The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, August 03, 1916, Image 1
iilmttxpimmj lEonttm*. VOL. XXXI. HUGHES RECEIVES j DEMONSTRATION ■ i Popular Representative of Twelfth District Gets Send-off. Washington, July 31. — Repre sentative Dudley M. Hughes, of the Twelfth district, chairman of the house committee on educa tion, before leaving for Georgia 1 to prosecute his campaign for re election, was the recipient of a marked demonstration from the house. Representative Hughes was recognized for an hour’s speech in support of his bill for vocation-' al education reported favorable by the committee on education. He was interrupted by Repre sentative James R. Mann, of llli- j nois, who said he considered the subject of vocational education one of the most important before the people of the United States and was particularly interested in Mr. Hughes’ explanation, since he recognized that the latter had given exhaustive study to the question. The rest of the ex change is thus reported in the congressional record of yester day: Mr. Mann: I think I asked up on one occasion that the bill be passed over because I thought! the bill ought to be very carefully considered when we are entering upon so broad a domain and if there is any man in ths house who knows the subject, if there is any man in this house w'ho has influence on the subject, in the house it is our distinguished j friend from Georgia. (Applause.) Os course, it is none of my business about the politics in his district or state, but if his dis trict wants to do a service to the American people it will give him an opportunity to largely dispose of the subject of vocational edu cation in this country by keeping him in congress. (Loud ap plause.) Mr. Hughes: Mr. Speaker, I assure the house that I cannot find words to express my grati tude for the kindly expressions of my distinguished friend who has just made these remarks so complimentary to myself. I hope to God I may continue to deserve them. (Applause.) Mr. Mann: What I said is what I feel, and is the unanimous sentiment of everybody on both sides of the house. (Applause.) Mr. Heflin: As a member of the committee on agriculture, I want to say that the gentleman from Georgia has made a pro found impression upon me in dis cussing this question of training the youth of the country in the work of scientific and intensive farming, and I know of no man in this house who has been more industriously engaged in behalf of the agricultural classes than my good friend from- Georgia. (Applause.) Mr. Hughes: Os course, lam always a little weak when you speak of agriculture, my chosen profession. God knows I love it. (Applause.) I have devoted all my life to agriculture, and ex pect to continue it until I die. I thank the gentleman most kindly for his consideration. —Atlanta Constitution. For No Fence. Mr. W. P. Stephens of the Or land section presented a petition to the Court of Ordinary signed by over fifty citizens this week, asking for notice to be advertised calling an election on the matter of fence or no fence for Mont gomery county. Finding that the law designated the first Wed nesday in July as the date of holding such election, the matter was postponed. i Twelfth Dist. Committee Meets in Dublin Friday. The executive committee of the Twelfth Congressional District has been called to meetin Dublin tomorrow to arrange| for the pri mary on Sept. 12. The call was issued last week by Hon. J. H. Roberts, of Eastman, the retiring chairman. Increasing the Taxes. It is a queer phase of human nature that we mortals surrender : our tax money with a grimace, sometimes outward, nearly al ways inward. Not one of us de nies that taxation is an economic essential if the community ex -1 istence is to be preserved, nor that as a matter of common equity we should bear our part of the tax burden. But human nature has so willed it, and we open our wallets or reach for our check books with poor grace when we must provide for the conduct of our state, county and city. And how we hate to hear that taxes will be higher this year! \ The state tax board, it has been announced, will decree that the levy for the next fiscal year shall! he five mills, the constitutional i limit, as against the rate of four! and one-half mills for the past year. I But it should be remembered that this action will be taken only because it is necessary, not withstanding there has been many millions of dollars increase in the tax values of the state. In other words, while there are more and greater sources of in i come the expenses of the state have grown more rapidly—in larger appropriations by the legislature to the various institu tions, the creation of new offices, increase in the salaries of officials and employes and other ways not necessary to mention. The man who bears the tax burden is given less and less con sideration.—Dawson News. A Second Correction. Last week we published a short note from Rev. 0. 0. Williams as to change in the program for the S. S. Convention at Tarrytown on July 28-30. It was plainly sta ted that the cancellation related to the services of Sunday, and nowhere was it stated that the entire program had been can celed. The full program, publish ed the week before, showed very plainly that the convention was to have been commenced on Fri day, July 28. Parties who did i did not understand the change ! proposed for Sunday probably did not read the note carefully. Chtmge Firm Name. Owing to some confusion in . freight and mail, on account of j similar names, the Cash Grocery i i Co. has changed style to Cockfield Grocery Company. Business will I be under same management, but : 1 i with better service. We have I i! more capital and are better pre- i 1 pared to serve our customers than ever, .with a full line of I both fancy and staple groceries. Have bargains to offer, and specialized. Two bars good [ | laundry soap for sc. Salmon ' 10c. Three cakes fine toilet soap t 10c. Three-pound tomatoes 10c. Four pounds best rice 25c. Four cans, pound size, strawberries 25c. Fresh supply butter and cheese. All kinds meat coming in weekly. Demand for our ' cheese, butter, breakfast bacon 1 and hams is so great we have to 1 order twice each week. Come to see us. j 1 Cockfield Grocery Co. r ! _ Messrs. A. B. Johnson, Arnold t Spivey, J. P. Gillis and others . were here Tuesday before the f Board of Commissioners getting rjnew road 3 grantee] in the Orland i and Rosemont sections. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 3, 1916. To Speak Here Tuesday. ' HON. JOSEPH E. POTTLE. CAMPAIGN SPEAKERS HERE NEXT WEEK Prominent Georgians Who Will Address Montgom ery Citizens. During superior court next week, our people will have an op portunity of hearing at least three of Georgia’s distinguished sons on the political issues of the day. So far, little attention has been paid this section by candi dates in this campaign, but lively ! times are expected next week. On Monday next, Hon. J. J. 1 Brown, late president of the | State Farmers’ Union, who is j now a candidate for State Com-! missioner of Agriculture, will de liver an address. Mr. Brown ; had more votes than J. D. Price in the last race for commissioner, but by that unexplainable pro ! cess known to politicians, was counted out in the convention. !He proposes to know why he should not have the office this time, and his campaign utter ances will be awaited with great interest by Georgia voters. Friends of Hon. Joe E. Pottle, [ candidate for governor, have ar ranged for him to speak on Tues day in Mt. Vernon, and his repu tation as one of the best public speakers in the state will insure him a hearing. He is literally setting the woods on fire in Georgia, and we expect genuine, old-time enthusiasm in his talk here on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Hon. Dudley M. Hughes, representative of the Twelfth District in Congress will be here, having just reached the District from Washington, where he left with an expression of high regard by Congress that might well be envied by any Georgian. His time in the Dis trict will be very limited, and every voter in Montgomery coun ty ought to hear the man of 1 whom the whole state of Georgia 1 is proud. His work on such : measures as the rural credit law, 1 and for vocational education, are ; well known to our readers. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT CLUB IS ORGANIZED ! Citizens In Earnest About Advertising Brewton- Parker Institute. The second meeting looking to wards boosting the Brewton- Parker Institute was held at the court house Tuesday evening. The attendance was not large, but the participants evinced much interest in the work, and permanent organization was started. After discussions as to perma nent organization by Dr. J. C. Brewton, Prof. Bunyan Smith, jL. C. Underwood and others, it ; was decided upon suggestions by Dr. Brewton, concurred in by the | meeting that the organization be | known as the School Improve ment Club. A committee was appointed by the chair on per manent organization, consisting! of Prof. Bunyan Smith, Miss Inez McLae and Col. L. C. Un- j derwood, and instructed to report at the next meeting. Helpful suggestions were made by Miss Inez Mcßae, Dr. Brew- I ton, Col. Hutcheson, Prof. Bun yan Smith, Col. Underwood and others, as to the work to be in augurated by the Club. After I the committee was appointed, it ■ was decided to elect the perma- ; nent officers of the Club, and re sulted in the election of I). W. Folsom as president, L. C. Un- ! derwood, vice president, M. B. ! Calhoun, secretary and treasure. , The club adjourned to meet Fri day night of this week. D. W. . Folsom presidnd over the deliber ations, and Col. A. B. Hutcheson | acted as secretary. Every citizen of this entire sec tion is especially invited to meet ! with the Club tomorrow evening I at 8 o’clock at the court house. > I LADIES Earn a handsome t gold Elgin watch or diamond ring for a few hours work. Write for :! particulars. Box 606, G., Macon, I Ga. ad Court Stenographer Sets World’s Record. San Francisco, July 31. —Lash- er B. Gallagher, 21 years old, has written 320 words on new court! matter in a minute, and read it back without an error before Judge Trout. No official record has ever reached 300 words in a minute, it is said. Pleasant Entertainment. (Too late for last week.) On the evening of the 17th, Mis ses Dollie and Minnie Wells en tertained at a birthday party in honor of their brother James. The guests were ushered to a beautifully decorated booth on the porch, where Misses Mary Louise McArthur and Clara W< I s presided over the punch bowl throughout the evening. A splendid musical program was rendered by Miss Eva Davis of Vidalia and Miss Bessie Mc- Bride of Sharpe’s Spur. After! several interesting games, the the guests assembled in the hall to cut the birthday cake, which revealed fortunes and misfort unes as follows: Miss Bessie Mc- Bride the wish bone, Miss Josie Williamson, the thimble, Mr. Henry Johnson the bachelor but ton and Miss Eva Davis the ring. About thirty-five guests en joyed the genial hospitality of fered them and later in the even ing a delicious salad course was served. Reviyal at Glenwood. Good reports continue to reach us from the meeting at Glenwood, which had been in progress for over two weeks,, closing on Tues day night. The attendance was fine, there being over 600 at the service Sunday night. The meet ing has been a great uplift to the community, and the membership of the Methodist church increased by 45 accessions. The pastor, Rev. C. E. Cook, has moved up to Landsburg, a few miles above, and continues there this week. Rattlers Plentiful. Thomasville, July 30. —The wet weather seems to have had the effect of making rattlesnakes more plentiful than usual and several skins along with the rat tles were being exhibited on the streets here yesterday by men from the country who had killed them in their fields. One man brought in a live rattler in a box, which he was trying to dispose I of, but there seemed to be no i market for rattlesnakes. It is supposed that the water drove them out of their usual stamping grounds up on the higher land. Counties Get High School Facilities. Atlanta, July 31.—Country counties and rural districts may have high school facilities the equal of those in the cities, under the Persons bill, which was passed by the Senate today. The bill ; authorizes county boards of edu cation to lay out and establish consolidated districts in which one or more central schools may be provided upon a two-thirds vote |of the people. The money may lie raised through such an elec i tion either by special taxation or a bond issue. The establishment of these central schools is entirely option al with the people of the district. They are authorized, if they wish, to erect one or more mod ern schools in which may be taught, in addition to the primary grades, the regular high school branches. Authority is also given for the transportation of children to and from the central school. A similar plan is said to be operating successfully now in two Georgia counties. Outside (of the foregoing only local House bills were passed. GEORGIA PAPERS AIR TREUTIIEN Unreasonable Proposition Is Attracting Attention Os State. The Emanuel County Times, discussing the protest of The Savannah Press against the crea tion of Treutlen county, says: The Savannah Press speaks right out in meeting about the Treutlen county bill. We feel that Montgomery has been slashed enough as it is, and that the creation of Treutlen county would ac complish nothing but satisfy the ambition of Soperton. There has been a very general awakening throughout the state as to Treutlen county situation. If this county is created in the method now proposed the Geor gia legislature will have done a j great harm to Montgomery coun ty and this immediate section of the state. Following the lead of The Sa vannah Press a number of news papers in Georgia have come out vigorously opposing this new county proposition. We quote the Lawrenceville News Herald: The Savannah press says the creation of the proposed new county of Treutlen would leave Montgomery no territory hut a little bottom land arid a few swamps. Os course there is no necessity for making such a county or any other new one, as to that, but the members of the present legislature seem to vote for such bills without considering what they are doing to the counties from which the territory is being taken, or even caring. There ought to be enough real in telligence in that body to stop the new county busi ness, but the trouble is— there isn't. Both the Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution have carried editorials in which they quoted The Press editorial and voiced the sentiments it express ed in no uncertain tones. The Treutlen county bill in some inconceivable way got by the senate, but the house, we 1 trust, will he too busy with real and genuine legislation for the rest of the session to pay any at -1 tention to it. If it fails this time the representative from Mont gomery can go back home and seek vindication of his attitude at the polls. His people may give him a vote of confidence to keep 1 him at home. Savannah Press. i Death of an Infant Last Wednesday morning at 4:30 o’clock, the death angel en tered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dixie Wilder and took their baby, Lamar, three months and sixteen days old. During the five weeks of its suffering everything that , kind hands and loving hearts , could do was done, but nothing seemed to avail. After the funeral service, con ducted by Rev. D. F. Sheppard, the little one’s body was laid to . rest in the family cemetery. The family has the sympathy , of the community in their be , reavement. i “Why should our t*»*m In sorrow flow, Wh un God r«*«-alln his own, • And bid* them leave a world of woe For an Immortal crown? ! “Then let our sorrows r**aae to flow; * God has rivalled Him own; But let our hearts in every woe Still nay: ‘Thy will be done.' " Meeting at Ailey. We are authorized to announce I that a protracted meeting will , begin at the Methodist church in Ailey on Sunday morning next. 1 The pastor, Rev. C. E. Cook will ’ probably be assisted by Rev. B. ] I). Deen, who assisted in the re -2 vival closed Tuesday night at i Glen wood. NO. 14.