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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
TREATY-VOTE MOVE
FAILURE in SENATE
LODGE AND HITCHCOCK REJECT
EACH OTHERS PROPOSALS
FOR DEFINITE ROLL CALL.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The sem
ate was unable today to agree upon
definite date for final vote upon
the treaty of peace with Germany,
but there were unmistakable indica-
tions that senators now realize they
cannot we'll afford to delay action
much longer, and prospects for an
early vote, without formal agree
ments, appeared bright.
Two proposals were submitted.
Both were rejected. Senator Hitch
cock. the administration spokesman,
would not consent to the Lodge pro-
gram for final vote on November
~, because the democrats intend to
prevent ratification with the Lodge
reservations, and then undertake rati-
fication with compromise reserva-
tions. They want to be in a position
to discuss the compromises.
Senator Lodge would not consent
to proposal by Senator Hitchcock,
carrying the unanimous Endorsement
of the democratic members of the
committee on foreign relations and
the steering committee, for vote on
ratification with the Lodge reserva-
tions on Thursday, and for vote not
later than Saturday on such compro-
mise proposals as the administration
might offer.
Lodge Has Best of Debate.
The republican leader had much
the better of the argument. He was
able to state without qualification
that acceptance of his proposal meant
final vote at a fixed hour. The
Hitchcock agreement simply meant
that after a vote had been taken on
ratification, with the Lodge reserva-
lions, there could be numerous other
rail- calls on compromise proposals
from the democrats. Senator Lodge
argued that the whole purpose of par
liamentary procedure / s to reach
some definite conclusion, while the
Hitchcock plan would tend to prolong
| discussion indefinitely.
Senator Pittman, democrat, of Ne
vada, conceded that the Hitchcock
plan would change the rules of the
senate and Senator Lodge retorted
that he would not consent to chang
ing the rules in the middle of the
game" The democrats proposed that
after the minority had been defeated
they could have another chance and
could hold the treaty before the SEN
ate until the majority yielded.
Hitchcock for Compromise.
In justification of his contention in
this respect Senator Hitchcock said
he could not agree that the final
vote upon the treaty should come up
on reservations drawn by the enemies
of the treaty" He argued that after
voting against the Lodge program he
wanted the treaty to be open for the
presentation of one, two or an indef-
mite number of compromise reserva-
tions (which might ultimately com
mand support of two-thirds of the
senate" He insisted that the constl-
tuition intrusted treaties to the hands
of two-thirds of the senate and not
to bare majority.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
Clues Millions
John D. Rockefeller Adds $1O,-
100000 to Fund of Institute of
Medical Research.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-The Rookie
Teller Institute for Medical Research
announced on Sunday that John D.
Rockefeller had added $4,000, 1000
to his previous gifts to that insti-
tuition, making it's total endowment
more than $27, 100000. This makes
$30,00O,0O0 recently given by Mr..
Rockefeller to fight disease, gift of
$2O,00O,O00 to the general education
board to spread medical education
having been announced few weeks
ago.
Additional research in biology,
chemistry, physics and medicine will
be carried forward by reason of the
new gift and general enlargement of
the scope of activity of the institu-
ton will result, it was said. All dis
coveries and inventions made by
those in the employ of the institution
become the property of it, to be
"placed freely" at the Service of hu-
mainly"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
DEVELOPMENTS in
EDGE MURDER CASE
WALTER w. WILSON is CHARG-
ED WITH THE KILLING. THREE
ARRESTS ARE MADE.

AMERICUS, Ga.-The mysterious
Edge murder case took new and
sensational turn here today, when
Sheriff Harvey announced the arrest
of Walter w. Wilson, white, Lena
Coolidge, alias Lena Coles, alias
Lena Wilson, negro woman, and
Harvey Binyard, negro taxi cab
driver, all of whom are charged with
murder.
The Coolidge negroes, Henry Bin
yard and Jencie Mccullough, the last
named having been under arrest for
some time. are prisoners in the Sum-
ter county jail. The whereabouts of
Wilson are being kept secret by the
officers, because of possible violence.
The crime with which the four de-
PENDANTS are charged was one of the
most heinous ever recorded in the
criminal annals of Sumter county,
and great interest centers in the trial
of the case, which will probably occur
in Sumter superior court, which will
begin its session Monday, November
oath.
Detectives who were employed on
the Wade murder mystery have been
at work on this case. Edge was
found dead one morning by the road
side near his home several miles from
Americas.
Wilson, the white man, arrested in
connection with the killing, and who,
it is alleged, actually beat Joel Edge
to death, had resided in Americas I'M
til recently, but when arrested was
at his former home, Morris Station, in
Quitman county. 1t is said he is a
married man. Jencie Mccullough,
one of the defendants III the
case, has made clean breast of her
participation in the affair, and her
story is corroborated by the state
ment of at least one other eye wit
ness to the homicide, Binyard, it is
said, drove the murder car which con-
veyed Wilson to the scene of his
crime, while Lena Coolidge and Jen-
Gle Mccullough were in the buggy
with Edge when he was attacked and
brutally killed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11

Chilliscopes are expected to be as
popular as fountain pens in the new
era of "less than one-half of 1 per
cent" provided of . Sc that I'm
Gle Sam does not 'fdi1, their
manufacture himself ana ~
instruments solely for his depart1n~
of justice agents.
These instruments, as the name
indicates, are not to detect the APP
proach Of cold weather or the nutri-
tious quality of that southern dish,
"chili," but are for the purpose of
detecting the percentage of alcohol
in beer or any beverage. The instru-
ment, which resembles a miniature
saxophone, when placed in liquid
containing alcohol registers the per-
centage of alcohol therein by the
heat.
This device is new to science and
few have been manufactured. Two
are in the possession of federal au-
thorities. The department of justice
has not announced whether these IN
struments are to be used nationally
in Investigations of alleged violations
of the prohibition act or whether the
inventor Of this instrument will be
permitted to place it on the open
market.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
Farmers Say Ten-HOur Day for
Labor Would Cure Industrial Unrest

CHCAGOThe farmer has for industrial unrest de pre-
hourday production
This he thinks equae conditions between the factory and the
farm and lower the cost of living
Association, which held
Chicago resolution in favor of tenhourday INDUS
tries with employers fighting unuccessfuy to
maintain week the advice from the farms OF
is difficult to apply.
The the longer work day in order that taF Ia
with other forms labor AS he prices OF
cattle and with corresponding reduction in costs OF @
buy the part OIL
the agriculturists is becoming pronounced
alliance between farmers and organ
Their interests to dlverge
to industrial unrest
remarked Harvey
the Illinois Agricultural Association today
OF natona
ris and meat production 1920 lis being greatly
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
BIG VERDICT GIVEN IN
CITY COURT AT MORGAN
$4,000 Awarded in Litigation Over
Crops That We're Grown on Dam
ieI Farm Near Leary.

In the city court at Morgan a YER
dict for one of the biggest amounts
obtained in the courts of Calhoun
county in some time was given G.
E. Mitchem, who operated a ID
horse farm on the Daniel place be-
tween Morgan and Leary last year,
against T. J. Williams and Y. d. Nc
Collum, the suit being bail-trover
for the crops on the 14-horse farm
brought by the latter against Mitch
EN-. The plaintiffs were non-suited
and a judgement entered on their
replevy bond in favor of the de-
PENDANT for $4,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
BATCH OF BLACKS
DOOMED TO DEATH
ELEVEN OF 1872 NEGROES IN
DICTED FOR ARKANSAS RIOTS
TRIED AND SENTENCED.

HELENA, Ark.-Trial of cases
growing out of the recent race dis
turbances near Elaine, in the south
ern part of this county, which result
ed in the bringing of indictments
against 122 persons, mostly negroes,
has proceeded rapidly today in Phil
lips county circuit court, ujries re-
turning verdicts of guilty of grst de-
gree murder in eleven cases, thereby
causing eleven negroes to be SEN
fenced to death by electrocution.
Thirty-seven have been permitted
to plead guilty to murder in the Sec
ond degree. Nine have been sentenc-
ed to terms of twenty-one years in
the penitentiary, twenty-seven to
terms of five years, and one oten
years-fve for second degree muir
der and five for assault with intent
to commit murder. The others under
indictment will be tried.
Evidence brought out in the trials
showed the existence of a post of the
Progressive Farmers and Household
Union of America" the organization
under which, it is alleged, the ne
groes were banded for the uprising
at Elaine, near where the disturb
ances took place the first week in Oc-
tober, resulting in the death of five
white persons and larger number
of negroes and the wounding of 9TH
ers.
Several witnesses for the state re-
lated how they joined the Elaine post
within ten days before the disturb
ances began and were told to bring
arms TO meetings,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
ANOTHER SWAT COMING
TOTHE POOR TAX PAYER
A Raise in Values of $25O,0O0, 900
Will Be Necessary to Meet In
creased Expenditures of State.

ATLANTA, Ga.-That it will be
necessary to add $25O,OO0,O00 to the
tax digests next year, an increase of
fully 25 per cent. of the present to-
tai assessment, in order to meet the
$1,0O0,0OO increase in appropriations
made by the general assembly last
summer, was the startling message
of State Tax Commissioner Henry j.
FulIbright to the tax officials of the
group of fourteen counties who met
in the senate chamber in the capitol
yesterday morning.
Mr.. Fullbright said that during the
past five years Legislative appropria-
tons had increased 81 per cent. and
tax values only 20 per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
PUBLIC IS BUSY
IN WALL STREET
IN MANY STOCKS. 1918
HOLDS RECORD FOR DAYS
OF BIG BUSINESS.

NEW YORK.-Those who are Ia
boring under the impression that the
bie outside American public is not
keenly interested in Wall streets do
ings will be disillusioned by glance
at the daily transactions occurring
on the stock exchange.
Stock exchange transactions accur-
ately reflect the interest shown by
the public in Wall street. When the
public turns it back on Wall street
dailv transactions in bonds average
around S1,5OO,OOO and in stocks
around 100000 shares, or IN the
neighborhood of $5OO,OOO,OOO year
in bonds and 100000 shares year,
respectively, in stocks. So far THIS
wear the turnover in bonds has been
80 7OO.OOO,OOO and in stocks $780,
100000 shares.
From the beginning of this year
dailv transactions on the Stock eX7
change have averaged 1,8OO,OOO
shares in stocks, against the 3OO,0OO
shares when the public IS not IN Cne
market. In bonds the daily aver age
this year has been Sl3,Ooo'ooo
AGAINST S1,5OO,OOO in off years.
In to this year 1906 held the hign
record for million share days on the
stock Exchange, with ia to its cred
# The next most active year was
1oo5 when there were 105. In the
hin war-order market of 1916 there
we're II: in the big bull market OF
1901. which marked the beginning
&C tho million-share days, there were
This wear there have been more
bolidavs on the Stock Exchange tnaIs
nUar before. sixteen in all, many OF
them only to give overWorKea cr11 ne
AN opportunity to post their ac &c, QUIZ
Not including Christmas and 1hahn Ne
giving fifty regular business Gays re-
main in 1919. With daily 6ra Lsaos
lions now averaging 1,8OO,OOO snares
there have already been lZZ miiiloh-
share days this year. ;uio,
while all high records for mllli9.-
share days have been broken o II1S
So 1ne there have been no 3,OOO,OoV-
Sbora DAVIS and only four when tra aa
;Io. reached or exceeded 2,0OO,Uoo'
- us 1ono. experience Wall street mas
ioa I'm that 100000 and 3,O0O'OoV
10 80 ~ DAVIS mark the beginning OF
ths end Dc" Of a period of pronounced
ontiv ihq either in a bear or bun
ac a14,af a 1000, 0OO-share day
r,,aa MS a stampede on the part OF o6 ira
ne 20 close out accounts. A 3,OOO'-
0n'sbare day means a panic.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
DTTON "WALLlNGF0RD"
WEEDS AN IOWA GIRL
hriage Announced of Wade Hamp-
ton Armstrong, of Chicago, and
Miss Genevieve Harper.

sCHlCAGO, Ill.-Friends of Wade
fnpton Armstrong, the cotton
lFculator, who is credited with haV-
made and lost eight or ten Tor
pes during his career, were surprls-
to receive announcement of his
FFnage to Miss Genevieve Harper.
laghter of Robert Bruce Harper, Oh
tawa, la.
lr, Armstrong, who is known
Pong commission brokers as the
IentIeman from Mississippi" has
grated both in Wall street and on
chicago board of trade.
Ior years southern newspapers
Ened stories dealing with Arm
fOags spectacular operations. IL
SAID that he was a millionaire
!, week and broke the next.
VT Armstrong met Miss Harper IN
,eimber, 1916, while she was study
Tor concert work. Recently his
saaS on the board of trade missed
h and the announcement of the
FldIng followed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
GIRL BREAKS RECORD
IN PICKING OF COTTON
Speed at Which 8-Year-Old Gathers
The Staple Is Amazing.

ANNISTON, Ala.-Miss E a
Stewart, 8-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Knox Stewart, of Munford,
is the champion cotton picker of
northern Talladega county and has
made an unusual record during the
present picking season.
The girl can "pick forty pounds by
dinner almost any day without half
trying, according to her own way Of
expressing it, and the speed with
which she gathers the locks is the
marvel of her neighbors and friends.
The picker regards her achieve
ment as matter of course and takes
it for granted that any other little
girl who lives on a farm is doing
her bit" by getting out and taking
what the boil weevil left.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
CAMP GRAFT CHARGES
AMAZE CONGRESSMAN
CONTRACTORS TIMEKEEPER AT
CAMP SHERMAN TESTIFIES so
CHICAGO CRAP SHOOTERS
DREW $s.25 PER DAY.

COLUMBUS, Ohio.-Astounded by
the mass of evidence tending to show
that the government had been de-
frauded of thousands, if not several
millions, of dollars in the construc-
ton of Camp Sherman, Congressman
Lewis C. Mckenzie, Illinois, the
chairman of the subcommittee of
congress which is investigating the
camp construction, declared tonight
that he will introduce bill in con-
gress making it treason to defraud
the government in time of war.
Chairman Mckenzie said he was
certain, before entering upon the in
quiry, that the government had been
defrauded in the construction of can
comments, but that he never expect
ed it would reach such gigantic pro-
portions as are indicated by testi-
money given before the committee
here.
Prosecutions Will Result.
Congressman Mccullough said he
is certain the committee will furnish
the department of justice ample evil
dence on which to base criminal pros
ecutions.
That fifty Chicago professional
crap shooters obtained positions as
plumbers at Camp Sherman and were
paid regular plumbers wages of
1925 per day, though they spent all
their time trolling the bones," was
testified to today by Ben M. Clark,
timekeeper for contractors building
the Camp Sherman cantonment. The
crap shooters made as much as 500
per day at their profession. Clark
said. He said to his knowledge they
never worked at plumbing a day.
Clark also testified that hundreds
of men spent most of their time
shooting craps and playing poker,
and that he himself had sat in po-
ker games for three hours at time
when he was supposed to be work
ing.
Sick Soldiers Exposed to Zero Wealth
err While Steam Filters Gamble.
The furnaces for heating soldiers
barracks were on hand early in the
fall, George Cooper, general foreman
of the furnace gang, said but he
could not obtain orders to install the
furnaces until late in November.
While sick soldiers were pinched
and actually blue to their finger tips
with the bitter cold steam filters
supposedly equipping the hospital
wards with steam heat were gambling
and warming themselves over their
gasolene torches Poole told the COM
mittee. He asserted that the wealth
err was so cold the nurses wore their
furs when they tended the sick and
the doctors wore their sheepskin-lin-
ed coats, and the patients had no heat
whatsoever.
Games of chance were worked
among the men, the witness declared.
Two or three days every week some
body would come around and have the
men buy chances on automobiles,
wrist watches and other things, he
said. "That was a graft worked by
he declared.
A thorough investigation into the
cost of erecting all of the military
camps will be made by congress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
KENTUCKY FLOODS HAVE
CAUSED TREMENDOUS LOSS

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-More than
200 families have been driven from
their homes and property damage es-
timated at more than S1,000,000 has
been caused by flood of Green riv-
er in Green county, KY. Farm build
ing and many thousand acres of crops
have been destroyed. No deaths have
been reported.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
|ONAN WORTH $25o,ooo
LIVED ON rs CENTS A DAY

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Filing of a
r''t the other day by James A.
.usgan, as referee in a dispute
7 ,{ tne settlement of an estate left
or .l[s. Charlotte V. Alderman,
Neg that, although the recedent
III an estate valued at $250,O0O
D"u llved on rs cents a day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11

Tbare are from one hundred anu
e e. - two hundred fremen on the
1 Ll.g Transatlantic liners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-24
MAR RlET'TA
MRS. NATIVE N. ROSE
Agent and Correspondent
Bell Telephone Office
Fun Carrier Service
j. l.. Jordan Dies.

Jesse l.. Jordan. prominent Mari
eta citizen, died At his home last night
at S:45 O'Clock. Mr.. Jordan was A.
years of age and he had been i'll for the
past five years He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. j. l.. Jordan, and two daush
ters, Mrs. 4. c. Roberts and Miss Anita
Jordan both of Marietta, one sister
Mrs. Lena York, of SCOTS Bluff Neb.
and three brothers, Robert l.. Jordan
of Canadian; Walter Jordan, of Musko
gee, and All Jordan, of Lockhart, Texas
Sixteen years ago Mr.. Jordan and his
brother Robert. came to Marietta and
established the Jordan Company, which
is one of the most prominent insurance
offices in the city.
The funeral services We're held this
afternoon at the Lake View cemetery by
the knights of Pythias, of which or.
ganization he has been member many
years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-24
Marietta News.

Mrs. ST Miller left Thursday after
noon for few days visit with friends
at Bonner.
Rev. G.. $. Job arrived in Marietta
Wednesday morning from Atlanta, Ga
where he had been to attend the South
ern Baptist convention. He joins his
wife and daughter, Francis, who are
visiting at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Steel. They will
leave in a short time for their home
at Wallita, Okla.
| Larkin Alexander and John Scoggin
returned Thursday from Oklahoma City
where they had been to attend the meet
ing of the grand lodge of knights OF
Pythias.
Mrs. Sallie Jordan, of Ardmore, was
called to Marietta Thursday on account
of the serious illness of Jesse l.. Jor.
dan.
Rev. +. ID. Hamilton returned Thurs
day from Atlanta, Ca, where he had
been to attend the Southern Baptist
convention.
George Jones was in Ardmore yes.
terday on business.
Mrs. r. +. Magee and daughter, Ruth,
were in Ardmore on business Thursday
afternoon.
Rev. !. w. Armstrong was in Ard
more yesterday.
A. n. Tippett was in Ardmore Thurs.
day on business.
Sam Strauss, of Dallas, was in Mar.
ietta Thursday on business and visiting
is e..
r. II. wilkins was in Ardmore yester-
day on business.
Rev. II. Allen Scott of Fort Smith,
Ark, will preach al the Presbyterian
church next sunday at both morning
and evening services. The grass and
weeds have been cut and cleared from
the church lawn, which adds much to
the appearance of the church and sur.
roundings.
Spyker Black, who has been in the
service, has received his discharge and
returned to his home in Marietta.
Grandpa Scott, father of Horace Scott
returned Tuesday from South Texas,
having spent the winter at Blooming
ton and San Antonio. He is as "spry"
and "frislty" as ever, and states that he
never misses eating three times a day.
Lieutenants Joseph Faucher and
James Stewart were in Marietta Thurs.
day from Taliaferro fields, Hicks, Texas,
in a Curtis JN-4H 150-horsepower His
pano airplane. They We're here to get
recruits for the air service. The air
service want men from is to As years of
age. single and without dependents. to
sign for three years. previous service
men can re-enlist for one year. Any
man who enlists will be taken back TO
the field in an aeroplane if he wishes.
While here they gave two exhibition
flights.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Milfred and two
children of Olive Branch. ILL.,. are visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder.
Mr.. Milfred is Mrs. Snyder's brother.
The young people of Marietta enjoyed
Tuesday evening, at the parlor of
Hughes confectionery, which Mr..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-24
Food Profiteers Denounced

Washington, May 23.---Food profiteers
We're denounced in the house Thursday
by Representative Fitzgerald democrat
of Massachusetts, who declared 1t was
the paramount duty Of congress to find
out as speedily as possible what the
food situation in the country was and
whether the government was conniv.