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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
Resolve to Work for Dawson

Like the measles whooping cough and
other minor ills, New Years resolutions
seize everyone. The analogy is good for an
other step-everyone gets over the resolu-
tons just about as quickly as they do the
disease, and has come to consider such res
olutions and such diseases as practically in
the same category.
There are, of course, exceptions to all rules
and, sometimes, the exceptions become the
rule, which, in reference to the particular res
olution now in mind is what is sincerely
hoped will come to pass
Make resolution to make Dawson bet
ter town, and then make the resolution the
exception to the rule.
There is force of untold power that the
people of Dawson may use to bring about
the execution of this resolution. Innumer-
able organizations know it and use it with
well-nigh marvellous results
This force is not, within itself, force at
all. 1t is simply a combination of forces
and it's most common name is "team work"
Even the most cosmopolitan man has com
munity pride. In most instances this is sub
merged in a host of individual desires and
interests. The best remedy for this condition
is to remind the person affected of very
simple and obvious thing: as the whole PROS
pers so it is with the individual.
Let US make this resolution, make it the
exception and it will, in turn make Dawson
a better place to live in. If this is done
Dawson will take long strides forward dur
ing 1924. 1t will not only become a more
worthwhile city, but will be city of more
worthwhile people
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
The Constitution.
m the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertise

From the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.
When the radicals in Congress finish their
attempt to tie up the countrys lawmaking
body and Congress is ready to start on the
job which confronts it one of the first bills
will be radical measure brought forward by
the Western radicals who always come to
Washington claiming that they have new
revelation concerning political economy. This
measure will deprive the Supreme Court and
all other courts of the power to declare an
act of Congress unconstitutional.
This to some unthinking people is propo-
sition that involves no danger, but the pa
triotic citizen will want to look further into
it and see Just what it does mean. The man
Of conservative views who believes in safety
first, is from the habits of his mind and
thought automatically against a proposal
which goes far and which will remove some
of the safeguards erected by the ConStitu-
ton. This proposal among several others
was studied and discussed by the Manufac-
turers' Association, or, as it is now called
the Associated Industries of Alabama, at its
meeting last week What pa
triotic citizen. loving the institutions of his
country and generating the Constitution, I'M
der which we have developed so rapidly and
soundly, and under which as the bulwark OF
the country the rights of the citizen was re-
spected, would see the Constitution and all
its assurances struck down and the sole gov
ernmental authority vested in an unsOund
If this proposal were part of the COnstltU-
ton the government would instantly cease
to be a government of law and become gov
eminent of men. The judicial power would
be impotent. Judicial remedy would come to
an end. The restraint of a written ConstI-
tuition would have disappeared and we would
have established in lieu of the government
which we know, the unrestrained rule of the
omnipotent requiring only the assent of two
thirds of its members to employ the powers
in any direction which it pleased.
Now, all this must be recognized as a
movement directed against the liberty of the
people. The basic principles of the Constitu-
ton are its strong provisions for protecting
the rights and liberties of the people. There
can be no real liberty without the freedom
and safety of the individual. What man
would want to abdicate the safety and the
security assured him by the Constitution and
see omnipotent power and authority over
him, his life and his property vested in such
men as LaFoette and his associates? Glad
stone once said that the American COnstitu-
ton was the greatest work ever struck forth
from the hand and brain of men at given
time 1t has protected, guarded and directed
the wonderful development of the American
people. They do not want it struck down by
the most insidous blow yet aimed at it. We
trust that no Southern Senator or Congress-
man will be found to have lined up with those
who are burrowing for the collapse OF the
Constitution. And its safety and assurance,
its very life. depend upon the authority which
it confers upon the courts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
RUDE RURAL RHY MES
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

0 every year without a skip, without an
error or a slip, the old earth makes its sched-
ule trip. The orbits smooth, it has no joint,
yet when we reach a certain point, a certain
slant to stars and sun, men say, Another
years begun" Here's gentle Hannah by my
side to wish you well this New Year tide. Or
young or old. or girls or boys we hope for
you the seasons joys. We greet you with
our weekly smile as we have done for quite
some while. Of all who read kind thoughts
| think, though they seem cold in printers
ink Within your home l feign would stand,
look in your eyes and clasp your hand, then
say to you with full-faced grin-"You read
the rhymes well darn my skin" l teign
would sit with fork and knife to try the cook
ing of your wife; although, for your sake, it
is best. I'shOuld not function as your guest,
for when | talk its hard to still me, and when
eat it's hard to fill me; when I'm asleep it's
hard to wake me- and when | visit hard to
shake me. Yet. friends beneath the testers
bells l keep for YOU a heart that swells in
sympathy with human tears, with human
hopes and human fears, with all that hangs
on human breath, Of love and life, of grief
and death. True words are spoken oft IN
iest-for some Of us that way is best. Don't
think because | smile upon you, you're what
you ought to be. doggone you. And now,
when this New Year begins, you ought to
think about your sins. You're lazy with Your
hand and brain, cold-booded, selfish, mean
and vain. 1t gives me pain that you should
be in every way so much like me. The weight
of our dead past let's sever, and make this
one the best year ever. BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
Tribute to John R. Mercer.

Editor Dawson News: l am grieyed to
know that John r. Mercer is with US no more.
While reading Jesse MERGERS praise of a
Judge at Rome, Ga, my mind reverted pleas
antly 80 or 45 years back to my first ac-
quantance with his brother, John Mercer,
and before | finished reading the paper |
learned he was dead
After an absence of seven or eight years
from Dawson many will miss, and Mr.. Mer-
Ger will be one. He was the first person TO
push Dawson along. He built ten or twelve
residences one after another, helping many
while helping the town. | heard some re-
mark at the time that he was foolish in do
ing so.
He had an inclination to help those others
would turn down; this | know. He had such
tender heart as to send delicacies from his
own table q suppose his good wife shared
this kindness with him) to a prisoner in the
county jail who had passed a bogus check
on him. He related to me an instance of a
financial fraud sufficient to raise the ire of
saint, yet he betrayed no malice, for there
was none. He always wore pleasant look,
and it bespoke to me the kind of heart he
had. Respectfully,
Talbotton, Ga. F. NJ. BETHUNE"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
Hot Air.

There has been considerable criticism, es-
pecially here in Southwest Georgia, of d
statement alleged to have been made by Mr.
Abbott, secretary of the Georgia Association,
to the effect that 25,0OO Georgia farms will
be abandoned in the next forty-five days. 1t
is characterized as absurd and the widest
kind Of a guess, which is mild. Such prattle
is unfounded and positively harmful, espe-
cially from an officer of an association which
was organized for the purpose Of bringing
settlers into and developing the state. 1t
will have a contrary effect, as no one would
desire or could be induced to move into a
state where conditions We're as bad as pic
tured by Mr. Abbott. No doubt some farms
will be abandoned in some sections of Geor-
gia. but not in such wholesale numbers as
has been stated by the gentleman mentioned
above Speaking for Southwest Georgia
The News is prepared to say that very few
farms have been idle in the past. and the
number will not be increased this year.
There have been no untitled farms in Terrell
county, and will not be this year. Conditions
in the state are, of course, not what we
would ike for them to be, but it will be well
to remember that the awful state Of affairs
we are told Of from time to time is princi-
pally hot air. Georgia may be little dis
figured, but she is coming back strong; and
already is on the way.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
For the New Year.

From the Washington News-Reporter.
Every town and city throughout the ma
ton should adopt a plan for the betterment
of conditions and for the betterment of the
communities for the new year which is near
upon US. Jesup has adopted four principles,
which if lived up to are bound to help that
community. They are:
First Back up the home town business
men. They are doing their best to serve
you.
Second Join good civic organizations, and
help carry on the good work of your home
town, to which they have devoted and are
giving so much effort.
Third. Make some personal addition to
the neatness and beauty of your town by I'M
proving your home place
Fourth. Help support your home newspa-
per, which is working in every issue to get
good things for your community.
Wilkes county has such plan, but we also
have those who are not backing up the bus
mess men; who are not members of the or
CARNATIONS that are endeavoring to put the
plan over, and who are not supporting the
home. newspaper.
These should study the situation carefully.
If they will they will see where their duty
lies
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
The Gold Brick Market.

The sudden disappearance from Chicago of
Leo Koretz, an alleged swinder de luxe, and
the subsequent search for him by the au-
thorities in behalf of justice and his credit
ors, proves that there is still good market
for gold bricks. People of all classes and
conditions the rich, the poor and the we'll
TODD, constantly are on the lookout for in
vestments that, by turn of the wheel of
fortune, will make them rich or richer. Men
of enormous wealth We're caught in the al
legged swindling operations of Koretz. His
own mother is described as a victim, hav-
ing invested her entire fortune in her sons
scheme.
Koretz's operations was simple The same
method has been adopted by petty borrowers
Who has not met the man who ''makes 4
touch" in a small amount time after time
always paying promptly and constantly, lay
ing the foundation for the approach to the
big loan that is never paid? Koretz APP
pears to have gone at his scheme to obtain
millions in a careful manner. He operated
for years, according to the authorities. pay
ing handsome dividends to his investors, I'M
til they had implicit faith in his judgment
and honesty. Enlarging his operations, he
attracted bigger investments Finally there
were millions at Koretz's disposal, and that
was the time for him to vanish.
Gold brick statesmen base their success or
the cupidlty of humanity, The lure of quick
fortune brings victims Every get-rich-quch
swindling scheme that has been worked on
the public has had its foundation in the hu-
man desire for q better condition. Many ig-
more safe investments to follow the Will O
the wisp of quick fortunes to destruction
They buy gold bricks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

The progressive in politics is one who
doesn't progress nor let others progress. He
hollers The little knot of so-called pro-
gressive in Washington are focking by them
selves and threatening to throw monkey
wrench into the machinery of legislation I'M
less they are allowed to steer the works.
The public is aware that they are playing
politics for their selfish advantage, and it
begins to look as if they will cut small
figure this year The American people are
democrats or republicans, and will run the
country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
POUNDING THE PREACHERS.
From the Tifton Gazette:

From the Triton Gazette:
The preachers returned to their fields of
labor by the South Georgia Conference are
now enjoying that delightful experience of
being pounded" by their congregations. No
not with bricks. but with the fairness of the
land It's delightful old custom and one
that IS greatly enjoyed by the FOUNDER and
the pounded.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
BEN HAD THE DOPE.

From the Worth County Local
Ben Franklin once said: Pillow deep while
the sluggards sleep and you shall have corn
to sell and to keep" And he might have
added that the time to pillow deep to insure
the best results was in the fall or winter
We should get in the habit of blowing the
land deep in the winter time. That would
mean better crops.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
MAY COME TO THAT.

From the Albany Herald:
The BARRIERS state that the only thing car
ried in stock for which lady customers do
not call is the ancient and honorable shave.
Haircuts, shampoos. singes. messages, tonic
rubs. shines-all these now belong as much
to women patrons of the tonsorial shops as
they do to men.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

Jones County News: Married life is
great inspiration to thrift and energy. A
fellow works hard to annex a wife and then
has to work hard to support her.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

It has ben figured out that the average
production of lint cotton per acre in Geor-
gia this year was 81 pounds, which causes
the Lexington Echo to venture the assertion
that "even at the present high price it seems
to us almost any other farm product would
have brought better returns"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

The United States government may send
unofficial experts to Europe to study the
Preparations question, but the fellows who
can be depended upon to know much more
about it will be those left at home and run
ing for office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

Two or three years ago Bill Biffem Of the
Savannah Press, sent US card picturlng
himself looking through the bars. This
Christmas the mail brought US an attractive
work of art, showing him diked out with
a stovepipe hat and a hand satchel Contents
unknown) bound for the state legislature.
Some folks will think Bill hasn't improved a
great sight during the intervening years.
Nevertheless, we appreciate our friends re-
membrance of Us.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

According to the National Association Of
Retail Clothiers the average man Of today
is buying an automobile on the installment
plan and doing without Sunday suit There
is a we'll founded report that many are buy
ing both and letting the clothes dealer do
the worrying.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

According to statistics of the prohibition
bureau at Washington there were issued for
the fiscal year ending June 30, last, 1885,
scriptions nearly two millions gallons of liz
uors of all sorts were required. Assuming
that physicians were paid at least $1.00 for
each prescription and that each prescription
cost on the average 5000 the prescriptions
issued represented an expenditure of $685.
600 900
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

There is no longer doubt as to what Henry
Ford's political intentions are, and the news
papers can now change the subject.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
More Early Shopping.


Telfair Enterprise II you smoke. or
"chaw." or dip you'd better get you supply
before the new year. as an additional tobacco
tax goes into effect on January /. 1924.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
These Be Hard Words.

Thomasville Times Enterprise: If Georgia
hired men do as much as the Georgia Legis-
lature was epected to do and did as little
there would be howl about paying out the
coin Of the state at the rate of seven dollars
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

President Coolidge has seen fit to extend
clemency to all the so-called political pris--
oners. Let it be hoped that they will not
be as ungrateful as was Eugene V. Debs.
who, released by President Harding, was say
ing unllind things of the government on his
way home from the Atlanta penitentiary
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

Don't let any one fool you into the belief
that you can escape your share of tax by
legislating it on the back of some one else.
The only way to avoid tax is to repeal 1t.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01
Georgia Press Talk.

Della Star: The editor hopes that Several
hundred Subscribers will remember when
they See this that there is q little matter Of
common interest between the editor and them
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

Now, the white house has been declared
unsafe. That will make the radicals more
anxious to occupy it, remarks contem-
porary. They just dote on anything that's
unsafe.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

The farmers of Terrell will begin work
in earnest today, and they are confidently
looking forward to one of the old-time har-
vests next fall-the kind that has made the
county leader in agriculture. There is
not more intelligent tiller of the soil nor
a greater optimist in the world than the
Terrell county farmer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

Dawson had a quiet, sober and enjoyable
Christmas, and today enters the New Year
in fine spirits and determination to make
in fine spirits and with determination to
make it in every way one of the best years
the town has ever had. Be good citizen,
and do your part.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01

The Progress published at Midwife, is a
new paper that has found its way to our
exchange desk. 1t is neat and newsy, and if
given the proper support will be worth a
great deal to its town and section. The News
extends fraternal greetings and good wishes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-01


go II ueEo1'eS upon tne hI""nIS oIuo ~
vdualy Of Dawson The club is made up
of leaders in their particular professions and
businesses. and it is the only civic club in
Dawson Action is the coin in which every
organization and individual must pay for ex-
istence. The first of the year is a good time
to resolve to push Dawson forward
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Though this query be late, 1t Is better
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advantage VIII come out win tllne'
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Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-09
DEFICITS CAUSE BRESLEAU
 TO ABANDON STREET CARS

BRESLEAU, Jan 9-Unable to bear the deficit piled up daily by the nu- merous lines Bresleau has suspended street car operation. The situation resulted from the depressed financial and commercial conditions Recently street car fares were insufficient to even pay the wages of employees and there was little change of increasing fares because the marks decline was swifter than the time needed to place these fares into effect
 Similar steps have been taken in many smaller cities, but Bres1eau is the first to abandon it's tramways
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-09
CUT COST OF MEMS CLOTHING
 IS AIM OF RETAIL DEALERS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 9.-Re- duction in the cost of mems clothing land furnishings by reducing the cost of production is the announced pur- pose of an organized effort which has been started by the National Associa- tion of Retail Clothiers This is plan ned to be accomplished by the forma- tion of clothing industry commission consisting of the allied industries in the clothing trade
 The lowering process in cost is ex- pected to be done without cutting into legitimate profits, according to Sol, Schloss of Indianapolis, the new pres ident of the association. we are going to begin at the foun- tam head, that is, the original cost, and everyone in the clothing business
 is going to be given an opportunity to
 aid in the movement he said.
 We have sent out from our Chica-
 go headquarters a request that all the various organizations in the cloth ing industry appoint committees to Fstudy out the best methods of elimin- rating unnecessary expenses. This ap-
 peal has been sent to the clothing
 manufacturers, woolen and worstea, manufacturers, spinners, manufactur-
 CTS of hats knitted goods and work | clothing When these committees have
 made a complete survey of their va rious lines and decided where the slack can be taken up, the chairman of each committee, will go to Chicago ! and tn eclothing industry commission will be formed When this commits sion gets together all the results of each allied industry will be imalgam- aled and in this way we should bel able to reduce to considerable extent the actual cost of distribution, which, .wil lenable the retailer to give betterI values.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-09
SCHOOL CHILDREN HELP
 STOP MOTOR ACCIDENTS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.-One thousand public school boys of San Francisco, from to IS years of age, have organized into a traffic reserve force. Like the regular traffic police men they are posted on the corners surrounding slhools, where they regu late the progress of automobiles and see that their fellow students cross ir safety.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-09
DOCTOR HAS NO RIGHT TO
 PRESCRIBE BEER TO PATIENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The right of physicians to prescribe beer for pa tients was denied in brief filed to- day by the government with the su- preme court in a test case expected to result in final determination of that question.
 Defending the constitutionallty o1 the Willis-C Campbell anti-beer law the governments brief, signed by Solici tor General Beck, declared that beer has no medicinal value and it's prohi bition under physicians prescription is necessary to enforce prohibition laws. ,' @t
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-09
GOVERNOR OF oRGEoN
 OPPOSES CIGARETTE ADVs.

SALEM, Ore, Jan. 9.-Gov. Pierce will propose to the next legislature that all forms of cigarette advertising be prohibited by law in this state. IT a letter to Wm. H. Taft, Governor Pierce says:
 'T received your letter and realize that much there in Is true. am go ing to propose to the next legislature that we forbid cigarette advertising il the state by billboards or newspapers Unquestionably these advertisement' do much harm." .:je..-@
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-09
HIGH FOOD PRICES DRIVE RUSSIANS FROM GERMANY

MUNICH, Jan 9.-Russians who for several years been refugees in Ger many are now returning to their na- tive land because of the high cost of fiving in Germany. There is also movement toward Italy but the Ital- ians are discouraging the movement.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-09
LARGE TONNAGE CARRIED BY
 RAILROAD DURING PAST YEAR

It is estimated from the amount of tonnage carried over the Alaska rail road during the last year that the earnings of the road increased approx imately 36 per cent. Ten thousand tons of ore from Mayo were carried over the road