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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
The Not-So-Sober Male.
From the New York Times.

If womens ideals in dress, SAYS Mrs Gait
were as drab and colorless as those of their
men folks many great industries would crash
and the commerce of the world would be
disrupted. By suggestion that is unjust to
the male. In his own sober fashion he man
ages to support a few sizeable industries
In his own Canny fashion he does not object
to the historic legend that men get along on
La couple of suits every other year, while the
woman dressmakers work is never done Act
ually, he manages to spend quite bit on
himself. The spread between the nations
bills for women'S attire and mems wear is
not SO big as is usually assumed. In 1921 the
factories turned out women's clothing to the
value of 1923 100000 and mems clothing to
the value of $685., 100000, to which should be
added $500 900 for shirts, cuffs and col
lars, 1t is true that women's dress lives not
by factories alone In 1920 we had 100000
dressmakers and seamstresses, and humber
clothes are presumably still manufactured in
the home. Yet in that same year there were
10000 tailors and taioresses of whom the
greater portion catered to men
When 1t comes to Injuries the great con-
sumng animal is the man. Mrs. Gait spoke
Of jewelry and ostrich feathers Yet the val
lie OF manufactured jewelry in 1921 was only
$134000,000. Even if we throw in the big bill
for cosmetics the advantage would still be
with the men, who in 1921 burned up to-
bacco to the value OF billion dollars. The
total of tobacco products in that year was
S42, 100000 above the billion, but we may al
low that margin for the female cigarette Es-
Inmates place 100000 golfers on the links with
total expenditure of $400,000,000. This does
not seem excessive. What is the nations an
nua bill for professional baseball which is
virtually masculine avocation? What is the
nations annual bill in club dues with fra
ternal society membership fairly close to ten
millions?
On the whole, Mrs. Gait has committed
strategic error Anxious to score a minor
point for her sex she has subscribed to the
drabness OF the male, beneath which
protective celebration he manages to do him
self very we'll indeed,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
Should Have a Job.
From the Columbus Enquirer-Sun.

The Dawson News urges every young man
to obtain a job of some kind. Even if one
cannot get the kind he would prefer it is bet
ter for him to take something else than to
be idle, in the opinion of The News, and it is.
One trouble with many young men of to-
day is that they want positions" with sal
aries" attached, instead of jobs" paying
wages" But it is true that most of the big
successes in life began at the bottom and
worked for what they have. They took their
Jobs" at small wages" at first, and made
something for themselves.
The young man who is not afraid of work
soon attracts attention and he never suffers;
he will, in the course of time, be offered a
better job than he has and at better pay, but
the one who is always dissatisfied with his
condition in life and complains because he is
not better situated than others of his &C
quaintance has hard struggle ahead of him
The man who employs others does not
want complainer, because he may arouse
dissatisfaction among others; the employer
wants one who will perform the tasks allotted
to him without grumbling and with prompt
ness And such an employee rarely leaves one
place for another except to go higher.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
PROBATION.

Life seems struggle grim and tragic; to
change the faet we have no magic, but we
can smooth the toughest ruts if we. have
gumpti0n i'll our quits. God aims to, be a
God of action; He Joys to give us power and
traction. and ever when we most nolina to
sit somewhere at ease and whine He slips
bnliind and l1lawares and tucks some sharp
tacks in our chairs We sometimes doubt
when we rehearse the riddle of the universe
LII at Eie start when Life was planned God
had all power within His hand, why did He.
make tuberculosis dlphtheria and triohnosis2
Yet this we know: the heart and brain have
great capacity for pain and rise up raw from
fagellation the better for their castigation
God calls to aiG Him in His work; strong
messengers who will not shirk they who
have known the ills of earth through maay
a death and Many birth, who have not fail
ed 70 keep PAINS trySt like Lincoln. Socrates
and Christ. l find some trouble ins explain
ing, but somehow feel that we're i'm training
The universe is on its way DER rocky roads
from day to day. l know not why nor where
she goes, but Wen believe the chauffeur
knows. BOB. ADAMS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
On the Right Line.

The action Of the various groups OF the
Georgia Bankers Association in creating
fund to develop the natural resources OF the
states idle lands and to advertise Georgia
advantages and opportunities is an advanced
step in placing Georgia in the front rank OF
progress along with other states
This fund, it is assured, will be spent judi
ciouslv for purposes which will benefit agri-
cultural interests The bankers have realized
that to secure a return OF normally and pros
perity they must take the lead in all such
matters 1t requires financing to bring about
a better condition, and with hearty sup
port and cooperation on the part OF the
banks and the bankers this country can be
rehabilitated and the devastated areas con-
yerted into fields of production and supplies
which will bring increased and stable returns.
The bankers are on the right line. The
farmers must be aided if crops are to be made
and harvested. 1t requires money to con-
duct successful farming as much as it does
to conduct mercantile business. No man can
succeed in agricultural pursuits without funds
sufficient to meet necessary expenses; farming
is business and the sooner it is sc recog
nized by the farmer business man and bank
er the sooner will the country return to nor
malcy.
Cooperation OF the kind proposed will
mark new era, and the state will show re-
n1arl-ahte 0roUfh
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
Women In. Politics.

At the convention of the National League
of Women Voters, held recently at Rich
mond, Va, one delegate boosted that since
the women entered politics party bosses were
not so sure of their ground. In other words
this woman boasted that women are menac-
ing party plans.
Far better would it have been if this wo-
man could have Gonteuded that women vo-
tiers are aiding the securing OF better govern
ment Simply to discomfort leaders IN their
plans gets neither the women nor the men
ANYTHING, whereas aiding in the formulation
of plans and carrying them out might i'm
prove government for all There is altogeth-
er too much destructive work in politics and
not enough constructive. 1t is easy to tear
down. but difficult to build up.
What the League OF Women's Voters
should do is to build up and strengthen party
organization whenever these commit them
selves to better government. There are too
many obstructionists already. The country
needs constructionists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
Are You Free From Blame2

In seven years, from 1915 to 1923 inclu-
sve, defective chimneys and fues caused a
loss of $104289206 in the United States. AS
an originator of fires only matches and smok-
ing have a greater record than chimneys and
fues.
Safeguarding America Against Fires
shows by photographs the type of chimney
in the average dwelling place which has
caused this terrible loss. There is apparently
no excuse for their existence other than the
carelessness Of the people who live in the
houses where they are located.
These chimneys are shown to have open
cracks between the bricks where the flames
and sparks can come in contact with wooden
walls. 1t makes one shudder to think of the
thousands of helpless children, sick persons
and cripples who are in houses where this
lurking fire menace is ever present
Reflect for moment that the greatest
known fire starters are matches, smoking and
defective chimneys and that control over
them rests almost entirely with the individ
ual Losses by these agencies are almost Who'll
ly chargeable to the individual Such rec
ord of fire loss from these comfortable caus-
es is terrible arraignment of the average
American for his negligence or indifference
toward life and property.
In France the fre+starter is liable for dam
age caused by his carelessness The fire loss
record in the United States has more than
doubled in the last ten years. If it doubles in
the next ten years the annual destruction by
fire will aggregate over a billion dollars in
money and the death of $4,000 persons.
Unless we check our own carelessness the
law may have to check it for us.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
Standing Room Only.

The recent protest in Washington, New
York and other eastern cities against some
of the stage offerings emphasize an even
greater shortcoming upon the part OF the
theater- going public than on that of the pro-
ducers of off-color plays, 1t is observed that
in New York, where there are some Is pro-
auctions running that should not be permit
ed standing room only is the rule for the
crowds that demand tickets for matinees and
evening performances. This cannot indicate
anything else but desire on the part Of
thousands of people for just that kind Of
play
William A. Brady, we1l-known in theatrical
circles, admitted that a play he offered was
not what it should be, but he admitted that
he had to keep step with other producers or
be left behind Here is a case in which the
producer might have been satisfied to offer
something else if competition had not been
made so keen by other theatrical men, who
are supported by eager audiences always
clamoring for more. Mr. Brady, in view of
some critics of the practice may not have
made a good defense of his position, but at
the same time there is possibility that his
action and statement will result in a public
service because he has rivited attention on
fault that ought to be, in all decency, cor
rected.
1t would not be fair and just to blame the
producers alone. Neither would it be honest
to say that the people were wholly response
bic for the condition. Together they are to
blame for the situation to which the New
York police have had their attention directed.
If the producers did not offer the plays in
question the people could not see them and
crowd the theater aisles for standing room.
On the other hand, if the audiences did not
clamor for the risque but were satisfied with
something else the producers would not be
encouraged to go to extreme lengths in their
presentations. They are equally as guilty and
as such should be held responsible.
The stage, Of course, gets the major por
ton of the blame Theaters, producers, play
wrights and companies may be identified, au-
diences cannot be. The individual who con-
tributes to the condition by patronizing
theater that offers an Objectionable play slips
into the street after the performance. He is
not forgotten; instead, he is never known, so
he drops from sight until the next offering
of similar character is announced-or goes to
another box office where something just as.
spicy may be had at the regular price. The
stage is not altogether at fault. Standing
room only readily explains that the public al
so is to blame.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
Economy and Stinginess.

White house officials have fit to deny
some of the extravagant tales of President
Coolidge's sense of personal economy. Stories
have been going the rounds that he is so
eager to save dollars, dimes and nickels that
he is stingy as we'll as thrifty. The white
house officials who are intimately associated
with Mr.. Coolidge declare the reports "the
bunk"
For example it has ben announced that
the president has his shoes resoled. Another
report is to the effect that he never pays
more than sos for suit OF clothes. Still an
other is that he refused to buy new hat
this spring when he discovered that an old
one could be reblocked and kept in service
1t is admitted from the white, house that Mr.
Coolidge does have his shoes resoled but it
is declared from the same source that he
patronizes the most expensive talors in
Washington. 1t also is admitted that he has
his hats reblocked and cleaned when they
need it instead of throwing them away
These reports of President Coolidge's per-
sona affairs betray a curiosity on the part
of the public that is petty and trivial. 1t he
wishes to dress plainly that is his business
He never represented himself a Ward Nc
Allister and he was not elected as fashion
plate His fame no doubt will be greater than
if he once had posed for a collar advertise
nent Resoed shoes, rebocked hats and sos
suits of clothes never could make anAupstand-
ing American citizen appear as stingy One
Of the joys OF life experienced by persons
blessed with good sense is to have wearing
apparel rehabilitated when it is still fit for
service. One of the most disgusting things
is the habit of the man or woman of fashion
wearing a garment but once and then dis
daining its use thereafter.
Indeed there is a vast difference between
economy and stinginess. The American peo-
pie are fortunate that they have man in the
white house who has enough common sense
to recognize values wherever ne hnds them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
Time to Quit 1t.

The Pearson Tribune agrees with the Cal
houn Times that it is time for the newspapers
to quit heralding to the world that rotten
politics obtains in Georgia, and adds: There
may be differences in opinion about the po-
litical status, but this state is no worse than
others. The truth is, there is nothing the
mater win Georgia 1t is still the empire
state of the south and will continue to be-"
Georgia politics are no worse than they
have been the past twenty-five years, and
from all accounts are not as rotten" as in
many other states. The truth is that some
OF those who are decrying rotten politics are
themselves among the worst offenders in that
respect Others are using it as a smoke
screen while they spread propaganda OF va
rious kinds at remunerative pay. In spite OF
these detractors Georgia is getting along pref
ty well, and will continue to move forward.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

The Sylvester Local believes it will be a
mistake not to have substantial acreage in
peanuts, and tells why as follows: pea
nuts will be good crop this year, as they al
ways are The prospects are that they will
be even better this year than they have been
for some time. The prospects are that the
acreage will not be so large If that turns
out true the price will likely be good. If
they do not sell high the farmer can turn
them into meat and still sell them at a good
price. Hogs, the wise ones tell us, will re-
main high for the next year or two That
being the case it looks like good time to
plant peanuts, feed them to hogs and swap
the hogs for money"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
Negroes Dying in Nsrth.
From the Savannah Press.

is appalling This is especially true in the
north, where there has been a large migra-
ton of southern negroes, living mostly in
poor, crowded, unsanitary quarters and not
yet aeclmated In one large northern city,
where the mortality rate among native whites
last year was 10 per thousand. among ne
groes it was POI per thousand, nearly four
times as great.
This information is from northern paper,
not from a southern journal. 1t is printed
by the Reading, Pa. Tribune, which SAYS
that at this rate the negroes in America will
die off in few generations 1t is more than
twice the death rate of our whole population.
1t would seem that the blacks of the south
have not materially improved their position
by moving northward
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
Bees Not Busy"
From the Macon News.

Another idol is shattered.
The department OF agriculture has had
some OF its experts trailing the busy bee,
so renowned in song and story-especially
the bedside Story-as the very type and sym
Dol of industry
As a result OF this official spying we are
told that the busy" part of the bee story is
a misnomer.
Elaborate tests IN the apiary show, we are
told, that the bee is not busy she just looks
busy, they say. AS matter of fact the de-
Dartment's scientists declare the honey bee
passes more time in the hive than she does
outside hunting. nectar. She only makes 3l.65
trips during hen lifetime and gathers only
eight-tenths of a gram OF nectar. Individual
ly she IS of small Importance, as it requires
the work of 567 bees a Lifetime TO produce
pound of nectar, which has to be evaporated
before it is turned into honey
Just lt@w busy q bee, even the human
unit, should become to measure up to an
ideal standard is problematicaL 1t is a diff
cult matter at any time to live up to a repu-
tation.
But this much at least seems to be clear
and certain The bee works hard enough to
earn a good living and contributes rather ex-
tensively to the welfare of the human race,
so far as hoHey can make such a contribu-
ton, and moro than that we. should not ex-
pect of man or bee.
The trouble is that the. MAE rarely reaches
that standard.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
Policyholders Pay.
From the Industrial News.

Insurance policyholders pay state taxes in
amounts several times in excess OF what is
used to maintain state insurance departments.
PoGcyholders of Arizona paid insurance b.
censes, taxes and fees totaling $140, 1888
during 1928, OF which amount 5000 was used
for expenses of the state insurance depart
ment. The remainder of the amount collected
in the form of insurance taxes went into the
general state fund.
The practice of making the policyholder
bear the burden of taxes-the greater pro-
portion of which are expended for general
PURPOSES growing, among the states. The
federal government abolished the tax on in
surance premiums, which was devised as an
emergency war measure in 1921. But the
trend in the states has been in the contrary
direction 1t simply increases the price OF
insurance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
Too Much Sympathy far Murderers.
From the West Point News.

The people of this country too easily fall
for the sob-stuH that is always circulated
when convicted murderers appeal for mercy
There is a dangerous. tendency on the part
of the rank and file OF the people to, forget
that melting out of justice in such cases is
necessary to public safety. Enforcement of
law is not for the purpose of revenge, but is
necessary as a safeguard to society.
There are so many ways OF affsetting and
sidestepping justice in this, country that the
criminal tried and convicted still has a good
chance of swapping his fingers in the fake of
outraged society.
Gases of this nature now are pending IN
the Georgia courts, and if they were left to
a popular vote the chances are the work OF
the, trial juries and the prosecuting maohin-
cry would be reversed or largely nullihed.
1t is, a fine thing toJfeel compassion for the
criminal who awaits the moose. 1t seems to
us impossible for right minded person to
feel otherwise But we still have to think of
the victim of that criminal. LII the same law
he violated had been rightly enforced all
along the line fear of unfaihng punishment
would have stayed his hand saving one and
perhaps two lives.
Enforcement OF the law is business mat
ter Its work is to discourage, prevent crime.
The less it is hampered by sentiment and
sol8-artistry the more lives it will save.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
CUPID INUNDATED.

From the Fl Gaines Georgian
The ordinary of Terrell county processes
to be disturbed because the marrying indus
try has within recent months almost come
to a standstil in his jurisdiction, he says.
Licenses to wed have been issued to only
half dozen white couples in Terrell since
the first of January, and Judge Hoyl thinks
the new law requiring public notice of in
tention to marry is responsible for the slump.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

There are many girlies who seem to be
convinced that the most beautiful substance
in the world is paint. And they want to be
beautiful Of course this presumption IS
ridiculous. The manufacturers Of face pow
der in this country are growing rich.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

We may lose some Of our money in oil
wells, mining stocks bonding companies and
such like; we may have an occasional bank
failure; we may suffer from land boom ev-
cry now and then, and once In while we
may have a poor crop! But our wonderful
soil we always have with U.S. a1ad nobody can
take it away from us.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

Miss Mary McSwiney, now in. this country
declared in an address, that Ireland would
eventually be THE political exemplar of ma
tions-" That is covering lot OF territory at
a time when ireland is not even political
exemplar for herself.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
A LAND FOR LIVE STOCK.

From the Savannah News.
Georgia, especially south Georgia, ought to
be a land of live stock. There are so many
hay crops alone which do well here-not to
speak of the permanent pasturage possibili-
ties and the score OF feed crops that can be
grown There are eight hay crops; Legume,
Lespedeza, Canada field peas, soy beans, cow
peas; grass family, oats, sudan grass, millets,
sorghum.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker. in appealing to
members of the d. A. R. to- do, without silk
stockings and furs in order to meet heavier
dues as provided in an amendment to the or
CARNATIONS rules, overlooked the fact that
the short skirt and warm weather have. ar
rived
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

Day by day in every way the mediums are
losing their claim to the origin Of things
lsed by mankind. A pair OF ivory dice found
n ruins of Utica in Tunis by archaeologists
news that puts the crap game back into
sncient history.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

The spring term of Terrell superior court,
which will convene in two weeks, will be
confronted with one OF the lghtest dockets
in the history of the county. Our people are
too busy attending to their own affairs to fall
out with their neighbors or violate the law.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

AS a psychologist observes that the jazz
age is driving many young people to insanity
it may be remarked that some OF them do
not have to be driven very far or hard.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

The Legislature will be with us again in
little more than month Everybody is pre-
dieting a red-hot session, but it is among the
possibilities that they are mistaken. We may
have a calm and busness-hke session.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

Just at present the farmer is depending 0n
weather much more than on the congressman
who has plan to turn natural laws end fan
end.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

Georgia is not yet classed as a manufactur-
ing state, and probably never will be owing
to the richness of her soil and potentiaty
for producing crops needed by the world.
Yet if Georgia is to progress as it should
industrial development must come. When that
comes more Georgia people will have more
money with which to purchase Georgia raised
products and Georgia made goods.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05

The senate ought to understand that It is
not immune to criticism, and that the country
very generally supports Mr.. Dawes demand
for some revision of the senate rules. The
senate rules are archaic and obsolete, the
country is convinced, and the senate could do
itself no better service than to revise them
and bring them up to date.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-05-05
LONG AND SHORT OF 1T.

From the Des Moines Register
One writer declares that the shorter wo-
mems skirts get the taller women grow, Yes,
and the longer men look.