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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
HARRIS MAKES WARM
DEFENSE OF PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION ADDRESSES
GEORGIA EDITORS.

A rigid defense of the national ad-
ministration, showering praises upon
the work of President Wilson and
an appeal to keep Georgia among the
nations dry states were the salient
features of an address delivered to
the Weekly Press Association of
Georgia by Hon. William J. Harris,
chairman Of the federal trade com
mission, at Thomasville.
Mr.. Harris made an appeal to the
editors to stand by the selective draft
law and see that it is enforced to
the letter. 1--WE should teach our
young men that those who are Sc
lected by draft are most fortunate
to have the opportunity to serve their
country, and the free people of the
earth by fighting our common enemy
in France and elsewhere in Europe
The words that are craven on the
statue in the city of Atlanta of Ben
jamin H. Hill should be taught to
every young Georgian: "Who saves
his country, saves all things and all
things saved will bless him. Who lets
his country die, lets all things die,
and all things dying curse him"
Mr.. Harris went into detail as to
President Wilson's purpose in declar-
ing war on Germany and told of how
Ambassador Gerard said on his re-
turn to this country how the Ger
mans had boosted that after the con-
quests of France and England they
would then conquer the United
States.
Mr.. Harris cited how England had
been fighting Germany and whisky,
but this nation was now paving the
way for absolute prohibition during
the war and possibly for years after
ward. 1t was an urgent appeal for
nation wide prohibition.
Mr.. Harris address had been look
ed forward to for some time, as he
is considered the spokesman for the
national administrator as to Georgia
affairs and the further fact that it
would be a practical announcement
of his candidacy for the United
States senate against Senator Hard
wick.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
The CONTRADICTIONS
OF GEORGIA POLITICS
ONE OF THE. STRANGEST MIX
UPS STATE HAS EVER KNOWN
NOW CONFRONTS PEOPLE.

ATLANTA, Ga.-The compiled
tions and contradictions of Georgia
politics are the subject of much Cos
sip among legislators gathered in At
lanta, and the observers point out
that never in the state was there
such strange mix-up as that which
confronts the people with what some
legislator gifted in expression has
termed political mosaic"
Thomas E. Watson, the enemy of
the CONSUMPTION law, suggests that
its constitutionality be tested in the
courts, and Ex-Governor Brown in an
article in the Atlanta Constitution
takes the same position, which the
Constitution editorially approves.
Senator Thomas w. Hardwick, old
time enemy of Watson, also opposed
the conscription law and has made
speeches recently which have caused
many people to believe that he is
still opposing it, and there is talk of
Observation-Disclosures combination.
Rufus Hutchens, who ran for the
United States senate against Senator
Hardwick as a Watson candidate, has
attacked Senator Hardwick on the
| latter's position concerning the con-
scription law. The candidacy of Mr..
Hutchens defeated John M. Slaton
for the senate, and if Slaton had gone
to the senate the Frank case would
never have come before him.
Elected on a platform which pledg-
ed him to support President Wilson,
whom he eulogized on every Georgia
stump as the greatest democrat since
| jefferson, Senator Hardwick has op-
posed the president so consistently
that some of the very men who man
| ipulated the Macon convention in his
interest are planning to oppose him
for reelection.
Governor Dorsey is not making any
public speeches, having declined the
invitation to speak at the food con-
| servation conference, and conse-
quently nobody knows where he
stands on the issues of the day.
And so the legislators are won
dering what the lineup will be. No
body but the sovereign people can
tell. and it is with them to decide.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
WRANGLE IN SENATE
CENTERED ON HOOVER
FOOD ADMINISTRATORS is THE
TARGET OF MUCH CRITICISM
AND is DECLARED UNFIT.
REDUCES FOOD PORTIONS,
BUT LETS OLD PRICES STAND
Should Get Somebody Who Knows
Something About It," One Senator
Declares. Ridicules Instructions
Sent Out to Housewives.

WASHINGTON, D. ca wran-
gle over President Wilson's appoint
ment of Herbert C. Hoover as food
administrator occupied virtually all
of Thursdays debate in the senate on
the food control.
For more than two hours Senator
Reed criticised Mr.. Hoover, declaring
his residence abroad had kept him
out of touch with American ideals.
Senator Phelan replied defending
the food administrator.
Senator Reed during the debate
declared that if the government is to
spend millions for food control ad-
ministration, the authority should be
vested in somebody who knows
something about it." He exhibited
letter written by Mr.. Hoover to the
Pullman Company, regarding the
preparation and serving of food on
dining cars. The letter, he declared.
instructed the company to reduce por-
tons while prices were to remain un-
changed.
The instructions prepared By Mr..
Hoover for housewives of the coun-
try were ridiculed in a sarcastic at
tack which caused laughter in the
| chamber and galleries and necessitat-
ed frequent calls for order. He cri-
tlclsed the suggestion to order bread
twenty-four hours in advance, de-
claring that if Mr.. Hoover had liv-
! ed in this country longer he would
know the American housewife de-
ponds on the corner grocer, not on
the baker.
A food administrator, he assert
ed, instead of spending his time saw
ing pie crust by not putting tops on
tarts, should be planning for the
erection of great warehouses to hold
the vast crops which are to be har-
vested this year.
Senator Phelan denied that the Bel
| gian commission ever speculated in
food. The nearest approach to spec
/ ulation, he said, was when a carload
or shipload was bought and means of
transportation could not be secured
it was sold at a profit if possible for
the relief fund. He paid tribute TO
the vision and patriotism of Mr. Hoo
yer and read a statement showing
that the food administrator is a ma
tive of Iowa and a citizen of Califor-
! MIA.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
YANKEES HAVE NO LOVE
FOR NEGROES, SAYS TILLMAN
A Congressional Investigation of the
Northern Race Riots Is Asked.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Urging
prompt adoption of his resolution
for congressional investigation of
the recent race riots at st. Louis, ILL.,,
Senator Sherman told the senate to-
day the situation still was serious
there and that there is as much in
fluence in securing acquittal of gull
ty men in Illinois as there ever was
in Georgia"
Senator Tillman made a speech
supporting the resolution, remarking
that the average Yankee-we South
erners call men Yenkees north of the
Mason and Dixon line-has no love
for the negro, except for political
reasons. They want his vote and
nothing else"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
TORRENS LAND BILL Is
PASSED BY The LEGISLATURE
Use of System Is Voluntary Upon
the Part of the Land Owners
of the State.


The lower house of the Georgia
legislature has passed the bill estab-
fishing in Georgia a modified form
of the Torrens land title registration
system. The vote was 1873 for and 81
against the bill 1t was Immediately
transmitted to the senate for the
purpose Of expediting its final pass
age.
The bill was drawn by a. special
commission, headed by Judge Arthur
G. Powell, formerly of the state su-
preme court. 1t establishes in Geor-
gia a system of land title registra-
tion that is simple, inexpensive and
efficient. Use of the system is purely
voluntary. That is, a land owner can
use his present title without register
ing under the new law, or can regis
ter and secure a certificate of his
title if he wants to.
1t is believed the new system will
substantially reduce interest rates
and commissions on real estate loans
in this state, especially farm loans.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
TRUST PROFITS FABULOUS
DURING THE PAST YEAR
Steel Corporation and Beef Barons
Made $275, 100000 Last Year.

A sensational allegation that ex-
cess profits of the United States
Steel corporation in the last year
were $25O,0O0,OOO and those of the
big meat packers mot less than $685.
100000 in 1916" was made in an
address in Chicago by DR.. Charles
R. VanHise, president of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and special rep
resentative of Herbert C. Hoover,
food administrator.
DR.. VanHise asserted that prices
now being charged for necessities
amount practically to extortion, and
that if the man living on salary OF
wages is to survive the war the gov
eminent must take control.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
SAYS GEORGIA'S POPULATION
SHOWS DECREASE OF 122,577
VIII Probably Be No Protest From
This Underestimate.

The present population of Georgia,
used as a basis for figuring the states
quota of men to be furnished the
army, has been estimated to be q
486,544. This shows a decrease as
compared to the official figures of
the 1910 census of 122,577, In that
year the state had population of
2,609,121.
1t is not probable that any Geor-
gians will protest this underestimate
since it will mean a reduction in the
number of men which Georgia must
contribute to make up the 1,172,935
who will shortly be drafted. Other
states are credited with an increase
which they are disclaiming. The pa
pers Of New York city claim that
the population of the metropolis has
been placed 100000 too high. New
York insists that fairer basis would
be the official figures of the 1910
census.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
VOTE FOR WOMEN IN
GEORGIA IS DENIED
THE MOVEMENT WAS VIGOR-
oUSLY ATTACKED BY MISS
MILDRED RUTHERFORD.
In A STRONG ADDRESS
MADE A DEEP IMPRESSION
Fostered by Abolition Women of the
North Who Have No Sympathy
With Southern Ideals, She Charges.
Grave Menace Threatened.

ATLANTA, Ga.-After hearing at
length from women representing both
sides of the question, the house com
mlttee on constitutional amendments
yesterday afternoon overwhelmingly
voted it's disapproval of the bill, in
troduced by Representative White, of
Fulton, to allow women to vote in
Georgia.
The deepest impression made on
the committee was by the speech of
Miss Mildred Rutherford, of Athens,
who vigorously attacked the move
ment as having been originated by
abolition women of the north and
fostered by those who had no sympa-
thy with southern ideals.
She charged that Miss Jane Ad-
dams, one of the leading advocates
of equal suffrage now living, had
openly expressed herself in favor of
the amalgamation of the races and
was VIGOROUSLY pro-German.
Why Vote Was Wanted.
She said that the suffragists knew
that there was no possibility of the
voters of Georgia voting in favor of
the suffrage now and that their sole
object, in having the Georgia legis-
lature submit the question the peo-
pie, was to get a favorable expression
from them so that they might count
on Georgia to ratify the Susan B.
Anthony amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States, when con-
gress should submit it to the states.
A Grave Menace.
The Susan B. Anthony amendment.
she declared, was the gravest menace
that had threatened the southern peo-
pie since the days of reconstruction.
1t meant, she said, that negroes, with
out regard to sex, would be given
the ballot, and Dixie would have to
successfully test the validity of the
fifteenth amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States, which the
south had ratified under duress, in
order to preserve white civilization
in this section.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
ONE THOUSAND MEN ARE
WANTED FOR SECRET WORK
Must Be Willing to Be Imprisoned
10 Months in Interest of the War.

PITTSBURG, Pa.-The Westing-
house interests here are seeking l.
600 men who are willing to sign an
agreement to enter a new plant to
be built for the manufacture of war
munitions by a secret process and
remain imprisoned for ten months, all
communication with the outside
world to be shut off
Men who have been approached
We're told that the plant will manu-
facture powerful implement of war
and the secret must be guarded un-
til the government sees fit to make
the details public. Only those work
men and officials who will be engag-
ed in the production Of the new wea-
pom will know its character and the
methods of manufacture.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
HARDWICK MAKES SPEECH
AGAINST AVIATION MEASURE
Senator Reiterates Opposition to
Consumption as Fundamental. Is
Ready to Sustain U. S. Honor.

q
Consumption as Fundamental. Is
Ready to Sustain u. S. Honor.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Reiterat-
ing his opposition to the selective
service as fundamental, Senator
Hardwick today proposed to amend
the army aviation bill by striking
from it the provision authorizing the
raising of the aviation corps by con-
scription. He made speech in sup
port of his amendment.
Il made substantially the same
speech in the senate that l made at
Columbus" said Senator Hardwick
to the Journal correspondent after
he yielded the floor. Il did not say
that l am opposed to sending our
army to Europe, but / did say that
! am opposed to splitting American
blood and spending American money
to change the form of government or
alter the boundaries of any European
country. never said at Columbus
that l opposed sending our army to
Europe"
Senator Hardwick reiterated that
he stands ready to support the war
to sustain American honor and de-
fend American rights, but declared
he is not in sympathy with the idea
of 'democratizing the world" through
force of American arms and money.
With smoldering opposition to the
bill yet to break forth from Senator
La Toilette, Gronna and others. the
senator today debated the $640, 000,-
600 airplane measure an hour and
then put off further consideration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
ROSCOE LUKE ENDORSED
FOR FEDERAL JUDGE

The fight for the appointment of
a judge for the federal district of
southern Georgia shifted to the gen.
eral assembly Thursday when a move
ment was inaugurated to obtain in
dorsements of members of the gener-
al assembly for the appointment Of
Judge Roscoe Luke, of the court of
appeals, to fill the vacancy. Practi-
cally every member of the senate has
given his Endorsement to Judge
Luke's appointment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
BILL PROVIDES FOR SALE
OF 10000 GALLONS OF WINE
Was Bequeathed by Late Judson
Hand to University of Georgia.

A0rd; ~oviding for the sale of
twenty aatg pllons of wine be-
queathed to tnv of Geor-
gia by the late Judson of
Pelham, has been introduced n. the
house by Representative Brown of
Clarke county.
1t directs the governor to appoint
an agent outside of the state and
turn the proceeds over to the gov
ernor and provides that the proceeds
shall establish the Judson L. Hand
trust fund, of which the interest
shall be loaned to worthy young men
seeking an education. It is estimat-
ed that the wine is worth forty thou
sand dollars.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
BURGLAR SPY SAT
IN DUMA TWO YEARS
Friend Of Lenine Betrayed Revo.
Iutionists to Police For
Weekly Pay.

Reconsideration of the COM
mission Of inquiry into abuses of the
former government show that for two
years there sat in the duma as re-
spected, influential member, a burglar,
police spy, informer and organizer of
crime. This member was the proml-
nent Socialist, Roman Malinowsky,
friend and protege Of the notorious
Lenlne, whose attempts to overthrow
the provisional government are max
ing such a stir.
Malinowsky's career, according to
the commission, began with pocket
picking ard burglary, for which IN
Moscow he was many times convicted,
Fifteen years ago Malinowsky decided
to enter politics and became associated
with the semi-revolutionary Socialist
party, to whom his criminal record was
unknown. He showed such revolu-
tionary ferver that he rapidly advanc-
ed and became friend of Nikolai Le-
nine. who was then living in exile
abroad.
In 1910, the commission discovered,
Malinowsky began to cooperate with
the okhrana. or police security de-
partment. using his position with the
revoutionaries in order to obtain facts
His plan was to spy and egg on his
comrades into demonstrations and po
litical crimes and then betray them.
He was taken on mt first at S25 Il
month, but soon SO distinguished him
self us spy and informer that he was
1 promoted and was sent abroad by the
/ police to watch and incite emigrant
revolutionaries. He still kept Leninc's
confidence, and this enabled him to
carry out his police work efficiently.
For two years Malinowsky steadily
rose In favor both Of the revolutions
aries and Of the police. In May, 1912,
he was elected duma member. Both
revolutionaries and police unknown to
one another. rejoiced. Malinowsky be.
came so valuable that his salary from
the police was raised to 500 month
This, with his salary as duma member,
gave him an income of $1,000 year
He drew continued praise for his ad
mirable revolutionary work as duma
member and reported everything to the
security department. His speeches
were carefully prepared in advance
Some were written by Lcnine, and all
were submitted before delivery to the
police. The inquiry commission found
corrected drafts Of the speeches in the
police Offices.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
43 YEARS OF LIFE IN JAIL.
When Old Man Returned TO Homo
Town No One Knew Him.

Greensboro, Ky.-After forty-three
years spent in the Arkansas peniten.
tiary at Little Rock Joseph Il. Jones
has returned here to pick up the thread
of life that was broken when he was
sent to prison.
When young man Jones went to
Arkansas to work on farm. He met
and loved the daughter Of the farmer
who employed him. The girl had an
other admirer, who was the son of a
wealthy farmer. He did not relish the
intrusion, quarreled with Jones and
fought knife duel with him at the
gate of the girls home. When the fight
ended Jones' rival was dead.
After hasty trial Jones was con-
victed Of murder in the first degree and
sent to prison for life. After forty
three years his case was laid before the
governor A pardon was granted. Old
Man Jones walked out of the prison.
The girl for whom he had fought bad
never married. but she had long since
been dead Penniless Jones walked
from Little Rock to Owensboro. No
one remembered him. He is stranger
in his own home town.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned for the construction OF
one concrete bridge in Dear Park
township and one concrete bridge in
Mission township, up to 1870 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon, Oct 6, 1917
Each bid on each Of the two bridges
shall be accompanied by certified
check to the amount of $4,000, pay
able to George l.. Farnsworth county
superintendent of highways
Plans and specifications for the
above named br eidsag nescb
above named bridges can be seen in
the office of the County Superntend
ent Of Highways George l., Farms
worth at the court house at Ottawa
Illinois
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
GEORGE l.. FARNSWORTH,
County superintendent Of Highways
La Sale County, Illinois.
Dated, Ottawa, Illinois, September
Is. 1911.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

State Of Illinois, La Sale County
In the Circuit Court, to October
Term, A. d. 1917.
Harriet Sneaker VS. James Snedaker
In Chancery Divorce Gen. No
1858.
Affidavit that upon diligent inquiry
the place of residence of the defend
ant, James Snedaker cannot be as
certained, so that process cannot be
served upon him. havinr Ion filed
in the clerks Office Of the circuit
Court Of said county, notice is Tie ~
fore hereby given to the said defend
ant that the complainant filed her bill
of complaint in said Court, in the
Chancery side thereof on the 10Th
day of June, A. y. 1914, and hcr
amended bin of complaint on the 25th
day Of Jure A. ID, 1917, and that
thereupon q summons issued out OF
said Court, wherein said suit is now
pending, returnable on the second
MOUuuS III Tue HlonlH vi Octoptl
next, as Is by law required,
Now, unless you, the said defend
ant above named, James Snedaker
shall personally be and appear before
said Circuit Court, on tho first day OF
the next term thereof, to be holden
at Ottawa. in and for the said county
on the second Monday in October
next and plead answer or demur to
the said complainant bin of com
plant the same and the matters and
things therein charged and stated
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
OVER 100000 AT WORK
ON BRITISH MUNITIONS
Churchill Says Army 10 No Longer
Tapping Stored Up Resources of
the National Energy.

London. Colonel Winston Churchill,
minister OF munitions, has begun the
reorganization Of the British munitions
department In statement he says
the department is now employing
100000 persons and the headquarters
staff 1850 and that it is controlling an
expenditure Of between 100000. 900
and f700,00O.00O year. Colonel
Churchill says the work the depart
ment hes done has made the British
armies the best equipped and most
formidably armed In Europe"
But" the minister adds, after these
great efforts and in the fourth year of
the war we. no longer are tapping
stored up resources of the national EN-
ergy or mobilizing. We are applying
them for the first time to the war The
magnitude of the effort and achieve
ment approXimates continually the
limits of possibility. Already in many
directions the frontiers are in sight
and it is necessary therefore not sim.
ply to expand, but to go back over the
ground already covered and by thrifty
and harmonious methods CLEAN a
further reinforcement of war power.
For this purpose, Colonel Churchill
says, 1t has been decided to form the
fifty departments of the ministry into
ten groups, each to be presided over by
an experienced officer of the ministry,
who will constitute council, the func.
tons Of which will be similar to those
Of the army council
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
FiahtlL.l tho Ely.

An excellent remedy for the fly pest
Is formaldehyde. The correct strength
may be secured by adding three tea.
spoonfuls oe the concentrated formal.
dehyde solution to a pint of water.
The solution should be kept in such a
way that the flies can drink it. A good
way is to take an ordinary thin walled
tumbler and fiji it partly full Of the So
luton. Place on saucer or small
plate piece of white blottlng paper
and cut 1t to the size of the dish. Then
place it over the glass and turn the
glass bottom up on the dish. AS the
solution dries out Of the saucer the
tumbler should be slightly raised up,
so. that the liquid will again flow over
the entire surface.
Another simple remedy to keep flies
out Of the house is by means OF an
odor unpleasant to flies. Any odor
pleasing to man is offensive to the 0y
and will drive them away, as, for In.
stance, oil Of lavender, diluted; gera.
mum, mlgnonette or hellotrope.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
NAVAL RESERVE FORMED.
Admiral Cowles to Organize Boys and
Men Not In Draft.

HuiHHdi NoW'SS " OV9dH'<e OoyS ana
Men Not In Draft.
Bridgeport, Conn.-Under the direc-
ton Of Rear Admiral William c.
Cowles, retired, volunteer boys not yet
of draft age and registered young men
not called in the first quota of the ma.
tional army will be formed into re.
serve for the United States navy.
Men equipped with naval knowledge
have been selected to instruct in navi-
CATION, plotting, signaling and other
accomplishments Of sailor. The re.
crlits will be called for in every sea
port town Of Connecticut. America S
shipbuilding plan, Rear Admiral Cowles
thinks. will soon create great demand
for navy recruits If he can send
trained young men into the breach the
rear admiral believes he will be achiev.
ing his bit as retired officer.
Rear Admiral Cowles Is chairman of
the military and naval committee OF
the Connecticut Council of Defense and
naval aid on the staff Of Governor Hol-
comb.