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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
The Real 7. Roosevelt.

One by one our precOnceptons take wing
in matters political The News has not been
a lover of Theodore Roosevelt, but in days
gone by it has found itself more or less i'm
pressed with his oft-repeated assertions to
the effect that he has been the incorruptible
public man par excellence. He has shrteked
aloud his protestatiOn that he stood head
and shoulders above other American office
holders in various respects, one of the chief
est of which was that no party, and espe-
cially no individual, could dictate to him;
that he acted invariably according to his own
Judgment and cared not decayed fig what
others might think or care.
That this was not true is now revealed.
More than one interesting disclosure has
come as a result of the libel case in which
the former president is being sued for $780,,
600 by William Barnes, at one time repub-
lican boss OF New York state.
According to Mr.. Roosevelts own verbal
admissions from the witness stand, support
ed by letters read to the court by counsel
for Mr. Barnes, the former seems to have
been about as subservent tool of the
vested interests as any man on record in the
public life of this republic. Time and time
again he asked the advice of the controlling
spirits of gigantic industrial octopi. He not
only asked that advice, but, so far as the
testimony has thus far shown, he followed
it to the letter without exception.
The letters and admissions of MIR. Roose-
welt show that this was especially true of
Platt-'Tom" Plat, of odoriferous mem
DRY, perfect type of that class of politician
whom Mr.. Roosevelt has always affected to
despise. 1t is now matter of public rec
ord that my Dear MIR. Plat" very largely
guided Mr.. Roosevelt's public acts when the
Rough Rider was governor of New York
Even those who have never admired this
strangely eccentric character in American
politics, either politically or personally, have
been inclined to grudgingly admit that at
least he was high-minded and Independent,
man above the petty bosssms of his boss
ridden party. Now that remaining glamour
is gone and Roosevelt shows markedly and
disappointingly as just common, ordinary,
cheap political climber, hanging on desper-
ateIy to the extended hand of any individual
whose support and influence he coveted.
Another poular idol is gone. Such is life!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
Let's Keep Rufus Jones.

From expressions which The News mas
heard on the streets of Dawson the past
! several days the business men or Dawson
are unanimous in the belief that Mr.. Rufus
Zones, former Dawson boy who is now here
for a visit should be induced to remain
permanently and take charge, as secretary
of a reorganized Board OF Trade one DuS-
mess man after another has expressed ms
hearty approval of the idea, and one OF them
| remarked: 81 gave nothing to the other
| Board of Trade we had here, but II RUFUS
Iones will take the secretaryship / will give
S. month"
The difficulty seems to be that the move
ment to secure the services OF Mr. Jones
lacks proper organization If 1t is really
desired to keep him here something definite
should be done. He cannot remain always
in Dawson on a visit, waiting for the Board
of Trade sentiment to develop. The editor
of The News talked with him Saturday re-
gardng the matter.
81 shall be glad to take the Dawson sec
retaryship if the business men OF the town
really want me-" Mr.. Jones said. Il shall be
in Dawson perhaps week longer on visit
to nv sister and if, during that time, the
Droper arrangements are made l will stay;
otherwise, of course, l will have to leave"
The News happens to have personal
knowledge of the fact that Mr.. Jones already
has two offers of higher paid secretaryships
under consideration, from towns in Florida
and North Carolina. These two towns know
of him and his work, and appreciate his
standing as one of the foremost commercial
secretaries of the Southern states. His work
as secretary at Clarksdale, Miss, and as
president of the Mississippi state organiza-
ton of commercial secretaries, gained for
him an unusual reputation among his broth
err secretaries of the South These two towns
know of these things, and are anxious to
pay him good salaries in order to get him;
and in the meantime his own home town of
Dawson, which could get him for asking,
does not appear to have proper apprecia-
ton of its present opportunity.
1t will be too late to exclaim, why didn
we keep Rufus Jones here" after he has
gone. If the business men want to do any
thing it must be done quickly. 1t seems to
The News that nothing is necessary except
to call mass meeting and offer the Dawson
secretaryship to this Dawson boy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
CreditabIe Act of a Turk.
From the Savannah News.

1t is amazing that the commander OF a
torpedo boat in range of an enemy troop snip
should hesitate moment to send deadly
torpedo to blow it up, much less warn the
commander of the ship of his danger and
give him eight minutes in which to save MS
men in the boats. And it is more amazing
that Turk should be so magnan1mouS.
According to the explanation in the house
of commons by the parliamentary secretary
of the admiralty the Turkish torpedo boat
that halted the British transport Hamilton
in the Mediterranean gave the troops eight
minutes to disembark, an act of mercy that
resulted in the destruction of the Turkish
craft for British destroyers came up, pur-
sued her and caused her to run on beach.
The action of this Turk compares faVora-
bly, with that of the submarine commander
who sank the British passenger steamer Fal-
aba with heavy loss of life. The Hamilton
was a troop ship, the Falaba merchant ship
carrying passengers. Certainly there is one
Turk who should not be called 'unspeak-
able" for he was as magnanimous as he was
brave in his attack on the transport. He
would have been excused if he had fired
without warning, without giving soul on
board an opportunity to escape. This would
have been a legitimate act of war.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
Now For Baseball.

Lets go right ahead now and get III shape
"a mt that baseball team in the field. we
have had much talk, and, it is to be credited
considerable money subscribed; but more IS
naAded. and it ought not to be difficult to
raise the remainder.
Baseball, good old sport OF prince anu
nauper, where the pOtentate and the Gay
Jaborer rub elbows and get up on their toes
together to see an exciting ninth inning m
fsh costs less than any other form OF decent
entertainment and exhlaratiOn known to
modern man Everything is to be said IN JUS
favor. and nothing against it,
And there is nothing else which VIII, at
the same or propOrtionate cost, furnish 10
a town so much observation-disclosures
which is widespread and valuable, even
though it be costing comparatively nothing.
A winning baseball aggregation will herald
Dawson throughout Georgia. incidentally,
if will bring many outsiders here as visit
ors: and, be it remembered, visitors spend
money. They buy things. If it is the pur-
chase of only a shave or cigar the town IS
irst that much ahead because of it.
Come on with the baseball The conta-
gion is Tricky in the atmosphere, all the
way from the million dollar organizations
of the major leagues to the owly pickaninny
on q vacant lot.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
Mistaken Hunor.

With the best of intent toward those news
papers which have been guilty, The News
respectfully submits that the avalanche OF
humorous illusions to Sarah Bernhardts
recent misfortune is il1-timed and unk1nd.
The photographers, good fellows, all OF them,
with hearts roomy and charitable, have been
merely unthoughted. divine providence
saw fit to so affiict the famous operate star
that the surgeons found amputation of one
of her legs necessary. In spite of her ad-
vanced age she stood the ordeal bravely, and
is recovering. When we speak of the Incl
dent at all let's not jibe. 1t isn't fitting
and proper that we should poke fun at
fellow human in distress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
She Is Getting On.

The news dispatches tell of two women
having been arrested for Illicit trafficking in
votes. One was guilty of selling her vote.
The other bought up a few.
This is one of the unpleasant features OF
women in politics. 1t is one among several
reasons why the right kind of man dislikes
to see the right kind of woman mixed in the
sordid cesspooI of politics. 1t is repulsiVe
to the senses of the chivaIric American male
to think that a woman is guilty of any form
of law-breaking, but if she insists on elbow
ing her way into politics she must pay the
inevitable penalty of being besmirched. That
she will be is clearly demonstrated here.
Verify, the female voter is getting on!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
NOW, THE BANK CLERK.
From the Triton Gazette.

From the Triton Gazette.
To great many of us young men the
bank clerk has for long been an object of
envy.
His clothes are the latest fashion-pIate
model; he handles as if it were common pa
per the money which to us is so scarce it is
almost sacred; his collars are the highest;
his ties are of the most brilliant hue, and in
the barber shop he takes all that the barber
can give, from manicure to massage. And
the girls just dote on him; the common herd
stand no show when the bank clerk is in
the field.
But listen here: DR.. Irving Fisher, of
Yale, tells us some astounding things about
the bank clerk; things that are calculated to
brighten some of them into premature de-
mise. He says that of 1000 bank clerks ex-
amined by him all but per cent we're
threatened with premature death. Thirteen
per cent had hardening of the arteries; 3
per cent had organic heart disease; % per
cent had Kidney disease and a still larger
per cent had dangerous habits whatever he
may mean by that. Which summing up
leads one newspaper to presume that the rest
are doomed to die some day from causes yet
unknown.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
Women on the Jury.
M. Wickoff, in Birmingham Age-Herald.


Just to think, to be on jury" said
one woman to another at a recent trial.
"Wouldnt it be aWful?" And she looked
pityingly at the IL faces in the jury box.
'Oh, 1 don't know as it would" replied
the other cautiusly transferring her chew
ing gum to the other side of her mouth
There wouldn't be the work to do and you
would get paid regular and"
But think of having to be locked up all
the time" objected the first. I'D be just
as wild not to be allowed to go downtown
or anything, and goodness! why, they won't
let you see anybody or talk about 1t a bit or
even read paper l don't see how they can
tell what is going on in court unless they
read the paper. I never can. OF course,
regular lawyers know what it all means, but
just ordinary people don't"
But, of course, you wouldn't send any
body to jail for life or anything like that,
if he was married. for what would his wife
and children do? So you don't have to pay
much attention to what they are saying. I'd
know right away as soon as l saw the man
whether he did or not, and after you've once
made up your mind you can Kind OF rest,
you know"
""But think of being shut up with all those
women for week! Wouldn't you just want
to scratch their eyes out? My, but hate
them! I'm just that Independent, you know,
that I wouldn't have them shopping around
to see how much powder l was using and
whether put up my Halr HgntS, or whether
it was naturally curly!''
But they go to hotel for their meals,
and don't have to pay cent. 1 just love
hotel cooking, don't you? And then not
having to pay for it! Of course, when you
are in the room you are supposed to be talk
ing over the things that they have said about
the man, but you could get lots of ideas
from those other women about clothes and
things. T think it would be awful1y broad
ening."
'@And then when it was necessary, you
know, the forewoman could just tap her
pencil on the table and say, Now, girls, we
must really get to work and find out what
we are going to decide to do about that
man." put in the other with an anticipa-
tory smile. II know we would acquit this
one on account of his wifefs devotion TO
him"
That's all right for the public granted
the wouId-be jury woman with some skeptl-
cism, "but III just wager that they fight
like cats and dogs at their home"
That, my DEAR said the other amusedly'
lis just a sample of the way we would dis
agree in the jury room"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
A Flowers Quarrel.
From the Kansas City Star.

That was a pathetic story the news die
patches carried out of Denver the other dav
about the old bachelor millionaire on bis
deathbed who sent for the woman to whom
he had been betrothed forty years ago.
When both were young, and poor. tbav
loved each other, and day was set for tbo
wedding. Before it came they quarreIed
over some trifing thing, as lovers alwa IS
quarrel and in the heat of his anger ba
went away.
The years went by, and James M. Wilson
became a millionaire But his love for Car
RE Hurd remained, and he never married.
When he was dying last week his mind
went back to the sweetheart of his youth
to the strolls with her in the starlight down
the fower-scented lane, and he saw her face
raised again to his, and heard her merry
laughter, and there surged into his heart
feeling of remorse. Perhaps he had wrong
ed in leaving her so, and a great longing
came over him to see her once more before
he died, if she was yet alive.
No doubt she had married; perhaps she
had forgotten him. No matter, he wanted
to see her.
And so, to humor him, they sent word
back there to the old home town. But she
was not there. Long years ago she had
gone away. Where? To Denver.
They found her there, where she had lived
for years, just to be near the man she loved
where she could see him once in a while
without his seeing her or knowing that she
was near.
His last hours were consoled by her pres
ence, and his will gives her fortune. But
that does not atone for the suffering that
trivial lovers quarrel was permitted to
bring into their lives. 1t is curious trait
of human nature that so often men and
women will allow some minor disagreement
under the stress of foolish pride to bring
them misery.
Only those who are wise learn how essen
tfal it is to make compromises, to overlook
faults and failings, and to make sacrifices
in recognition of the surprising value of
friendship and love.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
Murder?

News dispatches this week related
the story of a widow in a Missouri town
VINO killed herself because the neigh
hors had talked about her. She left this
note: my neighbors have talked about
me; | am unhappy; l do not wish to live
any longer. A good name IS to De
chosen above great riches l nave al
ways tried to live an honorable life,
hut nv neighbors have blasted my good
name Macon News.
This newspaper has heretofore spoken
vigorously of the scandal-monger. Given
above is a concrete instance and its indublta-
nIe result The circumstances are as plain
as daylight, and the result was certainly
qInlnistakable One wonders if any remorse
filled the hearts of those neighbors respon-
sjbIe for the death of the Missouri widow.
Probably not; remorse signifies the posses
sion of heart.
One wonders, too, if murder" would be
too acrid word here. Murder is the killing
of a human being without justification. No
one would dispute that human being was
killed in this instance Would her torment
ors, perhaps, plead justification?
At any rate, aren't you glad that you
were not one of the tormentors? And in
view of the fact that she slew herself and
then went into the Great Assemblage and
there told Him why she did it, would yot
sleep soundIy tonight if you had been?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
CIeUeY Satire.
From the Macon Evening News.

There has been introduced in the New
York legislature which was never intended
seriously and which is a clever satire on the
tendency of legislatures to excessively reg
ulate railroads and other public service cor
porations by prescribing in detail how they
shall be operated.
The bill is entitled THE Farming Code, -
and it provides, among other things, that
before a farmer shall change the price of any
of the commodities which he raises and sells
he must file a petition and schedule with a
commission. The provisions are:
Every farmer shall have one more
hired man than his work requires.
All bulls, when moving on the high
way or on unfenced areas, shall be
equipped with a bell of not less than
fifty pounds weight, a steam whistle.
and an electric headlight of at least one
thousand candle power.
Sheds shall be built over fields where
hired men have to work in summer.
Every hired man shall work only
eight hours per day, but not on holt
days or Jack Loves birthdays.
The commissions inspectors shall
weekly inspect all gasoline automobiles.
If cylinder is missing the farmer must
find it before he runs on the road again.
To enforce this act a commission of
five persons shall be selected by the
governor with the view of placating as
many shades of political opinion as pos
sible. No commissioner shall, however,
be deemed disqualified by lack of pre-
vious political or other experience.
To tell the truth, bills a great deal more
ridiculous have been introduced in many
legislatures and have actually received seri-
Gus consideration. However, this proposed
measure is obviously parody on the present
day tendency of legislatures to say in min
ute detail how every corporation shall con-
duct it's business. 1t will serve to check that
legislative disposition even more effectively
than all manner of protests from the corpor-
atoms, because it shows up so thoroughly
the absurdity of modern inquisitorial and
regulator statutes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
AN IDEAL CITIZEN
Annnsta Chronicle.

From the Augusta Chronicle.
There is a gentleman in this town known
to us all, who is just about our ideal OF a
good citizen. ~
He is making his money here, is raising
and educating his family here, and ne eH-
poets to live and die here.
When he has any money to spend ne hrst
looks carefully over the advertisements N
this paper. If he finds what he wants he
goes there and gives the merchant the hrst
opportunity.
In everything he buys he gives the home
merchant preference.
He occasionally buys articles from else
whore jbut they are cases wherein he cannot
find that which he seeks in his own com
munity. -
He believes in his home town, and because
he does believe in it he grasps every possible
means of advancing its interests by keeping
his money in circulation at home.
He, to our mind, is the ideal cltlzen;
Would that he were multiplied thous-
and fold.
For We need more of him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
FREAK LEGISLATIVE BILLS.

Prohibiting the publication of liquor ad-
yertisements in the newspapers of the state
and calling for the destruction of all such
advertisements in papers printed outside of
the state before such papers are sold.-Ala-
bama.
To prohibit the catching of frogs-Mfn-
nesota.
To prohibit the use of face powder, rouge.
hair dye or bleach, the piercing of ears and
the wearing of earrings.-Kansas.
To compel chickens to go to roost before
b. M To provide that bulls driven along
the road at night shall wear 1fghts.-Colo-
RADIO.
Providing that all weeds and plants which
cause hay fever shall be removed from the
roadsides. Bachelors to pay an annual tax
of s. per head. Prohibiting the wearing of
whiskers by doctors and dentists.-Massa-
c1lusetts.
Compelling the national guard to do nine
ty days work each year on the roads and
bridges of the state. Requiring dealers in
stock foods to pay an annual license of S25
year. Prohibiting free lunches.-Ne-
braska
Compelling church-goers to leave their
firearms Outside-Texas.
Prohibiting treating. Prohibiting the Civ
ing of tips to BARRIERS, walters, porters, hat
snatchers, etc Taxing bachelors of thirty
years of age. $50 per annum. Licensing cats
81 per head per annum.- Illinois.
To furnish lumber jacks with individual
bath tubs.-Minnesota
Establishing a uniform thickness OF
sleigh runners-North Dakota.
Prohibiting the smoking of cigarettes by
school, normal and university instructors
Wisconsin,
Limiting each resident of the state to one
gallon of corn licker'' a mo1th.-South
Carolina.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
An Asset or a Liability.
From the Cotton Oil News.

History is inclined to repeat itself, ana
agricultural history in the past is that a
rising market about cotton planting time
almost invariably encourages the Southern
farmer to increase his cotton acreage, Win
the result of decreasing the price he re-
ceives for his cotton in the fall. Neither
history nor experience has yet been able to
impress him with the folly of this course.
Another big cotton crop in 1915 on the
heels of the mammoth production of 1919
will be akin to a national disaster 1t will
SO cheapen the SOuth's great staple that tens
of thousands of our farmers will not be able
to meet obligations they will have to assume
in order to grow the stuff They will en-
barrass the merchants and bankers who have
extended them assistance and credit, and eV-
cry industry in the land will feel the effect
of the unwisdOm of making a liability OF a
crop that should legitimately be leading
asset.
Farmers, do not commit such folly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
Horses Gone to the War.
From Our Dumb Animals.

The Albany Argus calls attention to the
fact that while the value of horses exported
from the port of New York in January, 1914,
was $12, 400, in January, 1915, it had risen
to $2,514,435. Several newspaper reports
have stated that the horses shipped abroad
for this murderous war were of very infe-
rior character. Several ship loads from the
Boston port we have looked over ourselves,
and, though occasionally carload would aV-
erage very common horses, the majority OF
those we have seen were by no means cheap
horses Even if they were we imagine their
capacity for pain would be quite as great
as if they cost $500 instead of $500.
Here is a situation where sentiment is not
allowed to count. No matter how intensely
we may feel about sending these unfortunate
horses to be wounded mutilated, killed we
face the hard fact that horses, with govern
ments, stand on the same level with guns,
shells, powder and other materials needed
in war
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04

At least there is no subject too bulk
ingly large for the dear ladies. The Inter
national Congress of Women, in session at
The Hague, has been spending long hours
in a grave discussion of resolutions proyid-
ing for democratic control of foreign poll
cies and for notification of secret treaties.
The fact that a majority of the delegates
probably had small knowledge of the sub
ject did not interfere with the gaiety of the
occasion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04

Champ Clark says the idea that any
American boy can be president is wrong
Champ cannot drive the recollection of that
Baltimore convention from his mind" says
the Savannah Press. 1t is very natural that
Speaker Clark shouldn't forget, for he led
on more than one ballot all candidates with
a clear majority of all the convention votes
and by all custom and precedent should have
been given the nomination.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
UPLFTERS.
s TimeS-Herald

From the Texas Times-Herald
The country is fairly swarming with up
lifters," those who would bring new heaven
and a new earth about like you would dehV-
er a peck of potatoes and a package OF SODA.
The most of them toll not, neither do they
spin anything but yarns. They cover the
earth as do the grasshoppers at certain sea-
sons feeding on the wayside green ana
ma king a noise equal to that of Niagara.
But what will call halt is that which ever
comes to the rescue, towit: the saving COM
mon sense of the people.