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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-18
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
IN AND AROUND HEROD
NEWS NOTES AND PERSONAL
MENTION PARAGRAPHED FOR
NEWS READERS.

Saturday as Miss Nora Smith and
Mr. Paul Smith were returning from
Dawson negro, who was racing his
car, ran into the rear wheel of the
buggy and wrecked it. Luckily the
occupants were not hurt. The negro
gave his name as Charlie Johnson,
Of Brentwood, but he has not been
located at this writing. a
The committee who are to get up
the special edition of The Dawson
News for the W. C. T. U. have fur
nished US a good space in that issue.
Any one who has something to adj
vertise or any items of interest will
confer at once with this reporter if
they want it published in the paper
that will will be sent broadcast over
the state.
Be sure to hear Rev. Quillian
preach Saturday and Sunday. He
has only one more appointment be-
fore conference. We sincerely hope
that he will be returned to US, as he
is young man of marked ability,
pleasing personality and a fine
preacher.
Messrs. Hass, McRee and Brim
have visited Plains. Miss Lucy Hass
returned with them. She is still un-
der treatment, but is much improved
as she can walk with only one crutcn
now.
On account of the peanuts having
to be harvested, Mr.. C. NJ Harris has
ginned only 545 bales of cotton up
to Saturday, but the fields are cover
ed with the summers southern snow
in spite of Mr.. Boil Weevil.
Mr.. Alton Reddick and DR.. Elm
Collum went to Parrot Sunday and
then to the unwilling of the monu-
ment in Bronwood and heard Steve
Pace.
Mrs. Dennis has entertained ex-
tensively for the past week in honor
of one of her girlhood friends, Miss
New Ralgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Warner, Misses
Myrtle and Burrelle and Mr.. Marion
Warner have visited Mr. and Mrs.
j E. Brim.
Miss Tommie Clayton, of Morgan,
and Misses Pace, Chester and Rob
erts, of Dawson, have visited here.
The B. Y. P. U. meets Friday eve
ming at 7 o'clock. Miss Nora Smith
and group will furnish program.
Mr.. H. F. Melton and Mr.. j. H.
McLendon went to New Bethel Sun
day to hear Rev. Moore preach.
Mr.. George Smith, one of our best
farmers, has sold part of his large
peanut crop at $50 per ton.
Mrs. Jim Neil Coker and children,
of Yeomans, spent Saturday with the
family of Mrs. J. J. McLain.
We are glad that little Charlie
Harris has recovered from a recent
spell of sickness.
Mesdames Lamar and Chappell, of
Dawson, have been pleasant guests
here.
Miss Florine Coker, of Yeomans,
spent the weekend with Mrs. J. L.
Hass.
Miss Lucille Shealy, of Yeomans,
was a guest of Mrs. j. L. Hass Sat
urday.
Prof. Cook and Messrs. Laing Wis
tied in DOverel Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. R. B. McLain returned this
week from Ocilla and Savannah.
Mr.. Floyd Aycock, of Graves, was
welcome guest here Friday.
Miss Clio Aycock has visited the
homefolks at Graves.
Mr.. D. J. Dennis has visited in
Yeomans and PARROT.
Mr.. J. L. Hass has visited in Yeo-
mans.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-18

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Secretary
McAdoo today told a delegation of
Southern congressman there was no
need for alarm over the prospective
withdrawal of $110,00O,OO0 of Brit
ish funds now invested in cotton and
farm lands. The government proba-
bly, will ask Great Britain not to call
for the money at the maturity of the
loans now approaching.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-18

AMSTERDAM.-All clocks in Hol-
land and Germany were put back an
hour at o'clock this morning. The
daylight saving schedule began on
April IS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-18
DR.. CHAPMAN Is
SENTENCED FOR LIFE
ON THIRD TRIAL AMERICAS
DENTIST is FOUND GUILTY
OF KILLING WADE.

AMERICUS, Ga.-The jury in the
third trial of DIR. Charles X. Chap
man, charged with the murder of
Walter Wade near here August II,
, 1916, returned verdict on Monday
of guilty of first degree murder with
recommendation for mercy, and
Judge LittleioLn sentenced him to
life imprisonment Two other juries
were unable to agree.
DIR. Chapman took the result calm
ly, showing no evidence of nervous
ness. Shortly after the verdict was
read and sentence pronounced the de-
PENDANT returned to the county jail,
where he refused to see newspaper
men or discuss his case in any man.
ner whatever.
Verdict Is Surprise.
The verdict came as quite a sur
prise On two previous trials no
agreement could be reached, and ow-
ing to the fact that the jury had
been out with the case since Satur-
day another mistrial was anticipated.
While the attorneys for the de-
Tense have made no announcement
regarding their plans it is understood
a motion for a new trial will be filed
Immediately.
The trial of the case lasted week,
and the evidence was much the same
as on the former trials. In his state
I ment to the jury Chapman declared
that Mrs. Yeartie Howell and a de-
tective named Sims, the latter Of
whom is associated with E. L. Foster.
the detective who worked up the
case, had offered to "tell the truth"
and repudiate Mrs. Howell's former
testimony in consideration of the
sum of $4,000.
Johnson Case Next.
Warren Johnson, another defend
ant in the same case, probably will
be tried next Cases against John
Etheridge, Charles K Chapman, Jr.,
Walter Johnson and H. A. Harp, in
dicted with DR.. Chapman and War
rem Johnson, will hardly be called at
this term of court All of these are
now at liberty under bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24

more will die before they reach the
age of forty-five. But between forty
five and fifty-five there will not be so
many deaths, only four of the remain
ing number being subject to death.
But the decade between fifty-five
and sixty-five will be busy. Sixteen
will fall by the wayside during that
ten years. Then, of the 100 who start
ed out in good health at twenty-five,
thirty-seven will reach the age of
seventy-five years. After that, the
number will greatly decrease every
year until there is not one left, the
last of the 100 passing away before he
reaches the age of lightweight.
But, while such tables are valuable
in figuring upon life insurance, what
difference does it really make ABOUT
the date of any mans death, or how
long he lives? All of US want to live
as long as possible, but most of us
can be spared whenever the Angel of
Death beckons unto us.-Columbus
Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24

To cover the United States treasury
deficiency for the rest of this fiscal
year it is proposed to issue 100000
O00 of three months per cent treas
ury certificates. corresponding in
character to the English government
treasury notes which bankers were
preparing to place in the financial
market here a while ago, when dis
couraged by the warning to our banks
by the federal reserve board. Per
haps, comments the New York Cham
Der of Commerce, that warning had
some relation to the plan for these
treasury certificates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24

of good looks to which I objected. 1t
was his characteristics. He is dog
matte; is of. so literary a turn of mind
that l cannot imagine what could have
attracted him to me, and, above all
things, wants his own way. All this
is well enough in an acquaintance, but
in a husband not to be endured. That
is what 1 would have thought if 1 had
ever considered him in any other light
than as a pleasant travelling compan-
ion.
But he was my first lover. That
fact threw a glamour over me Yet
there was no lovemaking, at least, not
the kind of lOvemaking l had read
about. And with the glamour I felt
indignation that he should think 1
would be ready at his first word. But
Indignation faded into amazement at
the thing that was happening to me.
I felt my world turning upside down
at this sudden coming of love.
But it righted itself as soon as I
felt his arms about me. He took me,
without my having said one word.
close into them out there in broad
daylight where any one could see.
After that there was but one thing of
any moment, and that was that he had
come.
However. later on. when I was sit
ting quietly in my room 1 was tor
tured by doubt. Could love come all in
moment? 1 had never before had a
lover. Was I moved by his earnestness
or was it something that had to be ?
I asked myself these questions until l
became desperate with the fear that
had been mistaken. I was afraid to
go down to him. L opened and shut
my door, opened it again and heard his
voice asking one of the children where
/ was.
His voice set my fears forever at
rest. His very Impotence made every
thing real to me and 1 went once more
to the looking glass and gave my nose
an additional touch of POWDER
'Well?'
Betty came out of a reverie "Ohi
I thought I had told you. We are to
be married tomorrow, Christmas day.
That is why l wouldn't take your mo-
when you wrote me you couldn't
come. - Copyright, 1917, by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24
NO POST BELLUM SLUMP.

The business community has already
settled down to the conclusion that
peace, tho within sight, is somewhat
remote, and that the wearisome strug-
gle must continue for months more,
and possibly another year, says Henry
Clews's Financial Review. unless Ger
many makes unexpected concessions.
Our security markets are now adjust
ing themselves to a new situation.
The strictly war industrials have par
TALLY but not entirely recovered from
by opening of peace negotiations. An
other class of industrials, which bene-
fitted from but was not dependent
upon war orders, has enjoyed more
marked recovery. This was especially
true of some of the steel shares. For
these it is well understood that peace
will not mean cessation of prosperity.
On the contrary, what is lost in abnor-
NAL war orders will probably be largely
offset by peace orders for reconstruc-
ton work abroad, it being fully realized
that under the most favorable circum-
stances Europe will be unable for sew
eral years to come to meet the de-
mands for rebuilding cities, railroads,
bridges, cars, steamers, etc.
The railroads of Great Britain,
France, Germany, Austria Hungary,
Russia, etc, have been overworked
and under-repaired ever since the war
began. Every one of these countries
will be obliged to make extensive re-
pairs and REFRESHMENTS outside as
well as inside the war zone Their
own steel facilities will be tremendous
ly overtaXed, and the only other salts
factory source of supply will be the
United States.
1t must also be remembered that
important enterprises and construc-
ton work in all parts of the world
have been held up by this great war.
Fully 100000 tons of shipping have
been destroyed since the war opened.
Great Britain. with her enormous ship
building capacity of about million
and three-quarters tons a year, will
require several years to make good
her loss of 100000 tons by war.
British ships have suffered hard usage.
and repair bills will be tremendous,
while a larger tonnage than usual will
be scrapped for the first year or two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24

Antitrust legislation receives gem
eral approval when it handicaps DIG
business. says Leslie's, but it is dill
ferent story altogether when IL Is
found that the same laws prohibit
small business combinations. The po-
tato growers of Maine, the poultry
dealers of New York, and small husl-
ness men in nearly every state nave
found antitrust laws invoked against
them. The Texas legislature has en-
acted antitrust legislation of an ex-
IRENE sort, as the merchants of San
Antonio have discovered. A number
of these merchants proposed a plan
of cooperative buying and resale at
uniform prices, the latter to be made
possible by a common advertising
agent, who would place all advertls-
ing for all firms in the proposed COM
biue. The attorney generals depart
ment held that this constituted COM
bine in restraint of free trade under
the Texas antitrust statutes. The
people of San Antonio will accordingly
be deprived of the benefits that might
have accrued to them thru an econom-
icaI method of cooperative buying
The next step might we'll be to find
out whether or not Villa has forgiven
Uncle Sam for sending those soldiers
after him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24
SIDE T ALM S
The Easy Pronliser.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

Last summer, in the course of a
walking trip, We stopped at a light
house which was a favorite point of
interest to tourists.
The keeper had two children and
Then we asked the keeper for his
name and postoffice address so that
we could send him copies.
He gave it in a lack-luster, uninter-
ested way which surprised me. Il
suppose your children have their pic
lures taken so often that it isn't much
of a novelty 1 probed, tentatively
YES he said; "a good many of the
folks take their pictures"
"You must have quite collection? ~
well, no. he said. You see, the
folks always take our address and
promise to send the pictures, but most
always that's the last we hear of it. !"
And then 1 didn't wonder any more
that his voice was lack-luster.
1t is so dangerously easy to make
generous promises!
And equally easy, evidently, to for
get them!
City people go into the country and,
struck with the comparative meager-
ness of opportunity in certain lines,
right and left. When they get back
to the city they will certainly send
magazines and books and post cards
and snapshots, and goodness knows
what. Then they go back and the
country folks watch for the postman
to fulfill some of these promises, and
watch in vain-unless perchance, like
my friend of the lighthouse. they have
too much bitter experience to expect
any fulfillment.
Do YOU remember in '"Trilby" how
some one asks her what was the
wickedest thing she ever did, and she
tells about going off on a coaching
trip and disappointing her little broth
er, whom she had promised to take
on picnic that day?
Well l think the wickedest thing I
ever did was to promise a very old
men at a country place where 1 went
one summer that I would send him
some post cards, and then to put it
off, and put it off until it was too late.
To disappoint old people or chill
dren comes pretty near being one of
the objectionable sins.
But, some one pleads, one is so busy
these days that one simply does not
have time to do all the kind things
one wants to do.
Granted. But one does not need to
make careless promises to do them.
It's selfish never to promise, but
isn't it more selfish to promise, raise
peoples hopes, and then not keep
ones promise.
Now, please. don't let this make you
afraid to promise. But rather. more
punctilious about keeping them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24

the general construction of that hat.
Il tried it on myself last week. she
finished scornfully, but 1 wouldn't
take tit seemed too cheap to be
good"
How do you know it's the same
hat?" queried Tompkins. innocently.
He was quite entering into the spirit
CT the thing.
why, because the price ticket is
still on it, was the triumphant an
swcr.
The supercilious smile which had
curled about the lips of the wearer
of the hat vanished, a hand shot up
viciously, withdrew the murderous
pins and, sad to say, one of the trio
missed the whole of the first act
searching for the ticket which was
not there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24

George w. Perkins, Hiram Johnson
and their followers are again making
an outcry because they are not per-
United to guide the destiny of the Re-
publican party. They threw away
their chance in Chicago last June,
when they surrendered abjectly and
permitted the tail to wag the dog.
They permitted that wing of the party
which carried but three states at the
previous election to name a candidate
for them, thereby establishing a prec-
edent which they cannot now get away
from.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24
GLOBE SIGHTS
GFrom the Atchison Globe

tFrom the Atchison Globe
Women lie less but exaggerate mo-e
than men.
To say of man that he is law
abiding is not saying much.
A hobby is a fine thing if you cut
snort your remarks about it.
If you aren't naturally industrious,
motto isn't apt to keep you busy.
If this really were an age of equal
rights, more men would be living on
alimony.
There is more or less modesty, but
very little of it figures in the claim of
damages.
A man who drinks to cure a cold
usually drinks when he is threatened
with j sunstroke.
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned father who whipped his chill
dren for getting hurt?
A connoisseur is one who can figure
cut why meerschaum pipe is s495
better than cob pipe.
Another grievance is that the easy
extemporaneous speaker is apt to de-
vote two hours to proving it.
In the interest of permanent peace.
man shouldn't try to make garden
if his neighbor keeps chickens
The rule that the rich are never
generous enough to suit the poor
probably has the fewest exceptions.
When a man has been robbed ne
never thinks the police are taking
enough interest in catching the thief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24

after peace is established. American
shipyards will consequently have OPP
portunities never dreamed of, and for
the next two or three years at least
foreign and domestic orders will keep
them fully employed, even without the
expected orders for the American navy
or the new policy of preparedness.
Still another helpful factor is the
trade activity within the United States,
which insures a large home demand
for steel for railroads and other con-
struction purposes. There is good
reason, therefore, to anticipate a pc
riod of prolonged activity in the do
mestic steel industry, but profits can
not be expected to continue on the alb
normal scale of 1915. since the compe-
tition is growing and costs of produce
ton have already risen abnormally.
Interest of American manufacturers
on export trade is growing fast. Our
past failures to win and hold foreign
markets, because of our dissemination
to meet foreign conditions, have
taught us an effective lesson One of
the first requisites to enlargement of
American foreign trade is a suitable
banking system which, tho formerly
lacking, is now being rapidly supplied.
| The war pushed US into a position
that would have taken a decade to
acquire; we have gained a foothoId in
foreign markets formerly dominated
by Britain, Germany or France from
which it will be difficult to eliminate
us. OF course, these countries will
make strenuous efforts for their re-
covery; but for Lnately we have great
advantages in enormous plants, high
efficiency, greater adaptabiiity and, as
just said, improved banking facilities.
| 1t is unnecessary for us to have any
fear of so-called dumping, for Europe
will have no surplus to waste in this
fashion for many years, and costs of
production there must remain high
because of the scarcity of labor, high
taxation and other handicaps, the leg
acy of the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
The Table.

Berry Sauce-One-half cup butter,
one and one-half cups powdered sugar,
one egg yolk, one cup mashed berries
Cream the butter, sugar and cream,
then add beaten yolk and berries
Chicken a La Merango-Clean and
cut up chicken. dredge in seasoned
flour and fry in butter and lard. Put
in stewpan, cover with sauce, cook
slowly till tender. Add one-half can
mushrooms cut in pieces, cook an
other five minutes. Arrange chicken
ON serving dish, pour sauce around,
garnish with parsley Will serve
five to eight people. Sauce: Cook
one-fourth cup butter five minutes
with one tablespoon chopped onion.
one slice Of carrot and one slice of
turn1p cut in cubes; add one-fourth
cup flour with one teaspoon salt, one
flour is Drowned. Add gradually two
eighth teaspoon pepper; cook till
cups boiling water and one-half cup
stewed stained tomatoes. Cook five
minutes and strain.
Baked Rabbit-Clean rabbit thoroly
and cut in pieces. Boil in two wa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24

THE QUEST.
Balthasar stood in the desert sand
With face to the Eastern far-off land
And then to the North, where he might
see
One come from the Mount in Thessaly.
He gazed where the star should the West
adorn,
For he knew where it lowered a Babe
was born.
The Hindoo came. The Egyptian said:
Peace De to thee whom God has led
Whittier are journeying? What is thy
quest.
With face so fixt in its gaze to West?"
Said Melchior: Haste! All earth is
riveni
For unto us a Son is given
Then came the Greek, and they shared the
feast
Three men from the North, and South, and
PRAY. tell us, Casper. where thy course
lies
(The star in the West lit all their eyes)
Said Gaspar: Haste, ere the star grows
dimi
For a King is born in Bethlehem"
Prank Branan in the New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24
BED TIME TALES
BY CLARA INGRAM JUDSON
AGNOO'S GIFT.

Up IN the cold north country, many
strange things happen. In fact, things
that we would think very wonderful
happen so often that the Eskimo peo-
pie don think them wonderful at all.
FOR instance, the shipwrecks. The
further north the boats go, the more
ice there is and the greater danger
there is from shipwreck. The big
boats crash against the huge icebergs
in the night or in a fog And then the
wrecks are washed away on up north
to the Eskimo country.
The Eskimo people always watch
for the wrecks and from them get
many useful things. sometimes only
pieces of wood, sometimes nails or
bolts. And then once in a great while
the whole ship will be washed up on
the ice and the Eskimo men can go in
it and find things they never had seen
or heard of before.
One time, when Agnoo was a little
girl, the hull of a sailing vessel was
washed up on the ice about a mile
from where she lived.
Her father found it one day when
he was out hunting. He told two
friends of his about it. and together
they went to find if there was any
thing they could use on it.
They found boards and tools, and SO
many things that it took them some
days to unload them and carry them
on sleds back to their houses
On the third day, Agnoo's father
found a chest, and in the chest-what
do you suppose he found? A rag doll.
1t had been in the water so long
that the paint on its face was all gone
and its clothes which had once been
SO pretty We're all wet and spoiled.
But he knew it was a doll and he
took it home to his little girl.
Agnoo had never seen such a doll
before but she loved it the minute she
saw it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24

Not all the attempts at freak legis-
lation originate in Kansas. In Col
orado a state senator has introduced a
measure making it misdemeanor for
any orchestra or band or other musi-
cal organization to play THE Star
Spangled Banner in medley. The
proposed law requires that when it is
played it be played under regulations
similar to those Of the army and navy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24
DINNER STORIES

There recently rushed into a police
station youngster very much out of
breath. who gasped out to an officer:
You re-wanted-doWn in
our our Street-an' bring an ambu-
lancet"
Whats the trouble?" demanded the
policeman, and why bring an ambu-
lancer"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-24
Your Chances to Live.

If you are forty-five years of age
Won have a better chance to live ten
years longer than if you are only
twenty-five In fact, if you have
reached fifty-five, you have a pretty
good chance of living to seventy-five
But to be more specific.
One of the big insurance COM
panies has figured out table of ex-
pectancy based upon a hundred men
at twenty-five years of age. Accord
ing to that table, and there is no ques-
ton as to its relia bility, five of the
100 will die between the ages of TWEEN
ty-five and thirty-five- The next de-
cade is a very fatal one, as eleven