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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
An Unusual Man.

Every intelligent person will admit that
there are too many laws on the statute
boOkS.-Commerce Observer.
In this connection it is interesting to note
that Mr. William G. Haskell a member of
the general assembly of Iowa, has come sud
denly in the limelight and is being prominent
ly mentioned in the newspapers throughout
the country. He has the distinction of not
having introduced a bill during the recent
session. Mr. Haskell is entitled to a medal or
monument or something like that. He is
unique 1t is doubtful if his like can be
found anywhere certainly not here in Geor-
gia. His notion of the duty of a legislator is
entirely different from that of the average
man elected to membership in Legislative
body The general run of legislators, and this
is especially true as to new and inexperienced
legislators, conceive that it is their paramount
duty to initiate new laws, to multiply legisla-
ton. What is a legislature for, they argue, II
it is not to make more laws? And SO, in pur-
suance of this belief, they puzzle their brains
to produce bills on every imaginable and I'M
imaginable subject. 1t is in efforts of this
kind that freak bills are born to make their
authors laughing stock and to burden over
DuTQeIleu COHllllllLSeS. Lie average ICSlSlnlOA
would consider that he had been recreant to
his duty if he were unable to go to his home
at the close of legislative session with no
record of bills introduced. He is not without
support in this view from the voters them
selves, for It is frequently said to the dis
paragement of men who have been long in
public life that no important legislation bear
ing their name is on the statute books.
Notwithstanding the prevailing desire to
regulate every human activity by law there
is quite general recognition of the fact that
we are making too much law. 1t is quite time
that we were revising the standard by which
we estimate the value of a legislator, and
place the emphasis upon the number of bills
he does not introduce succeeds in getting
through the Legislative mill
The honorable Mr.. Haskell is entitled to
our warmest praise. He merits fame and
our admiration. He must feel lonesome at
times, however-lost in an impenetrable
throng of Legislators frantically introducing
bills. He must be man of rare courage. More
power to him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
To Die at II.

Before many weeks the famous little green
door" in the death house at Sing Sing will
open and shut and boy will go to his death
in the electric chair. The boy is II years old
and murderer. Under the law he is to yield
his life four years before he attains his ma
jorty. Peter Nugiata has been sentenced to
death because he slew
New York is one of the foremost states of
the union, but the taking of this boys lie
seems to be unfair He will be the youngest
person to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing.
AS New York law sees the great wrong Peter
Nugiata did in killing human being it may
be just for the commonwealth to punish him
with such an example of mighty wrath, but
ii seems that some other punishment might
have been better A boy of II should not be
executed when so many mature persons are
permitted TO expate their crimes by serving
sentences in prison.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
Nav in Southwest Georgia.

MAY is here. All nature has put on its
spring robe of green. The hum of the lawn
mower is heard. Honeybees and bumbebees
are busily engaged in gathering nectar from
fragrant flowers Dragon flies and other fly
ing insects are awning. The humble frog
croaks his greeting to spring contentedy from
the swamps and ponds. Mocking birds en-
liven the hours of early morning and late
evening with their songs, and in the outer
fields and woods the calls of the woodpecker
and the blue jay greet the ear from here,
there and everywhere. In every tree in every
town and city, almost, the chirping spar
row chants his lay to his little lady. Blue
birds are mating and the martin and the
wren have arrived. The days slowly approach
their maximum length; the first heralds of
dawn now appear in the eastern sky well be-
fore a. M, and the sun pushes its rim above
the horizon six monutes after 5. The
insistent winds, warm with the breath of
summer, bear on their wings vague and in
defnabe but delicious scents, redolent of
springtime. From the green turf and the
yielding, spongy void of the woods arise
the sweet odors of damp soil Wind and
warmth and moisture are doing their perfect
work, and Beauty has again enthroned her
self for season.
All nature has eaped into joyous life 1t is
great to be alive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
What Terrell Girls Are Doing.

Comparatively few people in Terrell county
realize the practical training in domestic
science being given the girls in the different
communities The various clubs under the di-
rection of Mrs w. H. Gurr, county demon
strator, are interested in many lines OF work,
and community spirit is being developed
that means much in the way of progress for
each section At the recent Terrell county
school meet there were present forty OF the
home economies girls wearing dresses made
by their own hands. Others assisted in max
ing their frocks. Fifteen were wearing hats
which they either trimmed or made. The ex-
hibit showed specimens of all work done by
classes, including stitches, button holes, hold
ers towels, uniform caps, aprons and gowns.
There were also food exhibits, garden ex-
hibits, poultry, etc.
This demonstration of what has been done
by the home girls was one of the features OF
greatest interest, and was a revelation to
many in that large gathering.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
Too Ready to Cry PeOnage.
From the Savannah Press.

Georgia may not be expected to go peonage-
mad. Every negro man who wants to recant
on a contract or break away from an en-
ployer who insists upon his doing some work
for his daily bread will be rushing to the au-
thorities with cry of sem-savery The gov
eminent officials will be busy in every sec
ton Of the state investigating charges of this
character. The Dawson News put it rather
tersely and truly when it says:
"Peonage charges are all the rage through
out Georgia now II there is a negro in the
state who does not think that he is or has
been at sometime peon the United States
district attorney would like to find him"
The exposures in Georgia have been thor
oughly disgracefu to the state and we have
had some evidences of the existing Of peon-
age, and worse crimes that cannot be dsput-
ed. But all is not peonage that binds a negro
to the plantation upon which he has contract
ed to work. This was evidenced in Savannah
recently, when a government official made in
quiry into an alleged case of peonage and
found the charges groundless. Almost every
federal grand jury that convenes in Savannah
has a case of this character to investigate, but
there has not been a peonage charge tried by
the United States court in several years here.
The negro who wants to jump a contract
is very quick to try peonage if he can get
anybody to listen to him. Separating the real
from the imaginary cases requires some dis
Cernment and cool judgment on the part of
officers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
Swinging Upward.

A New York financial authority is quoted
as saying that the general business and fnan-
cial situation has turned the corner" The
bottom of the industrial depression has been
reached, in his opinion, and there is now a
swing upward that is expected to gain mo-
mentum day by day. This is good news to
have from New York the country's financial
center, whence most of the industrial impetus
needed must come The rest of the country,
while expected to do its share in the process
of rebuilding, can depend on New York to en-
courage and support the movement.
The big financial interests anticipating in
dustria convalescence, are prepared to SON
tribute a large part of the restoratives and
have sent forth the word that it is time for
the swing upward to the new normal. This
will meet a hearty response from other sec
tions of the country Depression soon will be
reegated to the background
There is more money in the United States
than at any time in the nations history. That
fact should have been more comforting one
in the months that have passed, for it has
meant all along that money would at some
time be available. Its power to restore bus
mess everybody knows and, with that power
applied, comes prosperity. However, the coun-
try should not expect too much at once. Let
the patient get we'll by degrees, and thus be
stronger when it is recovered.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
Women Jurors.

The disposition of courts in those states
where women are performing all the duties
of citizenship to excuse them from jury duty
is not in keeping with the spirit of woman's
news mission 1t is probable that at this time
it would be expedient for courts to excuse
women venremen at their request. That
would give those who do not desire to assume
the duties of jurors chance to avoid the ser
vice At the same time it would give those
who look upon the jury as one place in which
woman's influence is desirable chance to
exercise her privileges. But there is no reason
for courts to adopt policy which amounts
Women are serving on jures in many states
in which they have had state franchise for
some wears. Sometimes the juries are COM
posed entirely of women In some instances
the law requires that certain classes of cases
in which the moral deinquencies OF women
are concerned shall be heard by women juries.
In other states women sit on mixed juries.
The policy of keeping jury together during
the trial of felony cases makes mixed
Jury service in those instances impos-
sible But the fact that women are en-
titled to serve on such juries may bring about
the repeal of the century old common law
which has been enacted into statutes in most
of the states In the beginning the juries
were so corrupt that bribery could be avoided
only by keeping the jurors away from the
bribers If the modern juries are that cor
rupt at heart it is time women had place
on them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
Cotton in South America.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

There is a worldwide search for areas
adapted to raising cotton, and there IS no
reason to doubt that such areas exist and Will
be utilized. Just now northern Argentina and
adjoining portions of Paraguay and Bolivia
seem most promising, although hitherto most
exploration has been directed to Africa Nor
is there any reason to doubt that the quality
of Chinese and other Asiatic cotton can be
greatly improved. Our southern states have
no monopoly of cotton land.
But clearly, South America is most prom
ising And it is quite time that the people of
the United States should get it into their
heads that South America is no longer to be
considered a negligible factor in production and
commerce except in respect to cattle and cot
fee. Brazil alone is larger than the United
States and is not unlikely some time to sup
port a larger population South America IS
economically about where this country was a
century ago, and its period OF expansion and
accumulation of wealth is still before it. And
If, as there is reason to believe temperate
South America has climate and soil suitable
to cotton growing those countries can, and
very likely will, supersede this country as the
main source Of cotton, at least until they have
exhausted the virgin fertility OF their soils.
Nor will the growth of the cotton industry
elsewhere be any advantage to the people OF
our cotton states. The time has come when
those states must devote themselves to d1-
versifed agriculture and cease depicting their
soils by continuous one-crop farming. Our
southern states will always raise cotton. 1t
is not improbable that in due time their pro-
duCtion of that staple will greatly increase,
but on a much smaller area restored to its
primal fertility by intelligent diversified farm
ing.
But our wisest men are turning their at
tention to South America. 1t is the best water
ed of the continents and its streams are in
exhaustible sources Of power. 1t has an
abundance of rich areas. Its mineral resources
have scarcely been touched Git is sparsely
populated, and it is near to us. In our own
interest in the interest of the two continents,
we should stop putting on airs and cultivate
the closest and most friendly relations with
the South American nations.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
Asiatic Partridge Curious Bird.

A species OF partridge with more than usual
curiosity abounds in Central Asia, and the
natives have found a way to take advantage
of this weakness. Touring through that sec
ton one would notice peculiar objects OF
many brilliant colors bobbing along in the
fields or behind rocks. On closer examination
one would find that each OF these objects is
native hunter In their left hands they are
carrying screens Of cloth that look something
ike crazy quilts Of the most glaring colors
This patchwork of colorcd cloth is stretched
over frame resembling kite, and some OF
the cloth is tied on the edge in the form OF
streamers.
The species of partridge for which they
hunt is called the chukar, or rock partridge.
They are so wild that hunters find it difficult
to get within shooting distance. Almost all
hunters carry od-fashioned guns, and if they
cannot get close to their game they waste
great many shots. However, one hunter dis
covered that the partridge is full of curiosity
regarding colored objects, and so he rugged
up his crazy quilt arrangement and for
time he was the champion hunter Of the prov
ince. Then he was seen hunting and his Sc
cret was ont. Soon every hunter was making
use OF the contrivance, with the result that
the hunting grounds are now dotted with
numbers Of odd looking objects waving in
the air.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
Moderate Corn and Cotton Crops.
From the Iowa Farm Life.

The carry-over from last years corn crop
seems to be the largest on record. In conse-
ouence, late reports from the principal corn
states indicate smaller acreage than in 1920.
The crop may equal the normal, but it will
be smaller than for the war years. But there
will be larger hay crop, if the season is
good for hay, and there is not much consola-
ton in the prospect. For what doth it avail
farmer to lessen his acreage of corn to in
crease the price, and then have SO much hay
that the market will be glutted with that prod
uct? And the corn grower may expect, also, a
greater competition than usual from the
south, where the cotton planters have wisely
decided to diversity. They will produce more
grain and grass and less cotton. When we
look at agriculture nationally it appears that
a wise policy is for every farmer in every sec
ton to diversity at least to the extent where
he will produce his own living and the feed
for his stock on his own farm in the greatest
possible measure. He will have more to sell
by following that course than he will have to
buy-and this leaves the balance to his favor
even if prices should remain low, as they are
likely to on the average.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
Dawson's Community Sale.

Camilla Enterprise: The three days Com
munity Sale recently held in Dawson under
the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce
of that place is said to have been the first
and only one ever held in the state, and The
Dawson News says it more than fulfilled
the expectations of every one-merchants
and visitors alike" The city was dressed in
gala attire for the sale and free amusement
consisting of three or four first class street
performances, music by band and street
dance at night, entertained the crowds while
they not shopping. The merchants and
all business concerns Of the city co-operated
in promoting the affair, which proved to
be profitable for all concerned.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
Still Out of the Penitentiary.
From the Lagrange Reporter.

The 24th annua! report Of the Prison Com
the 1910 convicts in the penitentary not one
is newspaper editor and only one is in any
way possibly a newspaper man; and he is a
printer, with the possibility that he was in
some other kind of printing business beside
that of newspaper publishing.
The list includes everything from a candy
maker to one of the convicts' own wardens-
bankers, bell boys, civil engineers, doctors,
detectives, lawyers, merchants, policemen,
preachers, school teachers, sailors tailors and
almost everything except a newspaper man.
However, we cannot refrain from wondering
if there would not be more comfort and free
dom in a pen" occupation than in the pen
profession, in these days of strict federal pos
tai regulations of the press.
Anyhow, we're still out Of the penitentary!
After all, why put a newspaper man into
the penitentiary? He deserves no clemency.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
USUALLY PASS THE BUCK.

From the Camilla Enterprise
salutary effect Almost everybody except
the criminals and their lawyers seem to
think that way-Dawson News.
Seems" is correct. They seem to think that
way, but they fail to act. When someone is
to be punished for an infraction Of the law.
especially where the offense is grave one,
almost everybody" begins to back off and
tries to pass the buck to someone else The
truth OF the business is the public conscience
needs to be awakened and the backbone OF
Mr.. Average Citizen stiffened somewhat
When this occurs there will be decided
slump in lawessness and few occasions to
resort to extreme penalty.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
HOW DAWSON DOES 1T.

The Nashville Herald: We received the
first copy of The Dawson News last Fri
day that we have seen in a long while Before
opening it we rather suspected it was Sun
day edition OF one of the Atlanta papers as
they are usually issued a day or SO ahead of
time, you know, but when we opened it we
found twenty pages of live reading matter
and advertisements Think OF i'll Twenty
pages! The merchants Of Dawson are go
ing after business in the right way. We hope.
incidentally, that The News continues to
come to US regularly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
EVERYBODY HAD BIG TIME.

Rchland News: The Dawson Community
Sale lasting. three days, with a general big
time throughout the days and street dane
ing and frolicIing at night, proved to be a
complete success in every way. The mer
chants of Dawson reaped a vertabe harvest
with sales and thousands of dollars were
spent there during the sale days. Every
merchant expressed himself as more than
satisfied with the results Of the big event.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
RESOLUTIONS BY DAWSON
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Whereas, Mr.. c. E Rainey, bust
ness manager of The Dawson News,
having originated and suggested the
idea of a Community Sale for Daw-
son; and, whereas, by his untiring eff
forts, personally and through the me-
dunn Of his paper, The Dawson News,
was largely responsible for the sales
success,
Be it resolved by the Dawson Cham
Der of Commerce, representing the
professional and business interest Of
Dawson, that we extend to him our
appreciation and thanks for the pub
LEFTY given to it through the medium
of The Dawson News and the part he
took personally in making the sale
notable in the history OF Dawson; and
that these resolutions be published in
The Dawson News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
WHY FARMERS GET RICH.

From the Triton Gazette.
Last week we told about Tiff county farm
er who brought in 400 pounds of cotton seed
and got 800 pounds of hulls for them. Now
comes a story via the Valdosta Times from
Brooks county of man who killed hog and
sold it on the Quitman market He wanted
to buy back ham from the hog, and when
it was weighed out to him and charged at the
prevailing market price it was found that the
hog lacked IS cents of bringing enough to
pay for the ham.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

Some of the newspapers and their contrib
utors are still arguing the question as to
why we went into the war. Inasmuch as we
have not yet discovered who struck Billy
Patterson we probably never will be able to
decide. The important consideration is that
we went in, that we struck the winning blow
and that we are out again.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

If politicians will quit trying to put some
thing over on the women and the women will
quit imagining that every denial of woman's
suggestion is an insult to the sex we shall be-
gin to get the real value to the country of the
new electorate. Forget the sex quarrel, and be
citizens with the purpose of good citizenship
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

AS the result of the conjunction of certain
stars with the new moon Prof. Charles kir-
choff, Milwaukee astronomer, says the
country will be flooded with twins triplets
and bankruptcies during the next six years.
By similar far-reaching reasoning one might
presume that if the moon were made of green
cheese the coming generation would be red
headed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

The big" Georgia dailies are now resentng
and rightly so, the severe criticism of this
state by most northern newspapers But, in
view of what these same Georgia newspapers
and some high Georgia officials have them
selves said in the past few weeks nothing else
could be expected from the northern sheets
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

Senator Watson did not hurt the feelings
of many of his constituents when he voted
against the Colombian treaty. We did not owe
it, and it is pretty high price to pay for good
will. If the proposition had been to vote $25,-
100000 to aid the farmers of the land in some
we'll thought out way it wouldn't have passed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

The farmer has grit. Although his last big
crop was raised at a tremendous sacrifice he
is going ahead again this spring working to
raise another big one just as if nothing had
happened. The farmer is gritty and courage
Gus man, and deserves success.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

The secretary of the Horse Association of
America in sending out propaganda in favor
of his hybrid majesty, the mule, says the ami
NAL is fool proof, but the recollection is
strong that the wise man stays away from
those lightning-like heels.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

1t is one of the sadder facts that prices have
not always been responsive to basic condi-
tons. The sadness lies in the fact that many
ultimate consumers are paying high prices in
the towns and cities while the ultimate pro-
ducers are getting low prices in the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

That 110-year-old Indian, arrested for get
ting drunk on his birthday, told the court he
had been pleading mot guilty" to similar
charges for sixty years. He was fined So,
but his case surely ought to answer the
argument that liquor prevents longevity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

1t is common to see in the newspapers
where the railroads are buying huge 1ocomo-
tives and new passenger coaches with mod
ern comforts and conveniences. If the gov
eminent would 1egis!ate to let us raise our
rates to double what they are we might be
able to purchase the most expensive presses
and a pretentious Office building.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

The Marietta Journal is correctly of the
opinion that ten cent cotton and ten million
dollar battleships Cor perhaps it's forty mil
lion they cost now) are poor combination
for the prosperity of the people in general and
the cotton farmer in particular"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10

The Community Sale OF the Dawson mer-
chants attracted attention throughout the
state. The News has received many inqulr-
les about it from other towns with requests
for copies Of this paper.