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VOL. XXVI.
PROHIBITION j
MEETS DEFEAT.
Atlanta, Aug. 15.—TheTippins
half per cent, prohibition bill 1
went to its death today, the Rules,
Committee refusing absolutely to!
bring it before the House? for a |
vote. The advocates of the meas
ure were unable to produce the
sufficient three-fourths vote to
over-ride the Rules Committee,
and the fight had to be given up.
This ngjans the measure now
cannot go through this session, i
but will hang over until next
year when it will come up as the
very first measure on the House
calendar. Whether its advocates
will come back determined to get
it through is another question. A
year produces many changes, and
it was the delay which its op
ponents were fighting for.
Hooper Alexander of DeKalb,
a member of the Rules Commit
tee of the House, filed a minority
report declaring that the issue
thus made strikes at the very
foundation of representative gov
ernment, and conculding as fol
lows:
‘ ‘As a member of this House, I
cannot consent that my county
shall be deprived of its legal
status in th£ law-making body.
As a member of the committee, I
am not willing to assail the rights
of any other county.
“For these reasons I dissent
from the report of the committee
and respectfully report to the
House that, in my opinion, the
report of the Rules Committee
this day filed, is a revolutionary
document and dangerous to this
state. ’ ’
Mr. Alexander later again
broke out against the Rules Com
mittee in a privileged resolution
which he offered declaring the
House rule which permits the
Rules Committee to fix the calen
dar the last seven days of the
session to be unconstitutional.
Mr. Mclntyre of Thomas moved
to table the resolution and this
was carried by a vote of 83 to 79.
The Rules Committee thus won
out finally by four votes and the
prohi fight was over.
THE NEW TWELFTH.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 15.—The
reapportionment of the congres
sional districts of Georgia went
through according to program in
the house, except that it was;
amended to shift Tift county from
the Eleventh to the Second, I
Douglas from the Fourth to the j
Fifth, Baldwin and Putnam from j
the Sixth to the Tenth, Clayton
from the Fifth to the Sixth, and j
Greene from the Tenth to the j
Eighth.
The new Twelfth District con
sist of Toombs, Emanuel, John
son, Laurens, Montgomery, Tel
fair, Dodge, Twiggs, Pulaski,
Wilcox and Houston.
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I Gopher Slide.
j Special Correspondence.
Preaching at Gopher Slide Sun
day was well attended.
Miss Eva and Pearl Branch at
tended preaching at Gopher Slide
| Sunday.
Mr. Henry Stearling and Miss
Ella Manning attended the sing
at Gopher Slide Sunday after
noon.
Mr. John Edge and sister. Miss
i Cassie, visited at Mr. Manning’s
Sunday.
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Messrs. Lee and Chester Harden
spent the week end with their
sister, Mrs. Merritt.
Mr. Crell Martin and Miss
Mamie Thomas were among those
who attended Gopher Slide Sun
day.
Mr. Mewton Posey and Miss
Lola Copeland attended the sing
Sunday evening.
Mr. Willie Simpson is at the
bed side of his brother, who has
been sick for some time.
Mr. Eddie Manning and Mr.
Claude Tapley were the visitors
to the home of Mr. H. A. Posey
Sunday.
Messrs. Leonard and Archie
Graham were at the home of Mr.
Manning Saturday.
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Mr. Henry Wheeler and Miss
Gena Copeland attended'the sing
Sunday.
Every body will soon have to
get busy, cotton picking is near
at hand. Gray Eyes.
HENRY MANN DEAD.
Intelligence of the death of
Hon. Henry Mann at his home in
i Toombs county Tuesday has
reached relatives and friends in
Mt. Vernon. Mr. Mann was one
of the best known men of his
county, and for years before
Toombs county was founded he
was a very prominent man in the
affairs of Tattnall county, and
well known and promiently con
nected in Montgomery county,
where he still has countless rela
tives and friends.
He was probably seventy years
of age, and was the father of
sixteen children, the greater
number of whom survive him.
He was married three times—
first to Miss Florida McArthur of
j this county; secondly to Miss
Dora Smith of Tattnall county,
! while his third wife wasaSavan
; nah lady.
Remains of this good man were
| laid away in the family burial
| ground near his home Wednes
day, even before his last sickness
Mr. Mann having made prepara
tions for his final resting place.
He had been ill for some time,
and mature age, coupled with
the monster of disease, hastened
the end.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1911.
DUBLIN CIRCUIT
JUST FORMED.
The Dublin Judicial Circuit, com
posed of the four counties of
Johnson, Laurens, Wilkinson and
Twiggs, has just been formed by
the Legislature, and will be com
plete with the signature of Gov
ernor Smith. This bill was pre
pared by one of the Representa
tives of Laurens county, Mr.
White, and passed both houses
without opposition.
It is probable that Judge K. J.
Hawkins of the City Court of
Dublin will be named judge of
the new circuit, and he will
doubtless be appointed by Gov
ernor Smith at once, there being
no other candidates for the place.
Judge Hawkins was a candi
date for the judgeship of the
Oconee circuit, but with the new
circuit in operation, will doubt
less have no opposition for the
place to which he aspires. Col.
Hal Wimberly, who was also a
candidate for the solicitorship of
the Oconee circuit, will be a can
didate for that office in the new
circuit, and has made announce
ment to that effect.
Solicitor E. D. Graham will
continue to serve as solicitor in
the counties of Twiggs and Lau
rens until the election, these two
counties having been carved from
the Oconee circuit.
The creation of the new cir
cuit will doubtless have some ef
fect on the campaign in this cir
cuit, since it removes from the
field at least four Laurens coun
ty men who were candidates for
the judgeship and solicitorship of
this circuit, and Laurens was con
sidered a strong county. Incor
porated in the bill creating the
new circuit is provision for four
terms of superior court for Lau
rens county, two weeks each in
January, April, July and Octo
ber.
HOUSED OFFICERS AND
RECEIVES WHIPPING
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 15.
News comes from Spencer, Van
Buren county, situated in a re
mote part of the Cumberland
mountains, of a series of out
rages committed by moonshiners
and developments of the past
few weeks have proved that in
spite of stern efforts to break up
night riding, Ku Klux maraud
ing in the mountains is still a
thing to be dreaded.
Following a recent raid by
revenue officers near'the little
town of Spencer, in which a man
named sullivan was killed, eight
mountaineers organized them
selves into a band of whitecaps,
went on horseback to the home j
of Dan Whittenberg, who, it is
alleged, had given lodging to the
revenue officers. The outlaws
entered his house at 2 o’clock in
the morning, took Whittenberg
away from his wife and children
and, carrying him out in his own
yard, almost whipped him to
death. Before arriving at the
home of Whittenberg the night
riders visited his father, Pete
Whittenberg, and threatened |
him. While they were beating
him, Whittenberg recognized the!
entire band, some of them by l
their voices, others by their
horses.
When he had sufficiently re
covered from his terrible ex
perience, Whittenberg swore out
warrants against the eight sus- i
pects. When the case was called |
for trial a few days ago, Whit-'
tenberg failed to appear, and it j
was alleged that he had been
threatened by the night riders,
so the cases were dismissed, but
the criminal court which meets
in October will investigate the*
matter thoroughly.
Only a day or so before this, 1
Slate Morris, of ijpe same vicinity,
who had given lodging to the
officers, was shot from ambush 1
while plowing in afield. Part of
a load of buckshot entered his
body, one striking him in the
face.
HURT BY PONY.
The Dublin Courier-Dispatch
says Monday afternoon the little
Shetland pony belonging to Tom
Pritchett threw his head around
suddenly and knocked down little
Ellison, the eighteen months old
son of Mrs. Willie Pritchet.
The blow from the head of the
pony broke the collar bone of the
little boy. Dr. W. R. Brigham
was immediately summoned and
set the broken bone.
BANK BUILDING
BEING REBUILT.
Contractor H. J. Wright is
busy with a force of men tearing
down the front and rear of the
i
| Mount Vernon Bank building,
and in a few days will begin the
work of remodeling the building
and converting it into a more
commodious structure. Plans for
enlarging the building were pre-1
pared by Architect J. P. Crutch
field of Vidalia, and when com
pleted this will be one of the
* most up-to-date and thoroughly
. modern bank buildings in this
section.
While the building will not be
widened, it will be extended
twenty or thirty feet, and will be
fitted with an attractive marble
front and costly and artistic mar
ble fixtures, etc. Every feature
of the interior finish will be com
plete and up to a high standard
of excellence.
For some time the bank has
felt the need of more room, and
this addition will add not only to
the comfort and convenience of
the building, but will make it a
creditable banking house, and in
keeping with the tremendous bus
iness enjoyed by the bank. From
its foundation, some ten years
ago, the bank has done a thriv
ing business, and is recognized
as one of the strongest banks in !
South Georgia. It is owned and
managed by superior business
men, and is a credit to the coun
ty.
The work of remodeling the
bank building will be completed
by October Ist. While the work
is being done on building, Cash
ier Peterson and Assistant Cash
ier Wilt are quartered in the little
wooden building opposite Mc-
Queen’s store, where the business
of the bank is carried on without
interruption, and the business
will not be affected by the change.
NEW THIRD MUST
HAVE CONGRESSMAN.
Cordele, Ga., Aug. 14. —There
promises to be a heated political
fight in the proposed new Third
congressional district.
Under the present plan of
redistricting, Dudley M. Hughes
will not be eligible to represent
the new district, consequently
the new third will be without a
j congressman. With this situation
I there is much speculation among
the politicians in the district as
to the probable candidates for
congressional honors.
Many warm political friends of
| Thomas G. Hudson are beginning
to boost him, feeling assured that
the legislative investigation of!
; his department will be concluded j
by the time for him to enter the |
! race; besides it has been known
| for some time that it is Hudson’s
!ambition to represent his district
in the national House. Many
| thought that he would oppose
| Hughes in his last race.
Then there is Judge U. V.
Whipple of the Cordele circuit,
| who lives in this city and who,
| rumor says, will resign the .judge
ship at an early date, and be a,
| candidate for Congress. At pres
i ent Judge Whipple is peacefully
domiciled at Blue Ridge and no
one so far has been able to get
an authoritative statement from
him, though there are several
candidates for his place calmly
and eagerly awaiting his decis
ion .
Judge Whipple has a large fol-
I lowing throughout the entire dis
trict and many of his friends are
sure that he will be in the race.
There is no doubt but that he
would be a very formidable can
didate.
Many predict also the entry of
Judge Z. A. Littlejohn of thej
Southwestern circuit; Hon. Craw-,
ford Wheatley, ex-senator of his
district; Senator Shepherd, and
Judge Charles F. Crisp, all of,
Sumter county. These gentle
men have strong political fol-!
lowers and huroreds of warm 1
personal friends throughout the
entire district and no doubt would j
make the race spirited and inter- j
| esting. ,
ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH
| BY WAY OF DUBLIN.
Dublin, Ga., Aug. 15.—Robert
! M. Martin, managing director of
the Dublin Chamber of Com
merce, and H. M. Stanley, a
director and editor of the Cour
ier-Dispatch, left for Atlanta to
day to confer tomorrow with J.
L. Meek, assistant general pas-
| senger agent of the Southern
Railroad, relative to through
' train service between Atlanta,
j Macon, Dublin and Savannah over
j the Southern, Macon, Dublin and
Savannah and Seaboard Air Line
roads.
The Seaboard and the Macon,
Dublin and Savannah have agreed
to the service and it remains for
the Southern to make the service
a go.
It is proposed to have trains
leave Atlanta and Savannah every
night about midnight, carrying
baggage and mail cars, day
coaches and sleepers.
It is believed that the service
will prove a big success from the
start, and an effort will be made
to get it started early in Septem
ber.
GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN
ON DIVORCE LAW.
Washington, D. C., Aug 15.
Prompted by the nation-wide
agitation over marriage of John
Jacob Astor, a divorcee, and Miss
Madeline Force, Representative
Howard, of Georgia, announced
his intention today to introduce a
joint resolution in congress to
bring about a uniform system of
divorce laws that will prevent
marriage in any state of a man
or woman divorced in another.
He will ask the president to
call a conference of governors
and state officials.
Mr. Howard consulted a num
ber of his colleagues in the house
today who agreed with him that
conference of this sort might
tend to regulate the divorce ques
tion. The national legislature is
without authority to pass a law
that will apply to the several
states unless the states agree to a I
constitutional amendment.
HUDSON’S BOOKS READY.
Atlanta, Aug. 14. Commis
sioner of Agriculture T. G. Hud
son today replied to the letter j
from the Ault investigating com
niittee which is inquiring into his
department, stating that it would |
be impossible for him to get.
ready the information for which]
the committee has asked before
the first to the tenth of Septem- j
her.
He states he has the original ‘
books and vouchers in his office 1
showing every expenditure, ev
ery appointment and every act of
his administration. If the com
mittee is willing to accept these
he says he can furnish them at
once, but that it will require some '
time for his office force to make 1
the necessary copies. The com- j 1
mittee will hold a meeting tornor- t
j row and decide what course it }
j will take under the circumstari-;
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NEW ROAD LAW;
FOUR TERMS COURT.
Under a new law just passed
by Representative Wm. B. Kent,
Montgomery county will have
four terms of Superior court each
year, of one week each, instead
of three terms of two weeks each
as heretofore. The Monitor is
not advised as to the periods at
which these terms will be held,
but feel sure that the dates will
be agreeable to the people of the
county. There has been no ob
jection to the change that is but
few citizens have expressed their
choice in the matter which is
equivalent to satisfaction.
Another bill just passed by Mr.
Kent is that changing the road
law of the county and the manner
of electing county commissioners.
While we have not seen a copy of
this law, it is understood that
the number of commissioners
will be increased and will be
elected for a period of two years,
instead of heretofore. Another
important feature of this law,
which the public is interested in,
is that all road money collected
in each district will be retained
and spent on the roads in that
certain district. For some time
this has been advocated by the
people as a probable plan of solv
ing the road question of the
county. Other minor changes
have been made in the road law.
In a few days the Monitor will
publish these new laws in full,
that the people of t he county may
fully understand the changes con
templated.
A NEW BANK.
FOR ALSTON.
Mr. L. B. Holt of Sandersville,
with a party of associates, was
in Mt. Vernon yesterday after
noon, en route home.
Mr. Holt is chief organizer of
The Citizens Bank of Alston,
i which will be put in operation at
once.
Mr. 1). S. Williamson, one of
the most prominent citizens of
the county, will doubtless be
chosen president of the new
bank. Other stockholders will
be Dr. J. H. Dees, Jas. W.
Sharpe, W. 'l'. Mcßride, Thomas
Clifton and others.
This will swell the number of
banks in Montgomery county to
nine, and the people of the Al
ston community are fortunate in
giving this institution locate in
their midst. Work will com
mence at once on the new build
ing. Success to it. Notice of
application for charter will be
given next week.
Chickens for Salt 1 .
I nave for sale the best strains
of' Buff Plymouth Rocks, Brah
mas, Rhode Island Reds and
White Orpington chickens. Any
three of the above strains at bar
gain prices.
Mrs. .J. W. Palmer,
Ailey, Ga.
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