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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
The Junior Senator.

Many complimentary things are being sale
of the Junior senator from Georgia. The
current issue of The Abel News has this:
Senator George, of Georgia, has been
appointed on the subcommittee of the
senate committee on privileges and cleo
tons to study, perfect and report on ma
tiona1 legislation governing the election OF
members Of the house of representatives
and the senate, fixing the amount which
may be expended in primary and gen
eral elections. Senator George is taking
high place in the councils of the ma
ton, and he is making senator of which
not only this section is proud but the
whole state as well.
Senator George hasn't an industrious ant
versatile press agent, and not as much is
heard Of him as of some others Neither /:
he encumbering the records with bills and res
olutions and claiming to be shaping the
destinies Of the United States and the world
but he is earnestly, quietly and intelligently
performing the duties of the office of United
State senator 1t is men of his stamp who
really accomplish something, and keep tht
wheels of government balanced.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
These Cold Snaps.

Jim Nevin is philosopher as well as other
things that are wholesome and helpful. In
his Current Events" in the Atlanta Georgian
we find this timely and truthful paragraph:
Don't fret about these 'cold snaps" we
are having-with the thermometer bOunc-
ing up and down between zero and the
freezing point. They may bring you
little Inconvenience but nothing more
surely could make for health and pros
perity in spring and summer They
will serve to hold our fruit crops and
vegetation back, until the danger line
of frost has been passed for one thing;
they will cripple the boil weevl some
what though not eXtermnate him-and,
over and beyond that, they will play
havoc with harmful bacteria and germs
OF all sorts.
So-called experts have been warning the
farmer" that the freezes will not affect the
boil weevils but everybody else knows bet
ter OF course the ranks of that pesky in
sect have been considerably thinned by the
chill OF winter, and the farmer will be bene-
flied correspondingly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
Time Was and Time Is.
From the Oconee Enterprise.

Time WAS when a buet-headed negro,
given thirty dollar jar-head piece Of side
meat. corn pone and long sweetening could
scratch out few bales OF five to ten cents cot
ton from thirty-odd acres, and we called this
farmingl Time IS, this same COON similarly
equipped, under present conditions would last
about as long as the proverbial snow ball in
the neither regions, the boil weevi instead of
the landlord collecting the thirty to forty
cent cotton rent This condition in nutshell
explains the negro exodus to other labors and
climes, for nowadays, as never before, it takes
brains as we'll as labor to make a success on
the farm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
FOR SALE.

Grachia Shull in Southern Rurast
A fve-seated car as cheap as smoke, the
radiator leaks and the wind-shield's broke, it's
guaranteed six but it hits on two, the wheels
needs spokes but the tail lights new. The
covers cracked and leaks like sim the start
ers stopped so don't climb in, just crank it
in the middle like any old car, it will take
all busted and the spark plugs-alas! But
she'll run on hootch if you run out of gas.
To sell the fivver l hate like sin, it's a
darned good car for the shape its in.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
Be Kinder Peptomistic.

If the day is sorter gloomy
An the suns behind a cloud,
An the silence is oppressin'
An you want to cry aloud,
Don't give i'll to tears an frettn'
Cause that combinations bad
Hold up your head an smile bit
An show the world that you're glad
II.
If your work keeps kinder pressin'
An your bank rolls kinder slim,
There amt no use broodn'
An lookin' awful grim,
Don't spoil your disposition,
For grumblin's sure a sin,
Pep up bit an show your grit
An let the sun shine in.
This world is full O. sunshine
An there's perfume in the air,
An the music's fairly ringin'
An singin' everywhere
An there's joy just round the corner,
Where you thought that hope had gone
SO be kinder peptomistic an
Keep right on smilin' on.
-Gracia Shull in Southern Ruralst
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
WAITING FOR ORDERS.

From the Edison News
The three cornered race for democratic
nominee for president in Georgia is gradually
drawing the lines, and we little ones will
soon have our medicine handed out to us by
the bunch of city politicians who are keeping
the mails ciogged and the wires hot trying
to line up their following, and when we re-
ceive letter postmarked Atlanta and ad-
dressed as Hon" why we are just naturally
supposed to begin to whoop em up.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

About 100000 children under 10 years old
were brought before the courts in the United
States in 1928, the report OF the National
Probation Association says. Child de1inquen-
cy has become alarming, and is due largely
to. the neglect OF parents, who are too busy
with present day distractions to give their off
spring proper training. One OF the great
est needs OF the times is more old-fashioned
fathers and mothers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
Publicity Crime Deterrent.
From the Washington News-Reporter

The question whether publicity deters or
increases crime is being discussed. Some
details that have been published may have
the effect of inspiring would-be criminals
to action, but there are few-very few
criminals who court the publicity of the
press. If no reports of crime or law
violations were published for one week
this country would witness an open
boldness in crimnality that fear of pub
licity now uppresses-Dawson News.
1t is often the case that the criminal espe
cal1y the bootlegger and still operator, dread
the publicity he will get when caught more
than he does the small fines often imposed
by some spineess judge. 1t has been tht
policy OF the News-Reporter to publish news
Of this kind in the interest of the public, anc
the policy will be continued
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
BELIEVES IN SAFETY FIRST

From the Commerce News.
When a man tells you that he is going
to add to the expenses and yet reduce
taxes just put him down a plain
1iar-Dawson News.
All of which, and more, may be true; but
its much safer to make that statement in
print than to face the man who lied and tell
him he lied.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

Automobile manufacturers are nonchalant-
" preparing to manufacture 100000 cars for
consumption in 1924. These figures are big,
but our automobile appetite is keen, and we
can be relied upon to buy them if the banks
are accommodating and the supply of notes
holds out
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
SLAPPING THE WEEVIL.

From the Triton Gazette.
Farmers around Morven are going in for
truck on large scale. Five hundred acres
III tomatoes, besides cucumbers, onions, pep
pers and other truck will be grown. sponsor
ed by the Morven Truck Growers Associa-
ton Which is another slap in the face for
the boil weevil in South Georgia
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

Mr.. J. S. Wannamaker, OF the American
Cotton Association, says the loss from the
boil weevl the last thirteen years is more
than 29OOO0OO bales OF cotton, That may
be true, but if 29,0O0,O00 more bales had been
put on the market the loss in dollars and
cents would have been much more.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

Wild cat speculation cost the people of the
United States $5OOOOO,OOO last year, accord
ing to a booklet recently issued by Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon. The money usually
was wrung from those who could i'll afford
to lose it. the booklet points out.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

The truth telling drug induced several Bir-
bingham negroes to confess their guilt in the
sensational axe murders of last year. 1t is
certainty that lot OF other persons would
not take a dose of the stuff on a bet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

Jack Frost didn't leave for an extended
stay, and may be expected back at any time.
He will be welcome, too.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

1t does not appear that Mexican revolu-
ton amounts to much, after all. Dr. Viii
liam H. Mann, an entomologist OF the Unit
ed States department, was caught inside the
rebel lines for three weeks and his only COM
plant was ennui
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
Must Work as Well as Pray.

Winder News: A writer in The Dawson
News says we should fight with prayer.
That is all right, but we should remember
that it is the business of a praying man to
see that his prayers are answered.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

The boil weevils that have survived the
freezes will have something worse coming
when the Terrell county farmer attacks
them next spring. They'll be lucky bugs
il he doesn't get them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
Refreshing The Weevil.

Valdosta Times: OF course, the cold wealth
er has killed many bugs and beetles on thu
farms, but the boil weevil will bob Ut
after it is over with, refreshed and invigoratec
by it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

Several million Georgia peach trees are in
sured against freezing. There is no insur-
ance, however, against another kind of Geor-
eia peach freezing you.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

An absence of enthusiasm in the presi-
dental campaign is very noticeable. The
Georgia voter refuses to enthuse over what
has been brought before him for his inspection
and approval
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

Editor w. T. Shytle, of the Abel News has
been presented with loving cup by the peo-
pie OF his town as an expression of their ap-
probation of his services to the community.
1t is high tribute from his fellow citizens,
and is we'll deserved
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

The public has not yet decided whether it
would be better to have the nuisance of an
noying petty taxes continued, or suffer that
OF the congressman wrangling over what to
do in eliminating them
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

The Teapot Dome oil lease scandal may
not be the worse cabinet sensation the
country every had, but the average history
student will be hard put to recall one that
surpasses it in that regard
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

If Newton D. Baker, as he assures US,
had no thought of being president he
thinks along public lines Nobody else
thought of it, either.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

From all accounts our genial old friend
Judge Dick Russell does not regard "a bird
in hand worth two in the bushes. Judge
Dick has many friends over the state, and
he loves to run.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

There is not so much hot air at Washing
ton these days. Even the windjammers Of
the senate and the house have become more
considerable.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

Mr.. Books other $4,000 should go to the
committee who read all of the peace plans
that were proposed. 1t was worth that
much, we should say.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

Mr.. Bryan is not as much dead one polit-
ically as some even in the democratic party,
desire. Though he has no organization he
commands a considerable following. Those
who loyalty stuck to him through three CAM
paigns are still prepared to take UP the march
again He is also leader of the dry cohorts.
The Nebraskan commands the respect of those
who would prefer to keep him in the reserva-
ton, but they are hoping he won't don war
paint.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

1t is safe to say that our old friend, Income
Tax, will not have many champions before the
polls close. They always bob up after the
election.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

Old winter has taken another whack at
the country. The recent cold wave was
general. and was felt as far south as northern
Florida.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

The earnings OF the Coca-Cola company
fell off one-haf during the last quarter of
1928. Two or three regulars in Dawson
must have sworn off.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

The recent cold weather put little dam
per on politics generally, but, with milder
temperatures prevailing, new interest tmay
be taken in the Georgia campaign
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

The plague of political platforms will soon
be upon us. Meaningless dissertations will
view with alarm and point with pride. Prom
ises never to be kept will be made with reck-
less abandon. This paragraph will brag and
that one will knock Party historians will
will take us back to the days OF Lincoln,
Jefferson and even to Washington. We shall
whip the Kaiser, free the slaves, bust the
trusts, hear about the tariff, reduce taxation
and win at least four wars which are now
history-all for the sake of electing presi-
dent, United States senator and a governor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05
Georgia Press Talk.
A Bachelor Editor Speaks.

Griffin News and Sun: Youth and Beauty
were formerly synonymous, but that was be
fore Youth got to staying up late at night and
Beauty could be bought at the corner drug
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

DR.. Caleb Ridley, Atlanta minister and
former official in the Ku Klux Khan, declares
that he has severed relations with secular and
fraterna orders Perhaps the doctor may
have some idea that his activities in secret
orders came near causing him to lose his
membership in the best order in the world
the one founded by Christ
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-05

The one thing the country does not want
now is radicalism. The country has never
seen the time when the great need to do
nothing rash was so imperative. We must
work out our own salvation along the lines
laid down by Washington and Jefferson and
Franklin No legislative body can help us
by enacting laws, but il we are let alone in
a short time we will be bigger and better
and with no fool breaks to overcome.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-29
1T HAPPENED LONG AGO
BY Albert Apple

You miss lot by not being able to back earth
100 and the changes that have taken place.
century, after ALL is not such very long time Scattered
over the country numerous and women who
alive century and recall, though dmly, life
in the good old days"
Ahead lies year, 1926 In general way you know
what it will be lke-probably business boom, faster
records, improved radio, MURDERS divorces, scandals
etc.
Go back 500 years. to 1926 and nothing happened
continent that important enough to endure in history
to before Columbus discovered
America
In 1925 find events that worth recording
cept that De Aylon with six ships prowng along the
New England coast searching for west passage to the
Pacific. He landed and carried off cargo of Indians as
slaves
Another century slipped bly, The chief event of 1925
that agents of the Dutch West India Co. bought Man
haitian Island from the Indians for goods worth about $24
including whisky Settlers struggling into America,
and most of them returning to Europe, discouraged
Another Century licked away. Came the year 1925. It
had only two that got into history and they by
no startling New Yorks first newspaper the Ga
zete weekly, printed it's first edition. Indians ambushed
and killed John Lovewe famous redskn hunter of those
days. in Maine.
In another century, republic had it's ndepend
The America of 1926 beginning to look and act
like the America we know In that year.
This country had it's first performance of Italian opera
Daniel Webster was attracting by his oraons
established in Florida Ponset appointed first U. S.
minister to Mexico
In 1926 many will be surprised to learn, Congress
warded General Lafayette by giving him 100000 in cash
and "a, 900 acres of land.
Indians being driven westward by the whites.
Creek Indians moved beyond the Mississippi to lands they
had agreed to accept in return for their former holdings in
Georgia
There were no important inventions in 1925. Nor
there great engineering except the opening
ment that year under "a million dollars. The figure
for 1925 will be around $500 millions. 4
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-29

Budkin's glasses and put them on.
They were much too large, but as
the COLLINS nose was so very long,
he managed to make them stick on.
"Well, we'll, we'll! If it wasn't for
my clothes, you'd never know me-"
he chuckled. Maybe l can find some
thing"
He began to pull open bureau
drawers and cupboard doors, and
after while he found nice soft
white shawl, and put it round his
shoulders.
Suddenly he had a shock.
For there were sounds out of the
fireplace by which he had entered.
'It's Johnny Sweep and the Twins!
They're after me-" he shivered. ooh,
dear! Where'll l go? Where can l
hide"
He hadn't much time to think, for
already he could see Nick's feet COM
ing down the flue.
Before Nancy and Nick and John
ny Sweep had quite time to scramble
out Of the chimney, Snitcher Snatch
made dive for the bed and pulled
up the covers. Then he closed his
eyes and pretended to be asleep.
"Sh!" whispered Nancy. "Theres
nobody here but little old lady,"
(TO Be Continued)
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-29
=: The Tangle ::

while to find you as he did not tell
me that you had changed your name
since he went to prison.
AS Doug gave this letter to me he
said: "Tell her l am only living I'M
til in some way l can get to her
again."
Your husband is looking fine. If
you should wish to see me, address
your letter 1872 Mott Street, City.
"CHICK" CLAMPER.
Letter From Mable Carter to "Chick"
Camper
l am sure, Mr.. Clamper, had you
known what was in that letter you
never would have given it to me.
l think my husband must be crazed
by his life in prison. His letter,
which it seems he told you was full
of love, was terrible threat against
my life.
l am living in daily terror that he
may in some way make good his in
tentions. Ny only hope is that will
never look upon his face again or
hear from him from anyone.
You can easily see under these cir
cumstances that it would be most
horrible for me to meet anyone who
has known him lately He tells me
that l ruined his life but l gan only
think what he has done to mine. He
has made me an outcast among my
fellows and now he makes me live in
unspeakable terror for my life.
MABLE CARTER TURNER,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-29
LETTER FROM DOUGLAS TURNER
TO MABLE CARTER,
CONTJNJIEn

Well, you saved your life. You
saved yourself from my bullet by
shouting out that lie just as l had
planned to kill you. You saved your
self from being where I am by what
you told on the stand.
For a time you are free, Mable, but
as God is my witness III get out of
this some day if l only stay out long
enough to kill you and 60 to the
chair.
l can't write you very much Of all
that is seething within me. A good
pal of mine is going out soon and he
has promised to take this letter with
him and mail it to you.
He thinks it is a love letter to a
loving woman.
1t is love letter--a letter of a
love that was betrayed and it is from
man whose life you ruined and
whom if the Bible tells the truth, you
have condemned to an eternity Of
punishment after that life you have
ruined, is over.
(This letter was not signed)
Letter From "Chick" Camper TO
Mable Carter
The enclosed letter from your hus-
band will probably tell you that you
are never out of his thoughts.
You will see that it was written
some time ago but it took me little
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-29
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

The next place Snitcher Snatch
went to, he made mistake. There
were no children in the house at all.
AS he slid down the chimney into
one Of the bedrooms, he knew it at
once. you can always tell" he re-
marked as he looked about. "Not a
thing out of order-not crooked
on the wood work, or finger mark
on the wallpaper! Humph! l don't
want to stay here"
Snitcher Snatch was peculiar
goblin. He liked children all to
pieces, although you'd never have
guessed it from the way he loved to
spoil their toys. But that was the
only way he knew how to play-to
spoil things, and after all l know
children who play that way, too!
"Im not going to stay here" he
scowled. "No fun where there
aren't any children. Things are too
much in order here to suit me. I'll
just be going the way l came"
But suddenly he spied the dress
ing table with all its brushes and
combs and little pots and boxes, and
forgetting what he said about going,
he went and looked it over.
Suddenly he had an idea. ooh,
dear, why didn't l ever think of it
before" he cried. "I'm going to
have a circus"
So he opened all the little boxes
and pots and sitting up on the pin
cushion, he began to dab his cheeks
and his eyebrows and nose with all
sorts Of stuff.
! SWELL" he said, taking a hand
mirror and looking himself over, ~
must say, I'm better looking with
my nose powdered and my cheeks
all Redeemed up. Oh, say! Lookee
here!"
For an opening another box he
found bunch of hair. don't know
what it was for exactly, but it was
there. Maybe it was the hair Mrs
Budkins had cut off when she had
her hair bobbed. Or maybe it was
the hair she pinned on when she got
tired Of it being bobbed. But any
way it was there and the goblin
found it and twisted it all around
his head.
Next he found pair of Mister
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-29
BY HARRY B. HUNT
NEA Service Writer

Washington, Dec. 29.-Loopholes
and laxities located to date by the
Couzens committee, both in the rev.
enue law and the method of it's en-
forcement, make it certain that 9
stringent Tightening up on many
provisions in the law will be- urged
in the next Congress.
On the face Of facts developed
the government is shown to have
lost tens of millions Of dollars be-
cause of antiquities in the wording
of some sections and the secrecy
surrounding their enforcement.
Congress enacted a law and then
set up rules of secrecy SO strict
that even Congress itself could not
find out how it was being admins
tered.
The report of the Couzens COM
mittee will, for the first time, show
the legislators what has been hap
pening and will make possible the
remedying of situations which open
the way to favoritism, discrimina-
ton and even graft.
Take, for instance, the admins
tration of the "estate" or inherit
ance tax. The law provides that
transfers made in expectation of
death shall be taxed.
1t also provides that transfers
made within two years prior to death
shall be deemed to have been made
in contemplation of death" unless
otherwise shown.
Now see how this works out-or,
rather, doesn't work out. The facts
are from actual cases studied by
the committee.
Mr.. A, suffering from spinal trou-
BILE, almost deaf and blind, with a
nurse in constant attendance, trans
fers to his heirs property worth ST.
100000. Within two years after the
transfer, he dies.
the case recommend that the fed
eral estate tax, amounting to $685.
600, be assessed. This Recommended
ton is reviewed by the estate tax
review board, consisting of five
members, all lawyers, who approve
it.
Attorneys for the beneficiaries
appeal this finding to the solicitor
of the Revenue Bureau. The So
licitor says that, although the
transfer was made within the two
year period, it could not be proved
it had been made in contemplation
of death. And he RENTS the $685.
900.
Mr.. B forms corporation with
himself and members of his family
as stockholders. The members Of