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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS.

If the claimed cure for tuberculosis, as re-
ported from Paris, is established as bona fde
young DR.. Rafael Santos, of Porto Rico, will
be the most famous man of science in the
history of therapeutics No greater boon
possibly could be given to humanity than
cure for the white plague, for in every land
it takes its toll from every race and every
class. Humanity has learned to dread tuber-
culosis as a scourge. Today, although actual
progress has been made in its treatment, it
is regarded as the most powerful enemy with
which mankind has to contend.
The layman is interested in the Santos
treatment which, to him, will sound reason
able and plausible. 1t has been known for
generations that tuberculosis germs succumb
to sunlight The rays of the sun kill them
immediately The minute organisms that
ravage the lung tissues are only able to con-
tinue their depredations in the dark. The
he1iopathic treatment, however, has consist
ed so far in exposing the patient to the sun
light and fresh air without a possible direct
application of the suns rays to the affected
tissues. Now, when DR. Santos claims to
have invented an instrument with which the
suns rays and ultraviolet rays actually may
be introduced into the lungs, hope may be
revived that after all, way may be found
to combat the disease
Science has known for long time that the
sunlight will kill tuberculosis germs. No mat
ter what the temperature or other environ
ment may be, the germs die if exposed to the
bright sunlight Then, since the fact became
known that certain rays could be made to
penetrate Opaque matter, such as human
flesh and bone, it was believed a treatment
of that kind would be effective. The difficult
ty did not lie in getting the rays to the af-
fected parts but in protecting the tissues
while destroying the germs AS far as that
is concerned, all physicians know there are
therapeutic agents that will destroy tubercu-
1osis germs, but none that did not also in
lure the tissues under treatment. DR.. Santos
insists his application of the ultraviolet rays
will destroy the germs without injuring the
tissues.
The world will await the experiments de-
signed to prove or disprove the claim
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
New Meaning for County Unit. "
From the Athens Banner Herald,

For good many years the county unit
system has had a distinct political slgnih-
canoe in Georgia. A good many hard battles
have been fought over the county unit syS-
tenn. But today Georgia's l54 counties tace
the hardest battle of their existence, and TINS
battle too must be fought out on the county
INIT plan-mostlv the Turner county plan II
il is to be won Here are the facts which
are facing every agricultural community III
Georgia, every county in Georgia, to more
FIRST. There are today 55524 idle plows
in Georgia, according to reliable reports and
investigation.
Second There are 1904 vacant farm
dwellings in Georgia
Third. In the past three and han years
228838 negroes have left the state. For the
past nine months this migration has amount
ed to 1880. At the same time Z9,5l5 whites
have left the farms.
Fourth. The labor shortage in Georgia to-
day on the farms is estimated at /O,o45;
Fifth AS to the future, the report shows
that conditions are improving IN II per cent
OF the counties no change in ii per cent and
no Improvement in 48 per cent OF the coun-
ties where this migration is still going on.
All of the above seems to be serious
enough to stir up every county unit IN the
state, bringing the leaders in community
thought and action together to devise ways
and means for the common good
Machinery and diversified crops can largely
solve the present labor shortage-crops that
can be planted with machines and largely
harvested with machines can release thous-
ands from the farms Of the south Tractors
with gang plows can prepare thousands OF
acres better and more quickly than the old
one horse plows, pulled by a feeble mule,
which barely scratched the surface OF the
ground. Thousands of idle acres must be
made into rich and luscious permanent past
ures and without extra labor can be made
to produce $50 per acre in dairy, meat and
pork products Georgia must grow more
corn and oats and peas and hay and velvet
beans and soy beans, etc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
SIGNS OF THRIFT.

The American people, according to the
savings bank division of the American Bank
ers' Association, have saved $680,0OO,0OO in
one wear. Savings deposits on June 80, 1917,
amounted to $17 ,3OO,0OO0O0 as against $16,-
620,0O0,OOO a year previous. Possibly if there
were added the savings in mutual banks,
building and loan associations and the like
the total savings for the year would amount
to more than $700000000
But bank statements of all kinds would not
show the whole savings of the people. For
instance, 40 of the leading insurance COM
panies wrote for the year ending June 80,
1922, $76O,OO0,O0O worth of new insurance.
There was put into homes and home furnish
ings more than a billion dollars, much of this
amount being direct expenditure from in
come Undoubtedly there were millions saw
ed which were neither banked nor invested.
Perhaps one of the best evidences OF thrift
is the increased retail business on the cash
basis People have learned the value OF
money to the extent they pay cash when they
are satisfied with prices. The Economist re
marks that present retail business conditions
certainly reflect the thrift of the American
people
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
Hard to Interpret.
From the Sandersville Progress.

No election passes nowadays without a
great many commentators observing that it
is hard to interpret the results intelligently
because neither of the two great parties any
longer stands firmly and united1y for any
thing Democrats and republicans no longer
divide on the traditional issue of state rights
or federal power Among those who believe
that a busy government at Washington
should control or even own business enter
prises that have heretofore been private af-
fairs there are as many professeG republicans
as democrats Not even the tariff is an I'M
failing touchstone of party orthodoxy. There
are democratic protectionists, and some,
though not so many, republican loWtariff
men.
The fact is that events are dividing the
people of the United States into two camps,
the 12dical and the conservative. The two
existing parties do not correspond to that
division. The line cuts across them instead
OF between them Neither party quite dares
to ally itself irrevocably with either current
OF feeling or to ALLEVIATE a goodly number of
its own members on the chance OF attracting
as many-or more-from the other side The
result is that neither party can carry out any
well-considered program of legislation when
it is in nominal command of congress. BlocS
and combinations Of various composition de
termine what shall or shall not become law
They get their votes from both sides of the
political fence; they pass laws for which no
party is responsible.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
LADIES FIRST?

In spite Of ways that often vex and even
oftener perplex | greatly love the female sex.
Gii IoI,e tbe;r ewes and hair and noses. love
their and their P0 owa4 Tfa ch sTfn T baSe
nartIv flown | lave them for their tender
p pes S' and all their gentle wisdom bless, but
when at theater or bank, where. people stand
in single rank all waiting in line, by heck
70 buX seat or cash check, some woman
busts in out Of turn my, angry passions ION rise rise
squeeze and come and ask me pretty please,
s6ed likely get my place s in CHEATING nf or almost all
s~a;tino men | hold is something else again
man should 6 be ro so eF9 Wed CRAB sPs F 6s
WouaU ond nnnch him good and make him act
the fht' way he should Q lady, though you're PURE
fair and sweet though form and face have
Venus Vel beat. so that your beauty none may
sp urn, but still | pray you wait your turn
Although you often hear rehearse ed the well,
known motto Ladies first" you'll get more
favors from the painted if you don't take too
much for granted, and still when youthful td,nl
beauty fails you'll be respected by the males.
bob ADAMS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
The Judiciary and Politics.
From the Savannah News.

The movement progresses toward taking
the judiciary in Georgia out OF politics. 1t
has gone past the period of necessary argu-
everybody even those who for cause
oppose the plans suggested for removing the
Judges from the hold of political influences.
admit that the system OF popular election OF
Judges is all wrong. The judges, may be abb
solutely without blame-even though. they
are human and hnite-and still, for their very
own sakes, there is sufficient good reason, to
change the method of selecting them that
they may not be embarrassed. A legislator, has
suggested measure which has been long
Reconsideration of the circuit and some
other judges by the supreme court, appoint
ment then by the governor OF those 50 mo- nom n
mated. and the appointment then confirmed
bv the state senate. But of all the judges the
supreme and appellate court Judges are the
realms. The law will have to be changed
for some method Of selection OF these b higher her
court judges-or the other part OF the law
will not be of full effect. Above all, the courts
OF final appeal should be beyond a? the reach
from top to bottom out of politics as nearly
as may be.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
Politician VS.. Reformer.
From the Albany Herald.

politician" is more frequently used as
term of reproach than otherwise these days.
In the discussion of public men and candi-
dates for office it is a common thing to hear
those who are not friendly to them give as
the basis of their opposition the fippant ex-
planation He's politician" And this is
the pet criticism Of the rei4rmers and no
ticians and, for our part, we'd sooner risk a
good square politician than one of these
goody-goody reformers who are always try
ing, ostensibly to make our conditions better
for our own sake. The square politician-tand
there are square politicians whose we, word is
know the game he is playing, while the
goody-goody reformer is toe, often a wolf
in sleeps clothing: You will usually find
that the goody-goody reformer is either after
Office himself or has friend whom he is
trying to land in one. There are good, polltl-
clans and bad ones, just as there are honest
to-goodness reformers and dishonest ones,
and the only safe rule is to distinguish be-
tween the good and the bad in both classes,
which, it must be admitted, is not always an
EASY thing to do.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
STRONG FOR COOPERATION.

The success of the cooperative movement
among farmers has been recognized by the
u. S. Department of Agriculture as one OF the
most important developments in the agricul-
tural life of the country Already there are
million or more farmers who have joined
cooperative organizations, and although this
number forms but a small proportion OF the
total farming population it is significant OF
the spread of the cooperative movement
The dairy farmers lead the way having a
membership Of over $4,000. One milk pro-
ducers association alone, the Dalrymen
Cooperative Sales Company Of Ohio has
membership of 1900, and during the year
ending April, 1928, sold 31l,70O,OOO pounds
Of milk The tobacco growers also nave
formed large associations, two OF winch nave
in the neighborhood of 10000 members each,
and annually market, and proftably, mil
lions of pounds Of tobacco
But perhaps the most interesting thing
about the cooperative movement is the eX-
tent TO which agricultural cooperation is be-
ing taught in the colleges. Many agricultur-
al colleges are now giving one or more
courses in cooperation. These are devoted TO
accounting and purchasing, ana credlt diSo
comes in for a share of attention, so that the
student may learn about all branches OF CO.
operative work before taking part in the or
qanization or direction of some group.
The plans of the newly organized South
Georgia Peanut Growers Association indicate
the type OF service which cooperative organi-
cations seek to render. The major purposes OF
this association is to develop an efficient and
economical system OF distributing and sell
ing peanuts; to collect and disseminate IN
formation on crop and market conditions; to
investigate the demand for peanuts and ad-
lust claims on shipments; to establish uni
form grades and standards; to strive to IN
crease consumption; to assist in establishing
warehouses and Smelling plants, and to los
ter ways and means for the Utilization
through by-products, OF waste and surplus
peanuts
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
What Does Following Christ Mean?

Editor Dawson News: | would like for
Zach of Won who chance to read this to please
get your Bibles down and turn to Matthew
10th chapter, and read the Z4th and through
the 10Th verses. think this VIII give us
starting point at least. AS you read this may
ask YOU to note the speaker. When Jesus
speaks we should give attention to what tie
Nav I ask: Are our lives lived SO as to be
called lost to the ways OF the world and hid
in Christ?
Or, on the other hand are we not living
more for the pleasures and plaud1ts OF TINS
world? -,
Now turn to the gospel OF John, 18th chap
fer and 10Th verse Again we have Christ
talking to u.s. Let US heed His message. Gan
we truly say that Christ is with us at all
times? Would not some OF US be ashamed tor
the world around us to know Just the hves s
we live at times? If we are then we can rest
assured that we are not living as Christ
would have US live.
Which attracts us most the preaching OF
Gods word or attending some ball game, cara
plaving or out auto riding when we know
that we should be attending divine services :
Can YOU and | cali ourselves Christians and
at the same time be found guilty along these
lines?
If we are not willing to let our lives be
patterned after that of Christ we should not
be called Christians at ALL We OF today are
growing too careless along this line. we
want to be called Christians and yet at the
same time we run after the pleasures OF this
world and its fame, which we fully know
does not meet with Christ's approval.
Can and do our lives, as they are lived each
day, stand the searchlight of Gods word, the
scriptures2 Do you and | read Gods word
enough to know Just what it teaches?
Dear reader, if you are not living up to
what is your privilege | want to ask you to
stop where YOU are and give Christ full con-
troll of your life, then go out and live as He
Christi would have you live, being guided
| by Gods word Then you will see just what
| following Christ truly means
| Christ says Follow Me" in all things. Let
us do this then all will end well.
AN EPWORTH Lacquer.
| Brentwood, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
EMBASSY LIQUOR.

Dr. J. H. Rushbrooke OF London, Baptist
commissioner for Europe, expressed an op1n-
ion at Stockholm, Sweden, on embassy hq-
uor in the United States with which the
average American citizen heartily agrees. Dr.
Rushbrooke thinks the British embassy
should dispense with liquor at Washington
and obey the dry laws OF the United States
1t is held, however, in all countries that an
embassy or legation or consulate may be
considered the soil of the nation represent
ed. Hence. foreign diplomats in this coun-
try may possess and drink intoxlcants as
they please. The. official view of the ques-
ton is clear enough, but the average man
still does not understand why foreigners
should be permitted to enjoy privileges that
nnre denied him in his own country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
'oUAKEs CHANGE FLOOR OF SEA.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mountains under the sea are taking shape
and being torn down constantly. St. Esprit
reef in the West Indies has sunk to 1000
fathoms, although century agD there were
rocks above the water. The shifting of rocks
in this way is one of the mysteries OF the sea.
One navigator will report dangerous point
and later no mariner will be able to find it;
William H. Hobbs director of the geological
laboratory of the University OF Michigan, said
recently that this shifting of the bottom of
the sea was due to quakes resembling those
observed on land.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
4 NATIONAL CALAMITY.

The sudden and untimely death of Presi-
dent Harding at San Francisco caused q
shock throughout the world. Aside from his
human qualities and personal popularity, re-
CARELESS of party or faction, Mr.. Harding was
the type, of man the country needed most dur
ing the reconstruction period. The patton /:
profoundly grieved at the passing OF pres
dent so devoted to the people, and OF such
rugged character and commanding figure The
following tribute from the Atlanta Constltu
ton expresses the sentiment of the entire
country:
"The nation is profoundly greved
President Harding had endeared him
self to the people of all classes as few
executives have in the history OF this
government Positive in character and
yet gentle in spirit, his was that rare
combination of types that makes and
holds personal friends in the closest re
ations of man to man, without regard
to political or factional differences or bias
as to diverging views in national and IN
ternational affairs. UnCompromiSng re-
publican as he was, many OF his closest
personal friends were democrats. The
nation never had a fairer executive or
one who held personal honor more rig
idly independent of national power The
world regarded President Harding as a
vrile, dependable conservative and he
held the commanding respect OF every
power for his unanswerable policy of ar
bitrament instead of arms in the settle
ment of international differences His
last utterances, released from his sick
ROOM will live in history as an insplra-
ton for the amity of nations. The death
of President Harding is severe loss to
American craftsmanship.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
MACHINERY WILL BE SOLUTION

From the Sandersville Progress.
The Dawson News publishes an interest
ing account of how ten Texas men are oper-
ating thirty-horse farm in that state, trac-
tors and cultivators taking the place of the
manual labor and practically all of the team
work Machinery will eventually be the So
luton of the labor shortage in Georgia. When
properly managed a much larger area can be
cultivated this way and a large proportion of
the expense eliminated
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
NEW DEAL IN CRAFTSMANSHIP.

From the Davenport (owa) Times.
Suspenders, galoshes and overalls seem
destined to play a greater part in the selec-
ton OF senators than any other element If
Minnesota elected Mr.. Johnson because he is
one OF the shirt-sleeved citizens OF that state
and Iowa named Brookhart because he reve1s
in overalls then both states deserve it. If
this keeps UP it is going to be disgrace to
GO to the senate in taior-made suit
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
NEW LITTLE GEoRGIANs.

From the Savannah News
One woman out of every eight between the
ages of IS and As gave to Georgia child in
the year 1922. There were 385,654 white wo-
men within that age limit and there were
44525 white babies born. That is a pretty
good record. There is no evidence of race
suicide in this state and there was mighty
little evidence that a year not renowned for
its prosperity had disastrous effect on the
birth rate
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

The school board should be aided in every
way possible in their idea to have fire escapes
constructed on the school buildings.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

Some months ago considerable alarm was
expressed in various quarters over the pos
sibilities of cotton famine, which was fig
ured to be due about August LIST However,
the famine appears to be no nearer now
than year ago, and the price continues its
course down the toboggan slide.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

The Winder News, whose editor is an
IGNORED minister of the gospel as we'll as a
good newspaper man, tells of a single cotton
row in Texas which is II miles long. The
row, says our contemporary, is in a circle.
The farmer began in the center of the field,
which is a large one, and went around and
around until he finished the job.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

Friendship is the sweetest thing. President
Harding said: "The longer | live and the
more | see of communities and human be-
ings the more firm is my belief that the
sweetest thing in the world is friendship.
This is the happiness that makes a life OF
contentment"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

Sufficient cars with which to move the
crops are said to be available, which is due
to the unremitting efforts of the railroads to
get ready for the rush After December,
when congress convenes and LaFoette and
other foes of the line begin their attacks. the
railroads may not be so efficient in handling
difficult transportation problems
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

The minister who is SO sure that the
American girl is at her lowest moral ebb and
the men are in the same condition thinks
he is right, of course but that does not prove
anything A good deal of the criticism Of
young men and young women today is in
the Imagination of extremist reformers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

No one but a confirmed boshevist would
o,,or conceive the idea of going to Russia to
learn something to recommend 10 the Unit
ed States to follow. number OF our sena-
tors have been over.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

Mr. McAdoo was so thorough in his
scra,nb1nq of the railroads that he ought to
be able to make pretty good scramble iol
the nomination next year; but perhaps that
is not what democrats want
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

Sir William Johnson Hicks made the house
OF commons sit up the other day when he
told it that a single British screen star was
drawing a salary equal to the pay OF seven
secretaries OF state. That's nothing; brick
LAYERS over here are driving to work in
limousines.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

The girls that run strongly to Tuttish
costumes draw the line at one thing; they
refuse to play the part of mummes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

Lamentation heard through the land over
the plight OF the farmers is not coming
from the farmers themselves these days. They
are too busy in the fields to spend their time
complaining. It's the politicians who are do
ing the lanentng.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

Governor Walker has appointed Editor
John L. Herring, of Triton, trustee OF the
Georgia Soldiers Home. We congratulate
the governor end the institution. To have
done better was impossible.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

When is some one going to interest him
self in getting an eight-hour day for motherF
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

One thing the advocates of an income tax
seem to have overlooked. 1t is extremely
doubtful that it would be ratified by the peo-
pie if submitted to them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

patch, saved several women and children in
a Kansas food; but. despite this Luis Firpo,
whom he is to meet soon in the ring, is 60
ing to enter the fight prepared to knock him
out
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07

No farm credits" ever devised will give
much relief when bale Of cotton or bush
eli of wheat doesn't sell for what it costs to
produce it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
Georgia Press Talk.

Editor Howell has discovered one more
thing in which Southwest Georgia excels.
He says in the Cuthbert Leader:
Recently we had opportunity to sam
pie peaches raised in northeast Georgia
in the Cornelia section. They are of fair
sweetness In flavor they do not com
pare with Randolph county peaches.