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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
PERPENDICULAR
KISS FEST ON ISLAND
FOLLOWERS OF THE NOTORIOUS
PAIR FALL ON KNEES AND KISS
HENS OF GARMENTS.

NEW YORK, N. WHEN Emma
Goldman and Alexander Berkman ap-
peared at noon yesterday in the dim
ing room of the immigration build
ing on Ellis Island they were sur
rounded by more than score of an
archist and bolshevik plotters, who
fell on their knees and implanted
kisses upon the hens of the gar
ments of the professional disturbers,
who were highly elated.
But Goldman did not know that in
the radical quarters of this city her
former followers already were scrap
ping over the question of who is to
fill the role she is leaving vacant.
1t was quite noticeable yesterday
that many parlor "Reds" who petted
and pampered the Goldman woman
had forgotten her existence. Only
very few made the slightest attempt
to see or communicate with her at
the Ellis Island staUian, and yester-
day a number of her former worship
pers were vigorously boosting Eliza
beth Gurley Flynn of l. w. w. noto-
riety as Goldman's legitimate sue
cessor.
Thrilling, But Amusing.
Considerable excitement was caus-
| ed yesterday when a man appeared
on the roof of the skyscraper at
| Broadway and proceeded to wave Wig
orously a red flag in the general di-
rection of Ellis Island. Persons in
neighboring buildings stared in as
constituent, then thought about Gold
man, Berkman and all the other
"reds" on Ellis Island Telephone
bells started to jangle in the offices
of the secret service, department of
Justice and police bomb squad.
"There's some anarchistic signal
ing going on" one excited person
told the officials, and several other
messages were of the same nature.
This resulted in a mad race of per-
sons from the three departments to
reach the scene, and federal and mu-
nicipal sleuths were soon tiptoeing to
the roof of the skyscraper, reinforced
by the superintendent of the struc-
ture.
A moment later the suspect was
squirming in the arms of the law and
his red flag had been wrested from
his grasp. "What in the IS the
idea?" he gasped. "Can't signal our
boats without crowd butting in?"
He was discovered to be repre-
sentative of the E. ]. Barton Lighter
age and Transportation company and
he had been sent up to wigwag TO a
towboat in the harbor. He vowed in
dignantly that he never had laid eyes
on Goldman or Berkman and was GER
tainly not interested in launching any
revolution.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
MOSES RESOLUTION
MEANS UGLY FIGHT
TO CHANGE SOUTHERN REPRE-
SENTATION IN CONGRESS AT
TER MAJORITY CLOTURE.

WASHINGTON, D. Cit is gener-
ally believed here that the resolution
introduced by Senator Moses, provid-
ing for an investigation of election
laws and elections in the South is the
beginning of an ugly fight which the
republicans intend to make on dis
Reinstatement laws and elections in
the Southern states. This view was
strengthened by the fact that Sena-
tor Curtis, of Kansas, followed up
the resolution of Senator Moses by
notice to amend rules of the senate
by providing for majority cloture.
When Senator Moses introduced his
resolution he suggested that it be re-
ferred to the committee on privileges
and elections. There are no Southern
men on this committee. Senator Hoke
Smith and others saw the effect OF
this action, and succeeded in having
the vice president refer the resolu-
ton to the judiciary committee.
Senator Smith Alert.
Senator Smith is member of this
committee, and Senator Nelson, of
Minnesota, chairman of the commit
tee, has already designated the Geor-
gia senator as one of the sub-commlt-
tee to consider the Moses resolution.
Senator Smith will undertake to Sc
cure the reference of the Curtis mo-
ton to amend the rules to the COM
mittee on rules, of which Senator
Smith is also a member.
There is probably no danger from
the Moses resolution unless the rules
are amended, adopting majority clio
ture. because two-thirds of the SEN
ate would not support the Moses res
olution.
The two-thirds cloture was adopted
in 1910 largely at the instance OF
Senator Smith, he having actively OPP
posed majority cloture when Presl-
dent Wilson urged it.
Speaking of the Moses resolution
Senator Smith said today:
at seems that an organized tight IS
about to be made by the republicans
to again interfere with our local af-
fairs in the south, and to annoy US
with threatened legislation, directed
at our election laws and elections.
IF we can defeat the effort to
change the rules there is little danger
of passing through the senate legis-
lation interfering with southern con-
ditions.
81 have received assurance from
number of leading republicans that
they will help me resist change OF
the rules. We will fight the Moses
resolution at every point.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
UNIQUE
Intimated That Corporation Will
Distribute Distilled Liquor in
Lieu of Dividends.

CHICAGO.-Rumored posi-
bility that dividends of the Unit
ed States Food Products COM
pany, legal successor to the for
mer Distillers Securities corpo-
ration, would be distributed in
the near future in the form of
distilled liquor, instead of cur
rency, caused much comment
here Monday.
Ono -nker estimated that on
a cor Ord;. 'nsis such action
might reic11arp :" gallons
of Bourbon whlsn, Is
on the 307,726 shares OF "
poration's stock.
Levy Meyers, counsel for the
corporation, was consulted.
1.-THE matter is under consid-
Grafton" he said, "when the div
idends will be distributed has
not been decided. The issuance
of dividends depends on the
United States court decision in
the prohibition cases."
The rumor failed to contain
any word of how the liquid
dividends would be transported.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
Sen. DIAL CRITICISES
TENDENCY OF LABOR
TIME FOR PERSONS WHO DO
SOMETHING TO SPEAK. OP-
POSES RAILROAD BILL.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The rail
road bill was opposed in the senate
today by Senator Dial, democrat, of
South Carolina, who characterized
some of the provisions as dreams
and Illusions" and also impractica-
BILE. He found fault with the plan for
specifying a return of 51a per cent.
upon the investment to the railroads
which he said means the underwriting
by the government of the railroad Sc
curities of this country.
Such a plan means this country's
entrance into paternalism, said Sena-
tor Dial, who said he doubted the
constitutionality of the provision.
Should this be done, he declared, the
government would be honor bound
hereafter to keep up the freight rates
so as to make such return possible.
Creation of a transportation board
was also opposed by Senator DIAL
who also declared that the provisions
in the bill providing for two railroad
employees to be members of the board
of directors of the various companies
would conflict with laws in various
states which prohibit persons from
serving as directors of corporations
in which they are not financially III
terested. The South Carolina senator
criticised the general tendency of la
Dor to demand increased pay for less
work, declaring it is time "the peo-
pie of this country who do something
who have something and who pay
taxes to be heard from"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
SOLID TRAIN LOADS
OF BOOZE ON SIDINGS
KENTUCKY DISTILLERS EAGER
TO GET WHISKY OFF THEIR
HANDS. UNDER GUARD.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Standing on
sidings near bonded warehouses in
Kentucky 5000 empty freight cars
are awaiting to ship out 36,50O,O0O
gallons Of whisky, valued at $780,
600, 600, in anticipation of decision
of the United States supreme court
holding pre-war prohibition unconsti.
tutional. Whisky owners in control of
the Intoxicating oasis near Louisville
will take no chances of the liquor be-
ing drained from barrels between
Louisville and destination. Each train
will be heavily guarded by men who
will patrol its top while it is in mo
ton and the ground nearby when the
engine stops.
Plan to Send Solid Trains.
Sixty-ive per cent. of the whisky
in the bonded houses will go out of
Kentucky, it is stated. No distiller
has ventured statement as to what
course will be followed if the SUI
preme court upholds the present law.
The present schedule calls for 80
cars to a train, with $50 barrels of
whisky to the car 1t is figured each
barrel will contain 40 gallons, valued
at 1886, or S50,400 a car, or ST.
$4,000 a train load.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
$1,000 SMITHS WERE
IN THE WORLD WAR
Johnsons Are Close Second, $4,000
of This WeII-Known Family For
saking Path of Peace.

Who won the war?
Answer: The Smiths, Johnsons and
Joneses.
The record shows that in the Amer
lean expeditionary forces there were
1000 Smiths, $4,000 Johnsons, 22,-
500 Joneses, $4,000 Greens, 10000
Sullivans, 5000 Browns and $500
Cohens; there were "a George Wash
ingtons, 70 Robert E. Lees, 2 U. S.
Grants, 2 Abraham Lincolns and 2
Caesars.
The man who led the might array
alphabetically was Edwin B. Aaae,
closely followed by Barothelett 0.
Aebel. Then after lapse of coup
lie of million names comes Stanisiaw
Zyzniewsky, who was just nosed out
of last place by Aired A. Zzeppn-
feldtz, private. Headquarters COM
pany, Twenty third infantry.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
SCIENTISTS STUDY
INTERIOR OF EARTH
LITTLE is KNOWN ABOUT WHAT
LIES UNDER FOOT. IMPORT
ANT DISCOVERIES MADE.

A scientific expedition will soon ar
rive in Seattle, Wash, from Alaska,
which will bring back information
tending to throw additional light on
the dark spot of modern science
what composes the inside of the
earth.
This sixth Mount Katmai expedi-
ton, headed by DIR. Robert F. Griggs
is preparing to sail from Kodiak Is
land after many months spent In
fruitful scientific study of the unique
and spectacular natural phenomenon
known as the Valley of Ten Thous.
and Smokes, which has been proclaim,
ed by President Wilson a national
monument, at the foot of the gigan-
| tic Mount Katmai volcano.
The primary interest of this region
to the civilized world, is the unequal
ed opportunity it affords for pene
trating some of the hidden secrets
beneath the surface of the globe OF
which we dwell. :,
We laugh at the child who says the
moon is made of green cheese; bu'
the child might smile at us if M
would ask "What is the earth made
of"
Though science has penetrated t.
the infnitesimal secrets of the invlsl
! BILE atom and it has reached to othe,
solar systems so far out in the uni
verse that we know about stars iron
which it takes light 5000 years e
travel to this earth its penetration 0
the inner earth is no deeper, compar
atively, than a pin scratch on the GOV
er of a mammoth balloon.
The ancients thought the way e
learn the mysteries of what lies un
der our feet was to dig deeper ant
ever deeper, but we know now tina
even modern engineering which cai
pierce the mountains and burrow un
der rivers cannot penetrate deepi!
enough to tell much of Mother Earth
In such phenomena as volcanic
eruptions, earthquakes and geyser
lie the key to the hitherto hidden Sc
crets of the globe. 1t has been estab
lished that the Kissing, steamlng, eX
ploding acres that seem like multi
magnifed depot yard of mogul en-
gines are a modern example of whal
the geysers of Yellowstone Natlona
Park once were.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
Wz MILLION
Miners, Upon Returning to Work,
To Receive Ia Per Cent. In
crease in Wages.

INDIANAPOLIS. - The coal
miners strike was ended today,
when, with but one dissenting
vote, the general committee of
the United Mine Workers of
America voted to accept Presi-
dent Wilson's proposal for i'm
mediate return to work pending
final settlement of their wage
controversy with operators by
commission to be appointed by
him.
The IA per cent. advance in
the wages to be paid the coal
miners will cost the operators
SLOT, 100000 annually, accord
ing to figures which were issued
by DR.. Harry A. Garfield, fuel
administrator, after he had plac-
ed his statement of the govern
ment's position before the min
ers and operators.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
PENSION PAYMENTS
BREAK ALL RECORDS
ROLL SHRINKS RAPIDLY, BUT
EXPENDITURES GROW. 222
MILLION is PAID OUT.

WASHINGTON, D. ca record
breaking sum in pensions was paid
by the federal government during
the last fiscal year despite the fact
that the number of pensioners was
the smallest of any year since 1890;
This was revealed by the annual
report today of the commissioner OF
pensions. who said 1922, 129, 292.7O
was paid 624,427 persons during the
wear. as compared with $179,835,-
328.75 to 646,895 pensioners the
wear before. The largest number OF
persons ever on the pension roll was
999.446 in 1902, and they received
a total of. S137, 502,26799.
The net reduction in the pension
roll during the year was 22,46o, the
number of names removed being 5z,-
149 and the number added 1851.
Ohio led the states with the Iarg-
est roll. there being 60,902 pension
ers drawing $21, 582,33O.O4.
Eighty Widows Still Draw Pensions
For War of 1912.
EIGHTY widows of soldiers of the
war of 1912 are still on the govern
ment pension rolls, according to the
annual report of Secretary of the In
terror Lane. Pensioners included 40
survivors of the war with Mexico
and 2.739 widows of soldiers.
Names of 271,391 civil war vet
Grams are listed. Deaths OF civil wa war
veterans last year numbered >2f'fVo'
compared with 90,446 the year De-
forp
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
GARFIELD QUITS
AS FUEL DIRECTOR
I'm RENDERING RESIGNATION is
DISPLEASED WITH TERMS OF
SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE.

. WASHINGTON, d. C.-Fuel ad-
ministrator Garfeld's resignation was
tonight in the hands of President
Wilson; given because he disagrees
on principle with the coal strike set
Element proposal arranged by the
president and the Mine Workers
union.
Increase in Coal Prices.
Men close to the fuel administra-
tor understand that he believes that
the work of the commission author
lied under the settlement to be made
up of one coal mine operator, a coal
miner and a third person named to
represent the public will result in an
increase in the price of coal to the
consuming public. Against this form
of settlement DIR. Garfield has been
unalterably opposed. 1t has been
learned on good authority that ne
took no part in the negotiation with
the mine workers union chiefs dur
ing the last week.
Would MuIct Public.
It was recalled in connection with
the resignation that in suggesting q
IA per cent. wage increase as fan
for the miners and possible to be paid
from present profits of mine own
ers DR.. Garfield suggested commits
sion representative of the industry
to review the findings, but expressed
the conviction that such body
should not have power to fix prices.
His belief is said to be that with this
power granted, combination of the
employer and employee in the indus
try to mulct the public by price raises
| is certain to result.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
PRECEDENT
For First Time in History of Unit
ed States President Signs Bill
With a Pencil.

WASHINGTON. - President
Wilson transacted some official
business on Saturday, including
the signing of number of par
don warrants, and a bill to in
crease the pay of the police in
the District of Columbia.
In signing the measures the
president used an indelible PEN
Gil, because of the difficulty of
using the pen.
This was the first time in the
history of the nation, it was said
at the white house, that aficial
documents in parchment had not
been signed with ink.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
The Death Penalty Was GiUen to IS
American Soldiers During The War

since April 6, 1917, the beginning
of the war period.
Death penalties were adjudged in
las cases from that date to June 80,
1919, and execution was consummat-
ed in thirty-five cases-ten in France
and twenty-five in the United States.
Murder was charged in two of these
cases, murder and mutiny in nine
teen, assault in eleven and assault
and murder in three.
"In~no case," according to the re-
port, twas capital sentence for a
purely military offense carried into
execution"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
PKY IS SECURELY
RtPT IN BANK VAUL 7
security for Loans, But for
Neeping Along With the
Other "VaIuables."

TURK, N, Y.-That most re-
all valuables-whisky-has
'ne vaults of a mid-Manhat-
~ no not as security for a loan,
H. faie 4. storage. To the layman
T. SS OF banks are places where
n > such as stocks, bonds, coin,
II SllVerware, silks, laces,
y, tapestries, personal papers
II cnattels are stored, safe
j Ipfylng fingers of the thief
M rlook; But when prohibition
~ ~ 10 July /, saluted and said
v W whisky that liquid turned
h. 'luaole, a product much
.. persons who had forgotten
an Investment that last wet
I'm; uhe, And these persons
Il y to pay anything for
Il II could be obtained.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16

WASHINGTON, D. C.-During the
last fiscal year 16,547 persons were
tried before general courtsmartial
and IS per cent. were convicted. Of
the charges against officers more than
one-third comprised drunkenness, alb
sent without leave or conduct unbe-
coming an officer; in the case of en-
listed men one-half the total charges
recorded were for desertion; absent
without leave, disobedience and sleep
ing on post.
The report made public for the
first time an official summary of the
acapitaP' cases occurring in the army
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
HAS MADE A FORTUNE
DEALING IN ARMY GOODS
Paris Rag Man Bought Coats at Soo'
and ResoId Them at 10000

PARIS-A rag and bone picker,
who formerly gained a meager nVing ing
by collecting garbage, has become
wealthy by trading in American army
He purchased a number of water
proof coats for $3.50 at a goVe 4ho
ment sale and made profit on the ne
resale of sSO,40O. With this sum me ne
bought boots, shoes and blanke eSa
Now he has bank account OF more
than $4,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
CHICKENS FOR MARKET
ARE lover BALLASTED"
1000 of Them, Full of Sand and
Gravel, Condemned in New York.

NEW YORK, N. Boosting the
weight of poultry by feeding the
birds sand and gravel will no longer
be permitted, according to Edwin j.
O'Malley, commissioner of markets,
who today condemned $4,000 chick
ems because each carried from one
half to a pound and a half surplus
luggage" in its crop.
Mr.. O'Malley declared New York
ers have been defrauded CT millions
each year by the practice.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
n PROFITEERS ON
NH IGNORANT POOR?
pHIA PAPER TELLS
\ EXCESSIVE CHARGES FOR
FOREIGN COIN.

.,,,,, AnELPHIA, Pa.-The Unit
a.ates government through its
0' @"o aepartment is actually prof
' ,s in the exchange of American
~ ' for foreign coin, says the
=. ledger. Enormous profits are
prt to Mr.. BurlesOn's depart
through the aid of a rate OF ex-
an the foreign money that
/ no account of the sinking value
ioreign currency, but still main
|, the pre-war rates. -.
some cases the profit is SO hlgn
for every dollar that a person
..its with the postofice to be con-
u into foreign money and sent
rolative overseas the consignee
fftv cents of the dollar, while
government pockets the remain
half dollar.
ere in Philadelphia in 1918 the
nostofice did $5O,0O0,OOO worth
Iusiness in the foreign money or
deDartment. This represents the
n,in0 and outgoing moneys, but
employees of the postoffice as.
4 that much more than one-hai1
.t amount was for the outgoing
I. on which Uncle Sam realized
ndsome profit.
mixing concerns, however, give
benefit of the falling value OF
money of the European coun-
# was pointed out, however,
foreign-born poor for the most
are ignorant of the ways of get
the most for their money and
implicit trust in the service OF
United States postoffice to get
money overseas.
Sending Christmas Money.
lat class of people furnishes most
clients of the postofice. Lately
has been a rush of persons to
ostoAice to send Christmas pres
to their relatives in foreign
Yesterday there was a steady
h of persons to the foreign mon
der window sending their mon
Eerseas at the high rate of ex-
e.
English pound yesterday was
d at S3.94A at local banks, but
meantime the postoffice serene
tained S4.87 for each pound sent
If the local office. The French
brought ten cents in the ex-
e, While the government stuck
old standard and obtained nine
Eents for the ten-cent coin.
the case of the Italian lire the
nment rate was more than twice
Numerical value Of the lire. The
nment charged nineteen cents
very lire it sent abroad, while
banking institutions charged
sght and a quarter cents the lire.
kronin, the coin of Denmark,
n and Norway, brought from
to twenty-five and a hall
for each coin. The government
ed twenty-seven cents for this
in all of the countries mention
ibis country were to resume
with Austria-Hungary the
of that country would cost the
twenty-five cents although at
that coin is virtually value
having a commercial value OF
lght-tenths of one cent.
Thirty Per Cent Profit.
fortunately 80 per cent. of all
Oney taken in at the foreign
order window here is profit
y taking advantage of the fall
Dney market abroad.
Kers here yesterday said that
Or foreigners have from time
pe had sorrowful experiences
ankers of their own natinali-
have come to look upon the
&c as the one agency through
they should send their money
native country.
We were to do the same thing
e government is doing we
De blackguarded," said one
Yesterday. afternoon. awe
also probably be arrested fol-
[lng or for obtaining money
lalSe pretenses, but the post
Is been getting away with this
yer since the war started"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
r nj, ROBBERS GET
'h"ELS WORTH 100000

49,, In.-Three robbers on
lo01 t oGn took jewelry valu-
tS ,VoO from the Morris Klein
| 'n n, center of the downtown
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16
J. A. FORT WILL BE STATES
DRY ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Americas Attorney Is Appointed to
Succeed Vandiver.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Maj. J. A.
Fort, of Americas, will be prohibition
director of Georgia, to succeed John
NJ. Vandiver, of Rome. That his COM
mission will be issued at once was au-
thoritatively stated. He is 81 years
of age, and was endorsed by Con-
gresham Crisp and others of the
Georgia delegation and Senators
Smith and Harris.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16

Rakestraw and Sellmore are IN tne
coal business in Portland, oreeon'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16

Sunday night brought this section
its first real cold weather.