The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, February 03, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XXXV. LIFE SENTENCE KILLING HALL Davis Convicted and Given Sentence—Try Other Participants. In Treutlen superior court yes terday the jury pronounced Dan Davis guilty, with recommenda tion to the court, and Judge Graham sentenced him to life imprisonment. This case has been on trial for several days and has attracted great attention. Davis, together with E. E. Coleman, Roy Durden and Wiley Smith, are charged with taking the life of W. H. Hall on the night of September 13, after the body of Hall had been found in a creek into which he was suppos ed to have been thrown as the result of the car being overturned. Later it was shown that Hall was poisoned. Davis, it appears, had a life in surance policy on the life of Hall, and this was brought out by the state. Coleman, Durden and Smith will be tried at this term of court. Davis appealed for a new trial, and April was set for the hearing at Mcßae. Home From Cruise v in Foreign Waters. After an extended cruise in European and Asiatic waters, Mr. William Fentress has return ed home, and is at present spend ing some time with his uncles, Messrs. Everett and Angus Mc- Leod, south of Mt. Vernon. Dur ing the war Mr. Fentress was in the American Navy and since the close of the war he has been in the merchant marine service, and has covered thousands of miles overseas, visiting practi cally every country on the globe. Landing at Baltimore some weeks ago, he was accompanied by a young Swedish sailor, Mr. Carl Milander of Goeteberg, Sweden, who returned to Ameri ca from the Phillipines on the same ship with him. True to the characteristics of his nationality, the little visitor is quiet in man ner, but after having traveled extensively, has a store of knowl edge equaled by few of his age. Interesting among the souve nirs owned by Mr. Fentress is a collection of coins from many foreign countries. Since child hood he has spent much time in and around Mt. Vernon, and friends are glad to greet him again and form the acquaintance of his interesting little friend. Must Have Auto License Tags Mar. 1. Secretary of State S. G. Mc- Lendon desires to have special attention willed to the fact that March Ist is the last day on which 1920 motor vehicle license tags can be used. Thus it is in cumbent on all auto owners to have 1921 tags by that date. Less than thirty days remain, and some 100,000 have to date failed to send in for new tags. The sheriff is forced to arrest all parties who appear on the high ways with old tags after March Ist. Mr. McLendon also calls atten tion to the idea that those who fail to respond at once may have to wait some time before their order can be filled. Sweet Potatoes. We have on hand about 100 bushels of well cured sweet po tatoes of the Porto Rico variety, to be sold to local trade at $1 per bushel. Try them—just to learn what a cured potato is. W. A. Peterson & Co.. Mt. Vernon, Ga. 0 (Fljp Utmttitnmmt Mmxt&x. McGregor Items. Special Correspondence. Mr. S. H. O’Neal visited his ] '; wife and little daughter, Sarah Louise, last week. Miss Bell Morris and brother, Jesse, have each purchased a new Ford car. * 1 Mr. G. B. Rowland is quite sick at this writing. Miss Bertha O’Neal spent Sun ; day with Miss Josephine Morris. , Mrs. Mobley Higgs and son j were week-end visitors at Mr. J. T. Conner’s. Mr. Foy Mitchell is on the sick j ’ | list. v 'j Messrs. A. N. and C. D. Mitch i 1 | ell attended services at Ailey Sunday afternoon. Several people from Higgston . attended services at this place Sunday. Miss Bessie Morris spent Sat urday with her cousin, Miss Jose ■ phine Morris. Mrs. Glaze, daughter and niece, of Vidalia spent Sunday visiting at the home of S. L. Morris. t Mr. and Mrs. Make Morris ■ were the guests of S. L. Morris and family Sunday. Miss Fannie Brown has return ed to Jesup. We were very glad to have most of our parents at school last Friday afternoon. We enjoyed an old time spelling match, after which we had talks and sugges tions from our parents. The cooking class served cake and boiled custard to the visitors and the school. We hope thev will come often. We need them. Last Friday ended another month of school. We have three more months. So let’s make those the best yet. It is encouraging to see most 1 of the report cards for this month have more Es and less Ps. Let’s make more of the former for next month. February Court Opens Monday. The February term of Mont gomery superior court will con vene Monday morning for a week’s session. This will be the first term of Montgomery superior eourt at which the newly elected judge and solicitor will preside. Os the two or more courts held in the circuit since January first Judge Eschol Graham and Solici tor Boyer have already proved their splendid fitness and ability. Solicitor Boyer asks The Moni tor to announce that Monday and Tuesday of next week will be devoted to the trial of civil busi ness, and that the criminal dock ; et will be taken up Wednesday morning. All criminal cases will ! be in order for trial Wednesday. » Spend-the-Day Party. Mrs. M. B. Calhoun entertained Wednesday last with a spend-the day party. Those enjoying the . hospitality of the home were Mrs. J. F. Currie, Mrs. Wallace Spoo ner, Mrs. A. B. Hutcheson, Mrs. J. E. Hunt, Mrs. Adna Coursey and Mrs. F. P. Griffith, mother of Mrs. Calhoun. I ; Will Hold Meeting of Civic League. The members of the Mount Vernon Civic League are urged l to attend a meeting of the orga • nization at the home of Mrs. A.; B. Hutcheson Friday afternoon,! ■ 4 o’clock. i Among topics for discussion will be the League library and plans for its development and ex tended usefulness. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1921. Pension Funds by March First. i JudgeMohn W. Lindsey, com missioner of pensions for the state, desires to notify all pen- 1 sioners who have not received i their pay for the year 1920 that the funds for this have not been in the hands of the state treasur -ler to date, and that same cannot be paid until the state is in re | ceipt of the funds. He attributes this shortage to a lack of, receipts [from.;.taxes, i As soon as the funds are avail- checkiwill.bel'sent to the lordinary and he will pay same outlas soontas received. Itjf would appear that further inquiries -fromj pensioners is en tirely unnecessary. It is a waste of time and money. As soon as this money arrives, which the authorities trust will be by March Ist, a notice to this effect will be j given in The;!Montgomery Moni tor. Watch[the[county paper for a notice from the ordinary. Will Assist | Taxpayers. Mr. C. E. Drew, Deputy Col lector for this section of the state, will be in Mt.[,Vernon Feb ruary 9th and 10th for the pur- i pose of assisting tax payers of the county in making returns of income taxes for the year past. He will be located in the justice court-iroom at the courthouse, and his services are at the dis posal of the public. Friday, February 11th, will be given to the.tax payers of Ailey and vicinity. Saturday, 12th he will be at Glenwood. Mr. Drew has?,visited .Mt. Vernon a number of times during the oast year, and is known to many of our citizens. Ten Out of Eleven is Brewton-Parker’s Record. The snappy, lively team of bus iness men of Glenwood played Brewton-Parker’s quintet on the local court Wednesday afternoon. The score was so partial toward 8.-P. I. until, when it reached 13 and 5, the Scrubs took the Varsity’s place, and finished out the last few minutes of play. But this made no difference. The points continued to fall to 8.-P. I. until, when the time keeper’s whistle blew, the talley was 16 and 5. This splendid work of the Scrubs told the secret of the suc cess of their-Varsity. They made the players work hard for their places on the team. Equal credit is due both for the winning of the last 10 out of 11 games played. Look! Norman Park is to suf fer like fate on 8.-P. I’s court Tuesday, February Bth at 4 p. m. This bids fair to be the scrappiest game of the season, because both teams are practicing over time with the full intention of win ning. To miss this game is to miss the treat of the season. Seek Additional Funds for Highway Building. Washington, Jan. 25.—The ap propriation of $100,000,000 for federal participation in the con struction of roads with states co operating to a like amount to be expended during the fiscal year of 1921, beginning July 1, was favorably reported from the house roads committee today. Its purpose is to assist states in providing work for unemploy ed. This appropriation bill is being ' watched with interest in Georgia ! just now, for the reason that the road-building program of the State Highway Commission of Georgia is waiting upon the ac tion of congress upon this appro priation. Trying Hooks Killing Lumley. * • Soperton, Ga., Feb. 2. —Dennis j Hooks, aged 54, a farmer resid ing in Treutlen county, went on trial this morning in the Treutlen Superior court on the charge of slaying T. K. Lumley, Sr., aged 75, and his son T. K. Lumley, Jr., aged 46, near this place last August. The defendant’s son, ! Buss, awaits trial on the same charge. It required’only forty minutes to procure a jury after the case was called and at 7 o’clock to night all of the evidence had j been heard and half of the argu ments were over. It is probable that the case will be given to the jury at noon tomorrow. An early verdict is expected. Several witnesses were placed on the stand by the State, who j told of the fight, which resulted after a quarrel between the Hooks and young Lumley at a dipping vat, seven miles from Soperton on August 14, 1920. Co-operation in Marketing. Speaking of raising more hogs again, brings me back to the sub ject of co-operation in marketing, i I cannot profitably raise hogs if l, as an individual small farmer with just a few hogs to sell, must undertake the whole job of find ing buyers and determining the best time to sell, arranging about shipments, cars, freight rates, collections, etc. There must be co operative efforts in such cases. Every county agent in*the South right now ought to interest him self in plans for the co-operative shipping of hogs and let farmers know that if they put a few more hogs into their general diversifi cation program, they can get this marketing service during the coming year. As I size up the co-operative marketing problem, there are two great'needs. 1. In the case of our great Southern money crops, such as cotton, tobacco, rice, and pea nuts, they should be stored and graded in local warehouses and reports made to central state or interstate offices. Then at these central offices we should have the best selling talent to be found on the continent, hired by us to market these crops in quantities as the market justifies, using the general features of theGalifornia plan. 2 For the miscellaneous pro ducts of the farm, vegetables, fruits, poultry, eggs, meats, wool, etc., there should be a local co operative market association in every important town. Right now, for example, on Hilltop Farm, we have a small excess quantity of sorghum syrup. Many other farmers in the coun ty have small quantities. Now, instead of having each individua farmer who has a surplus to sell, coming to town and spending half a day selling a few gallons of syrup, or a few chickens, or three dozen eggs, a ham, or a few bushels of potatoes not know ing in any case just what price he ought to get, there should be a capable marketing agent em ployed by the farmers to supply the needs of the locality, stan dardize prices, regofate receipts by advice to producers, and to ship any surplus to larger places —The Progressive Farmer. Election School Trustees. The annual election for school trustees whose terms will have expired this month has been set for February 25th, from 1 to 4 p. m. The election is to be held at the various school houses of the county, and will be dv ballot. The trustees will please arrange for holding the election. T. B. Conner, C. S. S. Oak Grove Dots. 1 Special Correspondence. I 1 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Walker was [visiting relatives near Kibbee *. Sunday. ‘| Mr. Stanley Foskey of near 1 Dublin is visiting friends and [ relatives in this section. I A few from this section went to Ailey to the district meeting ; Sunday morning/ Mr. H. S. Fulford and children ! visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. 1 The B. Y. P. U. program was ! rendered by the officers Sunday as follows: j Scripture Quotation. Prayer by Volunteers. |,j Talk by Leader—Annie Reyn | olds leading the group. I Our[lesson was about Dr. John 1 A Broadus. j Birth and Childhood—Julia Register. Conversion and Personal Work ■ —Mr. H. M. Thompson. Teaching and Studying—Etta Mae Jackson. Preacher and Teacher —Mrs. T. G. Peterson. Beginning of the Seminary— Mrs. H. D. Leggett. Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. Leadership—Mrs. J. A. Reynolds. Four-fold Eminence—Mr. L). O’Brien. Conclusion—Gladys Leggett. It was a great lesson. Let us all try to be like Dr. Broadus. Mr. Willie Graham of Lyors visited home folks here the fiist of this week. Miss Sudie Graham gave a sing Monday night. Mr. Foskey play ing the violin for us. There was a large crowd, present. It was very much enjoyed by all. We hope to have another one soon. Several in this section are s ck with cold. We hope they will soon be well again. Services' here next Saturday and Sunday at the usual hours. Mr. McDaniel said he would preach from the Book of Acts on Saturday throughout this year. Everybody come, both Saturday and Sunday. The Stephens Engineering Co. The Stephens Engineering Co., headquarters at Dublin, havealso opened offices in Mt. Vernon, in charge of Mr. T. L. Stephens, who will be located at the Mt. Vernon Hotel from the 15th *o the 30th of each month. Mr. Stephens is a son of Mr. J. N. Stephens, supervising en gineer on the several Federal Aid bridges in the Twelfth district, vho has been living in Ml. Ver ion for a year and a-half. Theirs s probably the strongest engi neering firm in South Georgia nd they have a patronage <m iracing every form ofengimir og and surveying. During the war Mr. Stephens he younger was in the engine* r ng department of the gove; n nent and was connected with a umber of large projects, and as i result of his ability acquitted limself with distinction. Tax Receiver’s First Round. I will be at the following points >n the dates named for the pur pose of receiving state and coun ty taxes for the year 1921: I’arrytown, Feb. 15, 9 to 12 m. Kibbee, Feb. 15, 1 to 4 r. m. Miggston, Feb. 16, 9 to 12 m. McGregor, Feb. 16, 1 to 3p. m. Uvalda, Feb. 17. 9 to 12 rr. Alston, Feb. 17, 1 to 4 p. m. , Ailey, Feb. 18, 9 to 12 rr. iMt. Vernon, Feb 18, 1 to 4r. m. I G. W. Coleman, T. R. M. C. ! REFUSES PARDON ; EUGENE DEBS Socialist Leader Will Pay I; Penalty for Obstructing Government. # Washingten, Jan. 31.—Presi dent Wilson refused today to j commute the ten-year sentence •imposed upon Eugene V. Debs for violation of the espionage act. The President disapproved a recommendation of the depart -1 ment of justice that Debs’ sen tence be commuted to expire on next February. Washington, Jan. 31. — Com mutation of the sentence of Eu gene V. Debs, effective next February 12, has been recom -1 ] mended to President Wilson by the department of justice, it*was 1 learned today at the White House. Mr. Palmer’s recommendation was placedibefore the President' this morning and it was reported at first that,'the executive had acted upon it favorably. This later was'found to be erroneous, however, and White House offi cials said they.had no intimation as to when action would be taken or what the President would do. Debs, many times candidate of the Socialist party for President, entered tne penitentiary at At lanta, Ga., on June 19, 1919, to serve a ten-years' sentence im posed following conviction by a federal jury at Cleveland, 0., September 12, 1918, for violation of the espionage act. Specifical ly the charges included attempt ing to incite insubordination in the military forces and obstruct ing recruiting. Debs' conviction was sustained by the United States supreme court, which, on mo*ion of the government, ad vanced the case on its docket. Atlanta, Jan. 31.—Samuel Cas tleton, local counsel for Eugene V. Debs, Socialist leader, now serving a ten-year sentence in the federal penitentiary here for violation of the espionage aet, de cl ired today nothing was known here officially of steps looking to the early release of Mr. Debr. Debs never has made any move toward securing a commutation of his own sentence, Mr. Castle ton stated, taking the position that all “political prisoners” should be released, but friends of the Socialist leader in all politica >arties have been actively at vork in his behalf, he said. Interesting Figures on Local Cotton Production. Census figures indicate the mount of cotton ginned in Mont gomery county prior to January L 6 to be 4030, as against 4484 >,iles ginned to the same date ’ast y -ar. Thus it is shown that praeti cilly as many bales were pro duce 1 in this county last year is the yjar before. In the state there were pro luced for the year 1919 1,648,968 tab s. For the year 1920 the tate made 1,387,470 bales up to anuary 16th. Wheeler’s production for 1919 /as 3,498. For 1920 it was 3,179. For the year 1919 Treutlen lade 4485 bales, but fcr the past ear (to January 16) there is hown for the county 2,492, a jss of practically 2000 bales. « I - ,1, u I Tractors Reduced. Mr. P. J. McNatt, the dealer, •day received notice from the ’ord people that the price of ■'ordson tractors had been re tuced from $790 t 05625, effective t once. He will have their tatement published in next issue. FOR SALE)—Two good farm ules, cheap. Terms. Mrs. J, B. Geiger, Ait. Vein -u. NO. 42.