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THE 'McDUFFlE PROGRESS, THOMSON, GA.
McDuffie Progress
$1.50 Per Year In Advance.
B. 8. NORRIS, Editor and Propr.
Washington Letter.
By J. E. Jones.
Kntered at the Postoffice at Thom
as Second-class Mail Matter.
Obituaries, In Memorium, Cards of
Thanks, Etc., are charged for at rate
it 8 cents per line, with a minimum
•f 25 cents.
THE CHRIST SPIRIT.
The American people are not in
sympathy with German tactics in
«vading an honest settlement of ar
mistice pledges nor with the spirit
Of the German government in will
fully bankrupting their own country.
* They, as a rule, are not falling over
aach other in their eagerness to have
Congress make a $10,000,000 appro
priation to relieve suffering among
the helpless children that was
brought about by German obstinacy
and perversity, but, another view as
presented by Representative W. D.
Upshaw when the vote was taken on
making this appropriation, will sil-
ance an enormous amount of protest.
Mr. Upshaw said, “When I entered
the house today, I thought that I
would vote against this measure, but
I have not been able to get away
from the music, the beauty and the
truth of the words that I am going
to read to you from a little Testa
ment that I love to carry along in
my pocket. I read from that won
derful epitome of the Christian
graces, the twelfth chapter of Ro
mans: '
41 ‘Dearly beloved, avenge not your
selves, but rather give place to wrath,
for it is written, vengeance iB mine;
I will repay, saith the Lord. There
fore, if thine enemy hunger, feed
him; if he thirst, give him drink;
In so doing thou shalt Heap coals of
Are on his head. Be not overcome
Of evil, but overcome evil with good.
"A nation needs this sacred injunc
tion as much as an individual. I
want the word to go out to the world
that the United States of America
that struck the blow which, accord
ing to Lloyd George, turned the tide
of victory against Germany—that the
United States of America in the spirit
of a divinely-taught humanity, has
voted to send this hand-clasp of sym
pathy, wrapped in an enrnest ‘Got
bless you,’ to the suffering children
of our former enemy. That will win
Germany’s heart and the heart of the
watching world."
MANUFACTURE OF’EXPLOSIVES
The production r> f permissible ex
plosives in the United States in 1923
amounted to 60,^71,314 pounds ant.
constituted a new high record, ac
Cording to statistics compiled by thi
Department of the Interior, througl
the Bureau of Mines. The previou
high record in the production of thi
type of explosives was made in 1920
when the output was almost 64,000,
000 pounds. Permissible explosive
are those which have passed certain
tests prescribed by the Bureau o
Mines to determine their saefty for
use in gaseous and dusty coal mines
and the Bureau considers the increas
ed use of permissibles as an import
ant development in mine-safety work.
Practically half the country’s
total production of permissible ex
plosives was used in Pennsylvania,
the figure being 30,278,425 pounds.
West Virginia, with a consumption
of 10,786,136 pounds, ranked second
In this regard; Alabama, with a con
sumption of 5,290,976 pounds, was
third; Illinois, with 3,854,628 pounds,
was fourth; and Kentucky, with 1,-
900,700 pounds, was fifth. Of high
explosives other than permissible,
267,405,220 pounds were produced in
1923 ,this figure also constituting a
new high record, exceeding by 7,000,-
000 pounds the previous record set
in 1917.
Washington, D. C., April 3.
In Contempt Of the Senate.
A bold defiance of the powers of
Congress was brought about by the
refusal of Harry F. Sinclair, the
"principal” in the Teapot Dome af
fair, to answer questions put to him
by the oil investigating committee.
As is well Known, th* Senate has
held him in contempt, there be. t
but one Senator to vote against cer
tifying the matter to the courts. Be
fore Sinclair was put on the stand,
his attorney occupied a whole morn
ing in explaining to the Senate com
mittee the position of his client in
challenging the rights of the com
mittee, and then the committee took
the matter under advisement until
the following day before putting Sin
clair on the stand. Thus it is clear
that the contempt was not occasion
ed by a clash of temperament be
tween examiners and the witnesses;
but on the contrary the refusal was
deliberate, and intended as a bold
challenge to the Senate.
Of course Sinclair has only added
to his unpopularity in the Teapot
Dome scandal, but it is his “teapot”
and not his reputation that he is
fighting for in this instance. The
Washington Post, in commenting on
the issue raised in behalf of Sinclair,
says that “the reports of court de
cisions on matters of this sort are
benightirigly short. In the few in
stances in which the question of Con
gressional investigate power has
been raided, the courts have avoided
commitment as to the real issues.”
Evidently have in mind the recent
Supreme Court decision curtailing
the pdwers of investigations of the
Federal Trade Commission, the Post
asks: “Has Congress the power to
constitute itself a general grand-
jury in investigation of all things
under the sun, and moon? Has it
the authority to send committees on
‘fishing’ expeditions and to clothe
them with power to place any and
all on the stand?” *
The Post management, needless to
say, is sympathetic with the position
taken by Sinclair in refusing to tes
tify. It is the paper that is owned
by Edward B. McLean. Neverthe
less the Post editorial is a strong
one in stating the case against “fish
ing expeditions.” If the questions
raised by Sinclair are really germane
to the conduct of legislative inquir
ies, then not only Congress, but the
legislatures of the states will be
affected, because a victory in the
courts for Sinclair would make it
impossible for legislative bodies to
proceed with investigations into the
merits of any subject along the lines
that have been recognized and prac
ticed since the Government was
givert to us by our fathers. The
principle involved is of tremendous
importance. The Senate evidently
thinks Sinclair is in such a hole that
he is like the proverbial drowning ing Walter Reed, and all places where
you expect to vie for us in order
that we can snn. dice men?’,’
The \ ord “lobbyist” is bbterly ab
horred by Senaio’ and Representa
tives. Ah, but the shoe is on the
other foot when these gentlemen are
„t of office,because a majority of
the lobl ists are forme^ members
of one oi ne other of the two branch
es of Co’ gress.
A conservative in Congress is one
who is apt to champion upholding
and maintaining the traditions of
Government. A “radical” is one who
always has improvements to offer.
The statesmen are mostly all dead
politicians, but there are a few of
them left alive, and they are usually
a cross between the conservative and
the radical.
Considering all the restrictions
placed on public men through the
scares are scarecrows of politics,
they do pretty well by the Govern
ment and their constituents.
Previous Shocks.
One of the worst times Washing
ton had in the Harding administra
tion was with the coal strike. It
was a terrible shock, and President
Harding committed the matter to a
commission—which gave former Vice
President Marshall a job, and did
considerable good besides.
People are apt to think that we
never had troubles in Washington
until Daugherty and oil began both
ering us.
But there were other shocks, and
there were other scandals. Presi
dent Washington put down a whiskey
rebellion by using troops, so that the
present fight against booze is not
entirely an original proposition. The
scandal in connection with building
the Washington monument shook the
nation, and while we cannot recall
the details it does seem, however,
that somebody tried to graft a little |
on the raising of the obelisk. In the |
Hayes and Tilden days the charges
were to the effect that someone was I
trying to steal the presidency. At
other times it has been a fear that
great natural resources would im
properly pass into the hands of pri
vate ownership.
Through it all the Government has
survived and improved, and like San
Francisco has looked better after it
got over each shock.
Radios For Hospitals.
Washington is like the rest of the
country—radio-mad. There is more
enthusiasm about radio than usually
surrounds the affairs of a presidential
election. Not only has Washington
been having a big radio show that
attracted everybody from Cabinet
officers to newsboys, but all kinds of
shop windows are filled with radio
articles that are for sale. Recently
the famous “Roxy” and his “gang”
came to Washington from New York,
and they visited the hospitals where
they gave entertainments to the pa
tients. “Roxy” started a campaign
to buy a radio receiving set for every
hospital bed in Washington, includ-
CEM a YvORD ADS
Advertisements under this head are
charged for at the rate of one cent
a word, though no adv. will be in
erted one time for less than 25c.
Special rates by the month or more
han one week.
FOR SALE—One DeLaval Crean'
Separator, used very little, at i.
bagain. J. C. Hinton, Route 2, Thom
son, Ga. 4-4 3t
FOR SALE—One oak dining table,
one baby bed and mattress, and
one electric iron, all good as new.
Apply Mrs. R. B. Powell, Thomson,
Ga. 4-4 2t
WHEN YftU WANT GOOD FER-
tilizer and fresh Meal and Hulls,
cheap, call on M. W* Farr. 4-4 2t
NOTICE—Party who borrowed my
dehorners will please return and
pay for this notice. P. S. Knox. 2t
FOR SALE—I have several chain
• feed Guano Distributors and Gant
’lanters to sell cheap; also spring
tooth and spike Cultivators. P. S.
Knox. 3-28-4t
CORN FOR SALE— In the shuck,
shucked on the cob, or shelled. Ap
ply to Tump Colvin. 3-21 3t
HAVE YOUR FURNITURE RE-
paired by Tump Colvin. Leave it
at the A. W. Smith warehouse.
3-21 t.
JERSEY MALE FOR SERVICE—
Fee $1.00, fee to be paid when
served. J. C. Dollar, Route 2, one
mile from town. 3-28 4t
FOR SALE—A few pecks extra early
very prolific field peas. Will make
two to three crops per season. A
few pecks pop-corn, fine for forage,
very prolific. M. W. Farr. 3-28 2t
FOR SALE—Two horse-power Elec
tric motor; 1 band saw; 1 rip saw;
1 surface planer; 1 post dfill; 1
lathe bench. B. F. Smith, Thomson,
Ga. 3-21 4t
''OR RENT—Apartments at 712
Jackson street. Mrs. II. 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’;
Jewelry Store, Central Ave. Deliv
ered by carrier to your home every
morning at. 18c per week. tf
$1.00 Saved, Bank It!
man grabbing for a straw. But
there are a few able lawyers who
are inclined to believe that there
may be a good deal more than that
to the Sinclair claim.
war-veterans are cared for. The
movement has been so successful,
that its object will doubtless be at
tained. This is one of the bright
triumphs of radio in the interests of
On the other hand an outraged j humanity, that should be taken up
A FORMIDABLE PEST.
From South Carolina comes the
story of a farmer who decided to
find out just hoW much heat and cold
A boll weevil can stand. He caught
one and froze it into a cake of'ice,
left it there for twenty-four hours,
then thawed the ice and was aston-
* iehed to see the bug stretch its wings
and walk away. He caught it again,
put it under a pan o nthe stove and
built up a good fire. The stove got
red hot, the pan got red hot, and
evidently the weevil got red hot. At
any rate when the farmer lifted the
pan the weevil flew out the window
and set fire to the barn. The moral
of this yarn is not quite clear, but
we suspect that it has something to
do with the maxim, Never depend on
the weather to kill bugs.—The
Youth’s Companion.
Balkan Women Wear Trousers.
In the Balkans, where women tend
goats and cattle In the mountains. It is
necessary for them to wear trousers;
Skirts would be too cumbersome among
the rocks.
Origin of English Guinea.
The English guinea was so named
because the gold from which It was
made came from Guinea.
public cannot forget the fact that the
persistence of the Senate investiga
tion—and nothing else, has uncov
ered the oil robbery, and has brought
the oil robbers into the open. Had
it not been for the Senate oil inves
tigation thv.se men running around
with black bags filled with green
backs, would never have been uncov
ered. And that is a pretty good
thing to remember as the agitation
increases to the effect that the Senate
is “wasting its time.” The Senate
oil committee in its personnel, a ma
jority of republicans and a minority
of democrats, and whoever else there
may be. “playing politics,” it can
hardly be said that these earnest
Senators who are doing the investi
gating are parties to any such sub
terfuge.
Public Men and Politics.
There was a “stag party” one
night in Washington, and part of the
entertainment was a private exhibi
tion of moving pictures. The high
est officials of the Government were
there. The aftermath of the little
gathering showed that the host had
arranged to have a prize fight film
ed. The guests didn’t know it be
forehand, but they didn’t ask for
their hats and coats, either.
Every well-equipped city has stock
and bond brokers in order that read
ers who follow the markets in the
best regulated newspapers can buy
and sell securities. “Everybody do
it,” said the colored man—“if they
has the money.” Then why should
politics scare public men into denials
that they had a few shares of stocC
in their safety-deposit boxes?
One day in the Senate attention
was called to the fact that a member
was violating the rules by smoking.
The offending Senator threw aside
his cigar ,and remarked in an under
tone: “First, you people prohibited
drinking, now you draw the line on
smoking. Tell me, please, what do
everywhere, in order that hospitals
and their patients may have this
great comfort in their lives.
Original Legislation.
The bill appropriating ten million
dollars for good supplies for Germany
was amended in the House of Repre
sentatives so that the food should be
purchased as far as possible from
farmers organizations, and shipped
on United States Shipping Board
ships. That’s “having an eye to
business.”
LANDS FOR SOLDIERS.
Opening of approximately 46,000
acres of public lands in the States
of Colorado and Montana has been
made public at the Department of
the Interior. The largest area is
located in Pueblo and Huerfane coun
ties in Colorado and consists of 30,-
000 acres recently restored to the
public domain after having beet set
aside for reclamation purposes. The
land will be opened for homestead
and desert-land entry on April 19th,
1924, and ex-service men will have
an opportunity to file on unentered
tracts. Available information indi
cates that the 30,000 acres are most
ly rolling and level with soil of first
and second rate. The land in Mon
tana consists of 16,087 acres, and is
described as being on a rise slightly
above the ordinary plain level which
forms the divide between two inter
mittent prairie streams tributary to
the Pondera Coulee. The area is
smooth and gently rolling and physi
cally cultivable, the soil being a deep
clay loam. On the better class of
cultivable land in the vicinity good
crops of wheat, oats and flax have
been grown by ordinary farm meth
ods without irrigation in years when
more than the average amount of
precipitation falls. Ex-service men
will have a preference of ninety-one
days in the opening.
Now look what a dime will get at
our place. For 10c you can buy a
belt, a pocketbook, a pair of ear
screws, a bead necklace, a pocket
knife, a harp, a pipe, a cigarette hold
er, a set of collar buttons, a pair of
cuff buttons, a pair of cuff links, a
collar pin, a scarf pin, a Dutch pen
cil, 100 phonograph needles, a watch
fob, a shaving brush, a hair brush, a
clothes brush, a tooth brush, tooth
paste, face powder, rouge, men’s
«ocks, ladies’ hose, baby stockings,
powder puff, shoe polish, chair bot
toms,, arm bands, sock supporters,
watch fobs, tablespoons, 3 spools
thread, hair pins, ink, rubber heels,
rubber sponges, rings, pencil sharp
ener, glass cutters, bracelets, per
fume, talcum powder, pacifier, hair
nets, dolls, barrettes, tweezers.
Have added a line of dry goods;
nothing over 10c the pair.
Baby kid shoes 50c a pair; ladies’
silk hose from $1 to $2.50 a pair;
ladies silkene umbrellas $2.50 each.
Nice line of percolators, enamelled
ware, dishes. See our complete line
of pocket knives, razors, watches,
watch chains, clocks, high grade jew
elry of all kinds. Repairing a spe
cialty.
J. W. FLETCHER
Central Ave. Thomson, Ga.
School Teachers
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOUR
THROUGH BEAUTIFUL FLOR
IDA, MONTH OF JUNE
Visiting the Breezy Beach Resorts,
Jacksonville, Pablo Beach, Atlantic
Beach, St. Augustine, St. Augustine
Beach, Daytona and Daytona Beach.
A congenial and jolly crowd with
very detail of arrangement and en
tertainment provided for.
School teachers from every district
n Georgia will be represented.
Special sight-seeing trips will be
made and all points of interest visit
ed.
The entire trip will be made in
solid steel Pullman cars, and the tour
will last three whole days and four
nights.
Total cost of trip will be given on
application.
For full particulars address,
J. E. KENWORTHY, General Pas
senger Agent, Augusta, Ga. 4-4 3t
Big Shipment of Ore,
More than 8,000 tons of Iron ore, an
amount equal to the cargo of the av
erage lake steamship, was carried re
cently on one train from the mine re
gion in northern Minnesota to Supe
rior, Wls.
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Sunday School
’ Lesson'
(By REV. 1>. B. PITZWATEft, D.D.. Teacher
of English Bible In the Uoody Bible Insti
tute of Chicago.)
f©, 1924, Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for April 6
THE KINGDOM RENT ASUNDF.R
LESSON TEXT—I Klnffs 12:1-33.
GOLDEN TEXT—"Pride goeth before
destruction, and an haughty spirit be
fore a fall.”—Prov. 16:18.
PRIMARY TOPIC—The Story of a
Foolish King.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Rehoboam’s Folly.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC—The Division of the Kingdom.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC—Why the Kingdom Was Divided.
TShjtell'em
The kingdom so gloriously adminis
tered In David’s time _ reached its
climax in the time of Solomon. Solo
mon was led astray through the influ
ence of his heathen wives, and the
kingdom had begun to wane. God had
expressed his indignation toward him
and made known the fact that the
kingdom was to be rent from him, yet
•of. In Ids time, but In the time of
Rehoboam (I Kings 11:9-13).
I. The Demand of the People’ (vv.
1-4).
This wns occasioned by the burden
of excessive taxation nnd enforced la
bor, whicli was required by Solomon
in order to build costly houses nnd
temples for his heathen wives. Owing
to the multiplicity of his wives, this
became very burdensome. They prom-.
Ised loyalty to him on the condition of
lightened burdens. •
II. Rehoboam's Foolish Decision
(vv. 5-15).
1. Rehoboam Consulted With the
Old Men (vv. 5-7). These were men
of experience who had been Solomon’s
advisers. They advised that the peo
ple's request be granted.
2. Rehoboam Consulted the Young
Men (vv. 8-11). These young men
had grown up with him, possibly were
his half-brothers, sons of Solomon’s
many wives. Being thus brought up In
the luxury of the harem, they were ig
norant of the legal right of the people.
Therefore, they advised even that the
burdens be increased.
3. Rehoboam Followed the Advice
of the Young Men (vv. 12-15). At the
appointed time he announced his pur
pose to the people. He even answered
them roughly, nsserting his purpose to
increase their burdens and sorrows.
III. The Revolt of the Ten Tribes
(vv. 10-24).
Upon Rehoboam's announcement of
his rasli purpose, all Israel cried out,
“Whut portion have we In David)
... to your tents, O Israel.”
1. Rehoboam’s Attempt to Collect
Tribute (vv. 18, 19). Adoram, his
tribute gatherer, was stoned to death.
So violent wns the opposition on the
part of the people that Rehoboam had
to flee to Jerusalem to save his life.
2. Jeroboam Made King Over Israel
(v. 20). They seemed to have lost no
time In selecting n head so ns to be
strong In their opposition to Iteho-
bonm.
3. Rehoboam’s Attempt to Compel
the Ten Tribes to Return to David
(vv. 21-24). To effect this, he assem
bled his army of 180,000 men. Through
the prophecy of Shemnlnh, which for
bade them to go against their brethren
they were persuaded to return.
IV. Jeroboam’s Scheme to Unify the
Ten Tribes (vv. 25-38).
1. He Established Calf Worship (vv.
25-30). His pretext for this worship
was his fear lest the religious unity
should henl the political separation.
His fear wns that the people would
go back to Jerusalem to worship and
therefore would gradually be led to
acknowledge allegiance to Rehoboam
nnd his own life would be taken. He
was too shrewd a politician to do
away with religion. He knew that
religion was a powerful factor In
man’s life. The prevailing religion
of the world today Is a political one.
It Is used as a sort of cement to hold
together people and political Interests.
2. His Scheme of Worship (vv.
31-83).
(1) He built houses and high places
(v. 31). This was against the direct
command of God. God had directed
His people to destroy the high places,
to break down the Idolatrous centers.
(2) He made priests of the lowest
of the people (v. 31). God had set
aside the tribe of Levi to fill the office
of priesthood. In this again he dis
obeyed God.
(3) He changed the day of the Feast
of the Tabernacle (v. 32). The time
of this feast was set by the Lord
(Lev. 23:33, 34). Jeroboam argued
that the change In the time would he
better suited to their northern climate,
but God who made the climate or
dained the time of the .feast. It was
his business, therefore, to obey God.
(4) Jeroboam himself intrudes into
the priest’s office. This act of pre
sumption on his part was the climax
of his godless acts, which 1 all grew
out of his wicked heart.
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Augusta U. S. Army
Goods Store
U. S. Army Flat Top Desks,
finished and unfinished,
at $17.50 and up
U. S. Swivel Chairs, good as
new , $8.95 and up
Heavy wood bottom dining
chairs, refinished $1.9*
A full line of Army Shoes,
Army Underwear, etc.
WINDOW SASH,
Size Sash 24x40, panes 10x12,
15c. for each sash, 7 l-2c addi
tional for each pane.
Four Pool Tables, complete
with balls and cues. ■
150 Light General Electric gen
erator.
Two good 6 foot floor show
cases.
Three Check Protectors.
One Toledo computing scale.
Also other fixtures for sale
cheap.
Augusta U. S. Army
Goods Store
MERTIN’S OLD STAND.
Citizens Military Train
ing Camps.
A Good Policy
For this is my maxim. I hold thai
the party receiving an obligatloi
should ever remember It, the party con
ferring it should forget It immediately
If one is to act with honesty, the othei
without meanness.—Demosthenes.
Are Found Together
Propriety of thought, and propriety
of diction are commonly found to
gather. Obscurity and affectation ari
the twn :'!-(>■-1 r-mlts of style.—Macau
lay
Camp McClellan, Ala., Fort Bragg,
N. C., and Fort Barancas, Fla.,
July 3 to August 1, 1921.
The Citizens’ Military Training
Camps for young men between the
ages of 17and 24, conducted by the
War Department and Military Train
ing Camps Association, will be held
at Camp McClellan, Ala. .Anniston),
Fort Bragg, N. C. (near Fayette
ville), and Fort Barrancas, Fla. (Pen
sacola), commencing July 3rd and
ending August 1st. The following
number of'students have been allot-
ed to each camp: McClellan 2400;
Fort Bragg 900; Fort Barrancas 400.
Applications from young men who
desire to attend one of these training
camps should be addressed to head
quarters Fourth Corps Area, office
of the C. M. T. C. officer, Red Rock
Building, Atlanta, Ga. An authori
zation is sent direct to each approved
applicant and he is given full' infor
mation. Each accepted candidate has
the option of paying his own fare to
camp, where he is reimbursed at the
rate of five cents per mile for each
mile traveled, or he can accept a
government transportation request
for his ticket and will receive not to
exceed $3.00 per day for meals en-
route.
Any accepted applicant can obtain
full information as to fare to the
desired camp, schedules, service, etc.,
by applying to any ticket agent or
representative of the Georgia and
Florida Railway. Through coaches
will be arranged from important
points, for parties of 25 or more, and
these coaches will be scheduled to
reach camps at suitable hours.
For further information write the
undersigned:
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA RY.
J. E. KENWORTHY, Gen. Passenger
Agent, Augusta, Ga.
Adv—4-4 3t.
The Wrath of the Lord.
Through the wrath of the Lord of^,
hosts is the land darkened, and the
people shall be as the fuel of the fire;
no man shall spare his brother,—
Isaiah 9:19. . J