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The Lamar register., 1919-06-11

loists, supported by violin, flute and
piano. All members of this company
are artists of highest rank. Their pur-
pose is to sing the songs the people
love. The entire program will be Civ
en- in English. 1t has been arranged
under the personal direction of Chas
+. Horner. Every detail has been care
fully studied to make this program a
success. The men and women of the
company have been carefully selected
because of the special fitness of their
parts. They are artists of splendid
personalities and wide experience. The
Premier Artists Day on the Chautau
qua is one of the big days Of the pro-
gram.
ROBERT L. FINCH, known to his
friends as Bob" speaks the last day
of the Chautauqua on Shifting Gears.
Shifting Gears" is community lee
ture. Every one who hears Shifting
Gears" becomes better citizen. II en-
lightens people on the responsibilities
of citizenship and helps to make this
a better town to live in. Bob Finch
has the happy faculty of being able to
dwell on the weakness of communities
without offending and he is one of the
few really constructive and interesting
community lecturers before the Ameri-
can public today.
THE JUNIOR CHAUTAUQUA-
Just as the old folks have ut Pays
to Advertise" as their big play, so the
little folks will have Enchanted Land,
played by the characters of "Mother
Goose" and "Fairyland." "Bo-Peeb"
(who lost her sheep), "Tom the Piper's
Son." Miss Muffett," "Old King Cole"
1.-THE merry old soul), ''The Queen of
Hearts" "Humpty Dumpty" (who sat
on wall), and Jack and Jill" (who
fell down the hilD will all be there,
as Bottle People" The characters in
Mother Goose are as real as any liv-
ing characters in their personalities.
Each one has his faults and good
points. Old King Cole was happy. The
Goddess of Love is the fairy godmoth-
er, who always looks after her people.
Alice of Wonderland is the messenger
of the people of Earth to the people in
Fairyland. Little Miss Mofatt is just
as grouchy in the play as she is in
the story. and Tom, the Piper's son,
is the william. Any of the stories so
dear to the hearts of children may be
told to them by using the Bottles
People, playing in their appropriate
parts. And after they hear the sup
eryisor tell few of these stories, they
are delighted to take these people and
tell the stories themselves.
The Lamar register., 1919-06-11
Colorado Notes.

Reports are now being received by
the State Board of immigration from
county assessors on the acreage culti-
waited to all crops in 1919 indicate that
the acreage of corn, wheat, rye and
sugar bcets will be larger for each
crop than for ary previous year.
Though tabulatic IS have not yet pro-
ceeded far enough to state definitely
indications arc t. at the acreage de-
voted to milo r,aize, kafir corn, sweet
sorghums and other forage crops also
will be larger than ever before report
ed. The acreage Of winter and spring
wheat will be greater for each crop
than for any previous year, with the
largest increase being in the area de
voted to winter wheat. Half dozen
Colorado counties, Weld, Logan, Nor
gan. Adams, Yuma and Washington,
report rs much wheat planted for the
1919 harvest as was planted in the en-
tire state in 1909 The only crops
showing decreases in acreage, SO far
as may be told from the reports re-
ceived up to date, are potatoes and
beans. the decrease in the acreage de-
voted to the latter crop being very
heavy.
The Lamar register., 1919-06-11
TWO GREAT SPEECHES BY TWO GREAT
MEN ON TWO GREAT OCCASIONS

The world will little note nor long remember what
here but forget what they did eAbraham
Lincoln at Gettysburg National Cemetery, 1868
"If may beg 1 myself l under
= l the Commander in Chief advised the
Congress sent these lads here Shall l.
the assurances them Prom the peroraon of
President Wilson's speech at Suresnes Military Cemetery Memoir
ial DaY
The Lamar register., 1919-06-11

On account of the various difficulties
encountered by county assessors in
making their annual assessments this
year it has been necessary for the
State Board of Immigration to extend
the time for making reports on farm
acreages and acreage devoted to vari-
GUS crops in many counties beyond
June l, the date on which the argi-
cultural statistics law enacted by the
General Assembly re-
auires that such reports should be
made to the immigration department
Partial reports have been received
from all but five counties in the state
and every county but one has report
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
Scrutinize Your Ten-Dollar Bills;
Public Is Warned of RAISED" Notes

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Treasury
officials call attention to the large
number Of raised federal reserve
notes now circulating, and issue a
warning that all who take in money,
especially in denominations above
SIS, should carefully examine the bills
to be sure they are what they pur-
port to be- Many of the raised notes
are so skiifully altered that even an
expert is often deceived.
This is particularly the case with
one IS note which was raised to a
SO, and which was recently exam
ined and declared spurious by treas
ury experts. The officials said it is
the most expert piece of work of the
kind that has ever been brought to
their attention. The lettering on the
note had been changed from five"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
new CONGRESS HAS
MANY PROBES PLANNED
WAR, NAVY AND POSTOFFICE
DEPARTMENTS OBJECTS OF
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION.

Republican members of the new
house of representatives are planning
a series of Investigations by which
they hope to obtain much campaign
material. They will search for ineffi-
cheney and graft in the army, navy
and postoffice departments. In fact,
virtually every phase of war activity
will be closely scrutinized in an effort
to find evidence of pull" or irregu-
larities which may have cost the gov
eminent money or have provided
"bomb-proof" jobs for the sons of
wealthy men during the war.
A resolution for a thorough inves-
LEGATION Of the reports that several
thousand men of draft age were safe
ly tucked away in Washington now is
being prepared for introduction in
the house. 1t will allege that sons Of
wealthy men in New York, Boston,
St. Louis, Chicago and other cities
obtained "bomb-proof" jobs through
pull and that many held commits
sions without definite assignment,
composing the ''swivel chair" bri-
gade.
The expenditures Of the war and
navy departments will be investigat-
ed, with special attention being paid
to any evidence Of graft or ineffi-
cheney that may be found. The award
ing of contracts for war work, the
accomplishments of the shipping
board and virtually every phase Of
work in which the government en-
gagged during the war will be investi-
gated with special reference to the
taking over and operation of the tele-
graph and telephone systems Of the
country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
WORLD IS FIGHTING
The COTTON GROWER
TEXAS FARMERS DENOUNCF
HOUSTON, BARUCH AND THE
EMBARGO ON EXPORTS.

DALLAS, Texas.-Charging that
the whole world is organized against
the cotton growers" and believing
that 1.-The time has come for farmers
of Texas and other cotton produc-
ing states to organize for their own
protection, " the executive committee
Of the Texas cotton conference here
today started the organization of the
Farmers League of Texas, with the
purpose, according to N. A. Shaw,
of Red River county, chairman, of
promoting greater interest in Texas
politics and extending the organiza-
ton throughout the southern states
as the farmers answer to the "plati-
tudinous politicians" at Washington.
who by the continued maintenance
of the embargo on cotton have DE
trayed the South"
Mr.. Shaw announced that the or
ganiZation would attempt to force
the removal of the embargo on cot
ton.
This action supplements resolu-
tions adopted by the Texas cotton
conference declaring that the secre-
tary of agriculture of the United
States had assisted in forcing down
the price Of cotton, and that the con
troll Of movement and marketing of
cotton by Bernard Baruch was an
tagonistic to the interests Of the cot
ton growers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
Surrounded by Flock Of Beauties,
Bozshevist Chief Lives Like Gar

spread broadcast by the bolshevist
leaders. No ear or grand duke, or
potentate Of old is said ever to have
equaled Lenine as a high liver.
At every meal d military band is in
attendance to amuse the dictator's
guests. Frequently he commands ac-
tresses and dancers to attend and
give free performances for himself
and his friends. Lenine is closely
guarded by a special bodyguard of
soldiers. This bodyguard protects
Lenine from his enemies and each
section of the bodyguard protects
him from the others.
Lenine only leaves the security of
his luxurious retreat in an ormored
motor car with armed guards as an
escort.
His villa, in Moscow, is what used
to be the most fashionable street in
that city, is fortified to withstand at
tacks and is well equipped with ma
chine guns and artillery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
BULLOCK COUNTY MAN
HAS A new COTTON
BETTER THAN SEA ISLAND ?
ONE LOT BRINGS so CENTS
A POUND IN SAVANNAH.

STATESBORO, GA. w. Will
liams, one of the largest farmers in
this county, and also a merchant of
Statesboro, has a variety of cotton
which is said by experts to be better
than sea island-and better still, one
that will beat the boil weevil. The
new variety is known as the Mead
cotton, Mr.. Williams first securing a
few of the seed from the State Col
lege of Agriculture in 1917. Upon
his return from Savannah yesterday,
he said:
Il sold twenty-one bales of my
Mead cotton through Gordon-Smart
Company for so cents a pound, which
is about cents per pound more than
the best sea island cotton has been
bringing for the last few weeks. This
new variety of cotton was first
grown on my farm, seed supplied me
in 1917 by the Georgia State Col
lege of Agriculture, and the first crop
of five bales sold for 1914 cents per
pound-one-half cent premium over
the sea island.
Continuous selection and careful
breeding under the supervision of
specialists from the State College of
Agriculture and the United States de-
partment of agriculture has resulted
in a marked Improvement in the
yield and quality of fiber this cotton
produces. The cotton is just as early
as short staple, and grew forty
three bales last year, making almost
bale to the acre, and had to con-
tend with the boil weevil, because I
did not get an early start. Every
farmer who saw the cotton growing
wanted seed, in fact the demand was
so great that for some time my sup
ply has been exhausted"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15

to "ten" with ink, and the shading
was so skilful that it bears every re-
semblance to the original.
The feature about this counterfeit
is that the "10' which appears on the
four corners on the face of the bill
had not been pasted on, but had by
some means been worked into the
original fiber. Therefore the usual
method of detecting a raised note by
observing where these figures are us
ually pasted on would not avail with
this one. The most delicate fingers
can pass over the corners and not
feel any flaw.
One sure means of knowing wheth-
er a federal note is a real SO or a
raised 50 is by observing the picture
on the face. The IS note has the
picture of Lincoln, while the $40 bill
presents the face of Jackson. This is
about the Only way casual observer
would ever be able to detect the
r-r.1l
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15

BERNE, Switzerland.-Surround-
ed by court beauties" and with ev-
cry luxury at his command, Nicolai
Lenine, the bolshevist premier of
Russia, is living the life of a volup-
tuary to a degree that would cause
the late Gar and the Grand Dukes
of the old regime to stare, according
to Russian refugees who have arrlv-
ed here.
The man who had been pictured
as new Moses, whose mission was
to lead the millions of Russian work
ingmen out Of the wilderness of lg-
norance and tyranny, is declared to
be outdoing Belshazzar and Nero IN
the magnifcence of his fetes. The
luxury displayed at the headquarters
of bolshevism is said to surpass de-
scription, and to be the very oppoG'
site of the democratic propaganda
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
FOUR PERSONS LOSE LIVES IN
FLINT RIVER NEAR PELHAM
Ferry Boat Carrying Automobile
Across Stream Overturned and
Occupants Were Drowned.

ALBANY, Ga.-Four persons were
drowned in the Flint river, near Pei
ham, late Friday afternoon when Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph C. High and baby,
and Mrs. Highs sister, Mrs. Battle,
of Macon, were thrown into the
stream from a ferry boat on which
they We're crossing the river in an
automobile.
The parry was returning to the
High home in Baker county from a
visit to the home of the father of
Mrs. High and Mrs. Battle, in Mitch
ell county. Instead of waiting for
here, Mr.. High is said to have run
his car onto the ferry boat and at
the ferry man at Baggs' Ferry, near
tempted to operate it himself. In
some unexplained manner the ferry
boat was overturned, precipitating
automobile and all on board into the
river The drowning occurred within
sight on the High home on the oppo-
site bank Of the river At last reports
none of the bodies had been recov-
cred
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
BONE DRY LAUNCHING Is
DUE TO ARRIVE IN JULY
Will Stop Champagne Christening Of
Ships. Contest Is Now on for a
Suitable Substitute.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Ships that
have gone On the water wagon after
one good souse of champagne for
starter will be passe at Hog Island
after the Thirst of July. In other
words, the launchings, as well as the
launchers, are to be bone dry, and
this condition has forced a leading
issue at the worlds greatest shipyard,
a question which is discussed morn
ing, noon and night. The Hog Island
News, the official organ of the Off
Gals and the workers, has taken the
matter up and started a contest for
a substitute
Many of the shipworkers agree
with Thomas White, assistant super
intendent of derricks and erection,
that they want no more champagne
used in the future. Lew Grimm, one
of the shipw orkers, a quarterman on
the launching crews, says he wants
champagne used at launchings.
The officials say that the effect of
a good-looking girl, in furbelows and
holiday attire, standing on the launch
ing stand and smashing a bottle of
milk, or the juice of the wild grape,
is not going to affect the main spec
tacle any.
This contest will continue for sew
eral weeks, and the winner fluid will
be announced as soon as the ballots
have been tabulated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
BACK FROM A YEAR
IN THE ARCTIC WASTES
Storkerson and Party Have Arrived
at Fort Yukon, Alaska.

Storker Storkerson, the Arctic ex-
plorer has returned to civilization af-
ter more than a year spent exploring
the Arctic wastes. He arrived at Fort
Yukon, Alaska a few days ago.
Storkerson and four men recently
landed on the northern Alaska coast
after drifting nine months on an ice
pack. Setting out hoping the pack
would carry them westward to the
Now Siberian islands, they were car
ried about in a circle and landed rs
miles from their starting point.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
NO CHANGE IN MEAT PRICES;
PACKERS STILL ''HOGINC" IT
Say Removal of Government Restric-
tions VIII Effect No Reduction in
Cost of Their Products.

CHICAGO.-No change in meat
prices will result from removal of
government profit restrictions on that
department of the packing compa-
MES, according to statements issued
today by Armour & Co., Swift &
Co., and Morris & Co. Swift & Co. s
statement said the governments max
imum of 9 per cent. had not been
reached and its removal would make
no difference. Armour & Co. said
that heavy demands at home and
abroad, and high costs of labor and
live stock left no indication of any
means for reducing prices.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
PICKING MILLIONAIRE" IS
ST BUSINESS BARON OF U. S.
a turnover of Rags, Bones
Old Bottles" Very Close to
Two Billion Dollars.

N comes the "rag-picking mil
Estimates compiled from
flment reports on waste recla-
n IN the United States indicate
f0ndreds of fortunes running in
\ and six figures have been de-
" from pursuit of "any rags,
I ooes, any bottles today?"
j p'cAlng and collection of tin
,SE"p IRON, old paper, wire, rub
' all discarded metals repre-
H. annual turnover of $4,000
W according to incomplete es-
Kinds Of classes are getting
.'g 'Sg game" because of it's
H. eIE attractions. The waste re-
.oA service Of the commerce
49, nsa' has discovered one Har-
ran VINO gave up a $4,000 a
az Plcklng" job to enter war
No. ana now he's going back to
s,n3l work again.
bIgs war IS expected to be one of
!. V IGay IN the history of the bust
lin T nlet man 200 collection and
n pants in operation in bic
&, 00o' Go Wlll average a turnover
@Ally ''JyV, 900 worth of business
Rpsrsttnl9e mere the rags and paper
skrinan' eq' baled and sold to man
N te0nnnlmIatelly 100000 persons
'''Oyed in the business in
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15

Next September. for the first time
in its history, Bellevue Hospital Med
zeal College of New York University
will open its doors to women stu
dents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
IMBUS STRIKE
HAS BEEN SETTLED

llNBUS, Ga,-After being out
fnke for two months practical
Of the eight thousand textile
erS who had held out in their
euons for an eight-hour day, re-
Il to work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
Is NEARER;
~ PREMIERS DIFFER
49,, DEALING WITH METH
~ ADJUSTMENT. DIFFER
T. prlNG COMPROMISED.

i certainly nearer. Those
IT, "tormed regarding the proceed
+ba Paris conference are con-
i ? -b W., neace treaty will be SfdI
/. Easter Sunday. In a large
IT, they base their confidence
Il fact that so far as the treaty
i :. concerned every important
~ hit two has been satlstac-
! .5;nsted. Regarding these two
! ;s no dispute as to the ends to
..cbe3. but there is difference of
4 concerning the methods to be
-, The council of four has
'p,,brnitted to the general confer
\ ,+1ines of methods which war
HE statement that peace is near
LEAGUE VS.. Military Force.
-, the beginning of the confer
\ there has been difference of
IT, as to the basic principles OF
mont peace. President Wilson,
4 r+od bv Premier Lloyd George
" measure, encouraged by
low orlando. advocated league
4 ton, which should guard the
1 If the world. On the other
d Premier Clemenceau, a states
Il the old school, could see only
4 W. influence superior to that of
CENTRAL powers as an effective
&nty of peace, the burden OF
Il must naturally rest upon
II as the state bordering on the
H. empire. To answer Clemen-
a objection and to minimize the
In Of France the other premiers
H. the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
IN empire, the creation of indie
I'm REPUBLICS, and the establish
II of buffer states.
The League Is Not Dead.
81 this program they outlined an
snend9nt republic on the left bank
n Rhine, to which the French
saaries should be extended. In so
"a, however, they themselves APP
violated the principle OF
determination, one of President
a 5 fourteen points, thereby Civ
Germqny opportunity to declare
po place would be acceptable
kas not fully in accordance with
kesidants peace program which
duced the Imperial government
lent the terms of the armistlce
bly, the premiers pointed to the
hat Germany itself was being
smembered with the future
bet Of becoming a confedera,
II separate republics and that
heation of a Rhine state would
M1tedIy be in accordance with
Fishes of the people concerned
far as the league of nations Is
fned, this plan undoubtedly re-
its greatest shock in the Amer
ongress. Speeches made by sen
# and representatives were ca
b Europe, which greatly dis
led the presidents league plan
Resulted in radical amendments
league Of nations in which Ger
could not participate on equa
was not in accordance with the
Of the presidents fourteen
. according to the men now a
head of the German government
hny had yielded but had no
NJ beaten and certainly must no
4 p bumihated.
NN the league of nations is no
Nh Its constitution revised an(
Noyed, in some measure meeting
Emaa objections, will in due sea
h b presented to the conference
adoption.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15
DAWSON, Ca TUESDAY EVENING APRIL
CONFIDENCE GANG
INVESTS ATLANTA
GANG OF WIRE TAPPERS WHO
FLEECED RICH MEN IN FLOR
IDA. ONE KILLING ALREADY.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Evidence point
ing to the presence in Atlanta only
recently of the gang of wire-tappers
and confidence men, who MIXED
~ 'da dry and made rich men shy
OF Z '0ney schemes for the rest
of their is now being investi-
gated by Sole. John A. Boykin as
an outgrowth of the killing of Edgar
Mills by Floyd Woodward, both we'll
known gamblers and former pals.
The shooting was one of the most
sensational in the history of Atlanta,
and the ending was one of the great
est surprises. Brought up before the
coroner's jury, Woodward was ac-
quilted without any explanation of
the tragedy being made. He told the
jury that he shot in lf-defense. And
they believed him enough to turn him
loose. Not word did he say of why
he had to shoot. 1t wasn't necessary.
But the solicitor was by no means
satisfied to let the matter end so
easily, and while as yet Woodward
has not been arrested every phase of
the shooting and events leading up
to it is being carefully probed and
it has been limited that the slayer is
kept under such close guard that get
ting away would be just as easy as
rich man getting to heaven.
Evidence already placed at the dis
posal of the coroner shows that Mills
came to Atlanta, went to the Ansley
hotel, registered there, and later was
joined by other gamblers and their
wives Tor come-ons) and that Mills
not only admitted they were gam
blers, but boasted that they were
| high class ones.
Had 100000 in Pocket.
Just to show they had the means
he told the proprietor of the hotel
! that one cf his pals had 100000 in
his pockets at that time, and then to
prove it the pal produced one hun
dred $1,000 bills.
! Soon, so says the manager, the lob
/ DlGS DcCdUnC crowded WIN gamblers
waiting to go up to the rooms of
| some of the members of the gang
and finally their conduct became 50
Objectionable. and such a nuisance to
the rest Of the guests that he told
them to travel
Now Woodward was not one of the
! guests Of this hotel, but the manager
claims that he was pal of Mills and
went to his room so often that he
could practically be said to have liv.
ed there.
The solicitor claims that from q
certain skyscraper in the center OF
the city the two worked confidence
/ games on the unsuspecting public
and the officers are of the opinion
that the real truth of the quarrel
which led to the killing, was a differ
ence over division of gambling spoils
In the meantime Holman, the
guest in the room in front of which
the shooting occurred, who had beer
held in 500 bond, gave the bono
and has skipped town.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15

Texas is to have woman deputy
state labor commissioner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-15

Oh, If our vision bounded were
BY the three crosses planted there
On the bleak hill of Calvary
If that were the last sight men see
If Christ to earth had never borne
The message of the Easter MORN
All that we see or think or seem
is but the fabric of a dream!