ifattitur.
VOL. XXX.
OUR CONGRESSMAN
WANTS A HEARING
Representative Hughes Says
Rural Credits Should
not be Sidetracked.
Washington, D. C. April 16.
Representative Dudley Hughes of
Georgia told the House yesterday
he would vote against the ad
journment of Congress until a
rural credits bill had been passed.
“There have been many bills
before the House on the question
of rural credits, some of them
worthy measures,” said Mr.
Hughes. “There have been a
great many speeches on this
subject, and some of them were
worthy speeches. There have
been many hearings and investi
gations, and some of them were
helpful. Rut bills, speeches,
hearings, and investigations have,
to date, all failed to increase for
as much as one day the time of
the loan to a single farmer or to
reduce his interest charge one
one-hundredth of one per cent.
“The tiller of the soil is still
unable to utilize the resources of
his farm because of insufficient
capital, and is still unable to se
cure loans at a fair rate of inter
est.
Unfortunately, he cannot build
farm buildingsoutof congression
al bills, cultivate his land with
speeches, clear up new ground
with hearings, or plant out fruit
trees with investigations, for
these are all we have been giving
him.
“In 1912 the Democratic party
promised the American farmer a
system of rural credits. In this
good year 1916 we still have the
promise, unredeemed. This pledge
must be made good. Session after
session this question has been
put aside lor the consideration of
other measures. There must not
be another postponement. This
is the time for action. I have
labored zealously for the passage
of a rural credits bill, but we
have been unable to do anything.
Bills, speeches, hearings and in
vestigations is the sum total of
our accomplishments. This ques
tion has been sidetracked for the
passage of other legislation which
was held to be more pressing and
important. It will not do to side
track this measure another time.”
Half-Shaved Patrons
Are Routed in Raid.
Macon, April 17. Partly
shaved and with lather dripping
from their faces, patrons of the
Hotel Dempsey barber shop were
ruthlessly ordered to get out yes
terday when officers found the
shop operating in violation of the
Sunday closing ordinance.
The place was closed and cases
for violation of both the ordinance
and the State law were docketed
against L. B. Hunt, State barber
inspector, and proprietor of the
shop, J. VV. Craig, S. G. Flint,
A. C. Seagravesand A. E. Maloy.
The trial will be held in the Re
corder’s Court.
Baseball Saturday.
Lest your forget, we again call
your attention to the big ball
game Saturday and Monday
next First District Agricultural
School vs 8.-P. I. team. Place,
B. I.campus, time3:ooo’clock,
p. m. Two days. Admission
25c.
Little Girl Dies.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Ira D. Ricks, of the Lothair sec
tion, will learn with regret of the
death of their little daughter,
Bessie IjOU. The little girl,
of about five years old, passed
away early Monday morning.
The remains were laid to rest at
the Red Bluff cemetery.
Invitation to Veterans.
The Thomas Beckam Calhoun
Chapter, United Daughters of
the Confederacy, desired to use
this medium through which to
invite all Confederate Veterans
and their wives, of Montgomery
county, to be present on Memori
al Day, April 26th, at Vidalia,
Ga., and participate in the exer
cises attendant upon this day.
The memorial address will be
given at 11 o’clock by Col. C. A.
Weddington of Cochran, Ga.
Dinner will be served in the
grove at 12:30 o’clock, after
which will be the march to the
cemetery with music by the band.
The exercises of the day will be
concluded with the placing of
flowers on the graves of veterans.
Mrs. John W. Poe,
President T. B. Calhoun Chapt.,
U. D. C., Vidalia, Ga.
Alamo Court House
Case Again Develops.
The grand jury of Wheeler
county, in session at superior
court last week, found true bills
against Collins and Dobson, the
two men previously arrested,
charging them with burning the
court house at Alamo. The men
were re-arrested Saturday and
bonds of higher amount were
assessed against them. Collins
gave bond, but at last accounts
Dobson had not succeeded in
getting bondsmen.
A negro deaf mute, who lives
around Mt. Vernon was a witness
in the case; and the fact that he
was atacked and threatened with
lynching indicates that the grand
jury was, at least, on a hot trail.
Judge W. W. Sheppard
Visits Washington.
Washington, D. C., April 17.
Judge Walter W. Sheppard of
Claxton, Ga., Judge of the Supe
rior Courts of the Atlantic cir
cuit, was in the city yesterday
and today mingling with friends.
Judge Sheppard is returning
from a meeting of the board of
trustees of the National Orphan’s
Home of the Junior Order, U. A.
M., located near Philadelphia.
Judge Sheppard was secretary
to the late Congressman Rufus
E. Lester for several years, and
is well known in Washington. In
company with Congressman Ed
wards he called on President
Wilson at the White House today
to pay his respects before leaving
for Georgia. He left this after
noon for his home, going via
Atlanta.
Florida Quarantines
Against California.
Tampa, Fla., April 14.—Be
cause of the brown rot in lemons
and Oranges in California, the
Florida plant hoard in a meeting
just held at Gainesville, has
quarantined against citrus fruits
from the Western State. Thu
shipment or carrying of any and
all fruits from California into this
State is prohibited.
Brown rot has never appeared
in the citrus groves of this State
and Florida is seekingto avoid it.
Montgomery Shipping Hogs.
On Monday a car load of hogs
was loaded at Ailey for the Moul
trie Packing Co. at Moultrie.
This is the third car shipped from
Ailey, and shows that the live
stock industry is a growing one
in this section. There is no reason
why Montgomery county should
not become a great live stock
center, as conditions here are
ideal. Feed makes live stock,
and we can raise the feed as
cheaply here as anywhere in the
country.
LOTS FOR SALE-Four de
sirable building lots in the town
of Alston for sale on easy terms.
W. F. McAllister,
i Mt. Vernon.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. APRIL 20. 1916.
SINOINfi CONVENTION
{HAS SUCCESSFUL MEET
Attendance Fine and Very
Pleasant Day Greatly
Enjoyed.
As previously announced, the
Montgomery County Singing As
sociation met in their spring con
vention at the Baptist church in
; Ailey last Saturday and Sunday.
The weather was ideal, and the
attendance was fine, people com
ing from all over the county, and
several from adjoining counties.
These gatherings are enjoyed
'in the highest degree by our
people, and are the means of a
real social and moral uplift to
the participants. To one who
has never attended these meet
; ings. the degree of proficiency
■ attained in vocal music would be
a surprise. Their singing is a
revelation to those who suppose
that their selections have never
gone beyond the old fa, so, la,
do, ra, me, period. If you have
never heard real singing of the
soul-stirring kind, you ought to
attend the next convention.
At a short business session
Sunday morning, Mr. D. M.
Currie, of Ailey, was elected
president, Mr. B. A. Rowe, of
Soperton, vice president, and Mr.
Willie Sammons, of Soperton,
secretary. Their term of office
is for one year.
The dinner that filled two long
tables was amply sufficient for
the large crowd, and the very
best order prevailed. The day
W'ill long be remembered as one
of real enjoyment, unmarred by
any incident.
The next meeting will be held
at Longpond iri July. Due notice
will be given in these columns of
the date and plan of the meet
ing.
Jury List.
The following is the list of
jurors drawn to serve at the May
term, 1916, of Montgomery Su
perior Court:
GRAND JURY.
Ellie Durden J A Galbreath
M D Davis C L Allmond
A N Gillis M R Davis
A H Johnson J E Mcßae
L Giilis Wm Herndon
W B Cadle D E Walker
J F Holton J D Johnson
Norman Gillis L P Youngblood
E McLendon M Hutcheson
J W Calhoun J J Calhoun
J P Mixon Jim L Gillis
A S Dukes C II Peterson, 1386th
W F McAllister A R Davis
Tom Morris J C McAllister
S I) Morris W H Dukes
TRAVERSE JURY.
F M Galbreath James Fowler
J A Mcßride William Godown
J W Powell Geo Spivey
John Goff P P Waller
J L Price Kelly Gillis
J J Davis, Sr., T M Corbin
B S Warnoek Clayton Gillis
A McCrimmon D A Mcßae
R E Ward J W Mclntyre
W L Thigpen W R Cromartie
W A Peterson J W Sherrod
B F Palmer N A Hughes
J T Walker J A Graham
J P McLemore S Z Salter
W 0 Dukes H B Canady
W A Conner Geo L Peterson
W B Langford It B Thigpen
J E Horn It A Dukes
U H Brooks Victor Wilkes
Lester Canady Jas O’Brien
F M Mcßae W C Futrel!
Duncan Sanders J C Clifton
J D Calhoun N E O’Neal
J A Wade, Jr. D L Gillis
Seed Pen Bargains.
No. 2. Clay Mixed Peas, 11.10;
No. 1 Clay Mixed Peas, $1.25;
Brown Whipporwills and Early
Bunch Speckles, $1.40.
C. P. Daniel’s Sons,
Waynesboro, Ga.
THE DEADLY PISTOL
| AGAIN - IN ACTION
Puts Negro to Breathing
Through Back of
His Neck.
J The deadly pistol in the hands
of a negro boy came near making
another murder case for our su
perior court on Sunday night.
As a boy named Robinson, son of
Fred Robinson, who formerly
lived at Mt. Vernon depot, was
alighting from the Seaboard train,
at McGregor station below here,
he was met by another boy named
Joyce who opened (ire on him
with a pistol. The ball penetra
ted Robinson’s neck puncturing
the widpipe. and left him breath
ing out of the back of his neck.
Dr. J. W. Palmer was called,
and operated on the boy, and he
will probably recover. Joyce was
arrested Monday and lodged in
jail here.
Judge Frank Saffold
F'or Appellate Bench.
Mi lien, Ga., April 17. When
it was definitely learned that
Judge Richard B. Russell would
J resign from the judgship of the
I court of appeals of Georgia, the
i friends of Judge Frank Saffold,
of Swainsboro, became active in
his behalf, and immediately wired
| the governor requesting the ap
pointment of Judge Saffold to (ill
the unexpired term of Judge Rus
sell.
Petitions from this county sent
Governor Harris were signed by
practically all of the lawyers and
leading business men in this sec
tion. While the governor has
| made no definite statement, it is
i thought that as Judge Saffold is
recognized over the state as a
man of honor and judicial tem
perament and also since this sec
tion of the state has received no
offcial recognition from Governor
Harris, he will probably see fit
to honor the judge with the ap
pointment.
Killing a Party Snake.
When the News was informed
that certain alleged Democrats in
California had endorsed Senator
Hoke Smith for the presidency in
opposition to President Wilson,
it could not well believe that Mr.
Smith was a party, actively or
passively, to the scheme, and it
called upon him to repudiate the
action of t he Californians.
But it so develops, however,
that Senator Smith had already
done this. The minute he heard !
of the California episode he
promptly telegraphed his positive
refusal to allow his name to be
1 used in any such way. At the
same time, he declared his abso
lute allegiance to President Wil
son and approved the California
ticket which is supporting the
i president.
I Os course, this is only what all
Georgians had a right, to expect
of Senator Smith. The News,
for one, never assumed that he
| was cognizant of the California
project, but simply counseled
him to denounce it. But we were
i tardy with our advice. Tin; Sen
ator had done that already, in
unmistakable terms, and as a
result he has been eliminated
from the consideration of those
treasonable California Demo
crats.
Georgia is voting solidly for
President Wilson for renomina
tion, and it was only natural that
Senator Hoke Smith, one of the
president’s earliest and closest
friends, should be staunch in his
adherence to the president. It is
gratifying to know that he so
promptly and effectually killed
that California snake. Macon
News
The Cow Election.
The election to decide the mat
j ter of removing the cows from
the streets of Mt. Vernon, held
last Saturday resulted in a vote
|of 34 for removal and -ID against
! removal.
Those favoring removal of the
cows did not make an aggressive
campaign and lost, tho day. It is
| alleged that those favoring the
; keeping the cows on the streets
made an active canvass and poll
ed the largest vote, voting seven
or eight negroes in the election,
jWe are informed that another
election will he called at an early
day, and that the result may be
; different.
More Summer Bargains.
We call especial attention to
the ad. of W. J. & T. A. Peterson
in this issue. Long years of ex
perience in dealing with the peo
ple of this section, and ample
means to buy at quantity prices,
warrant this live firm in saying
they can supply the wants of the
most exacting buyers. Their
stock is always large, and among
their goods will be found the
well-known products of such
makers as Hart Shaffner &
Marks, Pelham, Se!/,, Roberts,
Johnson & Rand and Whitman &
Keith, with Arrow Collars, Em
peror Shirts, B. V. 1). and Olus
Underwear. The Messrs. Peter
son can come as near meeting th<
requirements of a pocket hook
suffering the depleting effects of
foreign war as any firm in this
country. See them.
Savannah Presbytery
Passes Resolutions.
Resolved, That the Presbytery
of Savannah hereby expresses its
appreciation and thanks to the
good people of Mt. Vernon, whose
hospitable homes have been open
ed for our entertainment, for this
Christian kindness,
Resolved Further, That this
Presbytery prays that the blessing
of God may rest richly upon His
people here, and that He will
build them up make them strong
in all Christian graces.
Resolved Further, That the
local pastor he requested to read
these resolutions from this pulpit
at his next Sunday morning ser
vice, and that a copy be handed
to the local paper for publication.
Vidalia Gets Convention
Bankers Next Year.
Wayeross, April 17. L. J.
Cooper, president of the First!
National Bank, was today elected!
chairman of Group I, Georgia
Bankers’ Association, at the an- i
nual convention at Douglas. B.
H. Grover of Reidsville, was
elected vice chairman and G. S.
Roundtree, of Vidalia, secretary. |
The convention next year meets
at Vidalia.
Bargain Sales.
Mr. A. Segall’s page ad in this
paper is full of interest to those
who really want to save money
on their purchases. Mr. Sega 11
will deal fairly arid squarely with
j every visitor to his store and
it will pay you to look over
his bargains. His stock is large
and well selected and he can af
ford to close out many articles at
very low prices.
Weekly Honor Roll
Os McGregor School.
Edna Conner, Kathleen Conner,
Amoret Conner, R. I). O’Neal,
Magdalene Rowland, Mathew
Morris, Ruby Carpenter, Willie
Rowland, Harvey Rowland,
Theodore Mitchell, Chas. C. Con
ner, Martin Morris, Henry .Mc-
Arthur, Truman Conner, Marvin
O’Neal, Algie Collins, Foy Mitch
ell, W. T. O’Neal, George Row
land, Willie Mack Morris.
SCHOOL CONTEST
IN SOPERTON
Measles in the Local School
Has Made the Change
Necessary.
The Montgomery County Con
test and School Fair is to be held
in Soperton. This change was
necessary to prevent spreading a
contagion that is in the Mt. Ver
imn-Ailey community. The teach
ers from these places promise to
carry only contestants who could
not transmit the contagion, and
no risk will be run in every
school’s taking the biggest part
possible. Whatever any school
had planned to do in case it was
held at the 8.-P 1., that school is
requested to multiply two-fold
now. Much interest has been
taken throughout the county in
the coming event, and under no
consideration must that interest
lag. Our contest has experienced
increasing success yearly —this
must be the greatest of all school
meetings ever held in the county.
As far as possible the adopted
plans will he carried out. The
Soperton teachers are anxious to
entertain that day everybody in
terested in schools. They will
spare no effort to see that every
thing is done for the comfort and
satisfaction of the visitors, and
for the best interest of Montgom
ery County schools. It is a worthy
object let’s rally to their help.
Prof. A. H. Moon of Baxley, a
well known educator, will attend
as the speaker of the occasion,
and possibly others of like note.
The Monitor has prepared the
usual outlay of badges for the
occasion, and every pupil and
visitor should have one, aside
from those printed for the con
testants.
Mt. Vernon, centrally located,
is peculiarly fitted for such
events, but the prevalence of
measles in the local school makes
the enunge necessary.
Presbytery Notes.
The Savannah Presbytery end
ed its session here last week on
Thursday night, all the delegates
leaving for their homes on Friday.
Dr. R. S. Blank, of the In
dependent Presbyterian church
of Savannah, was not mentioned
in our report of the first arrivals.
His sermon Thursday morning
was a smooth and masterly effort.
The Savannah Presbytery ex
tends across South Georgia as far
west as Valdosta, and has within
its bounds many eloquent and
polished ministers.
Mt. Vernon has entertained the
Presbytery three times in the
past nine years, and it is probable
that when the church here erects
the contemplated brick-house of
worship that they will be invited
again.
The next session will be held
at Swainsboro the capital of
Emanuel county.
Upward for
Strayed Cattle.
Strayed from M. H. Dailey’s
place about March 24, three head
of cattle. One red butt-headed
heifer, unmarked, had on large
bell, will calve in May. One '
crumpled horn cow, red, with
white legs, white spots on her,
horns bored, marked two splits
in one ear, crop and split in other
ear. One heifer yearling about
IX months old, colored about like
the cow and unmarked. If found,
phone M. H. Darley or write me.
Ten dollars reward paid for their
return or delivery to me.
J. M. Rowland,
Alley, Ga.
NO. 50.
