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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
The County Unit System.
From the Sandersville Progress:


After every primary election there is a dis
cussion OF the county unit system 1t looks
like it is unfair to permit a county with a
small population, with only one representa-
tive in the legislature to have two delegates
in state convention, when the most popu-
lous counties have only six. 1t gives the
country counties, as they are called, much
more power in proportion to their population
than the city counties. Some OF the Wlsest
statesmen OF the past always contended that
the county unit system is the safest, although
it may appear to be unfair, and Tor this rea-
son it has beer adhered to for many years
past The popular vote system has objection
able features. 1t is very rare that candidate
who receives a majority OF the county unit
votes fails to receive at the same time
majority of the popular vote.
The county unit system is patterned alter
the national election laws. There has been
a great deal of discussion this year about the
probabilities of the approaching presidential
election In the event that none OF the can
didates should receive majority OF the cleo
toral votes it will become the duty OF the
house OF representatives to elect a president.
New York, the most populous state in the
union, will then cast only one vote; Rhode
Island the smallest state in the union Will
also cast one vote, the largest and the small
est exercising the same power. The founders
of our government had good reasons for es-
tablishing this system and it has never been
changed And it will be difficult to induce the
country counties OF Georgia to yield their
power by substituting the popular for the
county unit vote This system suits the peo-
pie, and there is not much likelihood OF a
change being made.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
On the Right Line.

Field Agent w. W. Webb, of the
State Market Bureau, says hogs are a
scarce commodity in this section of Geor-
gia He is a hog missionary and spends
much time in an effort to impress farm
ers that hogs pay on the farm. They will
be worth something next spring and the
money for them will come in good time.
-Cordee Dispatch.
Mr.. Webb is correct as to the scarcity
OF hogs in this section. Farmers of Terrell
and neighboring counties have bought severa
carloads of feeder" hogs, shipped here from
Tennessee, to fatten and sell next spring. /
Mr. Webb can impress the farmers that they
need to raise more hogs on their farms he vii
do the state an nestmable service. Entirely
too many Georgians have their smoke house:
in the west.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
DESTROY Stalks Now.

The farmers are being urged to destroy
the cotton stalks this fall as a means OF
combating the boil weevil A campaign to
that end is being carried on in every section
of Georgia and the probability is that more
cotton stalks will be turned under than was
ever before known in the state. The Thorn
asvlle Times Enterprise makes strong
point when it says:
There are a lot of them (farmers)
who don't see any use in it. They can't
understand where the cotton stalk viii
hurt next years crop, and they think that
it will be just as we'll to let them stay
and take chances on the cold killing the
weevils. Such short-sighted policy IS go
ing TO be ruinous to those who indulge
in it and incidentally to their neighbors
who are planning to raise cotton. If you
have cotton field planned for next
year it will pay you to see your neigh
Dor and his neighbor and persuade them
to spend little time burying or burn
ing the cotton stalks right now Don't
wait week or ten days but let it be
done now, so that the alternating posi-
bilites are materially reduced"
AS our contemporary says, it has been
proven that cotton produces more when the
weevl infested stalks are destroyed just al
ter picking has been finished Then infesta-
ton will be much lighter the next season,
and the pest can be fought with much less
expense and more success.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

Democratic leaders are enthused by the ac-
ceptance of Governor Smith OF the democratic
nomination for another term as governor OF
New York They think it assures the success
Of the national ticket in that state. The News
hopes they are right. 1t should not be forgot
ten however, that the last time Governor
Smith was elected the late President Hard
ing carried the state by nearly a million ma
jority.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
GIVES PLAUSIBLE REASONS.

From the Pearson Tribune.
The Dawson News gives the why's" of
the come back" of Gov. Walton, of Okla
homa, and Gov Ferguson, of Texas, and
they are plausible. Now let some one ex-
plain the return" OF Gov. Blease, of South
Carolina The Tribune thought he had been
thoroughly repudiated and laid on the Shelf
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
Amt 1t the TRUTH

Triton Gazette: When gossiper gets it in
the neck or some other vulnerable spot, it
makes us feel good. There is nothing more
useless on this earth than the man or wo-
man who makes it his or her business to go
about scattering tales about some other per
son.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

The Atlanta Georgian is conducting a
presidential poll in this state and is running
its man LaFolette ahead Of Coolidge. When
the brother in black has his opportunity to
be counted the position of these candidates
will no doubt be reversed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
ONES WHO COME FROM UNDER.

From the Triton Gazette.
The farmer who planted peanuts and not
all cotton is the one who is wearing a smile.
Diversihcation is always safe farming" thinks
The Dawson News. Some Tiff county farm
ers planted tobacco, some cotton and some
peanuts while others planted all three. The
latter stand mighty good chance to come
out from under" this year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
WELL, WELL!

From the Augusta Chronicle
The statistics show that every man and
woman in this country above the age OF p
is entitled to three cigarettes a day. but that
will be depriving a lot OF the youngsters, in
GLIDING some OF the fappers, OF their supply,
unless we go ahead and produce more.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

The wise old man OF the Greensboro Her
aid Journal throws out this hint, which any
community could profit by: you can ac-
complish more by cooperating than you can
by pulling in single traces The success OF a
city or community depends on how we'll the
citizens are organized and work together"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

"Blessed is the man who has sense enough
to attend to his own affairs-leav:ng other
peoples alone. He will have plenty to do
saws the Pearson Tribune The meddler IS a
contemplate cuss, and his tribe seems to be
increasing
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

London tailors bewal the fact that many
shabby husbands are the result of their wives
extravaganza which, when the matter OF lem
mine dress is considered, gives the modlsteS
an advantage over the compliments.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

lust four weeks more and everybody VIII
know who will be the next president. We
know now, but if we were to tell there would
be some who would think we were either d
liar or a fool So, what's the use?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

A San Francisco wife was hailed into court
and charged with beating her husband, and
while it may not seem right to applaud VIC
lence OF any kind or character this does
make better impression than if it had been
the other way around. Husbands have been
known who deserved that kind OF treatment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
Suppose He's Worth It?

Naldosta Times: King George gets FIVE
dollars. year as a clergyman OF the church
OF England Even at that there may be some
among his Pensioners who would suggest a
cut in salary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

The public understands Castor B. Means
when he SAYS: 4 lied" but it is uncertain
lust when he did it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

An Atlanta newspaper tells the world that
Georgia cotton growers gained $19,467, 500 by
the recent advance in the price OF the staple.
Just how the exact figures were obtained is
not known. An equally important fact not
mentioned is that these same farmers lost
just as many or more millions by dam
age done the cotton crop by two weeks OF
rain.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

The Scaboard Air Line railroad wants to
change its schedule. SO far as Dawson IS
there seems to be no objection.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

Some OF LaFollette's unduly enthusiastic
followers are claiming that he will carry
Georgia in the November election, The only
matters which in doubt politically IN
Georgia are the majority which Davis will
be accorded and the question as to who will
be in the third place in the race at the finish.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

"The best thing Thomasville business men
could do would be to encourage small indus
trial enterprises to come here" says the
Times Enterprise. The same is true of Daw-
son. In fact, we do not know OF anything
this town needs as much. Payrolls would
be Of incalculable benefit, so let's get togeth-
err and obtain number OF them. 1t will take
little time and little money, as our con-
temporary says, but it will be worth 1t.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

Because OF the chestnut blight now preva-
lent throughout the country it is feared that
within ten years the chestnuts will vanish
from America The United States Bureau
Of Foreign Plant Introduction is endeavoring
to acclimate certain bGght-resisting species OF
chestnut from China and Japan to replace
our native trees This excellent nut was plen-
tiful in this section some years ago, and was
sold in the streets and stores of Dawson.
None are ever seen now however.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
Georgia Press Talk.
They'll Use Human Hide Next.

Cordele Dispatch: Human hair is being
used in London for some women to decorate
their coat collars, cuffs and blouses, accord
ing to a dispatch from that city.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
IN THE OLD DAYS.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
n the old days widowhood was a misfor-
tune and not an achievement
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

There is not successful farmer and there
is not a successful business man in other
lines but is against the politicians running the
railroads or any other big business. They
know that the politicians do not know how
to run them. They know that any big block
of votes scares the politicians to death Ask
any OF the Il Georgia congressmen-and
they are average coUgrcssmen-wha they
know about running the railroads and they
will admit they know nothing about it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

The greatest difficulty in this period OF
"hard times" is to find parking places IN the
towns and cities for the automobiles which
carry the people to the various places
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

Let us enjoy life while we may. The big
leagues ara staging a hot fight. Indian sum-
mer and the world series are still in the fore
ground The politicians entertaining us
when we can take time from other pressing
duties to give them attention By and by
the world series will be over, the results OF
the election tabuated, and we shall find our
selves in the midst OF cold winter and a
session of congress which will carry us to
the fourth of March.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

No rain has fallen in central Australia for
a period of three vars. Southwest Georgia
would like to swap II some moisture for sun
shine
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07

A husband who overcomes his wifes fits
OF temper by means of CONNECTIONS speaks in
glowing terms of the sugar-curng process.
1t is we'll enough to know some people
we'll enough not to know them.
The man who separates people from their
coin will be remembered a long time after
the undertaken plants him.
Some people are noted for their ability to
recollect things that never happened.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-07
Pointed Paragraphs.

The child is wiser in his innocence than
the philosopher in. his wisdom.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-19
Is the Sun Inhabited?
Ask the Worms Watching the Diye Lion.

It is poor kind of man that does not-once in vb;e
take his eye off the current news his own back yard and
look OFT into space and among the stars.
The big crowd other in the Milky wav Soma of
them are double and swing around each other like ano
couples Some are strangely beautifully colored All are in
motion nconceivaby swift rolling through millions of miles
OF space few hoursye going slowly compared with
their huge volume.
We poor little pgmies dragged alonr hv ona of thu
suns following that shining guide as mosquitoes follow the
lantern on buggy HAVE SETTLED THE SUN QUESTION
FINALLY S-OA'
, we say and we tell chldren-the MOSQUITO larvae
naG Inc SUM- dragging us through space all other suns
are simply og redhot blazing globesust HOT nothing else
nave no inhabitants purpose except to heat this
% eartn ana the other tiny planets in solar family
How funny that must great soul or son1s +ht
lnhabt We shall smile kindly if we know what 49,
T0eese m nnk OF US as we slice the cheese carry home
we are cheese mites to the suns rather invisible oicro
scoplc cosmic baclli too little for notice '-O
~ Nothing could be more unimaginative more amusing
IMAM the calm assumption OF astronomers that our sun
merely burning mass of inanimate matter-sIMPIY RE
CAUSE IT is NOT COLD ENOUGH AND QUIET ENOUGH
TO make good home for microbes like u.s.
Imagine two white worms grubs looking at a roaring
bounding, dashing lion. s
One would say to the other
Look at that thing noisy hot dashng aimesslv abou+
1t useless and unhabed Some day it will cool off
high civilization "AO 'NeA
That is how little look at our big blazing roar
ing 90 O"N
We say: 1T too hot now too violent and active for 1s
and, therefore, it is useless thing
we look at our sun the by the roadside look at
because
must be dead. VA :" ~
When we shall have lived here and studied the universe for
few more millions of years shall probably know more
about the sun that lights and guides u.s. ~
aed sn know snat er? is in the sun great conscious ami
lion although the worms cannot recognize it.
we snail probably find out that there things in this
universe more important than little feeding himself here
and getting ready for Heaven hereafter.
Among them we shall place in first rank the big suns that
are the really important children of Divine Wisdo-as far
above us as we above the that wait for the lion
to die that they may inhabit him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-19
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
The Greater C0Iamitv

IF SOMEBODY had stolen both the Teapot Dome and the
Elk Hill oil lands some dark night run away with them
- and given them to Japan Great Britain would not
have done much harm to the United States the in
vestigatOn which has been carried by the Senate
That is not because investigation wrong it is because of
the way the investigation carried
wish to attain the ends Of justice you must have
Of Judicial mind There particular justice
energies from dog fight.
justice you after You first establish your
facts those facts prove that certain guilty Of
crime consideration of reputation high office should
interfere with the business Of making those suffer
Justice is careful swift and relentless
But all through the conducting Of this matter by the
Senate the manifest object sought not justice but
litical advantage.
charges that whatever evil had been done the work Of
the Republican Party the Democratic Party OF course
nobody but mattod believes any such thing Ii there
was crime it personal Bad and foolish political
parties Of them is unintegen to propose
and deliberately carry out crime Individuals. do such
things sometimes OF course making OF party machinery
The oil scandals have done ncurabe harm business for
they have spread uncertainty The devil Of business is
doubt.
The oil scandals have been published in every newspaper
in Europe and have created wholly false impression Of
American business men and methods The business world
of America is the most honest open sound and in the
world The idea that big business in America is essentially
corrupt about wicked and poisonous idea be
found The effect of the disgrsceful in which the
oil scandals have been handled has been to propagate this
septic idea.
The strange part Of the whole business that Of the
Senator'S who have been besmrchng honorable right
and left themselves gentlemen and anywhere else than
in the field Of parsanshp would engage in such antics
Yet under glorious party system cast suspicion
first and afterwards search for proof We spaer scandal
and broadcast hearsay and gossip destroy regulations
clog prosperity ruin the moral influence of America
in the world all because want to obtain political advan
age for our party in the next election.
1t would be difficult to find any citizen Of the United
States who is not in favor Of the trial and punishment Of
every guilty person involved in the oil scandal Nobody
wants the affair hushed up wants any wrongdoer white
washed.
But it would that there should be some sort of
tribunal in the country capable Of accomplishing swift and
stern justice without shooting up all the bystanders
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-19
GARRETT P. SERVISS ON HOW
TORNADOES GET POWER
BY GARRETT P. SERVISS.
Heat of Sun Forms Spiral of Warm Air Which
is Compressed by Colder Air.

<ETELL me something about
tornaooes. How do they
i get their power?" asks q
reader.
Heat furnished by the sun is
the source OF their power. Baby
tornadoes are often seen on warm,
quiet summer days, even in city
streets, where they whirl up
the dust in dancing cornucopias.
The explanation Is that the still
air close to the ground becomes
so much warmer, and consequent
ly lighter. than the air above that
It begins to make its way upward.
like a rising balloon.
But instead of an entire flat
layer Of air, heated by contact
with the ground, rising at once
. all over its whole width. the ris-
ing begins first either at some
specially heated point, or where
there happens to be q particular
formation of the ground which
favorS an upward motion.
AS soon as this start is made,
the other air from all parts of
the heated surface begins to glide
toward the place where the up
ward movement has begun, and
where that movement makes room
for It. Thus q kind Of q funnel
il formed through which all the
warm air below drains off up
ward. gaining velocity an 1t gains
quantity, and spinning rapidly
around a vertical axis. = It spins.
because in coming from all sides
at once there Is sure to be a con.
fict of forces resulting in the
establishment Of spinning mo-
) ton in one direction or the other.
Like Dust Whirl.
Ordinarily. If such an atno-
spheric whirl is large, and II no
special circumstances interfere.
the spin viii he from right to
left or against the hands Of a
watch, in our hemisphere, but the
opposite way in the southern
hemisphere. This popularity arises
from an effect Of the earth's rota-
ton on it's axis.
A dust wkirl not much bigger
at the beginning than a puff Of
tobacco smoke, may develop into
a miniature tornado. BENJAMIN
Franklin once followed such whirl
Of dust and leaves from a tiny
beginning until 1t grew to a small
whirlwlnd, that escaped his further
pursuit by rushing with a. savage
roar into a forest. Franklin's
level head quickly OWNED the gen.
eral cause Of this atmospheric
curiosity, as 1t OWNED the cause
Of lightning. But real tornadoes
were not known to Franklin.
People began to hear of them and
their monatrous power as the
great West was settled.
A tornado, while resembling a
dust whirl in It's principle of
mechanical action, Is a vastly
greater phenomenon, and other
causes besides the. mere heating
by sunbeams of the air near the
ground come into play in its for
nation. Atmospheric moisture,
ana .paEhana electra action not
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-19
Automobile Parking by
Permission Only
By BILL PRICE.

The muchy harassed of Washington who seek
parking places and chased from spot another
than rabbits constantly accused Of violating of the
regulations that subject should read with inter
est of the action of famous Senator who would the
mobile pepextes Of the District by legislative prohibition Of
all parking the front of citizens without
permission of to do so.
No such bill will become law but if it did the automobile
dealers of Washington might just well close business except
for the sale of machines and rural and suburban
folks
The Commissioners have also discussed adoption of
regulation preventing the parking machines in front Of
dences all night for longer periods thus taking wack
fvver who have garages their own and do not
care to pay the usual charges of public garages Such
regulation would of course prohibit ownership of machine
the owner didn't have private garage of his at the
time of purchase wasn't willing place car in public
garage.
In suburban sections where there are no public garages
auto would be compelled to construct their own
garages do without might in position
to Immediately construct garage He might be building
home and garage which would not be occupied for
Yet he couldn't park his night during day
The distinguished Senator's bill indicates that it must be
awfuly annoying to have of cheap fivvers stop
their in front of the houses of the high and mighty In
the first place it may give impression the neghbors
that some of the poor relatives of the lofty had arrived In
the next place the of 1921 might prevent the
families of the great from getting just at their own
doorsteps.
rich Senator who drives around in PierceArrow finds
on arriving near his paaial residence seedy looking Ford
right in front of his residence neghbors certainly
know that the Ford doesn't belong rich booegger They
might suspect that and unwecome relatives of the Senator
or OF somebody else visiting in the block That would
De more or less scandaous for the whole block It might
be just cheap little delivery wagon of some small business
mousse but gracious just think of anybody the block deal
ing with people who had better business
than that!
And SO the idea to law that will provide drastic
penalties Tor anybody who parks automobile Immediately
in front of anybodys house without written or other
mission. - ~ P0A-
we nave SO many parking and traffic regulations in this
Guy now That no human being knows them ALL they were
assembled INTO an insect army given WINGS turned loose
or hight they would resemble cloud of seveneenyear
1ocusts. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-19
SAP AND SALT
BY BERT MOSES

DASNNA MVOEG
Without writer's there would be
no heroes.
Great blunders are made, not
born.
Genius has to leave home to Sc.
cure recognition. ..
To fall twice on the same
banana peel is objectionable.
You cannot possibly understand
what 1t is to be old until you are.
A true convert to any religion
is more sincere than one brought
UP in 1t.
Nature goes right ahead, regard.
less Of how many OF her laws
Congress repeats.
The photograph Of a woman. he
has met lis never SO interesting to
a man as the photograph Of q
woman he hasn't met.
Hez Heck says: Amy Teller Is
willin' to back his ideas ON an
other feller's money"
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