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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
NATIONAL BANK
FAILURES VANISHING
GROWING APPLICATIONS FOR
NEW CHARTERS AND PERMIS-
SION TO INCREASE CAPITAL.

Nothing could demonstrate more
thoroughly the solid foundation up
on which our banking and currency
structure now stands and the improv-
ed manner in which the national
banks of the country are being oper-
ated and safeguarded than the rec
ord they have made in the past sly
teen Notwithstanding ten months
of the stress and trial of war and
six months of the dislocation and
strains of reconstruction.
The official reports show that to-
day there are more national banks
in operation, with larger capital and
surplus and greater resources, max
ing bigger dividends, and with a
more striking immunity from failure
than ever before in our history.
A knowledge of these facts mu
necessarily give inspiration and
fresh courage to all business men,
for our economic history shows that
every commercial panic and business
prOstration in the past has been pre-
cipitated By financial disorders and
banking crises.
The following figures emphasize
the increasing safety, the unparallel-
ed immunity from failure, and the
steady growth of the national bank
ing system.
In the four months ending April
30, 1919, there was only one nation
al bank failure in the entire country
"a small bank with $4,000 capital.
For the sixteen months period
from January l, 1918, to May /,
1919, there have been only two ma
tional bank failures in the entire
country-an average of one each
eight months.
During the four months ending
April 80, 1919, 131 applications
were received for charters for new
national banks, and 113 applications
for increases in capital of existing
national banks were approved-mak-
ing a total of 244 applications for
new charters, and for increases of
capital approved.
In this period 81 charters were
granted for new national banks; 3
requests for charters were refused,
and 191 applications for new char
ters are now pending, including forty
requests from state banks which seek
permission to convert into national
banks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
G. w. CHANCE AND SON
ARE PLACED UNDER ARREST
Former Smithville Banker Failed to
Appear for Trial.

OdhhST 10
Appear for Trial.
LEESBURG, Ga.-E. E. Chance
and his father, Geo. w. Chance, were
arrested in Atlanta on warrants from
here, the two men, who were under
bond of $1,000 each, having failed
to appear here for trial on a forgery
charge, having been indicted some
time ago on charge of forging
checks on the bank. They paid the
cost of arrest, gave bond again and
were released.
G. W. Chance, who was at one
time cashier of the Smithville
bank, and his son were tried two or
three years ago for the. assassination
of A. D. Oliver, the notorious crook
and confidence man who opened in
Leesburg what purported to be a
bank after serving a term in the
Georgia penitentiary. They were &C.
quilted.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
BACK TO THE FATHERLAND
GERMAN PRISONERS GOING
Plans Being Made to Abolish Camp
Near Atlanta.

ATLANTA.-The German prison
camp at Fort Mcpherson, where l.
200 men have been CHARTERED since
the spring of 1917, will soon be abol-
ished, according to information reach
ing the officers in charge, and prepar-
ations already are under way to
demobilize the camp and send the
prisoners back to "The Fatherland."
They will be carefully counted
and checked from the moment they
leave the prison camp until the mo-
ment they walk down the gang plank
In a German port. Those who prefer
to live in the United States will first
have to get the permission of the
German government to leave that
country, and second will have to get
the permission of the United States
government to return to this coun-
try.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
DID ALEXANDER
Give ANY OFFENSE?
LETTER TO PRESIDENT IN BE
HALF OF HOWARD MAY FIG
URE IN JUDGESHIP.

ATLANTA, Cain times gone by
President Woodrow Wilson has en-
tertained a very high opinion of
Hooper Alexander, United States dis
trict attorney for the northern dis
trict of Georgia.
In the senatorial race last summer
Colonel Alexander wrote a letter to
President Wilson in the interest of
William Schley Howard, who has
been lifelong friend of Colonel
Alexander.
Subsequently the president did the
very thing Mr.. Towards friends were
hoping he would not do, and urging
him not to do-that is to say, he
wrote a letter indorsing the eandi-
dacy of William ]. Harris. That let
ter elected Mr.. Harris to the senate.
His campaign previously had been
erected upon the proposition that he
was "the presidents choice" and the
Clark Howell letter clinched his ar
gument.
Now the question is, did President
Wilson take offense at the letter writ
ten to him by Hooper Alexander?
If the friends of Colonel Alexander
knew the answer to that question
they would be reasonably able to pre-
dict the next federal Judge in the
northern district of Georgia. If the
president did not take offense at the
letter Colonel Alexander will very
likely succeed Judge William T. New.
man, who will shortly retire. If the
president did take offense at the let
ter some other man will probably get
the presidents appointment.
Colonel Alexander's name will be
presented by Senator Hoke Smith.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
WHISKEY MAY BE CAR {IED
THROUGH PROHIBITION STATES
Officers Cannot Search Baggage of
Interstate Passengers. Copies of
Opinion Received in Georgia.

While the question of the transpor-
tation of liquor from wet states into
dry states is now so much mooted
an opinion just rendered by the Unit
ed States supreme court, holding that
the Reed amendment does not include
the movement in interstate commerce
through one state to another, IS OF
considerable interest locally and is
being quite widely commented upon
Copies of the opinion of the supreme
court have been received in Georgia
by officials of the railroads and the
railroad corporations, being issued by
the director general of the United
States railroad administration, divls-
ion of law, for their information.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
The SURPLUS OF FREIGHT
CARS Is UNUSUALLY LARGE
All Previous Records Were Broken in
March. 100000 Cars Are Now.
Idle in United States.

All previous records as to the
number of surplus freight cars in
the country have recently been ex-
ceeded. On March l the total of idle
freight cars of all kinds was consid-
cradle over 100000.
The surplus of freight cars of all
kinds at the present time is some
what more than 100000. On April
l it was about 100000. The largest
surplus of freight cars previously re-
corded was in April, 1908, when the
total was more than 413,000. In 1909
the net surplus was 332,513, and in
1915 it again reached about 100000
The present surplus began in April,
1918, and it rose gradually until the
peak was reached in March of this
year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
WILL LIVE WITH SAVACES THE
REMAINDER OF HIS LIFE
Man, Disguised With Customs of Civ
ilization, to Sail for South Sea Is
lands In Thirty Launch.

Announcing his intention to EN-.
bark in a 3O-foot launch for the
South Sea islands, where he expects
to find an environment more in com
mon with mis- idea of what the Gus
toms of civilized society ought to
be, w. H. F. Maurice, of Port Or
ford, Washington, has begun prepar-
ations for his long journey.
Maurice plans to spend the rest of
his life with the natives of these is
lands.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
BERGER GETS PAY FROM
GOVERNMENT WHILE IN JAIL
Congressman-Elect Has Been Receiv
ing a Monthly Salary.

Victor Berger, socialist, of Wiscon-
sin, now serving a sentence in a fed
eral prison for violation of the es-
pionage law, has been receiving his
salary of 1925 a month as a member
of congress.
1t was stated that there is no law
to stop Berger's salary, which will
continue until congressional action is
taken.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
INTEREST NOW EQUALS
FORMER BONDIDEBT
FROM ONE TO Is BILLIONS. THIS
is GOVERNMENTS INCREASE
SINCE ENTERING WAR.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-This country
went to war April 6, 1915. At that
time the total bonded debt of the
United States government was a very
small amount over $1,00O,00O,OOO;
to be exact, 100000. Today,
including the $4,000, 900 Victory loan
and the outstanding treasury notes,
the total Indebtedness of the United
States government stands at more
than $4,000, 100000. That is an in
crease in bonded debt of from ST.
0OO,O00,0OO to $25,OO0,OOO,OOO, or
2,400 per cent.
Figuring the interest charge at on
ly A per cent, today the bare annual
carrying charge of this country's
bonded debt is as much as the total
debt before we went to war, little
over two years ago. Despite the fact
that this is the day of big figures
the increase in this country's bond
ed debt within the past two years is
something to make the eyes and
mouth of the average everyday bus
mess man stand wide open.
More Bonds to Be Issued.
That is not all. There are going
to be more bonds. Secretary Glass
is on record with the statement that
the Victory loan just closed would
be the last. 1t is plain now that state
ment needs to be qualified. What Sec
rotary Glass means is that the fifth
war loan will be the last public offer
ing with brass band. There will be
no more campaigns such as the one
that just closed. Nevertheless, there
will be more bond offerings.
According to the figures just given
out at Washington by the treasury
department the governments expen-
ditures for the month of April up to
the goth, the latest available figures,
were 81 100000. That includes
$500, 1000 advances to aliens,
making our own monthly expendi-
lures with one day missing $1,000
100000 The figure last named COM
pares with $1,042, 100000, the gov
ernment's expenses for March, not in
Guiding advances to foreign coun-
tries, with $1,035, 100000 for Febru-
airy, $1,659, 100000 for January, ST.
174,000,000 for October, the last full
month of actual war activities, and
with $81, 100000 for April of 1917,
the first month after we entered the
war.
Paying OFF Indebtedness.
A very prominent member of the
federal reserve bank here in discuss
ing government finances this week
with your correspondent expressed
the belief that the government would
issue more bonds to pay off its war
indebtedness. at will be a question
of Hobson's choice" he said, adding:
"From now on the monthly expendi-
lures of the government should grow
smaller rapidly, but already so much
Indebtedness has been piled up that
some way must be found of financing
it. Personally / believe that more
short-term treasury notes will be is
sued and that large blocks of these
notes will be retired every opportu-
nifty the government sees Of making
favorable public offering of bonds.
There will be no public campaign.
However, the offering will be made
through the regular channels of reach
ing the investor, that is through the
banks, trust companies and invest
ment bond houses. That will mean,
of course, that any bond sold in the
future will be offered on straight
out and out investment basis"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
TRAVELLED 23,75O MILES TO
GET PROPER HAIR CUT

To have his hair trimmed up
to his liking DR., George Nelson
Dobeck, formerly of Rochester, N.
Y, who died in New York recent
ly, travelled 23,750 miles and
spent SIP. When he moved from
Rochester to New York city he
could find no barber there who
pleased him, so he returned to
Rochester twice month to have
his hair cut.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
NEW RECORD is MADE FOR
HOGS SALE IN GEORGIA

ATHENS, Ga.-LaGrange held its
first auction of hogs Thursday and
made a new high record for meat
hogs in Georgia. On May 7th Plains,
Ca, sold 300 head and made new
record, 1920 per hundred pounds
Today Athens held sale, and 16l
head reached $685. per 100.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
STOLE BUNS THOUGH HE
HAD $1,000 IN HIS POCKET

Arraigned on a charge of stealing
IS buns Max Himmelsbach, 81 years
old, of New York city, pleaded gull
ty, saying that he was hungry and
penniless. Police searching the pris-
oner found $1,000 in a bag sewed in
his vest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20

Railroad appropriation 750,O0O,00O
Indian supply measure 11,O66,00O
Following the passage of the nee
essary appropriation bills, which will
take about six weeks, the senate
plans to give its attention to the
peace treaty and the plan for the
league of nations. A bitter struggle
is certain to be waged over the league
section of the treaty, as the republi-
cans propose to amend the document
freely.
Meanwhile the house will give it's
attention to reconstruction legisla-
ton. Chief among these are the rail-
road and the telegraph and telephone
problems, the army reorganization,
the naval program, prohibition legis-
lation, woman suffrage, the merchant
marine, revision of the tax bill, a
budget system for national expendi-
lures and many other issues almost
as important as those named.
The Republican Leaders.
In the senate Henry Cabot Lodge,
of Massachusetts, the acknowledged
republican leader, will head the i'm
pun clllJ lO1ClSu ISlclIlOlio COll1nlGICCJ
and Boies Penrose, his chief lieuten-
ant, will be the chairman of the
scarcely less important finance COM
mittee. Senator Cummins, of Iowa,
has been elected president protein Of
that body.
Congressman Frederick H. Gillett,
of Massachusetts, is the speaker of
the new house, and Congressman
Frank W. Mondell, of Wyoming, is
the floor leader and party whip of
the house.
The repeal of the luxury tax will
be the only immediate revenue legis-
lation, according to Senator Penrose,
but later on. he admitted, the war
tax law may be taken up for consid-
Grafton, "chiefy for the purpose of
simplifying tax returns"
1t is virtually certain, too, that the
republicans will institute sweeping
Investigations of the appropriations
and expenditures of the government
during the war, totaling more than
$40, 000,000,000 Especially will the
shipping board, the aircraft and the
ordnance sections of the war depart
ment, the fuel and food administra-
tions and all price fixing agencies
come in for examination.
One of the greatest tasks confront
ing the new congress will be the re-
organization and return of the rail-
roads of the nation to their owners.
1t must also unscramble the tele-
phone and telegraph situation. These
great public utility problems not only
call for a definite government atti-
tude toward them and a complete
reorganization of the companies
themselves, but will require close to
billion dollars to wipe out the de-
fcits the lines have acquired under
government operation.
Long Debate on Peace Treaty.
Indications point to an appreclable
delay in the senate arriving at final
action upon the treaty of peace. Sen
ator Penrose has declared that the
foreign relations committee undoubt-
eddy would make radical changes IN
the league of nations covenant. Sen
/ ator Cummins, of Iowa, expressed
the view that the covenant would be
separated from the treaty and that
it would have to be amended in sew
eral important details before the
senate would accept it.
The Judgment of the senate lead
ers is that the treaty will not be ia
| Ion nm until late in June
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
,c,Ns ORGANIZE BOTH
T.. AFTER SIX YEARS OF
.'ocRATIc CONTROL.
OF IMPORTANT
|nSIATION BEEN OUTLINED

With Passage OF APPFW
t Measures on New Budget
| Will Repeal Luxury Reve-
|Tsx and Make Sweeping In
.,;or of War Expenditures.
TurNcTON, D. c., May 10
L nogan today one of the
and most important sessions
foundation of the republic,
Union of national leaders of
FL faith. The session is the
ona of the sixty-sixth con-
tI,bicb ordinarily would not
until December, but which
Ebored in Washington in an
. ,qll from President Wilson,
Fess. in addition to being call
session from abroad for the
L. in the history of the ma
l. established another prece-
meeting while the president
limited States is absent from
htry. And for the first time
hent has written his opening
! abroad and cabled it, to this
IA Least Years Work.
4 the gavels in the hands of
skers in the senate and house
be legislators to order Mon
sn there began a session
b is believed, will continue
Il opening Of the regular ses-
December and then well along
h summer. And in that time
4 the most important legisla-
h considered in this country
debated and enacted into
he third time in the history of
led States the legislative de-
n Of the government is in
Cf men Of different political
ian the executive end. The
IS, after six years control of
stepped down from their
&c when the sixty-sixth con-
mrned on March A, and the
lS have organized the new
ge, In the house the repub-
jorlty is As, and in the SEN
p,
y Bills First Considered.
ew congress, after perfect
rganization, will begin work
ely, Supply bills totaling
10000, which failed of pass
#ng the closing days of the
ress, will receive first atten-
fwlse the government would
Fupt with the beginning of
fiscal year July 1.
prlatlOns for the coming fis-
which failed in the last con-
d which must be rushed
aggregate more than 49,
poo as follows:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
SOME CITIES

:, +he ''pull together Oh NAN
l made Oy eI 70 pull for the Chamber OF
p 81 Rs and boost . Dawson;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

The Prince of Wales superntends the landing
of the royal launch from H. VI. S Dragon
on its arrival at ST. John, New Brunswick
the same spot where his grandfather he late
King Edward landed in 1860 The Prince
may be seen standing behind the two Jackies in
the bow of the launch Insert--The Prince
chatting with Governor Mken Of Name and
the Duke Of Devonshre Governor General of
Canada, on the landing stage at St John
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-03
Cleveland Lawyer Studies
Omaha Municipal Affairs

Fred E. Wirtshafter, member OF
the Cleveland, (O.) bar association,
while visiting in Omaha, is taking
notes Of municipal affairs, particu-
larly as they relate to public serv-
ice corporations.
"In Cleveland" he said, Eve have
a traction commissioner, appointed
by the mayor and council, whose
duty it is to represent the city in
all matters pertaining to traction
service. This appointee is high
grade man and he is paid a salary
accordingly. He has to iron out
many problems which otherwise
might be perplexing. He gives his
entire time to the work and at ali
times he is in close touch with the
situation. He knows just what serv-
ice the companies are giving the
city and he knows the traction busi-
ness from a practical point of view.
We believe that this is money we'll
spent when we pay him $500 a
year. The idea has been success
full and l believe other cities would
be pleased with this sort of an ar
|rangement."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-03
Market and Industrial News of the Day
FINANCIAL

New York. Dec. 2.-Reflecting the un.
| usual and diverse events which influenced
its course. the session Of the stock ex.
change today was dull. with many con
fusinE and irregular changes Of prices.
| Adoption by the government Of stringent
regulations to prevent a coal famine. an
ether collapse In foreign exchange. the
sudden death Of H. c. Frick and the
mented the uncertainties which previously
As market factor the presidents COM
munication took precedence. Disappoint-
the absence of specific reference to
remedial railroad legislation. This was
partly offset by recommendations for the
protection Of various home industries.
sought to amend the fuel restrictions. but
Il was not denied that further curtailment
Of production and transportation would
inevitably result.
which were distinctly beneficial to the oil
shares and per cent gall money rate.
which held throughout the session. were
almost the only developments which IA
vored trading and these lost some Of their
force In the later dealings.
So far as the stock market moved At
all. fluctuations were 'limited to such
speculative favorites As General Motors.
petroleums, equipments and feathers.
Gains Of to 8 point. among investment
rails were materially shaded At the steady
to firm close Sales amounted to $4,000
shares.
In the bond market. where dealings in
Liberty issues were again very large on a
declining tendency. the noteworthy feature
was the strength of the local fractions.
International bonds reflected only mod
erately the further demoralized movement
In exchange.
, Total sales. par value, aggregated $685.
75o.o Old United States bonds were
unchanged on call.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-03

Csttle-Receipts today were estimated
az 1900 head, which, together with Ia
500 head yesterday, brings the total for
the two days up to 2s,6o0, which is nearly
] 5000 less than for the corresponding time
last week and also slightly less than for
the same time last year.
There was quite a sprinkling Of shortfed
steers this morning. but the quality as a
whole was not as good as yesterday and
prices were about steady all around. Al
though the market on butcher stock was
not as active as yesterday, still trans
actions were being completed early, and as
a whole prices were steady to lo915c
stronger in spots. The market showed
some unevenness. the opinions differing
considerably in different parts OF the
yards.
Good stockers ana feeders were steady,
, Wnlie there Tier was siighter market for the
was rather light, but what there was sold
at prices unchanged from yesterday
Quotations 81 on Hattle-choice top prime
beeyes. sl2soei45c; fair to good beeves,
III s0@l2.50; common to fair beeves,
$io.oo@ii.oo; choice to prime yearlinss,
s: Is oo good to choice yearlings.
913;oo; common to fair yearlings, $500
il.5e; choice to prime heifers, 10000
1i.75; good to choice heifers, $s,5o@1oo0;
to choice cows, s7.75@s.oo: fair to good
cows, s6.25@75o; common to fair cows,
$3.50 g e.25; choice to prime. heavy feed
ers, $1I00WlS.60; good to choice feeders,
ss.50 9l0.5o; medium to good feeders. So. 90
q $50, common to fair feeders, $3.50
7.75: good to choice stockers. $500
1880; fair to good stockers. ss.oo@s50;
common to fair stockers, $6.00Q7.50; stock
heifers. $6.0o@750; stock cows, $3.50
calves. ss.oo@l45o: bulls, stays, etc, $3.50
% 800: choice to prime grass beeves, $13. 90
@ 400; good to choice grass beeves, $11.oo
Q12.50; fair to good grass beeves $500
@1o.50; common to fair grass beeves,
$7so0soo; Mexican beeves. $s.50@s.oo.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-03
GRAIN MARKET
Omaha Grain Market.
Omaha. December


Grain arrivals today were light. Carlo,
receipts were: Wheat, 81; corn, 90 oats
4; rye. s. and barley, 4.
Wheat ranged from unchanged to
cents lower, the good grades OF hard win
ter generally at decline. Corn was gen
orally about cents higher, range being
unchanged to SC advance. Oats were
to IN cents up. Rye advanced cents
and barley a cent.
$3.50: / car. $3.50 (smutty): car. s245
Every smutty). No. 8 hard: l car. $3.50;
car. ;2.46; 3 cars, s2.45: cars. $245
tsmutty!; ! car. s2.4s tvery smuttyl: !
(smutty). No. hard: car, $245; car,
s243: car. $242; 2 cars, SAL; cars,
s?40; car, sass; 3 cars. $2.37 No.
hard: ! car. :2.$7; ! car, s2,s5; car.
ssss; car: s:so; 1 car. ss4S. No. 2
northern spring: 8 cars, s2.sS. Sample
spring: ! car, s2.45. No. durum: / car,
s2.1s (red). No. 8 durum: S-5 car, s21l
(durum). No. mixed: cars $2.13
(durum). No. 3 mixed: car, sass: car,
$2.45; / car, $212 Shippers weghts). No.
mixed: car. $2.45.
and new). No. 4 yellow: l car. s1.51; /
yellow: car, sl.s7 (new); 1 car, si.ss
(new). No. yellow: car. $l.2S (new).
No. 5 mixed: I car, $f47 (oId and new.
No. mixed: ! car, $1.37 (new); car,
$1.S5 tnew). No. mixed: l car, $l.34
new. No. mixed: l car, $l.2s (new). I.
Oats-No. white: . cars, 76c. No. 4
T yse. dar car ;5 lShc' No mixed: car
Rye-No. 8: Z cars, si4s. No. 4: car.
$1,40.