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VOLUME XXV.
THOMSON, McDUFFIE Q,OUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, AUG. 15, 1924.
NUMBER 24.
DAVIS FIRES
OPENING GUN
Clarksbuig, W. Va., Aug. 12.—
John W. Da^is has won his first case
as presidential nominee—he has com
pletely captivated all factions and
leaders of the Democratic party.
Not even Woodrow Wilson with his
first acceptance speech in 1912 stir
red up the enthusiasm and emotions
of the practical politicians as did
Davis last night as he stood in a
pouring rain and laid the foundations
of the greatest case of his career as
an advocate. He will appeal to the
American jury from now cm, as he
himself expressed it, from early
morning to late at night and “it will
be no kid glove contest.”
Tammany Ilall wanted A1 Smith,
southern and western Democrats had
fought valiantly to nominate McAdoo,
but the congratulations which the
nominee received on his speech gave
the impression that there never had
been a contest—all were a unit in
claiming the new standard-bearer as
having made good at the outset with
them.
This correspondent mingled after
wards with the Tammany chieftains
and with the leaders from the west
and other sections of the country.
What they said in private was an
amazing tribute to the nominee.
Their applause was not given for
“harmony” reasons—they talk and
act as if they believe Davis the
greatest Democrat since Woodrow
Wilson and some have gone so far
as to say he makes a better speech
and a better argument.
Tammany noted the denunciation
of the Ku Klux Klan and even though
th‘e name of the organization was
not specifically mentioned at this
time—though it will be in later
speeches—the pledge of the candi
date that he will apply no religious
test if elected president of the United
States was received with significant
applause, for this is a challenge to
the Ku Klux Klan on one of its car
dinal principles.
The scene at the notification cere
mony was unlike any ceremony of
its kind that has hitherto occurred.
The candidate’s neighbors and town-
folk turned out to cheer him and a
consertative estimate of the size of
the crowd would be about 25,000.
But with the radio broadcasting the
speech everywhere it was no serious
injury to the ceremony that it began
to rain bucketfulls. The nominee
never altered the inflection of his
voice or hurried delivery. He knew
he was speaking to a larger audience
of millions which were not fidgeting
uncomfortably in the rain.
All the crowd heard Senator Thom
as Walsh’s speech but it rained as
Mr. Davis began. It is an interest
ing coincidence that in 1912 after an
unbroken string of fair days, Wood-
row Wilson encountered his first rain
storm of the campaign in Clarksburg
and spoke just the same to the as
sembled West Virginians.
Thousands were drenched to the
skin last night but they stood by and
cheered enthusiastically. They are
fond of John Davis here. The people
of Marion, Ohio, who used to pour
forth their feeling to Warren Hard
ing gave no more intensely of their
affection than do the people of
Clarksburg to Davis.
Speeches of notification are im
portant, of course, as interpretations
of the national platforms and as
the opening gun in a campaign, but
they are of greater importance to
the party workers. The leaders real
ly want to see how a candidate will
handle himself on the stump. They
want to be inspired to go back home
and fight for their nominee. The
choice of the convention is not al
ways well known to the rank and
file. John Davis enters the Demo
cratic lists almost as Unknown to the
leaders as did -Woodrow Wilson in
1912. Their eyes are turned critical
ly toward the nominee—they want
to see how he would measure up in
a fight.
The delegations who came to
Clarksburg went away singing the
praises of their nominee—they are
wondering even now how by acci
dent they happened to pick as bril
liant a speaker and as cogent an ad
vocate.
So the first case with the Demo
cratic party is a victory for the
Davis personality and intellect. From
now on with a united party behind
him, there will be a real effort made
by the Democrats along the lines laid
down by the candidate in his noti
fication speech.—The Atlanta Journal.
Withdrawal Of Elders
Creates Comment.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 14.—The with
drawal of H. H. Elders from the
governor’s race leaving Clifford
Walker without opposition for re-
election has cent'"-H interest in the
senatorial race, as i is reported here
n political circles tl at close friends
of Former' Governor Hardwick are
urging him to v ’ raw his opposi
tion to Senator W. J. Harris.
It is recalled here that Elders was
one of the names suggested by Hard-
Presidential candidate Bryan are sig-
wick when he wrote letters over Gcor- j'nificant. Even the grizzled Republi-
gia early in June urging opposition
to both Walker and Harris, and that
a last minute Change in Mr. Hard
wick’,s announcement switched his
candidacy from the race for govern
or to that of United States Senator.
Friends of Senator Harris express
confidence in his reelection by an
overwhelming majority regardless of
the candidacy of Mr. Hardwick, al
though they expect to be active in
seeing that the Harris vote is polled
on September 10th.
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNED
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Mr. J. Glenn Stovall, Senator from
this, the 29th Georgia Senatorial
District, and Mr. J. Richard Bowden,
Representative from McDuffie county,
have returned from the Legislature,
which adjourned Wednesday night.
They report some real beneficial
legislation enacted at this session of
the body. The biennial sessions bill,
which was adopted and is to be rati
fied by the people, is considered one
of the best things done at this ses
sion.
The Progress hopes to publish a
resume of the session next week. It
will show in concrete form what has
been done and will be of interest to
our readers.
BASEBALL BARBECUE.
Thomson baseball players gave a
delightful barbecue at Lazenby’s
Grove Thursday afternoon at 6 o’
clock, at which a number of invited
guests assembled' and enjoyed the
ocacsion.
After the baseball season was over,
it was found that a tidy little sum
was left on hand, so the players de
cided to compliment their friends
wifh an entertainment, the barbecue
being the result. It proved quite an
enjoyable affair, and here’s hoping
the boys will be even more successful
in their efforts to give Thomson a
good team next year.
FOUNTAIN CAMP MEETING
STARTED FRIDAY.
Camp meeting at old Fountain
Camp Ground started Friday under
the direction of Rev. Foster Young.
A good attendance is expected. A
large crowd is expected to attend
Sunday, which is usually the big day
at camp meetings. Several from
Thomson will attend. Some will be
entertained by friends while others
will take dinner at the public tent
conducted by Mr. Kendrick.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 13.
WHO’S GOING TO BE ELECTED.
All Washingtonians are paying the
penalty of either posing as fake
prophets, or admitting, in answer to
numerous questioners from afar, that
“they don’t know” who will be elect
ed as the next President.
Significant.—The attacks on Vice
DEATH OF MRS. H. C. PASCHAL.
Mrs. H. C. Paschal, aged 58 years,
died at her home on Railroad street
Monday morning, after an illness of
several weeks.
She is survived by her husband,
Mr. H. C. Paschal, and one daughter,
Mrs. Ruth Pearson, all of Thomson.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at 10 o’clock, conducted
by Rev. J. T. Robins. Interment was
in West View cemetery.
AT CAMP WILKINS.
Mr. G. C. Daniel, county agent,
and the following boys are spending
this week at Camp Wilkins, boys’
club camp for training and recre
ation: Jack Hubert, Rudolph Ansley,
Sterling Lavigno, Albert Mathews,
bert Mathews.
BUILDING BRICK STORE.
Mr. B. F. Johnson is having erect
ed at the corner of First avenue and
Church street, a brick building that
will be used as a store. It is not
known as yet who will occupy the
building.
ON FISHING TRIP.
The following gentlemen left Mon
day for Hickox to spend a week
fishing on the Satilla river: Messrs.
J. B. Burnside, W. S. Mobley, A. H.
Thrasher, C. E. Lokey, J. E. Wiley,
Winton Curtis, Harold Lokey.
Definition of History
History is a narrative of events by
a man who doe'- not personally know
them, compil'd from writings of otii-
can veteran Lodge is worried about
Bryan and has issued a warning that
his election may occur if the selection
gets to the United States Senate,
where Farmer-Labor Senators, and
maybe some of the “Progressives”
would help put the Nebraskan across.
Republican leaders are training their
heaviest guns on Bryan. And the
real reason is that they are afraid
that conditions are drifting too
strongly in his direction.
Coolidge.—There is cool optimism
at the White House. Mr. Coolidge
and his friends are almost sure that
he will be elected. But they aren’t
going to take any chances on it, and
the Republicans will put up their
stiffest fight.
Davis.—The Democrats arc nurs
ing the belief that they can make
the country believe that their candi
date! is so thoroughly progressive
that he will get all the discontented
votes away from other tickets, and
they believe that Davis will be elect
ed in the same way that Wilson got
through in the Republican split of
1912.
La Follette.—People who have al
ways known Senator La Follette
find it difficult to understand why
he has been watering his lawn, tend
ing his flowers and garden, and keep
ing so quiet in Washington. Mean
time big blocs of independent votes
have been promised to him, and if
deliveries arrive on time the receipts
should be very amazing by November.
Again who’s Going to be Elected?
—The man who says he knows is
talking through his hat.
LABOR IN POLITICS.
The American Federation of La
bor has made a lot of “passes” in
attempted control of politics, but its
present definite position is. the first
real attempt to deliver the labor vote.
Aside from its endorsement of La
Follette and Wheeler, the Federation
has restated its belief in stronger
beer; it has challenged the church
federations as to the accuracy of
statements that aims at measures
for the adjustment of labor troubles.
It has claimed the Carnegie libraries
are influenced and their policies shap
ed by financial interests that have
succeeded to the custody of Carnegie
affairs. The latter statement has
brought denials from librarians in
cities like Washington, who point out
that when the Carnegie money has
been given to the libraries that the
connection ceased. Organized labor
in its new role of shaping the affairs
of churches, libraries, brewed beer,
and the like, has doubtless wandered
afar, and it certainly cannot “de
liver” its members to such doctrines.
How far it can go towards delivery
of votes for its presidential ticket is
quite another consideration.
Z. IL W.
WHEN A DOLLOR’S A DOLLAR.
A year ago the Secretary of Agri
culture pointed out the fact 'that
largely due to the depressed markets
for wheat, that the purchasing power
of the farmer’s dollar, was lower
than it had been for half a century.
He argued that a fair price for wheat
would bring about smoking chimneys
for American factories and a full
dinner pail for American workers.
With more than ten million men, wo
men and children of the United
States directly interested in the price
of wheat it is plain to see that if
their dollar is only worth about fifty
or sixty per cent, from the stand
point of productive possibilities, as
the dollar manufacturers, industries,
and commercial enterprises, that such
kinds of dollars are not dollars at all
—they nre only parts of dollars. It
is no wonder the farmer ha# been
kicking about being short-changed.
Evening Up the Dollar.—The Fed
eral Board’s monthly review shows
that rising farm product prices con
stituted the single exception to the
general trend of recession during
July. Decreased employment shows
in many industries including non-
ferrous metals, steel, textile, auto
mobiles, etc.
The Economic Law at Work.—
There has been a lot of talk about
legislation needed by the farmers,
but the good old reliable Economic
Law seems to have produced the
revision in the farm conditions. An
evening-up of world production of
cereals, a fair-sized cotton crop, and
a little mental “normalcy” replacing
post-war jazz, is apparently stabil
izing not only the dollar, but human
nature as well.
The Good News Summed Up.—The
whole story is told in improved farm
conditions. Agriculture is the basic
industry of the nation, and when it
thrives business is likely to be good,
credits easier, and the dollar worth
a hundred cents whenever it cir
culates.
THE COST OF LIVING.
A good deal is said about /the
change in cost of living. Compari
sons vanish when the ten-year period
from 1914 to 1924 are considered,
but in the past year the decrease has
been from one to two per cent in,
thirty American cities. Chicago
shows an increase of nearly two per
cent,'and two or three other cities
are higher. The statistics collected
by the United States Bureau of La
bor Statistics shows that wherever
there has been recession in prices
that there has been a leveling prqcess
that has raised some other of the
necessities so that the general aver
ages have not changed materially.
INVISIBLE FOREIGN TRADE.
A large amount of foreign securi
ties, much greater than at any time
since the war, have been floated in
the United States within the past six
months.
POSTAL RECEIPTS.
Postal receipts of fifty selected
cities for the past month show an in
crease of nearly eight per cent over
the corresponding month of last year.
Watermelon car loading report at
Boneville for week ending Saturday,
August' 9th. Cars averaging about
1050 each:
Monday
Tuesday
-- . — — 5 cars
Wednesday
3 cars
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
__ — 1 car
This making
a total of eighteen
cars for last week. Watermelon car
loading at Boneville will close out
next week.
Georgia Farms Good
Investments.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 14.—Farm lands
in Georgia and neighboring states
are a ‘good buy’ and farseeing in
vestors are realizing this fact more
and more every year, in the opinion
of Forest Adair, president of the
Adair Realty and Trust Company of
Atlanta.
Mr. Adair who recently returned
from a trip over the United States
and Canada inspecting Shrine hos
pitals—he is national secretary of
the board of trustees—said he found
hundreds of people in other sections
who expressed their faith in the fu
ture of the South. He talked with
many agriculturists who showed un
usual interest in southern agricul
tural development. They were parti
cularly interested in reports that
there was a temporary shortage of
tillers of soil in the South, Mr. Adair
said. Inquiries indicated, according
to Mr. Adair, that many farmers of
other sections will eventually come
our way.
Mr. Adair pointed to the fact that
•farm lands in the State can be bought
today at prices which make them a
tempting investment to those who
know their value.
Mr. Robert B. Wren
Died Wednesday.
The community was again saddened
Wednesday by the death of Mr. Rob
ert B. Wren, whose death was not
unexpected, for he had been in de
clining health for several months.
He was a highly esteemed citizen and
was a familiar personage in religious
affairs; a devout man.
He was 64 years old, born in Jef
ferson county near Wrens in 1860.
His family moved to Thomson when
he was 14 years of age and he has
lived here ever since.
Mr. Wren is survived by his wife
and four children, one daughter, Mrs.
Nellie Phillips, of Warren county;
three sons, Mr. Homer Wren, of Au
gusta, Mr. Marvin Wren, of Columbia,
S. C., and Mr. Herbert Wren, of
Thomson.
Funeral services were held at Zora
church, in Glascock county, Thurs
day morning at 11 o’clock. Inter
ment was in the . cemetery there.
Services were conducted by Rev.
Joseph Sorrow, of the Thomson Con
gregational church.
Miss Annie Street was in Thomson
Thursday as the guest of Miss Lovie
McGahee.
Mrs. J. T. Ivey and Miss Esther
Friend spent Thursday afternoon in
Augusta.
Mrs. J. T. Rogers and Mr. Thomas
Rogers, of Thomson, were here a
short while Friday.
Mr. C. E. Lokey, of Thomson was
here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ivey and Miss
Esther Friend left Saturday ;for
Lima, Ohio, where they will spend a
few days as the guests of relatives.
Messrs. Clifford Harbin, and J. P.,
J. S. and E. H. Wilson were in Thom
son Saturday.
Mi\ Rudolph Ansley was in Thom
son Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Kaney, of Har
lem, were here Sunday as the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Watson.
Mi’. Z. B. Wilson was in Thomson a
short while Saturday.
Mr. B. V. Watson, Jr., of Harlem,
was here Sunday as the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. B. V. Watson, Sr.
Mr. Albert Johnson, of Thomson,
spent Sunday here as the guest of
Mr. J. M. Ansley .
Messrs. J. P., D. L., J. S. and E.
II. Wilson attended services at Iron
Hill Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Sterling Lavigno and Ru
dolph Ansley are spending the week
in Athens.
Misses Naomi Lavigno and Edna
Johnson spent tha week-end with
Mrs. E. B. Story of near Thomson.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Meadows, of
Sweetwater, were here Sunday as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Harda
way.
Miss Naomi Lavigno spent Tuesday
in Iron Hill as the guest of Miss
Ruby Greene.
WESTERN UNION
MANAGER SKIPS
The disappearance of the Western
Union Telegraph manager, W. B*
Parker, Monday had not been cleared
up to Friday morning. The auditor
is still at work on his books.
Various conjectures are given as
the cause of the young man’s disap
pearance. Monday morning he left
the office saying he was going to the
barber shop. He did not come bock
during the day and the young lady
assistant in the office secured the
services of Mr. Obie Dozier, of the
railroad office, to handle the wires
for the day. Some time during the
night Parker is said to have returned
to the office, unlocked the money
drawer, leaving the keys in the lock
and left the office by the back door.
Mr. Otis Hill, night marshal, says
he saw the young man on the mid
night train bound for Augusta.
Tuesday morning a coat was found -
on the Savannah river bridge in Au
gusta that was identified as that be
longing to Parker. A note found in
the pocket indicated that he intended
making way with himself. The note
was as follows:
“Tell everybody goodbye. I'm
going over. Tell my mother I f nt
sorry but it can’t be helped and I'll
meet her there some day. Just
leave my body where it is. I'm no
good, not worth looking for.”
Augusta police department made
an investigation, searching the river
in the vicinity of the bridge, but no
trace of the missing man could be
found. They put little credence in
the suicide theory.
Those acquainted with young Par
ker here are at a loss to account
for his actions. He appeared to be
a quiet, unassuming young fellow,
attentive to his work. The only
theory so far advanced is that he was
temporarily unbalanced.
Young Parker’s home is in New-
nan, where his parents live. He has
been in Thomson several months as
manager of the Western Union Tele
graph office, and those acquainted
with him are unable to account for
his actions.
Senator Harris And The
Farm Bloc.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 14.—The south
ern Democratic senators of the farm
bloc have all been reelected with or
without opposition, or stand out as
the strongest candidates where they
come off this year. This fact was
pointed out today in connection with
the speech of U. S. Senator W. J.
Harris of Georgia, a member of the
farm bloc, who told of the reasons
for the organization of the bloc.
Senator Harris, who is in Atlanta
for the summer, said to a represen
tative of this news service that there
was_a whiskey lobby bloc, a tariff
bloc and other kind of blocs for many
years but nothing particular was
said in criticism until several South
ern Democratic senators banded to
gether with western Republican sen
ators to see that the farmers re
ceived fair ti’eatment in Congress.
Senator Harris named some of the
members of the bloc in his speech as
being Senators Fletcher, of Florida;
Heflin, of Alabama; Pat Harrison,
of Mississippi; Dial, and Smith, of
South Carolina; Simmons and Over
man, of North Carolina, and Shep
pard, of Texas.
Business men here approve the ac
tivities of Senator Harris in behal
of the farmers, and it is pointed out
that all of the prominent farm lead
ers, including Charles S. Barrett, of
Georgia, president of the Farmers’
Union, have endorsed Senator Harris
for reelection. Former U. S. Senator
Hoke Smith, of Georgia, has also en
dorsed Senator Harris.
A. W. ROPER GOES TO
COLUMBUS.
Mr. A. W. Roper and family will
leave this week for Columbus, Ga.,
where Mr. Roper has accepted a good
position with the Eagle & Phenix
Manufacturing Co., textile mills, as
inspector of cloths.
Mr. Baxter Roper, his son, having
received recognition by the sporting
element of Columbus for his boxing
proclivities, will be taken in charge
and given thorough training. It is
believed Baxter has as good qualities
as a boxer as Young Stribling. In
fact his promoters v/ho take him in
charge consider they have a “find" 1
in young Roper and will give him a
thorough tryout.
It is regretted that Mr. Roper and
family find it expedient to go else
where, but Thomson people will wish
them well in their new home.
COUNCIL PUTS TEETH IN DOG
ORDINANCE.
Attention is called to an ordinance
by the Mayor and Council appearing
in another column. It is an ordinance
to fimend an ordinance previously
adopted concerning the treatment of
dogs against hydrophobia.
It appears there wa3 scanty re
sponse to the ordinance as previously
adopted, therefore Council found it
necessary to put more teeth in it by
placing a penalty upon failure to
comply with the provisions of same.
A fine of $50 or thirty days labor
or confinement is provided in the
amendment.
PUBLISHER IN TOWN.
Mr. W. A. Ludfdarrow, of the Au
gusta Herald, was in Thomson Wed
nesday in the interest of his paper.
He expects to publish a special arti
cle in The Herald on the crop out
look in McDuffie, which our people
will look forward to with interest.
Mr. T. T. Dill has returned from
Savannah, where he spent several
days last week on a business trip.
Mr. J. S; Wilson, of Boneville, ha
accepted a position in the garage o
Mr. CliiT Gunby on Greenway street.
REMAINS BROUGHT TO THOM
SON FOR BURIAL.
The remains of Mrs. T. S. Ruddock
were brought to Thomson Thursday
for burial. She died Tuesday night
at her home in Florida, near Gaines
ville, and were brought back to her
old home for burial. It i3 under
stood she had been ill for some time,
suffering from chills and fever.
She was the daughter of the late
Mr. Jerry Ansley. Funeral services
were held Thursday afternoon and
interment was in Whiteoak cemetery.
AT BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY*
Rev. C. C. Kiser will return to
Thomson and preach at both' morning
and evening services Sunday. He
has been away holding a meeting at
Appling during the week.
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