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Evening star., 1923-09-22
WANTED-RO0MS.


By YOUNG LADY employed, one large room
and kitchenette, partly furnished; must be
rea asonab near 22nd and Pa. ave. NV; ref
erence. Address Box 190-H. Star ONCE. %
WANTED by refined lady, front room. fur
nished, or would share small home with lady
living alone: write with full particulars. Ad-
dress Box 25s-H. Star office. ~
BY REFINED LADY (employed), large un-
furnished room and breakfast, with private
family, by Oct. l or 10. Address Box e6-H,
Star ofice. 22'
ONE OR TWO ROOMS desired in a private
home for two gentlemen; please state location,
rate and whether there is a bath. George +.
Des Maras, CIT 10th st. NV 22e
THHEE or four unfurnislied rooms; Ink. !;
modern; not over $50. Address Box 271.H,
Star ofice.
TWO ROOMS, kitchen and private bath, by
young couple with one -year-old baby; not over
$50. Address BOX 352-E. Star office.
FURNISHED or unfurnished room; business
man; prefer private entrance. Address Box
2s5-H. Star ofIice.
UNEURNIsHED, for Ink by young couple
Petworth section preferred. Address Box
254-H. Star office. 23s
BY SINGLE GIRL, bed-liying room, vicinity
l4th and Columbia rd.: ANIL; reasonable.
Address Box 251-H. Star office. 23s
JNFJRNISHED ROOM and bath, about $50.
Address BOX 16l-H. Star Office. 23s
UNFURNTSHED ROOM with bath; close in.
Address Box 2S7-H, Star office
Evening star., 1923-09-22
THE FAIRMONT.

ZIUI I4tn NV.
A home with hotel service; single and
Excellent meals. Telephone Col. 10056. 1O057
Evening star., 1923-09-22
THE COLONIAL.

18th AND NJ SITS. N.w.-200 ROOMS.
Desirable double and single rooms In up
to-date American plan hotel All rooms have
running hot and cold water and telephones;
showers and tub bath accessible TO all rooms:
parlors and spacious dining room main door:
dining room supplied with produce from our
Virginia farms fresh daily. Reasonable rates.
Evening star., 1923-09-22
COUNTRY BOARD.

TWO CHILDREN, age between five and ten,
to board on farm. School one-fourth mile.
Best home care. References required. Mrs.
j. O. Bear. Scottsyille. Va. 24s
TRAINED NURSE will board and care for
convalescent elderly patients, chronic cases and
bed patients: open all year; physician on call;
Sl2 per. week up. Maple W, Farm, Silver
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
The Old World Peril.


The European situation now has passed the
acute stage and has entered the perilous. The
worst has happened France made good her
threat to invade the rich German industrial
region of the Ruhr in an attempt to force
Germanys payment of reparations. Premier
Poincare's plan is to make material wealth
out of Germany just as farmers creditors
in driving upon the debtors land and hauling
away produce or live stock. The first objective
is coal-and it is winter in Germany with vast
amounts of fuel needed to warm millions Of
inhabitants who at present have a scant sup
ply. Distress impends
What will happen? That question is in
everybody's mind as the biggest news of the
day is considered. Some things of import
ance already have come to pass. The Berlin
government has recalled its ambassadors to
France and Belgium, thus breaking off d.
romatic relations. In the old days that
meant war 1t does not mean a conflict now
because the Germans cannot fight. They
have some weapons, but not enough. The
armistice terms took care of that. Besides,
the Germans are practically bankrupt Their
money is gone, and they have no economic
stability. 1t is impossible to put army in
the field to fight with such weapons as sol
diers can find and to forage for themselves
Passive resistance is the plan advised by
Chancellor Cuno of the German government
Difficulties are to be put in the way of the
French when they begin their work of gath
ering coal and other material wealth in lieu
Of gold marks. That need not embarrass the
French in a considerable degree. Once in
the Ruhr their engineers soon will be able
tc familiarize themselves with conditions and
make progress in the process of denuding the
region of coal and iron and whatever they
find that they want
Meanwhile the Germans will do something
else They will hate more intensely the in
vaders, who, they declare, have violated the
treaty of Versailles And that, sooner or
later, will have to be reckoned as an import
ant feature of the dangerous developments the
French government has carried out The
fires of that hate will burn and on for
years. perhaps for generations and at last
they will burst forth in consuming fame.
France, by going into the Ruhr to get coal,
has heaped fuel on the fires of German hate,
has doubled the assurance that Germany
some ay-wi1l gather her strength and strike.
Thus the foundation of a new war is made
secure When it will come depends upon the
rapidly with which Germany RECEIVERS. It
NAV be delayed as a result of German de-
votion to efficiency, for the Germans will
want to make sure next time that they will
win, and they will check and recheck their
military equipment and their strength of man
power to guard against mistakes. When 1t
comes it will be, in all likelihood war to
the death And if France becomes hard
pressed her former friends and allies may
recall that she adopted measures in 1923 that
made her distress certain.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
Where to Stop It.
From the Cordele Dispatch.

Much state and county and city taxes
are yet unpaid People are scratching
their heads and casting about, wondering
where the tax money is coming FROM
Taxes of all kinds are entirely too high
amounting almost to the confiscation OF
the peoples OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Well, let's get down to thinking about
it. Where can the largest stroke be made to
stop this? Have you ever thought of the fact
that Ill most cases three to five dollars gath
cred in taxes are expended locally to one go
ing out to the state? In other words the
problem of heavy taxes is home problem.
Did that ever occur to you?
Georgians have a common habit Of lam
basting their legislature for spending money
and those badly abused animals do expend
all they can get and much that they cannot
get-while the real leaks are at home The
burdens are imposed through the home coun-
ty expenses Georgians want to preach econ
omy all right, but they want to remember
that economy is sincerest and most effective
when it begins at home. We can lift two,
three, possibly FIVE dollars of public expenses
at home where we can touch only about one
in state burdens. Let's make it home fight
for lighter tax burdens in 1923 while Cliff
Walker makes it state fight after he be-
comes governor in the summer. That sort of
program ought TO get some results.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
The Bandit Queen.

The 25-year-old girl at Chicago who con-
fessed she was the queen of bandit gang
had tears to shed when she thought of how
her mother would feel over her arrest, but
made the mistake of not thinking about it
before she started on career of crime That
is, she did not think about it in such way
as would correct her career before 1t was
too late She said she "knew it was coming,
but she failed to stop, and now her mother
knows all about her escapades in crime
The tears, which may have been honest
enough at the moment, were not very i'm
pressive as compared to her general demeanor
when arrested and questioned. First she
felt complimented at being told that she re-
sembled Clara Phillips fugitive hammer
murderess. Then she boosted of her deeds
of daring, how she put gun to the head Of
member of her gang who was yellow"
and told him she would blow out his brains
if he should quit. That, she explains
brought him across all right" She also
showed she had taken charge when the men
OF her gang demonstrated they could not
carry out the program of crime they had
planned.
The vocabulary of this youthful so-called
bandit queen is rich in the vernacular of the
She learned much in the short
time she had regned over her gang, prov
ing her ability for adaptation as well as
her enterprise when she took
charge of the gang and put over some swell
stickup jobs" If she had employed her mind
in another direction she would not be she'd
ding tears now for the mother she has dis
graced But she has given the impression
that the tears will not hurt her overmuch-
she has too keen a sense of enjoyment as
a result of the notoriety she has attained
What pity that one so young should be SO
hard
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
Impressive. But

1t is we'll to be optimistic, but Mr.. Wheel
err of the ant-saloon league, should recognize
that the figures he cites do not tell the whole
story about prohibition. The figures make
an impressive showing, but Mr. Wheeler
doubtless knows as everyone else knows,
that the country is not nearly as dry as the
figures seem to indicate. Mr.. Wheeler would
do better to say that progress is being made,
that there is reason for encouragement, that
although the battle for prohibition is as yet
only half won it is to be pressed with I'M
relaxed vigor, that the strength of the liquor
assault is recognized but that there is no
thought of yielding to it. Mr.. Wheeler nor
any other prohibitonst will accomplish any
thing by refusing to recognize and acknowl-
edge existing conditions, and certainly those
conditions are not as dry as Mr.. Wheeler
would lead us to believe
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
RUDE RURAL RHY MES
Bald Bard and Modern Maiden

Where are the shy and gentle dears we
used to love in yesteryears with modest ways
and sober views whose skirts hung down to
hide their shoes? Yea, if in action or repose
by accident the skirt arose to show a half
an inch of hose some sister warned them on
the sly lest it might please rowing eye,
When school boards wished in days of yore
to oil the village school house floor the
teacher kicked because her skirt was dragging
in the greasy dirt; but you can bet your bot
tom dollar the modern schoolmarm does not
boiler. The bard was wont in other years
to praise his ady's shell-like ears; the best
girl of the modern poet may still have ears
but he don't know it. The modern maid is
oft a peach cen though her ears are out OF
reach. She may be gentle and refined, s'en
though her cheeks are calcimined. She has
her reasons too, no doubt, for pulling half
her eyebrows out. I'm glad l am not mar
ried to her, yet gladly give the praises due
her In every look and act forsooth she
seems to please the modern youth and |,
though Older, balder, fatter still get lame
neck gazing at her. BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
Georgia Products.
From the Savannah Morning News.


George L. Keen, veteran hotel man in
Georgia. said some pertinent things the other
dav to the hotel mems association OF the
state. He talked to the point about Georgia
products on the hotel menu. He pointed out
that other states take pride in setting out
their excellent products in the hotels where
travellers, people from other states and other
lands will see them and know them and
taste and test them He pointed in contrast
that in some of the Georgia hotels especial
emphasis is laid upon the products OF other
states-fruts and meats and the dozen OF
things which sound we'll with the state name
or the town name or the city name OF their
origination appended.
He pointed again: That Georgia produces
more things of a finer quality and bigger
potential attractiveness than any other state
in the union and that it is entirely possible
to set a table with practically all-Georgia
findings and so as to prepare every dish
that it could not be matched anywhere else
on earth for looks, attractiveness, taste or
genuine excellence.
Then he asked a pointed question: Why
should not Georgia hotel men and Georgia
caterers and Georgia restaurant people stress,
emphasize, underscore repeat and make
prominent "Georgia-made" on all the good
things they can serve-since they can" get
them in Georgia, Georgia-made, and since
these things "can" be put into edible form
that will be better than the dishes of other
sections?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
The Poison Tongue.

My neighbor heard some gossip rare, 50 he
passed it along to me,
And we mulled it over with eager tongues
as we laughed in foolish glee
1 never stopped to investigate, nor ask if the
tale were true,
But whispered it low to friend of mine and
so the story grew.
From mouth to mouth the scandal spread,
and each in the slime rejoiced,
And never a heartless one of US an atom
of pity voiced
And never one of us gave heed to our
victims anguished cry,
For we'd have known, had we cared to learn,
that our tale was ruthless lie.
Now the law DEGREES that man must die
if human life he takes,
But what OF the souls that are slander-slain,
and what of the hearts that break?
For deeds like ours this sign should be to
the ends of the earth far-fung:
Here lies murdered Character, foully killed
by the Poison Tongue!"
EDWARD S. KERN.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
Mutilating Trees.

But for the ruthless destruction of shade
trees Dawson would be one of the prettiest
little cities in Georgia. No one seems to
know just why there is continuous and per-
sistent mutiation of beautiful trees on some
of the principal streets, notably Main. 1t
makes one heartsick to think of the fine
trees formerly identifying the town which
have been made into fire wood. Dawson
seems peculiarly unfortunate in having some
person or persons who seem to fail to real
ize the advantage of protecting the trees.
It's monumental farce here to observe
Arbor day so long as there is no effort made
to preserve trees on our streets.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

Not so long ago we heard great deal
about abolishng state offices, and now comes
along proposition to create horde OF new
officeholders. at one stroke and call them a
state constabulary. 1t would seem that the
sherifs, the deputy sheriffs, the policemen in
tht cities and towns and the constables Zone
or more in every militia district in the state)
should be able to cope with almost any sit
uation. Almost every taxpayer now has one
oficeholder on his back, and it is time to
call halt. What is needed is not more Of
fcials to enforce the law but more respect
for and general observance of the law, es-
pecially among what is known as the bet
ter class of people.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
Misunderstood Us.

The current issue of the Nashville Herald,
in giving the names Of two farmers living
at Parrot to whom carload of corn was
shipped by Berrien county farmer, says:
Some weeks ago The Herald comment
ed on the fact that while Berrien county
had made no record in cotton production
this wear it had made plenty OF hog and
hominy," and cited Terrell county as an
example who made a large cotton crop,
but as we were shipping corn to Terrell
Berrien county farmers were the better
off. We didn't intend to start an argu-
rnent, but Editor Rainey in commenting
on this stated he made an investigation
and found no record of any corn being
shipped to Terrell county from this coun-
ty. In other words, he seemed to doubt
the facts. So, we are giving names this
week
Evidently our neighbor did not read very
carefully what we said on the subject. We
did not say that shipment of corn had not
been sent to Terrell county. What The News
did say was that
mot single carload of corn has been
shipped to this place (Dawson) in
number of years, so this corn must have
gone to some other section of the coun-
ty where the corn yield was cut off con-
Siderably this year by the drouth, ana
farmers are buying now while corn is
cheap"
Not for moment did we doubt the
of our esteemed contemporary that
a shipment of corn had been made to Terrell
county, and our idea simply was to show that
inasnuch as no corn had been shipped to
Dawson, the trading center of the county,
the buying of corn was not general.
The fact is, more feedstuff is being bought
than in several years, and it is due to a
drouth which prevailed here last summer
more than to the failure of our farmers to
plant these crops.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
NEVER DID LIKE INDIANS.

From the Conden CID Reflector.
An Oklahoma editor tells of an old Indian
that came into his office to pay for his paper
The editor took the money, then the Indian
wanted receipt The editor tried to talk
him out of it. The the Indian insisted on
getting the receipt. After making it the edi-
tor wanted to know why he was so persist
ent about wanting the receipt. The Indian
said me die some time. Go to big gate and
St Peter ask if been good Indian l say
yes. He say did you pay editor for paper?
say yes. He say where is the receipt? no
have it. | have to run all over hell to find
you and get receipt"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
A MONEY FAILURE.

Shreveport Times At Al the average man
has more money than he ever had before-or
will ever have again. The top of the money
hi; Xiii in most lives, is the 45th birthday. From,
ti1tli n on It's usually down hill trip. And
Is, though they've had fifty more years Tor
accumulating. These figures are announced by
Joseph ]. DEWEY, insurance man, after ~, an
investigation helped by 1000 bankers. The
lesson behind it all is that the average person
Is money failure. and that to succeed you
have to do better than the average in work,
thrift, Judgment and cunning.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

There is another movement in congress
to still further abridge state rights. bill
has been prepared for introduction which will
have for its purpose federal regulation OF
marriage and divorce in all the states. 1t is
not difficult to agree that something is de-
cidedly rotten somewhere" that ''the present
situation is intolerable," and while it is sit
uation that menaces the permanency of home
and family life federal regulation will not
solve the problem. 1t is not legislation that
is needed so much as higher sense of good
morals and citizenship.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

Among other counts against Germany it
is charged by the French that it has de-
fauted in both coal and timber deliveries.
Anyone disposed to sympathize with Ger
many and to think that France is squeezing
it too hard might prohtably recall what the
German army did to the Lens coal mines,
tc the fruit trees of northern France and to
the industries of the occupied territory gen
orally.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
SOMETHING OUT OF wHAcK.

From the Sylvester Local.
when beef will not bring over fifteen
dollars and piece of steak in a market
two miles from the farm will sell for one
dollar there is something to be adjusted"
exclaims the Triton Gazette. The Gazette is
correct. The cost of living is still about the
same it was two or three years ago to the
consumer in spite OF the fact that the farm
ers are almost giving away their beef cat
tie and selling all other farm products for a
much lower price
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

Crop production will not suffer because
Speaker Gillett threw out the motion to re-
commit the agricultural appropriation bill for
inclusion of 100000 for congressional distri-
button of free seeds, although some members
of congress may be forced to hunt something
else to do to impress their constituents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

Further recognition of the part woman
plays IN the national life is seen in the ap-
pearance of Martha Washington's picture on
United States postage stamp. The stamp
was issued January 18th, and costs A cents.
Ii is the first stamp ever issued bearing the
picture of woman, and her place in history
as the wife of the first president is respon-
sible for this posthumous honor going to
Martha Washington.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

Feats of memory like that of the preacher
who can quote the new testament word for
word require years of hard work that might
be spent to more advantage. In this day and
time when reference books are SO easily ac-
ccssible the important thing to remember IS
that one can look up what one has forgotten.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

The American watch on the Rhine finally
ended much to the qualification Of the Amer
lean people, but, perhaps, to the disconflt-
ure of some rreconcilable members of con-
gress who were loudly demanding the with
drawal order President Harding's order
takes away from the irreconcilables one OF
the things they had to kick about.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

A woman who decks herself out in gems
worth 100000 deserves little sympathy when
bandits help themselves.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
Corn at a Profit.

A Dawson citizen who is alive to the best
interests and material advancement OF Ter
rell county sent The News the following
Constitution in which reference is made to
a communication from G. V. Cunningham,
state boys club agent. telling of prize win
ners among corn club contestants. Said the
Atlanta paper:
Zone of these, Augustus South, of
Gainesville, raised 1882 bushels to the
acre, at a profit of $118.68; another, Leo
Mallard at Statesboro, raised Us bush
els to the acre, at a proht OF $lOZ.5O.
The point is, these illustrations are I'M
mistakable evidences that corn can be
grown probably, as a money crop, IN
Georgia. And while cotton will always
continue the major money crop OF the
south the fact cannot be escaped that
under present weevil conditions cotton
must be made surplus, and to that end
must be cultivated intensively-in great
ly reduced acreage. The necessity, there
fore, for the cotton farmer to raise his
own food and feed crops is compelling.
In letter accompanying the clipping
The News correspondent pointedly and cor
rectly says that IF such yields of corn can
be produced in the middle and northern por-
tons of our state surely the farmers of our
county, in sections at least, can equal and
surpass the yields made in counties not SC
rich as Terrell with respect to her lands and
agricultural advantages"
That Terrell can grow corn as well as cot
ton has been many times demonstrated. II
we are not mistaken John R. Mercer, o.
Dawson. offered the first prizes ever given
in Georgia for the largest yields of corn pei
acre, and in period extending over severa
years contestants produced record-breaking
quantities. surprising the figures given above
BY actual measurement yields ranging from
100 to 167 bushels were gathered from a sin
gle acre.
Corn can never be grown in this section
as a money crop, as all who are conversant
with farming conditions know, but at the
same time it can be made one of the most
profitable of crops by the production Of
enough to supply the farmers own needs
Not to do so is fatal mistake There
can never be a full measure of success and
prosperity with anything less.
1t can be said to the credit of the farmers
OF Terrell that very little corn, comparative
ly none, has been shipped into the county
the past ten years. With favorable weather
conditions they raise enough to supply their
own needs, and in instances have some to
spare.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

The same cranky man who won bet by
driving an open motor car 80 miles in zero
weather while wearing nothing but bath
ing suit would be just the one to die OF pneu-
monia as a result of leaving his rubbers at
home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

If things keep on this way southwest Geor-
gia may have an influx of Foridians and
Californans coming to enjoy life at its win
ter resorts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
POOR FARMING.

From the Sparta Tribune
Farms in the United States are only COS
per cent self-sustaining if figures compiled by
the department of agriculture in Washington,
d. C., can be relied on. Differently stated
59.2 per cent of the provisions and other sup
plies necessary to farm life, as an average.
have to be supplied and transported from 9TH
er sections
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

Mr. Hoover urges laws to prevent the
tangling of radio in this country but too
much law might tangle it all the more. That
usually is the case with other things.