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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20
WHAT'S DOING
IN POLITICS

Registration figures throughout
Kentucky prove highly encouraging to
the Democratic party. Compared with
the registration in the Presidential
race in 1916 there is a decided gain in
the Democratic majorities throughout
the state. The only encouragement
the Republican machinery received
was in the city Of Louisville, where
the thrOng of negro Office holders and
their friends piled up a large total.
Despite this fact Chairman John l.
GrayOt, Chairman Democratic State
Headquarters, is highly encouraged by
the registration. "These figures" he
declared, indicate clearly what is
happening throughout the State of
Kentucky.
1.-The new voters, who are mainly
women, have definitely aligned them
selves with the Democratic party and
the great moral cause it represents in
the League of Nations.
THE gains made by our forces in
the smaller cities were in many, cases
remarkable: There is absolutely no
doubt that Is per cent Of the women'S
vote of the state will be cast for the
Democratic ticket In November, which
makes victory for the Democratic
ticket in this state certain.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

The first woman Democratic mass
meeting ever held in Louisville was
such wonderful success that even Re
publicans were astounded. The best
citizenship Of Louisville filed historic
Phoenix Hill Hall to overlooking and
inspired the workers of local and state
organizations to new enthusiasm to
carry the state for Cox.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

1t is less than one week until regis
tratiOn day. Every wOman's duty it is
to register next Tuesday so that she
may vote in November to help offset
the eighty thousand negro women vo-
tiers which will be castssolidly by the
Republican party for the Republican
candidates.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

A notable array of the nations law,
makers will also campaign the State
for the Democratic cause. Vice Presi,
dent ThOs. r. Marshall is booked in
Kentucky for October 18th, 10Th and
10th. Senator ]. ThOS. Heflin of Ala.
bama is in the State all of this week,
as is Congressman Claude Weaver OF
Oklahoma. Congressman Edward B.
Almon of Alabama will campaign the
State during the week of October 18th
Senator Oscar Underwood of Alabama
will also be here on several dates not
yet assigned, -----v.,~ e
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

Prospects for a Democratic victory
in Kentucky never appeared brighter
The first weeks straw vote in the Rex.
all drug stores throughout the State
shows a total of 6,13O votes for Cox
against 3,50S for Harding. Even in
Louisville, which is under Republican
control, Cox is running ahead with 363
to Harding's 2S6.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

The commission, controlled by Re
publican sheriff and Republican cleo
tiOn officer, not only declined this re-
quest, but instead appointed negro
election officers to serve for the Demo
Gratis. This action was clear viola
ton of the law, as none of these ne
groes were registered as Democrats
1t is from this ruling that the DEM
ocrats propose to appeal to the courts.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

This incident is reminiscent of the
carpet-baggetry practiced in the South
by the Republicans after the Civil
War, when negro Office-hOlders were
occurrence is a significant indication
Of what continued Republican rule in
Kentucky means.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

Mr.. Davies cited at least five treaties
made by the United States in which
the political integrity and independ-
ence of various nations are guaran-
teed by the United States This is
the exact verbiage of Article X which
the Republican side show spielers de-
clare will lead us into wars. Thus the
Republican party wants to withdraw
from the treaties guaranteeing the in
dependence Of Columbia, Liberia, Pana-
ma, Hawaii and Cuba. They signed
these treaties under Republican presi-
cents and nobody made the foolish
claims that they would lead us into
wars.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

Governor Ed Morrow has gotten him
self ia a pretty tangle because of a
speech he made, deliberately misrep-
resenting the League Of Nations. This
ballyhoo orator told his audience that
the United States could be forced to
send an army to Siam or TimbuctO
without the consent of Congress. When
Franklin d. Roosevelt tWitted him on
his knowledge of geography, the gov
ernOr answered that he might not
know geography, but he certainly does
know American history. Whereupon
Mr.. w. W. Davies gave Gov Morrow
little lesson in American history, &C
companying it with the assertion
that the governor knows less history
than he knows geography.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

In striking contrast to Senator Hard
ing's opposition to the Federal Farm
Loan Act and his advocacy of one dol
lar wheat, is Gov. Cox's aggressive
campaign to help Ohio farmers buy
tractors. In 1918 Gov. Cox deposited
two million dollars of the State Indus
trial Commission money in country
banks, so that part of it could be loan
ed to farmers to buy tractors. He then
secured a ruling from the Federal Re
serve Bank that notes given by farm
ers purchasing tractors be, discounted
on the same basis as agriculture nipple
ment paper. By these means Ohio
farmers were enabled to buy that year
1882 farm tractors, doubling the num-
Der in the State.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

Characteristic of the Republican
policy of taxation is the law enacted
by the State Legislature relative to
tobacco. This law fixes the burden on
the farmer, who, with tobacco in his
barn or in hOgshead being held for
better price, is required to pay rate
of 40 cents on the valuation. The to-
baccO Spectator holding tobacco from
the same grade, whether or not it is
in hOgsheads, is required to pay nate
Of only Is cents on the same va1ua-
ton. The Republican party is no
friend Of the tobacco farmer.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

Being Republican candidate for
Congress from the Fifth District,
Congressman Charles f. Ogden natur-
ally prefers black audiences to white.
Last Monday he failed to respond to
an invitation to- address the Ministe-
rial Association of Louisville, COM
posed of white ministers. A week
before, however, he displayed great
alacriE in making speech to an as
sembly of coIored preachers and COL
Ored church women. Because of Og-
denis nOm-appearance at this meeting,
James H. Richmond, Democratic NOM
inee for Congress, has challenged him
to a debate on the League Of Nations.
He has as yet received no reply.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

The Republican campaign handbook
Omits the covenant of the League of
Nations entirely. Perhaps they did not
consider the League of Nations an is
sue in this campaign.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

"Dollar wheat makes a very profit
able occupation TO farmer who farms
a farm. senator Harding. BUT
BOYS GET THE MONEY.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

In a speech made at Baltimore Sen,
atOr Harding frankly confessed to in
competence for the Office of President
of the United States. N response
to a question from the audience about
the League of Nations, he answered
81 am perfectly frank to say to you
that 1 am without a single program
constructive in character about an
association of nations" After three
years Of world wide discussion of the
principle of the League of Nations,
here is candidate for President who
eoDfesses that he hasn't got an idea
on the subject. Can you beat it?
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

The maiority>Of the leaders of the
Bull Moose party, disguised with the
reactionary control of the Republican
party, have definitely announced their
support of the Democratic ticket, and
appeal to all prOgressives to vote for
Cox. Among them are Harold L. Ickes
and Antoinette Funk, both of whom
were delegates TO the Republican Ma
tional Convention at Chicago; Ben B.
Lindsey. Colorado, founder of the
juvenile courts; Francis ]. Heney, of
San Francisco, who purged California
politics of corrupt corporation influ-
ence; John NJ. Parker, Louisiana, who
was Theodore Rooseyelt's candidate
for Vice President on the Progressive
ticket. Their action will influence
thousands Of Independent voters to line
up with Cox.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

Pershing said, Lafayette, we are
here" Harding echoes, Lafayette, we
have quit"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

How long do you want to carry the
burdens of the Republican party?
The Republican Congress of 1880
has appropriated five billion four hun
dred million dollars to be spent this
year. THIS IS THE LARGEST
PEACE TINE APPROPRIATION
EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF
THE UNITED STATES.
The Republican Tax Commission
in Kentucky has increased taxes to the
highest point ever known in this state
by boosting all assessments.
The Republican City Administration
in Louisville has imposed the highest
tax rate and the largest assessment
ever known to the citizens of Ken
tucky's metropolis.
Everywhere the record is the same.
Wherever the Republican party ad-
ministers government, there taxes are
unpreeedently high.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-10-20

The Louisville News, a negro news
paper of Louisville, is making ter
rife onslaught on Senator Pat Harri-
son, Chairman of the Democratic
Speakers Bureau, comparing him, of
course to his diSparageme with the
negroes who were sent to the Congress
from Mississippi during the carpet
baggery days. In this connection the
paper says; When negroes ruled
Mississippi our delegations were COM
posed of statesmen who kept faith with
their oaths to keep the Constitution,
who consecrated themselves to the
great problems of democracy"
Do you want these negro statesmen
feinstalled in Office? If so, vote for
Senator Harding, who has promised to
give them full representation black
men and black women-in the Offices
of the country.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-06

a srrics ot experiments hos con
WINGED one Jl the professors of Cpsam
university thFt thf danger 10 the com
muuty through {he dissemination ~
disease germ, hy animal pets 81 se.
rious. lu one case a whole family was
afflicted with tuberculosis through ~
pet cat a Professor Petit ia Frunre
voices the danger by appealing TO
owners Of pets 70 take special precal-
lions with animals whose health IS not
yped, Dlphheria IS more easily cir.
Eulatpd by the feline tribe than any
StLof disease.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-06
RICH MEN IN LIMOUSLNE,S
HUNT WINE BIN BANDITS
Precious Liquors Vanish From Cellars of Chcagos Ultra
fashionable Set in Exclusive Lake Forest Colony.

Field, Hugh j. McBurney, DR.. Sam
uel ]. Walker, George A. McKinlock
and Jonas Kuppenheimer.
1t seems that these and other veal
thy residents of the Lake Forest col
ony recently discovered on visiting
the recesses where they had laid up
their treasures that they were as bare
as old Mother Hubbard's cupboard.
As each day added new mourners to
let. they have now decided to
ltters into their own hands
and boz, the robbers when they come
around again. =
A suggestion made by Sheriff
Green, of Lake county, is that folk
who still have some of the rare liq-
uids dig meats around their homes,
erect drawbridges and set a trusty
band of armed retainers to watch the
stuff, but this advice comes too late
for those who have already lost their
precious Scotch, fiery Hollands and
the choicest products of Kentucky.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-06

CHICAGO, Ill.-Armed with shot
guns and rifles a company of vigil
lantes headed by Capt. Joseph Medill
Patterson and composed of various
members of Chicago's ultra-fashion-
able set is patrolling the roads about
the Lake Forest $ -"hurban colony to-
night in limousip Dr.,
They are on the aeol1ar, md of
wine cellar bandits, whoI
last two weeks have cleaned out Ia.
a precious stock of liquors and whose
depredations are said to have result
ed to date in loss to Lake Forest
folk of something like half a million
dollars.
This band is considered a most
cowardly one, for many of its victims
for various personal reasons dare not
admit that they have suffered at its
hands, but among those who have
come out into the light with COM
plants against it are j. Ogden Ar
mour, Walter S. Brewster, Stanley
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-06
BAPTISTS OF STATE
FAR EXCEED QUOTA
IN NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR
FUNDS GEORGIA AND SOUTH
MAKE FINE RECORDS.

With more than three hundred
churches yet to make final reports,
the total amount now subscribed by
the Baptists of Georgia in the big rs
million campaign is $10,092,197,6O.
It will be remembered that Geor-
gia's quota was $7,5Oo,0OO. Georgia
leads the seventeen states of the
Southern Baptist Convention in the
amount raised above the original
quota and has raised more IN bulk
than any other state save Texas.
South Far Ahead.
1t is reported from the Nashville
headquarters that the south is now
over 9O,0OO,O00, with quota OF
$75,O0O,000. ;.
DR.. Scarborough, the general di,
rector, estimates that the south Will
90 to 100000 when all of the
reports are in.
The two associations which en-
brace churches in Terrell county are
Friendship and Bethel. The former
reports $4,000 and the latter Sl47,-
6519G.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-06
MAYFAIR SERVANTS
TURN OUT AT BALL
DUKES, EARLS AND BARCNS
COMPELLED TO DO THEIR OWN
BUTTLING AND COOKING.

LONDON, Eng.-The convention
al routine of Mayfair was turned up
side down on Thursday night. Buffers
ceased buttling, cooks stopped cook
ing and waiting maids did no waiting.
It was not as might be imagined, a
strike of the domestic servants OF
London, but a fancy dress ball, the
proceeds of which went to aid the
domestic servants in local hospital
For one night only aristocratlc
London voluntarily bolshevlzed ltseH.
Dukes. earls, barons and baronets
submitted themselves to the ineVlta-
BILE. They saw their entire domestic
stats from the boy in buttons to the
stately footman drive away from
their palatial homes in their masters
extensive limousines, clad IN Jazz
CARDS, to take part in the dance.
Related callers at large residences
in MAYFAIR for once were certain not
to encounter the polite equivocatlon
"Not at home" The front door was
opened by the master Of the mouse
himself. Only the chauffeur was on
duty. and he was conveying MS 1el-
low servants in his masters motor
car to the scene of revelry.
In some instances even he was set
free and the master himself took his
place at the steering wheel.
visit to the dance hall revealed
SCENE similar to that presented at
MANY functions at which society at
tended. Lord Dash's foOtman's dress
suit had the same distinctive cut as
that worn bv his lordship himself;
Tbav were admirable Crichtons"
and plaved the role quite up to the
standard of Barrels hero. There was
none of the high jinks below stairs
about the function. 1t was very mucn
upstairs" and the fun was kept up
until the early hours of the morning.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-06
"OLD GLORY" IS IN
PLACE ONCE MORE
FLOATS IN FOREIGN PORTS IT
USED TO KNOW. RESTORED
TO TRADE ROUTES.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The Amer
lean flag has been restored to forty
one of the worlds great ocean trade
routes, the shipping board records in
its annual report to congress. Most OF
the ships are plying transatlantic
and South American lanes, the report
said, but some of them are in waters
where the stars and stripes has not
been seen on commercial vessels for
more than a generation.
Distribution of the government
fleet of 1890 vessels, aggregating g.
791,O8O tons, shows 236 vessels in
the northern Europe trade. The trans
Atlantic trade is next with 1877 ships
of 1,204,953 tons engaged in the food
relief service. and 176 ships with
tonnage of 1,175,614 were still in use
by the army on June 80 last.
Another 1873 vessels were engaged
in the South American trade; seven
ty-three plying to Brazil, ninety-two
to La Plata and twenty-three to the
west coast of South America. Sixty
vessels were making regular sailings
to southern European ports, fourteen
to Africa, six to India, seventy-seven
in the trans-Pacific, 143 to the West
Indies and forty-four in the coastwlse
and New England trade.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-06
Itch
TOROLLPORK BARREL
WILL ATTEMPT, AFTER SEVEN
YEARS, TO PASS BIG PUBLIC
BUILDINGS BILL.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Facing a
deficit of several billion dollars, GER
tain members of congress have defied
the steering committee of the house
of representatives and will attempt
to pass a pork barrel measure in the
name of an omnibus public buildings
bill.
There are signs that some members
of congress who want to be reflect
ed in close congressional districts are
hungering for pork.
There has been no omnibus public
buildings bill passed for seven years,
and if the powers that control repub-
lican party affairs in the house pre-
vail there will be none this year.
Certain members of the house pub
lie buildings committee, of whlcf
Representative Langley, Kentucky. Is
chairman, have been making careiu
plans for bringing in a pubic Dulld
ings bill. The committee has dlvldee
the country into five districts, with
subcommittee in charge of the con
sideration of recommendations fol
public buildings in each district.
In the estimation of the men mos
familiar with pork barrel fights II
congress in the past it will require
all the power of the leaders of botf
narties to head off the threatened
raid on the treasury for new public
buildings if indeed, they can contro
the situation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-06
ARE DYING In GREAT
MISERY BY THOUSANDS
HUNGER AND DISEASE CLAIM
HUGE TOLL IN RUSSIA. RE-
SORT TO CANNIBALISM.

CONSTANTINOPLE. - Winter is
bringing immense misery and hun
dreds of thousands of deaths from
hunger and disease have occurred
throughout the middle east Caucasus
in south Russia. Thea flight of refu-
gees of all nationalities through Asia
Minor into south Russia has begun.
Reports indicate that the unprece-
denied hardships are increased by va
rious little wars and also by little
bands who prey on one another when
there are no other victims. 1t is be-
lieved that cannibalism is frequent.
1t is estimated that there are more
than 10000 Turks homeless living
in the open in the smyrna district
and most of them starving. The sui
tan's solicitude for these people is
made impotent by his lack of funds.
The country is ravished by small scat
tered bands of troops who are Tight
ing the Greeks.
Making Raids on Farmers.
The Georgian army is helpless to
control the bands in the Caucasus
mountains which lay tribute on the
villages and farmers, making raids
and taking what they like.
The railway stations are filled with
typhus stricken persons and other
refugees who travel inside and out
side of box cars despite the cold. The
people of Odessa and other cities are
living from hand to mouth.
American commercial men report
that in spite of the fact that south
Russia has thousands of tons of Goa
| it cannot be moved
Gen. Petlura continues to fight fol
recognition of the Ukraines, pointing
out that if this is done he can hell
Denikine against the bolsheviki. 1t il
his contention that recognition of the
various nationalities is the key to the
defeat of the bolsheviki. Ukrainiar
agents state that they have purchas
ed supplies to the amount of $4,000,
600 from America. but that deliver!
has been impeded between CONSTANT
nople and Odessa.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-06
ALCOHOL DEATH
WAVE OVER COUNTRY
HOLIDAY WHISKY TAKES TOLL
OF MANY LIVES. OTHERS ILL
FROM POISONED LIQUOR.

At least 40 persons dead and 149
blind or seriously i'll is the toll OF
wood alcohol since the prohibition
law went into effect, according to
statistics gathered from various
cities.
The total was swelled by fifty-sev-
en- deaths from direct effects OF
poisoned whisky in four New Eng
land cities and fourteen in other parts
of the country, a total of seventy-one
for Christmas week. The casualties
by cities are:
New York-Fifty-two dead, 100
blind. Chicopee, Mass.-Thirty-fiVe
dead, seven seriously i'll. Hartford
Conn.-Thirteen dead, eight seriously
i'll. Holyoke, Mass.-Six dead, seven
seriously i'll. Chicago-Four dead, SIN
i'll. Newark, N. J.-Five dead. Spring
field. Mass.-Three dead, five serl-
ously i'll. Cleveland-Fourteen dead
sixteen i'll. Atlanta-Three dead
Syracuse, N. 1.-TWO dead. Empo
rum, Pa.-1Wo deaa. hlchIlioliU' a.
two dead.
! The deaths in New York, Cleve
land, Syracuse, Richmond and At
Ilanta cover the entire period of pro
hibition. Those in the other cities oc
CURED in the last few days. Three
of the fourteen in Cleveland and one
of the three in Atlanta resulted dur
ing the holidays.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-06
DON'T SHY AT The
CENSUS ENUMETATOR
UNCLE SAM WILL ASK PERSON
AL QUESTIONS. IF YOU'RE
WHITE ADMIT 1T.

When the census enumerator asks
the sex and color of the housewife
she will kindly refrain from express
ions of surprise at the imagined ig-
norance of the interrogation.
But the enumerator is required by
statute to ask that question and many
others. Among many other personal
questions are those respecting age
connubial conditions, place OF olreh
and Mace of abode and nationality
1t is evident from the blank forms
received in Dawson that the govern
ment intends to collect a vast volume
of data. especially concerning Tor
eigners and agriculture. Farmers WIN
be asked to give the acreage OF theiI
farm property, the value OF the lah la
and improvements upon It,, ana inc
number of live stock and other proa-
nets on December 81, 1919.
The ratio of males to females IN
the country at large and in various
localities. the degree of literacy ana
the distribution of negroes and otner
no-white population will De soug g
The number and distribution OF 10r-
eipners in the United States ana tle
distribution of the people as REGARDS
occupations and interstate mlgraCloh
will be sought. char
acteristics of the population are wan ~.
ed. as well as the citizenship, llteIa? :,
occupation, tenure of home and m
cnmbrances thereon of all foreigners.
The industrial survey will include the
location and kind of goods ma iat
tured. the amount of capital invest ST.
ed and the cost of materials tng
number of proprietors. power anu
machinery and the value of the pr0u-
ucts. oo+od at
All persons will be enumerated az
the places where they regularly sleep
and not where they are employedii
Enumerators are required to WISH on al
homes ,, and other dwelling places ana aha
procure the data from the head Of tn Inc
household if possible. "Floaters are
DESIGNATED as those who have no ll@ IKE
abode and will be enumerated as t tSo
dents of the locality in when 'neS
are found by the enumeration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-06
Lucky Maid
Boston Woman Leaves Her Home
Valued at $685. 900 to Faithful
And Kind Servant.

BOSTON.-The faithfulness
and kindness with which Miss
Agnes Jane McNevin cared for
Mrs. Mary C. Knight during the
many years she served as her
maid were rewarded on Friday
when she was given the knight
home, its furnishings and funds,
the total value of which was es-
timated at $250,000.
The will of Mrs. Knight, who
died at her home in the Roxbury
district two months ago at the
age of 78 years, was admitted to
probate on Friday. The benefi-
Charles of the 100000 estate
besides Miss McNevin are large
ly public institutions.