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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1917)
altp iMmunmnmi VOL. XXXII. FEDERAL RULING AGAINST JEFF. Second-Class Mailing Privi lege Denied by Judge Speer. Savannah, Ga., September I. Copies of the opinion of Judge Emory Speer, of the United States court for the southern district of Georgia, in the efforts of the Jeffersonian Publishing Co., of Thomson, Ga., to retain its second-class mailing privileges, have been received in Savannah. The decision which was rendered at Lake Fairfield, N. C., denies the injunction sought by the Jef fersonian Publishing Company to compel the postmaster at Thom son to accept The Jeffersonian under the second-class mailing privileges. Judge Speer’s decis ion, which is about 1,500 words in length, quotes frequently from the columns of The Jeffersonian to show its purpose is to obstruct the recruiting or enlistment of men in the service of the United States. The decision concludes: “There is, moreover, an adi tional consideration of the weightiest character, which obliges the denial of such an in junction as is here sought. An appeal is made to an American court of equity to oblige the pos tal authorities of our country to contribute its mailing facilities for the furtherance and success of a propaganda against the nation as distinct as it is truculent and dangerous. Under the familiar rule in equity, such an appeal is addressed largely to the discre tion of the court. It is to be de termined by the conscience of the chancellor, and always with prop er regard to the public welfare. This imports the country’s wel fare. And, a party seeking this extraordinafy remedy, under a rule equally familiar, must come into court with clean hands. “Can one be said to come with clean hands when the policy, methods and efforts he would maintain may cause his hands to be imbued in the blood of the de moralized and defeated armies of his countrymen? If, by such propaganda, American soldiers may be convinced that they are the victims of lawless and uncon stitutional oppression, vain in deed will be the efforts to make their deeds rival the glowing traditions of their hero strain. On the contrary the world will behold America’s degradation and shame, the disintegration under fire of our line of battle, the inglorious flight of, like the recent debacle of the Russsian army, brought about by methods much the same, the ultimate con quest of our country, the destruc tion of its institution and the perishing of popular government on earth. “The preliminary injunction is denied.’’ Rev. F. M. Baldwin Preached Last Sabbath. Rev. F. M. Baldwin of Roa noke, Va., filled the pulpit of the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church last Sabbath, morning and even ing, and the afternoon appeared before the Hack Branch congre gation. He was in Vidalia the first part of the week, returning to Mt. Vernon Wednesday. Mr. Baldwin impresses the public as a devout and able min ister. This is his first visit to this section of Georgia, and from this place he goes to Mcßae for a visit. Following the morning service at the Presbyterian church Sun day, there will be held a congre gational meeting, to which the entire membership is invited. Plans looking to the selection of a pastor will be entered into. BAPTIST CHURCH ADOPTS RESOLUTION Pays Tribute to Soldier Boys Gone Out From Mt. Vernon Church. At the call of our nation for men to defend her principles of government, and to help free the peoples of the earth from mili tarism, seven of our noble young men from our church, to-wit: Judson Carlton Geiger, Harold Clifford Geiger, Fred M. Harris, Walter Sheppard Lee, John W. Abt, Lieutenant Jefferson Brad well Lanier, Donald Alexander Lanier, volunteered their services to the nation. We regard this as patriotic. Therefore, be it re solved by the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church: First, That we fully and sin cerely appreciate this act of loy alty and patriotism on the part of these young men. Second, That we look to them as our representatives in this great world struggle for the maintenance of our national prin cipals and the personal liberty of all men. Third, That we as a church will be much in prayer to God for them, that God may be with them to protect their lives, sustain them in their conflicts, provide the necessities for them and bring them back to us in life. Fourth, That a page of the minutes of this church be dedi cated to them and these resolu tions be spread thereon by the Clerk, and Fifth, That a committee con sisting of the clerk of the church, Bro. A. B. Hutcheson, and Bro. M. B. Calhoun be appointed to write each of them a letter in be half of the church, enclosing each one a copy of these resolu tions. Read, considered and unani mously adopted in conference held this the 2nd day of Sept., 1917. Cattle Tick Law to be Strictly Enforced. The new state cattle tick eradi cation law, passed at the recent session of the legislature, will be enforced to the letter. The state agricultural department is now making plans to this end. Every thing possible will be done in co operation with the federal govern ment, to clean the cattle tick out of Georgia at the earliest possible moment. Georgia is entitled to take position as one of the greatest cattle growing states in the country. It is the purpose of the department, as far as is in its power, to see that Georgia does under the new law. This prohib its the movement of cattle from any tick-infected territory to any territoy that is tick-free, whether a whole county or part of one. It restricts in the same way any cattle shipments from other states to Georgia points. The sooner Georgia can be freed of the tick, the better it will be for the whole state; and the de partment proposes to do its level i best to get the tick out of Geor | gia at the earliest possible date. One Child is Dead; Two Are Made 111. Thomasville, Ga., Sept. 2. — The funeral of Jack, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel i Everett, took place here this af ternoon. The Everett children were taken violently ill a day or two ago, the doctors deciding that it was caused by grapes of which they had eaten a quantity, causing convulsions in the case of the one who died. The other two are said to be better, and, it is thought, will recover. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1917. Montgomery Men Drawn and Those Exempted. The following is a complete list of Montgomery county men included in the second call for two hundred men from this county’s quota. List of persons called into the service of the United States not exempted or discharged. Gordon Wright. James Wadley. James B. Powell. Ivey'Gil lis. James Hicks. John Fulton. Jos. B. Braddy. Berry Thomas. Elzie M. Moxley. Mitchel Roberson. Willie Bell. Charley Beas ley. H. K. Carpenter. L. E. Joyce. Arthur Wallace. Will Wal lace. Thos. H. Johnson. John J. Gillis. Arthur Sharpe. Homer E. Kelley. A. W. Bendimire. Wm. 0. Sharpe. Geo. Ellis King. Benj. Franklin Jordan. Frank Harden. Charley Joyce. J. H. McArthur. Geo. Gilbert. Clyde Dickens. Will Trusdale. Neal Ward. Louis Mills. The following is a list of Montgomery county men who have been called to the service, and who have been certified to by the District Board to date. Frank Wilson. James Phillips. Will Smith. Simon P. Con ner. Frances Cook. Joseph Twiggs Willis. Willie Lett. Pleas Lane. John H. Ross. John Henry Smith. Remus Washington. Arthur Pearce Dixon. Griffin Griner. Sinclair Ryals. Frank Pey ton. Bailey Darley. Sense Guyton. July Joyce. Jas. McDougald. The following is a list of men who failed to report to the local board for examination: Previously enlisted—Seaborn Gordon Ricks, Bennie Fort, Frank Mobley, Robert Hall McNatt, Judson Carlton Geiger, Wil liam Nelson Copeland, Carl Henry Berner. No reason—Hury Thomas, Jake Dixon, Lewis Davis, Willie Tompkins, Geo. Gilchrist, T. F. Hayslip, H. A. D. Mathews. Sick—James C. Walker, Benj. L. Ricks. Previously enlisted —Harry Holmes. List of persons exempted or discharged from the service of the United States. James B. Brown. Grady Durden. Harry Lee, Jr. Jas. Jones. Willie L. Mills. Willie Williams. Morris Kellum. Will McKinnon. Willie Currie. Anderson Burner Sammons. Lewis Davis. Wm. Jacent Hayes. Julian L. Jackson. Julius Claxton. Thos. Albert Kelley. Claud Radford. Willie Wright. Gussie Wyatt. Harold L. Gibbs. John Knight. A. R. Johnson. Willie C. Sharpe. Chas. T. Beasley. Jake Dixon. Will Mcßae. John Moore. John W. Edge. R. B. Milligan. Grady Phillips. Obed Cooper. Ernest O. Dixon. Archie Morris. Loyd Brown. Addie McDonald. Elchil A Wilkes. Major Byrd. Chas. H. Collins. J. Pleas Reese. T. W. Hightower. Chas. H. Goff. Ennis Hilburn. Jos. P. Geiger. Ho mer W. Barfield. Elliefield Blaxton. Geo. Linton Brantley. Guy Q. Cooper. John Barfield. Henry Ricks. Edd Pollett. Archie Fowler. Eddie Davis. Jim E. Henry. Robt. L. Bussell. James W. Thompson. Walter H. Bedgood. Lewis Collins. Malcom Rid dle. Freeman Braddy. Willie McGahee. Malcom R. Wilkes. Thomas F. Garrett. Wade Willis. Geo. F. Clarke. Geo. R. Bar wick. Hessie Underwood. Chas. L. Calhoun. L. C. Adams. L. D. Bvrd. Willie D. Osborn. Wm. J. Tyson. Mcßride Ware. W. M. Flanders. Russell White. Wm. R. Beckum. Benj. F. Hamil ton. Kelley M. Johnson. Norris Beasley. Solomon Meeks. S. C. Taylor. Rufus Braddy. Thomas Hammock. J. C. Hall. John H. McCaw. James R. Dixon. SUPERIOR COURT ON THIRD MONDAY Civil Calendar for First Two Days and Trial of Jail Cases. The August adjourned term of Montgomery superior court will convene on the third Monday in September, 17th day, 10 o’clock. The grand and petit jury, as drawn for the August term, will serve at the adjourned term, and a list of them will be found in this issue. The Montgomery Monitor is re quested to state a civil calendar will be prepared for the first two days only, and that on Wednes day, the third day of court, the criminal calendar, will be taken up. The trial of criminal cases will be confined to the jail cases strictly, unless determined by the court during the latter part of the week. The May and August terms having been adjourned over, it is possible that the docket is quite heavy. Boy Scout Killed By Friend at Play. Louisville, Ga., Sept. 1. —Wil- liam M. Warren, son of Roger D. Warren, was accidently shot and killed last evening by George W. Kelly, Jr., the accident occur ring in Warren's home. The boys were playing and in some way obtained a loaded revolver, which was accidently discharged, the bullet penetrating Warren’s brain. Both were members of the local troop of Boy Scouts and of prominent families. Young Kelly is prostrated with grief. Mr. Warren was absent from his home, attending his sick wife in Atlanta, who is reported at the I point of death. MONTGOMERY SOLDIERS LEAVE SATURDAY Patriotic Meeting to be Held at Court House at Nine O’clock. Montgomery county’s first men to enter the military service un der the selective draft system will leave Saturday for Camp Gordon, Atlanta. The county’s quota is understood to be 100 men, and the five men selected constitute the five per cent, as called to report Saturday. The men selected are Joseph Twiggs Willis, Willie Lett, John Henry Smith, Arthur Pearce Dix on and Bailey Darley. From the hour of reporting here, eight o’clock Saturday, these men will be in the service of the United States, subject to military law. On the morning of their de parture, Saturday, about nine o’clock, it is planned to hold a patriotic service at the court house, to which the public is in vited. Talks will be made by a number of citizens. All should be interested in the men who go from this county, especially, and no doubt this will be shown in some pleasing and appropriate manner. Let the public attend. Doctor Badly Burned By a Can of Ether. Sycamore. Ga. Sept. I.—While calling at the home of J. N. Raines to dress a wound on his little boy’s hand, Dr. J. H. Bax ter of Ashburn, had his face and hands so severely burned that he had to go to Atlanta for treat ment. Dr. Baxter opened a can of ether to use in dressing the childs wounds, and it caught on fire from an alcohol lamp which | was burning in the room. REFUSED RELEASE OF DUTCH GRAIN SHIPS Needs of America Must be Considered Before Neutrals. Washington, September I. The agreement between The Netherlands government and the food administration releasing grain cargoes held in American ports to The Netherlands under certain conditions has been dis approved by the exports adminis trative board, and the project is in danger of being abandoned al together. The exports administative board declined to approve the ar rangement and has made a coun ter proposal which calls for the unloading of the ships and their dispatch to Australia and Java for wheat and sugar to be brought back here. On their return these cargoes would be divided between the U. S. and Holland. The Dutch minister, it is understood, does not look with favor on the suggestion. In refusing licenses for ship ments of grain on the Dutch ships the administative board held that Holland is well supplied with foodstuffs for at least three or four months, and that before any grain is permitted to go this gov ernment must know how much it can spare from its new crops and just what Holland’s needs are. All the corn cargoes aboard the ships are spoiling and are now fit ony for cattle feed. Since the need for cattle feed in this coun try is declared to be greater than in Holland, the administrative board holds that these cargoes cannot be permitted to leave the country under any circumstances. Holland as well as the other neutrals, it was made clear today, will be fed by the United States, but government officials intend that the American people shall be supplied first. It is entirely un likely, it is said, that any food stuffs will be allowed to go to the neutrals for two months at least. The proposal made to the Dutch that their ships be sent to Australia and Java will be made also, it is understood, to the other neutrals. In all, there are about 150 neutral ships loaded with foodstuffs now detained in Ameri can ports, through the refusal of this government to issue export licenses. Hardwick Loses Fight Against Conscription. Washington, Sept. I.—Senator Hardwick’s bill to prohibit the sending of American drafted troops abroad without their con sent was reported adversely to day by the senate military affairs committee. Favorable recommendation was given Senator Fletcher’s bill pro viding that enlistment of Ameri cans with forces of nations at war against Germany shall not cause loss of American citizen ship. Senator Hardwick made a lengthy statement in favor of his bill. The committee declined to hear any other witnesses. The Georgia senator declared that it was unconstitutional and im proper to send drafted troops abroad, except voluntarily. The vote against the bill was unani mous. Commissioned Lieutenant. Dr. H. H. Williamson of Alba ny has recently been commis sioned first lieutenant in the dental section of the army. Dr. Williamson is a son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Williamson of this county (now residing in Cor dele) and is pleasantly remem bered by hosts of friends in this county. He is expecting to re port for duty at an early date. BRILLIANT OPENING B.=P. INSTITUTE Pleasing Reception to New Teachers and New Pupils. The Brewton-Parker Institute had one of the finest openings in the history of the institution last Tuesday, far beyond the ex pectations of the authorities and teachers. The teachers are very highly gratified at the splendid showing made the first day, and it is expected that others will continue to enter for several days. The pupils seemed proud that school time had come again, and the spirit on the part of them is indeed very pronounced. At present the two literary societies, the Pythians and the Damons, are canvassing among the new students to make of each a “Pythian” or a “Damon”. The interest in the literary societies is very strong, and the faculty has arranged to provide a per manent hall for each one. All the new teachers have made a very fine impression, and they seem to take hold of the work with an enthusiasm which will guarantee success. Plans were well in hand for organization the first day, and the students are getting down to work at once. A large number of patrons were present for the opening day exercises, and their presence was I very encouraging both to teach ers and pupils. The program consisted of speaking, solos, reading, etc., and was in every way fitting for the occasion. On Tuesday evening in the 'spacious dining hall, a reception was tendered by the old teachers and people of the towns to the new teachers and students. Thanks to the reception commit tee, this was a great success. Everyone had a most pleasant evening. We may expect big things from the 8.-P. I. this year. Enters Y. M. C. A. Work in the Army. Advices from Rev, D. A. Mc- Neill, who has been serving the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church, the Vidalia church, and Hack Branch during the past six months, in the capacity of supply, and who for the past few weeks has been attending the war school at Blue Ridge, N. C., states that he has been appointed by the war council of the Y. M. C. A. for work in the cantonment at Co lumbia, S. C., and that he will assume his duties about Septem ber 15th. In view of the special work as signed him, Mr. McNeill will de liver his closing sermon in Mt. Vernon Sunday, 9th inst., preach ing in the morning 11 a. m. and at 7:30 in the evening. The Hack Branch service will be held at 4:00 in the afternoon. The even ing service will include a dis cussion of the work of the Y. M. C. A. among soldiers, together with a rehearse! of some of the outstanding facts of the present war. The several churches served by Mr. McNeill will regret to lose him from this section. Mr. Mc- Neill had entered this field in the capacity of an evangelist, but with several churches without pastors, his work in the Savan nah Presbytery has been more in the nature of a pastorate, while the war will have changed his plans almost entirely. He is a young minister of unusual force and promise, and at the close of his service in the army work, our people will look forward to his return to this section. NO. 19.
