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The Arizona copper camp., 1917-06-30
Second Series
Games Scheduled

Games Scheduled
Sunday, July mines VS.. Smelter
at Ray.
Wednesday, July 4-Mill VS.. Smell
ter at Hayden.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-06-30
STANDING OF CLUBS IN
TRI-COPPER LEAGUE

Final standing-First Series
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-06-30

Grand total. 1856 142 498
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
A COMMON SENSE APOSTLE.

Mr.. Franklin X. Lane, secretary of the
interior, who presented the case for price
control in mastery fashion the other day,
is the best business man in the presidents
cabinet or otherwise connected with the ad-
ministration. He talks language business
can understand. He uses simple words and
snappy sentences He proves his points by
the reasoning of common sense There is
nothing sensational or praise-seeking about
his methods. AS a representative of the
government he does not claim to be the pos
SCISSOR of better brand of patriotism than
the average citizen. He assumes that pub
lie officers and private citizens, profession
al men, business men, farmers, working
men, are all honest patriotic and eager to
act for the common good in any emergency
On recent occasion Secretary Lane talk
ed the bituminous coal operators out of
Sl8O,OOO,O00 in profits, and did it so
smoothly as to impress high government of
hclals with the suspicion that he was act
ing as the friend of the coal operators Now
ne is bringing his persuasive powers to bear
upon business as a whole. and business is
listening with sympathetic attention and
respect Somehow the secretary manages to
convince his audience that he is endeavor-
ing to bring about reasonable result, in q
reasonable way. In business the salesman
VINO can so impress his customer is the one
who gets the order
Inc interesting part of it all is that
franklin K. Lane is not a business man al
all. He got his start as a newsnarer man
tnen turned to the law, drifted into, politics
ana hnally went into the federal service al
member of the interstate commerce com
mission. 1t was in this capacity that thi
ieVel headed man got the close acquaintanc,
WIN sound business principles, which h,
inanlfests whenever he undertakes to hel,
Out the administration in the solution If al
4 economic problem. And it is rather luck
N TO- the administration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
Education and Taxation.

Editor The Dawson News:-"Let all
thlngs be done decently, and in order"
Georgia needs all the education she can
give her children. The educated man-not
just the bookman-is the successful man
wherever you find him. A sweet gum NAV
oe grown IN flve years; it takes a century
to grow an oak.
Multiplication of higher educational in
stltutlons of learning by the state minimizes
Gne usefulness of those already established
WIN the counties should be left the estah-
nshment of preparatory schools. I would not
nave the district agricultural school abolish
ed, but they should be supported-4O per
cent. by the county in which situated and 40
per cent. by the state, and twenty per cent.
by the counties composing the congressiora al
district in which located-Ievied mon the
counties IN that district in proportion to the
nearness of each county to the school.
IN each county in which high school is
desired, as shown by a maj ority of the tax
payers OF the county affected, the school
ooard OF the county should be authorized to
levy tax for the support of this high school.
located as other county offices are. at the
county seat. The bill introduced in the pres
ent legislature to limit the state approp1.ia
ton to each county for common schools to
the amount levied by the county for this
purpose should pass. Also the BILL amenda-
tory to the present tax law. whereby every
note and account, moneys, mortgages, loans.
trust deeds should be barred from collection
through the courts unless listed for taxa
ton should pass. This will bring the wealth
OF the taxable property of the state to at
least double what it is now, and then if the
hands OF state auditor, as well as the as
sessment, we will get state equalization of
property, and instead of cutting appropria-
u0ns to the university and the technologicaI
school we can quadruple all and be nrenar-
ed to educate where now we are only play
ing at education. F''
On top of it all there should be conpul-
sorry education. Where a child shows anti
tude for certain callings the state should see
that he is fitted for that calling. If his faith
er IS able to give him such his property
should be made to pay for it; if he is not
able the state is not able to leave such gold
unquarried, because of poor surroundings,
but should give the child the chance on a
loan fund basis, payable in ten yearly in
stallments after graduation, without inter
est. Georgia is able. She is the loser if
penurlousness stands in the way of doing her
duty. Dives persisted, not because he was
not good to Lazarus, for he doubtless got
all he asked, but because of boarding until
ne could see no good in anything but self
qualification ANDREW p. RTVES
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
Chasing The Octopus.
From the Valdosta Times.

Whenever a Georgia legislature meets in
session in Atlanta the various press agen-
cies have become veritable hives of industry.
and the smart politicians never lose an OBJ
portunity to come to the front in the ad-
vocacy of some kind of measure that is in
tended to Jingle the ears of the voters
On Wednesday Senator Andrews came to
the front with bill asking for an investi-
cation of the high cost of living in Georgia
with view to framing legislation that
would put a stop to it. The presumption
is that Senator Andrews is going to pass a
bill that will make the Western packers.
the Dakota wheat growers, the Standard
Oil company, and even the watermelon
growers, cut down prices to a point with
In the reach of the ultimate consumers, as
measured by values of a few years ago.
Just how the Georgia legislature is going to
accomplish these things is not known, but
Senator Andrews is going to stand aloft as
one OF the patriots who wants to save his
state from the claws of the octopus.
The average Georgian is very much like
the average citizen of other states. He
wants everything that he produces to bring
good prices, while he wants everything that
he has to buy to sell at low prices. He wants
a high price and short hours for his DAYS
toll, while he wants those whom he en-
ploys to come early and work late, and saw
nothing about more paw"
Human nature is a pretty queer thing
after all. If Senator Andrews can fix some
scheme by which Georgians can get all thew
buy at lower prices and sell ali thew have
to sell at higher prices he will accomplish
something that will result in Landing him
IN whatever high office he is paving the way
to get In. What we want, though, is some
thing tangible, and not merely "scraps of
paper" and resolutions in the legislative
halls
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
The Shoes of Happiness.
By Will Chamherlain

There is one of those charming oriental
stories about the golden shoes of happiness.
One of the versions, of which there are
many, relates that after much and varied
searching and questing they were fnallv
found by one who sought them at his own
door
| believe that most of us look too far and
intricately for the golden shoes of happiness,
which, OF course, is merely happiness nut
into symbolicai language. The garden of
Eden was void of every human continuance,
and, according to the general idea of its size.
was rather limited in area, and yet, ere man
because OF his waywardness was cast out of
it, represented to him complete bliss. I be-
heve the conception of Eden-absolute sim
plicity-affords the true keynote for happi-
ness in all time. believe it in little children.
unvexed and unannoyed by their elders,
playing in blissful thoughtlessness and aban-
don of summers day; mark it in the low
er, or possibly higher, kingdom of the birds.
as they fit from branch to branch and from
bower to bower, their very threats bursting
with melody
Completely of duties, of aspirations and
ambitions is burden on happiness The
shallow varieties of fashion, the desire for
social prestige, the eagerness and heat for
every form of fame that is merely goddess
and selfish meyer bring single moment of
true happiness.
The present age is committing the blind
error of trying to find the shoes of happi-
ness in materialism. 1t asks nothing, seeks
nothing of God. 1t pays fancy price for
cut flowers, but disdains to halt a high pow
er car to pluck a prairie rose; indeed, it
rides so fast that the prairie rose, so far
as his noisy, turbulant age is concerned,
Bushes unseen and wastes
Its fragrance on the desert air.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
The Writing on The Wall.
From Leslie's Weekly.

The rising sun of republcanism is seen
all over the world. It will shine more bright
ly because of our entrance into the struggle
NOT for territory, indemnity, or power, but
for humanity's sake.
In the divine dispensation it, out of this
terrific struggle, we are to witness the rise
of new republics from the ruins of despot-
lsms and monarchies the world may hope,
for the first time, for a lasting peace, re-
spect for International law and observance of
treaty rights.
The ranking jealousies and insatiate am
billions of ruling families will cease. for
there will no longer be ruling families. There
Will be no royal road to power
The accident of aristocratic birth will not
prefer one man over another. The tramp
of the soldier in every capital will no long
er be heard. Shpyards will be busy LAYING
the keels Of merchantmen rather than Of
submarines and dreadnaughts; and pay rolls
will be longer and dinner pals larger.
The world moves. When the people de-
mand peace and refuse longer to bear arms
an armistice arbitration and peace must fol-
low.
The great nations involved in this war will
have power to form a league of peace at
its close which none will dare to oppose.
Let the republics rise and let the people
rule!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
THE LAND TITLE BILL.

After years of agitation the lower house
of the Georgia legislature has passed the
Torrens land title registration bill, and the
senate will probably do likewise. The pur-
pose of the proposed law is to give every
land owner privilege to which he is mani
testify entitled-that of having his title to
the land confirmed and established by a
decree that will stand in any court"
The bill contains no compulsory feature
1t will work no hardships on any one It
merely gives to the landowners of Georgia
the right to make their titles court proof
1t is claimed by some of it's advocates that
through the exercise of this right they will
be able to enhance the market value of their
lands.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
COMING DOWN TO EARTH.

Americans now have had their little fling
IN the realm of fancy, and have had the I'M
deniable satisfaction of winning the war. in
their minds, with a great whirring of mo-
tors and romantic clap trap 1t would seem
about time for us to get down to earth
again, and deal with the probabilities.
The project of building thousands of air
planes and training thousands of pilots and
then simply overwhelming the Germans with
our aerial superiority is sensible enough.
up to the truest limit of our capacity to do
those things. Other schemes much less
promising than that are entitled to consid-
Grafton for what they may be worth But in
discussing these proposals for ending the
war with coup let no one forget that so
far as we now have any reason to expect
we will have to blast General Won linden
burg out of his thirty-foot dugouts before
we can even get one hand on victory.
No great wars that moderns have any
knowledge of were ever won by waving
wand. That, of course, does not preclude
the possibility. But it does advise conserva-
tism. We shall build airplanes, and Great
Britain will build airplanes, and Germany
also will build airplanes We can and ought
to outstrip the Teutons in the race When
we do we shall have tremendous advant-
age in the struggle. But the function of
air superiority is to enable great army by
powerful exertions to drive back, step by
step, another great army Air superiority
does not automatically give victory; it makes
victory available for a price.
The war may end before America gets
her resources fully to bear Some revolu
tionizing invention may decide the issue
tomorrow. But America would be a silly
goose to place any dependence upon these
possibilities In all probability America will
have to fight tooth and toe nail.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
A GENTLE REMINDER.

From the Triton Gazette.
On several occasions in the past Editor
Sutlive of the Savannah Press took occasion
to poke fun at his brethren of the pencil
because of slips the linotype made for them.
The following paragraph concludes an arti-
Gle in the Press which discussed with The
Dawson News recent uses and abuses of the
pardoning power: eve believe the solicitor
general that convicted the Mitchell county
man was among those who convicted the
other two said the pardoned, while if our
memory is correct, those who convicted the
other two said the circumstances warranted
the issuance of pardon to each of them. -
Which goes to further prove that those
who use the linotype cannot afford to crack
jokes about it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
JUST THINK OF TT

national convention of designers has
decided that mems spring suits for 1918
shall be without belts, cuffs and pockets.
The elimination of belts may be protested
by youths between Is and % and old boys
of 80 to 70. The loss of cuffs will be re-
GREETED by few dudes, notwithstanding
they catch dust in the summer But the
abrogation of pockets will cause real sacri-
tce to every man-for what can he do with
out them? A man would rather shuttle off
this mortal coil than trot around the streets
carrying handbag. A suit without pockets
The fellow who suggested the idea would
be railroaded into an insane asylum if he
were discovered by pocketless men.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
HARDSHIPS IN PALESTINE
Convoy of Camels Under Shell Fire Great
Middle. Dust, Heat and Flies Are
Worst Plague

Hardships and discomforts of the British
campaigns in Palestine and Mesopotamia
are the themes of many letters written by
Australian soldiers serving under the com
mands of Generals Sir Archibald Murray in
Palestine or Major General Maude in Meso-
pOtamia.
Camels Under Fire.
eff you want to see a muddle YOU ought
to see camel convoy under fire." writes
one man from the vicinity of GAIA in South
ern Palestine. "The natives who lead the
camels run away at first shot and then the
white men try to induce, by all profanity
they can muster, those camels to hurry out
of range or under the cover of hill. All
the time good lives are being lost irving to
save the convoy which perhaps has the
water supply for thousands of men in the
firing line"
Dust, heat and flies are the three worst
plaques of MesopOtamia from the soldiers
standpoint, writes one of the privates who
suffered from them. "To YOU" he adds.
the flies would be quite inconceivable.
They settle in great clusters on everything.
Some of them can sting and bite severely.
with the coming of nightfaIl the ordinary
flies disappear and the mosquitoes and sand
flies take their places.
The Sandhy
THE sandfy is an insidious plague, You
on your face and at night you must sprav
thin acid over your face to get any peace.
The temperature goes up from ITO to 142
degrees in the shade. The mornings work
being done you lie in your tent with the
flap up. You almost gasp for breath. Anx-
iously you await the going down of the sun.
GU wear toupee or a wet towel on your
head. One very rarely wears much clothing
and you lead the simple life The heat takes
all pride from you. You're just bathed in
dust and sweat
Get Sunstroke.
You can get sunstroke through the small
OF your back The hot wind, bad as It is.
is better than complete stiffness, although
it bounces off the earth f1inging sand and
dust all over you. You eat sand and breathe
1t; you lie down in it; it's in your mouth,
Mesopotamia burnt into your memory for
ever" III
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
WHACK OFF KAIsER's HEAD,

From the Elberton Star.
Rev. Grogan Shankle is a preacher after
our own heart. He may not climb to idealist-
ic heights in theology, but when it comes
to downright love of country and humanity
and sure enough honesty, he is right there
with the goods. In the course of a sermon
preached at Winder last Sunday he said
We're 1t within my power I would gladly
whack off the head of the Kaiser, Hoilwegg
and Hlndenberg, praying before and during
the operation, and praising God when had
finished, because believe it would be SER
vice to humanity. would not do it in the
spirit of murder, but as a service to the
whole world"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

The recent death of Rev. John B. Niece
hee removed from Georgia Methodism a
dominant figure. For nearly three-quarters
of century he wrought we'll for God and
humanity as a minister of the gospel Be-
ginning as circuit rider he filed with the
exception of the Office of bishop, every sta
ton in the gift of his church, and until the
lnlrmities of old age laid its hand on him
ne was the most powerful influence in
the South Georgia conference, and large
ly shaped the destinies of that great church
organization. A remarkable man has enter
ed upon the long rest, and in his going thou
sands of Georgians feel a personal bereave-
ment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

1t IS certain there's hardly possibility
of Mr.. William D. Upshaw being elected to
the United States senate. 1t is equally GER
tain, however, that he has as much right to
aspire to that high and honorable office as
any other Georgian. And we submit that as
man who, under circumstances that would
ordinarily have crushed and overwhelmed
almost any one, has raisen to wide promi-
hence, and has been useful in the service of
God and humanity in his sphere of activity,
he IS entitled to respectful and considerate
treatment. The shafts of ridicule hurled at
him are cruel and unbecoming
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
"ME UND GOTT
NIT MINE SUBMARINE. 4"

The European war has been the cause
# great deal of poetry, but the lat
EST bit of verse, which has Just come tt
light, concerning the all-important topic Of
he submarine problem, threatens to take
irst rank over the well-known "Hoch Del
Kaiser" The verses entitled "The Kaiser.
Prayer" follows:
Mine Gott will you be mine partner?
You don't know who | am?
| am the German Kaiser
The Emperor Will-I-Yam.
You know | whipped dem Belgians.
Und nit bullets filled Russia full.
Und I'll whip France and Italy,
Und blow up Johnny Bull
Now all de other nations
l don't give a damn,
If you will be mine pardner
And whip dot Unkle Sam.
You know | got dem submarines
All Europe knows dot well.
But dot Edison got a patent now
Not blows dem all to He'll
Now, Colt, if you do dis,
Den you / will always love.
Ond Will be Emperor of de earth
Und you be Emperor above.
But, Colt, if you refuse me dis
Tomorrow night at leven.
| will call my Zeppelins out
Und declare war on Heaven.
| wouldn't ask dis from you,
But it can be plainly seen
Dot when Edison pushes dot button
| got no submarine.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31
THE LOUDEST DENOUNCER is
NOT THE TRUEST PATRIOT

From the Moultrie Observer.
The man who loves his country most
ought to be the same man who loves his fell
bowman the most If you have the right sort
of love of country and the right sort of love
and consideration of your fellowman you
will be temperate and tolerant in your esti-
mate and criticism of the other fellow. De-
nouncing the fellow who does not see it ex-
actly as you see it is no mark of patriot
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

Nevertheless, if its wrong for Georgia to
sell 10000 gallons of wine in the state for
the university how can it be right to sell
10000 gallons of wine out of the state for
the university? And isn't it just as wrong
for an educational institution to profit by
the sale of wine as it is for citizen?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

That American municipalities live he
yond their incomes is a fact which wel-in-
formed citizens and property owners long
have been aware. But now we have official
confirmation of the fact. A report of the
census bureau for 1916 shows a per capita
Indebtedness in 213 cities investigated of
S74.64. Useless positions, big salaries for
little work and big bond issues for modern
conveniences and public utilities of various
kinds have almost made it burdensome to
own property in the average town.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

The Savannah Press reminds us that there
is nothing really new about the burning of
several negroes in Illinois except that this
time the mob seemed to have gone into the
business of numbering on a larger scale than
usual. Illinois has lynched negroes before.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

During the last sixteen years the number
of sheep in the United States has decreas-
ed from 61,5OO,OOO to 100000. There
are those who hold the dog responsible for
the decline in the sheep industry. Probably
few really believe this
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

This is the first real opportunity we have
had to introduce corn and corn bread to the
Europeans. There may never be another,
and now is the time to create foreign mar
ket for the great American serial by using
our wheat ourselves
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

The Judge who sentenced the Washington
suffragettes pleaded with them to be reason
able, offered to advance them the money to
pay their fines, and expressed the greatest
disappointment when they insisted on going
to jail. If that's what they want soak 'em,
Judge
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

The American regulars have adjusted
themselves speedily to most of the French
ways of living in the villages where they are
billeted, says the Associated Press CORE
spondent Of course, the French aversion to
drinking water at meals will be a constant
source of annoyance
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

One of the unsolved riddles is why any,
body should leave Terrell county because
of the belief that he can do better elsewhere.
Such people leaving the land of opportuni-
ty behind instead of finding it. Why do they
do It?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

A dog law is threatened by the legisla-
ture. If they will add a provision to prevent
the bowling of dogs when people are try
ingto sleep the dog bill would be warmly
endorsed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

1t is interesting to reflect that American
comments on what is going on in Germany
are probably fully as enlightened as were
the German comments few weeks ago on
what was going on in the United States.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

Ever notice it? No business has as many
public friends and as many private enemies
as a newspaper, and nothing on earth has
as many public enemies and as many private
friends as whisky
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

No date has been set yet for the new gov
eminent loan, but you may begin saving in
the certainty that there will be one some
time in September.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

And now they say the Germans are go
ing barefoot in order to save leather. But
what the Germans ought to save is rope
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

Next to the community gossiper the auto
mobile is the most potent agency that we
know of for running people down
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-31

Tombilly Hardwick is still standing by his
guns. If Tombilly doesn't watch out he won't
have any guns to stand by.