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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09
The Old Fashioned Home.

Concentration of effort made by man in
the accomplishment of twentieth century
tasks has resulted in a concentration OF many
things, among them being the space and en-
vironment in which American families live.
It is seen that the old fashioned home is
rapidly passing in the big, busy cities, and
even in smaller cities and towns According
to report on 1920 building operations
throughout the country made at Washington
by the United States chamber OF commerce
this condition is now most marked. The time
may come when in congested urban district all
residences may occupy space instead OF
ground, one being on top OF another in the
apartment house tiers already seen develop
ing.
The old fashioned family home in which
one family lives still exists, of course, in ev-
cry city, but the tendency for duplex houses
and apartments is growing stronger all the
time 1t requires too much acreage and the
loss of valuable space above the roof for the
one family home to be considered in these
times of high priced land and building ma
terial costs. The advantage of having front
yard with its shade trees, its shrubDery and
its flower beds, or lack of a back yard with
a garden of growing, green things seems to
have become less when measured against
the value of building space These disappear
in the modern apartment house, which may
provide automatically all the comforts OF
heat and light and other service. That appeals
to many families. Americans are hating
drudgery more and more, which accounts for
their sense OF comfort in an apartment that
has nothing to offer but its walls and the con-
venient arrangement of its walls. SO the old
fashioned home, with its one attractive envi-
ronment, its secluson its feeling of indie
pendence and intimacy and its worth as an
asset when owned by its occupant becomes
unpopular.
Fortunately heavier percentage of families
still prefer the one-family home. They may
not be in the majority as the years pass, but
homes of this kind, it is certain, always will
be found Some families, untouched by the
modern ways of living, will insist upon having
their own homes, whether grand or humble,
a little removed from the abodes of others
These may be counted on to perpetuate the
idea of the one-family home with its front and
back yards and all the touches that make it
distinctly appealing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09
Loahng in Europe.

Some weeks ago The News expressed the
opinion that, if the European countries would
quit their pickering and quarreling and idias
long enough to go to work and produce goods,
the world would rapidly recover from the
blow it suffered because of the war. That
conviction is made stronger by report from
7. M. Glenn, secretary of the Illinois Manu-
facturers' Association, who after a six weeks
tour abroad, says the Germans are the only
people in Europe who are not loahng. Mr..
Glenn says:
Germany is the only European country
that is working to any extent. Practically
the rest of them are loahng. They want
the United States to give them more money
so they can go out and play some more.
England needs Wellington, France Ma
po1eon, and Italy Garibaldi to make them
go back to work.
That is strong indictment of the people
who won the great world war for civilization,
but the evidence at hand shows it to be main
1y true. The European countries are loahng
on the job.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09
WOMEN OUTNUMBER MEN.
AS Result They Are Entering Field of
Trade and Commerce
From the Washington Post.

There are more women than men in the
world today" stated Mrs Katherine Glenn
mons Gould president of the Woman's In
ternatonal Chamber of Commerce, at the
Willard. Because of this women are entering
the fields of trade and commerce in larger
numbers than ever before There is work to
be done, and the women are willing and eager
to do it.
I'm France there are 100000 more wo-
men than men. In England the women out
number the men by about 100000 The
same is true in Germany and in almost every
country that waged war in the recent world
catastrophe. In many of our own states the
women outnumber the men. This being so,
it is but natural that women should take to
business. The old prejudice against women
in fields formerly occupied by men has al
most completely died down. Women realize
that if they are to follow in the footsteps of
men have done successfully. Some OF the
endeavors in trade and commerce. 1t might
at the heads OF some of the greatest Ameri-
can business institutions.
The old order has changed. Women,
spurred on by necessity, have taken active
interest in business and are making good.
Many of them, left widows by the war. with
children to support, were not content to re-
main idle and let Others support their charges.
Instead they have gone forth into the fields
formerly controlled almost exclusively by
men and have proved to the world that wo-
mans place, aside from being in the home is
also III the marts OF trade, if she So chooses.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09
Grand Old Georgia.
From the Worth County Local.

Despite the boil weevs, the COW ticks and
politics Georgia is still great and glorious
state 1t is just announced that Georgia S
peach and melon crops this season brought the
growers over twenty million dollars The sale
OF hogs last year brought the farmers of the
state ffty-three million dollars. And think of
it! Ten years ago bought nearly all our
meat and lard from the westl 1t is estimated
that Georgia will produce this year more than
ninety-four million bushels of corn, more than
two million bushels OF wheat, more than
twelve million bushels of oats, and velvet
beans, peanuts, hay and sweet potatoes that
will require a string OF box cars from Sy1-
vester to San Francisco to haul them to the
markets OF the world. This is the thirteenth
depression Georgia has passed through since
the civil war. Georgia came through the 9TH
ers all right We are coming through this one.
too, and with greater resources and no less
courage, skill and intelligence than when we
met similar troubles before Georgia produces
twice as many watermelons for market as
any other state in the union and her peaches
are famous for their delicious flavor the world
over. Great is Georgia!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09
A Parcel Post Probe.

The suspicion that the parcel post is losing
money for the government based on the fact
that merchants are using it for deliveries
seems to be well founded. A large number
of big mercantile houses discovered some
time ago that the government would deliver
packages of merchandise for them more
cheapy than they could deliver them them
selves, and at once initiated that system. Now
officials of the postofice department are be-
ginning to suspect that not enough is being
charged for parcel post deliveries. They base
this finding on the we'll established fact that
service more cheaply than can the govern
mefit under any system of operation yet en-
ployed. When the mercantile houses discard
their deliveries, which were expensive, to de-
pend on the parcel post the only conclu-
sion possible is that the government is losing
money if all the reports true.
An investigation of the finances of the par
eel post ranch of the postal department is
to be made, which may show how Uncle Sam,
in the effort to provide service the public
too great task for too little remuneration
The parcel post has been a godsend to mil
lions of people, and is so considered by mer-
chants who are saving money by using it.
Since economy is the watchword of the times
it is we'll that attention has been called to the
parcel post situation, so if there is a money
leak ii may be stopped.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09
There and "Here. p"

A philosopher has commented on the long
ing that everyone must confess to be some
where else This is the handspring OF much
of our restlessness and explains in part the
moving about that we do.
"'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view
And robes the mountain in its azure hue.
Anywhere else, or everywhere else, viewed
from distance, appears to be so much more
attractive than the place we are in And so
we are ever in pursuit of new scenes and
new environments in an effort to escape
from the ''here" and taste the delights of the
there" This purs-:@it keeps us in constant
state of fux. In the winter we flee from the
cold and in the summer from the heat. We
are quick to surrender the comforts OF home
life and invite the discomforts OF travel in
order that we may get away from here"
And in the end we are quite likely to con-
clude that we have been chasing rainbows
and pursuing will-o'-the-wisps, and that it is
all vanity and vexation of the spirit; for
when we have reached the there" we are
strangely surprised to discover that we are
not "there" but "here"-that the here" yet
pursues us and will not be shaken off.
II we Will dnalyZe the universal longing
to be somewhere else we will discover that
it is not so much desire to escape from
"here" as it is a wish to be away from one
self We seek in flight from the ordinary
routine of life relief from daily association
with our own personalities. We are COMPEL
ed to live in terms of closest intimacy with
ourselves continually. This intimacy we can
not evade or escape. 1t is strange that at
times it should become irksome, and that we
should wish to flee. from it?
1t matters not, however, how far away we
go, to what enchanting distant place our feet
may be led, we discover when we have ar
rived there that we have not succeeded in
effecting escape from ourselves. There" has
become here" to our disappointment.
Inasmuch, then, as we are obliged to live
with ourselves and cannot escape the con-
tact is it not the part of wisdom to make
the association as agreeable and tolerable as
possible? If we are unable to respect our
selves, if in the company OF ourselves we are
disconnected and unhappy, how can we 'eX-
pect that other people shall find delight and
association with us?
Distance lends enchantment," and the adj
vantage of bridging the distance is that clos
er view dispels the illusion. When there" has
become here" we discover that no distant
place has attractiveness such as our own home
place. In that discovery lies unlimited posi-
bilites of contentment
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09
MAY BE DEPRIVED OF HIS oUID.

From the Dalton Citizen.
Mr. Volstead, it is declared, is very fond
of chewing tobacco and much is being made
of the discovery. Perhaps some enemies of
his prohibition legislation would like to get
reformers after him and make him relin-
quish his plug just as he took the stein from
them but Mr.. Volstead's tobacco is safe
Too many members of congress like the
weed in its various forms of mischief or
comfort for any such conception of reform
to be effective Chew on, Mr.. Volstead,
chew on.-Dawson News
Too many members of congress" liked
their stein of beer, too, but they took orders
from the ant-saloon league, and you see what
happened don't you?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09
FORTY ACRES IN HUcKLEBERRIEs

From the Nashville Herald.
Forty acres are to be planted in ordinary
huckleberries near Americas. Who would
have ever thought an attempt to cultivate the
lowly huckleberry would be made? But why
not? The huckleberry is one OF the finest
berries that grow in this section Of the coun-
try. This is another reminder that our oppor-
tunities in Georgia are practically unlimited.
They say that there are something ike forty
to fifty different kinds of fruit and berries
that can be grown in Georgia. How many of
this number are growing in your community !?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09
WE HAVE SOME OF SAME KIND.

From the Oglethorpe Echo.
A hue and cry is being raised about an
English woman. in being a spendthrift, buy
ing solid gold bath tubs. If there had been
any OF them on the market about two years
ago we doubt not some folks right around
here would have acquired such luxury. Many
made Just about as ineXcusable purchases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09
NEW CUSTOMS.

From the Commerce Observer.
A church in Dawson holds the morning
preaching service at o'clock, Immediately
followed by Sunday school. There are many
new practices and customs being inaugural
ed in these modern times. No one has the
right to criticise the new methods until a
Thorough trial has been given them
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

The tax program for the state calls for rails
ing about $8,5OOOOO, but no one seems to
know just how it should be done. The last
report from Atlanta was that the legislature
was still looking for tax that would raise
the money without hurting.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

The Chicago suggestion that course of
matrimony be introduced in the high schools
must have been made by a person who has
not observed that school children get ideas
about marriage soon enough as it is.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Editor Brown of the Corde1e Dispatch, and
Editor Loyess of the EnquirerSun, are in
controversy about Singing" notes the Madi-
sonian Knowing both Of these gentlemen
we'd hate to have to listen to the dulcet notes
of either of them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

1t has been demonstrated by any business
man who has taken the time to investigate
it that advertising is not an expense, but has
proved to be the lubricant which has kept
business going and put it over these trouble
some times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Some doctors say that lager beer is good
tonic. Some doctors say it isn't We don't
know, and we don't believe congress does
AS general proposition it would seem that
physician who is competent to prescribe
strychnine and arsenic and the other deadly
poisons could be trusted with 4 per cent beer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Expressing the hope that "bolshevism will
be dead before next year." the Cordee Dis
patch adds: And we are about to get away
from that innocent perfectly harmless body,
the Georgia Legislature, without losing the
funds which have been gathered for road
building"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Georgia's farmers are fewer and larger than
ten years ago. Just why this should be is not
disclosed. 1t would seem that with the thick
ening Of the settlements OF the state the
farm would be smaller and peopled by more
workers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Those Baton Rouge La, carpenters who
cut their pay to stimulate building furnish
fine example for the railroads if the manage
ment would take heed and reduce rates to en-
courage shipping and travel
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Nobody is going to take care of you, and
you will have to paddle your own canoe"
Work is the only thing that brings a sure re-
ward Work hard, save more and talk less.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

The student who takes something besides
an athletic course doesn't get as much i'm
mediate glory out of it as the athlete, but
what he gets lasts longer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

The Missouri Legislature has heard that the
war is over, and is reducing taxes. They
ought to have been good enough to pass the
news on to Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

1t is said an extra session is being strong
ly limited at Atlanta, but if that is all that is
going to happen the state will not care 1t
can stand any amount of mere limiting.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Germany is trying to bring about her own
salvation through labor because there is no
other way; the rest of Europe is willing to
"let George do it."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Well, tobacco may be vice, as the Gid
cons declare, but there are millions of clean
honest men who are in love with Lady Nco-
tine.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

After the business girl gets all fixed up for
fascinating the men of the office they are
ready to take hold and do a little work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Well. they've increased the membership OF
the legislature There goes a part of the mil
lion or more dollars it was advertised the
state was going to save
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

The announcement from Washington that
there will be beer for the sick in few days
is likely to make number of persons quite i'll
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

AT least we do not have to do any more
worrying about the corn down here in south
west Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Swat the mosquito as we'll as the fly ii
you would keep healthy and happy these hot
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

The Thomaston Times is of the opinion
that 'the movement started in the Georgia
Legislature to abolish the District Agricultural
Colleges is a very pernicious one" and re-
marks that these schools, where properly man
aged, have done wonderful amount of good
for the country boys and girls. Editor Her
ring, OF the Triton Gazette, has made Wig
orous and able fight for the district schools,
one of the best of which is located at Triton.
The indications are that they will be saved.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Much has been made of the fact that Am
bassador Harvey played golf in England in
his shrt-sleeves. That is nothing; lis preach
ers took off their coats while attending a
summer conference in New York The Amer
lean idea OF comfort is pretty generally held
everywhere except when it concerns police
men, They have to swelter with their collars
buttoned tight about those Adams apples
no matter how hot it is.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-09

Observation-Disclosures Nnnn Observation-Disclosures Observation-Disclosures
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-05
A NOTE To THE POINT

The last note of Secretary Hughes
to the Germans is short but ii is per-
haps more pertinent than anything
heretofore said on the subject by the
American government.
In the fewest possible words Mr..
Hughes tells the Germans that their
last proposals are not satisfactory
and have not, therefore, been trans
mitted to the allies. This statement
is followed by a second which again
in the fewest possible words advises
the Germans that in the judgment of
this government they should go di-
rect to the allies with a satisfactory
offer.
An effort was made by partisan
opponent of the administration to
show that the adoption of the Knox
resolution repeating the declaration
of war with Germany and Austria
Hungary was a desertion of our al
lies. Nothing of this kind was con-
templated by the administration.
The Knox resolution was in the ma
ture of an execution of mandate is
sued by the American people last No
vember. In that election the people
said they did not approve of going
into the league Of nations as propos-
ed by Mr.. Wilson. This Knox reso-
luton simply confirms our purpose
not to enter the league.
1t is made very clear by Mr..
Hughes in this latest note to the
Germans that if they have been
banking on the Knox resolution or
the moral support of this country in
any way, they are wholly mistaken
in their assumptions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-05
MUCH EXPENSE TO COUNTY

1t would seem as though the vii
lisca AK murders, like the old man of
the sea who chung to the back of SIN
bad the sailor, was to be an ever
lasting source of trouble and ex-
pense, to Montgomery county. The
latest phase is the taxing of some
$4,000 in additional costs to the
county as a result of the McCaull
trial, perjury action growing out
of the murder case. The ak murder
Investigations and trials of suspects
already has cost the county tens of
thousands of dollars. And the So
luton of the mystery is as far away
as ever. The latest move was the
trial of w. B. McCaull, witness be-
fore the grand jury investigating
the murders, of perjury. The case
was transferred to Council Bluffs,
where it was heard two weeks ago
and resulted in the acquittal of Nc
Caull.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-05
CONFERENCE AT RED OAK
Many from Audubon Attended the
Important District Meeting Held
Yesterday Afternoon.

Four Red Cross conferences were
held in Iowa this week, the one for
southwestern Iowa, which includes
sixteen counties, was held in Red
Oak on Wednesday, May 4. About
$50 delegates attended and prepar-
ations were made to furnish them
accommodations by the Red Oak
Red Cross chapter. Those in at
tendance from Audubon were d. L.
Freeman, Mrs. E. F. Bilharz, Miss
Harriet Bilharz, Rev. Cook, Miss
Anna Skov, Miss Mae Mclaughlin
and Miss Ella NJ. Stearns.
The purpose of the convention is
to inform the public of the plans of
the society for the coming year, and
to bring about a closer relation be-
tween the local chapter and the ma
tional association. A banquet was
held at the Johnson house, and other
meetings of the conference were
held in the library auditorium.
Speakers of national reputation
attended the meetings, including
Walter Davidson, manager of the
central division, and Thomas Allison
and Miss Minnie Abrams, of Chicago.
In the ninety-nine counties of the
state there are twenty-seven perma-
,nent and active Red Cross chapters
and fifty-eight home service depart
ments. There are 101 public health
nurses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-05

ures given above as to my living ex-
penses and will cheerfully show to
anyone who may want to verify my
statements. Next, we may take the
climate. Yes, we have a wonderful
climate, but one day last winter,
when the rain was pouring as hard
as l ever seen it do in Iowa, l says
to an Angelnon, 81 always under
stood that it never rained very hard
in California" Well" says he,
this is unusual" And you will find
this true almost invariably, that if
you mention any disagreeable wealth
err, it's unusual"
Mr.. Shelley did not mention the
70-mile-an-hour gale which Long
Beach experienced shortly after he
left, nor did he mention the snow
storm we had last winter, but l
think people should write the bad,
as we'll as the good, the disagreed
BILE as well as the agreeable, so as
not to deceive the people back in
Iowa. Now, l don't want it under
stood that / wouldn't want anyone
to come here from the east. On the
contrary, l would be pleased to see
all of my friends, acquaintance and
relatives here with us to enjoy the
good roads, the pretty scenery and
all that, but l believe in telling the
conditions just as they actually are,
and not put on any extra polish
which might lead someone to come
here and not find things as he had
expected, and consequently blame us
enthusiasts for their coming here
and not being satisfied.
l am inclined to believe as one
practicing physician told me shortly
after / came here, that ''Los Angeles
gels, but that l would find there
were a considerable number of dew
lis here, also" And another trades
man says: 1.-THE spirit among a good
many Angelnons seems to be, do
the other fellow before he gets a
chance to do you"
Well, as my letter already is too
lengthy, l will not write anything
about the fine scenery and all that,
but in closing l desire to send a
hearty greeting to all my friends
and acquaintance back in Iowa and
say to them, come to California if
you can, and have desire to do SO,
but if you come, forget all about any
of this talk about cheap" living,
and all that, and come prepared to
pay a fair price for your living, the
same as you would do back in GOOD
OLD IOWA.
Very truly yours,
Hans Hansen,
5747 Lexington Ave.