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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
THE USUAL THOROUGHNESS.

The Colquitt county grand jury appears
to be functionng Indictments against
prominent farmers charging them with
violation of the cattle tick dipping regula-
tons and now thorough probe into a
recent "1ynching" are evidence of serious
consciousness OF the duty OF grand
~jury-Savannah News.
The investigation seems to have been as
thorough" as is usual in such cases. The
grand jury learned that the culprit was
brought handcuffed into the business section
OF Moutre in an automobile; was taken Out
of town and lynched by mob and the cal
was brought back and delivered to its owner
yet it was not found out who, besides the
principal at the lynching, was in the auto
mobile coming or going. Yes, the customary
thoroughness has characterized the entire al
fair
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
RUDE RURAL RHY MES
SWAT EN- NOW.

Helena Hicks is witty and wise with ade-
quate muscles and accurate eyes, adapted Tor
spotting and swattng the flies. When any
youth a partner picks he'd better marry Helena
Hicks than almost any other six. This bard
is old and bald and wary, of all strange
drinking water scary, since first he heard OF
Typhoid Mary; but what avails his constant
care when flies are swarming everywhere?
When, in the good old summer time which
singers sing and rhymers rhyme, he sits at
peace with all mankind with nothing much
upon his mind and very little on his skin,
those blamed invertebrates begin. They come
from stable and from worse to boost the
business of the hearse. They come from gar
bage heaps and such, dehling everything
and widdies, our grandads and our pretty
Iiddies. Yea many men have chills and itch
have CHAMBERS, pip and limbs that twitch!;
and many little children die because we fail
to swat the fly. Let's smte the critter for
his sins, his wives, his triplets and his twins,
his relatives by scores and dozens, his sons
in-law and second cousins.
BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
WOULD HELP SOUTH GEORGLA.

Senator R. c. Ellis, of Triton, who repre-
sents the Forty-seventh district, has intro
duced measure which should have the hearty
and unanimous support Of the general as
semb1y, and particularly OF all south Georgia
1t is a bill to establish an agricultural col
lege in this great farming section. Georgia
now has two agricultural colleges. One is
at Dahlonega, in the mountainous section OF
the state, and the other is at Athens and
represents the Piedmont region. The climate,
the soil and the crops of south Georgia are
as different from those in the sections now
represented by the two state colleges as If
in a foreign country, and this great section,
which diversifes to a much greater extent
and produces much the larger part OF Geor-
gias crop values, is entitled to the benefits
to be derived from scientific study OF agri-
culture by an institution located in south
Georgia and specially prepared to disseminate
knowledge of south Georgia soils and prod
ucts. The people of north and middle Geor-
gia cannot fail to recognize the need Tor
such an institution in this section, and The
News believes they will be fair enough and
willing enough to assist in its creation and
contribute to its support just as the peo-
pie of this section have gladly supported their
colleges Let the people of south Georgia get
behind Senator Ellis bill and its SUCCESS will
be assured
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
Fantastic Jobs For Uncle Sam.
From the Springfield Union.

The visionary character OF some of the
measures that are seriously urged on the con-
sderation of congress by that considerable
section OF the people OF this country that
feels that the United States government IS
called upon to assume the burdens not only
of the various states but of the world, is IL
Illustrated by the sarcastic suggestion in
letter to Speaker Gillett from Mrs. Henry
P. White, chairman OF the Legislative COM
mittee of the Massachusetts Public Interests
League.
Commenting on the introduction OF bills
in the house and senate providing Tor plan
for educational extension throughout the
world she ironically suggests that the scope
of the plan is too limited. She asks, why
not educate the people OF Mars and OF the
other planets at the expense of the people
of the United States? The bills have GER
tain narrowness, writes Mrs White In or
der to widen the scope OF the movement
she has sent to the speaker for ntroduc-
ton in the house a bill which she says might
be entitled "the interstellar Mars and milky
way-education bill" The title read as follows;
"A bill to provide for the extension OF edu-
cation to the universe by the cooperation OF
the United States and the heavenly bodies.
The bills before congress call for the ex-
penditure of $780, 100000 by this country in
cooperation with other governments in the
Enthusiastically atruistic project OF removing
literacy from all mankind and teaching the
peoples of all nations science, mechanics,
physical welfare, ethics and humane govern
ment."
The measures are typical of many others
that are pressed for action by congress.
There are many people in the country who
cannot be happy il they are not agitating
for some scheme to regulate the affairs OF
others and who would be eagerly in favor
OF expanding few odd billions OF the money
OF American taxpayers for the benefit or sup
posed benefit OF the people OF some alien
land even while they might deplore the large
sums expended in home government affairs.
While there is no danger that the bills in
question will ever come to the point OF pos
sible enactment they are but little more fan
tastic in conception than are some OF the
other measures that enlist the support Of
many who give scant consideration to the
means of meeting problems at home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
Peanut Products Widely Used.
From the New York World.

Cotton seed was once a drug on the mark
cts of the south. Today the oil is accepted
as substitute for other fats in many house
holds and is extensively used for cooking
purposes, while the residue lett after the oil
has been extracted goes to the feed lots Of
the country to supply in the form OF beef
or milk food for human beings
With the coming of the boil weevil the
cotton acreage was reduced, and planters have
been looking for a substitute for cotton which
was reasonably free from the attacks Of pests.
One OF the substitutes proposed is the pea
nut, the oil of which is being widely used as
food. Before 1914 very little peanut oil
found its way into American households.
About $4,000 pounds were produced i'll 1912,
The total production for 1918 was 50000000
pounds and exports increased from 100000
pounds in 1912 to 100000 pounds four
years ago.
The soil OF the south is peculiarly adapted
to diversified farming. Should the peanut in
part take the place OF cotton it would be a
good thing for southern agriculture, which
has heretofore suffered from rigid adherence
to the one crop idea
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
MORE TROUBLE.

Washington Post: Help! There be new
issues looming in politics, already. sorely al
f1icted by overabundance of complications IN
volving reasons why candidates should or
should not be nominated or elected and by
mutitudinous blocs seeking control OF legis-
1ation. The trouble has started IN Name,
where nominees just named for United States
senator, governor and several minor offices
happen to be bachelors The married and I'M
married issue was injected into the primary
campaign. Nobody would care about it, out
side the Pine Tree state, save for the ideas
that the exploitation OF the bachelor victory
may put in the heads of persons. III politics
or seeking place in politics elsewhere
With universal suffrage and a population
Jointly composed of married men and wo-
men, former married men and women, SPIN
STEERS and bachelors there will be fine kettle
of fish when the claimants for popular sup
port for office throughout the country, lack
ing other issues to arouse the emotions OF
the voters, begin to seize upon the ideas which
are now suggested to them From the hust-
ing and the primaries and elections the next
move will be to the halls OF congress. Ponder
the time that may be approaching when the
senate will be made up of the benedict bloc,
the bachelor bloc, the old maid bloc and the
alimony bloc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

A citizen OF Wakefield, Mass, charged
with having failed to provide proper food
and shelter for his horse, was found guilty
and given the following sentence: He was
ordered to turn the horse out to pasture and
spend two night in the horses stall Surely
that horse poked his head inside the barn
door and laughed. Talk about making the
punishment fit the crime" Solomon could
have done no better A few more such
righteous judgments scattered judiciously
around the country and there would be a
notable improvement in the treatment OF
mans dumb friends.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
THE PRESIDENTIAL TERM.

The Forum is OF the opinion that the pres
ident has enough to do to tax his physical
and mental energies without adding to the
burden campaign for reelection; that one
term even OF four years IS the limit OF any
mans endurance. The suggestion is not new,
but it is nevertheless pertinent. The country
would not suffer by the limitation OF the
executive to a single term, and the execu-
tive himself would gain tremendously. What
would it not have meant to Mr.. Wilson had
he retired, as the platform on which he ran
pledged he would do, at the end OF his first
term in full possession of health and vigor.
Some day there will be a president strong
and courageous enough to refuse a second
term, even though it may be had for the
asking.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
In Lighter Vein.

a friend in the country had promised to
send her little son lamb. The problem Of
what to do with the famous playmate Of
Mary when it arrived puzzled the entire
family. One afternoon a friend-one of those
talented women who is an adept at solving
puzzles quickly-was approached on the sub
ject.
"A friend Of ours has promised to send
little Billy lamb Billy's mother went on
10 explain. AS you know, we live in an
apartment and-well, what in the world shall
we put it in?"
In the oven. my dear" the talented friend
replied instantly. In the oven, OF course. We
have the mint"
Propaganda is new word that has lately
been mastered by ll-year-old Mary Ellen
Sparks" says the Tanners Creek Times "She
manages to use it once or twice every day.
Last night after supper Mary Ellen was
starting for the picture show when her moth
er said she must stay at home and wash the
dishes. Mary said to herself in a scornful I'M
dertone: All this talk about America being
a free country is nothing but propaganda "
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

1t is not the habit OF southwest Georgia to
have, complete crop failures. The seasons al
ways come in time and intelligent cultivation
does the rest Some day we will learn to dis
play more confidence in the section that al
ways makes good on its crops.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
Old Way the Better.

Triton Gazette: A young man in Atlanta
described as II, and husky Tor his age wants
to sell himself for a year iop food and cloth
ing. Wait a minute! That is not SO unusual
Not so many years ago young men about
apprentices to learn trades. and some Of the
most experienced craftsmen the world ever
saw was the result. We need a return to the
old journeyman custom; they didn't make 'em
so last then. but they made EN- better.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
The Unpardonable Sin.

Savannah News: One OF the south Georgia
papers has found this selected" item some
where and featured it in fine display on its
front page: The objectionable Sin: To live
in a town; to make living off OF it. or out
OF it; to educate your children in it: to get
everything you possibly can out OF it. and
put absolutely nothing into it."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
Exchange Talk.
No Time for Politics.

Sylvester Local. Politics is receiving but
little attention these days here in south Geor-
gia, where. perhaps, the minds OF the folks
are more proftaby occupied with eating
waterme!ons, attending picnics and big
meetings No one seems to care who's elect
ed governor, railroad commissioner, bee in
spector or dog catcher. It's slam on the
nniit;cians but il is trne
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

God forbid" says DR.. Frank Crane, that
should ever own a newspaper or attempt
to manage one! 1t takes more quantities OF
both courage and tact than | possess" What
a queer man this Dr. Crane must be, to con-
TESS he lacks capacity to run newspaper.
Why, we thought everybody knew how to
run a newspaper. Most people seem to think
that running a newspaper is Just the easiest
thing; they firmly believe that they could do
a much better job at it than is being done
as matters are now arranged. Courage and
tact-what have they. got to do with running
a newspaper? Dr. Crane must be kidding us.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

Neither unions nor violence gained the
eight hour day. 1t was enlightened public
opinion and machinery which multiplied the
effectiveness of labor a hundred fold. The
world has made great progress, but bombers
and sluggers have had no share in it, The
scientist. the inventor and the printing press
must have the glory
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
DAY OF THE WOMAN, ALSO GIRL.

From the Columbia g. c State
Passersby on south Main street saw a
novel sight yesterday afternoon when stur-
dy little girl about u years OF age beat the
''stuffin' out OF a lad about the same age.
The girl threw the boy down and smashed
his face several times with her fist. She got
up, busted off her clothes and went her way.
The lad got up, yelled freely something like
You better not come back here again" and
went his way
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

If society ever applies the principles OF an
animal fancier in breeding people it will prob
ABLY succeed in rearing race OF Jack
Dempsevs, but it must surrender all hope
of producing Poes, LncOlns, Lees, Edlsons
and Mark Twains.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

A so-caled expert" of some fool bureau
saws that the minimum income on which a
family OF five can subsist comfortably is
81 600 a year. Apply this rate of living to the
100000 families in the United States. 1t
would take $5O,OOOOOO,OOO, or twice our total
national income.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

Considering what Debs is saying apart
from any other consideration President
Harding is justified in refusing to release
from confinement the so-called political pris-
oners. Debs is conclusive proof that these
men are exactly where they belong.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

The legislators enjoyed Savannah and Sa-
vannah enjoyed the legislators. 1t remains
to be seen, however, if their mutual admira-
ton will materialize into a $15,0O0,OOO state
owned terminal at Georgia's greatest seaport.
The News would say in this connection that
all Georgians have pride in Savannah.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

The mysterious radio messages, which
Marconi thought might be from Mars. are
traced to their source. They were sent out
by DIR. Irving Langmuir from the general
electric laboratories at Schenectady, n. y.
The wave length was 10000 meters. 1t is
human nature to look for an explanation far
off instead OF close at hand. We seldom see
things right under Our nose
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

The legal right of woman to smoke and
wear knickerbockers if she wants to has
been definitely established, but the Judge who
decided the question touched only on the
legal aspects of the case.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

One great question this country has yet
to settle is whether man has as good
right to work as another man has to quit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

The Literary Dgest's first tabulation in
its polls on the soldier bonus shows 4o'oO9
for to Al, 400 against, with the eastern states
doing the bulk of the voting. The heavy
negative vote is somewhat surprising.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

The present administration is trying to
get away from the tendency to build up a
topheavy federal governmental bureaucratic
machine says a contemporary. 1t knows the
heavy expense bureaucracy entails upon the
taxpayers and the growing antagonism
against the expansion OF governmental bu-
reaus. 1t is time to call halt
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

The question OF prohibition or rather OF
the enforcement of the Volstead act is di-
rectly in issue in Massachusetts, this year.
At its last session. the Massachusetts, legis-
lature enacted law for the enforcement OF
the 18th amendment. At once the Constitu-
tional Liberty League, a Boston organiza-
ton, took steps to invoke the initiative and
referendum, as a result of which the act will
be voted on at the November election. Mean
while the operation of the law is suspended
No predictions as to the result of the voting
are being made but it is to be remembered
that a considerable wet sentiment prevails in
Massachusetts,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

Gompers says the people can have no coal
until they come to the miners terms. That
might make consumers indignant did we not
remember that Gompers is in his second
childhood and, therefore garrulous.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

The husband ordered by the court not to
look at any other woman but his wife prob
ABLY will be in contempt for he'll be sure
to risk one eye" anyway.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
Now for a little more cotton weather.

1t is something of an achievement to fail
for $32,0O0,000 Not many of us can do that
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08

Secretary Mellon has been criticized quite
extensively in other matters but there will
be few to protest when he talks plainly
about the $1OOOOOOOOOO or $11,O00000,OOO
due this country from Europe. The original
French loan, without counting the unpaid in
terest, amounts to $3,O47 974,777. In his re-
cent speech at Dawson Senator Harris stat
ed that there is great deal of propaganda to
have the debts owed by foreign nations to
the United States cancelled. 1t requires a
great deal of gall to make such a request
and it would be an outrage upon the Amer
lean people for it to be done. This country
has done enough for Europe.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-08
CURRENT COMMENT.
TARIFF TENDENCIES.

Lincoln Journal: Eugene n. Foss, long ago
democratic governor of Massachusetts,. pro-
poses to run for governor again on the theory
that Massachusetts is now low tariff state
His guess may be correct. Now that farm
bloc refuses to permit duty on shoes unless
a duty on hides goes with it Massachusetts
great shoe industry loses its interest in tariff
a duty on hides would ruin their foreign trade,
which is of growing importance to them.
The proposed duties on cotton and wool are
calculated to make the Massachusetts cotton
mills a little less keen for their schedule K;
The tariff issue bids fair to be evolutionized
by the successful demands for tariffs on raw
materials This shifts the benefit from man
ufacturer to owner and exploiter OF natural
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-25

Piersel, who has been delighting the
audience with his bible lectures. vii
| deliver am address on The Early
Church Carrying On" Following this
talk the American Glee club viii give
second concert.
large number OF members Of the
Womans Christian Temperance union
from Ottawa aud vicinity, attended
their annual picnic which was held
today at the park, A dinner was serv-
ed at 1880 in the park. and the mem.
bers all attended the afternoon pro
gram A picnic supper will be en-.
joyed by the members Of the organ.
ization tonight.
The address by Judge Frank r.
Sadler of chicago was one of the
finest yet TO he heard of the pro-
gram, Judge Sadler spoke on the
problems which are confronting the
large cities throughout the country
today. The large foreign element and
the establishment Of little Italics, lit.
tie lfussias and other settlements was
responsible to large degree for the
amount of crime in the cities, he said
He urged every right thinking man
and woman to get in touch with their
congressman and representatives and
urge them to see that the laws were
obeyed.
Big business, who demanded cheap !
labor, he stated was responsible for
Our city problems brought on by the !
foreign elements, just as big bust. |
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-25

ness was responsible for the crisis
which brought ON the Civil War
He scored the Chicago adminisira
ton. and the people OF today. who
he said went joy riding through life
as though they believed they belong
ed to the last generation which would
would ever live on the earth, and
did not stop to think of their duty
to theiT country in making an effort
to have its laws respected and obey,
cd, by those who lived IN open viola,
ton OF the statutes.
AT the close Of Judge Sadler's adj.
dress, very fine musical program
was given by the Mendelssohn Musi.
cal club of Chicago. This organi2a-
ton was composed of four women
and two men, all OF whom we're very
talented musicians.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-25

ed talent. The east of characters Wa!
as follows:
Mrs, Goodwin, an American ......
.,...,..,.. Mrs. George Isahriinf
Mrs Kuenka, Croatiap ..,..a,,
,..,.... Miss Emma Meckenstoct
Mrs, C2incowitch. Polish ......,
,...,...,... Mrs. Gus Meckenstoca
Mrs, Boraaowski, Russian ...,,
,,,..,....,..,. Miss Anna Deyofo
Mrs. Joseph, Syrian ..,....,....
.........s.,.. Mrs, Nina Ilerricl,
Mrs, Eisensten, Russian Jew 80.
........... Mrs. jeanette Johnson
American children
Louise Widman, Gladys ColYell,
Vera Graf. and Louise Totel.
Preceding and following the third
scene. Miss Brown sang solos. which
We're greatly enjoyed by the other
members OF the audience. Al the
close of the play, Miss Hazel Meek
Moody bible institute. sang solo
At the close of the play, Miss Grace
Leigh Scott, who did war work over
seas In France, told of her work In
Paris. The talk was one of the
most interesting Of the kind ever
heard by local people, and Miss Scott
brought her forceful message of her
war against vice, home in Il very ap.
pealing manner,
The closing feature of the after
noon program was "A concert by the ,
Giee club. The glee club |
was composed of four men who pos.
'essed very fine voices, and played
! number of selections, on various
nnsical Instruments, using the saxo.
)hone and The xylophone with two
'ther wind instruments. Their con.
'ert was one Of the finest features
If the eight day program.
Tonight at 1880 o'clock Or. A. c. II