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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
HUGE METEOR FALLS
IN WILCOX COUNTY
THE GROUND IS SHOWERED
BY MANY CHUNKS OF HOT
METAL SUBSTANCE.

PITTS, Ga.-A meteor of large
proportions and travelling in a north
eastern direction exploded over this
city at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning.
More than a dozen heavy explosions
were heard, as if a machine gun had
been pressed into action. there was a
sharp cracking in the air for several
minutes and red hot metal, some of
the pieces weighing six pounds each,
began to fall to the earth, leaving
black smoke trails in an absolutely
cloudless sky. No persons were re-
ported injured
The majority of the metal pieces,
resembling lead, fell in an open field
on the outskirts of the city, some OF
them sinking as deep as three feet
into the earth. One piece fell almost
at the feet of a negro farm hand who
was at work in the field. He stated
that it was red hot as it entered the
earth, and it was too hot to handle
after it had been excavated from its
hole. which required period OF at
least ten minutes.
Many pieces were picked up in the
field.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
FOOD is NEEDED BY
ALABAMA MINERS
$4,000 MEN, WOMEN AND chill
DREN ARE FACING STARVA-
TON ACCOUNT OF STRIKE.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Facing alb
solute starvation 45,905 men, women
and children stand in urgent need OF
immediate help for the necessities OF
life, according to figures given out by
the local office of the United Mine
Workers of America.
The plight of these is caused by I'M
employment as a result of the recent
coal miners strike, the settlement OF
which did not call for unemployment
of the striking miners.
All civic and social clubs and bodies
OF this city are cooperating in investi-
cations as to the needs of the miners
and their families and stand ready,
with the Red Cross and Salvation
Army, to render whatever aid is pos
sible.
The plight of the miners was called
to the attention of Governor Kilby on
April 10 by the Salvation Army
through Brig. Gen. L. M. Simonson,
who offered the facilities of his or
ganization to alleviate the distress in
any way possible.
The last issue of food to the miners
who were on strike was made April
g. and included food for 46,905 miners
and members of their families. APP
proximately 1900 miners were on
strike and so far as the local branch
OF the miners organization know less
than a hundred have been re-employed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
JAPAN BUYS A HUGE
AIR FLEET IN ENGLAND
APPLIES CONSCRIPTION LAW
TO POSSESSIONS. ORDERS
OFFICERS TO TRAIN.
FIRM DELUGED WITH ORDERS
Mikado's Government Decides to
Make Air Branch Important Part of
Military Machine. Experts Now in
Europe Stupendous Program.

LONDON, Eng.-A huge purchase
of airplane material by japan was
completed in London last week, &C
cording to information given to the
press today by a director of one of
the most important airplane firms in
Great Britain.
Approximately 700 of the latest type
of British fighting craft now are en-
route to Japan, and additional orders
placed in England, France and Italy
confirm definitely that Japan is en-
barking on the most stupendous air
plane program OF any country in the
world.
Headed by Colonel William Forbes
Sempill, deputy director of the Brit
ish air ministry, complete technical
staff, consisting of pilots, observers,
and mechanics, are expected to leave
England for Japan almost immediate
ly. They will take charge of the en-
tire Institutional course in an extern
sive flying school which is being in
augurated by Japanese military au-
thorities.
Coupled with this, the fact that doz-
ems of Japanese avlators are under
going instructions at Southampton
Water, under British pilots, on the
latest designed flying boats, makes it
certain that the Mikado's government
definitely has decided to make the air
branch an important arm of its mill
tary machine.
japanese experts now are in Europe
placing huge orders in France for
land machines, and in Italy for fly
ing boats, all for immediate delivery.
One firm, deluged with orders, now is
working at full war capacity, turning
out Institutional machines. This com
pany has announced plans for the
erection OF factory in Japan to con-
centrate on the manufacture of the
latest type of war and commercial air
craft
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
MANY CUTS In WAGES
BEEN ANNOUN need
VIRTUALLY ALL LINES OF LA
Dor HIT BY SLUMP. THREE
MILLION MEN ARE IDLE.

Wages are on a decline throughout
the United States in virtually all in
dustries, according to reports to the
department of labor. Reports show a
progressive decline in each industry
since the beginning of September fol-
lowing the business depression and
price recessions. The full scope and
extent of the reductions so far made
is not known, all reports not being
completed as yet.
Reports received show wage reduc-
tons running as high as 50 Is per
cent in the hosiery and underwear in
dustries in February. Department OF
labor officials say that wages are bound
to find lower levels in the general
trend.
Three Million Idle.
| Conditions of employment have had
much to do with wage reductions.
Three million men or more are idle III
the United States, wage earners, will
ing workers who are out OF job, and
labor surplus has figured largely in the
wage reductions. In the period from
| October Is to November IS last estl-
mates in 10 OF the II industries CLASH
fed by the labor department showed
reductions in wages due to the general
lack OF orders.
From Dec. IS, 1920 to Jan. IS, 1921
there were wage changes made in Il
of the "A industries, the downward
scale being more marked, Iron anc
steel wage rate decreases ranging iron
y to Is per cent were reported. The
automobile industry suffered a slump
as did the wooden and silk industry. In
large number of cotton manufacture
ing plants wage reductions ranging
from 5 to rs per cent, affecting al
employes, were reported.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
ROUGH! TAXES EAT
UP 100000 ESTATE
OF CHICAGOAN WHO ENTER
ED ARMY TO AVENGE DEATH
OF SISTER AND MOTHER.

CHICAGO, I'LL. Arthur Hoy,
of Chicago, who entered the British
army to avenge the deaths of his Sis
ter and mother, who were killed by a
German submarine, will receive moth
ing from his mothers $500,O0O estate
because it has been wiped out by tax
es, it was revealed here today
Federal experts, using slide rules,
adding machines and tables, showed
how taxes, under a strange combina-
ton OF war Circum stances, nlbbled
away the fortune before any OF 1t tell
into the hands of the heir.
A check-up of the tax payments
was ordered here because claims
against the German government tor
indemnity for the deaths OF Mrs.
Hoy and her daughter, Elizabeth, have
been filed in Washington.
The fact that Hoy became a British
subject when he entered the English
army subjected him to taxes that fin
ished the drain on his mothers estate.
Mrs. Hoy and her daughter were
aboard the Laconia, which was tor
pedoed February "a, 1917, after the
Germans had resumed their unrestr1ct-
ed U-boat warfare.
When the ship was torpedoed the
two women were placed in llteboat
with a priest from the West Indies
and negro coal passengers.
The boat was smashed against the
side of the vessel. Mrs. Hoy died in
her daughters arms. The daughter
persisted soon afterward.
Mrs. Hoy's will left her estate to
her children. Elizabeth's share, under
the law. passed to Arthur and his
father, DR.. Hoy was so shocked by
the tragedy that he died within six
weeks.
Thus the estate changed hands three
times in six weeks, and each time an
inheritance tax was deducted. After
having called upon the United States
to avenge his mother and sister Ar
thur Hoy entered the British army.
Then he found he had to pay num-
Der of English taxes as well as war
time inheritance bills in the United
States.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
MAY USE LIVE SNAKES In
WORSHIP AT THIS CHURCH
Alabama Judge Refuses to Interfere
With Mans Religion.

FORT PAYNE, A1a.-Live snakes
in church are permissible if used in
religious rites.
No Egyptian mystic decree this, but
an opinion given in the trial of J. Wi
ley Rose, before the non-jury division
here of the DeKalb county court.
A live snake, it was charged, had
been carried to church last Sunday
by Reese, whereupon worshippers
had evacuated. Reese was acquitted.
Judge Steel, who heard the case,
told the defendant in dismissing the
charges that he took no stock in his
snake theories, but it was a matter
that involved the defendants con-
science and religious convictions and
therefore the court was forced to free
him.
The defendant took issue with the
court when the judge pointed out that
the serpent had been the enemy of
man since Adams day, by declaring
that he had been bitten hundreds of
times by all manner of reptiles, and
that he had never suffered injury.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
FRENCH DEPUTY AIRS
ARMY STOCKS SALE
QUESTIONS INTEGRITY OF
AMERICA IN CONNECTION
WITH SALE OF SUPPLIES.

PARIS-Charges against the in
tcgrity of the United States govern
ment were made in the French cham
Der OF deputies this afternoon during
a debate on the purchase by France
OF the leftover American army stocks
for $4O0,000,00O.
That America continued selling
large amounts of stock after the
French had "b fought everything" that
5000 automobiles were found to have
been stolen and an equal number Of
more vehicles disappeared when the
French took possession, were charges
made by Deputy Vivasseur while
heckling former Secretary OF State
BrouSe, who formerly had charge o
liquidating the stocks.
THE enormous mass of heteroge
nous articles we acquired in purchas
ing the American stocks gave rise tC
the belief that the Americans came Il
France to wage a commercial instead
of a military conquest said M. vi
vasseur.
M. Brouse stated that he had de
manded that the American govern
ment make restitution for huge
amount of goods that had been stolen
but said he had received no response
Although the inventory listed 72,50C
automobiles only $4,000 were deliver
ed, he said.
The American army administration
was bitterly criticised for leasing prop
erty at annual rentals greater than the
amount necessary for buying the prop
erty outright Under the sale contrac
the French must settle these claims.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26

rigOrS OF the winter IN the north, but
when the cool sea breezes no longer
blew over Florida and the sun began
to get hot the Tin Can" tourists suf-
fered from spring fever.
The aff1iction quickly spread among
the tourists, and it was not long be-
fore the little army packed their tents,
cooking outfits and camping parapher-
MALTA, and began blazing the trail to
the north, far away from the summer
heat of Florida.
Hundreds of these little cottages on
wheels are now on the highways lead
ing northward. The tourists are in no
hurry to reach any particular destina-
ton. They spent the winter taking life
easy in Florida and few of the men
have pressing business engagements
calling them back to their permanent
homes.
Camp at Night, Ride by Day.
A half dozen cars, loaded with ev-
erything necessary to make travelling
comfortable, usually leave Florida at
the same time. Others follow later, and
it is familiar sight for the rural resi-
dents of Florida, Georgia and Alabama
to see these strange professions OF
motor cars, each placarded with
unique signs of the Tin Can" organ
ziation, vending their way northward.
The Tin Can" tourists travel all
day, only stopping for meals, which
are cooked on tiny stoves carried along
for that purpose Occasionally, when
the heat of the sun at midday becomes
too severe, the "emigrants" stop at
some cool retreat
A blanket or two is spread on the
ground under the trees, and the wear
led travellers enjoy a brief rest. AT
night after the evening meal big
camp fire is started, and the tourists
relate interesting experiences OF their
sojourn down south.
The lure of the Sunny South is eX-
pected to result in a majority of the
Tin Can" tourists again returning
when the chill of late autumn preludes
return of next winter, but now they
are drifting north, some to resume
none too pressing business affiliations
others to idle away the time in sylvan
retreats in the north until the chill
retreats until the chill winds again
drive them south in their automobiles
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
SENATOR SMO0T HAS
GENERAL SALES TAX
WOULD LEVY ONE PER CENT
ON ALL TRANSACTIONS.
LUXURY TAX TO STAY.

A general sales tax is advocated
in a statement by Senator Smoot, OF
Utah, republican member OF the SEN
ate finance committee, who formally
announced he would introduce bill
to that end in the senate. Senator
Shoots measure, which he estimates
would yield approximately Sl,5OO,OOO,-
900 in revenue annually, would place a
fiat tax of one per cent on G@osS sales
above 10000 annually OF virtually al!
commodities, both raw materials and
finished products.
The bill carries a few exemptions,
but application of the tax would be
stayed virtually only on such COM
modities as now bear a higher levy.
Discussing his proposed sales. tax
Smoot said it would be simple IN aP-
plication and easy to compute. lie
declared it would properly distribute
the burden OF taxation, compelling
each citizen to bear a share proper
tionate to his ability to pay as meas
ured by buying or producing powers
Luxury Taxes Would Stay.
IF the sales tax becomes part OF
the revenue laws of our country, the
statement Sdlu, COIlSlCoo Van ~
not only the items provided tor III the
bill as presented by me, but car re-
peal all of the irritating, nagging, dis
criminatory taxes amounting to nun
dreds of millions of dollars, and the
excess profits tax, the result OF which
has worked such havoc with business
concerns of our country, and which
have in many cases been compelled
to pay the excess profits OH paper
profits"
Present taxes on soft drinks. tobac-
CO, automobiles and some other So
called luxuries would remain under
the Smoot bill. These commodities al
ready bear taxes regarded as heavier
than the fat one per cent tax. In adj
dition to the tax on sales levy hay
ing the same application would be
placed on total amount OF all leases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
NRCHANTS' GREAT COMMUNITY SALE WILL OPEN TE4URSDA
Mules Are to See
Daylight After Five
Years in Copper Mine

HOUGHT ON, Mich.-Unlimited
fresh air and their first look at the
outer world for five years are in
prospect for five mules that are
to be brought to surface shortly at
the Ahmeek mine in KeWeenaw
county.
The mules have been employed
in hauling rock cars underground
and have not seen the light of day
since they were lowered into the
shaft. The mine recently shut down
on account of the low state of the
copper market and it has become
necessary to bring the animals up.
The mules have worked, slept
and eaten underground for so long
that their trip to surface must be
so arranged that the sudden change
will not affect them, Employees of
the mine say the sudden change
would affect the ANIMALS sight were
nothing done to prevent it. So the
mules will be brought to surface
blindfoded and their eyes will re-
main covered for a week. The
bandages will then be gradually re-
moved until they are accustomed
to the bright light.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
"DONT FIGHT" u. S. WARNS
PANAMA AND COSTA RIGA

1y indicated that peace on the Isthmus
again was about to be disturbed. These
said that Panama was mobilizing her
army to meet any aggression from the
north. while Costa RIGA was assuming
a bellicose attitude and had been as
sured either formally or informally OF
the active support of Salvador, Hon
duras and Guatemala.
The American position is under
stood to be that the United States is
bound by treaty obligations to safe
guard the integrity Of Panama, and
that any move by Costa RIGA would
justify drastic action.
Officials declined to indicate what
action would be taken if hostilities
were renewed. They are hopeful that
the representations made to Panama
and Costa Rica will serve to prevent
armed conflict between the countries.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26

WASHINGTON. D. C.-War be-
tween Panama and Costa RIGA grow
ing out of the present boundary dis
pute will not BID tolerated by the Unit
ed States, it was learned today au-
thoritatively.
Both governments are, understood to
have been informed that the obduracy
OF Panama over the acceptance OF the
White award, insisted upon by the
American govern nent must not be
made the basis for the renewal OF hos
tilities.
1t was not revealed in what man
ner the United States had made
known that il would regard hostilities
with keen disp1easure, but it was as
sumed that representation had been
sent to both Pan anna City and San
Jose.
Official reports received here recent
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26

Big Brass Band, Daring Bicycle KID
ing, Street Dancing at Night, Auc-
ton Sale of Goods and Unprecedent-
ed Bargains Provided for Public.
All preparations have been complet-
ed and everything is in readiness for
the big Community Sale which will
be opened day after tomorrow, Thurs
day, April 18th, and continuing
through Saturday.
The opening day will find every
merchant prepared and ready to serve
the thousands of visitors who are ex-
pected to flock to Dawson during this
great selling event. The merchants
have been working tire1essly for sew
eral days arranging and marking down
their stocks of merchandise, and
pleasant surprise awaits every shopper.
Sacrifice prices will hold sway through
out every store in the city; the thrifty
shopper will be thrown face to face
with an opportunity of buying dry
goods, shoes, clothing, millinery, gro
ceries, hardware, furniture, jewe1ry,
drugs, drug sundries, autos, auto ac-
cessories and various other kinds OF
merchandise at far below-the-level
prices. Never in the history of Daw-
son has such determined effort been
made to sell such a vast amount of
merchandise.
Undoubtedly, this will be the great
est selling campaign ever conducted IN
Southwest Georgia, and the entire city
is prepared and awaits to welcome the
thousands who will be here from miles
around to take advantage of this cut
price campaign of the Dawson stores.
Pleasure as Well as Profit.
Every effort has been exerted not
only to make this a big selling event,
but to make it an occasion of pleasure
as we'll as profit The streets of the
entire business section of the city have
been "dolled up" iii the gayest of col
ors. Nor will the business houses be
outdone in this, as every store front
will carry beautiful decorations along
with the emblem of the Merchants
Community Sale. The committee on
amusements has been working day
and night arranging a program which
alone will make it worth while for the
visitor to come to Dawson during
these three days of merchandise
slaughter and fun. A big twenty-piece
brass band will give free concerts
daily; free tickets to moving picture
theatres will be given by the merchants
to their customers; free exhibitions of
fancy and trick bicycle riding will be
given by the famous Harrisons,
known as the Cyclone Cyclists" free
street dancing at night and free prizes
/ will be given at big auction sale each
afternoon.
The Community Sale is supported
by the merchants, bankers, profession
al men and every citizen of Dawson,
every one of whom is working to make
it the most pleasant, profitable and
sensational event ever" launched in this
territory. The date is named, the hour
is set. Put aside everything and be
sure to attend this great three-day
bargain carnival There will be I'M
Iprecedented low prices on all kinds of
merchandise; three days chuck full of
pleasure as well as profit; thousand
thrills for the spectators.
Let nothing keep you away. Come
every day. Dawson awaits and will
welcome you.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
u. S. GETS INFORMATION.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tighten
ing of the CONSUMPTION laws by Japan
including extension for the first time
of the application OF universal military
training to Japanese residents i'll the
Philippine Islands, East India and the
South Sea Islands, was reported to Of
fetal circles here today in information
received from these localities.
Not only have all Japanese officers
stationed in the various Pacific islands
south of the equator and in the East
Indian Islands been ordered to return
to Japan for military training, but
likewise "all Japanese between the
the ages of II and 81 without previous
service have been ordered to return.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
Friends at Craze; Man
Believed Dead Was AliOe

COLUMBUS, Ca Funeral ar
ranrements had been perfected and
the funeral party was at the Riverside
cemetery before it was learned that H.
J. Gibson, supposed to have been the
corpse, was in Birmingham alive and
we'll The body of a young man sup.
posed to have been Gibson was picked
ND on the Central OF Georgia railroad
near Dadevi1le, where he IS supposed
10 have fallen from passing train.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
HOT WEA THEIR APPROACHES;
"TZN CANS" QUIT SUNNY SOUTH
Tours 9ar With Spring Fever, Are Moving North Large
Nu- in Dawson Almost Nightly
oming warmer and the winter lure of the

the Florida the the
South passed. the TN tourists whom admit
spring fever departing from gay Palm Beach, Tampa Jacksonville
other and migrating the north The advance guard the cot
wheels passing through Dawson daily headed northward and al
nightly several of them the the the court
house.
modern gipsies happygoy automobile dw the greater
Florida They attended Jackson
Tin Gamers from all of the United States assembled
they enjoyed the land of sunshine and flowers,
Florida lakes They escaped the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
CRYSTAL CRAZE" HAS
STRONG GRIP ON PARIS
Immense Increase Shown in Use of
Cocaine. Many Arrests Nightly.

PARASITIC crystal maze" is
sweeping over Paris as never before.
The police say that 100 times as much
cocaine is used in the capital now than
before the war.
For two months a nightly average
of fifty "snowbirds" have been arrest
ed
Investigation has proven that most.
of the cocaine comes from Germany,
being smuggled through Switzerland
and Belgium. But it is all handled by
French distributors.
What is alarming the authorities
most is the fact that cocaine shifting"
is spreading rapidly through all strata
of society. It is no longer confined to
the underworld Fashionably gowned
and bejeweled women in the exclusive
hotels of the opera and Champs Ely
sees quarter have become addicted to
the drug in surprising numbers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
$4,000 NEW HOMES
BUILT FOR THE BIRDS

NEW YORK.-Birds wing!!ng
their way northward this spring
will find 175,000 new houses built
for them during the past year by
bows and girls who are members OF
the $4,000 Junior Audubon CLUBS
scattered over the entire. Onited
States and parts of Canada. dh eSe
youths are among the l,9OQ,Ooo
members of the organization plant
ed in kindergartens, grammar
schools and among groups OF young
Americans by the National Audu-
bon Society.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
\ ZINC Ing TOWARD FREE
IN AMERICA, HE SAYS
90. 't 90 Says immortality Great
T. ~ Menace to the Schools.

n '''aCe to the Schools.
B EtI5G5adEjL /: DIN a report
lena discussed by the child well
Htion 'r III ''l ISG OF the Cleveland Fed
|dent ~ of EWomen's Clubs, Superin-
|norsIi 3y Schools R. G. Jones said
public sn - me greatest menace of
/ driitinSS' SCHOOLS lols today; that we are
Entry; t5s. toward free love in this
b are n mat the mothers of the ma
that I, making good on the lob,
| be arrsnGelng in Cleveland schools
cted as leu entirely unless it is con-
tertsinnern. wholesome pleasure and
ent Tor school pupils.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26
THE GREATEST MERCHANDISE
SELLING EVENT KNOWN IN
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
THOUSANDS COMING FOR 3
DAYS OF BARGAINS AND FUN

Big Brass Band, Daring Bicycle Rid
ing, Street Dancing at Night, Auc-
ton Sale of Goods and Unprecedent-
ed Bargains Provided for Public.