the temple, says Rabbi
Lazarus and Stifom came to Chicago
directly from Jerusalem, where they
learned the doctrine they are teaching
In New York the temple has a con-
gregation OF several thousand. The
work in Chicago began four months
ago and approximately 400 negroes
have been converted.
At night the .templs is filled with
men on one side and women on the
other. After the singing of several
hymns the two rabbits, who are elo-
quent speakers, lay down the truth"
to their hearers, stressing the point
that negroes are the original Jews.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29

CLEVELAND. - Americas death
rate due to automobile accidents leads
the world, being 1913 fatalities for ev-
ery 100000 population against 81 in
England and Wales, 49, in Scotland,
az in New Zealand and 80 in Canada
during 1923. ,ro
Figures for 1924 show that Tor 100
American cities the automobile acct Gel
dent death rate was 1914 per lOO,UOO
population, causing not less than III
ZOO deaths in automobile accidents, not
counting accidents which involved
railroad trains, or street cars and au-
The toll of human life taken by mo-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
PLEADS TO PRESIDENT
FOR A TARIFF INQUIRY
METAL MANUFACTURES, COT
TON AND WOOL DIVIDENDS
QUOTED BY LEAGUE.
BUFFERS FIGURES ARE GIVEN
Complainant Says United States Steel
Nets $5OS, 3O2, 500 on Water. Atten-
ton Called to Profits of Various
Other Industries in Country.


WASHINGTON, D. President
Coolidge has been requested by the
Peoples Reconstruction League to di-
rect the United States tariff commits
sion to investigate the tariff schedules
on cotton wool and metal manufact-
ures
Mr.. Marsh, in statement to the
president, complained that the farmer
received but IS per cent on his in
vestment in 1923-24 and Al per cent
in l924-25 compared with "a per cent
by the Aluminium Company OF Amer
lea He then added that Senator But
Ter, of Massachusetts, prohted by the
tariff duties on cotton.
Your campaign manager, Senator
Butler said he, as stakeholder and
president, is interested in several cot
ton mills, including the Butler mill at
New Bedford, which paid per cent
from Aug. IS, 1929, to Feb. IS, 1924,
and extra dividends Of 20 per cent in
one year; the New Bedford Cotton
Mills Corporation, incorporated in
1919, which has paid regular per
cent dividends and on Dec Is, 1922,
issued 200 per cent dividend on com
mon stock, and the Quissett mill at
New Bedford, with 100000 OF com
mon stock which from Nov Is, 1921,
to Feb. IS, 1924, paid dividend OF 8
per cent and paid stock dividends on
common stock Of 20 per cent in 1917
and in 1918, so per cent in 1919, 20
per cent in 1920 and 10 per cent in
1922.
Some Other Earnings.
1.-The United States Steel Corpora
ton in 1922 earned $3017 per 500
share on its $36O,280,10O of preferred
stock, and $1642 per $500 share on
its common stock, amounting to $685.
302, 500, which is all water. A tariff
under which steel earns Sl642 on wa
ter, or nearly seven times as much as
farmers earn on land Us per cent?,
arouses suspicious in the unNew Eng
landized mind. The Bethlehem Steel
Corporation earned in 1923 S3l79 per
500 share of preferred stock and $3.50
per share of common.
"The American Locomotive Com
pany, in which Secretary Mellon is
interested, earned in 1923 $49.51 per
500 share of preferred stock and
$21.25 per share on 100000 shares of
no par value.
"The Pacific mills (cotton) in 1928
earned 1928 per 500 share on $40,-
100000 of stock. In 1912 it paid a
stock dividend of 200 per cent, in 1917
one of rs per cent and in 1922 one
of 100 per cent.
"The American Wooden Company
in 1923 earned 1882 on preferred
stock and $8.85 on common"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
GEORGIA TOWN is
GIVEN A NEW NAME
MIDTOWN, SITE OF THE FA-
NOUS BANKS POND, is
NOW LAKELAND.

The people who make up the citi-
zenry Of the county seat of Lanier
county are asking a favor of the pub
lie everywhere.
Up until the past summer session
of the Georgia legislature this county
seat was known as Midtown. The peo-
pie took a vote and decided to change
the name to Lakeland, and this was
agreed to by the postofice department
and bill was passed by the general
assembly making Lakeland the coun-
ty seat of Lanier county. They now
ask and urge people everywhere to be-
gin to use the new name and forget
the old one.
Covers 5000 Acres.
At Lakeland, and from which came
the suggestion for the name, is Banks
pond, veritable fresh water sea,
Astounding in fish and the mecca for
those who angle from all parts OF the
state and even a greater distance.
Banks pond covers more than six
teen thousand acres of land and some
portions OF it has great depth while
other portions are not so deep, and
contains many scattered tree trunks
and stumps Banks pond is not nat
ural body of water, it being formed by
a dam which has caused the waters
TO back up and cover a large area OF
land and forming a most beautiful and
picturesque body of water, which some
day will be made more beautiful and
will furnish lake fronts. for many beau
tiful homes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
WALLABY FOR COOLIDGE;
WHAT TH'-OH, ALL RIGHT

WASHINGTON, D. C.-"What
is a wallaby?" asked President
Coolidge, turning to a negro mes
senger who stood near him as he
read the mail.
The latter's astonishment caused
a summons for Secretary Sanders
but he and several others at the
white house could not answer the
riddle. Finally the dictionary dis
closed a wallaby is kind of kan
CARGO, and the president agreed to
accept a wallaby pet, offered by ].
A. Newman, an American, living
in Tasmania, who communicated
through Admiral Magruder.
Mr.. Coolidge decided the animal
would be donated to the ZOO.