The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-03
,1ca Is On q Luxury Spree
in Couatrys History
IONS MADE BY WAR
cuoRT YEARS ARE
BEING SPENT

,opK-America is intox-
.issvicated with money! We
through the last days Of
Guy sxtravagant luxury spree
81. 4 in all world history
ll.' is.p said an observer,
~ !. Sam is actually as light
wv ,,n over-indulgence in gold
l,,IlI be if he'd imbibed too
~ golden liquid that flows
s,hts in the champagne cha
!. 4 broadway
~ prosperity fever is ma
4 has come to a head in
z q ! the worlds money center;
! s ols' IT, whirlwinds in Wall
re ~ money center ct New
~ dorlared to have revealed
y limo manner the extent of
' lIis extravaganza sweeping
a, short of the peace pro-
I Y, y Germany and the conse-
. y collapse in Wall street
s 81 50 sharply shown up the
i 's skeleton Of our prosperity.
E.,snt slump was like the cav
N = small section Of 2 great
revealing an amazing cross
Of wealth, luxury and ex-
Elm peace proposal furry for
~ s,sro lost. two men died besides
Lam in brokers' Offices, five
! many shares were traded in
I'M If the excitement as in the
sSsndiug week of 1915! But
pres lost were merely a drop
bucket of wealth. The big
simply served to uncover how
sIEons made in America in the
H, years are being spent, with
Issn slowing down the spend
|vrsl paper fortunes Of over a
n we're reduced to less than
|DOO in a couple of hours. A
I broker who had made $780,
4 war brides was put suddenly
no IN the hole!
eadihg Wall street man wrote
4 100000 from his profits in
d States STEEL
gRl telephone operator who had
ID $500 into $4,000 and was
a luxurious bachelor girl life
boo a week income, lost every
and is now in a sanitarium with
bus yfOstration.
|curh broker, caught short, tried
Il his 400 car for $500 cash!
& significance Of these figures is
10 be in the fact that the losses
hardly been felt They simply
he in startling fashion the amaz-
cope Of Americas war-made for
i rand and 81 81 1,;.!! streets gambling.
stage is already being set for
speculation sprees on the stock
ange. The money madness grows
b still, and New York's holiday
Ivagance bOoms along greater
ever to the joy Of merchants,
keepers, restaurateurs and the
managers.
} important feature which eco
Is point out in the situation is
here has grown up in America
past two years a tremendous
: OF large fortunes which vet
{ quite large enough to make
wnerS millionaires. These are
sople who are now coming to
.ork from all over the nation
ler pockets full of money and
ending it in the current whirl
'ayagance. These are the peo-
., are gambling in Wall street.
New York, Surprising Baby
Is Spending Its Money Onl
o. believe & it is an idle fairy
lis talk about the unthinkable
'gance being INDUCED in New
you may give pause by noting
lowing items advertised in a
e announcement by a famous
ork store as being suitable
lstmas gifts"
eneapest item mentioned in
lertlsement is priced at 5000
n tins modest figure, they run
$4,000!
lfrSt article in the list is a
nree tapestries woven in the
rod of Auhusson;" $4,000
le price for the set.
IN mention is an entire room.
al $1,000! This is a fine
, paneled room of white pine
in Argyll street. Re-
teet, London, with carved
ing, cornices, doors and win
mes; Length, 20 feet; height.
! width, 1S feet" (They will
IT,
. : Of Aubusson tapestry chairs
"a at $500 and a william
Y ! splnnet" will sell at $4,000.
+, crystal ball, A ga
e ulamneter," is yours Tor an
10 lGr "a 600; and you can put
S Ssnef things in a small stock
uesi :. If you want, for this
NJ IN the toe very comfort