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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
We Want Our COIOneIS.
-om the cambridge Post-Searchlight.


All this talk about taking away the title
of colonel from the lawyers is poppycock,
and we here and now object to any such
high-handed proceedings. How in the name
of goodness would we know while on the
highway that Potiphar Peagreen was an
eminent counsel" unless we heard some
brother address him as colonel. Never take
that distinguishing mark away from our
lawyers. That would put them all down on
low level with the common herd, and who
is entitled to more important respect than
the fresh young attorney when he hangs out
his single? He would be allowed to blush
unseen or spend $40 for professional card
in the county paper before folks would find
out that he was a lawyer if you rob him
of his title of Colonel" These older law
yers that have already got bunch of clients
to pay their grocery bills for advising war
ought not to try and take the glory away
from the younger fellow that has "to come"
LET our kurnels be-" we need them and
their titles to distinguish them. All those
that are losing sleep over the use of the
title as applied to them can advertise the
result and the harsh term will not be used
on them, but let them not interfere with the
privilege of others. Just as well try to
change the name of Arkansas as to take our
"colonels," and we won't stand for it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
The Girard Raids.

Law enforcement officials, working under
the direct authority of the attorney genera
of Alabama, have conducted series OF sen
sational raids in Grard, the little munich
pality across the river from Columbus, Ga
The amount of intoxicants taken in tow has
been variously estimated in the newspaper
accounts, ranging in value all the way IRON
100000 to $750,0O0.
Among other startling features of the
raids which have been making history along
the Georgia-Alabama line were the findings
in some instances. The mayor and mem
Der of the Alabama legislature which recent
ly enacted such stringent prohibition legis-
lation owned property on which huge stores
of drinkables were found.
Delegations of citizens have been calling
in force on the agent in charge of the raid
ing operations, at his headquarters in Co
lumbus hotel, and pleading that they be al
lowed to ship the captured whiskey out OF
Alabama instead of being compelled to wit
ness it's confscation. They are tearfully
praying that such huge financial loss shall
not be visited upon their innocent heads.
The News is unable to sympathize with
the Girardites whose premises have been
successfully raided. If they are to be made
the victims of big losses because of whiskey
there is no one to be blamed
except themselves. Certainly they will not
contend that they did not know it was illegal
to make extensive preparations for estab-
fishing and maintaining so great an aggre-
cation of blind tiger establishments. They
constitute merely galaxy of law-breakers,
nothing more nor less Their violations
we're boldly conceived and executed, and
now that they have been Caught with the
goods" we are unable to understand why
they should hope for clemency
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
A Successful Campaign.

Those who are inclined to class the ''safe-
ty first" campaign with some of the innum-
cradle fad crusades with which the country
has been afflicted of late years make a seri-
our error. This is proven by the interstate
commerce commissions record relative to
fatalities to trainmen.
In 1915, when there were about 100000
trainmen on the railroads of the country,
only 884 were killed, while in 1890, when
the trainmen numbered only $4,000, the
fatalities were 1,459. The tables show, how
ever, that the greatest decrease in railroad
fatalities has taken place since 1907 when
the railroads first took up the safety first
propaganda in earnest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
Plight of the Poles.

More pitiable than that of the Belgians
is the miserable plight of the Poles of Eu-
rope In Free Poland Polish writer, N L.
Piotrowski, relates that with despair in
their hearts, but without. revolt, over Co.,
900 Poles were forced into the German
ranks and an equal number in the Austrian
armies against their own countrymen who
are equally compelled to fight on the Rus
sian side-,to shed fraternal blood, not even
for their own cause, but for that of their
oppressors."
The Belgians had fighting chance and,
if the allies finally triumph, or if the great
struggle results in a draw, which German
leaders are beginning to admit is probable,
they will know that their valorous and won
derful resistance of the German hordes in
vading their neutral country was the prime
factor in preventing German military DOM
nance of Europe and possibly of the entire
world.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
Where Subsidies Failed.

Promoters of the shipping bill did not
help their cause by referring to the subven-
tions and subsidies France has given in the
past to promote her merchant marine
From 1881 to 1910, according to informa-
ton given out by the National Foreign
Trade Council, France paid nearly $780,
O0O, 900 without its merchant marine being
able to show the same development as those
of other countries which have not received
such assistance.
In the same period, without subsidies, ex-
cept to certain mail steamship lines, Ger
many has built up a shipping trade that
has proven the envy of other nations.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
A Chemical Millionaire.

In the June American Magazine Albert
w. Atwood says:
"The wartime need of chemicals has made
many fortunes. The most startling case is
that of Everley M. Davis. He is young
lawyer, vigorous vital and shrewd.
"Davis had practically thrown his life into
creating an organization which the war has
promptly fitted to its use. AS an unknown
lawyer, without large means, he became
interested more than ten years ago in the
Butterworth & Judson Co., manufacturers
of acids, at Newark, N ]. At first his in
vestment was small, but as the older inter
ests in the company died out or retired he
assumed the presidency and carried the
weak little enterprise along.
"When the war started Davis was keen
enough to realize that powerful fnanciers
probably would need his company When
they approached him he played for high
stakes.
'''Take it at my figure or leave it, was
his ultimatum Just what he first asked
do not know, but finally, according to relia-
BILE report, he sold out what had recently
been his little one-man acid plant for ST.
100000 in cash and 100000 in stock"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
Don't Do 1t.
From the Progressive Farmer.

DIR. B. W. Gilgore, state chemist of North
Carolina, states that: "The roots, stems,
bolls and leaves corresponding to Tor WI
produce) 500 pounds of lint cotton are
around 3,145 pounds, or more than one and
one-half tons, containing 67.7 pounds of nj
trogen, 26.5 pounds of phosphoric acid, SOB
pounds of potash, and 1913 pounds of lime !;
or the equivalent of five tons of good ma
nure."
Did you ever think what we are doing
when we use the torch so unfortunately?
If you produce ten bales of cotton and burn
all the stalks you are, according to the
above figures, deliberately destroying GIT
pounds of nitrogen, worth at present prices
about $40; and still we grumble about the
high prices of fertilizers.
Let's stop, right now and forever, this
miserable burning habit that is annually
costing us millions of dollars. Let's make
up our minds that henceforth nothing on our
farm shall be burned if we can possibly
pillow it under or use it to stop washes
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
WHO'LL WEIGH FIRST?

From the Swainsboro Forest-Blade.
A French professor says that he has weigh
ed the human soul, and that it tips the scale
at three ounces.
There are some men, however, whose souls
are so small that ten thousand like 'em could
play ring-round-the-rosy on the face of a
thin silver dime for ten thousand years with
out ever brushing against each other. They
are the men who knock their home town.
And knock for the home town is to send
elsewhere for work and goods that you could
buy at home just as easily and, perhaps,
more cheaply.
If it is not too impertinent, how much
does your soul weigh?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
SEES AN END OF THE WAR.

From the Louisville Times.
Lloyds, of London, which<is willing to in
sure anything provided the premium is right,
seems inclined to bet that the war will not
last beyond the present year. Concerns, lay
ing in big stocks to be manufactured into
munitions have been taking out insurance
against sudden stoppage of the war leav-
ing them with stocks on hand. For certain
per cent Lloyds insured them against loss
from this cause. Heretofore and up to two
or three weeks ago a rate of 20 to rs per
cent would insure against the war ending
within twelve months. But of late the rate
has been going up fast, and has reached
a point where it is prohibitive. This is tax
en- to indicate that Lloyds has received in
formation or has reached the conclusion that
the war is approaching the end.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
That du Pont boom ''blew up"
The Music of Summer.

1t blows through pipes of morning,
1t echoes from the rill,
1t wanders with the wind of spring
Across the vale and hill;
1t whispers in the starlight,
1t sings from sea to sea
That love is life forever,
And that life is good to me.
The lark unto the meadow,
The meadow to the stream
They pipe the sylvan beauty
That paints the paths of dream;
And shepherds with the weanlings,
And the mystic nymphs repeat
On woodwind of the morning
The word that life is sweet.
The raindrops tell in silver
And the moOnbeams tell in gold
The glory of the message
That ever should be told
That love makes young with April
The heart that night or day
Takes off its dark December
To don the rose of May.
-FOLGER M'KINSEY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
PRINTING TRADE SUFFERS FROM WAR

From Richmond Times-Dispatch.
No branch of industry has been more seri-
ously affected by the war and the conse-
quent scarcity of various supplies than the
printing trade. This newspaper has several
times commented on the shortage of paper
and the impossibility of procuring any of
the blue-white kind formerly used by all
newspapers. Because of the stoppage of
dye imports publishers are compelled to use
the yellow-tinted paper as it comes from the
mills. Even that has advanced in price four
times within sixty days, the advances being
from so to 100 per cent Ink began to soar
almost as soon as the war began, and is still
going up. The metal from which both type
and casts are made is also steadily ascend
ing Other departments of the printing
trade are faced with corresponding increase
i'll cost of production.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
McAdoO's Vision.

Secretary McAdoo's tour of South Amer
lea resulted in the securing of some valuable
information in regard to the favorable atti-
tude of the Latin-American peoples relative
to future commercial relations with this ma
ton He says they are looking to America
to establish a commercial marine that should
solve the problem of carrying the trade be-
tween the continents connected by the 18th
mus of Panama.
But the secretary's vision of a great inter-
commercial railway, on the other hand, while
attractive, does not possess the important
merit of practicability, although he declares
it to be practical and one that can be real
lied at much less cost than the Panama
canal.
there is need of them; where there is pros
pect of business, not too remote, to make
them ultimately profitable.
The idea of a railroad from New York tt
South America is an attractive dream, moth
ing more.
The west coast of South America is
longitudinal continuation of the east coas
of North America. The distance from New
York via the canal to the principal port o
Ecuador is, by sea, 1854 miles. By rail,
transcontinental route, it would be $50
miles.
That "all aboard for Argentine, shoute
for a train starting from New York 70
South American points, may not be hear
for another century.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
A FezV Remarks in Passing
From the Greensboro HeraId-JournaI.


A considerable part of the public
makes such free use of such newspa-
pers as it finds available that in time
they come to be looked upon not as bus
mess enterprises but as public conven-
fences which have no rights of their
own, but are maintained merely to
make it easy to reach the public ear.
Every newspaper gives away hundreds,
thousands or hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of space, according to the
papers size and circulation. A news
papers space costs the publisher mon
ey-cold, hard cash-even as the lawn
or silk in the dry goods store, or the
bacon and flour in the grocery store,
cost the merchant cash. Nobody thinks
of asking the merchant for his mer-
chandise, although great many folks
unhesitatingly call on newspapers for
as much valuable space as may be re-
quired for the promotion of whatever
worthy enterprises such folks happen to
be interested in. If there are any more
cheerful givers in any profession than
the newspapers we have not discovered
them. They give ungrudgingly, and the
more they give the more they seem to
be willing to give.
We are just remarking in passing
that whole lot of folks have mighty
short memories.-Albany Herald.
The people are fast getting away fror
the idea that the local newspaper is a "fre
horse for every one to ride" And whereve
the idea prevails it is usually the fault of tn
editor. He is most always a sorry bushes
man-an easy mark for every fellow VIII
wants something for nothing.
Every line of type that goes into news
paper costs somebody something. AS tn
price doesn't more than pay 70
the white paper and postage where is tn
newspaper man to come in if he doesn'
charge for his space?
The editors stock and trade is the sellin
of publicity. 1t is our way of making
living.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Life is too short to give up all to business
and nothing to pleasure and rest. Too many
people defraud their stomach, head and
heart until they have made competency.
When they expect to enjoy the pleasures of
life they are generally too old, or their greed
for money has dried up all the well springs
of their being and they are incapable of en-
joyment Devote your business hours to
business and your leisure hours to innocent
pleasure and wholesome amusement and the
cultivation of such things as will make life
pleasant.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Always when an automobile accident or a
motorcycle accident occurs the survivor in
sists that he was not speeding. Perhaps they
all tell the truth, and perhaps none of them
is to blame. But the fact remains not a
day passes that any one with eyes to see
cannot note vehicles, both automobiles and
motorcycles, travelling at perilous rate of
speed on practically any street outside the
district not regularly patrolled by police
men.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

If the farmers are to make money they
must feed themselves. The time is passed
when dependence can be placed ON single
crop. Cotton is good staple, but the fail
ure of cotton to breast the troublesome
waves of the last year and half ought to
teach the farmers that cotton cannot anchor
them safely in time of difficulty. Diversity
is the watchword; diversity is the hope of
the Southern farmer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

After ordering the grocery man to drive
out mile with yeast cake the members of
the woman's clubs listen to papers showing
that the increased cost of living is due to
the trusts, tariff, the war, and the increased
gold supply.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Congressman Crisp has introduced bill
to prohibit the issuance by the government
of revenue license for the sale of whiskey in
prohibition states Mr.. Crisp is a real prohi-
btionist-one of the kind who favors prohi-
bition from principle
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

The demand is for a stable government
in Mexico. 1t has something like livery
stable government now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

When they go slamming you too hard,
son, just remember that the knockers made
the going quite rough for George Washing
ton. General Gates, of the British forces,
told the world that the Father of Our Coun-
try was a clark, designing, sordid, ambi-
tious, vain, proud, arrogant and vindictive
knave" Yet, George got by
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Leone Lorrain, in an address before the
Montreal chamber of commerce, the other
day, gave the Canadian merchants and man
ufacturers some points of which Americans
who are making large calculations relative
to future trade with foreign nations should
take notice. The secret of German success
in foreign markets, he commended, was due
to the fact that they employed metric sys-
tenn and stated the prices of their merchan-
disc in the currency of the country to which
they were exporting.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
THE GOSPEL TRUTH.

From the Thomasville Times Enterprise.
Whenever you see a mail order house do
ing business to any extent in town you can
put it down that the local merchant takes
maps too frequently. and spends more money
for cigars than desirable advertising.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Understanding Chicago's partially for
bacon it is not strange that one of its judges
should decide against Shakespeare.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Texas is in the midst of gubernatorial
campaign, and campaign for the govern
orship in the Lone Star state is only second
in pyrotechnical political interest to sem
atorial campaign in that commonwealth with
Joseph Weldon Bailey as one of the con-
testants.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

The latest raid by Mexican soldiers sim
ply means that the American troops will go
"back to the cactus" to remain there until
there is diminution of greaser outlaws
rattlesnakes, centpedes and other creatures
that represent menace to good society.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Democracy has failed in England as it
is failing in the United States" says the
New York Tribune. The proof IS not so
handy in that connection as that the Tribune
has failed to pick winning presidential
candidate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

The Fiske-Daniels controversy at least
convinces the public that one may be an ad-
miral and not be admirable.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
THE REASON FOR 1T.

From the Savannah Press.
No wonder Georgia is experiencing a
drouth. We see Miss Rainwater, secretary
to the head of the state educational depart
ment, has resigned.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

President Diaz, of Nicaragua, announces
his purpose to "restore to Nicaragua all the
republican practices" In the language of
the late Chitto Harjo, "Mebbeso."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

AS precaution those Mexicans who want
to fight for the United States should not be
given a rear position. 1t should be remem-
bered the leopard's spots aren't easily erased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24
OUR TWO BEST FRIENDS.

From the Forsyth Advertiser.
1t begins to look as if, after all, in times
of wars and near-wars Americas two best
friends are the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Should those $4,000 Russians be permit
ted to become residents of Austria they
might be called Austriches to distinguish
them from natives.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Hon. Joe Politics. promise to canvass the
entire state insures some good political ora
tory. Besides being an able man Mr.. Pottle
can "whoop 'em up" when he mounts the
stump and unlimbers his guns.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Supreme court holds that Ignatius limo
thy Tribe Lincoln, alleged spy and forger,
must go back to England. Radiance of that
name should help this country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Only high fnancier can pay alimony and
run car with the present price of gasoline
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Speaking of preparedness, the man who
registers is prepared to participate in the
government under which he lives; otherwise
he is not.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

edison comes out for Colonel Roose-
welt" Merging of photograph and meka-
phone interests, we take it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

New currency issued by the Carranza gov
eminent is no more valuable than former
issues. Will Germany's promises relative to
submarine warfare have a similar quality?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

In the event Austria can use the anti-pre
paredness bug this country has plenty anC
to spare.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

This is not California, and we really do
not go wild over our climate as does that
state; but the profusiOn of roses in Dawson
now would make a Californian homesick
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Let's see-can you name off-hand the last
three vice presidents?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-24

Britain's Improved Position.-Headline in
Chicago Tribune. Diagram please.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-14
CAPTURE OF IS RAIDERS
CLAIMED BY CARRANClSTAS

Chihuahua, Mex, June 14-Acting on
Imperative orders from Gen. JacintO
Trevino. to take all possible measures
to prevent further raids into American
territory. Of bandit or other unpatriotic
Mexicans who desire to further compli-
cate the border situation. Gen Carlos
wires from Lsmpazos that his forces
pursued and captured one entire band
OF Would-be raiders numbering 46 in
GLIDING several 50 called officers. He
asks Gen. TrevinO as to their dispose
ton
Gen. Trevino says he is making every
effort to crush this class OF banditry.
All Information received mere confirms
advices that these movements ara
started on the American side OF the
border by the various influences that
not only wish TO see the two countries
involved in war, but wish to overthrow
the present Mexican government and
restore the days Of special privileges
regime.
The Luis Sanchez Meaa courtmar-
tisl has adjourned for further inves-
tigation-
Col. Zuazua reports from San Andres
that five more Of Martin Lopez band
have surrendered to hiuA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-14
STANDARD oil ADMITS IT'S
COMPANIES DON'T COMPETE

Washington, D. g. June 14-Incor-
porated in the report of the federal
trade commission. which has iust con
cluded its Investigation Of the causes
for the high prices Of petroleum
products, viii be the virtual admin
sion by Standard oil representatives
that there is no competition among
various Standard oil units in the sale
OF ~asoline- Officials said that this
viii be a partial answer to another
senate resolution calling for fnvestfEa-
tlon OF the present relations between
the-S1andard oil companies.
A department Of justice investiga-
uon OF the relation between the com
panies since the dissolution decree went
into effect was halted when the trade
commission took up its investigation.
Information along that line gathered
by the commission has been turned
10 the attorney general
A later report viii 90 fully into the
relation between the Standard oil com
panies and on 1t the department Of JUS
tice VIII base any action Il may take.