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Vo/, XIV,
DOVGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA.. L jvember 1, 1918.
No. 30
A Lessen on Constitut
ional Amendments
Almost all constitutional amen
dments passed by the legislature
•of the States are aimed to serve
tome special purposes, and most
of them carry either an exemp
tion or an extra burden of tax
f ir tire common people to pay
Thousands of people, especially
firm rs never study constitut
ional amendments, and conse
quently ao to the polls and vote
an extra burden of tax upon
themselves for which they are
sorry afterwards.
The constitutional amendments
of 1003 exempting certain church
and school property from taxat
ion was a special favor granted
to the sectarian institutions
the State. Under this constit
utional amendment a Catholic
priest or a Protestant ministei
of the gospel can live in a
$100,000 parsonage draw a $5,000
salarv and never pay a cent, of
city State or county tax, while a
poor widow woman who per
chance may i wn a b nail cottage
adjoining it lias to pay out of
her meager income city State
county taxes. Such immunities
are wrong and unjust. Every
War H'or/i Campaign
On Friday, Nov. 8th, there
vill be epeeking at three differ
ent points in Douglas county, in
the interest of the United War
vVork campaign which is to start
Important to Confederate
Veterans and Widows
Editor Sentinel:
More
Chickens
Eggs
More
DoUglr.sville, Ga. Oct. 29,1918.
Plea'-e a low me space to call the. Mr. Editor:
attention of the voters of Doug- Not only farmers, but those
who live ii the city and small
towns should increase poultry
production.
More fowls and more eggs
- - . .... las cointy to a constitutional
N ; ,v - l 1 '"- The speakers wil! be ^ment to be voted on in the
Mr. W. A Bradley, Division Di- L lectton next Tuesday that will „
rector Ol the work, Hr. 'affect many Confederate soldiers More fowls and more eggs
Daniells, and a wounded »so!dier i d widows> The amendment 1 means more meat for Democra-
from France. \ - •— * - — - —-
Speaking will be at Bill Arp at j
10 a. m .
and Lithia springs at 3 p, m
reads: "For ratification of A-
" , ... . .- „ |mendment, Paragraph 1, Section
Douglasvillc at i p. m., I ^ Arl j c ) e 7 > 0 f the Constitutional
lt a p ’J amendment (which strikes out
’lhere will be no. collection of the fifceen-hundred-dollar proviso
funds or subscriptions taken., . ^ allowed a pension, and
This work is purely educational j which eX , tendstbe date at which
and these speakers will Rive us f veteran may have
cy's .fjvhters. Profits can be
made while increasing the food
supply, and certainly this should
be every body’s 'aim,
First, however, let me give a
few figu'es:
Acco-ding to the last census,
• | ncwuniK
i widow, of veteran may have ■ 0 f g 371,503 farms in the United
information that re need. I married said veteran from 1870 Stales. 1 527,743 reported 110 egg
Everj body, men and women, t lggl ) „ Also “For ratitlica-1 prod . ction , Arid this is the one
are urged to be present from all ■ , jf amen dment, Paragraph 1, bi< fact on wn ich is based th-
over the county. Attend the ^ Artic , 9 7 of the Con- eudfeavol . t0 double this year the
meeting that is most atlcutional amendment (which chicken an( j egg production of
to you and the committees for L rikea 0U ( the fifteen-hundred- 1 tbe United States. It is an al
the various districts are espicwlly | dollar prov - so tQ blJ allowed a j mos - unbelievable fact to tho-e
urged to be present pension.)” I numerous persons persons who
Dont forget the date next, Un(J( f thft )aw now a Confed-; have ra( r a rded a chicken dinner
erate soldie >- or widow wor.h fif-j as t be acme of luxury and who
teen h ndred dollars cannot get have paid high prices every win
a pension, although the income ^ er j- 01 . eggs. But it is a fact,
|on tifieen hundred dollars, as and jt ba s much to do with the
qvery one knows, is not enough more—chicken—-and more--eggs
j for the si idler or widow to live campaign that is, or will be
on. j waged through out the country
A iso under the law at present aad j 8 expected to pisdlace min
a widow, unless married tc the Hopei of pounds of beef and porl
Friday, Nov. 8.
Will they
church end State,
it? 1 guess so.
Here comes the hankers of the | ^ vt , l v uuc ...
State asking the people of Ceor-1 fol , tbe Sl idler or widow to live
pi a to amend the constitution of
m -n should‘donate out of his, the State for their esp^iei hero-
• u; s v , r orata share of' fir; and they aie so cievt.i ana t a widow, uimsaa ma.x.w — — .uonsoi guuuusui ^ -
r I lnort hs government, nice about it that they propose deceased soldier 011 or before Jan. i n American menus and send the
tax to W carried with it | to have created the department | i 3C 1870, cannot draw a pernon. released product across the ocean
ims am ia - ^ ,. ax .- lt j n 0 f| 0 f State Banking independaur j I, these amendments are voted tl) our soldiers, the allies, and
an exemp - million of the Stnt.i Tivabuivr to be j it; wi n be duty of the Legis- 1 the hungry people of the lands
of property in the' financed by the State hanks them )ilUjre t0 enact laws providing devastated by the Prussian war
01,1 I selves, But listen Mr. Voter, 1 the pensioning of every Con- torch.
A U rl nov comes the Candlpr this is a slick scheme to get the j fecle tate soldier 0 widow who : gj The Un i ted Sta tes Department
lb rough the Georgia leg- anenemet t ratified by the per- rm ,] u , s the proper proof, regard- | 0 f Agriculture urges as many as
crown t ' he p e() r)ie of ’ pie and later on you will be taxed I lt8S 0 { the amount of. property 1 possib l e 0 f the farmers who have
r^pu-ia*to ratify a constitutional to pay /handsome salaries to : he may be worth, and of every no t raised chickens to stock thei:
° rt,natit exempting invested these officers olit of y-mr taxer, w idow who married on or befoie^ t arn i S this year with large enough
amendment v l,W of taking - - - ■ ■ —*v.« nf
n ii v n 1 u.3 t> ssitiria 1 «» »'•» ! 1 d » 110t fanc '’ the ldea ° ( l V f\\ g
from taxation. Can’t the com-1 the banking business out ot the
mon man see and understand control! of the b ate,
raauilv that’ when yon substitute) Some pollutions seems to be
an untaxed million and let it, awful restless for fear the farm-
take place of a taxed million, you j er,i will loose a lot of money new
have voted upon the tax payers in hanks if this amendment fails
of Georgia an increase on every to pass, but I don t think our de-
million so exempt of approxima- posits will be .11 any better hands
ot at least to supply the needs of
their own household. It does
taly $16,000 per annum
It is estimated that, if the sec
tarian invested endowments
exemption amendment to the
constitution is ratified by the
people of Ceorgia at the general
election in November, it will
bring into the State some $500,
000,000 of untaxed capital to
take the place of taxed capital,
This constitutional amendment
opens a new for the investment
of endowments, not only to Geor
gia philanthropist, who want to
put their creed in a dominating
position over other creeds, but
to the whole world.
If $100,000 000 of endowment
funds were sent into Georgia for
investment and invested in busi
ness interprise which are now
paying tax, would it not burden
the unexempted property of the
S ate in the sum of approximat
ely $160,000 per annum?
This constitutional amendment
indirectly , appropriates State
funds to sectarian institutions.
It virturely says to every tax
payer in Georgia, you muSt do
nate each vear a certain per cent
of your tax to support of Mormon
and Catholic institutions.
This is the secoond time that
the church has asked the people
of Georgia to change the constit
ution for their especial benefit
since 1877
The next thing creedism will
ask the Georgia legislature to do
(I guess) will be the union of
tnan they are now if it does
pass
This amendment just means
more new offices and more tax
on the peoble. Not one man
in every 100 knows what the
cowd behind this constitutional
amendment are a f ter,
Here comes another constitut
ional amendment asking for more
State Senatorial Districts, more
State Senators and more tax,
And don’t forget the constitut
ional amendments increasing the
Governors’ salary from $5,000 to
$7’500 and most all other State
house officers in proportion
Be sure and not forget the
constitntional amendments in-
creosing State senators and leg
islature members' pay from
$4.00 to $7.00 per day.
There are several more const
itutional ameudments to be voted
on the 6th of Nov. and nearly
every one of them, if ratified,
means more tax on the common
man withe no benefit to him
whatever,
Think twice, before . you on
these constitutional amendments
for in less than 12 months you
may be working at 50c per day
and boarding yourselg and cot
ton may be selling at 5c per
pound.
W. I, Dorrss
Jan. 1st. 1881, regardless
what she may own. meir uwu
In my position as Ordinary I! not advise that the general far
have witnessed some sad cases mer embark in extensive raising
where people who deserved '*ell 0 f poultry, hut warns against
from their State have undergone eb ventures, But sees no
privations and endured prove 1 cy | lea gon why every farm should
that these amendments would i no (. P i-oduce enough chioketis
have glleviated. , a nd eggs for its own use, and
I know that everyone wants to 1 wby tbere should not be enough
aid these old soldiers and widows surplus to make chickens and
and assist them in bearing the e gg 3 available to the general
burdens of life in their old and public at at reasonable price and
declining days. i n snch quantities that there
Now that we have the oDpor- wi |j be markedly less domestic
tunity let’s give them a unani
mous vote in Douglas county.
Very respectfully.
J. H. McLarty.
Douglas Man
Prizes
Secures
Mr. J. F, Medows secured a
number of pizes this year at the
Southeastern Fair, consisting of
3rd best cotton exhibit, 4th prize
on wheat. 2nd on registered seed
cotton, in competition with eight
varieties in the Georgia breeders
association, and 6th on corn,
Mr Meadows- is a most success
ful farmer and is a great believer
thoroughbred products, whether
thay be agricultnral or live stock
—having some fine Poland China
hogs. We congratulate him for
his success.
Gitmers Report
(By W. J. Camp)
There were ginned in Douglas
county prior to Oct. 19. this year,
4,919 of cotton las compared to
1,360 to same date last year.
Blue Stem and Red May wheat
for -seed at Douglasville Roller
mills.
demand for the meats that are
needed abroad and that can be
transported there.
One big aim in this endeavor
is tc increase to 100 hens the
average size of the American
farm flock. The present average
is 40 hens. The desired increase,
it is believed, will bring the
desired production. The farmer
with several hundred hens, of
course, will be merely making
up for his less fortunate neigh
bors unable to reach the aver
age. This will be not merely a
war-time increase. It and its
benefits will remain after Amer
ica’s men and women at the and
at home have made demoerrey
safe.
Futhermore, the farmer need
not fear that the market will be
glutted by poultry and eggs, A
good profit is assured always by
the low cost of farm poultry pro
duction. Futher assurance is
given bv the fact that with the
maximum production urged by
the Department of Agriculture
there will still be a great gap
between production and possible
consumption. Finally many
people who eat little or no chick
en meat, and who are. only dis
come 10 tit last lueliUs auQ tv ill
aik for more.
Chi.'ken as a by product of
renera) farming find much of
their f;ed in the waste materials
that otherwise Mould serve no
useful purpose. The attention
and labor that require can be
given even largely b.y children
and should not require the em
ployment of additional hired
workers. On some farms the
chickens prctically pay for therm
celvss by their destruction of
orebad and vegetable insects,
On other they help to nay for
themselves b.y their production
of manure, which 'when properly
used increases largelt the vsdue
of the land. Fifty fowels will
annual! produce a ton of manure
manure that can be made as
valuable as commercial ferti
lizer. . -
An essential part of the en
deavor to instile more chickens
and eggs <s contained in the
maxin- hatch early. The far
mer who hatches early in the
spring, either by incubation or
natural methods, seems to have
all the best of the argument,
when chickens are hatched early
n the spring they mature in the
fall and lay eggs iu the winter.
Then, in the spring, they are
ready to hatch early. Late
hatched are late in maturing, do
not lav in the winter, and do not
set until lute in the following
spring,
To the country at large early
hatching by every chicken raiser
means much. Early hatching
will increase the number and
size of few's and the number
of eggs produced next year. It
will mean larger birds, and birds
that will iay in the winter months.
To the individual farmer it
means more profit. He will get
more chickens, as a larger pro
portion will live,he will get more
actual meat, not only because
more chickens will live, but be
cause they will grow larger, -and
he will get more eggs, when eggs
scarce, for early hatcaed pullets
will lay in the winter.
The recognized importance of
food in the greatest war make it
seem as if the hen must take
her place among those who are
helping to win the war for the
forces of democracy, This qlace
will be an important one in pro
portion to the -e ipon e this year
to the call for increased chickeft
and eRg production. The hen,
of course, has always shown a
willingness to do her duty, and
and doutless she is willing now
if fed the proper egg producing
food. All that is to be done is
is for her master, the farmers of
the conntry, and the city and
town dwellers who are helping
on a backyard scale, to make
sure that the hens’ opportunities
will not overlooked.
In canclusion, let me say why
everybody should raise more
chickens and eggs: More chick
ens ans no e eggs will r« 1 aie
more meat for our armies and
our allies, they cannot get the
chicken and our eggs, we can,
and we like to eat them.
Poultry t aa be produced more
rapidly ano more economically
than any of the meat animals,
Chickens will largely, grow and
prosper on waste never other
wise wonld be of use, and will
eat the infant bugs, particvlarly
the orchard pest 0 , before they
have had opportunity to do great
harm. Chickens require a min-
inum of attention. The most
of it car be given by women
and childaen. No heavy labor
is required Chickens will help
win the war.
Respectfully,
J. E. Cheatham,
tantly acquanted with eggs, will! County Farm Agent