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Davis- Davidson Company
Spring Announcement
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We are glad to announce that we are now ready with our new line of Spring Merchandise, both foreign and domestic. We will have our first display
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 16th, 17th and 18th. We will have on display one of the most complete lines it has ever been our pleasure to
show. Our store will be filled with goods of an unusual spring-like charm, wonderfully effective and pleasing ;an exhibit of more than usual effect.
Great Sale Embroideries
Our buyer made us a special pur
chase of new Spring Embroideries
to place on the counter during this
dispaly at the following prices:
10c to 12%c Embroideries at..7%%c¢
12%c to 20¢c Embroideries at..loc¢
20c to 35¢ Embroideries at.....19¢
35¢ to 50c Embroideries at.....29¢
These prices will be continued
through the different lines.
Specials.
A counter of 10c and 1214c¢ Lace
fog 0 MOl i ity B 0
Some extras, good values,
This Will Be a Grand Display and the Prices Will Appeal to You
Wash Goods Specials---Our present showing embraces many new patterns and color combinations---Checks, Stripes, Plaids and novelty designs, that
will appeal to the women of fine taste. These goods are absolutely fast in color, smooth, soft, fine and light mn weight. Lovely things for Spring and Summer
waists, dresses and children’s clothes. These goods were bought before the advance and will be offered at attractive prives,
Our new goods are
Lovely to Behold.
You want to inspect the new
things direct from the Fash
ion Centers.
ALLEY’S COMET 1S VISIBLE
tFAD THIS AND YOU MAY LEARN
~ HOW TO LOCATE IT. |
amous Celestial Visitor Is Now Ap
proaching and Can Be Seen Un
der Favorable Conditions. |
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Halley's
met is now approaching rapidly,
ccording to Washington scientists,
nd with favorable meteorological
onditions will be vis'ble to the naked
ve tonight. By early next week it
expected the celestial visitor will
e in plain sight. It will be visible
Il through April, and will be at its
rightest in May, attaining its maxi
iunm brilliancy on May Ist.
Those who desire to have a look at
he comet may do so by taking up a
osition, directly it becomes dark,
acing due south. Find out Sirius,
lie “dog star,” low down on the hori
on on your let hand side. Take a
erpendicular line from this till you
ome to the constellation of Gemini,
' “The Twins,’”’ one above the other,
lidway bhetween these the comet
assed in October last, going to the
ight, on through the constellation of
aurus, to the two planets Mars and
aturn, both high up in the south
ast. Planets do not twinkle, and,
oreover, Mars is possessed of a dis
inct reddish tinge. The comet’s path
aY letween these two last month,
nd the comet itself will be found
ome little distance to the right. An
asier way probably to find Mars and
aturn will be to take a line to th'e
ight from the top star of the Gemi-
L at an angle of about 15 degrees,
ill you come to five little stars all
lnstered together. These are the
liades, Continue the line at an
Gual distance and you will find the
lanets in question. The above po-
Ition of the stars refers to the time
Tectly it becomes quite dark. If
lewed, say, two hours later, all the
'ars will have moved to the right
14 Mars and Saturn will be found
nking in the west,
_There need be no worry as to pos-
Wilities of asphyxiation should the
all sweep the earth. It has hap
ned several times before with other
“mets, hbut no one was the wiser till
er the occurrence. It must be
orne in mind that all gases, no mat
“r what their respective weights may
¢ have the power of diffusion, or
f mixing up with one another, and
ien one thinks of the immense
Stance the tail has to traverse be
e reaching us it will readily be
iderstood that any gases composing
! Will be so attenuated as to be
Herly imperceptible. It will be
‘riectly safe to say, however, that
"ere is no likelihood whatever of
Vel the fag-end of the tail reach-
Ug the earth’s surface. There are
New Silks of Uni
versal Value
and Beauty
Our Silk Department announces a
display of new imported and domes
tic Foulards, Pongees and Fancy
Dress Fabrics. This line has all the
brightness'and beauty of the coming
Spring Styles. Seeing them one will
be delighted with their elegant ef
fect. Specially priced during this
display.
Yours to Please,
Davis-Davidson Company
DAWSON’S POPULAR PRICE STORE.
no authentic retords with regard to
Halley’s comet of its ever having
done so, and since its last two ap
pearances tended to show that its
tail was diminishing so much the
more remote will the chance be of
its reaching us this time.
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NO ADAM IN SOUTH SEA EDEN
Western Awustralia the Scene of An
other Auti-Man Effort. English
Women at Head of It.
MELBOURNE.—As a result of the
efforts of Mrs. Emily Crawford, Mrs.
Victoria Woodhull Martin and other
eminent suffragists the new indus
trial "colony for British women in
Western Australia was formally open
ed today. The colony is a veritable
‘‘Adamless Eden,” as no mere men
are permitted to take an active inter
est in any of the industries or to own
a foot of land. ;
The colony is within forty miles of
Albany on a great rock facing the
;sea. The land has been secured
from the government of the commmon
wealth by a number of British wo
men as a freehold property. Among
the number are Mrs. Emily Craw
ford, president of the Householders’
League; Miss Crooke, an expert wo
man gardener, now chief of the Wo
men’s Agricultural College estab
lished by Mrs. Victoria Woodhull
Martin at Bredon’s Norton in Wor
cestershire; Miss Hetty Sawyer, M.
D., a successful London medical prac
titioner, and the owner of great
woolen mills, who is too modest to
allow her name to be mentioned.
The moving picture is Mrs. Craw
ford, who is a novelist, an artist and
a woman of wealth. Much of the
capital is being supplied by Mrs. Mar
tin, who is better known as Victoria
Woodhull, the noted advocate of wo
men’s rights, and who married the
late John Biddulph Martiin and set
tled in England.
ONE CANDIDATE LESS.
The Blakely Reporter Retires a Pa
triot ¥rom the Running.
In its last issue the Blakely Re
porter, the sprightly publication
over which Editor Jack Powell pre
sides, printed this interesting item:
“The Reporter retired one candi
date from the running last week—
that is, as far as this office is con
cerned. His name doesn't appear in
our announcement columns anymore.
A candidate who refuses to pay his
announcement fee before the primary
election would hardly pay for it after
he is defeated; hence, there is one
iname shy in our announcement col
umn,”
DAWSON, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1910,
UNCLE SAM’S EXPENSE ACCOUNT
fSenate Adds a Bit on House Bill.
~ Auto For “Uncle Joe” Cannon.
The senate committee on appro
priations has reported the bill mak
ing appropriations for the legisla
tive, executive and judicial depart
ments of the government. The meas
ure carries an expenditure of $34,-
044,357, an increase of $795,562
over the amount carried by the bill
as it passed the house. The appro
priations are $8,401,120 less than
the appropriations for the current
year, and $481,292 less than the es
timates.
The bill: carries an amendment to
the appropriation of $lOO,OOO for
collecting the corporation tax as fol
lows: 3
“Provided that the reports re
quired by Section 3 of the tariff act
shall only be made public on the or
der of the president when he deems
it for the public interest, and that
the secretary of the treasury shall
formulate rules and regulations for
classifying, indexing and exhihiting
thereform,; which rules shall be ap
proved by the president.”
In this manner the senate seeks
to dispose of the question of pub
licity concerning the reports frem
corporations made incident to the
corporation tax.
The senate committee also insert
ed a provision for an appropriation
for $2,500 each for the maintenance
of automobiles for the vice-president
and Speaker, which has been reject
ed by the house.
MR. S. R. FUTCH IS DEAD.
A Former Citizen of Terrell County
Dies of Pellagra.
Mr, Samuel R. Futch died at the
home of his son in Leary Thursday
night.
Mr. Futch had been in failing
health the past two years, and a few
months ago developed a case of pel
lagra, which hastened his death.
Mr. Futch was a native of Ala
bama, and went to Calhoun county
when a young man and married. A
few years ago he was a citizen of
Terrell county a year or two. He
was the father of Mrs. G. V. Pace.
Typhoons-and Snakes Spo:l Sailors’ Aim
WASHINGTON, D. C.—llt is pretty
hard to shoot at a target while
snakes are crawling around your
legs, yvet that is what the bluejack
ets in the Philippines have been do
ing, according to an official report
to the navy department.
Ensign Morrison, who conducted
the target practice of the men on
the Callao at the naval range at
Olongapo says that it is the most
difficult range that can be imagined,
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New Wool Suitings.
Fine White Serge with black hair
line stitch, especially stylish for this
season. Handsome Diagonal Suit
ing, stylish Shepherd Check Suiting,
the popular white and black checked;
Granite Cloths, Invisible Striped
Serge, Poplins, Taffeta Cloth, etc.
We have these cloths in all the fash
ionable light and dark shades, prices
ranging from 50c to $2.00 per yard.
A big lot of Ready-Made Sheets
and Pillow Cases to go at a Bargain.
See them.
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COOK IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE
PLANS TO ESTABLISH CLAIMS.
Dark and Dismal as the Polar Night
Is Future of Explorer. Spent
Money Combatting Attacks.
BELLINGHAM, Wash.—Dr. Wm.
H. Axtell, a personal friend of
Frederick A, Cook, today received a
letter from Mrs. Cook dated Valpa
raiso, Chile, in which she says that
the explorer is broken in health,
without funds and unable to continue
his fight to establish his claim that
he discovered the North Pole. Dr.
Axtell said today:
“Mrs. Cook tells me in her letter
that Cook made considerable money
out of his trip when he first arrived
in New York, but he spent it in de
fending himself against bitter at
tacks from his enemies before the
Copenhagen ‘decision was made pub
lic. Cook left New York later to
escape contumely, says Mrs. Cook,
and to go before the board of in- |
quiry at Copenhagen as his own rep
resentative. Then Mrs. Cook fol
lowed him, met him in England,
found him a nervous wreck and very
ill.
‘“‘She writes that it was her fault
that Cook did not appear publicly at
the time he was unfavorably report
ed on. She says she took him to
Holland, France, Italy and then to
Spain, where they embarked fer
Buenos Ayres.
“From Buenos Ayres they went
around Cape Horn to Chile. Cook
is still very ill, and will be in no
condition to take up his fight for
the honors which he still says should
have been his,”
Dr. Axtell added that, according to
the letter, the explerer and his fam
ily will settle down for a quiet life.
“Mrs. Cook says,” he continued,
“that her husband has no funds with
which to go to the arctic regions
after the proofs required by the Uni
versity of Copenhagen, and that if
he had the necessary cash he knows
of no one he could trust to do the
work for him.” -
and when the men are not running
through water ankle deep or lying
down in two inches of soft red mud
they were beset with insects and rep
tiles, and when the grounds were
dry the time-keepers of the skirmish
runs were busy killing the snakes
that were crawling around the men
lying on the ground firing at the tar
gets.
Three typheons also added an ele
ment of excitement and uncertainty
‘while the practice was going on.
Ladies’, Misses’ and
Children’s Furnish
ing Department,
We have taken special pains in
fitting up this department, and our
line of Spring display of Ladies’ and
Misses’ Ready-To-Wear is now at its
best, complete in everything that is
new in Suits, Dresses, Waists and
Skirts. All of these, quality and
style considered, and at most reason
able prices.
| NO COTTON OIIIL FOR FRANCE.
A Prohibitive Tax Is Put on the
Southern Product.
Cotton seed oil is now practically
prohibited from France by an im
port duty of six cents a gallon, ac
cording to members of the Cotton
Seed Crushers’ Association of Geor
gia, who have been advised of the
increased duty on this well known
southern product by the French gov
ernment. Word has been received
from Washington to the effect that
the tariff treaty between this coun
try and France has been signed
which permits an increase from six
to nine francs per 100 kiles, or 220
pounds, which means an import duty
of six cents per gallon.
The French government at first
fixed the duty at 12 francs, but a
compromise was effected over the
protest of the crushers of the south.
This action on the part of the
French government is taken to mean
that the consumption of cotten seed
oil in that country has increased so
rapidly as to induce that government
to place this prohibitive duty on
American cotton seed oil in order to
give the French olive ooil a chance
in the market.
COL. COCKE NOT A CANDIDATE.
Has Long Been Prominent in Politics
Over in Lee County.
Colonel I. P. Cocke, who has long
been prominent in the political af
fairs of Lee county, and for many
years has been chairman of the board
of county commissioners, will not be
a candidate for re-election to that
office. His many friends throughout i
this section will read with much in
terest the following card from him:
“To My Friends and Felloweiti
zens of Lee county, Georgia: Our
county primary has been called for
June Bth, and I take this method to
inform you that I won’t be a candi
date for re-election as county com
missioner, and I want to thank you
for your kindness to me in the past.
While I have had many disagreeable
duties to perform I never intention
ally injured any one, but tried to do
to others as I would have them do
to me. My mistakes have been les
sons of wisdom, and they cannot be
changed. Still, I don’'t think the
county has ever lost one cent by
them., Believing there are plenty of
good men who can fill my place, I
ask you to use judgment in making
your selection. 1
“Your county is now out of debt,
‘with steel bridges across most of
your streams and material bought to
finish them. This has been my, great
est desire, and I have worked to that
end ever since I have been in your
service. Your roads are very much
improved, and can be put in first
class order if you select men who
will take an interest in them. Again
thanking you, I remain yours very
respectfully, 1.. P. COCKR.”
VOL. 28.—N0. 21.
White Goods,
Lirgerie, Baliste, soft and silky,
highly mercerized; White Batiste for
Waists and Dresses. Among the
Spring white goods for Tailored
Waists are Madras Cloths, fine and
silky in small designs, dots, figures
and stripes of a style and character
very much in demand. We have a
complete showing of all domestic
white goods, such as Bleaching,
Longeloth, Lonsdale, Plain Nainsook,
Checked Muslin, Flaxons, ete., at
very atttractive prices.
Muslin Underwear.
A complete line of Ladies’, Misses’
and Children’s Muslin Underwear
will be offered during this display at
Bargain Prices.
Sales Agency for
Queen Quality Shoes.
A new and complete line just ;
received. None better,
SOUTHERN METHODISTS WILL
SRECT A CHRUCH THERE,
Building Committee Has Decided on
& Structure to :Cost $300,000.
| Plans Under Consideration.
* WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Nation
al Building Committee of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South, ap
pointed for the purpose of raising
funds for the erection at the national
capital of a building which will be,
as the four bishops who attended the
meeting expressed it, declared “our
representative church in Washing
ton” adjourned today after announec=
ing that of the $300,000 which will
be needed for the building, $132,000
has been pledged, This amount is
in sums ranging from $lOO to $l,-
000.
The proposed edifice is to stand
at Massachusetts avenue and K
street in the northwest section of
the city. The next meeting of the
building committee will be held at
Asheville, N, C., May Bth, at the time
of the general conference of the
church,
Bishops Wilson, Candler, Hoss and
Atkins, who were present at the
meetings here of the committee, ap
proved what had been done and the
plans for the future. They indorsed
a letter which the committee has
sent forth in behalf of the project.
Great satisfaction was expressed over
the large amount already pledged
and confidence in the denominational
loyalty which, it was declared, would
raise the balance of the amount.
The question of the architectural
style of the new edifice was left with
a committee composed of John C.
Mayo, D. L. Coon, the Rev. Dr. W.
F. McMurray and the Rev. G&. S. Sex-~
ton. This committee will report at
the next meeting of the committee.
‘“‘SBuch a thing as failure does not
enter into our calculations,” says the
building committee in its appeal for
aid. “There ought to be somewhere
in the ranks of our 1,800,000 mem
bers at least a few magnanimous
souls who will contribute not less
than $lO,OOO each to this great for
ward movement, and surely there
are more than a few who will give
us $5,000. Smaller but liberal dona
tions we confidently expect to pour
in from a host of others.”
BIG WHALE IS DEAD.
Huge Mammal Is Being Drawn Out
of the Water at Port Arthur,
The 90-foot whale which was cap
tured in the gulf and taken to Port
Arthur, Tex., is dead. It is being
;drawn from the canal to the shore
by two powerful hoisting engines,
land will be en exhibition for several
days yet. i