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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
Thinks 1t Bad Business.
From the Conyers Times.

The Times is inclined to agree with the
opinion expressed by the Madison Madiso-
nian in the following paragraph:
The Madisonian does not approve of
the half holiday that has been adopted
in many towns. 1t is of the opinion that
one of the troubles now is too much play
and not enough work. 1t is strain on
the imagination to believe that in these
dull summer days work is so heavy ev-
erybody must shut up shop once a week
for rest and recreation.
1t is not difficult to agree also with the
last clause in this clipping, which is from
The Dawson News. But, while in most
towns there probably is not enough work or
business to force all hands to keep open shop
every week day, it is our observation that it
pays to do this The psychological effect of
closing a store for half day is not good.
To the man who lives at distance and who
is not aware of the custom or who forgets
it, it is like slap in the face to find closed
up the store at which he wants to make a
purchase, and in a case like this it is likely
that this customer will go to some other
town on his next buying trip.
1t is a good idea to have easy and flexible
hours during the summer, but we believe the
holiday plan is bad for business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
DeGed Bad Luck Symbol.
From the Henry County Weekly.

Some strange condolences occur. John
Rodgers intended to plant his "brag cotton
patch" on the 18th of April, but rain pre-
vented Thirteen other rains delayed the
planting until the 18th of May
The experiment station had given Mr..
Rodgers a bunch that cotton would make
more to the acre if left thick Thereupon he
had it chopped out to IS stalks to the hill,
IS inches apart
Thirteen days from the time it was chopped
out it had Is leaves to the stalk On the 18th
of July it was twice IS inches tall, and had
Is squares to the stalk On the same day
he caught IS boil weevils and jacksnapper.
The patch contains thirteen-thrteenth of
an acre 1t is fertilized with Is sacks of
guano, containing 154 pounds per sack
making ton in all The plot is on a grad
ual incline, and there is so much guano in
the ground that guano gravy runs out the
cotton rows 10 drops to the minute.
Mr.. Rodgers is one of those men who
has no supersttions, and to this end he has
bantered Old Is Bad Luck in every way he
knows If he succeeds in making IS bales
Of cotton on the patch, despite hard luck
signs, then we may all let the rabbit cross
the road in front of us without making a
cross mark and splitting in it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
Farm Prosperity.

Something OF tremendous importance to
millions of farmers is now taking place. The
news is the most thrilling heard in many
day, in many a year Higher prices for grain
and cotton and other farm products poultry
milk, butter and all kinds of produce, is the
news that is cheering multitudes of families
when they wake in the morning and is send
ing them to bed at night happier than they
have been for so long that, no doubt it seems
unique in their experience. The sun of new
hope has risen.
The statement is made that the farmers OF
the west, where the reapers and binders and
men with calloused hands have been weav-
ing their way through fields of billowing gold,
have been benefited $l000000,000 in the past
few weeks. Here in Georgia, and throughout
the south, the farmers are turning their faces
toward new hope found in the realization
of excellent crops of cotton and corn and
better prices for everything they produce.
Good news but not too good to be true.
Old times are on the way back. Frozen cred
its will thaw out Banks will collect on
notes, and rural residents who have been
denying themselves Injuries and pinching al
things they want as well as some they need
1t is going to mean wonderful things in the
lives of millions of people. More than that
it will change the outlook in greater or lesser
degree for the whole country. Everyone
knows that the nations prosperity depends
upon the profits made by the farmers, and
that its decline in business is the result OF
agricultural losses. Now the farmers will be
able to buy once more and the wheels of in
dustry in the east and north may turn faster
Step by step the change will make itself felt
in all lines of endeavor. Merchants will sell
more goods Labor will find quicker and
steadier employment. Bankers will have use
for their money. The turning point has been
reached and the farmer once more is COM
ing into his own.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
No One Will Worry Now.

The worry that American people naturally
feel when titled foreigner dazzles the eyes
of Yankee heiress probably will cease as
far as the latest international match is con-
cerned The bride-to-be has spoken and 1t
may be seen from her statement that she is
not worth worrying about. She said, when
asked if she was going to marry count to
whom she was reported to be engaged, and
whom her father had not approved:
Am /? Well, you can just tell the
world l am, and I'm going to show EN-
how to put on a wedding too. And what's
more, you can just tell the world that it's
all Jake with pa and ma too, even
though they did tell me not to tell a
soul, especially a newspaper man. And
now I'll catch the very dickens for tell
ing, l suppose.
This ought to settle it, even If the CIR
is only Is. Millions, apparently, are not al
ways conducive to culture, refinement and
poise. Nor do they result in influencing
sound judgment, even when there is such ar
abundance of testimony to prove that the
purchase of titles by American heiresses al
ways result in them being downright swim
died
Now, since it is "al1 jake" with pa anc
ma, it is possible to suggest that it also
is "all jake" with the whole world, which
the young woman was so eager to tell Ev-
erything seems to be explained There even
seems to be included in her statement ar
understandable explanation of why she wants
him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
Increase in Accidents.

II is apparent that this summer motor car
accidents are more numerous than ever De-
fore. Daily there are reports OF death and
horrible mutilation with motor cars coliding
with each other on the highways or with
| trains on grade crossings. Every community
paws toll. Even the rural districts where
traffic is not so heavy have their tragedies
The death list is mounting.
There must be reason for the increase IN
fatalities and casualties. 1t does not merely
happen that more persons should be killed
or injured this summer than in summers past.
The effect surely can be traced to direct
causes The first explanation would be the
enormous increase in the number OF motor
cars in service Automobiles have been sell
ing rapidly this year in spite OF the popular
belief that everybody had one. Henry Ford
so lar this season has built, sold and delivered
more than 100000 automobiles and trucks,
all motor vehicles. Estimating the sales OF all
other manufacturers, it is reasonable TO say
that upward OF 100000 motor vehicles
have been thrown into traffic. The result, OF
course. is that traffic is worse congested than
ever. And accidents increase in proportion to
the increase OF their potential causes
That is one reason for the numerous and
appalling accidents Still, it is safe to say that
if care and caution increased in proportion to
the increase in traffic accidents could not only
be prevented IRON multiplying, but they could
be reduced in number. One must deal, how
ever with the human equation here. There
IS a certain amount of recklessness IN the
average driver OF motor car That reckless
ness. which may be labeled the greatest
menace is magnihed because the number OF
motor car drivers is increased. There seems
to be no attention paid to the fact that the
greater the number OF motor cars the great
er the perils of the road. Any other danger,
as OF disease or fire or food, intensihes hui
man caution as it increases. Motor cars make
no such impression on the general public
Some kind of complex must be at work.
1t evidently is all inferiority complex, or
motorists generally would respond in a man
ner that would provide protection. The Sug-
gestion has been made that wider roads would
reduce motor car accidents, but it is ques-
ton whether this inferiority compleX-lt that
is what it is-would permit a greater degree
OF safety if more space for traffic were pro-
vided. Instead Of one car speeding to pass
another there would be insane races in which
three or more would participate. Instead OF
the locomotive crashing into one car and
mangling its occupants it would hit and rend
two or three at time.
The motor car recently was described by
an enthusiast as the greatest means OF en-
joyment created by science 1t is that only
when it is not abused. Recklessness on the
part of thousands of motorists robs the care
full owner and driver OF much of the pleas
ure he would find in using his car. He new
er knows when he starts out the highway
that the next edition will not describe how
he figured in another tragedy Of the road.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
Too Much Politics.
From the Thomasville Times Enterprise.

A large part of the states present financial
embarrassment would have been avoided il
we had had four-year terms for state officers
and regular sessions of the legislature only
every other year.
1t has been the custom in the past for can
didates for office to promise appropriations
in order to improve their chances for cleo
ton. If they also put on taxes there would
be no gain in popularity. The result has
been that they would make every element
among the voters believe that the appropria-
tons which they wanted would be made and
that all raises in taxes would come out Of
the other fellow. Of course such promises
are impossible to perform. The result has
been that appropriations have been made as
promised (some of them never paid) but only
traction of the amounts appropriated have
been raised by taxation. If the elections had
been only every four years the candidates
wouldn't have been tempted to promise so
many appropriations And if the legislature
had met only every other year it wouldn't
have had so many opportunities to increase
appropriations.
OF course many of the increases in ap-
preparations are necessary if we are to
progress. The indefensible part of it all is
not so much the appropriations as the max
ing of them without having provided the
means of payment The element Of deceit and
hyprocisy is the distressing part of it all.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
AS 1t Should Be.

1t is we'll for the state that the old custom
of giving the governor second term without
heated campaign again prevails Governor
Walkers administration has been conserva-
tive and constructive, and he deserves to be
endorsed by reelection All Georgians should
get behind him, and with united support
make his administration even more success
full in the future than it has been in the past
Hon H. H, Elders is a patriotic citizen,
and has served Georgia ably as one of the
outstanding members of the legislature the
past several years. The people have cause to
Iregard him kindly, and it is not improbable
THAT some time in the future ne will be cali
ed to still higher honors
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
AN oLD-TIME DEMOCRAT.

From the Pearson Tribune.
The Dawson News, referring to current
statements that the democratic presidential
nominee is progressive" a conservative, :"
progressive conservative, says all such
statements are mistakes-that Mr.. Davis is
just plain democrat believes in the time
honored principles of the democratic party,
and it doesn't require adjectves to describe
or qualify his democracy. The Tribune is
glad there are some of the old time demo-
Gratis left to keep the fires burning on the
altar of American liberty
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
We Foot the Bill, as Usual.
From the Telfair Enterprise.

1t is time we realize that enacting laws is
what is heaping up the increasing burdens of
taxation upon u.s. When the legislature en-
acts several news laws it inevitably creates
new offices, increases public payrolls and
multiplies taxes And yet the only time
some people are overworked is when they are
zealousy espousing the cause of some candi-
date who promises to legislate this and legis-
late that, and promises the dear peepul''
with fiery eloquence Dunk that it, most
assuredly, will reduce taxes.
But appropriations and expenditures in
crease, as there is rarely any legislation to
limit expenditures produce new revenues
without a direct tax Practically all new laws
enacted call for additional expenditures, and
the money with which to meet the added ex-
pense eventually comes from additional taxa
ton
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM.

From the Jackson Progress-Argus.
You will hear more and more about soil
Improvement This is one of the most i'm
portant problems connected with farming, and
people who have never thought about soil
improvement before are now studying that
vital question Increased production at re-
duced price will come through a systematic
campaign of soil improvement. Live stock
will make the land rich. So will the various
covers, vetch and soy beans. The people of
Georgia are intensely interested in this ques-
ton and we should like to see Butts county
farmers plant several hundred acres in cover
and soil building crops this fall and winter.
1t will pay handsome returns.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
LAFoLLETTEs CHANCE POOR.

From the Waterloo Qowa) Tribune.
We speculated, in a former day, on the
probability of James B. Weaver throwing the
contest into the house of representatives. We
speculated on Roosevelt doing it. But they
didn't Then why expect LaFoflette to do
what these men could not? To the Tribune
mind he doesn't stand as good a chance to
do this as did they. Indeed, we would not
be surprised to see the LaFollette campaign
buckle up and collapse. We hear more oppo-
sition to the old parties before than cleo
ton day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

One thing the matter with the peach situa-
ton, as the Columbus EnquirerSun points
out, is that Georgians are consuming Cali
fornia peaches. At more than one hotel re-
Gently The News scribe has seen California
canned peaches served to guests, and also
pies made of dried peaches that were shipped
into the state. Georgians should use more
of the good products that are grown in the
state. Georgians should buy from Georgians,
and until they do Georgia will never prosper
as it could and should.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
Killing Criminals.
Prom the Savannah Press.

One of the features of the proposed cleo
trio chair bill is that criminals are to be
executed in Milledgeville. 1t is the case in
all the states adopting this mode of execu-
ton that criminals are sent to one place to
be worked off The proper place would evil
IDENTIFY be Atlanta since this is the capital,
and the appliances could probably be rugged
up there more easily than in any other town.
Milledgeville did not want the honor One
Of her representatives in the legislature said
the state now has its central penitentiary
there, and it was not anxious to be the Geor-
gia morgue.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

Former Lieut.. Osborne Wood, who clean
ed up fortune of nearly $l000,000 in Wall
street while stationed in Manila, is now re-
ported to have added another half-million to
his wealth by beating the games at Monte
Carlo If this young man continues to gam
ble either at the tables or in Wall street
one OF the next stories likely to be told OF
his activities may reveal how quickly he and
his money were separated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

The annual session of the legislature will
adjourn today While it has not passed some
important legislation that the people expect
ed it has been one Of the most satisfactory
sessions that has been held in several years.
Very little time has been taken up with
pickering and strife, and the state depart
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

There is much loose-tongued talk that all
corporations are bad There is nothing to this
general statement There are good corpora
tons and some bad ones. There are many
good people, and some bad ones. There are
many good farmers and some bad ones
There are many good editors and some bad
ones Shall we yell ourselves hoarse at all
farmers and all editors and all people be-
cause there happens to be rotten one occa-
sionally?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

The unloaded pistols and the empty tracks
At the grade crossings continue to kilt They
are deaths most paradoxical jest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

High prices for farm products and high
wages should restore contentment and conf
dence in the people in general in the great
ness of this country and the goodness of God.
If these conditions do not bring people who
have been little wobbly in their faith to
the right way of thinking, then they are be-
vond salvation
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

The presidential campaigns cost IS esti-
mated at $1500O,OOO new high record
This is logical or at least consistent The
whole country is finding new ways OF spend
ing more money than it ever spent before
and surely presidential campaign should
offer no exception to the rule.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

The best legislation that has been passed
in Georgia in years is the constitutional
amendment providing for biennial sessions of
the general assembly When they vote on it
next fall the people will show their apprecia-
ton by ratlfying it almost unanimously. The
legislature has never done anything altogeth-
er as popular
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

The most overworked word in the Eng
lish language is progressivism' Every time
we see it we can hardly help screaming" says
the Dalton Citizen. We want to enter the
word expert" Unless it is "progressivism'
there is no word as badly abused or as mean
ingless
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

Bathing beauties are still running true to
form They get into the newspapers oftener
than they get into the water. An Atlanta
newspaper has just given its readers series
of attractive and pleasing specimens.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

Old Dame Nature has accomplished more
for the farmer in the last eight weeks than
all the legislative sessions in the world
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

Isn't it striking Indictment Of American
common sense and patriotism to note that
LaFolette, so despised and loathed during
the war because of his attitude, should now
be considered seriously by some for the
presidency?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

Nothing can be more significant than to
notice that even the chronic grouches are
beginning to admit that things are not so
bad. With prospects in sight for good crops
and fair prices it can't look very bad
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

The fashion forecast for men is that apparel
is to be plain and the majority of males
surely will be pleased. Fancy designs and
shades have been in the minority for years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

It's wise child that knows enough to
keep its face straight when its father is learn
ing to drive an automobile.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

Labor, no matter what the claims of cand-
dates may be- is not going to vote solidly for
a single ticket in the field. Organized labor
is made up OF American citizens, an over
wheming majority of whom are republicans
and democrats These are going to vote the
republican and democratic tickets just as they
have done for generations. When candi
date begins to reach out for the solid vote OF
an organization as big as the American
Federation of Labor he will find that he can
not make it by some millions of votes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

1t is reported that Russia is going into
the egg business on an international scale
Let it be hoped that she will keep all Of her
bad ones over there.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

Editor Shannon, of the Commerce News,
refuses to accept as true the assertion that
the world is getting better He says: young
girls who must think they are pretty are
entering beauty contests and in every in
stance they have contest photographs made
while donned in their bathing suits. Our
old mothers would have given up their lives
before they would have submitted to such
practices On top OF all this we are told that
the young generation OF today are better than
their forbears."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

The man who weds an old fame often
finds that she has a redhot temper.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12
Pointed Paragraphs.

A strict mother often makes an indulgent
grandmother.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

Some people think three or four times be-
fore speaking once, and then never say any
thing worth listening to.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-12

Why should the laundress always be in
need of washing?
Evening star., 1924-08-18

A parade of 100000 workers
featured the opening Of the Interna-
tional Trades Union Congress in
Vienna.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
MARYLAND, KENTUCKY
CLAIMED BY COOLIDGE
Republican Campaign Manager
Also Expects to Win New Sena-
tor in Latter State.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 18.-William NJ.
Butler, national Republican chairman,
in a statement today said his reports
showed a steady and consistent i'm
provement In the Republican cam
paign and that he had found that
President Coolidge's own issue, com
mon sense" appeals to many.
Mr.. Butler in indicating Republican
hopes and expectations said Mary
land looks very good" and Ken
lucky l can also speak of with conf
dence. In Kentucky we will win
new senatorial seat"
In New York and New Jersey. viii
lagos and towns, he said, Coolidge
Dawes clubs are being organized to
obtain pledges for a solid Republican
vote for each community. He said he
questioned messengers who brought
these reports as to what sort of cop-
munities and people have signed
these pledges, and received the reply:
THE men who go to work at and
the women who hang out their own
clothes on Monday morning"
These clubs signing up entire viii
lagos, the statement indicated. Is part
Of desire to make the Coolidge vote
"a standard for the future"
'As to the Northern States" the
statement continued, II am referring
to Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska,
and let us say Wisconsin. l think
the average observer will agree with
me that recent agricultural develop
ments have not injured our, pros
poets"
Evening star., 1924-08-18
NEW YORK LABOR SPLITS
ON LA Toilette ISSUE
Most of Organized Workers Will
Support Davis, Circular From
Council Asserts.

NEW YORK. August 1S.-The
Central Trades and Labor Council of
Greater New York and vicinity, in
a circular addressed to secretaries OF
all affiliated unions. yesterday ad-
vised that all support be withheld
from the convention called for
Wednesday by the conference tor
progressive political action. At this
convention plans will be discussed
for labor support Of the La Toilette
Wheeler ticket.
Labor generally throughout the
country, according to statement
given out yesterday by L. NJ. Ornborn,
director of the labor bureau, OF the
Democratic national committees s
Eastern campaign headquarters here,
will support John w. Davis for pres
ident rather than Senator La Toilette.
Mr. Ornborn, who is also secretary
of the Connecticut State Federation
Of Labor, declared the working
men and women of the country will
back the Democratic ticket.
Evening star., 1924-08-18

The women of China of the upper
classes have always been well edu-
Gated.