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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
A DECREASE In
CITY TAX VALUES
COUNCIL FIXES TAX RATE AT
$40 PER THOUSAND. SAME
AS 1T WAS LAST YEAR.

Complete tabulation of the city tax
returns for 1923 shows decrease Of
$56,665.00 The total tax returns fol
1923 are $2,243,405, while the returns
for 1922 were $2,30O,080.
Tax returns for whites this year
aggregate $2,O83,3S0, while co1ored
returns total $l60025. In 1922 re-
turns of the white people showed val
ues of $2,221,430 and of negroes $178,-
$4,000.
The total tax returns in 1921 were
$2,426,600.
The tax rate has been fixed by the
city council the same this year as last,
when it was raised to 20 mills, or
$40 on the thousand OF the 20 mills
eight is to pay principal and interest
on the city's bonded Indebtedness,
seven is to take care of the city's
schools, while the remaining FIVE mills
are for operating expenses of the
municipal government.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
COUNCIL ADOPTS
new TRAFFIC LAW
ORDINANCE PUBLISHED To-
DAY OF INTEREST TO DRIV-
ERS OF ALL VEHICLES.

In the future it will be we'll for all
drivers of any kind of vehicles to be-
come we'll acquainted with the new
traffic ordinance of the city of Daw-
son.
At the regular meeting of the city
council on July 5th an amendment to
the traffic ordinance was passed that
prohibits the turning around of any
vehicle in any part of the street ex-
cept at an intersection. All parking
must be done on the right hand side
of the street from the direction III
which the vehicle is travelling, and the
vehicle must be parked against the
curb at an angle of forty-hve degrees.
In buying gasoline, oil, ETC., cars or
trucks must be driven to the right to
the curb
This is an excellent ordinance and
was made necessary by the fact that
the traffic in Dawson is increasing
every day Other cities in this section
are passing the same kind of ordi-
nances, due to the increased number
of vehicles, and it is we'll that the city
fathers took this step before some
serious accident happened.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
THE HORNADY FAMILY
HAVE MOVED FROM CITY
Their Departure for Ellaville Is Uni,
versally Regretted Here.

Mr.. w. P. Hornady and sisters,
Miss Mary Hornady and Mrs. G. P.
DeWolf, after residing in Dawson
many years, have gone to Ellaville to
be near their farming interests in
Schley county. 1t is their intention,
after spending the summer on their
farm, to locate permanently in Amer
icus.
During their residence in Dawson
these people have been actively identi-
fed with the social, civic and religious
affairs of the city, and their removal
from here is a distinct loss.
For a number of years Miss Hor-
nady has been on the staff of The
News, and all who. are connected with
the paper sincerely regret that she
will be associated with them no long
er
The people generally regret the loss
of this family TO Dawson, but wish
for them a full measure OF success
and happiness in their new home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
FORMER BRONWOOD MAN
WEBS A FLORIDA GIRL
Mr.. Nose Denton and Miss Ida
Blanton United at Orlando.

Mr.. Nose Denton, formerly OF
Brentwood, and Miss Ida Blanton, OF
Plant City, Fla, were married We'd
nesday, June 18th, at II O'Clock in
Orlando. Only 4 few close friends
witnessed the interesting event.
Immediately after the ceremony the
couple left for a few days wedding
trip to Daytona and ST Augustine,
and other places of interest along the
east coast of Florida They will be at
home to their many friends in Lake
land after July lst where Mr.. Den
ton has a position.
Mr.. Denton is young man OF
splendid character and is we'll known
and esteemed throughout this section.
and the bride is a young woman OF
personal charm and admirable traits.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
7. B. HAYES AGAIN WITH
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Mr.. ]. B. Hayes, who has been with
the Gull Refining Co. in Atlanta Tor
some time, has returned home and is
again connected with the fire depart
ment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
Brentwood Was Host
AT a Huge Barbecue
Recently Organized Board of Trade
Had Get-Together Meeting.

The board of trade of Brentwood
held their first barbecue and get-to.
gether meeting in that thriving little
city on July 4th. Approximately fiji
teen hundred people enjoyed the hos
pitality of the town, and all were
unanimous in praising the ease ant
dispatch with which the enormous
crowd was handled.
The board of trade was recently or.
ganized in Bronwood with the view
of helping the people OF that section
in every way possible. w. r. Martin
is president and E S. Beasley secre-
tary and treasurer.
1t is reported that the signal sue
cess of this first meeting has caused
the members of the board of trade to
consider having similar gatherings.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
NEGRO WHOSE BRAIN WAS
PENETRATED STILL LIVING
On Plea of Self-Defense Man Who
Inflicted Wound Is Released.

Lit Carter, who shot Ed Nelson
several weeks ago in a difficulty over a
woman, out on the farm of Mrs. S,
d. Mercer, was released at a commit
ment trial
Nelson is still alive, although the
load from Carriers gun tore part OF his
skull off and entered the brain.
At the trial self-defense was Car
ter's plea, and as the evidence seemed
to bear this out he was released from
JAIL where he had been since the
shooting.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
MISS NORTON GROUP LEADER
IN SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
The District Has Been Divided Into
Four Parts.

The Americas district has been di-
vided into four groups-Americus
Dawson, Fort Gaines and Shellman.
The object of this division is to get
in closer touch with the local Sunday
schools. The group leaders appointed
have made a study of the work and
will be glad to help any school in their
division who may call on them.
Miss Ludie Norton is in charge OF
the Dawson group, which consists Of
the following schools: Dawson, Bron-
wood, Graves, Smithville, Leesburg
Benevolence, Sasser, Doverel, Bethel
Herod, Parrot, Mt Olive, Rural Hill
Enterprise, Preston and Weston.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
THE KIWANIS CLUB HAS
SEMI-MONTHLY LUNCHEON
Committee on Power Plant Was No
Ready to Report.

The Kiwanis club held their regular
semi-monthly luncheon at the Wo-
mans club house on Sixth avenue on
Thursday at noon.
The committee on the proposed
power site did not report, but asked
for an extension of time. The same
was true of the committee trying to
arrange with the Central OF Georgia
railroad for the erection OF umbrella
sheds at its depot here.
A fine musical program was rem
dered by Mrs. R. R. Jones and Miss
Marion Jennings.
The club had as their guests the
members of the local baseball club.
The Terrell county tent meeting
will be held in Dawson in front of Nc
Dowell's stables on Lee street, just
west of Main.-7-10-lt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
Judge Yeomans' First Court
Will Be in Ouitrnan County.

Judge Yeomans will not hold his
first court until the regular term of
Ouitman court at Georgetown in Sep
TENDER. Judge Custer, who was desig-
mated to hold Seminole court before
the appointment of Judge Yeomans, is
presiding there this week at an adj
iourned term,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
LITTLE LOCALS
Not An Arrest Made
Ry the police in a Month,

There has not been case in the
mavor's court in four successive
weeks, which is most remarkable
record, and shows that the people OF
the city and county are on their good
behavior This gratifying state of al
fairs is attributed by some to the en-
ployment of a prohibition enforce
ment officer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10

Terrell county tent meeting begins
Aug. 5 and closes Aug. l5.-7-10-lt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-10
VACATIONS VOTED.

At the council meeting on Tuesday
night the usual vacation was voted the
city employees, and the members Of
the different departments will enjoy
vacations of fifteen days.
Evening star., 1923-03-25
u. S. Navy Orders
a Trade Barometer.

Uncle Sam, in printing money Or
ders has one of the best business
ha rometers that can be consulted.
The reauisition for money order
forms and blanks, which comes from
all parts of the country, forecasts
local trade conditions far in advance
of nearly every other means OF de-
termtning the prosperity or depres-
sion Of the money-spending public.
During the fiscal year 1922 there
uare printed and shipped to post
masters throughout the country more
than 100000 money order forms In
excess of the number required during
the fiscal year 1920.
In fact printing for the postai
service is rapidly becoming one OF
the chief functions Of the govern
ment printing Office; Literally nun
dreds of millions of copies Of printed
matter are being produced annually
by that plant to meet the tremen-
dous demands of the postal service
For example. there were printed dur
ing the year 200,ooo,o0o money order
application blanks, 160.ooo.ooo money
order forms, S0.ooo,oo0 special de-
livery slips, 5o,ooo,ooo special mail
notices, 100000 registry cards and
receipts, 100000 change of address
cards and many other orders of from
one to six million copies each.
or postal cards alone. there were
printed $685. 900, or in round num-
bers nearly a billion during the year
This was somewhat Of decrease
from the 1921 output, but was 2s0,-
677,68o more than were printed In
1e2d
Evening star., 1923-03-25
DEMOCRATS CAN'T IGNORE
STRENGTH HOF HENRY FORD
However Unwelcome His Candidacy,
They Find 1t Is One to Be
Reckoned With.

( compose the convention. 1t might
readily turn out that the number of
his actual delegates would be nearer
zoo than 400. It is also the greater
probability that the seasoned politi-
cal leaders who will dominate the
convention and for the most part
compose it will be able to keep Ford
from getting the prize. It must al
ways be remembered that there is a
rule in democratic conventions which
makes IL necessary for nominee to
get two-thirds of the whole number
in order to win. This is the same as
saying that one-third of the entire
number of delegates, if they are held
together under able leadership, are
always able to exercise a veto on the
nomination of any one man. Unci-
dentally, this is a condition which is
going to work to tho disadvantage Of
McAdoo as well as of Ford. although
it will be a more serious handicap to
Ford than to McAdoo.)
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| One Of the things which the more
ortho odox democratic leaders will be
sure to look into we'll is the question
| whether Ford really Is democrat or
| not. Ford, himself. probably doesn't
care much. Also, probably many OF
| the Ford fanatics among the people
don't care much. But there is always
a section of every party who regard
| orthodoxy of theory and practice as
| a serious matter, and this group IS
! large enough to make an appeal to
| its prejudices effective. Nobody seems
| to know, and a good many OF the
| democratic leaders would like to
/ know, Just how Ford has voted in the
ten presidential elections that have
been held since he was tWenty-one.
Some who have already been looking
| into it report that Ford's wife and
son seem to have decidedly republican
leanings, and tendency to prefer
! that If Ford is to take any part in
national politics at all it should be as
a republican rather than as demo-
| crat.
I However the politicians realize per-
/ fectly well that Ford is so individual
a person, one so given to going his
own gait. to thinking across lots"
las he once expressed it. that he
| doesn't pay much attention to party
lines. In fact, the politicians, feeling
| this way about Fords idiosyncrasies.
number among their approximations
/ the fear that he may run in the pTi-
maries of both parties and figure in
both conventions. One Of these lead
ers, surveying the possible future con-
tingencies. says that Ford may first
| 20 into the republican convention,
make a showing there and gather UP
a certain amount Of republican fol-
| lowing, which following, by a ia
mtliar law, of human psychology,
would tend to stay with him all the
| more closely through his subsequent
| fortunes.
| The next step in this supposititious
| course would be for Ford to go into
the democratic convention. If he
should again fail in the democratic
/ convention, the assumption is that he
might organize and lead a third party
and carry both his republican and
democratic followings into 1t. All-in-
| all, the activities n Ford's behalf ana
Evening star., 1923-03-25
Government Being Made Over
To End of Greater Efficiency

The federal government has for
some time been in process Of reor-
ganizing itself in fundamental man.
ner for the performance Of its duties.
This has not been properly recognized
or given credit by the people general
1v. nor even by many members of
congress whose votes have helped
Meet the reorganization, because
they have failed to put two and two
together.
There is yet one important piece of
this reorganization program yet in
the works-the reorganization of the
administrative branch of the gov
.rnment-and that is expected to be
Srected during the next Congress.
Some OF the Changes.
Let's check over these fundamental
changes:
This government has changed its
entire method of estimating and pro-
viding for it's financial needs-that S
the federal budget system.
1t has made provision for the en-
tire recasting of it's personnel sys-
teh-thatS the reCldsSliCdlioh "ee'
with the classification board now at
work under the supervision Of Brig.
Gen. Herbert NJ. Lord, director of the
bureau Of the budget.
1t has authorized its chief account
ang officer (the controller generaD
TO reform it's method of accounting
and reporting, and Controller General
d 10 work
problem.
Another fundamental reform is
that of reorganizing its administra-
tive service, or departmental system.
THAT is the one big reform remain
ing to be put into effect
Ths first step was made through
kne&rpetntmant Of \ Joint 1ppETes-
Evening star., 1923-03-25

sional committee to consider the
recommendations.
A second step was made when thar
joint committee got before it a re-
port from President Harding and his
cabinet as to what the adrninistra-
tion thought should be done.
The joint Committee is now in a
position actually to enter upon its
work.
1t is the hope and expectation of
the administration and its advisers
who have given years of study To
this problem. that when Congress re-
assemblies the work will be vigor-
ously pushed.
May DO Job PieeemeaL
There has been some doubt ex-
pressed whether it will be possible
to get through Congress any pro-
gram for completely. reorganizine the
entire departmental service at one
time. 1t has been suggested that the
joint committee may decide to effect
the changes through number OF
bills, closing out one service or NOV.
ing it to. some different department
making piecemeal job Of reoreanf-
cation extending over a long period
Those who have made the expert
study for guidance of the admins.
tration and Congress insist that II
this piecemea1 course is pursued the
joint committee must first of all de.
eide in their own minds and have 1,
in the record what their full plan
is. towards which they are thus grad
ually working.
The chances are, those best in-
formed on the subject and in the
condolences of the administration say,
that the reorganization will be
through one. fundameutAl BILL lust
Evening star., 1923-03-25

a Volstead act modification plank in the
platform the democrats would present
formidable front to the republicans.
President Harding and the republican
national management have been advised of
the existence of a disquieting condition i'll
an important element of the republican vote.
They have been told that the German vote
is slipping away from the republican, party.
It is known to all that the Gcrman-born
voters have supported the republican party
in the past. They were opposed to slavery
in the long ago. They credited with con-
tributing in large degree to saving the day
in 1896 by taking stand for sound money
when free silver seemed at one stage Of that
campaign to be sure to win. They have
been for conservatism ever. They helped
President Harding to win in 1920.
The cause of their present reported dis
satisfaction was explained to the national
leaders as being a feeling that since the
world war they have been Disseminated
against and have been sighted by the pres
ent administration in the dispensation OF
patronage They are said to feel that be-
cause All inconsequential number OF Alner-
cans of German descent were held to be dis
loyal in the world war blight has fallen
upon all OF that blood, and they resent if
intensely.
So impressed were the national leaders
with the misrepresentation which have been
made that il would not be surprising il the
future brings the appointment to some I'M
portant office OF man of German descent
&c o,,hi;c -ef,t,tion of the SIippe tion that
German descended voters are held in less
esteem than any other class OF American
citizenship.
!; i; !;
Gov Alfred E. Smith OF New York is
having hard time to drive his bipartisan
legislature over the road OF progress he has
mapped out. The republican horse in the
double team that is hauling the legislature
is baking and refusing to pull, The speaker
of the assembly, Mr.. Machod, is charged
with having killed number OF bills which
Gov. Smith recommended and which. II IS
Evening star., 1923-03-25
Plans in Hungary
to Maintain Order.

The international labor Office has
been informed that the minister Of
the interior of Hungary, DR.. Ra-
kovsky, has submitted to the national
assembly 4 bill providing for special
measures for the maintenance of pub
lie order.
The bill empowers the prime min
lister to order that any Hungarian
citizen shall be obliged to report to
the local authority his arrival in or
departure from any locality. The
minister shall be further empowered
to regulate immigration into Hun
gary from former Hungarian terri
tory ceded to another power in con-
formity with the treaty of peace
The police authorities shall be en-
powered to expel from the territory
of the state or to place under police
control or to imprison any person
whose activity or conduct appears TO
endanger public security or to be in
consistent with the foreign policy OF
the government
Evening star., 1923-03-25
What Politicians Are Talking About

claimed are of non-partisan character and
should not come under the category OF po-
litcal measures legitmately subject to the
political AK.
Many republicans in New York are re-
ported as. being disturbed by the situation,
thinking that the public will resent drive
to cripple Gov Smiths administration when
directed at progressive measures dov.
Smith is described as acting calmly in the
premises, refraining from outbursts, but call
ing the attention of the voters of the state
to the trend of affairs, and the result, II per-
sisted in, expecting that the reaction Will be
in his favor when the conditions are thor
oughly understood
x X I; x
Then other republicans say scornfully
that Gov. Smith is disingenuous in some or
the recommendations that he has made, and
charge that if both branches of the legis-
lature were democratic, assuring the enact
ment OF the legislation he would not sug
gest In other words, that he SIS passing the
buck" to Speaker Machold, and that this en-
,erprising young man, who is slated for
place near the head of the leadership of the
republican party in the state, is merely "call-
ing his bluff
Speaker Machold is described as being OF
the opinion that Gov. Smith is just as anx-
ious to turn the utilities OF the greater city
over to Mayor Hylan as he is to have Will
liam R. Hearst get good nights sleep"
x x Z x
Senator Borah is said to be causing the
republican old guard some uneasy nights and
days OF worriment. His admonition at Akron
the other night to the republican party to
quit gunshoeing" is said TO have got under
their skin. What do you mean 'gunlshoe-
ing:'" they ask Indignantly. Yet, they fear
that the public may not stop to analyze the
charge but accept it as fact, that the re-
publcans are gumshoeing.
Senator Borah is understood to have
many invitations to make public addresses
this spring and during the summer, and
every time he announces an acceptance the
old guarders get cold chills down their back,
it is said.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

as reclassification Of the entire &C.,
900 personnel is now being worked
out by fiat of Congress.
Method of Procedure.
The anticipated procedure IS about
like this:
On the assemblage Of Congress in
the fall, the joint committee will pro-
ceed to take testimony, in much the
same way that a select committee
prepared itself to put through the
federal budget act. They will espe-
cially call before them the officials
of the government to give their
opinions, having the Presidents plan
before the committee. They will
probably call on these officials to
should not be adopted and what
alternative plan ought to be adopted.
On the basis of this testimony. and
such other research as the committee
may determine. they will proceed to
make their own conclusions.
Those who have been hearing
much about reorganization and
seeing little actually done are COM
planning that ''it looks lfge nothing
ever will be done" Those impa-
tient ones should realize that such
fundamental reforms take-and prop
erly-a long time to work through
but that, once started, nothing is
surer than that they will eventually
go through For example, consider
the long pull of some years ago for
reform Of our banking system. just
let a fundamental reform get started
and It can't die till something is
done. And the reorganization Of the
departmental service has definitely
been launched.
Every one says that something
ought to be DONE" and with every
one agreed that something ought to
be done" It is inevitable that some
thing will be done. 1t may not be
In the exact form that President
Harding recommended to the join,
congressional committee, but ths
nroblem is "up" until it is acted upon
one way or another.
Evening star., 1923-03-25
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

T HE Underwood presidential boom,
whose steady growth in the past two
months has been commented upon
from time to time in this column, has
taken on new phase. 1t is no longer a
southern movement, but has been taken hold
Of by important political elements i'll the
north and east, thus, in measure, taking
the curse off, sectional undertaking.
Senator Underwood's name wifi be pre-
sented by Alabama. Of course, the first state
on the conventions roll call. The nomina-
tion will be seconded by a northern state,
possibly New Jersey or Massachusetts,. 1t
would be seconded by New York. except that
the Empire state has favorite son in the
person of Gov. Alfred z. Smith. Practical
politicians think that after complimentary
vote has been given Gov Smth-and they
believe that it will be confined to compl-
mentary vote in view OF religious objections
that will be urged against him--New York
will then cast about for the winner, and eyes
will naturally be turned i'll Senator Under
woods direction. 1t is said that a quiet but
intensive campaign is being made by Senator
Cnderwood's friends in New York New
Jersey and New England, among influential
democrats, to win their favor to the Under
wood movement.
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Senator Underwood is now abroad
keeping out OF politics and political discus
sons. It will be recalled that before he
started he wrote a letter clearly indicating
that upon his return he would take all ac-
tive interest i'll politics and indicated that
he by oblvous to the sug-
gestion that he would make desirable
didate OF the democratic party for the presi-
dency.
1t is generally conceded that the
democratic national convention will recon-
mend the modification of the Eolstead act
Senator Underwood is understood TO be i'll
favor OF such recommendation although
it should be left TO him to announce it.
Many democrats high in the party councils
think that with a OF Senator Under
woods type and caber as the candidate and