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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26
The Day of Days.

This is Christmas For the children it IS
the greatest day in all the year. No JOY that
Icomes into the lives of children is equal to
the Joy that is theirs today Today child
hearts are palpitatng with eager excitement
that lends its sweet contagion to those OF
maturer years Yesterday the day OF
mystery. Today is the day OF revelation
Wonderment yesterday filled the child mind
and caused child eyes to grow big and spark
ling bright and beautiful as the stars above.
How hard it was to be patient and wait for
the morrow; how impossible it was to be in
terested in anything except the slow pass
ing of the leaden hours. How was any one
going to be able to sleep wink last night
with the Christmas dawn just few hours
away and with old St. Nick likely to pop
in at any moment as he made his rounds?
What a piece of luck it would be to get
glimpse of him unbeknown to him!
Today comes the best and gladdest of all
the year. The whole year has labored to
bring forth this one blessed day consecrated
to a child and to making children happy
Why should not the children be eager and
Overlooking with enthusiasm? Who would
make older hearts young again to witness the
chldren's eagerness and share with them
their enthusiasm on the day of joyful antici-
patton? What are we all but children grown
tall? Do we not all of US, remember those
golden hours of childhood when we awaited
with like Impotence the dawn OF Christmas
day?
These are the supreme joys of childhood
the joys of the marvellous Christmas time.
This is the most wonderful time in life-the
enchanted Christmas season, when children
are transported to faryland, borne on the
wings of love. What a delight and blessing
it is to be able to make child hearts beat
faster with happiness and child eyes shine
with the light of JOY. To love children and
to be given opportunity to make children
happy is as though the door of heaven were
LETT ajar, giving us glimpse OF the light
within.
The News hopes that all the children big
and little, are keyed up to the proper pitch
on this Christmas day. It hopes that no
child anywhere has been overlooked by St.
Nick; that would be dreadful if anyone has
been forgotten. And it hopes that every
grown-up somehow has contrived to be thor
oughly inocuated with the Christmas fervor,
if not from his own children from his friends
children, and that he has taken precautions
that no child in his reach is lacking in hap
piness on this blessed day by reason OF his
negligence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26
Let the Fresh Air in.

Pneumonia has begun its harvest already
with all ,ef winter yet ahead. This should
serve as warning and should stimulate one
to take precautionary and preventive meas
ures Pneumonia is a cold weather disease,
though cold weather is not the cause of it.
Respiratory diseases increase in cold weather
as a result of overheated and insuficienty
ventilated houses and offices; because we rig
idly exclude all fresh air and bake all the
moisture out of the air which we breathe;
because we permit the vitality of the body
to be lowered by over-eating and the lack Of
exercise in the outdoor air. In other words,
the chief cause OF pneumonia and the lesser
respiratory troubles is our fear Of fresh air.
Excessively dry air is pneumonia's most
efficient aid, ard baked winter atmosphere is
one of the cardinal sins of our people. The
high temperatures maintained in homes, Of
fees and hotels is notorious, and it is I'M
usual when precautions to insure a proper
moisture content in the atmosphere are ia
ken. It is crime against human nature to
sleep in air tight heated rooms at night. as
so many people do. 1t is an equally grave
offense not to have adequate ventilation dur
ing the daylight hours.
Keeping the windows tightly closed to
save fuel is poor economy In fact it is no
economy at all as the doctors and the drug
gist's bills testify. In the treatment of tu-
bercuosis, pneumonia and other respiratory
diseases fresh air-the open airs consider
ed invaluable. If fresh air is good for the
sick why is it not also good for the well?
DIR ROYAL 6 CoDe1and .lea1th commits
sioner of the city of New York and senator
elect from the state OF New York in some
remarks on the subject of fresh air and pneu-
monia recalled the trite saying that the
greatest enemies of good health are over
heating and over-cating. This is the truth
and common sense" says DR.. Copeland.
I"Overstokng the furnace and overstokng
the human machine make for inefficiency."
Open the windows and let the fresh air in
Ii it is not feasible to keep window open
continually open them wide occasionally, and
thus change the atmosphere of the house or
the office What if it does take a little more
money for coal? The added cost will be repaid
in better health and in greater Freedom from an
noying colds and danger of the dreaded
pneumonia. Fresh air is humanty's best
friend and it costs nothing. Do not shun it,
therefore. but rather invite its blessed minis
try.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26
SMALL COTTON YIELDS.

From the Monticello News.
We thought for while that Jasper coun-
ty would be awarded the BOBBY prize in the
cotton raising contest this year, having pro-
duced only 232 bales up to date. But we will
lose, for Jones county, to the south Of us,
goes us one better, or worse, if you please,
by totang only u bales this year. We are
in position, however to render our sister
county our sympathy in this great disaster,
as we are the next from the bottom as cot
ton producing counties. This fact is all the
more distressing when one remembers that
Jasper's normal yield of the heecy staple
ranged between 10000 to $1,000 bales per
year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26
A Political Impeachment.

AS was generally expected the impeach-
ment proceedings which were being conduct
ed before the committee of which Representa-
tive Volstead is chairman have fallen fiat.
In fact, it has been abandoned by those who
were prosecuting it, and the representative
who made the formal charges has refused to
appear before the committee and testify I'M
der oath.
The New York World, commenting with the
passion that uniformly characterizes its dis
cussion of anyone or anything connected with
the present administration, argues that the
attorney generals defense is incoherent and
that it docs not meet squarely much as
one count in the Indictment" and asserts that
Mr.. Daugherty has done no more than to
throw out "a 20,000-word smoke screen"
The comment Of the Worlds neighbor, the
Times, which is also a democratic newspa-
per, is in striking contrast. The Times says
the movement for Mr. Daughertys impeach-
ment is patiently political. Senator La Fol
lette and his associates in the progressive
bloc, it points out are hot for impeachment.
The enemies of the administration, as repre-
scented by La Foette's~ combined forces of
righteousness, are determined to cast odium
upon President Harding and the old guard
through Mr. Daugherty They are persuad-
ed that if mud is thrown continuously some
Of it will stick The Times states that Mr..
Daugherty's defense is plausible enough, that
in some respects it is strong and in others
unwise, and its conclusion of the whole mat
ter is as follows:
Presumably, the shrewd politicians
who are bounding him have little idea
that he has committed high crimes or
msdemeanors. Until evidence that he
has is forthcoming reasonable men, out
side of politics, will be inclined to think
that these Impeachment charges belong
to the familiar category OF campaign
charges.
The view expressed by the Times is ma
tional. Mr. Daugherty is the politician OF the
cabinet and of the administration H has
been under fire constantly from the day of
his selection for the attorney generalship. In
every administration there must be some one
to endure this kind Of assault, In Mr.. Daugh-
cryt's case his assailants are cunning for big
ger game than he That purpose has been ap-
parent in ali of the criticism and denunciation
Of the attorney general.
Mr. Daugherty is not big man and he
has many points Of vulnerability. The prcsi-
dent might have made wiser choice for his
attorney general. Even conceding that he is
an unfit man for the office he occupies it is
seriously to be questioned whether he has
committed an improbable ofense
Politics makes strange bedfellows, as has
been remarked many times. For example, the
New York World and the La Toilette bloc
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26
A Weeks Experience.

The year had gloomily begun
For Willie Weeks, poor mans Sun.
He was beset with bill and dun
And he had very little Mon.
This cash. he said. won't pay dues.
I've nothing here but ones and Tues"
A bright thought struck him and he said
The rich Miss Goldrocks | will We'd"
But when he paid his court to her.
She lisped but firmly said, NO Thur"
Alas" said he, then | must die"
His soul went where they say souls Fri
They found his gloves and coat and hat.
And the coroner then upon him Sat
-Trolicar Topics.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

PROMISING AS FINANCIERS.

From the Commerce News.
This happened over in Banks county: Two
little negro boys stole an old white hen from
a neighbour They took her to a country store
and sold her Later they stole her from the
country store, took her home and made a
speckled hen of her. Then they took her back
to the same store and sold her to the same
man. Then they stole the same hen again.
This made the third time they stole her. They
took her back home, painted her black and
sold her for the third time to the same man.
Ii there's a medal for thieves these little
Banks county NEGROES are Justly entitled to it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26
Maybe You're Right.
From the Worth County Local

Here comes Terrell county with the latest
miracle When the United States court for
the western division convened in Columbus
recently not a case of prohibition violation
was on the docket from Terrell. Terrell's
absence from the mourners bench may be
OF the county is cleared as clean as a Texas
prairie, leaving no available bays and gall
berry thickets in which shine factories may
shelter Another is that Terrell made big
cotton crop and the folks are too busy with
riding in their new automobiles and repair
ing their garages to bother with turning their
cane SkimmingS into JOY water
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26
OH, BOSTON,!

From the Boston Post
Residents Of Revere and surrounding
towns who travel over Broadway Revere
get glimpse OF winter between the boue-
ward and Beach street, where the branches
Of the trees hang low over the road. Huge
trucks laden with cotton travel this thorough
fare and the branches Of the trees get more
or less OF the loose cotton and give the ap-
pearance OF new fallen snow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26
The Good Of State Primaries.
From the Greensboro Herald Journal.

FTUIH inc OTtEIIsDOTO II5T dIu-JOuIIIal'
The Triton Gazette and the Albany
Herald say there is little use for state
primaries and think they might as well
be dispensed with. The Pearson Tribune
gave expression to a similar view some
nah press is very much in favor OF the
primaries and thinks it would be a big
mistake not to have them. In all prob
ability this will eventually become live
questionable Dawson News.
The issue should not get very far. Tc
do away with the state primaries would
eventually bring the blacks back into Geor-
gia politics as balance of power. 1t car
readily be imagined what that would mean
The blacks would be caught between the up
per and lower milestone. 1t would not dc
them any good, but work a harm for both
whites and blacks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

There is a lot OF talk just now OF a third
party but little probability of one. The peo-
pie who do not agree with either of the old
parties cannot agree with each other long
enough to make coherent organization. If
there can be such an animal as which
never learns" we have it ncarnate in these
unbalanced advocates OF a new party. There
is as little logic in the suggestion now as in
previous times OF political alteration and I'M
balanced judgment. There is nothing to sug-
gest It now and nothing to justify it at any
time. Business will continue to be done by
one Of the old parties, and before 1924 moth
ing will be heard of a new party"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

Would you be famous and wealthy? Write
another song like "Silver Threads Among
the Gold" and you will be both Two mil
lion copies of this song are said 20 have been
sold. and people-not the author, who died
in l903-are having law suits over the roy
alties on it, Write song with lot OF heart
in it. and it will out live all Of the jazz that
ever was written
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

Mr. B. H. Watts is now on the editorial
staff OF the Americas Times-ReCorder. Mr..
Watts. who was reared in Stewart county IS
newspaper writer OF much ability, and our
reighbor is fortunate in securing his services.
He has worked for some OF the foremost
newspapers OF the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

The United States coal commission an
nounces the discovery that there are too many
bituminous coal mines and too many miners,
The country knew that already; what it wants
to know from the commission is how to de-
fate the coal industry. If the commission
shall not be able to tell us that it will have
lived and investigated in vain.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26
HIDING AND SAVING.

From the Manchester Union.
The gents who think they are going to
save race by enrolling it in the ku klux
khan might be bothered to find an answer to
the question as to what there is worth saw
ing in race that has to hide under bed
clothes
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26
A PROUD RECORD.

From the Pearson Tribune.
Randolph and Terrell counties are congrat-
ulatng themselves that they furnished no
grist for the late United States district court
at Columbus. 1t is a showing OF which any
county might feel proud
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26
MORE FAMILIAR.

From the Syracuse Standard.
I'VE are just now beginning to look
dollar i'll the face" says Lloyd George. We
have been on more familiar terms for long
time. We have been kissing them goodby
for years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

TN the program of the bloc" which calls
itself progressive, observes a contemporary,
mo item is to be found which spells progress
in economy. On the contrary, many spell more
expense" Had you noticed that?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

The history OF subsidies prove their abuse.
II merchant marine is to be subsidized
there should be limit to which the subsidy
might go 1t is a safe guess that if no such
limit is provided the amounts specified in the
subsidy act would be exceeded in the first
year OF the subsidy's operation and every
wear thereafter
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

A newspaper says what to do with good
wine puzzles Secretary Mellon" Now sure
" there must be some mistake about that.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

The ship subsidy measure is having hard
time to make port and it now looks like
Davy Jones will get it yet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

The objection to Mr. Butler, the democrat
appointed to the United States supreme court
bench by the president, is that he has been
corporation attorney. If the president is
to be restricted in his choice for supreme
justices to incorporation attorneys the
picking will be slim
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

The United States government is stand
ing pat on its determination not to consent
to the cancellation of the lied war debts as
a means OF assisting Germany to pay its rep
arations. Why does not Europe ask us out
right to pay the German separations? That
is what debt cancellation would amount to.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

The Sob sisters are getting terribly
wrought up about the few hangings that are
taking place in Georgia 1t has been announc-
ed that determined effort will be made to
have the state legislature to abolish the death
penalty. Sure, that is the thing to do. Turn
the thugs and bandits, the morons, the de-
generates and the lawless loose to make war
upon society without the slightest fear that
they may be made to pay the penalty OF
their crimes on the gallows.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

Senator-elect Wheeler, of Montana, pulled
chamber, but the fact that it was a good one
did not prevent him from being told that
kind OF thing was not allowed there.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

While the Russian soviets are trying to kill
Santa Claus American stockings burst with
Christmas presents. One will not have to
guess where the greater happiness is.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

That we are spending almost as much
money as was spent during the orgy OF high
prices two or three years ago is evidenced
by the announcement OF the illinois Central
that another exclusive Florida special train
is to be run out of Chicago. In these times
of so much propaganda about railroads not
being able to make expenses and improve
ments it is hardly probable that a railroad
would add another exclusive pullman train
to its already full schedule without a de-
mand for it from the travelling public.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

Mr.. McAdoo says he would hate to give
up the west for the white house" He hasn't
anything on a lot of people who'd hate to
have him do it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-26

tears if Attorney General Daugherty is i'm
peached.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
PROBST IS SANE,
ATTORNEY CLAIMS
Swiss Buffers Counsel De-
clares Client Has Won Vic
tory ia Examination.

NEW YORK. April 19.-August
Probst, Swiss butler who charged ne
was being railroaded out of the coun-
try because he had a love affair with
society girl at the Rolling Rock
club, Just outside Pittsburg, won "A
victory in his sepcial examinations
on Ellis Island. Bernard II. Sander.
his counsel declared Probst was
not termed insane i'm the finding Of
the special board which investigated
his case. Mr.. sander said
The attorney said ne had tele-
graphed 10 Sec'y Of Labor Davis, ask
ing that he be heard before any final
order is issueS in the case. The
special board found Probst came in
to the country illegally. and. at that
time, seemed likely TO become pub
lie charge Mr.. Davis Will pass on
deportation orders
"Probst is not now liable 10 be-
come public charge" Mr.. Sander
said "Wednesday. as he had obtain
ed profitable employment, saved
money. supported himself and even
sent some money home"
Mr. sander declared that a series
of examinations by several doctors
on Ellis Island had failed to find
Probst insane. one OF the doctors
however. asserted the Swiss was suf-
fering from psuedo-paranoia, which
Mr. Sander said. means nothing
moro nor less than love-sickness.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
j. S. RELIEF HALTS
FAMINE IN RUSSIA
Former Gov. Goodrich De-
clares Conditions Are Not
as Bad as Painted.

NEW YORK. April 19.-Ex-GOv.
James F. Goodrich Of Indiana, who
has been serving IN Russia as a
member OF the American Relief ad-
ministration. arrived wednesday on
the Olympic. he would not discuss
the report that he brought to Pres't
Harding message from Premier
Lenine.
Mr. Goodrich admitted that ne
had talked with Lenine. but he said
ne was not IN position 20 divulge
the nature Of their conversation. as
ne IS going 20 make n report 20
PRIEST Harding Immediately He
left here Wednesday night for
Washington.
In discussing the famine situation
IN Russia. Mr. Goodrich said that
conditions were rot as bad as had
been tainted. He said there were
enough American food supplies en-
route by train and ships % feed the
Russians until next harvest time. T.
was a matter OF Incorporation. he
said II the Russian government
got the supplies promptly there was
no immediate danger.
The starvation OF children lad
ceased, he stated and conditions
were improving. IF 70 had not been
for the American supplies. ho said.
that no one could estimate how
great would have been the loss Of
life The Russian people. he said
were Immensely grateful 20 America
for help
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
ARREST MESSENGER
IN $4,000 THEFT
10 = Year Old Youth Threw
Loot in East River, He
Tells Police.

NEW YORK. April 19-Charged
with the theft OF s121,OOO Robert
Byrues. Is year old messenger for
@. d. Halsey and Co, BROKERS. was
arrested near his home IN Brooklyn
Wednesday night just as ne was in
wiling a friend Ito 90 west" with
him
The brokers who had sent Byrnes
20 the bank earlier in the day with
$3.50 In cash and s120.150 in certi-
fed checks. asked the police 10 send
out a general alarm for the mes
senEer when he failed TO return TO
the Office by ( o'clock and investi-
cation disclosed that ne had not ap-
peared at the bank.
Walter Norris. a friend who lives
en- the same house upon Invitation
TO accompany Byrnes "out west.
asked the boy where he got the
money and called a passing police
man when Byrnes told him that Il
belonged 20 his employers. The 81.
fcer arrested IByrnes who said hs
had thrown the s12O.156 in checks
into the East river. and took Norris
along 20 headquarters 20 explain
further how he was originally
brought into the affair.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
UNFOLD BLACKMAIL
PLOT IN DAY CASE
Alleged Blackmailer Arrested
After Attempting to Claim
DecOy Package.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. April
19.-An alleged plot TO blackmail
Mrs Jean p. Day. wife Of Jean p.
Day. who recently was exonerated
OF the Staying of Lieut.. Col Paul
Ward Beck, army aviator was re-
vealed Wednesday night with the
that a man giving
his name as Ed Reed. had been ar
rested at Edna, Okla, Day testified
at the cOroner's inquest that he
killed Beck when he found the Of
hcer attempting 10 assault Mrs. Day.
Mr.. Day said that a letter was re-
Ceived last Wednesday by Mrs Day
TO keep silent as TO what he said ne
saw through the window of the Day
home April 4. the morning Beck
was slain. Day said the letter was
signed &C Daer" and IL declared
he added. that II the money was
sent 20 Edna IN a package labelled
merchandise. the writer would for
get what he had seen.
A package was sent addressed TO
DdeT ana was CANNED last night oE
Reed who asked for Daer's mail.
Reed is declared by officials 70 have
received mail AZ Edna under the
names OF G Daer. Jim White and
William G. Wilson.
The man arrested denied any
knowledge of the letter He told
officers. they said. that ne had met
naor White ard NVffeor, r,,-t hefora
ne went 20 the pOstofice and AT
their request asked for mail ad-
dressed TO them