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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
Political Quacks in Georgia.
From the sandersville Progress.

As the time approaches for the annual as
semb1ing of the Georgia legislature the faint
rrmbling of new schemes for taxation can be
heard and plans are being advanced to spend
the prospective money. When the gasoline
tax was proposed the ridiculous assertion was
made that there would not be any increase
in taxation But the people who buy gasoline
know better as they are now paying three
dollars more on every hundred gallons they
use than would be paid without this special
tax AS is we'll known the larger the sums
that go into the state treasury the bigger are
the demands for appropriations, and the de-
mand is ever on the increase for more and
more. Whenever money is raised for any
purpose it has to come from the earnings OF
the producing classes, as it can not be gath
cred from the bushes. Therefore every taxing
scheme adds to the burden of the people. The
state constitution limits the rate OF taxation
and it is fortunate that this is true, but the
special taxes which have been authorized
within recent years, and others that are be-
ing proposed, are side-steppng this consti-
tutonal limitation, the people have to pay
their money through the new schemes. The
Manufacturer and Industrial News Bureau
sounds note of warning on the schemes of
the politicians to pluck more feathers from
the goose in the following
Down in Georgia the political doctors are
working up to their final scare talk in little
more gradual manner. They wish to amend
the constitution of that state and enlarge its
bonding limit in order that the people may,
il they wish, enter into gigantic state in
dustral undertakings Naturally, if they
could get the constitution amended, they
would all flock there with their bottles of
political remedies and the first dose they
would propose to Georgia citizens would be
bond issues aggregating hundreds of millions
OF dollars to hpance political industrial
schemes to cure Imaginary evils threatening
the public good
And so it goes. Political doctors and nos
trum vendors thrive on the same elements in
human nature-lack of knowledge, excite
ment and fear Medical science has shown
that many of our ills are imaginary and that
cleanliness is the best preventive against
contamination. The same thing applies to our
political life As the average man has good
constitution, has the average state. The
less it is tempered with the better off it is.
Quack doctors can ruin the physical structure
OF either man or a state constitution.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
The Per Capita Wealth.

The average wealth of every person in the
United States is $2,918 according to the de-
partment of commerce, which recently an
nounced results of its decennial survey. The
department reports that the American ma
tional wealth is $320803,862,0 900, of which
taxed real property is estimated at $l55,9O8-
625.000 Total wealth increased 722 per cent
in the decade. The increase of 1891 per cent
in manufacturing machinery, tools and i'm
plements is an indication of the tremendous
expansion of industry in the decade covered.
While the department pointed out that the
huge increase in per capita wealth is due
principally to the rise in prices in recent
years and not entirely to a corresponding in
crease in the quantity of wealth. as economists
figure it. there is no question that the aver
age American family can afford and is main
tanning higher living standard than ten
years ago.
In per capita wealth the United States is
probably by far the richest of any country
OF large population The American nation is
also the richest in the world, although three
countries have larger population, India and
China much larger
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
Onnosition to Ford Offer.

Opposition to the offer made by Henry
Ford for the government property at Mussel
Shoals is seen to be exceedingly stubborn
That stubbornness pay be JUSTIFIED There IS
much opinion the Country over to support
the contention Various persons, some OF
them experts, who have studied the property
and the offer and who have familiarized them
selves with the industrial possibilities of the
plant, have agreed that the economic ad-
vantage it would .give an individual or cor
poration would be against the best interests
OF the country.
The south is generally understood to be
in favor of Mr. Ford taking over Mussel
Shoals and operating it. 1t has been repre-
scented that the farmers of the south look
upon Mr.. Ford as champion OF their cause,
which is dependent for success upon the de-
velopment of the powes and the nitrates they
need in the exploitation OF their resources.
A doubt has been raised as to whether
Mr. Ford under the terms OF his offer to
the government, would help this section OF
the country in the way the people confidently
expect Attention has been called to the tact
that Mr. Ford made offer that suited
him, that he did not bind himself in way
that would interfere with any plans he might
have now or later for disposal OF the plants
products; that, once he got possession OF
the property under a 100-year leasehold, he
could do with it as he pleased.
X Is declared that neither the south as
section nor the United States government
could disturb Mr. Ford in his operation OF
the plant 1t is declared that the Ford offer
lacks specific definition of the practices to
which the property would be devoted under
his management and control. The people OF
the south and the government as well really
would be expected to trust Mr.. Ford to
operate the plant in way that would result
in the greatest public good, with attention
given to the quantity and cost of those prod
ucts that would encourage development IN
the south That is what the Ford OTTER
amounts to as accepted by the house OF rep
resentatives and now before the senate,
where it is being closely examined. The sug-
pestion that deal of this kind between an
individual and the government ought to be
made with definite understanding of legal and
invio1ab1e character seems wholly sensible.
Mr. Ford never would do business that way
unless he got the better end OF the bargain.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
Easy for Him 10 Reform.

1t was easy for Mike Cusamo, of New
York. to reform and quit the bootlegging
business-after he had made $l,00000O. Now
he is going back to Cinegat, Italy, ito be
the richest man in town and make my daugh-
ter happy" And because he skillful in
evading the law the United States district
attorneys office has been unable to get any
evidence against him and is glad to wish
him bon voyage
Notwithstanding Mike Cusamo's reputation
and his title OF king OF the bootleggers" he
is permitted to go free. Even when he told
the district attorneys office that his 11-year
old daughter over in Italy was being ridicul=
cd and pointed at as the daughter of the
king OF. bootleggers in America" he felt safe
for the office had nothing him" Not so
with nearly a score of bartenders who work
ed with Mike. and who behind the
bars 5They got the punishment. and Mike
got the million And as for reforming, he
experienced no difficulty. He had his fortune
and the district attorneys office had no evil
dence that would convict. Like many other
boot1eggers who slip out of the clutches OF
the law while slipping into opulence, Mike
has accomplished what he came to America
H. do, and now he IS on his. way back home
with his wealth
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
SPRING WooING.

May is the month when all is in motion,
when men WOO their loves from ocean to
ocean When spring comes up from southern
zones she finds us eager for her tones, the
song of birds the hum of bees and all the
other sounds like these. So she makes noises
day and night, as one who knows she gives
delight The bull frogs voice, but now SO
still is heard abroad DER vale and hill. Shall
man alone now silent be, when all things else
are singing free? All no, not he; in his eiation
he outdoes all the known creation. His lungs
are strong, his heart is light, he wooes his
love both day and night 0 maiden with the
witchng eye you must be roosting pretty
high, or he will get you by and by. He'll grab
you by your shell-like ear and sing "Hurrah,
sweet spring is here. Let's join the mating
chorus of the young and budding year" And
though you try to bluff the same, within your
heart right glad he came, you'll rush right
off to change your name
BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
AS IT SHOULD BE.

From the Moultrie Observer
There are signs of closer bonds between
the man on the farm and the man in town
The town man is taking more interest in
the man in the country, and the man in the
country is taking more interest in the man
in town More country children are attend
ing town schools, and townspeople are tax
ing more interest in country schools and
country churches. The chamber OF commerce
has come to- be a county wide institution, and
in marketing the farmer is leaning more than
ever on his friends in town for cooperation.
The town only needs to realize how much it
needs the country to properly appreciate the
calntry, and the farmer only needs to realize
how much he needs the market and the CO.
peration of the town to properly appreciate
the town.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
CeaseIess Flood of Legislation.
A. !. Beveridge in Saturday Evening Pos

We suffer from plague Of laws. Nobody
knows the number OF state and national laws
and municipal ordinances that our legislative
bodies have ground out; and it is impossible
to keep track of the Ryriads OF enactments
and ordinances that pour from every law
making machine in America
We know only that there are hundreds of
thousands of these products of the busy &C
tivity OF our lawmakers and that the num-
Der of these statutory shalls and shall nots
constantly increases.
For instance, within two weeks after the
converting OF the present congress 6,023 bills
and SO joint resolutions were introduced; and
a like activity is displayed by most state leg
islatures
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

Don't worry if blind man threatens to
whip you on sight
A St. Louis man claims to have dog that
can sing. No doubt his repertoire is made
up entirely OF barcoroles
When woman is unhappily married she
would gladly recall her miss-spent lite.
Love may be blind, but girl in love is
never stone blind if there is-a diamond en-
gagement ring in sight.
The average hero worshipper spends lot
of time in front of mirror.
Love makes the parlor dark and the heart
light
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
Thoughts for Mother Day.

Next Sunday May 18th, will be Mothers
Day About IS years ago the celebration OF the
second Sunday in May was observed as Moth
er's Day in a number of cities, towns and viii
lagos of America, the movement having been
founded by Mrs. Anna Jarvis, OF Philadelphia.
In 1914 by act of congress this Sunday was
officially dedicated as National Mothers
Day" The Mothers Day emblem is the white
carnaton.)
Not learned save in gracious household ways
Not perfect nay, but full of tender wants;
No angel but a dcarer being, all dipped
In angel instincts, breathing paradise
Who looked all native to her place, and yet
On tiptoe seemed to touch upon a sphere
Too gross to tread and all male minds per
force
Swayed to her from their orbits as they
moved.
And girdled her with music Happy he
With such mother Faith in womanknd
Beats with his blood. -Tennyson.
God thought to give the sweetest thing
In His almighty power
To earth; and deeply bordering
What it should be, one hour
In fondest love and JOY of heart
Outweighing every other,>
He moved the gates OF heaven apart
And gave to earth--a mother
C. Newell Lovejoy.
/ cannot pay my debt
For all the love that she has given;
But thou. Lord will not forget
Her due rtward-bless her in earth and
heaven Henry Nan Dyke
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
Our Bill for Education.
From the Jackson Progress-Argus.

"By paying lower salaries than other
states Georgia is losing many of her
best teachers" says the Jackson Progress
Argus. According to figures compiled by
the state auditor the sum of S19,275,0OO
was spent for the support OF the COM
mon schools of Georgia in 1923, and OF
this sum $10000,000 was for salaries If
The News has been correctly informed
no other southern state is doing as much,
and but few in other sections are doing
more.-Dawson News.
Georgia is making gratifying progress in
education. But something is wrong when the
schools in certain counties are forced to close
after a four or five months term. The aver
age county is not able to operate its schools
for nine months with a five mills levy, the
constitutional limit The records show that
$50 counties receive more from the state than
they pay in If these counties are proud Of
that showing, then let them gloat over it. We
believe the five mill limit ought to be remov-
ed and a sufficient tax levied to operate the
schools for at least nine months. This ought
to be done by the counties themselves, and
not let Fulton, Chatham, Bibb Richmond
and a few other big city counties foot the
bills. 1t is poor business to educate chill
dren~at the expense of some other section
of the state and then rear back and cuss big
business and the corporations.
1t has been estimated that it costs ten
dollars to rear and educate child
1t cannot be denied that Georgia is losing
cause of the meager salaries paid.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

Spring fever is not altogether a disease. 1t
is the method nature has adopted to give us
all an annual rejuvenation. Nature does not
grow old. 1t keeps its youthful visions by
living by seasons and starting all over again
each spring time. Spring time is natures an
nual resurrection to newness of life. The man
who does not experience spring fever, either
severely or mildly might as well make up
his mind that he is out of step with nature,
and has allowed himself to grow old and un-
responsive to the thrilling joy of natures an
nual intoxication
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

The Dalton Citizen has reached the conclu-
sion that congress is a menace to the coun-
try" The Citizen adds: There is lot OF
medocrity on capitol hill, Washington and
there is also lot OF political partizanship.
Combined they make bad mixture, and as
a. result the country suffers, not because OF
lack OF legislation but because of almost If
responsible gossip. What is today largely re-
sponsible for many of our national ills is gos-
sip on large scale. 1t affects communities,
wrecks homes and will eventually ruin any
thing it tackles"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

Editor Watts, Of the Jesup Sentinel, knows
what he is talking about when he says kiss
that dollar a long farewell before you send
# away to some mail order house" There
are entirely too many dollars making that
Journey from Dawson
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

Mr. Andy Mellon isn't letting the dema-
eogues disturb him much. He goes right on
attending to the business OF being secretary
of the treasury and doing a good job That
he is about the most capable man who ever
held that position is agreed by republicans
and democrats alike.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
Mother O. Mine.

Ii / were hanged on the highest hill
Mother o mine. o mother O minel
/ know whose love would follow me still,
Mother O mine, 0 mother O nine.
II l were drowned in the deepest sea,
Mother O mine, Q mother O mine!
| know whose tears would come down to me.
Mother O. mine. o mother o mncl
Ii | were damned OF body and soul
| know whose prayers would make me whole,
Mother O mine, o mother o minel
-Rudyard Kipling
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

Per capita tax figures show Nevada away
cut in the lead with $65,47, and Alabama
GAO and Arkansas (9.77) bringing up the
other end of the procession, The average per
capita property taxes in 1922, the year for
which these figures were collected, was S3222
Georgia is far above the average.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

Billions OF dollars have been lost to Geor-
gia people because they went away to IN
vest. persuaded by the printed word or by
the wordy salesman. Georgia people who
have been victimized know that ii they had
invested their money in Georgia they would
have prohted handsomely. Where would
Dawson and Terrell county be today n the
money made here had been invested here?
Where would they be in business, in indus
try in agriculture?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
SOUNDS FAIR ENOUGH.
From the Triton Gazette.

From the Hilton Gazette.
One Berrien county farmer is asking au-
toists who kill chickens in the road to stop
and pick the dead fowls up contending that
if the fowls are left in the road they will
start hogs to eating chickens. And the road
hogs are usually the ones that kill the
chickens
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

Congress has kept its promise to the for
mer service men and has passed a bonus
bill which, even if vetoed by the president,
probably would be re-enacted into law by re-
passage by two-thirds majority. The like
1ihood Of veto is not considered strong at
this time, although in his annual message to
congress Mr. Coolidge fatty announced that
he did not favor the granting OF a bonus.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
Hobo King Abdicates.

left Davis who for several years had call
ed himself king of the hoboes, has abdl-
Gated. He found that his fellow men generally
did not think much OF his philosophy OF lite,
and that they looked down upon him. 50
he has decided to turn his Weary Willie
footsteps towards Cincinnati, and do some
thing to take care of his wife and two chill
dren.
The ex-king of the hoboes carried that
title around with him for long time He
was known in almost every city, town and
village, for he had visited them all. Some
newspaper offices knew him almost as well
as they knew the old-time circus advance
agents and King" Jeff always had a story
to tell of his wanderings. He was a tar
writer, and many columns of copy went to
composing rooms carrying his by line
Personally he was likab1e enough, All that
was necessary was to forget that he and real
work never got we'll acquainted with each
other and then King" Jeff could be accepted
for time He was a glib talker had some
ideas OF his own and he had seen LIE Ana
he was harmless So far as is known he
never mistreated any one in any way lie
maintained always that he had lived up to
the code of honesty.
King" Jeff decided to abdicate when he
ran into an unpleasant situation out IN Cal
ifornia. He tried to get in at some union
meetings to make speeches. He told them
Who he was, but was informed that the men
gathered there worked for a living, that they
recognized mo king-not even the king OF
the hoboes," who they thought was the
bunk" That was little too much tor King
left, who had worked hard all his lite dong
nothing. and he announced he was through
being a tramp
lust short time ago king" jeff was
travelling the highways OF the country i'll
stvle quite up to date. He was driving his
own motor car and was visiting here, there
aud yonder How he got the car was never
explained but it was his own, and he man
aged to keep ii supplied with oil and gaso-
line. Now he is to settle down in Cincinnati
with his family, or, at least, that is what he
said he will try to do. But no one who has
known him is willing to bet that he really
will 90 to work One cannot expect too
much from an ex-king these days.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

It is enough to make angels weep to hear
nolitical demagogue denounce demagogic
politics.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06
HITS THE NAIL.

From the LAGRANGE Reporter.
The Dawson News hits the proverbial nail
souarely on the head when it says: The one
crying needs in Georgia just now IS less
cheap politics. fewer political machines and
more farm hands. graders and road drags.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

Another thing needed in these times is
more girls trying for baking and sewing CLUBS
and fewer entrants in beauty contests.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

Georgia now has a candidate for vice pres
ident Oh the democratic ticket. OF course all
OF us are expected to fall in and put this
Georgia boy" across. He is real Georgian,
toby birth, by preference OF residence, by
sentiment and by environment, and on that
score deserves at least as much at the hands
OF his fellow citizens as any other man,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

Beauty doctors who perfected a lipstick that
does not rub off might win even more graft
tude from a class if they would invent
powder that has no affinity for coat lapel.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

A matter OF much interest, especially to
the newspaper fraternity, is the announce
ment of the sale OF the Griffin News and Sun,
one OF the oldest and most prominent news
papers OF the state, to Judge {. {. Owens,
ST.. of Madisonville KY. Judge Owens two
sons. C. c. jr, and Sloane who are expert
enced newspaper men, will be in active charge
Of the News and Sun and will be warmly
welcomed to Georgia. The News will greatly
regret the loss OF Editor Robert L. Duke,
under whose management and control our
Griffin contemporary has been vital and
controlling factor in the upbuilding OF its
CITY. section and state. He has stood for and
advocated principles and policies that make
for the welfare OF the people.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

Nineteen million dollars spent in Georgia
on the common schools in one year IS nothing
TO be ashamed of Moreover, it is record
that is equaled by but few states.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-06

If they want to give the women a proml-
nent place state or national, we suggest
budget director Mother always was good at
making both ends meet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-02

Portland, Maine. April IA
memorial tribute to the late Presi-
dent Warren G. Harding. eulogizing
his character and deploring his i'm
timely death, introduces the prelim-
mary draft of resolutions completed
this afternoon by the platform COM
mittee of the state committee. for
the Rupublican State convention
here on Thursday.
The draft, which will be present
ed to the State committee at a meet
ing tomorrow afternoon and dis
cussed at public meeting tomorrow
evening, also pays tribute to Presi-
dent Coolidge, whose fitness for the
position he holds is endorsed in
strong terms. Attention is called to
the policy of economy of his admin
istration and the Mellon tax measure
is endorsed in principle.
With reference to the merchant
marine, the committee urges that in
any measure taken for the upbulld-
ing of American shipping. no action
Should be taken which discriminates
against any American port. This
refers to article %. although 1t is not
mentioned definitely.
A law enforcement plank is
couched in strongest terms. Another
recommends that the direct primar=
les law be changed to provide for q
convention endorsement of candi-
dates. With reference to sectarian
issues, a plank endorses in substance
the constitution of Maine. Adoption
of a settled water power policy for
the State is recommended.