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THE MONTICELLO NEWS
ESTABLISHED 1881,
P. T. A. WILL CO.OPERATE
IN STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN
- TO IMMUNIZE EVERY CHILD
AGAINST DIPHTHERIA.
The Monticello-Parent Teacher
Association has made known its in
tention of sponsoring a Clinic for im
munizing against diphtheria, and al
ready plans have been made to wage
a vigorous campaign here.
The following named young ma
trons have been chogen from the As
sociation’s membership to serve as
a committee to perfect details: Mrs.
G. S. Ballard, Mrs. J. F. Turner, Mrs,
S. J. Smith, Mrs. Ray M, Persons and
b Mrs. J. N. Walker, It is announced
' that the physicians of the town and
county have offered their co-opera
|' ition,
/'. ‘At a recent Georgia State Medi
~ cal Convention held in Albany, the
Pediatric Society, a branch of the
Medical Association interested 'in
children’s diseases, adopted a resolu
tion to join forces with the State
Board of Health, the County Health
officers and the State Parent-Teacher
Association in a campaign to im
munize every child in Georgia,
under ten years of age, against diph
theria.
Quoting from Dr. Bowdoin, direc
tor, division of child hygiene, State
Board of Health: “The State Board
of Health has secured enough Toxin-
Antitoxin to immunize 200 children
(600 doses) against diphtheria in
each county in our state. It is free,
¢ The conditions under which it will
be distributed are:
“Some committee must get a suf
ficient number of children of . the
community ready *to be immunized,
forming a Toxin-Antitoxin Clinic.
~ “No child over seven years can
receive the free Toxin-Antitoxin, but
all children under ten years should
be immunized. A charge of 15 cents
sheuld beweollected for all children
over seven and remitted to the State
Board of Health.”
The Georgia Pediatric Society
'committee immunization against
diphtheria, has issued the following
bulletin : )
¢ “Toxin-Antitoxin has been proven
to be harmless and effective in pre
venting diphtheria. Over 300,000
children in New York City alone have
received this treatment with a single
bad result being reported. The num
ber of cases and the number of
deaths from diphtheria have de
creased markedly in communities
where intensive campaigns have
been carried on.
“All children under ten years,
from six months up, should have the
treatment. It is given in three doses
of one cubic cdentimeter one week
apart, subcutaneously. A period of
six months elapses before immunity
is assured. Ninety to ninety-five
per cent of cases injected receive
complete immunity. The protection
continues for at least ten years and
probably throughout life.”
DEATH OF FORMER .IASPE_R
COUNTY CITIZEN OCCURRED
‘ IN MILLEDGEVILLE EARLY
. MONDAY MORNING.
' Friends and acquaintances of Mr.
Norman Blackwell, whose death oc
curred at his home in Milledgeville
Monday morning about six o’clock,
were shocked to learn of the sad
event.
Mr. Blackwell was a native of
Jasper, having moved from this coun
ty to Milledgeville several years ago
where he was engaged in business.
He was a man of many stérling quali
ties and was admired and esteemed
by all who knew him, He was about
fbrty-seven years of age. .
~ The remains were taken to New
born for burial, the funeral services
being held from the , Methodist
church in that little city Tuesday
morning at eleven o’clock, the pas
tor officiating. ‘
Mr. Blackwell is survived by his
widow and three sisters, Mrs. I. T,
Kelly, Mrs. J. 8.. Malone and Miss
Love Blackwell, of Monticello.
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MEANEST JOBIN U. S. |
COMMISSIONER BURKE DEALS
WITH 240,000 ABORIGINES
WHO OWN MILLIONS.-—~MANY
- VICTIMS OF GRAFTERS.
WASHINGTON.—The position of
the commissioner of Indian affairs,
the present commissioner is Chas, H.
Burke, is said frequently to be the
“meanest job” in the government
service. The commissioner’s activ
ities affect the individual welfare of
more than 240,000 Indian wards
having property valued at over
$1,500,000,000.
The position is rendered difficult,
for although Indians as a class are
poor, the sudden ascension to wealth
of a number of them through oil and
gas leases has developed problems
that are well nigh impossible of so
lution. The government files are fill
ed with the records of Indian extrav
agances, many of them the result of
exploitation on the part of white men
and many of them due to the intoxi
cation from quick wealth.
Luxuries Galore.
There is the story, for example, of
a wealthy Osage Indian who was in
duced to build a palatial home
equipped extravagantly with thous
ands of dollars worth of furniture.
The bed room was sumptuously fur
nished, but the counterpane was
blanketed with dust as the Indian and
his squaw preferred to sleep on the
floor. There was a fine white enam
eled gas stove in the kitchen but
there was no gas in the house. The
dining room would have been appro
priate as the banqu.et hall of a king,
yet the occupants ate their meals on‘
the ground at the back of the house.
The Osage Indian tribe is said to
be the wealthiest people per capita |
in the world. In addition to having
already had the lands within their
reservation alloted to them, each
Indian owning his property in his
own name, individual members of the
tribe receive annuwl payments
amounting in some cases to as much
as $48,000 from oil royalties and bo
nuses paid for oil leases. The min
eral rights on the entire reservation
have been reserved by the tribe, the
proceeds being divided among the
original 2,229 enrolled members of
their descendants. Whenever a
member of the tribe dies his share
descends to his heirs, with the result
that some Osage families have huge
incomes,
A total of $29,422,800 was paid to
the Osage Indians from royalties and
bonuses on oil and gas produced on
their reservation during the past fis
cal year. A report on the oil opera
tions shows that 36,662,179 barrels
of oil was produced, the royalties on
both oil and gas amounting to sll,-
144,492,630. Approximately $8,278,-
302 was realized from bonuses paid
by oil operators at public auction
sales of leases during the year. The
total amount received by the Osage
Indians from the oil and gas industry
during the past ten years aggregates
$177,359,644.07.
Restricted Tribe.
The wealth of the Osages has
drawn swarms of parasites to their
reservation and the latter seek to
divest the Indians of their property.
The superintendent of the Osage
agency handles $50,000,000 a year in
oil rental and bonus money. To pre
vent dissipation of the wealth only
limited sums are paid to what are
called the restricted Indians, the bal
ance being held in trust for them
until they are pronounced capable to
manage their own affairs. Those who
prey upon the Indians contrive' by
every device to have the restricted
Indians declared competent.
How an Osage woman disposed of
her funds after being declared com
petent to handle her own affairs and
relieved the government guardian
ship was revealed in an application
recently for the payment of $3,819
still due from the government. The
application showed that she had ex
pended $1,120 for a fur coat, $3,000
for a diamond ring, $5,000 for an
automobile, $7,000 for furniture
$3,100 to pay loans made from her
mother and sister, S6OO for shipping
furniture from Florida to California,
$1,600 loaned to her sister, $4,000‘
in a cash payment on a California
'home, $2,500 for a lot in Florida
real estate.’
In October, 1924, inspectors were
sent to Muskogee, Okla., to examine
‘the activities of an insurance compa-
MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1926.
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~ PASSES WEDNSDAY
'MR. HECK W. BULLARD, OF
MACHEN, SUCCUMBS FOL.
LOWING LONG ILLNESS.—FU.
NERAL HELD THURSDAY.
In the death of Mr. H. W. Bullard,
of Machen, Jasper county has lost
one of its most highly esteemed citi
zens, Mr. Bullard died at his home
about four twenty o’clock Wednes
day afternoon. He had been in fee
ble health for a long number of
months and although his death was
not unexpected it was nevertheless a
great shock to all who knew him, for
he numbered his friends by his ac
quaintances.
Merchant and Planter.
For several years Mr. Bullard was
a merchant of Machen, being a mem
ber of the well-known firm of Bul
lard Bros. He was also one of Jas
per county’s largest and most sue
cessful planters.
The funeral was held from the
family residence at four o’clock
Thursday afternoon, conducted by
Dr. Mell, of Athens. A large num
ber of relatives and friends attended
the funeral from Mon‘ticollo.
Ray M. Persons, of Monticello,
funeral director, was in charge.
Mr. Bullard is survived by his
wife and one brother, Dr. J. H. Bul
lard, of Machen.
Presbyterian Church
Announcements for week begin
ning Sunday, October 3rd. (Rally
Day) :
A special Rally Day Program will
be given at the Sunday School Hour
(10 o’clock). A very cordial welcome
is extended to friends and visitors
to-attend.
* Morning Worship: 11 o’clock. This
1 will be followed by an observance of
the Ordinance of the Lord’s Supper.
Evening Worship: 8 o’clock.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary will meet at
the church on Monday afternoon at
4 o’clock.
Intermediate Society of Christian
Endeavor meeting on Monday at 8
o’clock p. m.
Midweek Services on Wednesday
at 8:00 p. m. The pastor will com
meénce a new series of Bible Studies.
Subject for October 6th: “The In
fluence of Jesus.”
There will not be a meeting of
the Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety this week.
On Friday the Sixth District Group
Conference of the Augusta Presby
terial will meet at the church. The
meeting will be called to order at
10:30 a. m.
PRAYER CHANGES THINGS.
REV. K. J. MORGAN, Pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. W::C. Smith spent
Sunday at Milledgeville with Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Shy.
Mrs. H. C. Perry spent two days
of last week in Atlanta.
Miss Gladys Chestnut, of Atlanta,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. J.
Shaw,
James Burdette and Howard Bul
lard, from E. U. A., Oxford, spent
the week-end at home,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tucker and
Miss Anne Elizabeth Tucker spent
Sunday at Newborn.
Mr. M. C. Mobley spent several
days of last week in Atlanta with
Mrs. Mobley, who is ill at the Geor
gia Baptist Hospital.
Among those attending the group
meeting of the missionary societies
at the Methodist church in Monti
cello Monday afternoon were Miss
Alice Shy, Mrs., Lillie Davidson,
Mrs. W. J. Tucker and Mrs. A, J.
Allen,
Dr. J. A. Brown went to Atlanta
Sunday.
ny in obtaining large insurance poli
cies from restricted Indians of the
Five Civilized Tribes. This resulted
in discounting the practice. Another
investigation was the case of an
Indian woman who, in obtaining a
divorce from her husband, made a
'settlement of $50,000 upon him. The
investigation showed that there was
a division of a considerable part of
the money among Oklahoma at
torneys, and the evidence was sub
mitted to the department of justice
for action. Fupe et TR Ly
JASPER COUNTY WOMAN, LIV.
ING IN 'MIAMI, WRITES VERY
INTERESTINGLY OF HAVOC
WROUGHT BY HURRICANE.
The following personal letter,
‘written by Mrs. Paul Presley, to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. Oscar
Thomason, of Bethel, Jasper county,
gives a graphic account of the ter
‘rible storm which swept the vicinity
of Miami recently. Mrs. Presley
‘and her husband are connected with
the Rybert Printing Company, of
Miami. The former is pleasantly
remembered here as Miss Linda
Thomason.
This letter, written to homefolks,
was penned immediately following
the awful catastrophe, is as follows:
“My Dear Ones:
t “I am in no condition to write this
morning. Never did I think a coun
try could be so absolutely wrecked
‘as this is. 1 dare say there is one
whole house in Miami. We went for
imiles and miles yesterday through
- Miami, Coral Gables and Cocoanut
i Grove and not one did we see. We
have no authentic veport on the
‘ death toll and probably no one will
ever know the number that were
} crushed under buildings. Just go
for blocks and got see a house stand
| ing; the most pitiable sight on earth
and some of the towns on the coast
are just wiped away. We cannot
get a report from the beach—there
probably are thousands of lives
washed away in the ocean.
Storm Begins Friday Night.
“At 12 o’clock Friday night the
storm began; it grew worse and
| worse and by’ 3 o’clock we thought
every minute our house would be
dashed to pieces, but on my knees
in constant prayer I asked God to
save us and everyone but with
rooves falling all around us and
windows _erashing on each side hope
seemed to die. On and on it raged
until 7 o’clock in the morning. It
subsided some so we hurried to the
station to see if Grace had arrived,
but when we got there, it all began
again worse than ever. We stayed
in the station for a long while and
then they gave the warning that the
station was falling in—to run for
our lives into the train cars to be
saved. The wind and rain, it seem
ed, would take the whole of the
town and very nearly did. Until
twelve o’clock we sat there in the
station expecting to find every rag
of clothes gone when we reached
home but when we finally got start
ed on our way, the whole town un
der water, big boats washed up in
the main streets, automobiles over
turned, not a storc left, all in water,
and we couldn’t get near home
across the river. We finally got
across, over near as three blocks
home; from there I waded in water
up above my waist to the house, to
find my house four inches deep in
side in water—everything wet, and
not knowing what minute would be
washed away.
“I stood up under it all until last
night and I just collapsed. I can’t
stand to know the thousands of hu
man lives that are suffering. I
took in four refugees Saturday
night and last night that were home
less and cared for them and this
morning I will go to Red Cross head
.quarters and veclunteer for service,
They are soliciting all the help they
can get. One Red Cross worker
told me yesterday she had 200 home
less children that she was going to
sleep last night in one of the church
es and that they could not begin to
care for all that had broken arms,
legs and bones; the hospitals are all
crowded and overflowing. The Vie
toria is completely demolished on
the top floor. Dr, Fox was to see
me yesterday and says very likely I
will have a nervous breakdown and
that I should be quiet—but how can
I sit still when there is so much to
do? g
Much Greed, Graft and Wickedness.
“There is not 2 window broken in
our house and had not the water
gotten in we would have been all
right. Never fail to thank our
blessed Savior for our safe-keeping.
How could I ever be sinful when I
have been so convinced of a wonder
ful God as He is? How I've been
blessed over and over again! There
has been so much greed, graft and
| wickedness in this city that He has
SRRV R e ol sOLR o :3‘%’*:\'@‘
HIT BY J. 0. WOOOD
ATLANTA ATTORNEY TAKES A
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“RAP” AT JNO. N. HOLDER IN |
SPEECH DELIVERED AT MAN.
CHESTER A FEW DAYS AGO.
MANCHESTER, Ga., Sept. 26.—
(Special.) —Declaring that he was
fighting for the same principles that
actuated him to enter the race for
governor several months ago, that of
“crushing machine politics in Geor
gia,”” J. 0. Wood, former Atlanta
legislator, addressed a large crowd in
the public square here this after
noon. |
He was well received, and his
speech was frequently interrupted by
applause. He was introduced by I.
N. Johnson, local merchant.
“I am fighting the same battle now
that I fought prior to September 8,"
said Mr. Wood, that of crushing ma
chine politics in Georgia. John Hol
der was born in politics and has been
rocked in -a cradle of politics ever
since.” |
The speaker said he had made no
trade with Dr. Hardman, or anyone
else, and that he was speaking volun
tarily and without request from any
one. He said he would not attack
the private life of Holder, but
would confine his remarks to his
publie record and to machine peli
tics.
“The voters of Georgia only half
completed the job of machine break
ing when J. J. Brown was defeated,
but we must not leave it that way,
but must complete the job by break
ing the political power of the high
way department.”
Mr. Wood renewed the charge
made by him prior to the primary,
that Holder has but 48 1-2 miles of
road to allot, and said that even
Holder nor anyone else knew how
many miles he had promised.
Says Holder Not Business Man
He said that Holder is not a busi
_ness success himself, and is.not suf
ficiently versed in business affairs to
give an efficient administration to
the state as governor. He charged
Holder with being opposed to break
ing up the convict lease system.
‘“Holder did not ask anyone to vote
for him on September 8, but sat in
his office trusting that machine poli
tics would carry him through. But
had to open people’s eyes, and yet
some can't see that He is God.
They say this storm is the greatest
in the whole history of America, and
I don’t doubt it.
“There is not a bone in my body
that is not aching this morning, and
I have cried until I'm sick.
“Our shop is ruined. Paul and
Mr. Rybert worked all day there;
the machines, maybe, can be saved
but the whole place is knee-deep in
water. Mr. Rybert’s house is cov
ered in water; they were blown
away in it and had they not jumped
out would have been killed. Did
n’t save a thing, not a rag of
clothes, and hasn’t yet been able to
find his car. That is the condition
of everybody here.
The Paynes Safe.
“Dr. and Mrs. Payne were by to
see us; they came out all right.
Grace (M.) came in Saturday night
but they made her stay all night on
the train, so she came out Sunday
morning. She was almost fright
ened to death. She has gone to
town this morning to see about
what they are going to do about
school. All the school buildings
are lying flat on the ground. They
probably will put the teachers to
doing relief work for workers are
surely needed. There are people
who are left without a rag of
clothes ‘and everybody has to help
that are able.
“All the home people are all
right. Poor Paul is about sick,
having to wade around in water.
“We wired Laura yesterday
about how we were. 1 knew they
would immediately let you all know,
and I know you've been worried to
death. Roy is all right.
_7"Dad,‘ I' wish you were here now.
There is so much work to be done.
“Must close and lie down, Let
all the folks know how we are.
“Write me soon. Mail service
probably will be crippled for a long
time, but will write, Don't worry
about us for if we have stood this
we can stand anything. Lots of
love and kisses.” “MALINDA.”
SEINC e S TS e
NUMBER 26
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
FOR NOMINATING HON. SAM
RUTHERFORD AS CONGRESS
MAN FROM SIXTH DISTRICT.
Wednesday’s Macon Telegraph
says:
Arrangements for holding the
Sixth Congressional District conven
tion at Hotel Dempsey at noon on
Friday were completed here yester
day. Representative Sam Ruther
ford will be formally nominated at
that time, there having been no op
position so his candidacy in the
recent primary.
About 75 delegates and guests are
expected to attend the convention.
Following the routine business, there
will be a luncheon at the Dempsey.
At that time Mr. Rutherford is sched
uled to make an address, in which
he will touch upon farm relief and
other matters.
R. L. Dickey, of Musella, is chair
man, and Joe Ben Jackson, of Gray,
is secretary of the executive commit
tee of the Sixth Congressional dis
trict.
The Delegates.
The delegates are:
Bibb: G. P. Rankin, R. L. McKen
ney, Dr. B. W. Green, C. T. Wil
liamson, R. L. Clifton, Dr. C. H.
Perdue, Rr. J. H. Heard, B. M.
Moore.
Butts: J. L. Lyons, and Dr. A.
F. White.
Clayton: J. N. Zellner and J. B.
Defore.
Crawford: R. L. Dickey and M. L.
Blasingame.
Fayette: F. A. Sams and W. W.
Mask.
Henry: A. C. Norman and Rev.
A. C. Elliott.
Jasper: W. F. Persons and F. L.
Penn.
Jones: J. H. Wright and Joe Ben
Jacksoh.
. Lamar: T. J. Berry and John C.
Bush.
Monroe: A. M. Zellner and R. H.
Holmes.
Pike: J. B. Madden and J. T
Baker.
Spalding: J. S. Tyus and H, P.
Johnson,
Upson: Hugh Thurston and Powell
Stevens, >
Mr. R. L. Williams, of Atlanta,
who has been in Monticello for the
past several days with a view of
opening a branch school of the At
lanta Business College in Monticello,
has perfected all details and the
new institution will have its opening
session on next Thursday, October
Tth.
A reporter of The News, in con
versation with Mr. Williams, on
Thursday of this week, was told that
this Commercial College will occupy
the upstairs of the building known
as the P, P. O. Store. Already the re
quired amount of students to as
sure the opening of the college,
twenty-five, will report on opening
day, it is stated.
Monticello welcomes this new
enterprise and wishes it unbounded
success.
the voters will not be satisfied until
machine politics in Georgia is en
tirely crushed.” he said.
Wood said that he had personally
visited the Harmony Grove mill of
Dr. Hardman, and found numbers of
employees who had been there a long
number of years, and that all ap
peared satisfied with their work and
with Dr. Hardman.
Mr. Johnson in introducing Wood
said all his life he had heard the com
mon people begging for a business
administration, and that this is the
people’s first opportunity to vote
for a man not affiliated with politi
cal machines in the state. He said
that for the first time in several
decades the people have an op
portunity to vote for Dr. Hardman,
“the kind of man the people have '
been looking for.” ,
Mr. Wood spoke at Greenville this
morning. o ; s
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