The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19

The New York World, which it and some
others like to believe is the leading demo
cratic newspaper of the country declares that
Mr. McAdoo is disqualified as a candidate
fol the presidency because of his employ
ment by E. L. Doheny, the oil operator, and
while the declaration may not be enough to
put the aspirant down and out in politics ii
will not do him a single bit of good.
Canada exported fourteen million quarts
of whiskey last year. large part of this
found it's way into the United States Yet
it has been computed that only one quart OF
Canadian liquor for each 81 Americans came
into the L. S last year. There is the
Mexican line and the eastern seaboard to be
considered, but the greater part OF Americas
LIQUOR is home made
An editorial writer complains that only
$4,000 has been set aside for scientists who
are trying to release the power Of the atom
and set it to work for us while half million
nah jongg sets were imported from China
in 1923. The power of amusement is just
as great as that OF the atom-even though
it is trihe different.
Bruce Barnsfather the famous English
war artist, who, with his imaginary compan-
ion. cole Bill" is touring America admits i'll
one OF his articles how comfortable he is
in this country 1t is refreshing and quite fiat
tering to have a visiting Englishman say a
word OF compliment. 1t is unusual, to say
the least.
Senator Bruce, of Maryland declares that
he is opposed to the bonus because it dis
honors our military traditions. The sena-
tor does not say whether or not the wages
paid ship yard laborers during the war dis
honored our industrial traditions. The
Square deal" hasn't always been tradi-
tional.
Senator Underwood told an Ohio audience
that he believed the presidency ought to be
limited to one term of six or seven years du-
ration. 1t is inferred that he would be sat
isfed with one chance at the job, but he
might change his mind, as did others who
were committed to one term.
takes the prize for indifference. An inmate
OF the poor house. he inherited $1,000,O0O and
turned it down fiat There may be nothing
the matter with him, but the rest of the
world will be sure to think there is beyond
the shadow OF a doubt
Elimination of the delay in delivering
newspapers by an order from the post office
department to treat them the same as first
class mail is a boon both to the publisher
and the reader. This should have been
done long ago, but it is better late than
never.
An Eskimo, brought from the far north to
Winnipeg, Canada, where the temperature
was 80 below zero, complained OF the heat 1t
would be quite instructive to get this kski-
mos opinion on some of the weather DaW-
son has had during the winter.
Ten to twenty millions OF people starved
to death or were buried naked or IN their
rags because Lenine lived. Lenine was bur
led in marble tomb. But Lenine is Just
as dead as though he had been buried IN
Siberian snow bank.
We are "swatting" the fly and screening
the mosquito. Let us go one step further and
arrange an arsenic" reception for the boil
weevil. 1t will help us keep smiling
A Gifted Daughter of Terrell.
ByJ o. Martin, State School Supervisor.
No other woman OF this generation has
made a deeper imprint upon the educational
thought of the state than has Miss Euri Belle
Bolton. During the past five years she has
been a representative of the extension dlvl-
sion of the G. N. & l. college and has work
ed in cooperation with the state department
of education particularly with Hon. M. L.
Duggan, state rural school agent tor Georgia
In this capacity she has rendered an invalu-
able service in teacher-training and class
room surveying. Alone in the field OF testing
and measuring the results of teaching Miss
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