davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26
Friday JANUARY 90. 1923.
THANKS TO FRANCE

Germany, according to press dispatches,
feels that she is being treated Shanetully and
dealt with unfairly when French and Bel-
gian officials deport, itnprlson or fine, sew
eral hundred ruillion marks those Germans
who refuse TO obey the orders issued by the
army of occupation. $50
Germans, as rule, seem to have most
wonderfully convenient memories, ThcY
forget SO easily. Germany does not wish
to dwell in thought upon the atrocities PEI
petratei upon poor defenselcss Belgium when
the Kaistr's vast and, as he thought Am
conqucrable Machine OF Var made, its CHASTITY
inroad upon that country destroying, piiias-
ing and deporting to its hearts content i'll
Violation of evtrygrulc OF war and every in
tsrnational and moral law She does not re
xcmber how Belgian and French families
We're scattered TO the ends OF the earth, wc-
IAen and children pistreated in such shame
MI manner that the entire civilized world
was parayzed by her inhuman methods OF
torture, yNor docs Germany remember the
1usitiana, loaded with helpless women ana
children, Which, was sent TO the bottom OF the
atlantic at the bchcst OF the Kaiser i'll his Ell
iprt4ts ,seTEotizc the, world and place France
aid Belgium under his own Prussianism and
under. the household OF the Hun.
Crefa@nfsiS poor loser. She yells like e.
yellow dog when she is given a dose OF hey
own medicine forgetting that She was once
conqucror OF France and what she did on that
occasion. The French and Belgians are, IL,
accordance with our understanding OF thc
Versailles Treaty, justifctt in their attempt
to collect.
III these measures seem hard or unfair
Berlin should be reminded that Germany was
not victor in the World War, and that C
the victor belongs the spo;ls, In, her owl
greed for gain and in her bloody and heart
less attempt to s,ibduc the world before he
Prussianism and TO make it a generally III
tit place i'll which to live. she failed and must
OF necessity. suffer the consequent hunniat
ing ANNOYANCE OF these bill collectors.
1t is true enough that Germany hasr'
much 10 give. but who would say that tht
world would not be better off and civilization
advanced should the German military policl
be forever crushed? The present oocupatio,
OF the Ruhr may be long step in that d;
rccton Ii so, tue world will ONE deb
OF gratitude to the French ior their lateS
step against their worst enemy, indeed i
not tile worst enemy OF mankind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26

either as ore Of the necessities OF
French politics or as deliberately
designed to force some sort OF gen.
cral international Intervention.
Both explanations would appear
to involve a suicidal gamble on
the part of the poincare Govern
ment, the playing of desperate
game with the odds heavily
against it.
1t is difficult TO believe that
the French drd not study from
every angle the situation which
would be produced by their course,
that they did not provide them
selves with more than one alterna'
tive line of procedure. 1t is pos
siblc that they anticipated Just
what has happened, and that they
are preared to deal with the pa
ralysis Of a great strike by Ger
man workers. 1t is perhaps unrea-
sonable 10 expect that the wheels
Of industry in the Ruhr should be
kept running in the circumstances,
or that they should bs restored to
normal activity in week or a
month.
1t may be too soon to pronounce
| the Ruhr occupation a failure, but
if the situation does not show i'm
provement before long, and il the
French do not develop to corstruc-
tive and productive program, the
outside world may insist on taking
a peaceful hand and helping to
save them and other nations from
the serious consequences that
threaten.
Other countries cannot allow
the indefinite continuance Of a
struggle that may cmbroil the
whole European Continent in
strife. The debtor natiors of Eu-
rope not only owe the outside
world money, but they owe it
peace. We have a moral right to
claim the latter obligation, even
if we do not insist upon the for
mer. If France and Germany
reach a hopeless deadlock, the
next move will be up to other
Baltimore Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26
ANOTHER NOMINATION FOR
SUPREME COUR"

in nominating Judge Edward T. Sanford,
OF Tennessee, for all associate ustlceship OF
the United States Supreme Court, President
Harding seems to have been actliated chiefly
by political and geographical considerations,
The nominee is a capable and efficient jurist,
but has achieved nothing more than a local
reputation. 1t must also be evident now that
the President does not intend to appoint other
than conservatives to the Supreme Bench.
Judge Sanford bears the reputation OF being
a consistent conservative, though not re-
dictionary, in his whole trend OF thought and
legal Interpretation.
With this appointment President Harding,
in the short time of two years has placed
upon the Supreme Court four of its nine
members; and probably before the expiration
of his present term he will be called upon to
name one, and possibly two more justices
This mears that the personal appointees OF
the current Chief Executive probably Will
dominate the supreme judicial body OF the
nation for decade or more to come. 1t IS
an almost immeasurable power that has come
10 him.
A well-balanced Supreme Court-balanced
as between the conservative and liberal inter-
pretations of the Constitution and the law
Should be the aim OF Presidents to whom falls
sthe tas, of renlaking its personnel 1t is not
necessary to break down the barriers OF con-
servatisnl to recognize that the liberalization
of the law is constant process, The zcalots
who would make the Constitution a fixed
rigid, virtually Interchangeable body of funda-
mental law are not safe guides for the coun-
try. any more than are those who would
,d,f a,Say with Constitutional safeguards al
topether. Both sides must have their day III
court 1t is a striking fact also that, despite
the fact that the Supreme Court has been do
minantlv conservative throughout most OF ITS
bistsry. NAM OF its vitality important declS-
;orsshay been handed down on tlve-to-four
basis-tl,at IS, four justices out OF nine dis
sented strongly to the opinion which there
after entered into the fundamental law or
the land. This in itself is sufficient to show
that the Constitution in its application 10 tue
complex economic problems OF this generation
* Iaroely a matter OF construction, OPINION
and interpretation; and as the Supreme NouFl
itself stated in the celebrated Steel lrust
case, the interpretation often may De intl''-
enced by such extra-legial considerations as
public policy. 49,,
Like Justice Butler ,of Minnesota, Judge
Sanford comes to the Supreme Bench without
being well known to the country. lie comes
to the court with the opportunity to MAKE
great reputation, for i'll the next few years
the tribunal will be called upon to make deci-
sions which will have 4 far-reacfllng ellec!
upon American economic and industrial MS
tory.-BaltimOrc SIN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26
DIARIES AND DIARISTS

In the spontaneous reception
now accorded to the diary Of
Joseph harrington, a long-forgot-
ten artist contemporary win
Blake and Russell, we have eVi-
dence of the unfailing fasclna-
ton OF such records. AS an IN.
innate fresh, authentic picture Of
the England of Pitts and Scott $
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26

Alberta, Canada, has the distinction OF send
INC the first woman to a British parliament
Mrs. Louise G. Mckinney, who served onS
term but was defeated at the last election.
Miss Roberta NIacAdanls was the soldiers
representative in the Alberta legislature duf-
inc the war. Alberta now has two women
legislators: Mrs. Irene Partly, and airs.
Nellie MacClung. Miss Agnes MacPlhah' Of
the national Canadian Parliament was
teacher in Alberta
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26

Reading between The lines Of tbs inleflnaa-
ton coming from Raleigh as TO 'he fecep.
ton OF the anticapital punishment plh one
might be led to believe that the LEGISLATURE
would be more inclined TO make capltall pun
islument popular sport than TO abolish T.
f -haylossss 0bSfTe,cT -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26
DOG WAR RACES

Dog on them dog on dogs is the Sopg
Policemen Luther Hayden and lluSscl
Thompson hum as they ;gaikSswins into their
stride in the war the City Manager and
Health Officer have declared upon the wild
and woolly ours that travel around the CITY
with the air that i is theirs. The war siartes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26
AMENDING AMENDING

The criticism of Article y n
the federal constitution used 20
be that the farmers had nane
the process of amending too dun
cult. But the passage Of fo,r
amendments within the last ~
years had proved that the ma
ehinery is workable. Now TIE
question is whether the meti'oe
is not too facile, !, .as
Senator Wadss'sth'ss Fesdll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26

While that railroad to redeem the LOST tfro.
vinecs is in the air down at Raleigh, 1t IS al
right. Ii is when they start 70 bring i 70
Garth aud begin 10 pick plaee for it to Agnt
that bloody war will break ont all over taF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Meas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26

Mistletoe, because Of its dam
age OF growing trees in the for
ests of the Northwest will be de-
stroyed by order of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26

Perhaps not the least OF the troubles o.
the boys returning home iron the khlnc Is
that they are having to come back where ths
American dollar is worth only 100 gents OF
whereabouts. Richmond Timcs-pNfdteh!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26
yesterday in dead earnest. II looks like :

Yesterday in dead earnest. II looks IKE q
sure victory for the cops
AS usual, our contemporary from across
the. river has published story ACCORDING
TO this article it would be. unsafe Tor any
one 10 stick his head within the city limits
but we are assured that conditions are not
so bad as painted One thing however, .
sure and that is: We are to be rid OF the
worthless ours that is, also providing the
order to catch them does not get side-tracS
as KS immediate predecessor did.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26

which may be unresponsiye to pre-
vailing public sentiment.-New
York Tribune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26

Copperas contains no copper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26
FOUR

BIBLE THOUGHT, FOR TODAY
A And our hope of you is stedfast, know
~A.ing, that we are partakers of the SUI
SY ferings, so shall We be also OF the con-
~ ISOLATION. Corinthians l. z.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
Waiting for Us.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

Additional information concerning tn e
league sof nations is slowly coming to light,
which may help to explain why President
Harding is so emphatic in repudating the
league The president and the state depart
ment probably are in possession OF tacts
which they do not feel at liberty to publish
at this time.
There has always been a suspicion among
Americans that one of the uses to which the
league may be put is to levy heavy hnancial
tribute on this country. The apostles OF IDEAL
ism have assured us that what Europe wants
is not our money, but our advice and Co
operation But it appears that something
more than moral values and idealistic asplra-
tions are involved.
Great Britain and France, under the name
of mandates, have awarded themselves large
tracts of territory Some of these mandates
may be profitable; others, like Mesopotamia
and Syria, have caused enormous expend1-
lures for military operations. British and
French taxpayers are grumblng about the
high cost. The matter came up Tor discussion
in the French senate. Senator Henry Beren-
guer. chairman of the budget commission,
made the following statement, as quoted in
Paris cable:
Il prefer not to discuss either the Syrian
policy or the Syrian mandate, but
remind you that France has expended
several billion francs for military and diplo-
matte operations in Syria. The league of ma
t1noS should nave assumed tnese charges IL
self, which foreign critics of our budget
should remember. We insist at least on an
exact accounting being maintained for fu-
ture international settlement"
Nothing can be collected from the league
at present. Nor is it wise to make a formal
demand on the league. That might scare ad-
vocates of American participation in the
league But meanwhile exact bookkeeping"
is insisted on ''for future international settle
ment"
Why should the United States pay for Eu-
ropean mandates? Because, we are told, the
whole mandate system was proposed by
Woodrow Wilson, and thereby the United
States incurred a financial responsibility
The league of nations is waiting for us.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
A Good Word for the Sparrow.
From Our Dumb Animals.

Can any good word be said for him? De
spite his many human enemies he has still
some friends. 1t almost looks as if the very
powers that be who have advocated his
wholesale destruction might be coming over
onto his side. According to report issued
by the bureau of biology, United States. de-
partment of agriculture, "On one Utah farm
infested with alfalfa weevil English spar
rows alone in one season fed to their young,
it is estimated, 100000 of the pests making
them about a third of the diet of the grow
ing birds"
We have observed so often this little bird
immigrant chasing catching and eating
moths and bugs of various kinds that we
much prefer to praise him than blame him.
Perhaps hes pays in service for what grain he
eats There are many farmers and fruit
growers who would like the birds to put in
about eighteen hours day destroying insect
pests, but never peck at a cherry or grape
or a strawberry or help themselves to few
mouthfuls of grain
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
AMERICANS MORE HUMANE.

The enthusiastic claim of the Detroit HUI
name Society that Americans are kinder to
animals than they were is based upon oD-
eervations of that organizations officers
lasting through a number of years, and from
renorts from other societies throughout the
country. The assertion may be accepted
without discount for the reason that humane
societies are exacting in their demands that
humane treatment be accorded to dumb ami
mails, so that any expression OF belief IN an
;mnroved condition would result only from
established facts. Humane societies are not
easily satisfied with indications OF improve
ment. Jealous in their work of relieving the
suffering and distress of dumb animals, they
can be depended upon to express disapproval
and condemnation of conditions that are I'M
satisfactory
Two reasons for the improvement are set
forth in the Detroit report. The most I'M
portant work now showing results is seen
in the efforts made in the schools to teach
children from the kindergarten up that 1t is
manly and woman1y to be kind to all help
less creatures GAS result" says the report,
blows and girls are looking out for the in
tereSt OF the DlrdS ana dLlIildls do HONOi "
fore" The second reason is that men inter
ested in breeding and buying and selling ami
mails have learned that it pays in dollars and
cents to be humane to them. That is ma
terial rather than a spiritual reason, but it
can be seen that the humane society appre-
ciates the results obtained. At any rate, the
animals are benefited, and that is what the
society greatly desires.
The spirit of fair play pervading normal
Americans is cited by the society as still an
other reason for the improved condition, and
this is a tribute to the strengthened character
of the people 1t is most gratifying to note
that the society says: mo normal American
cares to iniure anything that cannot fight
back"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
OPERATED.

Like Whitman now l sing myself, | should
be celebrated, because this good old dome OF
mine has just been operated. They took me
from my warm warm cot and made me go
where / would not, both first and second
times and then carved up the good old bean
that writes these rural rhymes They clad
me in clean white robe which covered me
but sparsely, yea, if you ask me man to man.
it was not modest scarcely. had good COW
er on my chest, good cover on my feet-the
only thing | kick about is that they did not
meet O when | reached that clean white
room | shut my eyeds tight; if Doc had lett
meat axe cut aimed to miss the sight.
The gas came flowing to me free, with gen,
tie, soft persuasion, saying they had no need
for me to help on that occasion. | heard the
nurses gentle tones, speak. far away and
sweetly, | heard the doctors gruffer voice,
then faded out completely Though my bald
head is bandaged up until it looks like
double it's working we'll and wrote these
rhymes without bit OF trouble. The pretty
nurse who keeps account Of how we spend
our time at a. m. recorded The patient
wrote rhyme" Doc read the nightly rec
ord and the rhyme which here | give, then
said, at seems pity, but the man will likely
live" Bob ADAMS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
YOUTH AND THE GALLONS.

Those who agree that capital punishment
ought to be continued are likely to disagree
regarding the age at which youthful muir
derer should pay with his life. 1t is the usual
thing nowadays for man of Il, or even Is,
who has committed a brutal crime to be re-
ferred to as IAN unfortunate youth" as in
the recent case in Georgia of the two Baker
Bows" But rarely is the opinion expressed
that the criminal was certainly old enough to
know better
A bow of 18-he really was boy in years
although declared by the prison officials to
be one of the most hardened criminals they
had ever known-was hanged at San Quentin
a few days ago for murder, which was one
of the most cold blooded killings ever to oc-
cur in California A motorist had invited
two BOYS, one of IS and another of II, to
ride in his car They were walking on the
highway and he gave them what is common
" called Gift" One of them shot him to
death after they had robbed their victim.
Lawrence Campbell the youth of Is, was
convicted as was Charles Davis, his COM
panion. Davis who was II, owed his escape
from the gallows to the fact that he was a
year Younger than his accomplice. Governor
Richardson was appealed to- but he refused
to intervene He took the stand that Camp
bell was old enough to pay for what he had
done. Perhaps he was, but Is is young, to
be sure, and capital punishment is terri
bic thing. On the other hand, there was the
life of their victim. 1t was taken without
thought as to whether taking it was right or
wrong One might feel somewhat sympa-
thctic for a murderer who has lived only Is
years if one did not feel constrained to have
more sympathy for his victim.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
Here's the Longest Word.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Until recently the longest word in the
English dictionaries was "disproportlonable5,-
ness" which is not so very long, after all,
when it is compared with some of the gigant-
ic names of modern chemistry.
Henry Sarey an English poet, wrote some
where around the year 1900 burlesque call
ed by the sounding name, "Chrononhoton-
thologos," in which there was character
called "Aldeborontipho T h
whole play is full of long words and bonn
bastc phrases, a noted example of which is
the following: His cogitative faculties i'm
mersed in congibundity of cogiitation," An
English newspaper is on record as having
used with what meaning it is hard to guess)
this truly Gargantuan word, "Polyphrasticon-
neutrality-suspicious.
This was possibly a burlesque on some
long-winded political proclamation. But the
king of them all, the longest word without
doubt, ever coined, was word used by the
Greek comedy writer Aristophanes. 1t is I'M
necessary to give this word. Besides, lack OF
space forbids Suffice it is to say that it has
70 syllables and III letters.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
Who Grows the Worlds Cotton?
From the Jackson Herald.

A great many people think the south does
but the south only grows part of the worlds
cotton-some per cent in the year 1922
and only So per cent in the year 1921. In
1915 and 1916 the United States or, practical
ly speaking, the south only produced 50 per
cent of the worlds cotton and both crops
in this country were over II million bales.
In 1921 with world production of cotton
of 14,741 900 bales this country produced
7,954,0O0 bales or a little over So per cent.
India produced 100000 bales. Egypt $4,000
bales, China 1,175000, Brazil $4,000 bales,
all other countries 100000 bales.
In 1922 out of total world crop of H.
or So per cent Other producing countries
were India 3,75O,OOO bales Egypt 1,05O,00O
bales, China 100000 bales, Brazil $4,000
bales, all other countries 855,000 bales, or a
total produced outside of the United States
of 100000 bales
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
HOW THE MONEY GOES.

Since the federal government announced
that the national treasury had a surplus of
S300000000 at the close of the fiscal year
June 30th spendthrift public has made the
following suggestions:
A $500,OOO,OO0 bonus for the soldiers who
served in the world war.
Z A $100000000 fund to make prohibition
enforcement a real thing in this country.
A first payment of $250000000 by the
government on the purchase and nationalist
ton of the railroads, the coal mines, the steel
mills and the sauer kraut crop of the country.
A $70,O0O,OOO river and harbor pork barrel
bill
A $400,00O,0O0 program for the rehabilita-
ton of disabled veterans
Sixteen different Investigations of 10 diff
ferent national activities in which no one is
interested, to cost between $4,000 and $780,
900 each.
National home for superannuated politi-
clans, to cost $70000,000
To date there has not been single sug-
gestion that Uncle Sam the $300,000,000
to pay his debts and reduce taxation, but it
is possible that some narrow-minded citizen
will think of it before the summer is over.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

Any American fear that the comfy OF ma
tons is endangered because of the contlsca-
ton of foreign ships liquor supplies may be
considered as practically groundless Already
the head of one of the powerful governments
affected, that of Great Britain, has declared
that American officials were in their rights
TO break British seals and seize intoXicants
brought into port in violation OF prohibition
laws. The prime minister showed no feeling
of alarm whatever in announcing his govern
ment's stand before the house OF commons.
II is recognized that the United States has
both the right to create statutes as it sees fit
and to execute them. He does not subscribe
TO the theory that American law would be
subverted by the fact that foreign law is IN
conflict with it. Foreign law of whatever
country is supreme in that country's juris-
diction, but it loses its supremacy when it
attempts the invasion of another states au-
thorty.
Commerce is much more important than
the degree of ships wetness. The British
government sees that clearly. So also may the
governments of France and Spain and Japan
and of other countries affected. Commerce
and not liquor is the compelling thing in the
worlds progress. Later on, perhaps, congress
may change the 18th amendment in such
way as to minimize the present friction, but
in the meantime the regulations that abso-
lutely prohibit liquor invasions are nothing
70 WORRY about