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DAVIS AND BRYAN 20 COTTON BELT DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES The Democratic national conven tion brought its tempestuous sessions to a close at Madison Square Garden. New York, early Thursday morning, placing before the country a ticket headed by John W. Davis, of West Virginia, with Gov. Charles W. Bryan, of Nebraska, in second place. Nominated on the one hundred and third ballot in the final dissolution of the deadlock which had gripped the convention for ten days, Mr, Davis be gan his service as the leader of his party by upsetting predecent and ad dressing the convention at its eve ning session and then going into.corr- ference with convention managers over choice of a nominee for the Vice Presidency. Governor Bryan was chosen for second place on the ticket after his friends had placed before Mr. Davis and his conferees an argument for selection of a Western man of proven executive capacity, familiar with agriculture and in sympathy with the liberal sentiment of the country. The nomination of the Nebraska governor, who is a brother of Wil liam Jennings Bryan, took only one ballot. The word that the leaders wanted him nominated was passed quickly about the convention hall and although active campaigns had been made for several other candidates the result was not long in doubt. Mr. Bryan was declared nominated at 2:22 A. M., Eastern daylight saving time. Then after a few last minute formali ties the convention adjourned sine die at 2:24 A. M. and the delegates for the last time filed wearly out of the old garden .where their nerves had been frazzled and their patience worn out by more than two weeks of the most stirring scenes in all political history.—The Macon Telegraph. BAPTIST REVIVAL. The revival, which began at the Baptist church last Sunday, has grown in interest during the week. Rev. Luke Rader gave his first message Tuesday night to one of the largest congregations that has ever filled the building. He is a man of God, and preaches the pure and unadulterated gospel of Jesus Christ. He knows nothing else but Jesus and Him crucified, and his undaunted courage, plain language and impres sive manner and determination make the messages stick in the hearts of the hearers. Thomson is to be con gratulated in having such a preacher. Brother Rowland, the singer, has organized a “Sunshine Choir” of boys and girls, and their voices make the welkin ring. He knows how to han dle the young people as well as the older ones in the service of song. Brother Rowland knows how to sing the gospel message. The prayer meetings for men each morning are bringing together men of every walk in life. The fifteen-minute prayer meetings before each service are well attended. The services will continue through next week, and a cordial invitation is extended to all to come and get the benefit of these messages. C. C. KISER, Pastor. THOMSON Thomson was tr • 'd to a delight ful band concert by the Elberton brass band Monday morning. The concert was held on t V 3 Knox Hotel lawn and was very : h enjoyed by an admiring crowd of Thomson folk, 'the band is a splendid one and gives Sunday concerts in its home town for the benefit of tourists coming and going through Elberton. The band was accompanying a boosters to Lyons, where a big roads meeting was held Tuesday. Elberton certainly has the good- roads spirit and is greatly responsi ble for the success of the Cotton Belt Highway project thus far. They feel that this nighway means much to this section of the State and have he facts to prove that it is by far the best route for tourists entering Florida. It is desired to get this route ready for tourists this fall, and it is hoped to have it in such condition that it will prove an advertisement in itself. If tourists going to Florida this fall find it superior to other routes, it stands io reason they will advertise it by telling others who used a dif ferent route. Therefore, it is most important that the bad stretches of road be gone over at once and put in good shape. McDuffie has some sections of road that will have to be gSne over, it is said, am 1 _ is hoped we will be abreast of the rest of the county in accomplishing the desired end. Already much good work has been done in this county and the road boosters speak well of it. A number of leading citizens of Elberton were included in the party that visited Thomson Monday. They stopped over here long enough to partake of lunch and enjoyed one of the best meals at the Knox Hotel that t hey had on the route, as expressed by Mr. Arnold, president of the El berton Chamber of Commerce. Those in the party were Messrs. James Y. Arnold, A. S. Hawes, W. A. Nall, 7. B. Rogers, W. L. Skelton, John Tabor, R. E. Oglesby, P. E. Heard, F. W. Auld, L. Clark Ed wards, Band Master H. H. Poole and twenty members of his excellent band. TWO GOOD BALL GAMES ON THE FOURTH. Warrenton and Thomson baseball teams played two splendid gamps July Fourth. The first game was played in Warrenton at 10 o’clock in the morning and was the best of the two, the players being in fine condi tion with a will to play. Thomson won both games, the first by a score of 2 and 1; the second, 11 to 4. Son Logan and Leonard Lokey, Thomson's battery, did fine work, striking out 15 men in the game at Warrenton, and help the Warrenton boys almost hitless in the game here in the afternoon. Both Thomson and Warrenton have good teams and are giving splendid exhibitions of the game. It is hoped they will come again soon. Thomson and Sparta. ' Thomson and Sparta are scheduled for two games next week, at Sparta | on Tuesday and Thomson Thursday. FUNERAL OF MISS CARWEE HAYES. The funeral of Miss Carwee Hayes, the seventeen year-old daughter and only child of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hayes, whose tragic death resulted from an automobile accident Thurs day morning was conducted at the home of her parents on Church street at 5 o’clock, Friday afternoon, July 4th, and was attended by a large j concourse of sorrowing relatives and , friends. Rev. C. C. Kiser, assisted! by Rev. J. T. Robins conducted the j services. The interment was at West View cemetery and the pall bearers were young men and co-workers selected from the Baptist Young People’s Union. They were Messrs. A. B. Houston, Randall Evans, Loug Har din, Bonnie Wells, W. D. Matlock, Alton Story. Lynching Record First Six Months 1$24. The following statistics on lynching for the first six months of the year 1924 have been compiled by the De partment of Records and Research of Tiiskegee Institute: Total number lynched, 5. OfFenses charged: Rape .‘5; at tempted rape 1; killing officer of the law 1. Record of states: Florida 1; Geor gia 2; South Carolina 1. Comparison of records: First six months of 1924 5 First six months of 1923 15 First six months of 1922 30 First six months of 1921 36 “It is gratifying to note that the record thus far for the year 1924 is the lowest for the first six months of any of the forty years during which the record has been kept. It is an encouraging sign of progress towaid the elimination of this evil, which is condemned by public opin ion. It is an indication of the grow ing sentiment against lawlessness in general. All of the persons lynched were negroes,” says the report. Have Your Dog Vacci nated Against Rabies. ROPER KNOCKS OUT KENT. The boxing match July 4th between Baxter Roper and .“Kid” Kent did not last long, as Kent was knocked nut in the second round. Young Roper appears to have it on most of the aspirants in and around Thomson, and has the stuff that is likely to develop into propor tions that will interest followers of the prize ring. An ordinance was recently passed by Council requiring the owner or owners of dogs, within the city lim its, to have their dogs vaccinated with an anti-rabies vaccine. The vaccine has been procured and is in the hands of Dr. FI. P. Neal, who will have charge of the vaccination. Dr. Neal will devote the hour of from 5 to 6 o’clock P. M. on Monday anil Friday of each week beginning Fri day the 11th. The law requires that all dogs be vaccinated on or before August 1st, 1924. After that date dogs without tags, showing that they have been vaccinated, will be killed by the Marshal. As each dog is vaccinated a certi ficate to that effect will be given the owner. This certificate when pre sented to the City Clerk at the City Hall, together with the payment of a registration fee of S2.00, entitles the owner to a tag, this tag to be attached to the dog by a band or collar and will serve the purpose of identification. July 10th. 1924. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. BOARD COMPLAINS OF FLY TRAPS. Dr. Sterling Gibson, representing the City Board of Health, desires to call attention to the unkempt condi tion of the fly traps in Thomson. He states that some of them are never “baited” and do no good whatever, while others accumulate quantities of dead flies and are not emptied as they should be, causing an offensive odor that is dangerous to health. The board trusts that those respon sible for the o'' of the traps direct atten$jL%v ...'em at once. Washington, D. C., July 10. AS TIS IN WASHINGTON. The President’s speech to the budget committee was to have been radioed, but the Democratic conven tion at New York had the air, and as is usual wherein Government and politics clash, politics wins. Presi dent Coolidge will spend his “vaca tion” in Washington at the White House. The cheese knife will be operated personally by him, and if expenses are cut down it will be in harmony with the thrifty ideas he gained as a boy in Vermont. Secre tary Hoover has been circling about a little investigating the St. Lawrence deep waterways proposition, and en deavoring to add a little to the senti ment for power development. The Army and Navy heads are looking well to their knitting, and we find that the citizens training camps are overcrowded—1,000 were turned away at Camp Meade, Maryland, alone. The Navy will have, its cruises. Shipping Board members are on the way to Europe for the purpose of stimulating passenger business for American ships. The members of the Board have found that steamship agents have beep “sniping” American ships in foreign lands, and they have gone to Europe to improve matters. Foreign steamship agents that have been in the habit of peddling lies about the service on the Leviathan and other American ships, will have to change their tactics, or there will likely be a good many new agencies in Europe before the close of the season. The Postal Department has sent its delegation to the World post al conference at Geneva, and World postal regulations may be improved in consequence. “Agriculturists” from the Department of Agriculture, have gone out into the country to study “farming.” The Interior De partment is specializing on reclama tion conditions. New immigration quotas have been proclaimed. The Tariff Board is studying new sche dules, and there is so much contro versy about its affairs that there is fear that it is too partisan to do an economic job in place of the political one that usually manipulates the tariff. Scientists from the '.Smith sonian Institution and other scien tific research bureaus have left Washington to investigate and make reports on new forms of bugs, and other animal life. Statistics are being collected and constantly pub lished to show the hopeful signs in industry and finance. Those indicate that the country is riding along safe ly. On the whole the Government agencies all seem to be at work, though the spirit of vacation runs through it all; but nevertheless Uncle Sam’s Government is giving a good account to the people right now. DOES FARMING PAY? A survey of 11,238 farms in the United States showed that it cost 68 cents a bushel to raise corn and the sales showed profits as the value was 81 cents. It cost 52 cents a bushel to raise oats and only 49 cents was received. Notwithstanding all that has been said about cotton that crop together with corn and potatoes were the only money makers of con sequence in the agriculture inventory for last year. |FEDERAL VERSUS STATE TAX- | ation. I Taxes, taxes, taxes—asurer thing than death, and the din of it is to , drown nut, the tariff in the coming campaign. The big national roar , about taxes pertains largely to the Federal taxes, which are levied to | nay for the nice, big war, that we ; bad a few years ago. In all big , problems like this there is bound to i bo a conflict of difference about the { relations of the Federal Government and the States to the handling of the situation. The States have shown a willingness to carry their nart of the load, and to tack on the Federal tax. But there is a big pro test against the paternal attitude of the Government in attempting to re vise the State and local tax laws by imposing a new tax upon the issues of municipal and other local bonds that were issued in order to take care of local improvements. The claim is made on behalf of the State and local governments that. Wash ington has no business to interfere in this matter. END OF “NUISANCE” TAXES. Under the terms of the 1924 reve nue act these taxes will be no more: The ten per cent levy oh motion pic ture and other theatre 'admissions costing less than fifty cents, though taxes of ten per cent must be paid on amusement admissions which are more than fifty cents. The five per cent tax on telegraph and telephone toll messages costing fifteen to fifty cents and the ten per cent tax on messages costing more than fifty cents. Weapon taxes on knives, etc. Taxes on X-ray films, candy liveries, etc. Jewelry taxes, musical instru ments, silver-plated flat table ware, articles used for religious purposes; articles sold or leased for not more than $30, and watches sold for not more than $60. Stamp tax on checks, drafts and promissory notes. The stump tax on playing cards is in creased from eight to ten cents. New levies are a 3 per cent tax on automobile truck chassis and automo bile wagon chassis costing more than $1,000, and on truck and wagon bodies, motorcycles, etc. Tractors are exempt. Taxes on tires, inner i tubes, parts and accessories are re duced from five to two and a helf per cent. PRESIDENT STICKS FOR ECONOMY. Speaking before more than 1,000 executive officers at the seventh semi annual meeting of the “budget com mittee,” President Coolidge reiterat ed his former resolution for economy. He said: “I am for economy. After that I am for more economy. We must give the people relief from the excessive burden of taxation.” The meeting brought out the state ment that the public debt had been reduced $2,720,000,000 in three years. The bonus legislation will cost ap proximately $132,000,000 in 1925. The President demands that the economy plan of the budget be again revised downward an additional $83,- 000,000, which added to the estimated ! surplus of $25,000,000, would give the Government a total surplus of $108,000,000 for the fiscal year 1925. THE SOUR CREAM STATION ASSURED The dairy industry is in its infancy in McDuffie county but bids fair to make a start in the near future if given the proper attention. We know that the prime need of our soil is more organic matter and that stable manure is probably first in value among the land builders. We must have more cows in order to fui’nish this manure. The trouble has been that we have had no sure market for our milk products. Real izing this fact the county agent, aided by Mr. Upshaw, of the Georgia Railroad Agricultural Department, have persuuaded the Georgia-Caro- lina Creamery to send a man to Thomson on Tuesdays and Fridays for the purpose of purchasing sour cream from the farmers in any quan tity. The first date will be set as soon as we are sure that farmers can furnish 100 gallons of 30 per cent cream per week. This can be easily secured if we will but try. As stated in a previous article, this is not a get rich quick proposi tion, but an opportunity to make the cow pay her board bill, fertilize the farm and still give a small surplus. The amount of money made will of course depend on the cow and atten tion given her. Please call by the office Saturday or write to your county agent giving an estimate of how much sour cream you can furnish so that we can start the cream station at once. Prices will be based on the Chicago market. Here is an extract from the letter assuring us of a market: “Dear Sir:—Referring to conversa tion a few days since, we wish to advise that we shall be pleased to send a representative to Thomson on Tuesdays and Fridays during the summer months and on Fridays dur ing the winter months for the pur pose of establishing a sour cream station to benefit the farmers in the surrounding territory. This cream shall be paid for in cash upon receipt of same at the station in Thomson and the \ Chicago standard market shall govern this price. In order to begin this station and service we must stipulate that the farmers in Thomson and adjacent territory shall supply a minimum of one hundred gallons of 30 per cent cream weekly. As soon as you think conditions may warrant the starting of this station ana the minimum supply could be complied with kindly advise.” Forty Years Ago And Prices Now. Pres. Coolklge’s Son Died Monday. Calvin Coolidge, ,Tr., son of Pres ident and Mrs. Coolidge, died at the White House in Washington Monday of blood poisoning which developed from a bursted blister on his right foot. The best medical skill of the country was called in to combat the ravages of the disease, but to no avail. The hush of sorrow enveloped the White House Tuesday as the Presi dent and Mrs. Coolidge gave all else to preparations for the funeral. How they bore their grief none hut the closest knew, for they cut the channels of official and personal com munication to be with their dead. Guarded gates at the White House enclosure, a white crepe spray at the door and the flag on the mansion at half-staff were the only outward in dications of the mourning within. Although preferring the simplest arrangements, a concession was made because of the status of the presi dent as the leader of the nation and the casket lay in the great east room of the White House surrounded by a military guard of honor. Six sailors from the presidential yacht Mayflower, on whicch the 16-year-old boy had often cruised, and six ma rines alternately stood vigil. Floral tributes in great numbers were banked about, while from per sonal friends, government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, citi zens from all sections of the nation, and rulers and high officials of for eign countries messages came in a rising flood and expression of their common sorrow. The funeral was marked as much as possible by the simplicity which the parents desired. A simple ser vice was held at the White House at 4 o’clock Wednesday after which the body was taken to Northampton, Mass., for a second service and then to Plymouth, Vt., for burial. Building Activity In The South. Atlanta, Ga., July 10.—While the building shortage in some sections of the country appears to have been practically met by the great build ing program of the last year or so, it is not the case in many sections of the South where building construc tion is still going forward at record rates, according to Hentz, Reid and Adler, nationally known architects of Atlanta. A study of conditions over the South, in which the Atlanta archi tects are designing many structures, indicate, it was stated, that this great constructive program is not being carried out blindly, but in re sponse to actual needs. Despite the huge total of buildings in the South in the last three years, it was point ed out, rents are stationary in all larger centers and the demand ex cellent. The higher standard of living which the new era has brought to the South, it was asserted here by mort- I gage bond houses, has created a r ! demand for modern living quarters I which are a steady and consistent I source of income to owners of the : better grade houses, apartments and hotels. That the South is taking new strides in industrial and commercial growth while other sections of the country are perhaps marking time, was pointed out here today by Mr. Adler, of the Atlanta architectural firm. He said that while there is no mushroom boom, the section is the center of the nation’s greatest pro gressive activity at the present time. Building records are ([Hite accurate indexes to the progress and pros perity of a population, Mr. Adler said. CHANGE OF HOUR OF MORNING SERVICES. The hour for Sunday morning ser vices at the Baptist church has been changed from 11 o’clock to 11:15, the hour for night services remain ing the same, 8:30. WITH THOMSON DRUG CO. Dr. J. K. Chambers, of Covington, has accepted the position of phar macist at the Thomson Drug Co., and will assume his duties there Monday. Dr. Chambers is a graduate licens ed pharmacist of several years -ex perience and comes to Thomson well recommended. The people of Thom son will welcome him as a new citi zen of our town. Atlanta, Ga., July 10.—It is easy to imagine that things were better in the old days, but when one goes back in newspaper files forty or fifty years ago, one generally finds that iiving conditions were nothing like as satisfactory as they now are, it was pointed out today by officials of the Georgia Department of Agricul ture. Forty years ago in Georgia eggs were worth 40 cents a dozen and there were few for sale at that price. Eggs are worth around 40 cents now, not only in Atlanta, but in most Georgia cities. But forty years ago cotton was selling for 10 cents a pound. The price now is around 34 cents. That makes 40 years ago less attractive to the business view. The “good old days” were not al ways as good as one would like to make them appear. With cotton at 10 cents a pound there could have been little agricultural prosperity in the community, for the higher price of eggs would not compensate for the farmer’s loss on cotton. With cotton at ten cents a pound the farm er probably barely made ends meet. And forty years ago in Georgia and the South people had but few of the things that go to make life pleasant today. There were no elec tric cars then, no telephones, no auto mobiles, no electric lights, no picture theatres, no paved streets and prob ably no sidewalks. Then the city’s water supply probably was derived from wells and cisterns, with per haps the old spring helping out. There were no sewers, and bath rooms probably were lew. DEATH AND FUNERAL OF ROB ERT LOUIS WITHERS. Robert Louis, the five and a half years old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Withers died at the home of his par ents, 634 E. North Ave., Atlanta, Thursday morning, July 3rd, and the remains were brought to Thomson Friday afternoon where the funeral occurred Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. The death of little Robert Louis, followed an illness from acidosis and complications lasting only three days. Possessing marked personal beauty and a winsomeness of manner, he in his short sunny life made many friends whose hearts were grieved and whose love and sympathy was shown in a floral offering, exquisite ly beautiful and profuse. The funeral was held at the Knox Hotel, the home of his aunts, Mrs. Mag McMannon and Mrs. Kate Pace, Rev. J. T. Robins conducting the ser vices. Interment was in the family lot in the Thomson cemetery. Members of the bereaved family are his parents and one brother, Jack Withers, and a large number of near relatives. NOTES FROM THE COUNTY AGENT CAMP WILKINS. There are some 90 club boys and girls in club work in the county and out of this number every one who can should plan the trip to. Athena for a week of instruction and pleas ure. So far only 4 members hava voiced their intention of attending. Those who don’t go can’t imagine what they are missing. It cost about $30,000 to erect the magnificent building which is equipped with sleep* ing quarters, dining room, reading rooms, gymnasium and a pool where the boys and girls can keep cool. Free picture shows are given every night and the whole college is open for inspection and information to our future farmers. The cost for one week board, etc., is only $7 per club boy. $3 should more than pay the boy’s transporta tion. Any parent should be glad of the opportunity afforded their son in a trip to Camp 'Wilkins. The camp is excellently chaperoned and their boy will come back more than $10 benefitted by having made the trip. We need a minimum of 10 boys before we can make the trip. This week will settle the case, if club members can get their parents to send them they should notify me by July 12th so that the college may provide room for us. EAT MORE CANTALOUPES. Cantaloupe season is here now and the farmers around Boneville section have melons in abundance. We see melons coming to town every day. It appears to me that the people of Thomson who are benefitted by the county trade could do no better deed (ban to increase the consumption of these melons and thereby guarantee the melon grower a market for his produce. Thomson can easily con sume all the cantaloupes produced in the county this season. The quality is the best in three seasons and the melons are of ample size. If every family will buy a dozen cantaloupes it will help the breakfast menu and encourage the producer. Further more. it will establish the farmers confidence in the business man as his friend and undoubtedly result in a mutual benefit,. Yes the farmer should do more trading at home as explained in last weeks paper by the editor and on the other hand the towns people should lose no oppor tunity in showing their appreciation of the farmers trade by throwing a little business his way, especially when he has perishables for sale. This applies not only- to cantaloupes but to other fruits and vegetables. A cantaloupe a day will help solve our local marketing problem. Sev eral men who have cantaloupes for sale are Lawson Lavigno, O. D. John son and J. L. Lokey. There are oth ers; some can be reached by phone others via mail. Lets not miss this opportunity for mutual help. Small though it may seem. An attempt is being made to get Dr. Trumbo back in the county dur ing this month. If you have hogs needing treatment on cows to be tested notify the county agent. Mr. Knutson, manager of the Beechhaven Hatchery, Washington, Ga., will be in town Friday afternoon and will give a talk at the City Hall at 8 o’clock Friday evening. He will discuss the operation of a coonerative hatchery. Several men of Thomson and surrounding territory have voiced their intention of establishing a hatchery here this fall. All farmers and business men are urged to be present. We need a centrally located hatchery and Friday's meeting should result in the establishment of one here in Thomson. G. C. DANIEL. SWEETWATER Smiles & Curies. Several families from around here enjoyed a barbecue and fish fry last Friday at ..uff’s Bridge. , Miss Alma Rabun, of Thomson, and Misses Katie Lou ’ and Bessie Jones and Mr. Roy Jones tyere the guests of Miss Mildred Farr Sunday. Mr. Sim Morris, of Augusta, spent Friday with his uncle, Mr. Sam Ruark. I Master Hogans MeadoXvs, .of Mc- Bee, S. C., and Master Rogers Agee, of Augusta, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. C„ P. Meadows. | Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Wilkerson were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Seab Jones Friday. I Miss Georgia Story spent Satur day afternoon in town, j Misses Mildred Farr, Alma Rabun, ; Lou and Bessie Jones, and Messrs. Roy Jones and Albert Farr spent a | short while Sunday afternoon with Miss Ruby Hardaway. | Mrs. Hunter Clary made a busi- , ness trip to town Saturday, i Mr. and Mrs. George Colvin and 'son Jack, Mr. J. B. Dunevant and Mrs. Nannie Harville attended serv ices in Thomson Friday. Rev. W. A. Johnson was the guest of Mr. Bridget Sunday. Miss Nancy Jones left Wednesday for the hospital in Augusta. Hope she will soon be able to come home. Some Never Learn \y e |e; lr n early not to talk with our nmu'l! full; a lot harder It is to learn p.,; i • with our head empty.—Bos ton Transcript. Puts Joy in Life The discovery of things whieb here tofore have been hidden to you. ifl jrhnt makes life \vnr)h living