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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
IMPOSED BY LEGISLATURE IN
QUEST OF MORE FUNDS FOR
PUBLIC TREASURY.
INCREASE is MADE IN OTHERS
Tax Collector Russell Calls Attention
That Tax Will Be Due January list,
And He Is Urged to Require Prompt
PAYMENT by All Who Are Subject.

Demands on the patient and long
suffering taxpayer never cease.
No sooner does he dig up enough
ducats to satisfy one tax than the cry
goes out for more.
State and county taxes and the last
installment OF income tax have just
been paid, and already preparations
are being made by the state and the
CITY to collect from the business men
occupation or license taxes, which VIII
be due or January lst next.
Tax Collector ]. O. Russell, who
will gather in these shekels Tor the
state. has requested The News to call
attention to the fact that the legisla-
t1re. at the session of that body last
summer. imposed number OF new
taxes and increased great many 9th
ers in an effort to pull the state out
of the financial hole into which 1t has
gotten. Some of these taxes have been
more than doubled, and the already
heavy burden OF providing money tor
the public till will be felt more than
ever.
Following are the new special taxes
that were imposed by the Legislature;
Wholesale cigar dealers $50, retail
cigar dealers $40, coal and wood deal
ers $40. hotels for each bed room ?Oc'
cafes and restaurants SIS, pressing
clubs S.. dry cleaning with pressing
clubs SIS, contractors for house build.
ing sic and 81 Tor each additional
thousand over ten thousand.
Taxes on the following occupations
were increased as follows: Junk deal
ers from SIS to 500; autos for hire
from S. to $40: brokers from $50 to
S1OO; barber shops from S. for one or
two chairs and $3.50 for each additional
chair to $40 for one or two chairs and
IS for each. additional chair; garages
from S. to $3.50; loan agents from
so to SIS: picture show from s. to
$375 per month Photographs SgIG his. and oit or.
dealers from $40 to SIS; punch boards,
etc from $3.50 to $40 for each board;
undertakers from SO to $40.
No changes were made in the tol-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
WATSON SAYS PEOPLE
MUST SOON CHOOSE
SENATOR DECLARES THERE'S
DAY OF RECKONING NOT FAR
AWAY IN GEORGIA.

The Columbia Sentinel, Senator
Tom Watson's newspaper, contains
two articles that portend lively times
ahead in state politics. One of the ar
ticles headed, "When We Have Said
Goodbye" is as follows:
There is a sound that comes to me,
as l listen to the storm gathering in
the west: | have heard it before, and
it left me unafraid
- The sky becomes grey, and the
81 an clouds hang low; but | have
before, and know the in
no ~ The valley of the shadow.
The y swept faded grass
les of the fan~ - passing be-
fore me; and l ne Oh of the
dying flowers, as they 81 to say to
the great lord sun, We, who are
doomed, salute you!
"The sob of the stream, as its
waters shrink; the moan of the pine,
as its needles fall; the voices that come
at night when the tempest rages-all
these l have known and on many
pillow have bitter tears been shed, as
| seemed to, recognize the calls of
those who long since passed the divide.
Must | lose, also, my illusions, my
confidence in human nature, my in
clination to forgive and forget?
Must l be driven into the cynicism
which is so foreign to my soul?
Must | always be the victim of
base ingratitude and broken promises?
Must | always be made the accom-
plice of those who set out to deceive
the people and to betray the best in
terests of our country?
"Self-control was a part of my train
ing at the bar: self-restraint accounts
for my unimpaired manhood; severe
training and many hard lessons taught
me that | must control my temper.
Notwithstanding all this, there is a
limit; and that limit has nearly been
reached, by certain ingrates and trait
ors in Georgia.
"On the day when I say goodbye
to all my illusions, concerning certain
men who hold Offices in my dear old
state, and for whose success | almost
worked myself to death, it will be a
bad day, either for myself or to those
men.
"The people will soon be asked to
choose between us"
Another Article.
In connection with this is another
long article dealing with "clean sweeps
and high planes" in which the senator
pays his respects to number OF well
known men in the state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
Stewart-Webster Masonic
Convention at Rlchland
Two Days of Interesting Exercises on
December Goth and 9th.

HIGHLAND, Cattle Stewart
Webster Masonic convention will meet
in seni-annual session in Richland on
December 10Th and 9th next. The eX,
ercises the first day will be devoted
entirely to exemplifying revised secret
work under an instructor from the
Grand Lodge of Masons of Georgia:
The second day will be the regular
session of the tewart-Webster con-
vention, and the full doings of the
semi-annual session will be carried out
Masons from all lodges in the two
counties will be here and a big tune
is being arranged for all who attend:
Usually several prominent MasonS OF OF
statewide reputation are invited loI
the tI 't exercises Ss A banquet will be ar
ranged on the night Of the twenty
seventh.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
A SEVERE WINTER
HENS In RUSSIA
COLD SEASON BRINGS ADDED
SUFFERING TO STRICKEN
LAND. STOCKS ARE LOW.

The starving people in the famine
districts of Russia now are in worse
predicament than they were in the sea-
son just closed. Winter, whose APP
Iproach brought terror to their hearts,
has blockaded the way of escape and
made difficult the carrying out OF any
extensive relief work Relief can only
reach the starving now by sledge, and
in some districts the last horses are
diving for lack of fodder. Asked if he
had any food reserve to tide him over
the winter, man in a Volga village
said:
Il have 20 pounds of potatoes left,
but must give FIVE to the government
to pay my tax or go to prison. Alter
that. | have nothing for my wife and
child Last week my horse fell dead.
There is no hope for us"
The peasant stood tall and square,
with his big hand on the shoulder OF
a girl ten years old, the last child lett
Ito her parents out of family OF six,
because five went away one day with
those trainloads of children on the
tracks toward Siberia. To what fate
the parents did not know, although
terrible rumors reached them OF the
death rate in those Siberian camps
The yard of another cottage con
tanned a little black COW. The wife OF
the owner said she had to provide
three pounds OF butter as a govern
ment tax. She had scraped up two
pounds, but the next week the little
cow would be killed because they
could not feed it. 1t seems certain
that neither the central government at
Moscow, nor the local government OF
the federal states, nor the peasants
along the Volga regions have any re-
serve sufficient to live during the win
ter months.
National Reserves Exhausted.
National reserves are exhausted until
next harvest time. In the great Tartar
state. which has Kazan as its capital,
there are 100000 starving people, OF
whom 100000 are children. OF those,
100000 children are being supplied bare
rations by soviet committees, aided by
the American relief.
In the city of Spassk, famous in
Russian history, the people are said
to be feeding on grass plucked from
the marshes and called libida. 1t IS
sold FIR 10000 rubles a pound, but IS
not ve;y good to eat Another material
used as food is the blue chalk from
the hills, which the natives declare
"ties ones bowels into knots"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
7O,28l HURT ON
RAILROADS IN 1920

WASHINGTON, D. Casual
ties on steam railroads of the Unit
ed States totaled 6,495 killed and
$3.50 injured in 1920, according to
the report submitted to congress
Thursday by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
The deaths included 2,166 tres
passers, 2,198 employees, 229 passen-
gers, IS persons carried under con-
tract and 1867 other non-trespass-
ers.
In addition there were 463 per-
sons killed and l04,522 injured in
non-train accidents, in comparison
with 483 killed and 96,452 injured
during the previous year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
Calhoun Will Again Vote
On County Seat Removal
This Time It Is Arlington That Wants
The Court House Election Called.

This Time 1t Is Arlington mat wants
The Court House. Election Called.
The news comes that Calhoun coun-
ty is to have another election to de
termine whether the county site shall
be removed from Morgan.
Complying with petition which
was presented to him, signed by more
than two-hfths of the registered vot-
ers of the county, Judge A. /. Mon
roe, ordinary Of Calhoun county mas
called an election, to be held February
9th next, for or against the removal
of the county seat. Arlington IS the
place bidding for the court house.
The court house at Morgan was
burned two years or more ago, and
there has been a fight on since be-
tween other sections of the county Tor
the removal of the county site.
An election was held in which Ed
son contested with Morgan for the
county seat. This election, after long
fight through the courts, was declared
illegal. and a later effort to pass
hill through the legislature making
Edison the county seat also Jailed.
The commissioners of Calhoun
county this fall levied and are now
collecting tax of ten mills to rebuild
the court house at Morgan, and Ar
lington has agreed to donate that
amount for that purpose.
Edison has decided not to try again
for the court house.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
1852 158,364

Though certain causes OF uedC ~
show increases in actual nu1noel ~
deaths for 1921 over l9zO, the rate PEI
thousand is in fact lower. because u
the increased number OF lives at rlSN
in 1921. ~. ;us,,r-
Death claims paid by the lie G nSud-
ance companies OF the ~ Hn do3 osa.+e
in 1920 aggregated S3oO,0oQ'UOD, lnoI Io
ly on men, women and children VIM
died prematurely." Lite eXpec dan,SS
according to Mr.. Cox may ~ Ied lsoare
bly, be extended from 81 to ~ yea ,;
with an increase in the knoWleuse -
preventab1e diseases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20

If a pair of shoes are too small they
may fit a woman, but if they are too
large she has fit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
Opposed to Clemency
For Imprisoned Soldiers
Negroes Who Participated in Houston
Riots in 1917 Not to Be Released.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The war
department is opposed to granting
clemency to the 63 former members
of the Twenty fourth infantry, who
are in prison for participating in the
Houston riots in August, 1917, Secre-
tary Weeks today informed Chairman
Kahn, of the house military commit
tee.
The secretary in a letter gave in
formation concerning the prisoners, all
negroes, sought in a resolution intro-
duced by Representative Anthony, re-
publican, OF Kansas, who asked wheth
er any of the men were in Leaven-
worth prison for merely missing roll
call on the night of the riot and
whether there was any likelihood of
clemency being extended to them.
THE only reason clemency has not
been extended and is not now recon-
mended," Mr.. Weeks stated, is that
on account of the offenses of which
these men were clearly guilty they are
not entitled to any clemency."
None was found guilty because he
had been absent from roll call on the
night of the trial.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
Large Tract of Georgia
Land Sells for 100000
Richmond Interests Buy $4,000 Acres
In Mcintosh County.

SAVANNAH, Cal. R. Paschall,
of Paschall n. c., has closed a deal
nv which he sold to Richmond inter
ests annroximately 10000 acres of land
At townsend in Mcintosh county, the
sheraton being about 100000.
The land sold is for the most part
heavily timbered and is regarded as
highly desirable. The TRANSACTION Is
one of the largest closed IN TINS Sec Sec
been under way for some time.
Mr.. Paschall owns and has develop
ed a number of large tracts OF valuable
land in south Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
FIND DOPE RING IN CHICAGO;
THIRTY CHINESE ARRESTED
Federal Officers Declare Drugs oelz-
ed Would Be Valued at $2OO,OOO.

CHICAGO-Thirty Chinese WMeIFf
arrested thousands of dollars worth OF
drugs confiscated and one OF inc III I;Go'
elaborate opium smuggling estdOi ISL
ments ever discovered IN Cn1Cae3 Wo'
broken UP by a federal raid early 10
day. 81 18th
cans of crude opium. Most OF the I'll,
nese declared they had recently 0oliie
from California and Oregon, -, +
The raiders declared a truck loag " %
drugs which, at retail prices, W Wo De
valued at more than $ZOO,Oo.Oo "eie
conhscated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
Cuthbert Man Gathers 300
Pounds Pecans From Tree

Mr.. John D. Gum, of Cuthbert,
has gathered 800 pounds OF pecans
from one tree in his garden IN the
rear OF his residence. The tree IS 50
years old, and is OF the Stuart paper
Shell variety. Mr.. Gum IS selling these
pecans at 40 cents pound.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20

Scr;bbler-''Do you find any merit
:, M NV noem?" Editor-"Well, it isn't
very long"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
1921 HAS BEEN A
VERY HEALTHY YEAR
THERE WERE HUNDRED AND
TFTY-THREE THOUSAND
FEWER DEATHS IN 1920.
IS SPAN OF LIFE GROWING?
Toll of Motor Driven Vehicles Is
Steadily Mounting; 10000 Is Death
Record for 10 Months. Other Fig
ures of Great Interest.

ures of Great Interest.
NEW YORK, N. Y.-There were
$4,000 fewer deaths in the United
States and Canada in 1921 than in
1920 said Robert Lynn Cox, third
vice president of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, in an address be-
lore the 18th annual convention of the
Association OF Life Insurance Presi-
dents here.
Mr.. Cox presented statistics based
mon official records of companies
transacting 80 per cent of the lie in
surance business, which, he said, may
indicate the dawn OF material
1engthening of the span OF human life
in the two countries" The hgures
show that this year will be entered on
the records as "the healthiest ever eX-
nerienced." Motor driven vehicles,
however, are exacting an alarmlngly
growing toll of victims.
The statistics, compiled from the
mortality experience OF u companies,
covered 100000 human lives, which
of necessity reflect the general health
conditions throughout the country. The
most amazing factor in the health Sit
nation of the year now drawing to
close, according to Mr.. Cox, is. the
almost complete disappearance OF IN
Auenza as a cause of death, only LAO
being reported for 10 months OF 1921,
as against 25,460 for the corresponding
period of 1920, which was not regard
ed as an epidemic year.
Grin Epidemic Costly.
Excess insurance losses of 1913 and
1919 occasioned by the grip were es-
t;nated conservatively at more than
S17OOOOOO0. The present years NOR
ta1itv gain. translated in the money
saved in the payment of death claims
bv all life insurance companies OF the
United States for 1921, measured by
outstanding insurance, according to
Mr. Cox, will amount in round num-
bers to at least $51 100000;
"A matter OF no small concern n
among increasing causes OF oeatn
said Mr.. Cox, rs the steadily mount.
inc mortality caused by automobiles
and other motor driven vehicles. me
number of deaths in l9ZI, reported by
the life insurance companies that Iur-
nished their figures tor the coHlplld-
ton on winch tIllS pdPSl 10 4
1924, an increase OF nearly 10 per cent
over 1920. Our experience Tor zen
months shows that 10000 human hves
viii ,,''i be brought to premature death
in in - 1921 by motor driven vehicles, at
an ar economic loss to the world OF at
least So, 100000. ,
Despite the huge decrease in mortal
itv from so-ca1led natural causes,
d. drop in the death rate OF policy hold rcd-
ers drom 9.58 per thousand last year
to 8.24 per thousand this year, the hg-
ures show that suicide and homicide
deaths have alarmingly increased dur
ing the 10 months Of the present year
Causes of Deaths.
The following tables, covering the
various causes Of death in l84,060 cas-
es occurring during the lO, months OF
1921. we're submitted by the speaker
Woman's enterprise., 1921-10-14
HOSPITAL OF THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS.

No greater boon can be bestowed upon suffering humanity
than by the establishment Of hospital by the FRANCISCAN
hand of women whose lives devoted to elevation OF
ne sick and manned and who administer without regard to the
RELIGIOUS conviction belief of patients who may be assigned 10
their su hands for treatment While the Franciscan sisters
one of the several orders of Catholic women Jew or Gent
Catholic or Protestant welcome to enter their hospitals whe
thew receive like attention and not subject to prosng al
tacks. .. : eo
No bodv of women had experience in caring 1or
e sick have been more successful hospital tnan
these noble sisters and wherever they have located their
have orsbed and have been regarded by those of every
shade of religious affiliations public blessing
Never perhaps the history of Baton Rouge mas larger
fund been raised as bonus short time and pleasing ana
most gratifying feature connection Herewith springs from e
fact that ali classes of citizens have responded to the can che
fuy and generously Jew and Gene Catholic and protestant
have not hesated to subscribe where solicited to 40 So
and all recognizing the benefits be derived by the
of first Glass; high grade hospital supervised and o
women whose lives devoted to the work and VINO nave ~
wears of experience in mnisterng to sick and wounded
With the opening of the hospital of the FRANCISCAN
Baton Rouge will possess curative establishment equal 10 w
best in the union. .,a ~
The speed with which the required sum was SUBSCRIBED
one to feel proud of being citizen of Baton Rouge ana " oe Gil
titled to hail its people felowcitizens and negnoors
Woman's enterprise., 1921-10-14
WOMAN'S ENTERPRISE
THE NO FENCE ELECTION

The majority in favor Of the fence law was so small
fovone votes election in which nearly 1000 voters par
the victorious faction is scarcely justified in boasng
ny rejoicing over its success One half within fraction OF all
who cast recorded opposition to the measure ana suc
being the case there little to be excessively proud Of
Nevertheless the will of majority matter how small,
must be respected therefore hoped all citizens Will accept
the verdict cheerfuy and that friction will ARISE over the
result It was hard fought battle and wonderu one on the
na of the defeated who had the newspapers the moned m
eress and even the administration in opposition but with
all those against they within fortyone votes OF victory
That great dissatisfaction exists cannot be denled-bu IN
time the opponents of the law will become reconced to this
new departure from customs handed down from their pioneer
ancestors and after fair trial if yet dissatisfied and the law
fails to produce the benefits proclaimed by its proponents he
same authority that ordered this election order another asking
for repeal.
Let US give it a fair trial and await results
Woman's enterprise., 1921-10-14
SPREADING OUT.

In meeting the demands Of rapidly growing community the
Bank of Baton Rouge the fore if not in the lead OF pro-
gressve It's latest advance is the establishment OF
branch depository in suburb Dixie for the accommodation OF en-
poyees the Standard Oil Company and other residents of the
wide awake section.
In noticing the growth of banking facilities cannot but
wonder at the marvellous strength of this popular banking lnst
ton which may be truhfuy compared gigantic widespread
ing oak springing from dmnutve from small begin
ming has grown be the strongest financial establish
ments in the State Built by Public Confidence its motto but
aside from public confidence wide and conservative management
has been leading factor towards it's growth and prosperity
It's strong financial position must be source Of pride to Its
president and its directors who with the Bank
the same spirit that achieved its great prevails
it's management actively the days of its humble beginning
Mr. L. Hause has been placed in charge OF this branch
the Bank of Baton Rouge
Woman's enterprise., 1921-10-14
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS DOlNu.

Ont Of mass of less important bills the Good Road Act
has appeared, shaped to the satisfaction OF tne
if not to that of few Individuals In providing COMMISSION
If three instead of one person. the legislature has shown wiz"
or and is in accord with public demand Ihe taxes ana
automobile owners ana tny n ARE % that Louisiana
nav have roads equal the best in the Unlon they 1ear M III
creation of an alpoweru ring should one person nho M M
funds to accrue from such taxation TO place millions Oh oo
lars at the disposal of single individual would certainty ke
him powerful factor in politics, and while 1t IS Wth m e
bounds of possibility that three commissioners c' % 4E
posed and act together exert banetul influence
fhpv are not 50 ant to do So Especially this true the
three are chosen from among the most practical ana peS
to be found Take the Railroad o1 n o' and
stance composed of three who practical politicians
everlasting job hunters and they could not agree nor
together politically or otherwise . ., avn uodor
If other legislation proves satisfactory as the one 9oe
discussion the public may justly say of the members OF the es
lature "Well done good and faithful servants
Another act passed by the legislature which meets WIN
hearty commendaion that to abolish or rather to esop
pencous practice of dual office holding We are indebted
we mistake not to bright and vgan member OF the house
from East Baton Rouge, Mr. Caruth Jones.
An art now before the house of representatives to
annu the generosity the Constitutional Convention by donating
from the funds of the State treasury exavagant IN
salaries of certain officials already ovepad services rendered
are considered If to undo the wrong done by the convention II
REQUIRES two-third vote The Womans Enterprise douots
that the will be successful but not you iel
low members NAV make up your minds that the vglan guardian
of State treasury the fiery gentleman from Oeosas Will kno"
the reasons for the defeat Of the b and that too in
the addltlOT tne IolkS dC
demand the reason for being liberal with public monies wrung
from an overtaxed people, And these reasons are not gooo
and sufficient your political has ended The puoc eye
is watching your every act.
What spectacle to present to the world Three high an(
nrominent State officials threatened with impeachment
Womans Enterprise cannot believe they body or any Of
hos heen ouy of mafeasance betrayal of public confidence
Should however proof of guilt be established something NOR
should be]meted out as an exampl
to others.
My! Oh, my! Signatures Of members Of the Constitu
tona Convention scarcely dry and yet is thought
amendment that instrument necessary to give full fore
in one at least and this too in face Of the assertion
one Of the members during the early days Of the session ths
he brains of Louisiana here gathered The Federatlo
of Womens Clubs could have gotten out more perfect instr
ent Notwithstanding the short time they have been voters