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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25

DAYS NOt All 4iillAiOiai II oStiSSs hA
Use of Automobile Are INDUCED in
BY RED Light" Residents. Custom
Should Be Curbedy
ALBANY, Ga.-That automobile
riding at night by young people has
become a menace to the moral life OF
the community is the startling state
ment made by the Dougherty county
grand jury in its presentments return
ed at the present term OF court.
The presentment goes into details
as to this phase of a general vice in
vestigation made by the grand jury.
After relating the efforts that have
been made by the city authorities to
eliminate open houses IN what is COM
monty known as RED light district,
the presentments say. that these wo-
men are still practicing their profess
sion by going out with male compan
ions in automobiles, land from infor-
nation it appears that this practice is
practically unrestricted.
But the most startling portion OF
the grand jury's statement on vice
conditions is that relating to the prac-
tice of young girls riding in automo-
biles at night with young men. On
this subject the presentments declare:
Our investigation along the lines OF
automobile night riding in our parks,
streets and public highways prompts
us to say a word to the fathers and
mothers of Albany. We mention this
not particularly as grand jurymen, but
as citizens of your city and county.
Regret and Sorrow Sure.
"There has been acquired, and is be-
ing rapidly increased, a habit among
our young men, young women and
even young girls and boys OF late
riding in automobiles with practically
no restrictions as to the hour or COM
panion. We do not byt any means wish
to go on record as stating that every
il late automobile ride by couples point
in every case to indication of immoral
Iitv, but we do know that sufficient
evidence has been placed before us to
indicate that not all the immoral prac-
tees in the use OF the automobile are
INDUCED in by actual red light resi-
dents.
I'VE unhesitatingly state that Il
some curb is not placed upon our
young people by the fathers ant
mothers themselves, particularly as re
CARDS unrestricted hours and compan
ions on late automobile rides, keen re-
gret and sorrow will surely come tc
some homes.
1--WE have found enough evidence o.
immortality among non-residents o.
the red light district to warrant the
assumption that even though the ma
jority of our young people are clean
minded they unquestionably invite
criticism of the worst order if they dc
not restrict the hours and frequency
of their night automobile rides"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
WORST RAIL TIEUP
OCCURRED IN 1894
LOSS OF LIFE AND GREAT
PROPERTY DAMAGE MARK
ED PULLMAN STRIKE.

CHICAGO.-The most serious rail-
road strike that this country has ever
gone through broke out in 1894 in Chi
cago, scene OF the recent strike decis-
ion. This was the pullman strike which
tied up traffic to the Pacific and to
Canada.
Eugene V. Debs, now serving pr1s-
on sentence at Atlanta for violation OF
the espionage act, was the directing
head OF the 1894 strike, and was sent
to Jail for the first time for collision
with the government during it.
The trouble arose in the pullman
plant on the outskirts of Chicago dur
ING period Of general business de-
preston somewhat akin to that OF the
present. The issue, however, was the
reverse of the present one, the men
then asking an increase to help them
meet the hard times.
Boycotted Pullman Company.
A boycott was declared on all pull
man cars. 1t resulted in tying up all
traffic. including the mails over a wide
area. and violence broke out in Chica-
90. The federal government ordered
regular troops here. They were met
bv a mob and could not proceed until
reinforcements came up.
Twelve were shot and fatally wound
ed in Chicago and vicinity. SIS were
arrested by the police, and seventy
five were arrested and indicted under
federal statutes.
Loss to the roads in property de-
stroved and hire of United States depu-
tv marshals was estimated at 100000.
A threatened strike involving u.s.
900 switchmen was averted in March
1910. when a federal board OF arbltra-
ton granted a 3 cent an hour increase
in wages.
Strike Threatened in 1919.
A threatened strike of railroad shop
men in 1919 resulted in several thous-
and workers in various sections OF the
country leaving their work. The work
ers, who asked higher wages, returned
to their jobs during August, after
President Wilson had issued request
that the men remain at work pending
adjustment of wage disputes by the
government, which was operating the
roads.
Railroad circles have been compare
tivelv free from labor troubles since
the unauthorized strike called April l.,
1920 which was ended by order OF
the railroad labor board increasing
wages. handed down July 20, 1871, and
made retroactive to May 10 that year.
Don't strain your eyes looking Tor
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
A PLOT TO KILL u. S.
AMBASSADORS Barred
BLAST IN HERRICK HOME AT
PARIS THE FIRST OF THREE
THAT WERE PLANNED.

PARIS.-European anarchists, who
damaged the residence of Ambassador
Mvron T. Herrick with a bomb We'd
nesday, wounding the ambassadors
valet, who opened the package, are
engaged in a plot to assassinate the
American ambassadors in Rome and
London as we'll, in revenge for the con
viction of two Italian anarchists in
Braintree, Mass, of murder in connec-
ton with holdup. This was establish
ed Wednesday night.
The French secret service, it now
develops, were cognizant OF the plot
before the delivery of the bomb which
wrecked room in the ambassador
residence. In fact, Herrick was warned
that in spite of the vigilance OF the Sc
cret service bomb might be deliver
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
RAIL PAY TRIPLED
DURING THE WAR
CLASS ONE ROADS FIGURE IN
CREASE FROM $1,468, 576,3e4
TO S3,6o8,216,351.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-The calling
of a strike by leaders of the brother
hood is the elimination of friction arts
ing from the endeavor of railroad ex-
ecutives to bring labor costs down and
the efforts of railroad employees to hold
the gains which came to them IN the
way OF wage increases during the pc
Iriod OF federal control.
Only One Cut.
How large this item has been in the
total pay roll of the class | railroads
lis shown by the fact that the total
wages paid prior to the taking over
iof the carriers by the government
amounted to $1,46S, 576,394, against a
total for 1920 of $3,698,216,351. In
other words, since the government
sponsored the Adamson law in 1916
increases in pay roll through govern
ment action amounted to $2.220,639,
1857. Against this there is only one
reduction on record, that OF last uly,
when the railroad labor board at Chi
cago granted to the railroads a Il per
cent reduction in wages, which Topped
off about $400,000,000 from the annual
ipay roll
Must Cut Rates.
1t is the contention of railroad exec
utives that freight rate reductions must
be put in force to bring about an i'm
provement in the underlying. business
structure of the country, and it is to
this end that they propose to ask for
another reduction in wages to bring
this about. Business men in all sec
tons of the country for a number OF
months past have been clamoring for
A reduction in rates, but the carriers
are firm in their stand that this can
not be made unless there is CORE
spending reduction in wages to offset
lower rates.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
The Pair Were
Convicted of Murder.

Viccolo and Barto1omeo Vanzetti
were convicted in Dedham, Mass, on
July IA, of numbering Frederick A..
Parmenter, paymaster, and Alexandra
Berardelli, guard, employed by shoe
manufacturing firm, i'll hold-up.
Owing to rumors Of impending out
breaks precautions were taken during
the trial lest an attempt be made to
liberate the men and assassinate the
Judge or members of the jury. 1t was
rumored at the. time that Italian ter
rorists, associated with the murderers,
had determined to assassinate any jury
man who should vote for conviction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
Governor Asks All to
Pray for Disarmament
Proclamation Is Issued at Request OF
Ministers Association.

Governor Hardwick has issued a
proclamation in which he urges Geor-
gians, irrespective of creed to gath
Ter in their churches Sunday, Nov. 9,
for PRAYER and supplication for the di-
vine guidance of the international con-
ference on disarmament, which Will
convene at Washington on Armisticc
day, November II.
The proclamation was issued fol
lowing an appeal to the governor by
the Evangelical Ministers, ASSOCIATION
and the Christian Council OF Atlanta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
Story of Letter Wine
Cellar Robbery Denied
Liquors Valued at 100000 Protected
By Three-Inch Steel Door.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Reports
that Washington police had been noti
fed that the house Of Joseph Letter.
Chicago. on his estate in Virginia had
been robbed of wines and liquors val
ued at 100000 lack confirmation at
police headquarters
1t was said there that no complaint
OF the robbery had been made and
the sheriff of Fairfax county, Virginia,
also said he had never heard of any
robbery, while the caretaker of Mr..
Letters estate denied that any theft
had occurred.
The Letter wine cellar was protect
ed by a steel door three inches thick
it was said A private detective agency
reported that it would require two
hours OF drilling with an acetylene
torch to get through the door.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
u. S. Enjoys Homes
Are Made Targets.

Brest, France.-A mob OF several
thousand persons singing revolution
airy songs and waving red flags attack
ed the American consulate here Thurs
day.
Windows were broken by flying
missiles.
Police were rushed to the scene and
restored order.
A police guard was placed about the
building.
Release Viccolo and Vanzetti,
shouted the mob.
The consulate was bombarded with
stones.
1t took the police nearly an hour to
dispense the demonstrators. Many per
sons were slightly injured. The lead
ers were arrested.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
Three troy Building Houses the
Professional Beggars OF Chicago

Then there are bandages stained with
aniline to resemble blood, and these
are attached to the arms or legs or
fingers and used to excite sympathy
OF the public. Clutches, canes, and
ragged clothing may be rented at the
beggars' headquarters.
During the day the "moocher" is a
whining creature but at night, II his
demands for money are not met, he
is not averse to emphasizing the plea
with blackjack or sandbang.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
Grocer Received Oats
-Four Years After Order

Henry Shade, grocer, of Poplar
Bluff, Mo-, received a shipment of
oats from a St. Louis firm. He ask
ed the firm why the oats had been
sent him, and was told that the or
der was in compliance with his pos
tai card order.
"Those oats were ordered in
1916" Shade said. my horse died
four years ago."
The card was postmarked in
June, 1916, and arrived in St. Louis
October g.. 1921.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
Held Prisoner Beneath Locomotive,
Dying Engineer Directed Rescuers

hospital in Rochester, where he died
within a few hours. Both OF his legs
were crushed, and in addition he suf-
fered deep decorations to the head and
scalp and was badly scalded.
Gerber was pilot of the first of two
engines hauling freight train of 80
cars. The train was nearing Church
willie at moderate speed when it ran
into an open switch, it is said, throw
ing the first engine and six cars into
the ditch.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
MARRIAGE IS ON THE
INCREASE EVERYWHERE
AN EPIDEMIC OF WEDDINGS
IS SWEEPING OVER THE
WORLD, REPORTS SAY.
DIVORCES ALSO ON THE JUMP

Number Far Exceeds Pre-War Rec
ord Single Young Men Scarce in
Europe, While Million Marriages Is
Americas Quota.
More than 100000 marriages will
take place in the United States this
year reports to the government indl-
cate, establishing a record for all time.
The number may go as high as 800,
900. Matrimonial records have been
broken in all civilized countries during
| the last few months, even taking into
consideration the war period, when
young men and women rushed to the
altar in numbers never before known.
The rush to discard single blessed
ness throughout the world is puzzling
officials, statesmen and social workers.
Because OF worldwide business de-
preston and high prices the marriage
rates would descend intsead OF mount
ing, it is assumed. In England 100000
couples assumed the welded state last
| year, dll lIlNl CdS0 VI lNdliy lNN,VOO w -
the previous year In France and Italy
also new records for romance are be
ing set up Only in Germany is mar
iriage increasing at rate that is not
regarded as astonishing.
Divorces Also Increase.
At the same time the number OF APP
Iplications for divorce also is showing
a big increase in most countries. This,
however, is attributed to the inability
of war marriages to survive. Although
no new reports on divorce in the Unit
ed States are yet available it is known
that the number OF separations now is
much larger than before the war.
/ In Germany divorce is frowned up
on and the government is considering
measures to encourage marriage. Ger
man statesmen fear a decrease i'll the
population unless social relief is al
/ forded. Similar anxiety is being regis
tered by French officials, who, how
ever, long have struggled with the
problem OF falling population rate.
! In France proposals to encourage mar
rage thus far offered have included
bounties and modification of taxation
especially for single persons, taxes on
bachelors and single women. A world
wide shortage of manageable males
/ is assigned as the cause of the increase
in the marriage rate in England anc
some other countries, although thi;
cause would be without foundation ii
the United States.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
POSTOFFICE EMPLOYE
OPENED LOVE LETTERS
Clerk Said He Wished to Learn How
To Write Ardent Notes.

Myron F. Wilkins, 20 years old, Of
Chicago, a substitute clerk in the post
office, has been arrested for opening
letters in his search for sample love
note.
Wilkins wished to know how to write
love letters to his sweetheart and had
opened 20 letters to find out
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
Senator Watson Scores
Supreme Court Decision
Saws Exemption of Stock Dividends
i From Taxation Is Rotten.

WASHINGTON, D. C-The de-
c;s;on OF the United States supreme
curt ln1 exempting stock dividends from
towst;on was attacked in the senate by
Senator Watson. democrat, of Georgia.
Every LAWYER knows that decision
was a perfectly rotten DECISION; pen
ator Watson declared. he attacked tn5
pending tax revision bill and charg g
republicans were catering 10 the de,
s;res of the Standard Oil Company and
the steel trust" by proposing the
measure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
Men Scarce in England.

Single men under 80 are compare
lively scarce in England and also in
France as a result of the heavy NOR
tality during the war, the official rec
ords show. At the same time, the num-
Der of females under 30 is vastly larg
er in proportion to the population
than at any other time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25

Don't strain your eyes looking tor
faults in your neighbor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
NIGHT AUTO RIDING
MENACE TO MORALS
ERTY GRAND JURY
FINDS ALARMING CONDI-
TIONS. GIVES WARNING.
WORD OF ADVICE TO PARENTS

SAYS Not All Immoral Practices in
Use of Automobile Are INDUCED in
By RED Light" Residents. Custom
Should Be Curbeds
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-02-24

On motion. duly carried. board voted
Health Rs tS't officer. Dr.. {. +. Atwood re-
ceiving two votes and DR.. T. r: Conk-
Wood was declared county physician
and health officer for the ensuing year.
Motion was made by e. M. Funk
that the Abilene Reflector be designat-
ed the official county paper, at 50 per
and full legal rate for delinquent tax
list. and that the said abilene Reflec-
tor and the Abilene Chronicle divide
county printing satisfactorily between
said papers. Motion was seconded by
aye.
on motion of j. A. Engler, seconded
by f. M. Funk, board adjourned to
meet Thursday, Jan. 10. at a: m.
Thursday, Jan. 13, 1921
Board met as per adjournment, all
members present and discussed matters
pertaining to the welfare of the coun-
Bids on hard surface project rs were
submitted:
W. II. Redfeld and Carl schooler,
$19,130.0S.
Ralph w. Queal, $23.517.07.
Ziegler & Dalton Construction Co..
Ziegler & Dalton Construction CO,
was awarded contract for $22.5f4lo.
Redfield and Schooler's bid being re-
(see tabulated unit prices attached
in margin)
Motion by f. M. Funk and seconded
by J. A. Engler that the construction
of project number rs be awarded to
Ziegler & Dalton Construction Com
PAW, for a two-course concrete road
said contracting firm having present
ed the lowest responsible bid as writ,
ten and agreed in the contract and
proposal, said bid being $22,574.10. Mo-
ton carried all members voting aye
On motion of F. NJ Funk and sec
onded by J. A. Engler, the certified
checks of unsuccessful bidders were
ordered returned
On motion of j. A. Engler and Sec
onded by e. NJ Funk, the follow ing re-
solution was approved and carried, all
members voting aye:
Resolution
resolution providing for the issu-
ance of SAG, 0000 90 of negotiable, inter-
est hearing orders of Dickinson Coun-
tv, Kansas, for the purpose of paying
the cost Of the construction of bridge
said Dickinson County, Kansas, direct
ing the manner of their execution and
issuance, providing for the sale and
delivery thereof and the levy Of tax
to pav off same at maturity. (See full
text of resolution attached in margin)
ed bv J. A. Engler, that some party be
consulted relative to making a fnan-
cial statement of the condition of the
county, carried.
On motion of J. A. Engler, seconded
bv r. NJ. Funk, board adjourned sine
H. w. KING.
j. B. HOsTETTER.
Chairman
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-02-24
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Students of the typewriting classes
were given speed tests Friday. Marie
Hoffman made the highest record or
the first year classes writing 46.S
words minute. Cecilia Raleigh
running a close second, wrote AZ
words per minute. The first year
typewriting classes have made ex-
ceptionally good records this year,
many of them already SURPRISING
those of second year classes. Esther
Herman of second year class, made a
high record, writing GOT words per
minute. Mae Medley and Edith Han
son tied for second place, each writ
ing 54.S words per minute. Inc
students are working hard in order 10
enter the state typewriing contest
to be given at Lawrence In the
spring. The contestants will be from
schools all over the state. The cup
has been held by Argentine, Kan
sas, for the last three years. A. IL.
s. hopes to bring the cup back this
spring, and has good showing at
present of winning prize, which Is
due to the conscientious work on the
side of Miss Pursley, commercial
teacher, and on the part Of the stu
dents.
During the Annual drive, $40
books were sold. The Juniors won
first place in the selling contest and
gained the prize of $40, while the
second prize. IS, went to the Fresh
man class. All Senior and faculty
pictures have been taken and the
printing of the book will be started
probably within the next ten days
The popularity contest will take
place this week.
The journalism class is to have
one-half column a day in the Abb
lene papers. Each member of the
class will have charge Of this Tor
one week.
The Freshman English classes
have finished the study OF the classic
Sohrab and Rustum, and are now
taking up "The Merchant of Ven
Ice"
This week Is to be known nation
ally as music week. There VIII De
special music in chapel wednesday
and Friday. Copies Of the high
school anthem were distributed. The
tune is Amice. to which music the
words Of the K. q. song 'The Grim
son and the Blue" are set. Harold
Barnes is the author Of the words
Of the anthem and is a graduate OF
A n. s. and K. o. He was the
first principal to introduce class orr
into the school, and at
the present time is at the head Oh
Girard College, Philadelphia, Pa
The honor roll both for the third
six weeks, and for the semester
was read this morning. The Sen
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-02-24
THREE AMENDMENTS COMING
Kansas Voters to Decide on Them In
1877

Three constitutional amendments
the largest possible number-pro
baby will be submitted to Kansas
voters in 1922. But Just what these
amendments are to be is quite un-
certain although the end Of the pres
ent legislative session Is rapidly
approaching.
Governor Allen has urged result
mission Of the tax amendment which
was defeated last November. With
the administration apparently able
to put through its measures II 1t
wants them badly enough, even In
the face of opposition from the
farmer wing" Of the house, 1t seems
fairly probable the tax amendment
will again be one Of the trio.
Eyes, have some definite ideas
what the three amendments should
be-" Governor Allen said when ques-
toned. IT have previously gone on
record for resubmissiOn of the tax
alton amendment AS to the others,
I am not ready to make an an
As soon as the admin
Istration bills are all fairly on their
way, some consideration can be CIV
en- to the amendments"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-02-24
PHOTOGRAPH DISCHARGES
Moro Than 5000 Have Been Re
corded In Kansas

More than 5000 discharges OF
Kansas ex service men have been re-
produced by the phOto-ccpying ma
chine In the office Of G. I. Martin
adjutant general. Two copies are
made OF each discharge. One is fur
nished to the soldier for his use, and
the other retained In the files OF the
adjutant generals Office for perman-
ent record.
Upon return from service In Fur
ope numerous Kansans presented
their discharges to registers Of deeds
requesting that their discharges be
recorded In order that true copies
might be obtained in case the orig
inals are lost The attorney general
rendered an opinion that recording
Of the discharges in the Office Of reg
lister Of deeds was not authorised By
law.
The 1919 legislature then passed
bill, proposed By Adjutant General
Martin, providing for ding OF copies
of discharges in the sdjutant gen
erals office. Approximately one out
Of ten service men 30 far have TAX
en- advantage Of the law.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-02-24
CARRIED LOT OF SAWS
Forger Was Equipped to Do Busi-
..dl. ness

Manhattan Mercury: when
searched at the county jail at Man
haitian, today, H. Clark, arrested
yesterday at Abilene, following the
cashiDg Of forged checks aggregat-
ing $1,000 at Manhattan bank,
officials found several fine saws con-
cealed In Clark's shirt.
The men broke into the Bardwell
Office some time Sunday night and
stole the signature stamp of the
arm. They wrote checks aggregat-
ing $1,000, Of which $1,000 were
cashed. At the First National bank
$3.50 was secured on q $1,000 check,
the remainder being left on deposit:
$3.50 At the SCltisens State bank.
$3.50 at the Unton National bank and
$3.50 at the Manhattan state bank
on an $3.50 check. Later @100 was
secured on d, 500 check at the
Farmers and Stockmen's bank on
a $3.50 check.
Tom Uicls, who hauled the two
men from here to Abilene. said they
were quiet during the trip. Ono sat
In the front ssat with him and the
other in the riar seat.
The check book Of Bardwell and
Bardwell was stolen from their Of
fice safe Tuesday night The book
Is large one, three checks on
sheet. EmpIoyees Of the Office are
sure the book was placed in the safe
night, and the safe locked.
There was q sum Of money In the
safe. 1t was not taken.
No further progress has been made |
IN the case Of the alleged forgers,
who defrauded Manhattan banks
morning. The wife OF the
prisoner confined in the Riley coun-
" Jail is in Manhattan but neither
husband or wife have given officers
| definite clue to work on toward
,olving the mystery of the case.