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

1t is generally considered that w. G. Nc
Adoo's loss Of prestige in the race Tor the
presidential nomination in the democratic
convention has been gain for every can
didate opposed to him. For at the time Mr..
IMcAdoo's name was connected with the oil
Interests he was considered the leader of the
field. But Mr.. McAdoo's stock, so to speak,
went far below par, and that tobogganng
sent quotations OF other candidates up.
James NJ. Cox, defeated candidate for the
presidency in 1920 evidently has applied this
kind of reasoning in looking over the field.
He might have been unwilling to admit be-
fore it was generally known that Mr. Nc
Adoo had been Mr. Doheny's attorney that
his rival had big lead over him, but today
Mr.. Cox could be depended upon to agree
with anyone who suggested that the advant-
age the McAdoo camp had gained had been
appreciaBlv weakened Wherefore Mr.. Cox
announces for the nomination at a time that
ordinarily would be considered most oppor-
tune
Mr. Cox had been quiet for some time, up
t. the McAdoo developments hurtful to his
candidacy. 1t is recalled that for about a
year after the beginning of the Harding adj
ministration Mr. Cox had busted himself with
critical observations Of the governments pol
iCjes He went to Europe and reported that
he had made an exhaustive study of cond-
tons there for use in another possible cam
paign for the presidency. On his return he
was heard for awhile and then qeieted down.
Mr. McAdoo had been carrying on cams
paign for months without provoking Mr.
Cox into definite action. But now it is diff
ferent because the situation has changed.
The question on which the fate Of Mr.. Cox
may depend is: Will the democrats do in
1924 what the republicans even did not CON
slider in 1920 nominate the loser in the pre-
ccding election? Charles F. Hughes was de
feated in 1916; he was not mentioned four
years ago OF course the democrats came
back strong for VIM. ] Bryan, but that may
have taught them a lesson. Mr.. Cox does
rot look as good right now as leader as
some others who have been favorably men
toned
Senator Underwood John W. Davis and
Senator Ralston are all believed to have a
better chance than Mr.. Cox. Which is not
saying that Mr.. McAdoo has been entirely
disposed Of He is yet a contender, and New
York will decide the whole thing in June.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
Old Man Winter.

Modern comforts have made Old Man
Winter less awesome and fearsome, although
he is still treated with considerable respect
Fl rom Christmas time on he may be expect
ed to arrive, and, as rule, he stays as long
as he pleases. He arrived here late in De
cember and stayed for nearly month, max
ing his presence felt in many ways, the most
noticeable Of which was the rapid manner
III which the coal bin was emptied January
had temperatures as low as Is degrees The
weather really was delightful. The atmos-
plere was bracing, invigorating, wholesome.
So far it has not been tough winter Ger
tan1y it has not been hard one. There have
been days of mellow sunlight, nights when
tie glorious moon rode in the quiet sky.
There have been times when the household
or could let his fire go out and suffer no dis
comfort On clear mornings heavy frosts have
stayed just long enough to put the necessary
tang in the air
Old Man Winter is not yet gone, OF course.
There is a suspicion that he has an engage
ment to meet Boreas here this month. They
are likely to conspire and with wind and
cold to stage a merry jambouree in the merry
month Of March. Whatever comes will not
last long. January and February are gone.
No long drawn out cold spells are to be fear
ed again A slap or two from old Man Win
ter will not hurt in the least
The truth is that even il old Man Winters
back is not completely broken on this date
ii nevertheless is getting lamer every blessed
day. No one need worry if in his dying
commissions he kicks up a bit of bad wealth
err Some of the more venturesome buds
have already commenced to peep out and in
30 days from now the birds and spring will
be here
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
Negroes in the North.
From the Charlotte IN. c. Observer.

A dispatch quotes Governor Smith, OF New
York as saying, at a meeting OF negroes IN
New York city held in the interest OF those
migrating from the south to the north, II
vour relatives in the south want to come
north and will be as clean living, hard-Work-
ing members OF society as you are we VIII
be glad to have them. Any one willing to
work who is fairly intelligent IS an asset
l wish your movement all possible success.
Call on me and I will help either in word
or deed"
The south should be pleased that those
negroes who have gone to the north III re-
cent years have proven to be cred1table
members of society up there, as they were
down here And it is to be hoped that the
north will understand the negro as the south
erners understand him, and that provision Tor
his welfare will be made, If he is to make
his home in a northern state. Otherwise, II
he is not understood in the north and if llv-
ing conditions there are not suitable Tor
him the negro had best return to the Sunny
South.
Sometimes depo1ab1e conditions obtain in
cities of the north where negroes have gone
relative 10 living quarters and accommoda-
tons. Such an instance was IN P1ttsburg sew
eral wears ago, about 1918, when negro EN-
p1oyes of steel mills were forced to sleep in
three "sbifts" day in the same quarters. A
shift of negro workers went to bed and slept
eight hours, and were then called upon to
vacate their beds to make way for a second
shift which slept eight hours to be replaced
by third shift. No changes of bed linen
were made between the three daily shifts,
and the living conditions in the mill commu-
nifty were declared unhealthful and unsani-
tary. The public health authorities ordered
the "three-shift" sleeping stopped, and the
steel mills provided adequate quarters to
care for the negro laborers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
TOLERANCE.

Though some may scorn me as errauc
feign would be more democratic. Not all the
virtues are confined to any section OF man
kind. Ne other race is hendish quite nor all
Yankees hly-white Yea, let's remember
Gunga Din and cease to judge the heart
within by shades OF pigment in the SKIN.
think true instinct in our race has called US
to a separate place, and he betrays his kind,
| wot, who lets lust go where love cannot:
Some individuals and strains have more OF
Drawn and less of brains; but all alike have
got their feelings and have a right to kindly
dealings. l fear this land, as each year passes,
shows sharper lines between the classes. We
sbonld not make the chasm bigger by hang
ing on an honest digger such names as dago,
wop and niger I do admit few brains were
planted in some whose skulls are backward
santed But though you have Uranium as
high and wide and deep, by gum, as that
from which these verses come, when Peter
with your sins shall task you, about your
brains he wi not ask you if large or small
or good or bad, but how you used what few
you had. BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
THE WITCH BURNERS.

From the Sylvester Local.
II you try you can close your eyes and
identity the descendants of the witch burners
of 800 years ago They are in Georgia They
are in every state. Furious hatred of those
who entertain views different from theirs is
their distinguishing characteristic. They have
eyes and lips that run true to physical type.
They are never happy. Nothing on earth can
make them happy or light-hearted The utter
destruction of the object of their bitter pas
sion would afford them satisfaction but not
happiness, nothing resembling joy Let US
feel sorry for them, and hope that their chill
dren will mate with the childten of generous
and genial souls and that the offsprings of
such unions will continue to mate opposite
types until finally the evil spirit shall depart
from the family line.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
Buv 1t at Home.

Mediate Before You Mail 1.-THE fifth of
The News series of advertisements designed
to help Dawson prosper-appears in this is
sue 1t is a powerful appeal to keep business
here in Dawson.
There are many large mail order houses
in the United States selling everything from
elephant guns to hooks and eyes. These aren't
the things they sell for the most part, but
the things that can be purchased from the
merchants in Dawson.
If the money in the SOUTH in Georgia and in
Terrell county that has been sent to mail or
der houses had been spent in the locality in
which it was earned that money would be
earning money for that community today in
stead of going to build billion dollar estab-
lshments in some other sections Of the coun-
try.
Keep your money in Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
A Gunman True to Life.

5. Glenn Young, a leader of the prohibi-
ton enforcement officers who got into the
mess in Williamson county, Illinois, and
made it much worse than it was creating at
the same time an unfavorable impression
shared officially. is a gunman to the life.
His arrival at a Chicago hotel armed with
sawed off shotgun, two heavy revolverS
strapped conspicuously about his body and a
machine gun suggests that he knows where
the grandstand is when making a play for
notoriety.
Mr.. Young it seems is not merely a two
gun man such as Zane Grey, Jackson Greg
CRY and other writers Of western stories have
described Two guns apparently were not
enough for him. Wherefore he needs must
have four, one of them a rapid frer, a ma
chine gun that could throw men down in ser
ried ranks. The report Of his arrival in Chica-
go did not say whether the spectacular Mr..
Young had bullets for breakfast, seasoned
with gun powder though he did talk some
what OF the hell that was going to be raised
when the troops were withdrawn from Her
rim and he got chance to go back there.
That's advertising with a vengeance-and
which might react to the advertisers dis
Comhture. The gunman, the bad actor, the
flllow who makes it his business to be a
walking arsenal gets his sooner or later.
Somebody is always on the lookout for the
tough ones, and it has been observed as a
rule that no matter how much hell man
OF the S. Glenn Young type is capable of rails
ing another can be found who can raise just a
little more. Bullets are no respecters of per
sons The human hide never was SO tough
hut that it could be penetrated by missile
OF high velocity One found Jesse James, as
the saying is, right where he lived" Sooner
or later the gunman comes to the end of his
trail
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
Resents Request to Pay Debts.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Reports that the Washington debt funding
commission intends in a circular letter to IN
form, the governments of countries indebted
TO the United States of its readiness to re-
ceive and consider any funding proposals they
might be prepared to make are said to have
aroused feeling of resentment at the French
capital. where, apparently the situation is not
as well understood as by this time it should
be. In view of the various statements on the
subject which have been made, and OF the
attitude toward it which congress has assum-
ed every one ought to know by now that
the United States has no idea of relieving its
European debtors from the discharge of the
financial obligations which they have under
taken.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
Democracy's Best Chance.
From the Triton Gazette.

The more we learn about the democratic
presidential candidates the more firmly we
are convinced that Senator Underwood is the
best that the party has to offer the nation
at this time. While we may not agree with
Mr.. Underwood in every stand he has taken
on national issues we can't help but have
the highest regard for the manner in which
he has expressed himself. The Albanian
has not attempted to evade, dodge or side
step. but has met every question with a fair
and square statement of his views. His long
service in the house and senate has made
him one of the best informed men OF the
day on national affairs. He is able, practical
experienced and one of the biggest and
brainiest men in public life today Democrats
should not fail in the opportunity to give
the country chance to vote for Oscar IN
derwood for president
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
Aunt Crecy.
From the Savannah Press.

The people OF Waynesboro are making
,ren,rations to erect suitable memorial to
old Aunt Crecy, a well-known negro woman
who died there a short time ago. Aunt Crecyy
appears to have been a Waynesboro ana
Burke county institution. We are ADVISED
that she spent her entire lite IN WaynesDoro
and Burke county; her religious fervor was
known all over Georgia.; she was regular
attendant at the Indian Springs camp meet
ings: there was no question about her good
ness She was nearly always present at the
church services in some one OF the churcheS
i, Wavnesboro and was always present III
revival services
This old negress was familiar sight in
the streets Of Waynesboro, where she Went
about visiting those who were i'll and dong
al she could in her modest way to alleviate
suffering
We get some idea of the respect in which
this old negro was held by the people OF
Wavnesboro when we are advised that on
last Sunday in all the churches and Sunday
schools of the town an announcement was
made that on this Sunday special collection
yopld be taken for the memorial fund here
will be competent committee appointed
from all the churches to select a suitable
monument Several suggestions have already
been made a tablet at the court house, a
monument marking her grave or a drinking
fountain at the colored school. 1t is very like
" that a drinking fountain Will be CHOSEN
as the most appropriate monument Tor her'
The attitude of the citizens OF Waynesboro
in this matter gives a very clear insight INTO
the real feeling of the people OF the south
for negroes who make themselves worth
While to their community There is never
anv question OF recognition OF the virtues that
appear to have been possessed by Aunt
CreCy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
A GEORGIA cow.

From the Savannah Press.
In these days of encouragement to Geor-
gia farmers to pay a little closer attention to
dairying it might be well to call attention to
the fact that Georgia is the home of the sew
enth highest producing 2-year-old Guernsey
cow in the world This is Vctor's Annie of
Fern Crest. Her home is at Fern Crest,
Guernsey farm at Sandersville. She is own
ed by DR.. William Rawlings, and the farm
is under the management of w, H. Howell.
Victor's Annie produced 13,l43.3 pounds Of
milk containing 680.41 pounds of butter fat,
equivalent to 800.48 pounds of butter as per
cent fat, in twelve months, wonderful feat
which has been equaled by only six other
2-year-old Guernsey cows in the world.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
An Anti-Pistol Bill

In all effort to check crime nthe United
States Senator Copeland, of New York, has
introduced bill in congress that, if success
full will result in drastic federal legislation
against the sale and ownership of revolvers,
Americas popular weapon today. The bill,
it is understood, will be rushed through the
committee for early final action, according
&C an announcement made by Senator Cope
land
1t is proposed that tax of 500 be col
lected on every revolver manufactured and
sold in the United States, one of 81 on
every loaded cartridge and one of 50 cents
on every unloaded cartridge. This, it is be-
lieved, would make the ownership and oper-
alton of revolvers so expensive that many
thousands of potential killers would not own
weapons OF this kind. A New York magis-
trate who is aiding Senator Copeland in the
effort to get legislation against the pistol
through congress said:
The pistol has become the curse of
America. Today revolvers are as COM
mon as lead pencils, and their use is al
most as free Even tthe women have come
to possess and use them. For time
it seemed as though they might almost
become a part of the trousseau of every
bride If woman became angry at
man it was Just a case of bangi bang!
New York has a statute against the owning
of revolvers 1t was designed to curb the
pistol toting" habit but it has failed to do so,
Gunner and others own revolvers in New
York, and use them with alarming frequency
and accuracy New York's pistol evil has
been made worse, it is pointed out by the fact
that laxity in the laws of New Jersey and other
nearby states permits the purchase of weapons
in many cities without the necessity OF identi-
fcation Besides there are no federal laws
to prevent the shipping Of weapons into New
York by mail Thus the law fails be-
cause of various conditions contributing to its
inadequacy,
The Copeland bill would be farther reaching
in that it would cover the entire country Rigid
enforcement nationally would be necessary to
make it appreciably effective The measure
was unanimously endorsed by the American
Bar Association and by two international po-
lice conferences.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
CAN'T SHIFT RESPONSIBILITY

From the Sandersville Progress
President Coolidge is noted for his terse
expressions, among which will be found this:
Look we to the hearthstone; therein all
hope for America lies" He means by this
that we should not depend upon agencies
outside of the home to mold the characters
Of the children who grow up among us, and
should not shift to other shoulders the duty
which the parents owe to their own chill
dren.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
MORE POWER TO THEM.

From the Greensboro Herald Journal.
Hogs, hens and cows added FIVE million
dollars in new wealth to the income of Geor-
la farmers last year And it was wealth that
was coming in steadily throughout all the
months OF the year. More power to the good
old milk cow and her allies, the shoat and
the henl Their number will increase in Geor-
pia this year
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

Despite the progress of the world men
still catch fish with hook or net as they did
in antiquity" an editorial writer remarks
What does it go to show? That the nature
Cf fish has not changed?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

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

Richmond P. Hobson was almost ruined
right after the Spanish-American war be-
cause he was kissed everywhere he went
Lieutenant Grifis, home again after his I'M
fortunate experience in Germany, would do
well to famiarize himself with the details Of
the near fate of the hero OF the late COS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

Terrell county is to have "double-bar-
relied" primary 1t has been declared that the
successful candidate for an office must receive
majority of the votes cast for that Office
Some of the candidates expressed dissatistac-
ton with the ruling but consider the lot
of the public-having to go through the
agonies OF two elections for one set OF Of
fcers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

They are still fighting over the Box peace
plan Now New York lawyer named Hen
drck is suing Box for $1,lO0,O0O on the
ground that the plan he submitted was the
best
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

Judge William A. Little, prominent Geor-
gian, died the past week at Columbus. Judge
Little presided as judge of the Chattahoochee
judicial circuit for many years, retiring in
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
years 1884-87. He was made state attorney
general in 1901 and for several years was a
member of the Georgia supreme court.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

Fire losses in the United States and Cana
da during the month OF January again pre-
sent sad record of unjustfiable economic
waste. The figures compiled from the daily
records of the New York Journal of Com
merce are Sal 900 These compare with
81, 3368O0 charged against December and
S36.614850 in January of last year
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

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

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

There are exceptions to all rules, even traf-
fc regulations A man has been arrested and
fined for not driving fast enough.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

Consider the weather. 1t has caught the
spirit of politics and is warming up
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

1t is strange that there are SO many citi-
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
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

DIR. 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 infalll-
bic in the matter of picking winners.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

Now we find in the reports from Washing
ton a statement that George Creel led
This bit of information convinces us that IN
the mass of gossip floating about Washing
ton there are at least few grains OF truth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04
WELL, WHAT THEM?

From the Rome News.
New Orleans women demand equal rights
iii barber shops Hope they start growing
whiskers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

This being leap year February has donated
an extra day for working on income tax re-
turns. An extra month would be more APP
propriate and convenient.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

Reports from every section of the country
are to the effect that the McAdoo whistlers
are having a hard time keeping up their
courage.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

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

Senator Borah has declared that the resig-
nation of Attorney General Daugherty is
necessary for the best interests Of the coun-
try and the republican party. Probably so
for the best political interests OF the repub-
lean party, but subject to doubt where the
welfare of the country is concerned. With
the general election approaching 1t may be
that the republican party is in search OF a
goat" or maybe two three goats The
attorney generals part in the war fraud cases
of sometime ago may not have earned him
the good will of many influential interests.