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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
LANGLEY GETS TWO
YEARS AT ATLANTA
KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN TO
JOIN OTHER DIGNITARIES
AT FEDERAL PEN.

CONVICTION, Ky.-Congressman
John W. Langley, OF Kentucky, was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment
in the Atlanta penitentiary today by
Federal Judge A. M. J. Cochran. fol-
lowing his conviction on the charge
of conspiracy in connection with a
whisky transaction in 1921.
Likewise Milton Lipschutz, of Phil
ade1phia convicted with Langley and
Walter Carey, of Canton, Ohio, and
M. E. HUH, of Alliance Ohio, were
sentenced to two years each in the
same prison. Carey and Huth pleaded
guilty during the trial.
Carey and HUH said they had no
statement to make before the judge
sentence. Langley, however,
read a statement in which he declared
he was innocent of the charge against
him. He said when he talked with
Sam Collins, prohibition director for
Kentucky, he had no other thought
than to learn from a man whom he
considered friend what was or would
be Collins attitude and action respect
ing shipments by truck OF nquor 10
be lawfully withdrawn After Collins
made his position clear, Langley de-
clared, he dismissed the matter from
his mind and thereafter had no rela-
ton OF any kind with the matter.
He said he never heard of Morti-
mer's attempt to bride Collins and
that he did not understand why Col
Inns did not at once present the mat
ter to the proper authorities.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
S. CAROLINA SHIPS
A CARLOAD OF BEES
BUSY LITTLE WORKERS VAL
UED AT $4,000 ARE SENT
TO CANADA.

CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C
What is believed to be the first solid
carload of bees that has ever been
shipped out of the south for market
purposes left Conway last week.
This car was loaded and shipped
bv !. E. Marchant, successful bee
raiser OF Horny county, and the ship
ment was consigned to Marchant
and Smith, commission merchants OF
Winnipeg, Canada, according to an
announcement made here by E. 5.
Provost.
The carload was made up OF over
1000 packages of bees, each package
weighing pounds, and on a good
market the bees should sell for $40
to $l2 per package, or total OF
around $4,000 These packages are
made OF narrow wood Stats and
screen wire, and are provided with
small cans in which the bees are
fed sugar syrup to provide food for
them during the trip.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
Bishop Sees an Alarming Attitude
Among the Women Tot0ard Morals

would not have been tolerated several
years ago"
Bishop Cannon declared the free
moral lie of France" had made its
impression on American morals and
that the young men who served over
seas during the war had been different
since their return. From his observa-
tion when he was sent to France by
the government to study moral condi-
tions at the front, the bishop said the
country boys" were confronted with
conditions Of vice such as they had
never seen before.
Asked for his opinion concerning
stories of high school boys carrying
tasks in their hip pockets, the bishop
said there probably were exceptional
cases where boys might do this out
of a spirit of adventure. In response
10 questions concerning the intoxlcat-
ing effect of beer, the bishop said he
had been somewhat out OF contact
with beer drinkers "since my college
davs." but added that some OF his
class mates used to get drunk enough
off of beer"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
WHAT BIGGEST BUSINESS
IN WORLD USES YEARLY

Following is what is required to
operate the u. S. postal department
one year:
= More than 800 tons of stationery
and typewriting paper
Nearly 100000 sheets of carbon
paper.
millions and millions of blank
forms of one kind and another.
To write on this vast amount of
stationery and to fill the thirsty
ink bottles from New York to San
Francisco requires 10000 quarts of
ink.
This vast ink reservoir is supple
mented by hundreds of thousands
of rubber stamps, while
The muscilage requirements are
$4,000 quarts
In addition to ali this it takes
100000 lead pencils, nearly 6,000,-
900 steel pens, 100000 paper
clips, rubber bands by the ton and
1881, 446 pounds of Irvine.
Nearly 100000 mail sacks are
used, and it requires annually g.
100000 yards of canvas to make
new ones.
Other interesting figures show
that the army of rural letter car
riers travel daily 1,173,473 miles,
and annually 360,256,364 miles.
Fifteen and a half billion stamps
and one and quarter billion postal
cards are sold yearly by the post
office department to the American
public.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
PRESIDENT VETOES
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
ACTION BASED ON NEED FOR
ECONOMY. SAYS PATRIOT
ISM CAN'T BE BOUGHT.

WASHINGTON, d. C.-The sol
der bonus bill was vetoed by Presi-
dent Coolidge.
On the heels of disapproval OF the
Bursom pension bill because he felt it
would be an undue strain on the treas
ury the president sent back to the cap
itol for the same reason the compen-
sation measure, which would give free
life insurance policies to world war
veterans.
Advocates of the bill Immediately
announced that an attempt would be
made to pass it over the veto. On its
original passage it received more than
the necessary two-thirds vote in both
senate and house.
Estimate of Cost.
The president in his veto message
estimated that payment OF the bonus
would commit the nation to an aver
age annual expenditure of $114,0O0,-
900 for the next twenty years.
At the end of the 20-year period,
he said, the government would be fac
ed with the necessity of selling ST.,
SOC, 100000 in bonds, major financial
undertaking, which he argued might
eopardize the value OF federal securl-
ties then outstanding. I
He added that regardless of party
Affiliations the public is clamoring for
tax relief, and that the government
has no money to bestow on any par
ticular class.
"We must either abandon our theo-
ry of patriotism" Mr.. Coolidge said,
''or abandon this bill. y = We owe
no bonus to the able bodied soldiers
of the world war.
Patriotism is one of the highest
and finest of human virtues" the pres
ident continued, "and it cannot be
bought or sold. To offer money for
it destroys ii"
Lower Taxes Better.
Veterans would be better off, he
said if relieved of the high taxes
which the bonus legislation would
make necessary Tax reduction, he
mentioned in particular, would be a
great help to agricultural interests.
The executive declared that Amer
lea as a whole does not want the bill"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
SIRENS FLOCK TO
NEW YORK TO PREY
ON THE DEMOCRATS
EUROPEAN A DIV ENTURESSES
LANDING FROM EVERY SHIP
TO BEGUILE DELEGATES.
POLICE WOMEN READY TO ACT
rs Feminine Detectives Prepare to
Shield Politicians From Wiles of
Vampires and Women With Sob
Stories and Latest Poker Tricks.


NEW YORK, N. Y.-Danger sig
nal-for democrats only! The most
beautiful and voracious adventuresses
known to the police of Europe are
said to beg headed toward Madison
Square Garden.
They are coming on every steamer,
with designs on the crowds attending
the democratic national convention.
The delegates themselves, being astute
in the ways of the world, as in poll
tics, are thought to be in no danger,
but there are always hordes of less
sophisticated persons attendant upon
great public gatherings who fall easy
prey to the wiles of the accomplished
criminal.
Sob Stories Replace Bricks"
Fashions in criminals change. Time
was when New York was charged
with selling gold bricks to the visitors
from 'Ioway" and Down East, but
nowadays the masculine confidence
man has given place to the woman
with the sob story and the latest poker
tricks. 1t is even limited that some of
the most advanced adventuresses will
pull a political line, seeking the advice
Of the rural statesmen on how to
form a finance committee for the old
home town
However, the police department is
watching for the vampires Their
names and habits are already known
here, and special squads of police wo-
men have been assigned to the task
of patroling the hotels in watch for
their appearance. Twenty-Five women
detectives have been withdrawn from
other tasks to guard the democratic
convention, it was learned yesterday.
Preliminary Survey Made.
The women have been assisting in
making preliminary survey OF dance
halls and cabarets in order that New
York may present itself 100 per cent
clean to welcome the visiting politl-
clans.
Mrs. Mary Hamilton, in charge OF
the women police, said yesterday that
large numbers of criminals always
gathered during a big convention and
that it had now become necessary to
provide women police in order to keep
track of the new-fangled women
blackmailers and card sharks. She and
her squad were busy during the last
Chamber of Commerce convention in
New York, and last summer they were
invited to Washington to help the To-
cal authorities protect the Shriners.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
MERCER HASN'T YET
SECURED A FLIvvER
OR CAMPAIGN FUND
ASPIRANT TO GOVERNORSHIP
SEES EVIL IN ACCEPTANCE
OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
BARTER OF OFFICIAL FAvORS
Made Statement in Communication to
Albany Man Who Offered Services
As Driver of Car in Contemplated
Canvass of the State.

ATLANTA, Ga.-"The newspapers
anticipate events, keep in the lead of
actual history | have not yet secured
the 'flivver' or the funds that would
be required to keep it going"
This was the statement today of
Hon. Jesse Mercer, former newspa-
per man, law enforcement champion
and publicist, who has been mention
ed for the governorship and who was
credited with plans for making the
race in a hivver, without campaign
funds and even without so-called po-
litical platform
Mr.. Mercer made the statement in
a communication he addressed to Sid
J. Cook, jr., of Albany who offered
his services as driver of the fivver in
his (Mercer's) contemplated canvass
of the state for the governorship.
This brings me face to face with
the very serious question of accepting
campaign contributions" Mr.. Mercer
told young Cook Mr.. Mercer is being
besieged to make the race, and around
the Kimball house lobby where he
may be seen daily he is the center of
interest among politicians.
1T is the usual way" continued
Mr. Mercer in his reference to accept
ing campaign contributions, but
whether it is the proper way is quite
another question. Undoubtedly ample
funds for such campaign as has
been suggested in the public prints
could be secured by the usual barter,
expressed or implied, of official favor
and qualification of principle, but the
more | ponder the question the more
serious it appears, if conscientious
scruples have any place in politics.
Abhors "the Old Order"
1T is my adherence OF the old or
der (grown infinitely worse Of late
years., including the expenditure of
large sums, usually not the money of
the candidate, in such elections, that
| impels me to undertake such a pro-
gram, from which, | am hoping, may
result as much good as could be ex-
pected from the proper conduct of the
duties of the office. Only an migrate
could accept a campaign contribution
and escape entirely its influence on of
nCldl acts lnNOlNllS tLe persons Hldh-
ing the contributions.
Not having the necessary funds OF
my own for even the barest legitimate
expenses OF gubernatorial campaign,
l am facing the dilemma OF accepting
financial aid in the campaign or ex-
clusion from the political arena.
The old theory of justifying the
means by the ends to be accomplished
is of doubtful morality, if not Of ex-
pediency. l am trying to arrive at
decision that will conform to my
ideals, if one in politics may have
ideals; but so far my disposition is to.
undertake no more in the way OF
campaign expenses than l can see my
way to finance personally"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
300 FACE DEATH
AT SOVIET TRIALS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BE-
ING ACCUSED WITH CRIMI-
NAILS OF OFFENSES.

LENINGRAD.-The soviet gov
eminent is confronted with an unusual
number of trials for espionage, theft,
murder and counter-revolution to be-
gin or Monday Nearly 800 indicted
persons, many of them former judges,
lawyers and army officers, will be
placed on trial before the supreme
civil tribunal, the supreme military
tribunal and the supreme war trans
port tribunal
Most of the accused will be put to
death if they are convicted The first
group to go on trial will consist of
forty-two men, of whom eighteen are
judges or court Investigators accused
of corruption and bribery. The second
group of 10 persons includes the wife
of Gen. Dashkoff, and a number OF
officers and soviet officials accused OF
counter-revolutionary activities.
A third category embraces 100 for
mer officials and employees of the
Northwestern railway, charged with
bribery and corruption.
Princess May Be Shot.
The Princess Obolensky, daughter
OF Prince Obolensky, late governor
general of Petrograd, and one of the
most beautiful girls in Russia, was
placed on trial on Saturday.
A few years ago she was sentenced
to death for espionage, but the SEN
tence was committed to Imprisonment.
The trial is attracting wide notice
because of the prominence of the
princess family, one member Of which
was employed by the American Relief
Association If the Indictment is sus-
tanned against the princess at the pres
ent trial she will be ordered shot.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
LONE BANDIT GETS
OVER 10000 DOLLARS
UNMASKED MAN ROBS EX-
PRESS COMPANY OF RAIL
ROAD PAY ROLL.

GAINESVILLE, Florida.--A lone
bandit entered the office of the Amer
lean Railway Express'at High Springs
on Thursday and escaped with the
payroll intended for the Atlantic Coast
Line shopmen, estimated at between
$4,000 and $4,000.
About 1:40 O'Clock a young man
about 80 years old, unmasked, quietly
entered the office, threw an automatic
pistol into the agents face and, snatch
ing the bag containing the payroll
money, backed out of the building,
and vanished in the tourin gear.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
Distinguished Churchman Tells Con-
gressional Committee There's More
immortality Than Drinking.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Testlmo-
nv before the house judiciary commit
tee today at hearings on pending bills
to legalize us per cent beer was
momentarily diverted to the question
of present day American morals when
Bishop James Cannon, jr., OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
told the committee he thought there
was more immortality than drinking
among the younger generation :.
The bishops opinion was given IN
reply to question by RePresent .;is,,t
O'Sullivan, democrat, of Connecticut,
as to whether he did not think there
was more drinking among young men
and women under prohibition,
IAN alarming and inexPiicable at
titude," the bishop asserted, has de, de-
veloped among women toward NOR ,,
ais. and things are done now which
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
SLATON MAKES CLEAR .
POSITION ON TAXES
FORMER GOVERNOR TIE L L S
WHY HE ADVOCATES TAX
EQUALIZATION LAW.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Former Governor
Tohn M. Slaton has no apology to
make for the stand he takes on the
question of taxes; in fact, he is now,
as he has always been, for low taxes,
consistent with the proper junction OF
government.
w. T. Kelley, of Ebert county, has
recently criticized the former govern
or. Truth to tell, the Ebert county
man larruped him severely in news
paper communication for his tax ideas,
particularly in view of the real estate
holding of the governor and his family.
The former executive makes a good
humored reply. He points out that 99
per cent of all the possessions OF his
family of taxable nature consists OF
real estate, including city real estate,
and farm in Troupl and Harris coun-
ties. He also says his family has few
Georgia bonds and Ebert county
bonds, which, to use his own words,
1--WE believe to be good investments
because of the high character OF the
people"
Would Restrain Legislators.
Necessarily therefore, from a self
ish standpoint continues the govern
or. I'VE are interested in having the
taxation on real estate as conservative
as possible"
Governor Slaton says he advocated
the tax equalization law, which, by the
way was passed during his admins
tration as governor, because he be-
lieved that only such law would
restrain the legislators from making
excessive appropriations and from the
multiplication OF office holders" u.
Concluding, the governor says; II
the people would take an interest III
the enforcement of economy in gov
eminent the tax burdens would be
less. Ii things go on in the present
era OF extravaganza it will be only a
short time before taxation will be con-
fscatory, and every man will carry an
office holder on his back when ne
leaves his front gate in the morning
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
TERRELL FARMERS ARE PAID ST. I52 "CHZCKEN0 MONEY!
AN 82-YEAR-OLD NEGRO IS
SENTENCED TO 90 YEARS

QUITMAN, Ga.-Gene Foster,
82-year-old negro, to day began a
sentence of 90 years in the peniten-
tiary, imposed by jury here when
he was convicted of a murder iom
mitted AZ years ago.
Foster was convicted of murder
ing r. w. Wilkerson, a widely
known farmer of this section, with
an ak in 1882
Immediately after the murder
Foster disappeared and all trace of
him was lost until few days ago,
when he was found in Florida.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
TREAT THOSE WHO DRANK
MILK FROM RABID COW

VALDOSTA-Eighteen people
in Valdosta are being given Pas
teur treatment for the prevention
binary sc children who
were b1tren the north
ern part of the city a rev days ago.
Fifteen who are being treated had
used milk from COW which show
ed signs of rabies later on and was
killed, though it is not believed
they are in the slightest danger of
the disease, even if the COW was
rabid.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
TOO MANY DAMNS IN U. S.
DETECTING, SIGHS BURNS
The Noted Man-Hunter Doesn't Think
Work for Public an Enyiable Job.

WASHINGTON, D. Give done
many thankless tasks, but this govern
ment job is the worst of the lot; I'm
through" William J. Burns, retired
director of the bureau of investigation
of the department of justice, declared
in an interview with the United Press.
You're damned if you do and
damned if you don't in my game, =" the
noted detective, who has brought tflir-
ty-four years of manhunting to an end
ty-four years of man-hunting TO an end
ment service and retired from active
work, said.
"That is what you get" he said,
poking pile of newspapers contain
ing critical editorials, "congratulating
him on his resignation.
"Do your job and catch hell. The
better you do it the more you catch.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
HAWAII VOLCANO THROWS
OUT RED HOT CLINKERS
Nn'a the Rumblings Red Dust and
etones Hurled Hundreds of Feet.

n H>uI4IUlIISs Neu bust anu
oVones Hurled Hundreds of Feet.
nal, Inc volcano of Kilauea is showing
FPr oIa activity, according to Thomas
Ms Ms superintendent of the Hawaii
d ,a.lonai park. Immense clouds of red
s srs, are rising hundreds of feet, small
r, me- are being thrown up amid much
Visible. ~ ii0' OiiiNei i"'" -
p;1 he activity was noticed at mid
nss SUI "hen the inside pit began sink
hes II IS still sinking and there have
RI many rock slides and much heat.
de-. compares the activity with the
wa Gance OF 1923. An earthquake
- iet at Hilo early this morning.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
UNCLE SAM WILL SELL
ONE OF SMALL ISLANDS

The senate passed a bill Thursday
authorizing the sale of the Casparilla
island (F1orida) reservation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
90 MILLION RABBIT SKINS
ARE SOLD BY AUSTRALIA

During the last seven years the
number Of rabbit skins sold in Sydney
alone has averaged 100000 per an
mum.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-09
Diamonds Of Malopo

the darkness and stand behind the
door. The mob was abreast Of the
house.
There was a light hereP a man
yelled, and stick smashed the win
dow glass into tinklIng fragments. The
thin door yielded under the terrific
blows.
open. whoeyer's herel" criea one
Of the leaders.
The bolt was shot back Shella ap-
peared to Wintons gaze In the shaft
Of moonlight that fell upon the floor.
She wore long dressing gown. and her
hair hung loose down her back. AT
the sight of her the crowd was silent,
and Winton, crouched under the blan-
kets. ready to make his asst tight for
the girl, waited, with every muscle taut
and every nerve quiyering, for the mo-
ment that never came.
Perhaps in his ignorance Of frontier
lie he misjudged the rough and ready
nature Of Malop0s inhabitants He
had seen the worst side Of Malopo only.
The mob hung back. ashamed.
"Hhat do you wantl" asked Shena
steadily.
There's a damned l. D. B. thief hid
ing somewhere along this block. We
want him. cried the man who had
shouted FIRST
He isn't here" said Sheila quietly.
There are only myself and my father
here, and he's sick. Won't you please
90 awayg"
ITS Miss Seltont" cried one Of the
men. That goes. boys Her words
as good as the best in town. and she's
the pride Of the good old Continental
bunch. Hooray :"
"Come along boysi r. shouted anoth-
er; and the mob began to move away.
WInton crawled painfully off the
stretcher and staggered toward the
girl, who was still standing beside the
door. The robe which she had flung
over ner dress lay at her feet, where
she had thrown 1t. She was colling up
her hair in a Knot behind. AS winton
came toward her she turned from him
and hid her face in her hands.
Il don't know what to say" he be-
gan. Il want TO thank you, but that
sounds foolish litter what you have
done for me. I'm going now"
But instead CT going toward the door
he fell in dead faint at her feet.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-09

months Ia Malopo. and the same old
story VIII repeat itself until We fee
somewhere else.
Mr.. De Witt has offered father the
position OF compound manager on the
Big Malopo as soon as the gangs ar
rive. lie has displaced a man for him.
Father walked out TO a new claim that
the syndicate is developing. outside the
town, TO see Mr.. De Witt, and didn't
return BE will be back some time
today. drunk. II he comes in before
dark he will 90 TO sleep at once, and I
shall hide you in my room till 1t Is safe
TO leave. I have seven pounds, and
that viii help you across the desert
IL you need money. After that you
must do the best for yourself that you
can"
Winton made a tremendous effort
and got OF the stretcher. He found
tnat he could stand; his head still
ached abominably. ard the room
seemed to sway, but he pulled himself
together. He faced Shella and t.aoA
her hands in his.
you have saved me when you
thought l was a thief" he said, "and
l think It is the most wonderful thing
/ have ever known. Now listen to me.
I am not a thief. nor does Mr.. De Witt
or the syndicate own the Big Malopo.
/ am the president OF the Big Malopo
company"
Somewhere far back In Wintons
memory a voice was saying:
"As you go through the world you'll
find it doesn't pay TO blurt out your
mind Try to have a little reticence.
1t was Arches voice. and Arches
bland and chidlike face came yfvidly
into Winton's mind. But he went on,
needless Of the words which rang in
his head:
Il own nearly all the shares in the
company, and Mr. De Witt hardly any.
He has been planning to get conucl
Of the concern, thinking that since L
was supposed 10 be in America and was
unrepresented by any proxy, it would
be easy TO GUST me.
Then he learned that I was in
Malopo. and that it was who thrashed
him for his behavior to you in the
coach. He set to work at once, pre-
tended that the diamond had been
stolen, and planted 1t on me, through
the medium Of a short man whom /
met on the porch OF the Continental
last night. The police set upon me
and took the stone from nay pocket.
had never dreamed that it was there.
I escaped them and ran, because can't
afford TO go to jail. even for a few
days, with so much at stake"
She looked at him in doubt and won
der.
"a short man." she said. planted