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BUSINESS IS GOOD TODAY—IT
WILL BE GOOD ALL THE YEAR—
GET BUSY.
VOLUME VII.
LARGE CONGREGATIONS GREET
SAVANNAH REVIVALIST—FINE
MUSIC FOR EVERY SERVICE.
Services conducted Sunday last at
the First Methodist church were com
prehensive in their revival tendencies.
Forencon and cvening sermons were
signally evangelistic. Illeven o'clock
discourse by the pastor, Rev. Walter
Anthony, was addressed to the church.
Evening discourse was addressed es
pecially to the unconverted, wherein
the pastor affirmed that the law of pe
riodicty is enforced in the spiritual
as truly as in the real of nature, that
these revival services are the harvest- ‘
ing season of the church, and tlmt}
“sheaves ripe unto the harvest” not |
garnered in the IHeavenly store here
during these meetings are inevocably
lost.
A large audience listened with rapt
atiention Monday evening to a sermon |
by Rev. J. B. Stanford, visiting minis-i
ter, which was replete with logical
reasoning and deep spiritual truths. ‘
Excellent congregational singing (
was well directed by Rev. John Sharp.
Wednesday and Tl'riday afternoons‘
there will be services especially for|
the children, conducted by Mr. Sharp. ‘
Congregational singing of the sa
cred scngs of Zion, led by Mrs. Sharp,
is an inspirational feature of all the
éervzces. This and Friday afterncons
at 3:30 o’clock there will be a chil
dren’s and young peoples’ service, con
ducted by Mr. Sha¥p. Saturday afier
noon there will be a street service
held cn the Citizen Bank Corner, con
ducted by Rev. J. B. Stanford, at 3:3C
o’clecck, the same spot where therc
was a conversion of a young man dur
ing a revival conducted by Rev. Wil
iiams two years ago. l
LOCAL PASTOR GIVES HISTGRY
OF FORTY DAYS OF DENIAL FOR
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.
.Wednesday of last week, commonly
referred to as ‘“Ash Wednesday,”
marked the beginning of the season of
Lent, which has been observed by
Christians, certainly as far back as
the latter half of the second century
and probably even earlier, as a period
of abst'nence and extraordinary acts
of religious devotion. The season, al
though it was not originally altogeth
er so, has for centuries been connect
ed in the mind of the devout Chris
tian with the period of forty days and
forty nights during which the Savior
was tempted alone in the desert.
The practical benefit to be derived
by the proper observance of Lent is
unquestionable save hy those who
have never given themselves to a sin
cere regard for it. Religion, in reality,
is such a common place sort ¢f a thing,
one can find multitudinous points
of contact between it and that which
is rccognized by the man on the street
as mere horse sense. For example, ev
ery day experience witnesses to bene
fit derived from the accomplishment
of self-mastery. How much less evil,
how much less pain, how much less
misery there would be rampant in this
world if the men and women who lived
in it had control of themselves? And
can any one, laying aside possible
prejudice, maintain for a moement that
the consistent abstaining from some
delight of the table, or of some favor-l
ite amusement, or, in the case of men,
of the use of tobacco, for the period
of forty days will not inevitably in
crease his power or will, make more
sure his mastery of himself? And to
this a more diligent reading of the Bi
ble, 2 more earnest attempt at true
prayer, a m()e frequent attendance at
divine service, and you have before |
-you the significance and the possibili
ty of Lent.
It is the earnest hope cf the writer
that the day will come when all Chris
tian churches everywhere and whatev
er may be their church afiiliations will
universally avail themselves of - the
spiritual privilege which Lent offers,
when all Christians ‘will unite in a
practice which our ancestors in the
faith Yrom the earliest time have in
dulged in to their spiritual gain, when
all Christians will set apart the forty
days immediately preceding Easter,
the feast of the Resurrection, 2s an
especially appropriate time for earnest
spiritual endeavor.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
FROM MACON TO VALDOSTA
LARGE NUMBERS OF WOODMEN
. MAKING PLANS.
Preparation for the sessions of the
South Georgia Log Rolling Associa
tion in (‘or(le{e in July go merrily on
and the work which has alrcady been
done has spread the news all over
South Georgia. From Macon to Val
dosta, the members of the camps are
doing their utmocst {o get arrange
ments made to bring large numbers
of their ranks for the occasion. All
south and middle Georgia will be rep
resented here.
Following is a statement that has
gone 21l over this secticn of the state
and Wcodmen everywhere are turn
ing their attention to this city.
Cordele is one of the wide-awake
cities, and being a railroad center,
easily reached from all parts of the
state, one of the largest gatherings of
‘Woodmen is expected, that ever assem
bled in Georgia. Mayor J. G. Jones,
who is Vice-President of the Associa
tion, and a delegate from the state
to the Scvereign Camp, together with
the ofiicers of Cordele Camp will
spare no effort to make the Cordele
meeting the greatest ever held in the
history of Woodcraft in South Geor
gia. The two days which the asso
ciation will be in session will be days
of feast and frolic for all visitors. The
merchants and owners of all buildings
in the business section of the city,
will be requested to decorate and
make gay fer the cccasion, the best
bands obtainable will furnish music
and the whole city of Cordele will
turn ocut to greet the thousands of
choppers who will come to enjoy them
selves and partake cof the hospitality
f Cordele Woodmen of the Werld.
Hon. W. A. Frazer, Sovereign Com
mander will be invited and urged to
attend the meeting by every camp rep
resented in ‘thié “dBSociation. “RTATOT
Jones, has already taken the question
of reduced rates over all the railroads
leading into the city up with the man
agement, and has been assured that
the best rates poscible to .grant under
the law will be given. Cordele Wood
men and the whole city expect ten
thousand people to be with them dur
ing the session of the association.
WAS CHARGED WITH USING FRO
FANE TOUGUE OVER TELE
PHONE. _
Charged with using profanity over
ihe telephone, thereby insulting one of
the young lady operators, a well
kaown ycung iman, on charges insti
sated by the young lady, was arraign
ed befere Mayor Jones at a special
session of the police court this morn
irg. The young man entered a plea
of guilty and the mayor assessed a
fine of $lO, reminding the offender in
a well-put little lecture that he was
deserving of a stiger fine, though on
account of his plea of guilty and this
being his first offense before the court,
he felt inclined to show some leniency.
“Y(;.“! have committed a state of
fecnse,” said the mayor to the young
man, “in using language that was
rude, vulgar and profane. 1t is not
within my jurisdiction to fine you for
using profane language—that is the
state offense, but I am fining you for
disorderly conduct.. It remains within
the discretion of the telephone com
pany to prosecute you in the state
courts on behalf of this young lady
who had preferred the charge of dis
orderly conduct against you.”
ON RURAL ROUTES
CARRIERS WILL START AN HOUR
EARLIER ON ALL CORDELE
ROUTES.
On and after Friday, 16th of Maich,
the auto route rural service will leave
the post office at 7 A. M. instead of 8
A. M. as heretofcre. This will give
the mail to patrons on the rural routes
an hour earlier. Postmaster McAr
thur desires to give the best service
possible and secured this improved
service after considerable effcrt on his
part.
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CONVICTS ESCAPE |
IN EARLY coum'rvt
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Blakly, Ga., March 14—Fve 101:;:l
term convicts escaped from the Early
county penitentiary camp about ten
miles southeast of Blakely Sunday
night just after the cupper hour. They
managed some way to cut their shack
‘les while at supper.
| Their names were John Faircloth,
)Van Sims, Seale Gastcn, Tom Hill,
and Charlie Cummings. The last
lxmmed was recaptured Sunday night.
Some of the bunch stole a horse from
CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1916.
Alr. A. D. Harris’ farm and a buggy |
from a negro a mile or two west 01‘1
the place on Mr. C. E. Boyett's placc.‘
This was evidently Seab Gaston, '\sl
}:1 searching party found Lim last‘
tnight driving towards Fort Gamnes
with the stolen horse and buggy.‘
t\’»‘hen commanded to throw up his
' hands and surrender, instead of do-
E ing so he showed fight and was shot
iby a member of the posse, dying
later from his wounds.
! Two of the three negrces still at
large were concerncd in murders,
ALL DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENT
BERING UP FOR LAST LAP OF
BERING UP PFOR LAST LAY OF
RACE.
On the eve of Crisp county’s prima
ry election intense interest and ex
pectancy is elicited by the fast ap
proaching “battle of the ballots.” Can
didates, their friends, and the voters
generally of the county are on the qui
vive, and the candidates are straining
every tension and nerve to be the first
to come under the wire on the home
streteh. The election takes place on
Friday. The polls at the Cordele pre
cinet will open at 6 o'cleck and close
at 5:38, and the polls in the country
precinets open at at 6 o’clock and close
at 5. Managers have been appointed
for the eclection in the various pre
cincts; the registration lists were com
pleted yesterday and the tickets
printed. Perhaps never in the his
tory of the county has speculation over
some of the races been so prevalent.
All indications point to some races
hard-fought and close run.
‘The official ballot gives the lList of
cand.oates in the following order:
For Ordinary, W, P. Fleming; for
clerk superior court, J. A. Littlejohn;
for tax receiver, C. Q. Perry; for sher
ifi. I, M. Sumner, J. H. Ward, B. C,
Youngblood; for tax collector, C. B.
Bowen, J. L. Briscoe, W. J. Mussel
white; for county school superintend
ent,J. W. Bivins; county surveyor, J.
D. Spire, A. F. Ware; for county com
missioner, S. C. Byrd and G. W. Shep
pard are running unopposed; J. M.
Gonmory J. N. Clements and J.@ A
Sloan are candidates fer county com
missioner to reprcsent tic Eleventh,
Hatley and Thirteenth districts; coro
ner, W. C. Culpepper, W. G. Fitzgerald,
J. W. Folds, J. A. Stevens. Two va
cancies cn the county executive com
mittee will be supplied.
REMODELLING TWO STORES
MAKES SLAUGHTER PRICES
NECESSARY.
Among the many improvements con
templated in Cordele in the very nea:
future, 1s the remodeling of the two
stores of Georgia Miller, situated cn
Kleventh avenue.
There are but few people in this en
tire section that are not personally
acquainted with Mr. Miller. He has
been o resident cf Cordele since 1897
and has a reputation for fair and hon
est dealings with the trading public.
In crder that carpenters should be
able to have these stores at the ear
liest pogsible moment, Mr. Miller has
placed his entire stock of merchan
disc in the hands of The Davies Sale
System of Macon, with positive orders
to sell regardless of cost. Messrs. Da
vies and Deane, who have complete
charge of the pispositicn of the stock,
are hustlers from the word go. They
Lnow their business and are deter
mined to sell every article in the
stores at all hazards.
In this issue of this paper you will
find a double page advertisement set
ting forth the fact that Mr. Miller is de
termined to move his great stock and
turn the building over to carpenters.
Plans have already been accepted by
contractors for one of the preitiest
store buildings in Cordele, and Mr.
Miller's many friends will congratulate
him on its completion. Read his adver
tisement.
BASEBALL AGAIN!
.
AN ALL-HOME TEAM
FAST LOCAL TALENT WILL BE
PRESSED INTO SERVICE FOR
FINE GAME—MAY BE A GO.
wWith the apprcach of spring the
sportive mind is now turning to baze
bhall and other athletics, and plans are
already being developed for supplying
bhaseball for Cordele to break the mo
notony of the long summer months.
The plan promoted has for its purpose
the organization of a fast amateur
team that will compete with teams
from towns and cities within a radius
of forty to fifty miles.
Cordele has had cnough of profes
sicnal ball, at least for a _season. Of
cours?, the fans like it, though the pro
moters could never realize enough
SHOWING NEW GOODS
LARGE STOCKS OF FINE MER
CHANDISE READY FOR LARGE
TRADE.
Indications of spring are showing
forth on every side, and, besides the
’bc—.autifying dress that nature is so
‘gracefully assuming, one cannot but
notice the excellent lines of spring and
summer wear now arraying the wix:-i
dows of the live, wide-awake Cordelc
merchants. Their stores are full and
overflowing with smart, stylish goods,
and no city, large or small, in this sec
tion of the state can boast of more
beautiful and up-to-date lines of ladies
and g(’llt]e!llflls' spring furnishings
than are now on display in Cordele
stores.
Several Cordele merchants have
said that, without a doubt, they have
the niftiest and best sclected spring
lines they have ever carried, and from
every outward appearance one can
have no reason to doubt their word.
Tt is a well known fact throughout
thie section of the state that Cordele
merchants have always been early
with their new stocks, and whether it
be merchandise, groceries, hardware,
or what not, they are always in the
front. The new arrivals are being ar
tistically displayed in the windows and
cu the shelves, and in their catchy ef
fect seem to blend perfectly with the
gay outburst of this fine spring
weather.
Spring is here and Easter is only a
few weeks away. The merchants are
prepare! with as good merchandise
as can he found anywhere for Cordele
and Cordele trade territory.
JUDGE GEORGE OVERRULED MO
TION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE—
GOES AGAIN TO THE SUPREME
COURT.
Judge W. . George of the Cordele
judicial circuit has overruled a motion
for a change of venuc in the case of
Arnor Bivins vs. the slate. Bivins is
the negro charged as accessory before
and afler the fact in the murder of
T. E. Gleaton, which occurred during
January, 1915. The motion for a
change of venue was brought by
Judge E. F. Strozier, attorney for Biv
mns, on tlie alleged ground of appre
hension of personal violence to the
defendant in event he is brought bacl
to this county for trial. Since thr
negro’s first trial on March 1, 1915, he
has been confined in the Bibb county
jail for safe keeping.
Bivins at the March, 1915, trial wa¢
convicted of the crime charged t«
him. Judge Strozier, on the ground:
that the defendant had not had a fai
trial, made motion for a new trial
which motion was overruled by Judge
George. Judge Strozier then appealec
the case to the state Supreme court
which tribunal reversed the decision
of the lower court, handing down it:
decision last December.
At the February, 1916, term of th:
Crisp Superior court, Judge Strozie
made motion for a change of venue fo
the trial of the defendant. The mo
tion was heard on March B§, and Judg
George rendered his decision Tuesday
Judge Strozier has again appealed the
case to the state Supreme court.
WAYCROSS MURDERER
IS DENIED NEW TRIAL
Waycross,. Ga., March 14.—A mo
tion for new trial in the W. J. Griffin
case was heard before Judge Sum
merall Saturday. Griffin was con
victed of murder at the December
term of Ware superior court, and sen
tenced to life impriscnment, and Grif
fin, through his attorneys, is en
deavoring to secure a new trial. Judge
Summerall denied the motion and the
case will probably go to the supreme
court.
e s S
from the gate receipts to make the
club anything like sclf-sustaining. Anc
there is no intention to organize a
professional team.
Scme of the city’s best enthusiasts
are backing the game, among them be
ing W. H. Parrish, F. L. Batholomew
P .C. Clegg and others.
A very nominal sum will place the
‘local park in excellent condition, and
'so far as material is concerned for
organizing the club, good players are
always available. An all-home team
is not impcssible,
GET THE HABIT OF BUYING AT
HOME—CORDELE HAS IT. DO YOU
KNOW WHAT IS HERE.
HATLEY SHOOTING AFFRAY MAY
CLAIM ANOTHER VICTIM—WAR
REN STILL RETICENT.
C. A. Spikes, seriously and perhaps
fatally wounded in a shooting affray
at Hatley on Saturday, March 4, in
which hig son, Clifton Spikes, was
kelled, lingers in a precarious con
dition at his home two miles from
Hatley, according to latest reports by
telephenic communication with that
place. A bullet from Warren’s gun
peretrated Spikes’ body, puncturing
his lungs. Little hope for his recovery
was held out from the first, though
the condition of the wounded man
has fluctuated between improvement
and decline almost incessantly since
he was shot, and it is now stated that
his condition is pmbzibly more pre
carious than at any time since the
tragedy.
Warren, who surrendered to Sheriff
Ward immediately following the shoot
ing, is still confined in the Crisp coun
ty jail. He declines to diseuss his
case with any one other than his at
torneys.
The original charge of murder
against Warren was before the grand
jury at the present term of Superior
court. A number of witnesses, among
them eye witnesses to the tragedy,
were examined. The jury returned
a no bill. :
However, before the prisoner’s re
lease, C. F. Jones, a relative of Spikes
and his son, swore out two warrants
on charge of murder and assault with
intent to murder. Jones lives in Crisp
county, ncar the scene of the killing.
The warrant charging assault with in
fent to murder was sworn out before
Judge E. Segrest of the justict court
of the Hatley district. The warrant
charging murder was sworn out before
Judge W. H. Malone, justice of the
peace in the Cordele district.
An cffort is being made by J. T. Hill
and 0. T. Gower, attorney for Warren,
to get the warrants consolidated and
a committal hearing given the defend
ant today or Thursday. The law firm
of Whipple & McKenzie are counsel
engaged for prosecution.
FLORIDA MAN HERE MAKING
PLANS TO ESTABLISH LARGE
ENTERPRISE.
“Tlans are under way for the con
struction in Cordele of one of the luai
gest and most modernly equipped ba
keries in this section of the state. Ben
Seals, recently of Sarastoa, Fla., an
enterprising prospector who has had
experience in the bakery business, is
no win the city, seeking a desirable lo
cation and conferring with promincn:
local business men in working out pre
liminary plans for the new enterprisc.
The establishment of the new “enter
srise will mean the expenditure of scv
sral thousand dollars, and half a doz
en employees would be required in its
operation.
There is a wide territory tributary
to Cordele for such an enter[irise, and
such a business would be greatly fa
cilitated in taking care of its trade
for a radius of forty to fifty miles on
account of Cordele’s excellent railroad
facilities.
LIVELY AFFAIR
VIENNA, FITZGERALD, AND COR
DELE PUPILS PLANNING BIG
CONTEST. ;
An April event promising in interes:,
which is absorbing much time and
thought among many of the pupils cf
e O’Neal High School, is what they
wre pleased to style a “school meet,”
when pupils from the Fitzgerald, Vien
1a and other schools in this district
will meet in Cordele and enter in 2
.ontest in sewing and woodwork in
he girls department, and athletics
with the boys.
. These school contests not only en
‘:ender commendable rivalry among
the pupils, but prove pleasurable oc
sasions for bringing the members of
‘he different schools together. ;
Visiting .pupils will be royally cn
tertained while in the city. = .
NO. 49.