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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
GHOSTS OF PERSONS WHO
ARE HANGED RETURN
Woman Says Spirits of Executed
Persons Inspire Many Crimes.

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Ghosts of per-
sons who are hanged come back to
earth and cause murders and other
crimes, according to Mrs. Helen j.
Primavesi, librarian of the ST. Louis
Theosophical Society and wife of the
president of the st. Louis Theoso-
phists.
On account of her belief Mrs. Px-
mavesi is trying to get women in all
parts of the country to help prevent
execution of Elston Scott at Muir
physboro, ILL.,, set for Oct. Is.
She says members of the American
League for the Prevention of Legal
lied Crime have promised co-opera-
ton. The league has prevented sew
eral executions.
The state of emotion in which q
person leaves this earth determines
his state of mind in the astral plane -
says Mrs. Primavesi.
"All around the living, every day,
are the spirits of those who have de-
parted influencing them for either
good or evil.
when an ignorant man is hanged
his last thoughts are of revenge. He
passes into the astral plane.
"The first thing his spirit does is
to return to some of his old haunts
on earth. There he does his best to
provoke other murders.
'Not all who are executed return
to do harm. 1t depends on the state
of mind.
st is because so many people who
are executed leave the earth with
/ emotions of hatred and revenge that
hangings should be prevented"
Mrs. Primavesi says she believes
the European war was started by evil
spirits of dead rulers.
Mrs. Marie Russak Hotchner, vice
president of the American Thesophi-
cal Society, says that while in a clair
voyant state she has often seen the
spirits of drunkards who have died
return to the corner saloon on earth
which they used to frequent and
hover, wistful, cloud-like wrath,
above the clinking glasses of former
comrades.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
OLD AGE PENSIONS
COMES UP in HOUSE
Measure Provides 81 Weekly to All
Over 65 Unable to Work-An-
other Treasury Grab Proposed.

Every American citizen over 65,
who is incapable of manual labor
and whose annual income is less than
$500, would get pension of So a
week under a bill now before the
pension committee of congress. Rep
resentative Sherwood of Ohio is au-
thor of the bill.
Transmission in the mails of liq-
uor advertisements, in circulars,
newspapers or otherwise into states
which prohibit such advertising or
soliciting, is barred by bill by Sen
ator Bankhead of Alabam, passed by
the senate. 1t now goes to the house.
An amendment to the Owen cor
rupt practices bill, providing that ev-
cry qualified voter who fails to vote
in a federal election, except because
of sickness, shall be subject to a fine
of $25, has been introduced by Sena-
tor Works.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
WOMEN IN NEW yO7K
DYE WHITE POODLES
SOCIETY AND CHORUS GIRLS
TAKE UP AND CARRY DOGS
OF LIVID HUE.

The latest Broadway fad is the
dyed poodle. Society first took up
the idea and now it is being adopted
by the up-to-date chorus girl.
Three front row girls thrilled
Broadway one afternoon recently
when they alighted from a taxi in
front of the Hotel Aston, each with
a small dog in her arm. One was
pink, another was blue, and the third
green. The passers-by needed no
signal from the doortender to call
attention to the arrivals. The party
spoke for itself. The dogs originally
were white French poodles.
1t is understood that the dyed-in-
the-wool dog proposition isn't con-
fined to any color. They are syn
chronizing variations in the color
schemes. Green ears, a pink tail with
blue horizontal stripes, is a posi-
bility.
In one of the big department
stores the other day were observed
two women, one with an orange-col-
ored poodle and the other the color
of the turquoise blue of the skies,
with a delicate tint of pink on the
underbody. With the coming of
Easter it is expected that the fad
will have a big impetus.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
DENMARK PLANS
SHOES ALL ALIKE
Same Rule May Be Applied to Cloth
ing-Other Wartime Regula-
tions Approach to Socialism.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark.-Den-
mark will soon standardize shoes, it
is expected. Government experts will
evolve model shoe requiring the
least possible material and uniform in
style. The prices will be fixed by the
government and will be gagged by
the size of the shoe. 1t will be a
penal offense to offer for sale or sell
any other kind of footwear.
If the textile famine gets any
worse, state fashion artists will evolve
standard costume for both men
and women, made from the cheapest
material and constructed so as to
contain the smallest possible amount
of cloth.
These are some of the means by
which Denmark will try to live
through war times. The state neces-
saries commission and the price regu-
lations commission have been endow-
ed with autocratic powers and their
duties are numerous.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
1000 TONS OF FARM
MACHINES TO RUSSIA
Two Hundred Carloads, Valued at
$1,000, 900, Being Shipped by
international Harvester Co.

A shipment of 200 carloads of ag-
ricultural implements, amounting to
approximately 1000 tons of machin-
cry of all descriptions, has been re-
ceived in Savannah from the Inter
national Harvester Company, and
will be sent by steamer from here to
Russia.
Second Shipment From Savannah.
The shipment will be the second
that has been sent from Savannah
to Europe in recent months by the
international Harvester Company, a
shipment of several thousand tons of
machinery having gone to Liverpool
on the steamer Rosalie, of the
Churchill line, several months ago.
The shipment, which is valued at
close to $1,000,000, is composed of
agricultural and harvesting machin-
cry of all kinds, reapers, binders,
tractors, motor plows, etc. None of
it, it is said, is of such nature that
it can be converted into war supplies,
but is intended purely for agricultur-
al purposes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
DE LUXE POTATO TRAIN
is UNDER HEAVY GUARD
ATTENDANTS IN CHARGE LOOK
AFTER PHYSICAL CONDI.
TON OF COSTLY CARGO.

In the olden days when large ship
ments of gold and other coin were
made the conveyances in which the
articles were carried away were pro-
vided with special and heavily armed
guards. Potato growers in the Gree
ley district of Colorado have gone
this custom one better and not only
supply special guards but a special
de luxe train. Such a train now is
on its way East, consisting of 45
cars, all equipped with modern appli-
ances for the comfort and welI-being
of the cargo.
Potatoes at High Prices.
The high prices of potatoes is re-
sponsible and shippers declare they
will take no chances on anything
happening to prevent the shipment
from reaching the market. The
guards are armed and have instruc-
tons to be on the watch constantly.
The function of the special deputies
in good physical condition. Owing
to the extreme weather at some of
the points along the route of the
train, stoves have been placed in the
cars and are kept lighted constantly.
The value of the entire trainload
is placed at $4,000. It abs been
estimated that, at the prevailing fig
ures, the average price of the pota-
toes in the shipment is 1925 per
hundred pounds. The entire ship
ment is of extra quality. Nashville,
Tenn, will be the distributing point
for Southern buyers, while Chicago,
Cleveland, Toledo and points farther
East will be visited by the special to
dispose of its wealth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
Great Want and Prlvatlo17
con1e With the Boil Neeuz

the tn raising of barley as hog feed
Thls is crop which has been sue
cessfully grown at Athens and Tiff
ton.
He = ed against abandoning the
grown ? IF cotton and asked the
farme o call upon the State Col
iege = -grlculture for any informa-
ton might desire. The experts
are to serve you.
AXIS Big Farms Will Go.
private conversation after the
me g, Mr.. Taylor stated that with
tn )mlng of the weevil the Dig
pl tlons would vanish. The own
e e said, will find that it will take
7 much brainwork and effort to
1Ilo.-e them pay under weevil condi-
lions, and rather than exert them
selves will sell the land. Values will
drop, but the coming in of small
farmers and land owners will in time
restore land values and better condi-
lions will exist.
Conditions in Mississippi, as a rule.
are better today than they ever were
before the weevil came, but there
were some long, lean years in be-
tween.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
GERMANY HARD HIT
BY SCARCITY OF FOOD
NEUTRAL" SAYS KAISER MUST
RAID HOLLAND AND DEN
MARK IF WAR is KEPT UP.

LONDON, England.-The scarcity
of feedstuffs in Germany, especially
in Berlin, is increasing, according to
an Amsterdam dispatch. quoting Ber-
lin newspapers.
Minimum for Each Person.
From December % to December
%, according to the dispatch, the
maximum supply for each person
was three pounds of potatoes and
four pounds of kohlrabi. From De-
cember "a to December 81 rations
Of seven ounces of flour were avail
able, but for an entire week the
consumer could get only three ounces
of butter and no margarine.
The dispatch says that persons ap-
plying for popular feeding in Berlin
increased in a week to $4,000 and
restaurant keepers informed their
customers that they might bring po-
tatoes to the eating houses, where
they would be cooked for them.
Buildings Without Heat.
Because of the shortage of coal,
theaters and restaurants are said to
have been insufficiently heated in the
last few days and many who attend
ed the theaters are reported to have
sat through the performance in fur
coats.
The public swimming baths in Ber-
lin have been closed since Deem
Der %.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
MANY MILLION
BELGIANS DESTITUTE
The Relief Commission Finds Them
Much Worse Than at the Begin
ming of the Big War.

Much Worse Than at the Begin
ming of the Big War.
Herbert c. Hoover, chairman of
the American Commission for Relief
of Belgium, has arrived in Philadel-
phia where he will spend four weeks
devising relief plans for another
year. Mr.. Hoover declares there are
100000 destitute persons in Bel
GUM and 100000 in France, and
that it will take between $150,0O0,-
600 and $200,000,00 to carry on
the work of the commission another
year.
"The situation is far worse than it
has been at any time since the war
started" says Mr.. Hoover. "It is a re-
suit of a steady degeneration among
the people. The commission has been
able to give 100000 children an
extra meal of hash and bread daily.
There is no business in Brussels,
Antwerp, Bruges or Client. Every
thing is dead"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
ALL OF STATE MAKING PLANS
FOR GO-TO-SUNDAY SCHOOL
Record Breaking Attendance Is Ex-
pected on February 18th.

Sunday, February 18th which is
the occasion of the annual Georgia
Go-to-Sunday School Day" bids fair
to be history making accession, ac-
cording to information received
from the Office of the Georgia Sun
day School Association in Atlanta.
The aim of fifty per cent increase
over the attendance for all Sunday
schools in the state has been sug-
gested. which if reached will put
considerably more than half a mil
lion in the Sunday schools on Feb
ruary 18th.
A number of the towns and cities
In the state, and even whole coun-
ties, have made plans and are work.
ing to have record breaking at.
tendance in all Sunday schools.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
RUSSIA is BUYING HEAVILY
IN THE UNITED STATES

Thirty Million Dollars for Cold Stor-
age Apparatus and Freight Cars.
The Russian government has
awarded contracts aggregating $780,
100000 in the United States for re-
frigerating equipment to conserve
and develop along economic lines the
fresh beef and dairy industry in Rus
STA. The equipment includes 10000
modern refrigerator cars in addition
to heavy machinery for cold storage
and freezing operations The work
will be under the general supervision
of j. H. Kullak of Moscow, and the
machinery and cars will be shipped
to Russia as fast as the manufactur-
ers can deliver them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM OF
CONGRESS HAS BEEN CHANGED
National Prohibition and Woman
Suffrage Side-Tracked.

National prohibition, woman suf-
frage and food control legislation
will be side-tracked by congress TO
avoid an extra session, it was stated
on good authority this week. Rail
way legislation and the Webb bill.
permitting exporters to band togeth-
er for foreign trade, are to have the
places of honor on the program.
Corrupt campaign practices, water
power and Porto Rico legislation will
follow in the order named.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
SUFFERED SUNSTROKE
AT TWENTY BELOW ZERO

VIRGINIA, Walter Nc
Kenzie, Chicago travelling man, is re-
covering from a sunstroke suffered
while the mercury was at 20 degrees
below zero. Mckenzie took a nap
in a hotel chair. The sun focused on
his face through a thick plate glass
window and clerks were unable to
arouse him. Physicians revived him
after several hours and ascribed his
condition to the suns rays.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
RETURNS TO DAWSON
AFTER SIXTEEN YEARS

Mr.. Henry Russell, who left Ter
rell county for Alabama sixteen years
ago, has returned and became citi-
zen of Dawson last week. Mr.. Rus
sell has position with the Variety
Works Co., and he and his family are
welcomed as residents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
INDICATED COTTON PLANT
GROWN NEAR BIRMINGHAM
Is Hoped That New Variety VIII Be
Weevil Proof,

A droll report comes from Biz
mingham, Ala, of the success of a
cotton planter in producing a cotton
plant that smells so strongly of asa
fetida that all insects avoid it; the
result was obtained by sprinkling
several generations of the plant with
nux vomica. II is hoped that the
new plant has solved the boil weevil
problem by depriving the weevil Of
its food.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
LUSTY PAIR OF TWINS
BORN IN DIFFERENT TOWNS
One at DeshIer, Ohio, the Other One
at Sherwood.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio.-Tl

GAINESVILLE, Ohio.-The stork
was the conductor and engineer of
Baltimore & Ohio passenger train No.
AZ, east-bound, arriving here at 9
o'clock on a recent morning. Mrs.
Everett Hart Of Chicago was a pas
senger and the stork complimented
her twice on the trip. One of the
twins was born at Deshler, Ohio, and
the other at Sherwood, Ohio. Moth
er and twins are doing we'll at the
Bethesda hospital.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-10
BATTERY G BOYS
UNDER THE ROPE
Being Given Physical Examinations
by Federal Army Officers at
"a Camp Sam Keesler.

The Boys Of Battery C are today 60
ing through their physical exanlina-
tions at the hands of the Federal ex-
anfing ofIicors and perhaps a few OF
them willibe knocked out. The per-
sonnel of the Battery, however, Is
made up of young men Of good ply
sique and good morals and the num-
bers knocked cut on the physical ex-
animation will found to be very few
when the last man is examined.
Up to one o'clock all of the Sar-
gcants and Corrorals had been exam
illed ard all Of the Sargeants were 0.
X. and it was understood that the Cor
porals were equally as fit physically.
At that hour it was stated that the ex-
animation would take all day tomor-
row.
The Mastering Officer, Captain Neil
Snider, of the United States Army, ac-
companied by a Lieutenant, arrived
this morning and has been busy ever
since. Major Dicks, of the Medical
Corps and Lieutenant Gatlin of the
same branch of service, arrived last
night and are doing the examining.
This afternoon the examination of
the men was begun. With two hun
Gred and thirty to examine it will
probably take all day tomorrow to
complete the task.
There are few of the boys who are
little sick from the exertions of the
first few days in camp but these men
will be examined also and their con-
dition resulting from the heat allow
ed for. 1t is expected that not more
than fifteen of the two hundred and
thirty men in the Battery will be
knocked out on the examination.
All was activity this morning at the
camp with the men lined up in prep
aration for the examination. Each
man was stripped and rushed into the
shower bath before being carried be-
fore the examiners.
So far as can be learned there are
no men in the Battery who are trying
to get out on physical defects but on
the other hand those few who have
ailments Of any kind are making ev-
cry effort to stay in the unit regard
Iess.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-10
KEESLER BOYS
COMMISSIONED
As Second Lieutenants--WilliaM m
the Cavalry and Sam in the
Infantry.

Gen. S. R. Keesler received telet
cram this morning from Fort Ogle-.
thorpe Military Training Camp, Chick
smauga Park, near Chattanooga, from
his sons, Messrs. William and Sam
Keesler announcing their return to
camp from strenuous hike Of nine
days, and that they have both been
commissioned as second lieutenants in
the United States Army.
William is second lieutenant in the
Cavalry and Sam is second lieutenant
in the Infantry.
These splendid young men will 90
to Montreal, N. G., and spend about
ton days with their mother, Mrs. s.
R. Keesler, who is there with her
DAUGHTERS for the summer.
From Montreal, Lieuts. keesler will
come to Greenwood and visit their faith
er and many friends here few days
prior to the expiration Of their fur
Notwithstanding to Fort 0glsthorps
on September LIST for assignment 70
duty in Uncle Sans Army.
The Daily Commonwealth joins With
the many friends and admirers Of
these gallant young men in consrst-
ulating them upon the distinction they
have already won for themselves IN
military circles, and in bespeaking fcr
them a continuous brilliant career.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-10
THE DAILY C0NIM0NWEALTH'S
FUND FOR BATTERY c BOYS
RmR IA hn
Nearly Four Hundred Dollars Have Been Contrl-
buted in Money, and Equally as Much in 9th
er Useful and Needed Articles.
"A Id m n

Mrs, w. A. Mothershead, large hotel
cooking range.
Auto Renewing Co. labor for repair
work on tents.
Woman's Club, loaned use Of dishes.
J. 2. George Chapter U. D. G. use OF
quantity Of knives and forks.
The Crumont, use of dishes, knives
forks, spoons, etc.
Hopakah Hunting Club, use Of entire
camping outfit.
Y. M. C. A., use of Scout tents.
City Water and Light Commission
free use and installation of elec-
trio lights and water.
LeAore County Red Cross Chapter will
furnish two courses of fresh veg
etables each day.
v. W. Thomas, one bushel Of onions
each week.
Mrs. H. Y, Fraiser, quantity OF butter
and pickles.
Delta Lumber Co., use Of a quantity
of lumber for camp purposes.
Kings Daughters, free use Of Hospi-
tai for all members of Battery
who may get sick while in camp
here.
Mrs. ]. W. Barnwell, 18 new dish
towels.
Reiman House, fresh light bread one
or two times each week, and a
quantity of ground coffee.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-10
DEAL MEN FORM PERSONNEL
OF NEW NATIONAL GUARD
p,+terv of Mississippi Artillery Regiment Most
talked of Military Organization in the
State.
ma "a "a "a IA "a

these men, as compared with the 9TH
er new units over the State.
On more than one occasion they
have enlisted men as privates, whose
monthly stipend in civil life came to
from 5000 to $3.50. All of these men
are volunteers. Many of them were
enlisted before the draft machine be-
gan working. They are patriots and
simply enlisted because their country
had called them and needs them.
Speaking generally for the new un-
it's of the Mississippi Guard, it might
be we'll to say that several other Or
ganizations have had the same exper-
fences. Yazoo City has second in
fantry company, known as Company
L, this unit recently signed man,
working for a railroad company, who
was receiving over 5000 per month.
He will draw his $50 after thirty
days service with Company L. 1t is
understood that the same thing hap
pened in Hattiesburg.
Advised Man to Join Battery.
Capt. Blakely, of the U. S. Regular
Army, who inspected Battery c a
number Of months ago, is said to have
made tn eremark to private in this
Battery, who asked his advice in re-
gard to the Officers Training Camp,
that he would have just as good a
chance with the Battery as he would
have at the Officers Training Camp.
It is reported that the Captain told
the man that Battery G was one Of
the most high-class organizations that
he has ever inspected anywhere.
Al Tie Federal inspection the Cap
t....-.. also paid the men a very high
compliment and spoke well for the
Battery as a whole.
Battery c, it is learned, is also ope
Of the few organizations in the Guard,
which has enlisted enough men to
"tide them over" the Federal physical
examinations.
As general rule organizations ef
this kind are gotten together with a
number of promises to the men who
enlist. For instance, the man who is
the organizer usually promises sever
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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-10
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, August 10-Authority
to make effective the governments
program for insuring the. armed for
ces of the nation was sought of Con-
gress today by bills introduced in both
Houses. The legislation is framed
following plans providing insurance
at minimum cost for American Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines, the insured
men paying the premium, and pro-
viding family allowance to the de-
pendents of the men, indemnification
for disabilities and the reeducation
and rehabilitation at the governments
expense of injured men. Secretary
McAdoo estimates a total cost for
tive years of $556,650,000.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-10

y sARcEANT NJ. ANDERSEN 'h
c,up GAM KEEsLER, August 10.
Up to little more than a year ago.
i. Mississippi National Guard was
.,;dored by the average layman as
s.;n. an organization made up Of
Wits Wits from various towns Throughout
y. s State, which had been gotten TO-
astber n by some individual or lnd'Vla-
,,s's ssl', whose positions enabled them to
,s,ve their vocations for a few weeks
o,., J., year, and whose sole idea Of
the National Guard seemed to be that
# a vacation with a neat salary at-
tscbed to the same. This probably
.,,,,s up the way in which the average
,;tizen of the Magolia State would
have spoken of the Guard up to about
eighteen months ago.
Now it's different.
The Mississippi National Guard
sbich passed among the things Of the
NAT on the morning of Sunday, Aug
III s o'clock, or the units that form
aN made up the Guard, are now com
m,ed Of an entirely different set OF
men.
Men Of Character Compose Guard.
Of course it is not said that the
Mississippi Guard Of former years
was composed Of inexperienced and
Incapable men as a whole. Some OF
the most efficient officers known in the
State today, were formerly comman-
ders Of companies in the State Guard.
What the general public formed their
opinion on, however, were the men in
rank: those who attended the encamp-
ments and rife meets for the sole pur-
pose Of spending ten days in dice
games through the day and enjoying
intoxicating drinks through the even-
Ing. AT least, our citizens seemed to
think 50.
With the Presidents appeal for vol
unteers to fill the ranks to fight Kaiser
Bill, came the best men of the State
to enlist with their home companies.
The Greenwood Battery, known as
Battery C, First Field Artillery, Mis-
sissirpi National Guard, has enlisted
probably more than their share Of