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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
The Cost Of Print Paper.

A great deal is being said anent the price
of print paper, for newspapers, and in some
quarters the charge of extortion is being
laid against the supply houses that job to
retail buyers.
The News cannot aver that eXtortlon IS
being practiced by the supply houses, but
there can be no doubt as to the gravity OF
the print paper situation. Publishers VINO
were paying three cents a pound last year
are paying eight cents now, and the tenden-
cy is upward. The supply houses say they
cannot sell paper cheaper than they do, and
that it is difficult to get paper at any price
There is a puzzle in this matter. Some
thing is wrong somewhere, but The News IS
not competent to locate the trouble. Speak
ing for itself, The News does not feel war
ranted to complain. 1t is confident that the
house to which it looks for supply of paper
has dealt as fairly as could be asked or ex-
pected Furthermore, The News never had
occasion to appreciate as it does now that
it is a client of concern that is willing and
able to protect it's customers. But for that
fact we might find it difficult, if possible,
to get paper That is the cold truth. We
can understand, too, how so many papers
realize the Importance of action along what
ever line may be feasible to remedy the sit
uation.
Finally, we are nearly persuaded that in
seIf-defense all the papers ought to ad-
vance subscription rates in order to live.
The price of paper has more than doubled.
. All of us know that we ought to, and would
be glad to, advance our rates, yet viii hest
itate, and for like reason.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
Some Other Elections.

In the political history of the United
States there have been four aspiring lndi-
viduaIs who have offered their candidacy for
the presidency three times. Grover Cleve-
land. who was successful twice out of three
times, and William J. Bryan, who was sue
cessful in none of the three instances, were
Two with whose efforts the present genera
ton is most familiar. Another was Andrew
Jackson whose candidacy came consecu-
lively in 1924, 1928 and 1882. He lost the
first contest to John Quincy Adams, won the
next against the same opponent, and won
the third against Henry Clay and two other
candidates. The fourth gentleman In this
category was Martin van Buren,. He was
elected for the presidency in 1886, but was
defeated four years later by William Henry
Harrison He ran again in 1848, the cleo
ton in which Zachary Taylor was the sue
cessfuI candidate.
Previous to 1904 each elector voted for
two candidates. The one receiving the larg-
est vote was declared president, and the one
with the next largest was awarded the vice
presidency. The electoral college came into
existence in 1928.
There was no lack of candidates in the
earlier elections. In the first one, that of
1889, in which George Washington was nam
ed. votes were cast for twelve others. There
we're only five candidates in the next cleo
ten. in 1892, but in 1896 there were thir-
teen.
In 1900 there was tie between Jefferson
and Burr. and a choice devolved upon the
house of representatives, the decision going
to Jefferson. The house had once before
decided presidential election where no can
didate had secured majority of the cleo
toral vote-in 1924, when it seated John
Quincy Adams.
The popular vote in the early days OF the
republic is in queer proportion to the popu-
lar vote of the last few elections. The first
such of which there is accurate record was
in 1928, when CAT ,231 ballots were depos-
tied for Jackson and 5O9,O97 for Adams, a
total of 1,156,32S.
The South had no reason for protest
against being neglected in those early days
OF the first twelve presidents nine were
from the South, the three exceptions being
John Adams, of Massachusetts, John Quincy
Adams, from the same state, and Martin van
Buren,, of New York.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
Getting Bargains Abroad.

The buy-at-home slogan has always found
an earnest advocate in The News. This pa
per, early and late, has preached the policy
of a man spending his money in the COM
munity wherein he has been enabled to make
it, not only because it is a duty one owes
to the merchants of his town but to himself
as well, both as matter of direct and indi-
rect profit. In the long run such policy
will be found to be much more profitable
than patronizing the mail order catalogue.
An impression exists among some people
that it is cheaper to buy goods of mail order
houses than of the home merchant. They
would do we'll to ascertain how far the mail
order house is going to work off second
grade goods on them, says the Macon News
The home merchant could sell great deal
cheaper than he does were he satisfied to
give his customers seconds. The mail order
house can work off seconds very easily be-
cause customers are much less apt to return
them. If a customer will tell the home mer-
chant what he can get a certain article for
at a distant mail order house the home mer-
chant can almost invariably provide the
same article for the same money. He Will
give the customer the privilege of examln-
ing it in advanc And there will be no ex-
press fees to pay, either.
The mail order customer pays for deliv-
cry. He is charged up to his share of an
enormous sales force, high salaried super
vision, and the expense of doing business
in high cost plant built on very valuable
real estate These conditions do not pro-
vide low prices.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
HOzV the Horse Sleeps.


Horses, when turned out to pasture, are
more prone to take their rest lying down
than when confined in stable stalls, but
even when practically free from human re-
straint and observation, or any likelihood of
danger, they seldom take more than an hour
each night in the recumbent position, and
that period is generally INDUCED in at about
midnight.
A noted veterinarian says: There are
some curious facts regarding the DISPOSE
ton of horses in the matter of lying down.
To a Woodworking horse repose is almost
as much of a necessity as food and water,
but tired as he may be he is an animal very
shy about lying down. l have known in
stances where stablemen declared that the
horses in their charge had never been known
to take a rest in that manner, but always
slept standing. In some of these instances
the animals were constantly under human
watchfulness night and day, and in other
cases the conclusions were arrived at be-
cause no marks of the bedding were
ever found upon their coats. l now recall
an instance of horse that stood in a stall
near the entrance of livery stable. No one
ever saw that animal lying down within
period of fifteen years, and he finally died
standing"
1t is a theory-only vague supposition-
that horse sleeps standing because he fears
that insects or mice may creep up his nos
trils. 1t is also known that the elephant
has the same horror of mice and that
small rodent can cause more CONSERVATION
among herd of those colossal animals than
can a boa constructor. A mouse in the hay
at a circus will cause every elephant in the
collection to hold his trunk aloft, plainly in
dicating that they fear the little creature
may take refuge in the proboscs oriice.
But to return to horses. 1t has always
been said that they "sleep with one eye
open," and are constantly on guard. An
Indian shod in cotton felt moccasins, prac-
ticing all the SLY arts of his people, could
not, with the wind in his favor, approach
sleeping horse without being detected.
No odds how weary horse may be his ears
are constantly turning and twisting so that
their tunnels may catch the slightest unusual
noises.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
Tobber and Retailer Accused.

That the high cost of living is unwarranted
and advances in the prices of foodstuffs are
fictitious and the result of collision between
wholesalers and retailers is the report OF IN
vestigators for the federal Department OF
Justice to the United States district attorney
at Chicago.
: Weeks of quiet investigation and of trac-
mo food products from the producer through
the wholesaler to the retailer were back OF
the report They revealed that commodities
which are costing no more to produce than
they did year ago are being sold at great
advances, that the wholesalers themselves
are banded together to raise prices and that
retailers are taking advantage of justified
advances in some products to boost the
prices of many others.
Present conditions furnish unusual oppor-
tunity to take advantage of the necessities
Of the people, and wiring from them lllegltl-
mate profits.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
Notice to Subscribers.

The subscription price of The Dawson
News is only $1.OO year, payable strictly
in advance
Subscribers now on our list who may be
in arrears will be given a reasonable time,
not later than January LIST next, to pay
their back subscriptions and renew. If you
want to continue reading The News pay
what you owe US at once.
Blank newspaper has more than doubled
in price within the past few months. From
three cents it has jumped above seven
cents a pound which means that a ton of
paper that formerly cost $50 costs us today
$3.50. On top of this enormous advance 1t
has become exceedingly difficult to get paper
at any price.
If there is further advance, which now
seems probable we will be forced to raise
our subscription rates. For the present we
will accept subscribers at the old rate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

In the resignation OF Mr.. Joseph F. Grey
from the state railroad commission, to ac-
cept the position of general manager of the
Ocilla Southern and East Coast railroads,
Georgia loses capable and painstaking pub
lie official who has rendered splendid ser
vice. The successor of Mr.. Grey, Hon. John
T. Boifeiullet, who was appointed by the
governor, is one of the best known and most
popular men Of the state, thoroughly famll-
lar with public affairs and admirably equipp-
ed for the important and responsible duties
of the Office to which he has been called
Congratulations to both of these gentlemen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
Not So Bad, After All.
From the Triton Gazerte.

Despite the kick made on the expectation
of thousands of negro laborers from this
state to northern and middle western states
it is not such bad thing, after all.
To begin with, perhaps when the negro
gets North he will appreciate the South and
Southern people more. And when there are
fewer negroes here perhaps We'll appreciate
their worth a little more, as compared with
other classes of cheap labor
This is the very best time negro laborers
could be taken from South Georgia. The
cotton season is about over and little is do
ing in either lumber or naval stores. Next
year Georgia farmers must raise some other
money crop than cotton, and the negro is
not a diversified farmer-his speciality is
cotton.
Had it not been for the exodus there
would doubtless have been a surplus of ne
gro labor on Georgia farms next year, for
it does not require so much hired help to
raise food and feed crops and live stock.
SO if the Northern people insist on having
them let them 60 They have always had
the wrong idea about the negro, and the
more they know of him first hand the bet
ter they will appreciate the way we handle
the race problem in the South.
Being remembered in will is as uncer-
tain as an unlaid egg.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

In the death of Mr. ]. C. Halle, of Savan-
nah, society has lost a useful member and
the Central railroad an official whose services
were of great value to the system. Mr.. Halle
was general passenger agent of the Central a
quarter of century, and during this long
term of years served the railroad company
and the public with marked success. He was
faithful to the interests of the road of which
he was part and at the same time gave to
the travelling public consideration that was
fully appreciated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
A HOmeSiCk Soldier.

The News has received the following
verses of heartfelt pathos from a Dawson
young man who is among the volunteers at
the Mexican border:
And They Called 1t Patriotism.
l am down in old Ell Paso, on the cactus
covered plains,
The tan is on my followed checklists fever
in my veins.
I've been here for quite awhle-'tis a God
forsaken land,
Where you fight with odds against you when
you've taken your last stand.
am out upon the desert 'mongst the sage
brush and the mesquite,
With a RATHER for my neighbor and not the
friends to meet.
When you throw yourself upon your bunk
to rest your weary head
You shake the blooming scorpions from the
corners of your bed.
of precious gold,
It's streams are full of silver and its bound
less wealth untold,
But | know another country and my heart
with longing fills,
Where the gold is in the sunset and the pur-
pie is in the hills,
Where the silver is in the brooklet and is set
with emerald eyes
Some call it dear old Dixie, but I call it Par
adise.
Oh, look over the sagebrush as I stretch
my yearning hands,
Der the far unbroken ranches-reaches of
deserts burning sands
To land where brooks are honest when
your throat is parched and dry,
And not the clear, deceptive streams of
tasteless alkali.
Old Dixie has no mountain full of gold and
mines and drills,
But I'd give this whole id country for a
sight of its green hills.
am down upon the border, and Pm told
I've got to stay
Till that bandit chieftain Villa stops his
fighting and for aye.
I've been here two months already, and we
soldiers are held in check.
The greaser's horse and my broncho are run
ming neck and neck
How l long to see old Dixie, and the lonely
days go by.
If the greasers horse beats my broncho take
me home and let me die.
ROBERT NJ. STEWART, JR.
Ga. Field Artillery, Battery B, Fl. Bliss, Tex.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
THE WORST is YET TO COME.

From the Savannah News.
An enlightening paragraph from the Phil
adelphia Record is this
Gangs of Southern negroes, brought
to the local division of the Pennsylvania
railroad to work on the Hazleton-Ber-
wick-Pottsville lines are suffering in
tensely from cold to which they are
unaccustomed."
And the cold season is still very young
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson, of the South
ern Methodist church, has died at his home
in Baltimore. Bishop Wilson was one of the
nations ablest and most consecrated church
men, and humanity was enriched, both spir-
itually and temporarily, by his life. He had
visited Dawson and is remembered here by
many of our people, who share in the gen.
eral regret at the passing of this good and
useful man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

The nation will take a day off and OBJ
serve Thanksgiving day Thursday. There
are number of things out of the usual to
be thankful for this year, not the least of
which is twenty-cent cotton and the continu-
alton of democratic administration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

There is no end of politics. On December
End there will be elections for justices of
the peace and constables in every militia
district of the state, and on December 18th
we will have the annual city election in Daw-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Congratulations to the Savannah Press on
the celebration of its twenty-ffth anniver-
sary. 1t has been quarter of a century
of helpful service, which has increased with
the passing years. The Press is one of the
South's best newspapers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

With woman in the next house of repre-
sentatves that august body's members will
perforce be somewhat more careful of their
angry explosives during the heat of debate
maybe.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Congressman Bleakley has made a trip
from Philadelphia to Washington in an air
plane, two hours being consumed in the
Journey. That's setting rapid pace for his
colleagues, most of whom have regulations
for speed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Women may not be able to throw straight,
but at least one of them can shoot straight,
Mrs Alfred Topperwein, of San Antonio,
succeeded in breaking 1852 out of posi-
BILE 1000 targets in five hours and twenty
minutes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

The old Liberty tree at Quincy, Mass, has
been cut down to make room for the grow
ing city. 1t is not the only token of our old
liberty that is being devoured by our So
called modern progress"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Honest now, bub, if you had to spend
the entire day with a he-grouch or a She
gossip which would you choose?" asks the
cambridge Searchlight. Neither Wed
take to the woods in hurry.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Many of the negroes who went North are
returning with anything but rosy tales of
that promised land. There is no other coun-
try in the world as well suited to the negro
as Southwest Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Captain Kidd's reputation has been ruined
on Wall street by defense of him in Com
merce and Finance, in which it is related
that he only stole $4,000. Nobody on the
street can respect a man of Captain Kidd's
reputation who had but $4,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

A contemporary wants to know why Sec
rotary Daniels should retire under fire. 1T
our observation they all retire that way.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

The dispatches say that the man who SOLE
President Wilson his first long pants is dead
So is the one who sold us ours.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

In these days, when disease microbes are
so much discussed, it as hard to realize that
disease germs have been on this earth for
millions of years The fact of their long
existence isn't mere theory, for certain min
ute forms discovered in limestone forma-
ton prove conclusively that bacteria lived
and flourished in prehistoric times. These
prehistoric bacteria show many of the char
acteristics common to the twentieth century
germ.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Backbone without brains is far better
than brains without backbone, asserts the
Madisonian And it hits the bulls eye of
truth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Also the country is spared the agitation
of shifting postmasters.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Based on figures compiled at Copenhagen
an estimate of the wars dead reaches six
million men, to say nothing of the women
and children who have fallen victims indi-
rectly to the rage of battle. Consider Po-
land, says the Savannah News, where it is
said there are nc babies. Think of land
without babies! Where have the little ones
gone? They have been buried. Privation,
hunger and exposure-here is the secret why
the prattle of infants is not heard in Poland
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Work touches the keys of endless activity
opens the infinite, and stands awestruck be-
fore the immensely of what there is to do
Phillips Brooks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Governor-elect Dorsey is a very popular
man He received more votes than anybody
else in the recent election. He has made no
appointments yet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

The hunting season having opened
we can now expect to hear great tales
of great bags of quail.-Savannah
Press.
Why kill quail at all? They are said to be
very fond of boil weevl
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Now, let's all turn in and swat the boil
Ueevil
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

Being remembered in will is as uncer-
tain as an unlaid egg.
The Mankato free press., 1916-05-05
Awaiting From Governments.
IRWIN DEFEATED HANDY
Outcome of the Municipal Election in
St. Paul; Commissioners Are
Rech0sen BY Voters

St. Paul, May 3.-Vivian R. Irwin
was elected mayor of ST. Paul by the
greatest majority ever given a candi
date for the Office in the city's history
His lead over Major w. C. Handy is
estimated at 5000 on the basis OF
practically complete returns.
In the final lap of the campaign Mr.
Irwin retained the advantage given
him by the primary election. when he
crowded Mayor Powers out Of the race
end emerged from his first political
battle with Major Handy as his op
ponent He received 10,150 votes in
the primary to Major Handy's 6.4O5.
Mr. Ilvin carried every ward with
ease and his opponent was in the lead
in only six precincts
Jesse Foot, former county treasurer
was elected city comptroller with a
majority of about $500 over John c.
Flanagan, chief accountant in the
city's water bureau.
Commissioners Oscor E. Keller, S
A. Farnsworth, M. N. Goss and Henry
McColl were reelected to the city
council with John D. Hyland and AL
bert Wunderlich as the two new mem
berS
The Mankato free press., 1916-05-05
.LAEMMlE THE GUEST
MOVIES IN MILL TOWN
Man Who Owns Universal City
Attended Meet of Motion
Picture Men
limited Press Dispatch.]

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 3.-Carl
Laemmle, who owns Universal
City, where wonderful films are made,
was the guest of honor today, at
the second days session of the mo-
ton picture exhibit here
Mayor Nye today addressed the
business session. He mentioned the
rapid advance of movies, and the ed
ucational good they are doing. Wom-
en- delegates passed for the movies
this afternoon.
Automobiles-30O of them-took
the delegates for an automobile ride
this afternoon. An unconfrmed ru-
NOR from the tour late this afternoon,
said many pretty Minneapolis girls
were in automobiles with film stars,
who supplanted the matinee idol.
Over in st. Paul, the touring par
ty had luncheon late today and an
informal reception will be given for
the king of the Universal City tonight.
At the New Palace theatre, as the
hours grow wee and small tomorrow
a special feature entertainment will
be staged, with vaudeville attractions.
The Mankato free press., 1916-05-05
WILL PROBE TELEGRAMS
Conference Between President Wilson
And Paul O. HustiHg Anent Recent
DeIuge Of Messages
limited Press DiSpatch. ]

Washington, May 3.-As the result
of a conference that took place to-
day between President Wilson and
Senator o. Husting of Wisconsin it
is believed that there will be an Of
fetal investigation of the circumstan-
ces of the sending of hundreds of
thousands of kilograms to members
of congress, urging that there be no
diplomatic break with Germany. 1t
is desired not so much to know who
sent the kilograms, as the source of
the money that it must have cost to
send them. 1t is believed that the
department of justice will take a
hand, 1t is thought that there is a
law covering such actions as bring
ing the influence of foreign powers
to bear on American officials touch
ing the foreign relations of this coun-
try, under pretense that this influence
is merely the will of American peo-
pie