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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
WORLDS CHAMPION
GOOD BOY" is 80
Henry Hancock Sends Portion of
His Weekly Earnings to Par
er1ts, Who Are 106.

BALTIMORE, Md.-Henry Han
cock, 80 years old, is being hailed as
the champion good boy" of the world.
Years ago he began sending money
each week to his parents, and he is
still at it. Despite his age he has been
working on a farm in Pennsylvania
and sending a portion, of his weekly
wage to his parents, who are now 100
years old. They live near Pittsburg.
But the strain is beginning to tell on
the "old boy" He injured his hand a
few days ago and started walking to
Baltimore A stranger met him and
paid his fare to Baltimore. Upon ar
irving here he appealed to the city
charities for lodging until he could
hear from his parents. He thinks they
will send back to him some of the
money he has sent to them. He is
waiting at the lodging house.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
GET MILLIONS LOST
BY u. S. DURING WAR
MAKE SWINDLERS DISGORGE,
SAYS CONGRESSMAN. TURN
ON BIG SEARCHLIGHT.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The sum
of $2,500000 for an investigation into
war expenditures and income tax re-
turns of war contractors will be urged
at the short session of congress by
Representative Royal johnson, of
South Dakota.
Mr. Johnson wants the activities OF
the war department., the treasury de-
partment and the department of JUS
tice inquired into by congress. The
right kind of an investigation, he be-
lieves, will unearth plenty of scandal
and result in the government getting
back millions of dollars paid out
through fraud or not collected for the
same reason.
Investigation of the income tax re-
turns of war contractors, l am sure,
will show the government has been
cheated out of millions" Mr.. Johnson
said. Collection of delinquent taxes
will more than pay the cost of the in
quiry. If the information l have is cor
rect as to war expenditures the gov
eminent lost hundreds of millions of
dollars. There is no reason why con-
gress should not investigate and get
back some of the money"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
FAMOUS STARS
IN A REAL DRAMA
EX-MOVIE HEROINE CHARGED
WITH THEFT. HUSBAND is
ALSO INVOLVED.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-You've
seen those film dramas in which a
dashing young army captain uses his
Drawn and wit to save the beautiful
girlish heroine from sort Of dilemma.
Well, here's the real life drama OF a
beautiful former moving picture &C
tress and her young husband, an army
captain, whose plight has set the
tongues Of army and navy society IN
the capital to gossipping turlously
To start with the climax first, Capt.
Beverly Chew, of Camp Meade, and
his wife, who was Jean Sothern, prom
inent in the, movie world up to three
years ago, were arrested on charge
of stealing.
The settings for the little drama
were a fashionable apartment house
here and the equally fashionable Army
and Navy Club. 1t was from both
these places that Captain and Mrs.
Chew were charged with having stolen
understandable linens and furnish
ings-from the apartment in which
they lived while here and $4,000
seal-skin coat from the Army and
Navy Club.
Stolen Goods in Trunk.
The arrests followed a raid on the
baggage room at the union station,
where it was said that some of the
stolen articles were in an officers
locker trunk, bearing Capt. Chew's
name and billed for Camp Meade. A
seal-skin coat, answering the descrip-
ton of the one stolen, was found in
the bath room of the Chews apart
mept.
It is said that the Chews came I'M
der suspicion at the Army and Navy
Club when the coat was missed by its
owner, Miss Marie Clabaugh. Mrs.
Chew had been seen few moments
before it's disappearance in the wo-
mems cloak room of the club. The
owner of the coat furnished a sample
of the lining and it tailed with that
found in the coat of Capt. Chew's
apartment.
The Chews, however, firmly main
tain their innocence and declare they
have been framed" Whoever he. is,
the villain in this alleged frameup
hasn't appeared in the plot so far.
Capt. and Mrs. Chew are we'll known
in army circles here and at Leaven-
worth, where Capt Chew was sta
toned at the time he entered the SER
vice. His wife formerly starred in pic
lures produced by the international
company, one of her best having been
Peg O. the Sea-" She also supported
Theda Bara in Fox films.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
Government Franks Cost Millions.
I9-Yen-Old Girl
Lure For Burglar Band
"She Has Madonna Face and Mona
Lisa Smile" Victims Say.

Lisa Smile, Victims Say.
CHICAGO, Ill.-Police have I'M
covered 100000 burglar band,
whose lure and leader is 19-year-old
girl, who gains employment in veal
thy homes and chloroforms the chill
dren and other occupants while her
pals are robbing the place.
"She has a Madonna face, a Mona
Lisa smile and great, innocent blue
eyes that disarm all suspicion" said
one of her victims
She would apply for a position as
maid and her appearance was such
that she was generally employed. In
a few days the house would be robb-
ed, and the maid" frightened badly
by the burglars, would resign and re-
turn to her country home"
The robberies at the residences will
average $500 each, and there are
many of them. Pictures of the girl
have been identified by half dozen
victims. She left here Sunday night
accompanied by man, and they were
traced to Pittsburg, and since then
trace of them has been lost.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
REPORTS HAYTIANS
ATE 10 CHILDREN
u. S. INVESTIGATORS TELLS OF
SAVAGERY PRACTICED BY
IGNORANT NATIVES.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The saw
agery of some Haytian people who be-
lieve and practice voodooism is graph
callv pictured in the report of Rear
Admiral Harry S. Knapp, special dip
lomatic and naval investigator of the
American government in the black re-
public, made public today.
Describing the extent to which VOC
dooism is practiced by the Haytians,
Admiral Knapp said:
"Voodooism is prevalent, and the
further one goes into the interior the
more openly is voodooism practiced.
Voodooism is essentially snake wOr-
ship, and in its extreme rites it re-
ouires tie sacrifice of human beings
and the drinking of their blood and the
eating of their flesh. The human sac
rifice is called the hornless goat mi
nor sacrifices of goats or cocks are
made. These religious celebrations, if
the word religious can be applied to
such affairs, end in disgraceful orgies
of debauchery. Some Haytians them
selves have asserted that probably 95
per cent of the total population believe
in voodooism to a greater or less eX-
tent.
The average Haytian is strongly
superstitious-sup with the
superstitions of the jungle He is
afraid of the evil eye, or, as it is called
here, the 'ouanga,' and stands in great
awe and fear of the voodoo priests
and priestesses. 1t is also believed that
the educated classes are not free from
much of this superstition, even where
they deny belief in or the existence
of voodooism. Haytian officials high
in place will not take action against
persons accused of voodooism.
"A voodoo priest has lately been
tried and sentenced, and the proceed
ings of the military commission are
now in Washington awaiting action.
This man is said to have killed at one
time or another thirteen children,
whose blood was drunk and whose
flesh was eaten by persons present at
the rites. Consecrated waters used i'll
the Roman Catholic church at mass
were mixed with the flesh and blood
of the victims, and were obtained by
the voodoo priest by sending women
of his household to communion SER
vice in the church. This case is men
toned somewhat in detail because it
is a recent and undoubted one"
Admiral Knapp admits that there
has existed in Hayti a combination of
circumstances, largely the fault of
Americans there, through which the
progress of the island has been great
ly retarded.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
25,2l6 German Goats
For France and Belgium
Commission Rules Also That 100000
Fowls Must Be Delivered in Years.

PARASITIC reparations commits
sion announced today that Germany
must deliver to France and Belgium
total of 100000 fowls within four
years, 25l65 goats within three years,
and 1880 pigs within one year. The
German representatives have agreed
to this program.
The commission also announced
that Germany has almost completed
delivery of the live stock advances re-
quired under annex 4, paragraph of
the peace treaty. Germany has been
instructed by the commission to de-
liver within six months 10000 horses,
$4,000 sheep and 10000 cattle, includ-
ing $4,000 in calf. The total number
of horses, sheep and cattle to be de-
livered eventually will be fixed later.
The allied demands are considered
here to be reasonable, but the repre-
sentatives OF the German government
will be heard by the commission again.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
ANNUAL REPORT SHOW
BIG POSTAL DEFICIT
SECOND LARGEST IN HISTORY
OF COUNTRY. BURLESON
BLAMES EXTRAVAGANZA.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Opera-
ton of the United States postal SER
vice for the fiscal year 1920 resulted
in deficit of $17, 27O, 482-the second
largest in the history of the service
Postmaster General Burleson shows
in his annual report today, in which
expenditures of the postoffce depart
ment are placed at $454, 500. The
postmaster general explained that the
expenditures included approximately
$33 100000 paid as war bonus to pos
tai employees, and stated that but for
this there would have been a surplus
of $18,427,917 Mr. Burleson says he
declined to approve the bonus action
of the legislative department, adding
that he had offered suggestions of an
other plan of compromising the en-
p1oyes which would have served the
purpose without at the same time giv-
ing blanket increase in pay to "thous-
ands who were already amply COM
pensated."
THE postmaster general feels con-
strained to point out that if a prompt
halt is not called and such a policy
is persisted in there will be de-
ficiency for the next fiscal year of ap-
proximately $36,000,000 and the postal
establishment will cease to be self
supporting, as it should be, and will
become a constantly increasing bur
den upon the general treasury"
Reference also is made to the de-
cision of the interstate commerce COM
mission granting the railways addi-
tional pay aggregating So, lO3,889 for
carrying the mails. This served like
wise to offset increases in postal re-
ceipts, Mr.. Burleson declares.
Against Organizations.
Attention is again directed by the
postmaster general to the growth of
organizations among the postal en-
ployes and he urges that steps be ia
ken to curb the malicious and per-
nicious influences" of these organiza-
tons upon the postal personnel. He
says they have operated to interfere
to considerable extent with the eff
cient conduct" of the service.
Turning from the general admins
trative work to detailed matters, the
head of the department says that the
receipts from postage on mail aggre
gated $780,, 552,205, a decrease of 10
per cent from asst year. Of the total
amount $38,060,795 was derived from
maiings on which the postage was in
money. He points out that the total
postage bill was equivalent to $3.65
per capita for the nations population.
Parcel post revenues, Mr.. Burleson
estimates, aggregate approximately
$150,000,000 or $10,000000 more than
in the pervious year. Postage on sec
ond class mailings produced SIS, l07,
841, an increase of more than $9,000,-
900 over 1919.
Government Franks Cost Millions.
There has been an immense in
crease" in the amount of mail handled
free by the postal service, Mr.. Burle-
son declares, adding that the free
mailings of members of congress and
the various establishments of the gov
ernment under the franking privileges"
cost in handling and transportation
approximately $9,400,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
FORMER WARDEN LASSETER
IS ARRESTED IN TEXAS
Will Be Brought Back to Sumter
County and Tried For Assault.

AMERICUS, Cal. w. Lasseter,
former assistant road superintendent
of Sumter county, who disappeared
several months ago following the find
ing OF an indictment charging him
with criminal assault upon young
white woman of the county, has been
arrested at Ranger, Texas, and will be
brought here for trial at the May term
of Sumter superior court.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
IMMIGRATION BILL is
PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Prohibits Foreigners Coming to The
United States For a Year.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The john
son immigration bill, as amended to
prohibit all immigration for period
of one year, was passed today by the
house.
The vote was 293 for the bill and Al
against it. Six members voted pres
ent."
The bill now goes to the senate, and
it is generally understood that if it
passes that body it will be vetoed by
President Wilson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
BIG INCREASE IN THE U. S.
DEBT DURING NOVEMBER

WASHINGTON, D. Can in
crease of $l12,646,571 in the public
debt during the month of November
was announced today by the treasury.
The total gross debt on November
20 was $24,175,156,244, as compared
with $24,062, 509,672 on October 81
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

Now is the time to lay in a supply
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy 1t is
almost sure to be needed before the
winter is over You will look a good
while before you find better remedy
for coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough or one that is more pleas
ant to take. 1t meets with favor every
where. Buy it now and be prepared.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
GROWS 1000 BUSHELS OF
POTATOES; CLAIMS TITLE

ELLAVILLE, Ga.-Several thous-
and dollars worth of sweet potatoes
produced on seven acres of land and
sold for the low price of one dollar
a bushel is the remarkable record OBJ
tanned by W. H. -Childers, prominent
Schley county farmer. He is the
champion potato grower of Georgia.
Warren sheaf., 1920-08-25
ROSEW OClD

One Of the largest Young Peoples
Societies this season was held at the.
oessg G9ns5sgasions, Church II town lee. a
Segerstrom Of North Park College. Chi
ring lecture On vital Christian topics,
alternative audience Of all ages, and
comprising several auto loads Of
youngsters from Viking. who were per-
sonally acquainted with Mr.. seger-
strom who has spent few months
there this summer to teach at a SUM
mer parochial school. A number OF
English songs We're sung by the audi
ence with Miss Gldays Swenson at the
to those present.
Mesdames Sena and Tena Eggen and
several children from Kelliher are here
this week to visit with Il the Anton
Nordhagen home south Of town. Mr.
Nordhagen is brother Of Mesdames
The following.left on Sunday morn
ing for days outing auto tour TO
Maple Lake and Mentor: Mr.. and Mrs
4: s. Holm. Miss Annie Holm. Mr.. and
Mrs. John sagmoen, Miss Isabelle Sag
moen and Joel Shoberg. @ s1z#
Mr.. and Mrs. B. p. Sagmoen left on
Saturday evening for Thief River Falls
from where they left on Sunday in
Benson for few days visit with Mr.
and Mrs. p. Pearson at Lengby, Mimi.
The trip will be made in Mr. Bensons
car. &%5s5
The Adolph and Selmar Haugen fam
lilies motored to Warren last Saturday
evening to visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Anderson and family.
Mrs. Bernhard Ranum returned last
Friday from Minneapolis where she has
spent q week as guest with her sister.
Mrs. Roy Skinner, and other friends.
Judge A. Grindeland, of Warren, was
in town last Saturday evening on BUSH
ness connected with his real estate
west of town. T.. ls e-@#s.> :. s.S
Miss Mabel Lappegaard left the lat
ter part Of the week for Thief River
Falls, from where she will leave on
Mrs. Henry Carlson. and family. and
the Peter Stromberg family for brief
stay at Maple Lake. E.s=&
Miss Anna Holm, who has been stay
ing in town the last week as guest
with her brother A. S. Holm, returned
to her home at Twin Valley last Sun
day. rs & $E.S IS
L. L. Furan and John Sorenson have
purchased John Remmen's feed barn
the Same to their property further
north. IL. l:@sf3s.#s<S.:s sgg@ : III "a.
Thom Holten and Carl Bloom have
been extending the Viking Telephone
Co., line west from town this week to
secure connection with their farm
homes.
Misses Tena and Nina Westby left
last Monday evening for Goodridge
where they will assist their brother
Martin with home work for some time.
Corn harvest is carried on. extensive
ly. Threshing is now on and the yields
on the average seem to come out to
satisfaction.
Warren sheaf., 1920-08-25
South lNeWfOlden

Mrs. J. G. Strand, who has for several
days remained in critical, condition,
is at this writing still very low. How
ever, the fever has left her somewhat
so there is hope it will be change
for the better. Dr. Holland, of Argyle,
was called out Wednesday and was also
called out Sunday morning. 1t is prob
able that she may have to be taken
to the hospital for further treatment
as soon as she regains sufficient
strength. .s:.. g. @5T @@".;s p ,..IE
Ole and Randine Hjelle and Olga.
Laura and Nels Haaseth visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Haugen
Sunday afternoon. 80 a..
Mr.. and Mrs. p. S. i Mortrud and
nephew, Elmer, and Emma. Halvorson
visited at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Stoke Sunday.
- Andrew Holmaas and son, Elmer, and
ThorvalC Knutson left Monday morning
for Warren to work during threshing.
b John zJulin, Christ Vinje, Theodore
Strand and Mrs. H. c.. Ness and SON.
Harold, made an auto trip to Warren
Sunday afternoon. -, i
Warren sheaf., 1920-08-25
MARSH GRO VI

Miss Agda sahlberg, Vivian Sloan.
home OF Adam Sahl hlberg's 8 Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mns. Sloan, Of Toldhal, were
callers at Wrinkles place Wednesday,
|. Stephen Boe went to Warren Satur-
day and had some dental work done.
Miss Ethel Hanson has. been staying
with her sister, Mrs. M. Rye, In North
Dakota for q couple OF months.
Mr., and Mrs. Adam Sahlberg and
children visited with Oscar Dahlin's
Sunday, <4
Linden Hanson, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ford car east OF Ellerth store Monday
evening while he was racing with Paul
Jackson Hanson was aheaG and the
car behind tried to- pass but turned up
too near and caught the back wheel
in Hansons front wheel, tipping and
car to get his horses to bring it home,
but when he returned in the morning.
the two hind. tires were stolen, one
being new one. ssss 8
John Flodstrom, from Viking, was
around in the neighborhood buying up
Oscar sahlberg has left for Oscar
Dahlins were he is going to be em-
ployed through harvest.
Mrs. Adam Sahlberg and daughters.
Carrie e;!a and q, Anna. An and son son, OSCAR, were
Mrs. J. Boe visited with Mrs. Ole
Knutson's Thursday.
Everybody in the neighborhOod are
through with harvest, Il
Service in Green Valley school this
coming Sunday at 3 O'clock p. M.
Everybody is welcome.
Scratch pads for sale at the sheaf
Warren sheaf., 1920-08-25
Swedish Lutheran Church Of AlyaraGO
JOSEPH c.. MATTSON, Pastor. .1-

Next Sunday morning service at
Bloomwood at 1880. Sunday school at
II. Evening service at s. Welcome to
the services Of this. church. ~-.,
Warren sheaf., 1920-08-25
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN

TWO 200,000-pound locomotives
will crash in head-on collision
at 90 miles an hour at the Mime
sofa State Fair, Saturday, Sept 4.
s. You may have seen tidal wave or felt
an earthquake, but never in all your life
again will you see genuine railroad col
lision from the comfort and safety of
grandstand seat. This great $4,000 at
traction will be given once only because
Of its prodigious expense.
The weeks entertainment program Is
a. wonderful one. The greatest galaxy
Of performers ever booked in vaudeville
will feature the program. Headline
acts from the New York Hippodromc
and Winter Garden, and from the Ring
ling brothers, Barnum and Bailey cir
cuses, make up the bill, the like of which
has never been shown on any theater
stage in any part of the world. -.
See Al Wilson change from plane to
plane without a ladder.
See the worlds greatest auto speed
demons defy death on the dirt track.
See Single 6 and other famous horses
N compete for purses totalling $22,500.
See the greatest fireworks spectacle in
history, Siege Of the Dardanelles."
Minnesota State Fair
September 4 to II
Warren sheaf., 1920-08-25

Scratch pads for sale at the sheaf
office. 4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
PORTO RICO SUGAR SOON
Islands Railroad Strike Ended
100000 Tons Will Seen Come
to United States

Washington, D. c., Jan. s.
Appreciable relief to the American
housewife in the sugar shortage is
promised in shipments soon to be
unedr way from Porto Rico, accord
ing to information received at the
Department of Justice.
About 100000 tons of sugar have
been held up in Porto Rico by a
railroad strike which prevented
movement Of the crop from the in
land plantations to the ports Of San
Juan and Ponce. The Department
Of Justice recently issued an injunc-
ton against the strikers with the
result that the strike has been
broken.
Virtually 80 per cent of the
amount of sugar to be exported will
come to the United States for con-
sumption here
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
NOTICE

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Iowa Apartment
House Company for the election of
a board of directors>for the ensuing
year and the transaction of other
business, will be held at No. 1O9
North Fairfax street, Alexandria,
Va, January 18th, 1920, at ten
o'clock.
Charles D. Walcott, President.
306-15t a. NJ. McLachlen, Secty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
FIRST NATIONAL BANK

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of this bank will be held at
the banking house, Tuesday, Janu-
ary 18th. 1920. between the hours
of eleven o'clock a. m, and twelve
o'clock noon, for the election Of di-
rectors for the ensuing year, and
the transaction of such other bust
ness rs may be properly brought
before the meeting.
George z. Warfield, Cashier.
295-3Gt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Ontario Apartment
House Company for the election of a
board of directors for the ensuing
wear and the transaction Of other
business, will be held at No. 100
North Fairfax s.reet, Alexandria,
Va, January 18th, 1920, at 1890
o'clock.
Charles D. Walcott, President.
3O6-15t A. NJ. McLachlen, Secty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
FOR GLASS AS CANDIDATE,
William cabell Bruce Fayors Him For
r Presidential Race S

4 William Ca6ell Bruce, Baltimore
lawyer. man Eof letters, and sometime
political prophet, fayors Carter Glass
for President. He says 5l a
eNow, personally, my choice for
President would be Mr.. Carter Glass.
AS Secretary Of the Treasury he has
proved an unusually able man. Inscon-
versation with financial men down.
town continually hear his name men,
toned with the most favorable COM
meTt. But Mr.. Glass seems making no
move to come forward for the nomi-
nation, and as yet has shown no evil
dence of having a necessary group of
supporters behind him. He rose from
the position of printers devil to one
of splendid estimation in the eyes of
the business interests, and consider
him fine Presidential timber
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK

The annual meeting Of the share
holders of this bank will be held at
the banking house, January, 18th,
1920, between the hours of Il noon
and l p. NJ, for the election of di-
rectors for the ensuing year and for
The t, transaction of such other bust
ness as may properly be brought
before the meeting.
,94-3Ot n. L. Dinwiadie. Cashier
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
NOTICE

The annual meeting Of stock hold
ers Of the Williams, Belmont Co.,
Incorporated. will be held at the
principal office of the company in
the city of Alexandria, Va. at 12S
South Fairfax street, On the 4th
Tuesday in January, 1920, at ten
o'clock a. m.. for the election OF
directors ana the transaction OF such
other business as may properly
come before the annual meeting.
3O7-26tc John Mulstein, Secretary.