The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, January 10, 1918, Image 2
The /Aontgorriery /Aoi-ptor. I* JBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. OFFICIAL ORGAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Entered at tlk I'o-loftier in Mt. Vernon, Ga. an Second-Class Mail Matter. H. it. loi sum. I diuir ami i>»ncr. sl.s° ® Year, in Advance. i.-nl Ivr I•. . I.lx um-.t Invariably be paiil Is advance, at the legal rate, and ax the law di r , ; 411 ,| ln „„t 111 hand not later than Wednesday morning of the first week of inxortion Mount Vernon, Ga.. Thursday Morning, January 10, 1918. WM. J. HARRIS STATE'S FAVORITE Poll of Weekly Press Shows Sentiment Strongly for Harris. Atlanta, (la , Jan. 7. —Atlanta friends of William J. Harris ex press the opinion that he cor rectly appraised the political sit uation when he decided there was no necessity for him to re sign at the present time to launch his active campaign for the j United States Senate against Thomas W. Hardwick. Mr. Harris will continue his, duties as chainnan of the Feder-| al 'Trade Commission in Washing ton and w ill devote his entire at tention to a number of important matters before that body in con nection with the nation’s plans for winning the war. He will let the political situation take care of itself for the present, be ing entirely satisfied from re ports by his friends throughout the state that his strength is steadily growing. Editor Franc Mangtim of the Americas Times-Recorder has just completed a remarkable poll of newspapers in every county, which shows that an overwhelm ing majority of editors believe Mr. Harris is the logical candi date to win the race. His staunch support of President Wilson from the beginning of the latter’s ad ministration has made him solid with Georgia Democrats, accord ing to the replies received by Ed itor Manguni, while Hardwick’s support of the linuor traffic and his opposition to the President have combined to destroy his fol lowing except for scattered sup porters here and there among the Watsonites, who are now with out a leader since the editorial , demise of their iconoclastic idol. , I Many Articles Used in Emergency for Soldiers. The ecpiipment of no soldier is complete w ithout emergency food rations. United States troops are supplied with three different parched maize-meal packets and three chocolates. The former is a revival of the maize-meal of the American Indians, on which they could exist for days while hunting or on the warpath. The “chain-shot” ration fur nished Belgian, French and Teu tonic soldiers is a winter food of compressed meat. There are : more than a dozen varieties of i compressed teas used by the Rus sian commissary. Compressed rice and macaroni is supplied i Oriental forces. Oat-bread in | sausage form is used by some of!' the North British troops. A curious ration is the com- j pressed fig coffee of the Central Powers, which may either be utilized for food as it is or con-1 verted into a coffee-like drink. Smoke-dried pears are used in , the same armies. The Swiss soldier receives an emergency ra-; tion of white chocolate, made en tirely of cocoa-butter and sugar. An Italian army chocolate is in sausage-length form, w hile their plum dulf goes into a beef mem brane. Over 2,000 Lives Lost In Guatemala Quake. New Orleans, Jan. s.—Loss of life at Guatemala was in excess of 2,000, according to reports re ceived hero today by various im porters. A relief ship, carrying i vaccines and typhoid serumns, will leave a gulf port Saturday; for the stricken city. »T Y YY TYTYTTYm? YYYYYYYYY • ► d Georgia State < ► 4 ► Press Expressions. < While at the bank the other day waiting for our turn we noted one young man after an other who could not sign their names presenting checks at the cashier’s window. We said to ourselves: “Shame on their Da rents and shame on the state of Georgia. "—Lyons Progress. Some people think that because we are at war, and all the world is in a turmoil, they should mope around with their faces about a mile long and in mournful ac cents talk about the dark future that is ahead of us. Just as if God were dead.—Vidalia Ad vance. Mr. Farmer, if you let your farming tools rust in the fields, the time will come shortly when you will regret it. Get them in the shelter NOW. —Walker Co. Messenger. The first reason for having good milk cows on the farm comes from the fact that they provide the cheapest, best and most wholesome food for the family. Their value is hard to estimate when we consider the amount saved on the bills. Their produce is a superior substitute for many foods necessarily pur chased at high prices. In fact, there is no economic way of do ing without plenty of good milk cows on the farm. —Hawkins ville News-Dispatch. Every county in the state now has a Federal food administrator and it is their duty to enforce the food control regulations. The first purpose of each of the ad ministrators is to inspire and ob tain the voluntary co-operation of the wholesale and retail deal ers in all articles of food which come under the federal regula tions. The food administration will prevent the accumulation of stores of foodstuffs for specula tive purposes, or the manipula tion of hoarded goods for the making of higher prices. And thev are going to enforce the law. —Darien Gazette. From the crowded condition of some railroad cars we have seen, we should judge the government took over the packing plants as well as the railroads last Friday. Savannah News, While yet there is time, plant some fruit and shade trees. Ev ery man who owns a home owes it as a duty to himself and to posterity to help in beautifying the place where he lives. And these things have a distinct mon ey value which can easily be found by comparing places which have with those which have not trees.—Metter Advertiser. Government control of the rail roads during the war was doubt less the wise course to be pur sued. At least nobody appears to ho kicking about it Even most of the railroad managers seem to be relieved in these time of congestion. If the trains are late now ■ the Government will probably be blamed. We ought to Lie easier satisfied than we are in these troublous times.—Adel News. The man who gets mad at what the newspapers says about him should return thanks three times a day for what the news papers knew about him and sup pressed.—Rochelle New’ Era. Apparently the Bolsheviki are not satisfied even with peace of their own making. Dublin Cou ! rier-Herald. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, JANUARY 10. 1918. FARMERS ARE URGED TO ATTEND MEETINGS To Bo Held By Btate College In Ath ene, January 2-12. Dr. Andrew M. Soule, Federal Food Administrator for Georgia and Pres ident of the State College of Agricul ture, calls upon progressive fanners to attend the ten days’ meeting to be held at the College In January. Realizing that the demand for food will he much greater next year than this and that there must be radical changes In some sections due to the coming of the boll weevil and the shortage of labor, the C dlege Is offer ing a number of short ourses to in clude pracUcally every phase of Geor gia farming. In an effort to help the farmer solve the labor problem there Is offered a course In farm machinery In which preparation, seeding, harvesting and storing machinery will be considered. The various types of these machines on exhibition will serve as a basis for the work. Tractors A>f the most approved type will be on display and will be studied. Fruit growing, cattle breeding and feeding, plant and animal diseases, swine production, poultry production and forestry will be some of the cours es that will be treated In an attractive and Interesting way by specialists. Several speakers of national Import ance are expected to be present at the moetlngs, though their names cannot be announced at this time. They will bring messages from the Food Admin istration and from the Department of Agriculture at Washington as to what Is expected of the Georgia farmer In crop production and food conservation In 1918. For further Information as to meetings address: Andrew M. Soule, President of State College of Agriculture, Athens, Oa FOOD CONSERVATION SCHOOL JO BE HELD For Women By State College In Ath ens, January 2-12. Farm women and those Interested In food administration work will be glad to learn that the State College of Agriculture Is arranging to give ten days’ course In January especially suited to their needs. The work will be handled by experts and will be both interesting and instructive. There will be courses In food study, cooking, food conservation, poultry raising, dairying and kindred sub jects. The course in cooking will In clude home canning of fruits and veg etables, a study of food principles and comparative food values, the feeding of growing children, menus for school lunches and combinations of foods in a healthful diet Food Study will consist of a study of food habits and dietary standards together with work on the fuel values of different foods. Especial attention will be given to the use and prepara tion of substitute foods. This course is designed to help in carrying out the plans of the Food Administration. Women Managing Farms Many women in Georgia are already managing their own farms, and It seems that many more may be forced to do this before the war is over. Special courses have been arranged for them by the College and many of the courses offered to men will be open to women also. For further in formation please write for special pamphlet to Andrew M. Soule, Presi dent, Athens, Ga. IN ORCHARD PLOWING CARE MEANS MONEY Past Practice Will Determine Depth Os Plowing. Every fruit grower who plows his orchard at all should make an effort to get this done by the first of March. Orchards that are on steep hillsides, and especially those that are not ter raced, should not be plowed. Where an orchard has been plowed every year from six to ten inches deep, plowing should be to that depth. If the orchard has not been plowed for several years, it is not advisable to turn over more than four or five inches of soil at the first plowing. Be care ful in pick ing an orchard not to put the trees on a ridge or, on the other hand, not to form a ridge In the cen ters between the trees. The dirt should be turned one way one year and the other way the next. Where the land Is level enough to permit It, the orchard should be plowed In one direction one season and In another direction, or cross plowed, the next season. When plowing, or doing any other work in an orchard for that matter, all care should be taken to prevent injuring the trees by rubbing up against them with the trace chains or breaking the limbs with the extensions of hames and other parts of the har ness or machinery. Where plowing is finished in February, the early work ! In the orchard Is not so much rushed. Trees require an enormous amount of moisture, and this moisture cannot be held and conserved, unless the land te first pulverized by plowing and then put in a good mulch condition to hold the water.—Prof T. H. McHat ton, State College of Agricultura I Hi-Power Four I IN 1 , 4 POWER I | /finish I ,;V //QUALITY 1 I V ///comfort * I I ///.ECONOMY ■,>:>" I I ' . DURABILITY I ■ GAINS BY $795.00 | | COMPARISON 1 F. 0.8. FACTORY jj| 1 REGAL MOTOR CAR COMPANY / .«■ DETROIT, MICHIGAN I # ? ''Jt Mt. Vernon Regal Car Co. 1 Sheriff Sale. Georgia—Montgomery Con n ty. Will be sold before the court house door In Mt. Vernon on the first Tues day in Feb.. 1918, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, certain property, of which the following is a complete descrip tion : All of that tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in the 276t.h, District G. M. of Montgomery coun ty, Georgia, bounded on the North by lands belonging to R. N. Yeo mans; on the East, by lands belong ing to R. L. Morris and lands of VV. O. and Fred Wolfe; on the South by lands belonging to I*. M. Moseley and lands of the estate of Richard Farmer and on the West by lands belonging to Mrs. J. B. Brogdonand containing One Hundred and Fifty- Six (166) acres of land, be the same more or less, and known as the home place of E. S. Gibbs. Levied on and will be sold as the property of E. S. Gibbs to sat isfy a fi fa issued from the superior court of said county in favor of W. A. Peterson, receiver of the Uvalda Bank, vs H. J. and E. S. Gibbs. In possession of E. S. Gibbs and written notice of levy given in terms of the law. This the Ist day of Jan., 1918, I. J . Davis, Sheriff. M. B. Calhoun, Atty. for Pllf. Auto for Sale. Brand new Overland Touring Car, 6 Cylinders, for sale or trade. Bargain. J. E. Hall, 1129tf. Soperton, Ga. If you want to bor row' money on real estate at the lowest rate and in the short est time, write to R. S. Wimberly, Macon. MULES! Carload Tennessee Mules, all good, sound stock, just received. See me for the best in farm stock. Price right—stock right. D. A. Mcßae, Mt. Vernon, Ga. A. L. Lanier, Attorney at Law r , MT. VERNON, GA. Will Practice in all the Courts of the State. M. B. CALHOUN Atty at Law, Ut Vernon, Georgia STATEMENT OF If I THE BANK OF SOPERTON 1 || SOPERTON, GA. (Condensed From the Report to the State Bank Examiner gp || Sept. 10th, 1917) H RESOURCES jlj Loans and investments $186,702.10 Sf j| Buildings and fixtures 23,929.67 p || Other resources 1,222.50 p H Cash on hand, due from hanks § and advances on cotton 150,519.57 || | LIABILITIES Capital stock $25,000.00 || Surplus and profits 21,016.13 g& Bills pavabl 12,500.00 g DEPOSITS 303,859.77 | M $362,375.90 1 S 3 “Safety First, Then Service, Promptness and I Efficiency”. Courtesy Always. 8$ OFFICERS N. L. GILLIS, President VV. D. MARTIN. Vice-Pres. || J. E. HALL, Vice-Pres. and Cashier I. H. HALL, Jr., Assistant Cashier We are Prepared to Take Care of Your Banking |s Business. g Something New Combination American Fence Specmcation n , . ■*• " M.de by 58 Inch AMI RICAN STEEL & WIRE COKPANT r ~ T" ~t pTTf - — ~Z7 j] \-j— - .. . - -- -■ _.- . \ i lev-rt i. i. !£.' ■-.< . Two Carloads Just Received MT. VERNON MERCANTILE CO.