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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-03
STANDARD OIL
CONTROL OIL MILLS?
Mississippi Attorney General Claims
to Have Discovered Gigantic Com
bine to Fix Price of Seed.

Every little while new story hobs
up to the effect that the Standard Oil
Company has been guilty of wrongful
practice in a business way. Whether
they are true or not has not been
proven, but they continue to appear
at frequent intervals. The latest one
appears in the New York World as
a dispatch from Jackson, Miss, and
is to the effect that Attorney General
Collins of Mississippi has discovered
gigantic combine controlling the
cotton oil mills of the South and that
back of and over them all is the
STANDARD Oil Company. A secret So
ciety known as the Sons OF Plato"
is alleged to have been discovered,
the object of whose existence is to fix
the price of cotton seed in many
states. By all means let Attorney
General Collins try to find out if
there is any basis for the alleged dis
covery. The whole country will be
very glad to learn the truth about it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-03
GEAR FORBIDS THE
SALE OF ALCOHOL
Russian Press Enthusiastic Over the
EmperOr's Declaration. Savings
Accounts Show Increase.

PARIS.-A Petrograd dispatch to
the Havas Agency says the Russian
press is enthusiastic over a declara-
ton by the Russian emperor that the
sale of alcohol by the government is
forever forbidden in Russia.
The Russian Union of Abstinence,
which devotes its energies to the
combating of alcoholism, addressed
to Emperor Nicholas a solicitation
that he forbid the sale Of spirituous
liquor in Russia. His majesty replied
in the telegram sent to the Political
Alliance: 81 thank you; I long ago
decided to interdict for all time in
Russia the sale of alcoholic drinks. "
The Novoe Vremya of Petrograd
cites as a happy effect of the sup
preston of the sale of liquor, an
increase in saving bank deposits dur
ing September of 23,OO0,0OO roubles,
(s11,500,0OO) over the same month
last year in spite of the war.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-03
THE COTTON SITUATION
AS SEEN IN ENGLAND

lions between the growers and con-
sumers of cotton, thus eliminating
the Liverpool cotton dealers. The
Manchester Guardian and other
prominent papers located in cotton
manufacturing centers, while admit
ting that such a plan might be de-
sirable, say it would require a long
time to handle cotton direct because
of the great amount of machinery re-
ouired to take care of it properly
and the necessity for the careful
grading which Liverpool dealers
have afforded.
Speaking of the proposed elimina-
ton of Liverpool interests from the
cotton trade the Cotton Factory
Times says: Cotton planters in
America have already considered the
necessity of protecting themselves
against the Liverpool interests, and
it is reported that they have decided
that no cotton shall be planted next
year. This is of course meant as
warning that if their stocks of mate
rails are not taken off their hands
now a greatly enhanced price will be
charged for it later on.
Opinions may differ as to whether
some of the present dislocation OF
trade could not be avoided, but it is
daily becoming more clear that there
are too many conflicting interests at
work in the business, which makes
it very difficult for trade to move.
And those in interest seem bent on
blaming each other for some portion
of the present unsatisfactory posi-
ton"
Thomas Temperly of Bolton in
letter on the plight of the cotton
trade charges that Liverpool cotton
lords'' are supported by English
banks in keeping the Liverpool cot
ton market closed and preventing
mills from getting the supply of raw
cotton they need This is much the
same position taken by Gordon Har-
vey, a member of parliament, who
charged that Liverpool interests
maintain an artificial cotton market
and even when the Liverpool market
is open do not permit trading unless
prices are in their favor.
Direct importation of cotton to
by the manufacturers
who require it is urged by Mr.. Tenn
perly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-03

OF its other products; and if the en-
tire crop brought no more than Z
cents a pound it would still mean
1925, 100000, which is some real
money, even if it did only just about
pay the cost of production.
The continued crying of hard times
has ueen almost as serious a setback
as the lack of demand for cotton.
I'VE have hurt ourselves more
than we know by all this shouting of
calamity" said well known Geor-
gian, and it looks to me as if it
will take us a long time to recover
from it. AS a result of it we have
made ourselves believe that we are
worse off than we really are, and we
have made others believe that we are
absolutely poverty-stricken We have
simply suffered a temporary check.
We are gradually overcoming that,
and I believe the time is not far off
when we will be in better shape than
any other section. 1t may take long
er to bring it, however, on account Of
the excessive amount of wailing we
have done
It is true that efforts were being
made to bring out the better side,
and send the calamity bowler to COW
er. If the people had realized the
danger in it there is little question
that there would have been less of it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-03
WOULD SILENCE
GUNS CHRISTMAS DAY
LONDON HEARS OF THE AMER
ICAN PLAN TO PROPOSE AN
ARMISTICE OF ONE DAY.
JEWISH RABBI ORIGINATES IT

Movement Is Sanctioned by Distin-
guished Leaders of Various Creeds
i'm America. All May Unite in a
Plea For Peace.
The London Daily Mail has receiy-
ed a dispatch from its correspondent
in New York saying that leading cler-
icals and educators there have under
discussion a movement to have the
warning powers agree to an armistice
on Christmas day. Bishop David H.
Greer, Cardinal Farley, Rabbi Men
des of the Jewish Synagogue in New
York, and President Nicholas Murray
Butler of Columbia University are
mentioned as interested.
The movement is all the more re-
marka BILE in that the idea of observ-
ing the day of peace on earth"
should have come, as it apparently
did, from a rabbi. 1t is from Dr.
Mendes, too, that the larger purpose
of an effort by all religious creeds
and sects for permanent peace comes.
Rabbi Mendes received the cores
pondent on a sick bed, from which
the rabbi has been unable to move
for some time. His face lighted up as
he spoke of his dream that men of all
religions should unite in a plea for
peace. Bishop Greer, speaking of the
movement, said: 1T seems to me
that if religion has any force in the
world, and I believe it has, its voice
ought to be heard right now. For
we have had enough carnage and
there is enough ruin, and l believe
that public opinion in every land
ought to insist first upon a truce, and
second upon the creation of an inter
national tribunal of honor with pow
er behind it to enforce its decisions.
1t seemed to me that the church
ought to take the initiative, and
therefore suggested that the leaders
of the Catholic, Protestant and Greek
churches and of the Jewish syna-
gogue in this neutral country of
America-twenty or thirty in all
meet to prepare for action when the
time for action comes
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-03
LIVERPOOL COTTON LORDS"
ARE SUPPORTED BY ENGLISH
BANKS is NOW CHARGED.
WILL KEEP THE MARKET CLOSED
And Prevent Mills Getting Raw Cot
ton. Spinners Indignant Over Con-
tinued Close of Exchange. Too
MANY Conflicting Interests.

JlUuSU OlOSS Oh ELACASNASO' NV
Many Conflicting Interests.
Correspondence of the Associated
Press says: Discussing the plight of
American cotton growers the Cotton
Factory Times, a prominent English
trade paper, says: 1T is to be hoped
that, for their sakes as well as ours,
the planters will get through without
serious loss. The call for cotton will
come in due time, and it is essential
in the general interest that it should
then be Forthcoming in sufficient
quantities, which could hardly be the
case if the growers we're ruined or
very severely hit at the present
time"
The World Record has prepared
table, based on figures of the Inter
national Cotton Federation, which
show that about one-half of the cot
ton produced in America for the year
ended September 1, 1918, was used
by the countries now at war. Great
Britain, Germany, France, Austria,
Russia. Belgium and Japan are rep
resented as consuming 7534,934
bales out of total of 14,5O3,7
bales. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Hol-
land Sweden, Denmark and Norway,
which took 1,193,887 bales of cotton
in 1918, are also more or less seri-
Ously affected by the war.
Cotton spinners at Manchester
were much disgruntled by the action
of the Federation of Master Spinners
Associations in running short time.
For a time serious labor troubles
were threatened. But conditions in
the cotton market have now become
so bad that complete suspension OF
cotton manufacturing plants seems
imminent unless the government
finds some way to offer relief.
Spinners are indignant over the
continued closure of the Liverpool
cotton market and have inspired eff
forts to effect direct business rela-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-03

That war is fought by boys is a
familiar truth that we often forget.
But the records Of our own civil war
prove it overwhelmingly. The depart
ment rolls show that in the great
conflict between the states there were
enlisted in the army of the North
2.77S.9O9 men, and of these % were
10 years old and younger, 225 u
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-03
THESE BAPTIST
DEACONS ARE ALL RIGHT
Minister Says They're Thermos Bot
ties and Fireless Cookers.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. 1.-THE most
serious problem churches face today,
particularly the Baptists, is furnish
ed by deacons, many of whom are
nothing more than moral thermos
bottles and fireless cookers showing
religious fire occasionally because
they find things already heated" &C
cording to Dean Smaller Mathews Of
the University of Chicago, in an in
terview before the New Jersey Bap-
fist Convention here today. A great
number of deacons, the dean added,
are moral parasites, who throttle the
work of the minister.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-03
The Wars Are Fought BY Boys.

years and over, 1,151,43S is years
and under, 2.159,79S 81 years and
under, and 61S,511 % years and
over.
Thus the average of the whole
army was 1871 years. When war thus
takes away the young manhood of
the country who can estimate its
cost?
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
Local Men Join Frats at Wes.
leyan.

Among the men from this city who
were initiated into the several fraterni-
ties at Wesleyan University, Middletown,
Conn.,, Friday evening, October q, are
F. NJ. johnson, Psi Upsilon, and s. W.
Wallace, Alpha Delta Phi.
Psi Epsilon was founded at Union Col
lege in 1855, and was introduced at wes-
leyan in 1913. This fraternity now has
twenty-three chapters in as many differ
ent institutions, with q total member
ship last year Of 12,0e3.
Alpha Delta Phi was founded at Hamil-
ton College, Clinton, N. Y, in 1ss2, and
was introduced into Wesleyan in 1856
This fraternity now has twenty-five chap
ters in as many different colleges and
universities, with q total membership last
year Of u.l24.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
Ladies of the Maccabees of
the World.
Cal ENnAn

CALENDAR
SOEembSr 2-Ladcs of the Maccabees TO b. r1eS..
/ OF National Tent X. T. o. NJ. in Old Masonic
Temple: Independence Hive. No. 4. Pythian Temple
pie.
November s-NationaI Hive No !. bimouthly
meeting, Pythian Temple
Mount Vernon Hive. No. 2, will hold a
theater party in the near future The
deputy State commander at the last meet
ing talked of the "get-a-member" cam
paign and reviewed the may prize offers
in force during this campaign. Refresh
ments and discussion OF general topics
Of the day completed an instructive even
ing.
BrightwoOd Hive had the Knights of
the Maccabees and many others for
guests last Monday, when they used Hal
loween as a groundwork for decorations
and games. Halloween favors were pre-
sented each guest, and Halloween games
and tricks were played. There were
ghost stories, witch games, peanut con-
tests and a potato race. Mrs Phoebe A.
Perry welcomed the guests. The refresh
ments were appropriate to the general
scheme OF entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lee Cartner will
celebrate the fifteenth anniversary Of their
wedding at their home, 14l4 Irving street.
Monday evening, November 3
Mrs. Lille NJ. CIeeves, commander and
Mrs. Coyey. lady-at-arms Of Brentwood
Hive, recently prepared a surprise for the
members of the hive. The hall was dec
GRATED profusely in autumn leaves and
American flags. Refreshments and frolIcs
were suggestive Of the approaching Hal
loween.
The sympathy of the Lady Maccabees |
of the District is with Mrs. Ida Moore |
commander of Independence Hive, whose |
son, Mr.. Howard Goebel, was recently
drowned OF the coast of Mexico.
Liberty Hive had the first of a series of |
five hundred parties last Tuesday |
evening. These parties will be the fourth |
Tuesday of each month until spring.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
National Union.

CALENDAR
November 2-POtGmac Council, Pythian Temple
November 4-GeneTal Deputies Association, At
headquarters sos Real Estate Trust Building
November William H. Collins Council Perpetual
Building Association Hall
November T-GOEernment Printing Odice Council
typographical Temple.
There was a good attendance at the
last meeting OF Mckinley Council and
considerable interest manifested to in
crease the membership during the COM
ing winter months. After the business
turned over to the speaker. who had
provided refreshments and entertainment
for the members. Appropriate remarks
for the occasion were made by President
Lee. S. F. Birthright, and President Ford,
of National Council. :
The committee in charge Of the Bruen
Home benefit met Monday evening at
National Union headquarters. Consid-
cradle progress was reported. Several
letters from the superintendent and
board of lady managers thanking the
National Union for its efforts to help the
Bruen Home children have been re-
ceived, and will be read at future meet
ings OF the committee and council meet
ings
The second meeting OF the general
deputies was held at National Union
headquarters ', ednesday evening" A
large amount of important business was
transacted. 1t is earnestly Desired that
tn general deputies that have been ap-
pointed will attend the meeting next
Wednesday evening. that they may be-
come acquainted with their new duties
as deputies.
Fred Strickrott. of Pressmens Council.
has left for Kansas.
Government Printing Office Council
degree team is Tehearsing for the meet
ing to be held next Saturday evening A
large attendance is requested as the
speaker has promised something ex-
for the occasion.
The president of the Cabinet. Mr.
Brown, is quite i'll with neuralgia at his
home. All members sincerely hope for
his speedy recovery.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
Activities Of Washington
Eagles.

The entertainment committee met Nom
day evening and everything Is in readi-
ness for the oyster roast which viii be
held on Monday evening, November 2
The participants have been limited to
800, and Brother Edward Coughlin, who
viii have charge Of the entertaining fea-
tIires Of the roast, says he has secured
high-class talent for the various stunts.
At the last regular monthly meeting
Of the aerie It was voted upon, and car
ried. to have the meetings every Thurs
day instead OF the second and fourth
Thursdays, as heretofore.
Brother George Denham Is able to be
around again, having recovered from an
attack Of malaria
A large party Of members, headed by
o. A. Williams, journeyed over to New
York last Saturday. and all had an en-
joyable time.
During the past week the following
brothers were visitors at the home: ]. c.
Crandall, OF Yonkers, N. Y; Arthur L.
Fitzpatrick, of Buffalo, N. Y; John NJ.
Cressy, Of New London, Conn; Phillip
DegrOsso, Of East Orange. N. J.: Frank
L. Moore, of New York City.
The Ladies' night" given by the men,
bers last year proved to be such a grand
success that they have been requested to
give another, the date of which will be
announced later.
James Lewis, who has been visiting
various aeries in the West and South
west, paid the aerie a visit last Thurs
day evening and spoke Of the growth of
the order in the different cities he had
visited At the conclusion OF his talk
the speaker and Brother John Campbell
entertained with jokes and parodies.
Members are urged to bear in mind
that the meetings are every Thursday
instead Of the second and fourth Thurs
days, and every brother should be pres
ent.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
An observant Animal.

An Observant Animal.
City Girl-How savageIy that bull looks
at me!
Farmer-Its your red parasol, miss.
City Girl knew 1t was a little out of
style, but l didn't think a bull would
notice it.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

The Ladies' night" given by the men,
bers last year proved to be such a grand
success that they have been requested to
give another, the date of which will be
announced later.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

Members are urged to bear in mind
that the meetings are every Thursday
instead Of the second and fourth Thurs
days, and every brother should be pres
ent.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

A large party Of members, headed by
o. A. Williams, journeyed over to New
York last Saturday. and all had an en-
joyable time.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

Brother George Denham Is able to be
around again, having recovered from an
attack of malaria
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

At the last regular monthly meeting
Of the aerie 1t was voted upon, and car
ried. to have the meetings every Thurs
day instead Of the second and fourth
Thursdays, as heretofore.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-19
QUICKLY STOPS THE
WORST BACkACHE
Croxone Makes Kidney Troubles,
Bladder Disorders, Rheumatic
Pains Vanish.

If you suffer with backaching kid
ney trouble, have disagreeable bladder
and urinary disorders, or are tortured
with rheumatism, stiff joints, and it's
heart-wrenching pains, you will be sur
prised how quickly and surely Crox-
one will relieve all such troubles.
1t soaks right in through the walls,
membranes and Innings, neutralizes,
dissoIves and makes the kidneys sift
out and filter away the uric acid and
poisons from the blood, and leaves the
kidneys and urinary organs clean,
strong, healthy and we'll.
1t matters not how long you have
suffered, how old you are, or what
you have used, it is practically impos-
sibIe to take Croxone without results.
It starts to work the minute you take
it and is guaranteed to relieve you
the first time you use it, or cost you
nothing.
If you suffer with pains in your back
and sides, or have any signs of kidney,
bladder trouble, or rheumatism, such
as puffy swellings under the eyes or in
the feet and ankles, if you are nerv-
Gus, tired and run down, or bothered
with urinary disorders, Croxone really
will relieve your misery and do it
quickly. An original package costs
but a trifie, and all druggists are au-
thorized to return the purchase price
If it fails in a single case.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-19
Children Not Naturally Destructive.

Be gentle with the child who
smashes his toys. The fault is not
his, but yours, who provided him with
toys too complicated for his immature
little mind to understand. Dottoressa
Maria Montessori in her lecture at
Carnegie hall, said little children were
not naturally destructive. as most par
ents had reason to suppose, but that
the instinct to pull the object to
pieces was the only natural thing for
a child to do with something it did
not underst; I'd. Most toys given to
children are too implicated, Doctor
Montessori asser ID.
Instead of expecting children to
amuse thems Ives with toys they do
not underst; nd, mothers should as
sumo more responsibility for their
children's entertainment" she contin-
ued. "The mother who drives her
child away from her side when she is
working makes a pitiful mistake. 1t
is impossible to estimate the effect
upon the child's mind If he were
never turned away, If he could always
be sure of sympathy and understand
ing from the person he loves most
OF ALL"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-19
ECZEMA ON ENTIRE SCALP

R. F. D. No. 2, Sunheld, Mich.-T
was troubled with eczema. 1t began
with a sore on the top Of the scalp,
broke out as q pimple and grew larger
until it was large red spot with a
crust or scab over it. This became
larger finally covering the entire scalp
and spread to different parts OF the
body, the limbs and back and in the
ears. These sores grew larger grad
ually until some were as large as a
quarter of dollar They would itch
and if scratched they would bleed and
smart. The clothing would irritate
them at night when it was being re-
moved causing them to itch and smart
so 1 could not sleep. A watery fluid
would run from them. My scalp be-
came covered with scale and when
the hair was raised up it would raise
this scale; the hair was coming out
terribly.
Il treated about six months and got
no relief and after using Cuticura
Soap and Ointment with two applica-
tions we could notice great differ
ence. 1t began to get better right
away. In a months time was COM
pletely cured" (Signed) Mrs. Bertha
Underwood, Jan. 8, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-19

There's no rest and but little peace
for person whose kidneys are out Of
order.
Lame in the morning, suffering cricks
in the back and sharp stabs of pain
with every sudden strain, the day is
just one round of pain and trouble.
It would be strange if allday back
ache did not wear on the temper, but
it is not only on that account that
people who suffer with weak kidneys
are nervous, cross and irritable.
Uric acid is poison to the nerves,
and when the kidneys are not working
we'll, this acid collects in the blood
and works upon the nerves, causing
headache, dizziness, languor, an in
clination to worry over trifes, and a
suspicious, SHORT temper.
Rheumatic pain, neuralgia, sciatica,
lumbago, neuritis and gravel are fur
Their steps in uric acid poisoning.
Don't neglect kidney weakness. An
aching back, with unnatural passages
of the kidney secretions, is cause
enough to suspect the kidneys. Use
Doan's Kidney Pills, a remedy which
has been used for years, the world
over, for weak kidneys, backache, IT.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-19

This quaint letter shows how the
idea Of the powers of st. Vanentine
were appreciated by the maidens OF
that time. 1t was customary in the
olden times for maidens to hang their
shoes outside the window on the eve
of st. Vanentine's day in order that
their love affairs should prosper, al
though the explanation of this belief
is not given. Children also went about
chanting songs about Valentine and
collecting coins as their valentines.
The valentine gifts Of those days
we're sometimes very costly, including
jewels, rings, brooches, silken sashes.
or belts with begemmed buckles, silk
gloves with rich embroidery, and other
expensive presents which a man might
make to his valentine"
st. Valentines day was alluded to
by Shakespeare and Chaucer, and one
of the earliest known writer's of valen
tines was Charles, duke of Orleans
Drayton, poet of Shakespeare time,
also wrote charming verses along this
theme.
What connection the martyred Bishop
Valentine has to do with these Gus
toms, whose ruler seems to be Cupid
would puzzle the saint himself. The
death of the good bishop, which oc
Cured in the third century, was q
most cruel one. He was first beaten
with clubs and then beheaded. Thus
it seems paradoxical that the com.
mempration of him should be Observed
in the gayest of fashions, and always
in conjunction with the FRANKS of the
little god Of love.
Many learned historians have given
considerable time and investigation tc
the origin of the romantic observance
of ST. Valentines day, but the secret
is still a secret-the real mystery is
still unsolved