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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24
NEGRO WOMEN
IN CONVENTION
Four Dusky DamseIs Sent From
Texas as Delegates to Temper
ance Meeting in Atlanta.

ATLANTA.-The negro question,
which stirred up a bit Of excitement
at the white house recently, was in
jected into the national convention
of the w. c. T. U. in Atlanta through
the arrival of four negro women del
egates from Texas, who we're totally
unexpected.
The corps of girl ushers who had
the seating arrangements in charge
made no arrangements for this dele
CATION, and asked that the four ne
gro women delegates go into the gal
lery of the Baptist Tabernacle, where
the convention met. They indignant
ly refused to be segregated, marched
down the main aisle and found seats
between two delegations from the
North, who gave the black sisters a
cordial welcome.
Just across the aisle were the Ala
bama delegation, and these ladies
were highly indignant at the invasion
from the black belt. One of the Ala
bama visitors left the hall, packed
her grip and returned to Alabama at
once. None of this story got into
the Atlanta papers, the editors fight
ing shy of stirring up trouble
The color trouble was augmented
by the persistent efforts of several
local negro women, friends of the
Texas delegates, to enter the conven-
ton and sit beside their friends It
was necessary to call the assistance
Of several men before they could be
elected.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24
SOUTH WILL CONTROL
SENATE and HOUSE
SOUTHERN STATES WILL HAVE
MAJORITY OF DEMOCRATS
AT NEXT SESSION.


Twelve States Will Have Hundred
and Two Members in House, All
of Whom, Excepting Three Repub-
Leans, Are Democrats.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Responsi-
bility for legislation in the house
during the concluding two years of
the present administration will fall
directly upon the South. 1t is COM
mon comment that the South is in
the saddle, but this will become more
clearly true after March 4th next
through the reduction of the demo-
cratic membership in the house. At
present democrats from twelve
Southern states represent one-third
of the democratic strength in the
house. After March 4th next these
twelve states with democratic men,
bers from Oklahoma and Missouri
will constitute an actual majority
of the democratic strength in the
house
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Ar
kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia have 1872 men,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24

the secretary of agriculture on this
subject should be read by every farm
er in the South. The department of
agriculture will gladly give informa-
ton to the farmers of the South
about the best means and methods of
crop Investigation suitable to the
conditions of each locality.
Bankers to Cooperate.
The bankers also have an excep-
tional opportunity to aid in this COM
mendable work. They can, in large
measure, influence the character of
crops by imposing proper conditions
upon the advances they make to the
farmers. When the bankers are not
dealing direct with the farmers the
merchant who supplies the necessary
credits can exert the necessary infiu-
ence.
q earnestly hope that the farmers,
the bankers and the merchants in the
South will cooperate with each other
for the purpose of materially reduc-
ing the cotton crop in 1915 and Sc
cure satisfactory crop Investigation.
Not only should the Southern
farmer plant food crops but he can
raise cattle and poultry with great
benefit to himself and the country at
large. He cannot do this, however,
unless he reduces cotton acreage and
ra !ses food supplies"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24
State Fire Record Shows Big Increase

will run at least half million dol
lars over last year.
The connection between fires and
the European war would seem at first
glance rather a distant one, and yet
according to some of those who have
studied the situation that connection
is traceable almost directly. 1t has
been noted heretofore that in times
of business depression there has been
an increase in CONGREGATIONS, and
considering the European war re-
sponsible for the present business
crisis it may be held accountable, ac-
cording to insurance Investigators,
for much of the increase in fires
throughout this section as we'll as in
the rest of the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24

ATLANTA.-Georgia's fire record
in common with that of the rest of
the country has shown remarkable in
crease during the last few months.
While the actual figures are not yet
available insurance men here say the
increase over last year will be any
where from 10 to 20 per cent which
is considerably more in excess of the
normal average.
The record for the entire country
up to this time shows an approx
mate increase of SIP, 100000 over
last year Georgia's ordinary share
of this increase for the past ten
months would be about 100000. In
surance men are of the opinion that
the increase in Georgia for the year
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24
PRESENT OFFICIALS
SERVE TWO YEARS
RECENTLY ADOPTED AMEND
MENT DOESN'T APPLY TO
TERN JUST BEGINNING.
MANY ASK FOR INFORMATION
County Officials Elected Two Years
Hence Are TO Be First to Benefit
From Four Year Terms. Several
Things Point That Out.


From Four Year Terms. Several
Things Point That Out.
ATLANTA, Ga.-Since it has been
definitely ascertained that the four
year term for county officials amend
ment got through by a narrow mar
gin Secretary of State Cook is begin
ming to receive letters from newly
elected officials all over the state
wishing to know if the amendment
applies to the terms just beginning.
The act itself amended the con-
stitution by striking the word two"
and substituting therefor -four" 1t
also added to the end of the para
graph the following, provided this
provision does not become effective
before January 1, 1914"
Some question has been raised as
to whether or not the provision Of
the constitution, providing that
amendments shall become effective
Immediately after adoption would
not affect this one. However, several
things would stand IN the way of ex-
tending the terms of the officers
elected November 3rd In the first
place, it is stated that the provision
regarding immediate effectiveness
applies only where specific exception
is not made.
Also county officers in the recent
election ran for two-year terms, and
in reality before the amendment was
adopted at the same time as they
were elected.
However, the matter seems fully
determined by the fact that all COM
missions being sent out are for two
year terms.
Therefore, county officials just
elected will serve two years, while
those elected two years hence will be
the first to serve four-year terms.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24
FTRENIEN INSTALL A LOOM IN
DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS

The fire boys of Brazil, Ind, weary
ing of playing casino and checkers,
have constructed a large loom in fire
headquarters and are weaving table
cloths, shawls and other articles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24

1.-THE recently expressed views Of
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24
MUST REDUCE COTTON ACREAGE
and DIVERSITY CROPS, SAYS NADOO

to a decided reduction in the cotton
acreage through influence outside the
cotton producing states, and predict
ed that with acreage reduced cotton
would go to a normal level next year.
General supervision of the cotton
loan fund will go under the reserve
board members with the recently APP
pointed cotton loan committee in act
i've charge of the work, according to
announcement at the treasury to-
night.
Mr.. McAdoO's Statement.
Mr.. McAdoo's statement is in part
as follows:
THE plan gives the cotton loan
committee power to appoint commit
tees in each of the cotton producing
states of Alabama, Arkansas, Flori-
da. Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tex
as, Oklahoma and Tennessee to as
sist it in carrying on the practical
work.
while the creation of the cotton
loan fund and its use under the plan
will have a far-reaching and bene-
fetal influence upon the cotton and
business situation nevertheless the
attention of the South should not be
drawn away from the other pressing
and important problem with which
it must inteIligently and effectually
deal. namely, a material reduction of
cotton acreage in 1915, and the rails
ing of food products on large part
of the acreage heretofore devoted to
cotton.
Large Decrease Assured.
mot only will crop diversifction
help the prosperity of the South, but
the mere assurance of a large de-
crease in the cotton crop next year
will Immediately enhance the value
of the present crop. The food prod
uets which the South can advantage
ousIy raise on part of the acreage
will find a ready market at profitable
prices even if the South itself cannot
absorb them with greater advantage
than by buying supplies from neigh
boring states. If the war in Europe
is protracted the demand for food
stuffs will grow in volume and in
tensity and must be supplied in large
part by this country.
Government VIII Help.
"The recently expressed views Of
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24

One kind of a danger signal is the
kick a woman gives her husband I'M
der the dinner table when there is
company for dinner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24
URGES SOUTHERN FARMERS TO
RAISE FOOD PRODUCTS. PRE-
Diets READY MARKET.
FARMERS OF THE SOUTH
OUGHT TO WAKE UP NOW
Says Bankers Can Aid By Imposing
Proper Conditions on Advances to
Farmers. Demand for FOOdstuffs
Will Grow i'm Volume.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Althougn
the $135, 100000 cotton loan fund
has been completed officials of the
federal reserve board and the treas
ury department declared today that
the South must introduce diversified
ton of crops and a reduction of cot
ton acreage next year to get the full
benefits from the fund and insure
material increase in the price of raw
cotton for next years crop.
Secretary McAdoo. in statement
tonight, called this 1.-The other press
ing and important problem with
which the South must deal. He
urged the raising of other food prod
ucts which, he predicted, will find a
ready market, particularly if the Eu-
ropean war persists.
The Southern farmer" said Mr..
McAdoo, therefore has an unusual
opportunity now for changing exist
ing methods and habits with certain
profit and permanent benefit to him
self ;,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24
Bankers Can Aid.

He suggested that the department
of agriculture would gladly outline
methods of crop divers 'fication suit
able to different localities and added
that bankers had an excellent oppor-
tunity to aid in this work by using
their influence to direct the charac-
ter of crops by imposing proper con-
ditions" upon advances to farmers.
The farmers of the South" con-
cluded the statement. fought to wake
up to the Importance of crop diVersi-
ication. There never before was
time when they could wake up with
such certain profit to themselves"
Members of the federal reserve
board were inclined tonight to be-
lieTe that present conditions pointed
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10
ATTENTION! COMRADES.

Members Of Meyer Post, G. A. R.,
will remember their next regular
meeting will be held Saturday, April
Is, 1914, ct the home Of Robert
Montgomery 1t 2 p. m. Let there
be . full attendance.
g. W. CUMMINs,
Commander.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10

Don't forget the Easter sale to
be held at the home Of Mrs. @. o.
Proud, Friday and Saturday, April
10 and II. II you need anything In
the way Of Easter goods-you Will
ind them there.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10

IT. A. Long, D. v. 8. Up.to-dsts
Veterinary. Once at home. =. Both
Phones, No. Is.
We can give you anything 10
plumbing that you, want, Mutual
Phone, go.
ORsaON PLUxsMo b HnATlNa 90.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10
He Who Plants a Tree.

ANo WIZ eSssS" OSesVs sytsuoS VIZ 49,
purpose OF our living. He who plants
tree may never enjoy Its shade or
gaze upon Its full.grown splendor, but
he "a doing what he can to make the
world wholesomer and happier
dwelling place for those who come a.
ter him.
The tree Is . wondrous interest and
beauty any season-in the spring
when Its buds and blooms are open.
log; In the summer when its broad
canopy OF glorious green whispers 70.
pose; In the autumn when II prodigal.
ly nings forth It's brilliant colors, and
In the winter when Its bare branches
are like etchings against sky OF
steel. From the first II has Furnished
man with shelter and food, under It's
lesfy dome the greatest character OF
human rights has been signed; the
worlds greatest treaties have there
been written; and the surrender OF
great armies have been concluded
there. But for the tree human his
tory would be thin tale, soon told.
lie VINO plants tree plants shaoe,
rest, love, hope, peace, for troubled
ones VINO VIII come his way when he
Is gone Is u not q noble monument
70 leaVef
Alta late meeting OF The Womens
Union II was decided TO carry on .
vigorous campaign looking 10 the
beautifying OF the city, ana heip
make oregon as near spotless as posi-
BILE. No single Individual can do this'
but by all-each citizen and schooi'
boy and girl, doing THEIR part IN Keep
Ing their own premises free from
trash and dirt. Go TO the barn or
other buildings, clean up and see that
hereafter they are Kept clean
The Union Will haul away the rub
Dish II you Will but get II together IN
piles convenient to handle
Inc union appeals TO you Tor one
Two or more trees, suitable Tor shade
ana ornamentation. They cost out
"'e'e' s"u e"ey s'e "ee"eo osuy !"
spots along some OF our streets They
ASK you TO leave them a. the court
YARD park on the morning OF Arbor
Day next Iuesday' Apni ~, wheie
the committee will be In waiting 10
receive them-the committee being
Mrs. Charles koock, and Miss Mary
look. II you nave any shruos OF
plants TO spare, send them also, there
are spots about the public buildings
that Will add beauty BY having them
planted.
DO these things for Dear Old Ore
gon.
Arbor Day will be celebrated II the
schooi mousse ana suitable program
Will be rendered by each OF the
grades, AFTER which oach grade Will
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10

THE SENTINEL and Kansas City
Weekly Star, one year, for only el,60.
Call 1T once.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Christian church, will hold their an
nusl Easter sale ct the home Of Mrs.
G. o. Proud, Friday and Saturday,
April 10 and II. They will serve Ice
cream and cake on both days, also
Will have 8 food sale Saturday.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10

-Buggies-My line Of 1914 Buggies
y complete In every way-Style,
Quality and Price. See me for my
1914 buggy proposition.
FRANK FOSTER.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22
WHY NURSE A CROUCH ?

With the biggest wheat crop in
our history, the biggest corn crop,
the biggest cotton crop, the biggest
citrus fruit crop, the biggest apple
crop, the soil yielding truck of all
kinds in unexampled profusion. and
hogs and cattle to throw to the birds
(hoWs that for a figure OF speech?)
this country, with its ports and its
pores all open, is in no danger OF go
ing hungry or naked and We ore i'm
measureably better prepared to face
the future and come out winner than
any other nation on earth.
TO know how well off you ere just
now, suppose you were living in Eu-
rope under the iron heel of military
law, with your home and wife and
children and all you had in the path
of invading armies and the horizon
all about you lurid with the flames
of the hell called war while the hid
eous sights and sounds of battle half
crazed you with the horror cf it all
and made YOU doubt if God was in
His heaven? Thousands as good as
YOU are enduring those things this
moment, and millions more are liv-
ing in constant dread of the time
near at hand when the crimson tide
will sweep over them, too, and leave
behind it the pitiless devastation of
war.
Knowing all these things, why sit
out in the park and nurse a hard
times crouch because sugar is few
cents higher and jobs are not as
easy to get as when the boom was
on? Our little trials and troubles
here are not worth mentioning in
comparison with the unspeakable sor-
rows and sufferings of the men,
women and children of our race be-
.yond the seas.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22
FLORIDA is COOL IN SUM
MER TIME.

There is no better and can be
no Atter climate than Florida,
| eoWe expect a fine winter eli
mate in Florida but few of the
winter visitors know of our in
comparable summer climate.
This summer has been especial
ly fine, the nights being remark
ably cool and the days delightful
in the shady spots where the
cooling breezcs from gulf and
ocean vie with each other in
making the lot Of the Florldian
the most comfortable on earth.
Our climate, both winter and
summer could not be any better
if it were hand made by the
weather burea
People do not leave Florida to
get cooler weather, but only for
a change Of climate and scenery.
Hall OF the people who rush for
the blg cities Of the north to cool
off find the weather much warm
er and more uncomfortable than
they could possible have it in
Florida. The discontented
American public demands a
change every summer and this
accounts in part for the exodus
of Florida people to points in
the north Any change is good
and the vacationist who takes a
trip north by easy stages will be
benefited by the change of
scenes and all Of them are more
contented to return to Florida
where life is really worth the
living.-Sanford Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22
RESULTS GOOD ROADS.

a total OF 2,S4S miles OF good
roads were built in Florida last
year at a cost OF more than ST.
100000 according to an official
report just made public. Half
OF the roads were surfaced with
sand-clay, S57 miles with mari
or crushed stone and OF the re-
maindcr eighty-hve miles were
constructed of brick.
\ number of Florida counties
have voted bond issues for road
construction in recent months,
and it is estimated that the ex-
Penditure this year for highways
will amount to S5,ooo,ooo or
more.
Nothing has demonstrated
more notably the progress that
Florida is making than the build
ing OF good roads in that state.
These roads are paving hand
some returns on the money in
vested in them. They would
pay very satisfactory return if
nothing but the increase in the
value OF lands which they cause
was taken into account. Here is
a case OF a farm owner who at
tempted to sell his farm for ST.
500, and was unable to secure
that amount for it. \ first class
was built through the
farm. and he then refused an Of
fer of $4,000 for the farm, though
there had been no change in the
status OF the farm except the
OF the road.-Ex-
change.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22
Cumberland Presbyterian

sunday school at 8. 45 a m.
Preaching service at II d. m
Subject: One Mans Dependence
Upon Another
Arrangements have been made for
the Odd Fellows to attend the IL
O'Clock service, for whom special
seats will be reserved and the church
desires to see as large a representa-
tion as possible.
Sunday evening service: Preach
ing at 7:3O.
REV. f. H. CALLAHAN,
Pastor.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22
NOTABLE POEM
DEDICATED TO LIFGF

CThe following poem was clipped
and brought to the Telegram office
by Mr. C. D. Mccain, who consid-
cred it SO apropos and meritorious
that he wished it passed on to read
ers of this paper:
London, Aug. 22.-The Chronicle
publishes the following poem, en-
titled "Liege," by William Watson:
BetwiXt foe and France was she.
France, the immortal France. the
Free,
The foe like one vast living sea
Drew nigh.
He dreamed that none his tide would
stay,
But when he bade her to make way
She, through her cannon answered
Nay,
Not
No tremor and no fear she showed:
She held the pass, she barred the
road
While Deaths unsleeping feet be-
strobe
The ground.
So long as deeds of noblest worth
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22

War without publicity seems to be
the idea Of all parties to the scrap
in Europe, judging by the way the
censors treat the press. But the
newspaper boys will beat that aaw-
yet; they always do.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22

The Punta Gorda Herald digs up
the historic fact that when Albert
w. Gilchrist was governor he recon-
mended in his first message to the
Legislature that eastern time he sub
stituted for central time throughout
Florida. This strips Miami of her
plumage as the first to think up this
great scheme to make people start to
work an hour earlier every morn
ing. If Governor Gilchrist should
incorporate this as a plank in his
platform enumerating his puhlic SER
vices when he runs sfor the Senate
next year, we are not certain that
it won't secure him the active oppo-
sition of every Democrat in Florida
who likes to sleep late in the morn
ing. 1t looks very much like mon
keying with sacred constitutional
privilege.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22

Ed Lambright, of the Tampa Tri-
bune has gone to New York city for
a two weeks layoff, the first in two
years, and the best wishes of every
newspaper man in Florida &C with
him. He has earned a good time and
well bet he gets it.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22
NOTICE

The current will be off tomor-
row morning from to 10 o'clock on
account of making repairs that can
not be done at any other time
without interrupting service. R. l..
Ratfo, superintendent l.. and W.
plant. SO55
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22
Grace Evangelical Lutheran

Tennessee avenue and Orange
street. Rev. w. E. Pugh, pastor.
Eleventh Sunday after Triuity.
Epistle, | Cor. 15:1-10; Gospel,
Luke 1S:9-14.
Morning and evening worship a.
! and 1870 O'Clock respectively.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Friends and strG9gers are cordial.
ly invited to worship with us.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22

The Clearwater Sun wants TO call
it the Pan European war. That
sounds too tame and culinary for an
event so tragic and stupendous, Give
us something that has marti?l roll
and thunder in it rather than the
rattle and tinkle of the pots and
pans.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22
First Presbyterian

Rev. Robert Jones, agent for
Rollins College, will preach at II a.
m. and also at 1880 p. m. The
morning theme will be Heavenly
Assurance" and his subject for ev-
ening service will be Jesus Saving
sinners y Sunday school at );45 a.
m. and Christian Endeavor at 6:3O
in the evening. Everybody is cordi-
ally invited to attend.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22

The St. Petersburg Times makes a
very neat epigram when it says that
Woodrow Wilson's greatest achieve
ment is what he didn't do in Mex
leo. To which we may add that if
he had done what thousands of
featherheads in this country said he
should have done, the American
army would now be so busy fighting
Mexican hornets that we would have
little time and less inclination to
read the war news from Europe.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22

A vote will be taken on the ques-
tion of Statewide prohibition in
Ohio this fall, instead of in 1915. the
fight has been forced by the liquor
men taking steps to repeal all the
temperance laws of that State.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-22

We doubt if any community in
Florida ever had a better advertise
ment for the money than that little
stretch of sand oil road in Eustis.
With Editor Clarence Woods of the
Lake Region, as its eloquent sponsor
and indefatigible press agent, its
fame has travelled all over Florida
and through many States of the
Union and numbers of people have
gone to Eustis to see if this new
way of making a hard-surfaccd road
was all that was claimed for 1t. The
whole nation is interested in the big
subject of improved roads, and the
Eustis way is so cheap and simple
that if its effectiveness shall be fully
demonstrated after a sufficient length
of time and wear and tear to test the
resisting quality of the sand oil
method We are likely to see it
adopted in many parts of the Union.