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the McDuffie progress, Thomson, ga. FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1924. Asked And Answered BY J. E. JONES. This is a valuable educational fea ture in The McDuffie Progress. Send In your questions, and address them to U. S. Press Association, Continen tal Trust Building, Washington, D. C. Mention this paper when you write. Enclose two cents in stamps for re ply- Do not include trivial matter mt questions requiring extensive re- March. Washington, D. C., June 5. called upon to continue buying that stock, or, "hold the bag.” * * Q. Is there such a material as “vegetable” ivory? A. In Columbia, Peru, Ecuador and Brazil, "ivory” grows on trees. It is gathered in the form of hard, white, fine-grained, oval nuts, about the size of a small potato, which drop from the wild tagua or ivory-nut palm. When dried, this vegetable ■i’mry looks like the real ivory obtain ed from elephant tusks. I * * 1 Q. What material besides wood is |used for railroad ties? I No satisfactory substitute has been found for wooden cross-ties for rail roads. Many .thousands of dollars have been spent in experimenting with steel, concrete and other sub stances, blit with little success The importance of wood to railroads is one of the reasons why the forest is so important a national resource. * * Q. How did Memorial Day origi- ■ate? A. General John A. Logan, as Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, issued a proclamation in 1808 declaring May 30th as a day for the decoration of the graves of aoldiers, sailors, and marines who had •erved in the Union Army. His patriotic appeal stirred the Nation and resulted not only in "Decoration Day” being observed in 1868, but in making it a sacred custom of the American people. * * Q. What non-Catholic Church has the largest membership and what •ther Protestant Churches are strong est in the United States? Do the JProtestent Churches show a growth? A. According to the estimate of the Federal Council of Churches, in J923, the Methodist Church stood at the head of the list with 8,304,948. The Baptists were a close second with more than 8,000,000 members. Next In line* came the Presbyterians and the Episcopalians, the former with more than 2,400,000 members, and the latter with more than 1,118,000 members. Church membership sta tistics of practically all Protestant Churches show a slow but steady growth. * * O. What is the Fourth dimension, and is there any credence in the theory? What are the three pre ceding dimensions? A. The Algebraic definition of dimension is that it is a literal factor «f a product or term; also called a degree. Upon this basis throe di mensions are calculated. The Geom etrical understanding concerns the extension of a single line or direction. A line is extended in one direction, ®r has one dimension, that is length; a surface is extended in two direc tions. or has two dimensions, length and breadth; a solid is extended in three directions, or has three dimen sions, length, breadth, and height or thickness. In 1905 there appeared in the world of science a new theory, dealing with physics in general and with light and gravitation in particu lar. Albert Einstein is the author •f the theory, and he brought the fourth dimension into physics as a vital fact. In addition to length, treadth, and height of the old order, •ne now takes account of the time- dimension as the new fourth co-ordi- I mate. Time and space are no longer treated as independent. The relativ ist claims that we can know nothing «f absolute space in the “Euclidean sense” of a line that goes on and on straight on into eternity and infinity. The material universe moves in per fect cycles; the system of which \\e| mre a part moves through a cycle of i sixteen million light-years; at the end of that period it recommences its long journey and, like the recur ving decimal, repeats it over and over. Students of this difficult theory of the fourth dimension agree upon one thing, and that it is most interesting and bewildering, and that nature itself confirms it over and over again. * * Q. Was Samuel Gompers at one time, since he has been at the head •f organized labor, sentenced to jail? A. The District of Columbia Su preme court sentenced Samuel Gom pers and other labor leaders to prison for contempt of court in the Bucks Stove case, in December 1908. How ever, the sentence was afterwards set aside, and it never was considered as mitigating against the standing of Mr. Gompers, or as a reflection upon lus citizenship. Mr. Gompers bad aid aloud what he thought of this eourt. Many other pdople express themselves more silently at times. * * Q. About what proportion of our farm products is sold abroad? A. According to Senator Capper’s Weekly, one-half the cotton, one- fourth the wheat, one-sixth the pork produced in the United States is sold abroad, mostly in Europe. * * Q. What does the word family, as ■sod in (he United States Census Cable mean? A. The word family, means a jrnuip of persons, whether related by Wood or not, who live together as one household, usually sharing the same Cable. Thus one person living alone is counted as a family. * * Q. What is meant by the lock step? A. It is a mode of marching by a body of men in very close file in which the leg of each moves with the corresponding leg of the person ahead. * * Q. Where can a history be obtain ed of the Free Will Baptists? Are these people regular Baptists or are they an entirely separate division by themselves? A. Free Will Baptists were found ed by Benjamin Randall in New Dur ham, N. H., in 1870. They extended to most parts of the country except the South, where antagonism was ex pressed against them because of their strong anti-slavery opinions. They have somewhat distinctive methods apart from what might be termed, for the sake of convenience, "regular Baptists.” Undoubtedly the Baptist Historical Society, 1701 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa., or the Baptist Pub lication Society at the same address would be best able to recommend an authorative history. v * Q. What is the meaning of “Trade Winds?” A. The trade winds which prevail in equatorial regions blow in the same direction the year through. North of the equator they blow from north east to northwest, and south of the equator from southeast to northeast. * *, Q. I would like to know what ma terial is most used for containers for export shipping. A. Nailed wooden boxes, reinforc ed with cleats and metal straps, are the containers most commonly used for this purpose. The bulk of the world’s foreign commerce is carried in nailed wooden containers. v * Q. What material is used for radio panels? A. Bakclite, a condensation pro duct of phenol and formaldehyde, is extensively used for radio panels. v * Q. Is there any special prepara tion to use on windshields of automo biles to prevent water globules on the glass? A. One of the easiest mixtures for this purpose consists of equal parts of kerosene and glycerine, which may be applied with a soft cloth to the windshield. Alcohol and glycerine mixed together, also in equal parts, is found to be effective. A slice of plug tobacco, the fresh leaf exposed, rubbed up and down on the glass, repeated until the entire surface has been gone over, allows the water to run off. ♦ * Q. What is the size of the Sahara Desert? A. The Sahara has an area of 3,500,000 square miles. Citizen’s Military Training Camps. The War Department announces the following results of a recruiting campaign conducted in the 4th Corps Area which comprises the 8 south ern states, to obtain candidates for the Citizen’s Military Training Camps to be held at this Area July 3rd to August 1st at Fort Barrancas, Flor ida, Camp McClellan, Alabama, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. On May 19 Louisiana led all states of the southeast with a total of 1,020, with Georgia a close second with 971; next comes in order Florida 807, Ten nessee 709, South Carolina 548, Miss issippi 530, Alabama 356. North Carolina 328. These figures repre sent the number of young men who have applied to attend the training camps, but before any of them can be ordered to camp, the regulations re quire that they be inoculated against typhoid fever and vaccinated against smallpox. Each applicant must turn into the C. M. T. C. Officer, Red Rock Building, Atlanta, Ga., a certificate from his doctor that he has been inoculated and vaccinated. The order of arrival of these certificates from doctors determines the order in which they will be sent to camp. The numbers attending camps by cities show Atlanta far in the lead with Birmingham, Alabama, second and the little town of Prentiss, Miss issippi, third. One remarkable feature of the ap- O. Can you tell mo what manufac turing industries employ the largest ■umber of children under sixteen years of age? Also the largest pro portion of women? A. Such manufacturing industries are. boxes, cotton, knit silk and worst ed goods. Women are employed to a great extent in the industries manu facturing corsets, men’s furnishing goods, knit goods, women’s clothing, Millinery, lace goods, tobucco, cigars and cigarettes, confectionary, book binding, canning and preserving. plications of this year’s camp is the fact that practically 90 per cent of j the boys are High School boys, or are entering college. The athletic authorities are ar- .tnging very elaborate schedules not only among local contestants in camp, but an effort will be made to have such celebrities as Stribling of At lanta, Carpentier, and other famous boxers perform at the camps. An effort is also being made to have at least one of the Southern League base ball games staged at Camp Mc Clellan, Alabama, during the encamp- Q. What is meant by the expres sion “holding the bag?” A. When a group of brokers call ed a pool, agree to purchase a large ■mount of certain stock in order to advance its price they sometimes find that the stock has not advanced up bo their expectations. They are then ment. Cotton From Australia It has been predicted that within a few years Australia will s^-nd a mil lion bales of cotton each year to lo used in the Lancashire cotton mills. ROAD * BUILDING TRUCKS AND ROADS HELP CREAMERIES Some fifteen or more years ugo we predicted larger co-operative cream eries would be established und that the amuller ones would pass out of ex istence on account of the coming of the truck and better roads. The small local creamery has served its purpose well, but we have come to a period in the development of the creamery in dustry when larger local creameries are essential. The advent of the truck aud good roads makes this possible and practicable. It Is well known to every manufac turer that he must have a certain vol ume of business In order that his prod ucts he manufactured at the least ex pense. There Is such a thing, however, as an Institution being too large to be economical, as well as too small. There Is a happy medium for the size of our local ca-opeVative creameries. An In stitution manufacturing 1,000,000 pounds of butter In a year will have a minimum manufacturing cost provided the management Is efficient. We think well of having a creamery In every community and of sufficient size that It can carry on Its business upon the proper busls. It Is something every community can be proud of; it gives Increased value to the land, for when a creamery Is situated close to the farm there is always a sure mar ket for the cream or inllk produced on the farm. When milk or cream was delivered by team It was essential that the creameries be closer to the farm for In most cases it was not economi cal to haul milk more tlinn three or four miles. A local creamery now can be ten miles from the farm and the product can he delivered to that creamery cheaper by truck than when the patron lived but three miles away from the creamery when horses were used for hauling the raw products of the farm to the creamery. Good roads and auto trucks nre changing our creamery system. They are changing It for the better, for they Increase the capacity of creameries, making It possible for them to render a better service to their patrons, pro duce a more uniform quality of prod uct, and engage In other activities like the handling of poultry and eggs.— Hoard’s Dairyman. Compound Interest Paid on Highway Investment The gradually accepted figure of 10 cents a mile us the cost of operating the average automobile was adopted recently by the Wisconsin railroad commission ns its official standard. The rate Is held Interesting for Its many applications. In Minnesota, for exnmple, the re cent traffic census showed that the average section of the state trunk highway system Is traveled by 834 ve hicles a day. If a new location or other change shortens the distance on a route carrying average travel It fol lows that It would mean a suving to 834 ear owners—auto taxpayers who are bearing the big share of trunk highway costs. At 10 cents a mile, that saving 1 would be $83.40 a day—more than $30,- 000 a year, und $300,000 In ten years, all exclusive of the cost of Improving and always maintaining the extra but unnecessary mile. Highway Billboard Nil in State of Minnesota Minnesota's new law passed by the lust legislature, prohibiting all ad vertising signs on trunk highways, has gone Into effect. Thousands of signs ranging from smnll tin tags to bill boards of various sizes on state rights of way, were removed. Only signs expressly excepted by the law are to be left. Rulletlu hoards for legal no tices and marking of trails are the main exceptions. According to highway department officials, the removal of the signs will not only take away unsightly objects but eliminate billboards which ob struct the view and distract atten tion at dangerous cross roads. Reclaimed Rubber Made Into Bricks for Paving New tires roll over old in an ex perimental pavement laid by the Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road at the Main street grade crossing at Ra cine, Wts. The paving material Is a “brick” made from scrap tires by a new process recently developed. The design of the pavement was made by C. W. Brainbrldge, chief engineer of design of the railroad, and the rub ber bricks rest on a base of wood. If the experiment is a success, the railway company Intends to install similar crossings throughout its sys tem. Continuous Paved Roads Return to Washington A motorist can start from the zero milestone in Washington and travel a circle tour of 2,350 miles back to Washington again over a continuous dustless paved highway. This contin uous section takes the traveler from Washington to St. Louis, thence through Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Montreal, Albany, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Balti more. You tell'em thihk wV\&V Ynlq'k'h happen I'h&'V T\ever <loes Remember the good old days when the wedding ceremony was a life sentence? You will enjoy life better if you have a PERFECTION OIL STOVE to cook on this summer. Don’t sentence your self to the unpleasant ness of cooking on a hot range during the sum- Imer months when you can get one of these su perior oil stoves from us at such reasonable prices— $21.00 to $35.00. THOMSON 7 HARD WARE CO. Thomson, Ga. georciaraIlroad (THE OLD RELIABLE). Vacation time is here once again and with it comes the annual summer tourist fares. These reduced rates, to almost every section of the country, go into effect May 15th, and are good return ing up through October 31st, 1924, j stop-overs being permitted at all I points on either going or return trip I upon application to conductor. If you are contemplating an enjoy- i able vacation trip this summer, we j will be only too glad to make all necessary arrangements for you; just apply to our ticket agent in your town and if there is any information desired which he is not in position to I furnish, it will be supplied through I this office. Or you may write direct to the undersigned at address shown, j You can rest assured your requests '• for rates, schedules or any other in- j formation relating to a journey by train, will receive prompt and effi- i cient attention. Your inquiries are solicited and it 1 will be a pleasure to help you in any and every way possible. J. P. BILLUPS, General Passenger Agent, 120 East Hunter St., Atlanta, Ga. 5-16 tf ATLANTA AND WEST POINT RAILROAD COMPANY, GEOR GIA RAILROAD. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION New York City. Cheap variable route summer ex cursion fares to above convention are available from principal points in Georgia, going by rail and returning from New York via Clyde Line to Charleston or vice-versa. Stop-over privileges are permitted at any point going or returning. Fares include meals and term on steamer, which must he used in one direction. Tickets can be routed via C incin- nati, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo or Niagara Falls without additional cost. For rates, sailing dates and general information, communicate with the undersigned, J. P. BILLUPS, General Passenger Agent. 120 East Hunter Street. Atlanta, Ga. Thought for the Day. It is vastly better to get a man to work with you than merely to work for you. Growth of “Life Tree.” The “life tree” of Jamaica grows and thrives for months after being up rooted and exposed to the sun. 0£i0 is a prescription for Ma laria, Chills and Fever or Bilious Fever. It kills the germs. Pee Qee AUTO ENAMELS self and Save Money Other Pee Qee Products Pee Gee Barn Paint Pee Gee Shingle Stain Pee Gee Invincible Spar Varnish Pee Gee Silo Paint Pee Gee Screen Enamel Pee Gee Mastic House Paint Pee Gee Porch Paint Peaslee-Gaulbert Co. Incorporated Atlanta Louisville Dallas Varnishes — Stains— Enamels You want your auto to dis card that “used car” appe ar ance. You can do it yourself with Pee Gee Auto Enamels that “turn the trick” in a twinkling—restore the orig inal luster of the car, and reinstate the old pride of ownership. There are ten colors to choose from — an attractive tone to suit your taste. And they do the work well, economically, quickly. Give that auto a birthday present of a new dress. Thomson Drug Co. Tohmson, Ga. 1 | The Secret Of Success The secret of success is hard work and clear thinking. The industrious person earns more than his necessary expenses, and the thinking person saves this surplus and deposits it in a GOOD STRONG BANK. It is never too soon to beffin saving. Get the habit of saving. The sooner you start the greater will be your success. Financial success is simply a matter of sticking- to your saving- habit—making- your character stronger than any temptation to spend. Nobody saves much at a time. Ev erybody can save a little at a time. Try the saving habit and see how fast | the small change will grow into dollars, and the dollars into tens and hundreds. We invite you to start an account with us. It will be appreciated, whether large or small. We will g-ive you Safety and Service. BANK OF THOMSON The Old Bank. aasEMaag5EattaiB3!Ba»gii5«^ Georgia and Florida Ity. Passenger Schedule EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 11th, 1923. THROUGH DAILY PULLMAN SERVICE BETWEEN AUGUSTA AND JACKSONVILLE ON TIIE BON-AIR SPECIAL. DIRECT CONNECTION MADE AT JACKSONVILLE WITH SEABOARD AIR LINE, ATLANTIC COAST LINE AND FLORIDA EAST COAST, FOR ALL FLORIDA POINTS. DIRECT CONNECTION MADE AT AUGUSTA FOR RICHMOND, WASHINGTON ANI) NEW YORK. Daily Daily Daily Daily 8:20 AM 8:00 PM Lv Augusta Ar 8:40 AM 6:10 PM 10:01 AM 9:25 I>M Lv St. Clair Lv 7:10 AM 4:26 PM 10:50 AM 10:07 PM Lv Midville Lv 6:29 AM 3:34 PM 11:27 AM 10:40 PM Lv Swainsboro _ Lv 5:55 AM 2:52 PM 11:42 AM 10:53 PM Lv Wesley Lv 5:42 AM 2:37 PM 12:40 PM 11:35 PM Lv Vidalia Lv 5:00 AM 1:55 PM 1:42 PM 12:30 AM Lv Hazlehurst Lv 4:00 AM 12:37 PM 2:45 PM 1:30 AM Lv Douglas Lv 3:05 AM 11:30 AM 3:25 PM 2:07 AM Lv Willicooehee Lv 2:27 AM 10:47 AM 4:02 PM 2:46 AM Lv Nashville Lv 1:51 AM 10:10 AM 4:55 PM 3:40 AM Ar Valdosta Lv 1:00 AM 9:05 AM 8:50 PM 8:00 AM Ar Jacksonville Lv 9:05 PM Daily Daily (Ex. Sun.) Daily. Daily. (Ex. Sun.) 5:05 PM 10:45 AM Lv Valdoosta Ar 3:30 PM 8:50 AM 6:30 PM 12:30 PM Ar Madison ^ Lv 1:30 PM 3:30 PM Daily Daily 6:55 AM Lv _. Vidalia Ar 12:35 PM 7:4£ AM Lv Lv 11:42 AM 9:10 AM Ar Millen 10:20. AM Connections made at Millen with the Centdal of Georgia. Daily 3:30 PM Lv Augusta Ar Daily 10:20 AM 5:22 PM Lv _ __ Wrens Lv 8:30 AM 6:03 PM Lv Gibson Lv 7:52 AM 7:16 PM Lv Sandersville _ Lv 6:40 AM 7:30 PM . Lv Tennille Lv 6:30 AM - — . — * v u.ou n.m Direct connections made at Tennille with Central of Georgia for Mid- ville, at which point connection is made with Bon-Air Special for Florida points. Daily Ex. Sun. Sun. Only Sun. only Ex. Sun. Daily 4:45 PM 10:15 AM 10:15 AM Lv Nashville Ar 3:55 PM 4:30PM 9:30 AM 5:17PM 10:50 AM 10:49 AM Lv Sparks Lv 3:18 PM 3:30 PM 8:55 AM 5:30 PM 11:10 AM 10:59 AM Lv Adel Lv 3:05 PM 3:15 PM 8-45 AM 11:20 AM 11:06 AH Lv Sparks Lv 3:00 PM 2:50 PM 12:35PM 12:15 PM Ar Moultrie Lv 1:45 PM 1:15 PM J. E. KENWORTHY, General Pass. Agent, Augusta, Ga.