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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XXIV. THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 11. 1923 NO. 20 WORLD COURT" OPPONENTS WIN SENATE OPPONENTS OF WORLD v COURT HAVE WON AN INITIAL VICTORY Senator Lodge Warns President Of Hostility To Court Among I Republicans Washington.—Senate opponents of the world court have won an Initial victory. President Harding has let it be known that he will avoid a fight with the senate over the court. He believes in the tribunal with his whole heart, a white house spokesman said recently, hut he does not think it would comport with the dignity ol' ihe president to organize a campaign from the white house for the purpose of driving the senate to do his will. | This significant declaration fore casted in these dispatches recently is understood to have resulted from a secret conference with Senator Lodge, chairman of the senate foreign rela tions committee and majority leader of the senate. Lodge called at the white house one night recently. He warned the president of the hostility to the court among Republicans, whose opposition was increased rather than diminished by the aggressive New York speech. As a result, the president has has tened to reassure the senators that he does not intend to be drawn into an open fight. He has laid the court plan before them, explained its advan tages as he sees them, and now the deliberate opinion of the country will be allowed to decide the question. At bottom, Harding is attempting to avoid an open break on the eve of the presidential campaign. His parly advisers have warned him that if he presses the court, he will have the same sort of fight that Woodrow Wil son had with the league of nations. Hiram Johnson is about to come back from Europe to launch his candidacy. A strong committee which includes several wealthy New Yorkers has been organized to give him an official reception. They have been advised that Johnson will throw his hat in the ring when ho steps from the liner. With this situation confronting him, Harding would be taking grave chances by splitting with the senate foreign relations committee, on which Johnson and his followers are power fully represented. Hence, the conciliatory tone mani fest around the white house at this moment. Harding still has faith in the court and believes it will he adhered to ulti mately. He will discuss it along with other pending public questions on his western trip next month. But he will indulge in no campaign to arouse the people against the senate. As con gress does not convene for seven months, the president does not re gard the situation as acute and be lieves that sentiment will swing around in his favor by that time. 2,000 Passengers Caught In Tunnel New York.—About 2,000 passengers were trapped in a tunnel under the East river when an interborough subway trains, and had to walk along narrow runaways to exits in Long Island City. Burning out of electrical nppara>'us on trains that tried to force the stalled train out of the tunnel filled the tube with smoke adding to the nervousness of the large throng. Several women fainted. Congressman Is Charged With Libel Fort Worth, Texas.—Congressman Thomas L. Blanton of Abilene was charged by indictment with criminal libel in the report of the grand jury returned to the county clerk of Co manche county. A warrant has been Issued and sent to the sheriff of Tay lor county. The warrant was forward ed recently, but no return has been made as yet. Great Britain Refuses To Take Action London.—The British government, although of the opinion that the Ger man reparations note provides a suit able basis for discussion, will not in terfere in face of the flat rejection of the proposal by the French and Bel gian governments. Attitude Of Turk Means Collapse Lausanne.—The collapse of the sec ond Near Eastern peace conference is viewed as Imminent by many compe tent observers. The collapse of the parley recently when it is resumed would be no great surprise to allied representatives here who declare that the stand taken by Ismet Pasha, the Turkish nationalist envoy, imperils the conference. The Allies, backed by the United States, insist that Turkish tribunals obtain permission from al lied consuls before a foreigner Is ar rested or brought to trial. By E. P. DREXEL, County Agent. Poultry Sale Wed nesday, May 16th 12 to 6 P. M. Sale held at Union Warehouse ruin or shine. Bring all kinds of poultry. Prices will be very little different from those of last sale. Spot cash paid same day. Sale managed by County Agent, E. P. Drexel, and local poultrymen, Crop Forecasts. Sweet poLatoes now so generally de spised on account of low prices, bid fair to come back as a good paying proposi tion in 1023. Those farmers who will devote some time and careful attention to this crop cun make easy money from sweets. They are easy to grow, easy to sell through the curing house and with proper attention to disease control, variety, time of planting, land and fert ilizer will return a high percentage of number ones. Even those farmers who hilled their potatoes were finally able to dispose of them through carlot shipment as was done last week. In order to demonstrate the fact that if given the proper treatment sweet potatoes will puy, 1 want to get a list of those farmers who are going to grow sweet potatoes and who are willing to follow some necessary directions which 1 will supply from time to time. List your name and acreage with my self or C. L. Christian. E. P. DREXEL, County Agent. Farm News. The State will send a veterinarian back next week to clean up those herds missed last time. Farmers desiring hogs treated are urged to communicate with County Agent at once. Small amounts of calcium arsenate may be had in 200 pound lots while available. Act at once. See County Agen l. Jack Farr, John Colvin and Robert Colvin have purchased their pigs for the pig club. The fewer the contest ants the larger the prizes. Get busy boys. Timber can be cut off a tract once every ten years if properly handled. This means stop the fires. Mr. VV. T. Maltoon, of the U. S. B’orestry Bureau, was here this week doing some educational work on timber preservation. Hog Notes. Raise your pigs on fresh, high ground if you want growth and freedom from worms. Grow some summer grazing as oats, early dent corn, cowpeas, soy beans, cattail millet, peanuts or sweet potatoes. Be sure to have corn, velvet beans, soy beans, rye and rape for them this winter. Let your hogs gather their^feed. Breed your sows for early fall litters. They should be bred in April and Octo ber for market hogs. Poultry Practice. Lice can be controlled ,by [dusting chickens with a louse powder or Sodium Fluoride. Mites can be controlled by use of Car- bolineum on roosts and nests. One ap plication per season does the work. These are Government recommended preparations and therefore dependable. Agents Convention Here. County agents from Lincoln, Wilkes, Burke, Columbia and Baldwin counties will hold a one day conferencehere May 23, with State Director, J. Phil Camp bell, State Leader of Agents, Mr. J. G. O iver and District Agent, T. L. Asbury, The purpose of the conference will be purely professional, taking up problems of supervision and instruction. Favors W at son Memorial Mr. James W. Hill, of Norwood, was a visitor in Thomson Wednesday. He was a very close friend of the late Sen- j ator Watson and is very enthusiastic , about the memorial library to be erect- | ed in Thomson. Thousands of Mr. 1 Watson’s staunch friends over the I state are just as anxious that the me- ! morial be built. Wealthiest Country. New Zealand Is the healthiest coun try In the world. A little 25c ad in the "Want* -olumn will sell that article you wao> t> yet ni * of yom way. WATSON M! BE ACTED AL WILL AT OK: Now that Mrs. Watson has given her consent for the library of her husband, the late Senator Thomas E. Watson, to he used as a memorial in a suitable building for that purpose, the commit tee from the Chamber of Commerce which has the matter in charge will proceed at once to formulate plans for receiving the fund with which to erect the building. A meeting of the Chamber of Com merce was held Tuesday night, at which time it was announced that Mrs. Wat son would allow the library to be used. A great deal of enthusiasm is now felt, as to the certainty of the memorial for Thomson. Everybody is of the same mind as to this being the logical place for the memorial. Mr. Watson’s staunchest friends say that it would be a calamity for Thomson to allow it to he placed in any other tuwn or city. He was born and raised in Thomson, his interests were centered here, he loved the town, and surely that is enough ground upon which to base claim to it, to say nothing of the duty the town owes her departed son. Soon the committee that was appoint ed by the Chamber of Commerce will go to Atlanta and meet with prominent friends of Mr. Watson and plans will he mule for a stale-wide campaign to raise funds for the building. It is the purpose of the committee to give every body a chance to he represented in the memorial, and it has been intimated that subscriptions would be limited to small amounts. It is proposed that every county in the state shall have a representative of the memorial who will receive the offerings of Mr. Wat son's friends for that particular county. But the offerings will not be confined to the state of Georgia, hut will be open to any and all sections of the country. Some of Mr. Watson’s best friends resided out of the state and many in distant parts of the country. It is quite likely that in the next is sue The Progress will be able to report definite steps taken in the organization. Mayor W. C. McGommons heads the committee und is hacked by a strong representation of leading men in the community. 300 PASSENGERS KIDNAPED Spit Between Republicans May Result. Demands To Be Made For Safe guarding U. S. Citizens Pekin. — Swooping down upon China’s fastest express train after it had been wrecked, and piled in a ditch, Chinese bandit3 kidnaped three hundred passengers, including several Americans, recently and escaped in the wild und desolate country in the vicinity of Lin Cheng. Robert P. Scripps, one of the fore most American publishers, and Mrs. Scripps were passengers on the train. There are also believed to have been accompanied by a party including N. D. Cochran, editor emeritus of the Toledo News-Bee, and his daughter, Dorothy, and Miss Margaret CulLe.t- son, of San Deigo, a cousin of Mrs. Scripps. Upwards of a thousand bandits at tacked the train. They had first torn up the rails for considerable distance, and then (lug a ditch into which Ihe engine plunged when it left the track, piling up the cars after it. In the midst of the confusion that followed the wreck the bandits poured out from their hiding places, surrounded the de fenseless passengers, and as rapidly as they were overcome, made off with them. One foreigner was killed, according to information reaching the minister of communications, hut whether there was resistance to the bandits, or the passenger met death in the wreck, is not yet known. The train was en route from Pukow to Tien Tsin when attacked. Latest reports were that six foreigners and 25 Chinese passangers escaped, but all others on the train were appar ently captured by the bandits and car ried away. Twenty-eight foreigners, both men and women, were still held as host ages by the bandits up to a late hour. Many Chinese were also held. Ten passengers from the train escaped and are reported as proceeding to Tien Tsin. Indications are, however, that Robert Scripps is not among those who escaped as he has not communi cated with the United News corres pondent. He notified the United News office of his departure from Shanghai and would undoubtedly have commun icated with the office at the first op portunity upon escaping from the ban dits. The government la sending troops to the scene of the wreck and kid naping, but a difficult task is ahead of the soldiers, in running down the ban dits. They have probably taken to the mountains, dragging their prison ers with them. At New Gilead. Mother’s Day will be observed at New Gilead Sunday with the following pro gram: Scripture Reading—Prov. 31:10 31. “Mother,” by Hattie BetiHon. Song, “My Mother’s Bible.” Recitation, Frances Benson. Song. “Nobody Knows But Mother,” Juniors. Recitation, by Bessie Benson, “Mother is Good to Me,” Story Hobbs. Quartette —Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hobbs, Mr. Choecian Johnson and Mr. Grady Hobbs. Sunday School is growing, come to see us. Plans are being made for Rally Day the 4th Sunday. Dr. Quillian will preach at the morning session. Rev. J T Robins in the afternoon. The Thom son Fpworth League and Orchestra will feature a big part in the program. SUPT. Dies At Age Of Eighty-Eight Mr. James A. Benson, who lived in the Cotton Mill village, died suddenly Monday morning about 11. o'clock, at the age of 88 years. He was a Confed erate veteran, having fought valiantly for the cause of the South in the Civil War. Mr. Benson is survived by four sons and one (laughter, as follows: Messrs. M. L., Z. R. and F. R. Benson of Au gusta; James A. Benson, Jr., of Thom son, and Mrs. J. H C. Moore, of Thom son. The remains were laid to rest beside the grave of his wife at Salem church burying ground Tuesday afternoon ut 3 o’clock, Rev. C. C. Kiser conducting the funeral ceremony. Thomson Water Atlanta, Ga., May 5, 1923. Mr. S. F. Neal, City Clerk, Thomson, Georgia. Dear Sir: I wish to make the following report on samples of water collected April 30: Samples Nos. 1552-54, from taps on Railroad street, Black street and J. A. Boatwrights home on Jackson street, Bhow at this time a very excellent water. I am enclosing results of analysis. Yours very truly, II. C. WOODFALL, Director. Mother’s Day Program for Methodist S. S. Song America—by Sunday School. Recitation (a)—Our Mothers—Vir ginia Watson. Recitation (b)—A Mother’s Care— Elizabeth Hobbs. Scripture Reading—Mrs. Julia Ham ilton. Invocation—Mr. J. T, Pate. Song—Sing Praises—Class No. 4. Recitation—God Bless Our Mothers— Class No. 3. Quartet—The Mest Loved and Dear est—Lucile Lokey, Ruth Goolsby, How ard Perry, Neal Dunn. Recitation — Saving Mother — Pete Knox. Roll Call. Lesson Period. Song—My Mothers Bible—by Sunday School. Reading—Selected—Miss Sara Bow den. Solo—Our Mother’s Way—Mr. Chas. Curtis. Class Reports. Home Sweet Home, by Sunday School. O. E. S. Barbecue. The Order of Eastern Star will give a delightful barbecue on the court house lawn next Wednesday, May 16th, at which a cordial invitation is extend ed to all to participate. The ladies who have the arrangement of the en tertainment in charge are determined to outdo all former efforts in this line, so don’t miss it. Tickets are being of fered at 60c for adults, and 25c for children. Salamander Lives 500 Years. Believed to be 500 years old, a sala mander six feet long has been discov ered in a temple pond In Tokyo. AIRMEN LAND AT SAN DIEGO “You Have Written New Chaptor In Triumphs Of American Avia tion,” Wires Prosldent + + + + + + + + + + « + 4. + 'fr + + + Many Records Held + + By Non-Stop Filers + + + Washington. — Lieutenants + + MacReady and Kelly, who land- + + ed at San Diego, Calif., field + + from Mineola, N. Y„ May 3, set + + a new non - stop distance rec- >> ord, both In time and distance + + covered. + ■J- They flew about 2,GOO miles + In less than 27 hours actual + + flying time, and were the first + + to fly from coast to coast with- + -J- out intermediarny landing. + •U- MacReady and Kelly hold + + many air marks. April 17 at + + Dayton, Ohio, they remained + + in the air 33 hours 4 minutes 17 + + seconds, traveling 2,517 miles + + for a new endurance record, + + using the same plane in which + + they completed their cross-coun- + + try flight. + -J- + + + ■* + + + + + + + + + + + + San Diego, Calif. —Two young men, grotesquely fat in their fur-lined avia tion suits, hopped from the cabin of the huge army monoplane T-2, at Rockwell field, North Island, May 3, and into the pages of American his tory. Lieutenants John A. MacReady and Oakley Kelly had crossed the American continent from Roosevelt field, Long Island, just outside of New York City, in 26 hours 50 minutes 43 2/5 seconds, the first non-stop flight ever madef rom coast to coast. The big, grumbling bird was first sighted here at 12:29 In the afternoon. Seven minutes later It had swooped to a landing, outstripping two army planes that went aloft to extend a greeting and escort the celebrity to Its goal. “Hey! Greetings!” the two young officers shouted, scrambling down from their coach into the midst of a fren zied crowd which shouldered them as though they were infants and carried them to an automobile. To them the uproar was all one with the din which had been beating against their ears without a moment’s let-up ever since they left Roosevelt field. From New York to San Diego is about 2,403 miles, but Lieutenants Mac- Ready and Kelly are believed to have gone quite some distance further, for they ran into a rain storm near Kan sas City during the night and reeled up the gloaming thread of the Mis souri river northward for a time, to gel their hearings. But, regardless of the details, the two have established a new record for continuous cross-country flight and, in the brief span from one noontime to another, have achieved the dream which the long-forgotten pioneer, Cal Rodgers, tried to bring to pass in his rickety, aerial surrey buggy when avla- toin was a dare-devil game, more than a decade ago. Washington.—A new era of aviation, with untold commercial and military possibilities, has been opened by the successful non-stop transcontinental flight of the famous American aero twins. Officials of the government, pouring congratulations upon the two aviators at San Diego, are already measuring the future significance of the event. They point to throe possible develop ments, with non-stop transcontinental flying now a fact: 1. Twenty-four hour mail service from coast to coast. 2. Prompt mobilization of a whole fleet of war planes at either coast, or upon any other threatened frontier In (he event of war. 3. A vast benefit to commerce, with many possibilities. The air mail service has been plan ning a 33-hour mail service from New York to San Francisco to begin late this summer. This accomplishment removes all doubt of its practicability. Crops Hurt. The recent heavy rains and cold weather have had a bad effect upon the crops of McDuffie county, especially cotton. Some of the crops have be< n planted as many as three times. Lund is badly washed in • many places aid will require extra work in getting them in shape again. Baraca Barbecue. The Baraca Class of the Baptist church gave a delightful barbecue Thursday afternoon to members of the class and a few invited friends. The ’cue was prepared by Mr. Jim Lewis, than whom there is no superior. About 175 participated in the delightful event. Overcoming Faults. Do not think of your faults; look for what Is good and strong; und try to imitate It; your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time* | come.—Ruskln. BRITISH ANXIOUS ABOUT RUM RULE BALDWIN AVOIDS GIVING DIRECT ANSWER ON ENGLAND’S POSITION FULL INFORMATION AWAITED “Break Off Relations And Go To War," Advises Lansbury, Member Of Parliament London.—Stanley Baldwin, chancel lor of Lho exchequer, who is acting as premier during the absance of Bonar Law, avoided a direct answer in the house of commons recently when ask ed whether England planned to recog nize the decision of the United States supreme court which prohibits all ves sels bringing liquor within the Amer ican three-mile limit. “We must wait,” said Baldwin, “for a fe wdays until we have full informa tion on what is intended. So far we have been entirely dependent on cable reports.” The interrogator then asked Lord Curzon, the British foreign minister, “is it not a fact that the United States government has threatened to confiscate British ships if they carry liquor within the three-mile limit? If so, what are you going to do about it?” George Lansbury, labor M. P., In terjected: “Do what you did with the soviet government—break off rela tions and go to war.” Baldwin, continuing his explanation of the situation, stated, “whatever po sition we take we shall certainly act in accord with international law.” He added that carrying of spirits for med icinal use, as provided for in British regulations, would continue in the fu ture. Lord Wolmer, under-seoretary of the board of trade, said he did not believe the decision of the United States su preme court would effect the carrying of liquor stores for medicinal use. Colonel Howard Bury declared that inasmuch as the United States gov ernment prohibited liquor on foreign vessels in American ports, the Ameri can ships in British ports should be made to subscribe to Ihe British regu lations concerning carrying of liquor for medicinal purposes. Melon Growers To Hold Meeting Adel.—The officials of the Southwest Georgia Watermelon Growers associa tion made thoi announcement recently that they will hold their annual traffic meeting May 15 in their offices at this place. The traffic and operation offi cials of the various railroads partici pating in the transportation of melons shipped from south Georgia have been invited to attend and represent their respective lines in the conference. Lightning Kills Two Near Cordele Cordele.—Dewey Blow, aged 23 years, unmarried son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Blow, residing seven miles east of Cor dele, on the Seville road on a small farm, which the family tended, was killed and his sister, Miss Dannie Blow, ageu 16 years, was so badly shocked by a bolt of lightning that she died with in a few moments after being removed to the veranda for resuscitation. Hazers Held Responsible For Killing Chicago.—Convinced that college hazers saw Leighton Mount die, if they did not actually kill him, Oscar Wolf, coroner of Cook county, halted the inquest over the bleached skeleton of the long-lost Northwestern university freshman to question every student who took part in the freshman-sophomore rush of 1921, which preceded Mount’s disappearance. Chicago Picked For G.O.P. Convention Washington.—Chicago has been pick ed by administration powers for the 1924 Republican national convention, where the Harding forces will do battle with the insurgents of the West who hope to throw the nomination to Hiram Johnson or some other opponent of the president. Experts Study Decision On Liquor Rome, Italy.—International law ex perts of the Italian government have started a study of the decision of the United States Supreme court which pro hibits vessels of all registries from tak ing liquor within the American three- mile limit. Germany Warned To Pay Up In Full Paris, France.—France and Belgium have again served notice on Germany that they intend the reparation bill shall be paid in full and that there will be no consideration of any German pro posal as long as passive resistance In the Ruhr continues to be the Reich's watchword. Replying in a joint note to the German offer, the Ruhr allies point out that the sum of thirty bil lion gold marks represents less than one-fourth of the total which Germany should recognize as the amount of be* debt. Cuff Link Watches. Watclies are being made small enough to be worn as cuff links.