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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-24
The Fly May Be
Doomed; Tree Found
That Poisons Them

WASHINGTON, D. City
swatters and screens will be rele--
gated to the junk pile if the United
States department of agriculture
find merit in the fly killing proper
ties claimed for a sapling grown
from the seed of Kentucky cot
fee tree by the late Prof. George
F. Holmes, of the University of
Virginia. The sapling has been sent
here by the university for test.
Prof. Holmes asserted that the tree
gave off a peculiar poison fatal to
flies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-24
D. A. R. Asked to Perpetuate Pioneer
Families by Rearing Many Children

A. r. member of New York city, is
greatly opposed to the adoption Of
any such resolution.
Il think that such action is an inn
pertinence to all the members and to
every American woman" she said.
Family life and the size of the fam
lily are personal matters-they cannot
be regulated by adopting resolutions
Women are intelligent enough to
realize that they should have children
and rear them properly, but to say
that every woman should have four
is ridiculous. Such resolutions and such
ideas belong in the sacred confines OF
the family circle and not elsewhere.
believe that every American wife
will wish to have children and that
we do not need to worry about the
future of our country"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-24
Found Mouse in Jam;
Asks Two Thousand
Dollars as Damages

Mrs. Lib. Rogers, of Buffalo,
N. Y, bl0fdio is worth $1,000
to bite into :, 19tr 'ouse, even
though the NOUS served
in cculent stra am.
Through her attorneys
brought suit against Howard ,.
grass, proprietor of a dairy proc
ucts store for that amount, alleging
she was made i'll by eating the jam
in which reposed the body OF the
mouse.
The storekeeper has entered
general denial of responsibility,
holding that the mouse was packed
in the jam by the canning company.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-24
Must Wear More
Than Beads in Paris
Is Edict of the Court

PARIS.E9l1e after-war orgie OF
pleasure inAeosmopolitan centers
has developed so much daring IL
cense in Pakissthat the minister of
Justice has taken the matter in hand
and called a sharp halt to the grad
ual shrinkage in the amount OF
dress worm on the stage and con-
tinual increase in looseness Of
speech. Everything approaching
obscenity must. be cut out of stage
Representatives. he declares, and
dramatic artists and music hall
singers must be clad. Otherwise,
the artists ana the directors respon-
sible for the character OF the attrac-
tons offeredto the public will be
prosecuted. The press praises the
minister for us courage and pro-
poses a general movement in favor
of the uplifting of dramatic produc-
tons.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-24

The Rockefeller Foundation has
presented a tract of country compris-
ing thirty-fve thousand acres to the
state of Louisiana. This tract is
known as the Grand Chenier Wild
Life Refuge and was purchased in or
der to preserve the wild life
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-24
Tio" Spoils Are Divided.

NPouS Are Divided.
| Is.3l OF 100000 is placed
Is a,yeiy as an estimate upon
:9I activities by "con" men
l 3. 1--WE OF Florida, whose posi-
JLnaOled him to watch closely
.oy-year growth of this or
ten rt?1em OF swindling-these
d lung ing chains of elaboratelv
cubs and exchanges"
h. operated at a tremendous
|rco o oi leased and fitted out
~ VI the arrival OF tourists.
4 AZ a.. authentic source it is I'M
io wat - per cent of the spoils
: protection, which includes
b. lees lees ) per cent for rentals
Er.i, cent to the banker through
lIed 20 . and checks were regular
|f ;J 10 bring money OF victims
r. stock or horse race ex-
Iys ' AZ balance was then split
nsr ~ per cent to the steerer
Tbo eeht to the big store"
man l;v former or is the dapper or
lin nan OF means" who offers
Eon n chance to make some
Eg ney and steers him to the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-24
'DRY ADVOCATE AN
AIR TIGHT STATUTE
PREPARATIONS ARE BEING
MADE TO BURY OLD JOHN
BARLEYCORN AGAIN.
LIVELY COMMITTEE HEARING

]. P. DAWN, New York Physician,
Roughly Handled by Volstead When
He Pleads for Use of Beer as Med
icine. Sharp Retorts.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
BOndholders Ask
Court to Turn Over
Four Surface Lines
Hedges Appeals to Mayer
for Instructions; Action
May Mean Elimination
of More Transfer Points

Judge Julius NJ. Mayer in the United
States District Court listened to argu-
ment yesterday on the application of
Job Hedges, receiver of the New York
Railways Company, for instructions
with regard to the preservation or
further disintegration of the insolvent
surface railway system.
The refunding bondholders have re-
quested the receiver to disafirm four
of the remaining leased lines, namely,
the Broadway and Seventh Avenue,
Sixth Avenue, Christopher and Tenth
Street and the Bleecker Street and Full
ton Ferry lines.
If he is instructed by the court to
turn over these lines, Mr. Hedges said,
the surface car lines in Manhattan will
be split up and the result will be g
number of roads charging five cents or
more for a short haul.
After hearing counsel representing
interests opposed to the further disin-
tegration Of the system and lawyers
representing the bondholders Judge
Mayer reserved decision
The leases on these lines would ex-
pre on March p, and Judge Mayer
extended their time to May at 4
p. m. Also, for the purpose of reduc-
ing loss through the operation Of the
Seventh Avenue and Delaney Street
line Judge MaEer directed Mr.. Hedge :
and others interested to confer with the
Public Service Commissioner to ascer-
tain It an order is necessary for the
establishment Of p new two-cent trans
fer. point at Eighth and Macdougal
streets
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15

possible the amount OF revenue thus to
be derived, and then we can determine
precisely how much we must raise by
impost taxes in order 20 meet the ex-
penses of the government. This cannot
be done by attempting to pass q tenn
porary tariff measure and then i'm
mediately afterward taking up the
consideration OF a permanent tariff.
Nothing is more disturbing to busi-
ness than tariff legislation, and it would
not be possible for us to pass tenn
porary measure and permanent meas
ure under nine months, and during this
period the financial and industrial in
terests Of the country would continue
to be disturbed and distressed, where
a. they are entitled to period of re-
pose and to something like certainty
in legislation and governmental
policies.
81 do not underestimate the impor-
tance of tariff legislation, and | am
decidedly in favor of the enactment of
a protective law that will save the
American market to the American pro-
Queer, as far as is possible under ex-
listing conditions, but | am decided Y
of the opinion that the business world
has right to expect from the Repub-
lican party immediate relief from the
onerous taxation that suppresses legiti-
mate industry, that hampers develop
ment and hinders progress
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Milwaukee, Is Dry for
First Time i'm History
.specicI Dispatch to The Tribune

MILWAUKEE, March 14-Milwaukee
is dry for the first time in its history
as a result of raids on Saturday and
Sunday by cit and county officials
Seventyhve persons were arrested. A
week ago one could buy per cent beer
FOR 20 cents drink and good whisky
at so cents a drink in any downtown
saloon. There was no attempt at con-
cealment.
AS result of the attempts of three
girls to commit suicide in cafes in
January, civic and church organiza-
tions began a campaign for genera
cleanup. Captain John I. Sullivan
head of the Detective Bureau, and his
father, Detective Dennis Sullivan, dean
Of the detective service, together with
Lieutenant Robert Flood, in charge of
the Police Department ct night. have
resigned.
A special grand jury session for
March 29 was called TODAY. Charges
OF the extensive sale of drugs here
also viii be investigated
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Col. Anderson Declares
Rhine Talk Misconstrued

Alexander f Anderson. who was
lieutenant colonel of the 165th Infantry
in France. explained last night to the
veteran association Of that regiment
at the 69th Regiment Armory what he
SAID We're some misconceptions con-
cerning his speech at the Horror on
the Rhine mass meeting. He made
no pretense in his speech, he said,
that he spoke for the regiment
"The motive that impelled me to
take part in that meeting,' he said
was a conviction l have long held that
most civilians blame the Germans for
more things they did not do than for
things they did. That is to say, they
believe Germany committed not only
atrocities on civilians and in occupied
towns, but that they habitually, or at
least frequently, committed atrocities
on soldiers in the field and on Amer
lean soldiers.
"Now, since we did not see any dirty
work think It the part Of soldier
to say decent word for soldiers whose
courage we had TO admire. even while
we were killing each other We did
not see any atrocities, although one
who says the Germans never COM
mitted any atrocities flies in the face
Of evidence.
y do not suppose the man exists
who can make an extemporaneous
speech and be satisfied with every
Tang ne said, but | want most OF all
t. correct the false report and assure
you that | did not say we did not
know what we were fighting for. Nor
did | put this country in the wrong in
any way covering its entrance into the
war did say we should have what
we fought for
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Suit to Recover $50, 900
From Wife Is Dropped

ATLANTIC CITY March William
L. Rifles. sixty-fve years old, dis
con inued to-day his suit to recover
S50000 from his wife. who is nine
teen wears old. His attorney. in an
nouncing that the suit had been
drop3ed, said there was no hope Of
getting the money, as it all had been
spent.
Mr. Rifles, whose home is in Union
-own. Pa, said he had become infatu-
ated with the young woman, then
seventeen years old. while on visit
to this city. lie gave her $4,000 be-
fore the ceremony, he said and i'm
mediatelv after it gave $4,000 to her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Matthews, who were joint defendants
in the action.
The chief duty of a wife, as de-
scrbed by the youthful Mrs. Rifles
on The witness stand was "to get
everything she could out Of her hus-
band = She got Sc 900 worth Of gowns,
an automobile and a liveried chauffeur
IN the first two months of her mar
lied life
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Barrett Denies He
Passed ON Legality
OF Ten-Cent Fares
Service Board Head Replies
to HyIan Oh, b. II. I. Issue:
Operation Test, He Says:
New Tariffs Begin To-day

Alfred NJ. Barrett, Public Service
Commissioner, who authorized the zone
fare or double fare charge for nine
Brooklyn trolley lines last Saturday. is
sued & statement yesterday in reply to
Mayor Hylan in which he denied that
he had anything to do with the legality
of the 10-cent fare. This, he said,
would have to be tested with the actual
operation Of the lines with 10-cent
fare
From Mayor Hylan's statement"
said Mr.. Barrett, Il gather that he be-
lieves | am responsible for the legality
of the increase. l did not increase
the fare. As l had held no rate hear
ing in the matter. merely permitted
the b. r. T. 10 put into effect new
schedule"
The collection Of the 1O-ccnt fare on
these Brooklyn lines viii begin this
morning at o'clock Thereafter the
Smith Street and Franklin Avenue lines
will run only to Park Circle, where it
viii be necessary to change to a Coney
Island car and pay another fare to get
to Kings Highway or the seashore re-
sort.
Passengers on the Fulton Street and
Broadway lines viii have to pay an
extra fare al Crescent Street to get to
jamaica. Those who patronize the
Wilson Avenue line, which goes to
Canarsie, viii pay second fare at
Rockaway Avenue. The West End troll
ley, which starts at Thirty-sixth Street
and Fifth Avenue, viii go only as far
as Ulmer Park, whore passengers VIII
have to take the subway and pay an
other fare. Officials of the B. r. T
said they expected no trouble.
A delegation viii go from Brooklyn
tomorrow to attend the hearing in
Albany on the bill to permit the city
TO establish bus lines in Brooklyn
The delegation will advocate the pas
sage of the bill
Mayor Hylan and Corporation Coun-
sci O'Brien were in conference yester-
day relative 10 action to be taken on
behalf Of the city to oppose the fare
increase. Just what the plan Of pro
cedure might be was not announced
but it was intimated that application
for an injunction would be made or
the ground that the circumstances sur
round .ng the establishment of Z second
fare on the Flatbush Avenue line
which was upheld by the Court Ap-
peals, are not similar
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Judge Defends Rent Laws
Before Realty Owners
Calls Them Blessing to Tenants
and Says They Saved
Building Values

Municipal Court Justice Spiegelberg,
who drafted the five rent laws enacted
ny the Leg stature for protection OF
tenants last fall. told members of the
United Real Estate Owners Associa-
tion last night at the Hotel Aseor that
uniform application of the laws as
regards definition of reasonable rem
was impossible.
1t is on what constitutes reasonable
rent that real estate interests of the
c " are taking an appeal of the recent
upnolding OF the laws TO the United
States Supreme Court and discussion
of the point last night between Justice
Spiegelberg and members OF the asso-
iation proved spirited
Members protested against the way
the laws were administered by the
courts and in return were told by the
Justice that the laws were not only a
blessing to tenants, but that they had
stopped speculation at time when
real estate values also had to be
saved.
Stuart Brown, president of the as
sociation, challenged the Justice
throughout the latter's address in an
eiiort TO convince the jurist that he
had erred in numerous decisions in
volving equity. The justice said he
was concerned with the human phases
Of the housing situation and not few
cases that were exceptional. Mr.. Brown
.etorted that postwar conditions made
consideration of the landlords side Of
the question as important as that Of
the tenant, to which the justice cited
several eases whore values had been
doubled or tripled in the process OF
sale and resale OF apartment houses,
the tenant bearing a large share OF
the burden
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Harding To Be Pilgrim
TO Tomb of Washington
Prefers To Be Zone of Bunch, v
lie Says, in Declining to Speak
at Masonic Ceremony
at Masonic Ceremony

from The Trtbune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 14.-President
Harding has accepted an invitation to
take part in the pilgrimage of Master
Masons to the tomb of Washington at
Mount Vernon on May II. This is one Of
the features being planned for the an
nual convention of the National League
of Masonic Clubs to be held in Washing
ton, May 9 to 13. The President was
asked by the local committee which
waited on him to-day to take this op-
portunity to make a public address,
but he declined, saying he would much
prefer to just be zone of the bunch
to go along and stand on the side
lines"
Mr.. Harding declined an invitation
to make public address when invited
to-day by Mrs. Marion C. Butler. wife
of former Senator Butler, of North
Carolina, as vce-chairman of the Ar
lington Monument Association of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, to speak
at the funeral services for Sir Moses
Ezekial who designed the Confederate
Monument at Arlington, to be held in
Arlington National Cemetery March 80.
The President promised, however, to
send message to be read during the
ceremonies.
The President has received another
invitation to become an honorary mem
ber of Masonic organization in
Washington, the Gavel Club of Master
Masons. which is composed principally
of business and professional men.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15

tested against the appointment of
Madison and asked that it be with
drawn. 1t was not withdrawn, how
ever, and afterward, in the Senate
senator Spencer objected to conhrma
tion and insisted the nomination go
over until the extra session. 1t accord
ingly went over.
Senator Spencer, after seeing the
President, said:
saw the President early this morn
'ng and told him as strongly as | could
that the appointment was a complete
surprise to me and that in nv iudg-
ment 1t was mistaken appointment
tor the situation. | requested that the
appointment be withdrawn ! do not
THINK this will be done. The President
frankly and cordially told me he re-
GREETED exceedingly not having called
me IN before the appointment was
maze and that he was under a misap-
prehenslon as to the way | felt about
It. He volunteered the statement that
such a situation would not occur again
am entirely convinced that the Presi.
dent did not have the facts fully be-
fore HIM and that his interest in Mis-.
souri, and his desire to do everything
IN has power to strengthen the admin
lstration II the state are unquestion-
able"
Protests against the Madison appoint
ment are reaching Senator Spencer
from Missouri. One Of the telegrams
Of protest is from j. G. Hughes, the
Republican state chairman Three of
the new Republican members of Con-
gress from Missouri, Ellis, Faust and
Lawrence, also are objecting to the
appointm eit.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Legion Applauds Selection

iae appointment Of Colonel Vain
wright was received with much enthu-
'!asm by American Legion men. His
""n pos. at Rye, No. 12S, passed resolu-
IONS last night declaring that the
country was fortunate in securing the
services Of Colonel Wainwright" and
expressing their qualification that the
appointment had gone to a soldier who
was wa, "a legion man, first, last and all the
George A. Glynn. chairman Of the Re
pUoiican State Committee, said the ap-
pointment of Colonel Wainwright
would give universal satisfaction.
MI. Wainwright made an excellent
'ecord as legislator and an equally
good one as soldier and officer in the
ate war. He is a fine lawyer with a
,,eVei head, and from the beginning has
oeen backed by Charles D. Hilles, ma
@onal committeeman. and by the state
0rganizatlon," said Mr.. Glynn.
Incidentally, the appointment of Mr..
Wainwright marks the end Of an an
Sent difference in views between him
SeI and William l.. Ward, the West
SShsster leader. Mr.. Ward was one OF
-ar. ainwrlght's hackers
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Mobilize Army
BonbingPlane
For War Tests
All Craft Used for Attack
Are Being Concentrated
at Langley Field With
Ammunition for Flights
Plan Naval Battle in June
Aviators Are Drafted From
Every Camp in Country
10 Take Part in Training

Information that nearly all the
bombing airplanes in the army mir
service and many pursuit planes are
being drawn from various flying fields
Tor concentration at Langley Field,
Virginia, WAS received here yesterday in
civil aeronautlc circles.
1t was understood that more than
100 airplanes and several balloons and
dirigibles would be modified there
within q few days, along with large
stores of bombs, aerial torpedoes and
other aviation fighting equipment.
During the last few days several
pilots stationed at Mitchell Field, Min
cola, N. Y, have been transferred to
the Virginia aviation field.
The ammunition stored at langley
Field was said to be enough to blow
up both the Pacific and Atlantic fleets, y
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Mascot OF 4th Ohio
ReoliSes His ambition

From The Tri6une's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 14.-Cornelio
u; Vargas, young Porto Rican, achiev-
ed the ambition of his life to-day when
he was appointed by President Harding
to he postmaster at Guayama, Porto
Rico
Cornelio became a pet of the 4tl,
Ohio Infantry while it was doing patrol
duty in the vicinity of Guayama in 1898
When this outfit returned to the States
It brought the lad along, adopted him
and placed him in the State Home for
Orphans of Soldiers and Sailors at
Henia, Ohio. This required a special
act Of the Legislature. President Har-
ding was at the time a member of the
State Senate. The President recalled
the case when Vargas's name was
placed before him for appointment.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Elections Halt
Caucus sinHOuse
On Traction Bill
Many Up State Assembly,
men Absent for Balloting
in Villages To-day and
Leaders Agree OH Delay
Senate Is Not Affected
Opponents of the Measure
Threaten to Bolt When
Party Session Is Called
From a Staff corrsspondcnt

ALBANY, March 14.-The village
elections, which take place tomorrow
so depleted the ranks of the upstate
Assemblymen to-day that the Assembly
caucus on the Knight Adler traction
bill had to be postponed.
The absence of members of the AS
sembly who come from the villages
OF the state gave the New York City
men and other members representing
urban constituencies the balance of
power. Had the Assembly caucused
ihe bill would have been defeated in
While Speaker Machold was con-
fferring with Majority Leader Adler
in the Assembly as to whether to put
of the caucus until Wednesday, or
send kilograms to the absent mem bers
ordering them to their seats to-mor-
row, Senator Clayton r. Lusk. Presi-
dent protein of the Senate, counted
noses and found that with one or two
exceptions the rural Senators were in
their seats. He accordingly ordered
tAa1 the Senate meeting of the ma
lorlty take place as scheduled after
the session adjourned tonight.
Leaders Are Disappointed
The Assembly leaders we're sorely
disappointed at the failure of the up
state men from the villages to be on
hand when 1t was proposed to caucus
on the most important bill ever intro
duced in the Legislature affecting the
city of New York and other cities OF
the state.
At midnight the Assembly leaders
oeclded that it would not be possible
to tear the rural members away from
tneir village elections, at which super.
vlsors, constables, overseers of the
poor justices of the peace and othe,
local atficials are elected Majority
leader Adler said that the Assembly
would caucus on Wednesday.
The absence Of the rural Assembly
men also caused postponement of ac-
ton on the Mullan- Gage dry enforce.
ment bill. This, like the Knight-Adle}
traction bill, is opposed by the New
ork City men.
Senators Threaten Bolt
just before the Senate adjourned to-
night majority leader Lusk announced
the majority would confer on the trac
ton bill. Senator Frederick NJ. Daven
port, OF Oneida, before going into the
conference intimated that if an attempt
was made to caucus on the traction bill
he would bolt. Several New York CITY
men, notably Senators Charles C. Lock
wood, Of Brook yn, and William Duggan
of New York, said that they, too, woulC
bolt if any effort were made to caucu.
on the measure and thus put the party
tag on it.
Senator Lusk has Informed friends
that there is no actual need Of caucus
ing on the bill, as there are more thar
the required number of votes alread.
pledged in both houses to pass it.
This is disputed by opponents of tn,
measure, who insist that there are bu
twenty-three votes pledged to the bill
in the Senate, three short Of
majority.