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The Monroe Advertiser
VOLUME SEVENTY-TWO
TALMADGE SAYS
FARMfc^D
department of agriculture
“CORRUPT AND CRIMINAL
AGENCY”.
DUBLIN, Ga., July 10.—Eugene
Talmadge, of Mcßae, candidate for
Commissioner of Agriculture, speak
ing here last night in the interest of
his campaign, charged that the De
partment of Agriculture, as operated
at present, “has become a corrupt
and criminal agency, that robs them
(the farmers) of the fruits of their
toil.”
The following is an extract from
his address:
“The time has come in Georgia
when some one must clean out this
Augean Stable that has become a
stench in the nostrils of the decent
people of the State.
“I have undertaken this Herculean
task, and I shall accomplish it.
“The office of the Commissoner of
Agriculture, created to serve the peo
ple, has become their political mas
ter. Created to aid the farmers, it
has become a corrupt and criminal
agency that robs them of the fruits
of their toil.
“Through the manipulations of J.
J. Brown this office has been chang
ed into a political machine, organiz
ed for graft and for controlling,
through its army of employes, spend
ing a million dollars each year, the
politics of the State.
“Georgia must be freed from the
corrupt influences of this machine.
“Time and again the effort has
been made by the State to cast off
this hateful yoke fashioned by J. J.
Brown.
“We failed because we were not
organized, and the machine was, and
its rule could not then be broken.
“This machine has been a blot on
Georgia’s fair name for years. It has
cost us million in men and money.
“It has given Georgia abroad the
name of being a political state. Many
of her own sons have left in disgust,
and many more retired from public
life.
“This hated, vile thing, called J.
J. Brown’s machine, must be broken,
it must be dismantled.
“It has grown up under special
laws, passed from time to time un
wittingly by the Legislature. These
laws have added office after office,
power after power, to the Commis
sioner of Agriculture, until he has
been made the most powerful and
cnost dangerous man in the State.
“J. H. Mills was in the Legislature
when many of these laws were pass
ed. At the same time he was on the
payroll of J. J. Brown. Other mem
bers of the Legislature were on the
payroll, or else had kinsmen and close
friends who were.
“The machine must be’ dismantled
by going before the Legislature and
repealing these laws. The Depart
ment of Agriculture must be stripped
of all of its political patronage.
“This has been attempted before,
but J. J. Brown was there around
the Legislature and through a well
organized lobby defeated every at
tempt at reform.
“The man who succeeds J. J.
Brown must make the fight before
the Legislature to dismantle this ma
chine.
“If elected I will make that fight,
and I will win it.
“In this fight now being waged,
we have never feared J. J. Brown
personally. It is well known among
those who know him best that he is
far from being a mental giant. He
has just enough cunning to employ
men who have brains, and to put
into effect his political creed, that
jobs and partonage is the price of
office.
“It is well known that Lem B.
Cotton Duster
The Franks leads them all
PRICE $55.00
Rhodes Seed Co.
Jackson has always furnished the
brains for the Department of Agri
culture. Brown parcelled out the
jobs.
“ T do not need to indict the of
fict of the Commissioner of Agricul
ture.
“For years the people of Georgia
have been convinced that there was
something rotten there in Denmark.
‘These conspirators who have cor
rupted and pillaged a State, through
this office, have quarrelled over a di
vision of the spoils, and each has
given evidence sufficient to convict
them all in any court of justice.
“The State of Georgia is the in
dignant prosecutor, and injured par
ty, and J. J. Brown, Lem B. Jackson,
Fred Briges and J. H. Mills are the
defendants, wrongdoers.
“They are charged with many high
crimes and misdemeanors. The proof!
We could produce a cloud of wit
nesses, but we are relieved of this
trouble—they admit their guilt.
“Lem Jackson, Bridges, and J. H.
Mills all say that Brown is corrupt,
a grafter, an enemy of the State and
should not be allowed to hold office.
Most people will agree with them.
“Brown recriminates by saying
that Lem Jackson, Bridges and J. H.
Mills are so lacking in honesty and
character that they can not be loyal
even to a leader in a common cause,
and he brands them as traitors. He
names Lem Jackson as his Brutus,
Bridges as Benedict Arnold and
his devoted, quondam friend, Jim
Mills, as Judas Iscariot. Think of it.
They all may be right. Let us clean
out this Augean Stable.
“Now is the time to strike. Stone
wall Jackson in his Valley Campaign
whipped a half dozen armies of the
enemy by striking them while they
were separated.
“The voters of Georgia can whip
and destroy this machine now by
striking these captains, Brown, Jack
son, Bridges and Mills before they
can get their forces joined again.
“I struck the first blow, and evi
dently hit a vital spot.
“This Brown Machine reminds me
of the fabled jointed snake. When
struck, or attacked this snake would
separate into many joints and the
attacking party believing that it was
destroyed would depart. Then the
joints would come together again and
the snake would move off to safety.
“We must not be deceived. We
must destroy the snake before it can
reunite. It is easy if we destroy the
several joints one at a time.
“This jointed snake represents the
Brown machine. Lem Jackson is the
head, the brain, J. J. Brown the well
filled maw, Bridges the connecting
joint between them, and J. H. Mills
the tail, that now seeks to wig-wag
it all.”
COL. FLETCHER ANNOUNCES
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Col. J. M. Fletcher, who has serv
ed as representative from Monroe
county for the past two years, makes
announcement this week that he will
be a candidate to succeed himself in
that office. Col. Fletcher has been
conscientious and efficient in his
service for the county and ranks
among the able men whom the coun
ty has sent to the legislature. It
chanced that his term of office fell
within momentous days for the state
when there were great issues to be
shaped such as taxation and bonds.
Much of the work connected with
these questions is yet to be completed
and Col. Fletcher is seeking the of
fice again in order that as nearly
as possible the men who have stud
ied these questions may take up the
work where it was left off.
SPRING PIG CROP LOWER;
54,000,000 HAVE BEEN SAVED
The spring pig crop was reported
1.2 per cent smaller this year than
last year- by the department of agri
culture’s semi-annual pig survey
made June 1 and just announced.
The number of pigs sayed was esti
mated at 54,000,000.
FORSYTH, MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA, JULY 15, 1926
DRIVES AUTO OVER
NEWLY PAVED ROAD
DUD CANNON, WELL KNOWN
WHITE MAN MARS HIGHWAY
WHEN, IT IS SAID, HE WAS IN
DRUNKEN CONDITION.
The highway paving which began
near the Jossey place last week was
somewhat marrqd Monday night
when Dud Cannon, who had previous
ly tanked up on moonshine, drove his
car through the barricade which was
intended to turn traffic from the
new paving, and drove up to the
mixer. He then turned and drove
back, adding to the injury to the
road. Cannon was later arrested
but on account of his condition was
allowed to be taken home by a
friend. On the way home the friend,
added to the mishaps of the night by
wrecking the car.
The trial of Cannon was set for
Wednesday as he had not recovered
sufficiently to put in an appearance
before the city authorities earlier.
BANK STATEMENTS
SHOW SOUNDNESS OF
COUNTY FINANCES
It would appear from the bank
statements published last week that
Monroe county has sound and well
managed banks and that the financi
al resources of the couhty are a
considerable distance from the point
of exhaustion. Business conditions
have not been considered good in
the county for several years, and for
that reason alone the bank state
ments are a recommendation as to
the wisdom and industry of the citi
zens of the county.
The five banks have deposits
which reach a total of $776,313 and
the cash in vaults and amounts due
from approved reserve agents a
mount to $272,576. When it is re
membered that this is tlye season
of the year when money is usually
scarce in the county, the showing
made by the banks is remarkable.
When compared with the tax re
turns it would appear that about one
fifth of the property of the county is
in the form of bank deposits.
OLD TAG LEADS TO
ARREST OF AUTOISTS
Owen Faucette and W. O. Eason,
two young men of Welston, were
arrested in Forsyth this week on the
charge of driving a car having an
expired North Carolina license. It
was reported to' officers Grant and
Banks that two men were asleep on
the highway and it was suspected
that they were in a stolen car. Two
pistols were found in the car and
the young men were held on the
charge of not having a tag and car
rying pistols without license. It was
learned later that the car belonged
to C. C. Moore of Welston, employer
of the two men. After agreeing to
buy a tag the men were released un
der bond on the pistol charge.
LOCAL TROOPS INSTRUCT
ED BY MACON SCOUTS
Thursday afternoon was a busy
time for Troop 1 of the Forsyth Boy
Scouts. At that time a group of
Eagle Scouts from Macon came up
to give instruction to the local troop
in second class Scout work. The
Forsyth Scouts made a fine showing
in the work and will be abvanced
accordingly.
A number of the members of the
Forsyth troop are planning to spend
a week or more at Camp Echota near
Macon and it is probable that a
minstrel show will be staged by the
troop for the purpose of defraying
a part of the expenses.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
My dental office will be open only
on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
during the month of July. Dr. Thos.
D. Thurmond. 7-29
Listen at This
For your Chickens, 100. lbs. New
WHEAT, $3.00
Rhodes Seed Co.
AUTOISTS STAGE
AN EXCITING RACE
CHEVROLET DRIVEN BY W. M.
TRIBBLE IS BESTED IN SPEED
BY STAR CAR WITH SCOTT
GOOLSBY AT THE WHEEL.
One of the classics for a local
speedway was established in Forsyth
Friday morning, when a test was
made as to the relative merits of the
Star and the Chevrolet as examples
of rapidity. At the hour of sa. m.,
when the recollection of breakfast
grows dim to the farmer, a Star
coupe left the garage of T. S.
Goolsby with the druggist at the
wheel. At the same time a Chevro
let Touring car with top down was
being set in motion by W. M. Tribble
of the Bittick Motor Co. The cars
lined up near the Red Star Filling
Station with the local speed cop, who
had been taken into the confidence
of the contestants, equipped for the
office of umpire. At last, with the
Chevrolet having the advantage of
the space between the filling station
and the Gibson House as a start, the
cars tore off down the road with the
two speed demons intent only on
the annihilation of distance. The full
power of the machines was released
with the result that both cars seemed
to hold their own for a while, but in
a short time the Star began to over
take the Chevrolet and with the at
tainment of 53 miles per hour passed
it on the highway near the R. P.
Brooks place. The race continued
until the end of the pavement was
reached with the Star maintaining a
lead of two or three feet. It was
enough to have resurrected Barney
Oldfield, if he is dead, and perhaps
settled for a time the question of
the fastness of certain cars.
BIBLE, MISSION COURSE
COMES TO END
Sixty girls from all parts of the
state attended the Baptist Bible and
mission study course which ended at
Bessie Tift College last Friday. Miss
Julia Allen, young people’s leader
of the Baptist Woman’s Missionary
Union of Georgia, who arranged the
course, stated that it probably would
be made an annual affair.
Among those who took a promin
ent part in the course were Mrs. W.
J. Neel, of Cartersville, Ga., hostess,
and Mrs. A. F. MacMahon, secretary.
The teachers were Miss Mattie
Summers, missionary from China,
Miss Emma Leachman, also a mis
sionary, and Miss Kathleen Mallory.
W. R. THRASH DIES AFTER
ILLNESS OF FIVE MONTHS
Mr. W. R. Thrash of Jenkinsburg
died at 6:10 o’clock there Sunday
afternoon. Mr. Thrash had been ill
five months and the news of his death
was not unexpected. He was 41 years
of age and a well known accountant.
He leaves his widow, two daugh
ters, Betty and Anne; three broth
ers, Paul and Lewis of West Palm
Beach, Fla., and Clem Thrash of
Philadelphia, Miss Ellen Thrash, and
another sister, Mrs. R. E. Hamilton,
of Cordele.
Funeral services were held at the
residence at Jenkinsburg Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. H. M. Fugate of the
Tattnall Square Baptist church offi
ciating. The body was brought to
Macon for interment in Rose Hill
cemetery.—Macon Telegraph.
MRS. FRANK CATER
DIES AT PERRY
The following notice concerning
the death Sunday afternoon of Mrs.
Frank Cater, a former resident of
Forsyth and wife of a brother of Mr.
J. J. Cater is taken from the Macon
Telegraph:
PERRY, Ga., July 11.—Mrs. Frank
Cater, one of the best known women
of Houston County, died suddenly at
Bur Clover
Heavy sand screened out
15c lb.
Rhodes Seed Co.
her home here late this afternoon.
Mrs. Cater had just eaten dinner
when she was stricken ill about 2:50
o’clock this afternoon. She died at
5:45 p. m. Her husband and daugh
ter, Mrs. Baxter Jones, and Mr.
Jones, were with her, Mr. and Mrs.
Jones having come here from Macon
to spend two weeks.
She was prominent in church and
civic affairs of this city, and was an
active member of the Parent-Teacher
Association, the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and of
the Metjiodist church. Mrs. Cater
was born in Dawson, Ga., 56 years
ago, her maiden name being Miss
Helen Parks.
She is survived by her husband, L.
F. Cater, vice president of the Perry
Loan and Savings Bank, four daugh
ters, Mrs. C. Baxter Jones, Mrs.
Frampton Farmer and Mrs. Cubbedge
Snow, of Macon, and Mrs. Lamar
Sargent, of New Haven, Conn. 'One
brother, Lloyd Parks, of Atlanta; one
sister, Mrs. Frank Clark, of Rock
mart, Ga., and several nephews and
nieces also survive her.
PRESIDENT DOWNS STATES
MANY FACTS ABOUT
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
In a statement issued today, Presi
dent L. A. Downs pledges the con
tinued efforts of the eleven thousand
officers and employes of the Central
of Georgia to merit the public’s good
will by rendering the courteous and
efficient service to which railroad
patrons are entitled. He expressed
appreciation for the confidence and
support his company has been receiv
ing, and says that there is abundant
proof that the feeling toward the
railroads in now better than ever be
fore. He states that there is a gener
al realization that the railroads are
the servants of the public, and that
people today measure railroads by
the proper standard —which is the
quality of service rendered.
Mr. Downs declares that transpor
tation service is now better than at
any other time during the hundred
years American railroads have been
serving the public. He says that
freight trains are longer and faster,
equipment more adequate, freight is
handled with greater care, fuel goes
further, and that the railroads are
safer for both passengers and employ
es.
This improved railroad service has
benefitted business generally, Mr.
Downs states. Quick and dependable
freight and passenger service permits
business to be carried on more
promptly and more economically, and
everyone shares in those benefits. It
is this satisfactory situation, he says,
that has brought about the present
era of good feeling toward the rail
roads.
President Downs closes his state
ment with the pledge that the Central
of Georgia will, by rendering effici
ent and courteous service, continue
to live up to its responsibilities to
meet the expanding business de
mands of the growing and developing
Southeast.
NEW FIXTURES ARE IN- '
STALLED BY CITIZENS BANK
A part of the furniture and fix
tures of the Citizens Bank was re
moved this week and new fixtures
were installed. The fixtures have a
marble base with the wooden sections
finished in mahogany. This change
not only adds to the appearance of
the bank, but makes it possible to
serve customers with greater con
venience to all concerned.
JOHN G. WEBB SELLS
HOME TO NEWTON BROTHERS
The residence of Mr. John G.
Webb on North Lee St. was purchas
ed Tuesday by Messrs. W. H. and H.
E. Newton, the property being bought
by them as an investment. The pro
perty was disposed of by Mr. Webb
on account of his removal to Florida
where he is engaged in business at
Bradenton.
Did you ever see an office holder
who had a retiring disposition?
NUMBER TWENTY-TWO
FOES OF BROWN
URGED TO UNITE
“CO-OPERATE OR BE DEFEAT
ED,” CANDIDATES ARE TOLD;
MEETING MAY BE CALLED
ATLANTA, July 12.— Six men are
running for the office of commis
sioner of agriculture. Five of them
are running against J. J. Brown, to
prevent his re-election. Among the
opposition it is conceded that Mr.
Brown will be elected with the vote
divided.
There has been some revival of
talk in campaign headquarters here
the last few days of calling a meet
ing of the Brown opposition, to can
vass the situation and, since all of
the five opposing candidates claim
to be running on the same platform
—that of changing the system and
re-organizing the agricultural depart
ment —reaching an agreement to con
solidate forces so that there may be
a clean-cut issue between Mr. Brown
and one other candidate in the race.
That, of course, would mean with
drawal of his opposition down to one
man.
A similar effort was made some
time ago, but was not fruitful. At
this time, several men. interested in
the campaign of one or another of
the opposition advanced thea argu
ment that Mr. Brown will get one
third of the total vote polled, leav
ing the other two-thirds to be split
among his five opponents which, un
der the primary laws of the state,
would return Mr. Brown to office as
a successful minority candidate. The
primary election law does not re
quire a majority vote for the election
of any officers in the state, except
the governor and the United States
Senator. All other officers are filled
by plurality vote.
In the last race Mr. Brown ran, in
which Mr. Hunnicutt was his oppo
nent, the vote against Mr. Brown was
approximately 90,000. Mr. Brown
holds that he is stronger now than
he was at the time of that campaign.
His opponents hold that he is not
as strong because of the persistent
fight made in the last regular session
of the General Assembly. Even if
their contentions should be true, it
is figured out that a division of the
vote which would be polled against
Mr. Brown, if divided, will undoubt
edly give him a plurality, and insure
his election. Mr. Brown on the other
hand, contends he will poll not only
as great an aggregate vote as he did
two years ago, when he topped Mr.
Hunnicutt, but will poll a much lar
ger vote. If that be the case, he will
not win a plurality election, but will
come out with a majority of the total
vote polled.
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WELL KNOWN NEGRO '
RAILROAD EMPLOYE DIES
Death recently removed Tom
Taylor from the ranks of the well
known negroes of Forsyth. He grew
old here in the service of the Cen
tral of Georgia Railway and was for
many years a familiar figure about
the freight depot where he worked.
His connection with the railroad was
severed several years ago and in his
old age he was given a pension and
an annual pass by the railroad. • .
REVIVAL WILL BEGIN AT
EBENEZER CHURCH SUNDAY
A series of services will be held
at Ebenezer church, beginning Sun
day at 7:30 p. m. The pastor will
be assisted by Rev. T. M. Sullivan
and the public is cordially invited to
attend. REV. J. E. WARD.
«
Employer—“ Sam, I hear you and
George almost had a fight.”
Sam—“Yassah, boss, we all would
’a’ had a terrible fracas, only they
wasn’t nobody there to hold us a-
Plant Now
Green Mountain Irish Potatoes
$1.25 Peck
Rhodes Seed Co.