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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05
THE ELECTION TO-DAY.

The eyes of the whole country are turn
ed toward the congressional election which
is being held today.
The New York Herald's forecast, which
in the past has been regarded as exception
ally fair and accurate, indicates that the
democrats will retain their control of the
senate by a reduced majority, but will prob
ably lose the house.
This forecast was made before President
Wilson made his appeal for the election of
democratic senators in New Jersey, and be-
fore his plea to the whole country to elect
democratic congress to support him in
his war work.
There can be no doubt that this appeal
will have considerable effect, as anything
from the chief executive of the nation will
have, but on the other hand it has been in
terpreted by the republicans as justifying
them in emphasizing the party point of
view, and making more vigorous canvass
than they otherwise would have done. They
take the position that in accord with the
presidents own statement that politics was
adjourned" they have refrained from max
ing party appeals, but that since the presi-
were at liberty to start politics in the old
familiar way.
The president takes the position that I'M
less democratic congress is elected the
verdict will be regarded in Europe as re-
pudiaton of the policy he has pursued,
while the republicans reply that in fact their
party has supported the presidents war
measures even more heartily than the dem
ocrats
There are those who insist that the repub-
licans have indeed been more outspoken for
the unconditional surrender of the central
empires than the democrats have been, and
in all candor it will have to be admitted
that such party leaders as Senator Lodge
have been exceedingly emphatic in their
demand that this war shall be fought to the
very finish.
AS the Macon News says, the president is
perhaps the victim of some of his friends
when he is placed in the position of being
less earnest in his demand for the complete
overthrow of Prussianism before we can
consent to an armistice, but it is fact that
several of these friends have assumed a tone
of tolerance and an opposition to "uncondi-
tional surrender" which in certain quarters
has been very disquieting.
For example the editor of the New York
World, Frank l. Cobb who is regarded as
the presidents closest friend in the newspa-
per sphere, and who is now ip Europe on
special mission for the president, recently
wrote:
owe deplore the present thoughtless
and irresponsible demand for an I'M
conditional surrender. 1t is only a
phrase, and no issue of this magnitude
was ever settled by phrase"
If the republicans do make any consider
able gain in the house or the senate the
president will have to thank such friends as
the New York World for giving color to the
idea that this country was ready to make
peace with the Germans before they had
been beaten to their knees.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

Editor Harder, of the Commerce Observ-
er, contends that "the government should
intern designers of women's clothes and the
Fifth avenue profteers who are forcing wo-
men to appear as stylishly attired as was
the case before the war" They should in
clude in the internment women who wear
some of the clothes fashioned by the said
designers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

The five cotton warehouses Of Dawson are
overlooking with the staple, and hundreds
of bales are in the streets. This condition
is due to the fact that fully two-thirds of
the cotton that has been brought to this
market is being held for higher prices. Ter
rell farmers are more independent than
ever before, and are determined to receive
a fair price for their cotton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

Dawson must have part in the nation
wide campaign for collecting seed, nut
shells, ETC., which the government needs for
making the carbon used in gas masks. Boxes
have been placed at the court house, the
Red Cross room and other places, and every
one is asked to cooperate. Individual work
is what counts in this matter
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

1t has been announced that Tom Watson
has opened an office in Thomson and will
practice law. He is conceded to be one of
the most powerful advocates at the bar in
Georgia and the South, and we have often
wondered why he did not devote his remark
able talents and energy to that profession
instead of raising so much sand.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

When it is remembered that newspaper
has as many lives as the proverbial cat
(nine) the fact that $50 of them have sus-
pended and $50 more have been consolidat-
ed shows how hard the publishing and print
ing business has been hit by the war.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

The citizens of Dawson were glad to set
the clocks back an hour, just as they were
agreeable in keeping them running ahead
so long as the government was benefited.
The rhyme below by gentleman who likes
to take time to live properly expresses the
sentiment of all:
Backward, turn backward old clock and
get right
So | won't have to get up before daylight;
tried to be faithful while you were so fast,
But hope your swift schedule forever is
past"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

In the old days the Kaiser boasted vain
gloriously of his armys victorious arms. "
But nowadays there is no word heard from
the lord of Potsdam praising his army's vic
torious legs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

This will be mighty poor day for repub
licanism in Georgia
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

The recent rains mellowed the land, and
the Southwest Georgia farmer, who has
learned the lesson of diversifcation, is TAX
ing advantage of the opportunity to plant
wheat and oats.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

The war industries board has thrown out
another little hint about fixing the price Of
cotton. It's coming, boys.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

There is a big take out" for somebody
between the price paid the producer and
what the consumer pays. There is some
thing rotten, and it is nearer home than
Denmark, too
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

The once humble peanut has taken a
proud place in the commercial world, as
evidenced by the fact that the producer and
the dealer are having a stiff round over the
price.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

Fluless days are promised for Dawson at
an early date.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

Old King Coal is a gloomy old soul about
this time of the year
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

macon Full of Nuts" says big news
paper headline We don't doubt it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

1t is hoped the time will soon come wher
man may sneeze without having the by
ISLANDERS call a doctor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

The Hun may postpone, but he cannot es-
cape the day Of fate.
Evening star., 1918-02-24

the Department of Agriculture are
striving so hard to help straighten out
that should be food for thought for all
of us.
Americans pride themselves on being
the most adaptable people in the world.
and l can see no reason why they
should not extend their adaptability and
take on their menu foods which are
not merely different forms of the same
staples which we are now growing, but
which are produced by food plants that
can be cultivated to better advantage
than our staples in some part or an
other Of the United States"
l know just what Mr.. Fairchild
means. Since the war started /. as a
patriotic duty of the "clean plate" sort
have learned to eat carrots. Bring on
your Irish stew!
One never would dream upon seeing
Ray Baker, director of the mint, glid-
ing around Washington these days, six
jumps ahead OF next years sartoriaI
accomplishments that the same Ray
used to be warden of a states prison
that is cut right out of rock.
Evening star., 1918-02-24

and sometimes transportation only be-
ing necessary. Shortage of labor is the
biggest problem.
'Of course, the best source of wood
for fuel. everything concerned. is the
farmers wood lots, with their small.
dead and dying trees. We are now or
ganizing the farmers to cut wood on
those days when regular work around
the farm is light State extension serv-
ice and county agents look after this.
They also attempt to utilize the idle
time of persons in the nearby little
towns organize country boys clubs.
etc Other methods of increasing the
production of cord wood which we sug-
gest from this office take in the using
of interned alien enemies. ordinary
prisoners and other unemployed per-
sons
"On property owned by the city of At
lanta- prisoners in the city stockade
were put to work the middle of Janu-
ary. with the result that from 800 to
400 cords of wood from trees which
stood in the burned district are being
cut into cords and parceled out to those
unable to buy coal. either from lack
of money or insufficient supply.
In La Crosse. Wis. hundreds of men
made idle by the shutdown order of the
fuel administration were advised to CO.
operate with the farmers of the county
to produce as much cordwood for con-
sumption as possible. Every farmer
has been asked to telephone to County
Labor Agent Dunn where timber fit for
cordwood may be found and if a short
afe of labor requires the presence of
extra. men. Laborers are taken to the
farms by auto on the days when shops
close down to save coal.
'In my opinion, heatless Mondays
should be devoted to woodchopping
clubs. Men of sedentary habits would
find great benefit in logging bees. One
can find wood everywhere, all over the
east. Every farmer has it in the back
yard. If we could increase the use of
wood in small towns and homes in out
lying regions and small settlements,
say towns of from five to fifteen thou
sand. the coal now used in these places
could be diverted to large cities. The
wood cut through the efforts of the
bureau of forestry is planned for usage
locally, most of the time: to be used by
the farmer himself or sold to towns not
more than ten or fifteen miles away.
THE reservoir furnishing the water
supply for Washington is government
property and has from eighty to one
hundred acres of timber. which was
Evening star., 1918-02-24
Reconstruction of Old Clothes Is New War Saving Idea

to smaller size. Finishing the wrists,
ankles and neckhands with a crochet
edge of silk or worsted at once puts
these little garments out of the hand
me-down class into most attractive. de-
sirable clothes, pleasing to any child.
Mrs. Stoddard does not claim that the
made-oyer clothes will wear as long as
those made from new materials, but
she does insist that they will give as
much wear as some of the new articles
that people of moderate incomes can
afford to buy at the present prices.
Then. too. the utilization of cast-of
material is often the greatest help in
tiding over emergencies and period
of financial depression in the family.
Also, the habit of giving away un-
mended garments is to be deplored.
since they are usually worn in that
condition and soon past all repair,
whereas if they had been made over
into something else they would have
lasted longer and given more service
This organization Of mothers intends
to develop the conservation plan on a
large scale by establishing as quickly
as feasible in every large city munici-
pel plant for the collection and utiliza-
ton of such waStage. A large stan OF
volunteer workers win sort, cut and
remake all material sent in after II has
been thoroughly cleaned. These gar
ments will then be sold at a small price
that will put them within the reach CT
the humblest purse. thus giving the
poor the opportunity to get clean,
whole. practical clothing at much lower
cost than buying new ones Of inferaes
quality.
Another long sought reform which
these women seek to establish through
these mothers sewing clubs in the
schools is that of simpler dressing of
school girls. They hope also to effect
the use of sensible pipings. facings, etc.
instead of the yards of cheap lace
which so many mothers seem to have
passion for sewing on to their chill
dren's clothes. These attractive fac
ings made from the odds and ends of
new materials which our grandmothers
used in their patient quilt making give
to children's clothes sufficient trimming
that is both substantial and econom-
ical.
Mrs. Stoddard maintains that II all OF
the stored away clothing was brought
forth from its storage places and trans
formed into serviceable garments. every
man, woman and child could be decently
clothed. Toward this end she is work.
ing as a matter of patriotic duty. with
the Endorsement of the great body OF
mothers to spur her on. She packs UP
her exhibits and responds to calls far
and near, preaching this gospel of
clothes conservation to clubs and all
groups who ask. The idea is taking hold
upon women who wish to be of serv-
ice as well as the mothers of children
and a new practical use is found for
every discard, from last years bathing
caps and palm beach suits to the fragile
old lace curtains, too ragged to use,
but retained through regard for their
one-time elegance.
Evening star., 1918-02-24
The Observer Finds Few Odds and Ends i'm His Grab Bag

Well. he was. and I know all about
that prison. for | have been there,
strictly. l might add, in the capacity of
a visitor. j is just outside Carson City,
New. When you get off the train. as
you'll be glad to do after the ro,licking
ride from Reno. you go right up Main
street awayS, turn to your left and out
past the old race track where the Cor
bett-FItZsimmons fight was held. and.
finally. in about half an hour. you are
right where Ray used to warden for a
living.
Among other things the prison guards
will show you there are footprints of
an aborigine. eighteen inches long.
which are preserved in the rock quarry
that forms three sides of the prison: a
hot spring and a death house. And
when you have gone clear out there to
Nevada and seen these things you'll ap-
he hanged a fellow there.
They are generous with fellow
about to be executed out there: he can
either die by hanging or shooting. And
it, adjusting everything to a nicely,
even to the last ounce of weight to be
suspended from the rope.
So, when Ray prepared to hang this
man and ascertained that he had a
peg leg. he was somewhat worried
about just how to make the weight
adjustment on the rope. There was
Just enough weight in the peg leg to
throw the whole plans for the hanging
out of keller if the leg was left on the
prisoner. Rays calculation as to
weight were o. X, but. If removed.
the whole job was likely to be botched
by lack of weight. Finally, in despe-
ration, Ray asked the prisoner If he
pleased to die with his peg leg on or
off. and the prisoner responded that he
would be DANCED if he knew. Then
Ray raved and tore his hair, and only
by applying psychology to the case
did he solve the problem.
Lets see" Ray pondered, this man
has the reputation of being the mean
est and the stingiest bird in the whole
state. 1t stands to reason. then, that
he will take everything possible with
him, so he'll take the peg along"
And so he did. The hanging was a
great success.
The last time ] was in the Nevada
state prison there was one woman and
500 man prisoners there. She fed her
husband ground glass, and whei1a he
found 1t out he got u judge to give
her twenty years. She was lonesome
IN prison. she told me.
THE OBSERVER.
Evening star., 1918-02-24
Woman Is Selected Member of the New War Labor Board

the Council of National Defense, also
to serve on the committee on women in
industry of the advisory commission
of the Council of National Defense.
One of the most interesting things
about Miss Nestor is the fact that
she earned her living in Chicago as a
glovemaker until she was elected sec
retary- treasurer in the international
organization of the Glovemakers' I'm
ion. She later became president o. that
organization and is now its first vice
president. She Is also president of the
Chicago Women's Trade Union League.
Although all that she has accomplish
ed would imply a long tenure Of service,
Miss Nestor is yet very young woman.
of manner present something OF a sur
prise in one whose accomplishments
stand for so much in the Industrial
world.
Miss Nestor has served as member
of the woman's committee of the Coun-
Gil of, National Defense for many
months, and 1t was of her special work
in charge of its division of women In
industry that she recently spoke:
THE department of women in In
Evening star., 1918-02-24

dustry has been organized in every
state with a view to maintaining labor
standards, protection for women and
utilizing woman power without waste
Of the nations need. Such co-opera-
ton between the womenN In industry
and the women's organizations will
make not only for more complete un-
derstanding- and support for the
maintenance of labor standards, but
will mean closer cooperation later on
when the war is over.
among the bodies brought into con-
tact by this state organization are the
women's trade union leagues. the con-
sumers' leagues, the women's trade
unions and the industrial committees
of womens clubs and suffrage organi-
zations. In every state the woman's
committee of the Council of National
Defense. as well as the women in the
industry committee Of the advisory
commission. has selected the woman In
closest touch with the women in In
dustry to serve as state chairman of
the department dealing with the sub
5ect. This cooperation between the
existing organisations and the women
in industry throughout the country u
Evening star., 1918-02-24

DOPT the rule of n clean
SH IN plate" Herb, Hoover says,
NA or words to that effect.
q y The Observer believes In
Herb and tries to do whatever he
says, regardless of whether it's wheat
less. whatevers or something else, SO
here is where he tries it out on YOU
The truth is that the Observer finds
quite a, number of odds and enos IN
the grab bag from which he pulls
forth these weekly hunks of enllght-
eminent, and this seems 20 be good
time to get rid OF some Of them
None is long enough to spread out
over the thousand words or so that
Ia required to go an entire weeks out
put. but maybe they will pass If offered
as bits.
Unless you have corns, or your shoes
don't it, or there is some kind OF mis-
cry in your feet. you probably don
realize what a pair of comfortable
fitting shoes may mean to man.
The observer never thought OF that
particularly until the other day when
he sat in a barber shop and heard
the Presidents shoes explain the neees-
sity of easy fit in the case of the ex-
ecutIye feet And the Observer doesn
mind saving, after having listened to
the explanation, that he does nope tle
President doesn't change shoe men
right away if the fit of his shoes IS
half as important as il appeared 70 De
from the dealers remarks
The conversation, a long-hand report
of which follows. was between the
barber and the dealer.
"weu. how do you do today. ..d Mr,
Rlank?'. the barber ssaid. How are
shoes and things today
"Oh. not SO bad Mr.. Blank said. we
all have our troubles these dxys' l
Yes. yes the barber went on; but
you shoe men have it pretty easy;
prices going up all the time, ana more
cattle than ever.
More cattle. nothing. DO you know
that there was fewer cattle IN this
country last year than for long time
back?'
cattle there were, but you shoe men
get a higher price all of the time for
your shoes. 1 know, don't /? Didn't
you just sell me pair Of shoes for
SIG or SIG only recently
Yes, SO did; but if you don't want
to pay such price, why should you
be SO much sweller than other fellows?
who, for instance?"
Nv ell, the fTtSiutlIL loT oIf ne
don't pay any such big price as that
for his shoes. Sometimes he pays $40,
s11 or s12, but nothing like such IL
price as you swell fellows pay"
We'll, maybe he amt so particular
about the fit?
Mr. Blank almost 1eaped out OF the
chair. He gave the barber a look that
was whitening, to say the least. Then
he burst out, heated1y:
what. the President get along with
out easy fitting shoes" he exclaimed:
That shows what you know about the
shoe business. How in the world could
a man with a shoe that pinches make
such speeches as the President does.
and write the state papers that he does.
and stand for the suffragists like he
{, did. il his shoes hurt?"
''Oh. I don't" the barber began, apol-
ogetica1ly.
Don't you go to don'ting" Mr. BIanl,
went on. Hear me through. Just sup
pose that when the kaiser's bloody men
were sinking all our boats and all of
that, and the President was trying to
SIC .. fatfeut az mother with fret
ting ciaiss7. he wore shoe that rubbed
h.a fous. DO you thit.k he ever could
- tlni,c any Ht:st1 if'-l Y...tting2 fpon't
&c. snow that We would have been
Evening star., 1918-02-24
MOTHER broad field for effort

a MOTHER broad field for effort
M\ toward the elimination of
~ waste has been opened by the
q q National Congress of Mothers
and parent-teacher associations in its
campaign to promote the conservation
of clothing. This but follows in natural
sequence the program mapped out by
the government in food and fuel conser-
walton and when thoroughly launched
throughout the land will mean a sub
stantial contribution toward the fur
therance of war preparations.
The idea originated with a Washing
ton woman. Mrs. Charles E. Stoddard.
chairman of the local child welfare
committee. after mature study and
considerable experiment Mrs. Stoddard
had a vision and forthwith began
systematic plan to spread her gospel Of
clothes conservation among other
women. her idea being that the more
usefulness extended, the more OF the
materials and labor required in clothing
production may be diverted to the man.
ufacture of war supplies.
Making over the familys old clothes
is by 20 means a new achievement, but
when it is done on a large scale as a
community service it assumes the role
of a war-born industry that gives
promise OF developing lntO q vigorous
antagonist Of the high cost of dressing.
X II
In order to make her plan convincing,
Mrs. Stoddard put her practical ideas of
needlework into the form Of an attrac-
tive exhibit consisting of several dozen
sample garments of all sizes, made
from worn clothing. She then planned
and prepared the first public exhibition
of made-over clothing ever witnessed
anywhere. This was given with rare
foresight during the national conven-
tion of parent-teacher associations
held in Washington last spring. where
for the first time before any audience
Mrs. Stoddard presented her unique
patterns in definite models.
Beginning first with worn socks and
mems shirts. the two articles Of mas
culine attire usually consigned at once
to the rags. she made a profound i'm
preston. From the shirts she evolved
thirty-four different articles of wear
ing apparel, including shirt waists for
Evening star., 1918-02-24
The Lady Chauffeur.
ssN UKEs' daughters are making

ssM UKES' daughters are making mu-
~ nitions, speeresses are painting
aeroplanes and earls' wives. in overalls.
are cleaning horses and planting tur-
nips. 1t won't be the fault Of the
women if England loses the war"
The speaker was Col. E. NJ. House.
II heard in London" he went on.
about q peer who came out Of the
war office one morning and entered one
of the official gray war ONCE motors
that were drawn up before the build
ing. with their trinity uniformed girl
chauffeurs.
..To Dorchester House. he said.
Very WE'LL said the pretty chauf-
feur.
"'Humph. said the peer. Tn sc-
eustomed to being addressed ~ my
lord
The girl smiled.
Well. I'm accustomed to being ad-
dreSsed ~ '1x LADY, slaA xnfncteA"