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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
A GREAT MAN GONE.

The recent death in Paris of Baron Lam
bert Rothschild, the Brussels banker and the
possessor of one of the largest private for
tunes in Europe, marked the passing of a
philanthropist of the highest order He de-
serves place among the men who saved
the world from Germanism. When Belgium
was first occupied by German troops and
famine threatened the people Baron Roths-
child purchased on his private credit 10000
tons of food supplies for the people. Later
when the German commanding officer Levied
tribute of 100000 francs upon Brussels
the city was unable to meet the demands
The Rothschild bank advanced the portion
of the fund which could not be raised from
the treasury. This is some of the loot which
Germany is being forced to return. The
baron did not live to see the money paid
back to his bank or his city, but he died
with the knowledge that the plunderers
would be made to disgorge
He and his wife were active in bringing
Rumania into the war as one of the allies
While the feat did not accomplish the end
of which its promoters dreamed it held in
check the hand Of Germany until the treaty
VI 1'uNIIet1CSI IOICGu CilG CdplluldIlON OF JHe
nation. The baroness was arrested by the
Germans for intriguing to accomplish this
purpose, and was released through the eff
forts of the American minister to Belgium
though she was forced to make a humiiating
apology to the German commander of Brus-
sells.
At one time the baron was held as hostage
because he did not rush the payment of a
$2,000,000 tribute which the Germans had
placed against him. He was one of the vic
TINS who shared the fate of his people with
out personal protest. He did what he could
to alleviate their sufferings. His son fought
as a private in the Belgian army, and was
severely wounded in battle
The name is household word in the bank
ing and financial world on both sides of the
Atlantic The house is an old one, and is
probably the strongest, considering its
branches and ramifications of the world. 1t
is conservative rather than speculative The
dead baron was only one of many bankers
of the name.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
Watching the WeeviI.
From the Butler Herald.

The Cordele (Ga.) Dispatch says that
when the one-crop people lay plans for a
big cotton acreage they would do well to
compute the time they may lose in the end
while watching the weevil gather it.
In very pleasant, and yet plainly practi-
cal way the Cordele paper puts these ques-
lions to the all-cOttOn planters
Are you wearing your hat these days
with the curl in it for the curtailment of
the cotton crop? That's stylish now; but
how much cotton acreage are we going to
cut? We have some farmers in Crisp coun-
ty who can make cotton. That's a settled
fact. But we also have some who have not
yet learned how to keep the weeviI from
helping them to gather the crop. We watch
them make it and then watch the weevil
gather it. 1t isn't poetic at ALT is tragic "
Tragic it certaily is, when the diver
sltled crop plan is proving such a paying
proposition in keeping the wolf from the
door the year round, whereas the one-crop
system may let the weevil block the way to
the home bank"
The past history of the work of the boil
weeyil should be sufficiently Illuminating
as to its probable future performances. 1t is
indeed an expert in the art of cotton gath
ering.
And it doesn't pay to watch it at the bus
mess!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
Paved Streets and Hard Roads.

Editor Dawson News: 1t is with much
pleasure | notice that your city is agitating
the question of paving the business streets
of Dawson. This is the best thing that has
ever happened and it means the beginning
of new things for the entire county when
it is done. Being Terrell county boy my
self (although | have been away from there
for q number of years., am still interest
ed in Dawson. / spent most of my boyhood
days there, and have always thought that
Terrell county was the best county in the
South.
While my Office is located in Asheville
live out in a little town nine miles from the
city, and we have more than a mile of paw
ing in our town and have the best system
of water works, | suppose, in the United
States. The name of this suburb is Weaver
Vile
When you get through paving the streets
of Dawson don't stop at that, but build good
roads throughout the entire county. You
haven't any idea what that means to a town
We have hard paved roads from Weaverville
to Ashevlle and are building concrete roads
all over the entire county, and we live right
in the mountains at that. We have figured
out that it is the best thing in the world for
the farmers. The moment a good road is
run through a farm it has enhanced 100 per
cent. in this section, and | believe it would
be the same in Terrell county. Of course,
YOU haven't as much mud there as we have
in this section, but the last time | was in
your county the roads were worse in some
parts than our worst roads in the mountains
here.
Pave the streets of Dawson, build good
roads all over your section and you will have
the best county in the state of Georgia.
Yours truly. CHAS. R. MOORE,
Ashevile, N. c., February, 1919.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
A DIRECT TEST

The resignation of Carter Glass as rep
resentative in congress from the Sixth dis
trlct of Virginia created vacancy which
was filled at a special election held a few
days ago Mr.. Glass had represented the
district for eighteen years, and had been re-
elected to the next congress. He was, there
fore, man of considerable influence He
owns both the morning and evening news
papers of Lynchburg, the largest and most
influential city of the district Both papers
have large circulations, and were the means
by which Congressman Glass retained his
power upon the people
Three candidates contested for the seat
left vacant Both of Secretary Glass papers
demanded editorially that the candidates de-
clare themselves in favor of the five-year
control of the railroads advocated by for
mer Director General McAdoo of the admin
stration. One of the candidates uneuuivo-
cally declared in favor of the McAdoo plan
Another straddled the fence by declaring in
favor of the same plan but opposed to gov
eminent ownership. The third declared
himself in entire opposition to the admins
trative scheme. He was elected. The can
didate who lodged the question was second
in the race, and the advocate of the five
year or McAdoo plan was a poor third.
If there is any congressional district in
the country which should have responded to
the lash it is the Sixth of Virginia Yet, it
repudiated and turned down the demands of
the man it had honored with ten consecutive
elections to congress, and put itself emphat-
ically on record as opposed to the course
concerning the railroads demanded by the
administration. 1t indicates a hostility to
the government plan that dares not be ig-
nOred. The administration may be purblind
on this matter, but the country is not
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
Better Pocket the Loss.
From the Pennsylvania Grit.

Two hundred ships are bringing to world
els of wheat; 100 ships millions of bushels
more from India and Australia-all at prices
Sl.25 per bushel cheaper than American
wheat. And these countries are in the midst
of new harvests Canada's old crop is on the
market and Uncle Sans bins are groaning
under the surplus of 1918. Wheat is plenti-
ful-but bread is no cheaper; the govern.
ment guaranteed farmers price for wheat
and must make good the guaranty. Tax
ing the stomach to raise the money is dan
gerous eXpedient, with the whskers of boil
sheyism sprouting on unemployment, hum
ger and discomfort. Wouldn't it be wiser
for Uncle Sam to go down into his pocket
for the billion dollars necessary to make
good his guaranty, and let prices fall? Con-
eress should get busy. Inflated bread breeds
bolshevsm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
WE DON'T EAT THE THINGS.

Commenting on a statement in The News
that good old-fashoned ham and eggs are
getting back down to price that resembles
the halcyon days of peace and plenty be-
fore the war, when a poor mans dollar
would buy twice as much as it will today,
the Dublin Tribune says:
Editor Rainey evidently loves some
thing good to eat just as he did when
a young man. We wouldn't wonder if
he couldn't qualify for membership in
our "chit'lin' club"
Not at all Cuttings and possums are two
"delicacies' we always pass up. Spare ribs,
sausage, backbone, country ham, red
gravy and fried chicken, with corn hoecake
made of Terrell county meal, is good enough
eating for us.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
About Broke Us All.
From the Lyons Progress.

The president and the war trade board
broke the price of cotton to the injury of
the South of five hundred millions of dol
lars" declared Senator Hoke Smith in a
speech on the floor Of the United States SEN
ate recently. That the senator is amply
justified in his charge no one familiar with
passing events can deny Last September
cotton was selling at 80 cents a pound when
the president and the war board started
their talk about fixing the price at 25 cents.
When that talk started the price of cotton
commenced tum bling and has been on the
decline ever since. As a result cotton to-
day is selling for from seventeen to twenty
civ cents
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
OLD WINE IN A NEW BOTTLE.

From the Chicago Tribune
In the new order contemplated in the con-
stitution of the league of nations Great Brit
ain retains control Of the sea. France retains
the permissible right to have defense equal
to her possible emergencies. The league of
nations as 1t exists in the contemplation of
the men who have given it a system and
constitution is in reality continuance of
the alliance of Great Britain, France Italy
and Japan with the United States 1t is the
entente and the United States and the An
glo-Japanese alliance called different name.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
THOSE SMALL" PROFITS.

From the Lincolnton Journal
The Journal publishes a communication
from Mr. Chas. A. Livingston, representing
Armour Co., of Chicago, in which he
complains of an editorial appearing in this
paper January %, and which was reproduc-
ed in The Dawson News. Since receiving
Bro. Livingston's communication we have
read in the daily papers where the packing
houses, including Armour & Co., have in
creased the wages of their employees 25 per
cent. That doesn't look like they are MAX
ing such small profits as Bro. Livingston
would have US believe
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
HUSBANDS WILL TAKE HEART.

From the Savannah News.
An Atlanta jury has done a strange thing;
it has thought that woman who kills her
husband ought to be punished Mrs. Stella
Abbott was found guilty of voluntary man
slaughter. and barring new trials and other
legal entanglements faces a term in prison.
Husbands will take heart from this result.
And maybe fewer wives will be quick on the
trigger in future.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
CedartOwn Standard.

cotton is going to do. If we did, we would
tell you as quick as anybody-and in the
meantime would make enough money to
keep the wolf from coming anywhere with
in bowling distance. We can tell you this
much, though: If an unusually large crop IS
planted this spring with bumper crop this
fall it takes no prophet to tell what is go
ing to happen to the price.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
Jackson Progress-Arsus

Holding cotton, reducing cotton acreage
and planting more food crops is, after all,
an individual matter. Each farmer must
work out these problems to suit his own
case. Not all the meetings ever held and
resolutions ever adopted will help you un-
less YOU first try to help YOURSELF
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
THAT ANCESTOR STUFF.

From the Marietta Journal
The punch of the individual is more
important in achieving success than the
family lineage.-Dawson News.
True enough, and it reminds us of the
chapter of Bill Arp major Chas. Smith,
for the benefit of younger readers) on the
subject of "Ancestors." He said he had al
ways been very proud of the Smith ances-
try, and had been in the habit of claiming
to have descended from Captain John Smith,
of Pocohontas fame, until he Learned that
the captain never married. and had no de-
scendants to speak Of"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

One who has had experience with the re-
suits of government operation of other utiI-
tiles will hope that the government will not
be permitted to take over the stock yards,
as is now proposed Hasn't the government
gone far enough with its motto: LET the
People Paw"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

There's a lot Of camoufage in that word
stabilize" Under its application the con-
sumner is paying twice as much for wheat
as it is worth in the open market, and the
cotton of the Southern farmer is not bring
ing half its value
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
Cutting Cotton.


The best way to get the farmers of the
South to reduce their cotton acreage is to
let it be understood that Heaven is going
into the cotton business and will produce no
less than twenty million bales in 1919.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

Among the treasures unearthed by the
peace conference are. a number of secret
treaties between the allies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

The LAGRANGE Daily Reporter has reached
The News, and does great credit to Editor
Jones and his co-laborers. LAGRANGE is now
city of 10000 people, and IS live, pros
porous and progressive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

The Savannah Press has issued a special
edition of 40 pages setting forth the COM
mercial advantages and development of that
splendid old town Savannah is a great city,
and the Press is no small part of it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

The wise farmer will plant peanuts, and
reduce his crop of boil weevil fodder
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

Among other things to get ready for is
the fifth liberty loan that will bloom in the
spring, ira la.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

The principle of the league of nations is
to prevent the picking of quarrels before
they are ripe
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

They haven't yet succeeded in pulling the
extra session wool over Governor Dorsey's
eyes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

Whisky may improve with age, bat most
of those who get it now are not concern
ed about the age
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

The Cuthbert Leader of February goth
was received in Dawson on the oath, max
ing the trip of 20 miles in four days It
speaks volumes for Brother Burleson's mail
service.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

Congress is about to repeal that non-sen-
steal alleged day light saving law. Of course
farmers could never carry on their opera
tions by it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

The Macon Telegraph forecasts a liquor
less North America from Alaska to Mexico
by next July. So we're to have a dry sum-
mer, it seems.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

Congressman Wright, Of the Fourth dis
trict of Georgia, sees a possibility of the
political situation so shaping itself as to re-
suit in the nomination of former President
Taft by the democrats next year. Mr.. Taft
is a high type Of American manhood and a
most lovable character, but we are not I'M
duly impressed with Mr. Wright as a political
seer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04

John Temple Graves, former Georgian
who has a nationwide reputation as an elo-
quent orator and brilliant writer, in a re-
cent newspaper article highly compliments
the ability and achievements of Senator
Smith. The senator from Georgia is REFER
ed to as "sleepless sentinel on the watch
tower of all national legislation that touch
es the interests of Georgia and the South "
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-18
Open Drive Monday.

Villas county's Victory Liberty loan
campaign will begin with a rousing
meeting at the opera house Monday
night. There will be com munity
singing led by Rev. w. J. Davies and
the student body CT the high school,
other special numbers including short
talks on the the vital points of the
new loan. The Eagle River band will
give an open air concert downtown
before the meeting and then march
to the hall to furnish music for the
evenings program. Everybody is
urged to attend. Returned soldiers
and sailors are asked to appear in
uniform. Villas county has made an
excellent response to all the various
war needs in men, money and spirit.
Let it finish the job right by speedy
subscription to the Victory loan. The
quota of $4,000 is small compared
with the amount that has been raised
in previous loans. The committee an
ticipates an early subscription.
Rev. Davies this morning handed
in the following list of the songs to
be sung at the meeting:
My Bonnie, Fritzy Boy, Smiles,
The Sunshine of Your Smile, On Wis
consin, ia Da, and others.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-18
To Those Who Stayed At Home

You stayed at home. All, is it any
where
Written or said you did not do your
share?
The silver cheyrons!- Cast them not
aside,
But wear them, wear those honor
stripes with pride.
You stayed at home, but if you only
knew
How we, across the sea, relied on you!
Were we unmindful that, with hearts
Of fame,
You reinforced us, tho you never
came!
Had it been ours in vain attempt to
bleed.
You would have come to help us in
our need.
You did come over. for your hearts
were there,
And thus, more than you know, you
did your share.
Whose merit, if by Fate's decree we
went?
Whose fault, II you by Fortune were
not sent?
Chance smiled on US, and SO, in
BATTLES din,
We took the part you would
have gloried in.
They say we fought fought full well
we fought and won,
Is that not just the the thing you
would have done?
If we went bravely thru the neither
hell,
You, who are like us, would have
done as WE'LL
Then share with us the glory, for we
found
You helping us enough to go around.
(Vernon Vrooman in N y. Times
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-18
Villas Air Patrol

Canadian forestry officials and
others who contemplate use of air
planes for forestry patrol and fire pro-
lection work are some six years be-
hind Wisconsin in the experiment,
according to Conservation Commits
sioner W. E. Barber. Jack Villas, n.y.
droplane operator, patrolled the Wis
consin reserves as far back as 1914,
when temporary arrangement was
made with him by e. M Griffith,
then state forester. His services were
retained for considerable period
thereafter.
ut is a practical system there is
no doubt about that" Mr.. Barber
said. 81 think the state would not
hesitate at all to adopt it again If it
can be done without too much ex-
pense, and this will probably be the
case when the war aviators return
and seek employment. It would not
cost much more to purchs akDsas
chine, keep it in repair, and pay the
salary of an aviator, than would the
present method of ground patrol, and
it would be much more efficient. /
believe all states with forests to pro-
tect will turn to aviators soon."
Villas had the landing place for his
machine at Trout lake. He made
two flights aday, one in the forenoon
and one in the afternoon. With an
altitude of 1000 or 5000 feet, the
horizon is extended scores of miles in
every direction, and on clear day
the smallest smoke speck from a
camp FIRE or incipient blaze is visible.
When Villas discovered fire sign he
returned to Trout lake and notified
the patrol nearest the danger site by
forest patrol telephone. The system
led to the highest degree of speed.
Villas left the state in 1918, and his
place was not filled, as it was impos-
sible to do SO. The large number Of
men returning from army camps will
enable the state to restore aviation
patrol if the legislature thinks it adj
visable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-18
CARD OF THANKS.
Congregational Church Notes.

The Easter-tide brings to us the
spirit of gladness. Gladness, because
we worship a Lord who is not dead
but alive.
This spirit will be manifested in
song, recitations and dialogs at the
Congregational Church on Sunday.
The Sunday School will convene as
usual at 10 o'clock and the program
entitled ga Wonderful Day" will be
rendered at IL o'clock. The Sunday
School Choir will be combined with
the Church Choir for this program.
The evening hour will be divided
about equally by special music rem
dered by the Church Choir, and the
Easter sermon.
During the morning worship Mr..
Harold Willard of Two Rivers, Wis.
will be introduced. Mr.. Willard is
the minister who comes to us for the
summer months to work with Mr..
Davies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-18
Elected New Officers.

At meeting of stockholders of the
Eagle River Land Co., Wednesday
afternoon it was decided to rear.
range the organization.
The capital stock has been in
creased and outside people have be-
come interested as stockholders.
A board of five directors will man
age the company affairs and from
the following were elected as officers:
President-John Hanson.
Secretary-R E. Slattery.
". Pres. 8 Treas John Benson.
Advisory-Geo. Bowler.
The upper floor of the Chas. Zim-
pelmann building is being fitted up
for Offices affording five rooms fol
the purpose.
Mr.. Bowler will move here from
Amigo and take up the practice OF
law having Offices in connection.
The company will broaden its oper.
ations andswiI1 conduct ) general
real estate and insurance business
and will also deal in wood products
Of all kinds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-18
Start New Movie House.

j. N. Burke, George Erwin and
Clarence Rand have completed the
transaction whereby they will take
over the Lyceum Opera House and
operate it as an up-to.date moving
picture house. The new management
contemplates several improvements
which will include ventilating sys-
tenn, new entry.way, inclined seats
and fire-proof booth for the proiec-
tion machine. 1t is their intention
to make the house comply absolutely
with the strict state laws governing
moving picture theaters. With new
machine and high class of pictures
the management expects to establish
a permanent movie house common
surate with the patronage this town
affords.