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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-13
Official Directory

! U 9 Senators ff} seea%oer ssssna
US Represen-3 john N. Baer
) tattye
: lie ISxssat xstenant Governor-H 1s z Wood !.
state Treasurer A Olson
State Auditor-Carl r Kositzky
Attorney Generai-Wm LANCER
] Railroad Com = AanGan a., n,aia
missioners- Frank 1Sl miihollan
supt of Pub lnst-Mlss II Nelson .
Com of InsTrance-S apce-Sohn a 9lsaess q Hsssr,
~ A N Christianson
. 'ussSs: sss;s%s ss the : 4 kRs9assa S9ea ssn
J.. Court ( ( F F Giaassll Grace
fudge 7th Jud. Dist-WJ Kneeshaw
! STATE SENATOR
! Walter Wexford .
REPRESENTATIVES
lWm Pleasance
lst District Paul Johnson .
O'Connor ;
, COUNTY OFFICIALS i
} States Attorney-Wm McMurchie (!
Clerk of Court D Winlaw /
Sheriff-E F Hamilton
; AUDITORIUM. W. Felson
Treasurer-Hugh Gibson
Register of Deeds--Geo Roadhouse
County JudRe-Robert Mcbride
Surveyor-Hernan Campbell
Supt of Schools-Charlotte Jones
CorOner-Frank w. DeaSOn \
Public Admin Geo Peterson
(1st-A b Purdy, toilette !
c 2nd-J S Staples, Concrete
SS 3rd-Fred Rndke. Coystal :
Sohh Is 4tli-W J Watts Leroy .
(5th-J T c Collie DraytOn !
! CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
Alex. Morrison, Collector .
Robert Morrison Special Deputy ]
4 Z RHVSh WhoI Mar4sr mnraS deputies
Is r Russell Immigration Inspector .
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
SOCIETY QUEEN HAS
QUIT THE GAY LIFE
SOCIAL LEADER FORSAKES
DRAWING ROOMS TO WORK
IN PERFUMERY SHOP.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Forsaking
New Yorks most elite drawing rooms
for a desk in a perfumery companys
office. Mrs. Charles de Loosely Oel,
richs, social leader, says she. is proud
TO be means of showing that socle-
tv women have brains. ~
81 love it." Mrs. Oelrichs said. i
have been business woman for two
weeks, and already my friends want
to do it, too. | did not choose pertum-
erv because the use OF it has been an
especial hobby of mine, but because
the head of the company IS a TREND
While most of her friends are asleep
Mrs. Oelrichs, in her fashionable apart
ment, is preparing for the day. She
breakfasts at $50 O'Clock with her
daughter Marjorie, y years old, and
is ready for the office when her chaut-
feur brings around the machine at 9:4o
o'clock. 80
Mrs. Oelrichs said her work has not
interferred with her social lite thus
far. /,
Mrs Oelrichs admitted. You see, my
hours are from 10 a. m. to $50 p. m:
That's longer than the office hours OF
most of the men | know. Sometimes
7 work overtime. I've tried to organize
nv house and my social lite SO that
thev won't interfere with business, and
have managed very well. II | have 10
give up anything it won't be my
work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
HEARST SAFE ROBBED
THREE TIMES IN YEAR
THEFTS IN PUBLISHERS NEW
YORK OFFICE MYSTIFY DE-
TECTIVES IN THE CASE.

NEW YORK.-Through the walls
of police secrecy TODAY filtered knowl-
edge of three robberies in the office
of William R. Hearst in the last year:
In each case safe was opened and
the loot totaed $4,000. Not the slight
est clew has been developed in the
last two cases, although the crattiest
of the Enright detective force still
are seeking the trail of the robbers.
Following the first robbery, in which
S4OO in currency and $500 in checks
were taken, the employees in the office
were cross examined and a young
clerk, it is said, confessed he had stolen
the money. The matter was dropped
when the young mans friends made
restitution of the $500.
The robbers in the second theft lett
behind no clew. They broke into the
safe last summer and escaped with
$4,000 in currency and $4,000 in checks.
And, then, three weeks ago, while
the detectives were beating the brush
for the thieves, the safe was looted
again. This time the loot amounted to
$4,000, all but 5000 being in currency.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
Receivers Stolen Gems
Through Solomon-like
Efforts of Detectives
Diamonds Missed During Dance in
Atlanta Returned When Lights
Were Extinguished.

During a dance. in Atlanta, Ga, Miss
Jane Inge, of New York city, absent
mindedly left five diamond rings, val
ued at $500, in the ladies' room.
When she missed them, during a
dance, she hurried back but they had
disappeared. The management OF the
dance hall notified the police as soon
as Miss Inge reported her loss.
Four detectives and two police Of
fcers responded, and while the officers
guarded each door, one of the electives
announced that theft had been COM
mitted and that the lights would all
be extinguished to allow the theft to
replace the property. Otherwise, the
four detectivs would search every one
in the room.
While the lights were turned out the
dancers were grouped about the door
to the dressing room, but were kept
moving so that the culprit might not
be revealed. When the lights were
turned on the rings were found on the
dressing table, in amost the same place
where Miss Inge had left them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
Urges Country Banks
To Liquidate Loans
Notice Sent Out By Seventh Federal
Reserve District Borders on a
Demand on Farmers.

CHICAGO,Ill.-A plea, but at the
same time yelled demand, that farm
ers and country banks in the middle
west agricultural section liquidate
their loans were sent out today by the
Chicago federal reserve bank to the
banks in the Seventh federal reserve
district. The latter stated that complete
liquidation is not sought, but only an
immediate beginning
The appeal is clearly directed, par
ticularly at Iowa, where the refusal of
farmers to sell their crops and pay off
loans at their banks has been marked.
This has resulted in the Iowa banks
borrowing. more heavily from the re-
serve institution than they should. The
reserve bank concisely states that the
farmer must bear his share of declin-
ing prices and that other industries
are feeling the effects of readjustment
just as keenly.
The statement of the Chicago federal
reserve bank is important in that it
was an authoritative utterance con-
corning the necessity of liquidating
loans of the country banks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
CYCLONE DOES MUCH
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
BUILDINGS BLOWN DOWN
AND STOCK KILLED IN
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

A cyclone in several Southwest
Georgia counties Wednesday did much
damage, the loss running up into
thousands of dollars. -,
In Ouitman counyt, on S. H. Davis,
place, seven mules were killed and
trees and houses were demolished.
At Florence, in Stewart county, the
storm destroyed several buildings, Re
ports also say it struck Springvale IN
Randolph county. =.
At Winchester, in Macon county, 1t
damaged Judge w. H. FELTON,. six to
ten thousand dollars; FELTON, Hatcher,
Billy Phillips, Taylor estate and WIN
McKinsey from one to two thousand
dollars each. Several head OF stock
were killed. but no persons were kill
ed or injured.
Judge FELTON,, who lives in Macon
but was spending the day on his farm,
narrowly escaped being seriously hurt
by a scantling which was blown
through the wire screen OF the porch,
missing him eighteen inches.
Seven buildings were blown down
and Others were badly damaged. Some
automobiles were damaged with loss
estimated at $4,000 to $4,000.
FELTON, Hatcher's barn was blown
down on forty COWS, killing six. Had
it not been for the presence OF 200 OF
Mr.. Hatcher's hands, who lifted the
top, the entire herd would have per,
ished. Mr.. Taylor's and Mr.. Philips
osses do not exceed $500 each.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
SEATOR SMITH FLAYS
BOARD POLICY
PUT BROAD-MINDED MEN IN
CHARGE, HE SAYS. HARRIS
ALSO SCORES THEM.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The fed
eral reserve board was criticised for
failing to meet the Responsibilities
that have fallen upon it because of the
financial distress of the farmers in a
speech in the senate by Senator Hoke
Smith, in which he advocated revival
of the war finance corporation. Sena-
tor Smith criticised the federal reserve
board for refusing to discount factors
paper. To give such an opinion, Sena-
tor Smith said, they had to violate
three provisions of the act.
IF | had had clerk in my Office
when l practiced law who'd give that
opinion" said Senator Smith, II would
have advised him to go back to school"
In his speech Senator Smith said
in part:
"The federal reserve board has act
ed unwisely and dilatory in meeting
the present agricultural crisis. Instead
Iof moving aggressively last year to
check soaring prices they waited until
the peak was reached and prices were
going down hill and then the action
of the board was such that they might
do down hill more rapidly. The kick
should have been against soaring
prices. The help should have been to
check the down-hill progress.
1T has been said that the board did
nothing to depress prices upon farm
products. Everything that has come
from the treasury and from this board
has been hostile in spirit to credits
upon staple agricultural products. The
spirit which has gone from that board
has not encouraged member banks to
aid. | will name one particular thing
that it did injurious to the handling OF
farm and other products.
Since the organization of the fed
eral reserve board until this fall fac
tors paper have been subject to re-
discount of the regional bank, but this
year the federal reserve board formal
ly decided that factors paper could not
be rediscounted under the federal re-
serve act, and forbade the further dis
counting in the regional banks of fac
tors paper"
Harris Informed of Slump in Advance
Senator Harris also has made a
speech in which he strongly urged
speedy legislation looking to the re-
lief of the agricultural interests, and
scoring the financial policy of the gov
eminent.
Following his speech the senator in
conversation declared that w. P. c.
Harding, governor of the federal re-
serve board, had informed him weeks
pervious to the recent terrific slump in
cotton that the farmers must prepare
for conditions which prevailed in 1914
when cotton sold for cents per pound
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
THE SMALL INCOME
SEEMS TO BE SAFE
WILL NOT BE TAXED HEAV-
TER, SAYS CHAIRMAN OF
WAYS AND MEANS.

Representative ]. w. Fordney, OF
Michigan, chairman of the house ways
and means committe; believes it will
not be necessary 10 increase taxation
on small incomes to meet expenses OF
the government.
This step was recommended IN the
annual report of Secretary OF the
Treasury Houston to congress. He
suggested that the rate on incomes OF
less than $4,000 be raised from TOUR
to six per cent and that the rate on
incomes between $4,000 and $4,000 be
raised from 8 to II per cent. This, 1t
was figured, would bring an additional
$151 100000.
Would Seek Other Source.
Il am not ins favor OF putting any
more burdens on small incomes" SAID
Mr.. Fordney. 1--WE can get along with
out that. and can get the money from
some other source without great dIffi-
Guilty. Moreover, we can cut the esti-
mates submitted by the executive de-
nartments from $500, 100000 to 81, 000,-
00O. 600. This will avoid the necessity
of collecting much OF the, revenue
which Secretary Houston said was es-
sential."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
Baptist Women See,
Peril. in Immodesty
Executive Board of Georgia Women,s
Missionary Union Adopts Resolutions

Believing that immodesty in the,
dress of young women and girls ana
laXity in social relations OF young
men and women is indicative OF seri-
Gus decline nj moral standard that
threatens the sacredness OF the home,
the executive board of the Baptist
Women's Missionary Union OF Geor-
gia at its recent meeting passed a
resolution urging women of the nation
to encourage sensible and modest
dress, to see that young people are
properly chaperoned on automooile
rides and at dances and to discourage
the use of Intoxicating liquor and I'M
modesty of all kinds.
A leading Atlanta woman, who is a
member of the board, said;
The immodest dress of many OF
our young girls and the careless lack
OF supervision of their social diversions
show that we are in serious danger
morally of getting into the ways OF
the old countries. This resolution was
introduced to call attention OF mothers
TO their responsibilities"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
The Former German
Emperor Now Living
In Very. High Style
Has Income of $4,000, and Employs
Fifty Servants at His Castle in
Doom, Holland.

Revelations in Berlin of the sums of
money which the former German en-
peror has been permitted to draw from
Germany during the past two years,
together with the announcement that
the Dutch government will tax him
on annual income of 100000 guilders
(about $520,000), have caused the
burghers of Doom, the former kaiser's
Holland retreat, to speculate as to
what he does with all his money.
From Germany the former emperor
is said to have drawn 100000 gull
ders. Besides all this income the Rus
sian government has contributed ad-
ditionally to the furnishing of his new
house at Doom. For long time Will
liam complained of being financially
embarrassed. Now, according to the
people of Doom, he is living in high
style.
Has Fifty Servants.
Not counting his marshal, Gen. Won
Gontard, and other members of his
immediate suite, approximately 50 ser
wants are now employed to keep up the
ne Nenzollern house at Doom. There
aEP 'nrwomen, who are kept busy
po.. NnOrS, bTaSSWork and
otherw1s~ castle up to the
standard of oIo cleanliness de-
manded by the tor.- !: empress, Au-
gusta Victoria They receive the equiv
alent of a dollar a day. In all, William
now employs six cooks. There are also
a number of gardeners and personal
servants.
To maintain this array of servants
William pays in wages alone about
$4,000 a year. Their upkeep costs him
as much more, and this does not in
clude the high-salaried employees. Dur
ing his IS months stay at Ameron-
gen, William lived at the rate of about
1925 a day. In his new estate, how
ever, he is spending much more.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
FOUR DEFENDANTS IN
POISON CASE FREED
AUDIENCE WHICH PACKED
COURT HOUSE CHEERED
DECISION OF JUDGE.

MACON, Cattle four persons &C
cused of poisoning Fred D. Shepard,
wealthy Fort Valley fruit grower, to-
day are free by decision of Judge
Henry A. Matthews, following the
long hearing on whether they should
be granted bail.
The decision went further than the
question of bail. Judge Mathews an
nounced at / o'clock Tuesday night
that he did not consider the evidence
presented sufficient to warrant suspl-
cion of their guilt.
1t was indicated today that the
judges decision will end the case, and
that indictments would not be asked
for Mrs. Pauline J. Elmer, Shepard's
former wife; Mrs. Irma Henry, her Sis
ter: Ernest Hopson, her son by a Tor
mer marriage, and Mrs. Annie Cuts,
the four accused.
Close Is Dramatic.
The hearing came to dramatic close
in the massed court room Tuesday
night. The judges decision, announc..
ed from the bench, was the climax OF
the long and bitter contest. The crowd
was still as he said:
Upon consideration of the entire
| evidence in this case it must be seen
that it is very conflicting; it does not
appear to any degree of clearness that
these defendants had any part from a
criminal standpoint"
He paused. He was the object OF
the intense attention of every person
in the crowded court room. His words
meant freedom or imprisonment, and
probably death, to the four defendants.
Mrs. Pauline Elmer, her face CHASTITY,
gripped the arms OF her chair. Slowly
the judge spoke.
81 do not find that there is reason
able ground laid to suspect the guilt
of these four defendants. They are
therefore discharged" =,
Decision a Shock.
The shock of this pronouncement
struck the court room dumb for an
instant. Then a shout, cheer, ap-
p1ause from the masSed spectators. In
voluntary they raised up from their
seats. But they were halted by the
spectacle Of black clad woman who
rose before them as one who has been
brought back from the dead. Mrs. Ell
mer stood before them. Her face was
white, her black-encircled eyes glazed.
Looking always upward, she stepp-
ed slowly to the center of the room
while those around her gave way. She
swept her hat from her head and lift
ed it in her hand. to One above
Il have not walked alone!
Not always have l been alone!
Jesus has walked with me!
Jesus did not walk alone in Geth-
semane; He was not alone in Gallilee!
He has walked with me-"
Falls in Faint.
And then she tainted. Her friends
rushed to her and found her uncon-
scious, her glazed eyes still gazing up
ward.
The crowd pressed forward and
shook the hands of all the defendants
and the attorneys.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
AGAIN THERE'S DOUBT
ABOUT EXTRA SESSION
GOVERNORS MIND SEEMS TO
HAVE UNDERGONE ANOTH-
Err CHANGE IN MATTER.

ATLANTA, Ga.-That Governor
Dorsey has reconsidered his views in
regard to an extra session of the leg
is1ature, and is not now inclined to
issue a call is the information obtained
from reliable sources at the state cap
itol
The governor himself practically
confirmed this information by stating
that the attorney general and the tax
commissioner had altered their orig
inal opinions concerning the effect OF
the United States supreme court de-
cision upon the tax equalization law
of Georgia.
Business interests OF the state have
also let the governor know that an ex-
ira session of the legislature is not
looked on with favor.
Legislature Might Abolish Office.
A. new element which has entered
into consideration of the question in
the last day or two is the now expert
enced fear that if the legislature is call
ed together to work on the tax equal
ization law certain OF the members
will take the position that under the
provisions of the constitution the gov
ernor will not have the authority in
issuing a call to tie the session down
merely to a matter of amending cer-
tain paragraphs in the existing law, but
that he can merely state the subject
matter the legislature is called to work
upon. If under that assumption the
legislature should have assigned to it
consideration OF the subject OF tax
equalization legislation then the whole
measure would be thrown open TO de-
bate and fight, and if that is done
there is serious danger that, i'll re-
vamping out the present law so as TO
work out the existing defects and at
the same time Strengthening it, the
temper of the legislature is such that
the office OF tax commissioner may be
done away with.
Rights of Legislature.
If the general assembly should be
called in extraordinary session i'll jan
uary or February can that session de-
mand the last election returns OF the
secretary OF state, canvass those re-
turns, declare the result and inaugu-
rate Governor elect Hardwick'
The question was raised today in
capitol gossip and there was con-
siderable disposition to believe that
such a step could be taken under the
provisions of the constitution.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
AT LAST A HAVEN
FOR FUGITIVE HUSBANDS
Treaty to Extradite Erring Spouses in
Canada Is Quashed.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The genial
husband whose wife's cold feet annoy
him or who refuses to roll out in the
morning and whoop up the kitchen
fire hereafter may HE himself to Can
ada with perfect assurance and safe
ty. He cannot be extradited and made
to face the consequences of his sell
hshness.
Despite the prevalence of woman
suffrage the senate foreign relations
committee refused to approve a treaty
negotiated with Great Britain for the
extradition of wife deserters from Can
ada. Worse still, the negative vote
was overwhelming.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
GREAT ARMY OF
HUNTERS IN u. S.
Government Census Shows That More
Than Seven Million Nimrods
Have Game Licenses.

There are more than 100000 hunt
ers in the United States, according to
a census taken by the department OF
agriculture. The estimate was made
from the number of game licenses is
sued by the various states. ,o,o
The census showed that in 1919
there were 100000 state licenses is
sued. Besides this number it is esti-
mated that 100000 hunters are ex-
empted under various state provisions.
The returns from the licenses were
approximately $4,500,00O.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
Peace Party Expense Bill
To Be Aired in Congress

WASHINGTON, D. C:-Ex-
penditure of $1,651,19l by Amer
can delegates to the peace confer
ence at Paris, as shown IN the re-
port filed with congress by Fres,
dent Wilson, will be investigated
by the house. -,
1--WE want to find out how many
bottles of champagne were PAID ior
ont of the $283,56O reported, Tor y,
food. hotel and kitchen supplies,
said Representative Rogers OF
Massachusetts.
81 want to find out how many,
broken chandeliers had to be PAID
for out of $125,S70 reported as pay,
ment for damages to the Ho'ei
Crillon."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
MANY WAGE CUTS
BEING ANNOUNCED
GENERAL LOWERING OF SAL
ARIES FOLLOWS INDUS
TRIAL DEPRESSION.

Wage cuts affecting 100000 workers
and amounting to from 10 to p per
cent have been made or have been de-
cided upon by employers throughout
the country during the past few weeks,
according to statistics. Heading the
list of the recent cuts is that made by
the textile mills of New England and
New York state, which cut wages
22H per cent, 100000 workers being
affected by the decrease.
The clothing manufacturers OF New
York city are deadlocked with the
workers in plan to save more than
20 per cent in manufacturing costs by
paying the workmen on piece basis
and reserving the right to discharge
incompetent help.
Cotton Mills Down.
Cotton mills are cutting wages or
closing in almost every section OF the
country and thousands OF employees
are affected The Tennessee Copper
company and the Dick Town Copper
company, at Copper Hill, Tenn, have
reduced wages ten per cent within the
last few days. The Tyer Rubber COM
pany, of Anover, Mass, which has
been on a three-day a week basis, has
reduced wages Is per cent.
Dispatches from Pittsburg indicate
that steel mills throughout the coun-
try will reduce wages whenever there
has been a substantial lowering OF the
cost Of living. The automobile and
rubber industries are reported to have
been especially hard hit by the indus
trial deDresSion.