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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1921)
RAILROADS TO GET NEW U.S. ADVANCES ADM INI ST RAT ION NEGOTIATING SETTLEMENT WITH RAI LROADS FOR ADVANCES OF $500,000,000 WILL BENEFIT ALL BUSINESS Railroad Will Give Notes To Govern ment Evidencing Indebtedness At Six Per Cent Interest Washington.—The administration. Ir is learned, is negotiating a settle ment with railroads under which the roads would receive advances from i the federal treasury of half a billioin dollars during the next six months, j The money, the administration hopes, will benefit all business by ! reviving the buying power of the roads, and permitting their rehabili tation. At the same time, it is held, one of the principal causes of unem ployment will be abolished. The railroads will give notes to the government evidencing the indebt- j edness, bearing Interest at C per cent. | according to Secretary of the Treas ury Mellon. Meantime, the claims of the roads against she government, and the claims of the government | against the roads, which are in dis pute, will be compromised, and the sums now to be advanced will offset against the ultimate balancing. Additional appropriations will be j sought from congress for the ad vances, Mellon indicated, although there is in the treasury at this time nearly a quarter of a million dollars from which payments can be made without legislative action. An advance of half a million to the roads would bring the total govern incut holding of railroad securities to nearly n billion dollars, $100,000,000 wortli of bonds now being on deposit on which the roads are paying inter est i< gularly. The claims of the roads against the government for under maintenance approximate $800,000,000 while the government claims about $f>0(),000,000 from the railroads as a result of permanent improvements made during federal control. The administration, it was learned holds that the railroad problem may prove the '"Key log in the industrial jam.” and believes that ns the rail roads right themselves and business will follow. It was pointed out that railroads employ 2Q per cent of all labor In the country and ordinarily: purchase 20 | or cent of all supplies. The Inability of the roads to make put chases lias reacted throughout in-! dee try, is is argued. The roads, it was stated, are pur- , chasing fewer supplies and employ- j lng relatively less labor than at any time in their history. Disabled cars have Increased from 5 per cent to I It! per cent in a month because of tlie poverty of the roads. Employes number 200,000 less than normally. Back to its efforts to relieve the j railroads, is the desire ctf the ad j ministration to lower freight rates, I which it is argued would stimulate nil business and would particularly benefit agriculture. But it is be lieved that the roads must first be put in a sound condition, and be given ability to effect changes in the inter e t of economy. $36 791,003.08 Paid In U. S. Taxes Washington. -Georgia’s income and j profits tax for the fiscal year 1921 was $28,771,925.20 and miscellaneous taxes were $8,019,077.88, making a • total of 1:16.791,003.08 paid to the gov- 1 eminent during the year, according to a statement issued from the office of the commissioner of internal revenue. The statement includes income and profits taxes of the third and fourth installments of the 1919 incomes and I of "The first and second isntullments of the 1920 incomes. There are also included various payments on account of additional assessments and amend ill returns of income and profits taxes i for prior years resulting from field investigations and office adjustments. Consulate Probes Alleged Mutiny Naples.—The American consulate here is engaged in an investigation of the mutiny on board the American steamer Pocahontas which left New York May 23. and did not arrive here until recently in-cause of trouble with the crew and damage to the machin ery which necessitated a long slop at the A tores. Gunboat Arrives At Tampico Port Mexico City. The United States gunboat Sacramento, sent to Mexican waters as a result of alarming reports reaching Washington, arrived at Tam pico recently, an di> anchored In the harbor th< re, it was said in advices re ceived recently front that city. In view ol the regulations of interna tionnl law. which provide that foreign warships can enter the |H>rt of any friendly nation and remain for 24 hours, the Me xican foreign office re fused to comment m the arrival of the Sat raun uto at Tampico. Coleman Dupont It Made Senator Dover.— Gen. T. Coleman DuPont recently appointed United States nator from Delaware by Governor Denney to succeed Josiah O. Wolcott, who resigned ret ently to become chancellor of Delaware. General Du- Pont. who is the Deleware member of the republican national committee, will serve the unexpired term whict runs until March. 1923. The appoint ment of General DuPont adds a repub lican to the senate, Senator Wolcott having been elected to the office as a democrat. WiGE CUT UP TO WORKERS Will Ask Executives To State Whether Or Not Further Cuts Are In Contemplation Chicago.—The membership of six ; teen railroad labor organizations, in | eluding the Big Four Brotherhoods, will decide, through a referendum vote by September 1 whether to accept or reject the 12 per cent wage reduction ; that went into effect on railroads over the country July 1, It has been decided jby the chief executives and fifteen j hundred general chairmen of the or j ganizations. The general chairmen have finally decided that they cannot assume re sponsibility for the wage reduction ordered by the railroad labor hoard. E. H. Fitzgerald, president of the j Brotherhood of Railway and Steam <-hip Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express i and Station Employees, says that j “nothing can be expected of railroad employees interested in the decision of the labor board except to resist to the fullest extent the reduction of rates of pay and the proposed abroga tion of certain favorable working con t (litions.” The resolution points out that the 1 general chairmen were required not only to consider a wage reduction, but, : in many instances, railroad officials I have served notice of their intention ; to abolish time and one-half for over [ time in freight and yard service. In adidtion thereto revise schedules for , the benefit of the railroads by abolish ing many rules and conditions which, :in the aggregate, mean the loss of | much money and the creation of less favorable conditions for the various classes of employees. The resolution continues: “Mitch uneasiness and unrest ex ist, which cause deep concern and add to the seriousness of the situation and establish a condition of affairs which makes it practically impossible for the general chairmen to take the respon sibility of deciding thes eimportant questions, for the reason that we hold that no reduction in wages of the va rious classes is justifiable.” The resolutions directed the execu tive officers to call to the attention r.t those in authority “the fact that cer tain carriers, namely, the Missouri and North Arkansas railway and the At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail load have disregarded the decision and flouted the authority of the railroad labor board." Youth Charged With Death Os Boy Dayton. Ohio,—William Stephenson, 9. placed in a cell in the county jail, protests his innocence of implication in the death of Henry Blevins, 7. The body of the boy was found with the neck broken, near here, recently. Ste : phenson admitted that he broke his companion's neck, with an iron coup ling liar, after an argument, then threw the body in the pond. The police as ! sert. The boys had been having a good time together in a swimming pool near Dayton when the unfortunate kill ing occurred. Woman Protests Against “Volubility” Washington.—Strange, but true, a j woman, the only woman member of congress, is protesting against the volubility of senators and representa tives and the expense entailed in the publication of their remarks in the Congressional Record. Miss Alice Robertson of Oklahoma is supply the public with a weekly expense account occasioned by garrulous congressmen. Washington Statue Unveiled In London i London. The bronze copy of Hon- j don’s marble statue of George Wash ington. the original of which stands in the rotunda of the state capitol of Virginia at Richmond, was unveiled in Trafalgar square the gift of Virginia to Great Britain. The unveiling took place in the presence of a large assein- , blag*' of spectators. The gift was ac- j copied by Earl Curzon, British secre- 1 tary of state for foreign affairs, on behalf of the British government and people. A Virginia girl pulled the string which released the veil over the shaft. I Sheriff Shoots Negro In Court Room Vicksburg. Miss.—George Deal. 30. a negro weighing two hundred pounds, was shot and killed in the Warren county circuit court room by Sheriff B. H. Shannon, when the negro grab bed a pistol from the desk of Deputy Sheriff Martin Hebeler. Spanish Minister Os Finance Quits Madrid, Spain.— Ministerial dissen sions manifested themselves at the last cabinet eounoil. Manuel Arguelles, who is minister of finance, tendered his resignation, insisting that the new tariff and commercial treaties were prejudicial to the interests of labor. Other ministers intimated their desire to quit the government, and it is con sidered probable that the whole min istry will resign. There has been a generally unsatisfactory feeling exist ing in the cabinet for several weeks, ami Arguelles’ resignation resulted. London Honors Visiting Belgian Rulers London. —King Albert and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, amid pre-war splendor and old world ceremony in the Historic Guild hall received an ad dress of welcome from the city cor poration Alterward they were given a luncheon in the great hall, a large and distinguished gather, inchifling the duke of York, the duke of Con naught, the Belgian ambassador and the members of the British cabinet be ing present. The journey from Buck ingham palace to Guild hall was made in semi-st Ate through cheering crowds. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR. MT. VERNON. GEORGIA. AMERICA TO FIGHT SHY ON ALLIANCE AUTHORITATIVELY STATED THAI HUGHES WILL MAKE NO FORMAL MOVE REGARDING PACT WILL SUBMIT NO PROPOSITION Britain Is Apparently Hesitant About Discarding An Ally Os Twenty Years But Is To Take Issue With U. S. Washington.—According to a news staff correspondence Great Britain and Japan will have to dispose of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, either re newing it or dissolving it, without any formal suggestion from the Uni ted States. This government, It can be stated "authoritatively, has submitted no proposition to England embodying the American views toward the al liance, nor is there any indication that the United States will take such action. It also is learned, from the same administration quarter, that Britain has presented no formal request for a definition of this country’s posi tion. These facts are learned in the face of a somewhat cryptic announcement by Lloyd-George, in the house of com mons, that he was awaiting the status of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. While Ambassador Geddes undoubt edly conveyed to London his “impres sions” of American feeling toward the alliance, and may be expected to dispatch further reports, it can be said that none of them will contain a formal declaration from the United States government. There is a view here that numerous unauthoritative reports have been emanating from London recently, evi dently intended to create the impres sion that the United States was offi cially cognizant of British policy af fecting the Japanese treaty. It is considered here that Britain finds herself in an embarrassing posi tion over the alliance, but the United States does not feel it incumbent upon her to relieve that embarrassment. Britain is hesitant, apparently, about discarding an ally of twenty years’ standing, particularly when she feels that the alliance induces a balance of power in the Fa Erast. But at the same time she cannot over look the opposition of a part of her colonies, and the danger of too ser iously displeasing popular opinion in the United States. In the meantime there is keen in terest here over the tack Lolyd- George will follow in the statement which he has promised soon. Harding Plans Steps For Disarmament Washington.—President Harding ex pects soon to take further steps in his program for universal limitation of armaments. He made this state ment in discussions with senators at the capitol recently, but so far as could be learned, did not reveal what definite steps he has in mind. League Costs For Year $5,312,500 London. —The total expenses of the league of nations for the current year have been 21,205,000 gold francs, ap proximately equivalent to $5,312,500. and are apportioned among forty-eight members, Arthur Balfour informed the house of commons. Great Brit ain’s share of this expense, he said, was $260,000. Convention Uurges Reading Os Bible New York. —The value of Bible reading was emphasized by speakers at a recent session of the world’s Christian Endeavor convention. The Rev. Dr. A. B. Kendall, of Washing ton D. C\, said that the sacredness and perpetuity of the home were being assailed from many sides and urged that it be safeguarded with the Bible. The greatest need of the day, he said, was trained teachers of the Bible. Five Million Loan For Mississippi Washington. A loan of five million dollars to the Staple Cotton Co-opera tive association, representing eleven hundred producers of cotton in Mis sissippi, was agreed upon by the war finance corporation recently. The money will be furnished to care for 225.000 bales of long staple cotton of the 1921 crop and will serve to carry it for export. John D. Spends 82nd Birthday Quietl/ Tarrytown. N. Y. —John D. Rocke feller. who is S 2 years old, will cele brate the day quietly at home. He expects to paly golf in the morning, take a ride in the afternoon, and have his son and family to dinner in the evening. The oil king has been play ing golf almost daily during the hot weather, and appears to be in the best of health. Just now he is considering the organization and employment of a band to play his favorite music at his home. Officer Permitted Fist Fight By Men Chattanooga, Tenn. Unusual fea tures marked the court-marital cf Captain Robert E. Maxwell, of the sixth cavalry, at Fort Oglethorpe, re cently the charges against the officer alleging that he had permitted Cor poral Joseph Zahn and Sergeant Hans Anderson to engage in c. fist fight on May 2, the accusation being made by Corporal Zahn. who boarded a train and went to Washington without leave to file the complaint with the war department. PROTEST AGAINST TARIFF LAW Protest Against Emergency Tariff Law —House To Begin Fight On Measure Paris. —The French government has forwarded to M. Jusserand, French ambassador at Washington, for trans mission to the state department a pro test of the chamber of commerce against the provision of the new American tariff law calling for inspec tion by American agents of the books of French exporters for the purpose of determining the ad valorem duties to be collected by the United States. French exporters are said to be greatly disturbed over this feature of the tariff measure and declare that under no conditions will inspection be tolerated. It is pointed out that such a privilege as the American law requests is not accorded even to the French government except in unusual instances. The French in their pro test say they are willing to give to treasury department agents full state nents upon which the ad valorem taxes can be based. At the office of the American com mercial attache, it was explained that the treasury department agents at Paris had made 500 investigations of exporters’ costs of production within the past year and the ad valorem du ties collected at New York had been based upon these reports, which con sisted largely of voluntary statements by the exporters. The chamber of commerce at Paris considered the French protest at a spe cial meeting and the matter was re ferred to the special tax committee. The opinion was expressed, however, that the law probably would have to be modified, inasmuch as it would be vir tually impossible to get the French exporters to consent to inspection of their books. Memphis Woman Heads Teachers Des Moines, lowa. —Miss Chari Wil liams of Memphis, Tenn., was unani mously nominated for the presidency of the National educational association for the coming year at the meeting of the nominating committee. Dele gates have announced they will op pose the election of Miss Williams on the floor of the convention. The Ohio delegates are supporting Dr. Randall I. Condon of Cincinnati. Miss Williams is superintendent of schools of Shelby county, Tennessee. Apology Made For ‘‘Flag Incident'' Hamilton, Ontario. —Jose D-Olivares American consul in this city, has re ceived an apology from Mayor Cop pley, on behalf of the citizens of Hamilton for the "flag incident” which occurred recently. The Stars and Stripes were flying from the con sulate window on King street west, in honor of Dominion day, when a young man ripped in partially off the flagpole. The young man responsible for the trouble is said to be the son of a government official in Hamilton. His name is withheld. Naval Defense Os Britain Discussed London. —Questions relative to the naval defense of the British empire were discussed at a recent session of the imperial conference, Prime Minister Lloyd George and the domin ion premiers resuming consideration of the subject where it was left off. Opposition to the discussion of this subject by Premier Meighan, of Can ada, and others, seemed to have broken down and the admiralty laid before members of the conference a confidential memorandum which was understood to have been the basis of the recent debate. Reserve Banks Resources $519,000,000 Washington.—Federal reserve bank operations during the last year have resulted in an increase of its gold holdings by $483,607,007, a decrease in its circulation of $480,000,000 and an increase in its total reserves of $519,000,000 according to a statistical summary issued by the board of gov ernors recently. The contraction of the currency, the board saiid, indicat ed the degree to which the country had entered a period of deflation. Dis cussing the gold movements, the hoard pointe dout that the metal flow ed out of the United States in 1919 in considerable quantities, but began re turning in even greater volume in 1930, the import for the last year being $618,000,000. Offsetting imports against exports since the armistice and to June 10, the country’s gold stock showed a net increase of $120,- 000,000 and was still bound upward. Dawes Orders Survey Os All “Surplus” Washington.—A survey of all sur plus material equipment and supplies of government possession was ordered the other day by Director Dawes of the budget system, with a view of obtaining the "greatest possible utili zation of property.” The order affect ed all the departments and independ ent establishments of the government and said that all surplus property found “for which a specific use with in the current fiscal year is not fore seen.” must be turned over to the general supply committee. 7,161 Soldier Dead To Be Buriea Washington.—Five members of the house will attend funeral services at Hoboken. N. J„ of 7.161 soldier dead, whose bodies have been brought back from France. A delegation from the j senate is expected to attend. The house decided to be represented after Speaker Gillette had receivd a tele fram from E. A. Simmons, chairman of an American committee on arrange ments, stating that among the dead were the bodies of the first three Americans killed in action in the ' world war GOVERNOR ASKS WIDE REFORMS WOULD ABOLISH OFFICERS— FAVORS INCOME TAX AND POLL TAX FOR WOMEN STATE NEWSOF INTEREST Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Section Os The State In his speech to members at a re sent session of the Legislature, “to adjourn politics” and "work shoulder to shoulder in an honest effort to put Georgia’s finances on a safe basis, Sovernor Hardwick presented a com prehensive review of the state’s fi nances with general and specific recommendations for relieving the present $3,000,000 deficit and prepar ing for future revenue and appropria tions. His specific recommendations included: 1. Cutting all unexpended appro priations for 1921 to the bone —25 per cent if necessary. 2. Creation of a license, or business tax, on wholesale and retail dealers in gasoline. 3. Imposition of a poll tax for all “female’’ citizens. 4. Levy of a tax on the receipts of bottlers and manufacturers of soft drinks. 5. Examination of all special tax laws with a view to increasing rev enues where it can be justly done. 6. Convert into revenue immediate ly, if necessary, rental of the Western and Atlantic Railway by selling its ■ rent notes, as suggested by the Mc- Lendon plan. 7. Creation of a board of regents to takke the place of the present State Board of Education, trustees of the University of Georgia and its branches and all other institutions of learning supported by the State. 8. Creation of a single board of con trol to manage the affairs of the Geor gia State Sanitarium, the Georgia Academy for the Blind, the Georgia School for the Deaf, State industrial and reformatory schools and other humanitarian and charitable schools supported by the State. 9. Abolition of the Department of Archives and transler of records and papers of that to the custody of the State libarian. 10. Careful investigation of the Pub lic Welfare Board to determine if its continuance is necessary or if its functions can be performed by the suggested general board of control for State charitable institutions. 11. Full and complete investigation nf the State Highway Department with a special view to effecting economies Without impairing efficiency. 12. Full consideration as to the ne cessity for an attorney for the State Highway Commission or whether his duties can be attended to by the attor ney general. 13. Thorough investigation into af fairs, operations and expense ac counts of every department of the State government and every board, bureau and commission and their abolition when found not to be per forming any essential function for the State, and curtailments in ex penses wherever possible, when found to be essential. 14. Abolition of every useless place, purging of the State’s pay roll 4> f overy useless official and cutting out extravagance wherever it can be found. 15. Enactment of a graduated in come tax to replace property taxation on the ad valorem basis, the same to be made effective in 1924 by constitu tional amendment. 16. Tax reforms to eliminate the present assessment system, to enable the State to collect its revenues quar terly to pay appropriations "as we go’’ and placing upon the intangible and invisible property of the State the fair and just proportion of the govern ment “which it now almost totally es capes.” 17. Enactment of a rigid Australian ballot law applicable to both primary and general elections and strength ening of the election laws to rigidly enforce registration requirements. Soldier Killed In Fall From Window Savannah. Sergeant Frank H. Gresham, a soldier from Fort Screven a veteran of the world war and cited for extraordinary bravery in France, is dead here as a result of a fall to the pavement recently from a second story window of the Southern hotel, where he was rooming for a day. Warehouse Burned And Cotton Lost Albany.—News has reached here of the burning at Newton, county seat of Baker county, of the cotton warehouse of R. L. and W. H. Hall, with 850 bales of cotton stored in the building. Newton has no fire department, and the fire completed the work of de struction. It is understood the loss is well covered by insurance. Bridge Builders To Establish Plant Atlanta. —Residence building per mits aggregating approximately $25.- 000 were taken out at the office of the city building inspectors recently. Austin Brothers, bridge builders, took out permits to erect two offices a steel shop and a steel warehouse, along the Central of Georgia Railway in Mickelberrv street. One office building will be two stories and will cost S6OOO. A shop will cost SIO,OOO a warehouse $6500 and a one-story office building S4OOO. CONVENTION EUREAU MAKES NEW RECORD First Six Months Os 1921 Convention Bureau Shows Unprecedented Record Atlanta. —In the first six months of 1921 the Atlanta convention bureau es tablished another record by bringing to Atlanta more conventions with a greater total attendance than in any other six months since the bureau was organized. Although the experiment was not made, John Russell, assistant to Fred Houser, expressed the opinion that an examination of the bureau's register would disclose the fact that no six months could be picked out anywhere in the register, up to 1921, which would produce in the aggregate as many conventions with as large an attendance as the first six months of this year. Since the first of January, Atlanta has entertained a total of* 198 conven tions and meetings, with a total at tendance of 50,200, or an average of more than one a day with an average attendance of 250 each. The convention bureau started the year with 400 conventions and a to tal attendance of 150,000 as its goal. In the first six months it has driven well along toward that goal, and has ahead of it already booked for the balance of the year a splendid list of conventions, many of which are to be very large, and has others in pros pect. The National Drug and Sundries ex position with be followed during the week beginning July 3 by the Natilonal Fraternal Society for the Deaf, which is expected to bring at least two thousand members, to Atlanta. In, the same week an institute on social disease will be held at Emory Medi cal school. During late summer and fall are scheduled a number of large conven tions, such as the United Sacred Hary Musical association, with an expect ed attendance of 4,000; Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Workers, 1,500; International Fire Chiefs’ association, 2,000; American Farm Bureau Federation, 3,000. Fred Houser, secretary of the bu reau, is now in the north attending several conventions which he expects to be able to bring to Atlanta. He was with the Atlanta -Kiwanians at Cleveland and participated in their campaign to bring the International Kiwanis convention to Atlanta in 1922. Although Toronto defeated At lanta in that contest, the Atlanta cam paign laid the foundation for bringing the Kiwanis here in 1923. The convention announces the fol lowing new members: Childs hotel, Crawford Drug company, W. M. Ed wards, Folsom’s restaurant, Hotel Hampton, A. K. Hawkes company; W. K. Hubne'r, Knott and Carmichael Fur niture company, Hotel Oliver, Edgar LI Orr, Scenic Film company, Harry L. Schlesinger company, Sterchi Furnb ture company, Varelas restaurant, Le- - ona Westbrook, Walter F. Winn, Wise Drug company, J. B. Withers Cigar company. J. B. Withers Cigar com pany, York Soda Shop and Tea Room. Murder Charged After Gun Fight Tifton.—Daniel Sutton died in a hospital here recently and John M. S Green is in pail here charged wi murder as the result of a shooting affray in the Whiddon mill section of Tift county late recently. Both men, who were farmers, went to a neigh bor’s house, apparently as friends, according to reports. The cause of the shooting is not known. Negro Fights For His Life Macon. His execution stayed seven times already, three times by the governor, twice by the supreme court and twice by the trial judge, joe James, negro, held in the Bibb countv jail, will make, through his at torieys, John R. and W. O. Cooper, another fight for his life before the prison commission soon. His execu tion is set for July 12 at Jefferson ville. Fire Loss At Store Amounts SIO,OOO Benevolence. —The store of A. C. Richardson, with its entire stock of goods, was completely destroyed by fire recently. The loss, including stock and building, amounted to about SIO.OO. There was very little insur ance. The origin of the fire is un , known. Ship Causes Damages In Harbor Savannah.—With its steering geai deranged, the American steamship Walden recent sank a lighter in the Savannah river and its anchor catch ing a telephone cable across the river, demolished the cable and a section of wharf. Damage is estimated at $125, 000. Man Drowned On Swimming Party Barnesville.—While in swimming with fi. party of friends at Highfalls recently. Harmon Morris, a prominent young man and a recent graduate ol the Sixth District A. & M. school here son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Morris of this city, was drowned. Macon Man Given Post On Railroad Macon.—J. A. Streyer, of Macon, has been appointed traffic manager ! of the Georgia and Florida railroad, with headquarters at Augusta. Mr. Streyer has just resigned as traffic manager of the American Short Linfe Railway association, and his appoint- , ment with the Georgia and Florida railroad becomes effective at once. The Georgia and Florida railroad has 404 miles of trackage, the main line extending from Augusta to Madison, | Fla. There are also branch lines.
