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CV* c,vW® t v°' . c^' v rrss wrnmrnmm 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. Let The Progress Do Your Job Printing.