The McDuffie progress. (Thomson, Ga.) 1901-current, June 22, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextV(c"' Sv»V' 9 '' -^vl V . I o'" I'.ov'' THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1923 NO. 26 FRANCO* PACT “ c:pl " n "“* HINTED BY TROTZKY Slmlllar Acceptances Are Expected From Belgian And German Interests ANSWER TO ULTIMATUM IS PLANES AND MORE AIRPLANES'* Possibility Of Gig,-otic Revolutionary Upheaval Held As Cause For Agitation Of England Washington.—Full acceptance by ‘•AIR t the French cotton trade through the | Havre cotton exchange of the terms I of the agreement reached by the in- | tornational cotton conference held BfillDPMCir Dl IMP <IEJ 1 ! here early in the week was commun- DvUnUUIOlL rLAnO In rltuto luat ed to department of agricultural officials by Pierre Du Pasquier, the French representative, who also rep resented Belgian and German cotton interests to wnom ne made similar recommendations for acceptance of the agreement. In making known the French ac ceptance, the department for the first time indicated the terms of the agree ment. An official statement announc ing the Havre association's action said: “The agreement reached provides for the adoption of American stand ards as universal standards for cot ton of American growth with the un derstanding that the United States colton standards act permits trading on the basis of millimeter designa tion. The department of agriculture agrees that in the event that the changes become apparently desirable, provision will be made for a revision of these standards by representatives of foreign cotton exchanges in con ference with representatives of the American cotton industry and the department of agriculture. “The secretary of agriculture agrees to take such action as may be necessary under Section 4 of the United States cotton standards act to vest in the members of the Havre arbitration appeals committee the an thority to determine finally tho true classification as to grade and color, in accordance with said standards of cotton of American growth exported from the United States. This decis ion has been made in order to avoid the difficulties and delays which might result were all final appeals referred to Washington.” Moscow, Russia.—An atatc.k on Eng land hints of a RUsso-French rappro chement and a plea for “moro metal In our national character," marked an address by Leon Trotalty, Soviet war minister, before the all-Russian con gress of metal workers. "If an ultimatum is presented to ns,” he exclaimed, referring to the re cent British notes, “let us create a detachment of airplanes. If a coup d'etat occurs in Bulgaria, let us build another detachment of airplanes, and If there is a coup dkitat in Persia, build more airplanes. "The iron in our will must be trans ferred to the iron wings of airplanes; then we can say, looking high above at our squadrons, ‘this is the coup d’etat in Persia’—and so on. If v*? transform the criminalities on tho bourgeoisie into airplanes, then por- haps we shall be able somo time to bring an end to their criminalities.” M. Trotzky said England and Italy had, according to information at hand, assisted in the coup d’etate in Bul garia and the British had aided in the national overthrow in Persia. De claring that Russia’s losses in the world war were overwhelmingly great er than Britain’s Trotzky added: “It was for this purpose, perhaps, to deliver us his ten - day ultimatum,— that Lord Curzon felt strong enough it was necessary that the blood of the Russian workers and peasants be shed. This account some day we shall present to the English bour- geoise. "England remains true to her tra ditional policy. In the international war her role was also dictated by her international policy. In reality hers was a provocative role. When the English proletariat opens the safes of the English diplomacy, the records will, if tliev are not already destroyed, show the real role of Eng land in the world war. “It is the same in regard to tho Ruhr—if England had not wished France to do, $horo would have been no Ruhr occupation. To bring two peoples into strugglo while the rest aside themselves, in order to be able to appropriate the results, is the tra ditional policy of the English bour- geoise.’’ II. S. PAYS DEBT ASSERTS HARDING PRESIDENT EXPECTS GREATER ECONOMICS DURING NEXT FISCAL YEAR SURPLUS OF $200,000,000 Determination To Pursue Program Ot Keoping Government Expenditures Down, Reflected In Speech FARM NOTES. By E. P. DREXEL, County Agent. Poultry Sales. Two More Cities Are Destroyed Rome.—King Victor Emmanuel has left for Naples, proceeding by war ship to Cantania to lead the battle to save Sicilian cities from the ava lanche of lava streams. Two more cities have been wiped out In the in ferno of flame and destruction burst ing from Mt. Etna. Six mouths aje now vomiting out incaldescent lava upon the doomed valleys. Pope Pius XI has directed Cardinal Francisanava to Catania to keep him constantly in formed of the situation, and to place all churches and religious buildings through Sicily at disposal of the ref ugees. More than 50,000 refugees are now huddled in Catania alone. Cotton Sales To Germany Reported Columbia, S. C.—The South Caro lina Cotton Growers’ Co-operative as sociation has within tho past ten days made some very large sales of cotton to Germany, it was learned. Officials of the association when ask ed for a statement said that the sales had been made and that “a splendid price had been secured for the cot- ion’’ but declined to give the exact number of hales sold or the definite price received. The association sold some cotton to German interests some two months ago and its relations w ith them were so satisfactory, the officials said, that much larger sales have recently been made. Many Young Men Are Using Cosmetics St. Louis.—Rodolph Valentino and other idols of Main street “sheiks” and “cowboys” get the credit for a new form of masculine emancipation. When the side-burned knock-’em-dead artist prances mincingly in to buy patent leather hair gloss he no longer pretends that t.he face powder and cold cream he also buys are for his sister, according to members of the Missouri Pharmaceutical association, in convention here, Daughter’s Plea Saves Her Father Chicago.—On the plea of his 16-year- old daughter that he be spared the gallows, Ignatz Fuchs, who shot and killed his wife, Anna, during a drunk en quarrel, was sentenced to life im- Gang Of Bandits Terrorize Circlevllle Topeka, Kans.—A gang of bandits terrorized the citizens of Circlevllle, northeast of Topeka, by shooting into homes in which lights appeared, and then blew open the safe of the farm ers’ State Bank of Circlevllle, and es caped in an automobile. Bank offi cials report the robbers got $2,600 in cash and Liberty bonds worth $2,500 Diamonds Taken By Darinq Bandit Los Angeles, Calif.—Two bandits en tered the down town office of Max Light, a diamond merchant, late in prisonment by Judge George ers i the afternoon recently, stunned him in criminal court. The daughter, a- ( w ith a blackjack, locked him and a celia, who witnessed the shooting o i p a (- rou j n a c i ose t and escaped with her mother, pleaded with the court not to impose the death penalty. [Wounds Husband And Kills Children Owensboro, Ky—After having at tacked and seriously wounding her husband, Mrs. Cleveland Daugherty killed her two daughters, 3 and 5 diamonds valued at approximately $50,000, according to reports to the police. Puccini Announces Opera “Turandot” Rome, Italy.—The composer Pucci ni recently announced that the score —- , , . , of a three-act, five-tableaux opera, years old, with a razor and drank .. Turandot - wlll be completed in Oc- poison at her home near dendeane | |- oberj be i ng produced first at the in Breckinridge county, according to j sca.la. theater in Milan and later at Teports received here. She will re- t j le Metropolitan opera house in New cover. York. Washington.—Confident that the government, will finish the twelve- month period ending June 30 with a surplus of $200,000,000, President Har ding told government officials at a "business” meeting that lie expected greater economics to be effected dur ing the next fiscal year, Tho policy of “economy with efficiency,” he as serted, must ho pressed further for the benefit of the taxpayers. The executive, taking official notice of reported attempts by somo offi cials to Influence congress to grant larger appropriations than had beon recommended by the budget bureau, warned against repetition of such ac tivities. Departing from his prepared address and shaking his finger em phatically at his audience, ho announo- od he was ready to give consideration to recommendations for the discharge of officials who urged congressional committees to go ooyond the budget figures in appropriations, “I do not hesitate to say,” Mr. Harding declared, “that a repetition of the acts of any government officer before congressional committees in urging appropriations in excess of the budget’s recommendation will be re garded as sufficient reason to cause the giving of consideration to tho sev erance of such officials from the gov ernment service. The president’s determination to en force t.he program of keeping gov ernment expenditures within income was reflected in a speech by Brigadier General Lord, director of the budget, who, speaking also at tho meeting, said he had asked the president to discharge one official who had in structed hlB subordinates to spend all money available to their bureau be fore July 1, The official, General Lord declared, sent telegrams to his field service employees urging thorn to let no appropriation lapse at the end of the fiscal year when unexpend ed funds revert to the treasury gen eral fund. General Lord r.vado a plea for stop ping wastage in government opera tions, the small as well as the large, for both kinds, he said, were equally Important in any program of retrench ment in expenditures. The budget chief declared “small leaks," a drain on the treasury sufficient to offset some of the greater economics enforc ed during the last year, rapidly were being checked and where drastic ac tion is found necessary employes are being “fired.” The president characterized the ef forts of the government “business” organization towards retrenchment as epochal. He said benefits accruing were not all directly shown and point ed to the adoption by many states of federal standards and methods as proof that the policy of economy in government was being carried further by the example of the federal govern ment. All of this, the executive as serted, means government at less ex pense to those who pay the bills. Second only to the “signal achieve ment” of keeping the government ex penditures below the income and of accumulating a surplus, the president said, is the actual cut in federal ex penses as compared with the twelve months ended last June 30. The ac tual reduction, the president repeated, was $256,000,000. Since the government began the current fiscal year with an apparent deficit of $823,000,000 and is expected to finish with $200,000,000 and at the same time has reduced the amount spent as compared to last year, the president declared he believed there was just cause for pride. With a continuation of the campaign for economy, Mr. Harding told the of ficials, there should he developed greater efficiency and greater team work in the government service. These, he added, manifestly would produce more significant results. to hold a sale in July, as at first given out, because of the low prices almost certain to be had because we come into competition with the Northern and Western poultry raisers whose Spring stock is reaching fryer stage during July and cars can he loaded there much easier than in the South now. Several good plans for selling stock from now on are suggested, as taking them to Augusta on Curb Market day , or raising all pullets and caponizing the young roosters. A capon will bring $2 to $3 apiece ut Easter time in the sales. Parties desiring to caponize their roosters can have same done by calling on the County Agent. The young roos ters must be between 1 and 2 1-2 lbs to be caponized successfully. Best prices can be had bv getting broilers to sell in January. February, March, April and May. This means hatching them during November, De cember, January, February and March. And to do this means using incubators and brooders. Thomson Greets Atianta Party The Atlanta Constitution’s team of highway boosters, ou their way to Savannah to attend the Tybee road opening festivities, which were At the present stage of our poultry held Thursday, stopped over in marketing work it seems unadvisahle -Thomson for a few minutes Wednes- Dairy Committee Advo cates Planting of Alfalfa. The dairy committee consisting of E W. Reese. R. S. Neal and R. H. New by met Saturday June 16th with the County Agent, E. P. Drexel, to discuss some of the problems confronting dairymen in McDuffie county. The uil too frequent habit of buying part or all dairy feeds among our more recent dairymen is bound to lead to failure and an effective plan for reme dying this is the growing of alfalfa on every dairy farm in the county. It combines the advantage of being u roughage practically as good as a con centrate. Other problems discussed were better markets for cream. There exhists a | good bit of dissatisfaction over this matter and an immediate effort will be made to solve this situation. » Harlem Cattle Sale At tended By McDuffie Farmers. The milk cow sale held at Harlem June 20th was well attended by people from McDuffie, among which were Mr. L. F Cook, J. C. Cook, A. S. Ander son, R. S. Neai, A. Luckey, John F. Johnson, E. B. Pearson, and others. Mr. Luckey bought two cows. The sale was composed of the herds of Dr. Phillips and L. E. Blanchard who were selling out. Tiie average prices ran about $50.00 a head, some of which was registered stock which itself averaged probably $100.00 a head The grade stuff ran from $35.00 to $60.00 per head. dya afternoon about 5 o'clock. Mayor McCommons aiul tho Thom son Chamber of Commerce prepared a greeting for the visitors as they passed through Thomson. A com- m ittee consisting of the Mayor, members of council and Chamber of Commerce met the party outside of town and escorted them to the town, where refreshments were served. The ladies' of the party were taken to the city hall, where they were served punch and sand wiches. The gentlemen congregated on Main Street, meeting the men of t.h town and "passing the time of day". Cold Coca-Cola and Cliero- Cola and other bottled drinks were served in ample quantities, and the party was made to feel that the people here had some interest in their comfort and pleasure. There were about one hundred in the party, including some of the leading business men and newspa per men and their ladies of At lanta. From here they went to Au gusta, spending the night, there and going to Savannah Thursday morn ing, where they joined t.he thou sands of visitors to that, city inci dent, to the opening of the new road f’’om Savannah to Tybee. Baptist Meeting Begins Sunday The revival meeting at the Baptist church will begin next Sunday, the 24. The pastor will do the preaching and will be assisted in the singing by Mr. W. M. Burns, of Macon. Services will be held daily at 3:30 and 8:30 P. M Everyone will be given a cordial welcome. Mr. Burns is exceed ingly anxious for a large chorus, and any service the singers of Thomson can render, regardless of denomination, will he greatly appreciated by every mem ber of the Baptist church. Good Work Done Granite Hill School Junior Order Elects Officers The local lodge of the Junior Order United American Mechanics at their regular meeting last Thurs day night, elected the following offi cers: W. W. Downing, Councilor. C. C. Hall, Vico Councilor. W. A. Watson, Chaplain. H. T. Mathews, Outside Sentinel. J. H. Ivey, Inside Sentinel. J. D. Adkins, Warden. J. .T, Bennlng, Recording Secreta ry. W. T. Broome, Financial Secre tary. H. E. Wren, Treasurer. J. R. Farr, W. C. McCommons, J. T. Ivey, Trustees. The Junior Order Is on of the most flourishing and wide-awake lodges in Thomson. It was orgnni/, ed in 1916 and now has a member ship of more than eighty. Previous to the regular business meeting of last week a delightful barbecue was served the members and frinds of the lodge. About 150 wero present. The Tenth District Agricultural School at Granite Hill, Ga., has been doing some good work in the last scho lastic year. There were more gradu ates the present year than there have been in a number of years, and the at tendance was larger than it has been in a good many years. The school is under the charge of Prof. Luther Elrod, whose training and experience fit him for the duties of superintendent, and with his able corps of teachers is doing very fine work. One of the chief attractions of the school is that it teaches the boys and girls, in addition to what they are taught in books, practical farming and mechanics, and the girls, housekeeping and domestic science. It also enables those of limited means to lurgely pay their way through school by their work at the school, if they so desire. The board is reasonable. For particulars, apply to Prof. Lu ther Elrod, Granite Hill, Ga., or to the local trustee, Mr. John T. West. [Chink Bandits Attack British Mission Head Qf Typographical Union Dies : Pekin.—Men of 'he British mission Indianapolis, Ind.—John McParland, post at Tsao Shih were defending j p res j<] e nt of the International Typo- their compound at last reports against Honan bandits who threatened to car- ry off the missionaries unless the gov ernment admits the bandits to the army. Women and children had been carried to safety. Bandit outrages are simultaneously sweeping the coun try, the guerrilla bands being inspired by the success of the Shantung ban- v dita who were re-enlisted by the Chi graphical union and a well known la bor leader, died here of heart trouble, brought on by a severe attack of in fluenza. He was fifty-five years old, and his home was in New York City. Charles P. Howard, first vice presi dent of the International Union, will R. E. Printup Buys Mammoth Hatchery Mr. Earl Printup, of Dearing, recent ly ordered a mummoth incubator which he will install on his place for hatching eggs for people of McDuffie by this fall. His machine has a capacity of 1800 eggs and can be added to in sections us capacity is needed. This is an effort in the right direction to help McDuffie farmers to get their stock hatched early to get the best prices, and Mr. Printup deserves the patronage of the people toward the end that the best interests of the county be served. “Dead Man” Steps Off Funeral Train Bayfield, Wis.—Relatives and friends of Edward Boutin, advised of his death in an Oshkosh hospital, flocked to the train to receive his casket. A very fine funeral had been arranged. The corpse, presumptive, however, spoiled all plans by stepping off the train to greet them. The telegram had been errone ous. Taking advantage of the assein- take the office of president, to sue- kty of the Boutin clan, Ed announced ceed Mr. McParland. The executive j t-hat a family reunion would replace board will select a successor to Mr. funeral. The undertaker was in- nese army after their capture of for-1 Howard. Howard comes from Detroit, , y Ited and an enjoyable time was had eign prisoners on May 6. Bobby Burns Still Popular. Burns clubs, in ail parts of the Eng lish-speaking world, number over 300. Michigan. Space in Australia. The state of South Australia Is four times as big as France. by all. Legislature Meets Next Wednesday. Our representatives in the legisla ture, Col. J. Glenn Stovall, in the Sen ate, and Mr. Richard J. Bowden in the house, will be leaving early next week for the capital to be present at the opening of the State Legislature on Wednesday the 27th. This is Col. Stovall’s first time in the Senate. He is tried and true and will represent his constituency to the best of his ability. We hope to get his views on some important measures soon. This is Mr. Bowden’s first adventure in the political realm, and his friends will watch his career with a great deal of interest. He is a young attorney fast ferging his way to the front. Short Items Of Local Interest T ;S NEW SODA FOUNT The store fixtures for the new drug store to be opened up by Messrs, Floyd Montgomery and Ernest Smith arrived Tuesday and were being put in place during the week. They hope to be in shape to open up in a week or so. The Thomson Drug Go. announces that its new modern up-to-date fount is just being installed, and after Friday they hope to he able to serve its customers and friends iu a more complete and sanitary man ner than ever. They wish also to say that they will have as near as possible a complete line of sodas and drinks. They will greatly ap predate tho patronage of the pub lic. Their phone number is 201, and strict attention will be given all calls. OFFICERS CAPTURE MEN AND A STILL. Wednesday Messrs. J. L. Lewis R; G. Hardin located and captured a moonshine still about eight miles north or Thomson. . They found at the still two - men, Charles Elliott, white, and Richard Stephens, col ored. who were arrested and placed in the McDuffie county jail. A large amount of beer was found at the still. Strange Malady Worrying Doctors Denver, Colo.—People, livestock and fowls have succumbed in Longmonr., Colo., to a strange and baffling dis ease and are continuing to fall victin\s to the malady, according to Dr. Tracy Love, head of the state bureau of health, and Dr. Ayres Stradley Long- inot, city physician. The disease is said to resemble “botulism" and af fects the tissues ’ of the human body much the same as ptomaine poison. No cause tor the affliction has beeD determined yet.: Doctors fear that the disease may spread. Thought for the Day. Seven days of self-indulgence make one weak. Boy Scouts. Thomson Boy Scouts will reorganize tonight at City Hall at 8:30 P, M. Ages 12-18. The Honor System. The Student—Say, Myrtle, this hon or system Is sure some stunt. Yester- duy the professor calls my ruminate up to the desk an’ says, "Look here. Mr. Drummer, whut authority was you quoting? Almost every sentence in your paper is inclosed in quotation marks." An* Bill says back: “Be tween you an’ me, professor, 1 was quotin’ the fellow next to me.”—Yale Record. Wins $50 Bonus. In competition with salesmen of five Southern States, Mr. M. L. Hubert won out in a contest for largest amount of new business booked with the Sit- roux Importing Co , of New York, in a given length of time. Mr. Hubert represents this firm in the Piedmont section of South Carolina, traveling that territory. As a reward for his efforts Mr. Hubert was presented with a check for $50, the prize offered for the successful contestant. The fact that Mr. Hubert was the youngest salesman in priority in the five states, speaks well for his sales manship, and his friends in Georgia are glad to note his success in his new line. FOUR McDUFFIE ROYS COM PLETE AT TECH. Atlanta, Ga., June 21.—Four Mc Duffie County boys completed their year’s work at the Georgia School of Technology. They are Robert A. Fluker; John B. Robins, son of ,T. T. Robins; J. F. Smalley, Jr. of Thomson. The fourth is Charles A. Stebbins, of Dearing. Robins will complete his course in the Civil Engineering department next year. Fluker wil be a Sophomore In the Mechanical Engineering department. 1-Ie is a graduate of the Academy of Richmond, Augusta, Ga. He is also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. Smalley will be a Soph omore in the school of Commerce next Fall. Stebbins will be a J\F nior in the Engineering department. All departments at Tech have been overcrowded during the past yqar due to the limit on teaching staff, resulting from the small ap propriations made by the State. Un less the appropriations are increased for the next year it wil lbe necessa ry to limit enrollment with the re sult that probably from three to four hundred aplicants for admis sion to the freshman class will be turned away. It is hoped to provide classroom accommodation for all advanced students. The per chpitd appropriation for Tech students from the State during the present year was only $61.77, less than one- third the total cost of operation with the utmost economy. Evil Always Evil. He who does evil that good may come, pays a toll to the devil to let him Into heaven.—Hare.

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The McDuffie progress. (Thomson, Ga.) 1901-current, June 22, 1923, Image 1