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VOL. XXIV.
TRYING TO SETTLE
TAX SQUABBLE
Leaders in the Senate and House
Thursday were engaged largely in
"missionary work” as the sessions
of the House opened in efforts to
reconcile factional differences over
the adoption of an income tax meas
ure and to bring about, if possible,
enough harmo’ny to assure a two-
thirds majority for one of the in
come tax bills. It was indicated early
in Thursday’s session that a vote on
the measure soon was to be taken
and leaders of all schools of thought
were mustering their forces for the
final test of strength.
It was indicated early in the week
that the income tax fight would nar
row down to the question of which
of three measures would receive the
approval of the House. These meas
ures are the Lankford Senate bill,
which has been passed in the Senate,
the Bussey bill and the W. R. Jones
bill, two substitutes offered in the.
House for the Lankford bill.
The finance committee of the Sen
ate Thursday morning voted down
the proposed additional tax on soft
drink syrups. The existing tax of
1-2 of 1 per cent will continue in
effect.
In the House discussion on the
Lankford tax bill continued, with
every indication that several hours
would yet be consumed before it is
brought to a vote.—Atlanta Georgian.
GEORGIA SPORTS-
MEN TOORGANIZE
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 22.—Georgia,
once a sportsman’s paradise, may
soon be restored to that high posi
tion if plans, now well under way
by the Georgia Fish and Game Pro
tective Association are carried out.
Sportsmen in Atlanta and Fulton
county who love sport for sport’s
sake, apparently struck a popular
chord when they started the Fulton
county chapter of the association,
and this is being followed rapidly by
the establishment of chapters in every
county of the state.
“I have never seen such enthusiasm
displayed by sportsmen as they have
shown all over the state concerning
plans of the association,” said Tram
mell Scott, secretary-treasurer at 60
North Broad street, in Atlanta, which
are the headquarters of the associa
tion. Carlton Smith is president and
John W. Martin is vice president.
Sportsmen Endorse Plans.
The plan of the association—which
sportsmen from every section of the
state have endorsed—is to lay a
foundation upon which a construc
tive program can be worked out and
each county in ttye state will secure
protection, propagation and perpetu
ation of wild game and fresh water
fish of the stace.
There are no salaries attached to
any office of the association. One
dollar is collected from each person
becoming a member in order to create
a fund to further promote the plans
of the organization.
While the state has adequate laws
for the protection of game and fish,
it is evident, as many hunters here
point out, that there has been a lack
of enforcement. Hunters from all
over the ’state are writing Mr. Scott
to join the asscoiation. Many sports
men,'it is stated, have awakened to
the rrtil situation existing in the
state, and they intend to make Geor
gia again “A Sportsman’s Para
dise.”
MR. GUY STURGIS
DIED FRIDAY A.M.
Mr. Guy Sturgis, a well known and
highly esteemed citizen of Cobbham,
died at his home there Friday morn
ing at 6:00 o’clock. His death was
not altogether unexpected, as he had
been in bad health for some time.
Funeral arrangements had not
been made Friday morning before the
Progress went to press.
UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICE
There will be a union Thanksgiv
ing service held in the Baptist church
Wednesday night, November 28th.
Rev. J. T. Robins, of the Methodist
church, will preach.
The congregations of both churches
are urged to be present, and a cor
dial invitation is extended to every
one.
SAM WILKES TO
SPEAK_MONDAY
The Thomson Chamber of Com
merce has invited Mr. Sam W. Wilkes,
of the Georgia Railroad, to speak in
Thomson, and he 1ms kindly consent
ed to favor the Chamber by coming
to Thomson and delivering an address
next Monday, November 26th. The
speaking will occur at the City Hall
at 7:30 P. M.
Mr: Wilkes has chosen for his sub
ject at this time, “Transportation and
Cooperation,” which no doubt will b6
gladly heard by the citizens of Thom
son and McDuffie c iunty. Just at
present there is a conflict of opinion
about railroad rates and transporta
tion, and what Mr. Wilkes has to say
will no doubt enlighten many who
want more light on the subject.
And on thte other hand, the rai’-
roads, and especially th'e Georgia
Railroad, want to help the farmers
and business men in solving then-
shipping problems. McDuffie county
needs very badly a system of getting
its produce to the big markets, and it
is believed in time this question will
be solved through cpojjeration of peo
ple and railroads.
Mr. Wilkes is an interesting and
instructive speaker and the people of
Thomson and McDuffie county will do
well to come out and hear him on
this occasion. •
BIGGEST TRAFFIC
MOVE IN HISTORY
Atlanta, Ga.., Nov. 22.—Atlanta
railroad executives viewing the “con
structive program” adopted last April
by the carriers of the country, today
declared that the roads have moved
the greatest traffic in history without
a car shortage.
In the first nine months of this
year, executives in Atlanta point to
the fact that the railroads of the
country installed in service 134,636
new freight cars and 2,963 new loco
motives. On October 1, 64,601 new
freight cars and 1,242 new locomo
tives were still on order.
The Southern railroads in the
three-year period, under the trans
portation act, it is shown, have earn
ed net operating incomes equivalent
to an average of 4.11 per cent on
their tentative valuations. It is said
that the shortage under what would
have been the “fair return” has been
$114,796,000.
ADVISED TO INVEST
M0NEYATH0ME
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 22.—If you are
a Southerner, invest your money at
home.
This is the advice of Forrest Adair,
Sr., Atlanta business man and capi
talist, and other leading Georgians
who have discussed the subject for
the correspondent of this paper.
The Southerner, Mr. Adair says,
has proved his ability to handle in
vested money, so that it is safe and
pays high dividends. Not only that,
he adds, when one invests at home—
his southern home—he helps to de
velop Dixie Land, increases thte value
of its property and brings greater
advantages to one’s neighbors and
himself.
The investments which Southerners
are now making in new buildings
throughout the South has reached
enormous proportions, according to
Mr. Adair. Capital is raised by the
sale of bonds—a first mortgage on
the property—and these are purchas
ed by investors in denominations as
small as a hundred dollars.
MAD DOG KILLED.
A large white pointer dog was
killed Thursday in the back yard of
Dr. Sterling Gibson, where it had
wandered from the street. Chief
Hall was notified and went over and
shot the dog. It is thought it had
bitten other dogs in its wanderings
before it was killed.
At least one other dog was killed
during the week supposed to have
had the rabies.
TENANT HOUSE BURNS.
A tenant house on the Usry place,
recently purchased by Mr. A. F. Ad
kins, was burned Monday night. Mr.
Adkins suspects incindiary origin,
but so far has been unable to fix the
blame on the guilty party.
THOMSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1923.
NUMBER 48.
WEEKLY DIGEST FROM
THE NATION’S CAPITAL
Washington, D. C., Nov. 22.
[WORLD SENTIMENT (.ROWS.
At, time approaches for the con
vening of Congress the indications
are that political interests are gec-
tmg together on the World Court
proposition as outlined by former
President Harding. Supporters of
the League of Nations are talking the
position that it is ‘half a loaf" and
most of the leading Democrats are
lining up with the Republican lead
ers who will try to secure early ac
tion from Congress.
MANUFACTURERS COMPELLED
TO GUARANTEE PRICES.
The Federal Trade Commission has
issued an order against .the St. Louis
Wholesale Grocers Association, which
requires the association and its re
spondent members to discontinue the
practice of coercing and thvcnteinng
manufacturers into guaranteeing pro
ducts against decline in prices.
The Commission’s findings state
that the respondents acting in
cooperation among themselves used
various methods in an effort to com
pel manufacturers to protect respond
ents against loss when the i rice of
the manufacturers’ produces was low
ered.
CHILDREN ARE BECOMING
SMARTER.
Miss Olive M. Jones, who is the
first “class-room teacher” to be elect
ed to the presidency of the National
Education Association, the largest
educational organization in the world,
urges all teachers to “talk shop,” not
“whiningly,” but firmly, just as do
bankers, salesmen and other!. If
they are not interested to this ex
tent, she said, they can never hope
to be very successful as teachers.
She says that as a result of the
school system that children have
greatly increased in intelligence,
everyhere.
WHO PAYS FOR PAVING?
Extract from decision of Wiscon
sin Railroad Commission, in Madison
Railway Company case: “The pav
ing between street railway tracks is
constantly used for travel of ell
kinds of vehicles by the public and
it is apparent that very little wear
of the paving, or very little of the
deterioration of ouch paving surface
is brought about by the operation of
the street railway service. Many
years ago when street railways were
operated with horses or mules for
power, this was not the case, and
under the ancient form of operation
it was quite proper that the burden
of paying for the paving and its
upkeep should be placed upan the
car riders, but under modern meth
ods of operations, we think that even
under favorable conditions there is
little justification for requiring the
street railway to pay for the paving
since the cost thereof becomes a per
petual and apparantly unjust burden
upon the car riders.”
SHORT SUGAR BEET CROP IN
GERMANY.
The sugar beet crop in Germany
this year is about 2,000,000 short
tons less than in ,1922, the United
States Department of Agriculture re
ports based upon a cable from the
International Institute of Agricul
ture at Rome, which places the crop
at 9,381,000 short tons. Production
last year was 11,896,00 short tons.
CURRENT BUSINESS.
Wool receipts at Boston totaled
7.511.000 pounds in October as
against 13,907,000 in September and
20.530.000 pounds a year ago. Silk
consumption amounted to 25,917,
bales in October as against 26,929
bales in September and 37,471 bales
a year ago. Stocks of raw silk at
the end of October amounted to 23,-
679 bales comparing with 27,367
bales a month previous and 45,893
bales a year ago.
Cotton ginnnigs up to November
1 totalled 7,554,685 bales as agaipst
8,139,125 bales in the corresponding
period of the 1922 season.
Iron-ore movement through the
Sault Ste. Marie canal amounted to
8.461.000 tons as against 9,468,000
tons in September and 5,872,000 tons
in October, 1922.
The production of pig iron totalled
3.149.000 in October as against 3,-
126.000 in September and 2,368,000
a year agoo.
WIIOLEESALE PRICES IN
OCTOBER.
A slight donward tendency in the
general trend of wholesale prices is i
shown for October by information j
gathered by the United States De- I
partment of Labor through the Bu
reau of Labor Statistics.
The lowering of the general price
level was due mainly to further de
clines in fuels and metals. Among
fuel and lightinng mterials there
were appreciable decreases in prices
of bituminous coal, coke, crude oil,
and gasoline. Anthracite coal aver
aged higher than in September. De
creases in pig iron, steel billets, cop
per and lead brought the level for
metals well below that the the month
before.
In the clothes and clothing group
the strong reaction in raw silk from
the high prices of the preceding
month, together with lower prices of
worsted yarns, forced a price level
downward despite rising costs of cot
ton goods. A small decrease took
place also in the group of miscellan
eous commodities, due to declines in
sole leather and rubber.
Among farm products decreases
in cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry, onions
and potatoes were offset by advances
in grain, cotton, eggs, flaxseed, hides
and alfalfa and clover hay, the price
level remaning unchanged. No
change was reported for building ma
terials and house furnishing goods
also, while small increases took place
among foods anjl chemicals and
drugs.
POULTRY SHOW
PRIZEAWARDS
The poultry show held in Thomson
Tuesday was very well patronized
and some splendid birds were on dis
play. The show was conducted by
Messrs. R. E. Printup and J. L. Lo-
key, of Dearing, two of the most en
thusiastic chicken fanciers in the
county.
Mr. McCoy, of the State College
at Athens, was on hand to judge the
fowls. Following are the awards:
R. E. Printup, Dearing—First prize
on light mated Barred Rocks; first
prize on young pen White Wyan-
dottes.
J. L. Lokey, Dearing—First prize
on old pen Brown Leghorns; first
prize on young pen Brown Leghorns;
first prize on young pen White Leg
horns; second prize on young pen
White Leghorns; first prize on young
pen mated Barred Rocks.
Mrs. R. Y.. Pryce, Thomson—First
prize on old pen light mated Barred
Rocks; second prize on young pen
dark mated Barred Rocks.
L. M. Norris, Thomson—Third
prize on young pen dark mated
Barred Rocks; first prize on young
pen Anconas.
Lokey & Printup, Dearing—First
prize on young pen Buff Orpingtons.
The promoters of tfye show are
very proud of the showing made and
are already planning to have another
exhibition about the same time next
WEATHERING THE
ADVERSE STORMS
ff
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 22.—Farmers of
Georgia and the South are successful*
ly weathering the storm of adverse
conditions and are entering upon ait
era of better demand for farm pro
ducts and better prices, in the opin
ion of C. W. McClure, well known
Atlanta business man and the head
of a chain of ten-cent stores.
f ‘The American public is able to
buy more heavily of everything noW
because the American public* is pros
pering,” said Mr. McClure. “Unem
ployment in industry has given way
to ‘a job for every man who seek*
it,’ business has revived and industry
is active, therefore the people are
able to use more food products anti
able to pay a fair price for what they
buy.
“With farming as a whole, one fact
stands out prominently—there must
be diversification of crops if there is
to be any permanent or general pros
perity among the men who produce
the crops. All wheat is bad for the
western farmer, just as all cotton is
bad for the cotton farmer in the
South. Other things, in addition to
wheat and cotton, must be produced*
year.
OTHER COSTS UP, ELECTRICITY
BELOW PRE-WAR PRICE.
Living costs have again begun
climbing, according to the most re
cent survey by the United States
Bureau of Labor. Statistics from 32
leading cities show the present aver
age is 72.1 per cent higher than in
1913. Food, the Bureau reports, is
49.3 per cent higher housing, 64.4
per cent; clothing 76.5 per cent; fuel
and light, exclusive of electricity,
81.3 per cent; miscellaneous ex
penses, 101.1 per cent; and furniture,
122.4 per cent. The cost of electric
ity to the consumer, however, was
shown to have dropped 5.1 per cent
during the decade.
MATCHES BY THE TRILLIONS.
A recent flotation in the United
States of a large loan for the pur
pose of enlarging the activities of
the world match manufacturing in
dustry has led the Trade Record of
the National City Bank of New York
to a study of the world’s outturn and
consumption of matches and it is es
timated that the people of the world
used last year 4,675,650,000,000
matches for which they paid approx
imately $200,000,000. This estimate
of the number of matches used and
their cost to the “final consumer” is
based upon data supplied by high
authorities in the match industry of
the world.
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Next Thursday, November 29th, is
Thanksgiving Day, and will be pretty
generally observed in Thomson.
The banks and postoffice will be
closed, and many of the stores and
business houses will observe the day
either wholly or in part.
Purchasers are advised to do their
shopping on Wednesday in order that
they may not be inconvenienced.
mendous increases amounting to se
eral hundred per cent for each ta.
payer. In the Government we talc
peace while the Army and Navy gets
in on the editorial pages to convince
the country that battleships, airships,
and immense additional equipment
must be provided, and their programs
run more than the half billion dollars
that Mr. Mellon proposes to lop off
the administration and civilian ex
penses that concern the taxpayers.
THE TAX REDUCTION DRIVE.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
made so plain a case in favor of tax
reduction that the metropolitan news
papers and the big business interests
of the country immediately rallied
to his standard, with the result that
New York convinced itself within a
couple of days that all of its in
come taxes would be reduced alrnt
forty per cent. Mr. Mellon Is t • ' e
congratulated on being able to give
so many people so pleasant a hypo-
demic “shot." By some strange tw st
of the mental vision the newspaper
writers figured it out that by defeat
ing the soldiers bonus bill the suc
cess of the Mellon proposals would
be insured. But that is only an in
cident to the story.
SAVING HALF A BILLION.
Leading Senators • have expressed
a desire to cut down Government ex
penses to the point of nearly half a
billion dollars a year. This is always
the “hope” just prior to the meeting
of Congress. Possibly the agitation
started by Mr. Mellon may help thi..
time to accomplish some part of this
altruistic plan. If so, Mr. Mellon
will not have spoken in vain. But
the indications are that reduction pr ■
grams have not arrived in public
matters. The Census Bureau has
recently issued statistics showing thi
expenses of State governments With
out an exception there have been tre
BORAH’S “BUT”.
Senator Borah has endorsed in
principle the proposal for tax reduc
tion made by Secretary Mellon.
“But”, he says, “while our duty is
perfectly plain and while serious con
ditions throughout the country plead
for reduction, there is little doubt
but that reduction is not the program.
Instead of this being a Congress of
economy, it gives the greatest assur
ance that not only millions, but liter
ally billions, will be added to the ob
ligations of the government and to
the load of the taxpayer.” However,
in a more hopeful and altruistic view,
the Idaho Senator adds: “There is s
strong indication that the taxpayer
himself is about to turn upon his
torturer. He is apparently begin
ning to give evidence of the fact that
he is alive and has a deep interest,
not unaccompanied with bitterness,
in what’s going on. That is fortu
nate if it is so. It may prove a
hazardous enterprise for a Congress
to face a constituency next year upon
which it has piled ^nct sums in add>-
iton to what that constituency is al
ready wrestling will). %
SUPER-SCENERY SURVEY.
A su^er-scenery survey of the en
tire country by the Federal Govern
ment is advocated. It has been re
commended that this survey be made
by a committee of nationally known
men, prominent in their respective
professions and under the direction
of the Secretary of the Interior, iu
cooperation with the - various States.
It is said such a committee sh mld
consider the established principles of
National Park creation; study the
aims and accomplishments of various
States in State park development and
the possibility of extension of the
State park movement and report on
the availability of areas that are still
of such supreme and distinctive char
acter scenically as to measure up to
National Park standards, and those
that could be placed in lower cate
gories for State park development
or possibly for recreational develop
ment by the Federal Government un
der another designation.
ONE WAY TO HELP
BUILD JOP STATE
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 22.—Atlanta
newspaper publishers, in common
with many editors of the country,
are now emphasizing the importance
of devoting more space to what is
called “constructive news.”
“There is lie. doubt that capital
from various parts of the country IS
being attracted to the South, and 've
owe a debt of gratitude to many of
the news publicity men who are con
stantly boosting individuals, corpora
tions and movements which are help
ful to the state. That old cry of
some country editors—the number
gets smaller every year—who are
pointing the finger of scorn at the
men who “get their living on the big
ellows for writing them up,” as they
sometimes put it, has long ago gone
into the discard. The news publicity
men are a wonderful help to the At
lanta papers and to the better class
of dailies and weeklies over the
state and the South.
“What if the publicity men do get
pay for their work—they are entitled
to it—and the papers which handls
their matter are doing no more than
they ought to do in giving space to
anything which shows progress along
agricultural, commercial, civic and
social lines. Somebody ha3 to taks
the lead and the leaders are entitled
to the credit. The fellow who is con
stantly ‘beefind’ against what he calls
‘free stuff’ would help his state and
his community much more if he would
either get out himself and boost
somebody or accept well-prepared
matter with news value that goas to
him.
“The newspapers of Georgia will
contribute to state and Southern
progress if they will make it a policy
to feature what is being' done by
people who really do something.”
RAISING FUNDS FOR JUNIOR
REPUBLIC OF THE SOUTH
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 22.—Establish
ment of the Junior Republic of the
South, a model village for wayward
boys and girls, will soon be a reality
in the South.
Work of raising funds in Georgia
and throughout the South, which SO
far have been confined to voluntary
conrtibutions, will be started in .the
near future it was announced in At
lanta by officials of the Juvenile Pro
tective Association under whose au
spices the village will be opened.
The village will be built on a site
of 103 acres in Campbell county, 14
miles from Atlanta.
Fresh impetus has been given the
movement by the appointment of
Rev. H. J. Langston, well known Bap
tist minister of Atlanta, as field agent
and assistant to Rev. Crawford Jaclf
son, general secretary of the associa
tion.
—
McDUFFIE PROGRESS AND
SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR
BOTH FOR $1.50.
The McDuffie Progress has made,
arrangements with The Southern
Cultivator, of Atlanta, whereby we
can send both The Proogress and
Cultivator for $1.50 per year, the
regular price of The Progress.
Both new subscribers* and renew
als are entitled to this offer.