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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
The Things We Don't Print.
From the Marietta Journal

We feel sure that many people do not
realize how many obligations they are I'M
der to US for the things they send US and that
we do not print. They come every week
from somewhere, and we can not help feel
ing sad when we work at them and find that
it IS not possible 70 get them into presentable
shape for printing.
In our minds eye we can see the writers
who expect to see what they have written
reproduced in the next paper, and we know
how great is the disappointment in many
cases, for the subject is usually most wor-
thy one. Sometimes it is a memorial, that is
sacred to the heart of the writer and many
friends.
Often it is from child, in which case only
its utter impossibility prevents our using it,
and then again it is from an aged person,
whose dimmed faculties do not recognize the
absurdities which render it unfit.
When there are only errors in the spelling
or grammar they are easy to correct, and a
great many we do rewrite entirely in order
to use them, but some are beyond us. no
matter how hard we try, and the writer of
it seldom knows the reason why it is not
printed, for we consider that it would give
less pain to be ignored completely and let
them charge the blame to US.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
CHARACTER COUNTS.

One of the best ways to keep bolshevism
from gaining foothold in America is to
recognize men and women for their person
al worth, and not for what they do or the
amount of money they possess. An honest
man should always have preference over a
dishonest and arrogant crook. The idea that
a man or woman has to be looked down upon
because they have to toll for living is err
roneous and not conducive to good citizen
ship. All too often people get their high
standing in society on account of the money
they have rather than because of their worth
to society The plainly dressed, personally
clean working girl is much better asset to
society than the butterfly fitting along the
streets for the purpose Of attracting men,
and yet this truth is not generally recogniZ-
ed. Tip your hat to a decent woman, no mat
ter how common her dress may be, and give
an honest working man credit for being a
gentleman. Indecency and dishonesty are
not entitled to approval, no matter by whom
practiced. Poverty is not a crime.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
FLY OR BEDBUG?

Many people pay little attention to
the fly except to say what a bother he
is to drop into your hot coffee, or the
milk and in many cases they just fish
him out, and drink the coffee or milk
with all the filth and disease germs as
fiavoring.
Yet, if anyone dared to accuse you
of having bedbugs you would quickly
deny that you had such thing, as to
acknowledge such a thing would be far
from your mind, even though the bed
bug is very precise gentleman, feeding
only on the blood, and that must be
warm to suit his taste. But, if a bedbug
crawled across your plate you would
leave the table, or have no stomach for
any more dinner, while the fly flies mer-
rily around over the whole table
careful screening of windows and
doors during the summer months. with
the supplementary use of sticky fly pa
pers, is a preventive measure against
house flies known to everyone, and there
seems to be little hope in the near flu
ture of much relief by doing away with
the breeding places. X. Y.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
Cannibalism Still Practiced
In the South Pacific

"Cannibals" you may have exclaimed
when you read recently of a naval force sent
to Malekula Island of the New Hebrides, to
quell attacks of the man-eaters, upon white
planters, Il thought cannibals had disap-
peared long ago."
Contrary to general belief the cannibal
still is with US, says a bulletin from the
National Geographic Society And cann-
balism is practiced regularly by some Of the
numerous South Sec islands, In other places
it is recurrent. Missionaries and agents re-
port it stamped oct, and they speak truly,
save for occasional lapses into barbarism Of
these primitive peoples just emerging into
the kindergarten stage of their civilization.
Of all the peoples of the vast South At
lantic eXpanse where the white mans in
luence has been felt at all the Malekula
islanders perhaps are the most murderous,
treacherous and savage. Not many years ago
ethnOlog1sts who saw some egg-shaped skulls
brought from the island held high hopes that
there, at last, might be found the missing
link which marked the evolutionary step
from monkey to man.
Investigation soon disproved any such
| theory. For the cOne-shaped heads of many
Malekula islanders is a deformity deliber-
ately produced by wrapping cord about the
heads of babies. If the child survives the
treatment its egg-shaped head, point upward,
is a Malekulan distinction akin to the tiny
foot of a Chinese woman.
Another custom of Malekula seems equal
ly narrowing. If woman discloses a gap
in the rows of her cleaning white teeth it
means that she is married, and that the old
er women have performed this operation in
something Of the playful spirit in which
rice-thrOwing sometimes is INDUCED in at an
American ceremony.
The male Malekulan is a crack marksman
with the bow and poisoned arrow, and as
| bachelor In many islands of the New He
brides each village has its club house and
upon his standing among his club fellows de-
ponds his rank in the community.
Moreover, there is a combination commu-
nifty forum, public dance hall, and children's
| playground under the banyan tree of nearly
every native village.
There are many differences between the
Malekulan and the natives of other islands,
though most of them are obviously Malane-
sian, from their thick, woolly hair, coal black
skin, fiat noses and heavy lips. The Maleku-
lans are accorded the palm for ferocity and
cruelty by many travellers, though they are
not unique among the Hebrdes natives in
these respects. On some islands the women
expect to be buried alive with their hus.
bands bodies
The New Hebrides were discovered bv
Portuguese sailor early in the seventeenth
century; explored somewhat and named BY
Captain Cook a century and a half later,
and were declared neutral by France and
Great Britain in 1878. Later agreements
provided joint control and administration
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
Georgia's Highway Spirit.
From the Atlanta Journal.

The Augusta Chronicle notes as one of
the particularly cheering omens of the dav
that IN every region of the South plans are
being made to construct permanent paved
roads.
Georgia" our contemporary adds,
lis going to be in the forefront of this
work Richmond county will build at
least three and possibly ten miles of
permanent roads this year Spalding
county has already built one mile and
is planning more Thomas county will
build some paved roads, and so will
Ware, while Chatham, Bibb and Musco-
gee Will do extensive work without de-
lay. Up in north Georgia, Barlow coun-
ty plans permanent roadways."
70 these praiseWorthy examples NAV now
be added Colquitt county's magnificent ma
Jorlty of votes for its half million dollar
bond issue to provide adequate highways.
and the almost unanimous Endorsement which
Sumter county recently gave a bond propos-
al OF the same amount and for the same pur-
pose. Glynn, Dougherty, Lowndes, Charl-
ton, Walton, Terrell, Meriwether, Troup and
others are either projecting or concentrating
plans for extensive highway improvements.
In fact the county or district that is not
bestIrrlng itself in the cause of better roads
STANDS out as conspicuous exception to the
spirit of the times
This means mere prosperous and a more
progressive Georgia. 1t means, when Joined
with campaigns for better schools and for
rural libraries, not only an enhancement of
land values, an increase in crop profits and
qulckening of trade but also the enrich
ment OF the rarer ard higher side of the peo-
pies life
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
FLATTERY OFTEN FATAL.

The average public man, in all probability,
is benefited more by the brickbats than by
the boquets that are thrown at him. Flat
terry is a more dangerous thing than criticism.
@ ten the best of officials, some of them oc
cupying positions of high honor and respon-
sibiiity, are rendered incapable of the best
service by the servile fattery of sycophants
who seek favors by fawning or kowtowing
before the powers that be. 1t requires an eX-
traordinarily strong character to maintain
its poise under such circumstances. Many
men of ability and honor have gone down
before such commandments, but never one
has been felled by. the brickbats of criticism.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
JUST ONE AFTER ANOTHER.
From the Jackson News.

From the Jackson News.
Of course everybody has been pretty com
PLEASANT so far, but it must begin to seem
to the average citizen that life is fast com
ing to consist of merely succession of
periods IN which he has to manage to get
a little coin together to carry to some rep-
resentative of one of our many forms of
government national and subordinate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

Thousands of Greeks who departed from
Macedonia during the Bulgarian occupation
are dead or dying, according to Washington
advices. There must have been a billion
deaths from starvation in Europe or on the
fringe of Europe since the world war be-
gan. There are times when the typewriter
of the correspondent is ten times more de-
structive than the sword the torch, the ty-
phus plague.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
THE ONLY WAY.

From an Exchange
Wifey-And knowing my sentiments on
the subject did that Odious Mr.. Binks insult
you by offering you drink
Hubby-That's what Mr.. Banks did.
Wifey-And how did you resent it?
Hubby swallowed the insult!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
BOTH ARE FINE.

From the Covington News
An expert writing for The Dawson News
says you must not kiss blondes Brunettes,
he says, are safer. We have noticed that
blondes are pretty gabby.-Savannah Press.
Brunettes are delicious but we are acouaint-
ed with a few blondes that are worth taking
chances with
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

The city of Americas has spent 100000
more than its income, and is wrestling
with the problem Of how to settle its debts.
Il is now proposed to amend the city charter
so as to permit an additional tax of five
mills above the present lawful limit Pay
day will roll around.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
TWO KINDS OF CRIMES.

From the Sioux Falls Argus
The committee, appointed to decide who
started the war has been unable to reach
decision, and thus furnishes another cause
for delay of peace. Meanwhile the world
is beginning to wonder if starting the war
was much more of a crime tran failure to
stop it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

1t is a pretty safe guess that the boys in
the Rainbow division would be perfectly con-
tent to omit those parades in the east What
most of them want is to get their feet under
mothers table once more, and their arms
around their family and friends.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

Federal Judge Jack has decided that Post
master General Burleson can make tele-
graph and telephone rates. This may be
true, but Postmaster General Burleson can
not make the people like his rates or his
system.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

The Sons of Rest are holding their daily
sessions in the open air now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

Yes, of course, nearly everybody wants
a league of nations, but when it comes to
a question of details there are about a mil
lion different ideas as to just what the league
should stand for
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

There is practically no opposition to the
bond issue for paving Dawson's business
streets. 1t will carry almost unanimously.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

Senator Hoke Smith says Laurens coun-
ty is the greatest agricultural county in
Georgia" the Dublin Tribune remarks. Evil
IDENTIFY, the senator has forgotten his visit
to Terrell county
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
AN OLD SAYING DIsCREDITED

From the Marietta formal.
The Dawson News thinks it has forever
discredited one old-time saying when it
coupled the high cost of living with call
that goes up must come down."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

is as difficult as reaching one on unscram-
bling the world.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

To a man who has reached middle age
the reason why the girles should comb a
wad of hair in front of each ear is mex
plicable.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

Spring fever will soon be as contagious
as the influenza was few months ago.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

The boy who gave leg or an arm to his
country will never get it back The individ-
ual who buys bonds in the Victory loan gets
his money back with interest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

The peace conference is in need of
peace maker.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
MAKING PEOPLE GOOD.

Rev. ]. W. McWhorter, who was among
Georgia's most highly esteemed and popular
Baptist pastors before becoming one Of
the states best editors, is doing splendid
work on the Vidalia Advance, every issue O.
which has an editorial page that is boil
interesting and instructive. There is al
abundance of wisdom and good, common
sense in the following from a recent issue o.
our contemporary:
A great many people have it in their
minds that their mission in life is to
make people good. Whenever you see a
fellow engaged in this mission it means
that he wants to make people conform
to his own ideas of life. If he takes the
Bible as the standard of goodness he in
terprets it to suit his own notions and
ideals, and sets out to try to make peo-
pie conform to said notions and ideals
He honestly thinks he is a herald of
truth as he tries to make people good.
He is mistaken. 1t is not our mission in
life to make people good, but to make
them happy. Happiness comes from
knowing the truths of life and incorpo-
rating them into our lives Sin brings
IN h a ppm 6 S always, righteous
ness makes people happy. A happy,
cheerful, enthusiastic spirit is of far
more value to humanity than a doleful,
scolding nature that is always lambast-
ing the people because they are not
good. The scolding nature finds faults
because the people do not measure up
to his ideals, and his ideals may be
as puritanical and cold and lifeless as
death itself. The world longs for hap
piness, and blessed is the man that can
show it the way
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

The Victory loan, which is to be made a
memorable reality in the next ten days,
claims from every citizen loyalty and un-
aelfshness. There must be no hesitation, no
arguing as to duty. The loan must be made
a triumphant success, and one that will re-
veal no tagging on the part of our people
in times of peace. We should approach this
opportunity to render service to our coun-
try with cheerful hearts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

France, since the outbreak of the world
war, voted over 181, 000000,00O francs
credit. Her assets are $4,000, 100000
francs. For this reason the government
will be forced to create new taxes, as Eng
land and Italy have done. 1t is only fair
that the Teutons should make reparation.
They invaded, they looted, they murdered,
and they destroyed. They should be made
to pay dollar for dollar.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

The world has been swept off its feet by
the generalization of the voice of the peo-
pie. Those who should know better have
confused the trained voice of conservative
democracies with the unframed voice of rad
ical socialism which is the roadway to boil
shevism. In turn those misled by the con-
fusion have confused the rights of individ-
uals to freedom, limited by the orderly OBJ
servances of the rights of others, with the
unbridled desire of individuals with little
consideration for the rights of their fell
lows.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18
Okmulgcc district.

GLADYS Rcllc tll company No
! Coleman in the southwest cor
nCr OF southwest " southwest In
. .la-ll. Is building RIG"
Rchold and others No ! Atkins IN
22-12t2 is dry and abandoned At
20lb feet
l.. s Skcl'nn No J y Love W
2T-1S-i2. is dry and abandoned a.
3o66 feet 40. rig M. No, b
RIG mp
GhdNs Rcllo on company NO .
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18
.Skeiiy Gets Big Producer
at Burkburnetf

W q Skollv. who is operating IN
tho Texas fiCld ~ '"lo Ranger -GulI
corporation. has completed his 40
| well on the Wagner 20 acres
which is good for : 500 barrels nat
utal in sand found nt $50 feet
lie Ia now drilllng Nos ,, Z. I.
and 7.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18
nnIshc,iLl Driven out.

PARIS. June - The important
Doucz coal basin in rou'hrru Rus
a.a has been cleared of the holshc-
wiki hy the forces ~ General pcn"-
kline. which continue io push their
offensive successfully. according 10
udyIros received here. The holsh'
WIKI mo- longer will ho able to get
their coal supply from the poneih
TcE.ou.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18
Ross GeftN1 Good WCW

Tho Ross 4 scott well In li-i2.
which ls located In center of west
liuc of northwest NJ northeast of
7.1I-i2 No = wall is said 10 hc
Waking 2io0 barrels natural al four
fcct In the sand, which they got at
. e10 feet This would seem 90 tn
dlcnte that tho trend runs south
west, and there ts a possibility OF
connecting up the new pool opened
hS r. Il BLACK
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18

No engineer la the CitN has ever
,uutrnd,pi'j II single statement {"
rrr-,4.N'~ report, Mr. Prcs,~'N o'lh
The ~pn,iImw i the only source I"
which Tul-n can go for water me
best engineers In the city nave
checked auh examined his report
and ~ that 1t l. correct IN every
detail
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18
Al I\plIyNillc

oklahoma Natural Gas Go. No. /
Self. In 2-l7-lo is good fur 80 barrels
natural In sand found from 2,2il to
2.2hS feet
II L. Wilcox No Ncllowhcad. In
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18
Memphians Acquire
Indian Oil Leases

several Mcmrlot0H and 7. g
,.,,e. who votes ~ SharkcN, Mis-,
Su, IA about rs well known hey" hN
,re nave acquired sascs on lars"
tracts Of oil land" In the 0sHr' ,1,, ''n,,
.nnosite Pcnca city. Okla, ana
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18

Cro.l,ic ct AT 40 I r. Grnyson. IT
ID lG.li Is good Tor 90 barrels u
l.7GO foot sand
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18
Ia.tlnnd County Texas.

20. .l71o. n dry ard abandoned At
' ''lV.lrr'
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18

WANTED - Drilling contracts
two llio machines. one south ot thCi.
sr1 and ONE uorthots, ot Chrrmorv
lhvno A9P ClArvmt'c vr write UuN
SO! thrcmotc Forsyth NJ Ehu,h
NNN
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18

fpE SALE. o,' lease y w. ~ y
W. - e--ls-ll So r"r acre
Ihvnc tE'> Adv
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-18

WANTED E>rJ E'. 900 rh' tank.
Address J =. pos'otCcr nrN lra .
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26
WORKERS
issue WARNING
% The LOCALS
Tell Them Noti to Permit
Disor rganize Is to Fool
3. Them. 81.

Today the Fairmont office of the
United Mine Workers issued the fol-
lowing. statement to union miners deal
ing with certain indiYiduals who are
inl nlthe field ende eavorihg told ldisorganize
the work. The statement which is
self explanatory, is as follows:
4 want to call your -attenti lion to the
fact, that there are men going around
through this field who are not work
ing for the United Mine Workers. and
we have found that they are disrupt.
ing the local unions, and causing con:
fusion among theimen. They are also
iting for papers, saying that they
will be a benefit for the working
class; while In truth, they are merely
working for their own personal bene.
fits. and not those OF the laboring
class. !.
Now we have come into this field
and organized: the men, and placed
them under basic contracts: While
these men have never done any thing
Ito better the working condi itions d; the
workers in this region. If these. men
are 30 anxious to do something for
the benefit OF the working class, let
them 90 to the region Of the Guyan
river. or to some other: unorgaaized
field, where the men have never had
any Opportunity to join any trade un.
ion. After Wefhave gone into a non.
union field, and have organized the
men, we find several men who claim
tofbe. trying to unionize the estate Of
West Virginia, but wei have always
been unable to see any good accom-.
plished by their work; up to. the pres.
ent time. lIf.what they, say iss true why
don't they go into the ssont thernss section
fot the state, or into some other one
hundred percent. organized field, and
where they have been Organized for
many years, instead Of coming into
just a newly, organized field, and try.
ing to take advantage OF the men,
where contrsc cts and pion:: co1di ittona
are not fully understood.
'Yon are hereby notified not to ad,
NIT any one in your local union, un'
less he has got cred dentials from the
Inter4ati tionAl or District organizat lion,
to show that he Is an organized or an
I official sof the United Nine Workers
unless Sypn know that heis Q member
| df q local union and is working In the
Continued on page fonr.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26
Navy Bin Out Of
Senate ca committed u ee
N, - -. : ..-.---. "a. !.
(By Associated Press.

I WASHINGTON. Feb. 2e.-The
$4,000, ,0e0l naval appropriation bill
with it's new three year building pro-
gram was ordered fayorably reported
today by the Senate Naval commits
sion without a dissenting vote, Repub-
lican members reserved the right to
oppose. q provision empowering the
Rreaidept 70 suspend the program in
his discreti Ion.
There was no opposition to the ex.
pansion feature but the, provision for
suspension was adopted on strict
party vote or elaht,to SIX. This author-
ityl vas written intp the bill by the
House with view to It's use if deyel=
,opments lPWard disarmsmsnt IA the
~ conferences made It desirable.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26
.M!V.. ASSISTANT
TREASURER ! / ! | RESIGNS
j. N. Tabb G Goes to Parkers-
burg to Be Associated
With Oil Intssests.

J. NJ Tabb, assistant treasurer OF
the Monongahela alley Traction COM
pany, has rendered his resignation,
which will be- effective on March I.
Mr.. Tabb leaves Fairmont on Friday
evening for his former home-Parkers-
burg where he will be associated with
the Crawford OIL interests.
Mr., Tahbl came here as assistant
treasurer Of the M. ". Z. company
when the lKanawhal. Traction and Elec.
trio ;company's interests were absorb
ed by the Monongahela Valley Trac-
ton company, pro badly one and halt
years ago.
Mr. Tabb has been very efficient
official while connected with the To-
cal company. Mrs. Tabb leaves on
Friday night for Washington, D. O..
where she viii visit relatives.