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VOL. XXXIV.
LARGE INCREASE
IN TAX RETURNS
Increase Reaches $47,404,168
With Fourteen Counties
To Report.
Atlanta. —Tax returns for 1919 from
all except fourteen counties have been
received by State Tax Commissioner
Henry J. Fullbright. The 141 counties
heard from to date showed $47,404,168
net increase over the digests of last
year. As the fourteen counties still
to be heard from include several of the
richest counties of the state, Fulton
among them, Mr. Fullbright believes
that the complete returns will proba
bly show net increases of fifty-five
million dollars. The counties still to
be heard from are Fulton, Chatham,
Richmond, Floyd, Houston, Bulloch,
Baker, Barrow. Catoosa, Gwinnett; j
Jeff Davis, Screven, Tatnall and
Washington. An increase of $55,000,-;
000 would exceed all previous annual
increases except that of last year,
where a gain of about $85,000,000 in |
the tax digests was scored. The year !
1918, however, when huge government j
purchases had created an unheard-of j
demand for all kinds of products, was
an entirely abnormal year. It is re
garded as a good showing for the cur
rent year that it should come second
to that record. ThU tax digests show
ed merely nominal increases for the
first two years after the great world
war broke out in Europe. The third j
year 1917 this country having by that !
time adapted itself to war conditions
Georgia tax values showed an increase
of some forty million dollars and large j
Increases Imve been scored each year ;
since demonstrating that the state has
reached a height of prosperity that it
never before enjoyed.
Huge Supply Base For Atlanta
Atlanta. —Government food supplies,
valued at ten million dollars, requir
ing a force of nearly fifteen hundred ,
men to handle, will be distributed
over six Southern states by the At
lanta general supply depot, according
to estimates made t>y Col. Jack Hayes,
quartermaster in charge. Including
the amount o food now on hand and |
coming from other depots, twelve hun- |
dred freight cars will be required to |
carry the total to be distributed here.
All of this work was thrust upon the
Atlanta depot with only one week’s
notice and the general public can
hardly realize the stupendous nature
of the task faced by Colonel Hayes
uid his staff when the government dis
tribution of food supplies began. The
food is being received at the rate of
fifty cars a day, and every possible
effort is being made by the force here
to send it out promptly as orders are
received.
Gay Decorations Foi Big Reunion
Atlanta.—With $60,000 subscribed by
the citizens of Atlanta for the Confed
erate veterans and the campaign com
plete, the undivided energy of each
reunion worker will be turned to the
many other big undertakings in prep
aration for the occasion. Principal
among these is the propot ition of
housing thousands of veterans and
other visitors and of establishing and
maintaining ; great commissary camp
on the capitol grounds, where the old
soldiers will be fed. They will be
served meals twice daily, army style,
and Atlanta housewives will provide
the third. The contract is soon to
be uwarded and will be the largest
of its kind ever let in the city. Eighty
five blocks are to be elaborately dec
orated, twice as many blocks as were
ever dressed up for any event before.
Card of Thanks.
We take this method of return
ing our appreciation to those who
ministered to us during the recent
illness and death of our little niece
and member of our family circle,
Johnnie Lou Conner.
Respectfully,
J. C. Conner and Familv.
Revival at Alston.
Under the preaching of con
ference evangelist, Rev. Walstein
W. McCord of Sale City, crowds
from Montgomery and Toombs
counties are attending the revival
services at the Methodist church.
The meeting will continue for,
another week and will come to a
close Sunday night. The public
is invited to hear this noted
evangelist from day to day.
For Sale*.
I have two mowers and two
rakes left on hand. Anyone in
need of same can get t herp at a
bargain. Also mower repairs.
See me at once.
C. A. Mason.
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Mm\Xs£imw3 fUnttitur.
Col. Wooten Enters Race
For Judge Oconee Circuit.
i Eastman, Aug. 26. —Col. VV.
A. Wooten, of this city, today
announced himself as cannidate
in the next election for the judge
ship of the Oconee circuit in
which Eastman is located. It is
understood that Col. J. H.
Roberts of Eastman and Col.
Eschol Graham of Mcßae are
also likely to enter the race.
Colonel Wooten is one of the
best known lawyers in this part
of the state, having served as
j solicitor of the Oconee circuit for
the past term. Colonel Roberts
is the son of Judge D, M. Rob
erts, who was judge of the cir
cuit for many years, and repre
sented Dodge county in the Geor
gia legislature for two years, was
i chairman of the Eastman board
of education for four years, and
j was solicitor of the city court
several years. Colonel Eschol
Graham of Mcßae was judge of
the city court there for several
years. He is in partnership with
Judge E. D. Graham of Mcßae,
who has been judge of this cir
cuit for the past eight years, and
! who, it is now understood, will
j not be a candidate.
Col. C. W. Griffin of Eastman
j has also been mentioned for this
place, and is considering it.
Producer Losing Money
On Pinder Fed Hogs.
Valdosta, Ga., Aug. 25, —Hog
producers in South Georgia,
where peanuts are largely fed to j
fattening animals, have been
charged by the buyers five and
one-tenth cents a pound for pin
| der fed hogs and the ultimate
j consumer—who always gets it
strong—has paid the same price
for pinder fed hog meat as for
corn fed meat.
This fact was established last
week by the joint investigation |
carried on by the state bureau of;
markets and United States ofFi- 1
cials who determined to see what:
the truth was in regard to this (
matter. Packers, who set the
prices for hogs, if they do not i
buy them all, have made a dis-j
ference in the price paid for the :
two kinds of hogs, claiming that
they could not get as much for
soft meat as for hard meat, and
could not pay as much for it.
W. W. Webb of Hahira, who
is connected with the state mar
ket bureau, being a South Geor
gia man, did not believe that
there should be any difference,
and he was assigned to assist in
the investigation in this part of:
the state. In Valdosta and sev- 1
eral other places questionaires j
were sent out to merchants, ask- j
ing for the facts. The officials
held several meetings and made
close investigations.
The facts adduced showed that
the buyers paid five and one
tenth cents less for pinder fed
hogs than for corn fed hogs.
Then it was shown that the pack- j
era sold both meats for the same
price. It was further shown that
the consumer never asked a
question about the meat when
purchasing. Whether it was hard
or soft, corn-fed or pinder-fed, !
was never questioned.
So the investigation developed j
that the producer was held up
for a considerable margin and the
consumer was made to pay the
same price by the retailer because
• the retailer had to pay the packer
the same price and nobody ever
asked what the hog was fed on
before it was killed. It is be
lieved that this investigation will
result in the producer either get
ting the same price or that the
consumer will be given the bene
fit of the difference.
Farm Loans.
For quick loans on farm lands
see A. L. Lanier Mt. Vernon, Ga.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 28. 1919.
HOLD COTTON FOR
i A BETTER PRICE.
[ Executive Board of American
Cotton Association Adopts
i Resolution.
! Allanta, August 25.—Urgent
advice to farmers to hold their
cotton is contained in a resolution
! offered by Chairman Thomas J.
Shackelford of the finance com
! mittee, and unanimously adopted
by the executive board of the
1 American . Cotton Association,
i now conducting its membership
1 campaign with headquarters here,
j Always, at this time of the
year when the new crop is begin
' i ning to come in, it is pointed out
: there is a strong bear movement
1 , ip the effort to acquire at low
prices the cotton that for one
reason or another, is usually
rushed on the market.
It is to warn the farmers and
: others against being misled by
this bear movement that the
executive committee of the
Association adopted the following
resolution:
“We earnestly urge that the
cotton farmers and the holders
jof cotton, be not stampeded by
propaganda now being issued by
speculators and parties who de
| sire to buy cheap cotton, but that
: they stand steady and refuse to
sell their staple at present prices.
“This Association deplores the
organized effort now being made
to depress and send the price of
cotton to the bottom. In spite
j of the fact that cotton goods have
greatly advanced, cotton prices
have gone down twenty dollars
to twenty-five dollars per bale.
Today the staDle, measured by
the price of manufactured cotton
goods, is intrinsically worth more
than thirty-five cents per pound,
and even at that price it is the
cheapest commodity being sold in
| the world’s market. As soon as
! the American Cotton Association
j is fully organized with its million
: members it will immediately be-
Igin an organized fight in behalf
of cotton. ”
| President J. S. Wanamaker of
| the American Cotton Association,
and Chairman J. J. Brown of the
Board of Directors, Georgia 'Di
vision, not only fully indorse the
foregoing resolution, but strongly
urge the producers of this State
to heed the advice to the letter,
and not to sell until the associa
tion has the opportunity to put
'before the country its plans and
purposes.
Notice to Patrons of
Public School Department.
Brewton-Parker Institute will
begin the fall term on next Tues
day September 2nd. It is very
| important that all pupils that ex
pect to attend begin on the first
day of the school, if they expect
to keep up with the grades they 1
enter and do the work assigned
each grade for the term.
Tuition for the first four grades l
in the grammar school depart
ment will be $3.00 and for the
other three grades will be $4.00.
This tuition will not be collected
for but one month.
Incidental fees for fall term
'
will be SI.OO for the entire term, j
Tuition and Incidental fees will
be paid in advance,
i Admission cards will be on sale
in Mt. Vernon and Ailey.
Prospects are good for one of
the best school years that Brew
ton-Parker Institute has ever
had and we urge every patron to
enter their children promptly at
the beginning of the term.
Respectfully,
Trustees Grammar School
Department Brewton-Parker
Institute
| HON. ELIJAH HILLER
DIED LAST SATURDAY
i Prominent Many Years in
Affairs of Montgomery
County.
;! On Saturday afternoon, the
■ 23rd of August, after a long and
i painful illness, death came to re
lieve the suffering of Hon. Elijah
Miller, a resident of Uvalda, Ga.,
and one of Montgomery county’s
most prominent citizens.
Mr. Miller died at the age of
64 years. He was a native of
Montgomery county and the el
dest son of Hon. John N. Miller, j
He is survived by his daughter,
Mrs. J. B. Brogdon of Uvalda, j
Ga., a sister, Mrs. Jake Hill of
Laurens county and two half
brothers, Mr. Samuel F. Miller,
of Dublin, Ga., and Mr. Benjamin
Miller of North Carolina. He
was married to a daughter of
Mr. John Currie of Adrian, Ga.,
who preceded him to the grave
eleven years ago.
In the death of Mr. Miller
Montgomery county loses one of
her most faithful and useful citi
zens. He was a successful farm
er and took a lively interest in
the public affairs of his county. |
He served the county faithfully
for two or three terms in the j
capacity of Commissioner of l
Roads and Revenues.
A large circle of relatives and i
friends mourn his death, butt
rejoice in the accomplishments of
a long and useful life
Cotton Seed Should
Bring a Good Price.
At a recent conference of Ala-j
bama farmers, oil mill represen
tatives and extension workers,
important action with reference
to marketing this year’s crop of,
cotton seed was taken. Thej
findings and recommendations of,
this conference are of interest
and value to farmers and oil mill
men all over the South, and thej
recommendations with reference
to prices are particularly interest
ing.
A committee from the confer
ence reported their information
was that prices of cottonseed
products for September delivery
were 23 cents per pound for oil,
S7O per ton for 7 per cent
ammonia cottonseed meal, 5 cents
per pound for linters and $8 per
ton for loose hulls, making the
total value of the products from
a ton of cottonseed, in round
figures, $lO9, based on a yield
from each ton of seed o£ 300
pounds of oil, 1,000 pounds of
meal, 75 pounds of lipters, and
465 pounds of hulls.
The committee recommended
that the oil mill cost of produc
tion of $15.50 per ton of seed
established by the Food Adminis
tration last season be recognized I
as the reasonable and proper cost j
j for the present season. It was
also recommended that to this
$15.50 be added an average
j freight cost of $2 50, plus 8 per
cent of the cost of seed as profit
for the miller, plus $5 per ton
for expense ol buying, making a
total of $29 per ton to be deduc
ted from the $lO9, leaving SBO
per ton, net, for seed, f. o. b.
shipping point. It was further
agreed that for the first 30 days
! of the season $5 per ton should
be deducted because of green or
| immature seed, making the price
$75 during the month of Septem
| ber.
If anything, the prices agreed
upon are very liberal to the oil
mills, and we urge farmers every
where to refuse absolutely to
take any price less than those
here named. Seed products are
going to be very pigh-priced, and
we must have a good price for
seed to help, in part, make up
for our very poor cotton crop.
Progressive Farmer. i
j Protracted Meeting at
f Hack Branch Church.
There will be a protracted
meeting at the Hack Branch
Church beginning Sunday next
j and continuing for at least ten
days. Rev. E. J. Hertwig of
| Statesboro is to do the preaching,
j He is a fine preacher who made
quite a reputation at Winston
! Salem, N. C., where he began
work as a young man just out of
! Seminary. Until he arrives Mon
day evening the pastor Rev. F.
M. Baldwin will preach. Servi
ces will begin Sunday afternoon
land night and continue twice
each day until the close.
Friday night, tomorrow, there
will be a sermon illustrated with
pictures at that church. This is
1 preliminary to the meeting of
next week. Everybody cordially
j invited to all the services.
Complications In New Time Law
Atlanta. —l nless arrangements are
made with the interstate commerce
commission to place the entire stato
of Georgia in the eastern time zone,
: the Barnes law, which goes into es
, feet at midnight August 31, may not
solve all the time complications which
huve recently given rise to much com
plaint in parts of the state. It is the
j prerogative of the interstate commerce
I commission to regulate the time stan
dards governing railroads. At least,
j this body controls the interstate time
schedule and it would not be feasible
j to have one time for railroads in in
terstate and another for intrastate
| traffic. The announcement by Com
j missioner of Commerce and Labor
j Stanley, that he would he compelled
to regulate the working hours of chi!
dren in factories under the Barnes law
makes it evident that, unless the inter
Btate commerce commission places the
whole state in the eastern time zone
there would be one time for factories
and another for railroads In the por
i tion of Georgia, including Atlanta,
I now In the cenlral time zone. The law
to which Mr. Stanley referred forbids
the working of children under 16 years
of age between the hours of 7 p. tn.
and 6 a. m. Mr. Stanley said that he
would confer with Governor Dorsey
1 and also with Chairman Murphey Can
j dler, of the railroad commission, with
; a view to having the matter present
-1 ed to the interstate commerce com
I mission at Washington, I). C. If the
I ii terstate commerce commission lias
j all trains in Georgia move on east
ern time, neither the repeal of the
daylight saving law, which becomes
effective in October, nor the Barnes
act will make any change in the time
now observed in those sections of the
slate on central time.
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Commander Read Invited To Atlanta
Atlanta. —An effort is being made
by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
to have Commander Head, of the fam
ous NC-4, pay a visit to Atlanta. An
invitation has been sent t) Command
er Head and the navy department
and the Georgia senators have been
urged to use their influence in this
matter. The chamber plans to have
se/eral land planes, which it believes
can be secured from Souther Field in
Americus or the Arcadia, Fla., held,
meet Commander Read when he
alights in soines southern harbor and
convey him to Atlanta.
Books Os Georgians Wanted
Atlanta* —Emphasizing the value to
the state of books and writings of
Georgians and adopted citizens, an in
vitation is extended to all who iiave
: books written by Georgians or ones
dealing with anything touching Geor
I gia’s affaire and history, to present
them to the slate, to be placed in the
library in the capitol. It is the aim
of the state librarian to have in the
state library all books relating in any
way to tbe aDairs and history of Geor
gia, as well as writings of Georgians.
Many ymple have already voluntarily
presented a large number of volumes
to tbe slate library.
$50,000 Pledged To Roosevelt Fund
Atlanta.— Georgia ha« pledged ss<i,-
000 as her share In the $230,000 quota
for the Atlanta region in the campaign
to raise $5,000,000 for the erection of
a suitable memorial to the late The
odore Roosevelt. This announcement
was made at the conference of the
seven state directors and their associ
ates of the Atlanta region here. North
Carolina has promised $50,000; Ten
nessee, $50,000; Alabama, 30,000; Flor
ida, $20,000, and South Carolina ard
Mississippi, while not finally com
mitted to their quota, have promised
a minimum of $15,000 each.
Georgia Mei To Get Scholarships
Atlanta.—Scholarships to Oxford
University in England, given by the
li.te Cecil Rhodes, will be awarded to
two Georgia men som by the commit
tee in charge for this state, compos
ed of Robert C. Alston of Atlan i, It.
P. Brooks of Macon, Major Warren
Moise of Atlanta and the Rev. R. B.
i Lacey of Atlanta.
BREWTON=PARKER
■ OPENS TUESDAY
i ______
; Prospects for Large Atten
-1 dance, Good School Year
Very Bright.
The Brewton-Parker Institute
on next Tuesday, the 2nd of Sep
tember, will begin the fifteenth
' year of its history. The school
has done a great work during the
fourteen years since it was foun
ded; and the iiriends now confi
j dently believe that a greater
| future is opening up before it.
The prospects for a large atten
dance are very bright, notwith
standing the fact that the boll
weevil and continued rains have
so discouraged many of the peo
ple of this section of the state.
The mails every day bring ap
plications, showing that the citi
zenship of our land realize two
important things: one, that the
education of their sons and
daughters must not be neglected
or postponed: and the other, that
the institution which this com
munity is delighted to have here
is the place to give one of the
most valuable assets to be se
cured bv any young man or
young woman—a Christian edu
cation.
President Barrett informs us
that a number of young men
have made application for ad
mission, and that the character
of these young men is excellent.
Many of them are recommended
as being exceptionally fine. This
is one of the most favorable in
dications, and the community
will be proud of the presence of
young men and young women of
such high type.
The opening exercises will be
held Tuesday morning at ten
o’clock, the same time used lately
by the railroads, or, as known by
all, “fast time.”
The public is cordially invited
arid expected to attend the open
ing exercises. A most excellent
speaker has been invited to be
present and deliver an address.
This will be a treat to the com
munity. The school authorities
lesire that the entire community
lay aside all else at the apoointed
hour and join in to make this the
occasion of one of the greatest
openings in the school’s history.
Treutlen People Want
To be in Dublin Circuit.
Dublin, Ga., Aug. 26. Treu
t-1 in county people are seeking to
get their county transferred fr< m
the Oconee judicial circuit into
the Dublin circuit, according to
reports from Soperton, the coun
ty seat.
The change is desired because
the county is on the outer edge
of the Oconee circuit, and it.is
thought that the interests of the
citizens would be served by get
ting into a smaller circuit nearer
the county. The Dublin circuit
has only three counties now,
Laurens, Johnson and Twiggs,
and so far as is known, there is
no opposition anywhere to the
proposed change.
Death of Little Girl.
Last Tuesday night little John
nie Lou Conner, daughter of the
late J. T. Conner, died at the
home of Mr. J. C. Conner, grand
father, and to whose care she
had been given by her parents.
For a week she had been ill, and
<werv effort within human en
i *
deavor was made to preserve the
life of this one so dear to the
j family.
| Remains were laid to rest in
(the family cemetery.
NO. 17.