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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-29
STATESMEN QUARREL
WHILEPEOPLE STARVE
THOUSANDS OF MEXICO CITY'S
POOR BEGGING FOR CORN TO
KEEP THEIR BODIES ALIVE.
STAND UNDER BURNING sun

Or i'm Torrents of Rain Crying for
Food. Soldiers Often Have to Fire
Over Heads of the Hungry to Main
tain Semblance of Order.
MEXICO CITY.-From $4,000 to
10000 of the city's poor have been
standing in line at the food distribu-
ting station from 8 o'clock in the
morning until long after dark for the
last seven days in an effort to get
enough corn to keep alive. From
in the morning until 2 in the after
noon they bear the hot rays Of a trop-
ical sun, and from the latter hour un-
til dark they stand in downpours OF
rain, for the wet season has begun.
On some days as many as 200 have
been carried away on stretchers by
Red Cross attendants These have
dropped from weakness due to lack
of food, from being overcome by the
suns rays, or from suffocation. So
desperate have the rushes for corn
become at times that soldiers guard
ing the lines in the effort to maintain
a semblance of order have had to fire
over the heads of the hungry throngs.
While these scenes were being en-
acted on the streets in various sec
lions of the city delegates to the ma
tional convention were 0uarreling
over whether Gen. Gonzales, Gen.
CARA or Gen. Manuel Palafox should
be named chief executive. At times
the debate became so fierce as to
cause weapons to be drawn.
One of these passages was inter
rupted by a mob of women who
stormed the chamber with the cry of
give us corn" There is little corn
to give, an allotment of two quarts
being the maximum allowed to any
one applicant by the distributing sta
lions.
The delegates, when not engaged
with matters of personal precedence
and office seeking, devote their time
to passing laws such as bills to COM
pei the tiIling of all vacant lots,
though seed corn for planting and
water for irrigation are lacking, and
bills to lower the price Of cereals, al
though little is to be had at any price.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-29
to be made, rather than by the grand
iuries.
More Anthorfty wanted.

II would suggest that the commits
sioner of pensions be clothed with
lawful authority to institute in the
most efficient way possible these in
vestigations whenever he has reason
to suspect the existence of fraud. He
should be given the authority to cause
witnesses to be subpoenaed and to
compel them to testify about any mat
ter of which they may know of the
fraudulent acts of any pensioner, and
in default to appear and testify or re-
fuse to testify after having appeared
to punish for contempt. There is no
authority of law providing for such
investigation. All the information
that this department obtains is vol
unfairly given-men will report the
frauds and then refuse to swear to
the facts. The commissioner has no
way to compel them to testify. The
law should be amended so as to meet
these conditions. During the past
year the department has developed
quite a number of frauds through the
efficient work of the roster commits
sion, which work is now being put
into such shape as to establish its
great use and benefit to the state, and
will in time be a money saver and a
preventative against frauds.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-29
LINDSEY WOULD PURGE
STATE PENSION ROLLS
SUGGESTS A LAW GIVING THE
PENSION COMMISSIONER
MORE POWER.
TO PREVENT PENSION FRAUDS

Desires Power to Summon and EX-
anime Witnesses and Make Other
Necessary Investigations Into Pen
sion Applications.
ATLANTA.-In his ANIMAL report,
submitted this morning, Pension
Commissioner Lindsey pays special
attention to the need for purging the
state pension rolls. 1t is his opinion,
as has been heretofore stated, that
the commissioner should be given
greater powers than he has to protect
the state pension lists against fraud,
and suggests that some arrangement
should be made by the legislature by
which his office will have the power
to summon and examine witnesses,
and make, necessary minute invesu-
CATION into pension applications.
The more important feature OF
the report is as follows:
No Action by Juries.
"The usual complaints of frauds
in the pension rolls continue to be
made AS heretofore. To prevent this
7 can only repeat what 1 have before
said. that the grand juries of the sew
eral counties cannot be relied upon
tn nurge rolls of such frauds if they
exist. That they do exist to some
extent there can be but little doubt.
From personal observations the grand
iuries rarely ever take any action
against any one, and when they 90
their actions manifest some malicious
design of some juror against pen
sioner whom he seeks to annoy rather
than to purge the roll, and when such
is made the body proceeds
to act on such statement without CIV
ing the pensioner against whom th@
charges are made any notice to ap-
near before the body and be confront
ed by the person making the charge
and make his defense before they
took action, but they proceed eX parte
without investigation to make their
recommendations.
81 submit that the purging OF the
pension rolls of the frauds IS a mat
ter of the greatest Importance, ana
some authority should be created by
law authorizing such Investigations
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-29
LOBBYISTS BARRED
FROM HOUSE FLOOR
RULES COVERING FLOOR PRIV
LEGEs TO BE STRICTLY EN-
FORCED DURING SESSION.
LOBBY IS A RECEPTION ROOM

House of Representatives Will Not
Be Annoyed BY Visitors Overrun-
ming the Floor and Occupying At
tention of Members.
ATLANTA.-The house of repre-
sentatives doesn't propose to be an
noyed during the present session by
visitors overrunning the floor and &C.
cupying the attention of the mem
bers.
Speaker Burwell made it emphati-
cally plain today, Immediately after
the introduction of the first batch Of
bills, that the rule providing who
shall and who shall not have the priv
ilege of the floor is going to be en-
forced throughout the session. He
put it squarely up to the members Of
the house that there is a rule which
covers the matter, said he wanted
that rule enforced to the letter, and
asked the house what its disposition
would be. Unanimously the house
voted that the speakers plan should
be enforced.
Lobby a Reception Room.
Speaker Burwell said the rooms on
both sides of the house of represent
atives would be reserved for the dse
of members of the house and its off,
GERS. Doors to both these rooms will
be kept closed and only those people
whom the rules of the house desig-
nate will be admitted. The lobby at
the entrance to the legislative hall
will be kept open and used as a recep-
ton room, as it were, for the cOnstit-
uents of members who come to At
anita to see or talk with their repre-
sentatiVes. In no instance, except by
special vote of the house, will any
one be admitted to the floor of the
house. Where a members coGstiu-
ents want to consult him the visitor
or visitors, may send cards through
the doorkeeper to the desk of the
member and he will go out into the
lobby and talk with his constituent.
AS indicating how emphatic the
speaker is in his determination to en-
force the rule, he told the house that
he would require the doorkeepers to
carry out those instructions and at
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-29

the same time he said to the door
keepers that he would expect com
pliance by them, or he would put
somebody at the doors who would
carry out the letter of the order.
Free Use of Floor.
During the first two days of the
session there has been more or less
free usage of the floor Of the house
by others, as we'll as members, and,
in that the house is preparing to get
down to business, it appears that the
step taken by the speaker this morn
ing was a very necessary one.
Suffrage Bill.
In the matter of wire-pulling there
are several bills which laxity in the
floor rules would most probably have
made way for flood of people. This,
probably would be especially true in
the matter of the suffrage bill-which
hasn't been put on the calendar yet
the bill to allow women to practice
law, and several prohibition meas
ures.
AS the situation now stands there
is nothing which will eliminate the
buttonholing process, but it will have
to be done out of the legislative
hours or else in the lobby in front
of the hall-none of it can go on in
the legislative hall.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-29
GIVEN FISHING BOATS ARE
''Nk BY GERMAN SUBMARINES

0NOON.-Seven fishing vessels,
o. WI aS drifters, have been sunk by
80, lHan submarine off the coast of
Saved. '1ost OF the crews were
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-29
Second in Naval Stores.

The report also contains statistics
showing that Georgia is second only
to Florida in the production of naval
stores; she is fifth in the manufacture
of cotton goods.
The report shows that there are
3O2 fertilizer factories in Georgia
which used during the year l ,051, O1O
tons of raw material valued at nearly
SIG, 100000 and turned out prod
ucts valued at over $S4,000,00O.
The cotton oil mills number 1872.
They used raw material to the value
of over $14,OOO.OOO. and turned out
products valued at over $3O,000,000.
Evening star., 1915-03-18
An Austrian Patrol in the Mount aims.

Neglected K
May TP P as as
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
Christmas Dance.

"The jolliest dance yet" was the
unanimous opinion of the thirty cou-
pies who one-stepped and hesitated
through the merry Christmas night
dance at Memorial hall. The affair
was enlivened by the presence of
many of the college young folks who
are home for the holidays, big
crowd from Medford and Central
Point and several members of the
Eugene delegation who were in the
valley last week. Memorial hall was
elaborately decorated with Christ
massy effects with a huge bunch of
mistletoe hung from the center of
the ceiling. Punch was served
throughout the evening. Music was
furnished by a three-piece orchestra
with variations, during which num-
bers were danced to the air of popu-
lar pieces sung by several of the mu-
sically inclined young folks. Twelve
O'Clock came all too soon for the
happy crowd. Another affair will be
held this week, the exact night to be
announced later.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
Oregon Trail Xmas.

The Oregon Trail Girls gave a
Christmas tree to each other last
Wednesday evening. The names of
the girls were written on pieces of
paper and placed in box. Each girl
drew one and was supposed to give
her a present. All the presents were
placed on a tree and they made quite
a showing, as there were about fifty
girls present. The affair was held in
the gymnasium and the lights on the
tree were the only ones in the house,
so the room was rather spooky in the
corners. Miss Hassinger, as Santa
Claus, dealt out the presents to the
girls. There was a motley display Of
presents. Everything from babies
rattles to clowns that tip their hats
when one squeezed them were repre-
sented. For refreshments popcorn
and apples were served. The next
day when asked whether they had a
good time or not they answered mo,
of course not CO."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
Many Events for Week.

This week is a full one for the So
cial circles of the city. The many
young folks home from college and
other cities and the visitors from. out
Of town are the inspiration for many
affairs which are planned and which
range from informal little dinners
to receptions. Most of the lodges
have a jollificaton of some kind
slated for at least one night this
week. Tonight many of the younger
set will motor to Medford, where the
Medford high school alumni ball, the
big holiday social event in Medford,
will be staged at the Natatorium.
Several informal card parties and
neighborhood gatherings are slated
for tonight. Tomorrow night will be
taken up with many lodge and club
affairs. Wednesday night there will
be an informal dance for the young
folks and the regular Moose dance.
Thursday evening many will attend
the Empress vaudeville entertain
ment at the Vining, most of the So
cial doings being postponed until
late hour and many theatre parties
being planned. There will be a get
together meeting at the Presbyterian
church also on this evening. Friday
and Saturday nights will of course
be full ones with events almost too
to mention. Saturday, of
course, the Shriners' ceremonial will
be the "big doings' with those who
are not veterans of the burning sands,
themselves as best they
can with New Years dinners and
dances.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
IO OLE. Visits Talent.

Ashland lodge No. As, I. o. o, F.,
attended Talent lodge, No. 211, at
Talent Wednesday evening, December
%, to witness the floor work and
comforting of the third degree.
There being two candidates in wait
ing, the degree was duly conferred.
Those attending were: G. w. Tref-
ren, w. w. Usher, A. w. Story, But
Ter Walker, B. r. Stevens, j. ]. Muir
ply, A. S. Payne, William Flackus,
Leo Trefren, T. M. Lynch, James
Wiley, G. G. ogg, e. E. Phipps, c, E.
Gray, Charles Moore, John Utze, Will
liam Myer and C. Il. Hooper.
After lodge closed, the banquet
room was opened and all did justice
to the occasion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
Get-tOgether Meeting.

The annual get-together meeting OF
the Presbyterian church will be held
in the church parlors the evening OF
Thursday, the Goth, at 1880. This is
the special occasion when the grown
ups of the Presbyterian church and
congregation meet to celebrate the
holiday season, renew friendships and
meet new acquaintances. The We'd
nesday Afternoon Club has prepared
a program and will furnish the re-
freshments. An offering will be TAX
en-.
N. B.-The-men of the church and
the church choir and
the teachers in the public schools are
hereby officially invited to attend
this function.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27

Christmas day in Ashland was a
day of family and neighborhood gath
erings and time of quiet reunions
and renewals of friendships. The
only social gathering on Christmas
evening which approached any degree
of pretentiousness was the Christmas
dance at Memorial hall. Dinner par
ties were numerous and many theatre
parties were also given at the Vining
Theatre in the evening, that popular
show house having one of the best
crowds in recent weeks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
THE MOVIES

Appearing in Dustin Farnum's Pal
las-P Paramount picture, "The Call of
the Cumberlands, is an old lady OF
92 who never saw a theatre or film
until the day she was brought in an
automobile from the home of the
Little Sisters of the Poor.
Winifred Kingston, in her garb as
a mountain maid, promised the old
lady ride in her automobile, which
prompted this reply: "Just slip of
a girl not more than fourteen and a
ragmuffin to have an automobile to
take folks out in! Think of it,"
The only thing that annoyed her
was to be asked if she would like to
rest, as though she were old.
81 used to take nap in the after
noon" she said, "before | went to
the home, but now / wouldn't for the
world. It's only old women and those
with rheumatism that lie down dur
ing the day"
She had a hard time grasping the
possibilities of the modern picture,
but when she learned that the film
would be shown all over the world,
she realized that it might be the
means of her finding her son, who
went to Cuba and from whom she
has not heard in the past six years.
When she left the studio she said:
after this nobody can tell me stage
people aren't good. Never in my life
did | meet nicer men and women.
It's easy for people to be Bladder in
their homes"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
Christmas Dinner Gatherings.

Mr., and Mrs. o. Winter served
Christmas dinner to Mrs. A. H. Rus
sell, Misses Mabel and Nellie Russell,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Potter and two
children OF Montague. Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Carter enter
tanned at Christmas dinner at 2
O'Clock Saturday. Twenty-one guests
were invited: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M.
Wagner, Miss Elizabeth, Carroll and
Bob Wagner, Miss Lydia Mccall Miss
Harris, Mrs. E. H. Wagner, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Kinney, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Wagner and three children, Mrs.
Louise Case, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Peil
and Mrs. |. D. Applegate of Klamath
Falls, who is visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Peil.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Norris laid
plates for the following guests for
Christmas dinner Mr.. and Mrs. M.
F. Cyester, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Briggs,
Miss Frances Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cyester and two children.
At the V. o. ~ Smith home the
Smiths entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Bush and the latter's brother,
Sidney Hazelton, who is here from
Davis, Cal, for the holidays, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Stevenson and little
daughter and their guest, Mr.. Thomp-
son of Medford.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
Yreka Couple Wed.

Miss Annie Boyle and Edwin
Webb, both mombers of prominent
Siskiyou families, were united in
marriage Monday, December 20, at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. G. Boyle. in Yreka, the
Rev. Father O'Meara officiating. The
newlyweds will make their home at
McCloud, where the groom holds a
responsible position with the Nc
Cloud Lumber Co. The honeymoon
is being spent at San Francisco and
various other points on the coast.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
In the Social Realm

together with a tramp by the gentle
men to the end of the government
road, three miles above Longs cabin,
during the day, furnished variety and
an excellent appetite to those who en-
joyed this delightful affair.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Stevenson, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Bush, Mr.. and Mrs. V. o. n. Smith,
Mr.. d. A. Thompson of Medford, and
Mr.. Sidney Hazelton, Mrs. Bush's
brother, who is spending the holidays
here.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27

Among the pleasant society events
of Christmas was the 6 o'clock dinner
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. V. o. N.
Smith on Church street, Mrs. Smith,
Mrs, Chester Stevenson and Mrs,
Clark Bush being the hostesses of the
occasion.
The beautifully appointed table
was enhanced with a Christmas tree
as its center piece. from which hung
gifts for the guests, which were be-
slowed between each course. This,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
A SOlilOquy.

with apologies to the justly cele-
brated Mr.. Shakespeare.)
To cut or not to cut. That is the
question. Whether it is not better
in the end to let the chap who knows
not the worth have the business at
cut-throat prices, or to take up arms
agains his competition, and by op-
posing cut for cut, end it. To cut
and by cutting, put the other cutter
out of business-'tis a consumma-
tion devoutly to be wished To cut
to slash-perchance myself to get it
in the neck-aye-theres the rub;
for when one starts to meet the other
fellows prices, tits like as not he's
up against it good and hard. To cut
and to slash is not to end the confu
sion and the many. evils the trade is
pestered with; nay, nay, Pauline, it's
but the forerunner of debt and mort
gage such a course portends. 'Tis
well to get the price the goods are
worth and not be bluffed into selling
them for what so-and-so will sell his
goods for. Price cutting doth appear
unseemly and fit only for the man
who knows not what his goods are
worth, and who, ere long, by stress
of making vain comparison 'twixt
bank account and liabilities, will
make his exit from the business.
sa1
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
Theatre Parties.

Many theatre parties are being
planned for the Empress vaudeville
show which comes to the Vining on
next Thursday and every succeeding
Thursday night. Vaudeville night
promises to take a regular place in
the social calendar of Ashland and
other affairs are being side-tracked
for the theatre.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
Christmas Wedding.

Edwin NJ. Koenig and Miss Lorena
A. Roggens were married on Christ
mas day at the residence of Jesse
Riggens near Derby, Ore. The happy
couple will make their home in Ash
land.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
Medford for Dance.

Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Stone, as guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Barneburg,
motored to Medford on Tuesday even
ing and attended a dancing party at
the Nat
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27
Methodist Reunion.

The Methodist church people are
planning a New Years day reunion
and dinner which promises to be the
big event of the year in that church.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27

Elsie Janis says that to be a sue
cessful actress a girl requires the
temper of an angel, the face of a
Greek goddess, the figure of Gaby
Deslys and the skin of rhinoceros.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27

Shirley Keene, dancing. Memorial
hall. Phone 702-R. 4S-tf
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1915-04-15
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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1915-04-15

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@rdnutsn IN bas Sort Dcuonmont. Das
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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1915-04-15

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aiIomtisr 2dngs bic Uorts gdut, Mous
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Arizona republican., 1915-12-06
CHEVROLET AGENCY IS
 GETTING ALL SETTLED

Reporting the sale of over 150 cars since the agency was turned over w. F. Gardiner, local boss of the Chevro- lets has located his business in the downtown district, at the corner of Fourth street and Washington. Gar diner moved his cars in Saturday. and will now start having home of his own.
 The Chevrolet line for Arizona is being handled hy the millionaire con cern. the Rabbitt- Poison company of Williams Although the central of flee has been located in Williams and the territory of Arizona has been worked but haphazardly thus far. the success of the Chevrolet line has been instant and amazing Now, it is the purpose of the company to locate it's definite sub-agencies throughout the state and to work the territory as it should be worked As the business grows. added service departments will be installed
 It is said that the real figures on Chevrolet sales in the southwest would prove right startling if made public The local field has been found to be a good one and no difficulty has been encountered in getting rid of several. carloads.