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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
MEATS IN STORAGE
SMALLEST IN YEARS
PACKERS SAY SUPPLY WOULD
SATISFY NORMAL DEMAND
LESS THAN FORTNIGHT.

CHICAGO, Ill.-The 10000, 900
pounds of cold storage stocks of meats
and lard in the United States Novem-
Der /, including 200,0OO,O00 curing,
were the smallest in years. The lnsti-
tute of American Meat Packers fig
ures that, if all were now available and
the country depended solely upon 1t,
the supply would meet normal demand
for less than a fortnight.
The past weeks shipment of cured
and fresh meats from Chicago were
53,356,000 pounds, against 46,6Oz 900
the previous week and 103,985, 900 a
year ago. Lard shipments were H.
COS, 900 pounds, against 8,283,000 the
previous week and 15,781000 year
ago. Canned meats were 29,36l cases,
against 20,S05 the previous week and
34,285 a year ago.
The 1l4,000 cattle marketed here
compared with the previous high rec
ord of 110,386, the same week last
year and included $4,000 westerns,
mostly from Montana and Alberta.
Canadian arrivals one day were so
large that Packingtown storage was
inadequate.
Good Contracts With Germany.
Morris & Co. report good contracts
both for immediate and future business
with Germany, which could be IN
creased several hundred per cent II
credits were less stringent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
KENTUCKY is IN
THE cox COLUMN
Democratic Electors Safe by Narrow
Majority. Republican Elected to
The United States Senate.

LEXINGTON, KY. Kentucky's
IS votes in the electoral college will
De cast in full for Governor James M.
CoH OF Ohio, according to the Off
ga returns announced today by Sec
IPStary of State Fred A. Vaughan, at
Frankfort.
me official returns have been re-
lived from every county but Elliott
ana it is certain that this county can
MAKE *, no important change.
me democratic electors were Sc
rStcd, the official returns show, by
,.ot ranging from 1000 to 4,O0O
Inc state election commission will
Ileet IN Frankfort Monday to canvass
Ii io returns. The official returns from
az az counties show Cox's majority is
Si!5 and Ernst's majority 5,7o3. Ernst
republican, and defeated United
''"'es Senator ]. w. c. Beckham.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
OF REFUGEES STARVING
ON FLOATING MAD-HOUSES." MANY
SUICIDES AND CANNIBALISM FEARED

CONSTANTINOPLE. - The con.
dition of the refugees aboard the nine,
ty or more ships strung along the
Bosphorus is appalling and terrible
catastrophe feared unless the
promptest n Fdfo -aken to land
the thousands wl.-9rI 'rq in
misery and in pain. The c.
visited several of these floating
pitals and Warehouses;" today and re-
turned to shore with forebodings of
impending calamity None OF the ref
ugees have as yet been taken ashore
excepting the sick, diseased and in
sane, the latter being extremely num-
erouS.
AS the correspondent rode across
the Bosphorus an unpleasant smell
from the ships was waited to him de-
spite a strong, cold sea breeze. An
American relief officer accompanied
him. AS soon as the pair boarded the
ships the clothing of both was vir-
tually torn off by ha1f-maddened ref
ugees, who begged to be taken to
land on the open hills which border
the Bosphorus.
Herded Together Promiscuously.
Men, women and children, regard
less of age or sex, are herded together
promiscuously on the ships day and
night in state of appalling filth and
Many women of distinguish
ed demeanor, despite their draggled
offered to barter their val
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
NOAHS ARK RIVAL, WITH 4,lO0 BIRDS,
BEASTS AND REPTILES, REACHES u. S.

the ship stopped at Colon four Tas,
manian devils apparently decided all
passengers should go ashore. They got
loose and opened the cages OF several
other animals before they were detect
ed.
Josephs, who acted as ships surgeon
on the trip, said the kaola eats only
the leaves of the eucalyptus tree, SO a
ton of the leaves was brought along
to feed the one kaola bound for the
brought to this country. The belle Of
the hubbub was a female dassarus, an
other newcomer, which was very gen
tie. liked petting, and was said to be
real "vamp." The monkeys Stunned
her when one found she carried nine
children about in a pouch.
1t was quite a problem to arrange
the menu for the trip, but $4,000 worth
OF hay, grain, worms and insects SUI
feed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30

tables, jewels and furs for crust OF
bread or a glass of water. In some
cases the refugees have been without
water for eleven days
The correspondent heard that there
had been numerous suicides OF desper-
ate refugees going insane during the
night hours. They spoke of ghostly
temptation and the sobbing call OF the
.eea at night when they were dying
thirst. Many of the refugees
restrained from jumping over
board, while many succeeded.
War-Hardened Nurses in Tears.
The American navy is assisting in
transporting sick women to hospitals
and the Near East Relief also has been
prominent in the work hardened
nurses were moved to tears by mad
dened mothers offering their children
to visitors and the scenes of separa-
ton have been beyond description.
The death rate has been abnormal as
the result of the biting cold and the
lack of food. The American Red Gross
is offering $4,000 rations daily, and
several Americans are offering dona-
tons and subscriptions.
Fear was expressed by the ships
officers that cases of cannibalism would
occur unless food supplies are receiv-
ed promptly. In many cases they had
to fight off maddened men from slay-
ing children, they declared. The Amer
lean hospital in Stamboul is crowded
ed to suffocation and the American Red
Cross is giving all its available sup
plies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
U. S. FOOD GOES TO
STARVING CHINESE
American Minister Declares But Five
Per Cent of 10000, 900 Starving
People Can Be Saved.
IN FAMINE STRICKEN ZONES.

TIENTSIN.-The first American
expedition for the relief of the Chinese
famine sufferers is on its way to the
very heart of the devastated district.
1t left here November 2, and by now
it is feeding many hungry mouths,
constituting the first actual relief from
any outside source.
The food will be distributed from
Anping, a town 200 miles from TENT
sin, where a desperate race is being
made against time before the streams
and canals are frozen by the swiftly
falling winter. Only a fraction of the
lives in the district can be saved. In
the county of Anping 10000 souls, or
about 20 per cent of the population,
is starving, and cannot survive until
the June harvests without aid. Some
miles to the east, through which re-
lief cargoes will pass, is Hsenshin,
where the percentage of starving is
100. 1t is the blacklist spot in all Chi
ma, but being nearer Tientsin it may
be reached by supplies later.
100000 Face Death.
The Confucian temple at Anping is
being used as granary, and there is
sufficient food stored there to carry
10000 people over until June. There
is no hope for the rest of the popula
ton, so 10000 will be left to starve.
In other counties and provinces sim
liar conditions prevail Cabinet minis
tiers, ENJOYS from the great powers
missionaries and hard-headed Ameri-
can and British business men are dis
cussing the matter of the coolies lives
calmly. The decision reached was that
twenty, and some say thirty millions
must die, for it would be possible to
save lives only by sending food to
districts where it would be possible to
maintain a continuous supply.
I'VE can hardly scratch the sur
face" said Administrator Charles
Crane, the American minister to Chi
ma. 1T may be possible if relief comes
quickly, and can be transported to the
interior swiftly, to save 5 per cent of
the 100000 Perhaps only per
cent can be saved, and to save even
that few quick action must be taken"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
CONGRESSMAN SEE
NO TAX REDUCTIONS
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS URGE
SUBSTITUTE MEASURES. TO
REDUCE EMPLOYEES.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Republi-
can members of congress now in
Washington are agreed that there can
be no reduction of taxes for two or
three years. The government must
continue to collect the same amount
as at present until 1923. There will be
A change in the forms of taxation, but
no general reductions, says Represen-
tative Fess, chairman of the republican
congressional committee, and Repre-
sentative L. T. McFadden, chairman
Of the banking and currency commit
tee.
These two men, who speak for diff
ferent elements in the country, have
reached the conclusion that the ex-
cess profit taxes and other obnoxious
taxes must be eliminated as quickly
as possible, in accord with party
pledges, but that other measures OF
taxation must be devised.
Reduce Number of Employees.
Mr.. Fess is anxious that the repub-
lican party should carefully consider
taxation matters in the special session
of congress which President Harding
is expected to call. He is of the opin-
ion that the house ways and means
committee should consider tirst. the
advisability of making radical re-
duction in the number of federal EN-
ployes and eliminate Implications in
government bureaus.
81 am of the opinion that by reduc-
ing expenses the excess profits tax
can be repealed without substituting
anv other tax for it so far as the cur
rent expenses of the government are
concerned" said Fess.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
10000 CLERKS MAY
LOSE CAPITOL JOBS
Plan to Cut Useless Work Charged
That Department Heads Oppose
Reduction of Office Forces.
POLITICAL HOUSE CLEANING.

WASHINGTON, D. C-Twcnty
thousand of the 92,000 federal EN-
ployes in Washington will be dropped
if the plans under consideration by
the house budget committee are &C
cepted by congress. Representative
William r. Wood, chairman of the
sub committee which will consider the
legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill, announced on Satur-
day that the salary roll in the District
of Columbia must be reduced to IT,
900, so as to effect an annual saving
of about $20,000,000 a year. 1t will be
the greatest political house cleaning
ever known.
To Begin July /.
In his opinion this reduction can be
made beginning with the next fiscal
year on Juy | without impairing eff
cheney, and further reduction might
be effected the next fiscal year through
consultations and the elimination of
unnecessary bureaus and commissions
He believes, however, that the matter
should be carefully studied by the eff
hciency bureau before the reductions
should go below the 1900. Before
the armistice was signed federal en-
ployes in the District of Columbia
numbered 10000, and the reduction
in the last two years has been less
than $4,000.
Officials Are Indifferent.
There seems no disposition on the
part of government officials to aid in
the necessary reductions" he said.
Every department and bureau head
wants to hold as many people as pos
sible it seems. Many congressman
plead for savings, but when employees
are dismissed rush to the department
heads and use their influence to keep
the employees in office. Then, too,
heads of bureaus do not employ COM
mon sense in finding out where people
can be dispensed with. | remember
going into one office connected with
the war department in company with
two other congressman.
See Hundreds Idle.
1--WE walked through one division
after another without disclosing our
identity. Everywhere we found hun
dreds OF people idle. Finally we reach
ed a division where the messenger at
the door refused to allow us to enter
1t appeared that this division dealt
with bonds and contracts, and stran-
gers were not admitted. One OF the
members of the party informed him
OF our identity and he disappeared. We
heard him shouting down the corrl-
dor, Get busy; members of congress
are here When we informed the head
of this occurrence he could not I'M
derstand it, but neither did he suggest
reduction in the force"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
WILL BE BUT FEW
PATRONAGE JOBS
Large Republican Majority Reduces
Appropriation For Each Member
Of Congress to About $1,100.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The new
republican members of congress need
not expect much patronage with which
to reward the multitude of republican
voters who are now job hunting.
Because of the republican majority
in the house of representatives, the
political patronage of each member
will be cut to something like 81, 100
for each member or less than pay for
one good job. Many members will be
forced to go without single patron
age job.
The total appropriation for patron
age jobs under the house OF represent
atives is about $350,000 a year. OF this
appropriation $4,000 goes to the mi
nority, the democratic party in the
sixty-seventh congress, for political
Jobs created by law. These are clerks
to the minority, assistant doorkeepers
and pages,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
PASSES
81 BILL FOR $40
H. H. Brooks Being Held at Athens
Accused of Raising Federal Bank
Notes. Is Pitiful Figure.

ATHENS, Gail. H. Brooks, OF
this city, formerly Baptist preacher
was arrested Monday charged with
raising and passing two 81 bills as
$40 bills. He is being held on the 9TH
er charge of insanity. He will be held
in the Clarke county Jail until the
question OF his sanity can be settled.
1t is said that Brooks passed one
bill about a month ago but redeemed
it. The second attempt was made Sun
day in house in East Athens. Brooks
claims that the bills were passed on
him. Federal authorities say that the
work in changing the bills is extreme
" good. The corner of 81 bill was
found on Brooks.
Brooks maintains his innocence. He
presents a pitiable figure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
Ship. Bearing Consignment of Rare
Specimens For Zoo, Docked IN
New York City.

A cargo almost rivaling Noah's III
his famous ark arrived in New York
citv on the American freighter Bell
buckle from New South Wales. There
were 41O0 specimens of animals, birds
and reptiles aboard, all bound for the
Rronx 700. There was some confusion
over the ships manifest, as when the
Journey started, S. days ago, there
were only $500 specimens aboard. but
family increases ran Tar ahead OF de-
misses. 1t was some job 10 keep the
census, all hands declared.
All the animals were captured by
Ellis s. Josephs, an Australian bush
man. He had many of them subdued;
but three emus ate up their cage and
a quantity of galley cutlery before
their appetites were appeased. When
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
GEORGIA MOONSHINE
is SAID TO BE PURE
THE MOUNTAIN DISTILLERS
HAVE STOPPED USING POT
ASH, IS THE REPORT.

#ATLANTA, Ga.-Georgia noun
taineers have cut out the potash and
other violent adulterants which they
formerly used i'll the manufacture OF
moonshine whisky, when bone dry
prohibition Vas a new experience and
the mountain dew traffic was more or
less hasty and hectic.
Change in Plans.
According to reliable authorities IN
service. the mountaineers have settled
down to a good grade of straight corn
whisky which they manufacture with
out the use of potash or other artlfl-
cial stimulants to hasten the process
of fermentation. OF course this whisky
cannot be aged, but with that .eXcep-
ton it may be said to be good.
Another important change when
has come through the process OF evo-
luton, according to the enforcement
officers, is that the traffic by blockade
runners carrying large cargoes OF
whisky in high-powered motor cars
is dropping off, while the traffic by
the manufacturers of the whisky IN
small lots to a regular line OF custo-
mers is picking up.
Better Policy.
The mountain men have discovered,
saw these authorities, that a small
cargo of whisky hauled inconspicuous-
" and without haste, delivered to
selected line of customers who take
all they bring, pay spot cash Tor it
and call for more IS a more suostan-
tial and reliable and less hazardous
business than sending it down in such
quantity and with such haste that the
enforcement officers catch them III Dig
ha11ls
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
But He Probably Is Not
laundering For More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col
Principal Lloyd Shaw tried to dem
onstrate TO high school class in
biology yesterday that angle worms
are edible following a lecture on the
worm. Asked if the worms were
edible, Mr.. Shaw replied there was
no reason why they should not be.
The students obtained a handful,
fried them in butter in the domestic
science labratory and presented
them to their instructor who ate
them, pronouncing them mot halt
bad"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30
FAKE TUBERCULOSIS CURES
COST $4,000, 900 EACH YEAR
Sufferers From Disease Swindled Out
Of Millions Annually.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Fake cures
for tuberculosis defraud the public
OF from $i5,OOO,OOO to $25,0OO,0OO a
year, according to figures compiled by
the National tuberculosis Association
and made public today by the New
York tuberculosis Association, which
is conducting the fight against the
white plague in this city.
Three general types of fake cures
have been classified by the tubercu-
losis authorities. First come those exe
plotted by well-meaning friends, who
suggest such things as dogs blood,
onions, lemons and certain kinds OF
exercises; the second type consists OF
all kinds of proprietary remedies and
the third type are so-called scientific
cures, mostly of European origin.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-30

There are only between 1000 and
5000 sheep OF mixed breeds IN japan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
ORGANIZING FOR
THE TRIP TO ERIE
Large Number of Rotarians
Are Expected to Take
1t In

Interest in the coming trip by mem
bers of the Fatrmont Rotary club
April to 10 to Erie, Penna.. where
they hope to be able to persuade the
delegates to the district convention to
come to this city for next years con.
vention is growing and reports at the
office of Bob Miller, secretary OF the
Fatrmont club, are to the effect that
reservations are coming in fast and
that there will be a large number OF
Fairmont Rotartans on the special car
which will be chartered from the Penn
sylvania railroad for the trip.
Dan Maurer, chairman OF the clubs
Entertainment committee, which is in
general charge of the trip, has an
nounced the following sub commit.
tees:
Railroad and Pullman-Tom Con-
neil. "B. 6 o." Hecker.
Registration for Convention-Bob
Miller.
Personal Work on Members to In.
crease Attendance-Bob Cunningham,
Tom Brett.
signs. Banners and Flags : Jim
Ahern.
Souvenirs = Edwin Watson, Jack
Rownd.
En- Route-Ralph Regain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
BAPTISIS TO PUT
MILLNlNSINMISS|0N
Struggling Churches in Thir
ty-Six States to be
Aided.

NEW YORK, March 26.-Five mil
ion dollars Of the 800. 900 900 fund
which IT Is proposed to raise from
April rs to May 2 as a part of the
New World Movement of American
Baptists will be used for the purchase
Of permanent equipment, consisting
chiefly Of lands and buildings for the
missions and mission churches of the
36 Baptist State Conventions in the
United States. 1t was announced to-
day Moreover the operating budgets
of these conventions. which for the
fiscal year of 1888 amounted to a
tribe less than 81 1000, 900, will be in
creased until by 1923-24 they reach
4 total of 81, $4,000.
Much of the money required by the
State Conventions, which as a group
are the largest home mission force in
the denomination, will go to extend
Ing the social and educational work
of Baptists among the various for
eign speaking groups. For example,
in Massachusetts alone the conven-
ton plans TO secure suitable and per-
manent quarters for work among the
New Americans in four cities at an
estimated cost of $3.50, 900 and to
open new work among the Russians
and Poles who have recently been set
Ting in the state in increasing num-
bers.
Many outgrown mission buildings
are TO bereplaced by larger ones and
assistance given in the erection Of
chapek and churches in places where
the present structures are inadequate
or unsuitable to the needs OF the con-
gregation.
The salaries of pastors of mission
churches have not kept pace with the
rising cost Of living and the increased
operating budgets proposed will not
provide for the employment of addf-
tional workers but for more nearly
adequate compensation for those al
ready in the field.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26

Good Fellowship En- RouseJacI
Cash
Heck Martin. 4 & 4
Music-Ali the Time Lamar Sat
terrified, Rink harrington. !.
Stunts-All Kfnds-At all Times
Dr. sattertieId.
Howard Ross,
Floor Leader-Henry Lively
Hotel Accommodations and General
decentralization Miller. C. H. Jen-
kins.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26

Miss Belle Morton, Of Middleton.
was shopping here last evening.
John Wolf has returned after spend.
ing few days with his children.
Elenore and John. Jr. at Clarksburg
Miss Bonnie Fleming and AL Web
ster were in Fairmont last night to see
the play at the Hippodrome.
The Pythian Sisters will have an
Easter egg boiling in the hall next
Thursday night. All the Sisters are
invited. Bring eggs.
Since it is garden making time what
are the authorities going to do with
the chickens this year?
Mrs. Willard Borgess. was shopping
in .Fairmont yesterday.
Mrs. Harrison Martin was in Fair
mont yesterday attending the Baptist
Mission circle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
"A EaIrmont Meetinn.

Mrs. j. w. Pryor, Mrs. Frances Els.
keith. Mrs. Virginia Cochran were in
Fatrmont yesterday attending the an
nual meeting Of the Fairmont Baptist
Mission Circle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
MO.NONGAH
beIonaed q Mine WORKER.

Belonged to Mine Workers.
Frank Kanskie. who was killed at
Norway mines Tuesday night by fall
OF slate, belonged to the United Mine
Workers OF America. Funeral services
were conducted in the Catholic church
in Fairmont yesterday after which he
was buried in the Maple Grove GENE
terry.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Gettings and
daughter, Isabel, have returned from
Pittsburgh and Butte, Pa, wnere they
were called by the deaths OF Mrs. Get,
ting's brother-in.law, William Ttackey
and her father, Pete Gilner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
Attended Eun.raI-

VIM. Snickler and Harry Cunber.
ledge were in Fairmont yesterday at.
tending the funeral OF Frank Kanskie.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
Little Boy Dies.

Fred Book, the nine year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Book, died at his
home at White Rock Wednesday night
after a lingering illness.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
Met WIFE pythian Skaters.

Mesdames Lulu Courtney and Fay
Colvan, of owings, were here last
night to meet with the Pythian Sisters
Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-29
Easy Come. Easy Go.

Less than a year ago New York speculator
succeeded in cornering the stock of certain
automobile company Other spectators who
had gone through the fiction of selling shares in
this~company which they did not possess, were
forced to pay enormous prices in order to de-
liver, and it was finally necessary for the stock
exchange to step in and stop the slaughter.
Allan A. Ryan had cleaned up millions, and
laughed at the exchange y
Now comes the announcement that a COM
mittee of bankers has been formed to take charge
of this same gentleman's affairs. The slump
in Wall street prices found Mr.. Ryan unable
to finance transactions that are said to amount
to $16,0O0,0o0. Most of this sum was borrowed
money, and the eastern banks naturally want
to save what they can from. the wreckage.
The question arises as to whether credit was
not too generously extended to Mr.. Ryan. II
that Sl6,0O0,00O had been invested in the middle
west to finance agricultural operations that are
in sad need OF credit, the banks would not need
to worry about their ultimate ability to collect
payment. with interest perhaps not so high, but
more safe.