The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, August 27, 1914, Image 1
The Montgomery Monitor. VOL. XXIX. STATE TAX RATE IS CUT DOWN Governor Slaton’s Tax Re form Helps —First Re duction In Years. Atlanta, Aug. 24. —The tax rate of the state of Georgia has been lowered from five mills to four and one-half mills, the change being the direct result of the equalization act passed by the legislature in 1913. This means that the people of the state will now pay only four dollars and a half on each SI,OOO of taxable property, or an ap proximate saving of $1,000,000 a year. The reduction was an nounced after a conference held on Monday afternoon between Governor John M. Slaton and Comptroller General William A. Wright. The revenue of the state from this source, less the cost of col lection will be $4,030,280, and revenue from other sources in cluding the lease money from the Western and Atlantic railroad, will be $2,069,318, or a total of $6,099,598. The regular appro priations for 1914 amount to $5,939,878, with extras of $134,- 720, or a total of $6,074,595, leav ing a balance of over $25,000. Governor Slaton expressed his gratification, saying that this was the first time in years that the tax rate had been cut, and that his promise to the people of Georgia had now been fulfilled. In the report of Judge John Hart, tax equalizer, it is stated that the total increase of proper ty values subject to advalorem taxes is approximately $83,000,- 000.—Atlanta Bureau, Macon Telegraph. Mrs. Saffold Dead. The many friends of Mrs. Saf fold, wife of Col. A. C. Saffold, died at her home in Cochran on Saturday afternoon about 3:00 o’clock. Remains were brouhgt down to Kibbee and taken to thd Ferguson cemetery, where the interment took place on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Saffold was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Augustus Col lins, both deceased, Mrs. Collins having recently been buried at the same place. Col. and Mrs. Saffold recently resided in Mt. Vernon, and this this is the home of her girlhood. She leaves three children, besides numerous rel atives. Horse Meat Sells at SI a Pound in Berlin. Paris, Aug. 22.—According to information received here from Berlin, the German capital is be ginning to feel the pinch of hung er. The price of provisions has mounted enormously and dairy produce and vegetables are sel dom seen by those of moderate means. In some sections of the city horse meat is selling at the equiv alent of $1 a pound. Towns Will Protest Change in Schedule. Americus, Ga., Aug. 22. Americus, Cordele, Plains, Les lie, Preston, DeSota, Rochelle and Abbeville will all be represented by delegations appearing collec tively before the railroad com mission next Tuesday to protest against the petition of the Sea board railway to take off all of its night passenger and mail trains on this .division. The eight important towns are those most directly affected and will make vigorous protest against the proposed annulment of these important passenger schedules. | Brewton-Parker Institute Begins Fall Term Soon. Plans for the opening of the ! fall term of Brewton-Parker In- j stitute are well under way, am. the big school is to be open on i Tuesday, Sept. Bth. 1 It is important that pupils en- j ter at the very beginning of the | term. Wars will come and wars | ' j will go, but your boy and yourj . girl can ouly pass hut once I through the period of school age, 1 and nothing should induce pa-1 , rents to allow the golden oppor- i tunity to pass. We hope to give a more com plete notice of the ope ing next j week. Dr. Patterson Dies Suddenly at Baxley. Baxley, Ga., Aug. 22.—Dr. B. H. Patterson, aged sixty-seven, worshipful master of the local lodge of Masons, dropped dead on the street here today just af ter signing a report of the re count of tickets between C. B. Coyner and J. P. Highsmith in , the judgeship race. No Cotton for Him. Americus, Aug. 25. —A 1,200- acre Sumter county plantation up on which not one stalk of cotton grows is a remarkable condition here. T. M. Lowrey, formerly .! mayor of Seneca, S. C,, now a prosperous planter here, has a ' $40,000 plantation investment and operates twenty plows. He pre- 1 fers producing grain and raising meat rather than following the accustomed all-cotton schedule and this year planted a thousand acres in oats, wheat, corn and smaller crops. Not a stalk of I cotton was planted. In conse quence Mr. Lowrey has produced wonderful crops of grain and hay which will command war prices, while he is not worrying over governmental assistance in mark eting cotton, as are other farm ! ers. The Lowrey plan meets gen-: t J eral endorsement just now. Donalson Confirmed. Washington, D. C., Aug. 25. — ‘ The senate in executive session, ■ yesterday confirmed the appoint ’ ment of Erie M. Donalson, of Bain bridge, Ga., as United States district attorney for the southern . district of Georgia, to succeed | , Alexander Akerman, of Macon, j .. Mr. Donalson will immediately ! remove, with his family from Bid abridge to Savannah and take j up his new duties. There was no opposition to the • appointment of the new district } attorney, and his name was cor j firmed in a session lasting but a few minutes, and following an appeal from Senator Hoke Smith. . Thomas Eason, of Mcßae, will r be named assistant to Mr. Don alson, in accordance with the a expressed wishes of the late Sen-; j ator A. O. Bacon. ~ Card From Mr. Hughes. To the Citizens of Montgomery County and the Twelfth Con gressional District: Deeply grateful for the renew ed expression of confidence, as expressed by the ballot in the re - cent primary, I desire to return 1 a word of sincere thanks. Such 1 an endorsement at the hands of - the people of the Twelfth district' - will ever be appreciated by your t servant, and the determination - to serve you faithfully and ef f fectively will ever be foremost 1 in his mind. I am sensible of the responsibilities of the trust j and hope to fully measure up to 1 the anticipations of my constitu t ents throughout the district, t Respectfully, r Dudley M. Hughes. Washington, D. G\, Aug. 21, 1914. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 27, 1914. 'County Committee Adopts Consistent Resolutions. —1 RULES OF THE STATE COMMITTEE GIVEN IN , SUBSTANTIATION OF ACTION OF COUNTY : COMMITTEE.—DELEGATES TO BE SEATED. ( ! The Purpose. Pursuant to the rules of the State Democratic Executive Com ! mittee, the Montgomery County : Democratic Executive Committee I met at the court house at noon last Thursday to consolidate the ■ returns of the primary held on j the 19th. Following the c •nso' ; idation of the vote of Montgom ery county, the result was de clared, the most of the winners ! having been given in last, issue of the county paper. In this is will be seen the vote in full for Montgomei y county.' Having delayed the paper sev eral hours last week in order to give the result, in general, it was found impossible to reproduce a resolution adopted by the county commits . about noon Thursday, i and this will be seen in full to-, day. The Authority. To those who have read the i rules of the State Executive Committee, the action of the j county committee is clear and j concise, following the letter and spirit of the State Committee, j However, some dissatisfaction j ! having arisen among certain Fel-j der and Hardwick supporters as 1 to the personnel of the Montgom - ery county delegation to the State Convention, Rules Nos. 9| and 10 of the State Exexutive Committee as herewith repro duced and cited as authority for and substantiation of the county committee. The delegation ap pointed by this committee have been properly credentialed and will represent Montgomery coun-1 |ty in the Stat? Convention in Macon September Ist., regard-1 : less of eiforts to the contrary. If the rules of the State Commit tee are wrong, the new commit tee may adopt different plans for the future government of elec tions, but the present rules will prevail for the corning conven tion. Elsewhere in this issue will lie seen an unsigned call for a meet \ ing here Saturday. Let the pub i lie explicitly understand that the : county paper, owned and operat ed under Democratic principles,! 'is in no manner responsible for this call, which is published as a paid advertisement only, and having no connection, as far as can be determined, with any ex pressed ideas of the county com i mittee. Their action is final, le ! gal, definite, and will not be amended by another authority less than the State Convention. ■ ” The Resolution. I, M. B. Calhoun, chairman of the Democratic Executive Com mittee of Montgomery County, Georgia, do hereby certify that j the following is a true and cor rect copy of a resolution passed by said Executive Committee this da>, to wit: “WHEREAS, There were more than two candidates for some of tne offices ' voted for in the State Democratic Primary election held in this state on the 19th day of Aug., 1914, and “Whereas, It is probable that in some of the contests no candidate received in the state 'sufficient delegates to be nomi nated on the first ballot in the State Convention, and “Whereas, It is further proba ble that it will be left for the i delegates in said State Con vention . to finally nominate a candidate lor several of the offices voted for in said State primary election, and “Whereas, It is the wish of the Democratic Executive Com- mittee of Montgomery County > that the will of the people of our county may be carried out by the | delegates we select to represent ( us in said State Convention as nearly as possible, therefore, be it ‘ “Resolved, By the Democratic ‘ Executive Committee of Mont- 1 gomery County i at we instruct 1 the delegates sc I < ted to repre- 1 sent Montgomery County in said State Convention to vote for the candidates receiving the highest j or plurality vote in Montgomery ; county as long as said candi date’s name is by said candidate , allowed to remain before said: Convention; and be it further “Resolved, By sa jl Democratic j‘ Executive Commit ee that we 1 further instruct said delegates, ; in case any candidate for any of; I fice receiving the highest or pin- ; raiity vote withdraws his name , |as such candidate, to vote for ‘ the candidate receiving the next ' highest vote in Montgomery t ' county as long as his name is be- | fore the Convention. , “Adopted by the Democratic Executive Committee of Mont- < j gomery County in convention as- ' sembled this 20lh day of August, ( 1914. It “M. B. Calhoun, . “Chin. Dem. Ex. Committee j Montgomery County, Georgia.’’ ‘ ; Rule Nine. i “Each county democratic ex ecutive committee snail select } j from among the friends and sup porters of the successful earnii ! date for governor in each county : delegates to the state convention in the ratio of two for each of ; said county’s representatives in the general assembly, with alter nates, and said delegates shall be ' instructed to cast the vote for such county for the successful candidates for*. United States I senator, governor, statehouse of- ( ficers, including justices of the I supreme court and court of ap-j 1 peals,-judges, el -ct.era. It shall |‘ | be the duty of each county chair- 1 i man in advance of the conven- j I tion to furnish the secretary of , I this committee with the names of the delegates and the alt; r- 1 nates appointed, and it shall also ' be the duty of such chairman to provide such delegates and alter- < nates with written credentials, provided no county shall be en titled to more delegates than votes to which it is entitled in 1 the convention with a like num ber of alternates. ___________ i j Rule Ten. : I “The purpose of the primary I' election being to determine the j will of the members of the par-; ty in the various counties as to j candidates and party policies that,;. will so nearly as it is ascertained, j shall be conformed and adhered j, to. The unit rule shall prevail in- ', violablv- in making nominations' of candidates or all offices filled by state-wide vote. 1 Those entitled to receive a net-! 1 jority of unit vo" s for the norni nations sought so II be declared the nominees of the democratic, party for the offices in question; and in each case the unit, candi date shall be counted for such j candidate. If any two persons receive, or I are entitled to receive, the saim‘ ' ( number of unit votes for any 1 nomination, the one who re- j : ceived the largest number of. popular votes in said primary shall be declared the nominee.’’ I t Gone, But Not Forgotten, j, William had not been in the other world long When Georye j wooed and won the promise of his widow, relates Judge, i “Do you iove me, sweetheart? ’ asked George. “Yes, dear,” cooed the widow, j 1 “Better than anybody on; earth?” persisted he, after the foolish manner of lovers. “Yes, ” she answered, “better than anyone on eaith; but, George, don’t ask me'about) ( heaven.” J Girl’s Body Found Buried In Sand. San Francisco, Aug. 24. | Buried in the sand a mile from her home at Carmel-by-the-Sea, the body of Helena Wood Smith, a young artist who disappeared: two weeks ago was found yester day. 1 )eath had been caused by strangulation, George Kodani, a Japanese photographer under arrest here, confessed that lie had murdered Helena Wood Smith, a New York artist, who had been living in the colony of writers and painters at Carmel- by-the-Sea. French Guns Bring Down Air Ships. Paris, Aug. 24.—As an evi dence of the deadly fire of the French artillery, the War Office, announced today that four Ger man Zeppelins and six German aeroplanes have been destroyed by the French guns, and that j another aeroplane was captured at Cerney and taken to Belfort, where it was added to the collec tion of trophies that are to be] placed at the foot of the Alsace I monument. As the Zeppelins are valued at $300,000 each, this means that Germany already has 105t51,200,- 000 worth of dirigibles. The aeroplanes cost about $5,000 each, adding $35,000 to the loss so far sustained by Germany through destruction tor capture of its aerial ships. The Zeppelins seem unable to rise to a point out of range of the wonderful French artillery, and as they vary in length from 300 to 500 feet, they make size-! able targets. Argument Concerning S. A. L. Trains. Atlanta, Aug. 25. Arguments for and against the discontin uance of the through night trains operated by the Seaboard Air Line from Savannah to Mont gomery were heard here today by the Railroad Commission. The commission will render its de cision later. Luke P. Pettus and I*. C. Ma son of Savannah supported the petition of the railroad, that it to be allowed to substitute two lo cal trains for the night through trains. They declared that the local day service would be of great benefit to Savannah mer chants and would bring trade to Savannah which now goes else where. The petition was opposed by the Macon News and by towns along the line of the road from Richland to Helena, who de clared that the new arrangement would be less convenient for them. From Mr. Underwood. To friends who supported me in my race for representative, I hereby express my thanks. Al though defeated, I feel as grate ful to those who remained loyal to me as if I had been elected. I began the race willing to abide the results cheerfully and with out a murmur. The people have spoken, and 1 bow to the decis ion. Congratulations to all the hoys in the race; they made game fights. I made the best fight I could; my conscience is clear, be cause I resorted to no unfair means or dirty politics to get votes. I trust that Mr. Gillis will make a good representative, and if I can be of assistance to him it will he a pleasure to me. I express my appreciation to my friends in this way, but hope in the course of time to be able to show my gratitude in a more tangible form. Yours very truly, L. C. Undekwood. 1 THE PRIMARY VOTE IN MONTGOMERY. Figures Showing Just What Vote Each Candidate Receiyed. The following table of figures , will show the result of the pri mary* in Montgomery county. The average reader is familiar with the various candidates and offices for which they ran, from governor to representative, hence the full name and title of the of fice are not given. The figures are interesting and worth preserving for reference: Anderson, 322 Hardman, 111 Harris, 720 Brown, 368 Smith, 786 Cooper, 21 Felder, 485 Hardwick, 204 Hutchens, 76 Slaton, 363 ; Cook, 1110 Roberts, 332 Wright, 798 I Grice, 782 Walker, 359 Park, ' 726 Speer, 412 ; Bowden, 290 Brittain, 848 Lindsey, 1140 Flanders, 627 Rainey, 394 Tippins, 111 Brown, 292 ! Price, 847 Stanley, 1218 Evans, 992 Hill, 898 Russell, 1122 Broyles, 380 Stephens, 577 Terrell, 173 Wade, 1028 | McLendon, 650 Trammell, 497 Clements, 331 Hughes, 817 Gillis, 586 Adams, 147 Moseley, 15 Underwood, 373 Lanier, 35 Card of Thanks. With the deepest sense of grat itude for kind friends on the Hill, Ailey, Mt. Vernon and else where, who have symphathized with us and so generously aided us in the recent loss of our home by fire, we take this medium of expressing to them our heartfelt appreciation and thanks. Truly our hearts are over whelmed and we can only wish for them similar kindness should such a misfortune befall them. Mr. and Mrs. 11. D. Lee and family. Shot by Older Brother. Dublin, Ga., Aug. 22.- Ralph Hattaway, the nine-year-old son of Street Superintendent S. J. Hattaway of this city, was acci dentally shot Friday by his older brother, S. J., Jr., while the two , boys were playing with a pistol which they had found. The ball entered the thigh of the right leg, passed through the flesh, came out and lodged in the thigh of the left leg. The boy was giv en medical attention at once and will recover. Jack was Ready. Standing by the entrance of a large estate in the suburbs of Dublin are two huge dogs, car ved out of granite. An English man going by in a motor car thought he would have some fun with the Irish driver. “How often do they feed those big dogs?" “Whenever they bark, sir,’was 1 Jack’s ready reply. NO. 20