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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
Deadlock Seems Certain.

The possibility of either Mr. McAdoo or
Governor Smith being nominated for presi-
dent by the New York convention is not
considered by we'll informed democratic lead
crs Neither of these aspirants even approach
es the necessary majority to win the nomina-
ton unless one or the other gives way.
The situation is this: The McAdoo organ
ization sees Governor Smith as its chief OPP
ponent; the Smith democrats regard Mr.. Nc
| Adoo as barring their way to success on the
convention floor That has engendered bit
terness of feeling as between the factions.
Neither side is disposed to yield an inch in
favor of the other The McAdoo delegates
are said to be bound hard and fast to their
candidate from first to last as long as Smiths
name is before the convention. That same
condition prevails in the Smith camp. 1t ap-
pears that deadlock already has been Great
ed between the two
Unless this situation should change there
is not a chance in the world for either Gov
ernor Smith or Mr. McAdoo to be the choice
of the convention Either side has the voting
strength to defeat the other That brings the
whole thing to the realization that, since
neither will withdraw, both will have to quit
and leave the field to others That is expect
ed by observers who have sounded out the
two camps.
The McAdoo adherents are against Gov
ernor Smith for two reasons. The one, be-
cause he is an opponent of their choice; the
second, because he is a wet. Mr.. McAdoo,
who repeatedly has announced that he is
dry, appears to have a vote getting strength
because of this feature. AS to the fitness of
the two candidates, it is to be doubted that
the democrats are going to want either. Mr..
McAdoo has the oil stain. Governor Smith
smells of liquor. Why take either when there
are more promising men easily available?
These considerations make it more likely
that a compromise democratic candidate will
be put at the head of the ticket at the con-
vention. John w Davis of West Virginia,
and Senator Ralston, of Indiana, look better
than either Mr. McAdoo or Governor Smith.
Democracy which has every reason to be
lieve it has a chance in the election is not
at all likely to overlook its opportunity by
nominating man who will not appeal to the
popular vote, and run a risk thereby of meet
ing sure defeat.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
Moonlight and Romance.

The romantic Mexican lover, serenadlng
his sweetheart with song and the twanging
OF guitar. has changed his system and is
using the telephone for ve-making. So
writes Stella Burke May in Men, Maidens
and Mantilas.'
In the old days, when the guitar wooer
appeared in the court yard and walled with
his eyes on the second-f1oor balcony near
the family living ROOM Pa and Ma usually
we're able to keep tab on the conversation.
Now the lover whispers his sweet nothings
over the phone either from a distance or by
using an extension phone lowered to him
from the balcony.
So passes another form OF romance. The
passing. however, is not without its COM
pensating features. Most of the loveslck SER
enaders played the guitar badly, and their
voices were full of static.
Mechanical progress is striking death blows
at romance of all kinds. The polar explorer,
formerly isolated in the Far North Billiards
and his fate unknown, now has radio con-
nection with a broadcasting station in Chi
cago.
The galoping pony express rider armed
to the teeth against desperadoes, has been
displaced by safe in a steel railroad car.
The lover used to bring flowers to his
sweetheart from the woods or his mothers
old-fashioned garden. Now he gets them
from florist, maybe haggles over the price,
ordering by phone, a boy delivering.
Time was when wooer, to win his lady
fair. was expected to fight all Enthusiastically
a duel at sunrise behind the cathedral That's
k these days, in fiction. But if the lover
tries it in real life the police load him into
the patrol wagon.
Nevertheless we believe there is as much
love romance in the world as there ever was.
Invention has changed the stage settings, to
be sure But sentiment is as strong as ever,
and the thrill is mainly in sent1ment-ln
imagination.
The girl clerk in the 10-cent store, dream
ing all day about a date with her gentle
man friend for a movie, probably has as big
thrill as the ancient heroine in the bore
some atmosphere of a castle waiting for her
moonlight serenader.
As long as science is unable to eliminate
moonlight. love romance will survive. A
night spin in an auto along smooth-paved
road is as thrilling and romantic as an old
time buggy ride behind old Dolly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
A Grim Lesson.

The average man. who in a normal state
of mind, would apply the horrible experiences
OF the six men at Amite, La, and of the
three at Eddyvlle, Ky. to himself could
learn a grim lesson that the wages of the
sin of murder is death. A half dozen men
dropped into eternity from the Louisiana
scaffold on the same day when three others
we're strapped in the electric chair in a Ken
lucky penitentiary with the executioner turn
ing the dread switch Nine executions in
one day! One naturally would expect that
this fact would have powerful influence on
the conduct of thousands of potential killers
throughout the country.
Capital punishment is horrible. That far
one can agree with those who oppose it and
demand its abolition. No living man-unless
he be one given a last minute reprieve and
Communication of sentence-can know the an
guish of condemned persons mind, the
torture OF his soul, the wretchedness of the
last hours of existence Surely it is hor-
ror unsurpassed in human experience. Yet
capital punishment is not the most terrible
thing that happen to a human being. The
penalty is offset somewhat by the fact OF its
Justice AT least that is the view of society
which pronounces under the law such decla-
ration of punishment 1t is worse to die be-
fore ones time when is innocent and
harmless and honest and upright and law
abiding. The victim of the murderer is more
to be pited than the slayer. He had the right
to i've the slayer had forfeited his own.
Society is not to blame for such horrible
scenes as were enacted within one day in
Louisiana and Kentucky. The responsibility
rested with those who had committed the
crimes for which they paid with their lives
The lesson is a grim one. May it and others
like it be learned in the smallest dread detail
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
SHIRTS.

| sing the snowy cotton field from which
the markings came; | sing the neat and mod
est shirt that Grapes my manly frame. | view
with more of gratitude than is my common
wont the man who first invented shirts that
open wide in front remember | remember
the shirts men used to wear which always
went OH head be-hrst and rumpled up their
hair Their tempers too, were sorely tried,
and they would cuss and yep until they got
completely stuck and called their wives to
help We now have shirts built like a coat
which offer less resistance. A man can get
them on and off without female assistance.
Some men | know have purple shirts and
wear the same with pride, while other gents
have fancy ones with stripes two inches wide,
This bard wears shirts, as he has said, OF
modest hue and type he much prefers that
they be white without check or stripe. It's
lucky this is so, for once when seeking my
bandanna. | came most darn gosh awful near
to Notifying Hannah. When wearing pants
whose pocket rips were much III need OF
thread | sought handkerchief but pulled
my shirt tail out instead. The shirt was white
and no one saw, though many sat around
me, but had | pulled purple tail fair Hannah
would have crowned me. And so | smite my
harp and sing, till harp and voice shall fail,
in honor of my good white shirt especially
the tail. BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

From the Dearborn Independent.

1t was nearly century ago, in December,
1884, that Secretary of the Treasury fancy,
i'll his annual report to congress. announced
that the entire national debt would be paid
or provided for during the ensuing year.
Thus the United States will present that
happy and probably. in modern times, un-
precedented spectacle of people substan-
tally free from the smallest portion OF debt, -
to quote from the report
Secretary Taney's predecessor, Secretary
McLane, had predicted the total extinguish-
ment OF the national debt three years before,
and it is evident that the officials OF that day
had no confidence in the theory. attributed
to Hamilton but probably never advanced as
a general truth, that "a public debt is pub
lie blessing" for the final wiping out of the
last bond occurred but seventeen years after
the close of the war OF 1872 in which much
OF the debt was created.
Had later financial administration been as
thrifty Uncle Sam might long ago have paid
the civil war debt. which still drags along
to the enrichment of the bondholdcrs
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
Honesty in Taxes.
From the Midwife Progress.

Everybody pays taxes.
We may not own bit of land a house.
We may not have a penny in the bank, or
even war saving stamp left over from the
war
But we pay taxes just as surely as il we
owned town houses country homes and
broad acres of farm land, stocks and bonds,
bank accounts, mills factories or railroads.
We all have to eat or starve to death. II
the owner of the property in which the gro
Ger has his store has to pay higher taxes
the grocer has to pay higher rent and we
have to pay the grocer higher prices for our
food
We all have to sleep if we want to live.
Ii the person who owns the house where we
live has to pay higher taxes then we have to
pay higher rent, of course.
If the railroads have to pay higher taxes
they have to charge higher rates to haul ev-
erything consume, and naturally the in
crease is tackled on to the paying end-that's
where the ultimate consumer hooks on
Out of every eight dollars of our individ-
ual income one dollar goes for taxes-federal,
state and local
This means that the boy whose expenses
are eight dollars a week pays one dollar
in taxes in the form of prices made higher
by taxation.
The same ratio prevails regardless OF the
cost of living though you may not own a
dollars worth of taxable property.
When it comes to dealing with the ques-
ton of taxes we need to be more honest
with ourselves.
We need to understand that we can not
continue to load on overhead and not have
our pocletbooks feel it.
Governments are like individuals The on
y way they can economic is to spend less
money. AS long as people clamor for legis-
laton to cure this that fancied evil just
so long will taxes continue to be high and
in some cases oppressive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
TerrelI's Fine Thoroughfares.

A German scientist, back in the days when
engineers were experimenting with transport
tation by steam, declared that the unheard of
speed OF Is miles an hour by a steam driven
machine would cause brain fever" Doubtless
the esteemed old Teuton was correct, but
not in the way he thought he was He based
his prediction upon some imaginary quality
OF the engine where riding on wheels over
the roads that were certain to have then ex-
listed would have been the cause.
Citizens OF Terrell county, though they
may have much to feel sighted about, have
roads that are far better than the average in
this or in any other section of Georgia. Trav-
elers through the county are almost constantly
expressing themselves as pleased with the
thoroughfares here. And to have visitors
talk about roads here in that way affords
almost as much pleasure as having them for
use
Good roads are one way to invest money
in good publicity and at the same time keep
the investment at home and have it for use
OF the investors as we'll They save immense
sums Of money. work miracles in unifying a
county and bring outsiders into a county.
Good roads are a worthwhile investment from
every point OF yiew-an investment Of which
errell county is justly proud, and which the
county will do well to improve.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
The Automobile Menace.
From the Athens Banner.

Accidents arising from careless driving OF
automobiles have caused an alarming condi-
ton throughout the nation. Athens is not an
exception Accidents occur here and many of
them are inexcusable and due entirely to the
careless manner in which the driver directs
his car The time has come when both state
and municipal authorities will be forced to
legislate drastic regulations for the automo-
bile driver and make provision for severe
punishment A nominal fine, on many, is
nothing more nor less than license to con-
tinue the violation Of the law. Many will
ing to pay small fine for the privilege of
speeding and reckless driving. Joy riding is
one of the greatest menaces to the public and
nothing less than sentence should be i'm
posed Fines will not serve the purpose of
breaking up the acts of speed hends 1t will
require sentences to the changing to prop
erly impress them of the danger to the pub
die lurking in their reckless driving. 1t is
time for action by the officials. A delay may
mean the loss of lives
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
Reductions and a Deficit.

Whatever it is, whether good, bad or in
different, congress still has a tax reduction
bill to offer the country So, all doubt to
the contrary notwithstanding, the senate and
the house have been able to grind something
out of the mill they were so slow in start
ing when the whole country was waiting
and watching for action. Congress could and
would do something about taxation, and this
is proved by the fact that congress did,
The fate of the tax reduction bill at the
white house practically is unknown. Pres-
dent Coolidge was in favor OF the Mellon
PLAN generally considered highly scientific
and exact in all its schedules and what is to
be sent him for his signature does not even
suggest many of the important things rec
commended by the secretary of the treasury.
Different in nearly every respect from that
proposed by Mr. Mellon, the Longworth-
Simmons measure has been called political
makeshift that only can be temporary thing
at best
Senator Smoot, who is chairman of the
finance committee of the senate, says there
will be deficit much in excess of $120000,
600 Any deficit at all will have to be blamed
on the tax bill itself, for, of course, there
could be no deficit if sufficient revenues were
raised to run the government. That brings
the realization that it will not be tax reduc-
ton at all That deficit will have to be made
up Deficits always are made up by taxa
ton. 1t is odd that congress would attempt
to impress the people with the idea of tax
reduction when a deficit is unavoidable and
will mean the payment of more taxes to wipe
it out.
The main trouble with the tax bill as it
now stands, since everybody and every group
in the two houses had a say so in drafting
the measure, is it cuts too heavily into the rev
enue To please one interest tax was low
cred too far or eliminated altogether This
was done with other interests until finally
the forthcoming revenue is going to be short
scores OF millions of the forthcoming expendi-
lures The bill is not wholly republican nor
wholly democratic, but a mixture OF such
various political elements as could get to-
gether and force through a political subst-
tute for the kind of measure the country ex-
pected and should have had. If congress had
courageously faced the country the soldier
bonus passing it and depending upon recep-
ton of the legislation without fear OF reac-
ton, and then had lowered taxes in reason
able amount the public would have liked it
better AS matters now stand congress seems
to be making an effort to deceive the people
into believing it has done wonders for them
when it has done nothing of the kind. The
deficit will expose it to everyone
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
WHAT THE COUNTRY NEEDS

From the Wilmington (Del) Journal
A prominent business man asserts that ev-
cry official who advocates high taxes should
be driven into private life. The trouble is
that officials pretend to be for low taxes for
the masses" but high taxes for the erich, y
with the result that taxes stay up, and event
ually all the people bear share of the bur-
den What the country wants and needs is
not a shifting, but a lifting of taxes The
tax-shifter is a plain fraud
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

1t should not surprise anyone if the presi-
dent vetoes bill after bill until the end of
this congress. 1t is perfectly apparent that
he has his mind set on the strictest econo-
my. He seems not only willing but anxious
to go before the country with that kind of
an issue Congressman will think it poor pol
itics, but whether it is good politics or not
it would appear that Coolidge is determined
not to be influenced by congressional opinion
The question is whether or not the people
approve OF his position.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

The prince of Wales has a gorgeous new
sweater, which outdoes Joseph's coat in the
variety of colors and patterns it possesses
and, while devotees of fashion ordinarily
would not look at it the second time young
men eager to emulate royalty in matters Of
dress will take to the new idea like duck
to water. If the prince OF Wales wore his
shirt tail outside his trousers there would be
human apes to copy him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

American bankers are raising millions to
finance the German government SO that it can
undertake the payment of separations accord
ing to Dawes plan, but even if this should
result in the sterilization of world commerce
Uncle Sam would get no thanks from any of
done
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

In other states there are struggles for SUI
premacy in industries, but in Georgia we are
farmers To demonstrate that this is fact
we have simply to point to present condi-
tons. The farmers here are blowing and
planning, preparing for another crop. They
are not going back on their old industry. The
farmers Of Georgia know that the soil OF
Georgia is OF priceless value.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
THE VALUE OF BIRDS.

From the Sandersville Progress.
The Dawson News enter a plea for the
conservation of bird life. The people of this
country do not fully realize the value of
birds until the insects begin to get so numer-
Gus that they are menace. Everything pos
sible should be done to prevent the destruc-
ton of birds, as they more than pay for their
board and keep.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

Forty seven states are planning to make
grade crossings safer in the hope of saving
5000 lives year. The odd thing about the
necessity of state action on this serious prob
lem is that the motoring public could eX-
pend one-tenth the vigilance and none of the
money demanded of the commonwealth and
make much better showing, but they simply
will not do it,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

Sometimes we think we have rather hard
row TO hoe, but when we look around and
see what others have suffered and endured
we change our mind and believe that we
have whole lot for which to thank the good
ord
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

The new cigar and cigarette tax is not
bringing in the flow of gold that was expect
ed Instead of providing a fund of 100000
Tor the state tuberculosis sanitarium and pay
ing the pensions only $145,567 has been
collected to date.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
MOON MUST BE FULL.

From the Early County News
The new moon is rising rather high in the
northern skies, which, "old folks" say, is a
sign of dry weather. 1t is also tilted so as to
spill water which the same authorities say,
means wet month Now which will it prove
TO be?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

The Madisonian suggests that Governor
Smith, who represents the extreme vets, and
Congressman Upshaw, who represents the
extreme drys, be nominated for president and
vice president As a strategic stroke that
would be immense. Such a ticket would be
expected to catch the wary voter coming and
going.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

1t is a little difficult to offer a prediction
as to the outcome of the trials of five Chicago
women charged with murder for the reason
that no report is at hand to identity them as
to personal appearance and attractiveness.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

A man died the other day in Florida worth
several millions and was quite unknown but
that never could have happened if he had not
kept so quiet about his fortune. One with
millions, if the public knows it. becomes fa-
nous whether he likes it or not.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

The average American won't care whoop
about Russia excluding him from that coun-
try but some members of congress may feel
terribly hurt that they cannot visit there this
coming summer
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

The prudent farmer will not take chance
with the boil weevl but from the start will
fight the pesky bug with determination Swat
it right now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
TRUE. OH KING

From the Cordele Dispatch.
You may not like to have it told you. but
you will have to get the hate and the bitter
ness out before you can contribute toward
anything good for yourself or your commu-
nitv
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

No matter how much New York brokers
shorten the odds in the betting that Gov
ernor Smith will be nominated and elected
all the rest of the country is from Missouri
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

Ii the farmers take as much interest in
the candidates as the candidates take in the
farmers every country dweller down to the
new born babe will be at the polls
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

Two hot-headed members OF congress en-
gagged in fight in the committee room, but
it must have been draw since neither land
ed a single blow on the other.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20

seldom become able statesmen
Few men who find themselves between his
satanical majesty and the deep blue sea
drown.
Specializing sounds more dignihed than
gambling, but a fellow loses just the same
The only period in a woman's life when she
gives any thought to dress is that between
the cradle and the grave.
A farce comedy that fails to make hit
is no laughing matter
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-20
Pointed Paragraphs.

Don't forget that machine-made politicians
seldom become able statesmen.
The Glenwood post., 1924-09-18
GREENS HOME FROM EAST

Mr.. and Mrs. @. G. Green of Cardiff
have returned home from Ely, Mime
sofa, where they visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs. VIM. Barker, for some time.
They also visited in Chicago and Ohio,
attending reunion Of tho Green fam
lily at Columbus, Ohio, where one hun
dred and eighty-seven relatives were
gathered together.
The Greens were away five months,
and report a most delightful summer
although the Thermometer registered
970 indoors at Columbus. Mrs. Green
returned Sunday and Mr.. Green ar
rived this morning from Canon City
where he spent few days visiting his
sister, Mrs. ]. W. Cummins. They are
stopping at the R. D. Hammond home
at Cardiff for the present, but expect
to 60 to California this fall or winter.