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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
A Great Corn Crop.
From the New York Herald.

The latest monthly estimate by the depart
ment of agriculture of the probable crop
Weld contains at least one striking change.
This is the raising Of the estimate OF the
prospective corn crop from last month by
no less than 100000 bushels. The present
outlook is for a corn crop OF 3,WoOO0UOO
bushels If that estimate is fulfilled 1t Will
mean the largest yield on record with the
exception of that in 1920
This is important not only because corn
is our largest crop but because tins great
yield comes at time when the price OF corn
is relatively high. The present price, around
IS cents a bushel at Chicago, compares with
only 81 cents bushe1 at TINS time year ago.
Some idea of the relative Importance of
corn and wheat may be obtained by COM
parison of the unofficial estimates of their
value on September !. The value OF the
wheat crop is placed at $69o,843, 600; that OF
the corn crop at $2663,8l60O0.
Corn at Chicago is selling closer to wheat
than it has for a number OF years. re-
mark sometimes made among traders is that
two bushels OF corn ought to sell for about
the same price as one bushel of wheat. This
ratio was nearly reached a year ago, when
wheat sold at 81 a bushel and corn at o.
cents, while the ratio was much larger two
wears ago. when wheat was ST. 80 and corn
"a cents But at present bushel OF corn at
IS cents compares with a bushel of wheat
at $102
One explanation of why corn does not get
the advertising that wheat does, in spite of
its much greater importance, is that only
about e-fifth of tine corn crop ever leaves
the farms and very negligible amount Of
it is exported.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
THE COUNTY FAIR.

This is the time when everywhere men
drag the hivver from its lair and hustle to
tine county fair l love the life upon the
grounds the shoot the shoots and wh1rl
arounds l love the harrows,, plows and
diskers the old-time farmer with his Wh1sk-
ers. | love the thing ma-jig that wh1rls the
fellows and their buxon girls. l love the
fair where time is spent on such diversions
innocent, but darn the modern crude and
coarse place. made up of side shows and a
horserace. O on our farms are Plymouth
Rocks, both handsome hens and lusty cocks.
We ought to show these charming chickens
not human ones that raise the dickens. We
need more Dominicks and Dorkings instead
of birds that roll their stockings. Our youths
should watch more Morgan prancers and
fewer bella hula dancers. The Jersey COW and
other cudders, the Holsteins with their we'll
filled udders. the cattle from thousand hills
are wholesome sights for Jacks and JlllS and
give us all the needed thrills. Those poor
forsaken, homeless drifters, the refuse OF our
human sifters. no more should be allowed
to show as missing links from Borneo. The
folks who pay to see those g1nks, they are
themselves the missing links. Come, let us
rise and bust the snde shows, the gambling
nuisances and side shows. Though graft and
bribing NAV entrench from their old places
let us wrench the things that make our fairs
stencil; cut out the sights that harm our
Riddles and fill the space with boars and
biddies Our fairs with good kline should be
full with more of bulls and less OF bull.
bob ADAMS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
Aunt Iemima. ="

The motor car added another victim the
other day at Chicago and removed one of
the best known characters in the country,
"Aunt Jemima," whose pancakes are known
in home and cafe, in shanty and campers
tent, fell before the modern juggernaut.
"Aunt Jemima," however, was a trade
name only, but Nancy Greene, an aged ne
gro woman, was the original of the picture
with which all Americans long have been Ia
miliar She was born in Kentucky 80 years
ago and removed to Chicago when young
woman She soon demonstrated while work
ing as domestic in the home OF the late
Circuit Judge Charles M. Walker and his
brother. DR.. Samuel Walker prominent Chi
cago physician, when they were mere boys,
that she could make wonderful "hapjacks."
The two young Walker boys did not believe
that hot cakes were injurious in any way at
all, so they did what all the doctors do at
ter warning their patients not to partake OF
the indigestible hot cales-they ate them
with much gusto The Walker boys also told
others about Nancy's "fapjacks."
milling concern heard about Nancy
Greene and her ability to make the best hot
cakes with which syrup ever found acquant-
ance and sought her out. They induced her
TO make pancakes at the worlds fair at Chi
cago. and there Nancy Greene was first IN
troduced as aunt Jemima." Following her
success at the worlds fair she was sent to
other expositions Thousands have seen
"Aunt Jemima" turning the golden brown
cakes on the griddle, every one Of them per-
feet. Other thousands have used her recipe
which to this day is employed in putting on
the market pancake -four with all the IN
gradients properly mixed and needing only
water gridiron the syrup and an appetite
for perfect success.
So Aunt Jemima" vas, after all, much
more than a trade poster used in selling pan
cake -four to the hungry the world over
"Aunt Jemima," or, rather Nancy Greene
was one of the first negro mission workers
of Chicago. She belonged to and was ont
Of the organizers of the Olivet Baptis
church. with a membership of 5000. "Aun
Jemima' was highly respected by not only
her own race but by scores of prominen
Chicago white families.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
TINKERING THE BIBLE.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
There have been literally hundreds OF
TRANSACTIONS of the Holy Bible into ancient
and modern languages. The King James and
the authorized English texts of the two great
divisions Of the Christian church. The King
James text M particular continues to this
day the best exemplar of incisive idiomatic
English that exists The fact that an occa-
sonal word does not convey the meaning
now attached to it is trivial matter. 1t can
always be explained if necessary. The fact
that different transators may differ slightly
in respect to the shade of meaning intended
to be conveyed by the original is equally
trivial. No modem translator can hope even
to approach the sonorous dignity OF the
King James text.
San Francisco Chronicle: AS general
thing the boss of the house is the one who
can be most disagreeable.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
Congratulations From Subscriber.

Editor Dawson News: With cordial inter
est note that you have passed another mile
stone in the task of getting out the best
weekly in Georgia" My hearty congratua-
tons that you have through all the years,
excellence in every department. l realize that
much time and energy as we'll as great out
lay of money has been necessary for such
high class work each week. OF all the news
papers that come into my home not one is SO
cordially welcomed and eagerly read as The
Dawson News In spite of the fact that
hold entirely different views to the editor on
MANY public questions read with pleasure
every line on the editorial page. My best
wishes for your continued successes.
SUBSCRIBER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
Why Not Free Grub?
From the Sandersville Progress:

From the SandTsville Progress:
One of the subjects of the special session of
the legislature according to Gov. Walkers
cali, is free school books for the children Of
the state. AS the state can not now meet OBJ
legations already assumed, and the tax rate
cannot be raised unless the constitution OF
the state is changed, people are beginning to
wonder how the free books are to be OBJ
tanned
A school patron may be worth ever so
much money, but if TINS contemplated action
is taken by the general assembly becomes a
law the parent worth hundred thousand
or a million dollars can walk up to the au-
thorities and demand free books for his chill
dren in the primary grade. And the money
instances by people who have no children to
have paid out of their own pockets the mon
ey for the books used by their own children
while in school.
Whittier are we drifting? What may we
expect next? Naturally free food, free trans
portation to and from school, free clothes
and what not. Free bread and meat and free
CLOTHES are needed BY the school children the
same as free books. If it is right for the state
to furnish the one it IS right to go the whole
gafn1nut. Surely, surely, the members OF the
general assembly viii not saddle this inJus-
tice on the tax payers of Georgia. tax for
this, a tax for the other, a tax for every
thing The people of Georgia are tax ridden
now and they want taxes reduced-not in
creased. There is a limit to all things and
surely we have reached the limit of taxation.
Away with this free school book idea.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
No Cause for Pessimism.

It was a fine note of optimism that was
sounded by the Bank of Dawson in its ad-
vertisement in the last issue OF The News
The bank asserts with good reason, that
while crops are greatly reduced there is lie
occasion for pessimism, and calls attention to
the very substantial fact that the cotton crop
of Terrell county will return to the growers
at least 81, 100000. to say nothing of con-
siderable sum realized from hogs, cattle,
chickens and beans Continuing, the adver-
tisement says:
The same fertile land that made Ter
re1l famous is here. 1t has already pro-
duced its millions, and will produce its
millions more. The same equable Gil
mate the same recurring seasons, the
same sunshine which transmutes the lie
of the field and forest into wealth. the
same gentle rain which sustalns man ana
beast, bird and vegetable kingdoms are
ours.
The bank calls upon the people to take
courage renew the old-fashioned virtues of
work, economy, thrift and faith in the future,
(which inspired our fathers to convert this
wonderful county from a primeval wilder
ness to a land of plenty, believing that that
benefcent Providence which smiled upon
their efforts will crown ours with success
and we will VIM
LETS Col" exclams the bank. And we
will 60 even to greater achievement than
in the past. One short crop-not failure at
a1-is no cause for pessimism or despair.
Matters will again soon come around all
light and in the sunshine of prosperity the
of this year will be forgot
en-.
1t is such a spirit as that shown by the
Bank of Dawson that has made Terrell the
,est county in the state and will keep II in
hat proud position. The bank has rendered a
distinct service in summoning the people toI
move forward and be not discouraged, and
oval citizens will follow its lead TO better
conditions, which are not far distant
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

Georgia's manufacturing industries are
making slow but steady progress. Every
now and then an industry is lost, but the
expansion of some established industry or the
institution OF a new one more than offsets
the loss. Announcement has just been made
that thread mill the first OF its kind to be
located in the south, will be erected at Dali
ton at cost OF $2000,000. At Hogansville
the International Cotton Mills Company will
install a plant to cost S2,000,000, and the
Walton Cotton Mills, located at Monroe, will
double their capacity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
MAN OF FEW WORDS.

From the Lincoln Journal.
1t is said on excellent authority that the
inaugural address of Calvin Coolidge as gov
ernor of Massachusetts, was only forty words
long. Modern extravagances in money ex-
pendture, it is commonly observed, is match
ed by a prodigality in the expenditure of
words, Coolidge sententiousness clubs are in
order In this connection it is interesting to
remember with squint toward next years
oratorical carouses, that Abraham Lincoln
more convention of 1864 in even fewer than
thirty words
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
Protected bv Law.

The Tifton Gazette and the Atlanta Jour
1a1 are making strong pleas for the bull
)at or night hawk, most useful bird which
hey declare is being slaughtered in large
numbers by inconsiderate gunners. The Ga
zette reproduces the following information
gathered by some writer in The Chicago Eve
ming Post:
"The night hawks are on their way
south. Down there people call them
bul-bats and shoot them for tun. Its
poor fun for the bull-bats. The federal
authorities are trying to stop the prac-
tice of making the night hawk target
for the nconsiderate shot gun. 1t is as
hard to make southern gunners give
over shooting night hawks as it is to
make them stop dove drives in the
course of which thousands OF mourn
ing doves are slaughtered each year.
''Night hawks, like doves, have small
families. Two eggs to the nest IS the
regulation number. If like the robins,
these birds were in the habit of raising
two or three healthy families each year,
there would be little danger OF their eX-
tinction. But as 1t is they nave sore need
of protection.
at ought not to be necessary to say
that the night hawk is rot hawk at al,
for the bird is abundant enough to make
its habit of life easily learned The prey
of this hawk is insects, nothing else. 1t
is said to be the most useful bird in
American ornithology. 1t eats mosqui-
toes flies and all kinds of poisonous in
sect pests. 1t is foe of the boil weevil.
This latter fact ought to help it in the
south. But what does decent living
weigh in the scale against the chance to
kill something?
ct was Frenchman who said that
when two Eng1shmen meet in the morn
ing the simultaneous greetings are:
Good morning, it's fine day. Let's go
out and kill something If the French
man had travelled in certain parts of
America he would have substituted
American for Englishman in his sharp
story.
If bull-bats are being killed in Georgi
it is violation of the state game law, an
those indulging in the sport are subject
prosecution A citizen of Sasser, in Terre
county was the first man in Georgia to pre-
test against the ruthless slaughter of thes
birds and so persistent was he that the ma
ter came to the attention of the legislator
and bull-bats were included among the birt
protected when the state game law was Ell
acted some year sage.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
HAS THEM GUESSING.

From the Atlanta-Georgian.
But there are other nuts to crack and 9TH
er problems to solve. Editor Rainey, of The
Dawson News in the current issue of his
paper, in quires: Now, just what is Hokus
up to-" And then he goes on to quote the
Lexington Echo, as follows: His friends are
beginning to nominate ex-senator Hoke
Smith for vice president. Looks to us like
he is after something more assured" And
so, there's that pestiferous Hoke puzzle again.
The thing is worse than fy-paper. The more
you try to shake it the tighter it sticks!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

Reasons continue to multiply for rigid
enforcement of safety rules that will give the
public fuller protection against the hazards
of automobile travel, particularly Sunday
travel on the highways. Never a Sunday
passes without it's appalling toll of life taken
from those who have right to travel the
highways in safety and who are killed be-
cause of some one elses carelessness or be-
cause of a disregard of the traffic laws and
the laws of common sense.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

1t is our habit to say that the season we
are now entering is the best of the year. Ev-
cry season is the best of the year in this ia
vored locality What makes them seem the
best each in its appointed time, is the va
riety OF contrast they afford. That is what
makes life so enjoyable. Each season has its
own particular charm and delight, and it is
a quality that never grows stale as the years
and the seasons come and go. But as to our
glorious autumn season, it would be difficult
to discover anything batter anywhere.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

The Sylvester Local says chickens and
eggs have been the salvation of many fami-
lies in Worth county this year, when nearly
everything else in the way of field crops has
either failed or been disappointing in yield,
Poultry properly cared for is a never-failing
income for the grower. In this connection it
ia encouraging to note that more and more
interest is being taken in poultry in Terrell
county, and that there is now movement
on foot to install hatchery with a capacity
of 10000 eggs. 1t is these kind of things
that make counties prosperous and indie
Dendent
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

Out in Los Angeles there is judge who
believes marriage to be $3.50 proposition,
and because a husband sued for separate
maintenance and claimed his wife lett HIM Ill
and unable to support himself the woman
was ordered to pay temporary alimony. That
is novel, to say the least, yet woman de-
mands full equality and the California judge
was obliging
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

The spirit of paternalism is running the
country, The Douglas County Sentinel sounds
this timely note of warning: I'VE are opposed
to free text books for children in the public
schools. If you wish to make weaklings out
of the rising generation just let them feel
that everything is being given to them and
that no effort OF responsibility is required OF
them
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

The News would suggest that the local
authorities would do we'll to differentiate be-
tween visiting and local automobiles as to
violations of the parking ordinance Event
ualy, after making lot of unnecessary enc
mics, Dawson will do as many other cities
and towns have done. 1t will realize that
hosnitaltY paws
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

Old Uncle Sam, in the ordinary course OF
events may tread along alone and pro-league
enthusiasts and lecturing foreigners may de-
plore his isolation, yet when trouble comes
ard there's need for his sympathy and dol
lars they are forthcoming without stint
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

A well-knuwn man who keeps books SO he
knows what everything costs him paid $4,000
for car in 1920, and has driven 10000
miles. He has added all the costs pertaining
to the ownership and operation of the car,
including interest, storage and supplies, and
finds that he has paid out So cents for each
mile travelled.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

The chances are that the man who gets a
dollar or so an hour now and complains
about it would growl less and work more at
50 cents. That at least was the case when
re got fifty cents. Never in the history OF
America was labor better paid or more dis
satisfied
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

Let's furnish more opportunities in Daw-
son and Terrell county-for Dawsonians and
Terrell countians; more opportunities for
proftably disposing of the products of our
fields We can do it with team work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

We may think we are hard up in this
country, but the record shows that we have
an abundance to spare for those who are in
worse situation 1t may be that we are not
SC hard up as we have imagined.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

When girls nowadays are seer with band
ages around their foreheads it is no sign they
have headache That is new style wrinkle
that does not mean another thing in the
world
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

Victor Berger, socialist congressman-elect
from Milwaukee, says that President Cool
idge is all right, which may be true but it
isn't the affirmation of such men as Victor
that proves it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

Georgia isn't troubled by earthquakes and
that's another reason we have Tor beng
thankful that we live in Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

Governor Walkers tax commission is in
South Georgia this week.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

OF course, if we talk persistently enough
about poor business and rotten conditions
business will eventually be poor and condi-
tons rotten.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

The only open season in Georgia is for
husbands. Mrs Evans, of Atlanta, who shot
her mate to death, is the last woman to be
acquitted by a jury.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
Georgia Press Talk.

A HOT CROP it is but it is proving prof
table to middle Georgia farmers. The Tel
air Enterprise tells of it as follows:
The farmers of Butts county are vir-
tual1y hopping up on the pepper business
this year. About one dozen cars OF pi-
mento peppers have been shipped already
and it is expected to begin daily ship
ments within few days. There were
about 1000 acres planted in pepper in
Butts this year, which will net the grow
ers in the neighborhood Of 100000 Farm
ers of Butts claim pepper to be the best
substitute they have found for cotton as a
money crop. With pepper and many
other money paying crops taking the
place OF cotton as the main crop it should
not be long before the south will get it
self out OF the rut which the arrival of
the weevil forced us into. The sooner the
farmers learn to give more attention to
other things as money crop the sooner
we will climb from the rut.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

A NEWS STORY from Arlington, in the
opinion of the Pearson Tribune, confirms the
gospel truth that God takes care of His
own" Says Editor Allen:
At the beginning Of the year Elder H.
NJ Melton, pastor OF Button Baptist
church, proposed to its membership to
plant and cultivate one acre each for the
Lord Seven members agreed and sign
ed written contract to that effect The
news item states it as fact that the sew
Ell acres have not been touched by the
boil weevil, and that the seven farmers
who consecrated an acre each to the
work OF the church are prospecting in
everything they planted while their
ncighbors crops are failures, their cot
tor being totally destroyed by the wee
vii. Thirty conversions have taken place
in that church, and they will take the
Lord into their farming operations next
year
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25

A little worrying about the cotton crop is
now pardonable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-19
Harding's Early Candidacy Is
Cause of Much Speculation
BD Times Specioi

By Tunes SpcCiCf
WW 2 ASTIINGTON, April l0-At-
w torncy General Daugherty'e
premature announcement Of
President Garding's candidacy for
denomination by his PARTY has caused
a lot Of speculation hereabouts ON the
ACCESSIBILITY Of renominating Presi-
dents.
Not since 1882 has any party in
power declined to renomlnate It's lead.
er in the White House. Tho last Pres
ident who was not renOminated was
Rutherford B. Hayes Of Ohio, elected
in 1876. when at the end of the Hayes
1flden electoral college controversy. it
was agreed that Hayes would not be L
candidate for reelection.
Since the dawn Of the party move
ment, not many Presidents have been
refused the chance to run for a sec
ond term in office. In 1887 Martip
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-19
Public Obi32iOn

10 the Editgr 1f THE Times
On behalf Of the Tudianapolis Real
Estate Board / would like to take this
opportunity to thank your paper for
the splendid publicity given the Home
Complete Show.
We feel that this show was of live
news interest and we are highly graft
fed TO see that your paper had the
same feeling about the matter We
doubly appreciate YOUR cooperation be
cause il was splendid evidence that
your paper is strong behind al civic
movements for the bettorment of Indi-
annapolis. Very truly yours,
INDIANAPOLIS REAL ESTATE
BOARD.
SCOTT R. BREWER, President.