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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
Mr.. RiUeS to Mr.. Gurr'.

Editor Dawson News: Mr.. Gurr is mis-
taken. Mobs do not belong to the best
citizens" of the counties in which such
things are formed. There used to be a
genus homo formed of the degenerates,
from the slave owner, the nOn-slave own
ing land holder and non holder of lands,
called by the white people crackers" and
by the negroes pore white trash" These,
with some bold spirit whose father or him
self, by grinding the face of the poor and
stealing where opportunity offered from the
well-to-do has acquired some property, as
a leader constitutes the average mob. Some
years since a young man acted wrongfully-
led by his passions into going into another
mans home. The aggrieved parties We're
towards, and tried to get up a mob. The
young man was offered by friend three
alternatives First, Il have a horse and
buggy; we will go before the judge of the
superior court and take peace warrants "
Second, you can come to my house; We
have three good shot guns and plenty of
shells loaded with buckshot, or you can
leave" He chose the latter. The mob
thought he staid, but did not attempt to
modest him because they knew somebody
was going to die if they did, and none of
them were prepared for hell.
AS to change of venire by the state, no
one knows better than Mr.. Gurr that the
furthermost removed county of any state
from any other county in that state is near
er than the tartheSt removed spot or the
county of London from the city of London
in King Johns time, when magma carta
was granted, taking into consideration the
increased facilities for moving from one
place to another and the improved roads
then and now. And as Mr.. Gurr would col
lect from Georgia his per diem for serving
in the house and if a layman his per diem
for jury duty, while the member of parlia-
ment and the juror in those times served
the state at his own charges. There is but
one amendment needed-place the state
and the defendant upon the same basis as
to appeals and as to pay for counsel, and
limit the defendant to the counsel appointed
by the state unless both sides are equally
able to employ counsel, but keep them even
here, and we will have less of miscarriage
of justice and have less of ''the good family
from which our lawbreakers, if white, in
variably come. ANDREW P. RlNES.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
About Cotton Boil Rot.
From Home and Farm.

With serious and widespread damage in
| Texas last season from cotton boil rot or
anthracnOse this serious cotton enemy seems
! to have pretty well established itself nearly
everywhere in the cotton belt, and numerous
inquiries are coming to us relative to meas
ures of controlling it.
The disease is due to a fungus that at
lacks the cotton boil any time from the
falling of the bloom until mature. AT first
a tiny pinkiSh spot, the diseased area
enlarges until the whole boil may be affect
ed and destroyed. AS is the case with many
other fungus diseases boil rot is usually
worst during wet seasons and in rank grow
ing cotton on heavy land. Particular varie-
ties and strains of cotton, too, may be more
seriously affected than Others this having
been especially notable in some strains of
half-and-half and Cook cottons. Paren-
thetically We may say, however, that even
with their susceptibility to rot these two
varieties have been among the best yield
ers at several of our Southern experiment
stations.
In so far as remedial measures are con-
cerned they are prev entive rather than cura-
tive, once the disease attacks a field there
being little or nothing that can be done that
year. Doubtless the best preventive meas
ures consists in planting seed from stalks
and fields that are positively known to be
free from the disease. This is not always
easy, but it can be done. In other words,
rigid seed selection, being extremely care
full to see that next years planting seed
have no chance to become infected is the
surest remedy. In this way we have known
badly infected cOttons to be entirely freed
of the disease.
VIE seriously doubt the advsability of i'm
porting supposedly non-nfected seed from
regions several hundred miles away for two
reasons: First, the lack of climatic and soil
adaptability of these seed may far more than
offset their rot immunity; and, second, with
the rot so widely prevalent it is very hard
to be absolutely certain that any seed are
wholly free of it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
The Basis of Our Prosperity.

Bradstreet's review of trade, while giving
dine credit to war orders" for the part they
have undoubtedly played in swelling the I'M
Drecedented volume of commerce in the
United States, scores telling point against
the pessmist when it shows that added
to this was year of bounteous crops sold
at excellent prices
In the beginning there were many who
conscientiously believed the prosperity of
the United States as it exists at present
to be due almost entirely TO the huge influx
of orders for munitions of war and accom-
panying commodities; but developing facts
have shown them to be mistaken. nation
which made a crop worth nearly $40, 0OO,-
600 900 doesn't have to explain the reason
for its prosperity.
We have been in the lap of the gods so
far as war orders are concerned. They are
not of our making or asking. They came
as a direct result of circumstances with
which we had nothing whatever to do; but,
coming, they were not to be ignored.
The great agricultural prosperity, how
ever, the genuine basis of our national
wealth, has no connection with the hOstili-
ties in Europe. 1t comes from the intelli-
gent and aggressive efforts of American
farmers, aided by the smiles which Nature
has seen fit to bestow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
Advice For Wilson.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.

A candidate must have behind him his
party united by strong conviction general
ing enthusiasm for its traditions and ideals.
Although no fewer than 100000 of vOt-
ers, usually counted as republican, went
skylarking after Roosevelt in 1912 as many
as 100000 voters held to Taft. These
3 600, 900 embodied more of true cOnvic-
ton and steadfast manhood than were en-
braced by the 100000 composing the
omnium-gatherum of FOOLS cranks and
traitors who went astray. Here today and
gone tomorrow, no one of these could give
definite or sane reason why he wanted to
break the third-term tradition and, by
the return of Roosevelt to the white house,
substantially establish life-tenure, That
were to diazify the presidency and Mexican
ize the republic. The political meandering
of such cattle can never be forecast. But,
in the coming presidential election, We may
take it for granted that they will land on
the side that is most visionary and mistaken.
This, however. merely in passing, as a
reminder that whilst politics is in something
of fluid state there is yet solid ground on
either side of the old party alignments The
president will do we'll to Skinny on the dem
Ocratic side. He has already approached
perilously near the republican side. At
least his ship purchase bill and his tariff
commission bill will never be accepted by
democrats as other than concessions to
something very like protectionism and to
republicanism even worse than subsidy. He
may drive away from the polls in November
as many old-line democrats standing by the
guns of their convictions as there old-line
republicans in 1912 who voted for Taft
refusing the Roosevelt lure. That might
defeat him in the election.
It is true that the republicans are all fin
gers and thumbs They have no strong men
on whom they may unite. Roosevelt, re-
solved to rule or ruin, it may be case of
be-dam'd if they do and be-dam'd if they
don't. Meanwhile, and nevertheless, the
president should pin his faith to democracy;
and in short and in fine, he should trim his
lamp and read his CONFECTIONERY loving it
the Whilei
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
THE GOOD LORD AND THE GOOD
DEVIL POLITICIANS AT WASHINGTON

From the Savannah Press.
How typical of that slippery sort of poll
tics was the cunning little effort of those
political leaders in Washington 20 ger on
both sides of tho issue at once and combine
in one and the same resolution an express
sion of faith in the p~esidert' with warn
ing to American citizens to keep off of bel
ligerent armed vessels pending the settle
ment of the submarine controversy
When, we wonder, will our old-fashioned
politicians find out that the American public
is heartily and entirely sick of this sort of
good Lord and good devil'' method of pc
litical progression? OF course if one keeps
thoroughly creased he slides easily, but
there is just as great a chance of sliding
off as sliding on; more, in fact, for the peo-
pie have learned to turn their hands against
those whose smoothness is theiI most con-
spicuous quality.
American men and women must cross the
ocean. Their business conpels it, and their
right to do so should nos even re a subject
of discussion.
That an enormous amount of mischief
has already been done by the cringing atti-
tude OF some of our members of congress
cannot be denied.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15

Georgia, Terrell County.-Wm Il
sold at the court house door in ~,
county on the first Tuesday in Ans4I
1915, within the legal hours Of SatI
to the highest bidder for cash op'
fourth (1-4) undivided interest y, /,
east half of lot of land No. ten nGI
in the Third district of Terrell conr
ty, Georgia, containing 100 Acre.
more or less, and one five ,oom
dwelling house located thereon s,js
dwelling house being north Of hs
Dawson and Sasser public road Sais
property being levied on as the nron
erty of w. K. Pace to satisfy and eys
cution issued on the 22nd day of h
cember, 1915, from the City Cour
of Dawson, in said county, in faw
of Shields-Geise Lumber Co. again,
w. K. Pace. Tenant in possessio
notified. This the 1st day Of Marc
1916. ]. 2. TURNER, Sheriff
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
Why Not For Keeps?

Weeks
PAY I'D weeks" Better babies weeks.
This week that week, the other week.
Why not cease the observance of vir
tue for week, and practice it for ffty-twC
of them consecutively?
If it is a good thing to pay your honest
debts for one week isn't it better to pay
them the year round?
And isn't the same true of the effort to-
ward better babies-whateYer that extern
sively used and misused term may specify?
These observances are fads. Perhaps they
do some little good by centering attention
for a short time on some particular object
worthy of attainment; but unless the effect
be permanent no real good results.
The citizen who has the payment of his
debts dinned into both ears until he is al
most deaf, and who pays a cigar or soda
water bill of Is cents that he has been
owing since last summer is no better citizen
unless he faces determnedy about and
pays all of the debts which he has legti-
mately incurred
And why place a laurel wreath upon the
individual who settles belatedly with his
butcher or grocer for the nonce, when all
including Dawson, are filled
with good, honest, law-abiding. God-fear-
ing men who have been paying their ac-
counts since the time they first had an item
charged on a day-book?
Moreover, there are men who do not have
any charge accounts a. all; who pay cash
for every purchase, whether it is a suit
of clothes or a sack of peanuts.
If there are to be any heroes selected why
not these? Beloved are they of all trades
men or purveyors. They are the mainstay
of the community.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
The Pink Boil Worm.
From the Progressive Farmer.

The American boil weevil was enough.
Now it seems that we are threatened with
the importation of the pink boil worm,
which we are assured is distinct from the
boil weevil and has never been found in
this country
The pink boil worm was originally found
in India, and is not uncommon in Egypt,
British East Africa, Hawaii and other places
where cotton is produced. The larva is found
in the cotton seeds. From this there devel-
OBS a moth which in turn breeds the pink
boil worm most destructive to cotton
The government has issued orders requir-
ing the fumigation of foreign cotton and
certain grades of cotton waste at all ports
of entry as a precaution against the admis-
sion of the pink boil worm. 1t is said that
the cost of fumigation is about SO bale,
which will be reduced to 81 when all the
machinery is in operation. The process of
fumfgation is thus described in the Boston
Transcript:
There are two plants in Boston, repre-
sentfng an investment of 100000. At the
Terminal Fumigating Company's plant there
will be four cylinders or retorts, with ca
pacitv of fifty bales of cotton each, so that
it will be possible to fumigate two hundred
bales at time About two and half hours
are required for the fumigatiOn of a single
lot of cotton the bales being subjected to an
acid vapor within the cylinders for forty-fve
minutes This vapOr is deadly for even hui
man beings A vacuum is created in the cyl
inders before the vapor is shot in in order
to draw off all of the air within the bales
and replace it with vapor."
The order of the government is that for
eign cotton may be imported only through
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
Graft and Aviation.

Later developments will probably show
whether there is any basis for the assertions
which have been made regarding crooked
ness in the aviation service Of the United
States government; but evidently those be-
hind the charges feel that they have at least
some specific causes for believing as they
do, and they probably had some preliminary
evidence in hand when they alleged that
inferior materials had been employed in the
construction of air ships
Graft is morally wrong and Legitimate
even where it is not pOinJedly illegal There
are degrees of wrong The man or firm
who puts improper material in suit of
khaki does wrong; but who shall attempt
to describe the crime committed when un-
stable stuff is utilized in manufacturing a
frail creation of bamboo and piano wire in
which a human being mounts two or three
miles above the earth?
This is human cupidity in its worst state
of degraded wantonness. The man or men
respon sible for an accident resulting from
this nothing less than criminal conduct is
guilty OF murder.
There is something satanic about the calm
with which a manufacturer who has turned
out an imperfectly made machine can stand
and watch the ascent OF an aviator. know
ing that only the mercy of God is between
him and death as he scars. and no punish
ment is too severe for a malefactor of this
variety when his guilt is definitely estab
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
For Leave to Sell.

Georgia, Terrell Ccunty.-Notices
is hereby given that the undersigned
has applied to the Ordinary of SAD
county for leave to sell the land be-
longing to the estate of Miley liar,
ris for the payment of debts. SAD
application will be heard at the regu-
lar term of the Court of Ordinary toL
said county to be held on the tlTsl
Monday in April, 1916. This Marcn
9Th, 1916. J. NJ. BELL, Administra-
tor upon the state of Miley Harris.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
Sherif's Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County.-WiIl bs
sold at the court house door in said
county on the first Tuesday in April
1916, within the legal hours of said
to the highest bidder for cash, all d.
that certain tract or parcel OF land
being the south half of the nOri
half of lot of land No. 11S in the 12h
district of Terrell county, Georgia.
containing so acres o land, more OF
less, with all Improvements thereon
said land levied upon as the prop.
erty of Mrs. A. P. Stevens to Satisfy
an execution issued on the 18th day
of January, 1914, from the City
Court of Dawson, in said county in
avor of Kennedy & Brim against Mrs
A. P. Stevens. Tenant in Possession
notified. This the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1916. J. z. TURNER, Sheriff
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
Mortgages Show Prosperity.

people are discovering that the farmer
carrying a mortgage is generally the pros
porous one, while the man without a mort
gage is apt not to be prosperous says
Judson C. Welliver in Farm and Fireside.
The most prosperous farming states are
least prosperous farming states have the
smallest mortgage burdens.
Congressman delivering of Kansas in a
speech recently made this very plain. From
census figures he showed that the four
Southern states of Georgia. Alabama, Lou
siana and Texas have a total of only $43,-
100000 of farm mortgages; Wisconsin
alone has many times that amount Yet
Wisconsin is an ideally prosperous farm
ing state.
These four Southern states have an aver
age of three tenant farmers to two prOprie-
tor farmers, while in Wisconsin there are
six propTetors to one tenant
It's the same all through. The best
agricultural states have the most mort
cages and the most proprietor farmers; the
poorest states have fewest mortgages and
fewest proprietor farmers. The mortgage
is the poor mans stepping stone to owner
ship. A poor man can't hope to buy farm
unless he can mortgage it. The South s
trouble has been that there is no money to
loan there on farm mortgages. Iowa owes
more on farm mortgages than any other
state-about 100000, 900. Nobody doubts
that Iowa is quite an agricultural state. and
yet Iowa's farm mortgage debt is just about
twice the combined mortgage debt Of eleven
Southern states
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
For DismisslOn.

Georgia, Terrell County.-Where,
as r. H. Jennings. administrator OIL
E. C. Jennings, represents to the
court in his petition, duly filed and
entered on record, that he has full?
administered E. C. Jennings estate
this is, therefore, to cite all persons
concerned, kindred and creditors
to show cause, if any they can, why
said administrator should not be dis,
charged from his administration, and
receive letters of dismission on the
first Monday in April. 1916. L. C.
HOYL. Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
YEONIANS MAY BE A CANDIDATE
FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
From the Triton Gazette.

From the Triton Gazette.
Col NJ J. Yeomans, of Dawson who
spent Wednesday in Triton in the interest
of his client, H. E. Ragsdale, may be can
didate for speaker of the house if he is re-
turned as representative from Terrell next
year, Col, YeOmans was for many Years
chairman of the state democratic executive
committee, and is one of the ablest mem
bers OF the general assembly. He is a Jaw
yer OF more than statewide reputation, and
Georgia has few men, if any, BETTER Versed
in her affairs. While he is not a candidate
for the position as yet we hope he VIII be
and that he will win. South Georgia has
not had a speaker of the house within the
memory of the oldest inhabitant, and while
the reasons why Col. Yeomans should be
elected are higher than sectional ones every
thing else being equal our section should
sometimes have a show. In this case things
are more than equal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
For DismissiOn

Georgia, Terrell County,. C.
c. Paschal, Jr., guardian of c. NJ
Paschal and L. E. Paschal, having ap-
Piled to me to be discharged from
such guardianship, let all persons
concerned show cause before me al
the court house in Dawson, Ga, IN
said county, on third day Of April
next, why such application for as
charge should not be granted. Nll-
ness my official signature this III
day of March, 1916. L. C. HO1L'
Ordinary
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
On q Cash Basis.
From the West Point News.

From the west Point News.
As previously announced through the ad-
vertising columns of the News after the last
of March, 1916, it will be operated on a cash
basis.
All subscriptions viii be payable in al
vance.
When the subscription for which you have
paid expires your paper will stop automat-
icaly.
That is the only way to operate success
fully a country newspaper and keep the
subscription list free from dead timber.
Nearly all other newspapers have adopted
this policy, and say they would not think of
going back to the old plan.
We are going to burn the bridges behind
us, and will either sink or swim on the
cash in advance plan.
Without making anybody mad We expect
to collect for all the past subscriptions due
the News from the honest people who will
pay. From the dishonest ones who will not
pay anything unless they have to we expect
to collect by law. You make an enemy of
some people when you want them to pay
an honest debt but we truly hope there
are none of that kind here.
We want the money; We need and must
have it. Promises are no longer negotiable
at this office. 1t takes cash in advance to
read the News, and we sincerely hope you
will come across with the long green. and
hurry up and come.
Although We are fond of music the song.
''Oh. Promise Ne is not the one We will
will en- iOy the charming melody, Here
the Cash for Mine.
p. Some people would rather have a
tooth pulled than pay their subscription:
we have made arrang ements with a dentist
to look after them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
For DismissiOn

Georgia, Terrell County.-Where-
as, w. F. Avera, executor Of the last
will of Prince Powell, represents to
the court in his petition duly filed ana
entered on record that he has fully
administered Prince POwell's estate
this is, therefore, to cite all persons
concerned, kindred and creditors
to show cause, if any they can, why
said executor should not be discharg'
ed from his administration and re-
ceive letters of dismissiOn on the 1rSI
Monday in April, 1916. l.. c. HolL
Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
For Administration.

Georgia, Terrell County-TO all
whom it may concern: Miss ]. D.
Burge having in proper form applied
to me for permanent letters of ad-
ministration on the estate Of R. A.
Burge, late of the state of Florida,
this is to cite all and singular the
creditors and next of kin of R. 4.
Burge to be and appear at my Of
fee within the time allowed by Law
and show cause, if any they can, why
permanent administration should moi
be granted to Miss ]. d. Burge on K
A. Burgess estate. Witness my hand
an dofficial signature this 9Th da!
of March, 1916. :. C. HOYL, Ord
nary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
SHERIFF'S SAL

Georgia, Terrell COUNT
tue of a fl ia issued from Ran,
county in favor of Cuthbartt' H y
Mixture Guano Company noa
sell for cash on the first ~
day in April next, beforo
court house door in Dawson
within the legal hours of sal
following described property IT,.
Twenty GOD mules, two (2l b 'Usl
thirty 900 head of hogs S IV,s
(16) cows and calves, five bn ,As
5000 bushels corn, more or laas !
60 tons forage, more or lAss Y
utensils and farming imDIemppaa9 NV
four (4) wagons, one hundrAd "
C15O) bushels cotton seed. NOR y
less, the same being levied on AZ !,
property of R. D. Gay. bnt 70 S.!H
found in possession of F. W ~
This March 4th, 1916. ]. z T T1I
NER, Sheriff. iVa
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
GOOD FOR THAT CONDUCTOR.

From the Wesleyan Christian Advocate.
The Dawson News tells of railway con-
ductor who stopped his train few days ago
long enough to put off three men who per-
sisted in swearing on his train Did them
exactly right. We knew another conductor
who made some men put up their TASKS
of whiskey on a train by telling them that
they could not drink on that train. If the
railroad authorities will stand back of such
men as these decent people travelling on the
railroads will have much pleasanter time.
We do not recall ever seeing q railroad con-
ductor who relished drunken men among
his passengers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-03-15
"ENuNENTLY CORRECT"

From the Hawkinsville News and Dispatch,
We think our esteemed contemporary
The Dawson News, is eminently correct
when it says: Whether or not any of the
charges against Mr.. Brandeis are true the
president should withdraw his nomination
to the supreme court bench. Any man
against whom there is the least suspicion
to his professional character or integrity,
much less one who has undergone an inves-
tigation lasting through weeks, should not
be elevated to the highest tribunal in the
land