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SOME CITIES. .
Are made by the “pull together” of many
itizens. Resolve 0 pull for the Chamber of
Commerce and boost Dawson.
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gy E. L. RAINEY
coVERNMENT’S BANK POLICY
CAUSING SOUTHERN FARM.-
RS TREMENDOUS LOSS.
Federal Reserve Banks Will Not Ex
tend Credit to Farmers For Pur
pose of Holdifig Cotton. Staple Is
Now Selling Lower Than Cost.
ATLANTA, Ga.—A meeting at
once in Washington of the heads of
every farm organization in the Unit
ed States, for the purpose of making
a protest against the policy enunciat-‘
ed by Secretary Houston, of the
treasury department, in respect to
farm credits, will be suggested byl
J. J. Brown, commissioner of agri
culture of Georgia, to J. S. Wanna
maker, president of the American
Cotton Association.
In recent statements issued in
Washington, Secretary Houston has
declared that federal reserve banks
cannot extend credit to farmers’ for
the purpose of holding their prod-l
wcts until prices go up, for such a
policy would be in effect aiding aI
conspiracy against the consumers. |
These statements issued by Sec
retary Houston are sharply chal-
Jenged by President Wannamaker, of
the American Cotton Association, in‘i
a 2 teleoram sent -to the governors,
senators, congressmen and commis-i
sioners of agriculture of the cotton
states. .
1 Must Assert Rights. 1
Prior to giving out his statement,
Commissioner Brown said he had‘
come to the conclusion that Secre
tary Houston’s announced policy in
regard to farm credits makes it nec-:
essary for the producers of food
and raiment in this country to assert
their rights, once and for all. 1
“We are planning,” he said, “to
suggest to President Wannamaker a
meeting in Washingten, at the earli
est possible date, of the heads of
all organizations of farmers in the
United States, including not only the
cotton growers, but also the wheat
growers, the cattle growers, the hog
growers, the corn growers, the fruit
growers and othes.
“The federal reserve act explicit
ly provides credit facilities for the
producers of farm crops, the intent
of this being to enable them to hold
their crops for favorable markets.
Apparently Seeretary Houston is un
dertaking to repeal the policy of the
federal reserve act by a personal
dictum. His logic if carried to its
ultimate conclusion must mean that
the farmer shall dump his products
on the market regardless of price |
and regardless of whether he gets
the cost of production plus a rea
sonable profit.
Where to Deflate. ;
“It is all very well.to talk of de- |
flation, but the process should bel
applied where inflation has occurred,
instead of proceeding in the opposite
direction. As long as the spinner is
making $4 worth of cloth out of ev
ery 40 cents worth of cotton, it is
not worth while to talk to the cot
ton grower about deflating the cot
ton market, As long as the miller is |
making multiplied profits out of ‘
flour, it is not worth while to talk,
to the wheat grower about deflating
the price of wheat.
“Secretary Houston’s statements
have already hammered down the
price of cotton.” |
Holding Movement Started. ‘
An organized movement to hold
cotton in the hands of the producers.
until prices have risen to at least
40 cents a pound, basis middling,
was started at a meeting at the state
capitol Thursday attended by leading
{;uhiu officials, cotton growers and
ankers, :
A speaking campaign to explain to
farmers everywhere the necessity of
holding their cotton to prevent it
falling into the hands of the specu
lators at a price much lower than
the cost of production will be careful
at once, County organizations will
be formed and propaganda will be
distributed.
The meeting also took preliminary
RT."I"‘, toward callini a conference in
Vashington of the heads of all farm
ers’ organizations to align them in
the movement to insure orderly
marketing of crops.
B A committee composed of J. J.
Plown, state commissioner of agri
‘B‘}“:‘“'v: Senator Hoke Smith, C. S.
Fjill\lt.‘natl.onal president of the
g R Union; Harvie Jordan sec
(“;v‘fi;'i\' of the American Cotton Asso-
Gation; Congressman Charles H.
g, M. L. Johnson, A. F. Hodges.
.. G Fitrgerald and E. G. Daniel,
(i‘j“'%i’l.‘mnt_ed to make arrangements
“’,‘ l*h nation-wide conference in
Im‘}wjir;g‘ton. It met immediately af
i:“]‘}nhrrurnment and decided defin-
T to call the conference.
Tl meeting was attended by Sen-
B Hoke Smith, Congressmen Over-
Vit Wright, Upshaw, Brand and
;mon, of the Georgia delegation in
W ne by Robert F. Maddox and
B Blalock, prominent Atlanta
. the former being an ex
o, dent of the Ameriean Bankers’
nar lation; by Charles S. Barretrt,
1'.“;'1“,",’%‘1 president of the Farmers’
e Harvie Jordan, national sec-
W’_'}‘»‘:‘: of the American Cotton As
e lion; state officials and promi
. . larmers and business men of
T‘, ions O:f Georgia.
meer.. COmmittee has called the
Wao i for Oct. 12th and 13th in
e '_L"O’tlf t:t “protest against gov
e et efforts 3 :
With the ¢ .f. to begin deflation
'POPULATION CENTER
SHIFTS EIGHT MILES
The center of population of the
United States for the new census
again will remain in Monroe coun
ty, Indiana. But it will be located
from six to eight miles due =ast
of Bloomington, the old 1- mn.
Ten years ago the vion
center was located y census
experts on a f- .«¢ miles east
of Bloom* <Y Markers were
erecte’ Q'x“% .uree weeks later the
cenS\;':‘ .weau fixed the center on
a factory site, within the city of
Bloomington, where it has re
mained until now. *
Twenty years ago the center
was near Columbus, Ind., and this
will be the first time in the his
tory of the United States that the
drift hag been eastward instead of
westward.
U. S. WILL NOT AID
GOVERNMENT NOT JUSTIFIED
IN BEING PARTY TO HOLD.-
ING CROPS, SAYS HOUSTON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—The
government cannot be a party to
any undertaking for artificially
maintaining “war prices” by enabling
owners to withhold their commodities
from the markets Secretary Houston
said tonight in a formal statement
on the commercial credit situation.
On the other hand, the secretary
declares in favor of the orderly
marketing of all commodities and es
timates that the commercial loans
of all banks during the last year in
creased by about $3,000,000,000 to
meet the demands of industry and
agriculture. -
“I am in favor of every legitimate
effort to promote the orderly mark
eting of all commodities,” said Sec
retary Houston, “but the govern
ment cannot be a party to an under
taking to hold commodities off the
market to enable the owners artifi
cially for speculative purposes to
maintain war prices or higher than
war prices. :
“As a matter of fact, the banks of
the country during the last twelve
months have been extending large
credits to meet the demarids from
industry and agriculture. Since Aug
ust, 1919, the loans and investments
of about 800 reporting member
banks increased over $2,500,000,000.
As these reporfing banks represent
about 40 per cent of the resources
of all the banks, it is estimated that
the total increase in loans ?gd in
vestments since August, 1919, has
been over $5,500,000,000.”
DISMANTLE BIG ZOO
FAMOUS SHOW MEN WILL SELL
REMAINING ANIMALS IN PARK.
LOST OUT THROUGH WAR.
The great Hagenbeck zoological
park, near Hamburg, Germany, is to
be dismantled and the animals sold.
The war raised costs of conducting
the park to unbelievable heights and
reduced the number of tourists to an
almost negligible number.
From August, 1914, to November,
1918, more than 200 of the great
carnivora died, despite heroic at
tempts to alter their accustomed diet.
Among these were T 4 lions, 19 ti
gers, 40 bears, 19 polar bears, 8
leopards and 10 hyenas. Two hun
dred apes, 7 chimpanzees and 159
baboons died, and the sea animals
lost hardly fewer in proportion.
Enormous prices of animals and
‘depletion of the world’s stocks made
attempts to build up the park fail
ures, and finally the decision was
reached to dismantle the park and
sell such animals as were not in use
in the traveling shows owned by Carl
;Hagenbeck.
| Took Ten Years to Build Park.
! The park, the result of the famous
circus man’s genius, was like no
other in the world. Animals were
displayed in masses under conditions
Las near te their natural habitat as
‘the climate of Hamburg rendered
possible. Hidden ditches and hot iron
‘bars held the animals within bounds,
‘and the public had the illusion of
seeing these great herds of animals
running free. In addition there were
villages of primitive peoples, in a
'manner made familiar in the United
States by the greater expositions.
The construction of the park on
waste land outside Hamburg consum
ed ten years and its artificial moun
tain ranges, transplanted forests,
broad lawns and walks, represented
‘the culmination of more than half
a century of the Hagenbeck fortunes,
which began in 1848, when the older
Hagenheck, then a fish dealer in
Hamburg, bought a seal from a fish
erman and exhibited it behind his
shop.
The Hagenbecks, who were among
the world’s greatest circus men, gave
an exhibition in Dawson some years
ago while touring the United States.
Their menagerie was one of the fin
esi collections of wild animal life
ever seen here.
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WOULD PROHIBIT ‘THE
PLANTING OF COTTON
Grand Jury of Wilcox County Makes
Recommendation in Presentments.
ABBEVILLE, Ga.— The grand
jury of Wilcox county in their gen
eral presentments today recommend
ed that farmers of this state be pro
hibited from planting eotten next
year.
THE DAWSON NEWS
PRIGE CUTTING WAVE
' SWEEPS WHOLE NATION
’NEW MEAT REDUCTION MAY
FOLLOW BIG CORN CROP,
l SAYS J. OGDEN ARMOUR.
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I.LOSS ON STORE STOCKS
lMen'l Suits Sold to Jobbers For $6
. Each, Suit Filed in St. Louis Court
Discloses. Restaurant Cut Prices.
Department Stores. Follow Suit. ‘
~ CHICAGO. Reports from the‘
middle west Saturday night showed
practically every commodity is affect
ed by the price cutting in various
cities.
Restaurants and hotels in St.
Louis cut the prices of all foods
containg corn, wheat, meat and vege
tables.
Many department stores were re
ported advertising 20 per cent. re
ductions on all goods.
The Jiffy Dessert company at
Waukesha, Wis., manufacturers of
food products, announced a 20 per
cent cut in all products.
Cotton goods supplied to Indian
apolis hospitals were cut 33 per
cent in price,
Cut in Half,
Julius Rosenwald, president of
Sears, Roebuck and company, com
menting on the reductions made in
the new catalog issued by that firm,
said some prices had been cut 50 per
cent.
“T am not by nature a pessimist,”
Rosenwald sai(f “ and for that rea
son I am loath to predict hard times.
Nevertheless, it may be that we may
be compelléd to go through a period
of readjustment which will mean
loss on accumulated stocks of mer
chandise and more or less of time
for the working class.”
Further price reductions on meat
next year were forecast Saturday
night by J. Ogden Armour, head of
the meat packing company in a
statement discussing the cutting of
prices on food and wearing apparel
now general throughout the west. 1
The present price catting wave
will not affect wholesale meat prices,'
Armour said. Price cutting move
ments in the meat industry, he said,l
began when the war ended. ‘
Livestock Level Low. ‘
“Live stock is at’a lower level
now than at any time within three
years,” he said. “The present low.
jevels of live stock prices have not
affected the retail price of meat to
a greai extent because of the tre
mendous decrease in the value of by
products.
“There are no immediage prospects
for further reductions in wholesale
price of meat, but the excellent corn
crop now in the making gives prom
ise of cheaper production costs in
the future and will probably make
possible further price reductions
next year.”
Lumber Rates Drop.
- A reduction in lumber prices of
18 to 35 per cent over February
quotations was announced on Satur
day by retail dealers in Chicago, with
an average wholesale reduction of 27
per cent throughout the country.
According to statistics made publicj
by L. R. Putnam, directing manager
of the Wholesale Lumber Associa
tion,- the greatest reduction is in
hardwood, Mr. Putnam said. Quota
tions being reduced 35 per cent over
February prices. '
PRESIDENT WILSON HAS
BEEN SICK ONE YEAR
Chief Executive Able to Take Only
Small Part in Affairs of Nation.
Work Parceled Gut.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Today
marked the passing of the fifty-sec
ond week since President Wilson, a
broken man physically, returned to
Wiashington from his swing around
the circle in behalf of the league of
nations.
Mr. Wilson is taking a part in the
affairs of the government now, a
thing that he did not do for several
months, but his work is parceled out
to him in carefully predigested por
tions and he is under the constant
care of Dr. Grayson to see that he
does not overdo and tax his enfee
bled strength.
At the present time, it is under
stood, the president is devoting much
of his time to the part that he in
tends to take in the closing chapters
of the presidential campaign. Al
though no specific or authoritative
statement of the president’s inten
tions can be obtained, many demo
cratic leaders express the Jbelief that
‘Mr. Wilson will devote the greater
part of his effort to arguments on
the issue outstanding in his mind,
the league of nations. s
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CENSUS CARDS MAKE
STACK TEN MILES HIGH
Work Sorted and Tabulated by Elec
trical Mechanism.
The 110,000,00 C cards needed .to
record the population of the United
States in the new census made a
stack more than 10 miles high. With
out machinery it would be almost
impossible to manage 2 census now
adays. It took seven years to com
plete and publish the census of
1890 and nine years to complete the
census of 1880. By means of electri
cal mechanism which punches some
thing like 4,000,000 cards a day the
cards are now sorted and tabulated
in weeks instead of years. The device
also saves expense and eliminates er
ror.
DAWSON, GA., TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1920
26 FINE CATTLE VALUED
AT $5,000 DIE OF POISONING
Licked Nitrate of Soda Which Was
Left Near Barn. ,
MOULTRIE. Twenty-six Aber
deen-Angus cattle, valued at $5,000
and owned- by Joe J. Battle, Moul
trie live stock man, were found
dead on the Battle farm Tuesday
and a veterinarian who was laer call
ed announced that the cattle died as
the result of eating sodium nitrate.
Afigate on the farm was left open
during the might and in this manner,
the cattle got to the fertilizer and
licked the nitrate of soda, which was
on a wagon under an open shed, The
‘nitrate had a salty taste and the
cows evidently licked it pretty free
.ly, the veterinarian said. .
$5.000 WORTH OF FEATHERS
SEIZED ‘FROM MACON FIRM
MACON, Ga.—White heron aig
rettes valued at $5,000 were seized
here this week bfi Federal Game
Warden A. B. Whitehead, of Talla
hassee, Fla, The aigrettes were dis
played in the windows of one of the
largest wholesale and retail depart--
ment stores in Georgia.
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Just Ahead of Cold Weather K?J;‘;,@*@
Come Stunning Wraps A
And Coats R "fi
A stroll through our displays is all that is neces- "’k 19
sary to keep one in touch witfi the prevailing mode n S /25
Whraps and Coats—Here a new sleeve treatment will \Q| / ' {g{i} {
be noted; on another model embroidery or fur is : %)
uniquely applied and so on—everyone interesting and Ll ;,4
new. There are so many new details, so many allur- 4’s‘ b
ing fabrics and so many different and original styles to \ ‘E“"“J”’i
see now that you should see them tomorrow. > % 'F 0y ’ |
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Suits Prove That Low Price and Beauty May | 1
' Go Hand in Hand. | | ,{ |
“Why, I never dreamed I could get such an i Jf |
adorable Suit for the money!” has been a common ex- ’ ’f
clamation here since this remarkable Sale of Suits i | i
opened a few days ago. We expect to hear 1t many el | \
times more for the Suits now being offered are every \ ‘
bit of choioe values as those which went before. —— ‘ .
Woolen Frocks R
: Now is the Time to Buy Them (s U
Everything points indisputably to this fact=-- £ I
variety, quality, they beauty of the styles, and the e v
amazing reductions which a special purchase make "
possible. Included are chemise Frocks, Coat Dresses L
and too many other refreshingly different styles to men- ' |
tion in this limitedspace. The fabrics are dependable |
serges, Poiret twills and tricotines, in black, navy and ‘/ ,
several shades of brown. |%/ /
_ The New Furs Are So Distinctive : s e
That a great many Women will gladly econo- g’.&_"", L'%
; ‘ . RGOS ey ‘N\ ¥ e
mize in other ways that they mad add to their late ';Sg TR
Fall or Winter Wardrobes a luxurious Wrap, a fine | T \\}’?i‘” Jly
warm Coat or perhaps, one of the smaller and also very ( Ilg S ¢ e
desirable Fur pieces. Here every desired pelt and fur Wi }) Lf'} 43
fashion is represented and prices are pleasingly mod- i][ol el
erate withal. b S R
Sweaters Have More Than One Purpose. i “ i m :
No one can accuse the Autumn wardrobe of somberness if it in- ‘ §}{ 1 l ; T
cludes a brilliantly colored sweater. One that is youthful in style and : i
comfy enough for the cool weather soon due. This showing embraces ‘i \\
any number of beguiling styles from surplice sweaters to ripple, tuxedo ’ ‘ L
and:heavily woven boyish modes. g 1L
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Mar tl n oS Dawson, Georgia '
YOUR FRIENDS NOTICE e
YOUR HAT FIRST---
- —No matter how ravishing the rest of your costume
may be. So whether you choose two or a half a doz
en Hats, be sure that they suit your personality exactly.
It isn’t always so easy to make this decision for your
self but our millinery salespeople are carefully trained
so that they may be of great help to you. And then
our pricings are all well within reason. >
M. SALIBA & CO.
£ DAWSON, GA.
Sonds 1t 1 it o M
nds in the fo n : €
Settle here and help in the production of
fine crops and share in the prosperity. °
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