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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
INCREASE in WEALTH
OF UNITED STATES
AMERICA NOW ABLE TO RAISE
COST OF THE CIVIL WAR EV-
cry NINE MONTHS.

The income tax in the United
States is expected to add this year
$4,000, 100000 to the public revenue.
An income tax was collected during
eight years of the civil war period,
beginning 1868. The total receipts
were little under $347, 100000, or
for the eight years about a third of
a billion dollars. One month now Of
the income tax produces as much
money as was received during the
years from 1868 to 1871, in which
latter year the tax was ended. The
amount of exemption is also larger
now.
In 1868 the exemption was 5000.
The tax up to $4,000 was per
cent. and over $4,000 per cent.
In 1867 the exemption was raised to
$1,000, with a uniform rate of 5 per
cent. on incomes exceeding that
amount. From the civil war income
taxation the largest receipts in any
one year were $72,OOO,0OO. in 1866.
In six years only did it reach more
than $3O,00O,OOO. The national
debt was virtually paid off in less
than twenty years after the civil war,
and it was accomplished without an
income tax after 1872. 1t is unlikely
that the income tax will be repealed
hereafter altogether, but under peace
conditions it will not be expected to
yield $1,OO0,0OO,O0O four times a
year.
AS a result of the civil war the
bonded debt of the United States
mounted to a total of less than 49,
100000. The figures do not seem for
midable at this day. But the national
debt created in the last two years is
big liability from any point of view.
The population of the country has
trebled, and its wealth has multiplied
many times, but the billions must be
watched henceforth more closely.
The science of national and inter
national finance is about to enter its
greatest period.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
TO RENEW FIGHT
ON CAMPAIGN GIFTS
PROHIBITlVE TAX PROPOSED.
CONFISCATION OF SINGLE
DONATIONS OVER $500.

WASHINGTON, D. Cone of the
riders" which were endorsed during
the closing days of the last session of
congress, but which are expected to
enter the legislative tourney on fresh
steeds when congress again assem-
bles, is the proposition of Senator
Thomas, Of Colorado, to levy a pro-
hlbitive tax upon any campaign con-
tribution in excess of $500 from one
individual, firm, or corporation to in
fuence the result of any federal
election.
There was fierce fight over this
rider on the floor of the house at
the last session. There was less sound
and fury about it in the senate, where
the rider originated, but the Colorado
senator gave evidence of consider
able feeling over the manner in
which it was eliminated in confer
,ence, and announced that he propos-
ed at the next opportunity to renew
his effort to get such legislation on
our federal statute books A rather
warm colloquy occurred between him
and Senator Swanson, of Virginia,
with regard to the latter's alleged
activity against the rider. The Vir-
ginian explained that he had been
acting in accordance with the views
of the majority Of his democratic
colleagues, who had signed a paper
expressing the opinion that the SEN
ate conferees would be justified in
agreeing to the house position that
the rider should be dropped.
Thomas Rider Described.
The measure to which the Thomas
rider had been attached was the big
$8,000.0 100000 war revenue bill
which was adopted towards the close
of the last congress. In order to make
the proposition germane in a parlia-
mentary way, it was put in the form
of a tax, although its support would
have been the same if it had been
simply a straight prohibition of any
single-source contribution of more
than $500.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
HUNS USED NETTLES
FOR COTTON SUPPLY
ALSO HAD MANY OTHER SUB
STITUTES WITH WHICH TO
SWINDLE THE WORLD.

LONDON, Eng.-Some of Ger
many's successful wartime hunts for
essential domestic articles are de-
scribed in information obtained by
the government and published by the
War Trade Intelligence department.
The document also throws some light
on some Of our enemy's preparations
for dumping cheap and fraudulent
goods on US after the war.
Some of the substitutes which sur
vived the hard test of practical use
were:
Wood ashes as a substitute for
soap. Burnt to a white color, they
removed grease, perspiration and
dirt from clothing and the skin.
About one and half pints of ashes
are added to between three and four
gallons of warm water and stirred till
well mixed.
The nettle industry is supposed to
navy tllS htoC pLOSptClS OI lllOSS
sprung from the war. Nettle products
furnish a perfect substitute for cot
ton.
Mackintoshes are made from pa
per yarn; also overalls, table cloths,
curtains, handkerchiefs, collars, en-
broidered blouses and imitation Per-
sian carpets. One firm also made a
complete set of horses harness.
To convince the public that paper
articles could be washed one firm
set up a section where such things
were publicly washed and boiled. A
stocking after several washings was
softer and thicker than when new.
Ounce stones left in water for
tWenty-four hours produced thick
oil resembling castor.
Every good" coffee is made from
beet-root parings.
All through the war, as material
and labor could be spared, work
has continued on the Hamburg-Amer-
ika 52,000-ton liner Bismarck.
launched in June, 1914, and now
"she is almost ready for post-bellum
,rS3e."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
RAILWAY WORKERS
Get $65,OOO,OOO MORE
PAY OF 100000 NGINEER
FIREMEN, TRAINMEN AND CON-
DUCTORS is AGAIN LIFTED.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Wage adj
vances aggregating sos, 100000 were
ordered today by Director General
Hines for 100000 railroad engineers,
firemen, trainmen and conductors in
both passenger and freight service
members of the big Four" railway
Observation-Disclosures since Jam
uary l, 1919. The brotherhood de-
mands for time and a half pay for
overtime was granted only for men
engaged in yard service and for the
others this question was referred to
the railroad administration board
of adjustment No. 1 already created
for consideration of disputes relating
to railway trainmen and enginemen.
The increases were arranged ac-
cording to a contemplated schedule,
one of the aims of which was to re-
store the wage relationship existing
before the railroads increase in
wages last year. The average ad-
vance in pay per man per year will
be about $3.50.
This action practically completed
the war cycle of wage increases
granted railroad men since the gov
eminent took over management of
the road fifteen months ago. Only a
few minor requests for more pay re-
main to be acted on.
Total Payroll $4,000, OOO,O 900.
Including today's order the aggre-
gate pay increases allowed by the
railroad administration to the 2,000,-
600 railroad employees is at the rate
of 1922, 200 a year, more than
$500 average per man. Thus the to-
tai payroll of Americas railroad is
raised nearly to ,000,000,0O0 a
year from the basis of approximate
ly $4,000, 100000 on January l, 1918,
when the roads passed into the gov
ernment's hands.
The $65, 100000 added to the
Oayrolls of members of the "BiP
| Four" brotherhoods brings the total
granted this class of employees in the
last three years to approximately
$275, 100000, or approximately $500
per man.
The actual payment under increas-
ed wage orders last year was $685.
100000, according to Mr. Hines cal
culation. Railroad companies esti-
mate the wage increases at nearly
500, 100000 more than the railroad
administration.
Railroad accounts calculate that
about $1,000,00O,0OO a year will be
forthcoming from the rate increase
last year The railroad administra-
TONS figures today on wage additions
indicates that more than 80 per cent
of this is eaten up in wages.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
The FIFTH LOAN
IS FOR LESS MONEY
ALL UNCLE SAM ASKS FOR NOW
is $4,000, 100000. CAMPAIGN
OPENED YESTERDAY.

Uncle Sam wants less money on
the Victory loan than had been ex-
pected.
All he apparently needs now is
$4,5O0,00O,000. He's ready to pay
AZ per cent. on partially exempt
four-year treasury notes to get it.
This was revealed by Secretary
Glass in announcing details of the
Victory loan. The popular subscrip-
ton campaign opened yesterday.
The size of the issue was a sur
prise, as Mr.. Glass previously had
spoken of the possibility of a $4,000
100000 or $6,O0O,O0O loan. In addi-
ton, all over subscriptions will be re-
jected, the treasury also reserving
the right to redeem the notes in three
years.
The AZ per cent. partially ex-
empt notes will be convertible into
3% exempt notes. The 81 per cent.
notes will not be issued Immediately.
so the transfer back, if desired,
would have to be later.
The a. per cent. notes are eX-
empt from state and local taxes, ex-
cepting estate and inheritance taxes
and from federal income tax rates.
The 3& issue will be exempt from
all federal, state and local taxes, ex-
cept estate and inheritance taxes.
Mr.. Glass said the fifth Victory
loan will be the last to be floated by
o popular campaign.
The Victory loan campaign will be
ended May 10. Government require
ments >over the amount raised by
taxes and other incomes, Mr.. Glass
indicated, can be readily financed
by the issue of treasury certificates
from time to time as heretofore.
which may be ultimately refunded by
the issue Of notes or bonds without
the aid of another great popular cam
palgn, such as characterized the lib
erty loans.
While over-subscriptions are to be
allotments will be made in
full up to and including $4,000.
The notes of both issues will be dat
ed and bear interest from Nav 20,
1919, maturing May 20, 1928.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
Are $4,000 WAR
MILLIONAIRES In U. S.
A DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT
CONFLICT THAT HAS RECEIV-
ED LITTLE PUBLICITY.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Income
tax statistics show another develop
ment of the great war concerning
which little publicity has been given,
and it remained for debate in the
house of representatives on the Ruck-
er amendment regarding campaign
contributions to call attention to the
fact that the world conflict has pro-
duced seventeen thousand new mil
lionaires.
Congressman Henry T. Rainey
claims credit for the discovery, which,
he says, was the outcome of diligent
perusal of income tax returns from
1914, the first year of the war, to
the signing of the armistice.
"While the war has not developed
for us any Large number of great
generals it has developed for US sew
enteen thousand millionaires, said
Congressman Rainey.
"a careful examination of our in
come tax statistics-and I have made
that kind of an examination-will
show that we had 7,4O0 mllionaires
in this country in 1914. In 1915 we
had at least 10000 millionaires. In
1916 we had at least 1900 million
aires.
statistics are not available in this
particular for 1917 and 1918. 1t is
a perfectly conservative estimate to
say that we have at present in the
United States $4,000 millionaires, of
which number 1900 are war mil
honaires coming into existence as a
result of the war in Europe in 1914,
and, of course, the number of near
millionaires has also largely increas-
ed"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
GROCERS ARE PINCHED
BY INCREASING COST
TREND ON MOST STAPLES is
STEADILY UPWARD. consul
MERS CRITICISE DEALERS.

That the maintenance of war time
prices and the increasing cost of food
commodities is creating a serious
problem Tor retail dealers is admit
ed by those engaged in that line of
business.
With the jobbing cost of many
commodities advancing and at a high
er quotation than they have ever
been previously, it is impossible for
the retailer to lower prices, it was
stated.
Grocer First to Feel Criticism.
"The grocer is the first merchant
to receive the force of public criti-
cism," said a local dealer. various
officials, boards and bureaus at Wash
ington announce from time to time
that prices are receding, but as a
matter of fact they are not. The re-
taller knows this full we'll and the
burden he carries is growing all the
time. The rising market is bearing
hard on the dealer and he is feeling
il.
Figures that purport to be official
show that though prices declined dur
ing the month of February they are
still 9 per cent. higher than they were
in February, 1918, and are rs per
cent. higher on a general average
than they were in 1918. 1t does not
appear that the coming of the new
crops can have much effect in reduc-
ing cost of foodstuffs. Flour advances
and the millers tell us that it is due
to the government eXacting a pre-
MUM on the wheat it holds Com
plants are made by the public and
the retailer is blamed when he should
not be. If he is to continue in bust
ness he must increase prices when
his goods cost him more"
Prices of Staples Increasing.
1t is asserted that prices had adj
vanced since January / or were adj
vancing on the following commodi-
ties: Flour, sugar, butter, lard, meats,
breakfast foods, salmon, candy, dried
fruits, fish, coffee, apples, vegetables,
syrup, salt, dates, extracts, chocolate,
tobacco, brooms, mop sticks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
Illicit Still in Rear of Auto Made
Whiskey Speeding Through Kansas
Negro Evolved Method For Evadng The Prohibition Laws OF
Western State Put Wash Boiler Under Car.

A negro named Dickson, living in
Hugoton, Kan, has evolved the most
effective method of evading the pro-
hibition la6r Kansas that has come
to the att nary -"rnal revenue
collectors.
During the past winter
wash boiler under the rear sec,
his automobile. In the boiler he in
stalled a worm and then had the
blacksmith build and solder tin pipes
to connect up with the water jacket
and radiator of the car. The intake
and outlet pipes were constructed of
tin in the approved fashion of a still.
When the car was under way the
heat from the engine operated the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
MARCH AGAIN BOOSTS
COST OF MOST THINGS
AMERICANS MUST EAT

Foodstuffs increased in price in
March after public hopes of a re-
turn to normal levels had been
raised by a decrease in February,
said report just issued by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
For the six-year period, from
March, 1913. to March, 1919, the
increase in the retail prices of all
foods was 80 per cent, with flour,
bacon, lard and corn meal increas-
ing more than 100 per cent. each.
Butter declined 10 per cent in
February, then increased 16 per
cent. in March Other increases in
March were sirloin steak, l per
cent; round steak and chuck roast
2 per cent, coffee and tea 8 per
cent. Navy beans, potatoes, rice,
eggs and milk declined in price.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22

still. The harder the car was driven
to escape officers of the law the fas-
ter the still worked. AS the supply of
liquor was made it was packed in
bottles around the boiler. When Dick
son reached a town he disposed of
the supply on hand and then went to
the next town, making liquor all the
5hile and not stopping until new
supply was available.
According to evidence in the hands
of revenue officers and Kansas state
officials the external appearance of
the car has not been changed to the
slightest extent, and until one exam
ined the machine it would be impos-
sible to detect the distillery while it
is travelling along the country road
or is drawn up at some secluded spot
waiting for customers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
new YORK AT MERCY
OF YEGC OPERATORS
SAFE-BLOWING CARNIVAL. MET
ROPOLITAN POLICE POWER
LESS TO CHECK WAVE.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Conferring
on themselves the freedom of the
city," an unknown number of bur-
glars spent the weekend here rob-
bling seven safes on Saturday and
Sunday, obtaining nearly $4,000 in
loot and getting away with all of it,
according to a reluctant admission by
the police tonight.
The boldest of the safe-breakers
motored up to the home Of broker
in broad daylight, entered the house
and carried off a 5O0-pound safe,
which they broke open in meadow
in Central Park two miles away. They
obtained about $4,000 in cash and
liberty bonds and $4,000 in jewels.
Another party of "week enders'
entered a drug store in the heart of
the city, dragged the safe from be-
meath a light which had been left
burning for the benefit of passing pa
trolmen and rifed it of 5000 in a
dark corner.
Explosion of a nitroglycerine
charge employed by other thieves to
open the safe in a manufacturing
plant attracted a score of residents of
the neighborhood, but a casual
stranger readily convinced them that
the explosion was the back-fire of a
passing automobile" and they went
back home. The thieves then depart
ed leisurely with about $1,000.
The other robberies were more pro-
sale, but in no case did the police
learn of the crimes until their au-
thors had had several hours start.
New York physicians were warned
today by DR.. Edward L. Splitter, an
official of the Physicians Protective
League, to leave their valuables at
home when they answered night calls
to attend strangers.
A robust invalid who summoned
one physician recently struck the
physician over the head with black
jack when the latter bent to take his
pulse, DR.. Splitter said. When the
physician regained consciousness the
patient" had disappeared, taking
the doctors roll" of $161 and a
diamond ring.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
TURKS PUBLICLY HANG MAN
RESPONSIBLE FOR OUTRAGES
Military Governor and Other High
Officials of Constantinople Wit
ness the Execution.
ess the Execution.

CONSTANTINOPLE. - K m e
Bey, governor of Diarbekr, has been
publicly hanged in Bayazid square
in STEAMBOAT in the presence of the
military governor of Constantinople
and other high officials.
Kennel Bey was sentenced to death
as one of those responsible for the
Armenian deportations and massa-
cres in the Yoghad district. The for
mer commander of the gendarmie in
Tozghad was sentenced to fifteen
years Imprisonment in the fortress.
These sentences were confirmed by
an imperial trade. Kennel Bey was
formerly Turkish minister of food.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22

A man likes to be called a brick.
but refer to him as a lump of com
mon clay and he will get mad.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
CONCERTED ACTION AGAINST
LYNCHING is NOW SOUGHT
Call for Conference Is Issued. Gov
ernor Dorsey Among Signers.

NEW YORK, N. "a call for ma
tional conference on lynching to be
held May and to take Concert
ed action against lynching and law
lessness wherever found" was issued
today by John R. Shilladay, secretary
of the conference, acting on behalf
of group of 1870 well known men.
and women of the country who have
signed the document. The signers rep
resented the District of Columbia and
twenty-eight Southern states.
The signers committee, headed bv
Moorefield Story, of Boston, states
that 1926 lynchings, exclusive of
the East st. Louis and other mob
riots, have occurred in the United
States in the last thirty years.
Of this number TOP of the victims
were white people and 2,514 negroes.
Some of the recent lynchings have
been particularly atrocious, accord
ing to the committee, involving burn.
ing at the stake and torture of the
victims.
Among the signers are Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer and for
mer Attorney Generals Charles j.
Bonaparte and Judson Harmon: five
governors, Hugh M. Dorsey, of Geor-
gia; D. w. Davis. of Idaho; James 0.
Goodrich, of Indiana; Henry j. AL
len, of Kansas, and Emerson c. Har-
rlngton of Maryland; Elihu Root.
Charles E. Hughes, Cardinal Gibbons,
Senators Arthur Capper, of Kansas,
and j. Medill Mccormick, of Illinois,
and DR.. Anna Howard Shaw.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
THE RAINBOW TROOPS
ARE ON THEIR WAY ACROSS

WASHING. ON, D. C.-More than
$500 officers and men of the Forty
second (Rainbow) division were in
cluded in troops announced by the
war department todav as having sail
ed from Franc The Rainbow d.
vision men are aboard four warships.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
"MARYS" AND "SUSANS"
HAS BEEN DROPPED BY
THE WOMEN ELECTORS

RANDOLPH, Neb,-"M ar s"
and "Susans" were dropped by
women electors who participated
IN the school election in Randolph.
Use of these feminine applications
evidently was deemed too domes-
tic for political purposes. Instead,
the womtn's names appeared on
the registration lists as an. j.
Smith" IS. JONES'" etc.
The regular caucus ticket, head
ed by W. P. Hill for mayor, was
elected although 81 votes were
written in" for 0. o. Reed, for
mayor. Some opposition to candi-
dates named in the caucus for
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-22
4 RUM SLEUTHS
ENFORCE DROUGHT
,,1 REVENUE BUREAU
ZINC READY TO STOP
r1AL DISTILLERS.

thousand internal revenue
,,.ori,ing in specially arranged
throughout the United States
Force prohibition after July l.
H. to plans announced by the
4 bureau.
4, 500 inspectors will be add
b. force of 2,283 revenue
/ already available for police
sons. and the enforcement ma
I mill he in working order be-
i Iate when absolute prohibit
ZONES effective.
force of special agents will
Ributed in districts where rev.
sFciaIs look for most persist
Arts to make whisky illegally.
Hon the revenue authorities
j cooperate with local police
sIeave the greater part of the
snent work to these authori-
localities where the police APP
&cient,
sugh the manufacture of iq-
q personal use will be equally
sith the production for sale
Il agents are expected to devote
II their time to the commercial
ehief Inspector will be assign
sach zone, with as many as
4 as the character of the terri
65icates necessary. The men
Especially trained in detection
most having served in that ca
|sOr many years, Although liq-
Nations have been found by
81 agents mainly among moon
IL f Southern mountains prOhi-
u expected to stimulate illicit
Lon enormously in cities,
BE demand will be most con-
Ia consequently where great
IS from the occupation can
IL for Home Manufacture.
aspect of liquor law violations
ID out Of the hundreds of rec
home manufacture of beer,
S and distilled liquors now
$culated in all parts of the
It was explained today that
liquor according to these rec
constitute clear violations
Nv, although it was admitted
Il be difficult to prevent the
eture in most cases.
d stills can be acquired le-
y by registration with the
collector of the district. Man
rs of stills are under strict
bon Of the revenue bureau, be-
me- to pay $50 a year license
domg business, and to pay a
bX of $40 on each still or
b feports of the manufacture
pin stills on a large scale
sir sale at low prices have
~ revenue bureau, but have
falSe in most cases.
careful system of admins
#gUlations the bureau plans
difficult for the use of fla
extracts, perfumes, toilet
Pms and other articles con-
Z cohol for beverage purpos-
!nes containing alcohol al
l5t have a composition to
pnyscally impossible to take
as a beverage without caus-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-10
HARRIS BILL
SOON LAW

INDIANAPOLIS. IND March TO-
The Harris bill which amends the
workman's compensation aci Id include
So.oeo miners awaits the Governors sis-
nature The measure has passed both
the House and the Senate ana both
boales concuyred ia amendments to the
bill The bin increases the industrial
board from three Is i've members. The
salaries e the memoirs under the Har-
flS blil Is $1,000 wear and the secre-
tary receives $4,000. The section re-
quirins reciprocal insurance aSSoeia-
lions to come under Jurisdiction Of The
auditor 90 state before they can receive
certificates 70 transact business under
the compensation act was stricken from
the Senate amendments by the Joint
conference committee composed Of Sen
etofs McCray, Grant and Laney and
Representatives Harris Grayson and
Abrams. Under existing laws reciprocal
Insurance associations are not under
OF the auditor Of state. The
emergency clause was also stricken out
by the conferees.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-10

France has asked the peace con
ference 70 sanction the annexation
% her Of the rich coal region i'm the
basin of the Saar. The coveted ter
rieory is peopled by 100000 Ger
mans and no French. English au-
norlties estimate this territory con
tains 53,500,o0o,o00 tons Of unrined
coal.