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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1924. • iiiKLiiS, IHOMSON, GA. ■Mr* Mtm v*v-'**jmv* w—*i*^>^*—* /r The DIGEST Washington, D. C., Sept. 26. HOKUM IN BUSINESS. That honesty is the best policy is the lesson which the Government of the United States is imposing, and eometimes with an iron hand, upon the business interests of the country. Lumber.—At the time of the Jap anese earthquake the lumber manu facturers of the West were the out standing business men who refused the past four or five years never seems to be reflected in the price of ■bread, as the producer keeps paving a stiff price for bakery bread, which each year sterns to contain more air Mellon has had his own way about and les3 wheat within its crusty case- . . these matters to a considerable ex- >enta. I M T ;™ S ‘Srnoon' tent, but the Federal Trade report, I Cotton.-The Federal Trade Com- ed Mrs. Jim Lamb Sunday afternoon. and speeches like that made bv Sen- : mission is investigating, under the • Mr. C. H. Reese and family spent ana speeches like that maae ny sen , T ^ Sunday afternoon with Mr. Brice SAND HILL NEWS By Tuberose. Mr. Joe Kitchens was a visitor at Sand Hill Sunday afternoon. ator Jones of New Mexico, have de- direction of the United States Senate, veloped the facts to such an extent the cotton marketing practices, and that the policy of the people within it will determine without a doubt the States in issuing tax-exempt whether cotton factors or brokers are securities for the purpose of securing revenues to build up their localities, will be vigorously championed abusing their business privileges, as charged, by disposing of cotton own- . . ... , • . i spent obiu.ubj ed by shippers without their consent, R | oge Hobbs, Jr Kirkendall and family. Mr. Cleo Chalker and M. F. Usry made a business trip to Gibson Sat urday. r Mrs. C. II. Reese and baby, Neal, spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. fttanaing ousiness men who reiuouu - -- ‘ v pinimp.i thev are enahled i to furnish lumber without a profit thc,r r '£ ht > and aa a correct method which it is claimed y | Mrs. Brice Kirkendall and Mr. ■for the relief of the Jananesc Sec- of local government that should not to do by reason of the fact that they , Herbert Chalker visited Gibson Sat- for the relief of the Japanese, hec- l „ . have possession of the consignor’s afternoon. yetary Hoover hit them ^ver the head be interfered with by the Government “£*3™ “ ZIZJt « hard that on the rebound they In the way o( a Constitutional amend- 1“^”;^,, came up so straight that he after- menc - wards comulimented them ffa being the most progressive among the eoun- ELECTRIC ICAT ION. try’s Industries. them to call for that cotton. CHAIN STORES. urclay afternoon. Miss Anna Laseter is on the sick list at this writing. We hope she will soon be well again. Messrs. Paul Thompson and Raece The Chain Store idea is growing I Chalker were out exercising the new ' Ford Sunday afternoon. Steel.—“Respondents, without ad mitting the validity of s.aid order or the jurisdiction of the Commission to make the same, have determined t.i Mr. C. H. Reese and Mr. Mose Reports from Chicago sho\V that progress is being made by electric because in this way large manufac- ^ ^ ^ ^ light and power companies of the turers and producers can retail their Hobbs, Jr., visited Gibson Saturday Mississippi Valley in‘interconnecting own goods and maintain their own afternoon transmission systems, that will pro- P r ' ces - R- will be remembered that conform thereto, and will hereafter vide the connecting links between the brewers all went into the-"chain conform thereto, in the sale of their companies whose systems serve com- store game to hold th munities in Illinois, Wisconsin, In- t5ut taere various nroducts in so for as it is mumties m Illinois, Wisconsin, in- 18 anot ber element that m-acticable to do so” Thus reads dhma, Michigan, Iowa, and Kentucky., !operates just as strongly in favor of practicable to do so. Ihus reads . . 8 th l Hub ’_ T h e “hub” of the chain store as that described section 1 of an agreement submitted umcago is tne nun. ine nuo or . . - .. to the Federal Trade Commission by the vast interconnecting system is in above, whichi is the ab V a Hoven concerns nonularlv known Chicago where steam stations having chain stoies to depress the h 1... lo « d “the steel trust ” whi have been a capacity of 800,000 horse power are provision and other markets and to Messrs. Joe and Frank Kitchens M the steel trust, who nave been i ' ' constituting the buy their merchandise when their stopped from their practice of paying lmKea togetnei, constituting tne f , , . the actual freight charges from their largest steam electricity supply sys- th ' ' mills where the products are manil- t- em In fhe world. Mr. George Sturgis, of Savannah, is expected to spend this week-end with his father, Mr. A. Sturgis, of Bastonvjlle. Master J. D. Chalker spent Sat urday night with 'Masters Franklin and Julian Reese. Mr. Will Neal purchased a new Ford Saturday. factored to the customers’ destina- Westward.—Farther West, in tion, while the customer paid the Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado, freight from Pittsburgh. This was there haa been extensive intercon- Itnown as the “Pittsburgh plus,’’ sys- necting of small electric systems, tem, and while, as noted above, the 0n l.v four gaps, with a total of about respondents do not “admit the valid- twenty-five miles, remain to be closed ity” of the order that stops this prac- * n order to have an interconnected tice, still they agree that “they will transmission system along the Paci- 1)6 good.” coast from Canada to Mexico. Shipping.—Every time a bunch of The Secretary of the Federal Power •aaweed gets into the propeller of Commission predicts that further ex- the Leviathan, or even if a cold plate tensions of this interconnection of soup is served to a guest, there through Idaho, Montana, Utah, Col- ay® scare-headlines in the newspapers orad ° an d Arizona, will complete a of the world telling of the failure of circuit of more than three thousand the American Merchant Marine. The miles. Chairman of the Shipping Board has Southward. A half-dozen large just issued a statement characteriz- power companies in the Soutl\ some- ing as “absolutely untrue” the report time a K° interconnected and supplied jin an English newspaper that Ameri- electricity to the cotton mills over a can vessels were drafting seamen circuit of more than six hundred from British and other foreign ships, miles ; If Muscle Shoals becomes the And that these seamen were desert- principal station of super power in ing In large numbers because they tbe South the whole region will be could get higher wages on American given every advantage of super pow- boats. The Chairman of the Board er - Bays that the fixed policy of the Unit- Northeast.—The Department of the Ad States is to provide for 100 per Interior is keeping alive the super cent Americanization of all crews on power idea, embracing the territory Shipping Board vessels, thus giving fr °m Maine to Virginia. This is the employment to American seamen to great coal-consuming region, and the entire exclusion of the alien, electrification and long-distance The all-American plan of “minding i transmission would reduce one of the Its own business” is disturbing the greatest economic wastes in the Nn- ehlpping business of the world. The Leviathan and other American ships have been entirely filled during the summer, despite the envious prop-. Agandifets that have sought to black jack American shipping. Trade Associations.—The Federal Government, particularly through the Department of Commerce, has given it* encouragement to Trade Associa tions that have been organized and Operated in the interest of different industries. There has been a dis position on the part of the members of these Associations to “get togeth er” on prices when they have assem bled at the end of their banquets to talk shop over coffee and cigars. This abuse of the legitimate aims of trade associations has resulted in so many prosecutions that the business | the chain store managers are scien tific in this respect. LEAHNEWS Leah would be quite dull since the departure of our boys and girls for called on the Misses Laseter Sunday night. Mr. C. H. Reese made a business trip to Warrenton Friday. Mr. Milton Swint called on Miss Imie Peebles Sunday afternoon. Miss Ollie Reese spent Saturday afternoon with Miss Jessie Chalker. Mr. and Mrs. Brice Kirkendall and Mr. Herbert Chalker called on Mr. C. H. Reese and family Sunday night. ,, , , , . , , , . i Mt. Auburn, glad to know you en- coHege «nd teaching, but our school | joy gand H m News, we enjoy yours is progressing nicely arid we have ver y much. quite a number coming in from other Say Union, what’s the matter with sections. Our music teacher arrived you ? Sunday, Miss Nellie Mason, of Mr. C. H. Reese made a business Swainsboro. We are all delighted j tri P to Stapleton Tuesday, with her appearance and feel she will do her » sty. As the old saying goes, when it rains it pours. Seeni3 we are going to enjoy an early autumn. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 5.—Believe it Mrs. J. S. Hardin and Master Ray ' or not > LaFollette is going to get a Fleming have been on the sick list big vote in Georgia. The state con- for the past week, but we are glad vention will be held at Macon Sep- to report both are able to be out L‘l\&Sl* ! lLUVY ~osp erity s petes ou h-— the conservative and rewards his caution S a rule prosperity pins the suc cess badge on the man who is conservatively progressive. If you open a business account with this bank you are putting yourself in touch with bankers whose experience in financial matters will aid you. Jfirst National Dank THOMSON, GA. Says La Follette To Get Big Vote In Georgia. again. Miss Annie Blanchard is spending tember 29th, Which is another way of saying that labor people are lining up be- some time in Augusta the guest of j hind the Third Party candidate. Sev- her sister, Mrs. Floyd Miles. j eral of the biggest labor leaders in Mrs. D. T. Fuller returned home ' Atlanta ha ve already alligned them- Saturday after spending some time! selves with tho campaign committee in Warrenton with the sick, Mrs. ! ' n an capacity. SCHOOL CHILDREN’S DA\ AT SOUTHEASTERN FAIR Atlanta, Ga.—Monday, October 6 will be Children’s Day at the South eastern Fair, when all school children in the State are invited to visit the fair upon presentation of a teacher’s certificate and the payment of 15 cents at the gates. The attendance on this date last year was more than fifty thousand, and it is confidently predicted that It will exceed that number this year. The cer tificate cards will be sent free for the asking to teachers who may have pu pils wishing to attend. Fire Features Nightly Atlanta, Ga.—Each night during the Southeastern Fair, from October 4 to 11, excepting Sunday, a great fire works display will be given over the WHY? » lake within the grounds. It will be Lord Northcliffe once said: “You featured with fire pictures of current THOMSON BOOSTER CLUB. A number of merchants and busi ness men have joined the Thomson Booster Club, which is a trade organi zation designed to stimulate business in Thomson. Those joining the club have agreed to give two per cent on retail sales of merchandise, which will go toward the purchase of a Chevrolet automo bile to be drawn by the person hold ing the lucky number. The proposition will be thoroughly advertised and will continue until about Christmas time, when some one will receive a handsome Chevrolet car for a Christmas present. Details of the plan will be given next week. Mr. Jones Arnold, of the Thomson Chevrolet Agency, is at the head of the club. can’t disarm the nations until The Atlanta have disarmed Suspicion.” you Federation of Trades has appointed a special committee to confer with the LaFollette campaign committee Why does the trusting crap, who could never suspect the “receiving teller” of a one-night side?show-, tion. Pennsylvania is making big progress along these lines, under Governor Gifford Pinchot. THE CONSTITUTION. The, Constitution is a sacred docu ment with all people, and no one wants to see it touched, except when it can be amended to suit their own pet ideas. Thus, (in order to stay out of political pastures), Secretary Mellon’s position can be sued as an illustration. He wants the Constitu tion amended so as to regulate tax matter, but he is opposed to the amendment to the Constitution to provide for such “progressive” ideas as are contained in some of the polit- j ical suggestions of the campaign. There is a strong analogy in the sit uation to that presented with refer- Taylor Fuller. Mr. and Mrs. Steward Cartledge .... ,, the LaFollette campaign committee teller” of a one-night sideYshow, are receiving congratulations over the , ^ Y , ,, b . „ . ’ arrival of a fine nrl 1 at t " e ref I ucst of *-b e American Fed- treat the public utility as if it oper- ; eration of Labor, which gave the The many friends of Mr. J. S. (Third Party candidate ita full en- Hardin will be grieved to know he dorsement recenUy . is at the University Hospital with a | Carl Rarston, of the Musicians' wish for him broken leg. We wish ior mm u (Union> has been made treasurer of speedy lecoveiy. the state campaign committee, and Misses Lois Fuller and Lillian William Pollard and other prominent Hardin spent Saturday in Harlem, local labor leaders are connected with Messrs. H. M., L. L. and G. E. ' the campaign. Fleming and Lindsay Hardin motor ed to Augusta Thursday. R. L. Corley, another Atlanta labor leader, has already taken charge as leaders are insisting on straight ence to “State’s rights.” A whole methods of procedure. , section of our country went to war in I the sixties to defend their “state THE NATIONAL WEALTH. J rights.” Since that unhappy period A Federal investigation to deter- j in our Nation’s history, most of the m\ne the chief kinds of wealth in the j Northern States have at some time United States is under way and the ' or other invoked the doctrine of results will be reported at the forth- State’s rights to protect their courts, coming session of Congress. Work their railroads, and their institutions, under this inquiry has been divided New York State at the present time, into three sections: 1, Wealth; 2, contends for its State’s rights with Income; 3, taxation. A report on reference to railroads and public in- the subject of taxation and tax-ex- ( utilities, and it has its case in court. emption has already been completed j under this inquiry, and it was sub- COOPERATIVES. Mrs. Forest Willie and little daugh- | director of campaign activities in ter, Jewel, of Louisville, spent last ! eleven states south of the Potomac week with Mrs. Janie Fuller. aa d Ohio rivers, with offices in Birm- Prof. Lonnie Fleming and Lindsay Hardin left Saturday for Mercer where they are planning to do some good and profitable studying. '"Misses Susie and Myrtle Bohler visited relatives in Lincolnton- Sat urday and Sunday. Mr. Estese Blanchard spent Friday with Guy Fleming. Messrs. J. E. and J. J. Blanchard, Mrs. J. S. Hardin and Master San ford spent Sunday with Mr. J. S. Hardin at the University Hospital. mitted to the Senate under date of June 4. The Presidential candidates of the three leading tickets are advocating 1 ingham. Ala. He will be assisted by W. C. McClure, well known At lanta merchant and capitalist, who is state manager for Georgia, and will l of course remain in Atlanta. The ' Georgia headquarters, which were ] opened recently, are located in the | Palmer building in Atlanta, less than i a stone’s throw from Five Points, Atlanta’s busiest center. It v, as ennounced here today that Senator LaFollette will probably make his first and only visit to the South during the campaign early ated under the name of “Jesse James, Inc.?” Why will a lady who wears this season’s hat, drives next season’s car and lives on the income of year after-next, expect to be a week late paying her light bill, and get away with the discount^ Why does the ordinarily reasonable man place the worst possible con struction on most everything that the utility does? Would such a feeling as this exst except for the fact that a self-inter ested wrecking-crew has “kidnaped” the public confidence and is using "t to harass the utilities and so create profitable plunder tfor itlself?—The Week. Messrs. W. B. Deloach, H. M. and next month, when he is expected to The Tax Inquiry.—The Federal the building up of cooperative mark- G. E. Fleming and Estese Blanchard are attending court at Appling this week. Miss Marie Albea spent Sunday evening with Mrs. H. M. Fleming. Mrs. H. M. Fleming had as her guests Sunday ‘evening Mrs. Lou Martin, Misses Clarsie Guillebeau, Marie Albea, Nellie Mason, Edith and Nell Hardin. Their company was much enjoyed. Master Ralph Hardin spent Sun day with Ralph Cartledge. Miss Lillie Eubanks spent Thurs day with Mrs. Janie Fuller. Mr. R. J. Fleming, of Double Trade report upon taxation and tax- eting and other farm, interests, and exemption made in the spring, seems j tourists who have been hitting up to knock the pens out from under the the roads in their automobiles this claims made by those who would have summer have expressed astonishment It appear that tax-exempt seeftrities at what they have witnessed in the provide an excuse for tax-evasion, growth of the cooperative idea. It Most of these tax-exempt securities has been working so successfully in ! Branches, was in Leah Monday, are issued to secure local improve- many localities that even the big ments, such as road-building, school packing interests admit their inability houses, etc. to compete against this new business The Senate Committee.—As the aggression. The grain markets have Senate Tax Investigating Committee also been compelled to admit that the ! cooperatives have been a factor in raising grain prices this summer. gets under way, it is very clear thai it proposes to do a helpful and con structive piece of work. This Com mittee will no doubt be able to un cover many sources of tax-evasions. It is believed that this committee will examine very carefully the tax-ex empt question, and the talk about INVESTIGATIONS. The Senate of the United States ordered an investigation last winter into the “production, distribution, transportation and sale of flour and Washington is that some of the Sen-; bread, and related lines of business | visited I night. Mrs. J, F. Motes, Misses Mabel, Nettiemaie and Virginia, Master John Motes spent Sunday in Lincoln, the guests of Mrs. Jennie Hogan. Mrs. J. L. Cliatt, of Winfield, spent Sunday afternoon with Misses Edith and Nell Hardin. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Blanchard, Master Paul and Nettie, Messrs. Jack Eubanks, J. F. Hardin and Dr. P. G. speak in Atlanta at the Southern Commercial Congress. Arrangements may be made also for him to speak at the Southeastern Fair. “The candidacy of Robert M. La Follette for president of the United States will have a material effect on the result in Georgia and other Southern States,” said Chairman Mc Clure today. “He will receive the votes of labor people in practically every section of the state, and those votes will rifeke a heavy total. There is no question that the labor vote thh( year will pro /e a decisive factor in the national campaign, and it seems to be coming the way of the LaFollette baiumr.” The first LaFollette-Wheeler club has been formed in McDuffie county. LEFT EARS NOW MOST PROFI CIENT. According to a prominent professor in the Yale Medical School, left ears are becoming far more efficient than those on the opposite side of the gray matter. He attributes this to the “left handed” telephones. Despite the fact that both ears are of equal length, breadth, and depth, constant use of the left auditory or gan for hearing words expressed at the other end of a t^ephone wire has developed that ear, while the right one has remained more or less idle. The use of the telephone has not in jured the unused member but has merely put its mate a bit above par. Interest and comic designs, which have proven so popular with fair crowds in the North. Peculiarly adapted to the display of pyrotechnics by reason of the water of the lake in front of the grand-stand, which doubles the effect of every ex plosion, these nightly presentations will be truly wonderful, and will be worth a trip to the fair to see. MODERN FARM TOOLS TURN LOSS TO PROFIT Atlanta, Ga.—Every year there has been an exhibit of agricultural imple ments and farm machinery at the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta, and tha Interest in the subject has been rap idly growing throughout the South. The display made by dealers this year promises to surpass former years, Tirst because they have found that It is the best way to roach a large num ber of the most progressive buyers, and then because the steady growth of diversified farming has multiplied the demand for improved farm tools. Labor-saving machinery, when prop erly cared for on the farm, is one of the best investments possible, and so often marks the difference between a loss and a profit on the operations of the year. The fair this year is scheduled for October 4 to 11, and many farmers may be amply repaid the expense of a trip there by what they learn from this de partment alone. FINER DAIRY EXHIBIT WILL FEATURE FAIR J TO THE GRAVE VIA RADIO. Careless erection can make the outside antenae of radio seits ex tremely dangerous. In fact, unless care is used, their owners may get a quick and lasting connecton. Play safe. Keep the antenae wires from Blanchard spent Saturday in Aumas- a ny possibility of playing tag with high voltage carriers. ta. ators are hopeful of puncturing the j with respect to costs, prices, and contentions of Secretary Mellon who profits, and any evidence as to mon- Mr. R. G. Hardin, of Thomson, relatives in Leah Saturday Prof. Johnnie Hogan and J. F. CLOSED MONDAY AND TUES- • DAY. The Economy Store will be closed the claims that tax-exempt securities are 1 opoly or restraint of trade.” The , Motes accompanied Broadus Motes Mcm day and Tu e sd '® bs _ e I a i" g w " d ! * drag upon the public treasury. Mr. I rise and fall of wheat prices during to Mercer Saturday. nesday for business. ' HOW WE SPEND OUR. MONEY. Almost as much was spent on sodas and soft drinks last year as for light, heat and power furnished by all the light and power companies in the United States, but no one says a word about the profits of soda dis pensaries or the high cost of grape juice. A SERVICE UTILITIES HAVE rendered. Before t.he days of electricity and the electric street car, people lived in crowded streets with houses built closely together. Today public util ity service enables cities to spread out, affording better living conditions for the people. Small All Around If he Is a very small man, a very small success prompts him to brag about his' humble origin. — Duluth Herald. Atlanta, Ga.—The butter and cheese exhibits at the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta, October 4 to 11, should at tract more than the usual attention, for It will be the greatest ever put on in the Southeast. Interest is growing rapidly in this industry, for it has become one of the money “crops” of thousands of farmers who formerly paid little or no heed to the quantity or quality of the milk produced by their cows. An exhibit much admired by visitors last year was a life-sized model of a Jersey cow of pure butter, and many new features are expected in the dairy department this fall. How to Flavor Coffee There Is a best way of doing every thing—even of putting sugar and cream in your coffee. In fact, to put sugar and cream in your coffee Is quite wrong, according to Popu lar Science Monthly. The really correct procedure is to put cream In the cup, then the coffee and add the sugar last of all. This will prevent the cream from “feathering” should It be slightly sour. Coffee poured on cream and sugar In a cup is almost certain to result in the cream’s cur dling. >-