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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1919)
VOL. XXXIII. THE PLANS OF LABOR ENDORSED BY TAFT Secretary Strange Advises a Change in Method of Auto Tax. Special service to Montgomery Monitor. Atlanta.—William Howard Taft’s hearty indorsement of organized la bor and his advocacy of the establish .rnent of a policy of tolerance on the part of both employer and employee, marked by the closing session of the .Southern Congress of the League of at the Auditorium. Mr. Taft declared the plans for establishment iOf a League of Nations has the hearty indorsement of organized labor of America and added further that such union is the promise made by the unit ed workmen of this country to their brothers in Europe. Unions should be encouraged, he said, and employ ers should deal with their workers (through the unions. By encouraging !the unions to voice the sentiment of the workers, the latter will be given a deeper and more serious conscious ness of the part they have played and are playing in the world’s affairs. Mr. Taft said the establishment of such a (feeling would do more toward break ing down the wave of discontent and (Bolshevism now spreading over the (country than anything else possibly (could do. 1 _______ i j Changes Urged In Auto Law ! Atlanta.—A number of recommenda itions of interest to automobile owners in the state are made to Governor Dor sey in the annual report of Henry B. (Strange, secretary of state, to be sub mitted to the governor. The most im portant change recommended by Mr. ( Strange is the establishment of a sep arate and distinct department for the registration of motor vehicles. It is Submitted that the registering of au tomobiles, trucks and the like lias ibecome a business of such volume that the office of the secretary of state is (not equipped to handle it and that i (the creation of another department for this purpose is not only justifiable, but mecessary. In this connection, Mr. Strange suggests that the license fees ;for registration of motor vehicles be lincreased to $5, $8 and $lO, accord ing to the horsepower, and the fees (arising therefrom be used exclusively for good roads purposes. ■Tractors Arriving For Show In Macon Macon. —Scores of farm machinery and implements are beginning to ar rive here for the Dixie National Power .Farming demonstration which is to be held here during the week of March 10 ;to 15. Manufacturers from all parts ‘of the United States have their ad vance men already on the field and many of the presidents of these com panies are to be here to personally ,watch the demonstrations. A tract of 12,500 acres of land a short distance (south of this city, reached by two rail roads and two highways, has been ob tained for the demonstration. Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey has accepted an invi tation to officially start the tractors. Sheriff Sale. Georgia—Montgomery County. Will be sold before the court house door in Mt. Vernon on the first Tues day in April, 1919, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest, bidder for cash, certain property, of which the following is a complete descrip tion : Ten acres of land situate, lying and being in the 13S6th G. M. district of Montgomery countv, as it existed prior to the formation of Treutlen county,and now within the hounds of Treutlen county, and bounded as follows: On the north by lands of Spencer Coleman, on the east by lands of Sammie Dayis, and on the south and west by lands of Harmon Willis, being ten acres carved from the northeast corner of said tract and known as the Harmon Willis home place. Levied on and will be sold as the property of Harmon Willis to satisfy a tax fl fa issued by H.C. Davis, tax collector Montgomery county, vs Harmon Willis, for state and county taxes for the year 1918 Levy made and returned to me by J. T. Beugnot, constable, and written notice of levy given in terms of the law. This the 4th dav of March, 1919 E. E. Burch, Sheriff. Sheriff Sale. Georzta— Montgomery County. Will be sold before the court house door in Mount Vernon on the first Tuesday in April, 1919. be tween the legral hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, certain property, of which the following Is a full and complete description: Five acres of land situate, lying and being in the 12215 t district <4. M. of Montgomery county as ii existed prior to the formation of Treutlen county, and now within the bounds of Treutlen county, and bounded as follows. On the north by lands of Lamar Holmes, on the east by lands of B. A. Rowe and south and west by lands of Josh Collins, the same being five acres carved from file northeast corner of a sixty-five acre tract owned by said Josh Collins. Levied on and' will be sold as the property of Josh Collins to satisfy a tax fl fa issued by H. C. Davis, tax collector of Montgomery couunty, vs Josh Collins, for state and county taxes for the year 1918. Levy made and returned to me by J.T. Beugnot, constable, and written notice of levy given in terms of the la»v. This the 4th day of March. 1919. E. E. Burch, Sheriff. Slip ifimttnmttmj Mi mttor* IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA TO THE END: FOR VICTORY, FOR REACE AND FOR WORLD-WIDE LIBERTY Income Tax Officer in Mt. Vernon March 11. Mr. A. E. Ridley, a representa tive of the Department of In ternal Revenue, will be in Mt. Vernon Tuesday, March 11th, ; for the purpose of aiding citizens 'of this county in making income | tax returns. Those who can fill out the proper blanks should do so, as a saving of time; those who may not feel able to fill out their 1 returns may gain assistance from this officer on that day. It is im perative that this matter be look ed after, to avoid severe penal ties. In this issue will be seen a summary of the plan, and the attention of the public is directed to the information as given in the county paper from time to time. Sheriff Sale. : Georgi’ —Montgomery County, i Will be sold before the court house door in Mt. Vernon on the first Tuesday in April. 1919, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, certain property, of which the following is a complete description: One lot with house thereon situate, lying and being in the Town of Uvalda, said slate and coun ty, and bounded as follows: On the north by lands of John B. Conner, east by Broad street, south by lands of Kaplin and on the west by land« of Rube Conner, and better known as the W. S. Partin home place. Levied on and willl be sold as the property of W. S. Partin to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by H. C. Davis, tax collector vs W. S. Par tin, for state and county taxes for the year* 1917 and 1918. Levy ma 4 e and returned to me by 1. C. S. Berner, special bailiff, and written notice given in terms of the law. This the 4th day of March, lyiy. E. E. Burch, Sheriff. SOUTHERN “Y” MAN BUNDED IN SERVICE Says It Will Take Time For Public To Realize Value Os Thfe Red Triangle Service To American Fighters. Deßoy R. Fonville. New York, Feb. ... —So unusual was the service rendered by Deßoy R. Fon ville of Burlington, N. C., in his Y. M. C. A. work overseas that Major Gen eral L. S. Upton has written him a personal letter in appreciation of his efforts. Mr. Fonville has returned to his home after ten months service with 'the Y. M. ('. A. He was with the Fifth and Sixth Marines and Ninth and Twen ty-third infantry at Chateau Thierry, Soissons and St. Mihiel. It was while he was in a trench waiting to serve the Marines when they “pushed off,” that a high explosive shell blew par ticles of rock into his eye, blinding it. The same shellfire killed James A. Birchby, a Y. M. C. A. secretary from Pasadena, C’al., and wounded another Red Triangle worker, Thomas W. Wil but, Jr., of New Britain, Conn. The letter of appreciation that was sent to Mr. Fonville by General Upton read as follows: “I have observed your work as Y. M. C. A. representative of the Ninth infantry for some time and wish to convey to you my appreciation j of the uncomplaining and soldier like | manner in which you have undergone ! la.II without the glory that is attached i ito the profession of arms. The work which you have done had added great ly to the contentment of the men and thus to the efficiency of the com mand.” “My experience gave me an apprec iation of American men and what they j can go through," said Mr. Fonville. ; “Our division was a shock unit. It never went any* way but forwatd. Our i division alone captured 12,000 prison lers. Those men appreciated the Y. M. C. A. and understood the difficul ties it had to contend with in getting supplies up to the front. I have no complaint to make about losing the sight of one eye, that is war, but It bewilders me to have known what I do of the work of the ‘Y* in France then come home to learn of the criticisms being circulated here. I .believe that in due time the full ap preciation of the Y. M C A.’s work for victory will be general.” MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MARCH 6, 1919. +++++++++++++++++♦++++♦+++++++ ♦ Pershing Thanks Y. M. C. A . + X For Its Canteen Service l + + . NOW THAT FIGHTING IS OVER, GENERAL RELIEVES RED . TRIANGLE, AT ITS OWN REQUEST, OF POST EXCHANGE WORK + + ♦ Chaumont, France, Feb. 23. —The American Y. M. C. A., at * + its own request, has been relieved of its work in maintaining ♦ + the post exchanges with the American army. Correspondence ♦ has been exchanged between General Pershing and E. C. Carter, + in charge of the Y. M. C. A. with the army, resulting in this ’ decision. On Jan. 29 Mr. Carter wrote to General Pershing say- ♦ Ing that duties of the Y. M. C. A. in promoting athletics and + entertainments were so heavy that he thought it should be re- * + lieved of the exchange work. + General Pershing, in his reply, said: ♦ ♦ “As you correctly state, the Y. M. C. A. undertook the + management of the post exchanges at my request at a time when it was of the greatest importance that no available + soldier should be taken away from the vital military func- ♦ tions of gaining and fighting. As the reasons which ini- + pelled me at that time to request you to undertake this + work no longer exist, I am glad to approve of your sugges- + tion. + “in making tills change, permit me to thank you for + the very valuable services and assistance which the Y. M. C. A. lias rendered to the American Expeditionary Force in handling these exchanges. Hundicapped by a shortage of ton- . + nage and land transportation, the Y. M. C. A. has by extra + exertion served the army better than could have been ex'- + pected, and you may be assured that its aid has neen a large + factor in the final great accomplishment of the American + army.” + ♦ + + + + + + ++ ♦♦ + + + + ++ ♦ + + + +♦* + + + <♦ + + + McGregor Items. Special Correspondence. Miss Bessie Higgs and Mr. Fountain of Mt. Vernon attended the box supper here Saturday night. Mr. Taylor Stuckey of Glen wood was here Sunday. The box supper given for the school improvement fund at this place Saturday night met with great success, forty-five dollars being realized. Mr. Carson Mitchell went to Glen wood Saturday. Miss Sarah McArthur had for her guests Saturday night, Misses Parish and Edwards. Sgt. A. N. Carpenter, who has been stationed at Camp Raritnn, N. J., has returned home. Miss Josephine Morris won in the cake contest here Saturday night, and she donated same to McGregor school. This being sold to Mr. Taylor Stuckey, highest bidder. The cake brought $12.70 Arrangements are being made for remodeling the school build ing at this place. Sheriff Sale. Georgia—Montgomery County. Will be aold before the court hou**** door in Mt. Vernon on the first Tuesday in A p 11. 1919, lie tween the legal hours of sale, to thc<i.ghest bidder for rash, certain property, of which the following is a complete description: One lot of land situate. lying and being in the Town of Soperton and in the 1886111 G. M. district of Mont gotnery county as it existed prior to the formation of Treutlen county, and now in Treutlen county, and bounded as follows: On the north by lands of <’. A. Sumner, on the east by Second street, on the south by a street and on the west by an alley, facing 150 feet on Second st reet and running back 137 1-2 feet to an alley. Levied on and will be sold as the property of Geo. It. Tyler to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by H. V. Davis, tax collector of Montgomery county, vs G. R. Tyler, for state and county taxes for the year 1918. Levy marie and returned to me by J. T. Beugnot, constable, and written notice given in terms of the law. This the 4th day of March, 1919. £. E. Burch. Sheriff. Administrator’s Sale. Georgia—Montgomery County. Under and by virtue of an order granted by the Court of Ordinary of said county March 8, lUI9, I will sell at Uvalda, Georgia, said county, March 10, 1919, at 8 p, m., to the highest bidder, for cash, the following personal property belonging to the estate of Mrs. Belle McDaniel, deceased: Une 0 cylinder roadster Hudson automobile; one Ford roadster automobile; one Ford touring automobile; two sows, one black and one red, together with the pigs belonging to same, one sow having four pigs and one sow having seven pigs; alsoßoopounds of well-cured hog meat. This the 8d dav of March, 1919. E. J. Hadden, A dr. Estate of Mrs. Belle I McDaniel, Deceased. 82d Will Soon Be On Way Home Atlanta. —That the eighty-second di vision, trained at Camp Gordon, find for many months prior to the signing of the armistice in the thick of fierce fighting in France, will embark for America about March 1, is indicated in special orders issued to headquar ters of the division and in letters from members of its units to friends in At lanta. Tiie division was ordered to move about February 7 from tiie tenth training area to tiie Le Mans area, reporting upon arrival to tlxe command ing general, embarkation center, for preparation to leave for home. The di vision will remain at Le Mans until March 1, being subject lo release by the commanding general after that date. The commanding general will issue orders relative to preparation for movement and disposition of material and animals. Large Crowds Attend Peace League Atlanta. —Ex - President William Howard Taft, the leading exponent of Woodrow Wilson’s program for a league of nations, came to Atlanta and presided over the six sessions of the Southern Congress of tiie League of Nations, which met at the Audito rium-Armory. Mr. Taft brought willl him a mes sage that is arousing the people of America to tiie urgent need of such a league in the world today. He ut tered in the course of Ids addresses while in this city words that will ring around the nation; words of rebuttal to the opponents of President Wil son’s plan that he has brought back from the Versailles conference; words that aroused ids audiences to a keener sense than ever of the responsbiiily of every American citizen to give per sonal expression to his belief in tiie league of nations and to exert his whole influence in gathering the movement. Purebred Stock Movement Grows Valdosta.—Tiie Georgia Purebred Sire Club, an organization fostered by the Slate College of Agriculture, lo promote the growing of improved cat tle and bogs, is being joined by a large proportion of tiie farmers and stockgrowers in Lowndes county. Specialists C. A. Martini, it. M. Gird ley and W. R. Nesbit, of Athens; A. J. Clarke, sanitary expert, of Athens, and County Agent. W. S. Brooks, of ijowrides county, are holding meetings in the various districts of tin- county, demonstrating the advantages in grow ing purebred animals. About twenty stock-raisers have joined tiie club at tiie meeting and many more are ex pected to Join. Citation. Georgia—Montgomery County. The appraisers appointed to set upurt and assign a year’s support to Mrs. Uuronie Conner, tor her self and three minor children out of the estate of J. N. Conner, de ceased, having filed their return, unless good and sufficient cause is shown, the same will be made the judgment of the court of ordinary, to be held on the first Monday in April, 1919. This the 8d day of March, 1919. J. C. McAllister, Ordinary. Men With Rig. Wanted to sell Rawleigh Prod ucts. Established demand. Large profits, healthy, pleasant, perma nent. Give age, occupation, ref erences. W. T. Rawleigh Co., 363 Memphis, Tenn. One Killed; Two Hurt Atlanta. —Dr. E. L. Griffin, a well known Atlanta physician, is dead; As sistant Fire Chief Henry P. Pressley iis painfully injured, and his driver, J. K. Castleberry, of the fire headquar ters, is suffering from bruises about the face and body, as the result of an (automobile collision at the intersec tion of Hill and East Hunter streets. (According to several eyewitnesses, both cars were traveling at a good rate of speed, and when the crash came the wheels of the small touring car of Doctor Griffin locked witli those of the big red car of the chief, the im pact throwing the physician through the windshield. Fleeing County Official Caught Washington.—T. Souths Young, for mer clerk to the board of commission ers of Wilkes county, who was found 5,000 short in his accounts last April, jlias been apprehended on a Texas ranch. Telegrams that passed be tween Sheriff Callaway of tills county and the sheriff of Dallas county, Tex as, established (he identity of Young, who Is in jail, awaiting the arrival of local officials, having waived requisi tion. Waycross Has Clean-Up Week WaycrosH. The Waycross health league lias appointed (lie week begin ning March 30 as clean-up week for Waycross. They propose to make Waycross a clean city by eradicating flies, mosquitoes, rats, mice, bugs, worms and all other pestiferous in sects and animals. Slayer Os Hickman Exonerated Brunswick. —G. A. Black, who ac knowledged that he delivered the blow which produced the death of J. W. Hickman, who died in an Atlanta hos pital shortly after ills Arrival in that city, has been exonerated, a prelimi nary hearing having been given tiie ac cused man in the justice court. Black surrendered to officers as soon as it became known that Hickman luid passed away in Atlanta, stating that he delivered the blow in self-defense. His plea of self-defense was substan tiated. Republican Gets Democrat’s Seat. Washington, March 1. —Re publicans of the House found themselves in the majority late tonight and after a bitter debate, by a strict party vote of 182 to 173, unseated Representative Zebulon Weaver, Democrat, of the Tenth North Carolina district, in favor of James J. Britt, Re publican. There was much parliamentary maneuvering by the Democrats to prevent a final vote on the contest, but they lost. Britt will hold his seat only two days hut the victory gives his salary and allowances for the full term. The contest was over the 1916 election. Weaver was elected to succeed himself last fall. Mr. Britt was immediately sworn in by Speaker Clark. Final action on the contest came iust before midnight after more than five hours of continu ous calling of the roll and the fight was marked by the only strict political division which has occurred between Democrats and Republicans during the life of the 65th Congress. In the 1916 election Mr. Britt on the face of the returns was elected by a majority of seven, but on an official recount Mr. Weaver was declared elected. In that election Mr. Britt was running for re-election. Notice to Public. By order of the Board of Com missioners of Roads and Reve nues of Montgomery County the Board of Tax Equalizers will not receive taxes direct at their of fice, the same being contrary to the law provided, and all tax payers are hereby required to make returns to the Tax Receiver direct, and in the future there will be no deviation from this rule and order. This the 6th day of March, 1919. 364 Board Tax Equalizers Mule for Sale. One good farm mule. Also 100 bushels of corn. See W. P. Moore, 1304 Rt. 2, Ailey, Ga, REV. J. T. SMITH DIES IN DUBLIN Taught in Brewton-Parker —A Minister Forty Years. Dublin, March 2.—The funeral service of Rev. J. T. Smith, who died suddenly yesterday after a brief illness, was conducted this afternoon at 3:30 from the First Baptist Church. Besides Rev. R. L. Baker and other local min isters, Dr. .1. G. Harrison and Dr. T. W. Callaway of Macon assisted at the service. The deceased was born in 1851 and was a grad uate of Mercer University. Since 1000 lie had almost continuously tilled the office of county school superintendent for Laurens Coun ty, during which time the county school system has developed into one of the best in Georgia. In 1883 Mr. Smith married Miss Susan Rebecca Smith. The fol lowing children survive. J. T. Smith, Jr., William W. Smith and Mrs. Jos. R. Folsom of Dublin; C. Manley Smith of Soarta, and Mrs. J. G. Collins of Gainesville; also two brothers, H. H. Smith and W. T. Smith both of Dublin. In the death of Mr. Smith this section has lost an earnest worker in the cause of better education, and a progressive citizen who had friends throughout Georgia. Mr. Smith was a brother-in-law of Mrs. A. L. Lanier of this place, and was well known to the peo ple of this section. About five years ago he taught in The Brew town-Parker for one term. He was a native of Laurens county, and for forty years was a Baptist minister, employing a part of his time in educational work, making his talents doubly beneficial to his 'fellow men. The last active work in the school-room was when he was connected with the school at this place, and Montgomery county friends will regret to learn of his death. Col. and Mrs. Lanier attended the funeral service in Dublin Sunday. Union Prayer Services. A week’s prayer service was begun at the Mt. Vernon Baptist church last evening. The service is under the direction of the three pastors of the town —Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian—and the public is cordially invited to attend. Sunday evening’s ser vice will beheld at the Methodist church. Preacher Gets Fine Pig. Waycross, March 2. — A male pig 7 months old and weighing nearly 300 pounds, sired by “Sensation Select,” the famous male of Fairview Farms, was sent to Rev. C. M. Ledbetter bv W. 11. Peacock and arrived in Waycross yesterday. Quite a good deal of interest was attrac ted bv the pig as he is one of the finest hogs that has ever come into this section of the state. The owners of the sire of the pig have refused $7,500 for him. Sheriff Hale. Georgia Montgomery County. Will he »ol<i before the court house door In Mt. Vernon on the brut Tuesday in April. 1919. be tween the U*Kal hours of sale, to the hitfheat bidder for c ah!, r erUtin property, of which the following is a complete description: Ten acres of land situate, lying and being in ill" 1 Hit Ist U. M. district of Montgomery county, as it existed before the creation of Treutlen couu t\, and bounded ns follows: On the w est by lands of Leona Webb, op the south by lands of C. H. McLeod and on the north and east by lands of < oln Phillips, being ten acres cut from the southwest corner of a tract of bind owned by Cola P. and Emma Phillips. Levied on and will bo sold :t . their property to satisfy a tax Hfa issued by H. ('. Davis, tax collector Montgomery county, vs Cota P. and Kintim Phillips, for state uud county uixer, for the year 1918. Levy made :iltd returned' to me by C. H. Uotf, constable, and written notice of levy given in terms of the law. This the 4 1 1■ day of March. 1919. E. E. Burch, Sheriff. NO. 44.
