The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, July 24, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XXXIV. SPECIAL BILLS LEGISLATURE Session Three-Fourths Over, May Consider Vital Matters. Special service to Montgomery Monitor. Atlanta. —With the capitol removal | bill out of the way as the result of the vote to table it, the decks are! cleared in the Georgia general as sembly for action on constructive leg islation of great importance and both houses, which have made remarkable progress in comparison with their past performances, are expected to j complete the session with a splendid j record for important law making, i Next in order for consideration in the house are special appropriation bills and bills increasing the salaries of several state house officers. Inas much as the general appropriation measure, with its total of $8,588,000, has been estimated as approaching within a few thousand dollars of the estimated revenue of Georgia for 1920, special appropriation measures have not received much encouragement. There are a number of such bills, which, however, will doubtless be giv en favorable consideration. A meas ure aimed at tax dodgers was intro duced in the house as an amendment to the general tax act. This would provide that all owners of property to lease or rent and all agents han dling such property shall be required to make a return to the county tax receiver, giving the lease or rental price for current and preceding years. The tax receiver would be required to turn in a report with this informa tion to the tax assessor, who would be able to compare it with the tax re turns made and correct any discrepan cies. The anti-lynching bill intro duced by J. H. Milner of Dodge may also be brought to passage. The bill which has the approval of Governor Dorsey and was reported favorably by the unanimous vote of the judiciary committee, provides for a full investi gation of all lynchings and the re moval from office of the sheriff it 1 is shown that the official did not do his utmost to protect prisoners from mob violence. $1,872,000 Asked By Asylum Heads Milledgeville. —Recommending the immediate erection of a building for the treatment of the acute insane, which will cost $200,000, asking appro priation of $172,001 for carrying on the work for the next two years, and describing in detail the activities now under way at the Georgia state sani tarium, the board of trustees of that institution read its regular report to the legislative committee making its visit of inspection. The report shows that the financial condition of the san itarium at this time is sufficiently good to allow the carrying over of a clear cash balance of about sixty thousand dollars. It gives a detailed summary of the progress being made in addi tion to the negro building, and also plans for the erection of the nurses dormitory. In addition, the board strongly recommends that the salary of the superintendent of the sanita rium be increased from its regular allotment of $2,500. The Monitor is under obliga tion to Mr. H. V. Rogers of North Mt. Vernon for a fine melon, re ceived a few days ago. [ THE BREWTON-PARKER INSTITUTE ; X 4 ► (MT. VERNON-A1 LEY, GA.) < ! : Modern High School for Boys \ x and Girls 5 : 3 I MOST CHOICE LOCATION J X 4 ► * J VERY STRONG FACULTY J : \ X EVERY CONDITION IDEAL J : 3 ► < ► Extensive Improvements in Progress. Fall Term 4 ► Opens Sept. 2, 1919. For further information and * ► * X catalogue, write 4 I : 3 : L. S. BARRETT, President 3 : : ; MT. VERNON, GA. 3 ► * * aaaaaa*aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa AAAAAAAAAAAAAA/» AAAA* 31j t iflmttumttmj fflmutur- Behind the Bars, but Prevented Jail Delivery. Americus, July, 22. —John Cald well, a negro held in jail here on a first degree murder charge,: yesterday frustrated a wholesale jail delivery plot when he inform ed Sheriff Harvey of its details, j Caldwell not only told the sheriff all about the plot, but handed j him two steel saws which had been smuggled into the jail, and were to have been used by prison ers in sawing their way out. Ed Morgan and Ed Spivey, | ring leaders in the alleged plot, j are held on charges of grand larceny. Annie Belle Morgan l and Willie Sims, two young ne-! gro women, are alleged to have smuggled the saws to Morgan and Spivey, and were today arrested on a warrant charging felony. Visited in Milledgeville. Last Wednesday Mr. M. E. Fountain and Sheriff E. E. Burch made a trip to Milledgeville. They were accompanied by Misses Elise Fountain, Adelaide Martin, Nell Cockfield and Eddie Lee Mclntyre. The girls were pupils of Miss Stembridge, a member of the faculty of The Brewton-Par ker, last year, and went up to make her a visit. The two latter returned Saturday, and the other young ladies came home yester- j day. To the Mountains. Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Baldwin and Misses Urania and Dorcas! Mcßae left last week for Mon treat, N. C., where they will remain for a week, attending the annual summer Bible Institute. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin visited relatives at Statesville, N. C., before going to Montreat. Cards from the Misses Mcßae announce a most pleasant stay in the moun tains. First Open Cotton. * The first open cotton bolls brought to this office this year i were presented by G. B. Burch, a colored farmer, living about eight miles north of Mt. Vernon. The two bolls brought in, short 1 staple cotton, were found on one stalk, while the field shows a number of others. Burch is a thrifty farmer, cul ' tivating something over sixty acres with two mules. Miss Genevieve Lanier, who i has been teaching in one of the high schools in Macon, has re turned home for the summer. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 24, 1919. t t | Practical Methods of Dehorning Cattle. Before domestication horns on j cattle were useful as a protection : against other wild animals, but J now they are not needed for this purpose and are the source of : much annoyance. Horns are responsible for frequent injuries to animals and to persons caring jfor them. They are very ob jectionable on animals being handled frequently and at turn* | when they are brought together ! in large number or when crowded for shipment. Cattle without horns are usually more domicile j 1 and make better use of their feed j !in the production of either beef or milk. Such animals require less space for housing, may be fed and watered in the ordinary manner, and thereby require less labor in their care and manage ment. With the exception of animals intended for show purposes there is every reason for dehorning. Dehorned animals are found oc casionally in the show ring, but the leading show animals are j practically all horned. The horns add to the attractiveness and help to show the characteristics of the ; class or breed to which an animal belongs. These Doints are very much desired by the man in the show business, but for ordinary business there is no good reason for horns. Horns on a bull are extremely dangerous and should be removed unless the animal is to enter the show ring. i Dehorning may be done on the grown animal by the use of the saw or clipper, or on the calf with caustic potash. If dehorning is to be done with saw or clipper, the animal should be at least one year of age or there is danger of scurs develoying later. This will always happen after dehorning unless the horns are properly re moved; that is cut sufficiently close to the head. The horns should be cut from a quarter to one-halt inch below where the skin joins the horns, leaving a rim of skin on the horn removed. The most satisfactory method of dehorning is to use caustic potash on the young calf. To use this successfully it must be done before the calf is more than three days old. The hair should be clipped away from the small buttons which may be felt, and which are the future horns. Then moisten a stick of caustic potash and rub the spot witn it until the skin bleeds slightly. Care should be taken to avoid getting too much water on the animal, or it may run down the head, taking . off the hair, and even getting into the eyes, with serious results. Direction regarding methods of i dehorning and details about the work may be found in Bulletin No. 11l of the Georgia Experi | ment Station. Interested persons j may obtain copies of this Bulletin i free by applying to the Animal | Husbandry Department, Georgia [ Experiment Station, Experiment, I Georgia. | | Locates in Mt. Vernon for Practice of Law. Col George B. Cowart, a young attorney, of St. Marys, arrived in j Mt. Vernon, a few days ago, and has perfected arrangements for office space with Col. M. B. Cal houn for the practice of law. The young man is a son of Col. L. J. Cowart, well known as a former practitioner in this sec tion of the state, who has been a resident of St. Marys for several years. As a young attorney, Col. Cowart begins practice under very promising conditions. His legal training has been for the best, and the association with Col. Calhoun places him in very agreeable position for the practice lof law, his chosen profession. I Mt. Vernon welcomes Col. Cowart «in her midst. J. K. Simmons Heads Georgia Editors Monroe, Ga. —The Georgia Press as sociation concluded the best conven tion it has ever had judged from any angle, the comaraderie of the gather* ing or the hospitality of the entertain ment by the town of Monroe in caring for the convention. The election of of ficers for the ensuing year was the chief item of business in the conclud ing session, and resulted as follows: J. Kelly Simmons, of The Telfair Enterprise, Mcßae, was elected presi dent; William G. Sutlive, of The Sa | vannah Press, first vice president; Charles D. Rountree, of Wrightsville. ! second vice president; Ernest Camp, jf The Walton Tribune, Monroe, third I vice president; Hal M. Stanley, of l Atlanta and Dublin, corresponding ! secretary; C. E. Benns, Butler Herald, ■ recording secretary; J. J. Howell, [ Cuthbert Leader, treasurer. The elec tion in the case of every officer was ' unanimous, a thing unprecedented in the history of the association. Mr. | Stanley was re-electedf or the lGth time and Mr. Howell for the 17th time. Carrollton, Carroll county, gets the next year’s convention. Will Report Soon On Highways Bill Atlanta. —With the exception of two or three sections which were referred to subcommittees for a late report, the house highways committee completed its consideration of the main road bill providing for the building of state aid roads from funds to be secured by ! automobile licenses. The first section referred to a sub- I committee, consisting of Messrs. Mil ner, Whitaker and Neil, related to the j liability to be assumed by the state | for damages owing to ill repair of state aid roads. The point was taised that, as it was not allowed to sue the state, the state or its highways depart- j ment could not be held liable in dam ages. The second issue referred to a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs Pace, Williams and McFarland, relat ed to the refunding to the counties of moneys they should apeui by bond is sues or otherwise on state aid high ways. There was some difference of opinion as to whether this section should include money expended prior In the passage of the law. Recaptured Tame Fox. While on a chase last week, Messrs. S. Z. Salter, Neal Hugh es, John M. Hughes and others captured a fox which had around her neck a collar and piece of, string—a veritable collar and tie indicating prior captivity. After escape, this sly animal had returned to her native haunts, \ and in return for the promise of j future sport for her considerate captors, Madam Vulpes was again consigned to the wild. Jury List. The following in the list of ju rors drawn to serve at the August term of Montgomery superior court, 1919: Petit Jijky. D W Folsom II V Thompson C B McLeod S S Calhoun L M Outlaw E J Wells. Sr. C W Skipper C A Hack ley J P Canady S A Johnson Geo L Peterson J M McDonald E Willis Wallace Moses A P Mclntyre J W Calhoun M E Burns A H Johnson ' J I Fountain J D Mitchell ; C G Thompson II K Carpenter; Geo W Coleman J 'l' Duniel J M Phillips H M Davis W H Brooks I T McLemore J M Dowrne H C Davis E J Simons R J Boyd A H Calhoun W P Moore J E Horne John Martin E G Hicks John G Morris C D Adams J J McAllister C A Mason Angus Morris W T Brantley F M Phillips |j D Taylor W P Calhoun |TO McArthur J D Simons , B F Morris D F Warnock J T Wulker G C Conner W E Moseley W A Peterson W A Conaway H D Lee J S Sharpe D N Hughes B F Hart G J Warnock Grand Jury. D H Phillips C II Almond H A Moses H B Braddy W A Conner I P McAllister W T McArthur, Sr. A L Hamilton DeWitt Calhoun J W Sharpe W B Mathias R L O’Neal C B Cummings L C Graham A M Hughes B F Palmer T B Hughes Austin Morris K D O’Neal C B Braddv’ J R Adams C F Gordon W L D Rackley J M D McGregor M Wilkes Dennis O’Brien J W Wilkes J F Daniels | S Z Salter W H Sharpe Pleasant Reunion of 8.-P. I. Class 1917. The reunion program of the Class of 1917 of The Brewton- Parker Institute was concluded with a banquet in the dining hall Saturday evening. This was a most enjoyable social and literary event. Members of the class present to participate in the festivities were: Worthen Chappelle, Dud ley; Jim McCullough, Savannah; B. J. O’Conner, Kibbee, A. S. Johnson, Longpond; Cecil Lee and Otis Rackley, Mt. Vernon. And Misses Eva Conner and Lucile Mcßae, Mt. Vernon: Ber tie Lou Adams, Atlanta. This is the first reunion of the class, and officers were elected as follows: Albert Sidney John son, President (re-elected); Wor then Chappelle, vice-president; Miss Bertie Lou Adams, treasur er; Miss Eva Conner, secretary; Otis Rackley, purchasing agent. The second annual meeting will be held next July, and a more elaborate program will be rendered. More than a majority of the members of the class were present this year. Cooper-Fountain. Mr. R. T. Fountain of this place and Miss Lillian Cooper of Route 1 No. 1 were happily married at the home of the bride last Sab bath afternoon, Judge M. D. Hughes of Mt. Vernon perform ing the ceremony. The bride is a daughter of Mr. W. G. Cooper, and Mr. Fountain, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Fountain of this place, is a successful young farmer. Happi ness and prosperity to thorn. Atlanta Will Be Center Os Trad,: Atlanta. Returning home from Washington, whore he attended a meet ing of the United . States railroad ad ministration and the United StateH shipping board, J. A. voe Dohlen, ex -1 ecutive secretary of the war indus tries board for region 12, announced that Atlanta has been chosen as the city in which will be located the gen i oral offices of the South Atlantic Kx | port company, and that the general i manager of the South Atlantic Mar itime company will also be located In Atlanta. This will bring to the city a large corps of experts in various lines, and will open offices here that will require, it is s; an entire floor in one of the big raners Tifton Tobacco Warehouse Opens Tifton.—The Tifton tobacco market opened here. Four of Die largest to bacco concerns will have representa tives here. There are twelve liun dred acres of tobacco In Tift county 111 is year, and a considerable acreage in adjoining counties. The Tifton warehouse, however, is large enough to take care of the tobacco raised in this immediate section. Will Owens Slain By Dan Humphreys Thomasville. Will Owens is dead and Dan Humphreys is in jail here is the result of a shooting near Mer rillville in this county. It has been hard to get particulars of the affair, which occurred at the Sherrod mill, J hut bystanders state that Humphreys shot at Owens from behind a pile of j lumber, both shots taking effect. Progress Is Made On Dixie Highway Atlanta. —V/ork now in progress on the Dixie highway, between Michigan and Florida is progressing in a very satisfcatory manner, according to V. D. L. Robinson, of Gbattanooga, sec j retary of the Dixie Highway Asso elation. Mr. Robinson states that within the next twelve months it is intended to have one or two divi sions through (he Cumberland moun tains of Kentucky and Tennessee open tor all-vear-round travel Removing Stumps in Colquitt Moultrie, July 22. According to Gountv Agent Stratford more 1 land will be stumped in Colquitt | county this fall and winter than ; has been stumped during the past five years. Meetings are' now being held in all the militia districts of the county for the | purpose of urging upon the farm- j ers the advantage in having, stumped land, so that modern ' machinery can be used. Both, pulling and blasting demonstra tions will also be staged in every section of the county, Mr. Strat-, ford says. THOROUGHBREDS ON EVERY FARM State College of Agriculture Puts on Sale of Boars August 7. The latest information places Georgia seventh among the hog raising states of the country. The number of hogs credited to the state is well over the three million mark. There was a time when any kind of a hog would satisfy the average farmer. A change has taken place, however, and the progressive farmer wants better hogs. The small farmer and the ten ant cannot always spare money to buy purebreds. It might not be the wise thing to do if he could. But it would be mighty good business on his part to have a purebred male. In fact, there has been a campaign made to get a purebred male hog on every farm in twenty-four counties. This campaign aroused the hog raisers in other counties until in quiries for purebred sires arrive with increasing frequency. To render any dependable service necessitated personal inspection before recommending a candidate for sale. To facilitate and supply those who want good sires for use this fall, the State College of Agricul ture at Athens has taken the matter up with the foremost breeders in the state, and will hold a sale of young boars on August 7 in the new Animal Husbandry building at that place. There will be ten head each of Poland China, Duroc Jersey, Hampshire and Berkshire breeds offered. These are January, February and March pigs. All registered and cholera immune, and have been inspected by the well known hog expert, Carl Wallace. The sale will be held in the afternoon of August 7. Col. F. H. Hulick of Atlanta, Indiana, crying the sale. In the morning a special demonstration in judging and placing animals will be made by J. E. Hite, veteran showman and breeder. This will be the sale for the small farmer and tenant to get a purebred boar of the right type for use this fall at a price he can afford to pay. All the animals from well known herds in the state. All home raised and home-bred. Kibboe News. Hpouial CorrcHpomlence. Quite a large crowd attended services at Mt. Pisgah Sunday. Services were counducted by Revs. Bugg and I). E. Palmer, and pastor, Rev. D. S. Walker. There will be a two weeks singing school at Kibbee, with j Mr. Ira Ricks as leader. Mr. Eldred Adams, who has been in France about ten months, has returned home, discharged from the service. The singing convention at Kib bee Sunday was carried on nicely. A large crowd attended. Mr. Andy Whitaker and Mrs. Mollie Rooks were happily marri ed Sunday. We wish for them i a long and happy life. Miss Nannie Wood of Manassas has been visiting friends in Kib bee for the past week. Mrs. Chas. L. Calhoun visited Mrs. S. C. Montford Sunday afternoon. Mr. Thomas Markey and Miss I Sister Register attended the singing convention Sunday. Messrs. G. W. Hamilton, J. B. O’Conner, Will and John Hayes, I Charlie Moxley, and Jack Macon 1 visited Tybee Sunday. NO. 12.