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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

There are not going to be many paved
roads built in Georgia this year. Such i'm
provements must wait until the costs are
greatly reduced or until the prices OF farm
products are increased. Farmers and Others
want good roads, OF course, but the ques-
ton OF expense is vital one under present
conditions
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

Iowa legislators now save halt an hour by
voting by machine instead OF by roll call
This gives them more time Tor taking
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

1t looks as though Judge Ben Lindsey
might have to go to jail. Whatever may be
the merits OF the case Judge Lindseys refusal
to betray confidence is contumacy that
rather appeals to the average person. There
are too few like Judge Lindsey in this par
ficniar
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

One OF the troubles is the farmer has too
MANY saviors. His salvation is largely in his
own hands, and is to be found on his farm
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

No one had to petition the house OF repre-
sentatives to pass the 100000 seed appro-
priation bill, because that is a purely political
pill, administered to an indisposed populace
every two years Just why only the congress
men can explain.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

The supreme court has held that automo-
biles for illegally Transporting liquor may be
seized whether their owners are innocent OF
the ofense of not. The fellow whose car is
stolen and put to such purpose is doubly out
OF luck
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15
The Debs Plea.

The action of President Wilson in refusing,
despite recommendations from tie, Office OF
the attorney general, to commute the sen
tence OF Eugene V. Debs is not surprising in
view OF the presidents previous refusals TO
intervene. AS the result Of the presidents de
cision Debs has been turned down by the
highest authorities in the land having failed
to get a reversal OF conviction from the su~
preme court sometime ago He now must
serve the remainder OF his term.
Debs was tried and convicted and scntcnc-
ed for violating the wartime espionage laws.
Every possible procedure has been tried by
his supporters to gain his freedom The case
has been fought in the courts and out. Up to
this time tangible reason has beer found
for committing his sentence except on the
grounds OF clemency-of mercy.
Despite his 90 years the fact remains that
Debs transgressed the law and was convicted
OF so doing, and he must suffer the penalty.
The law is stern and exacting, and plays no
favorites
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

Less burning of gasoline would be bene-
fetal to both the health and the financial con-
dition of numerous j. rs hereabouts-and
elsewhere, too.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

Call it disarmament or anything you please,
the fewer men carrying muskets and the more
handling tools and blowing corn and cotton
the better for the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

An ATLANTA man" stole Calvin Coolidge S
overcoat observes the Montgomery Adver-
tiser.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

The southwest Georgia farmer is happy
on the way toward recouping his fortunes.
More and better preparations have been made
up to now for planting than in several years
before
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

Are YOU one OF those who are Doing for
Dawson?"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15
TONGUES WELL OILED.

From the Washington Post.
The oiliest thing about some of this oil
stock they want you to buy is the salesman's
tongue.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

No concern Of daily life is so intimate but
that some one wants it regulated by law.
Freak bills are soon laughed out OF sight, but
others OF a more dangerous character read
very innocently on the surface. Investigation
shows that they are offered to meet the
needs OF some private interest or vent per-
sonal spleen, and would be OF no benefit to
the public
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

Liquor worth $4,000, some of it in pur-
pie casket, was seized in Chicago under
takers establishment Thought John Barley
corn just celebrated his first year in the grave
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

An American youth, just back from Argen-
tina, says keeping a date with a girl there
means spending an evening with the entire
family. If that custom existed in this country
he'd have to take them all to the movies and
feed 'em up afterward
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

When our young people begin to take
marriage seriously, to ponder it well, instead
OF looking upon it as doing something cute, "
thcre'n not be the need OF the twentieth
amendment, which the Ladies Home Journal
and some others are advocating.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

The farmers, under the present free-trade
tariff, are competing with the peasants and
poems of the entire universe" The ultimate
result, if the present conditions be permitted
to proceed to their legitimate conclusion,
would be to make poems OF our farmers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

w. G. Harding has to date been very
tactful, sensible unostentatious president
elect; but no more so than you might expect
OF country editor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

Now they are using poison gas to kill rats
locusts and the boil weeyil There are a lot
OF other pests it could be used on.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

Governor Dorsey will set a date for the
farmers to hold meetings in regard to reduc-
ing their cotton acreage. Ii is the opinion
of the Savannah Press that me farmers are
too busy to attend meetings and keep big
crops going at the same time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

We do not hear so much about proht-shar-
ing plans any more They belonged to the
good old days when everybody was flush.
Right now ii some chap would get up good,
workable scheme to share deficits he would
be voted niche in the hall of fame.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

domestic servants. That ought to tax the
family's patience.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

The word "hootch," it now seems, was
coined by the Eslimos to describe their ia
vorite brand OF liquor made of apples, pears,
prunes cherries, sauerkraut and onions. Some
OF the variety in this country tastes and acts
as ii it had the same ingredients,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

The women of Columbus will soon expert
ence some of the real duties and obligations
Of citizenship. The authorities there are go
ing to collect street tax from them. 1t is said
woman will be a candidate in the next
election to succeed Mayor J. L. Couch.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

A lot of office holders will join the movies
March 4th.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15

tariff, are competing with the peasants and
poems of the entire universe" The ultimate
result if the present conditions be permitted
to proceed to their legitimate conclusion,
would be to make poems OF our farmers.
The women of Columbus will soon expert
ence some of the real duties and obligations
Of citizenship. The authorities there are go
ing to collect street tax from them. 1t is said
a woman will be a candidate in the next
election to succeed Mayor J. L. Couch.
The word "hootch,' it now seems, was
coined by the Eskimos to describe their ia
vorite brand OF liquor made of apples, pears,
prunes, cherries, sauerkraut and onions. Some
OF the variety in this country tastes and acts
as If it had the same ingredients.
We do not hear so much about PROTESTANT
ing plans any more They belonged to the
good old days when everybody was flush.
Right now ii some chap would get up a good,
workable scheme to share deficits he would
be voted niche in the hall of fame.
Governor Dorsey will set a date for the
farmers to hold meetings in regard to reduc-
ing their cotton acreage. Il is the opinion
of the Savannah Press that ne farmers are
too busy to attend meetings and keep big
crops going at the same time.
When our young people begin to take
marriage seriously, to ponder it well, instead
OF looking upon it as doing something cute, >"
there'1l not be the need Of the twentieth
amendment, which the Ladies Home Journal
and some others are advocating.
An American youth, just back from Argen-
tina, says keeping a date with a girl there
means spending an evening with the entire
family. If that custom existed in this country
he'd have to take them all to the movies and
feed 'em up afterward.
The supreme court has held that automo-
biles for illegally transporting liquor may be
seized whether their owners are innocent Of
the offense of not. The fellow whose car is
stolen and put to such purpose is doubly out
OF luck.
The southwest Georgia farmer is happy
on the way toward recouping his fortunes.
More and better preparations have been made
up to now for planting than in several years
before
Liquor worth $4,000, some of it in pur-
pie casket, was seized in a Chicago under
takers establishment. Thought John Barley
corn just celebrated his first year in the grave,
w. G.. Harding has to date been very
tactful, sensible, unostentatiOus president
elect; but no more so than you might expect
OF a country editor.
Now they are using poison gas to kill rats,
ocusts and the boil weeyil There are a lot
OF other pests it could be used on.
Paris has decided to tax homes employing
domestic servants. That ought to tax the
famiy's patience.
A lot of office holders will join the movies
March 4th
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23
a good way To drive dull care
away il to forget that it is here
Taken From Life.

When Edna Ferber wrotn
Fanny HERSELF" she placed on
paper, life as it is lived among
the simple middle class people
OF small midweStern town.
When "No Woman Knows" u
Univcrsal-Jewel production, un-
folds across the silversheet, it
tells the story of Fanny Her
self" under tho direction Of
Tod Browning and provides
LABEL Julienne Scott with n
role admirably fitted To her
emotional and dramatic talents.
AT the Amuzu Theatre rnnr-
day. adv.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23
SMALL COMFORT ON VOYAGE
Sea Travel Of Comparatively Few
Years AGO the Reverse Of
Enjoyable Experience.

That the modern thlrd.clnss pas-
sengcr his more real comforts and
conNenienccS than ilrst-class pas.
Scnecr by SEA would have dreamed
of IN oldcn times Is made very apnar-
rni by n writer, who describes condl.
li"ns appcrinining to voyage to In.
iln rs they were before the openinr
of the Suc2 canal.
THE would-bc passenger engaged
his passage some months In advance.
Assuming him to he married md
travelling with wife and child ne
would be allowed. q cabin-whlch
meant four bare walls. more or less
odorois of paint. The next process
was Ia arrange with one OF numerous
outiltiing firms for the erection of
sleeping berths and the provision OF
bedding. For ordinary passengers
there were no baths.
The daily allowance OF fresh water
was two quarts per passenger; the
only method of snpplemen,ing this
mcager quantity was by catching rain
water. The term saloon was no,
h''"' iA'' Nbutu ~ nave been upprO-
PIRATE. The dining apartment was
chilled the cuddy, the walters being
known MS cuddy servants. The cuddy
stretched across the whole beam OF
the ship and was bare room with,
one long tnble. There was no smok.
Ing room, and In bad weather smok.
Ing on deck was difficult.
AN lights In cabins were eItin.
cnishcd al 10 y. IN. The Illumination
was by candles In swinging holders
with glass shades The cuddy was
lighted by areand lamps burning coal
oil. The food. though simple, was In
many respects equal to that In the
present liners. us large quantities OF
livestock were carried. These were
In charge Of a butcher and his assist.
ants, the latter being known as
Jimmy Ducks A COW was also car.
rIcd. that fact being bracseted In sail
Ing advertisements with an expert.
cnccd surgeon. There were no H.
brarics nor nnusements." Chambers
Journal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23

stiiic Nth failing stoucS. Tor they
are not II fair test of anyone's skill.
Where No Foot Had Trod.
\ thunderstorm was raging among
the crngs, SO hurried bnck and
retrcated across the glacier and de-
cidcd to climb the aignIllc. oil the left.
This In Itself proved to he consld-
cradle height. nnd before reaching It's
summit had become more Interested
In the great walls OF the main peak.
Far too swiftly the shadow NJ Mo
ran advanced TO jackson lake. the sun
disappeared. aud darkness reached
upward from the valley. Meanwhile
| left the ridge md traverscd the face
of the mountain until came to II
long chimney. Entering 1t. | found
my way upward In the failing Hight.
reaching and strn,ldling from side to
side for possible hand and footholds.
and struggling To surinount the glnnt
boul,lerS which were lnsccnrcly
wedgcd above me In the chimney.
At one point had To leave the
chimney for II short detour on thc
steep. smooth surfncc Again had
TO throw my riickSack M ahead.
wedge my ny into crack. and work
over hectling crag. Contrary to
custom on II rock climb. ! had brought
my iccnN with me. using II In the ali.
sence of a companion to lengthen my
reach MT difficult points The CHIN
ilcy was many hundred feet In length
and afforded athletic diversion which
would have been more enjoyable
earlier In the day. when should have
climbed more rapidly.
After leaving the top of the chin
ney there was II delicate fifty feet or
more OF vertical elm nnd slnntinr
rock where the slightest slip meant
ma Instant unhindcrcd descent for
thousands OF feet. On setting foot on
the highest point OF the mountain |
found level surface, possibly $50
feet long ana - feet wide. that was
Strcwn with few loose rocks. ON
this summit no foot had trod.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23
CHRISTMAS

Our Mr.. Moore will be ut the
Monte Vista Hotel November
% aud %, taking Christmas or
ders.
He would be glad to have you
call whether you purchase or
not. viii have his usual ele-
giant limo OF Watches. Jewelry
Siiverware and all latest Nov
elites.
d. b. RYLANp COMPANY.
adv45-47 Bristol, Virginia.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23
Only a Product of the Age.

Tho heart of man is suscepti
Bile to many influences. but that
of woman is greatest Of them
all.
a fair sample is the case OF
Chicngo's Ascending bank
president, Spurgin, who was re-
Gently reported dead.
a good wife and daughter
were not enough for him. He
annexed an affinity and squan-
dered his depositors' money on
her. When exposure could DO
no longer delayed he decanped
with the banks funds.
With officers of the law hot
on his trail he sought asylum
in Mexico with Pancho Villa,
the former bandit chief, who
defed governments and armies
with impunity.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23

The resurrccted story of Spur
gin should be n lesson 10 all,
but it will be needed by none.
Today it il mild topic Of con-
versalion. Tomorrow il will be
forgotten.
Other SpurRins will arise, and
follow the pace, and be dragged
down to perdition by the weight
of their transgressions. And
we will continue to talk, and
forget, and wait for the next
sensation TO break. 1t is the
microbe in the blood of the ago
nothing more. Tho microbe
that transmits the wickednees
of the ancients TO the children
Of today.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23
Mankind EASILY Governed.

Nothing appears more surprising TO
those who consider human affairs with
n philosophical eye than the easiness
with which the many are Eovosnsd
by the few.--Humn
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23
Danger From Stones.

Danger From Stones.
These reports matte the mountain
seem nll the more Interesting, and we
left Moran al eight o'clock that eve
ming for the nlne-mile trip across
Jackson lake, Impressed With the
warning that The walls near the
elnciei could not he climbed. we de-
cidcd TO investigate the northern face.
and we landed as far 10 the right Of
the central mass of the mountain as
IL seemed safe for MS To 10 In tile
boat.
IL was after y. M. on II hot day. II
most unfnvorahle time for serious
climb on amy glacial mountain. for the
sun had long been melting the snow
gu the heights Already The glacier
was strcwn with newly fallen rocks.
but passed on, jumping the open
assures aud sounding In the snow
with my ice.nx where there was dan
GER oi concealed crcviccs. | found
delicate work In crossing the Berg
Sclirnrd AMI surrounding the elm
above II, for | had tn descend into
the edge of the chusm where there
"crc great passaecways and cnverns
Of blue and green leading ur TO un
faihomcd depths into which one might
slip. The greatest danger. however
WAS from falling stones. which were
Shizzins With tremendous speed down
he cliffs to The glacier. and was
not eager TO .nirudc on their line OF
lire.
Ascending the grizzly walls OF the
cirque, reached tile summit just us
giant mass Of rock, tons in weight,
,nms bounding and crashing down
from unseen heights In tremendous
avalanche which passed within few
feet OF the trembling rock on which
| stood, As the rocks followed the
route OF my ascent aud spread over
the entire glacier below me, II seemed
unwise TO continue my climb, and I
reluctantly retrnced my steps. Thus
FAR my climb had involved only sucll
cchnicul difficulties us are In the
lays work Of any competent noun
ssineer, but Il Is safe rule never to
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23

But the devil is not alone in
his work as destroyer. The
vamp ia worthy accomplice.
The man OF wealth who seeks
an affinity seldom looks for her
in his own social or H.
nan cial act. She 10 general.
~ some poor, silly thing who il
POSSESSED Of n pretty face and
an attractive figure aud hasn't
brains enough To safeguard
what God gave her. The atten-
tions of great man ticklr
her vnnity-and her nvnrice
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23

soon begins to tickle his purse.
Once started, it is difficult for
the man to break away without
scandal. Often he doesn't care
to break. She is the forbidden
sweet" which adds spice to his
life, and he is content to drift
along until too late to avoid the
inevitable end.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23

Tho man is inexcusable, but
he is not alone in his folly. Too
many women think their duty
ends where it began-at the al.
tar. They arc more engrossed
in social climbing than they
are III providing that real home
life which every normal man
Graves.
The man who il neglected in
his home il tempted to seek
consolation in some other home.
1t ia always to be found. But
not all mon havo this excuse to
offer. Instead, it is perhaps
just the natural laxity of the
ancients cropping out again in
these days of modcrnity, fed by
the fires OF lust aud famed by
the curse of inordinate ambi-
ton.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-23
U I Is proposed to add nLoui 1907
a square miles to Yellowstone Nh. I
n tlonal parl, on the south: lcgisla-

u I IS proposed To add uDout 1907
square miles to Yellowstone Nh.
tlonal park on the south lcgisla
lion To this effect is now pend
.nc In congress. This enlargement III
cludcs the Teton rngc near the Idaho
Wyoming line. Jackson lake and the
hcndwnicrs of the Yellowstone river.
II viii give Yellowstone National park
magnificent scenery of kind il needs.
Grand Teton U3Ti7 fcct). highest
peak of the Teton range. has been Ia
nous MS u landmark since the days Of
the early fur trade. Mount Moran.
il.lu0. ON the west side Of Jackson
lake, lns never been assembled nc-
corhins To local belief
In Country Life I.cRoy Jcffcrs. a.
c.. J.. II. G. s. secretary Of the bu-
rcau Of Associated Mountain Clubs OF
North America. tells Of his ascent of
Mount Norm. Ills narrative runs:
My wife and entered Yellowstone
park by It's scenic eastern approach
through Shoshonc canon. climbing
through tunnels In it's towering walls
Of gray and pink.
After renewing my acquaintance
with the exIuisIicly colOrcd Grand
canon Of the Yellowstone. we assembled
Mount Wnshhurn FOR It's comprclcii-
sive view Of the park. Visiting the
hot springs and Eoyscrs. we finally
left Old Fnlihfui for the hamlet of
Moran on jackson lake. 40 miles to
the south.
As the Grand Teton had already
been climbed, wns more Interested
In the possibilities of Mount Moran
which was said TO be unclImbablc
H. NJ. Albright, superintendent Of
Yellowstone park. had just viewed IT
from various sides. everywhere find
Ing sheer cliffs. In August, 1917. n
considerable party assembled us far as
the glacier on It's eastern face. which
| ilcy nnmed Iluntlcy glacier II was
then reported In the Scientific Amer.
lean OF March 80, l01S. that "thc
summit has never hccn attained, and
probably never will hc. ms the last
1900 feet of the mountain are sheer
rcrpendiculnr walls of rock" Bcr
''hci"''u' WI" II thc ip'hl authority
IN the mountain. told ny that he had
srcnt many years in hunting sheer
on ITS crnIs. always searching for 4
route to the summit but Away,
turned back by unscalablc cliffs. II,
rccounte,f II thrilling experience Ia
which he ncnriy los, his life. and hat
come to the conclusion that tile noun
tain could he assembled only by driving
staples Into the ellis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

The guests who will attend the thea.
tro party and supper this evening which
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic II. StraWbridgc,
Of Torworth, Germantown. will give in
honor of Miss Sara 3. Baily, debutante
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Lloyd
BailN, VIII include Miss Ellen Douglas
Lloyd, Miss Jean Riley, Miss Priscilla
Morris. Miss Elizabeth Battles, Miss
Helen V. M.chell, Miss Gertrude A. r..
Graham, Miss Eleanor Sloan, Miss Lydia
NJ. Clothler, Miss katharine Knight
Smith, Miss Gertrude Dougherty, Mr..
Gordon w. Strawbr dge, Mr.. Alexander
Van Pelt, Mr.. James Ellison, Mr Philip
larson; Mr.. A, Webster Dougherty, Mr.
Kenneth Day, Mr.. Howard Butcher, Mr..
Frank Cortrght, Mr.. Philip Lee and
Mr. william Lippincott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Kirk Price. Of 1909
Walnut street. will entertain at dinner
at their home on Tuesday evening, No
Hember 20, TO be followed by a box
party at the opening performance of the
opera.
At the wedding of Miss Anne Jane
Kerr. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
T Kerr. and the Rev. Francis Macomb
Wetherill. VIII ch will be solemnized very
20. at the home Of the brides parents,
1907 Spruce street, tho bride will be
attended by her two sisters. Miss Ellen
g. Kerr and Miss Carlota =. Kerr, as
bridesmaids small wedding break
fast will follow the ceremony.
The guests who will attend the dinner
which Miss Elizabeth Jeanes. daughter
OF Mrs Henry Sulger Jcanes OF Lay
we'll Devon, will give on Friday evening
at the Bellevue STRAIT tford in honor Of
Mss Henrietta Macdonald Wilson,
daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. w. Reynolds
" lson, of Westwood. Villanova, whose
enga cement to Mr. Edward o. Shakes
hpq hagn npnnIlnCp1. Will include