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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-31
HALF MILLION DAILY
Loss OF WAGE WASTE
JULIUS KRUTTSCHNITT COM
PARES RAIL- SCALE WITH
OTHER INDUSTRIES.
HE SAYS IT HAMPERS SERVICE

Chairman of Board of Directors of
@>uthern Pacific Tells Senate Com
ctee That Labor Gets Sixty Times
AS Much as Owner of the Road.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Julius
Kruttschnitt, chairman of the board
of directors of the Southern Pacific, in
concluding his general statement today
before the senate committee on in
terstate commerce, which is investi-
eating the railroad situation, laid his
heaviest emphasis OF the alleged vast
age of more than $500,00O day OF
the railroads money under wage
agreements with unskilled laborers.
Wage Scale Compared.
The latest interstate commerce
commission report" Mr.. Kruttschnitt
stated to the committee, showed that
in the last three months of 1920 the
carriers employed 275,829 track labor
ers, receiving 1913 for an eight-hour
day, and 121,187 other laborers at the
rate of $4.33 for an eight-hour day,
while individuals, contractors and cor
porations alongside their tracks and
shops were employing men glad to
work for $3.50 and $3.50 lO-hour
day.
IF the carriers were free to employ
unskilled labor at prevailing rates
they could save $550,000 to 100000 a
day. 1t is any wonder labor repre-
sentatives have pursued such dilatory
tactics before the labor board? Every
davis delay granted by the board was
worth over half million dollars to
them on unskilled labor alone"
Mr.. Kruttschnitt's call for open play
in the employment by the roads OF
unskilled labor followed declaration
that managers on the one hand and
employees on the other can render IN
calculable service to the public by
having friendly and cooperative re-
lations, and by establishing a reallza-
ton OF the obligation to public ser
vice. He declared, however, that such
friendly and cooperative relations
had been dangerously weakened dur
ing government control OF the rail
roads.
Wage Agreement Blamed.
He maintained that wage agree
ments fastened on the roads during
government control created conditions
that initiate against the roads, Civ
ing the public the service the. lattei
has right to expect, and that IN try
ing to eliminate such conditions th'
roads now are championing the pub
lies cause. The present situation o
the roads with respect to these mat
tiers, he said, should cause the gray
est apprehension to every thinking
person.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-31
Ashes of F. K. Lane
Will Be Scattered to
The Western Winds

CHICAGO, iIll.-The body of
Franklin K. Lane, former secretary
of the interior, who died in Roches-
ter, MINI, was cremated here to-
day and the ashes will! be taken to
the top OF FL CAPTAIN peak in the
Yosemite valley, California, and
scattered to the winds, in compli
ance with a request made by Mr..
Lane prior to his death.
Relatives of Mr.. Lane explained
the unusual request by saying that
he had spent much OF his lie IN
the Yosemite region and had grown
to love it SO much that he wished
his ashes to be taken there when he
died.
There were no funeral services
another request of Mr. Lanes
and only the immediate family at
tended the cremation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-31
RICE AND COTTON
MEN FACE DEATH
NIGHT RIDERS BEGIN DEPRE
DATIONS AFTER GROWERS
REFUSE DEMANDS.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark.-Twenty-
seven night riders are serving SEN
fences, but the trials of the Arkansas
farmer are not ended
Many rice growers face starvation.
Their 1919 crops are rotting in the
fields or being fed to cattle.
Rough rice has decreased from $3.5O
bushel last fall to 20 cents bushel
at present. Polished rice that sold at
LIS cents a pound sells now at tour
pounds for a quarter.
There is no market for 90 million
bushels of Arkansas rice, the states
second most important crop.
Cotton Trouble.
Similar market conditions are faced
by cotton growers, with night rlding
added to their troubles.
Tenants demanded twothirdS OF the
crop if they furnished nothing but la
Dor. If they furnished teams and Ia
Dor they demanded three-tourth OF
the crop.
Growers refused their demands. A
group of tenants organized. They put
white robes on their horses. They
wore black stockings over their heads
with holes cut for nose and eyes and
the foot of the stocking hanging over
their shoulders. ;,
Their password was "Blood's Red. "
A pistol was held against the chest OF
each man as he took the oath OF al
legiance. Penalty for breach OF faith
or failure to execute orders was death
by beheading.
Barns. live stock, implements and
crops were burned. Property valued
at millions was lost.
The riders rode two abreast to OBJ,
durate planters homes. They dragged
the planters from their homes and
whipped them.
Marked for Death.
Four planters of Craighead county
were marked for death because they
attempted to protect themselves with
firearms.
Disagreement within the organiza-
ton over inflicting the death penalty
led to the weakening OF the organlza-
ton.
Dewitt Garrett, captain of the band,
was indicted on AZ counts. He was
convicted. Twenty-six others confess
ed.
Armed riders threatened to storm
the court house at Jonesboro and res
cue them. Special deputies were sworn
in for the trial.
After the men were sentenced the
court house was burned down.
So cotton growers, discouraged by
labor and market troubles, and 7ice
growers, reduced to poverty, are turn,
ing to the raising of hogs, cattle and
other products to rehabilitate their
fortunes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-31
GOVERNMENT WILL
SELL WAR GOODS
TO PUT ON MARKET MATE
RAILS WORTH BILLION DOL
LARS. PRESIDENT TO ACT.

President Harding has been advised
that more than $1,000.000,000 can be
brought into the treasury department
if immediate action is taken for the
efficient disposal of the vast quantities
of surplus and unnecessary supplies
and leftover war materials that re
main in the possession Of the war and
navy departments, the shipping board
and other branches of the government.
AS a result of this information the
president il was learned from reliable
sources, has determined to make rec
concentrations to congress for the Gre
alton of a special liquidation commits
sion to take over this work. These
recommendations, it is understood,
will be submitted to congress this
month.
Sold at Heavy Loss.
During the war the army became
the largest buyer, and consequently it
has now become the greatest seller.
Since the armistice the war depart
ment has disposed of ST ,445, $4,000 of
surplus supplies at total average
loss to the government OF more than
40 per cent.
The sales have resulted in a num-
Der of price-cutting scandals, and APP
parently these have not ceased with
the control OF the new administration.
This condition, in the opinion of the
president and republican leaders i'll
Washington, must be remedied at
once. The sales division of the navy
department, one the other hand, is re-
ported to have done fairly creditable
work in the disposition of surplus ma
terials.
Creation Of the proposed liquidation
commission is understood to have met
with the approval of the cabinet. The
proposed commission would be ex-
pected first to determine the amount,
character and value of the govern
ment property, and then take up meth
DDS of putting such property on the
market.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-31
DORSEYS ACTIONS
CONDEMNED BY JURY
DECATUR COUNTY DEPLORES
GOVERNORS METHOD ON
NEGRO AFFAIRS.

BAINBRIDGE.-Most prominent
in the presentments of the grand
jury of Decatur county superior court
which was presided over by Judge
w. C. Worrill, of this circuit while
Judge r. c. Bell held Terrell superior
court at Dawson, was resolution
condemning the manner in which Gov
ernor Dorsey handled the publicity
relating to alleged cruelty to negroes
in Georgia and expressing implicit
faith in the judicial system. 1t is stat
ed that Judge Worrill, in addressing
the jury, made some very pointed re-
marks in condemnation of the gov
errors action. The resolution reported
or has handled the whole matter be
tor general"
Whereas, the newspapers OF the
state have printed numerous inter-
views with Governor Dorsey, pertain
ing to alleged existence of peonage
conditions in Georgia, and
Whereas Governor Dorsey has is
sued a pamphlet entitled The Negro
in Georgia, containing 1875 alleged in
stances of cruelty to negroes in Geor-
gia without giving the names OF coun-
ties or the names of the persons, and
"Whereas, this discussion fastened
to bring under criticism the judges,
solicitor generals and the whole citi-
zenry of Georgia because of the yelled
manner in which said charges have
been made,
"Be it resolved by the grand jury,
that the manner in which the govern
or has handled the whole matter be,
and the same is hereby condemned,
and we unanimously express our con-
fdence in the judicial system of Geor-
gia and the judges and solicitors Sc
lected by the people and desire to ex-
press ourselves as being opposed to
the appointment of judges and solici-
tor generals"
Judge Littlejohn Indignant.
That the pamphlet issued by Gov
ernor Dorsey upon alleged mistreat-
ment of the negro in this state is cal
culated to have a bad effect upon law
and those who enforce the law was
the statement by Judge z. A. little
john, of the Sumter superior court,
in charging the grand jury. He said
that regardless of the merits of the
charges in his pamphlet,
he didn't think any people ever bene-
fitted from washing their dirty linen
before the public"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-31
Surgeons Are Grating
Ears on Baby Boy to
Restore His Hearing

An operation, said to be unique
in the annals of surgery, is being
performed on Charles Brown, three
months old, at hospital in Omaha,
Neb. The series of operations will
take several weeks to complete.
Little Charl0r = normal in every
way except the IA : no ears.
Twelve physicians a. = voring
to graft hearing appara,- n
the child. The first operations
ed successful.
Skin taken from the thighs of the
infant is being used to model the
ears.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-31
Washington, in Throes
OF Blue Laws, Puts
Skirts on Men Bathers

WASHINGTON, D. C.-While
DR.. Wilbur Crafts has not had
much luck with his blue laws on
Capitol Hill some one appears to
have got the ear of F. J. Drummer,
the superintendent of the city bath
ing pool at Potomac Park.
Announcement was made today
of the forthcoming opening of the
pool and here is one of the regula-
tons: =.
suits with skirts for both sexes"
It's the first time Washington
ever heard of men being required
to wear skirts when bathing-or
any other time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-31
Georgia Sweet Potatoes
Shipped to Li0erpool

Famous Southern Product Found
Quick Sale for British Tables.
The succulent Georgia sweet pota-
to apparently tastes as good in Eng
land as it does at home and possibiii-
ties of ship loads going overseas to
brighten life for the British housewife
are seen by government officials. A
recent trial shipment of 600 pounds,
sent under ventilation to Liverpool ar
rived in fine shape, the agricultural de-
partment at Washington has just an
nounced, and while almost unknown
in foreign markets found quick sale
for British tables. Further expert
ments are to be made in hope of Gre
ating a foreign demand for sweet po-
tatoes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-31
Here Is Something
New in Official Lite
County Commissioner of Jones Ke
duces His Own Salary.

GRAY, Gait is a fact that Mr.;
c. r. Smith, the commissioner o.
roads and revenues OF Jones county,
has reduced his own salary. from 9ILo
to 500 per month. The salary OF tne
county warden has been reducea IRON
$l25 to 500 per month, and all otnel
county employees have had their wages
cut to pre-war figures.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-31
I'm ~ GEORGIA FARMERS
N FLOWING UP COTTON
Dull Weevils Flying About
Like Gnats.

lbs A.. LIE lie. Ga.-A good many
|Plantinn piowing up their cotton
Els ar 4is corn and peas. The boil
Pie vo,,1 ~ numerous and are kill
are aug aug plants that some report
\ Still ing thg about the fields like
has be s.ie past few days hot sun
/ billed en very destructive to the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-31
Adjourn Court So Wo-
men Can Do Housework

MASON CITY, Ia.-In order
that the two women jurors sitting
in murder trial here might go
homc and do their homework dis
trict court adjourned until Monday
afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
It Must Not Be.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

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 The highest duty of American and English citi- all talk of between this republic and the British Empire. No greater calamity could beall the human race than such conflict would bring to pass The permanence of Christian civilization depends upon the continued amity and broad cooperation of these people.
 Not long ago MT. Harding made an earnest plea for Anglo-American unity. That policy should be stressed and encouraged by every possible means by friendly influences on both sides of the Atlantic. Evil propaganda ceaseessy is work to crea te jealousy suspicion and dscord between England and America It should fail of it's purpose It believed that it will fail of it's purpose In support of this belief Viscount Grey recently said:
 There is peace treaty under which if the two Governments connot agree, they will to com mission which would investigate and report and recommend settlement, and which, if the treaty was observed, would give at least years time for re- hection before breach of the peace took place on that particular quarrel"
 It was his conclusion that these two great democ- races never would to if they observed that treaty There should be general agreement with this conclusion not much because the wish is father to the thought. but because the fate of white civilized supremacy this earth is in the hands of these nations . f5h a Lord Grey offers the additional agreeable assur- ance that the Anglo-Japanese treaty makes it clear that in the event of quarrel between Japan and any other nation with which Britain had treaty of arbitration there obligation on Britain to do other than carry that treay of arbitration If was Brtain's, understanding with Japan that that clause in the AngoJapanese alliance applied to the particular treaty afterward made with the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31

sumer raise or lower them. Naturally these were years of propaganda all sorts of things. Reform CTS faddists conducted energetic campaigns for their favorite reforms and fads. There were, of course victories and defeats But 1t all made tired people, and they voted for President Harding by the thousands because they believed he servative and would give the people rest.
 That the country is in need of there is no doubt. The present need is that Father Time may be permitted to work his miracles before there is much more experimenting. The time will come, of course when the people will sprint again when they will to be up and st it. That is the law of progress. But at the present there is very little hankering for high-gear stuff.
 Nation. We have had our strenuous days. We were in the war, the rest of the country, and we have experienced the sort of cratic business and political conditions. We have fought with high prices and low industrial profts and have battled ip the ranks of factona and political contest. Our people like those of the rest of the Nation tired rof this sort of strife. They want The need of the hour here elsewhere, is that human activities should return to normal channels We need to see dkes that have been too long submerged by the floods of excitement and rest!essness We want to work, develop and money until time works it's miracles here and repairs the damage of vermuch strenuousy. There is clamoring for speeding on tracks uncharted waters
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
LET ALASKA CONTROL.

The Empire believes the Legislature will do wei for Alaska If 1t will empAatcay endorse the stand of the Alaska Fish and Game Club for the contro of Alaska game by Alaskans in Alaska. If we are tc develop a self-reliant and responsible citizenry ir Alaska the people of this Territory must bear the responsibilities of sclf-government People who are governed from without, people who get favors by begging for them never cut much figure in the world Of what Importance in the world are the British subjects in Hongkong Jamaica, for instance? Oi what importance the Canadians the Australians the South Africans before those countries became self governing? If Aaskans to amount to any thing they, too, must have sef-governmcnt.
 But that is not all of it by any means. Alaska get and competent government only through self-gov ernment. People must live with a country to become sufficiently acquainted with it's conditions and needs lawmakers governors and admin istrators G. K. Chesterton the great English hu- morst, who arrived in the United States recently said he had here, ito lose my impressions of Amer ica." When the laws and regulations for country are made by those who have it they are made by people who have erroneous impressions When. they.are made by those who occasionally visit it they are made by with Impressions rather than intimatel knowledge; tt1.4
 There are people in the world so anxious to make the game Beasts birds and fish of Alaska serve useful purposes ast are the people of Alaska. Those who hvea here afe most interested in and cap able administration of and reasonable game laws No people would lose much the people of this TerI5tory if the game of the Territory extern mated None would lose much if the game were unnecessarily depleted
 We have found in the various States that game animals becoming more numerous each year. That is because the people of the States making and contTeng their own laws. People much more interested in and have much respect for laws tha they make themselves than they have for laws which made for them. That is human nature, and il has been demonstrated time after time.
 Let the people of Alaska stand for their right tc the widest possible of selfgovernment Loca control of the game of the Territory is among tho prerogatives that with this widest measure O self-government.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
Luke McLuke Says

The girls wore so little keeping warm all winter that we do not see how they are going to take anything more off this summer to keen cool.
 A Women isn't as big liar as a man. She admits that she is afraid of lightning.
 Two men can admire the same shirt and remain friends. But it is different when they admire the same skirt.
 Fine linen, silver and buffers ser. vice won't make a meal taste as good as it used to when you were a kid and sat down in the kitchen to a table topped with oilcloth.
 Why do they say that bride is Ted" to the altar? Did you ever see bride pulling back?
 You cant make a sixtv-vear-old man believe that circuse3 are AS good today as they were when he was a boy.
 Any sixteen-yearold Princess knows that she could write a book oh nat Fafent5 Ought to know '
 The reason a man hates to stay home during the day is because every time he gets comfortably set, tied in chair his wife makes him move so she can sweep under the chair
 Some men are always out of work because they want to now lawns in January and shovel snow off the sidewalks in July.
 And what has become of the old fashioned thrifty man who could save a dollar and half a day on a S30-a month salary.
 At that. a man doesn't have to have more than one wife 10 have one wife too many
 Many man will loudly announce that he won't stand for a certain thing. But he falls for it eventually.
 The Anti-Saloon League is brae. ging that it made this country dry But the former Kaiser is the marty who is responciple for Prohibition in this country.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
POPULATION DENSE.

The State of Rhode Island could almost incor porate a single municipality dense is the popu lation per square mile. Eliminating the District O Columbia, which is all within the limits O Washington City, people thicker in Rhod Island than any other major political division in the United States. If the whole country as thieklH populated Rhode Island there would be more thal 1,7O0-000,O0 900 people in the countIy-and that doe. not include Alaska. If Alaska were as congested witt people as Rhode Island is would have a popula tion of 335 GOO 900
 The density in the divisional states in 1920 range from seyen-tenths of one square mile in Nevad, to 566.4 in Rhode Island. It exceeded 200 a squarC mile in five states, Rhode Island with 5664; Massa chusetes 479,2 New Jersey, 42o; Connecticut 2S64; and New York, 2179.
 The density in the several states in 1920 rangeC the Census Bureau were: Alabama. 45.s; Arzona 2.9; California 22; Colorado, 91; District of Colum bia 72929; Florida, 177 Idaho. 5.2: Illinois, 1l5.7 Iowa, 43.2; Kansas, 216 Kentucky, col; MinLe sota, 29.5; Missouri, 495; Montana, 39 Nebraska 1C.9; New Mexico 2.9; North Dakota, 9.2; Ohio 141.4f Oregon. S.2; Pennsylvania, l945; South Da kcta. S.3 Texas, IFS; Utah. 55; Washington, 2O.3 Wyoming 2
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
A Wilson Prize for Social Service.
1 New Nnrk World l

whatever honor this generation may pay Wood TOW wilson Is fairly certain to appear nadeouate lc a student of our times who looks back on tbe world War and its results after the fad of con- temporary pickering has cleared away The proposed tuna 10 endow an award, somewhat like the NobeI prize, for services humanity could hear no otbor name more apt than Mir. Wilson's to define its pur-
 pose and hold successive administrators 10 the ideal u us rounding nor could there be more fitting Plbute to the courage and usefulness of the first statesman of our time than legacy designed to link his name with public usefulness
 woodrow Wilson's fame is secure but his career Aas emphasized the scarcity of men in public life with the vision and conscience required to take m ssues that can gain partisan advantage that have no bearing save on the common veal and make of hem world issues which the average individual can demand voice in deciding. An endowment beor ing his name and founded to reward unselfsh devo- ton to human progress should have an appreciabla influence in drawing other men of his own capacity into public service.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
COUNTRY WANTS REST.

One of the many things that contributed to the enormous majority given President Harding last November the desire of the people for rest after the storm and strife of many years of and intensive political and industrial controversy. The American people tired of turmoil. They to settle down and permit the tide of activities again natural channels. Not in many years has Administration gone into power with better feeling the part of the people than that which exists for the present Eight years the Wilson Administration went into power with the people ex- pecting much They looked for a great deal Of progress They expected the debris that had chOked up channels be removed that headway could be made They not disappointed. The currency, tie tariff and many other things disposed of the general satisfaction Then the strenuous years of war, high wages and striving for higher
 high prices and strife between producer and