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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05
Ford Leads for Presidency
In Collier Weekly Poll
Paper Makes Nation Wide Canvass
Of Its Readers Choice.

NEW YORK. N. Y.-The first
weeks tally of votes in country
wide canvass of readers of Collier s
Weekly on their choice for next pres
ident of the United States, announced
today, showed Henry Ford in the
lead, with 5,547 votes, and President
Harding second, with 400.
During the week a total of 1874
votes were recorded. Governor Smith
received 900. Senator Borah 2S7,
Woodrow Wilson 245, and Taft, Bry-
an and Senator Copeland each one
vote
The surprising vote for Mr. Ford
in the solid south may be cast with
reservation. Perhaps it means that
these folks would vote for him on
condition that he run on the demo
cratic ticket. In Georgia there were
27l votes for Ford and l07 for Nc
Adoo.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05

used for a ground connection for the
radio receiving and transmitting sta
ton which is being installed.
Whether communication through
the north will be possible will be de-
termined as the Macmillan party is
going far beyond the lights to winter
either at Cape Sabin, if ice conditions
permit, or at Bones sound The for
mer is about eleven degrees from the
North Pole.
The table which the National Geo
graphic Society trustees have author
lied Capt. Macmillan to erect in
Greeley expedition of 1884 will be
placed on the rock cliff facing Camp
Clay, Cape Sabine, where eighteen
men of the expedition died of starva-
ton and exposure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05
Coney Island, With Its Myriad At
fractions, Takes in One Hundred
Million Dollars a Season.

The bill OF pleasure" OF the Amer
lean people runs into enormous hg-
ures. Take Coney Island, for instance,
that little strip OF land cut off from
the city of Brooklyn, n. Y, by Coney
Island creek. -. =.
streets, step into miillon-aGilaI no,
tel, step out again and get "hot-qog
at little stand next door, diSh OF
ice cream at the next stand, take d
whirl in a ferris wheel at the ad, al,
Joining concession, see an oriental
dancer or a minstrel show across
the street. Co,,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05
1904, 1881 is THE
WORLDS POPULATION
FIGURES COMPILED AT Der
LIN GIVES INTERESTING
FACTS. N. Y. LARGEST.

BERLIN.-Scattere over the face
of the earth is total population of
1904, 1877 ,631, only per cent of which
is in cities of more than 100000 in
habitants, according to statistics COM
piled here and based largely on 1922
census reports. Only thirty of the
seventy nations listed have cities of
or above 100000 class, which is the
lowest counted within the classical
ton OF large cities"
Approximately 100000 of the
globes inhabitants live III the eighteen
centers having a million residents or
more each. About 90,000,000 live III
the smaller large cities, OF which there
are only 393 in the whole world. The
average large city is said to number
some $4,000 souls From these fig
ures, it IS stated, every forty-hfth hui
man resides in cities housing millions,
while every fourteenth finds his home
in a large city OF some sort.
New York is given as the largest
city in the world with a population
OF 5,620,048. London is second with
4,4S3,2 49, and Berlin third with $685.
40.
Europe Leads Other Continents.
Europe leads the continents in
point OF population. 1t has six cities
in the million class, London, Berlin,
Paris, Glasgow, Vienna and Moscow,
and 1913 with more than 100000 in
habitants. OF the European countries
England has So large cities, Germany
IS. Italy 10, France IS and Russia IS.
1t is considered surprising that Asia
has more large cities than North
America Six of the 81 Asiatic cities
house more than a million apiece.
These are Shanghai, Hankau, Calcut-
ia. Bombay, Toxic and Osaka. British
India is credited with 30 large cities
China has 20, so far as available rec
ords show. and Japan's number 10,
including three in her foreign posses
sions.
North America follows Asia with
70 large cities. Four Of these-New
York. Chicago, Philadelphia and Mex
leo City-~are placed in the million
class. OF the nations on that continent
Tire United States leads with SO large
cites II of mllSch record more than
a haif million n1abitants-
Twenty EoilT large cities are located
ia South AinerItA Brazil having rs.
Raenos Aires AID Rio de Janeiro afe
tfse only million esidenf cenirx
Australia counts eight aKa
uone 81 which rms ~
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05
LEGALIZING GAMBLING
PAYS FRANCE BIG SUM

LOCALIZED gambling acted the
French government almost Zoo I.sl
francs in taxes during the year 1877
according to official statistics Ns
made public.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05

criminals Grows A"eii.y Ivy :
arc Those Serving Sentences.
Increase of convicts in Georgia
IT, during 1922 was the smallest
,rv wear since 1918, according to
4 annual report OF the Georgia pris-
commission, prepared for submis-
to the legislature. The report
ared 1854 felony convicts on Dec.
i 1922. an increase of 1O7 over the
.bsr confined on December 81,
The increase in 1921 had been
126 in 1920 and liz in 1919.
h the convicts on hand December
i 1922, there were 692 white men,
h white women, 2,849 negro men
1O7 negro women. The number
oepro women decreased IS. The
her Of white men increased 81.
here was one 10-year-old boy in
on on December 81, two l2years
five Is years old and IA who
their ages as IA. The majority
ed in age from Is to 80, the age
wears leading, with 243. One con-
i so. two are 70, five are IS, two
LIS and seven are IL.
Crimes of Violence Lead.
mder leads the list of crimes that
sent convicts to prison, 975 be-
confined on that charge. Burglary
Is next with 765, and manslaugh
third with 1914. There were 30l
ged with attempts to murder, 30l
Fed with larceny, 1876 on whisky
ges. l27 charged with criminal
bits and POI charged with rob-
tder the classification as to pre-
occupations, farm laborers lead,
1855, laborers come next with
and public work laborers third
7l9. There are 20 auto mechan-
Blk bankers. II BARRIERS, IS black
IS three bookkeepers, 10 brick
B, four butchers, one city mar
/; carpenters, 48 cooks, o.
ferrs. one dentist, seven distill-
0l farmers, one florist, 20 house
RS, Y machinists, II painters,
physician, FIVE plumbers, four po-
EN-, three preachers, one printer,
soldier, two street car conductors,
tailor, one teacher, one veterina-
the 1854 men and women con-
205l are married and 1908 are
Twenty-six of the married
kns got in prison by marrying
bitten.
the white prisoners 572 can read
write, 81 can read only and 81
Iiterate, OF the negro prisoners
can read and write, 81 can read
and 944 are illiterate.
Pee OF the convicts are serving
seventh terms Five are serving
sixth terms, 10 their fifth terms,
er fourth terms, 1903 their third
59S their second terms and
their first terms.
County Figures.
counties having the largest
atlons have sent the greatest
er OF men to prison. Fulton is
led with 5S7, Chatham with 207,
with III. Muscogee with ga and
pond with 80. Dade and Brant-
Counties have only one convict
while Appling, Baker, Echols,
Long, Pickens and White have
bach.
fre are 963 convicts serving life
two serving for 40 years, one
years, three for 80 years and
than 100 were sent up for 20
Or more. The majority of the
sentences range from two to
ears although 17S are serving
terms and "a will be conhn-
Is years.
'on county is working los felony
'TS and 40 misdemeanor pris-
Oh roads, Chatham county is
s 90 felony prisoners and 95
aeanor prisoners. and Bib
Is working SIS felony prison
IO3 misdemeanor prisoners.
monthly cost of maintaining
Prisoner at the state farm, in
the expense of the prison
>Son, is given as $15.52 in the
camp and $18.38 in the female
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05

The first presidents message tele-
graphed west was delivered by James
K. Polk. 1t required forty eight hours
to perform the task.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05
LOTTO DRUG USE DROPS
PER CENT DURING YEAR
missioner Says Figures Refute
FdFges OF Increase in Addicts.


hSHINGTON, D. C.-Per cap
EE-Su9ptlon of narcotic drugs in
n'ed States has decreased near
per cent under the administra-
me Harrison drug act, accord
statement today by Federal
Du9A Commissioners Haynes.
''la that his figures "refute the
SO often made that drug adj
L ana the use of narcotic drugs
r .1ls increase in the United
Inc statement indicated that
manufacturers of narcotics
,, fssa. year ended June 80, 1921,
o 1.-e'ent Tor rs grains of NOR
FL capita, while for the fiscal
= '1ey were reduced to 70 OF
WI per capita basis.
~ rG capita consumption of CO.
~. WI was given at one-third
d'ail' while that for 1928 was
TO one fourth of a grain.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05

r. 1'sraGe yield of potatoes to
|sb,.In the United States varies
| fbs o-' ,d on bushels in Texas to
"a" -VO bushels in Maine.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05
$4,000 BARRELS OF WHALE
OIL IN NEW YORK PORT
Old Timers Say It's the First Whaler
To Dock There in Many Years.

NEW YORK, n. Y.-Old salts
along the water front rubbed their
eyes in incredulity and became remi-
niscent when the first whaler that has
visited this port in years, the Norwe-
gian steamer Solstreif, slipped IN
with 23,20O barrels of whale oil
Old timers said whalers had not
been seen here since the days when
whalers were sailboats instead OF
steamers and the crew went out in
small boats 10 harpoon their quarry
by hand.
Capt. H. b. Hanson, skipper Of the
Solstreif. said he and his crew OF 81
mea had spent FIVE months off the
south Shetland islands With their
faodefn whal;ng APPARATUS they sue
Needed h getting 3aI whales. despite
t aEt thar The season #as gencrallf
arded as poet 9i was sold
Is soap naneSa company o.
Since re al n
an
ASK
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05
[lREASE IS SHOWN IN
GEORGIA PEN
l,nrrA1. REPORT OF PRISON
loMM1ssION GIVES INTER
| rcT1NG INFORMATION.
|RDER LEADS ALL CRIMES

Married Convicts Than Single
r..s in Prison. Number of White
E;.,;raIs Grows. Twenty-Five Boys
kmoro Those Serving Sentences.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-05
VOL YES NOW AND THEN
H[EfBfi''' Il STREET
SWINDLERS PLAY N. Y. STOCK
EXCHANGE AND GET AN
OCCASIONAL DOLLAR.
FORGERY THE BASIS OF LURE

Fake Checks, Buying and Selling Or
ders, News Reports and Dividend
Rumors Play Leading Part in Up
setting Market.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-13
The Trdpesty judicial

One of the most startling travesties on judicial pro-
cedure of recent years is the infamous Stokes divorce
For year more, this case smeared its filth
New York and Canada and gave its offensive odors
to the whole country AT last it brought to an issue
and decided in favor of the Before the trial Judge
could sign the final papers in the and dispose of it
forever, he elevated to higher bench Then deve-
oped the astonishing, ridiculous dotc thing The ele-
walton of this trial Judge left to sign the final pa
pers and the result the if trial had taken
place.
Because of the admitted inadequacy and impoency of
the court in question, this shameful smelly case must
take its of trial again Already it has reached
Chicago fertile SOIL in its ramcations Before it is
ended the uncean efforts of sordd old codger to save
his dollars by smrchng the character of woman his
wife and mother of his children will have nauseated the
nation Not only has justice been defeated for the time
but both the public and the tigans have been put to
great and unnecessary expense decency Offend
ed and the records given double dose of abomnable
mess.
Judicial administration of that character invites dis
gust, if not outright contempt
Somebody has written world series Perhaps you play
thing a register
Perhaps paperhanging machine capable making
a shorter
hire her a
Autos have selstarters but tourists
ing road
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-13
Italy, Greece and the League

substitute for the league In
making the decision.
Tho fact 10, the MusHollnl AZ
tack did not hll The Tongue Of
nations. N Fiill was the great
cst force In settling the very
question which Italy refused 20
submit 70 H. And II now seems
likely thht this hlrviyal viii make
II stronger than ever n has re-.
ceiyed The Heyerost punishment
n ever had IN this contest; but
II n htlll on rs feet and dealing
M well M ever with the every
day international problems Of
the world AZ FOR the Mussollnis
OF the world, they mny not ms
lightly challenge ~ claim again
aB did their chief IN Italy. He
found that there is a world opin.
ion with which the repudiator ot
trcntieH must reckon. and this
world opinion is what keeps the
league OF nations alive and en-.
nbles II 20 survive such danger.
thrustH M his.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-13
Making Childhood Learned

Little George Washngtons father had no cherry tree
which was the main why Georgia couldn't tell he
There's no such thing Santa Claus. There are no
fairies, but Just moths beating the window screen to
get at the electric light in the house isn't God upon the
ocean just the same as the land" wasn't got off by
the captains little daughter but merely by poetess old
enough to have whiskers The literary and historical
sharps have spoiled almost every beautiful tradition that
blessed childhood and they're after the thing that
always made childhood bosom glow with herolsm
Even of the newspapers today procamng that
there's no foundation for,
THE boy stood on the burning deck
Whence all but him had fled"
Doggone i'll they're claiming that there never was any
boy fool enough to stand alone like soten bottle on
blazing deck that natural boy would have gone over
board at least five jumps ahead of the every time
that Captain Casabianca bachelor without any boy
named Casabianca, Jr. Indeed claiming
that that deck wasn't afre at ALL And for about 10 OF
our earliest years. yearned for burning deck which
could stand alone while everybody else dove overheard
and hold happy place in history and the love Of children
Aas "A little learning is dangerous thing" indeed
and the learned robbing childhood of the beautiful
visions and stuffng it with theories the prmordial
germ, spontaneous generation and siman ancestry.
drastic action given
good
increase delays.
Figures show public employee Il taxpayers better
than thought.
October all painted and no place 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-13
CAPPY KICKS
In Which He Discusses on the Folly of Using Ones
Mouth for Disclosing Valuable Information
Peter H. Kyneother Coming Next Saturday

giving him command OF a aawmlll
upon on the oregon coast
However. tha, young fellow
wasn't entirely abandoned His
fond but foolish father allowed him
salary OF $4,000 n year, 90 ne
kept ten thousand Of Il aud hired
an experienced man 20 DO hts Job
for him at coat OF five thousand.
The lumber came thru all right
and tho operating account showed
tho customary profit, but somehow
tho old man couldn't declare any
dividends 80 ono bright day he
went up 20 tho mill and discovered
that his brilliant hoy had an ever.
draft on the mill books bigger than
the national debt OF a Central Am
sriean republic.
don't know what 10 aaid-lt
MAS probably unprintshle--hu he
reurganlzsd the bookkeeping system
and thereafter. when no paid ono
% Bonnys drafts on tho homo o..
zee that sold the lumber and coli
lecied for II. no pretty blamed well
knew what the money was 20 -
used for before 10 paid tbc draft.
And. In order 70 be certain things
we're going riRh, AZ Tho mill, he
used 20 so w there about three
times year and find out for him
foi,.
Wen. thu only way 70 get up
there from San Francisco was rs
steam schooner or elrs by rail 10
Portland. and thence BY a small
coastwise passenger boat that ran
from Portland 90 drays Harbor
and way ports Tho old gentleman
always got seasick when he went TO
sea. however. 70 he always planned
TO make his maritime Journeys az
short as possible. which IL why hs
found hlmnsif nteamlnE down the
Columbia river on the coastwlss
passenger boat In question bound
for tho min.
Sow. old man Porter was some
what uneommunicativo and shy: he
liked 70 he let alone 70 he could
/ mink. because no had lot Of
things 20 think about. But no
sooner did no get settled with his
cigar Ia tho lee Of tho pilot house.
when a drummer dropped both an
chors beside him and remarked
something which the old man nj.
ready knew. and had never cons'd.
crcd worthy OF remark. ,o-wii. that
tho Columbia river was certainly a
beArl The old man nodded.
and. thus encouraged. the gar.
rulous one rambied on. The old
man was 70 silent tho stranger
thought he was listening respect.
fully and was profoundly interested.
NO presently no let slip tho infor-
nation tina, he was a travelling
salesman for sawmiil machinery
house.
AZ once old man Porter thawcd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-13

crossing Columbia river bar the
conversation lanEuished because
both became pitifully heasick TIP
on arrival az their destination.
however. ma the old man started TO
80 ashore, he turned 70 that drum
mcr and said:
Wei. son. I'm old man Porter
and you're not going 10 sell that
bin Of saWmiil machinery 10 my
son You've talked yourself out of
an order and I'm ~ much obliged
20 you for your Fhrruiity can't
help wishing you well. ! hope youli
not DO any hicker on the return
trip than you were coming W. The
next time you Ete an old man all
set for some holid thinking and
you feet that impulse to wag your
damphool tongue. don't Remem-
Der the old Peruvian proverb that
"A shut mouth catches no flies"
Which Is why l say that wind IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-13

Tho conversation was now getting
somewhere. What no didn't know
about sawmilI machinery could be
put In your eye without inconven.
ionco 10 your cyedEht SIN be
said nothing: Just looked alert and
interested, because early in life he
hn made the discovery that n good
listener Is generally In position 10
buy goods, whilo tho good taiker IS
usually staked % suit cnfc md
@ sample grip and hnrrnssed by the
thought that he can't possibly
make u certain city In time for the
annual convention OF the y. r. DE.
Finally 10 asked tlmldly where.
tho stranger was bound Promptly
tho drummer informed tho old man
that he was bound for Yaquina
Bay 70 sell n complete bin uf
equipment for a sash. door and loX
factory that the order had been
promised him and was ar good OF
Brnod.
Wen. being interested IN Yaaul.
ma Bay himself. and what with the
conversation getting sort OF close
10 home. thr old man rasped out
Who ~ tho damned fool that's 20.
lnk 20 build sash and door fAe.
tory on Yaqulna Bay He'll go
broke as surs az death and tnxrs"
II know he wiil'd' tho drummer
replied. However, my business fl
20 sell him the machinery. Aiy
customer Is young Porter. OF the
Porter hlll Lumber company"
Yes, he's a fool" thu old fellow
agreed sadly. "and his old man Il
a bigger fool. but not fool enough
10 start such fuinoua enterprise
as his ron coutemplbtea IN wager
SO old Porter doesn't know this"
"oh. do sou know the old man p
"i'vs known him ever since was
born"
We'll. Tor heavens sake. don't
tip him OF. or III ioss sa ORDER
tho windy one begged.
The old man promised. and after
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-13

When the Italians seized Cor.
~ ana went back on Italy's
agreement 10 submit such issues
az tho killing OF tho Italian
commissioners in Albania 90
the league OF nations. Itnly'B
act was certainly a stab nt tho
heart Of the league,
DID It reach that hearth pid
Muasolini destroy tho league
when no broke ltslys pliEhtcd
faith and ropudiatcd II an a
tribunal IN tho quarrel between
these two nntionag
Wo have now had time 10
begin TO come TO a correct an.
nlyHlH, The answer seems 10 be
mat italy struck II vicious blow,
put that tho league survived
The stroke OF Mussolini did not
reach rs heart
Italy refused 70 accent the
rood offices or tho league. and
The league did not press tho
matter But even Mussollnl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-13

the first danger signal and Il is
readily Observable IN all fools and
crooks Any man who tells you
his business doesn't know his bust.
meas. and 81 you do business with
him you1i do poor business.
Incidentally. l dropped into
secondhand store yesterday and
purchased new edition Of a
crackerlack atlas for four dollars
and a quarter. Two OF my en-
ployer. alleged freight clerks. who
swlndie me out of 80 per cent OF
si25 monthly and who would be
drawing $3.50 n they didn't charge
me tmc-And-R-hRlt TO the tune Of
about $40 month FOR working
overtime. saw me emerge. Eaw
them nudge each other. They
think I'm a miser.
Lord. what world.
Copyright, 1898. By the United
Feature Syndicate
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-13

promptly "bawicd out" and regard.
less OF his plea that he was ignorant
Of local ordinances and had mlsln.
terpreted the officers signal, he was
given a card and told TO appear AZ
police headquarters.
Just now this section Of California
ls spending hundreds Of Thousands
Of dollars thru cailfornians. Inc. and
other agencies in an effort to attract
more motor tourists 20 Northern and
Central California. when the Victory
highway r. completed merit spring.
thousands OF visitors will motor from
the East and Middle West 10 this
section Of the state. Small things
often change a visitor into settler.
passing tourist into booster, or
vice versa.
The California State Automobile
association is doing everything in rs
power 20 make the visitors stay In
California n pleasant one. He Is
welcomed az the state line. given a
tourist map. listing and describing
scenic and historic points. provided
with general road information and
free digest Of the state traffic laws.
II is practically Impossible for the
visitor to absorb the many provisions
OF the state law and at the same time
supplementary local ordinances
adopted by various municipalities and
counties.
California cities and towns should
follow seattie's footsteps. II pays.
We hope this Is brought to the az,
tcntion OF the officers and citizens n
this district and that We can get AL
cities OF Washington 10 cooperating
in the proper treatment Of tourists.
Very truly yours.
Automobile Club OF Washington,
d. SHELoR.
Manager
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-13
BY HERBERT QUICK

WAS Impressed by the eruption
OF public condemnation Of his
falsohood and brutality an oyer
tho world He yielded some.
what llo allowed tho mntter TO
40 before tho council OF nmbaB.
hujOrs.
This II no part OF tho league
OF nations, nor iB the league a
part Of the council but after
refusing the arbitration Italy
had agreed upon IN the treaty.
he did accept arbitration
Tho public opinion OF the
world forced from him this con.
oession and saved Europe from
IA war which would have been
raging by this time, But was
the league parnlyzed by the re.
pudihtlon by Italy OF Italy's
own word aud of the authority
OF tho leuRucT Most people
seem to think 20, Yet. as
matter Of fact. tho council OF
ambassadors really acted as n