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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-05-29
Shabby Figure Who Stood
Before Police Court Judge
Proves That He Can Sing
Voice Brought Tender Memories as
Prisoner Sang, and Judge and At
tendants Wiped Away Tears.

NEW ORLEANS, Lat was in
a night court last night. A man had
been arrested on Canal street because
he was acting in manner which a
policeman regarded as suspicious and
it was a sorry figure that stood before
Recorder Leonard. He was dirty, his
clothing was shabby, his hair was I'M
combed and certain facial lines and
contortions suggested the narcotic adj
dict.
Whats your occupation?" Judge
Leonard queried
I'm a singer" was the reply.
The spectators who attended the
night court for the sake of amuse-
ment, Uttered. The Judge looked
skeptical and it was plain he didn't
believe the man.
Lets hear you sing" the court de-
manded in a sarcastic tone.
And the prisoner sang. The first
note was greeted with smiles, but the
smiles disappeared quickly and gave
way to expressions of surprise and
rapt attention.
"Sure l love the dear silver that
shines in your hair.
"And the brow that's so furrowed
and wrinkled with care"
His ragged clothes and unkempt APP
pearance were forgotten-forgotten
too, was the fact that the scene was
in a court of justice. 1t was only real
lied that magnificent tenor voice
was lifted in a song that brought
memories to every one within hearing
memories made dearer by the passing
of years.
q kiss the dear fingers that toiled
over me,
"Oh God keep you and bless you,
Mother Machree.
The song ended. For a moment
there was absolute silence then a
roar OF applause shattered the dignity
of the place-and there was no at
tempt TO stop it.
One the bench Judge Leonard hast
lily brushed handkerchief across his
eyes.
You're discharged" he said.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-05-29
Rub Rheumatic Pain,
Soreness, Stiffness
Rub Palm right out with small
trial bottle of old
"St. Jacobs OIL"
What's Rheumatism Pain only.

What's rheumatism Pain only.
Stop dragging Not one case in
fifty requires internal treatment. Rub
soothing, penetrating "St Jacobs Oil"
directly upon the tender spot" and
relief comes instantly. st. Jacobs Oil"
is harmless rheumatism and sciatica
liniment, which never disappoints and
cannot burn the skin.
Timber upl Quit complainingi Get
small trial bottle from your drug
gist, and ii Just a moment you'll be
free from rheumatic and sciatic pain,
soreness, stiffness and swelling. Don't
sufferl Relief awaits you. Old, honest
"St Jacobs Or has relieved millions of
rheumatism sufferers in the last half
century, and is just as good for SCI
atica, neuralgia, luHabago, backache,
sprains and swellings.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-05-29
Finds Lovely Women
Are Fast Fading Awo,
Noted Artist Walls at Their n,
Legs and Bony Shoulders

PARIS. France.-"In my t,o..
five years of painting | never ~ LII
seen a perfect model nor, reallv n'1
ty woman says Sir William 0tpn lell
great portrait painter. 0ptn|
Sir Williams pronouncement
doubt will cause sensation in so.t9
circles in view of the large n,, ,Ufla
of famous women he has 0aint aiiOe1
Ten or fifteen years ago artists i.
little trouble to select paintabIe ~. Id
and legs, but now they have TO ss a,l
for weeks" said the painter ''V
Sir William attributes this n ,,
mobiles. Women use automobiIeS y.
much, he says, that their legs becon
thin, and their feet and arms v weaI
artificial" I ,sa
"They substitute with paint for I
glow of health" he said so how I u1
painters be expected to portray "bs .a
ty" when it is artificial
From my observations I wo,,
say that women's legs steadilv ~
becoming thinner, their waists fatta.
their shoulders bonier. | have sss.
photographs of the winners OF news
paper beauty contests, and | also b.S1
combed the movies, and | have NY
found one genuinely lovely woman
"On account of this condition ~
are up against a great difficulty, HI
while we paint portraits in a strona
natural light the majority OF modeI5
look wan and haggard in anything mi
artificial light"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-05-29
FIRE SITUATION
IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA

ST. PAUL, Minn.-The forest fire
situation in northern Minnesota is be-
coming critical, w. T. Cox, state for
ester, said today
More than 500 men were combat
ting the flames today in more than a
dozen different districts, according to
reports to Mr.. Cox. For the most part
the fires are light fires" running in
the tall grass and cut-over land
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-05-29

Five persons recently dropped dead
on the streets OF Manila from the
effects of tuberculosis.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-05-29
quake which could not be located at
that time.

water (IldIlSCo S4A'
Further evidence OF upheava!ls at
sea is shown in the report OF the
limited States navy department con-
corning the findings by the captains
nj four vessels OF great patches OF
water in the Pacific which had turn
ed chocolate reddish color
The report OF the disappearance. OF
Easter Island by the captain OF a
French merchant ship adds another
TO the list of mysterious recent hap
penings in the Pacific.
The island is 1900 miles off the
coast OF Chile and was famous Tor
its ancient gigantic statues believed
to have been the work OF prehistoric
people -
studied the statues have expressed the
belief that the island was once part
Of lost continent and that vast
unheaval carried most of the land and
all the inhabitants to destruction
thousands OF years ago.
Islands Sinking.
Still later Capt. Campbell OF the
steamer Martha reported at Coquim-
DO, Chile, that on visit to the I'M
inhabited islands of San Alnbrosla
and San Felix, 500 miles off the Chill
can coast, he found them much small
Anchoring, he fohnd the water tep-
id and the rock bottom changed to
sand. Heavy sulphur gases pervaded
the air. Landing, ne discovered thous-
ands Of sea fowl dead in their nests
and dead fish covering the island.
Five persons recently dropped dead
H. .4-oo+r of Manila from thP
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-05-29

At one of the largest watch fac
tories in the world fifty loaves OF new
bread are used up each working day
for cleaning delicate parts OF watch
es by the workers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-05-29
EVILS OF CONSTIPATION.

Perhaps the most serious of the dis
eases caused by constipation is ap-
pendicitis. If you would avoid this
dangerous disease, keep your bowels
regular. For this purpose Chamber
lain's Tablets are excellent, easy to
take and mild and gentle in effect
adv.
READ THE NEWS WANT ADS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
Handing 1t to Posteritv

Hugh Dalton, the atthor, has been delving into war
debts He finds that England is still paying for the bat
tie of Waterloo the charge of the Light Brigade and ,he
relief of Ladysmth in South Africa.
The Napoleonc ended a century ago, and yet in
1914 Great Britain owed for those the approximate
sum of 900, and paying billion year of
interest debts of that character Dalton using these
facts basis concludes that f historical presidents
are followed the people in 2023 will be paying for Ypres
and the Somme."
The point about this is plain. If our mistakes and
troubles and burdens of the present chafe and weigh
heavily easily pass considerable portion of them
to posterty The latter is helpless 1t has no voice in
the matter and it cannot escape itself. We know
because we, ourselves, are posterfty
sisters bathing suit viii make fine basketball little
Henry this fall
making Johnny
a cowboy suit.
An old bird cage placed over an electric light protects during
family fight.
husband has borrowed what
buttons
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
LAWYERS and MurdererS

The defendant was one Roland Duck and he had muir
iered Nellie Pearce-hs plea of course, insanity.
They tried Roland Duck in just six hours including
hours adjournment for lunch and half hour off for tea
and found him guilty
That's the case that the American Bar association
meeting in Minneapolis the other day. cited to show the
swift and of English justice conrasted to
the cumbersome legal machinery in America. The legal
association deporng the great record of crime in this
country, is seeking remedy.
Roland Duck lived in London, England where there
only II murders last year. despite the fact that it is
the largest city in the world Had he lived in New York
city. where there 26O murders year, Chicago
where there 1877, Memphis where there almost
that many, he might have Jared better.
First Of all, Roland could have got out bond and
have framed up his witnesses Then there could have
been arranged delay after delay while his shrewd lawyers
fought to stave off trial long possible to let
public Indignation cool off After the finally
up there could have been delays while the high
brow alenss, hired by each side testified pro and
whether Roland Duck not crazy Various
and sundry appeals, motions for trials and of
legal techncates injected by his cunning lawyers could
have forestaed the verdict.
But Roland Duck was born in England, where there
only 63 murders in 1921. He should have been born
in the United States where there nearly 10000 muir
ders.
The American Bar association seeking the remedy for
worldbeating murder rate might well begin within
its profession. What lawyer has not sat in court
room, watched cunning colleague, representing prs
he knew to be guilty, deliberately trying throw
every possible obstacle into the path of justice.
Before pointing the accusing finger elsewhere the bar
association might seek to rid the legal fraternity of these
honest defense but will deliberately try to wreck the
machinery of justice that has been set for the protec
ton of the people
weighs pounds weighed ssI
because she was fat. well bet
opimts that
he be buried in furs
The Kabchnieis in Philadelphia Had
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04

course. n everything about the car
can be ktnt right and has ne break
downs they are quicker Hut how
Ions viii tho car maintain this speed
There's always a stop or many utopa
TO flE this thing and that The milk
man who uBod 10 use horses 10 de-
liver Ra thoy do now IN Spokane,
used 90 be along az the same time
every day, nov uses a car 70 deliver
ana very often h M much NJ three
hours late. ana sometimes doesn't
come along AZ all for he bias had n
breakdown As Mr.. Dent saya. you
never can tell when sou ARE going "a
got there with AN auto. This "city
man" thinks Mr.. Dent IN 100 old
fashioned Well would 81 be with
"eity man" and many more o. us
N We retained more Of tho old.fash.
Toned methods and sentiments wo
would he richer and happier. too.
ray this craze for autos u going TO
destroy our whole economic system.
can prove that this car craze n
a worse menace 20 tho welfare ana
happiness OF thousands OF our fellow
beings than oven tho liquor traffic
which We voted out,
n. +. k1LLABY.
sodro-W oolley.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
Dollar Diplomacy and Unrest
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS

Now revolution In brewing IN
cuba Disorder may break out AZ
any time, according 20 lnforma
ton received here.
Underlying Il. and at least
partly responsible for the unrest.
II tho almighty American dollar
And sugar.
a large faction Of Cubans re.
sent what they term American
interference In Cuban affairs and
tho dollar domination OF their
country.
American sugar investments IN
tho island amount 20 81 1000 900.
900 Sugar mills and sugar "a.
tates owned outright by Ameri.
cans alone are valued M some.
thing over $500 600. 900. while nm.
other $4,000, 900 worth are n,
nanced with Yankee money.
Then there are railroads which
haul sugar. factories which make
mill supplies. steamships and
what not. which are similarly
controlled.
These interests naturally have
an overwhelming Influence In Gu
ban affairs Note, for example.
the hullabaloo today over tho
Tnafa bill. This. In effect. would
consolidate cuba's principal rail.
ways into ono system and close
about 90 private sugar ports"
almost exclusively American.
Cuba IS like shoestring. IL is
$50 miles long with an average
with OF only 80 miles. so sugar
mills and sugar estates, instead
OF shipping their product by rail
20 regular ports which may be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
Liquor and Crime

volstead tells his European hearers that prohibition
has reduced crime in the United States by 20 per cent
The statement is hardly true.
Never in the history of the country vicious crime
rampant and unbrdled il has been since the Vol
stead law became effective What may be called mild
miSdemeanors may have decreased but crime not Mt ALL
However it would be quite as untrue TO attribute the
of crime TO prohibition laws il is to say these
laws have decreased crime The relationship between
the two is fimsy.
We have had, and having, crimes of appalling
character and number simply because of the reaction
from prolonged of intense Stran-a that
knew war; and grief, and sacrifice ard rigid economy
and hunger and deness and every other element that
might contribute, in movement, TO relaxed
morals and conduct If had had liquor the situation
would have been worse, no doubt. The absence of
liquor did not, and could not from criminal
reactions
Nashville woman years
100 May her
Kansas good They the laughing
stock Of the country.
him money.
When school stars. ten million necks get washed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04

imported Vla private ports would
pay tho government a tax Of IS
cents hundred pounds.
American sugar interests say
this tax would be confiseatory.
They VIII have TO close their
ports, they charge. II the Tarafa
blll-named for Col. Jose NJ.
Tarafa. its sponsor--ls passed
The truth Of tho business II.
American business men have
gobbled up most everything in
Cuba and now wish TO run the
country 20 suit, while Cuba Is
desperately trying 70 preserve
her own independence against
the dictaiion Of the dollar.
Protest against tho Tarafa bin
has been lodged with the Ameri-
can state department and Presl.
dent zclaya. Of Cuba. has been
asked 10 delay passage until II
could be studied here.
Meantime. Cuba Is in ferment
over this and similar incidents.
Boiled down. the issue IN Cuba
Is this: IN Cuba independent. or
does she have 70 jump when
Washington cracks the whip2
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
Boost for the Tourist Park

20 make friends with their tourists.
We have stayed In them over night
and have lsft the following morning.
minus tho warm feeling OF friend.
ship that seat,le'R departing guca,s
must take with then
You no houui have heard about
tho entertainment given by the 10.
lary club. tbs credi, mems associa.
ton. or sac women'n club o, the
Hon Msrehe.
IN 10 other place have We even
heard % such prominent people go.
ing 80 far to extend a welcome 20
strangers Surely the park commls.
Aiohsfs must sre that auch efforts
cannot he wasted
u IL mainly due 70 their efforts
that We ara seriously contemplating
making Seattle our future hons.
And. who knows. there may BE- more
among ua 20 whom this welcome
has appealed.
Hoping sou win recognise tho wis
dom Of your present unique method
Of making friends with Tho other
fellow. We remain. your friends.
MIR. AND Mrs. l. SMITH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04

Editor The star;
We are writing you 70 ask your
assistance in keeping for the city Of
Seattle aud iis visitors your com,
manity house. which is part OF
the auto tourist park
You know. ar DO "a gtnai many of
your readers who are citizens n this
city. that it IA a good thing 20 pro.
mote a feeling Of friendship IN the
hearts OF visitors, A great many OF
sea,tio's visitors are tourists who
arc looking for new locations Tor
business. and would be very deslrs
able a. ciiizens Sow. Tho first
thing that appeals 70 this visitor "a
the good old hand shake and tho
smile % friendship
Coming 70 park such az Is IN
operation a. present. q park where
nightly entertainments bring prupie
together under pleasant surround,
ings. docs more 20 eliminate that
'hurry.io.thc mex. place" idea than
any other arrangement possibly
could.
There arc other cities operating
parks tina; do not take the trouble
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04

fairiy distant. simply build a
private railroad 10 the nearest
coast. never more than a few
miles away construct a jstty
ana load ship right there.
There are AZ Of tbcre private
ports" Happlng cuba's economic
vitality.
Obviously, II every sugar cen
trail" il 20 have ita private rail.
way and it's priyats port, the
necessary national, or trunk.iine
roads ana the necessary national
ports--like Hayana-wlll have 20
operate az n loss. And the gov.
eminent treasury stands 20 lose
enormously on imports and OK.
ports. difficult 20 control when
jetties abound all around the II.
land
Cuba, therefore. wishes 10
classify 20 Cuban ports as ma.
tlonal ports" and encourage ship.
ment exclusively via these by
granting 20 per cent freight re.
duction on stuff carried o. miles
$50 kilometerD or over. Sugar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
THRIEDA'S
Il OLLIES

old maids are always
The butt Of the more fortunate
In life.
No wonder they try 20 beat
Everyone 60 H.
Our softer moments
Arc only held up
To ridlcule.
had one OF these softer moments
Not long ago.
The man was lonely
] had tried 20 be kind.
One 30 unaslriah" be said.
Raising my hand 20 hla iips.
should be very beautiful"
Everyone laughed
II hurt
The man waa blind,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04

Nashville Tenn) woman
0 years May get her yet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
LHZERCt tic fs EN1NR
Hesketh Is Untroubled
disappointed

disappointed"
Not only I am satisfied with my
actions during the consideration OF
tho budget. but all whom / have
come IN contact with. 80 why should
John selvln" worry7 There are a
few people IN our city who think IL
their duty to tear down. never think
OF building up. Asa rule. they arc SELF
appointed. We are doing nicely.
thank sou. smiling and boosting. and
psct.cing th6 Golden Rule, Most
respectfully. BOB HEsKETn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
Defends Position of Dent

Any ono ppsHcssei Win common
senso knows or ought 10 know that
Mr.. Dent IS right. Any ono can SEQ
this il right by looking nj tho world
around him for a slug'o day. This
oily man" says autos arc much
fNs,er doubt tms very much. or
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
FdI,or Tho Star.

Editor Tho Star:
I see that some nrtcgEled fellow.
styling himself "a eity man" Is try
Ing TO get back AZ Dir. Dent. who In
common sense way explains why
horses are much cheaper IN doing
mans services than autos or auto
motors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04

Editor Tho star;
Looking over your worthy publ.
cation OF Tuesday. August IS @nd
read Il all tho timel. / notice
communication signed by opS John
sclvin. l have looked over our city
directory and don't find any such
name therein. hence l take Il the
name Is either fictitious. OF no enc
cares 90 record u.
The slgncr must be pcssimlst
/. e. one who expects to got tho
worst Of Il. and II he doesn't. no ls
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
SCIENCE
Poisonous Plants.
100 in United States.
Ivy often Blamed.
Persons Differ.

Altho poison Ivy is one Of the
worst offenders. says the Scientific
American. II frequently is blamed
for poisoning caused by other plants.
Tho department Of agriculture has
a list or more than 100 OF such
plants that grow in this country.
and Il Is probable that there are 9th.
era that may be poisonous 10 some
persons. Not all OF these plants nre
equally poisonous. and. too. there Is
great variation in the susceptibility
OF persons,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
A Pair of WINS

After about dozen strikes in the past 20 years the
day in the anthracite coal fields are getting 1920
day.
Two questions will rise in all minds outside the coal
gions
Why do with any brains at all work in the coal
fields for 1920 day?
Why do men work for 1920 day. anywhere. when
they get &c. $780, 81 and up day in that heaven
blessed part of the country known the Pacific Coast re-
gion?
Cross-eyed psychology, maybe Maybe plain brainess-
ness, Of which the coal barons want imported
Neb, In car so he won't he
heref months.
Pitcher held for nonsupport in Detroit Usually
fails support.
in one night May hive been
politicians play.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04
x LETTER FROM
AVRfDGE Mann
no ne school Kids

no me Scb0oi kids
Stag Of baatsA M me birds baV beg
borroc cd and aulg rords "shHcks' and dolly Moses
-buHp ihcm into plpi summer season eloscs-schoo be-
ains od1Bl
SHg Of oshcsi scrub bchHd me cnfs IAN Of hecks
and ooshercry closr Sing ~ combs aud bishcs
stockings shoes aud cs3 sing Of sudden rios-hpuVup
good-bgcG
SING Of meeags an along ihe bfrcs fine Of
pfeeings-sehool bc0is tosav' Seeing all buddei
makes teoto glad-siarug IN studies isnt haf
badl
sing song 81 edssrs tfampng into rooHsau me merrv
masses lostng orc blooms Sing Of teacher soDBg. That
- az Today sin9 Of loud hooravn9Tuahhg out 10 play
Sino Of gladuesgoue Is fears 90 the
20 sddnefssehoo dgl - hcrcl. MORNINGS bub
erf "hen the day Is doneschoo lch all rs troabe brngi
a ioi Of fuH!
M'uSae q. 32aoso>
New Britain herald., 1923-12-18
OKLAHOMA MOB IS
 DEATH ON NEGROES
Shoots One Who Stays in Town.
 Employer Is Slain

Marrow. okla. Dee. 1S.--Mariow's uuutittcn law. cxempIified by prom inent public signs bearing tho com mand.
 Negro, don't Iet the sun go down cr you here" caused the death last night Of A. W. Birch. prominent hotel owner. and the probable fatal wound ing of tho first negro who in years has stayed here more than a day.
 They were victims of an unmasked mob of more than l5 men who went to the hoici where the negro had bccn employed three days as porter and shot them down when Birch at- tempted to persuade them to dcsist from their threat 10 lynch the negro.
 Marlow. one of several towns in Okla homa which has not allowed ne- grocs 10 settle in their vicinity for years has abidcd liy the custom of permitting no members of the race 10 remain here after nightfal1.
 Last Saturday Birch brought Rob- rrt Jernigan. the negro. here 10 serve as porter tn his hotel. A few hours later he received an anonymous coni- municstion ordering him to dismiss the porter at once and drive him from the city.
 Birch ignored the letter.
 The mob went to the hotel last night. its members calling loudly for fhe negro ard announcing their in- tent!on Of hanging him or the spot.
 The hotel proprietor. with Jerniran at his side. hurried into the lobby to intercele. but was shot dead before he could speak. The negro also feH critically wounded.
 The assailants fed.
 Mrs. Birch. who witnessed the shooting said she thought she recog- rized the man who killed her hus- band but authorities early today said they had no ciew as to the identity Of members or the mob.