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GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, GEORG,.-..
Missionary Column
Scholarship vs Battleships
For National Detense
Nashville, Tenn.—Commenting
on the enlarged naval building pro
gram proposed for tho United
States, the editor of the Missionary
Voice, one of tho Sputhcrn Meth
odist organs, in a recent address at
Carroll Street Church, this city,
offered a unique suggestion looking
to national d.efenso and the preser
vation ef peace. In part, he said:
“Twenty million dollars is the
cost of a modern, first-ciass battle
ship. Every time one is built,
another is built by some other
country to match it, or submarines
to blow it up. It proclaims inter
national suspicion, threatens ag
gression and undermines the foun
dations of friendship.
“Twenty million dollars invested
as a scholarship fund, looking to
ward international understanding
and good will, would support a
thousand scholarships, each of
31,000 a year^and would make it
possible for that many picked men
from other countries to take their'
college training in the United
States, imbibe our ideals, sense our
friendly spirit and go back to posi
tions of leadership in their respec
tive countries as our firm friends.
“Suppose the United States
should invest the price of just one
battleship a year in such an enter
prise. It would mean that we
could keep in training in American
universities twenty thousand se
lected men from other lands—men
destined to the future leadership of
the world. Or divided equally, it
would send ten thousand American
boys annually to the schools of
Europe, Asia and South America,
and ten thousand of theirs to our
own institutions. Every American
boy would return with mind broad
ened, prejudices displaced, sympa
thy engendered, and a conscious
ness of world-community and
brotherhood that would make him
forever an active friend of peace.
On those who came to us from
abroad the effect would be the
same.
“Which investment of that
twenty million dollars would go
farthest toward cementing peace
ful relations between the United
States and the world, the battle
ship or the scholarship? Reason it
out and see.
“The thing is not impractical. It
has been done in the case of China.
Ten million dollars of the indemnity
paid to the United States by China
for damages inflicted during the
Boxer outbreak, was returned by
the United States with the proviso
that it be used as an endowment
for the education of Chinese stu
dents in the United States. Hund
reds of picked young Chinese arc
now in training in America on in
demnity scholarships. And they,
more than any other group of equal
number, will shape China’s future.
Travelers tell us that nothing the
United States ever did has so
bound a nation to us as that act of
generosity and wise statesmanship
has won China.
“Which shall it be, battleships or
scholarships?”
I ncssee Manufacturers’ Association
and Conference Lay leader of the
Tennessee Conference; E. A. Cole
successful business man and Con
ference Lay Leader of the Western
North Carolina Conference; and
Hon. Josephus Daniels, * Secretary
of the Navy.
None of these, however, is better
known or more popular than W. T,
Ellis, author, traveller, and lectur
er, who will speak on "The Ameri
can for the New Hour."
A large attendance is expected,
running into the thousands.
Testimony From A High
Source.
Well Known Laymen ht
Junaluska, August 1-6.
Laymen’s meetings often look
like preachers’ mceetings because
of the prominent and sometimes
almost exclusive part played by
the preachers in these gatherings.
Not so will be the great meeting of
Methodist men at Junaluska, Aug
ust 1-0. Many preachers will be
present, and-a number will speak,
but the meeting will bear a lay
man’s aspect throughout. Follow
ing are a few of the well-known
laymen that arc to take part in the
program:
W. K. Tate, Professor of Rural
Education, George Peabody College
•for Teachers, a specialist on rural
.church problems; T. S. Southgate,
,of Norfolk, Virginia, a busy and
successful business man of jarge af
fairs; J. E. Edgerton, of Lebalon,
'Tennessee, President of the Ten-
Dr. Henry C. Adams, of the Uni
versity of Michigan, now Adviser
to the Commission of the Chinese
Republic on Standardization of
Railwa^Accounts, at Peking, said
recently:
“When I came out to China I did
not think much of foreign missions
or foreigu missionaries, but now I
take off my hat to the missionaries
I have never contributed much to
foreign missons, but when I get
home I shall put everything that
I can spare into the foreign mission
ary collection. They are a noble
lot of men and women and are ren
dering a very great service to the
people of China.”
XXX
China Fighting The Great
White Plague
“Led by the Social Service Com
mittee of the Y. M. C. A., one hun
dred and fifty men took part recent
ly in the distribution of anti-tuber
culosis literature. Some was sold
and some was given away,” writes
Missionary James M. Yard, of
Chengtu, West China. “We sold
4,500 calendars, telling what to do
to prevent tuberculosis. Every
street in the City was covered in
our campaign.
“It was fine to see th« students
willing to carry big bundles of
tracts under their arms and to sell
them on the streets. They were
‘serving society,’ as they expressed
it. But that sort of thing is new
in China. Such men have been
‘brought up’ on the Gospel."
Three Million Dollar Tax
On Industries Of Georgia
SEAL OF MERCY
KINGDOMS OF GRIEF
Asheville, N.C., July ,15—In or
der that the smallest boy or girl,
or any man or woman, no matter
what their means of livelihood are,
can contribute their mite to the
aid of thif suffering women and
children of “the Kingdoms of
Grief,” Belgium and Northern
France, the North Carolina Com
mission for relief in Belgium an
nounces today that seals of mercy
will be placed on sale in all sections
of the United States. These seals,
which were designed by the Sec
retary of the North Carolina Com
mission, and authorized by the
National Commission in New York,
are of similar size to the Red. Cross
seal.
Occupying the center of the seal
are flags of the United States and
Belgium, with the words: “Seal of
Mercy,” and “Kingdoms of Grief”
above, and “America’s Sympathy”
below. The seal sells for one cont,
and tne funds derived from their
sale will be devoted to the feeding
and clothing of the women and
children who, owing to the great
European war, are suffering un
told miseries. They can be placed
on letters or mail packages of any
kind, the same as the Red Cross
Seals are used. Seven seals will
bring enough money to feed one
womitn or child a day, according
to the announcement.
There were presented at the re
cent meeting of the Georgia Ship
pers’ Association relialile estimates
showing that tho proposed ad
vances in intrastate freight rates
would amount to at least three
million dollars in the first year and
would increase on an over-ascend
ing scale.
This stupendous tax would be
borne not only by merchants and
manufacturers and farmers, but by
the rank and file of all the people.
Soon or late, directly or indirectly
it would touch the interest of every
household and every citizen; for
when the sources of production
and prosperity are injured, tho
public inevitably suffers.
If it were announced that the
f irms of Georgia bad been damag
ed to the extent of eight hundred
thousand or a million dollars and,
at the same time, that the factor
ies and mercantile houses of Geor
gia had lost two million dollars’
worth of trade in a single year,
with a prospect of losing millions
more, the State would tremble with
alarm. That very danger is threat
ened by the rate increases which
the railroads propose.
The State Commissioner of Ag
riculture, Mr. James D. Price, esti
mates that in the single item of
fertilizers Georgia farmers will
have to pay upwards of eight hun
dred thousand dollars more than
now in yearly bills for transporta
tion, if petition of the roads is
granted. Farmers who raise food
products would suffer particularly,
because the effect of the proposed
rates would be to undermine home
markets for food industries.
The roads ask, for example, an
increase of thirty-eight per cent on
shipments of hogs and cattle from
farms to packing plants, and an
additional increase of upwards of
one hundred per cent on shipments
of finished products from packing
plants to local markets. Thus the
field of enterprise which is most
important to Georgia’s economic
freedom and progress would be
blighted.
There is scarely a line of the
State's industrial and commercial
interests that would escape direct
injury from the rate increases
which the carriers are seeking to
inaugurate; and all would suffer in
one way or another. In fighting
their own battles, the Georgia
shippers are fighting for the Com
monwealth, and a victory for them
will be a victory for the people.—
Atlanta Journal.
For Congress
To the Voters of the Second Con
gressional District.
Feeling profoundly grateful to
you and deeply conscious of the
great obligation and responsibility
resting upon mo, I hereby acknow
ledge the debt of gratitude I feel
for tho confidence yqu have so gen-
arously reposed in me.
I have spared no effort to servo
you faithfully.
My record for tho short time I
have served you- is before you and
I am willing for you to pass upon
it, confidently relying upon a fair
verdict at the polls in September
from a great people who are just as
well ns generous.
I hereby announce as a candi
date to succeed myself as your
Representative in the 05th, Con
gress, subject to your will and
under the rules of the Democratic
Primary.
While important measures af
fecting your interests are before
Congress and when ever vote
counts, I feel that I should' attend
to the duties to which you have-as
signed me, nnd return only when
your interests arc not neglected. I
expect to bo in the district and
shall see as many of you personally
ns possibly before the Primary on
September 12th.
Faithfully yours,
FRANK PARK.
Some Thing We Never See
A sheet from the bed of a river
A toe from the foot of a moun
tain,
A tongue from the mouth of a
stream
A prayer from the volume of
time,
A wink from the eye of a needle
Some fruit from the jam of the door
Or people who get better results
Than those who advertise in the
Grady County Progress.
Notice Of Local Legislation
Notice is hereby given, that at
the present session of the Georgia
Legislature, there will be introduc
ed a bill entitled:
An Act to prescribe the manner
of holding primary elections in
Grady County, and to provide
rules and regulations governing
same; prescribe the penalty for
violations thereof, and for other
purposes, also at the same time
there will be introduced a bill to
provide for the fixing of the salary
of the Treasurer of Grady County,
nnd to provide by whom it shall be
fixed.
W.-D. Barber.
State of Ohio, City of Tolodo, I „
Lucan County, f
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he la
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney
A Co., doing business In the City of To
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and
mx&arsMsz»=
ery case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of HALL’S CATAnRH CURB.
FRANK 3. CHENEY.
Sworn to before mo and subscribed In
my presence, this 6th day of December,
(Seal) A. W. GLEASON,
„ ... _ . . _ . Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is takon Internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills (or constipation.
When'the baby is Ruffering the
double afflictions of. hot weather
and bowel disorders, t^he remedy
needed is McGEE’S BABY ELIX
IR. It reduces the feverish condi
tions, corrects the stomach and
checks the looseness of the bowels.
Price 25c and 50c per bottle. Sold
by Wight & Browne.
No. 666
This is ■ proscription prepared etpecltlljr
(or MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER.
Fire or six doses will break any case, and
ft taken then aa a toaic the Fever will not
return. It acta on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or tlckeo. 2$e
To the Voters of the Albany Circuit:
Stings or bites of insects that are
followed by swellings, pain or itch
ing should be treated promptly as
they arc poisonous. BALLARD’S
SNOW LINIMENT counteracts
the poison. It is both antiseptic
and healing. Price 25c, 50c and
31.00 per bottle. Sold by Wight
* Browne:
I take this method of announcing to you my candidacy for the
position of Judge’of the Superior Courts of the Albany Circuit, subject
to the action of the Democratic White Primary, and invito your careful
consideration and active support. I am 54 years of age and have been a
practicing attorney actively engaged in the practice of law for thirty
years, with the exception of eight yenrs during which time I served ns
Judge of the City Court of Bainbridge. My record is open to nil. The
unanimous endorsement of the Decatur County Bar Association is an
approval of my services as Judge of the City Court of Bainbridge.
If the people of this Circuit confer upon me the high honor I now
seek, I pledge you my undivided timojnnd attention will be given to the
duties of the office. I will stand at all times for the enforcement of our
laws as written. I believe in equal justice to all and purtiality to none.
Assuring you that I will appreciate your support, I am,
Most respectfully yours,
W. M. HARRELL
Deposit What You Like When
You Like
But deposit your monoy HERE. It is posible you have
never felt the absluto necessity of having a hank account
It is probable you could drift along foryeurs without one
but if you expect to forgo to tho front in this life in a
financial way it is essential that you have a bank Ac-
connt.
We give you a personal invitation to muke this hank
your depository-whether you have a small sum or a
largo one to lny aside for safe keeping.
Wc pay a Llbrcal Interest on bavlno Accounts and
Time Deposits.
Citizens Bank
CAIRO, .... GEORGIA
W.IS. Wight. President H. G. Cannon, V-Pres.
WH Searcy, V-President and Cashier
What Do-You
Want in Jewelry?
I
AM here to supply your wants, regardless of what
they may be and I unil do so as acceptably as any
house in the country.
I probably have in stock—just the thing you have been
wanting—and if I sell it to you, you can Rely upon
it’s quality
You have a perfect right to buy wherever you please,
but, when you get better values from your home man
should you not buy at home?
Buy at home and you help yourself, you help
me and you help your town.
C. F. SANDERS
The Jeweler
Stallion and Jack in Service
Brownton-time 2:31. Soven years old
Weighs 1200 Pounds.
MAMMOTH KENTUCKY JACK
16 Hands High, Weighs 1000 Pounds.
Their colts have the SIZE and
QUALITY desired.
TERMS: $5.00 cash and $15.00 when colt is dropped.
BEALE & WATSON
5 to 10 Year Farm Loans
We have rccoutly made some new connections in the loan business
and can give you as good terms as you will find anywhere. Rates of
interest at 0, 7 and 8 per cent depending on the size of the loan. You
can pay only tho interest annually or part of the principal and interest
annually, thus reducing interest payments cnch year. Our companies
are the leading loan companies in the United States and their supply of
money is unlimited. Now is the time to get your applications approv
ed and'abstracts of title made in order that you may close the loan
with little delay when it is wanted. Come to see us and bring your
deeds and we will quote you terms.
BELL & WEATHERS,
CAIRO, GEORGIA
We Do “Classy” JOB WORK