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Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-03
Treasurer of Northern
Pacific Dies of Pneumonia

St. Paul, Mimi. Aug. 2.-Charles
A. Clark, treasurer OF the Northern
Pacific railroad since 1897, died of
pneumonia at a local hospital,
where he had undergone an oper-
alton for stomach trouble Pre-
vious to going to the Northern Pa
cific in 1882, he had-been connected
with the Denver & Rio Grande.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-03
Suicides in New York
Show Alarming Increase

New York, Aug. 2.-Suicide cases
in the first six months of 1920 have
shown an alarming increase over the
corresponding period last year, the
Save-A-Life league reports. In the
first half of 1919 the league received
reports of 2,063 suicides, as COM
pared with 2,77l so far this year, in
cluding 22S children.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-03
Body Of Frank HanIy
Returned to INDIANAPOLIS

Dennison. O., Aug. 2.-The body
of ]. Frank Hanly, former governor
of Indiana, who was killed near
here yesterday when a freight train
struck the automobile in which he
was riding, was taken to Indian
apolis early today.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-03
Grand Jury Will Probe
Cause of Famine of Coal

Chicago, Aug. 2-Judge Robert
E. Grove, chief justice of the crimin7
al court. directed the August grand
jury today to investigate the coal
famine which threatens Chicago and
determine whether or not any per-
sons, firms or corporations are en-
gagged in criminal conspiracy to
bring about a coal shortage for the
purpose of manipulating the price.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-03
AT. l. to Press Amnesty Plea
For Prisoners Next Week

Washington, Aug. 2.-Officials of
the American Federation of Labor
will press their pleas for general
amesity for political prisoners next
week, according to federation an
aouncement today. Attorney Gen
eral Palmer has been asked to res
ceive delegation of labor leaders,
headed by Samuel Gompers at
which the general adhesity resolI-
ton adopted by the Montreal La
Dor convention will be presented.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-03
Baby In Gocart Dragged
Three Blocks by Tram

Racine, Wis, Aug. IA go-cart
containing a 2-year-old child rolled
off a. sidewalk here today and Its
handle was caught by passing in
tcrurban car. The cart was dragged
three blocks before frantic pedes-
trians'. signals stopped the car. The
infant was unhurt
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-03
Stiff BLOW on LaIv
Starts Teeth Flying.
But Saves Man's' Life

Fremont, Neb., Aug. 2.--(Spe-
cial Telegram. "A hard blow to
the jaw saved the life of Arthur
Thomas, employc OF the city light
department. Thomas was TEST
ing for a short circuit when
plug he held came in contact
with a high voltage WIRE His,
scream attracted Clyde Newton,
who Knocked him loose. as we'll
as several teeth but Thomas is
mighty glad
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-03
Plane Drops; Two Hurt.

Lancaster, Pa, Atg. &c apt.
]. Newmuller, %. of Shamokin. and
Ray S. Mutt. mechanician Of In
diana were seriously injured when
their airp1ane crashed down near
Marietta.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-03
The Weather

Forecast.
Nebraska - Fair and warmer
Tuesday.
M of--ty tenn y q t.,reS.t
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-05-14
SCHOOLS CLOSE.

The Wood Schools close today
that is the primary grade closes today
aud the grammar grade will close one
week from today, This has been one
of the most successful terms of school
we have had in Wood. The Primary
department was in charge of Miss
Helen Siegmund, and the Grammar
grade was presided over by Miss May
Fjtlkee. The attendance this year
was the largest in the history OF the
local school, and with the prospects
of still larger attendance next year
some provision should be made at
the coming annual school meeting to
provide an additional room in time
for the opening of our school in Sep
tember and an additional teacher
should also be provided. We have
laid the foundation here for one of
the best schools in the county, and we
uAu0b COnlihu W Dulld up Oul oCuoOiS
with the idea of betterment and i'm
proyement ever in mind. To do this
we must have ample school room to
accommodate the pupils, and sufficient
teachers OF recognized standing and
ability to properly instruct those who
attend these schools. Keep this mat
ter in mind, attend the annual school
meeting next month, and let's keep
building up and bettering our public
schools here. We want Wood to be
known far and wide for it's good
schools. It's a good ad and will help
to attract people to our town to make
this their permanent home, The
money expended on good schools will
pay a big interest on the investment.
Keep boosting for bigger and better
schools.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-05-14
TO ORGANIZE A BASE BALL
TEAM.

All those interested in local base
ball club are requested to meet at the
First State Bank at Wood, on TO mor.
row, Saturday evening for the pur
pose organizing a base ball team tC
play during the coming season,
There is ample material in and around
Wood to give us one of the best anna
ture teams in these parts, and with
proper management there is no reason
why we should not have some real
good ba1 games during the coming
summer months If you want to join
the team, or if you are interested in
seeing a good ball team at Wood, at
tend this meeting at the bank to mol
row night.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-05-14
S25,0O0 SPENT BY INDIANS AS
THRIFT INVESTMENT.

A $4,000 Thrift Investment" by
the Indians of the Fort Berthold Ag.
ency, Elbow Woods, North Dakota,
is announced 10y f.. G. Kibbee, direct
or of the Ninth District Government
Savings Organization, headquarters
i'm Minneapolis.
The $4,000 goes forward by E. w
Jermark, superintendent OF the
agency, on behalf of % Indians fol
the purchase of Treasury Depart.
ment Savings Certificates, these cost.
ing the Indians at this time $S3 and
paying them an even 800 on January
], 1928.
The Savings Certificates are being
made out at the Federal Reserve Bank
i'm the name of the individual pur.
chaser and Evan Flies Away Baker
heads the list for $1,000 and other
Indians in the 81, 900 class are TheO.
dore Bird Bear. ELAN, Rita and Ed.
ward Black Hawk, Black Horse,
Arthur Bradfield, Abby g. Breast,
Susan Bull, Evan Burr, Albert Charg.
ing. Mary Crow, Joseph Driver, and
Martin Thomas Old Dog. Purchases
by the other Indians range from $500
t. 5000.
This is the second Savings securities
purchase made by Indians Of the
Northwest, the Sioux Indians Of the
Rosebud Agency having purchased q
total of S2l3.S00.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-05-14
FROM FRYING PAN TO FIRE

A story goes that once upon a time
live fish was placed in a frying pan.
In It's agony it gave one mighty flop
and landed in the hotter Goals of the
| fire.
We fear the story Of the fable is
being enacted In real life today.
There is a growing unrest among
young luen on the farmS-an unrest
which constitutes distinct peril to
the nation. Stories of abnormally
high wages paid for even unskilled
labor in the cities have fired the farm
hand with that greatest Of all Amer
lean curses-a desire to get rich quick.
In Imagination he sees the money
rolling in, but there his imagination
stops. He never thinks of it pouring
out again. And in the big cities,
despite the high wages paid, there is
quite as much pouring as rolling.
Just why the bright eyed, keen
minded and energetic young men of
the country should prefer the ex
asperating perplexities of the city to
the peaceful certainties of the country
is difficult to conceive. From infancy
they have been trained i'm the hard
headed school of experience which
has enabled their fathers to achieve
success in an era when the hand Of
fate was against every farmer when
there was no adequate recompense
for their labors-when the star of
hope was obscured by the low prices
of their products. Yet All of this
splendid training seems to be without
avail. They want to leave the farms.
Fathers have pleaded. Mothers and
sisters and sweetheartS have shed
bitter tears. But the unrest is there
it will not sleep.
True, the city newspapers are filled
with enticingly worded advertise
ments calling for help, but when
sifted down they are more often found
to be jobs that the city man does net
| want. The farmer lad is asked to
come IN and take the crumbs that t
| remain. 1t is an unfortunate condi-
tion which faces the country and one
which must be met. If the deporable
depopulation of the farms. continues
there can be but one result. The
farmer will live in peace and plenty
because he can always raise sufficient
for the needs of himself and his fam
lily. But everywhere the cities will
cry fer food when there is no food to
be had. And the young man who
leaves the farm will be among those
who experience the joys of gay life
and an empty stomach.
The greatest crow n of glory of the
world war was placed by Marshal
Foch upon the brow of farmer boy
from the mountains of Tennessee.
lie Is hero of heroes Of the war OF
all wars. The farm boy Of today has
an opportunity of performing for his
country an even greater service than
that which made Alvin Yorke's name
known wherever civilization exists
BY remaining upon the farm, where
life is clean and opportunities are
never lacking, he can aid in saving
millions of helpless women from tht
pangs of hunger and the depths o.
desnair For without the nroduct,
Of the farm even life itself can not b
sustained,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-05-14
THAT PIONEER ACRE CORN
GROWING CONTEST.

Monday, Willie Sorensen, made the
as,t entry in this years Pioneer Acre
Corn Growing Contest. For some
reason, perhaps the weather and the
condition of the roads has had some
thing to do with it, there has been con
siderable apathy among the boys and
girls this year concerning this contest
and interest in the contest seems to
be lacking Entries in the contest
this year, will positively close on Sat.
urday, May 22nd. We would like to
see number of boys and girls of Mel
lette county enter the contest again
this year, but of course we cannot do
more than we have done, and If the
boys and girls show no inclination to
take part in the corn club, and the
parents do not feel like encouraging
them to DO so, we candot help that.
Now that we haye at least one entry,
the Cup will be awarded, and any
other prizes that may be offered will
also be awarded. Boys and girls, re
member, that one week from tomorrow
Saturday, May y, entries in this
years contest will positively close.
The time is short, but still there is
time for a number to enter this con-
test this year and make it quite inter
estlng.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-05-14

Since the last issue of the Pioneer
we have had 3.3l inches of precipita.
tiou, which now brings our total pre-
cipitation since January lst to ll.ss
inches, and We now have passed the
record of the "wettest year" 1915,
when up to the same date we had but
a.2s inches of precipitation, or an ez
cess this year over the same period IL
1915 ~ 2,6h inches,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13

RUB-MY-TISM is A GREAT
PAIN KILLER. 1T RELIEVES
PAIN AND SORENESS CAUSED
BY RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA,
SPRAINS. ETC.-Adv.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
INVENTIVE GENIUS
ROBS CALOMEL OF
NAUSEA AND DANGER
Doctors Favorite Medicine Now
Purified and Refined from All
Objectionable Effects. "Calo-
tabs" New Name.

What will human ingenuity do next!
Smokeless powder, wireless. telegraphy'
horseless carriages, colorless iodine, taste
less quinine,-now comes nausealess Gallo
mel. The new improvement called "Calo-
tabs" is now on sale at drugstores.
For biliousness, constipation and lndl-
gestion the new calomel tablet is a prac-
tically perfect remedy, as evidenced by
the fact that the manufacturers have au-
thorized all druggists to refund the price
if the customer is not perfectly delighted'
with Calotabs. One tablet at bedtime with
a swallow of water-that's all. No taste,
no nausea, no gripping, no salts. By morn
ing your liver is thoroughly cleansed and
you are feeling fine, with a hearty appe-
tite Eat what you please-no danger-go
about your business.
Calotabs are not sold in bulk Get an
original package, sealed. Price, thirty
FIVE. cents.-(adv.)
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
CITY CROWDS STOP
AT BIRDS FLIGHT
A CANARY ESCAPES SPARROW
HAWK AS ALL TRAFFIC HALTS
- TO WATCH STRUGGLE.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-A fugitive
canary bird, weary of life in a wick
er cage in a down town bon bon
shop, escaped and completely block
ed traffic here in the down town dis
trict.
The bird flew to a hotel window
ledge. The cashier of the bon bon
shop sent a negro boy with the cage
to get it. AS the boy mounted the
glass canopy overhanging the side
walk some one suggested that he
throw salt on the birds tail. A wait
ress from a cafe threw a silver salt
cellar. It.grazed the birds head and
the bird flew across the street to the
ledge of fifth-story hotel window.
By this time street traffic was com
pletely blocked, and members of the
crowd were spouting advice to the
boy about how to catch the canary.
A sparrow dived like battle plane
and attacked the golden stranger.
Much confused, the canary again
took fight. This time it lighted on a
telephone cable. A traffic policeman
climbed to the top of a motor car,
with the empty cage on the end of a
window stick, and tried to lure the
fugitive again. No use.
Again the negro boy tried his hand
He placed the open cage on a win
dow sill. The canary looked at it du-
biously.
The warlike sparrow, with another
pirate of the same tribe, swoopeC
down again. Nearer the cage hopp
ed the perturbed canary. Then &
black hand shot out and clutched the
golden feathers. 1t thrust the fright
Iened songster back into the cage ant
carried it to the bon bon shop.
In ten minutes a squad of police
men had traffic moving once more.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
A Short Sketch of the Democratic
Nominee for the Presidency

to back him financially in buying the
Dayton News in 1898.
Within two years the News from q
liability became one of Dayton's best
paying enterprises. 1t was Cox's I'M
canny perception of public opinion
that made him a successful editor.
AS the paper grew and earned more
money Cox bought the Springfield
Press-Republic in 1908 and formed
the News League of Ohio with him
self as owner and editorial director.
In 1912 he was nominated for gov
ernor and elected He was defeated
for reelection, but his party re-nom-
mated him in 1916 and he was re-
elected for third term in 1918, be-
ing the only democrat to win in Ohio.
He recently purchased the farm
near Jacksonburg where he was born
and is making it into a modern farm
home where he expects to live on re-
tirement from public office. He is
married and has four children.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13

James NJ. Cox was born in Jackson
burg, Butler county, Ohio, March 81,
|187O. He had a public school and
high school education. His early life
was spent working on a farm and at
tending school. His parents were not
even comfortably supplied with
money and young Cox had to work.
While still boy he became print
er's devil on a Cincinnati newspaper,
and then after a short season teach
ing school became a reporter on the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Won Favor of Millionaire.
His shrewd appraisal of men and
things won him favor in the sight of
Paul Sorg, millionaire tobacco man,
and when Sorg was elected to con-
gress in the ZOOS Cox became his pri-
vate secretary. That was the Ohio
governors real entry into politics. His
acuteness as a secretary caused Sorg
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
MEMS CLOTHING UP
AGAIN In THE FALL
RESTRICTION OF CREDIT cAUS-
ED RECENT PRICE REDUCTION
SALES, SAYS SECRETARY.

Notice has been served on a long
suffering public by Willard B. Stew
ems, secretary of the National Whole
sale Mems Furnishings association,
that the present clothing prices will
be superseded by much higher charges
in the fall and that the time to buy is
now. The price cutting movement,
he said, had been caused by "back-
ward spring season, followed by cur
tailment of credit by the banks" Ex-
cept for cases where surplus stock was
unloaded the reductions were unjusti-
fed, unscientific, economically un-
sound and contrary to market condi-
tons, he said.
Mr.. Stevens was not happy over the
announcement of the department of
justice officials that price advances in
the fall would be met with prosecu-
tons. The association regards the
activities of the federal reserve board
and the department of justice as
premature, though laudable, and in
some respects altogether too radical" "
as an attempt to reduce the cost of
living.
"Retailers and banks against whom
no suspicion has been directed have
suddenly been deprived of accommo-
dation,' said Mr. Stevens. "They
have been compelled to dispose of at
a discount millions of dollars worth
of liberty bonds-bought under the
impulse Of patriotism-in order to
save their business. And it is Won
derful why these splendid investments
have dropped so in price and why the
government negatived its efforts to
stabilize the market by forcing the
impairment and sacrifice of what I
should be the finest securities in the
world"
Mr.. Stevens said cotton, wooden
and silk factories have been compell-
ed to shut down by lack of credits,
reducing production 25 to 35 per
cent. This means inevitably higher
prices this fall, he said:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
GEORGIA COUNTIES
LOSE in CENSUS
MANY SHOW DECREASE IN POP
ULATION IN THE LAST
TEN YEARS.

I WASHINGTON, D. C.-Prelimi-
nay population figures of Georgia
counties have been issued by the
census bureau as follows:
Clay county, Georgia, 1920 popu-
lation 1857; decrease since 1910,
1,403, or 1877 per cent.
/. Coweta county, Georgia, 1920
population, 29,047; increase since
1910, 247, or g per cent.
Crisp county, Georgia, 1920 popu-
lation, 1894; increase since 1910,
2,491, or 1872 per cent.
Dooly county, Georgia; 1920
population, 20,522; decrease since
1910, 80, or 2 per cent.
Glascock county, Georgia, 1920
population, 4,192; decrease since
1910, ATT, or 1917 per cent.
Hancock county, Georgia, 1920
population, 1887; decrease since
1910, 1872, or 4.3 per cent.
Murray county, Georgia, 1920 pop
ulation, 9,49O; decrease since 1910,
273, or 2.8 per cent.
Pickens county, Georgia, 1920
population, 1929; decrease since
1910, 819, or 81 per cent.
Quitman county, Georgia, 1920
population, 3,417; decrease since
1910, Lift, or 25.6 per cent.
Figures for a number of Georgia
counties previously issued also show
ed decreases in population.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
NIGHT FIRE DRAWS WEEVILS,
SAYS A SUMTER FARMER
Hundreds of Destructive Pests De-
stroyed in That Manner.

A light burning at night in the
fields attracts boil weevils and af-
fords a sure method of destroying
many of the pests, according to Will
Morgan, a prominent farmer who
lives a few miles from Americas. Re-
Gently Mr.. Morgan had a tenant
house on his farm burned at night and
discussing the occurrence with per-
sons in Americas he declared he saw
thousands of insects, many boil wee
wills among them, attracted by the
fire. Hundreds of these, he believes,
were destroyed by flying into the
Observation-Disclosures.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
cRECIAN GIRL PROVIDES HOME

In some parts Of Greece no girl
can ever hope to find husband until
she has a home of her own. Hence,
providing his daughters with houses
is an onerous duty which falls to the
lot Of every father.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
NOTE TAX BILL is
KILLED IN LEGISLATURE
Debate Over the Measure Was Long
and Heated

The legislature has killed bill by
Representative Cole of Coweta, re-
quiring holders of notes and other
evidences of debt to present them to
tax receivers as property and to have
them stamped with a stamp, without
which they would be invalid for col
lection in courts of law.
The vote on the bill was 104 to
Al. A number of amendments and
substitutes were voted down along
with the bill. Interest in the meas
ure was keen because of its effect on
the financial interests of the state,
and the debate was long and heated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13

666 HAS MORE INVITATIONS
THAN ANY OTHER CHILL AND
EVER TONIC ON THE MARKET,
BUT NO ONE WANTS IMITA-
TONS. THEY ARE DANGEROUS
Kings IN THE MEDICINE LINE.
Advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28
FOUNTAIN PAYS PENALTY.
Hanged at EastOn, Md, at 3.15 Early
on Friday Morning.

After an unsuccessful effort to COM
nit suicide by hanging rimself in his
cell at 2 o'clock Friday morning, Isa-
iah Fountain, negro, was hanged in
the Jail at Easton, Md at o'clock
Friday morning. Three minutes later
he was pronounced dead from a
broken neck. Fountain had been tried
and convicted twice, first at Easton,
Md, in May, 1919, and in May, 1920,
at TowsOn, on the charge of criminal
ly assaulting Bertha Simpson, a white
girl, fourteen years old, on April l,
1919, near Trappe. From the time of
his arrest Fountain had protested his
innocence, but there was strong cir
cumstancial evidence, on which the
convictions were based. While the
condemned man made no statement on
the scatfOld, except to say goodbye to
his spiritual adviser, Rev. Abraham
Chase, of Trappe, he did make state
ment in the sheriff's office, just before
the hanging, which was simply this:
81 am an innocent man."
That Fountain intended to cheat the
gallOws was evident from an act of
his an hour before the hanging, when
he was supposed to be asleep. At
o'clock a noise was heard in his cell
by the death watch, who was nearby.
w. H. Williams, motor cycle police
man, hurried to the cell and found
Fountain trying to hang himself. He
had taken the bed clothing from the
bed and tied it around his neck and
was trying to fasten it to the grating
in the cell door in such position that
he could stIangle himself to death.
The officer quickly opened the cell
door, cut the bed clothing, and put
the prisoner in the back part of the
cell and placed Officer Jones in charge.
The latter remained on duty until the
negro was taken out to be hanged.
The trap was sprung by Sheriff C NJ.
T. SOulsby at 3.12 o'clock, and at 3.15
the negro was pronounced dead from
a broken neck, after the body had
been examined by Doctors w. NJ. Pal
mer, Philip L. Travers and Charles F. !
Davidson. As soon as it was released |
by the county authorities the body |
was taken to Hamilton, a small town |
about six miles from Easton, to the
farm which Fountain owned and where |
ne had lived, interment being made |
there.