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AN IDLE DOLLAR IS STILL WORTH
A DOLLAR. AN IDLE MAN i 8
WORTH A GREAT DEAL LESS
THAN NOTHING. HOW DIFFERENT
VOL. VIIL
COLUMBUS WANTS
CORDELE TO COME
CHAMBER COMMERCE SENDS MES
SAGE SAYING CORDELE HELP
NEEDED TO WIN OVER ALBANY.
Columbus wants us to go over and
see that city get off with Albany in the
first home game of the Sally league
tomorrow. All this city has a cordial
inviiation which has been extended by
the Chamber of Commerce of Colum
bus.
This hearty invitaticn is doubtless
morz than appreciated in Cordele, but
Albany will have all the simpathy from
this neck of the woods. Some of the
fans from here will likely be there to
“specak a word” for Albany.
The invitation follows:
' “Columbus is bound to have the lar
gest attendance at the opening bhasc
ball game of any city in the South
Atlantic League.
“The first game will be played on
April 2¢, when Columbus will defeat
Albany.
Columbus cannot win the trophy un
less the bhaseball fans of your city at
tend the game.
“Belivers in the “National Sport”
are cordially invited to cgme to Colum
bus on April 2C¢, by rail, by water, by
automobile, or afoot, and attend the
opening game. We expect you.
“There will be a section reserved for
your city in the auto parade to the
pall park. Please let us know how
many autcs to expect.”
MAYOR JONES WILL
SPEAK AT PINIA
UNION MEETING OF O©DD FEL
LOWS, WOODMEN AND SCHOOLS
AT BiG BARBECUE MEMORIAL
DAY.
On Memorial Day the Pina camp
Woocdmen of the Werld, the odd Fel
lows of that place, and the schools of
that ' immediate section will partici
pate in a. union meeting, upon which
occasion a sumptuous barbecue and
basket dinner will be served. It is
expected that several thousand peo
ple will attend the event.
A delegation from the two fraternal
orders at Pinia has exiended to Mayor
Jones an invitation tc deliver the prin
cipal address of the cccasion, and the
mayor has accepted.
FEAST OF PASSOVER
1S BEING OBSERVED
The Feast of the Passdver, observed
by the Hebrew population of Cordele
and throughout the entire world from
Mcnday of this week through Monday
of the following week, is the first fes
tival of emancipation :n the history of
civilization Its commemoration is
based on the Biblical incident which
tells how the people of Israel, enslaved
in Bgypt, were led from bondage to
freedom by the great leader Moses.
The Passover festival speaks for the
sanctity of the home as well as for
self-respect and liberty. The Jews ac
cordingly assemble in their homes on
this festival, and signalize it by a sol
emn service in which the story of
the ancient struggle for emancipation
is recounted with pious fervor. This
Sedar, as it is called, is unique in
spirit and form.
It is customary to remove all leaven
out of the household in preparation
for the feast. The Biblical narrative
which relates the freedom from Egyp
tian bondage of the children of Israel
tells of the haste with which the Is
raelites made their escape from the
land of Egypt.
6. S. & F. ENLARGING
LOCAL FREIGHT YARDS
The Georgia Southern & Florida
railway is completing the extension of
its local freighi yards in the south
ern pari of the city, which improve
ments will approximate a cost of $30,-
000. More than a mile of additicnal
trackage has been laid in the vicinity
of the ccal chute, beyond Eighteenth
avenue. The object of the company
cspecially in making the extension of
its yards was to eliminate so far as
possible switching of freight cars in
the business section of the city, and
it will facilitate matters in the passage
of passenger trains in the local yards.
GEORGIA BOY KILLED
iN FIGHT AT PARRAL
Washingion, April I&—Herman E.
Kirby, of Rome, Ga., a private in
Troop M. Eleventh cavalry, was killed
in the skirmish at Parral, the War
Department announced today.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
DEATH SUMMONS
FOR MRS. HOWELL
ESTIMABLE LADY PASSED AWAY
SUNDAY AFTEROON—FUNERAL
IN MOULTRIE.
Mrs. Stella Howell, widow of the late
Dr. W. S. Howell, of Moultrie, died
Sunday afternoon about 1:30 o’clock
at the home ot her mother, Mrs. T. J.
Ray, on Fourteenth avenue, with whom
she had been residing for the past six
or seven months. Dcath followed a
rrotracted illness frem a complication
of troubles. Mrs. Howell some years
220 resided with her husband at Vien-{
na, and she had pumerous friends in
that secticn also, who deeply deplore
her death. She was a weman of many
admirable traits of character and came
of one of the oldest and best known
families of the county.
Besides a daughier, Janie IHowell,
agd 14, she is survived by her moth
cr, three sisters, Mesdames R. R. Har
ris, George White and R. .. Barfield,
of this city, two brothers James Ray
of this city, and H. T. Ray of Albany.
The remains were taken to Noul
{rie Monday morning on the Hampton
Springs special, accompanied by Mrs.
Ray, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Harris, Mr.
and Mrs. H. R. IFenn, Mesdames Bar
field and Dave Browder, Messrs Jas.
Ray, George White and Ray Fenn. The
funeral! services were conducted by
Rev. Haymore, pastor of the First
Baptist church, of Moultrie, and in
terment occurred at the city cemetery.
WOODBURN TRIPP WINS
STATE ORATORICAL CONTEST
Wodburn Tripp has many iriends in
Cordele who will be happy to learn
of his school success as is revealed in
the following:
The High School athletics, track and
Oratorical contest was held in Gaines
ville and was, according to newspa
per reports, very successful. Jefferson
county was not represented in either
the athletic events cr track meet, but
was represented in the oratorical con
test by Woodburn Tripp, of Monticel
lo. It will be remembered that Mr.
{l'ripp won the medal offered in last
year’s coentest, but was denied pariici
pation in the state contést because of
his youth and not yet having entered
high school. Me determined to go this
year, however, did so at his cwn ex
pense—and returned home with the
handsome State Cratorical Medal. He
is being congratulated by a large cir
cle of friends, the News among them,
upon his splendid victory.—Monticello
News.
COURT ORUER TIES
HP BIG GINKERY
CITIZENS ENJOIN DIFFEE'S NEW
PLANT—MATTER IS ON HEAR
ING SATURDAY.
A legal fight over the location of a
ginnery on Eighteentk avenue, be
twcen Seventh street and the tracks
of the Georgia Scuthern & Florida rail
way, is promised in the Crisp superior
court.
J. M. Diffee has purchased the site
for the ginnery and has placed mate
rial on the ground to begin its con
struction. Residents and property hol
ders in the vicinity of the proposed
ginnery, on the grounds that the gin
nery will prove a nuisance on account
of noise and dust, and will be detrimen
tal to the health of the community and
rause depriciation in properity values
in that locality, have filed application
before Judge W. ¥. George for perma
nent injunction. A temporary re
straining order has been issued byi
Judge George, and hearing on thig
will be held before him at Vienna next
Saturday. The plaintiffs have em
ployed M. M. Eakes and L. L. Davis
as counsel, and are filing suit in the
pame of Mrs. Sallie Perry, et al vs.
J. M. Diffee. Mr. Diffee, prior to plac
ing material on the ground for the gin
‘nery, secured the names of a number
iof property holders and residents in
'the vicinity to a paper to the effect
that they had no objection to the con
struction cf the ginnery at the pro
posed site. Other citizens and prop
erty holders of the community, howev
er, have signed petitions opposing the
ginnery. Difiee’s interests are being
represented in court by Whipple and
McKenzie.
FISHING PARTY
Another fishing party from Cordele
is spending the week on the Satilla
r.ver, near Hortense. In the party
are Joe Espy, L. C. Mercer, D. A. R.
Cram, J. W. Garvin, A Wells, W. R.
Harris W. D. Benson, Cecil, Bruce, J.
J., J. R. and D.-J. Williams.
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Here are shown the men of the §ixteenth United States Infantry operating their machine guns in Mexico.
The photograph was officially passed by the army censor.
CORDELE ROYALLY ENTERTAINED
THIRD DISTRICT SCHOOL MEET
MADE HIGHEST
SCORE AGAIN
SPREAD ON GROUND RARE TREAT
—AMERICUS GETS NEXT MEET—
MANY PEOPLE ATTEND OCCAS
ION.
All expcctations were surpassed in
the attendance upon the Third District
High School meet held in Cordele Fri
day and Saturday of the rast week,
and it was proclaimed the most suc
cessful occasion of the kind from every
standpoint ever held in the Third dis
trict. The visitors came from a ra
dius of forty to fifty miles, every train
arriving in the city during the two
days of the meet bringing scores to
the events, while automobiles frcm
surrounding towns and cities num
bered by the hundreds. The entire
city caught the enthusiasm of the oc
casion and made it a gala season of
unusual proportion. School authori
ties, the faculty, pupils of the local
public schools, business houses, homes
of the city and the city oflicials, joined
in arranging and carrying out plans
for the entertainmen: of the visitors.
A bounteous spread was the basket
and barbecue dinner given on the cam
pus of the. public schools Saturday, in
attendance upon which it is estimated
there was a crowd numbering between
four and five thousand. The good la
dies of the city with their well filled
baskets rivalled the city officials in
the preparation of the barbecue and
Brunswick stew, and together they
prerarcd a dinner that would have
fed twice the crewd.
Praisworthy and gratifying above
all other credit that Cordele brought
to itself in the meet were the honors
that fell to the local school for the sec
ond consecutive year in scoring the
record cf highest points in the several
events. Cordele made nineteen points
against sixteen for Americus and thir
teen for Montezuma, other schools par
ticipating falling below these numbers.
The field events held Friday after
noon were largely attended and very
enthusiastic. The recitation and mu
sic contests Friday night were wit
nessed by an audience that filled to its
capicity the auditorium of the school
and placed standing room at a prem
ium. B. H. Palmer, chairman of the
city board cof education, delivered the
address of welcome Friday evening,
and on behalf of the schools taking
part in the meet, Superintendent R. J.
‘Strozier, of Vienna, vice president of
i the third district association, and new
1y clected president, repsonded.
The declamation contest was held
Saturday morning and likewise at
tracted an audience that filled the au
ditorium to its capacity. The partici
pants in all contests acquitted them
selves most creditably, and all of the
schools in the meet have cause to feel
proud of the showing made. The va
rious exhibits from the school, prin
cipally that of the Americus high
school, were remarkable for their com
pleteness and for the skill displayed
by the pubils of the respective insti
tutions. The exhibitions of manual
training and carving of Ralp Rogers,
of Americus, brought forth heartiest
conmmendation.
At at meeting of the executive com
mittee of the association the following
CORDELE, GEORGIA, WECZNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1916.
HOW UNCLE SAM'S MEN TURN MACHINE GUN ON THE VILLISTAS.
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Supt. R. J. Strozier, of Vienna,
president; Supt. A. L. Brewer, of Cor
dele, vice president; Prof. C. M. Hale,
of Americus, secretary and treasurer:
Supt. A. G. Cleveland, of Ashburn, and
Prof. W. J. Banett, of Plains, members
of executive committee. The officers
are ex-officio members of the executive
committee.
Americus in 1917.
Americus was voted as the mecting
place for the year 1917. That city has
a reputation for knowing how to en
tertain such gatherings, and a meet
perhaps equal to that held in Cordele
is promised. :
The athletic events this year were
probably the best that have ever been
held. In the 100-yard dash, J. L. Pitt
man, a Kitzgerald your, copped tho
state record, making the distance in
ten and one-fifth seccnds. In the high
jump it is belicved another record
was smashed by Scely, of Cuthbert,
who topped the pole for five feet, one
and one-half inches.
In giving credit where it is due for
the local success of the event, the fact
should not be overlooked that it was
largely the efforts of Miss Jennie
Belle Jackson, who is in charge of the
elocution department of the school,
that made Cordelc its splendid show
ing with the pupils from this depart
ment, and all this ,too, must be joined
with the talent and ability of the pu
pils themselves. The excellent music
furnished by the school orchestra con
tributed much to the Friday evening
program.
Following are the detailed results
of the meet:
Eascay Contest, Boyc.
First, Dawson, Hcmer Patterson;
second, Montezuma, Le Grande Guer
ry; third, Cordele, Edward Stallings.
Essay Contest, Girls.
Tirst, Cordele, Ruth Scandrett; sec
ond, Vienna Mitta Wallace; third,
Dawson, Susie Mac Collins.
Music.
First, Americus, Reva DuPree; Sec
ond, Vienna, Ben Strozier; third, Mon
tezuma, Evelyn Adams.
Desclamation. -
First, Americus, Frank Harcid; scc
ond, Montezuma, Howard Cheeves;
Third, Cordele Glover McArthur.
Recitaticn.
First Cerdele, Cortez Whitsett; sec
ond, Plains, Erncstine Lagon; third,
Americus, Sara Britton.
Spelling.
First, Vienna, Lillian Coorer; scc
ond, Ccrdele, Audrey Dekie; third,
Montezuma Sarah Young.
Schoo! Exhibits.
First, Americus; Seccnd, Cordele
Third, Fitzgerald.
Atnletic Contest.
‘The events and the winners are
named in the respective order in which
they come.
100-yard dash: Pittman, of Fitzger
ald, time 10 1-5 seconds; Easterlin, of
Mentezuma; Andrews, of Americus.
22)-yard dash: Basterlin, of Monte
zuma, time 25 seconas; Pittman, of
I itzgerald; Andrews, of Americus.
240-yard dash: Alsobrook, of Monte
zuma, time 62 seconds; McGillis, of
Americus; Fleming, of Cordele.
High Jump: Seely, of Cuthbert, 5
feet, 11-2 inches; Alsobrook, of Mon
tezuma; Fleming, of Cordele.
Broad jump: Haughbrook, of Monte
~uma, 19 feet, 3 1-2 inches; Griffin, of
McLELLAN STORES
BIG ENTERPRISE
HOLMES BUILDING RAPIDLY BE
ING REMODELED FOR NEW FIVE
AD TEN CENTS STORE.
Werk of remodeling the Holmes
building on Eleventh avenue, formerly
occupied by the Webster-Mann com
pany, is being pushed rapidly, prerar
atory to its cccupancy by the Mcle!-
lan Stores, with headquarters in New
York. This company promotes. five
and ten cents stores. It will be one
of the largest stores of the kind in the
cntire state.
The manager had expected to form
ally open doors for business on May
1, though unexpected delay will pre
vent his doing so untii perhaps a week
or more. The contract for improve
ments on the building has been given
to W. C. Hinton and work is progres
sing rapidly, New floors and wall
counters are being installed through
out.
JUDGE RUSSELL
RESIGNED TUESDAY
Atlanta, Ga., April 19.—The regis
nation of Judge Richard B. Russell,
chief Justice cf the Court of Appeals,
has been forwarded to Governor Har
ris. :
The governor is out of the city and
the resignation will not be acted on
until he returns.
Judge Russell has not yet stated
definitely whether he wiil be a can
didate for Congress in the Ninth dis
trict. :
GOES TO AMERICUS.
. Numerous friends in Cordele of J.
W. Renfroe and family, who have made
their home here dur:ng the past two
vears, during which time he has been
‘n charge of the management of the
I'eagle Furniture company, will regret
to learn that they will leave on May
1 to make their home at Americus. Mr.
Renfroe has accepted the management
of the Allison Furniture company at
that place. The peoble regret to lose
‘his estimable family.
witzgerald; Fleming, of Cordele.
Shot put: Hurdler, of Montezuma,
27 feet, 1 inch; Bozinon, of Ashburn;
Wheatley, of Americus.
Hurdle, Bartee, of Cordele, time
17 i-4 seconds; Hurdler, of Montezu
ma; Emmis, of Fitzgerald. ’
Relay: First, Fitzgerald; Second,
Mentezuma; third, Americus.
Summary by points (Athletics):
lirst, Montezuma, 31 points; second,
Fitzgerald, 17 points; third, Cordele,
$ points.
The total points of all the schools
in the meet were, Cordele 19; Ameri
cus, 16; Montezuma 13; Ashburn 5;
Fitzgerald 7; Plains 3; other schools
represented failed to score.
SONS OF VETERANS.
A meeting of the Sons of Veterans
is called for Saturday, 11:30 a. m., at
the Suwanee Hotel parlors. All mem
pers are urged to be present. Busi
ness of importance to be transacted.
A. I McARTHUR, Com.
HUGH LASSETER, Adjt.
BIG SCO-HORSE POWER ENGINE AD
DED TO BATTERY AT LOCAL
PLANT—MORE EFFICIENCY.
Inmiproved facilitics to meet the needs
of the city in lighting and power ser
vice occasioned by the rapid expan
sion of its residentia! section and in
dustrial interests, are being installed
in the plant of the Cordele Electric
company. The added facilities will
greatly enhance the service in both
lights and power, the equipment con
sisting of a 300-horse power steam
engine and an cleciric generator. The
owners of the plant will go to an ex
pense of about ten thousand dollars
in making the improvements.
'he new engine will practically
eliminate all possibility of the city be
ing thrown in darkness on account of
a break down at the plant. It is lar-|
‘ger than the original 225 horse power
engine installed in the plant several
years ago. When the plant went un
der new management about three
years ago, a relief engine was installed
which has been relied upon in case of
emergency. The engine being ins(alleg]
will serve as a second reserve engine,
in evnt of any mishap in th operation
of the original engine.
The work of installation of the new
machinery is in charge of Mr. H. M.
Mason, who recently was transferred
to the Jacksonville, Fla., office after
managing the local office for the past
year having been sen: here temporar
ily to hold this position, and having
been succeeded by Mr. J. W. Bivins,,
gy
CONGRESSMAN CRISP GETS
SURVEY OF FLINT RIVER
An amendment embodied in the re
cent rivers and harbors bill before con
gress, ofiered by Congressman Chas
R. Crisp of the Third District, provides
for a survey of the I'lint river from Al
bany to Mentezuma, with a view to
ascertaining if this river can be made
navigable between these points. If
the engineers investigating the mat
ter report favorably, Congressman
Ctisp €xpects to secure an appropria
tion, if possible, to open the river.
The project would result in a direct
connection for towns and cities along
the river with points on the coast, and
mean a great saving in freight rates.
~ HONOR GUESTS
OLD SOLD!ERS AND THEIR WIVES
TO BE ENTERTAINED AT DIN
NER BY U. D. C.
The program arranged for Momcrial
Day is one of the best the Daughters
of the Confederacy have ever present
ed. The music to be furnished by the
Symphony Club will add much, and
is one of (e most pleasing fealures.
The speaker of the occasion bears a
splendid reputation as an orator, and
all who hear him will be charmed.
Memorial Day is the great Southern
day, and it is a patriotic duty to at
tend these exercises, as well as a
privilege. It is hoped the people wili
give Mayor Moore, of Jackson, a
great audience, and an enthusiastic
hearing.
Veterans of Crisp county, with their
wives, will be the guests of honor.
Those who have automobiles are asked
to convey the veterans from the sciool
auditorium to the cemetery, and back
to the city., where they will be enter
tained at dinner by the Dauzhters.
N ¥ T
60, NEW ORGANIZATION
M. C. Hu.e, president cf the M. C.
IHuie Auto Company of Albany, closed
a deal Monday for the holdings of the
Ryals Motor comrpaany, which ccncern
was recen‘ly organized in Cordcle.
This automasbile business was origin
ally known under the firm name of
Ryals & Benedict, and the namce was
changed to the Ryals Motor company,
following the purchase by F. L. Bathol
omew and D. Ed Kennedy of the hall
interest of Ceo. C. Benedict in the bus
incss, Mr. Lee Ryals, the other partner
of the firm having retained his inter
est.
The enterprise will in {uture be op
erated under the name of the Cordele
Motor Car Company, cortnuirg the
business at the present lecation on
Seventh street, in the O’Neal building.
The offices and sales rooms will be
established in the rear of the building
and will be cut off from the otl:er ce
pariment altogether.
DON'T CONSIDER YOUR NEIGHBOR
A TRAITOR IF HIS OPINICON ON
MATTERS OF PUBLIC POLICY HAP
PENS TO DIFFER FROM YOURS.
BIVINS CASE IN
CHANGE OF VENUE ARGUED FOR
NEGRO UNDER SENTENCE TO
HANG.
Argument of counsel in the case of
Arnor Bivins on application for a
change of venue, appealed from the
' Crisp superior court, was held before
‘the state supreme court several days
ago, Judge E. F. Strozier representing
Bivins and the state represented by
J. B. Wall, solicitor general, and J. T.
Hill, of this city.
Judge W. F. George of the superior
court some days ago handed down a
decision denying a change cf venue,
This is the second time that the case
has been to the supreme court, the
first appeal being on a motion for a
new trial, which was also denied by
Judge George, but which decision was
reversed by the higher court.
Bivins is the negro held as acces
sory in the murder of T. E. Gleaton
during the early part of 1915, and is
now under sentence to hang.
CRISP COUNTY QUOTA GETS IN
TO ORDINARY'S OFFICE FOR DIS
TRIBUTION.
There is at least several thousand
dollars more in Crisp county now than
there was this time last week, and
many old soldiers have been made
happy as a consequence. The funds
for Crisp county pensioners arrived
last Thursday, and many of the old
vets and their widows have already
called at the office of Ordinary W. P.
I"leming for their pro rata part of the
fund.
in a letter to Judge Fleming Pen
sion Commissioner John W. Lindsay
stateg that the pensioners of the coun
ty who have recently heen approved
will not rpceive their money until the
General Assembly meets and makes an
appropriation to take care of- such
needs in this and ‘ether counties, and
that it will be several months ‘before
this money will be in hand and dis
tributed by the commissioner of the
pensions. :
O. T. GOWER WILL BUILD
COSTLY NEW RESIDENCE
O. T. Gower has employed T. I
L.cckwoeod, the Columbus architect, to
draw plans for a handsome residence
to be constructed at the corner o
Thirteenth avenue and Third street.
The material will be of bricls, thoe
structure to be two stories with spa
cious sleening rorches and the :nosi
modern finishings inside and out and
equinper with every convenience. Mr.
Gower estmated that the cost c¢f the
structure will be between $lO,OOO and
$12,000. The location is one of the
most desirable in the citv for a home
of this kind, and as scon as it is com
pleted, Mr. Gower will move inlo it
with his family.
CAR EREAKERS MAKE
RAIDS IN LOCAL YARDS
Car bLreakers are active in this vicin
ity, and special deicdtives of the At
lantz, Birmingham & Atlantic ra’lway
arc making efforts to capture rol hers
who have stolen several hundred dol
lars werdi of merchandise from cars
in the local yards of tiis road within
the course ¢f the past (wo weeks. The
robbers put in effective work uvnder
the cover ¢ cariiness in the extreme
porticns of the yards, making se: eral
trips on different nights. Whi: key,
fiour, mcat and other mrechandisc was
stolen.
HEW AUTO REPAIR SHCP
AND SUPPLY JUSINZSS
@G. D. ilartshorne and W. R. Hui:ter,
both of whein have bad long ex.eri
ence n the autc repa’r bhusiness, have
crganized the ilotor Supply & Resnair
Wor:e, and are located in the Powell
garage building én Wall sireet, hav
‘ng taken charge of ihe business on
Monrday. These gentlcmen are known
to Cordeie automobilsts as mechanics
who do only substantial work, anl it
is predicted that they w:il make a cuc
cess in their new venture.
TWO FARMS SOLD.
0. T. Gower closed a ¢eal toda; for
the sale to R. D. Mims of a far lo
cated three miles east of Cordel: on
the Dlackshear road, containing 150
acres. The consideration was $£,500.
11. . Mims recently consummated a
Ceal w.th O. T. Gower for the sale of
a farm containing 50 acres and located
sy the vicinity of Pinia. The price
raid by Mr. Gower was $3,500.
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