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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05
Misses The Point.

Our usually level headed contemporary, the
Savannah Press has slipped its trolley, and
wants frequent sessions of the legislature
yearly, at least. 1t says:
For a number OF years it has been
pet theory of amateur reformers III Geor-
gia to advocate biennial sessions of the
general assembly. There is something
catchy in the term, and unlimited econ
omy was supposed to be hidden under the
lid.
The Savannah Press has missed the point.
1t is not on the score of economy that the
advocates of biennial sessions rest their cause.
Biennial sessions would be beneficial to the
business interests of Georgia, which, to a
great extent, are kept in a state of unrest and
inactivity by the fear of hostile legislation
every year, there would be much less politics
to disturb the people, and the flood of useless
laws that are now annually inflicted upon a
helpless constituency would be materially re-
duced There are now only three or four
states that have annual sessions of the general
assembly, and Georgia should take advantage
of the first opportunity to remove herself from
that small group,
We regret to see a newspaper OF the
prominence and influence of our Savannah
contempory get on the wrong side OF this
question, which is so important to the best
interests of Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05
Volumes of New Laws.
Prom the Manufacturer and industrial News

From the Manufacturer and industrial News.
Americans are unit in agreeing that the
country is being burdened to death with use
less laws. No one denies that all departments
of government have hundreds of unnecessary
employees. No one could possibly doubt that
taxation is exorbitant and mounting higher
every day.
Practically every candidate for public Of
flee denounces extravaganza in government,
demands early relief, and pledges his serv-
ices to a policy of reduction. Every election
is a paper victory for the forces of economy
and retrenchment.
Yet, in spite of it all, the public sees each
succeeding administration spend more money
than its predecessor create more Offices and
bureaus, enact more statutes ian average OF
10000 new laws annually, and lead the coun-
try deeper into the wilderness of confusion
and profigacy.
Only those men holding public office who,
when casting their votes, oppose extrav-
agance should be reelected. Unless the peo-
pie pick men whose record for honesty and
sincerity is unimpeachabe, unless they elect
the best men to serve them, we shall have
more and more extravaganza and bureau
cratic government.
Unless the people show sufficient interest
and sufficient energy to select better con-
gressona and Legislative material then the
people will have no relief and will deserve
none.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05
Returning to Conservatism.
By Henry Ford.

The people of the United States are re-
turing to conservatism. After spending some
years in hospitality listening to alien pro
3osals. and thoroughly understanding what
those proposals mean, they are more than
ever convinced that their own American Idea
is the only thing for America. The return
to conservatism means that the people have
satisfied themselves that they are on the right
+rsck They belive that they will reach the
desired social and economic goal by progress
ing along the tested and proved path rather
than f5 turning again into the wilderness; No
alien idea thus far offered has proved sue
cessful on its own soil But the American
Idea works out, not only in America but
wherever it may be transplanted This IS
proof that our people have discovered and
applied a universal principle.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

The peach growers are suffering from over
production an experience with which the cot
ton growers of the south and the grain grow
ers of the west are familiar. huge over
production this year has been disastrous to
many growers and to prevent a recurrence
of the situation the Fort Valley Leader,
which is published in the heart of the Georgia
peach belt urges that Fifty per cent or more
of the peach trees in Georgia be pulled up
root stock and branch, and many OF the large
orchards now being operated from city of
fees cut up and sold to Woodworking resident
owners" Those newspapers that persist in
stating that the peach crop has brought great
profit this year are doing the growers, the in
dustry and the state great harm, says the
Leader
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

The two Georgia senator's have widely di-
vergent views as to legislation by blocs. In
a recent address before ttr Georgia legisla-
ture Senator George said that blocs are polit-
ical 'foundlings" and irresponsible Senator
Harris, when he toured the state sometime
ago said that through the agricultural bloc
in the senate composed largely of western
republicans and some southern democrats
and with which he co-operated, he had been
able to secure legislation beneficial to Geor-
gia Both the senators are very positive in
their views as to blocs, which makes an in
teresting situation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05
Cleaning Up on Farm Products.

Arthur w. Cutten of Chicago, has cleaned
up a fortune on corn. His profits run from
81, 500, 900 to $1,860,O0O, which came from long
headed speculation Mr.. Cutten is fortunate
dealer who bought at the right time and sold
when the selling was good. He combined
two elements in his deals-foresight and the
necessary capital to handle the undertaking.
He will be recognized in the market as a
smart man along with the Letters and the
Pattens and others who have made them
selves rich almost as though by magic
The millions of bushels OF corn that Mr.,
Cutten bought and sold produced a fortune
only for those who got hold Of the grain af-
ter it left the hands or bins, of the men who
produced it. Corn, like cotton, it seems, does
not become powerful factor in the building
OF fortune until it leaves the farm and
reaches the great cities. 1t would appear that
the men who are wise enough as agricultur
lists and sufficiently industrious to plant and
cultivate and harvest and deliver lack some
thing or they would get the lions share be-
fore their products reached the consumer.
Theirs is a pittance as compared to the earn
ings of the city spectators, many OF whom
never saw furrow in the blowing.
The farmers grow the cotton and the grain
and take them to market. By the sweat Of
their brows, the straining OF their backs and
the worry of their brains they do it. And
their reward is small The Spectator is not
yet interested except that the arrival OF the
grain on the market is an accomplished fact.
He is Indifferent to everything else. He can
not afford to be sentimental in business. One
cannot go incoming around il one is to clean
up in the exchange. So the speculator pays
no attention to the source OF the thing in
which he purposes to gamble With him the
product is the thing and what it can be bought
and sold for. In that lies his margin of
profit, or loss.
1t maybe that the farmer is the hick or the
rube the city feller" calls him. At any
rate it is the city Teller" who makes the
money on the farmers crops. They must be
the laborer be worthy of his hire the farm
er ought to be worthy OF his effort in produc-
ing the food and the other crops that the ma
ton must have. He is all right but only he
and his friends admit it. The city Teller"
is looking at cotton and corn and wheat for
what he can get out of them for himself.
His clean up is what holds his attention. He
owes the farmer much for being the source of
the product, but he never even perfunctoriy
admits the existence of the debt.
The day is coming, of course, when the
farmer is going to quit being the hick and the
rube He will realize after awhile that there
are elements of speculation which he, can en-
ploy to his own advantage. Once he adopts a
better business management of his affairs,
which will mean a more direct control
Of his products in their progress from the soil
to the consumer, he will establish his own
right and replace the Spectator. The farm
er must be the captain OF his ship and owner
Of its cargo.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05
Nothing Seriously Wrong.
From the Jackson Progress-Argus.

A great deal is being said about what
is the matter with Georgia" There can't
be anything very serious the matter with
a state that is shipping roasting ears,
beans, cucumbers, turnip greens, toma-
toes, potatoes, honey, collard seed and
other things OF like nature by the car
load, to say nothing of thousands of car
loads of peaches, watermelons, canta-
1oupes and tobacco Georgia is all right.
Her principal critics are folks who pro-
duce none of these things.-Dawson
News.
There is not much the matter with Georgia
except that there are a few kickers and
knockers. There are just few rainbow
chasers left, but the number is not as large
as il was. Thanks to the so-called exodus
of farm labor lot of people have been forced
to go to work. This is distinctly hopeful
sign.
Georgia is the greatest state in the unior
and when everybody gets down to hard
serious work we will soon recoup our losses
and the state will grow and prosper as never
before. Georgia is too great and glorious anC
too rich in natural resources to be held back
From this time on Georgia is not going tC
take anybody's dust OF that you may be as
sured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

An exciting contest could be staged if
someone would offer prize to anybody who
could come closest to naming all the national
tickets and their candidates There are no
less than nine political organizations in the
field for votes
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

Davis the man. That side OF the demo-
cratic candidate, one fancies will be stressed
as greatly as his political philosophy before
the campaign is much older His human
traits and genial personality seem likely to
assume as great Importance as has the much
touted puritanism Of Mr.. Coolidge and the
picturesque characteristics of General Dawes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

When a man or newspaper can think Of
nothing against a candidate we have noticed
that they put on terrible frown and call him
a reactionary. They assume that the average
voter is rather hazy as to just what the word
means, and will imagine that the candidate
has committed some terrible crime. As a
matter of fact the word as used in politics
can be construed to mean almost nothing, or
rather what the speaker or writer wishes it
to mean.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

Mr.. w. T. Anderson, addressing civic or
ganization in Macon, said federal aid is
bunk" Its catchy phrase and every well in
formed person knows that Mr.. Anderson is
right There is no such thing as federal
aid as the government collects more than it
gives The people pay it all and the salaries
of a large number OF persons who collect and
return the money
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05
What Is a Progressive?
From the Dubuque Herald.

Wanted, some modern Webster to define
progressive" Senator Wheeler has quit the
democrats because he says Mr.. Davis isn't
progressive Mr. Davis says the republican
administration isn't progressive. Senator La
Toilette says both the republicans and demo
Gratis are not progressive. w. Z. Foster says
Senator La Toilette belongs to the petty
bourgeoise and is rank reactionary. Mr.
Coolidge admits he is progressive. Just what
constitutes progressive is puzzle with
a headache in it.
Nothing will so completely blind man
as throwing gold dust in his eyes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

The well-known and highly esteemed trade
journal published at Columbus, the Indus
trial Index has just celebrated its eighteenth
anniversary by the issuance of 74-page num-
Der. 1t is replete with special features, and
highly creditabe to the editor and pub
Usher The Index is unquestionably the lead
ing publication OF its kind in the entire south
east and has been an important factor in
the industrial development of the section it
represents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

The News is glad to welcome Editor John
H. Jones, who recently sold the LAGRANGE
Reporter back to the newspaper fold. He
has bought the Fort Valley Leader, which,
under the management OF Editor Joel Mann
Martin, has been one OF the outstanding
weekly newspapers, and assumed charge on
August 1st. Mr.. Jones is an able newspaper
man and a genial, wholesouled gentleman,
and will maintain a high standard for our
Fort Valley contemporary. We wish both
Messrs Jones and Martin mighty we'll
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

If LaFollette and his ilk could have their
way prices would drop instead OF rising. Inc
demagogue lourishes on low prices and dis
content Fair crops and good prices are the
death blow to demagogues.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

The peach and the watermelon growers are
not having a profitable season. These deli
cious Georgia products are too plentiful to
bring remunerative prices The man who
grows stuff to sell is always between the
devil and the deep sea" If production is small
he cannot farm at profit, and If it is large
he cannot sell to an advantage. What IS to be
done about it we do not know. 1t is prob
lem, however, that needs to be solved.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

The almost daily report of several killed
and almost as many injured in single grade
crossing accident ought to impress upon the
motorist that the warning, stop, Look, Lis
fen" means lust what it says.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

Who Can Accommodate This Gentleman?
Augusta Chronicle: If somebody will come
forward and explain what tax equalization
means and promulgate plans to put it in
operation service will be rendered the peo-
nle OF the state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

Open bolls are being reported, and the
feecv staple will soon be rolling in With
good crop and high prices, business will boom
in this section.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

Law on McDuff. and So Forth.

Valdosta Times The Georgia legislature
is to limit speeches in the house to fifteen
minutes, though the authors of new bills will
be given double time to tell about them.
Most Of the lawmakers will have to repeat
two or three times if they go to even fifteen
rl1iuueS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

Frequent rains and hot sunshine have car
ried the crops in this section far in their Ell
forts to make up lost time. The handicap
of the late spring has been largely overcome
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

The Butler Herald makes the statement
that neither John w. Davis nor Chas. W.
Bryan is a member of church. 1t is some
thing unusual for both men on a presidential
ticket to be without church affiliations.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

Legislators got so warm discussing a pro-
posed appropriation for an ice plant that one
invited another to "step outside and say
what he thought he was going to say
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05
THE VALUE OF BIRDS.

From the Toccoa Record
1t is estimated that insects of various kinds
are now destroying a billion dollars worth
of farm products in America annually. 1t
is fact that birds are the greatest destroyers
of insects, some of them eating their weights
in insects every day. This being fact, bird
life should be protected The reckless killing
of birds is being felt throughout the country
Birds are the farmers best friends. Then
there is sentimental reason for protecting the
birds Their CHEEKY songs and bright colors
make the woodlands more attractive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

1t will take some men long time to get
there if they go as they pay.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-05

No man has to serve an apprenticeship IN
order to learn how to make mistakes.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

from the left tackle position and then
plunge into the. opposite side of the
line. Generally he gained two to
three yards on this play and on some
occasions much more.
In those days the enrolment at
Annapolis ranged from about 225 to
240 students. Competition was keen.
The cadets had to work faithfully
and diligently to master their diff
cult studies. Each representative or
delegate in Congress could appoint
one cadet from his State or Territory
to the Naval Academy, while the
President Of the United States could
make 10 appointments at large.
The daily routine at the seaman
ship school was quite similar to the
present schedule. Rooster crow for
the naval cadets sounded at 6 o'clock
in the morning. Breakfast was
served one hour later. The nautical
students then cleaned their rooms
and made their beds. Recitation
periods were from 8 until 1890 and
at O'Clock and was followed by
drill from 4:30 to $3.50, with supper
at 6. Evening study hours were from
8 to $3.50, with taps at 10 o'clock
The cadets were not permitted to
leave the academy on furloughs ex-
cept during the Summer. Thanks
giving, Christmas, New Year and
Washington's birthday were the only
full holidays, and the battalion had
to drill even on. these days.
Usually special athletic events and
games were the sources Of entertain
ment on the holidays. For example.
the CREASED pole climb and the
CREASED pig races were the popular
pastimes Thanksgiving morning
The creased pig race, in particular,
was thriller. An agile porker
coated with lard was released, on the
campus. Like dogs after . rabbit, the
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naval cadets took up the chase, The
cadet who finally caught the pig was
awarded anew cape. The pig sub
sequently was served to the table of
which that cadet was a. regular
member. q,
If you can visualize the difficulties
Of motor truck trying to ascend an
icebound mountain road without
chains, you will have a pretty good
idea of the struggle which the cadet
climbers made in their efforts to
Skinny up" the creased pole and re-
miye the ribbon placed atop the
slippery timber. 1t was great sport.
Despite that the naval cadets were
experienced climbers, it was a mighty
tough assignment for one of them to
win the naval cape in the Thanks
giving pole climb. @
* X X X
CADET WILBUR was the most ac-
~ tive man aloft of the class OF
1885, Although very large and
powerful, he was spare and extreme
Iy active. The tallest mast on the
Constellation, the training ship then
used by the intercollegiate sailors,
was 1S5 feet high. Daily, during their
trips on the Constellation, the boys,
were required to go aloft to q point
$50 feet above the deck.
Curtis Wilbur held all the records.
for speedy. and spectacular climbing.
Time and again he would race up
over the. masthead and crosstrees and
slide down the backstays at speed
which none of his classmates could
equal. The final feat in the daily
climing drill was for the entire
class to worm their way up over the
top and down on the other side. II a
ulprr oNv -
acquired speed, for the fellows above
him would slide down on top of. him
unless he made haste.
In those early days at the Naval
Evening star., 1924-11-09

scrimmages and then battle and dress
again on a posthaste schedule. The
academy authorities, however, served
the pigskin chasers with late sup
per. 1t was a good supper, too-a
prize plum which attracted to the
athletic field all the cadets who knew
anything about American rugby. The
foot ball squad. instead of being
designed as such, was known in
campus parlance as the "beefsteak
squad" for beefsteak was served
regularly tor the boys on the eleven
every evening during the season:
Tt. was at the annual gymnastic
carnival in 1888 that Curtis Wilbur
made his world-record kick. Most
men of his height and bulk were re-
markable IL they could toe the tam
ourine when it was held IN feet
sabove. the floor. Cadet Wilbur, who
stood two inches over six feet in his
stockings, efficiently utilized his
length Of leg, suppIeness and agility
Evening star., 1924-11-09

Academy there were. no varsity
crews. The, men Of. the 1888 class,
however, won the rowing champion
ship of their time. They organized
q special whafeboat crew Of. seven
rowers. AS the; boys had no time to
train during the bustling school day,
they used to arise one hour earlier
than their comrades in order to prac-
tice rowing in the big whaleboat.
Curtis Wilbur was leading member
of this whaleboat crew-the progen-.
itor of the Navy eight. which latterly
has shown heels to many worthy RI
walls In intercollegiate rowing.
During. the days when Secretary
Wilbur was enrolled at Annapolis it
was a mighty difficult proposition
for the foot ball players to get in
their practice. There was only an
interval OF 'one-half an hour between
afternoon drill. and the supper bell.
The gridiron warriors had to change
their ..clothes. don their foot ball
togs, 20 through their plays and
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Jhe US.S. Constellation al the1
Naval AcadeMyo


in kicking to heights which never
since have been surpassed.
The hitch and kick consists in
jumping as high as possible off one
foot and while in the air kicking the
other foot far above the head. The
record kick of nine feet one inch
which Cadet Wilbur made was
almost as high as the ordinary pole
vault marks of those days. Athlete
Wilbur was also very skillfu1 at
horse vaulting.
His comrades nicknamed Curtis
Wilbur Magic" because he was such
an adept climber and expert seaman.
And in the classroom as well as on
the athletic field or high aloft on
the training ship the present Secre-
tary Of the Navy merited the name.
His scholastic record was so fne that
he was one Of the star" men of
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his class. The highest three men in
the class were thus designated and
won the right to wear the gold stars
qn their coat collars.
THE cruise of the Constellation
L during the Summer Of 1888 con-
sisted of a two months trip. six
weeks of which was spent at sea
without docking at single port
during that period. At the end of
the cruise. when Cadet Wilbur left
the Constellation, he ranked as a
royal yardman. Last year, for the
first time. he revisited the venerable
tanned at Newport. When he board
tanned at Newport. When the board
ed the Constellation he saw his flag
flying on the vessel, and a salute Of
IL guns was fired in honor, of the
naval cadet who had left the ship as
Evening star., 1924-11-09

THE season of 1888, when Curtis
Wilbur was one of the star play
ers on the Navy team, was the first
year of an extensive foot ball cam
paign at Annapolis, when the cadets
played several outside elevens.
AS early as, 1884 the Navy was
playing an annual game at Annapo-
lis with Johns Hopkins. This was
the one and only gridiron. game OF
the season. Usually the naval ca
dets won.
In 18S~the embryonic naval officers
played the Carlisle Indians for the
first time. The schedule two years
later featured games with St. Johns,
Johns Hopkins, the Carlisle Indians
and the, second team from Princeton
University.
The Princeton game was the big
event OF the season. The naval ca
diets won the contest by 1876 score.
Cadet Wilbur was q reliable ground
,,ainse,>euring tho 1883 season. His
particular stunt was to drop. back