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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
Death Of Henry Clews.

The recent death of Henry Clews attract
ed but little notice, but his career as fl
nancier and his service to the federal gov
eminent during the civil war merit for him
more than passing mention. Mr. Clews shar-
ed with Jay Cooke the distinction of assur-
ing success OF the governments financial
operations while that war was being fought
Secretary of the Treasury Chase said of him:
If it had not been for Jay Cooke and Henry
Clews l should never have been able to sell
enough OF the 7-30 notes and $40 bonds
to carry on the war"
Mr. Clews was dominant figure in Wall
street before the civil war. OF English birth,
he studied for the ministry in his youth, but
coming to this country at the age OF Is he
was employed for time in a dry goods house
in New York In 1858, together with other
men, he organized banking firm which IN
1877 became Henry Clews & Co., which it
since has remained He is credited with be-
ing the first fnapcier to adopt successful
means OF marketing the governments secur-
tiles during the civil At the time those
securities were regarded by business men as
a risky investment, but Mr.. Clews accepted
them and employed his own agents through
out the country to sell them. In 1904 his
firm was subscribing Tor the government OBJ
legations at the rate OF $15,0000O0 at time.
Later, in recognition of his service to the
government, he was appointed by President
Grant fiscal agent OF the United States for
all foreign governments.
Subsequent to the war the Clews firm tall
ed when the state of Georgia repudiated ST.
ono 600 Of It's bonds authorized by the repub-
lcian legislature during the Bulloch regime
and the days OF the carpetbaggers, which the
firm held and Mr.. Clews lost his seat in the
stock exchange In few years, however,
Clews regained both his fortune and his seat
Mr. Clews declined all offers OF public Office
Twice he was offered the treasury secretary
ship He made many public addresses, had
written books on his experience and owned
an inexhaustbe fund of anecdotes. He was
81 wears old August IA last.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
A Business Romance.

| The projected consolidation of FIVE import
ant railway lines, namely, the Nickel Plate,
the Clover Leaf, the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati
and Louisville the Lake Erie and Western
and the Chicago and State Line, has concen-
trated attention on the Van Sweringen
brothers, Orvis P. and Mants J., OF Cleve-
land, who control those lines. In the financial
world these brothers. it is prophesied are des-
tined to be the Harrimans OF the future Their
meteorc rise is business romance
The Van Sweringens began life as news
boys, selling papers on the streets OF Geneva
and Cleveland They. received no more than
common school education. Following their
lnewsboy experience they became office boys
! in Cleveland, and in time found themselves
in the employ of Buffalo real estate syndi-
cate owning large tract OF suburban prop
ertv on the outskirts of Cleveland now known
as Shaker Heights. Sensing the possibilities
of this property Orvis and his brother got
together a little capital and took options on
1000 acres They plated the land into build
ing lots, and with borrowed money laid tracks
to the property and paid the Cleveland rail-
way company to operate cars thereon. With
out going into details it is sufficient to say
that buyers were persuaded to invest in the
lots and Shaker Heights became fashion
able residential district. The Van Sweringens,
incidentally, made lot OF money.
That was the beginning. Needing down
town terminal for their traction line they con-
ceived the idea of a union station and induc-
ed the New York Central and the big four
to join them The construction work on the
S6OO000000 station is now under way. Next,
needing certain railway mileage, they bought
the Nickel Plate from the Vanderbilts, with
capital supplied by bankers. The other Jour
lnes which they control were acquired re-
Gently, from time to time. The projected con-
solidation needs only the approval OF the in
terstate commerce commission to become Ell
fective.
The Van Sweringen brothers are young
men-Orvis is 43, Mantis Al. They are quiet,
unassuming and reticent. They live quietly
and avoid publicity Their chief recreation IS
the week-ends they spend on their farm south
of Cleveland Neither is married.
Opportunities? Is there another land in
the world that offers them so freely as Amer
cha?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
COAL SUBSTITUTES.

1t may be that some men with pull can
keep their cellar coal bins full and feed their
fires both day and night with good old-fasn-
toned anthracite, but as for me, you bet your
boots I'm using these here substitutes 1t
takes man of great acumen, such as | tear
is granted few men, to burn this villanous
bitumen 1t pours out smoke in billowy
swels and fills the house with dark brown
smells It throws out SCOT in blobs and blots
and makes us look like Hottentots. | take
each day, ere Phoebus rises, my daily doz-
en- exercises. I stretch and strain and twist
and stamp, to meet the views OF Walter
Camp. Then with the poker in my hand |
dc some stunts he never planned, while with
the same l reach and tinker to worry out
some cussed cinker. With costly coal |
hourly stroke, and often, when | go to poke,
get rush of flame and smoke that busts
out through the furnace door and blows me
off across the floor. You have to treat this
soft coal gentle; the gosh darn stuff is tenn
peramental o all of us feel like new men
when we are through with soft bitumen:
Our hard coal may be short in weight and
long on limestone, shale and slate but when
once more it fills my bins I'll hail it with
exutant grins. Yea | will raise some happy
boots when it comes shooting through the
chutes. BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
Dawson's New Municipal Broom.
From the Americas Times-Recorder.

Our good neighbor down the road, Daw-
SON. has a brand new city government IN
charge of affairs in that town, and the very
first official act which they did augurs well
for what we are to expect in the future.
The old license tax levied against street
carnivals and the like was $500 per week.
The new board of aldermen very promptly
placed the new license at $1,000 which prac-
tica1ly shuts out these shows from Dawson,
and it was wise thing to do.
1t means the good Dawson folks will not
have anything more to do with street car
nivals Probably having been stung, our
ueighbor from now on is going to protect
its people This action OF the city fathers, in
SO many words means they are everlastngly
opposed to pests of this kind, and Will not
allow any more to come that way.
Street carnivals are not conducive to the
interests or the morals of any town. 1t seems
that OF recent months many Georgia towns
have been surfeited with cheap carnivals, the
vast majority OF which are far from uplift-
ing. and Dawson has found that out. They
drain the towns of what little money is lett
in the country and leave nothing but bad
taste to show for their invasion of the COM
nlunty.
One such carnival recently visited Ameri-
Gus A trip through the lot revealed little
else than cheap gambling games.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
And Dawson Has a Creamery.
From the Vidalia Advocate.

When Steele county, Minnesota, held its
agricultural fair at Owatona a few weeks ago,
says an agricultural paper, it became known
that this little county claims to be the rich
est farming community in this country, and
that its wealth is founded on the dairy bust
ness. There is one COW for every inhabitant
Of the county. The butter manufacture of the
year is placed at five million pounds and
valued at two and one-half million dollars
The county has twenty-three cooperative
creameries. It also produces its due quota
OF grain hay, potatoes and hogs. And, most
convincing proof of all, it has bank deposits
amounting to $500 for every man, woman
and child in the county. Evidently it pays
to keep dairy cows.
1t is not necessary to recite the oft-repeat-
ed story of how these Minnesota farmers
have to feed their COWS most Of the year.
They even have to house them and warm
them part of the year. Here we have none
of this expense. We can raise all our feed,
and have year-round pastures. And what are
we doing?
There is only one excuse for us not doing
what the Steele county Minnesota, people
are doing, and that is lack of energy. You
can't offer any other excuse for it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
A REASONABLE REQUEST.

From the cambridge Post-Searchlight.
Our county correspondents will kindly no
tice what kind OF items they send us. Please
don't send in personal items that will give
offense. Bear in mind that if Sallie Jones and
Billy Smith take notion to tease the breeze
it is their own business, and the public at
large has nothing whatsoever to do with it.
Ii Billy calls on Ella and spends awhile that
is not news; that is their own private affair
and does not belong in the public press.
Please don't send in such items. as they are
personal ard often give considerable offense.
The writer never did think it was anybody s
darned business when he called on his sweetie
in the good old days, and we don't purpose
to NEEDLE with the other fellow since that
day is past with us.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
LEAGUE NOT A FACTOR.

Sioux. Falls Argus-Leader: It IS Claimed
that our failure to join the league Of nations
is the main reason for agricultural depression.
In 1913, before the war, the United States
exported 25300OOOO bushels OF grain prod
ucts. In 1921, one of the worst years ever,
Ii not the worst Of all, for the farmers, we
exported 543.O00,000 bushels. In 1918 the ex-
ports Of animals, meats dairy products, veg
etable fats, etc. amounted to 1900 goo goo
pounds In 1921 they amounted to 2,285,0 00,-
600, and last year 2192,000000 pounds. The
league of nations has nothing to do, pro or
con, with the farmers and the price OF farm
products.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
A gentle reminder that spring is Just
Not the Time for Spawned Racers.
From the Convers Times.

By way of heading off sentiment for Nc
Adoo the Rome News says: "McAdoo, SON
being doomed and groomed for the demo-
cratic presidential nomination in 1924 He is
a capable man and probably would make a
good president, but we believe the democratic
party would do well to put its standard in
the hands OF new national figure. The par
ty has abundance OF timber without relying
on those men who have been before the pub
lie so long that they have lost their pres
tige." While we endorse the sentiments eN-
pressed by the News we cannot enter ma
tional politics just at this time McAdoo and
Jim Cox have been thoroughly appreciated
by the people. Both have lost such prestige
OF presidential ability.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
Still Paving the Freight.

The federal governments little venture in
railroad operation, according to the figures of
the interstate commerce commission, is 60
ing to cost it approximately $1,700OO0, and
perhaps more. This amount represents the
indemnities, or deficiencies incurred, which
the government agreed to return to the COM
panies. Though it is nearly three years since
the roads were returned to their owners full
settlement on account of the deficit has not
vet been reached with all OF them. The aver
age deficit for the 20 months OF actual gov
eminent operation will be about S44,0O00O0
per month, and the average for the entire
81 months during which the railroads were
guaranteed the standard return will be about
S52.OO0000 per month When Mr.. Hines re-
tired as director general he estimated that the
total deficit would be 5000, $4,000, in round
numbers. but additional claims allowed sub
seauently have increased the amount to the
figures first stated.
This enormous deficit represents only what
federal operation OF the railroads cost the
United States treasury It does not take into
account what the adventure cost the public
the shippers and other buyers OF transporta-
ton. No one will be able to deny that it was
costly business The federal government, in
paying the deficit, confesses responsibility
for it. but in other quarters there is a differ
ent opinion as who was responsible
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
CURRENT COMMENT.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH AMERICAN

Minneapolis Tribune: Let us be. candid
about the matter: On the subject OF taking
human life we Americans are the most sent
mental and childish on the face OF the earth
Every hour in the entire "a hours OF the day
some American is being killed by, an auto,
mobile, Every hour in the entire a hours OF
the dav some American is being killed by a
murderer. What do we do about these evils!
Shrug mostly and turn our attention to
something more agreeable. Let us not 1901
ourselves. This frightful death rate would
not be what it is ii we set ourselves earnest
" to cut it down. The real trouble is that
earnest. AS a race we are Indifferent to the
taking of human life-except the murderer
lie, the very mention of which may always
be trusted to arouse a storm OF indignant
protest
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
Tops TerreII's Big 'Tater.
From the Nashville Herald.

The attention OF Editor Simmons, of
the Nashville Herald, and Editor Bacon,
OF the Madisonian, who have been en-
gagged in a disputaton as to which OF
their respective counties has produced
the largest sweet potato is called to a
huge tuber weighing 141A pounds that
has been placed on our desk by Ter
rell county farmer. Can you beat it,
Dawson News.
Law, Brother Rainey, you are plumb on
OF date Why, we are sitting in our Office
right now in a couple OF yards OF two Der
rien county potatoes, the least of which
weighed 1519 pounds when it was dug anC
the other weighed even 20. If you don't be
licve this come over and We'll show thu
patch they were dug out of. Now, so far az
Brother Bacon is concerned, he can't bea
it, but he won't mind telling you he dom
believe it. However, yours is some potato
worthy OF special mention.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

There is no doubt about it; American faith
ers and mothers in some sections of the coun-
try have spared the rod and spoiled the chill
dren. Chicago and Greenwich Village are
notable examples of the fact that youngsters
81 those communities have not been taken to
the woodshed frequently enough, that their
education via the single course has been
sadly neglected. In lieu OF spankngs and
paddlings it is observed that police officers
at Greenwich Village placed certain hilarious
boys and girls under arrest, while at Chica-
so a high school principal gave participants
in a wild party" a lecture and suspended
them from instruction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
Time to Clean Up.

There's a mosquito the club women hac
better get busy" was the remark made b!
a citizen of Dawson who is interested ii
everything looking to community betterment
1t was fine recognition of the usefulness
Of an organization which has led in so man.
good movements In this connection the tol
lowing from the Townsville Times-Enter
prise is applicable to our own town:
This is a city replete with millions. of
rose blooms. hundreds of shimmerlng
white dogwood trees, and broad avenues
lined with magnificent growths OF live
oaks. 1t is good to see, but behind and fol
lowing all this spendor there comes
swarm of flies and mosquitoes, nasty and
dangerous pests.
It is fine to plant flowers and trees;
it gives the town an air OF beauty as
well as distinction. The harboring OF
flies and mosquitoes, however will more
than offset any advantages we may de-
rive from the beauty of our streets and
wards, by the number OF people affect
ed by illness and death.
There are no excuses for flies or mos
qutos here The flies are bred i'll lots
and stables that are not properly ventl-
lated and protected The mosquitoes
swarm from stagnant water i'll the ditch
es and overhows and in many private
yards The time to start cleaning up
against them is right now. We can all
ion in that with the assurance that we
have done something for our tellownan
and ourselves.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
Tombs Constitution Good Enough.

From time to time some patriot for rea-
son OF his own-possibly selfish one-sug-
eests that Georgia needs new constitution
and proposes the calling of convention. The
latest is that the present constitution rs
too old" to which Hon. Boyce Ficklen, vet
eran legislator from Wilkes county, makes
the following rejoinder in the Wilkes County
Forum:
"The constitution of the United States
is a great deal older than that OF Geor-
gia so, if age is detrimental, then the
Colonel should tackle the federal constr
tuition and rejuvenate it. then he could
turn his attention to Georgia's. Bob
Toombs constitution, made As years ago.
has had all kinds Of shocks hurled at It,
and it still stands like the rock OF G1bral-
tar-its exterior may be disfgured slight
" by scratches made on it in the shape
Of amendments made by some pigmy
statesmen, but its foundation and super
structure is as sound today as when he
turned it over to the people half CEN
fury ago"
The constitution has been patched unit
it resembles a crazy quilt, but at that it is
great deal better than any that could be rea
sonably expected in these days OF politica
ouacks and governmental fads 1t will b.
the part of wisdom to 'let we'll enough alone
as bad as that may be.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

Strawberries from the large acreage in
Terrell county, grown for commercial pur-
poses, are already beginning to ripen, and
indications are that shipments can be made
considerably earlier this year than last. Lo-
cal growers report that the crop is very
promising, and unless there is some unfore-
seen disaster quantities of berries will be
ready for market BY the last Of this month.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

Four men died in the electric chair at
Little Rock, Ark. for murder and all went
to their death courageously. Had they applied
that much courage in daring to do right
society would have been glad to have them
as useful members
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

When it comes to winning small verdicts
Maryland man has beaten Henry Ford,
who got damages in the amount Of cents
from the Chicago Tribune James c. Dula-
ncy, of West Chevy Chase, got l cent. II
Mr.. Ford ever runs for the presidency, how
ever, as an independent he will probably es-
tablish an unbreakable record for receiving
the smallest number of votes ever cast for
a candidate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
A NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY.


From the Della Star
Go into grocery store and look on the
bag that holds the chicken iced which you
buy. Where was this feed mixed: Very like
ly outside of Georgia. All the grains in this
could be raised in Georgia. and very prob
ing OF the grain and mixing it would be no
big job. We ought to have feed mill here
4 small one to start. and if it pays then in
crease it. This would furnish a market for
our farmers for stuff they could and would
raise.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

Kentucky will soon electrocute murderer
who has reached the age of 20. AS to age
and youth when it comes to capital punish
ment there is little difference in sharing the
responsibility of guilt. One old enough to
take another's life is old enough to die in
expiating the crime, ahereas extreme age
should be no bar at all since one who has
lived that long ought to know better.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

According to dispatches thousands OF farm
ers in the northwestern states have been
forced into bankruptcy and large numbers Of
them have lost their farms because of high
taxes Georgia is travelling the same road at
rapid gait. The cry is for more and more
tax money.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

There is no room in southwest Georgia fol
night riders. 1t is not like this section te
have such lawlessness.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

The people OF middle Georgia especially
farmers, are aroused over the large exodus
Of negroes from that section. Their alarm
is needless Several years ago thousands
cf negroes left southwest Georgia for
the north, and this section has been none the
worse off for their going. Many of them
have come back
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

Don't pedde gossip, is the good advice OF
the Greensboro Herad-J Journal, which very
truthfully adds: "A gossiper does COM
munity more real harm than an epidemic
OF the smallpox, and does more damage"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

"Ti1nes are so hard that some Dawson
people have had to go to work to make
living" This is the rather startling announce
ment on a bulletin board in front OF place
Of business on Main street.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

Yes. it does seem to be good idea to
keep the American dove OF peace out OF
reach of the European dogs of war
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

A writer in an exchange is OF the opinion
that when chronic boozers are knocked out
it will be an easy matter to nationally settle
the prohibition question.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
THE SAME IN TERRELL.

From the Cuthbert Leader
The high price OF calcium arsenate is caus-
ing little concern to a number OF Randolph
county farmers, for they do not use boil
weevil poison. Some other farmers believe it
pays to use it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

The newspaper certainly makes mistake
when it runs picture of a woman arrested
on some charge or other and refers to her as
beautiful when any one at glance can see
it isn't so at all.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

Just about the time that the fool optmist
begins to chuck1e to himself that the back
of winter is broken old Boreas lets loose
kick that knocks the stufhn' out of him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

There is no doubt about the warmth of
that Peoria, H., mans affection if he did as
his wife charged in her divorce suit-sat on
the stove to be near the cook who is named
as the other woman.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

Mrs Pondexter now knows how unpleas-
ant is the way of the truthteller.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

The announcement that the railroads Of the
country are 10 spend $1,OO0000,000 this year
shows what the executives think of the OPP
portunities for bigger and better business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13

The West Virginia woman who married
another man while waiting for her husband
to be buried did not take Time by the fore
lock-she was too far ahead of him for that.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-13
Georgia Press Talk.

A demand for fewer laws, in the opinion Of
Editor Allen, of the Pearson Tribune, vii
be made upon the legislature at its forthcom-
ing session. He says:
II the newspapers OF Georgia speak the
sentiments Of their people Georgians are
in favor of fewer and better laws on their
statute books. 1t would be a fine thing
if the legislature when it meets next
summer. would busy itself with the legal
pruning knife and rid the books OF some
of this dead stuff, because Of general yio-
lation and no effort to enforce them.
Among these are the fish and game law
the law to prohibit the taking OF fish in
the waters of any county except with
hook and line, effective when so recon-
mended by the grand jury. The fact is
people are going to take fish when where
and how they please and no officer is
going to Interfere
A gentle reminder that spring is Just
around the corner is this from the Donalson-
vile News:
If you see fellow walking slowly
about the back lots, with head downcast
and presumably all absorbed in some
deep problem, don't get excited. He is
merely trying to locate his bait bed. This
weather is apt to create an epidemic OF
fsheritis