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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
Cost of Producing Wheat Announced.

In the spring wheat areas the av-
erage cost was much higher-S2 65-
the range running from $1.10 for
one farm to SIS or over for II farms.
If the price received had equaled the
average cost betyeen SO and So per
cent of these spring wheat growers
would have failed to break even.
Yields averaged 14.9 bushels per
acre for the winter wheat farms and
S.4 bushels for spring wheat farms,
and the cost per acre $27.80 for win
ter wheat as against $22.40 for spring
wheat.
Department specialists in cost of
production studies point out in this
connection that for the farms cover
ed in this investigation the so-called
necessary price"-that is the price
necessary to give the producer fair
degree of certainty of making a
profit-would be found at level con-
siderably above that of the average
cost of production. For example, to
allow profit on 80 per cent of the
wheat produced on the farms cover
ed by this study, the price would have
to be about $3.50, as compared with
an average cost of $2.15. AT price
covering the average cost plus 10 per
cent. rs per cent of the crop would
be covered, but 40 per cent of the
growers would still fail to break even.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
HUGE QUANTITY OE
LIQUOR IS STOLEN
BANDITS GET 500 CASES WHIS-
KEY VALUED AT 100000 IN
TRANSIT TO NEW YORK.

PATERSON, N. drivers of three
motor trucks bound to New York
from Baltimore with 500 cases of
whiskey valued at 100000 reported
to the police that they had been held
up on the Lincoln highway near here
by three gunner who first represent
ed themselves as prohibition enforce
ment agents.
The truck men, all of whom live in
Washington, said the highwaymen OPP
Grated in two automobiles. Stopping
the trucks and asking to see the fed
.eral permit for transfer of liquor, the
robbers are said suddenly to have lev
elled revolvers at the truckmen and
ordered them from their seats.
The quintet said they had been ia
ken ON a two hours motor ride and
finally deposited in Paterson, while
other members of the gang made
away with the liquor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13

The cost of producing wheat of
the 1919 crop was as low as one dol
lar bushel on just two farms out
of 481 included in cost of produc-
ton study just completed by the
United States department of agricul-
ture. On twenty farms it was SIS or
over. The bulk of the farms produced
wheat at a cost somewhat less than
midway between the two extremes.
The average cost per bushel for all
farms was S2.15. At such price half
the farmers in question would have
lost money on their wheat.
Fourteen representative districts
in the wheat belt were visited by the
field men of the Office of farm man
agement in making this investigation,
a preliminary report of which has
inst been issued. Nine winter wheat
areas were surveyed in Kansas, Ne
braska and Missouri, and five spring
wheat areas in Minnesota, North Da-
kota and South Dakota. For winter
wheat 2S4 records were taken, for
spring wheat 1877.
In the winter wheat areas costs
ranged from 81 a bushel for two
farms to $500 on one farm. The aV-
erage cost was St87. If the price
received had been S1.S7 more than
half of these winter wheat growers
would have produced wheat at loss.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
LEAFLESS COTTON TO
CHECK BOIL WEEVIL
South Carolina Farmer Develops q
Plant That Will Not Furnish
Shade for the Pest.

CHARLESTON, N. CO. H. Y.
'Ayscue, who conducts the Seaside
farm at Mount Pleasant, has brought
to the city a bloom from the leaf
less cotton with which he has been
experimenting for three years, in the
belief that that variety Of the stamle
will be of assistance in combating the
boil weevil. Mr.. Ayscue is selecting
the seed from this leafess cotton.
Three years ago he began on very
small scale, Manipulating the best
seed. This year he has five acres
and all the stands are sturdy and
healthy looking.
AS it is an early cotton of excel
lent quality and as it is almost lack
ing in foliage, Mr.. Ayscue believes
it will resist the weevil. The scourge
as he sees the problem, will want for
shade in the very hot days. Mr.. Ays-
cue said that from what he has learn
ed of the habits of the weevil il
cannot stay in the broiling sun, but
must seek the shade during the hot.
test part of the summer day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
TO The LEGISLATURE
DEVOTED MOSTLY TO STATES
BAD FINANCIAL CONDITION.
WOULD USE ROAD FUND.

Recommending legislation permitting
the use of the state highway fund for
the aid of state institutions was one
of the features in the annual message
to the Georgia legislature by Cover
nor Dorsey. The message dealt al
most wholly with the deplorable finan-
cial condition of the state treasury.
Governor Dorsey covered in con
siderable detail the financial condl-
ton of the state, declaring that under
the present system of financing there
is no hope of being able to meet the
1920 appropriations from the 1871
revenues. He urged that the system
of taxation be materially revised SO
as 70 provide more revenue, although
he recommended no special form Tor
such legislation.
The governor pointed out that the
appropriations for 1921 already ex-
ceeded the states estimated revenues
bv $500, 900 and that there is not now
in the treasury enough money to meet
the 1920 appropriations for state de-
partments and institutions.
The chief executive also recon-
mended the constitutional establish
ment of a state budget commission to
draft appropriation schedules, called
attention to the low salaries paid pub,
lie school teachers and commenced
the general assembly for its auspl-
'cious start on a state highway con-
struction program, expressing the
hope that the program will be COM
pleted by this legislature.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
TO Give FIGURES
ON COTTON CROP
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES ON
LAST YEARS YIELD. GEOR-
GAS BIG LOSS.

WASHINGTON. = The announce
ment made here by the director of
the census that he would, within the
next few days, issue statement CIV
ing full details concerning the cotton
crop of 1919, will be especially in
teresting in view of the fact that the
eyes of the country are now on this
years cotton crop and a comparison
with that Of last year may serve a
very good purpose. 1t is believed
that the 1920 crop will break all pre-
vious records since the days imme-
diately following the civil war in
price, though the production will be
small.
The revised figures of cotton gin
ned from the crop of 1919 are H.
.324,541 running bales, counting
round as half bales. The equivalent
in 5OO-pound bales, gross weight, is
11,419,797, and in 500-pOund bales,
net weight, 1O,923,512. This is the
fifth successive short crop, all Of
those from 1915 to 1919, inclusive,
ranging between eleven million and
twelve million bales. Compared with
the crop of 1919, all of the states,
with the exception of Arizona, Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma and Texas, show
reduction-the greatest loss being for
Georgia from 2,117,860 bales to l.
768, 765 bales, loss of 439, 102 bales.
Florida showed the largest proper
tional loss, dropping from 34,951
bales to 1877 bales. The loss in
this state was due to decreased acre
age and to the ravages of the boil
weevil. Oklahoma almost doubled the
production of 1918, increasing from
585,149 bales to 1,001, 1877 bales.
Texas also showed an increase of
$4,000 bales.
While cotton is grown to greater
or less extent in seventeen states, the
combined production of Georgia, Ok
lahoma, South Carolina and Texas,
all of which returned more than one
million bales, was 7,192,557 bales or
62.3 per cent of the total crop of the
year. Texas alone produced 1906
335 bales, or 26 per cent; Georgia,
1,678,758 bales, or 14.7 per cent;
South Carolina, 1,463,277 bales, or
1913 per cent, and Oklahoma, 1,O01,-
1877 bales, or 8.8 per cent.
Only one county produced moSe
than 100000 bales from the crop OF
1919, namely BOLIVIA, Mississippi, with
f06,0e8 bales.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
HAVE DROPPED THE
NTERCHURCH PLAN
LEADERS ABANDON BILLION
DOLLAR CAMPAIGN. SEVERAL
DENOMINATIONS DIDN'T JOIN.

The executive committee of the
interchurch movement meeting in
New York city voted to bring its
financial campaign to an immediate
end. On July 8 the general commit
tee met to decide on what basis, II
any, the other aspects of the work
may be carried on. The prevailing
opinion in official circles is that the
whole project will be abandoned.
The ending of the financial cam
paign was made frankly a matter OF
popular psychology at the present
time, when there is a general resent
ment against "drives" of every kind.
The inference was that the with
drawal from the movement of the
Baptist church, north, which was
voted at Buffalo, was an important
factor. 1t followed by less than a
month the withdrawal of the Presby-
terian church, north.
Planned to Raise Billion Dollars.
Originally the interchurch world
proposed to raise $780,
214,551 for the work at home and
abroad of the So boards and societies
which became a party to the move
ment These boards represented 81
denominations. After the drive for
the first years budget closed the
general committee, of which Robert
Lansing is chairman, met in Cleve-
land and the reports showed that
only about half of the amount sought
had been raised.
Less than 100000 Of the $40,-
100000 expense account had been
given and it was found that the cam
paign had failed to meet expenses.
None of the leaders of the movement
will admit failure, asserting that the
movement had been justified by the
widespread spirit of religious coop
Grafton throughout the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
FAVORS REFERENDUM
ON CAPITAL REMOVAL
SENATE REQUESTS EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE TO SUBMIT QUES-
TON AT SEPTEMBER PRIMARY
CAUSED SPIRITED DEBATE

If Passed by House Voters Will Have
Opportunity to Say Whether They
Favor Accepting Macon's PROPOSE
tion for Removal of State House.
ATLANTA.-The Dixon resolution
requesting the state executive COM
mittee to put on the ballot in the fall
election the proposal of removing the
state capital to Macon has been adopt
ed by the state senate by a vote of
26 to %.
+ By the same vote the senate de-
feated an amendment to the resolu-
ton proposed by Senators Barrett
and Allen to permit the executive
committee to change the wording of
the resolution if it were deemed I'M
fair to either Atlanta or Macon.
The question stated in the Dixon
request resolution will permit the
voter, if the referendum is conducted
to choose between the alternative of
moving the capital to Macon and ac-
cepting a gift of 100000 or OF
keeping the capital in Atlanta and
appropriating 100000 to meet eX-
penses for repairs.
Because it implies a penalty fol
failure to remove the capital the
wording of the question was consid-
cred unfair by Senators Allen and
Barrett. Their amendment also 1e-
quired Macon to demonstrate that il
would be able to make good its prom
Use of 100000.
The real nature of the Dixon reso.
luton was given by President Olive
in an official ruling when he declared
that it was "a request to the demo
cratic state executive committee
without semblance of binding lega
effect, without force and without rec
ognition by law"
The ruling was given in response tt
question from Senator Barrett a.
to- whether a constitutional majority
of 20 would be required for the pass
age of the resolution.
( The vote on the Dixon resolution
was as follows:
/ Ayes-Bowden, Brooks, Calhoun
Clements, Dixon, Doris, Elders, En-
mis-, Flynt, Fowler, Hogg, Kea, Kirk
land, Larkins, LeSueur, Lunsford
Neidlinger, Olive, j. T. Shinglei
Smith, Veazy. Vickery, Wallace, Wat
son, wilkinson, Wood-26.
/ Nays-Adams Allen, Ayers, Bar
-rett, Bell, Blasingame, Bussey, Cure
ton, Duncan, Glenn, Hardin, Keene
Maynard, Nix, Pittman, Pruett, Ra
bun, Ragsdale, Reece, Reynolds, Rice
Steed-22.
: The resolution now goes to tn
house and is expected to provoke live
ly discussion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
OLD ENEMIES ARE ON
VERY FRIENDLY TERMS
AMERICANS AND GERMANS FRA
TERNIZE. FORMER SPEED
PAY ON FRAULEINS.

American troops in Coblenz, Ger
many, the capital of the American
zone of occupation, display none OF
the hatred towards everything Teuto-
mic which caused them to fight with
such ferocity along the banks of the
Argonne before the forces of the
kaiser had been subdued.
Apparently the German civilians
and the doughboys from America get
along very comfortably, as at night
it looks almost as if every American
"non-com" and private had a frau
Iein on his arm. Some of the Yam
KEGS go to church with their German
Ladv friends, others attend picture
shows and still others frequent res,
taurants where they can dance and
sing.
The Germans undoubtedly prefer
Americans to the French, but this
NAV be due to the fact that they
hope to make more out of the Yam, Yam
KEGS by being openly friendly. They
display a vigorous negative wnen
asked if they will rejoice when the
Americans pull up stakes ana leaNe
for home. They feel that the da!
the Americans leave the French vii
enter.
French Poilus Keep to Themselves.
The French poilus, in direct con
trast with Americans, do not frat
ernie with the populace, but always
keep to themselves or in company
with their allies. They may frequent
ly be seen in the terrace gardens
where drinks and food are served
outdoors, because it reminds them OF
their beloved Paris.
Although American occupation
rests lightly on the people, the off.
GERS of the United States are billeted
in the best homes and some of the no
tells and restaurants have virtually
been taken over for their needs. The
rules for the people laid down by thu
Americans are apparently cheerfully
observed by the populace.
The fraulein fortunate enough to
have an American for a beau
fares best and the open-handed
Americans think nothing of blowing
the girl off to big feed" at good
restaurant.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
BOOZE TANKS LEAKED;
WHOLE TOWN ON SPREE
Railroad Wreck Turned Loose $780,
900 Gallons of Wine at
Defiance, Iowa.

The town of Defiance, Ia, is re-
covering from a two-day spree which
resulted from the wrecking in the
heart of the town of two oil tank
cars filled with California wine. Each
car was marked 100000 gallons ca
pacity' and each was filled to capac-
ity. 1t was part of the government
stock of port wine being moved from
San Francisco to New York.
Both cars were smashed so badly
that they began leaking and the wine
poured from half a dozen spread
seams and broken rivet holes. The
bucket brigade gathered and tin cups,
dishpans and washtubs were pressed
into service. When the home supply
of wine-holding utensils gave out,
people rushed to the stores to buy
more, but the stores were closed. The
clerks were at the wreck.
After two days of liberal potations
Defiance awoke with that "brown
taste" in the mouth. The tank cars
are still at the station, but their in
teriors are as dry as Sahara.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
THE KING OF GREECE
HAS QUIT HIS WIFE
MONARCH REFUSES PLEA OF
| WOMAN HE MARRIED TO CAST
ASIDE THRONE FOR HER.

Yielding to the urgent appeals of
Premier Venizelos to consider the
country before love-" King Alexan-
der of Greece has left Paris for Ath-
ems, resolutely refusing the last tear
full appeals of his morganatic wife,
who accompanied him to the station
and begged him to give up the Helle-
mic throne AMI remain with her in
Paris.
The Greek legation has denied that
it was the intention of King Alexan-
der to abdicate. King Alexander
choice between love and country fol
lowed a family conference called by
former King Constantine, the young
kings father.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
Henry Watterson In The
Saddle of Pegasus Again

LOUISVILLE, KY. - Henry
Watterson is all worked up over
the nomination of Governor
Cox by the democrats and in a
telegram to the governor and
in comment upon his nomina-
ton turns loose in this fash
ion:
"Your nomination revitalizes
democracy. 1t will stir the dem
ocratic heart of the nation
with reflection of a triumphant
past and the forecast of ra-
diant future. The genius of
destiny lays loving hands upon
the Buckeye boy, and with
laughing eyes exclaims:
's'Faithful thou art over
few things. / will make thee
ruler over many.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
THE AMERICANS WERE
LOYAL IN WORLD WAR
EPORT WILL SHOW DRAFT EVA
DERS WERE MOSTLY FOR
EIGN BORN AND NEGROES.
Preponderance of Names Are Men
From Industrial Centers. Georgia
Has Largest Number of Southern
States. Final Revision.


Has Largest Number of Southern
States. Final Revision.
Foreign .borr men and southern
negroes comprise the majority of the
Forthcoming draft deserter list OF
$4,000 names soon to be published
by the war department, officials in
charge of the draft records said
Clerks now are busy completing the
final checking of the deserter names
in order to avoid all possible errors
When issued for publication, it was
announced, lists will be prepared in
alphabetical order for each of the
4,648 draft districts where deserters
are reported.
Not Many American Names.
A tentative list, subject to the fnaI
revision, shows the great proportion
of so-called foreign" names and the
names Of negroes in the southern
states. The preponderance of for.
eign names are those of men from
industrial centers.
Names of Russian, Italian, Polish
Chinese, japanese and Mexican orr.
gin predominate, according to locali'
ties.
The draft record cards of many al
legged deserters with German names
contain notations that the parents
of the men enlisted were born in
Germany.
90 Per Cent Negroes in Georgia.
Approximately 80 per cent of the
names listed for Texas and Arizons
are those of MeXicans.
Georgia. with the largest number
of names for any southern state, ha:
list made up of 80 per cent ne
groes. A surprising portion of the
names on the lists of northwestern
states are those of japanese and Chi
nese.
Philadelphia, Boston and New Yorl
districts are represented with large
Russian, Polish and Italian numbers
Michigan and Minnesota have
sizeable lists. In Minnesota, because
of the large proportion of the Swed
ish population, the Swedish name
are most numerous.
List Sifted Down From Millions.
The list now nearing completion
is that finally sifted down from tn
, ''24,000,000 original wartime regis
trants. A total of $4,000 were re
ported as draft deserters original
by the different states.
1t has been by checking and re
checking that the list now has reach
ed its present size, or less than on
per cent of the registration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
WON $500 BET ON cox; GIVES
1T To THE CAMPAIGN FUND
N0x Manager Paid Money to Connec.
ticut Delegate.

SAN FRANCISCO. - Thomas j.
S,pellaey of Connecticut, chairman of
S 5e rules committee, contributed to
f Ee campaign fund the $500 he won
m mom Judge Moore of Ohio. the Cox
manager, on his bet that Cox would
s NV De nominated in the first hour
a ~ a half. Chairman Robinson show
s ~ the convention the $500 bill and
aa~pLt eg that although Mr.. Spellacy
n noHea to have his name withheld the
fly would accept no contributions
sun secret sources and announced
SiPeLIacy as the giver. Wilbur w.
n iiatsh, treasurer, advanced to the
~ 10 with his hand out for the bill
m me chairman finished the an
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
NEWSIE SAVES $4,000 IN
EIGHT YEARS AND RETIRES
Harry Bernstein Buys Dry Goods
Store, Farm and Automobile.


Store, Farm and Automobile.
ATLANTA, Ga.-Eight years ago
Harry Bernstein began selling Allan
ia newspapers at Five Points. He had
about enough money to buy a good
sized bundle of papers. On Monday
he drew his savings-$25, 000-from
the postal savings bank, announced
his retirement from the role of
newsie and purchased a dry goods
store in Covington, Ca, small farm
near that place and an automobile.
That's record for some of our en-
terprising youngsters to shoot at.
To be sure, Harry didn't throw
away much money during that eight
years. He lived on a meager diet,
INDUCED in no fancy raiment and
wore out more shoe leather than
street car seats. But he sailed away
the cash against the time when he
could quit his stand in front of Tom
Pitts place and take up his residence
on Easy street, which he has pro-
ceeded to do as above mentioned.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
DIMES AND NICKELS ARE
TABoOED IN THIS TOWN

DAWSON, Y. Though luxury
taxes call for small coins the Yukon
Development league has rejected
proposal to introduce dimes and nick
els into local circulation. Dawson has
never had any smaller coin than the
25 cent piece and will adhere to it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
THE WORLDS WHEAT AREA
FALLS 800 THOUSAND ACRE!

LONDON.-There are not less than
400. 900 acres of land previously de.
voted to wheat growing now out Oh
cultivation in the northern hemis-
phefe, according to recent report.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13

The world uses up between 3,00O,-
600 and 100000 needles daily, or
about 1,4O0, 100000 in the course of
a year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-24
NEWS OF MISHAWAKA
NeosTiDles office 12O Lincoln Way W. Phone Mshaocaka 10
GOOD CARD or Events
IT CENTURY TONIGHT

The wrestling and boxing match
az the Century theater tonight
promises 90 Doe largely attended
judging from the number OF tickets
already sold. The program gives
promise Of being one OF the best
ever presented 10 q local audience.
T. 81. Barney. sporting editor OF the
Gary Tribune. brings Pat Brown or
Chicago 90 box Kid Fay Of Niles.
Brown is wrestling instructor in IL
big gymnasium OF Chicago. has
wrestled for the past u years. ana
has defeated some OF the best mid
die weights RE Will go on the mat
at 15S pounds. Ross making the
same weight Harding has had I
fights and won them all. FIVE being
kuOckouts They viii 20 five rounds.
Young Cleamons. South Bend. and
Bobhie stowe. Niles. will also box
four rounds John Stenlev south
Bend viii referee an events.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-24
JONAH HUFF DROPS
DEAD AT DODGE co.
Was Victim of Apoplexy-Re
sided in Mishawaka for
l8 Years.

Jonah Huff. resident Of Mishawa-
ka for The past IS years, rorpcd
oead Tuesday morning at : o'clock
IN the woodshop Of the Dodge Mfg.
Co. plant. Mr.. Huff left the home OF
his son. Bruce. 220 W. Seventh ST..
for work in apparently good health.
He was sitting on a bench in the
woodshop and just as the : O'Clock
whistle blew he fell dead. the
victim of a stroke Of apoplexy.
About three years ago nc suffered a
slight stroke while visiting NJ Wa
waka, but had entirely recovered.
Mr. Huff was born I'm Ohio. oct
-, 1915, being IS years old. Forty
one years ago he was married at
Wawaka 20 Miss Beliah Knepper
who died II years ago. He came 10
Misnawaka from Ligonier is years
ago and has since resided here. He
IS survived by the following chill
dren. Herbert Mrs. r. ]. CHESHIRE