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A REPUTABLE CORDELE MER CHANT ADVERTISES SOMETHING IN THIS ISSUE WORTH WHILE— GO FOR HIM. VOLUME VII. LOCAL DEMOSTATION AGENT SEAYE POTATO RAISERS SHOULD NOT ' GIVE UP—BUG EASILY WHIPPED. The Colorado beetle (the potate bug) is vrebably the best known cf all the pota-eating insects. It scenis to have becen a native of Colorado. henecc its name. It began its eastward march before 1860. In 1882 it reached Nova Scotia, and has been a pest over the whele eastern portion of the coun try ever since. That it will ever dis appear hardly seems rprobable, altho it varies in number greatly in different sections at difierent times. It flies readily in bright hot weather, but the distance it can cover in this manner does not seem to be known. j A few persons state that they be lieve the bug came from something attached to the potato. It is a known fact that untold numbers of families deprive themselves of the excellent, wholesome Irish potato solely on ac county of their not being able success fu!ly to exterminate this pest when it appears. Others fear to use the pois ons with which it can be controlled. Be it known that this bug does not come from an egg or anything else attached to the potato at the time of planting. This bectle winters by bury ing iteelf in the soil, coming out with the first hot days of spring, and some times appear in such numbers on a po tato field, where the plants are just breakirg ground, that all growth made for several days is eaten. It is at this stage of the growth of the plants that they are hardest to combat, as there is so little leaf surface that it is prac tically useless to try to pcison them. They mate at once and egg laying commences within a few days if the weather remains warm, the little pota to plants frequently having several hundred eggs on them when two or three inches high. If the plants can be covered up with soil it will spoil these first egg clus ters, these clusters are yellow and may be easily discovered on the un der side of the leaves. The work of fighting them should not be delayed until damage is done the plants, as it will result in a loss of crop that will amount to many times the cost of the labor and material needed to rid the field of them. Now for the control of the pest: It is utterly useless to put anything on the potato cuts with the hope of the plant taking up and storing enough of the bad tasting substance to ruin the appetite of the bug and drive him away. It is thought, and is practiced to a small degree by a few, that cov er'ng the cut with sulphur before plant ing will keep the bug away. The bee tle simply did not happen to find these patches where no damage was done af ter such treatment. Bug Dcath is recommended by an authority, and it is claimed to be en tirely harmless to stock or human be ings. Turis green may be used as a dust for the beetles. One pound of Paris ¢reen mixed with from 5 to 20 pounds of air-slacked lime, perhaps best to mix in proportion so as to give a good green tinge to the mixture. Flour may be used in the same propertion, but 2 or 3 pounds of slaked lime should be added to prevent burning by the Paris green. Dust this on with an or dinary flour sack when dew is on the plants. Apply uniformly and do not wait too long to repeat the operation. Paris green may be used also as a spray in proportions of 1 pound of Paris green, 3 pounds of lime and 100 gallons of water. Arsenate of lead may be used in paste form, & pound to 50 gallons of water or in dry form, one and one-half pound to same amount of water. In mixing either of these insecticides for the spray makes the powder into a paste by addin‘g a little water and mixing before adding to the large quan tity of water. If you need help to fight Mr. Beetle, let our aid be requested. You can whip the little bug. Don’t miss all the good, juicy, well flavored, -healthful appetizing Irish potatoes on account of just a “little bug.” BUILDING RESIDENCE FOR W. O. ROBERTS The Crisp County Lumber company is constructing a pretty residence for W. O. Roberts on Thirteenth avenue, cast. The cost of the building will be approximately $2,000. This lumber company also has the contract for the construction of an immense barn for the Atlantic Ice & Coal Corporation, le cated on their property in the north western part of the city. The cost will total about $5OO. THE CORDELE DISPATCH T —————————————————————————— —————————————————————— CROW OF 3,000 TRYING TO BUY TICKETS TO WILLARD-MORAN FIGHT. e R .“m A T B T TR 3 - R RTPR | &i—;!!;'i‘!msv. 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F'. George today T. W. Warren, since March 4 held priscner in the Crisp county jail, charged with murder and assault with intent to murder in con rection with the killing of Clifton Spikes and the shooting of his father, G. A. Spikes, at Hatley, was granted bail in the sum of $7,500. Bond for Warren was signed this afternoon by citizens of both Crisp and Wilcox county and he was released from jail. Citizens of Wilcox county came this afternocn by train to sign the bond. Hearing for applacation for bail was held before Judge George in superior court here last Saturday. The appli cation was argued by J. T. Hill, Max E. Land and O. T. Gower for the de fense, and Whipple and McKenzie and Crum & Jones were employed by rel atives of the Spikes family fer the prosecution. Solicitor General Wall was not here to represent the state in the presecution. The main peint on which the coun sel for the defense hinged its argu ment in favor of bail for Warren was the grand jury at the last session of Crisp county court took evidence in the case charging Warren with mur der of Clifton Spikes and returned a no bill. Judge Gecrge heard testimony from both sides in considering the applica tion for bail Saturday. PENSION MONEY COMES IN APRII Soldiers of the Sixtics Must Get Fund First Week in April. Ordinary W. P. Fleming is in re ceipt of a letter from Pension Com missioner John W. Lindsey to the ef fect that the funds for Crisp county’s pensioners will probably be forwarded during the first weck in April, though stating that it was not definite that this would be done because such funds are not now in the state treasury. Several of the county’s pensioners have died during the past year and few have been added to the list, mak ing the present number of pensioners total several short of the number of last year. COLQUITT FARMERS T 0 GROW PEANUTS OiL MILLS URGE PLANTING OF LARGE CROP—WILL BUY ALL THAT FARMER CAN PRODUCE. Information® coming from Moulirie is to the effect that farmers of. Col quitt county have been urged by ihe oil mill interests to grow peanuts in large quantities, the ‘arrangements having been already made to use ail that can be brought to market.- - The following is from the Moultrie Observer: The farmers of Colquitt county who want to grow peanuts this yvear need not be afraid that they cannot sell them, for Dr. G. F. Taylor, president and general manager of the Moultrie oQil & Fertilizer company, has an nounced that his firm would buy all offered at the market place. It is stated that the small or Spanish va riety will be given precedent and that they will bring a better price. This peanut is better suited for oil purposes and will make fully as much to the acre as the large ones, which are gen erally grown in this section of the state, DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL MEET | PROMISES BIG INTEREST Plans are fast developing for the entertainment of the Third District High school meet in Cordele Friday and Saturday April 14 and 15 and all indications point to the most success ful event of the kind ever held in the district. The entries in the various contests will be unusually large, and the spirit of rivalry and enthusiasm is strongly manifest. already, while the attendance of delagates and others upon the meet will doubtless be swelled because of Cordele's central location and its accessibility by rail road. The record of the Cerdele high school in capturing most of the hon ors in the meet last year, and the de termination to uphold this record is spurring the local contestants to unus ual efforts. The preliminaries in athletics of the local school have already heen held, though no definite assignments have been made as to the parts the several contestants will take in the eveats. The preliminary try-out in music and elocuticn will be held at the school au ditorium next Friday.night, beginning at $ o’clock, and the public is invited. (Commitiees have bzen appointed to LAST OF GREAT CUTLAWS DEAD. \ - RIS «-m% : My, 4% . : 5 R- R Fi 4 G g e O ‘ é&g W i EES : N s it i iR B % ~J.A::_'.: i . 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"'* S o o Vi R ;:.--«;.'2, B SRR IR :-Z.:-Ei:f:’:??:i'. i v, VRS Y g AR T RS RR R AB M S R PR g ‘ !E:;' v>:§>~ .f-'*;’%:"‘; s::%f‘ff Bogy o Serii %o I l? LEmaT "3> §on ;&*/ it 5 YIRS R BT ST R PR e B 400 daa :31:@5? A g f-.";.’A«-i.ii'f:f}::(?:‘fffif’fEE fad ERE e S s s T iSR NReeT e L S A g i zé";“"}t LoE o e §§ | 1 s TRt RS e 0 T BRI 2 e B v L e g oA el | F SRR S SR b ORI SRR s e B 1 )2 e e : Bt b oot RO SO MR ,W’ TR i | | Cole Younger. Cole Younger, whose name forty years ago spread terror through Missouri. lowa and Minnesota, is dead at Less Summit, Mo. He and his brother spent a quarter of a century in the Minnesota Statc Penitentiary, and he lived in Minnesota for years afterwards. While he was not so notorious as Jesse James, those who knew both men said Younger was the gamer of the two. ’ NEW SiGN COMPANY ORGANIZED IN CORDELE Messrs. R. E. Fischer and W. F. Brown have organized the Cordele Sign company and are facilitated to do all kinds of sign painting. Both gentlemen have been located in Cor dele for a number of months and are well known to the business n®n of the city: According to a German scientist animals have bheen distributed over the world by oscilliation of its axis, which has changed the climate in various lands. CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1916. receive and enteriain the several hun dred visitors on this occasion. The cemmittee on homes is actively at work and is meeting with a warm re sponse on the part of citizens, whose hearty co-opcration expresses a deter mination of making Cordele a truly hospitable host for the meet. The track for the athletics at the ball park has been placed in excellent condition. More than one hundred and f{ifty del egates and perhaps a hundred teach ers and other visitors are expected, and they will be met at the trains with automobiles and escorted to the various homes where they will be en tertainced. I'olowing is the program to he .car ried out: Friday, April 14, 0:00 A. M.—Spclling contestl. 10:00 A. M.—lssay contest. 3:00 P. M.—Athletic contests. 8:00 P. M.—Recitation and music contests. Saturday, April 15. 8:00 A. M.—High school conference. 9:00 A. M.—Declamation . contest, followed by announccment of winners and awarding of prizes. SIXTH GRADE TEACHER ' : IS SERIOUSLY ILL Miss lothel Pierce, a teacher in the Cordele public schools, who has been seriously ill for a week or more, was rcmoved to the Sanitorium Tuesday, her condition having gradually grown worse. Since her sickness her grade in the school, the sixth, has been taught by Miss Harriette Carswell. The fllness of Miss Pierce is regretted by numerous friends, who wish for her an early recovery. The weather man has the average tricker on the anxious bench, it seems, BIVINS MANAGER ELECTRIC PLANT The management of the Cordele Eleciric company will on April 1 go into the hands of J. W. Bivins, Jr, who has been in the employ of the Southern Utilities company, owners of the plant, since the property was taken cver three years ago. Mr. H. M. Mascn, who has been manager of the plant for about a year, has already been notified by the company to take charge of another property, he having been sent here only temporarily. Mr. Bivins is well capcitated to han dle the aifairs of the company here and it is with strong cndorsement of a large number of local citizens that he is assuming the management. He has many friends here and over the state who will be glad to know of his rise to this place of responsibility. Misses Helen. Comer, Mildred Eakes and Mary McArthur went to Fitzger ald last Friday where they acted as judges in the musical contest of the Fitzgerald high school, preparatory to gselecting contestants for the Third District ligh school meet here in April. WORD FROM PARENTS IN FAR-OFF POLAND GRABLOWSKY BROTHERS ANX 10U ABOUT HOME FOLKS IN EUROPEAN WAR. Information coming through officials in charge of American affairs at Ber lin, Germany, and Warsaw, Russian Poland, to tiie effect that their par ents, from whom they had not received word in more than eleven months, were safe and sent best regards, was gratifying news to Messrs. Ben and Max Grablowsky. lour months ago Messrs. Grablowsky communicated with Senator Tom Hardwick, telling of the:r failure to hear from their par ents. Mr. Hardwick took up the mat ter with the American embassy at Ber lin, who in turn took it up with the American consul at Warsaw., The town in which the Grablowsky family lived, Gordoetz, in the state of Grodno, nussian Poland, was in the very heart of the vast section devastated by the Russian army in its retreat from War saw before the advancing Germans to climinate, so far as possible, a food supply for their enemy. The tcwn had « population of 6,000 and only thirteen houses of any kind were left standing after the work of devastation. NEW STEAM VULCANIZING PLANT FOR CORDELE Messrs. S. M. Watson and A. S. Den ham have beccme associated together in the establishment of the Cordele Steam Vulcanizing company, and this new enterprise will be located in the old Central Hotel building in the lo cation formerly occupied by the oflices of the Texas company and later by C. A. Bowen. An expert from one of the hest known automobile tire factories in the country has been secured to op erate the vuleanizing business. McGLAMARY BOUGHT ANDERSON RESIDENCE A decal was closed Saturday for the purchase by J. T. McGlamary of a res idence located on Fifteenth avenue from Mrs. J. O. Anderson. The consid eration was approximately $2,000. The residence is located in front of the home of L. M. Sumner. In turn, Mr. McGlamary sold to Mrs. Anderson a vacant lot on Fifteenth avenue, be tween Third and Fourth streets. The man-hunt goes on acreoss the Rio Grande. MARCH MEETING COUNTY TEACHERS FULL ATTENDANCE AND MANY INTERESTING TOPICS DISCUSS ED—PAY CHECKS FOR TEACH ENS. The regular March meeting of the Crisp county teachers was held at the court house in Cerdele Saturday morn ing at 10 o’clock with all the teachers present except three with approved excuses. The tecachers assigned by the com mittee responded with a splendid talk or rapcr upon a subject of their own choosing, and proved an interesting and instructive meeting throughout. Comment upon the papers, reading and talk, is omitted for the lack of space and inability to do justice to each number rendered by the follow ing teachers and their subjects: Miiss Bessie DPatterson, Adkins— “ The Nature of Interest.” Mr. Alfred Knott, .Cedar Creek— “ The Teacher as a Trainer.” Miss Jurelle Little, Coney—"Read ingtt Miss Carrie Moreland, Raney—*"“The Importance of a Christian Teacher.” Mr. C. J. Johnson, Tremont—“Why We Should Attend a Summer School.” Miss Agnes Roberts, Clements— “ The Successful Worker.” Miss Minnie Maddux, Providence— “ Effect of Child Study.” Miss Edith McCormick, Haw Pond —*“Partiality in the School.” Miss Etta Joiner, Ross—“ Routine in the Class Room."” Miss Lillian Pate, Ebenezer—'Pun ishment in the (lass Room.” Next Meeting. The folowing named teachers, their subjects to be announced later, have been appointed on the program for the next meeting to be held on Satur day, April 22nd, 1916. Miss Lola B. Lee, Bay Springs; Miss Lottie Shemeld, Bridges; Miss Tom mie Wade, Cedar Creck; Miss Ulva Story, Ebenezer; Miss Emily Wil liams and Miss Maude Williams, Friendship; Miss Alma Wade, Pate ville; Mr. Huey Wright, Pinia; Miss Maude Taylor, Sandy Mount; Mr. J. D Spires-and Miss Mabel Wright, Wil liford; Mr. J. W. Spires, Zion Hill. Papers will next time be limited to five minutes each, after which the va rious teachers will be called on for an expression relative to each school and what has been accomplished. Following a short talk by Prof. Ware, thanks by President Snell, and announcements by County Superinten dent Bivins, the teachers received their salary checks for the month and adjourned. TOMLINSON BUYS ARMSTRONG TIMBER BIG DEAL WILL MEAN UTILIZING TIMBER AND DEVELOPING THE ARMSTRONG PLACE. J. M. Tomlinson, of Albany, former ly of Cordele, has consummated a deal with the heirs of the old Armstrong estate for the purchase of all timber on 3,500 acres of land, located on Flint river, extending within a half mile of the station of Coney on the Seaboard railway. All the timber land lies within Crisp county. The consideration was $22,000. While Mr. Tomlinson has not given out any definite statement as to his plans, it is understood that he will first turpentine the timber, then saw mill it, utilizing the remainder of tim ber left for cross tie purposes. This is one of the largest and finest bodies of timber in this section of the state, including about 800 acres of round timber. The enterprise will develop some of the finest farming land in the entire county. The Armstrong estate is one of the oldest estates in the coun ty. Some of the land in this body was in cultivation during the Civil War and has been lying out for more than thir ty years. W. C. CATO AND SONS BUY WEBSTER AUTO SHOP W. C.Cato and his sons, Ben and (‘lay Cato, have purchased the auto repair shop, auto parts and accesso ries of the Webster Motor Company. The shop will be conducted at the same location as heretofore, in the building east of the court house on Seventh street. The style of the firm will be W. €. Cato & Sens: W. A Webster will remain in charge of the Studebaker agency and will have of “ Dress-up” week is near at hand. It is going to be a great big event, 100. Wfi,:v PAY AS YOU GO—WHEN YOU . ASK FOR CREDIT IT MAY MEAN ' THAT YOU WILL SPEND MORE ~ THAN YOU MAKE. ' i COON SONGS AND DANCES AS PRESENTED BY LOCAL TALENT WERE FINE. “The Minstrel Maids” as prescnted Monday and Tuesday nights at the Cordele Opera House by Miss Lillian E. Hall under the auspices of the W. 0. W.,, was a success, a hummer, bright, and without a dull moment. Cor dele was never more richly entertain ed by a locally staged event than that afforded in - these two performances. It was given for the benefit of the Woodmen of the World in their finan cial campaign for entertaining the Woodmen convention in July and from the financial side it was as gratifying as it was rich in entertainment. Large audiences greeted the players on both evenings. f It was exclusively a maid's minstrel, not a man appearing on the program. Thirty-five young ladies and matrons interpreted the parts, and did it after fashion that placed the ordinary min strel in the away back class. They certainly made merry behind their dis guise of wooly wigs, burnt cork and appropriate costumes getting in new jokes doing de cake walk rattlin’ de bones beatin’ dat tambo participating in clever specialties and singing coon songs that brought plenty of laughter. But very few of the actors could be recognized their disguise as “dusky damsels” was so complete. Miss Hall as the director of the event acting in the role of interlocu .or did well and is deserving of praisc and thanks from every Woodman and friends while all who witnessed the “Minstrel Maids” are indebted to each member of the caste for one of the livest entertainments they have secn in recent months. GOVERNOR ISSUES “CLEAN-UP"' CALL LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR BEST POSSIBLE SHOWING. Let everybody in Cordele, big, lit tle, young and old, black. and white, get ready for ‘“clean-up week.” The Good Book tells us that “clean liness is next to Godliness.” It then behooves us to clean up, if we would be on the side of Godliness, and, of course, that is the desire of all good citizens. Governor Nat. E. Harris has issued a proclamation naming the week of April 5 as clean-up week in Georgia. His proclamation follows: Whereas, The Georgia Federation of Woman's Clubs desire, in conformity with a movement promoted by their national organization, the week of April 5-12, 1916, designated as “Muni cipal Clean-Up Week,” and have re quested me to assist them therein; and, Whereas, This occasion in the past has already been productive of much good, and the purpose of the move ment is to contribute to the public health through municipal and commiun ity cleanliness and to the good appear ance of the communities of our state and to develop responsibility and state pride through concerted action along these lines, it is, Ordered, That the week of April 5-12 be and is hereby designated and pro claimed “Clean-Up Week” for the state of Georgia, and all our citizens and communities are requested to co-on erate with the promoters of the move ment to carry out ths purpcse ex pressed. NAT E. HARRIS, By the Governor: RAYMOND STAPLETON, Secretary Executive Department. WOODMEN OPEN BAZAAR FOR ENTERTAIN MENT FUND The Cordele camp Woodmen of the World, carrying out their plans to raise funds for the entertainment of the Woodmen convention to be held here during July, today opencd their bazaar in the store room situated at the corner of Seventh and Wall streets in the McKenzie building. Merchanis and others of the city have donatcd numerous valuable articles for the ba zoor, and the Woodmen are offering almost everything from a paper of pins to a Ford automobile for sale. Booths have been arranged and are in charge of young ladies of the city, while Mrs. Marvin Baker is directing the affairs. Groceries of all Kkinds, some furniture, clothing and an end less variety of other articles are. in cluded in the stock. ; Be sure your sins will find you out, advises an exchange. It's timely ad vice, too. ; NO. 52