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- •'iW.ii-ri'- :• VS.,•! WARNING ISSUED TO DOG OWNERS Owing to the prevalence of mad- dogs in Thomson, Mayor McCom- mnos has issued a circular warning owners of dogs to muzzle their dogs or keep them confined on their prem ises. It is reported that several people were bitten Recently by dogs affected with rabies and are now under the care of doctors. Dogs found roaming the streets without muzzles are ordered to be killed. BOG SALE Several have asked when we could expect a cooperative hog sale here. NOTES FROM THE COUNTY AGENT POULTRY SALE GOOD. There were 91 people who contri buted 3573 pounds of poultry at our sale Wednesday, bringing into the county approximately $700. A firm from Philadelphia purchased these at good prices. Our next sale will be May 7th, instead of the 2nd, as pre viously announced. Let’s raise 5000 pounds or more of broilers for this sale. TREATING POTATOES. We are pleased to note that our records show 25 farmers who axe treating their potatoes for scurf and black rot. If you havn’t bedded, re member this formula: 1 ounce bi chloride mercury to 8 gallons water. The county agent talked with M l -!Soak potatoes 10 to 15 minutes and Welchel Thursday who held four sales over the state and he quotes prices ranging from $7.15 to $7.50 per hundredweight for number ones. We will conduct a sale next week if we can list enough hogs for that time. All who have hogs for sale about April 14th or 15th please list them with your agent at once so that we can announce a sale date defi nitely. It would be much easier to market produce here if the farmers would list same with the agent. We can’t afford to have hogs brought in and have to be returned. You run such a risk if you fail to list your produce. Get the habit of writing to your agent. You will be notified by letter if we get sufficient hogs. G. C. DANIEL. Sale of The Jeffersonian Plant Called Off. Sale of the old Jeffersonian print ing plant that was to / have taken place Tuesday, was called off on ac count of a restraining order procured by former stockholders or officials of the Jeffersonian Publishing Co., who gave bond to have the sale held up, according to information by those connected, with the sale. It was generally understood that Mrs. A. L. Lytle had acquired foil ownership to the property, but the proceeding in calling off the sale puts a new phase on the matter. The plant was levied on by the Messrs Birchmore as the property of Mrs. Lytle to satisfy certain claims they had against the owner. Whatever contentions there are in the matter will be heard at the next term of Superior Court in September it is said. bed. Do not use metal vessels nor take this internally as it is a deadly poison. The DIGEST Smiles & Curies. THE CORN CLUB. There are 29 Corn Club members to date. Those who belong shoul 1 urge others to join. , Remember if you don’t win a prize you help your neighbor win and you and your coun ty will be better off another year by reason of more corn in the county and in your cribs. You can’t lose— you may win. Join the Corn Club now. Washington, D. C., April 2. ESTIMATED WEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES. The Department of Commerce an nounces, for the United States, its preliminary estimate of the value, December 31, 1922, of the principal forms of wealth, the tatal amount ing to $320,803,862,000, as compared with $186,299,664,000 in 1912, an in crease of 72.2 per cent. Per capita values increased from $1,950 to $2, 918, or 49.6 per cent. The total amount of the estimate for 1912 as here shown is less than the amount shown in the report for that year by $1,439,407,000, due to a revision now made for that year in the value of taxed real property in the State of Oklahoma. A 11 classes of property increased in value from 1912 to 1922, except live stock, which decreased from $6,- 238,389,000 to $5,807,104,000 or 6.9 per cent. lying between depths of 1,620 and 1,687 feet. POTATO SI,IPS. We are on our way to 100,000 po- tatoe slip order and have 35,000 list ed to date. Let me have your re quirements and do not delay longer. We should get an attractive price on this amount. An eighth of an acre will furnish cuttings enough to fin ish’out an acre; 1000 slips will plant the 1-8 acre if planted 30x30 inches. Order now. Price $1.00 per 1000. AMERICAN MAHOGANY. Mahogany lumber from America is selling rapidly and firmly in Eng land. American oak in the lower grades is meeting with a good de mand in England, and since recent arrivals have been light, increased prices are expected. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Farr and chil dren were the guests of Mrs. Dee Cason Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Langham visited Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gunn Sunday. LOADING OF FREIGHT. Loading of revenue freight for the week which ended on March 15th totalled 916,953 cars, the greatest number for any corresponding week on record. STEEL PRODUCTION INCREAS ED. Production of steel sheets by in dependent mills in February increas ed over the proceeding month and a year ago, according to reports to the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. FARMERS URGED TO BECOME ENGINEERS. A recent Government report shows that among farm developments along engineering lines that in 2,447 farm- T\ loxico in the year 1923 a houses water systems Were installed 149,529,088 barrels com Sewer disposal Fish Traps In McDuffie Streams Must Go. PEANUT PRICES. Just received peanut prices from the Georgia Peanut Exchange as fol lows : Middle Georgia White Spanish, re cleaned, 120 bags at 9 l-2c f. o. b. Albany. Same stock not recleaned, 8 l-2c f. o. b. Greensboro. Fancy grade Farmers stock in 100 lb. bags, at 8c f. o. b. Washington. Ordinary Farmers stock, 7 l-2c f. o..,b. Wash ington. Peanuts should be a good crop this year; let’s plant a few acres. I have names of nine farmers who will plant in all 250 acres this year. Won’t you join hands with these to give peanuts the place it deserves as a money crop in McDuffie? Notice is hereby given that all fish traps in the streams of McDuffie county will be taken out. It is not my intention of making cases against parties for this offense, but hereafter parties guilj:y of placing traps in any stream in McDuffie county will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The State Fish and Game Com mission is standing back of me and my deputy is making a full survey of the streams of the county. A word to the wise is sufficient. C. P. WATSON, Game Warden. DEATH OF MR. JNO W. JOHNSON. The death of Mr. John W. John son occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James A. Johnson, Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. While Mr. Johnson had been sick about three weeks, he was able to sit up and join the family in conver sation Sunday evening, only a few hours before his death. He was 67 years of age and is survived by five sons and one daugh ter. Mr. Johnson was one of McDuffie county’s substantial citizens, being a prosperous farmer and a good cit izen and highly esteemed by a,l who knew him. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. C. Kiser aA the home at 10:30 Monday mroning, interment being at Hunt’s grave yard south of Thomson. TUBERCULOSIS. Dr. Trumbo, who has treated chol era in this section, was in town Tues day and tested 66 cattle for tuber culosis. Farmers and dairymen who want their cows tested for this dis ease should list their names with the county agnet. About 10 per cent of the tubrecu- losis in mankind, especially with children, is contracted through drink ing cow’s milk. It behooves every just man to see that he is not feed ing tuberculosis germs to his or his neighbor’s children through the me dium of milk from tubercular cows. A cow’s plupical condition is no indication of whether she is diseased or not. Some of the best looking cattle are infected. Most towns have laws requiring that those furnishing milk must have cov/s tested. This is a great step forward in the interest of saving life. Let’s not let this opportunity fail. Send in your name at once. during the past year plants were established on 2,107 farms. Lighting systems were in stalled on 5,883 farms, while 3,618 farm dwellings were reconstructed along modern lines. The report says: “The field of the extension rural engineer is to instruct the farm er concerning the benefits to be de rived from the application of engi neering knowledge to agriculture.” Emphasis is laid on the woi’k to be accomplished by organizing communi ty activities along lines of instruc tion in engineering. Community leaders, it is declared, may be de veloped by careful selection whose services will be of inestimable value in spreading engineering knowledge among the farmers. THE MEXICAN OIL OUTPUT. Production of crude petroleum in amounted to compared to a production of 182,278,457 barrels in 1922, according to a report recently issued by the Mexican Department of Petroleum. Heavy oil production amounted to 88,529,448 barrels, and light oil production to 60,999,940 bar rels. Up to recent years heavy oil had been surpassed by the light oil production. EAST THOMSON AND LULLWATER MILLS Mrs. J. D. Marshall and little daughter left Sunday for Anniston? Ala., where she will spend a few day* with her mother. Mr. T. J. Story, of Harlem, spent Mrs. Cleve Hammock spent Friday 1 Sunday with relatives here. afternoon with Mrs. Olin Hinton. Mrs. George Story and daughter spent a while with Mrs. Lem Math ews Sunday afternoon. Messrs. Herman Montgomery- and Hardwick Cason made a business trip to Augusta Saturday in Mr. Montgomery’s new Ford. Sorry to report that Thelma Mead ows is absent from school on account of sickness. THE POWER THAT PROVIDES ELECTRICITY. While the total output of electrical energy by the public utility power plants of the United States in 1923 increased 17 per cent over the 1922 figures—a high record of nearly 65,- 000,060,000 kilowatt hours—the pro portion of this enormous flow of power produced by hydro-electric stations continued a decrease that has appeared for each of the last five years ,according to figures made public by the United States Geolog ical Survey. The Illinoise Commit tee on Public Utility Information says: “The more rapid increase in the production of power by steam plants as compared to hydro-electric central stations is due to the greater ease in locating a steam plant, where as a hydro-electric power site is of ten a long distance away from its market of power.” The demands for electrical energy are growing at such a rate that, ac cording to a statement made by the director of the Geological Survey, even if all the water power sites PERSONAL. I have a chock for Mr. W. B. Wil liamson for potatoes which I am unable to deliver. Wish he would call for same at the office. W. B. Moi-ris has SI.00 coming to him from poultry sale. Call at First National Bank. G. C. DANIEL, Co. Agt. east of the Mississippi River were developed, they could not supply the energy required. Water power de velopment is of the greatest econo mic importance as every horse power so generated saves at least four tons of coal a year. But almost every hydro-electric plant is subject to drought and low water, ice and other interferences, and must have steam- power to fall back upon in emer gencies. The steam plant rims year in and year out, when and as it is needed. EVIDENCE OF POTASH IN TEXAS The discovery of fairly rich pot ash salts in drill cuttings taken from two new wells in southwestern Texas, just announced by the Department of the Interior, has revided interest in the search for potash in western PAYING FOR EDUCATION. The United States Department of the Interior, in a recent bulletin says: “A high school in a community in a western Slate supported almost en tirely by agriculture is giving only eight-tenths of one per cent of its teaching effort to agriculture. It is giving 14 times as much ot its teach ing effort to foreign languages as to agriculture. Yet this community will rise or fall according to the degree of intelligence brought to bear upori agricultural problems. ( Among those attending the con vention at Pleasant Grove last Sun day were Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ivey, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Farr and children and Mr. Newt Cason. Miss Willie Mae Brooks visited Miss Katie Lou Lamb last Sunday. We are glad to report that Mrs. J. J. Mathews is rapidly improving. Mr. and Mrs. George Colvin and little son and Mrs. Nannie Harville visited Mrs. Tom Montgomery Sun day. Mr. Charlie Langham and family visited Mr. and Mrs. George Story one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brooks vis ited Mrs. Deo Cason Sunday. Misses Katie Lou and Bessie Jones spent Saturday afternoon in town. A few of the Central pupils have joined the poultry, corn and cotton clubs. Mrs. Newt Cason and little son Robert Willie spent Wednesday with Mrs. Lem Mathews. Miss Katie Lou Lamb visited Miss Willie Mae Brooks last week. Mr. Bill Connell made a busine** trip to Augusta Monday. Misses Maude and Lovie McGahe*? Ruby Huff, Beulah Harrison alid Mr# Claude Scoggins spent Sunday after noon with friends in Dearing. Mr. R. W. Crawford, Misses Ruby and Sallie Crawford, Mr. and Mrs# R. D. Crawford and children and Mrs. J. T. Scoggins spent a short while in Boneville Sunday afternoon. Mr.Jimmie Ansley spent the week end with his parents in Boneville, Mrs. B. L .Lazenby and children were the spend-the-day guests of Mrs. R. W. ’ Robinson Sunday. Mr. Clifford Baker, of Tennille, Ga.? is spending a few days with his par ents, Mr. ajd Mrs. W. L. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Widener and children spent Sunday with relatives near Dearing. Mr. C. E. Willis returned Friday from Roanoke, Ala., where he was called to the bedside of Mrs. Willis who has been seriously ill, but is im proving at this time. Mrs. W. J. Sils and children, Mrs. Mollie Mathews and Miss Sibby Peek were guests at the home of Mr. W• A. Tyer near Boneville Wednesday, Miss Eula Hogan, of Augusta? spent the week-end with Misses Ocie and Maude Adams. Mr. D. T. Paul, of Augusta, spent the week-end with his family here. Mr. ar.d Mrs. J. G. Sills and chil dren and Mrs. P .B. Hodo visited Harlem Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sills and chil dren spent Sunday at Stephens Creek, THE “L’s” IN LUMBERING. In an endeavor to adjust the prob lems of industrial relations, the West Coast lumber industry has undertak en a most important experiment in industrial democracy—the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen. This organization grew out of a strike which was in many ways unique in American industrial history. The United States Department of Labor has made and published a study of the conditions out of which it arose and of the problems it is attempting to solve. The chief cause of unrest and con flict have been with regard to hours of work and, especially in the logging camps, to the living conditions. In nearly every instance each side could make out an extremely good case for itself. The employes demanded liv ing conditions in the logging camps more nearly approaching (those of the men who lived in townc. The employers agreed to the justice of the demands in principle, but argued that it would mean financial fuin to spend anything more on the camps which, at best, were only temporary, and, also, that the men would not keep a camp decent no matter how well it had been prepared for them. In or der to get behind these seemingly irreconcilable differences, the Federal Government found it necessary to examine the industry itself, particu- uarly the financial conditions and the kind of work the men do. The meth od of presentation of the matter in a booklet just issued has been deter mined by this consideration. HELIUM RESERVE. Through an executive order issued by the President, the Nation’s first helium reserve has been created in Hearing Postponed. Texas. Chemical tests made by the 1 Emery county Utah. The resei’ve United States Geological Survey of j consists of 7,100 acres of land in cuttings from these wells show that 1 which the greater part of the mineral “PAY NO MORE.” County School Superintendent, was postponed on account of inability of Attention is called to the adver- t attorneys represented in the case to tisement of the Economy Store on p reseri t it -will come up at some the drill penetrated beds containing The hearing that was to have been potash at depths between 1,181 and given Mr. B. F. Fuller Tuesday in < i. 68 ? feet - Bed « ‘ that are P 0SSlbly his contest of the recent vote for relatively thin or of low grade were found at depths between 1,181 and the last page. Mr. Antopolsky says f uture date, which has not yet been he has some saving prices for his j determined opon customers and is anxious foi them to take advantage of same. White Spruce Valuable. The most valuable of Alaskan trees Small Phonograph. A phonograph small enough to go In a . waistcoat pocket has been de signed by a Hungarian engineer 1,219 feet. Thicker or richer -tepos- its were found somevwherc etween depths of 1,275 and 1,325 feet. Con siderable percentages of potash were found in cuttings taken between 1,393 and 1,445 feet, and as much as 3 1-2 per cent was found in ma teria 1 brought up from depths be- twe- '■ 1,430 and 1,560 feet. title is vested in the United States. THE TIME HAS COME FOR FARMERS TO STAND BY THEIR ECONOMIC RIGHTS The fight of the producers of farm crops for a larger share of what the consumers pay is on in earnest. The middleman is a necessity, but there have been too many of them and their methods have, been inefficient. They have consequently had to take too large a toll for the services ren dered. A smaller number could have rendered the same service, even a better service, and would have had to take less total toll for their sup port. The best thought of the world to day is, seeking a method of getting the products of the farms to the con sumers at less cost. The efforts thus far begun seek a more direct road from the producer to the consumer; the lessening of the number of mid dlemen and their profits and more efficient marketing, thereby reducing costs and increasing returns to the producers, while lessening the Costs to the consumers. In the South most attention has been given to the better marketing of cotton because it is our most im portant sales crop. The progress made in organizing a better method ordinary business judgment. In fact? the sort of fight the cotton middle men are now waging against the co operatives can and will serve no other' purpose than to stimulate farmers to greater efforts, to unite # them in purpose and effort and to arouse in them all the fight of which honest? free men are capable. If there ever was a time when farmers should join in a solid body to fight for their economic rights, it is now. If there ever was a campaign against their interests put on and conducted by unfair methods it is the campaign of abuse and misrepresentation now be ing put on by the cotton middlemen to smash the farmers cooperative marketing of cotton. The policy of the cooperative mar keting associations has been to at tack no one, to engage in nothing ex cept clean high-class business com petition and to recognize the right of the middleman to fair pay for a service rendered. But this does not suit the cotton speculators and bro kers. The success of the coopera tive shows plainly that the cotton middleman has been taking a toll too large for the service rendered and the of selling the producer s cotton has middlemen already see the handwrit- been rapid and it has now developed j n g. on th e vva ]p But unfair tactics to such dimensions that it is attract ing the attention of cotton brokers and speculators, of the vast numbers of cotton middlemen. Naturally, but unwisely, these mid dlemen have become alarmed at the dangers of losing some of their past privileges and profits, and have be gun a concerted, unfair campaign to block and destroy the farmers co operative marketing of cotton. They overlook the fact that economic laws are forcing a better marketing of cotton and foolishly think they can scotch the wheels of progress for their own selfish gain. Fair busi ness competition is the only method they can effectively use to check the growth and success of the coopera- and misrepresentation never perman ently won any fight for special priv ileges. ' < We miss our guess very much if the sort of fight the cotton middlemen are putting on does not arouse the farmers of the South to a point where 'they will unite in one solid body to fight and fight hard and effectively for the right to market their own cotton. Only a lack of knowledge of all the facts prevents 90 per cent of the farmers of the South putting their cotton in the hands of their co operative marketing associations. Such action should prevent manipu lation of the markets by speculators and stabilize the market under the law of supply and demand to the I benefit of the producers, spinners tive marketing of cotton. If the The extent and value of the deposits present cooperative methods of mar- md consumers. The wonder is that of helium is not definitely ascertained |']_ e ti n g- cotton are economically sound t least the producers and spinners and the lands are still subiect to various prospecting permits, but in order to conserve the helium for Gov ernment needs, the Secretary of the Interior recommended to the Presi dent that a reserve be established. Kipling’s Schoolboy Lyrics. At Sotheby's, in London, a copy of Kipling’s schoolboy lyrics printed In r.dica- 1881 fetched $1,100 and a first edl- a‘h »vere found in i.eds tion of “Plain Tales," nearly $500. they will succeed in spite of the ef forts of speculators and middlemen, f they are not sound they will fail without the unfair fight which is Deing waged against them. No combination of selfish interests, to amount of falsehood and misrep- ’•esentation or manipulation of the markets, can kill the cooperative marketing of cotton if the principles do not see this and realize that no ower on earth can destroy the co operatives, because they are funda mentally sound in economics. The time has come for every farm er to show on which side he stands, f under present conditions he will not join the fight for his economic rights he does not deserve economic freedom.—Editorial from The Pro sound and are followed with gressive Farmer. ■ : : II - 1 J