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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
The Man With the Wrench.

"The Man With the Hoe" served Edwin
Markham splendidy as the title for his cele-
brated poem, but save for replicas OF him IN
a few remote regions he will soon belong,
extraordinarily, to another age. He is being
succeeded by the man with the wrench, who
finds he must train his mechanical eye and
hand to keep the farm machinery in repair.
Also as the man with the hoe passes from the
field there goes with him the plodding plow
man who walked behind his patient team
across the loan over which Lazy Lawrence,
the heat waves, danced in such tantalizing
way. That is the plowman is either going
with the man with the hoe or is climbing into
the seat of the cultivator or tractor to sec
that modern machinery does the work former
1y undertaken by hand and hoof.
The breaking of ground, planting, cultiva-
ton and harvesting all are done today in fertile
farming regions with improved farm machln-
cry Some astonishing models OF new farm
machinery are being shown The farmers are
looking them over critically enough and hg-
q1rjnp in the back Of their minds what they
cost. what they save and how much more
acreage they will be able to plant and cult
vafe with them So it is that the up-to-datf
curriculum for the farmer will include every
thing there is to know about farm mechanics
One farmer insists that the farmer OF the mex
generation will be as much engineer as ar
agriculturist The rapid advance in modern
farming methods, high cost of farm labor ane
the constantly increasing demand for agri
cultural products have created a new condi
ton which the man with the hoe canno
handle. So he is yielding his place, cheerfully
enough in all likelihood if he has been hoeine
very long, to the man with the wrench
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
Highest Commercial Railway in the
United States.

The Black Mountain range crosses the high
plateau of western North Carolina between
the Blue Ridge and the Great Smoky ranges.
1t extends for distance of Is to 80 miles in
succession of majestic, serrated peaks. fAc-
Curate measurement has shown that II OF
these peaks has each an altitude greater than
that of Mount Washington, in the White
mountains. Mount Mitchell, the dominating
peak, and the Hottest of Atlantic SUBMITS, has
an altitude of GIL feet, which is 4l8 feet
higher than Mount Washington. For many
years Mount Mitchell has been the mecca of
thousands of enthusiastic mountain climbers.
Up to recent period the journey to the sum
nit had to be made etheh on foot or by mule
or horse back. Within the past six years,
however,, a railway has been built to within
a short distance of the top of Mount Mitchell
Considering the difficulties, it is regarded as
one of the most remarkable of engineering
feats The road is a three-foot guage, and
swings around mountain peak after mountain
peak rising upward in a series OF switch
backs, until it reaches its terminal at an alti
tude of upwards of 5000 feet, far above the
clouds.
The road was built by large lumber COM
pany, and chiefly for the purpose of bring
ing down each season millions of feet of tim
Der, spruce and hemock and balsam, to be
sawed into lumber at the companys big mills
in the valley below Thus it has the distinc-
ton of being not only the highest steam
railway east of the Rockies, but in addition
the highest railway in the United States built
for commercial purposes. Within the past
three summers, however, a passenger depart
men, has been added.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
The Tax Age.
From the Albany Herald.

This will go down in history as the tax age:
The only thing that occupies the attention OF
congresses and legislatures these days is now
to devise some new ways to tax the people.
There are direct taxes and there are indi-
rect taxes There are taxes that run over you
like railroad train and leave nothing but
mangled remains, and there are taxes thai
sneak up on you like thief in the night and
ease the money out of your pocket without
knowledge or consent.
You are taxed if you live and you are taxed
if YOU die There is nothing in life that is so
regular as being taxed.
If this tendency to tax everybody for every
thing keeps up it will soon be so that man
will be taxed for every breath he takes.
He will be taxed 2 cents every time he eats
a meal, cents every time he goes to sleep, |
cent every time he kisses his wife, 81 every
time he kisses another's wife, 10 cents every
time he bathes, rs cents every time he doesn't
battle, 10 cents for every smoke, Is cents Tor
using swear words Is cents every time he
puts on a clean collar, rs cents for putting his
hands in his pockets on cold day, and so on
and so forth until at the end Of the year the
average man will owe the government, the
state and municipality so much more than he
has made that he will have to go into bank
ruptcy Then there will be $500 tax on
bankruptcy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
Working, Idling, Spending.

1t is amazing to observe how many men
succeed in living without working. While
thousands of men are idle because they are
unable to secure employment other thousands
are idle from choice and gain the means to
live by preying upon the industrious ana
the thrifty Every individual, whether he is a
worker or an idler, is charge upon INDUS
try. Some one has to labor to produce the
things essential to the life of the idler, as well
as of the worker Thus the laborer and the
producer are compelled to bear not only their
own burdens, but carry on their backs the
loafers and the thriftess. Human society VIII
not be perfectly organized until the man who
does not produce something OF value to the
race, who does not toll in the sweat OF his
brow, shall be denied the opportunity to eat
and live
1t is idle to complain because the well to
do spend their money freely at time when
thousands and perhaps millions OF men are
out of employment. If the wealthy should
withhold their spending the times would be
worse than they are The spenders serve at
least one useful purpose in keeping money
in circulation Many a working man and
working woman earns his or her living by
serving the people who have money to spend
or by producing articles that only the wealthy
can and do buy. ADJUSTMENTS and means tor
travel for example, afford employment for
hundreds of thousands of men and women. Ii
everyone who can afford to patronze amuse-
ments and to travel were to cease spending
money for such things hardship would be in
Aicted upon a multitude What the country
needs is not restricted spending. 1t would be
greatly benefited by larger ability to spend.
Employment never was so universal and the
working mems wages never were SO high as
during the war period when everyone had
plenty of money to spend and spent it freely,
if not layishly. Let the we'll to do and the
wealthy spend their money, if they will. They
aren't hurting anybody but the envious.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
Spring Valley"

The American Farm Bureau federation,
which has been conducting a campaign in va
rious states-inc1uding Georgia-for its mem
bers is now employing the motion picture to
drive home the argument of cooperation as
the best method of protection for tillers OF the
soil. A film, produced and offered under the
pleasant title of Spring Valley" is ready for
distribution through the state farm bureau
declarations Several states have underwrltten
the production, thus endorsing by their &C
ton the cooperative plan which is the theme
of the film.
Spring Valley" as a scenario was built
around the wool pool movement, which was
one of the first cooperative marketing and
sales plans tried under the auspices OF the
federation, and which was so successful that
it is being used as an object lesson for agri-
culturalists generally, The idea of the picture,
while confined to the wool pool as an actual
thing undertaken and accomplished, is said TO
be capable Of affording an apt illustration oil
what can be done in all marketing and sales
undertakings of farmers and live stock and
producers The federation seems to have hit
upon a splendid method of teaching its les
son, for beyond a doubt the filming of char
acters interested in farm movement that is
new will make a stronger impression on the
average man than reams of publicity sent
through the mails The action in the film as
| it is thrown on the screens in the rural COM
munites, quick love interest that is not toe
strong to prevent Hal Cunningham, who hopes
to become Pa Crosby's son-in-law, from TAX
ing firm stand for unity as against the Older
mans reluctance to join the federation and
the cooperative movement Hal Cunningham
stalwart young farmer, bangs his hard fist
upon barrel head and exclams: "If we cam
stick together on little thing like the WOO
pool what we are going to do when we come
to the big problems of marketing grain anc
live stock?" This was his rejoinder to an EN-
barrassing question put by Pa Crosby in the
midst of the younger mans speech to the gath
ering of farmers.
The films are localized to fit state condi
tions, and the cost is reduced to a minimum
The American Farm Bureau federation, 1t ap
pears, is not to make profit in the produc
ton of Spring Valley" and subsequent pro
auctions, but will provide the films at cost t.
help the movement for cooperation on a con
stantly widening basis. Farmers, it is under
stood are acclaiming the announcement ev
ierywhere
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
The Family Altar.
From the Moultrie Observer.

A Fulton county grand jury recommends
the family altar" as one of the solutions OF
the increase in crime. Get back to the old
ways of bringing them up, and they will not
depart into the dark and crooked ways That
is not bad, even if it comes from grand jury
in metropolitan district rather than from a
ministers conference. Undoubtedly we need
more rigid discipline in the home, and along
with it we should have good religious exam
pie The mother and father who read the Bible
to their children daily and kneel with them
in prayer will retain parental control longer
than the parents who disregard religion and
moral training in the home 1t IS very often
the case that parents have ''lost control of
their offsprings before they are two years old.
They have the freedom of the home first, then
the freedom of the neighborhood, finally the
freedom of the streets, parks, lanes and alleys,
day and night
Some homes are doing better than others,
but our best homes are giving too much rope
to mothers darlings. The dear things are just
too good to have to work and too good to be
corrected. They must have everything they
express a desire for, and they must go often,
stay late at night and sleep late the following
morning. Children are being given everything
but character and moral stamina.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
Biennial Agitation Of South Georgia
CubernatoriaI Candidate.
From the Augusta Chronicle.

In Georgia we have two stock" political
issues" Whenever a new legislature con
venes we begin on capital removal SHORTY
after the legislative adjournment we contin.
ually introduce the topic OF south georgia
candidate for governor. These two are our
regulars" and displace almost everything eN-
cept the interminable study by state 1eglsla-
tors to find something new against which TO
levy a tax.
At present we find The Dawson News nom
mating Judge Roscoe Luke, OF the r. court OF
appeals, for governor next year. lie is a
Townsville man, and brainy and loyal
Georgian, and would we'll grace the executive
chair. The Dawson News believes he could
be elected.
The Albany Herald agrees that Judge Luke
is all right and that he would no DOUBT make
a good governor.
OF course, in picking a governor Georgia
wants the best Georgian she can secure,
whether he is from north Georgia, south
Georgia, western Georgia, eastern Georgia or
central Georgia. Other than in south Georgia
little attention is paid to the biennial den
or appeal or petition whatever It IS
which arises in south Georgia for south
Georgian for governor, except the attention
which amounts to a handicap TO good and
solid citizens living in the lower section OF
the state should their friends wish to offer
them candidates tor the h1gh once OF gov
ernor. a-s
There are fine Georgians who live in south
Georgia-men who would render good ser
vice to their state and who would give splen-
did account for themselves as governor OF
the commonwealth One of these days one
or more of these will be called to, the great
Office Of governor. Not however, because Of
residence in south Georgia. But because OF
ability of high character, of standing and
lof worth as a Georgian.
Yet, it will not hurt anything or anybody,
except the political chances of number OF
south Georgians-for south Georgia politi-
clans and newspapers to, every year or two,
repeat their usual south Georgia battle cry
of a south Georgian for governor" They
seem to enjoy it very much, and everybody
else seems to enjoy it.
Besides who said there was to be any
change in the governorship next year, if next
year is what the Dawson paper and the Al
bany paper are talking about?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
Splendid Selections.

With the definite understanding that Sec
retary of State Hughes, Senator'S Underwood
and Lodge and Elhu Root are to represent
the United States at the conference for linn
1tation OF ornaments Americans will feel that
President Harding has made a sensible Sc
slection All the men are eminently known
as representing the best in information on
world politics and other international rela-
tions, in fairness and justice, IN undiluted
Amercanism No further qualifications could
be desired by the most exacting; nothing less
than what the American delegation repre-
sents would suffice Senator Underwood, OF
Alabama, who represents the democratic party
on the delegation, is the democratic leader in
the upper branch of congress. His appoint
ment is especially pleasing here in Georgia,
where he is admired for his great ability. He
is very popular here, and carried the state
by an overwhelming majority for the demo-
cratic nomination for president when that hon
or was won by Hon. Woodrow Wilson after
several hundred ballots in the national con-
Vention at Baltimore.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

The worst enemies OF the motion picture
industry are within that industry The recent
tragedy at San Francisco, in which young
woman lost her life, is striking example.
The motion picture producers are apprehen-
sve concerning the enemies that menace them
without, but the damage these enemies do
is relatively small compared to the injury in
ficted by such occurrences as the San Fran
cisco tragedy. If the motion picture producers
wished to supply their critics and opponents
with material for argument, which they do not,
they could not accomplish it more effectively
than has been done from within their own
household.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
COrrects an Error.

Editor Dawson News: In my article print
ed in The News of last week l wrote "Agas-
sis, who was the most celebrated geoogist and
naturalist of the nineteenth century; you print
ed "Agris," which mars the whole meaning.
Here is what Agassis said OF the bones found
in Carolina phosphate beds: These prove at
some distant date i'll the past there was a
mighty upheaval of the earth, for here we find
the bones of man of every species, and the
horse of every species, just as they exist to-
day. This overturns all evolutionary theories
for which, up to now, l have spent my life
trying to prove and confirms the truth of
Noachc flood as found in Genesis" Please
make the correction and oblige. Yours
ANDREW P. RIVES.
Cuthbert, Ga, Sept. IS, 1921
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
household.

When Germany was forced to stop the eX-
pense of her war machine she was put in a
way to make more money than any other
people, and that in an age when money is
the only thing that talks above whisper
She is paying those awful indemnities out OF
the saving the allies forced upon her, and is
having a nice lot of money left. On the other
hand, the ndemnities Germany is paying will
hardly more than start paying the expense OF
the armies of the allied powers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

We are going fast pace. It's hurry all the
time. People do not take time to eat and sleep.
They are after the almighty dollar during the
week and pleasure on Sunday. There is sell
dom anyone at home on Sunday and there IS
little use looking for them for they may be
miles and miles away. It's busy old world,
and those who do not hit the pace fall by the
yavside How long can it continue?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

A citizen of another state who is the faith
er of sixteen children has been made famous
through letter written by President Hard
ing commencing him for his numerous prog
eny. We would call the attention OF the
president to a citizen of Terrell county who
is also entitled to encomiums. He is the proud
father of fourteen bright and happy children,
the youngest of whom is only two or three
weeks old
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
THE NEW FREEDOM.

From the Pearson Tribune.
From the newspapers of several counties
we learn that the voters are to be confronted
by lady candidates for legislative honors 1t
indicates that the dear women are not slow
to take advantage of their new found freedom
Why not the Georgia legislature-house and
senate-be composed entirely of women:
Would the ship of state be in danger for
being manned BY women?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
MAKING A PRISON EXCLUSIVE.

From the Kansas City Star.
A new ruling in Kansas is that no man
shall be admitted to the state penitentiary
who has not a certificate of good health. Per-
haps few recommendations of honesty and
morality should be required too. Recently in
Sing Sing which has no such entrance re-
quirements, several inmates were found to
have stolen blank checks out of the office and
have obtained money on them by forgery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

The best method to pursue to insure the re-
turn of prosperity, says Georgia contempt
rarv, is to work and wait rather than watch and
wait. The suggestion is good one. Watch
full waiting" it has been proven, accomplishes
nothing. What is needed is action
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

The one thing that remains plentiful and
cheap is advice. The average citizen is get
ting scads of it, often contradictory. For ex-
ample, he is conjured to save his money and
counseled to spend it freely. AS usual in such
cases the citizen is doing as he pleases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
lust GAMBLER HIGHBALLS.

From the cambridge Post Search1ight.
On the first page of The Dawson News
of last week they claim that the hand that
pulled Moses out of the bu1lrishes has been
given to college in Illinois. Wonder what
kind of liquor they drink over there. The
fellow that either wrote or clipped that bull
had an overcharge. The hand of Pharoah's
daughter! Bud, will you tell us where the eye
tooth of Mr. POtinhar Isl
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

The recently installed founts furnish an
abundance of cold and refreshing water for
all who come to the city on business. The
founts are supplied by the city with ice as
often as is necessary during the day, and
it is an innovation that is appreciated by our
friends from the country who sell their pro-
,duce and buy their goods in Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

Anent the orgy OF taxation in nation, state
county and municipality, the Worth County
Local remarks that "by the time they all get
through with you you will be lucky if you
have enough to buy hot dog supper at the
corner dago stand
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

1t is just little difficult to understand how
one veteran of the civil war could enjoy a
correspondence" with another veteran Who II
is disclosed after fifty years, shot his eye out
at Vicksburg.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

The best censor of the movies is the moral
sense of their patrons. Most people are de
cent and will not contribute to the prosperity
of immoral exhibitions. In land where the
citizens are sovereign it is safe to trust them
to manage their own affairs
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

We hear lot about prophet being with
out honor in his home town we are inclined
10 think it is because he does not know now
10 utilize his home paper for advertising pur-
s0OSeS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

The picture that created so much talk a
few years ago would just fit the temperature
of these September morns, but present lash
ions have rather taken the tang out OF the
picture.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

Animals are said to be storing food early
and in large quantities. thus indicating it will
be long, cold winter. That ought to be
good hint for househoders who haven't put
in their coal supply.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

r. the weather wishes to be kind it will get
that dry feeling all out OF its system TINS
week
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20
WHY THE HURRY?

From the Chicago News.
There will be a short cotton crop this year
but we don't see why the dear girls should
anticipate a positive famine and deny them
selves in advance, as they do.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

The men will soon discard their straw hats,
and the women folks are thinking about put
ting away their furs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

Monkeys may have invented spooning, as
DIR. Ditmars, of New York. insists; but there
is no doubt whatever about spooning having
turned out a large number of monkeys
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

A newspaper headline reads Railroads See
Retter Future" What about the public; IS
there chance for it, too, in the reduction OF
freight and passenger ratesf
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

Hon. W. J. Vereen is another splendid
south Georgian who has been mentioned Tor
gubernatorial honors Vereen is able and pop
ular. and an aggressive fighter
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

Two women fought over a man, thus prov
ing that the cause of war may be insignificant
and unimportant
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-20

"Methodists Oppose Dance" writes the
headline artist Old stuff.