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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
ENTERTAINMENT AT GRAVES
ON NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
Splendid Program Embraces Operetta,
Recitations and Songs.

A splendid program will be put on
at the auditorium of the Graves school
building Friday night, May 5th, at 7:30
o'clock, to which the public is cordial
ly invited The following entertaining
numbers will be presented:
Song, The Three Chafers;" recita-
ton and song, "The Band Boys"
wreath drill and song, Lovely May"
comedy in one act, Our Aunt From
California;" operetta, THE Flowers
Choose Their Queen"
The following Monday night, May
9Th, commencement exercises will be
given. A feature of great interest on
this occasion will be the literary ad-
dress by Rev. ]. S. Grahl, of Cuthbert.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
MRS. EDWARDS ONE OF
GUESTS AT BOX PARTY

This item of local interest is from
the Atlanta Constitution: "One OF the
box parties at the Carmen matinee on
Tuesday afternoon for grand opera
visitors was that at which Mr.. Smith
D. Pickett entertained for Mrs. w. R.
Carter, of Jacksonville, Fla, and for
his sister, Mrs. M. c. Edwards, OF
Dawson. Invited to meet them were
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner FELTON,, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Maude and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Deveney."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
TERRELL COUNTY PENSION
ERS WILL HAVE TO WAIT
Among the First in-a92I, and Will Be
Last This Year.

Ordinary L. c. Hoyl is constantly
receiving inquiries from those entitled
to pensions, and is kept busy explain
ing that Terrell county is not on the
list of II counties selected for the
first payment, which has just been
made public. Those who were paid
first last year will be the last to re
ceive checks this year, and Terrell
county pensioners will have to be pa
tient until their turn.
The method of dividing the fund
into two equal payments is the same
Tits year as heretofore.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
Let Mrs. Mary Graves Tell You Her
Poultry Raising Experience.

Three years ago bought an incuba-
tor; this year I've made money. Rats
stole my baby chicks. Didn't know
until friend gave me cake of RAT
SNAP. Next morning found two dead
rats in hennery. Kept finding them.
Suddenly they disappeared altogether
It's the only sure rat killer" Take
Mrs. Graves advice Three sizes, $3.50
Csc, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by
Collier Drug Co., Dawson Hardware
Co. and Dawson Pharmacy.-adv.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
CHANGE IN LIBRARY
HOURS IS ANNOUNCED

The public will please note that a
change has been made in library hours
and be governed accordingly, Effective
May 1st. 9:30 to Il a. m. and from
2 to 6 p. m. Each Thursday half
holiday will be observed by the Ii
brary as long as it is by the business
houses.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
MADE AN AUTOMOBILE
TRIP THROUGH FLORIDA

Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ Dismuke and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Davidson spent
last week travelling in Florida, where
they visited Panama City and other
places of interest. The party returned !
to Dawson Thursday greatly pleased
with the trip.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
MISS BRANNON WILL
MAKE TRIP TO EUROPE

The friends of Miss Eddie Brannon, !
of Georgetown, who is frequent Wis
itor at the home OF her sister, Mrs.
]. G. Dean, will be interested to know
that she is planning a trip to Europe
in company with her cousin, Mrs.
Georgia Lewis, of Vermont.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
Sunday School Attendance
Breaks Previous Records
Over Twelve Hundred Present on the
Last Sunday of Campaign.

Sunday marked the close of the Go
to-Sunday- School, campaign which
was actively waged during the month
of April with most encouraging results
in all the church. The attendance has
steadily increased from Sunday to
Sunday, the climax Sunday morning
showing an enrolment which went
considerably beyond the goal set for
the month, and broke all previous rec
ords in the history of the Dawson
churches. An attendance of $50 was
reported at the Methodist church and
581 at the Baptist school.
The different committees have been
diligent in the work to which they
were called and are to be congratulate
ed on the good results of their activi-
ties.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
Veterans Were Guests OF
Manager Mitchell at Movie.

A graceful courtesy paid the old
veterans and their wives was the in
vitation extended them by Manager
Mitchell of the Palace theatre to be
his guests and see the movies after
Memorial exercises on Wednesday,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
PARKS WILL ATTEND
TAX COMMITTEE MEETING
Terrelps Representative Will Leave
For Atlanta Tonight.

Hon. w. 3. Parks will leave for At
lanta tonight to attend a meeting OF
the special joint legislature committee
that was appointed to study the ques-
ton of taxation and make report,
with recommendations when the gen
eral assembly conveneS in June.
This is one of the most important
matters that will come before the gen
eral assembly, and Mr.. Parks has CIV
en- the matter much study and gather
ed information concerning the tax
laws of other states.
He is secretary of the committee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
LITTLE LOCALS
News and Social Items
Should Be Phoned to Office.

Please phone all local and social
news direct to The News Office, phone
101, from 9 to II a. m. each day. BY
observing these hours the public will
confer a favor on the reporter and
get better service.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
MRS. M'GREGoR RECEIVERS
AND HAS RETURNED HOME

Mrs. w. D. McGregor, who had
been recuperating from recent oper-
alton at the home of her sister, Mrs.
j. P. Perry, for two weeks, lett on
Thursday for her home at Alma great
ly improved.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
BIRTH ANNOUNCED.

Mr.. and Mrs. Abner. Lewis an
nounce the birth of daughter May
End, who has been given the name OF
Dorothy Corinne.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
MISS AMANDA FULTON
REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL

The friends of Miss Amanda Full
ton will regret to learn that she IS
critically i'll at the home OF her niece,
Mrs. Will Thornton, at Sasser, and
owning 10 her advanced age and the
seriousness of the attack the attending
physician holds out no hope OF any
Improvement in her condition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02

w. s. Dozier is correspondent for
the Empire Loan & Trust Co. OF
Americas, Ga, and is prepared to
make loans at 65z per cent interest.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
LEONARD WALKER, NEGRO,
and JOE RICHARDS ALSO
ARE NAMED IN TRUE Bill
Grand jury Returns Indictment to Judge N A. Larson
at 2:3o O'clock This Afternoon; Cox Placed Un-
der Arrest Shortly Before o'clock by Sher-
iff Edwards and Deputy Sheriff Willis.

John p Looney Thomas Cox, former chief of police,
Lawrence Pedigo, Joe Richards and Leonard Walker,
negro, named in indictment charging them with the
murder of Bill Gabel which reported to the circuit
court 2SO o'clock this afternoon by the Rock Island
county grand jury.
Cox in the Rock Island county jail He arrested
at IL 80 o'clock this afternoon by Sheriff Clarence L. Ed
wards and Deputy Charles Willis acting upon orders of
Foreman Charles Wenks of the grand jury.
Pego has been in the county Jail since Nov 49, charged
with the murder of Gabe Looneys whereabouts
known He disappeared from Rock Island late in October
ESCAPE service of federal warrant charging theft of
autofS 1e Richards in Rock Island Nov 49, 10 and
20. but has since disappeared Walker too left Rock Is
land when Attorney General Edward j. Brundage under
took to prove vice and crime here.
The grand jury recessed promptly at IL o'clock, and
rean Wenks order for the arrest Of Cox issued
Sheriff Edwards Sheriff Edwards found Cox at his home
946 Twenty third street. in the midst of his day meal
Cox accompanied the sheriff to the county Jail without
comment. City Attorney John r. Scott reported, how
ever, to have calle Circuit Court George W. Gamble by
telephone and inquired if Cox had been indicted Mr.
Gamble informed Scott that indictment had been
ported at that tme and the city attorney reported
have said he suspected Cox was wanted for murder
The arrest of the former chief of police developed std
denly and created considerable excitement about
house and business district of the city The nature Of the
charge against him carefully guarded until the grand
jury submitted its report in court but it
ally predicted that the anticipated indictment would be
for murder. -.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
HUNTER BLAMES.
COAL COMPANY,
FOR MASSACRE
Says Importation of
Armed Mob Cause
-. go
Of Killings.

Marion, ILL.,, Dec. 6.-(By the As
sOciated Press. Colonel Sam Hun
ter, attached to the adjutaut gen.
erals department Of Illinois, who
was sent into Williamson county to
investigate threatened trouble in
the mining district before the Her
rim mine riots last June, in an ad-
dress before the Herrin Lions
club today, laid the blame for the
disorders which resulted in %
deaths upon the Southern Illinois
Coal company. The killings occur
red at strip mine operated with
noA-union workers by the company
during the nationwide coal miners,
strike last summer, -
"The cause of the killings was the
importation by the Southern Illi-
nois Coal company Of an armed
mob into a peaceful vicinity" he
declared. Armed guards protected
the non-unfOn miners.
After the disorders occurred,
Colonel Hunter claimed that he was
not authorized to call but state
troops to prevent the bloodshed
unless the sheriff asked for them
but later when appearing before
the grand jury which investigated
the riots, said that he asked for ma
ltional guardsmen, but that Adju-
tant General Black failed to send
them.
with eight of the IL Jurors
chosen to try five men charged with
the killings, examination Of venire-
men was continued in circuit court
today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
WORRY over RESULTS Of
STATE VICE. PROBE HELD
CAUSE CINNANE. SUICIDE
Detective Had Been in a
Despondent Mood for
Several Weeks.

Worry over exposures in
the state. vice investigation
in Rock Island is accepted as
the cause of the suicide of
Detective Charles Ginnane
of the Rock Island police de-
partment at his home, 2528
Sixth avenue, yesterday
afternoon. Since Ginnane
had never been known to
have threatened self-destruc-
ton, it is the belief of his
relatives and friends that he
shot himself during a spell
of mental alteration. Gin
name fired a bullet through
his heart while lying in his
bed. Death is believed to
have been instantaneous.
The bullet entered the left side
Of the body directly over the heart
and travelled diagonalIy to the right
side OF the body near the back
Examination showed that the heart
was torn in the path Of the bullet
and the hole was an unusually
large one for a .38 calihre bullet, il
| is said. Powder marks were evi-
dent on one Of Gnnane's hands.
Funeral services will Be held Al
a a - ~. q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
the WEATHER

~ H. s.
mostly cloudy and unsettled
weather tonight and Thursday.
Slowly rising temperature,
Highest temperatnre YESTERDAY
a: lowest last night, lS.:
wind velocity ats1 . M. u miles
par hour. i, .ssf-..s.s'
I'm Up. m. "a. "A.
yester. yestsr. To-Day
DRY bulb temp. n n y
Wet bulb tsmp. 10 s-s . q
relative hafqjd - - g
River 1870 y 1sAsN h 2 faAl
.of 1 last ~ hUufs.
Sunset today AZ p n: sunxise
ANDREW HAhRIK
1letaoeulog1Ge
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
IS
.I|NQUA|!|NO|A||R||Y ] n
On MESSAGE 4
! Presidents Delay in Ad-
dressing Congress
!. ! Unusual.
BY 1AvD LAWRENCE.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.) }

NS~RyAA6fsS ASSSt ~ AAC AZ oc'I
Washington, D. c., Dec. 6.-Pres-
idept Hardlng's unexpected delay
in sending TO congress the annual
message is causing all sorts Of gos-
sip in the national capitol, and il
MIR. Harding had ever thought it
would attract SO much attention he
never would have broken the prec-
edent. ~
Most of the rumors afloat are to
the effect that the president want
ed to sound out members of con-
gress on his proposals before put
ting them into his message, and
that he did not think any particular
harm would be done by using the
first week Of the session Of con-
gress for that purpose.
Heretofore, every president has
sent a message on the second day
Of the session, the idea being that
congress doesn't start work until
it hears from the executive Just
what he has to recommend. AS a
matter Of fact, tradition has had
little to do with th6 practical work
ing Of congress in the first week.
Presidential messages have usually
been read and laid aside while con-
gress made up its own calendar
and arranged its own priorities. .
The first week has rarely been
one Of work. Members have always
been busy getting settled in their
oMces and homes the first week
and there rarely has been anything
substantial accomplished even in
committees. Mr.. Harding, by rea-
son Of his six years in the senate
knew that and he didn't see any
reason why he shouldn't take his
time @e i
His situation this year has been
extraordinary snyhow. The sum
moning OF q special sesaton in the
two weeks Immediately preceding
| the regular session is unusual. 1,
meant that Mr.. Harding had to oc.
cupy his time in conferences with
the leaders Of the house on the shiY
subsidy bill and he had little time
for quiet deliberation on ehfs mes
sage Also there wsre q hllf dozeI
other pressing matters. particular
| " . revision of the. estim4tes ant
all the various phases Of tho budget
which had to be consfdeted and
gotten ont Of the way before ona
subject In the annual message
4 =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
LO0l1 COX AND PED|c0
. Held FOR cABEL MURDER
OPERATORS IN
NEW OFFER TO
MINERS UNION
Present Pla,, Proud.
ing for District
Agreements.

Chicago, Dec. GA plan Of ne
gotiating future wage agreements
IN the bituminous coal states today
was presented by the operators at
q Joint meeting Of bftuminous op-
orators and miners resuming their
conferences begun here Nov. II.
In brief. the plan proposed pro-
vided for district or sectional agree
ments without entirely abandoning
the old central competitive field
idea, proposes = board Of arbitra-
tiop to eliminate suspensions or
strikes during negotiations, and
specifying a flexible wage scale
whore competitive conditions ex-
list. to allow for free competition
between all districts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
Continued On Page Two.l
REPORT BOSTON ]
TEAM IS SOLD

s '-H =
Ioronto, Ont, Dec. 6.-The Tor
no Star publishes a story today
eefting that a Toronto syndicate
obtained an option on the fran
Slss Of the Boston American
sue baseball club, and that q
sposttion to transfer the team to
city Ms received the approval
san Johnson. president Of the
Ae,erican league. ~
news Of the proposed option Ct .
onto syndicate to take over the
on American league baseball
and transfer the team to that
~ was received with surprise at
american league ofices here.
.as said that they know nothing
uas proposition.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
HARDING URGES
3! CAlANeE:INB I \! /: BILL B! |!

Washington, Dec. .6..Elimination
Of the Madden amendment to the
shipping bill. giving congress con-
troll over the extension OF govern
ment aid to shipping companies
was urged by President Harding in
a letter written to Cbairmsn Jones
Of the senate commerce COMMITTEES
and read to the committee today
when it took up the measure:
The president said in, his letter
that he desired to ufge with al
the earnestness It my command
that the Madden amshdmept be
eliminated. 4s.i.' q =
TAe presideatl declared that the
outstanding objection to- the amend-
nent Hes IN the fact shat, It I'M
pedes the organization and iinanc-
ing Of the nav and smaller ship
ping concerns, and concluded BY
saying: 2. ''I
II cannot help but feel / wonld
rather the measure should fail en-.
tirely than to have one. enacted
which will bring rs to extreme dis
appointment because We have EN-
tered, upon . program in q half.
hearted and rather indifferent way,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
VICE PROBE

Jekn Looley, Thelpas fCexs
Joseph Richards, LawFenoe
Pedigo and Leonxfd walker IN.
dl6ted today for The murder of
HAleonkeeper William GaAeAs
July 81. s.is, :.
Worry over vice disclosures
drives Detective Charles Gin.
name to take his Life by shoot
ing.
Helen Van Dale, former own.
or Of protected local resort,
held In Davenport Jail on fed
era2 white slavery charge. 9th.
efs will be Implicated with her.
Police court docket No. 10
mysterlously reappears in grand
jury room. No'explanaHon Of.
fered. r# s
/dward Cramer, Twelfth
:)!oet saloonkeeper, fined many
tines, but police court records
show only one case.
Investigators searehing for
Lincoln automobile owned by
John Loeney and Lawrence
Pedigo.
Ns- Co. o.
Helen Van Dale and Pearl
Lawrence indicted by grand
jury on charge of harborfng
girls for immoral purposes.
Largest home brow raid in
history Of county made In East
Moline.
Shack at southern terminus
Of Twenty fourth street, owned
by John Loeney, destroyed BY
fire. Incendhrlsm suspected.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06

+ Bill Gabel was murdered at mid
night July 81. The indictment
charges that Looney. Cox, Pedigo,
Richards and Walker fired four
shots into his body, causing death.
Gabel conducted saloon and house
Of prostitution at 23l9 Fourth ave-
nue.. and it was generally predicted
at the time that his activities in
connection with giving of informa-
tion to federal agents concerning
the methods followed by Rock Is
1and's leading underworld charac-
ters in exacting tribute for the priv
ilege OF immunity from arrest made
him the mark Of assassins' bullets.
Witnesses Before Jury.
Vivian A. Gabel. widow of the
murdered man, heads the long list
OF witnesses given in the indict-
ment Others are Fred Sinclair. r.
c. Goss, federal agent; Cy HAx-
lett, former Looney henchman; H.
s. Mosher. chief investigator: Mrs.
Fred Sinclair. Dennis Bennett, city
detective; f. j. Mueller, Hazel
Schadel, William Dittmann, Robert
Brown, Elizabeth Thorpe. Frank
Spangier, Ruby Porter. Catherine
B. Tarpy, John Tarpy. Grace Cany.
Edna Davis, Emeal Davis George
Studahaur, Louis Wardelow. Po1Iee-
man William Epperson. ]. NJ. ColH.
gan. Policeman Gust Kruger. Ed
ward Bakersfield. DR.. b. J.
Lachner. A. W. Billburg. DR..
Joseph DeSilva and Charles Richey.
Only one person was permitted
TO see Cox before the Indictment
was reported to the court. This
was c. E. Dietz, Moline sttogtiey.
Mr.. Dietz announced later to news
paper men that he has not been re-
tained by Cox to represent him. He
stated that Cox summoned hin=to
the Jail Immediately after the-&r
rest. Coz, he said. did not know
what the charge was sgainst him.
The action Of the grand Jury n
| ordering the arrest Of Cox before
announcing the indictment is be
lieved to be without parallel Id
! Rock Island county. II Is said "a
have been q precaution against the
possibility Of the former chief 0l
police escaping service Of the war.
rant. Coz was in Peoria yesterday
but his return. to Rock Island was
carsfully noted and the fact that he
!; was at home was known to the
grand Jury when the sheriff wal
1 ordered to take him into custody,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
GRAIN SHIPPING
RECORD BROKEN


Montreal, Dec. 6.-The grain
clearance board announced today
that 154,55o, 900 bushels Of grain
were handled at this port during
the last season compared with ILL.,
OF, ,0s3 bushels at New York. and
as against 13S, ,45S,0so bushels here
during the season of 1921. AL pre-
vious records have thus been
broken.
A record also was reached in ves-
sells visiting this port In 1922 total
ing 1894 with tonnage OF 1881,
901. compared with 964 vessels OF
1881, ,s56 tons in 1921. There also
were 1,374 vessels bringing grain
from lake ports
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
HELEN Van DALE, ALLEGED !
WHITE SLAVERY LEADER,
ARRESTED IN DAVENPORT
Friend Of Former Police
Chief Believed Gabel
Murder Witness.

Helen Van Dale, known in
the Rock Island underworld
as the friend of Thomas Cox
while he was chief of police,
and by whom she is alleged
to have been !, afforded pro-
lection against police inter-
ference while operating q
house of prostitution and sa-
loon at 1927 Fourth avenue,
next door to the Bill Gabel
resort, is in the Scott county
Jail in Davenport, in default
of $4,000 bond on a charge
of white slavery. Since
driven from Rock Island by
the vice war the Van Dale
woman has been operating
the old Palmer inn, west of
Davenport, on the Nahant
road. She was arrested
there yesterday afternoon
while she was packing her
= trunks preparatory to eS
Gaping from the city. The
Van Dale woman was also
Z indicted by the Rock Island
county grand jury today on
. charge of harboring a girl
for immoral purposes.
The Van Dale woman was arrest
. ed yesterday afternoon at $40
o'clock by two department of jus
tice men and Deputy United States
Marshal Terry Kinney. Shes was
arraigned before United States
Commissioner A. G. Bush at S
o'clock and formally charged with
violating the Mann white slave
law. !.
There were two charges filed
against the woman. The com
plainant in both cases was a de-
partment of justice man who has
been working under. cover for two
weeks on this case. He says that
i is the biggest case of its kind
that has ever come to light In the
tri-cities. 1t was even intimated
that there are others implicated.
Bonds on each of the two counts
we're fixed at $1,000 by the United
States commissioner. She was re-
manded to Jail for failure to fur
nish the specified bonds.
Liquor Charge Added
1t was at this juncture of the
proceedings that Prohibition Agent
Roy Z. Muhs officially entered the
scene. He charged her with pos
session and sale OF liquor. Her
bond on this charge was fixed a
Ss,O00, The Van Dale woman will
oe taken to Des Moines for trial
as federal court Is now in session
there. vs..
It is known fact that should
the woman be successful tn raising
the bond the government has ai
least two more cases Of the same
violation ready to file against har
The bonds then will be boosted
10000 more.
Palmer, the former proprietor
soid the place to the Van Dale
woman about six weeks ago. He
ave at the time as his reason fol
ale the fact that he had been raid.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
BURLINGTON VOTES
USUAL DIVIDEND

Chicago, Dec. 6.-Directors Of the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy rail-
road today voted . semi-annual
five percent dividend on the out
standing capital stock payable De-
cember IS, to stockholders Of rec
ord on December Is.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06
B0YC0TfS MIsH SrATE.

Dublin, ireland. Dec. S.-Eamon
C. Valera, in . proclamation en-
jofnsd citizens Of the .st6puhhc: to
refnse to. pAy. income taxes and
othaF dues % The provisional guv-