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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
CREDIT CORPORATION
HELPS PEANUT MEN
CREDIT CORPORATION Dor
ROWERS CAN PUT CROPS
THROUGH ASSOCIATION.

Members of the Georgia Peanut
Growers COOPERATIVE Association
who borrow money from the Federal
Intermediate Credit Bank of Column
bia, S. c., through the Georgia Agri-
cultural Credit Corporation Of Al
bany will have no difficulty in deliver
ing their crop to their association next
fall. President H. R. DeJarnette, OF
the Peanut Association, has been fur
nished copy of letter received by
the Credit Corporation from the In
termediate Credit Bank, stating that
the bank will cooperate with the
marketing organization, says the Al
bany Herald.
This attitude of the federal credit
bank is expected to result in heavily
increased deliveries to the Peanut AS
ISOLATION next fall by certain members
who have been prevented from deliv-
ering in the past by crop mortgages.
An idea of how much the action OF
the federal bank will mean to the
Peanut Association can be gained from
alive associations can be gained from
the fact that the Georgia Agricultural
Credit Corporation, with headquarters
at Albany, will handle loans of prob
ably more than $1,000000 through the
credit bank this year. w. c. Scoville,
secretary-treasurer of the credit cor
poration, stated that he has already
placed loans of more than $750,000
that applications for 100000 addition
al are pending, and other applications
are being filed daily. These fedora
loans bear only 61s per cent interest
which is computed for the actual time
which is computed for time used only
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
SUMTER COUNTY is
AFTER LABOR AGENTS
DETERMINED TO STOP INTER
FERENCE WITH TENANTS.
EIGHT LEAVE ONE FARM.

AMERICUS, Ga.-That the farm
ers of Sumter county would receive
protection from manipulators coming
into the county and carrying off ne
gro labor was emphasized at a meet
ing the county commissioners.
Sheriff w. p Macarthur was in
structed by the commissioners to
adopt immediate and drastic measures
towards putting stop to vandalism
that will, if continued to proceed, Sc
riouslv hamper the farmers chances
of making crop this year"
Action on preventing the unlawful
missioners after Sheriff Macarthur had
immigration Of labor from Georgia in
to Florida, was taken by the COM
ers in the county had lost their entire
related several instances where farm
working personnel of their farm
through the work of labor recruiters.
Sheriff Macarthur pointed out to the
commissioners the case OF ]. b. Bry-
an. farm operator on the Dawson
road, who reported that several weeks
ago every negro hand on his farm
was carried away i'll trucks by labor
recruiters from Florida.
The labor solicitors took eight ne
groes from the Bryant farm, leaving
only an aged negro too old for work,
who divulged the abduction to Mr.
Bryant
The commissioners UNANIMOUSLY
sanctioned the arrest of the labor abb
ductor. and advised the sheriff to spare
no expense in apprehending him.
The practice OF emigrating our
labor into Florida has got to stop Il
we expect to make crop" stated
Chairman Ray. 1t is my opinion, and
| think the commissioners will agree
with me, that this man be arrested re-
gardless of cost and time and that he
be prosecuted to the fullest extent OF
the law We will make an example OF
him, which | believe will have a great
effect on other white men who are
making living through this unlawful
practice"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
Ga. Pecan Tree Yields
Enough to Pay Farm Tax

SPARTA, Ga.-Hancock coun-
ty claims the largest pecan tree in
the world and it has become SO ia
nous that one of the great railroad
companies operating in this state
sent a photographer here to get a
picture Of the tree, This tree is To-
Gated on the land of Miss Neppie
Hunt. near Sparta, and its branches
spread out over a large area. The
tree is seeding, and the nuts from
which the tree and others nearby
came were brought from Texas fif-
ty years ago. The nuts are small
and do not bring as high price as
the large, modern varieties, but
Miss Hunt states the tree has never
failed to yield enough nuts to pay
taxes on the farm upon which the
tree grows.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
38,377 CHILDREN IN WHITE
HOUSE EASTER EGG HUNT
President Appeared a Few Minutes
And Greeted Youthful Guests

Washington children romped and
frolcked to their hearts content over
the spacious white house grounds roll
ing their Easter eggs and generally
enjoying themselves under the smil-
ing watch of Mrs Coolidge, says a
Washington Dispatch
The warm sunshine of a perfect
spring day helped to make the annual
Easter Monday egg rolling festival the
success which soiled small faces and
happy WEAKNESS disclosed at the end
OF the day, and at night the broken
eggs that Uttered the broad lawn,
with the grass worn off completely
in spots, provided still further and
slightly more enduring evidence OF
this success.
The president appeared on the south
portico for few minutes after lunch
con to greet his thousands OF youthful
guests, and was able TO take an occa-
sional glimpse of the scene from his
Office window. Mrs Coolidge went out
early and mingled with the children.
Those in charge at the gates count
ed 1897 entering the grounds. This
lis 1000 more than last year. More
than 40 parents became lost but girl
scouts established headquarters and
quickly rounded them up for their dis
tressed children. Two women were
overcome. but quickly revived.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
FIND JUNGLES SAFER
THAN Is BROADWAY
BIG GAME ERS, BACK
FROM AFRICAN EXPEDITION,
SAY BEASTS DON'T ATTACK.

NEW YORK-The jungles filled
with wild beasts are safer than the
streets of American cities, according
to Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip G. McFadden,
of Philadelphia, who returned on the
Aquitania yesterday from big game
hunting expedition in east Africa.
Their trophies numbered $50 animals.
among them eight lions, two rhino-
ceroses, one of which was white; two
elephants and many buffalos.
1--WE found that the wild game are
always on the defensive said Mr..
McFadden, "and stories that the big
game attack hunters are wrong. In
stead they always fee. A man is safer
in the jungles OF Africa, unarmed, than
on Broadway"
Mrs. McFadden said that the women
of east Africa have the most beautiful
figures of any women she ever has
seen, but that they shrivel up after 80.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
Education in Georgia Is Called a
Luxury for Only the FaUored Rich
Chief Justice Richard B. Russell Makes Plea for Specialization Of
School Facilities in State Adore Before Superntendents

the means used were not educating
the Georgia citizenship.
They talk about me being chancel-
lor Of the State University, he ex-
claimed. Wei, unless you choose the
right means by which the poor boys
can go there it doesn't make any dill
ference who's chancellor"
People Antagonistic."
Judge Russell said there was a
widespread antagonism among the
common people OF the state against
the state colleges, which was in the
main a justihable attitude.
Il tell you" he said, that three
fourths OF the boys and girls OF the
state who are capable OF making a
rs per cent grade in the State Univer-
sity, and large percentage OF the
children Of the working classes, have
mot the slightest opportunity OF get
ting a college education, or even the
instruction of the higher grades in the
common schools.
when you tax the people to keep
up a higher education, system OF
colleges which teach the arts and
classics for the benefit OF one-fourth
OF the people. and leave out the 9TH
err three-fo urths, who can never hope
to get single drop from the Pirean
spring are you surprised that there
should be dissatisfaction and suspicion
and distrust abroad?" he said.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
MAN SERIOUSLY SHOT;
WOMAN is ACCUSED
OCCURRED TUESDAY IN QUIT
MAN COUNTY. FACTS ARE
HARD TO OBTAIN.

According to the Leader man suf-
fering from gun shot wound in the
abdomen was brought to the Patter-
son hospital in Cuthbert on Tuesday.
He was operated on, and it is report
ed that his intestines were perforated
in nine places. While his injury is Sc
rious it is said his condition is favor
able.
Facts in regard to the shooting are
hard to obtain. The wounded mans
name is said to be Mehaffey, living
on the place of c. C. Wright, in Quit
man county. One report is that he was
shot by Wright, and another that Miss
Clyde Shellhouse aimed the gun which
wounded him. Miss Shellhouse is said
to have been shot in the arm by Me-
haffey with shotgun. At last reports
no warrants for any OF the parties
concerned had been issued.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
THREE MILLION STILL
WANDER OVER EUROPE.
SUFFERING REFUGEES, VIC
TINS OF WAR, WANDER TO
AND FRO ON FRONTIERS.
CONDITIONS ARE DEPLORABLE
Whole Families Homeless, Unem-
pioyed and Starving, With Relief
Organizations Their Only Present
Hope for Sustaining Life.

Eastern Europe still has seething
mass Of nearly 100000 refugees,
mostly destitute, surging to and fro
over its national frontiers or within
them as a result of the world war. The
condition of most of these refugees is
deplorable. The death rate, especially
among the children, is high. Thous-
ands are starving refugee camps
have been established and many thous-
ands of the men, women and children
are being fed by relief agencies.
Million Homeless Russians.
There are more than a million
homeless Russians in Russian sec
tons of Europe. Germany has $780,
0O0 France 100000, Rumania $4,000
and Finland 10000. There also are
more than a hundred thousand Rus
sion refugees in China, where food is
scarce and conditions are bad.
There are not less than 100000
Greek refugees of whom $4,000 are in
the Athens area In Greece, however,
about 10000 families, or 100000 per-
sons, have settled and are on the road
to supporting themselves.
The Greek government and the
League of Nations are providing these
refugees with farming implements and
cattle. About 10000 families have been
established as tobacco growers. In
many other sections of Greece the
carpet industry is being revived to
supply employment to the refugees.
Armenia's refugees still number
$4,000, although about million Ar
menians have been wiped out by mas
sacres, disease and hardships since the
world war.
Most of the 100000 Bulgarian refu-
gees who migrated during the years
lol3-1919 have been settled in Bulga-
ria. The influx from Thrace and west
ern Macedonia since 1919 has num-
bered 100000, of whom about 10000
are still unsettled and without employ
ment or homes.
The Greek government has been
transplanting Greek refugees to west.
ern Macedonia, and situation OF
want has been the result. Now it is
said that the Greek government con-
templates transplanting 10000 more
Greeks, and much alarm is being felt.
1t is feared that such move would
complicate a situation which the gov
ernment even now finds itself Unable
to cope with.
Suffering on All Sides.
There is suffering on all sides in
eastern Europe. Whole families are
starving because they have no money
to buy food or to begin raising food
of their own. Many sections of the
country are choked with inhabitants,
resulting in shortages of food, cloth
ing, work and homes.
Relief organizations are busy in this
part of the world now. Hundreds of
thousands of men, women and chill
dren are being fed. Medicine also is
being distributed widely among the
sufferers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
MISS FLORA M'REE IS
CHOSEN QUEEN OF MAY
LARGE CROWD PRESENT TO
SEE RESULT FLASHED ON
SCREEN AT THEATRE.
BIG NUMBER OF CANDIDATES
Festival Will Be One of the Most
Spectacular Events Ever Known in
Dawson. Several Hundred Will
Have Part in Gala Occasion.

with interest at a high pitch and
enthusiasm at fever heat the contest
for queen of the May day festival CLOS
ed Friday night, when the final count
of votes was made and the result flash
ed on the screen at the Palace thea
tire in the presence of a large gather
ing of the friends OF the several fair
contestants. Miss Flora McRee was
chosen for the honor.
The contest was in progress for
more than two weeks, and very little
interest was shown until the first
counting OF votes, when it was found
that Miss McRee was slightly in the
lead and thirteen other contestants
by no means out of the race. At the
second count. last Wednesday Miss
Josephine Hunt was ahead by about
1000 votes, and all contestants except
the thirteen highest were eliminated
Race Becomes Exciting.
The race really started from that
time with Misses Hunt and McRee as
the. favorites, and the crowd in the
theatre Friday night was tense as the
final result was flashed before them
Miss McRee had majority of about
10000 votes.
The following were selected as
maids to the queen: Misses Josephine
Hunt, Virginia Peddy, Beverly Adams
Ann Martin, Ella Frances Jones, Mar
tina Lamar, Garden Bell, Ella Mae
Hollingsworth, Ruby Harris, Sadie
Beasley, Martha Will Petty and Leila
Horsley.
The browning Of the queen will be
/ the most spectacular feature OF the
festival Both the queen and. the at
tendants are young ladies who possess
unusual charm and grace, and the GER
emory will be a beautiful affair long
to be remembered.
Parade of Floats.
The festival will open with a parade
OF floats representing Dawson anC
neighboring towns, and the browning
of the queen will be a beautiful spec
tacle, including dance by the twelve
attendants.
Each class in school will present ;
dance, including skate, overall anc
hornpipe dances Members of the sen
ior class will give the Maypole dance
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
Southwest Georgia Ships
Sweet Potatoes to West

A carload of sweet potatoes was
shipped to Oregon last week from
south Georgia. The demand in the
west for Georgia raised potatoes has
grown extensively during the past
few wears. California consumes many
carloads of this delicious food every
year as we'll as other western states.
The sweet potato is growing in ia
vor throughout the nation and the
people in the eastern and western sec
ton of the nation are acquiring the
taste and habit Of eating Georgia yam.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
Woman Unconscious IS
Years Because of Grief

Because of grief over the death
OF her sweetheart Miss Anna
Swanepole, OF Lichtenburg, south
Africa, has been unconscious for Is
wears. The woman is IS years old,
and the nature of her malady puz-
zles all physicians. Scientists in
England have learned OF the case
and propose making an investiga-
ton. The woman is in hospital,
where attendants give her food and
water every two hours. In all the
IS years, it is said, Miss Swampole
never once has been fully conscious
or able to take nourishment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
Vegetable Ice Cream Is
New Three FLAVOR Fruit

Scientists recently sent to Ecua-
dor by the United States Depart
ment OF Commerce in search OF
new fruits have reported the dis
covery OF a fruit which they have
named vegetable ice cream. The
native. allied it cherimoya, but be-
causGOPb, white flesh and the
vors Of pineap'N vberry and
banana vegetable was
thought more pertinent a
treat, the scientists say, avn. g
the jaded palates OF epicures which
will be available in the future.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
MILLIONS OF NEW STAMPS
WE'RE READY ON APRIL IS
Larger Proportion Are of One ano
One-Half Cent Variety.

The new postal rates, effective April
'th, created vast amount OF work
Aor the bureau of engraving and print
Fg. 1t became necessary to get out
prior to April 18th, 1,150,O00,O00 one one
md onc-half cent stamps; 3OO,O0O,OoO
fali-cent stamps; l00,000,0OO OF the
Pew IS and 20-cent special delivery
,tamps and the 25-cent special hand,
fng stamp, and 400,000,000 one and
Rne-half cent postal cords. The post
Rfhce department. shipped eight car
pads OF postal cards to New York
ny alone, each car containing o,O0O,-
nee cards.
The stamped envelope contractor at
Rayton Ohio, also operated on ~
kour basis to prepare and ship approx,
fnately 20O,000,000 one and one-hali
I'm envelopes and newspaper wrap
4ers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
Gold Burdened African Chiefs
Welcome Wales at Fairy Scene
Carved Dagger and Sacred Stool Among Rich Gifts Bestowed Upon
Prince Once Boodthrsty Native King at Reception.

carved dagger, fashioned with magic
rites and tremendously anointed with
gin, the most potent spirit known to
the Ashanti.
Sacred Stool Also Gift.
Another gift was gold sacred stool
which had caused two wars It is re-
garded as an altar wherein the spirits
of the Ashantis' ancestors repose.
Behind each chief trooped bearers
with gilt-headed swords and maces.
Then followed the court executioncrs,
adorned with bandoliers filled with
gold scabbarded knives for inhicting
ceremonial deaths.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
COOLIDGE SHOOK HANDS
WITH $50 IN II MINUTES
Failed to Wait for College Men Who
Were Late Reaching White House.

Nearly 1000 Easter visitors in
Washing ton-oSO to be exact over
run the white house executive offices
to shake hands with President Cool
idge. 1t took just IL minutes for the
crowd to pass through the presidents
office, Mr.. Coolidge shaking hands
with them at the rate of almost one a
second.
Members Of the debating team of
the Oregon Agricultural college found
that President Coolidge waits for no
one late for an appointment. Senators
Stanheld and McNary, of Oregon, had
arranged for the president to receive
the debaters in advance of the crowd.
Arriving late the college men found
the hand-shaking period was over.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21
TARTH SINKS FOOT A DAY
NEAR MISSISSIPPI TOWN
|0me of Cracks Bottomless. Is At
tracing Thousands of Visitors.

tracking and sinking of the earth 5
Isl III an area a quarter OF a mile
Hg and 40 feet wide is attracting
JIutaa .ds of persons to the vicinity
onlon church, village near Brook
'fyyen, Miss.
oolie OF the cracks are described as
MI OIt'G,nless,' while other parts have
MN nom one to Is feet. The sinking
r,inqes at the rate of a foot a day.
Fs sO"neads and broken pottery have
h found. Underground passages
w. enainbers, dug centuries ago, are
as the cause of the cavein.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-21

Facts Compiled From Census Report
Concerning the Ventures OF Dan
Cnpid in Georgia. Not Divorce
In Several Counties.
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and that this feeling might become
love.
"It never will, and I can't trick
myself any longer. Don't think.
Richard, dear, that I'm acting now
because of the awful tragedy we've
all brought on ourselves. 1t was
coming anyway. For weeks have
felt that it must end. You've been
aware of this. l am sending you
the ring, and please, Richard, dear,
forgive me-"
Recalls Accusations.
She tried to soften this-to write
more neatly. But she wept and
kept seeing Jauey hidden in Rich
ards arms-kept hearing Mickey s
angry: You're all alike-para-
sites-suck the blood out Of a fell
low and ditch him!'-kept hearing
those pitiful, wounded sounds
cheeping in the dark.
She sent the letter and the ring
to Richards hotel. Sho told the
boy not to wait. There was no
answer.
But Richard came: You don't
mean this, Nora Lee? You're ex-
cited. You're overwrought-"
He was white TO the lips and
reached his hands to her. "You
won't break it Off now ten days be.
fore our marriage.?"
Better now, Richard, than
later"
"You don't know what you're
doing. You've had no Sleep"
''L know that 1 can't be to my
self any more. I want other
things, Richard, or nothing"
"I'n bring other things to
you"
You can't" She smiled, but
her heart seemed cut to. pieces
and bleeding with a long, slow
ache. When Richard put his
arms about her and pleaded
kissing her, pressing her hands
between his, she took it-dull and
weary and sad.
ooh, not any more tonight,
Richard-please."
Tomorrow you'll feel better
tomorrow you'll wonder at this.
Darling think that I can
give you up"
He took the ring from his
pocket and laid it on the table.
Tomorrow put it on again. You
will"
CHAPTER VI.
Waiting.
Mickey's father sat in Comics
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; give up. He held firm. But at
last said:
Let me give you a hand.
Bobby"
And took the line from him.
But I didn't have an easy time,
assure you. How that line did
jerk and pull!
Must be a shark. shouted
Bobby, as he watched my strug-
giles to pull in the catch.
Feels like a whale. " 1 chuck.
led breathlessly.
tugged and tugged and IL
nally up to the surface came the
biggest eel I've ever seen in all
my life.
can EEL" shouted Bobby. I'VE
can cook him for lunch"
But the boy said that before he
knew just what kind Of an eel
it was.
Into the boat I jerked the
squirmer-you know there is
nothing on earth that can wrig-
gle like an eel. Just try to
catch one in your hand some
day-but not this kind. though.
Finally we had him safely in
the bottom Of the boat. How
he did whip himself around. In
one Of his maneuvers he switched
around his tail and 1t struck
Bobby's leg.
Ouch" shouted Bobby in pain.
He bit me-"
IAN eel can't bite with his
tail" said Bunny.
We'll, it hurt. anyway" said
Bobby, rubbing his leg. land it
stall tingles Just like electricity"
ut is electricity" said the pilot
of our boat. Bobby. you've had
shock"
What do you mean?" 1 asked
in amazement.
That's one OF those electric
cells that grow down here re.
: piled our pilot. They've been
known to kill horses. No one
knows what generates their pow
or, but they have it, all right
in two long organs in their
bodice"
Better not cook that eel for
lunch" said Bobby. 1--WE might
all be electrocuted. But / wonder
il 4 could use him instead of a
battery to run my electric train"
(Copyright, 1895 International
Feature Service. Inc.)
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ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
Y Beatrice Fairfax

~ EAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Several months ago, dur
- ing my vacation, visited
4 married cousin who lives iii
another State.
While I was at her home she
asked me to visit with her a
bachelor relative Of her family.
He kindly invited US to remain
for dinner.
Would it be proper to write
him an invitation to visit me at
my home? Or should I wait un-
til he asks permission to do so?
VERY. ANXIOUS.
VOU could hardly ask him to
i visit you for any length of.
time on such slight acquaintance.
If ever he is in. the city where
you live it would be quite proper
to ask him to call. however. And
that would be the best way to
become better acquainted.
But / understand from your
letter that you have seen moth.
ing Of him since last summer
and have, not correspondent. Tn
der those circumstances / would
not advise you TO invite him to
make a long trip to visit you.