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VOL. XXXIV.
INCREASE POWER
R. R. COMMISSION
With Enlarged Powers Body
Would also Have New
Name.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
Atlanta.—Force is being put behind
a bill to be brought before the legis
lature this year, providing for a com
plete reorganization and enlargement
of powers of the Georgia Railroad
Commission under the name of the
Georgia - Public Service Commission,
the levying of a license fee on'all cor
porations under the jurisdiction of the
commission to provide for its mainte
nance and the raising of the sala
ries of commissioners to $6,000 a year.
Another innovation to be proposed is
that corporations make their annual
tax returns to the commission instead
of the state comptroller general. It
is pointed out that inasmuch as the
commission is charged with the duty
of fixing rates, that it should appro
priately be given the authority to as
certian and fix values of corporation
properties upon which rates are bas
ed, and which are now computed by
the comptroller general. The present
name of the railroad commissoin, it
is maintained, is a misnomer, and
has been sinjie 1907, when the pow
ers and duties of the commission were
enlarged to cover the local utilities,
such as electric light and power com- ]
panies, gas companies, telephone com
panies, etc. The name, Georgia Public i
Service Commission, is in line with
Ahe names of such commissions in
other states, which have the same
jurisdiction and power®. Since its cre
ation in 1887 the commission has been
handicapped by lack of sufficient help '
to properly and efficiently carry on
its work. To remedy this situation
it is prop -sed that a proper number
of field examiners, inspectors, engi
neers, etc.,, be provided to go annual
ly, at least, to every plant in the state
over which the commissino has juris
diction to see that it is being econom
ically operated in the interest of the i
public, examine into the character
and complaints of communities, and
see if a remedy cannot be found to
take care of the situation.
Suffrage Fight Due In Legislature
Atlanta. —Probably one of the most
important bills to come before the
legislature is the Susan B. Anthony
bill, which proposes to put Georgia
on record as favoring an amendment
to the federal constitution, giving suf
frage to women. It is reported that
this measure will be supported by a
member of the Fulton delegation. Re
ports also come that efforts will be
made to put the measure through
both houses on the first business day
in the same manner the prohibition
bill was put through last year. In
this plan the supporters of the tneas
ure are bound to meet obstacles, for
the conservative members of both
branches are planning to put off the
fight on the suffrage bill until other
measures they consider of more im
portance to Georgia have been brought
up.
Hon. Matt Cook Dies
Dies at Lumber City.
Hon. Matt Cook, one of the
best known business men of Tel
fair county died at his home in
Lumber City yesterday afternoon
after a very short illness of
pneumonia. His death came as
a distinct shock and surprise to
his friends throughout this sec
tion.
Mr. Cook was born on his
father’s farm a few miles south
of Lumber City in Coffee county,
about 55 years ago. He moved
to Lumber City in 1882 and en
tered the mercantile business,
at which he made an enviable
success. He was married in
early manhood to Miss Margaret
McNatt. Two children survive
this union, Mrs. Hampton Will
cox of Lumber City and Mrs.
Douglas McArthur of Atlanta.
The deceased took a decided
active part in affairs of church
and state. He was a member of
the MethodTst church and was a
strong supporter for every move
ment for good. He was twice
elected to the legislature and had
a strong political following.
Besides his widow and two
daughters, the deceased is sur
vived by seven brothers and two
sisters, Mrs. F. L Dyal of this
place, Mrs. A. W. Clements of
Alamo, Mr. J. F. Cook, Mcßie,
Morgan Cook, Milan and Quitman
Cook, Milan, Henry and I. L
Cook of Hazlehurst, John Cook
of Rochelle, Monroe Cook of
Glen wood.
The remains were interred in
the family burying ground at
Lumber City this afternoon, the
funeral being attended by an un
usually large concourse of friends
from all over this section of the
state.—Telfair Enterprise.
Mmxttpmtrg lUnmtnr.
' Married This Morning
In Ordinary’s Office.
* Mrs. Lourine Conner of near
Higgston and Mr. J. W. Currie
of Toombs county were married
this morning in the office of Ordi-1
nary McAllister, Rev. A. G. i
Brew’ton performing the cere- \
mony.
Quite a crowd of spectators,
were present to witness the oc-j
casion, and after all costs had,
been adjusted, including a fat
little fee for the clergyman, the
bride and groom happilv departed
amid a shower of rice vigorously
but orderly dealty out by a crowd
| of voung men.
Mr. Currie is a well-to-do far
mer of Toombs county. Mrs.
Conner was the widow of the late
John T. Conner.
Hot Baths for Soldiers.
Coblenz, June 18. —When
Neuweid was opened up as a]
leave center for the Third Army \
Corps, comprising the 2nd and
32nd Divisions, the officers found
on the main street a fine, sub
stantial, rather ornate bath and
swimming pool which up to that
time had been used by the Ger
man civilians. It was turned
over to the Y. M. C. A., and
now each day a good part of the
1,000 men who come in each
three days on leave disport them
selves where the Germans used
to frolic.
“This is’the great treat we’ve
had since leaving the U. S. A.”
the boys agree as they splash i
and dive in the pool and boil and
shiver under the hot and cold
showers.
Observe Next Sabbath
i
as Thrift Sunday.
June 22nd will be Thrift Sun
day throughout the United Sta
tes. In co-operation with the
Savings Division of the Treasury
Department churches of every
denomination will lend their
aid to the national Thrift Cam
paign. Pastors of churches have
promised to lay before their peo
ple on Thrift Sunday the personal
and patriotic reasons for per
petuating the lessons of sane
saving, wise spending and safe
investment which the American
people learned through the self
sacrifice imposed by the war.
Each congregation will receive
a direct message from Secretary
Glass of the Treasury Depart
ment, to be read from the pjdpit,
setting forth the reasons why
the Government is fostering the!
i spirit of Thrift as a permanent j
American characteristic. Pastors j
have been asked to devote at i
least a part of their sermons on
Thrift Sunday to the subject of
i saving. A letter to the pastors
of all denominations, sent by
Harold Braddock, Director of the
Savings Division, read in part as
follows:
“We are hoping you will be
; able to assist the local Savings
Director in carrying on the Sav
ings Campaign in his community,
and that you will impress upon
the members of the organizations
connected with your church the
desirability of careful saving for
some worthy object. It would
be to their interest to be enrolled
as Government Savings Societies.
The Savings and Thrift Stamps
securities offered by. the Govern
ment are so safe and so accessi
ble to the investor of such small
amounts that we also feel that if
the members of these organiza
tions begin investing their sav
ings in Government securities it
will aid the members to feel that
they have a more direct stake
and interest in their Government,
and make them more active and
intelligent citizens.
“We are counting on your
assistance in this great movement
; for peace-time patriotism.”
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 19, 1919.
WILL ENFORCE
CATTLE TICK LAW
Authorities Will Build Vats
Every Section of The
County.
i Byway of putting into efFect
lin Montgomery county the tick
i eradication law passed last year,
the Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues are adver
tising for bids for the construc
tion of dipping vats, some thirty
or more to be built in different
sections of the county during the
summer.
The law as passed contemplated
work before this date, but the
matter having been delayed, it is
1 quite probable that this county,
as well as a number of other
South Georgia counties, will not
begin dipping this year, as the
I season is oractically past for its
effects. However, the vats will
be constructed during the sum
mer and winter preparatory for
the spring dipping, which will
be continued until the county is;
free of cattle ticks.
Last year there was appropri-1
ated the sum of $25,000 to foster
the movement during the present
year. This has nothing to do
with the fixed law, which should
have become effective in April of
this year, and which will be en-:
forced from now on. The several,
counties bear the expense of
vats, chemicals, etc. The diDping
is to be done every fourteen days,
and every man owning cattle will
be required to dip according to
this schedule until the county is j
tick-free. No cattle can be ship
ped from a tick-infested section
until the law has been complied
with. The people of this county
as a whole appreciate the means
being supplied to get rid of the
tick, realizing its value to the j
cattle owners.
There are about twenty private
vats in the county, and most of
these will be taken over by the
state and federal government to j
form a part of the county’s quota. 1
It is thought by those in charge
that it will not be necessary to
build more than twenty vats, as
the territory can be so divided as
to include those now owned by
private parties. Unless recog
nized by the authorities, an
owner cannot use his private vat,
as all operations will be under
the supervision of an inspector
observing government rules.
Another feature in connection
with the work, is the idea that
; cattle ticks thrive on other ani
i mals. There is every proof by
the government and state au
! thorities that the cattle tick lives
on no other animal, and all
theories contrary to this are ab
solutely wrong. Cattle free of
; ticks fatten more easily and are
l in every wav more marketable
i at higher prices than stock not so
! treated. _ _
New Church for
Vidalia Baptists.
The Vidalia Baptist church has
completed its initial plans for the
erection of its new house of wor
ship. Mr. W. L. Roebuck, of
Cordele, delivered a very fine ad
dress at the church last Sunday
morning and met with the com
mittee Sunday afternoon and the
situation wa9 gone over thorough
ly. He made a fine talk to the
committee. The new building is
now an assured fact. Over
$15,000 was subscribed at the
meeting of the committee and
the regular canvas for the build
ing has not vet begun. The
forces have been organized and
a canvas of the membership of
the church will be made at once.
From the liberal start made by
the committee there will be no
doubt but that the project will
go through with enthusiasm. —
'Vidalia Advance.
CONDITIONS SPEAK
BETTER PRICES
Reports Indicate a Material
Reduction in the Cotton
Acreage.
Atlanta, Ga., June I(s.—Au
thentic reports from all parts of
Georgia to the State Department
of Agriculture indicate that crop
conditions are such as are most
likely to command good prices for
products the coming fall.
There has been material de
terioriation in cotton during the
j last two or three weeks. The
cool weather and showers have
been favorable to the excessive
growth of grains, while cotton
growth has been retarded. Re
ports to the Department show
that there has been a material
reduction in the cotton acreage,
and that through the south
western to the southeastern por
tion of the state the boll weevil
:is exceedingly active and will do
much damage.
| The reports as to the condition
lof cotton coming to the Depart
! ment, are exactly in line with
those promulgated by the United
States Department of Agricul
ture in Washington, and indicate
strongly a material reduction in
the amount of the Georgia cotton
yield this year.
In addition to bad weather con
ditions, considerable trouble has
■ been- experienced on account of
the shortage of labor. Many
sections of the state have indi
cated a demand for cotton chop
pers, and on many farms, as the
result of the inability to obtain
them, the women and even young
girls are working in the cotton
fields. This is a state of affairs
which the south proposes to
remedy just as soon as possible.
Reports indicate a fairly good
I stand of corn all over the state.
Where there is a large number
of hogs and cattle, the velvet
bean acreage seems to have been
materially increased. Sorghum
! is being planted extensively, both
i for forage and syrup; and this is
said to look better than any other
crop. One material advantage
from the rainy weather has been
i the planting of a larger sweet
; potato acreage and a favorable
condition for a larger yield. To
bacco is looking well and the
acreage, particularly in “bright
tobacco,” has been largely in
-1 creased. The tendency has been
to plant a larger acreage of pea
nuts and more to the acre. This
crop is said to be making con
siderable progress.
Peaches began to move the
latter part of May and the num
ber of young trees which have
just come in to bearing the first
i time, is tremendous. Middle and
South Georgia will have an un
| usually good crop.
Reports from all over th<* state
show that more tractors and
binders and improved farm ma
chinery are being used than ever
before. These labor saving de
vices are helping very much.
! It is an interesting fact that
Grady county grows the largest
! part of the collard seed crop used
'in the United States. Collard
seed production in Georgia is
said to be unusually satisfactory
this year.
Federal Buildings
for Twelfth District.
! I
it Washington, June 18. Rep
■ j resentative Larsen today intro
i duced bills asking for appropria
tions for Federal buildings in his
district. The public buildings
: bill, which passed the House last
| winter, but died in the Senate,
' provided $50,000 for the Fort
j Valley and SB,OOO each for sites
for Hawkinaville and Eastman,
j These bills he reintroduced, to
gether with a request for $75,000
for a site and building at Vidalia.
Twelfth District Board
Held Meeting Tuesday.
Cochran, June 18. —At their
meeting here today the members
of the board of trustees of the
Twelfth District Agricultural
School elected officers and voted
to meet at the Dempsey Hotel in
Macon Friday, June 27, at 10 a.
m. to elect a principal. All ap
plicants for this position will be
invited to attend the meeting
and present their credentials.
At the same time the principal is
elected the board will consult an
architect for the purpose of
arranging for necessary additions
to the building at Cochran.
The board meeting today was
the first held here since the for
mal acceptance by Governor Dor
sey of the Bleckley county bid.
Judge Max L. Mcßae was re
elected chairman, Emmet Houser,
secretary and J. A. Walker, cash
ier of the Cochran Banking Com
pany, treasurer.
Rules and regulations to govern
the board were adopted and Dr
T. I). Walker, Sr. was chosen
chairman of the executive com
mittee. Other members of the
executive committee are: M. H.
Boyer, of Hawkinsville; C. M.
Methvin of Eastman; C. D.
Rountree of Wrightsville, and
Max L. Mcßae of Mcßae. The
finance committee is composed of
M. B. Calhoun of Mount Vernon
and N. G. Bartlett of Dublin.
Judge Mcßae, Dr. Walker and
Emmett Houser will meet with
the standing committee of the
Agricultural and Mechanical
Schools of the state in Atlanta
tomorrow to present the needs of
the Twelfth District school for
certain appropriations to be asked
of the Legislature this year.
Only two members of the board
were absent today and tjie de
cision to get the new school ready
for early opening was unanimous.
-til Crops But Cotton In Good Shap:.
Atlanta. —The state department of
agriculture in its weekly letter reports
crop conditions are such as to com
mand good prices for products the
coming fall, Iml that there has been
a material deterioration in cotton the
last two or three weeks. "Cool weath
er and showers have been favorable
to the excessive growth of grains,"
says the report, "while cotton growth
has been retarded. Reports to the
department show there has been a ma
terial reduction in cotton acreage, and
thLt throughout the Southeastern arid
Southwestern portion of the state the
boll weevil is active and will do much
damage.”
Six Macon Sleuths Granted Ball
Macon. Judge H. A. Matthews, in
Bibb superior court, granted bail to
the six Macon city detectives who
have been held in the Bibb county jaii
for several weeks, three under charge®
of murder and three as accessory be
fore the fact. The total bond required
for the men to gain their freedom was
$50,000, and the entire amount was
forthcoming within a few hours after
the court had signed the order.
Feeble-Minded Survey Ended
Atlanta. —The investigations which
have been conducted since the first
o fthe year for the Georgia Com in is
sion on the Feeble-minded have been
completed. While no definite figures
were obtainable before the report was
submitted, it is understood the situa
tion in Georgia is found to be in bad
shape, and that recommendations for
immediate and effective measures will
be advocated.
Rome Board Seeks New Charter
Koine. A resell!loin passed unani
mously by the city commissoin re
quested that the Floyd delegation in
the legislature secure pass igo of ai
amended city charter as agreed upon
by the commission. The charter Is to
be submitted to a vote of the people
for ratification. If ratified it is to
go into effect on the first Monday In
April, 1920. The office of city mana
ger is to be abolished and the seven
1 commissioners are to elect one ol
i their number as mayor.
Miss Jeddie Cock field returned
Monday afternoon from a visit
with friends at Gresston, Ga.
Mr. W. W. Pierce returned
this morning from a business
trip to Macon and points west of
Mt. Vernon.
PLANNING FOR
FOURTH OF JULY
Be Held at Brewton-Parker
—Will Have Aeroplane
Attractions.
Plans are fast assuming shape
for the Fourth of July celebra
tion between the counties of
Montgomery and Treutlen, whose
people will assemble on the na
tion’s natal day in exercises ap
propriate to the occasion.
The various committees have
been active, and within the next
few days the entire arrangements
will have been made for the day.
The committee appointed to
select the grounds have decided
that, ail conditions being con
sidered, the people can best be
accomodated on the grounds of
The Brewton Parker Institute,
midway between Mt. Vernon and
Aiiey, and the celebration will
be held there, according to a
program to be announced later.
The committee on program is
endeavoring to secure an able
speaker for the occasion. This
committee is also in correspon
dence with the officers in charge
of Souther Field, at Americus,
with a view' of securing one or
more aeroplanes for the chief
attraction of the day, and it is
very probable that the machines
will be secured. The Riddle old
pasture southeast of the campus,
it is found, will serve the pur
pose of a landing field. This is
very convenient to the school
grounds.
The committee on grounds
could not have selected a more
convenient site. Much of the
campus is shaded, and there is
ample room for all, if the space
is properly used. Cars will be so
located on the grounds as not to
interfere with traffic, and the
dinner tables will be erected un
der the row of sycamores in front
of the buildings. Arrangements
will be made for an ample supply
of water and other necessities.
The program will be given in
full in next issue. Let the entire
public attend. The affair is
planned as a welcome to the. sol
dier boys who went from this
county, including the boys from
Treutlen, a part of which origi
nally belonged to Montgomery
county. The soldier boys and
the Confederate Veterans of this
entire section are invited to at
tend.
1 hree Negroes Are
Killed Near Lyons.
Lyons, June 10. - When a mul
let supper broke up in a free-for
all fight about 1 o’clock this
morning at the home of Albert
Egerton, on the farm of R. L.
Page, near here, three negroes
were shot to death. One of the
victims was John Tillman, who is
said to have shot one of the
negroes before he was slain. One
arrest has been made and officers
are looking for another negro,
who made his escape in an auto
mobile. The dead negroes were
all shot through the head. It is
not known what started the
trouble, but information obtain* d
by officers indicates a quantity ot
moonshine was being used as a
chaser for the mullet supper.
Mrs. A. Estroff and son, Bill 11,
spent Sunday with relatives in
Uvalda.— Soperton News.
Miss Mary Stanford is in Sa
vannah where she was recently
carried for treatment. Her con
dition was first thought critical,
'nut latest advices indicate that
she is greatly imyroved. Her
brother, Mr. J. I. Stanford, and
other relatives accompanied her
to Savannah.
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