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THE GORDELE DISPATCH
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C#lAB. EZ BROWN, Editor
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C'B"E THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY
-—!f parents will have th®ir children
vav:n-;oriz'.if the daily Bible selections
It will prove priceless Nerjtage to
them in ‘after y®ars.
ADMIT ;THE MASTER—Bechold |
ctrnd at the door and knock: if any
men heap my voice, and <pen the
toor T will come in to him, and will
*n withi him, and he with me, He
fhat hath an ear let him hear what
the s]'irii saith. Revelations 2,20-22,
Hoke Smhh has a right to come
b=ek to Georgia and live, Why should
the politicians worry? Wwe hope the
day will _’nnvm' come when other men
show th(-‘lr teeth at ug when we try
t+ be useful—even though it be in
onr old 4!}3,\'.\'. Hoke Smith might vet
be a useful Georgian. Why try to
izmpugn His motives?
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Judge Raulston is going to speak
Sunday at a memorial service in Chi
Cago fnr-;‘:\\'illium Jennings Bryfan.
If he hud)}mon adyertised in this role
hefore th@’, Scopes trial was over, the
prublic w&i}l«l not have accepted hin
as an impartial- judge. But now it
doesn’t matter. The trial is over
and a gfiat man is';:nnv down tc¢
w
the river g'ln‘rv the two worlds meet.
As an admirver of the dead Commoner,
he may sjwuk with propriety.
Most of those who have written
Oy L
cbout the law against Sunday danc
ing in Gmf'}‘;:i:\ have without exception
agreed lh.a'\l Sn‘mluy dancing should
not he ofimumgml. But the com
plaint is against writing laws with
an idea tHat the laws are a cure for
rvorythim.':._ 'l'l}r' human conscience
is the pivotal point in matters of this
kind. It i 5 a matter of individual re
rpnnsihilil}\ those who stay out of
the llzllu'q:.\' do so because of their
own resolution. Without wishing to
ha geod ot many people would try
to live b(;llcr lives. Whenever peo
ple want to stay out of the dances
they will du:.,SG with great ease. When
cthers try Fo legislate into them this
or that rulesof moral conscience, they
rebel. It ig-an old, old way with the
world. &
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ON THE HOME STRETCH
(‘n(ton.; tobacco, corn, water
melons, @ulu!oupvs. peaches, ap
ples, rhi(fl(ens. cream, hogs, su-
Rar ('um',',:n'\\'(,'m potatoes, pecans,
hesides u";hnsl of lesser things—
not forgetting fish and oysters,
garden tifiu-k. eops—that's Geor
gia. llf fi\_vh ic any:state in the
union llxait can grow or raise ev
erything, *Georgia’s it,—Savannah
Morning News.
As the money comes in from all
theso filw."('x‘up::. we are getting on
the home stretch to prosperity. Peo
pie have worked hard in Georgia for
coveral years—ang failed to realize
on their efforts. But they have giv
cn this year to an intelligent, faithful
sioht for ggod crop (‘otton has al
’.z st come out of the depths of wee
vil 1055&'\‘.‘7 Farmers have come in
this year's'@efforts almost to a poin
where they can batt!lc the pest and
still save u‘ cotton ¢t It is good
news—the promise of o great yield
and a fair i;.n'ice for what we have to
offer in staple crops in Georgia.
Those who have foresight will hold
to the lands in this section. There
are no real handicaps as compared
with those of other sections. Those
who go and make honest investiga
tion will find it true that lands here
in this section of Georgia promise
more for the man who toils than any
other in this great country. As a
general rule we have the real advan
tages. If we are willing to learn and
apply what we have learned—and he
satisfied with returns—we have all
other sections of the couniry out
stripped. Thig is the truth.
SCIENCE AND RELIGION
We judge from what Editor
Charles Brown, of Cordele, says
| about the evolution trial that he
sees in it an effort of some folks
to make political capital out of
religion. Editor Brown is often
right when folks think he Is in
discreet,.—Valdosta Times,
There is nothing like being sincere
about a thing. We think there was
an effort to make politidal capital of
the Scopes trial—at least, an effort
to mix politics with religion. These
two are things separate and apart.
We will continue to hear of the bat
tle which rages between the modern
ist and the fundamentalist in relig
ion, This i a contest that has been
going on for ages. It will continue,
but making a political issue of a re
ligion is something new under the
American flag. That occurred last
yvear in the national contest, Anq it
was a great national blunder. It was
the greatest blow at religious liberty
that has ever been delivered in this
country.
Mr. Bryan was accused of trying
to base another campaign for the pres
idency upon his fundamentalist bhe.
liefs—and he wag said to sought to in
itiate this campaign in the Scopes
trial. 1t was not true. This grand
old man had abondoned the hope of
reaching the presidency. We think
he hag learned not to hope for that
again. He was bent on becoming a
power for the old time religion in this
country. IMe thought he saw the need
of a “back to the Bible” campaign—
and he was a wise old man. He kept
up *with the trend of ‘American
thought. It is very likely that ho
was right. At least he was in posi
tion to judge. Ie knew more about
the true religious situation than did
most men. We think he was honestly
and sincerely giving the remainder
of his years to the religivn of the
true and tried.
He was an impassioned champion
of the Bible type of christianity and
saw in the activities of the atheist
and the agnostic an effort to over
throw the religion upon whose foun
dation rests the principles of a greal
government. He knew, as all men
must know, that the genius of the
American republican forin of govern
ment is what this kind of religion
has made for the people of this coun
try. Ile wanted to get back to that
form of religion and assumed that
the last years of his lite might bet
ter be spent in that direction. This
was Mr. Bryvan-nothing morve.
The Scopes case did not involve
any of the issues raised in the New
York democratic convention last
summer. It was one of God or no
God as a creator of the material uni
verse, IHis battle was with Darrow,
the agnostic—and in that contest he
assaileq evolution as it is champion
ed by the atheist and agnostic. Ile
scemed to swing far away f{rom the
modern scientitic view of Divine Crea
tion. He never seemed to know that
the modernist in science is, generally
speaking, a modernist in veligion who
accepys Divine Crention and yrue
christianity-—makes Christ a part of
the processes which point the way
to “That far off Divine Event" as
fervently and as sincerely as does the
old timer who clings to what he terms
the fundamentals but all the time
fighting against admission of facts
as disclosed in the search of man
kind for the truth.
Mr., Bryan was not a scientist. ‘We
do not know what he did with the
i\'ery fine statements some of the
modern scientists prepared for the‘
Scopes trial. Some of them were dec- ‘
larations by which manpkind can well
afford to live and labor further to un-‘
fold and develop. They accept the‘i
Bible simply anq sincerely, proclaim‘
evolution a law which has held
through the centuries without a bau
ble or failure in the least applica
tion anywhere in the great physical
‘univmsc—aml a principle which not
ionly does not discard the Bible and
the christian religion, but on the oth
‘er hand with wonderful emphasis de
‘rlares and justifies the Master of Men
}in divine purpose. Science holds high
the torch of faith—and lights the
way for mankind to ciimb higher—to
take a firmer holq on the spiritual
legacy—helps men to understand the
eternal fitness of thé soul in tune
lwlth the Infinite!
THE RUSSIAN BALLOT
The Russian ballet stands in “the
front row” among the pleasing things
of life that have survived the Bolshe
vik révolution. It is a form of enter
tainment that brightens up the other
wise sombre picture which the visitor
finds in Soviet Russia. As an art
‘lhe ballet has suffered bhut little as
a result of the great 1917 upheaval
which profoundly affected every form
‘ol social activity. Realizing its great
‘public pouularity, the Bolsheviks
have fostered and subsidized the bal
let, making an earnest effort to main
tain it at its old standard.
Although the ballet was developed
and perfected in France, it finds its
highest expression in Russia. For
E’()fl years the Russians have concen
trated in this form of dancing, with
the result that the Russian panto
mime and “ballet d’action” have no
equal anywhere in the world. Tt is
true that Soviet Russia cannot boast
of tiie brilliant ballet dancers of oth
er days—many of them are now
abroz2d-—hut the state ballet school in
Moscow is kept up to its former high
standards and traditions and each sea
son scores of highly trained balleg
dancers are added to the chorus at
the Nationai Theatre.
The state ballet scnool is one of
the most interesting and fascinating
places in Russia. 1t is the national
“‘nursery” of the Russian ballet.:
Here boys and girls, from seven to’
sixteen years cld, are trained in all
the graceful motions of the hody and
feet. They are mostly the children of
professional or theatrical people. The
‘ballet is considered a “bourgeoisie”
institution. Therefore, it does not at
\trm:t the children of the proletariat.
} It requires from ten ‘o 20 years to
fz:mke- a perfect ballct dancer, pupils
‘g’i\'in;: from three to six hours a (layl
im drill and practice. Even long after
a ballet dancer has become a full
fledged performer on the stage, she
‘pul.\' in three to four hours practice
at the ballet school every day. Mad
am Geltzer, . Russia’s premiere ‘“bal
lerina,” who is now 52 vears old, is a
notable example of this thoroughnes;
and perfection in training. Although;
‘lmlg past what is generally r‘ogm‘(’i-J
ed as the dancing age, she performs |
with all the grace and rythm of a girl.
of 21, which is due, according to her!
own statement, to unremitting d:lilyi‘
practicerand rehearsal for forty _ve:n's:.l
All the popular ballets and pan}:
{omim s of the old days—“The Sleép- |
ing Doauty,” “The Hunchback Tlorse
man, “The Swan Lake,” “Corsair,’—
ar. oroduced regularly at the national
{heatrs, The smart gatherings ofl
the nobility, aristocracy and tho(
wealthier classes that gave the ballet
much of its former brilliancy, nowi
are replaced by workers and lmde-]
union members, who are given li('ke(sj
at reduced prices. Black shirts, red
ties and homespun garb have displac
od the silk hat, the stiff shirt and the
dress suit. The regal boxes formerly
occupied by the Czar and his familv
are now crowded nightly with the
proletariat,
The scenery and settings .ut‘ the
ballet, as produced in Moscow and
Petrograd, are on a superb scale, and
are as great a delight to the eye as
the wonderful orchestral music is (o
\lhe ear, . 3 . |
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
| FINE FARMING OUTLOOK
The 1925 agricultural picture is
painted in bright colors by the Feder
a! Department of Agrichlture in a re
port to the Georgia State Coi!ege of
Agriculture this week. As business
Ic-onditioxm also continue good, the
Icombination presents an optimistic
cutlook, the department says.
l Promise of recovery in all branches
of the livestock industry is indicated.
Heavy steers have been bringing high
er prices than last year, hogs' are
nearly double the price of a year ago,
and lambs have been higher priced.
Hogs this fall are approaching the
peak of a price cycle, the depart
ment believes. It points out for the
guidance of producers that some far
gsighted hog raisers are @lready con
gidering probable heavy pig produc
tion in 1926, and lower prive levels
thereafter.
“Truck crops are coming in for a
share of price recovery this season,”
the report says. “Early estimate:s
suggest a potato production of only
about 3.1 bushels per capita, which
would he on z; par with those well-re
membhered shortage years, 1911 and
1919. Onions, cabbage, melons and
peaches have been selling at two or
three times last year’s prices and
‘suuningly have a brisk fall market
i‘ahead. .
‘ “Rains last month added to hay and
‘late oats. Corn is making ears now
and looks good as a whole. Cotton
thas lost ground in the western belt
by reason of drought, but indications
still point to a 'good sized total crop.
Potatoes are a decidedly smaller acre
{age than last year and promise 2
[gmaller yield but nevertheless may
make more money for producers.”
The department’s general index of
purchasing power of farm products
[in terms of non-agricultural commodi
ties remains at a level of 90, com
!r.nrml with a five-year pre-war level
taken as 100.
A PATHETIC STORY FROM
REAL LIFE
' Progressive Farmer:
l All funerals, of course, are more
or less tragic, but there was a funeral
i’not many miles from Hilltop Farm
|'the other dey lhat‘_‘ha«l about it an
'espccially poignant and almost heart
ibreaking degree of tragedy. The story
iis well worth telling as a Warning
!to all other farmers, no matter wheth
ivr young or old. :
I It wag the funeral of an old man,
;on(-e one of the wealthiest and most
i‘prominom farmers of the county, a
'good man who had once expected to
‘leave his 1,000 acre farm and other
property to his church, who, losing
011 his wealth, was finally buried in
‘a home-made coffin on the day that
2 room had been made ready for him
al the county poorhouse. I shall let
"‘n friend tell the rest of the story™
i “The old man was well along
in his eighties, and died just in
time to escape going to the coun
ty home, although a few years
before he had been considered
wealthy aud had probably been
I worth $75,000 or $BO,OO. All his
life he had worked hard, denied
[ himseli, and saved money little
by little, handling his savings
carefully because he knew how
much each dollar had cost in ac
tual labor. In the prosperous
days following the World War
| however, when everybody seem
ed to be making money easily,
he fell victim to the ambition to
‘get rich quick’ and glib, smooth
lulkig stock salesmen found it
easy to persuade him that he
could quickly make a fortune by
buying stock in oil companies,
fisheries companies, land develop
ment companies, and companies
making automobile tires. He
gave mnotes covering everything
he owned to put money in these
worthless stocks., The salesmen
took his notes had no trouble
discounting them at banks where
he was known to be a man of con
siderable property, took the cash
and vanished. When the notes
came due, everything he possess
~ ed had to be sold to meet them,
not even a homestead being sav
ed for him. The broken old man
finally applied for admission to
the county home, but just as this
was granted, he died.”
And, of course, none of the slick
tongued scoundrels who are now prob
ably riding around in fine clothes anq
fine automobiles paid for by the mon
ey of which they had robbed the old
man—none of these sent a flower
to his grave or lifted a finger to
save him from the poorbouse.
FERMANY TO PAY FORMER
TROOPS OF AFR:CAN COLONY
PERLIN, Gerr-l_l;T,v,_ august 4.—Af
ter waiting several years, Germany,
has been granted permission to pay
‘the former Ascari troors of German
East Africa for the last year of the
World War. Until now, England, -as;
the mandatory power of the former
German colony, has refused to per
mit Germany to pay the former co
lonial trosps. - 14
The amount jnvoived is 12,006,000
marks, approximately $3,000,000 and
will be paid to the Ascaris by Brit
ish officials with iwo German
l;:ivlilanss present, 7% el gy
CORDELE, GEORGIA
Arrival and Departure or Passenge
Trains, Cordele Union Depot
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The following schedule figures pub
lished as information. !
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Southern Rallway System
Arrives— —Departur:
I:22am Macon-Atlanta 3:4oan
2:2oam Jacksonville 5:27an
2:4oam Tacksonville-Palatka I:2%am
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5:27am Atl-Cinn-Chicago 2:2oam
7:4oam Valdosta 7:sopn
11:37am Hamp-Tampa-St. B hiohbn
2:ospm Macou-Atlanta 2:sopw
7 10nm Jaecksonville-Palatka 2:lspn
s:ospm All.-Cinn,—Chlca‘go 11:37am
7:sopm Macon 7:4oan
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Atlanta, Birmingham & Allantie
Rallway
Arrives— —Departs
4:4oam Atlanta-Birmingham 12:40am
2:4oam Waycross-Brunswick 4:4oanm
2:53pm Atlanta I:sopm
L2:4oam Moultrie-Thomasville 4:4oam ‘
Georgia Southwestern & Gulf R. R,
Departs— . —Arrives!
9:ooam Albany Local 7:3opm
2:ospm Alb'y-Thos'ville-B'nb’'g 2 23pm
3:ospm Albany-Moultrie 2:35pm
3:ospm Albany-Dothan 2:35pm
SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY
Departure CORRDELE ARRIVAL
FOR FROM
7:40 AM Americus and Loeal 12:10 Py
12:10 PM Helena and Local 7:35 A%l
2:05.PM Montg'ery and Local 240 PM
3:15 PM Savannah and Lacal 2:45 PM
FOR ABBEVIL/IS FROM
7:15 AM Ocilla and Local 1:05 PM
I'OR RICHILAND TFRQM
4:35 PM Montg'ery and local 11:25 AM
11:30 AM Savannah and Local 4:25 PM
1'1:30 AM Columbus and Local 4:40 P
4:4O'PM Albany and Local 11:20 AM
!
TO BEAT BILLS!
You have often heard the old expression that it is cheaper to
move than to pay rent. Il? this community there are some people
who find it cheaper to change doctors than to pay the old one. Y
Swapping doctors is an old trick. It has been resorted to by un
serupolous persons for years. Doctors recognize such tacties al
most instantly. k. -
To ““dismiss” one doctor and ““engage’’ another is your inalien
able right. You may have good reasons for so doing. But don’t
camouflage. Don’t try to hide your “bill heating” intentions.
Pay when you fire! ;
Your old doctor took care of you when you needed him. You :
neglected ‘to pay him, and when sickness came again you called
in another because you didn¥t have the moral courage to admit
your wrong. § S »
Don’t swap to beat your bill. Both the “dismissed”’ doctor and
the newly “engaged”” one know what }'o{_l are doing. They have
seen your kind operate before, v ,
If you are honest you will pay both. If you are dishonest and the
indications are that you are; you will beat bof‘u, and hoth of them
know it. ¢ v by N v B R eB gl
Your doctor tries to give you the kind of service ybu demand. He '
is ready to come to you whenever you call. lis knowledge, his
experience and his skill are at your command, -
Ile deserves his pay. And you know that lic deserves it or vou
would be manly enough to face him. Instead of that you call in
another in a sneaking sort of way, only to ‘““gouge’ him too, if
you can. e : f
Both your “dismissed’’ doctor and your newly ‘‘engaged’” one
are reading this article. If you want them to think you are hon
est you will pay up; if you don’t pay up, both will recognize you
for what youare. 'W + 4+ rqf oy VRP .. N
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The New Crop of Turnip Seeds Is Now In
and Should Be Put in the Ground
g . . Real Soon. y , :
We have a complete line iof all the popular varieties. We
handle none other than D. Landreth’s Seeds. These are
the oldest in the business and their seed succeed. We al
so carry onion sets for fall planting.
We are going to give away five dollars on December 24th
to the person who buys turnip seeds from us and will bring
in some time before that date, the three heaviest turnips,
any kind, other than rutabagas. Come'in at once and get
the seed. Be on time.
Don’t forget that we also have your
: .\ % Drug Needs
COME ACROSS 4 PHONES 8 AND 92
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~ TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1925
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is the slogan of'this establishment.
Your pleasure and satisfaction are
worth more to us than a whole wag
on load of clothes. We especially, 80,
licit your dalinty articles. We laun
der them to perfection, without
scorch or tear
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McCoy Steam Laundry .