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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20
National Tribute
to Roosevelt, Plan

Roosevelt viii be held simultaneously
thruout the country February .. II
the program suggested by the Ma
tional Council Of Defense at Wash
ington, y. C.. Is carried out. No Of
fetal notice has as yet been received
BY the local branch Of the council
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20
BURN NEGRO IN
PUBLIC SQUARE

HILLBORO. Tex. Jan. 20.--BrnRg
Williams. negro murderer of Mrs.
George Williams and her infant son,
was taken from officers here today
and burned at the stake on the pub.
lie square by mob.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20
Million Dollar
Church Planned

A million-dollar church In the
heart OF seattlc's theatre and shop.
ping district Is the plan OF Or. J.
u. Crowther, pastor. and the board
of the First Methodist church,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20
WILL HONOR BURNS

The Calcdonian society Clan Nc
Kenzio. and the Scottish Gaelic so
ciety viii give joint celebration
Friday In honor OF the Scottish poet.
Burns, at the Masonic Temple at S:t5
y. IN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20
HO! PORTUGAL
TO HAVE KING?

LISBON. Jan. 90 Royalists today
proclaimed restoration of the mon
archy. They named former King
Manuel as ruler of Portugal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20

ROME, Jan. 20.--For-ner Premier
salandra and Signor Barzital have
been appointed members of the Ital.
ian peace delegation by the council
OF ministers-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20

The Sunset highway has been clos
ed two miles northeast of Preston. as
the result of n slide. according to the
county engineers office Monday. A
detour may be made by motorists
over the Bailey hill route.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20
SAYS RED
DANGER IS
CONQUERED
Ebert Warns Allies, How
ever, That the Germans
Must Have Food
ACCEPTS WILSON TERMS
By FRANK e.. TAYLOR

Omitted Press Correspondent
Copyright. 1919. by the United Press
BERLIN. Jan. Is.--CDelayed.l-
Chancellor Ebert told the I nitcd
Press to-day that Germany VIII
do everything to comply with
peace conditions based on Prcsi.
dent Wilson's II points. hut that
u the allies make further de
nands he will not take tho re-
Sponsibility Of signing the peace
terms.
lie said Germany needs peace i'm.
medlateiy. that she may get food and
materials. 30 her people can go to
work. Els declared the spartacans
los, their revolt. and that no further
serious outbreaks viii occur N the
people are fed II they are not fed.
he said. We must BE- ready for any.
thing
II they have fair peace de-
eIarcd Ebert. we stand on President
Wilson's platform. which was the
basis on which We signed the arTnis-
tic-. We viii do everything to com
ply with conditions founded on his
10 points
Fears New Demands
1T f. possible. tho. that the en~-uy
win make further demands. Germany
cannot accrp; them. I could not take
tho rssssuuxshsssss- fow signing the
peace terms In that case. could
not take the consequences. and !
would resign. don't know what
would happen after that"
Asked what he thought Of the re
sponsiblli;y for the war, Ebert said
That Il "a question cannot an.
swer offhand Personally. feel
that tho blame was not Gcrmany'a
alone"
Tho conversation was directed to
the spartacan uprising.
we need peace Immediately 30
We can get food and materials
that will enable the people 90, go
to work" hs said. The charge
that the government encouraged
the disorders 40 az to escape its
debts is absolutely false,
The reason we did nothing
against Bolshevism at the begin
ming Of the revolution was that
the army. flocking homeward after
the arrnIstice. was disorganized
and useless. Now the government
forces have been rebuilt and we
intend to use every means TO sup
press Bolshovism. which. without
doubt. Is an enemy to society.
Peril Is Ended
The great danger OF a Bolshe-
visit victory IL over. Tho struggle
centered about Liebknccht and his
in Berlin. There are
still traces OF Bolshcvism In GER
tain ccnters outside OF Berlin.
by agitators.
Examination OF captured Spar
tacans showed that they were
mostly under nourished. sub-nor-
nal persons. II they are fed we
need expect no further serious out
breaks. II they are not fed we
must be ready for anything. There
is n sort OF desperation in certain
clrclos-a feeling that nothing
makes any difference. These peo-
pie are the victims OF aRitatora.
whom we are certain are supplied
with Russian gold.
AS soon m the economic sItua-
tion clears up. normal life will
start again and internal troubles
will cease. II is n question OF
peace and help from the entente"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20

Gustav II. Kunst. former advertis-
ing man, is dead of pneumonia In
City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20

Fifteen thousand new state auto
license plates are somewhere on the
bottom OF Puget sound, and the
state auditor has submarine diver
looking for them. They went over.
board when the freighter Amazon
capsized on the way to Tacoma. sew.
eral weeks ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20
RIOT
ATELECTIONS

LONDON. Jan. 2O.-Reports from
various sources today indicated that
Sundays voting in Germany was at.
tended by disturbances in several
parts OF Germany, particularly In
LlepsIg and Dusseldorf
COPENHAGEN. Jan. 20.-Street
fighting. which broke out In Berlin
when Spartacans attempted 20 de.
stroy ballot boxes thruout the city
Yesterday. continued during the
night. according 20 dispatches from
Berlin today.
The Spartacans attempted to
storm the Vorwaerts building and
there was severe fighting In vii.
helnstrasse, Hedimanstrasse and at
the Hullesche gate. but the In
surgents were repulsed everywhere.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20
WILSON TO
ASK WORLD
LABOR Law
Would Incorporate in Peace
Treaty International Pro-
lection for Workers
LEAGUE FUTURE BRIGHT
By ROBERT J. BENDER


PARIS, Jan. 20.--With the
American plan for the league Of
nations completed. President
Wilson was rounding out his pro
gram for International labor leg.
islation today.
The presidents position is said 10
be that no peace IL possible until the
threat Of economic competition.
which might destroy the safeguards
Of labor. is ended
II Was expected that he would
make some public declaration OF his
views in this regard IN the two
speeches he was 10 make today. The
addresses were 10 be delivered az n
luncheon rendered him by the French
senate and upon the occasion OF his
attending session OF the chamber
Of deputies
The American program for labor
legislation. IL ia Understood. provides
for Incorporation Of several vital
principles In the peace treaty. includ.
ms the international child labor law.
protection for women workers. rcgu-
lation OF working conditions and an
agreement on the hours OF labor TO
constitute n universal work day.
Influence Of Labor
In his speeches In Italy. tHe. presi-
dent emphasized tho importance OF
the influence of labor on world opin.
ion. and made plain that labor must
be fully recognized in peace negotia-
tons.
The league OF nations plan OF the
Americans is based on careful study
OF its own allies ideas Allied au-
thoritics familiar with the plan say
IL is the best yet promulgated 1,
embodics many OF the features OF the
Gen. Smutz program. and includes
many OF the details OF the British
plan.
The American plan provides that
the present associated powers shall
constitute the nucleus OF the league.
and that every free nation shall have
the right OF membership. There IL n
provision for arbitration, with com.
pulsory measures. which would pre-.
vent the outbreak OF war. pending
reports OF the arbitrators.
Prevent New Wars
The memorandum prepared by the
American. delegates outlines the pos
sibility OF new world thought. action
and spirit, designed virtually to pre-
vent future wars.
Germany and Russia would be
taken into the league when they have
stabilized their governments. and the
league would afford every possible
aid TO both nations. the president
feeling that peace would be useless
with half OF Europe aflame with the
spirit OF jealousy and revenge Lloyd
George is said 10 be unreservcdly In
agreement with this principle.
After formation OF the league there
would be meeting OF special dele
gates TO formulate a new information
al code.
In view OF the attitude OF the allies,
II may be stated that the president
feels the outlook IL favorable for
profnpt contamination of the leag1le
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20

PARIS. Jan. 2o.--With the
American plan for the league Of
nations completed. President
Wilson was rounding out his pro
gram for international labor leg.
isIaiion today.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-08
FLIGHT TO MOON IS
SOUGHT BY SCIENCE
"BIG BERTHA" HUGE HUN GUN,
WILL BE USED TO FIND THE
LONG SOUGHT SECRET.

PARIS, France.-''Big Bertha" has
repented her evil life and is about to
become of great use to scientists.
Her enormous propulsive power is
to be employed in studying high at
mosphere by means of a special pro-
jectile.
Elevated at an angle of Al de-
grees from the horizontal "Big Ber-
tina" can send the projectile eleven
miles into the air. If pointed verti-
cally she can send it fifty miles high,
or ten times as high as the highest
mountain in the world.
May Travel to Stars.
A prominent scientist, discussing
the great opportunity offered to the
scientific world, said they hoped to
gain some knowledge of what ether
is like at that great distance from the
earth and whether density exists
there, or whether the projectile will
continue on it's way towards the
stars.
If the projectile continues on its
way through the void and goes roam
ing off into space like pieces of me-
teoric matter fifty miles beyond the
earth's gas line way may be found
for lunar travel by machines.
1t is believed that Mars has been
signalling the earth for more than
half a century. Now Mars is a much
older planet than earth, and it is def
initely known to astronomers that
there are seasons of summer, winter
and spring upon it. There are canals
full of water; there is snow at the
poles, and therefore there must be
living beings.
Conquest of Other Worlds Near?
1t would not be strange at all to
find that in their invention of this
huge gun, which damaged Paris from
a distance of seventy miles, that the
Germans had supplied the scientists
with a means of finding a way to
travel to other worlds. Science is
stepping ahead each year to greater
things; things that heretofore seem
ed foolishly impossible, and there is
no telling what will come next. The
conquest of other worlds may be in
the offing, who knews? Science stops
at nothing, and seemingly accom-
pHshes everything.
In another ten years it may be pos
sible to take a trip to the moon. A
few years ago the idea of flying
across the Atlantic was considered
impossible. Today it is done in six
teen hours. Around the world flights
are possible. Soon men will be fly
ing over the poles of the earth, and
why not to the moon, which is only
$4,000 miles from the earth at a
certain time of each year?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-08
BLAMES BAD SONGS
FOR VULGAR DANCING

ATLANTIC CITY, N. 1.-The
international Association of Dane
ing Masters linked hands with min
isterial associations and welfare
organizations to purge public
dancing of vulgarity. By resolu-
ton, members in practically every
big city in this country will be d.
rected to assist in any campaigns
to that end.
The association asserts that the
wave of indecent dancing sweep
ing over the country, exemplified
by such dances as shaking the
shimmy "discarding the hinge
rie," etc., is due directly to the de-
pravity of song writers. The in
decent actions are encouraged by
songs with suggestive titles and
suggestive meanings by song
boosters and cabarets with the ac-
compartment of vulgar and lewd
body movements, the delegates
aver.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-08
WOMEN LOBBYISTS
SENT TO GEORGIA
NATIONAL WOMAN'S PARTY
REPRESENTATIVES HERE TO
FIGHT FOR SUFFRAGE.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Georgia gives
unmistakable promise of being made
the center of national suffrage
campaign by leaders of the National
Woman's Party. Miss Mabel Vernon
is in Atlanta and at work, and
Miss Alice Paul, one of the militants
who has seven times been in Jail for
leading demonstrations, was on her
way from Washington.
Georgia suffragists, however, did
not appear to welcome these mill
tant visitors, believing they are thor
oughly capable of looking after their
own affairs and possessed of a great
er influence in the general assembly
than strangers possibly can be. Miss
Vernon has been informed by leaders
of the movement they prefer to work
quietly and in their own way, and
do not intend to be stampeded into
that might defeat
their purpose.
Women to Stand Pat.
Miss Vernon is secretary of the
National Woman's Party, the militant
body. However, the Georgia suffra-
gists are following the well defined
policies of the National Woman's
Suffrage Association, of which Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait is the leader,
and these policies, they believe, will
have the greater effect
Miss Alice Paul, who is expected
to arrive soon, is from Delaware, a
noted speaker on suffrage, and prom
inent in many of the demonstrations
INDUCED in by the militant wing She
is known as the "Joan of Arc" of the
suffragists. She organized the first
demonstration in Washington, when
President Wilson was inaugurated,
and was chairman of the COMPRESSION
al committee of the suffrage associa-
ton.
Miss Vernon, at the Kimball
House, received word that Miss Paul
has gone from Ohio to Washington,
and will be here probably the last Of
this week.
Expressed Confidence.
Miss Vernon Wednesday declared
she feels confident Of the passage of
the suffrage amendmenS by the Geor-
gia legislature.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-08
SENATOR REED WILL
SPEAK IN ATLANTA THURSDAY
"The League of Nations and What 1t
Means" Will Be His Topic.

Means" Will Be His Topic.
ATLANTA, Ga.-James A. Reed,
United States senator from Missouri,
will speak in Atlanta Thursday, July
10, at the city auditorium, on the
subject "The League of Nations and
What 1t Means" He comes under
the direction of the league. for the
of American independ-
ence, a nation wide organization
with headquarters in Washington
City.
The league for the preservation of
American independence is non-par-
titan. 1t was formed for the pur-
pose of bringing support to the mem
bers of the United States senate who
are opposed to the ratification of the
covenant of the league of nations.
Senator Reed will, of course, speak
in Atlanta in opposition to the league.
Former Senator Thomas w. Hard
wick, of Georgia, is director of the
league in the southeast and arranged
the meeting at which the Missouri
senator will speak.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-08
80, 900 GEESE ARE RAISED
BY A MISSOURI FARMER
Buys More Land and Expects to Han
die $4,000 This Year.

PARIS, Moan exclusive goose
farm is the latest undertaking in a
poultry way in this part of the coun-
try. The man to adopt the unique
idea is Claud Henderson, member of
local poultry firm, who has just
purchased farm of IA acres near
Monroe City, for which he paid $175
an acre.
Last year Mr.. Henderson handled
thirty thousand geese and the venture
proved profitable beyond his most
sanguine hopes, and as the work was
done on a rented farm he decided to
acquire land of his own, where he
could develop ideas that he had in
mind for making even greater success
of the undertaking.
He says he will not confine himself
to thirty thousand this season, but
hopes to have double that number by
the end of the feeding season this
fall.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-08
COTTON MEN WORK
OUT LEAGUE PLAN
PROTEST AGAINST METHODS OF
ARRIVING AT AVERAGE
CROP CONDITIONS.

NEW ORLEANS, La.-Organiza-
ton of cotton growers of the South
for mutual benefit and qualification
against inimical interests is contem-
plated by directors of the American
Cotton Association in session here.
The task will include every state,
county and community in the cotton
growing states, and will be complet-
ed about August %, according to j..
S. Wannamaker, president of the as
ISOLATION. Means of securing the
chest possible organizer" were dis
cussed.
It was decided to telegraph the
governor, the commissioner of agri-
culture, the president of the state
bankers association, the president
of the Farmers Union and the pres
ident of the college of agriculture in
each state. A meeting will be held
in the capital of each state early IN
July, when the proposed plans OF
the association will be outlined.
Community Warehouses.
Warehouses for all communities,
according to plan of Governor
Peasants of Louisiana viii be prof.
ect. Resolutions were. adopted by the
directors indorsing this plan.
Protest to Washington will be made
by the directors against the practice
of taking average crop conditions in
small cotton growing states like Arl-
IONA and California to pull up low
averages like states which grow
large quantities of cotton. Protests
will be made also to the 8 per cent.
acreage reduction feature of the fed
eral report, as the cotton association
previously had estimated reduction at
more than 20 per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-08
THE BIG FIGHT
WAS HUGE FIASCO
CHAMPION WILLARD THREW
UP THE SPONGE AT END OF
THE THIRD ROUND.

TOLEDO, Ohio, July 4.-Jess Will
lard, heavyweight champion of the
world, threw up the sponge and sur
rendered his title to Jack Dempsey
at the end of the third round of their
fight here today. The surrender came
after the challenger had given his
gigantic opponent a terrific drubbing.
In the first round Willard was saved
from a knockout by the gong. Demp-
sew tore into him like a tiger from
the first instant of fighting, and
closed his eye in the first round.
In the first round Dempsey sent
home a body blow from which the big
fellow never recovered. The gong
saved him from defeat in this round,
Dempsey knocked him down or threw
him helpless against the ropes seven
times. Dempsey thought he had won
when the gong sounded and had TO
be brought back into the ring.
Willard Looked Ill.
Willard, who lowered above his an
tagonist like lighthouse over tug,
acted like a sick man. He was beaten
and knew it. He swung wildly and
feebIy, while his relentless antagon-
list pounded home blows like a great
riveting machine. There were cries
of "stop it." ''stop it, cts murder"
Jess managed to last out the third
round and sank into his corner,
where he was given aromatic spirits
of ammonia. He revived, tried to
smile and then his seconds surren-
dered the match.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-08
LOWLY PEANUT HAS
ITS HOUR OF TRIUMPH
Is Declared Glorious Food for Man
and Beast. Glowing Tributes in
United States Senate.

United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The hum
BILE peanut had its feeting half hour
of triumph in the senate of the Unit
ed States. It pulled down $4,000
from the persimmon tree with less
than the usual oratory.
81 want to say good word for the
peanut" exclaimed Senator LaFol-
lette, with broad grin, as he pro-
ceeded to astound his associates:
"Some time ago my health was such
that / was compelled to subsist on
nuts for eleven years. During that
period my weight increased from 40
to 100 pounds. My diet consisted
largely of peanuts"
This followed an amendment offer
ed by Senator Swanson allowing $12,-
600 for distribution of market news
regarding peanuts. He said $780,
100000 are invested in the peanut
industry. Senators Simmons and
Smith of Georgia added glowing trib--
utes to the peanuts integrity and
nutritious value. They declared 1t
was good for man and beast, saying
no better hog fattener existed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-08
APPALLING DISASTER
., FROM EARTHQUAKE
s FROM THE
DESTROYED w.. s OF
ITALY. MANY HOMELESS.

FLORENCE, Italy-In the earth
quake area more than 1000 houses
were seriously damaged on Sunday in
addition to those which were utterly
destroyed. The entire population of
the Regello valley, twenty miles
southeast of Florence, is obliged to
camp in the open air, it being consid-
cred unsafe for the people to return
to their homes.
The authorities have not succeed
ed in supplying all the people with
tents and huts, and thus the exposure
to the unusually cold weather, in ad-
dition to the general misery in that
district, may have serious conse-
quences.
Injured Lie in Fields.
Among the houses damaged at Re-
CELLO was the one where Giotto, who
has been called the father of paint
ing" was born. TIL famous church of
San Lorenzo, fortunately, was only
slightly damaged, the walls being
cracked to some degree, out the
works of art inside did not suffer
serious damage.
In many places the number of in
jured has made it impossible to trans
port the suffering to hospitals be-
cause of the lack of proper means
at the disposal of the authorities.
Impromptu nurses have taken care of
the injured ones in the fields and
along the dusty roads.
Possessors of automobiles have
given great assistance, rushing from
spot to spot and bringing help, medl-
cines and ,bandages for use by the
doctors and nurses. Among those
who have especially distinguished
themselves at this work are Marquis
Bartolini and Princess Maria Demi-
doff.
= Disaster Is Appalling.
Almost all of the fatalities were in
the Mugello valley wher the extent
of the disaster is appalling. Ullveto
is entirely in ruins, the only building
still standing being the church, which
is cracked. The inhabitants of Pillar
ciano are especially grieved by the
destruction of the house where the
great poet Carducci lived and work
ed.
In several of the villages shocks had
been felt since Sunday morning. Inc
people, fearing a stronger shock left
their houses, which was providentlal,
as otherwise when the great shock oc-
Cured the victims might have num-
bered thousands as in the Messna
and Avezzano disasters,
CHASTITY stories are reported from
the destroyed villages, which three
days ago were among the happlest
and most prosperous in Italy. Fields
and streets are overlooking with the
wounded, lying on straw, grass and
rags, and begging for water which is
difficult to obtain because the water
pipes were INSTRUCTED by the earth
quake. At some points there are long
rows of corpses.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-08
E,roTHER SLEEPING CAR ON
rurC DIVISION OF CENTRAL
ssARY BY INCREAs-
~ .,csFNGER B U S | N E $ ;.
~ ,,r,,NC PUBLIC HIGHLY
r,sFD WITH ACTION or
noAD AUTHORITIES.

Central of Georgia railway
IAS o additional sleeping car
pV Wv its patrons along this dl-
on' ,,otime the demands on the
10 ' Is car which was operat-
S 's his line of the road was SO
o. m o' people who travelled at
Wy I unable to get a berth, and
D. W. ~,as general dissatisfaction on
y wv If the travelling public.
W. s'- News called attention to the
Nv ';.n and the authorities of the
, ', rsa5ilv looked into the matter
,acial of the road came to Daw-
'11 conferred with Secretary
: If the Chamber of Commerce
= D+ber citizens, with the result that
INV 4th another sleeping car was
An. making two that now run IN
mt Of Atlanta by Dawson.
h sleeping car heretofore operat-
,.rtinues to run from Atlanta to
,bassee, Fla, and the one inaug-
taJ INV 4th runs between Allan
W.. wv C1thbert. This car will be
a dsd by the agency at Cuthbert,
' narties wishing space in it will
,I F for it with the agent at that
-. ! The two cars will afford ample
nrc car facilities for the patrons
he road in this section.
he promptness with which the au-
Tties of the Central took hold of
matter when their attention was
i 10 It is further evidence that
will adhere to their policy of
} everything possible to give
| patrons the best possible SER
he people of this section, espe-
/ Dawson, are highly pleased at
with which the Cen
has met this last request of the