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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27

For twenty-five years the biological survey of the
United States Department of Agriculture has been
collecting data bird migration. A bulletin by
Wells w Cooks, assistant biologist, quoted by the
Indianapolis News, states that the survey now mas
in its possession over 500 900 facts about the mi
gratory habits of birds In former bulletins GER
tain conclusions regarding bird migration nave
been set forth, but never before nave they Deen
based on such mass of facts. But in spite OF the
best efforts of observers there is still much mys-
terry about the habits of many birds. For instance
the mystery of what becomes of the chimney swift
one of the best known birds of the Eastern states
has never been cleared up. They migrate to the
northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and then dis
appear for five months AT one time 1t was be-
lieved that they spent the winter in the mud,
but this theory is now regarded as absurd Iney
vanish into the tropical woods but no trace OF them
can be found until March, when they again appear
on the Gulf coast and begin their northward jour-
ney. $500,
Two theories account for the migration of Birds
neither of which is much more than speculative
One is that during the pregacial period they spent
all their time in the North, for then there was
no severe winter weather. But when the ice be-
gan to creep down the winters became more in
clement driving the birds to Southern fields At first
they went only for short periods, but as the ice
pushed it's way South they were forced to stay
longer. The glacial period extended over many
years, and the habit of migrating became instinct
i've with the birds At the height of the glacial
period they remained in the tropics the year round
But when the ice receded and the present rotation
of seasons began they continued to migrate from
force of habit The other theory is that birds are
naturally at home the tropics, but that they be-
came so abundant that in order to get suthclent
food many of them forced to seek new homes
They went northward following the glacial period
and found virgin country. Here the young found
ample sustenance, but when the snow covered the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
HOW MEN MAINTAIN MATRTMONY.

From the Chicago Daily News
In defense of the second best sex one may serene
" submit the findings of the sage and phllosoph-
ical marriage license clerk of Detroit VINO says
that more men than women make a second venture
into matrimony. This fact shows that the matrl-
monial institution has the unqualified support OF the
sex that is popularity supposed to disregard its ties
Dr. Samuel Johnson defined a second marriage
as the triumph of hope and experience But the
cvnciN doctor, despite his first happy matrlmo-
NAL venture, never essayed a second, so MS say
ing must be put down of those epigrams
that are too clever to be true.
However it moves one to thought. 1t may, AFTER
all represent the sentiment of the lovelier rather
than the more loving sex. DR.. Johnson may nave
spoken for the widow whose axiom, according to
the Detroit statistician is Once bitten twice shy
1t is the men, we are reminded, who remarry.
Thus speculatons take wider flight Do the
men who remarry choose inexperienced girls be-
cause the widows know better? Are girls more at
tractive than widows to widowers? Do the wild
ows sterny refuse to take a second chance?
1t is a large subject and it there is no one
perhaps to speak authoritatively. STILL consider
chose for his bride comparatively unattractive
spinster rather than a young and buxom widow.
Explaining his course to a confidential friend he
said: Il decided that it better to be a sur
prise than a disappointment"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
Contraband Meat and Cotton Seizures

It is reported in Washington that the meat pack
ing and cotton interests intend to make common
cause in their efforts to have the United States
government intervene for the removal OF the en-
barge on these commodities, their seizures on the
high seas and detention in British ports.
Meat products to the value of about S14,O0O,OOO
are tied up in Great Britain The packers allege,
in communicating their grievances to the state de-
partment that despite assurances of expedition OF
their cases before the British prize court not one
of their cargoes has been released so far. Thirty
one American British and other ships carrying
American meat products to the Scandinavian coun-
tries are reported held up Postponements OF when
they had previously complained are continued, 1t
is alleged by the packers without adequate cause
and greatly to their loss What form the claim of
the cotton men may take is unknown. There have
been numerous settlements for cotton, but many
cases are pending.
It is not likely that note to Great Britain on
this subject will be dispatched before the note
to Berlin is transmitted but it is the general be-
life that a protest will be forwarded soon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
The New Agricultural Bureau.

There are vast and growing potentialities for
good in the newest of the governments agricult-
ural bureaus, which began its actual existence in
Washington few days ago. The new bureau will
take over that branch of the departmental work
which has heretofore supervised farmers co-opera-
tive demonstration work. 1t will, according to
news dispatches handle such matters agricultural
schools farmers institutes, utility and economy OF
various agricultural products used for food cloth
ing, etc
The United States government has 4 high respect
for its agricultural constituency, and well it may
We are today the most powerful and wealthiest
government on the globe, and the farmer has made
us what we Day in and day out the best
forts to teaching the farmer new and more modern
methods AS result the new agriculturist raises
much better crops than he did few years ago,
and not only does he do this, but he accOmplishes
the same end with a much smaller expenditure of
hours and dollars. He has learned, by grace OF
his department heads in Washington and their
subordinates throughout he country that there
are short cuts and time-saving devices for him as
we'll as for the industrial producer, and he has lost
no time in taking advantage of every new and mod
ern wrinkle which has been pointed out to him.
There used to be old falacy that it really did
not require anything except a good deal of muscle
and fair amount of perseverance to farm; but that
idea exploded long ago. 1t is recognized now that
the successful farmer is the intelligent farmer
and the United States government is lending every
proper energy to the increasing education of that
intelligence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
Lack of Finances May End War

After the last day of the European war when
international fnanciers seat themselves with pen
ellis and pads of paper to do little figuring, they
are going to be startled and, in turn, they are
going to startle the world when they give out the
result of their computations
The news dispatches few days ago carried
story from Paris of an appropriation of 200 O00,
600 to cover governmental expenses for only three
months. They carried another article from Lon
don telling of the strenuous efforts which are being
made by Great Britain to finance the war, which
is costing that country not less than SIS 900 600
every twenty-four hours. And they carried third
article from PetrOgrad, via London saying the
Russian government endeavoring to raise an
other $25,O00,0O0 a short term loan.
The lack of money may yet prove to be the factor
which will stop this war of nations. 1t is entirely
conceivable that such may be the 1t is the
business interests that finance everything, from
Baseball leagues to nations and the wars in which
these nations engage. Without exception in the
worlds history those interests have been found pa
triotic when it came to an actual showdown. lnva-
riably they have been willing to aid their govern
ments in raising funds and in contributing literally
from their own private fortunes.
But the world has never known a like this
one Nothing even approaching it has been in the
bounds of popular conception. The total cost thus
far has been staggering to minds of the widest i'm
aginings And the end is not yet nor is it in
sight
This can't go on always. There is even a limit
to the amount of money there is in the world
Europe before long will have reached that limit
and when she is poverty stricken it is doubtful
whether the non-combattant nations will care to
extend any loans, especially in view of the way they
have been made to suffer, directly and indirectly,
as a result of the war
When the fnanciers the money kings of the
world, definitely put their collective foot down and
say this far shalt thou go and not further" it is
very probable the war will end.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27

FrOm the New York Press.

Rocco Scalzo's escape from Sing Sing and the
way it happened will go far toward confirming
thinking New Workers in their judgment of the
menace which turks in Thomas Mott Osborne's pink
tea rule. The warden tells how he gathered his
boys together after they had seen a movie call
ed THE Heart OF a Painted Woman" and told
them he would not resign; that if he quit it would
be because he was kicked out"
The prisoners have become politicians. They
knew all about the friction between the warden
and his superior, the superintendent of prisoners.
And they knew that four score of them were to
be removed from Sing Sing to other pententiaries.
So one of their number, his mind full of prison
politics and burning, doubt, with the injustice
of possibly having to serve the rest of his term
under discipline, sacrificed his honor" and walked
away
Both the warden and his deputy agree that it
has always been possible for trusted to escape
from prisons and always will be-" says a friendly
account. Quite Prisoners have escaped from
Sing Sing before and doubtless will again. But
perhaps not because they fed up by wardens
on stories of injustice about to be done them
through having to submit to discipline.
And at any rate, more interesting and sgnif-
cant fact is the wardens admission that he believes
one of his subordinates enormously reported the
man within the walls at the $50 roll CALL while
the warden believes that matter of fact Scalzo
had nine hours start, because under the free and
easy God bless everybody" regime officers as well
as convicts become lax, and the $50 roll call
was ''scamped.' How many times before have such
essential duties been neglected recently? And
what will happen next in Sing Sing? tragedy?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Once in a while an adventure happens IN Teal
life which puts it is invented by HcIIon
writer's quite in the shade. The real story is more
unconventional, sensational and thrHng III us ue-
movement than the stories of Imagination.
In 1868 an old cattle dealer was murdered IN
Iowa by band of men, 1t was reported that S9o'-
600 had been taken from him, and that the money
was buried on a certain farm. Treasure hunters
attempted to locate the buried gold, Just as treas
ure hunters used to dig for private wealth on Long
Island After the lapse of years the tale gre" lhtO
legend and was told visitors and repeated around
the fire winter nights.
About ten or twelve years ago several persons
began to renew efforts to find the lost money, ana
suspicion gradually broadened until definite actlon
followed A few days ago four men were lndlcteu
for the murder committed forty-seVen years ago.
and are now in Jail awaiting examination
The states sole witness at present is an old Wo-
man who as a girl, the accused men bearing
the body of the victim from the scene OF murder.
She declares that she the murderers carrying
the body in an old quilt, and that later at their
order she washed the blOOdstains out OF the quit
She was threatened account OF her knoWleoge
of the crime and several attempts were made on
her life At last, after nearly half century, sne
will take the witness stand to testify against the
hoary-headed prisoners
Let dime novels hide their heads in shame!
the remark of an elderly and wealthy c1tlzen OF
Iowa. who, after long hesitation between the t"o'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
Cotton Politicians and The Price.

The Triton Gazette observes that it is mighty
handy now to lay the blame for the prospective low
price of cotton on England and the cotton polit-
clans are taking advantage of the occasion to yank
the British lions tail in gallery play for the cot
ton growers vote.
But our Triton contemporary thinks the folks
at home-the farmers themselves-are more largely
responsible than anything else for the prospect of
another season of low prices. 1t says:
THE men who grow cotton had it in their
hands last spring to fix the price. They knew
then that big surplus would be left over from
last years crop-n fact, the surplus is less
than they thought at that time it would be,
and every cotton grower was assured before the
planting season over that the would
last another year. Yet the great majority went
ahead and planted much they did last
year. This was especially true of those run
ming several plows, the very men who could
least afford to raise a crop at loss
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
Low Cost of Living.

The few Americans who have remained in Mex
leo and have United States money to exchange for
Villa or Carranza war currency are reveling in
cheap living. AS illustration, the railroad fare
from Torreon to Juarez, opposite Ell Paso, dis
lance of $40 miles, is $4235 Villa money, which
at the present rate of value is equivalent to S148
united States money. Nowhere in the world is
railroad travel so cheap as in Mexico at this time,
When one pays the fare the basis of American
money The same is true of hotel charges. For
$lOO gold per day one may stop at the best hotels
IN Torreon, Chihuahua other towns in the Villa
territory. and have enough left over to pay for
long automobile ride and other current expenses"
The fact that Villa money has been forced on
people in the region under mis- control makes the
cost of living exceedingly low when figured on an
American basis
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
Chicago andLiquor.
From the CHRISTIAN Science Monitor.

Chicago is to meet the liquor question directly
next April, and pending the trial of strength BE-
tween the vets" and "drys' at the next municipal
election campaign of education is being carried
on with vigor and intelligence Chicago is one OF
the great cosmopolitan cities of the world. In It's
white population Austria Belgium, Canada, Den
mark, England Finland, France, Germany Greece
Holland Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Rou-
mania, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Iur-
key, and practically all the other nations OF tne
earth are represented. The native Austrian popu
IatiOn exceeds % 900 the native German 5OlOVV'
the native Irish 2O4,75 the native Russian 1874,
5OO-the foreign-born population of Chicago -
l,693,9lS out of total of 2,1852S3, according "
the last federal census Mixture of races and ma
tOnallties, if common experience may be truSttu
tends generally to Complicate matters when SuCn
question as the regulation prohibition OF nquU
is up for discussion decision Strange to say
however, there are discoverable in Chicago no wen
defined lines of demarcation in public sentiment
running parallel with racial national lines ln S
dlHerences are found to be as many and as Fallo
in the foreign born as in the Amercan-born quar-
ters of the city.
For the reason that it has proved miseauinS
more than once to judge probabilities in the Vo"n9
population upon the strength of nationality "
name thoughtful people have been taking Droaue
view of the situation and treating the sentiment
the foreign-born exactly as the native-bOrn' -
determine what the sentiment of Chicago is on the
liquor question the population, it is seen, must "
dealt with as whole 1t is for the purpoSe, "
reaching the sentiment of Chicago as whole L1a
the municipality in accordance with recent oue n
OF the city council, is now about to set out upo
the task of inquiring into the medical moral. RU
lItcal, financial, social and economic aspects OIL V
use of intoxicating liquor in the community .,s
1t ought to be set down as significant that ~. .bo
chicago city council body as cosmopolitan do r an
population it represents, should have passed a.
order the expressed purpose of which is to det
mine the chief methods of licensing, regualiIs
and prohibiting the sale of intoxicating hquUl
and to recommend the best pracu's
policy for this municipality to pursue" IneIo
no longer even among the friends OF the Aq''
interests, an attempt to prevent action
The production of gold in Australia has dec.9s:
steadily since 1893 the output last year being L."
100 ounces less than the year before.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
THE sOUTH's OPPORTUNITY.

From the Birmingham News.
The South is one of the richest and most favored
spots on earth, and if it is not prosperous
should be the fault lies at the door of its people
and no amount of legislation governmental act
ion alter the situation. Meats of all kinds are
in demand, and the South is the greatest section
in the world for producing the stuff with which
to meet this demand. FOodstuffs of all kinds are
wanted by the world, and the South is a regular
garden spot when it comes to producing these
things. And so the advantages and opportunities
of this section might be enumerated at great length
But it is not worth while Everyone knows what
the South is capable of doing if it will and none
knows it better than the SOutherner Moreover he
is taking advantage of the situation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27

One ponders in vain as to where his sympathies
belong in the lawsuit brought by a Spokane doc
tor against patron, in which the doctor, who
had agreed to oficiate at visit of the stork for
compensation of $25, found himself confronted by
twins and sent in a bill for $50. The fond father
refused to come across to the tune of $50, and
Immediately made defendant in a lawsuit.
Of course the m. d. had clairvoyant foreknowl-
edge of the change in specifications, but it looks
pretty hard dad at that.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27

The legislature is now considering the renting
of the states railroad for another term of years
Editor Chapman, of the Sandersville Georgian,
thinks it should be sold, and the states debts paid
He says cit is bad policy for the state to rev.
enue earning property and it could with equal
propriety open dry goods, grocery, hardware and
drug stores all the state" 1t is a big problem
and matter what is done there will be those who
will think some other disposition of the property
would have been better.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
MAIL BY AUTOMOBILE.
From the Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution
Georgia is of the states in which the post
office department has arranged to inaugurate auto
mobile service on rural free delivery routes on Au-
gust End. beginning will be made with 1O5 ma
chimes covering $500 miles of rural routes in this
state, Oklahoma, California Texas, Florida Penn
syvana and Louisiana.
This, of course, is a mere beginning, but it is the
starting point of development which is going to
revolutionize the rural delivery system as well as
good roads construction the country over. 1t will
mean that the farmer ten and twenty miles out from
town or city will get his mail and his morning
paper just as about quickly though he lived
in the metropolis.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27

Without doubt the most striking feature of the
business situation is the speeding up" of the iron
and steel industry. There has been a steady and
almost unnoticed improvement in this line of trade
for weeks past. 1t is just beginning to
mand attention because operations are closely ap-
preaching full mill capacity. 1t means the
ployment of many thousands of additional men
not only in the steel and iron mills but in allied
industries,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
MORE PARSINIONY.

From the Triton Gazette.
Triton and Tiff county thought they were faring
pretty badly under Mr.. BurlesOn's new policy of
saving money paid to carriers on rural free del1v
cry mail routes at the cost of efficiency, but we
are lucky compared with neighbors over at Daw-
son and in Terrell county.
In Terrell county eleven rural free delivery mail
carriers have been summarily dismissed. OF these
six go out from Dawson and five from towns in Ter
re The eleven rural routes to be succeeded
by five motor delivery routes The change is eff
fective August End. Besides the abolshing of the
routes there is a general rearrangement of the
rural routes that county, some being shortened
and others heightened.
Knowing the feeling of the people here over the
abolshing of two routes it may be guessed how
those in Terrell feel when eleven are killed at one
blow. The hardship the carriers can be imag-
ined
Mr.. Burleson appears to have aimed this blow to
the rural free delivery service especially at South
Georgia 1t is said that sixty motor routes are to
be established in Georgia, and of these report has it
that forty are be in the Second congressional dis
trict Next state in misfortune to Georgia is Okla
homa. In Texas, the largest state in the union
which is also Mr.. Bureson's home, it is said only
twelve motor routes to be put in. If they are
such good things for other people why does he not
give his home folks more of them?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27

Official estimates make the pupils of United States
schools of many sorts registered in attendance
during 1914 total 100000 persons Teachers
to the number of 100000 cared for this vast army:
and the cost of it all $750000,000. If the sta
tstics furnished by the federal bureau of educa-
ton analysed it will be seen that the trend of
the times is not toward, but away from, private
sectarian and class elementary education. The
public school wakes in absolute and in relative
power.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27

No effort to keep town clean can succeed unless
it is supported by the individual. A part of the
responsibility for dirty streets must rest upon
householders and others who fail to obey the regu
lations, and upon the authorities who do not
force them. Throwing away paper and rubbish,
failing to take proper of garbage, allowing
waste to collect in yards-these the things
that make cleanliness impossible. A cleanup
week" once year cannot have much permanent
moral effect.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27

Washington dispatches tell us that Germany
will he nut on notice that further loss of American
lives will be regarded by the United States as an
esunfriendly" act Wonder how the killing OF those
who have already been fed to the fishes is viewed
at Washington?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27

The Times Enterprise says the Peeping Tom who
operates in and around that town came mighty near
getting the shining barrel of thirty-eight pointed
at his face few nights ago" Well, why didn't
he? The wonder is that such skunk hasn't had
something than the pointing of a thirty
eight at his dastardly mug.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27

There is cause for apprehension in the com
plant that some of superdreadnoughts
lack speed. They fighting vessels not motor
cycles booded horses When of them gets
into argument the last thing thought of will be
ability to skeedadde.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27

The newspaper boys giving glowing reports
of their recent meeting in Eastman, and it is gener
ally agreed that it of the most enjoyable
in the history of the organization. The editor of
The News regrets that other duties unexpectedly
prevented his attendance, he anticipated with
much pleasure meeting with the scribes.