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, MARCH 21, 1224.
McDuffie Progress wire acreage in peanuts for a money
crop:
1. It lias been conclusively proven
that it is unsafe to depend entirely
upon cotton. v •'
2. PeanutB have been proven to be
a practical and a profitable crop, well
$1.60 Per Year In Advance.
NORRIS, Editor and Propr.
Entered at the Postoffice at Thom
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the McDuffie progress, Thomson, ga.
Obituaries, In Memorium, Cards of adapted to our climate and soil, and
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Little Chat With Our
Correspondents.
This article is written as a word
appreciation of The Progress’
country correspondents. We feel we
have been a little backward in ex
pressing our appreciation for their
county agent who will tell you where
seed peanuts can be had at the low
est price; also write the Agricultural
Department of the Georgia Railroad
for bulletin on peanuts.
Southeastern Fair.
Why not put your county on the
map by showing the world what it
can produce? One of the best ways
valiant services and want to assure
them that we do appreciate their
work.
Some of our correspondents have
been sending items from their re
spective communities for several
years, and seem to take a great in
terest in their work, trying to pro
mote the best possible good for their
people. We are glad to see them
take an interest in the welfare of the
community they represent and want
to help them in every way we can.
When a person takes the responsibil
ity to chronicle each week the hap-
pensings of their neighborhood it is
Abundant proof that they feel a deep
interest in it. Lots of times there is
of doing this is to have a creditable
county display at the Southeastern
Fair, and now is the time to begin
planning for it. Think it over, and
let us all pull together with the coun
ty agent to make your county the
“banner” county of Georgia.
WEATHERING OF BUILDING
STONE.
In connection with the weathering
tests which the U. S. Bureau of
Standards is conducting, an inspec
tion was made of some 200 stone
structures in New York City during
the past month. The buildings rep
resent the use of many types of
Washington Letter.
(By J. E. Jones).
stone, and a considerable number are
''nothing much to write,” but what 0,d enouph to show advanced sta ^ es
of weathering, m ’ ” ’ ' ’
there is comes just the same. Some
times it may seem hardly worth
while, but those interested in the sec
tion from whence it comes feel that
they are not being neglected and are
kept before the /admiring eyes of
their friends.
So the editor wants at this time to
encourage its correspondents and to
assure them of its hearty interest in
each and every community represent
ed in its country correspondents, and
especially those who have been with
the paper so long and done such val
iant service. We would like to men
tion each and every one by name and
tell them of our appreciation, but
that would be impossible at this time
for various reasons.
We would like to ask of all our
correspondents one thing, and that is
to sign their name each week to their
letters, for the reason that some one
may play pranks in sending in some
thing that is not desirable and tend
to injure some one. We will not
print the name of the correspondent,
but want the assurance that it is
sent in by the right person. All will
doubtless understand’ why we want
you to do this, so please bear it in
mind when sending your letters. ,
Again, the editor wishes to thank
its correspondents and to assure them
of hearty cooperation in their endea
vor to promote the best interests of
their sections.
Intresting Farm Notes.
<Hy Agricultural Department Georgia
Railroad).
Soy Beans.
The two leading varieties for hay
are the Laredo and the O-too-tan.
The excellent results secured from
these beans insure them of a per
manent place in any well balanced
farm program. The Georgia Rail
road placed several demonstrations
with Laredo soy beans last year, and
every man .with whom a demonstra
tion was placed was well pleased
with the results obtained. The high
est yield was made by Mr. W. E.
Wingfield of Washington, Ga. He
planted one gallon of seed and har
vested slightly more than twenty-
four bushels, which sold readily for
ten dollars per bushel.
The Laredo is a sure seeder,'ma
tures earlier than the O-too-tan, the
hay is slightly finer in texture, and
is wilt resistant. The two are about
equal in the tonnage they will pro
duce. If there is any difference, we
would say that it is in favor of the
O-too-tan. In order to divide the
haying season it is well to plant
some acreage to each of these beans.
If Laredos are planted during this
month a fair hay crop can be cut
from them by the first to the mid
dle of July. Due to the shortage of
food this year, a hay crop at this
time will no doubt prove to be very
valuable.
There is hardly any crop that will
respond better to good preparation
and fertilizer than will the soy bean.
They will do best when planted in
rows and cultivated.
Pastures.
Now is the time to build or improve
lowland pastures. An excellent low
land pasture may be had by sowing,
per acre, the following mixture: 10
pounds lespedeza, 5 pounds carpet
grass and 3-5 pound dallis grass. For
further information call on the county
agent, and feel free at all times to
call on the Agricultural Department
of the Georgia Railroad.
Peanuts.
There are two outstanding reasons
why it is well to consider planting
Ten sand-lime brick
walls and 12 wallettes were tested
in the 10,000,000 lb. vertical machine
during the month. Half of these
were built within cement-lime mor
tar and half with lime mortar. The
tests showed the former to be more
than twice as strong and roughly
about ten times as stiff as those
built with lime mortar. The latter
walls, however, showed a comprehen
sive strength of about 300 lbs. per
square inch, which means that under
its own weight such a wall would
have to be 350 feet high before it
would crush at the bottom. Judging
from the opinions of various engin
eers and others who have witnessed
these teBts the results, covering as
they do unusually large wall speci
mens, will furnish very valuable data
for use in future construction.
SPECTRUM AS A DETECTIVE.
American industry is making use
of the spectrum as a detective oper
ating for its protection. Increasing
numbers of industries engaged in the
manufacture of metal products are
finding a valuable aide in the method
of spectral analysis of metals which
they use ,and which has been develop
ed to its present state by the Bureau
of Standards.
ITALIAN SILKWORMS MEET
WITH COMPETITION.
The artificial silk industry in Italy
which had its beginning about 15
years ago, is now retarding not only
the progress of the real silk industry,
but is also affecting to a certain ex
tent the cotton and wool trade. Arti
ficial silk is produced in Italy by
means of the viscose process. About
14,300 workers are employed in the
industry.
HOUSE ORDERS INQUIRY INTO
SHIPPING BOARD.
A sweeping ^ investigation of the
Shipping Board has been authorized
by the House of Representatives.
Four Republicans and four Demo
crats will serve on the committee.
The inquiry is likely to be directed
chiefly at the administration of A. D.
Lasker, former chairman of the
Board, and his successor, Edward P.
Farley.
THE WHEAT CROP.
The distress of wheat growers is
strikingly shown by the estimate of
the United States Department of
Agriculture that the value of the
1923 wheat crop is $726,000,000 com
pared with $874,000,000 in 1922, and
with $2,080,000,000 in 1919. Other
important items in the cereal group
were oats, of an estimated value of
$638,000,000 compared with $479,-
000,000 in 1922, and barley $107,000,-
000 compared with $96,000,000 in
1922.
OVERSEAS MAIL.
As the result of an investigation,
Postmaster General New has learned
that foreign boats have been carrying
virtually all of the mails. He found
that during the first seven months
of 1923 American vessels had carried
abroad 116,915 sacks of mail while on
their reutrn trips they had been
given by foreign administrations only
17,581 sacks of mail, or less than 16
per cent of the amount carried over.
The Postmaster General is using his
best endeavor to capture American
mails for American ships.
AUTOMOBILE SHIPMENTS.
Automobile shipments by rail in
January totaled 48,600 carloads, as
compared with 34,984 the preceeding
month and 35,228 a year ago.
Washington, D. C., March 12.
IsPolitical Control Weakening?
Incidents surrounding the selection
of a new Secretary of the Navy and
a member of the Federal Trade Com
mission are significant. The Presi
dent and Congress apparently have
been in agreement that the fitness
of the individual for these great
posts of responsibility should out
weigh all political considerations.
Friends of different candidates have
hardly been able to understand why
the political plums should not imme
diately drop into the hats of their
political proponents. This was the
old rule, but it does not seem to be
working very well. Mr. Christian,
former Secretary to President Hard
ing, was named for a place on the
Federal Trade Commission. It wai
purely a political appointment, and
under the “old order” it would have
gone through without question. But
the other Commissioners of the Fed
eral Trade believed that Christian
would weaken their organization, and
contrary to all precedents they went
to the Senate and opposed the con
firmation of the nominee. It was a
bold, fine thing for them to do.
Christian saw the handwriting on
^the wall and asked to hfive his name
withdrawn. Those persons who think
that the Government is going to the
dogs may get a new slant on the sit
uation if they will study the causes
and effects that have led up to the
improved standards that are being
made effective with regard to high
public offices.
Congress Seeks Farm Remedies.
Congress appears to be unable to
determine upon any definite plan for
the relief of the farmers. There is
almost a unanimous recognition of
the necessity for some kind of action
that will help out this great basic
industry. A measure known as the
Norbeck-Burtness bill proposes a
$75,000,000 federal fund to finance
diversification of crops. The bill has
many splendid features, but the op
position to it claims that it merely
provides a way of affecting loans to
farmers that cannot be made through
exacting banking channels. Many
Senators and Representatives have
been giving the bill their support on
the ground that it is “temporary -re
lief.” The leaders of what is known
as the farm bloc in the Senate are
supporting the bill, but with the de
clared reservation that they propose
to press for additional legislation
that will give “permanent assist
ance.” The nature of this “perman
ent assistance” seems to be best
summed up in the McNary-Haugen
bill, proposing a $100,000,000 corpor
ation to export surplus farm pro
ducts. The effect of this measure is
simply to create a great government
banking and marketing concern that
will finance, and even manipulate the
grain situation along lines already
followed by Brazil with its coffee.
Brazil holds its bags of coffee when
prices are low and moves them very
rapidly into the market when the
prices are up. The Brazilian scheme
stabalizes coffee prices, and it does
not take long memory to recall the
fact that coffee prices have remain
ed about the same for a generation
or more.
Divergence of Opinion.
The trend of sentiment in Congress
with reference to the farm situation
is most interesting. For instance,
Senator Norris, one of the great
champions of farm rights, takes the
position that the Government “owes
a special) recompense to these men.”
Senator Wadsworth of New York de
cries what he terms as the continued
tendency towards centralizing powers
in the Federal Government through
“parternalistic measures.,, Senator
Shipstead, the Farmer-Labor Minne
sota Senator, declares that “the re
cent criticism of E. L. Doheny that
some Senators have backbones made
of chocolate eclairs would be justified
if the Senate backed down upon the
proposal for farmer relief.” Another
view of the situation brings out the
experiences of the Government in its
paternalism towards the railroads as
tending to prove that constant Gov
ernment aid failed with the railroads,
and cannot bring about any perman
ent improvement for the farmers.
Congress goes off onto the side
tracks and discusses fertilizers and
Muscle Shoals with relation to the
condition fo the farmers. After all,
the whole situation seems to’ resolve
itself down into the wisdom, or un
wisdom, of attempting to bolster up
economic situations with political ex
pedients. With a practically unan
imity that “something must be done,”
the lawmakers divide again concern
ing the method of furnishing relief.
Two months ago it looked as though
no logical plan could be worked out
But Congress must be given credit
for having moved forward expedi
tiously, because the situation today
presents the two methods spoken of
above for temporary relief, and per
manent relief. Along both lines pro
posals are very definite—and so is
the opposition. In this state of af
fairs President Coolidge, who has
declared himself positively in favor
of relief for the farmer, is evidently
regarding the work of Congress as
progressing most satisfactorily, and
he has let it be known that he be
lieves that fruitful results will soon
be attained.
The Big Problem Of Immigration.
New York Congressmen find fault
with the new immigration plan be
cause the Nordic races are preferred
against races from southern and
eastern Europe. Another general
criticism that drifts in on Washing
ton is to the effect that quota regu
lations should be replaced by re
strictive methods that will piclc the
most desirable of foreign immigrants
without particular reference to their
country. The thing in a nutshell is
how to keep part of the onpouring
tide of immigrants out of the United
States, and to get the pick of them
for our “melting-pot.” That is what
all the legislation is aimed at, but
there is the usual political confusion
concerning the best method to be
pursued.
The Japs Are Again “Sensitive.”
Apparently the Japanese are sen
sitive again. They do not like our
immigration laws, and they have
aroused the attention of the State
Department to their protests. Sec
retary Hughes says our new immi
gration laws “imperil foreign rela
tions.” When Roosevelt was Presi
dent we learned of the danger of the
Japanese, and the vigorous Roose
velt checked adverse legislation in
California. Taft got along pretty
well with the Japanese, but Wilson
sent Secretary of State Bryan out
to California to calm the Japanese
disturbers. And then early in the
Harding administration we had the
Four Power Treaty, which was very
satisfying to Japan. A few months ,
ago we comforted them again by
enormous contributions to their
stricken people engulfed in an earth
quake. But no one can doubt the
sincerity of Secretary Hughes’ warn
ing, because the Japanese scare evi
dently travels on schedule, and it is
time for it to show up again.
The Philippine Controversy.
A favorable report from a com
mittee of the House of Representa
tives assures the question of inde
pendence for the Philippines being
brought squarely before Congress at
an early date. Official representa
tives of the Filipinos now in Wash
ington are flatly insisting that the
promises that have been made by
the American Government since the
days of McKinley and Dewey, must
be kept. They point out that any
further delay in redeeming these
promises will in substance be a re
pudiation of them, The tension in
the Philippines is rather acute. A
Filipino boycott of American news
papers and American retail merch
ants has been started in the Philip
pines. This local movement grew out
of the fact that a few thousand
American business men from the Is
lands are constantly opposing the in
dependence sought by ten million
people. President Coolidge has en
tered into defence of Governor Gen^L
eraJ Wood, whom the Filipinos refuse
to support. However, the issue of
Philippine independence would not be
changed even if Wood ceased to be a
factor. As matters are shaping
themselves it looks as though the
Philippine question will become a live
political issue with the Democrats
favoring independence and the Re
publicans opposing it.
IN MEMORY OF MR. HUGH A.
CRAWFORD.
(Communicactd).
Throughout the county of Mc
Duffie there is sorrowing because of
the death of Mr. Hugh A. Crawford.
It is said by many that his lovable
nature and gentle spirit has won for
himself a host of friends who mourn
hia loc~. He had no enemies; those
who knew him best loved him most.
He leaves a wife and two most lov
able children, whose hearts burn with
his vacancy. He was sick four weeks
and his suffering was great but he
bore it patiently. Just a few days
before hi3 passing a friend of his
was talking to him about his worldly
affairs; his only answer was, “All
my hopes are in the Lord.” He
prayed many times during his ill
ness. We hope they were heard and
the Lord will .prepare for him a rest
ing place over there.
CENT A WORD ADS
Advertisements under this head are
charged for at the rate of one cent
a word, though no adv. will be in
serted one time for less than 25c.
Special rates by the month or more
han one week.
WANTED—To exchange good horse
for hogs or cattle. J. F. Shields,
Thomson, Ga. 3-14-2t
THE DOLLAR AND THE DEVIL.
(By Request.)
In this world of frill and fashion
where the churhes are so fine
And the trade mark of religion is the
classic dollar sign,
There’s a rule that never faileth and
you’ll always find it true,
Where the dollar rules the pulpit,
there the Devil rules the pew.
When the money gets to talking and
the Master’s voice is still,
And the preacher swaps his sermon
for a twenty dollar bill,
That’s the time old master Satan gets
the churches in a stew.
Where the dollar rules the pulpit,
there the Devil rules the pew.
When religion goes a-beggin’ and the
Bible is forgot,
And the preacher preaches nothing
but a scientific rot,
There, the faithful old believers, they
are getting mighty few,
Where the dollar rules the pulpit,
there the Devil rules \ the pew.
There may be a lot of singing and
an awful lot of prayer,
And the sermon may be answered
with an amen here and there,
But as sure as Joe’s a Dutchman, or
old Shylock was a Jew,
Where the dollar rules the pulpit,
there the Devil rules the pew.
—Anonymous.
GREAT TUBERCULOSIS CONFER
ENCE.
PRINCETON ALUMNI ASSOCI
ATION.
Atlanta, Ga., March 12.—The Na
tional Alumni Association of Prince
ton University, which meets in At
lanta on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of
this month,—and the first time the
alumni has met in the South—will
bring prominent business and pro
fessional leaders from all parts of
the United States. Wives of the
alumni are also invited. Elaborate
preparations have been made for the
entertainment of the big gathering.
E. K. Large, postmaster of Atlanta,
is a leading member of the Atlanta
committee which is planning for the
coming of the Princeton men. Hugh
Richardson is chairman and George
H. Boyntonx vice chairman of the
committee .
COAL MINE FATALITIES.
Fatal accidents at coal mines
throughout the United States killed
234 employes during January, ac
cording to reports from state mine
inspectors made to the United States
Bureau of Mines. As compared with
January, 1923, the Bureau of Mines
statistics for January of the present
year indicate lower fatality rates per
million tons for all the main causes
of accidents except explosions.
To Gloat Is the Thing.
In living a blameless life, a man
may gloat a good deal to get full
satisfaction out of It
For the first time in its history the
National Tuberculosis Association is
to hold its annual meeting in the
South, Atlanta being selected as the
place for meeting and the time,,May
5th to 10th.
A thousand to fifteen hundred dele
gates are expected, representatives
from every state and probably from
the Canadian and Mexican organiza
tions. The Southeastern Passenger
Association and other similar asso
ciations have granted reduced fares
from all ppints in the country and
special trains will be run from New
York, Chicago and western points.
The Atlanta meeting will be the
twentieth annual conference of the
tuberculosis forces of;-the country, the
National Association having been or
ganized in Baltimore in 1904. Nat
urally the progress made in combat
ing the disease during the past twen
ty years will be stressed in the vari
ous programs and discussions and
while much will be said about the
growth in organization, the building
of sanitoria and the development of
methods, the real test of progress
will be shown in the rapidly falling
death rate which in 1904 was 200.7
per hundred thousand and in 1923 to
97, a decrease of more than half.
Atlanta and all Georgia will take
pride in welcoming these representa
tives of the greatest public health
movement of all times and that they
may be given a true southern wel
come two committees have been
formed, a local entertainment com
mittee headed by Mrs. F. G. Hodgson,
president of the Raoul Foundation,
Atlanta, and a state committee of
which Dr. E. W. Glidden, superin
tendent of the State Tuberculosis
Sanatorium at Alto, and president
of the Georgia Tuberculosis Assoia-
tion, is chairman. Dr. Glidden’s com
mittee has been formed with the pur
pose of securing for the entire state
as many of the benefits of the con
ference as possible.
The members of his committee in 1
Thomson are Mrs. Cicero Gibson,
President P. T. A., and Mrs. Oliver
Baston, Chairman Health Com.
FARM FOR RENT—A one or two
horse farm to rent near Sweet
water church. Corn and fertilizer
furnished. Apply J. T. Neal.
CORN FOR SALE—In the shuck,
shucked on the cob, or shelled. Ap
ply to Tump Colvin. 3-21 3t
HAVE YOUR FURNITURE RE-
painted by Tump Colvin. Leave it
at the A. W. Smith warehouse.
3-21 t.
FOR SALE—56-bushels of College
No. 1 Cotton Seed, in three bushel
sacks; one year from State College,
privately ginned, absolutely pure, at
$1.60 per bushel. J. Q. West.
3-14-tf.
FOR SALE—I have a limited quanti
ty of Over the Top Cotton Seed.
Produces as well as Cleveland. Staple
much better. Ask the buyers. Seed
pure. John T. West, Thomson, Ga.
3-14-2t.
FOR SALE—Two horse-power Elec
tric motor; 1 band saw; 1 rip saw;
1 surface planer; 1 post drill; l
lathe bench. B. F. Smith, Thomson,
Ga. 3-21 4t
FOR SALE—Several used Ford
Trucks. Apply to Ford Motor’
Company or to John T. West & Sons,
Thomson, Ga. 3-14-2t.
FOR SALE—Two good mules; 75 or
100 bushels corn, and about 100
bushels cotton seed for planting.
Apply Mrs. Frazier Crawford, Route
2, near Whiteoak Camp Ground.
FOR SALE—Whatley’s Prolific corn
selected, nubbed, shelled and re
cleaned; peck, 75c, half bushel $1.25,
bushel $2.00. Small lot of Wanna-
maker’s Pedigreed Cleveland Big Boll
cotton seed, delivered F. O. B. Thom
son, Ga., at $1.50 bushel. S. S.
Ruark. 3-7 3t
HARDAWAY PLACE, for sale or
rent; 3 horse farm; 5 miles from
Thomson on Dixie Highway. Miss
Gaines Story, Thomson, Ga. 3-7 3t
FOR RENT—Six room house on
Jackson street. Apply to C. E.
iokey. 12-21 t.f
WANTED—Men or women to take
orders for genuine guaranteed ho3-
ery for men, women and children;
liminates darning. Salary, $75 a
h’eek full time; $1.50 an hour spare
ime. Cottons, heathers, silks. In-
ernational Stocking Mills, Norris-
own, Pa. l-ll-10t
"■OR RENT—Apartments at 712
Jackson street. Mrs. H. S. Norris.
FOR RENT—Rooms at Mrs. J. C.
Hogan’s on Jackson street; water
and lights. 3-21 4t
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE—On
sale in Thomson at J. W. Fletcher’s
Jewelry Store, Central Ave. Deliv
ered by carrier to your home every
morning at 18c per week. tf
Easy Terms.
USED CARS
All Makes.
DUNN, TOOLE &
MARTYNE
547 Broad St.,
Augusta, Ga.
As Comfy as He Deserves.
The man who sits down and waits
for a golden opportunity to come along
never has a comfortahle seat.—Boston
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CONSTIPATION
goes, and energy, pep and
~ vim return when taking
CHAMBERLAIN’S
TABLETS
Keep »tomach tweet—liver active—
bowels regular—only 25c.
Carrere & Co.
We solicit orders for cotton in
units of ten bales and upwards
for future delivery.
All settlements made in
Augusta.
HOUGHTON & DORAN
New York.
Bed Worth a Fortune.
The rajah in one of the northwest
provinces of India is the possessor of
an extraordinary bedstead. The posts
are constructed of malacca, the re
mainder being manufactured of solid
gold. .The golden headpiece is set
with no fewer than 700 gems of all
kinds, and the dazzling effect as the
light falls on the scintillating array
of thickly studded jewels is said to be
almost beyond expression. As the bed
Is valued at something like $350,000 it
is guarded day ap.d -night.
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