The Dawson News, 1925-12-29

Thomas, Brooks and Colquitt join joined - ed joined in a petition to the state highway hoard asking that the Moultrie-Cool Moultrie-Coolidge-to-Thomasville - idge-to-Thomasville Moultrie-Coolidge-to-Thomasville road be designat designated - ed designated as part of the state system and that the Moultrie-Berlin-Quitman road ' be given a similar status. The commis commissioners - sioners commissioners of the three counties were unanimous in the petition for such a suggestion, but Pavo interests filed an objection and a meeting was called to give them a hearing. The matter was taken under advisement until Tuesday, at which time the highway board consented to make the change so strongly urged - and the change that will result in the launching of the big paving project referred to above. The distance from Sylvester to the Brooks county line via Moultrie and Berlin is about 43 miles. The pav paving - ing paving program tentatively called for an cighteen-foot 'road. Brooks county also proposes to pave its part of the Florida Short Route from the Colquitt county line on through Quitman to the Florida line, where it connects with a paved highway. The Florida Short Route already is paved from Sylvester for several mijles toward Albany and the entire twenty twentymile - mile twentymile link between these twc cities is tc be hard surfaced, contracts for the work already having been awarded. Terrell and Muscogee to Pave. Dougherty county already has on hand the money to pave the Florida Short Route from Albany north to towards - wards towards the Terrell county line, and Ter Terrell - rell Terrell county will vote on a $300,000 bond issue on January 14th,\with which to finance a paving program. Muscogee county has the funds with which to pave from the Alabama line to Chat Chattahoochee - tahoochee Chattahoochee county, and when all the projects in the various counties are completed the Florida Short Route will have been paved the entire distance through Georgia with the exception of the link through Chattahoochee and Stewart counties and a few miles in the edge of Webster county. Author Authorities - ities Authorities of the three counties have applied for federal and state aid and will grade and put in good condition that link of the Short Route. News that the Florida Short Route paving has been assured will be hail hailed - ed hailed with great pleasure here and throughout the entire Moultrie terri territory - tory territory generally. Community leaders and developers look upon the an announcement - nouncement announcement as meaning one of the big biggest - gest biggest things this section has experienc experienced - ed experienced in years. [t comes at a time when the city and section are showing unmistakable evi evidences - dences evidences of a forward movement along all lines and will, of course, add impe impetus - tus impetus to that highly encouraging situa-

) HUMANITY'S CRADLE MONGOLIA BELIEVED CON CONTINUOUSLY - TINUOUSLY CONTINUOUSLY DRY SECTION FOR 20 MILLSON YEARS. CHICA G O. - Further proof that central Asia was the cradle of the hu human - man human race and the discovery of addi additional - tional additional links in the evolution of mam mammals - mals mammals out of reptiles are among the principal results of the third Asiatic expedition of the Roy Chapman An Andrews - drews Andrews party of the American Museum of Natural History. Implements of a Stone Age race earlier than those of the primitive hu humans - mans humans discovered in Europe were found in the Gobi desert. No bones of primitive humans were found this year, but "it is certain that in some localties they must have been present and that eventually they will be found," said Mr. Andrews. Found Oldest Land. "We have determined," Mr. An Andrews - drews Andrews continued, "that Mongolia is the oldest continuously dry land in the world. It has been a continuously dry continent since the late paleozoic times, probably .for twenty million vears. We have determined that in Paleozoic times a great seaway ex extended - tended extended through the central Asian pla plateau - teau plateau from the Caspian sea to the Pa Pacific - cific Pacific ocean. The central Asian plateau was never invaded by an ice sheet similar to that of Europe and Amer America. - ica. America. "We have determined that in Mon Mongolia - golia Mongolia there were successive wet and dry stages with an ever increasing aridity. For the last 50,000 years the drying up has been rapid. "The theory that central Asia was the point of origin for much of the reptilian and mammalian life of the world has been greatly strengthened. We have discovered in Mongolia the existence of several great groups of mammals which previously were known only from America or Europe. Is Largest Mammal. "The feet and part of the legs of the great giant Baluchitherium, the largest iand mammal that ever lived, were discovered. Some three million years ago, this great beast had sunk in quicksand and was fossilized in an upright position. "For the first time archeology add added - ed added to our investigations. We discover discovered - ed discovered in the Gobi desert two Old Stone Age human cultures. A late palolithic culture, corresponding somewhat to the Azilian of Europe, but probably twice as old, was found. We named these people the 'Dune Dwellers' be because - cause because they inhabited the sand dunes on the shores of ancient lakes about 20,000 years ago. "About 3,000,000 years ago a vast redwood forest extended all over Manchuria closely similar to the giant redwood trees in California."

A COMFORTABLE MAJORITY ROBS THE SCENE OF ANY UNCERTAINTY. Mingling with members of congress the most striking characteristic that can be observed is the readiness of the legislators to take their cue from the Coolidge administration and follow along, writes David Lawrence from Washington, The insurgency in the ranks of the Wisconsin delegation has, of course, iadgcd a bit of color to the usual or organization - ganization organization processes which might oth otherwise - erwise otherwise be perfunctory, but the com comifortable - ifortable comifortable republican majority in the ihouse, for_instance, robs t'he scene of any uneasiness or uncertainty. . For the Wisconsin insurgents can do very little to block legislation. The steam-roller rules in the lower house make it easy for the majority to sup suppress - press suppress rebellion. ; There is only one opportunity that 'the Wisconsin group has to stir up 'trouble and that is to pierce the re republican - publican republican legislative program so effect effectijvely - ijvely effectijvely as to draw support from the !rogular republican ranks. Just what constitutes a regular or an irregular is not easy to describe, but history re repeats - peats repeats itself in the house of representa representatvies - tvies representatvies and a member who is looking ahead to what will help or hurt him in his next fight for re-election usually decides his vote on the basis of what can or cannot be used against him by a candidate in the primaries of his party. Division in the ranks of the repub republicans - licans republicans has been the rule rather than the exception snce the war. The Wis Wisconsin - consin Wisconsin delegation may hope to draw republicans in sufficient 'number so that with a democratic coalition cer certain - tain certain measures may be blocked or de defeated. - feated. defeated. The chances of such an outcome, however, are remote, for the very reason that the Conolidge strength is just now all-persuasive and the lines of cleavage on legislation are not dis distinct. - tinct. distinct.

\ be\ 490 Federal Employes Dropped in One Month Total of 62,519 Government Workers Were on Rolls October Ist. Government departments in Wash Washington - ington Washington suffered a net loss of 490 em employes - ployes employes during the month of Septem September, - ber, September, it is shown in a report on employ~ ment conditions made public by the civil service commission. : During the month 1,283 emploges were separated from service and 793 employes were taken or, says the Washington Post. On October Ist there were 62,519 government em employes - ployes employes in the ecity. The department of commerce had both the largest reduction of force and the greatest number of additions. The 'department sutfered a loss of 262 em employes - ployes employes in that time and took on 134. The war department let out 178 em employes - ployes employes and took on 75. The treasury department dismissed 176 employes and took on 64. The department of agriculture relgased 102 employes and took on 76. The treasury department, with 16,- 113 employes in Washington, continu continued - ed continued to have the largest personnel, by far, of any department. THREE KINDS OF FLOWERS ON THE STEM OF FOURTH Botanical Wonder Is Propagated by a Texas Man. 3 From the stem of a night-bleoming cerecus will soon come the luxurian® blossoms of three different kinds of crab cactus as a result of a grait made by Wade Ligon, of San Anto Antonio, - nio, Antonio, Tex. Technically the cacti are known as Ruseylium, Trauncatum and Macoyannum. The first two bloom soon after Christmas and bear tubular-shaped pink blossoms, while the third will bloom at Easter with magnificent blood red blossoms. . . Ligon is a disabled ex-soldier who has beer at Fort Sam Houston for treatment. ) 2 e - - - - - A Pneumonia claims one-tenth of all who die.

The basic question to be answered is shall we cling to the old policy of isolation or embark upon the new policy of international co-operation? From the chief source of journalistic opposition to league and court, the main reliance through seven years of senators with an anti-Eurcpean com complex, - plex, complex, has come the candid admission that the United States will probably be pushed into the court. It sounds like surrender, and it accords with the judgment of most experienced sena senatorial - torial senatorial observers, but it does not mean the fight will not go to the last ditch. As seen at Washington the purpose was to carry the debate over the Christmas holidays and then sidetrack it by bringing up ratification of for foreign - eign foreign debt agreements. It is concededly vital to the administration to get these agreements ratified without delay. Payments already are being made. Failure would put Mr. Coolidge in a hopelessly embarrassing situation. All treasury dep&rtmcnt calculations would fail and both foreign and fiscal policies of the administration bog down. No one close to him cares to contemplate this contingency. To sum up, the isolationists bank heavily upon the absolute necessities of the administratiorf in the matter of foreign debts and tax reduction to avoid a vote on the court before April Ist, and they may succeed. Delay is their chance and they know it. By spring the situation may change, but not many think so. Soon or late a vote will be forced, and unless the president weakens it is hard to see how the proposal can fail. There is a notion in some heads that they mlay get him in such a jam over ioreign debts and taxation that he will be com compelled - pelled compelled to abandon the world court bat battle - tle battle to save the other two.

CROWN JEWELS IN U.S. WILL VISIT AMERICAN JEW JEWELERS - ELERS JEWELERS TO MAKE DEAL. LOT IS WORTH $250,000,000. The sale of certain surplus articles from the old imperial collection of jewels will bring representatives of the Russian soviet government to the United States soon. The gems were obtained when the czar and his entire family were brutally butchered on the overthrow of the government by the radicals and reds. ~ Appraisals just completed by for foreign - eign foreign experts place the value of the en entire - tire entire collection of crown jewels at ap approximately - proximately approximately $250,000,000. These in include - clude include the great imperial Russian crown, made in the time of Catherine 11, weighing five pounds and contain containing - ing containing 4,000 carats of the rarest dia diamonds. - monds. diamonds. Crown Worth Millions. The crown is valued at $52,000,000, and the imperial gold scepter, con containing - taining containing the world-famus Orloff dia diamond - mond diamond of 189 carats, valued at $30,- 000,000, which was laid as a gift by %ount Orloff at the feet of Catherine I Another wonderful jewel is the gold and diamond emblem of the imperial realm, containing a 157-carat sapphire, valued at $24,000,000. The two coronets worn by the em empresses, - presses, empresses, each containing diamonds of 1,000 carats and valued at $4,000,000, are among the treasures, as are also two huge chains, with diamonds, for the use of the emperor. The emperor's chains are valued at $4,500,000, the so-called shah's dia diamond - mond diamond of 89 carats, $14,500,000, and a mammoth Indian sapphire of 258 car carats, - ats, carats, surrounded by diamonds, is worth $11,000,000.

Co-Operatives in Indiana. The-sale of one of every three bush bushels - els bushels of Indiana wheat is handled through the Indiana Wheat Growers' Association, which is about a year old. Eighteen thousand Hoosier farm farmers - ers farmers are marketing their wheat through 800 elevators with which the associa association - tion association maintains relations. 2 Five major co-operative organiza organizations - tions organizations are operating' in Michigan with nearly 700 local organizations. Pro Production - duction Production includes milk, potatoes, live stock, fruit and grain. Kansas has a great number of co cooperative - operative cooperative wheat and elevator associa associations - tions associations and a considerable number of mercantile establishments. Texas handles co-operatively cotton, wheat, figs, melons, broom corn, al alfalfa - falfa alfalfa and live stock. All of the 817 co-operative market marketing - ing marketing organizations in Wisconsin are on a paying basis. Towa ships co-opera co-operatively - tively co-operatively hogs, cattle, sheep, butter, grain, fruits and vegetables. Thousands in Minnesota. Minnesota, with nearly 4,000 loca! co-operative associations, is increasing them vyearly. Nebraska has 500 local co-operative marketing organizations. The North Dakota Wheat Growers' Association is the most impertant in that state. It Joans farmers up to 75 per cent on wheat delivered to the as association, - sociation, association, in addition to selling the grain. lilinois has a well diversified mark marketing - eting marketing program sponsored by the state agricultural association and the state farm bureau.

The enormous increase in the con consumption - sumption consumption of cigarettes is considered almost entirely due to their use by womnien, - One official ventured the guess that more than hali of the feminine race over 17 years of age living in the larg larger - er larger cities smoke cigarettes. Ferainine use of cigarettes is rapid rapidly - ly rapidly spreading to the smaller towns and rural communities. Officials predicted that more than 90,000,000,000 cigarettes would be smoked next year, Although the number of cigars smoked this year will be less than in 1924, figures disclose that a heavier tax is being paid on this product. Officials explained that the country is smoking better cigars than ever be before, - fore, before, an additional indication of pros prosperity. - perity. prosperity. : A Huge Tax Paid. In November federal tax was paid on 598,478,000 cigars, about 2,000,000 less than last November, but the tax was $20,000. For five months ending December Ist, the government col collected - lected collected $159,222,211 as taxes on all to tobacco - bacco tobacco commodities. This is the largest source of miscellaneous internal reve revenue - nue revenue receipts and takes the place on the government's ledger of the pre prewar - war prewar liquor taxes. The tax for the July-December pe period - riod period of 1925 was $12,730,000 greater than in 1924, The gcvernment collected $105,- 471,000 from cigarette taxes during this period. It was $12,000,000 akead of 1924. The snuff tax was $2,813,000, chewing and smoking tobacco $28,- 571,000 and on cigarette papers $492,- 000,