The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-22
yFAR'S LUXURY BILL
sTUPENDOUS FIGURES
CLING PAY ENVELOPE
npo1GHT HOME BY FATHER
DENOTES PROSPERITY.
MILLIONS SPENT FOR TOBACCO
o..o,,rg and Automobiles Responsible
uor Two Largest Items in Bill of
Evrense Entailed by People of This
C,nrtrv Silks and Diamonds.

Country. Oilho ain
Hundreds OF dollars for the automo-
III. and gas to make her go, but not a
.,,+ for the mortgage on the home, is
Il. frst verse Of the new national an
.t.o, which is destined to supplant be-
:.u. ,onq the anthem that has done
dirty for many years.
luxury bill OF approximately So,
ooO00O0O0 represents what was spent
on Injuries by the American people
last wear. The figures are based on
4,v receipts and custom house receipts
On file at Washington While on its
face il shows that Americans spent
nssrr, IS 0OO, 100000 for non-essentials
in 1923 in reality they spent almost
double that amount.
Far Instance, the list shows that
S432O00O00 worth OF silks was import
ed into this country last year. Alter
this silk was manufactured into stock
mos dresses, underwear and silk
shirts the American people paid dou-
be and perhaps treble, that amount
for it.
Most Prosperous Year.
Last year was the most prosperous
wear in the history of the United
States One million men were without
EMPLOYMENT in England; thousands
were almost starving to death in Ger
many: France, Italy Belgium and Rus
sa lust managed to get through thanks
to the good crops.
Meantime every wheel was turning
in this country, and father was bring
ing home the bulging pay envelope
every Saturday night.
After dinner father lighted cigar,
one Of a two Tor quarter brand, and
said to mother: Lets go to the NOV
les" Mother was agreeable, as were
all the kids
While father got the car out OF the
garage mother put on her silk stock
inPs and silk dress, dabbed her hand
kerchiei with perfume (the $l.50 a
bottle kind, camoufaged her face
with layer OF powder, manipulated
the lipstick with the dexterity of an
expert. slipped a pearl necklace over
her head and a few diamond rings on
her fingers. and finally she was all set
to 60
Meantime sister Alice was doing
much the same as mother, only Alice
hid her face behind a half inch OF pow
der while mother only used a quarter
OF an inch.
The Tobacco Bill
Arriving at the theater father
throws away the cigar stub, digs into
his pockets and forfeits a dollar or so
Tor tickets His dollar is only one OF
the S774000,000 that was paid out for
theaters and movie" admissions IN
this country in 1928.
Yet theater owners said 1928 was not
up to the standard 1t is true that the
total paid for admissions fell off some
what but prices had been reduced in
many cities, which may account for the
difference.
The 10 cents that father paid for the
cigar was figured in the $1,000, 600,
0O0 paid out for tobacco by the Amerl-
can people last year Americans are
becoming a nation of smokers, both
men and women doing their best to
dispose OF the annual tobacco crop OF
TINS and several other countries
Women in increasing numbers are
taking to the weed.
Before going into the theater sister
Alice slipped to the store next door and
bought a box OF candy. The candy bill
OF Americans last year was $360,OOO,-
There wore more than 3,500,000 mo-
Tor cars manufactured in this country III
US. On Jan. |, 1924, there were a.
0JoOOO in use in the United States
ABOUT - per cent of which were pleas
oTe cars, Hence the family automobile
must be included in the luxury bill
0)000O
The cost of that layer of powder that
mother and sister Alice rubbed OH their
races entered into the bill for cosmet-
loa which amounted to $250,O00, 00C
last year.
Silks and Diamonds.
The silk stockings that mother and
SISTER Alice wore to the movies came
10 TINS country in the shape of raw
SE' which was imported. The import
Dill on silks was $432, 100000.
The Jewelry the two wore on their
persons per ions represented part of the $216,-
00o'00O paid out for trinkets of like
nature while for diamonds and pre-
cous stones not included in the jewel
Fy bill the sum of $S0,000,0O0 was
paid.
The sum total was $7.797, 100000, OF
ABOUT S22,000,0O0 a day, exclusive Of
sundays. Twenty-Five millions a day
Ior iuxuriesl Father says it's awful
and has to be stopped and next day he
eays a new car and stalls off the agent
1gr lhe next payment on the mortgage
Mother says its sinful, and then she
goes shopping for another pair of sill
l1,lockngs OF new shade like Alice
que or Lizzie Green. Sister Alice
ISN'T concerned one way or the othel
because father and the beau who kneel.
q. her teet three evenings a week pay
Tor her luxuries.