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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
FOLK
WANT AMENDMENT
REFORMERS WILL TRY TO PRE-
VENT GROWING OF TOBAC-
co. HUGE FIGURES.

| WASHINGTON, D. ca bulletin
| by the department of commerce is
being cited by reformers who have
banded themselves together to pre-
vent the growing of tobacco, as rea-
son for it's plan to renew its former
activity on an increased scale i'm
mediately prior to the beginning of
the December session of congress.
That cigar and cigarette smoking
is on the increase is proved by Off
cial figures. 1t is demonstrated that,
whereas the expectation this year of
the 1919 TOBACCO crop exceeded ex-
portation for any previous year,
home consumption was greater. Es-
piecially does the cigarette habit
grow, although there is no appre-
cable diminution of the snuff-dip-
ping and tobacco chewing habits.
The Anti-Tobacco League will fol-
low the tactics of the Anti-Saloon
League and demand an amendment
to the constitution. 1t will attempt
to prove that cigarettes cause more
insanity than whisky ever caused.
Surprising Figures of Consumption.
The bulletin contains statistics
which may be surprising to those not
fully conversant with the industry.
In 1919, according to the bureau of
crop estimates, there were 1901 200
acres planted in tobacco while the
production from the. crop of 1918
amounted to 1,439,071, 900 pounds.
There werd imported during 1919
| leaf tobacco and tobacco products
to the value of $86,485,035, while
the exports of leaf tobacco were val
ued at more than $250,000,000. The
combined production of cigars in
registered factories and in bonded
manufacturing warehouses was T.
629, 100000, of cigarettes approx
mately SIS, 100000, and of chew
ing and smoking tobacco and snuff
APT, 100000 pounds. There were 49,
211, 769, 900 cigarettes exported dur
! ing the year, leaving $4,000, 900
factory-made cigarettes for consump-
ton in the United States: The ex-
ports of leaf tobacco during 1919
amounted to 765,913,164 pounds,
greatly exceeding those for any prior
year The revenue collected during
the year amounted to $20,000,000.
Of this total North Carolina con-
tributed $67,140,OOO, New York
S34,596,O00, Virginia $12,664,000,
Pennsylvania $12,012,000 Missouri
$40, 1903, 900, Ohio S10,859,000, and
New Jersey $10,226,0OO.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
SUGAR CONSUMPTION
GROWS DESPITE PRICE
eo.6 POUNDS PER CAPITA USED
IN 1920, COMPARED WITH 81
POUNDS IN 1919.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-The produc-
ton of cane sugar in continental
United States for the year 1919-2O
is estimated, according to Brad
streets, at 241,998, 400 pounds, and
of beet sugar at 1,452,902,00O
pounds. This production, imports
from foreign countries and receipts
from noncontiguous territories to-
pether give a total of 11,180, 1923, O37
pounds available in the markets OF
the United States, according to the
department of commerce. Deductlng
from this amount the exports from
continental United States of domes-
tic sugar. 1,444, 030,605 pounds, the
re-exports of foreign sugar, 1904
215 pounds, and shipments to non.
contiguous American territories OF
7.745,146 pounds, makes the net
anount retained for consumption IN
the United States 9,721, 948,O1l.
Using the revised figures Of August
1920. issued by the treasury de-
nartment. of the estimated popula--
fion of continental United States OF
1O7. $4,000, this works out a per
canita consumption of 600 pounds
in 1920, against 80 pounds IN 1917
and 80 pounds in the hitherto rec
ord year, as regards per capita con-
sumption of 1914.
These figures show that despite
the increase in price more sugar IS
being used in this country today than
ever before.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
SENATOR-ELECT WATSON'S
STATEMENT ON HIS VICTORY

-. THOMSON, Ga.-Pointing out
that he had conducted his campaign
Tor the United States senate on a
Platform advocating unconditional
rejection of the league of nations
and unconditional maintenance of
american principles" Thomas E.
watson, in a statement to the AS
s:ociated Press today, said his victory
IN the state democratic primary
proved the stand of the majority of
Georgia voters or the issue.
Mr.. Watson declared his cover
TtYhelming victory" was "won against
the attempted dictation of officers of
me American Legion and for the
great English principles of free
speech, free press, free assemblage
and complete separation of church
and state"
If any money was spent in my
oampaign," Mr., Watson's statement
sald, II do not know of it. OF
course, I paid my own travelling ex-
penSes and for circulation of extra
copies of my paper"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Although
Mrs. Aletha Wheeler, of Grand Rap
ids. was defeated in her effort 20
become a member of the house of
representatives, the women of the
country still have six entries in the
race this year for a place either IN
the house or senate. There are two
members of the fair sex running for
the upper branch of congress and
four for the house.
Miss Anne Martin, candidate for
the senate from Nevada, is undoubt-
edly the best known of the six. Miss
Martin for months was AM active
figure in the National Woman's par
tv and directed many of the drives
against President Wilson, in the
form of white house picketing. Miss
Martin, who is seeking the repubh-,
can nomination, is an experienced
campaigner. She made the race for
the senate once before, was nom-
mated in the primary, ran as an IN
dependent and put the democratic
candidate into office by splitting the
republican vote. She is at present
touring Nevada by automobile IN
her appeal to the electorate.
Miss Rose Schneidermann, of New
York. is the other woman candidate
for q seat in the senate. and the only
one Of her sex in the eastern states
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
new U. S. ISLANDS
ESCAPE DRY laws
PROHIBITION MEASURE DOES
NOT APPLY TO RECENT PUR-
CHASE FROM DENMARK.

SAN JUAN, P. R.-Probably the
only place under the American flag
where prohibition is not now in force
is in Virgin islands where, until con-
gress enacts news laws, the old Dan
ish laws remain in force.
The colonial council of St. CroiX
has just passed bill repeating for
mer local legislation for that islanu
which provided for local prohibition
until a specified period after the
ending of the war. Similar legisla-
ton is pending in the colonial coun-
ell for the islands of st. Thomas
and st. John.
u. S. Laws Not in Force.
The treaty of sale by which the
islands were transferred from Den
mark to the United States provided
that laws in force at the time of the
transfer should remain in full force
and effect until congress enacted
special legislation for the islands
This has not yet been done. In the
meantime the constitution of The
United States, in all of its provis'
ions. is not applicable to the islands
and the eighteenth amendment has
no meaning there.
AS . war measure the colonial
councils, the local law making bod
les. passed prohibition acts to be en-
forced during the war. AS a result
St. Thomas, where champagne sold
for 81 a bottle and other liquors
were equally inexpensive, and the
two other islands gradually became
dry.
Feel Indirect Force.
Merchants in st. Thomas, whose
business is largely that of supplying
ships stores, have contended that pro-
hibition was one of their greatest
handicaps. while the sugar makers
in st. Croix were deprived, of lu-
crative trade in an important by
product of sugar when they were
forced to cease making rum. With
war prohibition removed by local
legislation rum making has already
been resumed.
Indirectly, however, the Virgin
islands are feeling the force of the
United States prohibition laws. Pro-
hibition Director Donaldson has re
fused to permit the shipment of al
cohoI to st. Thomas from here to be
used in the manufacture of bay rum
unless manufacturers binds them
selves to denature their product, so
that it can not be used for beverage
purposes. The manufacture of bay
rum is one of the chief industries of
st. Thomas and st. John.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
SIX WOMEN ENTER RACE
FOR SEATS IN CONGRESS
Miss Anne Martini Nevada, Seeks Senate Nomination. Miss
Rose Schneiderman, of New York, Opposes Wadswofth

seeking a place in congress. Miss
Schneidermann, nominated on the
labor ticket, will have as her repub-
lican opponent Senator James w.
Wadsworth. She was born in Rus
STA. came to the United States when
three years old and. now a. thirty is
president of the New York Woman's
Trade Union League.
DIR. Esther Lovejoy, of Portland,
Ore, a persistent crusader in her
state for the improvement Of condi-
tions for babies, has been honored
with the nomination of the demo
cratic party for seat in the house.
Mrs. Helen c.. Statler. of Michi-
gan, who is after the republican
nomination in the Third district IN
that state. has as her platform mo
hungry child in the United States.
Miss Alice Robertson, of Musko-
gee, Okla, gained her political ex-
perience as postmaster in that town
in the Roosevelt administration. She
has continued to display an interest
in matters political and is now seek
ing the republican nomination from
her district.
Mrs. Marie Weeks, Of Norfolk,
Neb., is the editor of her own paper
in everyday life. She has been noml-
mated for the house in the Third
Nebraska district by members of the
Non-partisan League.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
DEATH OF CAR IS
OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED
BRITISH INVESTIGATORS HAVE
LEARNED DETAILS OF ASSAS-
SINATION OF RULER.
ELEVEN IN PARTY KILLED
Nicholas Attempted to Shield Women
OF His Family When Order to Fire
Was Given. Slayer Was Reward
ed For His Act.

OF His Family When Order to Fire
Was Given. Slayer Was Reward
ed For His Act.
The accounts of the two independ-
ent British investigators seem to dis
pei all possible doubts that former
Emperor Nicholas, of Russia, and his
were assassinated in the basement of
their prison house at Ekaterinburg
on the night of July 16, 1918.
Robert Wilton and Capt. Francis
McCullagh, the Britons who made the
Investigations into the reported kill
ings of the royal family, both spent
several weeks at Ekaterinburg and
talked with natives and soldiers who
witnessed the affair through the win
dows of the ill-fated house. Both
agree on the important details of the
story.
Party Were on Their Knees.
The victims of the massacre num-
bered II, the British Investigators
declare, being former emperor, his
wife, son and four daughters, DR..
Botkin and three servants. The as
sassination was arranged by Yurov-
ski, the jailer in charge of the depos-
ed royal family Wilton said these
men were Let's, but Capt. McCul-
lagh declares they were Magyars,
who had been placed on duty instead
of Russian guard, because the boil
sheviki feared Russian could not
be trusted for the work.
All the doomed party, except Mich
olas, were on their knees, crossing
themselves. as Yurovski shouted the
order for the execution of Nicholas
Romanoff the bloody, and all his
family" The former car stepped
quickly in front of his wife and chill
dren, saying something which could
not be heard, and was shot by Yu-
rovski. Then the others in the party
were shot down with revolvers and
later bayoneted the bodies, accord
ing to Capt McCullagh's storyE
Murderer Rewarded For Crime.
Following the assassination of
Nicholas and his family, Yurovskl,
it is said, fastened to Moscow to re-
port the details to Nikolai Lenine,
the bolshevik premier. He was pro-
NOTED to be commissioner of life in
surance in the province of Ekaterln.
burg, and now occupies the best
house in town, confiscated from a
merchant, Capt. McCullagh says.
Even the bolsheviki of the city, how
ever, shun him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
tenth OF PEOPLE in
THREE LARGE CITIES
U. S. CENSUS SHOWS 1O,145,521
LIVE IN NEW YORK, CHICA-
co AND PHILADELPHIA.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-About
one-tenth of the people of the Unit
ed States live in the cities of New
York, Chicago and Philadelphia,
while more than one-quarter live in
sixty-seven cities having population
of 100000 or more, final statistics
of the fourteenth census are expect
ed to show.
The three cities with populations
of 100000 or more-New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia-have a com
bined population of 10,145,521'
showing an increase of 1,644,347, or
about 1875 per cent in the ten years
since 1910.
Cities having 100000 to 100000
have increased from five in 1910 to
nine this year, Detroit, Los Angeles,
San Francisco and Buffalo having
advanced into this class.
There was a net increase of two
in the cities of the 100000 to $780,
600 class, with a total of thirteen,
although six cities advanced into this
classification. They are Kansas City,
Mo, Seattle, Indianapolis, Roches-
ter. Portland, Ore, and Denver.
There are forty-two cities of from
100000 to 100000 this year, net
increase of eleven, although seven
teen have shown increases bringing
them into this class.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
TOO FERVENT.
Youth Fined For Obeying Singers
Call, "Come to My Arms, and
Kiss Me-"

NEW YORK.-The prima donna
of uptown burlesque show sang
"Come to My Arms and Kiss Me"
to Magistrate Simms in the Har-
lem court on Friday.
Whereupon he, without hesita-
ton, fined 10 year old Charles
+. Soicher So for climbing over the
theatre footlights to answer the
same call of the same singer last
Monday.
Soicher, charged with disorderly
conduct, following an explosion
of emotion" when he mounted the
stage from his first row seat after
the song had been "sung at. him."
declared he could not resist the
appeal.
Magistrate Simms decided that
first hand information was best,
and that "Come to My, Arms and
Kiss Me" be rendered in court.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
GINNING OF COTTON
SHOWS 367,24l TOTAL
NUMBER TO SEPTEMBER Elk
CEEDS SAME PERIOD LAST
YEAR BY 224,616 BALES.

WASHINGTON, D. Cotton
ginned prior to September 1 amount
ed to 367,241 running bales, includ-
ing 21,143 round bales, the census
bureau has announced in its first
ginning report of the season.
Ginning to September 1 last year
amounted to 142,625 running bales,
including Lib round bales and
twenty-six bales of sea island.
Ginnings by states this year to
September 1 were:
Alabama 1856, Arkansas 80, Cali
fornia 1,545, Florida 1T, Georgia
1910, Louisiana 1929, 'MisslssIp-
pi 827, North Carolina 7, Oklahoma
326, South Carolina 500, Tennessee
nothing, Texas 344,019, all other
states 317.
The cotton crop is opening rapidly
throughout the entire belt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
LEATHER BAG THROWN
INTO THE WRONG AUTO
Grin Containing $15O,OO0 in Nego'
table Securities Is Restored to
Georgia Man.

BALTIMORE, Md.-The leather
bag which its owner, Lindsay Hop,
kins. of Atlanta, Ga, said contained
S15O,OOO in negotiable securities
and which disappeared from the tram
on which he was travelling from New
York TO Washington 4ast night, was
restored to its owner today by Mr.
Albert Wehr, of this city.
Mr.. Weir said the bag came INTO
his possession by mistake; He had
zone to the union station to meet a
guest and a porter, he said. threw
Mr. Hopkins bag into his car along
with those of his visitor. He did not
discover the error until he reached
home and was unaware of the con-
tents of the bag.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
ELECTED TO LEGISLATURE
ON NEW COUNTY ISSUE

In the primary last week Hon. j.;
6 Cowart, of Arlington, was elected
70 represent Calhoun county IN the
legislature. Mr.. Cowart favors the
creation of a new county with Arl-
ington as the capital. He was oppos-
ed by Hon. Harper Daniel, OF Leary-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
COX CONTINUES HIS
SLUSR FUND CHARGES
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE POINTS
TO SPECIFIC INSTANCES" OF
QUOTA ASSESSMENTS.
GIVES COMMITTEE LEAD"
Governor Believes His Pittsbure
Charges VIII Be Proved True.
Heaps Additional Goals of Fire
On Republican Chairman Hays.

On Republican Chairman Hays.
CHICAGO, Ill.-Governor James
M. Cox undertook today to heap ad-
dtional Goals of fire upon Will H.
Hays. He dwelt anew on republican
campaign quotas and assessments
and brought forth new information
to bear out his statement in Pitts
burg that fifty-one cities had been
assigned the task of raising S8,O00,-
900 to elect Warren G. Harding, that
amount being only part, he said, of
the total campaign fund
Governor Cox made public names
and details of meeting, said to have
been held in a Chicago hotel, at
which the coal men of Chicago were
advised by competent republican
leaders, that the coal trade of that
city was expected to contribute $780,
900.
"The senate committee might be
interested in asking Chairman Hays
whether he knows anything about
the quota, or assessment, or what
ever the term he employs, of the coal
men of Chicago for $80,000," Gov
ernor Cox said. at might be worth
while learning from Chairman Hays
whether he recalls meeting held on
the ninth floor of the Auditorium
Hotel, in tbs city, early in the sum
mer, when j. K. Dering announced
that quota or assessment. also
would ask Chairman Hays whether
he recalls that Mr.. behring's remarks
were supplemented by C. NJ. Moder-
we'll
~ Names These Present.
eff the circumstances are not
fresh in the mind of Chairman Hays
he might call on George McArtor
or E. E. Fike or Robert H. Zoller or
James Forester, of Duqoin; or Rice
Miller. of Hillsboro, who were pres
ent. There were some democratic
men present who demured against
the assessmnt; but the meeting was
held. Chairman Hays might be asked
about it."
The governor stated that Il
thought l would just leave a lead
with the senate investigating com
mittee."
Says He Has Corroboration.
In the face of Treasurer Upham's
sworn testimony before the senate
committee that some one had played
practical joke" on Governor Cox
in giving him the list of cities and
the quotas assigned them, Governor
Cox declared he was in receipt OF
confederation of the amounts he
charged at Pittsburg had been as
signed to several cities named ON the
list.
One of the cities mentioned by
him was Oshkosh. Wis, and he said
that admissions had come from re-
publican leaders of the accuracy of
the figure he named.
From other sources Governor Cox
said he had received information as
to the accuracy of the sums he said
had been assigned to other cities in
the "phoney list" He said he was
able to prove by the testimony of
republicans that quota of 1910 had
been fixed for Seneca, Mich, a small
township.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
DIR. T. II. ANDREWS DIES
AT HOME NEAR CARNEGIE

DR.. T. H. Andrews, one of the
most prominent and highly respected
citizens of this section, died at his
home near Carnegie after an illness
r se7e--: r-.o!::tt,,;;. Il vas II year.
of age. and his death is the cause OF
general sorrow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
IT LOOKS MIGHTY BAD
FOR JOHN BARLEYCORN
Twenty Nations to Send ENJOYS to
Meeting of "Antis."

WASHINGTON.-N ear twenty
nations will be represented by speak
ers at the meetings of the fifteenth
international congress against alco-
holism, which convenes in Washing
ton Sept. 81.
The tentative program was made
public here by the American 4execu-
tive committee of the congress.
The congress, which was to have
been held in the United States in
1915, was postponed annually since
then because of the world war, will
open with a pageant on the steps of
the capitol depicting the steps in the
fight in the United States against
alcoholism.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
LEGALLY CREMATED MAN
UNEXPECTEDLY APPEARS
Husband, Believed Murdered, Learns
He Is But Cinders by Law.

Legally dead and cremated, ac-
cording to the records Of the Allie
ghany county morgue, Samuel Scott,
of Pittsburg, Pa, appeared while his
wife awaited his ashes.
Scott was said to have bcc.. E21--
dered last July and his body hidden
in a coal bunker of the towboat Ri
val. When a body was found in the
boat it was identified by Mrs. Sect
and the cremation authorized.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
How Big Counties Went.

How Big SOuntleS went
Of the six-vote counties Watson
carried two-Richmon and Fulton,
the home of Senator Smith and Gov
ernor Dorsey, the latter running
third. Watson had a plurality Of
500 over Smith and 1,445 over Dor
sew. He carried the following 4vote
counties: Hall, DeKalb, Walton
Wilkes, Troup, Bullock, Ware, Mer-
iwether, Thomas, Washington, Cobb,
Emanuel Ebert, Jackson, Decatur,
Laurens, Gwinnett and Carroll.
OF the six-vote counties Dorsey
carried Chatham, Floyd, Muscogee
and Bib. The vote of the three can
didates in Bibb was: Dorsey 1,244,
Smith 1,119, Watson lob. Musco-
gee county is being contested, a plu-
ralitv of 4 votes having been an
nounced for Smith and later changed
to four plurality for Dorsey. The
following 4-vote counties were car
ried by Dorsey: Burke, Brooks,
Houston and Lowndes.
Governor Smith did not carry any
/ of the 6-vote counties, but led IN
4 the following 4-vote counties: Bar
Itow, Coweta and Sumter.
In the town of Buford, in which
Watson was subjected to arrest fol-
flowing his protest against noise made
/ by party of card players after he
shad retired, he received more than
the combined votes of Smith and
DORSEY, and in the county received
S1,225 more votes than Dorsey, who
was the next highest man.
Hardwick Lacks Four Votes.
In the race fer governor Thos. w:
Hardwick leads in both popular and
county unit votes, and lacks only
four votes of receiving the nomlna-
ton.
Hardwick carried 78 counties with
1870 unit votes. Walker carried 69
counties with TIA votes and Holder
carried counties with p votes.
In the governors race, the popu-
lar vote was as follows:
Hardwick -- -----1O4, 748
Walker ----- 96,623
Holder ---- ------------ 40,476
Brown. - - ISIS
As 1914 unit votes are needed to
obtain a majority, a runover primary
between Hardwick and Walker will
be necessary. This primary will be
held on the first Wednesday in Oc-
tober. which falls on the sixth day
of the month The law provides that
the state convention shall be held
fifteen days after. the second pri-
mary, in case second primary is
held. or fifteen days after the first
primary.
Other State Races.
Official returns show that S. Guyt
McLendon was reelected secretary
of state; George M. Napier was nam
ed the next attorney general; Paul
b. TTammell was reelected railroad
commissioner; o. H. B. Bloodworth
was returned to his post in the court
Of appeals; Judge Ben H. Hill was
elected over Charles W. Smith, the
incumbent, for the court of appeals,
all receiving large majorities. W. j.
Speer, state treasurer; W. A. Wright,
comptroller general; J. ]. Brown.
commissioner of agriculture; E. L.
Rainey, prison commissioner; H. M.
Stanley, commissioner of commerce
and labor; M. L. Britain, superin-
tendent of schools;J J. W. Lindsey,
pension commissioner; H. w. Hill,
supreme court Judge; W. F. George,
ssup~eme court judge, and A. w.
Stephens court of appeals Judge
We're reelected without opposition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
NITSDN'S VICTORY FOR
SENATE OVERWHELMING
MIC MAJORITY OF COUNTY
limits AND LEADS HEAVILY
M THE POPULAR VOTE.
HARDWICK ALSO LEADS

7 ,cked Four Votes of Receiving a
Majority, and There Will Be Sec
ond Primary on September cor
News of the Election.
ATLANTA, Ga.-The surprise of
Wednesdays state primary was the
swpening victory of Thos. E. Wat
s Sm for United States senator over
Governor Hugh Dorsey and Senator
Goke Smith. His popular vote and
county unit vote in the conven-
ton are both the largest ever known
in contest in which there was Sc
rous opposition.
watson carried 102 counties, Dor
GOV IS and Smith IA. Their strength
in the convention will be:
" l ----247 unit votes
norsav -----103 unit votes
Smith "a unit votes
The popular vote of each OF the
senatorial candidates, as shown by
official returns, is as follows:
Watson -----------z 1919 H'ooA
Dorsey - ---------- $4,000
Smith -------- ---------- 6l,966
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
TERRELL COUNTY.

c.o,,ds in the forefront OF agrlcuICure
o aIa hore and help in the production o.
S Se.ee crops and share in the prosperity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-14
SOME CITIES.

Are made by the "pull together" OF many
citizens. Resolve to pull for the Chamber Of
Commerce and boost Dawson.