The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

judicial circuit for many years, retiring III
1913 on account of i'll health. In 1882 he was
elected to the house OF representatives and
served in that body as speaker during the
wears 1884-87. He was made state attorney
general in 1901 and for several years was
member Of the Georgia supreme court
Terrell county is to have a "double-bar-
relied" primary. 1t has been declared that the
successful candidate for an Office must receive
a majority of the votes cast for that Office.
Some of the candidates expressed dissatsfac-
ton with the ruling but consider the lot
of the public-having to go through the
agones OF two elections for one set OF Of
fcers.
Fire losses in the United States and Cana
da during the month OF January again pre-
sent sad record of unusthable economic
waste. The figures compiled from the daily
records of the New York Journal of Com
merce are $4l,243,6OO These compare with
25,336,800 charged against December and
$36614,850 in January OF last year.
DR.. A. A. Murphree president OF the Uni
versity of Florida, Mr.. Bryan's choice for
the presidency, has refused to allow his name
to be placed on the state preferential bal
lot. DR.. Murphree really shouldn't feel at all
excited for Mr. Bryan isn't known as infalli-
bic in the matter OF picking winners.
Richmond P Hobson was almost ruined
right after the Spanish-American war be
cause he was kissed everywhere he went;
Lieutenant Griffis, home again after his I'M
fortunate experience in Germany, would do
well to familiarize himself with the details of
the near fate of the hero OF the late COS
Persons who assume to tell the world who
the greatest men of modern times are have
difficulty in proving they are right. When
they do not agree with each other they can
not expect the general public to accept their
offerings as anything more than mere private
opinions.
1t is strange that there are so many citl-
zens who want the government to increase its
sphere of activity. They apparently fail to
realize that the burden of taxation stands in
direct proportion to the number of things
which government agencies undertake to do.
We hear great deal now about Mr. Nc
Adoo being a Georgian, but, says the Mad
isonan IF he ever did anything for his ma
tive state no one seems to know anything
about it, and he seemed to have no interest
in us until he wanted us to vote for him.
Declaring them IAN army OF drinking, CT
garette putting and fast living Amazons," a
college president has delivered himself OF
scathing attack upon the college girls OF to-
day. A lot Of the old folks get that way. 1t
is an indication of age.
Now we find in the reports from Washing
ton a statement that George Creel lied
This bit of information convinces us that III
the mass of gossip floating about Washing
ton there are at least a few grains OF truth.
Baseball players have come south and the
birds have begun to go northward. That
means that spring is on the way, and now
if the coal will hold out little longer ev-
erything will be all right
They are still fighting over the Box peace
plan. Now New York lawyer named Hen
drick is suing Box for $1l0O,OOO on the
ground that the plan he submitted was the
best
This being leap year February has donated
an extra day for working on income tax re-
turns. An extra month would be more APP