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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16
Keeping the Peoples Money
From the Triton Gazette.

news special from Washington said that
Postmaster General Burleson has turned in
to the treasury $3,500,000, representing the
surplus in the revenues of the postoffce de-
partment for the fiscal year ending June 30
1914 For the fiscal year of 1918 the noet
office department earned a surplus OF So
100000, which was also turned into the
treasury. These payments are said to no
the first actual surplus earnings of the post
office department since 1886.
This money should never have gone into
the treasury. 1t belongs to the patrons of
the postoffce department. and should have.
been returned to them in increased service
The postal service was never intended to
earn a surplus. 1t was established for tho
convenience of the people. At every stage
in it's history, when it paid the expenses of
operation, the rates were reduced or i'm
provements made in the service.
In the face of this surplus the railroads
are forced to carry the parcel post business
for practically nothing; the rural mail car
riers one of the hardest worked branches
of the service, are threatened with reduc-
lions in salaries and increases in many in
stances refused; newspapers are threatened
with an increase in the rates of postage, and
the mandate which has gone out to every
postoffice in the country to reduce expenses
is working a hardship on the employees and
the public
The Gazette has already discussed the in
sufficient pay of the railroads and the prop
osition to change rural routes into star
routes. We want to say something now
about better service. Nearly all of the larg-
er postofices, especially those in towns about
the size of Tifton in the general plan of cut
ting down expenses, have less clerical force
than is needed to handle the business. This
of course, reacts on the service, and the
public is in the long run the sufferer.
Another carrier means another salaried
employee in the city, and the amount of his
wages distributed through the channels of
trade. Another carrier would mean at least
one more mail delivery every day and per-
haps two additional collections through the
business section.
This matter of an additional carrier is on
ly one of the ways in which the service could
be improved. Perhaps in every town of
Tiftons size in the state the same condi-
lions exist Georgia's share of the $780,
900 that has been passed into the treasury
and thereby lost to the patrons of the post
office department would be about $4,000.
Distribute that throughout the state and it
could accomplish a lot of good. We could
use $1,000 of it here to a great advantage.
The money paid by the people in postage
belongs to the people; it is not right to turn
it into the treasury to be absorbed by the
expenses of some other department of the
government.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16
Love Me. Love MY Dog

Thre is a strong relationship between
man and beast, and the man who loves his
pet, whether it is a dog, cat or horse,
has a spark of goodness in his heart. cur
rent news item states that few days ago
citizen of Houston, Texas, was hailed into
court for shooting his neighbours horse. He
answered the summons and pleaded guilty
to the charge, but related extenuat1ng cir
cumstances. ]. H. Backus, SO the story
of the trial goes, shot to death stallion
belonging to a neighbor in order to save
his own pony from destruction In simple
but eloquent language Backus told how the
stallion had attacked his pony, and OF his
unavailing efforts to keep the large ami
NAL off,
Several times they circled the barn
yard" said Backus, and could see
my pony follow me with his eyes ap-
pealing for help. l grabbed up hoe
and struck at the stallion, but it had
no effect The pony was pet. 1t be-
longed more to my wife than to myself.
l could see that she was excited and
fearful Of the results of the unequal
struggle / was afraid that if the stall
lion killed our pony it would have
serious effect on the condition of my
wife Understand, Judge, / do not
place large money value on the pony.
He probably is not worth much in mon
ey, but he was my friend and valuable
to me from a sentimental viewpoint. l
grew exhausted and the little pony was
at the mercy of the stallion. What
could I do? I used the white mans
last argument. That is all, Judge.
Backus was acquitted, and the people in
the court room applauded the verdict. We
are moved to sentiment in many things, and
the sentiment that attaches to the affection
for our dumb animals is not the least OF
those which actuate us in life. The man
who SCOTS at such affections is wanting in
the bigness of heart that makes men strong
and helpful to their fellowmen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16
BuVing at Home.

The attitude of The Dawson News on the
question of trading at home has been so
oftan EXPRESSED there be no doubt as to It's
,,;ahue in this regard. The News believes
that anv resident of Dawson who makes MS
living here and who persists in sendlng away
To make purchases from merchants IN other
cities is not living up to his. duty as cl'i-
zen The money earned IN Dawson anu
snant in Macon or Atlanta does not pay
.ents and salaries in Dawson. On the SUD-
iect of Buying at Home" the Savannah
Press of recent date gave expression 10
views that are just as timely and just as
a1spgicable to Dawson as to that city IL
says:
Every dollar sent out of Savannah for
fnnrchardjse that should be bought here
is blow at the prosperity OF savannah
iThe sooner all of us reallZe thls Tue
better it is going to be 1or US Inc
.1oyal Sayannahian does not send away
for the clothes he uses or the food ne
oats nor the shoes he wears. He buys
them from the man who sells them mere
.or he permits the local retailer TO order
them out for him and in this way make
some profit from the Savannah dollar
that is eventually sent away.
The sooner all of us come to adopt TINS
idea and live along these lines the better IL Is
going to be for all of us. For our part we
believe goods just as acceptable to the most
Darticular man or woman can be obtained
from the Dawson stores either directly or
nv having them bought as a special order
as can be bought elsewhere. But the mer-
chants themselves are partly responsible FOR
Sc much trade going away from nome as
the Press points out as follows;
The merchants of the city have not
been as aggressive perhaps as they
might be in educating the people up TO
the buy-at-home standard. They nave
not. been as insistent upon the adherence
TO this policy as have the merchants IN
other places For instance, we were
struck with the advertisement OF a mer-
chant in neighboring city yesterday IN
which he called attention to the TACT
that a patron had secured samples from
his store and sending them to one or the
big, retail centers of the East had asked
for prices and found those of the local
merchant the cheaper. We should thlnk
This ? good object lesson for the foIKs
at home.
4, et the merchants cultivate the home
trade more, and let our people patronize the
home merchants 1t will rebound to the
advantage of both and help the town Won
derfully.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

Senator Hardwick will now have
little spare time to defend himself
against the onslaught of his political
enemies in his home state. It's our
guess that he will attend to them,
too.-Thomasville Press.
We presume the Thomasville Press means
by his enemies those who have cr1t1-
cized him for his stand against the admin
istration's ship purchase bill. 1t is interest
ing to note that these ''enemies" were
among the senator's strongest supporters in
the primary. In fact, most of the criticism
of Senator Hardwick has been from that
source The News is yet to be convinced
that he is wrong on the question Of the gov
eminent buying ships.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16
A TEMPERANCE LECTURE.

Editor of The News: The current issues
of the daily papers carry the following,
which l consider one of the strongest tenn
perance lectures ever given. 1t certainly is
brief and to the point:
THE Mississippi supreme court today up
held the constitutionality of the May-Mott-
Lewis law enacted at the last session Of the
Legislature prohibiting the keeping of intox-
icants in social clubs In its decision the
court quoted the following:
" 'Whiskey is a good thing in its place.
There is nothing like it for preserving a
man when he is dead. If you want to keep
a dead man put him in whiskey; if you want
to kill a live man put whiskey in him. :"
Yours very truly, READER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

The supreme court has rendered dec1s-
ion which, in effect, is that the railroads
shall have a living rate on every class OF
traffic, and that it isn't in the power Of state
railroad commissions or the interstate COM
merce commission to cut the rate on any
article below the profit line because the rate
on another article yields more than living
profit. The decision seems to be in the di-
recticn of a square deal for the railroads
1t is a fact that they have been having hard
shedding since the ascendancy of the dema-
gogue in politics.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

Dallas (Texas) jury sent a policeman
who was guilty of nothing more than kill
ing boy to Jail for a whole day. The boy
was seventeen years of age, and the princi-
pal support of a widowed mother. He was
JOY riding with a companion, and the police
man suspected that he had stolen an auto
mobile When the officer told the boy to
stop through sheer fright he took to his
heels. and the big minion of the law sent
bullet in the boys back.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

The one Georgian above all others VINO
hos influence with the administrator III
11Tasbington is Hon. w J. Harris. The pres
;dept consults him about all Georgia mat
tars. and there is evidence that MS views
and wishes have controlling weight II you
1.on+ ANYTHING from. Washington the thing
81 do is 70 get w. j. to o. k you,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

Mr. Arch K. McGill who was reared in
Webster county and has many relatives and
friends in this section, is now sole owner
and editor of the Lyons Progress, and is
making it one of the best and strongest
weekly newspapers of the state. The News,
in common with his other friends, is graft
fed at his continued success and prosperity
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

The town of Waukon, Wis, is to have
"pay-up week." a sort of business festival,
to be celebrated by everybody in the commu-
nifty paying what he owes everybody else.
A "pay-up week" is all right, but no one
who can meet his Obligations should wait
until such a time to pay them. Every week
should pay-up week when it is possible
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

The recent annual parade of Sunday
school workers in Philadelphia was seven
miles long. More than one hundred and
twenty-five thousand persons were in line.
Speaking of Sunday schools, Dawson has in
the Baptist and Methodist schools two Of
the most interesting in the state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

The Savannah Press refers to the prosper
Gus times when there was no tax levy in
Terrell county. Why mention it? Every
body is too busy now trying to raise enough
money to meet high and increasing tax
rate to take time to think of those good days.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

What we do not understand is why
they gave South Georgia a new federal
Judge when there is more work in the
Northern district of Georgia than in the
standardization Citizen.
1t is hardly possible that Editor Slope is
as innocent as he would appear. Everybody
knows why that new judgeship was created
And it was not because it was needed, either
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

The time to swat the fly Is IN the
warm days of early spring, for it IS then
that the first flies appear.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

A Western editor who knows just how il
is tells of one thing that is utterly impossi-
BILE. Hear him:
1.-The newspaper has made presi-
dents killed poets, made bustles for
beauties and punished genius with crit
icism. 1t has curtaied the power of
kings converted. bankers into paupers
and graced pantry shelves. 1t has made
paupers of college presidents it has ed
ucated the poor and robbed the phlos-
opher of his reason; it smiles, cries,
dies, but it can't be run to suit every
body and the man who tries it is crazy
or soon will be-"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16
TEE HEE.

Oh, how it uenghts some papers to criti-
else Hoke Smith.-Cuthbert Leader.
"Oh, how it delights a few to follow him,
right or wrong.-Butler Herald.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16

Kansas Cfty.-Hospitals and SANTA
RUINS here in which victims of opiates
can be treated are filled. 1t was esti-
mated today there are 400 drug victims
in Kansas City who have been deprived
of their opiates by the new federal law
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
CARLISLE INDIANS
TAKE Big BRACE

Special Dispatch TO the Intsligencsr.
:. CARLISLE. Pa, oct 2a-rhe car
isle Indian team has thus far shown
about the strength % WAS expected 10
develop IN the seasons nrst half. al
thoush the score maze ny Pop War
ner = University OF Pittsburgh men was
greater than was conceded 10 the dope
on which the Carlisle coaches based
their calculations when the plans for
the season were made.
The Indians grcatsst strength was
hown IN the Harvard game at Cam
bridge with a Eaiu OF -15 yards Of
ground TO Harvard's 17O yards. The
one touchdown made by Carlisle vvas
the result OF consistent gains Tor . dis
lance OF 80 yards without a single let
up IN the steady march toward Har-
wards goal In the Lehlgh same AZ
south bethlehem 90 was an alert Lehign
back who took advantage OF Carlisle =
~lopseness % play To sCore one Of the two
t~ouchdowns made The other was a
result 81 a well played rwa pass.
Carlisle's iooseuess OF play has been
corrected. the bail De- now followed more
closely and West N~irEintans will be
given an opportunity on Oct0ner svth 10
see the brand % football that has made
Carlisle teams the terror Of the best
teams IN the land and the main atfrac-
ton on any teams schedule.
Capt Calac continues e. be- the star
player on the indian team and mas prov
en- himself the equal lu All that football
requires against the brilliant nncxa trat
have been met IN the trio 81 hard rames
the Indians have played away from
their own held.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
WHEELING HIGH
Football warriors Returned Ye.tsrday
From Hnnstngton-An In Good
Condition After victory.

The Wheeling high school football
warriors returned yesterday from Hunt.
lhgton where they defeated the high
school OF that place by the score OF I
TO o. IL Was a hard fought contest and
one that the locals by their superior
plhying. deserved to win. All the bow
are In splendid condition.
The old gold and blue team reportf
splendid treatment at tho hands OF ths
huntington team and management ant
expressed themselves as well Pleased
with the officials OF the game. They
were royalty entertained By the Cabe
county Lad and saturday evening wer,
the guests at a party given In theii
ono
During the first half. Huntinrto,
failed to make a first down, but cam,
back strong In the second half and PLAY.
ed a much better game. The Mheelinf
defense was splendid and the ball wa
seldom within their own 40-yard line.
NextsSs friday Wheeling Will meet Sis
tersvflle high.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25

ed contrast to the upsets In collegiate
football circles the Army aud Navy
eleven came through the days play in
splendid fashion, each defeating a strong
GEORGETOWN game was marred by the
ihIncuon OF penalties due 20 rough play,
out the cadets showed marked Improve
ment over their previous form and had
tho satisfaction OF defeating the team
that three weeks ago won from the Navy
by , TO 0. The AIiddies found Virgins
roy last and aggressive at the start
ana the game was an even truggle dur
ing the nrst two periods Weight and
better condition began to tell In the lat
ter portion OF the contest and once the
navy started its scoring machine. her
opponents were unable TO check the
sailors charges.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
CARLISLE HAS
INDIAN COACHES
THREE on FOUR DIRECTIONS THAT
WILL SATURDAY
ARE I~EpSKINs.
f1rst r1ms IN history That Team Has
Been Coached By Own Hac@wes-
logan Also Has indian Coach

For the first time in the history OF
football at the Carlisle Indian school the
coaches who are running affairs are In
dians. born and bred Pop" Warner.
now NJ the University or Pittsburgh.
mas had charge Of the Redskins as head
Soech Tor seven years. and previous TO
his regime Roberts. another English
man, had charge. When Warner left
Carnsle. however. IL was decided to get
an indian 10 Instruct the Indian pupils
and Kelly. a former Carlisle star from
the 1914 team. who had Just finished "A
most successful year as head coach OF
the Texas A. a NJ. College team. was ae-
cured As his assistants he has WEIGH.
guarterback Tor four years. succeeding
FRANK Mount Pleasant. and Gilman. a
former Haskell indian school star tackle.
All three Of these men are Indians or
OF indian blood. and the result they have
been getting from Warmers material
IN surprising. An interesting feature
OF this Is that when West Virginia wes-
leyan meets Carlisle at League PARK.
W heeling, October 10th. IL will be seen
that her head coach. too. is an Indian.
being William Carlow. star center for
four years at Carlisle end assistant
coach at Wesleyan last year. lie IL as
sisted BY IL. a Stansbury. director of
athletics at Wesleyan. who in the whole
quintette OF coaches 1T League Park
birth.
The fact that the opposing coaches are
Indians viii make the battle all the
keener. as they belong to different
tribes. Carlow being = Tuscaroora or
New York Indian. while Kelly is a Chip
pewa. from Wisconsin.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
YALE FOOTBALL
SITUATION SERIOUS

NEW HAVEN. Conn. oct. 2f-ro
add 10 the gloom which has been IN
evidence In the Yale football camp for
some time Il was learned tonight that
NAL Scoyil. the backheld star. TAD
suffered a broken nose in the Wash
ington q Jefferson game. lie PROB
ably VIII be unable to play any more
this seasO
Scovils injury anne early tn the
game. but he said nothing OF n. ana
later made Yale's only touchdown.
His loss d. a severe blow especially az
be- had taken Lesore's place following
the latter's disqualification.
The Yale coaches no longer at.
tempted 70 conceal the seriousness OF
the football situation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
is OPTIMISTIC
Manager Of Athletes s~tansbury stop-
ped In City Enrouts To Carka-
burg Prom state COLLEGE Pa

Manager &C. A.. Stausbury. o. the Wea-
lefau football team storpsd ln the city
last evening and VIII b. here for q time
ibis morntnE % complete some details
fur The furlHlF-M srloVnm Rma that VIII
D. played here neNt saturday Mr.. sfaus-
bury BE- optimistic over the aams uinVrI
saturday with Penn state and expects fa
win from fha Redskins The seat ale
Tor the game started SATURDAY. and fhe
seats are EUinG rapidly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
EX-CARLISLE INDIANS BEAT
MARTINS FERRY ATHLETICS

turned IL yards. o'Connell made 5 and
punted to Zigler or the 42-yard line.
Loose got 4: RuPp followed with four
more and the quarter was over.
Youtrh Quarter.
Creighton went in for Schriner and
Blaire for Frank Nedernack on the
Quaker team. ON the 32-yard line the
Ouakers were penalized Is for holding.
" rival passes failed. Rupp punt
ed TO Cecil. ON the 25-yard line and
OConnell hit the line for a yard. \
pretty pass handed to Burke by O'Con-
nell netted IS yards. Todderdale lost =.
A forward failed and Quakers were
taken back Is for holding. With the
bail on the 2O-yard line Ferry strength
ened and Cecil sent O'Conneil through
the center OF the line three times for a
touchdown. Goal kicked BY OrConnell.
Score 3l-7.
ofConnell kicked to Creighton. Rupp
took 5. Hin went 80 yards and Rupp car
ried him to the 22-yard line. Hill to
the 10. loose TO the II: kupp the 10.
when n penalty Of Is yards was made
for holding. Hin hit center for 4: a
forward failed giving Ferry the ball on
downs. OConnell went through center
for ; and Ferry was penallzed > for be-
offside. O'Conncll punted to Loose.
Loose and Hill with the assistance OF
Kupp placed the ball On the l-yard line
before the gave was over.
~. lNr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
AUTO RACES
on rair or0unds Saturday wsr. ME-
Huocess-Beaver nu1st wins
Most Events

Ihr blFrfHt automobile race meet ever
staged nu thf efafe fair grounds w4s
maj uf saturday. when % care. Of All
Wahoa competed Tor hnn0ra The dav
Ideal for automobile racing and n
larrc crowd turned out % aee The dare.
devils risk their lives taking thr turns
un two wheels and doing ali Kinds of
tnrilliuF stunts o. D Gardner drivfnH
fhn events.
Charles Speaker. of ueiiafrr also
drove n fin ruCe. at times %outahfnIng
Older end more cVucricnccd racing men
II" WHa o. contender ln every rVcnf and
u un the handicap event over Gardner
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
BECK STARS
was MOST consistsnt orouna oaius- for
wesleyan ~ state College - IN
Saturday Contest

Ernest Beck playing Left halfhark far
The West VirrIuia Weaiayar fssm So.
urdav whom they met Penn STATE COL
leEe vas D. individual star ~ the
kaWf We Wue the most consistent
n q never failed fu make a gain u from
o. Zen yards when be va FIven
The ball lrrk Dr. Continually imur0ring
and m hr develops during the remainder
o. the season aa 10 has up Co the rraa.
ent time Do VIII be- one n the rreafesf
ekfield men ever developed by a West
virginia cnllers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
TWO HARVARD MEN
ARE BADLY HURT

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct. 24.-Har.
wards football team came out OF It's
unsuccessful contest with Cornell YES.
terday with Gilman. a tackle. crippled
so that he cannot play for two weeks,
and wallace. the center. also hurt IL
Is expected that Wallace will be apIe
10 play next Saturday.
Captain II. g. Flower and Two
other members of the Freshmen
eleven we're so seriously Injured in me
game with Worcester Academy yester.
DAY that physicians say they could NOT
play again this Feason.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
KRAUS MADE CLOTHES

And u many new models for
young men bear vital, style
breathing witness to the success
of the operation.
Materials and styles are so
varied that you can choose Just as
your fancy dictates - knowing
your choice will be right. Each
suit rs the ultimate value at it's
price, whether you pay SIS or $50.
Weather for towady Fair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
Mnu~2~o,


At MISREPRESENTATION 81. Mi..is-
sippi o. "s
AZ Fort smith-Arkansas 10; OKLA
bona AgEies ?. ~
At Houston-Riee rs. Daniel Baker o
AT DAllas-oklahoma IL: Texas II.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-25
Without the Yell
Dave says -

Painlessly extracting the Rah !
RahFfrom college clothes is mere
ly a matter of cutting out the
freak ideas under the soothing in
fiuence of good taste, substituting
genuine smartness and plenty of
the spirit of youth. The result is