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The Montgomery Monitor rmblUbrU every liiureuaj. OfUciul Orguu .Uonlgoiuezy County Subscription Rates: sl.-50 Per Year in Advance. H7B. bOLSOM, OwnirT N. C. NAPIER, Lessee Entered at the po*tofiice n Mt. Vernon, Ga., a, second class mal matter. L istgai ueivcrUewnenU u. im. invariably be paid in advance, at the legal rate, and as the law direcla. and must be in hand not later than Wednesday morning of tlret week of lnaertlon. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1922 CARELESS OF LIFE. That automobile drivers ai*e growing more and more careless and reckless is sigmticantly brought out by a statement recently issued by Fairfax Har rison, president of tin* Southern Railway, giving figures as to railroad passengers killed on trains and automobile passengers killed on road crossings. Another significant fact by Mr. Harrison is that railroad travel is becoming steadily safer, due no doubt to the forethough and care and devotion to duty of the railroad organizations. For a period of thirty months, or from the time the Southern Railway was released from Fed eral control, to September 1, 1922, this great rail way carried passengers equivalent to nearly half the population of the United States, and under va rying conditions, providential and human, including stress of weather and stress of strike, without the loss of a single human life. During this same pe riod there has been a steadily growing toll of fatal accidents at road crossings, resulting in loss of life to passengers in automobiles, 58 lives being lost in crossing accidents on the Southern lines. Recklessness of automobile drivers is making many thoughtful people insist on some law that will safeguard human life, and there is a growing demand in this state that a law be passed requiring automobiles to stop before crossing the main line of a railroad. Such a law, is in effect in Virginia and is being agitated for Georgia and other states. x SOMETHING NEW IN POLITICS. . We are glad the election is over, fur only last week a shrewd Columbus citizen thought out a plan of embarrassing and discomfiting a political candi date whom he did not like, which if it ever gets gen erally in use in Georgia is going to revolutionize our present-day political campaigns. This Columbus citizen, opposing a certain can didate and desiring to shackle his aspirations and. puncture his political hopes, had the said candidate arrested on the ground that in making a house to house canvass in the interest of his campaign lie was proving a common nuisance. And the candi date was forthwith locked up in jail until friends could go to his rescue and bail him out. W e rather expect to see this Columbus innova tion spread like wildfire all over Georgia in the campaign in 1924 and that many a candidate for office in Georgia will be arrested on a warrant sworn out by a political enemy alleging that his methods of campaigning are making him a nui sance. We may yet come to the point where one of the chief requirements of an office-seeker will be not a good_sized bank roll, but friends ready to stand his ban and get him out of jail and so thwart the evil plans of his political opponents. For the great majority of our population still persist in he* heving that all is fair in love and war and politics. x Xo doubt the Toombs county authorities, who have been wrestling all the spring and summer withj the problem of making the county’s income meet •the necessary expenses of the county, wish that an election would come along every thirty days or so until the county could get cleaned up with all its tax delinquents. The tax office had n! fine week of it last week, there being a big rush of • taxpayers who wished to pay up and keep their names on the list of qualified voters. RESOURCES $650,000.00 j < > 5 ————————— ————————————— ' 1 + 1 ► 4 :: - I jj We offer to our depositors, strength, 1 ij security and service. | I! More than 2000 satisfied customers, t i« ♦ il We invite you to join us. | || j «* v | First National Bank of Vidalia, Georgia I y I •j “Where Your Money Is Safe” f + I 4 »«♦♦»»« ♦♦♦»♦»•» 4-4 ♦» >■>»♦ ‘THE NEW DAY FOR PEANUT PORK.” According to Mr. J. Sidney Cates, who under the head of “The New Day for Peanut Pork,” con tributes a very interesting article in a recent issue of the Country Gentleman, a great opportunity lies ahead of the southern hogman and the peanut-fed hog can he made to bring a premium to the south ern farmer instead of a penalty, as is now exacted by the packing industry. Mr. Cates reminds his readers tha the most famous hams the country produces, the Smithfield hams from the Southern Virginia hog country, and the Brooks county hams from Brooks county, Ga., are from peanut-fed hogs. Yet in spite of this tribute which people of discriminating taste have paid the peanut-flavored ham, peanut-fed hogs, or soft hogs, are discriminated against by the packers at the rate of two to three cents per pound. Much of the trouble is attributed by the writer to the fact that the packers have used the identical method of curing for the corn-fed and the peanut fed hog, that is a short period in brine, a twenty four hour smoking, and then the soft ham is shot on the market. This method produces a ham that is anything hut sightly, the packers failing to re alize that the peanut-fed ham must, he cured by a special process and smoked over a long period with a cold smoke. Mr. Cates also gives the interesting news that the White Provision Company of Atlanta has prom ised to put on the market peanut-fed hams and shoulders cured by a special process and which will he quality production which will not be discrimi nated against. The article also tells of a recent test conducted bv the Division of Animal Husbandry at at Wash ington in connecteion with the Home F.conomics office of that department. A select lot of hard hams and a select lot of peanut-fed hams were turned over to the home-economics people for cooking. The cooked product was passed around to a large number of people, each sample being la beled only by number, with a request for opinion as to relative quality. Os the judges who were supposed to know hams, it is stated that first, sec ond and third places went to the peanut-fed hams Southern people have long known of the swet rvess.' juiciness and fine flavor contained in the pea nut-fed ham. when carefully cured, and we are glad In know that steps are under wav for putting prnp crlv cured peanut-fed hams and shoulders on the market in large quantities. Tt should mean that in future rears the porkers sold from the peanut fields of the South will bring a higher per pound than the corn-fed hogs of the Middle West. x A MILLION DOLLAR CROP. According to E. C. Westbrook, farm manage ment specialist of the Georgia College of Agricult ure, the tobacco crop in Georgia this year brought practically a million dollars to the farmers of the state. The total crop is estimated at .$,525,000 pounds, and the gross receipts amounted to $946,- 000.00, or an average of 24 cents per pound. Though the total amount of tobacco raised this year is only slightly more than half of that pro duced in 1921, the prices which prevailed were so much better that the total amount of money real ized was more than that of last year. Some farm ers realized as much as SSOO per acre. The successful growers during the past four or five years that tobacco has become a great crop in Georgia are the men who have planted a few acres and have given their crop careful attention. x In the primary in Toombs county, voters were asked to vote for or against the Lyons City Court. We regret that not knowing this measure was to he j voted on in the primary election, a detailed expla | nation of the proposed measure was not carried in the county papers. For a large number of the voters ofthe county, it was voting in the dark. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR Thursday, September 14, 1922 111 . jl jli They are GOOD! IU | ADOPT RESOLUTIONS ON DEATH OF DR. J. I. LANE The following fcesolutions on the death of Dr. John 1. Lane were adopted by the First District Masonic Convention in session in .Vidalia last ' week: Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to call from his labors here to . the Celestial Lodge above our beloved 1 brother and friend, John I. Lane, for ; many years Treasurer of this Conven- • tion; and Whereas, his life was an illustra- 1 tion of the noble principles inculcated ; by our Order, a blessing to his com- ■ inunity and state, an inspiration to the < youth and young men of his neigh- ’ borhood, blazoned with the purple of ’ service, with the scarlet of sacrifice, • and lighted with the white light of < truth and honesty; and , Whereas, while we shall miss his * hearty hand-clasp, his cheerful smile, * and his helpfpl and comforting pres- < ence, as well as his earnest thonght, , his abiding common sense and his j faithful service, yet we know that tms • separation will be but for a little < * while; Therefore, he it resolved: That 1 while we bow with humble submis sion to the decree of our Father, re- : moving our brother to a higher and better life, and while we mourn his loss, yet we do not mourn as tnose without hope, for we firmly trust that by the practice of the tenets cf our noble Order and a faithful discharge of our duties here, ar.d a firm faith and steadfast trust in the Grand Au thor of the Universe, we may here after clasp once more his vanished hand in love and friendship. Resolved, further, that we extend our respectful sympathy to the widow and family of our deceased brother and hope that our Father will comfort them in their great loss, according to the promise. * Resolved, further, that these resolu tions be spread on the minutes, and a copy thereof he sent to his widow. Respectfully submitted, P. S. RICHARDSON m. a. McQueen J. L. TRAVIS Committee. A “NEW” BATTERY MADE FROM THE JUNK PILE ‘•lt’s human nature to try and get the utmot out of your battery be fore you scrap it,” says Mr. Silas Davis of the local Exide Battery Ser vice Station. “ But when a legiti mate service station finally tells you that furhter repairs can no longer be economically made, rest assured that there isn’t much left of that battery that is fit for any further use. "Nevertheless there are a number of irresponsible dealers who are buying up these junked batteries and from the least worn parts, supplemented by a very few new parts, are assembling other batteries whirh they sell to the unsuspecting, bargain hunting auto ists as “rebulit” batteries. "I understand that only about five per cent of the total number of parts used in these rebuilt batteries are new. These parts are usually l niued to a few new plates, an occasional sepa arator and the electrolyte. Os couise shiny, well-painted cases are used to make the whole look attractive, but no matter what is paid for such bat teries they are erpensive, and it won’t be very long before the motorist real- I izes that another battery is necessary again. "If motorists could only be made to understand what they are getting in buying batteries of this kind, they ; would realize the economy of purchas- I ing standard batteries from reputable I service stations, where effort is made ; to give the customer maximum ser | vice. “The best advice that I can offer a motorist is this—dodge the rebuilt bat i terv shops if you don’t want to buy a battery that may contain parts of the j very one you junked at some previous time: it isa’t beyond the realms of possibility.” . w i Spotted Poland China j Bred Sow i Sale * :: % ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1922, WE WILL | SELL FIFTY BRED SOWS AND GILTS AT •; % AUCTION IN OUR SALES PAVILION ON THE FARM EIGHT MILES NORTH-WEST | OF DUBLIN, GEORGIA. H t_ < ► :: x :: * A barbecue dinner will be seived at 12, and the »► 11 sale will begin promptly at 2. You are invited to *> ;; attend. We know it will be to your interest be- 11 cause the boll weevil will get a large part of your 1 ’ 11 cotton this year and hogs are the best and surest <► 11 money crop that can be substituted for cotton, < ► ;; They.will make two crops a year and always sell 11 • » for cash. In many of the best counties of South 1} 11 Georgia this year they will tell you, “We don’t know •• what would have become of us if it was not for the .» 11 hogs sold in our county.” They will say that in 11 your county also if you give the hog a chance. H 11 " Remember the date, Sept. 14th. Make your 11 arrangements to attend this sale —the only sale of .1 11 Spotted Poland China Bred Sows that will be held 11 in the South this fall. You will be able to buy in H 11 this sale and save cost of shipping from other states. 11 Catalogs will be mailed on request. In case <*- 11 you cannot attend the sale, mail your bids to M. E. 11 •> Crowe, care Elmwood Stock Farm, Dublin, Ga., 11 11 and, he will look after them on the day of sale at ] 1 $ the sales ring. ♦ ” ? x 11 i Elmwood Stock Farm 1 ❖ f Breeder’s Storehouse For 11 SPOTTED POLAND CHINA HOGS % M. C. &N. B. DOM I NY, Props., DUBLIN, GA. £ t**.;.» ,|. ,|. .{■ .|. 1.. •!■»•;< ** * » ■!< * »l< ** * * >t< **» »* * ♦»* » »!■ *>V * >♦♦♦ Enough to Weather Any Storm IT is in time of business readjustment that the real value of a bank foundation is shown. Our Resources have been conserved in prosperous days for just such a readjustment period as this and with the added advantage of our Membership in the Federal Reserve System we are better equipped to serve you now than ever. THE BANK OF SOPERTON CAPITAL $25,000.00 SURPLUS $25,000.00 N. L. GILLIS, President. J. E. HALL, V.-Pres & Cash. J. B. O’CONNOR, V.-Pres. I. H. HALL, JR., Ass’t Cash. SOPERTON, GEORGIA 1 Farm Loans City Loans ;• T t f 5 I have a special fund of $75,080 to loan on improved farm lands ~ X and city property in Vidalia, on the best terms that it is possible , T to obtain anywhere. This money must be placed within the next J! 4 thirty days. Let me have your application at once, and I will get 4. the money for you quickly. '• | B. P. Jackson, ;; t FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING % VIDALIA, GEORGIA « <► f 11 * 7 I ENGRAVED CARDS « * :: ♦ The Advance is local representative for one of the best ~ ♦ engraving houses in the South. If you are in need of en- ~ * graved visiting cards, we would be glad to have you inspect 1, | samples and get quotation on prices. *■ | THE VIDALIA ADVANCE il ! * i