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Aid For Rivers
And Harbors.
Washington, Deo. B.—That the
house of representatives, “practi
cally every man in it,” is in
favor of comprehensive and ade- :
quate legislation providing for 1
the improvement of all the navi
gable waters of the United States,
and is equally ready to oppro
priate money for carrying on the
work, was declaration made to
the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress today by Representative 1
Champ Clark, minority leader of
the house. The declaration was
made in the course of remarks by 1
Mr. Clark during which he advised
tiie delegates to concentrate their
missionary efforts upon the sen- 1
ute and white house.
Mr. Clark followed several '
speakers, among who was .ludson
Harmon, governor of Ohio, intro- '
duced by President Ransdell as 1
another great son of the mother :
of presidents. Governor Har
mon was accorded a reception by
the delegates second only to thati
given yesterday to President Tull. :
He entered the hall during the
address of General liixby, chief
of the United States engineer |‘
corps, and the speaker was forced j‘
to pause until the—applause for!
the Ohioan had died away before
he could continue,
Governor Harmon’s address,
was very brief and contained j
very little beyond his expression !'
of full sympathy wiMi the cause
of the congress to which he j 1
pledged support
Tne waterways of the country, I'
he smd, were free from monopoly j
hv virtue of the constitution of
the country, and they offered a
solution for transportation diffi
culties which the railroads de
clared they would soon be unable
to overcome. The one danger,
Governor Harmon said, lay in j
disputes where the work should !
be started, and he urged that the j*
engineer corps be relied upon to j 1
aid in determining t Ins.
In the course ot his remarks !
Mr Clark said that lie would be
in favor of waterway improve- 1
ment if no passenger or pound of !
freight, passed over them after! 1
the work was done. They would ; 1
act. When improved, he said, as 1
an automatic adjuster of freight I
rates and as such were worth all
that might be spent upon them
He said the house would almost j
unanimously favor any clear-cut, I
broad scheme for the general mi- '
provement of the streams and | 1
harbors.
General liixby pointed out that
a century of work on waterway 1
problems had given the engineer
ing corps much data on which to . 1
work. In explanation of the esti
mates prepared by the engineers
for river and harbor work, !
General Bixby said that the first ,
amount, S4Si.CM>O.OOO, had been ,
cut to $23,000,000, because it was
deemed wise to ask for a sum 1
that there was good prospect of
securing rather than all that was
needed.
The last speaker of the morn
ing was Frederick A. Delano,
president- of the Wabash railroad.
BAD CUTTIN3 AFF3AV
0,1 STREETS OF ROME.
Rome, Ga., Dec. 8 —ln a dis
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p'ite over two customers tins
morning J. C. Powell and Joe
I’intchuek, both street drumnn rs,
the former stabbed the latter in
the side with a poeketnife, inflict*
"ing a wound that reached the
lung. Pintchuek is a youth of
]f> y®ars, employed m his father's
shoe store and is now a' a local
sanitarium in a dangerous condi
tion.
Powell is a confection vender,
63 years of age. The affray,
which originated over th; sale
of a pair of sh<>es, took place on
Broad street at 9:30 o’clock and
caused intense excitement,. A
knife, a file and a hammer were
all used. Powell was arrested on
the charge G s stabbing and bound
over to the superior court, a preli
minary trial having been waived. [
FRICTION IN THE RIVERS AND
HARBORS CONGRESS.
Ihe Washington dispatches
state that there was some friction
am Mia the interests represented
in the Rivers and Harbors Con
gress yesterday. It isn’t at all
surprising that there should be
friction. It is well understood
that the Rivers and Harbors bill
that will be reported by the
Rivers and Harbors Committee
will be a comparatively small one,
for the reason that a bill carrying
a big appropriation would stand
but little chance of being passed,
and even if it should be passed
th President, in all probability,
would veto it, since he has given
warning that he will not approve
in bill carrying an appropriation
that would call out unfavorable
c in ment. Besides, he has taken
a stand for economy, and a rivers
and harbors bill carrying an
| enormous appropriation would j
i give him a good chance to em
; phasize his economy policy. |
Hence, the interests represented
in the Rivers, and Harbors Con
gress recognize the fact that they
are not going to get all they want
or think they ought to have, and
each is magnifying the import
ance of its own claims. Natural
ly such a condition of affairs pro-,
duces friction.
The Mississippi, Missouri anil
Ohio river interests are probably j
insisting upon such a share of the
: amount which the rivers and har
bors bill will carry that other in
terests feel that they are not be
ing giyen a square deal. In view’
ot the many claims and the mag
nitude of some of tile proposed
improvements it is apparent that
it isn’t an easy mat,ter to decide
as to how the money that is likely
to be appropriated shall be divid
ed. The West has tremendous
influence not only in the Rivers
1 and Harbors Congress, but also
i in Congress itself, and it would
come nearer getting what it wants
than the East and this section of
South, if a contest between the ;
sections should he precipiated.
It would be a cause of regret if!
the Rivers and Harbors Congress!
should become divided into fac
tions because its influence would
.then become less forceful. Its;
actum would fail to make the im- ;
! pression on Congress it ought and j
is expected to have. It must be ,
harmonious if its influence is to
! be effective.
And there is another thing it
! should keep in mind, and that is!
th advice contained in the Presi
| pent’s address delivered on the
tirst day of its meeting, namely,
that efforts should be made to
bring about co-operation between j
the waterways interests and the j
railway interests. If the railways
are antagonized the difficulty in
gei,ting the money necessary to
make the improvements that ure
contemplated will he greatly in-!
! creased. At present the railways 1
seem to favor the improvement I
of the waterways, but if they be
come convinced that deeper water- :
ways will injure them they will
change their position and oppose
them. The Rivers and Harbors
Congress had smooth sailing up
in its present meeting, but in
! fui lire it is likely to require very!
caielul piloting if its usefulness:
is to continue.—Savannah News
COMPLIMENT TO BRANTLEY.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 9. —
Congress at its last session crea
ted the Employers, Liability and
Workman’s Commission. The
Commission met yesterday and
organized by electing Congress
man Brantley of Georgia vice
chairman. Mr. Brantley also is
one of those appointed to inves
tigate just how far the commis
sion may legislate.
This is o„ne of the most impor
tant commissions authorized by
Congress in many years and will
afford Mr. Brantley an excellent
opportunity to show his judicial
attainments.
Money! Money!
I/uig T<-rm Loans negotiated on
linprov d Farm Lands and also on
Ji'y ,r Town Real Estate in
M ntc >,n<-ry County at a low rate
interest. \\ r M. Lewis,.
i Mt. Vernon, Ga.
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THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR— I lit TRSDAY, DECEMBER, 16,1010.
ONE DEATH MAY
ALTER THE CASE,
Swainsboro, Ga.. Dec. 9. The
remains of Felix Corbin, who
was killed at Milton. Fla., Wed
nesday arrived at Oak Park in
this county last night and wore
interred in the family burying
ground near the old Corbin home
stead to-day. Many rumors are
current as to the way that Cor
bin came to his death. The most
authentic report is that Corbin
was at his home when ho was
called to the door and undercover
of darkness a volley of shots was
fired at him, one of them strik
ing him and producing death,
Corbin, who was a former re
sident of this county, was waul
ed here charged with assault
and battery on the persons of
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Thompson
and their young daughter. Sheriff
Fields after considerable trouble
located him in Florida and with
requsition papers went to Santa
Rosa county to get. Corbin and
bring him back to this county
for trial. This was about five
months ago. Corbin refused to
come and under a writ of habeas
corpus was given as hearing. The
result of this proceeding gave
Corbin his freedom. Sheriff
Fields then made affidavit that
Corbin was a fugitive from jus
tice and sheriff Collins of Santa
Rosa rearrested Corbin and turn
ed him over to Sheriff Fields,
who brought him back here. As
soon as he reached this county
Corbin gave bond for his appear
ance, returned to Florida and
had warrants issued for both
Sheriff Fields and Sheriff Collins
in the United States court. Both
officers were arrested and placed
under bond. Sheriff fields ap
peared in federal court in Sav
annah last week asking that his
case he taansferred to Georgia.
This was not granted and he is
now under bond to appear in the
United States court in Florida.
Corbin was the chief witness in
these cases and it is probable
that his death will put an end to
this affair.
Corbin was a son of the late
Nelson Corbin of this county. He
is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Nancy Corbin, and a number of
brothers. He was 35 years of
age and was physically a fine
specimen of manhood. He was
twice married, his first wife be
ing a Miss Wilkes, sister of B. F.
Wilkes of this county. His
second wife was from Florida,
and she and several children
survive him.
CONGRESSMEN MISSED
THE TAFT PARTY.
Washington, Dec. 9.—Members
of the house of representatives
did not receive invitations to tie
reception for Miss Helen Taft,
given by the president and Mrs.
Tuft last Thursday, and the
following statement in explana
tion was issued by the White
House:
“It appears that through inad
vertence, the invitations sent out
by Mrs. Taft to her daughter’s re
ception on December 1 to mem
bers of the house of representa
tives and their families were not
delivered.
“She had directed that all sena
tors and representatives and tln-ir
families be included in those to
whom invitations were sent. As
so few r senators and representa
tives had returned to Washington
when sfie invitations went out, it.
was thought best to send the
cards to the capitol, the local
addresses being not definitely
known.
“The invitations sent to the
senate postoffice were promptly
delivered, but it now appears that
those sent to the house post office
were in some way overlooked.”
Cash Bargain Sale.
From Dec. 9 until Dec. 24th,
Mrs. J. L. Adams will sell new
style, classy hats at bargain
prices. At least a third off in
price on all trimmed hats. Don’t
fail to see these bargains. They
won’t last Tong at these prices.
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| The Little Stove Contest |
1 Has Closed. 1
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Lor sonic weeks'this interesting contest lias been in R
P progress, and many of the lit 1 It* “ills of 1 lie comity liavotak- &
p (Mi part. I
According to announcement, the contest closed last «■
P week,and the puzzles have keen forwarded to the judges in
JJ? St. Louis, where they will he passed upon, and the winner g
$8 announced in i\ tew days. §|
P .1 ust as soon as tile J udges can look them over and ||
p pick out tin 1 neatest Puzzle and hest “Five* Reasons Why”, fcj
p we’ll award the prize and announce it in The Monitor. sg
Who's the winner? That will he answered in a day «
p or two. Do your best to make the little stove yours. p
| W.‘ H. McQueen,
I MT. VERNON, GaT |
A FISH STORY
FROM CAMDEN CO.
Wayeross, Ga., Dec, B.—The
biggest fish story of the year has
been brought into Waycross by
L. V. Williams, who spent a day
this week m Camden at one of
South Georgia's best known fish
ing grou nils.
The fishing party went out in
several boats, in one ol vyhich
was Mr. Williams and a. small
Mizell boy. Mr. Williams -was
paying close attention to his line
and not watching the youngster
in the boat with him. The lad
was busy with his line, too, but,
surdenly fell back into the boat,
with a yell of pain. Mr. Williams
turned to see what was tne trouble
and was doubly surprised. The
young boy was holding to his
hands to his face, which was ap
parently covered with blood,
while an immense trouf was
floundering about in the boat. He
struck the trout in the head with
ar. oar, thus quieting him, and
then gave the lad attention.
The boy’s account of the affair
was in effect that, the trout had
jumped at his nose from the river,
the impetus of the jump landing
the finny member in the boat
Old fishermen in the camp say
they have never heard of such an
accident, nor seen such an im
mense trout. The fish weighed
a few ounces over eleven pounds.
M. If. CALHOUN,
At tv at Law,
Mt Vernon, Georgia.
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