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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

cases of this character the court is
lenient-where 1t is apparent that
some poor fellow has made his first
mistake, and there is nothing
about him that indicates that at
liberty he would not be a menace
to society"
After quoting from platforms
adopted by the Socialist party and
calling the same as base a def
ance of the government as it is
possible for language 10 express"
the court said:
Il had one of the pupils Of this
school of treason before me at
Ottumwa, a young man born and
reared IN Muscatine- In
the schools to the eighth grade.
who, when he received his ques-
tionnaire. tore it to tatters and re-
fused to respond. When he came
to me for sentence. 1 asked him his
reason for his conduct. l said, You
are one Of these fellows who be-
lieve that this is a war Of the cap
italists and the profiteers% He
fronkly said yes l said, Have you
been reading the Socialist papers
down there in Muscatine?' and he
said Yes | said, Have you also
read the messages and declarations
Of the president of the United
States?' He answered that he had /;
and l said. notwithstanding all
that the president has done, and
that congress has done, and not
withstanding your duty as a citizen,
you set up your judgment against
It all. and stand here and rebel
against your country He frankly
said that he had gone over it all,
and that his mind was made up.
sentenced him to prison. but l felt
at the time the cruelty of sending a
young man of that kind to prison,
while the men who had planted
treason in his Heart were enjoying
liberty under the Stars and Stripes.
VIII Public Endure Itf2
How long can this nation stand
the administration of this poison
into the minds and the hearts and
souls of her citizens? How long
can good, honest men and women
be made the dupes of a gang, who
cover their diabolical purposes I'M
der cries for reform?
81 am not opposed to reform.
There are abuses, and l am in ia
vor of every movement for reform
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

of existing evils in society, provid-
ed always that it is proposed TO
work out the reform under the con
stitution of the United States, with
out destroying our present form OF
government. There is no reform
which cannot be had by honest, pa
trtotic work in this representative
democracy--the first successful de-
mocracy the world has ever seen.
No one can promise the attainment
OF every measure which may DE de-
sired, because this is a government
of majorities, and the majority
must, and will, control. But have
implicit confidence that the major
ity of the American people, when
properly approached and properly
educated along lines of justice and
right, will Danish every injustice,
and open to every man the fullest
opportunity for the attainment OF
all things of which he is worthy.
we might as well have an un-
Outstanding. The American people
have agreed upon the form of gov
eminent under which we must live,
and there is no room in this country
for any agitator, no matter by what
name he is called, who insists as a
basis for his reforms, that the gov
eminent established by the fathers
of the republic must be swept away
and some other form of government
substituted therefor And the time
will come in this country when the
man who seeks to undermine the
foundations of this government,
even in times of peace, will be con-
sidered a traitor, as he is now, in
times of war
Bible Called Filthy.
a., But aside from questions aris
ing in this war, the Muscatine
County Socialist must be a stencil
in the nostrils of every decent man
and woman. l find throughout that
God is mocked-Christ and Chris
tianity is sneered at. A reward of
500 is advertised in one issue to
any one who will produce a book
filthier and nastier than the bible
And this defendant himself, ad
vertised in its columns for sale by
him, certain vile books written by
cTanks and sex-perverts, and made
attractive to the youth of Musca-
tine by the statement: The follow
ing books are not in the public IL
brary, probably because they tell
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
Why Shouldn't DalUsOn Haze q
Visit From Secretary M'AdOO?
He VIII Come Here if City Is First in The Country
Sell Quota of Liberty Bonds.

Secretary of the Treasury W. G.
McAdoo will make Dawson a visit
if
In the third liberty loan campaign
each county and city will be allotted
quota of bonds for which they
shall subscribe, and to each county,
city and town reaching their quota
an honor flag which has been adopt
ed by the treasury department will
be awarded. In connection with this,
each purchaser of bond will be
given a picture of this flag in colors
to be displayed in his window, and
his name will be added to an honor
roll which will be displayed in con-
spicuous place in each city and town.
Each city and town winning the
right to the honor flag will have its
name placed on a large flag which
will be kept at the state capitol, and
also on the national flag which will
be kept in Washington.
We are informed that Secretary
McAdoo will visit the first city or
town in the United States that reach
es its quota, and will make an address
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
Food Administration
Freight Office

An interesting announcement is
made by the United States food adj
ministrator of the creation of district
traffic offices, each under the control
of a traffic director. These districts
coincide in territory with those covered
by the railroad administration through
its regional directors.
The traffic division for the Southern
district will have headquarters in the
Healey building, Atlanta, and will be
in charge of Regional Director of Traf-
ic Charles Barham, for many years
general freight agent of the N, c. &
st. L. railway.
1t is understood to be the duty OF
this new organization to coordinate
the work Of the food and railroad adj
ministrations, in effecting the prompt
movement Of foodstuffs, in reducing
delays in loading and unloading and
, returning cars, and in other ways
Tightening congestion. 1t is expected
to work closely in all these matters
with the regional railroad director, Mr..
Markham.
The county representatives Of the
food administration have been re-
quested to correspond direct with Mr..
Barham, Healey building, Atlanta, Ca,
in all cases where local efforts have
failed, and where the services Of his
Office may be needed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
Save 100000 Bushels

There is no shortage of potatoes,
corn and oats; the milk supply is not
pinched, spring gardening will supply
much for our tables. But we must,
as a nation, save 100000 bushels of
wheat to feed the armies. Not wheth-
er we want to or Motive MUST.
Every American is urged to cut his
average ration of wheat by so per
cent, which would reduce the total
normal consumption of 100000
bushels month to 100000 bushels.
That gives a ration of not more than
liz pounds wheat product weekly
for each person Flour sales will be
cut to one-eighth Of a barrel for q
town customer and to one-quarter of
a barrel to a country customer, that
retailers stocks may be distributed
to as great a number as possible.
The wheat contents Of bakers bread
will be reduced to rs per cent on
April IA, which increases by per
cent the amount of substitutes that
must be saved.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
| FOOD FACTS
PREPARED BY
The Federal Food Admin
istration For Georgia


The normal consumption of sugar
in the United States is about 80
pounds per capita We are now asked
to use only an ounce and a half
per day, or three pounds per month.
The normal consumption of meat is:
Beef, S2.6 pounds; mutton, pounds;
pork, 1898 pounds; other meats, 3
pound; or a total of 1885 pounds per
capita per annum. We are asked to
cut down the consumption of meat by
minimum Of one ounce per day We
could probably cut down our consump-
ton by quarter of a pound per day
and still not miss it, thereby saving an
abundance for our allies abroad.
OF fats we eat 3.42 ounces a day.
We are asked to cut this down to
about IL ounces per week.
OF wheat and wheat flour products
we normally eat about IS pounds a
month per capita. We are asked to
reduce the consumption now. to G
pounds per capita per month.
OF corn we normally eat about S.5
pounds week We are not asked to
restrict ourselves in the use Of this
cereal in any particular. In fact, we
are asked to eat larger quantities OF
corn in order that we may materially
reduce the consumption of wheat -four
to a positive minimum.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02

at the raising of the flag in that
town. We are also informed that the
Hearst-Pathe Moving Picture COM
pany will make film of the raising
of the flag and of the city or town
in which it is raised, and this film
will be used in their weekly news
service all over the world. Nothing
could give town greater advertis-
ing than this.
The names of the towns and cities
winning the flag will be placed on
the big state flag in the order in
which they attain their quotas.
The service flag is a beauty.
1t is like the Red Cross service
flag as far as the red border and the
white field are concerned, but instead
of having stars on the field it has
three blue bars which extend verti-
cally across the flag, these bars rep
resenting the number of the loan.
Honor rolls will be provided for each
town and county. These will be dis
played in public places and the name
of every subscriber attached.
Why not Dawson get busy and Sc
cure the visit of Mr. McAdoo? We
have the wealth and the patriotism to
buy the bonds, and little energy and
enthusiasm will be all that is neces-
sary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
PRESIDENT SEEKSi
MORE WAR REVENUE
MAY URGE REVISION OF TAX
LAWS. SINGLE SYSTEM SAID
TO BE FAVORED.

President Wilson and his advisers,
according to apparently authentic re-
ports from Washington, are begin
ming to consider new revenue lcgis-
lation for presentation to congress.
Enactment of an entirely new war
tax bill, repeating many existing
taxes under the Underwood law of
1913 and the war tax bill of last
year, and substitution of a new, sin
gle tax system, is said to be under
consideration. Such a plan, it is stat
ed, would eliminate confusion re
sulting from an attempt to enforce
two sets and rates of taxes.
The question of increased taxes is
said to be a matter not yet under
consideration in congress, A consid-
cradle faction of congress would op-
pose such move, except possibly in
few instances affecting manufac-
turing sales, excise levies and posi-
bly, changes in income rates. An
other faction is expected to urge in
creased levies on excess. profits.
Await Returns Under Present Law.
Nothing definite toward the pro
posed new legislation, it is under
stood, will be done until Secretary
McAdoo, Commissioner Roper, of the
internal revenue bureau, and other
treasury department officials have
had opportunity to digest informa-
ton regarding revenue returns I'M
der existing laws. Secretary Nc
Adoo has promised congress prelim-
mary data early in April. At that
time it is expected President Wilson
will definitely advise congress of the
nations financial situation and needs,
present and future, probably submit
ting bills for committee considera-
ton embodying the administration
program.
Also, it has been suggested, con-
gress may defer further war tax leg
islation until autumn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
WEEDS Is Times AND
HAS 43 CHILDREN
DIVORCE REFUSED MAN FROM
LAST WIFE. SLAPPED HIM IN
FACE WITH POT OF MUSH.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-James
Claiborne, Sd, believes he is high
among the champion married men of
the world. He has been married thir-
teen times and when Judge Thomas
F. Graham refused to give him a d.
vorce so that he could marry the
fourteenth woman Claiborne was
somewhat surprised and crestfallen.
"Why, Judge" he said in surprise,
'always before the judges have been
giving me divorces. And my thir-
teenth wife deserves to be divorced
because she threatened to run away
with an actor after l had told her
about the other twelve wives"
According to Claiborne, he mar
ried the first woman when he was 18
years old. She died within six weeks
and within two weeks of her funeral
he had married her sister. His sec
ond wife hit him with a frying pan
while they were in Chicago a few
months after their marriage, and he
divorced her.
Life Full of Divorces.
The third wife lived with him a
year and then left him for another
man. He got the divorce.
The fourth wife died and the sixth
went insane, and he divorced her
The seventh was divorced because
| she said she married him for his
money. The eighth wife died, and the
ninth and tenth divorced him within
two years because he failed to pro-
vide for them.
His eleventh wife lived with him
She still is his favorite, he says, but
he never has been able to locate her.
Within a week after getting di-
vOrce from the missing wife Clai-
borne married his twelfth bride, but
got that marriage annulled because
she had a husband living at the time
of their marriage. His thirteenth
wife is fighting his divorce suit. He
charges cruelty, saying on one occa-
sion she called him IAN old Turk"
and again "an old Mormon" She al
so so far forgot the food admins
traitors plea for saving cereals that
she slapped him in the face with
pot of hot mush.
18th Wife Philosopher.
Mrs. Claiborne, XIII, admits these
charges, but contends that man
who has been married thirteen times
is not easily insulted, and drastic
methods must be employed to keep
peace in the household Judge Ora
ham is inclined to share her views.
When asked how many children he
had Claiborne began to do some
rapid calculation. He said as near
as he could figure he has forty-three
boys and girls in various parts of the
country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
Licensed Meat Dealers

The government has ruled that all
dealers in meats who sell or deliver
meats to any county, municipal, pub
lie or private institutions, such as a
penitentiary, asylum, hospital, 'sanito-
rum, university, college or school, no.
tel, restaurant or boarding house, or
any other merchant, who, in turn,
sells or charges the meat so purchased
to his trade; in fact, any person or
persons who dispose of any meat pur-
chased from you to any third party,
are subject to a wholesale license.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
CONTRACTS FOR $14O,OOO,OOO
BALDWIN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Magnitude of War Work Revealed in
Brokers Suit For Commissions,
Amounting to Million Dollars.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Alba B.
johnson, president of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, was the principal
witness called yesterday in Judge
Cars court, when the trial of the
suit brought against that corpora
ton by Howard E. Mitchell, brok-
err, to recover 100000 commits
sions on war contracts was resumed.
He was cross-examined as to the
various contracts made by his com
pany, the Eddystone Ammunition cor
poration and the Remington Arms
company with the British govern
ment, through its American agents,
j. P. Morgan & Co., for the manu-
facture of shell cases, shrapnel shells
and rifles. Mr.. Johnson denied any
agreement, written or oral, with
Mitchell for the obtaining of these
vast contracts, amounting. it is said,
to 140,000,000. All the negotia-
tons, according to Mr.. johnson,
were with Morgan & Co., of New
York
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
BANKERS BUCK STIFF GAME;
ONE is 100000 LOSER
New York Financier Drops Fortune
at Rich Mems Club.

NEW YORK.-That a prominent
New York banker had lost 100000
gambling in New York club COM
posed entirely of wealthy men was
told at the district attorneys Office
during an investigation of charges
against the club.
The banker is a millionaire several
times over. The losses, it is said, ex-
tended over a years period. The club
meets in a hotel which until now has
not figured in the inquiry.
The game played was chemin de
fer and $1,000 is mentioned as the
smallest amount at which the bank
is first started. 1t was sometimes
doubled several times, so that from
$4,000 to $4,000 was not an unus-
ual bank.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
THE TIN LIZzIES"
MAY SOON Be TAGGED
GREAT NUMBERO OF BOOTED AND
SPURRED OFFICERS IN BOMB
PROOF JOBS GET ON NERVES
OF CONGRESSMAN.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-"Tin Liz
zies," that is what Congressman Cox,
of Indiana, called the rubber stamp"
officers of the various departments
of the government who infest Wash
ington by the thousands Congress-
man Mccormick, of Illinois, who is
just back from the trenches, says the
real soldiers call these wearers of
olive drab and highly polished putees
near beer" officers. Anyhow, what
ever their real rank and title, their
lot IN the national capitol is not to be
an enviable one from now on. These
men who are wearing the uniform
which goes with army service are
getting on the nerves of congress.
The so-called officers are engaged in
what is really the work of civilian
clerks and it is now proposed to ''tag"
them in such manner as to make it
apparent to the naked eye that they
are not fighting men.
This, at least, is the disposition of
some members of congress who see
red every time they observe a splen-
did private or some real fighting man
forced to salute on the streets of
Washington hundreds of these "Tin
Lizzie" officers safe in bomb-proof
jobs in some department of the gov
eminent. The fact that the nations
capitol, as we'll as some other centers
In the country, are filled with great
numbers of booted and spurred off
GERS who are holding down chairs in
government buildings and shining in
society and lounging about hotels has
got the goat of many house and
senate members.
Arm Bands Proposed.
Majority Leader Kitchin. of the
house, is one of the most outspoken
on the democratic side against this
parade down the avenues of Wash
lngton by imitation military men. He
IS going to take it up shortly with
President Wilson and he may air his
views on the subject on the floor of
the house. He favors placing white
arm band on the sleeve of every one
OF these amateur lieutenants, cap
talns and majors.
SURE-ON PAINTS
kills 1.I1ct yraco,.1,oe ,..a4oI ...e
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
LOUISIANA NECKTIE PARTY
MADE SUBJECT OF PROTEST
Negro Organization Condemns Lynch
ings in That State.

NEW YORK.AA protest against
the lynching of a negro in the court
house yard at Monroe, La, on March
16 was today sent to Governor r. G.
Pleasant, of Louisiana, by the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, according
to an announcement from the head
quarters here.
The association declared that this
was the third protest it had been
compelled to make against lynchings
in Louisiana within the last six weeks.
Previous protests and requests for
information concerning louisiana
attitude toward these lynchings have
been ignored, according to the asso-
cations officers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
Must Use Flour Cards

All county administrators have been
notified that use of the -four permit
cards by farmers is obligatory Re-
tailers violate the law in making q
sale without requiring a card.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
Food New Mexico Has Helped
Send Over There

Yearly rations for 57,100, 900 people:
384,00O,000 bushels of wheat and
wheat -four.
2,0O0,O00,0OO pounds of pork.
1,944,000,O0O pounds of sugar.
212,750,000 bushels of oats.
24,310,000 bushels Of corn.
43,484,000 pounds of fresh beef.
3,61S,000 bushels of rye.
28,99S,000 pounds of butter
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and wors.s off the Cold.
Druggists refund money if it fails 70 cure.
L. ", GROVES signature Oh Casa L.z, 5.-.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
LARGE SHIPMENT.

Red Top and Early Amber Sor-
ghum Seed received Get your re-
quirements now.
LOWREY & DAVIDSON.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
The Importance of Conservation Emphasizes
The Necessity For Good Refrigerator
in EVERY HOME

Conservation saving The saving that good refrigerator
makes possible the average household enough practically feed
another amyln these times when the saving of food
vital almost mhuman Equip your home with good
refrigerator that will food and least amount
OF refrigerator old refrigerator an @
pensve luxury It's double expense not prope
preserve the ood and Of 10
day will soon for good refrigerator compare your ice
bills with some friend who has an
AUTOMATIC REFRIGERATOR
mo Better Refrigerator Made at Any Price"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02

Did you ever have your milk taste of onions?
or your butter taste of fish? or other food odors mix?
That was because there were conflicting air currents
in your refrigerator. 1t was not scientifically built
Drop in our store and take look at this refrig-
orator. Note that there is constant, automatic dry
air circulation. Cool air descends follow it from
around and under the ice.) 1t goes round and
round being purified each time strikes the ice.
That's why food odors won't mix in an automatic;
that's why your foods properly preserved and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
Why Food OdOrS Don't Mix
Also Why Your Foods Do Not AUTOMATIC Refrigeration

always fresh, pure, wholesome and free from faint
and moisture
This automatic circulation and the honestly
built eightsecton walls that keep the cold in and
the heat out are only two of the reasons WHY the
Automatic is the refrigerator know you will want
if you investigate.
Always glad to show you and to give you
booklet telling many things you ought to know be-
tore buying refrigerator. Automatcs cost no more
than the iceeating food-spoiling kind, and you can
open charge account for one if you wish.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-13
A TAEUTE TO AMERICA

The following Is clipped from
July number of the London Meat
Trade Journal:
I'VE cordially welcome among IN
Mr.. Herbert Hoover, Food AdminIs-
traitor of the United States, whose SER
vices to the allied cause have been
Of immense value. He has come to at
tend conference with the food min
listers of Great Britain, France and
Italy, which takes place In London this
week. The object Of his visit 10 to
determine the method Of handling our
food supplies for the next twelve
months, so far AZ they can be deter
mined In advance. We thank him per-
sonaIIy for what he has and IL doing
on behalf Of the allies. and also the
great American Nation, who are 'ab-
soIuteIy In this war as regards food
az well as men, While we watch with
admiration the fighting qualities Of
their heroic army In France, let us not
forget to gratefully acknowledge the
splendid service Of the people In the
States, where everyone is doing his
bit, whether ut the dinner table Or In
the field" So
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-13

At the manning service It 1tDe, n.
r. church Sunday. Nov. 17'WiH IA a
memorial service for VIM. Brakeman.
Mrs Jim Antcliff left for Lansing
Wednesday morning to visit her sis
ter.
Mrs. Russell went to Moseley We'd
nesday morning to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Thomas.
G. II. Younger and wife left We'd
nesday morning for Philadelphia to
visit relatives and friends.
girl to work and go to school she
will be compelled to quit school. Mott
fly Supt. s. j. Skinner.
Wortley & French. the well-known
druggists, have special proposition
for anyone who is suffering with
rheumatism. Ask about the Rheuma
Observation-Disclosures.