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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-26
MONTH END SALE OF REMNANT

Remnants in Good
Length. One will find
nice pieces Of goods that
are suitable for skirts,
dresses, night clothes
and children's clothes
and the trimmings are
sometimes many yards
in length. Prepare your
winter needs now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01
Spending Tax Money for Too
Many Things.
From the Oglethorpe Echo.

When taxes are fairly and equibly assessed
and the proceeds therefrop judiCiously and
Iintelligently spent for the publics benefit they
are by no means burdensome.
In no other way can a citizen get more for
Ibis dollar than from taxes so laid and expend-
ed Nor will any citizen worthy to be called
such raise the least complaint at having to
pay such taxes. He realizes that there must
be funds raised for providing conveniences
and projections for the public at large, and
that these convenences and projections are
worth far more to every citizen than he is
assessed to pay for them-when the assess
ments are fair and the expenditures only for
la necessary convenience and protection.
But there are many tax payers complaining
these days at burdens OF taxation. They deem
it burden because they realize that tax
Ievies are not fairly and equibly laid and that
our governments, national, state and munic-
Ipal spending funds raised by taxation
for too many things that are not worth the
cost to the public and that are not of general
public benefit In that case taxes become a
burden and quite irksOme one to carry.
The trend of government to paternalism is
what is bringing this burden upon the people
And the people, through petty politicians and
office seekers, are forcing our government to
this paternalism. We have become too much
prone to look to the government to do for us
what we ought to do for ourselves individual
y, and politicians have played this sentiment
that they might obtain or hold office Hence
we have our government trying to do many
things that heavily drain funds raised by tax
alton but from which the general public gets
very little benefit. The money is spent where
is does not yield adequate returns for the ex-
penditure.
When that is the case taxation becomes a
burden
This burden is being recognized by all class
es of our people, and they are beginning to
get quite FESTIVE from it. So much so that it
would seem that the powers that be in our
governmental affairs would take notice of it
and begin to retrench. But there is no evil
dence OF that being done. In all branches OF
our government from national down to that
OF smallest municipalities, there is an apparent
craze for laying taxes. This craze has evident
| ly gone beyond all reason. Tax payers are
realizing that they are overly assessed to
raised funds to be devoted to endeavors from
which they do not get profitable returns.
That is bringing on universal complaint Of
the burden of taxation. That complaint will
Eventually grow into revolt. When that comes
! it will be omnibus times for our governments
! Let us repeat that fair and just tax levy
to raise funds to be judiciously applied to the
welfare OF the public at large is not burden
some to anybody But taxation that is con-
sidered burdensome is dangerous to any gov
eminent
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01
Cotton, the President and the
Solid South.


The Moutrie Observer is frankly OF the
opinion that ii Mr.. Harding succeeds in doing
for the cotton growers OF the south what he
has expressed Willingness and even desire
to do he will definitely and completely
break the solid SOUTH Commenting on Ar
thur Brsbane's report on what the president
elect said recently in Florida by way of ex-
pressing sincere interest in the cotton grow
ers' problems, the Observer says:
II Mr.. Harding and his party really desire
to build up a white republican party in the
south and keep the solid south broken up
the surest way to it is through aid to the cot
ton industry He can win the south if he will
do that which a democratic administration has
refused to do: show sympathy, understanding
and helpfulneSs to the cotton growers. Twice
since President Wilson has been in the white
house the cotton farmers have lost the cost
Of cotton crop. Twice the government has
refused to aid, though i'll these seven or eight
years we have appropriated money and pass
ed laws to help many foreign peoples who
were in distress, and to help industries of this
country with their financial affairs. The cot
ton farmers of the south are being taxed
right now to get money to be loaned to rail
roads, and they have been taxed for money
to pay to railroads to cover their losses in
operation. While doing this for the railroads
and express companies not dollar has been
offered TO save an industry in the south that
has done more than any other industry to
make this a great nation"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01
Unwise War Talk.

No American is doing his country any SER
vice by promoting i'll feeling against Great
Britain, or by suggesting the possibility of
war between that country and the United
States. The thought OF war ought to create
nothing but horror in the mind OF any sane
person, and especially the thought of war be-
tween the two most enlightened and powerful
nations of the world. The consequences of
such a war are too dreadful to contemplate.
And, yet, if such a war does not come about
it will not be because there are not strife
makers among us.
The ancient sport of twisting the British
lions tail, happily abated during the recent
war, has been revived and is being pursued
with zest and vgor. 1t will be well to scruti-
nize carefully any such reports were cir
culated recently that the United States and
Great Britain are on the verge of war. We be-
came pretty we'll acquainted with propaganda
just before and during the war, and we ought
to be able to recognize in some OF the rumors
that are given wings the voice of propaganda.
We do not lack those who would like to see
America and Great Britain embroiled in war,
and it is their desire that speaks when propa-
ganda is freed.
The News is confident that the thought of
war is repulsive to the vast majority OF the
people of the United States. 1t does not be-
lieve that the governments of the United
States and Great Britain view it with any
greater favor and, it feels assured that moth
ing has yet arisen between them that is in
capable of adjustment by the process OF
friendly discussion and negotiation.
Let the war dogs sleep.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01
Democratic Opportunity.

The democratic party will have abundant
opportunity during the next four years to
play patriotic part in public affairs The vic
tory of the republican party in November was
so overwhelming that large things are expect
ed of it, more than anyone expects it to be
able to deliver. Its record OF performance, at
the very best, is almost certain to be disap
pointing to large numbers OF people The op-
portunity of the democratic party for helpful
ness will be abundant. II it can do nothing
else it can be useful brake-not for the
purpose of mere obstruction. but for the pur-
pose of restraint. Having all the agencies of
government in its hands the republican party
will be held in check by vigorous opposition
party to criticise it and to enforce moderation
upon it. The democratic party will be able
to render the country effective service during
che next four years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01
The Bow Scouts.

1t is hard to conceive of a more important
or far reaching movement than that design
ed to build up the Boy Scout work and or
ganization in Georgia. This state stands near
the bottom of the list in the matter of mem
bership in this splendid organization. Only
one boy out of every sixty-one in Georgia Of
eligible age and qualifications belongs to it.
1t is the aim and purpose OF the plan now be-
ing put under way to have every boy posi-
BILE to share in the fine physical, moral and
spiritual training which the Boy Scout move
ment not only contemplates but really gives.
The ideals and purposes of the Boy Scout
organization are lofty. Its teaching and train
ing measure up fully to the best conceptions
of true character. The making of real men
out OF real boys is a work mmeasureably
worth while.
1t is the hope and plan of those in charge
of the movement in this county to establish
troops of Boy Scouts in every town OF the
county. 1t is going to take small amount of
money to do this and to provide for the en-
ployment of full-time scout executives to
carry forward this constructive program. Mr..
Warren B. Parks, county chairman of the
work, and committee of representative citi-
zens OF the county expect to call upon the
people of Terrell for help in this matter, and
The News feels sure that they will meet with
liberal response from the fathers and moth
>ers of the community.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01
Government Aid Expensive.

Distress is expressed in many quarters at
the possibility that congress will not make
a further appropriation for highway improve
ment. Based on taxation for such Improve
ment it might be blessing if congress would
repeal the law This is in no sense an attack
on the advisability of the improvement OF
HIGHWAYS but on the manner OF going about
it,
The question is, how should states finance
such programs? So many persons are blind
to the workings of an indirect tax. 1t seems
that if a tax is indirect they feel that some
unseen benefactor is pouring wealth into the
public Golfers for the sake OF those who
would reap various benefits. Rest assured OF
this: If congress appropriates $4,000, 900, or
whatever sum it may be, Georgians will pay
ii all back and something additional.
Unfortunate as it is, there is always more
or less leakage in funds handled by the gov
eminent If congress grants certain sum
to Georgia it means that the money will be
taken from Georgians in one form or anoth-
err 1t will find its way to Washington, and
ultimately will come back to this state. But
if any one can conceive that the net returns
from a given amount of taxes handled in this
way will not be less than if kept in Georgia
and handled by agents selected by GeOrgians
he is welcome to his dream. Congress can
not give something for nothing and before
funds can be apportioned they must be col
ected
Those who lull themselves to sleep in the
belief that the government has some secret
process by which it can work miracles should
calmly calculate the methods by which gov
eminent aid is extended, and how the funds
are secured to make possible such aid.
The cold fact is that the less the federal
government undertakes along phan thropic
lines the better it will be for all the people,
both as individuals and nation. The gov
ernments only function should be to handle
the affairs of the nation and avoid meddlmg
in side lines.
If Georgia or any other state wishes a fine
system of highways the way to bring about
that result is to take things into its own
hands and proceed, having the full owledge
that what is accomplished must be paid for,
and if the work is carried on strictly by state
funds and state agencies the result will be
far greater, much more satisfactory and much
cheaper The only way any one state can
profit by federal aid is on the hypothesis that
all the states will not get what they have
coming. This is all wrong, for even should
that condition prevail it would simply mean
that the states that neglected their opportuni-
ty were helping to pay for work done in the
more wideawake states.
But all the work done everywhere must
be paid for to the last cent. Those who think
the money can pass through Washington and
all be returned to the states that contributed
it should continue to insist on federal aid. In
addition to this they should begin an agita-
ton to suspend state governments and let
the whole thing be managed from Washing
ton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

Somehow the things that were never to
come again are on u.s. The bubble has burst
the wind diet has collapsed and the get-rich
scheming gone glimmering. 1t is found that
0 plus equals 0. Pigtails will not whistle
A $1,000 note at the bank cannot be paid by
propaganda. Leaflets and publicity bunk are
not necessarily factories OF fact. Saying some
thing does not make it so. The nightmare and
dream have vanished with the night. Stern
and cold realities take the place Of fables and
fairy tales.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01
WHAT IS WRONG?
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

There seems to be general agreement that
many things are radically wrong, even IN this
once democratic, liberty-loving land OF Amer
lea. symposium of opinion the expressions
OF quite a number OF more or less prominent
people, informs listless public that morality
is at very low ebb in the United States
1t is an i'll wind that blows nobody good,
but the moral reformers seem to have all the
best OF the luck. There are no unemployed IN
that line OF business.
The president OF the Sanhedrm which
unanimously affirms that our morality rap
idly is surging out over the bar OF normal
Righteousness insists that immOdest dress IS
to blame for all our slidings SatanWard. An
other browser in the vineyard OF reform IS
confident that lack of religious training is to
blame. A number, OF other serlouS-1nlnded
folks are confirmed in the belief that our
moral let-doWn is due to war reactions. But
one bold disciple-how he obtained pass
port to the meeting is not dsclosed-rose IN
his place and declared that the real reason
for our hell-bent conditions is Prohibition
He made out a case quite as strong as that
recently made out by Miles Bouton IN the
January number of the Atlantic Monthly, and
naturally, that broke up the meeting.
Each of these things has contributed to the
ebbing national morality, but all OF them
combined s1ave not contributed so much to
this unfortunate condition as the ever widen
ing propaganda that inefficiency and medioc-
rity are entitled to equal reward with ettl-
cheney and exceptional merit Boiled down,
this is the poisonous doctrine OF all alleged
reformers. There are no corner lots in the
heaven of commercialized evangelism, unless,
maybe, for the boss evangelists.
But, perhaps, after ALL we are not so i'm
moral as we are charged with being. Seventy
four year-od Mr.. Edison remarked recently
upon the occasion of his birthday: absolute
ly nothing is the matter. 1t is all in a state of
mind"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01
PREFERS YAM TO SOP.

From the Butler Herald
Congressman Crisp wants the government
to find out il a palatable syrup can be profit
ably made of sweet potatoes If it is proven
that it can be done, comments The Dawson
News, Mr. Crisp will have rendered his own
constituency and the farmers of the south an
invaluable service Yes, but who wants to
exchange fine baked, juicy yam for plate
both necessary to make it palatable yet the
former is plenty fittin' by itself?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

No one is now very hopeful that any of
these loans will ever be repaid, but under the
prevailing conditions the incoming Harding
administration is unlikely to consent to their
extinction as obligations.
1t may be added that America is pretty we'll
skinned, looking at this thing from the view
point OF war spoils. Brtans crop is gorged
with former German territory in Africa and
the Pacific, while her jurisdiction has been
much extended in Asia Minor. She has oil
blessed Mesopotamia Persia is virtually I'M
mously extended her colonial empire, and so
has Italy. America has nothing; she cannot
even lay claim to the little island of zap.
America, evidently, will be unable even to
share in the German indemnity although
Canada Australia and South Africa will
We are not complaining. But our British
French and Italian friends should not forget
how rich they are in territory spoils even if
the United States treasury does not hold their
governments notes to the amount of billions
of dollars
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

Editor Shackelford of the Oglethorpe Echo,
who once knew a fellow who was continually
giving advice to farmers to SOW a field of
COW peas in January, wouldn't be surprised
if many of those now SO freely advising the
cotton growers know just about as much
about farming" Very likely our contempt
rary is correct. The News has never presum-
ed to advise the farmers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01
BOOST YOUR TOWN.

From the Savannah Press
The Dawson News likes man who boosts
his town. 1t has an editorial on the value of
the booster. The man who knocks his home
town usually has a crouch or is not friend
OF the community There are enough outsiders
to knock Let the insider-the resident-boost
If he does as much of that as he should he
will have plenty to do
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

A government statistician reports that it
cost the women of America approximately
$50, 900, 900 to powder their noses in 1920, and
that their expenditures for beautihers and
similar knick-knacks aggregated $5,000,000
And still the result on the whole leaves much
Ito be desired.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

Now it seems that the Germans have a
counter plan for the allies reparations
namely, that the entente powers make her
loan so she can pay the money. Let's keep
ours; they can go to work and earn some
If they had their way we wouldn't get pen
ny Of the indemnity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01
TALKING GOOD SENSE"

From the Americas Times Recorder
The Dawson News sounds an optimistic
note for the down-hearted, and it is talking
good sense, when it says: THE Southwest
Georgia farmer is happy on the way toward
his fortunes. More and better prep
arations have been made up to now for plant
ing than in several wears before"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

Editor Herring, OF Triton, thinks the Rome
man who seeks an injunction to keep his wife
from kissing a plumber is handicapped by
the high cost OF powder. More likely it is the
absence OF spunk. We imagine he is sorry
kind OF cuss who doesn't deserve wife or
the kisses of one
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

The farmers have been hard hit with de-
Ginning prices of cotton, grain and live stock
produced at the highest cost in years. They
are up against money losing proposition,
and there appears to be no way for them to
get away from it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

1t is contest between mighty forces that
is now engaging the attention OF the railroad
labor board. 1t is interesting to observe the
maneuvering OF these forces, and to seek to
get underneath their contentious and discov-
er the truth. There is undoubtedly a good
deal of dust throwing by both of the con-
teStants
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

Our friends of the big city press have been
caught mapping at last. They have neglected
to regale us with the information that the
Hardings will reside in the white house al
ter the president-elect takes the oath OF Of
Gre
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

With the new presidents cabinet completed
the newspaper correspondents are now en-
gagged in preparing the inaugural address.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01
HAS TOO MANW SAVIORS.

From the Winder News.
The Dawson News is exactly right when it
says: "One OF the troubles is the farmer has
too many saviors His salvation is largely in
his own hands, and is to be found on his
farm"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

Many OF our contemporaries are reporting
peach trees in bloom. Nothing unusual about
that Ever since we could recoect we have
seen some peach trees in bloom late in jan
uary and early in February.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

The department OF agriculture announces
that cattle on American farms are worth less
than they were before the war Which raises
this question: Is there the remotest relation
ship between the price OF live cattle and the
retail price OF meat?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

There is no wizardry by which everything
else can come down and wages stay up. OF
course, when speak of wages being up
or down we must mean it in relative sense
Wages can be too low as well as too high
And if the present unemployment continues
wages may be caught in a reaction forcing
them below reasonable figure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

No publisher could have withstood a jump
from 100 to 623 in print paper cost and from
100 to 1913 in labor cost with increases no
greater than from 100 to 1876 in advertising
rates and from 100 to $50 in subscription
rates had he not been saved by the increased
volume OF business that has gone through his
presses.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

Being long way from Tipperary isn't so
bad the way things are warming up over IN
Ireland.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

'Mr. Wilson began his presidential career" "
writes the irreverent Sam Blythe in the Sat
urday Evening Post, with the announced pol
icy of pitiless publicity but it soon developed
that publicity was to be pitiless only for those
he did not pity" Thus does idealism evapo-
rate
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

The country will be just as we'll satisfied
if Wall street 1nancer shall not sit in the
cabinet as secretary OF the treasury. 1t isn't
knocking Mr.. Mellon to have Wall street op-
posed to him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

Old Mars is keeping his pot boiling. From
Constantnople comes announcement that the
republic of Azerbajan has declared war on
the republic of Georgia
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

No wonder those sixty-hve airplanes
couldn't find that missing Texas flyer. While
they were securing the sky he was swimming
down the Rio Grande behind log.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

The forehanded gardener is already enjoy
ing tender sass"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

There would be no need of founding
homes if all women had the Mrs South strain
She and her daughter Mrs. Eva May Swain,
have palnned off sixteen adopted children on
their husbands as their own otfsprings.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

One OF the results of the moderate weather
has been an increased production of eggs,
which already has been reflected in the down
ward tendency in prices in the retail market.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-01

If they're going to give Europe all that it
owes this country Editor Jim Williams, OF
Greensboro, would like to see charity be-
gin at home, and, suggests that he be given
all he owes the other fellow We second the
motion.