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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
WILSON'S OPINIOV
OF FOES OF LEAGUE
SAYS OPPONENTS HAVE "PIGMY
MINDS" SHOULD BE HANGED
ON GIBBETS HIGH AS HEAVEN"

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Newspa-
per accounts of the dinner given by
President Wilson to members of the
foreign relations committee, say
ing that the president had bitterly
assailed senators opposing the league
of nations constitution were the sub
iect of an address by Senator Sher-
man, of Illinois, republican, early
this morning in the senate.
The published reports read by the
senator said the president had re-
ferred to the senators as having
"pigmy minds" and that he had de-
clared they should "be hanged on glib
bets as high as heaven but pointing
in the opposite direction"
Nothing has leaked out of the
peace conference at Paris" said SEN
ator Sherman, more applicable to
the war situation than these threats
of the chief executive"
Declaring that one account had
quoted the president as saying that
the heads Of senators opposing the
league were nothing but knots to
keep their bodies from unravelling,"
the Illinois senator said:
"This language is classic. He has
added another matchless phrase to
those with which he has enriched our
American political literature"
Senator Sherman spoke at great
1AT Nrrth L. ,,,+
and scathing sarcasm caused senators
and spectators alike to rock with
laughter with only perfunctory at
tempts at restraint made by the pre-
siding officer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
SIX MILLION AUTOMOBILES ARE
OPERATED In UNITED STATES
More Than One Million Motor Cars
Added to Total During 1918, De-
spite War Conditions.

Automobile registration in the va
rious states shows there were 5,945,-
442 motor vehicles in the United
States on Jan. 1, 1919. Statistics
showed that a year ago the country
had trifle less than 100000 vehi-
'cles, making an increase of about
100000 machines, despite war con-
'ditions.
Eighteen states now show a regis
tration in excess of 100000. New
York leads, with more than $4,000
cars. Ohio is a close second, having
passed the 100000 mark during the
year. Illinois, Pennsylvania and Iowa
each have between 100000 and 400,-
900 cars.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
NO PHONES, MOVIES OR AUTOS
IN HER LIFE OF NINETY YEARS
Was Resident, Too, of Town Sixty
Eight Years.

WINCHESTER, Mass.-Mrs. Mary
Anna hutchinson. who died at her
home here, aged 80 years, never used
a telephone. rode in an automobile
or attended a moving picture show.
She lived in this town So years. Mrs.
Hutchinson was born in Boston and
was the great-granddaugh of a
member of the Boston Tea PARTY of
1773. Her childhood home was on
Purchase street, Boston, within a
short distance of the wharf where the
tea was thrown overheard.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
FARMERS OF SUMTER:COUNTY
AGREE TO REDUCE ACREAGE
Three Hundred Have Already Signed
Pledges to Plant Less Cotton.
The Movement Grows.

AMERICUS, Ga.-Fifty farmers
constituting a committee represent
ing every militia district in Sumter
county met in the court house here
today to report the number of cot
ton acreage reduction pledges secur-
ed.
More than three hundred promi-
nent planters, it was stated. have
signed the acreage reduction pledge
and only three farmers among all
those approached refused to sign.
The committee. after canvassing the
situation, decided to continue the
work
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
SENATORS PLEDGED
AGAINST The LEAGUE
RESOLUTION BY LODGE BACK
ED BY Al, AND OTHERS FA-
VOR AMENDMENT.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Names of
thirty-seven republican members of
the new senate, a number sufficient
to block ratification of treaty, were
read in senate last night by Senator
Lodge, Of Massachusetts, who said
they had approved a resolution set
! ting forth, that 1.-The constitution of
the league of nations in the form
! now proposed to the peace confer
ence should not be accepted by the
United States"
List Put on Record.
The list was inserted in the rec
ord by the republican leader after
Democratic Leader Martin and Sen
ator Swanson, of Virginia, had rails
ed simultaneous objection to consid-
! GRAFTON of the resolution, which he
| introduced after long conferences
with minority members and commu-
nication by telegraph and telephone
with republican senators and senator's
elect who were not in Washington.
While opposing the constitution as
now drafted, the resolution set forth
| that it was the desire of the senate
that the nations of the world should
unite to promote peace and general
! disarmament. 1t also said it was the
sense of the senate that the nego-
tiations on the part of the United
States should Immediately be directed
to the utmost expedition of the urg-
ent business of negotiating peace
terms with Germany, land that then
the league proposal should be taken
up for careful and serious consider
alton.
kilograms from Senator Fall, of
New Mexico, and Senator-elect Ell
kins, of West Virginia, and express
sions from Senator Kenyon, of Iowa,
and Senator Jones, of Washington,
today swelled the number of republi-
! cans opposed to the instrument in its
present form to forty-one.
Administration forces were taken
completely by surprise by the repub-
lican coup. At two minutes after II
Senator lodge rose quietly.
Wilson Leaders Aghast.
Il desire to take only a moment"
he said. II wish to offer the resOlu-
ton | hold in my hand. 1t is very
brief. l will read it."
Administration men sat aghast as
| IL 1r.l
as opposing the league of nations
covenant and proposing that peace
with Germany be concluded before
the project is given further cOnsid-
Grafton.
Majority Leader Martin and Sena-
tor Swanson, of Virginia, were on
their feet as Lodge read the last
words.
81 object" cried Senator Swanson.
Il recognize that the objection is
a perfectly good one" Lodge quickly
took him up. II wish now to read
the names of members of the new
senate who would vote for this reso-
luton if they had the opportunity.
There was perfect stiffness in the
crowded galleries as he read the long
list of names. The diplomatic gallery,
which had whispered excitedly during
the reading of the resolution, was
silent.
League Party Issue.
1t is everywhere recognized today
that the republican party made the
league of nations partisan issue at
midnight last night.
!. That was the reason no democratic
opponents of the league were includ-
ed in Lodges list, at least a dozen or
so of whom are known to oppose the
league plan as now drawn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
BIBLE SAVES THE LIFE OF
AN AMERICAN SOLDIER

NEW CASTLE, Pa.-Private Will
liam E. Wilson, of this place, owes
his life to a small New Testament
and mirror that he carried in his vest
pocket. The machine gun bullet that
would have ended him was DETECTED
by the articles down his arm, which
was shattered.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
FNDRFDS GREETED WILLIAM II. TAFT.
AND THOUSANDS FATTY ARBUCKLE|
!, Ford Going to Give
'Ilaaafy 'IS Chance
To Own vVer

LOS ANGELES, Cal.-Henry
Ford left for his home in Detroit
today after announcing on his ar
rival there he would perfect plans
for the manufacture by new
corporation of cheaper automo-
bile to sell for lower price than
any now extensively marketed.
Mr.. Ford said he had designed the
car while resting at Altadena,
near here.
Mr.. Ford, having lost his con-
test for a seat in the senate, is
now going to give his undivided
attention to the making of more
automobiles and millions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
REPORT SAYS MONEY
KINGS ARE GUILTY
WORK OF THE NATIONAL Sc
CURITY LEAGUE WAS TO DE-
CEIVE THE PUBLIC.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The Ma
tional Security League was organized
for and supported by large financial
interests and representative of gov
ernments allied with the United
States in the war to influence legisla-
ton favorable to these governments,
and these interests during and after
the war, the committee to investigate
the organization reported to congress
today.
The committee holds that the or
ganization is liable to punishment un-
der the corrupt practices act, but
does not make any recommendation.
The largest contributors to the
league, says the report, were w. K.
Vanderbilt, T. Coleman Dupont, of
the Dupont Powder company, Henry
Prick, of the United States Steel cor
poration, John D. Rockefeller, Chas.
Deering, of the International Har-
vester company, B. NJ. Baruch, for
mer chairman of the war industries
board, j. Pierpont Morgan, Carnegie
corporation, Daniel Guggenheim and
many others, all interested in either
munitions making or after the war
legislation the report directly
charges.
Aimed to Deceive Public.
The work of the league, while os-
tensibly working for preparedness
says the report, was to deceive the
public" and such men as Elihu Root
and Alton B. Parker were made hon
orary vice presidents, although they
knew nothing of the real work of the
league nor of S. Stanwood Menken
the organizer, who was attorney fol
many of the allied governments and
munitiOn-making corporations in this
country.
''In organizing the league, says the
report, Manken conferred with Fred
| erick r. Coudert, specialist in mari
time Law, who represented Great Brit
ain, France and Russia in many con.
troversies.
Conceived in London.
'In will be impracticable in a re-
port of the length to which of neces
sity this must be confined to take uI
all the foreign entanglements of the
originators of the National Security
League" states the report.
However, sight must not be lost
of the fact that it was conceived in
London by an attorney representing
sugar, steel and other large interests
both in this country and abroad"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
Crank Up and Be Ready
For Next War Loan DYiDe

not finish, and l have no doubt that
whatever plan the government may
adopt Terrell county people will de
liver the goods. "
Mr.. Saville is already organizing
his forces for the campaign, and ev-
erybody in every section of the coun-
ty will be reached and given the
privilege of helping to supply the
needs of the government.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11

third sex'-take an aggressive stand
against them.
All of these women workers show
an utter lack of sex consciousness
and the majority of them are abso-
iutely devoid of femininity," declares
one correspondent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11

BOOTLEGGERS AND POKER
PLAYERS ARE TAXED, TOO
Not Even Lawbreakers Are Over
looked in the Bill.

Bootleggers, too, must pay an in
come tax on their illicit earnings. This
provision convinces one that the foxy
designers of the war revenue bill GER
tainly have left no loopholes.
The clandestine purveyor of for
hidden spirits is not specifically men,
toned, it is true, but there is clause
in the exhaustive bill that provides
for taxation of all earnings, both
"criminally and illegally procured"
Nor is the poker player exempted.
Revenue from all games of chance,
professional or otherwise, must be
scheduled in a persons report, the
law says.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
GRAIN OF CORN IN THROAT
KILLS BOY 4 YEARS OLD

HARRINGTON, Neb.-While feed
ing corn to chickens kernel kicked
.by a rooster into the mouth of Nels
Owen Bottolfson, years old, lodg-
ed in the child's wind pipe. Efforts to
dislodge it failed and the child died.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
TERRELL COUNTY

.ho forefront OF agIlcuI
pds in tn. {m5 help in the production Of
here and ndo share in the prosperity:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-11
SOME CITIES

Are made by the pull together of many
liens. Resolve to pull for the Chamber Of
mmerce and boost Dawson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
BICYCLE RACES AT
 bESSEMER TODAY

An event of interest to bicycle riders will be the races to be staged shis afternoon under the auspices of the Bessemer Bicycle club. The races will be held in the downtown section of Bessemer. and number of interesting events are scheduled. The races will commence at 1:S0 o'clock. The pro gramme follows:
 First Race-One-h -half-mile open TO all First prize, bicycle watch, do- mated by Hynde Manufacturing com pany, second, pair of tires, donated by Fisk Rubber Tire company: third, gold knife and chain, donated by Harley Davidson.
 Second Race-One-fourth- mile: local boys First prize. gold medal; second, pair of handle bars; third, trip cycle meter
 Third Race-Match event between George Mcdowell and Jap Bryant. Prize, gold stick pin.
 Fourth Race-Johnson motor wheel race, between Bob Horton and Jap Bryant.
 Negro Race-Around the block five times First prize, riding saddle do- mated by Persons Manufacturing com pany; second, pair handle bars; third, riding saddle, donated by Bryant Bros.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03

Following the final battle of the Mobile Birmingham series at Redwood this aft ernoon Moley will lead his cohorts to the city of suds, more properly known as New Orleans. Cyrus Slapnicka and Fulton are doped as the opposing hurl- CTS in today's game and each man is touted as the best on his respective team.
 With wonderful pitching yesterday the home boys looked like a million dollars and kept up their hitting, which has, with one exception, featured every game. Charles Collson. secretary of the Mobile club, says that Birmingham has better team than New Orleans or Atlanta and Charles ought to know. for he's been baseballng for about 30 years.
 There's no getting around the fact that our boys are the class of the league in hitting and are better than the average in fielding. Pitching has cost us all our defeats but one and even this department promises to be in order by the middle Of the month when the youngsters get their bearings good.
 Douglas Fairbanks Day, commonly called Red" was sent to the rescue of Bill Ellis in the first frame, but it's
 
 could have stopped the Barons in the mood they were in yesterday.
 Billie Webb had some long pent-up base hits in his system and Sir William just naturally had to lean on that apple in order to relieve himself It's a joy to see Willum hit when he's right and he was certainly in form yesterday.
 Speaking of clouters, we hate to keep or mentioning Patricia Duncan, but this husky guy is clubbing at such an awful gait that he don't let a day pass withc1t jarring the palings with two or three drives. Pat is headed straight for the big leagues. There's lots of 'em up there TOW who can't play in his class.
 Yesterdays battle was so refreshing after recent defeats that in spite of the lop-sided score hardly . fan left the park until the last man was out. Thts is the best baseball town. in the south, as evidenced by the way we won the at- tendance trophy, and with a little win ming streak the Barons can pack the park daily.
 Commodore Orcutt got on Tom Sher- mans neck yesterday about writing him up in the Ledgers fishing column You got me in bad. young fellow," said the old salt. "I was supposed to be 6n little business trip and when my wife read your sheet and saw that I had been down on the Warrior I had to make some explanations"
 Al Ellis, one of the hardest hitters in the league, was unable to get one out of the infield yesterday. For some req son or other Al had an off day with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
Germany Is Buying 370,000 Tons Food
 Supplies Monthly
Rx AssocIatsd Prsss

New York, May 2.-The supreme council of supply and relief is selling to Germany monthly 370,0U0 tons of foodstuffs, as compared with the Teu- ton demand for 440.O00 tons. Dr. Vernon L. Kellogg, representative of Herbert Hoover, recently returned from sur vey of conditions in central Europe, announced here tonight at the offices of the American relief administra- tion.
 This allowance, with minor imports from contiguous neutral lands. in Dr. Kellogg's opinion, would keep the Ger mans "alive and going" It would not provide a per capita daily ration of 24.- 900 calories. which the German food experts declared was necessary, he said. but war experience had proved that they could exist on less and the demands of the liberated countries, given first consideration, enforced a limit on the provisioning of Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. CoRBETT


 Editors Note: This is the sixth chapter of series of articles con corning Connie Mack. The entire story is based on an interview with the remarkable leader of the Ath- 1etics. It is story which reveals many inside incidents and theories of Connie Mack, which heretofore have never been given to the public by the sphinx of Baseball" The next chapter will appear in this column tomorrow.)
 Plans laid in 1900 by the newly cre- ated American league called for the in- vasion of Philadelphia. And Ban John- son offered to Connie Mack the rights to a franchise.
 Mack had been frugal during his playing days-and afterward. Perhaps his average salary between 1886 and 1896 did not go beyond $260O per season. And the profits made while with the Milwaukuee club in the Western league were not very sizeable. But just the same, Mack had laid aside a fair nest egg" and being enthused with the prop osition of becoming a major league
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03

through and started the 1901 season on scheduled time.
 some of our players were old Ma tional leaguers who had been influenced to come to our organization. Others were youngsters which I had picked up
 at the time for little or nothing. Of
 that group was Eddie Plank. who later took ranking among the greatest pitch CTS of all time. Stars were mixed with unknowns; fading veterans with fledg- lings. It, is little wonder that the team in it's first season, was called mishi aggregation. N
 l Naturally the task of putting the | oddly assorted cogs together into a | smooth running machine was bit diff | ficult at tirst--certainly too difficult for
 | me in our first season. It was well l along toward mid season before I had
 i my boys playing with machine like l regularity and by that time any pen | nant hopes which we might have nursed
 i were gone. But we succeeded in fin | ishing fourth with 73 games won and 61
 lost for an average of .544-not such a I bad showing, after all.
 l philadelphia exhibited no great con- | cern over the Athletics during the early | months of our advent. But toward the latter part of the season rays of sun 1 shine began to filter through the clouds | of doubt over the success of our ven- I ture. It became heraled around the cir cult that the Athletics had the most ter rife attacking power in the circuit. And | at once the fans a home began to show a little interest. Batting is the big thing in baseball After all is said and done the fact is indisputable that the home town rooters would rather see a slugging combination representing it than a marvellous defensive team such as the 1906 White SoX
 "In 1902 things began to go well with us. Philadelphia came to like the Ath- letics and we built up a following that increased through the years. And Phil adelphia became rather proud of it's Athletics of 1902 1903 and 1904 which. it will always seem to me. was one of the most powerful of offensive teams in the history of the game
 Those boys weren't exactly fielding marvels, nor were they especially fast on the bases. Nor was the pitching air. tight at all times But whatever de- ticiency there was in those departments was made up by the fury of it's attack. With Lajoie, Hartzel. Danny Murphy, Fultz, Flick, Lave and Monte Cross, Schreckengost, Powers, Harry Davis and Seybold of home run fame, lead ing the attack. it actually struck ter TOT to the heart of every opposition moundsman.
 That ball club was one wonder full in it's natural batting strength that it seemed able. whenever it was in a mood. to pound out as many hits and drives in as many runs as it needed. It was a grand ball club in it's driving power and even modesty cannot re- strain me from chasing it as one that has known few-if any-equals in of fensive play"
 Gro be continued tomorrow)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
First Sunday Games
 in New York Will
 Be Played Tomorrow

New York. May 2.-Sunday major league baseball. permitted under the new law, will be played in this city May 4. President Heydler of the National League announced today, Philadelphia playing in New York and Boston in Brooklyn. These games will take the place of those sched uled here for Monday
 On the following Sunday New York will play in Brooklyn, the game sched- uled for May 12. The American League will follow the same procedure, Wash r gton playing in New York.
 President Heydler and President Ban Johnson of the American League will hold a conference next week to arra ange Sunday dates for the remainder of the sea son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03


 magnate, hurried to Philadelphia in an effort to get the necessary money for the purpose.
 T went to the Shibes and they agreed to go in with me in the formation of ball club in Philadelphia, ;" said Mack, T put every dollar I had into the ball club.
 At the outset all of us figured that we had more than enough money to carry us along. But there are a thou sand and one expenses involved in the ownership of baseball franchise that one never reckons at the be- house. A prospective owner gets an es- timate of 5000 but before he is through it costs him 5000 or s10,0O0.
 Every item on which We had made an estimate at the beginning involved a greater outlay than we had antici- pated. Each new day rolled up the ex- penses and, as I think back over that period now, I cannot wonder why we were a bit discouraged. In comparison With present day prices, our outlay then was only trifling. But when. com pared with our capital the outgo cer- tainly was terrific. Yet we pulled