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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1918)
“TOP DRESSING” MAY t BE CARRIED TOO FAR Soil Type Should Be Considered In Applying Fertilizer The practice of "top dressing” or “'aide application” of fertilizers has been common for many years and in many instances is carried to extremes. The object of dividing the entire amount of fertilizer into two or more applications is to prevent loss of plant food by leaching down in the soil be yond the reach of plant roots. Plant food leaching is most extensive in soils of a 3andy texture with rather porous subsoils. These soils are rep resented by sands or sandy loams and soils with a predominance of sand in the subsoil. Soils with a loam, clay loam or clay surface or underlain by fine textured subsoils of clay or com pact sandy clay are not subject to leaching to any great extent and, therefore, will lose little plant food from fertilizers by leaching. Soluble phosphoric acid and potash when added to the soil are not readily lost through leaching. They are quick ly &xed in the soil within reach of the plant roots. Nitrogen is lost to a much greater extent than any other plant food and the more soluble the form when added as a fertilizer the more It is lost by leaching with the drainage water. Organic forms of nitrogen carriers, such as cotton 3eed meal, dried blood, tankage or fish scrap, are not as sol uble as nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia, and are, therefore, not as liable to loss from leaching. When complete commercial fertilizers are applied in amounts of 400 to 600 pounds per acre or less, it is doubtful If more than one application need be made. This is certainly true on the soils of the Piedmont Plateau which have heavy subsoils as shown by re sults from the field demonstration plats of the Agronomy Division of the Georgia State College of Agriculture. Complete fertilizer of a 10-3-4 compo sition was applied at the rate of six hundred pounds per acre on corn and cotton. Corn showed the largest yield where the fertilizer was all applied be fore planting, while cotton showed no advantage from side applications. In the sandy soils of the Coastal Plain section of the state where ni trate of soda is used as the source of nitrogen, side applications may be made as a means of preventing loss of nitrogen. However, where other sources of nitrogen are used, this method of applying fertilizer will have little value. Care must be exercised where side applications of fifty pounds or more per acre of nitrate of soda are made. These applications should not he made late in the growing season. The application of nitrogen tends to extend the growing season and to de lay maturity. Side applications late in the season may decrease the yield of corn by prolonging the growth of stalk and leaves. Where boll weevil is pres ent the susccess of cotton production depends upon making the crop as ear ly as possible, therefore, side appli cations of nitrogen will tend to delay maturity and will possibly cause a loss In yield through Injury by boll wee vil to the late maturing cotton. —Prof. George A. Crabb, State College of Agri culture. Rehabilitation of Our Wounded. Perhaps none of the various uses to which the proceeds of the Liberty Loan are to be devoted appeals more strongly to the American people than the re habilitation and the reeducation of our wounded men. To teach these men, to train and fit them for useful and gainful occupa tions, when by reason of loss of iight or limbs or other injuries they are rendered unable to pur iure ordinary vocations, is a work in which every American has a heartfelt interest. Compensation will be allowed them and family allowances will paid their families as if they Wgre in actual service while they are taking the training, and ©very method known to science' will be used to restore our wound ed men to health and usefulness. This work has been delegated by Congress to the Federal Board for Vocational Education. The j board publishes at Washington a monthly bulletin, dealing with its It, called the Vocational Sum pi§ry, which will be sent free to gpyone upon request. Storage Batteries. gtorage Batteries recharged and rebuilt. Rebuilding a specialty. Batteries exchanged. Agents for Willard Storage Batteries. Tarrytown Storage Battery Company, Tarrytown, Ga. | Schley Howard’s Own Letters Show Howard Brought the President Into the Sena torial Race Found the President for Harris—Promised the President Not to Run—Broke His Promise and Approved a False Newspaper Report of His Self-Sought Interview With the President. About the middle of April Congress man Win. Schley Howard sought an in terview with President Wilson to talk over the matter of his entering the race for Senator from Georgia, in that interview, sought by Mr. Howard, the President stated that his choice of a candidate for that race was Hon. Wm. J. Harris, and he hoped that the loyal vote against Senator Hardwick would not be divided. Thereupon Mr. Howard voluntarily promised the President that he would not run, but wouid support Mr. Harris because he was the President’s choice. A few days la(.er Mr. Howard broke his promise to the President and be came a candidate. Nobody could ex press the President’s feelings at Mr. Howard’s conduct as the President did in his pointed two line letter of April 12th, saying only: “Your letter just received disap points me very seriously indeed and I very much regret it.” President’s Choice For Harris A little while later the Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Constitu tion sent an article to his paper about that interview, and, instead of stating therein that the President expressed his choice for Hon. Wm. J. Harris as the candidate for Senator in Georgia, stated that the President said he would be neutral as between any two loya! candidates against Thos. W. Hard wick. Nobody but the President and Mr. Howard could have known what took place in the conference between them, as no one else was present. Mr. Howard saw the article sent but by the newspaper correspondent, and made no attempt to correct the false version of the interview. He approved it as “the God’s truth.” The Presi dent also saw the newspaper article, and on April 20th he wrote Mr. Howard to the effect that he, Mr. Howard, knew the version of the interview con veyed by the article was false, and in very emphatic terms the President asked Mr. Howard whether or not he intended to correct the false impres sions left among the people of Geor gia by the article appearing in the Constitution. In reply to the Presi dent Mr. Howard admitted that the President’s letter “very greatly dis tressed him,” admitted that the news paper article conveyed a false account of the President’s attitude and admit ted that he and his friends knew that the President “thought Mr. Harris should make the race against the jun ior senator from Georgia in preference to any one else.” These Tell The Story The statements of Mr. Howard and the President speak for themselves: “Committee on Appropriations, “House of Representatives, "Washington, D. C-, “April, 1918. "My Dear Mr. President: “You may recall that 1 stated to you that if you wished it, I would j not become a candidate for the sen ate, but would do all I could to help elect the candidate whom you select ed to carry our cause to the people of Georgia. This is written with the hope that you will permit me to with draw this promise to you. "With great respect, I am, “Faithfully your friend, “WM. SCHLEY HOWARD.” “The White House, “Washington, “April 12, 1918. “My Dear Mr. Howard: “Your letter just received disap points me very seriously indeed, and 1 very much regret it. “Sincerely yours, “WOODROW WILSON. "To Hon. William S. Howard, “House of Representatives.” “The White House, “Washington, “20 April, 1918. "My Dear Sir: “My attention has been called to a recent communication by Mr. Hollo- J man to the Atlanta Constitution con cerning our recent conversation at the Executive Office in the interview which you sought with me. Mr. Hol- I Advertisement Field Peas for Sale. I ' Can ship promptly Bright Iron Cow Peas $3.50 per bushel. Bright Clay Peas $3.50 per hu. Good Clay Peas $3.25 per bu. ! Bright Speckled Peas $3.25 bu. Bright Mixed Peas $3.00 per bu, Good Mixed Peas $2.75 per bu. California Peas $3.75 per bu. Not recleaned, but in good con- Idition. Shipments F. 0. B. Una dilla, Ga. Cash with orders. The T. H. Gregory Co., ‘ Unadilla, Ga. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR-THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1918. ■ lonian, of course, had no direct knowl edge of that conversation and his ver sion of it conveys a very false im pression, no doubt unintentionally on his part, but the impression it con veys is so false that I write to ask whether or not it is your Intention yourself to correct that impression. "Very truly yours, “WOODROW WILSON. “To Hon. William Schley Howard, “House of Representatives.” A Change In The Tone (Note the change from “My Dear Mr. Howard” to “My Dear Sir,” and from "Sincerely yours” to "Very truly yours.”) "Committee on Appropriations, “House of Representatives, “Washington, D. C., “April 23, 1918. “My Dear Mr. President: “Your note of the 20th instant, hand ed me last evening at my home where I am now confined by illness, very greatly distresses me. “After you were gracious enough to receive me for an interview in the Executive Office, I confided exactly what I understood your position to be to three of my intimate political and personal friends for the sole purpose of counseling with them as to whether or not 1 should further pursue my candidacy for the United States sen ate. “I have never expressed, directly or indirectly, anything to my friends but that you thought Mr. Harris should make the race against the junior sena tor from Georgia in the approaching primary in preference to any one else. “I recognize, however, that Mr. Hol loman’s article may convey a differ ent impression as to your attitude in reference to Mr. Harris’ candidacy. “I am, dear Mr. President, with great respect, “Faithfully yours, “WM. SCHLEY HOWARD. “To the President, “The White House.” Promised Not To Run It is clear from these letters that Congressman Howard sought out our honored President, brought him into the Georgia senatorial situation, found the President strongly favored Hon. Wm. J. Harris, voluntarily gave iiis solemn promise that he would not be a candidate, and broke that promise as soon as it was given. It is also clear that he deliberately let a false account of his interview with the Pres ident, published in a prominent Geor gia paper, go uncorrected until a cor rection was demanded of him by the President himself; in the face of the fact that the newspaper’s false infor mation must have oome from Mr. How ard himself. If is also clear that the President did not thrust himself into the Georgia senatorial situation. It is also clear that when the President was brought in by Mr. Howard there was no doubt as to where the President stood. Read these letters which passed be tween Mr. Howard and President Wil son, and then ask yourself the ques tion: “Can I vote for such a man for Senator?’’ If Congressman Howard broke his promise voluntarily given to the President and tried to deceive the people of Georgia as to what trans pired in his self-sought interview with the President, will not the people fear he would deeeive them again? At least the people of Georgia want a man as their senator whom the Presi dent can trust. At least they want a senator whose word and pledge, once given, are never broken. Mr. Howard had a perfect right to run for senator without consulting the President. But he did consult the President. He found the President for Hon. Wm. J. Harris, because the President had long tried Mr- Harris and never found him wanting. Mr. Howard still has a right to run for senator. But he can't claim- to be running on the friendship or the con fidence or the respect of our Coca mander-in-Chief. Jkiy Peas for Hay. We offer Whippowills, $2.50, ' Burke County Clays, $2.75, Irons and Early Bunch Speckles, (Ja ' vas) $3.00, f. o. b. At these prices, you can afford to have ; shipment by express. Order now, C, B. Daniel’s Sons, Waynesboro, Ga. Our men in the trenches and in the submarine chasers are doing their part. Are you doing your part? Buy War Savings Stamps j to your utmost capacity. SEIZURE OF WIRE' LINES PROPOSED PRESIDENT ASKS CONGRESS TO GIVE HIM POWER TO TAKE SYSTEMS FAVORED AS WAR MEASURE Probably Moved Because Strike Has Been Ordered Against The Western Union Washington.—Legislation to author ize government control and operation of telegraph and telephone systems during the war was approved by Pres ident Wilson, and leaders at the cap itol .prepared for its immediate con sideration, with a view to action if possible before the congressional re cess. Secretaries Baker and Daniels and Postmaster General Burleson, all of ' whom have indorsed the pending bill by Representative Aswell of Louisiana proposing this authority, were invited to appear before the house interstate commerce committee to further ex plain their view's as to the necessity for action at this time. It was in re sponse to a letter from Representa tive Sims, chairman of the committee, that the president and the cabinet officers gave an expression of opin ion. The president's statement w-as in a note to Chairman Sims, approving a letter from Postmaster General Burle son. There was no direct reference in any of the correspondence to the call sent out by the Commercial Telegra phers’ union for a strike of Western Union operators. Mr. Burleson, how ever, wrote- that he deemed the legis lation necessary “at this moment when paralysis of a large part of the sys tem of electrical communication is threatened with possible consequences prejudicial to our military preparation and other public activites that might prove disastrous.” TOTAL SURRENDER OF ALLIES ASKED BY GERMANS England Must Give Up Her Yleet, Gibraltar And Suez Canal, Belgium Must Go, Too Paris. Great Britain must turn over its war fleet to Germany, return Gibraltar to Spain, and restore Egypt and the Suez canal to Turkey, Great Britain, France and the United States must pay Germany an indemnity of at least $46,000,000,000. Belgium and French territory must be surrendered. These are among the conditions in cluded in the German peace program published in the Nachricliten of Geor litz, Prussia, by Count Roon, a member of the Prussian house of lords, accord ing to a Havas dispatch from Basle, Switzerland. Count Roon says Germany is enti tled to the following terms because of its strength and until they are real ized there should be no armistice and no cessation of submarine warfare: Annexation of Belgium, with admin istrative autonomy in the interior. Independence of Flanders. Annexation of the entire Flanders coast, including Calais. Annexation of the Briey and Longvy basins and the Toul, Belfort and Ver dun regions eastward. Restitution to Germany of all her colonies, including Kiao Chau. Great Britain to cede to Germany such naval bases and coaling stations as Germany designates. Great Britain must return Gibraltar to Spain, cede its war fleet to Ger many, restore Egypt to Turkey and the Suez canal to Turkey. Greece must be re-established un der former King Constantine with frontiers as before the war. Austria and Bulgaria will divide Serbia and Montenegro. France and Belgium are to remain occupied at their expense until the conditions are carried out. $27,000,000 Raised By The Methodists Chicago.—The “educational jubilee” of the Methodist Episcopal church, which was Instituted 16 months ago to raise $20,000,009 for Methodist edu cational institutions by July 3, 1918, has collected $27,000,000, it is an nounced here. British Hospital Ship Torpedoed London. —A German submarine 70 miles from the Irish coast on the night of June 27 torpedoed the 11,000-ton hospital ship Llandovery Castle, which had been chartered by the Canadian government and had been in the serv ice of carrying wounded and sick from England so Canada for many months uasf- The ship was then on her way to England. She had on board 268 persons, including eighty men of the Canadian array medical corps and fourteen female nurses. Only 24 of those on board survived the attack -1*1,494 Prisoners Claimed By Germans Berlin. —Since the beginning of the German offensive on the 21st of last March, 191,434 alliod prisoners have been captured by the Germans, ac cording to an official statement from the war office. Os these, the state ment says, 99,939 were Brit ish, 89,099 were French and the re mainder were divided among the Por tuguese, Belgian and American forces along the front. Cannon to the num ber of 2,470 were taken and 10,024 machine guns were brought back from the battlefield. i■ ; | Are you thinking’of buying a car? ;!; I have three slightly used cars of iij | iii 1918 models. | 1 They are guaranteed to be sound ij| |i|| in every respect. i|: The value is there—the price and iji | terms are right. If Come and give them the “Once j|; Over.” P. S. One Ford Roadster. Three jjj Ford touring cars. | One Grant Six Roadster. One Overland Six touring. j L. B. GODBEE |: Dealer for Toombs and Montgomery Counties | ViDALIA, GEORGIA FOR REPRESENTATIVE. 1 hereby announce imseif a candidate for Representative of j Montgomery county in the next ; General Assembly, subject to the! rules governing the primary of! September 11, 1918. Soliciting your support, I am '■ Yours respectfully, VV. J. I’etkrhon. EUR REPRESENTATIVE. I To the Voters of Montgomery County: 1 am before you a candidate fori Representative in the coming f General Assembly, and my candi dacy will be subject to such rules and regulations as are provided for the September primary elec-j tion. Should I ho favored with your support, it will he my pleas ure to serve the better interest, of the entire county, without regard | to section or class. Respectfully, D. O. Camioun. FOR STATE SENATOR: Under the rotation system, which has been in effect for many j years, the next senator Irorn the i Fifteenth Senatorial District will be chosen from Montgomery j county by Montgomery county | voters. 1 aspire to this honor, : and solicit the support of my fellow citizens for mv candidacy. I As a native citizen I will, if chosen | by the people, protect every in- j iereatof the county uud district' at lurge, looking to its develop-1 ineiit and progress. With due! regard for past favors, I am Very truly, J. G. Calhoun. Notice to Public. This is to forewarn all officers or ministers against performing a marriage ceremony for my daughter, Viola Chambers, who is under the age limit. Other parties are also warned against interfering with her duties at home by encouraging her marri age to any party; and a violation of this order will be prosecuted | according to the provisions of law. This the 17th day of June, 1918. Lewis Chambers, Uvalda, Ga. Wanted to Buy. I wish to buy a good farm from 75 to 200 acres in Montgomery county. In reply give full de scription, your best prices and terms to P. O. Box 104, Mt. Vernon, Ga. Corn for Sale. ! Several hundred bushels good corn for sale at once. See me. W. G. Williamson, 530 Alston, Ga, Dwelling for Salt*. Seven-room dwelling and large ' lot, located in Mt. Vernon. De sirable home for family. Large garden plot. Convenient to school. One of the most modern homes in this section. For particulars inquire at The Monitor office, Mt. Vernon. Communication Taken From Macon Telegraph. (Advertisement) | [The following communication from Judge Miller, relative to the management of Mr. Hardwick’s candidacy, is published by Mr. T. A. Peterson of Ailey:] “Some one, whose name I did , not catch, phoned me from the Macon Telegraph office Friday afternoon, and asked: “What is it about this rumor on the streets that you are to be Mr. Hardwick’s campaign man ager?’’ j “I replied that I had heard no such rumor and hung up the phone.” i “The report of the incident as jgiven in the Saturday morning's ! Telegraph is misleading in that it convoys the impression that I am either hostile to Mr. Hardwick or indifferent to his candidacy. “It is true that I am not to i manage Senator Hardwick’s cam paign, although I am his out spoken and steadfast supporter i and expect to advise with him through the coming months of his canvass. I regard him as the ! ablest man in the Senate from : the South, and while I do not agree with him in some of his ! views on public questions, still I know him to be as loyal to the | Government and as patriotic a man as walks on earth. “He has been outrageously slandered by persons who for political reasons are seeking to encompass his defeat. I know him to be a man of stopless integrity, inflexible courage and first-rate ability. He stands four square as a man governed by his con victions and unafraid of the con sequences. This cannot be said of many men at present in pub lic life. “I regard the matter of Mr. Hardwick’s return to the Senate as one of the very highest im | portance, both to the State of | Georgia and to ail the other Slates. His presence in the Senate will be of priceless value, especially to the people of the South, in defense of those pro visions of the Federal Constitu tion which afford the strongest protection to the rights of the States.” A. L. Miller. LOANS ON FARM LANDS. Loans on improved farm lands of Montgomery County can be placed promptly at 5 l-2c in terest in amounts of SI,OOO and above, with the privilege of re paying part of the principal at any interest bearing periods in amounts of SIOO or multiples j thereof, thereby stopping the in terest on amount paid. Loans can be made for periods of 57, or 10 years to suit the borrower. Commissions charged are reason able. M. B. Calhoun, Mt. Vernon, Ga. R. E. Ward, Soper ton, Ga.
