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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
REACHING THE PEOPL

The Elberton Star thinks Governor Dor
sey has fallen into a great error when he
says that the publication of the constitution
al amendments is a waste of public funds.
and advocates that these proposed amend
ments be read by judges and expounded by
them to the people in open court The Mad
isonian agrees with The Star in the opinion
that the latter plan would prove far more
costly than by newspaper publication.
These contemporaries are both correct in
their views of the matter. The News has of
ten commended the governor for the wis
dow of his official acts and recommendations
which have been uniformly safe and sound
but this is surely one time he has slipped
the trolley. 1t is surprising that in this DAY
and time any one should believe there
is any other worthwhile medium of public
lty than the newspapers. They are the on.
ly channel through which the people can be
reached. The old method of reading public
documents and making announcements in
tended for general information at the court
houses long since became obsolete, for the
reason that nobody attends court these DAYS
except the few who have business there, anC
hey leave at the earliest possible moment
The people do not gather at court sessions
IS they once did, and if the governors rec
pmmendation for giving publicity to propos
ID changes in the organic laws of the state
we're adopted only handful of people would
'e informed. No other method in the worlc
I reaching all the people, and doing it as
heaply, compares with the newspaper.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
THE BUZZARD OF PEACE

Carefully busted with the hue of the dove
cote the Teutonic bird enthusiastically cir
Giles overhead. Now he swoops this wav. and
now ne careens over that. Now he floats on
poised pinions. Now his wings flutter noisi
Iy. In nearly all respects he lives up to his
camoutiage except one-when he speaks he
betrays the carrion-seeker.
We have had all manner of peace often
slves. Sometimes they have come from the
tribune OF the imperial chancellor, public
ly. Sometimes they have been WHISPERED
sllklly in the ears of simple souls by the kai-
ser's agents in neutral countries. It would
be unklnd to recall the great world person
alltles, OF unquestioned honesty, who have
been deceived into cooperating in such
moves. Mostly the peace offensives have
been conceived for three objects-frst, to
BRING about premature and German peace.
II possible; second, to bolster the fagginp
spirits OF the kaiser's subjects by pretending
that the allies, bent on conquest and dis
memoerment of the fatherland, refuse to
hsten to honest peace suggestions; third. to
break down the unity of the allies by an
pealing to the gullible pacifst sentiment and
by seeming to offer first one and then an
other of the powers particularly favorable
concessions. This similarity of peace often
slves suggests, of course, that we shall be
able to detect a real peace move, when the
1ermans make 1t, by the absence of the two
last named objects When Germany makes
peace overture which clearly is not de-
signed to deceive either Germany's own peo-
pie, or the people of any of the allies, then
1t may be possible to look on it as serious.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
Don't Be a Snob.
From the Athens Herald.

It's a funny thing when you come to think
of it-this thing of holding ones nose high
In the air when somebody passes who is con-
sidered not worth speaking to. Some people
never know others they meet daily for years
just because they were never properly in
troduced. Other people may sell you goods
for years, or buy goods from you for years,
and never know you when you meet on the
street. Some wise old man has said that
special place has been reserved in heaven
for the snobs, where they will never come
IN contact with the angels whose feathers
may be little ruffled
One thing is certain, and that is that this
war has knocked out lot of snobbery from
most of the English people, and is knocking
some of it out of American people A smile
a bow or pleasant word is worth more than
money, and will make a nation and it's peo-
pie great where snobbery will cause its
downfall.
Riches do not always make snobs. Some
of the worst snobs are the imitators, the
ones who want others to imagine they are
rich in money or blue blood Some times it is
the banker who has a smile or a pleasant
word for everyone, while the insignificant
employee, who is pulled up with little au-
thorlty, passes by with never a look at those
ne comes in contact with daily It's mighty
small world after all, and little room is left
in it for snobs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
A BREATHING, SPELL

Congress will be Sin recess" until August
| 24th. 1t began its, second session December
3, 1917, and has continued ever since. It's
first important act was the adoption on
December 7, 1917, of joint resolution de-
claring war on Austria-Hungary. This reso-
luton was followed by many other measures
relating to the war
Among the important measures this con-
gress has made law are: Authorization of
three liberty loans, the last for $4,000, OOO,-
600; appropriations totaling near $2O,0O0,-
100000; creation of the war finance cor
poration; government control of railroads,
canals, telegraph, telephone, radio and cable
lines during the war; reorganization and CO.
ordination of government departments sedi-
ton, espionage and draft laws Beside these
measures there were many less important
bills and resolutions.
In support of legislation the president APP
peared personally before congress on five
different occasions.
The new tax bill in the house and prohibi-
ton in the senate are the pending measures
when congress reassembles, although the or
der of business can be changed should events
require.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
GET 1T IN THE NECK AGAIN.

From the Triton Gazette.
Because of the necessity of stricter econ
omy IN news print paper the war industries
board has addressed letter to all newspa-
pers restricting the use of print paper.
Here are some of the requirements: "On
and after July 5 unsold copies NAV not be
returned; samples of free promotion copies
are not to be distributed; advertisers are
to be permitted but one copy; the practice
OF forcing copies upon news dealers as the
condition of their holding a certain terri
tory is to be discontinued; copies are not
to be bought back from dealers or agents
at either the wholesale or retail selling price
and all free exchanges are to be dscontin-
ued."
The Gazette long since adopted the no.
return plan for dealers, but it will be a loss
to drop some of our valued exchanges. The
newspapers as whole will offer no obiec-
lions and cheerfully meet the governments
suggestions in this as they have met them in
all other war measures, if the government
will only practice little of the economy it
breaches and stop the senseless and harmful
waste of print paper in its own departments
a waste that not only consumes immense
amounts of paper daily, but also takes the
time of a number of stenographers who
could be better employed and adds double
burdens to the mails by forcing them to car
ry mass of matter that nobody wants and
nobody reads.
Another wholesome reform would be re-
strictlon of the size of the bulky Sunday
newspaper. In this item alone enough print
paper could be saved to supply the needs
of the weeklies and small dailies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
SANDER and Gossip.
From the Thomasville Times-Enterprise


The state of Georgia does not permit a
newspaper or man writing in a newspaper
to SANDER man without the possibility of
recourse. If newspaper utters SANDER it
can be sued and damages recovered in
amount as the minds of the jury may dictate
1t IS rarely ever resorted to except in some
political emergency when it might add to
the advertising on free basis of the one
seeking i.
This INV, however, is of little value, but
1t is evidence of the fact that the law ought
to be extended further and to apply to
sianuer and gossip of all kinds. Nothing
would give a clean, fair man any more
pleasure than convicting the dirty, sinking,
NEAR, cCTardly slanderer and gossip, be he
male o. female.
The state OF Georgia protects its citizens
from attack by battery. 1t ought to pro
tect him and find recourse in damages for
scurrilous underhand attacks by word of
mouth. This sort of thing has ruined MANY
lives, broken up many homes and seriously
affected the moral standing of men and wo-
men in all sections. A fair man or woman
VIII no more utter gossip than she would
put poison in the cup of an innocent person,
for with some the poison would be the easier
and more humane death.
The people of the state will never put an
end to gossip until some of the arch fends
In the business are made to paw a penalty
! Tor thelr utterances, If they are not in strict
accord with the exact truth Even then thew
are SO liable to exaggeraton and miscon-
struction that the result will be the same.
Doing away with the gossips would rid
Georgia of useless vultures that prey on
human souls in the dark, sneaking about
with ghoulish glee at what they may de-
hle, without any chance of being brought to
justice All good men and women detest Cos
sips and slanderers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
EXCUSE US. PLEASE.

The News recently said that all but two
of the senatorial candidates will follow Con-
onel Dean and drop out of the race on Sep
TENDER 18th, and those two will run it off in
a second primary Our friend of the Arl-
ington Courier wants to go further in the
matter, a recent issue of that contempt
rary saying:
You tell US. Dawson has had all the
candidates except Hardwick, and we
see he is scheduled there next Tuesday
morning the 23rd. After his visit tell
us what the prospects are.
We could give you the information, but
what's the use? Some smart Aleck would
pretend that he did not believe it, and the
weather is too hot for a controversy over a
matter of that kind.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
Fixing Cotton Prices.


AS a basis for consideration we submit
that the cost of producing cotton cannot be
determined in the way this usually has been
attempted. The cost will vary within wide
limits in different years in different sections,
on different farms and with different men,
on similar land, the same year
Perhaps the best index of the cost of pro-
duction is the price actually received by the
producer for any important necessity during
term of years. This is much the best index
of the cost of cotton production For the
ten years from 1907 to 1916, inclusive the
average price of cotton to the producer was
11.8 cents.
Many estimate that present costs are at
least 2 II times that for the decade before
we entered the war. Others believe that the
present cost of production is not over PA
times what it was for that decade. For the
same ten-year period the price of wheat was
96.2 cents When the price of wheat was
fixed at 1920 this was 2.286 times the
price for the decade 1907 to 1915.
1t has also been stated that the price of
wool has been fixed at approximately 2K
times the price for the same ten-year period
preceding.
If the same increase in price is to be put
on cotton as was put on wheat we have
II.8X2.Zo6-26.9 or approximately Of
cents as fair price for middling cotton. If
the increase is to be that given to wool then
we have lisp .5-29.5 cents a pound as
the price for cotton.
In view OF the conditions which may arise
the producers of cotton should be giving this
subject serious consideration, for while the
South asks no favors and will do her duty
IN any emergency she must be prepared to
present and assert her right to a fair price
should the necessity for stabilizing the
prices of cotton arise at any time during the
period of war.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
IMPOSING HARDSHIPS
ON THE NEWSPAPERS
From the Albany Herald.

The federal government is taking Whack
at nearly everybody's business these days
particularly the public utilities and all class
es of corporations, regulating business oper-
ations or taking over business enterprises
entirely, as expediency may seem to require,
justifying such policy of governmental in
reference, restriction or control by the ext
gencies of the war in which our country Is
engaged.
Chief amongst the enterprises falling I'M
der the restricting regulations of the gov
eminent at this time are the newspapers.
Not only has the government imposed bur-
densome taxes upon the publishing business
generally, but has placed restrictions and
requirements upon newspapers, through the
postoffice department supplemented by GER
tain regulations issuing from the war indus
tries board), which are as discriminatory
and unfair as they are unreasonable and
unnecessary.
These requirements, we are told, are nee
essary for the conservation of print paper.
This paternalstic order is wholly unneces-
sary, so far as the newspapers are concerned,
for the simple reason that the publishers are
already forced by the price of news print
paper to economic in its use as much as
possible.
For some unaccOuntable reason the gov
eminent seems disposed to impose as many
hardshlps and restrictions upon the newspa-
pers as possible. And yet the government
is itself riding the newspapers more freely
than any other free horse in the country in
the prosecution of the war The newspapers
are carrying daily and without charge
enough government matter, issuing from the
department heads and the numerous govern
ment publicity agencies to make the pub
fishers rich if they were paid even half their
regular rates for it. But they get absolute
ly nothing for any of it.
If the government really wants to con-
serve paper and stop the wasting of paper
1t should impose some restrictions and reg
upon itself or its own official de-
partments. We daresay that more paper is
being used and mailed under government
frank by government departments and pub
lclty bureaus of one sort and another, nine
tenths of which is consigned to waste bask-
cts, than is wasted by all the legitimate pub
locations of the country combined.
The loyal, patriotic press of the country
is entitled to more consideration and fairer
treatment than it is receiving at the hand of
our national government.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

1t is very we'll for those interested in
knitting socks and sweaters for the soldiers
to put in every spare moment for this i'm
portant work until the Red Cross says stop.
A recent article contributed to the Literary
Digest was calculated to dampen the ardor
of the knitters, but the suggestion to stop
the work was only the expressed opinion of
a man on the outside not supposed to be
familiar with the real situation
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

AS rule the public thinks only of the
men who are called to service as those who
are sacrificing. But the mothers and wives
and other near relatives are sacrificing. The
parting and separation is as painful to one
as the other. And the separation does not
comprise all the sacrifice; there are others.
But all show courage and fortitude, yet be-
hind brave exterior there are panied
hearts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

a British religious society says it has no
doubt that within a few years its bishops
who have large dioceses will accept gifts of
airplanes and that in this way they will be
able to multiply their activities" To say
absolutely nothing, of course, about the
stimulus to their piety
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

Some of the newspaper perturbation over
the giyir~ Of Mr.. Burleson censorship pow
ers may be inspired by the fact that Mr.
Burleson is pet subject of criticism. Sim
Harry, one Of Mr.. Burleson's reasons for
wanting to get wire control may be based
on the same fact
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

A great chorus of protests against the new
revenue bill may be expected when owners
of cars find out what is being cooked up for
them. Far from being able to finance war
the average car owner has all he can do to
finance the car
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

The long dispute as to the comparative
efficiency of poison paper and tanglefoot for
putting flies out of the way may now be re-
vived as regards the chronic politician For
the politician tanglefoot would seem to have
the edge
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
YOU DON'T EXPECT 1T?

From the Triton Gazette.
The people are paying some more. The
Georgia railroad commission has granted the
express companies an increase of ten per
cent. in rates, effective in this state Wheth-
er there will be an increase of ten per cent
in efficient service is another question alto
gether
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
ALWAYS THE CASE.

From the Darien Gazette.
If the other fellow errs he is a bonehead
But if you happen to err it is merely a slight
mistake that is liable to occur to any man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

1t is suspected that the female farm army
of which we read so much, is operating ex-
clusively in the newspapers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

After living ninety-five years without call
ing a doctor E. R. Johnson, citizen of
Iowa, broke his record. The newspaper re-
porter insists that Mr.. Johnson is still Sin
full possession of his faculties"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

American soldiers and sailors are to be
permitted to accept foreign decorations "for
bravery" That's all right. We never did
think much of medals awarded for polite
ness,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

II nobody had anything to worry about
Terrell county and the rest of Southwest
Georgia would be pretty fair imitation of
heaven.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

II son Quentin is not dead, but is a pris-
oner' ne can convey to the imperial German
hokum his pas revised impression of what
the German army can accomplish.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

There are always people in every commu-
nifty who know lot of things that are not
so.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

The path that leads to happiness
often crosses a bridgeless stream of
tears. N
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30

One of the bumps for the kaiser will be
Southwest Georgia's bumper crops.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-01-05
RUSS DELEGATES BACK AT
CAPITAL; TURN DOWN
TERMS.

Germany's peace terms showed
positive annexationist plans on
the part Of the Central Powers
and are unacceptable to Russia
in their present form, the Boil
sheviki delegates reported to the
Soldiers and Workmen's Couniil
on their return from Brest-Litovsk
to Petrograd.
Previous reports that the ne
gotiations had been broken off ap-
pear erroneous, in view of the
context of this statement, when
takes a resumption Of the parley-
ing for granted. It is declared,
however, that in case the German
delegates insist upon their terms
Russia will not make peace with
the Gebman Imperialists.." Her
peace will be made with the rep
resentatives of the people, the
German Socialists" the spokes-
man for the Russian delegates in
sisted. with evident reference to
the oft-spoken hope of the Bol-
sheviki for social revolution IN
Germany.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-01-05

From other reports it appears
that the Bolsheviki detected an.
nexationist purposes on the part
Of the Germans in the proposition
by the latter that the Central
Powers troops should not be
withdrawn from Poland. Lithu-
ania and Courland the Russions
holding that it was impossible for
those provinces freely to choose
their own political destiny unlil
every German soldier had left
their territory.
With the entire Cossack tern
tory reported aroused against the
Bolsheviki, General Kaledines
troops are advancing toward Mos
cow and fighting with the Boil
sheyiki has been resumed at
Hurst, about 200 miles south Of
Moscow. All men of military
age in the Don Cassack region
have been called to arms. and it
is reported that General Kals-
dimes has 10000 officers. includ-
ing many from the Russian reg
ular army, also under his COM
mand. The situation on the Ru-
manian front is reported to be
very serious, the Rumanians hav-
ing rebelled against Bolsheviki
agents. Train service between
Riga and Petrograd has been ~.
sumed.
A report has been received in
London that members Of the
American railway mission to Rus
STA stationed at Irkutsk. Siberia,
have been arrested by the Boil
sheviki. Chairman John F. Stew
ems. of the mission. and other
members were reported in Toxic
several days ago.
New declarations regarding
German peace terms will be is
sued within ten days. according to
a Munich, Bavaria; newspaper It
is said the attitude of the Entente
Powers presumably toward the
terms expressed at Brest-Litovsk
may bring about some changes.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-01-05

why the government which is
calling upon him to stimulate his
production should increase his
interest charge on loans negotiaI
ed through the federal farm loan
banks and particularly why m
advanced rate Of interest should
be charged on loans, applications
for which at the old rate have al.
ready been filed.
If it is necessary in the interest
of sound finance to increase the
interest rate charged by the fed.
eral farm loan banks. it should
be provided that the increased
rate does not apply to farmers
who have complied with the law
and applied for loans at the old
rate.-Item.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-01-05

Mrs. n. S. Stern of San Fran
cisco is a very cautious woman
hence she placed two diamond
rings and a necklace in silver
pitcher and packed the pitcher
into an old shoe. Ambassador
James w. Gerard lectured there
the price of admission was a pair
Of old shoes; Mrs. Stern attended
the lecture; one> of the fees con-
tanned her diamonds, worth thou
sands of dollars. With fearful
eyes she paved over about 10000
pair Of old shoes, but her sorrow
turned to JOY when she found her
lost treasure.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-01-05
THE SOLDIERS TAKING GOV.
EMINENT INSURANCE.

That the wise and beneticent
law providing Government insur
ance for the military and naval
forces of the United States is ftll-
ly appreciated by the soldiers and
sailors of the Nation is being ev
cry day evidenced.
At Camp Wadsw orth. Spartan
burg, S. c.. during the month ofa
November nearly 10000 applicrss
tons were sent to the Burearm
War Risk Insurance II per ceoso
of these was for the masrsliss -
amount of $4,000, % per cent was
for 5000, and 6 per cent was for
lesser sums. In 16 companies ey.,
cry single man applied for insni.
ance; in 5 units. 3 of them fun !
companies, every man applied for
the maximum of $4,000.
A spirited campaign of educa.
ton has been organized and ~
being conducted to furnish full
and thorough informati:..s-S, she
workings of the law to those n
coming under the provisions. ana\
it is believed that the great ben
efits of this wise and humane pro
vision for the soldiers and sailors
of the United States and their de-
pendents will be availed of by
practically all Of our fighting
men.
At the close Of the business day
of December 20 the Bureau #
War Risk Insurance had received
applications to the number Of
272, 1872, aggregating 81, 1855, 4O2.
600 insurance.