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ASK MEASURE BE ENFORCED
TO KEEP EX-OFFICIALS
FROM OPPOSING U. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—lnterest
was aroused here on Saturday by the
statement that steps wauld be taken
to enforce strictly an old law which
would prevent officials from appear
ing as lawyers to prosecute claims
against the' government arising in their
tenure, or until they had been two
years out of office.
This would effect many officials of
the last administration now practicing
law here, including Woodrow Wilson
and Bainbridge Colby, who have a
law partnership; Robert Lansing, A.
Mitchell Palmer, Joseph P. Tumulty,
Edgar E. Clark, until recently chair
man of the interstate commerce com
mission: Robert W. Wooley, former
member of the commission; Robert T.
Scott, former secretary to Mr. Palmer;
Daniel C. Roper and William M. Wil
liams, both former commissioners of
internal revenue; William H. Lamar,
former solicitor of the postoffice de
partment, and other well known men.
Bill Already Introduced.
The statement was made at the
same time that the department of jus
tice was backing an even more strin
gent proposal made by Representative
Edmonds, of Pennsylvania, that the
prohibition against appearing in the
claims should be lengthened to from
two to three years, should extend to
former members of any governmental
activities, and should be punished by
a fine of $lO,OOO or two years’ impris
onment, or both. The Edmonds pro
posal is in the form of a bill, which
the author has already introduced.
Assistant Attorney General Guy D.
Goff, of* Milwaukee, would not confirm
the report that Attorney General
Daugherty, now in Ohio, was prepared
to urge the adoption of the bill
According to Col. Goff only inform
al action has been taken by the de
partment of justice on the Edmonds
bill. Approval has been given to the
measure as being on sound legal
grounds. One afternoon, some time
ago, when Col. Goff was giving testi- |
mony on an anti-lynching bill, he was
asked questions concerning the Ed
monds bill. He said that these replies
were the only expression he had given
on the subject. It was made clear that
the department of justice had not ta
ken the initiative in backing the Ed- |
monds bill. '
Estimates $1,000,000,000 Involved.
The present law preventing former
officers from presenting claims says
they must not appear in such matters
if the claims arose during their tenure
in office or for two years afterward.
No penalty is attached to this old law
of 1873, and there may have been some
violations of it. It is said, however,
that not many cases of this kind have
arisen.
Prosecution of claims against the
government is an important end of the
legal business in Washington and 18
said to be lucrative. Attorney General
Daugherty was quoted as having esti
mated the present claims against the
government as amounting to more
than $19000,000,000, but this could not
be verified. .
COAL PRODUCTION DOWN
MANY MILLIONS OF TONS
Demand This Year Smallest Since
’ 1909, Says Report.
In no year since 1909 has there been
witnessed so small a demand for bitu
minous coal, says the Coal Age. Prob
ably in sympathy with the soft coal
situation the production of anthracite
has likewise begun to fall. In Dawson
the problem of getting buyers corre
sponds with the general conditions ex
isting throughout the country.
It is pointed out by the United States
geological survey that at the rate for
the seven months to the end of July
the year 1921 will record an output of
soft coal less than 400,000,000 tons.
Compared with an average of eight
preceding years production in 1921 is
now 52,000,000 tons in arrears.
See
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WHAT’S
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Semi-annual Statement for the Six Months Ending June 30, 1921, of the
Condition of the i
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
OF GEORGIA
Made to the Governor of Georgia, Pursuant to the laws of said State.
Principal Office, Dawson, Ga.
I—lncome During First Six Months of 1921.
a~~Membership' fees --ccicimomcmmaan ccnmemam= fel i o aol 87 8.00
b ANDUAL dUBS sfim rs i e L e ctobic oo men 662.00
Bl ACBRESemEnts tid o LLLD L e e Lo AETEOO
Total paid by members -c- e —ommem se 87 582.00)
2 Disbursements During First Six Months of 1921.
a.—Losses and claims paid- oo ccmomemeeee e e L. 286 SH00)
b.—Commissions paid t 0 agentS ceee - - —cccmmem—r —-mmm————e 299.00
c.—Salaries paid officers and directors_ ... —ccecoon —---o-eo- 555.00
A Paeße sel o e e e e 103.54
e Drinting. posfage, etc. - il 00l . neto- mmcroonsnen 35.00
! Total disbursements . ---coeeeeeon cneenm Lauheniae RO R RRTEN 3
3—Liabilities.
No. Amount
a—Losses incurred, but not due_———___ ___ ——--- 5 $ 2,539.00
4—Exhibit of Policies.
No. Amount
2 - Policies in force'Dec. 31,1920 - - ---_ i $2,690,000
b.—Policies written since Dec, 31, 1920___ ___ ——-_- 38 72,800
c.—Policies cancelled since Dec. 31, 1920 _____ _—-- 17 26,400
d.—Policies in force June 30, 1921 _____ __-_-. 70D 2,736,400
e.—losses unpaid Dec. 31, 1920 ———___ = —---- 4 630
f—Losses incurred since Dec. 31, 1920___ ___ ____- 31 8,478
g.—Losses paid since Dec. 31, 1920 - - - 30 6,569
GEORGIA, Terrell County.—Before me came W. H. Gurr, who being
duly, sworn, deposes and says, that he is secretary and treasurer of the Farm
ers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Georgia, and that the foregoing state
ment is correct and true. W. H. GURR.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this August 15. <1921
I . PEDDN .J. P,
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IWOULD SELL COTTON
IRECORD CASES OF BOLL WEE
| VIL DAMAGES ARE REPORT-
I ED IN MIDDLE GEORGIA.
' JACKSON, Ga.—An instance of boll
lweevil damage that holds all records
'so far as information here is concern
!e(l is reported from Henry county. A
‘Henry county farmer, Mr. A. P. Pat
terson, has sold 35 acres of cotton for
400 pounds of seed cotton, the pur
chaser being a neighbor, Mr. Lon Nor
man. Both Messrs. Patterson and Nor
man are among the most prominent
citizens of their community.
The 35 acres of cotton was well fer
tilized, it is said. There is a heavy in
festation of weevil in that particular
community and other farmers are of
fering to sell their cotton for 25 cents
I)(‘r acre.
The boll weevil has done tremendous
damage throughout middle Georgia.
LEGAL BATTLE FOR
BIG STAKES IMMINENT
DECISION BY U. S. COURT TO
‘SETTLE CONTROVERSY IN
, VOLVING $400,000,000.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—A legal
battle with between $300,000,000 and
$400,000,000 at stake may be fought
through supreme court pefore the rail
roads and government are able to set
tle finally their financial claims.
Railroad executives Saturday night
were considering whether they would
appeal from a decision of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the effect of
which is to deny them the huge sum
they claimed on the ground that their
labor was demoralized and rendered
inefficient by federal control. .
oo A kst ek sba St ~ 3 SEERERN o o aiSadS AR b
While an appeal by the railroads
would hold up final settlement with
the government, it would not necessa
rily affect the administration plans for
settling such claims of the roads against
the government and claims of the gov
ernment against the roads as are ad
mitted by both parties.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion’s decision was in a case that re
sulted from the government's promise
to maintain the roads in as good a
‘condition as when it took them over or
else pay the roads for the “under main
tenance.” This promise was made in
contracts with the roads and the trans
portation act made a similar provision
to extend six months beyond federa!l
control.
The measure of maintenance work
to be done was what was dome in an
average six months’ period during the
three vears ending June 30, 1917.
Under this provision the roads claim
ed there should be increased wages,
lincr(‘ased cost of materials, the alleged
“inefficiency of labor” and depreciation
‘o{ property purchased at high prices.
Allows Two Claims.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion allowed the first two claims and
denied the last two in a decision from
which three commissioners, Daniels,
Potter and Campbell, dissented.
The commission stated in com
menting on the claim for “inefficiency
of labor” that “any attempt to weigh
and appraise so indefinite a factor
could only be productive of endless
controversy.”
“The soundness of this conviction
and the inconclusively character of
such attempts have been confirmed by
the claims which the carriers have fil
ed,” the commission said.
The total claims of the railroads for
“under maintenance” is estimated at
something over $700,000,000. The
claims for labor inefficiency and prop
erty depreciation are estimated at
about half this.
This leaves the government owing
the roads about $350,000,000 on these
claims in additiom to about a half bil
lion due the roads under the guarantee
to them of six per cent return for six
imonths following federal control.
CAUSE OF APPENDICITIS.
When the bowels are constipated,
the lower bowels or large intestines
become packed with refuse matter that
is made up largely of germs. These
germs enter the vermiform appendix
and set up inflammation, which is com
monly known as appendicitis. Take
Chamberlain’s Tablets when, needed
and keep your bowels regular and vou
have little to fear from appendicitis.-ad.
OLDEST FIRE IN WORLD.
The oldest man-lit fire in the world
is the sacred fire that has been burn
ing for more than 500 years in the
Buddhist temple near Bakyoh, Siam.
REPORT SAYS CROP
CUT $250,000,000
REDUCTIONS SINCE JULY DUE
TO HEAT AND LACK OF RAIN.
CORN AND WHEAT DROP.
. WASHINGTON, D. C.—]July’s
constant hot weather and lack of rain
fall reduced prospective production of
crops more than $250,000,000. Today’s
crop report of the department of agri
culture showed forecasts reduced by
millions of bushels compared with a
month ago. : ¢
The reduced estimates of corn, oats,
wheat and white potatoes alone aggre
gated 396,000,000 bushels, and the pros
pective loss of production, -calculated
on August lst farm prices, amounts
to $83,500,000 for white potatogs, $64.-
800.000 for oats. $56,100,000 for corn
and $54,400,000 for wheat.
Nearly All Crops Affected. :
Almost every crop was adversely af- |
fected by the almost constant high |
temperatures and shortage of rain.!
Over practically the entire west -and |
northern central states there was little |
rain, while in Montana and parts of |
North Dakota, Illinois, Missouri and'
other states almost a drought prevailed. !
Small grains, corn and vegetables all|
suffered severely. The damage to white |
potatoes was extreme. |
The report on the principal cropsl
follows: i
Winter wheat: Preliminary cstimatei
of production 544,000,000 bushels.
Spring wheat: Production forecast
213,00%,000 bushels; condition 66.6 per
cent of a normal. All wheat production
forecast 757,000,000 bushels. l
Corn production 3,032,000,000 bush
els; condition 84.3. -
Oats production 1,137,000,000 bush
els; condition 64.5, |
Rye: Preliminary production esti-1
‘mate 64,300,000 bushels. |
| Irish Potatoes Hardest ,Hit. |
~ White potatoes production 316,000,
i()()() bushels; condition 65.8.
. Sweet potatoes production 114,000,-
1000 bushels; condition 84.5.
' Rice production 33,500,000 bushels;
condition 86.5.
l Apples production 109,000,000 bush
' els.
| Peaches production 31,300,000 bush
els.
‘ Peanuts production 37,600,000 bush
els.
‘SMUGGLED 2,000 JAPANESE
INTO U. S, IT IS CHARGEL
Receives From $5OO to. $BOO for Each
One Who Is Landed.
TOKlO.—Charges that 2,000 Japa
nese have been smuggled into the
United States at $5OO to $BOO a head
ceiving the Japanese foreign office,
were made in a suit brought by a Mr.
Harada against the Japan-Mexico In
dustrial Development Company.
The company actually owns large
holdings in Mexico, but part of its
revenue is derived from smuggling
Japanese over the border into the
United States, at $5OO to $BOO a head,
according to Harada.
GOOD ROADS BILL PASSED.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The f{fed
eral aid roads bill appropriatiig $75,-
000,000 for construction, one-third of
which would be immediately available,
was passed today by the senate.
Face, Neck and Arms Easily Made
Smooth, Says Specialist
_ Any breaking out of the skin, even
fiery, itching eczema, can be quickly
overcome by applying a little Mentho-
Sulphur, declares a noted skin special
ist. Because of its germ destroying
properties, this sulphur preparation
begins at once to soothe irritated skin
and heal cruptions such as rash, pim
ples and ring worm,
It never fails to remove the torment
and disficurement, and you do not have
to wait for relief from embarrassment.
Improvement quickly shows. Sufferers
from skin trouble should obtzin a
' small jar of Mentho-Sulphur from
- any good druggist and use it like cold
fcreanl. - <
I e e ettt
. 666 cures Malaria, Chills and
Fever, Bilious Fever, Colds and
'LaGrippe, or money refunded.
THE DAWSON NEWS
bwm LOP OFF 150,000
IGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
" PLANNING TO END MORE
| JOBS. BEGIN AT ONCE.
' Approximately 150,000 government
employes in Washington and through
’out the country are slated to be dis
missed as rapidly as possible so there
may be a speedy return to pre-war
‘(-mployment by the government. The
administration has adopted a policy of
striving for the pre-war allotment of
clerks even before the reorganization
program now being worked out is put
n operation.
These employes, for the most part,
are in the civil service. The total num
‘ber of civil service employes is around
450,000 now, whereas before the war
the number was 300,000.
The first step.in retrenchment with
regard to discharge of clerks came on
Ijuly 1, but on Aug. 1, when 4,000
more employes were dropped, it ap
peared that the process was 'far too
slow. In consequence, a.policy was
adopted to get back to the pre-war
| level by Dec. 1, if possible.
| Whether it actually will be possible
to get back to pre-war level officials
are unable to say at this time, but that
is the goal for the present. Since the
beginning of the war the government
has gone into several new enterpris
es, including the bureau of war risk
insurance and the United States ship
ping board, with radical expansions in
other lines, particularly in the treas
ury department.
According to the best figures avail
able at the civil service commission
there are a little less than 80,000 clerks
in Washington alone, which is about
as manw as there were at the begin
ning of the war. This, on the other
hand, is a reduction of almost 40,000
from the time of the armistice.
See Wallace Reid in “What’s Your
Hurry?” 5
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| + Shenff’s Sale.
| GEORGIA, Terrell County.—Will
be sold on the first Tuesday in Sep
tember, 1921, at public outcry at the
court house in said county, within the
legal hours of sale, to the highest bid
der for cash, certain property, of which
lthe following is a full and complete
description: Whole lot of land No.
188 in the Eleventh district of Terrell
‘county, Georgia, containing 20214
!acres, more or less. Said property lev
'ied on as the property of R. B. Webb,
to satisfy an execution issued from
ithe superior court of Randolph county
in favor ‘of Nat E. Harris, governor
against said R. B. Webb; said prop
erty being in possession of R. B.
Webb. This Ist day of August, 1921.
iR T. WOODS, Sheriff.
~ Rub-My-Tism is a powerful an
tiseptic. Cures infected cuts, old
sores, tetter, etc.
On and after September Ist. we will require settlement
of accounts by the sth. of the month following purchase, and
unless this is done we regret that 1t will be necessary to re
fuse further credit unless satisfactory arrangements are made.
This step 1s necessary to protect our own credit. We
can not meet our obligations by running accounts indefinite
ly as we have done in the past. It 1s just as important to
take care of your grocery bill as it 1s to take care of your
telephone, light and water bill promptly.
Your co-operation will benefit both of us by giving you
greater purchasing power for your dollar and enabling us to
buy cheaper. - B
We ask for a continuance of your patronage on this
basis. |
J. M. RAUCH, Grocer
Dawson, Georgia
32 Years of Servic
N Monday morning, August 29th, we will celebrate our thir
ty-second anniversary. All through the day every effort will
be directed toward providing banking service which, if such
an achievement be possible, is just a little more friendly, more will
ing, more helpful than ever before.
The only reason we express doubt as to wheher we can be more
friendly, willing and helpful on that particular day 1s because it 1s
our aim to make the service of this bank one hundred per cent per
fect on every day of every year.
But when you come into the bank August 29th, if you should
happen to remember that it is an anniversary day and should say
to Mr. Saville for instance, or to Mr. Carver or Mr. Hill or Mr.
Perry or any other member of our banking staff, “Congratulations!”
you will get a “Thank You” so genuine and so sincere that there
will be no doubt in your mind regarding our thorough appreciation
of your business and your friendship.
Dawson National Bank
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 19"
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